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MEMORIAL RECORD. 
 
 HMOS ROGERS HARLOW, de- 
 ceased, as one of the honored 
 pioneers of the Upper Peninsula, 
 was inseparably connected with the 
 history of this section of the State, and was 
 a prominent factor in its development and 
 advancement, taking an active part in all 
 that pertains to the welfare of the commu- 
 nity. He was born in Shrewsbury, Massa- 
 chusetts, April 23, 181 5, and was a lineal 
 descendant of Captain William Harlow, who 
 came to the Plymouth Colony in the year 
 1642. It is related in Thatcher's history of 
 Plymouth that at the close of King Philip's 
 war, when the fort built by the Pilgrims at 
 Plymouth was no longer needed as a defense 
 against the Indians, it was taken down and 
 its timbers sold to William Harlow, who 
 used the same in the construction of his 
 house. The old house is still standing, and 
 during the summer of 1887 was identified 
 as the one built and occupied by William 
 Harlow more than 200 years ago, the fact 
 being established by one of his descendants, 
 William T. Harlow, of Worcester, Massa- 
 chusetts, and Hon. William T. Davis, ex- 
 member of Congress, and the author of the 
 Landmarks of Plymouth. An interesting 
 letter, giving an account of the discovery 
 and identification of the house, was pub- 
 
 lished in the New England Home Journal at 
 Worcester, and copied into the Marquette 
 Mining Journal of August 22, 1887. 
 
 Many of Mr. Harlow's ancestors on both 
 sides lived in the towns of Duxbury and 
 Marshfield in the old colony. His parents, 
 Abner and Persis (Rogers) Harlow, were 
 born in Plymouth county, and removed to 
 Shrewsbury in 18 13. Here Mr. Harlow 
 received a common-school education, and in 
 1830, at the age of fifteen, went to Wor- 
 cester, Massachusetts, to learn the trade of 
 machinist, the terms of his apprenticeship 
 being that he should serve until he was 
 twenty-one years of age, and should receive, 
 in addition to his board, six weeks' school- 
 ing and $40 in money per year. The fail- 
 ure of his employer in 1834 released him 
 from the unexpired part of his engagement; 
 but, having been a diligent and apt appren- 
 tice and withal pleased with his occupation, 
 he had made such rapid progress that in 1835 
 he was qualified to engage in the manufac- 
 ture of woolen machinery on his own ac- 
 count, which occupation he followed suc- 
 cessfully until June, 1849. 
 
 In the meantime, Mr. Harlow was mar- 
 ried. On the 23d of April, 1839, he 
 wedded Elizabeth M. Barber of Worcester, 
 who died at that place, January 29, 1840, 
 
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 leaving an infant son, George Prentice Har- 
 low. On the 28th of September, 1843, Mr. 
 Harlow married Olive Lavira Bacon, who 
 still survives him, — a most estimable lady, 
 and who was his companion for nearly half 
 a century, sharing with him the privations 
 and hardships incident to the settlement of 
 a new country. She is now seventy-two 
 years of age, but is still bright and active, 
 both in mind and body. 
 
 When the discovery of iron ore on Lake 
 Superior became widely known, companies 
 were formed for the purpose of developing 
 ing and utilizing the ore. The first com- 
 pany of the kind to operate in this region 
 was the Jackson Iron Mining Company, 
 organized in 1846, in which year it took 
 possession of the Jackson mines, twelve 
 miles west of Marquette. Mr. Harlow and 
 others at Worcester had in contemplation 
 the organization of a company to operate in 
 the section known as Moody's location. 
 They deemed it advisable to move with cau- 
 tion. Mr. Harlow went to Boston to consult 
 with Professor Whitney, who with Professor 
 Foster had conducted the geological survey 
 of the Upper Peninsula, but whose valuable 
 report had not been published. On the 5th 
 of March, 1849, Mr. Harlow organized the 
 Marquette Iron Company, consisting of 
 himself, W. A. Fisher and Edward Clark, of 
 Worcester, Massachusetts, and Robert J. 
 Graveraet, of Mackinac, Michigan. While 
 the company was making preparation for 
 the shipment of its supplies and equip- 
 ments, Mr. Graveraet, with nine others 
 from Mackinac, went forward to secure 
 possession of the mines and to begin 
 operations, arriving at Moody's location 
 early in May. Among this party were 
 Hon. Peter White, then a lad of eight- 
 een years. Dr. E. C. Rogers, a brother of 
 
 Randolph Rogers, the sculptor, James 
 Chapman and others. Samuel Moody, pro- 
 prietor of the location, and John H. Mann, 
 had been there during the previous summer 
 and winter. Mr. Harlow and his party 
 from Worcester, consisting of his wife, 
 daughter, mother-in-law, Mrs. Martha W. 
 Bacon, Mr. Edward Clark, and a number of 
 mechanics and employes, arrived at Sault 
 de Ste. Marie, July 2, 1849, by steamers 
 from Buffalo and Detroit. It was the chol- 
 era season and excessively hot on the lower 
 lakes. The disease broke out on board 
 the steamer which brought them to the 
 West, and the captain died on that trip. 
 Mr. Harlow's party, however, had changed 
 boats at Detroit, but cholera also broke out 
 on this trip and one of the passengers died be- 
 fore reaching Mackinac. Mr. Harlow made 
 arrangements to leave his family at Sault 
 de Ste. Marie in care of the Baptist mission, 
 and came on with the rest of the party with 
 such provisions as they could take on board 
 the little schooner. Fur Trader, arriving at 
 Carp River, now Marquette, July 6, 1849. 
 Casting anchor ten miles out in the lake 
 in a dead calm, they fired the little swivel 
 on board as a signal, and were met and 
 rowed to shore in the Mackinac boat by 
 some of their men who had preceded them, 
 — Lorenzo Wheelock, Major Clark, and a 
 carpenter named Jacobs. There were on 
 board at this arrival Amos R. Harlow and 
 Edward Clark, of the company; Charles 
 John, of the Jackson Forge; Samuel Moody, 
 one of the proprietors of Moody's location; 
 James Kelley, a carpenter; Pierson Cowee; 
 and a man named Gates, a machinist. At 
 the Jackson Forge, twelve miles west, were 
 Philo M. Everett, superintendent of the 
 works, A. N. Barney and family, Edward 
 Kidney and family, Joshua Hodgkins and 
 
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 family, James Peters, James McKerchie, 
 and Nahum Keyes. Charley Kobogum, the 
 Indian landlord, kept the only place of en- 
 tertainment at the landing, — the Cedar 
 House referred to in Mr. White's reminis- 
 cences. Both Mr. White and Mr. Harlow 
 testitied to the good fare of fish, duck, fresh 
 venison and vegetables from the Indian gar- 
 den near the lake shore, with wliicli they 
 were regaled after their surfeit of salt pork 
 and stale bread on board the boat. Charley 
 Kobogum was very famous as a landlord, 
 and Mr. Harlow boarded in the Indian 
 shanty with him until he had erected a small 
 house of his own. Peter White, who went 
 to Moody's location in May, thus refers to 
 the arrival of Mr. Harlow: 
 
 " On the loth of July we came away 
 from the montains bag and baggage, arriv- 
 ing at the • lake shore,' as we then termed 
 it, before noon. Mr. Harlow had arrived 
 with quite a number of mechanics, some goods 
 and lots of money, and what was better than 
 all we got a glimpse of some female faces. 
 We were all much excited and buoyant with 
 the hope of bright and dazzling prospects 
 before us. At one o'clock that day we com- 
 menced clearing the site of the present city 
 of Marquette. We began by chopping off 
 the trees and brush at the point of rocks 
 near the blacksmith shop just south of the 
 shore end of the Cleveland ore docks." 
 
 On the 13th of July, Mr. Harlow started 
 on his return trip to Massachusetts, and Mr. 
 Graveraet and Mr. Clark went by way of 
 Lake Michigan to Milwaukee to hire labor- 
 ers. The former returned in due time with 
 a large number of employees, mostly Ger- 
 man and French, but Mr. Clark was taken 
 with cholera and died on his way back to 
 Sault Ste. Marie. At least his disease is sup- 
 posed to have been cholera, although it may 
 
 have been the malignant ship fever, which 
 made a hospital of the little settlement upon 
 the arrival of the emigrants from Milwaukee, 
 and so frightened the Indians that most of 
 them fled precipitately up the lake in their 
 canoes. In the latter part of August, Mr. 
 Harlow returned. His family had preceded 
 him by a few days, having met with an op- 
 portunity to come from the Sault Ste. Marie, 
 for the chances to reach here at that time 
 were very uncertain, as there were but few 
 boats on the lake and none made regular 
 trips to this point. Most of the Lake Sup- 
 erior boats went to Ontonagon, and if any of 
 them turned aside to convey either freight 
 or passengers here, it was because extra in- 
 ducements were offered them. The small 
 propellers. Napoleon and Independence, 
 were the only ones then plying on Lake 
 Superior, and the little schooner, Fur 
 Trader, was about the only resource of the 
 settlers at Iron Bay. 
 
 Mr. Harlow brought on from Worcester 
 a thirty-five-horse-power engine and boilers, 
 sets of machinists' tools, the necessary 
 machinery and appliances for a forge, circu- 
 lar-saw mill, etc. After some delay, they ar- 
 rived here on the Fur Trader, commanded 
 by Captain Calvin Ripley. There was then 
 no dock or land for vessels, and the rock in 
 the harbor, afterward known as Ripley's 
 Rock, was used as a dock for the time 
 being. The schooner, being of light draft, 
 was brought up alongside of the rock and the 
 heavy machinery unloaded thereon, and a 
 slide or track constructed thence to the 
 shore. In this manner the engine was 
 landed, and the boilers were plugged at both 
 ends and floated or rolled to the shore. Not 
 merely in getting their first plant established, 
 but in the progress of their work, many dif- 
 ficulties arose which it was impossible for 
 
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 men inexperienced in mining and making 
 iron to anticipate, and then the distance was 
 too great to get anything that was needed. 
 Mr. Harlow was a good machinist and per- 
 fectly at home in a well ordered machine 
 shop; but here were conditions which his 
 experience had not encountered. To all of 
 them the business was new, to be prose- 
 cuted under new circumstances, and many 
 necessary appliances had to be improvised; 
 yet "Yankee genius," as on thousands of 
 other occasions, was equal to the emergency. 
 
 In October, 1849, Mr. Harlow put in 
 operation a steam sawmill — the first in Mar- 
 quette — and the night following sawed the 
 shingles and shingled the first house in the 
 place by moonlight. Those who have wit- 
 nessed an Indian summer moonlight upon 
 the soft autumn landscape near the bay may 
 well imagine the beauty of the scene, but it 
 is probable that Mr. Harlow was so anxious 
 to secure shelter for his wife and family that 
 the thought of utility, more than of beauty, 
 was with him. It is ever thus. We think 
 of things and experiences in the light of 
 whatever most absorbs us at the time. In 
 order to appreciate the beauties of nature 
 we must have leisure from the pressing de- 
 mands made upon us by daily labor. Pre- 
 vious to this Mr. Harlow's family had occu- 
 pied the little cedar hut upon- the bank. 
 The Indians here at that time were kind and 
 hospitable, and friendly relations existed 
 between them and the settlers. 
 
 On the 30th of November, 1849, the 
 first postoffice was established, under the 
 name of Worcester, in honor of Mr. Har- 
 low's Eastern home, and Mr. Harlow was 
 appointed Postmaster. The first settlers 
 seem not to have been aware that the name 
 of Marquette had been given to the county 
 and township, which now bear the memorial 
 
 name of the famous Jesuit father, as early 
 as 1843, but such was the fact, although it 
 was not known by whom the name was pro- 
 posed in the legislature. The act estab- 
 lishing the county was passed March 9, 
 1843, '^nd that establishing the township 
 March 16, 1847. Marquette county was at 
 first attached to Houghton for justicial pur- 
 poses and was not organized as a separate 
 county until September 4, 185 1. The 
 township of Marquette was not organized 
 until July 15, 1S50. The first election was 
 held at the house of Mr. Harlow, in accord- 
 ance with a notice signed by Robert J. 
 Graveraet, Samuel Moody, Lorenzo Hard- 
 ing, H. B. Ely and Amos R. Harlow, at the 
 date last mentioned. Mr. Harlow was 
 chosen Supervisor, Highway Commissioner 
 and Justice of the Peace. Soon after the 
 organization of the township the name of 
 the postoffice was changed to Marquette. 
 The mails at first were received monthly, 
 being carried by packers in winter on snow- 
 shoes and deposited in a tree at Lake Michi- 
 gamme at the junction of the Carp river and 
 Menominee trails to L'Anse. 
 
 Supplies for Marquette at this early 
 time were mostly procured — at great risk 
 in stormy weather — from Sault. Ste Marie. 
 In November, 1849, Mr. Harlow dispatched 
 thither a Mackinac sailing boat for some 
 necessary articles. The boat was wrecked 
 near White Fish Point and all on board 
 perished. Of the five bodies three were 
 found, — two on the boat and one the next 
 spring on the beach where it had been cast 
 by the waves. 
 
 Hon. S. P. Ely, in his historical address, 
 dates the founding of Marquette from the 
 arrival of Mr. Harlow and his party in July, 
 1849. Our subject, therefore, is justly 
 regarded as the founder of the city. Of 
 
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 those who came with him or were sent by 
 his company none remain save Hon. Peter 
 White, who was his contemporary and 
 active coadjutor in building up the city 
 from its foundation. The Marquette forge, 
 at which Mr. Harlow produced the first iron 
 bloom, was located near the lake shore, 
 just south of Superior street, and was put 
 in operation by him July 6, 1850, the anni- 
 versary of his arrival. It continued in 
 operation somewhat irregularly until the 
 spring of 1853, when the Marquette Iron 
 Company was consolidated with the Cleve- 
 land Iron Company. The latter continued 
 to operate the forge until it was destroyed 
 by fire in the winter of 1858. 
 
 About the same time that he started the 
 forge he laid out the first plat of the village 
 of Marquette. This plat, somewhat modi- 
 fied and changed as to its streets, was 
 recorded by the Cleveland Iron Company 
 September 8, 1854, and was known as the 
 Cleveland Plat. In August, 1852, Mr. 
 Harlow purchased of the Government the 
 land and interest known as the New York 
 mine. It is situated at Ishpeming, and is 
 still the property of the Harlow estate. 
 After the consolidation of the Marquette 
 and Cleveland companies he turned his 
 attention to lumbering, and the manage- 
 ment of his large estate in the city and his 
 farms in the vicinity. He made si.\ ad- 
 ditions to the city. 
 
 The diary kept by Mr. Harlow during 
 the first si.x years of his residence here 
 furnishes excellent data respecting the 
 pioneer days of the city. The first religious 
 service held in Marquette was by Professor 
 Williams, of Allegheny College, who came 
 to the peninsula for his health, and in 
 August, 1849, by invitation of Mrs. Harlow, 
 preached in her home. The Indians brought 
 
 in logs and placed them round the room for 
 seats, covering them with cedar boughs for 
 cushions. There was but one corner of the 
 room floored, and that was a sort of plat- 
 form for the stove; on a part of this the 
 preacher stood. In 1850 the Marquette 
 Company sent hither Dr. Morse, a regular 
 Congregational minister, and also a phy- 
 sician, holding a diploma from the Vermont 
 Medical College. He preached here one 
 year and returned to New Hampshire. In 
 1857 Mr. Harlow and his family aided in 
 organizing the first Presbyterian Church of 
 Marquette, and have since been exemplary 
 members. Mr. Harlow was an official in 
 the church and one of its most liberal sup- 
 porters. In politics, in early life he was a 
 Whig, but was a supporter of the Repub- 
 lican party from its organization. He 
 never sought or held office except such as 
 was conferred upon him without his seeking, 
 he having then acted as Justice of the 
 Peace, Supervisor, County Clerk, Alder- 
 man, Notary Public, etc. His honor and 
 integrity were above question and his influ- 
 ence on the side of morality and religion 
 were strongly felt. 
 
 As a business man, Mr. Harlow was suc- 
 cessful. Unlike many who have devoted 
 their energies to pioneer industries under 
 the hard and exhausting conditions of a new 
 country, he was able to save out of his vari- 
 ous enterprises a comfortable competence. 
 It is true indeed that he did not continue 
 wholly in the mining interests, and it is per- 
 haps due to the secret of his success that his 
 versatile mind enabled him to manage a 
 variety of interests and to turn to account 
 whatever seemed most promising. Thus, 
 while others clung to their dead mining 
 stock and sank with it, he turned to the liv- 
 interests of lumbering, farming and real es- 
 
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 tate. He was the owner of large real-estate 
 interests in this city, including some of the 
 best business blocks, and the ample and 
 most beautiful private park, in which stands 
 his residence. This is called Crescent Park 
 from the form of the main terrace or em- 
 bankment which circles nearly around it. 
 On the top of this is the principal drive. 
 The central portion is in the general form of 
 a basin, diversified with slopes, terraces and 
 mounds. The highest mound is called Lily 
 Hill, and is crowned with a large granite 
 bowlder. Near the center of the basin is a 
 trout pond, formed by a living spring which 
 flows out from among ferns and mosses. 
 The Park, which is about seven acres in 
 extent, is covered with every variety of 
 native tree, shrub, plant and flower. Mr. 
 Harlow had the ground laid out as a sur- 
 prise to his wife upon her return from one 
 of her visits to the East, his design being to 
 furnish her with a beautiful and healthy 
 open-air retreat, in which she might drive 
 her own horse and carriage at her leisure. 
 Although the natural situation favored his 
 design, it was made with considerable ex- 
 pense and has served as the family botanical 
 garden. It is now occupied by Mrs. Harlow 
 and her son-in-law, Hon. F. O. Clark, a dis- 
 tinguished member of the Marquette bar. 
 Mr. Harlow died October 3, 1890. His son 
 by his first mariage, George P. Harlow, re- 
 sides in Omaha, Nebraska. His daughter, 
 Ellen J., is the wife of Hon. F. O. Clark. 
 This narrative would be incomplete 
 without a word in regard to Mrs. Harlow's 
 mother, Mrs. Martha \V. Boem, who came 
 with Mr. Harlow and family to this north- 
 ern shore in 1849. She was one of the 
 noblest of the pioneer women of our county. 
 Through all the hardships of the early settle- 
 ment she afforded a constant example of 
 
 cheerfulness, courage and business energy. 
 She lived to see the prosperity of the place 
 which she had no small share in founding, and 
 passed to her rest full of years and honors. 
 
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 ILLIAM BURT is one of the most 
 prominent citizens of Marquette 
 county and has done much for its 
 upbuilding and advancement. In 
 the work of development he has borne an 
 active part, has been inseparably connected 
 with the history of its business interests, and 
 is a worthy representative of that type of 
 American character, that progressive spirit, 
 which advances the public good while pro- 
 moting individual prosperity. He is now 
 secretary and treasurer of the Burt Free- 
 stone Quarry Company, and is extensively 
 engaged in real-estate dealing. 
 
 Mr. Burt was born in Mount Vernon, 
 Macomb county, Michigan, October 31, 
 1825, and is a son of "William A. and Phoebe 
 (Cole) Burt, the former a native of Wor- 
 cester county, Massachusetts, and the latter 
 of Connecticut. Judge Burt, the father, 
 was prominently connected with the history 
 of Michigan from an early day. He was an 
 inventor of much note, and in 1829 made 
 the first typewriter ever manufactured in 
 this country. He was also the inventor of 
 the solar compass, which is now a great 
 favorite and used extensively in making Gov- 
 ernment land surveys. He gave to the 
 world the equatorial sextant for directing the 
 course of ships, and was teaching captains 
 the use of this instrument when he was 
 taken with an illness that terminated his 
 life, in August, 1858. In the political his- 
 tory of this State, his name occupies a con- 
 spicuous place. He was a Judge and a 
 member of the Territorial and State Legis- 
 
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 latures, also a Commissioner of Internal Im- 
 provements and District and County Sur- 
 veyor. Other members of the family were 
 noted for their inventive genius, and John 
 Burt was the inventor and patentee of canal 
 locks which were used at Sault de Ste. 
 Marie. He was also the originator of a 
 number of other useful devices, among them 
 different processes of manufacturing iron. 
 The burial ground of this family, situated in 
 Detroit, is said to be one of the most beau- 
 tiful in the country, — a fitting place of rest 
 for those who have done so much for the 
 State. In connection with his other work 
 the Judge and his assistants were the first to 
 discover iron ore on the Upper Peninsula, 
 as positive documents have proven. 
 
 William Burt, whose name begins this 
 record, was reared in his native county and 
 acquired his education in a log schoolhouse 
 situated in the neighborhood. He spent his 
 boyhood on a farm and continued to follow 
 agricultural pursuits and land surveying as a 
 means of livelihood until he had attained 
 the age of forty years. He learned the busi- 
 ness with his father and older brothers, ex- 
 perts in that line, and at the age of twenty 
 began the work for himself. He aided in 
 surveying a greater part of the Upper Penin- 
 sula, coming to this region with his father 
 and brothers in 1846. On the 23d of March, 
 1847, he was appointed United States 
 Deputy Surveyor, and m 1856 was sent to 
 survey the north shore, lying along Lake 
 Superior, surveying the present site of Du- 
 luth, and fixing the meridians, the base lines 
 and township boundaries and shore lines. 
 He was employed along the north shore for 
 two years, when his health gave way owing 
 to exposure to all kinds of weather in his 
 arduous task. The citizens of that locality 
 petitioned the Government that he might 
 
 continue his work, but he was firm in his 
 refusal and returned to his home and his 
 farming interests. 
 
 It was not long after this that Mr. Burt's 
 connection with Marquette county began. 
 He has been an important factor in its de- 
 velopment since its pioneer days, when its 
 lands were wild, its cities still an unsettled 
 region, the work of civilization and progress 
 having scarcely begun. He with others was 
 the first to open a slate quarry at Huron 
 Bay and built to it a railroad. He was also 
 interested in iron-mining and iron blast fur- 
 naces, and is numbered among the pioneers 
 in iron-mining. He was associated with 
 John A. Bailey, of Detroit, in the manufac- 
 ture of mathematical instruments, which he 
 carried on for a number of years. He took 
 up his residence in Detroit, in May, 1865, 
 and made that city his home until June, 
 1866, when he made a location in Marquette 
 on the site of his present home. Here he 
 has passed the succeeding years, and the city 
 soon recognized him as one of its most 
 valued citizens, — a man to whom she could 
 look for aid for her works of public improve- 
 ment, a man deeply interested in all that 
 pertained to her welfare and promotion. 
 
 For a time Mr. Burt engaged in survey- 
 ing and locating land, but after a time 
 abandoned that work, his time being fully 
 taken up with other business interests. He 
 became a director and general manager of 
 the Marquette & Pacific Rolling Mill Com- 
 pany, and was also a director and stock- 
 holder in many other enterprises. For four 
 years he was connected with the rolling- 
 mill company, and for almost a quarter of a 
 century he has been interested in the Burt 
 Freestone Company, of which, for a num- 
 ber of years, he was general manager, and 
 is now secretarj' and treasurer. This com- 
 
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 pany was organized in 1872 by John Burt, 
 William Burt, Hiram A. Burt, Alvin C. 
 Burt, A. Judson Burt and William Burt, 
 and its first officers were John Burt, presi- 
 dent; William Burt, treasurer, and William 
 
 A. Burt, secretary. The present officers 
 are Hiram A. Burt, president; Stanley A. 
 Burt, vice-president; William Burt, secre- 
 tary and treasurer, and these constitute the 
 board of directors, in connection with Sarah 
 
 B. and Caroline Burt. The quarry is located 
 in Marquette and has been leased on royalty 
 for fourteen years. Since locating here, 
 William Burt, of this sketch, has dealt in 
 real estate and is yet engaged in that busi- 
 ness. He has erected many residences and 
 other buildings in Marquette and now owns 
 considerable realty. 
 
 Mr. Burt was married in 1847 to Miss 
 Caroline Curtis, a native of Wyoming, New 
 York, and to them were born four children, 
 three of whom are living: A. Judson, who 
 is auditor of the Michigan Southern Rail- 
 road and makes his home in Detroit ; William 
 A., cashier of the Hurley National Bank, died 
 in Hurley, this State, January 15, 1893; 
 Charles S., a graduate of West Point and a 
 chemist and mechanical engineer, now of 
 Chicago, Illinois; and Stanley A., who is an 
 accountant of the Michigan Central Railroad 
 and a resident of Detroit. The family are 
 all inclined by taste and talent to mechanical 
 pursuits, and their work in those lines is 
 that of experts. 
 
 The business career of William Burt, of 
 this record, has been a prosperous one. A 
 person is naturally led to inquire into the 
 secret of another's success and learn the 
 methods he has followed and the plans he 
 has pursued which have enabled him to pass 
 on the highway of life many who started out in 
 the race ahead of him. Success is not a ques- 
 
 tion of genius, as held by many, but rather a 
 matter of experience and sound judgment. 
 When we trace the character of those who 
 stand highest in public esteem, we find that 
 in nearly every instance they are those who 
 have risen gradually, fighting their way in 
 the face of opposition. Self-reliance, con- 
 scientiousness, energy, integrity, — these are 
 the traits of character that secure the highest 
 emoluments and the greatest success, and 
 it has been by the exercise of these traits 
 that Mr. Burt has become one of the pros- 
 perous citizens of Marquette. 
 
 In politics Mr. Burt is a Republican, and 
 in religion is a member of the Baptist Church, 
 having been a member from his boyhood 
 days. 
 
 >^ M. LONGYEAR.— It has been said 
 ^ that the study of biography yields to 
 A 1 noother in point of interest and profit; 
 and while it is true that all biogra- 
 phies, and more especially those of success- 
 ful men, have much in common on account 
 of winning prosperity by overcoming the 
 obstacles and difficulties in their path, yet 
 life sketches of no two individuals are alike. 
 From the history of Mr. Longyear we may 
 learn much that is inspiring and encourag- 
 ing, for he owes his present eminent po- 
 sition entirely to his own exertions and his 
 honor and integrity. He is a most illustri- 
 ous prototype of the self-made man ; a tire- 
 less worker, presevering and industrious, and 
 with an untarnished name and an unap- 
 proachable reputation which has made him 
 honored by his fellow-citizens and revered 
 by his many friends. 
 
 Mr. Longyear is numbered among the 
 native sons of Michigan, for his birth oc- 
 curred in Lansing on the 15th of April, 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 13 
 
 1850. His parents, John W. and Harriet 
 (Munro) Longyear, were both natives of 
 New York, the father of Alsatian ancestry, 
 while the mother's people were of Scotch 
 lineage. Both families were established in 
 America at a very early day in the history 
 of this country, and four brothers of the 
 Longyear family were soldiers of the Revo- 
 lution. The great-grandfather on the ma- 
 ternal side was also one of the heroes in the 
 war for independence, and members of the 
 family participated in the war of 18 12. 
 They were generally farming people who 
 carried on agricultural pursuits in New Eng- 
 land and the East. The Longyear family 
 was first established in Ulster county. New 
 York, about 1730. The father of our sub- 
 ject was a lawyer by profession, being ad- 
 mitted to the bar in Jackson county, Mich- 
 igan, whither he had removed in the early 
 '40s. He practiced in the courts of the 
 Lower Peninsula and became a prominent 
 man, being sent by his district to Congress 
 in 1862, and again in 1864. He was a del- 
 egate to the Loyalist Convention in 1 866, 
 at Philadelphia, and a member of the Mich- 
 igan Constitutional Convention in 1867, and 
 at the time of his death was Judge of the 
 United States District Court of the Eastern 
 district of Michigan, to which position he 
 was appointed in 1869. His death occurred 
 in 1875, and his widow, who still survives 
 him, is yet living, in the city of Lansing. 
 They were the parents of four children, 
 three of whom are living, namely: John 
 M., Dr. Howard W., of Detroit, Mich., and 
 Ida S. 
 
 J. M. Longyear spent the greater part of 
 his boyhood days in the city of his birth and 
 acquired his early education in its public 
 schools. He afterward attended Olivet Col- 
 lege, also Georgetown College, of the Dis- 
 
 trict of Columbia. He was only fifteen 
 years of age when he left school, broken 
 down in health, so that he was unable to 
 engage actively in any work for some years. 
 The year 1872 was largely spent in the 
 woods in the Lower Peninsula, and the out- 
 door life proved very beneficial, building up 
 a vigorous constitution. The following year 
 he located in Marquette, Michigan, and be- 
 gan examining lands and exploring, and few 
 were the wild tracts in Michigan of which 
 he knew nothing. He traveled all over the 
 State, wherever business called him, examin- 
 ing lands both for himself and other people. 
 In 1879 he purchased large tracts of both 
 timber and mineral lands and has ever since 
 been extensively engaged in dealing in wild 
 land. He is an excellent judge of such 
 property, and quickly and correctly estimates 
 the benefit it will give, and in his dealings he 
 has been extremely successful, attaining a 
 prosperity that is far beyond expectations. 
 A boy may sometimes dream of the time 
 when he will be a wealthy man, but in the 
 early days Mr. Longyear had no expecta- 
 tions of acquiring the thousands which he 
 to-day possesses. He is now the owner of 
 thousands of acres of valuable wild and min- 
 eral land, besides owning a vast amount of 
 real estate in Marquette. 
 
 There are many enterprises of import- 
 ance which have been brought forward in 
 the Upper Peninsula and placed upon a pay- 
 ing basis that owe at least a part of their 
 prosperity to Mr. Longyear. He is now a 
 stockholder in the Lake Shore Iron Works, 
 and its president; a director in the First 
 National Bank of Marquette; a member of 
 the Bice Manufacturing Company; a stock- 
 holder in various land companies, and many 
 other enterprises which have been the means 
 of building up the northern Peninsula, adding 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 to the material welfare and promoting its 
 upbuilding and advancement. He is also 
 interested in the Marquette Opera House. 
 Charles Sumner said in one of his brilliant 
 orations, " Peace hath its victories more re- 
 nowned than those of war;" and surely the 
 life of Mr. Longyear has been a victorious 
 one. We honor the man who leads forth an 
 army to battle for a principle or a cause, 
 and why should we withhold our tribute of 
 praise from one who leads forth a host of his 
 fellow men to the pursuits of honest toil, 
 giving them the means of livelihood and 
 making self-respecting and honorable citi- 
 zens. 
 
 In public office Mr. Longyear has proved 
 his loyalty. He was elected Mayor of the 
 city of Marquette in 1890, re-elected in 
 
 1 89 1, and during his administration carried 
 forward the work of improvement with rapid 
 strides. He is a member of the Board of 
 Control of the Michigan Mining School, and 
 is a member of the Masonic fraternity. 
 
 In 1879 Mr. Longyear was joined in 
 wedlock with Miss Mary H. Beecher, and 
 they have five children, — Abby, Howard, 
 Helen, Judith and Jack. Their home is one 
 of the most beautiful and costly residences 
 in the Upper Peninsula. The work of build- 
 ing was begun in 1890 and completed in 
 
 1892. This palatial home is built of stone, 
 lined with a surface brick, and the grounds 
 cover an area of about 300 x 500 feet. These 
 premises are almost on the edge of Lake 
 Superior, commanding a beautiful view of 
 the water and surrounding country, and 
 there with his family Mr. Longyear spends 
 many delightful hciurs. He also spends con- 
 siderable time in travel abroad and finds in 
 his visits to the old countries one of his 
 chief sources of recreation and pleasure. 
 His success seems most marvelous, but it 
 
 has come to him not from propitious cir- 
 cumstances, but as the reward for far-sight- 
 ed dealing, executive ability and keen dis- 
 crimination. With a laudable ambition he 
 has grasped eagerly every opportunity for 
 raising himself to the level of the high stand- 
 ard which he has set up, and his resolute 
 purpose and commendable diligence have 
 attained the goal of his hopes. 
 
 vV^ ENJAMIN J. BROWN, Menominee, 
 l/'^L Michigan, is one of the leading 
 J^^J members of the bar here and is 
 well known all over the Peninsula. 
 We take pleasure in presenting to the read- 
 ers of this work the following sketch of his 
 life: 
 
 Mr. Brown was born in Mt. Vernon, 
 Ohio, July 8, 1833, and comes from a line 
 of ancestry that has figured prominently in 
 the history of this country. Benjamin S. 
 Brown, his father, was a native of Bath, 
 Virginia, born in 1804. He was a most em- 
 inent lawyer, and as an orator ranked with 
 S. S. Prentiss, of Mississippi. In his law 
 practice he was for a time associated with 
 Noah H. Swayne, afterward a Justice of 
 the Supreme Court of the United States; 
 was also in partnership with Rollin C. 
 Hurd, father of Frank Hurd, of Mt. Vernon, 
 Ohio. Grandfather Joseph Brown was a 
 contractor and builder. He moved from 
 Virginia to Ohio at an early day and settled 
 in Knox county. A portion of the Ohio 
 canal was built by him. He was known as 
 Captain Brown, and his son, Benjamin S., 
 also had this title, the latter having been 
 captain of a military company which he 
 equipped at his own expense. Benjamin S. 
 Brown was married in 1830 to Catherine C. 
 Thomas, a native of Missouri, born in 181 1. 
 
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 15 
 
 Her father, Richard S. Thomas, who was a 
 descendant of Lord Baltimore, was born in 
 Maryland, read law and settled in Bracken 
 county, Kentucky. He moved from Ken- 
 tucky to Lebanon, Ohio, and from there to 
 Missouri, and in the latter State became 
 Judge. He died in Missouri. He was an inti- 
 mate friend of Henry Clay. Judge McLean 
 of the Supreme Court of the United States, 
 was at one time a law student in the office 
 of Judge Thomas. Jesse B. Thomas, a 
 brother of Judge Thomas, was president of 
 the convention which framed the constitu- 
 tion of Illinois and named the State. He 
 was United States Senator from Illinois for 
 two terms, and he drew, with his own hand, 
 and offered in the Senate, the famous " Mis- 
 souri Compromise." He was chairman of 
 the Conference Committee upon the bill for 
 the admission of Missouri. 
 
 After his service in the Senate he en- 
 tered into partnership with Gen. William 
 H. Harrison in the real-estate business 
 in Ohio. The subject of our sketch is a 
 lineal descendant of and takes his name 
 from Benjamin Harrison, of Virginia, one 
 of the signers of the Declaration of Inde- 
 pendence. Benjamin S. Brown departed 
 this life in 1838. His widow is still living, 
 now a resident of Saginaw, Michigan. In 
 their family were three sons and two daugh- 
 ters, viz.: Benjamin J., the subject of this 
 article; Richard T. , deceased; Jesse B., in 
 the railroad business at Indianapolis, Indi- 
 ana; Catharine; and one that died in in- 
 fancy. 
 
 Mr. Brown was reared and mainly edu- 
 cated in his native town, but for a season 
 was at Kenyon College. In October, 1854, 
 he went to Chicago, Illinois, where, in May 
 of the following year, he was admitted to 
 the bar of the Supreme Court. He began 
 
 the practice of his profession in Chicago, re- 
 maining there, however, only a short time. 
 In 1856 we find him at Green Bay, Wis- 
 consin, where he made his home until i860. 
 From that date until 1865 he was at Oconto, 
 Wisconsin, from there went to Saginaw, 
 Michigan, and since June i, 1873, has been 
 a resident of Menominee, Michigan. All these 
 years he has been engaged in the practice of 
 law, in which he has attained eminent suc- 
 cess. 
 
 Mr. Brown is a man of family. He was 
 married in 1862 to Miss Eliza Hart, daugh- 
 ter of Edwin and Eliza Hart. Mrs. 
 Brown was born in Wisconsin January 4, 
 1842, and spent seven years of her life at a 
 seminary in Chicago, conducted by a Mrs. 
 Lewis. They have had seven children, five 
 of whom are living, namely: De Witt, who 
 married Miss Margaret Woessner and has a 
 family of four children, is a resident of 
 Stephenson, Michigan; Franklin H., of 
 Menominee, married Miss Charlotte Ault, 
 and they have four children; Catharine is 
 the wife of Arthur L. Lewis, Menominee; 
 and Adelaide and Bessie, at home. Mr. 
 Brown and his family are members of the 
 Episcopal Church, of which he is a Vest- 
 ryman. 
 
 Politically, he is a Republican, and has 
 all his life been prominent and active in 
 party affairs. In his early career he at- 
 tained notoriety for the part he took in the 
 " State Rights " controversy in Wisconsin. 
 He has served as delegate to various State 
 conventions; was Register of Bankruptcy, 
 appointed by Chief Justice Chase; served as 
 City Attorney of Green Bay; was County 
 Judge of Oconto county, and District At- 
 torney of the same; and has served as Pros- 
 ecuting Attorney, in Menominee. He was 
 recommended by a number of the leading 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 men of the country for the office of Inter- 
 State Commerce Commissioner. This ap- 
 pointment, however, for important reasons 
 went west of the Mississippi river. In the 
 convention of 1887 he received a large vote 
 for the nomination of his party for Justice 
 of the Supreme Court of Michigan. He 
 came within one vote of receiving the nomi- 
 nation for Congress. 
 
 The following is from the Evening Wis- 
 consin, December 2, 1891: 
 "Wisconsin and Nullification — A Con- 
 tribution TO History. 
 
 "A document which will be of value to 
 the historian of one of the most curious and 
 critical periods in the history of Wisconsin 
 and the United States was brought to light 
 a day or two ago by a delver of the dusty 
 files of the Evening Wisconsin. It is an 
 open letter from B. J. Brown, then of 
 Green Bay, to Charles Billinghurst, then of 
 Juneau, which was published in the issue of 
 this journal for August 12, 1859. The cir- 
 cumstances under which the letter was put 
 forth were these : 
 
 " Sherman M. Booth, arrested for a vio- 
 lation of the fugitive-slave law, had been 
 discharged upon a writ of habeas corpus by 
 the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. The 
 Supreme Court of the United States had 
 reversed that judgment on the 7th of March, 
 1859. On the 19th of March, 1859, the leg- 
 islature of Wisconsin had passed a resolution 
 declaring the action of the Supreme Court 
 of the United States, in assuming juris- 
 diction of the case, to be ' an act of arbi- 
 trary power, ' and ' without authority, void 
 and of no force. ' (See Session Laws of 
 1859, at page 248). Upon the issue thus 
 raised the Republican party of the State 
 divided. The minority, led by Judge Howe, 
 disclaiming all sympathy with the object of 
 
 this infamous enactment, asserted that the 
 Constitution of the United States created a 
 nation and not a mere confederacy. Mr. 
 Brown was an intimate personal friend of 
 Judge Howe, and wrote the letter at his 
 request. The document goes minutely into 
 the legal and historical status of the question 
 at issue, and demonstrates the heresy of the 
 position which the Billinghurst wing of the 
 Republican party had assumed. 
 
 " ' As I understand you, ' it says, ' you 
 deny the e.xistence of any appellate power 
 in the Supreme Court of the United States 
 over the judgment of a State Court. * * * 
 The whole judicial power of the United 
 States must reside in the courts constituted 
 by its authority, either in an original or 
 appellate form, and inasmuch as the State 
 courts do e.xercise concurrent jurisdiction in 
 many cases, their judgment must be subject 
 to review in the manner and according to 
 the limitations prescribed by Congress.' " 
 
 ' ' The letter goes on at great length to 
 pursue the constitutional and historical 
 arguments into all their ramifications, and, 
 having conclusively shown the fallacy of the 
 nullifiers, closes with the following eloquent 
 and, as they seem now, prophetic words : 
 
 " 'In what I have said I claim no merit but 
 fairness. Novelty and originality are pecu- 
 liar to your side of the question. And I have 
 written, too, with no idea that the Republican 
 party of this State will ever indorse the doc- 
 trine of nullification. I have written be- 
 cause a portion of the press have indirectly 
 sanctioned it; and because, while much has 
 been said on one side of this interesting 
 and important question, little has been said 
 on the other. I have written because I 
 think the principles you maintain are dan- 
 gerous to the best interests of the country, 
 and, should they take root in the minds 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 17 
 
 of the people, may bring forth unexpected 
 and disastrous fruit. I repeat, I have no 
 idea the Repubhcan party of the State 
 will endorse the doctrine. I do not believe 
 it will be mentioned in the State con- 
 vention. The platform will, I am satis- 
 fied, confine itself to the enunciation of 
 the cardinal principles of the party, and 
 not vainly attempt to represent every phase 
 of individual opinion. You may think as 
 you please on this question. I can think 
 as I please. We will both work for the 
 same great objects as heretofore. 
 
 " ' It would be a melancholy thing if the 
 Republican party of the North should take 
 into its hands the two-edged sword of nulli- 
 fication, only to have it pressed into its own 
 vitals by the grasping avarice and ambition 
 of the swarming demagogues and speculators 
 of Georgia and Mississippi. If now, when 
 it has every reason to believe it will succeed 
 to the possession of the federal Government, 
 it should estop itself by its own acts from 
 punishing organized violations of the laws of 
 the United States on the subject of tlie slave 
 trade. This last suggestion is not altogether 
 fanciful, as every one will bear witness 
 who has been mindful of the history of 
 the country for the last four years. The 
 South expects little more at the hands 
 of the general Government. The favors 
 she has already gained — apples to the sight 
 — have proved ashes to the taste. She 
 has found popular sovereignty to be a de- 
 lusion. The history of Kansas has shown 
 her that, without an abundance of slaves at 
 low prices, she cannot hope to compete 
 with the expansive tendencies of free labor. 
 Ambitious, reckless, greedy, the object most 
 desired, at least by the extreme South, is 
 the reopening of the African slave trade. I 
 regret that space precludes more than mere 
 
 suggestion. But is it not possible, nay, is 
 it not probable, that one or more of those 
 States may formally demand a revival of this 
 inhuman traffic, will be met with indignant 
 refusal, and will then hurl back defiance to 
 the general Government from behind the 
 itgis of "State Rights.'" 
 
 " 'The South is the mother of nullifica- 
 tion. We need no Solomon to interpret in 
 her distressed and anxious visage the vicious 
 tenderness she feels for her slimy offspring. 
 Let her take it to her bosom; we do not 
 want it: she does; and I venture the asser- 
 tion that if two years hence we meet it in 
 the capitol at Washington we shall be slow 
 to acknowledge our brief acquaintance! ' 
 
 ' ' The letter had an extensive and 
 wholesome influence upon public sentiment. 
 The prophecy implied in the language, ' if 
 we meet it in Washington two years hence,' 
 etc., was fulfilled. Congress was in session 
 July, 1 86 1. Secession and the war fol- 
 lowed." 
 
 > y^"^ AN H. BALL, who is conceded to be 
 I I the leader of the Upper Peninsula 
 (f^^J bar and one of the most promi- 
 nent members of the legal pro- 
 fession in Michigan, was born near Sempro- 
 nius, Cayuga county, New York, January 
 15, 1836, and is a son of James and Lucy 
 (Chandlerj Ball, the former a native of Ver- 
 mont and the latter of New York. The ma- 
 ternal grandfather was a soldier of the Rev- 
 olution and served throughout that struggle, 
 valiantly aiding the Colonies in their efforts 
 to achieve independence. The paternal 
 grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812. 
 He removed from Vermont to New York, 
 his people having settled in the former State 
 in a very early day in its history. He be- 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 came one of the pioneers of the Empire 
 State and subsequently removed to Mich- 
 igan about 1836, his last da3's being passed 
 in Washtenaw county. By occupation he 
 was a farmer, following that pursuit through- 
 out his active business life. 
 
 In 1836 James Ball also became a resi- 
 dent of Michigan, and lived upon a farm in 
 Washtenaw county until called to the home 
 beyond this life in the spring of 1852. He 
 was quite a prominent man and held a num- 
 ber of public offices, the duties of which 
 were ever discharged with promptness and 
 fidelity. Mrs. Ball long survived her hus- 
 band and died at the home of her daughter 
 in Atlanta, Georgia, in August, 1892, in 
 her ninetieth year. In the family were four 
 children: James W. , who died in 1861; 
 Dan H. ; Lucius, and Phoebe M., wife of 
 Henry Lewis, Atlanta, Georgia. 
 
 In penning this sketch we give the life 
 history of one of the most prominent and in- 
 fluential citizens of Michigan, who has spent 
 almost his entire life within the borders of 
 the State. He was brought to Washtenaw 
 county during his infancy and his early 
 years were passed in a manner not unlike 
 that of most farmer lands. He early became 
 familiar with the work of the fields, and to 
 his father gave the benefit of his services 
 until his death. At the age of fifteen, short- 
 ly after his father's death, he entered the 
 Wesleyan Seminary of Albion, Michigan, 
 where he pursued his studies for about a 
 year. He then taught school for two years, 
 when, wishing to add to his education, he 
 entered the Michigan University, of Ann 
 Arbor, in the fall of 1856, pursuing the lit- 
 erary course. He was dependent upon his 
 own resources, and at the end of a year his 
 funds had given out and he was therefore 
 obliged to leave school. He then resumed 
 
 teaching, and in the meantime took up the 
 study of law, which he prosecuted so far, 
 that in the fall of 1 860 he was admitted to 
 the law department of the Michigan Uni- 
 versity. 
 
 At the same time Mr. Ball was admitted 
 to the bar and shortly afterward removed to 
 Marquette, Michigan, to look after a small 
 mercantile business that had been left by his 
 deceased brother. The latter had a part- 
 ner, Charles H. Towne, but as Captain of a 
 company of cavalry he had gone to the war 
 to aid in defense of the Union, and Dan H. 
 Ball was thus left alone in charge of the 
 store, which he carried on for a year. On 
 the expiration of that period he sold out and 
 shortly afterward purchased an interest in 
 the Lake Superior News, also Lake Superior 
 Journal, consolidating the two into one, 
 which afterward became the Mining Journal. 
 For about two years he continued in the 
 newspaper business, in connection with 
 Alexander Campbell. 
 
 In the fall of 1862 Mr. Ball was appoint- 
 ed Register in the United States Land Office 
 at Marquette to fill a vacancy caused by the 
 death of Dr. James St. Clair. The office 
 was a busy place in those days, for the Civil 
 war had caused great demand for both iron 
 and copper, and there • was a great rush after 
 mineral lands in this Peninsula. In the dis- 
 charge of his duties he gave such satisfac- 
 tion that on the expiration of his term he 
 was re-appointed by President Lincoln and 
 held the office until 1865. Within this 
 period he also practiced law to a limited 
 extent, but his attention was mostly taken 
 up by other business interests. 
 
 It was also during this period that Mr. 
 Ball was married. In May, 1863, he wed- 
 ded Miss Emma E. Everett, daughter of 
 Philo M. Everett, one of the early settlers of 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 Marquette and a prominent citizen. Six 
 children have been born to them, of whom 
 five are still living, namely: James E. ; 
 Emily M. ; Mabel E., wife of W. B. Hill, of 
 East Liverpool, Ohio; George E. ; and 
 Helen G. 
 
 On leaving the land office and selling his 
 newspaper business, Mr. Ball resumed the 
 practice of law, which he continued in Mar- 
 quette until September, 1866. He then re- 
 moved to Houghton, and entered into part- 
 nership with James B. Ross, the firm build- 
 ing up a large and lucrative business. He 
 resided there four years and then he deter- 
 mined to return to Marquette, which he ac- 
 cordingly did, in September, 1870. He 
 however, retained business interests in 
 Houghton, as a partner of Mr. Chandler, 
 and in Marquette was associated with M. H. 
 Maynard. His success here has been most 
 gratifying and is a sure evidence of skill and 
 ability. Rapidly has he worked his way up- 
 ward until he now commands a most ex- 
 tensive business and is numbered among the 
 foremost members of the bar in the State. 
 His son, James Everett, a graduate of the 
 literary and law departments of the State 
 University, was admitted to partnership in 
 1893, and the firm of Ball & Ball now has a 
 reputation second to none in the Upper Pen- 
 insula. The senior member has also been 
 president of the Marquette Building and 
 Loan Association since its organization and 
 to his legal acumen that institution, with 
 deposits greater than those of many banks 
 in towns of this size, has owed much of its 
 success. 
 
 Mr. Ball has served as Alderman of Mar- 
 quette and was Supervisor of the town be- 
 fore it was made a city. He was nominat- 
 ed for Circuit Judge from the Twenty-fifth 
 Circuit, but upon consideration declined the 
 
 honor, as he did not wish to lay aside his 
 large law practice. He was prominently 
 spoken of as a candidate before the Repub- 
 lican State Convention in February, 1895, 
 for the office of Justice of the Supreme Court. 
 It is only by merit that one can rise in pro- 
 fessional circles, and industry, enterprise, 
 determination and superior ability have been 
 the stepping-stones on which he has climbed 
 to his position of eminence. He takes a 
 deep and abiding interest in all that per- 
 tains to the public welfare and to the up- 
 building and advancement of his adopted 
 city. He and his wife are members of the 
 Episcopal Church, in vjhich he has served 
 as Vestryman and Warden for many years. 
 
 ,V^ EV. P. C. MENARD, priest in 
 I ^T charge of the important parish of 
 \ _ P Saint Anne's church at Escanaba, 
 Michigan, is one eminently fitted 
 for the high and holy office to which he has 
 been called, and the functions thereof have 
 been so wisely, so tenderly and so con- 
 scientiously performed as to well entitle him 
 to the high regard of men, and incidentally 
 to representation in this volume. 
 
 The Catholic society over which our sub- 
 ject has been placed in charge was organ- 
 ized about the year 1890, and its growth 
 in spiritual and temporal prosperity has 
 been of distinctive order. The church 
 edifice is one of excellent order, having been 
 erected within recent years and being of 
 modern and attractive architecture, with 
 no attempt at over-elaboration. In con- 
 nection with the church there is a com- 
 modious building in which the parochial 
 school is conducted. The school has an 
 enrollment of 300 pupils, and the corps 
 of instructors comprises six efficient teachers 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 — the Sisters of St. Joseph. The school is 
 graded and its work thoroughly systematized, 
 a regular course of progressive study having 
 been provided. Many of the business men 
 of Escanaba and many prominent men of 
 other places are numbered among the 
 graduates of the institution. In the mem- 
 bership roll of the church about 300 families 
 are included, representing fully 1,500 com- 
 municants. 
 
 Father Peter C. Menard was born in 
 Lower Canada on the 28th day of Sep- 
 tember, 1845. After a careful preliminary 
 discipline he completed the classical course 
 in Joliet College, Province of Quebec, and 
 then prosecuted his theological studies at 
 the Grand Seminary of Montreal, being 
 ordained to the priesthood at Marquette, 
 Michigan, on the 23d of April, 1875. His 
 first charge was that of Saint John's Church 
 at Menominee, Michigan, and in addition 
 to his prescribed parish he also had charge 
 of a large territory contiguous, the whole 
 comprising an area of 100 square miles. 
 Much of his work was aside from the 
 church, and consisted in periodical visita- 
 tions to the people isolated in the woods, 
 upon farms, etc., and wherever duty called 
 him he was there to heed, subordinating his 
 personal convenience and comfort for the 
 sake of doing good to all whom he could 
 bring within the sphere of his influence. 
 In August, 1880, Father Menard assumed 
 charge of the church at Calumet, there 
 being but the one church organization there at 
 that time, though at present there are four. 
 This church was consecrated as that of the 
 Sacred Heart. In 1881 he became the 
 priestly incumbent of Saint Joseph's Church 
 at Lake Linden, this being the only church 
 then organized at that point — the present 
 number being three. 
 
 Father Menard became the spiritual head 
 of the parish of Saint Anne, Escanaba, June 
 I, 1893, and here he has since continued his 
 noble work, being thoroughly alive to the 
 interests of the section with which he has so 
 long been identified. The services at Saint 
 Anne's are conducted in the French lan- 
 guage, inasmuch as the majority of the 
 parishioners are of that nationality. A man 
 of tender sympathies and most kindly heart, 
 our subject is one who well merits the title 
 of philanthropist, though such is his simple 
 and semi- unconscious method of doing good 
 that his right hand can scarcely know what 
 his left hand is doing. He holds the love 
 of his parishioners and the esteem and good 
 will of all men, and has the high regard of 
 those concerned in the higher councils of 
 the church, having a broad and practical 
 judgment and a high order of scholarship. 
 His philanthropy has been most clearly 
 shown in the fact that he has reared and 
 educated at his own expense six orphan 
 children, who have now gone out into the 
 world to do for themselves. One is a 
 priest in Louisiana and the others are 
 variously employed in honorable profes- 
 sions. Four other orphan children, vary- 
 ing in age from five to ten years, are now in 
 his home, where they are being reared and 
 educated at his expense and cared for with 
 the most tender solicitude. Father Menard 
 is devoted to the work of his church, and 
 his life has indeed been consecrated. No 
 day is so cold or so tempestuous as to pre- 
 vent his good Samaritan visits among the 
 sick and distressed of his parish. His hand 
 is ever open to assist the poor and oppressed 
 in every avenue of life. To see him sitting 
 in his study with a poor orphan child on 
 each knee, caressing and fondling them as 
 would a natural parent, gives one the 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 impression that he is indeed a "father to 
 the fatherless, " and thus unconsciously, in 
 his attitude toward tlie helpless and depend- 
 ent, does the true character of the man 
 shine forth. 
 
 In addition to his regular parish Father 
 Menard has a small class of Cs^tholic people 
 at Ford River, whom he visits one Sunday 
 in each month, preaching two sermons, 
 one in English and one in French. The 
 drive of twenty miles across the country is 
 often fraught with much inconvenience, but 
 no climatic condition is so formidable as to 
 prevent his attempting, and usually accom- 
 plishing, the trip. 
 
 SH. OSI30RN, senior physician of 
 the Calumet & Hecla Mining Com- 
 pany, is a son of Leonard and 
 Amanda (Smith) Osborn, natives 
 respectively of Connecticut and Vermont. 
 The father was engaged in agricultural pur- 
 suits in Ohio for many years, and his- death 
 occurred in the spring of 1862, at the age of 
 sixty-five years. 
 
 R. H. Osborn, one of nine children, was 
 born at North Bloomtield, Ohio, June 27, 
 1S23. He attended school until seventeen 
 years of age, after which he taught for three 
 years, and then began the study of medicine 
 under the preceptorship of Dr. J. J. Elwell, 
 of Cleveland. He also attended the Medi- 
 cal College of that city, graduating with the 
 class of 1849. Mr. Osborn was then en- 
 gaged in the practice of his profession at 
 Cleveland two years, was engaged in prac- 
 tice one year at Mentor, Ohio, and in the 
 fall of 1852 he came to Lake Superior, lo- 
 cating in Ontonagon county. He was physi- 
 cian for several of the large mines there for 
 nine years. For the following six years he 
 
 was physician for the National Mining Com- 
 pany. In 1868 he came to Calumet and 
 was engaged by the Calumet & Hecla Cop- 
 per Mining Company, together with Morti- 
 mer D. Senter, M. D., to take charge of all 
 the employees and their families who be- 
 came sick or needed the services of a physi- 
 cian. He also had a large private practice, 
 which he has been obliged to abandon, as 
 his duties at the mine require his entire at- 
 tention. He is the oldest physician on Lake 
 Superior. In addition to his medical prac- 
 tice, the Doctor is vice-president of the 
 Merchants & Miners' Bank of Calumet, and 
 is a director of the Farmingdale Land & Live 
 Stock Company of South Dakota. 
 
 He is a Republican in his political views, 
 and was elected to the State Senate for the 
 session of 1877-8, to represent the Thirty- 
 second district. Dr. Osborn has also held 
 several local offices in his township, and has 
 been a School Director for twenty-one years. 
 Socially, he is a thirty-second degree Mason 
 and a Knight Templar. 
 
 He was united in marriage with Miss 
 Livonia Chittenden, a native of Cleveland, 
 Ohio, who died March 25, 1892, at the age 
 of seventy years. 
 
 * y ^ ON. PETER M. PETERSON is 
 1^^^ an acknowledged leader in busi- 
 jL,r ness, political and official circles in 
 Escanaba, is also prominent in 
 fraternal connections, and has gained his 
 eminence through merit, deserving the honors 
 which are conferred upon him and the high 
 esteem in which he is held. "Peace," 
 said Charles Sumner in one of his brilliant 
 orations, ' ' hath her victories no less re- 
 nowned than war. " It is not alone the 
 man who conquers the enemy on the field of 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 battle that deserves praise, but also he who 
 wages the bloodless battles that one must 
 encounter in business life, the struggle with 
 poverty, hardship and unavoidable difficul- 
 ties, and comes off victorious. In such a 
 warfare has Mr. Peterson engaged, and the 
 strife is one which redounds to his honor. 
 
 Mr. Peterson is a native of Sweden, 
 born in Smoland, June 17, 1847. His 
 parents were Peter and Christina (Pharson) 
 Magnuson, who were also natives of Sweden, 
 and in that land spent their entire lives. 
 The father was a farmer and died in 1888, 
 at the age of sixty-four years. His wife 
 passed away September 12, 1894, at the 
 advanced age of eighty-five. On both sides 
 the family were long-lived people, and 
 the paternal grandfather died at the ex- 
 treme age of ninety-four, having never been 
 sick a day in his life previous to his last 
 illness. The maternal grandfather was 
 called to the home beyond at the age of 
 eighty-eight. In the family to which our 
 subject belongs were two sons and a 
 daughter; George, who is living with 
 Peter; and Carrie, wife of John Anderson, 
 a farmer residing near Boone, Iowa. Mrs. 
 Magnuson had been married prior to her 
 union with the father of our subject and 
 had a daughter who still resides in her 
 native country. 
 
 At the age of twenty years, Mr. Peter- 
 son sailed from Sweden to America, for he 
 saw no favorable chance for advancement in 
 his native land and believed that better op- 
 portunities were here afforded. Accordingly 
 he crossed the Atlantic and made his first lo- 
 cation in Manistique, Michigan, but soon 
 after removed to Fayette, where he engaged 
 in carpentering. In Sweden he had learned 
 the cabinet-maker's trade and was very 
 handy with tools. He remained in Fayette 
 
 until May 15, 1873, when he came to 
 Escanaba, erected a dwelling and engaged 
 in various pursuits for a time. Later he 
 entered the employ of the Chicago & North- 
 western Railroad Company, working at the 
 carpenter's trade, and was shortly promoted 
 to the position of foreman of their extensive 
 shops. In 1882 he severed his connection 
 with that company in order to engage in 
 business for himself, and established a fur- 
 niture store, which he carried on in connec- 
 tion with a partner, also engaging in con- 
 tracting and building. Careful attention to 
 the details of his business and fair and hon- 
 est dealing won him success, and in 1884 
 he extended his interests by purchasing an 
 interest in the grocery store of O. V. Lin- 
 den, with which he was connected until 
 July, 1893, when he sold out. He has also 
 recently disposed of his furniture store and 
 is now giving his entire attention to the 
 sale of sewing-machines, organs and pianos, 
 in which he has dealt for the past ten years. 
 His trade has steadily increased until his 
 business has now assumed extensive propor- 
 tions. Mr. Peterson is also the owner and 
 manager of Peterson's Opera House, and 
 furnishes to the public a good class of enter- 
 tainments of various kinds. 
 
 On the 20th of February, 1874, Mr. 
 Peterson was united in marriage with Miss 
 Sophia Larson, a native of Smoland, Swe- 
 den, and they have a family of four daugh- 
 ters, — Lottie, Lucy, Huldah and Annie May. 
 Lucy is now taking a course in stenography 
 and typewriting, and Lottie is pursuing a 
 commercial course. The only son of the fam- 
 ily, John Adolph, was drowned at the age of 
 fourteen years. He left home on the 14th 
 of January, 1889, and in company with a 
 companion broke through the ice and was 
 drowned, his body not being recovered until 
 
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 the following September. This was a most 
 terribly severe blow to the parents and fam- 
 ily, a loss that will not cease to be felt 
 while life remains to them. 
 
 In his political views Mr. Peterson is a 
 stanch Republican, and as the standard- 
 bearer of his party has frequently led it to 
 victory. In 1883 he was elected a member 
 of the Board of Supervisors of Delta county, 
 and in 1888 was elected County Treasurer, 
 serving two years. In 1890 he was the 
 people's choice for Mayor of Escanaba, and 
 his able administration won the popular 
 commendation. All duties of a public na- 
 ture are promptly and faithfully performed, 
 and in private life he is an honorable, up- 
 right man, and withal a true gentleman who 
 commands the respect and confidence of all. 
 He is a prominent member of the Odd Fel- 
 lows society, including the Encampment 
 and Rebecca branches of the order; alsc a 
 member of the Ancient Order of United 
 Workmen and the Knights of the Macca- 
 bees. He belongs to the North Star society, 
 a benevolent organization confining its mem- 
 bership to Swedes, and he and his family 
 are consistent members of the Swedish Lu- 
 theran Church. 
 
 BEV. CARL P. EDBLOM, pastor of 
 the Swedish Lutheran Church in 
 Escanaba, Michigan, was born in 
 Stamoren, Ed Dalsland, on an es- 
 tate donated in former times to the Lutheran 
 Church. His birth occurred on the 14th 
 of September, 1862, and his early years 
 were passed under the parental roof. His 
 mother died in her native land on the 9th of 
 September, 1891, but the father is still liv- 
 ing in Sweden. The gentleman whose name 
 heads this record is the only one of the fam- 
 
 ily now hving in America. His brother 
 Andrew, who was a shoemaker by trade, 
 came to this country and died in Minne- 
 apolis of typhoid fever. Three sisters re- 
 main in Sweden. 
 
 Mr. Edblom acquired his education in 
 public and private schools in his native 
 land and at the age of fifteen was employed 
 as a teacher in the public schools of his 
 native village. In 1882, when twenty years 
 of age, he determined to seek a home in 
 America, and accordingly crossed the At- 
 lantic, locating in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
 In 1884 he entered Gustavus Adolphus Col- 
 lege at St. Peter, Minnesota, and was grad- 
 uated at that institution in 1891. He was 
 editor of the class paper, was the class pres- 
 ident and class poet, and had the honor of 
 delivering the salutatory at the commence- 
 ment e.xercises. In the fall of 1891 he en- 
 tered Augustana College and Theological 
 Seminary at Rock Island, Illinois, graduat- 
 ing in the theological department in 1893. 
 Mr. Edblom entered upon the work of 
 the ministry as pastor of the Swedish 
 Lutheran Church at Aurora, Illinois, where 
 he remained for a year and a half, during 
 which time he was instrumental in the erec- 
 tion of the house of worship. While a stu- 
 dent he has served his church as a mission- 
 ary to Galveston, Texas, and at several 
 points in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois. 
 His leisure hours, or rather the time which 
 he could get from his school duties, were 
 employed in teaching to procure means to 
 pay his expenses. In December, 1894, he 
 was called to the pastorate of the Swedish 
 Lutheran Church in Escanaba, which now has 
 a membership of over 450 souls. A parochial 
 school is also connected with the church, in 
 which some fifty pupils are instructed. The 
 church and Sunday-school are in a prosper- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 ous and flourishing condition and are doing 
 a good work in this locality. The society 
 now owns property to the value of $10,000. 
 The parishioners are mostly business men of 
 Escanaba, generally well-to-do, and include 
 some of the most prominent people of the city. 
 On the 1st of January, 1895, ^^e^- Ed- 
 blom was united in the holy bonds of mat- 
 rimony with Miss Anna Gustava Chall- 
 man, of Batavia, Illinois, an accomplished 
 and intelligent lady, who will prove to her 
 husband a valuable help in his church v.-ork. 
 She was born in Chicago, a daughter of the 
 Rev. A. Challman, a minister of the Lu- 
 theran Church. Rev. Edblom is untiring 
 in his labors, and is both an able pastor and 
 preacher, an entertaining and instructive 
 speaker and a man who wins and retains the 
 confidence and high respect of all with 
 whom he has been brought in contact, re- 
 gardless of church connections. 
 
 %y^ EV. JOHN H. LEVEDAHL, pas- 
 I /^ tor of the Swedish Methodist Epis- 
 \ . y copal Church, Escanaba, Michigan, 
 was born in Gottland, Sweden, 
 October 11, 1867, son of August and Eliza- 
 beth Levedahl, natives of that country. The 
 father died when John H. was five months 
 old, leaving a widow and two children. The 
 other son, August, was for twelve years a 
 sailor on the Pacific ocean, but for the past 
 two years has made his home in California. 
 The mother is still living and makes her 
 home with the subject of this sketch. 
 
 John H. Levedahl was reared in Sweden 
 and received there a fair education in the 
 public schools and also attended high school. 
 In 1887 he came to America and located at 
 Barkville, Delta county, Michigan, where 
 he spent about eighteen months, being em- 
 
 ployed during this time as a laborer and 
 using every opportunity to learn the English 
 language and American customs. In 1889 
 he entered the Swedish Theological Semi- 
 nary at Evanston, Illinois, where he pur- 
 sued a course of study. From this school 
 he was assigned to the pastorate of a church 
 at Two Harbors, Minnesota, where he served 
 a congregation one year, whence he was 
 transferred to Calumet, Michigan. He re- 
 mained at Calumet two years, was next sent 
 to Ironwood, Michigan, and in 1893, was 
 assigned to his present position at Escanaba. 
 The church over which he presides here is 
 the oldest Scandinavian church in the city, 
 having been organized about 1877. It has 
 a membership of thirty-five, and a prosper- 
 ous Sunday-school. And in addition to 
 preaching every Sunday morning and eve- 
 ning in this church. Rev. Levedahl holds two 
 services each month at Bark River, where 
 the church organization comprises twenty- 
 two members. During the few years he has 
 been in the ministry his work has been of a 
 substantial character, and wherever he has 
 labored his efforts have been highly appre- 
 ciated. 
 
 Mr. Levedahl was married in Calumet, 
 Michigan, July 17, 1892, to Miss Mary Eng- 
 strom, a native of-Humboldt, Michigan, and 
 a daughter of Frank and Charlotte Eng- 
 strom, natives of Sweden and now residents 
 of Calumet, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Leve- 
 dahl have one child, Ruth Elizabeth, born 
 June 4, 1S93. 
 
 * Y ^ ON. EMIL GLASER, Judge of 
 
 1'''^^ the Probate Court of Delta county, 
 
 \ ^ P Michigan, has for almost a quarter 
 
 of a century held this office. What 
 
 higher testimonial could be given of his abil- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OE MICHIGAN. 
 
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 ity, his fidelity to duty and the confidence 
 reposed in him ? His ruhngs are just, his de- 
 cisions the result of careful deliberation, and 
 Escanaba pays honor to the man who has 
 so carefully looked after the judicial inter- 
 ests of his adopted count)'. 
 
 A native of Germany, Judge Glaser was 
 born in the Duchy of Saxony, on the 23d 
 of September, 1840. His parents both died 
 in that country, but several of the children 
 came to America, four of the brothers being 
 residents of Cleveland, Ohio, while one 
 sister resides in Escanaba and another in 
 Bismarck, North Dakota. The Judge was 
 a young man of nineteen \ears when he 
 bade adieu to Germany and crossed the At- 
 lantic to the New World. His first home 
 was in Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked 
 at the carpenter's trade, until after the 
 breaking out of the Civil war. Feeling that 
 the country needed the services of all her 
 loyal sons, and prompted by a spirit of 
 patriotism, on the first of June, 1861, he en- 
 listed for three j^ears' service in Company K, 
 Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His 
 regiment was attached to the Twelfth Army 
 Corps, which participated in many of the 
 most important battles, including the en- 
 gagements at Antietam, Chancellorsville, 
 Gettj-sburg, Lookout Mountain, Mission 
 Ridge, Ringgold, Resaca and many others. 
 He was finally discharged in Cleveland, 
 Ohio, after three years of faithful and meri- 
 torious service, during which he was always 
 found at his post of duty, true to the old 
 flag and the cause it represented. 
 
 While in the Fatherland the Judge 
 had learned the barber's trade, which he 
 often followed while in the army. On his 
 return he opened a shop in Cleveland, car- 
 rying on the business there for several years. 
 In June, 1866, he made his way to the Lake 
 
 Superior country, settling first in Marquette, 
 Michigan, but in the month of September 
 he came to Escanaba. For almost thirty 
 years he has been numbered among its citi- 
 zens, and his value to the community is 
 widely recognized. Here he established a 
 barber shop, which he conducted for ten 
 years, devoting leisure hours to the study of 
 law. He possesses a nature not content 
 with mediocrity and resolved to enter the 
 legal profession and win success in his new 
 undertaking. 
 
 In 1868 Mr. Glaser was elected Justice 
 of the Peace in Escanaba, and in 1871 re- 
 ceived the nomination for the Probate 
 Judgeship. The election returns showed 
 that he was the people's choice for the 
 office, and he entered upon the discharge of 
 his duties with a resolve to perform each 
 task as it came to him in a prompt and 
 faithful manner. To this course he has 
 strictly adhered, and on the expiration of 
 his first term his fidelitj' won him re-election. 
 Since that time he has continuously been 
 chosen his own successor, and is now serv- 
 ing his sixth term, which, when ended, will 
 cover twenty-four years in the office of Pro- 
 bate Judge. For some time past he has de- 
 voted his entire attention and talents to the 
 administration of the affairs of the office. 
 
 In 1863, while home from the armj' on a 
 furlough, granted on account of his sickness, 
 he having been wounded at Gettysburg, 
 Judge Glaser was married. The lady of his 
 choice bore the maiden name of Miss Kate 
 Walker, and was a native of Cleveland, 
 Ohio. She died in 1885, leaving five chil- 
 dren, two sons and three daughters, of 
 whom Henr}', Emma, Lucy and John still 
 survive. Carrie, the j'oungest of the fam- 
 ily, died at the age of fifteen years. Lucy 
 is now the wife of James H. Clancy, an at- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 torney of Escanaba, and is the only one 
 married. In 1886 the Judge was again 
 married, his second union being with Mrs. 
 Kate (Gettelman) Ramspeck, by whom he 
 has one daughter, Ida, born in 1888. 
 
 The Judge became a member of the Odd 
 Fellows Society in 1865 and is now Past 
 Grand Master. He is also prominently con- 
 nected with the Grand Army of the Repub- 
 lic, and is Past Commander of C. F. Smith 
 Post, No. 175, G. A. R. , of Escanaba. In 
 religious belief he is a Lutheran. In politics 
 he is a stalwart Republican, a leader in the 
 counsels of his party, and an able advocate 
 of its principles. Merit has won him prom- 
 inence and ability, and commendable reso- 
 lutions have been the stepping stones on 
 which he has climbed to the e.xalted place 
 which he to-day occupies. 
 
 >T^AMES C. FOSTER, Treasurer of 
 M Luce county, Michigan, and mana- 
 A J ger of the hardware business of M. 
 R. Manhard, at Newberry, is a 
 young man of excellent business ability and 
 has by his honorable and upright course 
 won the confidence and respect of all with 
 whom he has had dealings during the nine 
 years of his residence at this place. It was 
 in 1886 that Mr. Foster became identified 
 with Newberry, he having come here at that 
 time as clerk in the branch store of Mr. 
 Manhard, which was established that year; 
 also as assistant Postmaster, under Fred J. 
 Stewart. The following year, 1887, when 
 only eighteen years of age, he was made 
 manager of the establishment, which re- 
 sponsible position he retains to the present 
 time. As he is one of the leading young 
 men of the town, biographical mention of 
 him is not inappropriate in this connection. 
 
 A complete sketch, however, cannot be 
 given, as much of his life, we hope, yet lies 
 before him. 
 
 James C. Foster was born in Lanark 
 county, Ontario, December 21, 1869, and 
 traces his ancestry back to Scotland, his 
 forefathers having resided on the borders of 
 that country and England. Thomas Fos- 
 ter, his father, was a miller at Brewers 
 Mills, near Kingston, Canada. He died in 
 1 87 1, at the age of thirty-five years: The 
 mother of our subject was before her mar- 
 riage Miss Mary Manhard, she being a sister 
 of M. R. Manhard, of Marquette, Michigan. 
 She is now living in Newberry with her son 
 and only child. Mr. Foster concluded 
 when a boy to become a machinist, and 
 accordingly entered upon an apprenticeship 
 to that trade at Smith's Falls, receiving as 
 compensation for his work forty-eight cents 
 per day. After fifteen months of close con- 
 finment in the shop he became dissatisfied 
 and abandoned the trade. At the end of 
 this time he came to Michigan and was sent 
 down to Newberry by his uncle, and, as al- 
 ready stated, has been manager of his 
 uncle's store since 1887. 
 
 Mr. Foster very early in life got into 
 politics as well as into business, his support 
 being given to the Republican party, with 
 which he has since been connected. He 
 was elected Village Trustee the day he cast 
 his first ballot; is now completing his second 
 term as such officer. In November, 1892, 
 he was elected County Treasurer by seven- 
 ty-nine majority and was re-elected in 1894 
 by 165, the largest majority ever given in 
 the county. His re-election to this impor- 
 tant position is ample evidence of his popu- 
 larity and efficiency. 
 
 Socially he is connected with the I. O. 
 O. F. and the A. F. & A. M., in the latter 
 
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 having a membership in the Newberry 
 Lodge, Manistique Chapter, and Marquette 
 Commandery, and in the lodge occupying 
 the office of Senior Deacon. 
 
 \y^\ ROF. J. H. McDonald, the 
 
 1 ■ competent and courageous Super- 
 \ intendent of Gladstone public 
 
 schools, was born in Muskingum 
 county, Ohio, in 1859, in a pioneer family of 
 Scotch-Irish ancestry. His paternal grand- 
 father removed from the Old Dominion to 
 the •' far West" (Ohio), in 1834, settling on 
 a wild tract of land which he cleared and 
 put into cultivation, where now the Pro- 
 fessor's father, B. M. McDonald, was born. 
 The latter followed the calling of his father, 
 agriculture, with success, during his active 
 life. He married Miss Elizabeth Stevenson, 
 whose brother. Prof. R. W. Stevenson, was 
 for eighteen years Superintendent of schools 
 at Columbus, Ohio. Of the four sons in 
 Mr. B. M. McDonald's family, the subject 
 of this brief outline is the eldest. 
 
 Early in life he engaged in teaching, 
 contracting a fondness for the profession. 
 In order better to equip himself for it he be- 
 came a student at Lenox Academy, in Iowa, 
 and on reaching the junior year entered the 
 university at Wooster, Ohio, where he grad- 
 uated in 1884. He then accepted a position 
 with a school-book firm, and traveled in 
 their interest for three jears. Then he 
 again engaged in teaching, this time as 
 principal of the school at Oakland, Iowa, 
 and continued there for three years, coming 
 at that time to the northern peninsula of 
 Michigan and accepting the position of 
 principal of the high school at Negaunee; 
 and now this is his fourth year in the State 
 and his first year at Glad.stone, being the 
 
 third superintendent of the schools of this 
 city. The first was Mr. Kettle, who inaug- 
 urated the sytem of grading, in September, 
 1 89 1. The absence of any sort of records 
 rendered the task of bringing order out of a 
 semi-chaotic condition a rather difficult one, 
 but ere the first year of the administration 
 of the present executive closed the people of 
 Gladstone could congratulate themselves on 
 having in reality a system of grades in their 
 schools, based upon the most approved 
 course of studies. Promotions are not made 
 inconsistently with this grading, and grad- 
 uation means " something actually done." 
 There are enrolled 442 pupils, or 90 per 
 cent of the school population, which is a 
 magnificent showing for the young com- 
 mercial city. From those interested in ed- 
 ucation it is learned that Prof. McDonald 
 is a sort of ' ' revivalist " in educational work. 
 Much good is prophesied from his labors in 
 Gladstone. 
 
 HJ AY MURRAY is the efficient super- 
 intendent of the public schools of 
 Saulte de Ste. Marie. Even in the 
 half barbaric ages the man of edu- 
 cation took rank above others, and as time 
 has passed its importance has been more 
 and more recognized as one of the leading 
 factors in securing good government and good 
 citizens. The man who has acquired a broad 
 and thorough general knowledge and can 
 readily and successfully impart it to others 
 takes rank with the representatives of any 
 other profession, and the benefit of his 
 labors cannot be measured. 
 
 Superintendent Murray was born in 
 Washtenaw county, Michigan, on the i6th 
 of April, 1863, and his early life was spent 
 on his father's farm, but he did not wish to 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 carry on agricultural pursuits throughout his 
 life. He was possessed of a laudable ambi- 
 tion and an earnest desire to secure a better 
 education than could be obtained in the 
 schools of the neighborhood, "and, accord- 
 ingly, when sixteen years of age went to 
 Ypsilanti, where he earned some money as 
 bookkeeper, reporter and editor-in-chief of 
 the Normal News: thus he aided in defray- 
 ing his expenses. He belonged to a family 
 of worth and prominence. His father, A. 
 J. Murray, was descended from General 
 Murray, of New York, and his mother, who 
 bore the maiden name of Marietta Bradford, 
 was descended from the famous Governor 
 Bradford of Massachusetts. Their children 
 were: Edwin, a student of the Michigan 
 State Normal School; Benjamin, who grad- 
 uated from the State University of Michigan 
 as Ph. C. , and is now a student of chemistry in 
 that school; Miss Mildred, who graduated 
 at the Ypsilanti Conservatory of Music, and 
 is now teaching music in Geneva, New York; 
 Miss Ellen, who is a graduate of the medical 
 department of the University of Michigan, E. , 
 and A. Jay, whose name heads this record. 
 Superintendent Murray, having made prepar- 
 ations for further study, entered the Michigan 
 State Normal at Ypsilanti and completed 
 the regular course in 1884. He was an 
 earnest, thorough student, applying himself 
 diligently to his work, and his standing in 
 his classes was always high. For the past 
 eleven years he has been principal of the 
 schools in Sault de Ste. Marie and has 
 developed one of the best graded school 
 systems of the State. When he entered 
 upon his work here in September, 1S84, 
 school was being held in a four-room brick 
 building, now a part of the high-school 
 building. A corps of four teachers was 
 employed, including the principal, and a 
 
 certain crude course of study was followed 
 which did not provide for graduation, and 
 the school had no standing with any of the 
 colleges of the State. The city now owns 
 a beautiful, modern, central high school of 
 twelve rooms, equipped with appliances that 
 enable the teacher to produce superior 
 results, and whose hj'gienic properties main- 
 tain in the pupil an unimpaired normal con- 
 dition. 
 
 There are also six ward buildings with 
 two rooms each, and two buildings of one 
 room each. A corps of thirty teachers is 
 now employed, including a special teacher 
 in music and calisthenics, a special teacher 
 of drawing, and an ungraded instructor who 
 does individual work. This departure is a 
 new feature in the public-school work which 
 has just been introduced (1895), and the 
 results produced have already shown them- 
 selves to be very beneficial. A librarian 
 has charge of one of the best public-school 
 libraries of the State, containing two thou- 
 sand volumes, including the best works in 
 biography, essays, history, fiction, poems, 
 science, travels, works on education and 
 books of reference. There is a training- 
 room, which is in charge of two honor high- 
 school graduates, who twice a week inspect 
 the work of proficient teachers and also 
 attend a course of professional readings 
 given by the superintendent. In compen- 
 sation for the services which they render 
 these graduate tutors receive half-pay. 
 Thus high-school pupils may be drilled for 
 useful work in the school-room and enter 
 upon their duties with a fund of experience, 
 together with some knowledge of the science 
 and art of teaching. 
 
