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The Monte Vista journal., 1914-06-13

stopped, believing for a moment that
l must have gone mad, for in the cage,
which was strongly bolted. sat the big
gorilla. And still had seen It only
q few seconds before at the other end
of the building.
rushed towards the stairs leading
to the gallery and suddenly l heard
somebody coming down in mad haste.
A suspicion entered my mind. hid
myself quickly and watched. A mo-
ment later figure in red tights ran
past my hiding place towards the
gorilla's cage. 1t was Stayarta.
You miserable BEAST" he roared at
the ape. Il wish could kill you!"
He ran away from the cage, looked
about cautiously and disappeared. A
moment later number OF people
came running towards the cage. pale
and excited.
What hero Stavarta u.s." cried the
ringmaster. But for his courage ana
presence Of mind the mad beast might
have attacked the audience
"Stavarta!' blurted out. What did
he dor
He says he was standing In the
gallery waiting for his turn when ne
heard the cries from the audience. AL
the same moments he saw Sehooia
falling and caught a glimpse OF the
gorilla. Without thinking OF his own
peril he made a rush for the beast
but It was too quick for him. II ran
hack into It's cage and he bolted the
door behind 1t.
"Stavarta is a liar,' l SAID.
At the same moment he struck me
violent blow in the face with MS
fist
How dare you call me liar you
cowardly curt" he cried. lou hA'e
always been Jealous because she loved
me and did not care for you.
II. Jealous of you You know very
well that Senobia was not In love
with any OF us, and least or all Win
YOU And you know yourself that you
are lying. for at the moment ga"
Senobia ran to the gallery stairs
had only one thought-to Kill the
gorilla. but as | passed the cage ! sa"
Il sitting in there
What is the good OF calling one an
other liars" said the ringmaster'
1T means that stavarta must OK
n,ain what he WAS doing in the gallery
and how It happened that we Sa" u
gorilla while Goble was In his cage
Il viii kill you for thisY screamed
Stayarta,
Easy. easy, stavarta, said the Ting
master. and turned TO me.
Then you saw n gorilla. too! HOW
do you explain THAR ,
Il believe can explain FUN"
me" -
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-06-13

walked up the stairs. The others
and Stavarta followed. He turned
paler with every step. At the top
there were six little rooms. They
were all open but one.
Where Is the key?" | asked.
Nobody knew, but one OF the men
burst open the door with . kick.
Inside we found a long brown fur
coat and mask representing a goril.
la The fur was torn and the mask
in tatters. Both had been torn on
In hurry. Close by were pair OF
long.haired gloves and in one OF the
fingers OF these we found ring be-
longing to Stayarta.
Senobia did not die. She even re
covered so as to be- able to walk. Shs
is my wife now.
Stavarta committed suicide In prts-
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-06-13
How Cat Caused Fire.

A cat caused a fire in dwelling
house at Port Glasgow, tRenfrewJ. re
Gently A hot cinder fell on the cat
lying In front OF the hearth. The ami
nal darted under the bed. and the Gin
der fell among some clothing aud sst
the place on fire.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-06-13

No in National Congress has more signally
and justly earned the popular favor for whole hearted
support OF President Wilson's policies than Congressman
Edward Heating of Colorado and none have proved
efficient in fighting for their convictions more
consistent and logical in their actions The speech made
recently by Mr. Heating attacking New York congress
who declared that President Wilson lacked courage
is fair sample Of his quality. The speech attracted
great deal OF attention and is, in part. follows:
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-06-13
Real Trouble.

"Ah. but you don't know wAA, ~
trouble H."
Don't ~ Ny wife and | oncs -
United II to be known that We intssA
ed to buy . piano"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-28

hold its regular meeting Monday af-
ternoon and Will set dates for the am
nual precinct caucuses and township
convention.
T.. q. Rahlc Of Chicago is a business
visitor here.
William Kcam of Kalamazoo is
spending short time with Calumet
friends.
r. Stanaway Of Iron River is i'm cal
umct.
jay the son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bastpn Of sixth street entertained Il
party of his young friends i'm the din
ing room of the Red Jacket town hall
this afternoon. the occasion being his
seventh wedding anniversary.
Rev. NJ II. Quail has arrived here
from the east To visit.
William Peterson viii leave this
evening for Duluth. where he will visit.
Miss Mildred Holmes has departed
friends.
Miss Ella Reeves has arrived home
after visiting in Duluth.
Mrs. Leonard Shea underwent a
successful operation this week i'm the
{. a. II. hospital.
The funeral of the late Robert l..
Humplcby was held this after
noon, with services at the Harper
and Thomas chapel. rhe remains were
shipped to Wi!kesbar?c, Pa, his for
mer home. for intermcnt.
A large number Of Calumet friends
of the late J. Il. Cooper of Hubbcll will
go to that village tomorrow afternoon
to attend the funeral services
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-28
BIG SHIPMENTS
OF ICE DAILY
Winters Harvest by Crystal Ice
Company Nearly Complete

