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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

For each dollar that New York city
receives in taxes two cents goes to
public charities.
In a new English incandescent light
n cluster of rods replaces the more
familiar and more fragile mantle.
An instrument for measuring the
nocturnal terrestrial radiation of heat
has been invented by a Danish scien-
list.
The American Art Manual for 1910
II enumerates 944 art museums, art So
cieties and art schools, as against 4O3
in 1907.
a crusty old scientist of Vienna is
trying to make women believe white
garments are the hottest and least
adaptable for summer weather.
Experiments Indicate that gums are
formed by disease of trees which can
be inoculated as human beings are
inoculated for smallpox and other ills.
OF 2,77S,OOO enlistments during the
civil war 2.15O.79S were of men under
22 years old. The boys" i'm blue was
no more figure of speech.
The American peanut crop is valued
at about $l2,OOO,OOO annually. The fig
ures, at least. are too respectable to be
roasted Exchange
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-02
HANCOCK BHEviTIEs.
Observation-Disclosures;

The common council. will hold III
first meeting for October on Wednes
day evening. when the usual monthly
grist of bills will be allowed.
DR.. Jonn Tamblyn left Saturday FOL
Chicago. where he will take a position
as an inferno at one Of the Chicago
hospitals.
Mrs. Joseph Smith and children OF
Spokane are visiting with relatives In
Hancock.
The Mitchell and Hancock bowling
teams will bowl this evening at the
Mitchell alleys.
Miss Carrie Llnder returned yester-
Gay from a visit with friends I'm Du.
luth.
Thomas Cuddihy has returned from
visit OF several weeks with relatives
at Hubbell.
The Royal Arch Masons Will hold q
regular meeting on Wednesday even
ing. with work i'm the fourth degree.
Rev. W. E. Marvin, pastor of the
Hancock NJ r.. church, returned home
yesterday from lower Michigan after
attending the annual Detroit confer
once, at which he was returned to his
charge here for another year.
G. j. Ryan of Duluth arrived here
this morning for few days business
visit
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-02

his blighted career on the tented field
For family reasons he dropped his
correct name. but from feeling Of
sentiment. retained the initials; so
Samuel Taylor Coleridge became Pri-
vate Silas TomplSins Camberbatch.
The regiment did not leave the coun
try and II was not long before his soul
wearled OF barrack life and it's utter
absence Of romance. His military life
ended in curious fashion.
one day while Coleridge was doing
weary sentry go two officers strolled
past. one OF them made use Of Greek
quotation. which the othcr corrected.
The first insisted on his correctness.
while the other was as positive he was
wrong. while they disputed the sent
ry suddenly presented arms and re-
specially informed them they were
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-02
DEPARTURE REGRETTED.
Iron River Sorry il Has o Lose Rev.
A. e. HeaIeY

The pastoral appointments. made
at the Detroit conferences If the Meth
odist Episcopal church, which closed
at Flint Monday, haW been an
nounccd, Rev. a. r.. Heacy. who was
assigned to the Iron RivC charge last
year and who was unanimously ask ed
TO return for another yar, has been
appointed To the PewabieM Il. church,
Hancock. This will be d great disap-
pointment To the local congregation,
who were in hopes thai Rev. Healey
might be returned FOR anther year. al
though it was know that other
charges We're soliciting his services.
where the financial refrigeration would
be much better than hrc, says the
Iron River Reporter. R'v Healey is
one Of the ablost men o. local church
has ever had-he wass lot only well
liked by his own pcopl but was de-
sevcdly popular among the people of
the community generly. Rev. and
Mrs. Hcaley will takd with them to
their new home the hes wishes of all
our people for their future success.
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TOTAL DEAD IN
FLOOD Is ZOO |
Continued from Page one.