 In the schools of Sault de Ste. Marie 
 are taught five high-school courses of four 
 years each, all of which have been approved 
 
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 3' 
 
 by the State University, and the completion 
 of which admits the student into the fresh- 
 man class of that renowned institution of 
 learning. The high and grammar schools 
 are organized >ipon the department plan. 
 Each teacher of the grammar schools has 
 about fifty pupils in charge, conducts open- 
 ing and closing exercises, has the moral, 
 aesthetical and physical training in her hands 
 for the above number of pupils, and in one 
 or two branches the intellectual. The 
 teachers change rooms at the close of recita- 
 tion periods and teach only their special 
 subjects throughout the day. At most four 
 teachers are in one system, and the benefit 
 of the teacher's personality is thus obtained, 
 while the advantage of a teacher presenting 
 only congenial topics is very evident. Six 
 months of the four-year primary course is 
 given to kindergarten work, and thus the little 
 ones have a pleasant preparation for the sub- 
 sequent mental study. The four departments 
 of the high schools are under competent in- 
 structors, and one hour in each two weeks 
 is given to society work, with an especial 
 object of giving drill in parliamentary law 
 and the development of oral language. For 
 the past two years the young men of the 
 high school have been holding weekly Fri- 
 day night meetings under the supervision of 
 Superintendent Murray; and the club peri- 
 odical, which is called the Soo Statesman, 
 is an important auxiliary as a practical edu- 
 cator. A high standard of excellence is re- 
 quired in the teachers of Sault de Ste. Marie. 
 A high-school teacher must have a life 
 certificate or its equivalent, granted by the 
 University, Normal School or State Board 
 of Education. For the grammar schools 
 the teachers must hold at least a first-grade 
 certificate; for the s'jcomi, third and fourth 
 grades in the priniar}- department teachers 
 
 must hold at least a second-grade certificate 
 or its equivalent, that is, must be a gradu- 
 ate of a recognized high school, have had 
 experience as a teacher, give evidence of 
 having read at least three works on theory 
 and art of teaching, and present a written 
 thesis on each of three books to the city ex- 
 amining board. At the city teachers' exam- 
 ination questions equivalent to these pre- 
 pared for the State department are used, and 
 credit is granted for the following profes- 
 sional topics: Interest and sympathy, dis- 
 cipline, instruction, progressiveness, hygiene 
 and aesthetics, music and calisthenics, and 
 presence and manner. For the first primary 
 department it is required that teachers have 
 eight weeks' kindergarten instruction. Ap- 
 plicants for certificates must be interested in 
 educational work, as shown by their attend- 
 ance at summer normals and teachers' insti- 
 tutes; reading educational books and jour- 
 nals; pursuing an advanced line of reading 
 and visiting schools or using other means of 
 general culture and professional development 
 usually 30 recognized. The city examining 
 board is composed of the president of the 
 School Board, County Commissioner of 
 Schools and the City Superintendent. This 
 board renews certificates of teachers who 
 are progressive and accepts these of un- 
 doubted standing. 
 
 On the 15th of July, 1885, Supt. Mur- 
 ray was united in marriage with Miss Grace 
 Ainslie, of Onondaga, New York, a daugh- 
 ter of M. Ainslie, who was of English birth. 
 The ladj' is a graduate of the State Normal 
 School of the class of 1884, and was for one 
 year engaged in teaching in Calumet. To 
 Mr. and Mrs. Murray have been born the 
 following children: Florence Grace, who is 
 now eight years of age, and Willa Marietta, 
 who is four years old. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Mr. Murray is a member of the National 
 Teachers' Association, is vice-president of 
 the Michigan State Teachers' Association, 
 and an active member of the North Michigan 
 Schoolmasters' Club. He is ex-president 
 of the Michigan State Normal Alumni, and 
 is a contributor to educational journals and 
 periodicals. He ranks among the leading 
 educators of the State, his ability being of a 
 very high order, and under his able man- 
 agement the schools of Sault de Ste. Marie 
 have taken rank among the finest in the 
 State. Socially he is a Knight Templar 
 Mason and politically is a Republican. 
 
 ,>^ EV. FATHER WILLIAM, O. S. 
 
 1/^ F., pastor of St. Joseph's Church, 
 
 \ , r Roman Catholic, in Escanaba, 
 
 Michigan, was reared and educated 
 
 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the only one of 
 
 his family engaged in ministerial labors. His 
 
 parents died in Cincinnati. 
 
 Father William was educated in the St. 
 Francis College in Cincinnati, and in the 
 convent under the Franciscan fathers at 
 the monastery, corner of Vine and Liberty 
 streets, that city. His first pastorate was 
 at Delphi, Indiana, in the Fort Wayne dio- 
 cese. For nearly four years he was rector 
 of St. George's Church, Cincinnati, a con- 
 gregation composed of German and English 
 speaking parishioners. While so employed 
 he superintended the construction of a mag- 
 nificent church on Calhoun street, at a cost 
 of about $100,000, exclusive of furniture, 
 organ, altar, etc. His next charge was St. 
 Mary's Church, Detroit, Michigan, and he 
 was one of the first fathers to officiate there 
 after the Redemptorists. From Detroit he 
 was called to St. Joseph's Church at Chat- 
 ham, Ontario. Here he built a new rectory, at 
 
 a cost of $7,000, and paid for the same with- 
 in a year, and in 1887 he erected a very large 
 church, in the Romanesque style, at a cost of 
 $60,000, without towers. The congregation 
 paid $20,000 in subscriptions and about $15,- 
 •000 in enlistments. In connection with this 
 church there is a property valued at about 
 $50,000, the bequest of Queen Victoria. It 
 was given as a glebe for the support of 
 church and school and is held in trust by 
 Bishop O'Connor for that purpose. This 
 Chatham mission is one of great importance 
 in the history of the church, it having been 
 for many years in charge of the Jesuits and 
 then of the Basilians, whom the Franciscans 
 succeeded in 1878. Father William, O. S. 
 F. , had charge of Chatham and adjoining 
 missions for twelve years. Shortly there- 
 after he labored at Louisville, Kentucky, in 
 St. Boniface congregation, and from that 
 place, August 19, 1893, was called to Es- 
 canaba, his present field of labor. This is a 
 very important station, a congregation com- 
 posed of about 500 families, including many 
 of the most wealthy and influential citizens 
 of the place. In his work here he is assisted 
 by Father Anthony, O. S. F. St. Joseph's 
 parochial school, of 600 students, is con- 
 ducted by the Sisters of Notre Dame, Mil- 
 waukee, under the jurisdiction of the Rt. 
 Rev. Bishop John Vertin, D. D., of Mar- 
 quette. The sisters of St. Francis have 
 charge of the Delta County Hospital, and 
 are under the spiritual guidance of the 
 fathers of St. Joseph's parish. This hospital 
 has capacity for accommodating from 
 seventy five to one hundred patients, is un- 
 der control of the county officials, and is 
 in charge of Dr. Phillips, an eminent physi- 
 cian and surgeon. Patients are received 
 from every denomination and every condi- 
 tion in life. 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 33 
 
 Father William is pre-eminently a good 
 man and a fine orator. He has the confi- 
 dence and love of his parishioners and the 
 esteem of the leading citizens of Escanaba 
 where he is laboring so earnestly and doing 
 much good by his eloquent sermons and 
 pastoral prudence and tact. 
 
 HUGUST MENGE, Mayor of 
 L'Anse, Michigan, has been identi- 
 fied with this place for nearly a 
 quarter of a century and has fig- 
 ured conspicuously in its business and po- 
 litical circles. As such he is eminently de- 
 serving of consideration on these pages. 
 
 Mayor Menge. while thoroughly an 
 American at heart, is not a native of this 
 country. He was born in Saxony, Ger- 
 many, May 4, 1845, son of Carl Menge, also 
 a native of Germany. At the age of five 
 years the subject of our sketch crossed the 
 Atlantic with his parents and they settled in 
 Wisconsin, where he attended the public 
 school until he reached his eleventh year. 
 At that early age he went to work in the 
 printing office of a German newspaper called 
 the NortJnucstern, which was edited bj' 
 Charles H. Schmidt. Here he worked 
 for about eight years, a portion of that 
 time being foreman of the job print- 
 ing office which was run in connection 
 with the paper. Having severed his con- 
 nection with the abo\e named office, 
 Mr. Menge came in 1864 to the upper penin- 
 sula of Michigan, first stopping at Houghton. 
 Not being able to secure work at his trade 
 at this place, he went to work in the Han- 
 cock mine, breaking rock, and after remain- 
 ing thus occupied a short time accepted a po- 
 sition as bartender for \Mlliam Miller. Sub- 
 
 sequently he tended bar five years for Frank 
 Mayworm. In 1871 he opened a saloon on 
 his own account at L'Anse, and from that 
 date up to the present time has been en- 
 gaged in the saloon business. 
 
 Mr. Menge has on various occasions 
 been honored with official preferment. He 
 is now serving his fifth term as Mayor of 
 L'Anse. He has been Village Treasurer 
 and Trustee, has filled the office of Town- 
 ship Supervisor, and for nineteen years has 
 been a member of the School Board. In 
 1878 he was elected County Treasurer on 
 the Democratic ticket, and in 1880 was re- 
 elected, with an increased majority, holding 
 the office for four years in succession, and be- 
 ing the first Democratic county treasurer 
 elected in Baraga county, defeating his op- 
 ponent, John Campbell, twice in succession. 
 For twelve years he has been Chief of 
 the Fire Department at L'Anse, which po- 
 sition he still holds; and in all these po- 
 sitions he has rendered prompt and efficient 
 service. 
 
 Mr. Menge gives his franchise to the Dem- 
 ocratic party. Socially, he is an Odd Fel- 
 low and a member of the A. O. U. W. He 
 is President of theCommandery of the State 
 of Select Knights of the A. O. U. W. 
 
 Mr. Menge was married in 1 870 to Miss 
 Theresa Sibilske, and they have three sons 
 and three daughters: August H., William 
 T., Charles H., Selma M., Enmia B. and 
 Theresa A. M. 
 
 K^^ E\-. T. R. EASTERDAY.— The 
 I /^ history of the life of the Rev. T. R. 
 \ ^ y Easterday has been so closely in- 
 terwoven with that of the Presby- 
 terian Church of Sault Saintc Marie that a 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 few facts relative to the latter will be proper 
 and germane in introducing our subject. 
 
 The record shows the Presbyterian 
 Church to have been organized here on the 
 28th of February, 1854, by Rev. William 
 McCollough, who had been holding services 
 here for four months prior to the effecting 
 of a formal organization. The society held 
 its meetings in the schoolhouse during the 
 time that their building — the main part of 
 the present edifice — was being erected. 
 The church was dedicated in 1855, and Mr. 
 McCollough remained as its pastor for some- 
 what less than two years after this. The 
 church then had no regular pastoral incum- 
 bent again until nearly ten years later, when 
 our subject assumed the charge, but during 
 all this intervening time Philetus S. Church 
 and a few ladies had maintained a little 
 Sunday-school. The eleven members at 
 the organization of the church were P. S 
 Church, Elizabeth Church, L. L. and 
 Phoebe Nichols, Joseph and Jane Mason, 
 Charles T. Harvey, Julia Hopkins, Olive 
 W. McKnight, Adaline Jones and Maria 
 Spaulding. This is by several months the 
 oldest Presbyterian organization on the 
 Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The first 
 - Board of Elders comprised P. S. Church 
 and L. L. Nichols, and the first named re- 
 mained senior Elder until his death in 1884, 
 a period of thirty years. 
 
 Tradition tells us of a probable church 
 organization prior to this one, but if such 
 was the case the organization was but a 
 temporary one, and no record was deemed 
 necessary. It is believed that when Rev. 
 Jeremiah Porter, Chaplain of Fort Brady, 
 at the " Soo," was preaching to the post 
 and the public generallj', being of the Pres- 
 byterian faith, he consummated an organiza- 
 tion of his people; but if he did this the 
 
 society lapsed in organization soon after his 
 withdrawal to Fort Dearborn, where he or- 
 ganized the first Presbyterian church of Chi- 
 cago. The present church edifice in Sault 
 Sainte Marie is the old one remodeled and 
 enlarged, the final improvements having 
 been completed in 1S89. 
 
 Rev. T. R. Easterday assumed pastoral 
 charge of the church on Christmas day, 
 1864. He soon brought about a reorgani- 
 zation of its members, beginning with a list 
 of seven. He labored faithfully in the dis- 
 charge of the duties of his pastorate for 
 seventeen and one-half years, and his work 
 was attended by a growth in the spiritual 
 and temporal well-being of the society. A 
 severe paralytic stroke finally compelled him 
 to resign, and he left the church with a 
 membership of 96 and a Sunday school of 
 225 scholars. The present membership of 
 the church is approximately 275. 
 
 Thomas R. Easterday was born in Jeffer- 
 son county, Ohio, October 27, 1837. His 
 paternal grandfather. Christian Easterday, 
 and his maternal grandfather, Thomas Rob- 
 ertson, emigrated from Pennsylvania and 
 staked out claims on the Ohio river, near 
 Steubenville. Mr. Robertson was of Scotch- 
 Irish extraction and she who became his 
 wife was a Miss McMillan, a cousin of An- 
 drew G. Curtin, war Governor of Pennsyl- 
 vania, and later United States Minister to 
 Saint Petersburg. The Robertsons were 
 actively identified with the Patriot forces in 
 the war of the Revolution, but the Easter- 
 days did not become residents of the United 
 States until after this memorable conflict 
 had been waged and victory gained for the 
 cause of independence. They, however, 
 furnished representatives in the war of 18 12 
 and the Mexican war. The maternal great- 
 grandfather of our subject, John Robertson, 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 35 
 
 married a daughter of General Brady, of Rev- 
 olutionary fame, and Fort Brady, located at 
 Sault Sainte Marie, was named in his honor. 
 
 The father of Mr. Easterday was Daniel 
 Easterday, who was born in Jefferson county, 
 Ohio, and who married Jane Robertson in 
 1836. With his wife and all his children, ex- 
 cept Thomas R. , he is living in Lincoln, 
 Nebraska. In 185 i he removed to Spring- 
 field, Illinois, and there our subject attended 
 the public schools, one of his schoolmates 
 being Robert T. Lincoln, whose father was 
 well known to Mr. Easterday, even as every 
 citizen of a small town knows its prominent 
 men. Daniel Easterday was a prominent 
 Illinois farmer for a full quarter of a cen- 
 tury, and in 1883 he removed to his present 
 location. He is eighty-two years of age, 
 and his wife is seventy-nine. Their children 
 are: Rev. Thomas R. ; Professor Levi; Amos 
 W. ; Martin L. ; Oscar M. ; D. Frank; Annie 
 M., wife of Benajah Munday; Hannah M., 
 wife of A. E. Pike, and Laura J. 
 
 Our subject was in college for a period of 
 seven years, graduating at the Lutheran 
 Seminary at Springfield, Illinois, in 1864, 
 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, receiv- 
 ing that of A. M. in 1866, and coming to 
 Sault Sainte Marie the latter year. He 
 has not only been interested in religious and 
 moral training, but has given an almost 
 equally devoted attention to the purely 
 educational training. He has fought vali- 
 antly for the divorcement of church and 
 school and for the securing of the graded 
 high-school system which is now the pride 
 of the " Soo. " He introduced the resolu- 
 tion appropriating the first $1,000 for the 
 erection of the present high-school building, 
 and drafted the memorial to Congress by 
 which the United States Government gave 
 the grounds now occupied by said building. 
 
 Mr. Easterday cast his first vote for 
 Abraham Lincoln and has adhered to the 
 Republican party ever since. In 1892 he 
 came within thirteen votes of being elected 
 County Treasurer, and later he was elected 
 by a handsome majority to the office of 
 County Commissioner of Schools. In 1892 
 he was the Republican candidate for State 
 Senator from his district. He has main- 
 tained a lively interest in the growth and 
 development of Sault Sainte Marie, and he 
 owns a large tract of suburban realty, as 
 well as valuable property within the city 
 limits. In his fraternal relations he is 
 inentified with the Masonic and Odd Fel- 
 lows' orders, having advanced in the former 
 to the thirty-second degree, Scottish rite, 
 and retaining a membership in the Con- 
 sistory at Grand Rapids, Michigan. 
 
 December 24, 1862, at Springfield, Illi- 
 nois, was solemnized the marriage of our 
 honored subject to Miss Leona J. Tyson, a 
 daughter of J. R. Tyson, a native of Lincoln- 
 shire, England. Their children were three 
 in number: Lillie is deceased; Rosa L. is 
 the wife of Dr. Thomas N. Rogers, of this 
 city; and Ora Thomas is still at home, being 
 twelve years of age (1895). 
 
 (D 
 
 C. SCULLY, the efficient Collec- 
 tor of Customs for the District of 
 Superior and a highly respected 
 citizen of Marquette, is numbered 
 among the native sons of Michigan, his birth 
 having occurred in Detroit on the 1 5th of 
 August, 1856. His parents, Patrick and 
 Margaret (Downey) Scully, were both na- 
 tives of Ireland and crossed the Atlantic to 
 this country in an early day, first locating 
 in Pennsylvania, where they made their 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 home until their removal to Detroit in the 
 year 1840. They subsequently went to 
 Lake Superior, where the family still resides, 
 but the father has now departed this life. 
 There were ten children, but only two of 
 the number are yet living — our subject, and 
 a sister, Mrs. T. W. Harrington, of St. 
 Paul, Minnesota. 
 
 M. C. Scully was left an orphan when 
 only five years old and from a very early 
 age has been dependent entirely upon his 
 own resources, so that whatever success he 
 has achieved in life is due entirely to his 
 own efforts. He was reared in Houghton 
 county, Michigan, acquired his education in 
 its public schools and in his youth learned 
 the blacksmith's trade, which he followed 
 for some years. Gibbon has said ' ' Every 
 person has two educations, — one which he 
 receives from others, and one, more import- 
 ant, which he gives himself." Mr. Scully 
 has indeed gained the greater part of his 
 education entirely through his own efforts. 
 After following blacksmithing for some time 
 he followed engineering for a few years and 
 in 1869 he removed to Ishpeming, where he 
 followed those two occupations. He was 
 industrious and energetic, made the most of 
 his opportunities and as the years passed 
 succeeded in accumulating some capital, 
 which he has invested to good advantage 
 and has derived therefrom a good income. 
 
 Mr. Scully has been honored with a 
 number of offices. While in Ishpeming he 
 served as Chief of Police for nearly seven 
 years. In 1890 he was elected Sheriff of 
 Marquette county, and in October, 1893, he 
 was appointed to his present position as 
 Collector of Customs for the District of 
 Superior, in which capacity he has since 
 served with credit to himself and satisfaction 
 to all concerned. By his ballot he supports 
 
 the men and measures of the Democracy 
 and is a warm advocate of its principles. 
 
 In the autumn of 1888 was celebrated 
 the marriage of Mr. Scully and Miss Cather- 
 ine Ouinn, an estimable lady, by whom he 
 has three living children, as follows: Eileen, 
 Margaret and Arthur. The family is widely 
 and favorably known throughout this com- 
 munity and Mr. Scully and his wife have 
 many friends, who esteem them highlj'. 
 This gentleman certainly deserves great 
 credit for his success in life and his example 
 should well serve to encourage others, who 
 like himself have no capital or influential 
 friends to aid them in starting out in life. 
 He has worked his way steadily upward, 
 overcoming the obstacles and difficulties in 
 his path by determined effort, and as a result 
 is now the possessor of a comfortable com- 
 petence, and above all has the confidence 
 and regard of those with whom business or 
 social relations have brought him in contact. 
 
 * y ^ ON. F. BRAASTAD.— Scenes of 
 lf\ battle and of bloodshed have been 
 \ ^ r the theme of story and song 
 through all ages, but it has been 
 left to civilization to perpetuate the record 
 of the business man, him who quietly and 
 conscientiously performs his duties and there- 
 by adds stability and prosperity to the com- 
 munity with which he is connected and the 
 progress and advancement of which is due 
 to him. While he would not detract from 
 the honor and glory of the soldier, we would 
 do credit to the man, who without the in- 
 spiring influence which attends the battle- 
 field, works earnestly and untiring, devoted 
 to family and friends, and by his labor pro- 
 motes the material prosperity of his chosen 
 place of residence. Such a man is Mr. 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 V 
 
 Braastad. His name is inseparably con- 
 nected with the commercial history of Ish- 
 peming, and Michigan has numbered him 
 among her State officers. 
 
 From the "Land of the Midnight Sun" 
 he came to America, the land of greater op- 
 portunity. He was born on a farm in the 
 old country, on the 1st of January, 1847, and 
 was reared and educated there, conning his 
 lessons in the common schools. He en- 
 tered upon his business career as clerk in a 
 general store, but wages were low and there 
 seemed little opportunity of advancement; 
 so the young man with a laudable ambition 
 determined to try his fortune in America. 
 In 1 868 he crossed the briny deep and took 
 up his residence in Marquette, Michigan. 
 He was without money, — a stranger in a 
 strange land, — and in order to gain a liveli- 
 hood began working in a stone quarry. 
 The following year he came to Ishpem- 
 ing and for a time was employed in the 
 New York mine, when he secured a po- 
 sition as salesman in the New York store. 
 In 1870 he, went to Kansas, where he 
 remained about a year, when he took up 
 his residence in Negaunee, Marquette coun- 
 ty, and for three years occupied a clerk- 
 ship with J. P. Oendell. 
 
 Returning then to Ishpeming, Mr. Braa- 
 stad formed a connection with the Nora 
 Store Company as manager, occupying that 
 that responsible position for the period of 
 five years, when the business became the 
 property of the firm of F. Braastad & Com- 
 pany, now one of the best known mer- 
 cantile firms in the State. The original 
 store, a grocery, was located at the south- 
 west corner of Cleveland and Second streets, 
 and in 1888 a fine two-story brick building 
 was erected, having two departments and 
 carrying a full line of dry-goods, clothing 
 
 and gents' furnishing goods. There are 
 more than thirty employes connected with 
 this establishment, in connection with which 
 is carried on a warehouse, situated at the 
 corner of Bank and Pine streets. It is one 
 of the finest warehouses in the Upper 
 Peninsula, and the firm handles all kinds 
 of grain and produce, making e.xtensive 
 shipments. They also deal in coal and 
 wood. The business of F. Braastad & 
 Company has steadily increased from the 
 beginning until it has now assumed exten- 
 sive proportions, and the vast volume of 
 business transacted brings to the members 
 of the firm a handsome income. In con- 
 nection with their interest in Ishpeming, 
 they also have a large general store at 
 Alcester, South Dakota, and a general store 
 and market at Winthrop Mine, Marquette 
 county, and a bakery in this city. 
 
 Few enterprises of importance have 
 been established in this locality that have 
 not received the support and encourage- 
 ment of Mr. Braastad, and the business 
 activity of the city is largely due to him. 
 It will be seen that his business abilities are 
 not limited to one sphere, but are varied, 
 and he possesses that resolute and cour- 
 ageous spirit which carries forward to suc- 
 cessful completion whatever he undertakes. 
 He owns a half interest in a mine in Win- 
 throp, operated under the name of the 
 Winthrop Iron Company, of which he is 
 vice-president and general manager. In 
 the mines 200 men are employed, and they 
 take out Bessemer and non-Bessemer ores, 
 which are shipped to Cleveland, Ohio. A 
 tract of land of 160 acres is also the property 
 of Mr. Braastad. He is a director in the 
 Peninsula Bank of Ishpeming, a director in 
 the Negaunee & Ishpeming Electric Street 
 Railroad Company, and is the principal 
 
3S 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 merchant of the Iron Range. The spirit of 
 self-help is the only true source of genuine 
 worth in the individual, and is the means of 
 bringing to man success even when he has 
 neither wealth nor influential friends to aid 
 him as he starts out on life's journey. Upon 
 his own efforts he depends, and if he has 
 perseverance, industry, good managerial 
 ability and honesty of purpose, he will 
 succeed. These traits were possessed and 
 developed by Mr. Braastad, and he is now 
 one of the wealthy citizens of the Upper 
 Peninsula. 
 
 This gentleman was married in 1874 to 
 Miss Ingeborg Knutson, a native of Norway 
 and an estimable lady, who holds member- 
 ship in the Mission Church. They now 
 have a family of seven children, namely : 
 Ida, Arvid, Julius, Florenza, Ingeborg, Lilly 
 and Borgheldt. 
 
 Mr. Braastad is a member of the Ancient 
 Order of United Workmen and the Scandi- 
 navian Society. In the ranks of the Dem- 
 ocracy of Michigan he holds a foremost 
 place, and for two terms served as Alder- 
 man of Ishpeming. In 1890 he was elected 
 State Treasurer and served for two years 
 under Governor Winans. It needed a 
 practical business man of affairs in that 
 position, and among the State officers and 
 leading politicians he was honored and 
 respected for his fidelity and loyalty. 
 
 * y ^ ON. RUSH CULVER is a promi- 
 
 |f^ nent and influential citizen of Mar- 
 
 \ , r quette and a leading member of the 
 
 bar of the Upper Peninsula. In 
 
 professional, political and social circles he 
 
 stands in the foremost ranks, and his record 
 
 in all the relations of life is that of an honor- 
 
 able, upright man, whose genuine worth has 
 gained him the confidence, while his social 
 qualities have won him the friendship, of 
 all with whom he has been brought in 
 contact. He is now filling the position of 
 Receiver of the United States Land Office 
 at Marquette, and though he is an Eastern 
 man by birth he is a Western man in enter- 
 prise and progressiveness. 
 
 Mr. Culver was born in Tioga, Pennsyl- 
 vania, in July, 1862, and is a son of Amasa 
 and Jeanette (Blackman) Culver, who were 
 natives of the Keystone State and were of 
 English descent, their ancestors belonging 
 to the sturdy and honored Puritan stock 
 that first settled the New England colonies. 
 Some of the family figured prominently in 
 the war of 1812. The father, Amasa Cul- 
 ver, w^s a farmer by occupation and for two 
 years served as a Lieutenant in a Pennsyl- 
 vania regiment during the Civil war. Henry 
 Blackman was also a soldier in the late war, 
 and, being killed in a skirmish, was buried 
 in the National Cemetery at Alexandria. 
 The father removed from his native State 
 to Baraga county, Michigan, in 1889, and is 
 still residing there. 
 
 Rush Culver was reared to manhood 
 upon a farm in the State of his nativity and 
 attended the public schools of Elkland, 
 where he lived until he took up the study 
 of law in 1 88 1 . Two years later he was ad- 
 mitted to the bar, although he yet lacked a 
 few months of his majority. He was an 
 apt student, and delved deep into any 
 subject and thoroughly mastered it, and this 
 has in a great measure insured his success 
 in life. He began practice in Westfield, and 
 during his residence there served as a mem- 
 ber of the School Board. He was also 
 married ere he left the East, his union being 
 with Miss Lura Woodruff. Their marriage 
 
'^5>-^Cl_ 
 
XOBTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 4t 
 
 was celebrated in 1886, and to them were 
 born three children, Harry, Ethel and 
 Jeanette. 
 
 In 1888 Mr. Culver left his old home in 
 the East and came to Marquette, where he 
 practiced law for a few months and then 
 removed to L'Anse, where he engaged in 
 the prosecution of his profession for about 
 four years, his time, however, being largely 
 passed in Washington, D. C. , for his practice 
 was greatly among the homesteaders of the 
 Upper Peninsula, and in consequence this 
 necessitated many trips to the capital city. 
 In 1892 he was appointed to the position of 
 Receiver of the United States Land Office, 
 and is still acceptably and creditably serv- 
 ing in that capacity. He is one of the able 
 lawyers of the Upper Peninsula and has 
 gained a reputation for skill and ability of 
 which he may well be proud. He is a man 
 of keen discrimination, quick of compre- 
 hension, and his thorough preparation of 
 cases in which he weighs carefully every 
 particle of evidence and correctly estimates 
 its value has brought to him a well-merited 
 success and a large clientage. He possesses 
 good oratorical powers and is a fluent and 
 forcible speaker. 
 
 Mr. Culver was a candidate for Congress 
 from the Twelfth Congressional District, 
 but, his party being in the minority, he was 
 defeated, together with the others on the 
 ticket. He has always taken a deep in- 
 terest in political affairs, is chairman of the 
 Marquette count}' Democratic committee 
 and well manages the interests of his party. 
 Socially he is connected with the Independ- 
 ent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights 
 of Pythias lodges, and while in the East 
 organised several Sons of Veterans' camps, 
 and was for several years Captain of one of 
 these. 
 
 *y ^ ON. F. O. CLARK.— There is noth- 
 
 •''"X ing more interesting to a student of 
 1^^ human nature than to trace the 
 career of a man who, endowed 
 with energy and ambition, enters boldly 
 into the struggle of life and makes for him- 
 self a high position in the busy world. Mr. 
 Clark is now successfully engaged in the 
 practice of law in Marquette, and though 
 an Eastern man by birth, is a Western man 
 in his progressiveness and enterprise. 
 
 He was born in Girard, Pennsylvania, 
 December 18, 1843, and is the son of John 
 B. and Charlotte M. (Woodruff) Clark, 
 the father a native of Vermont and the 
 mother of Connecticut. They were of 
 English descent, and came of the old Puri- 
 tan stock that founded New England, and 
 sent their representatives out into all this 
 country to become the most valued and 
 worthy citizens of the various localities. 
 Mrs. Clark was a descendant of John Alden, 
 who came over in the Mayflower and was 
 made the subject of one of Longfellow's 
 poems. Ancestors of the family were among 
 the heroes of the Revolution, and the 
 grandfather of our subject was known as 
 Major Clark. He was an artisan, while the 
 maternal grandfather, the Rev. Ephraim T. 
 Woodruff, of Connecticut, was a Congrega- 
 tional clergyman. They both emigrated to 
 Ohio, and died on the Westsrn Reserve. 
 
 The father of our subject engaged in the 
 harness-making and tanning business in 
 Erie county, Pennsylvania, and subse- 
 quently came to the Upper Peninsula of 
 Michigan, where he spent his last days, his 
 death occurring in Escanaba in 1871. His 
 wife passed away the following year. They 
 were the parents of two sons, — F. O., of 
 this sketch, and Franklin D., of Racine, 
 Wisconsin, who is the inventor of the F. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 D. Clark patent harness buckle and the 
 manager of the F. D. Clark Buckle Com- 
 pany. 
 
 The gentleman whose name begins this 
 review spent his early boyhood in the Key- 
 stone State, and acquired his elementary 
 education in the public schools and acade- 
 mies. He fitted himself for the sophomore 
 year in Hamilton College, New York, but 
 failing health caused him to abandon his 
 collegiate course and come to Lake Superior 
 in 1862. He joined the corps of the Chi- 
 cago & Northwestern Railroad Company 
 engaged in building the railroad through the 
 Upper Peninsula, acting in the capacity of 
 civil engineer, but professional life attracted 
 him and he determined to enter the ranks 
 of the legal fraternity. Accordingly he took 
 up the study of law and in 1870 was admit- 
 ted to the bar, since which time he has been 
 engaged in active practice in the Upper 
 Peninsula. He first located in Escanaba, 
 and after five years passed in that place 
 came, in 1876, to Marquette, where he has 
 since resided. In his boyhood days he 
 worked in his father's tannery during vaca- 
 tions, and from early youth he has been de- 
 pendent entirely upon his own resources, so 
 that he deserves great credit for the success 
 he has achieved in life. He has now be- 
 come one of the most eminent lawyers on 
 the Upper Peninsula, and has built up a very 
 extensive and lucrative practice. He is a 
 fluent and forcible speaker, strong in argu- 
 ment, quick to master the available points 
 in a case and ready to meet any question 
 that may arise, owing to his thorough and 
 extensive knowledge of the law. In con- 
 nection with the practice of his chosen pro- 
 fession, Mr. Clark is a stockholder in the 
 Dexter Mining Company, is president of the 
 City Electric Street Railroad Company, and 
 
 is a stockholder and director in the Hazard 
 Machine Company. 
 
 Honored with various local offices and 
 with others of more importance Mr. Clark 
 has served as president of the village of Es- 
 canaba in 1872, and was Prosecuting Attor- 
 ney of Delta county in 1873. The follow- 
 ing year he" was elected a member of the 
 Michigan Legislature and served in the Gen- 
 eral Assembly of 1874-5. He was elected 
 School Inspector and Supervisor of the Sec- 
 ond ward of Marquette in 1880, and in 
 1888 was elected Mayor of this city, in which 
 position he has served for two terms, while 
 for the past several years he has been a 
 member of the School Board. In these 
 various offices he has ever been found true 
 and faithful to the trust reposed in him, and 
 is devoted to the best interests of the gen- 
 eral public. The cause of education finds 
 in him a warm friend, and all that is cal- 
 culated to enhance the public prosperity re- 
 ceives his commendation and support. 
 
 In 1877 Mr. Clark led to the marriage 
 altar Miss Ellen J. Harlow, the only daugh- 
 ter of Amos R. Harlow, the honored founder 
 of this city. They now have two interest- 
 ing children, — Martha Bacon and Harlow 
 Alden. The parents are consistent mem- 
 bers and active workers of the Presbyterian 
 Church, in which Mr. Clark is now serving 
 as Elder and Trustee. He has been closely 
 identified with the Upper Peninsula for the 
 past thirty-three years and is well known 
 throughout this section of the State. He 
 has witnessed its growth from a Peninsula 
 containing about 7,000 to over 200,000 in- 
 habitants, and has seen the iron ore ship- 
 ments increase from less than 90,000 to over 
 9,000,000 tons. He is recognized as an 
 honored pioneer and public-spirited citizen, 
 unselfishly devoted to the best interests of 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 43 
 
 the country which has for many years been 
 his home. His honorable, upright life, en- 
 tirely above reproach, has won him the 
 confidence and respect of all who know him, 
 and with pleasure we present to our readers 
 this record of his career. 
 
 5V^ H. MERRITT.— The study of 
 I 1 the character of the representa- 
 /^^_^ tive American never fails to offer 
 much of pleasing interest and val- 
 uable instruction. It develops an original- 
 ity of thought, a peculiar mastering of e.\- 
 pedients, which have given a most wonder- 
 ful result. The subject of this sketch is a 
 worthy representative of that type of Ameri- 
 can character, that progressive spirit, which 
 promotes public good in advancing indi- 
 vidual prosperity. His success is the result 
 of his industry and untiring enterprise, com- 
 bined with good judgment and correct busi- 
 ness habits, and a determination, at what- 
 ever sacrifice, to do right. 
 
 Mr. Merritt was born in Greene county, 
 New York, September 29, 1833, and is a 
 son of Daniel and Jeannette (Wilson) Mer- 
 ritt, who were of English and Scotch 
 origin. The grandfather, Samuel Merritt, 
 was drafted for service in the English army, 
 but after a few days he made his escape, 
 for he was a thorough American and his 
 loyalty rebelled at service with the Tories. 
 He also had a brother who was pressed into 
 the British service; after succeeding in mak- 
 ing his escape was captured by Indians, 
 the capture occurring in the following man- 
 ner: One dark night his mother sent him 
 out to the wood-pile to get an arm-load of 
 wood, and while carrying out her retjuest 
 he was taken by some Red men, who held 
 him in captivity for seven \-ears, taking him 
 
 with them from place to place and watch- 
 ing that he should not escape; but at length 
 he succeeded in getting his liberty and re- 
 turning to his home. After his long ab- 
 sence he stopped at the same old wood-pile 
 and with an arm-load of fuel, entered the 
 house with the remark, ' ' Mother, I have 
 brought your wood. " This gentleman died 
 in the Empire State. The grandfather of 
 our subject came to the West and died in 
 Ravenna, Ohio, at the extreme old age of 
 ninety-two years. He was never ill a day 
 in his life and death came like a dreamless 
 sleep. 
 
 The father of our subject was a car- 
 penter and removed from New York to 
 Ravenna, Ohio, in 1837, arriving there just 
 as the panic of that year came on ; and all 
 through the following season the only 
 money he received was a silver quarter, 
 which was given him by a jeweler for going 
 to the wood, securing a young sapling which 
 he made into a pointed pole, and, planting it 
 in the ground, hanging thereon the jeweler's 
 sign. The money he thus obtained he used 
 for postage on letters which he wrote back 
 to his mother and relatives in the East. 
 He remained in Ravenna for a number of 
 years, where he contracted to build about 
 fifty miles of the Cleveland & Pittsburg 
 Railroad, receiving the contract from Selah 
 Chamberlain. He afterward built the Cleve- 
 land coal docks and tre.stles, and continued 
 in that city until the spring of 1855, when 
 he contracted with John Santer to build a 
 merchandise dock at Eagle River, Michi- 
 gan. He finished this contract during the 
 summer and took a contract from the Cleve- 
 land Iron Mining Company to build the first 
 ore dock in Marquette harbor, leaving 
 Cleveland about the 1st of November, 1855, 
 to begin that work; and while the boats 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 stopped at the " Soo" Mr. Merritt employed 
 among others a couple of Frenchmen, one 
 of whom had at the time the smallpox. 
 Mr. Merritt was stricken with the disease 
 and died December 20, 1855, at the age of 
 forty-nine years, his remains being interred 
 at Marquette. His wife died September 
 22, 1883, at the age of seventy-two, and 
 was laid to rest at Maple Grove Cemetery 
 in Ravenna, Ohio. In their family were 
 two sons and two daughters: Daniel H. ; 
 Ellen, wife of Charles Hudson, of Chicago; 
 Emma J., wife of George Goulding, of 
 Denver, Colorado; and Charles, who was 
 killed in a railroad accident on the Cleve- 
 land & Pittsburg Railroad at about the age 
 of fifteen. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this 
 record was reared in Ravenna, Ohio, until 
 the age of sixteen, attending the public 
 schools and graduating at the high school. 
 At the age just mentioned he began work on 
 the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad, where 
 he remained from 1849 until 1856, serving 
 in various capacities in the locomotive 
 department. He then came to Marquette, 
 Michigan, to settle up his father's un- 
 finished affairs, completing his task in June 
 of the same year, when he returned to 
 Cleveland, and thence went to Adrian, 
 Michigan, as an employe of the Michigan 
 Southern Railroad Company. In the spring 
 of 1857 he went to Gallon, Ohio, in the 
 service of what was then the Bellefontaine 
 & Indiana Railroad, which afterward be- 
 came the property of the " Big Four" com- 
 pany. During the panic of 1857 the mana- 
 ger received orders to discharge one-half of 
 the entire force of employes, and to take a 
 fair and impartial course about it he made 
 just as many slips of paper as there were 
 employes and on one-half of these he wrote 
 
 the word " Go " and on the other " Stay, " 
 and, putting them into a hat, allowed the 
 workmen to draw and thus decide their fate. 
 One of Mr. Merritt's friends, who had a 
 family and had laid in his supplies, got one 
 of the former kind, and Mr. Merritt, who 
 was next to draw, got a slip marked " Stay ; " 
 but, as he had no family to support and no 
 one depending upon him, he exchanged slips 
 with his friend, and he now says it was the 
 luckiest thing that ever happened. 
 
 He left that place to seek a fortune else- 
 where, and in his subsequent career has won 
 success of a high order. He first went to 
 Lancaster, Ohio, where he obtained employ- 
 ment on the Muskingum Valley Railroad, 
 remaining there until the spring of 1858, 
 when he came to Marquette and began rail- 
 roading on the Iron Mountain road, which 
 afterward became the Bay de Noquet & 
 Marquette road, later the Marquette & 
 Ontonagon, subsequently the Marquette, 
 Houghton & Ontonagon, and next became 
 a part of the Duluth, South Shore & At- 
 lantic Railroad. He remained with that 
 company until 1874, through all the vicissi- 
 tudes of service, employed in the various 
 capacities of conductor, engineer, superin- 
 tendent of motive power and general 
 manager. 
 
 In the meantime, in 1868, Mr. Merritt 
 formed a partnership with L. E. Osborn 
 and started a machine-shop and foundry, 
 which was afterward conducted under the 
 name of the Iron Bay Manufacturing Com- 
 pany, and is now the Lake Shore Iron 
 Works. In the winter of 1858 he con- 
 structed the first stationary engine ever built 
 on Lake Superior, and he also set up the 
 first printing-press in this region, while in 
 1 87 1 he built the first locomotive ever con- 
 structed on Lake Superior, it being still in 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 use on the South Shore Railroad. After 
 leaving the road in 1874, Mr. Merritt car- 
 ried on the manufacturing business with Mr. 
 Osborn until 1882, when the business was 
 merged into that of the Iron Bay Manu- 
 facturing Company, with which he contin- 
 ued his connection until 1893. He was 
 with the works for twenty-five years, and 
 during all that time was president of the 
 company. Since 1893 he has lived retired, 
 although he is still a stockholder in a num- 
 ber of mining companies and banks and 
 owns considerable valuable real estate, in- 
 cluding his beautiful residence in Marquette, 
 where he passes his leisure hours with his 
 family. This magnificent home is located 
 on the bank of Lake Superior, commanding 
 a magnificent view of the water and sur- 
 rounding country. 
 
 Mr. Merritt was married in i 860 to Miss 
 Harriet L. Alford, a native of Ohio, and to 
 them have been born two sons and three 
 daughters, namely: Frank, Edward, Edith, 
 Florence and Bessie. The parents are mem- 
 bers of the Episcopal Church and hold a 
 very prominent position in social circles. In 
 his political views Mr. Merritt is an inde- 
 pendent Republican. He was made a 
 Mason in Unity Lodge, No. 12, Ravenna, 
 Ohio, a few days before he attained his ma- 
 jority, by a special dispensation from the 
 Grand Lodge of the State of Ohio. Mr. 
 Merritt may well feel proud of his success 
 in life. He started out for himself a poor 
 boy, with nothing to aid him, and has 
 steadily worked his way upward until he is 
 now in a position of eminence. His pros- 
 perity is well deserved. Earnest effort, 
 fidelity to all interests, good management 
 and enterprise, — these are the traits of char- 
 acter which have brought him success, and 
 his example should well serve to encourage 
 
 others, who like himself are forced to begin 
 life's battles without the aid of capital or in- 
 fluential friends. 
 
 >'^^AD SMITH.— Among the officials 
 ■ ^^ of northern Michigan deserving of 
 \^^W mention among the best citizens of 
 the Upper Peninsula is this gentle- 
 man, who is now serving as Clerk of Marquette 
 count)'. He was born in Norwalk, Con- 
 necticut, December 26, 1845, and is a son 
 of Gad and Mary (TrafTord) Smith, who 
 were also natives of Connecticut and were 
 of English descent. The paternal grand- 
 father, Horatio Smith, was a soldier of the 
 war of 1812, serving with the rank of 
 Colonel, and his last days were spent in the 
 Nutmeg State. The father of our subject 
 was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal 
 Church and died in New York city in 1848, 
 while having charge of one of the best 
 churches in that locality. The mother after- 
 ward came to Marquette, Michigan, and 
 long survived her husband, being called to 
 the home beyond in March, 1882. They 
 were parents of three children, — Horatio, 
 who died in 1861; Mary, wife of Horace I. 
 Simmons, a resident of Pittsfield, Massa- 
 chusetts; and Gad, of this sketch. 
 
 The last named was reared in the State 
 of his nativity and acquired his education in 
 the common schools. At an early age he 
 began clerking in a store in Cornwall, Con- 
 necticut, where he remained until 1862. On 
 the 30th of July of that year he joined the 
 Union army to aid in crushing out the re- 
 bellion and became a member of Company 
 G, Nineteenth Connecticut Infantry, in 
 which he served until the close of the war, 
 participating in the battles of Fredericks- 
 burg, Chantilly, Chancellorsville, Wilder- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 ness and Petersburg, and was with Sheridan 
 in the Shenandoah valley campaign of 1864, 
 participating in the engagements at Opequan, 
 Fisher's Hill, Strasburg, Crawfordsville, 
 and Cedar creek. He was also present at 
 the surrender of Lee at Appomattox. Mr. 
 Smith enlisted as a private, but meritorous 
 conduct on the field of battle won him pro- 
 motion. While at Alexandria, Virginia, he 
 was commissioned First Lieutenant, at 
 Petersburg was made Captain of his com- 
 pany, and during the same campaign was 
 promoted to the rank of Major. He was 
 wounded at Cedar creek in the right leg by 
 a shell and was taken to the hospital at Alex- 
 andria, Virginia, and subsequently to An- 
 napolis. He was mustered out at Fort 
 Ethan Allen, Virginia, in October, 1865, 
 after three years of faithful service. His 
 military record is one of which he may 
 justly be proud. He entered the service with 
 little or no knowledge of military tactics, 
 but was inspired with an unconquerable 
 patriotism, and his fitness and bravery on 
 the field of battle won him promotion on 
 various occasions. He led his men in many 
 an engagement and his own fearlessness and 
 loyalty inspired them with enthusiasm. 
 
 After being discharged Mr. Smith at once 
 returned to his old home in Connecticut and 
 for some years was employed as an account- 
 ant. His worth and ability were recognized 
 by his fellow citizens and in 1S66 he was 
 elected to the State Legislature. In 1873 
 he became a resident of Michigan, locating 
 in Negaunee, where he was employed by the 
 Iron Cliffs Company as an accountant, serv- 
 ing in that capacity until December, 1876, 
 at which time he removed to Marquette. 
 On the 1st of January, following, he became 
 Deputy County Clerk and discharged the 
 duties of that position until October, 1881, 
 
 i when he became special Deputy Collector of 
 I Customs. On the 31st of December, 1882, 
 he was elected County Clerk and Register 
 of Deeds and has filled that office continu- 
 ously since, covering a period of more than 
 twelve consecutive years, and being elected 
 on the expiration of each two-years term. 
 No higher testimonial of his fidelity to duty 
 could be given than his long continuance in 
 office. He is a member of the Board of Con- 
 trol of the branch State prison at Marquette. 
 He is one of the prominent and popular 
 men on tlie Upper Peninsula, and as an of- 
 ficial has given entire satisfaction to the 
 public, while as a citizen none stands higher. 
 In 1 87 1 was celebrated the marriage of 
 Mr. Smith and Miss Helen M. Treat, a na- 
 tive of Connecticut. He is a member of 
 the Grand Army of the Republic and is very 
 prominent in Masonic circles, having arisen 
 to the thirty-second degree. In politics he 
 is a stalwart Republican, and is recognized 
 as one of the leaders of the party in this 
 community. 
 
 aAPTAIN GEORGE F. SHIPMAN, 
 master of the passenger boat Queen 
 of the Lakes, is a well-known citi- 
 zen of Escanaba, Michigan. 
 Captain Shipman dates his birth in Door 
 county, Wisconsin, November 15, 1854. 
 His parents, William and Minerva (Thomp- 
 son) Shipman, were natives of Pennsylvania 
 and Saginaw, Michigan, respectively; were 
 married in Michigan, moved from here to 
 Illinois soon after marriage, thence to Door 
 county, Wisconsin, and finally to Green 
 Bay, that State. The father died at Es- 
 canaba, Michigan, and the mother on St. 
 Martin's island, both passing away in the 
 same year. They had a family of six chil- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 47 
 
 dren, two of whom died in childhood and 
 two after reaching manhood. Only the sub- 
 ject of this sketch and his sister, Mrs. Ed. 
 Coffee, of Manistique, Michigan, are left. 
 
 George F. received his education at 
 Green Bay, Wisconsin. His father was a 
 boatman on the lakes during his active 
 years, and when quite young George began 
 making trips with him, under his tutorship 
 became a proficient boatman, and has con- 
 tinued on the lakes ever since. He has 
 been master of vessels for the last twelve 
 years and for five years prior to this he was 
 a licensed engineer. He has during his ca- 
 reer commanded the following named tug- 
 boats: J. N. Brooks, J. W. Halm, Edith, 
 William Maxwell, A. Booth, Anderson and 
 Sarah R. Shipman. The last named vessel 
 he owned. He also owned and commanded 
 the Allie E. Shipman, a passenger boat. 
 Other tugs which he commanded were the 
 Ben Drake and Fawn, and for some time 
 he operated a steam barge for the Escanaba 
 Towing and Wrecking Company. His 
 command of these vessels covered a period 
 of twelve years of active service on Lake 
 Michigan and Green Bay. At present his 
 engagement includes the command of a pas- 
 senger and pleasure boat which runs between 
 Escanaba, Gladstone, Rapid River, Garth 
 and Masonville. During his life on the 
 water Captain Shipman has had some nar- 
 row escapes and has met with many excit- 
 ing experiences, but his career on the whole 
 has been attended with fair success. 
 
 He was married in Escanaba, Michigan, 
 November 25, 1886, to Miss Alice E. Wal- 
 ters, a native of Florida and a daughter 
 of John G. and Alice E. Walters, her father 
 a native of Germany and her mother of New 
 York. Mr. and Mrs. Walters make their 
 home with their daughter, Mrs. Shipman. 
 
 The Captain and his wife have one child, 
 George W., at this writing nine months old. 
 Mrs. Shipman and her parents are mem- 
 bers of the Presbyterian Church. Frater- 
 nally the Captain is identified with Delta 
 Lodge, No. 195, F. & A. M. ; politically, 
 with the Republican party. 
 
 a APT. JAMES HEWLETT, Es- 
 canaba, Michigan, is well known 
 as the owner and master of the 
 schooner Jane Anderson. 
 He was born in Somersetshire, England, 
 in October, 1 846. When he was fourteen 
 years of age he shipped on board an Eng- 
 lish man-of-war, upon which he served as 
 common sailor over six years. He was 
 aboard a training ship at Southampton at 
 the time our Civil war broke out. This serv- 
 ice became irksome to him, and, as he was 
 not heartily in accord with the Government 
 under which he was employed, he took 
 "French leave of absence" and came to 
 the United States from Canada, his coming 
 to this country being soon after the war 
 closed. For two years he made his home 
 at Cleveland, Ohio, his time being em- 
 ployed as a sailor on the lakes, and he has 
 ever since continued on the lakes. For seven 
 or eight years he was at Fayette, Michigan, 
 and from there came in 1873 to Escanaba, 
 which has since continued to be his home. 
 In 1882 he bought the vessel he now owns 
 and commands, the Jane Anderson, which 
 is technically termed an "enrolled" vessel, 
 and which is employed wholly in coasting. 
 Captain Hewlett buys produce on the South- 
 ern Peninsula and elsewhere, principally 
 fruits and early vegetables, which he car- 
 ries north for market, and in this business 
 has been fairly successful. His career on 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 the water, covering a period of thirty-five 
 years, has been unmarred by any serious ac- 
 cident. 
 
 The Captain was married in Escanaba 
 in 1877 and has an interesting family. Mrs. 
 Hewlett's maiden name was Christina Leon: 
 she was born in Norway in 1847, and she 
 came to this country with her parents when 
 a young woman. She had been married 
 previous to her union with Mr. Hewlett, 
 and by her first husband had two children, 
 one of whom is deceased. The other, John, 
 is married and a resident of Escanaba where 
 he occupies the position of telegraph oper- 
 ator for the Chicago & Northwestern Rail- 
 road. Her children by her present hus- 
 band are Eddie, Lizzie, Gertie, Elsie, Willie 
 and Mabel, all at home. Eddie is a mes- 
 senger boy for the Western Union Telegraph 
 Company. 
 
 Captain Hewlett's parents, John and 
 Hannah Hewlett, passed their li\es and died 
 in England. They had a family of nine 
 children, but of the location or fate of 
 his brothers and sisters our subject knows 
 nothing, he having lost all trace of them 
 when he came to America. 
 
 Politically, the Captain is a Republican. 
 He is a Protestant, but is not connected 
 with any Church. His children attend the 
 Presbyterian Church and Sunday-school. 
 Fraternally, he is an Odd Fellow, belong- 
 ing to both the lodge and encampment, 
 and he and his wife are members of the Re- 
 bakah degree lodge. 
 
 aHARLES H. CHAPMAN, the well- 
 known and esteemed veteran news- 
 paper man of Sault Sainte Marie 
 and a member of the popular law 
 firm of McDonald & Chapman, descended 
 
 from Danish ancestors who left Jutland 
 about the middle of the fourth century and 
 united themselves with the Britons, thus 
 contributing their blood toward the forma- 
 tion of the Anglo-Saxon race. The name 
 was preserved all through the ages. Some 
 years prior to the American Revolution, 
 one Edgar Chapman emigrated to the New 
 World and took up his abode in Connecti- 
 cut. One of his descendants, probably a 
 son, Ichabod Chapman, fought in the 
 American army for independence. As a 
 civilian, he was a farmer. In 181 8 he 
 moved to Genesee county. New York, near 
 Batavia, and opened a new farm. He died 
 there about 1830, at the age of eighty-five 
 years. One of his sons was Amasa D. 
 Chapman, born in Colchester, Connecticut, 
 November 11, 1796. He spent his life in 
 the main as a farmer, but during his young 
 manhood he was a teacher. He graduated 
 at Bacon's Academy in Connecticut in 1816 
 and went to Genesee county. New York, 
 with his father. In 1835 he was commis- 
 sioned Captain of militia bj- the Governor 
 of that State. He came to Michigan in 
 1837 and settled on a farm in Oakland 
 county. This farm he cultivated until the 
 spring of 1855, when he moved to Cumber- 
 land county, Kentucky, remaining there four 
 years and a half, and then returning to 
 Oakland county, where he died December 
 4, 1882. He was greatly interested in the 
 education of the young, and for twenty-one 
 consecutive years was Moderator in his 
 school district. He was the father of nine 
 children by Hannah L. Hunt, whose family 
 went to New York from \'erniont. Si.x of 
 their children survive, viz. : Joseph, George 
 and Ichabod, in Oakland county; Albert, an 
 attache of Representative Hall, Lansing; 
 Edgar C, Pontiac; and Charles H. 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 49 
 
 Charles H. Chapman was born April 9, 
 1855. He attended the district schools 
 until he was fifteen years of age, when he 
 entered the office of the old Pontiac Jack- 
 sonian, published by D. H. Solis, and be- 
 gan his journalistic career. He worked on 
 the Saginaw Daily Courier one year, was 
 for three years with the Pontiac Bill Poster, 
 next on the force of the Cincinnati Com- 
 mercial Gazette, and afterward did repor- 
 torial work and typesetting on many papers 
 in Ohio and southern Illinois. Finally re- 
 turning to Michigan, he resumed work on 
 the Saginaw Courier. In 1S76 he estab- 
 lished the Pontiac Commercial, which he 
 conducted until 1879, when he sold out and 
 then accepted a position on the Western 
 Newspaper Union in Detroit. This place 
 he filled until July, 1882, the date of his 
 coming to Sault Sainte Marie. Here he be- 
 came associated with William Chandler in 
 the publication of the Chippewa County 
 News, as editor and joint proprietor, which 
 relation he sustained until November, 1887. 
 In the meantime he was appointed Deputy 
 State Oil Inspector, and was President of 
 the Village of Sault Sainte Marie in 1886 
 and 1887, being the last incumbent of that 
 office. In November, 1888, he was elected 
 by the Republicans to the office of Register 
 of Deeds for Chippewa county, and served 
 two years. Just before his term expired he 
 entered into an arrangement with Messrs. 
 Webster & Stradley to purchase the Soo 
 Herald. They changed its name to Sault 
 Sainte Marie Tribune, and its politics to 
 Republican, and published it till April, 
 1892, when it was consolidated with the 
 Soo News, and Mr. Chapman passed out 
 of the newspaper arena. 
 
 In November, 1892, the subject of our 
 sketch was the Republican candidate for the 
 
 Legislature, but was defeated by seventy- 
 eight votes, while the head of the Democ- 
 ratic ticket in the district showed a majority 
 of over 400. January i, 1893, Mr. Chap- 
 man was appointed by the Secretary of 
 State as Assistant Chief of the Department 
 of Agriculture, and eight months later he 
 was promoted to Chief of the Corporation 
 department. While in Lansing he per- 
 fected his law studies, was admitted by the 
 Supreme Court, March 12, 1895, and re- 
 signed the last week in the same month to 
 return to this city. Here he at once en- 
 gaged in the practice of law, becoming a 
 member of the firm of McDonald & Chapman. 
 
 April 27, 1878, Mr. Chapman was 
 married, in Pontiac, Michigan, to Miss 
 Mollie B., daughter of Nicholas Nott, who 
 came to this country from Cornwall, En- 
 gland. They had two children, both of 
 whom are deceased, one dying at the age of 
 four years and the other at sixteen months. 
 
 Mr. Chapman is a Knight Templar and 
 a Knight of Pythias, and both he and his 
 wife are identified with the Episcopal 
 Church. 
 
 EON. OLEERICKSON, the popular 
 and efficient Mayor of Escanaba, 
 and one of the most prominent 
 business men of the city, was born 
 in the "Land of the Midnight Sun," his 
 birth having occurred in Trondhjem, Nor- 
 way, on the 13th of August, 1851. His 
 father died in that country in 1879, but the 
 mother still resides in Norway. But two of 
 the children came to America, — Ole and his 
 brother Michael, who is engaged in business 
 as a merchant tailor in Marshalltown, Iowa. 
 In the public schools of his native land 
 Mr. Erickson acquired his education, and 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 when nineteen )'ears of age emigrated to 
 America. He had heard of the privileges 
 and advantages afforded j'oung men in the 
 new world and resolved to test the truth of 
 these reports bj' trying his fortune in the 
 United States. He became a resident of 
 Faribault, Minnesota, in 1870, and was em- 
 ployed there as a common laborer until 1 873, 
 when he removed to Ford River, Michigan, 
 where he worked in the lumbering camps 
 and sawmills for about three years. In 1878 
 he was employed as a clerk in the general 
 store of the Ford River Lumber Company, 
 with which he continued his connection for 
 five years, serving as manager of the estab- 
 lishment for two years. 
 
 In 1884 Mr. Erickson came to Escanaba 
 and embarked in business for himself, in 
 company with A. H. Ralph, as proprietors 
 of a grocery and provision store. The 
 partnership was dissolved the following year, 
 and M. K. Bissell joined Mr. Erickson in 
 the business, which has since been con- 
 ducted by that enterprising firm under the 
 style of Erickson & Bissell. They deal in 
 groceries, provisions, notions, fancy articles, 
 cigars, tobaccos, etc. They have a finely 
 equipped and well stocked store; complete in 
 all its appointments, and the immense vol- 
 ume of business transacted in the establish- 
 ment is the result of the enterprise and 
 honorable dealing of the proprietors. They 
 also have an extensive trade in cedar posts, 
 railroad ties, telegraph poles, pine logs and 
 other commodities of that order. Since 
 the organization of the present firm, its 
 sales have amounted to about $150,000 
 each year, and the store is one of the finest 
 establishments of the kind in the northern 
 peninsula. 
 
 While residing at Ford River, Mr. Erick- 
 son was united in marriage, in Milwaukee, 
 
 Wisconsin, to Miss Jennie Jacobson, a na- 
 tive of Norway, who came to America with 
 her parents at the same time her future 
 husband crossed the Atlantic. She was then 
 a little maiden of nine summers. As the 
 years passed she grew into an accomplished 
 and cultured lady, who to-day occupies an 
 enviable position in social circles, while in 
 the home she is a hospitable hostess, having 
 the happy faculty of making her guests feel 
 at ease. 
 
 Both Mr. and Mrs. Erickson hold mem- 
 bership in the Presbyterian Church of Es- 
 canaba and contribute liberally to its sup- 
 port. In political circles he is a prominent 
 figure, a leader of the Republican party in 
 this section of the State. In its councils his 
 opinions are received with deference and 
 carry great weight. For several years he 
 has been an influential member of the 
 County Republican Central Committee and 
 has been honored with some positions of 
 public trust, having served as Treasurer of 
 Ford River township for two or three terms, 
 while at this writing, in the spring of 1895, 
 he is serving his second term as Mayor of 
 Escanaba. At the the head of the city gov- 
 ernment he is a dignified and honored of- 
 ficial, and his administration gives excellent 
 satisfaction, for he has devoted his energies 
 unselfishly to the welfare and advancement 
 of Escanaba's interests, and her prosperity 
 has been materially promoted by his labors. 
 His public and private life are alike above 
 reproach, and true to every trust reposed in 
 him he has the confidence and esteem of all 
 with whom he has been brought in contact. 
 He is an honored member of several civic 
 societies, occupying a position of prominence 
 in various organizations. He belongs to 
 Delta Lodge, No. 195, F. & A. M. ; Delta 
 Chapter, No. iiS, R. A. M. ; Menominee 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 51 
 
 Cominandery, No. 35, K. T. ; and Ahmed 
 Temple, A. A. O. N. M S., of Marquette. 
 He also belongs to Escanaba Lodge, No. 
 118, I. O. O. F. , and Delta Encampment, 
 No. 1 14, and to the Knights of the Macca- 
 bees, and has held nearly all the offices in 
 the Odd Fellows lodge. 
 
 Mr. Erickson came to this country a poor 
 boy with no capital save a young man's 
 bright hope of the future and the determina- 
 tion to win success. With a rough and 
 rugged path of hard endeavor before him he 
 started forward to the goal of his hopes. He 
 has encountered obstacles and difficulties, 
 but has surmounted these by strong deter- 
 mination and persistence. Each encounter 
 has seemed as a spur for renewed efforts, 
 and continuously and earnestly has he 
 labored until to-day he stands among the 
 substantial citizens of the northern peninsula. 
 His success is the reward of his earnest 
 labors. He possesses most excellent busi- 
 ness and executive ability, and through his 
 entire career has adhered to honorable prin- 
 ciples and straight-forward methods in a 
 manner that has won him unlimited confi- 
 dence. 
 
 He. CHOLETTE, M. D., who is 
 engaged in the practice of medicine 
 at Escanaba, Michigan, is one of 
 the representative young physicians 
 of the upper peninsula of the Wolverine 
 State, and one whose character and labors 
 entitle him to a place in this volume. As 
 the name indicates, the Doctor is of French 
 extraction, his birth having occurred No- 
 vember 23, 1869, in the picturesque old 
 French village of Rigaud, which is situated 
 on the Riviere a la Graisse, in Vaudreuil 
 county, Quebec. Canada. 
 
 His parents, Hyacinthe and Julia Chq- 
 lette, were both natives of Rigaud, Canada, 
 where the father still maintains his residence; 
 the mother is deceased. They had four 
 sons and two daughters, of whom we offer 
 brief record as follows: Joseph, the eldest, 
 is a prosperous farmer in Canada; Hiliary is 
 a practicing physician at Saint Justin, \'au- 
 dreuil county, Quebec; Napoleon is engaged 
 in agricultural pursuits near Rigaud, Can- 
 ada; Henrietta is deceased; Sophia makes 
 her home with her brother Napoleon, as 
 does also the venerable father; and A. C. 
 Cholette is the immediate subject of this 
 review. 
 
 The last mentioned was educated in the 
 famous old college at Rigaud, and after his lit- 
 erary discipline was finished he entered Vic- 
 toria Medical College at Montreal, at which 
 he graduated in 1892. Immediately after 
 completing his medical course he entered 
 upon the practice of his profession in Can- 
 ada, where he remained for one year, when, 
 in 1893, he came to Escanaba, where 
 he has since been established and where 
 he is building up a representative practice, 
 by reason of his unmistakable ability and his 
 fidelity to those to whom he ministers. In 
 the city and vicinity reside a large number 
 of his countrymen, and by them he is held 
 in high regard, his services being in much 
 demand among them. He is a man of fine 
 literary attainments, as well as those of a 
 professional order, and is one by whom the 
 refined courtesies of social intercourse are 
 ever observed. 
 
 The Doctor is a member of Sainte Anne's 
 Church, Catholic, of Escanaba, and fra- 
 ternally is identified with the French So- 
 ciety of Jacques Cartier and with the Inde- 
 pendent Order of Foresters. He is un- 
 married. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 OTIS E. YOUNGQUIST, M. D.— 
 The city of Escanaba is particularly 
 favored in having represented in 
 her corps of medical practitioners 
 men of unmistakable ability and honor, and 
 prominent among the younger physicians 
 and surgeons of the place stands he whose 
 name initiates this paragraph. The Doctor 
 has attained to distinction in professional 
 ranks and he has won for himself a place of 
 usefulness in the State which is that of his 
 nativity, for he was born in the Valley City 
 of Michigan, — Grand Rapids, — on the 28th 
 of December, 1868, being the son of An- 
 drew and Ulricka {ncc Carlson) Youngquist, 
 both of whom date their nativity in Jonkop- 
 ing, Sweden, whence they came to America 
 in 185 I, locating on a farm near Ypsilanti, 
 Washtenaw county, Michigan, where they 
 remained for ten years, after which they re- 
 moved to Grand Rapids, where they still 
 abide. They had a family of five sons and 
 three daughters, and the visitation of death 
 has occurred but once in the family circle, 
 one son being deceased. Our subject was 
 the youngest of the children. One of his 
 brothers, Orrin G. , is a practicing physician 
 at Marquette, Michigan; the other two 
 brothers, — Hiram A. and A. Luther, — are 
 farmers by occupation; Martin L. is de- 
 ceased; Tina is the wife of Hiram Misner, 
 of Casnovia, Muskegon county, Michigan; 
 Delia married Ed. Farnham and resides at 
 Marquette; and Myrtle and A. Luther are 
 still under the parental roof. 
 
 Our subject received his preliminary ed- 
 ucation in the common schools at Lisbon, 
 Kent county, completing a course of study 
 in the high school at that place. He began 
 his professional studies at Lake Forest Uni- 
 versity, near Chicago, and Rush Medical 
 College, in that city, where he graduated 
 
 with the coveted degree of M. D., in which 
 institution he completed the prescribed 
 course, graduating there in 1892. He at 
 once determined upon Escanaba as an ad- 
 vantageous point at which to enter upon 
 his professional labors, and here he located 
 and began the practice of his profession. 
 He has devoted himself diligently, con- 
 scientiously and ably to his work, and has 
 gained a due reward in the holding of the 
 respect of the community and in retaining a 
 large and constantly increasing practice, be- 
 ing acknowledged as one of the leading 
 physicians of the city. 
 
 Politically the Doctor is a stanch sup- 
 porter of the Republican party, and relig- 
 iously he was reared in the Lutheran faith. 
 In his fraternal relations he is identified 
 with the Masonic order and the Independent 
 Order of Odd Fellows. 
 
 On the 27th of September, 1893, was 
 celebrated an important event in the life of 
 our subject, since on that date was consum- 
 mated his union with Miss S. Wilhelmina 
 Gustafson, who is a native of Ishpeming, 
 Michigan, in which city the marriage oc- 
 curred. 
 
 aHARLES L. SCHMIDT, M. D., a 
 most successful medical practitioner 
 of Escanaba, was born in Wuerz- 
 burg, Bavaria, Germany, on the 2d 
 of June, 1849, and his father, Frederick 
 Schmidt, was a: druggist of that place. The 
 Doctor entered the high school of his native 
 city at the age of ten years, pursuing his 
 studies there until the year 1864, when he 
 entered the College of Medicine, having 
 passed a satisfactory examination before the 
 Senate of that institution. There he con- 
 tinued his studies until 1869, when he was 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 graduated, on the 26th of June. He was 
 admitted to the practice of medicine and 
 surgery in 1870, in Germany, and soon after 
 came to the United States, but remained 
 here only a few months, when he returned 
 to aid his country, then engaged in war. 
 He became a surgeon in the German army 
 and continued in the Fatherland until 1873, 
 when he again crossed the broad Atlantic to 
 the New World. He made his first location 
 at Menominee, Michigan, and thence went 
 to Stephenson, this State, and later to 
 Spaulding. He afterward returned to 
 Stephenson and from that town came to 
 Escanaba, in the year 1881. Here he en- 
 joys a good practice, confined not alone to 
 his countrymen but including also some of 
 the best American families in the city and 
 surrounding country. 
 
 While at Stephenson the Doctor led to 
 the marriage altar Miss Mary Brunnell, a 
 lady of French ancestr\' born in Pennsyl- 
 vania. They became the parents of one 
 son, Charles, who is now twelve years of 
 age. On the request of Mrs. Schmidt the 
 Doctor removed to Escanaba, but she was 
 not long permitted to enjoy her new home, 
 for si.x weeks later that dread disease con- 
 sumption terminated her life, and she thus 
 left her husband and little babe alone in a 
 strange city. After living alone for a year 
 the Doctor was again married, his second 
 union being with Miss Lizzie Graes, a native 
 of Luxemburg, Germany. One child blesses 
 this union, Annie, now a little maiden of 
 eight summers. The famiU' is an interest- 
 ing one and in social circles the parents oc- 
 cupy an enviable position. 
 
 Dr. Schmidt received exceptionally ex- 
 cellent educational advantages for acquiring 
 a knowledge of the science of medicine and 
 he is to-day a thorough student, leaving un- 
 
 tried nothing that he thinks will further per- 
 fect himself in his chosen life-work. This 
 knowledge and his years of successful prac- 
 tive render him able to cope with the most 
 difficult cases, and his treatment of many of 
 these has demonstrated his superior skill and 
 ability. He was a member of the Chicago 
 Medical Society and is the oldest practi- 
 tioner in the city, in years of continuous 
 work. 
 
 aAPTAIN ALBERT H. ROLPH is 
 numbered among the honored vet- 
 erans of the Civil war, who, 
 throughout his entire service, wore 
 the blue and aided in defense of the Union. 
 With a military record of which he may 
 well be proud, and a business career most 
 honorable, he is well worthy of representa- 
 tion in this volume, devoted to the prominent 
 citizens of the Upper Peninsula. 
 
 The Captain claims England as the land 
 of his birth, and Ickford, in Buckingham- 
 shire, as the place, while the date is July 5, 
 1 84 1. His parents, George and Frances 
 (Guntrip) Rolph, and his ancestors for 
 several generations, had lived in Bucking- 
 hamshire, and the family had ever been a 
 highly respected one of that locality. The 
 Captain was one of a family of six sons and 
 four daughters, of whom seven are now liv- 
 ing, as follows : George, who still makes 
 his home in his native village, and is a brick 
 and stone mason employed as the foreman 
 of an estate where his father had served 
 throughout his lifetime in that capacity; 
 Charles, a contractor and builder of Mel- 
 bourne, Australia; Susan, wife of Robert 
 Nevvitt, a well-to-do real estate dealer of 
 De Kalb, Illinois; Eliza, wife of John C. 
 Garner, of De Kalb, Illinois, senior member 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 of the firm of Garner & Son, dealers in 
 groceries, drugs, crockery and glassware; 
 Raymond, who is engaged as a contractor 
 and builder in the same place. Albert H., of 
 this sketch; and Salina, wife of H. B. 
 Gurber, who is extensively engaged in the 
 creamery business in De Kalb, and recog- 
 nized as an authority on all matters per- 
 taining to the manufacture of dairy products, 
 while on several different occasions he has 
 been employed as an instructor in dairy 
 colleges throughout the United States. 
 
 When a lad of thirteen summers Albert 
 H. Rolph was brought by his parents to 
 America, the family reaching this country 
 in May, 1854, and locating in De Kalb, 
 Illinois. His mother had died in England 
 the previous year, and his father afterward 
 married again. The latter reached the weH- 
 advanced age of ninety-three years, being 
 called from this life in 1892. 
 
 Our subject acquired the greater part of 
 his education in the schools of De Kalb, 
 and remained there until the breaking out 
 of the great war of the rebellion. Prompted 
 by a spirit of patriotism, on the 22d of July, 
 1 861, he enlisted as a musician in the band 
 of the Forty-second Illinois Infantry, and 
 served in Missouri under Generals Fremont, 
 Hunter and Pope, and participating in 
 several skirmishes in that State. After a 
 service of seven months and two days he 
 was discharged, under a general order from 
 the Secretary of War, which discharged all 
 regimental bands. He soon enlisted, how- 
 ever, August 6, 1862, as Corporal of Com- 
 pany K, of the One Hundred and Fifth 
 Illinois Infantry, in the brigade commanded 
 by General B. F. Harrison and in the Army 
 of the Cumberland commanded by General 
 Thomas, in Kentucky and Tennessee. After 
 the battle of Nashville he was appointed 
 
 Provost Marshal on the staff of General 
 James B. Steadman, with headquarters at 
 Chattanooga, and while in this position he 
 had charge of all the prisoners passing 
 through that place on the way to their 
 respective homes. He was mustered out 
 in order to receive promotion November i, 
 1863, when he was commissioned Captain 
 of Company E of the Fourteenth United 
 States Colored Infantry, still serving in the 
 Army of the Cumberland. He was finally 
 mustered out March 26, 1866, having served 
 in all for four years, two months and twenty 
 days, — a record but few times equaled. He 
 was always fond of his post, and whether 
 the duty that devolved upon him was ardu- 
 ous or light it was promptly performed, and 
 the country reaped the reward of his loyalty. 
 
 When he was at liberty to resume the 
 pursuits of civil life he at once returned to 
 his old home in De Kalb. During a leave 
 of absence he had married, on the 28th of 
 September, 1865, Miss Stella H. King, a 
 native of Painesville, Ohio. The wedding 
 ceremony was performed at the home of 
 her father, Amos B. King, in Chicago, the 
 residence then standing on the site now 
 occupied by the North Side high-school 
 building. Mrs. Rolph was educated in 
 Chicago and is a cultured and refined lady. 
 Her father was for some time a commission 
 merchant, and is now living retired in 
 Rogers Park, one of the beautiful suburbs of 
 that city. To Captain and Mrs. Rolph 
 have been born a daughter, Laura A., now 
 the wife of Albert Ellsworth, a druggist of 
 this city, by whom she has one son, Charles 
 West. She, too, acquired her education in 
 Chicago, graduating at the high school in 
 that city. The family is one of prominence 
 in social circles. 
 
 For seventeen years following the war 
 
XORTIIERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 55 
 
 Captain Rolph made his iiome in Chicago. 
 For five years he was employed as book- 
 keeper for a steamboat company, and for 
 the five years following the great fire of 1871 
 he was bookkeeper for W. W. Boyington, 
 a noted Chicago architect, and had general 
 charge of the office work. During Mayor 
 Heath's administration he served as secre- 
 tary of the building department for three 
 years, being thus intimately connected 
 with the marvelous growth of the City 
 by the Lake, which rose Phcenix-like 
 from its own ashes. Subsequently he was 
 bookkeeper in the Merchants' National 
 Bank in Chicago until June, 1883, when, 
 on the solicitation of C. B. Blair, he came 
 to Escanaba to serve as bookkeeper for the 
 Ford River Lumber Company, which po- 
 sition he filled for a year. He then em- 
 barked in business for himself as a grocery 
 merchant, and now has one of the largest 
 and finest stores of the kind in the city, car- 
 rying a large line of staple and fancy grocer- 
 ies and provisions, giving employment to 
 four men and having an extensive trade. 
 He manages his affairs with system and 
 method, as any bookkeeper would have an 
 ambition to do, and his well directed efforts, 
 perseverance and industry have brought to 
 him success that numbers him among the 
 substantial citizens of the community. 
 
 In Masonic circles Mr. Rolph is quite 
 prominent. He joined the fraternity at De 
 Kalb, Illinois, soon after attaining his major- 
 ity, and is now a member of Delta Lodge, 
 No. 195; also of Delta Chapter, No. 118, 
 R. A. M., and of Apollo Commander\', No. 
 I, K. T. , of Chicago. He is a charter 
 and life member of the Consistory of Free- 
 port, Illinois, and belongs to Ahmed Temple, 
 Mystic Shrine at Marquette, Michigan. He 
 has held every official position in the blue 
 
 lodge, and for two years served as Worship- 
 ful Master, within which time there were 
 fifty accessions to his lodge. He has been 
 a member of the Grand Lodge of Michigan, 
 where he served on the committee on ap- 
 peals. He takes great interest in the or- 
 der. His association with the Grand Army 
 of the Republic began in Chicago, when he 
 joined U. S. Grant Post, No. 28, and he 
 was serving as Senior Vice Commander at 
 the time of his removal from that city. He 
 was present at the mustering-in ceremonies 
 of General Sheridan in the George H. 
 Thomas Post, and General Logan in the 
 U. S. Grant Post, on the latter occasion 
 being Senior Vice Commander. 
 
 In the various relations of life Captain 
 Rolph is ever the same true and loyal man 
 that he was found to be when at the coun- 
 try's call for troops to aid in crushing the 
 rebellion he "donned the blue," following 
 the stars and stripes on Southern battle- 
 fields until the old flag was victoriously 
 planted in the capital of the Southern Con- 
 federacy. 
 
 aLAYTON VOORHIS, a prominent 
 citizen of Gladstone, Delta county, 
 where he is extensively engaged in 
 the real-estate and insurance busi- 
 ness, may consistently claim business sen- 
 iority, in point of consecutive operation in 
 the line, over all other real-estate men in 
 this modern and thriving little city. He be- 
 came a resident of the newly founded town 
 of Gladstone in July, 1888, and has been an 
 interested witness of its rapid and consecu- 
 tive growth in the way of legitimate busi- 
 ness enterprise and substantial upbuilding, 
 — to which he has contributed in no slight 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 degree. He at once made investments in 
 real estate, and soon began the improve- 
 ment of the same, having determined upon 
 a permanent residence in Gladstone, and 
 standing ready to lend every effort toward 
 furthering her best interests. Besides his 
 individual holdings Mr. Voorhis is a part 
 owner of the Marble addition, a forty-acre 
 subdivision recently platted near the city, 
 and situated between Delta avenue and the 
 recently located and extensive establishment 
 of the Buckeye Stave Company for the 
 manufacture of staves and heading. 
 
 Our subject is a member of the local 
 Board of Fire and Water Commissioners 
 and is the present City Assessor of Glad- 
 stone. He is anything but passive in the 
 matter of politics, being a Republican of the 
 most stalwart variety. He was appointed 
 U. S. Deputy Collector of Customs by Col- 
 lector Osborn, of Marquette, under the ad- 
 ministration of President Harrison. He is 
 chairman of the City Republican Committee 
 and of his ward committee, and is a mem- 
 ber of the County Central Committee. He 
 is one of the wheel-horses of local Republi- 
 canism, and is an active campaign worker. 
 In addition to his extensive operations in the 
 real-estate and insurance field, Mr. Voorhis 
 is one of the leading coal dealers of the city 
 and is the local representative of the Sault 
 Sainte Marie Land and Improvement Com- 
 pany and the Minneapolis Brewing Com- 
 pany, both of Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
 
 Clayton Voorhis was born in Bradford 
 county, Pennsylvania, on the 2d of January, 
 1859. His father,, George H. Voorhis, was 
 a furniture dealer in Wilkes Barre, Pennsyl- 
 vania, and he there rounded out a success- 
 ful business career in 1891, when he passed 
 away, at the age of sixty-five years. He 
 was a native of the old Keystone State, but 
 
 his father, James Voorhis, was born in New 
 York city. The paternal lineage of our 
 subject traces back to the year 1620, to pure 
 Holland stock, and through all the various 
 modifications and corruptions in the spelling 
 of the original name of Van Voorhees, — in 
 many of which the identity of the patronymic 
 was all but sacrificed, — we have the present 
 names of Voorhees and Voorhis as the 
 remnant most readily susceptible of recog- 
 nition. George H. Voorhis married Abigail 
 C, a daughter of Isaac Springsteen, who 
 removed from Pennsylvania to Emerald, 
 Wisconsin, in 1849. Mrs. Voorhis is still 
 living, having attained the venerable age of 
 sixty-five years, and retaining her home at 
 Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. She became 
 the mother of three children, of whom our 
 subject was the second. 
 
