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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-06-13
WESTON


Z WESTON, June 6-aIRithe RepHp-,
r,,n primary elc,lon Tuesday J..lA.,
cbittum was nominated Tor ehefiH
oysr Lloyd Heayener andN George
c,ro, hers Earl stsinbsek Re-
.eyed the nominal on foF assessor
oyer SIEVE Burasids w Z, !, : Z
freight wreck al me- geseh$ood
branch OF the Ba!Hhofe. ana OHIO
abroad Wednesday, ealis ed a delay
II an hour TO the eSeatng passenger.
rain. one gondola car was
thrown from the track near Contra
ia and was cleared away by a wreck
Ipg crew from this city.
4 special service. was conducted
a, the hospital grounds Wednesday
evening by the Woman's Christian
temperance Union. IA large as
semby attended the services.
Mrs. j. W Gallagher. of c;arks-
burg, is guest Of h% brother, y.
D. Goe.
.-;ssg5j
WESTON, June 7-Hurlie Curtis,
we'll known Baltimore and Ohio
fireman, jumped from his cab yester-
day when two freight trains were on
t5c verge Of a collision and sustained
badly mashed foot and other serious
injuries. Mr. Curtis was Immediately
brought to his home in this city
where medical aid was rendered at
once by Dr. j. l. Warder; 1t is feared
h. will have to be removed to a hos
pita where amputatlcn may be nee
sssary,
The baseball game played at the
hospital grounds Thursday evening
between The Pankers and the Danser
Manufacturing Company resulted in
defeat for the Bankers. Large
crowds have been alton ling these
games
The Fairyland theater is being
treated to a fresh coat Of paint in
The interior and is newly decorated
4, the entrance.
City council held its regular ses-
sion in the mayors office Thursday
night Routine business was before
the council. VI A
Attorney George E. White and wife
are guests OF friends in Clarksburg.
Aidren Kittle who was baker for
=. n Barnes for number of years
has resigned his position and entered
the general merchandise business
with his brother Herbert. The
Barnes bakery will be closed for thet
present
Arthur D. Losh, who is managing
the Farmers Supply Company, dis
posed of car load of buggies dur
ing the week.
Mrs Max Degan and Miss Ruth
Klein, OF Grafton, are guests OF the
Misses Danser on Court avenue.
Attorney Birk s. Stathers has fully
recovered from an attack OF lockjaw,
which seized him few days ago.
], W. Hood is adding some i'm
proyements to his already popular
grocery store on Main avenue
Mss Edna Workman, of Orlando,
is a guest of Miss Ernestine Kelley.
DR. \ @. Heath has received a
new four passenger automobile.
NJ L. Lnger. county school su-
perintendent. IS conducting the sec
ond teachers uniform examine; ton
at the high school building. Forty
have enrolled to take the examina-
ton. .......
Ira Simmons, of near Berlin. has
Just returned from Bew.sburg Col
Iege, where he had been a student.
He will spend the summer vacation
with his parents.
Miss Fern Binkerd, OF Roanoke, is
here TAX ng the teachers uniform
examination.
WESTON. June S-The home of
Fran King, of West Weston, was de-
'troyed BY fire AT noon Friday. The
cause Of the fire wis due to de-
I'ctlve gas pipe in the Ikitchen, The
hOuSp Wl. a WING. ~ ao,os haFnra'
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-06-13

WALLACE, June THE Wallace
Sunday school will have its Children's
Day exercise next Sunday night in
the Methodist Episcopal church.
omar w. swiger has left for Ash
willie n. G., where he will Join Mrs.
swiger, who has been there for sew
eral months. They both will remain
there f6ri$sone time in hope that
their health may Be improved Mr.:
swiger' s business will be in the
hands Of French Bates during bis
absence, E
Mrs. DR. Allen Whisler. and little
daughter have gone to Baltimore
where they will spend some time Wis
ting relatives.
Mrs. ]. Blaine Moore and daughter,
OF Fairmont, came here Thursday
evening to be guests Of Mrs. R, v,
Moore for a few days.
I W. E. Clifford and daughter OF
Lost Greek, passed through here re-
Gently enroute to Fonda, where they
will be guests of j. s. Clifford.
E. E. Garrett and daughter, Of the
DAVIDSON addition, were shopping in
Clarksbufg Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Nuzum. of
rsnn5o. 49, Il, Enw, raraItIV Aoni
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-06-13

