NEWS & GOSSIP
Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa Co. MI
A.D. Brown of Detroit is expected in the city next week.
Frank Sayer is confined to his home, threatened with pneumonia.
Miss Mabel Hubbard of Newberry spent Sunday with Soo friends.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Fitzgerald died last Saturday.
Miss Pearl Munroe has accepted a position as bookkeeperwith Peppard & McKinney.
Mrs. B. King has recovered from her recent illness and returned to the dry good store of W.R. Ferguson & Co.
Fred J. Johnston and William Armstrong of the Neebish settlement were in the city yesterday.
Miss Sarah Gallagher will entertain WedDesday evening in honor of Miss Eva Mondor. The affair will be in the nature of a miscellaneous shower.
The remaining rehearsals for the play ''The Private Secretary" which will be given February 15, for the benefit of the firemen, will be held in the 0pera house with all the properties and stage settings. An orchestra under the direction of Professor Westcott has kindly volunteered to furnish music for the production. Vocal numbers will be sung by Mrs. E. W. Burgoyne, Miss Ella Hill and W. Preston MacHenry. Manager Fleming says that everything is moving satisfactorily and the people can be assured of a pleasant evening's entertainment and at the same time help our firemen. The sale of tickets so far indicates a full house.
Floyd Hoornstra, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hoornstra of the Brimley Road has lost the sight to his left eye as a result of injuries received in a coasting accident near his home two weeks ago.
With companions, Floyd was coasting on a toboggan. They bumped into a ski and broken bits of the ski hit him in the eye.
SSM News Record 4 November 1902
The entire police force was called out the other day in search of hte three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Tursky, who had strayed away from home. Mr. Tursky keeps a meat market on Spruce street west and the little one was playing in front with a toy wagon. It was a little after 10 when the father went to see how the baby was getting on when he discovered she was nowhere near the place and he at once made a search. Up to noon he searched alone and not finding the child resorted to the police for aid. The little one was traced down Spruce street to Ashmun always drawing the wagon which was nearly as lrge as the child. She turned north and stopped at several stores where she was given candy. She could not talk English, being taught only German at home. She was finally found on Portage across the canal at 3 o'clock by her crazed father. The tot was tired and hungry but unharmed by her adventure.
The Evening News 13 February 1905
Miss Mamie McMaster has returned to the Fair.
The Gazette, Stevens Pt. WI - 08 September 1915
Mrs. Max Krembs and brother Wm. Stenger left for Green Bay today to visit to visit for a week at the home of their brother Geo. Stenger. Mrs. Krembs will then go to Sault Ste Marie to spend three of four weeks at the home of her son Carl Wm. Stenger (?) (do they mean Krembs).
Ironwood Daily Globe 16 July 1927
The body found in St. Marys River Thursday has been postively identified as Martin Chemoski, 40, who was drowned Dec. 21, 1927 when he was caught in an ice floe through a runway beneath the Michigan Northern Power company plant.
Ironwood Daily Globe 13 March 1929
Louis Hatch, 44, 923 Cedar St. arrested Saturday night on suspicion that he robbed Charles Mendoskin 29, Raco, of $500 is said by police to have confessed Sunday and $314 was found in a coal pile in a shed at the rear of Hatch's house. Mendoskin went to the police Saturday night about 9 o'clock accompanied by Violet Tadgerson 14, and Mary Tadgerson 19 both of Raco. He said he had been robbed of $500 all in $20's while he was at the home of James Howard, 225 Pine St.
Ironwood Daily Globe 31 January 1930
Leslie Hall, 31, who lives 16 miles south of the Sault on US 2 was struck and seriously injured at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning north of Pickford when he stepped off the front of a sleigh on which he was riding directly into the path of a car driven by Alexander Van Luven of Barbeau.
Hall was taken to the hospital by Van Luven. It was believed his skull was fractured. He was taken to the operating room and his condition was characterized by hospital authorities as being fair.
Ironwood Daily Globe 24 March 1933
Three Sault men, John Milligan, Daniel Fike and Forrest Cole were under arrest Wednesday charged with the robberty of $27.50 from Edward Smith, 122 Portage avenue east, early Monday morning. The three were to be arraigned this afternoon. Three men entered the home of Stanley Hanchera on Portage avenue east a short time before the Smith robbery. Hanchera said the three did not have masks on when hey came to his place. He said they demanded food from him and he gave them something to eat, a cap and 10 cents.
Ironwood Daily Globe 14 September 1933
Judge Herbert W. Rennels in circuit court Tuesday sentenced Herbert T. West, former Ft. Brady soldier to 15 years at Marquette prison for the killing of Walter Frankowski, rival of West, for the affections of Mrs. Merna Mathews. Judge Rennels said " West you are getting a lucky break. You were permitted to plead guilty to manslaughter. From what I've heard about your case from officers, I believe you might have been found guilty of first degree murder by a jury. If that had been the case I would have had to sentence you to life imprisonment at hard labor and in solitary confinement.
Ironwood Daily Globe 19 March 1935
The first arrest under the provisions of the cities "anti-splashing" ordinance was made by city police Friday afternoon on the Bingham avenue bridge. The driver was Louis Montero, 25, of 714 Helen street. It was alleged that Montero drove over the bridge at a speed that caused water to be splashed on pedestrians.
Ironwood Daily Globe 08 May 1937
Frank Cameron 408 Barbeau has applied for permission to build a $3000 log cabin on 9th street while Victor Salo, Swinton street will build a residence costing $2,000.
Ironwood Daily Globe 30 May 1938
W.S. LaLonde, Sault lumberman and real estate operator who celebrated his 90th birthday Friday believes he can claim the distinction of being the most active person of any man his age in Chippewa County. Although he admits he is not as active as he was when he was half his age he still takes pride in the fact that he is able to be about his home and yard at 215 Barbeau street. This year he's planting a small garden.
Holland Evening Sentinel 17 November 1952
Edward Krol 42, shot through the head Sunday in Chippewa County by George Lavender 53, Detroit who said he mistook Krol for a deer.
Holland Evening Sentinel 02 December 1952
A 33 year old mother holding her young son in her arms leaped from a city bridge into a canal and both drowned. The bodies of Mrs. James Hunt and her 2 year old son Michael were found a mile downstream in the Michigan Northern Power Canal Monday. Her husband, who had eaten lunch with her 2 hours before said she seem perfectly normal at that time.
