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The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
GETS FIRST PRIZE.
Fred Westeott Wins Over 375 Com
petitors in Window Contest.

The first prize I'm a recent window
trimming contest recently conducted
by the Simonds Saw Manufacturing
company was taken by Fred westcott
of the /. T.. Swift company, he having
received notification of the award yes
torday. Mr.. Westcott's effort was on
exhibition at the Swift store for the
past two weeks and during that time
received great deal of attention.
There were 375 competitors entered
in the contest and this only makes the
Houghton mans victory more cred
liable. The second prize went to Bal
timore, the third prize to Providence,
r. l., the fourth TO Minneapolis and
the fifth to Warren, Pa.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
TEAM IN new
HOCKEY LEAGUE
Hcughtsn Enthusiastic Over Pro-
posed New Circuil

The news tlat construction work on
the big $4,000 ice skating rink for
Duluth was actually commenced yes
tcrday was received in Houghton this
morning and at once Houghton hockey
enthusiasts began lining their team
up for the coming season. The news
that Duluth To have a rink and a
hockey team assures Houghlun and
the coppe4 country in general that the
Duluth eAd Port Arthur hockey en-
thusiasts who have laid plans for a
hockey league including Houghton and
the 500 werc IN deadly earnest when
they stated { the Du'u,h rink would
be ready this winret.
The plans for the les que are stin
very indefinite but eno' ,h has been
done 20 make the enterprise a practi-
cal certainty. The league win prob
ably include Hou. hfon, the American
or Canadian 500, Duluth Por, Arthur.
ST Paul and one other club. Whether
The league officials would think 1t best
20 put another team I'm the copper
country or not h ard 10 say but II
IS hardly probable that this will be
done The copper country team could
be made far stronger by picking the.
seven best local men 10 represent this
section of the country an ii would
materially wc.,kea the copper coun-
try's standing in the ociey world II
two mediocre tea"s should be en-l
tered instead of ono first-c'3ss seven.
There has also been some talk OF
placing a team in Chicago but this
viii hardly b t1ne this year a, least
although if tho venture proves sue
cess The first ear, the league viii
probably expand later on and include
some larger conters of population.
James r. Dee las gone 10 Duluth
with she Portage Lake Golf club team
and viii look over the ground for Mr.
NacNlmaTa and on his report VIII
largely depend the hockey activities in.
Houghton this winter
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
CASE IS TAKEN
FROM The JURY
Judge Cooper Orders Verdict For
Company In 10th Case

The case of John 10th against the
osceola Mining company. a salt 70 re
cover damases for personal injuries,
which has attracted SO much attention
recently ended this morning when
Judge Cooper took the case away from
the jury and ordered Vel diet for the
company.
The next case TO como before the
court was the suit OF Martin Northcott
against Ernest $. White. on charge
of false Imprisonment.
Northcott was employed in Septem-
Der 1910 by White, manager Of the
Pure Manufacturing company OF
Laurium, to represent his company in
Ontonagon county. He worked for five
weeks and two or three days over
and sold in that time goods worth
S20S.S9 which he had received and par
TALLY delivered. lie claims n was
supposed to be getting SIS a week and
that two weeks salary had been sent
him which he RENTED To his family at
Coal City, H.
White. he asserts. agreed 70 remit
his salary TO his family direct but
failed To 10 So Northcott then quit
his cob and went 20 RocSland 20 meet
White. The latter alleged that he
owed Northcott nothing but that on
the other hand Northcott owned him
money. lie tried TO get warrant
from Justus Adair and failed w mite
then said he would apply for a war
rant for embezzlement from Justice
Stillman OF Ontonagon. After waiting
two or three days and hearing moth
ing of the warrant. Northcott. went
back To his home in Cole city. where
he was arrested end spent few days
in jail lie was then released on his
own recognzance and after ten days
was given his liberty.
IIe was then re-arrested on Justice
Stillman's warrant and brought back
to Ontonagon where he was put in
Jail. He spent 124 DAYS in Jail with
out anyone appearing against him and
without being arralened I'm court He
was released on June g. 1911. North
colt claims White never paid any at
tention to him after he was Jailed. He
Is now suing White for damages for
alleged false Imprisonment and eX-
pense in connection with his incarcera-
tion,
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
hoJoHToN BREVlTiES.


