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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24
GRAND THEATER IN new
QUARTERS BY JANUARY 80
AT OPERA HOUSE
NEAR COMPLETION. WILL
BOOK ATTRACTIONS.

Alterations at the Lake Linden opera
house. the new quarters of the Grand
theater. have so far advanced that the
opening has been designated for Jan
uary 80 when Manager a. Il. Des-
champs will offer an appropriate pro-
gram. The feature subject will be the
copper country industrial pictures
which are being produced under the
management of the Peoples theater OF
Laurium and which have become the
greatest drawing card ever offered by
a copper country picture house. \
number of other reels will be shown.
With the reopening OF the opera house,
Torch Lake patrons will he given an
opportunity of witnessing theatrical
production that come to other towns
of the district For several years, the
playhouse has been unoccupied and the
Torch Lake district was practically
without a public hall during this pc
riod.
The seating arrangements in the
parquette has been altered SO as to
provide FIVE aisles and exits have been
placed along either side of the hall.
The large iron pillars have been re-
moved from the balcony and the third
floor is supported by iron beams. BY
this arrangement. the dancing floor on
the third story viii no longer bc
uso1
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24
M. c. m. CUNT TO CALUMET
Lo:aI College Basketball Team Ready
for Hard Contest

Members Of the Michigan College of
Mines basketball team are prepared
for their game with the Calumet IL
iicela mounted police I'm the Calumet
Y ". G., y. this evening.
Captain Cuughln Of the local team
BIS Confident that his men can again
defeat the northern quint as they did
several weeks ago at the college gym
Iulsium Many of the mining students
VIII accompany their team to cheer
them IN To victory.
Captain Coughlin has announced the
following lineup:
Center Walters: forwards, Rowell
Rashleigh and Clarke; guards, Cough
lin Nicholson and Cohn.
Arrangements are under way for a
game with the Calumet Y. NJ. G. n
uuiut to he played in the college gym
nasium next Saturday evening. These
teams have been rivals for many years
and when they clash an excellent con-
test will he Witnessed.
II is likely that the Hancock lnde-
pendent basketball team will play 9
preliminary game before the NJ. c. NJ
Calumet Y. NJ. c. \. game, with tn,
Ontnnagon city team. Arrangements
are being made at the present tim,
and 1t now looks as though these two
teams will meet.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24
HOUGHTON BREVlTIES,

:. u. Byrne, manager or the Paine
Webber office, established a record in
rail billiards last evening at the
Houghton club. running 246. This ie
an exceptional record for an amateur
billiard player, and Mr.. Byrne receiv~
ed congratulations from all sides.
Mrs. Marie Centendrae, an inmate
of the county innrmary. died Thurs j.
day evening The deceased is 93 years
of age and had been an inmate of that
institution for seven years. The fu-
neral was conducted yester afternoon
Rev. Fr. Holland of Hancock oiiiciat-
ing.
The regular weekly reception of tho
Houghton club was held this after
noon. Mines. A. j. Ruhl. chairman:
II. ID. Conant, w. r. Thompson, James
MacNaughton, a. A. Davis and w. O.
Rice were in change 81 the arrange
ments.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24
OPERATE THREE SHIFTS.
HecIa Mill Adopts New Schedule
Twenty Seven Heads Working.

The three shift schedule became ct-
fectivc in the Hecla mill yesterday
when an additional force was given
employment While this plan has been
in effect in the Calumet mill since De-
ccm.ber l. the Hecla mill was operating
practically two-and-One- half shifts
per day
Tonnage from the G. Il II. mine has
increased so rapidly that the output is
above normal, compared with that of
the month preceding the strike. Twen-
tv-seven heads are continually operat-
ing i'm the two mills, a greater num-
Der than is ordinarily in commission.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24
PREPARING FOR CONTEST.
Students Write Oratoricals on Timely
overwhelmingly Events.

