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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
THAT APRIL
FOOL HAT
BY M. QUAD
Copyright. 1912, by Associated Lit
erarY Press.

AS baby Philip Gordon Masters
! was dignfed AS his days heightened
out he grew more so At the age of
three he had never had u smile on his
face. AT the age of five lie had all
the dignity of a man Mr.. Masters had
been born rich. If il had been the
other way-if he had had to elbow with
the world-he might have been n diff
ferent man.
This dignified man was thirty years
old and was growing more dignified
every second that passed. when he UNI
dertook short railway journey. He
had his own private car and the doors
were locked and the curtains drawn.
There came an accident by which the
train was obliged TO halt at the village
of Whitewater for several hours Mr..
Masters got tired of inacton and start
ed for a walk uptown Ii was the first
day of April but he had forgotten the
date. In fact, as he was bigger than
the almanac there was no reason why
he should remember any particular
date.
You may have seen an April fool hat
posed on the sidewalk. There is n big
stone under IT. and 1t is trap for the
unwary.
Mr.. Masters had never run across an
April fool hat. He had never kicked u
man or a dog or football. He had al
ways kept his feet under him. Would
you have thought that old village hat
would have appealed TO him? Would
you have thought that after thirty
years OF dignity he would have even
given IL n second glance? Human ma
ture is queer. Ii breaks away when
and where you least expect. 1t broke
I'm this case Mr.. Masters advanced on
that April fool hat with almost a smile
on his face. and when he had approach
ed within n certain distance be drew
in his breath. swung his right leg and
sent It flying ten feet in the mir. Only
he didn't! lie didn't send u two inch
cs. and IL he had been u pirate his
swear words would have been heard a
mile away.
There were boys ready 20 cry ha, ha.
ha! and there were men ready TO laugh
no, no. no! aud Mr.. Masters limped
back to his car, boiling for revenge.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13

Inside of twenty-four hours the Sl.OOS
properties were being offered for $3.50
II Is always so in the reaction When
the town settled down bit IL found
that Il had been set back twenty years
and would have to pare its potatoes
very close to keep out of bankruptcy
And the stranger? Oh. he didn't
count He was simply the agent of the
man higher up--the man who had kick.
ed the April fool that No one knew
him but all had felt him. He had kick
ed the town as well as the hat Mr
Masters was noted for his dignity and
not for spirit OF revenge, but when q
millionaire has made an ass Of himself
and driven his toes back to his heels 40
well he wants other things to happen,
doesn't no? Aprils have come and
gone since that panic but there have
been no more old hats to kick
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
KNIGHTS TO ELECTRIC PARK.
Hancock X. of c. Guests Of Calumet
Council Today.

Hancock council, knights of Column
bus. will be the guests of the Calumet
council of the same organization this
afternoon and evening at Electric
park. The Hancock council has ac-
cepted an invitation from the council
in the northern end of the county to
spend the day with them and a large
party will make the trip. The major
portion of the Hancock members will
attend this evening when a big dance
will be given.
The Hancock council will send some
200 members to Calumet on August 81
to attend the comforting of degrees on
members of the Calumet council. The
Hancock council will confer the second
and third degrees on a large class on
october - and it is expected that a
large delegation from Calumet will be
present.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13