Miss Ruth Giesregen of Ashland
Wis. Is visiting Miss Katherine Ehler
Of Houehton.
The Houghton county traction com
pany have completed work on the east
Houghton terminal, replacing the old
ties and grading up the track. The
company now has a force of men al
work on the Sheldon street pavement
at the Franklin street turn, replacing
the worn bricks with new ones.
G. w. Stannard of RoclIland. John
Jones Of Ontonagon and Isaac f.. Nara
of Mass were Houghton visitors yes
terday.
Leo Jolly of Painesdale was a
Houehton visitor yesterday.
The county board of inspectors OF
the jail, composed of Judge Bentley
Col. ]. n. Cox, county agent and
poor superintendents, Morrison and
Stahl met yesterday and gave tho
county Jail it's semi-annual inspec-
tion.
Mrs O. ii. Obenhoff and daughter
Elsie left last evening for Chicago
accompanied by Doctor Turner. Miss
Elsie will undergo an operation 10y
Doctor Murphy.
The Eoughton public library will be
ready 10 ship the travelling Libraries
TO the rural schools either today or to-
morrow, according to the statement oi
the librarian. Miss WHARF, The sys-
tenn of travelling libraries in use last
year supplied ten schools and proved
SO successful i'm every way that two
more schools were added this year.
Houghton Chapter, order of the
Eastern Star, will install the newly
elected officers this evening.
The examination of John Diklewa OF
Dodgeville who Is held on a charge OF
assaulting John Kangas with stick
of cordwood. came before Justice Lit
tie yesterday. but was adjourned un-
I'll tomorrow in order to allow the
contending parties to secure their wit
nesses.
w ] Kelly and daughter. Mary
have eft for two weeks visit in De-
troit and Big Rapids.
n. NJ. De Haas. the Marquette lum-
herman, operating near Skanee. Bar
aga county has begun ;he construc-
ton of a handsome summer residence
near the entrance Of Huron bay. north
of Stance. 1t viii be Of the bmurgalGw
type and will cost about $4,000. The
bungalow will he located on q par
ticularly beautiful site, overlooking
Lake Superior and LAnSn bay.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
is $1,000 IN DEeT.
Good viii Farm Outlook Is Not Very
ReassurinJ.