Topics-Preliminary Events.
students of the Lake Linden high
school are preparing for the prelimin-
aries in the oratorical contest, the date
of which will be announced shortly
by Supt. Marvin TIL" winner Of the
preliminary will be selected to repre-
sent the school i'm the b-district
contest To- be held in Hancock April 3.
Entrants are required TO write their
orations and various political and So
Geological subjects have been assigned.
Among the orations that have been
prepared are the following:
Camp Fire Girls of America" Mae
Mum.
District Nursing" Elsie Davidson.
'Maryels Of Modern Surgery" clara
WilhousN
Athletics" Melia Clcscncr.
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer" Cen
cvicvc Tcck.
Health Menace" Vera Watson.
High Cost Of Selling" Esther Sion
aker.
THE Hague" Lillian Pearce.
Death and Burial Of Napoleon, So
Byron Curry.
Trees Carey Brown
Popular Fashions in England" Will
Stark
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24
Lake Linden--Hubbell
CHURCH OFFICERS ELECTED.
consregationalists Hear Reports and
Name New Heads.

consresationaIists Hear Reports and
Name New Heads.
The annual meeting of the Lake
Linden congregational church was
held recently when officers were elect
cd and neports were submitted. The
clerks and treasurer's statements show
the organization 10 be in prosperous
condition.
The officers elect follow:
Clerk-John Nichols.
Treasurer-Miss Katherine stewart.
Assistant secretary-Aliss Florence
Patton.
Deacons-John Patton and Louis Me-
Lain.
Trustees-Joseph jenkins and Neil
ellis.
Deaconess-Alrs. John Patton
Organist-Miss Myrtle Fuller
Chorister-John Nichols.
Ushers-George PagnalL Donald
Macdonald and Allen Jones.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24
r. J. TAYLOR suCcuMBs.
Proprietor Of Lake Linden Hotel Goes
to Final Reward.

Ransome j. Taylor, proprietor of the
Lake Linden hotel, passed away this
afternoon following an illness Of three
weeks. Bright's disease is given as the
cause of the death. a widow and a
son survive.
The deceased came TO Lake Linden
Bay, Wis. and assumed the manage
merit of the hotel LaRose. Several
years later he purchased the Lake Lin
den hotel and was active in its man
agcment up 10 the time of his illness.
40 funeral arrangements have been
made
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24
TURK ALSO TO GET $500.
Father OF Hero viii Be Rewarded by
Carnegie Fund Commission.

Father OF Hero Will Be Rewarded by
Carnegie Fund Commission.
I'm addition to bronze medal. an
award Of $500 has been set aside by
the Carnegie hero fund commission for
Olaf Turk. of Toivola, father of |. Will
liam Turk who lost his life I'm Web
ber's lake June -, 1913, in an at
tempt to save the life of Gustave e.
Kaiula. Yesterday he received from the
commission a letter notifying him of
IN award.
Dear Sir-Through the courtesy OF
Leo +. Coop of Houghton, the atten-
ton OF the Carnegie Hero Fund com
mission has been called to an ac'
performed by your son, !. William
Turk, by which on June 10, 1918 he at
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24
MILL EMPLOYEES AID CLERKS.
Ask Merch ants to Close Business
Houses Monday Evening.

Houses Monday Evening.
The clerks of various Lake Linden
business houses who have been inter-
,stcd in the move to close at six o'clock
Monday evenings, have received the
aid Of mill employees who this week
placed the request before the manag-
ers of the stores. \ meeting of the
businessmen was to have been held
this week when the matter was TO
come mp for final consideration but
through a misunderstanding, the meet
ing was not held.
Through a cooperative movement.
the mill employees then considered the
subject with the result that they have
pctitioncd tu close tn stores.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24

tried and other. but
could find nothing To cure &c. ! had been
troubled about two years before found
CuucIra soap and Ointment : sent for
sample ~ Cuicura soap and Ointment and
tried thcm and I then bought SOME
washed my face good with the CGtirura
Soap and hot water 60 night aud then
applied tho CutlcWa Ointment ln the
morning I washed il or with Che Cuucura
soap and hot water I'm two day, noticed
decided improvement while In three weeks
the cure was complete .signedJ Judd
knowles. Jan. 40. 1913.
10 costs nothing to learn how pure sweet.
effective and satisfying Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are in the treatment of poor COM
plexions. rod. rough hands. itching scalps,
daudruT. dry. thin and falling hair because
You need not buy them until you try them.
Although sold everywhere, sample OF each
will ho mailed free with 32-p skin Book. Ad-
dress postcard Cuticura. Dept. T Boston.
Ss-NIen who shave and shampoo with Gu
ticura Soap viii lud " best for skin aud scalp.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24

and sore and then became like
HHIo bo.Is iuekod 20 my face
continually and DO made my
face red and sore looking and
then J. would wake mp az night
and scratch b. Itwa7 n source
uf continual annoyance % rae,
90, nay face was always red aud
spl0tchCd and burned AN the
time
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24

Miss O. DesOrIniers went To- Onto
nagon yesterday To assist iii must
cal entertainment given in connection
with the opening of the new high
SChOnl.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24
Houghton Department
LIBRARY RECEIVES
AN ALLOTMENT OF BOOKS
INTERESTING FICTION NOVELS
ARE PUT ON SHELVES
OTHER NOTES.

