Local Elks to Sponsor Old Ironsides Week Activities
Bessemer Lodge of Elks will participate in Old Ironsides Week October 19 to 24 led by Exalted Ruler Pearce Graham. Edward Pascoe chairs the committee to fund a $500000 drive to restore the U S frigate Constitution, with school talks, button distribution, and four colored prints for children and donors alike.
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Bessemer Lodge of Elks
Pearce Graham
Edward Pascoe
Committee of Elks
Bessemer
Secretary of the Navy
U. S
Elks Committee
The
Elks Lodge
United States
Charles R. Patterson
Curtis
Wilbur
Navy
Elks
Flav
Poultry Specialist to Visit Gogebic County Here
Poultry expert R. Gulliver of the Upper Peninsula will visit Gogebic County on October 21 and 22 to help poultry owners with flock culling and demonstration farm improvements. The program aims to improve records, assist in selecting pens, and promote better flock management through on site guidance.
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R.2 Gulliver
Upper Peninsula
Gogebi County
Rap Monthly
Atl
Lodge Moves School and Oil Station Up
A crew has prepared the old Washington school at Sophia street for removal to Sellar street near Hagen and Solberg's store. The Scandinavian lodge owns the building to be used as a hall after alterations. Contractors started brick work on the new Standard Oil station at Lead and Moore streets, with driveways and foundation finished and completion expected soon.
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Washington School
Sophia Street
Sellar Street
Hagen and Solberg
Skandinavian Lodge
Standard Oil
Lead and
Moore Street
Legion Endowment Drive Sees Small Additions Toward $1000 Goal
Harold Erickson announced that the American Legion Endowment Fund drive in Bessemer will end Saturday with reports from all committees. An additional 170 was added over the past two weeks, bringing near 600 of the 1000 goal. The Women's Auxiliary leads contributors with 100, followed by many individuals and local businesses including Dr. W. E. Tew, John Renick, Finnish Mercantile Co, and others.
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Harold Erickson
American Legion Endowment Fund
Bessemer
Erickson
Women’s Auxiliary of the Legion
Andrew Winkowski
Cc. R. Cobb
W. E. Tew
Elsie R. Arenz
E. Jacobson
Andrew Bradley
Carl O. Anderson
Martha G. Arenz
Ann E. Richards
Kathryn Donich
Iver Bradley
Charles Jago
Frank McMinn
Ernest Schaefer
A. L. Campbell
Bessemer Creamery
Joseph Lampart
John Renick
Tony Trier
Finnish Mercantile Co
Frank Probelski
Dr. W. J. Pinkerton
Mae Wanzer
Jennie McMinn
Rl H. Dulebahn
Mabel Anderson
G. B. Atkins
W. J. Lintelmann
George Apitz
Watson Addresses Rotes On Institute
John C. Watson county commissioner of schools reported on the Upper Peninsula Teachers Institute held in Houghton last week before the Bessemer Rotary Club Priesday. He was elected president of the U P KE A for the coming year and Supt. C. R. Cobb of Bessemer was named a delegate to the state convention. Next year’s U P Institute will be held on the Gogebie range.
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Upper Peninsula
John Luxmore Sr Dies in Ironwood at 78
John Luxmore Sr father of County Clerk John Luxmore died Sunday at the Mimily home in Ironwood after a lingering illness. He was 78 and a Gogebic range mining pioneer. Survived by two daughters Mrs Edward Collick and Mrs George Carah, both of Ironwood. Funeral services were held in Ironwood Wednesday attended by a large crowd.
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John Luxmore Sr
John Luxmore
Mimily
Ironwood
Gogebic
Range
John Jr
Edwin Collick
George Carah
Luxmore
Loin Tronwood
Nulge
R Lutey Dies In Alleged Altar Incident
R Lute, a former county board member, died Tuesday while preparing sowers at the altar during the Amerabct theater event. The victim, Risoard Lets, was not a current county official and had served several terms previously.
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Risoard Lets
Troms
John Luxinore
Adjoin Funeral Services Held for Barbara Adjoin
Funeral services for Mrs Barbara Adjoin aged 75 were held Wednesday at the Methodist church with Rev James Roberts officiating. Mrs Adjoin died after a complication of diseases at the M Leskody home where she resided.
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Barbara Adjoin
Methodist Church
Nev
James Roberts
Adjoin
M. Leskody
Gogebic County Sets 1926 Road Budget Near $183250
The Gogebic county road commission proposes a 1926 highway budget of about $183,250 with roughly $100,000 appropriated by supervisors. Planned work includes Ramsay to Wakefield paving with concrete, Verona section gravel, and a Lake Gogebic west shore road contingent on Ontonagon county. Other projects include Black River and Little Girls Point highways and Lake Gogebic to Ontonagon road resurfacing.
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Gogebice County
County Road Commission
Board of Supervisors
Road Commission
Ramsay
Wakefield
Verona
Lake Gogebic
Ontonagon County
Black River
Little Girl's Point
The
Herald
Old County
North County
Ironwood
Black River Road
Bessemer
Heart Tag Day Here Saturday
Volunteers of America plan a Heart Tag Day in Bessemer this Saturday. Gen Babington and Mrs Maud Booth support spiritual work for prisoners and relief for their destitute families. Girls are invited to sell tags. merchants offer prizes for top fundraisers and every buyer earning at least three dollars gets Rex Theatre passes.
