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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
5
Gene urges attendance at the Sunday ball game while town news rounds up visits from E A Ormes of Marenisco, Jennie Jones from Wakefield, and others. Court sessions begin May 18. mining, construction, and commercial activity fill the week with new shop moves and a window display planned for late May.
The Wisconsin Central railroad offers round trips up to 200 miles today at $1. Weekend excursions continue every Saturday through the season.
The annual land sale for delinquent taxes in Keweenaw County was not held this year because the sale notice was posted rather than published as required by law. If not published in the county paper, no decree authorizing the sale was issued. The circuit court judge’s decision is now before the state supreme court, and county officers await the ruling. In Tronwood, the North Wisconsin Oratorical and Declamatory association contest saw Superior win the declamatory and oratorical titles. Florence Flinn and Noble Mack will represent the district at Madison. Mrs Laura Osborne and Louise Isabell of Ashland won second honors.
A patchwork of Wakefield social items and local happenings. Mrs John Michels visits Ironwood. Misses Phillips Jones and Hester change duties or travel. Dr Loóbaurrow calls on friends Sunday. Ironwood visitors and a nine to four Wakefield win over Ironwood second team. Gen Tibs and local weddings, theater and book ads mix with minstrels, a mine tragedy, and a humorous mother and son collection tale.
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