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Ironwood News Record (Newspaper) - August 5, 1911, Ironwood, Michigan Iron Wood news record volume 26 number 23 go Gebic county Michigan saturday August 5 1911 per year in Advance announcement Maying purchased or de Voys interest in the grocery business of the Jame Devoy we wish to announce that the business will be conducted under the same Broad business policies future which have been especially characteristic of this store in the past respectfully soliciting your continued Patron Sullivan Coumbe it i tic it it it of Good news is always a Welcome visitor even so is the letter or note writ ten on cranes Linen Lawn carrying the essentials of Good taste and Correct form with the message it is the Correct writing paper at All times and for All people there is none better made we have All the latest Crane novelties and Many of the Eaton Crane toe Beautiful writing papers we cordially invite your inspection m f Mccabe co druggists is a very Slippery article in the hands of the wage the temptation to spend it coming from every Side to secure your Cash and avoid temptation to spend it place it on Deposit at our savings depart hint where it will earn 3 per cent you May need Cash badly some for it now one Dollar opens the account 75he future of your business hangs when placing fire insurance remember companies represented by this office for new York life insurance co h m Erickson successor to sch Olitt Erickson Ironwood firemen first local team secured most Points at tournament and carried off association prize the running team of the Ironwood fire department carried off the much coveted association prize at the tournament at Bessemer last week the boys cleaning up nicely in the events of last Friday and having a of 17 Points Over their nearest competitors for the grand prize in the final total Ironwood had 55 Points bed jacket and Mohawk were tied for second place with 38 Points each Iron River secure fourth with 26 Gladstone fifth with 10 and Wakefield sixth with 5 the Flag race on Friday was won by Ironwood in 65 25 seconds a full Sec Ond faster than the next Best team and within on fifth of a second of the time made by the local team at1 Quette several years ago when Archie Hahn was running with it the Iron Wood Flag carriers in the 600yard sprint were Bernard and John Ken Nedy Duchien buyer Mildren and Drazkowski but for bungling work in starting the 100yard dash Bernard Kennedy would have won that event handily As he had the fastest time in the trial heat of any sprinter in either trials or a ten foot Start Hogan of Mohawk won As he pleased Ironwood never was represented by a better team at any previous tournament the result of fridays races follows Flag 65 25 seconds Mohawk 66 25 bed jacket 67 35 Iron River 68 35 Gladstone 69 Wakefield 72 15 Novelty Hook and ladder Wood 19 15 seconds red jacket 19 45 Mohawk 19 45 Iron River 21 Wakefield and Gladstone no time firemen foot to Law first 10 25 regulation Hub and Hub Stone conceded the race to Iron River teams eligible without contest ladder climbers con 1 35 seconds Wakefield 4 Iron River 4 Mohawk 4 35 Gladstone 8 35 red jacket no time in this event Ironwood and Wakefield were tied at 3 35 seconds in the first run but on the Runoff 4 seconds was the Best Wakefield could do while Tommy Tousignant for Ironwood did the business in the same old time 3 35 seconds winning the event Hub and Hub 17 15 seconds Ironwood 17 25 Iron River 18 25 Gladstone 18 35 Wakefield 18 15 James Devoy Sells out James Devoy has sold his interest in the wholesale and retail grocery business that bears his name Selling his interest to Thomas e Sullivan and John m Coumbe who will continue the business under the firm name of Sullivan Coumbe the gentlemen named have been with or Devoy since he embarked in business on own account in 1892 Musulli Van having charge of the business for several years past the James Devoy company is one of the Best known concerns in this Section and for nearly two decades has held an honorable position among the leading mercantile establishments of the go Gebic Range that it will retain its place under the guidance of messes Sullivan Coumbe is assured to is a measure to record that or Devoy and his estimable family intend to re Tain their residence in Ironwood or Devoy was one of Bingham Perrins who arrived in Iron Wood with the first Railroad in the Days when that Pioneer concern had the Only mercantile establishment in the As it was then known some of the other boys were Joe Davis Jake Stein Fred Hunt and de Orourke heres hoping that probably the first of them to retire from Active business pursuits May be blessed with the Best of health an abundance of years and continued Good Fortune Odd Fellows picnic the Odd Fellows lodges of Iron Wood Hurley Bessemer and Wake Field will hold a joint picnic at the Crown Point picnic grounds at Wake Field on Friday aug 11 a special train will be run leaving at a returning Leav ing Wakefield at p m the nor Rie band will accompany the Mexcur zionists and play during the Day Fine boating on sunday Lake refreshments will be served on the grounds teachers examination the examination