 The subject of this review passed his 
 youthful days in his native place, receiving 
 his educational discipline in the public 
 schools of Wilkes Barre. While yet in his 
 'teens (1876) he went to Emerald, Wiscon- 
 sin, and engaged in farming. He was with- 
 out experience in this line of industry, but 
 he entered with the intention of winning, 
 and such were his discrimination, business 
 sagacity and industry, that success crowned 
 his efforts. His physical constitution was 
 not sufficiently rugged to long withstand the 
 continuous hard work of the farm, and in 
 1887, he retired from agriculturism and 
 went to Baldwin, Wisconsin, where he en- 
 gaged in the hotel and grocery business, 
 becoming proprietor of the Commercial 
 House. In less than a year he disposed of 
 his interests at Baldwin, and in casting 
 about for a location his attention was at- 
 tracted to Gladstone, whither he came, as 
 already stated, in July, 1888. His success 
 here has been notable and he is held in 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 59 
 
 high esteem in both business and social 
 circles. 
 
 In I 88 1 Mr. \'oorhis was united in mar- 
 riage, at Emerald, Wisconsin, to Miss Cora 
 C, a daughter of James Christian, who 
 came from the State of New York to Wis- 
 consin in an early day, and who is now one 
 of the oldest residents of Prairie du Sac, 
 Sauk county, Wisconsin, where he is en- 
 gaged in the manufacture of plows. He 
 married Rebecca Springsteen, and their 
 three children are George H., Cora C. 
 (Mrs. Voorhis), and Miss Mamie Christian. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Voorhis have no children. 
 
 In his fraternal relations our subject is 
 an Odd Fellow, having taken the subordi- 
 nate degrees and those of the encampment, 
 and is also a member of the Knights of 
 Pythias. 
 
 SEV. THOMAS J. JOSLIN, the 
 honored and esteemed pastor of the 
 Methodist Episcopal church of Ish- 
 peming, Michigan, and Presiding 
 Elder of the Flint district, has given his life 
 to the ministry, a long and faithful service 
 characterized by untiring devotion, by pa- 
 tience and perseverance and a self-sacrific- 
 ing spirit that commands the respect of even 
 him who is inclined to ridicule sacred things 
 generally. 
 
 A native of Cohocton, Steuben county, 
 New York, Mr. Joslin was born on the 29th 
 of April, 1829, and is a son of Thomas Jos- 
 lin, who was born in Madison county of the 
 Empire State. The grandparents, Daniel 
 and Martha (Jenks) Joslin, were natives of 
 Rhode Island and the former was a trades- 
 man. He took part in one battle of the war 
 of 1812 and was ever a loyal citizen. The 
 Joslin family is originally of Welsh origin. 
 
 and was founded in America by the great- 
 grandfather of our subject, who emigrated 
 from Wales to Rhode Island. The grand- 
 parents removed from that State to New 
 York, and in the Empire State Thomas Jos- 
 lin, Sr. , was born Having arrived at years 
 of maturity, he wedded Mary A. Sleeper, a 
 native of Dutchess county. New York, and 
 a daughter of Benjamin H. and Charity 
 (Hoag) Sleeper, who were also born in the 
 same county, and were members of the 
 society of Friends. The father was one of 
 the finest penmen of his day. Mr. and Mrs. 
 Thomas Joslin were married in Steuben 
 county. New York, and came to Michigan 
 in 1 844, locating in Holly, Oakland county. 
 The following year he secured a tract of 
 wild land and began its improvement, trans- 
 forming it into a fine farm, on which he 
 made his home until his death. His wife 
 has also departed this life. In the family 
 were six children: Perry, deceased, was 
 editor and publisher of the Saginaw Enter- 
 prise from its inception until it became a 
 daily paper, when he sold out. He was 
 also Postmaster of Saginaw. David L. is 
 a retired farmer living in Holly, Michigan. 
 Thomas L. is the next younger. Harvey is 
 an attorney of Grand Rapids, Michigan. One 
 son died in infancy. Rev. John S., who 
 completes the family, is a member of the 
 Detroit Conference of the Methodist Epis- 
 copal Church. The parents were both con- 
 sistent members of the Methodist Church, 
 and the father served as its Steward for a 
 year. When a young man he was a preacher 
 and school-teacher, and was ever an exten- 
 sive reader, thus keeping well informed on 
 all matters of current interest and on sub- 
 jects connected with the past. For twelve 
 years he held the . office of Magistrate, and 
 was always ready to advance the best in- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF l^HE 
 
 terest of the community in which he made 
 his home. His j'oungest son aided in the 
 defense of the Union during the Civil war, 
 holding the rank of Lieutenant in the Sixth 
 Michigan Cavalry. 
 
 Rev. Mr. Joslin spent the first thirteen 
 years of his life in the county of his nativity 
 and then accompanied his parents on their 
 emigration to Michigan, being reared amid 
 the wild scenes of the frontier. He attended 
 the public schools of Oakland county, and 
 at the age of eighteen began preaching. 
 Two years later he was ordained, and has 
 since been in the active work of the ministry, 
 following in the footsteps of Him who came 
 to seek and save the lost. He has always 
 been a member of the Detroit Conference. 
 When he joined it, it was known as the 
 Michigan Conference, but the Detroit Con- 
 ference was afterward set off from it, and 
 with the latter he has since been connected. 
 His first charge was at Bennington, during 
 which time he also had control of the entire 
 of Shiawassee county and also parts of 
 Saginaw and Livingston counties. He has 
 since been called to the pastorate of the 
 churches in Bay Citj^ and St. Clair, the 
 Court Street church of Flint, the Farland 
 Street church of the same place, the Simp- 
 son church of Detroit, and the churches of 
 Pontiac, Alpena, Fenton and Ishpeming, 
 where he has now remained for four years. 
 He has also been Presiding Elder of the 
 Flint district for eight years and of the 
 Adrian district for six years. He has 
 preached almost 1,500 funeral sermons, and 
 besides his work in the pulpit does much 
 pastoral work. He has been a prominent 
 member of the Board of Regents of the 
 State Universit}'. In the pulpit he is earn- 
 est, logical, sincere, impressing his hearers 
 with the deep truth of his utterances. His 
 
 voice is well modulated and pleasant, his 
 delivery graceful, and wit and wisdom char- 
 acterize his words, the former delighting the 
 intellect, the latter convincing the reason. 
 
 Mr. Joslin was married in 1849, the lady 
 of his choice being Miss Susan Willover, a 
 native of New York and a daughter of 
 Charles and Mary Willover, who came to 
 Michigan before the arrival of Mr. Joslin's 
 father, whose farm adjoined theirs. The 
 lady was born April 2, 1831, and was edu- 
 cated in the common schools of this State. 
 Five children have been given Mr. and Mrs. 
 Joslin, but two have been called to the home 
 beyond this life. The three living are John 
 H., who married Allie Lloyd and lives in 
 Calumet, Michigan; Hattie, at home; and 
 Arthur E., who wedded Grace Peters; the 
 latter reside in Adrian and have one child. 
 Mr. Joslin finds in his wife a faithful com- 
 panion and true helpmeet, as she aids him 
 greatly in his work by her sympath)' and 
 earnest efforts in behalf of the people who 
 are in his congregation. 
 
 Mr. Joslin takes great pride in writing 
 poetry for different publications, and passes 
 a great many leisure hours in this pleasure, 
 some of which have been highly compli- 
 mented. The following is one of his poems: 
 
 THE SLOPES. 
 A rapid pace doth time record 
 
 As down the slope.s .she leads; 
 And one should puard his flying^ steps 
 
 While he both runs and reads. 
 
 No devious ways no waiting' hours 
 
 Are "mid the field notes placed; 
 But straight-drawn lines God's pen hath made, 
 
 By men and moments traced. 
 
 No backward tread shall blur the track 
 
 Along its westward way; 
 As empire seeks some sunset star, 
 
 All footprints point that way. 
 
 Heart-prayers in minor key may rise 
 And ask a change of law; 
 
NORTHERX PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 6i 
 
 Still suns arise and tides roll on, 
 And ripe grain crowns pale straw. 
 
 The hand that hides the place of halt, 
 
 Hath placed along^ the road. 
 For strug'g-ling- minds and louging^ hearts. 
 
 Helps to their high abode. 
 
 Undecked with gems, of wisdom void. 
 
 No soul can guiltless go; 
 But smite the rock and burst the chain. 
 
 For God hath ordered so. 
 Soft hands protrude from faultless sleeves, 
 
 And garments up to date; 
 Where aimless hearts beat out dead time, 
 
 Are mockeries of fate. 
 
 The dauntless soul with purpose high. 
 
 Puts heart-throbs into deeds; 
 Nor fashion's flash, nor dronish ease. 
 
 Find rank among his needs. 
 
 And roj'al manhood at its best. 
 
 Is best in love's own field; 
 Bearing to toil, and want and woe. 
 
 Love's largest, richest yield. 
 
 God's plan exalts men to these things. 
 
 And they reflect him well; 
 Who give as he hath given to them, 
 
 And thus his glory tell. 
 
 To one of these the twilight hour 
 
 No spectrals dark foreshow; 
 For though the slopes be graveward all. 
 
 His life hath upward flow. 
 
 Thus Occident and orient 
 
 Display a space between. 
 Where godliness transforms the grade 
 
 From (lotrn to up tlu green. 
 
 — T. J. Josi.ix. 
 
 Ishpeming, March 25, ISfl."). 
 
 OC. BOWEN, M. D., who is en- 
 gaged in the practice of medicine 
 in Manistique, Michigan, with 
 marked success, has the honor of 
 being a native of this State, his birth hav- 
 ing occurred in Branch county on the 6th 
 of Jul)', 1840. His parents, Jesse and Lucy 
 (Moorehouse) Bowen were both natives of 
 Saratoga count}'. New York, and on leaving 
 the Empire State in 1836 jonrnej'ed west- 
 
 ward by way of the old canal and at last 
 reached Branch county, where they made a 
 permanent location. The father was a 
 farmer by occupation and took up a tract of 
 Government land upon which he built a lit- 
 tle shanty which was his home until better 
 improvements could be made. Not a fur- 
 row had been turned on his land, the place 
 being still in its primitive condition, but with 
 characteristic energy he began its develop- 
 ment and as soon as the acres were cleared 
 and plowed, he planted crops which in course 
 of time yielded good harvests. The once 
 wild region was made to bloom and blossom 
 as the rose and the Bowen farm was num- 
 bered among the best in the neighborhood. 
 Mr. Bowen was recognized as one of the 
 leading and influential citizens of the com- 
 munity and was honored with several offices 
 of public trust, serving for a number of 
 years as Supervisor, while for. one term he 
 represented his district in the State Legis- 
 lature. He passed away in February, 1864, 
 and the community mourned his loss for he 
 had ever been devoted to the best interests 
 of the communit}'. His wife survived him 
 fof many years and was called to the home 
 bej-ond in November, 1885. Their family 
 numbered four children, three of whom are 
 living, namely: the Doctor, Alfonso, and 
 Hon. O. A. Bowen, who is now Treasurer 
 of the State of Washington. 
 
 The early educational advantages of Dr. 
 Bowen, acquired in the common schools, 
 was supplemented by two terms' atten- 
 dance in Hillsdale, Michigan. He aided in 
 the labors of the home farm, working in the 
 fields and giving his father the benefit of his 
 services until he had passed the years of his 
 minority, when he determined to devote his 
 time and talents to some other pursuit 
 than that to which he was reared. His 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 tastes led him to take up the study of medi- 
 cine and he entered upon a course of lec- 
 tures at Ann Arbor, Michigan, completing 
 his medical studies in the Cincinnati Eclec- 
 tic Medical Institute, at which he was gradu- 
 ated in the class of 1866. For two years 
 thereafter he was located in the county of 
 his nativity, then went west spending several 
 years in practice in a number of States and 
 Territories. 
 
 In the year 1882 Dr. Bowen arrived in 
 Manistique and opened an office. At that 
 time there were only about 600 inhabitants 
 in the town. For thirteen years he has 
 been in active practice here and has built up 
 a lucrative business, which has grown with 
 the growth of the town and takes in the best 
 class of citizens. The physician controls 
 human destiny more than any other man. 
 Through ignorance on his part he may end 
 the life that he is called to prolong, and 
 therefore a most thorough knowledge of 
 his science should he have. Dr. Bowen has 
 spared neither labor nor expense in perfect- 
 ing himself in his chosen profession, and his 
 ability is now widely recognized in this 
 neighborhood. 
 
 His home is the abode of an interesting 
 family, numbering the Doctor, his estimable 
 wife and daughter Bernice. He has been 
 twice married, his first union being with Miss 
 Ella Pease and the wedding being celebrated 
 on the 30th of June, 1886. The daughter 
 graced this union. On the 29tli of August, 
 1893, he led to the marriage altar Miss 
 Hattie D. Pease, who is a member of the 
 Presbyterian Church and has many friends 
 in this community. 
 
 The political connections of the Doctor 
 ally him with the Republican party, and in 
 1884 he was nominated and elected as 
 Supervisor of Manistique, holding that office 
 
 for one term. In 1894 he was elected Presi- 
 dent of the city and at the head of Manisti- 
 que's government he labored earnestly and 
 commendably for the interests of the town. 
 He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, a 
 public-spirited and progressive man and pro- 
 bably no citizen in the community has more 
 friends or fewer enemies than Dr. Bowen. 
 
 DESJARDINS, M. D., is a well- 
 known ph3'sician and surgeon of 
 Marquette, whose skill and ability 
 have won him a leading place 
 among the medical practitioners of this part 
 of the State. He was born in the city of 
 Montreal, Canada, December i, 1855, and 
 is a son of Dr. Joseph A. and Clarissa 
 (Chagnon) Desjardins, who were natives of 
 Canada and of French descent. The grand- 
 parents were born in France and at an early 
 day crossed the Atlantic to Canada, where 
 they spent the remainder of their lives. Dr. 
 Joseph A. Desjardins was a graduate of the 
 College of Physicians and Surgeons of 
 Montreal, or the medical department of the 
 Victoria University. He engaged in practice 
 in Montreal until 1872, when he came to 
 Marquette, Michigan, being numbered 
 among its successful physicians until called 
 to the home beyond the grave, his death 
 occurring August 26, 1894. In 1873 he 
 was made County Physician and served for 
 many years, and also was health officer for 
 several terms. He built up a fine practice, 
 and in connection with his son, F. H., es- 
 tablished a drug store, which is still in ex- 
 istence, operated by a stock company. 
 
 The Doctor, whose name heads this 
 record, was educated in Montreal College, 
 at which he graduated in 1872, and imme- 
 diately thereafter began the stud)' of medi- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 63 
 
 cine, and took one course of lectures in the 
 Victoria Medical College, under the same 
 professors who had been his father's pre- 
 ceptors. The month of April, 1873, wit- 
 nessed his arrival in Marquette, Michigan, 
 and in 1874 he entered the University of 
 Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he graduated 
 in the medical department, on the 28th of 
 March, 1877. He practiced his profession 
 in Ishpeming and Negaunee until 1882, 
 when, on the opening of the Gogebic Range, 
 he went to that place, where he served as 
 physician and surgeon for about twenty dif- 
 ferent companies, having from 800 to 3,000 
 families to care for. Dr. Desjardins re- 
 mained there from 1883 until 1889, when 
 he established the pioneer drug store in 
 Hurley. 
 
 On the 13th of February, 1879, the 
 Doctor was united in marriage with Miss 
 Eva Bibeau, and to them were born four 
 children, — Eva, Ada and Blanche, who are 
 all attending St. Joseph's Academy; and 
 Alfred, who is at home. 
 
 While residing in Hurley, Dr. Des- 
 jardins, on the 1 6th of November, 1889, 
 lost his wife. He then resigned his po- 
 sition, which paid him $800 per month, and 
 at last yielded to the entreaties of his father, 
 who for thirteen years had urged him to 
 come to Marquette and join him in the prac- 
 tice of medicine. For the past si.\ j'ears he 
 has resided in this city and was not long in 
 establishing a reputation as one of the 
 foremost physicians of Marquette county. 
 He is a man of deep research, a close 
 student of his profession, and his success is 
 the result of his ability and skill. He held 
 the position of County Physician and was 
 also Health Officer for one term. He is 
 secretary of the Marquette City Clinic, a 
 local medical association, and by his pro- 
 
 fessional brethren he is held in the highest 
 esteem. 
 
 In politics the Doctor is a Democrat, and 
 is now serving as chairman of the Con- 
 gressional Democratic Committee, and con- 
 ducted the campaign of 1894. He has 
 served as Alderman of the city for two terms, 
 during which time he made manifest his 
 deep interest in the public welfare by sup- 
 porting all measures that he believed would 
 benefit the community. He takes consider- 
 able interest in civic societies and is a mem- 
 ber of the Masonic fraternity, the Knights 
 of the Maccabees, the Ancient Order of 
 Foresters, the I\nights of Pythias, the Inde- 
 pendent Order of Odd Fellows, was the 
 founder and a member of St. John the 
 Baptist Society of Marquette county, and 
 was the founder and first president of Cercle 
 Francais d'Egalite Politique. He is Medical 
 Examiner for the Supreme Hive, K. O. T. 
 M., and the local Superior Hive. In re- 
 ligious faith he is a Roman Catholic. He 
 has spent considerable time in traveling, 
 visiting Mexico, the Pacific coast and the 
 Eastern States, and is a man of broad gen- 
 eral information and a pleasant and enter- 
 taining companion. 
 
 eDWARD C. ANTHONY is the hon- 
 ored and popular Mayor of Negau- 
 nee, and in the discharge of his 
 official duties has won the com- 
 mendations of all concerned, for he labors 
 for the best interests of the city and is both 
 public-spirited and progressive. This is his 
 adopted country, yet no native-born son dis- 
 plays a greater loyalty than does Mr. An- 
 thony. 
 
 He was born in Devonshire, England, 
 January 8, 1840, and is a son of Thomas C. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Anthony, who was also a native of Devon- 
 shire, where he conducted a dyeing business. 
 In 1873 he took up his residence in this city, 
 where he lived retired. Our subject attended 
 the public schools of his native land until 
 ten years of age and then gave to his father 
 the benefit of his services until fourteen 
 years of age, when he was bound out to 
 learn the trade of saddlery and harness mak- 
 ing, serving a two-years apprenticeship with 
 Mr. Prettyjohn, mastering the business in 
 all its details and becoming an expert work- 
 man. He engaged in that pursuit in his na- 
 tive land for five months, after which he de- 
 cided to try his fortune in America. 
 
 Accordingly Mr. Anthony bade adieu to 
 home and friends, crossed the Atlantic and 
 took up his residence in Marquette, Michi- 
 gan, where he entered the employ of Sidney 
 Adams, doing general farm work for about 
 two years. He was then with the Railroad 
 Company as brakeman for two years, and in 
 1 86 1 the pursuits of peace were interrupted 
 by his enlistment in the service of his coun- 
 try. Prompted by a spirit of patriotism and 
 a determination to aid the Union cause, he 
 joined the First Michigan Cavalry for three 
 years, serving in Company B. He acted as 
 body guard to General N. P. Banks, and 
 participated in the battles of Winchester, 
 Ivelly's Ford, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor and 
 others, and at the second battle of Winches- 
 ter was taken prisoner and held a captive 
 for four months. He received an honorable 
 discharge in September, 1864, after three 
 years of faithful service. 
 
 Mr. Anthony at once returned to Mar- 
 quette, and two months later came to Ne- 
 gaunee, where he established a harness shop, 
 carrying on business along that line until 
 1889, when he sold out to Dinnc & Bates. 
 He was very successful in that line of trade. 
 
 winning a handsome competence, and since 
 his retirement therefrom has engaged in mine 
 speculation to some extent, and now, in 
 connection with C. W. Taylor, is engaged 
 in dealing in timber, which he sells to the 
 mines. In 1879 he began the manufacture 
 of powder for mines and did a prosperous 
 business until 1890, when he sold out to the 
 Anthony Powder Company (limited) and 
 became its president, having since served in 
 that capacity. The capital stock of the 
 company, $20,000, has all been paid up 
 and the enterprise is now in a flourishing 
 condition. Mr. Anthony is also interested 
 in the Escanaba River Land and Iron Com- 
 pany, of which he was president and gen- 
 eral manager for two years. 
 
 The lady who now bears the name of 
 Mrs. Anthony was in her maidenhood Miss 
 Dorrette Bey, daughter of F. C. Bey of 
 Marquette, and Mr. and Mrs. Anthony now 
 have three living children. 
 
 With several civic societies Mr. Anthony 
 holds membership, belonging to Negaunee 
 Lodge, No. 202, F. & A. M. ; Lake Superior 
 Commandery; Ancient Order of United 
 Workmen; and Albert Jackson Post, G. A. 
 R. , of Marquette, of which he is Commander. 
 His worth and ability are widely recog- 
 nized and his fellow townsmen have fre- 
 quently called him to office. For four years 
 he was Township Treasurer, was City Treas- 
 urer two years, a member of the School 
 Board ten years, and in 1890, although the 
 city is Republican and he is a stalwart 
 Democrat, he was elected Mayor and has 
 since held that office; was Superintendent of 
 the Poor for seventeen consecutive years. 
 The promptness and fidelity with which he 
 discharges all public duties is attested by 
 his frequent re-election. He is public- 
 spirited in an eminent degree, and whatever 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 65 
 
 is calculated to promote the general welfare 
 can count on his support and co-operation. 
 In business he has won a merited success, 
 attaining prosperity through his own efforts 
 and demonstrating what can be accom- 
 plished through enterprise, industry and 
 sound business judgment. 
 
 ^V^ONALD McVICHIE, the popu- 
 I I lar and efficient Postmaster of Ish- 
 /^^_^ peming, has been prominently 
 connected with public affairs in 
 this locality for some years and his public 
 career is without a stain. Characterized by 
 a faithful performance of duty and by an 
 earnest desire to promote the public wel- 
 fare, his course has won public commenda- 
 tion and he is numbered among the valued 
 citizens of the community. 
 
 Mr. McVichie is a native of Glengarry 
 county, Ontario, Canada, born March 16, 
 1848. His father, Donald McVichie, was 
 born in Scotland, on the 18th day of March, 
 1804, and was a son of Duncan and Ellen 
 (Robinson) McVichie, both of whom reached 
 a very advanced age, the former passing 
 away at the age of ninety-two, while the 
 latter departed this life when ninety-six 
 years of age. The father's people lived in 
 Argyleshire, Scotland, but the mother re- 
 sided in Perthshire in her early days. In 
 the year 1816, Duncan McVichie emigrated 
 with his family to the New World, settling 
 in Glengarry count}', Ontario, upon a farm 
 which is now in possession of the third gen- 
 eration. 
 
 Donald Mc\'ichie was a youth of twelve 
 years at the time when the voyage across 
 the Atlantic was made. He grew to man- 
 hood on the old homestead in Glengarry 
 countv and having arrived at \ears of ma- 
 
 turity was united in marriage with Miss 
 Catherine Anderson, who was born in Perth- 
 shire, Scotland, on the 3d of June, 1810, a 
 daughter of Donald and Ellen Anderson. 
 Her parents have also been called to the 
 home beyond this life. The father reached 
 the ripe old age of eighty-one years, but 
 the mother died in 1823. The mother of 
 our subject came to this country in 1843 
 and since her marriage has always lived 
 on one farm in Glengarry county. Mr. 
 McVichie carried on farming, and also, to a 
 limited extent, followed the trade of a mill- 
 wright. 
 
 He was a man of marked individualit}', 
 firm in support of what he believed to be 
 right, true to his principles and his duties. 
 He took a deep interest in everything cal- 
 culated to prove of public benefit, and dur- 
 ing the Canadian rebellion of 1837 entered 
 the service in support of the Government. 
 He held membership in the Presbyterian 
 Church, as does his wife, and was num- 
 bered among its active workers. He died 
 in January, 1882. His wife still survives 
 him, at the age of eighty-five years. Recent- 
 ly she made a visit to her children, going 
 from her Canadian home as far as St. 
 Cloud, Minnesota. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. McVichie had a family of 
 five children, all of whom are j'et living, 
 namely: Duncan, who resides in Warren, 
 Ohio; Ellen, wife of John C. Curry, of St. 
 Cloud, Minnesota; Daniel; John D., who is 
 living on the old home farm; and Mary A., 
 at home. 
 
 Donald McVichie remained on the old 
 home farm until eighteen years of age and 
 became familiar with all its duties, for as 
 soon as old enough to handle the plow he 
 began work in the fields. In 1S67, he re- 
 solved to trj- his fortime elsewhere and made 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 his way to what was then Marquette county, 
 Michigan, but is now Schoolcraft county. 
 He had no capital but was dependent en- 
 tirely upon his own resources for a livelihood. 
 He began for himself at the furnace and 
 afterward took contracts. Subsequently he 
 went to the New England mine, near Ish- 
 peming, and secured a position as engineer; 
 was also surface boss for a time. In 1873 
 he came to the city, which is still his home, 
 and in the years that followed carried on 
 various lines of business. He opened a 
 Canister quarry at Goose Lake, Marquette 
 county, which he operated for some years, 
 and then opened another near Deer Lake, 
 shipping his products to St. Louis, Missouri; 
 Joliet, Illinois; Chicago and Springfield, 
 Illinois, and Hammond, Indiana. In Feb- 
 ruary, 1890, he organized the Anthony 
 Powder Company (limited), of which he is 
 general manager. Other business interests 
 have engrossed his time and attention, and 
 in addition he has held various public offices 
 of trust. His life had been a busy and useful 
 one, interspersed with few idle moments, 
 and his energy and enterprise have brought 
 to him all that he now possesses. 
 
 Mr. McVichie was married September 
 24, 1879, to Louisa P. Tasker, of Columbus, 
 Wisconsin, and a native of England. She 
 was educated in Columbus, is a lady of cul- 
 ture and refinement, and is a member of the 
 Presbyterian Church. To them have been 
 born five children, but only two are living, 
 — Katie M. and Donald G. 
 
 Mr. McVichie takes quite an active in- 
 terest in civic societies. He aided in the 
 organization and is a member of the blue 
 lodge of Masons of Ishpeming. He is also 
 connected with Lake Superior Commandery, 
 No. 30, K. T. , the Mystic Shrine of Mar- 
 quette, — Ahmed Temple, N. M. S. ; also 
 
 De Witt Clinton Consistory of Grand 
 Rapids, having risen to the thirty-second 
 degree in the order. 
 
 In his political affiliations Mr. McVichie 
 has always been a Democrat, and has been 
 an active worker in the ranks of the party. 
 For seven years he served as Chief of Police, 
 continuing in that position until 1884, dur- 
 ing which time his administration of affairs 
 won him the commendation of all concerned, 
 his name bringing a sense of security to the 
 law-abiding citizen and a feeling of terror to 
 the evil-doer. On the i 5th of December, 
 1885, he was appointed Deputy Collector of 
 Internal Revenue and filled that office until 
 November, 1889. On the i6th of June, 
 1893, he was appointed Postmaster of Ish- 
 peming, and his capable administration of 
 affairs shows his ability. This is a second- 
 class office, with free delivery, and he is by 
 no means a sinecure. In all the relations 
 of life whether in office, in business or in 
 social circles, Mr. McVichie is an honorable, 
 trustworthy gentleman, and Ishpeming may 
 well number him among her valued citizens. 
 
 HD. McINTYRE, Treasurer of Al- 
 ger county, Michigan, is a young 
 but experienced business man of 
 this count}', whose residence dates 
 back only three years, when he located at 
 Munising as agent for the Chicago Lumber- 
 ing Company, for which he still maintains 
 an office and does business. Mr. Mclntyre 
 came to the upper peninsula from Alcona 
 county, this State, six years ago, and was 
 stationed at Manistique in Schoolcraft coun- 
 ty, in the employ of the Chicago Lumbering 
 Company, before being transferred to Mu- 
 nising. 
 
 Of sturd}' Scotch ancestry, the subject 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 6^ 
 
 of our sketch inherits to a marked degree 
 the steding characteristics of his forefathers. 
 His birth occurred in Alcona county, Michi- 
 gan, April 14, 1870. His education was re- 
 ceived in the district and high schools, he 
 having completed his high-school course and 
 graduated in 1884. His business education 
 he obtained through Bryant & Stratton's 
 Correspondence School of Buffalo, New 
 York. 'He could not afford to spend the 
 time in attending any business college in per- 
 son, and so did his study at night after work 
 hours, sent his papers in for examination and 
 was awarded a diploma for completion of 
 this course in 1892, being ten months on the 
 course. This training, together with his ac- 
 tual business experience and contact with 
 people, has been of great value to him, and 
 has better qualified him for business than 
 has many a young man's college life. In 
 18S4 Mr. Mclntyre went to work in the 
 woods for Alger, Smith & Company, and re- 
 mained with them until his coming to upper 
 Michigan, as already stated. 
 
 In 1 894 our young friend launched out into 
 politics, and that same j'ear he was given 
 the nomination for County Treasurer by the 
 Republican party, with which he had allied 
 himself ever since he has been a voter; and 
 he was duly elected after a vigorous and 
 heated canvass, in which county everything 
 else went Democratic on the original count. 
 
 Mr. Mclntyre's father, Duncan Mclntyre, 
 was born in the Highlands of Scotland in 
 the year 1823, and died in America in 1873. 
 He and his wife, whose maiden name was 
 Mary Carruthers, had a family composed of 
 the following named members: Isabell, wife 
 of John Burt, Alcona county, Michigan; 
 Nellie, now Mrs. Charles Sterritt, of Iowa; 
 Dora, wife of Jerome Burt, Alcona county; 
 John, also of Alcona county; Julia, wife of 
 
 Lewis lotte, Tomahawk, Wisconsin; A. D., 
 whose name heads this article; and Ed and 
 Matie. 
 
 A. D. Mclntyre was married June 2, 
 1894, in Munising, Michigan, to Miss Jennie 
 O'Donnell, and they have one child, Maud. 
 
 Like many of the most progressive young 
 men of the day, Mr. Mclntyre has identified 
 himself with secret organizations. He is a 
 Master Mason, belonging to Marquette 
 Lodge, and also has a membership in the 
 K. O. T. M. 
 
 aAPTAIN CASPER BARTLEY, 
 master of the tug Delta and a resi- 
 dent of Escanaba, Michigan, is a 
 native of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 
 born May 31, 1862, son of Captain George 
 B. and Maria (Branigan) Bartley. 
 
 Captain George B. Bartley is a native of 
 Massachusetts. He has been a sailor all his 
 life, spent many years on the Atlantic, 
 Pacific and Arctic oceans, and since 1861 has 
 been on the Great Lakes. W^iile on the 
 Arctic ocean he was in a whaling vessel. At 
 present he is master and managing owner of 
 the tug Monarch, and is also superintendent 
 of the Escanaba Towing and Wrecking 
 Company. The mother of our subject died 
 February 17, 1885. Her family was com- 
 posed of the following named children: Cas- 
 per; Ada Frances, deceased wife of Alex- 
 ander Cunning; George Ancel, engineer on 
 his father's vessel, the Monarch; Clara at 
 home; Frank, who works for his father dur- 
 ing the navigation season; Mamie, at home; 
 William, who resides with his brother Cas- 
 per; Edwin, who makes his home with his 
 brother George, the latter being married; 
 Hiram, at home; Harry, also at home; and 
 one child that died in infancy. In November, 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 1885 the father married Miss Nina Leigh- 
 ton, his present wife, by whom he has had 
 four children, one of whom is deceased. 
 
 Casper Bartley attended school until he 
 was fourteen years of age. He then came 
 to Escanaba, and was employed here about 
 seven years before the removal of the rest of 
 the family to this place. His first work was 
 in the capacity of cook on a tug, which he 
 followed two or three years. After this he 
 served as lineman until he received a mas- 
 ter's papers in 1882. His first assignment 
 as a master was on board the tug Pilot, 
 where he served about two years or until the 
 vessel was sold. The company then built 
 the Delta, and he was assigned to the com- 
 mand of the tug Owen, of which his father 
 had served as captain until the completion 
 of the Delta. For two years our subject 
 was captain of the Owen. Then he was 
 employed by the Ford River Lumber Com- 
 pany, as commander of the tug Bruce, con- 
 tinuing with them for two years. Ne.xt we 
 find him at Ashland, where he took com- 
 mand of a tug on Lake Superior. Before 
 the completion of the season, however, he 
 was called by telegram to take command 
 of a tug owned by the Escanaba Towing 
 and Wrecking Company, his former em- 
 ployers, and he has been with them ever 
 since. Nineteen years of his life have been 
 spent on the waters. 
 
 Captain Bartley was married in Mil- 
 waukee, Wisconsin, November 28, 1883, to 
 Miss Nellie Burke, a native of Madison, that 
 State, born in June, 1863. When she was 
 about a year old her parents moved to Mil- 
 waukee, where her mother still resides; her 
 father is deceased. The captain and Mrs. 
 Bartley have had four children, namely: 
 George, born September 22, 1884; Elmer, 
 who died January 3, 1 891, at the age of 
 
 eighteen months; Cornelius E., born Janu- 
 ary II, 1 89 1, and Irma Agnes, born June 
 27, 1894. The family are members of St. 
 Joseph's Church, Roman Catholic. Politic- 
 ally, the captain is a Republican and is a 
 formidable candidate for Alderman of his 
 ward. He is a member of the A. O. U. W., 
 and on the organization of the Bartley Tent 
 of Maccabees he was made Commander of 
 the tent. 
 
 ^"V'TEPHEN A. THOMAS, M. D., is 
 •^^1^ well versed in the science and 
 K^ J practice of medicine and his ability 
 as a medical practitioner is recog- 
 nized by his professional brethren and by 
 the public generally, which accords to him 
 a liberal patronage. He has lived for some 
 time in Escanaba, but is a native of Canada, 
 his birth having occurred in the city of 
 Montreal on the ist of November, 1858. 
 He is of French and Welsh lineage, — a son 
 of Stephen and Louise (Ste. Onge) Thomas, 
 the former a native of Wales, while the 
 latter was born in Normandy, in the north of 
 France. 
 
 The Doctor spent his childhood and 
 youth in his parents' home and was liberally 
 educated. He was for some time a student 
 in McGill University, of Montreal, then 
 further pursued his studies in Lenoxville 
 University. He took a five-years course in 
 medicine, and, thoroughly applying himself, 
 became very proficient in the science. His 
 theoretical knowledge was soon supple- 
 mented by practical experience, he becom- 
 ing house surgeon in the Weston Hospital, 
 occupying that position for a period of six- 
 teen months. 
 
 In 1877 the Doctor left his native land 
 and traveled over the western part of the 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 69 
 
 United States. He practiced medicine near 
 Green Bay, Wisconsin, for eighteen months, 
 then went to the regions of the Rockies and 
 for eight months was in Cahfornia. On his 
 return to the Mississippi valley he decided 
 to make a location in Escanaba, Michigan, 
 and opening an office he soon built up a fine 
 practice. His researches in the science of 
 medicine have been deep and thorough, and 
 nature and study have well fitted him for his 
 chosen life work. 
 
 Doctor Thomas was reared in the faith 
 of the Roman Catholic Church, but is liber- 
 al in his religious views, adhering to no church 
 organization. He however follows those 
 principles of honorable dealing which are 
 the foundation of all church belief. In his 
 political connections he is a Republican and 
 has taken quite an acti\e and prominent 
 part in local politics. He has been a leader 
 in campaign work and is an interesting, en- 
 tertaining and instructive campaign speaker, 
 who for his party has frequently ad- 
 dressed large audiences in the Twelfth Con- 
 gressional district in the French language. 
 In 1889 the Doctor was married, in Escan- 
 aba, to Miss Nellie LaPierre, but after four 
 years, their married life not proving con- 
 genial, they separated, and the Doctor gave 
 up one of the largest practices in Escan- 
 aba ; and on the ist of May, 1895, located 
 in Rapid River, Michigan. 
 
 ^>^ KLEVAN A. BROTHERTOX,who 
 
 I ■ '^ prominent in business and official 
 ^^^Jf circles of Delta county, Michigan, 
 makes his home in Escanaba, and 
 in this volume well deserves prominent men- 
 tion. He has the honor of being a native of 
 this State, his birth having occurred in Mar- 
 quette on the Hist of January, 1867. His 
 
 parents were Charles E. and Orpha C. 
 Brotherton, the former a native of Connecti- 
 cut and the latter of New York. They re- 
 moved to Escanaba when our subject was a 
 babe of one year, and here he was reared, 
 his childhood days being passed amidst play 
 and work and in attendance at the public 
 schools. He was graduated at the high 
 school in the class of 1884 and has made a 
 considerable study of civil engineering and 
 surveying, becoming proficient in this line of 
 work. He is now serving both as City 
 Engineer and County Surveyor. His con- 
 nection with the mercantile business began 
 with a clerkship in the store of R. R. Ster- 
 ling, in whose employ he remained for a 
 year. He also spent one year as a clerk in 
 a drug store and then engaged with the firm 
 of VanCleve & Merriam, — real-estate deal- 
 ers and engineers, — remaining in their em- 
 ploy one year, his service being mostly in 
 the line of surveying. On severing his con- 
 nection with that company, he began busi- 
 ness in his own interest as a surveyor and 
 dealer in real estate, but on account of ill 
 health he was obliged to abandon outdoor 
 work and established himself in his present 
 line of trade as a dealer in groceries and 
 provisions. His store is well managed and 
 conducted, and a liberal patronage rewards 
 the enterprising efforts of the owner. Here 
 he employs his leisure hours in making drafts 
 and estimates in the line of his professional 
 work. He is serving his third year as 
 Supervisor of the Fourth ward. 
 
 On the 28th of March, 1888, was cele- 
 brated a marriage that united the destinies 
 of Mr. Brotherton and Miss Lizzie M. Buck- 
 ley, daughter of Andrew and Ursula Buck- 
 ley, residents of Escanaba. Her four 
 brothers, — John, Andrew, Chris and George, 
 — are all railroad men, two being conductors. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 one acting as fireman and the fourth serving 
 as engineer. Mrs. Brotherton was born in 
 Eagle Mills, Michigan, on the 19th of No- 
 vember, 1865, and is an estimable lady 
 whose graces of character have won her 
 many warm and admiring friends. Three 
 children have been born to our subject and 
 his wife; but they lost a son, Seth C, who 
 died at the age of twenty months. Ursula, 
 born February 2, 1892, and Delevan, born 
 November 2, 1893, are still with their par- 
 ents. 
 
 Mr. Brotherton is prominently connected 
 with the Knights of Pythias Lodge and has 
 been honored with several offices in that 
 order. He exercises his right of franchise 
 in support of the men and measures of the 
 Republican party and is one of its active and 
 influential candidates. On the Republican 
 ticket he was elected to the position which 
 he now fills. In religious belief he is a 
 Methodist, while his wife belongs to the 
 Episcopal church. A wide-awake and en- 
 terprising young business man, he possesses 
 the true Western spirit of progress and ad- 
 vancement, and has already attained a posi- 
 tion in the front ranks of Escanaba's busi- 
 ness men, of which he may well be proud. 
 
 HSA S. WARN, director of the city 
 poor of Escanaba, and honored 
 veteran of the late war, and a 
 leading and influential resident 
 of the Upper Peninsula, was born in 
 Rensselaer county, New York, on the 22d 
 of October, 1832, and is a son of Abram 
 and Jerusha (Hicks) Warn. The father, a 
 native of Massachusetts, was born April 15, 
 1798, and the mother's birth occurred in 
 Connecticut, February 27, 1800, They 
 were married in Pittstown, New York, 
 
 about 1820, and spent their remaining days 
 in the Empire State, where the father fol- 
 lowed the trade of shoemaking. They had 
 a family of si.x children, — four sons and two 
 daughters: Samuel, the eldest, has through- 
 out his life engaged in the work of the min- 
 istry of the Methodist Episcopal Church 
 and now resides in Lewis county. New 
 York; Joel is an invalid and makes his home 
 in Chicago; Mary is the wife of Francis 
 Weller, who is living in Watertown, New 
 York; Mrs. Julia Reed, who died in 1868, 
 leaving a husband and five children to 
 mourn her loss; Simon, who was a travel- 
 ing salesman and died in Fond du Lac, 
 Wisconsin, when about fifty-three years of 
 age. 
 
 Asa S. Warn was reared and educated 
 in the State of his nativity and came to 
 Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin, in 1855, 
 whence, in 1861, he removed to Faribault 
 county, Minnesota, where his family made 
 their home for twenty years. He was mar- 
 ried in Oakfield, Fond du Lac county, on 
 the 17th of December, 1856, the lady of 
 his choice being Miss Eleanor Fossett, a 
 native of Lewis county. New York, — a play- 
 mate of his youth. Her parents were John 
 and Susanna (Carrigan) Fossett, and their 
 family numbered nine children, of whom 
 Mrs. Warn is the fourth in order of birth. 
 The others are Elizabeth, now Mrs. Man- 
 nigold, a widow residing in southern Kansas ; 
 Jane, wife of Floyd Smith, a resident of 
 Caldwell, Kansas; John, who is married 
 and also lives in Caldwell; Mrs. Warn; 
 Isaac, who married Miss Svvigart and 
 is living in Oklahoma; Susan, who be- 
 came the wife of Joseph Dolan and was 
 lost in a snow-storm in Colorado, on the 
 23d of April, 1890, whither she had gone 
 with her husband to take up a homestead; 
 
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 Margaret, wife of William Bradley, also liv- 
 ing in Caldwell, Kansas; Kirstie, who is 
 known in the family as "Tot," became 
 the wife of William Harrison and died while 
 visiting her sister in this city; William, 
 who married Miss Fortman and is a cattle 
 dealer and contractor of Caldwell, Kansas. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Warn have no living chil- 
 dren, though three were born to them. A 
 daughter, Ella, grew to womanhood, became 
 the wife of James Smith, of Escanaba, and 
 died at the age of twenty-eight years. She 
 was the mother of two children. The elder, 
 Frankie Pearl, died two years before her 
 mother, and the little boy, Joel Howard, 
 died about six months after his mother. 
 Nellie, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
 Warn, died at the age of eleven years, three 
 months and twenty-eight days, from the 
 effects of an injury caused by a fall at 
 school; she passed away in 1873; and Willie 
 died in infancy. The innate kindness of 
 the parents led them to give a home to an 
 adopted daughter, Elsie Viola, a child of 
 Mrs. Harrison. She is now a maiden of 
 twelve summers and is the light and joy of 
 the household. 
 
 During the war of the rebellion Mr. 
 Warn entered the service of his country, 
 enlisting November 10, 1862, as a member 
 of Company K, First Regiment Minnesota 
 Mounted Rangers. He was engaged on the 
 frontier during the Indian troubles which 
 culminated in the massacre of New Ulm, so 
 well remembered throughout the country. 
 For a year he was in the West, and in 
 September, 1864, was mustered out. Dur- 
 ing the succeeding winter he re-enlisted, 
 joining Company K, First Minnesota Heavy 
 Artillery, and with the Western Army was 
 in the Nashville and Chattanooga cam- 
 paigns. He received a permanent injury 
 
 from being thrown from a horse and is now 
 granted a small pension. 
 
 When the war was over Mr. Warn re- 
 turned to his Minnesota home and for fifteen 
 months was confined to his bed by his 
 injuries. He then resumed work as a car- 
 penter in Winnebago City, where he re- 
 mained until 1882, when, accompanied by 
 his family, he removed to Escanaba. Owing 
 to the injury he sustained he has not been 
 able to carry on severe manual labor. He 
 was for two years in the employ of the 
 Chicago Dredging Company, serving in the 
 capacity of time-keeper and foreman. He 
 was also for two years Deputy Sheriff and 
 five years turnkey and keeper of the county 
 jail, while for the past three years he has 
 been city poor director. 
 
 In all the relations of life, especially in 
 positions of trust, Mr. Warn displays the 
 same loyalty and faithfulness that he dis- 
 played when he responded to his country's 
 call for troops and followed the old flag. 
 He is now an honored and prominent mem- 
 ber of Charles F. Smith Post, No. 175, 
 G. A. R., has filled all the chairs and is the 
 present Commander. He is also con- 
 nected with the Equitable Aid Union, the 
 Independent Order of Good Templars and 
 the American Protective Association. He 
 belongs to the Grand Lodge of Michigan of 
 the Equitable Aid Union and fills the posi- 
 tion of Deputy Supreme President. This is 
 a growing and prosperous order, and has 
 some 200 members in Escanaba. Mrs. 
 Warn is a zealous worker in the Woman's 
 Relief Corps, and it was through her efforts 
 that the corps was organized. She has 
 frequently served as one of its officers and 
 can always be depended upon to promote 
 the interests of the society, which numbers 
 among its members forty of the representa- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 tive ladies of the city. She is also Treas- 
 urer of the Good Templars' society, of 
 which Mr. Warn is the Worthy Chief, and 
 in their religious views they are Spiritualists. 
 In his political faith he is a stalwart and 
 inflexible Republican, doing all in his power 
 to promote the growth and insure the suc- 
 cess of his party. His life has been well 
 spent in devotion to duty, his business, his 
 home and his family, and he is justly 
 regarded as one of the most highly esteemed 
 citizens of the community. 
 
 aHARLES H. LONG, M. D., one 
 of the popular physicians of Es- 
 canaba, occupies a fine suite of 
 rooms and has one of the best ap- 
 pointed offices in the city. He is a regular 
 physician and in professional circles he 
 stands in the foremost rank. Though still 
 a young man, he has won excellent success, 
 and with the past as a criterion we prophesy 
 that the future will be to him an era of pros- 
 perity and will make his reputation still 
 brighter. 
 
 On the 4th of October, 1863, the Doctor 
 was born in New Brunswick, Canada. His 
 parents, Henry M. and Annie (Perkins) 
 Long, were also natives of the country. The 
 Long family traces its ancestry back to the 
 time of the first settlement of Massachusetts, 
 when the Pilgrims landed from the Mayflower 
 at Plymouth Rock. One member of the 
 family was a Royalist, and after the war of 
 the Revolution removed to Canada. The 
 Longs generally followed agricultural pur- 
 suits and were highly respected people. 
 The Perkins family is of English lineage and 
 and was established in America in early 
 Colonial days. In 1888 the Doctor's par- 
 ents left New Brunswick and came to the 
 
 United States. They are now living in 
 Menominee, Michigan, where they conduct 
 a hotel. They had nine children, of whom 
 the Doctor is the eldest; Jane is the wife of 
 George Wescott, a dentist of Chicago; 
 Fanny is the wife of John Symes, secretarj' 
 of an extensive manufacturing company in 
 Marinette, Wisconsin; Frank is also en- 
 gaged in the study of dentistry; Harry makes 
 his home with his eldest brother and is now 
 a student in the high school of Escanaba; 
 Harding and Lulu G. are under the parental 
 roof; and Carrie and Rebecca died at the 
 age of seven and five years respectively. 
 
 Doctor Long was educated in the city 
 schools of Fredericton, the place of his 
 birth, also in the normal school, of which he 
 is a graduate. He then engaged in teaching 
 in New Brunswick for two years, when he 
 took up the study of medicine in the medi- 
 cal department of McGill University at 
 Montreal, Canada, completing the regular 
 prescribed course in that noted institution in 
 1888. He then determined to entered upon 
 his professional career in the United States 
 and removed to Chicago, where he opened 
 an office and for one year engaged in prac- 
 tice. He afterward spent a year in Menom- 
 inee and in 1 890 came to Escanaba, where 
 he has since made his home. His practice 
 has steadily increased from the beginning 
 until it has now assumed extensive propor- 
 tions. 
 
 In 1 89 1 Dr. Long returned to his native 
 country and on the 30th of September was 
 united in marriage with Miss Gussie Kelley, a 
 native of New Brunswick and a highly edu- 
 cated lady, who graduated at the high school 
 of Fredericton, — her native city. The Doctor 
 and his wife hold membership with the Pres- 
 byterian Church and rank high in social cir- 
 cles where true worth and intelligence are re- 
 
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 ceived as the passport into good society. In 
 his poHtical views he is a RepubHcan, and 
 socially he is connected with the Independ- 
 ent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of 
 Pvthias and the Knights of the Maccabees. 
 
 EUGH B. REYNOLDS, M. D., who 
 is successfully engaged in the prac- 
 tice of medicine in Escanaba, Mich- 
 igan, as a member of the well- 
 known firm of Reynolds & Cotton, was born 
 in the province of Ontario, Canada, on the 
 29th of May, 1S62, and is a son of Justus 
 and Laura (Janes) Reynolds, who were of 
 English birth and are now living in Ingersol, 
 Ontario. 
 
 The Doctor acquired his literary educa- 
 tion in the Collegiate Institute and in the 
 Toronto University. Wishing to enter the 
 medical profession and make its practice his 
 life-work, he became a student in the med- 
 ical department of the University of Mich- 
 igan at Ann Arbor, at which he was gradu- 
 ated in the fall of 1886, with the degree of 
 M. D. A few weeks later he opened an 
 office in this city, where he has since been 
 successfully engaged in practice. 
 
 aHARLES E. BROTHERTON, a 
 member of the Delta County Board 
 of Supervisors and Land Examiners 
 and surveyor for the C. & N. W. R. 
 R. , is a native of Connecticut, born July 12, 
 1834. 
 
 Mr. Brotherton's parents were Almerin 
 and Mary (Marsh) Brotherton, both natives 
 of Connecticut, the former of French origin 
 and the latter of English. The Marsh family 
 
 was established in America in the sixteenth 
 century and some of its members were par- 
 ticipants in the Revolutionary war. Charles 
 E. is the eldest of six children, and by a 
 second marriage his father had two children. 
 In 1836, when he was two years old, the 
 family removed to Rochester, Oakland 
 county, Michigan, where the parents spent 
 the residue of their lives and died. 
 
 The subject of our sketch received his 
 education in the public schools of Rochester, 
 and early in life he began the study and 
 practice of surveying. He was employed on 
 the Government survey in 1852, his business 
 bringing him into the upper peninsula of 
 Michigan. The following year he came to 
 Marquette, and has been a resident of the 
 upper peninsula ever since. He remained 
 at Marquette until 1866, since which time he 
 has been a resident of Escanaba, and is to- 
 day one of the oldest settlers of the city. 
 His life work has been surveying, much of 
 his time being spent in the woods and on the 
 frontier. 
 
 In 1855 Mr. Brotherton was married in 
 Marquette to Miss Orpha C. Bishop, a 
 native of New York State. They became 
 the parents of five children, four of whom 
 are living, namely: Ida M., wife of Edward 
 Williams, Oshkosh, Wisconsin; Delevan A., 
 a merchant and surveyor of Escanaba; 
 Hugh O., who resides at home and assists 
 his father; and Edith E., also at home. The 
 mother of these children passed away in 
 1 88 1. Mr. Brotherton's present wife was 
 formerly Miss Carrie E. Beach. She is a 
 native of Wisconsin and came from there to 
 Escanaba in 1866 with her parents, Walter 
 W. and Eliza A. (Allen) Beach. Her father 
 i.s deceased and her mother is still living in 
 this city. 
 
 Politically, Mr. Brotherton has been a 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 life-long Republican. He has served on the 
 Board of Supervisors of Delta county almost 
 continuously since 1875, ^nd has also for 
 many years served his county as Surveyor. 
 The family are members of the Methodist 
 Episcopal Church. 
 
 When Mr. Brotherton first reached the 
 northern peninsula this country was all new 
 and wild. In 1852 he joined a party of 
 Government surveyors and landed by small 
 boat at the mouth of Menominee river, 
 where the city of Menominee now stands, 
 with its more than 11,000 citizens. Other 
 points in the Territory where prosperous 
 cities have sprung up were then covered 
 with primitive forests in which Indians and 
 wild beasts abounded. When his party 
 reached the Menominee river in 1852 there 
 was a camp of 1,500 semi-hostile Indians at 
 that place, and trouble was anticipated. 
 These Indians, however, were finally re- 
 moved without bloodshed. Mr. Brotherton 
 is distinctively a pioneer of the northern 
 peninsula. When he iirst saw the site of 
 Escanaba the first tree had not been cut 
 here, — in fact he was here in advance of the 
 "blazed" road so well known to frontiers- 
 man; and he has not only witnessed the 
 growth and development which have taken 
 place here, but he has also been an active 
 participant in bringing about this change. 
 
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 *ILLIAM A. COTTON, M. D.— 
 The firm of Reynolds & Cotton, 
 practitioners of medicine of the 
 homeopathic school, is known not 
 only in Escanaba, but has also become 
 widely celebrated throughout the surround- 
 ing country. Both Dr. Cotton and his 
 partner are men of e.xcellent ability, close 
 
 students, sparing no effort to perfect them- 
 selves in their life work. Thus they have 
 become successful physicians and as a result 
 have built up a large and lucrative business. 
 
 >^OHN ALEXANDER CHISHOLM.— 
 m The specific and distinctive office of 
 ^ J biography is not to give voice to a 
 man's modest estimate of himself 
 and his accomplishments, but rather to 
 leave the perpetual record of the verdict es- 
 tablishing his character by the consensus of 
 opinion on the part of his fellow men. That 
 great factor, the public, is a discriminating 
 factor and takes cognizance not of objective 
 exaltation nor yet objective modesty; but 
 delves deeper into the intrinsic essence of 
 character, strikes the key-note of individu- 
 alitjr and pronounces judiciously and un- 
 equivocally upon the true worth of the man, 
 invariably distinguishing the clear resonance 
 of the true metal from the jarring dissonance 
 of the baser. 
 
 Thus, in touching upon the life of Pro- 
 fessor Chisholm, the subject of this sketch, 
 the biographer would aim to indulge in no 
 extravagant praise but to state in plain and 
 simple terms something of his life and the 
 steps through which he has passed up to his 
 present positions as the popular and ef- 
 ficient principal of the public schools at 
 Seney, Michigan, and Commissioner of 
 Schools for Schoolcraft comity. 
 
 John Alexander Chisholm was born at 
 Kihnartin, Middlesex county, Ontario, May 
 23, 1855. At the age of six years he was 
 sent to the public school, about two miles 
 from home, and by his punctuality and close 
 application to study succeeded in com- 
 pleting the common-school course in his 
 fifteenth year. He left the public school at 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 that age and pursued the higher studies at 
 home, with the determination of entering 
 college as early as possible. He soon gained 
 admission to the London high school, and 
 on completing the course of study at that 
 institution, he entered the London Commer- 
 cial College and National Training School, 
 from which he graduated in less than one 
 year, being awarded first honors in English 
 grammar, mathematics, history and pen- 
 manship. It was generally admitted that 
 he was the best historian of his age in that 
 country, and his inimitable style of penman- 
 ship attracted the attention of all admirers 
 of the art. 
 
 Mr. Chisholm subsequently attended the 
 Teachers' Training School at Sarnia, On- 
 tario, devoting much of his time to the study 
 of educational science. After graduating at 
 the Training School he was asked to super- 
 intend the public school at Olinda, Essex 
 county, where he soon gained an enviable 
 reputation as a teacher. He resigned this 
 position at the expiration of two years, came 
 to Michigan, and immediately entered the 
 State Normal School, then under the able 
 supervision of the late Professor Estabrook. 
 
 After completing his studies at the Nor- 
 mal he taught one year in Washtenaw 
 county, and at the suggestion of his uncle, 
 the late Professor Downie of Muskegon, he 
 came to Muskegon county and accepted the 
 principalship of the Lakeside schools, and 
 two years later accepted a similar position 
 in the Maple Grove schools, where he re- 
 mained six years. He also taught one year 
 in Cheboygan county, and in August, 1891, 
 resigned his position at Mackinaw City to 
 accept the principalship of the Seney public 
 schools, a position which he has since filled 
 with credit to himself and satisfaction of 
 every pupil and patron of the school. In 
 
 April of the present year, 1895, he was 
 honored by election to the position of School 
 Commissioner, being unanimously endorsed 
 by all parties, and he has recently been em- 
 ployed to continue in his position as princi- 
 pal of the Seney schools. 
 
 Professor Chisholm's school is indeed a 
 model one. His school-room is undoubted- 
 ly the handsomest and most artistically 
 decorated in the State. Besides this, his 
 pupils are better trained than those of any 
 other school in the county. Many of them 
 have passed excellent examinations and re- 
 ceived certificates of qualifications as teach- 
 ers. The fine specimens recently sent from 
 this school to the school exhibit at Lansing 
 attracted considerable attention and were 
 admired both from an artistic and scientific 
 standpoint. These are but a few of the 
 many original designs that may be seen in 
 this school. 
 
 Professor Chisholm is a man of great 
 executive ability, of strong physical powers, 
 of commanding presence, and possesses in a 
 remarkable degree sound judgment and keen 
 practical sense. His inspiring management, 
 his singleness of purpose and his indomitable 
 energy, are secrets of his success in the 
 school-room. His pupils appreciate his able 
 and efficient instruction, and the good citi- 
 zens of Seney are justly proud of the supe- 
 rior excellence of their schools and equally 
 proud of their energetic principal. 
 
 @UY HAINES CARLETON, City 
 Engineer and County Surveyor, 
 Sault de Ste. Marie, may be well 
 termed a pioneer of the Upper 
 Peninsula; and he has been identified with 
 the interests of this community for fifty 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 years, held in the highest esteem both as an 
 official and as a private citizen. 
 
 As early as 1845 Mr. Carleton came to 
 northern Michigan to fulfill a Government 
 contract in laying off township lines and sub- 
 divisions at $10 and $6 each respectively. 
 This work occupied two years, and on its 
 completion he returned to St. Clair, his 
 former home, and from there went to Iowa 
 on a Government surveying contract, and 
 laid off and made a map of the State of 
 Iowa. In 1853 he returned to the Sault, 
 and, going to the southern part of the county, 
 near where Raber now is, founded the vil- 
 lage of Carleton. now extinct, and built and 
 operated a large sawmill there. This ven- 
 ture proved unsuccessful, and he returned to 
 Sault Ste. Marie and engaged in keeping a 
 subscription school, winter and summer, 
 from 1856 to i860. One of his pupils in 
 this school was George Kemp, who is now 
 one of the prominent business men of the 
 "Soo," and brother-in-law of Mr. Carleton. 
 Another pupil, Arthur L. Williams, is an 
 Episcopal clergyman, now rector of Christ 
 Church, Chicago, Illinois. 
 
 In 1862 Mr. Carlton enlisted in the reg- 
 iment of "Lancers" at Detroit, and was 
 Captain of a compan}', and Colonel Rankin 
 commanded the regiment. The regiment, 
 not being called to the front, was mustered 
 out, and Mr. Carleton returned to the "Soo," 
 where he was appointed toll receiver under 
 George W. Brown, on the old State ship 
 canal, succeeding to the superintendency in 
 1864, which position he resigned at the end 
 of nine years, at his own solicitation. At 
 one time he was County Clerk and Register 
 of Deeds, and was also a member of the 
 early boards of Supervisors at different 
 periods. After resigning his position upon 
 the canal he ffave his attention to engineer- 
 
 ing, establishing corners on subdivisions and 
 relocating Government corners. In 1875 
 he was appointed Deputy Collector of Cus- 
 toms under William Chandler of Marquette, 
 and remained in office until 1885, when 
 his retirement was a necessary result of the 
 change of administration by the election of 
 Cleveland to the presidency the preceding 
 year; but he was reappointed to the office 
 in 1889, by the Republican official, C. Y. 
 Osburn, who had been chosen to supplant 
 the Democratic incumbent of the collector's 
 position. In November, 1893, the collector 
 and his deputy were again retired, at the 
 instance of Mr. Cleveland, who had again 
 been made the executive head of the nation. 
 In May, 1894, Mr. Carleton was appointed 
 City Engineer, having been elected County 
 Surveyor in the fall of the preceding year. 
 He cast his first presidential vote for Will- 
 iam Henry Harrison in 1 840, and has voted 
 the Republican ticket at every election since. 
 Mr. Carleton was born in Bath, county 
 of Grafton, New Hampshire, November i, 
 1 8 19, and his boyhood days were passed on 
 the farm. His father, Edmund Carleton, 
 emigrated to the Territory of Michigan in 
 1830, going by stage to Burlington, Ver- 
 mont, then by steamer on Lake Champlain 
 to Whitehall, from there to New York city, 
 where he embarked for Albany, from which 
 point he proceeded by way of the canal to 
 Buffalo, where the family boarded the 
 steamer William Penn, which in due course 
 of time landed them in Detroit. They were 
 two months in making this journey from 
 Burlington to Detroit, a trip that can now 
 be accomplished in twenty hours. The 
 family proceeded from Detroit to St. Clair 
 county, where the father purchased a tract 
 of unimproved land, which he finally re- 
 claimed with the assistance of his sons and 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 79 
 
 where the children were reared to maturity 
 and taught the sterHng principles of hon- 
 esty, frugality and industry with which the 
 parents were so thoroughly inbued. The 
 father and mother disposed of the old home 
 after their children had left them to estab- 
 lish homes of their own, and they passed 
 their declining years with their daughter 
 Alice, in Troy, Ohio, each attaining a ven- 
 erable age: the father passed away in 1872, 
 at the age of ninety years, and the mother, 
 whose maiden name was Olive Barron, 
 died two years before, at the age of eighty- 
 six years. Mr. Carleton's ancestors came 
 to America from England as early as 1639, 
 and settled at Rowley, Massachusetts, later 
 removed to Haverhill, same State, where the 
 grandfather of the subject of this sketch, 
 also Edmund by name, was born, in 1734. 
 He was a soldier in the war of the Revolu- 
 tion, in Captain Nathanial Marsh's com- 
 pany, Major Gage's regiment, and his death 
 occurred in 1791. The children of Edmund 
 Carleton, Jr., and Olive (Barron) Carleton 
 were Maria, who became the wife of Ira 
 Eldridge and lived at Marine City, and is 
 now deceased; Olive, who married George 
 Kimball and died at Portland, Maine, at 
 the age of seventy-two years; Edmund, 
 who died in St. Clair county, Michigan, in 
 1867; Mary is the wife of Joseph Co.\, of 
 Shiawassee county, this State; Guy H. is 
 the immediate subject of this biographical 
 review; Eli/a became the wife of William 
 Eldridge and li\es at Cresco, Iowa; Alice, 
 who married Jesse Shilling, Sr. . of Troy, 
 Ohio, and died in 1892; Augusta, who be- 
 came the wife of William Marshall, M. D., 
 of Hillsboro, Illinois, and died there in 
 1873; and Henry, who is a customs broker 
 at Sault Ste. Marie. 
 
 October 6, 1846, in St. Clair county. 
 
 Michigan, Mr. Guy H. Carleton was united 
 in marriage to Frances Clark Hogue, who 
 died at Sault Ste. Marie, February 19, 1859, 
 leaving two children: Robert, who is now a 
 resident of Neosho, Missouri, and County 
 Treasurer of Newton county, elected on 
 the Republican ticket November, 1894; and 
 Alice, who became the wife of Herbert 
 Gallery and died August 19, 1879, and was 
 buried in Rose Hill cemetery, near Chicago. 
 The second marriage of Mr. Carleton oc- 
 curred December i, 1862, when he married 
 Christine Kemp, daughter of Joseph Kemp, 
 one of the patriarchal citizens of the ' ' Soo ' ' 
 who came here to reside in 1845. The 
 children of this union are Grace Haines; 
 Harriet Bell, wife of C. W. Given, of Sault 
 Ste. Marie; Ella Joanna, wife of F. W. 
 Rundle. M. D. ; and Louis Kemp, who died 
 April 27, 1883, from injuries received at the 
 age of ten years. 
 
 Mr. Carleton has been identified with 
 the Masonic order ever since 1845, when he 
 became a member of Evergreen Lodge at 
 St. Clair, Michigan, and later a charter 
 member of Bethel Lodge, No. 358, of Sault 
 Ste. Marie, Michigan. He has long been a 
 zealous member of the Presbyterian Church, 
 in which he has been an Elder ever since 
 1858. 
 
 Of lineage which has ever been repre- 
 sented by men of honor and integrity, the 
 subject of this brief review has well sus- 
 tained the standard of the honored name; 
 by his own name he has attained to a 
 measure of success in temporal affairs; and 
 in his later years he may well take pleasure 
 in reviewing a career which has been true to 
 its subject and in which no wrong has been 
 done to any fellow being. No man can 
 compel success; but he can do more: he can 
 deserve it; and this Mr. Carleton certainly 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 has done. To-day he is honored of men, 
 and in the community where he has labored 
 so long and so faithfully his friends are in 
 number as his acquaintances. 
 
 Since the above sketch was prepared Mr. 
 Carleton died, very suddenly, May i, 1895, 
 at 3:30 A. M., of heart failure. 
 
 eETER PRIMEAU, Register at the 
 United States Land Office at Mar- 
 quette, Michigan, was born in 
 Chateauguay, near Montreal, Can- 
 ada, on the 30th of April, 1846, and is a son 
 of Antoine and Angelique (Reid) Primeau, 
 who also were natives of Canada and of 
 French descent. The father died in that 
 country, in 1846, and in 1870 the mother 
 came to Michigan and spent her last days in 
 Negaunee. Three sons of the family are yet 
 living, namely: Antoine, a resident of Min- 
 neapolis, Minnesota; Joseph H., who makes 
 his home in Negaunee; and Peter. 
 
 The last named was but an infant at the 
 time of his father's death. He was reared 
 in his native country and educated in the 
 public schools and at Jacques Cartier Nor- 
 mal School of Montreal, at which he was 
 graduated in 1865. He then engaged in 
 teaching school for four years in Canada, 
 and in August, 1870, came to Marquette, 
 Michigan, where he was employed as clerk 
 and bookkeeper in different establishments, 
 until December 25, 1877, when he went to 
 Lake Linden, where he was employed in the 
 same manner for a period of eight years. On 
 the 2 2d of November, 1855, he was ap- 
 pointed Postmaster of that place, which 
 office he held for thirteen months, when he 
 resigned on account of his election as Clerk 
 and Register of Deeds of Houghton county, 
 in November, 1886. He was re-elected in 
 
 1888, and again in 1890, holding the office 
 for three successive terms, or six years, dis- 
 charging his duties with promptness and 
 fidelity and winning the confidence of his 
 fellow citizens in such an unusual degree 
 that before his third election he was nomi- 
 nated by acclamation by both parties. On 
 the 13th of May, 1893, he was appointed 
 Register of the Land Office in Marquette, 
 being the first man appointed by President 
 Cleveland on the Upper Peninsula. 
 
 Mr. Primeau has held various minor 
 offices and has been prominently connected 
 with political affairs since his residence in 
 this State. He was for three terms Town- 
 ship Clerk of Schoolcraft township, Hough 
 ton county, and was a member of the School 
 Board for six years. In all these positions 
 he has ever been found true and faithful to 
 the trust reposed in him, discharging his 
 duties in a most competent manner. 
 
 On the 25th of January, 1874, Mr. 
 Primeau was joined in wedlock with Miss 
 Hedwidge Robert, a native of Canada, and 
 they now have an interesting family of five 
 children, — Aglae, Eugenie, Raoul, Edwin 
 and Hermina. The parents are members of 
 the Catholic Church. Mr. Primeau has 
 taken quite an active part in the organiza- 
 tion of French societies, having established 
 a number on the Peninsula, and in January, 
 1888, he was a representative to the conven- 
 tion of French societies which convened at 
 Nashua, New Hampshire. He aided in the 
 formation of several lodges of the St. Jean 
 Baptiste order in Houghton county and is a 
 leading member in both French and En- 
 glish societies. In manner he is pleasant 
 and genial, courteous and affable, and wins 
 friends wherever he goes, who esteem him 
 highly for his sterling worth and strict in- 
 tegrity. He may truly be called a self-made 
 
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 man, for he came to this State with no capi- 
 tal save a pair of willing hands and a strong 
 determination to make the most of his op- 
 portunities and has steadily worked his way 
 upward, achieving a well-merited success. 
 
 K^'^ ICHOLAS LAUGHLIN, the pio- 
 I I neer merchant of Negaunee, was 
 \ \ born in county Kerry, Ireland, 
 April 2, 1845, a son of Nicholas 
 Laughlin, a native also of that place. Our 
 subject received his education at the national 
 schools. At the age of thirteen years he 
 was so far advanced in his studies that he 
 was appointed assistant teacher, and he still 
 has in his possession a certificate that was 
 given to him after passing an examination, 
 December 31, 1864, which reads that he is 
 fully qualified to teach a national school. 
 He came to America in 1865, locating at 
 Negaunee, Michigan, and his first employ- 
 ment here was as a laborer in the Jackson 
 mine. Six months afterward he secured 
 the position of clerk in the general store of 
 John Hogan, where he remained until 1870, 
 and from that time until 1874 he conducted 
 a liquor store. In the latter year Mr. 
 Laughlin's business was entirely destroyed 
 by fire, his loss having reached, above in- 
 surance, about $3,500. He afterward re- 
 built his store and conducted the same un- 
 til 1875. In that 3'ear he opened a gen- 
 eral grocery store in Negaunee, and at the 
 present time he carries a stock amounting 
 to $30,000, in three stores connected to- 
 gether, and consisting of dry-goods, boots 
 and shoes, clothing, hay, flour, groceries, 
 liquors, etc. 
 
 Mr. Laughlin was elected Township 
 Clerk before the citj' was incorporated, and 
 
 held that position until 1 872. In the election 
 of that year he was made Recorder and 
 held that office for ten successive years. 
 He was Justice of the Peace for six years, 
 was Supervisor the first year the city was 
 incorporated, served six years as a member 
 of the school board, and held the office of 
 City Treasurer during the years 1889-90-91, 
 in all of which positions he has performed his 
 duties with ability and integrity. In politics 
 Mr. Laughlin is an uncompromising Repub- 
 lican, and takes pride in saying that his first 
 presidential vote was cast for Grant in 1868. 
 Mr. Laughlin was married July 31, 1873, 
 to Miss Bridget Manning, a native of Can- 
 ada. To this union were born seven chil- 
 dren, four of whom still survive. Mrs. 
 Laughlin departed this life in 1883, after a 
 short illness. 
 
 \./''\ ONALD McDonald, owner and 
 I I manager of the Negaunee Opera 
 Z^,^ House, also proprietor of a large, 
 general store, was born in Scot- 
 land April 27, 1 84 1, a son of John McDon- 
 ald, a native also of that country. When 
 eight years of age Donald came with his 
 father to Canada, and he attended the pub- 
 lic schools in the township of Williams, 
 Middlesex county, until nineteen years old. 
 Then, in 1859, he located in Port Austin, 
 Michigan, and was employed two years by 
 a Mr. Heath in the lumber woods, having 
 received only $127 for his two years' work, 
 and $100 of the amount was "wild-cat" 
 money and of no use to Mr. McDonald. 
 Leaving Port Austin Mr. McDonald en- 
 listed for service in the late war, entering 
 Company H, Third Michigan Cavalry. 
 After two years of service he was discharged 
 on account of sickness, and returned to Can- 
 
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 ada. In 1863 he located at Eagle Harbor, 
 Michigan, where he was employed in chop- 
 ping cord-wood until he had earned $62. 
 For the following two months he served as 
 explorer for the Michigan Mining Com- 
 pany, then received the contract to take 
 out saw logs and square timber for the Del- 
 aware Mining Company; next had a con- 
 tract to erect log houses, and at the close of 
 that contract he had saved $1,000. Mr. 
 McDonald then rented a hotel at Eagle 
 Harbor, known as the Kuntz Hotel, for 
 three years. In 1867 he brought his fam- 
 ily to this city, erected a residence and be- 
 gan chopping wood for the Clif? Iron Com- 
 pany. All he received for his work for that 
 company was a pair of overshoes and an 
 ax! In the summer of 1868 Mr. McDon- 
 ald took a contract to build four miles of 
 railroad at Ford river; in the following year 
 he opened a saloon in Negaunee; and in 
 1870 he embarked in the general mercantile 
 business, which he has since carried on very 
 successfully. He erected his present build- 
 ing in 1883, and later built an addition, 
 which now makes 130X 42 feet, solid brick. 
 The hall upstairs is built for an opera house, 
 which has a seating capacity of 600, and of 
 which he is the owner and manager. He is 
 also the owner of considerable real estate in 
 Negaunee, both business and residence 
 property. He was City Treasurer of Ne- 
 gaunee for five years and Supervisor for one 
 year. He is a member of the G. A. R. 
 
 Mr. McDonald is one among a few who 
 has achieved success, advancing from the 
 condition of a poor, penniless boy to his 
 present independence. He may well feel 
 proud of his successful career, which he has 
 earned by strict and honorable dealings with 
 his fellow-man. 
 
 September 6, 1865, Mr. McDonald was 
 
 united in marriage with Miss Catherine 
 Monohan. They have ten children, their 
 eldest being twenty-eight years age. 
 
 ^V^HILO M. EVERETT, deceased.— 
 E m The name of this gentleman is in- 
 \ separably connected with the his- 
 
 tory of the Upper Peninsula, and 
 though he has been called to the unknown 
 future his memory is still green in the hearts 
 of many who knew and honored him while 
 in life. Marquette largely owes its existence 
 to his efforts, and the iron industr}' of this 
 region was first established by him. It is 
 with pleasure that we present to our readers 
 the record of his career. 
 
 Mr. Everett was born in Winchester, 
 Connecticut, on the 21st of October, 1807, 
 and is a son of Elihu and Roxy (Marshall) 
 Everett, who were pioneers of the Nutmeg 
 State. When a young man our subject re- 
 moved to New York, where he married Miss 
 Mehitable Johnson, of Utica, the wedding 
 being celebrated in 1833. Mr. Everett had 
 been educated in the public schools and 
 reared upon a farm, where he remained 
 until eighteen years of age, when, not wish- 
 ing to follow agricultural pursuits throughout 
 his life, he began work on the Erie canal, 
 and was an employe on a canal-boat for some 
 time. In connection with his brother-in- 
 law, Charles Johnson, he took a contract 
 for getting out cement, which was to be 
 used in the water-works. He started out 
 in life empty-handed, and through his own 
 exertions worked his waj' upward. His 
 early days were a period of hard labor, but 
 at length he secured some capital, and after 
 that times were easier for him. 
 
 In 1840 Mr, Everett resolved to try his 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 fortune in the West, for he beheved that 
 better opportunities were here afforded. Ac- 
 cordingly he took up his residence in Jack- 
 son, Michigan, where he engaged in mer- 
 chandising, together with the forwarding and 
 commission business. He first came to 
 Lake Superior in June, 1845. He left Jack- 
 son in that year with the intention of going 
 to Ontonagon, but, on reaching the "Soo" 
 and hearing all kinds of flattering reports 
 about Marquette, he with a party number- 
 ing several members got into a row-boat, 
 loaded it with provisions and secured an 
 Indian to act as guide and to row the boat. 
 They coasted along the shore, camping out 
 on the bank when night overtook them, and 
 at length reached the site of the present 
 thriving city of Marquette. A half century 
 has passed since then, and the changes 
 which have occurred have been most mar- 
 velous. On arriving here Mr. Everett found 
 that this was a rich mineral field and secured 
 a permit to "hold the fort" while he re- 
 turned to Jackson. There he formed a 
 company, consisting of thirteen men, and 
 again coming to this place he entered a 
 large tract of land and opened the Jackson 
 mine, manufacturing bloom iron. It was 
 Mr. Everett to whom the Indians showed 
 the great " iron mountain," which became 
 the Jackson mine, — the oldest of all the 
 mines in the Lake Superior country. 
 
 After spending the summer here Mr. 
 Everett returned to his home and family in 
 Jackson, and the next season he was again 
 at Marquette to build the Jackson Forge on 
 Camp river, near Negaunee, and the follow- 
 ing year was spent at the same work. From 
 the spring of 1848 until the spring of 1S49 
 he was in charge of the forge, and in 1850 
 he moved his family to Marquette. Here 
 he had charsre of the building: of the old 
 
 Jackson breakwater, the first at this place, 
 and also became largely interested in mining 
 stock. In 1857 he brought up for the Elys 
 the first locomotive ever seen on the shore 
 of Lake Superior. He opened the Jackson 
 cut and finally embarked in merchandising, 
 which he carried on for some little time. 
 This was to him an era of prosperity, and 
 subsequently he engaged in banking and 
 insurance business, accumulating a vast 
 amount of property, much of which, how- 
 ever, was swept away in the terrible depres- 
 sion throughout that region following the 
 financial panic of 1871. He continued 
 banking until 1S76, when he retired from 
 all business interests and enjoyed a well- 
 earned rest until his death. 
 
 To Mr. and Mrs. Everett were born the 
 following children: Mrs. D. H. Ball, Mrs. 
 B. P. Robbins, C. M. Everett, Edward P. 
 Everett, of Grand Rapids, and Catherine 
 Everett, now of Chicago, who bears the 
 distinction of being the first white child born 
 in Marquette. 
 
 Mr. Everett was the first Supervisor of 
 Marquette, served as a member of the 
 School Board for a number of years and 
 held other local offices. When he arrived 
 in this city there was not more than twenty 
 houses in the town and not a tree was cut 
 north of Bertha Block. He built a little 
 one-story frame house, where the Bigelow 
 store now stands, in which he lived for about 
 two years, when he built a more commodi- 
 ous residence at the corner of Front and 
 Main streets, having cleared the ground the 
 first year after his arrival. The experiences 
 and hardships which these early settlers 
 underwent were many and often very trying. 
 There were months at a time when no mail 
 was received, and in the winter it was car- 
 ried by dog trains and Indians. One year 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 they did not get any mail from the middle 
 of November until the middle of January, 
 and when it did arrive there were seventy 
 bushels of it, all frozen together, the carrier 
 having fallen through the ice! The mail 
 was placed by the fireside and thawed out, 
 but as one can easily imagine was not in a 
 very readable condition. Mr. Everett al- 
 ways sent for his provisions and supplies for 
 his family by boat. One season the boat 
 was very late in returning to this port and 
 the people began to think that they were 
 going to starve to death. Our subject di- 
 vided all he had with the Methodist minister, 
 who was in need of something to eat. The 
 boat, however, finally came in sight, loaded 
 with provisions, to the great joy of the set- 
 tlers, and their wants were thus relieved. 
 
