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The Calumet news., 1912-08-26
GOOD Time IN DRILLING
CONTEST HERE SATURDAY
AHMEEk TEAM WINNER OF TWO
MAN CONTEST. MACHINE
EEATS HAMMERS.

The Ahmeck team. composed of Pal
rick Dunnigan and Archie Paulson
won first place in the fwo-man ma
chine competition in the drilling con
test at Athletic park Saturday after
noon. the first contest of its kind ever
ATTEMPTED In this section. The G. 4 II
Amygdaloid team was second in the
two man contest and first i'm the ona-
man event. Tie machine drill proved
its superiority over the hammer and
drill experts, dclling through the rock
in fourteen minutes. while the hammer
and drill team hung up the excellent
record Of 40 inches in fifteen minutes.
The results We're as follows:
TwD-man machine contest
Fhst-Ahmeek. Patrick Dunnigau
and Archie Pauson. Time, 3:42.
Second C. & II, Amvgdaloid, Sack
ris Jackola and Matt Rosman. Time,
S:43 80
Wolverine. Albert Coombs
and Arthur Brokenshire. Time. 3.47.
one man machine contest
First-C. K II. Amygdaloid. Time.
ABB 2-5~
Second-Allouez. Henry Warren
Time. il2 Is.
Third-Wolverine. Simon Sleep.
Time, 4i5.
Butterfly Drill operated by John
Becker penetrated the rock for entire
distance in II minutes.
Billideau hammer and drill team. ~
inches i'm fifteen minutes.
$50 and $25 respectively.
The contest was very interesting
one and witnessed by large crowd of
spectators. Many bets We're wagered
on the outcome.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26

clyde s. Mackenzie.s register of
deeds. and candidate for denomination
by the Republicans. wishes the voters
10 understand that he has made an ef-
fort TO see all Of them individually anG
that he has not Succeeded is due To IN
ness. During considerable portion OF
he campaign MIR. Mackenzie has been
confined to his home.
Mr.. Mackenzie urges upon the voters
1T the primary his title To- their con-
sidcration. He has. during his incum-
/ ency, administered the affairs of the
Nee Of register of deeds To the great
est satisfaction of all who have had
business with the office. lie has as
suranccs from people having a con
siderable amount OF business with the
Office that they ALWAYS consider q
change i'm the office undesirable. Mr.
Mackenzie urges his splendid record
i'm the Office and the inexpedicrcy of
change as strong arguments in his
favor. pa
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26
GEN. DAVIS IS COMING.

Chief of Patriarehs Militant in M,ohi-
GAN to Visit Calumet.
According tG adviccs received In cal
umct General Fred Davis OF Dtiron,
is now i'm BAY city. plans 10 visit
Canton Copper city Of Calumet and
the Houghtcn Canton early IN SOFTEN
Der. From i3aH CITY, Nj. Davis viii
come 60 crystal Fails, then to lIough-
ton ana Calumet lie viii then re-
Wru 90 the headquarters i'm Detroit
and leave later for WinnipCW Man,
TO attend the next mcctinw OF the
sovorcisn grand lodsc in Scrumber
Gen Davis has bcor assisting iu'th,
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26
POSTOFFICE TO.
CLOSE SUNDAYS
All Mail But Special Delivery is
Affected

Postmaster c. ]. Wickstrom today
received the following Instructions
which viii make il necessary for the
Calumet postolfce 10 be closed
every SUNDAY, except for the deliv d.
cry of special delivery" mail matter:
The postofiice appropriation act tor
the fiscal year ending, June 80, 1913
provides:
That hereafter postoffices of
the first and second classes shall
not be open on Sundays for the
purpose of delivering mail to the
general public. but this provision
shall not prevent the prompt deli
very of special delivery MALL
Under this law you will close the
general delivery. carriers windows and
lock boxes and discontinue all deliv-
cries by carriers on Sunday You will
note. however. that special delivery
mail is excepted and you will there
fore arrange To have on duty suf-
hcient force To handle this mail mat
ter promptly.
The department desires to reduce
Sunday work To the minimum so that
Us many of the employees as POSSIBLE
may enjoy a complete day of rest Oh
Sunday You should, therefore, require
nly sufficient number of creks to
report for duty on tEat DAY in order
that transit mail and the mail collect
ed for dispatch may be handled with
out delay If no mail is dispatched
ON Sunday. a very early collection
should be made on Monday morning
and the mail for local delivery distrib-
lted before the carriers leave for their
first trip
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26