The crystal Ice company OF Calumet
will today receive a shipment of twen-
" carloads of Keweenaw Say ice 10
be stored i'm the company's warehouse
IN the Copper Range yards, Further
large shipments vii! be received daily
next week, until the store of ice re-
quircd for next summers use is COM
piote The company, in addition to
ulling its Calumet warehouse. will al
so store a large quantity of ice in the
old Messner warehouse i'm Laurium
ana reserve supply IN the Hough-
ton warehouse. Altogether. between
900 and 200 cords of ice will be
stored The company has also filled
several large local rcfrigerators for
the season, Portage Lake ice being
used for this purpose.
The mildness of the weather during
the last few days has caused consider
able alarm among the ice men. owing
60 the fact the seasons cut was far
from complete. However, the weather.
man offered encouragement today in
the assurance that the end Of winter
is uol Vet iu sight that cold snap
may be expected tonight and tomor-
row which win make it possible to
harvest the remainder of the winters
.ut without difficulty.
The lumber operators Of this district
ire also earnestly hopmg for moro
'old weather for if they were forced /,
90 suspend operations now, owing To |
he mildness of the weather, the win
cr's harvest would be less than two
birds # normal.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-28
NAME 1914.1915
CLUB OFFICERS
Calumet Woman's Club Holds Very
Interesting Meeting

The Calumet Woman's club, at its
regular meeting in the Y NJ. &. A. lee
ture room yesterday, selected Mrs.
Mary NJ. Phelps as club president for
the ensuing year. Following is a COM
plete list of the officers elected;
President-Mrs. Mary NJ. Phelps.
First Vice President-Mrs. Mabel
Cake
Second Vice Prcsident-Mrs. Minnie
Baldwin.
Recording secrctary-Mrs. Mildred
Harvey.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. Lyle
Tucker.
Assistant Secretary-Nlrs. Helen La
mont,
Trustee-Mrs. Estelle Thompson.
The meeting yesterday proved very
interesting one. Mrs. Estelle Thomp-
son presented an interesting paper ol
How D~cs the Tariff Touch Me as
Woman" reviewing the most import
ant American tariff bills, what caused
lIltll 10 Nc PASSED ana llelf erect on
the public. She pointed out that while
women have had no voice in the pass
ing of these bills, have been affected IN
some way by each of them Mrs. Rose
floeter who was To lead the discus
sion was unable To he present and her
PAPER was read by Mrs. Marie Grier-
son. An interesting discussion fol-
owed.
The women of the club now feel they
understand the tariff situation a little
more clearly and they await with in
crest the changes i'm prices which they |
nope To see as a result of the new tar
If bill.
The music of the afternoon was in |
'hargc of Mrs Jennie McKinnon. Mrs. |
ftta II. McKinnon gave very pleas
ng piano solo and. responded to an
'n,Crc.
Several important amendments To
he constitution of the club came up |
or consideration and were passed.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-28
MISS MERLE KELLY WINS
IN Defamation CONTEST
NAMED AS REPRESENTATIVE OF
CALUMET HIGH IN SUB
DISTRICT EVENT.

