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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26
Family Escapes Drowning

According to the Escanaba Press,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Brotherton ana
family of that city narrowly escaped
drowning when the carriage in which
they were riding plunged into hole
i'm a creek they were crossing six miles
north of Cornell, The travellers were
enroute to an old camp at which MIR.
Brotherton had spent some time sew
eral years ago and, remembering the
spot where he had once forded the
creek, the horses were driven into the
water. The horses and buggy and &C
cupants m a fash of an eve were i'm
mersed i'm a deep hole of the stream.
Had ii not been for the fact that Mr..
Rrotherton is an excellent swimmer, 1t
is stated, the entire family would
probably have been drowned. rs 1t
was, all were saved by the efforts OF
Mr.. Brotherton. The party made their
way to nearby farmhouse, where
their clothes We're dried before they
returned to their home in Escanaba.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26
HANCOCK BOY
BROWNS IN LAKE
Six Year Old Tolmme hackman
Dies Near 0sceoIa Point

paachine into the lake To pick up
.t,ck that he had dropped minute be-
fore and which had fioated out into
deem water, Toimme Hackman, SIX
,.aar-old son Of John dackman of sum
nitt street, Hancock fell OF ledge
into deep water late yesterday AFTER
moan and was drowned.
The fatality occurred near Osceola
point where Hickman and Emil Ostef-
wind had gone late in the afternoon.
Osterwind and Hackman were playing
IN the stamp sand at the waters edge,
and Hackman was building dam. He
renewed his clothes that he might have
greater freedom in his play.
In constructing the dam he used
email stick and IL was To recover the
stick that had fioated out into deep
,,,ter that he ventured beyond his
depth.
Bnt a few yards from the place
,bere Young Hickman went down, his
brother, Toiva Hickman, was in swim
ming with party of boy friends. HAD
,oung Osterwind called for help 1t Is
nossible that the life of his companion
might have been saved.
Osterwind, however, was too badly
friehtened to be able to act nationally
Instead of calling for help and trying
10 save his friend he seized his clothing
that was lying there and ran for home.
He paused long enough at the Hack
man home To throw his companion $
clothes on the front porch, where they
were later found. and then went into
hiding. About an hour later he con-
aded to a companion what had nap
rened and the boy then communicated
tn Hackman's parents the details of the
accident as far as he could remember
them He could not say whether or
not Hackman appeared again after
going down the first time nor could
he supply many details of the acct
dent.
chief Rentenbach was communicated
with and went at once 10 the scene
where he and q party of twenty men
tried to recover the body. Three hours
work showed no result however, ana
the party gave up the attempt at 10
o'clock.
The body was recovered this morn
ing al seven o'clock. The chief of po-
lice at once communicated with JUS
tice Eichkern who impanneled jury
The jury returned verdict of acct
dental death.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26
Menominee County Pioneer

Mrs Sarah Mccullough, one OF the
most prominent pioneers of Menom-
inee county. died this week at her
home i'm Cedar River. following an III
moss Of several months. Mrs. Mctul-
lough was seventy-siX years OLD. she
was born I'm brooklyn. \. For the
last ffty-four years she had lived az
Cedar River and for more than forty
wears had managed the hotel nj tha'
Mace. She was known to every plo-
neer of this part Of the country as
well ms To the travelling pubic, an"
one of the most beloved women IN the
county, OF generous and wholesoui-
ed disposition.. Mrs Mccullough en-
deared herself to all who know net
she Is said TO have privately d"he
much charity work ut Cedar RIVER ana
cic,nitv. She was always ready To as
sist I'm the hour of tgouble or sorrow
Mrs Mccullough was the widow o'
Robert mccullough. who died th'rtS
civ years ago. one daughter. Mr. An
TON Knee. of Cedar River. alone sur
wives. another daughtcr, the late Mrs
John Murphy, having passed away
| three years ago.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26
HANCOCK BREViTiEs.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Frank Davis has returned from Mil
waultee where he attended the meet
ing of the Retailers credit association
managers.
The Hibernians have decided To
abandon the plans for the field ana
track meet which was to have been
held here August 16
Miss Ella Carrigan has returned
from the 500.
Con Sullivan left last evening for
Duluth.
The headquarters of the Houghton
county anti tuberculosis society viii
be moved shortly from their present
location i'm the Rourke block To the Su-
perior bank building.
Sheridan l.anctot and sister, Miss
Mary Lanctot arrived yesterday from
Lansing 10 visit friends.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26
UPPER PENINSULA
Is Victim of Mine Fatality

