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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17

gave him a cheering word and often
rendered him aid that put him on his
feet I'
Mr.. Miner was engaged in the bank
ing business practically ali his life
learning IL from the ground up. lie
started as an Office boy I'm Chicago
and was cashier Of a bank in that city
in 1874, the year Of the great fire. The
bank in which Mr.. Miner was employ.
ed was among the business places
DESTROYED. AS "a result of the stress
AT that time Mr.. Miners health was
impaired and he gave up banking for
a time, going west To live on the plains
until he regained his health.
Mr.. Miner came to Ishpeming in
1888, following the organization by the
late G. II. Hall and others Of the
Ispheming National hank 20 take the
office of cashier. The bank headed
by Mr.. Hall. was organized shortly
after the failure Of ID. +. Wadsworth
x Co, who conducted the Merchants
& Miners bank for some seven years
as successors to- the scandinavian
Savings bank, Of which Mr. Wads-
worth was an employe. TRbaS st Clail
brothers conducted a private bank In
the city for a y,Ahr or more. following
the Wadsworth failure, but they re-
tired from business soon after the new
bank was fairly well started
Mr.. Miner was q native OF Illinois
where he spent the early Years of his
life, and was about sixty seven years
Of age. He was married in Ishpemin-,
to Miss Golfer. who had lived here for
some years prior to her marriage. Re
by one daugter. Miss Mary Miner
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
ENDS
STOMACH MISERY
"PAPE'S DiAPEPSlN" RELIEVES
YOUR INDIGESTION IN FIVE
MINUTES.

Sour, gassy, upset stomach, indiges-
ton, heartburn. dyspepsia; when the
food you eat ferments into gases and
stubborn humps; your head aches and
YOU feel sick and miserable that's
when YOU realize the magician Pape's
Diapepsin. 1t makes such misery van
ish in five minutes
II your stomach is in a continuous
revolt--if YOU can't get ii regulated,
please. for your sake, try Diapepsin
It's so needless To have bad stomach
make your next meal n favoritc food
meal, then take a little Diapepsin
There will not he any distress eat
without fear. IT. because Papes Dia-
pepsin really does" regulate weak
out Of order stomachs that gives II
it's millions of sales annually.
Get large fifty-cent case Of Papes
Oiapepsin from any drug store. II is
the quickest, surest stomach relief and
cure known. 1t acts almost like magic
1t Is a scientific. harmless and pleas
ant preparation which truly belongs in
every home. advertisement
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
A CH|LD'S WASTE
CLOCGED BOWELS
MAKES THEM CROSS, PEEviSH,
RESTLESS AND FEvERlSH-
SEE IF TONGUE is
COATED.

Your child isn't naturally cross. ir-
riiable and peevish. Mother! Examine
the tongue; if coated. il means the
little ones stomach IL disordered. liv-
"a inactive and its thirty feet of bow
els clogged with foul. decaying waste.
Every mother realizes after giving
delicious 'SyrIlp of Figs" that this
Is the ideal laxative and physic for
children. Nothing else regulates the
little ones tender stomach, liver and
bowels so effectually, besides they
dearly love its delightful fig taste.
For constipated bowels. sluggish liv-
cr biliousness, or sour. disordered
stomach, feverishness. diarhoea, sore
throat, bad breath or to break a cold,
give one-half to teaspoonful OF
all the clogged up waste, sour bile,
undigested food and constipated mat
ter viii gently move on and out of
The system without gripping or nausea
ana you will surely have a we'll, hap
by and smiling child again shortly.
With Syrup of Figs you are not
drugging your children, being COM
posed entirely of luscious figs, SIENNA
ana aromatics II cannot be harmful
Fun directions for children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly
Printed on the package.
ASK your druggist for the full name,
syrup Of Figs and Elixir of Senna,"
prepared by the California Fig Syrup
Co. This is the delicious tasting, gen.
hlne old reliable. Refuse anything
else offered advertisement.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17

