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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
FOR GOOD WILL FARM.
Much Preserved Fruit is Donated BY
Nsgaunee Women.


Mrs. Walker. OF Good WIN Farm
Houghton. was in the city this weel,
and viii be here again in the near
future 70 arrange for the packing and
shipment OF the preserves that Ne
gaunee women have promised FOR the
Good VIII pantry shelves this winter.
says the Negaunee Herald. Many
members OF the Ladies' Auxiliaries Of
the Hibernian and Forester lodges and
OF the Episcopal and Methodist church,
IS have pledged contributions of jar
OF fruit apiece. Mrs Walker is very
grateful for these prospective contri-
buttons. but she also wishes IL under
stood that donations are not restricted
TO members of these organizations. Jars
of fruit which may come from other
organizations or individuals will be
just as welcome and IL may be readily
imagined that use can be made OF Just
as many cans or jars as Negaunee
women feel they can donate. Those
who are 20 contribute are asked 10
leave their donations at J. II. Saw
bridges store on or before October
27th. as Mrs Walker plans 10 get
them packed and shipped shortly after
that date. At the conclusion OF her
business visit in Negaunee Mrs. Walk
sr went TO Marquette TO get a baby
which was TO be taken to Good VIII
Farm.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
Weather Conditions

Hlsh pressure persists throughout
the United states and fair cool wealth
er Is general this morning. Killing frost
~ reported as far south as Dodge CITY
Kansas, and freezing temperature a,
Duluth and at practically all stations in
the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains
Snow is falling at Duluth this morning
and snow nurries have occurred dur
ing the past "a hours at some stations
In the Dakotas. Light rains continued
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
RETURN FROM MINNESOTA.
Messrs. caIverley, Pryor, orrison and
johnson Enjoyed Huntina Trip.

SS'HSoU enjoyed running Trip.
W. ID. Calverley. J. {. Pryor. John
Orrison and f. d. Johnson returned
yesterday from a hunting trip to Min
nesota. They also visited in Duluth
and the Duluth Herald has this 10 say
relative to the visit Of the donor of the
Calverley golf trophy:
BIZ Calverley the donor Of the IA
nous Calverley cup that has been play
ed for during the past two years by
the golf teams OF the Northland club
OF this city and the Portage Lake
Golf club, is a guest Of the Spalding
That Gun has given Houghton a lot
of advertising" said Mr.. Calverley. 1T
has also promoted a friendly interest
between the business men of the two
cities. 1t is the fair play Of the golf
game that appeals to me. / expect
that the Gun will come into the per-
manent possession Of the Duluth play-
ers, but after that Thomas +. Cole has
promised to put mp a cup that viii
continue the series between the two
clubs"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
How an Ostrich Shows Temper.

When annoyed or angered by the ap-
proach of a human being. says writ
er in the Strand Magazine. the male
ostrich slightly arches his neck, and.
drawing in big breath. he blows out
his neck and issues a three note de-
fiance C'bo-bo-bo-o-n'D. 1t is in the
last prolonged note that his neck
swells out so abnormally. The hen
bird never drums" as the natives
term II. though l have heard Of one
that tried very hard to ape the male,
but the result was CHASTITY failure.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
DIES IN DETROIT.

The remains OF Will Davis, aged %
formerly a resident of Houghton, are
expected here tomorrow for interment.
Mr.. Davis died in Detroit Thursday
might Of typhoid fever after an illness
Of six days He left here about two
months ago on the tug James Reid, go
ing 10 Sarnia and later 20 Detroit. The
deceased was a son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Davis OF Houghton. who sur
wives. together with the sisters. Mrs.
George Schultz and Miss Lizzie Reid.
both of Houghton.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
JUST TO MAKE SURE.
The Scheme Looked Good, but the Old
Man Lacked Confidence.


