Mines report shows fewer deaths and higher output in 1927 28
Gogebic county mine inspector’s data for October 1 1927 to September 30 1928 records five fewer fatalities than the previous year amid total ore production of 4 987 388 tons reaching an average of 5.23 tons per man day for 3 321 workers. Output per man rises with safety gains. Sunday Lake leads at 83 tons per man, while the Oliver Iron Mining Co and Pickands Mather group show notable gains.
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Gogebic
Sunday Lake
Pickands, Mather & Co
Anvil-Palms
Aureka Ie
Sis Crags
Davis-Geneva
Puritan-Royal
Norrie-Aurora
Newport
Oliver, Co
Zroup
Wakefield Iron Co
Plymouth
Five Thousand Deer Cross Straits Record Season
The open deer season closed at midnight Friday setting a record for the number killed under the current law. Official figures from the state ferry dock show deer shipped across the straits, including an anomalous large antlered specimen. A "Pantry Shower" at the Woman's Club on Wednesday evening December 18 will collect gifts and supplies for Christmas baskets to aid Wakefield families in need.
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Woman's Club
Roy Bedell
W. J. Davies
Wakefield
Hanna Co Resumes Drilling Exploration Work
M. A. Hanna Co. restarted drilling exploration several miles east of here on Monday. Work will continue through winter and likely into next year, focusing on opening existing drill holes and closely studying the drilled ground under the supervision of Thomas Knutson of Wakefield Iron Co.
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M. A. Hanna Co
Here
Thomas Knutson
Wakefield Iron Co
Wakefield to Build Two Ice Rinks on Sunday Lake
Mayor Hanson outlines plans to complete two ice rinks by next week on the north shore of Sunday Lake near Eddy Park and at the foot of Sunday Lake Street. Floodlights illuminate the lake. shelter houses are planned. work uses two men and a team. A steel toboggan slide is proposed near the Chicago Mine with a possible quarter mile ride. if costly, two natural slides are also considered.
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Gogebic
Hanson
Wakefield
Sunday Lake
Eddy Park
Sunday Lake Street
City Commission
Chicago
Ironwood postoffice site selected amid cave and mine ties
Ironwood finally gains a site for a new postoffice after years of debate. A mid distance location between Ironwood and Hurley near mining activity was chosen, amid civic excitement and concerns about nearby mine caves. Congress passed appropriation and government inspectors reviewed bids and locations.
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Ironwood
Ani
Postoffice
W. Frank James
Hurley
Norman Coffey Dies After Illness at Grand View Hospital
Norman Coffey, aged 34, died late Thursday night at Grand View Hospital after several months of illness from pulmonary tuberculosis. He had lived with his wife and four children at Jack's Spur until recently, then moved to Wakefield. He had worked for many years in the woods operations of the Char coal Tron Co.
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Norman Coffey
Grand View Hospital
Jack’s Spur
Wakefield
Charcoal Tron Co
State Solons Face Issues in Diverse Legislative Program
Michigan lawmakers plan a broad agenda for the fifty third legislature, including criminal code changes, a 10 year building program for state institutions, tighter auto driver rules, streamlined drunken driving cases, oil and gas legislation, and a revised conservation code. Proposals from prosecutors, automotive clubs, and the Geological Survey and Utilities Commission shape the talks amid potential big battles.
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Michigan
State Prosecutors’ Association
Get
Servation Commission
Herbert Hoover
Lappeer
Wabjamega
Power lines now open along M 28 to Bergland
Electrical energy is now provided to Bergland Michigan by Lake Superior District Power Co. The Wakefield to Bergland transmission line was completed this week and the first power reached Bergland Wednesday. Merriweather and Tula will be served soon, with future lines planned along the west shore of Lake Gogebic to Marenisco, which voted a long term franchise. Walter DeWald will depart for Tron River to work as an engineer at the Homer mine.
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Bergland
Ontonagon County
Lake Superior District Power Co
Wakefield
Merriweather
Tula
Lake Gogebie
Marenisco
Deer season plea for protection of Michigan deer
By Joe Kottcol a plea on deer hunting in 1928 1929 urges restraint as deer herds fall toward peril and calls for protective seasons and public support. He argues deer are a state asset needing preservation for future generations and civic groups must back fair limits over hunter self interest.
