Busy theatrical season planned for fall in city
A busy fall for roal matricals in Bessemer is planned as city groups organize. The Elks lodge will stage a minstrel show mid November. Legion Post No 37 and Ironwood Post No 5 plan a joint comic opera Fifty Fifty with two performances in Ironwood and two in Bessemer. F C Gorman will organize the Bessemer Choral Society for a larger season and a cantata. The Choral Society officers meet Monday at the high school. first rehearsal is September 14. The high school glee clubs plan a second annual minstrel show before Christmas at the Washington gym. The Mikado and Pinafore operas are planned for next spring under Mr Gorman’s direction.
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Bessemer
Elts Lodge
Frank J. Duda
Elks
Legion Post No. 37
Ironwood Post No. 5
Ironxoad
F. C. Gorman
Bessemer Choral Society
Lastchpeter
Choral Society
Cf&cors
Chorel Society
Washington Gram Musicum
Gorman
High Who
Washington Gymnasium
Gogebic County Fair Showcases New Dairy Building and Cattle Judging
Gogebic farmers praise the new cattle building and judging pavilion at the Gogebic County Fair. The dairy show features Ayrshire, Holstein, Brown Swiss and Jerseys with 14 cows in the Production class and strong results across age groups. Judges from the Upper Peninsula led by J G Wells assessed butterfat yields, placing several cows and individuals based on production targets.
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Mimded
States
EL Gaunirson
Holst
Tie J G. Wells
Upper Peninsula
Cis
Ze Tassava
C. E Stonason
Emil Walquist Turd
Wm. Erickson
Kialmer Olson
C. E. Jonason
Erickson
Ander & Wm
Rese Bereron
Chas. J. Otsomsevwad
Gust Adradson
Juda Gssava
Rotary Club Meeting Recap and Personal Views
Walter Uber chaired a brief Rotary Club session with personal viewpoints. Mr Miller spoke on enthusiasm for a civic idea while William Godfrey presented a short paper on the impact of an installation tactic in local business.
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Walter
Uber
Bessette
Rotary Cub
Rotary Byris
Two Changes in Township Faculty
The Bessemer Township schools plan to open Tuesday with new teachers filling vacancies. A Friday principals meeting precedes a Saturday general faculty session to discuss policies and opening instructions. New hires include Dorich Bessemer and Germaine Belbsecmer. Catherine Grigs takes Junior High duties at Anvil. transport shifts affect 11th and 12th graders to Jeasemer High School.
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Bessemer Township
Velock
Srl H. Dulebohn
Germaine Belbsecmer
Ironwood
Harding School
Florence Lawrenson
Catherine Grigz
Anvil
Mintz
Ith
Jeasemer High School
Puritan
Harding
Ramsay
Bates
Ayaal
wWht
Montana
Nuber Uip
John
C. H. Mains
Harding Schew O
Chaasao
University of “Tacage
MecColley
Havana
New State Law Affects Marriage Licenses and Delays
A Wisconsin counties report a new state law requires a couple to apply for a license and wait five days before the marriage certificate is issued. The rule aims to curb hasty or impulsive marriages and has prompted couples to return to the county clerk's office for a second check.
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Wisconsin
Bessemer
Centratto Michela and Co Moves Into New Offices
Centratto Michela and Co moved yesterday into their new offices in a building they erected near the lumber yards on 1 Mary Street. The prior office was in the Scavanda Building on Moore Street. Completion is pending exterior stucco, soon to be seen as a prominent city office building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centratto, Michela and Co
Im Lumber and Coal
Mary Street
Scavanda
Moore Street
Centratto Michela and Co
Skarvi to Leave Monday for Ferris State Studies
Skarvi departs Monday for Big Rapids Michigan to resume studies at Ferris State. He will captain the Ferris football team this fall as the school begins its season.
May Locate Mill In Bessemer Report This Week
A lumber operator visits Bessemer and discusses a potential saw mill and planing mill employing 50 to 70 workers. A proposal to city officials may be presented next week. He may relocate equipment from Antigo, Wisconsin, and acquire timberlands south of Ramsay and Bessemer.