WALLACE. June. ia most: hsass=
tifui childEsnis Day program was
rendered Sunday night in the Meth
odist Episcopal church to a crowded
house The church was. decorated
throughout with roses and pine. and
the children being 50 we'll trained,
went through their parts in such a
pleasing and charming way that each
and every one spent a most enjoyable
evening. Excellent music was fur
n:shed by the choir.
A number Of people from here went
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
ST0VALL MAKING GOOD;
DAVIS IS FALLING DOWN
CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP OF TIE
MAPS is ALMOST CERTAIN
TO LOW.

one deal that promises to be ono of
he greatest boncheads OF ali time
and certainly stands out a. the mis-
take of the season was thl subsutu-
ton OF Harry Davis for George St1-
vail as the Maps manager and TIC
subsequent trading of Stovall for
Lefty" George.
The Maps now own a second a.
vision place and are almost certain
To- keep 1t. Present Indications arc
that sixth place will be the best they
can do There is no traceable rea-
son except the change in leadership.
Stoval took the reins of the Clevc-
land club when jim Mcclure dropped
tncm last season and speedily put his
bunch IN fighting shape, dashins up
through the league in wonderful stSl-.
lie left Davis the sama crew minus on
~ himself as first bascman. Davis has
been unable TO do any thing with tucn,
and every change he makes put thc
club i'm worse shape.
Stuvall. on the other hand, has been
made The manager of the Browns and
| threatens to create a sensation IN
the American league lie has shaker
the chronic tailerders N w2y that
they have never before seen. lie has
ruthlessly weeded out every man tha'
ne could not use and brought in
! youngsters by the drove
As result the Browns, one day
play wonderful bail--witness the
check handed Washington. Then again
| they are 50 bad tLat never in tht
palmy days of the undisputcd cellar
championship has anything worse
been displayed. Stoval doesn't care
| When he gets all the bush league kids
taught pig league, manners. hc will b,
up there ana lighting. and ST Louis
viii be insane.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
TRADITION OF REMNANTS
FOLLOWING BUILDING OF
NEW BASEBALL PARKS.
;'s's-'

Red Sox to win the pennant this
season and the New York Highland
ers To cop in 1913. That's the dope.
Why? Because "hunch" players
have pointed out that no better mas
cot is to he found for a major league
club than new ball plant Fenway
park. new home of the Boston Red
Sox. will be graced with a pennant
unless ell signs fail The Highlanders
move off the hilltop next year.
Pirates became worlds champions in
1909. the year Forbes field was opened;
Athletics took worlds pennant to
Shibe field i'm it's maiden year; Giants
landed a ag for the new Brush sta
dmm. Washington showed wonder
ful Improvement after the new base
ball structure was built at the capitol
city The law of percentage prevented
the Tigers from bringing a pennant
TO Navin field i'm its first year. the
Tigers having taken three flags in a
row. Cleveland, it is argued is that
mystifying exception that proves the
rule.
Therefore the new park that is be-
ing built for Frank Farrell at 225th
and Broadway ought to help out VOL
verton some i'm his fight next year.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
SPORTING EDITORS NOTES.