Al 1880 O'Clock Monday morning.
with the thermometer registering be-
low zero the Iron River fire depart
ment was called to fight blaze in the
Bijou Opera house. The firemen
fought the fire for six hours. but no
Roadway could be gained on the blaze
which destroyed the structure. burn
ing il To the ground
Several times adjoining buildings
caught fire and 1t was with difficulty
that the entire lower part of this viii
lage could be saved as there was a
high wind blowing at the time. The
loss by the fire the cause of which Is
unknown, Is about $4,000.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
MOTION PICTURE REVIEW
AND VAUDEVILLE ATTRACTIONS
----------------
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN THE PICTURE WORLD
This column appears every Tuesday rnd Fridav)

laughs by her clever rendition of this
part. Mr.. Dupont and Mr.. Hotchkiss
IN the comedy roles had the audience
IN an nproar from the time the first
curtain went mp. while Mr. Rose as
the father" proved himself 10 be the
bad villain" The scenery even out
did the scenery used the first half of
the week, especially the second act
which was a moonlight" scene and
simply beautiful, Amy of the Cir
GUS" runs until Sunday night. with
matinee Saturday and Sunday. An
other innovation last night was the
giving out Of programs which aided
patrons in explaining the bill. Every
thing is being done to make the Bur-
CESS players and the Lyric permanent
institutions
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
QUIT CALOM Ell!
THOUSANDS ARE TURNING FROM
THIS DANGEROUS DRUG.
A Safe Vegetable Substitute is Olive
Tablets for the Liver.

DR.. +. NJ. Edwards. a prominent
new laxative and liver toner in a com
bination Of vegetable materials, mixed
with olive oil, which is in effect al
most exactly like the old and un-
trustworthy calOmel, except that there
are none of the bad after effects Of
calomel. though he recognized its
value along with its dangers.
His Gistrust of the uncertain drug
eventually started him years ago to-
wards experiments with the view Of
discovering a substitute. and he is to-
day in possession of the long sought
for combination, which is in the shape
of little sugar-coated, oliye-oil col
ored tablet.
The results Of II years experience
ard practice are. embodied Ia these
marvellous little tablets.
They are called DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets. They oil the bowels, and
their effect on the liver has been the
means of relief to many of DIR. Ed
wards regular patients as well as to
thousands of others who have suffer-
ell ana were afraid of calomel
They are gentle in their action, yet
always effective. They bring about
that exuberance of spirit, that natural
buoyancy which should be enjoyed by
everyone, by tonng up the liver and
clearing the system of harmful impur-
tiles. Zoe and 25c per box.
The olive Tablet Company. Column
bus. ~. advertisement
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
Burgess Players Are Popular.

From the immense crowds that are
surgng into the Lyric theater for each
FIRST performance, and the crowd that
is waiting for the second performance,
10 is now an assured fact that the
burgess players have won the hearts
Of Calumet and Laurium playgoers.
The coy little theater is damned to
the doors at both shows every night
ana hundreds of people are turned
away nightly, saying they will come
the next night. Amy of the Circus"
which was the new offering last night.
WAS one of the best performances ever
given In the copper country by any
stock company. Mr. Nestell ana Miss
la Nora as the 'Parson" and Amy"
again duplicated their success of the
first half of the week, and won many
new friends by their clever work.
Miss De Vine as Sarah" certainly
WAS all that could be expected in the
motherly old lady and won many
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
Traveller Went Through Ice

While Mr.. and Mrs. George Truckey
and the formers sister were crossing
the bay from Nahma to Garden in Il
cutter, the ice suddely gave away be-
meath them. the entire party going
into the water and narrowly escaping
death. The travellers had gone about
half Of the distance between the shores
when. in an apparent safe spot, the ice
collapsed. Truckey went down with
the cutter, while the two women were
thrown into the water. The man was
The first TO get out and after assisting
the women 10 safety he made an at
Tempt to save the horse, but to nc
avail. The animal struggled for sew.
eral minutes and then went down. Ii
IS considered remarkable that the en-
lire party was not drowned
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
COMPLAINTS ON SEWER.
Citizens Wait on Assessor With
Statement Of Position.

The board of special assessors Of
Hancock. city attorney ana engineer
met last evening in the city hall with
the citizens who are 10 be affected by
the proposed Wright street sewer.
The attitude Of the property own
ers. through whose property the sewer
is to pass, was that the city should
pay them for the privilege OF running
the sewer through their land, and
they want the amount Of damages 10
equal the cost Of the sewer. This
would mean that the city would have
10 build the sewer and give ii To the
people in that district as well as al
low them the use of the money to
build II.
The assessors considered the propo-
sition but as they have no power TO
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
Good Act at Grand.