At the primary tomorrow. delegates
will be elected to attend the Repubn-
can county convention To be held al
iIoughton Sept. 10 and subsequent
county conventions of an parties until
the next primary. Candidates for Re-
publican deleEatcs from the various
Calumet precincts arc as follows
Precinct No. l--James MacNIugh
ton, William T.. Dancn. NJ NJ. Morri-
son, John MacNaughton Angus Mac
auley and Peter j. McClclldnd.
No. 2-Thomas H. Soddy August
Beck, Allen Cameron. Leon Pasqui
nelli and George Martin.
No. S-Edwin George, Christ Yok',
Richard s. Tucker.
No. i-Gecrge Wrieht Samuel jess,
Bart Ariett. Samuel Richards and
Jacob Lustig.
No. 5-lamcs Basso, J. +. Lindstronl,
Charles McClclland. Pau Miahctti
James Curto and James r. Ashton.
No e-J. ]. ELLIS. Jr.. W. J. Mac
Donald. J. w. Seldcn. Oscar Kecko.
men. Michael Klobuchar anC Mosn
Bandettini.
No. 7-F. II. Senumakcr, Joseph Cur
to- Michael Surich. Edward Ulseth AMI
G. J. Wickstron.
No. S-James \. erase, John Waatu.
John Pcntecost and William NisUl.
No. 9--Charles l.. Noctzcl( f.. l..
Petermann, Gus Johnson W. +. Hart
mann and j. Il. Riscombe.
No 10 p P Roehm, j, \, Torreano.
J. r. Fisher, j. \. Palmer. Charles
Mugford, Vincent Nairo and Dennis
Mccarthy.
No. 11---Joseph Wills. A. w. Kerr
J. w. Downing. Johnson Vivian John
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26
CHARITY FUND ABOUT $500.

The executive committee of the G. *
IT, miners picnic held a meeting sat
urday and allowed the bills presented.
Although not all the accounts have
been presented, it is believed the net
proceeds of the picnic. which will be
distributed among the widows OF
who have been killed, will
amount to about $700.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26

Sustareh. Bernhard lIojmstrom. w J.,
Eichetta and i. y. Kerr.
No. H. John 7. Rowe Ch~iat kohn
Jr. John Hunt and Martin Prfk. IN.
No. 13 Aryid Johnson and John r.
HennettS
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26
C. & n. BAND CONCERT.

The Calumet & Hecla band will rem
der one of its enjoyable open air band
concerts on the lawn at the G. q II.
mine Office this evening. Director Bar-
nard has prepared an excellent pro-
gram for this concert and It is expect
ed il will be greatly enjoyed.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26

arrapeements for The annual gathering
of the Pauiarchs Militant 10 be he'd
n Saginaw next May and ON his
visit to the copper country viii make
m effort to arouse interest among the
local members so that they will ar
range 10 send drill teams TO this ga.
Ihermg.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26

Huushtcu County needs a capaoie
and experienced man for Prosecuting
Attorney.
W D. GalhraIih Is such a man.
Vote for him next Tuesday. 20
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26

The Rebekahs picnic which was ar
ranged for Friday August 3Oth, has
been called on. There will be no pic
mic this year
rs Charlotte Clark, N. q.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26
MINES NOT TO
Be SHUT DOWN
Will Be Operated as Usual Pri-
mary Election Day

