Twelve Tax Delinquents in Wakefield for 1924
Wakefield property owners 12 in number failed to pay 1924 taxes, per city treasurer George Hrbacek. Uncollected amount totals $482.74 with individual liens ranging from about $75 to $4.70. All personal taxes were collected. no delinquent personal tax list exists. Total 1924 tax collected $507,447.40 on a roll of $507,770.08, about $10 more than the roll, excluding over $5,000 in fees. The sum was turned into the city treasury.
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Wakefield
George Hrbacek
Two Candidates Out for Supervisor at Marenisco
John E. McNicholas the present incumbent and Louis Goldman will oppose for the supervisor nomination at the Marenisco township caucus Saturday evening. George Abraham is unopposed for township clerk and no opposition for treasurer. Four candidates seek highway commissioner: K. J. LeMaire Victor Krautari Frank Swartz and Vernon Kenouse. Harry Enebek is the only announced treasurer candidate. Bert Bowers is the only active highway overseer candidate though opposition may develop before the caucus.
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John E. McNicholas
Louis Goldman
Marenisco
George Abraham
K. J. LeMaire
Victor Krautari
Frank Swartz
Vernon Kenouse
Harry Enebek
Bert Bowers
Injunction Hearing Set Over City Property Sale
An injunction case brought by J. Peterson and Anton Ringsmuth to stop the city from completing the Edythe B. Rummel property sale will be heard March 23. Both sides will present oral arguments, and the court will decide afterward. The city agreed not to act on the sale until after the hearing.
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J. (. Peterson
Anton Ringsmuth
Edythe B. Rummel
Spring Election Set for April 6 With Local Races
The spring election on April 6 will include minor state officer races and local township officer elections. Bes semer and Ironwood elect city officers, Wakefield to hold its regular city vote in August for a mayor and commissioner. Major terms end Sept 1 for Mayor A. L. Rummel and Commissioner W. C. Hart. Last day to register is March 21. Wakefield voters already registered last year need not re register.
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Bessemer
Ironwood
Commission Manager
Wakefield
A. L. Rummel
W. C. Hart
The
Supreme Court
University of Michigan
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
State Board of Agriculture
Father of Mrs Bodoh Die at Pennsylvania Home
I L Kincaid died at his Point Meridian Pennsylvania home on March 9 after a long illness. A Maine native, he later lived in Oshkosh Wisconsin where his remains were interred. He was 185 years old at death and was the father of Mrs William Bodoh of this city. Mrs Bodoh departed for Oshkosh to attend the funeral.
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Ward
I. L. Kincaid
Point Merriam
Pennsylvania
Mr. Kincaid
Maine
Oshkosh
Wis
William
Bodoh
Plans for Wakefield Hotel Gasoline Car Progress
Wakefield moves forward on a brick veneer hotel of twenty rooms to be built on Sun day Lake street near the bandstand with a future extra floor. A gasoline interurban car replaces the steam engine between Wakefield and Tronwood, starting last Friday, saving about 75 percent in operating costs and carrying 45 passengers.
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Wakefield
Thomas Ashland
Sunday Lake Street
Northwestern
Tronwood
Troonwood
Ironwood
Wakefield Woman's Club Hosts March 18 Free Program
The Wakefield Woman's Club will entertain the community on March 18 at the Community theater with Rev. Axel Pearson as speaker. The program includes music by the Wakefield Men's Chorus and High School groups, dances by younger Girls' Club, folk songs by Japanese Dutch and French performers, and a reading by Julius Gouza. An important club meeting precedes the event at 7:30, and dues may be paid beforehand.
