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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-14
BREAKS LEG WHILE PLAYING.

Little Miss olive Hamnr, daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. +. A. Hamar Of Chas-
sell. suffered a painful injury last
Thursday while visiting her grand
mother Mrs. y W. Hamar I'm MARI
nctte. Wis. The accident occurred
while the little girl was playing. she
slipped and fell and fractured her right
leg. She was al once taken Ia the hos
pital al Marinette and cared for her
condition being reported favorable.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-14

and sweeten tho stomach, remove the
sour undigestcd and fermenting food
and foul gases, take the excess bile
from the liver and carry off the con-
stipated waste matter and poison
from the bowels,
y CasCaret tonight Strengthens you
out by morning. 10-cent box keeps
your head clear, stomach sweet, liver
and bowels regular and you feel bully
for months. Don't forget the chill
hrcn.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-14
Treasurer's Report.
Balance on hand, Mar. $4Gl. 1872 90
Grand Jurors Compensation.


County Click Kaiser read a commun-
lcation Tpm Attorney General Fellows.
relative 10 the compensation Of grand
jurors, IN reply 20 a request of Prose
cutting Attorney Lucas The states
attorney ruled that the statutes allow
"a maximum OF SO per day, and as q
consequence, members who served Oh
the jury will receive that amount.
A resolution was read by Supervise:
Hamar, asking the reappointment OF
r. j. Lean. chairman Of the county
road commission for term of six
years. beginning May /. The resolu.
ton also requested an increase in the
salary from 80 To 500 per year Nj.
Hamar explained the object of IN"
resolution and added that the nominal
salary Was not commensur with the
time that is required for the Office II"
also stated that tho commissioner de-
sired 20 resign and that the increase i'm
salary may induce him to remain on
the board
SUPERVISORS ORourke. Scobcr and
Rurgan opposed the resolution and an
amendment resolution eliminating the
matter Of salary was passed. Super
visor Hamar offered another resolu-
tor asking that the board name q
committee To recommend a salary. The
motion rlrried and Supervisors Hamar
Smith and EOcpci we're named.
sur.r .te,r IfRpurka HfternbtaI a.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-14

Edgar Emery, Of Kiuery. Me, found
his children playing with bottle con-
tanning powder, and in order TO show
n lesson, put it on the snow and
touched match To it. He did not get
away quick enough and had an the
hair on his face burned off. The lesson
was mutual.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-14

Tho ronpirs Of the late Father Leh"
men who lied recently at Stetson-
willie. WIS. Will be brought To Hough-
ton tomorrow morning for burial. The
remains will be brought to St. lg-
natius church aud the funeral held
Hnmedi'tcly
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-14
w. THURTELL
The OPTOMETRIST

Has returned To- Calumet and has
Ills office in
HERMAN BLOCK,
Fifth Street.
hInrs to ana Z to n. m. Eyes
thoroughly and scientifically examin-
co. ana glasses made to fit. All work
guaranteed. Telephone 657-Rl
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-14
Gas Co.'S Request Refused.

Manager West Of the uoughton
County Gas company appeared before
the village council to ask for an cx-
tension of ten years on the existing
gas franchise, which has 20 years set
TO run. lie explained That the com
pauS wants to sell bonds to make inn
praycmcuts and that they will not
readily uc -aloablc unless backed by
thirty year franchise. Mayor Hart
man and the members Of the council
looked askancc AT the proposal and in
timatcd they thought there is Il fly
in the ointment. In any event they
voted not 20 grant the request and
Manager West bowed his thanks and
withdrew.
w H. Dec, the new member Of tn,
village council took his seat ON the
| board yesterday.
The council appropriated $50 to re-
imbursc Joseph Crozc for the use OF
| his s.oWa as "a IIoughton- Riplcy
bridge curing Tho winter
The township boad made the FOL
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-14
WILL COME TO
THE C. c. SOON
C. X. Berry Will Explain Co. opera
tive Delivery System

