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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
HOMESTEAD LANDS.
Reason for Shortage IS Attributed to
PASSING Of Spectators.

"Six years from now there viii be
no state lands outside the forest re-
serves for sale in the state of Michi-
gan" said Deputy Land Commissioners
A. c. Carton recently.
"Wild lands that are now selling for
from IS and So per acre a few years
ago went as low as so cents.
THE state does not have any more
tax homestead lands placed on sale
that the taxes have not been paid on
OF late years but the majority is land
that reverted back 70 the state years
ago, and has stood on the books for a
long term Of years.
These lands are being bought up
for the most part by local residents of
the counties where the sales are held
and not by speculative purchasers as
I'm years gone by
Representatives of the state land de-
partment have returned from Gladwin
county, where a sale Of state tax
homestead lands was held and about
$4,000 worth of property was disposed
of, mostly to residents of that county
There is, according to the records
very little tax homestead land left tc
be placed on sale i'm this county
The next tax sale will be held in
the county of Midland. Never in tho
history OF the department have state
lands sold as well as during the past
Veaf.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
PRETTY HOME WEDDING.
Miss Ida A. Mitchell Becomes Bride OF
Harvey Ames in Houghton.

In the presence of about fifty rela-
tives and friends gathered at the home
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Mitchell ia First street West Hough-
ton. yesterday afternoon. Miss Ida ~
Mitchell became the bride of Harvey
Fisher Ames, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
fred f. Ames of Battle Creek. The
bride was attired in a beautiful white
gown and carried bouquet of white
sweet peas. The wedding march was
PLAYED by Miss Anna Nye and the
bride and groom were unattended.
The house was lastly trimmed
throughout i'm a yellow and green col
or scheme. buttercups, the class flower
OF the bride at the time of her grad
uation from the Michigan state Nor
/ nal school at Ypsilanu, being used
extensively i'm the decoration. A re-
ception and wedding dinner followed
the ceremony and in the evening the
young people left on short wedding
! trip east, after which they will return
and take up their residence in Yves
Houghton.
The bride is we'll known and popu'
/ lar in Houghton and also i'm Mar
quette. in which place her family liv
ed before coming to Houghton, she
having been graduated from the higl
| school of that city. Afterwards sh'
took the teachers course and hai
taught in the Houghton schools for tn,
past four years. The groom came Il
Houghton about five years ago ant
has been employed I'm the shoe stor'
of c. H. Mayworm since that time
The popularity Of the young peopl
was attested by the many beautiful
presents which they received. Amonl
| those from out of town TO attend tn
wedding were Mrs. Alfred Thurlb!
Of Marquette and the father of tn
groom, Alfred L. Ames of Battl
| Creek.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
FENCE BUILT BY RAILROAD
IS BONE OF CONTENTION

Charles Nelson, section boss for the
Keweenaw Central Railroad company,
swore out a complaint in Justice
Weyckers court at Ahmeek yesterday
against John Jesllilainen of Mohawk on
the charge of malicious destruction of
property. The complaint was made by
order of Superintendent Shields of the
Keweenaw Central.
1t appears that some Mohawk resi-
dents are objecting to a fence enclos-
ing the railroad, making it necessary
for people keeping cows in Mohawk
Mining companys pasture to use a
gateway built by the railroad com
pany. The opening has cattle guards
ON each side of the track. 1t is said
some residents have recently broken
down the fence in various places to
make openings for the convenience OF
each individual. The company OBJ
jects.
Jeskilainen lives i'm and conducts
the candy store at the street car sta
ton. The regular opening for the
COWS il about 500 feet up from tho
station. Jeskilainen claims this Is GU
of the way and inconvenient. So 1t l.
said, Jes<ilainen made an opening II
the fence directly in front of the sta
ton, causing the issuance of the com
plain;,
The case probably will come up foi
trial some time this week but the dat
has not yet been set.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
SETTER WEATHER REPORTS.
houghton Office of Weather Bureau
To be Better Served in Future.