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Wakefield Woman's Club
Axel Pearson
Pearson
Wakefield
Woman's Club
W. J. Davies
E. F. W. Niedhold
Stanley Tyack
J. M. Hammer
Emma Knudson
Dora Lyons
Wice-Plymouth
Julius Gouza
Wakefield High School
D. D. Lavigne
Claude V. Seeber
Upper Peninsula
Board of Managers
Wakefield Student Loan Board
Student Loan Board
Student Loan Fund
Morgan Surrenders Lease on Mine Property
The Thomas Furnace Company has surrendered its lease on the Morgan mine east of Akefield to the M A Ilinna Company, which sublet it to the Milwaukee company years ago. No definite plans for Morgan are known, and it is expected to stay idle for an extended period.
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Thomas Furnace Company
Morgan
Akefield
M. A. Ilinna Company
Milwaukee Company
Sunday Lake mine to pause until shipping season begins
Operations at the Sunday Lake mine will stay on a standby basis until the opening of the shipping season. About 100 men are employed on one shift, with new equipment now running smoothly and daily production normal. At Plymouth, 35 men are on the new shaft sinking to 300 feet, and the Plymouth open pit is planned to resume operations around April 1.
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Sunday Lake
Plymouth
Soo Line Bets Big On 75 Ton Ore Cars
The Soo Line ordered 200 Titan ore cars to be delivered by May or June, the first of the larger 75 ton type on the system. All will serve the Cuyuna range, with bridge work on Gogebic line to be strengthened for the heavier trains, signaling a shift toward larger ore cars nationwide.
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Soo Line
Cuyuna Range
Gogebic Range
Wakefield Auto Service Moves to Peters Building
The Wakefield Auto Service Co. becomes the local Ford agent and leases the old post office building, with Alex Frederickson as manager in charge. The operation will offer Ford equipment and a full line of parts and supplies and plans a modern garage and showroom when conditions allow.
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The
Wakefield Auto Service Co
Ford Motor Company
Alex Frederickson
Ford Motor
Weston Hamlin to Head Tickets in Wakefield Township
Weston and Hamlin headline rival tickets in Wakefield township spring supervisor election. Citizens caucus named Weston as supervisor after beating Hamlin 83 to 76, with a full ticket for clerk treasurer highway and other posts. Farmers ticket chosen by acclamation with Hamlin as supervisor and Beandette as treasurer and Pollard as highway overseer.
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W. J. Weston
R. J. Hamlin
Wakefield Township
Weston
Citizens’ Caucus
Fd Tiamlin
Farmers
Ed J. Hamlin
J. DD. Porter
D. H. Beandette
Fmil
Connor's Spur to Be Built Here
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted authority for an eight mile railroad by the Chicago & Northwestern north of Wakefield into Connor timber holdings north of Thomaston. Construction may begin this summer with an estimated cost of 200000, including grade crossings and a possible mill in Wakefield employing 200 to 250 workers year round. The line would connect timber suppliers west of Montreal River to Ontonagen and transform regional logging operations as camps rise and wood is decked for shipment. A separate item notes that women will be barred from the first apartment house designed for women only in New York City.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Wakefield
Ro Connor
Thomaston
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ten Point
Northwestern Road
City Roads
County Road Commission
Connoer Company
W. DD. Connor
Montreal
Ontonagen
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Herman Swanson
C. H. Swanson
Oscar Swanson
Albert Swanson
British Isles
W. S. Bodch
Skud & Goldman
Wakefield, Michigan
Woman’s Club
Mr. Pearson
William Taylor
Taylor
Paraguay
Bureau of Foreign Plant Introduction
Wakefield Auto Service
Peters
Kronberg
Citizens’ Party
Kk. G. Hamlin
George Kronberg
N. F. LaBerdie
H. Beaudette
Louis Scott
Burl Newman
Emil Nelson
John Larsen
John Pollard
Board of Review
Fred Brown
F. Savitski
W. P. Scott
Harry DeFer
William Senobe
Eugene Taylor
Anthony Gross
Wont
J. Pollard
Board of
A. W. Finch
Justice of Peace
Arthur Nikula
Oscar Frederickson
John Kronberg
Harry Anderson
Mike Graski
Connor
New York City
First National Bank
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