The announcement today that the
mines OF the copper country would noi
be shut down tomorrow TO permit the
employees to vote IN the primary cleo
tion, came as a surprise and probably
will mean big reduction IN the total
vote cast
II was suggested that .he polls re-.
main open until o'clock In the evcr-
ing, hut an INVESTIGATION dlscloscs the
fact that this may not be done lG \
township. While the law provides that
the polls may remain open until that
hour IN a city, no provision is made
for such action I'm n township.
II is reported today that a number Of
the candidates have arranged To have
workers at each precinct 20 talk TO
the voters I'm their behalf IL Is belicv-
ed, however. that number of the can
didates are unfamiliar with the Law
which provides that such vote solicit
tors must remain at least 100 feet away
from the polling place. Section 40 Of
the primary law reads in part as fol-
lows:
ANY person who shall, while the
polls are open. at any polling place
ON any primary day, solicit votes in
said polling place or witkiA one hum
drcd feet thereof, shah be deemed
guilty of m'sdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall b. punished
by fine of not exceeding $500 o. i'm
DriSCnmeut for a poriod OF NOT more
than six months or by both flne ana
at The discretion of the
court"
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26

Mr.. Voter
VIII YOU vote for a man for Prose,
cutting Attorney whom You would not
employ for your own case?
Think about 1t. 20
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26

willing To come If their expenses were
paid II is believed the offer VIII be
accepted.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26

Election returns will be received st,
the Elks Temple Tuesday evening. &c
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26

The New Orleans Coach.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26

Modern Hat for rent in nelson
Schroeder building. Immediate pos
session. Faucet Bros q Guck. IT
The Calumet news., 1912-08-26

The New orleans coach.
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-09
RUNNING A MODERN RAILROAD
Favorite Story Used by General So.
licitcr to Ward of News
paper lntervieWers.

Martin Clardy Of st. Louis, general
solicitor for the Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain railways, is one lawyer
who sometimes objects to being inter.
viewed. And, when reporters are toe
lnsistent, Mr.. Clardy has stock story
which he tells to shut off the inter.
view. Says Mr.. Clardy:
"An irate shipper once entered the
general offices of railway company
Where's the general superinten.
dent?' he demanded.
"'Out on the road was the reply OF
the clerk.
Where's his assistant? This very
angrily.
"'Gone to the ball game snapped
the clerk.
"'Then where's the vice-president
and general traffic manager?' exploded
the shipper.
"'Gone north for the summer was
the still Indifferent reply.
Well, them The angry caller fairly
howled, who in thunder is running
this railroad, anyway?
"'Oh, If that's what you want to
know replied the clerk, as he
reached for another typewriter re-
port, it's the newspapers. kansas
City Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-09
Powdered Peat a. Fuel.

A Swedish railway has been expert
menting with powdered peat as loco
motive fuel Peat is usually burned
In little bricklike sods, dried in the
sun, making a fair fire, but great
deal of ash Hitherto it has been at
tempted to improve 1t by pressing it
A Lieutenant Ekelund contrived to
reduce it to powder, and railway
engineer has invented an appara
tus for feeding this powder into a
locomotive tirebox This feeds faster
as the steam pressure falls and slow
er as it rises Swedish papers say
that it works well, but when the low
est price for peat Is s2.65 per ton it
IS not economical Sweden has great
peat bogs, but it does not have any
Railway Age Gazette.
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-09
STATISTICS OF THE RaIl
Freight Hauled in United States le
1,5cO,ooo,coo Tons AnnuaIly-oCo,
CCc,OoO Passengers Carried.

