Pearson Speaks to Civic Club in Wakefield
The Rev. Axel Pearson, pastor of Swedish Methodist Church Tron wood, delivered the principal address to about 50 Wakefield Civic Club members. J Watson, county commissioner of public schools, led singing and offered two solos, with Dora Lyon also singing and Anna Knudson on piano. Pearson urged service over self in business and profession, critiquing selfish conduct and urging a creed of societal duty.
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Axel Pearson
Swedish Methodist Church
Tronwood
Northwest
Wakefield
Pearson
G. C. Driscoll
Mr. Pearson
John Ruskin
Christ
Judas
Chicago
Former Wakefield Man Invents Airplane Runners
Gordon Thomas, son of Mr and Mrs Joshua Thomas of Tron River, developed an airplane with runners to take off from snow. Raised in Wakefield, he now pilots at the Illinois Aerial Club in Chicago and manages the Ashburn field for airmail. His runner idea spurs winter flight discussion. he owns two Curtiss planes.
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Gordon Thomas
Joshua Thomas
Tron River
Curtiss
Milk Lunch Plan Brings Health Gains to Children
A Wakefield Woman's Club milk program for underweight students reports health improvements and weight gains of up to six pounds in three months. Over $400 was spent, with many parents eager to continue if their children receive milk funded by them. The club plans gradual expansion as funds allow and hosts Michigan history speaker W F Pellow.
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Woman's Club
Wakefield Woman's Club
Womans’ Club
W. F. Pellow
Bessemer
Pellow
Bessemer Woman’s Club
Wm. Taylor
Michigan History
Abe Matthews
J. Brown
A. F. Olson
W. Davies
A. Hansen
FE. Neidhold
G. Howe
H. Jack
Kleimola
0. Laberdie
Bowker
A. Mann
M. Mattola
V. Lepiste
Walton
T. Wojciechowski
G. Treloar
Agnes O'Connor
Ed. Neidhold
Survey Begun North of City for Logging Railroad
A surveying crew north of Wakefield marks out lines for a proposed logging railroad from R. Connors Lumber holdings north of Thomaston into Wakefield. The spur may connect with Wakefield Crushed Stone quarry and be absorbed by the quarry railroad. Plans for a Wakefield mill are rumored to be built next spring, with timber cutting starting now to have logs ready for shipment once the spur is completed.
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Wakefield
R. Connors Lumber Company
Thomaston
Wakefield Crushed Stone Company
Connors Company
Epworth League Rally Held Wednesday Evening
The Wakefield Epworth League hosted members from Ironwood Newport Hurley and Bessemer leagues at the Community Building Wednesday evening. Miss Chrissie James organized the program featuring readings by June Miljevitch Jane Baltic Eleanor Johnson and Elma Palva. Miss Ruth Anderson led the line, and nearly 100 attended a supper after the business session.
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Wakefield Epworth League
Ironwood
Newport
Hurley
Bessemer
Chrissie James
June Miljevitch
Jane Baltic
Eleanor Johnson
Elma Palva
Ruth Anderson
Linc
Rhode Island Red Rooster Wins First at Ironwood Show
Supt. A. W. Clevenger of this city wins first prize for a Rhode Island Red rooster at Ironwood poultry show and takes third prize for the Rhode Island Red Bullets exhibition, reflecting strong local entrant performance.
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Rhode Island
Supt. A. W. Clevenger
Lronwood
William Collins Dies in Arizona at 41
William Collins died at his Clifton Arizona home from pneumonia at age 41. He was a former Greenlee County official and Wakefield native, survived by wife and five children, with funeral plans pending and possible interment in Ironwood or Wakefield. The notice also reports John Wilson’s improving health in Duluth and the death of Helen Batzler, a former Wakefield resident, in Milwaukee.