seen the dam since January, 1910,
when he and Mr.. Wegmann, consult
ing engineer OF the New York aqueduct
commission inspected II and pro-
nounced IL unsafe. They made certain
recommendation for its repair. but
does not know whether they were car
ried out.
The foundations were Of sandstone,
he says, and this caused damage when
the water got under the foundations
Hatton described the breaking of the
dam January "a. 1910. when the wall
moved forward nfty-four inches on it's
bed. He aroused the town at that time
and the inhabitants remained In the
mountains two days. The imprisoned
water escaped through a breach made
with dynamite and the dam and town
were saved
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Hancock Department
WILL ATTEND CONFERENCE
OF WATERWAY ADVOCATES
SENATOR JAMES WILL BE AT
MEETING IN CHICAGO.
Expected That 10000 Delegates VII, Be
In Attendance.

senator James of Hancock. will
leave about next Tuesday for Chicago
To attend the deep water way con-
Ventlon of the Lakes to-Gulf- Deep
waterway association, which convenes
al the Auditorium theater next week
lhe convention takes place on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, October ~.
IL and II, and President Kavanaugh
OF the association, at whose request
senator James Will be a dclagate, osti-
mates there will be 10000 delegates
present At least thirty-five states
VIII be represented by delegates APP
pointed by governors. mayors and
waterway and business organizations.
The only organizations invited to send
representatives are those which have
for their purpose the fostering of wat
erway or harbor improvements civic
bodies and business organizations. Re
garding the convention and it's pur-
pose President Kavanaugt, Of st.
Louis says:
This is going to be the biggest and
best convention we have ever had. Tn
to O'Clock last night we had ZOO
registered delegates. and am sure
there WI be 10000 before the con-
Vention opens. ! do not expect all
to attend the sessions, but there will
be at least, 5000 here.
"Onr plans are going along smoothly
and there will be no hitch of any kind
Our organization is not political i'm
any sense. We aim TO get a ship canal
fourteen feet deep from the lakes TO
the gulf. That has been our plan
since the association was organized.
and | do not anticipate that this con-
vention will change our policy.
THE convention is essentially bus
mess mems organization. There are
three committees, the most important
of which is that on resolutions. The
chairman of the committee is my ap-
pointee and the other members are
chosen one from eact state"
Each state delegation cauvuses for
its member on the committee on rcso-
buttons and each member of that COM
mittee has just one vote, regardless
Of how LARGO the delegation from his
state is.
we have many prominent speakers
arranged for and our program this
year will be much more interesting
than ever before"
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from the glaciers dazzled US when the
sun shone upon them But here. i'm a
land where there IL almost no fuel. and
where few crops besides hay and tur-
nips can be raised. I found books and
cheerful conservation, an outlook on
life and a knowledge OF current events
which l have not always found I'm pop
ulous cities. The-e are no schools out
side Reykjavik, FOR children cannot
walk ten miles each way TO "a school
house, and even such a schoolhouse
would accommodate but two or three
families. But the itinerant pedagoguc
goes about from house to house, carry
ing his store Of learning with MIN.
and leaving behind much Intellectual
stimulus and a desire TO know what is
going on beyond tho bounds OF the is
land."-PhIladelphia Ledger
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-02

Dispositions in the Turner injunction being taken
in Calumet this week. and will continue we'll into next
week. very information other than that
already published CLEANED the examination
o General Manager MacNaughton. of the Calumet &
Eecla company The dispositions taken here to
expense the hearing I'm the Circuit
Lansing
Jackson to have been up for hearing at
Grand Rapids oct but postponement obtained as
attorneys interested would not be able to be present ana
dispositions in the Turner The Mich-
gan Supreme has yet handed decision
in question capitalization and its relation prop
erty values important point brought the Calumet
Heca proposition.
LAKE
Lake has carried its shaft down below the Sth
level The hoist is being installed and the double
skip viii ready service before the Of the year.
with this done, Lake will be In position to once
the ranks of the producers although the
agemen may delay this step until late In the winter
Lake has very close to $25OOOO cash treasury
and believed that this will be sufficient to bring
property point where production VIII than
meet all expenses The Company continues up
very promising ground in lateral extensions.
sHATTUcK- ARIZONA
The annual report shattuc Arizona Copper Company
has issued the important feature comments
upon the decision the company to build smelling
plant consist blast furnaces Of capacity Of
each. bessemerizng plant TO convert the
into blister 1t is estimated that the cost
this plant will $45OOOO The site for the smelter
has already selected and viii be Douglas close
to the Calumet & Arizona Copper Queen plants.
Mr. j. e. McAilister will have charge OF construc-
ton work. as being General Manager the Com
pGnys operations
At the present time, shattucE expanding $4,000 per
strictly development operations, effort what
being made to Commenting opera
for the closing July 81 1911 President Bardon
In part says:
only worked ten months in last fiscal year end
ing July Sst last and only averaged about 100 per
day Manager instructed reduce shipments
this amount yet made net S3966976O during these
ten months.
mined and shipped the Copper Queen smeter at
Douglas Arizona, 1910 produced 175OoO pounds of
copper 1911, up time in June when smelter ship
rens suspended, 4.111OOO pounds recovered
2 no price obtained for both 1851
cents per pound. Had we received additional
per pound for this period OF shipments, wei
would have made sS77.2iooO than got thel
n PSI cent basis.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-02
FOR DYSPEPSIA
You Risk No Money IL You Try This
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our store and obtain box of Rexall
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est power to overcome digestive dis
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Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are very
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If you give Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets
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the result Three sizes. 25 cents, 80
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Read.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-02