In her annual report. Mrs. G. NJ.
Walker. superintendent Of Good VIII
Fam says.
The monthly statement for August
shows our financial condition. We
need 100000 to clear us from debt.
and the approach of winter Is not very
reassuring, But we are very thankful
Ia James MacNaughton for making an
arrangement by which we are to get
our winters coal at the Isle Royale
coal dock, and n cost. thus saving
about eight miles Of travel and a sub-
stantial red Ictlon in cost.
Following the discussion at the win
ters meeting a carload of crushed lime
rock was purchased to be spread over
the land for the purpose of correcting
the acidity of the soil. Abou two
thirds were used and the remainder
viii DO plowed in this fan Good re-
suits already show in the garden
cruus. We nave agreed TO sell 10 Nj.
<. G. Douglass a corner Of our back
forty that adjoins his property. for
$1,000, and thut amount will about pay
ior tn. new fencing required in diff
fercnt parts of the farm. Our stable
floor is being replaced by cement, and
i'm doing it we have lowered it ten
inches thus increasing the distance
from floor to ceiling 1t will be neces-
sary to renew or replace the inside
tank ihat furnishes us with water.
The report sent to the state Board
of Corrections and Charities for the
year ending June 20 last. of the work
done for chidren is appended.
Number of children June 30, 1911,
27; number OF children received during
the year, Gl: total. SS.
Counties from which children came
to us: 8araga. ?; Chippewa, / Delta,
]; Dickinson, / Gcgebic. 3 Houghton,
30; Iron, 6; Kekoendw 3 Marquette,
2: Nenomince, /; Ontonagon 4:
Wayne, ?; total. G1.
Children left during the year on
trial. Is: on indonture. 10; by adop-
ton. :: returned to parents, 20; sent
20 other institutions. 3; otherwise 4.
Counties IN which children were
placed: Alger. Baraga, 1 Borrien
T. Chippewa. l. Delta, 6: Gagebic, l;
Ioughtor, 27 Iron, 2; Kewecnaw, q;
Mac.;inac. I; Marquette. 4; Menom-
inee. {; Ontonagon 3.
States other than Michigan in which
children were placed Illinois. /.
Minnesota I Wisconsin, / Number
Of children in the home AT tho close
of the year. p.
Nativity Of parents of IS children:
American, %; Austrian. 10; Belgian, 4;
English. Z; Finnish, A.; French, S;
irish, Z; Italian. S; Norwegian, 2;
Polish, 10; Russian. g. Scotch. IS.
Nativity Of children: American, 81;
Finnish. l; italian. .: Polish. / Rus-
sian. g.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
Houghton Department
ADDED FEATURE
FOR THE FAIR
Flight From Negaunee to Hough-
ton In New Aeroplane

Manager McNamara has received a
letter from c. J. Forell manager for
f. F. Lessard owner and builder OF
the hydro-aeropiane in which he pro-
poses 10 fiy from Negaunee to Hough-
ton during the copper country fair
here next, week
Manager Mcnamara has accepted
his terms for an appearance here. Les
sard agreeing to actually ny TO
Houghton and make landing near
the far grounds or ne would not eX-
pect anything from the fair manage
nent.
The hydro-aeroplane has not yet
been equipped with wheels for a start
from the ground, but can be started
nom the water The pontoon rests
between the skids. when the machine
alishts IL viii strike on the skids and
not iniure the pontoon. In starting
from the lake the operator is seated in
the machine, while a man in "a boat
starts the engine at the front.
Mr.. I.essard is confident that his
machine will he a success. IL is not
the first one he has built. as ne has
had several years experience in flying
and building machines The one he
has just completed has been con-
struggled with much more care and
presently n neat appearance. The
planes are Of canvas, painted a cream
color. and the body OF the plane is
painted blue.
The length of the machine is twenty
feet and it's width is thirty-three feet.
To get the machine out of the garage
il will be necessary to take il apart.
but this is an easy matter, as it is.
constructed so that it can be taken
apart and put together on short notice.
Mr.. Lessard proposes to fy from
Negaunee to Houghton. He believes he
can make the trip in an hour, or al
little over. The distance by rail from
Negaunee to Houghton is eighty-two
miles. hut is considerably shorter as
the bird flies.
n 7. / q
any records with the machine. but he
believes IL will travel rs fast as most
of the aeroplanes used in exhibition
work. If the trial trip here is sue
cess. Mr.. Lessard win probably at
tempt the flight to the copper country
Tuesday or Wednesday, in time forI
the opening of the fair
David Nevis. construction foreman
FOR the Newton Duhicld Fireworks
company of CHICAGO. has arrived in
Houehton 20 take charge Of the pro
lminary work for the big fireworks
display 10 be made during the last
three DAYS of the fair Mr.. Nevis was
preceded on Wednesday by railroad
shipment Of more than a ton and half
of explosives.
The shipment aggregated 3115|
pounds end this is exclusive OF the big
shipment Of material received via the
steamer Minnesota last week. this lat
ter material being the mechanical de-.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
TORCH LAKE
ATHLETIC EVENTS TO
Be HELD BY EAGLES
Hu65ELL AERIE TO HOLD TUG.
oF-wAR CONTEST SATURDAY
AT TAMARAck CITY.

