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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-25
FAIR EXHIBITS
BEING PLACED
NUMEROUS DISPLAYS RECEIVED
TO-DAY FROM EXHIBITORS AT
COPPER COUNTRY FAIR,
OPENING TOMORROW.

Displays Of ev6ery description. OF
tered Cor competition al the Cope
Country Fair arrived In large quanu-
ties yesterday and were disuia tied
throughout rrN various departments Ia
the Amphidrome and surrounding
grounds TODAY. IN is now rush and
hustle len Oh, bia 5uUjjne c. nrng ar-
der aua system oul of the chaos now
in evidence, and 20 set eten .lng
ready for the ou,uing tomorrow +
ternoon OF the ninth annual copper
Country Fair The booths OF one sew
Cral firms that have taken Space have
been erected and are beiu. fDcorated
and filed with displays, and The Sec
tons for the exhibition of domestic
work art, needlework, cooking, fruits
flowers gr2ins, vegetables. etc, wore
Compl yesterday and today are re-
Cciyiug TIER allotted exhibits.
Booths have been secured by fifteen
business firms of Houghtou and Han
cock. and i'm the decorating of them
there viii bc n friendly rivalry in COM
petition for the prize offered by the
fair association as an incentive To the
exercise OF originality and taste in ar
ranging displays. The firms having
booths arc Roach & Sceber, Houghton
County Electric Light Company, yell
low Front store. Grimm Brothers,
BARK River Ridge CompaI. Howard
Shea, Steve Rickard. Presbyterian
ladies. Baptist ladies. Twentieth Cen
fury Studio, Lakeside Floral Company,
Markham Candy Company. Houghton
County Tuberculosis ASS. lion,
Bell and Nicholson and NJ. Van ralen
x Company. The dining room alu be
in chorge Of the ladies Of Trinity
church.
The first exhibits for the fair ar
rived on Saturday and were entered
by Bland HoLJnen, of the otter Lake
district The entry consists OF a mis-
ccllaneous assortment of vegetables
and some apples, all grown by the
Hononen boy and his younger brother
mother OF whom is over ten years Of
a0e.
The school corn contest and the
per peninsula oranges are expected TO
prove two Of the most notable features
Of the fair and TO have an iwportau,
influence in promoting upper PENN
sula agriculture
The special attractions provided by
the management are OF the best, with
the Glenn Curtiss hydro-acroplane as
the star feature, and the FARRELL sis
tiers, Captain Treats Arctic Seals,
Ramzo and Arno and the motor boat
races, and music by the Calumet q
HScla and Quincy bands as additional
strong drawing cards. ftrr thing Of !
fered in every department eIu boa on n !
seal, not excelled by any a-rl ultural !
fair TO be held this year In al Auchi-
gan.
Hydro Aeroplane Here.
The Curtiss h-dro-acroplane. which |
il TO make DALI flights durius the fair |
at Hou-r IL his week, arrived here |
yesterday from Chicago. in charge Of !
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DIED AT HOUGHTON.

Frank st. Amour, aged As years died
Saturday at his home i'm East Hough-
ton after long illness. He was n
native of Canada and formerly farm
er but for several years past he has
been kept from active employment by
Illness. He is survived by his wife and
two children. The funeral will BE
held Tuesday morning from st. Igna-
thus church and interment will be at
Forest Hill cemetery.
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LONG CASE SETTLED.
Suit Of Drake Coal Co. Versus Joseph
Croze Disposed OF.


The suit of the Drake Coal Company
of Cleveland, o.. against Joseph Croze
of Houghton, which has been before
the courts since January 1908, was set
tied this morning, without going to the
jury, for 81 500 in favor of the plain
tiff The suit was brought To recover
balance of $l,7i3.SO claimed to he
due on a cargo of four thousand tons
of Massillon coal shipped to Portage
Lake I'm June. 1902, against which
counter claims were made by Mr..
Croze.
The case has been tried three times
before the local circuit court and has
been appealed to the supreme court
that many times. and its settlement
this morning will have the effect of
disposing of it permanently.
This was the last of the jury trials
on the docket for the present term of
circuit court, and upon its being set
tied the jury were excused for the
term. Trials by court and chancery
cases will now be taken up.
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mand it. In fact since the beginning
OF the year five accounts in the Emil
grants Saving bank alone. which had
been untouched for from twenty five To
thirty years, suddenly became active"
through the owners, who had not been
seen nor heard from i'm that long per-
iod reappearing at the bank. Some of
these dormant accounts are more than
seventy years old; none is less than
twenty two, and what to do with such
deposits has been a puzzle ever since
savings banks were first established
in this city more than eighty-three
years ago.-New York Tribune
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FORMER oNToNAGoN GIRL.