Whitewater was solid. thriving Il,
/ tie town They had no bOoms there
Its people were conservative and ma
one had ever invested n dollar in Wall
street or q sudden a stranger appear
ed and called on a Mr. Brown IN n
business way. Mr. Brown owned ten
acres Of land on the western side OF
the village. Its value was so an acre.
but no one had offered any price for
It Mr.. Browns establishment can
therefore be imagined when tho stran-
ger asked for an option on that land
at 500 per acre. lie gdr IT, lie eau.
toned Mr. Brown TO keep quiet. Then
he went 10 n Mr.. Gill Mr. Gill owned
two acres of land aud an abandoned
sawmill. The value was not over 500.
but the stranger got an option at a
thousand. Mr.. gill was cautioned Co
keep quiet
Then the stranger got an option on
the ten acres on the hill and on two
stores. the tannery. the sash factory
and eight or ten other places In each
instance he offered a price and that
price was ut least three times what the
property was worth.
What did It all mean? What was
going to happen? 1t was no use 10
talk 10 the stranger No information
could be got from him except that he
wanted more options. Some said Il was
coal: some said petroleum: some iron
or copper or lead 1t was even report
ed and believed that there was da-
mond mine under the village.
There followed Just what might have
been expected and Just what the
stranger did expect. by the time he
had secured options TO the number of
twenty Whitewater was seized with
fever The price of real estate began
jumping a house and lot worth 81 900
one day were held at $1,000 or more the
next. There was n gravel ridge run
ming along the main street. The idea
was that diamonds were TO be found in
this gravel There was creek lust
south of the town. II was contcnded
that the hidden petroleum would be
found there. Under the land on the
hill was supposed TO be a great reScr.
voir OF natural gas.
For two weeks there was no business
but buying and selling. The congrcga-
lions at the churches OF Il Sunday hard.
ly numbered score. There was hard
ly piece of property in and around
the town that didn't change hands Mt
least three times In quiet way the
stranger sold most of his options NJ
double figures One morning White.
water woke up TO ask what It was all
about. The stranger had disappeared
or sudden no one wanted to buy.
Before noon there was rush to sell,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
TWO GOOD PLAYS NEXT WEEK
Maude Adams on August 10 and "The
Prince OF Tonight, on 22nd.

Two of the big attraction of the
coming theatrical season will visit
Hancock during the coming week. the
first being Maude Adams in Peter
Pan and the second The Prince of
Tonight that comes August %.
The Peter Pan" company will carry
It's own MAGNIFICENT scenery, that will
possibly surpass anything of the kind
vet shown here. The company has re-
quested Manager kerredge to remove
all the hangings from the top Of the
stage, something that they have never
done before.
The coming of Maude Adams To the
Kerrcdge theater August 10, when
Charles Frohman is To present her in
Barrie's play Peter Pan" is one of the
bright ana cheerful events of the the
atrical year. Few plays have ever
been given To the stage that succeeded
in taking so strong "A hold ON the public
as has this fantasy by the Scotch
dramatst, who in recognition of his
genius was made u baronet by King
George. Last Christmas the play had
its ninth revival in London and in
New York its fourth During the com
ing holidays the play will again have
revival in London and Miss Adams has
arranged TO again be seen in il in New
York Germany has been applauding
Peter and the younth of Barries
whimsical imagination promises to
find his way around the world. Peter
Pan has endeared itself To countless
Americans through the fact that ii
presents their favorite actress in a role
that of "a boy who wouldn't grow up,
in which she is seen at her best.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
TORCH LAKE
VICTOR GlLLET DEAD.
Former Resident OF Calumet Passes
at Brothers Home in Hubbell.


Victor Gillet. aged 80 years. passed
away Saturday night about SAB al
the home of his brother, h. Y. Gillet,
president Of the village of HuDbell
after an illness which extended over
two years. The dccedcnt had been
gradually weakening for the past eight
or ten weeks therefore the end was
seen 10 be not far distant.
The deceased was born in Havre
France in 1874, at the age of 2G. He
fought against Germany in the Prus-
sian war and was taken prisoner
being confined within prison walls for
period of eight months.
He came 10 this country i'm 1852 and
went to Kcweenaw county. remaining
there Tor a couple of years. Later he
moved to Calumet whe"e he was en-
ployed by Calumet e Hecla Mining
company for upwards Of twenty-five
years. Two years ago ne came To Hub
bell to live with his brother.
The decedent was member of the
Foresters of America II Calumet The
funeral was held this morning from
st. Cecela's church Of HubbeI at 9
o'clock.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
SCHOOLS HANDLE
own SUPPLIES


The board Of education at its meet
ING last evening here voted To handle
school supplies itself this year and
authorized the superintendent to pur-
chase from. the merchants here all of
the supplies they have ON hand This
does not mean free text books as the
hooks will be sold to the students.
Hancock merchants asked the school
hoard 10 take this stand as the ten per
cent profit allowed by the state law il
not sufficient to make the business
worth while.
The school board also voted To allow
the school authorities To handle all
kinds of school supplies. This will
mean that the school will lay i'm a
supply of tablets. pencils and other
materials used by the students and will
retail them ut practically cost.
This system has proven most effec-
tive in HoughtOn. The agitation start
ed last spring in favor of free text
books Is in part at least responsible for
the action of the local board.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
SHOWING.
::...:.:":..:..:

Secretary William Shaw of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor,
in his report to the recent lnternation-
al convention at Los Angeles. placed
Christian t.ndeavor at $4,000 societies
and 100000 active members, with the
movement 10 be more alive than ever
before. The new emphasis laid upon
missions. upon social service and upon
religious education he traces I'm large
part To- Endeavor societies. Especially
does he claim for the societies the
large fresh air, good health, and in
some measure eugenic reform and
gives statistics To show i'm what an ex-
tended list of countries prison relief
work Is being carried on by Endeavor
members.
The largest claim made by Secretary
Shaw is, however, for efficient socie-
ties. Two years ago an efficiency
chart was proposed, and thus far more
than 5000 societies have worked them
selves ~ To 100 per cent Some to
have done so began at % per cent. The
movement has just been taken up by
societies in Australia, in which country
the next International Endeavor con-
ventiCn is to he held. For Endeavor
Unions Secretary Shaw made i'm his
report tn" claim that they are lay
mems training schools. fitting men ana
women for unsalaried service i'm the
churches. The Endeavor movement
has an enrolment of 29,G45 people who
give tenth Of the incomes To spread
the Gospel.
President Clark, who was EndeaVor's
founder, pointed out that next Febru-
airy the Endeavor movement will have
closed its first generation of life-thir-
ty-three years He made the SUCCESS
ton To the t.ndeavor movement every
where the holding of am annual In
crease and Efficiency week. beginning
in February, 1914, To cover February .,
the anniversary of the movements
birth. He would have each society
take stock, so to speak, and find out
if " Is really doing those things for
which IL was organized. He talks Of
EnGeavor millionaires-not in money
but in number of workers in the
churches. These numbers he reCkons
at lO,000,000 now actively at work who
We're trained i'm the Endeavor meet
ings.
President Clark's plans for the OBJ
servance of the week include an even
Ing To consider Sunday school teaching,
one to consider the efficiency record. a
third To social night, and the closing
a religious round up in num-
hers, in gifts and i'm work. President
Clark says the notion that there is
such a thing as religious dissipation
Is much overwcrltcd, and increases the
belief that one whole week, the even
insS OF at any rate, Is not too exhaust !
ing for healthy Christian man or
woman. He recounts the larger seTv-
ice of Christian Endeavor To social |
welfare. lie thinks the original society |
which he founded has grown in the
TO 100000 and the original
50 members Of 5000, coo.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
CONCERT AT DOLLAR BAY.
c. &. n, Band Will Entertain There
Friday Evening.

The following program for the band
concert To be given next Friday even
ing by the Calumet Il Hecla band at
Dollar Bay has been announced.
March-Stars and Stripes Forever
SouZa
Invitation To the Valse Weber
Oyerture-Festival Leutner
Tone Pictures OF the North and South
Bendlx
Warblers' Serenade Perry
Cholian Dance Missud
lantasia-My old Kentucky Home
Dalby
tSOlJs for cornet, clarinet, piccolo,
euphonium, trombone and basses)
Songs of All Nations Godfrey
Episodes in Policeman's
Life
Notwithstanding for duty. Roll
call Departure for duty. The lonely
patrol The evening hymn. The merry
dance. The serenade. The signal. The
polceman's lot is not "A merry one. The
signal Sounds of the night. The
drunken party The arrest. The grand
parade.
A-The Blue and the Gray Peck
B-Irombone solo-For All Eternity
Mascheroni
Harry II. King.
Remioks Song Hits of the Day
Remick
&nnnul.I
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
DON'T MISTAKE THE CAUSE
Many Calumet People Have Kidney
Trouble And Do Not Know 1t.