Three good sporting events win he
pulled off at Tamarack City satur-
day afternoon under the auspices of
the Hubbell aerie OF Eagles. the con-
testants being members OF the local
lodge. Ever since the celebration
here August 81, there has been con-
siderable talk as To a championshin
tug-of-war team. therefore a team
from Mason, another from Tamaracll
and a third from Hubbel will meet
for supremacy.
AT the last meeting a committee ON
sports was selected which consists of
Frank Hammer, Joseph Gagnon, Delore
Beauchamp, Mark Roberts and Louis
Gauthier. 1t was decided TO mama
captains for each of the three tug-of
war teams. Mason viii be captained
by Joseph Gagnon. Tamarack City bv
Delore Beauehamp and Hubben bv
Louis Gauthier
The winning team will get purse
of $25.
There also will be two other events
a fat mems race, and 100 yard dash.
both for Eagles.
The members of the lodge have de-
cided to meet at their han in the Opal
block. The aerie has engaged the
services of the Hubbell band and the
musicians will head the parade 10
Tamarack City, headquarters for the
events A large number of birds ex-
pect to be present to see the fun and
there will also be a large crowd of
spectators who will walk to Tamarack
City to witness the events.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
TO OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY.

Ivy Rebekah lodge, of Lake Linden
Will celebrate this evening the anniyer-
sary of the founding of the Rebekah
degree in connection with the Indepen-
dent Order Of odd Fellows The grand
lodge officers of the state have re-
quested that the occasion be generally
observed, and the local branch has de-
cided TO follow the. advice of the exc
cutive officials. The regular meeting
will first be held, To be followed by a
luncheon and exercises. Ar excellent
program is being prepared for the oc
casion.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20

vices TO be used in connection with
the display.
Secretary Mcnamara has ananged
with Joseph Croze for a fleet OF five
OF his largest scows ON which the
displays win be made out on Por-
tage lake opposite the Amphidrome.
Joseph weigand, the man that had
charge OF the big fireworks display
at the Detroit Cadilaqua celebration
this summer. viii arrive in Houghton
today and VIII be here TO actively su-
pcrmtend the setting OF Of the fire.
works. George Newton president Of
the fireworks company, viii arrive
Sunday TO take general charge OF the
display.
Concerts win be a feature OF the af-
ternoon and evening entertainment to-
day and tomorrow. Following is a
progrpm Of concerts:
Afternoon-Concert. 3 p. M; first
vaudeville act. 1915; concert. $3.50,
second vaudeville act, 8:45. Evening
Concert. 7:45. with vaudeville and
concert alternating every fifteen min
utes until 1880.
The Calumet Grays and the Mohawk
team will meet in baseball game this
afternoon. commencing at $3.50. The
races and other sports scheduled for
today. VIII be run off before the game
The program includes flag race be-
tween teams from Houghton and from
NeWeenaw counties, 100 and 22O yard
dashes and other events.
The members of the Mohawk fire
department. made an excellent show
ing in the exhibition runs yesterday,
the regulation hose race being nego-
tiated in is % seconds. an excellent
mark. The four men flag race. was ac-
complished i'm 60 second and Ziehr and
Saam made the couplers event in five
seconds. The 100 yard dash went tc
Thomas i'm 10 10 seconds, with Jack
son second.
Mohawk defeated Hubbell i'm the
baseball game yesterday, by bunchins
hits in the first inning. Molthen's
bendeTs We're pounded ~ all corners
of the lot and at the end OF the third
inning, the home team had thirteen
runs. The final score was 10 To 4.
having made four runs i'm The
eighth inning. The feature of The
game was a home run 10y Williams
over the right field fence witt two men
on Hogan pitched the entire game
for Mohawk and Smith replaced Mol
then for the visitors. The score by in
nings was r. II T.
Mohawk .....733O1O1Ox-- Is 1S 4
Hubbell OOOO0O40- 0-4 Z
Special features planned for tCmor-
row are the sports and the big parade.
in which every fire department i'm Ke-
weenaw county and several bands will
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.
Five Couples to Wed. Seven Natural
ization Petitions.