Word has been received announcing
the death of Miss Nellie f. Russell,
who was born in Ontonagon, and who
served as a missionary i'm China, UNI
der the direction of the Congregation
al church Miss Russell was a niece
of the late Capt Daniel Beaser of on
tonagon. and her only surviving rela-
tive is William Russell, a brother, who
resides In Gogebic county. Her death
occurred recently in the Flowery King
dom, where she went through the
Boxer outbreak several years ago.
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RAILROAD OFFICIALS.
Return From Attending Convention Of
General Passenger Agents.

X. r. McKocver, vice president and
railroad. and +. II. Bolles. general pas
sengcr aegnt, returned on Saturday
from st. Paul. where they attended the
convention of General Passenger
Agents Of the United states. George
w. Hibbard, formerly of the South
Shore. later of the Mexican National
and now passenger agent for the Puget
Sound lire, passed through Houghton
en- route from Duluth to Marquette.
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the new building.
The structure is one of the finest
and handsomest business structures
erected in Houghton in recent years
IL is so by 100 feet in ground dimen-
sions, with a large warehouse i'm the
rear, facing on the lake front, so by 116
feet. Both buildings are of brick and
steel, and are connected by rein
forced concrete bridge spanning the di-
viding alley.
The firm does a large business i'm
mine supplies as well as general hard
ware The concern was established
in Houghton eleven years ago, as a
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-25
BOWLING ALLEYS TO OPEN.

The Dee bowling alleys will be open
ed for the season about october /, and
arrangements will be made for fire.
quent matches with other teams of the
county. The project for "A county
league, which was suggested last week,
meets with local favor and it is be-
lieved would prove a great success and
stimulate interest in the sport among
the teams of the county.
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DEGREE OF HONOR.

Mrs. Mclean Of Ontonagon. deputy
organizer for the Degree of Honor In
the upper peninsula. has returned from
IroDwood where she attended district
convention last week, and read n very
interesting paper on the work I'm the
upper peninsula. There are fourteen
branches of the order in the upper
peninsula, of which several are in the
copper country
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Acting omcial in Charge.

China has no criminal lawyers. In
theory the accused is already guilty,
reversing the presumption of western
courts of Justice The Chinese mag
istrate discharges double function,
being prosecutor as well as Judge.
witnesses are sworn on a bleeding
cocks head. newly chopped from its
body.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-25

Washington and the adjoining Cana
dian provinces, and heavy frost was
reported from wellington. North Dako-
Ia this morning. Low pressure covers
the entire Pacific Coast this morning
and generally cloudy weather and
moderate temperatures prevail through
out the section. Cloudy weather will
continue in this section during the next
SO hours. The winds will be light to
moderate north and northeast.
G. o. TUCKER,
Acting OfIlcial In Charge.
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Local office u. S. Weather Bureau
Mich. Sept. %, 1911.
Forecast Till 7 p. M. tuesday:

Copper Country: Probably cloudy
tonight and Tuesday. Frost Tuesday
II weather clears.
Upper Michigan: Probably cloudy
tonight and Tuesday frost Tuesday
If weather clears.
Lake Superior:' Light to moderate
north and northeast winds.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-25

More than $1,OOO,OOO is lying in the
savings banks of New York city i'm
what banking people call dormant ac-
counts'-that is. accounts to which no.
thing has been added and from which
nothing has been withdrawn for many
years. But the depositor i'm each case
is liable to appear any day and de-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-25
LICENSES TO WE'D.

Marriage licenses have been issued
to John Swatkowski and Annie Krusz-
ka OF Swedetown; George Curry and
Elsie Paridee Of Laurium Edward
Karvela, Allouez. and Annie Ola, Mo-
hawk; and to Giuseppe Gomba and
Antonio Javello Of Baltic.
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Weather Conditions.

a high pressure area covers the
Western Iafe Region and the Dako-
tas this morning and is causing gen
orally fair weather and moderately
low temperatures In that section
Showers were quite general along the
SOUTH Atlantic and Gulf Coasts durine
the past "a hours. Freezing tempera-
lures occurred last night in Montana
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-25
is HANDSOME STRUCTURE.
New Swift Building To Be Ready for
Occupancy in Few DAYS.

