Wakefield City Commission adopts new meeting schedule 1925
Regular meeting of the Wakefield Michigan City Commission on October 29 1925 approves bills from Marshell Wells Midland Laboratories and others, accepts health report, rescinds prior electric rates and sets weekly meeting days while authorizing licenses and purchases including a Northland radio and snow fencing. Names include Mayor Gilbert Commissioners Hornibrook Matthews Lake and City officials.
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Wakefield
Michigan
Marshell-Wells Company
Eid Midland Laboratories
Seesese Cree
Wakefield News Publishing Company
Drowning of the Mehevic boys prompted city thanks
On mayoral request Commissioner Matthews moved to send a letter of appreciation and commendation to the Fire Department City Health Officer and others who assisted in the Mehevic boys drowning incident Yeas Gilbert Hornibrook Matthews and Lake Thews a $1.00 penalty refund for Isaac Lahti was allowed due to sickness in the family Thews adjourned the Commission Carried WM JACOBSON City Clerk
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Matthews
Hornibrook
Leo Patyk
Kerkes
Lake
Martin Goza
EB. Hanson
City Engineer
Department of Water and Sewer
Bedell Motor Sales Company
One Northland Radio
Fire Department
Mehevic
Isaac Lahti
Personal notices from Wakefield area society pages
A compilation of local social notes, visits, travel, hospital stays, and community events. Entries mention Mrs. Ross Miners visiting Marquette, Alma Palbi in Ashland for medical care, church activities, lodge gatherings, nurse trainees, family moves to Iron Mountain, and local residents attending conventions and events.
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Ross Miners
Marquette
Alma Palbi
Ashland
F. Bordono
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Alpo Setula
Paynesville
Ladies of Kerkes block host Halloween party
A Hallowe en party sponsored by the ladies of the Kerkes block was held at the Ridge apartments last Thursday. Rooms were decorated with Halloween symbols and prizes awarded for, five hundred. Winners included Mrs Lynch and Dr Wilson with consolation to Miss Fister and Rev Fr Saygula. Attendees listed include A J Kerkes Lynch Thornley Ridge Stevens Josephine Eister Buck Szygula and Dr L G Wilson. Union Church services announced for Sunday with morning worship at 10 45 and evening service at 7 30 on themes The New Jerusalem and Every Man His Own Theology Epworth League social planned for Saturday aid thanked donors and workers for festival success Vy J Hufton.
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Kerkes
Ridge Apartments
Lynch
Dr. Wilson
Miss Fister
Fr. Saygula
Messrs. and Mines
A. J. Kerkes
Fred Lynch
Chas. Thornley
H. W. Ridge
Stevens
Josephine Eister
Ironwood
Ivan Buck
Szygula
L. G. Wilson
Union
Union Church
New Jerusalem
Epworth League
Vy. J. Hufton
Three Year City Progress Report Mailed for Wakefield
The Wakefield progress report covers the first five years of city government under the commission form. The 76 page book includes many photographs of Wakefield before 1920 and after, offering historical reading with various city sections highlighted.
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City Progress
Wakefield
Wakefield mining era shown in early day photos
A collection of photographs depicts Wakefield in its early days with mining scenes highlighting the community’s industry. The book will be mailed next week to all households on the city power list, as announced by the department of accounts and finance. John A. Douglas, recently recovering from an Ashland hospital operation, is improving at home.
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James Trebilcock
Forbes
Jones, Laughlin
Lion River
J. C. Peterson
Wakefield Lumber Company
Ashland General Hospital
Leatha Hillis
Duluth
E BR. Hillis
Yarl H. N
Iron Mountain
Mr. Frederickson
Ford Motor Company
Wakefield
Department of Accounts and Finance
City Electric Power
W John A. Douglas
Ashland
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the City Commission
Gilbert
Strough
Yeas
Board of Education
Y. H. Hanson
Wakefield Amusement Company
City Commission
Edythe B. Rummel
Michigan Public Utilities Commission
Lansing
Ramsay
Eureka
Mathews
City of
City of Wakefield
Yeas, Gilbert
Prout
WM. Jacobson
W. C. Birk
Baraga
F. of A
Bessemer Lodge
Loyalty Lodge
Order of Rebekah
Ruth Johnson
St. Luke's Hospital
Henry
Missoula
Mont
Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows Hall
and Erwin Cormier
James Keith Cormier
A. M. Gilbert
R. I
Evan Bullen
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Renatus Tregonning
Grand Rapids
The
Odd Fellows and Rebekah Assembly
Susan Wilcox
Kalamazoo
Louise LaRochelle
Plymouth
Anton Olson
Fannie Semplin
J. Velin
Bessemer
Mesdames
Jack Sevito
Clarence Jacobson
Abe Ryanstad
Dan Raess
William Jacobson
Sigurd Hanson
Rhea Skud
Alma Cormier
Edith Oman
Fawn Bowyer
Ida Olson
Edna Rummel
Louise la Rochelle
Ladies OF Kerkes
Buick
Hanson Bros
Winchester
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