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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15

Vegetable Compound has done for me
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means so much
to me that for the sake of other suffer.
ing women i am willing to make INV
trouble public so you may publish
this letter" -MRs. CHAs. BARCLAY
R.F. d., Graniteville, VT.
No other medicine for woman's ills
has received such widespread and un-
qualified endorsement. No other med.
icine we know of has such q record
of cures of female ills as has Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
For more than 80 years 1t has been
curing female complaints such as
inflammation, liberation, local weak
nesses, fbroid tumors, irregularities.
periodic pains, backache, indigestion
and nervous prostration, and IL is
mequalled for carrying women safely
through the period of change of life.
IL costs but little to try Lydia T..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and,
as Mrs. Barclaysays. it is worth noun.
tains of gold ITO suffering women.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
COPPER RANGE RAILROAD
COMPLETES new BRIDGE

The Houghton Douglass bridge. the
longest bridge Of the Copper Range
railroad, was completed this week and
today the last Of the old wooden bridge
was hauled away. 1t is estimated that
the old wooden bridge contained over
$4,000 II. of timber, all OF which will
be used by the company around its
yards and mines When the compau,
hsa completed its bridge work for the
season, all the bridges south OF Hougb.
ton viii be OF steel and concrete and
a number of those between Hougbtoo
and Calumet viii have the same con.
struction
The building Of the Houghton- Doug.
lass bridge was one Of the creates,
engineering feats every performed IN
the copper country. The traffic over
the old bridge was only stopped FOR
a few hours during its construction IN
order 70 set span IN place The stee
columns and spans were built right in
the old wooden bridge which was not
torn down until an the steel work was
done.
The bridge is 3l5 feet long and no
feet in height and is built across the
foughton- Douglass ravine I'm which 4. |
located the Houghton Douglass Falls
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
NEW BOOKS AT LIBRARY.
Consignment Will be Ready for circu.
lation in Few Dave

The Houghton public library is in re-
eipt of a number OF new books that
viii be ready for circulation to the
eneral public in a few days. Among
hese books is the complete works of
lark Twain. The list follows:
The Beast-Ben b. Lindsey.
The Depot Master-Lincoln
The Splendid Hazard-Harold Nc
Grath.
A Village Of vagalbonds-F. Berkeley
smith.
The Widow at the White Cat-Rine-
lart.
cavanagh Forest Ranger-Hamlin
iarland
Nathan Burke-Mary S. Watts.
The Rover Boys at College-Arthur
VI. Winfield.
The Old Wives Tale-Arnold Ben
nett.
The Eve Of st. Ursula's-Jane Brew.
'e' i'eiu' "a lFj
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
BOATS HELD FOR cARGoEs.
Lack OF Demand For Vessels Shown
in liqht Movement,

w 6i9Hb movement
one Of the reasons for the small
number Of boats at the upper lax,
ports, in fact, the prime reason. is that
there are a number OF vessels being
held in various lake ports with the
hope that next week will show a heav-
Ter demand for tonnoge, says the Du.
luth Herald.
These boats are wild carriers that
until the present week have been get
ting tonnage irregularly. il is true. but
yet have been receiving enough 70
keep them going.
The present week the tonnage OF.
fered is not sufficient TO bring a large
fleet 10 the Head Of the Lakes. Their,
is also an indication Of an early clos
ing all round, for it has been announc.
ed that the boats of the Pittsbure
feet win lay up early this season. IN,
great bulk ~ the ore contracted for b,
the Plttsburg fleet going down the re-
mainder Of the present month and tho
first part of next month.
II is expected that from now on m,
ore movement will slump. and that Il
there is enough coal to be transported
up the lakes to make the independents
stay out an increase in the presen,
rate Of S5 cents per ton will be neces-
sary.
Railroad men giving out figures TO.
day state that there is at the presen,
time 30 per cent more coal at the Head
II the Lakes than there was here nj
his time last season. this too. in face
n the fact that over 80 per cent MOI,
'oal has been transported by rail from
he docks here.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
HouGHToN BREVITIEs.