The new building OF the I. Il. Swift
company. wholesale and retail hard-
ware dealers, is rapidly nearing COM
pletion, the plate glass front being
now placed in position and the interior
finishing given the final touches. The
building is being erected by Contractor
j. j. Michaels for the Swift company.
which on or about october / will re-
move their stock of goods from their
present quarters in the Sheldon Cal
vcrlcy building on Sholden street to
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-25
HERE AND THERE.


John ID. Rockefeller is not satisfied
with the action of the county commits
sioncrs ignoring the protest of his at
torney against the valuation placed up
on his beautiful Forest Hill estate i'm
Cleveland and will appeal to the state
tax commission. Mr. Rockerfeller's at
tQrney sought to have the $954,O43 val
uation reduced to $539,3S
South Bend, Ind, rejoices in n pub
lie market, where producers meet con-
sumers face to face. In n recent spe-
cial to the indianapolis News 1t sent
out Joyous chortle over the reduc-
ton I'm the cost of chickens, potatoes,
tomatoes and other farm products of
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FEW FOR NOVEMBER TERM.
Light List of Applications for Admis-
sion to Citizenship.


There will be a very light list of APP
plications of aliens for admission to
citizenship to be acted upon at the No
vcmber term of court The filing of
applications for this term has ceased
and there are only twenty-one names
on the lists posted by the county clerk,
OF these there are from Finland, 10;
Ireland, 4; England, ,; Italy, Canada
and Austria, 1 each.
Applications are now being filed for
consideration at the January term new
names posted this morning being those
of Henry Carlson, Trimountain. born
Sweden. arrived New York March. 1892,
and Adolph Rasmussen, IIoughton,
born Denmark, entered at New York
May 1903.
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branch OF the Ishpeming store, which
had been established in the latter place
for over twenty years previously. Az
ter one years business 1t was seen
that the copper country afforded a bet
ter field than Ishpeming and the bust
ness at the latter city was abandoned.
the store here, and building up grad
ually business that has now reached
exceedingly large proportions, necessi-
tating the spacious quarters that the
now buildings afford. The plans for
the structures were made by Mas
Brothers, architects, of Houghton.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-25

If we are in favor of war as the only
means of settling questions of import
ance between countries, then let us re-
cognize it as a principle and decline
all arbitration, but If we are really in
favor of arbitration as a means of
avoiding war, then why should he not
be willing to submit to impartial men
the decision upon question rather
than to leave it TO the result Of
bloody battle, in which, with a fair
cause, we may be beaten, or, with an
unjust cause, we may conquer?-Pres-
ident Taft.
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Traffic Manager Here.

IratiiC Manager IL. l.. Burke or the
Chicago and Duluth line visited his
brother, r. :. Burke, local agent in
IIoughton on Saturday afternoon, en-
route home To Chicago from a visit to
st. Paul and Duluth. Mr.. Burke was
accompanied by his wife. MIR. Burke
stated that the business OF the com
pany had been phenomenal, at least
Ave persons being turned away for each
one furnished with passage and ac-
commodations on the steamer Mime
sofa.
Mr.. Burke stated that the contract
for the new boat which is proposed for
the run between Chicago and Duluth
i'm addition 10 the Minnesota. has not
been yet let and that there would be
a delay of several weeks before any
decision s arrived at.
The steamer Minnesota win continue
to run until the season is ended, the
vessel conducting principally a freight
business. although it will be i'm posi-
ton 20 handle any passengers that
wish TO make the journey. Besides
the latter boa 'he company operates
the freighter NUuokahda and Mime
tonka, formerly the Gratwick and the
Alva. THE Minnesota was i'm port yes
terday morning westbound.
The Juniata of the Anchor line called
at Houghton last evening. westbound.
The freighter Allegheny Of the Anchor
line was here this morning with freight
for local docks, bringing about 500
tons, I'd the Mlnnetahta. formerly the
Cratvi,4S of the Chicago line also
brought consignments. Agent Berglund
% the Anchor line reports that freight
business is picking up and the con-
sicpmcn.s viii probably be large until
r. ''sation closes
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Properly Punished.

