Insurance Commissioner urges regular school fire drills
Insurance Commissioner Palmer calls on all school boards and county school officials to enforce a new Michigan law requiring one fire drill per month and to keep doors and exits unlocked during school hours. Violations carry misdemeanor charges and potential fines or up to thirty days in jail. Copies of the law available on request at the Insurance Commissioner’s office.
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Palmer
Michigan
Lask
Rules on Liquor Law Open Sundays and Mondays
Attorney General Kuln holds saloons may stay open on Mondays after a double Sunday holiday. The attorney general states a new act allows emporiums to remain open on these dates.
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Kuln
Minister Edw Bickford Returns to Bessemer Church
Rev Edw Bickford who has occupied the pulpit at the M B Church in this city for the past two years was returned by the conference meeting at Flint this week. His many friends in this city will be pleased to learn he remains another year.
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Edw. Bickford
M. B
Flint
Black Ash Wanted for Hoop Timber and Poles
Local buyers seek black ash timber suitable for racked hoops and also purchase hoop poles and soft maple. Wm. Craig, Luce Miet.
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Wm. Craig
Luce Miet
State Tax Commission to Review 1911 Bessemer Assessments
The Michigan State Tax Commissioners will meet in Bessemer on Monday October 2 1911 at ten in the forenoon to review city and Wakefield township assessment rolls for 1911. Officials cited include John D Shea Fred Fahler and John Simonson with notices to inspect and hear interested parties and correct irregular or unlawful assessments.
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State Board of Tax Commissioners
Court House
Board of State Tax Commissioners
Herald
Bessemer
Wakefield
Gogebic
State of Michigan
Board of State ‘Tax Commissioners
Asiitad Iron and Steel Co
Corrigan McKinney & Co
Lake Superior Iron & Chemical Co
Oliver Iron Mining Co
Castile Mining Co
Corrigan McKinney Co
Keweenaw Assa Limited
Brotherton Iron Mining Co
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co
Wm. C
Fred Fahler
John Simonson
Board of Supervisors
Electric interurban line starts in Gogebic Ironwood area
The Gogebic and Iron County Railway and Light Co began constructing an electric interurban line from the city to Ironwood this week. A sizable crew is on Lowyer Street, rails laid, and work advancing rapidly. Completion anticipated this fall with power near Saxon and the dam finished to supply the line. Citizens cheer new street railway amid franchise activity and urban development hopes.
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Gogebie and
Iron Counties Railway
Light O
City
Ironwood
Ohenen
Lowyear Street
D. Sullivan
Miss Mary E Rus tonagon Dies in China Mission Work
Miss Mary E Rus tonagon, a longtime missionary in China, is reported dead after years of service described as deeply tied to congregational work. Her brother, a local resident, confirms the family ties and notes her birth about twenty years ago. The article names other relatives including Captain Daniel Be agon’s kin and mentions Onton and William Russell in connection with survivors.
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Mary E Rustonagon
China
Ing
Russell
Daniel Beagon
Annual Supervisors Meeting Sets October Dates
County Board of Supervisors will meet on October 9 to conduct annual business including county taxes and officials salaries. The session is expected to be lengthy with auditing committee review of county books at the courthouse next week. Clerk Loxmore says the meeting may last several days due to heavy agenda.
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County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Loxmore
Hunting Season Opens October 15 Amid New Laws
Statewide hunting opens October 15 with deer and other game lawful after that date. A renewed 25 day license period, unchanged August 1 laws, may limit early deer licenses until late November as snow begins to fall. Some sportsmen plan combined deer and partridge trips under the new rules.
Revival of Uncle Tom's Cabin to Open October 3
A.T. Martin revived Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Troy opera house promising the grandest production yet, with the drama praised from America to Britain and a history of high patronage since its 1862 debut. The article notes many imitators failed to match Martin's managerial and financial standards.
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Troy, N. Y. Museum
American Theatre Opera
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
A. W. Martin
Martin
Opera House
Mines to Bear Increase in Iron Range Tax
Lans ing dispatch to the Detroit Journal notes a review of the assessment of all iron mining townships. Chairman Thompson of the state tax commission says the aim is to raise mine valuations to Finlay appraisal figures due to the state board of equalization increasing county values. If mines aren’t raised, other property would bear the higher burden.
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Lansing
Detroit Journal
Thompson
State Tax Commission
State Board of Equalization
Feels Like Fall Approaches as Summer Winds Down
The passage notes cooler nights and shortening days signaling autumn. It describes households preparing for harvest and school bells calling children, while merchants store summer goods and bring out fall stock. The tone reflects seasonal transition and the inevitability of autumn’s arrival.
Campaign to Reach Farmers Through Local Education
A campaign to educate farmers on staying money at home and supporting local merchants is discussed. A proposal suggests using disinterested speakers at Grange meetings to persuade farmers that city opportunities do not outpace rural prospects. Mr. George A.Jeffery maps out a lecture Turning from the Soil, promising insight into rural careers and urban myths. Continued on Page 3.
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Chicago
Tide
George A. Jeffrey
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William Russell
Uncle Tom
New Fall Millinery
Mrs. Urquhart
Trancette
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al. W. Martin
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