The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-10
NEWS FROM HANCOCK ~
FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR
The ST. PATRICK'S FAIR

A meeting OF the ladies Of ST. Pat
rlcks parish, constituting the COM
mittees In charge Of the arrangements
for the St Patrlcks fair which opens
on Saturday next, October IS, was
held yesterday i'm the parish hall, wnen
final arrangements We're made for the
big event.
The program for the week Of the
fair has now been practically complet-
ed. so far as the ladies are concerned.
ana this evening the men of the parish
will hold their final meeting 10 dispose
of such prelimiparies as may yet re-
main in relation to their part in the
fair.
on Saturday evening there will be
chicken supper. TO be served from
$3.50 until s o'clock and preparations
are being made for feeding a great
number of people. Other suppers will
be served during the following week,
and various nights have been assigned
10 local organizations. on Mon
day night the city council and
municipal officials. hremen and Com
mercial Travellers. will be entertained;
Tuesday night, Eagles and Elks; We'd
| nesday night, Ancient order of Hi
bernians; Thursday night, Catholic
order of Foresters. 1t is probable that
an oyster supper will bc served, but
arrangements for this have not been
definitely announced.
| Various features of tho entertain
ment are the St. PatriclIs Institute
orchestra, the Crazy band" and the
Naval Reserve Quartette being the
principal contributors to this part OF
the dooings.
| A handsomely decorated doll booth
will be one of the most conspicuous
and attractive of the many beautiful
booths that are being prepared. The
ladies' of the parish have been busy foi
some time past dressing the dolls
which are of an sizes and all nation
aHtes and are dressed in all varieties
of fashion past and present including
the "hobble' skirt. and the latest va
| carries OF modern feminine dress. The
sale of dolls affords an excellent OPP
portunity to secure them for Christ
mas presents. and other articles to 'b'
disposed of that are presented with an
eye to their availability for Christ
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
engine and tender buried him in the
soft swamp beneath a pile of Goa
spilled from the tender, suhoeatini
him before he could be extricated.
The passenger train ran on down Z
the locality Of the wreck and took En-
gineer Hicks on board. he having b!
this time crawled out of the swamp
He was taken to the Dollar Bay depot
where his injuries were examined an
IL was found that while his feet ant
| legs were badly bruised and wrencheC
no serious injuries had been sustain
ed The locomotive of the passenge
train was detached and hurried bac
to Hancock for a physician DIR. Dodg
was found and with him the engine re
turned at fun speed, the round tri
to Hancock and back occupying scarce
ly twenty minutes.
A special train was sent down frol
| Calumet during inc dlltInOpif
which the body of Miller, the firema
was brought to Hancock, where it wa
taken to the undertaking rooms of
T.. O'Neil to be prepared for buria
No bones were found to be broken an
there were no apparent injuries
any part of the body, showing thu
death had been caused by suffocatio
Later the body was taken to CalumC
. where the funeral will be held.
Hjalmar Miller. the unfortunate fir
man. was only twenty-one years
age. and IT is said he had held the p'
sition but a couple of days before
was killed by taking the fatal trip
the new engine, trip to which he III
looked forward with pride. He IN
been employed by the Mineral Ran
previously and had only been awaitil
the arrival of his twenty-iirst brit
day to enable him to take positi'
as fireman.
Coroner ], c. Dunstan of Dollar B
has charge of the inquest, which
be conducted at o'clock on Thur