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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-07
MEETING OF SUPERVISORS.
Little Of Importance TO be Transacted
Next Tuesday.

Little OF Importance TO be Transacted
Next Tuesday.
Little of Importance will be brought
before the meeting of the Houghton
county board of supervisors to be held
next Tuesday morning i'm the court
house. It will bc the first meeting Of
the new year Owing 10 the absence
Of Chairman 4. d. Edwards, who is
attending state legislature. it will be
necessary TO appoint a chairman pro
tenn. This win also be the first ses-
sion Of the board whmich the new
county clerk, Nick Kaiser will at
tend.
The bridge committee probably viii
have something definite To report on
the beginning Of repairs on the county
bridge The operations of Captain
Reid on the Moreland necessitating
keeping an open channel in Portage
lake has delayed starting the work.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-07
PREPARING FOR
POULTRY SHOW
OUTSIDE EXHIBITORS WILL EN-
DEAvOR TO CARRY AWAY
PRIZES MUCH INTER-
EST MANIFESTED.

Secretary j. Il. Mcnamara of the
stated today more inquiries have been
received I'm regard TO the poultry show
to be given at the Amphidrome hall
January "a. 25 and &c. than ever before.
The show will be the largest I'm the
history of the association and will not
only represent the copper country but
the whole upper peninsula as well.
Several OF the larger breeders through
out the peninsula have mailed requests
for premium lists and have signifled
their intentions to enter the contests.
The three most valuable sups and the
ones which will be holly contested are
the Judges cup, awarded for the best
display of 10 or more birds of one
parti-colored variety; and the Fancier's
cup, awarded for the best display of
20 or more birds of one solid color
variety. To entitle an exhibitor to
win any of the above cups. there most
be competition by more than one ex-
hibitor in the winning variety and the
hiSpidS luuol tOCh COChtTtl,
hen, pullet and pen. Mr.. Mcnamara
states that several outside breeders
are very anxious to win these cups and
are making preparations to send some
prize birds to the exhibition.
The management are just beginning
to arrange for setting up the pens and
the Amphidrome hall for the
One hundred new coops
have been added to the 200 already
owned by the association. These are
free to the exhibitors, but
they will retain the privilege of put
ting two specimens into each coop. Elk
hibitors who prefer to furnish their
own coops or who wish to show their
pens in large yard coops. must make
them according to the rules of the as
ISOLATION.
There will be no special features of
anything but poultry at this exhibition
but this will be sufficient i'm itself to
attract n large crowd as the interest
taken in poultry in the copper country
Is steadily increasing and some very
line breeds of birds, some of which are
prize winners ARE owned
here.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-07
Houghton Department

Several of the pumps and the other
machinery need to be re- touched.
January is now the date of the
closing OF navigation on Portage lake,
the draw of the county bridge closing
for the last time last night As soon
ms the ice becomes safe for horses. the
bridge will be closed To vehicle traffic
and the work of laying the new floor
begun. one side OF the bridge will be
left open for pedestrians and the street
cars viii only cross in the evenings. II
Is expected the ice will freeze hard
enough TO allow the commencement Of
the work next week and the traction
company in prepared 10 begin opera
lions Immediately
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-07
QUITS MORELAND
FOR THE WINTER
wREcKER AeANDoNs PRESENT
ATTEMPT TO SALVAGE STRAND
ED VESSEL. BOAT is NOUN
.g TAIN OF ICE.

About $50 o'clock last evening the
Portage lake hills resounded with the
vibrations Of the tug Sarnia City's
whistle as the powerful little tug
showed its nose through the ice for the
last time this winter. Capt Reid an
nounced on his arrival that he had
given up the attempt to get the More
land off the reef at Eagle River for the
winter, and would lay up his two tugs,
the Sarnia City and the Manistiquc az
the Carroll Foundry dock until spring
when he will renew his efforts to SAL
wage the boat
The Sarnia City was followed by the
Manistique. A large crowd of people
witnessed the coming in of the boats
and expressed their satisfaction that
Capt Reid had at last given up the
attempt for the winter. so that repairs
could be begun on the county bridge
and people could cross on the ice in go
ing from their work
"a Capt. Reid left Houghton Thursday
morning on the Sarnia city To make
a final attempt Finding conditions
much the same as I'm the last 80 days
he decided TO quit. The stranded
freight carrier which Capt Reid be-
lieves the biggest and most costly
wreck I'm the history of the great lakes T.
navigation, is now in a worse condition I.
than ever. Heavy seas washing over
her during weeks of freezing weather .
have converted her into a mountain .
of ice, and before winter is over she .
will look like an iceberg. Capt Reid /
believes the Moreland win last through .
the winter in spite Of the stormy
weather and ice and will begin opera
lions on the boat early i'm the spring.
The crew of the boats early this
morning, began the work of cleaning
out the fires, taking off the cylinder
heads and cleaning the interior of the
boilers and the pipes preparatory to
leaving the tugs for the winter The
crew will all leave tomorrow evening
for their homes at Sarnla City and
Port Arthur VIII Meyer, the diver.
left last evening for his home at Sar-
mia City. He is employed exclusively
as diver and is an expert I'm that
line of work.
Considerable repair work win be
done on the two tugs while they are
laid UP at the Carroll Foundry dock
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-07

