The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-03
PORTAGE LAKE PEOPLE GO TO
l'ANSE And BARAGA FOR DAY

Nearly one hundred and fifty per-
sons from the Portage lake towns yes
terday took advantage OF the steamer
Plowboy's excursion TO the towns
OF L'Anse and Baraga, this being the
largest number OF passengers the pop
ular little steamer has carried on the
run 10 these towns this season. The
Plowboy is not scheduled 10 make
this run at any particular time or on
any particular days but makes the
trip 10 the Baraga county villages
at such times as Captain Lloyd can
find it possible or convenient TO take
the Plowboy of the canal run.
The trip OF yesterday was prob
ably caused by the intermediate class
OF girls OF the Pewabic Sunday school.
the teacher OF which Is Samuel Bice.
The girls Of this class OF the sunday
school wanted 10 have a picnic and
they were anxious TO go 20 some place
different than most OF these affairs
given in this district. They figured
on many propositions and finally de-
cided that they would make the trip
20 L'Anse II they could get Captain
Lloyd 10 agree. Negotiations trermi-
mated in the selection OF yesterday as
the day and p Of the girls OF the class
with their teacher. made the trip.
Some OF their mothers went along and
the advertisements Captain Lloyd In
serted in the newspapers brought the
crowd up to the total mentioned.
Among those who made the trip
were Mrs. David Brown, Miss Jennie
Penrose. Mrs. Thomas Mccormick,
Miss Agnes McDonough and Messrs.
Emil Roy and Ray Lamb. the latter
being the guest Of Houghton friends
whom he Is visiting and all the 9TH
ers being from this village. Hancock
contributed a large number, among
them being Mrs. George Widmaier and
daughter. Gladys. Mrs. s. 5. West
rope. Col. Lapp and James Hennessey
Among the others on the boat were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thill OF Atlantic,
Misses Lea and Marion Roy OF Lake
Linden and Miss May Harris OF Cal
umet. on the return trip TO Hough-
ton the craft carried party Of CAL
umet and Houghton people who have
been visiting with friends in L'Anse.
This party consisted of Mrs. e. y.
Johnson and daughter Miss Nan
johnson. Mrs. Kate Douglass and
daughter. Miss Catherine Douglass
OF Calumet and Mrs. ]. +. Dillon, Miss
Margaret Dillon and Miss Sauce Of
Houghton. on the trip up from L'Anse
these were accompanied by j. j.
O'Connor, his sister, Miss Rose
O'Connor. and Miss Ethel Vent, ell Of
whom returned to their homes in
L'Anse last night by train.
just before the boat left L'Anse
OF the return trip tn visitors were
treated 10 an exhibition Of plan and
fancy diving. the same being given
by John Joe Smith. now of L'Anse,
Lut formerly Of Lake Linden AM well
known throughout the copper coun-
try as diver extraordinary and an
crstwhile pugilist with considerable
ability 10 stand a lot II punishment.
John Joe was diving IN the deep
water near the dock at L'Anse i'm an
attempt to recover the gold watch
OF Arthur (Chubb) Lamson. "Chub"
had been helping a gang Of men load
some tires from the water 10 a scow
In the morning when the hook On one
Of the chains caught his watcn-
chain and tossed his timepiecs into
the lake. The efforts OF the expert
diver were TO locate il were so in
teresting and engrossing that some
OF the excursionists nearly missed
getting aboard and others wanted
Captain Lloyd to hold the boat awhile
10 see II John Joe would succeed in
his undertaking under water. Some
one inquired the kind Of watch the
man lost, wanting to know IL it was
"a Waterbury and some near-clever in
diyidual said, "No. it's buried i'm the
water" Then the boat pulled away.