 Mr. Everett took quite a deep interest in 
 political affairs and was an ardent Republic- 
 an from the formation of the party. He was a 
 zealous Episcopalian and very active in the 
 establishment of St. Paul's Church, con- 
 tributed liberally to its support and served 
 as Senior Warden until the infirmities of 
 old age made it impossible for him to 
 longer discharge the duties of the position. 
 He was generous to a fault, and the poor 
 and needy always found in him a friend. 
 He was always willing to help those who 
 help themselves and reward merit in any 
 employe. In the work of developing and 
 improving the city he was an important fac- 
 tor, withholding his support from no enter- 
 prise that was calculated to promote the 
 general welfare or advance the material, ed- 
 ucational, social or moral interests of the 
 community. He was prominently connected 
 with every movement set on foot to hasten 
 the development of the iron industry and to 
 make known its resources outside of this 
 narrow locality. He passed away Septem- 
 
 ber 27, 1892, having reached almost the age 
 of eighty-five, and the life work of a noble 
 man was thus brought to a close. 
 
 "^VOHN P. KERN, superintendent of 
 M the Marquette city water works, is a 
 A 1 native of Roseville, Michigan, born 
 August 23, 1 841, a son of George J. 
 and Mary A. (Long) Kern, the former a na- 
 tive of Bavaria, Germany, and the latter of 
 Elsass (Alsace), Germany. In childhood they 
 both came to this country and their marriage 
 was celebrated in Detroit. The father was a 
 farmer by occupation and for some time 
 made his home in Roseville, being one of 
 the prominent and influential citizens of that 
 place. He held a number of local offices 
 and was a highly respected man. His death 
 occurred in 1852. His wife long survived 
 him and passed away in 1892. In the fam- 
 ily were ten children, si.x of whom are yet 
 living. 
 
 Mr. Kern, of this sketch, was the sec- 
 ond in order of birth. He was reared on 
 the old home farm and acquired his educa- 
 tion in the public schools and at Baldwin 
 University of Berea, Ohio. He then came 
 to Detroit and took charge of a horse and 
 buggy for a wealthy family for a short time, 
 when he secured employment in the ware- 
 house of Black & Young, of Detroit, with 
 whom he remained for three years. In 1863 
 he came to Marquette and for three years 
 was engaged with the firm of Burt Brothers, 
 after which he was employed by the old 
 Marquette, Houghton & Onatagon Railroad, 
 with which he remained for seventeen years, 
 having charge of their merchandise depart- 
 ment and frequently making a run as con- 
 ductor when that force of men was short. 
 With a railroad company, an employe, if he 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 continues long in service, must possess 
 energy, enterprise and above all must be de- 
 voted to the best interests of the company. 
 These qualifications Mr. Kern has to a high 
 degree, and in consequence he had the con- 
 fidence of the company and was able to hold 
 his position for that long period. 
 
 On the 1st of April, 1882, Mr. Kern was 
 made superintendent of the Marquette water 
 works, one of the finest systems on the 
 upper peninsula. It was put in by the pres- 
 ent superintendent, and he has also laid 
 eighteen miles of pipe and put in place 169 
 hydrants. He has a pipe laid out 700 feet 
 into Lake Superior in twenty-three feet of 
 water. He has explored the lake and is 
 now trying to get 2,000 feet of pipe laid out 
 into that body of water. He thoroughly 
 understands his business in every particular 
 and the utmost satisfaction is manifested 
 concerning his administration of affairs. He 
 also superintended the construction of the 
 electric-light station. 
 
 In 1869 Mr. Kern was united in marriage 
 with Miss Caroline, daughter of Dr. Henry 
 Isler. She died in 1876 and he was again 
 married, his second union, celebrated in 
 1883, being with Margaret Nichols. They 
 have three children, Frederick C, Margaret 
 and Mary A. Mrs. Kern is a member of the 
 Catholic Church and Mr. Kern holds member- 
 ship with the Presbyterian Church. Socially 
 he is connected with the Masonic fraternity, 
 having taken the Knight-Templar degree. 
 He has been identified with Marquette for 
 more than a third of a century and has long 
 been recognized as one of the valued, pub- 
 lic-spirited and progressive citizens who 
 withholds his support from no enterprise 
 that is calculated to promote the general wel- 
 fare. In his political principles he is a Re- 
 publican. 
 
 HUGUSTUS COCHRAN MACKEN- 
 ZIE, M. D., has for many years 
 been a leading physician and sur- 
 geon of Negaunee, and commands 
 a fine practice which attests his skill and 
 ability. He is one of the best known citi- 
 zens in this part of the State, and his prom- 
 inence in the ranks of the medical profes- 
 sion is second to none. Deserving of honor- 
 able mention in the history of his adopted 
 State, it is with pleasure that we present 
 the record of his life to our readers. 
 
 A native of Ohio, he was born in High- 
 land county, on the 13th of November, 1838, 
 and is a son of John C. Mackenzie, who 
 was born in North Carolina, about the year 
 1794, and was a physician and surgeon by 
 profession. He acquired his education in 
 Trinity College, of Dublin, Ireland, where 
 his father also was educated and thrse other 
 sons of the family obtained their education. 
 The grandfather lived for many years in 
 North Carolina and was a large slaveholder, 
 but ere his death he liberated his slaves and 
 gave to each ten acres of ground and $50 
 in money, while to each of his children he 
 gave $20,000. 
 
 John C. Mackenzie was appointed clerk 
 to Andrew Jackson, of Revolutionary fame, 
 and was with him at the capture of old Fort 
 Bouya, which then occupied the site on 
 which Fort Morgan now stands. When Mr. 
 Mackenzie heard of the Indian massacre at 
 Fort Minnis he resigned his clerkship and 
 though only eighteen years of age he should- 
 ered a musket and went to the front, where 
 he remained until after the close of the war. 
 He then located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 
 where in connection with an older brother 
 he embarked in a wholesale cooperage busi- 
 ness, manufacturing staves for the whale 
 fishers. Subsequently he removed to St. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Augustine, Florida, and began the practice 
 of his chosen profession, — that of medicine; 
 but after two years passed there he con- 
 tracted a fever and was compelled to leave 
 Florida. Accordingly he came to the North, 
 settling in Illinois, where he purchased 
 1,000 acres of land about twenty miles from 
 Chicago, establishing there a postoffice which 
 was called Little Rock. He was extensive- 
 ly engaged there in farming, and as there 
 were no railroads yet in that part of the 
 State he had to go by team to Chicago for 
 his provisions, the now populous city then 
 containing only five stores. On one occa- 
 sion while returning home he noticed that 
 the prairie was on fire, and that the flames 
 seemed to be in the vicinity of his place; so, 
 tying a bandana handkerchief over the eyes 
 of his horse, he rode through the fire and 
 managed to safely reach the other side; but 
 further danger there awaited him, for he 
 came upon a pack of wolves that had fol- 
 lowed up the fire devouring what the flames 
 had destroyed. It then became a race for 
 life, and the animals were gaining on him; 
 so he spurred his horse and riding under an 
 oak tree he caught hold of a branch and 
 pulled himself up in the tree, from which posi- 
 tion he watched the wolves devour his horse! 
 He was compelled to remain in the tree all 
 night, reaching home only when daylight 
 came. 
 
 Dr. Mackenzie during his early child- 
 hood removed with his parents to Mt. 
 Pleasant, Pa. , where he attended the pub- 
 lic schools for about five years, when the 
 family went to New York and there he con- 
 tinued his studies for five years. On leav- 
 ing high school he began work in the drug 
 store of O. Fellows, where he remained 
 two years, going on the expiration of that 
 time to New York city, where he secured a 
 
 position as drug clerk with the firm of Hall, 
 Dickson & Frazer. After a year he entered 
 the employ of Harold Risley & Kitchem, 
 druggists, with whom he continued for two 
 years, after which he spent three years in 
 the drug house of Conrad Fox. 
 
 The Doctor was then appointed Surgeon 
 Steward in the United States Navy and de- 
 tailed to Porter's fleet, on the sloop of war, 
 Dan Smith, where he did duty as Assistant 
 Surgeon. After the engagement at New 
 Orleans, the sloop was ordered to Vicks- 
 burg, and the crew all becoming sick an old 
 plantation home was secured near that city 
 and used as a hospital, of which Dr. R. Y. 
 Edes was made surgeon, and Dr. Macken- 
 zie was detailed to assist him. Previously 
 the latter had been sent to Fortress Monroe 
 as surgeon in charge of five vessels, and 
 while there was stricken with fever and 
 sent to the naval hospital at Norfolk, Va., 
 where he remained five weeks. He then 
 went to Utica, N. Y. , where he remained 
 ten weeks, and on to the Brooklyn Navy 
 Yard, where he secured an appointment as 
 surgeon steward on board the sloop of war, 
 Lackawanna, under Surgeon T. W. Leach. 
 They were ordered to the Warrington Navy 
 Yard and there given a roving commission 
 to sail on any waters looking for blockade 
 runners. The Lackawanna was the flag- 
 ship until Admiral Farragut arrived with the 
 steamship Hartford, at which time they 
 were preparing to attack Mobile. After 
 this engagement, his term of naval service 
 having expired. Dr. Mackenzie with Dr. 
 Leach returned to New York. 
 
 He now entered Long Island College 
 Hospital, where for three years he pursued 
 his studies, graduating in 1868, after which 
 he joined his father in the practice of 
 medicine in Utica, New York, his father 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 having charge of the office practice, while 
 he attended to all outside practice. In 
 March, 1 869, he came to Negaunee, and has 
 since been in active practice. He was for 
 twelve years Health Officer of this place, 
 and his reputation as a physician ranks him 
 among the foremost members of the pro- 
 fession. 
 
 While in Utica, New York, he married 
 Miss Helen M. Sterling, a daughter of Adam 
 Sterling, deceased, and they have seven 
 children. 
 
 @EORGE A. NEWETT is the editor 
 and proprietor of the Ishpeming 
 Iron Ore and one of the leading 
 and influential citizens of Mar- 
 quette county. He is also widely known in 
 other parts of the State, having taken a 
 prominent part in political affaii's. He is a 
 Western man and possesses the true West- 
 ern spirit of progress and enterprise which 
 has placed the Mississippi valley on a par 
 with the older East. 
 
 Born in Janesville, Wisconsin, on the 
 8th of October, 1856, Mr. Newett is a son 
 of William H. Newett, who was bom in 
 Scotland and came to America at the age of 
 eighteen years, locating in Connecticut, 
 where he engaged in merchandising. He 
 married Anna McCullough, a native of Eng- 
 land, who in her early girlhood crossed the 
 briny deep to the New World. About 1847 
 he emigrated to Wisconsin, and taking up 
 his residence in Janesville engaged there in 
 the milling business. He was one of the 
 early settlers of the place, and with its up- 
 building and advancement was prominently 
 identified. In 1873 he came to Ishpeming, 
 Michigan, where he carried on a hotel. In 
 politics he was a Republican and was a 
 
 public-spirited man, who manifested a com- 
 mendable interest in everything pertaining 
 to the general welfare. Both he and his 
 wife held membership in the Episcopal 
 Church and were charitable, benevolent peo- 
 ple. Their family numbered only two chil- 
 dren, — Frank T. , a resident of Hurley, 
 Wisconsin, who wedded Mary Scanlan and 
 has three children; and George A. 
 
 The latter was educated in the high 
 school of Janesville, Wisconsin, and Racine 
 College, same State, after which he began 
 fitting himself for his life work by learning 
 the printer's trade in the office of the Ish- 
 peming Iron Home, the first newspaper pub- 
 lished in Ishpeming, Michigan. He con- 
 tinued in the office until 1879, when, hav- 
 ing become familiar with the business in all 
 its details, he established the Iron Agitator, 
 which he conducted under that name for 
 two years, when the name was changed to 
 the Ishpeming Iron Ore. It is an eight- 
 page paper, printed entirely here, in the in- 
 terests of the Republican party and specially 
 in the iron interests. Seven men are usually 
 employed on the paper, which is published 
 weekly and is an entertaining, well edited 
 journal deserving a most liberal patronage. 
 
 In 1876 Mr. Newett led to the marriage 
 altar Miss Mary E. Nichols, a native of 
 Cleveland, Ohio, born in 1857, a daughter 
 of Henry Nichols, deceased. Five children 
 have been born to them, as follows: Edna 
 M., Rhea A., William H., George A., Jr., 
 and Marie A. The parents attend the Epis- 
 copal Church and are leading people in the 
 community. Mr. Newett is a stalwart ad- 
 vocate of Republican principles and an ener- 
 getic worker in the interests of the party, 
 frequently serving as delegate to the State 
 conventions. He is a member of the State 
 Central Committee of Michigan, and is a 
 
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 member and secretary of the County Cen- 
 tral Committee of Marquette county, and 
 is commissioner of Mineral Statistics of the 
 State of Michigan. He is also serving on 
 the Board of Education and the Board of 
 Public Works, and is a warm friend of edu- 
 cational and moral interests. He has never 
 sought office, — in fact his tastes have led 
 him to decline several tendered him. He is 
 content to devote his time to his business, 
 and aid, as he can privately and through 
 the columns of his paper, whatever is calcu- 
 lated to prove of public benefit. 
 
 aHARLES MERRYWEATHER.— 
 Deeds of valor on the field of bat- 
 tle have been the theme of story 
 and song from the earliest ages, 
 and we would add our tribute of praise to 
 that already written, telling of the "brave 
 boys in blue," who at their country's call 
 went forth to give up their lives if need be 
 in defense of the Union. Such a one is 
 this gentleman, who during some of the 
 most hotly contested battles of the Rebel- 
 lion followed the stars and stripes until at 
 last they were victoriously planted in the 
 capital of the Southern Confederacy. 
 
 A native of Lancashire, England, Mr. 
 Merryweather was born April 9, 1828, and 
 in his native land acquired his education, 
 pursuing a scientific course in a good college. 
 In 1851 he sailed for America and has since 
 made his home in "the land of the free." 
 He was employed in the Government sur- 
 vey along Lake Superior and northern Mich- 
 igan for about three years, and then followed 
 farming in Oakland county, Michigan, for 
 two years. 
 
 On the breaking out of the Civil war Mr. 
 Merryweather offered his services to the 
 
 Government and became a private in Com- 
 pany B, Fifth Michigan Cavalry. With 
 his command he went to Washington, Dis- 
 trict of Columbia, where a brigade was 
 formed of the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh 
 Regiments, commanded by Colonels Free- 
 man Norvall, George Gray and William D. 
 Mann, respectively, while General Joseph 
 T. Copeland took command of the brigade. 
 Subsequently the First Michigan Cavalry 
 was added and the brigade formed a part of 
 General Hooker's army, which moved from 
 Fairfax Court House, Virginia, to Frederick, 
 Maryland. About this time General Custer 
 took command of the brigade. General Kil- 
 patrick was the division commander and 
 General Pleasanton was chief of cavalry. 
 With his company Mr. Merryweather took 
 part in the following battles: 
 
 In 1863: Hanover, Virginia, June 30; 
 Huntertown, Pennsylvania, July 2; Gettys- 
 burg, July 3; Monterey, Maryland, July 4; 
 and Cavetown, July 5. On the following 
 day they met the enemy at Smithtown, 
 Boonesboro, Hagerstown and Williamsport, 
 Maryland. On the 8th there was again a 
 battle at Hagerstown, and on the lOth at 
 Williamsport. Four days later occurred an 
 engagement at Falling Waters, and on the 
 igth at Snicker's Gap, Virginia. The active 
 work in September began on the 13th, at 
 Kelley's Ford, followed by the battles of 
 Culpeper Court House, on the 14th, Rac- 
 coon Ford the i6th. White's Ford the 21st, 
 Jack's shop the 26th; and on the 9th and 
 loth of October occurred an engagement at 
 James City, on the 1 1 th at Brandy Station, 
 the 19th at Buckland's Mills, and the cam- 
 paign of 1863 ended with the battles of 
 Stevensburg, Virginia, on the 19th of No- 
 vember, and Morton's Ford on the 26th of 
 that month. Although the most hotly con- 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 tested battle of the war had been fought 
 and won, there was yet much hard service 
 before the armies, — servicet hat would cause 
 destruction of property and life, and would 
 bring sorrow and desolation to many homes. 
 
 With the first of March, 1864, opera- 
 tions began at Richmond, followed by the 
 memorable battle of the Wilderness on the 
 6th and 7th of May; Yellow Taver, May 
 9-10; Meadow Bridge, on the 12th; Mil- 
 ford, on the 27th; Howe's Shop, 28th; Bal- 
 timore Cross Roads, 29th; and Cold Harbor, 
 which began on the 30th of May and was 
 continued on the ist of June. In August 
 were the battles of Port Royal, Leetown, 
 Shepardstown and Smithfield, on the i6th, 
 the 25th and 29th of the month. On the 
 3d of September shot and shell rained from 
 the guns on either side, — evidence of the 
 battle of Berry ville; the next day came 
 Summit; on the 19th Opequan and the bat- 
 tle of Winchester; on the 24th, Luray. The 
 engagement of Mt. Crawford was on the 2d 
 of October, Woodstock on the 9th; Cedar 
 Creek, Virginia, the 19th; and Madison 
 Court House December 24. During this 
 year it was evident that the Confederacy 
 was growing weaker, yet a long winter was 
 yet to be spent in the camps of the soldier 
 and other battles were to be fought ere the 
 supremacy of the Union would be acknowl- 
 edged by the erring South. 
 
 On the 8th of March, 1865, hostilities 
 began at Louisa Court House, followed by 
 Five Forks, which began on the 30th of that 
 month and continued three days. On the 
 2d of April was the battle of South Side 
 Railroad; Duck Pond Mills on the 4th; and 
 Sailor's Creek on the 6th. Two days later 
 began the battle which practically ended the 
 war, — Appomattox Court House, — where 
 Lee surrendered, — a sight witnessed by Mr. 
 
 Merryweather. All through this severe serv- 
 vice he had been found with his command, 
 faithful to every duty imposed upon him, 
 and when the war was over he went to 
 Washington and participated in the Grand 
 Review, — the most brilliant military pageant 
 ever seen on the Western continent. He 
 was taken sick there and discharged from the 
 hospital in the capital city. 
 
 At once returning to Detroit, Michigan, 
 Mr. Merryweather engaged in the claim- 
 agency business, and later was book-keeper 
 for the American Iron Company on the 
 north shore of Lake Superior for two years. 
 Removing to Humboldt, Michigan, he there 
 engaged in merchandising for about four 
 years, when he went to Saginaw Mine and 
 established a store. In 1882 he came to 
 Ishpeming, where he carried on merchan- 
 dising for about four years, when he became 
 interested in other business enterprises. He 
 was instrumental in forming the gas com- 
 pany, and was its first president. Later it 
 was merged into the Electric Company, 
 of which he is now director and president. 
 This industry is of great benefit to the city 
 in the way of modern improvements. Mr. 
 Merryweather is a man of excellent business 
 ability and varied resources, and many of 
 the leading concerns of the city have re- 
 ceived his aid and become flourishing enter- 
 prises. It is his custom to carry forward to 
 successful completion whatever he under- 
 takes, and his resolute purpose and straight- 
 forward dealing has brought to him a 
 high degree of success. He is now vice 
 president of the Ishpeming National Bank, 
 and is interested in a number of mines in 
 this State. 
 
 In 1855 Mr. Merry weather was united in 
 marriage with Miss Margaret Allen, a native 
 of England, who died leaving one daughter. 
 
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 Augusta Mary, wife of Rev. J. Gordon 
 Miller of Mattoon, Illinois. In 1S82 he was 
 again married, his second union being with 
 Harriet M. Thorpe, who was also born in 
 England, and they have three children: 
 Maud Harriet, C. Ernest and Caroline Lucy. 
 The parents are members of the Episco- 
 pal Church, in which Mr. Merryweather has 
 served as Vestryman. A Mason, he belongs 
 to the blue lodge of Ishpeming, the chapter 
 of Negaunee, the commandery of Marquette 
 and De Witt Clinton Consistory of Grand 
 Rapids, having taken the thirty-second de- 
 gree. He is also connected with the Grand 
 Army Post of Ishpeming, and in politics is a 
 stalwart Republican. His life furnishes an 
 example well worthy of emulation. He 
 came to this country to make his own way 
 in the world, and from a financial standpoint 
 his career has been very successful. His 
 course, public and private, commands respect 
 of all, and as a citizen he displays the same 
 fidelity to duty that he manifested when he 
 followed the old flag on Southern battle- 
 fields. 
 
 >Tr'OSEPH VANDWENTER, who is 
 m engaged in the practice of medicine 
 /> 1 in Ishpeming, Michigan, was born in 
 Virginia on the 6th of February, 1847, 
 and acquired his literary education in an 
 academy of his native State. Having 
 determined to engage in the practice of 
 medicine as a life work, he fitted himself for 
 the profession by study in the University of 
 Virginia, the University of Maryland and the 
 University of Pennsylvania. He was grad- 
 uated at the second named in 1869, being a 
 member of the graduating class of the last 
 mentioned of 1871. He first opened an 
 office in Loudoun coimty, Virginia, in 1869 
 
 and remained there for four years, when he 
 came to the North, settling in Marquette 
 county, Michigan, in 1873, in Michigamme, 
 where he remained until i885, when he 
 came to Ishpeming, which has since been 
 his place of abode. 
 
 The Doctor has been connected with the 
 Ishpeming Hospital since 1886. This in- 
 stitution was organized in 1872 by the differ- 
 ent mining companies of this locality and 
 Dr. B. S. Bigelow. In 1886 Dr. Vand- 
 wenter, joined by Dr. Felch, took charge of 
 the institution, in which they employ three 
 other physicians. 
 
 (V''^ P. TUTEN, manager of the Range- 
 ■ ^^ Tribuneof Iron Mountain, was born 
 \ _ P in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, 
 April 1 1, 1845, a son of R. P. and 
 Nancy Stevens (Smith) Tuten, the former 
 a native of Boston, Massachusetts, and the 
 latter of Deering, New Hampshire. The 
 mother was a daughter of a wealthy farmer 
 of that State. After marriage, the parents 
 located in East Cambridge, where the 
 father was foreman in the New England 
 Glass Works. His death occurred in 185 1, 
 and his widow survived until 1882. They 
 were the parents of seven children, six now 
 living, namely: Edward Terrill Tuten, 
 Nancy Maria Bruce, Susan R., R. P. (our 
 subject), Sarah T. and Esther P. 
 
 R. P. Tuten was reared and educated at 
 Mt. Vernon, New Hampshire. He subse- 
 quently entered the office of the Farmers' 
 Cabinet, at Amherst, that State, but in the 
 midst of his apprenticeship the war broke 
 out, and he left the case to join the Fifth 
 New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, as Or- 
 derly in the company commanded by Cap- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 tain A. G. Cummings. They went into 
 winter quarters at Point Lookout, Maryland, 
 after which Mr. Tut en spent a short time in 
 the printing offices at Washington, District 
 of Columbia, followed his trade at Boston 
 until 1864, and then, December 29, of that 
 year, he enlisted as Bugler in Company E, 
 Twenty-sixth New York Cavalry, which regi- 
 ment was detailed to do guard duty on the 
 frontier, until the close of the struggle, and 
 he received his discharge at Reedsville, 
 Massachusetts, June 30, 1865. 
 
 After the war Mr. Tuten resided in Bos- 
 ton and New York until 1873, when he 
 went to Beliefonte, Pennsylvania, and in 
 company with his brother purchased the 
 Beliefonte Republican. Two years after- 
 ward our subject sold his interest in the pa- 
 per to his brother, and for the following five 
 years he was employed in the Portage 
 Lake Mining Gazette at Houghton, Michi- 
 gan. Mr. Tuten next worked three years 
 for the Northwestern Mining Journal at 
 Hancock, this State. October i, 1883, he 
 came to Iron Mountain, and began work for 
 H. S. Swift, proprietor of the Menominee 
 Range. January i, 1884, he purchased a 
 half interest in the paper, and July i, of the 
 same year, he became sole owner of the 
 Menominee Range. The Range and Trib- 
 une were purchased and consolidated No- 
 vember I, 1892, by a corporation known as 
 the Range-Tribune Company, in which Mr. 
 Tuten holds a controlling interest, and it 
 has since been known as the Range-Tribune. 
 It is a weekly paper. Republican in politics. 
 
 In his social relations, Mr. Tuten is 
 Master of Iron Mountain Lodge, No. 388, 
 F. & A. M., is the present Principal So- 
 journer of Iron Mountain Chapter, R. A. M., 
 and has served as Senior Vice Commander 
 of P. O'Connell Post, No. 426. G. A. R. 
 
 Politically, he is an active worker in the 
 Republican party. 
 
 Mr. Tuten was married, in 1887, to Miss 
 S. Amanda Mason, who was reared and 
 educated in Galesburg, Illinois. They have 
 one daughter, — Joyce Miriam, born May 18, 
 1887. 
 
 V|— rf IRAM C. FARRAND, M. D., of 
 l'^"\ Newberry, who for fifty years suc- 
 \ ^ P cessfully engaged in the practice of 
 medicine and surgery, was born in 
 Cayuga county. New York, on the 12th of 
 June, 1822, and is a son of Moses Farrand, 
 who was born in Vermont in 1773- The 
 grandfather Farrand also was a native of 
 the Green Mountain State, lived an upright 
 life and followed the occupation of farming. 
 He descended from English ancestry, who 
 located in this country at an early day in the 
 history of the Colonies. He reared a large 
 family, among whom was the Doctor's 
 father. The latter married Sarah Henry, 
 daughter of John Henry, of Cayuga county. 
 New York, and to them were born the fol- 
 lowing children: John S., a farmer, who 
 died in Oakland county, Michigan; Wilham 
 H., a farmer, who died in Michigan many 
 years ago; Lyman G., who died in Missis- 
 sippi over twenty years ago; David D., a 
 farmer, who died in Lapeer county, this 
 State; Mrs. William Betts, who died in La- 
 peer county, Michigan; Bethuel, whose 
 death occurred in Indiana; Mrs. James 
 Lockwood, who died in Mt. Vernon, Ma- 
 comb county, Michigan; Chauncey K., who 
 died in Missouri; and the Doctor. 
 
 Dr. Farrand was a child of only two 
 years when his parents removed to Ohio, 
 becoming a resident of Richland county. 
 There the family remained for twelve years. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 the father following farming. In 1836, ac- 
 companied by his wife and children, he came 
 to Michigan, locating near Mt. Vernon, Ma- 
 comb county, where he secured a tract of 
 land that was covered with hardwood timber 
 and underbrush. With characteristic energy, 
 he at once began to clear and improve it, 
 and in the course of time it became a pro- 
 ductive place. The Doctor aided in the 
 arduous task of transforming the wild land 
 into rich and fertile fields and spent his early 
 life in much the usual manner of farmer lads, 
 but he was not content to make agricultural 
 pursuits his life work and determined to en- 
 ter the medical profession. His literary 
 education was not of high character, but of 
 a good deal of reading. He read medicine 
 for three years in the office of Dr. Rose, of 
 Oakland county, and then attended lectures 
 in the Cleveland Medical College, where he 
 received his medical education. 
 
 Doctor Farrand entered upon the prac- 
 tice of his chosen profession in Rochester, 
 Oakland county, Michigan, where he re- 
 mained for six years, doing a fair business. 
 He then decided to take up his residence in 
 Michigan City, Indiana, where he continued 
 for about eight years, winning a most liberal 
 patronage and gaining a high reputation for 
 skill and ability. He served there as sur- 
 geon for the Michigan Central Railroad 
 from Lake to Niles. On leaving the Hoosier 
 State the Doctor returned to Michigan, and 
 this time opened an office in East Saginaw, 
 then a place of 6,066 inhabitants. The 
 man of merit finds little difficulty in secur- 
 ing patronage, and the Doctor was soon at 
 the head of a large and constantly increas- 
 ing business. Sixteen years he made his 
 home in that city and was widely known as 
 a leading and able practitioner, standing in 
 the foremost ranks of the medical fraternity. 
 
 In April, 1850, the Doctor was united in 
 marriage with Miss Phoebe M. Calkins, a 
 daughter of Deacon Hiram Calkins, of Mt. 
 Vernon, Michigan. The Calkins family 
 formerly resided in Cayuga county. New 
 York, whence they removed to a farm near 
 Mt. Vernon. The father was a prosperous 
 and enterprising farmer and a most highly 
 respected man, whose upright, honorable 
 career won him the esteem of all with 
 whom he came in contact. In politics he 
 was an Abolitionist and once ran for the 
 Legislature on that ticket, but the party 
 being in the minority he was defeated. He 
 married Abigail Lockwood, and their chil- 
 dren were: Elisha, who married twice, first 
 Caroline Wales, and secondly Eliza Wales, 
 her sister; Julia A., wife of John Burt; 
 Lydia A., wife of Austin Burt, both gentle- 
 men being sons of Judge Burt, the inventor 
 of the solar compass; James; Mrs. Farrand; 
 and Lebbeus, all deceased but Mrs. Austin 
 Burt. 
 
 After a long residence in East Saginaw 
 the Doctor left that place on account of the 
 ill-health of his wife and went to Imlay, 
 Lapeer county, where he resided for three 
 years. While there he was called upon to 
 mourn the loss of his wife, who died in June, 
 1879. Their family numbered the follow- 
 ing children: Rosa, who died in Michigan 
 City, Ind. ; Abbie F. , who died in Saginaw 
 in 1872; and an adopted daughter, Grace 
 M., who is now the wife of H. E. Smith, of 
 Newberry, Michigan, with whom the Doctor 
 now finds a pleasant home. 
 
 Dr. Farrand came to Newberry to accept 
 the position of surgeon with the Vulcan 
 Furnace Company, dating his arrival from 
 1883. While in Rochester he served as 
 School Inspector, and since his arrival here 
 has been County Poor Commissioner, serv- 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 ing six years, when he resigned. He was 
 also Commissioner of Schools for two years, 
 and resigned that position to accept the 
 office of Judge of Probate, being first 
 appointed to that office and then elected for 
 the succeeding term of four years. He 
 was also County Physician for about six 
 years; this he also resigned. His fellow 
 townsmen, recognizing his trustworthiness, 
 have thus called him frequentl}' to positions 
 of public trust and responsibility. While 
 residing in Saginaw a medical society was 
 formed, which took in members from sev- 
 eral adjoining counties, and the Doctor was 
 elected its first president. He was also 
 a charter member of the State Medical 
 Association of Michigan. 
 
 A progressive and public-spirited citizen, 
 he has manifested a commendable interest 
 in the welfare of the various communities 
 in which he has resided, and has withheld 
 his support from no enterprise which is 
 calculated to promote the public good. 
 During the late war he manifested his loyalty 
 by going to the South in 1864 as a volunteer 
 surgeon, and was sent by the Surgeon- 
 General to Fredericksburg, Virginia, where 
 he did much to relieve the suffering and dis- 
 tress of those who had offered their services, 
 and if need be their lives, in defense of their 
 country. 
 
 Prior to his joining the ami)'. Dr. Far- 
 rand was appointed examining surgeon for 
 those who claimed disabilities, for the district 
 embracing Saginaw, Michigan, and Tuscola, 
 and part of Genesee counties. He was 
 appointed surgeon for the Twenty-ninth 
 Michigan Volunteers with the understanding 
 that after the regiment was organized he be 
 permitted to resign, that a young partner of 
 his, who wanted the office, might succeed 
 him. 
 
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 When a young man Dr. Farrand united 
 with the Baptist Church, but upon locating 
 here he found that there was no church 
 organization of that denomination, and he 
 joined the Presbyterian Church, of which he 
 has since been a consistent and • faithful 
 member. For some time he served as a 
 member of its Board of Trustees, and is 
 now one of the Elders of the Church. 
 Charitable and benevolent, his kindly nature 
 and genial disposition wins him the respect 
 of young and old, rich and poor, and in the 
 ranks of his profession he occupies a place 
 which only merit can attain. 
 
 H SPIES, a prominent lumber dealer 
 of Menominee, Michigan, is one of 
 the most enterprising and progress- 
 ive business men of the city. A 
 resume of his life is as follows: 
 
 A. Spies was born in Hesse Darmstadt, 
 Germany, October 23, 1836. In 1850 he 
 came to America with his parents, who 
 made their settlement on wild land in Poy- 
 gan township, Winnebago county, Wiscon- 
 sin. As soon as the land was on the market, 
 his father bought the tract upon which he 
 and his family had settled, and as the years 
 passed by he developed a fine farm. He had 
 come to this countr}- with but little means. 
 A short time before his death he rented his 
 farm and made his home with his son, the 
 subject of our sketch. He died at the age 
 of sixty-three years and his wife passed away 
 at about the same age. Thej' were the par- 
 ents of eight children, seven of whom are 
 now living, namely: Mrs. Lightenburg, of 
 Oshkosh, Wisconsin; Jacob, Oconto, Wis- 
 consin; the subject of this article; Mrs. Van 
 Loon, Bloomer, Wisconsin; Mrs. Church, 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Winneconne, Wisconsin; Mrs. Peter Kurtz- 
 mier, Bloomer, Wisconsin; and Mrs. Kurtz- 
 mier, Chippewa county, Wisconsin. 
 
 Mr. A. Spies was reared to farm life. 
 He attended school seven years in Germany 
 and after coming to this country was for 
 several terms a student in the common 
 schools near his home in Wisconsin. When 
 he was only thirteen years of age he began 
 working out as a farm hand. He continued 
 working for wages until he was twenty, and 
 for three years before he was twenty he was 
 employed in a nursery; then for two years he 
 rented a farm in Winneconne township, 
 Winnebago county, at the end of which time 
 he purchased i6o acres of improved land in 
 that township. He made some additional 
 improvements to his farm, and continued 
 operating it, off and on, until he was thirty 
 years of age. In the meantime he rented it 
 one year while he removed with his family 
 to Appleton, where he attended college. 
 When he was thirty he again rented his 
 farm, and this time moved to Menominee. 
 Here he has since lived and prospered. For 
 twelve years he conducted a meat market 
 and general supply store, and while thus 
 occupied traded some in real estate, making 
 a specialty of timber lands. In 1880 he 
 built his present mill, which he has since 
 operated, at first being in partnership with 
 Henry Martin, but for the past eleven years 
 has done business alone. Pine lumber is 
 the chief product of his mill; and while Mr. 
 Spies has given close attention to his lum- 
 ber business, he has also found time to give 
 to the advancing of other interests. He was 
 one of the incorporators of the Stephenson 
 Banking Company of Marinette, Wisconsin, 
 which later was organized into the National 
 Bank, of which he was a director. Subse- 
 quently he helped to organize the First Na- 
 
 tional Bank of Menominee, and is vice presi- 
 dent of the same. He is also president of 
 the Marinette and Menominee Paper Com- 
 pany, and is president of the Menominee 
 Electric Light, Railroad and Power Com- 
 pany. He is one of the trustees and chair- 
 man of the Board of the Cemetery Associa- 
 tion, of Menominee, and is a director of the 
 Gruhl Sash and Door Manufactory, of Mil- 
 waukee, Wisconsin. The first brick block 
 in Menominee was erected by him, its loca- 
 tion being on Main street, and his residence 
 was the first solid brick residence in the 
 town. Thus it is seen that he is, and has 
 been for years, prominently connected with 
 the material growth and development of 
 Menominee. It may here be stated that he 
 disposed of his farm, above referred to, some 
 years ago. 
 
 Mr. Spies was married in i860 to Ger- 
 trude Prince, a native of Hesse Darmstadt, 
 Germany. She came with her parents to 
 America about 1852, their location being in 
 Onondaga county. New York, where they 
 spent the rest of their lives and died. She 
 was educated in Germany and in the high 
 school at Horicon, Wisconsin. Mr. and 
 Mrs. Spies are the parents of nine children, 
 viz: Charles A., of Menominee; Frank A., 
 also of Menominee; Arthur G., attending 
 school; Adella, wife of Frank Humphrey, 
 of Shawano, Wisconsin; Amelia, wife of D. 
 G. Bothwell; and Hattie, Alice, Lizzie and 
 Nelie, at home. Mrs. Spies is a member 
 of the Presbyterian Church. 
 
 Politically, Mr. Spies is in harmony 
 with the principles advocated by the Repub- 
 lican party and is a stanch member of the 
 same. He has served four years in the 
 City Council and six years as a member of 
 the School Board, being treasurer of the 
 latter. 
 
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 97 
 
 eLMER D. CARR, the popular and 
 efficient Sheriff of Schoolcraft 
 count J-, Michigan, and a well- 
 known resident of Manistique, is a 
 man who has attained success in the affairs 
 of life entirely by his own efforts, and is one 
 who is deserving of honors by reason of his 
 fidelity, honesty and charity, which have 
 conspired to make his advancement possible 
 without violating the rights or feeling, of 
 others. 
 
 Our subject is a native of Allegany 
 county, New York, where he was born on 
 the 2 1 St day of March, 1849, the son of 
 David C. and Lydia Jane (Harrington) 
 Carr. The father has devoted the major 
 portion of his life to agricultural pursuits, 
 and is now a resident of Cattaraugus county. 
 New York, whither he moved in 1862 and 
 where his wife died, in the year 1875. 
 They became the parents of seven children, 
 five of whom are now living, namely: 
 Lyman, Elmer D., Myron, Miner and 
 Marion. 
 
 Elmer D. Carr did not receive extra- 
 ordinary scholastic privileges, but used to 
 good advantage the opportunities afforded 
 him by the common schools. In early 
 life he launched out for himself, securing 
 employment in connection with the lumber- 
 ing industry, which continued to be his oc- 
 cupation until he came to Michigan, in the 
 fall of 1872, at which time he located at 
 Manistique. Here he has been concerned 
 in the same line of enterprise with which he 
 identified himself in early years, conducting 
 a camp for the Chicago Lumber Company 
 for ten or eleven years. 
 
 In the fall of 1894 Mr. Carr was elected 
 Sheriff of Schoolcraft county, and his admin- 
 istration of the affairs of the office have jus- 
 tified the confidence which his constituents 
 
 had as to his eligibility as a candidate. He 
 was re-elected to the office in the fall of 
 1 894. In addition to this he has also been 
 called upon to serve in other minor offices 
 of public trust. 
 
 Politically Mr. Carr is identified with 
 the Republican party, taking an active in- 
 terest in the local councils and movements 
 of his party. Fraternally he is a member 
 of the Masonic order and the Knights of the 
 Maccabees. He is thoroughly a self-made 
 man, having made his own way from boy- 
 hood, and as one of the progressive citizens 
 of Manistique he well deserves the high 
 esteem in which he is held. 
 
 The marriage of our subject was cele- 
 brated in 1883, when he was united to Miss 
 Virginia Grenell, a native of the State of 
 New York. They are the parents of two 
 sons, Fred and Elmer C. Mrs. Carr is an 
 active and zealous member of the Baptist 
 Church. 
 
 aHARLES B. MERSEREAU, who 
 is one of the representative young 
 business men of Manistique, School- 
 craft county, where he has execu- 
 tive charge of the important station of the 
 Booth Packing Company, and who also 
 holds distinctive public preferment as Treas- 
 urer of the county, assuredly merits consid- 
 eration in this volume. 
 
 The old Empire State figures as the place 
 of our subject's nativity, since he was born 
 in Steuben county. New York, March 18, 
 1866, the son of Theodore L. and Adeline 
 (Thayer) Mersereau, both of whom were na- 
 tives of New York State. The paternal 
 lineage of our subject is of French origin, 
 the first American representatives of the 
 same having come from France in an early 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 day and settled in the Eastern States. The 
 father of our subject was engaged in lumber- 
 ing during the greater portion of his life. 
 He came toManistique, Michigan, in August, 
 1893, and here died in May of the succeed- 
 ing year. The mother is still living and 
 retains her residence in Manistique. They 
 were the parents of three children, namely: 
 Emma B., wife of L. H. Simmons, of San 
 Luis Obispo, California; Theodore T., of 
 Yucatan, Mexico; and Charles B., the im- 
 mediate subject of this review. 
 
 Charles B. Mersereau was reared and 
 educated in his native county, taking an aca- 
 demic course of study and graduating at the 
 Addison (New York) Academy in 1882. He 
 was then employed for a time as bookkeeper 
 in a mercantile house at Olean, New York, 
 retaining this position about eighteen 
 months, after which, in April, 1886, he 
 came to Manistique, Michigan, where he 
 was employed for a brief time as bookkeeper 
 for the Chicago Lumbering Company. He 
 then became local bookkeeper for the Booth 
 Packing Company, and later was advanced 
 to the responsible position as manager of 
 their Manistique office, and business. An 
 idea of the character of the enterprise may 
 be gained when it is stated that the com- 
 pany's investment at Manistique aggregates 
 $75,000. At this station our subject has 
 three tugs and one steamer, and during the 
 fishing season about forty-five men are em- 
 ployed. The company has an extensive ice- 
 house here, a packing house, a freezer, con- 
 venient quarters for storing the seine and 
 other nets, and an office with suitable equip- 
 ments. 
 
 In November, 1892, Mr. Mersereau was 
 elected County Treasurer and his service 
 proved so satisfactory to his constituents and 
 the general public that he has been retained 
 
 in the office, being re-elected thereto in 
 1894. It is needless to say that he is a 
 young man of much business sagacity and 
 enterprise, for his efforts bespeak in their re- 
 sults the possession of the honorable quali- 
 fications. In his political views he is an 
 unwavering Republican and lends an active 
 support to his party and its policies. Fra- 
 ternally he is identified with the Masonic or- 
 der, in which he has advanced to the Knights 
 Templar degree; with the Knights of Pythias 
 and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. 
 Mr. Mersereau enjoys a distinctive popu- 
 larity in the community and this esteem he 
 has gained by reason of his affable manner 
 and honorable methods. 
 
 a P. HILL, the efficient and popular 
 manager of the Chicago Lumber- 
 ing Company's store of Manistique, 
 is one of the worthy citizens that 
 the Empire State has furnished the northern 
 peninsula of Michigan. The date of his 
 birth is May 29, 1858, and the place Gene- 
 seo, Livingston county, New York. His 
 father, Henry F. Hill, was a distant relative 
 of Roland Hill, and the grandfather was a 
 cousin of the Vvcll-known George Peabody. 
 The Hills were early settlers of New York, 
 the father removing from Vermont to that 
 State. He was a lumber merchant, and in 
 connection with his labors in that line was a 
 Baptist clergyman. He was twice married, 
 his second union being with Elizabeth A. 
 Peabody. His family numbered eight chil- 
 dren, four by each marriage, and W. H. and 
 Charles P. are the survivors of the second 
 union. 
 
 In the public schools of Corning, New 
 York, C. P. Hill began his education, and in 
 
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 99 
 
 1876, on the completion of the prescribed 
 course of study, was graduated at the Corn- 
 ing Academ}', He was a thorough student, 
 and now had excellent theoretical knowl- 
 edge, which he soon put into practice in a 
 business career. At the age of twenty he 
 began merchandising, he and his brother 
 purchasing their father's estate. Their con- 
 nection continued under the firm name of 
 W. H. Hill cS: Company for a few years, 
 when the subject of this sketch bought out 
 his brother's interest, becoming sole pro- 
 prietor of the store. This he carried on 
 until 1889, and met with marked success in 
 the undertaking, enjoying a well deserved 
 and liberal patronage. In that year he sold 
 out and removed to Gouverneur, New York, 
 to take charge of the retail lumber-yard 
 owned by Weston, Dean & Aldrich. For 
 eight months he continued in that line of 
 business and then sought a home in the Mis- 
 sissippi \'alley. 
 
 On becoming a resident of Manistique, 
 Mr. Hill was appointed manager of the 
 large general mercantile establishment of 
 the Chicago Lumber Company, and has 
 since occupied this responsible position. He 
 has entire charge of this immense establish- 
 ment, which carried a stock valued at $50,- 
 000. Twelve clerks are employed and an 
 extensive trade has been secured. The suc- 
 cess of this concern is largely due to Mr. 
 Hill, whose business abilit}' is of a very 
 high order. He is methodical, energetic, 
 industrious and scrupulously honest, and has 
 the confidence of the company in an unlim- 
 ited degree, and the respect and good-will 
 of all with whom he has been brought in 
 contact. Each department of the store is 
 complete, filled with the articles which the 
 public wish, and the establishment would be 
 an honor to many a city much larger than 
 
 Manistique. Mr. Hill is also a stock-holder 
 and director in the Manistique Bank. 
 
 In the year 1882 was celebrated the 
 marriage of Mr. Hill and Miss Anna Gam- 
 mon, of Corning, New York. Three chil- 
 dren grace their pleasant home, — Henry G., 
 Marie E. and Ruth S. Our subject and his 
 estimable wife hold membership in the 
 Presbyterian Church and are deeply inter- 
 ested in its growth. In politics he is a sup- 
 porter of the policy and principles advocated 
 by the Republican party, and socially he is 
 a member of the Ancient Order of United 
 Workmen and the Knights of the Macca- 
 bees. He is ever true to the trust reposed 
 in him, and wherever he goes he commands 
 the regard of those whom he meets. He 
 came from the East with experience, and, 
 possessing the spirit of progress and enter- 
 prise of the West, he has become one of 
 the most prominent business men of School- 
 I craft county, Michigan. 
 
 ^>^ERRY C. McGOWEN, superin- 
 1 m tendent of the City Waterworks 
 \ Company and the City Street Rail- 
 
 way Company, Escanaba, Michi- 
 gan, is an enterprising young man in every 
 way qualified to fill the important position 
 he occupies. 
 
 Mr. McGowen was born at Mineral 
 Ridge, Trumbull county, Ohio, April 7, 
 1866, son of Robert and Louisa (Maurer) 
 McGowen, natives of Ohio and now resi- 
 dents of Washington, Indiana. His father 
 is a mechanical engineer. In their family 
 were four children, two sons and two daugh- 
 ters, and all are living except one daughter 
 that died in infancy. The other daughter, 
 Mrs. M. Harper, a widow, resides at Wash- 
 ington, Indiana; and the son, Boyd R., is 
 
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 located at the same place, where he is sup- 
 erintendent of the City Waterworks Com- 
 pany. 
 
 Perry C. McGowen was reared in his 
 native county. He received a high-school 
 education and also took a course in the 
 Normal School at Canfield, Ohio, and since 
 leaving school has been variously employed, 
 — farming, engineering, etc. Since 1 890 he 
 has occupied his present position at Escan- 
 aba, having come here from Nebraska, 
 where he was similarly employed, having 
 charge of the water plants at York and 
 Fairbury. He first went to Nebraska in 
 company with his father, who was inter- 
 ested in farming there, and remained with 
 him until he accepted the position above 
 named. Politically, Mr. McGowen is a 
 Democrat. 
 
 Mr. McGowen was married in York, 
 Nebraska, April i, 1890, to Miss Bertha 
 Fender, a native of Illinois. She is now 
 employed as stenographer and typewriter 
 operator in the office with her husband. 
 
 "^T^OHN MOE, who is occupying the re- 
 ^ sponsible position of City Assessor 
 /> 1 of Escanabaand is numbered among 
 the leading business men of the city, 
 is a native of Norway, born in Verdalen, 
 March 31, 1855. His parents, John and 
 Johanna C. Moe, continued their residence 
 in Norway until 1888, when they crossed 
 the briny deep to America and are now living 
 in this city, the former having reached the 
 age of eighty years, while the latter is now 
 seventy-eight years of age. They are still 
 well preserved old people, and for fifty-two 
 years they have traveled life's journey to- 
 gether as man and wife. To them were 
 born nine children, and all lived until the 
 
 3'oungest was eleven years of age. They are: 
 Michael, who was drowned in his native 
 country, while engaged in fishing; Ole, who 
 was the first of the family to come to Amer- 
 ica, preceding our subject about eighteen 
 months, died in Ford River, Michigan, leav- 
 ing a widow to mourn his loss; Martin came 
 to the United States with his parents and is 
 now living in Ford River; Annie M. died in 
 Norway; Ellen is the wife of Olaus Olson, 
 who resides at Ford River, Michigan; 
 Ragnhild died in Norway when'about twenty 
 years of age; John is the ne.xt younger; 
 Ingeborg, who died at the age of fourteen 
 3'ears; and Ellenana is the youngest. 
 
 In the public schools of his native land 
 John Moe acquired his education and also 
 took a business course under a private in- 
 structor. He was only eighteen years of age 
 when he resolved to try his fortune beyond 
 the Atlantic, and on the 17th of July, 1873, 
 he bade adieu to home and friends and em- 
 barked for the United States. He made his 
 first location in Michigamme, this State, 
 where he was employed as a miner in the 
 iron mines, continuing there for about a 
 year. . He then began working on the Sault 
 de Ste. Marie Canal, and later went to Chi- 
 cago and took a trip to Indiana. Returning 
 to Chicago he again left that city, took up 
 his residence in Ford River, Delta county, 
 Michigan, where he arrived in August, 1874. 
 Here he worked in the lumber mills through 
 the summer, while in the winter season he 
 was employed in the woods. After two 
 years' residence at P'ord River he started on 
 a trip over this countrj' and visited nearly 
 every State in the Union, spending two 
 years in travel. He then returned to Ford 
 River and was again engaged in work in con- 
 nection with the lumber trade for two years. 
 On the expiration of that period he pur- 
 
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 chased some cedar land, and in the winter be- 
 gan cutting tlic timber, but still continued 
 in the service of the Ford River Lumber 
 Company through the summer months. In 
 1 88 1 he came to Escanaba, where he has 
 since made his home. Here he engaged 
 in the liquor business for five years, and 
 since then has given much time and atten- 
 tion to the business of an architect and con- 
 tractor. He drew the plans and superin- 
 tended the construction of the Norwegian 
 Lutlieran Church, was the architect and 
 contractor for the North Star Hall and also 
 for many residences, including his own ele- 
 gant and commodious home, which is situ- 
 ated at No. 60 1 South Mary street. 
 
 In addition to his other business interests 
 Mr. Moe is interested in South Park, a 
 noted pleasure resort within the city limits 
 of Escanaba, covering si.xty acres of land. 
 It lies along the shore of Green Bay, is 
 beautifully shaded and has all the advantages 
 of nature supplemented by those of art. 
 There is a large pavilion, boat houses and 
 other means of amusement afforded, and 
 South Park is one of the attractive features 
 of the city and a valuable property. The 
 Agricultural Society of Delta county has lo- 
 cated its fairgrounds adjoining. 
 
 Mr. Moe has several times been called to 
 public office, and has ever been found a capa- 
 ble and efficient officer. In 1886 he was 
 elected Street Commissioner, serving one 
 year, and was then elected Alderman from 
 the Third ward for a two-years term, during 
 which time he was chairman of the street 
 improvement committee, greatly to the 
 benefit of the city. He was also the candi- 
 date of the Democratic party for the office 
 of County Treasurer, and though the county 
 is strongly Republican he failed of election 
 by only a few votes. In the spring of 18S4 
 
 he was elected to the office of Justice of 
 Peace, serving seven years. He was elected 
 City Assessor in 1892 and is now serving his 
 third term in an office which is no sinecure, 
 his frequent re-election indicating his faith- 
 fulness to duty. In politics he is neither a 
 Republican nor a Democrat, but adheres 
 more closely to the ideas advanced by Henry 
 George. 
 
 The lady who shares the name and for- 
 tunes of Mr. Moe was in her maidenhood 
 Miss Elizabeth Nelson, and their marriage 
 was celebrated December 31, 1 881, in Es- 
 canaba. She is a native of Sweden and 
 came to this country with her brothers in 
 her girlhood days. Mr. Moe is a prominent 
 member of the Independent Order of Odd 
 Fellows, both subordinate and Rebekah 
 branches, and also belongs to the Knights of 
 the Maccabees, in which he has served as 
 Finance Keeper for the past five years. He 
 is a member of the North Star society, a 
 benevolent order, whose membership is con- 
 fined to people of his nationalty, and has 
 held the offices of Financial Secretary, Presi- 
 dent and Trustee. He was the organizer of 
 the Iron City Lodge of the United Home 
 Protectors, — a new feature in the building 
 and loan field, combining accumulation with 
 protection to the member in case of his 
 death prior to the maturity of his stock. 
 The order originated in Port Huron, Michi- 
 gan, and is already very popular. Mr. Moe 
 is its agent and organizer. 
 
 The career of Mr. Moe is most remark- 
 able in some respects. He came to this 
 country a poor young man, with no capital, 
 unfamiliar with the language, and from a 
 position of comparative obscurity has worked 
 his way steadily upward to a position of 
 prominence. He has not only been suc- 
 cessful financially, but has long been recog- 
 
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 nized as one of the valued citizens of the 
 communit}^ — pubhc-spirited and progress- 
 ive, and doing all in his power for the ad- 
 vancement of the public welfare. 
 
 ^-I-* OUIS JEPSEN is a native of Den- 
 I j mark, born in Schleswig-Holstein, 
 1 \ on the 25th of February, 1854. 
 His parents were Hans Christian 
 and Marie (Bunden) Jepsen, and in their na- 
 tive country they still reside. Their family 
 numbered seven children, — four sons and 
 three daughters. The latter are still in 
 Denmark, and two are living with their par- 
 ents, while the other daughter is married. 
 The sons have all found homes in America 
 and are living in or near Escanaba. 
 
 Louis Jepsen crossed the Atlantic in 1871 
 and made his way to Chicago, where he re- 
 mained for a short time. He then went to 
 Peshtigo, Wisconsin, where he was living 
 when the town was destroyed by the forest 
 fires. His next place of residence was 
 Kewaunee, Wisconsin, and thence he re- 
 moved to Oshkosh, in the Badger State, 
 coming to Escanaba in the year 1879. 
 During the first twelve years of his residence 
 in the United States he was mostly em- 
 ployed in the lumber woods of Wisconsin 
 and Michigan, the last seven years as aeon- 
 tractor, operating the camps on contract 
 and hiring and paying his own hands. He 
 was industrious and by capable manage- 
 ment and diligence acquired the capital 
 which enabled him to embark in other lines 
 of business. 
 
 In 1 88 1 Mr. Jepsen established a saloon 
 in Escanaba, and has since conducted a 
 paying business as a retail liquor dealer. 
 He also has other profitable business in- 
 terests, owns a half interest in a valuable 
 
 property in Escanaba known as South Park, 
 a noted summer resort, fitted up after the 
 most approved manner of those pleasure 
 gardens. He owns considerable other real 
 estate, and has extensive interests in min- 
 eral, hardwood and pine lands in Iron coun- 
 ty, Michigan. 
 
 Mr. Jepsen is not only prominent in bus- 
 iness affairs, but is a recognized leader in 
 political circles in this community, — a prom- 
 inent member of the Republican party. He 
 is an earnest worker in the interests of 
 the party and has been honored with 
 local offices, which he has filled so 
 creditably and acceptably that he has 
 won the highest commendation of all can- 
 cerned. He is now serving as Alderman of 
 the Third ward. He was unanimously 
 elected to his second term in 1 894, being 
 the candidate of both parties, — a fact which 
 indicates his great personal popularity and 
 the confidence reposed in him by his fellow 
 townsmen. As a member of the Council he 
 has done effective work for the city in pro- 
 moting her best interests and aiding in the 
 work of public progress. During his entire ser- 
 vice he has been chairman of the committee 
 on streets and has served on other important 
 committees. In 1892 he was on the audit- 
 ing committee, the committees on finance, 
 sidewalks, police, purchasing and printing, 
 and in 1893 was again on the last two 
 named, also the auditing committee. In 
 1894 he was again made chairman of the 
 committee on sidewalks and served on the 
 finance and purchasing committees. His 
 value as a citizen is widely recognized, and 
 Escanaba is indebted to him for what he 
 has done in her behalf. Socially he is con- 
 nected with the Knights of Pythias Lodge 
 and the Uniform Rank of that order ; also 
 belongs to the Knights of the Maccabees, in 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 '03 
 
 which he is now serving as Lieutenant Com- 
 mander. He holds membership in the 
 North Star Society, the Michigan Liquor 
 Dealers' Society, the Protective Association 
 and the United Home Protectors. 
 
 @EORGE LANDSTROM, assistant 
 superintendent of the Metropohtan 
 Life Insurance Company of New 
 York, with headquarters in Escan- 
 aba, has passed an eventful and interesting 
 hfe. He is a native of Sweden, his birth 
 having occurred on the 7th of August, 1865, 
 in Sundsvall. His parents are Andreas and 
 Johanna Landstrom, and the former is en- 
 gaged in merchandising in the city of Sunds- 
 vall. One brother died in early infancy, and 
 a sister, Johanna, died at the age of nine- 
 teen years. Another sister, Marie, is now 
 the wife of August Anderson, who is en- 
 gaged in business in Sundsvall. 
 
 In his native town George Landstrom 
 was reared and educated, and at the age of 
 eighteen shipped before the mast, having a 
 great fondness for the water. He first sailed 
 on Scandinavian vessels, being thus em- 
 ployed for about five years. He was next 
 transferred to an English vessel at Ham- 
 burg, Germany, and continued aboard that 
 ship for about eighteen months, during 
 which time he visited America. He went on 
 a lengthy voyage to China and Japan aboard 
 a Boston vessel, and upon his return he se- 
 cured a good position with the United States 
 Government. Having studied navigation, 
 he passed an examination and secured a 
 license to serve as mate, in which capacity 
 he shipped aboard the United States Gov- 
 ernment schoolship, the Saint Mary's. This 
 was an educational enterprise partly sup- 
 ported by the Government and partly by 
 
 the city of New York. The students were 
 from the better class of young men desiring 
 instruction in the sciences of navigation and 
 seamanship, and from ninety to one hundred 
 and twenty students were taught here, each 
 being required to pay as tuition $60 per 
 year. Mr. Landstrom remained on this 
 vessel for four years, serving as mate, quar- 
 termaster and master-at-arms. The ship 
 was harbored at New York in the winter 
 and in the summer went on a five-months 
 trip to European countries. 
 
 While sailing the deep Mr. Landstrom saw 
 various countries, visiting England, France, 
 Germany, the West Indies and Brazil. He 
 also went along the African coast as far as 
 it had been explored, saw the East Indies 
 and their inhabitants, Australia and New 
 Zealand. He visited Chinese ports, saw 
 the interesting and progressive little people 
 of Japan, the less civilized inhabitants of the 
 Fiji islands and the Philippine islands, and 
 was in many of the old and interesting sea- 
 ports of Portugal and Spain and along the 
 coast of the blue Mediterranean. He saw 
 many interesting and novel sights, had many 
 experiences accounts of which would read 
 with the excitement of the fairy tale. 
 Through travel more than in any other way 
 can a person gain a knowledge of men and 
 their customs, and Mr. Landstrom has an 
 interesting fund of information thus acquired. 
 
 In 1892 he decided to leave the sea and 
 engage in the quieter pursuits of business on 
 land. He became an agent for the Metro- 
 politan Life Insurance Company of New 
 York, and has filled various positions of 
 trust and responsibility with that company, — 
 a tribute to his worth and capability. In 
 September, 1894, he was promoted to the 
 position of assistant superintendent, and 
 sent to Escanaba to open an office and es- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OE THE 
 
 tablish agencies. This he at once did, and 
 Escanaba has since numbered him among 
 her leading and influential business men. 
 He was reared in the Swedish Lutheran 
 Church; socially is connected with the 
 Knights of Pythias; and politically is a Re- 
 publican. 
 
 ,>^^ ORMAN A. EDDY, of Escanaba, 
 I B is numbered among the early set- 
 \ p tiers of Delta county, Michigan, 
 and is familiar with its history 
 almost from the beginning of its existence 
 as an organized locality. He always mani- 
 fests a commendable interest in everything 
 pertaining to its welfare, and though taking 
 no very prominent in public affairs, he aids 
 in its advancement by his faithful discharge 
 of the duties of citizenship. 
 
 He was born near Coburg, Canada, 
 August 19, 1848, and is a son of Ashael and 
 Mary (Drinkwalter) Eddy. The Eddy fam- 
 ily had resided for many years on Canadian 
 soil, and the mother of our subject died 
 there when Norman was a child of two years. 
 Not long afterward the family removed to 
 Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, and Nor- 
 man went to live upon a farm. He never 
 afterward saw his father, though he lived 
 until the son was about eighteen years of 
 age, and died in the army during the Civil 
 war. He had remarried and had one child 
 by the second union. Thus our subject 
 grew to manhood without the influences of 
 a home, so that whatever he is in this world 
 is due to his own efforts. His life, his char- 
 acter and his success financially are the out- 
 come of his honesty of purpose, his true 
 nobility and his earnest labor. He lived 
 with thirteen different families during the 
 years of his childhood, and at the age of 
 
 eleven j'ears became an inmate of the home 
 of Daniel Carpenter, with whom he con- 
 tinued until after the close of the war. At 
 the age of fifteen he made a contract 
 with him to remain until he had attained 
 his majority, but circumstances caused him 
 to abandon this plan. 
 
 In February, 1865, with a spirit of true 
 patriotism he offered his services to the Gov- 
 ernment and became a member of Company 
 C, Eleventh Wisconsin Infantry, in which he 
 continued until after the South had laid down 
 its arms and peace was once more restored. 
 His enlistment was attended with some very 
 unpleasant circumstances. Mr. Carpenter, 
 his employer, seemed to believe that he had 
 a lease on the life and services of Mr. Eddy 
 and would only permit him to go to the war 
 as a substitute, while he (Carpenter) pock- 
 eted the bounty. This proceeding, worthy 
 of a barbarian, naturally created no little 
 condemnation through the community and 
 was largely the cause of Mr. Eddy severing 
 the connection between them. After leav- 
 ing Mr. Carpenter he worked in various 
 ways and at various tasks in order to earn 
 an honest living, and at length came to 
 Delta county, in 1870. Here he went into 
 the lumber woods, where he was employed 
 for some time, when he engaged in fishing, 
 and later took up carpenter work. For the 
 past three years he has given his attention 
 wholly to the dairy business and milks from 
 ten to thirteen cows. He now has a good 
 trade, which comes from the best class of 
 people. 
 
 On the 3d of September, 1873, Mr. 
 Eddy was united in marriage with Miss 
 Julia Drisco, a native of Maine, born in 
 Addison, February 3, 1855. The Drisco 
 family is of English and Scotch ancestry, 
 but has long been founded in America. The 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 parents came to Delta county when she was 
 a child of ten summers. Her father, George 
 Drisco, was born in Maine, in 1832, and 
 her mother, who bore the maiden name of 
 Lizzie Skinner, was born in the Pine Tree 
 State in 1834. They had three children, — a 
 son and two daughters; but Mrs. Eddy is 
 the only one now living, the others having 
 died in childhood. In 1866 Mr. and Mrs. 
 Drisco decided to accompany a colony to 
 the Holy Land, — an enterprise gotten up by 
 some religious people, and accordingly the 
 family returned to Jonesport, Maine, whence 
 they sailed for Joppa, Palestine. Houses 
 were there erected and lands selected and 
 portioned out. Mr. Drisco and his brothers 
 erected a large three-story hotel, hoping to 
 receive the patronage of English-speaking 
 travelers, but the enterprise proved a failure. 
 Many of the colonists returned to their 
 native land, others continued in the Orient, 
 and after a year Mr. and Mrs. Drisco again 
 came to Delta county, where they are still 
 living. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Eddy have a family of two 
 sons and three daughters, — Lizzie, Alvin, 
 Christiana, Lurenna and Clarence, all yet 
 under the parental roof. Mr. and Mrs. Eddy 
 are members of the Equitable Aid Union, 
 and their daughter, Christie, who is an hon- 
 orary member, serves as organist. The 
 mother and daughter Lizzie hold member- 
 ship in the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
 Though not a member of any religious or- 
 ganization Mr. Eddy contributes liberally to 
 the support of the church and gives of his 
 means for charitable and benevolent work. 
 He belongs to C. F. Smith Post, No. 175, 
 G. A. R. , in which he has served as Chap- 
 lain for several terms, and in politics he is a 
 stalwart Republican. Through life he has 
 made the most of his opportunities, and has 
 
 not waited for them, but created them. 
 Working his way steadily upward he has 
 attained a position in the regard of his fel- 
 low-townsmen of which he may be justly 
 proud. 
 
 ^'^EORGE W. FINCH, electrical 
 ■ ^^ engineer of Escanaba, possesses 
 \^^ great genius in mechanics, and in 
 the broad field of electricity has 
 gained for himself a place that attests his 
 ability and talent. He is now representing 
 the Ball Electric Light Company in north- 
 ern Michigan, northern Wisconsin and Min- 
 nesota, and is also the representative of the 
 Sebastian May Company, dealers in machin- 
 erj', tools and mechanical supplies. 
 
 Mr. Finch was born in Rotterdam, New 
 York, on the 3d of November, 1850, and is 
 a son of Nason and Esther (Smith) Finch. 
 The father is American born, though of Ger- 
 man lineage, while the mother is a native of 
 England. Their family numbered the fol- 
 lowing children: William, who is married 
 and follows farming in Missouri; James, 
 who was formerly an engineer, but is now 
 living retired on a farm near Traverse City, 
 Michigan; Henry, who is captain at the 
 United States Life Saving station at Michi- 
 gan City, Indiana, also submarine diver in 
 the employ of the Government; Alta, widow 
 of William Dennis and a resident of Chi- 
 cago, where she is employed at the head of 
 the hair department in the "Fair;"' Fred, a 
 jeweler at Travis City, Michigan; Claude, at 
 home; and George W., who completes the 
 family. The father is nr-w profitably 
 engaged in fruit-growing near Traverse City, 
 Michigan. On coming to the West he 
 secured a homestead near Grand Rapids, 
 Michigan, and continued its cultivation for 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 some years, but the growth of the city sub- 
 sequently took it within the corporation 
 Hmits and he then sold out, purchasing a 
 farm further from the town. There the 
 family lived until after the children were 
 grown and ready to enter the business world 
 on their own responsibility. In 1890 Mr. 
 Finch and his wife removed to the farm 
 which is now their place of residence and 
 surrounded by the comforts of life; they are 
 there spending their declining days. 
 
 George W. Finch came with his parents 
 to the West and acquired his education in 
 Swensberg's Business College at Grand 
 Rapids. His life has been a busy and use- 
 ful one, with few leisure hours, for the time 
 not demanded by his business has usually 
 been given to study and invention. In his 
 early business career he went to Sand Lake, 
 Michigan, and was there employed in clerk- 
 ing for a time. His great mechanical ability 
 enables him to handle nearly all kinds of 
 machinery, and he has never been forced to 
 turn away a job of repairing on account of 
 not knowing how to do the work. When 
 electricity began to demand so much of the 
 public attention, it was not strange that a 
 man of his tastes and inclinations should 
 be attracted by it, and he entered the elec- 
 trical field where he has since labored. By 
 careful study and experiment he has become 
 an expert electrician and engineer, and his 
 services have been solicited and given to the 
 following well-known companies, — the Ham- 
 ilton Iron Ore Company at Iron Mountain; 
 Chapin Mine, at Iron Mountain; Hemlock 
 Mine at Crystal Falls; Dunn Mine and Paint 
 River Mine at the same place; Lake Angel- 
 ine Mine; Cleveland Mine; Ishpeming Elec- 
 tric Light & Gas Company; the Champion 
 Mine at Champion, Michigan; the Republic 
 Mine at Republic, Michigan; the Tamarack 
 
 Copper Mine at Calumet; the Chicago & 
 Northwestern Railway, and many others. 
 He now gives his whole time and attention 
 to electrical engineering and to manufactur- 
 ing small electrical machinery, to putting 
 in telephones and to supplying all kinds of 
 electrical appliances and doing electrical 
 repairing. His work is so proficient that 
 his services are constantly in demand, and 
 he is therefore now at the head of a paying 
 business. 
 
 In Sand Lake, this State, was cele- 
 brated the marriage of Mr. Finch and Miss 
 Jennie Bowers, a native of Mendon, Michi- 
 gan. Her parents, who were of German 
 nationality, are both now deceased. Nine 
 children have been born of the union of our 
 subject and his estimable wife, but only two 
 are now living. Pearl and Mabel May, 
 aged respectively seventeen and seven years. 
 The family is an interesting one, and in 
 social circles, where true worth and intelli- 
 gence are received as the passports into good 
 society, they occupy an enviable position. 
 
 Mr. Finch takes considerable interest in 
 civic societies, and is a member in good 
 standing of Cedar Springs Lodge, No. 213, 
 F. & A. M. ; Lovell Moore Chapter, No. 88, 
 R. A. M.. of Rockford, Michigan, and an 
 Odd Fellow. The Republican party num- 
 bers him among its stalwart supporters, who 
 never falters in his allegiance to the party 
 principles and never fails to cast his ballot 
 for its men and measures. 
 
 ^>^ETER A. ARONSON.— Itisaston- 
 
 1 m ishing to witness the success of 
 
 J the young men who have emigrated 
 
 to America without capital and 
 
 from a position of comparative obscurity 
 
 worked their way upward to positions of 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OE MICHIGAN. 
 
 107 
 
 prominence. The readiness with which 
 they adapt themselves to circumstances and 
 take advantage of opportunities offered 
 brings them success and wins them a place 
 among the leading business men of the com- 
 munity in which they reside. Peter A. 
 Aronson's career is of this kind, and may 
 well serve to encourage others who like him- 
 self have to depend from an early age upon 
 their own resources. 
 
 He was born in Sweden, March 20, 
 1868, and in the public schools of the 
 neighborhood acquired his education and 
 learned the shoemaker's trade. The first 
 of the family to seek a home in America was 
 David, who is now married and lives in 
 Escanaba. For three years he was em- 
 ployed as a brakeman on the Chicago & 
 Northwestern Railroad, and for the past 
 eight 3'ears he has held the position of con- 
 ductor. When Peter was a young man of 
 nineteen years, he, too, bade adieu to home 
 and friends and sailed for the United States, 
 accompanied by his brother, F. W. He is a 
 tailor by trade and is employed in that line 
 of business in Escanaba. 
 
 Since 1888 Peter Aronson has been a 
 resident of this city. For the first two 
 years after his arrival he w^orked on the 
 shoemaker's bench, and then, joined by his 
 two brothers, established the present firm 
 of Aronson Brothers, dealers in boots and 
 shoes at No. 204, South Charlotte street. 
 He has the exclusive management of the 
 store and carries a large line of fine goods, 
 such as is demanded by the public, which 
 grants to him a liberal patronage, on- ac- 
 count of his honorable and straightforward 
 dealing. He possesses the genial, pleasant 
 manner and the tact of meeting all classes 
 of people, without which one cannot hope to 
 be a successful merchatit. He has worked 
 
 hard to achieve prosperity, and whatever 
 success may attend him in life will be the 
 reward of his own labors. Mr. Aronson was 
 reared in the faith of the Swedish Lutheran 
 Church and he and all the family hold 
 membership in that denomination. In addi- 
 tion to the brothers living in Michigan the 
 mother and one brother are still living in the 
 land of their nativity, the latter, C. J., fol- 
 lowing carpentering in Stockholm. Our 
 subject exercises his right of franchise in 
 support of the men and measures of the Re- 
 publican party, and socially he is connected 
 with the Independent Order of Odd Fel- 
 lows. 
 
 EANS P. HANSEN, proprietor of a 
 fish market situated at the foot of 
 Tilden avenue, Escanaba, Michi- 
 gan, is a native of Schleswig-Hol- 
 stein, Germany. The province, however, 
 at the time of his birth, belonged to Den- 
 mark, but was afterward secured by the 
 German Empire. The date of Mr. Hansen's 
 birth is February 13, 1861, and in his native 
 land he remained until twenty years of age. 
 In the meantime Germany had acquired 
 possession of the territory, and as he was 
 therefore a German citizen it was demanded 
 that he should serve in the German army in 
 accordance with the laws of that country. 
 This he did not desire to do, and in conse- 
 quence perfected arrangements to come to 
 the New World. Landing in New York, in 
 1 88 1, he came direct to Escanaba, where he 
 has since made his home. 
 
 Other members of the family have also 
 sought homes in America, Peter being now 
 an employe of the "Soo" railroad, while 
 Christian is working in the fish market and 
 Christina is the wife of Andrew Hanson, a 
 
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 farmer residing in Delta county, Michigan. 
 The parents still remain in their native 
 province, and with them lives their daugh- 
 ter, Kathrina. 
 
 During the first year of his residence 
 here Hans P. Hansen was variously em- 
 ployed, earning a living in any way he 
 could, and also acquiring a knowledge of 
 the English language. He then worked on 
 the ore docks for several years, after which 
 he bought a sail-boat and engaged in hand- 
 ling stock and freight on the lake and bay. 
 To that work and to fishing he devoted 
 his energies through two summers, while in 
 the winter season he worked in the lumber 
 woods. In 1888 he opened a fish market at 
 the foot of Charlotte street, and is still car- 
 rying on that trade, building up a good and 
 profitable business. In 1893 he bought out 
 the plant of Mr. Winegar and transferred 
 his business to his present location at the 
 foot of Tilden avenue. He formerly owned 
 and operated a steam tug in catching fish, 
 but now buys mostly from those who make 
 it their sole business to engage in fishing. 
 He handles pike, and in large quantities, 
 and makes extensive shipments to the Chi- 
 cago markets. He is associated in this busi- 
 ness with his brother-in-law, Andrew Han- 
 son, and the firm enjoys an enviable repu- 
 tation for honorable and straightforward 
 dealing. He came to this country in the 
 hope of bettering his financial condition, and 
 in this hope has not been disappointed, for 
 though he has not obtained a fortune he has 
 secured a good paying business and is the 
 possessor of a comfortable competence. 
 
 In Escanaba, on the 19th of March, 
 1888, Mr. Hansen was united in marriage 
 to Miss Annie Marie Jensen, and to them 
 have been born two children, Peter and 
 Magdalena. They hold membership in 
 
 the Danish Lutheran Church and take an 
 active interest in all that pertains to church 
 and educational advancement. Mr. Hansen 
 votes with the Republican party, but has had 
 neither time nor inclination to seek office. 
 He holds membership in the Equitable Aid 
 Union and is secretary of the local lodge. 
 
 aHARLES BESSON, who is the 
 alert and efficient incumbent as 
 Deputy Sheriff of Delta county, 
 Michigan, and also the local repre- 
 sentative of the Metropolitan Life Associa- 
 tion of New York, has his residence and offi- 
 cial headquarters at Escanaba, where he is 
 recognized as a young man of marked honor 
 and ability. 
 
 The place of our subject's nativity is Belle 
 River, Ontario, Canada, where he was born 
 October 10, 1870. His parents, Alexander 
 and Mercelene (Bager) Besson, are natives 
 of the State of New York, being of French- 
 Canadian extraction, the former having 
 been born in 1833 and the latter in 1839. 
 They are now residents of Brampton, Delta 
 county, Michigan, where they located in 
 1885, coming thither from Belle River, On- 
 tario, which had been their home for a 
 period of three decades. They had a family 
 of ten children, eight of whom are still liv- 
 ing. Of the children we offer the following 
 epitomized record: Annie is the wife of 
 Antoine Papneau, of Belle River, Ontario; 
 Henry is deceased; Alfred is married and re- 
 sides in Detroit, Michigan, where he is en- 
 gaged in general merchandising; Alexander, 
 Jr., unmarried, is engaged in the nursery 
 business, with headquarters at Brampton, 
 Delta county; Adeline married Eric Oleson, 
 a merchant at Bark River, Michigan; our 
 subject is next in order of birth; William 
 
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 and George, at the parental home; and 
 John and Louisa, the latter of whom is de- 
 ceased. 
 
 Charles Besson was educated in the pub- 
 lic schools of Belie River, in which he com- 
 pleted the prescribed course of studj' and 
 was duly graduated. He then entered 
 Sandwich College, at Sandwich, Ontario, 
 where for two years he pursued the classical 
 course, but withdrew before graduation. 
 
 After leaving college Mr. Besson came to 
 Escanaba, where he secured a position as 
 clerk in a grocery, continuing to be thus en- 
 gaged for a period of eighteen months, after 
 which he was for three years retained in a 
 clerical capacity in a clothing store in this 
 city. His next association was as collector 
 for the Chicago Copying Company, with 
 whom he remained one year, with head- 
 quarters in the great metropolis of the West. 
 In 1889 he returned to his home and- was 
 appointed Deputy Sheriff under Sheriff 
 Regis Beauchamp. He has served continu- 
 ously for nearly five years, and during this 
 time has been instrumental in ferreting out 
 some very important matters in connection 
 w-ith criminality in the county, and has 
 made a number of arrests which attach great 
 credit to his discernment and skill as an offi- 
 cer and detective. Among these may be 
 mentioned the apprehension of the guilty 
 parties in an atrocious murder case, in which 
 investigation seven individuals were arrested 
 — four of which number are now expiating 
 their crime in the State penitentiary. 
 
 Mr. Besson is identified with the Knights 
 of Pythias and the Independent Order of 
 Odd Fellows, and takes a lively interest in 
 the affairs of these fraternities. His mem- 
 bership in the Knights of Pythias is held at 
 La Crosse, Wisconsin, but in the other 
 order he is identified with the local organi- 
 
 zation. Politically he is an ardent Repub- 
 lican, as are also his father and brothers. 
 His brother Alexander is likewise a member 
 of the I. O. O. F. 
 
 The parents of our subject are faithful 
 adherents of the Catholic Church, in which 
 religious belief he himself was reared, though 
 he is not a confirmed member of the 
 church. 
 
 '^Y'OHN GROSS is a representative of 
 m one of the oldest families of Delta 
 /* 1 county, Michigan. When this local- 
 ity was just opening up to civilization 
 they came to this State and took up their 
 residence at Flat Rock. Since that time 
 our subject has witnessed the growth and 
 development of this locality and has been 
 identified with the work of progress and ad- 
 vancement. He is now numbered' among 
 the leading business men of Escanaba and 
 in this volume well deserves representation. 
 He was born in Luxemburg, Germany, 
 December 26, 1852, and during his early 
 childhood was brought by his parents to this 
 country, the family settling in Peoria, Illi- 
 nois. The father was a gardener by trade 
 and died in that city in 1853. The mother 
 made her home there for three years and 
 then came with her family to Michigan, 
 where she spent her remaining days. She 
 married, for her second husband, Peter 
 Williams, who still resides in Escanaba, and 
 to them was born a son, Joseph, who is now 
 an engineer in the employ of the Chicago & 
 Northwestern Railroad Company. Four 
 children were born of the first union, all yet 
 living, namely: Peter, Mrs. Annie Lock- 
 wood, Mrs. Katie Buchholtz and John, —all 
 located in Escanaba. Here the mother 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 spent her last days, her death occurring in 
 this city in 1882. 
 
 From early boyhood John Gross has re- 
 sided in Delta county, and in the public 
 schools of Escanaba acquired his education. 
 In 1879 he embarked in business as a grocer 
 and has since carried on operations in that 
 line, — one of the oldest merchants in that 
 trade in the city. He has an excellent 
 store, carrying a complete stock of staple 
 and fancy groceries, crockery, queensware, 
 schoolbooks and notions. In his dealings he 
 is fair and honorable, always courteous in 
 his treatment of his patrons, and from the 
 public he receives a liberal patronage, which 
 he well deserves. 
 
 In 1872, in Escanaba, was celebrated 
 the marriage of Mr. Gross and Miss Mary 
 Steinbach, a native of Wisconsin, whose 
 parents were of German birth. Nine chil- 
 dren have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Gross. 
 In order of birth they are as follows: 
 George, Lizzie, Katie, Edward and Paul, 
 besides four deceased. The family are 
 prominent in the community, holding an 
 enviable position in social circles and their 
 friends are many. 
 