lures that are shown by the lines
symbols and tabulated data.
the center of areas of law baromet-
ric pressure CT general storms. is indi-
Gated on the map by the word "lo,v 8,
ana the centers of areas barometr,c
pressure by the word high" The gen.
crai movement of CLOVIS" and "hiehs,'
in the United States is from west %
east, and in their progression thev arc
similar to series Of atmosnberic
waves, the crests of which are desior
ated by the highs" and the ,brorahn
py the lows" These alternating
highs and lows" have an AVERAGE
easterly movement OF about GOO "a 700
miles a day. The Flows" USUALLY n,o,o
IN an easterly or north of cast diroo
ton and the highs" in an eastorI,, 90
south OF east, direction.
In advance of a low" the winds aro
southeriy or easterly and are therefore
usually warmer. When the low mass
es east OF place the wind sbifts .,
or northwesterly, with lower
Inc eastward n1yanoo
Oh the lows" is almost invariahI,
preceded and attended by precinta,ion
IN the form of rain or snow and their
passage is generally followed bv cIear-
'r weather. The temperature ON n civ
en- parallel west of "Iow- NAV 10
'easoha-9iy looked for on the aamo
parallel to the east when the Inn"
las passed, and when the nigh, ..
'lear and there is but little wind fros, |
5 ilkely to occur along the north oda
81 low Is generally followed no
Nigh" which in turn is foI,ouas
" another low.
When isotherms run nearly one,
vest no decided changes in temnera
ure are likely to occur. When ,hav
un directly west, of a place incI,noS
rom northwest to southeast the ,er,
erature Will rise; when from ,or,h
asst to southwest, the temperature w,,
Southerly. to easterly winds nrovou
'est OF nearly north and south linz
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-07

hammers orchestra will furnish the
music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clayburg left
today for their home at Grinnell, Ia,
after spending a few we,lSs visiting
Mrs. Clayburg's parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
w j. Whitford.
The children's story hour at the
Houghton public library this after
noon was in charge of Miss pstelle
Hunt who told stories to the children
from until 3 o'clock.
Yesterday saw the coolest tempera-
ture of the winter, during daylight.
registered the thermometer at the
weather bureau station being down to
rs degrees below zero at o'clock.
Col G. 4. Moulton of Madison, Wis,
former sheriff of Dane county of that
state, was registered at the Douglass
House yesterday. Col. Moulton sells
axes through the upper peninsula.
There was no meeting of the town
livan did not appear because OF i'll
ness and Caspar Brand was absent.
meeting OF the board will probably be
held next Monday evening.
A skating and dancing party will be
given by the Redridge band at the
on the night of January
81. The full band Of Is pieces will fur
nish music. A special Copper Range
train will leave Freda at 6;15 p. m.
that evening and will return after the
party
The pool and billiard room al the /
Douglass Houss is being extended by |
he addition OF the former writing /
Dom, which has now been changed to |
he music room. The partition be- |
ween the writing room and the bill
lard room is being taken out and an
ther billiard and n pool table will be
installed. The billiard was formerly
he reception room and the change
roved so popular with the guests that
roprietor Mann decided to extend the
Dom.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-07
HoUGHToN BREVITIEs.


Charles Meyers of Racine. Wis. is
registered at the Douglass House.
C. f. Moore of Philadelphia and NJ.
NJ. Gelut of Fond du Lac, Wis. are
registered at the Douglass House.
Dr. J. G. Turner returned yesterday
from Baltimore, where he was called
last week by the death of his father.
f. b Bolles and G. S. Fales of the
Copper Range company, returned yes
terday from a business trip to Chica-
go.
Miss Mathilde Wallace has returned
from North Freedam, Wis, where he
spent the holidays with her sister.
Mrs. John Drake.
a dancing party will be given at the
Paine Memorial library hall on the
night of Friday, January 10. King
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-07

The municipal electric railway of
MOSCOW Russia. made net profit Of
100000 in 1909, against one of $780,
oOO In 1908. The city has 1,424 factor
les employing 327,163 hands.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-07