10 You have backache?
Are you tired and worn out?
reel dizzy. nervous and depressed?
are the kidney sccretions irregular?
mighty colored; contains sediment!
Likely your kidneys are at fault.
Weak kidneys give warnings of dis
tress.
Heed the warning: don't delay
Sc tested kidney remedy.
head this Hancock testimony
Louis Wolfstey. sos Franklin ST.,
hancock, Mich, says: MY kidneys
were dlsGrdered and the kidney secre-
'''hs con'"ined sediment and were ir-
regular and painful in passage. My
pa'k ached and | could hardly stoop.
used Doan's Kidney Pills as ! had
SVEN them highly recommended. They
u'ed me and since then my kidneys
nave been normal and my back free
from pain. The cure has been per
manent."
for sale by all dealers. Price 30
.eh's Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo.
~. "ew York, sole agents for the United
States
remember the name-Doans-and
"e no other. ADVERTISEMENT
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
HANCOCK BREvlTlEs.
.......s.....,...................s..:..-:...s.:.:

ID. r.. Simmons of the Firemen's In
surance company of New Jersey Is
here on q brief visit
Mrs. John j. Eichkern and family
leave soon for the west where they VIII
spcnd the winter i'm effort To better
Mrs EiChkern's health.
JuIms Ueyesh of Chicago is the guest
If his brother. Rabbi Joseph HeNesh
Mrs. Leo Ebertosky and children OF
Escanaba are visiting here.
Mrs John Cain and children nave
gone To Pontiac To join Mr. cam, VINO
has located In that city.
Mics Marion Bernard returned to
Marquette yesterday after Visit Vi
i've weeks with Hancock relatives
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
MRS. STEWART PASSES.
Former Lake Linden Woman Expired
Yesterday at Saginaw.

John Tourville of Hubboll received a
telegram from Saginaw yesterday an
nouncing the death of his daughter,
Mrs. John Stewart. The late Mrs
Stewart had been ailing for some time
but the news of her demise came as a
shock to the members of the family
mere.
on account of the health Of Mr.
Stewart the family moved to the low
er part of the state i'm the hopes Of
benefitting his health the family de-
parting last April. The body will be
brought here for burial besides the
husband, four little children and the
parents survive.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
Sens In Verse
THAT LITTLE HAPPY THOUGHT.

THAT LITTLE HAPPY THOUGHT.
4 HELPFUL little happy thought went
~ Fastening on its way
"A All In the early morning Of a long
4 y I've neither hands nor feet nor
tongue" IL unused. but IN
not sorrow,
I've neither hands nor feet nor tongue"
# unused, but III not sorrow
For boys and girls are plentiful, and 80
I'll merely borrow"
Now. little Nell was skipping by TO visit
little Jane.
Presto. the little happy thought was beam
ing IN her brain.
And so she turned and hurried back ana
stayed at home instead,
Reading with merry. tripping tongue 70
poor blind Cousin Ned,
or went the little happy thought and saw
some idle feet
Drumming their heels against the steps
upon quiet street
And soon those feet were carrying upon
an erraud hot
Their smiling owner, who had whined and
said he d rather not"
IL "so "Nds some mischief still for
lille hands TO do"
Why, then, little happy thought can set
them working too.
And. Judging from a-many things notice
every day,
That helpful little happy thought IL stil
upon its way
Minnie Leona Upton.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
MRS. WEBER PASSES.
Former Hancock Resident Passes
Away at Webber's Lake.

Mrs. John Webber. aged GA years,
passed away this morning at the fam
lily home at Wcbber's lake, south of
Houghton where for the past nine
years, John Webher has conducted a
summer resort
Mrs Webber lived i'm Hancock up tn
nine years ago where her husband
conducted cigar factory She is sur
Vived by her husband, John Wiebber,
by two sons, Ben Of Chicago. and Ed
ward of Hancock and by one daugh-
ter, Miss Kate of Hancock. The re-
mains will be brought to Hancock this
evening and funeral arrangements
will be then announced.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
ARRANGING FOR RECITAL.

Mrs. Clara Bowen Shepherd and
Miss Anne Shepherd of Mil
waullee, arrived here this mprnlng
10 ATTEMPT To make the final arrange
ments for an appearan 20 here by Evan
williams, the famous tenor, who is To
tour the upper peninsula this year UNI
der the management of the Milwaukee
agents.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
PRISONER PASSES AWAY.
Death Ascribed to Epilepsy-lnquest
Tomorrow Niqht.

Mrs. Margaret Nappa, wife of John
Nappa. of South Range, died yesterday
afternoon at the county building,
where she was prisoner awaiting a
hearing on charge of disorderly con-
duct preferred by her husband. she
was brought to the Jail last Friday
Mrs. Nappas sudden demise is at
trihuted To epilepsy and an inquest will
he held tomorrow night To ascertain
the exact facts.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
MARRIAGE.

