The diamond drill., 1911-07-29
COMMERCIAL CLUB
AFTER THISTLES
|.eTloN TAKEN AT THE TUESDAY
NIGHT MEETING
COMMITTEES WERE APPOINTED
All Arrangements Are Provided FOR in the
Entertainment Of the Lake Superior
Mining institute,

The warm8st debate that the com
mercial club has had in a long tina,
was brought about by the chairman OF
the committee OF ciyi, affairs. G. NJ
Rogers calling the attention of the
city and township authorities 10 th,
condition of the city lot where the
st9nd pipe stands. Mr. Rogers stated
tfat II is being used as rock dumr
and is completely oyergrown with Can
adian tnistles which menace the neigh.
boring yards and lands.
Mayor Bjork replied that the rocks.
while not suiting the asthetie tastes OF
a great many, did good service IN keep.
ing the cows of the lot. Cows and
pounds then got mixed no with this.
ties. Mr.. Webb arguing that the pound
master has not authority enough be-
cause the ordinance prevents him from
empounding cows between the hours Of
i've O'Clock and eight o'clock a. m.
and the same hours p. m.
Someone suggested putting salt on
the thistles and that brought rejoiner
from Prof. Hill that the greatest good
to be derived from salting thistles was
to attract the COWS and induce them
to eat the thistles down 10 the roots.
Finally a committee consisting Of
Messrs. Webb. Rogers ard Holmes was
appointed TO bring the Canadian thistle
nuisance to the attention Of the city
and township authorities and ask that
the thistles be removed from public
places and that the state law against
thistles be enforced in private places
The next matter taken mp was the
matter OF the entertainment of the
members Of the Lake Superior Mining
kRstitute on the evening of August %.
W motion OF Mr.. BJork the club ad
opted a resolution TO entertain the ln. |
stitute but none of the financing OF the
affair is to be taken from the treasury
of the club. The motion carried and |
then the matter of the method Of en-. |
tertainment and the finances for the
same was taken up There were about |
30 mining men present who are not |
of the club and they were in
vited to join in the discussion.
Ii was fnally agreed 30 appoint one
general committee to have Tgeneral
charge OF the affair. this general com
mittee to appoint sub committees.
The general committee consists OF |
Herman Holmes, Jas. ID Vivian, Cap |
tain Emil Carlson, George Rollin. Peter
Bryson. |. II. Jackson, John Erikson
and Ben Neely.
A motion was made and carried ir-
'tructiug the secretary to invite the
members of the Iron River club 10 the
iced which is 70 bo given the institute.
Immediately following tho club
meeting the members Of the general
committee met and appointed the fol.
owing sub committees
ON finance, Jas. d. Vivian. general
chairman.
For the city outside of the mines aud
nininS employees
Il. b. Webb, DR. G. T.. Larson and
4 Warshawsky.
For the mines and mining employees:
Jas. p. Vivain, Captain Emil Carl
on. Prank Soadden John Mason, Ira
)dget and George Rollin
For the municipalities
John Erikson as chairman. II j.
fcLaren, Peter Bryson. W. J. Rich
rds, ] p Edwards-and Harry Morri.
on
Provision committee
Herman Holmes. Thos. Conlin ] J
iaffney and Sam Jacobs. /
Dishes, employees and ground ar.
lngements
Ben Nicely. chairman. John Klesges !
d Ball. +. J. Oswald. l.. A Henry.
IT Munns. q sf2phany. Phil Shaw,
BIN Richards FrA Pfeiffer. Horny ]
|ieru. g. f. voos. X G.. Whitehead. !
ex. Ross.
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