AhE ~ YIN "
OTHER NOTES.
People of IIoughton and other towns
nearby have been taking an unusual
interest in the Houghton Public Libra
~ of late, the reading room attendance
having increased. The lending OF books
is really the least important Of the Ii
nrarys function. More books are read
in the building than are borrowed and
taken home
Especially the younger people seem
60 delight i'm settling themselves COM
/ rortarly i'm the reading room. The
weekly story hour which is held every
| saturday afternoon also attracts many
children, interesting and instructive
t1lks be.uS given ON this day.
Owing TO the added interest i'm the
reading matter contained in the libra
ny a number Of new fiction books were
recenuv received and are now ready to
De lent 20 the borrowers, Following
are some of the more interesting and
/ instructive volumes.
Book of Novelty Braids'-Kmg.
Coronation Braid Crochet"-Brad-
ford
art Education HALEY.
Teacher ANA old Agc"-Prosscr and
. Hamilton
Tendency To Concrete and Pmct'-
Eliot.
colonial Shoemaker.
How 10 do business 10y Letter
ICo'y.
special Days i'm SchooI-Gowdy
"WayprIcy"- Scott.
The Non.Fietion Books.
Several uou-Hction books have also
been received 10y Miss Constance Haul
gen librarian. and have been placed
lat the disposal of the readers Fol-
flowing is list Of the more important:
How o. Obtain Citizenship
Fowler.
Letters and RecoIlecuons"-Aga
"Pruoti,nl Mauual"-Rorer
Easy Ncals'-BurrcIl
Home AT Book of Fancy Sutchery"
/ -KI,kmlun.
~oue Hundred Years of Peace
Lodge.
around the-World Cook Book
FarrolI.
Free Trade vs.. Protection "-Eaton.
"Housckccper's Handy Book"-BaN-
ter
"Woman's club Work and Programs"
-BuwelI
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24
CHURCH SERVICES.
Trinity Eniseonal.


Services a. 80 and 90. a. "a. m. and
%. 90. Sunday school al noon. Rev.
William Reid cross. pastor. VIII preach
at both services.
Alter the afternoon services at .
o'clock Mr. Rcymcr viii play the fol-
lowing organ numbers:
Cauuleuc Frysinger: Finale from
Act II "Maaam Butterfly" Puccni,
Caprig. Crho BROOKE. Dethier.
Grace Methodist Episcopal.
Morning service an 1890. Evening
service ar go. SUNDAY school at noon.
Epworth league at $50 Mid-wcell
service Thursday evening at 7:i5. j.
r. Rankin pastor
Christian Science.
Services at 1915 at the Christian
Science hail Subject, Truth" sun
Day a0ol Immediately after the
morning service.
Presbyterian,
Morning service az 1890 Subject,
what shall Believe Concerning
God Sunday school at It.i5. Even
ing service at O'clock
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24
Gossip Of Market and Mines by Minnear \ Go.
CALUMET & HEClA-

This companys rock shipments continue to show steady
increases daily the rate of increase IT VIII be hut
short while normal shipments preceding the
strike will lie maintained.
At present company is shipping at the rate of APP
proxmatey 100000 month"; while the normal FOR
several months preceding strike about 2SSOO0 tons
II is quite probable latter figures will be reached
in the weeks but told that the manage
uent hopes to be able get tonnage much in
these figures capacity Of the companys milling
facilities
Calumet \ Hecla short of men for sometime before
the labor difficulties that now it is in much better
shape than at any time during the year 1919
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24
WOlVE Rim E.