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William Collins
J. W. Jacobson
Clifton
Greenlee County
Arizona
Jacobson
Wakefield
Ironwood
Collins
Detroit
Albert
Hurley
Masonic Order
Mixx
Helen Batzler
Milwaukee
Schwartz
Plymouth
Spinster's Convention cast to be drawn from clubs
The state federation yearbook notes the head of the committee has been reappointed and a public Ameri canization program is planned for next month. Mrs. J M Hammer will chair International Relations, and the literary department will begin work on the club play Spinster's Convention. Announcement of the cast will follow, with members from the Woman's club and Girls' Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Federation of Woman's Clubs
Woman's Club
Girls’ Club
Michigan approves weight and gas tax laws in swift action
Governor Groesbeck signed the weight tax and a two cent gas tax, both taking effect immediately. The weight tax sets per hundredweight fees for passenger cars and trucks of various weights, with specific rates for motorcycles and trailers. Gas tax includes rebates for farmers anglers and certain equipment. overall fuel tax rises about two cents with revenue projected to save state licensing costs by streamlining registration. The changes affect Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, and Reo trucks, plus heavy GM vehicles, and reduce clerical labor in the Secretary of State’s office by about thirty thousand dollars annually.
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Michigan
Groesbeck
Ford
Dodge
Reo
Bessemer Taxi Company
DeLand
Mr. DeLand
Lansing
Detroit
Three Caught in Liquor Raids Wednesday Evening
Sheriff officers arrested Mrs Valesano Josep Kanieski and Raymond Budjick in Wednesday night raids. Valesano fainted as a pint and a wash boiler still were found. Kanieski ran a Palm building restaurant and soft drink parlor. a pint and two moonshine scented jars were seized. Budjick’s Avon Hotel building operation facing four pints seized and held under $500 bond. Hearing held at Bessemer with circuit court bound over.
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Valesano
Josep Kanieski
Raymond Budjick
Sheriff's Department
Bessemer
Kanieski
Budjick
Wakefield
Palm
Pumps Ordered Pulled at the Morgan Mine
Orders to pull the pumps and close the property were received by Milwaukee from The Thomas Furnace Company. Officials from M. A. Tanna Company visited the site and may intervene. The lease arrangement is that Tlanna owns ore below the dike while Morgan leases ore above, explaining why operators found continued mining unprofitable.
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Thomas Furnace Company
Milwaukee
M. A. Tanna Company
Tlanna Company
Morgan
Strict enforcement of cigarette law by city police
Chief J W Bedell ordered strict enforcement of the state law barring sales of cigarettes to persons under 21. Superintendent A W Clevenger said schools would report any high schooler seen smoking on streets and city officials would punish violators. The county will issue copies of the law to merchants. The measure, adopted by the legislature in 1915, imposes fines up to fifty dollars or up to thirty days in jail for sellers. Buyers under 21 may be arrested and may face fines up to ten dollars or up to five days in jail. It also makes it illegal to harbor or permit under 21s to gather on private property to smoke.
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J. W. Bedell
A. W. Clevenger
Trains Restored Ordered By Utilities Commission
Rail workers claim the Chicago and Northwestern will restore two daily round trips within ten days as required by the state utilities commission. The order, dated January 23, targets morning Wakefield to Ashland connections and an evening Wakefield run with Ashland to Chicago connections, citing ore revenue as a basis for service obligations.
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Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
State Utilities Commission
Bo W. Shore
Treonwood
The
Utilities Commission
Wakefield
Chicago
Ashland
Ashlind
Bessemer
Teachers to Receive 1925-26 Contracts in Early March
Wakefield plans to issue contracts for the 1925 26 school year about March 1 with a March 14 deadline to decide on returning. Teachers across the system are rated on monthly work reports and these records largely determine continued employment. Mrs Walter Savinski and her husband will move to Chicago next week.
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Wakefield
A. W. Clevenger
Widh
Walter Savinski
Chicago
Savinski
Madelyne
AJ PS Olson
Candy Man
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Civic Club
Northwestern Railway
Epworth League
John Wilson
L. G. Wilson
Duluth
Morgan Mine
Northwestern Road
First National Bank
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