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The Calumet news., 1912-02-12
HOW DELEGATES
Will BE NAMED
LAW PROVIDES TOWNSHIP CON.
VENTION MUST BE HELD IF
NOT NAMED AT PRIMARY
ELEC TON.

Delegates to the Republican coun-
hall on II .rch Z, will be named a:
township conventions this year, be-
cause of the fact that no primary elec-
tion has been held since the new law
went into effect, at which delegates
could be named. There has been con-
the manner of selecting delegates TO
the county convention. The law pro-
vides that they shall be named by each
party at the August primary. but
thcre is proviso attached which
states that where no primary has been
held prior To the spring election, the
delegates shall be selected in town.
ship convention. II will therefore be
necessary to. hold precinct oaucuses
and party conventions in each town
ship. hut I'm August delegates viii be
elected by each party, by primary sys-
tenn. to serve as delegates to the coun-
" convention until another primary
shall have been held.
Act No. 279 of the Public Acts OF
1911 states:
Section 1S-There shall also be
elected at the August primary, by di-
rect vote of the enrolled voters OF
each political party in said county as
many delegates i'm each township, ward
or precinct, as the case may be, as
such political party in such township,
ta o,,fifla1
by the call issued by the county COM
mittee of such political party for the
county convention. thereafter To be
held by such political party, within
said county In that year for the pur-
pose OF electing delegates to the state
convention called for the purpose OF
nominating candidates for state Offices
to be voted for at the November elec-
tion. In case Of any vacancy I'm any
delegation from any election precinct,
township or ward, to the county con-
vention, such vacancy shall be filled by
the delegates present from the ward
or township i'm which the vacancy oc-
ours. The state central committee OF
each political party shall, at least thir-
" days before the August primary
herein provided for. certify to the
board of election commissioners OF
each county and TO the. chairman OF
the county committee of such party
the number Of delegates to which such
county shall be entitled In the state
convention OF such party, and the said
state central committee shall apportion
such delegates to the several counties
in proportion and according to the
number of votes cast for the candi-
dates OF such party FOR secretary OF
state In each of the SAID counties re-
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12
THE REAL FREAK.

At the country fair in a western
state. one Of the attractions Of which
was an exhibition of curious animals.
there appeared q countryman attended
by a large assortment Of boys and girls
and wife with a huge sunbonet.
The countryman took the barker"
for the exhibition into his confidence
I'D like to go in and see them ami
mails" said he, but il would be kinder
mean to go in without my family. and
] can't afford TO pay for my wife and
fifteen children"
The city reared barker stared at
the man In amazement Are all those
Your children" he asked, gaspng.
Every one of the nfteen" said the
man.
Just wait n minute and IN Ok Il up
for you," said the obliging ''bafket."
I'll bring out them animals and let
'cm have a look az YOU and your fam
n.y. iIarper's Magazine.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12
Laurium Department

spectively at the last preceding Mo-
vembcr election. The name of any
candidate for delegate to the county
convention shall not ne printed upon
the official primary election ballot, but
one or more of such names may be
placed on such ballot by printed slips
pasted thereon by the voter. The
county committee shall in its call indi-
cate whether delegates are 10 be Sc
lected by precincts or by wards. In
cities i'm which there are no wards. the
delegates 10 which such cities are en-
titled shall be elected by the entire
city. The chairman Of the township
ward or city committee as the case
may be shall notify by mail each per-
son elected as a delegate TO the county
convention: Provided, That when Il
primary election is not held prior to
the spring election. delegates to the
county convention shall be selected IN
a convention.
Following is the official call for the
Republican county convention TO be
held in Laurium early next month
which was issued Saturday by Chair
man w. f. Miller and Secretary j. J
Ellis Of the county Republican COM
mittee;
"A convention of the Republicans OF
Houghton county Is hereby called tt
meet at the village hall I'm Lauriun
on Thursday, March Z, 1912. at 2; 81
O'Clock in the afternoon. for the pur-
pose of electing thirty-seven delegates
to the Republican state convention
which meets in Bay City on April IL;
TO elect thirty-seven delegates to the
congressional convention yet TO be
called and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before the convention.
"Thc following is the apportionment
of delegates to the several townships
and cities, on the basis of the total
vote cast for the Republican candidate
for secretry of state at the election
held in November. 1908, viz: one dele
gate for each fifty votes and one ad-
ditional delegate for each Twenty-Five
or. fnora.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12
NEW FORM STATES SALARY.
Minor League Club Owners Must Tell
What They Pay PLAYERS.

