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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

FOR SOLDIERS GRAVES.


The United States government has
provided 100000 markers for the graves
Of soldiers. From two marble quar-
ries, one at Lee, Mass, and one at
Rutland, VT, all these tombstones have
been taken. Lee has furnished 100000
and is turning out gravcstones at the
rate of 10000 year, says the New
York Sun.
Each marker is three feet long, one
foot wide and four inches thick. and
weights 200 pounds. Just under the
rounded top is outlined an inlaid shield
and within this is cut the name. age
company, rank and regiment of the
soldier, sailor or marine whose grave
ii is to mark.
stones are taken. on the grounds al
the quarry they are cut, polished
marked and Grated for shipment TO a
central distributing point. A force of
twenty men is constantly employed 10y
a contractor, who obtains his contract
in competition semi-annually from the
government
A block of marble three by three
feet is the average size used for head
stones. 1t is run into the mill on a
short truck and fastened under a gang
of saws which slowly descend with a
swinging motion and cut through IT,
Then the block is rolled out, chained
together, turned over ana sent through
the same process again. The saws
are simple bands of iron an eighth of
ar inch thick and the cutting is done
by sand, which is well wet and kept
dripping on the work.
The next process is coping or round
ing one end of the marker and smooth
ing it by grinding by sand and water
on a revolving iron table. Then the
marker is ready for lettering or num-
boring.
a government inspector examines
every headstone and condemns all that
have flaws or discolorations or are
wrongly lettcred The discarded stones
are i'm the main good marble and work ,
men cut them up into what are known
as marble bricks, which are used for
building purposes.
Applications blanks for headstones
are sent out from the quartormaster
generals Office. Any deceased soldier.
sailor, marine, nurse or scout who
Served under regular enlistment may
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
HERE TOMORROW NIGHT.
"The Red Mill" Will Be Presented at
Calumet Theater.

"The Red Mill'' will be presented at
the Calumet theater tomorrow night.
This tuneful musical comedy the
Joint work of Henry Blossom and Vic
tor Herbert, presented by Martin &
Emery's admirable company. proved
the fourth consecutive success in which
these clever comic builders have col
laborated. The field of action of The
Red Mill" is laid in Holland. The first
scene, an exterior. shows the red mill
of the story at the edge of the little
village i'm Holland. The second scene,
an interior, gives us a look at the home
OF well-to-do Burgomaster. All of
the people of the story are Holland
ers. with the exception of two heroes
who are New Workers. and are strand
ed i'm the lowlands. Their adventures
make up the main comic complications
of the piece. including the sensational
escape from the windmill on the re-
volving blades.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

have his last resting place marked by
the government on request of rela-
tive a Grand Army post or a private
citizen.
The stones are shipped usually by
the carload TO certain distributing
points named by the war department.
For the New England states Boston is
the distributing place, New York for
the Middle states, Chicago for the Mid
die West. Denver, San Francisco. At
lanta and Houston, Tex, are other
points Of shipment.
Washington has received the great
est number Of these markers. Thou
sands have been set up I'm Arlington
and other government cemeteries; how
many no one seems To know.
Not only does the government fur
nish the tombstone free, but it pays the
freight TO its destination. All that has
TO be done when the stone has been
delivered is to have it carried To the
grave from the freight Office and set
up. Many Grand Army posts look af-
ter this.
Hundreds of stones have been sup
piled To mark the graves OF women
nurses who served in the Civil war.
Nearly all the applications come I'm the
names of privates or sailors Occa-
s!cna'ly there Is found the name of a
line officer, and there have been occa-
sions when the grave of staff officer
have been marked. Two generals and
perhaps half a dozen colonies are
buried in cemeteries of the United
states and have over their graves the
small white stones provided by the
government.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
STEVE NoWAK WRITES.
Hands Out Some Baseball Dope on
American League Teams.