.,,,
secretary "e''-' b. '''-' We ''
copper CountN Cummelel"i ,i"' Las
received 4, letter from - X Berry,
MANAGER II the cooperative delivery
system M Mar,haltown. Iowa. stating
t,,, r. viii come. tn the copper Coun-
~, m the near future 10 explain the
nov system On the mer, hants of this
district in AN effort % obtain their con
sent to install the system i'm the
conner country.
Nh Bern. is am authority on the
s,Hf,., and has helped install the sls-
Zen, I'm other localities with great sue
cess Secretary Price and other ac-
rive members Of the Commercial club
feel assured ,hat when ne explains the
system 10 the merchants of the copper
coDtry tncy viii inaugurate the syS-
tom.
Tho following letter has been re-
,elyed b, tne secretary OF the local
.r,.b from ". p. galloway of Marshal
roNap TELLING of the advantages OF the
pco- system.
In reply To- your inquiry regarding
the general delivery system inaugural
ed here the first OF the year would say
thar II has been very satisfactory both
q, the merchant and the customer In
lien ~ TWO or three deliveries a day
Me- NOW have five deliveries as regular
AS q rrain schedule.
The system is operated 10y an !nde-
Dendent company which is capitalized
m 100000 IL was started here on the
basis of a maximum cost not to exceed
30,, less than the former delivery cost.
This company has fulfilled its agree
n,ent and where few merchants held
IhacI, al first nearly all have adopted
fba system now.
Tho system is operated from CEN
tral collecting and distributing station.
much ma. same as the postoticr serv-
| i... is performcd.
.g nf the
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-14

Buffalo reports % deaths in $40
cases Of whooping cough i'm children.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-14
Houghton Department
EDWARDS AGAIN
HEADS CO. BOARD
Adams township Supervisor Re-
elected to the Craftsmanship

Al the April meeting Of the county
board Of supervisors roday, supervisor
A. ID. Edwards Of Adams township
was re-,lected 10 tho Office or CHAIR
man q position he has mIed Tor move
than a decade. Tho meeting was III"
first since the general election ON Apr
q. and with two exceptions. all OF the
former members retained their seats.
The new SUPERVISORS are Leonard
Thorn son ot Laird township and Matt
: .Irnu. who represents Hancock town.
ship. NJ Thompson is not uufami'-
lar with the duties OF his ofh"e. how
ever has be- occupied similar posi-
ton fau. years ago While Mr.. Saluu.
who .ccee7s Patric'; Sullivan. is Sef'-
ing his arS, tenn.
Chairman Edwards addressed tho
meeting and expressed ms pleasure n
accent.n. the honor which the board
gain IMPOSED on him. He called at
t,uuon ta tho fact that mu,h work
must Joe accomplished this Year and
that extreme care must be exercised
4y the rotrd, particularly because OF
;he cleaning mp # the industrial strus
gle.
Traasurer's Report.
The following report OF County
Treasurer Bran for the month of Jam
uary. February and March. was SUBJ
United.
Total receipts .......,......S>ll,4 22.-5
cash ON hand, Dec g. 1913. 2s4.13
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Woodhead, AID Mems
President, Is Given
Ovation; Lauds South

William Woodhead, president of the
Associated Advertising Clubs of
America, arrived in Atlanta on a
Southern Railway train more than an
hour late shortly after 1 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon, and was given a
big reception by local advertising
men. He will be entertained at a
dinner at the Hotel Ansley tonight,
given by the Ad Mems Club of At
lanta.
Mr.. Woodhead expressed himself a s
optimistic concerning the future of
the South and the leading part it was
to take in the commercial and finan-
cial world.
More than 100 members Of the Ad
Mems Club will attend the dinner at
o'clock. Among the speakers will
be Clark Howell, of The Constitu-
ton; ]. r. Gray. of The Journal, and
John Temple Graves, Of The Geor-
gian. l. c. Dobbs, ex-president of
the Ad Mems Club, and Mr.. Wood
head will be among the other speak
ers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
MilIionaire's Companion in EIope.
ment to Mobile Suffers a
Nervous Collapse.

MOBILE, ALA, Jan. 15.-To guard
against an attempt at suicide by De-
lilah Bradley, the pretty girl who
eloped with Joel NJ. Foster, of Browns
Mills, n. j., constant watch was kept
over her to-day.
She was in a state Of almost com
plete collapse during the night, al
ternately crying for her father or for
Foster.
The girl had been on the verge OF
nervous prostration for "a hours be-
fore her arrest on a statutory charge
and she broke down when she was
told that she might be sent to jail.
She is being cared for at a sani-
tarium with nurse in constant at
tendance.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Police Seek Bad Coin
Gang; 500 Palmed OH

