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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1924
Page
1
Tax collections begin July 1 with George J. Hrbacek as city treasurer. The 1924 rate is 1.50 dollars per 100 of valuation, or 15.00 per 1000, down from 1.56. Total levy 202,029.84. Plymouth mining companies listed: real property 98,720.00 and personal property 6,750.00.
The Wakefield city commission authorized Mayor A L Rummel to appoint July 4th committees for the day. The planned program includes sports, a morning parade with prizes, fireworks at night, a Community Building movie, and a street dance. Police will enforce a 20 mph city speed limit starting Friday morning.
Only 198 voters in the city have registered with the city clerk to date. Registration between June 2 and August 23 is required for participation in the upcoming August city and state elections and the national elections in the fall.
Plans are under way for the annual Farmers round-up to be held August 9 at the upper peninsula experiment station in Chatham. A feature this year is a scrub bull funeral linked to the campaign to replace scrub bulls with pure bred dairy stock. The upper peninsula experiment station will award a pure bred bull calf as first prize in a dairy judging contest for attendees.
Wakefield Township supervisor William E. Fritz was held up at about 8:00 AM by two men in a car. They took $240 in cash and an unsigned Bedell Motor Sales Co. check dated 1926 to be used for a truck. Fritz was ordered to walk away as the car was abandoned and the robbers fled into nearby woods. police conducted a search north of the area but found no suspects.
City buys a new scale to be installed near City Hall for weighing coal hay and other goods before delivery. Ordinance expected establishing usage by cab and transient dealers with the scale as the weighing standard for customer trades.
The article argues that buying locally keeps money in the community, offsets costs of out of town shopping and mail orders, and supports competitive pricing. It notes merchants work hard to offer quality goods at low prices, and invites readers to consider local trade benefits with Wakefield business ads on the Advocate.
Wakefield school district will not present a bond issue for a new high school at the July 14 election. The Board of Education, advised by attorney W. S. Baird, will meet later to consider legality under a new state law set to take effect after July 12.
About 25 Wakefield firemen will attend the Gladstone tournament over the last two days for duty and the first day of August to press for the 1925 Upper Peninsula Firemen's association event. The department will seek endorsements from business and civic groups and bring a strong team to the bid. The Advocate will mail ads by July 4 with copy due by Tuesday evening. Local notices also list visits, moves, and a new taxi line permit between Ironwood and Ontonagon.
Petitions circulate to place Clarence W. Jacobson and Fred Thompson on the ballot for city commissioner at the August 26 election. One three year term to be filled. Petitions due by August 12, 1924. Frank B. Hook retires September 1 and will not seek re election. A. F. Olson to assume justice of the peace four year term next Friday July 4. Odd Fellows to meet Wednesday with officers installed, smoker and lunch to follow. Verna Novak returns from Detroit to live with her father in Bessemer. Hazel Bollen home from Minneapolis for ten days. Leonard Larson of Minneapolis visiting the Bolen home. Mrs. Louis Cohen presented with a hand painted picture by the Girls' Community Club. Cohen family to move to South Milwaukee next month for business.
The Lake Superior Mining Institute announces an August 1924 Annual Meeting in Ontario with a six day tour starting Duluth through Sault Ste. Marie Sudbury and Cobalt Porcupine District. James Maney provides a rail fare estimate around 95.05 including dining car service. Train schedule outlines Sunday August 3 departure from Duluth and arrival at Soo Ontario by Monday noon with stops at key plants and mining points.
A state fire marshal order permits fireworks sales and use for the Fourth of July in Michigan this year. Wholesale jobbers may supply retailers through July 4, while strict enforcement begins July 4 and after. Unfilled United States Steel orders fell 13 percent in May, signaling weaker demand and a broader recession in industry.
Leave Soo Ontario Monday evening via Canadian Pacific to Cobalt Tuesday morning spend day and evening there. Wednesday to Friday visit Swastika Kirkland Lake Troquois Falls Porcupine District mines. Saturday morning stops Sudbury then return to Soo for train schedules. Arrive Marquette Range Saturday night and Duluth Sunday morning.
Official proceedings show the June 19 1924 regular meeting at City Hall adjourned due to no quorum. Present were Hornibrook and Hart. absent were Mayor Rummel Hook and Strough. City Clerk WM Jacobson filed the record.
The regular meeting of the Wakefield City Commission was held at City Hall on Thursday June 26 1924 at eight oclock p m with Mayor Rummel and Commissioners Hook Hornibrook Hart and Strough present. Minutes of previous meetings were approved as read, motion carried. Continued on Page Ten.
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