Steve Nowak, of Detroit, formerly
of Calumet. and brother of Frank anc
Louis Nowak, the former of the Y. NJ
c. A. staff. writes his brothers very en-
tertainingly of the Detroit and Other
teams i'm the American league. His
letter follows:
Baseball is all o. X. Detroit is
would do much better. Ty Cobb is ms
good as ever. and is without a ques-
ti.n the greatest ball player the world
has ever seen. Did you ever hear of
anybody scoring from first on a single ?
"Ty" not only did that, but he scored
from second on a fly to the outfield.
His batting average is 423.
"Detroit's pitchers are not in shape.
Mitchell hasn't pitched yet. He is a
side wheeler, or left hand. Donovan
and Willetts are not in condition.
Lively has not recovered from the
bump he got on the head recently.
Latte mas just recovered from ,on-
silitis. Covington is still limping.
w OTkS anu Muuln are tHt plilN oiltS
in shape. and George" can't work I'm
this hot weather Stanage has caught
every game, and he is certainly doing
fine. He is batting .2S1. Detroit OPP
ened i'm Washington Thursday this
week While Detroit is not in the best
of shape the other teams, with the ex-
ception of the White Sox, also have
hospital lists"
THE men not playing are: Detroit,
Gainer; Boston. Speaker; Washing
ton, Elberfeld; Cleveland. Lajoie. Tur-
ner and Griggs and New York, Chase
st. Louis will not finish last. If Ro-
wan makes good on first st. Louis will
look good. Collins, of Philadelphia,
although considered not in condition,
plays regularly. Coombs is not in
form.
Pretty early for predictions yet. but
Detroit. New York and Philadelphia
are first division teams. Boston and
Chicago will fight IL out for fourth
place. LATTE. Lively and Covington.
Detroit's new pitchers, are all good.
They are satisfied to win games rather
than pitch for a record"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

lRONWOOD-The Ironwood News
Record publishes the following: A
fellow giving his name as j. Il. Dony
of Chicago arrived in Ironwood May
Il, registering at the Bartlett Hotel.
He was accompanied by two men, one
of whom worked at the Newport mine
a few years ago. The game" of Mr..
Dony developed a few days after an
nouncement was made that some men
would be laid Off at the mines. He
wanted "A lot of men to go to work i'm
the mines of the Stockdale Mining a.
Milling company. The pay was to be
SO per day, more than that to the best
men, and steady work. They were
building a new railroad To the mines,
the one now running To them being
unable to handle all the Stockdale
company's output of lead and gold. on
payment of $25 he would pay the fare
to Utah of every man accepted" the
balance charged by the railways to be
deducted from the first months pay
check. incidentally, and just to put
everyone on good terms with the COM
pany. every person accepted" was gu
ven 100 shares Of stock OF the Stock
dale Mining &c Milling company. The
thing looked SO good. that many took
fifty dollars worth of 1t, and altogether
Mr.. Dony accepted" forty-six men,
who paid him about $1,000. Every
body was to be ready to start for Utah
at the appointed time. When that time
came Dony had departed, he having
left town during the night. The 'ac-
cepted ones" still have their certih-
Gates i'm the Stockdale Mining q Mill
ing company of Utah, capital stock
10000 shares one cent each. And
yet we are amused by the people who
buy the Masonic temple of Chicago ev-
cry few days!
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

The Winona mill is now passing
through its period OF trial and exper-
iment, and quite a number of adjust
mcnts and changes are being made.
II has been demonstrated that tube
mills are better adapted to this kind
OF rock than the Chllians for regrind-
ing. The Chillian mill now in use
will be exchanged for tube. II will
take at least two months TO make
the second stamp ready for pro-
duction. Its jigs are in place and
the second tables are ready, but are
not as yet set up. The construction
costs at the mine are about at an end.
with the exception of rockhouse of
steel at King Philip shaft No. I.
This will Zoe erected as soon as con-
dtions viii allow.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
SYNOD
MEETS JUNE "A
sYNoDlcAL COUNCIL
IN DULUTH THIS WEEK
TO PREPARE FOR
CONFERENCE.

