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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1924
Page
6
Ore on the Norway vein reported near Hurley in 1887
A report confirms striking ore on the Norway near Hurley. A 75 foot shaft shows a bluish hematite with about 60 percent iron. Geologists note serpentine formation nearby as crews plan to 100 feet and drift north to learn the vein’s width and direction. In Hurley, Frank Heible fatally shoots Thos Anderson at Prosch's boarding house during a dispute over a guest's boots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Hurley
Frank Heible
Thos Anderson
Prosch
Heible
Bowden
Bowlen
Anderson
Shooting at Marenisco Ends in Fatal Saloon Gunfire
Late Wednesday John Mo. shot and fatally wounded Chas. Wallace in Wallace's saloon at Marenisco. The two men had longtime bad blood and were both under the influence of liquor at the time of the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marenisco
John Mo
Chas. Wallace
Wakefield Mining Future for Gogebic Range
Skeptics doubt ore east of Bessemer, but the Gogebic range holds a great future. Explorations north and east of Wakefield show large ore bodies and a vein extending to Gogebic Lake. Showings at Brotherton Sunday Lake Iron Chiefs and other sites push the vein, with continued drilling near Wakefield supporting a southern vein possibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Gogebic Range
Bessemer
Gogebic Lake
Brotherton
Sunday Lake
Colby
Norway
Wakefield City Commission adjourns after budget reviews 1924
The Wakefield City Commission adjourned an adjourned regular meeting on January 30 1924 after reviewing department budgets and expenditures for the 1924 fiscal year. The January 31 1924 regular meeting approved minutes and processed bills from Wisconsin Theatre Supply to Western Union Telegraph Company and other suppliers. A claim for damages to a delivery truck was referred to the City Attorney and refunds and petitions were acted on including a half rent refund for the Wice Plymouth Ladies Aid and a sewer extension petition. The semi monthly city clerk report was read and a bid for a fire horse was rejected. The Commission adjourned to February 1 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission of
Wakefield
Rummel
Hornibrook
Hart and
Strough
Hook
Hook and
Hart
Wadhamson Company
Anaes
Marshall Wells Company
Lake Superior District Power Company
Frank Kanieski
A. P. Olson
Skud and Goldman
City Electric and Plumbing Company
Nels Walstrom
Wakefield Lumber Company
City of Wakefield
Western Union Telegraph Company
First National Bank of Wakefield
Yeas
Rummel, Hook and Strough
Ironwood
Wice-Plymouth Ladies Aid
Wice-Plymouth
Yarl H. Hanson
Fred Deacon
Ashland Avenue
Pierce Street
Department of Public Works
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A. F. Olson, Prop
the Bulletin
THE
Our
Parel Depart
Wakefield StoreCo
Moran
Wallace
the City Commission
Wisconsin Theatre Supply Company
Stage Se
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing
Comparta
Angs
Wm, Jacobson
Ford Motor Company
Teel
Ford
Cloon Motor CO
Michigan
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