President Ebbets hopes to open his
new Brooklyn stadium when the
Dodgers return home on Sept. 3.
Pitcher Packard of the Columbus
team in the American association has
won 1S and lost three games this sea-
son.
Shifting Harry Lord from third base
to right field looks like a good move
on the part of Manager Callahan OF
the White Sox.
Now they say that Marsans is jeal-
Gus of Bob Bescher and is out to queer
Bob's effort TO head the National lca-
que base stealers.
Eddie Mensor of the Pirates, has
fallen down i'm his stick work recently
and Mike Donlin has been placed I'm
the PITTSBURGH lineup once more.
Peaches" Graham, the former Ma
tional league backstop. is doing scout
duty in the Canadian league for Joe
Kelley's Toronto team.
The Athletics have been coming so
fast Of late that Boston and Washing
ton fans get nervous every time they
see a score board or pick up n news
paper.
"Cozy' Dolan, who couldn't find his
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
ANOTHER ALL-STAR TEAM.
Bunch Would Make Other Aggrcga
tions Go Some

ioUs w oOUios
An all-star team hitting well over
300 and composed of Cobb, rf; Speak
er. cf Jackson, IT,; Konetchy, III:
Collins. 2b; Wagner. SIS; Baker 3b .
Meyers. c; Marsons and Sweeney.
utility men; Marquard Mathewson.
Wood, Johnson. Alexander and Ruck-
or, pitchers. ought to be invincible.
but here is team. that with all the
breaks i'm luck on it's side, ought to he
able to cop a few games from the
all-stars: Daubert, III, 325; Lajoie, Oh.
800; Lobert, 3b. 1884, Turner. SIS. $40;
Donlin, rf, .3i1; Milan. cf, 1906: Ma
gee, If, .319: Archer. c. .267; Paskert.
utility outfielder, .3l6; Zimmerman,
utility inhclder, .S36; Dubuc, Ritchie,
Gregg, Baumgardner, Plank and
Rixey, pitchers.
This is a pretty powerful team with
every man except Archer hitting over
800 OF course the pitchers do not
compare with the al-star staff. but
still they are all tNirlers of merit.
Archer could be counted upon to keen
such great runners as Cobb and
Speaker close To the bags with his
powerful whip. Then there is u whole
lot of excellent baseball brain and
Drawn tied up i'm that second team "a
make the champs travel at terrific
clip.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
ATHLETES ARE WELCOMED.
Rousine Reception Given to American
Team in New York.

New York. Aug. 24.-Amid the coi-
tinuous applausa from thousands OF
spectators VINO lined Broadway from
Forty-seCond street To- Park Place Che
Victorious American athletes who took
part ia the olympic games al stock
holm paradcd to tho city Hal TINS
morning to listen TO addresses of wei
come from Mayor Gaynor and otlcr
eminent representatives of he city, the
state ard the nation. The demonstfG
ton was one of the most notable of its
kind ever seen in NeW York. In addi-
ton TO the olympic team the parade
comprised divisions of regular troops
from Governors island and Forts Ham
lton ana Wadsworth marines and
bluciackcts from the navy Yard. de
tachmcnts of boy scouts, amateur and
profcs siotM baseball teams and thOu-
sands of boys from the public schools
bearing dags.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
SPORTING
MANY CHANGES
IN RUGBY GAME
Committee Completes Work and
Announces Alterations

The football rules committee have
completed their work for this fGlra
games, and the changes are summed
up as follows:
First-rhe playing field, now 10
wards in length. VIII be shortened to
an even lo0 yards. This change in it.
self is not vital but il is made in or
der to make possible, on small grounds
an extension of territory in which the
forward pass MAY be used.
;second-A zone of 10 Yards width
beyond the goal lines is established.
\ purpose of this is 10 provide ample
space for execution of tie forward
pass, and scoring ON a pass made
across the goal line into this zone is
permitted.
Thrd--rhe number Of, downs 10
gain 10 yards is ipcreased from tnree
to four
Fourth-The ,onside kick IS elm
mated.
fifth-The value of a touchdown
Is increased from five points 10 six
points, the goal from touchdown and
other scores standing rs at present.
SXth-The 20 yards zon", i'm which
the present sules now provide re-
strictions To interfere with the for
ward pass, is eliminated so that thl
restrictions will apply TO any part OF
the field.
Seventh-Aftor touchdown th,
ban will be put i'm play from the 20
yard line instead Of tie 25-yard line
Eighth--On kickoff the ball in
stead of being put in play in the cen
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
LAURIUM GIRL is BRIDE.
Miss Florence Pelto and Charles Ruut-
tia United in Marriage.

