The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-31
JUST DOPE
"A Little Awful Stuff by tho Staff

Great scott These soldiers can cop
81, more girls in three days than we
can in seven months
This exclamation came from one Of
Aha Rrau Brummels of Calumet last
o,enIne. as ne watched two soldiers,
aocompanied by three local girls swag-
ger past -.
"A lot II them are homely guys. too
ayes" said his companion, but it's
,he uniform that gets the girls
"Well." was the response. then I'm
Going out TO steal IA uniform"
About the busiest office I'm Calumet
,bis week is "Webster's onion with
anologies to l.. l.. Stephenson, of the
Detroit News)
reporter asked Guy Miller where
vive President Mahoney could be
found.
aHe'e gone to Lansing" was the re-
ply
The reporter was sparring and con-
,nued Gone To see the governor"
mo" retorted said Guy, Just
gone down to see the capital, Mr..
Mutt
However, n lot OF our young soldier
friends had no idea that they were
coming up here to lay siege to the
hearts Of fair maids of the copper
country
The hospitality of the editors
"sweatshop' has been imposed upon.
The gentlemen 1--WE thought they were)
who are representing the metropolitan
press during the mine strike are at
liberty 10 use our typewriters at any
time, we are only too pleased to pilot
them through the intricacies of the
various copper mine locations and
even have no serious scruples to tip
ping" them off to our lunches pro-
yided they reciprocate, but when ii
comes to borrowing matches the issue
becomes personal one. The entire
staff will agree that the list of dead
head" subscribers for our match box
is already sufficiently large.
Just seems To be a habit-every one
of en- seemed to call for big" ones
and often, too.
Faint neart can't win fair lady, but
nobody ever credited soldier boy with
having heart of that kind.
These summer mornings get up too
early for a lot of folks who go to bed
too ate--including the newspaper fell
lers who are on strike duty.
Shortly before the strike" jack APP
peared at the changing house with
beaming Countenance and brief
scrutiny caused the mining captain to
remark:
Ere, John. got new pair OF boots.
ave 'e?"
Sure nuff. cap'n. and some bargain
I've got, too. | bought these at half
price
Why Jack. they're both for the
ton
"Aw. that's nothn'. Cap'n, I'm goin
to change them round after a Bit
The newspaper correspondents are
putting Calumet on the map and to a
lot Of people down below" il appears
like a big spot of red. However II
really isn't as bad as it's painted.
Brass buttons were very attractive
at one time. but now it's khaki.
The camp life of slider may
be allurlng, but the only odor that is
waited into the composing room is that
which listens like fried onions. =,
oe even more serious business than
putting stop to strike riots.
Wait minute, girls. wait a min
ute--till We go home and get our uni
forms.
This climate" observed Lieut.. John
sozhoWski, Of the First. lis so invigo-
fatlhg that it would make rabbit
walk w and spit i'm bull dogs eye"
Me go down in that hole i'm the
Hound? ] should say not" calculated
captain Dan" Smith. of the First reg
ment, when Captain Waldo invited
MN TO ride down the shaft in the car.
NO. no, boy, my time hasn't come
yet"
And Captain Smith is noted as
fearless man.
mere was fierce battle at Isle