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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-14
SKIN OF A BADGER.
So Loose the Animal Can Almost Turn
Around In II.

So Loose the Animal Can Almost Turn
Around In II.
The pelt of an adult badger is eX-
tremely thick and difficult for q biting
adversary to penetrate, writes a trap
per in Fur News, and so loosely does
the skin cover the body that the animal
is able to turn almost around in its
hide
Should q dog acquire hold on the
throat the badger turns himself so that
the dogs grip is on the back of the
badgers neck without having loosened
his first hold. Then the badger secures
viselllSe grip upon some vulnerable
portion of his enemy, and while his
long tusks penetrate to the limit he
digs and scratches with his front feet,
which are furnished with claws almost
as formidable and deadly as might be
expected from an anteater of the dark
continent.
lie who has removed the pelt of a
badger and is at all observing does not
wonder ut this animal being sharp bit
ten and that he is able to hang with
bulldog tenacity when the formation
and adjustment of his jaws are noted
Neither is it so much of a mystery how
he manages to bore through the soil so
rapidly that half dozen men with
shovels cannot overtake him, for he is
a mass of cords and muscles. partic.
ularIy in the neck, chest and shoulders,
very similar in physical construction to
the ground mole.
A badger is chiefly valuable when 1t
has long coat, so that the guard hairs
can be plucked and used to make shaw
ing brushes.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-14
Mechanical lightning Calculator.


The clerical stats OF many of the
big Insurance companies have of lato
years been considerably reduced By
the employment Of mechanical cal.
culators.
One of these, the invention of 4
German, is a compact little affair re-
sembling a music box. IL may BIO
made to perform almost instantaue,
ously the most portentous sums In al,
clifton, subtraction, multiplication by
one or two factors, division, squarins
and cubing. II is required, for in.
stance. to multiply 5S1,975 by s24.
The first factor is set by touching lit,
tic knobs representing 53l,975.
To multiply by the other factor Won
turn a handle four times, push along
a slide one place and turn the handle
twice, then push the handle nine
times. The long multiplication
Us now done, without the possibility
OF error so far as the machine Is con-
corned, and the dial shows AL. 544. 900.
In the same mechanical way may he
done all the other arithmetical pro
eesses.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-14
SPORTING EDITORS NOTES.

The Ontario Hockey association eX-
poets 90 have not less than SO teams.
Dan Morgan, manager of X. q.
Brown announces that his protcge Is
willing 20 defend the lightweight
championship. until Ad Wolgast Is
ready To fight again.
The Maps will train at Mobile this
coming spring.
Norway and Sweden have Yankee
trainers for their olympic teams.
Claude Rossman hit $50 last season.
with Minneapolis, in the A. a. wal
ter Schaller and Jerry Downs hit 1906
and sol, respectively.
George Enterbrook, the millionaire
Denver horseman, has a trotter, Red
lock, that is expected to do wonders
on the big circuit next year.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-14
MERCER is REELECTED.
No Change In Football Captains at
Penn Next Season.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 14-E. Leroy
Mercer, All-Amcrican fullback, one OF
the best athletes who ever entered
the University OF Pennsylvania. was
reelected captain of the football team
for the season of 1912.
His choice was one Of the most
popular ever rendered by a football
squad, and his selection was re-
ward for the services ne has given
Penn not only this year, but i'm 1910.
when he was one of the best per-
formers at college on the track and
gridiron.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-14
BIG BALL TOMORROW.
Preparations for Annual Charity Ball
are Complete.

Preparations for Annual Charity Ball
are Complete.
Preparations for the first annual
charity ball of Laurium are now COM
pletc and the event which will be con-
Quoted at the Laurium town hall to-
morrow evening promises to be very
successful The sale of tickets has
been large and it is probable that a
large number of Calumet and Laurium
people will be present
The Laurium band has prepared a
fine program of dances for this event
and the hall has been attractively
decorated.
The proceeds of the dance will be
given to the Door widows and orphans
of Calumet, and as there are practi-
cally no expenses. almost the entire
receipts will be used for this purpose.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-14
MEMBERSHIP CONTEST.
laurium Nest sof Owls Plans Much
Work for Comma Year.