Those who failed To see George and
V,steena, cabinent entertainers AT the
Grand theater. last evening. missed a
real treat The act is both novel and
entertaining The duo do n singing
and talking act. Their singing is ex-
cellent, while the novelty Of the act
is introduced when the female MEM
her goes among the audience and car
ries on some daring fiirtations.
Among the pictures shown last even
"a Girls Bravery" The latter film
is a very interesting and thrilling one.
II depicts young man calling at Il
farmhouse, where he endeaVOrs To
purchase some fresh eggs. He is re-
fused by the farmers wife. but is
secretly given some by the daughter
Of the farmer. Eventually the two
fall i'm love, but a brother of the girl
arrives on the scene, ana Immediately
cvinces a dislike for the young lover.
a quarrel ensues. and the girls brother
picks the young lover up bodily, and
throws him over the bridge, into deep
water The girl witnesses the encoun-
ter and subsequent throwing of her
lover into the stream, dives after him,
and helps him To safety.
This evening is amateur night AZ .he
Grand, and there are II number of
budding footlight stars anxious to en-
tertain.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
Armed Physician Routs Bandit

Last Thursday night a man attempt
ed to hold up DR.. DUDE of Escanaba,
but was unsuccessful The physician
was armed and let the offender know
il. DIR. DUDE was making a profess
sional call and had telephoned to Am
merman's drug store to ask Mr.. Am .
norman to remain open until he could
get some medicine. After the bottle
had been wrapped up and handed 10
DR.. DUDE. il was close to midnight. AS
the physician was leaving the store
a man stepped up to him, coming APP
frances nearby. He commanded the
doctor to stop and asked him his
destination. 1t appeared that the con-
versation was planned to allow the
stranger to get into close quarters
with DIR. DUDE but the physician prov
ed too wise, and before the fellow
knew what had happened he was look
ing down the barrel Of revolver that
happened to be i'm DR.. Dube's overcoat
pocket Without any more ',conversa-
ed and fled up Ludington street. DIR,
DUDE was reticent about telling of the
attempted hold-up, saying that per-
haps, after all. the fellow meant no
harm. IL is thought likely the fellow
saw DIR. DUDE open his pocketbook In
the store and thought IL would be a
good chance to make a touch"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
Prominent in Banking Circles.

The late Arson II. Miner. cashier
and managing director Of the Miners
National bank. of Ishpeming, who
passed from life this week, was one
of the best known and most prominent
banking men I'm Michigan. and was un I.
usually attentive To his business. Eve1
On the day he left his work he hooked
after his usual duties and looked over
the mail. having answered much Of IL
IN person. He made a daily close
study of financial, Industrial and stock
conditions in order that he might at
all times be able to counsel the bank
customers al to business conditions.
Mr.. Miner possessed excellent busi-
ness Judgment; he studied human ma :
ture. and he seldom erred i'm his judy
ment of n man.
During the many disastrous slumps
the stock markets have passed through
I'm the thirty years that Mr.. Miner had
been banking in Ishpeming none of
the banks customers ever had just
reason to complain of the treatment
nc accorded them. Many a man who
felt he was down and out because of
losses was heartened when Mr.. Miner
placed his hand on his shoulder and
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17

act in the matter the council will have
to revive the transaction and pass on
IL.
a number of charges have been
made from time 10 time that the city
has collected money by the sale OF
bonds TO be paid for later by the spe-
cial assessment and had failed 10 use
ihe money for this purpose. To quiet
any such report the city officials have
drawn mp the following report which
they read at the meeting last night
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17

To Locate in 500

To Locate in 500
The Grand Rapids Herald says:
Chase S, Osborn. Jr.. will move soon
to Sault Ste. Marie, where Mr.. Os-
born will be associated with his
brother. George Osborn, In the pub
Mr.. Osborn was married In Grand
Rapids last spring to Miss Marjorie
Stanton. He has been connected with
the business department OF the Grand
Rapids News"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17

and which will be presented to the
council.
The estimated cost Of the sewer was
S2l.Gl31S. Of which the city was 10
have paid one-siIth OF S3,c02.l3 The
city has already paid in 81 200. leaving
a balance due from the city OF 81
402.20. The rest was TO be raised by
issuing bonds for four-fifths Of the
amount and the other fifth 10 be paid
in cash by the property owners bene-
fitted
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
Three Nurses Hurt coastine-