Members of a gang OF spurious
money swindlers are believed to be
operating in Atlanta and are being
sought Thursday by the police.
Counterfeit coins and fake bills
are abroad. One report received on
Thursday morning was that a woman
in a West Baker street boarding
house had been swindled on a spu-
rious $40 bill presented by a suave
young man who pretended to be
seeking board. He agreed TO make a
deposit of IS for his room, and re-
ceived SIS in change.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Finance Committee Holds Secret MeeHngs
III Never Give Up Child, Says Mrs. Swifft,s Sister
Mrs. J. Ashley Jones
Expires Suddenly at
Home of Her Mother

News was received Of the death in
Trion. Ga, Thursday morning of Mrs.
Maude Allgood Jones, wife OF John
Ashley Jones, a well known insurance
man of Atlanta. Mrs Jones' with her
daughter Miss Mary Allgood Jones,
was visiting her mother, Mrs. Maude
Allgood. Her sudden death was due
to an attack of heart disease. Mrs.
Jones was a member OF one of Geor-
gia's most prominent families, her IA
Their being Judge A. p. Allgood, found
er of the Trion Mills at Trion, Ga.
Miss Jones probably is the best
known young horsewoman in the
South, having been a much admired
figure at all the big horse shows for
the last four years.
Funeral arrangements have not
been announced, but the burial prob
ably will be at Rome.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
When TrOusseau of
Bride Burns Friends
Make Her a New One

CONVICTION, Jan. 15.-Just a few
hours before Miss Alberta Williams
of Oxford, was to become the bride of
Rafe Banks, OF Griffin, her trousseau,
hanging in a closet of her home. was
discovered in flames, which de-
stroyed it.
Girl friends of the bride to be,
learning of the catastrophe, organ
lied an impromptu sewing circle and
made another bridal gown in time for
the wedding ceremony to take place
at the appointed hour in the after
floating clergyman.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Owners of Georgia
R. R. Can't Ride Free

The Railroad Commission has is
sued a ruling denying the Georgia
Railroad the right to issue free trans
portation to the stockholders and di-
rectors of the Georgia Railroad and
Banking Company Notwithstanding
the fact that the present lessees of
the road have a contract which says
the directors and stockholders of that
concern, which owns the road. shall
have such free transportation.
The commission held that the con-
tract as calling for such transporta-
commission and is Cancelled by that
order.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Citizens Bank Not
Involved In Case

ATHENS, Jan. 15.-The report
published yesterday relative to the
hearing before Judge c. H Brand of
the suit against the Interstate Cas-
ualty Company as surety for j. w.
Griffin, through error stated that
Griffin had been identified with the
defunct Citizens Bank and Trust
Company" 1t should have read 1.-The
defunct Athens Trust and Banking
Company"
The Citizens Bank, which is still
actively in business in Athens, is in
no sense involved in the suit against
Griffin's surety.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Smith Urges Wider
Workmen's Measure

WASHINGTON, Jan 15.-When
the Senate Judiciary Committee met
to-day to consider the workingmen's
compensation bill, Senator Hoke
Smith. of Georgia urged that the pro-
vision of the bill making relief for
workingmen in the bill exclusive be
stricken out and that all existing
remedies be preserved
The committee took the matter I'M
der advisement
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Wilson Would Give
Trusts Two Years

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-President
Wilson will recommend in his trust
message to Congress that two years
be given to various financial and in
dustrial corporations to break up the
interlocking directorstes and the
community of interest now existing
1t is his desire not to injure the deli
cate business fabrics Of the country
and to make haste slowly.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Tango Denatured by
Miss Anne Morgan

NEW YORK. Jan. 15.-Miss Eliza
beth Marbury, who, with Miss Anne
Morgan, daughter Of the late ]. u.
Morgan, have introduced a denatured
tango at the clubhouse Of the Vsca-
ton Fund for Young Working Wom-
en-, to-day gave out the following
rules governing future dance conduct:
Don't wriggle the shoulders.
Don't shake the hips.
Don't twist the body.
Don't do acroOatic dips.
Don't fiounce the elbows
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Col. Pendleton Is
Dying, Say Doctors

MACON, Jan. 15.-That Colonel C. r.
Pendleton, editor OF The Macon Tele-
graph, is in dying condition was the
statement Of the attending physicians
early this morning. They have abso-
lutely no hope for his recovery and ex-
poet his end at any minute.
Colonel Pendleton is conscious and
awake OF his condition. All of his fam
ly at the bedside
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Aid Rushed to Save
Town Swept by Fire