 In his political views Mr. Gross is a stanch 
 Democrat and has been called to a number 
 of public offices of trust, wherein he has 
 served with credit to himself and satisfaction 
 to his constituents. He was for two terms 
 a member of the City Council, served for 
 one term as School Inspector, and for two 
 terms as City Treasurer. He is a promi- 
 nent member and liberal supporter of St. 
 Joseph's Church, Roman Catholic, and has 
 held a number of its offices, being now a 
 member of the Board of Trustees. His life 
 has in some degree been uneventful; but it 
 is not scenes of excitement or thrilling ad- 
 venture that make good citizens. The man 
 
 that faithfully and conscientiously performs 
 his duty under whatever circumstances 
 placed is he whom any community wants 
 and needs. Such a man is Mr. Gross, and 
 all esteem him for his sterling worth. 
 
 BREDRIK ENGDAHL, a dealer in 
 wall paper in Escanaba and a prac- 
 tical painter and decorator, taking 
 contracts for the interior finishing 
 and decorating of residences and other 
 buildings, was born in Helsingborg, Sweden, 
 on the 26th of July, 1843, ^nd is a son of 
 Rev. Samuel and Anna Christina Engdahl. 
 The father was a preacher in the Swedish 
 Lutheran Church and devoted his entire life 
 to the work of the ministry. His death oc- 
 curred in 1868, but the mother is still living, 
 at the very advanced age of ninety years, 
 yet a resident of Sweden. Three daughters 
 are still in that country, two of whom, Hilma 
 and Engela, are unmarried and live with 
 their aged mother. The other, Mrs. Alfhild, 
 resides near the old home. Her husband is 
 a "lector" in the high school, — a position 
 corresponding to a professorship here. 
 
 Fredrik Engdahl is the only representa- 
 tive of the family in America. His brother, 
 Agathon, came to this country two years 
 after his arrival, and he and his wife died 
 the same year in this city, in the house 
 which is now the home of our subject. 
 Fredrik Engdahl first left Sweden in 1866 
 on a trip to South America, where he re- 
 mained for five years, working at his trade 
 of painting during the greater part of his 
 stay there. He returned to his native land 
 in 1 87 1, and from that date until 1882 was 
 engaged in sailing on the ocean, visiting 
 nearly every civilized country on the face of 
 the globe. He was upon the deep for 
 
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XORTHERX PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 n3 
 
 twelve years at this time, and before coming 
 to America had followed the life of a sailor 
 for about five years. In 1S63 he was 
 wrecked on the coast of Germany, and was 
 saved from a watery grave only by means of 
 life-saving apparatus. During the last three 
 3-ears and a half that he followed the sea he 
 did service in the capacity of mate on a 
 vessel. His travel has given him a knowl- 
 edge of the inhabitants of the world and 
 their manners and customs that could be 
 gained in no other way, and he can relate 
 many interesting experiences and anecdotes 
 of his life as a seaman. 
 
 In 1882 Mr. Engdahl permanently left 
 the water and came to the United States to 
 make his home, locating first in Chicago. 
 There he remained for about a year, when 
 he came to Escanaba, since which time he 
 has been prominently identified with tlie 
 business interests of the cit}'. Here he es- 
 tablished himself in his present enterprise, 
 carrying on operations in connection with 
 his brother until the latter's death. He 
 keeps on hand a large stock of fashionable 
 wall paper and does painting, papering and 
 decorating in the most approved style. He 
 has therefore built up a good trade, which 
 is constantly increasing, and a liberal patron- 
 age now yields to him a good income. 
 
 Mr. Engdahl was married in Escanaba 
 to Miss Eline Hendrickson, a native of 
 Sweden and a lady whom he had known in 
 the land of their birth. The marriage cere- 
 mony was performed in the Swedish Lu- 
 theran Church of this city on the 13th of 
 September, 1889, and their union has been 
 blessed with two interesting children: Anna 
 Christina, born December 31, 1890, and 
 Gustav Frederick, born November 5, 1892. 
 The parents are both members of the 
 Swedish Lutheran Church and take an 
 
 active interest in everything pertaining to its 
 growth. 
 
 Since locating in this country Mr. Eng- 
 dahl has three times crossed the Atlantic to 
 his native land, and it is his intention, 
 should his mother live until that time, to 
 take his family back on a visit to the old 
 home about Christmas time of 1895. On 
 questions of national importance he sup- 
 ports the Democratic party, but at local 
 elections, where no issue is involved, he 
 votes independently, supporting the man 
 whom he thinks best qualified for office re- 
 gardless of party affiliations. The best in- 
 terests of the community, educational, so- 
 cial and moral, find in him a friend, and he 
 possesses many excellencies of character 
 which command the respect and admiration 
 of all with whom he has. been brought in 
 contact. 
 
 *y ^ OX. N. M. KAUFMAN, ex-Mayor 
 »^^^ of the city of Marquette, was not 
 \ , r only called to the highest office 
 within the gift of his fellow towns- 
 men, but has also the honor of being the 
 first native citizen elected to this responsible 
 position. He is also recognized as a lead- 
 ing business man of the county, and a most 
 important factor in the upbuilding and de- 
 velojiment of this region of the State, exert- 
 ing an influence for good and for progress 
 that has been long and strongly felt. He is 
 both widely and favorably known, and a 
 well spent life has won him the confidence 
 and esteem of all with whom he has been 
 brought in contact. He has spent his en- 
 tire life in the city which is still his home. 
 
 Mr. Kaufman was born July 4, 1862, 
 when the country was in the midst of civil 
 war, and just eighty-six years after the sign- 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 ing of the Declaration that made this coun- 
 try a free and independent nation. His 
 father, Samuel Kaufman, was a native of 
 Germany, who married Juliette Gravereat, a 
 native of Michigan. The subject of this rec- 
 ord acquired his education in the common 
 and high schools of Marquette, and entered 
 upon his business career as a salesman in a 
 clothing store. In the spring of 1822 he 
 went to Negaunee, Michigan, but subse- 
 quently returned to Marquette and opened 
 a dry-goods and clothing store, soon form- 
 ing a partnership with his father under the 
 firm name of S. Ivaufman & Sons. lie has 
 since been closely connected with the mer- 
 cantile interests of this place, and has car- 
 ried on a flourishing business, which under 
 his able management has steadily increased 
 in volume and importance. Mr. Kaufman 
 is a very capable man, possessed of excel- 
 lent business and executive ability, and his 
 efforts have by no means been confined to 
 one line of trade. 
 
 In 1884 he began exploring for iron ore, 
 and is now interested in several mines which 
 are good paying investments, and he also 
 owns a vast amount of land. He is yet a 
 young man, but his business career has de- 
 monstrated beyond the shadow of a doubt 
 that he has more than average ability in 
 commercial affairs, — which he always con- 
 ducts on honorable principles, — and that he 
 is capable of handling large amounts of cap- 
 ital to the best advantage, and that his un- 
 derstanding of the rights of man and cus- 
 toms of society is clear and decided. 
 
 On the 30th of January, 1893, Mr. 
 Kaufman was united in marriage with Mrs. 
 Mary Breitung, of Marquette, a most esti- 
 mable lady having many warm friends. In 
 the spring of the same year he was called to 
 public office by his election to the responsi- 
 
 ble position of Mayor of Marquette, and so 
 acceptably did he discharge the duties of the 
 office that on the expiration of his first term 
 he was re-elected. He labored earnestly 
 for the best interests of the city, for its wel- 
 fare and for its advancement; and when his 
 last term was ended the City Council met 
 and passed the following resolutions in 
 honor of his faithful performance of the 
 tasks which fell to him: 
 
 Recorder's Office, City Hall, 
 Marquette, Mich., April 5, 189S. 
 
 "I, Thomas Meads, Recorder of the City of 
 Marquette, do hereby certify that the following 
 resolutions were unanimously adopted by the Com- 
 mon Council of the City of Marquette on the 4th 
 day of April, 1895: 
 
 " Resolved, That the thanks of the Common 
 Council of the City of Marquette be, and the same 
 are, hereby tendered to the Hon. N. M. Kaufman 
 for the courteous and impartial manner in which 
 he has presided over this body the past two years, 
 for the conscientious and faithful discharge of the 
 duties of the office of Mayor of the City of Mar- 
 quette, and for the liberal expenditure of his pri- 
 vate funds for charitable purposes; and be it 
 further 
 
 " Resolved, That these resolutions be en- 
 grossed at the expense of the City and certified to 
 by the Recorder; that the same be presented to 
 Mr. Kaufman with the best wishes of the Common 
 Council for his future health and welfare. 
 
 (Signed) Thomas Meads, 
 
 Rc-order.'- 
 
 In connection with his other business 
 interests Mr. Kaufman has been the pro- 
 moter of various enterprises which have 
 added to the commercial activity of the city 
 and advanced its material welfare. He or- 
 ganized the Marquette County Savings 
 Bank, of which he was made vice president 
 and later president; and he is also president 
 of the Marquette Milling Company. He is 
 persevering, possesses good managing abil- 
 ities and keen discrimination, and carries 
 forward to successful completion whatever 
 he undertakes; therefore his efforts have 
 
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 115 
 
 been crowned with prosperity, and he has 
 worked his way upward to a position of 
 affluence He is president of the Ham- 
 mond, Whiting & East Chicago Road, in 
 the southern suburbs of Chicago, which he 
 purchased during the panic of 1894, and 
 now owns the controHing interest. 
 
 In Masonic circles also Mr. Kaufman 
 stands high, being a Knight Templar and a 
 Scottish-rite Mason upon whom has been 
 conferred the thirty-second degree. He is 
 broad-minded, kind hearted, generous, with 
 nothing narrow or contracted in his nature. 
 The poor and needy find in him a warm 
 fried, and his charity and benevolence are 
 among his recognized characteristics; }et 
 many more of his acts of charity are un- 
 known than known by the public. He has 
 donated thousands of dollars to those less 
 fortunate than himself, and churches and 
 public institutions have not sought his aid 
 in vain. Everything for the good of human- 
 ity and the uplifting of the human race is 
 aided by his encouragement and more sub- 
 stantial gifts, and he is a noble, honorable 
 man whose life is well worthy of emulation. 
 
 %y^ IvEDEEN & BOLGER, merchants, 
 l/'^L 312 Charlotte street, Escanaba, 
 J^,,J Michigan. — This firm is composed 
 of two enterprising young business 
 men, of whom we make personal mention 
 as follows: 
 
 Per August Bredeen, of the firm of Bre- 
 deen & Bolger, was born in Sweden, May 
 19, 1869, son of Olof and Breta Stena 
 Person, both natives of Sweden, where they 
 still reside, the father engaged in farming. 
 Their family is composed of three sons and 
 one daughter, two of the sons, the subject 
 of our sketch and Andrew V. G., bein"; in 
 
 Escanaba; the others still in Sweden. It 
 was April 11, 1887, that Per A. Bredeen 
 reached the New World, landing at Quebec 
 and coming direct from there to his present 
 location at Escanaba. Here he was var- 
 iously employed for four years, at the end 
 of which time he became associated with a 
 Mr. O'Meara in the grocery and shoe busi- 
 ness, the firm name being O'Meara & Bre- 
 deen. This partnership was subsequently 
 dissolved, and Mr. Bredeen and Mr. E. F. 
 Bolger became partners in their present 
 business, which they are conducting suc- 
 cessfully. They handle a full line of staple 
 and fancy groceries and provisions, working 
 clothes, shoes, notions, etc. 
 
 Fraternally, Mr. Bredeen is identified 
 with the I. O. O. F. and I. O. G. T. He 
 is a member of the Grand Lodge of the lat- 
 ter order and is Grand Treasurer of the 
 Lake Superior District. 
 
 Edward F. Bolger, the other member of 
 the above named firm, dates his birth in 
 Portland township, Dodge county, Wiscon- 
 sin, Januar}', 13, 1866. His parents, Ed- 
 ward J. and Bridget M. Bolger, were born 
 in Ireland and came to America with their 
 parents in childhood, both families locating 
 in Dodge county, Wisconsin, where Mr. and 
 Mrs. Bolger grew up, married and still re- 
 side. Edward F. is the eldest of their ten 
 children and the only one who has left the 
 parental home. He was reared to farm life, 
 attended the public schools and the Water- 
 loo high school, and in 1885 engaged in 
 teaching, which occupation he followed in 
 the country schools of Dodge and Dane 
 counties. \\'isconsin, for four \ears. Since 
 April 18. 1890, he has been a resident of 
 Escanaba, Michigan. On coming here, he 
 accepted a position as clerk in the mercantile 
 house of John Corcoran, in whose employ 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 he remained nearly two years. March 14, 
 1892, he became associated with Mr. Bre- 
 deen in their present business. Both gen- 
 tlemen are unmarried. They are genial and 
 obliging, and both in a business and social 
 way have made many friends since locating 
 in this city. 
 
 Mr. Bolger is a member of the St. 
 Joseph's Church, Catholic, and in his political 
 views is a Democrat. He is secretary of the 
 Catholic Order of Foresters, and Treasurer 
 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. 
 
 m 
 
 .\RTIN THEODORE THOR- 
 SEN, dealer in groceries and pro- 
 visions in Escanaba, Michigan, 
 as a member of the firm of Thor- 
 sen & Beck, claims Norway as the land of 
 his birth, which occurred in Tvedestrand on 
 the 22d of September, 1867. His parents, 
 Thor Thorstensen and Maren (Tellefsen) 
 Thorstensen, spent their entire lives in Nor- 
 way and are now both deceased. In their 
 family were ten children, six sons and four 
 daughters, of whom si.\ are yet living. One 
 brother and two sisters are yet residents of 
 Norway. A brother, Tellef, is a resident of 
 Escanaba, where he is engaged in carpenter 
 work, and the sister is Mrs. Ane Peterson. 
 Under the parental roof the subject of 
 this sketch was reared to manhood, spend- 
 ing his entire minority in the land of his 
 nativity. When a young man of twenty- 
 one, however, he determined to seek his 
 fortune beyond the Atlantic, and in the 
 spring of 1888 sailed for New York. In 
 the East he did not tarry, but came at once 
 to Michigan, settling in Escanaba, where he 
 secured a position as clerk in a grocery 
 store, being thus employed from the fall of 
 1888 until the fall of 1892. It was then 
 
 that he embarked in business on his own 
 account. He had managed to acquire some 
 capital through his own efforts, — the result 
 of his diligence, econom}' and perseverance, 
 — and this he now invested in a stock of 
 groceries. He formed a partnership with 
 Charles Beck, which still continues, and 
 they now have a first-class grocery and pro- 
 vision store and are enjoying a large trade, 
 the volume of their business constantly in- 
 creasing. Their fair and honest dealing has 
 won them the confidence of all, and their 
 courteous treatment and earnest desire to 
 please the public has gained them a fair 
 share of the general patronage. 
 
 Mr. Thorsen is a member of the Nor- 
 wegian Lutheran Church and in politics is 
 independent. It was a fortunate day for 
 him when he determined to try his fortune 
 in this country, for here he has prospered 
 and has also gained a large circle of warm 
 friends who esteem him highly for his many 
 excellencies of character. 
 
 HDOLPH E. HABERMANN.— In 
 giving an account of the leading 
 and influential business men of 
 Escanaba this gentleman cannot be 
 omitted, else the record would be incom- 
 plete. He is a member of the firm of 
 Habermann & Bittner, dealers in furniture 
 and proprietors of one of the largest and 
 best appointed stores of this class in the 
 northern peninsula. They carry a complete 
 stock of fine furniture, and carpets, and also 
 do an undertaking business. The proprie- 
 tors are men of recognized business and exec- 
 utive ability, enterprising and progressive, 
 and by their fair and honorable dealing, cour- 
 teous treatment and earnest desire to please 
 
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 117 
 
 their customers they are able to command a 
 large share of the public patronage. 
 
 Mr. Haberman has always lived in the 
 West and claims Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 
 as his place of birth, which event occurred 
 on the 30th of June, 1869. His father, 
 August Habermann, was a native of Ger- 
 many and during his childhood was brought 
 by his parents to America. In Platteville, 
 Wisconsin, he was united in marriage to 
 Miss Julia Zwoelaneck, a native of Bohemia, 
 who came with her family to this country in 
 her early girlhood. They are now residents 
 of Gladstone, Delta county, Michigan, 
 where the father is engaged in merchan- 
 dising. In the family were eight children, 
 five of whom are yet living. Our subject, 
 the eldest, is the only one now married. 
 Ida and Julia, 3'oung ladies, are still under 
 the parental roof; and the brothers. Otto 
 and Herman, are employed in their father's 
 store in Gladstone. 
 
 Adolph E. Habermann remained in the 
 city of his birth until he had attained his 
 majority and acquired his education in the 
 public schools. When he entered upon his 
 business career it was as a furniture dealer 
 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, where he re- 
 mained for a year, coming thence to 
 Escanaba, Michigan, in 1892. The busi- 
 ness at Rhinelander was also conducted by 
 the present firm of Bittner & Bittner, who 
 are now at the head of one of the leading 
 commercial enterprises of the city. Mr. 
 Habermann is a practical undertaker, and 
 in addition to his business in furniture and 
 carpets he has a good trade in that line. 
 
 The domestic relations of oursubject are 
 very pleasant. On the ist of February, 
 1890, he was happily married to Miss Lucy 
 Bittner, a daughter of his partner, and 
 a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Two 
 
 children grace this union and add light 
 and joy to the home, Matie and Ray Ed- 
 ward Martin August. The parents have a 
 wide circle of friends and acquaintances in 
 this community and their friendship is most 
 highly prized by those who know them best. 
 They hold membership in the German 
 Lutheran Church of Escanaba and Mr. 
 Habermann belongs to the Knights of the 
 Maccabees, the Ancient Order of United 
 Workmen and the German Aid Society. 
 By his ballot he supports the Republican 
 party, but has neither time for, nor inclina- 
 tion to receive, public office, preferring to 
 devote his energies to his business interests. 
 
 a ARL JOSEPH EMBS.— The mer- 
 cantile interests of Escanaba are 
 well represented by this gentleman, 
 one of the leading grocers. He was 
 born in the kingdom of Prussia, Germany, 
 on the 28th of September, 1842. His par- 
 ents, Joseph and Annie Maria Gleckner, 
 both died in that country, but he has one 
 brother living in America, John Embs, who 
 is living retired in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 
 
 The gentleman whose name introduces 
 this review spent the days of his boyhood and 
 youth in his parents' home and acquired his 
 education in the public schools. At the age of 
 twenty-one he bade adieu to the fatherland 
 and sailed for the New World, landing in 
 New York. He did not tarry long in the 
 East, but made his way to Tracy. Wiscon- 
 sin, where in company with his brother he 
 purchased a brewery, carrying on business in 
 that line for several years. He then sold out 
 and was in the United States Army from 1 865 
 to 1869, and then moved to Oshkosh, Wis- 
 consin. For a time he was employed in 
 boating. In 1872 became to Escanaba and 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 entered the employ of the Chicago & North- 
 western Railroad Company, with which he 
 was connected for four years. He then em- 
 barked in the saloon business, which also he 
 carried on for four years. In 1882 he 
 changed his business, removing to 231 Lud- 
 ington street, where he opened a grocery 
 and provision store. He handles a full line 
 of staple and fancy groceries, provisions, 
 flour and feed, and is enjoying a good trade 
 which has constantly increased from the be- 
 ginning and has now assumed e.xtensive pro- 
 portions. 
 
 In the year 1869 was celebrated the 
 marriage of Mr. Embs and Miss Wilhelmina 
 Neitzel, a native of northern Prussia, who 
 in 1867 crossed the Atlantic and located in 
 Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where the wedding 
 ceremony was performed. They became 
 the parents of five children who are yet liv- 
 ing; they have also lost two. Joseph John 
 is employed as a mail carrier in Escanaba; 
 Anna Marie died at the age of one year; 
 Anton F. is employed in his father's store 
 and is also a supernumerary mail carrier; 
 Katherina S. is a graduate of the parochial 
 school of this city; and Joseph and Anton 
 are graduates of the public schools of Esca- 
 naba; Johnny died at the age of four years; 
 and Freddie M. and William are still in 
 school. The family has been reared in the 
 Catholic faith, and to that church the par- 
 ents belong. 
 
 Since coming to this countr}- Mr. Embs 
 has twice visited his native land. In 1877 
 he crossed the Atlantic in the interest of 
 family affairs, and again business took him 
 to Germany in 1885. He has prospered in 
 his mercantile dealings and has acquired a 
 handsome competence. As a citizen he 
 stands high in the community in which he 
 resides. The Democracv numbers him 
 
 among its stalwart advocates, and on that 
 ticket he has been several times elected to 
 public office. In 1888 he was chosen a 
 member of the City Council, serving for two 
 terms, and in 1889 he was elected President 
 pro tem. In 1883 he was elected a mem- 
 ber of the County Board of Supervisors, and 
 has served for two terms of two years each 
 as a member of the Board of Education of 
 the city. In all these offices he has served 
 in an acceptable manner, discharging the 
 duties devolving upon him with promptness 
 and fidelity. He is a public-spirited and 
 progressive man, devoted to the welfare of 
 his adopted county, and his hearty support 
 and willing co-operation are ever given to 
 those enterprises which are calculated for 
 its advancement. 
 
 VVOSEPH STAFFORD, Chairman of 
 ^ the Board of Supervisors and pro- 
 A 1 prietor of the Newberry Pharmacy, 
 Newberry, Michigan, has been iden- 
 tified with the civic and commercial interests 
 of this place during the past decade and is 
 classed among the foremost of its leading 
 men. 
 
 Mr. Stafford was born near Reading, in 
 Berks county, Pennsylvania, March 28, 
 1849, the twelfth in a family of fifteen chil- 
 dren. His father, John Stafford, was a 
 native of the Emerald Isle, born about the 
 year 1 790, and in his boyhood was brought 
 into southeastern Penns3'lvania, where he 
 grew up and married Miss Lydia Esherman, 
 who was of German descent. John Staf- 
 ford died in 1873. He was an honest and 
 industrious man, and by his upright life won 
 the respect of all who knew him. Of his 
 large family of children, we record that 
 most of those living are still residing near 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 119 
 
 the old homestead in the Keystone State, 
 only two being in other States, — one son in 
 Wells county, Indiana, and Joseph, in Mich- 
 igan. 
 
 Joseph Stafford spent his boyhood days 
 on his father's farm and received his educa- 
 tion in the old school-house near his home, 
 and thus passed the years until I.S68, when, 
 on the 28th of March, he left his native 
 State and came west to Rossville, Vermilion 
 county, Illinois. His first season in Illinois 
 was spent as a farm hand. The next year 
 he secured a clerkship in the drug-store of 
 Issac Warner. In 1871 we find him in 
 Alcona county, Michigan, and, with ren- 
 dezvous at Harrisville, he was engaged in 
 lumbering for nine years. He moved to 
 Otsego county, this State, in 1880, and 
 there continued the same business until 
 November, 1882, when he was elected 
 Sheriff of the county. Prior to this he 
 had served one term as Township Super- 
 visor in Otsego county. In January, 1884, 
 he came to the northern peninsula and soon 
 after opened a drug-store in Newberry, 
 where he has since had a prosperous busi- 
 ness career. He is a Republican of sound 
 convictions and has ever been true to the 
 principles of his party, in recognition of 
 which the Republicans have honored him 
 with oflicial preferment. He has served 
 acceptably as Township and Village Treas- 
 urer. April I, 1895, he was elected a mem- 
 ber of the Board of Supervisors, and is now 
 officiating as Chairman of the Board, and he 
 is also serving as Village Trustee. 
 
 Mr. Stafford was married while living in 
 Alcona county, October 3, 1873, to Miss 
 Mary E., daughter of Joseph Sayers, a 
 native of Ireland, and now a merchant of 
 Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Mrs. Stafford 
 was born in Canada, and is an only child. 
 
 Socially, Mr. Stafford is identified with 
 McMillan Lodge, No. 400, F. & A. M., and 
 Marquette Chapter and Commandery, and 
 is also a member of Saladin Temple, Nobles 
 of the Mystic Shrine, at Grand Rapids. 
 Personally, he is a man of genial and gen- 
 erous impulses and enjoys the confidence 
 and respect of all who know him. 
 
 at 
 
 S. LOCKE. — For fourteen years 
 he whose name heads this sketch 
 has been a resident of McMillan, 
 Michigan, and as such he has fig- 
 ured prominently among those who have 
 materially and intellectually added to the 
 prosperity of the town. As Supervisor of 
 Columbus township, as a prominent farmer 
 and most substantial citizen, he merits rec- 
 ognition on these pages. 
 
 Mr. Locke is of Canadian birth. He 
 first saw the light of day in Holdmand, On- 
 tario, August 17, 1850. His father, Josiah 
 Locke, a respected farmer, is of English 
 birth, and in early life became a resident of 
 Canada. He married Miss Mary Ann Doan, 
 daughter of Abram Doan and wife, nee 
 Swartz, natives of New Jersey and Pennsyl- 
 vania, respectively. Josiah and Mary Ann 
 Locke's children are as follows: W. S., the 
 gentleman whose name graces this article; 
 Josiah, a machinist of Brantford, Canada; 
 Alice, wife of Mahlon Davis, Victoria, On- 
 tario; and Margaret, wife of Joel Davis, 
 Essex county, Ontario, Canada. 
 
 W. S. Locke remained a member of the 
 home circle and assisted in the farm work 
 until he was fourteen years of age, in that 
 time having acquired the rudiments of an 
 education. Then eager and ambitious to 
 push out in the world for himself he left 
 home determined to seek his fortune outside 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 the boundaries of Canada and came to 
 Michigan. His first stop was at Grand 
 Rapids. There he had hoped to find an 
 opening where he could learn the machinist s 
 trade, but finding no demand for boys there 
 he went into the lumber woods for the Lan- 
 singburg Company, and for two years was 
 a woodsman. Next he took to the lakes, 
 among his first boats being the Philo B. , 
 Captain Hudson, out of Port Rowan, Can- 
 ada. He followed the \\'ater with scarce a 
 break for a period of ten years, retiring in 
 1879 as mate of the Erie Queen. On leav- 
 ing this vessel he proceeded from Chicago 
 to Cheboygan, to St. Ignace, and, then 
 to Black River, in Mackinac county, where 
 he found employment as clerk and later as 
 manager of the Black River Lumber Com- 
 pany's store. He was there two years. 
 Next he came to Lakefield township, Chip- 
 pewa county, now Luce county, and turned 
 his attention to farming, soon afterward be- 
 ing honored by election to the position of 
 Supervisor. In the latter part of 1881 he 
 came to McMillan and bought out Mr. West, 
 one of the first merchants in the town. 
 This business he conducted successfully and 
 also at the same time served as Postmaster, 
 appointed in 1889 and filling the office six 
 years, and was succeeded by William Darcy, 
 He has since given his chief attention to ag- 
 ricultural pursuits. He owns a highly im- 
 proved farm of forty acres and besides has 
 other lands. He was the prime mover in 
 the organization of Columbus township in 
 1892 and has been its Supervisor ever since. 
 A Republican in politics, he cast his first 
 presidential vote in Oswego, New York, for 
 Hayes, and has contributed his ballot and in- 
 fluence to this party ever since. 
 
 Mr. Locke has been twice married. His 
 first marriage was in Norfolk county, On- 
 
 tario, to Miss Tryphena Ryesse, who died 
 in Mackinac county, Michigan, in 1880, 
 leaving to mourn their loss a husband and 
 the following children: Cora Alma, wife of 
 Milton Roat of this count}-, and Lula Maud, 
 Amy Josephine and Frances Garfield. His 
 second marriage was consummated Decem- 
 ber 8, 1886, with Sarah Jane, daughter of 
 Robert Garden, formerly of Georgian Baj' 
 district in Canada. Their children are Inez 
 Margaretta and Edison G. 
 
 Mr. Locke has been initiated into the 
 mysteries of the Masonic fraternity and has 
 advanced in that order to the Scottish rite 
 degrees. As a Masonic brother, a worthy 
 citizen and an official, his character is with- 
 out tarnish, and is such a man as would oc- 
 cupy a substantial position in an\- com- 
 munitv in which he might chose to live. 
 
 (D 
 
 OSES B. TOUTLOFF.— This 
 gentleman has had a varied busi- 
 ness experience and is now the 
 owner of the finest saloon in the 
 upper peninsula of Michigan, his location 
 being at Ishpeming. A brief review of his 
 life gives the following facts. 
 
 Moses B. Toutloff was born in Canada, 
 August 5, 1 84 1, son of Frank Toutloff. 
 Frank Toutloff, also a native of Canada, 
 was a butcher by trade and carried on a 
 large business there, killing and dressing his 
 own cattle. He died in 1869 at the age of 
 sixty-eight years. Moses B. attended the 
 parochial school in his parish until he was 
 fourteen. Then he entered the high school 
 in which he graduated at the age of eighteen, 
 and after his graduation accepted a position 
 as clerk on the steamship Phcenix running 
 between Ottawa and Grandville on the 
 Ottawa river. He was also clerk on the 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 Queen Victoria, which was owned by the 
 same company. He maintained his position 
 on these vessels for seven seasons. After 
 this he engaged in the general merchandise 
 business, and also dealt in lumber, in Buck- 
 ingham, Canada, and in connection with his 
 store he kept a saloon. Fi\e years later he 
 sold out and went to Green Bay, Wiscon- 
 sin, where he accepted a position as clerk in 
 the dry -goods establishment of Bennett & 
 Williamson, which relation he maintained 
 for a period of inve years. At the end of 
 this time he was taken in as a member of 
 the firm and was placed in charge of their 
 branch store at Oconto, Wisconsin. This 
 store was burned out a short time afterward 
 and as there was no insurance the loss was 
 total, Mr. Toutloff losing everything he had 
 saved. Returning to Green Bay, he again 
 entered the main store as clerk and served 
 as such one year. His ne.xt move was to 
 DePere, Wisconsin, where he opened a 
 small grocery store and saloon and con- 
 ducted the same two years. Then he was 
 employed as traveling salesman for Law- 
 rence & Company of Green Bay and was 
 on the road about three years. Ishpeming 
 was his next location. Here he assumed 
 the management of a grocery store for 
 Leroux & Langsign, and seven months later 
 this store met a similar fate to the one he 
 was in at Oconto — going up in flames. That 
 was in the spring of 1874. His next em- 
 ployers were the Donahue Brothers. He 
 opened a grocery store for them and had 
 charge of it for two years. After that he 
 embarked in the saloon business on his own 
 account and has been engaged in this line 
 ever since. He is now the owner, as stated . 
 in the beginning of this article, of the finest 
 saloon on the upper peninsula of Michigan. 
 The fixtures in his establishment are the 
 
 very finest he could secure and were 
 bought at a cost of nearly $3,000. His 
 walls are decorated with handsome works of 
 art. The large center picture is a winter 
 scene and the canvas is lox 14 feet. He 
 also has a number of other smaller oil 
 paintings. Mr. Toutloff is Vice President 
 of the Liquor Dealers' Association. 
 
 Politically, he allies himself with the 
 Democratic party and has always taken 
 more or less interest in public affairs. In 
 1878 he was elected Alderman of the first 
 ward of Ishpeming, was re-elected and held 
 the office two terms. In 1880 he was the 
 Democratic candidate for County Sheriff, 
 but as this is a strong Republican county he 
 was defeated. As showing his popularity, 
 however, we state that although he was de- 
 feated it was by a very small number of 
 votes. He has a fraternal relation with the 
 Knights of Pythias. 
 
 Mr. Toutloff has been twice married. 
 April 23, 1 86 1, he wedded Miss Esther 
 Lebeau, a native of Buckingham, Canada, 
 and by her he had a family of eleven chil- 
 dren. She died December 18, 1880. Oc- 
 tober 9, 1893, was consummated his mar- 
 riage with Mrs. John Hanson, a native of 
 Iowa. 
 
 aAPTAIN L. R. BOYNTOX, mana- 
 ger of the Mackinaw Transporta- 
 tion Company, of St. Ignace, 
 Michigan, was born in St. Clair 
 county, this State, December 9, 1833. He 
 is a son of Granville F. Boynton, a carpen- 
 ter and joiner, who came into the State 
 under an arrangement to build a steam mill 
 at Desmond, now Port Huron, which was 
 the first steam mill constructed there and 
 known as Black River Steam Mill Company. 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 He remained in that town as its leading archi- 
 tect and builder till death, about 1845, at 
 the age of thirty-seven years. He was a 
 " Green Mountain " man by birth, and 
 there learned his trade. He went into Can- 
 ada on leaving home, and while in the 
 vicinity of the St. Clair river he met and 
 married Miss Fannie Rendt, the daughter of 
 a German who had come to America as a 
 soldier in the English army. On being 
 transferred to Canada, all officers of foreign 
 birth were placed on half pay, for the pur- 
 pose, it was discovered, of forcing the said 
 foreigners to resign and thus reduce the 
 number of officers and bring the personnel 
 of the army to actual Englishmen. This 
 officer and the father of Mrs. Boynton was 
 Captain Lewis Rendt, who settled on the St. 
 Clair river. The young carpenter brought 
 his wife to Michigan about the year 1831. 
 After his death she became the wife of 
 Jonathan Graves. Mr. Boynton was a 
 Master Mason and a member of the Congre- 
 gational Church, and was a man of the high- 
 est integrity of character, respected by all 
 who knew him. His father, the grand- 
 father of our subject, was likewise a me- 
 chanic, a bridge-builder, born in Vermont, 
 who, in his extensive operations, frequently 
 contracted for work far away from home. 
 On one occasion his work brought him out 
 to Ohio, putting a bridge at Perrysburg, and 
 while there he took the Maumee fever and 
 died, and thus ended the career of Nathan 
 S. Boynton. He was the father of seven 
 children whose sons and daughters are 
 broadcasted over this country and are oc- 
 cupying positions in every calling. 
 
 Captain L. R. Boynton is his father's 
 first born. The next is Major M. S. Boyn- 
 ton, of Port Huron, Michigan, the father of 
 the Knights of the Maccabees in the United 
 
 States, and who is now the Grand Com- 
 mander of the order. The Major went into 
 the Union army as a Lieutenant of cavalry, 
 served under General Thomas, and was 
 mustered out with the rank of Major. Gran- 
 ville L. is the third and last of the Boynton 
 sons. He is a marine engineer at Port 
 Huron. The two half brothers of our sub- 
 ject are George Graves, of Denver, Colorado, 
 and Albert Graves, a wholesale merchant in 
 Port Huron. The mother of these gentle- 
 men died in 1889, at the age of seventy- 
 eight years. 
 
 In his native town Captain Boynton's 
 boyhood days were spent, his education 
 being received in the public schools and in 
 a printing office. His initiatory work as a 
 printer was performed on the Port Huron 
 Observer, as office boy under Editor William 
 L. Bancroft. He learned the routine of the 
 newspaper office very thoroughly during the 
 winter seasons, and in the summer his time 
 was spent on the lakes. His last work in 
 the composing room was on the Port Huron 
 Commercial, that being just before the war. 
 His first trip on the water was on the Grace 
 Amelia, a sailing vessel commanded by Cap- 
 tain Dillon, and as a boy before the mast he 
 exhibited evidences of becoming a proficient 
 sailor. He has filled engagements in some 
 capacity every summer for a period of forty- 
 five years, and during all this time he has 
 never met with an accident, has never lost 
 any lives, nor has he ever caused an insur- 
 ance company to pay out a dollar. For 
 fourteen years he sailed with the Alpena 
 Transportation Company on their steamers 
 Winona and Galena from Cleveland to De- 
 troit, Alpena and Mackinaw. He followed 
 this with a term of years as captain of the 
 St. Paul between the same points. Then 
 he became a boat owner, buying a half in- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 [-3 
 
 terest in the steam barge Rhoda Stewart, 
 plying between Cleveland and Alpena; ran 
 her two years. It was at this time, 1S83, 
 he came to St. Ignace and took charge of 
 the Algomah for the Mackinaw people. Their 
 boats are now the Saint Ignace and the 
 Santa Marie, the ice crushers of the straits. 
 Captain Boynton is president and general 
 manager of the Island Transportation Com- 
 pany, owning and operating the Algomah 
 between Mackinac island and points in the 
 straits. 
 
 He was married at Algonac, Michigan, 
 September 15, 1853, to Sarah E., daughter 
 of Oliver Kendall, a machinist, who came to 
 Michigan from the Bay State. Mrs. Boyn- 
 ton's mother was nee Betsy Cummings, of 
 whose family of four children only two sur- 
 vive, — Mrs. Boynton and Mrs. Olive Crip- 
 pen, the latter of Alpena, Michigan. The 
 Captain and his wife have a family as fol- 
 lows: Lewis Kendall, bookkeeper in the 
 office of Grand Commander of K. O. T. M., 
 at Port Huron; Arthur Hulbert, foreman of 
 the Port Huron Gas Company; Fannie, wife 
 of George Westover, of Seney, Michigan; 
 Granville W., captain of the steamer Al- 
 gomah; Adah, now Mrs. Arthur Dudgeon, of 
 Oscoda, Michigan; Wilbur P., marine engi- 
 neer; Albert H., second officer of the Santa 
 Marie, St. Ignace; Raymond E., clerk in 
 the freight office of the D., S. S. & A., St. 
 Ignace; Sarah Irene; Oliver Cummings, a 
 pharmacist of Port Huron; and Walter C, 
 quartermaster on the Algomah. 
 
 In his political affiliations, Captain Boyn- 
 ton has always been a Democrat. He has, 
 however, given little time to politics. He 
 is a Royal Arch and Knight Templar Mason, 
 and is also identified with the A. O. U. W. 
 and K. O. T. M. Personally, the Captain 
 is of the average height, weighs 190 pounds, 
 
 is of pleasing address, and looks younger by 
 many years than he really is. He has a 
 wide circle of acquaintances in the lake 
 region and is as popular as he is well known. 
 
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 Mr. 
 
 OLLET PERRIZO, Jr. , of Daggett, 
 Michigan, is the son of Pollet Per- 
 rizo, Sr , the senior member of the 
 firm of Perrizo & Sons. 
 Perrizo, whose name heads this 
 sketch, was born January 26, 1864, at Fond 
 du Lac, Wisconsin, and was reared to farm 
 life until he was about thirteen years of age 
 at Delevan, Minnesota, attending the pub- 
 lic schools until he was seventeen years old, 
 when he spent a year at Caldwell, Kansas, 
 and a period at Marinette, Wisconsin, en- 
 gaged in the sawmill of Hamilton Merryman 
 there, and then came to Daggett, opening 
 out in general merchandise, in partnership 
 with Nary L. Bush. After conducting this 
 business for a year, Mr. Bush sold out his 
 interest to the senior Perrizo, and the store 
 was run by the latter and his son until 1893, 
 when a younger son, Edward Perrizo, was 
 admitted to the firm, and the name of the 
 company was changed to Perrizo & Sons. 
 This company also runs a general cedar 
 mill, extensively engaged in getting out and 
 selling telegraph poles and cedar blocks for 
 paving. Our subject is president and gen- 
 eral manager of the Pollet Perrizo Cedar & 
 Lumber Company at Marinette, of which 
 his brother, Edward, is secretary and treas- 
 urer; capital stock, $10,000, all owned by 
 Pollet Perrizo, Jr. The latter is also Post- 
 master at Daggett, first appointed under 
 President Cleveland's first administration 
 and again appointed in 1893. He is a 
 member of Menominee Lodge, Knights of 
 Pythias. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 ^ V* W. DAVIS, who is one of the popu- 
 J lar residents and representative mer- 
 A 1 chants of Mackinac island, Mackinac 
 county, Michigan, has been a resi- 
 dent of the far-famed and beautiful isle 
 since the year 1866, when he came hither 
 and began operating the C. L. Abel, a sail- 
 ing vessel plying the straits in the freighting 
 business. He acquired title to this boat at 
 Grand Traverse, Michigan, and very soon 
 afterward he put the vessel into service from 
 Mackinac island, as already noted, the en- 
 terprise proving duly successful. On dis- 
 posing of the boat he engaged in mer- 
 chandising here on a moderate scale, putting 
 in a small stock of goods and deriving his 
 trade chiefly from the fishermen of the sec- 
 tion, whose efforts at that period constituted 
 the basis of quite a flourishing industry. 
 Each successive year found his stock in trade 
 in excess of what it had been the preceding 
 year, the increase in profits being in a due 
 measure applied to increasing the limitations 
 of the business, until a point was reached 
 where it became evident that any greater 
 accretion of stock would not be justified by 
 his trade. He had, however, established a 
 standard, and from this he has not lapsed in 
 any particular, his establishment being all 
 that the limitations of his trade territory 
 can demand. 
 
 Mr. Davis originally conducted the en- 
 terprise alone, but in 1S75 he admitted his 
 son, J. D. Davis, to a partnership, since 
 which time the latter has been his father's 
 faithful coadjutor, assuming his due share of 
 the management and responsibility. 
 
 Our subject was born in Oswego county. 
 New York, January 25, 1826, and as his 
 father was a farmer he matured under the 
 sturdy discipline of the husbandman's art, 
 acquiring his educational training in the dis- 
 
 trict schools. His father, John Davis, was 
 a native of France, and upon coming to 
 America he at once took up his abode in the 
 old Empire State, where he passed the resi- 
 due of his days, dying at Oswego in 1877, 
 at the age of seventy-seven years. In his 
 earlier life he followed a seafaring business, 
 but abandoned this to engage in agricultural 
 pursuits. His marriage was celebrated at 
 Sackett's Harbor, New York, the lady of his 
 choice being Miss Ann Sager, who bore to 
 him eleven children. Of this number only 
 four are now living, namely: Rosa, wife of 
 Nelson Hibbard, of Oswego, New York; N. 
 B. Davis, of Saginaw, Michigan ; Mary, wife 
 of Dr. B. Benedict; and our subject, who 
 was the fourth in order of birth. The 
 mother of these children lived to the ad- 
 vanced age of ninety-three years. Her son, 
 J. W. Davis, was a great comfort to her in 
 her old age. 
 
 J. W. Davis began an independent 
 career very early in life, being but sixteen 
 years of age when he engaged himself as 
 cook on board the Potomac, a vessel plying 
 between Oswego and Chicago, which latter 
 city was but a village of a few hundred 
 inhabitants at the time he made his first 
 landing there. He rose by successive pro- 
 motions until he held command as captain 
 of the brig Hampton and other vessels, 
 whose route was the same as that of the 
 first vessel on which he had set sail. Up to 
 the time that he had engaged in business on 
 Mackinac Island Mr. Davis had sailed the 
 Great Lakes continuously from the time 
 when he first went aboard the Potomac, 
 with the exception of nine years, during 
 which interim he was successfully engaged 
 in farming in Grant county, Wisconsin. 
 From this long association it is needless to 
 say that his home on the beautiful sea-girt 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 125 
 
 island is one that has many attractions for 
 him, in that here he may at all times 
 look out upon the blue waters which 
 cradled him on many a voj'age. Mr. 
 Davis has been a thorough business man 
 and has manifested no inclination to wander 
 into strange paths or speculations. He has 
 been honorable and straightforward in all 
 his actions, and the esteem in which he is 
 held is the strongest evidence of his sterling 
 manliness. In his political proclivities he 
 is a stanch Republican, but he has never 
 consented to accept preferment as a public 
 functionary, believing the honors and emolu- 
 ments not sufficient to justify the sacrifice of 
 time. 
 
 The marriage of our subject was solemn- 
 ized in his native county in 1848, when he 
 was united to Miss Priscilla King, a daughter 
 of Ezra King. She is now sixty-seven 
 years of age (1895) and has been her hus- 
 band's faithful helpmeet and devoted com- 
 panion during a long and happy married 
 life. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have two sons, 
 namely: J. D., who has been twice mar- 
 ried, his first wife having been Eva Smith, 
 and his present companion, whose maiden 
 name was Nellie Truscott, being a daughter 
 of Thomas Truscott, of Mackinac Island; 
 the second son is Ray C, who married 
 Rosa Truscott, who also is a daughter of 
 Thomas Truscott, just mentioned. 
 
 >^OHN H. D. EVERETT, a capital- 
 m ist of the Upper Peninsula and one 
 A 1 of the largest real-estate owners of 
 Sault de Ste. Marie, has acquired a 
 fortune entirely through his own efforts and 
 demonstrated the fact that success is not a 
 matter of genius or the result of propitious 
 circumstances, but the reward of honorable 
 
 labor, of well directed efforts, of keen fore- 
 sight and sound judgment. 
 
 A native of the province of Quebec, 
 Canada, he was born near the city of Mon- 
 treal on the 1 6th of April, 1852, and is a son 
 of Dr. C. M. Everett, who was born in Eng- 
 land in 181 3, and came to the New World in 
 1832. He married Elizabeth McClintock, 
 a native of Belfast, Ireland, whose parents 
 were of Scotch birth. Dr. Everett studied 
 medicine in London, England, and engaged 
 in the practice of his profession in the vicin- 
 ity' of Point Fortune until his death, which 
 occurred in 1869. In the family were 
 twehe children, of whom John H. D. is the 
 youngest son. Ten of the number are still 
 living, namely: Thomas I., a lumberman 
 of St. Ignace, Michigan; William M., a cap- 
 italist and ex-Mayor of Petoskey, Michigan; 
 James, an artist, who makes his home in 
 Sault de Ste. Marie; George a resident of 
 Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. S. J. Howell, who 
 is located in Seattle, W'ashington; Mrs. 
 J. W. Howell, a resident of Omaha, Ne- 
 braska; Mrs. George Cross, whose home is 
 in Victoria, Nebraska; Mrs. Peter Mcintosh, 
 a resident of Vankleek Hill, Ontario, and 
 Mrs. William Williamson, of Point Fortune, 
 Quebec. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this 
 review spent the days of his boyhood and 
 youth in his native land, and after he had 
 attained his majority took up the study of 
 law in Manistee, Michigan. Later he pur- 
 sued his studies in the law school of Ann 
 Arbor, Michigan, and was fitting himself for 
 a successful career in the legal profession, 
 but abandoned that plan to give his atten- 
 tion to an undertaking that to him has 
 proved a most profitable one. His con- 
 structive ingenuity asserted itself and led 
 him into the field of invention. He then 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 established an agency for the sale of his in- 
 ventions, and from this branched out into 
 the real-estate business and into speculation 
 in lands. He bought considerable county 
 and city property, and at the same time 
 managed the manufacture and sale of his in- 
 ventions, one of which alone has realized 
 for him quite a snug little fortune. He con- 
 tinued investing his capital in realty, and 
 his keen sagacity and foresight enabled him 
 to make judicious purchases, the value of 
 which have increased and brought to him 
 handsome returns. 
 
 Mr. Everett now owns large amounts of 
 farming land on the eastern end of the Up- 
 per Peninsula, also valuable property in Des 
 Moines, Iowa, and San Diego, California. 
 He began buying acre property near Sault 
 de Ste. Marie in 1882 and added to this each 
 year until 1887. The next year, when 
 there was a great demand for property here 
 and prices in consequences rose, he was en- 
 abled to sell at a handsome profit. His in- 
 terests were in Everett Brothers' addition, 
 the first and second addition of Wilgus and 
 in Everett & Everland's subdivision, all of 
 which is now included within the corpora- 
 tion limits of the city. Mr. Everett pos- 
 sesses excellent business and executive abil- 
 ity and his transactions have ever been 
 marked by the most straightforward dealing, 
 which has gained him the confidence and 
 respect of all with whom he has been 
 brought in contact. 
 
 On the 24th of July, 1883, was cele- 
 brated the marriage of Mr. Everett and 
 Miss May A. Dolsen, daughter of N. H. 
 Dolsen, of Mackinac county, Michigan, but 
 originally from Chatham, Ontario. Three 
 children graced this union, but two, — little 
 daughters, — are now sleeping beneath the 
 evergreens on the hillside, where played the 
 
 eldest daughter during her early childhood 
 days. The residence of the family occupies 
 one of the most beautiful building sites on 
 the peninsula. It is a fine two-story and 
 basement edifice, built in a modern style of 
 architecture and handsomely finished on the 
 interior in hardwood. It was erected at a 
 cost of $7,000 and stands on Chandler's 
 Heights, overlooking the city, the locks and 
 the adjoining military post. Evidence of 
 the cultured, refined taste of the inmates 
 everywhere abounds in the rich and tasteful 
 furnishings, and the home is noted for its 
 generous hospitality. 
 
 IRA CARLEY, Ingalls, Michigan, is 
 the proprietor of a sawmill and gen- 
 eral merchandise store here, and is 
 well known as an enterprising and 
 successful business man. 
 
 Mr. Carley was born at Southport, New 
 York, October 10, 1846, and is a son of 
 William Carley, a farmer of Caton, Steu- 
 ben county, that State. His schooling was 
 limited to the common schools and was ob- 
 tained before he was fourteen. At that age 
 he began running the engine in his father's 
 sawmill, his father being engaged in both 
 milling and farming; and in this way young 
 Carley was occupied when the Civil war 
 came on. In 1863 he enlisted in the Six- 
 teenth New York Heavy Artillery, entering 
 the service as a private and the following 
 year being promoted to the rank of Cor- 
 poral. He was on duty until the close of 
 the war and was mustered out August 25, 
 1865, returning home without having re- 
 ceived a wound. 
 
 On his return to Caton, Mr. Carley en- 
 gaged in farming until 1S67. Then he 
 went to work in a sawmill for a Mr. Svn- 
 
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 aker, and was employed as engineer in that 
 mill for one year. From 1868 until 1873 he 
 worked in sawmills at different places, and 
 in 1873 entered the employ of J. Richardson 
 of Elmira, New York, with whom he re- 
 mained nine years. Then he went back to 
 Caton, New York, and, after spending one 
 year at his old home, came from there to 
 Ingalls, Michigan, and bought out the saw- 
 mill of E. L. Parmenter. This mill he and 
 his brother William operated in partnership 
 for three months, at the end of which time 
 his brother sold his interest back to the 
 former owner and the firm name became 
 Carley & Company, remaining as such for a 
 period of nine years. Mr. Carley then pur- 
 chased Mr. Parmenter's interest and since 
 that time has conducted the business under 
 his own name, doing a general sawmill busi- 
 ness and meeting with prosperity in his oper- 
 ations; and in 1883 Mr. Carley opened a 
 general merchandise store in Ingalls, which 
 he has since conducted. In addition to 
 these enterprises, he has a shingle mill and 
 general store at Parmenter Junction. His 
 business career has been one of marked suc- 
 cess; he has succeeded in establishing a 
 large business and acquiring valuable prop- 
 erty, and is to-day estimated to be worth no 
 less than $85,000. 
 
 May 13, 1873, Mr. Carley was married 
 at Addison, Steuben county. New York, to 
 Miss Nettie Carley. 
 
 Politically, he is a stanch Republican. 
 
 * | ^ L. HARRIS, proprietor of the 
 
 1'^^ Newberry Celery Garden, New- 
 
 \ W beiry, Michigan, is a gentleman 
 
 whose connection with one of the 
 
 important enterprises of the northern pe- 
 
 ninsula entitles him to some special notice 
 in this work. 
 
 Mr. Harris was born in Steubenville, 
 Ohio, August 10, 1857. He was educated 
 at the Fourteenth ward school and at Duff's 
 Business College in Pittsburg, Pennsyl- 
 vania. His father, William G. Harris, was 
 an iron worker and the son was attracted 
 naturally to the rolling mill as a place of 
 employment on arriving at proper age, his 
 first wages being earned in the mill of More- 
 head, McLain & Company, and, with one 
 or two intervals excepted, he followed the 
 business till he attained his majority. At 
 the age of twenty-one he went to Titusville, 
 Pennsylvania, and ran a stationary engine for 
 the Eams Petroleum Iron Works for some 
 months, and on returning to Pittsburg en- 
 tered the employ of the Pittsburgh Transfer 
 Company. His ne.\t move was to Wyan- 
 dotte, Michigan, then to Luce county, this 
 State, he having come here to take a position 
 with the Vulcan Furnace Company, in whose 
 employ he remained three years. Then he 
 was bookkeeper for the Peninsula Land 
 Company at Dollarville for some time 
 prior to his selection as superintendent of 
 their company and the Newberry Celery 
 Garden. And we can find no better place 
 than now and here to present a history of 
 this celery industry, and from a publication 
 which was issued as early as 1889 we glean 
 the following: 
 
 "About five years ago a small piece of 
 land lying adjacent to the D. M. & M. R. 
 R. was cleared up by the Land Department 
 for an experimental farm or garden. The 
 first efforts were discouraging, as the grounds 
 were very wet. Considerable difficulty was 
 also experienced in getting the land plowed, 
 and the horses had to be provided with 
 pieces of board fastened to their shoes in 
 
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 order to keep them from sinking in the soft 
 ground. A systematic plan of ditching was 
 adopted and the ground was thereby 
 drained. With this small garden as a be- 
 ginning, Mr. J. H. Sherman experimented 
 in raising different varieties of vegetables, 
 and finally, as the soil seemed well adapted, 
 decided to try raising celery and procured a 
 few hundred plants from Detroit. This 
 first effort was not wholly successful, but 
 the partial failure was thought to be due to 
 the plants set out. During this experiment, 
 however, it was shown that a phenomenal 
 growth of celery was obtained. The next 
 season (spring 1886), in order to avoid this 
 difficulty, hot-beds were built near the New- 
 berry Hotel, where all the plants needed 
 were raised. From this time on, which 
 really marked the beginning of celery-raising 
 in Newberry, no great obstacles presented 
 themselves. Different varieties of seed 
 were tried and those not found satisfactory 
 were rejected. The crops raised during 
 1886-7, although small, demonstrated fully 
 what could be done, and in the fall of 1887 
 the Newberry Celery & Improvement Com- 
 pany, with W. O. Strong, W. C. McMillan, 
 Wetmore Hunt and S. B. Wight as manag- 
 ers, was incorporated to carry on the busi- 
 ness started by the Land Department. 
 This new company purchased the old New- 
 berry garden and commenced at once to 
 clear up additional ground preparatory to 
 enlarging the business. Buildings were 
 erected for the head gardener and store- 
 houses for wintering the crOp were pro- 
 vided. In the season of 18SS, eight and 
 a half acres were planted to celery, besides 
 considerable acreage to vegetables and po- 
 tatoes. Unfortunately, at the start of the 
 enterprise, great damage was done by the 
 ravages of grasshoppers and later by the un- 
 
 usually heavy frosts, and fully three acres 
 of celery were a total loss. Notwithstand- 
 ing the drawbacks, the season was en- 
 couraging to the company, and preparations 
 were accordingly made for a greater output. 
 This year (1889) the company has fourteen 
 acres of celery, three acres of vegetables 
 and ten acres of potatoes. The past sum- 
 mer has been very favorable, and nothing 
 has occurred to discourage the undertaking. 
 The market has proven itself to be unlim- 
 ited and the company has been obliged to 
 limit the number of orders taken in order to 
 insure a steady supply to its customers." 
 
 And from a recent publication we quote 
 the following: "The company now has a 
 capital stock of $10,000 and own about 150 
 acres of land, most of which is under culti- 
 vation, about thirty-five acres devoted to 
 celery. They employ fourteen men and the 
 entire crop finds a ready market in Mar- 
 quette, the Soo, Duluth, Superior and all 
 along the south shore line. 
 
 Returning to the life of Mr. Harris, we 
 find that he has in various ways been identi- 
 fied with the interests of Newberry ever 
 since he took up his residence here. He has 
 served as Township Clerk a number of 
 terms, is now School Inspector and Chair- 
 man of the Board of Education, and is 
 President of the village of Newberry. In 
 his political affiliations he is a Republican; 
 fraternally, he is an Odd Fellow, a Mason, 
 and a K. O. T. M., and in religion is a 
 Baptist. 
 
 Mr. Harris has been twice married. His 
 first marriage occurred at Wyandotte, April 
 II, 1 88 1, to Hattie, daughter of John B. 
 Franklin, an engineer who came west from 
 Connecticut. Her happj' married life was 
 of short duration, for on January 12 of the 
 year following she was called to her last 
 
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 131 
 
 home. June 21, 1886, Mr. Harris wedded 
 Eva Leighton, and tliej- have children as 
 follows: Leighton H., Linton M., Logan 
 W. and Perry L. 
 
 Mr. Harris's father has already been 
 referred to, but before concluding this article 
 we make still further mention of his par- 
 ents. William G. Harris, his father, now 
 a resident of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, was 
 born in that cit\' in 1826, son of Richard 
 Harris. Richard Harris was a native of 
 New York State, a horse dealer by occupa- 
 tion, and in the early days was a driver on 
 the National Pike through Pennsylvania to 
 Cumberland, Maryland. His wife was iicc 
 Martha Logan and their family comprised 
 nine children, four of whom are still living: 
 William G. , Charles and Alonzo, of Big 
 Timber, Montana; and James, of Pitts- 
 burg. William G. Harris married a daugh- 
 ter of Linton McAleese, who was born in 
 county Antrim, Ireland, and who was a 
 farmer and gardener. His daughter was born 
 near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The sub- 
 ject of our sketch is the eldest of their living 
 children, the others being William G., Jr., 
 an iron worker of Pittsburg; George, a 
 telegraph operator of that cit}'; Lizzie G., 
 wife of John Anderson, Pittsburg, and 
 Sarah I). 
 
 ,>^EINER HOCH.— We are pleased 
 I /^ to introduce to our readers Mr. 
 JL_r Reiner Hoch, president of the Up- 
 per Peninsula Brewing Company, a 
 man whose ability and sound business prin- 
 ciples have placed him on the list of the 
 most prominent business men in the Upper 
 Peninsula; and we feel assured that a sketch 
 of his life will prove interesting to those who 
 
 had the pleasure of being acquainted with 
 the gentleman referred to. 
 
 Mr. Hoch was born near Cologne, Ger- 
 many, on October rS, 1851, the second child 
 of William Hoch, a farmer by occupation. 
 Following the strong current of emigration 
 and attracted by the golden reputation of 
 the New World, Mr. Hoch, Sr. , decided to 
 come across to America, and located on a 
 farm in Waukesha county, Wisconsin, in 
 April, 1852. The subject of this biogra- 
 phy spent the early days of his boyhood on 
 the farm with his parents, and at the age of 
 eighteen entered the R. C. Spencer Business 
 College at Milwaukee. After completing 
 his course there he embarked in the beer- 
 bottling business, with his brother-in-law, J. 
 Haucke, which occupation he followed for a 
 year, after which he sold his interest to his 
 partner. He afterward engaged in the 
 manufacture of white beer, in company with 
 Otto, Gustave and Charles Meeske, the firm 
 being known as Meeske Brothers & Hoch. 
 After three years of successful business he 
 and Mr. Charles Meeske purchased the inter- 
 ests of the other partners and conducted the 
 business under the name of Meeske & Hoch 
 until the fall of 1878, in which year the 
 manufactory was sold to Gressbourn & Ker- 
 hein in Chicago. 
 
 Then, foreseeing the grand future of the 
 Upper Peninsula, Mr. Hoch and his partner 
 removed to Marquette, Michigan, where 
 they purchased the brewery plant conducted 
 up to that time by George Rublein, one of 
 the oldest and most favorabh' known pioneers 
 of Marquette count}-. They remodeled and 
 enlarged the plant, so that it now has a 
 capacity of 25,000 barrels, and is fitted with 
 all the latest improved machinery and 
 modern equipments, making it one of the 
 best establishments of its kind in the State. 
 
Memorial record of the 
 
 Under the skillful management of Mr. Hoch 
 and his partner, it was soon found that, not- 
 withstanding the large capacity of the plant, 
 it could no longer meet the requirements of 
 their steadily increasing trade, and in June, 
 1 88 1, the partners opened a brewery in 
 Negaunee, Michigan, under the personal 
 charge of Mr. Hoch, Mr. Meeske remaining 
 in charge of the Marquette plant. Under 
 the immediate direction of Mr. Hoch this 
 brewery was also equipped in first-class style 
 and soon became a worthy branch of the 
 Marquette plant, having a capacity of 15,000 
 barrels annually, and turning out a product 
 which is claimed by connoisseurs to be equal 
 to the best and never excelled. 
 
 With his usual spirit of enterprise Mr. 
 Hoch soon concluded to erect a malting 
 plant in connection with the brewery, with 
 a yearly capacity of 3 5,000 bushels, furnish- 
 ing the malt used in the Marquette and 
 Negaunee breweries. In December, 1890, 
 Messrs. Meeske and Hoch formed a stock 
 company, under the name of the Upper 
 Peninsula Brewing Company, with Reiner 
 Hoch as president and Charles Meeske as 
 secretary and treasurer. These two gentle- 
 men, in connection with Messrs. N. M. 
 Kaufman and E. N. Breitung of Marquette, 
 constitute the board of directors. The com- 
 pany has agencies in several of the largest 
 cities of the Upper Peninsula and northern 
 Wisconsin. 
 
 In addition to his other interests, Mr. 
 Hoch is secretary and treasurer of the Mar- 
 quette Valley Milling Company, whose mill 
 is located on the Dead river, near Marquette; 
 is a stockholder and director of the Demine 
 and Dierkes Furniture Company, one of the 
 leading manufacturers of furniture in the city 
 of Chicago, and he is also a stockholder of 
 the Negaunee and Ishpeming Street Railway 
 
 and Electric Company, operating between 
 Negaunee and Ishpeming. 
 
 In February, 1892, longing to see his 
 native land, Mr. Hoch decided to take a 
 trip abroad, and in compan}' with his father 
 made an extensive visit to the Fatherland, 
 spending four months sight-seeing among 
 the principal cities of Germany and Austria, 
 and returning home in the latter part of May 
 of the same 3'ear. 
 
 Mr. Hoch is a prominent member of the 
 society of the Sons of Hermann and of the 
 German Aid Society. 
 
 In 1878 he contracted marriage with 
 Miss Mathilda Geele of Sheboygan, Wiscon- 
 sin, who died on November 2, 1887. By 
 that union he has three children living, — one 
 daughter, Elsa, and two sons, Frank and 
 Walter. He was married the second time 
 in 1889, to Miss Trilling, of Menasha, Wis- 
 consin, and they have three sons, — Hugo, 
 Carl and Albert. 
 
 ^y^ EUBEN D. ASHMUN is a descend- 
 I /"^ ant of one of the oldest families of 
 \ , T Sault de Ste. Marie. In 1S24, 
 when Michigan and Wisconsin 
 were wild and undeveloped regions, the 
 home of the Red men and the haunts of 
 wild animals, Samuel Ashmun, the grand- 
 father of our subject, took up his residence 
 on the site of this city, having come to the 
 West as the representative of the American 
 Fur Company. He located a tract of Gov- 
 ernment land of 160 acres extending from 
 the river back toward the bluff, all of which 
 forms a part of the original plat of Sault de 
 Ste. Marie, and through it now runs Ashmun 
 street, named in his honor. Samuel Ash- 
 mun was born in New York, in the latter 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICIUGAN. 
 
 'S.'^ 
 
 half of the eighteenth century, and was a 
 son of Jehida Ashmuii, a minister of Eng- 
 lish birth, who was sent out by a missionary 
 society to " Darkest Africa" and some years 
 later came to America, taking up his resi- 
 dence in New York. There the grandfather 
 of our subject was born and reared, making 
 his home in the State of his nativity until 
 1S12, when he came to the West in the in- 
 terest and employ of John Jacob Astor, Sr. , 
 having charge of the business of that shrewd 
 old German in the Minnesota regions im- 
 mediately prior to his advent in the little 
 Indian village on St. Mary's Rapids. He 
 was a man of fine business abilit}', and by 
 the successful management of his affairs be- 
 came quite wealthy and gave all of his chil- 
 dren a collegiate education in Eastern insti- 
 tutions of learning. He married the daugh- 
 ter of an Indian chief, of the Chippewa 
 tribe, and their children were as follows: 
 Henr}', who was a prominent lawyer of 
 Saginaw, Michigan, for a number of years; 
 Mary, who was the wife of James \'an Ran- 
 selaer; Elii;a, who was the wife of Captain 
 John Spalding; Samuel, who engaged in 
 butchering business in this city; Fred, who 
 died in youth; Tecumseh, who was educated 
 for a printer; and Edward, the eldest, the 
 father of our subject. 
 
 The last named was born in Minnesota 
 in 1825. He was educated in Potsdam, 
 New York, graduating at what was then a 
 popular institution of learning in the East, 
 and on completing his school life he re- 
 turned to his father's home in Sault de Ste. 
 Marie, and with him entered into business. 
 While at school he had the distinction of 
 being the room-mate and a warm personal 
 friend of Schuyler Colfax, afterward vice 
 president of the United States. After 
 joining his father in business Mr. .-\shmun 
 
 had charge of all the catches on the Upper 
 Peninsula and as far west as Fond du Lac, 
 Wisconsin, which country he covered ac- 
 companied by his band of Indians and 
 Frenchmen. He could speak both their 
 languages fluently and was an invaluable 
 aid in conducting the fur business, then one 
 of the leading industries of this section of 
 the country. He was very fond of the 
 water and traveled over the lakes and rivers 
 far and wide, on one occasion following the 
 Mississippi from its head waters to its 
 mouth. Like his father, he was a thrifty, 
 industrious, energetic man and became 
 well-to-do. He was also one of the his- 
 toric characters of this region, which he 
 aided greatly in opening up to civilization. 
 Having traveled over nearly every foot of 
 the country in the Badger and Wolverine 
 States he well knew their advantages and 
 the best places for location, and aided many 
 people in securing homes. He served as 
 Postmaster of Sault de Ste. Marie, also as 
 Justice of the Peace, was Government in- 
 terpreter at this point, lighthouse keeper at 
 White Fish Point, and Lake Superior customs 
 inspector. He was also elected and served 
 as Sheriff of Chippewa county for two terms, 
 and he was ever faithful and true to his 
 duties and the confidence reposed in him. 
 His political views were in harmony with 
 tile principles of the Republican party. 
 
 On one of his trips Edward Ashmun 
 met, at Mackinac island. Miss Amanda 
 Chapman, who was born in Fond du Lac, 
 Wis., and whom he wooed and won. Her 
 father, Bela J. Chapman, was born in Ver- 
 mont and settled in Wisconsin during its 
 infanc)', but afterward changed his residence 
 to Mackinac island, from which county he 
 was elected to the Michigan Legislature, 
 serving for a number of years. While 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 serving in the House, he was one time 
 returning from Lansing and about to take 
 the boat at Detroit, when a httle boy 
 accosted him, begging Mr. Chapman to 
 take him home with him. Thinking the 
 boy a resident of that place Mr. Chapman 
 dismissed him and the subject from his 
 mind by saying that if the boy would be 
 at the wharf at lo o'clock that night he 
 would take him along. On going aboard at 
 the hour mentioned what was his surprise 
 to find the lad awaiting him. It was found 
 that he was a little orphan and no amount 
 of persuading could convince him that he 
 ought not to go to that far-off region; 
 so he was finally taken aboard and at length 
 reached Mackinac island. He said his 
 name was Peter White. He remained 
 with Mr. Chapman until he was grown, 
 and in company with James Chapman left 
 the island one spring to look up a location. 
 James located in Bayfield and Peter in Mar- 
 quette, Michigan, where he began business, 
 becoming a prominent insurance man. He 
 is still living in that city, aged and wealthy. 
 The care and kindness which he received 
 from Mr. Chapman showed forth what was 
 one of the striking characteristics of that 
 worthy and honored pioneer. 
 
 To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ashmun were 
 born nine children : Lucy, wife of Charles 
 Ripley; Reuben D. ; Edward G., who died 
 in San Francisco, California; Amanda, wife 
 of James Kelly; Ella, now Mrs. Heaco.x; 
 Mary; Annie; Jennie, wife of Peter Ivelly, 
 and Grace, deceased. 
 
 We would now call attention to the per- 
 sonal history of the gentleman whose name 
 heads this record, — one of the leading mer- 
 chants of Sault Ste. Marie and a worthy 
 representative of an honored family. He 
 engaged in the boot and shoe business as a 
 
 member of the well-known firm of Anthony 
 & Ashmun, who dealt in coal and had 
 stores both in this city and in Detour. 
 Their business assumed extensive propor- 
 tions and they commanded the patronage of 
 a large class. Carrying a full and well- 
 assorted stock, while their transactions were 
 marked by fairest dealing, they won the con- 
 fidence of the public, and the standing of 
 the house in the community was among the 
 best. May i, 1895, Mr. Ashmun retired 
 from the boot and shoe business and now 
 devotes his attention to his coal interests. 
 
 On the 15th of September, 1881, Mr. 
 Ashmun was united in marriage, in this 
 city, with Ellen Anthony, a sister of his 
 partner and a daughter of Thomas C. 
 Anthony, Sr. Their only child, Thomas 
 Edward G. , is now eight years of age. In 
 politics Mr. Ashmun is an active Republican. 
 On the 1st of April, 1895, he was elected 
 Alderman and is now a leading and valued 
 member of the City Council. Socially he is 
 connected with the Knights of Pythias and 
 in religious belief is a Presbyterian. His 
 life has been well and worthily spent, and 
 his many friends esteem him highly for his 
 many excellencies of character. 
 
 ^'^EORGE WARREN HAYDEN.— 
 ■ ^r\ True biography in every instance 
 ^^^^ must prove a narration whose sim- 
 plicity shall constitute its chief ele- 
 ment of strength. Not undue adulation 
 should be entered, but the record should be 
 a clearly defined outline from which the full 
 measure will be granted by inference. In 
 the life of the subject of this review the 
 record of honest worth and success lies pat- 
 ent to all, and mere words will not tend to 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 135 
 
 more clearly establish the fact. He is recog- 
 nized as one of the leading attorneys at the 
 bar of Marquette county and as one of the 
 representative citizens of Ishpeming. 
 
 A native of the State of Michigan, Mr. 
 Hayden dates his birth at Charlotte, Eaton 
 county, October 23, 1850. His father, John 
 Hayden, was born in Washington county, 
 Pennsylvania, November 26, 1819, being 
 the son of Miles and Sarah (Caskey) Hay- 
 den, both of whom were natives of Washing- 
 ton county, Pennsylvania, where the former 
 was born October 10, 1781, and the latter 
 May 26, 1788. They were married in their, 
 native county, the date of this event having 
 been in November, 1808. The father of 
 Miles Hayden was a schoolmaster at Belfast, 
 Ireland, and with his wife emigrated thence 
 to America and settled in Washington 
 count}', Pennsylvania, a short time prior to 
 the birth of their son Miles. Some time 
 after the birth of his son John (18 19) Miles 
 Hayden removed with his family to Orange, 
 Ashland county, Ohio, in which county he 
 retained his residence until the hour of his 
 death, having there been engaged in the 
 practice of his profession, — that of medicine, 
 — for a long term of years. 
 
 John Hayden located at Charlotte, Mich- 
 igan, in 1845, and four years later his mar- 
 riage to Patience Moulton was consum- 
 mated. She is of Scotch lineage, her an- 
 cestors having emigrated to America from a 
 small town on the river Dee, and near the 
 border between England and Scotland. 
 Her father was a physician, and for many 
 years devoted himself to the practice of his 
 profession. In later life he lived for some 
 time at Raisin Center, Lenawee county, 
 Michigan, and subsequently took up his res- 
 idence at Decatur, \'an Buren county, where 
 his death occurred. 
 
 John and Patience (Moulton) Hayden 
 have continued their residence at Charlotte 
 since the time of their marrriage and are 
 now living in that quiet retirement which is 
 the recompense duly granted to those who 
 have labored faithfully and well. The father 
 of our subject was for many years en- 
 gaged in the hardware business at Charlotte 
 and was among her foremost business men, 
 being to-day held in the highest esteem in the 
 community where so many years of his life 
 have been passed. He served for some 
 time as Lieutenant Colonel in the Michigan 
 State Militia. Both he and his wife are de- 
 voted members of the Universalist Church. 
 They have two children living: George W. , 
 the subject of this sketch; and Agnes, who 
 is the wife of Marshall F. Barber, of Biwa- 
 bik, Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Barber have 
 one child. Max. 
 
 George W. Hayden passed his boyhood 
 years in his native city, where he was 
 granted the excellent advantages afforded 
 by the public schools, after which he was 
 enabled to continue his educational disci- 
 pline at the Michigan State University, Ann 
 Arbor, where he was a student in the year 
 1872, in September of which year he was 
 admitted to the bar at Charlotte. 
 
 Thus prepared in a theoretical way for 
 the duties of his profession, our subject was 
 not long in deciding as to when and where 
 he should enter upon the practice of the 
 same. In the spring of 1873 he located at 
 Ishpeming, and made ready to devote him- 
 self faithfully to the interests of clients. His 
 ability and honorable methods soon brought 
 him the coveted recognition, and he has 
 here been continuously in practice and has 
 secured the support of a very large and 
 representative clientele. He stands at the 
 present time as the oldest attorney in the 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 cit}' so far as the point of continued resi- 
 dence is concerned. When Mr. Hayden 
 established himself in practice here he asso- 
 ciated himself in a professional partnership 
 with William H. Parks, under the firm 
 name of Parks & Hayden, which associa- 
 tion was maintained until 1 876, when a 
 dissolution occurred. He then continued 
 alone until 1884, when was formed the part- 
 nership at present existing, — Mr. H. O. 
 Young becoming his professional coadjutor. 
 The firm of Hayden & Young holds distinc- 
 tive precedence at the bar of Marquette 
 county, and has been concerned in much of 
 the important litigation calndered in the 
 same. Their practice extends into all the 
 courts of the United States, and the}- are 
 recognized as men of sound judgment and 
 wide professional acumen. Their spacious 
 suite of offices occupies the entire floor 
 over the Ishpeming National Bank, and 
 their general and reference library is one 
 of comprehensive and well selected order. 
 The firm's methods are such as to retain to 
 them the confidence and respect not only 
 of their clients but of the general public. 
 
 Fraternally Mr. Hayden is prominently 
 identified with the Masonic order, having 
 advanced to the thirty-second degree in the 
 Scottish rite. He is a member of the blue 
 lodge at Ishpeming, the chapter at Negaunee, 
 the commandery and Mystic Shrine at Mar- 
 quette, and the Consistory at Grand Rapids, 
 Michigan. He has also been connected 
 with the Knights of Pythias and the Ancient 
 Order of United Workmen. As bearing 
 more particularly on professional associa- 
 tions we note that he is a member of the 
 Marquette County Bar Association and the 
 State Bar Association, in the latter of which 
 he has served on .several of the important 
 committees. 
 
 Mr. Hayden is stanchly arrayed in the 
 support of the Democratic party, and has 
 been an active participant in the councils of 
 of the same. He has served as a member 
 of the Democratic State Central Commit- 
 tee, and also at various times as chairman 
 of the Marquette County Central Commit- 
 tee. He was the incumbent as Prosecuting 
 Attorney of his county in 1885-6 and has 
 served as City Attorney of Ishpeming for 
 several years. 
 
 The marriage of our subject occurred 
 September 9, 1882, when he was united to 
 Miss Ida E. Spaulding, a native of Sault de 
 Sainte Marie, Michigan, and a daughter of 
 John and Achsah (Johnson) Spaulding, who 
 were early settlers of the Wolverine State. 
 Her maternal grandfather was an officer 
 and came to Sault de Sainte Marie with 
 General Brady when the old fort was estab- 
 lished there. John Spaulding was the super- 
 intendent of the canal at that point for many 
 years. Mrs. Hayden was born September 
 22, 1856, and completed her education at 
 Cleveland, Ohio, being an artist and musi- 
 cian of more than ordinary talent and profi- 
 ciency. Her death occurred January 28, 
 1895, and such was the tender grace of her 
 noble womanhood that her loss was deeply 
 felt even out of the home which she had 
 glorified by her presence. She was a con- 
 sistent member and communicant of the 
 Protestant Episcopal Church, and was active 
 in kindly works. Up to the time of her 
 final illness she devoted no little attention to 
 the art work which she loved, but never was 
 this permitted to conflict with the higher 
 duties which she owed to husband, children 
 and all others who came within the circle of 
 her influence. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Hayden l)ecame the par- 
 ents of three children, namely: Agnes, who 
 
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 was born October 31, 1884; George Spauld- 
 ing, born January 12, 1888; and John Ellzey, 
 born August 6, 1889. 
 
 "^»T*OHX POWER, a lawyer of eminence 
 m in Escanaba, has won a rank in the 
 /• 1 legal profession which might well 
 be envied by those who have every 
 advantage to aid them on life's journey, but 
 since an early age he has been dependent 
 entirely upon his own resources and has 
 reached his present high position unaided 
 save by the perseverance, resolution and 
 energy which are numbered among his chief 
 characteristics. Many aspire to prominence 
 in the legal profession but comparatively few 
 attain it, and when it is reached indicates the 
 labor and exertion which have been the 
 means of securing it. 
 
 Mr. Power is a native of the Emerald Isle, 
 his birth having occurred in Waterford, and 
 from the public schools of that city he was 
 graduated. At the age of seventeen he ran 
 away from home and sailed for America. 
 Only one other member of the family ever 
 came to this country, — a sister who is now 
 married and lives in New York. The other 
 theee children and the parents remained in 
 Ireland. Mr. Power of this sketch landed 
 in New York city and on the opening of the 
 Civil war offered his services to the Govern- 
 ment, serving a full term. On the e.xpira- 
 tion of that period he re-enlisted for frontier 
 duty in the Thirty-sixth Michigan Infantry, 
 with headquarters at Fort Wilkins. He was 
 ever faithful to his duty and the cause he es- 
 poused and deserves the gratitude which is 
 justly due the brave boys in blue who went 
 forth to battle for the Union. 
 
 Soon after the close of his second term 
 Mr. Power began the study of law and was 
 
 admitted to practice in Keweenaw county, 
 Michigan. Removing to Red Jacket, Hough- 
 ton county, he opened an office and entered 
 upon the prosecution of his profession, which 
 he successfully followed at that point for 
 twelve years, enjoying a liberal clientage, 
 during which time he was twice the nomi- 
 nee of the Democratic party for Con- 
 gress. In 1 88 1 he removed from Red 
 Jacket to Escanaba and has here twice 
 been the Congressional candidate of his 
 part}', but as the Republican party is in the 
 majority in this locality he failed of election. 
 He is at present the United States District 
 Attorney for the Western District of Michi- 
 gan and has been for eleven years City Attor- 
 ney of Escanaba. He is regarded as one of 
 the leading members of the Democracy in 
 the upper peninsula and ably upholds its 
 principles. He has a very extensive law 
 practice and is numbered among the leading 
 lawyers as well as politicians. He is a man 
 of keen and brilliant intellect, quick percep- 
 tion and a logical reasoner, and as an advo- 
 cate before judge and jury is able, earnest 
 and convincing. 
 