The Iron Mountain Tribune Gazette
says: Gust Peterson, "a former bust
ness man of this city, met death in a
peculiar manner last evening at one
of the Wickwirc mines near STAN
haugh lie was being hauled up in the
stop, so that ON reaching surface he
was instantly killed The engineer be
came frightened when the man was
killed and ran and 50 far has mo- been
found. The police have ben asked To
send him back to Stamhaugh. He is
not responsible for the mans death
but lost his head after the fatality had
taken place.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26

imilian AT Dueretero. When the "rder
..a,oa for the execution Of Macmillan
Blanauet was detailed on the l"'''s
sauad. Afterthe emperor fell NE WIS
not extinct. aud Sergeant banquet was
ordered To advance and deliver tue IL
nal shot. Just prior To the shoo''ns
Macmillan gave to each of his eNecu-
.ionars cold coin. and IT is one OF
these coins Banquet still wears.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26
WILL ADDRESS BIG MEETING
C. D. Hanehette Is To Speak Before
National Catherine

tary of the Northern Michigan Building
and Loan association will address the
national association Of Building and
Loan societies which meets in Mil
waukee August ana 8. Mr.. Han
Ghetto is the only Michigan man on the
program. The sessions of the society
will be held I'm the Hotel rfister.
The National association of Building
and Loan examiners will hold their
sessions i'm Milwaukee at the same time
and the Building and Loan association
Of Wisconsin will be there also. The
meetings will be among the largest Of
this nature ever held
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26
Hancock Department
WILL STAGE MOCK ,niAL.
Houghton Businessmen Arrange Fol
Breach OF Promise Suit.

\ committee Of Houshton business
and professional men headed by Prof.
James Fisher Jr,, of the Michigan COL
lege OF Mines {. j. Niece and Angus
NJ. Macdonald announced yesterday
that complete arrangements had been
made for mock trial To be staged on
the evening of September az the Ker-
redge theater. Col. Newton will be a
factor III the trial proceedings.
The affair is being given as a ben
eft but the committee was unwilling
to name the beneficiary at this time.
Little is known about the details ex-
cept that Judge =. H. O'Brien will
preside at the trial aud that it win
center around a breach of promise
suit. The committee Is not ready as
yet to announce the list OF partici-
pants.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26
BASEBALL TOMORROW.
Independents to Meet Team From
Tamarack at Driving Park.

The Hancock Independents VIII
meet a team from Tamarack tomorrow
AT the Hancock Driving park In what
promises TO be an excellent contest.
FRED oulette who week ago twirled
no-hit game viii be in the box for
'he locals To try for another no-hit
game while Parks will catch for him
oulette was to have pitched at CAL
umet yesterday for the Portage team
nut the game was called off.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26
New Hotel Is Christened--

new rtOttl 10 wv
The fotcl under construction i'm Es-
canada will no longer have To be desig-
mated as the new" hotel, for 1t has
neen officially announced that the hos
telry is to be- known rs the Delta,
The brick work on the structure has
practically been completed. All that
remains unfinished is small section
Of the fifth and last story. Around the
front and the west side the decorative
work is being put on. The bell effect
of the brickWurk at the top ans the
white work above the first and fourth
stories adds materially To the appear
ance of the structure. Work on the
interior is now going on. tn. window
and door frames will be practically the
only woodwork used III the c"nstruc-
lion of the hotel, which will he as near
nrcproof as modern construction per
mits Of. The decorators viii start
work i'm plenty of time to insure the
hotel being ready for occupancy some
time i'm October.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26
DEMANDS WAR BE STOPPED.
Austria Will Intervene In the Balkans
II Necessary.