II. ID. Bigelow of Milwaukee is re-
Sstered at the Douglass House.
Inc Houghton county board of SUI
pervisors will meet Monday morninp
II O'Clock to hear the reports of the
various committees who have mot and
Iehberated during the past week.
Supt. Martin Foley of the public
Works department reports that the
huttlng off of the water of the dolin-
1uents has served to bring MANY of
hem to the water collector with their
AK money.
The steamer Juniata left Houcbfon
yesterday afternoon for Buffalo with n
'hlpment Of copper from the Copper
fange Consolidated dock. The mas
'enger season is over and no passen-
gers were on the boat.
The yacht, Mohawk. owned nv
frank Mac. NJ. Stanton, agent of the
Atlantic Mining company, was yes
.erday shipped TO Buffalo. N. v
where Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton will take
'harge of it, They will make a trip in
the yacht from Buffalo down the Hud-
son river to New York city. where
Lhey VIII spend the winter.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
NEW RESERVOIR READY.
Important Addition TO Water System
IN COMBUSTION Soon.

IN Commission Soon.
The reservoir for the water system O,
Houghton located south Of Dakot,
1eigths viii soon De put in commits
sion. The concrete work is Finished
and the only work remaining is m,
back filling Of the excavation aroun(
the tank and the making Of pine con
nections. Before the water can he put
'n the tank must be washed and pre-
7aratory e. this work a number Of mon
are az work taking out the loose SAM
covering the solid rock.
The reservoir is the largest in the
Houelton system and will hold one
million gallons Of water. The yiIlag,
VIII than always have on hand larg.
supply OF water for emergencies. Here
ioIore the water not actually used ba,
been wasted as the previous tam, WA.
not large enough to hold the wato.
from tho springs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
Take Little Dspepsin Now and
Your Stomach Will Feel Fine
in Five Minutes.

Every family here ought 20 keen
some Diapepsin in the house. as any
one Of YOU may have an attack OF In
digestion or stomach trouble at any
time day or night.
This harmless preparation will di-
gest anything you eat and overcome
a distressed. out-of-order stomach
five minutes afterwards.
II your meals don't tempt you. or
what little you do eat seems 20 fn
you, or lays like "a lump OF lead in
your stomach. or If you have heart
burn. that is a sign OF Indigestion.
Ask your Pharmacist for a so
cent case OF Papes Diapepsin, and
take a little just as soon as you can.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
REPAIRING PAVEMENT.

The section Of Sheldon street 4,
'front.' OF the Oddfellows temple which
was torn up by contractor J. J Mi
chels TO provide for the excavatine 10,
the foundation Of the building. is bo.
ing relaid. The village men are do.
ing the work under the supervision .,
Supt Foley Of the public works de-
partment but Mr.. Michels will pay fo,
the work when completed
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
MAIL CAR TO CALUMET

The United states mail car which
Formerly ran between Houghton and
Charming will in the future he taken
to Calumet. II has been the custom t.
unload the sack from the mail car and
place them on the baggage car for
Calumet but lately considerable com
paint has been made by Calumet peo-
pie and the change was arranged. The
car makes the trip twice a dag arrlv-
ing IN Calumet an 1876 a. IA. and 4:45
p. m.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
Inc Cook 70 BLAME

AL Sunday dinner the other day a
niue teiiow was picking the drum.
SUCKS OF a chicken and swallowed one
vi the tendons. After much difficulty
u was removed from his throat, when
ne looked up and said: "Oh. mamma,
II wasn't the chickabiddy's fault; IT
was because cook forgot to take of
us garteFs. Los Angeles Times.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15

The steamer a, A, Augustus is nm.
loading cargo OF $500 tons Of coal AZ
me Copper Range dock today. Captain
Detlefs has charge Of the boat and +,
making his second trip Of the season
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15

The steamer Buffalo Of the Western
Transit company's line arrived yes
terday afternoon loaded with green
apples from the state of New York
consigned to the various produce com.
panies Of Houghton and Hancock
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15

from nervousness
andother annoying
symptoms, and /
can truly say that
LydiaE.P inkham's
We getable Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
of gold TO me, asst
restored my health
and strength. |
never forget to tell
my friends what
lydia H. pinkbonig
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
The Road IN Ruin

Lord Alvanley remarked in good
nuiiiored contempt OF former ac
gua,ntance; Poor fellow! He mud
a away all his fortune in paying
his tradesmens bills"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
Pretty Near Nothinn.