After months of preparation and nu-
merous preliminary events, the Calu-
met high schools final defamation
contest was held yesterday afternoon
! following the close of the regular
school session. There were six com
petitors out of the forty-one originally
entered i'm the contest. the others hav-
ing been eliminated in the semi final
contests OF this number, Miss Murlc
Kelly. with splendid defamation,
The Independence of cuba" was
awarded first place and the right to
represent the Calumet high school IN
the sub district contest and John Mac
Leod, dcclaming on THE New South"
was given second place
Each of the declarations was SO
good the judges, y. G. Brown, princi-
pal of the Washington school Mrs. G.
II. Rodi wife of Or. Rodi and T.. y.
Johnson, a member of the board of ed
ucation, experienced difficulty in
awarding, the first honors.
Those entered in the contest and
their subjects are as follows:
MSS vi ullt htllNs l ne independence
Of Cuba"
John Macleod, The New South"
Miss Ruth Burns. "Vision of War"
Melvin Dick, John Brown"
Maude Gerry, Just War is Holy"
Lowell Finlaysou. Capitalization IN
the United States"
Next Friday afternoon, the final or
atorical contest will be held in the
Calumet high school, with four COM
petitors who will strive for the honor
of representing the school i'm the sub
district contest in this department..
The sub-district defamation con-
test will be held i'm the Kcrredge thea
ter i'm Hancock on April and the ora
torical sub-dstrict contest will be held
in the Calumet high school ON the fol-
lowing evening, April 3. Both of these
contests will be public and all of the
schools of the copper country will he
represented.
Basketball Today.
The Calumet and Houghton high |
school basketball teams will meet this |
afternoon in the Calumet Y. NJ. G. \. |
An interesting contest is looked for.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-28
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
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George Sattcrly of Rockland street
is i'll in the c. & H. hospital with pneu-
mona.
The sale of tickets for the skating
and dancing party to be given by the
Playground association in the Colos-
scum Thursday evening, March ;, has
been excellent.
Because of the hockey game sched-
uled for Monday evening at uoughton
between the Calumet and Portage Lake
teams. the February roll-off of 200
bowlcrs ON the Cubs alleys has been
postponed until Tuesday evening.
The funeral of the late Isaac i. Buell.
of Red Jacket, who died last week in
the 81. Joscph's hospital of Hancock
was held this afternoon. with services
conducted 10y Rev. Daniel Stalker from
the family residence.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Lahti of Fulton location died
Thursday. The funeral will bo held to-
morrow afternoon.
Arrangements have been made for
skating race between Peter Barsotti
and Olive. Torrangeau To he conduct
ed soon in the Palestra.
Harry Reed departed last evening for
Montreal, in response to Il message adj
vising him of the death of his brother
Isaac Reed
Miss May Caverne has left FOR
Green Bay, where she will visit her
cousin, Mrs, Louis Little, who is i'll.
John Kemp. who came here recently
from Detroit to attend the funeral OF
his father, will leave early next week
To resume his residence i'm that city.
His mother and other members of the
family will join him later
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hould have de-
parted for Saginaw, IN response TO q
message informing them of the death
OF Mrs. Clement LaDuc, formerly Of
Keweenaw county
Mrs. Thomas Yates, Sr" sustained
bad fail a few days ago and suffered
broken hip bone. She is being cared
for in the G. x n. hospital.
The funeral %" the late Louis "a
peio, formerly of Calumet, who VAS
shot i'm Bisbee last Sunday, whose re-
mains will arrive here today, will lie
held Sunday afternoon, with services
in st. Mays Italian church.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Huttula and
Mrs. August Kotila of Covington were
here this week to attend the funeral Of
the late William Uitti.
Word has been received here to the
effect J. w Beachey, manager of the
ladies cloak department at Vertin Bros
store, who was on his way east on
purchasing trip, was taken violently
i'll with appendicitis while en- route
from Chicago to New York and has
submitted to an operation.
Capt. Thomas Hoatson has gone to
Milwaukee on business.
w. @. Mcintosh of Marquette. route
agent for the Western Express COM
pany, is here ON business.
Al Hobartson OF the g. q II. mount
ed police force has left for his home i'm
Npsilanti for a brief visit.
The Calumet township board witt
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-28
REV. GIllINGHAM DEAD.

Rev. ii. II. Magahay has been adj
Nised of the death 10y drowning last
week in Crompton, California Of Rev.
Harry Gillingham, who few years
ago, filled charges at Atlantic Mine AMI
at L'Anse, under appointment by the
Detroit conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal church No details of his
death have been received here. Rev.
was well known in Calu
met and his many friends here regret
his demlse.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-28
DOG RACE THIS AFTERNOON.