If those corns or in-growing nails
hurt you give us a call. Instant relief.
VI ISIS X. VI. Baker, l05 5th ST. j-10
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-07
ELECTION NOT HELD.
Successor Of Capt. n. s. ooodell of
Yantio Not Appointed

The meeting TO have been held the
night Of December 81 At the Douglass
House for the election of a new COM
mander for the upper peninsula batta-
lion of the Michigan Naval Brigade
including the Hancock and Escanaba
divisions, has not yet taken place ow-
ing TO the lack of an official notice of
tlIc election.
The election is for captain of the
Yartc 10 succeed Capt II. s. Goodell
OF Fainesdale. whose term has expired
and who does not want the Office
again II is believed in naval reserve
circles that Lieut.. Allan +. Rees. nav
isatins officer of the Yanuc, will sue
coed Captain Goodel.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-07

We remove supernuous hair with
the electric needle. First-class work
guaranteed. $500 per hour. r. NJ.
i'aAer, 100 5th St j10
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-07

News Want Ads bring results
The evening times., 1911-08-18

Laundry, the Darby & Peterson firm
of Minot, and possibly NJ. E. Durick
of the Troy Steam Laundry of this
city. A. L. johnson Of Devils Lake
will also attend.
Some of the, entertainment features
arranged for the laundrymen who
visit st. Paul are these:
Monday evening, August 21, recep-
ton to President Fisher and dance al
The Saint Paul; Tuesday afternoon,
automobile ride for the feminine visi-
tors. through St. Paul and, Mime
apolis, to be followed by reception
and tea; theater party to one Of the
ST. Paul theaters; Tuesday evening,
excursion down. the Mississippi river.
Wednesday afternoon and evening
Minneapolis association in that city,
returning to st. Paul in time for the
train at 10:30 for Yellowstone park
over the Northern Pacific road. The
journey. to the park will not be taken
by the association, but by some of
the delegates. ,
The business sessions will be held
each morning and afternoon in the
palm room Of The Saint Paul hotel,
One of the important questions that
will be taken up for consideration
will be the advisability of campaign
of national advertising with a view Of
interesting housekeepers in the ad-
vantages Of patronizing steam laun-
dries for the family laundry. This
question, 1t is believed, bears q close
relation to the great problem of the
day, "the servant girl question
The evening times., 1911-08-18

Miss Duggan Returns.
Miss Susie Duggan returned last
evening from a very pleasant two
weeks visit with friends at Minot and
Rugby.
Entertained This Afternoon.
| Mrs. w. H. Kelsey was hostess at
an informal bridge party this after
noon at her home in the Dinnie apart
ments to small company of ladies in
honor of Mrs. ]. L. Robertson and
Mrs. E. c. Bates of Minneapolis.
Announcement Cards.
Handsomely engraved cards have
been sent out by Mrs. Susan Sullivan
announcing the marriage of her
daughter, Margaret ELnice, to Mich
ael NJ. Mullen. at st. AIMS cathedral
at Great Falls, Mont, on August 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Mullen will be at home
at 514 Third avenue, Great Falls,
Mont, after September Is.
Miss Adams HOnored.
Mrs. R. E. Roberts entertained q
few of her old neighbors this after
noon at her home on North Fifth
street in honor of Miss Cora Adams,
who soon returns to Tacoma to
take up her work as a teacher in the
city schools. The afternoon was
pleasantly passed in pleasant CONVEX
sation and dainty needle work and at
the close dainty luncheon was
served by the hostess.
At Maple Lake.
A merry party of townspeople who
left this morning for Maple Lake
where they will enjoy weeks outing
at that popular summer resort were
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Walker Smith and
their guests Mrs. w. H. Burr and
daughter Margaret and Mrs. Christian
of Minneapolis, Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy
Bangs and their guest. Ross Eldrige,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. S. Sargent, son, Hall.
daughter. Margaret and her guest
Miss Marjorie Ballard of Virginia and
Mrs. R. D. Campbell.
The evening times., 1911-08-18
4: X X X X X X X 4. X X X X /:
SOCIETY PERSONALS

