New Shaft To Be Sunk East Of Wakefield Mines
Negotiations underway to resume exploration on J. M. Longyear estate lands about a mile east of Wakefield in Sections 16 17 and 18 Township 47 Range 44. Drilling will use diamond methods and test pits by operators with lease options as Jones & Laughlin Ore Co and others continue existing drilling nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Longyear
Wakefield
Jones & Laughlin Ore Co
Sunday Lake
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Pittsburg
Municipal Judge to Be Elected Next Month
City attorney says the municipal judge must be elected at the August 28 city election for a four year term starting July 4 1924. Possible candidates include George J Hrbacek seeking re election A F Olson former justice of the peace George May entered a petition and others named W T Hornbrook Fred Deaken Fred Johnson. Petitions due by 4 PM August 6. Preferential ballot not used though expected by some. Inquiries on charter revision potential and bond issues cited. Also mentions Allied Chemical Dye injunction and Steel Tube Co matters and Eureka shaft project cost estimates above a million dollars.
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Williams. Baird
Baird
William Jacobson
George J. Hrbacek
A. F. Olson
Justice Hrbacek
George May
W. T. Hornibrook
Fred Deaken
Fred Johnson
Bedell Recalls Early History of Wakefield
J W Bedell of this city spoke at the state historical and pioneer meeting in Ironwood, recounting Wakefield’s birth and growth tied to iron ore discoveries. He traces 1885 finds at Brotherton Sunday Lake and Iron Chief, notes early operators, leaseholders, and the first ore shipments from Wakefield, with details on mines like Mikado Castile and Washburn and the Wakefield open pit drilling beginning in 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bedell
Ironwood
Brotherton
Sunday Lake
Iron Chief
Joseph Sellwood
John Pengilly
Richard Bowden
John Bowden
N. B. Roscorlin
E. Walton
William J. Davies
Pickands Mather &Co
G. M .Wakefield
Henry Fink
Milwaukee
Edward Ascherman
Appleton
Messrs
Nunemacher and
Benjamin
John McLeod
Schlesinger
Corrigan, McKinney Company
Thomas F. Cole
James Trezona
Pickands, Mather & Co
Wakefield
Chicago
P. H. Putnama
Pike
R.D. Pike
Bayfield
Wis
Comet
Pentecost Mitchell
Lake Superior Consolidated Ion Mining Company
Dave Scott
Matt Wadbileingh
Matt Vannorden
Houghton
Perry House
Perry Brothers
Castile
Oglebay, Norton Co
P. C. Williams
Captain Whitesides
Duluth
Matt Fitzsimmons
Edward Copps
Henry Jardho
Joseph ‘Pintou
Hancock
Pintou
Washburn
Wakefield Iron
William C. Hart
Abe Mathews, Jr
Rejected Bids On Watersmeet South Road Cause New Bid Call
State highway department rejected all bids on the Watersmeet South road after seven bidders cited figures. Highest bidder was Helli & Kangas of Ironwood at 17157.88 for a wooden guard rail. Lowest bidders included Meag & McDoneld Green Bay 17631.08 and Sdm Freeden Rose Hing 165478.92. Other bids ranged up to 104098.88 for a cable guard rail.
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State Highway Department
Watersmeet South
Helli & ‘Kangas
Ironwood
Sdm_Freeden
Rosehing
Johnn EB. ‘Nicholas
Marenisca
A. BE. Warden
Eau Claire
Wis
Little Black River
McDonald & MccAlbee
Wakefield
P. N. Massie
Tula
W. 8. Peters
Mr. Peters
Bessemer
Ramsay
School Buys Auto Busses For Pupils In Wakefield
The Board of Education purchased two 30 to 35 passenger busses with Reo and Republic chassis for about 1.85 million and 21.75 hundred dollars respectively, plus two Wayne bodies at 440 dollars each. Busses will serve Thorms ton Verona and Jackson Creek routes, replacing horse drawn vehicles and possibly running year round. Also noted: John Kuivinen declared legally elected to the board pending further attorney general opinions amid post election ballot disputes involving Henry Ahola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Reo
Republic
Wayne
Thormston
Verona
Jackson Creek
John Kuivinen
Department of Public Instruction
Lansine
Henry Abhola
Kuivinen
Ahola
State Legal Department
City of
Wakefield
Election Board
Hillis Wins $400 in Albinson Case in Wakefield Court
In Wakefield circuit court a jury awarded Hillis 400.01 plus interest after finding against A A Albinson Construction Co for trespass on property during foundation work for the Alfred Kallander garage on Hancock Street. Woodward deputy sheriff received 202 and 1% interest.
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Woodward
Ilme
Albinson Fm
Blor
Hillis
Ceuit
Siu
Albinson Construction
Alfred Kallander
Tiitles
Hancock Street
Vullinan Woodward
City of Wakefield
Coal deliveries and a health service move
Hard coal and soft coal cargoes arrived at Ashland docks this season totaling two and 55 respectively. Duluth Superior docks report 507 soft coal and 66 hard coal cargoes this season. Miss Nellie Cavender departs Sundin tonight for St. Louis to resume duties at the U S Public Health Service Hospital after a two week visit at the Cavender home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Duluth Superior
Nellie Cavender
Sundin
St. Louis
United States Public Health Service Hospital
Arthur Cavender
Ruling on School District officer terms and elections
The ruling states that officers elected under certain statutes hold until successors are elected and accepted. It cites Supreme Court precedent that no special school district elections are allowed, as elections occur at the next annual meeting. Separate laws apply to school districts and other municipal bodies unless statutes specify otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
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Colby
Oliver Iron Mining Co
Gogebic Range
Pabst
Oliver
Puritan
Thden
Plymouth
Cole-Goudie Shovel Co
Rivertow Wives
Iron River District
Chicago & Northwestern
Northwestern
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Boe
Montreal
Tilder
Ironton
Chancellor Wolcott
Wilmington
Del
Steel & Tube Co. of America
Frow
Youngstown
Allied Chemical & Dye Corp
Wmin
Steel & Tube Co
Steel & Tube
Castile Mining Co
Oglebay, Norton & Co
American Bridge Co
Eureka
Black River Valley
Asteroid
Skillings’ Mining Review
The
First National Bank
Wakefield, Michigan
Bedell
Monkey
Watersmeet
Wisconsin
Peters
McKinney Steel Co
Corrigan
Proteau
Bessemer Laundry
Thomaston
Kuiinen
Upper Peninsula
Albinson
Meueqe
Byy
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