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Bessemer
Lumbberman
Ramsay
Antigo
Wis
Bessemer Players Pace Bergland Labor Day Game
Four Bessemer men sign to play for Bergland against Marenisco in the two day Labor Day program at Bergland. Marenisco adds outside 45s Hoeft and Hunt. Gunderson Ennison Skarvi and Webb join Bergland. Anderson to pitch and Dunlarson to catch, with Berkland’s Dunlarson and Webb at infield.
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Pessemer
Bergland
Marenisco
Hoeft
Hunt
Hurley Battery
Berglind
Gunderson
Ennison
Skarvi
Webb
Bessemer
Anderson
Dunlarson
Kalamazoo
Crystal Falls
Indiinapolis American Associa Met
Ermurso
Bessemer Residents Take Northwestern Excursion to Milwaukee and Chicago
Twenty nine residents from Bessemer joined the social Northwestern excursion train to Milwaukee and Chicago last Saturday and Sunday. The trip was four fewer than the earlier excursion several weeks ago, according to local agent H. Heinrichs.
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Bessemer
Milwaukee
Chicago
H. Heinrichs
Kodak Payment Sparks License Fee Toll In County Clerk’s Office
A county business man presented a one hundred dollar bill to cover an automobile license fee, triggering a scramble over change as deputy county clerk George Carah and staff attempted to process the currency. The attempt drew attention in the county treasurer’s office, with the man ultimately offering a check to settle the fee after a brief delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Carah
Herald
Centurion
Fimauly
Ore shipments likely rise to eight million tons this season
A partial report shows head of the Lakes ports Duluth, Superior, Two Harbors, and Ashland delivering 30, v16,175 tons to eastern furnaces so far, with August totals at 7,225,562 tons and Margarette and Escanaba expected to push the season’s total past 8,000,000. 1924 port total was 6,489,762 tons.
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Head of the Lakes
Duluth
Superior
Ashland
Eastern Furnaces
Escanava
Marquette
Margarette
Escanaba
Theix
August vital statistics show five deaths and nine births
City Clerk Joseph L. Gotta logs five deaths and nine births for August. Births include four boys and five girls with entries for June Homan, Lawrence Michela, Jean Mullen, George Bates, Mary McMion, William Maki Jr, Theresa Gozzano, Janet Olson, and Donald Anderson among others.
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Joseph L. Gotta
June
John Homan
Lawrence
Joseph Michela
Jean
Raymond Dg. Mullen
George
James Bateshc
Mary
Frank McMion
Aus
William
William Maki, Jr
Dave
Theresa
Victor Gozzano
Janet
Ralph Olson
Donald
Walter Anderson
U P Bankers Set Meeting September 5 in Iron County
U P district bankers of the Michigan Bankers Association will gather September 5 in Crystal Falls to host the annual meeting. Fred S Case Soo banker and district president will lead the program with Iron County organizers James B P Corcoran Walter Granberg Henry Veeser Selden Crary Ott Groescht Carl Nelson coordinating arrangements.
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Crystal Falls
Iron County
Upper Peninsula
U. P
Michigan Bankers’ Association
Fred S. Case
Soo Banker
James BP
Corcoran
Walter Granberg
Henry Veeser
Selden Crary
Ott Groesch?t
Carl Nelson
Capt Har Visits From Virginia Minn In His Shovel Invention
Captain Hoar and Mrs Hoar with their children toured several towns in and around the Lake Superior country early this week. Hoar, inventor of the Hoar shovel used widely in the region, recently returned from England.
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Samuel Hoar
Virginia
Minn
Ronweood
Gogebic Range
Capt. Hoar
Lake Superior
England
Bugs and Worms Strain NY Farms Costs 3.5 Million
Farmers across seven New York counties face annual losses totaling about 3.5 million dollars due to pests and worms. The data highlights the impact on crop protection costs and pest control practices.
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New York State
Proclamation for American Legion Endowment Week in Bessemer
Mayor John J. Donich proclaims September 13 to 19 as American Legion Endowment Week in Bessemer Michigan. He urges citizens and organizations to fund the city quota of 1000 dollars to support national child welfare and veteran rehabilitation programs.
