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ESCANABA MORNING PRESS VOL. IV. NO. 174 Copies 3 Conia ESCANABA MICH. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 1912, 12 Conti per E'GHT PAGE RIG IS HIT BY HENTER YOCKEY VALENTINE SUCCUMBED TO HI DDEN ILLNEHH AT SPRINGFIELD, ILL.

Following a minor operation and an a result of the extreme heat that prevailed, Mrs. Frank E. Valentine, formerly MI bb Hester Yockey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.

H. Yockey of thin city away at Springfield, 111., late on Saturday night. Because of the trivial nature of the operation not any of the members of her family were notified and the announcement of her death has come as a fearful shock not only to her parents, brothers and sister, but to a host of people throughout the city. The body wan brought to Esc an aba yesterday morning and was taken to the home of the parents on Campbell street. At 11 this morning at St.

Patrick's church, funeral services will be conducted over the body. Key. Fr. Barth officiating. Interment will be at St.

cemetery. Mrs. Valentine had been ill for a few days at her home at Springfield when a physician was called. It was found fbat it was necessary to periorm a minor operation. Mr.

Valentine was advised against calling the members of her family as it was considered that the operation was of such minor importance that she would be returned to her home from the hospital in a few hours fully recovered. When the operation was performed on Saturday the heat In Springfield registered at over 100 degrees. The anaesthetic and the heat combined seriously affected the heart action of the patient, but she appeared to have fully recovered from the operation when Mr. Valentine left the hospital at 4:30 on Saturday afternoon and with the physicians assuring him that there was no need for worry. Mr.

Valentine returned to his home, and returned to the hospital at 6:30 to learn that the heat had had a most distressing effect on his wife but the physicians offered every hope of complete recovery. Every possible (Continued on page Eight) Theophile Baillargeon, driving a rig from the Richer stable in this city was struck by an automobile driven by Henry Sauers, on the Ford River Switch road yesterday and thrown Into the ditch. The buggy was wrecked with one wheel being demolished, two springs broken; the reach cracked off and the whole turned over Into the ditch. Mr. Baillargeon was thrown out but escaped without injury.

DETECTIVE IS BAFFLED Atter gaining a lead of eight runs in the game of Sunday at Marinette, Ks- leaders played horse with league squad in the final innings and nosed out the badgers a score of to 8. In the windup, because of an error of the lad marking up the scores on the board in the field when he failed to give Eflcanaba only FI OPEN BIO COUNTY SHOW WILL LAUNCHED IN EHCANAftA Til IS MORNING. BE The Northern State tair. arranged urnl. auwp'ces of the Delta Coun- ly Society, will be thrown the public this morning.

Tt.roughriit yesterday final trie big county slxw under and by noon today a pirt 'T exhibits will be in place roa-Jy for critic ism by the put'Me. iroiifter new eicc. by the at grounds was the scene of tremendous activity yesterday. Merchants and manufacturers of this and other cities of the county were busy throughout the day completing the work on elaborate booths and displays at the fair and when the fair is opened this morning all of the industrial exhibits will be ady for the people. Many of the booths arc most elaborate and are permanent affairs that will stand for a number of years as a monument to the industry of those arranging them.

This morning the regular fair program will be opened to continue RESERVES TO GET TWO NEW CUTTERS Plans have been drawn for a new boat house to be erected for the Escanaba division of the State Naval Militia near Stephenson dock. The new' structure will be 40 by 60 feet In dimensions and will be used to house two new cutters that have been ordered to be sent to the local division for practice work during the spring and fall mouths. five runs when the team made six in a single inning. BABjr of tin- the afternoon and evening. On fans thought that the game was tied in Thursday evening the fair will also be the ninth The official scorer, how- thrown open to the public, thus giving ever, had given credit for the requisite number of runs and the fans finally realized that they had been misled and fled from the field.

Pressy pitched classy ball until the team started its horseplay and then joined in the general movement with the result that Escanaba landed the game by but a single run. two open evenings to the big show. Members of the Ishpeming city band rrived In the city last night and after playing several selections on the down town streets went to their hotel to rest for the taking up of their work for the week at the fair here. Following is the complete tair program as arranged by members of the ommittee in charge of the event: Sept. 17.