Man Lacked Confidence.
Living on a plantation fifty or sixty
miles out of New Orleans is an old
poker playing. chicken fighting, horse
racing sportsman, who Is always will
ing to gamble on anything and who
isn't averse TO gamble even when he
has shade the better of it. Not long
ago a professional gambler came to
him and said, Squire, you know that
Phillips man who used to play cards
on the riverT'
IL do"
well, he's showed I'D here with a
lot OF money. Now, I've got a scheme
to get that money"
go on; you interest me-"
"Well. I'll get him down here, and
well pot him into a game of poker
just the two of us and him. Then I'll
cold deck him. you'll get the money,
and well divide"
How do you propose to do that.
sonf'
why, I'll deal him four queens, ana
I'll deal you four kings. and he'll bet
oil the money he has. All you've got
to do Is to bet against him. show your
four kings when he's through, and
Wen split the pile"
you mean you'll deal him four
queens and deal me four kings out OF
n cold deckY
that's It."
All right, son, all right. But when
you are dealin' them four kings to me
just deal me one ace also for sort OF
confidence CARD Saturday Evening
Post.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21

yesterday or last night on the Middl,
Atlantic Coast and also over a mar
row strip extending southwestwart
from the Lower Lakes TO Texas. A
storm OF moderate intensity, centra
over saskatchewan, is causing warmer
weather in the Canadian Northwest
There viii be some cloudiness I'm this
vicinity during the next SO hours: lit
tie IL any precipitation is indicated
however. The wind will be moderate
west, shifting to south.
II. b. CowDRICK.
Official In Charge.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21

In "a northeastorIy direction at rate
of about one-fourth mile an hour. He
could not discover any name on it and
said that he did not consider il nee
essarily menace to navigation. The
floating cabin may have been the same
object seen by Capt. Brown Of the vi
dette on oct. 10. He sent 10 Mr.. Oar
ling a report Of having sighted part
of boiler house painted white. pre-
sumably from the Hopkins.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
GETS ON NERVES
OF THE SAILORS
pERELIcT HOPKINS is THE ely
ING DUTcHMAN OF LAKE
SUPERIoR-cAN'T
BE FOUND.

The derelict Hopkins, "the Fiying
Dutchman OF Lake superior" is get.
ting on the nerves" OF navigators.
The Hopkins not only refuses 10 D.,
found. but persists in hobbing up 90
sight of passing steamers which are
unable 20 tow her IN. So far she has
successfully eluded her pursuers and
from all that could be learned today
she is stu afoat in the vessel course
between Weweenaw Point and Ia
Pointe. says the Duluth Herald
Capt Brown Of the government
yacht vldette attempted TO look FOR her
yesterday IN the vicinity where she was
reported 90 have been seen by capt.
Bailey Of the steamer w. +. Corey but
turned back on account Of the heavy
sea which was rolling. The United
States Training ship Gopher is out to-
day with the Vidette looking for the
wreck. Capt Guy +. Eaton Of the
Gopher stated before he left the har-
Dor that he did not intend TO return
until the wreck had been either sunk
or towed ia.
J. Fl. Darling OF the United States
engineers office today tried 20 get in
20 communication with some of the
officers or directors of the Lake Car
rier's association. TO ascertain If the
association would give the war de-
partment assistance IN removing this
dangerous wreck from the course OF
navigation. Up 20 a late hour this
afternoon, Mr. Darling had not OBJ
tanned anything definite in the way OF
information as TO what the Lake Car
riers would DO in the matter.
The Hopkins was abandoned o. -cI
2 her crew in a sensational rescue be-
ing taken 20 Ashland by the steamer
Dinkey. The ship was sighted on oct.
by the Barth on oct. 9 by the Stad-
aconna, on oct 10 by the Winnipeg
and on Oct. Il by the Corey. Between
oct. Is and rs. the Gopher the vidette /.
and several tugs patroHed the lake /
between the Apostles and Ontonagon. /
the Vidette with orders TO tow the I.
wreck 20 shelter the tugs after several I
thousand dollars salvage. Wreckage I
was found but no trace Of the hull was [
run across. As last sighted by the
Corey, It constituted a very serious
menace 20 navigation and would send 4
TO the bottom any boat that might
strike IT. Lake captains say that the
wreck could not be- seen in time at
night TO avoid a collision
Capt. Albert Swenson OF the local
photographic office today received
word from Capt. John Tower OF the
steamer James II. Reed Of the Pitts
burg Steamship company fleet stating
that a floating cabin. painted white {
and green. presumably from the dere- ,
lict Hopkins had been sighted by him c
nj 2:15 o'clock on the afternoon Of s
Oct. IS on the vessel course between q
La Pointe and Keweenaw Point. about +
twenty-five miles west of Portage ca Ia
nal, So miles from La Poiute and as d
miles from Eagle River The cabin m
emerged about four feet above the wa %
er, said Capt. Tower and was floating s.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
SOLDIERS ATHLETIC ASSN.

