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The Calumet news., 1914-09-29
FOREST FIRE RESOLUTION.
Calumet Township Make Take Action
at Meeting on Thursday.

When the Calumet township board
holds its October meeting Thursday
afternoon, il is probable the resolution
suggested by Thomas Wyman of Mu-
nising regarding the placing Of a limi-
tation on the starting of bush fires in
the clearing of land, will he presented
for action. The resolution would pro-
hibit the starting OF such fires from
April 10 to July l and from Sept. to
Nov. /. Authorization for the enact
ment Of such a resolution is found i'm
Sections 4, and of the compiled
laws OF 1897, pages 3466 and 3467.
II the resolution is passed by the
board notices will be conspicuously
posted in the woods and slashings and
a penalty will be provided for any vio-
lation. II is the idea of the resolution
to restrict the starting OF bush fires
until the danger they will pass beyond
control is least.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-29
THE JUSTICE COURTS.
Ownership of Dog Question in Dis.
pute Before Justice Jackola.

one of the unusual cases which fire.
quently occupy the attention OF the
various justice courts, will be taken up
by Justice c. @. Jackola next Wednes-
day. when the court will endeavor to
decide the disputed ownership OF dog.
Ordinarily this probably would be n
question for the dog tax collector to
decide but inasmuch as that individual
has not been conspicuous in Calumet
township for several years, it appears
il is up 10 the court.
From the little that can be learned
of the case. il seems the noble canine
originally was owned by one Richard
Christofson Of Osceola. But more than
two years ago, Christofson left for
bingham, Utah, and before his depart
ure is said to have presented the dog
to Matt Kurie of Calumet, although
Christofson claims he merely loaned
the animal To kurie. Recently Chris
tofson resumed his residence in Os-
ceola and anticipating the coming
hunting season, claimed the dog. Ku-
rie, who claims he spent much time
with the animal, teaching it to hunt,
believes he has the right To retain the
dog. The court has been appealed to-
for judicial action, which has been
promised for Wednesday.
Emil F'rederickson and George Con-
ley were arrested by Night officer
Paul Spehar and arraigned before
Justice Jackola last evening on the
charge Of creating noise and disturb
once. Fines OF one dollar and costs,
to Sc were meted out for
each.
John Hockin, charged with non-sup-
port, was given hearing by Justice
Jackola Saturday and was ordered by
the court to take immediate steps to
care for his wife and family.
The case OF Charles Baldimar, |
charged with slander on complaint of |
j. Vivian was this morning adjourned |
by Justice William Fisher until one
week from today.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-29

owing TO the failure of the feature
film To arrive, Dustin Farnum in the
"Squaw Man" will be shown at the
Grand tomorrow, matinee and night
4 ertiSemnnt-2
The Calumet news., 1914-09-29

LOCAL BREviTiEs.


Il
Miss lnez Cox OF Greenland. has lef
for her home after visiting at the hom,
Of MIR. and Mrs. William Rowe o
Kearsarge.
Henry Aubain. Ray Parent and Roy
Fish OF Lake Linden. visited with lo-
cal friends Saturday evening.
Richard Kylomen and Joseph Ber-
nard have gone To Virginia, MINI.
where they expect To make their future
home
Thomas Shea and his sister. Miss
Kate Ryan have arrived home from
Rochester. MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mclean are eX-
pected home the last OF this week from
a visit 10 Detroit and other cities.
w. L. TrebilcocK of the high school
faculty is home from Ishpeming. where
he spent the Weekend with relatives.
DR. II. r. Spaulding is expected
home the last of this week from the
Detroit state fair and a visit to eastern
points.
William Meyers will leave today for
Fond du Lac. where he will attend the
of his brother.
Bernard sumo OF Calumet has taken
a position with the Ford automobile
company in Detroit.
Several hundred Calumet and Laur-
ium residents will go to Houghton this
afternoon to attend the Copper Coun-
Try Fair at the Amphidrome on the
opening day.
The mine office indoor outdoor base
Jall team defeated the warehouse team
~ the score OF IA to yesterday af-
ernoon.
Vivian ID. Veale departed this morn
ng for Flint, where he will visit for
hort time. His son, Aubrey Veale ac-
him and will locate in Flint |
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Alberts and |
laughter of Green Bay, have arrived |
lere to attend the MUNICH Smoke nup- |
ials tomorrow, the bride to-be being |
lrs. Alberts sister.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-29
ROAD WORK CONTINUES.
Osceola Township Has Force of Sixty
Men on Improvement.