beginning next month the Houghton
station OF the weather bureau is 20
receive more complete telegraphic in
formation regarding the weather in
other portions of the country than u
has heretofore received. In return for
the oropping from the reports seat 70
the local Office the reports from tlf-
teen other stations throughout :he
country, the Houghton observatory Is
TO be served with similar reports from
an additional thirty-three stations
cove, ing a wider area than those OF
;hc Tast, making a net gain of cish-
teen stations over the old arrange
ment.
Observer Cowdrick in charge of the
FoUrhton station yesterday explained
that re can make a more perfect prog
nostication of the weather probabili-
ties when he begins to get these adj
citional reports, as he has much moro
data from which to draw his eonclu-
sions az 10 what will develop. Among
the stations most remote from Housh-
ton from which the new reports VIII
come after July /. are Montreal, East
porte. Me-. Boston, New York city
|. washington, Tampa. New Orleans
Corpus Christi. Tex, San Diego san
Francisco. Phoenix, Portland, orea
spokane and Edmonton, Canada.
II will be seen from the wide range
of territory of these few stations that
1 the weather of the entire country VIII
be pretty thoroughly reported to the
local observatory for the use OF Ob-
server Cowdrick i'm making his fore
cast of conditions. Another good
thing about these reports IL that the
residents of this district can at any
time be advised as 10 the quality OF
the weather in any other part OF th'
country. The man I'm charge of TINS
office can tell you by telephone wheth'
err the baseball game in New York o'
washington was postponed because o
the wet condition of the grounds afte
a heavy rain and whether your friend'
in New Orleans. Tampa or San Fran
cisco are using their umbrellas to she'
the rain or their parasols to shed tn
sun.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
Additional Local
SUNDAY SCHOOL PIcNIcs.

At n meeting OF the Sunday schoo
teachers of the First Presbyterian
church held last evening. IL was de-
cided that the annual picnic would be
held at Crestview park of the Kewce-
nav Central about the latter part OF
July, probably on Thursday, July 2S
The outing will undoubtedly prove a
pleasant one.
The annual picnic OF the Laurium
NJ. f.. Sunday schools will be held on
Saturday, June %, at the Electric
park. Special cars will leave the bank
corner in Laurium at 1:15 and 1:45
o'clock, and a fare OF Is cents for the
round trip has been secured. Ice cream
and refreshments will be served by
the school.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
LEFT IN THE LURCH.
Party of Surveyors in Predieament
Because of Losing Their Horse.

A party of surveyors were left IN
the lurch while surveying in the Vicin-
itv of Seneca lake yesterday by the
wandering away of their horse. the
surveyors had tied the horse and had
given him n goodly share of oats 10
pacify any wandering instincts thal
might be lurking back of his apparent
quiet disposition. Evidently the oats
were not TO the creatures taste and AZ
ter having partaken of about half oil
his meal he broke away and cantered
ND the road toward Calumet. one oil
the party walked to the town hall al
Ahmcek and called up the livery stable
for another horse. and ii is SAID also
gave vent to several indignant COM
ments regarding the beautiful weather.
1t is taken for granted that the bound
airy makers arrived home behind
beast of quietcr disposition.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
ROOTS, HERBS AND BARKs.

You can no doubt recall the collec-
ton Of roots, herbs and banks your
grandmother made every fall for the
family medicine chest.
II is interesting to note that the
most successful remedy for female ills
had it's origin more than 30 years ago
I'm one of these home medicine chests.
and Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is made today in immense
quantities from those same roots and
herbs with extreme accuracy. care and
cleanliness.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
TWAS ALSO THE HOTTEST.
In Addition - Being Longest Day Yes
terday Was Hottest.