There has been a material Improvement in the tonnage
shipped ny this company the past week. and at the rate the
working being increased it will be long before
this company will be getting out normal tonnage
present daily shipments averaging about 600
tons. the going the companys mill at Gay. The
tonnage being shipped is sufficient head in
continuously second head about half time Nor
nal shipments per day and the
production is about fifty per cent of normal.
understand the mineral contents in the rock
running higher than for few months preceding the
strike announcements have been made regard
ing deferred dividend action. although at the time the
semi dividend deferred the management stat
dividend action would be deferred until the labor
situation righted itself owing To the late date it does not
likely any dividend action will be taken until the
meeting the semi-annual period which should be
held the latter port of next month.
Wolverines fiscal year ends June 3Oh, and this date
in cash quick Since this time, the
panys earnings have been practically nil and While VOL
VERNE could this treasury and declare small
dividend advisable very big in
surplus about 100000 being required for
working capital finance normal output 1t quite
possible that $500 will declared February but
very much if anything in of this amount will
distr
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24

Ve'onusd on 9th Page, Coils, {, 2 and 3.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24
HOUGHTON COPPER

Operations on this property
small scale early this week.
sists of five men ana u boy ON
miner. The crew is engaged !
the Wine and is doing some "
lnlA ICLn fnrnn IArnhu hl,. A.lll 1
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-24
NlPISSING-
ISLE ROYALE-

hs company which until recently been slow in
es"'"S'hs us production, this brought the rock
shipments up TO 500 tons daily. about half This
lock Is all taken from Isle Royale lode Work on the
Grand Portage and other DEVELOPMENT work will net be re-
stunned until considerable larger force is recruited There
We're 2'i men at underground Friday rbe force Is
eihs daily increases OF three to six mon Pro-
oocon until Thursday entirely from shafts Nos an
NO went into commission Thursday and No prob.
""S VIII De started late week Nos and are op.
'i''"'s TWO shifts and No one shift A crew Of men
- ~ WORK III Ne. making repairs
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-15
OFFICES REMODELED.
Winston-Salem Morning Paper Makes
Big Improvement.
Especial 70 The News and Ohse,

Wlnston-Salem, Dec. Twin the
completion of extensive imnrove-
ments on the offices and CONFUSING
rooms of The Winston-Salen. Jour
nal, that paper now has one of the
best newspaper office a"rrangemente
70 be onn in the State and one Of
ne most modern and most sanitary
OF composing rooms.
The entire first floor OF The Jour-
nal building on Main street. rme
~ occupied by the business offices
the editorial rooms and the cornnos-
ing room, has been converted into
oIiices. The composing room. form
erly located in o9,aaae -
the rear end of this room has Iaan
moved into the basement OF the ad-
Joining room This ARRANGEMENT re-
heveS n cramped condition Of the
oinces and the composing room and
gives ample room for EXPANSION.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-15
N''iI9 anu Plentiful

ENTERPRISE.
looms ana possuns are SO plen-
uIul IN this section tina hog meat
has decreased IL value in the estima-
tlon OF many. Rabbit meat also ia
an Important entree, and the woods
are iuil OF them. One almost imagines
himself in Chatam county, where thers
10 a rabbit for each blade Of grass,
they say
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-22
WANTED TO RENT
WANTED TO BUY

OkpAAh ,turintvre bought ana 5cld. J.
\. Reed 1907 barnam. Doug. bi46.
ME bUY 2d-nand clothes. l42l \. 24th.
SLIGHTLY 4sed pianos Webster 626.
WANTED to buy secondhand VictrOla
with or without records. Must be in
good condition and cheap for cash. Ad'
dress, 4 359. Bee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-22
NebraAka.

FOR sALE-Best large body high-grads
medium priced land In Nebraska; very
little money required. c. Bradley. VOL
bach. Neb. %.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-22
new YORK STOCK MARKET
New Minimum Quotations for South
ern Group Of Roads.
MONEY RATES ARE EASIER
Bonds Develop Declining Tendency
ON Exceedingly LiEht Offerings
Total sales, Par Value,
sI,25s,OOO.

