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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-01-26

on death near the county line road
bridge and the fact that the lad we
are considering could swim very we'll
made no difference to the father as
we'll as to the mother. The son must
keep away from the water That was
final.
The further fact that this boy as
PRED to be mining engineer made
no difference to this father or to this
mother. 1t had already been decided
for him that he must study for the
ministry.
Three years passed. The lad was in
college The study of theology did
not suit his temperament OF his de-
sires. He wanted. above all things,
to 90 out into the world Of action. to
battle with the might of the strong
man he was becoming against big.
tangible odds: out in the open air I'M
der the open heavens. down III the
were mines to be dug and equipped
and operated He wanted to study
the problems that faced the men who
decoyed the glistening ores from Sc
cretive Mother Earth, and he thrilled
with the idea that he could succeed
In this profession.
He sat in his room in the college
dormitory one sunny spring mornin:
and wrote his father that he could
not continue his study for the minis
try; that he wanted above all other
things in life to enter the school Of
mines at the university.
He waited five days. The answer
came. The same night there were Il
vacant room and vacant bed in the
dormitory. Next morning came a
search. Under Il table was found a
crumpled note that the tears of the
lad had blurred as he read The letter
was taken to the president of the col
lege. When this gray haired gentle
man adjusted his spectacles he pressed
the paper fiat on his desk and read.
IF you do not continue your course
in theology l will cease to pay your
bills at college Should you discon-
tinue them you must return home,
where will secure you Il position as
bookkeeper at your uncle's store
Signed to this eloquent, brief epistlc
was the name Of the young mans IA
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: Several years have passed since that
crumpled letter was picked up from
the floor of the college students room.
Several years have passed since an
aged couple, soon to exc out their
need of existence in small country
who would not become minister.
Several years have passed since
young college student appeared penni-
less and discouraged in middle west
ern city and vainly walked the streets
for days, subsisting as best he might
in search Of any kind Of work that
strong hands and arms could perform.
!. So there should be tempered judy
hent shown, say l, in dwelling on
the present fate OF, Jimmy Valentine
when it is considered that he was the
ambitious lad who left the crumpled
note lying on the floor in his bedroom
and set out to fight the world single
handed.
That Jimmy should have lost in his
first. grapple with life should afford
no reasonable person ground for re-
preach. Those Of us who have not
lost as yet quite humanity perhaps In
cline toward comparisons which favor
our own acknowledged virtues, but
at the same time the environment Of
our fellow beings at critical periods in
their lives should always be remem-
bered when the final estimate is made.
| It is hannah to have human emotions.
| 1t is human to have inhuman ideas
| concerning some of our fellow men at
| various times: but. after all, why not
adopt the optimistic philosophy of Jim
my Valentine himself: For was it
not he who at the time Frisco Eddie
| bungled the ''inside job" of a safe
looting expedition in Omaha sought to
| sympathetically:
"Nobody is failure until he admits
It himself. You will never admit
you're failure, Eddie, 50 cheer up.
You, therefore, can never be one"
! Consequently Jimmy Valentine must
be given a chance. His doctrine IS the
doctrine of hope. Give him chance
to apply it to himself and await un-
i condemningy and dispassionately the
result.
If he succeeds in making a man OF
himself. man such as his Creator in.
tended him to be. who is there to say
that his past has anything in it to
concern critical world? Or who is
there to deny to Jimmy Valentine his
birthright if he should miraculously
redeem it?
But should he fail in the great test
well, perhaps no word should just
now be sent regarding him to the Old
home in the little town. to the father
and the mother who would not under
stand.
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the end of Valentines cigar.