JACKSON. MISS, Jan. 1.-THE
entire fire department of Jackson was
hurried to Clinton, a village of 1000
inhabitants ten miles west of here,
to-day to check a fire that threat
ened destruction to the entire COM
munity.
Four fine residences burned and the
fire invaded Hillman College, a large
institution for girls.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Meyer, Mine Head,
And 81 Indicted

HOUGHTON, MICH, Jan. Is
Charles H. Meyer, president Of the
Western Federation Of Miners, and 81
other members of that organization
were indicted for conspiracy by the
Grand Jury which reported to Judge
D'Rrian TO-DAY
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Marshall Thompson
Has Passed Crisis

GAINESVILLE, Dec. 15.-Colonel
Howard Thompson, Cnited States
Marshal for the Northern District of
Georgia, who has been critically Ill
for several days at his home here
with carbuncle, and whose condi-
ton was such yesterday that hopes
for his recovery were almost de-
SPARED of, has now passed the crisis.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Suffrage Day. April
'25, Over U.S., Planned

WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-The lead
ers OF the Congressional Union have
planned a Suffrage day" on April rs.
when mass meetings will be held in ev-
cry State of the Union to further the
cause of the pending suffrage amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
TO COMPLETE RAILROAD.

ADRIAN, Jan. 1.-THE stockhold-
ers Of the Wrightsville, Adrian and
Lyons Railway Company have met
here to discuss plans for completing
the road. 1t has been graded most of
the way, but work mas beet ttopped
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Crickets Chipping
At 10 Below Zero

TARRYTOWN, N. Y. Jan. 15.--
With the mercury 10 below zero,
crickets chirped so loudly in the local
jail that the dodgers could not sleep
The crickets were executed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
[ANKKF ORD
TAKESGAS
On EvEOF
WEDDING
Body Is Found in Bathroom,
fiancee Frustrated at News.
Worked Up From Clerk.

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-On the
e"7 Of his wedding to a promi-
a. girl, Richard D.
l. - vice president and
secretary of the Southern Rail
way committed suicide to-day.
His body was found in the bath
room of his home at No. 1142 Pa
cific street, Brooklyn. Gas had
caused his death.
Landlord. who was rated as a mil
lionaire, was also vice president of
the Atlanta Terminal Company
Miss Nellie Patterson, who has for
several years been leader In Brook
iyn society. was Mr.. Landlords
hancee She learned of the suicide
while she was in the apartment which
they had selected for their future
nome She collapsed and was placed
uhoer The care of physician.
Found by Servant.
MI Landlords body was found by
an employee OF the Osmond Apsrt-
ments' where he maintained bachelor
quarters. An odor OF gas was notice
able in the hall, and a search Of
Landlords apartment revealed his
oody. 1t lay unclothed on the bath
room floor.
Though the police recorded Iank-
rords death as suicide by gas" his
friends asserted that his death was
due to accidental asphyxiation H. p.
patterson, brother of the fiancee of
the railroad man. said that Landlord
mad been troubled with headache ana
stomach ailment for several years.
L am sure. however" said Patter-
son. that his ailments were not suf-
hcientiy serious to make him end his
life. He had everything to live for.
My sister and he had been sweet
hearts for eighteen years"
So' iV' FidnC&0 q reason.
Miss Patterson is 3s years old. Her
condition this afternoon was so Sc
rious that her reason was feared for
c. E. A. Mccarthy, assistant secre-
tary Of the Southern Railway, took
charge Of his chiefs body and ordered
1t held pending the arrival of Lank-
tord's relatives from Maryland.
Landlord had been identified with
the railroad business for many years.
He rose from a minor clearkship to be
vice president and secretary of the
Southern Railway system, and held
similar offices as we'll as directorships
in many allied corporations.
Among the other Offices held by Mr.
Landlord were secretary of the Gin
cinnati, New Orleans and Texas Rail
way Company; secretary Of the
Georgia Southern and Florida Rail-
way Company, secretary of the Mo-
bile and Birmingham Railway Com
pany, vice president of the New Or
leans Terminal Railway Company.
vice president of the Kentucky and
Indiana Terminal Company, vice
president of the Birmingham Termi-
nal Company, and vice president of
the Chattanooga Station Company.
He was e son of Uriah ]. and Eliza
beth Bounds Landlord, and was born
on February 2S. 1889, at Princess
Anne, Md. He was educated at the
Academy at PfAoes5
A--~-N -. ..-----.-A.----.l $3.50
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Spring Will Arrive
Early, Says John D