The athletic association of Company
G was reorganized for the season on
Thursday evening by the election of
the following officers: President, Earl
sullivan; vice president, Phil PEN
berthy; secretary, Philip Carroll;
treasurer Ray Lewis. Al Anderson was
elected manager of the football team
and an effort will be made to arrange
for a match with the Hancock Naval
Reserves on Thanksgiving Day.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
Young Nature Faker.

A small boy recently became the
proud possessor of a donkey which
was not very young or a fine-looking
animal One day the lad was enjoy.
Ing a ride on its back when the min.
lister of the parish met him. Halo.
sonny!" said the minister. Quite a
rare beast you have therel" "Yes."
replied the boy. but ! suppose there
are a great many of 'em In the theo-
logical gardensi"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
WILL DAVIS PASSES AWAY.

Word has been received in Houghtor
announcing the death of William =
Davis, aged 22, a former resident of
Houghton. which occurred at Detroit
Thursday, after a few weeks illness
with typhoid. Mr.. Davis left Houghton
on the tug Reid about two months ago,
going first To Sarnia and later to De-
troit. Besides his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Davis Of Houghton, the
decedent leaves two sisters, Mrs. Geo.
Shut and Miss Lizzie both OF Hough-
ton. The remains will be brought to
Houghton for interment.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
FIshermen,s sunerstI,Ior

To mention the word rabbits" on
BOARD Cornish fishing smack
arouses the ire of the crew. Should
the hated word be uttered as the
boat Is leaving the harbor on a pilch.
ara expedition. the speaker would
stand fair chance of being hurled
overheard. The mere mention OF
rabbits" destroys all chances of a
catch. Mail.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21

II. 70 an which will require about thir-
~ tons of rock. The bids viii be for
Warded TO Engineer skunk at Duluth,
by whom the contract will be award
ca. The tug Circle was az the canal
yesterday preparing Tor the storage
OF the rock 10 be used in the work.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
WEEDS AN ALBANY GIRL.

Houghton friends have been advis-
ed of the marriage at Albany, N Y,
on Wednesday Of DIR. Robert c. Hunt,
son of John p. Hunt Of Houghton and
Miss Anna w. Finn Of that city. The
ceremony was a very pretty one and
occurred at the home Of the brides
sister.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
Married in Evening Of LIfe.

Mr.. James Thomas Wells, aged 70
was married at ST. Johns church,
Ealing. England, the other day to
Mrs. Emma Coster, aged II. The
couple were sweethearts in their
youth, but their engagement was
broken off. Each married and
brought up a large family. They met
again some time ago. and. both being
free. decided to marry.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
His Achievements.

after ! am gone" he complained,
people will begin to notice what
have done"
"Well," his wife sadly replied. III
they do 1t won't take them long,
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
Favor Death Penalty
omcial in Charge.

popular vote on the question,
Are you in favor OF the death pen
alty?" conducted by a Partisan paper,
resulted three to one in favor of
Yes"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
Shrewd wopoap

Howard-I can't get my wife to pay
her bills by check. Edward-Why not?
Howard-She says that she won't have
the horrid bank people know what
everything costs her.-Judge.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21

A large buck was shipped from
Houghton yesterday to Detroit by
James w. Potter who shot the animal
near Beacon Hin.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21
Foreeasts nm z p nal sn.L

Local Office U. S. Weather Buroap
Houghton. Mich oct q. 1911.
Forecasts Till 7 P. M. Sunday.
Copper Country. Fair tonight and
Sunday
Upper Michigan: Generally fair to-
night and Sunday.
Lake superior: Moderate west, SHIFT
ing 10 south winds.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21

inc British mint recently turned
OUT It's first square coins-five-ce cent
nickel bronze. pieces for use In Cey-
Ion.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-21

Such help as we can give each other
in this world Is debt we owe each
other.-Ruskin.
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REPAIRS TO eREAkWATER.
BIDS for Work to Be Opened Today at
Office OF Enuineer