 Mr. Power was married at Copper Har- 
 bor, Michigan, in 1868, to Miss Lizzie Cor- 
 rig, a native of Montreal, Canada, and to 
 them have been born eight children. Walter 
 J., the eldest, was educated in the public 
 schools of Escanaba, graduated at the high 
 school, and then took up the study of law in 
 his father's office. He was admitted to the 
 bar in April, 1892, and at once opened an 
 office in this city. He now devotes the 
 greater part of his time and attention to the 
 real-estate and insurance business. He was 
 married in February, 1894, to Miss The- 
 ressa E. Preiss, who died only five months 
 later, on the 12th of July. Patrick S., the 
 second of the famih', is now a student of 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 law. Kittie is at home, and May is attend- 
 St. Patrick's, an acadeni}- of Chicago under 
 the management of the Sisters of Notre 
 Dame. Roscoe B., Mathew, Lamar, \'ictor 
 Leo and Patrecia are all students in the 
 schools of Escanaba. The Power family 
 are prominent members of the Catholic 
 Church and are leading members of society. 
 The life of John Power shows what may 
 be accomplished by an intelligent and indus- 
 trious boy in America. Coming here with- 
 out money or influential friends, he has 
 steadily worked his way upward, at first 
 devoting several years to the service of his 
 adopted country, enduring many privations 
 and dangers and receiving very meager pa}-, 
 but manifested what should be the keynote 
 of every man's character, — patriotism. He 
 then turned his attention to the study of law. 
 and being naturally industrious and possess- 
 ing a retentive memory and a good command 
 of language he has attained a proud position 
 at the bar. He has also reared a large fam- 
 ily and has accumulated a handsome com- 
 petence, so that the time is not far distant 
 when he will be enabled to lay aside all bus- 
 iness cares and rest in the enjoyment of the 
 fruits of his former toil. 
 
 ^'^EORGE MOORE.— The biogra- 
 ■ rT\ pher is now permitted to touch 
 ^L^m upon the life history of one of the 
 leading citizens and popular officials 
 of Au Train, Michigan, a self-made man 
 and one in every way worthy of considera- 
 tion on these pages, — George, Moore, Re- 
 corder of Deeds and ex-Sheriff of Alger 
 county. 
 
 He was born in New York State, April 
 lo, 1850. Benjamin Moore, his father, was 
 a son of Irish parents and was b\' occupa- 
 
 tion a lumber dealer. He moved to Ontario 
 in 1 85 1 and located at Colborne, where he 
 spent the remainder of his life, dying there 
 in 1 862, at about the age of fifty years. His 
 wife, Susan, was a daughter of Peter 
 Moore, a Canadian farmer. She still re- 
 sides in the old town of Colborne, and at 
 this writing is seventy-four years of age. Of 
 her four children, we record that Sarah 
 Jane died at the age of two years; Lewis is 
 deceased; George is the gentleman whose 
 name graces this article; and William is a 
 resident of Lake View, Michigan. 
 
 George Moore received only a very lim- 
 ited education in his youth, being obliged 
 to quit school at the early age of ten years 
 in order to go to work. He did farm work 
 on the home place from that time until he 
 was thirty years of age, when he came to 
 Michigan. On his arrival in this State he 
 was employed in a shingle mill at Trufant, 
 near Greenville, his employers being Hill- 
 man, Hesser & Company. Three years 
 later, in 1883, he came to the upper penin- 
 sula and located at Black River, where he 
 began making shingles for John Gilchrist 
 and where he remained three years. His 
 ne.xt location was m Alger county and his 
 employer a Mr. Gibbs, and from there he 
 went to Newberry and for eighteen months 
 was engaged in the manufacture of shingles 
 for Mr. J. E. White. Returning to the 
 employ of Mr. Gibbs, this time at Au Train, 
 he worked for him a portion of two sum- 
 mers, and subsequently for Mr. J. M. Carr 
 at Singleton for one or more seasons. Then, 
 coming back to Au Train, he spent one 
 summer in fishing. In the fall of 1892 he 
 was brought out as the Democratic candi- 
 date for County Sheriff and was duly elected, 
 receiving a majority of two votes. In this 
 office his nerve and courage stood him in 
 
NORTHERN rENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 '39 
 
 good stead and he rendered a high degree of 
 satisfaction to all concerned, his duty being 
 performed in a manner that reflected credit 
 alike upon himself and his constituents; 
 and in the fall of 1894 he was nominated 
 for the position of Register of Deeds b}' the 
 same party, and this time was elected by a 
 larger majorit\'. In addition to the duties 
 of this office, he is now also serving as 
 under Sheriff. 
 
 Mr. Moore's marriage was consummated 
 in Colborne, Ontario, July 9, 1887, with 
 Miss Emma Prout, daughter of W'illiam 
 Prout, a Canadian farmer. The}' have an 
 interesting family of three little children, 
 ranging in age from seven to three years, — 
 Georgia L. , Charles Frederick, and Howard 
 Murrel. 
 
 (D 
 
 R. MANHARD, a dealer in hard- 
 ware and manufacturer of brooms 
 in Marquette, is a worthy repre- 
 sentative of the business interests 
 of the cit}-, successfully conducting enter- 
 prises which add to the material prosperity 
 of the community. The commercial inter- 
 ests of the town indicate its life and prog- 
 ress, and to this feature of Marquette Mr. 
 Manhard contributes greatly. A native of 
 Canada, he was born July 9. 1840, and is a 
 son of William and Sarah (Clark) Manhard. 
 The family is of German rrigin and was first 
 founded in Vermont, whence its representa- 
 tives removed to Canada. Some of the 
 number participated in the war of 1812. 
 The father of our subject was a farmer b)- 
 occupation and lived and died in Canada. 
 In the family were five children, four of 
 whom still survi\e, namely: Miner\'a, de- 
 ceased; Howard, M. R., Mar\' and Rufus, 
 The boyhood days of M, R. Manhard 
 
 were spent upon his father's farm until four- 
 teen years of age, and in the public schools 
 he became familiar with the common Eng- 
 lish branches of learning. To fit himself for 
 earning his living he began to learn the tin- 
 ner's trade in Brockville, Canada, where he 
 served a full apprenticeship. Subsequently 
 he removed to Petroleum, Canada, where he 
 followed his trade and also engaged in the 
 oil business for a short time. His next 
 place of residence was in Port Huron, Mich- 
 igan, where for six months he was employed 
 as a tinner. When that period had expired 
 he went to Sarnia, where he was foreman 
 of a shop for about a year, and in 1862 he 
 came to Marquette, Michigan, for the pur- 
 pose of working for a railroad company. 
 On arriving at his destination, however, he 
 changed his mind and entered the employ 
 of B. Neidhardt, with whom he remained 
 for a short time. His next removal made 
 him a resident of Negaunee, where he took 
 charge of the hardware store of J. B. Mass, 
 conducting the same for quite a period, 
 when he entered into business for himself 
 under the firm name of Manhard & Hop- 
 kins. That partnership continued for about 
 a year, when Mr. Manhard sold out and re- 
 turned to Marquette. 
 
 It was not long after this that he be- 
 came a partner in the firm of B. Neidhardt 
 & Company, hardware dealers. On sell- 
 ing his interest in that establishment he em- 
 barked in business for himself and success- 
 fully carried on operations until 1890, when 
 the Manhard Hardware Company was es- 
 tablished. This was subsequently succeeded 
 by the Manhard-Jopling Hardware Com- 
 pany, limited. Mr. Manhard also owns a 
 large hardware store and harness shop in 
 Newberry, Michigan, which has been very 
 successful. In the fall of 1 894 he organized 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 the Lake Superior Broom factory at Mar- 
 quette, under the firm name of M. R. Man- 
 hard & Son, and still continues his connec- 
 tion with that concern. They have a good 
 factory and employment is furnished to from 
 thirty to sixty men, turning out first-class 
 work, which finds a ready sale on the mar- 
 ket. Mr. Manhard possesses excellent busi- 
 ness and executive ability and is a man of 
 varied resources and power. He also organ- 
 ized the M. R. Manhard Heating Company 
 of Marquette, and has successfully con- 
 ducted it, and he is a stockholder in the 
 Northern Furnace Company. He carries 
 forward to a successful completion whatever 
 he undertakes; so it is of value to any con- 
 cern to have him connected with it. His 
 energy, determination, good management 
 and enterprise are sure factors in a pros- 
 perous career. Although he came to the 
 city with a capital of only $5 in his pocket, 
 he is now one of the substantial and repre- 
 sentative business men of his adopted 
 county. 
 
 Mr. Manhard is connected with the 
 Masonic fraternity, and is also a Noble 
 of the Mystic Shrine; for two years he 
 was Representative to the Grand Lodge, and 
 he also belongs to the Ancient Order of 
 United Workmen. For over fifteen years he 
 was chief of the fire department of Mar- 
 quette. Everything connected with the city 
 that tends to its upbuilding and advance- 
 ment receives his hearty support, and he 
 may well be classed among the valued and 
 influential men of the community. The 
 lady who shares his name and his fortunes 
 was in her maidenhood Miss Lizzie Deroy, 
 a native of Belgium, and they have one son, 
 Ransom A., who is largely interested with 
 his father in business, in both Marquette 
 and Newberry. 
 
 ^ I "V E. ASIRE, real-estate and loan 
 ■ I ■ agent, Marquette, was born in 
 V J ^ Medina, Ohio, January 23, 1861, 
 a son of Josiah and Hannah (Fer- 
 ris) Asire, — father a native of Pennsylvania 
 and mother of Vermont. Of the ancestry 
 of the Ferris family several members were 
 soldiers in the Revolutionary war. Mr. 
 Josiah Asire was a jeweler by trade, and was 
 carrying on his business as such at Medina 
 when the great war of the Rebellion was in- 
 augurated. He enlisted in the service and 
 was killed at Vicksburg, in battle, by a gun- 
 shot. By his death he left a widow and an 
 only child, who is the direct subject of this 
 biographical sketch. 
 
 The latter came with his mother to Osh- 
 kosh, Wisconsin, in 1868, where he was 
 educated, at the State Normal, graduating 
 in the elementary course. His eyes grow- 
 ing weak, he was compelled to rest. In 
 1881 he came to Marquette, Michigan, and 
 the next year taught school, living in town 
 meanwhile and walking four miles forth and 
 back daily, besides keeping three sets of 
 books at night. After teaching three terms 
 he was employed by Joseph E. Rean and 
 placed in the entire charge of the immense 
 ice business, which place he filled with abil- 
 ity. Then, from the old establishment, he 
 stocked what is now the Lake Superior Ice 
 Company, of which he was elected secretary. 
 This position, however, he soon afterward 
 resigned, and he engaged in the real-estate 
 business, in which he has since been engaged, 
 with success, for he has ever been known 
 as a "square" dealer, never misrepresenting 
 and always careful as to his statements. In 
 1889 he was made secretary of the Citizens' 
 Association and Board of Trade, which po- 
 sition he still fills. He is also secretary and 
 treasurer of the street railway company, and 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 141 
 
 for four years he was secretary of the Build- 
 ing and Loan Association, in which body he 
 is still a director. Also he is a director and 
 assistant secretary of the Marquette Opera 
 House Company, and director and treasurer 
 of the Odd Fellows' Building Association, 
 and secretary and treasurer of the Anna 
 River Brick Company. In the real-estate 
 business he has platted the North Marquette 
 addition and Island Beach addition, and he 
 is interested in a vast amount of real estate. 
 
 Being of a social and sympathetic nature, 
 as all our kind should be, he is a member of 
 the I. O. O. F. , K. of P., National Union, 
 K. O. T. M., and Sons of Veterans. 
 
 In 1 889 he was married to Miss Laura 
 M. Mahaffy, and has one child, — Myron J. 
 Mrs. Asire is a member of the Presbyterian 
 Church. 
 
 HUGUST MACHTS, who has been 
 identified with Marquette from the 
 establishment of the place and has 
 ever been an important factor in 
 its growth and development, is now serving 
 as the capable Cit)' Treasurer. He was 
 born in the village of Krautheim, Germany, 
 near Weimar, May 3, 1828, and is a son of 
 Thomas H. and Dorothea Machts, who 
 spent their entire lives in their native land 
 and are now deceased. Our subject attend- 
 ed the common schools until about fourteen 
 years of age, and then entered the employ 
 of a merchant, with whom he continued for 
 six years, when he determined to try his fv^r- 
 tune in America, of whose advantages and 
 privileges he had heard so much. 
 
 In May, 1849. Mr. Machts sailed for the 
 New World, and after a long voyage of 
 seven weeks landed at New York, on the 
 1st of Jul)'. He did not tarry long in the 
 
 Eastern metropolis, however, but at once 
 continued his journey to Milwaukee, Wis- 
 consin. Near that city he worked on a 
 farm for two weeks. He had no cash capital, 
 but was blessed with a good constitution and 
 willing hands, and resolved to make the 
 most of his opportunities. About this time 
 plans were on foot for the establishment 
 of Marquette, Michigan, and an agent was 
 in Milwaukee to secure men who would go 
 to the new town. Mr. Machts was among 
 the number who went up the river on a boat 
 to Sault de Ste. Marie and thence on a 
 small sailing vessel to Marquette. Here he 
 worked as a common laborer, doing any- 
 thing that was to be done. There were but 
 two or three buildings in the town, and 
 these were little more than shanties. Ar- 
 rangements had been made for the workmen 
 to be accomodated at one of these places, 
 but they often had to sleep out of doors in 
 all kinds of weather and had scarcely more 
 food than would keep soul and body to- 
 gether. 
 
 In 1855 Mr. Machts began clerking for 
 Peter White, with whom he remained for a 
 year, when that gentleman sold out and our 
 subject continued with his successor, James 
 P. Pendill, until i860. About that time he 
 embarked in the grocery business for him- 
 self and thus carried on operations for nine- 
 teen years, or until 1879, when he sold out 
 and again entered the employ of Mr. Pendill, 
 with whom he continued for a few years. 
 Whatever success he has achieved in life is 
 entirely due to his own efforts. He abhors 
 idleness and has ever been an industrious, 
 energetic man, whose well directed exer- 
 tions have secured to him a comfortable 
 competence. 
 
 In 1874 Mr. Machts was elected Cit\' 
 Treasurer, which office he held for four sue- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 cessive years, and in 1888 he was again 
 chosen for that position and has since served 
 in that capacity. This makes in all eleven 
 j'ears that he has given to the care of the 
 city funds, and in all this time Marquette 
 has never lost a cent through his manage- 
 ment. His long service indicates his fidelity 
 to duty and the confidence that is reposed 
 in him by his fellow townsmen. In the '60s 
 he served as Township Treasurer. 
 
 Mr. Machts was married in 1856, the 
 lady of his choice being Miss Lena 
 Schwartz," a native of Bavaria. He has one 
 daughter living, Mrs. Louise Hudson. His 
 wife died in 1862 and he has since remained 
 true to her memory, having never married 
 again. He is now the oldest living resident 
 of Marquette, having been identified with 
 this city since the erection of its first house. 
 He went through the hardships of the pio- 
 neer settlers, and has ever borne his part of 
 the work of public improvement. He has 
 also witnessed its advancement to a thriving 
 commercial center with extensive business 
 interests, growing industries and enterprises, 
 and in this volume he well deserves men- 
 tion. 
 
 >Tr*AMES F. FOLEY, Director of the 
 ^ Wiegand Gold Mining Company, 
 m J was born at Cape Breton, a son of 
 David Foley, who was a native of 
 Waterford county, Ireland. He was a 
 farmer in the old country, but came to 
 America man}- years ago and engaged in 
 mining. Our subject was taken to Pennsyl- 
 vania when an infant, where he attended 
 the public schools until ten years of age, 
 and for the following five years worked in 
 the coal mines. He was then bound out to 
 learn the bricklaying and plastering trades, 
 
 and, after completing his apprenticeship, he 
 followed the former occupation at different 
 places until 1850. In that year he came to 
 Lake Superior, where he followed the 
 mason's trade and mining until 1853, and 
 was then given charge of the Metropolitan 
 mine for one year. During the next sum- 
 mer Mr. Foley had charge of a railroad 
 that carried ore from the Forest mine to the 
 stamp mill. His next business venture was 
 that of farming in Wabasha county, Min- 
 nesota, which he continued for seven years, 
 but was unsuccessful in that undertaking. 
 Returning to Lake Superior, he engaged at 
 the mason's trade in Houghton county, next 
 took a contract from the Franklin mine, 
 afterward came to Negaunee and took a 
 wood contract from the Iron Cliff Mining 
 Company, spent the following winter in 
 Houghton, and then returned to this city and 
 resumed the mason's trade. Mr. Foley has 
 erected many of the principal buildings of 
 Negaunee, and during that time also fol- 
 lowed prospecting and was engaged in many 
 of the large mine deals of this region. He 
 opened the mine known as the Lucy, also 
 purchased silver property for S. P. Ely and 
 Captain Johnson in Utah, sunk three shafts 
 on the property, and remained in the State 
 about one and a half years. Returning to 
 Negaunee, Mr. Foley began prospecting for 
 himself. He discovered and worked the 
 Milwaukee mine one year, discovered and 
 worked the Wheeling mine three years, was 
 then engaged in prospecting in Connecticut 
 and New York, and discovered the hematite 
 ore. He also discovered the Iron King 
 mine at Mesaba. During the years 1 88 1-2-3 
 Mr. Foley was superintendent of the Mil- 
 waukee, Hematite and Chicago mines, and at 
 the present time he is engaged in prospect- 
 ing, operating in the Rainy Lake mining 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 14.-? 
 
 district. He is also a Director of the 
 Wiegand Gold Mining Companj', of which 
 his brother, J. C. Foley, is president. The 
 capital stock of the company is $200,000. 
 In addition to his mining interests, our sub- 
 ject has served as Supervisor of the Second 
 ward of Negaunee, and was three times 
 elected to the position of Assessor. He 
 was elected Mayor in April, 1895. 
 
 He was united in marriage with Miss 
 Margaret Finnegan, a native of county 
 Kerry, Ireland. They have two living chil- 
 dren, — David F., aged thirty-eight years; 
 and Mollie F., now the wife of T. G. Atkin- 
 son. In his social relations, Mr. Foley is a 
 thirty-second degree Mason, and a member 
 of the Knights of Pythias order. 
 
 EENRY W. HOCH, one of the rep- 
 resentative business men of Mar- 
 quette, now conducting a leading 
 industry of this city, — the manufac- 
 ture of carbonated beverages, — has spent 
 his entire life in the West. He was born in 
 Waukesha county, Wisconsin, on the 23d 
 of July, 1859, and is a son of William and 
 Mary Hoch, both of whom were natives of 
 Germany, where they were reared and mar- 
 ried. About 1852 they sailed for the 
 United States and began life in this country 
 in the Badger State. Locating upon a 
 farm they resided there until 1866, when 
 they removed to Milwaukee, where the 
 father engaged in keeping hotel, as propri- 
 etor of the Union House, the name of 
 which he afterward changed to Hoch Hotel. 
 This is still carried on, at the corner of 
 Fourth and Chestnut streets, and the prop- 
 erty is still owned by Mr. Hoch, although 
 he is now no longer conducting the hotel. 
 In 1 891 he removed to Chicago, where he is 
 
 living retired, resting in the enjoyment of 
 the fruits of his former toil. In the family 
 were six children, five sons and a daughter, 
 namely: Reiner, who is president of the 
 Upper Peninsula Brewing Company; James 
 J., an attorney of Chicago; John, a brewer 
 of Chilton, Wisconsin; Henry W. , whose 
 name heads this record; William, who is 
 employed in the Demming & Dierkes Fur- 
 niture Factory of Chicago; and Maggie, de- 
 ceased. 
 
 The gentleman whose name introduces 
 this review spent his early boyhood days 
 upon a farm, where he continued until seven 
 years of age, at which time his parents re- 
 moved to Milwaukee. This ended his con- 
 nection with agricultural life. He began 
 his education in the district schools, which 
 he attended for about two terms. He then 
 pursued his studies in the public schools of 
 Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Academy, 
 and was graduated at the Commercial Col- 
 lege of that city. Being now fitted for a 
 useful business career, he secured a situation 
 as salesman in Milwaukee, and later was 
 employed in a similar capacity in Chicago 
 for a few years. In 1S85 Mr. Hoch came 
 to Marquette, where he has since made his 
 home and for two years served as book- 
 keeper for the Upper Peninsula Brewing 
 Company. In 1887 he embarked in his 
 present business, the manufacture and sale 
 of carbonated beverages, and in this under- 
 taking he has been very successful. He 
 makes a specialty of the manufacture of a 
 high grade of sodas, and the excellent qual- 
 ity of these goods brings a large and con- 
 stantly increasing patronage, which comes 
 from all parts of the peninsula. Some idea 
 of the volume of business transacted may be 
 gained by the statement that Mr. Hoch em- 
 plo\s from three to five men regularly in 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 packing and shipping. He has secured an 
 excellent reputation as one of the leading 
 manufacturers in his line in this part of the 
 State, and his large business is a fitting re- 
 ward for his labors. 
 
 Mr. Hoch is a member of the Catholic 
 Mutual Benevolent Association and of St. 
 Peter's Society. He was married in 1889 
 to Miss Ida Thoney, and their union has 
 been blessed with two children, Edna and 
 Arthur. The family is widely and favor- 
 ably known throughout this community and 
 their friends are many. As a citizen, Mr. 
 Hoch is public-spirited in an eminent degree 
 and takes a commendable interest in every- 
 thing pertaining to the welfare of Marquette 
 and its upbuilding. He is serving his sec- 
 ond term as Alderman of the Fourth ward 
 and in his official capacity exercises his in- 
 fluence for the support of all measures that 
 are calculated to bring about the public 
 good. He is numbered among the promi- 
 nent business men of the city and as such 
 well deserves representation in this ^'olume. 
 
 ca 
 
 ■•ILLIAM R. NORTH UP is the 
 senior member of the well-known 
 real-estate firm of Northup & Ben- 
 ton, of Escanaba, and a man who 
 has the highest respect of all with whom he 
 has been brought in contact, whether 
 through business or social interests. 
 
 A native of New York, he was born in 
 Jefferson county October 17, 1823, and is a 
 son of William and Hannah (Foster) Nor- 
 thup. His father was a native of Rhode 
 Island, and his death occurred in Washing- 
 ton county. New York; while his mother 
 was born in Maine and died in Jefferson 
 county, of the Empire State. The former 
 made farming his life work, and his children 
 
 were trained in youth to agricultural pur- 
 suits. There were four sons and two 
 daughters, but the latter are both now 
 deceased. Lydia Ann died at the age of 
 twelve years. Caroline O. became the wife 
 of A. P. Mason and died in Sheboygan, 
 Wisconsin. Of the sons. Wanton C. is 
 engaged in farming near Herman, St. Law- 
 rence county, New York; William R. is the 
 next younger; George W., a Baptist minis- 
 ter, was for over twenty years president of 
 the Theological Seminary of Chicago, and 
 is still one of the teachers in the theological 
 department of that institution; C. W. is 
 probably living in Kansas, but the exact 
 location is not known. 
 
 The maternal grandfather of our subject 
 was one of the heroes of the Revolution, 
 valiantly aiding the colonies in their struggle 
 for independence; and William Northup, 
 Sr., was a soldier of the war of 1812. On 
 the maternal side the family is noted for 
 longevity and an aunt of Mr. Northup, of 
 this sketch, — Miss Lydia Foster, — is now 
 living in Chicago, at the advanced age of 
 more than ninety years, and is in full pos- 
 session of all her faculties. 
 
 In taking up the personal history of the 
 gentleman whose name introduces this re- 
 view, we present to our readers the life 
 record of one who is both widely and favor- 
 ably known in Escanaba and the surround- 
 ing country. He acquired his literary 
 education in the schools of his native count)' 
 and entered upon his business career as a 
 teacher. He afterward studied law and 
 engaged in practice for only a short 
 time. He was married in the State of his 
 nativity in 1848, and shortly afterward 
 sought a home in the West, making his way 
 first to Milwaukee, thence to Fond du Lac 
 coimty. Three years were passed in that 
 
XORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 145 
 
 place, and his next home was in Sheboy- 
 gan, where he continued until 1880, — the 
 year of his arrival in Escanaba, his perma- 
 nent place of residence. During these 
 years he has been variously employed. For 
 a time he engaged in teaching, also carried 
 on farming and dairying, but during the last 
 ten years of his stay in Wisconsin he en- 
 gaged in the real estate, insurance and loan 
 business, which he has since followed with 
 good success. The firm of Northup & Nor- 
 thup has an extended reputation as the lead- 
 ing insurance firm of northern Michigan, 
 and at the present time, under the firm 
 name of Northup & Benton, is representing 
 forty standard companies. Loans are care- 
 fully made for other parties and the firm 
 enjoys an enviable reputation for honesty 
 and integrity in the discharge of their busi- 
 ness interests. 
 
 We have before alluded to the marriage 
 of Mr. Northup, which was celebrated in the 
 Empire State in 1848, the lady of his choice 
 being Miss Mary L. Warren, a native of 
 Washington county, New York. Their 
 union has been blessed with a family of four 
 children, a son and three daughters, name- 
 ly: Alonzo R. , Ida L. , Rose B. and Marj' 
 E. There are also five grandchildren. The 
 daughter. Rose, is the wife of H. I. Benton, 
 who is associated with her father in busi- 
 ness. 
 
 Politically Mr. Northup has been a stal- 
 wart Republican since the organization of 
 the party. During the late war he volun- 
 teered for service but was rejected on the 
 physical examination. He was afterward 
 drafted, but was exempted on the same 
 grounds. His influence and support, how- 
 ever, were ever given to the Union cause 
 and to upholding the President's policy. 
 The duties of citizenship are never slighted 
 
 by him, and true to the best interests of the 
 community he labors for all that will ad- 
 vance the general welfare. He has been 
 honored with a number of local offices, hav- 
 ing served as Township Superintendent for 
 some time while living in Sheboygan, Wis- 
 consin, and while in Escanaba he has filled 
 various positions of public trust. He was 
 Superintendent of the county poor for about 
 seven years within which time the count}' hos- 
 pital was erected and the county poor farm 
 was purchased, improved and fitted up. He 
 was chairman of the Board of Commission- 
 ers of the Poor and has served as Justice of 
 the Peace during at least a half of his life. 
 Long continuance in office is certainly the 
 highest testimonial that can be given of 
 faithful service, and in this way his efficiency 
 has certainly been complimented. While in 
 Sheboygan he served as chairman of the 
 Board of Supervisors, and in all these offices 
 he has proved true to the trust reposed in 
 him and faithful to the people he has repre- 
 sented. His life has been well spent, and 
 over his long business, official and private 
 career there is cast no shadow of wrong or 
 suspicion of evil. He has lived so as to 
 command the respect and esteem of all who 
 know him and his example is well worthy of 
 emulation. 
 
 >^OHN B. TIBOR, one of the repre- 
 m sentative business men of Ishpeming, 
 A 1 who conducts a meat-market and 
 grocery store, is a native of Luxem- 
 burg, in the Grand Duchy of Luxem- 
 burg, born on the 8th of August, 1852. His 
 father, Nicholas Tibor, was also a native of 
 the same locality and was a farmer and con- 
 tractor. He served in the German Revolu- 
 tion and continued in his native land durinjr 
 
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 the greater part of his life. He was married 
 there to Catherine Sprirnont, who was also 
 born in Luxemburg and descended from a 
 family of French lineage. The parents 
 came to America in 1872, taking up their 
 residence upon a farm near Port Washing- 
 ton, Wisconsin, where he made his home 
 until his death, which occurred about 1884. 
 His widow then came to Michigan and made 
 her home with her son Michael at Marquette 
 until called to her final rest in 1887. This 
 worthy couple were the parents of eight 
 children, four of whom are now living, as 
 follows: John, who is living in Traverse 
 City, Michigan; Michael, who makes his 
 home in Marquette; Lizzie, wife of Nicholas 
 Passmel, a resident of \'alley City, North 
 Dakota; and the gentleman whose name 
 heads this review. 
 
 John B. Tibor acquired his education in 
 the Royal Atheneum at Arlon, Belgium, 
 completing the regular course, and was thus 
 well fitted for his life work. He was a young 
 man of nineteen years when he bade adieu 
 to home and friends and sailed for the New 
 World. On reaching the shores of this 
 country, he at once started westward and 
 soon took up his residence in Port Washing- 
 ton, Wisconsin, and the next summer began 
 working for Nich Bour, a merchant of that 
 place. Later in the year he started for the 
 Upper Peninsula of Michigan and located at 
 Eagle River in Keweenaw county, working 
 in the copper mines for two years. He than 
 secured a situation in the store of D. D. 
 Brockway & Son, proprietors of a general 
 store at Eagle River, with whom he con- 
 tinued for two years, when he changed em- 
 ployers and during the next two years was 
 an employe of Antoine Zebilsky, also of 
 Eagle River. When he changed his place 
 of residence he sought a home in Houghton 
 
 county, Michigan, and for four months worked 
 for J. Vertin & Sons in Hancock, after which 
 he passed a year in the employ of L. Hennes 
 & Company at Red Jacket, Michigan. In 
 1879 he arrived in Ishpeming and securing 
 a position as bookkeeper for T. F. Donahue 
 was a trusted and faithful employe of that 
 gentleman until 1886. He then embarked 
 in business for himself, in connection with 
 C. Melby, under the firm name of C, Melby 
 & Company, dealers in general merchandise, 
 and the partnership continued until January, 
 1887, when Mr. Tibor sold out. On the 
 1 5th of February following he established 
 his present store. He is located at Nos. 
 202 and 204 Main street, where he has a 
 large double store, well" stocked with gro- 
 ceries, meats, crockery and glassware. This 
 is one of the best groceries and markets in 
 the city, and the owner well deserves the 
 liberal patronage he receives, for he earnest- 
 l}' desires to please his customers and is 
 straightforward and honorable in all deal- 
 ings and transactions. 
 
 In 1874 Mr. Tibor was united in mar- 
 riage with Miss Mary Daley, a native of 
 Eagle River, Michigan, and a daughter of 
 Martin Daley, who with his wife still resides 
 at that place, one of its pioneer settlers. 
 Mrs. Tibor was educated in the public 
 schools of that place. Nine children have 
 been born to our subject and his wife, name- 
 ly: Albert J., Mary Isabel, Louisa, Agnes 
 M., Charlotte A., Hubert J., Bernard A., 
 Sarah E. and Leo. The parents hold mem- 
 bership in the Catholic Church, St. John's, 
 and he is secretary of the Board of Trus- 
 tees. 
 
 Mr. Tibor is also a member of the An- 
 cient Order of United Workmen, in which 
 he is serving as Receiver; of the Modern 
 Woodmen of America, of which he is 
 
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 Banker; and is President of the St. John's 
 Branch, No. 64, Cathohc Mutual Benevo- 
 lent Association. He has also been Grand 
 Deputy for the Diocese of Marquette, of the 
 Catholic Mutual Benevolent Association. 
 He was formerly a member of the city fire 
 department and has been First Assistant 
 Chief; also secretary of the department. He 
 takes quite a prominent part in political af- 
 fairs and supports the Democratic party. In 
 1886 he was elected City Recorder and was 
 re-elected in 1888. In 1890 he was ap- 
 pointed by the City Council to serve as City 
 Assessor and filled that position until 1893. 
 In public office he is ever true and faithful 
 to the trust reposed in him, in business he is 
 honest and honorable, in social life he is 
 pleasant and genial, and withal he is a cour- 
 teous gentleman, well deserving of mention 
 among the representative men of the Upper 
 Peninsula. 
 
 aAPTAIN GEORGE BARTLEY, 
 general superintendent of the Es- 
 canaba Towing & Wrecking Com- 
 pany, is a native of the old Bay 
 State, his birth having occurred in Chelsea 
 on the 25th of August, 1835. His parents 
 were Casper and Clara (Brown) Bartley, 
 the former born in Schenectady, New York, 
 of Mohawk Dutch parentage, while the 
 latter was a native of Massachusetts and of 
 French lineage. The family removed from 
 Chelsea to New York, and when the Cap- 
 tain was a young man of twenty years emi- 
 grated to Wisconsin, where both parents 
 died. The father was a hotel-keeper. Cap- 
 tain Bartley was the only son and second 
 child in a family of six children. Elizabeth, 
 the eldest daughter, is the widow of D. N. 
 Robinson, formerly of Lockport, New York, 
 
 and makes her home in San Francisco, Cali- 
 fornia. Sarah, now Mrs. Judd, resides in 
 Milwaukee; Mrs. Susanna Damon, also 
 makes her home in Milwaukee; and Del- 
 phine died at the age of five years. 
 
 In taking up the personal history of 
 Captain Bartley we present to our readers 
 the life record of him who is both widelj- 
 and favorably known in this locality, — a 
 man highly esteemed for his sterling worth 
 and his many excellencies of character. His 
 life has been an eventful one, and has been 
 spent mostl}' upon the water. He first 
 sailed on the Great Lakes, there spending 
 four X'ears, when he shipped before the mast 
 on a whaler, which left the harbor of New 
 Bedford, Massachusetts, on a three years' 
 cruise in the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic 
 oceans, and the Japan, Yellow and Okhotsk 
 seas, for the capture of sperm whales. Dur- 
 ing that voyage he visited all the principal 
 islands in the Pacific and some in the Atlan- 
 tic: was at New Zealand, the Sandwich 
 Islands, Society Islands, King Mill Island, 
 Juan Fernandez, the Friendly Islands, and 
 touched on the coast of California. That 
 cruise was a source of pleasure to the Cap- 
 tain, and many interesting incidents does he 
 relate of it. They went as far north as 
 seventy-three degrees and thirty minutes, — 
 something unusual on ordinary whaling ex- 
 peditions. For six weeks the boat was 
 frozen in the ice of the northern seas, during 
 which time the crew captured many seals. 
 They also killed a monstrous polar bear, 
 weighing 1,530 pounds, and the Captain 
 tells how he cut off the animal's paw, skinned 
 it and made of the hide a cap, which just 
 fitted his head without a change. They also 
 traded quite extensively with the Eskimos, 
 the articles of traffic being tobacco, needles, 
 pins, and thread, in exchange for which they 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 received furs, walrus teeth and other such 
 commodities. In capturing whales, their 
 boats were frequently capsized and crushed 
 to pieces in the vigorous fight which was 
 made by the monster of the deep for his 
 life. At the Sandwich Islands Mr. Bartley 
 shipped on a boat for a winter voyage 
 around the equator to capture the right 
 whale. 
 
 At length Captain Bartley returned to 
 his home, in the fall of 1859, and has since 
 been continuously employed upon the Great 
 Lakes. He has served as foremast hand, 
 mate and master, and for the past twenty- 
 two years he has been master of a towing 
 and wrecking tug. He has been upon the 
 waters since 1852 and has met with some 
 narrow escapes, though his boats have had 
 few accidents. On one occasion he was 
 wrecked off Twin River Point, Wisconsin, 
 the tug having gone down in quicksand, but 
 she was raised and restored to service. 
 
 The Captain was married in Manitowoc, 
 Wisconsin, in iS6i,to Miss Maria Branigan, 
 a native of that city, born of Irish parent- 
 age. They had have nine children, all yet liv- 
 ing. Mrs. Bartley died in Chicago, whither 
 she had gone for treatment. For his second 
 wife Captain Bartley chose Miss Nina H. 
 Leighton, a native of Maine and a daughter 
 of Arthur and Lois (Donovan) Leighton. 
 They have three children, — Gertie, Clifton 
 and Warren. The lady's parents removed 
 from Indian River, Maine, to Bay de No- 
 quet, Delta county, Michigan, when she was 
 a maiden of six years. Her mother died 
 there, and her father, who has married again, 
 is still living at that place. Mrs. Bartley is 
 the elder of two daughters, the other being 
 Mrs. Adelaide Dady, a resident of Escanaba. 
 
 Captain Bartley is a member of the In- 
 dependent Order of Odd Fellows, and in his 
 
 political connections is a Republican; but 
 his busy life has precluded the possibility 
 of seeking office even though he should 
 have desired to do so. He has traveled 
 much and seen many countries, but to the 
 Captain there is " no place like home." He 
 has a beautiful and commodious residence, 
 which was erected under his personal super- 
 vision. It is large, well built, finely finished 
 and handsomely furnished, and is supplied 
 with all modern conveniences, including hot 
 and cold water all over the house. It was 
 erected at a cost of $5,000, exclusive of fur- 
 nishings, and is located at 624 Georgia 
 street. There in the midst of his family 
 Captain Bartley delights to spend his leisure 
 hours, and to his many friends he extends a 
 heart-felt hospitality. 
 
 eUGENE F. BRADT, mining en- 
 gineer and chemist of the Lake An- 
 geline Iron Company, of Ishpeming, 
 Michigan, has the honor of being a 
 native of this State, his birth having oc- 
 curred May 6, 1857, in Porter township, 
 Van Buren county. His father, James 
 Bradt, was a native of Castile, Wyoming 
 county. New York, and his mother, who 
 bore the maiden name of Wilmena Harlan, 
 was born in Germany. They were married 
 in Van Buren county, Michigan, and settled 
 on a farm in Porter township, where the 
 father carried on agricultural pursuits for 
 many years, but is now living retired in 
 Marcellus, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Bradt 
 have a family of three children, — Eugene 
 F. , Edgar F. , and Caroline Kinney. 
 
 On the old homestead our subject was 
 reared, acquiring his elementary education 
 in the district schools near his home and 
 
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 later becoming a student in Albion College. 
 Entering upon the profession of teaching, he 
 was employed in the capacity of teacher in 
 Porter township and taught for three win- 
 ters. At the age of twenty-four he was 
 principal of the schools in Marcellus, Michi- 
 gan, and in the fall of 1882 became princi- 
 pal of the schools of Hartford, Van Buren 
 county, where he remained for five years. 
 In the meantime he had further perfected 
 himself for his work by study in Oberlin Col- 
 lege, of Ohio, and in 1887, became a stu- 
 dent in Ann Arbor University, doing elective 
 work and later chemical work. In the 
 spring of 1889, he came to Ishpeming, and 
 in March formed the connection with the 
 Lake Angeline Iron Company, which has 
 since continued uninterruptedly. He does 
 surveying on the surface and underground 
 and makes chemical analysis of the ores, 
 and his efficiency is shown by his long reten- 
 tion in the employ of one company. 
 
 In 1885 Mr. Bradt was united in mar- 
 riage with Miss Ida V. Hurlbut, a native of 
 Hartford, Van Buren county, and a daugh- 
 ter of Joseph B. and Antoinette Hurlbut, 
 who were early settlers of that county. She 
 was educated in South Haven, and in Olivet 
 College, both in Michigan, and for some 
 years successfully engaged in school-teach- 
 ing. She was also a student at Ann Arbor 
 and is a lady of more than average intelli- 
 gence. In the family are two children, — 
 Harlan H. and Frances Gertrude. 
 
 Mr. Bradt is an honored member of the 
 Masonic fraternity, belonging to the blue 
 lodge of Ishpeming, Xo. 314, F. A. & M., 
 of which he is now Master, and also to the 
 chapter of Negaunee, No. 108, Royal Arch 
 Masons. In politics he is a stalwart sup- 
 porter of the Republican party and takes a 
 deep interest in local affairs. His fellow 
 
 citizens, appreciating his worth and ability, 
 have frequently called him to public office, 
 and he is now serving as supervisor from the 
 Seventh ward and is chairman of the Board. 
 For four years he has been the incumbent 
 in this office, his fidelity to duty winning 
 him a re-election each year. He is also a 
 member of the city School Board and takes 
 a deep interest in the cause of education, 
 doing all in his power to raise the standard 
 of the schools. Public-spirited and progress- 
 ive, whatever is calculated to promote the 
 general welfare receives his support and en- 
 dorsement. Throughout the community in 
 which he resides he is held in high regard, 
 and his many excellencies of character have 
 won him a host of friends. 
 
 >T^ W. SPARLING, Supervisor for Seney 
 ■ township, Schoolcraft county, Mich- 
 A ■ igan, may be termed a self-made 
 man and is one whose push and en- 
 terprise would make him a desirable acces- 
 sion to any community. He dates his resi- 
 dence in the northern peninsula from 1880, 
 which year he left his native heath in Can- 
 ada and came, via Chicago, to Marquette. 
 He found employment as a common laborer 
 in the lumber woods with Ransom, Burtiss 
 & Marsh, a Chicago firm, and remained 
 with them two years. In the autumn of 
 1882 he engaged with Perry, Pierson & 
 Company scaling logs, and the next spring 
 went to South Manistique and took a clerk- 
 ship in the company's store. He held that 
 position till 1885, when, in November, he 
 came to Seney for that company's success- 
 ors, the North Shore Lumber Company, as 
 office clerk in charge of the distributing 
 warehouse. After two and a half vears he \\as 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 promoted as superintendent of their lumber- 
 ing operations, a position he still holds. 
 
 Ever since becoming identified with 
 Seney Mr. Sparling has taken a laudable in- 
 terest in its affairs. He casts his vote and 
 influence with the Republican party, has 
 been recognized by his fellow citizens as 
 worthy of official position, and has on two 
 occasions been elected to office. In 1886 
 he was made Township Treasurer, and in 
 the spring of the present year, 1895, he was 
 elected Supervisor for Seney township. 
 
 Mr. Sparling was born in Bruce county, 
 Ontario, Canada, September 11, i860, and 
 grew to manhood on his father's farm, his 
 mental culture being limited to training in 
 the common schools. His father, Loftus 
 Sparling, was born in county Armagh, Ire- 
 land, in 1 82 I, son of George Sparling, and 
 in his youth came across the Atlantic with 
 his father and located in Canada. There 
 he grew up and married Miss Mary Ann 
 Baker, like himself, of Irish origin, and they 
 became the parents of ten children, eight of 
 whom are living, namely: Lydia J., wife 
 Robert Wickett; Eliza Ann and John C, all 
 in Bruce county, Ontario; Mrs. James 
 Nicoll, Pine Plains, Manitoba; W. J., West 
 Superior, Wisconsin; Edward E., Seney, 
 Michigan; J. W. , whose name graces this 
 article; and Loftus D., a school-teacher at 
 Sintaluta, Manitoba. 
 
 J. W. Sparling was united in marriage 
 at Cadillac, Michigan, July 11, 1890, to 
 Miss Mary I. Coveyou, daughter of Frank 
 Coveyou, a Frenchman, and ncc Mary I. 
 McCarroll, of Irish parentage. The other 
 members of the Coveyou family are Jennie, 
 wife of George Wall, of Cadillac; and Ed- 
 win, Mack and Ida, near Petoskey, on the 
 home farm. Mr. and Mrs. Sparling's chil- 
 dren are three in number and as follows: 
 
 Mary Lena, aged four years; Lawrence 
 Alberton, two years; and Francis Ellis, four 
 months. 
 
 aAPTAIN THOMAS WALTERS, 
 the efficient and popular superin- 
 tendent of the Pittsburg Lake An- 
 geline Iron Company of Ishpem- 
 ing, Michigan, is a native of Devonshire, 
 England, born on the 21st of June, 1847, 
 and was reared in the land of his birth. 
 From the early age of seven years he has 
 been dependent upon his own resources for 
 a livelihood, and since eight years of age, 
 with the exception of three or four years, 
 has carried on mining. For twenty-five 
 years he lived in England, then came to 
 America, hoping thereby to better his finan- 
 cial condition. He sailed in 1872 and took 
 up his residence in Jeddo, Pennsylvania, 
 where he was employed in the coal mines 
 for a time, removing thence to Wilkes 
 Barre, Pennsylvania, where he engaged in 
 contracting in the coal mines. In 1873 he 
 arrived in the Lake Superior country and 
 began mining near Ishpeming in the Saginaw 
 mine. He was always faithful to his work, 
 laboring for his employer's interest as well 
 as his own, and his merit afterward won 
 him promotion, he being made pit boss. 
 Later he began contracting, employing from 
 forty to fifty men. Subsequently he became 
 superintendent of the Mitchell mine, and in 
 1883 he was made mining captain. 
 
 For the past ten years Captain Walters 
 has served as superintendent for the Pitts- 
 burg Lake Angeline Mining Company, and 
 his long continuance in that capacity well 
 indicates his fidelity. His faithfulness to 
 any trust reposed in him, whether public or 
 private, is numbered among the chief char- 
 
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 153 
 
 acteristics of Captain Walters, and has se- 
 cured him the confidence and respect of the 
 officers of the company. This company 
 was organized in 1862 and began operating 
 the same year. It is now one of the strong 
 companies of this locahty, and its present 
 officers are James LaughHn, Jr., of Pitts- 
 burg, Pennsylvania, president; W. G. Pol- 
 lock, of Cleveland, Ohio, secretary and 
 treasurer; George R. Persons, of Ishpeming, 
 cashier; A. Kidder of Marquette, Michigan, 
 agent; Captain Walters, superintendent; 
 and Eugene F. Bradt, of Ishpeming, mining 
 engineer and chemist. The company owns 
 200 acres of land, and the mine extends 
 nearly a mile in length, and the depth is 
 550 feet. Soft, hematite and hard specular 
 ores are secured, and since 1883 the output 
 of the mine has been a quarter to a third of 
 a million tons per annum; but they do not 
 work to their full capacity. At the begin- 
 ning only eighty-three men were employed, 
 but as the business and demand have in- 
 creased the force has been enlarged until 
 they now employ from 500 to 700 miners 
 and other workmen. The products of the 
 mine are shipped principally to Cleveland, 
 Ohio, and the mine is now a paying invest- 
 ment, paying a good dividend to the stock- 
 holders. All the present fine improvements 
 have been placed in the mine by the efficient 
 superintendent, in connection with the 
 agent, Mr. Kidder, and in the advancement 
 of the company's interests the Captain does 
 all in his power. He has also been inter- 
 ested in other mines and has been superin- 
 tendent of the Volunteer mine, which is 
 now closed. 
 
 In 1874 Mr. Walters led to the mar- 
 riage altar a most estimable lady, Miss Mary 
 Pellow, a native of England. The wedding 
 was celebrated in Ishpeming, and their 
 
 union has been blessed with five children: 
 Nellie N. , who is now a student in the State 
 University of Ann Arbor, Michigan; Kate, 
 Emma, Thomas P. and W. J. Mrs. Wal- 
 ters and her children hold membership in 
 the Episcopal Church. The Captain is con- 
 nected with the Masonic fraternity, holding 
 membership with the blue lodge of Ishpem- 
 ing, the chapter of Negaunee, and the com- 
 mandery of Marquette, while in the Scot- 
 tish rite he has progressed to the eighteenth 
 degree. In the Odd Fellows society of Ish- 
 peming he is also an honored member. He is 
 one of the executive members of the Board 
 of Public Works of Ishpeming and is one of 
 the most prominent men in the Northern 
 Peninsula. He has a wide circle of friends, 
 who freely give him their high regard in 
 recognition of his many excellent traits of 
 character. As a citizen he is devoted to 
 Ishpeming, and has identified himself with 
 all movements that are calculated to prove 
 of public benefit. Educational, social and 
 moral work finds in him a friend, and the 
 community numbers him among its valued 
 citizens. 
 
 (D 
 
 \RTIN H. QUICK.— The most 
 useful members of a community 
 are its prominent business men, 
 who by successfully conducting 
 various enterprises promote the commercial 
 activity of a locality and add to its material 
 prosperity and general welfare. Such a 
 man is Mr. Quick, who is now serving as 
 vice-president of the Chicago Lumbering 
 Company, also of the Weston Furnace 
 Company, and is superintendent and direc- 
 tor of the Weston Lumber Company of 
 Manistique. His connection with this city 
 dates from the fall of 1872. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Mr. Quick is a native of New York. He 
 was born in Cameron, Steuben county, Feb- 
 ruary 17, 1840, and is a son of Hiram and 
 Catherine (Chapman) Quick, the former a 
 native of Steuben county, and a son of John 
 Quick, who was born in New Jersey, and 
 was of German descent, his ancestors having 
 settled in this country in Colonial days. 
 The mother was a daughter of Rev. Schether 
 Chapman, a native of New York, of English 
 lineage, and a minister of the Baptist 
 Church. 
 
 Martin H. Quick spent his boyhood days 
 upon the old home farm and his educational 
 privileges were those afforded by the com- 
 mon schools. At the age of eighteen, he 
 engaged in the lumber and milling business, 
 at Cooper's Plains, New York, running the 
 mill on a contract. He was thus employed 
 for six years, when he entered the employ 
 of Fox, Weston & Bronson, of Painted 
 Post, New Xork, with whom he continued 
 for six years, after which he spent one year 
 in the West prospecting. As before stated 
 his arrival in Manistique dates from 1872, 
 when he became connected with the Chi- 
 cago Lumbering Company, as one of its 
 directors, and as manager of the sawmill 
 department. In this capacity he has since 
 served, and his care and progressiveness are 
 manifest in the excellent work which is 
 turned out by the employees under his 
 supervision. He is a man of broad capa- 
 bility and has been an important factor in 
 advancing the business interests of this lo- 
 cality. In August, 1 88 1, he aided in the 
 organization of the Weston Lumber Com- 
 pany, became one of its directors, and from 
 the beginning has served as superintendent, 
 the success of the concern being largely due 
 to his untiring efforts and efficient manage- 
 ment. He thoroughly understands the bus- 
 
 iness in all its details and is therefore capa- 
 ble of intelligently directing those under his 
 supervision. He was one of the organizers 
 of the White Marble Lime Company, and 
 aided in the establishment and was one of 
 the first directors of the Manistique Bank, 
 of which he is now vice-president. He is 
 systematic and methodical in his habits, 
 straightforward and honorable in all trans- 
 actions, and success has come to him as a 
 reward of perseverance, close application 
 and enterprise. 
 
 On the 4th day of September, 1862, 
 Mr. Quick was united in marriage with 
 Martha Jane Gifford, a native of Steuben 
 county. New York, and a daughter of 
 Joseph and Eliza (Adarrs) Gifford. Her 
 father was born in Chenango county. New 
 York, of English ancestry, and her mother 
 was a native of Steuben county. They 
 have two children, Alice and Oren G. 
 
 Not only m business has Mr. Quick been 
 prominently identified with the interests of 
 Manistique, but he also has done much for 
 its development and progress in other ways. 
 He has served as Supervisor of his town- 
 ship, was President of the village for three 
 years, and for more than twenty years' has 
 been President of the School Board, doing 
 all in his power to promote the cause of 
 education and raise the standard of the 
 schools, of which he is a warm friend. In 
 his political preferences he is a Republican. 
 For four years, 1S73 to 1877, he served as 
 Justice of the Peace. 
 
 Both Mr. and Mrs. Quick are consistent 
 members and active workers in the Baptist 
 Church, in which he is now serving as Dea- 
 con. He also acted in that capacity while 
 in Painted Post, New York. He organized 
 the first Sunday-school in Manistique, and 
 WoS its Superintendent for thirteen jears. It 
 
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 '55 
 
 was then conducted for ten years as a union 
 Sunday-school, in which all the Protestant 
 people of the place united. His life has been 
 crowned with success financially, and has 
 ever been such as to merit the confidence 
 and regard in which he is universally held. 
 
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 K. PARSILLE, the efficient man- 
 ager of the mercantile depart- 
 ment of the Hall & Munson Com- 
 pany, one of the largest lumber 
 firms of Michigan, doing business at Bay 
 Mills, Chippewa county, was born in Bruce 
 county, Ontario, on the 27th of June, 1859, 
 and comes of a familj- of English origin. 
 His paternal grandfather left New Jersey 
 during the war of 18 12, and went to York 
 county, Ontario, where in 1822 James D. 
 Parsille, father of our subject, was born. 
 About 1858 the latter located in Bruce 
 county, where he is still living. He is a 
 blacksmith by trade, and has followed that 
 business throughout the greater part of his 
 life. He married Miss Eliza Kennedy, 
 daughter of William Kennedy, whose an- 
 cestors came to America from the north of 
 Ireland, and settled in Maryland in the early 
 part of the 17th century. They were loyal 
 to their mother country, and when the 
 Declaration of Independence was published 
 they left Maryland and sought a home in the 
 land not in rebellion against the crown. It 
 was then they located in New Brunswick, 
 whence they afterward removed to York 
 county, Ontario, about the year i Soo. 
 
 Mr. Parsille, whose name heads this 
 record, is the fifth in a family of nine chil- 
 dren. Herbert L. and D. B. are residents 
 of Chicago; and John E. makes his home in 
 Sault de Ste. Marie, while the others, with the 
 
 exception of our subject, are residents of 
 Ontario. On leaving school W. K. Parsille 
 began learning the foundry business, which 
 he followed for a time. He then engaged 
 as bookkeeper for a veterinary surgeon at 
 Brantford, Canada, and on leaving that serv- 
 ice came to Bay Mills, dating his residence 
 here from 1882. He was employed as man- 
 ager by R. D. Perry, who was then a part- 
 ner with James Norris & Company. This 
 firm established the business, in 1875, which 
 has developed into the extensive interests of 
 the Hall & Munson Lumber Company. On 
 the 1st of May, 1883, James Norris & Com- 
 pany sold out to the firm of Hall & Buell, 
 who, on the ist of April, 1891, was suc- 
 ceeded by the present company. The plant 
 and its auxiliary concerns cover more than 
 a quarter section of land, on which is located 
 the village of Bay Mills, a town of 900 
 people, nearly all interested in the work of 
 the Hall & Munson Company. In their 
 plant they have a capacity of about forty 
 million feet of lumber annually, and they 
 own more than a mile of dock frontage, 
 covered with millions of feet of lumber 
 ready for shipment. 
 
 Mr. Parsille has entire charge of the 
 mercantile department, in which are sold all 
 commodities usually found in a general mer- 
 cantile establishment. In addition he is 
 acting as Postmaster of Bay Mills, which 
 position he has filled since 1884. In his 
 political views he is a stalwart Republican, 
 and in 1885 was elected Supervisor. Four 
 years later he was again elected to that 
 position, which he has filled continuously 
 since. He is devoted to the best interests 
 of the community, and whether in public or 
 private life labors for the general welfare. 
 Socially he is connected with the Masonic 
 fraternity, holding membership with De 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OE THE 
 
 Witt Clinton Consistory, and Saladin Tem- 
 ple of the Mystic Shrine, of Grand Rapids. 
 On the 4th of July, 1887, Mr. Parsille 
 led to the marriage altar Miss Julia Chis- 
 holm, of Thesalon, Canada, who died with- 
 in a year, and on the 5th of February, 1894, 
 he wedded Miss May McBride, a daughter 
 of Moses McBride, of Sault de Ste. Marie, 
 and formerly of Port Elgin, Canada. He is 
 a man of good business ability, who has the 
 confidence of the company and his business 
 associates, and in the community where he 
 lives he is recognized as a valued and hon- 
 ored citizen. 
 
 IHOMAS BAILEY, secretary and 
 treasurer of the Hall & Munson 
 Company of Bay Mills, has been a 
 resident of this city since 1885, 
 coming to this place as bookkeeper for the 
 firm of Hall & Buell. When the company 
 was incorporated, on the 24th of October, 
 1890, he was elected to the position which 
 he now fills, having since creditably served 
 in that capacity. He possesses excellent 
 business ability and the success of the enter- 
 prise is largely due to his well-directed 
 efforts. 
 
 Mr. Bailey is a native of the province of 
 Quebec, born November 25, 1849, and is a 
 son of S. D. Bailey, who was purser on a 
 line of propellers running between Chicago 
 and Montreal. He emigrated from Ireland 
 to Canada about 1847, and located in 
 Quebec. He married Ellen Robinson, by 
 whom he had a family of six children, four 
 yet living. Our subject is the third in order 
 of birth. He was educated in the Trinity 
 grammar school of Toronto, and at the 
 early age of fourteen years started out in 
 life for himself. He began with the grocery 
 
 firm of Malcolm & Nivin, and after a time 
 entered the employ of the Montreal Tele- 
 graph Company, being stationed in Toronto. 
 His next work was as cashier for the whole- 
 sale grocery firm of Thomas Griffith & Com- 
 pany at Toronto, in whose employ he con- 
 tinued for four years, when he entered the 
 house of E. Bendelari & Company as book- 
 keeper. On the failure of that house he 
 formed a connection with the Canada Car 
 Manufacturing Company, and filled the 
 position of secretary and treasurer until 
 the failure of that firm, when the business 
 was closed. Later he was associated with 
 Warren Brothers & Boomer, who are 
 engaged in the wholesale grocery business 
 in Toronto, where he continued until his 
 removal to Bay Mills, and at this place his 
 business career has been a prosperous and 
 progressive one, making him one of the sub- 
 stantial citizens of the community. 
 
 On the 13th of June, 1877, Mr. Bailey 
 was married, in Toronto, Canada, the lady 
 of his choice being Miss Sarah A. Gwatkin, 
 a daughter of Robert C. Gwatkin, a dealer 
 in printers' supplies. To them have been 
 born eight children, namely: Arthur, 
 Charles, May, Alfred, George, Herbert, 
 Percival and Ellen Mary. The last named 
 died in June, 1886. The parents are well- 
 known people of this community, have 
 many warm friends, and in social circles 
 hold an enviable position. 
 
 HLBERT PRENZLAUER, of the 
 firm of Prenzlauer Brothers, is 
 pre-eminently the leading mer- 
 chant of Sault de Ste. Marie, being 
 the proprietor of a wholesale and retail gen- 
 eral mercantile establishment, the largest 
 on the Northern Peninsula. His success 
 
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 157 
 
 seems phenomenal, yet is merely the result 
 of earnest labor, close application, enter- 
 prise and good management. He came here 
 from Berlin in 1868, a young and inexper- 
 ienced German, without capital or influen- 
 tial friends. He spent the winter with his 
 brother, who had previously crossed the 
 Atlantic, and the following spring he was 
 given employment by an uncle in Sault de 
 Ste. Marie, receiving but small wages. In 
 1870 he removed to Marquette, where he 
 was employed by Watson & Son from May 
 until October, when he returned to this citj-. 
 Mr. Prenzlauer then entered upon his 
 mercantile career, opening a small store, 
 which he conducted for six months, when 
 the firm of Prenzlauer Brothers was formed. 
 They did business on Water street in the 
 building now occupied by their grocery de- 
 partment, the dimensions being 24x75 feet 
 and the stock valued at $2,000. In 1886 a 
 new building was erected, 45 x 140 feet, 
 three stories in height with basement, all of 
 which is utilized by the firm, besides the en- 
 tire space in a warehouse 40x75 feet, where 
 there wholesale stock is stored. They began 
 their wholesale business sixteen years ago 
 and sell over a territory extending seventy- 
 five miles from this city, mostly in the Up- 
 per Peninsula. Their sales in ICS71-2 
 amounted to about $r,500, and in 1894 to 
 $250,000, such had been the increase in 
 their business. They first made their pur- 
 chases in Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago, 
 but now buy extensively in Boston and New 
 York. In 1893 the brother, Herman Prenz- 
 lauer, sold his interest to our subject, and 
 B. Dessenberg. Such in brief is the history 
 of the largest mercantile establishment in 
 Chippewa county, yet nothing has been said 
 of the excellent executive ability of its chief 
 owner, who has controlled his interests with 
 
 a steady guiding hand that has brought to 
 him the highest success. He has managed 
 his affairs on strict business principles, all 
 transactions are marked by straightforward 
 dealing, and the house has therefore won a 
 reputation which is most honorable. 
 
 Mr. Prenzlauer was born in Berlin, Sep- 
 tember 3, 1857, and at the age of fourteen 
 left school to aid his father, who was a lum- 
 berman, having charge of the pay roll and 
 looking after camp supplies for a force of 
 fifty men. He was thus engaged until his 
 embarkation for America in 1868, sailing 
 from Hamburg to Castle Garden. In addi- 
 tion to his extensive operations as a mer- 
 chant, his name is inseparably connected 
 with other business interests of Sault de 
 Ste. Marie. He is now an extensive real- 
 estate owner, and besides his property here, 
 in connection with his brother he owns Chi- 
 cago realty to the value of $100,000, all of 
 which has resulted from an investment of 
 $2,000 in a little general store about twenty- 
 five years ago. He is also vice-president of 
 the Soo National Bank, and owns stock in a 
 knitting works in Chicago. 
 
 Mr. Prenzlauer was married in Cleve- 
 land, Ohio, in September, 1880, to Miss 
 Cora Joseph, daughter of M. Joseph, a mer- 
 chant, and their only child. Myrtle, was 
 born in June, 1881. He is devoted to his 
 home and his family and cannot do too much 
 to promote their welfare and enhance their 
 happiness. He is a thirty-second degree 
 Mason, belonging to the blue lodge of this 
 city, and DeWitt Clinton Consistory of 
 Grand Rapids. Although he has prospered 
 he does not selfishly hoard his money, but 
 gives freely to charity and benevolent work, 
 and is widely known as a kind-hearted, lib- 
 eral man. America has no more true or 
 loyal citizen than this adopted son, who 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 loves the institutions of freedom and does 
 all in his power for the welfare of the com- 
 munity in which he now makes his home. 
 
 HMOS L. HILL, Superintendent of 
 the Poor and Justice of the Peace, 
 is one who may be consistently 
 termed one of the pioneers of the 
 city in which he now retains his residence, 
 having come hither when the place was a 
 straggling village, and having watched its 
 gradual development into a prosperous and 
 modern little city of fully 4,000 population. 
 The place of Mr. Hill's nativity is Tioga 
 county, Pennsylvania, where he was ushered 
 into the world March i, 1847, the son of 
 Alva and Polly A. (Tanner) Hill, natives 
 respectively of New York State and Penn- 
 sylvania, the father having been engaged in 
 agricultural pursuits during the major por- 
 tion of his life. They became the parents 
 of eight children, seven of whom yet sur- 
 vive, namely: Abigail, Amos L., Almina, 
 Anna, Alonzo, Addie, and Silvia. 
 
 The subject of this review was born on 
 the parental farmstead, where he continued 
 to abide until he had attained the age of 
 thirteen years, when he severed home ties, 
 and, boy that he was, dauntlessly set forth 
 to earn his own living and to make for him- 
 self a place in the world. For four years 
 he was engaged in driving stage on the route 
 between Coudersport and Wellsboro, Penn- 
 sylvania, after which, in February, 1864, 
 being at the time only seventeen years of 
 age, he enlisted in Company H, Forty-sixth 
 Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and served 
 until July 29, 1865, having participated in 
 the battle of Stone River and other minor 
 engagements. 
 
 Returning home after his discharge from 
 
 the service he was for a number of years 
 employed by Weston Brothers, who were 
 engaged in the lumbering business. In 1874 
 he came to Manistique, Michigan, where he 
 was in the employ of the Chicago Lumber 
 Company until 1894. He has served as 
 Justice of the Peace for the past nineteen 
 years, and in addition to this office he has 
 held that of Superintendent of the Poor, to 
 which he was first elected in 1882, retaining 
 the preferment for six years, and then, after 
 a brief interregnum, was re-elected in 1890 
 and again in 1893, — circumstances which 
 unmistakably indicate that his administra- 
 tion has been such as to give satisfaction to 
 the public and to win him the endorsement 
 of all concerned. He has also been School 
 Inspector for fifteen years. 
 
 Politically our subject is a stalwart Re- 
 publican, and fraternally he is identified 
 with the Masonic order and the Grand 
 Army of the Republic. One of the oldest 
 settlers now residing in Manistique, he has 
 gained and retains the confidence and esteem 
 of the community, in both social and busi- 
 ness elements. 
 
 In 1875 ^f'^- Hill was united in marriage 
 to Miss Emma Fuller, and to them have 
 been given three children: Adaline, Elmer 
 and Alice, all of whom are attending school. 
 
 V ^y p » ^ H. HILL, in his varied business 
 mm I interests, is a fit representative 
 mjL^ of the thriving town of Manis- 
 tique, Michigan. Gifts of money, 
 judiciously expended, may add to the beauty 
 and attractive appearance of a place, but 
 the real benefactors of a city are the men 
 who add to its progress and prosperity 
 through the establishment of enterprises 
 which furnish employment to others and 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 159 
 
 thus promote commercial activity. A city 
 may be like an inland lake, beautiful, but 
 still as the waters. It is the one full of life 
 and activity that pleases the Western man, 
 for it is in keepiiij^' with the progressive 
 spirit of the age. The growing town of 
 Manistique owes much of its development 
 to Mr. Hill, who stands in the front rank in 
 business circles. 
 
 He was born in Livingston count}-, New 
 York, in 1848, and is a son of Henry F. 
 and Elizabeth A. fPeabody) Hill, the former 
 a native of Vermont and the latter of the 
 Empire State. The father was a Baptist 
 minister, and in that holy calling his entire 
 life was passed. His home in his last days was 
 in Steuben county, New York, and there he 
 passed peacefully away in 1 878. In the fam- 
 ily were eight children, four of whom are yet 
 living: Henry F. , Jr., who is still living in 
 Steuben county; William H. ; Charles P., 
 manager of the store of the Chicago Lum- 
 bering Company, of Manistique; and Mrs. 
 Harriet L. Straight, of Florence, Colorado. 
 
 In the public schools of Rochester, New 
 York, William H. Hill obtained his educa- 
 tion, and at the age of sixteen became con- 
 nected with the lumber business as an em- 
 ploye, skidding logs the first winter in 
 Steuben county. Steadily he worked his 
 way upward, careful to understand every 
 branch of the industry, and his knowledge 
 of lumbering interests is probably now sec- 
 ond to none. At length he purchased a 
 plant in Lindley, New York, and there car- 
 ried on operations for a number of years as 
 manager and owner. The timber becoming 
 exhausted in that locality he determined to 
 go to the timber regions of the Mississippi 
 valley, which for some years past had at- 
 tracted wide-spread attention, and in 1884 
 came to Manistique, forming a connection 
 
 with the Chicago Lumber Company. The 
 company was organized in October, 1863, 
 the incorporators being John S. Reed, Henry 
 Whitbeck, J. H. Whitbeck, George Whit- 
 beck, Charles T. Harvey and Asa E. Cutler. 
 They carried on operations for a few years, 
 and then formed a joint stock company, Abi- 
 jah Weston and others coming from Painted 
 Post, New York, and purchasing the entire 
 stock. Mr. Weston was afterward joined 
 by other Eastern men, — Martin H. Quick 
 coming in 1872, George H. Orr in 1873, 
 John D. Mersereau in 1876 and W. H. 
 Hill in 1884. The present officers of the 
 company are .^bijah Weston, president; 
 W. H. Hill, superintendent; M. H. Quick, 
 vice president, and John D. Mersereau, sec- 
 retary and treasurer. The Weston Lumber 
 Company is under the same management 
 and doing business in the same office. This 
 company does an enormous business, hand- 
 ling about 100,000,000 feet of lumber an- 
 nually, haviiig six office employes and from 
 1,000 to 1,200 men in the woods. They 
 own their shipping vessels, twelve in num- 
 ber, and ship large quantities of lumber 
 to all lake ports. This company also owns 
 a planing mill and box works, two hotels 
 and a large general mercantile store, where 
 the sales amount to about $260,000 an- 
 nually. The officers of this company are 
 Abijah Weston, president; George H. Orr, 
 vice president; John D. Mersereau, secre- 
 tary and treasurer; and M. H. Quick, super- 
 intendent. 
 
 Other business enterprises with which 
 Mr. Hill is connected are the Weston Fur- 
 nace Company, the White Marble Lime 
 Company and theManistique Bank. The first 
 is engaged in the manufacture of Lake Super- 
 ior charcoal pig iron and the general office 
 and works are located in Manistique, while 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 there is also an office in the Rookery build- 
 ing of Chicago for the accommodation of 
 trade in that region. This company is offi- 
 cered by John D. Mersereau, president; M. 
 H. Quick, vice-president; W. H. Hill, treas- 
 urer; and H. Duvall, secretary. The White 
 Marble Lime Company deals extensively in 
 white marble lime, are jobbers in all build- 
 ing materials and cedar products, also in 
 flour, hay and grain. Its officers are George 
 Nicholson, Jr., president; W. H. Hill, vice- 
 president; J. D. Mersereau, secretary and 
 treasurer. The vast volume of business 
 transacted by these various concerns causes 
 a large amount of banking business, and for 
 accommodations of the companies a bank 
 was organized under the name of the Man- 
 istique Bank, with Mr. Hill as president; 
 M. H. Quick, vice-president, and H. W. 
 Clarke, cashier. Nothing succeeds like 
 success, and the prosperity that has attend- 
 ed the first organization has extended to all 
 the others until the various industries are 
 numbered among the most prominent and 
 important of the Northern Peninsula. 
 
 In 1876 Mr. Hill was united in marriage 
 with Miss Helen M. Leach, of Syracuse, 
 New York, and to them were born three 
 children, two yet living, — Edith M. and 
 Helen E. Grace E., their second born, has 
 been called away. The parents hold mem- 
 bership in the Presbyterian Church. 
 
 The policy of the Republican party re- 
 ceives the approval of Mr. Hill, and he 
 sanctions this by his ballot, which supports 
 its men and measures. In 1885 he was 
 elected Supervisor of Manistique and has 
 since held that office, serving as chairman of 
 the Board since 1886. He has been a 
 member of the school board since 1884, and 
 his influence and support have been promin- 
 ent factors in the development and upbuild- i 
 
 ing of the city. His own career seems mar- 
 velous, yet it is but the natural sequence of 
 knowledge well applied, of business and ex- 
 ecutive ability and unfaltering purpose. He 
 is a self-made man in the truest sense of that 
 oft misused term, and from the age of six- 
 teen years has depended entirely upon his 
 own resources. The architect of his own 
 fortunes he has builded wisely and well, 
 rearing a structure which is a creditable 
 monument to his ability. 
 
 ^V^ R. J. M. SATTLER is a skilled 
 I I and prominent physician and sur- 
 ^^.^ geon of Manistique and in pro- 
 fessional circles occupies an envia- 
 ble position. He is one of the worthy citi- 
 zens that the Buckeye State has furnished 
 to the Northern Peninsula of Michigan, and 
 was born in Ashland, Ohio, on the 5th of 
 January, 1857. His parents, J. Philip and 
 Magdalene (Eidt) Sattler, were both natives 
 of Germany and in early life emigrated to 
 America, their marriage being celebrated in 
 Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, whence 
 they removed, in 1840, to Ashland county, 
 Ohio. There they located on a farm, 
 where the}' lived for over forty j'ears, and 
 on the old homestead both departed this 
 life. Honored pioneers of the county, they 
 took an active interest in everything per- 
 taining to its welfare, and their many 
 excellencies of character gained them the 
 high regard of all with whom they were 
 brought in contact. Their family numbered 
 six children, three sons and three daugh- 
 ters, of whom five are living, namely: 
 Lewis; Mrs. August Melching; Mrs. Kate 
 Hiller; Charles, deceased; Dr. John M. and 
 Mrs. Mary Wertman. 
 
 The Doctor was born and reared on the 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 old home farm, there remaining until 
 twenty years of age, working in the fields 
 through the summer months, while in the 
 winter season he pursued his studies in the 
 common schools of the neighborhood. He 
 then learned the plasterer's trade, which he 
 followed for a time, when he entered upon 
 a professional life as a teacher in the country 
 school. For si.x years he was thus em- 
 ployed, and in the fall of 1883 he took up 
 the study of medicine, and was graduated in 
 1887 in the medical department of Wooster 
 Universit}' at Cleveland, and was valedic- 
 torian of his class. When he had com- 
 pleted the course he first located in Ash- 
 land, Ohio, where he continued in practice 
 for two years. He then opened an office in 
 Brooklyn village, one of the suburbs of 
 Cleveland, Ohio, and in 1890 he went to 
 Fayette, Michigan, where he served as 
 physician and surgeon for the Jackson Iron 
 Company, continuing with them for a period 
 of two years. 
 
 In the year 1892 Dr. Sattler came to 
 Manistique, where he has since successfully 
 engaged in the prosecution of his profession. 
 He keeps abreast with the times in every- 
 thing connected with the science, and is 
 doing a good business, receiving a liberal 
 patronage from patrons who recognize his 
 skill and ability. He is examining physi- 
 cian for the Knights of the Maccabees and 
 the Ladies of the Maccabees, also of several 
 life-insurance companies and of the Odd 
 Fellows lodge. He is serving as health 
 officer of Manistique and a member of 
 the school board. In the fall of 1894 he 
 was elected Coroner of Schoolcraft county 
 on the Republican ticket. He takes an 
 active interest in whatever tends to promote 
 the educational, moral or social interests, 
 and is a kindly, benevolent man. He has 
 
 made a good citizen and an efficient officer, 
 and the respect of all with whom he has 
 been brought in contact is unreservedly 
 given him. 
 
 The happiness of his life has been pro- 
 moted by his marriage to Miss Isa Fouch, a 
 native of Wayne county, Ohio, and to them 
 has been born a son, John Earle. The 
 parents are consistent members and active 
 workers of the Presbyterian Church, in 
 which the Doctor is now serving as Trustee. 
 In his political views he is a Republican. 
 One of the best known citizens of this com- 
 munity, he well deserves mention in the 
 history of the northern section of his 
 adopted State. 
 
 eN. ORR, one of the leading busi- 
 ness men of Manistique, is now the 
 senior member of the firm of E. N. 
 Orr & Company, dealers in fine 
 drugs. He became interested in this con- 
 cern in 1 88 1, when he embarked in business 
 as a partner of Dr. A. E. Burdick. The 
 following year he bought out his partner's 
 interest and continued operations alone for 
 some time, when in 1891 he admitted to 
 partnership Charles Orr, under the present 
 firm style. They have a fine drug store, 
 which would do credit to a city many times 
 the size of Manistique. It is neatly and 
 tastefully arranged and stocked with a good 
 line of pure drugs and toilet articles. The 
 senior partner's connection with this estab- 
 lishment has been an era of prosperity in his 
 hfe, for good management, systematic busi- 
 ness methods and careful attention to all 
 details has brought him success. 
 
 This well-known druggist claims New 
 York as the State of his nativity, his birth 
 having occurred in Steuben county, on the 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 2 1st of December, 1856. His parents, 
 James C. and Adelia F. (Newman) Orr, 
 were also born in New York, and the father, 
 a retired farmer, is still living in Steuben 
 county. For a number of years he did busi- 
 ness as a lumber merchant, and then turned 
 his attention to agricultural pursuits, but is 
 now enjoying a well-earned rest. He is 
 quite an influential citizen of that community 
 and for several years served as Supervisor 
 of his township and also held other local 
 offices. In the family were three children, 
 all yet living, namely: Elmer N., whose 
 name introduces this article; Melvin, who is 
 employed as bookkeeper by the Arm of Orr 
 Brothers & Company, proprietors of a large 
 meat market; and Gertrude, wife of Will- 
 iam D. Wright, a resident of Corning, New 
 York. 
 
 E. N. Orr was educated in the schools 
 of Binghamton, New York, the year of his 
 graduation being 1877. I''' June of that year 
 he started westward to try his fortune and 
 sought a home in Manistique, where he 
 shortly secured a position as manager of the 
 lumber-yard of the Chicago Lumber Com- 
 pany, serving in that capacity until the fall 
 of 1880. During the succeeding winter he 
 taught school, and in the spring, as before 
 stated, he purchased an interest in the drug 
 store of Dr. Burdick and has since carried 
 on the popular establishment which we have 
 before described. 
 
 Mr. Orr was married in 1878, the lady 
 of his choice being Miss Jennie E. Smith, a 
 native of Steuben county. New York. They 
 have one daughter, Gertrude, and Mrs. Orr 
 and the daughter hold membership in the 
 Presbyterian Church. In social circles they 
 hold an enviable position, their home is 
 noted for its hospitality and their friends in 
 the community are many. 
 
 Throughout the county Mr. Orr is recog- 
 nized as one of the leaders of the Repub- 
 lican party, — warmly advocating its prin- 
 ciples and doing all in his power to promote 
 its growth and insure its success. He is 
 now serving as chairman of the Republican 
 county central committee and has held a 
 number of local offices, having served as 
 Town Treasurer, as Village Treasurer and as 
 Assessor of Manistique for a period of five 
 years. All know him to be a devoted and 
 loyal citizen, interested in everything per- 
 taining to the welfare of the community and 
 its upbuilding. He takes quite a prominent 
 part in several civic societies, belonging to 
 the Masonic and Knights of Pythias frater- 
 nities, both subordinate lodge and the 
 Uniform Rank in the latter. He has filled 
 all the offices in the Masonic lodge, being 
 Master of the blue lodge and High Priest of 
 the chapter; and he has been Captain of the 
 Uniform Rank of the Knights of Pythias. 
 He is quite well known in Masonic circles 
 and has represented the subordinate lodges 
 in the Grand Lodge. He came from the 
 East a young man with very limited capital, 
 having to depend solely upon his own efforts, 
 but steadily has he worked his way upward 
 and to-day he is numbered among the sub- 
 stantial citizens of Manistique. 
 
 ORR BROTHERS & COMPANY 
 are proprietors of the leading meat 
 market in Manistique. The busi- 
 ness was established in January, 
 1886, by a firm composed of Erastus T. and 
 Walter L. Orr, and Edgar C. Brown. An 
 e.xtensive business is conducted, they carry- 
 ing on two markets, one on the west side 
 of the river. They also established a 
 market at South Manistique and another at 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 163 
 
 Thompson, Michigan, but these they have 
 since sold out. The firm owns and occu- 
 pies a nice two-story brick building, — a 
 double store, — each store being 25 x 70 feet. 
 One was erected in 1893 and the other was 
 built in 1894. The store is supplied with 
 all modern fixtures and ever}' convenience 
 and appliance known to the trade which 
 will keep their meet in first-class condition. 
 A liberal patronage is enjoyed, coming to 
 the company as a reward for fair dealing 
 and courteous treatment. 
 
 The Orr Brothers, Erastus T. and Wal- 
 ter L., came to Manistique from Steuben 
 county. New York, in 1884, and have since 
 successfully carried on business in this 
 place. The latter was born in 1857. They 
 are sons of Robert Orr, who came to Man- 
 istique in May, 1891, and they were edu- 
 cated in the State of their nativity. They 
 are strictly business men, devoting their en- 
 tire time and energies to the enterprises 
 with which they are connected. Walter L. 
 is the efficient manager of the meat market, 
 which is under his immediate supervision, 
 and the prosperity which attends the under- 
 taking is due almost entirely to his efforts, 
 his perseverance and good executive ability. 
 Socially he is connected with the Masonic 
 fraternity, and he and his brothers are sup- 
 porters of the men and measures of the Re- 
 publican party. 
 
 eDMUND ASHFORD, who is now 
 serving as County Clerk and Reg- 
 ister of Deeds of Schoolcraft 
 county, Michigan, makes his home 
 in Manistique. A native of England, he was 
 born in the old and famed shire of Warwick 
 on the 25th of March, 1853. From an old 
 
 family of that country he descended, and his 
 parents, James and Mary (Perks) Ashford, 
 spent their entire lives there. In their family 
 were eleven children, nine of whom are yet 
 living, namely: Joseph, Thomas, John, Mary, 
 George, Walter, Edward and Earnest. 
 