Work for Coming Year.
1t is probable that after the first of
the year a membership contest will
be inaugurated by the members OF the
Laurium nest of owls and persist
ont effort made to boost the member
ship as much as possible. The nest was
instituted with over $50 charter men,
bers and since that time several others
have been initiated, but it is hoped to
make the Laurium nest one of the
strongest i'm the state and the officers
will not be content until this is ac-
complished.
II is possible that the supreme pres
ident Of the order will visit the copper
country early in the new year. He
has already accepted an invitation to
visit Escanaba and a similar invita-
ton has been extended to him to visi,
the copper country.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-14
Wanted Som. Praise Too.

Tourist Ito his landlady)-How Lore.
ly II is here-the green trees in tie
valley through which the stream gil
tens: In the background the mountains
and over all the blue sky Landlady
HIM, but you don't say anything
about the veal pie and the. coffee I
made you.-Fliegende Blatter.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-14
The Latest Cut.

The young man was disconsolate.
Said he: Il asked her II could see
her home" why, certainly" she an.
swered Il will send you picture OF
it."-Ladies Home Journal.
<-p~ vsr-...
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-14
PAYS FINE FOR ASSAULT.

VIII Holland appeared before JUS
ice David Armit yesterday charged
with assault and battery on COM
,laint issued by Louis Marta. He was
ound guilty and fine of SO and costs
With the alternative Of twenty days in
all was assessed. He paid.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-14

Cleveland has gone skating crazy
aS-.r. Iamy has declared that he VIII
be professional. and Cleveland
cranks want his to meet Baptie.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-14

Classified ads bring results.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-24
SOME QUEER MARRIAGE Mlx-UPS

The Ansonia, Conn, correspondent
of the New York World gives the fol-
lowing account of some strange mar
riage mix-ups:
My grandfather married a fox, my
father a canary and my brother par
rot, but I'll go them one better, says
John r. WEIGH, who will wed Miss
Eleanor Rabbit here next Tuesday.
In 1888 Michael Welch married
Mary Fox, at Feakle, County Clair,
Ireland. Twenty-Five years afterward
his son, Peter, led Alice Canary to
the altar in New Haven. Richard,
eldest son of Peter, last year found
his bride in Mis- Edna Parrot, and
John, next in age, will contribute to
the list with a ''Welch-Rabbit" as ne
puts it.
The matrimonial records here for
two years past show that Miss Be
atrice Wyre was married to David
Pole; Miss Edith B. Partridge to Will
liam BUSH, MISS AIDeIld DuAlOA ~
George Foote; Miss Grace L. Waters
to Harold Fish; Mis- Elsie Lyons to
Edward Woods; Miss Emma Cook TO
r. E. Householder; Miss Gladys Stone
to Jacob Wall; Miss Mary G. Locke
to Walter Dore and Miss Agnes Wolf
to Sampel Beaver.
In Derby recently Walter Graves
married Miss Anita Coffin.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-24
SLIGH NOT GUILTY

A special from Orlando says: The
case against S. J. Sigh, the citrus
fruit grower and shipper, who was ar
rested recently on a charge OF violat-
ing the anti-green fruit shipments
law on a warrant sworn out by the
Florida Citrus Exchange, was brought
ND for preliminary hearing this morn
ing before County Judge Martin.
County Solicitor DeCottes announced
that he had gone into the case thor
oughly, and was convinced that the
evidence at hand was not sufficient
70 secure a conviction in the criminal
court, and he moved that Judge Mar
tin dismiss the charge, which was
done"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-24

