Bessemer Man Appointed Probate Register
Rutherford Solberg of Bessemer was appointed probate register yesterday by Judge Harry K. Bay to fill the vacancy. Solberg was chosen from seven applicants and will assume duties Monday. The salary was set at 140 dollars monthly after a lengthy county board dispute over the office funding. The board also discussed the county’s liability in a prior damages claim and approved various road and public health proposals. Michigan bean production remains strong at about 75 percent of national output with last year’s price near three dollars per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherford Solberg
Bessemer
Harry K. Bay T
Mr. Solberg
Seeenency Air Service Co
Yale
Wir. Solberg
Harry K. Bay
Anne H. Bay
County Board
Judiciary Committee
Probate Register
Office of Probate Register
Joseph Wozniak
Anna Wozniak
J. B. Patrick
T. A. Kelly
R. A. Douglas
Detroit
M. M. Hanson
Dunham
Hanson
Marenisco
Ironwood
County Poor Commissioners
County Road Commission
Lake Gogebic
Douglas
Gogebic
Ontonagon
Old Victoria Mining Co
Michigan
Bessemer Boosters Plan Carnival Fund Drive
Local football boosters met to map the 1925 season and consider a business canvass to fund a possible carnival under the team. If the Legion or Elks do not stage theirs, Bessemer will manage a carnival. The squad aims to travel to Ironwood Duluth Green Bay Stambaugh and Iron Mountain. Two top college stars are being signed, one guaranteed to score at least a touchdown per game. Team colors will be bright purple with no white stripes. jerseys patterned after Northwestern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer City
Joe Abelman
Elks Lodge
Legion Post
Legion
Lessemer
Alr
Bessemer
Joe Adelman
Pruno Crenna
Ironwood
Duluth
Green Bay
Stambaugh
Iron Mountain
Northwestern University
Moves From Crystal Falls To Bessemer
James D. Vivian has been promoted to general purchasing agent for the McKinney Steel mines and will move with his family to Bessemer for stationing. Crystal Falls residents regret his departure but praise his well earned promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Vivian
McKinney Steel Mines
Bessemer
Crystal Falls
Vivian
Three Men In Knife Affray After Family News
Three men Nick Haavisto Victor Muhonen and Matt Salo celebrated the arrival of a new family member with a knife affray near 1.2 old Wisconsin House on Moore Street. All were treated for cuts and bruises, with one man needing six scalp stitches. Police were called but the men were released after the complaint. They reside on a farm north of Sessemer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin House
Moore Street
Nick Haavisto
Victor Muhonen
Matt Salo
Ore
Sessemer
Farmer Loses Barn By Fire Near Yale Location
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a barn on the Jale Ahola farm near Yale last Friday night. Firemen saved part of the farm equipment as the blaze drew crowds from the area along the old county road. Loss estimated at several hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jale Ahola
Yale
Local Delegates Assist Wakefield Fire Department in Lake Linden
Wakefield A. E. Church delegates led by Henry Hoffman and Joseph Gotta left by motor early Wednesday for Lake Linden. They represent the local fire department at the annual tournament and are pledged to help Wakefield secure the 1926 event. The department attends the Lake Linden meet to aim for next year's convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Church
Henry Hoffman
Joseph
Lake Linden
Wakefield
Sheriff Returns with Wife Deserter from Portland
Sheriff Thomas Jeffery brings back Louis Kutil who deserted his wife and four children in Ironwood. The two year search ended in Portland Ore. Kutil, a former Bessemer and Ironwood resident, is bound over to circuit court on $2,000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jeffery
Portland
Ore
Louis Kutil
Ironwood
Kutil
Bessemer
Muskegon County Road Commission Plants 4000 Seedlings
Muskegon County Road Commission crews plant 4000 seedlings as part of a reforestation effort. Central township residents contribute 150,99 trees on unoccupied lands, expanding the county greenery initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon County
T B Clinics To Be Held In Bessemer Soon
A ten year county death tally shows 366 confirmed tuberculosis deaths and 57 probable. Miss Kiernan of the Michigan Tuberculosis Association notes Gogebic County bears a burden of the disease and urges early discovery and treatment. Free Chest Clinics under Dr Merlin Draper will be at the Community Building Ironwood July 29 Olcott School Bessemer July 30 Wakefield July 31 from 830 am to 5 pm with noon hour. Evening exams possible. Proceeds from Christmas Seals fund prevention efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironwood
Olcott School
Bessemer
Wakefield
City Clerk Saves a Drowning Girl at Lake Gogebic
Winnie Frankovis, tenth grade student in Puritan, nearly drowned at Lake Gogebic. Joseph Getta, Bessemer city clerk, leaped from the wharf and grabbed the sinking girl just before she submerged a third time. He held her above water until a rowboat arrived and she was brought ashore for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie
George Frankovis
Puritan
Lake Gogebic
Bessemer High School
Golden Jubilee Of Iron Ore Discovery In Minnesota
A Golden Jubilee week in Duluth marks the 1875 discovery of large iron ore deposits in St. Louis County Minnesota. The event coincides with the 1925 Exposition of Progress planned for the week of July 20. The 1873 finds by Albert Chester and R H Lee on Vermilion range and ore specimens from Mesabi range by George Scrutz and G C Stome are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis County
Minnesota
Duluth
Albert Chester
R. H. Lee
George R. Scrutz
G. C.stome
Death by Own Action Reported in Water Meet
A man named Wilson, reportedly from Chicago, died by his own action in Water meet after taking poison Sunday, according to a word received by the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Cicago
Free Textbooks for Bessemer Township Students
Township voters approve free textbooks for all Bessemer township students including those in other schools with tuition paid by the district. The meeting also shifts the annual election to June and allocates 1000 dollars for Ramsay dormitory expenses amid teacher housing concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer Township
Puritan
Ramsay
Bessemer High School
Nesto Erickson
Frank van Gorder
Bessemer
Ironwood
Jake Fink
Water Pump Plan To Tap Colby Shaft For Shortage
With water shortage worsening the public works board plans to pump water from the old Colby shaft to the pumping station for filtration in gravel beds and reuse. Pumping is to begin next week as curtailment shifts earlier each night from 7 pm–5 am to 5 pm–7 am this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Works
Colby
Inter-City Meeting Planned For Rotarians
H J Hansen and Willam Godfrey spoke at the Tuesday noon luncheon of the Bessemer Rotary Club on Good fellowship. Several Rotarians plan to attend an intercity meeting arranged by the Crystal Falls Club with Ironwood Bessemer Crystal Falls Kron Mountain and other clubs to be represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Hansen
Willam Godfrey
Bessemer Rotary Club
Rotarians
Focal Club
Crystal Falls
Iron‘wood
Bessemer
Kron Mountain
Tax Commission to Reassess Gogebic County Property
State tax commission led by George Lord of Lansing will be in Gogebic county for three days July 28 29 and 30 to reassess county property values. Public hearings will be held at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic County
State Tax Commission
George Lord
Lansing
Court House
Gogebic Farm Tour Aims For Busy, In-depth Visits
The Gogebic Farm Tour is underway with plans to make this year’s event highly successful and enjoyable. Three or four farms will be visited, with longer stops at each site to inspect crops, herds, barns machinery, water and lighting plants, and related facilities.
All incumbents reelected in Bessemer city and township polls
In a closely contested race, all incumbents were re elected. City board candidates Dr C E Stevens and James Nema check won three year terms with 379 and 288 votes respectively while a bid to elect a rival on slips failed amid a record turnout of about 450 ballots. Township results show Erickson and Hilemiller top for three and two year terms, with Frankovis winning a one year term and Jacobson unopposed for the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
C. E. Stevens
James Nemacheck
City Board of Education
Dr. Stevens
Nemacheck
Joseph Pecard
Michael Gedda
Nesto Erickson
H. N. Ekidemiller
George Frankovis
Erickson
Alfred Jacobson
Joe Pairolero
Ramsay
Jacobson
South Bessemer
Adelard Parent
Hilemiller
Pairalera
Bidemiller
Frankovis
Engineer of 82 Visits Bessemer
Michael Crowe of Appleton and his brother Daniel of Antigo visited Bessemer this week. Crowe, who engineered the first train into Bessemer in 1882 on the old Lake Shore line, witnessed the golden spike ceremony west of Hurley marking the Gogebic range railroad completion. He recalled early local days and Michigan lake shore drive plans extend into the Thumb district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Crowe
Appleton
Bessemer
Daniel Crowe
Antigo
A. D. Johnston
Mr. Crowe
Lake Shore
Chicago and Northwestern
Crowe
Hurley
Gogebic Range
Lord Answers Rep Holland Tax Argument
George Lord chair man of the state tax commission responds to Rep John Holland denying threats to remove local officials. He explains reassessment in Gogebic County aims for fair valuations and equal tax distribution, noting no net tax increase and possible shifts in individual bills. He cites state power over local assessments and the need to adhere to laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Holland
Herald
George Lord
State Tax Commission
Gogebic
State Tax Department
Lords
Frilar
John Holand
Gogebic County
Holland
Board of Supervisors
Bessemer
State
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Bay
Solberg
Asfray
T. B
County Fron
Winnie Frankovis
Repgat
Rotes
Tax Commission
Mrs la Follette
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Bob” Jr
U. S. Senate
Thumb District
Lord
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