Three nurses, Blanch and Valeria
Temere and Adeline Lohrri, employed
AZ the Stambaugh hospital at Iron
River. were painfully injured while
coasting with a bobsleigh on a hill
here Monday night The sleigh carry
ing the girls was descending the hill
At terrific rate OF speed when 1t coll
ided with an automobile driven by an
Iron River physician. ascending the
hill. The girls were hurled many feet
into the air. When examined il was
found that one had sustained a frac-
tured leg which later had to- he am
putated another had broken an arm
and the jaw Of the third was broken
in two places They were all carried
to the hospital in the doctors machine
and their injuries attended to.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
Brief Illness Has Fatal Result

After a short illness Miss Martha
Coffey, who for several years had con-
Quoted hair dressing parlor at co.
lhdington street, Escanaba, passed
from life. She became i'll but little
more than week ago with an attack
,! the grip. Miss Coifey went To Es-
canada with her parents from st Mar
.in's Island. when a child, and had
made her home in the city almost con.
tiuuosly since that time. She was
widely known about Escanaba. The
surviving sisters and brothers are:
Airs. Catherine Burns, Mrs. y. Ship
man. Mrs. d. ]. Norton, Miss Mary
Coftey and Patrick Coffey. all of Es-
canada; John Coffey, Of Mantique and
Edward Coffey, of Dauphin, Man.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
/. o. o. r. TO CALUMET.
Degree Team Will Put on ROYAL Pur.
pie Decree Fob. %.

The Hancock lodge is in a pros
porous condition. according to the re-
ports of the returning officers. The
following are the new officers in
stalled at a recent meeting.
T.. e. P.-Alex McDougall.
G. P.-Jacob Yelp.
S. W.-Charles Crosby.
j. W.-Ed Slockett.
II. Flames Kendall
Guide-Albert Brunette
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
ADDITIONAL HANCOCK
MiTcnELLs WIN ANOTHER.
Painesdais Team Loses Match Here
Last EVENING.

The Mitchell bowling team. added
another to its already long list Of
victories by defeating the Painesdale
bowling team in "A fast match on the
Mitchell alleys last evening.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17

Scribe-Theodore Treloar.
Financial scribe-David Case.
william Jeffrey.
First watch-Frank Kendall
Second watch-Donaid HoDobosm,
Third watch--John Rodda Jr.
Fourth watch-'Thomas Tippett.
Guards Of tent-.IOhn Barry and Jo'
seph Paul
Outside sentinel-William Opie.
Inside sentinel-Bert Fuge
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
The scores
Mitchell.
Painesdale Team.

AT the close of the regular match,
two extra games were played, both Of
which We're won by the Mitchell team
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17

Woman in Berwick, Pa, advertised
the other day for a husband ana re-
ceiyed 81 offers In "a hours.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17

Mrs. Magdalena Herman. dead IN
New York. leaves n fund OF *i2'ooo
for the support of two pet dogs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
Popularity Of the "Movies"

Such has been the popularity Of
moving picture shows, according To u
recent article. that one of the pro-
motors o. these enterprises not long
ago proposed To lease the Metropolitan
Opera House I'm New York city Tor
their production, and offered rental
of $3.50 900 year; this being refused.
he is now building a moving picture
theater In Harlem which will seat even
more people than the opera house.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
Amateurs at Crown.

Manager John Vogel Of the Crown
made arrangements for an amateur
performance tonight, and IL the acts
shown last Friday by local amateurs
are any criterion, the patrons of this
house are in for a real treat Among
the Glasson Bros. sons of Night
Waterman James Glasson. These boys
are among the best amateur comedians
in the copper country. and never fail
TO please. Their voices are not the
strongest, but what they lack in vocal
effort they more than make up in COM
Is action. Manager Vogel has several
other amateurs booked for this even
ing, and he promises patrons an en-
joyable evening.
In addition the well known orchest-
raj accompaniment of Miss Elsie Err
ickson and Reese Leroy. will be heard,
and there will be the usual spotlight
and other songs by Desmond Ellery,
the popular English baritone
Among the pictures to be seen are
Saved from the Titanic" n thrilling
sea drama, with the Harrison Fisher
girl in the leading role, aided by a
strong cast of capable actors. Others
are: The New Love and the DID,"
"Weary's Revenge" a comedy drama,
and other entertaining features.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17

Arnold Lawson, son Of Thomas, has
quit the Boston stock market To go
into the wool business.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
Comedy Sketch at Peoples.

