Wakefield City Commission Adopts Bills and Awards Contracts
The Wakefield City Commission met April 23 1925 at City Hall with Mayor Rummel and four commissioners present. They approved previous minutes, paid assorted invoices, opened bids and awarded a four inch cast iron water pipe contract to GS Webb, moved for bids on moving a six inch water main, and authorized purchases under the 1925 budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hornibrook
Hart
Wakefield Fire Department
Yeas
Rummel
Matthews
John Ozzello
Chief of Police
McWayne
GS. Webb
Yous
Hart and Matthews
Nays
Wakefield Seeks Bids for Water Main Project
The City Commission of Wakefield Michigan will meet at city hall on Friday April 30 1925 at 4 pm to consider bids for laying and repairing a three hundred inch water main on Ascherman Pierce and Hancock streets per plans and specifications. A five percent certified check accompanies each bid and the successful bidder must provide personal bonds to the city and to the state. The commission may reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
City of
Wakefield
Michigan
Aschermam Sace
Pierce and
Hancock
Local residents make rounds of visits and moves
A BENNI Y. H. Hanson was a business visitor at Winegar Thursday. Capt. N. B. Roscorlin returned from Duluth and Minneapolis to visit relatives. James Piper and daughter of Marquette visited the Walton home. Mrs. W. J. Davies visits Esconaba with her son from the highway department. F. E. Hook returned from Marquette after admission to practice in the U S District Court. Miss Irma Olson left for Chicago to study at Northwestern University. Mrs. R. St. C Prout returns from Minneapolis after visiting her parents. Mrs. John Ball of Bessemer undergoing Mayo Clinic treatment. A. A. Bawden visited Isabella property on the Marquette range. Henry Teppo seriously ill with tuberculosis. Supt. A. W. Clevenger confined with influenza. recovery satisfactory. George Hook returns from Chicago to resume work on the Northwestern. Local Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges hosted Mr. and Mrs. Henry Running with tokens of remembrance. Mr. and Mrs. Tuaining to move to Missoula, Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. H. Hanson
Winegar
N. B. Roscorlin
Duluth
Minneapolis
James Piper
Marquette
Walton
W. J. Davies
Escanaba
H. J. Davies
State Highway Department
F. E. Hook
United States District Court
Irma Olson
Chicago
Northwestern University
R. St. C Prout
S. E. Oleson
John Ball
Bessemer
Arthur Mann
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
A. A. Bawden
Pickands, Mather Co
Isabella
Marquette Range
Henry Teppo
Great Lakes Hospital
A. W. Clevenger
Wakefield Public Schools
George Hook
Northwestern Railroad
Northwestern
Odd Fellows and Rebekah
Henry
Tuaning
Missoula
Mont
Herbert Meldrum
Wakefield
Ralph Bearss
General Woods
The
Charcoal Iron Co
Iola Knabe
Sear Knabe
Lyman Flagg
Camp Nizer
Roy Bedell
Marenisco
High School Seniors Win Forensic Honors At Wakefield
William Weston won first in the final oratorical contest and June Miljevich took first in the declamatory contest at Wakefield High School last Friday. Weston titled his oration The Common People and Miljevich read The Alien. They will represent Wakefield at the district final in Bessemer on May 1, with potential appearances at Ashland and Madison if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Weston
June Miljevich
Weston
Miljevich
Wakefield
Bessemer
Ashland
Madison
Advertise Bids for Sale of Parsonage
Bids are invited next week for the purchase of the parsonage now occupied by the Rev Charles Szygula pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The winning bidder must move the building off the property to clear a site for a new parsonage planned for this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Szygula
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Marenisco News Briefs Include Remodel and Visits
John A Pratt's building has been remodeled for an ice cream parlor. Visitors include Miss Evelyn Knabe of Winegar, Ralph Bearss of Charcoal Iron Co., and Roy Bedell of Wakefield. Attendees and travels cover local residents, high school inspection by Prof. Densmore, and the Shepherds’ Ohio trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Pratt
Evelyn Knabe
Winegar
Marenisco
Detour plan on Ewen Road discussed with road board
A committee from Ewen Trout Creek Bergland Haight and nearby towns met with the county road commissioners at Antonag to push a detour from the cemetery corner in Haight township to Ewen. The commission unanimously favored the detour noting trunk line work to Bruce Crossing will block traffic and the detour would restore normal East West traffic between Gogebic Iron and Gogebic counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Ward
A. M. Anderson
Frank Sparrer
BE. J. Humphrey
J. M. Zahradka
Ewen
J. 8. Weidman
P. W. Saxton
Trout Creek
R. M. Weidman
Bergland
P. J. Taylor
Haight
Antonag
Board of County Road Commissioners
Cemetery Corner
Haight Township
Road Commission
Here
Bruce Crossing
Davies
Escanaba
Upper Peninsula
Read
Houghton
Blodwell
Ypoad
Thetate
Gogeble
Marquette
Highway Department
Iron
Gogebic
Watersmeet
Gogebic Range
Range
Cloverland Press
Arbor Day Proclamation by Michigan Governor Groesbeck
Governor Alex J. Groesbeck designates Friday May 1 1925 as Arbor Day urging every Michigan community to plant and restore forests. Emphasizes tree planting for human survival and forests of a generation ago, with official seal and signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Conservation Department
Alex J. Groesbeck
Commonwealth
Alex J. Goesbeck
CROSS WORD PUZZLE NO 13 HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL NO 13
Puzzle clues list many partial words and abbreviations across horizontal and vertical sections. The next issue will publish the full solution and completed grid with enumerated answers for each clue including names and place references.