 Edmund Ashford is the only one that 
 ever came to the United States. He was 
 educated in public and private schools of his 
 native land and at the age of sixteen he bade 
 adieu to home and friends, sailing for Aus- 
 tralia. He located in Adelaide, South Aus- 
 tralia, and was in the government service, 
 exploring in the survey department. There 
 he remained for some years, but at length 
 returned on a visit to England, and while 
 there was married, in 1876, to Miss Carrie 
 Davis. In the same year he sailed with his 
 bride for Canada, and secured employment 
 with a lumber firm of that country for a 
 year at Mad river. In 1878 he came directly 
 to Manistique and engaged with the Chicago 
 Lumber Company, continuing that connec- 
 tion until 1892. He is now engaged in real- 
 estate transactions, the only real-estate 
 dealer in the city, and is doing a good busi- 
 ness in that line owing to his full knowledge 
 of land values and his straight-forward, hon- 
 orable dealing, which commends him to the 
 confidence of all. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Ashford have a pleasant 
 home in this thriving little city and their 
 friends in the community are many. Their 
 family numbers three children, Harry, Ade- 
 laide and Frank; and they also lost five. 
 They are members of the Episcopal Church 
 and in its work and upbuilding take an act- 
 ive interest. 
 
 Mr. Ashford is one of the leading and 
 representative citizens of this community, 
 and has been officially connected with Man- 
 istique almost from the time of his arrival 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 here. For two years he was Treasurer of 
 Hiawatha township, served as its Clerk for 
 one year and was Supervisor for four years. 
 In 1892 he was elected County Clerk, and 
 his efficient service again made him the peo- 
 ple's choice for that office in 1894, so that 
 he will serve until 1896, for the term em- 
 braces two years. Socially he is a member 
 of the Masonic lodge, the Knights of Pythias 
 and the Knights of Maccabees. For eight 
 j'ears he served as Secretary of the first 
 named, and at present is the Vice Chancel- 
 lor of the Ivnights of Pythias lodge. He has 
 been identified with nearly all the public 
 enterprises of Manistique and is recognized 
 as a citizen that the community could ill 
 afford to lose. He has traveled much and 
 seen much of the world, thereby gaining a 
 knowledge of men and their methods which 
 no amount of reading could secure him. In 
 " merrie England," in Australia, in Canada 
 and " the land of the free " he has found a 
 home, but his allegiance is fully given to the 
 United States and this country has no more 
 loyal citizen. 
 
 Vt* D. MERSEREAU.— This is an age 
 ■ of progress, and America is the ex- 
 A 1 ponent of the spirit of the age. In 
 the beginning of this century our 
 country was in its infancy, and history 
 shows no parallel for its growth and achieve- 
 ments. No other country has made as 
 great advancement along the lines of science, 
 and the superiority of her inventions has 
 been widely acknowledged. Michigan has 
 nobly borne her part. Each community 
 has its enterprising men, — the type of 
 American progress, — and Manistique finds 
 one of its representatives of this class in the 
 
 gentleman whose name heads this record, 
 and to whose history we now direct atten- 
 tion. 
 
 Mr. Mersereau, who is the well-known 
 secretary and treasurer of the Chicago Lum- 
 bering Company of Manistique, was born in 
 Portville, New York, on the 20th of June, 
 1854, and is a son of Samuel J. and Esther 
 C. (Butts) Mersereau, who were also natives 
 of New York. On his father's side he 
 descended from good French Huguenot 
 stock. The first Mersereau who emigrated 
 from France to America was an officer of 
 rank in the French army, who sought refuge 
 on this side the Atlantic because of his faith. 
 The family won honorable distinction in the 
 Revolutionary war. His mother was a 
 descendant of the historic Governor William 
 Bradford, of the immortal Mayflower band. 
 Both of Mr. Mersereau's parents died during 
 the early childhood of their son, who was 
 thus left without a parent's care. He 
 acquired his education at Williston Semi- 
 nary, at East Hampton, Massachusetts, and 
 was also at Sheffield Scientific School, a 
 department of Yale College. Thus was he 
 ably fitted for the practical and responsible 
 duties of life, but it remained for him to 
 take advantage of the opportunities that 
 might be presented to him. He first en- 
 gaged in business in his native city, and in 
 the spring of 1876 came to Manistique 
 aboard the schooner Fame. He secured 
 the position of secretary and treasurer of 
 the Chicago Lumbering Company and has 
 served in that capacity continuously since, 
 placing the business on a firm financial 
 basis and making its income a satisfactorv' 
 one. His interests, however, are not cen- 
 tered alone in this enterprise. He is con- 
 nected with various other industries, hold- 
 ing stock and serving as an officer in various 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 concerns of importance. He was one of 
 the organizers of the Weston Lumber Com- 
 pany, also the White Marble Lime Com- 
 pany. He was instrumental in establishing 
 the Weston Furnace Company and the 
 Manistique Lumbering Company; and bank- 
 ing interests also claim his attention, 
 through his connection with the Manistique 
 Bank. He is a director in all these organ- 
 izations, save the Manistique Lumbering 
 Company, having resigned the directorship 
 of that in 1893. With a laudable ambition 
 and creditable determination he has grasped 
 eagerly every opportunity for raising him- 
 self to the level of the high standard which 
 he placed before him, and his resolute pur- 
 pose and commendable diligence have at- 
 tained the goal of his hopes. His success 
 has come to him not as the result of propi- 
 tious circumstances but as the reward for 
 far-sighted dealings, executive ability and 
 discrimination. 
 
 For four years Mr. ^f ersereau held the 
 office of County Treasurer and for four 
 years was Deputy County Treasurer. For 
 some years he was President of the village 
 and has held all other offices connected 
 with the local government. Watchful of 
 its interests, he has labored for its welfare 
 and advanced its improvements. Educa- 
 tion and morality have been befriended by 
 him, and schools and churches receive his 
 support. He was one of the organizers of 
 the Presbyterian Church in Manistique in 
 1887, is an active and consistent member, 
 and has served as Elder and Trustee from 
 the beginning. 
 
 The lady who bears the name and graces 
 the home of Mr. Mersereau was in her 
 maidenhood Miss Nellie May Coleman. She 
 is a native of Missouri and a graduate of the 
 Michigan University at Ann Arbor, of the 
 
 class of 1 88 1. Their marriage was cele- 
 brated in 1883, and has been blessed with 
 one daughter, Irene. 
 
 HLEXANDER MAITLAND, presi- 
 dent of the First National Bank 
 and manager of the Cambra and 
 Lillie Mining Companies of Negau- 
 nee, is a self-made man, whose success in 
 life is due to his own enterprise, energy and 
 progressive disposition. The study of 
 biography yields in point of interest and 
 profit to no other, for it shows what plans 
 and methods have been followed by those 
 who have prospered and indicates the course 
 that leads to a successful termination. The 
 life of Mr. Maitland is one well worthy of 
 emulation, as it is that of an honorable, up- 
 right man, whose devotion to business, good 
 management and strict adherence to princi- 
 ple have made him one of the substantial 
 and valued citizens of his adopted State. 
 
 Born in Scotland, on the 20th of June, 
 1844, our subject is a son of James and 
 Barbara (Kerr) Maitland, who were also 
 natives of the same country. The father 
 was a wholesale boot and shoe dealer in 
 Kilmarnock, Scotland, and in 1856 removed 
 with his family to Canada. After a few 
 years spent in Hamilton he went to Hast- 
 ings county, Canada, where he purchased a 
 farm, on which he still resides. He has 
 prospered in his undertakings and has been 
 quite prominent in politics in that com- 
 munity. In the family were six sons and 
 two daughters, four of whom are now living: 
 William, a resident of Australia; Hugh, who 
 is living in Guelph, Canada; John, who is 
 located in Lorain, Ohio; Alexander, of this 
 sketch; Jessie, Margaret, James and Allen, 
 all deceased. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Alexander Maitland is the youngest of 
 the family. He attended the common 
 schools of his native land and was a student 
 at the Academy of Troon, Ayrshire, Scot- 
 land, at the time the family sailed for the 
 New World. He was then about twelve 
 years . of age, and for two years thereafter, 
 being in poor health, he was unable to 
 attend school or do any work. At the age 
 of fourteen he began work upon a farm and 
 studied at home, continuing in this manner 
 until about eighteen years of age. In the 
 winter of 1862-3 he entered the McKay 
 carriage factory at Gault, Canada, where 
 he continued for the following ten months. 
 In July, 1864, he came to Negaunee, 
 Michigan, and secured a position as a rod- 
 man on the survey of the Mineral Branch of 
 the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, but 
 remained there only two months, when he 
 formed a connection with the Iron Cliffs 
 Company as an explorer. He was thus 
 employed until 1868, when he was ap- 
 pointed to the position of surveyor and 
 engineer, and served in that capacity for 
 nine years. In 1879 he was appointed 
 assistant general manager, and in January, 
 1 88 1, he succeeded T. J. Houston as gen- 
 eral manager, which position he filled to the 
 1st of January, 1891. From 1881 he was 
 also general manager of the Cambra and 
 Lillie mines, and is still holding that posi- 
 tion with the two latter. Steadily he has 
 worked his way upward, his faithfulness to 
 his employer's interest and the prompt man- 
 ner in which he discharges his duties win- 
 ning him promotion from time to time. He 
 is now the stockholder and president of the 
 Black River Mining Company, which is 
 located on Gogebic Range, and is president 
 of the North Lake Mining Company, which 
 is situated on the north shore of Lake 
 
 Superior. He owns considerable mining 
 stock and real estate, having made judicious 
 investments in both, and in connection with 
 his other property he owns a beautiful home 
 in Negaunee, where he spends his leisure 
 hours with his family. On the organization 
 of the First National Bank in 1887 he was 
 elected its president, and has since been at 
 the head of that substantial financial institu- 
 tion, which, under his able management, 
 has been placed on a paying basis. He is 
 also a stockholder in the First National Bank 
 of Escanaba, the First National Bank of 
 Bessemer and the Lincoln National Bank of 
 Chicago. 
 
 On the lOth of June, 1874, was cele- 
 brated the marriage of Mr. Maitland and 
 Miss Carrie V. Sterling, a native of Utica, 
 New York, and a daughter of A. J. Sterling. 
 Five children have been born to them, 
 three sons and two daughters, — Alexander 
 F. , Kate, Leslie M., Harvey K. and Rena. 
 Mr. Maitland is a member of the Ma- 
 sonic fraternity, having taken the Knight- 
 Templar degree. In politics he is a stalwart 
 Republican. For two terms he served as 
 County Surveyor of Marquette county, and 
 for two terms Mayor of Negaunee. Coming 
 to this country a poor boy, he has been the 
 architect of his own fortunes. In business 
 he is systematic and methodical, ever 
 honorable and upright, and has not only 
 won a handsome competence, but has gained 
 the respect and confidence of all with whom 
 he has been brought in contact. 
 
 >^OHN COSTELLO.— One of the 
 
 m progressive merchants of Manistique, 
 
 A J Schoolcraft county, Micnigan, and 
 
 one who has held distinctive public 
 
 preferments in a local way, the subject of 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 169 
 
 this sketch well merits recognition in this 
 connection. 
 
 Mr. Costello was born on Prince Ed- 
 ward island, Ontario, Canada, March 7, 
 1846, being the youngest of the eight chil- 
 dren of John and Catharine (Ready) Cos- 
 tello, both of whom were natives of the 
 Emerald Isle, whence they emigrated, in 
 an early day to America and took up their 
 abode on Prince Edward island, where the 
 father was engaged in agricultural pursuits. 
 Here his wife died and he subsequently re- 
 moved to St. John, New Brunswick, where 
 he passed the remainder of his life. 
 
 John Costello was reared to maturity on 
 the paternal farmstead on Prince Edward 
 island, where he remained until he had at- 
 tained his majority, his educational privileges 
 being necessarily somewhat meagre in scope. 
 From the island he went to St. John, where 
 he remained a few years, after which he 
 came to Wisconsin, where he was variously 
 employed, not flinching from any sort of 
 work which would render him the return of 
 an honest dollar for his effort. In 1870 he 
 came to Schoolcraft county, Michigan, and 
 for a few years was engaged at furnace 
 work and such other occupation as he could 
 secure. 
 
 In the fall of 1872 Mr. Costello was 
 elected Sheriff of the county and held this 
 office six years by consecutive elections 
 and two years served in the appointment of 
 Under Sheriff. The strongest evidence of 
 his official ability and his personal popular- 
 ity is that shown forth by his long retention 
 in the important and exacting incumbency. 
 In 1882 still further official recognition came 
 to him in his election to the offices of County 
 Clerk and Register of Deeds, in which he 
 served without intermission until January, 
 1893. From the above it will be readily 
 
 seen that he has been in public office during 
 the greater portion of the time that he has 
 been a resident of Schoolcraft county. He 
 was also Town Clerk during the fiscal year 
 of 1878. He has thus been conspicuously 
 identified with the best interests of the 
 county as an upright public official, and it is 
 scarcely necessary to say that he has won 
 to himself a host of friends. 
 
 In addition to his official career our sub- 
 ject has been identified with the mercantile 
 business of Manistique since the spring of 
 1887, when the firm of Lyons, Costello & 
 Company was organized and opened a 
 grocery in the city. This association con- 
 tinued until September i, 1889, when Mr. 
 Costello purchased the interests of his part- 
 ners, since which time he has conducted the 
 business as an individual enterprise, the 
 same being one of the leading establish- 
 ments of the city. Mr. Costello has been 
 ever solicitous of the progress and substan- 
 tial upbuilding of Manistique, and he is 
 financially interested in one of the finest 
 brick business blocks in the place. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Costello was cele- 
 brated in the year 1873, when he was united 
 to Miss Elizabeth Donovan, a native of Ire- 
 land. The issue of this union has been 
 seven children, one of whom, Katie, is de- 
 ceased. The others are: Mary, Ellen, 
 Maggie, John, Emily and Norene. The 
 family are devoted members of the Catholic 
 Church. 
 
 E\V. CLARKE.— Standing at the 
 head of the executive corps of a 
 prosperous and solid monetary in- 
 stitution, the Manistique Bank, and 
 recognized as a careful financier and a young 
 man of marked business capacity, Mr. 
 
170 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Clarke is certainly deserving of mention in 
 this work, which has to do with the tracing 
 of the life histories of those individuals who 
 are prominently identified with the interests 
 of the Upper Peninsula of the Wolverine 
 State. 
 
 Mr. Clarke is a Canadian by birth, 
 having been born at Woodstock, Ontario, 
 May 22, 1 87 1, the son of Thomas and 
 Fannie (Williams) Clarke, both of whom 
 were of English lineage. The father was a 
 prominent and honored business man of 
 Woodstock, where he was for many years 
 engaged in the milling industry, and where 
 he died, in the year 1875. The mother is 
 still living and maintains her home at Sault 
 de Sainte Marie, Michigan, whither she re- 
 moved in 1880. She became the mother of 
 two children: H. W., the subject of this 
 review; and Arthur, who is employed on the 
 " See " line. 
 
 H. W. Clarke received his preliminary 
 educational discipline in the public schools, 
 and graduated at the high school of Sault 
 de Sainte Marie in 1887. He devoted some 
 little time to the study of law and then 
 became an employ of the " Soo " National 
 Bank, and for two years afterward was 
 Deputy City Treasurer. 
 
 In the spring of 1891 our subject came 
 to Manistique, where he entered upon duty 
 as assistant cashier of the Manistique Bank, 
 a position which he retained until January, 
 1894, when he was advanced to the still 
 more responsible and exacting incumbency 
 which he now holds. He is recognized as 
 an exceptionally alert and progressive young 
 business man, and no other evidence in this 
 regard is needed than that set forth by his 
 rapid advancement. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Clarke to Miss 
 Evelyn Corquodale was celebrated,, at To- 
 
 ronto, Canada, on the 2d of January, 1895. 
 It will certainly be apropos to append in 
 this connection a brief record touching the 
 history of the Manistique Bank. The insti- 
 tution was incorporated in 1889, with the 
 following officers: W. H. Hill, president; 
 J. D. Mersereau, vice-president; and F. W. 
 McKiimey, cashier, — the capital stock being 
 $50,000. The present officers are: W. H. 
 Hill, president; M. H. Quick, vice-president; 
 H. W. Clarke, cashier; and F. H. Orcutt, 
 assistant cashier. The directorate com- 
 prises Messrs. W. H. Hill, M. H. Quick, 
 Abijah Weston, George H. Orr and C. P. 
 Hill. The bank has done an excellent 
 business and within five years has accumu- 
 lated a surplus of $22,000. 
 
 at 
 
 ILEIAM C. BRONSON, who is 
 serving as foreman of mill No. i 
 for the Weston Lumber Compa- 
 ny of Manistique, claims Penn- 
 sylvania as the State of his nativity. He 
 was born in Lawrenceville, Tioga county, 
 May 26, 1849, ^nd is a son of A. H. and 
 Lydia (Mosher) Bronson, who were natives 
 of Warren county, New York, and were of 
 English descent. The Bronson family was 
 founded in America in early Colonial days 
 and the great-grandfather of our subject was 
 one of the heroes of the Revolution who 
 fought with the Connecticut troops in the 
 struggle for independence. Alvah Bronson, 
 the paternal grandfather, owned a sawmill 
 and was a lumberman of Warren county, 
 New York, where his sons engaged in the 
 same line of business. 
 
 A. H. Bronson entered the employ of 
 Abijah Weston in 1857 and was with that 
 gentleman for several years. Subse- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 171 
 
 quently he returned to the farm where he 
 spent his remaining days engaged in the 
 quieter pursuits of agriculture. His life's 
 labors were ended by death in 187?, and he 
 entered upon eternal rest. His wife still 
 survives him, and is now living at Painted 
 Post, New York. Their five children are, 
 Mrs. O. C. Cooper, wife of Dr. John 
 Cooper, of Corning, New York; Irving, of 
 Painted Post, an employe of the Weston 
 Engine company; Mrs. J. T. Dudley, of 
 Leavenworth, Kansas; William C. ; and Lil- 
 lian, wife of John B. West, president of the 
 West Publishing Company, of St. Paul, 
 Minnesota. 
 
 We now turn our attention to the per- 
 sonal history of William C. Bronson, whose 
 wide acquaintance in this community will 
 make the record one of particular interest to 
 our readers. Midst play and work his boy- 
 hood daj'S were passed and the public 
 schools of Painted Post afforded him his 
 educational privileges. He entered upon 
 his business career as an employe of the 
 firm of Fox, Weston & Company at Painted 
 Post and severed his connection therewith 
 only on his removal to the West on the first 
 of March, 1883. He was, therefore, with 
 that company for thirteen years, and, ever 
 true and loyal to his employer's interests, he 
 won their unlimited confidence and high re- 
 gard. It was in the interest of Mr. Weston 
 that he came to Manistique, Michigan, to 
 take charge of the mill which he now man- 
 ages and controls. He thoroughly under- 
 stands the business in all its details, is sys- 
 tematic and methodical, and his control of 
 the mill has made it one of the paying in- 
 terests of Schoolcraft county. For a quar- 
 ter of a century he has been in the employ 
 of Mr. Weston, — a record of which he may 
 well be proud, and the relations between 
 
 them have ever been mutually pleasant and 
 profitable. 
 
 In 1869 Mr. Bronson married Miss Jen- 
 nie Casterline, a native of Painted Post, New 
 York, and three children have been born to 
 them, — Charles A.; Fannie B., wife of 
 George H. Carey, of Barron, Wisconsin; 
 and Clara L. , who completes the family. 
 
 Mr. Bronson has been prominent in pub- 
 lic affairs, and his fellow citizens, recogniz- 
 ing his worth and ability, have frequently 
 called him to public office. For five years 
 he served as Supervisor of Hiawatha town- 
 ship, was chairman of the board for one 
 year, has been a member of the Board of 
 School Examiners, served in the Village 
 Council for two years, has been Township 
 Clerk, has been a member of the Board of 
 Review for several years, and is now serv- 
 ing his second term as Justice of the Peace. 
 Promptness and fidelity are characteristic 
 of his discharge of public duties and he is an 
 official true to every trust. He takes quite 
 an active part in Masonic circles and was a 
 charter member and the first Master of 
 Lakeside Lodge, No. 371, F. & A. M. He 
 is also a charter member of the Royal Arch 
 Chapter of Manistique, is now serving as 
 High Priest, has been Master of the blue 
 lodge for five years, and served as represen- 
 tative in the Grand Lodge of Detroit. He 
 and his wife hold membership with the 
 Methodist Episcopal Church and took an 
 active part in its organization in the fall of 
 1884. Mr. Bronson has since been one of 
 its active and influential members, untiring 
 in his efforts for its advancement, and has 
 served as trustee of the church since its 
 organization and Superintendent of the 
 Sunday-school with the exception of two 
 years and a half, and is the present in- 
 cumbent. Many men in the rush and hurry 
 
172 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OE THE 
 
 of commercial life neglect the holier duties 
 which come to each individual. Not so 
 with Mr. Bronson. He recognizes the 
 brotherhood of mankind, the duties which 
 every one owes to his fellow men, and it is 
 his constant endeavor to make the world 
 better and brighter iov his having lived. His 
 Christianity is of that quiet unostentatious 
 kind that seeks not the commendation of the 
 world, but is content with the approval of 
 conscience and the reward that will come in 
 the great "beyond." 
 
 BRANK CLARK, one of the pro- 
 gressive business men of Manis- 
 tique, Schoolcraft county, where 
 he is at the head of the popular 
 grocery firm of Frank Clark & Company, 
 was born in Marathon county, Wisconsin, 
 in August, 1857, son of Frank and Johanna 
 (Shaughnessy) Clark, the former of whom is 
 a native of the State of New York and the 
 latter of the Emerald Isle. The father re- 
 moved to Wisconsin at an early day and was 
 there- engaged in the lumbering business 
 for a number of years. He is now re- 
 tired from active business pursuits and re- 
 tains his residence at Stevens Point, Wis- 
 consin. He and his wife became the par- 
 ents of four children, namely: Frank, 
 Maggie, Thomas and Mary. 
 
 Our subject received his education in 
 the public schools of his native county, and 
 at the age of about twenty years he em- 
 barked in the mercantile business at 
 Stevens Point, Wisconsin, continuing the 
 enterprise successfully about three years. 
 He then made a prospecting trip through 
 the West, visiting Washington and Cali- 
 fornia with a view to making an ultimate 
 location and engaging in business. He, 
 
 however, found that the advantages offered 
 in that section had been overestimated, and 
 as he was unable to find a location which he 
 felt would justify him in the investment of 
 his capital in the mercantile line, he re- 
 turned to Wisconsin in the fall of J 883, and 
 in the following spring he came to Manis- 
 tique, Michigan, and here opened a grocery, 
 flour and feed store. The enterprise met 
 with favorable reception by reason of the 
 correct business methods of Mr. Clark and 
 his fidelity to the interests of his patrons, 
 and the establishment has been continuously 
 in operation since that date and is one of 
 the leading mercantile houses of the city, 
 retaining a large and representative patron- 
 age. Particular care is given to the keeping 
 of a select and comprehensive stock in both 
 staple and fancy lines, and the salesrooms 
 are attractive and convenient. In the fall 
 of 1S94 Mr. Clark erected a fine brick 
 double-store building, 50x95 feet in dimen- 
 sions, and this building is now devoted to 
 the accommodation of the extensive grocery 
 business. The success which has attended 
 the efforts of Mr. Clark is but the consecu- 
 tive result of his discrimination as a man of 
 business and of his constant attention to the 
 details of the same. 
 
 Upon the incorporation of the village 
 Mr. Clark was elected one of its Trustees, 
 and while he manifests a consistent interest 
 in the progress of the town and in the wel- 
 fare of the local public he has never found 
 time, nor has he had inclination, to take 
 part in political affairs or to put himself for- 
 ward as an aspirant for political office. His 
 earnest endeavors in insuring the substantial 
 advancement of Manistique is shown in the 
 fact that he is conspicuously interested in 
 the Riverside addition to the town, as well 
 as in the McCanna, Clark and Carey addi- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 173 
 
 tions, each of which comprises forty acres, 
 with considerable improvement in the way 
 of streets, sidewali<s, etc. He is also in- 
 terested in acreage property contiguous to 
 these additions. 
 
 OLOF ALBIN HEDIN is one of the 
 prominent young men of Escanaba, 
 Michigan, — a leader in social and 
 musical circles. The business in- 
 terests of the city are also well represented 
 by him, and whether in public or private 
 life he is always a courteous, genial gentle- 
 man, well deserving the high regard in which 
 he is held. 
 
 He was born on the island of Gothland, a 
 province of Sweden, on the 29th of July, 
 1867, and is a son of John C. Hedin. The 
 parents are still in their native land, with 
 several of their children. The family num- 
 bered four sons and three daughters, namely: 
 Olof Albin, John Birger, Annie A., Ida C, 
 Hjalmar C, Gerda M. and Gustaf A. The 
 father was the first of the family to come to 
 America, settling here in 1881. After four 
 years he returned to his native land on a 
 visit of a year and again crossed the water 
 in 1886, accompanied by his oldest son 
 Albin. He then stayed here another four 
 years and in 1890 returned to Sweden, where 
 he has since remained with his wife and 
 children. The members of the family still 
 in this country are Annie, who is living in 
 Brooklyn, New York; Hjalmar C., Birger 
 and Albin in Escanaba. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was educated 
 in the schools of his native land. His 
 father was a machinist, a millwright and a 
 fine workman, possessing considerable me- 
 chanical ingenuity. Under his father's in- 
 struction Albin Hedin became familiar with 
 
 the same business and for a time followed 
 general carpentering, both in Sweden and 
 America. The year of his emigration was 
 1886. For a limited period he was em- 
 ployed as a pattern-maker in Chicago, but 
 soon came to Escanaba and secured a posi- 
 tion with the Cochran Roller Mills of this 
 city in the same capacity. For the past five 
 years he has served as foreman of the I. 
 Stephenson Planing Mill of this city, and his 
 fidelity to his employers' interest has won 
 him their unlimited confidence and high re- 
 gard. In addition to this work he devotes 
 his leisure time to the manufacture and 
 repairing of stringed musical instruments. 
 
 One of Mr. Hedin's chief sources of de- 
 light, pleasure and recreation is music, in 
 which he is proficient, — a fine performer on 
 the violin, cornet, clarionet and violoncello. 
 He has been the leader of two orchestras in 
 Escanaba, and while in his native land was 
 one of a company numbering sixteen voices, 
 which engaged in giving concerts and furnish- 
 ing music for various entertainments. He 
 has an excellent tenor voice, well trained, 
 and has been the leader of two choirs in this 
 city, being at the present time the chorister 
 of the Ssvedish Lutheran Church. In 
 politics he is a Republican. He is a young 
 man of excellent habits and character, 
 honored in business circles and esteemed in 
 social life, respected by all classes of people 
 and deserving the high respect of his many 
 friends. 
 
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 the 
 
 EORGE CHANTLER, one of the 
 progressive and representative busi- 
 ness men of Manistique, School- 
 craft county, where he is engaged 
 
 drug business, is a native of the 
 
 Dominion of Canada, having been born near 
 
174 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 the city of Toronto, Ontario, on the iith 
 of June, 1849, the son of Charles and Catha- 
 rine McMillan Chantler, the former of whom 
 was a native of England and the latter of 
 Canada. The father is of English Quaker 
 stock and came to Canada in his youth. 
 During the greater portion of his mature 
 life he was engaged in the milling business, 
 but he is now living in retirement, having 
 abandoned his active business career fifteen 
 years ago. The mother of our subject was 
 called to the life eternal January 28, 1895, 
 at the advanced age of seventy-five years. 
 Charles and Catharine Chantler removed 
 from Canada to the State of New York in 
 an early day, and thence to Wayne county, 
 Michigan, where they remained for a time, 
 after which they proceeded to Grand Traverse 
 county, same State, where the father still 
 maintains his residence. They were the 
 parents of two sons and six daughters, our 
 subject being second in the order of birth. 
 
 George Chantler has passed the greater 
 portion of his life in the State of Michigan, 
 where his parents took up their abode while 
 he was a boy. His educational discipline 
 was received in the schools of Traverse 
 City, where he completed the high-school 
 course and graduated with honor. After 
 leaving school he remained at home for two 
 or three years and then identified himself 
 with the drug business by engaging with a 
 firm at Traverse City in a clerical capacity. 
 This incumbency he retained until 1878, 
 going thence to Ludington, Michigan, 
 where he conducted a general mercantile 
 business. His next move was to Ionia, 
 same State, where he remained for two 
 years, coming thence, in the fall of 1882, to 
 Manistique, where he entered the employ of 
 the Chicago Lumbering Company, retain- 
 ing this position for three years. In 1885 
 
 he opened a grocery store and within the 
 succeeding year broadened the range of his 
 business enterprise by adding a line of 
 drugs. In 1887 he separated the two 
 departments by removing the drug stock 
 into his present quarters, continuing the 
 grocery as a partnership enterprise until 
 October, 1 894, when he disposed of this 
 interest to the gentleman who had been 
 therein associated with him. Mr. Chantler 
 now has one of the finest drug stocks and 
 one of the best-appointed drug establish- 
 ments in the Upper Peninsula, carrying also 
 a very select line of jewelry and musical 
 instruments. 
 
 Politically our subject is a stanch Repub- 
 lican, and he has served as a member of the 
 village Council and as Town Clerk, being 
 recognized as one of the reliable and most 
 enterprising citizens of the place. Frater- 
 nally he is identified with the Masonic order. 
 
 In 1888 Mr. Chantler was united in 
 wedlock to Miss Ida M. Griffin, a native of 
 Michigan, and they are the parents of four 
 children, — Harry, Herbert, Lawrence and 
 Avis L. Mr. and Mrs. Chantler are active 
 members of the Baptist Church. 
 
 eH. CONWAY, dentist, is success- 
 fully engaged in the practice of his 
 profession in Sault de Ste. Marie, 
 and is also Treasurer of Chippewa 
 county. In business, political and social 
 circles he is a man of prominence, and in 
 the history of the Upper Peninsula of Mich- 
 igan he well deserves mention. 
 
 A native of Canada, he was born in 
 Hamilton in the Province of Ontario, in 
 1854, and is a son of Edward Conway and 
 Margaret (Nelligan) Conway, both of whom 
 were natives of Ireland. The father was a 
 
NOR THE JR. V PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 •75 
 
 manufacturer of shoes, and followed that 
 business in his native land and in Canada. 
 His last days were passed in Hespeler, On- 
 tario, where his death occurred in 1864, 
 while his wife passed away a few years pre- 
 vious. Their children were Dr. E. H., of 
 this sketch; V. R., who is located in Port 
 Huron, Michigan; J. D. Conway, of Hes- 
 peler, Ontario; and Mrs. Ernest L. Reschke, 
 of Detroit, Michigan. 
 
 The Doctor was a child of thirteen years 
 when he became a resident of Michigan. 
 His education was acquired in the public 
 schools of Detroit and Pontiac, where his 
 boyhood and youth were passed. He early 
 made choice of a life work, determining to 
 enter the dental profession, and to this end 
 he began studying, when only fifteen years 
 of age, in the office of Dr. J. A. Harris of 
 Pontiac. Some months later he entered the 
 office of Dr. Joseph Lathrop, a leading and 
 well-known dentist of Detroit, with whom 
 he remained for some time. He completed 
 his professional training in Chicago, the re- 
 quirements then being to attend a course of 
 lectures and pass satisfactorily the test ex- 
 amination. This he did and entered upon 
 practice, yet he has never abandoned his 
 studies. He keeps thoroughly abreast with 
 the times by perusal of the journals on 
 the subject, and is a man of deep research, 
 continually strivmg to perfect himself in his 
 chosen pursuit. After five years' study and 
 work in Chicago, he opened his first office 
 in St. Clair, Michigan, in 1878, remaining 
 there for seven years. 
 
 While in St. Clair, the Doctor married, 
 on the 18th of June, 1878, Miss Minnie 
 Waterloo, a daughter of Hon. C. H. Water- 
 loo, Mayor of that city, who had formerly 
 served as Register of Deeds of St. Clair 
 county. Her brother, Stanley Waterloo, 
 
 is a noted newspaper man of Chicago. The 
 Doctor and his wife have but one child, 
 Joseph, now thirteen years of age. 
 
 On the 30th of March, 1885, the Doctor 
 arrived at Sault de Ste. Marie and soon 
 opened an office. He did not long wait his 
 first patient, and soon his practice increased 
 until it has now assumed extensive porpor- 
 tions for a town of this size. In 1890 he 
 removed to his present office in the Meade 
 & Fowle block. He is thoroughly conver- 
 sant with all the latest and most improved 
 methods of dentistry, is a close student of 
 his profession and his skill and ability are 
 now manifest in the liberal patronage which 
 is accorded him. He is an active and 
 esteemed member of the Michigan State 
 Dental Association, of which he served as 
 vice president for one term. 
 
 In his political views the Doctor is a 
 stalwart Republican and an active worker in 
 the interests of his party, doing all in his 
 power to promote its growth and insure its 
 success. He has served for three years as 
 president of the School Board of this city, 
 has done effective service in the cause of 
 education and was the moving spirit in secur- 
 ing the $15,000 addition to the high school 
 building, and this in the face of great oppo- 
 sition; but he persevered, and at length 
 obtained the much needed addition. He was 
 also a member of the Board of Public 
 Works, and in November, 1894, was elected 
 to the office of Count)- Treasurer by a ma- 
 jority of 825, securing more than two-thirds 
 of all the votes cast. In this office, as in 
 the others in which he has served, he is dis- 
 charging his duties in a way that wins him 
 the commendation of all concerned and is 
 recognized as a leading county official, well 
 worth}' the trust reposed in him. Dr. Con- 
 way is also an active member of the Cham- 
 
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 ber of Commerce, was president of the Falls 
 City Boat Club two years, belongs to the 
 Knights of Pythias and Knights of the Mac- 
 cabees fraternities, and is one of the Trustees 
 of the Congregational Church. All interests 
 calculated to promote the business, social, 
 educational or moral welfare of the com- 
 munity receive his support, and he is truly 
 one of the leading and influential citizens 
 of the community in which he makes his 
 home. 
 
 SI 
 
 ILLIAM CHANDLER.~It is a 
 
 well-known fact that many of the 
 men most deserving of mention 
 in the history of Michigan are 
 numbered among her native sons and have 
 spent much of their lives within her bound- 
 aries. They possess the true Western spirit 
 of progress and enterprise which dominates 
 this region, and the prosperity and upbuild- 
 ing of such cities as Sault de Ste. Marie is 
 due to their well directed efforts. They are 
 leaders in professional, commercial and lit- 
 erary circles, and their names are insepar- 
 ably connected with the history of the State. 
 Such a man is Mr. Chandler. 
 
 He was born in Adrian, Michigan, in 
 April, 1846, and is a son of Thomas and 
 Jane (Merritt) Chandler, who were married 
 in Cahoun county, this State. The father 
 is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
 emigrated westward in an early day and 
 took up a tract of Government land, on 
 which he lived for more than fifty years. 
 His death occurred there on the old home- 
 stead, in 1 88 1, at the age of seventy-five 
 years. Mrs. Chandler was a daughter of 
 Joseph Merritt, an honored pioneer and 
 farmer who came from Saratoga county. 
 New York. His wife bore the maiden name 
 
 of Phoebe Hart. To Mr. and Mrs. Chand- 
 ler were born two sons, — Merritt, a lumber- 
 man, and William. 
 
 The latter spent his youth on his father's 
 farm working in the fields and becoming 
 familiar with all the duties that commonly 
 fall to the lot of the agriculturist. It was a 
 good training school for after life and gave 
 him a physical development which is always 
 needed. At the age of seventeen he left his 
 parental home and went to Indianapolis, 
 Indiana, where he secured a clerkship in a 
 mercantile establishment. Later on he was 
 proprietor of a wholesale paper house in that 
 city, but in 1870 disposed of his business in- 
 terests there and removed to Muncie, In- 
 diana, where he established the Muncie 
 Telegraph, a Republican paper, which he 
 edited for two years, when he sold out and 
 returned to Michigan. Here he was again 
 engaged in newspaper work, editing the 
 Adrian Times for three years. On the ex- 
 piration of that period he took up his resi- 
 dence in Cheboygan, Michigan, and founded 
 the Cheboygan Tribune, which he owned 
 until 1884, although in the meantime he 
 had taken up his residence in Sault de Ste. 
 Marie. 
 
 Mr. Chandler came to this city in May, 
 1877, as collector of tolls on the canal, 
 when that water-way was under State con- 
 trol. He became one of the first superin- 
 tendents after the United States took pos- 
 session of the canal and was in the Govern- 
 ment service until 1885, discharging his 
 duties with promptness and fidelity. He 
 has been prominently connected with many 
 industries and enterprises of that city, tak- 
 ing an active part in commercial affairs. 
 He was a prime mover in the Sault de Ste. 
 Marie Savings Bank and became its cashier, 
 serving in that capacity until the ist of 
 
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 April, 1892, and making that concern one 
 of the leading financial institutions of the 
 county. In 1879 he established the Soo 
 News, a leading Republican paper, now the 
 foremost party organ on the Peninsula. In 
 1883 he admitted Charles H. Chapman to a 
 partnership in the business, and they con- 
 tinued the successful publication of that 
 paper until 1886, when the plant was sold to 
 C. S. Osborn, the present proprietor. Mr. 
 Chandler was very successful in his journal- 
 istic work, an able and fluent writer, enter- 
 taining and instructive, and his paper there- 
 fore won a liberal and well deserved patron- 
 age. 
 
 Mr. Chandler originated the St. Mary's 
 Falls Water Power Company, secured the 
 right of way and has been connected with 
 it since its inception. He was also instru- 
 mental in forming the Chandler & Dunbar 
 Water Power Company in 1892, capitalized 
 at $150,000, and the present officers are 
 William Chandler, president; H. T. Dun- 
 bar, vice president, and P. M. Church, sec- 
 retary. Mr. Chandler is also vice president 
 of the Edison Soo Light Company, is a di- 
 rector in the Soo Savings Bank, a large real- 
 estate owner in the city, and is recognized 
 as one of the best business men on the 
 Upper Peninsula. He carries forward to a 
 successful completion whatever he under- 
 takes, for he possesses energy, enter- 
 prise and strong determination. His pros- 
 perity has come to him entirely through his 
 own efforts, and he therefore deserves great 
 credit, for when he left home at the age of 
 seventeen to make his own way in the world 
 he had no capital save a resolute purpose 
 to make the best of his opportunities and a 
 young man's bright hope of the future. 
 
 In Sault de Ste. Marie Mr. Chandler 
 was united in marriage with Miss Cata Oren, 
 
 a sister of Attorney Horace Mann Oren, of 
 this city, and their union has been blessed 
 with two children, — Thomas, aged seven, 
 and Paulina, a little maiden of three sum- 
 mers. Their beautiful home is situated on 
 one of the finest building sites in this part 
 of the State, standing on what is known as 
 Chandler's Hill, — a bluff which commands a 
 fine view of the city, St. Mary's river, the 
 locks, the rapids and into the Queen's do- 
 minion beyond. 
 
 *Y— ' A. HARRISON, the leading jeweler 
 |f\ of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, 
 M. . r ^nd a young man of much promise 
 in the affairs of this locality, 
 opened a little shop and store on Water 
 street about March 2, 1887, and thence- 
 forward was to be numbered among the 
 business men of the "Soo." For a time 
 his business was mainly along the line of 
 repair work, which he did himself, but he 
 grew gradually into a good trade in silver- 
 ware and jewelry and later on added station- 
 ery. He was located on Portage street for 
 several years, and in May, 1 894, occupied his 
 present commodious quarters at No. 70 
 Ashmun street. 
 
 Mr. Harrison was born near Whitby, 
 Ontario, Canada, October 2, 1868. He 
 attended public schools until twelve years of 
 age, when he entered on his apprenticeship 
 as a jeweler with G. M. Van Valkenburg, in 
 Forest, Ontario. He was a proficient work- 
 man in four years and secured employment 
 in Glencoe, remaining there one year; was 
 with Ryrie Brothers in Toronto nearly a 
 year; was next in Marine City; and before 
 coming to his present location was in Detroit 
 with Traub Brothers. 
 
 Mr. Harrison's father, H. W. Harrison, 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 is a lumberman in British Columbia. He 
 was born in Ontario fifty years ago. He 
 married a Miss Meaker, a native of New 
 York, and their children are H. A. , May, 
 W. R. , Lena, and Aubrey, the last three 
 named being in Donald, British Columbia. 
 
 H. A. Harrison was married at Sault 
 Sainte Marie, July 6, 1890, to Phoebe Lip- 
 sett, a native of Menford, Gray county, 
 Canada, and a daughter of Francis Lipsett. 
 Their children are Bernice and Russell. 
 
 He is a Mason and a Knight of Pythias. 
 
 aHARLES J. CARLSON is a self- 
 made man, who has won success in 
 business and gained for .himself an 
 honorable place in commercial cir- 
 cles. Gifts of money, judiciously expended, 
 may add to the beauty and attractive ap- 
 pearance of a town, but the advancement 
 and upbuilding of a city are due to its wide- 
 awake, progressive business men, who, 
 through the establishment of enterprises, 
 promote commercial activity and thus add 
 to the material welfare of the community. 
 Mr. Carlson, at the head of a leading jewelry 
 establishment, belongs to this class, and we 
 therefore take pleasure in presenting to our 
 readers a record of his life, knowing him 
 worthy of representation in a volume devot- 
 ed to the prominent men of the northern 
 peninsula. 
 
 A Scandinavian, he was born in the 
 city of Skeninge, Ostergotland, Sweden, on 
 the 28th of January, 1862. His parents are 
 still living in their native land, also the 
 other members of the family, including Nels 
 P., Anna Matilda, and Huldah Christina, 
 who are still under the parental roof. 
 
 Charles J. Carlson is the only one who 
 has sought a home in America. He first 
 
 came to this country when a youth of four- 
 teen years to visit friends in Kansas. He 
 determined to remain in the United States 
 and began a search for employment, which 
 he soon found. In Sweden he had learned 
 the trade of watchmaking and jewelry repair- 
 ing, beginnmg that work when only nine 
 years of age. He first came to Escanaba in 
 1 88 1, and here established himself in the 
 jewelry business, which he carried on for a 
 period of five years. He then sold out pre- 
 paratory to returning to the land of his birth. 
 Again crossing the Atlantic, in 1886, he 
 spent seven weeks in visiting his family, re- 
 newing the acquaintances of his youth and 
 looking once more upon the scenes among 
 which his childhood was passed. 
 
 The New World, however, was his 
 chosen place of residence, and again bidding 
 adieu to his relatives he sailed for New 
 York. He spent considerable time in travel 
 before making a permanent location, going 
 from the East to the West. He visited Nev/ 
 York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and other 
 New England States, also Wyoming, Utah 
 and other points in the West, but Escanaba 
 suited him as a place of business, and he 
 again took up his residence here. He was 
 soon established in his old line of trade, and 
 now has a large, neat and tasteful store, 
 well equipped with everything found in a first- 
 class establishment of this kind. He car- 
 ries a large line of jewelry, watches, clocks, 
 stringed musical instruments, etc., does a 
 general line of repairing and has an enviable 
 reputation for fine work. He has carefully 
 attended to all the details of his business, 
 has been industrious and diligent, and herein 
 lies the secret of his success. 
 
 On the 2 1st of April, 1893, in Chicago, 
 Mr. Carlson led to the marriage altar Miss 
 Lillian Bice, who is of American and Eng- 
 
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 lish parentage, her mother being a native of 
 England. They have a pleasant home in 
 Escanaba and have gained many warm 
 friends, — their friendship being prized most 
 by those who know them best. 
 
 Mr. Carlson is a member of the Inde- 
 pendent Order of Odd Fellows and the Uni- 
 form Rank, is also connected with the 
 Knights of Pythias and the Knights of the 
 Maccabees. He has always voted for the men 
 and measures of the Republican party, and 
 is a warm advocate of its principles. He 
 has studied the political situations of the 
 country and his support is a matter of con- 
 viction. He is a splendid type of physical 
 manhood. Of large brain and kindly heart, 
 he is interesting and instructive in conversa- 
 tion, courteous and genial in deportment and 
 affable and agreeable at all times. 
 
 aOLONEL JOHN CLARK VAN 
 DUZER is the editor and publisher 
 of the Iron Port, a leading Repub- 
 lican journal published at Esca- 
 naba, Michigan. His life has been largely 
 devoted to public service. When a young 
 man he entered the employ of the Govern- 
 ment, and now, in his capacity as editor, he 
 is laboring for the public welfare and devotes 
 himself to the best interests of the com- 
 munity with an unselfishness that is widely 
 recognized. 
 
 He is numbered among the native sons 
 of the Empire State, born in Erie county. 
 New York, on the 30th of August, 1827. 
 His parents, William and Hannah (Clark) 
 Van Duzer, were both born in the year 1800, 
 although their birth-places were manj' miles 
 apart, the former being a native of Orange 
 county. New York, and the latter of Wind- 
 ham county, Connecticut. Both died at 
 
 Silver Creek, Chautauqua county. New 
 York, the father at the age of forty-three, 
 the mother at the age of si.\ty-four. In 
 their family were three sons and three 
 daughters: Mrs. Maria Carrier, a resident 
 of Silver Creek; Laura, who after her 
 father's death supported and cared for her 
 mother, and died in 1890; John Clark, of 
 this sketch; Ashley M., who has spent his 
 life in telegraph work and is now living in 
 Cleveland, Ohio; Sophia Elizabeth, wife of 
 Azariah Smith, who is living in Boston, 
 Massachusetts; William, who for forty years 
 has been a locomotive engineer in the em- 
 ploy of one railroad company and is now 
 living in Silver Creek, New York. 
 
 In the common schools of that place the 
 Colonel acquired his education, and at an 
 early age began learning the printer's trade in 
 Utica, New York. He was afterward em- 
 ployed in a similar capacity in New Haven, 
 Connecticut, and took a course in telegraphy 
 on the first line established west of Buffalo, 
 New York. For a time he served as an 
 operator with the New York & Erie Rail- 
 road, and then went to Tennessee as oper- 
 ator and train dispatcher, but the breaking 
 out of the Rebellion soon ended his labors 
 in that direction. 
 
 When the war-cloud burst upon the 
 country and all was turmoil in the South, 
 he returned to Illinois and entered the mili- 
 tary service of the United States in the ca- 
 pacity of a telegraph operator and builder 
 with the military rank of Captain and 
 Assistant Quartermaster. Thus he served 
 throughout the entire Rebellion, and at the 
 close was promoted to the rank of Lieuten- 
 ant Colonel. Though he did not march 
 with the great divisions of the army, his 
 duties were no less arduous, and frequently 
 he was exposed to far greater danger than 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 the men who met the enemy face to face on 
 the field of battle. While engaged in con- 
 structing telegraph lines he was frequently 
 fired upon by concealed enemies, and was 
 unable to return the fire. On one occasion 
 during a battle he was called into active 
 service as a bearer of dispatches, having to 
 pass from one part of the field to another 
 over a route on which the rebel lead fell 
 thick and fast. Though his position would 
 have relieved him from this task, he never- 
 theless undertook it and the messages 
 safely reached their destination, although 
 the bearer while returning was wounded. 
 On two other occasions he was wounded, 
 but continued at the front until there was 
 no more need of his services, for the rebell- 
 ion had been subjugated. He now has in 
 his possession a much prized letter from 
 General Sherman, commending him for his 
 valuable and well-performed services. His 
 position was such as to bring him in contact 
 with many of the commanding generals. 
 
 Upon the close of the war Colonel Van 
 Duzer entered the United States Signal 
 Service, with which he was connected until 
 1879, being employed from the Gulf to the 
 Great Lakes, building telegraph lines and 
 establishing stations. On the 23d of June, 
 1879, he came to Escanaba and purchased 
 the Iron Port, of which he was sole pro- 
 prietor until 1 89 1, when he admitted to 
 partnership L. A. Gates. These gentle- 
 men take great pride in making the Port 
 one of the best papers in the State and have 
 succeeded in their undertaking. The paper 
 is a bright and interesting journal, devoted 
 to public affairs and local interests, and is 
 an able advocate of Republicanism. Its 
 political colors are unmistakable, and effect- 
 ive service for the party has been rendered 
 by this publication. Mr. Van Duzer is a 
 
 racy, fluent and forcible writer and a man 
 of wide general information, which he has 
 quired largely through his own efforts. 
 
 In 1848 the Colonel led to the marriage 
 altar in New Haven, Connecticut, Miss La- 
 vinia Olive Norton, a native of the Nutmeg 
 State, and to whom have been born the fol- 
 lowing children: Ada, who died in infancy; 
 Alida, who married Edwin D. Marshall, a 
 resident of Clermont county, Ohio; Ashley 
 M., who died in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1881; 
 Aristine V., widow of A. H. Longley, a 
 resident of Escanaba; and William N., who is 
 married and makes his home in Escanaba. 
 In 1870 the Colonel was called upon to 
 mourn the loss of his wife, who died in Cin- 
 cinnati, leaving a wide circle of warm 
 friends, who had for her the highest regard. 
 
 aONRAD EIFLER, manufacturer of 
 cigars and dealer in tobacco and 
 smokers' supplies, Escanaba, Mich- 
 igan, dates his birth at Milwaukee, 
 Wisconsin, February 26, 1859. 
 
 His parents, Bernard and Genevieve 
 (Bercke) Eifler, are natives of Europe, the 
 father born in Sa.xony in 1S25, and the 
 mother in Austria in 1827, and they were 
 married in Russia. Of their family, we 
 record that three — Raymond, Edward and 
 Paulina — were born in Germany; and four 
 — Adolph, Robert, Alvina and Conrad — in 
 Milwaukee. The father was a weaver in the 
 old country, but after coming to America 
 followed the trade of cooper. He is now 
 living retired in Milwaukee, where he owns 
 a handsome property. 
 
 Conrad Eifler began an apprenticeship 
 to the cigar-maker's trade in Milwaukee in 
 1872, and has followed this business ever 
 since. He came to Escanaba, Michigan, in 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 1888, and devoted his time exclusively to 
 the manufacture of cigars until 1894, since 
 which time he has also conducted a retail 
 store, handling all kinds of tobacco, pipes, 
 etc. He sells all his manufactured goods in 
 this city; has an excellent business location 
 and a fine trade. 
 
 Mr. Eifler was married in Milwaukee 
 June 2, 1888, to Mary, daughter of Chris- 
 topher and Wilhelmina Brennecke, natives 
 of Germany. Mrs. Eifler is the third in 
 their family of four children. She was 
 born in Milwaukee April 18, 1861, and was 
 a widow with one child at the time she met 
 Mr. Eifler. They have two children: Viola, 
 born May 5, 1890; and Elsie, February 26, 
 1893; and Mrs. Eifler's child by her former 
 husband is known as Lillie Eifler. The 
 last named was born in 1880. 
 
 Mr. Eifler is a member of the A. O. U. 
 W. , the German Aid Society and the Cigar 
 Makers" Union. Politically, he is independ- 
 ent in his views. 
 
 BRANK SHEEDLO needs no special 
 introduction to the readers of this 
 volume, for he is numbered among 
 the leading business men of Es- 
 canaba. His residence here is of compara 
 tively short duration, but in his line of trade 
 he has taken a foremost place, for his name 
 is a synonym for honorable business deal- 
 ing, and the goods which he carries are of 
 the best grades. He is the senior member 
 of the firm of Sheedlo & Sons, dealers in 
 harness, saddlery and vehicles, and a liberal 
 patronage is enjoyed by the company. 
 
 Mr. Sheedlo was born in Austria, on the 
 28th of October, 1838, and is a son of John 
 and Katie (Ceshka) Sheedlo, who spent their 
 entire lives in that land, the father depart- 
 
 ing this life in 1862, while the mother sur- 
 vived him until 1871. In the land of his 
 birth Frank Sheedlo spent the days of his 
 boyhood and youth, living at home and at- 
 tending the common schools of the neigh- 
 borhood. He learned the harness-maker's 
 trade and has since followed it as a means 
 of livelihood, his expert workmanship bring- 
 ing to him success. 
 
 In 1863 he was united in marriage with 
 Miss Mary Fanfela, who was born in Austria 
 in 1833. They traveled life's journey to- 
 gether for thirty-one years when the wife 
 was called to her final rest, her death oc- 
 curring in Escanaba on the 19th of January, 
 1894. Four children were born to them in 
 Austria and four after their arrival in Amer- 
 ica. They are as follows: Frank, who was 
 married August 18, 1892, in Garden Bay, 
 Michigan, to Miss Agnes Fountain, by whom 
 he had three children, — Mary Hildah, now 
 living, and twins, deceased; Mary, the 
 next of the family, died in infancy; John is 
 working in his father's shop; Edward died 
 in New York; Amelia, Mary, Theodore and 
 Rosa, — all at home. 
 
 While still in Austria Mr. Sheedlo served 
 his country in the army for ten years, three 
 months and twenty-one days. He was 
 actively engaged in the war between Italy 
 and France on the one hand and Austria on 
 the other in 1859, and in 1866 participated 
 in the war waged by Germany and Italy 
 against Austria. He was wounded in the 
 left leg in 1859. Always found at his post 
 of duty, he was ever faithful to the service 
 entrusted to him and was a loyal and true 
 soldier. For six years he held the rank of 
 Corporal. 
 
 In 1 87 1 Mr. Sheedlo bade adieu to friends 
 and native land and with his family sailed 
 for America. He made his first location in 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 New York city, where he hved for a year, 
 and then removed to Green Bay, Wisconsin, 
 where the succeeding four years of his life 
 were passed, working at his trade. Michigan 
 then became his home, and for five years he 
 hved in Fayette, after which he went to 
 Garden Bay, where he engaged in harness- 
 making for about nine years, on the expira- 
 tion of which period, in 1892, he came to Es- 
 canaba. He has since built up a fine busi- 
 ness here in the line of harness, saddlery 
 and vehicles of all kinds, and is extensively 
 engaged in the manufacture of heavy har- 
 ness, the superiority of his goods insuring a 
 ready sale on the market. The successful 
 business man must possess not only dis- 
 crimination, perseverance and enterprise, but 
 must have the tact to meet all classes of 
 people with their various and varied tastes. 
 This has Mr. Sheedlo, and through his 
 business dealings he has won many friends, 
 who esteem him highly for his sterling worth. 
 In politics he is independent, and in relig- 
 ious belief he and his family are Roman 
 Catholics. 
 
 ^V^ETER OLSON, proprietor of a 
 1l m leading merchant-tailoring estab- 
 M lishment and dealer in gents' fur- 
 
 nishing goods at No. 801 Luding- 
 ton street, Escanaba, was born in Sweden 
 on the 13th of April, 1862. His parents. 
 Swan and Ingeborg Olson, are still living in 
 their native land. They have a family of 
 seven living children, three sons and four 
 daughters, but four of the number have never 
 crossed the water. Those who reside in 
 America are Peter, of this sketch; Olaf, and 
 Mrs. Brita Paulson, who is now living in 
 Minnesota. 
 
 Under the parental roof Peter Olson 
 
 spent his boyhood days, remaining in his 
 native land until twenty years of age, when, 
 accompanied by his brother, Olaf Wekain, 
 he sailed for the New World. Soon after 
 his arrival in the United States he took up 
 his residence in Escanaba, Michigan, where 
 he worked on the tailor's bench for five 
 years, when, with the capital he had ac- 
 quired through persevering efforts, he was 
 enabled to establish a business of his own. 
 This he did, and many who had known his 
 work previously became his patrons, and he 
 soon secured a good trade. He was prospering 
 in 1890, when his store was destroyed by 
 fire. Much of his stock, however, was 
 covered with insurance, and he immediately 
 began business again at his present stand, 
 where he carries a complete line of staple 
 furnishing goods of the latest and most ap- 
 proved styles, and also does an extensive 
 business as a merchant tailor. He learned 
 his trade in his native land, and as the years 
 have passed he has kept fully abreast with 
 the times, so that he now has one of the 
 leading establishments in Escanaba. He 
 uses the most modern systems of cutting 
 and fitting and employs only first-class 
 workmen. 
 
 On the 8th of November, 1882, Mr. 
 Olson was united in marriage with Miss 
 Mary Peterson, a native of Sweden. They 
 have a family of four children, as follows: 
 Roland Gottfried, John Edwin, Ida Victoria 
 and Clarence Williard. The family circle 
 yet remains unbroken, and three of the chil- 
 dren are now attending school. 
 
 In his political views Mr. Olson is a Re- 
 publican, and is now serving his second 
 term as a member of the Board of Educa- 
 tion of Escanaba. Schools find in him a 
 friend, for he believes education to be one 
 of the most important factors in insuring 
 
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 good government and also in securing suc- 
 cess in business life. In the spring of 1895 
 he was elected to represent the Third Ward 
 in the City Council. Socially he is con- 
 nected with the Knights of Pythias lodge, 
 the Odd Fellows society and the Knights of 
 the Maccrd;ees, an honored member of all. 
 Both he and his estimable wife hold mem- 
 bership in the Swedish Lutheran Church of 
 Escanaba. Mr. Olson came to this country 
 empty-handed, but resolved that he would 
 win prosperity. The spirit of self-help is 
 the source of all genuine worth in the indi- 
 vidual and is the means of bringing to man 
 success when he has no advantages of 
 wealth or influence to aid him. It illus- 
 trates in no uncertain manner what it is 
 possible to accomplish when perseverance 
 and determination form the kej'note to a 
 man's life. This spirit has not failed him 
 as the years have passed, and he is now 
 numbered among the substantial Swedish- 
 American citizens of Escanaba. 
 
 I HE RIGHT REVEREND JOHN 
 VERTIN, D. D., the third bishop 
 
 of Marquette and Sault de Ste. 
 
 Marie, and one of the most cul- 
 tured and .scholarly gentlemen of the church 
 of Rome li\ing in Michigan, was born on 
 the 17th (if July, 1844, in Doblice, Car- 
 niola, Austria, and, after pursuing a pre- 
 paratory and collegiate course of study in 
 his native country, came to the United 
 States, and on the 7th of July, 1863, being 
 then a young man of eighteen years. His 
 father, whose mercantile affairs brought 
 him across the Atlantic, placed his son 
 under the care of the great Bishop Baraga. 
 That prelate received the pious youth into 
 his diocese and sent him to the salesianum 
 
 to complete his theological studies, and 
 Archbishop Henni conferred upon him minor 
 orders in 1865. On the 31st of August, 
 of the succeeding year, he was ordained 
 the first priest by Bishop Baraga, and was 
 the last one upon whom the eminent Bishop 
 ever conferred holy orders. 
 
 The young priest was placed in charge 
 of the mission church at Houghton, where 
 he remained for five years, after which he 
 spent a period of eight years among the 
 Catholics of Negaunee, both difficult mis- 
 sions, the congregations being composed of 
 people of different nationalities, some speak- 
 ing English, some German and some French. 
 On the resignation of Bishop Mrak, the 
 bishops of the province sent to Rome the 
 name of Right Reverend Dr. Vertin as his 
 successor, and he was consecrated to the 
 holy office by Archbishop Heiss, who was 
 assisted by Bishops Borgess, of Detroit, 
 and Spaulding, of Peoria. On the 14th of 
 September, 1879, he was thus honored, and 
 his parents, who settled at Hancock, Michi- 
 gan, lived to see the exaltation of their son. 
 The diocese has prospered under his admin- 
 istration, and in 1894 it was estimated that 
 the white membership was 67,000, in addi- 
 tion to which there were between 2,000 
 and 3,000 Indians. Si.Kty priests labor 
 under his care, in charge of fifty churches 
 and chapels, as well as seventy-one depart- 
 ment stations. Sisters of St. Joseph's School 
 of Notre Dame and of the Immaculate 
 Heart of Mary have the supervision of the 
 academies, schools and an orphan asylum, 
 and the work is carried on in a sj'stematic 
 manner and is in a thri\ing condition. 
 Bishop Vertin has built St. Peter's Cathe- 
 dral at Marquette, which is one of the finest 
 houses of worship on the Upper Peninsula. 
 He has labored l<jng and earnestiv and his 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 duties have been arduous, but the results 
 of his labors can partially be seen in the 
 cathedral which he has built and in the 
 many churches he has established. 
 
 There is probably no man that is better 
 known throughout the diocese than Bishop 
 Vertin. In manner he is gentle and kindly, 
 in disposition is sympathetic and true, and is 
 a man of broad general information as well 
 of extended knowledge in matters of church 
 history. He is a public-spirited citizen, in- 
 terested in what pertains to the welfare of 
 the community, and is honored and es- 
 teemed alike by people of his own denomi- 
 nation and those of other churches. 
 
 eDWARD DONOVAN, wholesale 
 and retail dealer in coal, flour, feed, 
 grain and hay in Escanaba, was 
 born in St. John, New Brunswick, 
 August 28, 1849, and is the youngest in a 
 family of five children, whose parents were 
 Michael and Catherine (Wren) Donovan, 
 both of whom were natives of Ireland and 
 in childhood came to the New World. 
 They were married in New Brunswick, and 
 there spent their remaining days, both hav- 
 ing now passed away. Their children were 
 as follows: William, who was married and 
 died in middle h'fe, leaving a family; James, 
 who is married and carries on farming in 
 New Brunswick; Mary, wife of George 
 Kane, who is proprietor of a meat market in 
 New Brunswick; and one who died in infancy. 
 In the country of his birth Edward Don- 
 ovan spent the days of his boyhood and 
 youth, no event of special importance occur- 
 ring within that period. He acquired his 
 education in the public schools, and in 1872, 
 when twenty-three years of age, started 
 South, going to New Orleans, Louisiana. 
 
 In the Crescent City he worked at whatever 
 he could find to do that would yield him an 
 honest living, spending several months in 
 that locality. In April, 1873, he made his 
 way to Chicago, and thence went at once by 
 rail to Delta county, Michigan, where he 
 entered into a contract with the Ford River 
 Lumber Company, remaining in their em- 
 ploy for nine years, having charge of the 
 stables and stock, — occupying the position 
 which is known to the parlance of the lum- 
 ber camps as " barn boss. 
 
 In 1882 Mr. Donovan left the employ of 
 the company with which he had so long re- 
 mained and came to Escanaba, where he 
 began business on his own account as a 
 dealer in flour, feed, hay and grain. The 
 capital which enabled him to start in this 
 enterprise he had saved from his earnings m 
 the previous nine years. Almost from the 
 beginning he received a liberal patronage, 
 and his trade steadily increased. To his 
 other business he added coal dealing in 
 1893, and both branches of trade are prov- 
 ing profitable ones to him. He employs 
 three men, besides giving his personal super- 
 vision to the business, and in the manage- 
 ment of his affairs he displays excellent ex- 
 ecutive ability. Industry and perseverance 
 are numbered among his leading character- 
 istics, and to those qualities his success is 
 largely due. He may truly be called a self- 
 made man, for he started out in life for him- 
 self empty-handed, having nothing but a 
 young man's bright hope of the future and a 
 determination to succeed to serve him as 
 capital. He is now at the head of a paying 
 business and enjoying a well-merited success. 
 
 In 1878 Mr. Donovan was married, in 
 Portage county, Wisconsin, to Miss Mary 
 Jane Cannon, a resident of that county 
 but a native of Delaware. In his political 
 
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 faith he is a Democrat, and in rehgious 
 behef is a Roman Cathohc, belonging to 
 St. Joseph's Cathohc Church of Escanaba. 
 
 jV^^EIL C. GALLAGHER, who is 
 1 \ successfully engaged in the grocery 
 \ ^ business in Escanaba, is one of the 
 worthy citizens that the Emerald 
 Isle has furnished to the northern peninsula. 
 He 'vas born in county Donegal, Ireland, 
 on the 22d of June, 1859, and is one of a 
 family of nine children, whose parents were 
 Neil and Cicely Gallagher. The family cir- 
 cle yet remains unbroken by the hand of 
 death, four of the children living in this 
 country, while five are still with their 
 parents in the land of their nativity. They 
 are as follows: Annie, wife of Charles Mc- 
 Fadden, a resident of Ireland; Owen, who 
 is married and makes his home in the same 
 place; Alice, who makes her home with her 
 parents; Tull}', who is located in Escanaba, 
 Michigan; Bridget, who is also married and 
 lives in Ireland; Julia, at home; Neil C, 
 whose name heads this review; Charles, and 
 Grace, who are residents of Escanaba, the 
 latter keeping house for our subject, with 
 whom two brothers also reside. 
 
 The public schools of his native land af- 
 forded Mr. Gallagher his educational priv- 
 ileges, and the days of his boyhood and 
 youth were passed there, but when he had 
 attained to man's estate he determined to 
 try his fortune in America, and accordingly 
 bade adieu to home and friends and sailed 
 for New York. He has never had occasion 
 to regret the fact that he carried out his 
 resolution, for here he has prospered and 
 has made for himself a place among the 
 leading business men of his adopted cit)'. 
 He made his first location in Allentown, 
 
 Pennsylvania, where he was employed in a 
 rolling mill for a j'ear. 
 
 The West with its broad resources then 
 attracted him and he made his way to Mon- 
 tana, working in the mines near Butte City 
 for about twelve months. His next place 
 of residence was in Idaho, where he en- 
 gaged in railroading for two years, then fol- 
 lowed the same in British Columbia for 
 eighteen months. Returning to the United 
 States, he next went to Arizona, where he 
 spent five j'ears in the mines. In the school 
 of experience he was learning valuable les- 
 sons and gaining a knowledge of men and 
 customs which he could acquire in no other 
 way; but, wishing for a school drill in com- 
 mercial studies, he went to San Francisco 
 and took a course in a business college of 
 that cit}'. In 1891 he left the Golden Gate 
 and came to Escanaba. He had traveled 
 quite extensively and his training was im- 
 portant. It has taught him to know people 
 and how to deal with them, and he has also 
 gained an interesting fund of information 
 and anecdote which makes him an enter- 
 taining conversationalist. 
 
 On coming to Escanaba Mr. Gallagher 
 opened a grocery store and now carries a 
 full line of general and fancy groceries, pro- 
 visions, crockery and queenswai^e. He also 
 has a flour and feed store, buying and sell- 
 ing all kinds of grain, feed, hay, etc. He 
 has built up an excellent trade among the 
 substantial citizens of the community, and 
 his business, well managed, is constantly 
 increasing and yields to him a good income. 
 He scorns not to give his attention to the 
 details of his business, and this fact has 
 probably been an important factor in winning 
 him success. 
 
 In his religious connections Mr. Gal- 
 lagher is a Roman Catholic, wliilc in poli- 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 tics he is independent, not bound by any 
 party ties, but free to support the man 
 whom he thinks best qualified for office. 
 Socially, he is interested in the Ancient Or- 
 der of Hibernians. In the conmiunity he 
 has a wide acquaintance and is known not 
 only as a leading merchant but is a popu- 
 lar gentleman whose friends are many. 
 
 (D 
 
 ISS NANCY RODGER, M. D., 
 
 is a successful physician and sur- 
 geon of Escanaba. It is almost 
 within the last quarter of a cen- 
 tury that women have found a place in pro- 
 fessional circles. Formerly the schoolroom 
 was almost her only field of labor, but now, 
 rapidly and surely, she is gaining a foremost 
 position in the ranks of the learned profes- 
 sions, and the sterner sex find it an effort to 
 keep up with her almost marvelous progress. 
 It seems that woman is especially fitted for 
 the practice of medicine, for, equal in men- 
 tal capacity, she has a delicacy of touch and 
 of feeling and a sympathetic temperament 
 which the opposite sex often lack or have in 
 a lesser degree. It is a matter of fact that 
 many of the ladies who have taken up the 
 practice of medicine have won the most 
 brilliant successes, and thus it will probably 
 be with Dr. Rodger. 
 
 She is a native of Bellwood, Ontario, 
 Canada, and is a daughter of William and 
 Barbara (Gerrie) Rodger. Her father was 
 a farmer by occupation and died in 1890. 
 The daughter acquired her elementary edu- 
 cation in the public schools and then entered 
 the high school of Fergus, Ontario. When 
 her literary education was completed and 
 she had made her choice of a life work, she 
 entered the Woman's Medical College at 
 Toronto, now called the Ontario Medical 
 
 College for Women; the degree of M. D. C. 
 M. was conferred upon her by Trinity Uni- 
 versity of Toronto in April, 1894. In July 
 following she came to Escanaba, opened an 
 office, and in this short period has built up 
 a practice among the leading and substan- 
 tial citizens of the town. She is a young 
 lady of fine personal appearance, liberally 
 educated and eminently fitted for the life 
 work she has chosen, and we predict for her 
 a prosperous career. 
 
 KORACE I. BENTON.— In olden 
 times the history of a country con- 
 sisted of a series of wars, — of con- 
 tests with other countries or peo- 
 ples, — but to-day the record of a country is 
 best told in the lives of its business men. 
 With the passing of the age in which 
 everything of dispute was settled by war, 
 commercial interests have developed and 
 the controllers of a community are its 
 enterprising, energetic business men. To 
 this class belongs the gentleman whose 
 name heads this record, and among the 
 representative citizens of the northern pen- 
 insula he well deserves mention. 
 
 Mr. Benton is a native of Sublette, Lee 
 county, Illinois, born February 9, 1856. 
 His parents, Horatio and Louisa (Partridge) 
 Benton, were both natives of Massachusetts 
 and in an early day emigrated westward. 
 His father died in Denver, Colorado, in 
 1892, but his mother is now living in the 
 State of her nativity. In the family were 
 seven children, — four sons and three daugh- 
 ters, namely: Arthur H., who is engaged 
 in the manufacture of bicycles in Chicopee 
 Falls, Massachusetts; Melissa, wife of A. H. 
 Overman, of Springfield, Massachusetts; 
 Emma J., wife of W. E. Miles, who is 
 
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 located at Newton Center, Massachusetts; 
 Nettie L., deceased; Horace I., of this 
 sketch, and two sons who died in early 
 childhood. 
 
 Resuming the personal history of Horace 
 I. Benton, we note that his education was 
 begun in the common schools of his native 
 town and continued in the State Normal 
 School of Normal, Illinois. Later he began 
 teaching and successfully followed that pro- 
 fession for a period of about four years. In 
 1877 he went to Newton, Kansas, where he 
 purchased school lands and for about four 
 years engaged in fanning. He then sold 
 his farm and engaged in the sheep business, 
 owning a ranch in Hodgeman county, Kan- 
 sas, on which he had about 6,000 sheep. 
 On account of changes in the tariff this 
 enterprise was render.ed unprofitable and he 
 abandoned it, becoming a candidate for the 
 office of Register of Deeds on the Repub- 
 lican ticket. He was elected for a term of 
 two years, and so acceptably did he fill the 
 position that on the expiration of that period 
 he was chosen his own successor. In 1889 
 he resigned and moved to Michigan, Escan- 
 aba thereby gaining one of its valued citi- 
 zens. He has since been engaged in the 
 real-estate and loan business as a member 
 of the firm of Northup & Benton, and is 
 doing a good business. 
 
 In the year 1876 was celebrated the mar- 
 riage of Mr. Benton and Miss Rose B. Nor- 
 thup, daughter of William R. Northup, one 
 of the prominent and influential men of 
 Escanaba. Their union has been blessed 
 with a family of two children, — Ina Mary 
 and Harold Northup. 
 
 Mr. Benton is a member of the Masonic 
 lodge of Escanaba, and in his political 
 sentiments is a Republican, who warmly 
 advocates the party principles. Most of his 
 
 time and attention, however, is given to his 
 business interests, and he is accounted one 
 of the straightforward, honorable and ener- 
 getic businessmen of the city. 
 
 BRANK G. FERNSTRUM, propri- 
 etor of the Menominee Boiler 
 Works, was born in Sweden, May 
 II, 1 844, where he was reared and 
 educated, and also learned the boiler- 
 maker's trade. He came to America in 
 1869, landing in New York city July 3 of 
 that year. He then went to Chicago, Illi- 
 nois, afterward spent six months in Aurora, 
 that State, and in 1869 removed to Mari- 
 nette, Wisconsin. Since 1882 Mr. Fern- 
 strum has resided in Menominee. In the 
 year 1873 L. Young and D. M. Burns or- 
 ganized the Menominee Boiler Works, man- 
 ufacturing steam boilers. Mr. Young after- 
 ward purchased Burns' interest in the firm, 
 and continued the business alone until 1882, 
 when Mr. Fernstrum became a partner. 
 After Mr. Young's death in 1886, our sub- 
 ject continued the business, and in 1887 he 
 purchased Mr. Young's interest and took in 
 C. J. Fred as a partner, the firm being then 
 known as Fernstrum & Fred until January 
 17, 1895; s^T^ since that time the business 
 has been carried on under the firm name of 
 F. G. Fernstrum. The works supply the 
 home demand within a radius of 150 miles, 
 and give employment to from sixteen to 
 twenty-eight men. It is one of the oldest 
 institutions in Menominee. In addition to 
 this large business Mr. Fernstrum is also a 
 stockholder in the Menominee Iron Works. 
 In 1869 he was united in marriage with 
 Christiana Carolina Lagergren, a native of 
 Sweden. They have eight children living, 
 — Rosina C. , Frank O., John E., Ellen M., 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Carrie J., Robert G., Herbert W. and Al- 
 bert B. The family are members of the 
 Swedish Lutheran Church, in which Mr. 
 Fernstrum is an official. In his political 
 relations he allies himself with the Repub- 
 lican part}-. 
 
 aOLONEL FRED S. NORCROSS, 
 a member of the well-known busi- 
 ness firm of Dunning Brothers & 
 Company, at Menominee, is a 
 native of Bangor, Maine. His father, 
 Colonel Israel B. Norcross, a native of Jack- 
 son, that State, commanded the Second 
 Maine Regiment of Volunteers before the 
 late war, and during the war was appointed 
 Special Inspector of the militia by the Gov- 
 ernor, and in other ways also was a prom- 
 inent military man of that State. He now 
 lives at Saginaw (east side), Michigan, aged 
 seventy-eight years, and is a well preserved 
 man. 
 
 The mother of Col. Norcross, whose 
 name before marriage was Irene Dunning, was 
 also a native of the Pine Tree State, and a 
 sister of Alonzo Dunning, of this city. Her 
 father was captain of a military company at 
 Charleston, Maine. 
 
 The only child in the above family, the 
 subject of this sketch, was born March 
 27, 1849, and educated at Bangor and at 
 a Quaker seminary at Vassalboro, that 
 State. In 1870 he came West, locating in 
 Saginaw, Michigan, and engaging in work 
 for C. K. Eddy until 1871; next he was 
 clerk at the Bancroft House for nine years 
 and in a similar situation at the Lansing 
 House, at Lansing, this State, for three 
 years, when, in 18S1, he came to Menomi- 
 nee, where he was proprietor of the First 
 National Hotel. The next year he opened 
 
 the S. M. Stephenson Hotel as its manager. 
 He continued there eight years, when he 
 formed his present partnership. 
 
 In October, 1873, the Colonel married 
 Miss Adda M. Knowles, of East Corinth, 
 Maine, a daughter of James and Olive J. 
 (Robinson) Knowles. Her mother was a 
 daughter of Captain Bradbury Robinson, of 
 East Corinth, Maine, but a native of New 
 Hampshire. Mrs. Norcross was born No- 
 vember I, 185 1, and educated at an acad- 
 emy at East Corinth. The Colonel has but 
 one child, — Fred S., Jr. 
 
 The subject of this sketch is a member 
 of the blue lodge, chapter and commandery 
 of the Masonic order, all at Menominee; 
 for two years he was Eminent Com- 
 mander, and in the chapter he has always 
 held office ever since its organization. He 
 is also a member of the Mystic Shrine at 
 Grand Rapids, Michigan, of the K. of P. at 
 Saginaw, where he was for a time Chan- 
 cellor Commander of the K. O. T. M. and of 
 the Royal Arcanum. For two years he was 
 Commander of the K. O. T. M. 
 
 Politically he has been a Republican all 
 his life. Being of a military spirit, he once 
 started out to organize Company I, Third 
 Regiment of Michigan State troops; in 
 September, 1S85, was commissioned First 
 Lieutenant, and in October following was 
 commissioned its Captain. Taking the men 
 in hand as men utterly untrained, he 
 brought them up to a state of proficiency 
 that is seldom equaled. He was Captain of 
 the company for four years. He was then 
 commissioned Captain and Aid-de-Camp on 
 General Charles S. Brown's staff. First 
 Michigan Brigade, which position he held 
 for two years; then, after a lapse of a few 
 years, or until 1893, he was again commis- 
 sioned Colonel and a member of the Military 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 191 
 
 Board of the State of Michigan, also treasurer 
 of the board. He and Colonel William S. 
 Green, of Detroit, had charge of all military 
 matters in the State. His term expired in 
 1895, being mustered out January 2, this 
 year. His heart and soul are in the 
 military. 
 
 BRED K. BAKER, engaged in the 
 manufacture of match splints, Me- 
 nominee, is a native of Cayuga 
 county. New York, of which coun- 
 ty his father. Dr. Elijah P. Baker, was also 
 a native. The latter was the son of Dr. 
 Abel Baker, who was the son of Louis 
 Baker, a soldier in the Revolutionary war 
 and a resident of Barnstable, Massachusetts. 
 The first family of this stock in America 
 settled in this country as early as 1636. 
 Dr. Abel Baker was the pioneer ph3'sician 
 in Cayuga county, New York, practicing 
 there for more than fifty years, and complet- 
 ing his earthly days therfe. The maternal 
 great-grandfather of the subject of this 
 sketch, Elijah Price, was the Colonel of a 
 Connecticut regiment in the war of the Rev- 
 olution; after that trying period he left Con- 
 necticut and became one of the first settlers 
 and the first County Judge of Cayuga coun- 
 ty. New York. Mr. Baker's mother, whose 
 name before marriage was Elizabeth Sping- 
 ler, was a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a 
 daughter of John and Augusta Spingler, 
 early settlers upon the site of that city. 
 The father, born in 18 19, died in 1893; and 
 the mother, born in 1834, died in 1862. 
 Dr. Baker was a medical practitioner for 
 more than fifty years. Previous to his mar- 
 riage to Elizabeth Spingler, he had married 
 Miss Austin, and by her had two children, 
 — Aurora B. Hoskins, of Auburn, New 
 
 York; and Henry P., of Grand Rapids, 
 Michigan. 
 
 Mr. Fred K. Baker, born January 5, 
 1 86 1, was reared in his native county end- 
 ing his school days at the Cayuga Lake 
 Academy. Then he taught school in that 
 county, then employed in a bank in his na- 
 tive place, and in 1879 went to Kansas City, 
 where he sojourned for a time. He next 
 went to New York city, where he was con- 
 nected with the Mercantile National Bank, 
 until 1882, when he came to Michigan 
 and entered the Fourth National Bank 
 at Grand Rapids, and was engaged there as 
 assistant cashier until 1888, when became 
 to Menominee and entered the lumber busi- 
 ness, as secretary and treasurer of the De- 
 troit Lumber Company. In 1893 he left 
 that situation and entered into partnership 
 with A. W. Clark in the manufacture of 
 match splints, for the Diamond Match Com- 
 panj', and in this business, for which he is 
 well qualified, he is prospering. 
 