They Are Calumet People and What
They Say is of Local Interest.

Ivy Ody 10 OIL sVNSrcot.
When an incident like the followin. !;
occurs right here at home. II is bound
TO carry weight With our readers. SO
many strange OCCURRENCES go the
rounds of the press are published as
facts, people become skeptical. on
one subject sl<epticlsm is rapidly dis
appearing. This is due to the actual
experience of our citizens, and thea
public utterances regarding them.
The doubter must doubt no more In
the face OF such evldcnc as this The
public statement ei a reputable citi-
zen living right at home, one whom
you can see evqy day, leaves no
ground for the skepuc to stand on.
II. J. Donahue. Contractor, Scott St,
Calumet. Mich. says: II used Doan's
kidney Pills for troubles caused by
oisordered kidneyf and found this
remedy very effective. II brought re-
lief from backacne and restored my
Kidneys TO their proper working order
have had no occurrence OF kidney
complaint"
For sale ny ali dealers. Price 30
cents Foster-Milburn CO., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan,s-and
take no other.
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MOTIVE.

Ross Slack. scribe of the national
division of tne Sons OF Temperance,
advocated. I'm an address in New York,
total abstinence.
Il can perhaps sympathize," he said,
with the real connoisseur of wine with
him who sips slowly. with proper en-
joyment of the bouquet and the flavor
small glass f vintage Bordeaux,
of Poucrgogne. But. after
all, few men drink like That.
Most men drink like the Chlnaman
who explained. as he bought quart
OF fiery, eXecrable, cheap whiskey:
Il no drinkee Tor drinkee: | drinkee
for drunkee. New York World.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-02
FLUFFY FEATHER
wins A VICTORY
MILLINERY DECORATIONS MAY
BE FLAuNTED AT THE GAME
WARDEN, SAYS STATES
ATTOR NEY.

The ladies of Michigan who are
wearing aigrettcs on their bats need
not hide them when they see a deputy
game warden approaching Il the fu-
ture.
Maj oates, state game, fish and
forestry warden, brought me ques-
ton of the legality Of such ornament
to the attention of the setcs legal
department. The attorney General in
a lengthy reply says I'm part
Section IA of act PIG ofthe public
acts of 1911 purports TO nike it un-
lawful for any person TO Kiln. catch
or have in possession anywild nom
game bird, living or dead, D purchase.
sell, offer or expose for sal any such
wild came bird after ) has been
killed or caught except "a permitted
by said act. and that no BART of the
plumage. skin or body II any nom
game bird protected by san act shall
be sold or had i'm possession for sale
and this irrespective of Vlether said
bird was killed or capture within or
without the state.
IL understand that an ngrette was
at one time a part or ppion of the
plumage of a bird. and klso that in
its finished stages it isIa distinct
article of manufacture an trade and
sold under a distinctive name. and
that nearly all of them is found in
this state were manufactoed In other
states and countries.
1T is my opinion that s such dis
tinCt articles Of manu- cturo and
trade they have lost their identity as
a part OF a game or mo- game bird
within the meaning of tlp act"
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A QUICK RECOVERY.