= - - y y - y y y
Mrs. John Wang has gone to Mil
ton to visit her parents.
Miss Ara Bemis of Inkster spent
yesterday in the city.
Miss Ruth Wentz is spending the
week in Mimic as the guest of rela-
tives.
Mrs. j. O'Connell of Lankin visited
friends here en- route to Brocket.
Miss Grace Palmer of Fond du Lac
Wis, has arrived in the city to be
the guest of Miss Macumber.
Mrs German of Larimore Hall has
gone to Minneapolis to spend a few
weeks with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Bourassau have
gone to Winnipeg to visit relatives
for short time.
Mrs. ]. E. Woodruff has gone to Ar
villa to be the guest of Mrs. Charles
Wood for few days.
Miss Beth Catherwood, who has
been the guest of her sister, Elsie
for the past few days has returned
to her home in Park River.
Mrs. James Wood has gone to
Hoople to spend a few days visiting
friends.
Attorney H. A. Libby, who has been
the guest of his daughter, Mrs. E. L.
Egermayer, for the past few days, has
returned to his home at Park River
Miss Selma Hassel has gone to
Maple Lake, where she will spend a
few days at their cottage there.
Miss Marie Devine and Miss Hilda
Lien of Merrifield were in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Klabundy Of this city
is the guest Of Mrs. Williams of Rock
Lake.
Miss Harriet Carr has returned tc
her home at Neville after two
weeks visit in the city with friends.
Mrs. S. H. Herrold is spending the
day in the city from Larimore.
The amateur detective may be add.
ed to the constantly growing class
which finds out good deal that ism,
true.
The evening times., 1911-08-18
WILL LET CONTRACT.
For tuberculosis Sanitarium at Dun.
seith-Build Next Spring.

DR.. J. ]. Grassick has returned
from Dunseith where he was in at
tendance at meeting of the state
board in charge of the proposed tuber-
culosis sanitarium The plans pre-
pared by Architect w. ]. Edwards of
this city were approved and bids will
be advertised for, the work to be
started early in the spring. The men,
bers of the board are William Gott-
lieb, Dunseith; DR.. Lemieux, Dun
seth; DR.. Widemeyer, Rolla; Marion
Edwards, Rolla, and DR.. ]. j. Gras-
sick, Grand Forks.
The evening times., 1911-08-18
season unfavorable conditions were
responsible for that fact,

responsible for that fact.
Minot-The whole crop situation in
Ward county is much better at pres
ent than was thought possible three
weeks ago, the heavy rains being en-
tirely responsible for tie new condi-
tion. Flax promises good yield and
much of it is safe from everything
but hail. About fifty per cent yield
of wheat Is expected in many portions
Of Ward county, while flax may run
up to the average.
Bisbee-The fact that some of the
grain stooled at the bottom. robbing
the real wheat plan of much Of its
nourishment, as resulted in weaken
ing the stalks even more than the
black rust has. Potatoes are in good
shape, garden truck as a whole will
yield satisfactorily, while fax will al
SO yield we'll If the frost holds off.
Hope-Steele county wheat shows
very little damage from the rust, and
there will be fair yield. Flax Is in
very good shape, especially since the
last rains. Corn, potatoes and garden
truck are all good.
Churchs Ferry-Flax and corn are
in prime condition throughout Ram
sey county. No rust damage has been
reported from any portion Of the
county. Potatoes are large in sixe
and Of an excellent quality. Compe-
tent help is plentiful at 81 day.
Langdon-There has been no ma
terial change in the outlook in Cava-
lier county, the condition being sat
isfactory with splendid crops of oats,
barley and fax and with wheat about
the average.
Grafton-Walsh county continues
to hold forth promise Of % good
yield. The result of the work of the
black rust is not yet certain, but in
roads will be made on the total yields
by reason of 1t.
The evening times., 1911-08-18
1NKsTER

Inkster, N. D., Aug. 17.-Miss Mary
for few days visit with friends at
Kempton.
Omer Scouten returned to his du-
ties at Fargo after a few days visit
with his parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs r. Loubeck and Mr..
and Mrs. j. G. Mahon autoed to Ar
villa in the formers auto on Sunday.
Miss Mae Witten left on Saturday
for Grand Forks, to attend the Union
Commercial college.
Mrs. w. A. Scouten returned Mon
day from a two weeks visit with
friends at Fargo.
Lloyd Montgomery left Monday
evening for Minot and other points in
the western part of the state.
Miss Edith veitch of Grand Forks ia
visiting Miss Lucille Bennett.
Miss Maude Witten is visiting at
Niagara this week.
Mrs. B. D. Lemery entertained at q
whist party on Wednesday evening in
honor of Miss Hazel Kneeshaw OF
/ CA1AOAnos
Miss Ella Montgomery returned
from Grand Forks on Saturday.
Miss Grace McCallum of Grand
Forks returned to her home on Sat.
urday evening after two weeks
pleasant visit at the home of Miss
Margaret Matthie.
Miss Lena Smitz returned to he1
home at Tower City after a visit with
her sister, Mrs. L. ]. Bemis.
The NJ. E. Sunday school picnic
which was held last Friday, was well
attended and much enjoyed by ALL
Miss Martha Ricketts, of Orr visited
friends between trains on Wednesday
F. T. Witten went to Larimore
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Erickson were
Gilby visitors on Sunday.
Miss Hazel Kneeshaw of Pembina II
visiting at the Lemery home.
The evening times., 1911-08-18
WILL attend CONVENTION
North Dakota Laundrymen Will Be
Present at National Meeting in
St Paul Next Week.

