The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-27
HANCOCK BRIEFS.
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have left for Chicago for visit with
relatives.
new fire alarm box. No. AZ, was in
stalled yesterday in front of st. Jo-
seph's hospital.
Miss Alice Ongie left the hospital
yesterday and returned to her home
after an operation for appendicitis.
The second rank will be conferred
by the Hancock lodge of the knights
of Pythias at this evenings regular
meeting.
DIR. II. c. Roberts of Toronto Ontar-
10. has arrived at the Quincy TO take a
position on the mine STAFF, taking the
place of DIR. Ferguson.
Fred solomon OF the life saving corps
at the canal is recovering from a se-
we're illness with pneumonia and will
soon be able to be out again.
b. +. Tilton left yesterday for Green
Bay on receipt of a message announc-
ing the death of his brother, Charles
Tilton, an engineer on the st. Paul
road.
The proposed hockey match between
the Bankers and the Express teams is
expected to take place on Sunday next
on the lake near the Yantic, where a
rink has been cleared.
Miss Emily Hackett, local manager
Of the Western Union telegraph office
returned home yesterday from Col
chester, Ontario, where she attended
the funeral of her father.
double header basket ball game
takes place this evening, the contesting
teams being the Hancock high school
boys versus Painesdale, and the girls
teams of the Hancock and Painesdale
schools.
Charles S. Mason, supervisor of the
second ward of Hancock, announced
yesterday that he would not be "A can
didate for denomination, personal and
business reasons being advanced for
his decision.
$. Seegal of the Gartner furniture
company is expected home tomorrow
from trip to Chicago and Grand Rap
ids, where he attended the annual fur
niture' shows, and made selections for
the Gartner store.
The funeral of the late Joseph Pam
terra of Franklin, who died Wednes-
day morning, will be held Sunday af-
ternoon at ? o'clock from st. Joseph's
church. and interment will take place
in the Forest Hill cemetery, Houghton.
News has been received here of the
death at Sacramento, California, OF
sydney Cord, formerly a resident of
the quincy location, death resulting
from pneumonia. Mr.. Cord was a
member of the Oddfellows and Knights
of Pythias
Miss Genevieve Finch, daughter Of
MIR. and Mrs. w. w. Finch of Hancock
street. entertained party of friends
at a theater party at the Savoy theater
Wednesday evening, the young people
afterwards being served with a lunch
at the Finch residence.
The Y. NJ. c. c. basket ball club has
recognized with Edward Piossant as
manager, and Emmett Coughln cap
tain. The line up will consist of r.
Scholer. center: Emmett Coughlin and
r. Barry, guards; Wivell and Mette
forwards, and Murphy and Funkey,
spares.
Thursday next. February, will be
Candlemas day, and it likewise will be
grounding day" when the grounding
or woodchuck or as some say, the bear
will emerge from his winter hiberna-
ton seeking his shadow. If he fails
to see it, well and good. winter will
soon be over, but If not. then it would
be well TO order another six weeks
supply of coal.
Next Sunday. January 30, will be the
anniversary of the birthday of William
Mckinley. and will be observed as
'carnation day" the carnation being
the favorite flower of the martyred
president. After his death the "Carna-
tion League" was formed to perpetuate
his memory by the wearing of car
nation as a boutonniere on each ami
versary of his birthday.
Mrs. ]. r. Mitchell and children,
who have been visiting at the home of
Mrs. Mitchelrs parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. II. Edwards of Woodside, left yes
terday to return to their home i'm Ok
lahoma. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Edwards and her son. Haldane.
Mrs Willis Thomas and children, who
also have been visiting at the Edwards
home, have left to return to their home
i'm Alberta, saskatchewan, Canada.
The absence of a pane of glass from
the panel of one of the swinging storm
doors of the postoffice has resulted in
a number of citizens receiving bad
smashes on the face. Putting forth
their arms to catch the door as IL
swung back behind someone entering,
the arm has gone through the opening,
the fact that the glass was missing
being unnoticed. and the door continu-
ing its course has landed with force
against several noses.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.