County Board Minutes Show May 25 1908 Special Meeting
The Bessemer County Board of Supervisors met at the courthouse on Monday May 25 1908 at 3 30 p m with 14 present and four absent. The minutes of the previous meeting were read, the Claims and Accounts committee reported, and several resolutions were adopted including payment authorizations, setting stenographer pay at twenty dollars per day, selling Gogebie County bonds of twenty five thousand dollars with bids due June 20, and printing and distributing the Board records and Poor Commission reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. Walton
Rowe
Chas
C. Jones
Mr. Slade
Lane
Kelly
Mr. Walton
Circuit Court
S. W. Goodall
Draskowski
Jones
Gogebie County
First National Bank of Bessemer
Holmgren
County Board Committee Appointments For Ensuing Year
The motion of Mr. Pierce was referred to the Committee on Printing. The chairman announced standing committee personnel for the year including Finance Messrs. Brewer Jones Gribble Bush Slade Knight Pierce Claims and Accounts Messrs Rowe Walton Moore Kelly Jones County Buildings Messrs Nyberg Draskowski Rowe Knight Pierce County Poor Messrs Walton Nyberg Holmgren Kolaszewicz Frank County Officers Accounts Messrs Gribble Bush Jones Brewer Forslund Equalization and Apportionment To be appointed at annual meeting Contagious Diseases Messrs Moore Draskowski McMinn Frunk KRuluszewicz Purchasing Messrs Slade Brewer Draskowski Holmgren Forelund On motion of Mr. Walton board adjourned until Monday June 29th at 2 30 p m Robt A Douglas A D Johnston Chairman Clerk
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Board of Supervisora
Court House
Bessemer
Robi
A. Douglas
Messia
Bush
Douglas
Draskowski
Slide
Brower
Kulaszewicz
Rowe
Pierce
Holmgren
Jones
Walton
Frnk Kelly
Porslund
Messrs
Nyberg
Robt
A. D. Johnston
Base Ball Battle Ends With Keasemer Victory Over Ironwood
Keasemer edges Ironwood 10 to 5 on Ironwood grounds as errors decide the game. Nemacheck pitches well for the locals, supported by Lee. Ironwood’s Collins and Wollang hold back the locals but miscues fuel the foes’ offense. A wrangle over umpire calls mars a weekend clash in cloudy conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironwood
Lee
Nemacheck
Lett and Wollang
Keasemer
Lionwood
Bessemer
Happy Jack” Schmirler
Peaches
Collins
Wollang
Notes of the Game at Ironwood Weekend
St John posted four hits six stolen bases and four sacrifices across two games Pierce Graham filled his joke book at Ironwood Saturday New faces will line up for Ironwood when they appear before the public again
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John
Pierce Graham
Ironwood
Happy Jack Shines In Narrow Ironwood Victory
In a tight game Ironwood falls short as Happy Jack delivers a strong defensive display and contributes a single hit. He made several notable stops and caught Ironwood runners off guard at first, lifting his team in a competitive baseball clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ironwood
Peter White Dead at Detroit in 9:30 Overtime
Hon Peter White of Marquette a longtime state regent and banker died of heart disease on a Detroit street near Fort and Woodward avenues after leaving the city hall. His body was taken to Marquette on a special train. He was born in Rome New York in 1829 and rose from a poor boy to a prominent businessman and philanthropist with deep ties to the Marquette iron region and upper Michigan. Funeral services were held at St Pauls Cathedral with city business suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter White
Marquette
Board of Regents
The
State University
Detroit
White
City Hall
Ponchatrain Hotel
Fort and
Woodward Avenues
D. S. S. & A. Railway
James A. Russell
Marquette Mining Journal
Henry M. Campbell
Rome
N. Y
Capt
Stephen White
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Peter
Mackinac Island
Marquette Range
Straits
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
George Shiras
St. Paul's Cathedral
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First National Bank
Ssemer
Mich
William S. Prince
Geo
L. Loope
Walter F. Truettner
Cashier
H. Olin You Na
Lbert D. Johnston
Weelerk
Gogebic County
Michiee
Louis UH
Truettner
General Merchandise
Illiam
Prince
Savings Department
Bessemer Lumber Company
Tol
Edwin Bayliss
Heath & Milligan
County Board Proceedings
Ders
R. G. Spence
John Holland
Ing
Susie Kromposki
Andrew Dovik
Commissioners of the Poor
A. W. Whiteside
James Rome
A. HL. Bennett
Ryan
Ironwood Pharey
BE. Erickson
Avascarl Erickson
Louis Sewae
W. I. Russell Court
J. H. Goudie Poorhouse
Marshall Paper Co Gen
Goyeblie Electric Co
Annie Tohey Court
A.D. Dobneton
Elk
Peter McDougall Co
A. c. Brownell
Justice Foes
John Karwinski
Nick Anderson
John Cvengros
H. Darling
N. D. Murphy
Pearson Wells
John
Shea
Justice Fees
Brownell
D John Cvengros
Sherman & Hond
al Church
Oscar Ketvla
E. G. Peterson
Bessemer, Mich
L. H. Truettner
Bessemer Cement Works
Peter Bob
Northwestern Hotel
Lead Street
John J. Frick
Sid
WM. Waters & CO
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