New Charter Features Told by W F Pellow
William Pellow city attorney outlines Bessemer charter history from 1887 incorporation to 1924 revision vote. He contrasts aldermanic and commission forms, explains the five departments under the proposed charter, term lengths, and representation on the County Board, with taxation unchanged and a June special election to decide adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
William Pellow
Pellow
Upper Peninsula
Wakefield
Marquette
Munising
Michigan
Vayor
Department of Public Affairs
Peace Health and Safety
Department of Accounts and Finances
Department of Public Works
Department of Engineering
Department of Light and Power, Sewer and Water
County Board of Supervisors
Scoots to Carry Mail This Month
H Heinrichs local agent says Chicago and Northwestern will replace the engine and two cars on the Wakefield to Lionwood scoot with a motor car. The new car arrives from Green Bay and starts service next week. Scoots run daily including Sundays, with Sunday hours unchanged. Mail service will begin later this month as per Washington guidance. Government mail contract was formerly held by Bessemer Taxi Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Heinrichs
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Wakefield
Lionwood
Green Bay
Scouts
Iocal
Washington
Bessemer Taxi Co
Move to Prevent River Pollution and Wildlife Rules
Lansing report details a substitute measure giving the state conservation commission power to investigate pollution and order remedies with court redress for aggrieved parties. Penalties of six months in jail or a $1,000 fine apply for noncompliance. The committee also backed a game law limiting partridge season and opening pheasant hunting. Three conservation bills from Rep. Robert MacDonald tighten trout season, residency bans for licenses, and Great Lakes sport-fish prohibitions and whitefish and lake trout dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
House Conservation Committee
State Conservation Commission
Robert MacDonald
Laurium
Great Lakes
City charter to be printed and distributed
The charter now lies with the printers and will be published in full in the Herald. Additional copies will be printed for distribution from the city hall to the inhabitants of Heesemer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heesemer
Wausau Building Boom Drives City Expansion in 1925
Wausau Wisconsin reports a brisk 1925 building boom with six structures under way and many projects to start by April or May. The centerpiece is an eight story $2,000,000 Wausau hotel replacing the Bellis house, with occupancy aimed for June 1. Banks rebuilds include Citizens State Bank at $120,000, Marathon County Bank at $140,000, American National Bank planning an $560,000 eight story bank and office, and First National remodeling for $182,666. Vaults added. eighty to ninety new dwellings expected after frost. City considers $250,000 for the third and final unit of the central school to house a growing vocational program and junior high.
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Wausau
Wis
Wausau Hotel
Bellis
Citizens State Bank
Marathon County Bank
American National Bank
First National Bank
Common Council
Commission Accepts U P Tracts For Parks
The state conservation commission recommended purchasing a Cheboygan county township for a state pine nursery with a possible cement plant. Inmates would manage nursery and plant operations. purchase price near 160000 dollars. The Dodge gift of about 2400 acres in Chippewa county and a 320 acre tract near Menominee were accepted as state park lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
State Conservation Commission
Cheboygan County
Dodge
Chippewa County
State Park
Menombee
Irondrome Cagers Beat Rivals In Basketball
Irondrome defeated the rival team 8 to 6 in a Friday night game. A return contest is set for Saturday March 14 at 2 50 pm in the Washington gym with named players from both sides listed in the lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Irondrome
J. Prices
A. Macean
Maceani
U, Vries
A. Maki
G. Clause
Matreila
Jankoviak
L. FM
Cjakowski
O'brien
J. G
Wedraska
Hiam je dynasty rules amid distant production links
A fragmented note suggests a dynasty influenced by external producers and tech groups. The text hints at a web of ownership and control across entities connected to a place called Hiam je, with implied future shifts in leadership or governance.
City parties hold caucuses Monday night
Complete slates for the annual city spring election on April 5 will be chosen by both Citizens and Liberty tickets at their convention and ward caucuses held Monday. The Citizens caucus convenes at the courthouse at 8 p.m. and the Liberty caucus at City Hall. each party will send two delegates. Ward meetings list chairmen and venues across five wards with both parties planning full slates and potential mayoral candidates under consideration.