County Clerk Kaiser this morninI
issued marriage licenses TO the fol-
lowing people: Joseph Crukoyich and
Mildred Clement of Calumet: olivier
Gaenon and Marie Jane Clouthier OF
Jake Linden. Michael Bryloski OF
EeaEsarge and Pcgaua Zzymanska of
Iaurlum: Giuseppe Bettni and Virgil
MIA NoveIt Of Boston aud John Ciasnc
and Lima Gedda of Calumet
The following applications for nat
uraIizatlon papers were filed with
County Clerk Kaiser today: Louis
Bogdsn. Hungary. Copper City. New
York. 1883. rahn sipos. Hmrary cop
per City. Ne. York. 1904 jack Ben
heh, Austria. Calumet. New York. 190?
Frank SamraE Austria. Calumet New
York 1904 Martin stangel. Austria,
Calumet. New York. 1908. Francesca
Succo italy Trimountaln. New York,
1906. Andrew Johnson, Finland. On
rela. New York. 1909
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
NOVELTY SHOWER HELD.
In Honor of Miss Beauchene Who Is
Soon 70 Wed.

novelty shower was held Wednes-
day evening in honor of Miss Minnie
3eauchene at her home on Library
street, i'm honor of her approaching
marriage TO Russell Lest, of Dayton ..
The event will be solennizel some time
next month. Abont fifteen girl friends
of the young lady assembled. and dur
ing the evening. Miss Beauchene was
presented with several beautiful pres
cnts. Games were played. and several
music and vocal selections rendered A
dainty lunch was not forgotten.
Among those present were: The
Misses Mary Constonio. Mamie Gheno.
Blanche Beauchene, Flossie Hould.
blanche Hould. Elva Eathorn, Cor
rino Garon. Ccrdelia Garon. Louise
Schenk. Louise kobarge. Exilda Dup.
uis. Stella Boutin, Mrs. M, Beloin and
Ida Garon.
Local
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
HIGHS TO MEET ALUMNI.
Houghton Team Has First Real Test
of Season Tomorrow.

The Houshton- high school football
team win meet the Houghton alumni
nm eleven composed OF the greatest
stars the high school has developed.
The game will be played at Ripley
park and will be merely On exhibition
game to give The high school team
practice for their first game two weeks
from Saturday when the Calumet high
school team will meet the Houghton
team At Houghton.
The highs have been working hard
and are reported 70 be in first class
condition. Coach WAGNER has had to
do most of the work this past week
owing TO an injury received recently
by Assistant Coach McCurdy who had
almost complete control over the team
before The high school team win line
mp as follows: Center, Dollnger or
Giesing; guards. Hooper Chynoweth
and DAILY; tackles, AIT, Marchon and
cooper: ends. Vivian Cross and Hol-
lister: quarter back. Penberthy, fun
blck. Rogers; half backs. Worthing
and Bawdcn.
The alumni team has been strength
cned by the addition of Jack Mahan
and Sylvester Shea and Will probably
line up as follows: Center. Cochran.
guards Mahan and Al. Anderson:
tackles, shea ara sullivan. ends, Pryor
ann Tau2; half backs. Cross and
Haas: full back Charley Anderson;
quarter back. Carlos Haug.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
CASE is SETTLED.

ID. T.. Rice, manager of orpheum
theater who was charged with tamper-
ing with his meter. by the Electric
Light company. appeared in court yes-
terday afternoon and was allowed 10
plead guilty to a charge of simple lar
ceny He was fined $40 and costs and
then released.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
CALUMET YOUTH PASSES.
John Martin Dies at His Home In
Albion.