Osceola township is taking the full-
est possible advantage of the splendid
weather for road making purposes by
increasing the force Of men engaged in
the Improvement project undertaken
about week ago. The work being
done is a section of the proposed road
from the Oneco mine location To Calu-
met, the entire road to be four and
one-half miles long, about two and
one-half miles being in Osceola town
ship.
While the officials of the various
townships are negotiating for the
right Of way Osceola township has
undertaken to improve "a stretch of
road about a mile long, just east of
the street car station, which will be a
part of the complete highway. Sixty
men and ten teams are now employed
i'm turthering this project and splendid
progress is being made.
1t is understood that considerable
progress has been made in securing the
ht-of-way for the road in Osceola
township.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-29
OF
REVENUE LAWS
Government Officers Said to Have
Discovered Violations

Following the visit of T. n. Rush and
A. w. Walker of Bay City, revenue Of
ficers in the government service. To
this city. it is reported Information has
been filed with the revenue depart
ment, covering several alleged infrac-
tions of the law in the Calumet district.
This action, it is understood. does not
in itself constitute the initiation OF
prosecution. it being left entirely with
the department To decide whether or
not the offense is serious enough to
warrant lodging complaint with the at
torney general
The officers above named spent sew
eral days in the Calumet district,
their business taking them principally
to liquor establishments and cigar fac
tories. II is understood that the re-
ported violations OF the law were OF a
minor nature, such as the failure to
destroy revenue stamps already used.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-29
SHOTGUN IS ACCIDENTALLY
DISCHARGED; HUNTER DEAD
RED JACKET MAN VICTIM OF
SECOND HUNTING ACCl-
DENT or SEASON.

Tony Obronvich, aged %, resident
of Red Jacket for several years, died
at the Calumet public hospital yester
day afternoon as result OF gunshot
wound in the abdomen, received when
his owp gun was accidentally dis
charged Obronvich lived about four
hours after receiving The injury. His
death is the second fatality OF the
hunting season in the copper country.
Obronvich and companion We're
driving about four miles north of Ah-
meek when the accident occurred. It
is supposed the gun slipped beneath
the seat in the wagon and in endeav-
oriug to extricate IT, Obronyich
grasped it by the muzzle, The trigger
was caugnt in small piece of wood
and the weapon discharged.
Medical aid was quickly summoned,
but it was Impossible to save Obron-
vichs life, the shot having torn a
large gap in his side.
Coroner Medlyn of Ahmeek impan-
cIled jury, composed of NJ. Glass
John Campbell, Frank Pitshire, II. B.
Kline, Conrad Cook and Maurice Ken
nell. After viewing the remains an
adjournment was taken until this aft
cruoon, when the inquest will be con-
Quoted.
The deceased was a single man, and
so far as can be learned leaves no re-
latves in the copper country.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-29
COLOSSEUM is CLOSED.

Manager Harry +. King OF the /, Col
osseum announced today that the big
rink will he closed from now until the
new sectional maple floor is installed.
stalled. 1t had been planned TO build
the floor in sections and keep the rink
open for roller skating on the cement
floor until the entire new floor is COM
plete. Now. however the rink will be
and the flooring laid in its proper
place. From one week to ten days will
he required TO make the Improvement
complete.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-29
START DOUBLES TOURNEY.

Manager Hoffenberg OF the Cubs
bowling alleys announces that the first
tournament in doubles, will be started
on the Cubs alleys Thursday evening.
II is planned to make the doubles tour
alleys and suitable prizes will be hung
up. Tony Reshofsky also has hung
up prize of three dollars worth OF
merchandise each month for the high
score on the Cubs alleys.
Negotiations are being conducted
for a match between the Cubs and the
Commercial teams for "Wednesday
evening.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-29
AHMEEK MAN DROPS DEAD.
Frank Medved. Aged Farmer, Sue
cumbs-lnquest to be Held.

Coroner Edwin Medlyn OF Ahmeek
impanneled jury yesterday to hold an
inquest into the death OF Frank Med
we'd aged Ga years. "a farmer, who died
suddenly on his farm near Ahmeek
SUNDAY. The jury is composed Of
Maurice Kencl Conrad Cook, II. b..
Kline Frank Pitshire, John Campbell
and NJ. Glass.
An autopsy was conducted yester
day afternoon by County Physician
Chatel and the result will be made
known at the inquest this afternoon.
II is thought heart failure was the
cause Of his demise. The deceased was
a single man and lived slone on his
farm.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-29

Phil Roberts and r. Olsen of Tam
arack have gone to Iron River, where
both will locate.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-29
DULLNESS IN CANADA.