The 100000 freight cars of the
railroads of the United States, valued
at S2,500,000 900, Aand capable Of hold
ing $4,000, 100000 pounds at time
are sufficient to form single train
around the earth at the latitude of
Chicago.
In them are hauled annually over
1,50O,OdO,000 tons of freight, each ION
Of which is carried 151 miles. This
is equal to hauling one ton almost
z20,000,00 900 miles.
The $4,000 passenger cars of the
railroads of the United States, valued
1T s300,0C0,000, are capable of seating
st one time 100000 people, and If
pressed for room, would accommodate
probably 100000 persons
They transport annually almost 900,
o00,000 passengers, each of whom rides
approximately 33 miles. Practically
therefore, one passenger is hauled 30.
100000 miles.
There are $1,000 locomotives, doing
service for the railroads of this coun
try, $4,000 Of which are used to trans
port people and wares. The total mum
Der is estimated to be worth no less
than s1,o0O,00o,000.
The freight and passenger locomoi
tives alone cover 100000 miles in a
single year.
The engines consume annually fuel
snd water enough to cost the public
carriers of the country s218,000,000i
the effect Of the distribution of which
IS felt IN every nook and corner of the
land
Yet the owners Of these vast facili
ties, rendering SO tremendous a serv
ice to the people of the country, re
ceived for the year ending June 30
1909, only $236, 100000 in dividends on
a total capitalization of $4,000, 100000
Bankers Magazi
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-09
New Road In China,

The CantonMacao railway, China
has already been surveyed, and 1t is
probable that construction work will
be commenced in the near future
Starting at Fati, across the Sikiang
river from Canton, the line will run
almost due south through the districts
Of Shuntak and Heungshan to the
boundary of the Portuguese colony OF
Macao This line will be about &c
miles long and will penetrate one OF
the richest districts of South China
The country through which it passes
Is low and is intersected by innumer-
able creeks. and given over to rice
fruit and vegetable culture 30-mile
branch line will be built to connect
the main line at Chentsun with Sun.
ming railway at Honeymoon via Kau
kong There are no very large cities
on the railway. but there are many
villages and several towns of from ten
to fifty thousand inhabitants, among
which are Chentsun. Shuntak, Heung,
shan. Chingshan, Kanchuk and Kau.
kong
The southern terminus of the line
will be within five miles of the new
commercial port of Heungschow
While rice is the principal product OF
this region. the population is so dense
that large quantities Of rice have tc
be imported to help out the local
crops Sugar cane IS grown on large
scale for local consumption and ex
port Among the manufactured arti
cles exported from the districts touch
I'd by the railway are palm-leaf fans
mats and mating bags, groundnut
cassia,, bean Oil, coarse china ware. pa
per and firecrackers. The principal
exports are kerosene cotton goods.
matches, timber. metals, coal and
clothing Railway Age Gazette.
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-09
FEDERAL JUDGE IN
FRISCO UPHOLDS
ARIZONA COURTS

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 90
The United States circuit court
of appeals sustained here yester-
day the decision of the United
States district court of Arizona
by which John 3. Goodwin and
William Stewart were found
guilty of the murder of Alfred
Philpot on the White Nj ountain
Indian reservation in Arizona.
The verdict of the lower court
was attacked on the ground that
the United States attorney ap
Dealed to che jury to show its
nerve" and inf1ict the death
'enalty, which utterance it was
.ontepded, constituted an error.
"Admonitions OF this charact-
er to a jury by a prosecuting
officer cannot be approved, /"
said the court in today's ruling.
They should not be resorted to
by any officer in performance of
his duty us a prosecutor. On the
other hand, we cannot say such
deviation from the part OF strict
propriety was such an error in
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-09
Government to Aelp,

contract between the Philippine
government and the Manila railway
was signed on January %, which
binds the government to furnish funds
for the extension of the railway in the
south of Luzon The total advances
for this work will eventually amo INT
to S2.25o,000. The section covered
by this contract lies between Lucena
and Legaspi, 100 miles, and the pro
iected line will include a branch to
connect the through line with new
port to be established on the east
coast of Luzon.--RailwaY Age Ga
Sette.
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-09
The M. E. Church