Inc government figures out that
me average salary of clergyman Is
SO"3, I've heard of being good tor
nothing. and that's pretty near it."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
Old House. In Nurembsru.

In Nuremberg there are LOO houses
built before 1000 A. d.. and 1857 built
the seventeenth and eighteenth cen.
turtles.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
Real Victory

A more glorious victory cannot be
sained over another man than this:
mat when the injury began on his
part the kindness should begin on
ours.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15

In the number of its mineral specie
North Carolina is said to exceed am
other state i'm the Union.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
SoNIetv Chatter.

He tafter five minutes of embar.
RAISING silence) Don't you think the
moor Is unusually Fat tonight?-Pur
pie Cow.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
Fortune.

An aim in life is the only fortune
worth the finding. and II is not to be
round In foreign lands, but In the
neart itself.-Robert Louis Stevenson
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
First Printed Newspaper

The first printed newspaper was the
Gazette. published in Nuremberg in
1851 :"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
The Taste
Tells
Reputation Counts.

Reputation is what enables you {,
get along in the world VIXEN you hay
not any character.-Puck.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
-----
The Graft Suaoestlon.

That official has a grasp OF iron"
inueedl From all I heard sup.
posed he had hand OF steal"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
eeautIfuI Ereihurn sos.hu.h

A rosebush in garden at Freiburg
s'vers 30 square yards and bears TO-.
100 buds.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
Reclaimed by Irritation.

Two million acres In New South
wales have been reclaimed by irri.
CATION.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
WORTH Y
MOUNTAINS
OF GOLD
During Change of Life,
says Mrs. Chas. Barclay

Graniteville, VT. -"I was passing
through the Change of Life and sn ffnrna
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15

Continued on page four.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
MASS CONSOLIDATED


Considerable interest developed in Mass this
week. and when 1t crossed $1,000 for the highest
price in months President Innell recently visited the
property and spent about weeks I'm a thorouyl,
examination Of conditions underground. Since stunt
Walker assumed management OF the property there
has been gradual Improvement In the mineral con-
tent OK the rock stamped the August rates running nm
to 1871 pounds insot, which has not been
equaled for several by the Mass In commenting
on conditions at the Mass President Linno has tho
following to say:
one OF the most promising openings in The prom
orty at the present time IL the west drift of Tho
th level In the &C" shaft. Here have drift aho,t
200 feet In from the shaft and 1875 feet OF this
ground Is as zine openings have ever seen I'm
the Lake Superior district
Professor Sperr of the Michigan School OF u,nos
spent two days at the property while was there and
In the capacity OF consulting engineer for the comn.,v
he assured me that under intelligent mine ,oopaoo
ment there possibilities In property Of which ~
have had no knowledge. He assures ne thu, h
are very substantial values I'm the Evorgro ,a
between the and u shafts which can he ex,roo,,
when proper openings have been driven An ,,o .o.
ery needs. he is the application of scen,ia min,
ciples rather than the haphazard methods ,,hoh -
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15

"o uoc'he IN Cactus to below fifty cents y -.
week was one Of the features Of tho cu, -. ''S
we nave 'n'lmated In these letters for soro as
'u' uid not appear as though 1t was act,n past
'o''V Inc Company months ago. was to.he ,''''''-
report concerning developments at the .''ueu
as was not forthcoming However. consunn Du'
W. rrohett' completed this report octo0,er s'eer
as follows: '"s report reads
D''''"s win two churns has been pushed o,.,.
'V"ard the north and east Of tho L., ''e
e"'' WIN the hope of extending orr orc ',''''l'on
u"eo''onS' especially toward the north a. = :" ''ese
e''oe''ce as we had gained in snk,or a., u'" suoh
anu IN the underground work there ,ra'a '''on
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-23
HEROISM OF LONG
AGO NOT FORGOTTEN

