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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
5
Local notes list visits from Wakefield and Duluth, a Dec 14 sale, theater events, and hotel guest updates. Officials announce court start, juror summons, and tax roll completion as holiday spending begins. Community ads include a handkerchief bazaar and a Rocky Mountain Tea plug.
Henry Ostermeyer passed an examination before Wisconsin Central railway officials in Abbotsford regarding brakeman qualifications. Advertisements promote beauty tea and a health tonic, each 35c. Mrs Bowden and family mourn the death of Mrs Allen of Lake Linden, aged 78, with funeral planned. C W Wray of Salt Lake City visited S S Cooper at the Puritan. he was known in local baseball circles. Express Messenger Bennett to return to service after a Milwaukee hospital stay. Fayette Goodland, former Ironwood resident, died November 23 at Oshkosh State Hospital. he previously worked with Ironwood Times and later served as assistant postmaster during McKinley’s era.
Gogebic Lodge No 389 I O O F elected G H Markstrom as N G and Geo Darlington as Secy for the year while health officer Dr Madajesky reports all diphtheria cases out of quarantine with only two scarlet fever cases remaining. In Other notes Bessemer Lodge No 390 elected officers and a mining contest at a Catholic Bazaar settled with J H McLean winning the vote. Minerva Chapter No 122 elected officers and a note criticizes a Free Press article for meddling in a personal matter.
At a meeting of Bessemer Lodge No 132 K of P last Monday evening officers for the ensuing year were chosen. H L Cummins C C L E Sherman V C G H Markstrum Pres Alex Strum M of F Carl L Solberg M of Ex James Kevern M af A Trustee three years E W Felling Auditing Committee Alex Strom Edwin R Bayliss J A Vogtlin The lodge is financially sound with new members joining. Grand Chancellor Leo A Caro of Grand Rapids Mich praised the lodge’s degree work as equal to any in the state.
Longtime Ironwood Episcopal pastor Rev. Kaye and his wife depart after fifteen years in Bessemer to begin a new ministerial chapter in Topeka Kansas. Friends here extend heartfelt wishes for happiness and prosperity in this move. Mrs Christopher and daughter Grace also leave for Chicago Keystone and Everett Washington to visit relatives and future home sites.
The undersigned providers promise a fifty cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar will cure coughs or colds or a refund. A twenty five cent bottle is also guaranteed satisfactory or money refunded. D. MacFarlane and Frank B. Jones certify the offer.
Notice to taxpayers that the 1901 tax roll for the city of Bessemer is in the hands of Cuaries W. Lorrain Deputy City Treasurer and that tax payments will be received starting Thursday December 12 at the First National Bank of Bessemer.
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