Official Council Proceedings of the City of Bessemer
Regular meeting of the city council held in the council chamber on Monday June 2 1910 with Mayor Becker presiding. Present aldermen Felling Anderson Davis Newman later Geroceo Newnett McDonald Webb. absent True Turner. Reports from Fire and Police on hose and nozzles and wagon prices. Cemetery Committee urges new fence at cemetery. Wages for street labor to rise 25 cents per day amid cost of living increase. Continued on Page 5.
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Mon
City of
Bessemer
Becker
Mesers
Felling
Anderson
Davis
Newman
Geroceo
Newnett
McDonald
Webb
Dessemer
Cieutlemen
Paragon
Eastman
Fire and Police Committee
Bennetts
Cemetery Committee
Npt
Alderman Bennets
Land for Sale Near Tilden Mine Lots South of City Limit
Five acre parcels offered for sale near the Tilden Mine just south of the city limit. Prices and terms are reasonable. Inquiries to Wm. 4 Weston, phone 57.
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Tilden Mine
City
Weston
Trial Now Under Way In Beddow Bank Defalcation Case
The George H. Beddow trial in Marquette federal court proceeds with weeks ahead as Dietrich testifies on bank book entries from 1908 to 1909. Prosecution alleges Beddow acted with Larson in separate transactions to defraud Ironwood First National Bank.
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George H. Beddow
First National Bank of Ironwood
Marquette
United States
Beddow
Herman Dietrich
Dietrich
First National Bank
Larson
Banking Association
Ironwood First National
Ironwood Bank
National Copper Bank of New York
New York Bank
Powerment
E. G. Brady Ca
Ed. Johnson
Butte Coalition
KE. T. Larson
Superior
Boston
K. G. Brady
B. T. Larson
BE. D. Nelson
Pleasant City Wedding Of Halama And Trier
Miss Barbara Halama and Mr Anton Trier of Bessemer were married at St Sebastian Church in a nuptial mass officiated by Rev Father Swoboda. The couple, attended by Miss Mary Blaha and Mr Walter Winksowski, planned a reception at Essember Hall and a dinner at the bride’s parents home before leaving for a honeymoon in Duluth Cloquet and northern Minnesota.
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St. Sebastian
Bessemer
Barbara Halama
Anton Trier
Father Swoboda
Mary Blaha
Walter Winkowski
Jacob Halama
Silver Street
Essemer Hall
Melody Orchestra
Hurley
Duluth
Cloquet
Minnesota
Triot
Soo Line
Katherine Ryan
Frank Canney
Pelican Lake
Wis
Postmasters Receive National Salary Readjustment
The postmaster general raised salaries for many upper peninsula offices based on business volume. Increases include Barago 1000 to 1100, Bessemer 1700 to 1900, Crystal Falls 1800 to 1900, Escanaba 2600 to 2700, Gladstone 2000 to 2200, Hancock 2600 to 2700, Hermansville 1100 to 1200, Houghton 2800 to 2900, Hubbell 1200 to 1300, Laurium 2300 to 2400, Manistique 1100 to 2200, Marquette 2800 to 2900, Mohawk 1200 to 1400, Munising 1700 to 100, Ontonagon 1500 to 1600, Sault Ste Marie 2700 to 2800, and Stambaugh 1100 to 1200.
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Upper Peninsula
Barago
Bessemer
Crystal Falla
Escanaba
Gladstone
Hancock
Hermansville
Houghton
Hubbell
Laurium
Manistique
Marquette
Hottest Day Brings 96 Degree Record In Bessemer
Bessemer posted the warmest day of the year with a 96 degree reading at 1 pm and 95 at 3 pm amid clouds. Merchants welcome the heat as straw hat sales surge while clothiers fear losses if cold persists. Crops may benefit from warmer nights and hoped rain, though drought remains a distant risk.
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Bessemer
Lield
Reunion of Upper Peninsula veterans canceled for clash with encampment
The planned Civil and Spanish-American Wars veterans reunion in Houghton next month has been called off due to the annual state encampment at the same time. Organizers hope to reschedule the event for next year.
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Upper Peninsula
Houghton
Erecting Poles on Kronwod to Kessemer Interurban Line
Work by Twin City General Electric to set poles and lay track on the Kronwod Kessemer interurban began last week. The project aims to advance electric transit development in the region.
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Pulea
Kronwod- Kessemer
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Official Council
George Beddow
Fred
Largon Co
Twin City
Gen’. Elect
Lronwood
G. I. Beddow
John B. McCormick
Mr. McCormick
Stanlake
John
McCormick
John J. Frick
June Brides
Halama—t
Trier
Margarete Ryan
John Kennedy
Antigo
East Longyear Street
John Ryan
Canney
Montreal
Robertson
Chicago
Ieo. Bowers
Milwaukee
O. P. Hoye
Owen Cummings
Margaret
Madison
Ryan
Temple Theatre
W. F. Kelley, Mer
Thelma
C. H. Warner
Price
Dan Suanto
Michigan
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