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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1922
Page
9
A crowded items list details residents and visitors: Willis Pender left for Hibbing. Carl Swanson returned from Iron Mountain. many Misses and Mrs. visitors from Ramsay Ironwood Wakefield Crystal Falls Marquette Duluth Lansing and more. Dances and summer plans announced. several in town travelled to Ashland Eagle River Bergland Rex Terrace and Iron Mountain for courses visits and vacations.
An advertisement claims coated tongue bad breath headaches pimples and bad blood indicate danger and that Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea removes poisons from the liver kidneys and bowels. Endorsed by women everywhere. Bessemer Pharmacy Adv.
Physician Dr. T. Paddock offers a free booklet explaining a simple treatment for inflamed gallbladder and bile ducts linked with gallstones. Request via Box 201, Kansas City, Missouri. Date 6-30-1tp.
Miss Goldsworthy Martens, longtime Wash ington School teacher for 4A and 4B, awarded prizes to four pupils for highest marks in twenty five spelling lessons over five weeks. Lillian Marck led 4A with 25.01 points, Helmi Stenback 24.01, while 4B sharers Taimi Karjula and Andrew Pluto each scored 25.01.
Entertains Society notes Mrs Gabriel Johnson will entertain the Finnish Lady Maccabees this afternoon at her home.
A special meeting of the Ladies Aid of the Swedish Lutheran Church will convene today at the Ironton home of Mrs. Oscar Gustafson to discuss church activities and plans.
The Mission Band of the Swedish Lutheran church will meet next Saturday afternoon July 15 at the home of Mrs. Jack Cosgrove for a community gathering and planning session.
Miss Alice Johnson hosted a small gathering Monday afternoon at her home. A dainty lunch was served to the guests at 4 30 o'clock after a delightfully spent afternoon.
The biggest dance of the season tops the calendar Tuesday July 4 at the Irondrome with the Elks Orchestra of Ironwood providing music for a novelty ball with balloons streamers and confetti. Melo Jazz Orchestra plays Iron-drome tomorrow night.
Girl Scout Troop surprised their scout leader Miss Edith Johnson Tuesday evening at the Washington building. The program featured games and music followed by lunch at 9 30 o clock for scouts Edith Drolson Alice Johnson Ina Johnson Alice Vogeler Verona Rowett Alice Abelman M am ie Martini Ellen Haario and Jesse Sherman.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Swedish Lutheran Church will entertain next Thursday afternoon July 6 at 2 30 p m at Mrs Andrew Newman's home. The Luther League will hold an open air meeting at the first bluff on Wednesday evening July 5 at o'clock p m. Bring your own lunch. If rain, the meeting moves to the church parlors.
City traffic desk notes that every auto accident is attributed to jay walking pedestrians or reckless driving. Officials urge safer crossing and adherence to speed limits to reduce incidents and injuries in urban areas.
Presbyterian Church holds morning worship at 10:30 led by Rev Fraser with sermon A More Sure Word and choir anthem. Sunday School at 11:50. two vacation bible schools with high attendance: about 85 pupils at Bessemer and 65 at Puritan. Methodist Church morning service 10:30 Sunday School 11:40 evening service 7:30.
Swedish Lutheran Church announces Sunday School classes will discontinue until the first Sunday in August and no services will be held this Sunday.
A pithy quip claims any man who rises early on Sunday is lazy, arguing the habit serves only to give him more time to loaf. The remark reflects light social satire about weekend routines and idleness.
Rev. R N McKaig of Minneapolis Minnesota received a letter and twenty dollars from a man he had married twenty years before. The writer said after twenty years of marriage his wife is more wonderful than he dreamed and sent one dollar for each year of happiness.
Seven firemen who pled guilty to setting fires to test a new motor engine were sentenced to reform school. The arson spanned several years and involved multiple buildings in Columbia Pennsylvania.
The county clerk issued licenses this week to pairs from multiple towns including Miss Lillian Harris and David A. Rizzi of Bessemer Mrs Madaline Lucas and Tom Kut erovic also of Bessemer Miss Sophie Hewitt and Napoleon DeRosie of Ironwood Miss Ruth LaBarge and Vernon La Belle of Lac du Flambeau Wis Miss Irene Dyer and Lester Farrell of Eagle River Wis Miss Ruth Cowles of Weidmans Mich and Alfred Trudgeon of Wakefield Miss Florence Kronlund of Ironwood and Carl W Miller of Cleveland Miss Keturah Liddicoat and Richard Osborne of Ironwood.
Miss Hilda Clover of Bessemer and Walter A. Paight of Traverse City appear with several others from Ashland Ironwood and nearby towns in a compiled social notices section detailing engagements and marriages. The list includes Miss Ernestine L Roosen and George W. Heard of Chicago, Ill, along with Miss Edith Erickson and Russell J. Jewell of Bessemer and other pairs from Wakefield Ironwood Oshkosh and Richlander Centre Wis.
Public notice states all cows have been examined by Jno John Mitchell State Veterinary Inspector and found free from tuberculosis. A certificate confirming this is held. Buyers of cows or milk may call 157F11 or write for details.
The annual school election for Bes semer Township school district will be held at the Township Hall at Ramsay Michigan on Monday July 10 1922 for the election of trustees for terms of three two and one year to fill vacancies and for any other business to come before the meeting. Polls open at 3 pm and stay open until 7 pm. Dated Ramsay Michigan June 15 1922. J S Rummage Secretary. 6-9-7-7
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