St Paul Builds Tracks Across Gogebic County
The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway extends its Star Lake branch into Gogebic county with grading at Pomeroy Lake in Marenieco township and a new line from High Lake to Pomeroy Lake. The route crosses the Waters Meet branch near Wellington and Gothic, moving toward Ontonagon area. Contracts aim to span the gap within a year, though it will not pass through larger county settlements.
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Chicago, Milwaukee &St. Paul Railway Company
Star Lake
Gogebic County
Pomeroy Lake
Marenieco Township
High Lake
Vilas County
St. Paul
Watersmeet
Wellington
Gothic Station
Madlake
St. Paul's
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Holidays for This Year Mentioned in Almanac
The text notes the 1908 holidays align with Saturdays for Washington's Birthday Memorial Day and the Fourth of July while Christmas falls on a Friday. Movable dates are discussed as part of the calendar, indicating two day holidays and the arrangement of observances across the year.
Building New ore Dock at Ashland
Ashland press reports the North Western ore dock is being torn down last week to clear space for a new facility. About 150 men will work toward a May 1 completion. Old timbers will be reused at Reiss coal dock and the new structure mirrors the Twentieth Century dock, standing 70 feet high and 50 feet wide with a 42 120 ton capacity. Basketball at the opera house next Friday features Washburn against Reesemer.
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Ashland Prees
Reiss
Vast Timber Reserves Persist in Michigan's East
Michigan Central’s Mackinac branch hauls 150 carloads of logs daily, feeding Bay City mills. Over 26 years up to 1907, about 3.37 billion feet of unmanufactured logs traveled this line to Sag inaw river industry. Large mills at West Branch Grayling Waters Gaylord Vanderbilt Wolverine Lewiston Johannesburg rely on timber from this district.
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Michigan
Bay City
Straits
Mackinac
Michigan Central
Saginaw River
Mills
West Branch
Grayling
Waters
Gaylord
Vanderbilt
Wolverine
Lewiston
Johannesburg
Election Dates and Holidays Almanac
The notice lists key dates: spring election on April 6, Labor Day on September 7, Thanksgiving on November 26, and Easter on April 19. The great presidential question will be settled on November 3.
Death of Old Miner David Hooper at Local Hospital
David Hooper, a veteran miner born in Cornwall who spent years in Lake Superior and mining districts on both sides of the ocean, died Thursday at the local hospital after a long illness. He left no known relatives, but had a son believed to be in British Columbia. The funeral was held Sunday and he was buried in the city cemetery.
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David Hooper
The
Herald
Gogebic Hospital
Lake ‘Superior
British Columbia
Funeral Sunday for Bertha Gray in Bessemer
The funeral for Bertha Madison Gray, born April 16 1887, was held at 2 PM from her parents home in Bessemer. She lived among the upper peninsula towns, studied at Northern State Normal School, taught in Bessemer schools, and died after illness. Parents thank friends for support during bereavement.
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Bertha Gray
Upper Peninsula
Bertha Madison Gray
Bessemer
Northern State Normal School
Marquette
Iil
Banks of Duluth Lauded for Stability in Jan Issue
The Duluth News Tribunes Jan 21 issue praises Duluth banking strength amid a late financial flurry. It features a supplement with five banks and officers like City National Bank president Jos Sellwood and cashier William L Prince, both long linked to Bessemer business and finance. Prince, later mayor, helped elevate City National Bank to regional prominence in the Lake Superior area.
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Duluth News-Tribune
Jos. Sellwood
Wmn. L Prince
City National Bank
Bessemer
Jos.sleeod
Gogebie Range
Seome
Colby
First National Bank
Mer
Prince
Seem
Rami
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City National Bank of
Duluth
Semer
Lake Superier
Pelabasco
Wolves Dense Near Norwich Mire Threaten Tracks
Reports claim bold wolves near the Norwich mire face food shortages from light snow. Though generally wary of humans, several wolves have been found wandering in the woods, suggesting increasing boldness and potential danger to locals.
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Norwich Mire
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Ashland
Opera House
Washburn
Reesemer
the Banks OF
Northwest Financial
Norwich
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