Rumor Grips GOP Governor Primary Over Groesbeck Entry
A rumor claims former governor Alex J. Groesbeck will enter the Republican primary with Charles J. DeLand potentially withdrawing to fill secretary of state or state treasurer posts. Some officials deem the report credible while Groesbeck’s candidacy remains unsettled. If he runs, a slate reshuffle is expected. current contenders include Wilber M. Brucker and DeLand, with L. E. Warner of Sandusky as a third. Petitions must be filed by July 22.
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Alex J. Groesbeck
Detroit
Groesbeck
Charles J. DeLand
DeLand
Haggerty
John S. Haggerty
Green
Wilber M. Brucker
Personal notices from Iron River and area residents
Marie Hedquist visits relatives in Iron River Wisconsin this week. Detroit visitors Mr and Mrs Davis and Miss Welch stay with Mrs Maneeee and family. Mr and Mrs Thomas Wills and children of Palmer Michigan visit the James McGraw home. James H Trebilcock Ishpeming engineer for Jones Laughlin visits Thurly. George Jolleffe returns from Milwaukee. Harry Tressel Chicago visits Dr H A Tressel before heading to Montana. Jonas Frederickson North Chicago plus Frederickson’s mother and Mrs Frederickson’s parents at Republic. Eleanor Johnson nursing training in Minneapolis visits her parents Herman and Mrs Johnson. Della Simonson returns from Pontiac teaches summer with parents John and Mrs Simonson. Evelyn Gilbertson and Lillian Harry attend Immanuel Lutheran convention at Rhinelander as delegates. Mida Tynni returns from East Lansing Michigan State College. Supt H J Richards and Edward Keskey Duluth attend Mining Safety conference. Arthur James and Chrissie travel from Marquette to meet Irene at Northern State Teachers College. Mrs E A Newman Mount Pleasant arrives to visit father Andrew Niemi. husband to meet next week. Formerly Anna Niemi. Henry Myers called to Calumet for brother-in-law’s death. Gretchen and Jean Myers in Calumet. Myers returns Friday. A A Bawden and J S Gilbert Pickands Mather & Co safety inspectors attend Duluth conference on mine safety. Bawden speaks on The Effect of Physical Condition of a Metal Worker on His Liability to Accidents.
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Marie Hedquist
Iron River
Wis
Davis
George Jolleffe
Milwaukee
Harry Tressel
Chicago
H. A. Tressel
Montana
Jonas Frederickson
Ill
Mr. Frederickson
Mrs. Frederickson
Republic
Eleanor Johnson
Mida Tynni
East Lansing
Michigan State College
John Tynni
Fannie Rentola
Lansing
H. J. Richards
Edward Keskey
Sunday Lake Iron Co
Duluth
National Safety Council
Arthur James
Chrissie
Marquette
Irene
Northern State Eachers College
E. A. Newman
Mount Pleasant
Mich
Andrew Niemi
Newman
Anna Niemi
Henry Myers
Calumet
Bawden
Father Szygula Hurt In Motor Accident
Wakefield reports Rev. Charles Szygula of St. Marys Church and Rev. Victor Karch of St. Adalberts Menominee were injured in a June 19 automobile crash when their car went through a bridge railing into a river. Both were hospitalized in Zakopane Poland with head injuries and were expected to resume travel July 15.
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Wakefield
Charles Szygula
St. Mary’s Church
Poland
Victor A. Karch
St. Adelbert’s
Menominee
Zakopane
Barnyard Golf at State Fair Returns in 1930
The Upper Peninsula State Fair will host the Horse Shoe Pitching Tournament August 18 to 23, 1930. Last year's interest is repeated with top players Eugene Wright Iron Mountain Eskil Erickson Stambaugh and C A Robinson Iron River. Cash awards exceed 100 dollars plus a championship trophy donated by Escanaba Mayor William H Needham.
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Upper Peninsula
Uper
William H. Needham
Escanaba
Wakefield Miss Leatha Hillis to attend Ips water carnival
Miss Leatha Hillis of Wakefield will represent the city at the Ips water carnival in Wis on July 5 and 6. Mayor Hanson announced she accepted the honor. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E R Hillis and will be joined by her mother at the Phelps celebration.
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Leatha Hillis
Wakefield
Ips
Wis
Hanson
Miss Hillis
E. R. Hillis
Phelps
Sunday Lake Iron shifts to five day workweek
The Sunday Lake Iron company will operate on a five day schedule for an indeterminate period due to a drop of over 50 000 tons in ore requirements. About 40 men are laid off with preference given to Wakefield residents. The Clark shaft development and new level at the Sunday Lake shaft continue. The plant will ship about 516 000 tons this season including stockpiled ore. City tax collection of 186 000 will begin July 1 at 14.98 per thousand with a 1 percent monthly increase if unpaid by March 1, 1931.
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Sunday Lake Iron Company
Wakefield
Clark
Sunday Lake
William Jacobson
Park and Ceemtery
Electric
Busy summer in local building trades signals growth
The building trades report a busy summer amid favorable national industrial conditions. Thomas Ashland has completed a project on Sunday Lake Street and will start framing the second story today. John Simonson expects a new Texaco filing station opposite Central School to be ready in July, marking the city’s most modern facility.