Hundreds Of people are gathering in
Red Jacket this afternoon i'm anticipa-
tion of the annual dog race to be con-
Quoted ON Firth street after 4 o'clock
for which beautiful prizes have been
hung up. The contest will he one IF
cOuutry's midwinter sport events.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-28
NEW SON FOR WILEY
IN HIS 10TH YEAR.
Former Pure Food Expert Now Has
Two Babies

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Dr Harvey
w. Wiley pure food expert was pre-
scented with a second son this morn
ing lie weighs 10 pounds and will
be named John Preston.
Or Wiley's first son, Harvey Jr.,
will he two years old in May. DR..
Wiley was married about the middle
Of the Taft administration. lie is
now I'm his SEVENTEEN year.
Or. Wiley recently took possession
Of his new home overlooking Rock
Creek park. It is equipped with every
modern device for the care of pure
food babies.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-28
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.
Slovenian American Naturalization
Club Plans Activities.

Cub HTans ActIVItIes,
At recent meeting the Slovenian
American Naturalization club of Calu-
met elected the following officers for
The ensuing year.
Prcsident-Mchael Klobuchar.
Vice Prosidcnt-Mikc Sunich.
Secretary Paul Shalt.
Trcasurrr-Joseph Stcfanic. Jr.
Finance Committee-Joseph Jcrman,
Joseph Ccaarck and Joseph Wershay.
The clubs membership now numbers
10 and during the past year ninety
members made application for citizen
ship papers, Numerous activities are
planned for the ensuing year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
AN OLD FASHIONED PICNIC.
Garrett Countians to Rally at Royes
for A Great Day.

The plans are all made for a rousing,
old fashioned, free from care country
picnic at Hoyes. where many roads
meet and where lot of good natured,
whole-souled people live who are to
have charge of the days program.
There will be great doin's all day long,
The men and women have been cogi-
tating in their minds the best thing to
do and they are going to do it.
There will be speaking, there will be
brass band with kettle drum and
big base drum, such BLOWN of horns
you never did hear before that occasion,
there will be amusements and amuse-
ments; there will be laughs all day long
the old fashioned kind. There will he
refreshments and there will be dinner
and supper la Hoye. That means the
kind that makes your mouth water and
you feel good all over. Then there will
be the country folks and other town
cousins; they will just come from every
where, smilin' and feellin' like young
lambs, mighty slew of en-. ="
Such shakin' of hands and a talkin
about our big crops, and about local
option and about things happening all
over Garrett county. The old folks will
be there, the young folks are coming
too, say, you just get your girl, your
wife and your family and come along,
just get in this big dav and live and
enjoy one day in your life. Remember
Hoyes next Saturday. Don't forget it.
Be there, SURE.
Hitch up the old horse and buggy,
crank up the automobile or saddle up
the horses, and if you cannot do any
bet ter just "hoof it." Just get there
some way. My, what a good time we
are going to have. The very thought
of it makes one feel good. and wish it
was Saturday. 1t is a good thing that
the next day is Sunday. Rev. Archi-
bald Moore, pastor of the Oakland M.
E. church; Rev. H. E. Friend, one of
our home folk, Rev. L. A. Rudisill and
County Superintendent F. E. Rathbun
will be the speakers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20

there will be a dearth of the latest
productions from Germany, Austria
and Russia for the coming Christmas
season.
Sunday night Mr.. Charles S. Davis,
of this city, took the train for Chicago.
After looking after some business in
that city Mr.. Davis will go to Cleve-
land, Ohio, where the Davis patent
steel range is manufactured. Enroute
to Pittsburgh he will stop at several
manufacturing towns to inspect diff
ferent lines of goods handled by J. M.
Davis & Sons of this city. Mr.. Davis
will be absent about one week.
Next Sunday there will be an all
dav meeting at McHenry, with pas-
ket dinner. We have not learned the
names of the preachers, except that at
p. m, DR.. Moore of Oakland, will
preach. Go and hear him: you will en-
JOY the sermon. Nc Henry is great
rallying point. The writer remembers
great gathering he attended there
years ago, with much pleasure, es-
pecially the Sabbath services. What a
congregation assembled in the church
and outside. 1t was a memorable &C.
casion.
The ravages of the army worm IN
sections adjacent to Oakland entirely
destroyed the oats and hay crops on
some farms. while on properties ad-
jacent little damage resulted. Sheriff
Scott's yield of oats was in the neigh
borhood of 35 bushels to the acre, while
that on Mr.. F. A. Thayer's farm ad-
joining the Sheriff's place, the yield
averaged 80 bushels or more.
The Frostburg correspondent of the
Cumberland Times says: On Septem-
Der 80, October and 2, the band will
provide street and concert music at the
Garrett County Fair In Oakland. The
band visited Oakland last year and re-
ceived treatment so courteous that the
members have determined to be in
superb condition for their visit this
year and they are also doing much tc
advertise the Garrett county fair in
this section of Allegany county.
Mr.. and Mrs. DIN F. burst and two
children, Misses Leah and Margaret, OF
| Homecoming motored to Grantsville
Sunday and took dinner in the woods,
DR.. and Mrs. Henry M. Hodgson anC
children of Homecoming, motored to Gar.
rett county Sunday and spent the day,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lorraine Eisenburg,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Landauer of Freder.
lex, Md. were among the motorists
who visited Grantsville. When the
State road is completed Grantsville
will be a popular resort for automobil.
lists. 1t is high up in the moutains, has
good hotels and lot of people.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
Public Sale of Personal Property.

