Historic Forest Fires Across Lake States and Canada
A survey of historic fires highlights the Miramichi blaze of October 1825 in New Brunswick that scorched over two and a half million acres and killed hundreds, the Peshtigo fire of 1871 in Wisconsin with thousands of deaths, Michigan's devastating 180 mile by 40 mile stretch, the 1891 fires in Michigan, and the 1894 Hinckley Minnesota disaster claiming around 500 lives and leaving thousands destitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake States
Miramichi
Newcastle
Miramichi River
New Brunswick
Catla
Peshtigo
Mira
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Michigan
Hinckley
Minnesota
Yeomen vs Wakefield season finale
The last game of the season features Yeomen against Wakefield on Sunday, September 27. The game is called at 2 30 p m. Local fans are encouraged to attend as both teams conclude the season with a final matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bue
Yeomen
Wakefield
Methodist Pastors Appointments At Calumet Meeting
The annual M E conference meeting at Calumet named Detroit as next host. In the Houghton district district superintendent James Pascoe led a long list of appointments including Allouez Ahmeek W J Harper Baltic R E Miller Dollar Bay Mills Thos Watson Bessemer Wakefield W G Prout Calumet Centennial Issac Wilcox Finnish Mission Pietari Pennanen First E Sedweek Tamarack J H McCune Champion Michigamme J J Strike Crystal Falls H N Aldrich Hancock First W E Marvin Pewab ic M H Eldred Houghton Grace Walter R Fruit Hurontown Henry Rogers Iron Mountain Central Richard Carlyon First Wm Roberts Ironwood Finnish Mission Wilhelm Ramakka First W J Balmes Jesseville R H Prouse Shoeming Finnish Mission K A Nurmi National Mine Palmer F A Adamson Salisbury D H Keyes Kearsarge Stephen Polkinghorn Lake Linden H C Shaw L Anse Pequaming C Merrill Laurium W M Ward Marquette A A Maywood Mohawk H Magebay Negaunee W B Coombe Ontonagon Louis Keast Opechee Boston A E Healy Painsdale R L Hewson Republic Samuel Bird Rackford Victoria E Bickford Sidnaw Amassa J H Oatey Trimountain G V Heard Princeton Turin S Hocking In Straits district W B Collins continued as superintendent James Ivey transferred to Grand Marais Frank Watuers assigned to Atlantic mine Ishpeming Record
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer and Wakefield
W. G. Prout
Calumet— Centennial
Issac Wilcox
Pietari Pennanien
E Sedweek
Tamarack
J. H. McCune
Champion
J. J. Strike
Crystal Fallsa
H. N. Aldrich
Hancock
W. E. Marvin
M. H. Eldred
Houghton—Grace
Walter R Fruit
Hurontown
Henry Rogers
Iron Mountain
Laurium
W. M. Ward
Marquette
A. A. Maywood
H. Magebay
Negaunee
W. B. Coombe
Ontonagou
Louis Keast
Opechee
Boston
A. E. Healy
Painsdale
R. L. Hewson
Republic
Samuel Bird
Rackford
Victoria
E. Bickford
Sidnaw
Amassa
J. H. Oatey
Trimountain
G. V. Heard
Princeton
Turin
S. Hocking
Straits District
W. B. Collins
James Ivey
Salisbury
Grand Marais
Frank Watuers
Atlantic
Ishpeming
State Convention of Odd Fellows in October
The grand lodge of Michigan I O C F will hold a five day session starting Monday evening Oct 21 in Lansing. The Rebekah assembly will meet in Representative Hall and the senate chamber with about 500 grand lodge officers and 560 assembly visitors. Delegates and guests plan extensive entertainment including a Thursday excursion to Jackson to view a $100000 Odd Fellows home and a Friday auto ride. Prizes totaling 250 will be awarded. Degree teams from Detroit Saginaw Jackson and St Johns will confer secret work Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Merchants are asked to decorate and every Odd Fellow will display a flag at home.
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Grand Lodge of Michigan
Lansing
Rebekah Assembly
Grand Lodge
Representative Hall
Senate Chamber
Assembly
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Port Huron
Jackson
League Park
Saginaw
St. Johns
Also Mentioned on This Page
the First National Bank
Ssemer, Mic
William I. Prince
Geo. L. Loope
Walter F. Truettner
Olin Young
Amber
Jolnston
Cogedte
Chen
Louis’ Troetener
Illiam Ae Prine
Bessemer Lumber Company
Edwin Bayliss
Heath & Milligan
United States Health Bulletin
Bessemer Brewing Co
M. E
Calumet
Houghton
James Pascoe
Allouez and
Ahmeek
W. J. Har
Per
Baltic
R. E. Miller
Dollar Bay and Mills
Thos. Watson
STATE
ODD Fellows
L. H. Truettner
The
Bessemer Cement Works
Peter Bob
Northwestern Hotel
Lead Street
Bessemer, Mich
John J. Frick
WM. Waters & CO
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