for the teachers o go Gebic county will be held in the court House at Bessemer on thursday and Friday August 10 and 11 the morning sessions will begin at Oclock Laura com missioner of schools Ironwood won both games vocals Defeated fast Iron River Ball team last saturday and sunday it was a shame to do it Fellows be Ause the baseball team from Iron liver that played Here last saturday and sunday is composed of he most gentlemanly lot of chaps who have played the great National game in Ironwood in years but the miners had to win the games just the ame the locals taking the saturday la timing by a Lea pipe score of 9 to i and coming Back sunday afternoon to 2 both games were interesting lie second especially so because Al Cummings late of the Duluth White sox was opposed to Carl Johnson the ocal Flinger and it was a Battle Royal until the last Man was out Sundell lid the pitching for Ironwood on sat Arday and allowed the visitors Only in hits while Ironwood got nine Safe jingles off James Iron River out lit the miners on sunday getting line Safe ones while Ironwood touch d up Cummings for seven As a mater of fact Cummings threw away Ron Rivers Only Chance to have the game go extra innings by passing one Man and hitting another with the Dases full each time in the eighth nning but at that the game was exceedingly closely contested and was Nybo Dys As has been said until the ast Man was out after the games he Iron River boys paid Murley and Udell the handsome compliment of aying that their umpiring had been he squares and Best they had Ever Een the following is the summary if sundays game k n a e Tildren 1100 elevens 2110 Baillies 0241 Schaefer 2131 Richards 0830 Acquart 0310 Kennedy 1100 Mills 0 10 0 0 Ohnson 1030 total 4 7 27 15 2 Iron w it a is Loecher 1010 5abb 1200 Johnson 2120 Conners 1020 Machon 1912 Addington 0100 Williams 0200 Benson 2111 Jum ratings 1172 total 2 9 23 14 5 0011002 Ron 0010010 two base hits Schaefer Machon struck out by Johnson 0 by Cummngs 2 double plays Cummings to Tachon Johnson to Conners to Mach on passed balls Connors hit by pit Cher w Jacque it base on balls off Cummings 1 the following is the score of Satur Days game u n k f Ron 9 Iron i 12 Wood Sundell and Richards Iron River James and con ners the Ironwood team will play at Washburn on August 12 and 13 the Chicago Union giants coloured will play two games Here the miners expect to win one of the Jarnes and think they have an even Chance to take both new blood in Scott Howe co messes d c Scott and Geo t Howe have this week disposed of a portion of their holdings in the Scott Howe lumber one of Iron Woods largest Industrial enterprises the purchasers being h k Baker of Odanah and his associates and Geo e Foster of Mellon or Baker is manager of the Stearns lumber co and or Foster president of the Fos Ter Latimer co the Oili cers of the Scott Howe lumber co remain As heretofore or Howe retaining the presidency a l Osborn the vice presidency George Scott Secretary d c Scott told the news record thursday evening that the wider distribution of the company Stock would make no difference in the Loca management or policy of the concern that both he and or Howe would spend a portion of each year in Iron Wood As heretofore and that he expected things would move along in about the same Way they had been going or and mrs Scott will depart for the East next week and then go to methodist episcopal Church services in the new Church next Sun Day both morning and evening the local Lodge of foresters of America will attend the morning service the pastor will preach an appropriate Sermon evening service at Oclock subject the greatest o sunday school at p m Epworth league at p m fre seats Good singing All Are Welcome it it it it it it we Are reducing our coloured fancy pattern hats loss than 12 pattern hats pattern pattern pattern hats pattern we extend to you and your friends a very cordial invitation to visit our millinery department during this Sale dollars Worth of hosiery underwear and linens bought from the failed wholesale dry goods House of Tibbs Hutch Ings Minneapolis at 33 13 per cent less than wholesale Price now on Sale at great reductions our motto Quality counts and is far More important than the Price to Davis feb for floors furniture Woodwork use Rogers stain floor finish it makes old floors look like new it makes Pine floors look like Hardwood it produces an artistic finish on All Woods it is not affected by water it can be applied by anybody it is made in All natural Wood shades for Sale at the City drug store 234 Mcleod ave base bal goods we carry the largest and Best line of base Ball goods in the City reach official base balls the famous and Wagner bats the much talked of Duck foot Glove and All others Jug the Best goods for the lowest Price Jug is our motto Anton Michael 109 Suffolk Street opposite Peoples Bank 5 i 9f 91 meats there is a lot of satisfaction in knowing that when you place an order for meats you Are going to receive the very Best skilfully Cut and promptly delivered a trial order will convince you that we furnish you this Gus Swanson Hast Murod ave phone 23

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