terday Was Hottest.
Yesterday was the longest day in
the year and It also was the hottest
thus far this year in the copper coun-
try. The official temperature at the
Houghton station Of the United States
weather bureau was 90 and Observer
Cowdrick said that II would continue
to be hot today, although he was UNI
willing to predict that it would surpass
yesterday in the height to which the
mercury would climb.
Thus far no reports Of deaths or
heat prostrations have been received.
An old resident says this Is not re-
markable for this section. as he has
not heard Of n death from heat pros
tration in this vicinity In the thirty
years he has lived here. Miss Ehlert,
the visiting nurse Of the Houghton
County Anti-Tuberculosis society. says
that this extremely hot weather has q
serious effect upon tho advanced cases
in charge Of the society, consumptives
suffering greatly from the extreme
heat. In compensation for this, how
ever, II Is found that such weather
generally has a splendid curative ef-
feet on the cases OF tuberculosis
which have not reached the advanced
stage as the victims stay more In the
fresh air and sunlight, which are re-
garded as the greatest remedies fo'
the disease.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22

Mrs. Lorillard Spencer and her
Newport home.
New York, June 22.--The annual
exodus OF society maids and matrons
To Newport has commenced and with
I'm few weeks this popular resort
will be i'm the midst of its social SUI
premacys one of the well known New
York and Newport social queens is
Mrs. Lorillard Spencer. Hcr beautl-
full home, the "castellux," at Hallidon
hill, is well known to Viewpoints four
hundred.
Before her marriage in 1905 she was
Miss Mary Sands. She is the daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic II. Sands
and her husband is the only son OF
Lorillard Spencer. She is fond of out
door sports and is an accomplished
linguist. She is very stately ana as a
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22

presented her report of the proceed
ings at the National Charities and
Corrections convention conducted at
st. Louis last month. The report in
dicated that considerable progress has
been made along all lines and plans
were laid for extending the work in
every direction. II is expected that a
state meeting viii be held during the
fall months at which time the Michigan
workers viii prepare plans for future
progress. Miss Salisbury's report was
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
TAX COMMISSION WILL
RE-VALUE ALL OF STATE

1--WE intend to ask the legislature for
more help to re-value the entire state
next year, before the state board OF
equalization gets 60 work" said VIII
liam II. Hoyt. head of the board OF
state tax commissioners, in an inter-
view I'm Detroit
"The valuation in every county In
the state should be gone over by a
body OF men who know something OF
the work. Under the present law we
nre allowed only ten field men. 1t Is
impossible for that small number to
cover more than restricted district
and do the work with any degree OF
thoroughness.
"The recent agitation concerning
valuations in the northern peninsula
and the findings of the commission IN
the lower half of the state, have
brought prominently before the people
the need OF complete revaluation. IL
will not do TO make portal survey
and turn the results over 10 tie state
hoard OF equalization. The investiea.
ton must be done by the tax commits
sion. for the board OF equalization goes
largely on our findings.
Another argument in favor OF the
thorough re-valuation OF the state is
the fact that unless property goes on
the rolls at 100 per cent. the railroads
and telephone and telegraph companies
are liable TO go TO the courts and show
that their valuation, computed by ex-
perts, and placed at 100 per cent caus-
es them to pay an unfair proportion OF
state taxes. Unless this situation Is
remedied. the state may find itself II
an embarrassing position"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
IT'SYOURkIDNEYS
Don't Mistake the Cause Of Your Trou-
blae