NilSS lOTGNNG ItiNO ciiNl iANhe
tila United in Marriage.
The wedding was solemnized last
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter \. Pelto of Franklin street, Boil
marns addition of their daughter,
Miss Florence w. Pelto. To Charles
RWttila. Rev. A. l.. Heidcman of the
Pine street Finnish church oiliciatod.
The ceremony was "A quiet one, wit
messed only by two families. The
bride and groom were unattended ana
the bride wore her travelling suit.
Immediately after the ceremony, Mr.
and Mrs. Ruuttila departed for De
troit where they will spend two
weeks honeymoon They We're accom-
panied by Miss Mildred Pclto who Will
go to the Ann Arhor hospital to under
go treatment and by BjarIo y. Pelto
who viii locate i'm Detroit.
Roth bride and groom are wei
known i'm Calumet aud Laurium. The
bride has Deer stenographer in the Of
lice of Attoruey w. J. Galbraith aud
also deputy township clerk. The groom
is linotype operator at the Paiva-
lehti.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24

ter of the field will be put in play
from the a. yard line ,of the team
kicking OIL Taking into consideration
the shortening of the field ana this
change in the rules, the Kickoff is
lens ,hcncd by i've yards
Ninth-The field judge is eliminat-
ed. The head inesman hereafter viii
keep time and the Judge of od side
PLAYS in the line Of strimmage.
Tenth-The number Of mon allowed
on the sde-lines. now thrcc. will he
reduced to one for ca-h team.
Floventh-Provision will be made.
tHot bounding BAH cannot score .
legitimate goal.
Twelfth The interval between the
first and second and the third and
fourth periods is reduced from t@o
minutes To- one minute.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
time. Salotti is well known to copper
country mat artists.
NEW VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT.
Peoples Theater OF Laurum has
Joined New Booking AGENCY.

Joineu view BOOKING Agency.
At meeting of the vaudeville thea-
ter managers Of Upper Michigan AID
Wisconsin held i'm Marinotte this week.
q new vaudeville circuit was formed
To- book first class attractions for Tie
theaters affiliated. Charles Oakes man-
ager of the Peoples theater was pres
ent at the meeting aud assisted in the
organization.
The new circuit includes Calumet
Hancock Laurium, Marquette, Housh-
ton. Escanaha and Sault Ste. Mare,
Mich, Sault Ste. Marie, Canada; Mani
ncttc, Green GaS, Appleton, Manito-
Voc, Oshkosh. Sheboygau. Beloit. Kc-
nosha. Crystal Theater IN Milwaukee
and the Marshall theater in Chicago.
Tho acts viii be booked and tried
out in Chicago under the management
of the Kcef Booking Corporation, and
will travel the entire circuit intact as
one show. MaraEer OalSes states that
the best acts possible viii he obtained
and L2urium will have vaudeville o.
better class than ever. The best fca
ture pictures obtainable will be used
this next season.
Manager walter T., Kcef of ChicaSt
met in consultation with the member,
of the circuit
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
LAURIUM
FARMS PROSPER
IN 0NT0NACON
Laurium Man Talks of Conditions
in That County

