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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1927
Page
1
Detroit Times reporter spent three weeks at Marquette Branch Prison to probe brutality and injustice after letters from inmates and relatives sparked the investigation. Governor Green gave full cognizance and permission for the series.
The piece accuses Warden James P. Corgan and deputies William Newcomb and Joe Cowling of allowing drugs liquor and weapons to be smuggled into Marquette Branch Prison. Inmates quote moonshine sales 8 to 5 a pint and predict lethal danger from stored dynamite while critics label the facility a “murder mill” and a failed reform institution.
Mrs. Andrew J. Saxon aged 64, longtime Iron River resident, died Friday morning after an illness began last September. Born in Sweden, she came to America at 24 and leaves eight children, 24 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at the family home and Swedish Mission Church in Stambaugh with Rev. Carl Olson officiating.
Wakefield Michigan student Roudoulph C Smith directed the glee club and the string ensemble at John D Pierce school. The groups won first in Class D and Class C respectively while the glee club placed second in Class C. Smith, a music major, will graduate in August and teach mathematics at Bessemer High School next year.
Friends and relatives from within and beyond the county gathered Wednesday afternoon May 25 to honor Mrs Alpo Settala formerly Miss Aili Kangas of Park City. She died unexpectedly while visiting Fairport Ohio May 20. Revs Edward Isaac and G Jauhiainen spoke. A quartet sang and pallbearers and flower carriers were named from Wakefield and nearby areas.
Local notices report Memorial Day visits by Mrs Mary Margoni and other residents to relatives in Iron River Wakefield and Copper Country. Several residents return from trips to Brantwood Wisconsin Mesaba range Chicago St Louis Hibbing and Superior. An auto accident injures James Kuiawa but driver H J Richards avoided fault. hospital tests show minor scratches.
Ernest M. Skytta named valedictorian and Julius J. Gouza salutatorian of Wakefield High School's 1927 class. Graduates to speak June 15 at Community Building with Prof. W. D. Henderson delivering the address. Also details a Heart Tag Day for flood relief by Volunteers of America, with prizes from local merchants and community leaders coordinating efforts.
Mr and Mrs Dan Connors and William Boller bought the old Perry House near Northwestern station and will tear it down. Salvaged lumber and siding will be reused for a 160 by 20 foot chicken coop south of the city. Between 1500 and 2000 chickens will be housed on the Connors farm once completed. The 1887 landmark on the Gogebic range has stood abandoned amid prior Skud estate efforts.
Court continued the case of the city of Wakefield against A L Rummel to the August term. City seeks to recover about 25000 including principal 17300 plus costs and interest from a 1924 sale onSunday Lake Street. The motion for continuance was opposed, citing delay, and Mrs Rummel’s ill health as a witness. The supreme court earlier ordered Edythe B Rummel to return funds obtained from the sale with interest.
Michigan’s forest fire laws have been tightened by recent legislation empowering conservation officers to order brush cleanup on land clearings and lumber operations. Owners or timber operators failing to comply face state crews and recouped costs. The measure targets brush along highways and cut over land where coal-fired locomotives have spread embers. This season’s dry conditions and frequent winds raise fire danger across northern forests, prompting heightened state vigilance.
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