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United States
American Legion
Michigan
John J. Donitch
Bessemer
State of Michigan
John J. Donich
State Labor Inspector Tours Gogebic County
State Inspector of Labor S C Cornell of Grand Rapids visited Hessemer and Gogebic county to inspect adherence to Michigan child labor laws. He noted compliance with age limits permits certificates and working conditions while emphasizing records kept by employers and attendance officers at no cost to workers.
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S.C. Cornell
Grand Rapids
Department of Labor and Industry
Hessemer
Cornell
Gogebic County
Michigan
Board of Education
Department of Labor
Ore Train Holds Up Fire Truck
Spontaneous combustion caused a small blaze in an old garage behind the Bessemer Tagzi Co. yesterday at 5 PM. An unused Ford truck escaped damage with a slightly damaged radiator. The scene saw ore cars block Sophia Street, delaying the fire department for several minutes.
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Bessemer Tagzi Co
Sophia Street
D.S.S. A. Announces Duluth Excursion For Labor Day
Agent R A Marsh of the Duluth South Shore railway announces an excursion to Duluth for Sunday and Labor Day at a round trip fare of 2 50 dollars. The train leaves Bessemer Sunday at 5 30 in the morning and returns from Duluth Monday at 6 00 in the evening.
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R. A. Marsh
Duluth South Shore Railway
Duluth
Bessemer
Council Sets Meeting For Thursday Due To Labor Day
The city council will meet next Thursday instead of Monday because Labor Day falls on a holiday. This change relocates the regular session to accommodate observance and ensure discussion of municipal matters proceeds.
City public schools enroll 1103 on first day
A total of 1,103 students enrolled in Bessemer public schools on the first day of school Tuesday, a gain of 28 from last year. High School enrollment reached 312, with Washington 516, Barber 174, Tilden 65, and Lincoln 35, while Washington shows a slight drop from 523 last year.
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Bessemer Public Schools
Supt
C. R. Cobb
A. J. Matteson
Buildingsig
Fejllows
Washington School
Barber School
Tilden School
Lincoln School
Washington
Barber
Tilden
Lincoln
St Sebastian's to Open Cau Oetial Shoes Next Tuesday
Announcement says St Sebastian's will open next Tuesday September 8. Last year 311 pupils were enrolled in eight grades and officials expect that total to be surpassed next week.
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St. Sebastian's Cau Oetial
Holy Name Rally Draws 400 From Local Churches
More than 400 representatives from Ironwood Wakefield and Bessemer Catholic parishes gathered in Bessemer for the Holy Name Society rally. A procession formed at Cl ecott school and moved to St Sebastian church for services led by Rev. Fr J Moriarty. Other clergy assists included Rev Fr Svoboda deacon Rev Fr Spracjer subdeacon Rev Fr Petranex and acolytes Rev Fr Jenat and Rev Fr Szy gula. Moriarty delivered an impassioned address urging renewed pledges for temperance law obedience and respect for authority.
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Peter Spracjer
Ironwool
Carl Petranex
Frank Jenat
Ironwend
Charlos Szygula
Wakefeld
Moriarty
Bessemer Man Recalled as Negaunee Pioneer
Robert McKie of Bessemer visited friends in Negaunee on Tuesday with Arthur Gilbert the newly elected Wakefield mayor. A Gogebic Range early locator, McKie left the area 40 years ago and later worked at several mines including the Clive land Hard Ore Mine where he helped sink the Clive lands Shaft. This was his first return visit to the city since leaving.
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Robert McKie
Bessemer
Arthur Gilbert
Wakefield
Mr. McKie
Clveland
Clvelannd Cliffs Company
Cliffts
Mi K
Re. Marquette Mining Journal
Peterson Moves Er D Peterson Chiropractic Offices
Dr. Er D Peterson moved his chiropractic practice this week from the Scavarda and Michela building to the second floor of the Selita building.
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ER. D. Peterson
Scavarda and Michela
Selita
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Godfrey Splak
Thie
Lincoln C. Andrew
Federal
Herlip
Haynes
Andrews
Umber Co
Fpfom Bessemer
Calmly
M &N
Soo Superior
Cc & M. W Ash
SOO Ashland
Har
J. J. Danich
Council
H.S
FR. Moriarty
Peterson
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