Dave smith ticket agent for the
Copper Range road in Calumet has ar
rived home from an extended trip
through the northwest, TO Washing
tom oregon, Vancouver and Canadian
points Mr.. Smith reports that the
European war has hit Industrial life in
Canadian towns a much harder blow
than il has hit copper country or Am
eriCan Industries.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-29
P. H. FINNEGAN
IS FOUND GUILTY


Peter II. Finnegan, formerly OF CAL
umet, indicted by federal grand jury
for the misuse OF the United States
mails in promoting fraudulent mining
enterprises. was convicted in United
States district court at Marquette last
night on one of the five counts Of the
| indictment, the only one on which the
case was submitted TO the jury.
| The verdict was brought I'm at 9;25
O'Clock. after the jury had been out
about four hours. The defense was
not brought to close until the middle
OF yesterday afternoons session, testi-
mony having been taken for the week
past, and the arguments of counsel and
| the charge OF Judge Sessions took up
the remainder OF the afternoon.
The end of the Finnegan case marks
the close OF the criminal calendar for
the September term.
MIR. Finnegan is charged with hav-
ing used the United States mails to
promote, carry out and execute a
scheme To defraud." said Judge Ses-
sions, in his charge. THE indictment
contains five counts. each separate and
distinct. The third, fourth and fifth
counts have been abandoned Your
verdict will relate TO the first count
solely"
Judge Sessions held that the case
would not be submitted on the second
count, he having sustained motion
to that effect by the counsel for the
defense. The motion as TO the first
count was overruled.
People In various parts of the coun-
try were sold stock of the Calvin |
Arizona Copper company and the Cali
vim n-Sultana Copper company for
which Finnegan represented that he |
was the agent. The indictment charg- |
ed that he received money in payment |
for the stock, which was not delivered |
in any instance, through the postoflice |
at Calumet. The Calvin Arizona Cop |
per company practically went out OF |
business in 1907, il is said. while Fin |
negan's transactions were made in |
1871 and 1912. II was shown that he |
did not deliver the stock, and il was |
asserted he did not intend to. Most |
of the purchasers made part payments |
for their shares, it was testified.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-29
FORMER CALUMET MAN.

Word has been received here Of the
recent death in Butte, Mont, of Den
mis- sullivan, aged 5S years, formerly
Of this city. Death was sudden. Dur
ing the last thirty-two years the de-
ceased had been sightless, he having
been blasted while at work as a miner.
The late Mr.. Sullivan is survived by
one sister i'm Calumet, besides a wife
and several brothers and sisters.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-29
a5TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

About fifty OF the friends Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Kinsman Of Osceola sur
prised them at their home Saturday
evening and helped them to celebrate
the twenty fifth anniversary Of their
marriage. Games were played and the
evening proved a very enjoyable one.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-29
TOUR OF INSPECTION.

ly elected president Of the Wolverine
and Mohawk mines. and a party of
friends visited Gay yesterday to in
spect the stampmills of these compan-
les. The trip was made i'm two special
cars over the Mineral Range road.
Mr.. stanton, who has been i'm the cop
per country several days, expects to
return TO Boston this week.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-29

Owing to the failure of the feature
film to arrive, Dustin Farnum in the
"Squaw Man" will be shown at the
Grand tomorrow. matinee and night
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
CHRISTMAS TREE BUSINESS
An Enormous Business Done by the
LaBar Company Who Maintain an
Office at Barton.

