Originally published in the Pacific Coast Bulletin, February 12, 1925
One hundred sixteen years ago the Great Emancipator was born amid humbler surroundings than is the birthright of most Americans today. Yet his memory is hallowed year by year by millions, and the example of his noble ideals is set before every schoolchild; an inspiration to the attainment of the loftiest pinnacle of success, no matter how lowly the start.
Carbonado Comments
Congratulations due Carbonado couples
Congratulations are now being extended two Carbonado couples whose wedding announcements were received by friends this week. Mrs. Anna Bessonen and Mr. Ernest Macavoy were united in marriage in Seattle on Saturday, February 7, and on the same date occurred the wedding in Orting of Miss Thelma Wiesner and Mr. George Thomas.
Macavoy is one of the three “Macs,” power plant engineers, and his bride is a sister of Mrs. R. Lundberg. Both have a host of friends whose best wishes are extended on this happy occasion. Thomas is one of Carbonado’s efficient contract miners. The bride is the daughter of Mr. A. Wiesner, Northern Pacific agent at Carbonado. Their many friends wish for them a long and happy wedded life. The Bulletin joins in the congratulations to both couples.
Boy Scouts frolic
Carbonado Boy Scouts gave a very enjoyable party on Friday evening at the School Auditorium, about forty of the High School class being present, chaperoned by Mrs. E.A. Wright and Mrs. O. Gustman. Sandwiches, coffee, ice cream, and cake were served and a pleasant evening is reported.
Lose a game
Playing with only eight of the regular team the Carbonado soccer boys lost to the Shamrock team in Seattle on Sunday, 2 to 1. Stormy weather prevented a better game being played, the heavy wind and rain making the ball difficult to handle. Carbonado plays the strong Newcastle team next Sunday at Newcastle and it is hoped that a large number of car owners will turn out to take the boys over, along with a good number of rooters.
Tell it to Grime
Carbonado events and news of interest to the camp and to company employees is always welcomed by the Bulletin. To provide a greater variety of items Mr. Harold Grime of the mine office staff has consented to act as official representative of the Bulletin, and everyone is accordingly asked to tell him about any happenings of the camp, and he will forward it for publication. Written accounts of parties or social events, announcements, and other items, may be left with Mr. Grime.
Make your slogan, “Tell it to Grime, and read it in the Bulletin.”
Boys class hike
About a dozen from the boys’ class of the Carbonado Sunday School went out last Saturday morning for a hike and camp feed. Russell Scearce was in charge. The Sunday School is at present conducting a membership campaign and succeeded last Sunday in increasing the attendance by twenty-two.
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C.J. Turner has been transferred from the Briquet Plant to the mine office at Carbonado where he succeeds Valjean Austin, the latter having recently left for California.
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For the benefit of those who have not yet made her acquaintance, Mrs. Sylvia Hills is now looking after the Dry Goods department of the company store.
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The second of a series of card parties given by the Order of the Eastern Star was held on Monday evening at South Prairie. A number of Carbonado people were present and enjoyed the evening immensely.
Dance draws crowd
The Hard Times Dance at the School Auditorium on Saturday evening attracted a good crowd, a number of visitors from outside points also being present. Considerable interest was created by the beauty contest, which was won by Mrs. A.C. Olsen. Mr. and Mrs. E.A. Wright served refreshments and have been receiving congratulations on the quality of the lunch served. The coffee so good that many returned for a second or third cup. The orchestra will play next Saturday evening at the Manley Moore mill at Fairfax.
Truck damages Star
Russell Scearce was unfortunate enough to have his Star badly damaged on Friday morning in front of the store. The car was parked in front of the barber shop when the Puyallup Ice Cream truck driver came out of the store and cranked up. He did not realize that the truck had been left in reverse gear and when the engine started the truck backed up and rammed the Star before it could be stopped. Both were insured and a satisfactory adjustment will be made.
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Mrs. A.T. Russell has returned from Victoria, B.C. , where she has been visiting her mother.
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Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stevenson were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lou Donald over the weekend. A few friends dropped in for cards and Mr. Stevenson was lucky enough to take home a handsome brass jardinière.
Black Diamond Doings
Housewarming party was a grand success
So great was the attendance at the big house warming party held last Saturday evening in the Social Hall at Black Diamond that many were turned away, approximately 350 wedging themselves into the building.
The entertainment features went off with a bang, the local basketball team were winners and the dance was all that could be expected.