The new form OF contract being is
sued to minor league club owners
leaves no loophole for magnate or
player to deviate from the straight
and narrow path in the matter of eX-
ceeding the salary limit ana IL must
be rubber conscience indeed that
would violate the following subscribed
oath as quoted from the back of the
new form of minor league document.
Blank. ball player. being duly
sworn, deposes and says that the full
and entire amount of compensation or
remuneration. including salary, gift OF
anything by whatever name. that he
receives directly or indirectly from
said baseball club. does not exceed
S..... month. the amount shown
on the face OF the contract"
Here follow customary spaces for the
signature of the player and the in
dorsement Of a notary public, while
directly below follows the clubs end
Of the ahdayit. which reads as fol
lows:
Blank, the unGc:s grol % "~esi-
dent, makes oath tlat H. va. ..t nor
will his association, corporation. agent
or servant, compensate or pay said
ball player for any other service rem
dered 10 said baseball club. or To any
other person. or persons. firm or cor
poration more than the sum of s.....
rcr month. for term of not more
than the regular scheduled champion
ship season of this league"
Some club owners may be guilty
OF breaking salary limits. but II they
are there X no hope for them I'm the
hereafter
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE MoGuLs.
Annual Meeting to Be Held at New
York Tomorrow.

New York. Feb. l2.-Nearly all of
the National League magnates have
arrived in town for the reconvened
annual meeting 20 be held tomorrow.
The meeting will adopt a schedule for
the comirg season and Will clean up
at the December meeting. Several
slight changes In the constitution are
to be considered and acted upon. One
Of the clauses that will be cleared up
will be that referring 10 open dates and
the playing OF postponed games.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12
NO PLACE FOR WASHINGTON.

DR.. R. J. Campbell the English
Christion socialist was condcmning. at
q luncheon in Philadelphia. a certain
type of modern business man.
This type of man." he said. 'ls
precisely opposite to- George Wash
inSton. Washington got on by telling
the truth This man gets ON by ~.
ing.
1T reminds me of a story.
"A very successful business man
took his son into his employ, and the
youth. after a few days work. entered
his fathers Office and said disconso.
lately:
dad, I'm afraid shan't make
good here. You see I'm not used 10
lying
But the father laughed easily.
oh he said. 'if YOU tell the truth
in place like this. everybody'n be-
licve you're lying anyway"
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12
FORM ATHLETIC CLUB.
Henry ordenann May Be Brought to
Calumet This Winter.

Several well known Calumet resi-
dents who are interested I'm sports will
meet this evening for the purpose Of
forming an athletic club, which will
promote various enterprises. The OBJ
joct Of the promoters is to form n
club of experienced fans who will pro-
vide meritorious entertainments from
time To time and eliminate. so far as
possible. the feeling of uncertainty
which has been noted TO some extent
ir the past.
one of the first attractions which tho
club proposes Co offer is a wrestling
match In which Henry Ordemann, the
we'll known Minneapolis heavyweight
is one of the principals. II may be
that Ordemann will be matched with
Zbyszxo. who is anxious to secure
match In this section. or some other
suitable opponent will be found for
him.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12
HOCKEY GAMES THURSDAY.
Teams Of Junior League to Meet al
Palestra and GIaciadom.

Some interesting hockey games will
be witnessed Thursday evening at the
Palestra. when teams affiliated with
the Copper Country Junior hockey
league will meet.
The Red Jackets and Monarchs will
play the initial game, followed by
Lake Linden and First Streets, while
the concluding game will he between
Newtowns and Wanderers. At the
Glaciadom. Mohawk, in the same
league. the Crescents and Mohawks
will play. The Crescents have an un-
broken string of victories and will
strive TO maintain their winning
streak.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12
BROWN IN s22,sco CLASS.
ST. Louis Nationals Would Pay That
Amount For Him

Chicago. Feb le.--Richard Kinsellh
former owner of the Springfield club.
OF the Threc-I league and nowi scout
of the ST. Louis Cardinals. today said
that the ST. Louis MANAGEMENT would
buy Mordecai Brown from the Cubs
and pay $4,000 FOR him.
Kinsella did not mention these fig
ures. but he said that the Cardinals
would give as much for Brown as the
Pirates gave for Marty O'Toole
oToole cost Dreyfus S22.5O0.
Kinsella thinks Brown is better
man than O'Toole. lie said that he
would SEQ President Murphy and ask
whether he was sincere In his efforts
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12
LAURIUM BREvITiEs
.+.sss...s.s.s-s...s.s..:..s.,.s..'....s.-....;.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Cath
crime Honold took place yesterday af-
ternoon with services at the German
Lutheran church and intcrment In
Lake View cemetery.
The remains of tho late Mrs. Adolf
fna Sorsen were al at rest this af-
ternoon in Lake View cemetery. Rev.
V. Rautanen officiated at the services.
Ray Glocko is visiting friends AT
West Bend.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12
In RIoht places.