Many people never suspect their kid
seys. II suffering from a lame, weak
or aching back they think that II Is
only a muscular weakness; when ur-
mary trouble sets In they think il will
soon correct itself And so 1t is with
all the other symptoms OF kidney dis
orders. That is just where the danger
lies. You must cure these troubles or
they may lead 20 diabetes OF Bright's
disease The best remedy 20 use is
Doan's Kidney pills. II cures all Ills
which are caused by weak or diseased
kidneys. Residents OF this vicinity
are constantly testifying to permanent
cures.
John Kgosboe. S27 Cleveland ave.
Ishpeming. Mich, says: For several
wears I had attacks Of kidney trouble.
Dull headaches often came on me sud-
denly and / was also caused annoy
ance by dlsordered kidneys. When /
had the good fortune to hear OF Doan's
Kidney pills. I procured a supply and
they soon relieved me. This remedy
has always brought the same good re-
suits when / have taken IL since. My
advice 10 anyone suffering from Kid
ney trouble is to give Doan's Kidney
Pills a trial"
For sale by all dealers. Price 10
cents. Foster Mliburn Co, Burial ,,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doans-ano
take no other.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
ANOTHER BODY FROM LAKE.
Corpse Of Joseph Lateral Found Float
mo Near Dollar Bay.

Portage lake has given up another
dead body. This last one was found
floating in the water yesterday near
the Dollar Bay sawmill and was later
identified as that of Joseph Lateral Of
Hubbell. who has been missing since
last Thursday. II is thought that the
unfortunate man, who is survived by a
family. was attempting to cross the
log boom at the mill when he fell into
the water and was drowned.
The mans body was taken TO his
home i'm Hubbell and the authorities
notified. Coroner Dunstan held an in
quest which returned a verdict Of ac-
cidental death due 90 drowning.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
ARMoRY BALL GAME TODAY.

A game of armory ball will be play
ed this afternoon at Ahmeek between
the Ahmeek and the G. & II. mine Of
flee forces. The G. a. II. team, which
has met defeat only once this season,
defeated Ahmeek recently. the score
being 10 to 8.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
WORK is SATISFACTORY.

Morris Kennel of Ahmeek received
a communication yesterday from SUI
pervisor Bennetts of the 18th district,
informing him that his work as CEN
sus enumerator had met with the APP
proval of the census bureau. He will
receive remuneration for his services
direct from Washington in short
time.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
CLERKS TAKE NOTICE.

There will be n meeting of Clerks
Thursday evening. June gard. $3.50 p.
m. at A. o. II. hall. Hancock. TO COM
plete arrangements to affiliate with
the Central body Of the A. i. of L..
The promoters OF tho organization are
DESTROYS Of having all clerks. inter-
ested In early closing. to be present.
192 Committee.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22

The Houghton Knights of Columbus
are going 60 Calumet in body TO-
night 20 attend the lecture To be given
at the Sacred Heart auditorium py
Prof. Monaghan Of the Catholic uni
versity at Washington. ID. G.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
FINE REPORT PRESENTED.

AT meeting of the directors of the
Calumet Associated Charities held last
evening. Miss Winnifred Salisbury,
secretary of the Calumet association,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22

Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday 20 Archie Hoskings Of Hough-
ton and Julia Mullen Of Demmon and
10 Michael SzczepansH and Valerie
Swirschowsk both Of Calumet.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
RAILROADS OF STATE KILLED
1873 DURING The PAST YEAR
Reports Filed With Commission
Show Michigan Has Great
Railroad System.
HAS MANY MILES OF TRACK

Railroads form n pretty big feature
I'm the business and financial life OF
the state. accoi ding to figures which
have ben compiled for the annual re-
port of the state railway commission.
The statistics show that the state has
&C steam roads with 1861 miles of
track I'm operation and 10 electric
roads whose total mileage Is 1,26S.9O.
The cost OF the steam roads, less two
or three big ones who did not furnish
this data. was s1Ss.672. 542.57, and the
cost of the electric roads up to June
80, 1909, was S9O,591. CEASE.
The statistics were compiled from
sworn statements furnished by the
railroads. under the direction of James
Bice, mechanical expert, for the COM
mission. and as each roads report was
I'm book form, the compilation was
moro OF a task for an automatic ma
thematician, than a human being, and
page after page of a huge size, were
covered in gathering the totals i'm, to
show more completely than ever before
the financial history expenditures and
organization OF these corporations. IL
Is the first time that such a thorough
investigation has been attempted and
Mr. Bice and his assistants have been
at work on the matter for many
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22

q very comprehensive one and very III
teresting to the directors OF the ass
citation and others interested loca'iy'
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22

Additional Housh.on on Page a.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22
Not Many New Tracks.