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the Volunteers of America
Bessemer
Nelson Drug Store
J. C. Working
A. Melanson
Rex Theatre
Supervisors End Annual Meeting With Budget Decisions
County board members wrap two busy days approving salaries and a large budget for the coming year. Highlights include a $6000 raise for Probate Judge Bay as juvenile judge, Irene Buchanan’s salary cut to 1500, and a total budget of 463724.88 with major allocations to road work, poor relief, mothers pensions, hospital, and development bureaus.
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County Board of Supervisors
Harry K. Bay
Irene Buchanan
Road Commission
Agricultural Society
Uy, Tv
Development Bureau
We we we continued on Page eight
A brief fragmented item continues on page eight of the newspaper. Readership is invited to turn to the indicated page for the remainder of the note and any associated details.
Dedication of hail postponed amidst unclear notes
Postponement announced for dedication event due to unspecified reasons. Temporary delays affect plans and scheduling, with organizers seeking a new date. Community confusion noted as officials reschedule the ceremony.
Pils Barber Shop and Improvements Mentioned
Fragmentary notes reference Pils Barber Shop with chairs and barbers, plus mentions of improvements and a force consisting of individuals including Eugen Hill and Bruno. The text is incomplete and contains several garbled phrases about eggs and ranges.
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Barberes
Falbow
Owood
Tragic Studebaker Crash Claims Several Lives
A car veered into a ditch near Ironwood killing multiple occupants. Authorities say the driver may have lost control, with no witnesses to confirm cause. Rescuers recovered victims as cold water hampered search efforts. No definitive details on the others involved are available.
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Ron
Gary
Gas Car Reinstated After Three-Week Suspension
A gas car service was reinstated on Tuesday after a seven week inquiry into the vessel’s operation. Officials noted the prior suspension followed several safety concerns and the recent decision restores service under enhanced supervision, pending compliance with standards.
Tax bank critique sparks countywide debate in Gogebic
Rep. John Holland denounces the state tax department article by George Lord in the Herald as feeding on a tax bank blamed for high valuations. The column accuses Farm Bureau influence and highlights four million dollars in added non mining property assessments, with references to Hamtramck Dodge Brothers holdings and local political cost concerns.
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Rep
John Holland
George Lord
State Tax Department
Herald
Holland
State Farm Bureau
Lord
Bessemer Herald
Mercy
Gogebic County
Dodge Brothers
Hamtramck
Michigan
Amenor
Pasa Font
Lawyer William S. Baird Marks Twenty Years In Gogebic
William S. Baird of this city celebrates twenty years of law practice in Gogebic county. He arrived in Bessemer twenty years ago this week to open a local office after previously joining Thew and Thompson at Allegan and passing the state bar exams.
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Gogebic County
William S. Baird
Upper Peninsula
Baird
Bessemer
Thew and Thompson
Allegan, Mich
Prisoner Halts Raid Fled With Sheriff Car
Sheriff Thomas Jeffery and deputies chased a prisoner Louis J. Page who escaped from the Ramsay jail area during a Tuesday raid. Page, a suspected worthless check offender, vanished with a brand new Studebaker owned by Deputy Sparini. Police wired alerts across Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin as the man, a self-described Spanish American War veteran, sought confinement avoidance and gave a health excuse.
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Thomas Jeffery
Ramsay
Louis J. Page
Studebaker
George Sparini
Page
Upper Peninsula
Wisconsin
Minlander
Jeffery
Evering
Michael Juliana
Emil Broz
Joseph Parallo
Frank Alesna
Jiseuuie
Circuit Esort
Baird Leaves Law Office Role in Gogeba District
A partial account notes H M Norris occupying the Gogeba law offices as S.S. Crenar is named circuit judge to replace Judge Hs who resigned. After 20 years, Mr. Baird pursued extensive legal practice and hints at returning to a judgeship, becoming the interim holder of the office.
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Baird
Oessettics
Fair Association Elects Directors at Annual Meeting
At a meeting of the Fair Association held Tuesday afternoon, directors were elected for three years: Mrs. M. Crime from Tron wood, Tod Viegee from Freewood, WOW Gray from Bisser orsiver Ironwood, B. G. dawain from Vuetieid, Mrs. E. Ormes from Marenisco, Jacob J. Jacobsen from Erwin Bonifas, and Walter Swarse from Besse mer. Officers to be elected by the directors in December.
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Tt Ty Pair Association
Hs Can Thane
M. Crime
George Haines Dies in Gainesville Florida
George Haines died suddenly at his Gainesville home on Friday night October 2. He leaves a wife two children Vernon and Ida Mae and a sister in law Mrs E W Felling. Haines once managed Charcoal Iron Company's boarding house at Marenisco for three years and ran a hotel at Mellen about 16 years ago. He had been operating a restaurant in Florida.
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Gainesville
Fla
George Haines
Vernon
Ida Mae
E. W. Felling
Haines
Charcoal Iron Company
Marenisco
Mellen
Florida City
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