7 00 a Gates open to receive exhibits :00 a. m. dates open for general ad mission. :30 p. m.

Band Concert, Ishpeming Band. :00 p. m. Free Shooting exhibition. Cnpt.

Jack fam- our crack shot, former colleague ofi Buffalo (Continued on page Eight! Detective Casey, of the Pinkerton Affepcyy who has been in the city for several days investigating the disappearance of a quantity of Jewelry from the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hews, iwhile the household effects of the family were being moved to a new location, left the city last night without having Bolved the mystery.

The detective searched out every poosible clue and met only with disappointment at the end of each trail, being wholly unable to account of the unusual disappearance of the jewels. Garland, St. star pitcher who twirled a tight game against Gladstone Saturday, attempted to play the role with disastrous effects on Sunday when Gladstone copped the final game of the Upper Peninsula-Wisconsln league schedule 16 to 3. Jimmie Smith, the local speed demon, w-ho was scheduled to pitch the game, failed to show up and Garland was forced into the game for mound duty. He was pounded heavily and finally gave way to Eddie Him, wrho held Gladstone hitless for remain der of the game.

Bottroff. Calder and Thiery and Burrows formed the bal- tery for Gladstone, playing a runaway game with the locals throughout all but the final inning when Him was on the mound for St. team. IIS TRUE, 'IIS PITI: 'IIS Certain of merchants, when houses are men tioned, raise a terrible patronize home merchants and home industries. Yet, certain of merchants, thus often wail, do not practice Vhat they preach.

Only recently one of these Escan aba merchants distributed throughout the city full sheet poster (in glaring red ink), asking Escanaba people to buy their wares. Yet the same bills are being sent to outside printing houses. Escanaba has printing plants whose equipments are equal to any in this Beftion of the country, capable to handle work in first-class manner These Escanaba plants able to place on such printing, the an Inslgna of good workmanship, good wages and good conditions. 261-lt LOVER FOOLS FATHER Bristol, Sept. himself could not have won a bride in more sensational fashion than Arthui llagey did here late yesterday.

But instead of a charger, llagey used an automobile, a revolver and a party of friends. Slxteen-year-old Myrtle fa tlier objected to her marrying llagey and rust rating an elopement a few days ago, sent Myrtle off to school. Late yesterday a party of Ha friends drove up to the'seminary and sped Miss Morrow away to cross-road w'here they transferred her to a buggy and sent her to Johnson City, Tenn while the motor car con tinued to Abingdon, Va. At Abingdon an officer, warned by the Irate father, shot the tires practi cally off the automobile before he dis covered Miss Moore was not in it Meanwhile Arthur and Myrtle were married In Johnson City. POST MASTER SAID TO BE SHORT $500 Marquette, Sept.

Kovisgo, postmaster at Palmer was brought before the United States court this morning and arraigned on a charge of alleged shortage of funds at that post office He pleaded not guilty. He will be tried next week. Kovisgo Is very well known in Marquette having lived here formerly. He conducted a store on Washington street where John Lam ml is now in business. KoviBgo conducts a general store at Palmer in which the post- office is located.

C.R. WILLIAMS BREAKS HIS HAND In alighting from a street car at Ludington and Charlotte street yester day, C. R. Williams fell to the pave ment and sustained a fracture of one of bones of his right hand. 1 stepping from the car Mr.

Williams caught his heel on the step and fel forward. He put out his hand break the fall and one of the bones a the outside of the hand was snapped off. He visited a physician during th afternoon and had the fracture re duced. For the next few weeks he will I forced to carry the injured member In a sling. MAY CUT OFF WILL TRY LSI AN A It A LAD WILL TRY FOR QUARTERBACK JOB MICA- IO AN VARSITY ELEVEN.