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Thomas Ashland
John Simonson
Central School
Texaco
Joe Novakoski
Pierce Street
Victor Lepisto
Boulevard
Victor Hanson
Mose Giansante
Goose E
Board of Education
Wico
Ninth Motor Victim Dalpiaz Dies After Accident
Max Dalpiaz of Hurley died at Ironwood hospital moments after a motorcycle crash on Aurora street. He was 22, survived by his parents and siblings. Dalpiaz and Nick Gentile were returning to Hurley when the bike skidded on streetcar rails. Gentile escaped as the car rolled, pinning Dalpiaz. The death marks Gogebic county’s ninth motor-vehicle fatality this year.
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Max Dalpiaz
Hurley
Ironwood Hospital
Gogebic County
Nick Gentile
Aurora Street
Gentile
Dalpiaz
Oung
Organize Mining Company Forms In Marenisco Iron Region
The Mahland Iron Mining company is organized to mine explorations in Marenisco township revealing merchantable iron ore. Transfers filed with proper officials at Bessemer cover the Rinson and Whitesides explorations and Copp's mine north of Marenisco. The Maitland Iron company is a new mining corporation, with speculation that it unites M A Hanna and Inland Steel interests.
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Mahland Iron Mining Company
Marenisco
Roper
Bessemer
Rinson and Whitesides
Copp
Maitland Iron Company
M. A. Hanna and
Inland Steel
Patriot Service Sunday at Union Church
Members of the American Legion are invited to a patriotic service at Union Church Sunday evening starting at 7:00. The event will feature special music and a sermon on good citizenship. Commander A. L. Stannard urged ex-service men to attend to show appreciation for the pastor's support.
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American Legion
Union Church
the Legion
A. L. Stannard
City garage hosts state truck after criticism
Mayor Hanson announced on Friday that the fire fighting equipment of the state conservation department would be stored in the city garage without charge. He stated he had provided quarters for the truck, previously occupied by fire horses, making the vehicle accessible at all times for forest fires.
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State Conservation Department
Hanson
City Tax Will See Ironwood Pay Largest County Share
Gogebic county valuations for tax year total 58.46 million, down from 60.2 million last year. Ironwood leads with 17.51 million, Wakefield follows at 12.42 million, and Bessemer township at 10.02 million. Ironwood will bear 29.96 percent of state and county taxes, while Wakefield covers 21.26 percent.
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Gogebic
Ironwood
Wakefield
Bessemer
City of
Local notes from St Paul and area visits
Sheriff W T Hornibrook toured St Paul this week while Mrs Dominic Lavigne plans a summer in Negaunee. Anna Kaufman left for Niagara Wisconsin to visit relatives for an indefinite period. Mrs William Webb and children Peggy and Dotty from Viroqua Wisconsin visit the Harry Jacobson home in Plymouth. Gertrude Nikula sails to Oshkosh for a six week teachers college course then to Manitowoc to teach next year.
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W. T. Hornibrook
St. Paul
Dominic Lavigne
Negaunee
Anna
Mary Kaufman
Niagara
Wis
William Webb
Peggy
Dotty
Viroqua
Harry Jacobson
Plymouth
Gertrude Nikula
Oshkosh
Gladstone
Escanaba
A. M. Gilbert
Ostego
Gilbert
Hrbacek
Hancock Street
R. R. Trengrove
Duluth
Trengrove
National Safety Council
Stanley Tyack
L. A. Cluley
Grand Rapids
Jonas Frederickson
Mary Clevenger
Ironwood
Joseph Sailer
Chicago
Angeline Meenahan
Marble
Minn
Louis Burque
Thomas Meenahan
Wakefield
Wakefield Iron
Joseph Dutton
Waper Ninsula
St. Mary’s Hospital
Marquette
Agatha Cohen
Louis Cohen
South Milwaukee
Miss Cohen
Geneva Mine Prepares Deep Operations at Geneva
The Geneva iron mine of the Oliver Iron Mining Co. between Iron Wood and Bessemer readies for deep work with a 4000 foot vertical shaft, 3200 feet now bottomed, steel lining, and a modern headframe. A 850 foot mono- log trestle links stockpiles, with three ten-ton lorry cars, 235-volt motors, and surface lighting for night safety. Hoisting, compressors, and surface gear are tailored to Geneva conditions, per Skillings Mining Review.
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Geneva
Oliver Iron Mining Co
Ironwood
Bessemer
Wees
Pyle
Lake Gogebic Water Level Suit Formed
Lake Gogebic property owners form the Lake Gogebic Water Level Association to press a court fight over the lake’s water level. S. J. Williams is president and Arthur Sorenson secretary. The suit against Victoria Copper Mining Co and related firms, filed by Gogebic County’s William G. Cloon, includes the county, road commission, and about 22 owners. A $5 per person fund is raised. excess funds go back if county bears all costs. The August term is expected for the court hearing.
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Lake Gogebic
S. J. Williams
Bessemer
Arthur Sorenson
Ironwood
Lake Gogebie
Victoria Copper Mining Co
Ontonagon County
Circuit Court
Gogebic County
William G. Cloon
Road Commission
Lake
Meney
Bessemer Herald
City expands park land around Sunday Lake to include two parcels
The city acquires two north and west parcels around Sunday Lake for park use. It gains surface rights, improvements, and road construction through the sites. One parcel includes a mining area leased by Wakefield Iron Company. Mayor Hanson foresees park development and a road from Eddy Park to the old county road, with potential for a municipal golf course at the new site.
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Sunday Lake
Wakefield Iron Company
Hanson
Eddy Park
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Hoover
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