Selections by the band were well received, while the Sant Trio took the house by storm. The Suota Camp Fire Girls are to be commended for their colorful Oriental song and dance, and the Boy Scouts went over big with a black face number. Mrs. Wm. Murphy made her debut on a Black Diamond program and was warmly received. The string trio, composed of Mrs. Theo. Rouse, Earl Manchester, and J A. Saarella, rendered several selections which met with long applause.
Boxing enjoyed
Boxing then followed, with a match between “Montana” McDonald and “Kid” Rocky, and a fast go between “Kid” Curley and Young Brown in which both boys showed some real fistic skill. The biggest success of the whole program, however, was the battle royal staged by five of Henry Babb’s husky Boy Scouts. The boys were a riot.
Tougaw Olson’s basketball team put up one of the hardest and fastest scraps ever seen in the camp, but ended with Black Diamond the winner of a 10 to 3 score. Dancing closed the festivities.
Credit for the immense success of this entertainment, thought by many to be the very best ever presented in the camp, belongs in a large measure to Henry Babb, who worked unceasingly to put it over.
Old-timers’ dance
Old time dances only will be seen when the Old Timers’ Club holds its first dance at the club house next Saturday, February 14. “Dad” Gray, Frank Warden, and “Bill” Baxter constitute the floor committee to see that everyone adheres to the old fashioned steps, and “Husky” Allen has been appointed the official “bouncer,” with Al Bowen the announcer. Dancing will start at 9:30 p.m., and will be free to the public. Everybody invited.
M.B.A. report
Black Diamond’s Mutual Benefit Association showed a cash balance on hand of $521.95 on January 31 of this year, according to the report just made public. The month was started with a balance of $482.95 and receipts of $307.00 were collected. Fifteen claims, amounting in all to $268.00, were paid during the month.
Lose at soccer
Defeat met the valiant efforts of the Black Diamond soccer eleven last Sunday in the game against the Ben Paris squad in the first round of the McMillan cup series. The second division leaders won with a score of 1 to 0. The game was played on the Broadway playfield. Next Sunday the locals will meet the Shamrocks at Hiawatha Park in Seattle.
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Jim Forbes expresses his regret that he was unable to help in putting over the house warming party last Saturday. Jimmy was slated for some classic boxing exhibitions, but on account of his injury, received a short time ago, he was unable to join the gang. His many friends are awaiting his speedy recovery.
Special notice
The Jos. A. Holmes Safety Association will stage a Washington’s Birthday dance on Saturday, February 21, in the Masonic Hall. This will be the first annual dance staged by the Association and the members are looking forward to a large attendance.
Party enjoyed
The card party held last Friday evening in the parish hall of St. Barbara’s Catholic Church was a grand success. First prize for ladies was won by Mrs. Morg Davies, and first prize for gentlemen by Jas. McDonald. Consolation prize was won by Mrs. C.C. Hall. The Catholic Social Club is planning another card party for Tuesday, Feb. 24th.
Another concert
Thursday evening, February 19, the Black Diamond Band will present a show and concert in the Glenn Theatre. The band is in need of more funds and all are urged to lend their support.
Foresight
How many of us, some time or other, have remarked, “He’s a lucky guy,” and let the subject pass without further investigation? I have done that very thing. You have also made similar remarks if not identically the same, and we both or all of us have let golden opportunities slip through our fingers.
Today the Puget Sound country, and particularly all that portion lying within a radius of 50 miles of Seattle, is awakening to find itself in a most prosperous condition. The next few years will swell the fortunes of many men who today make a move to profit by the great development taking place.
It is not every man who can buy a business corner in Seattle, but the wise heads of big business are planting vast sums in business property in Seattle. They can see what the future of this country is to be. They can see the development of the surrounding country, even beyond the 50-mile circle. They know that in order to make their $150,000 to $1,000,000 investment safe the whole Puget Sound country must prosper and it is safe to say that these men know it well. So be foresighted and get in on the movement—buy land—buy a home—save and invest in land. Be your own landlord—be your own banker—and whole board of directors. Stick and dig and success will crown your efforts.
Let the store managers know and they will tell the land agent and he will find something for you and see that you can handle with your earnings something that will put you in line to be benefited by the growth of this wonderful district.
A small sum set aside now each month and invested in land close to your work will make you independent in a very short time. Old age will find you at home, comfortably set up with enough to make you and yours free from the worry of demands of necessities hard to provide in old age.
Don’t buy too much now. Add to your holdings little by little as you see you can handle them. Stick and dig—that is the only way the Lucky Guy got his.
PACIFIC COAST COAL CO.,
Department of Miscellaneous Operations,
609 L.C. Smith Bldg., Seattle.
They tell me that: Plan is a success; Herrin still festers; We honor his name
Newspaper reports lately have indicated that the employee representation plan in effect between employees and employers in the coal mines of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Co., is but a partial success. This inference is based on the preliminary reports given out of a survey undertaken by the Sage Foundation.
