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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1934
Page
7
Judge G O Driscoll handed down a dozen sentences at the Gogebic County circuit court term. Punishments ranged from probation to prison for defendants who pled guilty or were convicted by jury. Several defendants received Marquette terms with varying recommendations.
John Hunt, a prominent Newberry hotel keeper and former Manistique Lumber railway conductor, died November 30. He owned the Hotel Pippin in Grand Marais and the Harris House in Newberry, building a wide traveling public reputation. After retirement he spent much time in the south.
A census shows more than 800 000 residents are currently on Michigan relief rolls. The figure highlights the breadth of need across the state with unemployment and aid programs under strain.
The Underwood Veneer Company sawmill in Bessemer reopened Wednesday morning for the winter season. About 70 men are now employed at the mill, with eight-hour days, six days a week. At least 150000 feet of logs had been trucked into the mill yards from the weeds north of Bessemer.
Albin G. Jacobson of Ramsay has accepted a lumber chief role in Crosset Arkansas overseeing a 240000 acre timber tract. He leaves Newberry where he supervised conservation district No. 6 after nine months and ends three years with the state conservation department. Previously with the U S forest service in Louisiana Texas and Oregon.
Port Inland on the north shore of Lake Michigan in Schoolcraft county ranks as a leading bulk freight port. Inland Lime and Stone ships limestone for steel flux, reporting 94 880 tons this season, 240 workers, and zero accidents in two years. A. J. Gayin serves as general superintendent.
In Hibbing Minnesota last week the municipal election approved selling North Hibbing property to iron mining firms in exchange for an eight year tax reduction. The price is about 5.00. Mayor Timmerman was reelected with 4600 votes to 3298.
Monistique-Schoolcraft county growers sent about 200 bags of white rurals from Russell Tennant's farm near Manistique and russet rurals from Alphonse Verschure's near Hibbing Mize. each 100 pound bag. Michigan Potato Growers Exchange sold the shipment for seeding on Colorado farms. Also noted is a Florida duck shot near Hibbing Mize and Lazaro Cardenas named Mexico president for six years.
With the completion of the new central heating plant last week the courthouse and road commission garage are now heated by the county plant. First results are very pleasing though the jail is not yet connected as radiator changes are pending. When finished all county buildings will be heated by the county plant.
The clash over selecting a new Secretary of State may drive a full rewrite of Michigan election code and possibly constitutional amendments, with a special session starting December 10 costing taxpayers up to 200000. It could reach courts, delaying final results for weeks and raising questions about whether the 1935 regular session should decide the issues.
Hancock W R Thompson, president of National Metals Bank at Hancock, will retire from the presidency and active business at year end but will stay as a director. Lynn Olson, VP and head of the Ironwood branch, to succeed him at Hancock. Calumet-Odin Potter reelected president of the Copper Country Vacationist League at its annual meeting in the Miscowaubie club, Calumet. Officers reelected include Dr C T Ferries, A J Dion, Charles A Wright, and John G Bennets.
Menominee financier G A Blesch celebrates fifty years as president of the First National Bank in Menominee, noting the bank opened November 25, 1884 with Blesch as cashier. He remains the sole survivor of the original 18 stockholders including Augustus Spies Isaac Stephenson Samuel Stephenson John Henes and Harrison Ludington.
The Davidson Ore company resumed iron ore mining at its Iron River properties on the Menominee range, employing 110 workers. Operations will be part time with assured work through the winter months. Rudolph Ericson serves as superintendent.
John Jones a prominent Ironwood attorney and former assistant U S district attorney for the western district of Michigan died early Tuesday morning in Rochester Minnesota after months of heart trouble. He was 53. Funeral services will be held Saturday at St Ambrose church Ironwood. He was born in Rockland Ontonagon county in 1881 and lived in the Upper Peninsula most of his life. He practiced law in Ontonagon and Ironwood and served 11 years as U S district attorney assistant and six terms as Ontonagon county prosecuting attorney. He leaves his wife Agnes MecCanisf two daughters Margaret and Kathleen and one son James, plus his mother and a sister in Tacoma Washington.
Michigan relief officials report FSRC distribution totals for the first year up to November 1. Pork and cann ed beef led with 15,306,764 and 7,116,188 pounds respectively, along with cereals beans potatoes flour butter lard cheese and other surplus items.
A Laurium Horace Mann school site hosts a FERA project turning out about 40 mattresses daily since December 1 with 35 workers. It is the Copper Country’s sole FERA plant for this purpose, supplying Hobgton Baraga Ontonagon and Keweenaw counties.
Concrete work on nearly five miles of US 41 in Menominee county will start shortly. A 4.74 mile section between Hansen and Wallace is under bid by Bacco Construction of Iron Mountain. Winter work includes excavation and muck removal up to 15 feet deep to prevent future settlement. About 50 workers will be hired and a detour on county roads will be available. Copper Country hosted 60 000 visitors last summer.
The Iron county board of supervisors met at Hurley and voted to issue a 150000 bond to voters to pave 18.5 miles of US 51 between Hurley and Mercer. Wisconsin will back the principal. Iron county will pay 48000 in interest. Turpeinen’s crews in Bessemer and camps from Gogebic to Iron and Dickinson counties plan extensive logging in the Upper Peninsula, employing ~300 men. Pulpwood demand is good as swamps freeze, with large camps already active in Menominee Escanaba and near Wakefield, Bonifas supplying Marenisco mill.
The M A Hanna Company presented Thanksgiving turkeys to Richmond Mine workers in Palmer Michigan as the mine marked seven years without a lost time accident. Average crew 30 men, 269165 man hours, open pit ore body, drilled blasted loaded by steam shovel trains to a crushing plant. Captain Huhtala long time superintendent died in September 1932. Lawrence G Collins became superintendent. The Richmond Mine is a silicious ore property operated by M A Hanna.
A drop in 1934 deer hunting casualties is noted by the Department of Conservation. Five hunters were killed during the open season, all by hunting companions. Four were mistaken for game, one was shot accidentally. Two hunters were injured in gun accidents, one by being shot in the leg when mistaken for a porcupine, the other hitting his hand as a bullet struck the stock. Additional deaths came from car accidents and one illegal deer hunting incident in September killing a 16 year old in the Upper Peninsula. Gun accidents in 1933 caused seven deaths and twelve injuries.
Downstate interests plan a modern hotel and tourist camp on Lake Marion shores four miles east of Watersmeet, Gogebic county. Central building will house sleeping rooms, dining and dance hall, plus adjacent cottages. Separate shower baths, laundry, dock, store and gasoline station planned.
Newberry William Hartwick age 20 of McMillan was sentenced to 60 days in jail after pleading guilty to possession of beaver during the closed season. Hartwick, arrested north of McMillan by conservation officers, had four beaver hides found near the camp and four seized. He could have paid a 25 dollar fine plus seven dollars ten cents in costs. Robert Douglas 35 of Fibre Chippawa county pleaded guilty to illegal possession of beaver hides after four hides were found in his home. He faced 30 days in jail or a 30 dollar fine plus seven dollars twenty five cents in costs. the hides were seized. The December FERA grant to Michigan was 1000000000 dollars, the largest yet received.
The Conine Publishing company owner of The Evening Copper Journal Hancock and other Michigan dailies announced it purchased the Journal building in Hancock to remodel and modernize it. The company previously acquired The Evening Copper Journal last April. Over the last six months Michigan relief labor wages totaled more than 11 407 000 dollars.
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