Bessemer Legion First In State After Top Membership Drive
Peter Gedda Post 27 of the American Legion leads Michigan in going over the top with 80 members, eight more than last year. A banquet and Armistice Day program follow a meeting at the Legion club, with the Woman's Auxiliary cooperating. Leo J. Isdebski chairs the membership drive. Herman LeClaire is adjutant. A scholskopf tourney at the Legion House on November 23 offers prizes including turkeys and other poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Peter Cétdda
American Legion
Woman's Auxiliary
Legion
Cr. R. Duda
Peter Gedda Post
State Department
Leo J. Isdebski
Herman LeClaire
T. W. Kolbe
Michigan Department of the Legion
Detroit
Bessemer Post
Trip to dairy show and Indianapolis visit by Gogebic pair
Leonard Hill recounts a trip with Toivu Kangas to Indianapolis for a dairy show at the Northwestern station arrival from Ironwood, train rides, late sleeping arrangements, and a ten oclock fitting demonstration where they were the youngest. They tour cattle farms and a K D plant, meet officials, join a parade, and enjoy a grand banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Hill
Gogebic
Indianapolis
Indiana
Toivu Kangas
Northwestern
Mr. Whitburn
International Harvester Company
Pearson
Rotary club outlines new meeting policy and youth band support
Bessemer Rotary Club shifts to member led programs with Duda and Hager man as speakers. Judge Driscoll is slated to speak next Tuesday. Andrew Melanson gains club membership as the group funds and schedules two Rotarians at each band practice and outlines a winter program of swimming and gym work for the high school boys band under Dr. R. J. Mullen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Duda
Merle A. Hagerman
Bessemer Rotary Club
Mr. Duda
Mr. Hagerman
Rotary Club
A. &. Redner
G. O. Driscoll
Ironwood
Rotarians
Andrew Melanson
Bessemer Rotarians
F. C. Gorman
Baird
Bayliss
Byrne
Cobb
Cochran
Uda
Frick
Fraser
Coldman
Godfrey
Graham
Flagerman
Winkler
Wrobleski
Heinrichs
Melanson
R. J. Mullen
Hagerman
Mullen
Chubb
Duda
Alexander
Price
Hansen
Kallander
Knoll
Kaight
Someson
Swoboda
Boettcher
Goldman
Steens
Pecard
Redner
Lintelem
Truettner
Hickey
Mattecon
Michela
Irondrome Plans Big Orchestras For 1926 Season
Manager Tom Therbert announces 1926 plans for the Irondrome to present weekly orchestras of higher calibre than before with a nationally known ensemble each month through the Music Corporation of America. The groups will tour the country next summer on the orpheum circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irondrome
Tom Therbert
Music Corporation of America
Orpheum
Annual U P Boys Meet At Marquette
Plans for the Annual Upper Peninsula Older Boys conference set for February at Marquette. President J M Munson of the Northern State Normal school pledges use of facilities and staff support. Hi club boys from Michigan’s Michigamme fund their trip by biweekly deposits, aiming to cover railroad and conference fees. Canada boys invite participation for the 1927 conference. New clubs at Gladstone and Republic carry conference emphasis for widespread involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Peninsula
Marquette
J. M. Munson
Northern State Normal School
Michigamme
Hancock
Canada Boys
New Vluba
Gladstone
Republic
Missing Names Echo in Silent Interrogation
A line of dialogue reveals a child and a tutor being questioned. handwriting appears as one speaker writes a name while the other answers with a husky voice, claiming a relation to a Vrelois’s mother. The fragment hints at an interrogation scene with unclear context.
Row Over Special Cop Limits Police Beat South of Soo Line
City council clashes over a special police officer assigned to the south of the Soo Line tracks. Alderman Johnson demands the beat stay from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. only in the south ward, while Mayor Donich and others say broader coverage is needed. The motion to confine the officer to the south beat between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. passes with seven aldermen present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Johnson
Johnson
Donich
Oscar Anderson
Anderson
Louis Anderson
Vir. Anderson
Mer. Johnson
Marshal Byrne
Lead Street
Peter Wychette
Probetski
Stinson Named New Tester for Gogebic County Cow Testing
Theodore Stinson of Covington Michigan, longtime Potato Club Champion in Michigan and graduate of Menominee Agricultural School, starts work as tester for the Gogebic County Cooperative Cow Testing Association. He succeeds R L Peterson who resigned after two and a half years and plans to move to Bloughton Michigan while taking a position with Universal Auto Company in Ironwood as bookkeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Stinson
Covington
Baraga County
Michigan
Menominee Agricultural School
Menomineee
Gogebic County Cooperative
Fire destroys barn near Tilden mine office
Fire Thursday morning consumed the former Peterson barn near the Tilden mine office. Local fire department responded as about 15 tons of hay and some farm machinery were burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Tilden
City halts Colby shaft pumping to save costs
Mayor Donich reported to the council that the Colby shaft pumps will stop, leaving city tanks full enough to last until next spring. The move aims to cut expenses while the insurance committee revises city coverage and the Berg Electrical Co. wins the city light contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney Steel Co
