The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-15

board declared that the ticket headed
by Marcus A. Doty for supervisor had
been elected. Mr.. Boucha and his
friends, being dissatisfied. applied to
the county board OF canvassers for "a
recount. That body decided IL had
no jurisdiction. The aggrieved candi-
dates then applied to Judge Steere for
leave TO file i'm the circuit court OF
Alger an information i'm the nature OF
quo warranto proceedings Leave was
refused. Mr.. Boucha and his friends
then appealed to the supreme court
for a mandamus requiring Judge
Steere to show cause for his refusal.
This petition Michigan's highest tri-
bunal has now denied. The position
taken by Attorney Freeman, who APP
peared for the township officers. is
that as those who were contesting
their right to the offices had not made
use of the first remedy which the law
provides for aggrieved candidates. viz,
a recount by the township board OF
canvassers. they had laid no founda-
ton on which any court could act.
New Life for Dollarville-
The Detroit Cedar and Lumber
company has purchased the mill site.
yards and all the houses at Dollar
VILE Luce county. formerly owned by
the Danaher Hardwood Lumber COM
pany. Included i'm the transfer are
$50 acres of land. The Detroit Cedar
and Lumber company will use the
yards at Dollarvlle as a concentrat-
ing point for the handling, sorting
and grading of timber. logs, shingles.
posts, poles and ties for market. This
concern owns 1000 acres of land di-
rectly north of Dollarville and Is ne
gotiating for the purchase of much
larger acreage. If the present plans
o' the company materialize, large
Woodworking establishment may be
installed at Dollarville in the near
future. Wickes Bros. of Saginaw have
n crew of men at work, wrecking the
sawmll and tearing down the tram
ways. With this work done, the De-
troit Cedar and Lumber company will
take possession of the property.
Banquet for County Supervisors
Invitations to a dinner to be held at
the Hotel Menominee the evening of
Sunday. Feb. 20. are being issued by
Edwin =. Radford, chairman of the
board of supervisors of Menomnec
county to his brother members. The
event is a double one, marking Mr.
Radford's ffty-ninth birthday and his
twentieth year as n member of the
board of supervisors. His birthday
will occur Tuesday. Mr.. Radford has
been prominently identified with the
growth of Menominee county
During his long residence at
Hermansville he has been prominently
connected with the Wisconsin Land
and Lumber company, which operates
the next to the largest hardwood fac
tory i'm the country. In addition to
it's big holdings in and about Hermans-
Vile the company controls several 9th
er lumber properties comprising large
timber tracts, railroads and town.
sites. Mr.. Radford is general super
intendent of the entire plant, and il
is due to him in great measure that
il has been such great success. His
work in county affairs has been equal
ly notable. AS chairman of the board
he has directed the work of the super
visors with a capable hand which has
saved Menominee county many dol
lars. He has brought to the admins
traton of his duties trained bust
ness mind and an ability which is
displayed every day in the successful
operation of the big lumber enter
prise of which he is the manager.