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Citizens and
Liberty
Citizens Party
Court House
Liberty Party
City Hall
Donich
Erwin Foltz
Meoples Hall
Charles Camilli
Hansen
Guglimetti’s
Steve Fodor
Thierman Berg
City Council
Andy Byrne
Peoples Hall
Joe Maccani
Steve Winkoski
Gugumetti
Herman LeClaire
Ed Ostby
Frank Negri
Levi S Rice
John Knobloch
Frank J. Duda
Gedda
John J. Don‘fi
Conrad N. Hansen
Citizens
Girls Glee Club Concert Tonight at Bessemer High
The Bessemer High School girls glee club presents its annual concert at the high school auditorium tonight at eight with free admission. It features the music memory contest finals for prizes from 10 to 2.50 dollars, judged by A C Chambers Dorothea Hansen and Cecil Lobb, plus performances of varied vocal selections and accompaniments. Rehearsals for the opera Pinafore continue for a Washington gym show by the girls glee clubs in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer High School Girls Glee Club
F. C. Gorman
Ellen Wirtenan
Helvi Stenback
Clyde Williams
Inez Gorman
A.C. Chambers
Dorothea Hansen
Cecil Lobb
Eilen Wirtenan
Clyde Willams
Ines Gorman
Moonlit Meadows
Ceibulka
God of All Nature
Tehaikoweky
Olaf Tryggvason
Greig
Astrid Hansen
F.C. Gorman
Washington Gym
Ye Girls Glee Clubs
Old Maps Shape Boundary Row Dispute in Madison
Wisconsin and Michigan officials debated the Montreal river boundary with maps by geologist Douwglas Houghton from 1840. Houghton identified Hemlock Creek as the west branch, while Wisconsin argued the west branch is the true boundary. Aldrich of Wisconsin mapped formations and aligned them with Houghton data to support their position.
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Madison
Wis
Montreal River
Hemlock Creek
Douwglas Houghton
Wisconsin
Wednbad
East Branch
West Branch
H.R. Aldrich
State Geology’ Department
Houghton
Trap Rock
Aldrich
Anvil School Carnival Set For March 20
Readiness is complete for Anvil School’s carnival on Friday night March 20. The Minstrel Show will headline in the Auditorium followed by raffle drawings. A Bazaar run by the Parent-Teacher Club will offer clothing pies cakes and more for families.
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Anvil School
Boundary dispute over Montreal River ends with branch emphasis
Wisconsin seeks to prove the east branch of the Montreal River is the main boundary with Michigan. Wisconsin special counsel R M Rieser cites a 1909 report saying the east branch is the stronger channel, with higher discharge and greater power than the west branch, affecting the boundary claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Montreal River
Michigan
R. M. Rieser
John E. Bird
Montreal
Weet
Jozwiak Buys Knight Property For Facade Remodel
George Joantek of Bessemer announces plans to remodel the Knight property on West Lead Street. The project features a new two story brick front with plate glass and a copper display window.
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George Joantek
Bessemer
Knight
Local Lumber Firm Sold to New Bessemer Partnership
Contratto and Michela with Leo Mueller acquire the Bessem er Lumber Co set to form Contratto Michela and Company. Effective March 7 with full operations by April 1, the firm will offer coal lumber and building materials on the Gogebic range. The Bayliss legacy ends as the 1887 established business dissolves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Bayliss
Bessemer Lumber Co
Contratto, Michela and Company
Mr. Bayliss
Bessemer
Contratto
Michela
Leo Mueller
Bessemer Lumber Company
Nature A
Contratto Michela, and Company
Paul Contratto
Joseph Michela
Gogebic Range
Chicago and Northwestern
Mueller
Tilden
Oliver Iron Mining Co
Six candidates join Bessemer Elks Lodge No. 1354
Six candidates were initiated into the Bessemer Lodge of Elks No. 1354 as the annual inspection by District Deputy Herbert C. Jansen of Ironwood took place. New members include Herbert Hagen R W Kinkner Challis Boutelle Alfred Olson George A Ewen and Ed Le Miler. A banquet concluded the evening’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer Lodge of Elks No
Herbert C. Jansen
Ironwood
Herbert Hagen
R. W. Kinkner
Challis Boutelle
Bessemer
Alfred Olson
Bergland George A Ewen
Ed. le Miler
The
Elks
Friends Reunite After Twenty Six Years in Lodge Gathering
A reunion of longtime friends occurred Wednesday at the Bee somer Lodge of Mike No 1964, with Jay Stevens of Minneapolis and the Haskin brothers of Merri wrether among attendees. All are from Derry County Michigan and shared youth in the area.
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Beesomer Lodge
Mike No
Jay Stevens
McClellan Paper Company
Minneapolis
Haskin Brothers
Merri Wrether
Lettin
Dievens
Maskina
Derry County
Michigan
Thi Woduenday
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W.F. Pellow
Hel’en’ Maria
Charles G. Dawes
Commission
U.P
Rivals
Hiam
Iown Y Afd
West Tek
Girls Glee Club
Muale
Franck
Abt
Mendelssohn
Pestalozza
Bohm
Sullivan
Massenet
Reichardt
Verdi
Bayliss
Douglas Houghton
Jozwiak
Knight Property
Local Lumber Company
Contratto, Michela & Co
Bessemer Elks Lodge
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