Forty Acre Farm for Sale in Gogebie County Ramsay
Forty acres of farming land in Gogebie county near Ramsay with a four room house, barn on a stone foundation, running water, and an orchard. Includes teams, cattle, farm equipment, and a bargain price. Seller too old to manage. For details call or write Mrs Ida Cronski Box 27 Ramsay Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebie County
Ramsay
Ida Cronski
Mich
Farmers and sales notices in Ashland area
Mrs Kastalnik and Miss Marie Hanson visited Ashland with Mrs Kastalniks husband who recently underwent an operation there. FOR SALE 40 acre farm four blocks south of city owner aging. Also four cows, two calves, two horses, complete machinery two plows two disc harrows Cash or terms inquire Andrew Kulukoski or at News office 80 81 WANTED man with car to handle complete line of auto tires and tubes exclusive territory Experience not necessary Salary 3000 a month milestone Rubber County East Liverpool Ohio
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Kulukoski
Ilestone Rubber County
East
Liverpool
Ohio
House and Furniture For Sale In Wakefield Mich
Six beds and springs four dressers four mattresses one range with hot water tank one four burner oil stove two heating stoves and other furnishings. A twelve room house all modern but heat. Owner leaving town wants quick sale. Mrs Ida Boleau Wakefield Mich 80 838.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida _ Boleau
Wake
Feld
Mich
Cheap farms offered near Iron Belt and Saxon
Advertisement details winter mining work in Hurley or Ironwood and summer farming. Two farm options: eighty acres 24 miles from Iron Belt with house, barn, 20 acres cleared for 1,200 dollars on easy terms. or eighty acres near Saxon and Ironwood with house, barn, 50 acres cleared, orchard on Highway No 10 for 2,400 dollars on easy terms. Write for more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurley
Ironwood
Iron Belt
Saxon
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Mayor Rummel
Hart and
Commissioner Strough
Rommel
Mart
Q. Electric Company
Fritz-Cross Company
Pins
PEK
Wales
White Company
Labe
Ena Veteeeaee Morgan Company
cemeAh
Bessemer Taxi Cx
Agra
Contratto & Michah
the News
Frank
Plymouth Mining Company
Debi
Ross
A. Cormier
Bert Turner
Wakefield Fire Departuen
Marshall Wells
Wakefield News
Pissewes Ial
Gsaete
Fenee
Callaghan & Company
Peter
Thor Hoseid
Yells
Naga
Memorial
Alcherman Street
Hancock Streets
WM. Jacobson
Benni
Marenisco News
Anthony Propst
John Miller
FE. O. Densmore
University of Michigan
Wm. Bishop
Manitowoc
Wis
Claude Bishop
Snyder
John Nizer
Jesse Shepherd
Camp 17
Shepherd
George Shepherd
Oscar Swanson
Mrs. Swanson
Ewen Road
Ted Villeneuve
Inshpeming
Charles J. Deland
Secretary
Stannard
Aetnaizer
Wreati
Nevada City
Nova Scotia
France
Naut
Western Newspaper Union
Hardy & Ryan
Waukesha, Wis
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