Donich
Hagen
Special Insurance Committee
Duda
Gedda
Masnaghetti
Heinrichs
Eggen
Moore St
Berg Electrical Co
City Light
Gervasio Company
Johnson
Here
Berg
Martins Paster
Pastariooha
John Humble 24 Dies. Early Ore Prospector and Former Chief
John Humble aged 24 died Tuesday after a long career as an ore prospector in Remsay and Anvil. He once served as chief of police and later retired. Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Ern, and four sons Thomas Chicago Albert Crosby Mian George Stearns Justus Florida, plus grandchildren. Funeral conducted at Kevers home and Mend church by Revs. Roberta Fraser with Blue Lodge F and A M. assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kovern
Oms
Bessenter Police
Rome
Hillumbi
Ieetiae
Sthara
United States
Finu
Hessemoer
Remsay
Anvil
Revern
Thomas
Chicago
Albbert
Crosby
Mian
George
Stearns
Justus
Florida
Kevera
Meth Dist
James Roberte
C. M. Fraser
Humble
Blue Lotge F & A. M
Minerva
Deaths and Births Reported in City in October
October records show nine deaths and nine births in the city. The list notes infant births to families including Mr. and Mrs. Stard Urbsen, Mr. and Mrs. Lous Cherinad, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Oloun, and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wilczewski with dates in late October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mranette
Tapa
Sabidrod
Ta Sur
Stard Urbsen
San
Wester
Ashland Mill Closes After Hemlock Loss
The John Sehrocd eco bunker mill at Ashland shut down this winter due to the loss of a 3 percent hemlock supply. A force storm caused the breakaway, unknown until last Thursday when a tug delivered the news. Three hundred workers are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sehrocd
Ashland
Wien
Northwestern Plans $415000 Ashland Ore Dock Upgrade
Chicago and Northwestern Railway will spend 415000 dollars this winter on Ashland ore docks, creating 120 jobs from December to April. The company also plans a future three million dollar steel and concrete dock within five years, signaling long term growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Ashland
Tre
Gogebic Range
Northwestern
Ritchie resigns as Ashland sheriff deputy to LeRoy Sharp
In Ashland, Robert Ritchie resigns after friction with Sheriff Elmer Sanders. LeRoy E. Sharp, longtime jailer, is appointed undersheriff, replacing Ritchie who cites mutual agreement and notes full attendance in ten months of service. Ritchie previously ran a horseshoeing business in Bessemer and has unclear future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Bob” Ritchie
Bessemer
Ashland
Elmer Sanders
LeRoy E. Sharp
Ashland County
Eighth Avenue West
Robert Ritchie
Second Avenue West
Sanders
Ritchie
Sherif Sanders
LeRoy Sharp
Apel Sharp
Javler
Sherif
1926 Gogeri c Fair dates set at conference
At a regional meeting in Escana ba the peninania county fair executives announced dates for the 1924 fairs. Alger county hosts September 6 7 Allenville September 12 18 14 15 Delta county September 14 15 16 17 Gouge bt county September 3 4 5 8 Luce county September 14 13 16 Marquete County September 7 8 9 10 Shookram county September 31 2 23 24 35 brut county September 3 4 3 Wickinson county September 3 c and .
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escanaba
Epner
Peninania
Alger County
Delta County
Shookram County
Elks Mimics Charity Show At Rex Theatre Nov 10 11
Nearly 75 actors and choruses from the Elks Mimics present a charity minstrel program at the Rex Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday November 10 and 11. D L McDonald of Rogers Producing Co. directs. Proceeds aid needy families with Thanksgiving and Christmas aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Elks
W C Rowe Pioneer Mining Man Dies in Duluth
Death came Tuesday morning at his Duluth home to Capt. W. C. Rowe veteran mining executive once in charge at Chapin mines Iron Mountain and Anvil mine. A city and county figure he served as alderman and supervisor from the fourth ward and was a Mason. Surviving are his widow and three daughters Mrs. Gilmuth Mrs. W Williams and Mrs. Taomam. Born in Bubla, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Rowe
Duluth
Captain Rowe
Upper Pentosula
Chapin Mins
Iron Mountain
Bessenwer
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Bessemer Legion
Gosebic Boy
Rotes Back Boys
Driscoll
U. P
Council
Ald. Johnson
SOO
Stinson
City Insurance
John Humble
Allenville
Gouge Bt County
Luce County
Marquete County
Brut County
Sptember
Wickinson County
Elks Mimics
Pearce Graham
Frank Duda
John W. Johnson
Jack Trevarthen
Edward Pascoe
Challis Boutelle
Gordon Links
Halston Hansen
W. F. Pellow
Paul Rutiman
George Sorenson
Peter Westin
Bernard Prost
Frank Lucynski
Kenneth MacFarlane
Andrew Contra
Earling Welin
Hyman Selin
Carl Olson
Frank Abelman
Rudolph Honz
Elmer England
Clarence Johnson
August Johnson
Erwin Peterson
Bamboozila
Islebert Svedberg
Inkypoo
Earling Velin
Jaspar Scrapnel
Aio
Enhraim Jones
F. J. Duda
Tom Pandolph
Hervald
Eaward Pussoe
Ka Luea
South Sea Island
Katherine Wonich
Réilia
Gorin
Twoslav 'S
Qin W. Johnson
Challis
Links
Abdee« Contratto
August Johannsen
Chence Johnson
Carl Olsen
Suluist
Aieda Schaefer
Zoivaduh
Gene Cochran
Mae Skerin
Florence Roberts
Genevieve Wozniak
Danette Ziedroa
Vienna
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