will sell at public auction on Thurs
day, August 27. at one o'clock p. M, on
the farm three-duarters of mile from
Oakland, known as the Feather place,
the following personal property: Horses,
cattle, hogs, chickens, wagon, sled, har-
ness, farming implements of all kinds,
some household goods. Positive sale of
everything to the highest bidder,
TERMS OF SALE-On all sums over $40
a credit by note for six months will be
given, note to be satisfactorily endorsed,
bearing interest. Under $40 cash on
day of sale.
GEORGE A. DEWITT.
Advertisement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
ESF1EE E|

Mrs. Arthur Cozad and two little
daughters, of Verona, Pa, arrived in
Oakland last Saturday and will be the
guests of her mother, Mrs. Mary
Compton for some time.
Rev. DR.. j. c. Ely will return from
his vacation the last of this week
Regular services will be resumed at the
Presbyterian church on Sabbath eve
ming at s O'Clock, the 23d instant.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Thompson and
Mrs. Taylor. of Keyser, W. Va, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Dive OF
Indiana. motored to Oakland last Fri
day and spent the day with Mr.. and
Mrs. D. M. Dixon.
Joseph E. Harmed has secured the
space occupied by j. M. Davis & Sons
last year in the fair building, for a big
display of his business. j. M. DAVIS &
Sons will occupy space on the second
floor, and present handsome showing.
Did you ever see finer corn, beans,
peas. tomatoes. cabbage, etc., than the
farmers are bringing to town? This
is Garrett county's banner year. The
farmer is King this year. We are his
subjects. We would not have it other
wise.
Mayor Matthews of Oakland has
beenrequested by the Hon. A. b. Thatc-
her, President of the Fourth American
Road Congress and State Highway
Engineer of California, to name three
delegates to attend the sessions of the
Congress at Atlanta, Georgia, during
the week of November 9th.
Miss Bernadette Slaubaugh, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. AL Slaubaugh, enter
tanned quite number of her young
friends at birthday picnic on Tuesday
afternoon, it being the occasion of her
sixth birthday. Delicious refreshments
were served and the little people had
pleasant time.
There is to be held an auction sale for
the benefit of the Baltimore Sun fund
for sick babies at the Loeb Lynn hotel,
tomorrow friday night at S:45 p. m.
Great fun. Come and bring your
friends. Packages of different values
to be auctioned off Donations request
ed. Admission so cents.
The two most popular things in
Garrett county are the Local Option
Law and the Garrett county fair; every
body is talking about them. They are
two of the greatest events in the history
of this county. Both mean Garrett
county's greatest prosperity. Here's
to their overwhelming success.
Mr.. Homer E. Turney, of THE RE-
PUBLICAN office force, has received a
letter from the Secretary of State
Board of Law Examiners of Tennessee,
that he had successfully passed the
Bar examination Mr.. Turney has
our most hearty congratulations and we
take pleasure in introducing to our
readers Attorney Homer E. Turney.
We learn unofficially, though we pre-
sumo correctly, that the Rev. S. K. Ar
buthnot, pastor of First Church, Parkes-
burg, has been appointed by Bishop
Cranston to fill until Conference the
vacancy in the superintendency of
Parkersburg District, West Virginia
Conference, created by the death of
the Rev. Sterling j. Miller. Pitts
burg Christian Advocate.
Santa Claus will be hard put to it this
year to get a sufficient supply of Christ
mas toys to go around unless he is able
to stop the European war before many
weeks. The toy importers have been
hard hit by the outbreak of hostilities
and the present indications are that