st. Paul is expected to be- the Spot
less Town" Of the United States the
forepart of next week, when the
!Laundrymen's National Association, OF
America will hold It's annual conyen-
ton there. Among the 500 or more
delegates who will visit the Mime.
sofa state capitol will be G. d. Bill
:lings of the Star Steam Laundry Of
East Grand Forks. w. "A. Collins and
w. T. Lee Of the Grand Forks Steam
The evening times., 1911-08-18
Tho Old Fashioned Garden.

lam thinking of garden where the
pinks and poppies grew,
Where tho hollyhocks and asters, in
purple, white and blue,
Blossomed in their rich profusion;
can almost see them yet,
And in fancy smell the new mown hay
and fragrant mignonette.
twas perfect when the roses bloom
ed, but was ever rose more fair
Than my sweetheart with her eyes of
blue, and curls OF golden hair?
Like fairy she tripped down the
path to meet me at the gate,
While birds sang gaily overhead each
happy with his mate.
O. the charm of that old garden, in
the leaty month of June,
When all the world was beautiful
and every heart in tune.
How bright the sun shone in those
days. how blue then were the
skies,
For that was when my heart was
I young and mine We're lovers eyes
Ny sweetheart of the olden time is
my sweetheart yet today.
Though the bloom is fading from her
cheeks, and the gold is turning
grey.
And so we've journeyed down the
years. my Claribel and l.
The sun has not been always bright,
nor always blue the sky,
But through the sunshine, clouds and
rain, Gods praises we have sung,
Aud we're not seventy winters old
we're seventy summers young.
Sarah Louis Duffy.
The evening times., 1911-08-18
GOOD CONCERT PLAYED.
At Riverside Park Thursday Night
SUNDAY in University Park,

The Grand Forks Military band
played an excellent concert in River
side park on Thursday night when a
selected program was rendered. The
next concert will be held in Univer-
sity park at o'clock Sunday after
noon. AS this is the initial concert
for University park, the park board
hopes for a large attendance.
The evening times., 1911-08-18
FARMERS OF NORTH OAK.
LOOK FOR MORE
OPTIMISTIC CROPS
CONTINUED from Page 5.)


tions are that much Of the wheat that
appeared practically without value
will yield an average crop: Flax
acre. wheat ten, oats forty, harley
twenty and potatoes about 1876.
Bowbells-Burke county has wit
messed big Improvement in it's crop
prospects as a result of the rain.
Late fax is materially better, and II
the frost holds OF long enough, It
will yield forth In good shape.
Rolette The wheat yields in Roll
cite county are greatly varied, some
fields running up to twenty bushels
an acre while others will not run
more than FIVE bushels. In the CEN
tral part Of the county much Of the
wheat is not worth cutting, and some
|of It has been plowed under. Early
The evening times., 1911-08-18
Returns to Minnipeg.

Miss Ella Anderson who has been
the guest Of friends here for the past
few weeks has returned to her home
in Winnipeg.
The evening times., 1911-08-18

LEEDS
+ + ** X + + *'& + + + + 4 +


Leeds. N. D.. Aug. 1s.-county
Treasurer Dokken was a visitor in
the city the first Of the week.
G. H. Parker has returned from
California where he went for his
health several months ago. The trip
seems to have been beneficial.
A. 7. Hilmen. Aug. Eriksmoen. Geo
McCrea. R. A. Parker M. ]. Cullen,
Kirk Reynolds and N. e Ferrell went
to Minot and registered Monday for
the Berthold land drawing.
/ An Informal dancing party was CIV
en- at the opera house Wednesday
night an dali attending report q good
time. #ss 5a 4.
Oliver w. Johnson and Miss Edna
Feeder were united IN marriage a
the home Of the brides mother or
Wednesday, August Is. After the
ceremony the happy couple left FOL
q short wedding trip In Minnesota
after which they viii be at home q
] Upham, N. d.
The evening times., 1911-08-18
Returns From Minto,

Mrs. F. G. Zuelsdorf and daughter
Miss Aida who spent several days in
Minto, as guests at the j. D. Phelps
home have returned to their home in
the city.