Tne SynOdl0al cOuncll or the Au-
gustana Synod of Swedish Lutheran
churches of America. will convene in
Duluth Wednesday for a weeks ses-
sion during which time IL will prepare
the work for the synod conference
which will meet at Duluth on We'd
nesday, June 18th.
The council consists of the presi-
dents of the nine conferences of Swed-
ish Lutheran churches of America,
the president and vice president of
the synod and a lay delegate from
each, "A total of "a members. The
meetings will be held i'm the Bethany
Swedish Lutheran church, Twenty
third avenue west and Third street.
DIR. L. Norelius. Of Vasa, Mimi, pres
ident OF the synod, will preside at the
meetings and those of the synod next
week. He will be assisted by DIR. l..
A. Johnston. st. Paul, vice president.
Those who will attend are: DIR. M. G.
Ranseen of Chicago, illinois confer
ence; DR. John A. Krantz of West.
Duluth. Minnesota conference; Rev.
Joseph A. Anderson of Boone, Iowa,
Iowa conference; DIR. +. Jacobson of
Brooklyn, New York conference: DIR.
t. u. Olson, Kansas conference; Rev.
f. Swanberg, Nes'braska conference;
Rev. C. Il. Frisk of Tacoma, Columbia
conference which includes WASHINGTON
Oregon and British Columbia; DR.. p.
e. Berg, California conference, and
Rev. NJ. Malsberg Of St Peter. Mimi,
English conference.
on Tuesday, June 10, the minister's
conference will be held in the church.
At that time the candidates for cler-
gical honors will be examined. There
are 16 of these candidates who If
they pass the required tests. will be
ordained on Sunday, June IS, at 3
o'clock.
The Augustana synod conference
will officially open on "Wednesday
evening. June 14th. and with a SER
mon delivered i'm the Bethany church
by DIR. Horelus, president of the
gin the weeks business session. They
will be held every day from o'clock
in the morning until ) o'clock in the
afternoon with only a short inter-
mission for lunch.
The evenings will be devoted to
special meetings i'm the four Swedish
Lutheran churches of the city. The
same subject will be handled i'm each
of the churches on the same evening
but il will be arranged that the same
speaker only talks once in the same
church.
Between 400 and 500 regular dele
gates are expected to attend. In adj
dition to this there will be held at
the same time in other churches of
the city the annual conference of the
Women's Foreign Missionary society
of the Swedish Lutheran denomination
Saturday June Il. has been set aside
for a joint meeting between the con-
ference and the missionary society.
This will be held i'm the West End
church.
Mrs. Emma Ewald, Of Chicago, pres
ident of ting society, will preside at
the meetings of the womens societies,
and will be the principal speaker at
the joint meeting. The society this
year is interested in missionwork in
India, China and Port Rico.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

MANISTlouE-The Lake Superior
Iron * Chemical company. has decided
10 erect a new chemical plant at Ma
nistique and to replace the present kiln
system of making charcoal with the
ietort system. The old plant has been
dsmantled and the apparatus and ma
terial that can be used to advantage
have been shipped to Elk Rapids and
Ashland. The new buildings will be
constructed of steel and concrete and
will be of majestic proportions. The
chemical structure will be S7x1S7 in
size, while the retort plant will be 100
400 feet. The company is acquiring
from the Chicago Laundering company
twenty five acres i'm the vicinity of the
plant, which it will use for a wood
yard The improvements made and
under completion will cost at least
S25O,OOO.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
Upper Peninsula

L'ANSE-On Monday, June 10, the
taxpayers of the township of Coving-
ton will be asked 10 approve the issu-
Ing of bonds i'm the sum of eighteen
thousand dollars for the purpose of
building roads from Covington to Nes-
toria and from Nestoria TO L'Anse
township line. The road to be built
will open up country that has no
settlers and no roads. fine timbered
land and the best of soil for farming.
This is but the beginning of the good
roads movement in Baraga county
which has long been looked for. All
our townships have much to do in this
line this year.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
STARTS CRUSADE
ON POSTAL CARDS
STATE WIDE CAMPAIGN TO BE
WAGED BY GRAND RAPIDS
WOMAN. OSBORN IN
SYMPATHY.