William Anderson, the well Knowu
lsurium real estate agent ard Christ
Luoma one of mis- assistants have re-
tuned from a business trip To- onto
mgon county and report all OF tliy
hTmers to be prosperrg. Evidences
THAT property may be found in the
fact that the roads are being mae a.
damized and concrete culvcrts are be-
ing constructed over the creeks.
While in Ontonagon Mr.. Anderson
secured from Thornton GIccn, 2,6oO
acres of farm land to be sold 20 set
tlers at $l2.50 per acre,
Speaking of conditions there aud es
pecially Of the model farm of Thorn
ton Green Mr.. Anderson says:
"Mr Green took rs to the CRANBERRY
Hin farm Here the second crop Of
clover and alfalfa is almost ready 20
be cut. The alfalfa Is thirty inches
high and the clover nearly as high
The first crop was cat nearly month
ago All the farmers there are pros
pering and the roads are good We
went from the Cranberry Hill farm 10
Mr. Green's own farm where he is
building a barn l05 feet long aud 80
feet wide. with concrete foundations,
also an electric plant and a windmill
to pump water for the stock. He 10
also building n silo about 8 feet H. dia
meter on concrete foundation. He
has also a herd of petigree1 sheep al
so ten head of lIolstein cattle, one i'm
ported Hiolstein bull and a number of
Imported hogs. lie hes eight forty
acre tracts of land along the Little
Cranberry River and the farm is
known as the HemloCk Hill Farin
oats, peas, barley, wheat. rye and al
falfa are growing splendidly, also pc.
tatoes turnips and all roots. From
the farm we went to Mr.. Green's log
slng camp where he has l25 meu
WORKING. He does all his logging with
S'eam slidders and loads the logs On
The tram and delivers to the mill at
ontonagon $4,000 to 100000 feet every
day"
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24

guests Of Mrs. MilItor of Laurium yes
terday.
John Spence will leave today for
Scotland where he expects to spent
the winter. tie probably will return
here next simmer.
Miss Florence Daume who was re
Gently graduated from the c. q II. hos
pital has left for st. Paul. where sh;
VIII take up a pos, graduate course.
street Commissioner James V. Wills
reports that good progress is being
made with the installation of the curb
ing along the streets which are being
improved.
Roderick Cameron will leave uel'
week for Western Canada. Mrs. Cam
cron and daughter viii visit at Kin.
cardine for short time ana later will
Join Mr. Cameron in the west.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
BY r. Leipziger

bearings while a member of the High
landers. is playing a clever game with
John Cancels Rochester team.
The recent seventeen-inning tie
game Letween Jacksonville and Ma
con establishes a record for extra
inning games in the South Atlantic
league.
Pitcher Jack Powell OF the Browns
has been in the big show good many
years. but is still able to fool the hit
smiths with his Roll on Silvery
Moon delivery.
A san Francisco promoter Is WILING
to book Jim Flynn for so with eX-
champion Tommy Burns.
Bob Fitzsimmons, Tom Sharkey ana
Peter Maher threaten to return to the
ring and go after the white hopes
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
lAURIUM 6REVlTlES
.....;.............:.........:.......:.:.....:..

John Never Of Betc Girls was n vis-
itor in Laurium Yesterday.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Peter J. Shcrf have
returned from two weeks visit 90
Duluth and ?aInesville.
John Z. Shaughnessy of Detroit, UP
per peninsula agent for the Michigan
Catholic. is in Calumet.
Mrs c. V. Mystic of Paynosvillc Is
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John a. lIildcn of Lar-ium.
Mrs. Niepath of Detroit and sister
Mrs. Mctte, OF Hancock, were the
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
MoGooRTY VS. SMITH.

New York Aug. 2l-Dave Smith
who claims the middle weight and
heavy weight titles of Australia, VIII
fight Eddie McGoorty at tho Gardch
Athletic club on Monday night. Smith
arrived here last week. He and Nc
Goorty viii be the topliners oi the
card. They viii box ten rounds.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
TO FINISH THE SEASON.
Upper Michigan League
Will Continue

Will Continue.
The Upper Peninsula Wisconsin
Baseball league. which was ~ danger
of being disrupted by the withdrawal
OF Menominec. and possibly Marinette,
will remain intact for the balance of
the season, says the Escanaba Mirror.
This was decided at a meeting of the
league heads held today at Menominee.
II was decided To transfer the games
scheduled between the inter-county
teams. so that Escanaba and Glad
stone viii meet each other only for
the rest of the schedule, while Mari
nette and Menominee will play all OF
the games scheduled to be played In
the border cities
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
MARTIN SHERIDAN ILL.