the end of Valentines cigar.
The secretary stood across the room
near a door. eyes staring in his wonder
as No. 1880 leaned back luxuriously IN
his chair, crossed one striped leg over
the other and sent fragrant clouds of
blue smoke toward the ceiling.
''Thisll be a regular Y. NJ. G. A. be.
fore we get through" he gasped. IL
think I'll apply for job as worsted
holder for some old maids sewing so
ciety. This prison Is getting altogether
too genteel to suit me-" III
-
When young lad Of good parentage
and Of sound training and education
begins to 'chafe under the restraint OF
parental discipline it is time for the
parents to exercise the wisdom got
only from the lessons taught In the
great school of the wide. wide world.
Theories and principles expounded
ever so convincingly will not keep the
growing boy at home after 7 o'clock
in the evening when there Is chance
to escape into the streets to meet the
"bunch," the alluring, versatile bunch
whose plans so often include the ami
hilation of the Sioux warriors Of the
Dakota plains who have laid down the
tomahawk to take up the agency clay
pipe and store clothes.
That is to say, theories and princi-
pies merely will not suffice to restrain
the impulsive. imaginative, action
craving youths unless the parent com
bines with them enough knowledge Of
the world to convince the half formed,
half trained youthful mind that the
mentor has the best interests Of the
lad in mind, that he has been through
it all himself and knows full well the
Joys and disappointments. the fears
and hopes of early days. q. ~. a.
And it is the habitually stern, opti-
mistic, unyielding and academic par
emit who convinces the young lad that
he knows nothing of the fascinating
temptations of boyhood. The spirit
of compromise is allowed to perish by
such a parent; the spirit Of rebellion
grows in the sons heart; spirit nour-
ished on the decay Of the respect and
love thrust aside by the father who
would not understand. " ga5
! A certain lad of sixteen years found
life in his New England home far
more circumscribed than was that of
his companions of the same age and
same comfortable position. He was
not allowed to 60 swimming in the
lake because his young friend Tommy
Clark had narrowly escaped drowning
The fact that Tommy Clark could not
swim and was taking dare" on tina,
memorable occasion when he verged
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and Miss c. M. Souders of Ohio as
assistant. The total enrolment this
year was twenty-one.
This year We have, as principal,
Prof. G. l. Cunningham of Valpar.
also U. and Miss G. M. Souders as
assistant.
The total enrolment this year is
Twenty-Five, with a graduating class
of five. A self-government club was
organized last fall. This organiza'
ton assists the faculty in maintain
ing q high standard of discipline. The
results have been very beneficial.
NOTES.
Miss Mary Kellaghan has stopped
school for the present on account OF
poor health. We are sorry to lose
her, as she was an orderly and good
student, besides being a junior.
The high school scholars have
been putting in rather long and
strenuous hours since vacation be-
cause of the nearness Of the mid
year examination. Examinations
were given in solid geometry, English
history, adv. U. s. history, CONNER
cial arithmetic, civics, physical geog-
raphy and penmanship and spelling.
Miss Lena A. Brennan, our popu-
lar primary department teacher, was
sick few days this week. Her place
was filled by Evelyn Fox, Hattie
Perry and Levi Perry.
Mr.. D. s. Wofe, D. M. Shorb, Wal
ter B. Champlin, Misses Woolley,
Melting and Warren were among the
welcome visitors to our H. s. last
week.
Quite a few of the H. S. students
were the joyous participators in
sleigh ride last Friday night.
The Seniors are beginning to
practice upon their play, which they
intend to give some time in the near
future.
The Surrey Literary society will
be organized this coming Friday
night. Everybody come and help to
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DRADY DOINGS.

Mrs. Wood Of Sand Point, Idaho,
who has been visiting with her sis-
ter, Mrs. e. E. Olins, LETT Saturday
for Minnesota and Nebraska, where
he will visit her old home and her
RELATIVES. .. ..
Misses Ida and Josephine Under
dahl left Minot Thursday for Todd
Co., MINI, to visit with their sister,
Miss Josephine, will teach school
there the rest Of the winter.
Mr.. Alvin Westby of RenvilIe,
Mimi, is visiting with his brother.
Mr.. Gilbert Westby
Mr.. John Underdahl has gone to
LaPorte Ind, where he will learn
some new tricks of his trade in the
Rumely Machine factory. He ex-
poets to return before spring.
On the evening OF Dec. Both Mr..
and Mrs. W. D. Wilson entertained
a party Of young folks at their home.
The stormy weather kept them there
until the wee sma' hours but there
was not one dull moment, as they
were kept busy with many amusing
games. All came home voting Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson capital entertain
ers.
Mr.. Arthur Becklnan is the proud
possessor Of little buckskin pony
which he obtained at a very reason-
able price.
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get this good movement started ono

get this good movement started once
more.
Mr.. Leo Frank has been out OF
school the past few days on account
of a bad cold.
largely of H. S. scholars, and we are
proud Of the band.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15