purchase the water works at the ex-
piration of the twenty-five years?
The above question is fully answered
in detail by section nine, of the "Con-
tract Ordinance" between the city of
Ocala and the water works, which is
as follows:
Sec. 8. As provided in section two
OF this ordinance, the municipality re-
serves to itself the right, if 1t so elect,
at the expiration of twenty-five years
from the date and completion and &C.
ceptance Of the herein proposed water
works to purchase same and in case
the parties then in interest can not
agree upon the price to be paid by the
said municipality for the water works
then said water works may be pur-
chased by said city at an appraised
value, to be determined in the follow
ing manner: Upon twelve months mo-
tice given by the municipality to the
owners Of the water works, said own
ers shall select competent hydraulic
engineer and these two shall select a
third competent hydraulic engineer,
the engineers thus selected shall pro-
coed to make a just and equitable val
uation of said property, which ap-
praisement shall be binding on both
parties as to the value thereof and the
municipality shall have the right to
purchase and to become the absolute
owners Of the said works at the ap-
praised value. The costs and expenses
of said appraisement shall be borne
equally by the parties to it, and should
the municipality elect not to purchase
the water works in the manner and at
the time aforesaid then all rights and
privileges granted by this ordinance
shall continue in full force and effect
for a period of not less than FIVE years,
and in the event of the municipality
electing not to purchase, it shall pay
the entire costs of said appraisal"
In the event the council decides to
purchase the water works under the
terms and conditions set forth in the
foregoing section nine of said ordi-
nance it is elsewhere provided in said
ordinance that the terms are "to be
satisfactory to both parties" If the
city desires to avail itself of the right
to purchase the water works a an ap-
praised value at the expiration of the
twenty-five years. then the city should
give to the owners of the water works
the twelve months notice as required
in contract ordinance of it's intention
to purchase and proceed as indicated
in the above quoted section nine.
If the city council and the Ocala
Water Works can agree on terms and
purchase of the water works, there is
nothing in the contract ordinance to
prevent it, for in that event the rights
of the respective parties therein may
be cancelled.
Without notice for one year and
purchase of the water works by the
council the water works contract
with the city will continue for a period
of five years, approximately, from the
18th day of December, a. D 1918.
Hoping that this communication
fully complies with your request and
gives you the desired information,
lam, Yours very respectfully,
Carlos l. Sistrunk,
City Attorney
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-24

Give the boys corn club substantial
approval and endorsement. 1t IS
feasible to make great increase IN
the Florida yield of corn, both per
acre and in the aggregate, and. 1t
would mean good money for all OF US
whether we feed corn or eat Hour
bread. The Hillsboorugh club should
put itself at the head of the clubs OF
the state. and the boys should be
literally aided to get there--Tanpa
Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-24

at is a pleasure to tell you that
Chamberlain Cough Remedy is the
best cough medicine have ever
used writes Mrs. Hugh Campbell, of
Lavonia, Ga Il have used it with
all my children and the results have
been highly satisfactory For sale
by all dealers. m
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-24

Go to Klein's Dig Dry Goods store
for all the latest designs IN laales
long coats: all colors: prices sA-
tremely low; nothing inner IN Ocaia.
1n.00stf Klein's Big Store, Ocala.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-24

Jackson county has taken the lead
of the west Florida counties in the ex-
tensive building of good roals. A bond
issue of 100000 was voted August l,
1911, for good roads, and with this
money a system of good roads will be
built over the entire county, work to
begin actively in November of this
year. On October 18th, 100000 of
this $4,000 issue was placed on the
market and brought a cash premium
of S3075; which illustrates the esteem
in which Jackson county's securities
are held by careful fnanciers.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-24

The newest styles at Fishels.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-22
COMPROMISE REACHED |
IN K|CKAPO0 LAND CASES

Washington, d. c., April 22.--W. L.
Chapman, former clerk to the Okla
homa corporation commission, A. l..
Brown. r. C. Conine and former Indian
Agent Bentley, all of Shawnee, Okla,
under indictment In Mexico charged
with fraudnlently obtaining title to
Kickapoo Indian lands in western ok
lahoma, will not be forced to go to
Mexico to stand trial. An agreement
was reached today between attorneys
for Brown, Chapman and Conine and
Secretary of the Inter Fisher, whereby
the three defendants will be released
from custody upon their promise to
deed back all lands acquired from the
Kickapoos and account for all rents
and profits they have collected. How
ever, they are to receive credit for all
improvements and the right to remove
all portable ones.
Both sides to the controversy agreed
to the above terms and the final settle
ment Of the affair is left in the hands
of Indian Superintendent Frank Thack-
cry of Shawnee. Similar suits against
Republican National Committeeman
Cash Cade and Banker Russell John
ston of Shawnee are still pending and
the lands owned by them have not as
yet been decided back to the original
allottees.
Under the terms of the agreement
the lands go back as trust property
for the benefit of the kicking Kicka-
poos
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-22
GUTHRIE FILES CLAIM
FOR RENT AGAINST STATE