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec 23.-Be-
cause. at the risk OF his own life. he
saved the life of drowning boy. al
most a half century ago, and day and
night for months nursed another. in
the last stages of dreaded disease,
Aaron Grafton. n negro and eN-Slave,
convicted OF the murder of John Al
len. another negro. will not 90 TO the
penitentiary II money and legal tai
ent can save him.
The first episode occurred in Arkan-
sas during the civil war The boy
whose life Grafton then saved was
the son OF a general In the Union
army, is now a wealthy citizen of Los
Angeles He Is providing a portion
OF the fund for his sayIor's defense.
and the remainder is being supplied
by the brother of the youth so faith
fully nursed, also a we'll to do resi-
dent OF this city.
A motion for a new trial for Grat-
ton was argued today before Superior
Judge Davis. The man Grafton kill
ed Is said TO have been in bad repute,
and Gratton'S plea was that he shot
In self defense. He was convicted of
murder and sentenced to 10 years in
the penitentiary The attorneys have
received instructions from Gratton's
benefactorS TO appeal to the higher
courts in case the application for
new trial is denied
The names OF patrons of the negro
are Withheld at their request
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-23
CONGRESS WILL
BREAK A RECORD

Washington. Dec. 23-All records
will be broken when the present house
Of representatives scores a total Of APP
proMmately $4,000 public and private
bills introduced up to IT'S close on
March 4, next This Is leap OF more
than 1900 over the record establish
ed by the last congress. the slXtieth.
These figures are exclusive Of res
olutions. which so far In the three se6-
sions OF the present congress have
numbered SS3 simple resolutions, 27S
joint resolutions and sc concurrent.
Back in the earlier congresses,
there were comparatively few meas
ureS presnted, but with the extension
of the sway Of the American flag to
various insular possessions, and with
the host OF river and harbor and pub
lie building developments. with pet
projects for r. multitude of streams,
almost never before heard Of, the bulk
OF bills and resolutions has been in
creasing rapidly.
In the fifty-fourth congress, 10000
bills introduced. outdistanced all other
records. This was raised BY a thous-
and a little later and four years ago.
the house files were flooded with H.
900. During the two preceding ses-
sIons of this congress, 81. .2G4 bills were
presented, and up to today. the pres
ent session has registered 301t. A
flood of measures probably Will be
introduced IN the few days following
the reassembling Of congress on jan
uary S, and then the tide Will re-
cede,
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-23
FRED'K COLLINS
DIES AT OLD AGE

Frederick Collins passed away at
the home Of his daughter, Mrs. c. w.
Frost. 331 Parry avenue. at $50 this
morning. after lingering illness from
rheumatism.
Mr.. Collins was born in England.
in the City of Bath, and WAS II years
4 months old. He came to Ogden 26
years ago and had since made his
home In this city.
The deceased is survived by a wife
and five children. three sons and two
daughters. These are William II. Of
ogden, Walter T. of Pocatello, Geo.
E. of Salt Lake. Mrs. n, Jemmett of
Evanston. Wyo., and Mrs. C.. w Frost
of this city. Twenty.siX grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren also sur
vive.
The arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been completed and Will
duly announced.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-23
COUN I HAS
A RECORD
Tried to Sell Paintings
to Americans as
Early as 1896

New York, Dec. 23-The cablcd ac-
count Of the trial in Tours. France.
OF Count" dAulby de Gatigny and
his wife, who was Miss Francesca
Lunt OF Boston, on tho charge of
selling spurious paintings. recalls to
New Yorkers the counts visit 80 New
York in 1895.
His mission to this country was
TO raise money to rehabllitate the es-
tate OF his family, which was then in
bankruptcy. he said This he expect
cd TO do by the sale of some 80 or
40 paintings that he brought with him.
He was q small, thin, debonaire per-
son.
The "count" engaged a show room
on Fifty-third street and displayed
his pictures, which he valued at sew
eral hundred thousand dollars. The
United States customs people assess
cd him $4,000 duty on them. Ono
was Tho Horse Show" That, he
admitted, wns O copy of Rosa Bon
hours painting. But the other pic
lures, he insisted, were oil originals.
There were some credited to Franz
Halls. others by Rembrandt and still
others from tho brushes OF Titan,
Raphael and Velasquez.
The pictures failed to draw buyers.
although they received favorable no.
tees from some Of the critics. and
the count was finally obliged to
tako them all back With him to
France. He was much put out when
the customs authorities declined to
refund = the $4,000 which had been
collected and tried TO have bill In
troduced in congress to give him the
money.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-23
D E A 7 II @ F
f K A N NCl S
RITTER