It appears, however, that in many instances the prejudices of the paper are reflected in its version of what the Sage survey discovered. It has also been pointed out by Mr. Rockefeller, Jr., that of course the plan is not perfect—nothing is—but that many of the imperfections apparent at the time of the investigation several years ago, have since been remedied. The fact remains, also, that a constantly increasing number of industrial concerns are turning to this plan, which has proven a success wherever sincerely employed.
In every instance the comparison between conditions today under the new order, and of yesterday under the old system, is decidedly in favor of the present scheme.
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Herrin continues to be a fester where hate and brute force hold full sway over good will and reason. This metropolis of bloody Williamson County is a striking example of a total absence of mutual confidence and respect between citizens of the community, and between those who are employees and their employers.
It appears that the only solution of the deplorable affair is to bring in an outside force which can compel all factions to behave. If left to themselves it might mean that the inhabitants of Herrin will ultimately settle the matter by the process of wholesale slaughters.
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Lincoln is a name which means more to the average American than does perhaps the name of any other character in our history. This is not because of what he did, but because he was first of all a man—not superhuman—but molded of the same clay as the majority of us. It is well that the nation have a figure so heroic, for unborn generations yet to come will find in Lincoln an inspiration, and at the same time a typical product of this land of ours.
The Boy Scouts
I had a conversation with my friend, Herr Hoff, one day.
He said, “Carl, you must write something, and that without delay,
About the fine Boy Scouts on whom we all depend;
Who in case of future trouble will our cause always defend.”
I told him that I didn’t know a thing about the boys,
Except that they wore uniforms and made a lot of noise.
I also knew that they would gather in a bunch
And go home to their mothers and ask for lots of lunch.
This they carry off into the woods and do devour it there
And then lay down and sleep awhile without the slightest care,
And dream that they are catching trout in the adjacent pool,
Or perhaps that they are playing pranks on teachers in the school.
I was acquainted with a boy and sought an interview
A campaign hat was on his ear, that looked to me like new.
I asked him what the Boy Scouts wear; he said, “Who wants to know?”
He took me for a simpleton and almost told me so.
He said, “You’ve been a sailor once, but you can’t be a Scout,
You’re too big around the waist; your feet are full of gout,
You couldn’t lay flat on the ground when so the captain calls
And you would only be a mark for all the rifle balls.
“You are too clumsy and too fat; all that you must confess,
It’s clear to me that you don’t know what war and hardship is;
Why man! we’re always on the go, from morning until night,
Because it is no telling when we’ll be called to fight.
“The standing army is too small, the enemy is near
To over run the country; but he has a holy fear,
Of all the Boy Scouts that he must face and meet,
He knows our reputation and knows we can’t be beat.
“No doubt we are the bravest that Uncle Sam has got
And if he gets in trouble, we’ll be Johnny on the spot,
To fall in line and shoulder arms; each man knows where to go,
We are trained up to the minute, when we march to meet the foe.
“And now you know the Boy Scouts to be the country’s pride,
We hope to be as gallant as those who fought and died
For home, for flag and freedom, in many a bloody trance,
Or fell as noble heroes on the battlefields of France.”
—By CARL EDWARD BENSON,
Burnett Hotel.
At your service
Mr. Irelan’s itinerary
Monday, Feb. 16—Carbonado
Tuesday, Feb. 17—Burnett
Wednesday, Feb. 18—City
Thursday, Feb. 19—Black Diamond
Friday, Feb. 20—Newcastle
Newcastle Notes
Another victory
Newcastle shut out the Builders’ Brick soccer team last Sunday, 2 to 0. The play was tame owing to the condition of the field, which was very slippery, making it difficult for the players to get results.
The first score came about five minutes before the half period, from Mickola a bullet shot from about 20 yards. In the beginning of the second half the miners pressed their rivals until Jackson secured the ball for another individual shot which went in just below the bar. McCarthy shot one also in this period, but was called for an off-side.
Play was resumed with the Builders playing more of a defense, except for two rushes which at first looked dangerous, but which Scott cleared in good shape. A high wind prevailed throughout the game, making it very difficult to place shots.
Next Sunday, February 15, the Newcastle squad will entertain the Carbonado eleven. Both teams are fairly evenly matched and a good game is expected.
Au Revoir
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Weiting are sorry to learn that they have moved from Newcastle to Seattle. Mr. Weiting was pumpman at Newcastle for two years. Mrs. Weiting is taking over a restaurant at 4232 University Way, near the campus, while Mr. Weiting is entering a field of work with which he is familiar, that of salesmanship. The camp wishes them good luck in their new location.