A witty woman once said that house
keeping consists In taking things out
and putting them back. One might
elaborate the statement by saying
that good housekeeping consists in
setting the things back In the right
places and easy housekeeping con-
sists In having places enough for the
things.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12
RIGHT uPPERcUr is
JACK JoHNsoN's BEST.

!. Since Jack Johnson. worlds
: champion pugilist. has signed
: for a championship battle with
|. Jim Flynn. there have been dis
|. cussions as to the sleep produce
!. ing powers Of lns right upper
!. cut. This punch Is Johnson's
. favorite blow. being the instru-
. ment which forced Stanley
. Ketchel to take the count. Al
. so Johnson landed this right
. uppercut 20 the region Of JEFF
. fries inv at Reno. lie relies on
. his right hand 20 finish a bat
tie.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12
SKI MEET AT IRoNWoop.
National Association Awards Tourna-
nent 10 That City.

The next annual tournament of the
National ski Association will be held
in ironwood during the winter of 1919
\ letter was received from the Ma
tional secretary by Ed. Hedlund. sec
retnry OF the lronwood Ski CluO
Thursday Offering the National Tour
nament To Ironwood and the officers
Of club have decided 10 accept
selection of Ironwood "A the
for holding the next National
Tournament was made possible by the
fact that the Duluth club to which the
next National Tournament had been
awarded, withdrew from the National
Association at meeting held Tuesday
evening.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12
ENGINEERS TO HAVE TEAM.
Calumet Baseball Prospects Are Al
ready eeIna Discussed.


II is altogether likely that the Calu-
met Engineers will place a baseball
team on the diamond next summer
that come very CLOSE to being the best
team in the copper country Steps have
already been taken to secure the trans
fer Of the league membership formerly
held by the Calumet baseball associa.
tion 10 co. 4. and some of the best
known baseball players in the copper
country are ON the company ; roster.
As soon as the weather permits. fur
ther steps -rganization will be TAX
en-. The players now included In the
company whi will form the nucleus OF
the team are Herring. Eaton. Rem
wick, Benjamin and others Other
members OF the old Calumet team
probably will be urged TO enlist and a
strong team Is almost certain.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12

Paris has baby raffes at which in
fants from founding asylums are dis
posed of by chance to those who want
them.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12

cash payment would get the services
OF that twirler.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12

Advertise In The News for resulta
The Calumet news., 1912-02-12
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16
Girlish Complexion
Now Easily Acquired

"A skin Of blended snow. cream and
rose: 10 the way an Ohio correspon-
dent describes her newly acquired COM
plexton. She IL one who has adopted
mercolized wax In place OF cosmetics.
massage. steaming and other methods.
Many who have tried this marvellous
was report that its effects are quite
different from those of any other treat
ment. It produces . complexion Of ex-
quisite girlish naturalness. rather than
one bearing evidence OF having been
made over" One that 10
indeed Natures own" the result of
gradually absorbing dead particles Of
surface skin, permitting the younger.
healthier skin beneath to show itself
and giving its pores q chance to
breathe. MercoliEed wax, procurable
at any drug store in original one ounce
package. IL put on at night like cold
cream and washed OF in the morn
ing.
I have also had many favorable let
ters from those who have tried the
wrinkle removing face bath which
recommended recently. II any have
mislaid the formula. here It -: or.
powdered saxolite. dissolved In y pit.
witch haxel.-Julia ORR In Tho Club
woman
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16
OF CHURCH OF
CHRIST DISTRICT De HELD
WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY.
FIRST MEETING SINCE
ORGANIZED At WATERLOO
Organization to Be Completed Here BY
Election Of offiesr-Msetin0s to BE
Hold ia Central Church Of Christ
Fifty Pastors in 0istr,et-Prosram
Of the Meeting.