Bids for repair work to the west
oreakwater at the canal will be opened
today at the office of L. S. Junior En-
glheer George II. Banks in Houghton.
me west breakwater was found some
time ago to have "A number of holes i'm
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01

days, and send him on the river! Yes
he would tote fair" with Bill and give
him a big share. if Bill would only work
Two days later Bill, plainly driven by
hunger, appeared with two sacks OF
Shells :
In an absent-minded way the merchant
weighed OUT and then suddenly asked
Bill II he would go Appearing" Bill
was not at all eager, but showing the
samples and quoting the increased prices
won him over and he promised to CO. The
next wonder to Bills industry during the
next three months was his marvellous
luck in finding pearls.
OF all sizes and colors. the amber pre-
dominating. they seemed to flock to his
boat. but Bill explained it on purely
scientific grounds. The pearl was, in
fact. a disease. a something in the mussel
that did not belong there: any man VINO
could pick out sick mussels could find
pearls. He reaped his harvest by confin-
ing his attention to the invalids. Like
most honest, ignorant men. Bill was
afraid Of banks and checks, and collected
cash on every trip.
When he had drawn $500 he made a
trip down the river and did not return
Alarmed at his long absence. the Augusta
shell man finally wrote to a dealer in the
same line at a neighboring town, making
inquiries The answer was not comfort
ing. Honest Bill? Why. he left here a
week ago with his partner that New
York pearl buyer. He sold me $1,000
worth of them pearls they made by melt
ing different colored glass and cooling the
drops as is done with lead in making
shot. What did he sting you for?'
Many citizens do not know that the
first gold found in the United States was
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01

! on the eastern slope Of the Unaka Noun
tains in North Carolina, but such is the
fact, and the find looked so promising at
one time that a government mint was
established at Charlotte, in that State, to
coin the output Tho gold gave out, how
ever. and the mint was removed to New
Orleans. Along in 1906 some persons
from near the old mines found few
grains of gold in the sand dredged from
the bottom Of the stream.
Some progressive genius heard Of this
and started 'dredge mining" on the
stream and the CRATER came also. The
method was OF the simplest. With a
suction pipe let down to the bottom and
in a centrifugal pump. the gold-bearing
detritius was brought to the surface in q
steady stream. .'
Even the conservative Scientific Ameri-
can spoke editorially Of the new depart
ure and limited at ultimate success. But,
was large. the boats, with one exception,
were not making expenses. The excep-
ton was a small boat run by two men
who kept their own counsel, but sacked
the dust Any one watching the dis
charge pipe Of their dredge was sure to
see flashes of gold like shooting stars
cleaning in the stream Of sand.
They never spoke OF their success, nor
discussed business with any one. and
never offered their plant for sale. One
day a speculator stood and watched the
pipe with giistening eyes. When the
machinery was stopped to splice a
sprocket chain he came aboard with
overtures for purchase. Yes, they had
a good thing and knew it. but they would
SELL Their right" embraced one mile
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01

none but the most discourag1ng results.
Glass veins and soft lime" spots are the
bane of the litographer, and. as he said
to himself: IF I dress one Of the dog
goned things out I dress another in
Yet he could not disappoint the old man
by telling him the truth. Once, after
receiving q particularly urgent letter
from the general. he was absent from
the quarry four days. His return seemed
to change the luck, for in four days more
he had as fine a specimen, two feet by
four, as one would wish to see. FlawlesS
and perfect, dressed to a mirror finish,
it was indeed thing of beauty when ex-
hibited to q group Of capitalists in the
generals parlor.
A few days later the general. with some
members Of the embryo company, visited
the quarry" The drive from the. Ar
kansas station was long and rough. The
marble cutter had, unfortunately. hired
very slow team. Still. there was enough
daylight left for them to see about ten
acres Of quarry teeming with slabs Of un-
cut stone. Near the center Of the tract
the driver got down from the hack and.
picking up a piece of rough stone, re-
marked: Here is an undreSsed sample to
take home with you.'
When the company was formed and
the general accepted $1,000 cash and $60-
900 stock for his holding, the supcrin-
tendent resigned and moved to Indiana
In response to q letter from the general
asking advice as to the best mode of pro-
cedure in working the quarry, he wrote
as follows:
Dear General: You fed dad during the
war and owed you a favor. Don't pro-
ceed with the quarry. / got that dressed
sample in st. Louis; the rough ono In
Louisville"
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01