Mamma" said Johnny. "if YOU will
let me go just this one time | won't
ask for anything Ia eat"
IAN right" said his mother. Get
your hat"
Johnny. pcrchcd on the edge OF a
big chair, became restless as savory
odors came from the region of the kit
chen. At last he blurted outs
There's lots of pie and cake In this
house"
The admonlshing face of his mother
recalled his promise and he added:
But what's that TO me?"-"Success
Magazine.
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Survivors in Frenzy.

Many were drowned and untold num-
bers were MANNED when the great dam
of the Bayless Pulp & Paper company,
at Austin, holding back more than
500 600, 600 gallons of water, went out
late Saturday afternoon.
The survivors were I'm n frenzy.
There was no organization, the town
being daZed by the force OF the ca
lamity which came without moments
warning. Hundreds of men, women
and children searched the ruins =, OF
the village for their families and
friends. The only light was the glare
OF hundreds Of houses which caught
fire from broken gas pipes almost be-
fore the flood had passed Chaos
reigned from the moment the mighty
wall of water tore through the town
FrightfuI Scenes.
Many women who had lost their
children wandered I'm the darkness cry
ing their names i'm the vain hope that
they would answer. Some were burned
in the fire and others ground TO pieces
by the masses of timbcrs and stones
swept down by the food
Some rushed to the business section
and were caught ian the water. for the
flood Travelled like a race horse Many
were killed In the crushing buildings
and others were caught I'm the aames,
but there was no way to help them.
It was frightful. Little children play
ing I'm yards at home were caught up
by the water and tossed about on the
flood like playthings Cattle and horses
were swept away and even the side
walks were torn up.
Fire Follows Flood.
A dangerous situation developed af-
ter the great wall of water had passed.
Austin is piped for natural gas and
the great force of the flood tore the
mains from the streets. one of them
In the business section burst A mo-
ment afterwards the gas gushed out
and I'm a twlnkling It had taken fire.
Blown by a strong wind the flames
communicated to the nearest house. In
ten minutes dozen other gas pipes
had burst Men were overcome and
fell, while others were incinerated The
streets became a glowing hell. Rapidly
the flames swept from house TO house.
They licked up what the water had
left. Many persons, crushed and help
less I'm the wreck of buildings only
partly destroyed by water, were con-
sumed by the flames.
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AN OLD FRIEND.

A private soldier once rendered some
slight service to the first Napoleon.
THANK you, captain" said the en-
peror, carelessly.
In what regiment, sire?" was the
instant response of the quick witted
private.
"In my guards" replied the emper-
or. pleased with the mans ready re-
tort.
This incident, with appropriate varia-
tons, also happened to Genghis Khan.
Ivan the Terrible, Attila. Gustavus
Adolphus, Louis XIV. Charlemagne. Al
oxander. King Alfred. Xerxes, Richard
the Lion-heartcd and Henry of Ma
Magazine"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-02
NEW WAREHOUSE FINISHED.
Godfrey Sons Moving Tito Quarters on
Hancock Street.

The wholesale frul and produce
Warehouse of f. II dolfrey & Co. is
being removed into H. new building
that has just been csnpleted for the
firm by Contractor JOIN Klas on the
Mineral Range properY adjoining the
cid Shields residence. The old ware
house will be moved 4 a position adj
joining the new structure, a new foun-
cation having been Completed for its
reception and the drtlling house on
the front of the property win be fit
ted up for office purposes. The en-
larged quarters will give much more
spacious accommodates for the firms
business. which has Expanded far be-
yond the limits of the original build
ing, the firm having been obliged dur
ing the past year To lease other ware
house space for the Storage of apples,
and other produce.
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RUMMAGE SALE OPENS.

A rummage sale under the auspices
of the Ladies' Industrial society Of the
Congregational church was opened
this morning i'm the James building on
Reservation street. with big assert
ment Of goods of every description To
be disposed of. These sales are held
every year by the ladies and are i'm
variabIy n big success affording OPP
portunities TO persons i'm moderate
circumstances to fit out entire families
at a small outlay. The sale will con-
tinue all week.
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"WoRkeox" is OPENED.