Third st. between Winslow and
Berry SITS, invites you to attend
its services, which are as follows:
Sunday School at 10 a. NJ;
Morning Worship, II a m; Ep-
worth League, 7 p. IN Evening
Worship, 500 p. m Mid-week
Prayer aud Praise Service, We'd
nesday, s p, m,
CARL NJ. ROSS. Pastor.
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-09
November 9

this case as to justify>a reversal
and a new trial"
Tie opinion declared the crime
in question was pa ticnlarly
brutal and rash.
The prisoners mentioned in the
above article were the ones
caught at Adamana a couple Of
years ago after an exciting chase
by the Globe authorities, and the
case created considerable interest
here.
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-09
TELEPHONE NOW USED
DISpLACES TELEGRAPH FCE
SENDING OF TRAIN ORDERS.
Passing of Knight of Key and sounder
Cuts Much of@Romance Out Of
Rainroading-Many Roads
Use Telephone.

The air of romance that hangs over
the operation Of railroad is in danger
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-09
THE COLORADO
nile OF u. S.
The Colorodo, The Nile, and
The Susquehanna

Colorado River. which drains
an area of some 100000 square
miles, is often called the Nile of
America, and like the Nile is sub
ject to an annual summer rise
which comes at a time when the
water is most needed for irriga.
ton. In Water Supply Paper
2S9 Of the United States Geolog
ical Survey, an interesting com
parison is made OF this grea,
southwestern river with the Eg.
yptian Nile and with the Susque
hanna. The Nile is similar in
type to the Colorado; the Sus
uuehanna shows the difference in
flow between arid and humid 1e
glOns. In the comparison a nor
NAL year, based on lO-year re,
cord for Colorado anu Susque
hanna rivers and such data a.
could be found in regard to the
Nile, have been used. The Colo
RADIO has been taken as the stan
dard OF comparison.
The Nile has 5 7 times tn,
drainage area, and the Susqu,-
hanna about one eighth the area
of the Colorado. The rainfall il
the Nile basin is 3 3 times grea
er; that in the Susquehanna ba
sin is As greater. The run of
per square mile from the Nile ba.
sin is l 9 times greater; that ot
the Susquehanna basin is 81
times greater. The discharge o
the Nile is 1913 times greater thar
that Of the Colorado; that of uh>
Susquehanna is 4.5 times great.
er.
The annual maximum flow OF
the Coloradovaries from $4,000
to 10000 second-feet and oc.
ours IN May. June, or July; f
the Nile it is about 353,OO
second-teet and occurs ABOUT tn,
first of September; for the Su>
quehanna it is from 10000 t,
$4,000 second-feet and occur
Turing March, April, Or May
The annual minimum fl wv 0.
he Colorado varies from 2,5OL
o 5000 second feet and occurs
iuring January or February; q
he Nile is about ID, 500 second
>et and occurs about the end
Nay; for the Susquehanna it i:
!, ON 2, 200 to II 900 second feet
and occurs in September or Oct
ober.
The mean flow of the Colorado
for the period 1894 to 1908 was
O,7OO second-fe feet. The mean
1ow for the period 1904 to 1910
however, was 25, 400 second-ft.; :;
for the Nile it is about 1l5, 500
second-feet; for the Susquenanns
1T is about Al 900 second-teet.
A copy of the report may bt
obtained free on application t.
the Director Of the Geological
Survey, Washington, D. G.
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-09

The steady output of copper
from Arizona began about 1875,
though there was intermittent
production prior to that date,
the earliest record of production
being for 1862. Since 1880 the
gro With Of the industry has been
steady and rapid.
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-09

Of being dissipat-
ed by the elimi-
nation Of much
of the mystery
that in the past
has aroused the
curiosity of the
laymen. The per
sonal element is
less in evidence.
In its place has
come the sys-
tematization of q
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-09
Cause for Surprise,

Those men who 1re fighting home
rule in Ireland must be a queer lot
to think they'll wir'
'Why SOP"
"Ain't most Of 'sm married men?"
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-09