Sharp and Sharp, i'm comedy
sketch. ''Katrinas arrival In America,
was the vaudeville attraction last
evening at the Peoples theater in
Laurium, and will be seen each night
for the remainder of the week as we'll
as matinee tomorrow and Sunday. The
act Is an entertaining and satisfying
one. and was much enjoyed last even
ing
The special feature film il THE
Stolen symphony" in two reels. Ii
IL an excellent movie" and has many
features. Other pictures
are: THE Love of Algabert and Eli
zabeth." drama: susie in susanna, "
n comedy film and others.
Manager Cakes win throw open his
doors to the general public free Of
charge one evening before the expira-
ton Of the month.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-17
Good Movies" at Royal.

Manager r.. c. Richards. Of the
Royal theater, is Offering tonight
fine lot of picture attractions. Pathe's
weekly as usual, is the leading feature
while other pictures. including THE
Burglars Dilemma;" THE Finger
of Suspicion" a drama, and 1.-THE
Virtue OF Rags" another drama are
also shown.
The management also has made
arrangements TO show n iirstclass Sc
lection Of pictures at Gay this even
ing.
A Two-cent matinee, ever popular
with children and matrons. will be
conducted NJ this theater tomorrow
afternoon. for which the mana cement
has prepared an excellent program.
one Of the feature pictures last
evening was The Finger of Suspi-
cion." II depicts promising young
attorney writing tn his fiancee, in
forming her that ne has secured a
position in the west, and that she
must hurry her preparations for their
wedding in order that they may leave
at once. The girl, who lives with an
invalid sister. finally decides that her
duty is to remain with her sister, and
writes her lover Ia that effect. lie en-
ters the home To say good bye. and Is
observed by the housekeeper nervous
~ leaning over the chair Of the in
valid sister, and lingering a glass.
Soon after he departs, the invalid sis
ter is found dead. and the young man
Is arrested. but is finally acquitted.
on the eve of his departure for the
west, the young attorneys fiancee dis
covers this note in her sisters hand
writing: You have faithfully fulfill
ed the promise YOU gave our mother,
and am going to set you free. The
little powder ] have kept for month";
gently shows the way" The girl has
tens 10 the station. overtakes her low
er. and happy reunion ensnes.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-12-31
BEDROOM DESK MOST USEFUL
Some Remarkably Handsome Designs,
Though Expensive, Are Offered
to Prospective Buyers.

The bedroom desk fittings have al.
ways been more or less OF a prob
lem. as the usual brass sets seem
little heavy for dainty pink or
blue chintz hung boudoir. This year
there are ivory colored sets OF en-.
ameled wood which have a latticed
pattern for the trimming which shows
bit OF a brownish cast through II.
They have more character than the
plain white sets, and yet add rather
than detract from the daintiness OF
the room. Silver which matches eth.
er the striped dresser silver or the
engraved patterns can be matched for
the desk fittings. Complete sets with
blotter, clock and all the many useful
and useless articles possibly run as
high as $l75. The new clocks are
really lovely. They are shaped like
half an orange and lie fiat on the desk
with the curved part up and holding
the face of the clock. One does In.
stinctively look down when writing,
and II save time instead OF making
a conscious effort to look at clock.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-12-31
FLOWERS SET OFF COSTUME
New Designs Are Novel and Beautiful
and Return to Old Style viii Be
Welcomed.

After refraining of late from wear
ing the buttonhole, the beauty and
novelty of the new designs are tempt.
ing the devotee of pretty etceteras to
reconsider her decision.
A bunch OF acorns and oak foliage
made cleverly Of leather and velvet
is a pretty little novelty. and a knot
of tiny dahlias arranged in an elon-
gated form suggests the stately height
of that favorite autumn plant.
Upon an evening dress the large sin
pie flower still maintains its ascend
ancy, and orchids vie with roses for
the first place in feminine favor.
Very bright pink and impossible
blue everlasting flowers are a notice
able feature in some OF the florists
windows, but they are not to be worn.
Their province Is to add brightness to
the house.
Then are sent out in rustic baskets
punched with ribbons OF the same pat.
tern as the receptacles that hold Ill
les of the valley or any other growing
blossoms.