II refuse to pay. II do. hope
my arms will drop on" declared
man recently when summoned by the
Stourbridge (Eng) Guardians for de-
clining TO pay Is week towards the
maintenance of his mother. A start
ling sequel to his oath occurred the
other day when he became paralyzed.
and lost the use Of both his arms.
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anywhere from IS TO so per cent. from
prices charged by retailers who had to
buy from middlemen, commission mer-
chants and jobbers. who stood be-
tween the farmer and the city dweller.
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REVENUE CUTTERS VISIT.
Steamer Tusoarora In Port Saturday
on Inspection.

The revenue cutter Tuscarora visited
Houghton Saturday afternoon on its
regular annual inspection of the dis
trict. The ship is this year in charge
OF Captain j. c. Cantwell, transferred
from Norfolk, Va, 10 succeed Captain
Perry who is now on the Alaska sta
ton. Captain Cantwell made a trip
through Portage Lake in 1883, and this
is his inst visit since that voyage
made twenty eight years ago.
The duty Of the Tuscarora is to see
that vessels of all kinds comply with
the marine regulations relative to
safeguarding lives and property and
while the ship was here boarding par
ties visited all the vessels in Portage
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-01

Preside, Tex, Jan 3L-Outgeneraled
and defeated with more than ono hum
dred soldiers killed in battle, the forces
Of General Luque are divided and
cooped up in the towns OF Ojinaga and
Cuchtllio Parade
General LuQue. with less than one
hundred men, occupies Ojtnaga and
Coz. Dorantas, with about two hundred
cavalry, 10 at Cuchfllio Parade. The
rebels occupy every road leading into
both towns and viii not permit pro-
visions or forage to be carried in. From
several points come reports that the
scattered bands OF insurrectos are
gathering for a simultaneous assault
on both federal strongholds. Last night
the camp fires Of the insurrectos were
visible from Preside. The rebels could
be seen patrolling the roads within five
miles Of Ojinaga across the river from
this place =.
The Assoctated Press correspondent
interviewed Jose de LaCruz Sanchez
last night
I'VE could take OjinaSa at any time. "
Ihe said. We have delayed the attack
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-01

Escamoia county yesterday polled the
largest vote in her history. and at the
same time gave the largest vote to W.
A. Blount ever received by candidate
for any Office in the county. OF 3.006
votes cast he received 2.756, Mr.. Bryan
getting exactly $50. thus leaving Mr..
Blount with majority Of over $500
votes in his home county, a high
tribute to the esteem in which he is
held by those who know him.
From early morning until the minute
the pc,ls closed automobiles and We
htcles Of all kinds and descriptions
were in use. and workers who were
confident Of success toiled unceasingiy
until the polls closed in the hope Of
getting out a banner vote-and thay
succeeded in a very decisive manner.
Three more precincts. McKinonvtlle.
Kramer's Gin and Bratt's. are yet to
be heard from. and these viii likely In
crease Mr.. Blounts majority to 1900.
A HEAVIER VOTE
The vote polled in yesterdays sena-
torial primary reflected the interest the
people OF Escambia had In the election.
for the vote polled. S006, was much
larger by several hundred than that
polled in the first primary and this was
q record breaker in the history OF the
county until yesterday. Mr.. Blount's
vote increased about ESQ. while Mr..
Bryan made gain Of about Is voteA
There was only one precinct in the
entire county which Mr.. Bryan carried
and that was Century, which gave him
43 votes against Mr.. Blount's %.
CROWDS ENTHUSIASTIC.
Immense crowds gathered at the
Blount headquarters at the corner Of
Government and DeEuna streets. and
heard the reEarns rs they warA re-
eeaved from the vasious polling placeA
in EScambia, as well as from other
portions Of the state At first all news
was good news. and the cheering was
deafening. but later Mr.. 'Bryan's heavy
vote in some Of the counties in the
middle OF the state caused the sup
porters OF Mr. Biount to become un-i
easy, especially when Bryan began to
cut down the lead held earlier during
the night, but none gave up hope as
Mr.. Blount always held a small lead
All Of The Journal telephones were
kept busy throughout the night until
early hours Of the morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-01
Outeeneraled and Defeated Troops
of Gen. Luque are Now Coobed Up

for several reasons The wives and
families esenany Of our men are shut
up in the town. They would probably
be killed by the soldiers if we made an
attack We have been able to use our
forces to better advantage in the field
and have no desire to tie up pernaa-
nent garrison in the city. The time "a
near. however. when Ojinaga viii be
ours."
A party of thirty rurales rode out
from Otinaga this morning. but sight
ing the insurrectos about three miles
from town, they Immediately returned
to the fortified camp.
Two days ago the Associated Press
correspondent and Mexican guide en-
countered a party OF seven gendarnea
on the Mexican side Of the river. ThA
Mexicans were concealed until the two
horseme en- approached when they arose
from their hiding places, rifles in hand.
The leader politely greeted the corrs<
spondent and said:
IT thought you were another man
It Is reported that the federal Of
fcials at Ojinaga have offered a re-
ward for the capture or assassination
ct the insurrecto leaders.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-01

STATEMENT FOR THREE MONTHS
ENDING DEC. 81 SHOWS NET
EARNINGS OF OVER TWENTY
MILLION.
BY Associated Press.