London. July 26-The important de
yelopment i'm the Balkan situation was
a demand presented by the Austrian
representatives at Athens and Belgrade
for an immediate cessation of hostili-
ties. tocether with a warning that AUS
tria will not allow Bulgaria To be too
greatly Inundated.
IL was declared I'm Vienna last night
that should Greece and SerNia sun
oppose an armistice a Roumanlah
army, acting as a mandatory OF Aus
tria and Russia will prevent any at
tack on Sofia. and that Austria VIII
take even more energetic steps II nee
essay to stop the war.
Should il he true that Austria ana
Russia thus have agreed To cooperate
tho nressure exercised doubtless viii
be effective.
In the military sphere the principal
news Is that the Servians have invest
cd the ancient fortress at Nldln' bu'-
pario. 1870 miles south of Belgrade. The
fan to the fortress cannot long he de-
laycd-in fact Belgrade dispatch re-
norts that General Kutuntcheit
roops already are beginning To sur
render Vidin. which has population
of Is .OOO. will be Servia's biggest cap
tire during the war.
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26
TO MINNEAPOLIS MEETING.

Bert j. York will leave the early
part OF next month for Minneapolis to
VISIT with friends and to attend the
International convention Of florists
Nhieh viii be held there then. Ar
,ahsements are made to entertain 1900
delegates.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26

tied a fire prevention association to
encourage housewives to avoid fire
hazards by awarding prizes for clean
rnhhiehlnss homes
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26

carIyle Goldsmith, of Pond Creek
Okla, recently successfully oper''e'
ON himself for appendicitis.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26
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MEXICANS NEAR STARVATION;
FOOD PRICES ARE HIGHER
Continued From First Page.
Failure to Plant Crops.

prices have more than doubled in the
past year
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26

General banquet, the successor Of
Geeral Mondragon as Minister of War,
rose from the ranks, and wears ON his
watch chain a gold coin commemora-
tive of "A duty he performed when a
non commissioned officer, He was in
the army that beseiged Emperor Max
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27

Ackerley members of the executive
committee in place of Lola Brazelton
and Emmett Mullins. The executive
council met and arranged a program
That will be given in the near future
The teachers have decided to have
a Christmas program in the High
School.
The Glee Club will furnish some
music for the Campfire meeting
which will be held at the NJ, p
church Tuesday evening.
Miss Brown entered High School
Monday.
Alma and Lawson Grey and Flora
Hughes entered the eighth grade
Monday.
Some of the High School teachers,
have been hearing some of their
classes after school.
The physics class have taken IN
the study of machines and find It
very interesting. - ~
Thursday morning at Chapel the
pupils of Miss Cherry's room enter
tanned the High School with three
songs. The High School orchestra
also gave two numbers which were
enjoyed very much.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27
TIME TO ACT.
Don't Wait for tho Fatal Stages Of
kidney nlness-Profit by Leon
Peoples Experiences. a

Occasional attacks of backache. ir--
regular urination, headaches and
dizzy spells are frequent symptoms.
OF kidney disorders. It's an error to.
neglect these ills. The attacks may,
pass on for time but generally re-
turn with greater intensity. Don't
delay a minute. Begin taking Doan's
Kidney Pills, and keep up their use
until the desired results are obtain
ed. Good work in Leon proves the.
effectiveness of this great kidney
remedy. -
Mrs. G. e. Henderson, Leon. Iowa.
says: Il have used Doan's Kidney
Pills for dull, nagging backaches and
other kidney disorders and have.
found great relief. Others Of my
family have taken Doan's Kidney
Pills for lame and weak back and
have had good results se07 4
For sale by all dealers. Price so.
cents. Foster Milburn Co.. New
YORK, sole agents for the United
States. IL. = :. - =, :.
q Remember the nane-Doan's-
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27