Few people realize the magnitude
and the intricate details of the Christ
mas tree business being done in our
town and others, in the cutting, bund-
ling and shipping of an enormous mum.
ber of these trees.
In small way Barton has before
this year produced a quantity of the
trees, but never before has there been
such an immense output as is being
shipped by H. T. LaBar & Sons this
season, our streets have been literally
full of teams loaded with these trees
and on several days more than twenty
five loads per day have been drawn to
the railway siding. near the storage
sheds, where they have been trimmed.
sorted and bundled. The handling of
these Christmas trees has become a
science in itself as each and every one
of them has to be trimmed, sorted for
size and length and properly tied and
bundled. The larger trees have their
branches carefully tied and are shipped
sngly, the next size go two in bundle
and from that to six, while still another
bundle is called the ''baby tree and
may contain as many as dozen.
Several years ago the legislature
undertook to prohibit the shipment Of
these trees. or to at least curtail the
cutting. but as it finally devolved that
most of this legislation was in the
interest Of the pulp companies instead
of the farmer, the law was later
repealed. 1t is fact. too, that the
profit derived by the farmer for these
trees has been an actual incentive to
kept their pastures clean of second
growth and scrub stuff. which would
never make timber, and does much to
spoil otherwise available pasturage.
When the cutting is done in work
manlike manner and the stumps are
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
Vermont Notes.

The thirteenth victim of wood
alcohol whiskey episode at Bristol died
the last of the week. Bisbee, the man
who sold the liquor, is held on the
charge of criminal negligence and
while selling drugs and his store going
under the name of a drug store he
never received license to practice
pharmacy. Many more persons have
been sick but it is thought the number
of deaths will remain at 13.
Complete returns increase the major
ity for c.. w. Gates, the Republican
candidate for governor. over the
figures first reported. The vote for
governor complete stands:
Gates Republican 81. 128
Howe Democrat 1908
Aldrich Progressive 6,598
Smith Prohibition 693
Rowland Socialist $50
Gates majority over all 1910
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
Methodist Episcopal Church Notes.

The banquet by the Nehemiah Guild
Friday evening was a pronounced
success, 112 participating. The supper
was followed by a social hour, after
which the following program was rend-
cred: Prayer, Rev. A. B Blake; solo.
Carroll Webster; remarks by Rev. w.
A. Warner address. 1.-The Larger Con-
ception of the Church." Rev. R. F..
Lowe, superintendent of St. Johns
bury district; solo with flute accom-
paniment, Mrs. Mabel Blake address,
1.-The Demand and Supply Of Men," "
Walter B. Lance of Cabot. 1t was
voted to reorganize the guild.
Sunday morning the pastor preached
from Exodus 4 2. "What is that in
thine hand?" The principal, truth
emphasized was the ability of God to
take the most simple things surrend-
cred to Him and transform them into
instruments mighty for the tearing
down of Satan's stronghold and the
building up of the Kingdom of Jesus
Christ.
In the evening the address, "The
Sunday School as a Religious Factor
Its Importance and Claims upon Us, -
delivered at the county Sunday school
convention at Irasburg, was repeated
by request.
The prayer meeting will be held
toni ght at 7.30. Come to this service
You are needed, and you need the help
that you will get.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
Harry c. Davis.

Harry c Davis del Al RriohtInok
hospital after an oDar4tiar for app n
dicitis. on Oct 27 a iIr Davis was
born in S anstead. Que. on June 10,
1885. Nov. lisp he married Miss
Ethel l.. Suitor o. this lace and came
here to work in the Granite business,
working in the Roy sheds until shortly
before his death when he was sent to
St. Johnsbury for an operation for
appendicitis, which it was found had
developed to an abscess on the liver.
Mr. Davis is survived by his wife and
one child, Claude, of Barton, and by
his mother, two sisters. Mrs. A. W..
Bullock and Mrs. Alec Hamilton, both
of Canada The funeral services were
at Graniteville, Canada, Oct. 80. the
Rev. L. Fisher officiating and inter
ment was in the cemetery there.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
School Vacation Dates.

Owing to the lateness of the open
ing of school on account of the quaran-
tine, the vacation recesses will be
slightly changed. The following re-
cess schedules have been decided upon.
The Thanksgiving recess will begin at
the close of school Wednesday noon,
Nov. 25 and will open again the follow
ing Monday, Nov. 80. The Christmas
vacation will begin at the close of
school Wednesday noon, Dec. %, and
open again week from the next Mon
day, Jan. 4, and the Easter vacation
will be from M March 19 to 20.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11