After an Illness OF six months,
Francis Ritter. well known resident
OF Riverdale. passed away this morn
Ing at 1890 at the family residence.
The immediate cause of death was
pneumonia. with which Mr. Ritter was
attacked four days ago
Mr.. Ritter was 69 wears OF age and
had spent many years OF his life in
this section. He is survived by wife
and four sons. The sons are f. C..
Ritter. S. S. Ritter, c. j. Ritter and
f. L. Ritter. all of whom reside in
this city.
The funeral arrangements have not
yet been definitely arranged, but will
be duly announced
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-23
CHARTS SUPPLIED
BY THE BRITISH

Washington, Dec. 23.-Nearly half
the charts and more than half OF the
sailing directions supplied to our
ships are publications OF the British
Should these, In time of war, be- de-
clared contraband, it would be eX-
tremely difficult to obtain the requi.
site number.
Secretary Of Navy Meyer in these
words urged on the house committee
on naval affairs IN testimony made
public yesterday, provisions for the
purchase Of complete charts.
Secretary Meyers estimate is that
dependence upon foreign nations for
these charts and directions should be
obvinted by an appropriation OF $780,
900 and OF not more than $4,000 each
succeeding year for three years, tho
charts TO be put out by the United
States photographic office iu that per-
iod.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-23
E N q | N EER r S
M A Y Y E I
STRIKE

The WACO dispute between the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
and the sixty-one railroads, today be-
came critical and IL was admitted that
n sudden break in negotiations would
not be unexpected.
A Chicago dispatch says that none
of the parties to the conference.-the
board of railway managers, Grand
Chief Warren S. Stone OF the Brother
hood. or Mediator Charles p. Neill-
would say anything touching upon the
situation. Elsewhere it was learned,
however. that, despite the fact that
tho two parties were only q trifling
percentage of the present wage sched-
ulc apart. each side saw In the ef-
forts of the other matter OF grave I'M
port which overshadowed the nero
dollars and cents involved.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-23
BANK BURGLARS
PURSUED BY POSSE

Adrian. Mich, Dec. 23.-Burglars
who blew tho safe of the Peoples
Savings bank at Britton early today
fed from town without any booty,
pursued by large posse of citizens,
with whom they exchanged shots free
ly
Pursuers and pursued both seized
hand cars and ran down the railroad
to n wooded tract near Maybee, where
they left the railroad and disappeared
in tho woods.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-23
CO MP PLETI0N
OF The DEB
HOSPIT AL

The Thomas d. Dec Memorial hos
pital is 10 be opened on next Thurs
day and the public Is rendered 4 cor.
dial invitation by the association In
charge OF the institution to visit the
building and inspect It's equipment.
The hospital. which Is now complet-
ed. Is without doubt, one OF the most
modern institutions OF the kind In the
United States. There is no hos
pital In the entire lntermounaln coun-
try which surpasses 1t in surgical
equipment or In general convenience.
No expense has been spared in making
the institution masterpiece of ar
cbltecture and In assuring the COM
fort and convenience of patients. ply
slcians, nurses and all persons con-
nected with It.
The building is to be thrown open
to the public from to s o'clock
Thursday afternoon. Whether there
will be any public program is not def
initely arranged.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-23
PAID THIS WOMAN
TO CLEAN HOUSE

Newark, n. j., Dec. 23.-No one in
this section OF the state has found
house cleaning moro profitable than
has Miss Ida Simonson, who got 81.
600 as the result OF her annual over
hauling OF her homestead in Vernon.
n. j.
While cleaning a closet she lifted a
loose board in the floor and brought
to light the treasure. $500 in gold
and the remainder in bills of large de-
nominations. The money was prob
ably hidden there about 40 years ago
by relative who died soon after.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-23
CHRISTMAS TREE
CHRISTMAS EVE

The Central Park Presbyterian Sun
day school will give their Christmas
program and have Christmas tree on
Christmas eve. This is especially for
the Sunday school children and their
parents On Sunday morning at IL
o'clock the pastor will preach
Christmas sermon Sunday school at
1920. and Christian Endeayor soci-
ETY. meeting at Z. Rev. s. c. c. Hick-
man, pastor