John. the siXteen-year- son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris B. Martin, of the
Albion location, died this morning, af-
tor a four weeks Illness. Heart trou-
BILE WAS the cause. The deceased was
born and raised i'm Calumet.
Besides his parents. hc is survived
by two brothers, Al vt ana David,
and sister. Miss Annie. The funeral
will take place Monday afternoon, with
services at the residence. Rev. G. L.
Adams. pastor of the Calumet NJ. e.,
officiating. Interment will be in Lake
View cemetery
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20

Local Office u. S. Weather Bureau,
Houshton, Mich, Sept 20, 1912.
Forecasts Till 7 p. M. Saturday:
Upper Michigan: showers tonight
and probably Saturday. Cooler satur.
day.
Lake Superior: Moderate variable
winds. shifting To brisk northwest
late tonight. Small-craft warnin,
1000 A. NJ.
Weather Conditions
The storm center noted Yesterday
over the Red River Valley has moved
but q short distance eastward, and
now extends from soltherr Manitoba
into the Cpper Mississippi Va'lcv with
lowest barometer readings az Winni-
neg. Duiuth and S. Pau. a trough
cf low pressure extends southwark
from this center of disturbance and
unties with the permancn- Low over
the Southwest. Slower have result
I'd at many points IN the Upper Mis-
sissippi Valley. Lake Region and st
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
TORCH LAKE sREvITlEs.

James Sampson has returned from
Detroit where he spent several DAYS.
LDca' Methodlsts are pleased To
learn that Rev. Horace VI. Mallinson
has been returned to the Lake Linden
church.
The young women of st. Joscnh's
church of Lake Linden have planned
for progressive pedro party which
win be held i'm the city ball next sun
day night The party Is for the pur-
pose Of raising money for the church
and the young women IN charge OF
affairs expect to entertain a large
crowd of young people
Frank Buschell was brought home
last evening from Copper Harbor
where hc was injured yesterday. Mr.
Buschell's condition is not considered
dangerous. A log from skidWay
rolled over him causing the injuries.
Mrs. T. +. Sutton, Mrs. Plews. Miss
Peck and Walter sutton went to TIL
mountain today. the trip being made
i'm an automobile.
The fair at Mohawk was attended
by large number Of Torch Lake
people Yesterday. that being loren
Lake day. Several propose visiting
The mining town again tomorrow that
being the closing date.
The Schubert Symphony orchestrS
and Lady quartet will render a pro-
gram at the Methodist church thiS
evening. A large number of ticke's
have been sold in advance which IN
Iaruo anHtappp
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
BOATS FOR NEW STATION.

The new surf boats for The life saw
Ing station at Eagle EIarbor arrived
this week and were delivered to Cap
tain Mccormick AT The station at the
canal. one of these is a power boat.
The new station will be opened as soon
as the keeper arrives TO take charge.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20

The reason many persons walk I'm
their sleep Is because one part Of the
mind is wide awake when the other
is asleep.
Germany's Blue Cross league has T.
sac members.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
Additional Torch Lake on Page 81

Ohio has 6O,5Oo licensed automobIles
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
Forecasts TIN 7 p. M. satu

Local Office u. S. weather Bureau.
Houshton, Mich, Sept. 20, 1912.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Aschenbrennef were
touring Europe, and had Just arrived
at Pisa. Mrs. Aschenbrenner was all
excited upon reaching the Leaning
Tower and eagerly patterad up the
spiral stairway, leaving her husband
languidly awaiting her return.
AS she weighed a shade over the
zoo mark, her husband always dug
up an excuse when 1t came to accom-
|panying her on any attitudes above
easy falling distance.
He was just bordering on the beau
tifuI flow of unintelligible language
used by their guide, when from the
topmost rampant came the .'Hi-lee. HI
10" trili .rom his wife. who was lean
ing far out and waving scarf.
Mr.. Aschenbrenner obligingly look
ed up and then came to life with an
anguished roar: Gretchen. for your
life, get back! You're bending the
suildsng!"