Matthews Wins in City Election
John R Matthews won the city commissioner race Tuesday. He will take office September 8, after the official canvass and term details were published. Matthews succeeds Joseph P Cloon, with terms expiring next September and August, while Mayor A L Rummel and Commissioner W C Hart face upcoming elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Jack) R. Matthews
City Commission
Matthews
Joseph P. Cloon
Frank Hook
Mathews
A. L. Rummel
W. C. Hart
Rummel
People You Know in Wis and Ironwood Area News
Around Green Bay and nearby towns residents share travels jobs and visits. Notables include A Burdeau in Green Bay relatives, Miss Gay Morris taking a job at Hicks Restaurant, and many locals returning from trips to Detroit Duluth Hibbing Milwaukee and the Mesaba range. Various residents leave for teaching jobs, labor day gatherings, or leisure trips while dining venues and theaters in Bessemer celebrate attendance at the State Fair.
Wakefield Iron Starts Shipping Again Tuesday
Wakefield Show Co plans to resume ore shipments Tuesday after a month idle. Sufficient contracted tonnage will keep the pit busy for the rest of the season. Ore drying plant operated last week and ore shipped. A new trestle erected with ore graded and loaded by steam shovel. Plymouth operates one steam shovel on tweeshift basis. expected to continue. No orders for stock at Sunday Lake or Morgan mines. Morgan mine employs about eight men to keep out water. Milwaukee furnace of Thomas Purnace Co, which operates Morgan mine, blown out since last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield Show Co
Plymouth
Sunday Lake
Morgan
Milwaukee
Thomas Purnace Co
Johnson Davies Wedding At Davies Home
Miss Mil dred Davies married Harlan W. Johnson in a ceremony at the bride's parents home. Rev. J I Glidsdon officiated, with Neva Johnson maid of honor and Tho burn Davies best man. After a four course dinner, the couple honeymooned at Lake Gogebic and will reside in Wakefield after October 1. The event drew numerous out of town guests from Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Davies
Mildred
Harlan W. Johnson
J. I. Glidsdon
Manistique
Union Church
Miss Davies
Neva Johnson
Thoburn Davies
Mary Trimbley
Gliddin
P. Johnson
Neva
Duluth
Minn
Merrill Froney
Carey, Wis
Power Curtailed After Trenton Mine Accident
An accident at the Trenton mine cut power to the entire range on Friday night. The eastern end relies on an auxiliary plant due to limited local output. The post office operates only from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Labor Day. William T. Hornibrook’s home is quarantined for scarlet fever with one person ill but not seriously sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
William T. Hornibrook
Local residents greet visitors and new arrivals in Wakefield
East Lansing couple Mr and Mrs Clarence Walquist with children visit friends in Wakefield along with Mr and Mrs John Anderson of Lionwood. Wakefield principal Raymond G Weihe arrives after attending Teachers College summer school. Emma Knudson returns to supervise music. Legion convention trip by A M Gilbert and W H McNamara. Rev W M Hughes returns with Mrs Hughes and daughter from Liverpool to reside in Wakefield. Ex serviceman Lawrence Viviano heads to Dwight Illinois for government hospital rheumatism treatment. Louis Cohen and family of South Milwaukee send greetings and express nostalgia for Wakefield while inviting visits to their new venture.
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Clarence Walquist
East Lansing
Mich
John Anderson
Lionwood
Raymond G. Weihe
Wakefield High School
Mr. Weihe
Teachers’ College
New York
Louis Cohen
Milwaukee
Cohen
Waples Seeks Third Term as Gogebic Prosecutor
Harold J. Waples, Gogebic County prosecuting attorney for four years, seeks a third term. He is opposed by Thomas J. Landers, current deputy prosecuting attorney. W. Bh. Pellow of Bessemer would likely be deputy if Waples is re elected, while Clifford Prethewey of Lyonwood would serve as deputy if Landers wins. The Wake Weld Womans Club board of managers meets Saturday at the Community Building to set the year’s agenda and plan an upcoming ayeeum course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold J. Waples
Gogebic County
Waples
Thomas J. Landers
W. Bh. Pellow
Bessemer
Clifford Prethewey
Lyonwood
Landers
Wn Board of Manag
Wakeweld Womans Club
Vhlins
Ayeeum
Campaign clash over Gogebic and Houghton counties in 0B race
A Bessemer Herald excerpt reports Robert H Shields of Houghton County running for Congress against Frank James. Shields claims Marquette and Houghton counties favor his bid while warning Gogebic iron country backing for State Senator Walter Truettner could prevent a win. The piece notes James’s steady record and independence. Lions River Reporter adds the English Lutheran Luther League will meet Sept 8 at the Windber home.