There is a somewhat significant fea-
ture of the report and that Is the
small amount of new track construct
ed during the year covered by the re-
port. Steam roads are credited with
3714 miles and electric roads with
SIG miles. The electric roads how
ever, will make a much better showing
in this regard I'm the next report.
The steam roads have outstanding
stock of the par value of $676,626,-
1858 and shares in their treasures to
the par value of $5,57S,SS771. Their
funded debt amounts to SS95.O2S,-
353.77, and they paid dividends
amounting TO $27Ss6,O14. Their re-
ceipts from passenger business are
sown to be s1S.SO7,132 and their
freight receipts were $S7,SOO,lS9.22
During the year there were IL pas
sengers killed. 21O injured, 70 en-
ployes killed and 1,244 injured.
Fifty-one roads who made reports
| relative to their employees show 19t
! general officers, whose average daily
wage is 1881; other officers number
$50 and their daily wage scale aver
ages 1854: office clerks number 2,66.
ut an average daily wage of $1.42;
station agents number $500 at an av-
erage daily wage of $1.S9; other sta
ton men number $3.50 at an aver
age daily wage of SIZE; the engine
men number 3. 424. their scale bein!
S4.O9: there are 1850 firemen, who's
average daily wages are $2.54, and 3
400 conductors, whose daily wages
average $3.50; other trainmen numbe
5,372, their wage being $2Ss, whil
the average daily wages of LIZA de
spatchers and telegraph operators ar
$3.50 The total gives an army corp
Of SO209 railroad men employed OF
the steam lines of Michigan.
The Electric Roads.
The report will show that the cleo
trio roads of the state have stock out
standing to the par value of $SS,693,
100. Their dividends last year amount
ed TO 800, 901.79. In the income state
ments made, IL roads show surplu
at the close of the year of $3,632,3OS.3
while seven others show n deficit q
, S211,551.45. These roads had pas
| senger revenue of s9,713.275.37, and
: total revenue from transportation G
$40, 500,523.44. The expenses of oper
alton are placed at $500, 755.4S.
| There are 7,153 employees on tn
! electric lines of the state, including 9
: general officers, 223 clerks; with
superintendents and 3,09S employees !
the maintenance department and
, superintendents and ais employees
the transportation department. Their
are 1,726 passenger cars and 54i oth'
cars i'm use on these roads.
Daring the year electric roads kille
AZ persons and injured 375. Five pas
sengers wer killed and 222 injured
four employees were killed and 81 IN
7, jured
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-22

n n.
Evening journal., 1910-11-30
PEARY OFFERS
NO COMMENT

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30-Captain
Robert K. Peary is willing to leave
the decision TO the judgment of the
American people as suggested by DR..
Cook, in his confession, regarding the
world wide North Pole controversy.
Without open eXultation. and with
out any intimation of pity for his
fallen opponent In the contest for the
glory of discovering the pole, Peary
to-day read Of DR. Cooks appeal for
sympathy.
When the United Press dispatches.
telling of DR.. Cooks confession were
shown TO Peary, he read them eager
ly. AT each paragraph he settled
himself more comfortably in his chair.
but it was clear that he was holding
his face, wrinkled deep from exposure.
in complete control. He showed alb
solutely no facial sign Of gratiica-
tion, but now and then cleared his
throat With sound that suggested
great satisfaction.
At the conclusion he took off his
spectacles and announced emphatic
ally:
II have absolutely no comment to
make"
Peary vas seated at his desk i'm the
office which he now occupies as expert
naval advisor to the Department OF
Justice. Despite his determination
10 give no indication of elation, there
was a CLEAN in his eye that seemed
to say:
Il told you So"