Scenic Upper Peninsula Tour Promises Rich View for Pikes
Michigan Pikes Association members and guests plan an organized July 9 tour starting from Detroit toward Port Arthur and Fort William. The route crosses St Ignace to Ironwood, via Cadillac area roads, passing Lonesome Pine near Watersmeet, Gogebic Lake, and Wakefield iron mines. Bessemer named a progressive mining center. travel features tarvia roads and open-pit mines. Deer may appear. officials in Gogebic County coordinate the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Hannen
Michigan Roads and Forests
Michigan Pikes Association
Detroit
Port Arthur
Fort William
Ontario
Lake Superior
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
St. Gnace
Watersmeet
Michigan State Highway Department
Gogebic Lake
Wakefield
Bessemer
Gogebie County
Ironwood
Tronwod
Duluth
Boards of Commerce
Central West
Council urged to buy land from Hopkins Estate
A city committee told the council to purchase 16 acres of Hopkins Estate land adjoining the water works but said 85000 is too high. The panel, led by City Attorney Baird and Alderman Piper, will continue talks for a lower price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
City Water Works
Baird
Piper
Winkowski
Pobeski
Gedda
Annual School Election Notice Issued for July 11
Arthur Lintelmann secretary of the local board of education issues notice for the annual school election to be held here on July 11. Two school trustees for a term of three years will be elected. Polls open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lintelmann
Board of Education
Many Won Honors In County Garment Club Round Up
Prize winners in Gogebic county garment club girls round up in Ironwood were announced by Miss Sylvia Richardson. Prizes donated by Bessemer and Ironwood merchants include cash, sheets, clothes and household items across multiple schools and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Garment Club
Gogebic County Garment Club
Ironwood
Sylvia Richardson
Bessemer and
Sylvia Nassie
Anderson & Peterson
Helmi Kangas
J. C. Penney Co
Graduation rites mark first class at new St Sebastian parish school
Impressive graduation exercises were held in St Sebastian's church on Sunday evening for 20 eighth grade students, the first class to complete the new parochial school's course. Girls wore blue Hardanger gowns with sailor collars, while boys wore standard attire. diplomas were presented by Rev. Father Swo boda after Rev. Father Moriarty of Ironwood delivered the address At the Parting of the Ways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Sebastian’s Church
Bachmann
Sacred Heart
Browne
Father Moriarty
Ironwood
Swoboda
Hurley Water Rates Face Big Increase
An expected large rise in Hurley water charges follows a notice from the railroad commission of a July hearing. If approved, rates could jump from 3.75 cents to about 15 cents per thousand gallons for Hurley residents. The Ironwood and Bessemer Railway and Light Co. filed the application, with Madison hearing set for July 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurley
Railroad Commission
Iron County News
Ironwood and Bessemer Railway and Light Company
Wakefield Man Elected U P Legion Officer
The Upper Peninsula American Legion held its first annual convention in Marquette on Saturday. Tron Mountain was chosen as the 1922 convention site. Dr. C. W. Walker of Tron Mountain was elected president, with Guy M. Cox withdrawing before the vote. William Jacobson of Wakefield was named vice president, Cox became secretary, and Dr. Robert B. Harkness of Houchtown was elected treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
U. P. Legion
Upper Peninsula
American Legion
Tron Mountain
Ford City
Marquette
C. W. Walker
New Association
Guy M. Cox
Iron River
Cox
William Jacobson
Robert B. Harkness
Houchton
Italian shoots Wakefield tenant in barnyard dispute
Italian resident Pauline shot Ignatz Minkowski Friday at 6 00 pm with a shotgun. Minkowski, living in a Pauline owned house and set to move, was struck in the back and rushed to hospital in serious condition. Pauline fled the scene and is being tracked by authorities across Wakefield Thomaston and Tula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascoe Pauline
Fink
Ignatz Minkowski
Pauline
Koskie
McGinty
Wakefield
Thomaston
Tula
Minkowski
Paulin
Pauine
Simple language as mark of intelligent clarity
A concise assertion that intelligent people favor plain speech while the weak minded hide behind obscure terms. It contrasts understanding with pretentious wording.
Mind reading not a sign of superiority
Some people feel superior, but that mindset stems from inability to read neighbors' thoughts. The remark suggests cognitive bias and social comparison as roots of alleged superiority.