New York. jan 31.-The qurterly re-
port Of the United States Steel Corpo-
ration for three months ending Decem-
ber 81, last. was made public at the
directors meeting today and shows the
net earnings to be $20.462,460. These
figures are somewhat below the recent
estimates, the falling of being largely
due to the December earnings, which
were only $7,24S,991. The total earn
ings for 1910 aggregated s141.144,O01
which compares with $131,491.41 in
1909.
Only twice before have the earnings
exceeded those Of last year.
The regular quarterly dividend o,
1x per cent. on preferred and IN or
comon stock was declared today. Al.
ter the meeting Chairman Gary spok.
optimistically Of trade conditions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-01
Smith 81 C'yY'l!.|ER ] I!
LEAVES TRAIN
ATLANTA BROKER,
WHOSE MIND Is DISARRANGED,
DISAPPEARS FOR THE SECOND
TIME.
BY Associated Press.

Shelby, N. c., Jan 31.-Telanon
Smith .Cuyler. the prominent Atlanta
broker whose mind is said to have been
impaired by recent financial reverses
disappeared from the train today, for
the second time this week. and has
succeeded in eluding the officers Judge
E. c. Krontz, his Atlanta attorney, is
conducting the search.
Cuyler first leaped from Southern
Railway train Sunday and was arrest
ed at Kings Mountain as suspicious
character. He put up $4,000 in Rock
Island bonds as a security and later
went to Rutherfordton, where he en-
tered a sanitar1um.-.H He disappeared
again today as the officers were bring
ing him to Shelby, and, It is stated he
is making his way to johnson City,
Tenn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-01
Votes For That City For
Location Of Panama
Canal Exposition.
ROLL, CALL GAVE CALIFORNIA
CITY 1aS AGAINST $50 FOR NEW
oRLEAks-FRlsco DELEGATES
CLAIM THEIR FIGHT Is WON As
THEY EXPECT THE SENATE TO
RATIFY THE ACTION OF THE
HOUSE.
~ Assoesaesd Preso.

Washington, Jan. S1.-The house to-
day by q vote Of 1ss to 15s decided in
favor Of San Francisco against New
Orleans as the location Of the Panama
canal exposition in 1915. This vote
was taken on the roll call to determine
which resolution should have the first
consideration OF the house. On . dnal
vote the San Francisco resolution was
passed by a vote Of 259 to - and the
advocates Of San Francisco are claim
ing tonight that their light 10 won and
that the senate will ratify the action
Of the house.
/ San Francisco won by capturing the
Republican votes OF the house The
New Orleans support came from DEM
.ocrats. Only thirty Republicans voted
for New Orleans.
NO MONEY ASKED.
Thirty-six Democrats voted for San
Francisco. The Frisco resolution does
not ask for government aid in any
form. but simply authorizes tha presi-
dent to invite foreign nations to par
ticipate in the fair. An effort to
amend the resolution to include pro-
vision for an international naval pa
rade from Hampton Roads through the
canal and up the west coast to Frisco
was defeated on q parliamentary point
Tof order. The New Orleans bill called
for an appropriation OF q million dol
lars for government exhibit and tha
creation OF q government commission
The proceedings OF the house mark
ing the caIlmination Of the exposition
fight were unique The galleries held
the greatest throngs that have been
present this sesston and there was no
attssarts tncsst<asnsp pptause n thu
hghf progressed. The rival claims q
the two cities were. pvt 20 the rules
committe recently but that body gave
a decision that a call OF the house
would be taken, the members respond
ing by calling their choice OF the cities
instead Of the usual AYE" or no" dur
ing the taking Of the ballot Excite
ment ran high and the race was exact
ly a tie when 81 votes were cast for
each side. It remained even to the
hundred mark Then San Francisco
began to forge ahead. When the de-
cision was announced ther was dem
onstration on both the floor and in the
galleries. -....