On Wednesday and Thursday Of this
week preachers of the Church OF
Christ of northeastern Iowa will meet
in this city for the first gathering OF
the Ministerial Association of the
Church of Christ in the northeast dis
trict of Iowa. At this meeting, which
is to be held under the direction of a
committee. the organization Of the pas
tors will be completed by the election
of officers.
The preliminary organization of this
ministerial associa ton was made at
the annual meeting of the Church of
Christ held at Waterloo earlier in the
summer At that time Rev. L. c. Copp.
of Waterloo. was appointed chairman
of the committee TO be in charge of
the first meeting of the ministerial as
ISOLATION. Rev T. F. Paris. Of Liscomb
was named secretary OF tine committee
Program For Meeting.
The sessions will be held at the
Central Church Of Christ. The opening
meeting will be at 1:45 o'clock We'd
nesday evening. Thursdays meetings
will begin at o'clock in the morning.
and continue thru the day with the
usual intermission for lunch. The ses-
sion will end late in the afternoon. The
following is the program that has been
prepared for the two days:
Wednesday,
7:45 .. m.-Devo;!onal
Sis D. m-Address By Rev. G. E.
Roberts, of Osceola This meeting is
open to the public.
Thursday
a. m.-Devotional.
$50 a. m.-Paper. How to Get and
Keep the Boys and Young Men in the
Church" Rev. E. F. Leake. Newton.
10 a m.-Discussion.
10:45 a. m.-Paper. How to Increase
the Percentage of Efficiency in the
Work of Our Churches" Rev. L. H.
Sours, Hampton.
1l:l5 a. m-Discuss:on.
1880 y. m.-Devotional.
p m.-Paper. How Can We More
Effectively Reach the Rural Communi-
ties in Our Districts" Rev. Solin G..
Eaton Martelle.
$50 D. m.-Discussion.
SIS .. m-"The Individuality Of the
Preacher" Rev. j. NJ Morris, Cedar
Falls.
3:45 p m.-Discussion.
There are Atty preachers OF the de-
nomination IN the district. and it e
expected that most Of them will at
tend
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16
FIRST CASE oFITs KIND.
Appointed After Man Is
Dead Twenty-Four Years.


The first case Of its kind ever filed
the administrator was appointed more
than twenty years after the death OF
The 6ecedent. has been passed on by
Judge Nichols and an administrator
appointed On the application Of Hiram
s Ellis. of Gilman. the brother Of
Addison G. Ellis. who died at Gilman.
April 2l 1855 without leaving any real
or personal property, as il was sup
posed Judge Nichols has appointed
George w Dashieli administrator OF
the estate. The estate is valued at
$3.50 but it consists Of neither real
property or what would ordinarily be
termed personal property The estate
consists solely Of right" This
right" however. the state legislature
of the Thirty-third general ASSEMBLE,
designated by special act to be per-
sonal property.
Addison G. Ellis, was a civil war vet
eran, having served in Company H.,
Twenty second New York infantry. AS
compensation for service the govern
ment passed a law allowing veterans OF
the civil war to acquire 1s0 acres Of
government land without cost. Ellis
exercised this right to the extent of
filing on eighty acres in Phelps coun-
ty. Missouri, but never exercised the
full right by filing on an eEtire Qua.
ter section.
Twenty-four years after Ellis died
| it was discovered that he had this
right" to the eighty. which accounts
for the application for an administra-
tor The right is valued at $3.50, and
it is negotiable. as it can he sold and
is good for filing on eighty acres OF
government land. The Thirty third
general assembly passed a law that
allowed administrators to be appointed
| where personal property had been dis
| covered five years or more after the
death Of person who died interstate.
This case comes under this law. but
It is the first Of its kind in which there
| is any record in the office Of the clerk
| Of courts. In due time appraisers will
| be appointed to appraise this right y
| which the law designates as personal
property. altho 1t has no visible value.
They will appraise it at the price Of
$3.50. at which 1t is valued In the appli-
cation for the administrator.
! The heirs Of Allison G. Ellis, In ad-
dition to the brother. Hiram g. Ellis
are Mrs. Adell Wills, Homer. n. z, a
sister; Mrs Dora Gregg. Denver. a sis
ter, and Mrs. John stinson, Hammond
Ind, a niece and the daughter Of q
brother, Calvin s. Ellis, now dead.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16
Real E.tat, Transfers.

