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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1905
Page
12
Mayor Winter endorses the Jones plough pattern after tests in several upper peninsula cities. Jones road and sidewalk ploughs, built in Bessemer, Mich, promise to cut deep drifts and remove ridges, yielding smoother plowed surfaces and fewer returns to hand work.
A new law effective January 1 requires physicians and midwives or any acting in such capacity at a birth to file a proper birth notice with the township clerk within ten days. Clerks must review reports for irregularities, investigate fraud, and prosecute offenders. If duties are neglected, fines of $50 plus costs apply. When births are observed but not reported, clerks must seek a report and may notify the county prosecuting attorney.
The Duluth News-Tribune notes heavy selling of ore for next season and states most large transactions are completed. Demand has shifted to 1906 purchases with prices up about 50 cents per ton, while early fall deals showed a 25 cent rise. Current prices: Old range Bessemers 425, Mesaba Bessemers 4, old range non Bessemers 3.70, Mesaba non Bessemers 3.50.
Will Wash Ore. Mining men watch Bovey's new ore washing process to handle sandier ore in the Western Mesaba district. John C. Greenway oversees the project with J. Leech of Pittsburg arranging installation at the Canisteo mine. The ore field was known long before Oliver Mining acquired the lands, with several parties passing on proposals.
Notice to stockholders announces annual meeting at the bank office on Tuesday January 9 1906 to elect a board of five directors for the ensuing year and conduct such other business as may properly come before the meeting W F Truettner cashier
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