CANDY BOOTH AT THE RELIC IS Members of St. Episcopal church have arranged a booth at the exposition building at the fair grounds where an elaborate array of homemade candles will be arranged for sale All of the women members of the congre gat ion are Interested in the new un dertaking and with the big showing that is to be made nothing should ln- Ernest Hufhitt, of this city, former the of the star quarter back on the Escanaba high school football team, Is to be of the candidates for quarter back position ou the University of Michigan squad this fall. Menominee also has two candidates for positions on the team and the Menominee Herald- Leader sayB: Menominee is to have two candidates for positions on the University of Michigan squad this year. Harold Collette left this morning lor Ann Arbor where he will join the camp of candidates, and Herbert Huebel will leave Sunday. Both men are trying The wo COUPLE TO TAKE VOWS Because of the failure of the Gladstone city officials to act In building a modern road up the Gladstone bluff, for positions as half ks to the limits of that city to connect I youths are prominently identified with with the macadam road just built by I the game, each hav the county, extending to Brampton, the I during their high county board of road I since that time as well, are considering the advisability of ex-1 Collette after leaving high school tending the road to west Gladstone I went to Beloit where he took a that the farmers benefltted by the new I course.

At this time he starred as road may be offered an excellent high-1 half back for two years. Leaving Be- way to the city of Escanaba Instead of I lolt he went to the U. of M. last year Gladstone. When the road cominis-1 Because of his being a freshman he sloners considered the advisability of I was not permitted to try for the var- 1 the presence of the number of friends and relatives.

Miss Sarah il.K work I daughter of Mr am, achool yearn, and will be married at 7 oclock this morning to Mr. Gustave J. Trottler, at St church, Rev. Father Blin, officiating. The bride will be attended by Lucy Trot tier, sister of the groom while Mr.

Edward LaCrosse will officiate as groomsman. Following the wedding ceremony tin building the new macadam road from laity team. He played half on the I of the bridal will go to FACSIMILE OK LICENSE GRANTED TO BERRY LINCOLN AT SPRI NO FIELD, IS SHOWN AT FAIR. the Gladstone limits through ('liaison Fresh" team and loomed up prontl- aud Brampton, the Gladstone I nently. assured the commissioners that as I Huebel has for two years been a soon as the county started the work I substitute on the regular squad, get the city of Gladstone would build a I ting into the game on several occa- road to tannect with the im-lslons.

Heubel will leave Sunday and provement leading from the city pro-1 will go onto the training table inline-1 per up the bluff and to the limits. Up dlately. It Is probable that the two to the present time the city of Glad-1 Menominee men will be rivals for the stone has not complied with its prom-1 same position. ise and the commissioners are now I Don Broadbridge, a Michigan man considering the cutting off of Glad I who has been the guest ol Collette for stone from all benefits that were to I three or four weeks ill be out again have been derived by that city through I this -year. Ernest ilughitt of Escan-j the home of the parents of the bride at Wells, where an elaborate wedding breakfast will be served and at 11 o'clock Mr.

and Mrs. Trottier will leave for a wedding trip to Uhicago. The bride is a popular young woman of the city with a host of friends. The groom Is a member of the Morning Press force and like his bride numbers bis triends by the score. The central attraction of a handsome booth arranged at the fair exposition building by the Minneapolis Brewing company, Is the facsimile of a liquor license that was issued to Abraham Lincoln, March 6, 1833, at Springfield.

III. The license Is enclosed in a frame and sets forth that It was Issued to William Berry in the name of Berry Lincoln to keep a tavern In New Salem, continue 12 months from this date and that they pay $1 in addition to heretofore paid as per tr-aa- ury receipt and that they be allowed the following rates: French brandy, per pint, 26c. Peach brandy, per pint, 18 3-4c. Apply brandy, per pint, 12 l-2c. Wine, per pint, 25c.

Rum, per pint, 18 3-4c. Whiskey, per pint, 12 l-2c. Breakfast, dinner and supper, 26c Lodging, per night, 12 I-2c Horse, per night, 25e. Horse, single feed, 12 l-2c Breakfast dinner and supper to stage passengers, 37 l-2c. the Improvement.