Mrs. Mary ID. Mckee, founder and
Girls, near Grand Rapids, who is con-
Quoting a statewide campaign for the
elimination of suggestive and immoral
picture postal cards. recently called on
Governor Osborn and Mari r. Murray,
secretary of the state board of correc-
tions and charities, having just COM
pleted a two weeks tour of the princi-
pal cities of the state. Mrs. Mckee
has a letter from Gov. Osborn indors-
ing her work. and she desired 10 report
to him personally concerning the en-
couragement she is receiving In her
task. Mrs. Mckee says that after
thoroughly canvassing Michigan she
will endeavor to make the issue a ma
tional one. Mrs. Mckee began her
work in Grand Rapids, where she en-
listed the aid of the municipal author
tiles. the newspapers and the courts.
Wherever / CO." said Mrs. Mckee,
Il try to lay the matter before the
mayor, the juvenile judges. the post
master, the Y. w. G. A. and others.
The main idea is to organize boards
of censors who will examine card de-
signs before they are allowed to go
into circulation. The manufacturers
are quite willing to submit to a CEN
sorship of this sort.
1T is natural that should feel very
strongly on this subject, because I am
I'm a position to see the evil effects of
suggestive cards and cards that have
double meanings. our home is for the
rescue and rehabilitation of girls who
have made mistakes. / trust that al
care as a mother does toward her
daughter. | always am anxious to see
them get a new start I'm life. A large
number of them do so. Some are nur-
SEES in hospitals. others are happily
married; still others are servants i'm
private families.
Nov, one of the things we have to
contend with after girl has begun
anew, is these suggestive picture pos
tai cards. They are sent to the girls
by old associates, either out of revenge
to hurt their regulations or to tempt
them back to their old lives.
Some Have Lost Positions.
"The evil effect is not alone on those
who have once gone wrong l know
of cases where innocent girls have ac-
tually lost their positions because men
have sent them Objectionable cards.
THE authorities backed by public
sentiment have succeeded in cleaning
up the picture shows. see no good
reason why the reform should not ex-
tend to picture cards. believe the
sort sold in some stores constitute a
great menace to the morals of the
young"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

lett Is one of the big men at the Chica :
go university and as he is also an ex-
cellent speaker, Superintendent Geh-
rand and Principal McNeel feel that
Marquette is fortunate i'm being able
to secure him. He will speak at Calu-
met and Gwinn, as well as in Mar
quette, on his trip to the upper penin-
sula. First honors among the grad
yates was won by Percy O'Meara, who
has obtained an average standing of
over 95 per cent i'm all the studies pur-
sued during the four years course.
Second honor was awarded to Miss
Mary Theriault.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ex-
will be held i'm the opera house Thurs
day evening, June 10, at s o'clock.
There are sixty-one in this years
graduating class, which is one of the
largest classes ever graduated from
the high school. AS was the plan last
consist principally of an address by
an outside speaker. rather than a pro-
gram given entirely by members of the
class. Professor ii, l.. Willett. of the
University of Chicago, has been en-
gagged to deliver the commencement
address, and his subject will be, some
Ideals of Education" Professor Will
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
Properly Applied,

"This paper" remarked an Irish
woman to her husband as they sat at
tea. says that some Teller declares
there be sermons In stones. Phwat
q'yez think av that?" "Oi dunno
about the sermons" replied the good
man, but many a good ar-rgument
has COON out ov brick. Oi'm
thinkin'."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
GRAND RAPIDS, Mic

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May al
Several persons are eanvassing realty
values here, and are said to be repre-
sentatives of railroads procuring evil
dence to show that the roads are dis
eliminated against i'm the valuation of
property. The men go from house to
house asking the value of land. how
much it cost to build the house, how
much il would sell for.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

STURGlS-The sheriff arrested VIM
Bayshore because he had "A new bug
gy. He hadn't money enough to buy
one, and 1t looks suspicious" remarks
the officer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

HASTlNGS1-F'red Echerdt. a prom
inent German pioneer resident of
Woodland. and father of Jacob Echerdt
president of the Lake Odessa bank, is
dead. He was born i'm Stuttgardt,
Wurtemberg, 10 years ago, coming to
this country when 20 years old. He is
survived by n widow, six daughters
and two sons.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

SAGINAW - Auxiliary Bishop
schrembs, Grand Rapids. consecrated
the new Sacred Heart church here.
The church cost $4,000. FIR. Joseph
Refs is pastor. F'r Schmidt of Detroit
was present.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

