Fatal Wreck on C N W at Summit Lake Wis
A head on collision between two freight trains on the Chicago and North Western line at Summit Lake Wisconsin last Saturday night killed three brakemen and fireman and seriously injured three others. The dead are Fred Lyons Ray Middough and Bert Nightsar. Injured are Harry Hogan Chas McCarthy and Chas Clark. The wreck occurred on a steep grade at high speed, engines demolished and cars scattered, with blame unsettled amid conflicting reports. The Chicago northbound train later passed through Sunday morning.
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Summit Lake
Wis
Fred Lyons
Ray Middough
Bert Nightsar
Harry Hogan
Chas. McCarthy
Chas. Clark
Conductor Lyons
Life of Ore Deposits in Lake Superior District
The article argues that ore mining in the Lake Superior districts remains vigorous, with new deposits found annually. It notes decades after early openings, old ranges like Marquette and Menominee continued productive, suggesting the Gogebic range is still in its infancy and likely to endure longer.
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Lake Superior
Marquette
Menominee
Marquette Range
Menominee Range
Local items and social notes from a northern town
Trade in all lines has been dull for two weeks. A golf club is to be organized locally. Henry Hoffman owns a new Jersey cow purchased last week. Misses Cannon and Steffen of Hurley visited Bessemer friends. Lucille and Mary Rupp visited Iron Belt at Amos Shephard’s home. Father Bucholz, formerly pastor at St Sebastian’s, now at Munising. Nels Hagen sprained ankle recently and was on the retired list briefly. Get your job work done at this office with prompt, reasonable service. F C Goodnough went to Perkinstown to attend to his mother. G L Ziebur walking with a cane due to inflammatory rheumatism. J A Vogtlin reports his mother’s recovery from illness after returning from Rockland. Miss Zita Johnston’s friends gave her a surprise party. Masters Luther Wright, Wilbur McLean, Sidney Nagelstock visited the Rupps. Oliver Iron Mining installs new machinery at Pioneer mine, Ely. C Hansen busy with boiler foundation at Colby shaft. W C Martens and M A Read finish carpentry on John Graham’s Colby hill home. A drunken man abused his wife and was kicked out of a Sophie street saloon. the saloon keeper’s business should be closed.
Local Merchants Hesitant on Spring Stocks Prints and Notices
In this period some towns advertise spring stock while our city shows none. Water Works Chief G.T. Williams reports two bad leaks from pipe joins. Truettner expands stock near the post office. Marquette county votes on a $120000 courthouse at spring election. Eggs price up with Chicago at 32 to 34 cents per dozen due to cold affecting supply. Captain Bennett acquitted of murder in Iron county case. Mackinaw paper from 1859 preserved by Clerk Corp of Mackinaw County’s mother. A unique note thanks captains of passing boats for late papers.
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Chicago
Tennessee
Clerk Corp
Mackinaw County
Mackinac
James L. Gantt
Mr. Corp
Cobwebs Cause Lockjaw Then Arnica Salve Claim
A cobweb cut led to lockjaw in a woman. Advertisement touts Kucklen's Arnica Salve as infallible for wounds ulcers sores skin eruptions burns scalds and piles with a money back guarantee. Sold for 25 cents at D Atacharane's drug store.
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Kucklen
Arnica
D. Atacharane
Crug
New Ore Found at Tower on Vermilion Range
The Duluth News-Tribune reports Minnesota Iron Co located a likely very valuable ore body in swamps south of Tower Junction on Vermilion range. Drills have operated four months near the Duluth Iron Range line, near Minnesota mines, promising extended iron mining life for Tower and vicinity.
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Minnesota Iron Company
Tower Junction
Duluth News-Tribune
Minnesota
Tower
Narrow Escape For Conductor Ostermeyer In Mass City
Conductor Ostermeyer on the Mineral Range fell between moving freight cars during yard switching at Mass City Sunday afternoon. He escaped serious harm by pulling free just before contact with the wheels, though both legs were badly bruised. His household goods were destroyed in a recent Mass City fire.
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Ostermeyer
Houghton-Calumet
Ontonagon
Mass City
Houghton Gazette
Small Pox Abating in Mercer Wisconsin
Small pox cases in Mercer Wisconsin are decreasing as physicians expect the disease to be wiped out there within a few weeks.
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Mercer
Wis
D. S. S. A. Changes Night Train Time
The D. S. S. A. railroad changed the night train from Saxon at 10 53 PM to run earlier and now there is no evening connection at Saxon for the Copper Country, affecting travelers and transfers.
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Saxon
Ruu
Copper
Breitung Iron Mining elects officers at Marquette meeting
At its Marquette annual meeting Breitung Iron Mining elected George Wagner as president and director, with John F. Carey as vice president and E. N. Breitung as secretary and treasurer. The firm operates about 25 miles northeast of the Canadian Sea. development since June yields promising iron ore prospects. Also noted is the Lackawanna Steel Company, incorporated in Albany with a $40 million capital to pursue iron and steel ventures, listing directors H M Twombly D O Mills H A C Taylor J G McCullough H Walters and Samuel Mather.
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Breitung Iron Mining Company
Marquette
George Wagner
John F. Care
F. N. Breitung
James Walace
Charles C. Jones
John F. Carey
E. N. Breitung
Canadian Sea
Lackawana Steel Company
Albany
N. Y
U. S. Steel Co
H. McK. Twombly
D. O. Mills
New York City
Henry A. C. Taylor
Newport
R. I
J. G. McCullough
North Bennington
H. Walters
Baltimore
Samuel Mather
Cleveland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Powers and Watersmeet
Davis & Fehr
Sophie and
Longyear Streets
Bessemer, Mich
Henry Hoffman
New Jersey
Cannon
Steffen
Hurley
Bessemer Friends
Lucille and
Mary Rupp
Iron Belt
Amos Shephard
Father Bucholz
St. Sebastian’s Church
Munising
Nels Hagen
F.C. Goodnough
Perkinstown
G. L. Ziebur
J. A. Vogtlin
Rockland
Zita Johnston
Luther Wright
Wilbur McLean
Sidney Nagelstock
Ironwood
Rupp
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Pioneer Mine
Ely, Minn
C. Hansen
Colby
W. C. Martens
M. A. Read
John Graham
Colby Hill
Sophie Street
City Water Works
G.T. Williams
Ladies’ Home Journal
Board of Supervisors
Marquette County
Samuel ©. Bennett
Crystal Falls
Mich
Poundmaster
Robert Finley
Iron County
R. C. Flannigan
Norway
M. H. Moriarty
W. L. Brown
The
American Ship Building Company
Kingsbury’s
Jos. Sellwoop
Geo L. Loorr
Prince
W. FF. Trevrises
Ass't
Jos
Bessemer
John Frank
M.H. McMahon
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