Oklahoma City, April 22.-An echo
of the state capital removal was a
claim filed Friday by the city of Guth-
rie for $187.50 for rent for the conven-
tion hall there for December, January
and February. The building is still
occupied by the supreme court, the
court of criminal appeals, the attor-
ney generals department and clerk of
the supreme court, and when sessions
of the legislature are held in Guthrie
this building is used,
The building was erected Ey people
of Guthrie at suggestion of the admin
istration, and cost $150,OO0 for which
the town fioaed bonds. The agreed
rent was 81 per year. There was
some question about a towns author
ity to vote such bond issue, and in
order to fit the case special act was
put through the first legislature au-
thorizing cities and towns to incur ex-
pense for building convention halls.
AS an inducement for the acts pas
sage it was argued that the state
would get use of the building for moth
ing.
Since the legislature passed the spe-
cial act last December removing the
seat of government to Oklahoma City,
to which all state officers responded
save those mentioned, the city feels
the state is no longer entitled to free
rent, although in the contract signed
between Governor Haskell and G.. M.
Barns, as mayor Of Guthrie, the 81 per
year was to apply until January 1,
1914. This contract was used by Guth-
rie in the campaign against removal
of the capital last summer, to show
the official Interpretation of the con-
gressional enabling act as we'll as the
constitutional conventions irrevocable
ordinance. Guthrie's claim is pending
before the secretary of state.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-22

or the republican senate that kills it,
or the republican president that vetoes
it, will never be heard from again.
Heralding the EZRA of honest com
petition" Representative Underwood
of Alabama, chairman of the ways and
means committee, closed the debate
on the reciprocity agreement in the
house Friday. The enactment of the
reciprocity bill into law, he said, would
mark the end of the period of "exclu-
sion" in the economic policy of the
country in so far as customs law af-
feet industrial conditions.
For fifty years." he said, "the re-
publican party had maintained the
policy of excluding, as far as it has
been able, competitive duties from
other countries. In the beginning this
was in augurated with the expressed
declaration that it was intended to
develop new industries until they were
otAChe ShOdSA W otoh0 dlOilt anu lace
the open markets of the world and the
rivalry Of our protected competitors.
But the greed for gain has driven the
advocates of this theory far beyond
the position they maintained at its in
ception.
I'VE would be unrivaled masters of
production and industry in every land
where free competition can be obtain
ed il we would but strike off the
snackles to the dead and unnecessary
economic system maintained by the
republican party that creates false
standards at home.
'The democratic party" he said,
docs not intend to abandon the Gus
tom houses but favors policy of
leveling custom duties for revenue
purposes only at rates that will not
destroy fair and honest competition
in home markets"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-22
LADIES HAVE MAJORITY
RT MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT

Except for comparative dearth OF
men the meeting at the Commercial
Club was a grand success, from a
social standpoint. Owing to other
meetings a number of the leading
men of the city were unable to attend.
However, there were probably one hun
dred and fifty people there, and those
who attended were glad they went.
Pleasing talks were made by Seymour
Riddle and Judge GILL; and a splendid
musical program was rendered. AS
most of the attendance was composed
of ladies, the business Of the meeting
was dispensed with and general good
time was had. Refreshments were
served.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-22
PEACE PROSPECTS
GROW BRIGHTER
General Madero, Leader of lnsurrectos
Agrees to Armistice to Negotiate
Peace Terms.
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Ell Paso, Tex, April %. = General
Madero is lying on arms here today
waiting a reply from Mexico City, re-
garding the armistice. 1t is gener-
ally believed here that peace will be
arranged. The next move will be the
appointment of an envoy to arrange
the peace terms.
Maderos Camp, April 22.-The pros
pect of peace became roseate today
when General Madero in an interview
with the Associated Press CORES
pondent declared he had never and
does not now insist upon the immedi-
ate resignation of Diaz, as necessary
to the preliminary to signing peace
pact. Il would like to see the revolu-
tion end peaceably," he said, 81 want
no further bloodshed. l have always
been willing to make concessions to
bring the war to an end There is no
personal sacrifice that l would not
make"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-22
BY Associated Press.