The Crystal Lake house had an
exceptionally good run the past week
and on several nights all of the rooms
were occupied Among the guests
were seven railway transportation men
who were here to see the Christmas
tree men, and try to get shipments
over the lines to the West. Railways
now make practically the same rates
to the west and it is up to their trans
portation men to land the routings for
their respective railways, which makes
considerable rivalry.
The selectmen Of the town of Barton
have made a satisfactory settlement
with Oben Brown for the Hazen bridge
accident. 1t would appear that settle
ments of this kind were always prefer
able not only to the town but to the
other parties involved. 1t is much
better to have Mr. Brown receive a
certain sum of money, than to have
that money paid out in litigation.
No one was at fault in this bridge
accident and statements that the bridge
had been reported as unsafe were
without foundation.
The musical meeting of the Woman s
Literary club was held with Miss
Marion Redfeld on Wednesday even
ing, Nov. a. The following most
interesting program interspersed with
grand opera records on the Victrola,
was given. ''The Story of II Trova-
TORE" Miss Seaver; song. "Ah, Have
Sighed to Rest Me-" Mrs. Ruth P.
Webster; "Story of the Oratorio of
| the Messiah" Miss Seaver; song,
"Eye Hath not Seen,'' Mrs. Wright
song. 81 know that My Redeemer I.iv-
eth" Mrs Blake; piano solo, (a),
''From an Indian Lodge, Mcdowell.
(b), s'To Wild Rose, Mcdowell, Miss
Eveleth; ''Story of the Bohemian
Girl" Miss Seaver; song, "The Heart
Bowed Down." Mrs. Stannard; "Story
of Samson and Delilah.'' Miss Seaver
song, my Heart at Thy Sweet
Voice." Miss Redfield; accompanies,
Mrs. Pillsbury. Miss Hazel Harris,
Mrs. Batchelder.
Harley Lockwood has moved to his
| fathers farm.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Baldwin. Nov. z.
A. j. Miles was home from Barre,
Mass, the first of last week.
| I. truman LOCkWOOu IldS tIlOV0O lnCO
Newton's tenement vacated by Harley
Lockwood.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Carter of
| Greensboro visited at M. V. B. Car
ter's Saturday.
Fred Newton was unable to go to
his work at South Albany Monday on
| account of sickness.
The second entertainment in the
/ lecture course will be Wednesday
evening, Nov. 18. Miss Merle Lowrie,
humorous and dramatic entertainer.
The people in this community were
saddened to learn of the death of Mrs.
Belle Chaffee in the hospital at Mont
real Friday Mrs. Chaffee was resi-
i dent of this town for many years and
had many friends here.
The domestic drama, Down in
Maine" will be presented by members
of Caspian Lake grange at Craftsbory
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
Congregational Church Notes.

Rev. Mr. Rand of Westmore ex-
changed with Rev. Mr.. Warner Sunday
morning and evening.
The Kings Daughters of the Congre-
gational Sunday school, the class under
the leadership of Mrs. J. F. Batch
elder, held a business meeting on Mon
day afternoon and the following Off
GERS were elected: President, Miss
Pearl Comstock; vice-president, Miss
Lillian Robinson secretary, Miss Pearl
Robinson; treasurer. Miss Geneva
Whitcher. The class voted to give S5
to Miss Harriet Austin to be used in
her work for the crippled children.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
Ten Thousand Dollar Fire, St. Johnsbury

= The woodworking department of 0.
V. Hooker & Son, machine manufacture
ing, was burned Sunday afternoon
with a loss of about $4,000. The
origin ofsthe fire is unknown, but it is
thought it caught from a chimney.
The wood shop is on the second floor
and the fire got such headway that
this floor was practically destroyed.
The machine shop underneath was
badly damaged by water. The firemen
did good work in confning the fire to
the building where it started. 1t
appeared at first that the blaze might
be communicated to the large grain
elevators in close proximity
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11

The first7lecture in the Barton lec-
ture course will be given at the opera
ball tomorrow, Thursday night. Much
care has been taken to make this
course of that same high standard
which Barton people have always had
and most of this seasons talent has
been here, at some former time.
The first lecturer, Wilfred Jou-
bert, however. comes to us for the
first time Tomorrow evening and his
subject, 1.-THE Mexican Crisis" should
prove of especial interest at time of
the unsettled conditions in this repub-
lie. The press speaks very highly of
Mr.. Joubert as speaker and of his
complete knowledge of the subject in
hand.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
The Ithaca Ladies Quartet.

The Ithaca Ladies' Quartet entertain
ment given in Seaver's hall Thursday
evening under the auspices of the
school was fairly we'll attended and
the entertainment was we'll received.
The program consisted of vocal solos,
violin solos, piano solos and readings
which made up variety to please
all. Each number was we'll rendered
and received hearty applause.