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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1908
Page
5
Numerous residents and visitors with ties to Ironwood Gogebic wakefield and Ashland stopped in for business and social calls. Names include L W Munthe August Lintelmann Henry Hill Mamie Pecard and others with visits toParadise Ironwood and Tronwood. The week also notes football season opener at High School or Alumni.
Wm H Taft republican candidate celebrated his fast birthday Tuesday. J V Brennen principal of ironwood schools was a business visitor in town Saturday. J A McDonald Northwestern agent at Hurley was a visitor Tuesday. Frank Carey of Glidden visited his brother Joe in the city this week. Bernard Lee spent Sunday at Washburn and played badminton with the Washburn team. Large crowds attended the fair and carnival at Ironwood this week. Chester Rogers attorney was in town part of the week. Mr and Mrs Andrew Winkoski left for Stevens Point for a relatives visit. Ashland beat Ironwood 4 1 Sunday, 7 to 4. Gene Murphy copper country traveling man called on trade. Samuel Cudlip of Iron Mountain visited with his sister. Fire department extinguished a small blaze near Kula sevicz Skwor's barn Wednesday. Yeomen defeated Ironwood second team 4 to 3. Public schools closed due to diphtheria cases among students. Mrs John Luxmore and daughter left for Livingston Wis for illness in family. Mrs E J Bowyer and Mr and Mrs L Lafontise left for Tampa Fla after a week here. Mc Carter’s play “so Proud to Beg” drew a fair audience Wednesday. Fred Roberts left for Chisholm Minn. sister returned from a fire in that city. Miss Erma Bunn and Ray N Hanten married at Ironwood last Tuesday. Neutralizing house of Atlantic Dynamite company at Barksdale near Washburn destroyed by explosion. one killed, one fatally injured. A Chicago man demonstrated a fly-killing electric screen using a dynamo.
Mr. Jerry Pellerin and Miss Alice uhning of Wakefield were married at the Presbyterian parsonage on Thursday September 17 by Rev. W R Shell. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blasco on Saturday September 12.
For sale a selection of household goods including stoves and bedroom furniture suitable for a small family. Call or write P. J. Nelson in Bessemer Michigan for details and arrangements.
Advertisement notes a second hand heating store bargain. It gives contact as R. Kitto with box 300 in Bessemer Michigan. The message suggests Callon or address guidance for interested buyers in a compact classified style.
Wakefield locals report a busy weekend with visitors from Hurley Antigo Ironwood and Bessemer. J W Bedell traveled to Lake Gogebic while W Weston and helpers shopped and conducted business locally. A Woodmen dance drew a large crowd and several residents joined shows in Bessemer.
Advertisement claims Dr King s New Life Pills ease stomach liver and bowels with no friction N H Brown of Pittsfield Vermont endorses the product and guarantees satisfaction at Frank B Jones drug store price 25 cents
J C Goodwin of Reidsville NC touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a proven remedy for ulcers and other wounds. He reports a severe leg ulcer healed with the product, leaving no scar. Sold for 25 cents at Frank B Jones drug store.
An old advertisement promises Pink Pain Tablets by Dr Shoop stop head pains and womanly pains in about twenty minutes. It claims the 25 cent box contains the formula and urges readers to ask a druggist or doctor about the formula.
The piece cites 5,000,000 mine workers, 60 carloads of Canadian har vesting machinery for Siberia, a $2 billion annual British cotton trade, $350 million profits, Sahara depths from 30 feet to 800 feet, Henry J. Daveen’s purchase of Rudolph Kann art for over $5 million, Transvaal mining machinery purchases valued near $6.5 million, and a $20,000 British effort to cultivate hemp in St Helena amid destitution.
A Baltimore American quote ponders how to measure a powerful financier. The excerpt hints that some believe the Bertillon system should be used to assess him, reflecting contemporary curiosity about scientific criminal identification methods.
Leaves Chicago daily at 10:00 a m for Denver via Union Pacific North Western with one night en route. Pullman drawing room sleeping cars free reclining chair cars and observation parlor cars. Dining cars serve meals a la carte. Round trip fare 30 dollars to Chicago to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Two trains daily and low rates from all points. For full details contact North Western Line agents.
J Annen of Green Bay C W Bridenthal of Duluth and H E Olson of Bessemer transacted business in town Tuesday. Cards announce the marriage of Violet Zakzeski of Wakefield to Jos Zegoski of Ironwood for later this month. A dance at the Finnish Young Men's Hall Saturday Sept 19 with Melody orchestra of Hartey. Albert Hansen leaves for Sault Ste Marie Canada to work at the Superior mine for Capt N B Roscorla. H M Erickson of Ironwood and W S Wright of Marquette, both insurance agents, were in town seeking coverage on the Jos Yatzakax property.
The UP I S A board sets strict eligibility rules and divides the area into four districts Beasemer Ironwood Menominee Escanaba Negaunee Marquette Ishpeming Copper Country Norway Gladstone lay out staged eliminations through October and November culminating in a two team final for the Upper Peninsula title under centralized control to avoid disputes.
How to get strong through Electric Bitters is endorsed by P J Daly of 1247 W Congress St Chicago. He cites his feeble mother's marked gain in flesh relief from insomnia and ongoing strength improvement. The tonic is said to remedy stomach liver and kidney complaints and is sold under guarantee at Frank B Jones drug store. Miss C Urquhart announces her fall opening millinery sale in this issue of the Herald.
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