, that informed him that he was expert
and buyer of pearls for Tiffany & Co.,
New York City. The merchant timidly in
formed his visitor that he had no pearls
worth speaking off, just a few that he
had taken from customers that had fallen
behind on their winter supply bills. He
modestly displayed his little stock and
nearly tainted when the expert put a
price on them four times greater than
he had ever hoped for.
Did the stranger want them at that
price? Yes: he wanted them. and a mil
lion more, but just now he wanted some
discreet man who could hold his tongue
to watch the river and buy everything in
sight Every ninety days he would come
around. take up the pearls. and settle.
He expected to pay good prices and mo-
nopolize the trade
The amber pearl was the coming leader
in the trade. he said. These were almost
priceless. and he wanted all he could get.
He left few samples to guide the buyer,
samples he valued at thousands, -
boarded his motor boat, and disappeared
down stream. His haste was not so
great, however. but that he took time to
stop at river pearl camp. In fact. he
remained overnight. and till the wee
small hours" seemed to be giving his
host instructions in some mystic rites.
The shell-buyer merchant realized that
tardy fortune had at last knocked loudly
at his door. and was duly thankful. He
congratulated himself that he had not
told his visitor of one Of his customers.
a chronic debtor, who had several OF
those amber pearls, and did not know
that they had any value.
If he could only find Honest BILL
relieve him of the hookworm for ninety
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01

observation q tiny stream Of dust was
allowed to trickle down and mingle with
the discharge.
The boss" stood in helpless amaze
ment for ten seconds, then gathered a
few grains of dust that still adhered to
the valve, looked at them narrowly.
tasted one, and with the words. Copper
filings. by Heck!' strode of the boat.
One Of the best graft stunts ever
pulled on was SO involved with gratitude
to regard it as forgivable. AS a success
full piece Of graft it is in a class by it.
self. as the chief beneficiary had no
no knowledge of the graft end of it,
A certain officer in the Confederate
army came home to find himself land
poor and worse, for he was burdened
with 1000 acres of worse than poor land
in the middle of Tennessee. He also had
the title to 40 acres in the hills Of Ar
kansas, but this possession was but a
small fly in the ointment.
Years afterward. when he was an old
man. the manganese excitement rose
near his Arkansas holding. an in explor-
ing it something very like lithographic
rock was found. At that time Geographic
rock was one Of the most valuable min
to 30 cents a pound. owing to the size
Of the ''clear slabs" On hearing of the
probable find" on his land. the general,
still hopeful as a Mulberry Sellers, sent
a local marble cutter to exploit the prop
erty, and also a letter to a New York
friend urging the formation of stock
company to work 1t.
The marble cutter hired some natives
whom he worked faithfully, but with
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01

Undoubtedly, the first pearls found in
the Southwest were those taken from a
catch Of mussels from White River. at
the mouth Of Rocky Bayou. early in 1890
Like all other industries where the re-
of all proportion to the labor involved,
the Arkansas and Missouri pearling
grounds have been fertile fields for
graft
When ''pearling'' had grown into a reg
ular industry, pearl button factories were
moved into the territory and buyers
ranged the river purchasing the shells by
the ton. But i. was slow work; too many
Of the 'pearlers' were infected with the
hookworm to ever get that amount to-
gether singly. and they would not work
IN concert. To meet these conditions the
factories arranged with merchants in the
river towns to buy up shells in the guam
titles offered until a carload was accu-
mulated, when a buyer would call and
take them up.
or course, every merchant handling the
shells was soon dabbling in pearls. and
the pearl CRATER found the harvest ripe
unto the sickle.
While there was a ..shorn lamb in
every town from Cotter to Clarendon
and even up Little River to Hiram. the
modus operandi of one will do for ALL
Comes one day at the opening of the
pearl season to a shell merchant in an
Arkansas town man who in wearing
apparel, actions. and appearance showed
business and eXhaled business from every
pore.
At the first opportunity to do so pri-
Vateiy, he handed the shell buyer a card