JACkSON-Peter George a section
man at work i'm the Michigan Central
railroad yards here. was knocked down
and run over by a freight car being
shunted by a switch engine this after
noon. Both legs were terribly crushed.
The man died in a hospital. He was
aged about 80 years. He came here
from Albion recently.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

MUNlSlNo-Mrs. Leo NJ. Gcismar
wife of superintendent Leo. NJ. Gels
mar of the State Experimental Farm
at Chatham, died at Munising hospital.
The news of Mrs. Geismars death
came as a shock and surprise to her
friends i'm Munising. She was suffer-
ing from acute appendicitis when she
was brought to the hospital and her
condition was so serious that her on
ly chance for life was an immediate
operation. This was performed by DR..
Scholtes, assisted by DIR. Mackenzie.
The doctors made a heroic fight. but it
ended in victory for death.
Mrs. Gcismar was born in Mndon
City. Sanilac county, Michigan. forty
five years ago. With her parents she
moved to Detroit four years before her
marriage to Leo NJ. Geismar. In 1889
she came with her husband to Ontona-
gon county where they lived till 1900
when they moved to Chatham soon
after the state experimental farm was
located at that place.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

oWosso-A marriage license was
denied A. w. Harvey. 10. TO marry
Hazel Burgess, Is. until his sanity
could be proved. They're married
now.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

FlINT-W. S. Anderson. proprietor
of the Dresden hotel, will begin suit
To test the section of the Warner
Champion law which says that u bar
cannot be opened within 400 feet OF a
church. BY arrangement the case will
be taken to the supreme court.-Dav-
id Petit, aged 81, well-to-do farmer
near here. Thursday told Prosecuting
Attorney Parker that he was cruelty
treated by his wife. who is much
younger than he is. A petition will
be filed with the probate court asking
for a guardian for the aged man to
free him from the cruelties.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

MARSHAll-J. l.. Fisher. who has
just completed eight years at Mar
quette for stealing $4,000 from Mrs.
Caroline Cameron here. has just been
convicted of a similar crime at New
ark, o.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

GRAND RAPIDS-Frank Peck and
VIM. McFall broke out of jail with
tools supplied by woman. They are
at large.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
Some Have Lost Positions.

dent. +. w. Wells, Kalamazoo; vice
president, Charles p. Coates, Flint;
secretary William c. Walter, Bay
City; treasurer, Austin r. Crago, Ben
ton Harbor; haplain, w. +. Putnam,
Niles; delegate large. Gus Sodt
Ann Arbor; executive board, Il. r.
Town, Jackson; Chris Longhead, De-
troit; w. r. Watson. Muskegon. The
postofllce clerks will meet i'm Bay City
next year, the carriers at Saginaw.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

sAGlNAW-Aviator Gill made sew
eral successful flights in Wright"
here.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

SAGiNAW-,Before the State Y. w
c. A. meets here Nov. 9 to s the Local
branch of the organization will have
its new $4,000 home finished.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

PORTLAND-EtheI Lebree 90 do
nestle, died from "A drink Of carbolic
acid i'm st. Clair, Mich.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

SAGlNAW-W. II. Durell. SIS. one
of the Oldest engineers i'm the employ
of the Pere Marquette, was struck by
an engine at Bad Axe yesterday and
is I'm hospital there in a serious con-
dition.-Mrs. Eva M. Wolcott. Al, a
dressmaker, had a headache Thursday
and took oxalic acid, mistaking it for
salts. She is in a hospital, but will
recover
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

PORT HURoN-Charles M. Hays,
president Of the Grand Trunk rail-
road. passed through Port Huron
Thursday on trip of inspection of the
roads property. In regards to rum
ors circulated the last few weeks that
he was to resign his position he said
that he had no such intention and had
not considered such a possibility.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
LOWER MICHIGAN

SHAFTSBURG- Mrs. Claude Green
hung herself in a stairway because of
the death of a sister.
GRAND RAPIDS-Bartel Junker,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

Buffalo Is in the field for both OF the
national political conventions.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

Choice Between Two Evils.
OF two evils. the less is always IL
bo chosen. Thomas a Kempis.