Supt. C. E. Andrews of the Peninsula division of the North-Western, has been advised ihat the North Western Railway company, has been awarded an unusual honor at the International Exposition of Hygene at Dresden. The exhibit arranged by the system at the exposition has been made a part of the permanent collection in the Berlin museum of safety, thus giving an unusual honor to the company which was he only foreign exhibitor at the exposit Ion.

IS PREDICTED Fair weather is predicted for the opening day of the county tair. Of general weather conditions Observer V. E. Jakl says: The high pressure area noted as approaching from the Northwest Saturday morning, now covers all portions of the country except the Atlan tic states, and a general fall in temperature has attended its movement south aud east. The coolest weather is reported from the Canadian Northwest and the middle and upper Rocky Mountain and Plains states, where light to heavy frosts and freezing tem peintures occurred last night.

Light rains fell since yesterday morning over a large area extending from the upper Mississippi Valley east to the coast; but over the south and west the weather was generally fair. Fair weather, with light variable winds Is indicated for this vicinity tonight and Tuesday. It will be cooler tonight, with conditions favoaable for light frost. ALUMNI TO GIVE NFORMAL PARTY An Informal dancing party Is to be given on Thursday evening of this week at hull by the Alumni Association of the Escanaba High School. The party is to be of a strictly Invitational nature.

orchestra has been engaged to furnish the music lor the occasion. AUNTY IS FAILING Aunty Mirror waxed eloquent to the extent of several inches in her Issue of last evening proclaiming the fact that the Daily Mirror is the only newspa per of the county possessing sufficient patriotism to conduct a booth at the fair. The Morning Press congratulates Aunty on her ability iu being able to buy advertising for herself as condl tions are such that Aunty Is warranted in expending a number of slmoleons In desperate effort to convince the public that she is still getting out a newspaper aba is the only other upper peninsula man who will go out, this man being a candidate for quarter back. Mi has produced several of Michigan's most brilliant football stars, among them being F. S.

Norcross, better known as a former captain of the squad, Charles tner, Avel Fred and John McLean. IS SELECTED Cy Dahlgren, of the local pitching staff was trimmed in a five inning game, pitching for Maultowoc against Sheboygan on Sunday by a score of 6 to 2. The first game of a double bill between the two teams went 15 innings with Sheboygan winning 2 to 1 and In the second that went but the requisite number of iunings, Sheboygan repeated by a score of 6 to 2. Mayor Lemire yesterday named special officers servo as nightwatch- inen at the grounds during LOCAL CONCERN The Morning Press realizes to the I Northern state which Is thrown fullest extent the value of the county I public today. The newly fair to the community and commends I special otfleets are without reserve all of those who have I A.

Plchie, George McGu made possible the handsome Gust Ne.son. tlon building at the fair grounds by I Sheriff urnn will be ltd upon their generous donations for space for I furnish deputies to pi ser-e older the future, but the Morning Press pre- protect property at the t.iii fers to lend its aid to the fair assocla-1 during the daylight houis of tion by giving valuable front page I Oie fair, space to the publicity of the fair attractions, which Aunty had failed to do, rather than seeking to gain some benefit from the fair Itself. The knows that Aunty Is badly In need of advertising to bolster up a rapidly diminishing circulation and the Morning Press is content to allow the doddering old girl all the space that she can take up at the fair. To give Aunty all of the chance In the world the Morning Press will remain I this city has completed long out of the Fair field ami refrain from stretch of macadam road School seeking to benefit itself through thejcralt county and has now bejun work local association, Just remaining con-1 ou another contract thay has been tent in giving everything that It can I awarded the local concern In that possibly give to the fair and receive I county. The Manlstiqu Pioneer- nothlng, but the thanks of those who 1 Press says: realize the value of gratltous advertis-1 The Delta Contracting Co.

finished ing offered In a publication that covers I ih. work on tlie new road running not only the city of Escanaba, but from the big hill to McNamara's corner in Manlstlque township and started Monday to move the stone crusher i ther machinery to road Job from th Swedish scUler.KLt Blaney. Tie uid ji.Ht completed is up to nli it; rements an i is as fine a icad ik could wish 'o driv ever whether for pie re or wiih heavy loads. in Henry Olmsted, the local lad who Is a member of the pitching staff of the Oakland team of the Pacific coast league won the last three games iu which he has appeared with that team and is now regarded as one of the strongest twlrlers of that team. Olmsted wum slow in rounding into form this season, but he has now hit his stride and It is expected will be regularly used in he box by thu Oakland club's management.