Washington, D. c., April 22.-Auth.
orization to begin negotiations with
the Mexican government for an i'm
mediate armistice was received from
General Francisco I. Madero, Jr., to.
day, by Dr. Vasquez Gomez, confiden-
tial agent of the insurrectos in the
United States Maderos message
says: General Madero accepts the
armistice proposed, covering the one
of Juarez, in order to negotiate peace
in conferences that are to follow"
The news of the agreement to the
armistice was Immediately telegraph
ed Senior De La Barra, minister of
foreign affairs at Mexico City The
belief is general here that Mexico will
quickly agree to an armistice, although
action may be taken unofficially to
avoid a public recognition of the in
surrectos.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-22
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK TEAM
ENTERS MEET AT CHELSEA

The following team of the Vinita
high school left for Chelsea tk;s morn
ing:
Paul Reard-Shot, 22O, hurdles.
Roy Black-One.half mile, high
jump, broad jump. relay.
Thos. McLaughlin-One-half mile
mile, relay.
Earle Murphy-Pole vault.
VIII Simms-Pole, high jump. relay
Russell Elliott-Hammer discus, re-
lay
Ross Harris-Hurdles, relay.
Jamie Scott-220 and 100 yards.
Lawrence Roberts = Shot, hammer
Mr., Fitch expects to try to land this
meet back here next year.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-22
Morris to Fight PaIzer.

+ New York, April PA New York
promoter has succeeded in arranging a
match between Albert Palzer, New
York's most prominent white hope. .
and Carl Morris, the giant Sapulpa
engineer, the most widely heralded of
the western "hopes" and late con-
queror of Mike Schreck. The battle
will be staged at Tulsa, Okla, the
Fourth of July.
Palzer is regarded as one of the most
prominent heavy weights in the east.
He stands six feet two inches and
weighs 212 pounds. The Tulsa fight
will be 20-round affair.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-22
CONFESSES MURDER AND
GETS LIFE SENTENCE
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Hutchinson, Kans., April 22,--Henry
Bowers, arrested Tuesday, at Ottawa,
Kans., for robbing box car confessed
today that he murdered Thomas Fow.
Ter, secretary of the Anti-Horse Thief
association, here last December. He
plead guilty in the district court and
was sentenced to life Imprisonment.
He also confessed that he shot man
when he robbed the bank at Hudson,
Kans., Of four thousand dollars, sew
eral weeks ago. He shot Fowler after
being arrested, in an attempt to es.
cape.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-22

Mrs ]. H. Butler gave bridge party
for the young ladies of the city yes
terday afternoon, in honor of Misses
Leland and Hook, of Topeka, who are
the guests of Mrs. G. C. Finley. Miss
Leland won the prize for the high
score made by the visiting ladies',
while the prize for high score among
the home people went to Miss Mabel
Bagby.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-22
Train Plunses Into Gorge.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Topeka, Kans., April 22.-The state
supreme court at noon today approved
fifty thousand dollar bond for A. A
Truskett, convicted of the murder OF
j. d. S. Neely, the millionaire oil op
orator of Lima, o. He was released
pending an appeal of the case. This
bond is the largest ever ordered BY
the supreme court.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-22
Indians sentenee commuted.

Leanyenworth, Kans., April %, -
Chepon Chosee, a Seminole Indian,
from Wewoka, Okla, who was sent to
the federal prison here in 1902, under
a life sentence TO- murder, in the In
dian Territory, v as released from
prison today, under commutation of
sentence, by the president.