contest for the $1,000 John ID. Ryan
prize takes place on Thursday after
noon which Is South Range and onto
nagon day, a reunion OF whose resi-
dents win be held AT 2:30 y. m. at the
German Village. a war dance In the
Indian village ana spectacular race
between an automobile ana the aero
plane are other features announced
for Thursday.
The special feature of Houghton-
Hancock day. which is Friday, will be
the floral automobile parade. with au,
tos from all parts of the county ar
ranged I'm divisions according TO the
place from which they hail.
Carnival and FroIic.
Saturday will he "Hoi PolloP Day,
with all the regular features In full
swing calithumpian parade I'm the
afternoon. special performance in the
Indian village and the liberating of
5000 toy balloons at given signal
A fantastic parade at night and other
carnival features will make the clos
ing night one of fun and merrlment
unTcstrained.
The Indian village will comprise
men, women and children of the Chip
pewa tribe. coming mere from Baraga
county, and they will live during the
week i'm tents and wigwams as did
their ancestors before the coming OF
the white man.
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HANCOCK BRIEFS.

-. w. Nrmstronp ~ Hubbell, mem
Der of the lumber INN of Armstrong
4 Thlelman, is in Hancock today on
business.
r. p. Dunstan r. CO.. OF Hancock
have received "a contract for rein
forced concrete odditlon 90 the Mar
auette National bank.
The Houghtou county board OF high
way commissioners has contracted
with G D. Clrich for the tarvia which
is a. bc t-cd on the new macadam-
lied road belng Instructed near the
Franklin junior location.
Court Rene Mesnard OF the Forest
ers of America and Insot tent, knights
ur the Modern Ma ccahoes viii not hold
their regular meeting next week on
account of the home nming. The next
meeting Of Court Rene Mesnard will
be on July "a. and that OF Ingot tent
on August A..
Rev. w. +. Marvin, pastor OF the
Hancock Methodist church, returned
home yesterday from a two weeks va
cation trip to Detroit Memphis, Port
Huron. Feut1n and other lower Michi-
gan cities He was accompanied by
Mrs. Marvin and the children, who
have been absent about month visit
ing with relatives.
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NO TRACE OF JAcKoLA.

OVerWork and STUDY FTuUdUIo Na""N
or His Suicide.
That twenty-five years of incesSan'
work and study i'm satisfying con-
Stunning ambition to attain profession
al staining and prominence unbalanc-
ed DR.. John Jackola's mind SO thai
he set the efforts of years at naugh'
and ended his career by suicide wher
he had attained the goal of his ambi-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
HOLLY RtBEKAH LODGE
INSTALLS new OFFICERS
APPoINTIVE OFFICERS FOR EN-.
SUING TERM DESIGNATED.
Lodge is Invited to Confer Degree
Work at Houghton.

Holly Rebekah lodge No. $40 Of
Hancock last evening installed it, of
ncers recently elected for the ensuing
six months term, and the appoint
ments OF the Noble Grand for the
term were also made and Installed
An invitation was received from Lily
lodge No. $3.50 OF Houghton. and ac-
cepted, for the Holly Rebekahs Ia visit
them on Monday evening next. July
II, and bring along their degree team
TO confer initiatory work on a class
of candidates for membership. The
new officers of RebeSah lodge installed
last night were;
Past noble grand-Mrs. william
Gordon.
Noble grand-Miss Lenore Stralow
Vice grand-Mrs. Ernest cliff
Recording secretary-Mrs Samuel
williams.
Treasurer-Mrs. Thomas Maunders.
r. S. n. G.-Mrs. James Perry.
l.. $. n. c. Mrs. Mary Opie.
r s. V. G.-Mrs. j. n. Mitchell.
L. s. " G.-Mrs A. Anderson.
Chaplain--Mrs. Frank Shinn.
Outer guard-Miss Nicholson.
Inner guard-Miss Charlotte Mitch
ell.
Warden-Miss Lily Stralow.
Conductor-Miss Hazel Mitchell.
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Hancock Department