NEW YORK, Dec 2i.--suoh hopeful in
Ierences as the financial district may
nave nay drawn from last weeks rate decision!
| freight advance were largely nullified
or set aside today when II became known
that the Pennsylvania public service COM
mission had ordered a drastic reduction
/ IN coal freight rates between some OF
the important anthracite centers and
While officials of the roads most con-
cerned professed TO regard the decision
as entirely local In extent, speculative
wall street evidently chose to accept it
ln lees favorable spirit. This was re-
itected in persistent selling OF Reading
| and isehigh Valley shares. which fell to
new low prices for the present move
In the final hour the list was subjected
70 further unsettlement and lower prices.
steel which SSd held sS traction s sSoSs
rtty despite continued offerings, some
OF them being in blocks of 1000 shares
or more. steel finally fell TO ieM. or
exactly ils above It's minimum figure.
IL was regarded as significant of mar
ket conditions that the committee which
expedient to establish new minimum
quotations for the southern group OF
roads, including Atlantic coast line.
terred and southern railway common and
preferred. As matter of fact there
has been no recent trading in theee
dividend revision during the closure of
the exchange and since its reopening.
In the course Of tho days business,
which was far below normal, some OF tho
equipment shares and Bethlehem Steel
preferred shovel signs OF demand ct
| slightly higher prices but this group
tell back With the entire list at the close.
which was weak.
Much OF the days news was OF hope
fui tenor. Money rates were easier somo
special thirty-day loans being made at
So per cent. Exchange on London fell
TO It's lowest quotations since last Feb
ruery on an over abundance Of offerings.
Bonds developed q declining tendency.
on exceedingly light offerings. Total
soles, par value, were 81, 2oSOo0.
United states coupon - advanced y per
cent on call.
Number OF sales and leading quotations
on stocks were:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-22

wanting many killers, as Il took prac-
tically all the forenoon to dispose OF
fourteen cars. or some $500 head. The
receipts included no strictly good fed
westerns, consisting in the main OF offer
inga from Montana and Wyoming. While
the trade was extremely slow from the
packers standpoint. prices in general on
both sheep and lambs ruled anywhere
from steady TO l00i6c higher, tho market
being moro or less uneven, as often n the
case when tho supply Ia Ineager, the de-
mand poor and many OF the offerings
lacking In quality. The bulk OF such
lambs as were on sale moved at N.eOd
500 on packing account and around SIS
on feeding account The feeder trade
showed no material change from tho close
OF last week and included some feeding
yeNrlings at t6.&
While the days receipts were estimated
at $500 head, those a week ago amounted
to A666, two weeks ago 1859. and a year
ago SOIL The run this morning was the
smallest for a Monday since tho third
week in June,
Quotations on sheep and Lambs
Lambs, good TO choice, 81. e0pS Is; lambs,
fair to good, T.50nIg0; FEEDERS, fair 70
good, 81 5od7. %; yearllnga. good 10 choice.
&.IbSH Is; yearllngs, fair 70 good, ss.5od
$40; yearlings. feeders, $S,SOdl6 i0 wethers,
good to choice, s.OodfG q; wethers, fair to
good. &I6qS,o0; wethers, feeders, t&t06
500; ewes. good 20 choice, s. 25diS, 20; ewes
tair TO good. S.oo96. Is; ewes, feeders, N25
@6.N
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-22

CATTLE-Receipts this rnorning were
tho smallest of any Monday for a good
many weeks pack and smaller even than
year ago The light run as matter OF
course was due to the severe break IN
prices last week and other markets were
also moderately supplied. As result OF
the meager offerings there was more or
less Improvement IN prices at all points
Locally killing cattle Of all kinds were
around 166126c higher, desirable kinds as
q rule being Csc better than tho low point
last week Stoekers and feeders did not
break SO much last week as fat cattle ana
they possibly did not show as much adj
vance today but are safely 10ql6c higher.
II would he well for the country TO thor
oughly understand that todRy's advance
not only at this point but at all other
points as well was due to the extremely
light receipts. The demand was not par
ticularly large or brisk and Is not likely
20 be until after the holidays.
Quotations on Cattle. Prime. yearlings,
tSf5Q9.76; good to choice 2ornfed beeves,
SsOOep875; fair to good cornfed heeveg,
81 6OajS00; common to fair cornfed beeves,
So O0lt7. so; good to choice range beeYes,
s.. 5OGISOO; fair TO good range beeves, 500
an so; common to fair range beeves, B.75D
100; good to choice heifers, s60Oq7.OO;
good to choice cows. %.5O@S.8; fair TO
cows, Ss75d5.00; good to choice stockers
and feeders, s.. i0(I7 7G; fair to good stock
ers and feeders, $6.75I740i common to fair
stOckers and feeders. $6VOdS.TJi stock
helfers, s5.25Gp6,25 stock cows. 81 7bN6. 75i
stock calves, $60OqQ 30; veal calves, T.O00
900: bulls, stays, etc, b.OO06.7b.
HarraaantutiVa aaleas