Have you seen the new up to-
date hats at the H. II Smith Co.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1912-01-05
EXECUTRIX NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate of John
McKenna, late of Torrance county, New
Mexico, deceased, have been granted to
the undersigned, Mary W. King, by the
Probate Court of said county of Tor
rance. bearing date of May lst, IISI.
All persons having claims against said
estate. are required to exhibit them to
me for allowance, within the time pre-
scribed by law. or they may bo preelu
ded from all or any benefit of such es-
tate. Said claims may be sent to George
P. Learnard, Albuquerque, New Mexi-
co as my agent to receive the same for
me.
MARY w. KING,
I2-I5-I-5 Executrix
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1912-01-05
Working Tor
Better Laws

Santa Fe, NM, Jan. 3-That
New Mexico prohibitionists in
general the Womens Christian
Temperance Union in particular
intend to make a flight for state
wide prohibition before the COM
ing legislature was indicated at a
meeting of the local branch of
the W. c. T. U. held here this
afternoo. Committees were ap-
pointed and a definate program
of legislation will be mapped out.
According to the president of
the organization, support has
already been promised from
members of both houses of the
legislature. It has not been de-
fnately decided whether the
movement for prohibition will
take the form of a proposal for a
constitutional amendment or
whether a statutory enactment
will be favored.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1912-01-05
Santa F6 Would
Put ON hirS

Santa Fe, NM, Jan. 3-At a
well attended meeting of the
Chamber Of Commerce Of this
city las night a committee, con-
sisting of Thomas P. Gable, Ar
thur Seligman and Levi A.
Hughes, was appointed 10 con-
fer with the officials OF the Fred
Harvey system to urge on them
the desirability of locating a
Harvey hotel in this capital. It
is argued that the move weuld
be more than justified by the in
creased amount of tyurist bus
mess that would result from the
increased hotel Accommodations.
A committee was also appointed
to take up the matter of putting
on a gasoline meteor car on the
branch line of the Santa Fe be-
tween this city and Lamy
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1912-01-05
N6W Grdzln0
Regulations

Word has been received at the
local headquarters Office Of the
Manzano national forest of the
limit set by the secretary Of
agriculture on the amount Of
stock which can be grazed on
the Manzano forest and of other
improvements approved for the
coming year.
There will be a maximum of
4S, 500 sheep, 1880 cattel and
horses and 500 hogs alloed on the
forest during the grazing season.
A fee of 80 cents for cattle, IS
cents for horses, 10 cents for
sheep, and 20 for hogs will per-
init one animal of that descrip-
ton 10 feed on the forest for the
year. An additional fall grazing
season is provided for hogs. when
the oak mast is ripe. The fee
for this is IL cents per hog.
The forest is now divided into
two districts, north and south,
and subdivided into 13 divisions.
A ranger is il charg, of each
district, and a forest guard or
patrolman of each division.
Plans for the cooperative pre-
servation of all the spiings are
being made. The scheme is for
the forest service to supply wire
and timber necessary and for the
cattlemen to supply the labor
necessary to build fences around
the springs so that the cattleland
sheep may not trample and spoil
them. The water is led utside
The fence to troughs from which
the stock may drink. -Albuquer-
que Herald -
-
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1912-01-05
Save v0ur TICk6ts

The teachers and pupils of the
public schools kindly request any
patrons or pupils of the school
who have tickets on the premium
piano at Howell Mercantile Com
pany, to turn them over to the
school and vote for the school to
secure the piano for use in the
school. Your assistance will be
appreciated. Send your tickets
to Miss Willie Henry, secretary.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1912-01-05

The greatest danger from influenza is
of its resulting in pneumonia. This can
be obviated by using Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, as it not only cures in
fluenza. but counteracts any tendency of
the disease towards pneumonia. Sold
nv all dealerH .
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1912-01-05

Miss Ruth Ellis returned from
Santa Fe last evening whittier
she had accompanied her nsister,
Mrs. S. A. Goldsmith on her way
to Antonito, Colorado.