cunning committee, yesterday stated
lhat any persons caught destrovinp
decorations win be arrested and pun
lshed To the fullest extent of the law
Old Timers Returning.
he celebration has been wideI, a.
Wrused throughout the country. and
rom Butte. Arizona, Oregon. wash
ington' california. New York. the New
England states and everywhere that
thore are former copper country peo-
PIE living. there has been a general
acceptance of the invitation to return
ana participate Ia the homecoming
Every day during the past week arriy-
ais of visitors have been reported and
the number from distant sections now
mere has reached large proportions.
For the accommodation OF those not
visiting with relatives and friends am
pie lodging facilities have been ar.
ranged by the committee Of watch C.
o. Olivier Is the chairman, and pro-
vision has been made for the comfort
Of ladies AT the park by the establish
ing of comfortable rest rooms i'm
charg Of the Ladies of ST. Patrick's
church and tne Girls Recreation club.
The DRIFTS" Aliurements.
The attractions at the several thea
ters have been installed and include
Lambs Manikins. Tho Diorama,"
Roethig's Temple of Magic" Auto
matte Pictures Farinclrs orchestra
and singers, and others of interest and
attractiveness. Tents have been erect
ed for the various concessions scat
tered among the exposition building
and the programs of daily events have
been arranged.
ON Monday morning the celebration
will he ushered i'm with the blowing Of
whistles and the ringing of bells. re-
ccption and registration of home coy
ers, and distribution of souvenir
badges In the afternoon Mayor w
II. Dodge will give an address of well
come at the formal dedication of the
grounds. and the Drift" the German
Village" and other attractions win be
In full swing There will be an aero
plane flight every afternoon during the
week and each evening there win be
Il grand illumination of the park, al
legorical tableaux and pageantry and
a chariot race on the race course.
Tuesday will be Calumet ana Ke-
weenaw day. with reunion of former
residents Of those counties in the Ger
man village at $3.50 p. m.
Grand Parade Wednesday.
Wednesday will be F'raternal Day
with a grand parade of various organ
izations, passing in review before
Hon. John ID. Ryan the honorary pres
ident of the celebration. over twenty
societies have accepted invitations
20 participate. and win turn out with
as many men as possible. There will
be bands galore and the Hancock cav
airy will act as special escort for
the grand marshal, a. S. Ley An
open air concert by the Greater Han
cock Glee club viii lbe feature of thC
afternoon ut the park.
Hammer and Drill Contest.
The international hammer and drill
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ton, is the opinion OF friends of the
physician, who disappeared June n,
says the Duluth Herald.
over three weeks have passed since
Or. Jackola disappeared and a persist
cnt search By the authorities and
friends Of the physician has failed 10
reveal the slightest trace of him. lie
has not appeared at any Of his former
places OF residence and friends have
given up hope OF finding him alive.
Ills dead body is believed TO be lying
in the woods somewhere near Duluth.
The story of Or. Jackola's life T. a
story that has awakened In those who
have heard II pity that the sensitive
mind Of the missing physician was
unable 10 stand the strain placed up
on IL. II Is a story Of a life of unceas-
ing physical and mental effort 10 over
come the obstacles that lay between
the immigrant lad of IA years and the
successful physician at 40. II is n
story that parallels the life stories OF
many self-made men. up To the tragic
mental breakdown that brought lisap-
pearance and probably, death.
Friends can attribute DR., Jackola's
mental condition and his dis sppcar-
ance to no other cause than the strain
of Overwork and study. DR.. Jackola
did not use tobacco. liquor or drugs in
any form ana led clear, moral, regu-
lar life. His close application to his
professional studies is believed 10 be
responsible for the mental breakdown.
and his friends believe that his insan-
lily took the form of a melancholy out
took on life that developed into suici-
dial mania.
cousin of DIR. Jackola. living at
lronwood, Mich, is the only known
relative of the physician i'm the United
States. a brother and two or three
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REV. MARVIN INVITED TO
REMAIN FOR ANOTHER YEAR
FOURTH QUARTERLY CONFER
ENCE OF M. &. CHURCH HELD.
Trustees, Stewards and Committees for
Church Work Are Appointed.