Mrs. r. ID. Ryan today opened to the
public fer new millinery establishment
I'm the Orpheum building. having re-
Gently returned from Chicago and New
York with a stock Of goods. which will
include specialties i'm ladies'. children's
and infants wear as we'll as millinery.
The store Is called THE Wbrkbox,"
and Is modelled after establishments of
this kind in Paris and New York. and
IN most handsome and attractively
furnished and decorated.
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RAILROAD OFFICIALS MOVED.

Headquarters If keweenow Central
Now Located at Phoenix.
Beginning today the head offices OF
the Keweenaw Central railroad and
the Keweenaw Copper companies. will
be located at Phoenix. the work Of re
the Office furnishings from
having been finished Saturday.
Fred w Toylor. who has been chosen
as secretary and treasurer of the Ke-
weenaw Central. and who also fills the
office OF general passenger agent, will
move his family from Hancock To
Phoenix during this week. and w. r.
MCGEE and Francis Derive of the local
Office staff will also go to Phoenix.
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WILL ELECT OFFICERS.
Girls Recreation Club Will Hold
Meeting This EVENING.

The Portage Lake Girls Recreation
club will hold its annual meeting this
evening i'm the new quarters now oc-
cupied by the club in the North star
building on Reservation street. The
annual election of officers will take
place and other important business
transacted. The society is now one
year old and has enjoyed most sue
cossful career, outgrowing the accom-
odations afforded by the Congregations
al church parlors, where the meetings
have been held.
A card party for the benefit of the
club will be given Saturday afternoon,
next, at the Scott hotel, under the
auspices of the Women's Civic club
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-02
LONELINESS OF ICELAND.

A traveller in Iceland says that hC
journeyed more than fifty miles from
the capital and saw only two or three
farms in all that distance.
I'm all this time" he says. Il had not
seen even a sapling. Extinct volcanoes
surrounded us on every side. Dust
storms swept down from their Scared
sides. Distant CLEANS OF gllttering ice
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FUNERAL TOMORROW.

The funeral of the late Mrs. eliza
Dennis. who died Saturday at her home
in Boston, will take place tomorrow
afternoon. services being conducted at
the Hancock Methodist church, OF
which she was for many years n mem
Der. Interment will be at Forest Hill
Houghton.
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coLERIpGE AS A SOLDIER.

In his young days the poet Coleridge
had little love affair which ended In
disaster. for the lady refused him. In
despair he enlisted In a cavalry regi-
ment. which he hoped would be ordered
on foreign service, that he might end
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-02

both In error. He agave the exact
quotation, name OF the author and
other circumstances. II his musket
had spoken the hearers could not have
been more astonished This incident
led to an inquiry, and the poet was re-
stored to the bosom OF his family
I nndnn Globe
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RUBBING 1T IN.

A "trusty" had escaped from the pen
itentiary and the warden was much
chagrined. Every effort was made to
recapture the fugitive, but to no avail.
Two weeks later the warden receiv-
ed the following note in the mail:
Dear Warden:
ing,
mo. 2323"-"Success Magazine.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Observation-Disclosures
Continued from Saturdays issue
DIVIDEND PAYING STOCKS

The recent decline in he price ony shares
luf I'm of the standard New brought
these 'ocks down to point where dividend
make them very attractive We have prepared liH OF
sumo If the dividend raging copper shares of the
precious metal issues and also group tia standard
New York stocks with the present selling prize
dends they and the interest they upon
quotations;
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PRETTY DIRTY.

once a year the newsboys of London
are given an outing some place on the
Thames River where they can swim to
their hearts content AS one little boy
friend said
Johnnie, you're pretty dirty"
Yes" replied Johnnie. 81 missed the
train last ear"-"Success Magazine
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-02

Mrs. Chnnon-Tell Marie ] want
her to come up and take my hair down.
Rose (the new maid)-Cant | take
Il down to her. ma'am?--Cnristion
Intelllgencer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-02

II you are ever tempted To let n gov
ernment reform Itself | ask you to
look back in the pages of history and
lind me government that reformed it.
self