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Bessemer Herald
Robert H. Shields
Houghton County
Frank James
Theh Herald
Houghton
Congress
Marquette County
Iron County
Bob Shields
Iron Country
Gogebic County
Walter Truettner
Lion River Reporter
Lutheran Luther League
Charles Windber
Installing New City Scales On Hancock Street
A new scale system for weighing coal and wagon load material is being installed on Hancock Street near City Hall. The scale beam will be placed in the front of the air and the on duty firemen will oversee weighing of materials brought to the scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock Street
City Hall
Woman Dies in Snake Encounter Near Boundary Line
Unidentified white woman found dead near the North South Carolina boundary. A large rat tlesnake clutched in her right hand and its fangs remain in her neck. Tourists reported seeing two small children crying, saying their mother had crossed a hill to pick huckleberries and had not returned. Evidence suggests a death battle with the snake.
Examinations Required to Use Community Pool
Examinations for pool use at the Community Building start Monday by Dr. T.8 Crosby health officer. All prior and new applicants must be examined and receive a new signed card. The health department will weekly analyze pool water to ensure purity and wholesomeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. 8. Crosby
Department of Health
Detroit Introduces Three-in-One Street Car Train
A new three-in-one street car train design appears in Detroit offering increased seating within the same street space. The connected trio of cars on four wheel sets carries 14 people and weighs less while costing less to run than three standard cars, benefiting the street railway system.
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Detroit
Street Railway Company
Pula Road Awaiting State Highway Approval
The Tula road or M28 between this city and Tila was completed this week and awaits acceptance by county and state. Engineers are expected next week to accept the road from W. B. Peters, contractor, who is rebuilding a curve near Tolan and adding a lincadam surface as extra work. J. W. Osta of Ironwood began a new crew on the M-12 reconstruction this week, with completion not expected until next summer and a detour via Morgan Mine Road for tourists and drivers. Schools reopen Tuesday for Wakefield fall term. teachers assigned and first meeting Monday at 4:00 PM.
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Tula
Mr. Oxnam
Morgan Mine Road
Wakefield
Wakefield Observes Labor Day Holiday Closures
Wakefield marks Labor Day as a legal holiday with the Bank and city offices closed. Most businesses will stay shut while schools open Tuesday morning and teachers hold a 1:00 PM meeting with the superintendent Monday afternoon.
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Wakefield
District sells bonds amid high bids in bid round
Ten bidders sought the $200000 school district bond issue. HSDD Fellows Co of Detroit won at par plus 625, with the district paying about 400 for legal opinion. Keene & Higbie Co of Detroit bid par plus 2032.50 on 225000 but was rejected for bidding irregularities. Bids ranged par plus premiums, with First National Bank Detroit at par plus 640 and various terms for bonds due each February starting 1926. A new school building bid round will follow once plans by A B Nelson Ironwood are ready hotly anticipated next week.
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Hsdd. Fellows Co
Detroit
First National Bank
Keene & Higble & Co
Isue
aw slows + Keene & Highie & Co
First National Company
C. W. McNier Co
Hanchett Bond Co
Howe Snowe & Bertles Co
Thompson, Kent & Grace
First National Bank of Wakefield
Iron National Bank
Ironwood
H. D. Fellows Co
Stranahan, Harris & Oates
A. B. Nelson
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Jack Matthews
Victor
Frank E. Hook
Public Works
John RR. Matthews
A. Burdeau
Green Bay, Wis
Myers Co
Gay Morris
Mellen, Wis
Hicks
RK. F. Hasbrook
Ewen
Mrs. Gotfred Stevenson
Mesaba Range
Dan McPherson
Melien
Wis
Licks
Capt
N. B. Roscorla
Allisanta
Westboro
W. J. Weston
Nestor Juoni
Runstrom Hospital
A. J. Villeneuve
Labor Day
Viola Hanson
Hibbing
Mary MacDonald
Tomahank
Ila Mattson
Walter
George Hrbacek
Joe
Oshkoshis
Elmer Skud
Skud & Goldman
Chicago
Albert Meyer
St. Paul
Henry Meyer
A. A. Bawden
Lawrence Everett
Copper Country
Albert Myers
Henry Myers
Thomas Hicks
Phyllis Brown
Wausau
Brown
W. 8
Peters
Kilbourn
Dells
Wisconsin River
D. J. Kalasavicr
Rex Theatre
Strand
Elsie Annis
Ruth Smith
Biwabik, Minn
Norman Thomas
Verona
Harlan
Mercer
Elmer Johnson
Wilson Lumber Co
Merritt McCoy
Peter Olson
Mrs. McCoy
Margaret Olson
Wakefield Iron
Emma Knudson
Jewel City
Iowa
A.M. Gilbert
W. H. McNamara
State Legion
Muskegon
Flint
W. M. Hughes
Lawrence Viviano
Dwight
Illinois
Government Hospital
Iworld
Wunque Pi Twee
Snake
Ole Grouch
Nou
Lil Monem
Charles Bers
Pula
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