AT the fourth quarterly conference
of the Hancock Methodist Episcopal
church last evening. Rev. James Pas
coe. general superintendent of the dis
trict, presiding. a cordial invitation
was extended by the congregation to
the pastor, Rev. w. Il. Marvin. to re-
main here for another year. IL is eN-
pected that the annual conference at
Detroit will conform Ia the wishes of
the Hancock church and send Mr..
Marvin back again. Mr. Marvin has
served here now for three years and
has been highly successful in his work,
winning the esteem and confidence of
his congregation and of the commune
| ity and he is now engaged in prepar-
ling for the celebration of the semi
centennial of the Hancock church
which will be observed i'm November,
At last nights meeting, church officers
and committees were elected as fol-
lows:
Trustees-Thomas Whittle, John
Lees. /. j. Truscott Thomas Mcdonald
Don Mcdonald, Roderick Cameron, ;.
q. Harris. Peter Larsen and Il. j.
Pearce.
Stewards--Jere Bettens. George III
Roberts, Alfred Congdon, James Null
holland. George S. Armstrong. John
Lees, Mrs. ]. *. Brown, Mrs. T. II
Hamill, Mrs. Thomas Whittle. S. T.
Richards, T. Larsen, ii. f. Johnson and
j. II. Hosking.
Recording steward-Jere Bettens.
District Steward-Peter Larsen.
II Committee on Foreign Missions
Miss Ellie Uren. Miss Matte Brce
Mrs. Edna Blodgett. John Lees.
Home Missions and Church Extcn'
sion-Mrs. r. Il. Hamill, Mrs. JOIN
II Lees. Mrs. James Mulholland. Norman
Chegwidden.
Sunday school committee-AlfreC
Congdon. Roderick. Cameron. S. Il
Il Richards. Mrs. John Lees.
II Committee on tracts-Mss May So
hey. Miss Jennie Cox. Miss Ethel Cam
eron, Milton Congdon.
Educational commtitce-Miss Lotti
Woolcox. Mrs. q. III. Roberts, Mrs
Donald Mcdonald. II. T.. Johnson.
Frccdman's Aid society committee
Mrs. George Warne. Mrs. @. $. Arm
strong. Mary Tamblyn and Edna Har
ny.
Church Records COMMUNICATION
Lees, Donald Mcdonald. q. $. Arm
strong.
Il Parsonage and church furniture
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HANCOCK READY
FOR BIG WEEK
WoRKMEN AT PARK WILL HAVE
EVERYTHING PREPARED FOR
I. HOME COMING cELE.
BRATlON.

ON Monday next, the Jong anticipat.
cd weeks celebration of the nftictl
anniversary of the founding of Han.
cock viii open. The gates of the city
park win be thrown ajar for the re.
ception of what Is confidently expected
VIII be the grandest festival ana dem
onstration ever held in the upper pen-
insula. on that day
The past three months have been
anxious ones for the committee which
took upon It's shoulders the burden of
arranging the details of this big cele.
bration, the immensely of which and
the difficulties involved in carrying out
the plans on the large scale proposed
being scarcely realized at the outset
In spite of the many obstacles and
troubles that have arisen the sue
cessful realization of the project is
now assured, barring only the furnish
ing uf suitable weather by the wealth
er bureau
Driving Park Transformed
AZ the very outset il was found that
to accomplish anything at All adequate
IL was necessary To engage someone
with experience i'm handling such ar
fairs, and in j. Frank quinn of Grand
Rapids, such a manager was found.
Mr.. quinn has had absolute charge OF
the arrangement of practically every
detail. and with his able lieutenants,
Stanley Brothers. has transformed the
driving park into n big exposition
field, with a score or so of uniquely
designed theaters. an immense Ger
man village. an open air stage for the
Temple of Tableau. with liberalty OF
electrical illumination and decorations
that will make the celebration feast
of color and brilliancy.
City Beautifully Decorated.
Merchants of the city have We'd with
each other in identifying their places
Of business. and since Thursday forces
If decorators have been kept busy
draping the National colors into or
namental designs on the falcades of
Iozcns of store buildings and business
blocks, while others have utilized the
high school colors. yellow and red, in
their decorative schemes.
The decorations as being put up
with a view to their remaining there
ali the week. on some former occa-
sions trouble has been experienced
because OF the tearing down or de-
stroying of flags and decorations by
thoughtless or willfully malicious per
sons. Chairman Rogers of the home
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MORE HOME. coMERs.

Among yesterday arrivals Of former
residents returning for next weeks
celebration are the following. NJ &
Green ANA sons, Simpson and samuel
Of Detroit; Mr.. and Mrs. John Lauei
Of Mansfield, Ohio; Daniel Harring-
ton of Cincinnati and Mrs. W. G.
Stern Of Cleveland ana children who
will arrive tomorrow for a visit with
Mrs. Stems parents. Mr. and Mrs
Jacob, Baer.
William Harry Of Detroit, a former
prominent Hancock business man ar
rived here yesterday; Angus Mcdonald
of Bowlder, Colo. is the guest OF
Richard Barkell, coming mere from
lshremlng. where ne mas been visit
ing for a month past.