tary school curriculum, but also
something about the problems of
rural life. Country schools in the
county were used for observation
and practice teaching.
District Nursing-A graduate
nurse was employed by the county
association who made a house to
house survey of parts of the county,
covering economics, social, moral, re-
ligious, sanitary and hygienic condi-
tons. This gave valuable informa-
ton regarding the needs Of the coun-
ty, particularly relative to SANTA
ton, the facilities for caring for the
sick, the things necessary for the
prevention of disease, and the sort
of instruction in sanitation and n.y.
giene needed in the public schools.
The nurse took care of several cases
of critical illness and did consider
able social service work in improv-
ing conditions in many homes, in
having certain children properly
clothed and fed, and in other similar
ways. A tuberculosis and education
al motion picture exhibit prepared by
the State Department of Health was
secured for the county by the dis
trict nurse and thirteen entertain
ments attended by $500 people were
given.
Affiliated Organizations-Local
community improvement associa-
lions were organized in every village,
wherever possible. They have been
very active in securing physical i'm
provements, such as cement and
stone sidewalks, electric lighting, viii
lage parks, play grounds, clean
streets, new school buildings, etc.
Through these local associations, in
ter-village cooperation was made
possible by the County Improvement
Association in arranging for cOun-
ty lyceum lecture and entertainment
course. Advantageous rates we're
obtained and five numbers of high
order were given at several different
places in the county at low rate
for each course.
The Bennington County Improve
ment Association is financed by an
nual dues from its members, and by
contributions from certain members,
who constitute the roll of honor, and
by others designated as sustaining
members Nearly 900 regular men,
bers pay fee of 81 per year each.
Ten sustaining members each con-
tributed 500; one on the roll of
honor" gave $3.50; and nine others
$1,000 each. In addition to the var
ious activities mentioned instituted
and supported by the organization,
the association employs a secretary
to devote his entire time to the gen.
eral management of the association
affairs and also to direct a complete
survey of economics, social, educa-
tional, and religious conditions of the
county. A man has been employed
who has had much experience in this
Of u,orlx
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27

vey for the purpose of obtaining
data to determine what forms OF
farming pay best in that county.
Through his activities, the Ben
nington Farmers League has been
organized, and by the end of the
year it is expected that a local asso.
citation will be formed in every town
ship. The purpose of the league and
the local branches is to enable the
farmer to buy and sell cooperative
ly. During the year over 100 farm
ers bought their fertilizers through
the county league.
With the cooperation of the school
superintendent and teachers, a be-
ginning has been made in establish
ing boys agricultural clubs in con-
nection with these schools. Much
work has also been done in seed test
ing in the schools, under the direc-
tons furnished by the county farm
agent.
Public Roads-A Selectmen's and
Roadmasters' Association was form
ed as one of the first activities of the
County Improvement Association. An
expert from the Federal office of
Good Roads was obtained, who spent
the summer and fall of 1912 and the
entire season when road construc-
ton was possible in 1913, in the
county This agent assumed advis-
DRY charge of the construction and
maintenance of certain selected roa DIS
in the various townships of the COIN
ty, work on which was paid for by
the towns and the state. He had FL
split log drags built and demonstrate
ed the effectiveness and economy of
their use. His work is creating
a desire for better roads and is dem
onstrating how good roads may be
built and old roads made good and
maintained at the lowest cost.
Schools-The association was in
strumental in forming two new
school supervisory unions, including
three townships each, and in the es-
Enlistment of teachers training
course in an academy in the county,
AS result of the supervisory unions
and the services of the union super
intendents obtained, better methods
of teaching were adopted, teachers
meetings were held at which instruc-
tons were given in the things per-
tanning to rural teachers, courses of
study were prepared and furnished
the teachers, and school children
were reclassified to eliminate extra
and unnecessary classes. New equip
ment was obtained, buildings were
repaired and painted on both the in
side and outside, and school grounds
were improved. In these two union
districts, six schools have been aban-
doned during the year, and the chill
dren transported to other buildings.
Three more will be closed the pres
ent year. In one union, graduation
exercises were held for pupils who
had completed the 8th grade.
The teachers training course estab-
lished was in the Burr and Burton
Seminary and in it's first year had
twelve pupils, five of whom were in
the senior class of the seminary, and
seven of whom had previously gradu-
ated The seminary course is at
least equivalent to that of the STAN
dard high school. The teachers
training course aims to fit the pupils
for rural school work. 1t includes
not only methods Of teaching sub
iects usually included in the elemen-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27