s. T. Goodman. Of Kay county, Okla
homa. to the Chicago. Milwaukee & ST.
Paul railroad. eleven acres Of land in
Eden township. $4,000.
A. NJ. Allen. Of Pasadena Cal. to c.
J. Wilson and c. E. Lawrence Of Union,
eighty acres in Bangor township,
S.. 900.
Zimri Allen. Of Pasadena. Cal. to c.
j. Wilson and c. E. Lawrence. Of
Hardin county. 100 acres in Bangor
township. $4,000.
c J. Wilson and c. E. Lawrence. Of
Hardin county. to Harvey E. Borton
200 acres in Bangor township, So. 200.
Lille r. vanthrin to Stephen H.
Vanthrin. part of block IA. Edenville.
81.
Mary A Santee. of Los Angeles. to
Annie Wolff, part of lots 3 and 10.
block IL. Jerome's addition. s1.325.
James A. Pegg to John c. Couglin.
part of lot -. block %. $3.50.
A. B. E Saunders to Cora S. Saun-
ders. lot 157. Meirose Park. 81.
Frank r. Bishop to Charles A. Bish-
op part of lot s, block /, Westlakes
second addition, 81.
Mrs. Louisa L. Lee TO Hans Madsen.
part of lots l and ., block ., Webster
fourth addition, 81.
Henry Farber ct al. TO Myrta Nc
Cormick, lots - and Is, block 10, ST
Anthony, s475.
L r. Elery to Ida May Elery, lots 4,
) and s. block 1. Woods second addi-
ton. 81.
Mrs. Louisa L. Lee to Margaret A.
Berggren. part of lot ,. block l. Web
ster's third addition 81.
E. E. and Glennie B. Jenkins. to y.
A Evans, lot 5, block 5. Cracker fac
tory addition. $50.
c. ]. Lander to E. E. Jenkins. lot
). block s cracker factory addition.
s25.
c. T. LaPlant to Walter H Richards,
10, /. block /. Shirk's third addition.
$3.50
Elias werts. Of Polk county to
Michael McNichols. part OF lot Z, block
s. Jerome's addition. $1,000
John H. Sundell. of Mason City, to A.
W. Heald. of Minneapolis, part Of lot
s. block 2. Webster's third addition:
lot I. of lot "A. webster's third adj
dition: lots s. 9, 10'-and II, block ?.
Swayzie's addition and lots /. and
3. block .. Shirk's third addition. 81.
Henry Long, Of Fulton county. 1lli-
nois. to the c. A Durham Company. a
lot in east Marshall, $3.50.
Glennie B. Jenkins to \. A Evans,
lot in north Marshall. 81
\. A Evans TO N. J. Boughton. a lot
| on North Third street, $500.
\
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81 49,
new locomotives. The expenditures
that I have been authorized 70 make
at this meeting amount to . large sum
We are going to keep the property
up to conditions, and be ready to han
die the crops"
Canadian Nsrtlborn Pact Hintsd A.
Mr.. Erb's announcement 10 the afet
authoritative statement as to the new
line and today's meeting the first den-
mite move towards getting the con-
struction started. The new road VIII
give Minneapolis and st. Paul another
direct line into the grain fields OF
North and South Dakota and another
connection with West Canada Il 10
understood. that traffic arrangement
with the Canadian Northern 10 likely
to follow the construction Of the new
line. but on this matter Mr.. Erb -
noncommittal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16
GET FIRST STREET READY.

Block Being Made Ready for Concrete
Paving % Join Linn.
The block on South First street be-
tween Church and Linn streets. IL be-
ing made ready to pave with concrete
paving. CURLING Is being put in and
the street is being graded. AS soon as
the paving contractors have finished
Thirteenth street. where they are now
paving. they will lay this block Of paw
ing on South First street and then
commence on Linn street
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16
METERS ARE CHEAPER.

Fort Dodge Furnishes Water Usen
With Meters For -.
II Fort Dodge can furnish consumers
with water meters for IS why can this
city not do so? This IL question that
local water consumers may ask aftef
knowing that Fort Dodge il furnishing
and installing water meters for %. This
city's price - Sll, Or $3.50 for the met
er and $3.50 for the setting, where
there Il 10 unusual work to do.
Fort Dodge plumbers have been get
ting $1z for water meter end for set
iins IL 4. III cc:Ss.! l.es taken the bus
mess out OF the plumheF6 hands and
10 supplying meters Installed complete