New York. Aug. 2i.-Martin Sheri-
athletic championship. is under the
care of surgeons at his home here. He
was operated ON two days ago for an
abscess on his back and is doing
well
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24

Washington .o1SOo8O1x- I
Detroit .....,.oO01OOOoO-
Batteries johnson and AinSmith,
Dubuc Works and Stanage
Second game r II r
Washington .2OO10oOSx-- 6 9 ;
Detroit ........Ot1O10OO1-4 8 :
Batteries-Cashion and Henry. Ain
smith; McGehe. Lake and Kocher.
II II f
New York ....OO9OOO0O2- ;
Chicago ......O0 s o
Batteries Fisher. Davis and Swee-
uey; Cicotte and Kuhn.
RI Il
noston .,..,...t4O00000x-- 8 s o
cleveland ....00OO19060-- 3 L
Batteries Bedicnt and Carrigan:
Stcen. Raske,tc and ADAMS.
Phiadolphia-st. Louis game post
poncd rain.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
AUSTRALIAN RUNNER
SETS NEW MARK
FOR IS MILES.

Tacoma. Wash, Aug. "a :
Setting new worlds record .
for fifteen miles on an indoor :
track. Jimmie Fitzgerald. the :
Australian runner, covered the :
distance last night i'm ! hour, .
II minutes and 45 t-5 seconds :
in a match race with Victor :
Norman of Seattle Norman :
quit i'm the eleventh mile of the .
race when Fitzgerald started :
squirt. :
The former worlds record :
1:22.j6 held by Fred Appleby of :
England was made in 1909 in :
Winnipeg.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24

Paul ". Drake former Unitarian
clergSma shortly viii open an indie
pendent church in Portland, Me. Ia
which ne will preach socialism.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
WRESTLING MATCH HERE.
|harles Salotti and Mike luokola to
Meet Here Next tuesday

Weet Hero Next tuesday.
CHARLES Salotti of Laurium and Mike
Luokoia of Hancock will wrestle in
the Laurium town hall Tuesday even
ING of next week catch-as- catch can
style, best two out of three falls, for
side bet Good preliminaries have
oeeh arranged During the progress
ol the match, the returns from the
election primaries will be read at the
ringside.
Both principals have been training
hard and faithfully and 1t should be
one OF the best bouts in this style of
wrestling seen I'm Calumet in a long
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
Upton TO TRY AGAIN
FOR THE YACHT CUP.

New York. Aug. 24.-Sir
Thomas Upton will visit the
United states this fall TO ar
range for another attempt to
lift the Americas Cup, accord
ing TO message received here
from London. He will sail
about Sept. 80.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
American Association.

Milwaukee. 2; Columbus. Z.
kansas Citv, L. Toledo. ?.
ST. Paul, IL; Louisville. a.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24
YESTERDAYS GAMES.


r II r
Pntsburgh .1OoOOoOoOO-1 o
New York .OO0OoCO011-- II
Baueries-Robinson. Cole and Glib
son Ames. Crandal and Myers
Second eamr-- r. II u
Pittsburgh ....OOO1OOOO1-2 /
New York ....0t0OO1O1O-3 1
batteries O'Toole. Cole and Simon;
resreau and MYERS.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-24

ToDAYs GAMES.

National
Now York at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Boston at Chicago.
BROOKLYN at ST Louis
American
Detroit at Washington.
ST. L0uis nj Phll0dclphis.
Chicago at New York
Cleveland at Boston.