Mystery?
March 21 is slated to be a red letter day in Newcastle history. The “prophets” have declared that everyone is coming to the camp on that date for a night of frivolous fun and entertainment. If you are curious, just ask the “seers,” Robt. Miles or “Hen” Roberts. They know. Further details will be announced later through the Bulletin.
Montanans frolic
Quite a number of Newcastle folks journeyed to Seattle on Wednesday, February 4, the attraction being the Montana Dance held in the Moose Temple there. Those making the trip were: “Bob” Miles with his famous smile, Leonard Cooper, Harold Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Viehman, Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Daum, Miss Jane Readshaw, Henry Daum, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. “Hen” Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wise, Bert Gilling, Frank Martin, Len Norton, Miss Amy Donlon, “Butch” Blake, Keith Nelson, Vic Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wendt, Tim Riley, J. Brew, and John Maas. All report an enjoyable time.
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No man in Newcastle is prouder today than John Gatto. The reason for John’s pleasure is found in the fact that his oldest son, Pete Gatto, has recently arrived in the camp from Butte, and is now making his home with his father. The elder Gatto came to Newcastle in 1921, while his family remained at the old home in Butte. Pete is a fine lad, 14 years of age, and he is finding life in Newcastle much to his liking. He is now attending the Newcastle school and getting acquainted with the camp.
Valentine dance
Mrs. Geo. Brandon, who plays for the children’s dances, has promised a Valentine novelty dance for the kiddies on Friday, February 13, at 7:30 p.m. sharp. All the youngsters of the camp are invited to be there and to join in the fun. The next dance for the adults will be on the following night, Saturday, February 14. Music will be furnished by the Premier Orchestra.
Burnett Bulletins
Joseph A. Holmes program and dance
Plans are rapidly being completed for the entertainment program and dance to be given by the embers of the Burnett chapter of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association on Saturday, February 21. Ever since the organization of the Burnett chapter it has made it a practice to stage similar social events for its membership at periodic intervals. This serves to keep the membership more vitally interested in the serious phases of the organization.
Committees are preparing a good program for this occasion, and every member of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association is warned that he will miss a real treat if he fails to be there.
Undergoes treatment
Mrs. Harold DeBritz has gone to Seattle to undergo treatment for a sore knee. In her absence her place will be taken at the post office by Mrs. Virgil Wilkinson.
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The dance given by the Boy Scouts at the Social Hall last Saturday was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended.
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Work is rapidly progressing on the building formerly occupied by the pool hall, which is soon to be opened as a meat market.
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Geo. MacAdams, employed as watchman at Burnet for several years, begins housekeeping this week. Mrs. MacAdams is delighted to join her husband and to set up housekeeping in the camp.
Boy Scout poem
Special attention should be called to the very excellent account of the Boy Scouts, written in verse by Burnett’s peerless poet-chef, which appears on page seven of this issue. Carl Benson has tried his hand at poetry before, but it is needless to say that this effort will be applauded by every Boy Scout as his masterpiece
Council meeting
Next Tuesday, February 17, is the date for the regular meeting of the Burnett Mine Council. The hour for the meeting is set at 6:30 p.m., and it is particularly requested that all members be there promptly on time.
Abramson leaves
Associates of George Abramson, chief clerk in the Accounting Department of the Pacific Coast Coal Company, presented him with a fine monogrammed gold watch on the occasion of his retirement on January 31, to take up other work. The presentation was made by Auditor H.M. Watkins, who expressed on behalf of the entire department, their regret at his departure and their best wishes for his future activities.
Abramson has been with the company for the past nine years. He has been succeeded as chief clerk by Russell Mowry.
Hotel sign
Black Diamond Hotel is now the last word in class and up-to-the-minuteness. Last Monday Henry Babb and his gang put up a large sign above the entrance of the hotel. The sign reads, “Pacific Coast Coal Co., Black Diamond Hotel.” The dining room has taken on the aspect of a regular florists’ shop by the presence of flower pots on each table, with everything else in harmony with the surroundings.
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Suota Camp Fire Girls are planning a big minstrel show. The date of the presentation has not been set, but will be about the middle of March.
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W.P. Whitlock was lucky man in suit club drawing last week.
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W.P. Sandercock, another of the old timers, returned to work at the Diamond last week.
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Mass at St. Barbara’s Catholic Church next Sunday, February 15, will be at 10:30 a.m.
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C. Baal returned to Black Diamond this week after spending the past few months in the sunny south.
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