Local swimming pool attendance rises with June classes
Last week 340 people used the pool, per Physical Director R P Williams, bringing June total to 46 learners. Twenty one began lessons last week, joining 25 from the prior week. Schedule runs through June 29 with men and women evening classes, grammar school lessons daily, and July closure noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Williams
GSO
Grammar School
Better Lives dairy demonstration train planned for August
A special “Better Lives” dairy demonstration train will tour Michigan in August under Dr. Reed of Michigan Agricultural College. Partnerships include Michigan Holstein-Friesian Association supplying cattle, New York Central Railroad providing rolling stock, and local bureaus organizing counties and demos. The route centers on East Lansing, looping east and west across the state with two dairy products cars, two stock cars, a lecture flat car, and a women’s milk products car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better Lives
Michigan
Reed
Michigan Agricultural College
Michigan Holstein-Friesian Association
New York Central Railroad
M. A.C
East Lansing
City council funds Fourth of July, police uniforms
The city council approved a 50 dollar appropriation for the Fourth of July celebration fund and authorized purchasing new police uniforms. After reviewing expense claims from Chicago good roads delegates C A Otto Arthur Rund and J M Johnston were paid. A petition for three street lights on the county road south of Longyear and Holmes lots was referred to the lighting committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Roads
Chicago
C. A. Otto
Arthur Rund
Cty
J. M. Johnston
Longyear
Holmes
Alfred H. Schewe
E. A. Roach
Eli Korpela
Anton Shifka
August Armatoki
Martin Johnson
Ore Dressing Is a Special Study at Columbia
New York authorities from Columbia University report that annual iron ore consumption reaches 75 million tons aided by ore processing labs fostered by major firms. A $2,500 gift from Midmi Copper funds new equipment, underscoring university industry cooperation to apply lab research to commercial ore concentration amid declining ore grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Columbia University
Arthur F. Taggart
Columbia Schools of Mines, Engineering and Chemistry
Midmi Copper Company
Taggart
Posters Announce Bessemers Big July Fourth Celebration
Posters for Bessemers Fourth of July celebration are distributed citywide with a claim of the biggest event in 35 years. Local businesses attach signs, decorations urged for shops and homes, and parade prizes total 100 dollars with races offering 200 dollars. A ball game features Duluth Athletics versus Bessem er to start the festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Duluth Athletics
Former Local Physician Weds Former Local Physician in D.C.
A wedding was held in Washington on the 10th at Congressman Edw. E. Browns residence in Chevy Chase. Bride Evelyn Boss of Shreveport wore a blue whip cord traveling suit with a dainty hat. Groom Dr. John Kimball Parish of Ashland Wisconsin, son of Judge J. K. Parish, studied at Tulane and practices on the iron range. They will reside in Hermansville Michigan after June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Edw. E. Browns
Wisconsin
Chevy Chase
Evelyn Boss
Shreveport
J. B. Boss
Louisiana
John Kimball Parish
J. K. Parish
Ashland
North Louisiana Sanatorium
Parish
Medical College
Tulane University
New Orleans
North
Iron Range
E. H. Thompson
Church of the Nativity
Washington
Funeral Today for Mrs John Peremski at Local Church
Funeral services were held this morning for Mrs John Peremski who died Saturday at her Colby home after Brights disease. Survived by her husband and children Victoria Anna Paulina Michael and Mrs Peter Springhetti of Detroit. Rev Fr Swoboda officiated. burial in local cemetery. An irrelevant war note about a lethal liquid gas was included in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Peremski
Colby
Bright
Huse
Victoria
Anna
Paulina
Michael
Peter Springhetti
Detroit
Mich
Swoboda
Buriu
Insight on Smartness and Self Awareness
A reflective line notes that recognizing smarter peers marks a mind with brains and the ability to use them. It frames self awareness as a measure of intellect and practical judgment.
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Gogebic County
Princess Xenia
Xenia
Grand Duchess
George
Russia
William B. Leeds
Anastasia
Greece
Athens
Leeds
Constantine
Ironwood Merchants
Savings Bank
Iron National Bank
Central Ironwood
Merchants and Miners Bank
Anvil
Gamble and Mrofehak
North Ramsay
Davis and Fehr
Wingham
Sanna Johnson
Central Erwin School
Minnie Kleimola
Anna Kyrola
Central Ironwood School
Lempi Niemi
Roosevelt
Dorothy Nelson
Viola Tillner
Thea Swanson
N. Ramsay
Hilma Kangas
Hannah Knuttila
Selma Tassava
Ruth Nyman
Jennie Kinnunen
Emma Paulson
Anna Bodak
Anvil School
Eleanor Jackson
Anna Celizza
See
Helmi Niemi
Hagen & Solberg
Montreal
Esther Amundson
The
Hub
Skud & Goldman
Adelaide
Ford
Ironwood Pharmacy
J. A. Kallander
Valeria
North Ramsay School
John J. Frick
Moriarty
Earl Baldue
Jos. Banovetz
Victoria Bill
Anna Buchko
Rita Gheller
John Kastello
Helen Kruzona
Mary Loncharge
Mary Lukach
Helen Marzalek
Madeline Martini
Jos
Ironwood and Bessemer CO
Herald Correspondent
Williams
Denver
S. Dickerson
Denver S. Dickerson
Nevada
Huber Votan
Prisoners’ Relief Society
Uncil
DR. Parish
Maryland
Washington, D.C
Hermansville
Ashland Press
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