This is the first of a series of rural
school letters to be issued at regu-
lar intervals by United States Com
missioner of Education P. P. ClaX-
ton.
RURAL LETTER No. I.
THE BENNINGTON COUNTY (VT.)
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
(The Bennington association is
! typical of the county organizations
that are doing notable work in the
upbuilding of rural schools. Such
| associations as this emphasize the
imperative need for organized effort
in any movement for school improve
ment in the country districts. The
following account is an advance state
ment from the report OF the com
missioner of education, 1913.-Ed.)
The Bennington County Improve
ment Association was organized in
March, 1912, by over 100 prominent
business men of the county, includ-
ing men engaged in manufacturing,
trading and farming. 1t concerns
itself with whatever is for the bet
terment of the county. 1t was form
ed to stimulate activities for econ
al improvement and to furnish lead
ers for such betterment work. 1t
provides the machinery for putting
into operation policies generally re-
garded as desirable, but which indi-
viduals or individual communities
could not put into operation. The
county was selected as unit because
of the inter-community aspect of the
improvement work. The association
is committed to the following prin-
cipal lines of activities:
/. A better and more profitable
agriculture.
2. Better roads, with more eff
cient system of road administration.
3. A more adequate system of
public schools, which will lead the
small isolated rural school to a high
er plan of efficiency.
4. The development of home in
dustries.
5. The improvement of sanitary
and hygienic conditions.
6. The promotion of adequate
play and recreation facilities.
7. The fostering of a more evenly
distributed social life.
8. The furtherance of all plans
for civic betterment and county
Identification.
An idea of the activities Of the
association may be obtained from
statement of the definite accomplish
ments in the year and half of its
existance.
Agriculture-A county farm agent
was obtained through the co-opera-
ton of the United States Department
of Agriculture and the Soil Fertility
League of Chicago. This agent is
furnished an automobile by the asso-
citation. He has visited approximate
ly 200 farms in the county, some of
them several times. He has address
ed 80 farmers meetings and has
secured the cooperation of 60 farm
ers in undertaking several forms Of
demonstration work. They are Gull
tivating various crops under his di-s
rection. With the cooperation Of
the State College of Agriculture, he
is taking 9 farm fnancial-recOrd SUR
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
BY Mabel Horner, County Supt.

Absolutely the only foundation for
tomorrow is today. We have no 9th
er stuff with which to build society
than the boys and girls, young men
and women whom we see about us
today. Are the older folks helping
the younger to become Joshuas, for
the leadership of tomorrow
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Miss Lenna Cummins who teaches
the Woodland school in District No. l
of Long Creek township, gave a pie
supper last Friday evening. The
proceeds amounting to $3.50 were
used to purchase a library case, IL
brary books and window shades for
the school.
The pupils and friends of the
Bradney school are anticipating a
merry Thanksgiving frolic The
basketball girls have issued hand
decorated invitations which read
Come as a Puritan to the Beavers
home. Please learn a Thanksgiving
Toast
Mrs. Marion Stookey WATSON will
be in Leon during the early part Of
December to train contestants
for the Leon Declamatory con-
test. Her services will be
available for limited amount of
training for the rural contest. Miss
Hazel Moore who has made a study
of expression at the State Normal
school may also be secured to train
for rural contests.
:: :: ::
Township contests seem to be the
order of the day. Much interest is
generally evinced throughout the
county. The attendance is good and
in some instances the programs ex-
cellent. However We are sorry to
note that few schools are failing
to take part in the contests. Some
times this is due to the indifference
of the teacher; sometimes to the in
difference of the parents, and no
doubt, sometimes ito circumstances
over which we have no control"
Whatever the cause of this failure
may be, it is an unfortunate condi-
ton for the school,
The following reports have reach
ed US of contests held during the
week
Eden Township.
y Declamation--1st, Raymond Haz-
let, East Eden; End Jennie Campbell,
Eden Center. Spelling-1st, Iowa
Cannon, East Eden; End Rea Robi-
son, West Eden.
Fayette Township
Declamation-1st, Doris Jackson,
Spurrier; End, Spelling
LIST, Minnie Rev, Evergreen; End,
Nina Winner, Evergreen.
Burrell Township.
Declamation-1st, Annie Bunch,
Jack Oak; End, - Spelling
two pupils from the Valley school.
Morgan Township. -.-.
Declamation-1st, Wayne Brace
well, Pioneer; End, Mildred McClar-
an, Union. Spelling-1st, Ellet
Pioneer; End, -----.
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4 The premium list for the rural
school exhibit and contest has been