CLEVELAND. OHIO, Jan. f6.--John
d. Rockefeller says there is going to be
an early spring this year.
He bases his prediction on his long OBJ
servatlon of weather conditions, owing
to his outdoor life.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Doctor Saves Kitten
Swallowing Hatpin

WATERFOWL, N Y, Jan. IA
kitten owned by Elsie Kinney swal-
lowed head foremost an eight-inch
hatpin The head entered the cats
stomach, but the point remained in its
mouth.
A veterinarian removed the pin
and the cat is as sound as ever.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
House Plans Now To
Adjourn by June l

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Speaker
Clark, Majority Leader Underwood
and Chairman Fitzgerald, OF the
House Appropriations Committee. in
conference have reached an agree
! nent TO expedite the passage of the
appropriations measures in the ex-
pectation OF adjournlng Congress by
June Ia
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16

Although neither Mr.. Swift nor any
member of his family have given an
lnkling of their plans, it is generally
expected among their friends that
both he and his mother contemplate
reopening the legal battle for the
child. which was awarded to the
mother by the court in the last legal
bate in lieu of the 100000 for which
Nis swift sued her husband.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12
WOULDN'T TRUST THE GATOR
Darkey Had by No Means Lost His
Faith, But He Was Just Little
ApprehenslVe.

Bishop Mcdowell tells q story about
q southern baptism. A colored preach
er was dipping his converts in the wa
tiers of a tropical stream when one old
darkey saw q crocodile summing him
self on the opposite bank. When his
turn came to be immersed he drew
back, casting terror-stricken eyes at
the sleeping saurian.
whats de mattah wild 20, brud
DER" said the parson; "yo' all amt
skeered O. dat dar gator, is yo'?"
The darkey admitted frankly that
he was.
Don 20 all member de story OBJ
Jonah an de whale, an how de whale
dun spit up Jonah On de shoah?"
yes, passon, All members erbout
Jonah. But dat whale dun hab con-
science. Dat gator looks lax he might
go to sleep an fergit all erbout me-"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12
IarxphoId conauered2

Vaccination to prevent smallpox is
SO general in this country and has
been SO effective in abOlishing what
was formerly one of the most destruc-
tive scourges Of the human race that
nearly everybody except the small
number of people whose temperament
predisposes them to take the other
side" accepts 1t as a matter Of course
and recognizes in 1t one Of the great
est blessings conferred by modern
medical advancement But typhoid
vaccination is somewhat comparative
ly new, with which the public as a
whole is not familiar. Yet 1t win be
well for the public to take heed Of the
results that have been obtained by its
use in the United States army
Cleveland Leader.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12
ANOTHER COFFEE WRECK
What's the Use When There's an Easy
Way Out?

Along with the coffee habit has
grown the prevalent American Dis.
ease"-nervous prostration.
The following letter shows the way
out Of the trouble:
Five years ago I was Q great cot
fee drinker and from its use ] be-
came so nervous l could scarcely
sleep at all nights. My condition grew
worse and worse until finally the ply
stefan / consulted declared my trou-
bles were due to coffee.
But being so welded to the bev-
erage i did not see how ] could do
without It, especially at breakfast,
rs that meal seemed incomplete with
out coffee.
ION q visit, my friends deprived mo
Of coffee to prove that 1t was harm
full. At the end Of about eight days
! was less nervous, but the craving
for coffee was intense, so went back
to the old habit as soon as / got home
and the old sleepless nights came
near making a wreck Of me.
Il heard Of Postum and decided to
try 1t. l did not like It at arst, be-
cause, as I afterwards discovered. It
was not made properly. ] found. how
ever, that when made after directions
on the package, It was delicious.
ut had q soothing effect on my
nerves. and none OF the bad effects
that coffee had, 30 babe farewell TO
coffee and have used only Postum
since. The most wonderful account Of
the benefit to be derived from
Postum could not exceed my own en-
perience."
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich. Write for q copy Of The
Road to WeIlville.s
Postum now Comes In two forms:
Regular PoStum-mnBt be wen
boiled.
Instant PostuHf-lB . soluble pow.
Ger. A teaspOonful dissolves quickly
In 4 cup OF hot water and. with cream
and sugar, makes q delicious beveF.
age instantly. Grocsrs sen both kinda,
--Thero's Reason" Tor Postum