George AIDE, at one of his famous
picnics on HaZelden Farm, his Ind
lana estate, turned the conversation,
accordng To his wont. To matrimony.
In the midst of Mr.. AIDES jests a bus
mess man declared Stoutly:
We'll, say what YOU please, George
marriage broadens A man"
II suppose it might be put in that
way" said Mr.. AIDE. "Ilattens. though,
is the word I've always used"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
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TORCH LAKE BREvITIES.
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Mrs. w. j. CaI%h and sons, Warn
and VIII, Jr and niece, Miss Bessie
Milford left this morning for Rock
land where the, went To attend tho
fifteenth anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Wiesen.
Hiram Eathorne has gone to Ish-
reming whore he will visit for a few
days.
regular meeting of the Lake Lin
den council viii be held tomorrow
evening.
The Misses Anna Steffes. Ida Koepcl.
Anna and Theresa Happier have re-
turned from Kalamazoo.
The Amazon and Edwin +. Holmes
are discharging cargoes at the q. a. H.
docks in lIubbell.
Radium is now valued at $2,4OO 600
an ounce.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13
MANY MEN EMPLOYED.
Mills Are Idle But Large Force Stead
lily Employed in the District.

Although the mines are still idle
there H. still a large number of men
employed at the sme!tcrs and mills.
working as usual as q suffiiant amount
of mineral is on hand TO keep the
plant in operation for a month.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13

The new Loetschberg railway line
in Switzerland. opened Tor frame On
June Is. is of international interest
because it gives to the Simplon hne a
direct outlet to central and northern
Europe.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13

4 $1,000 hotel near Los Angeles wa.
recently destroyed 10 make a moving
picture film
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13

81. Louis Mo. is to establish n dairy
farm o. supply milk FOR city hospital
and other Institutions.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13

Nashville, Tenn, has made general
reduction of water rates.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-13

Radium is now valued at $2,4OO GOO
an ounce.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-09-11
WIRELESS GIVES NEWS OF DEATH
OF MAYOR GAYNOR OF NEW YORK
ON STEAMER ENROUTE TO EUROPE
Indirect Result of Attempted As
sassinatiOn Three Years AGO.
AdOI ph Kline, Republican. To Serve
Special By United Press Wire.


New York 11As result
ton three William died at o'clock
coming only already
Gaynor had
his
He had subjected exhausted him weak
ships heart failure
only When
able political gathering weak
After Gynor returned
his office where he collapsed chair and mumurng Tn
tired tired all
Adoph L. president OF acting
Gaynor the
week by taking
the organization Republican that
of the control of the
Mitchell president the Board of
acting
position Mitchell the Fusion
Republicans we'll
support Independent
Republican the chair
S probemacal.
Gaynos
Gaynor by phone James,
collapsed heard One her daughters with
which
steamship
Wilhelm hat Gaynor
February
Jersey Hospital the Trenton
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-09-11
ROBBERS GET $500 IN SEWAREN
Shots Fired at Yeggmen Who Loot
Central Station and Post Office.

Four bold robbers blew open q
safe and stole stamps to the value of
about $500 and $50 In cash from the
postoffice and Central railroad depot
at SeWaren about 8 o'clock this
morning. They escaped under the
pistol fire of Thomas f. Zettlemoyer,
the freight agent and postmaster
and were last seen running towards
Port Reading. Unless the postal au-
thorities succeed in preventing it,
they may realize 5000 from a money
order book, which they also stole.
1t contained twelve blanks each for
amounts up to $50. The other loot
besides cash included 10000 two
cent stamps, the same number of
one-cent stamps and hundreds of
others of denominations ranging up
to ten cents.
The robbery had evidently been
carefully planned and was carefully
conducted, except for some noise
which the burglars made just prior
to the explosion of the safe. This
awakened Mr.. Zettlemoyer, his
daughter, Mrs. Sofield and her hus-
band. The trio knew something was
wrong in the station and postoffice
and might have captured one or
more of the looters had they not
been so painstaking as to wire a
door at the entrance to their living
quarters over the station. The rob-
bers used stout wire in securely fas-
tening the door, SO that 1t required
great effort on the part OF the trio
and considerable time before the
door could be forced open. By that