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Joe Kottcol
Menominee County
Wisconsin
Michigan
Verona Residents Press for City Light Service Expansion
More than 60 Verona residents petition the city commission to extend lines to their area. Lake Superior District Power operates there, but residents seek city service for lower rates and improved street lighting. Negotiations will begin between the city and the power company to buy the local equipment.
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Verona
City Commission
Lake Super District Power Company
Light Company
Raich Must Pay Old Beer Bill Ruling
The state supreme court upheld Judge G O Driscoll in denying an appeal to overturn a jury verdict. John Raich must pay an old beer account to Ironwood Brewing Company with interest from due date. Bill totaled about $5,000, plus interest nearing $6,500. Jones and Patek represented George Curry of Tronwood Brewery in the action.
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G. O. Driscoll
State Supreme Court
John Raich
Ironwood Brewing Company
Jones & Patek
George Curry
Tronwood Brewery Corporation
Old Age Pension bill and local politics debated
Henry Dellies was found guilty of manslaughter after a four hour jury deliberation over a quarrel that killed his cousin Jerry in Watersmeet on October 13. The judge will decide a sentence between seven and 15 years. John Holland, state representative, pushes eight hour day, mine safety, normal school for Gogebie County, and an Old Age Pension law. He argues eight hours fits modern industry and supports a Gogebie County normal school and bridge link proposals for the upper and lower peninsulas. he cites mine safety, license cost cuts, and Deer season changes as part of his program.
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Henry Dellies
Dellies
Jerry
Watersmeet
Gogebie County
John Holland
Holland
Michigan
Gogeble County
Upper Peninsula
Straits of Mackinac
Seeger's Indians Set to Face Wakefield Monday
Seeger's Indians travel to face Wakefield Athletic Club at the Community gym Monday, after beating Tronwood. Wakefield boasts the nation’s strongest record, 110 wins in 125 games, 9,375 miles traveled, and 120 in a single game. Wakefield will start Blake at center with Olson, Duffin, and Yatchak as forwards and guards.
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Steffes
King
Skinandore
Ninhan
Wahneta
Blake
Wakefield
Olson
Duffin
Yatchak
Ricketts
Novak
Hook
Delmet
Carter
Anton Bruno Dies at Waukesha Hospital
Funeral services for Anton Bruno will be Friday morning at St. Mary's Church. The American Legion, of which he was a member, conducted the cemetery rites. Born in Lovano Italy in 1886 he came to the United States as a youth and lived with his brother Dominic in Wakefield. He enlisted in March 1918, served at Camp McArthur Texas until war’s end, later worked in Wakefield until ill health forced retirement. He underwent an Ashland operation, then entered the veterans hospital at Waukesha November 3, diagnosed with cancer of the entire system and died Monday. Survived by his mother in Italy and his brother. Interment in Wakefield with a Legion squad as honorary pallbearers and performing cemetery rites.
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Anton Bruno
St. Mary's Church
American Legion
Lovano
Italy
Dominic
Camp McArthur
Texas
Wakefield
Ashland
Veterans’ Hospital
Waukesha
Cemetery Grading Bids Sought for City Grounds South
City announces bids for cemetery grading to remove yardage of dirt and reshape the south part of the cemetery grounds. If bids fail to satisfy, city will do the work by day labor. Gogeble county reports over 1000 dollars from health seal sales to fund a public health nurse and tuberculosis clinics for a year.
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Thhe
Gogeble County
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Cave
Ladies Aid of the Union Church
J. H. Rowell
W. 8. Peters
H. A. Tressel
Society
Lillian Tanner
Maurits Bye
J. F. Honzik
O. H. Olson
Bye
Tanner
Thomas Ashlund
Honzik
Solons
Straits Bridge
Walter DeWald
Tron River
Homer
Want City Electric Service
Raich
Winter
Lansing
Seeger
Indians
Waukesha Hospital
Military Hospital
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