NSANE PRISONER MAKES RARO FIGRT iii Chicago, Sept. Paul Peck of Washington, 1). holder ol the American duration fight record, was fatally Injured In a fall with a biplane tonight, while flying in a gusty Appleton, Wis Sept. Matthews, formerly of Neenah, who escaped from the northern hospital for the insane at Oshkosh on Wednesday, wan captured near Dae by Sheriff M. after a hard fight.

It was necessary to throw and bind him before he could be gotten Into an automobile. Matthews was sentenced to Waupun for murdering a man in Neenah. He was later found insane and trans- wind. He attempted too steep a spiral ferred to the state asylum at Oshkosh and when he struck the ground the heavy engine came through the wreckage, striking him iu the neck. A gusty wind blew at the Cicero field from which he made Ills escape last Wednesday.

Since then he has been wandering about this vicinity. This morning Herman Peters, a The Delta Contracting Company of every part of Delta county. nil day and Director Drew posted the farmer near Dale, found the man who customary warning to aviators against showed tight. I he sheriff notified going Up. Peck, believing his small and he, together with his son ami Pe- blplaue would be fast enough to carry ters, finally managed to get Matthews him through the gustB, went Into the Into the automobile.

He was brought air in spite of the caution. here to jail aud ill be taken to the At about eight hundred feet altitude hospital this afternoon. he started to come down. Ills real dlf-1 ficulty did not become apparent till he was within two hundred feet of the ground. Then he shot downward to earth The physlciuns said his skull was fractured and he was injured Internally.

He is expected to die before morning Peck had developed a monoplane and the machine in which he was killed He was about twenty-four years old and was making a trial flight preparatory for the tion meet here tonuTrrow. RELATIVES CALLED TO MAN'S BEDSIOE FATRER IS DEAD E. 8 L. S. BACK FROM STYLE Henry father of Mrs.

H. 11 liOhmiller of this city and for many years one of the prominent residents of the Hematite City, passed away at Ills home on Sunday after an extended illness. Mr. condition had been gradually growing more serious for the past few weeks and death came on Sunday to relieve him of his suffering. I Carl J.

Jackson returned yesterday tb Lohmlller went to Ishpeming I from Chicago and Milwaukee where on Saturday and was at her I he vlhlted the style shows and secur- bedslde when the end came. Fuueral I ed the latest Ideas In suit bulling for services will be conducted over the I the fall season. Mr. Jackson return- body at Ishpeming on Wednesday af-1 ed from Chicago with a number of the ternoou. Mr.

Lohmlller will go to I newest patterns that he will Ishpeming today to remain until after I ate In his work at the store of tils Garden squad. Johnson struck out 13 Mrs. Antoine Gamache and son. Arthur Gamache, were called to Roches- Uernatlonal a.la- 1 lh- aerlOB, Illness of A. Gamache, one of the pio- fTieer residents of the city.

Mr. Gamache went to Rochester a few weeks ago to consult specialists at the hospital of the Drs. Mayo. He submitted to two operations there and yesterday word was received In the city that his condition was critical and advising members of his family to hasten there at once. EAT Members of the Escanaba Lake Superior Railway baseball team on Sunday defeated the Garden team in an exciting game by a score of 9 to 8.

The game as close from the first to the last Inning and proved to be one of the most interesting played this season at the Garden grounds. Johnson and Murray formed the battery for the local team while Truckey and Dube did the twirling for the Garden squad. Johnson strlck out 13 men and allowed nine hits, while the the fuueral. brother, J. E.

Jackson. lowed 7 blta. BUSINESS PLACES CRANGE HANDS John Kalllm, a tailor of Gladstone, has purchased the tailoring business of Edward Carlson, at. 1118 Ludington street and will take possession of that business place this morning. Mr.

llm, is an experienced tailor and will make an effort to build up an extensive business at his stand here..