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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1914
Page
5
The Delavan area reports a variety of local items. The comet nears the Big Dipper while residents note visitors from Thomaston and a bank deadline for tax payments by January 10. A.J. Johnson, 60, died after a mine accident at Ashland with ten dependents. Local businesspeople plan stores and cordwood delivery, and several political and tax actions loom including a tentative Goebelic county vote and tonnage tax protest plans in Crystal Falls.
The Wakefield Billiard Hall in the basement of the new Kirkus building opened this morning with five modern tables a billiard and four pool. Cues and racks feature mirrors and mahogany. tobacco cigars and candies will be sold and the public is invited to inspect. Also notes Methodists in Houghton District report 44 churches 6144 members 10700 in Sunday schools and $10,042 given to missions last year. Jas Byers of Houghton named as a candidate for state game warden by Democrats with strong local support. Gov Ferris praised. Misses Welnetz and Perchinski of Antigo visited Frank Welnetz home before returning Sunday.
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