 In other relations we may note that he 
 is Past Master of Grand River Lodge, No. 
 34, F. & A. M., a member of Grand Rapids 
 Chapter, No. 7, and the Menominee Com- 
 mandery. No. 35, in which he is Captain 
 General; he is also a member of Saladin 
 Temple, N. M. S., and of DeWitt Clinton 
 Consistory, A. A. S. R., at Grand Rapids. 
 He is a strong Republican, chairman of the 
 county central committee and of the Repub- 
 lican central committee for the Thirtieth 
 Senatorial District. At present he is a 
 member of the City Council. 
 
 In 1886 he married Miss Lynne L. Edie, 
 a native of Michigan and a daughter of Dr. 
 J. O. Edie, of Grand Rapids, who is an old 
 resident of that State. She was born in 
 18C4 and educated at the Grand Rapids 
 high school. Mr. and Mrs. Baker are the 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 parents of three daughters, — Laura E., 
 Mabel Catherine and an infant jet un- 
 named. Mrs Baker is a member of the 
 Presbyterian Church. 
 
 BRANCISM. MOORE, of Marquette, 
 Michigan, Deputy Clerk of the 
 United States Court, was born in 
 Auburn, Oakland County, Michi- 
 gan, July 6, 1838, and is a son of George 
 W. and Mary (Emery) Moore, the former a 
 native of New York and the later of Eng- 
 land. The father was born September 27, 
 1808, and his father was a native of Eng- 
 land, while his mother, who bore the 
 maiden name of Betsy Barnes, was born in 
 Tyrone, Ireland. Throughout his life George 
 W. Moore followed farming. He was mar- 
 ried in Geneva, New York, October 12, 
 1837, and a few years later emigrated with 
 his family to Michigan, taking up his resi- 
 dence in Auburn, Oakland county. In 1843 
 he removed to Romulus, Wayne county, 
 this State, and purchased a farm upon which 
 he and his estimable wife made their home 
 until 1882, now living at Romulus Junction, 
 same township. He has reached the very 
 advanced age of eighty-seven years, and his 
 wife is eighty-three years of age, but both 
 are active in body and mind and are hon- 
 ored old people whose well spent lives are 
 worthy of emulation. Their family numbers 
 si.x children, four sons and two daughters, 
 namely: Francis M., James E., Eliza M., 
 Jasper, George W. and Mary E. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this 
 record was reared in the usual manner of 
 farmer lads, attending the neighboring schools 
 and working on the farm during his early 
 boj^hood days. Later he attended the union 
 schools of Ypsilanti, Michigan, and his first 
 
 independent effort in life was at school- 
 teaching, which work he began at the age 
 of eighteen, following it for several terms. 
 He then learned the carpenter and joiner's 
 trade, which he carried on during vacations 
 and followed for a period of ten years. 
 
 Mr. Moore first came to Marquette in 
 1864, reaching his destination with only $6 
 capital, but he was ambitious and enterpris- 
 ing and determined that he would win suc- 
 cess if it could be gained through earnest 
 effort and close application. He at once 
 began work for what was then the old Mar- 
 quette Railroad Company, and continued 
 carpentering for a few years. In the winter 
 of 1865-6 he was express messenger for the 
 American Express Company between Mar- 
 quette and Portage Lake, a distance of over 
 one hundred miles with the stage express. 
 In the fall of 1866 he returned to his father's 
 home, where he continued until 1869, and 
 then again came to Marquette, where he re- 
 sumed work at the carpenter's trade. While 
 engaged in the erection of a building at 
 Champion, he met with a serious accident; 
 the scaffolding on which he was standing 
 giving way, he fell with it and was injured 
 severely, and has since been unable to fol- 
 low his chosen calling. 
 
 With a resolute purpose and uncon- 
 quered industry, as soon as possible he 
 sought other employment and became book- 
 keeper for the Mining Journal for about a 
 year, when he was appointed Deputy County 
 Clerk and Register of Deeds, serving in 
 that capacity for two and a half years. He 
 was next elected to the superior office in 
 1872, and re-elected in 1874, serving four 
 years. He was elected the first City Treas- 
 urer of Marquette in 1871, and in all these 
 various offices discharged his duties with a 
 promptness and fidelity that won him the 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 commendation of all concerned. His public 
 life was the cause of leading him to take up 
 the study of law, and he was admitted to 
 the bar in 1878. Soon afterward he formed 
 a partnership with E. J. Mapes, which 
 existed for a few years. On the 4th of 
 February, 1887, he was appointed Deputy 
 Clerk of the United States Circuit and Dis- 
 trict Courts for the Si.xth Circuit and West- 
 ern District of Michigan, Northern Division, 
 and has since held that office. For two 
 years he has been a member of the School 
 Board, and has served in other minor posi- 
 tions. He is also a director in the Ropes 
 gold mine. 
 
 Mr. Moore was married October i i, 
 1873, the lady of his choice being Miss 
 Sarah E. Place, who died August i, 1880. 
 
 Mr. Moore is one of the most prominent 
 Masons of the country, and in his life 
 typifies the bene\'olent and fraternal princi- 
 ples on which the ancient order was founded. 
 He was made a Master Mason February 8, 
 1 86 1, in Myrtle Lodge, No. 89, F. & A. M., 
 of Bellville, Michigan; a Royal Arch Mason 
 in Marquette Chapter, No. 43, November 
 24, 1 87 1 ; became a Knight Templar in Lake 
 Superior Commander}', Marquette, Decem- 
 ber 13, 1872; joined DeWitt Clinton Con- 
 sistory February 6, 1883, in Grand Rapids, 
 Michigan, and took the highest, or thirty- 
 third degree, in the Supreme Council at 
 Boston, Massachusetts, September 18, 1888. 
 He has been very prominent in Masonic 
 circles, having held all the offlces and honors 
 the order could bestow upon him. He is 
 the present Grand Senior Warden of the 
 Grand Commandery of Michigan, Knight 
 Templars, and has been representative to 
 the Grand Lodge on many occasions. No 
 man in the State of Michigan is better 
 known in Masonic circles than Francis M. 
 
 Moore. His life has been a busy and use- 
 ful one and an honorable, upright career has 
 gained for him the esteem and confidence of 
 all with whom he has been brought in con- 
 tact. He is one of that class whose friend- 
 ship is prized most by those who know him 
 best, — a loyal, faithful citizen; and to him 
 and to others of similar character the West 
 owes much of her present prosperity and 
 greatness. 
 
 OG. YOUNGQUIST, physician and 
 surgeon, Marquette, was born in 
 Plymouth, Michigan, March 9, 
 i860, a son of Andrew and Maria 
 (Carlson) Youngquist, both natives of 
 Sweden, who came across the ocean in a 
 small sail-boat, being ten weeks on their 
 voyage. Landing at Boston, they came 
 direct to Michigan and located at Plymouth, 
 where Mr. Youngquist carried on his trade, 
 that of tailor. Subsequently he engaged in 
 farming, removing to a point near Sparta, in 
 Kent county, this State. Purchasing a tract 
 of land he proceeded to clear it up and make 
 of it a nice farm, which he still occupies. 
 He reared seven children to j-ears of matur- 
 ity, namely: Mrs. Misner, of Casnovia, this 
 State; Hiram A., Dr. Orrin G., Mrs. Far- 
 num, of Marquette, Luther, Myrtie, and 
 Dr. Otis, of Escanaba, Michigan. 
 
 Dr. Youngquist, the subject of this 
 sketch, was brought up on a farm, attend- 
 ing the country and village schools in his 
 early days, graduating at the high school at 
 Lisbon, Michigan, in 1882. He began the 
 study of medicine under the instructions of 
 a preceptor while employed in a drug store, 
 in I 88 1 -2; entered Rush Medical College of 
 Chicago, and graduated there in March, 
 1886. He began the practice of his profes- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 sion in Kent City, near his father's home. 
 After accumulating a little capital he came 
 to Marquette and has since built up a lucra- 
 tive business. In 1 890 he was appointed 
 prison physician, which position he still 
 holds. He is also the Marine Surgeon, 
 County Physician, etc., and the assistant 
 railroad physician, and medical examiner 
 for a number of insurance companies and 
 other associations. 
 
 His first marriage took place in 1885, 
 when he wedded Miss Ellen Austin, who 
 died March 14, 1888, leaving one child, 
 Lowell L. June 1 1, 1890, is the date of the 
 Doctor's second marriage, this time wedding 
 Miss Mary Johnason, of Marquette. 
 
 ,>^^ ELS CLIFTON, Judge of the Pro- 
 1 \ bate Court, Marquette. — The 
 \ y Scandinavian element is the most 
 welcome of all in America, since 
 the people from that famous peninsula are 
 the most sober, industrious and upright of 
 all, while as to brain power they are not a 
 whit behind the most acute in the world. 
 They are capable of taking as heavy respon- 
 sibilities and seeing as far into "human 
 nature " as any class of people in the world. 
 The gentleman whose name introduces 
 this sketch is a conspicuous example of the 
 class above described. He was born in 
 Guldbrandsdalen, Norway, in 1855, a son 
 of Engelbright and Anna (Hansen) Clifton, 
 who came to Marquette, Michigan, in 1873, 
 locating at Ishpeming, Michigan, where the 
 father died, in 1882; the mother still resides 
 there. They had one son and two daughters. 
 The son, our subject, was educated in the 
 schools of Norway, and was eighteen years 
 of age when he came in emigration with his 
 
 parents to this country. On their way to 
 this country they sailed on the steamer City 
 of Washington, which vessel was wrecked 
 off the coast of Newfoundland, and the 
 people on board were picked up by a fisher- 
 man's boat, and were on an island for five 
 days, subsisting upon hard-tack. They were 
 at length picked up from the island by a 
 small steamer and taken to Halifax, Nova 
 Scotia, where the Clifton family took rail- 
 road to Port Huron, and thence came by 
 boat to Marquette. 
 
 After arrival here young Clifton attended 
 a private school for a few months at Ish- 
 peming, in order more especially to famil- 
 iarize himself with the English language. 
 Next he followed mining for about five 
 years, and was then employed as a clerk in 
 a dry-goods store at Ishpeming, fo about 
 four years; next he embarked in the cloth- 
 ing trade, in partnership, under the firm 
 name of Nels Clifton & Company, which re- 
 lation continued for two years. Then he 
 traveled for the Northern Pacific Railroad 
 for a year, and next returned to the dry- 
 goods trade, for Braastad & Company. 
 
 It was in 1888 that he was elected Pro- 
 bate Judge, and in 1892 he was re-elected, 
 and thus he filled that office for eight suc- 
 cessive years. He is a member of the Ma- 
 sonic fraternity, of the order of Knights 
 of Pythias and of the Scandinavian Society. 
 He is a popular young man and has made 
 many friends. 
 
 February 20, 1882, is the date of his 
 marriage to Miss Jennis Melby, a native of 
 Norway, and he has five sons and one 
 daughter, namely: Agnes E., Nels R., 
 Chester V., Knut N., Harold M. and 
 Lee Q. 
 
 In his political relations Mr. Clifton is a 
 Republican. 
 
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 195 
 
 '-|-» E ROY W. MIDLAM, the well and 
 I i favorably known Postmaster of 
 I^^ Marquette, is a native of Augusta, 
 Georgia, born December i, 1839. 
 His parents, Francis and Jane A. (Jones) 
 Midlam, were natives of Middleham, York- 
 shire, England, and New York State. The 
 father was about twenty years of age when 
 he emigrated to this country, locating in 
 Xuw York city, where he was in business 
 for some time, manufacturing wall paper 
 till 1835, when he was burned out. Then 
 he went with J. Edgar Thompson as an 
 employe to help build the road from Augusta 
 to Atlanta, and was connected with that 
 road until i860, when he removed to Utica, 
 New York, and engaged in mercantile busi- 
 ness for a few years, v.hen he retired. He 
 died in 1880, and his wife in 1886. They 
 were the parents of three children. 
 
 Mr. L. ^^^ Midlam, the only survivor of 
 the above family, was brought up in Augusta, 
 Georgia, where he was educated at Rich- 
 mond Academy and Greenway Institute, 
 graduating at both institutions. Next he 
 was employed by Wilkinson & Fargo, 
 wholesale grocers, for two years. In 1 860-1 
 he traveled in the Southern States for an 
 importing house of New York city. In 
 the latter part of 1861 he went to New 
 York city and engaged in mercantile busi- 
 ness, and followed it until 1878, losing all 
 he had through unfortunate indorsements. 
 From 1878 to iSSi he was chief clerk of 
 the State Engineers' and Surveyors' office 
 at Albany, and for a few months was private 
 secretary for Charles Bard, president of the 
 New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad, 
 resigning this position to accept one for 
 the Michigan Land and Iron Companj' 
 (limited) of Marquette. He filled that 
 position until August, 1893, when he was 
 
 appointed Postmaster. He has now been 
 thoroughly identified with the business in 
 terests of Marquette for several years, being 
 prominent in local affairs. He is a member 
 of the Masonic fraternity, a Knight Tem- 
 plar and Past Eminent Commander. 
 
 In 1872 Mr. Midlam was married to 
 Miss Mary Purvis, a native of Utica, New 
 York, and they have one child, Francis P., 
 who graduated at the Marquette high school 
 and also at the State University at Ann 
 Arbor, in the law department, and he is now 
 a practicing attorney at law in Marquette. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Midlam are exemplary mem- 
 bers of the Episcopalian Church. 
 
 * m ^ ON. JOHN W. STONE, Judge of 
 l*^^^ the Twenty-fifth Judicial Circuit of 
 M. , r Michigan, is one of the best known 
 men in the State, — a prominence 
 that has been won by merit at the bar and 
 by an honorable, upright course in both pub- 
 lic and private life. As a citizen he is de- 
 voted to the best interests of the communi- 
 ty; as an official is most faithful and con- 
 scientious in the discharge of the duties de- 
 volving upon him, and as a friend he is loyal 
 and true. The history of the Upper Penin- 
 sula would be incomplete without the record 
 of his life. 
 
 Judge Stone was born in Medina county, 
 Ohio, on the i8th of July, 1838, and is a 
 son of Rev. Chauncey and Sarah (Bird) 
 Stone, who were natives of Vermont and 
 were of English descent. The paternal 
 grandfather, Benjamin Stone, was a soldier 
 in the war of 18 12, serving in a Vermont 
 regiment. Later he emigrated to Medina 
 county, Ohio, where he spent his remaining 
 days. The father of the Judge was married 
 in the Green Mountain State and removing 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 to the West in 1836 took up his residence 
 in Medina county, Ohio, where he entered a 
 tract of wild land. There in the midst of 
 the forest he hewed out a farm and reared 
 his family. In 1856 he removed to Allegan 
 county, Michigan, where he purchased a 
 farm on which he spent his last years, his 
 death occurring in 1881. He was a local 
 minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church 
 and traveled to a limited extent, preaching 
 and building up churches. He led the life 
 of a noble Christian man, winning the re- 
 spect and confidence of all with whom he 
 was brought in contact. His wife still sur- 
 vives him and is now living on the old home- 
 stead at the advanced age of eighty years. In 
 their family were four sons and three daugh- 
 ters who grew to years of maturity, namely: 
 Dr. Benjamin V., who entered the service 
 of his country during the Civil War as sur- 
 geon of the Twenty-eighth Michigan Infan- 
 try, and died at Alexandria, Virginia, in 
 March, 1865; Judge John W. ; Mrs. Maria 
 Averill, of Grand Rapids, Michigan; Cyn- 
 thia L., who died in California in 1880; 
 Chauncey, who resides in Allegan county, 
 this State; Charles W., who is residing on 
 the old homestead; and Melissa McConnell, 
 a resident of Allegan county. 
 
 The early life of Judge Stone was spent 
 upon his father's farm and the labors of the 
 fields afforded him a needed physical train- 
 ing, developing a strong constitution. He 
 began his literary education in the public 
 schools of the neighborhood, and later at- 
 tended an academy. During the summer 
 months he aided in the cultivation of the 
 home farm, and at the age of sixteen he en- 
 tered upon his business career as teacher of 
 a country school. He taught for two terms 
 in Ohio, and in 1856 preceded his parents 
 to Allegan county, Michigan. For four 
 
 terms he was engaged in teaching in the 
 Lower Peninsula, after which he determined 
 to enter the legal profession, to which taste 
 inclined him and for which he had abundant 
 ability. He began his law studies in 1879 
 under the guidance of Silas Stafford, 
 of Allegan county, with whom he continued 
 for two years. Already his worth and abil- 
 ity were noted, and the confidence of the 
 public was manifested in i860, when he was 
 elected Clerk of the Circuit Court of Alle- 
 gan county. He was then only twenty-two 
 years of age, and it was in that year that he 
 cast his first vote, supporting Abraham 
 Lincoln. In 1862 he was re-elected, serving 
 for four years, during which time he also 
 continued his law studies. In January, 
 1862, he was admitted to the bar and has 
 since been connected with the legal profes- 
 sion, working his way steadily upward to a 
 foremost place in the ranks of the frater- 
 nit}'. 
 
 In the fall of 1864 Mr. Stone was elected 
 Prosecuting Attorney of Allegan county, 
 holding the office for three terms, or six suc- 
 cessive years. In 1865, at the beginning of 
 his active practice, he formed a partnership 
 with the late Judge D. J. Arnold, under the 
 firm name of Arnold & Stone, which con- 
 nection continued until the spring of 1873, 
 when Mr. Stone was elected Judge of the 
 Twentieth Judicial Circuit, serving until 
 November, 1874, when, thinking the salary 
 inadequate to the arduous labor, he resigned 
 and soon after removed to Grand Rapids, 
 Michigan, where he entered into partner- 
 ship with Messrs. Norris and Blair, two 
 prominent lawyers of that city, under the 
 style of Norris, Blair & Stone. A year 
 later Mr. Norris withdrew, and the firm of 
 Blair, Stone & Kingsley was formed and 
 soon became recognized as one of the lead- 
 
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 197 
 
 ing law firms in that part of the State, win- 
 ning a large clientage. Mr. Stone continued 
 with that firm until October, 1877, when 
 he withdrew to enter Congressional halls, 
 having been elected by the Fifth Con- 
 gressional district. In whatever position 
 Judge Stone has been found, he has always 
 been the same trustworthy man, and so 
 acceptably did he serve his constituents in 
 the Capital City that on the expiration of 
 his first term he was re-elected. During 
 the session of the Forty-fifth Congress he 
 served as a member of the committee on 
 Mines and Mining, and in the Forty-si.xth 
 Congress was the first Republican to serve 
 on the committee on Postoffices and Post 
 Roads, doing earnest and effective service, 
 which has proved very beneficial. 
 
 At the close of his Congressional labors 
 he returned to Grand Rapids and once more 
 entered upon the practice of law, becoming 
 a member of the firm of Taggart, Stone & 
 Earle, which existed until May, 1882, 
 when Judge Stone was appointed by Presi- 
 dent Arthur as United States Attorney for 
 the Western District of Michigan, serving 
 until the fall of 1886, continuing for almost 
 two years of President Cleveland's adminis- 
 tration. During this time there e.xisted a 
 partnership between the Judge and Mr. 
 Hyde of Grand Rapids, under the name of 
 Stone & Hyde, with general offices in that 
 city. 
 
 The duties resulting from his appoint- 
 ment brought Mr. Stone to the Upper 
 Peninsula, and as a result of acquaintances 
 thus formed, in the spring of 1887 he was 
 induced to remove to Houghton, where he 
 entered into business as the senior member 
 of the law firm of Stone & Gray, remaining 
 a member of the firm until his election as 
 Judge of the circuit in 1 890. In the fall of 
 
 1 89 1 the Judge took up his residence in 
 Marquette, where he has since made his 
 home. He has been continually in office, 
 and in the spring of 1893 was tendered the 
 nomination of the Judgeship by both parties 
 and elected for a term of six years. 
 
 In Allegan, Michigan, in 1861, Judge 
 Stone was united in marriage with Miss 
 Delia M. Grover, and they have had five 
 children. The Judge is a member of St. 
 Paul's Episcopal Church, in which he is act- 
 ing as Vestryman. He was interested in or- 
 ganizing the Superior Savings Bank of Han- 
 cock, and served as vice president and di- 
 rector until his removal to Marquette. 
 
 There is no man in Michigan better 
 known than Judge Stone and none more 
 worthy of the honors that have been be- 
 stowed upon him. In professional life more 
 than in mercantile one must depend solely 
 upon their own resources. Not by gift, 
 purchase or the the aid of influential friends 
 is a high reputation secured, but by earnest 
 labor, perseverance, merit and an ability that 
 enebles him to climb steadily upward until 
 he has reached a position of eminence. As 
 a lawyer Mr. Stone is eminently gifted with 
 the capacities of mind which are indispens- 
 able to success at the bar. Quick and keen 
 in perception, he has the faculty of grasping 
 all the details and intricacies of a case, and 
 and not losing sight of the essential facts and 
 considerations involved in it, upon which the 
 decisions of every case finally turn. On the 
 bench his ability equals if not exceeds his 
 powers as an advocate. The language of 
 his decisions is always plain, simple and 
 clear, vigorous and decided. The decisions 
 themselves are models of perspicuity and 
 and judicial soundness. Of large brain and 
 kindly heart, he is interesting and instruc- 
 tive in conversation, courteous and genial in 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 deportment and affable and agreeable at all 
 times. He is a fluent and forcible speaker 
 and a gentleman of ripe scholarship and 
 large information. He is public-spirited to 
 an eminent degree and has always done 
 much in behalf of the national interests and 
 general welfare of his community. In all 
 the relations of life, whether as a jurist, 
 judge. Congressman or private citizen, he 
 has always been faithful and true, and upon 
 his life work, eventful and varied as it has 
 been, there is not in any part of it the mark 
 of wrong or suspicion of evil doing. 
 
 K./^ W. WRIGHT, the popular Treas- 
 1/''^ urer of Marquette county, was born 
 J^^J July 14, 1838, atPlympton, Massa- 
 chusetts. His parents, Josiah and 
 Sarah (Sherman) Wright, were natives of that 
 State and of English descent, the American 
 original of the family having come to this 
 country in the famous vessel, the Mayflower. 
 In the paternal line some of the ancestors 
 were soldiers in the Revolutionary war. Mr. 
 Josiah Wright, the father of B. W., was by 
 vocation a manufacturer, spending the most 
 of his life in the old Bay State and dying at 
 Springfield, that State, where also his wife 
 passed to the other world. They were the 
 parents of four children, two of whom are 
 now living, — B. W. , and A. J., the late 
 president of the Springfield Fire and Marine 
 Insurance Company, of Springfield, Massa- 
 chusetts, where he died in March, 1895. 
 
 Mr. Wright, whose name heads this 
 sketch, was educated at the common schools 
 of Springfield. At the age of seventeen years 
 he left his parental home, and in November, 
 1855, came to Michigan, stopping at Onton- 
 agon for a year, and then came to Mar- 
 quette, where he was employed by the 
 
 ' ' Soo " Canal & Land Company, 'with whom 
 he remained for several years; was also em- 
 ployed by Charles T. Harvey for some time; 
 and in 1867 he engaged in merchandising in 
 Cleveland Mine, in Ishpeming, which he 
 carried on until 1878, when he became a 
 partner with Myers & Bigelow, under the 
 firm name of Myers, Wright & Company. 
 This relation continued until 1883. He was 
 appointed Deputy County Treasurer, in 
 February, 1882, and in April, that year, he 
 was elected to fill a vacancy, and has been 
 since then re-elected at successive elections, 
 with the exception of a term of four years, 
 when he was deputy Treasurer. He has 
 also served one term as Mayor of Ishpeming. 
 
 For two years he was Supervisor of Ish- 
 peming township, and he is now School 
 Director in Ishpeming, where he at present 
 resides. He is very prominent in both 
 political and social circles, is a member of 
 the A. O. U. W., and Elder in the Presby- 
 terian Church. He is a director in the Mar- 
 quette Street Railway Company. As a 
 business man and an officer Mr. W^right is 
 widely and favorably known. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Wright took place 
 in 1871, when he wedded Miss Lillian 
 Moore, who died in August, 1890, leaving 
 seven children — Warren, Sarah, Edith, 
 Bertha, Herbert, Morgan and Katharine. 
 Mr. Wright was married the second time, 
 in September, 1893, to Bessie Evans. Mr. 
 and Mrs. Wright are members of the Pres- 
 byterian Church. 
 
 * y ^ ON. J. M. WILKINSON, Treasurer 
 
 ■''^m of the State of Michigan and a 
 
 M. , P popular banker of Marquette, was 
 
 born in Novi, Oakland county, 
 
 Michigan, November 9, 1838, a son of James 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 and Elizabeth (Yerkes) Wilkinson. The 
 family are of English and German origin. 
 Mr. James Wilkinson, a farmer by vocation, 
 was Supervisor, Justice of the Peace, and 
 Town Clerk, and died in Novi, in 1872, at 
 at the age of seventy-two years; his wife 
 had left this world in 1863. Of their chil- 
 dren four are still living, namely: Judge A. 
 H. Wilkinson, of Detroit; James M., whose 
 name introduces this brief sketch; Mrs. 
 Homer A. Flint, of Detroit; and Charles M., 
 of Minneapolis. 
 
 Mr. J. M. Wilkinson was brought up on 
 the farm and prepared himself for college at 
 Union Seminary, at Ypsilanti; entering the 
 State University at Ann Arbor in i860, he 
 pursued a two-year literary course, and then, 
 transferring himself to the law department, 
 he graduated therein in 1864. In the 
 autumn of this year he came to Marquette, 
 where he practiced law until January i, 
 1873, since which time he has been contin- 
 uously connected with the banking busi- 
 ness. 
 
 In 1 87 1 he organized what was then 
 called the Citizens' Bank, becoming its 
 cashier and afterward president. In 1879 
 this institution was succeeded by Campbell 
 & Wilkinson, private bankers, which rela- 
 tion continued until the fall of 1890, when 
 Mr. Campbell died and Mr. Wilkinson 
 bought out his interest, and has since con- 
 ducted a private bank, under the name of 
 James M. Wilkinson, banker. In 1889-90 
 he erected a fine stone and brick fire-proof 
 three-story building, in which he is now lo- 
 cated, with his bank on the first floor. This 
 is one of the finest equipped and furnished 
 banks in the peninsula. 
 
 Mr. Wilkinson has been Alderman of the 
 city, and president of the Board of Water 
 and Fire Commissioners for fifteen years; 
 
 for sixteen years he was Receiver of Public 
 Moneys at the United States Land Office at 
 Marquette; was one of the members of the 
 board of commissioners to select a site to 
 build the Upper Peninsula prison, and, after 
 the erection of that structure, was a mem- 
 ber of the Board of Control of the same. 
 He was appointed State Treasurer by Gov- 
 ernor Rich, to fill a vacancy, in March, 
 1894, and at the November election he was 
 elected to the office for the full term, two 
 years. He was one of the four delegates at 
 large from the State of Michigan to the Re- 
 publican National Convention at Minneap- 
 olis, in 1892. He has been active and 
 prominent in both business and politics. 
 
 In 1865 Mr. Wilkinson married Miss 
 Harriet E. Conklin, a native of Michigan, 
 and they have three children, — Edwin C, 
 Bessie G. and Alice M. Mr. and Mrs. Wil- 
 kinson are members of the First Presbyte- 
 rian Church. 
 
 Not many facts are given above con- 
 cerning the life career of Hon. J. M. \^'il- 
 kinson, but enough are given to demonstrate 
 that he is a gentleman not only of rare tal- 
 ent but also of rare integrity, and capable 
 of holding any office within the gift of the 
 people. 
 
 '^j'OHN W. STILES is Menominee's 
 m Postmaster and a man who occupies 
 A J a foremost place in business and of- 
 cial circles. Deeds of battle have 
 been the theme of story and song from the 
 earhest ages, but it has been left to civil- 
 ized man to perpetuate the no less nobler 
 deeds of the man who quietly and consci- 
 entiously performs his allotted task, seeking 
 for no other reward than the approval of his 
 own conscience. A man true to every trust 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 reposed in him is the gentleman whose name 
 begins this article. 
 
 A native of Plattsburg, New York, he 
 was born on the 2d of October, 1854, and 
 is a son of William and Catherine (Breman) 
 Stiles, both of whom were natives of Ire- 
 land. Leaving the Emerald Isle they be- 
 came residents of Plattsburg, New York, 
 about fifty years ago. The father died July 
 28, 1873, and the mother, who still survives 
 her husband, is now living with her son 
 John. In the family were thirteen children, 
 but only two are now living, — John and 
 William, both of Menominee. 
 
 In the place of his nativity Mr. Stiles 
 spent the days of his boyhood and youth, 
 and in the common schools acquired his ed- 
 ucation. He worked at home until May, 
 1879, when he decided to try his fortune in 
 the West and came to Menominee county, 
 Michigan, settling in the village of Norway. 
 For a year he worked in the iron mines, 
 then started in business with his brother 
 Daniel, now deceased, in the manufacture 
 of cigars. On the ist of January, 1887, he 
 came to this city and established himself in 
 the manufacture of cigars. His brother died 
 in October, 1888, and since that time he 
 has carried on the business alone. His es- 
 tablishment is located at 922 Ogden avenue, 
 and he furnishes employment to four hands. 
 An excellent class of work is turned out and 
 a liberal patronage is enjoyed, the business 
 having steadily increased from the beginning. 
 
 In November, 1878, Mr. Stiles was 
 united in marriage with Miss Ellen Geary, 
 a native of Peru, New York, born in Sep- 
 tember, 1853. She was reared in Keyes- 
 ville. New York, and is an estimable lady 
 who has many friends in this community. 
 Three children have been born to them, — 
 Katie, Harry and John, — who are still with 
 
 their parents, and they also lost five chil- 
 dren. The parents hold membership in the 
 Catholic Church, and Mr. Stiles belongs to 
 to the Catholic Order of Foresters, in which 
 he is a trustee, and was a delegate to the 
 Ninth Annual Convention, which was held 
 in Montreal in 1892. 
 
 Mr. Stiles is a stalwart supporter of the 
 Democracy and takes an active interest in 
 political affairs. He has been a delegate to 
 State, Congressional and Senatorial conven- 
 tions, and in the councils of his party 
 his opinions are received with deference. 
 On various occasions he has been called to 
 public office: was Commissioner of High- 
 ways, and for four consecutive terms was 
 elected County Sheriff. He had been in 
 the county but five and a half years at the 
 time of his first election to that position. 
 He was a candidate in 1884, but that year 
 met defeat. In 1 886 he was again the 
 nominee of his party, and though the county 
 is usually Republican he was elected by a 
 majority of 1,300. So ably did he discharge 
 his -duties that he was renominated, and at 
 his second election ran 1,800 votes ahead of 
 his ticket, — a fact which indicates his per- 
 sonal popularity as well as his faithful per- 
 formance of duty. In 1890 he was elected 
 Register of Deeds, serving for two years. 
 He was also candidate for Judge of the Pro- 
 bate Court, and on the loth of October, 
 
 1892, he was appointed Postmaster of 
 Menominee, in which capacity he will serve 
 until I S97. His appointment was confirmed 
 by the United States Senate October 20, 
 
 1893, and he entered upon the duties of the 
 office. His administration has been most 
 acceptable and he receives general commen- 
 dation. There is a system of free delivery, 
 and employment is furnished to six carriers 
 and three clerks. Mr. Stiles is certainlv a 
 
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 203 
 
 very prominent man in the affairs of the 
 county, and no citizen within its borders is 
 more highly esteemed or has warmer friends. 
 Even his political opponents hold him in 
 high regard, for a well-spent and honorable 
 life commands their confidence. It is such 
 men that have made America what it is to- 
 day, — men who conscientiously perform 
 their public duties and put forth every 
 means in their power to advance the general 
 welfare and aid in the public prosperity. 
 In business he is honorable, in office he is 
 honored, and one of the most familiar figures 
 in Menominee is John W. Stiles. Person- 
 ally he is a man of fine physique and stands 
 si.x feet four inches in heitrht. 
 
 OSCAR V. LINDEN, County Clerk 
 and Register of Deeds of Delta 
 county, Michigan, has been for 
 some time identified with the 
 official interests of the community, and in 
 the various capacities in which he has served 
 he has always been found faithful to the 
 trust reposed in him. In this way he has 
 gained a wide acquaintance, and his man}' 
 friends throughout the community hold him 
 in the highest regard. 
 
 All the countries of Europe ha\'e fur- 
 nished to America citizens from within their 
 borders, but none have been more loyal to 
 the interests of their adopted land or true 
 to her institutions and principles than those 
 of Swedish birth. 
 
 Mr. Linden is a native of Gothland, 
 Sweden, born June 26, i860, and is a son 
 of Gustaf and Clara (Bergeson) Nelson. He 
 was their only son, but they have three 
 daughters, one of whom is yet living, — 
 Mrs. Augusta Swanson, a resident of Ford 
 River, Michigan. Josephine, the eldest of 
 
 the family died in childhood, and another 
 daughter, also named Josephine, departed 
 this life at the age of seventeen. The 
 mother died in her native fend in 1863, and 
 since that time the father has been again 
 married. In 1880 he crossed the Atlantic 
 and is now a resident of Bark River, Mich- 
 igan, where he is engaged in farming. 
 
 In the public schools of Sweden, Mr. 
 Linden obtained his education, graduating 
 at the public school and afterward for two 
 years receiving private instruction, in the 
 English and Swedish languages and arith- 
 metic; and since coming to this country he 
 has taken two courses in mercantile train- 
 ing. He entered upon his business career 
 as a clerk in a mercantile establishment, be- 
 ing thus employed until 1881, when he de- 
 termined to seek home and fortune in the 
 New World. Crossing the briny deep he 
 took up his residence in Escanaba, where 
 he was again employed as a salesman, serv- 
 ing in that capacity until 1884, when he be- 
 came a partner in a mercantile firm under 
 the name of Peterson & Linden, dealers in 
 groceries, provisions, etc. This partner- 
 ship existed until 1888, when Mr. Linden 
 withdrew, but almost immediately he began 
 business alone in the same line and carried 
 on his store until December, 1892. In 1891 
 he established a branch house at Bark 
 River and profitably conducted both estab- 
 lishments until 1892, when he sold out, re- 
 tiring from active mercantile life. 
 
 An important event in the life of Mr. 
 Linden occurred on the 15th of August, 
 1885, when was celebrated his marriage to 
 Miss Laura Frodell, a native of Sweden, 
 born in Lindesberg. They are the parents 
 of four children, three sons and a daughter: 
 Arthur, aged seven years; Jennie, aged five; 
 Edwin and Elmer. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 In connection with his other business in- 
 terests, Mr. Linden is also the editor and 
 publisher of the Medborgaren, a Swedish 
 paper of Escanaba. While still interested 
 in his native land and feeling a love such as 
 one should always retain for the place of his 
 birth, he is nevertheless now a true Ameri- 
 can citizen, an honest and energetic man, 
 a credit to his adopted country. His worth 
 and ability have been recognized by his fel- 
 low citizens, who have frequently called him 
 to office. He is a stalwart Republican, and 
 in the fall of 1892 was chosen on that ticket 
 as the candidate for the office of County 
 Clerk and Register of Deeds. The election 
 returns showed that he was the people's 
 choice, and he has since acceptably and 
 creditably served in that capacity. At that 
 time the number of votes of both parties 
 was almost equal, but Mr. Linden won the 
 election by a majority of sixty. His strict 
 adherence to duty and honorable course 
 cannot better be shown than by the fact that 
 in the fall of 1894 he was again nominated 
 for the same position and received a ma- 
 jority of 824. This is the most import- 
 ant office within the gift of the people 
 of the county, and the honor of the 
 election is well merited. In 1889 he was 
 elected a member of the County Boai'd of 
 Supervisors from the Third ward of Escan- 
 aba, on the expiration of his first term was 
 again elected, and during his second year's 
 service was made chairman of the board. 
 
 Mr. Linden was one of the organizers of 
 the North Star Benevolent Society of Es- 
 canaba, and has served as its president for 
 a number of years. He is also president of 
 the Iron City Lodge of the Home Protec- 
 tion fraternity of Escanaba. He is a mem- 
 ber of the Masonic fraternity, — a Royal Aixh 
 Mason, — a member of the Knights of P3thias 
 
 lodge and of the Independent Order of Odd 
 Fellows. He has filled all the offices in the 
 last two societies, and for several years was 
 District Deputy Grand Master of the Odd 
 Fellows' fraternity. His prominence in 
 these organizations has come to him as it 
 has in other lines, — the reward of merit. 
 Mr. Linden is a very popular man, and not 
 only has the friendship but also the confi- 
 dence and admiration of those with whom 
 business or social relations have brought him 
 in contact. 
 
 *» ^ J. WOESSNER, Clerk of Menom- 
 
 |f^ inee county, Michigan, is one of 
 
 \ ^ P the most prominent and influential 
 
 young men in the county. We 
 
 take pleasure in presenting the following 
 
 sketch of his life in this work: 
 
 Jacob Woessner, the father of this gen- 
 tleman, is a native of Wurtemberg, Ger- 
 many, where he spent the first six or seven 
 years of his life. At that early age he came 
 to America, and was reared in Ohio. When 
 he was nineteen he took up his abode at 
 Marquette, Michigan, being one of the 
 earliest settlers of that place and for a num- 
 ber years carrying on the shoe business 
 there. About twenty years ago he came to 
 Stephenson, Menominee county, where he 
 has since been engaged in farming. A man 
 of fine education and excellent business 
 ability, he has all these years figured prom- 
 inently in county affairs. He has served as 
 a member of the Board of Education and 
 the Board of Review of Stephenson, has 
 been County Superintendent, and for the 
 past three years has been one of the Com- 
 missioners for the Poor. Mr. Jacob Woess- 
 ner married Miss Louise Thoney, a native 
 of Coblcnz, Prussia, and they have seven 
 
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 children living, namely: H. J., the subject 
 of this article; Mrs. Marg^aret Brown, of 
 Stephenson, her husband, DeWitt Brown, 
 being; a son of B. J. Brown, of Menominee; 
 Dr. Nicholas E., of Huron, Ohio; Fred W., 
 of Stephenson; Robert, also of Stephenson; 
 and Merle and Bessie, at home. 
 
 H. J. Woessner was born in Marquette, 
 Michigan, August 2, 1863. He attended 
 the public schools during his early boyhood 
 days, but the greater part of his education 
 was received under his father's instructions. 
 When he was eighteen he entered the law 
 office of M. H. Maynard, of Marquette, where 
 he pursued the study of law, and in 1889 
 was admitted to the bar. Politically Mr. 
 Woessner is a stanch Republican, and has 
 been active in advancing the interests of his 
 party ever since he was a boy. During the 
 past ten years he has served as a delegate 
 to State conventions. In Stephenson town- 
 ship he has served as Supervisor, Township 
 Clerk, Justice of the Peace and School In- 
 spector. Since 1S8S he has resided at 
 Menominee, and for two years from that 
 date was Register of Deeds. In 1890 he 
 was elected County Clerk, has been re- 
 elected and is still the incumbent of this of- 
 fice. His public duties have brought him 
 into contact with a large number of people 
 in the county, and by all who know him he 
 is regarded as a young man of the strictest 
 integrity. 
 
 Mr. Woessner was married in 1887 to 
 Miss Nellie E. Traynor, a native of Wiscon- 
 sin, born in December, 1 864, daughter of 
 Bernard and Ann Traynor. Mrs. Traynor 
 is a resident of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Woessner have four chil- 
 dren, — Anna, Marion, Genevieve and Helen. 
 Mrs. Woessner is a member of the Catholic 
 Church. 
 
 Fraternally Mr. Woessner is connected 
 with a number of organizations in Menom- 
 inee, among which are the blue lodge, chap- 
 ter, and commandery, F. & A. M. ; K. O. 
 T. M., K. of P. and Royal Arcanum. He 
 is also a member of the Mystic Shrine at 
 Grand Rapids, Michigan. 
 
 >^^EORGE E. WILDE, Superintend- 
 ■ ^^ ent of the Menominee Water Com- 
 
 ^^^W pany, was born in Duxbury, Mass- 
 achusetts, January 29, 1850, a son 
 of Dr. James and Zilpah (Smith) Wilde, 
 natives also of Massachusetts, the former of 
 Hingham and the latter of Duxbury, and 
 both descended from old New England 
 stock. The mother was born, lived and 
 died in the same house, having lived to the 
 age of seventy years. The father was a 
 graduate of Harvard, and was a prominent 
 physician. They have five children living, 
 namely: Catherine, George, Lawrence, Lucy 
 and William. 
 
 George E. Wilde, the subject of this 
 sketch, was reared in the locality of the old 
 Pilgrim Fathers, near Plymouth Rock, 
 where he imbibed the elements of his char- 
 acter. He received his education in an 
 academy at Duxbury. At the age of four- 
 teen years he commenced a seafaring life, 
 first shipping as a cabin boy on a sailing 
 vessel to Malaga, Spain, and return. He 
 then made a return trip to Calcutta and 
 Bombay, next to Italy, Australia and China, 
 returning home as third mate on board a 
 clipper ship. He next rounded the Horn 
 to Valparaiso and Antofagasta, on the west 
 coast of Peru, this time returning home as 
 first mate. He then went in the same ca- 
 pacity to Singapore and Manilla, and was 
 shipwrecked off Cape Good Hope, but was 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 picked up by an English ship and taken to 
 the island of St. Helena. Again shipping 
 on an English vessel, Mr. Wilde was 
 wrecked off the south coast of Ireland. Re- 
 turning home by steamer from London he 
 again made a trip from New York to Aus- 
 tralia. In the same ship he went to Bom- 
 bay, Bassein and Germany and then re- 
 turned to New York. His last voyage was 
 to Singapore, having followed the sea con- 
 tinuously for seventeen years. 
 
 After spending a year at home, Mr. 
 Wilde was employed in the water-works at 
 Worcester, Massachusetts, where he re- 
 mained three years, built water-works in 
 six States, and then came to this city. The 
 Menominee Water Company, located on 
 Main street and Ogden avenue, was erected 
 in 1884, and they now give employment to 
 si,\ men. The president and treasurer of 
 the company is Hon. William A. Lynch, 
 and the secretary, B. J. Brown. Mr. 
 Wilde has the full charge of the works. 
 
 In 1879 he was united in marriage with 
 Miss Angle C. Joyce, born in Duxbury, 
 Massachusetts, in 1857. They have two 
 children, — Sydney L. and Zilpah. In his 
 social relations Mr. Wilde is a member of 
 the New England Water-works Association, 
 of the Masons and of the Modern Woodmen 
 of America. Politically, he is a stanch 
 Republican and takes an active interest in 
 local affairs. 
 
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 'ILLIAM LEHMANN, Justice of 
 the Peace of Menominee, was 
 born in Landsberg ad Wartha, 
 Germany, September 15, 1822. 
 His father, Christian Ludwig Lehmann, was 
 a native of the same place, and his death 
 occurred in 1841. The paternal grandfather 
 
 of our subject held a high position under the 
 Government, and he died when Christian 
 Ludwig was a babe. The maternal grand- 
 father, Frederick Wilhelm, was a cooper by 
 trade, and was very wealthy before the war 
 of 1806. The maternal great-grandfather, 
 Mr. Sabin, descended from old Scotch 
 stock, was a blacksmith by occupation, and 
 his death occurred at the age of ninety-five 
 years. 
 
 William Lehmann, the subject of this 
 sketch, was reared in his native country. 
 His father desired to educate him for the 
 practice of law, but William ran away from 
 home at the age of thirteen years and 
 learned the blacksmith's trade of his uncle, 
 and he followed that occupation fifty years. 
 He was a citizen soldier (militia) in the 
 German Revolution in 1848, and like many 
 others was obliged to come to America, 
 landing in this country May 5, 1852. On 
 the following day he began work in New 
 York city, where he remained a few weeks; 
 then spent six months on a farm in New 
 Jersey, worked in a stone quarry as black- 
 smith nearly one year; went thence to Chi- 
 cago; worked in Manistee, Michigan, until 
 the summer of 1854; returned to Chicago; 
 next traveled over Soo miles, through In- 
 diana, Illinois and Kentucky on foot, for the 
 purpose of seeing the country; returning to 
 Chicago, he was employed by Jacob Beidler, 
 from the 15th of September, 1854, and then 
 resided in Muskegon, Michigan, until May i, 
 1855. During that time Mr. Lehmann had 
 saved his wages to the amount of $299.65, 
 and he then sent for his family. His 
 next employment was in erecting a mill at 
 Manistee for Sam Potter, and in the follow- 
 ing spring he began work for Chauncy Davis, 
 of Muskegon. In the spring of 1858 he be- 
 came an employe of Nelson Ludington, of 
 
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 Escanaba, Michigan, and since 1862 he has 
 been a resident of Menominee. His first 
 work here was in the mill of Simon Strauss, 
 but now owned by Ramsey & Jones. Mr. 
 Lehmann was prevented from enlisting in 
 the late war on account of rheumatism. In 
 September, 1863, he erected a shop on the 
 lot now occupied by the Spies building, for 
 which he paid $50, and in 1892 he sold the 
 same for $8,000. In political matters, he 
 is a stanch Republican, and in 1884, at the 
 organization of the city, he was elected Jus- 
 tice of the Peace, and has served in that 
 capacity over eight years. 
 
 Mr. Lehmann was married in Germany, 
 October 4, 1846, to Miss Ernestine Wil- 
 hemine Jachmann, who was born in Lands- 
 berg ad Wartha, that country, August 22, 
 1825. In October, 1896, they will celebrate 
 their golden wedding. They have five chil- 
 dren living, namely: Paulina, wife of Will- 
 iam Cordes; Mary, widow of Frank Bemus; 
 Caroline, wife of Ed Quimby; and William 
 A. and Louisa A., twins; the former married 
 Agnes Kerr, and the latter is the wife of 
 Robert Nowack. 
 
 HNSON F. WRIGHT, a merchant 
 of Iron Mountain, Michigan, and 
 e.x-County Treasurer of Dickinson 
 county, is a well-known and highly 
 respected man. Following is a resume of 
 his life: 
 
 Anson F. Wright is a native of Pennsyl- 
 vania, born September 11, 1845, and was 
 reared and educated in Bradford and Tioga 
 counties, that State, his education being 
 finished with a two years' course in a nor- 
 mal school at Mansfield, Pennsylvania. His 
 parents, Jason K. and Maria E. (Ely) 
 Wright, were born in Massachusetts and 
 
 New York, respectively. They made per- 
 manent settlement in the Keystone State 
 and the mother is still residing there, the 
 father having died in Bradford county in 
 1878. He was a farmer by occupation and 
 a man of some prominence in the commu- 
 nity in which he lived, having filled a num- 
 ber of local offices. During the late war he 
 was Captain of Company K, One-Hundred- 
 and-Forty-first Pennsylvania Volunteer In- 
 fantry, and was in the service more than a 
 year, but on account of ill health he resigned 
 and came home. In their family were ten 
 children, nine of whom are now living, viz. : 
 Edward G. , Athens, Pennsylvania; Fred K. , 
 Wellsboro, Pennsylvania; Mary G. Par- 
 menter, Menominee, Michigan; Ely, Minne- 
 apolis, Minnesota; Jason K., Marinette, 
 Wisconsin; Maria Fairchild, deceased; Susan 
 H. Caswell, Bradford county, Pennsylvania; 
 Anson F. , whose name heads this article; 
 Estella Gillett, Tioga county, Pennsylvania; 
 and Alfred C, Athens, Pennsylvania. Ely 
 and Jason K. were in the Twenty-third 
 New York Volunteer Infantry, and served 
 during the war. 
 
 In 1867, when a young man of twenty- 
 two, the subject of our sketch came 
 out West and located at Marinette, Wis- 
 consin, where, from that time until 
 1877, he was engaged in mercantile 
 pursuits. From 1877 until 1889 he carried 
 on business at Quinnesec, Michigan, and in 
 the last named year he became identified 
 with Iron Mountain. Here he has since 
 been engaged in a general merchandise and 
 lumber business, being in partnership with 
 his brother, Jason K. , the firm name being 
 Wright Brothers. They have three stores, 
 one located at Amberg, Wisconsin, and the 
 others at Quinnesec and Iron Mountain, 
 Michigan. Their chief attention, however. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 is given to the lumber business, their opera- 
 tions being on the Lake Superior division of 
 the Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. They 
 have the exclusive tie business. Also they 
 have the exclusive basswood business of 
 Menasha Wooden Ware Company, and the 
 pulpwood business of the Fox River Valley 
 Paper Mills. Mr. Wright is a stockholder 
 in the First National Bank and the Com- 
 mercial Bank; and has been a director in 
 the latter ever since its organization. 
 
 In 1880 he was united in marriage to 
 Miss Jennie Hawes, a native of Fond du 
 Lac, Wisconsin, born in 1857, daughter of 
 Jason A. Hawes. Her father was a native 
 of Massachusetts and one of the pioneer 
 settlers of Fond du Lac. Mr. and Mrs. 
 Wright have had three children, namely: 
 Jason Austin, who was drowned August 22, 
 1894, at the age of thirteen years; andErna 
 J. and Harry A. Mr. Wright is a member 
 of the Presbyterian Church. 
 
 In his political affiliations Mr. Wright is 
 Democratic. When the county of Dickin- 
 son was created he was appointed County 
 Treasurer by Governor Winans and was the 
 first to fill that office. In educational mat- 
 ters he has always taken a deep interest. 
 He was President of the School Board of 
 Iron Mountain at the time the high-school 
 building was erected. A generous and pub- 
 lic-spirited man and a man of true worth, 
 he has made many warm friends during his 
 residence in Dickinson county. 
 
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 'ILLIAM SUNDSTROM, a re- 
 tired merchant of Iron Mountain, 
 Menominee county, Michigan, 
 and one of the well-to-do citizens 
 of the county, landed in this country over 
 thirty years ago a poor young man, and it is 
 
 due to his own pluck and energy that he 
 has accumulated a fortune and is so happily 
 situated today. A brief sketch of his life is 
 as follows: 
 
 \\'illiam Sundstrom was born in Sweden, 
 May 12, 1837, the fifth in a family of eight 
 children of Carl G. Sundstrom, who also 
 was a native of Sweden. Early in life, in- 
 deed when he was only twelve years of age, 
 young Sundstrom commenced working in the 
 mines in Sweden, and he was thus occupied 
 there until 1864, when he emigrated to 
 America, having just enough money with 
 which to pay his passage to this country. 
 Arrived in the United States, he came direct 
 to Michigan and first located at Houghton, 
 where he worked in the copper mines for 
 five years. After that he worked a year 
 and a half in the Washington mine in Mar- 
 quette county, then two years and a half 
 more at Houghton, and again went to Mar- 
 quette county, this time spending eight and 
 a half years in the Michigamme mine. 
 In 1S80 he came to Iron Mountain. Here 
 for nearly two years he was employed as 
 foreman by the Chapin Mine Company. 
 About 1883 he engaged in the general mer- 
 chandise business in Iron Mountain, and 
 conducted the same successfully until 1893, 
 since which time he has been retired. Dur- 
 ing his career here he erected two business 
 buildings. The first was destroyed by fire 
 and he immediately rebuilt. He carried a 
 large stock of hardware, and in hardware as 
 well as general merchandise did an exten- 
 sive business. In short, his whole career 
 has been marked by a well-merited success. 
 His property is now valued at no less than 
 $7 5, 000. 
 
 Mr. Sundstrom was first married in his 
 native land in 1862, to Christena Edstram, 
 a native of Sweden. She died in Iron 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 2 09 
 
 Mountain, Michigan, leaving seven children, 
 as follows: Dora, Bessie, Augusta, Ensi, 
 Clara, Ellen and William G. By his pres- 
 ent companion, ticc Christena Sedeg, whom 
 he wedded in Iron Mountain, he has one 
 child, Ruth. 
 
 In his political views, Mr. Sundstrom is 
 in harmony with the Prohibition party. He 
 is a member of the Methodist Episcopal 
 Church, is Treasurer of the same, and is an 
 active and earnest church worker. 
 
 <>^^ K. J. D. JONES, a dentist of Iron 
 I I Mountain, was born in Prairie du 
 f^ ^^ ' Chien, Wisconsin, January 23, 
 1859. His father. Dr. J. D. 
 Jones, was born in Connecticut, but moved 
 with his parents to Ohio when young. After 
 graduating at the St. Louis Medical College 
 he practiced for a time in that city, and then 
 located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, where 
 he was among the early pioneers. He still 
 resides in that city, aged seventy-five years. 
 His father, Joel Jones, was a native of Con- 
 necticut, of English descent. The mother 
 of our subject, Josephme S. Brisboyse, was 
 born in Wisconsin, a daughter of Colonel B. 
 W. Brisboyse, of French descent. 
 
 J. D. Jones, the second son and third 
 chilli f)f four children, remained in his 
 native place until twenty-three years of age. 
 After attending the common schools he at- 
 tered the Jesuit College, and in 1S80 began 
 the study of dentistry under Dr. E. S. 
 Eddy, remaining with him about three 
 years. Mr. Jones then graduated at the 
 University of Ann Arbor in the class of 
 1884. May 4, of the same jear, he opened 
 an office in Iron Mountain, and is }'et the 
 only dentist in the city. 
 
 In his social relations Mr. Jones is a 
 member of the Wisconsin State Dental As- 
 sociation, has filled all the chairs in Iron 
 Mountain Lodge, No. 388, A. F. & A. M., 
 is a member of Iron Mountain Chapter, No. 
 121, R. A. M. ; of the Menominee Com- 
 mandery. No. 35, K. T. ; of Ahmed Temple, 
 N. M. S., of Marquette; of the A. O. U. 
 W. , of Iron Mountain, and was at one time 
 a member of the K. of P. Politically, he co- 
 operates with the Republican party. 
 
 In 1892 Mr. Jones was united in mar- 
 riage with Helen McKinstry, a native of 
 Wayne country, Michigan, and a daughter 
 of R. M. McKinstry, of Canton, Michigan. 
 
 aHARLES E. PARENT.— This gen- 
 tleman has been in business in 
 Iron Mountain, Michigan, longer 
 than any other merchant in the 
 city, and is therefore ranked with its pio- 
 neers. 
 
 Mr. Parent is a native of Lower Canada, 
 born July 16, 1847, one of a family of four 
 children, and the only one now residing in 
 Michigan. His boyhood days were spent 
 in Canada and his education received in 
 the common schools. Since 1865 he has 
 been in the United States. The first year 
 he was engaged in lumbering in Maine. In 
 1866 he came to Michigan and located at 
 Menominee, where he continued in the lum- 
 ber business two years. After that he 
 turned his attention to merchandising in 
 Menominee, and was occupied there in that 
 way until 1879, the date of his coming to 
 Iron Mountain. The few people who were 
 here at that time were living in tents. He 
 built the first house in the town, on Stephen- 
 son street, and in it opened up a stock of 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OE THE 
 
 goods and had a lively trade. Eight months 
 later he sold out. Then he erected a frame 
 house on the site of his present brick block, 
 and in i88S he put up the building he now 
 occupies. He carries a fine stock of gen- 
 eral merchandise, employs seven clerks in 
 his establishment, and is doing a thriving 
 business, receiving his full share of patron- 
 age. He also has a flour and feed store, 
 located on the corner of Stephenson avenue 
 and Brown street. In various ways Mr. 
 Parent has done much to promote the 
 growth and development of the town. He 
 has an interest in the Iron Mountain Electric 
 Light and Power Company, and he has also 
 made investments elsewhere. He has a 
 farm of fifty acres, all cleared and under cul- 
 tivation, in Florence county, Wisconsin, and 
 he has some mining interests in Menominee 
 Range. 
 
 Mr. Parent was married December 27, 
 1871, to Miss Ella E. Bradford, like him- 
 self, a native of Canada. They are the 
 parents of five children, namely: Mary V., 
 E. C. , Charles B., Emma A., and Amelia M. 
 
 In his political affiliations Mr. Parent has 
 always been an ardent Republican. He 
 served as Postmaster of Iron Mountain five 
 years, his first appointment having been 
 made by President Garfield and the second 
 by President Arthur. Also he has filled the 
 office of Township Supervisor, and for eight 
 years was a member of the City School 
 Board, during that time serving as Secre- 
 tary and Treasurer of the board. Frater- 
 nally he is identified with the Masonic order, 
 having his membership in the blue lodge and 
 chapter at Iron Mountain and in the com- 
 mandery at Menominee, and he is also a 
 member of the A. O. U. W., of Iron Moun- 
 tain. Mrs. Parent is a member of the Epis- 
 copal Church. 
 
 *^r* T. STERLING, engaged in the 
 I I insurance and real-estate business 
 1 \ in Iron Mountain, was born in St. 
 Lawrence county, New York, Oc- 
 tober 7, 185 1. His father, William E. 
 Sterling, was born and reared in Lyme, Con- 
 necticut, but moved to St. Lawrence county 
 when a young man, where he was engaged 
 in mercantile pursuits. He spent the re- 
 mainder of his life there, dying at the age of 
 sixty-five years. His father, William Ster- 
 ling, was born in Scotland, and came to 
 America when a young man. With two 
 others, Mr. Sterling owned a number of 
 ships, and was engaged in the West India 
 trade. He was also engaged in agricultural 
 and mercantile pursuits. The mother of our 
 subject, iicc Octavia Parsons, was born in 
 Cortland county, New York, a daughter of 
 Lewis B. Parsons, who was a native of 
 Massachusetts and of English descent. He 
 subsequently located in Cortland county, 
 where he followed mercantile pursuits. He 
 afterward removed West, and was largely 
 interested in lands in Iowa, having also 
 founded the ParSons College at Fairfield, 
 that State. Mr. Parsons retired from an 
 active business life at the age of fifty years. 
 William E. and Octavia Sterling were the 
 parents of six children, namely: Maria E. ; 
 Emily P., wife of John Doud, of Fort Dodge, 
 Iowa; Francis J.; William E., deceased at 
 the age of eighteen years; Anna, deceased 
 at the age of twenty years; and Lewis T. , 
 the subject of this sketch. 
 
 The latter, the youngest of the family, 
 was reared in his native place, and after at- 
 tending the public schools of the county he 
 entered Olivet College, in Eaton county, 
 Michigan. He next took a scientific course 
 in the Washington University at St. Louis, 
 Missouri. Mr. Sterling was then employed 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 as clerk in a wholesale hardware store at 
 Rochester, New York, for three years, was 
 engaged for several years in the wholesale 
 house of A. T. Stewart, of New York city, 
 and then returned to St. Lawrence county, 
 New York, to engage in the manufacture 
 and sale of furniture, assisting to form a 
 stock compan}-, in which he is still in- 
 terested. Mr. Sterling was also engaged in 
 the insurance and loan business. In June, 
 1891, he arrived in Iron Mountain, Michi- 
 gan, where he has ever since followed the 
 insurance and real-estate business, repre- 
 senting si.xteen companies. 
 
 June 26, 1S84, Mr. Sterling was united 
 in marriage with Elizabeth B. Nichols, born, 
 reared and educated in Rochester, New 
 York. They have one daughter, Ruth H. 
 
 BT. MILLER, Notary Public, Jus- 
 tice of the Peace and City Clerk of 
 Iron Mountain, was born in Sweden, 
 January 12, 1864, the eldest son of 
 George and Caroline (Nissen) Miller, natives 
 of German}', but the mother was reared in 
 Sweden. Our subject graduated at the 
 University of Lund in 1884, and two years 
 afterward he came to America, locating at 
 Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was engaged 
 in various occupations there until January 8, 
 1 890, when he removed to Ishpeming, 
 Michigan, and in March of the same year he 
 came to Iron Mountain. After locating here, 
 Mr. Miller immediately embarked in the 
 real-estate and insurance business. Since 
 1892 he has served as Justice of the Peace 
 and City Clerk, and January 9, 1892, he re- 
 ceived the appointment of Notary Pul)lic. 
 In political matters he is an active worker 
 in the Republican party, and socially he 
 
 affliliates with the A. O. U. W., of Iron 
 Mountain. 
 
 In 1890 Mt-. Miller was united in mar- 
 riage with Hilda VanNorman, a native of 
 Sweden, but of German parentage. They 
 have two children, ^ — Henry R. and Fritz 
 Norman. 
 
 ,>^ OBERTJ. HANCOCK, a hardware 
 I /^ merchant of Iron Mountain, Michi- 
 M . F gan, is ranked with the prosperous 
 young business men of the city. 
 He was born in Iowa county, Wisconsin, 
 Dccember'28, 1S64, and comes of English 
 ancestors. His father and grandfather, both 
 named Thomas Hancock, were born in 
 England, and the former was only five years 
 of age when he came with his parents to 
 this country. Grandfather Hancock was 
 one of the first settlers of Iowa county, 
 Wisconsin, where he bought a tract of up- 
 land from the Government. The father of 
 our subject is a carpenter by trade. He 
 has been a resident of Iron Mountain, 
 Michigan, since 1881. His wife, wr^- Susan 
 Lane, is also a native of England. She 
 came to America with her parents when she 
 was twelve years of age, her father, George 
 Lane, being one of the pioneer settlers of 
 Iowa county, Wisconsin. Thomas and 
 Susan Hancock have had seven children, 
 Robert J. being their third child and second 
 son, and the eldest of the family now living. 
 Mr. Hancock was reared in his native 
 county, attending the public schools until 
 he was fourteen, and then entering upon an 
 apprenticeship to the hardware business. 
 Since 1881 he has been a resident of Iron 
 Mountain, Michigan. For si.\ years he was 
 an employe in the hardware business here, 
 and in 18S7, in company with Mr. William 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Sundstrom, he opened a hardware estab- 
 lishment, which has since been successfully 
 conducted by them, their stock covering a 
 full line of stoves, tinware, miners' sup- 
 plies, etc. 
 
 Mr. Hancock was first married in 1886 
 to Miss Louisa Vial, daughter of Phillip and 
 Emma Vial. Her happy married life was of 
 short duration and soon she was called to 
 her last home, leaving a husband and little 
 daughter, Willa, to mourn their loss. 
 August 26, 1894, Mr. Hancock married 
 Miss Anna Treglowan, a native of Iowa 
 county, Wisconsin, and a daughter of 
 Alfordand Julia Treglowan. Mr. Treglowan 
 and his family moved to Butte City, Mon- 
 tana, in 1885, Mrs. Hancock being at that 
 time twelve years of age, and in Butte City 
 she was reared and educated. She is a 
 graduate of the high school of that place. 
 Her parents still reside in Butte City. 
 
 Mr. Hancock is a member of the Meth- 
 odist Episcopal Church, and, politically, 
 gives his support to the Republican party. 
 
 * m ^ UGH Mclaughlin, engaged in 
 l*^"^^ the real-estate and insurance busi- 
 ly ^ ness in Iron Mountain, was born in 
 the township of Brookfield, Wauke- 
 sha county, Wisconsin, February 22, 1846, 
 a son of James McLaughlin, a native of 
 county Mayo, province of Connaught, Ire- 
 land. He emigrated to America in 1830, 
 locating in Albany, New York, where he 
 followed agricultural pursuits. 
 
 Hugh McLaughlin attended the public 
 schools until seventeen years of age, then 
 spent a year and a half in Carroll College, 
 Waukesha, and then entered Bryant & 
 Stratton's Business College, Milwaukee. In 
 1869, with an elder brother, he purchased 
 
 the Healy & Company grocery business, at 
 Chicago, Illinois, and was engaged in that 
 occupation two j'ears. Mr. McLaughlin 
 then spent five years with the Kirby-Car- 
 penter Lumber Company, of Menominee; 
 from that time until 1884 was engaged in 
 the insurance business at Quinnesec, and 
 then embarked in the same occupation in 
 Iron Mountain. In 1889 he sold out to the 
 First National Bank, and since that time 
 has been engaged in the real-estate business. 
 
 Mr. McLaughlin was the first Clerk of 
 Breitung township, having held that position 
 seven years; was also the first Registrar of 
 Deeds after the county of Dickinson was 
 organized, having been appointed by Gov- 
 ernor Winans, and was the first President 
 of the Board of Education. In his social 
 relations he is a thirty-second-degree Mason, 
 a member of Iron Mountain Lodge, F. & A. 
 M. ; of Iron Mountain Chapter, R. A. M. ; 
 Lake Superior Commandery, and of DeWitt 
 Clinton Consistory, S. P. R. S. , Grand 
 Rapids. 
 
 In 1878 Mr. McLaughlin was united in 
 marriage with Miss Maggie Donovan, of 
 Oconto, Wisconsin. To this union have 
 been born four children, — two sons and two 
 daughters. 
 
 HLFRED J. RUNDLE, dealer in 
 hardware and miners' supplies. 
 Iron Mountain, Michigan, is one of 
 the most enterprising young busi- 
 ness men of the town. 
 
 Mr. Rundle was born at Rockland, 
 Michigan, August 19, 1862, and is a son of 
 L. B. Rundle, a native of England. He 
 attended the public schools until he was 
 seventeen years of age, when he entered 
 upon an apprenticeship to the trade of ma- 
 
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 chinist, and served two years. After that 
 he came to Iron Mountain and secured a 
 position as machinist in the shops of the 
 Chapin mine. A year later he engaged in 
 the hardware business with an elder brother. 
 Subsequenty he purchased his brother's in- 
 terest, and has since conducted the business 
 in his own name, having an e.xtensive and 
 increasing trade. His establishment is the 
 largest of its kind in Iron Mountain. Mr. 
 Rundle is also owner of the Rundlc Opera 
 House, which has a seating capacity of 900 
 people. He is public-spirited and enter- 
 prising, gives his support to all measures in- 
 tended to advance the interests of the cit}-, 
 and is regarded as one of its most worthy 
 citizens. 
 
 Socially, Mr. Rundle is identified with 
 the Masonic order and the Knights of 
 Pythias. He was married July 17, 1889, to 
 Miss Emma Hook, of Aniboy, Illinois, and 
 they have one son. 
 
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 'ILLIAM JOHN McILROY, fore- 
 man of the stables of the Wis- 
 consin Land & Lumber Com- 
 pany at Hermansville, Michigan, 
 has been a resident of this place and has 
 occupied his present position since 1S82. 
 
 Mr. Mcllroy is a native of Canada, born 
 at Dumbarton, New Brunswick, son of 
 Ezekiel Mcllroy, a native of that place and 
 a carpenter by trade. When the subject of 
 our sketch was four years of age, his par- 
 ents moved to the United States and took 
 up their abode at Oshkosh, the father locat- 
 ing a farm there. Young Mcllroy attended 
 the public schools of Oshkosh until he was 
 fifteen, and from that time until he was 
 twenty-two he worked on his father's farm. 
 Then he went to work in the lumber woods 
 
 for Chase & Buckstaff, in the employ of 
 which firm he remained until 18S2. Since 
 that date, as above stated, he has occupied 
 the position of foreman at the stables of the 
 Wisconsin Land & Lumber Company at 
 Hermansville. He has under his care about 
 a hundred horses. By his close and careful 
 attention to business, he has long ago earned 
 the confidence and good will of the com- 
 pany and is regarded as one of their most 
 trusted employes. 
 
 Mr. Mcllroy was married June 20, 1888, 
 to Miss Mary Gilligan, of Fond du Lac. 
 Socially, he is identified with Winnebago 
 Lodge, No. 120, I. O. O. F. 
 
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 ILLIAM BUCH is a member of the 
 firm of Buch & Nieman, butchers 
 and dealers in general merchan- 
 dise at Hermansville, Michigan. 
 This gentleman was born at Cedarburg, 
 Wisconsin, October 2, 1862, son of John 
 Buch, a native of Germany. He attended 
 the public schools of Cedarburg until he was 
 fifteen years of age and then went to Iowa, 
 where for a year and a half he worked on 
 his uncle's farm. Returning to his native 
 town, he was employed in farm work suc- 
 cessively by H. Havner, Thomas Halpin 
 and Earnest Snyder. After that he came 
 to Michigan and at Escanaba learned the 
 butcher business, working for Bittner Broth- 
 ers. With these gentlemen he remained for 
 fifteen years. In 1882 he went back to his 
 his old home in Wisconsin and opened up a 
 meat market, which he conducted two years 
 and which at the end of that time he sold to 
 his brother. After selling out he returned 
 to Escanaba and resumed work for his old 
 employers. October 12, iSSS, he became 
 a partner with the Messrs. Bittner in a 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 store he opened at Hermansville, the 
 firm style being Bittner Brothers & Com- 
 pany, and continuing as such until January 
 13, 1894. On that day Mr. A. Bittner sold 
 his share to John F. Nieman and the name 
 was changed to Buch & Nieman, and after 
 this they added to their meat market a line 
 of general merchandise. That he has been 
 prosperous in his undertakings here is shown 
 by the fact that at the time he engaged in 
 business at Hermansville his capital consist- 
 ed of $1,600 and today he is worth no less 
 than $12,000. 
 
 Mr. Buch was married October 2, 1886, 
 to Miss Emma Thesfeldt, of Thiensville, 
 Wisconsin, and they have had four children, 
 three of whom are living, — Ella, Renetta 
 and Martha. 
 
 Mr. Buch is a member of the German 
 Church. 
 
 K^/^\ R- GEORGE W. EARLE, Her- 
 I ■ mansville, Michigan, is a native of 
 J^^J Truxton, Cortland county. New 
 York, born October 9, 1849, the 
 son of William Earle, a farmer, who came 
 West with our subject, George W. , and a 
 sister, Carrie, during the Western fever, and 
 was a contractor on the Chicago, Burlington 
 & Quincy Railroad. 
 
 When the subject of this sketch was five 
 years of age he went to Belvidere, Illinois, 
 to live with an uncle, and attended the public 
 schools there until he was ten years of age, 
 when he hired out on a farm. He began 
 teaching school when sixteen years of age in 
 Buchanan county, Iowa. When he reached 
 the age of nineteen years he entered a med- 
 ical college in New York, and in three years 
 graduated. He practiced his chosen pro- 
 
 fession at Tully, that State, for seventeen 
 years. While a resident of Onondaga 
 county he was identified largely with all 
 public enterprises, and was a member of the 
 Board of Supervisors for four years and was 
 chairman of same for one year, and served 
 as coroner physician of the county for four 
 years. He was interested in a considerable 
 amount of real estate, and was closely iden- 
 tified with all public enterprises. In the 
 autumn of 1S89, having become the owner 
 of stock in the Wisconsin Land & Lum- 
 ber Company at Hermansville, he moved to 
 this place, accepting a position as assistant 
 manager for the company. The daily 
 capacity of their mill is 50,000 feet of pine 
 and 40,000 feet of hard wood. Their capi- 
 tal stock is $600,000, their establishment 
 being next to the largest in the United 
 States devoted to hard-wood flooring and 
 ceiling. They own also all the real es- 
 tate in the village of Hermansville excepting 
 one store. The Doctor has also a separate 
 interest in a block of stores on the main 
 street. 
 
 Dr. Earle is a Freemason, a Knight of 
 the Maccabees, a Knight of Pythias, a mem- 
 ber of the New York State Medical Society, 
 American Medical Association, and of the 
 Association of Railroad Surgeons. At pres- 
 ent he is not engaged in his profession ex- 
 cepting to attend, without charge, all the 
 cases among the members and employes of 
 his company, and of these there are over 
 500 men. 
 
 June 2, 1888, is the date of his marriage 
 to Miss Emma Meyer, the daughter of the 
 president of the company just mentioned, 
 and he has had three children, two of whom 
 are living, — Harold, now aged five years, 
 and an infant son. The Doctor has an ele- 
 gant residence at Hermansville. 
 
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 H LEXIS PATENAUDE, a druggist 
 of Norway, was born at Marquette, 
 Michigan, October 27, 1856, a son 
 of Timothy Patenaude, a native of 
 Canada. Alexis attended the public schools 
 of his native city until nineteen years of age, 
 and then went to live with a priest. Father 
 Comtois, to study and prepare himself to 
 enter college. At about the age of twenty- 
 two years he was admitted to the Joliette 
 College of Canada, and in one year com- 
 pleted his classical course. Mr. Patenaude's 
 first employment was as a drug clerk for 
 John Crowley, of Marquette, remaining in 
 that store three years; for the following two 
 years was a drug clerk for H. H. Stafford & 
 Son, and he then came to Norway and took 
 charge of the drug store of Dr. L. J. Kim- 
 ball, who was at that time postmaster of 
 Norway, and Mr. Patenaude also had entire 
 charge of the postoffice as well as the drug 
 store. In the summer of 1882 he took 
 charge of a drug store which was involved 
 in a lawsuit and remained three months, or 
 until the suit was settled. January 25, 
 1883, he formed a partnership with \^^ B. 
 High, and they opened a drug store under 
 the firm name of Patenaude & High, which 
 continued until October 19, 1885, and our 
 subject has ever since conducted the busi- 
 ness in his own name. In April, 1888, he 
 added a jewelry store to his drug business, 
 but June 9, in the same j'ear, he was burned 
 out in the great fire which destroyed the 
 largest portion of the town of Norway, his 
 loss reaching about $ I 5,000! Mr. Patenaude 
 re-opened his drug store in the council 
 room and used a large dry-goods bo.x for a 
 prescription counter. He afterward erected 
 a two-story brick building, which is fur- 
 nished with the most costly black-walnut 
 fixtures. 
 
 Mr. Patenaude was married in 1882 to 
 Miss M. E. Burns, of Rockland, Michigan, 
 and they have one daughter living, aged 
 nine years, and their son died in infancy. 
 Mr. Patenaude was Town Clerk before Nor- 
 way was incorporated, and he is at the 
 present time Justice of the Peace. After 
 the hardest political campaign that Norway 
 ever witnessed, Mr. Patenaude was elected 
 Mayor of the city of Norway by an over- 
 whelming majority, April i, 1895. Socially, 
 he is a member of the Foresters, the K. of 
 P., and he organized and was President of 
 the John Baptiste Society for three years. 
 
 aARL A. LINDAHL, of the firm of 
 Browning, Lindahl & Company, 
 dealers in general merchandise, 
 Hour, feed and hay, was born in 
 Sweden, January 18, i860, a son of John A. 
 Lindahl, also a native of that country. Carl 
 attended the public schools until fifteen 
 years of age, spent one year in college, and 
 after graduating came to America, locating 
 in Colby, Wisconsin. He secured employ- 
 ment one summer for the Wisconsin Central 
 Railroad, was next engaged in contract work 
 for the railroad at Mount Horeb, that State, 
 in 1880 began work on a gravel train for the 
 Chicago & North Western Road, was later 
 made a brakeman on a construction train in 
 the employ of the same road, and in the 
 fall of that year he met with a very severe 
 accident. He was caught between two cars 
 and received internal injuries which disabled 
 him for six months. After his recovery, 
 Mr. Lindahl served as general manager of 
 the warehouse of Smith & Loughrey, at 
 Florence, Wisconsin, for five years, and was 
 then made their bookkeeper. Leaving that 
 position, he went to Walcott, North Da- 
 
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 kota, where he conducted a general mercan- 
 tile store for Morris & Company about six 
 months, and then, returning to Florence, he 
 secured the position of time-keeper for H. 
 M. Wheeler, in driving logs on Pine river. 
 Mr. Lindahl next worked for his old em- 
 ployers, Smith & Loughrey, at their store 
 in Iron Mountain for one year, and then 
 bought a mineral spring at Rhinelander, 
 Wisconsin, and bottled mineral water. That 
 was the first business enterprise Mr. Lindahl 
 ever entered for himself. One year after- 
 ward he came to Norway, Michigan, and 
 formed a partnership with R. C. Browning 
 and J. E. Anderson, under the firm name of 
 Browning, Lindahl & Company. They pur- 
 chased the store of John Linquist. 
 
 Mr. Lindahl was married September 13, 
 1885, to Miss Clara Hegstrom, of Galesburg, 
 Illinois. They have four children, the eldest 
 being eight years of age. In his social rela- 
 tions our subject is a Master Mason. 
 
 aHARLES TREIBER, of the firm 
 of Charles Treiber & Sons, Nor- 
 way, was born in Germany, April 
 26, 1844, a son of Charles Treiber, 
 Sr. Our subject came with his parents to 
 America when seven years of age, spending 
 the first three years in Newark, New Jersey, 
 where he attended the public schools. He 
 then removed to Chicago, Illinois, where he 
 worked in his father's match factory until 
 1864, and he then enlisted in the Fifty-first 
 Illinois Infantry, serving until the close of 
 the struggle. He took part in the battles of 
 Springhill, Franklin and Nashville. After 
 the close of the struggle, Mr. Treiber learned 
 and followed the carpenter's trade in Chi- 
 cago until 1 87 1. He then followed the 
 same occupation in Menominee, Michigan. 
 
 three years, after which he opened and con- 
 ducted the Chicago House in that city six 
 years, and then came to Norway and opened 
 a hotel, also called the Chicago House, con- 
 ducting the latter thirteen years. Mr. 
 Treiber next embarked in the grocery, flour 
 and feed business, of which, in the spring of 
 1894, his sons^ became partners, and they 
 have since added a livery stable. Mr. 
 Treiber also owns a farm of eighty-eight 
 acres five miles from this city. 
 
 He was married in Chicago to Miss Te- 
 ressa Stahl, a native of that city. They 
 have eight living children and two deceased. 
 Mr. Treiber is a Master Mason and a mem- 
 ber of the Odd Fellows order. 
 
 ,>^ICHARD M. SAMPSON, Jr., of 
 I ^T Norway, Dickinson county, was 
 \ , y born at Houghton, Michigan, Oc- 
 tober 15, 1858, a son of R. M. 
 Sampson, a native of England and a miner 
 by trade. He came to this country about 
 1854, and, after spending two years in Can- 
 ada, he located at Holton, Michigan, in the 
 copper country. He still resides there, 
 but has retired from active business. 
 
 Richard M., our subject, left school at 
 the age of nineteen years, after which he 
 worked for his father two years, and then 
 came to this city and was made assistant 
 station agent for his brother, John D. Samp- 
 son, station agent at Norway for the Chi- 
 cago & Northwestern Railroad. After re- 
 maining there eight years, Mr. Sampson 
 took the management of the general mer- 
 cantile store of John Lindquist for three 
 years, was then appointed Postmaster under 
 President Harrison's administration, continu- 
 ing in that position until March, 1894, and in 
 the following September he secured the man- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 217 
 
 ageinent of his brother's general mercantile 
 store, in which he is still engaged. 
 
 Mr. Sampson has been twice married, — 
 the first time to Miss Kate Lyon, a native 
 of Norway, who at her death left one daugh- 
 ter, now seven years old. He then married 
 Miss Genevieve LaComb, a native of Fort 
 Howard, Wisconsin, and by this marriage 
 also there is a daughter, now eighteen 
 months old. In his social relations, Mr. 
 Sampson is a Master Mason and a member 
 of the A. O. U. W. and the Sons of St. 
 George. He has always taken an active in- 
 terest in politics, voting with the Repub- 
 lican party, and he was made chairman of 
 the Republican county central committee in 
 1863-4. 
 
 "^ yy w * ILLIAM B. HIGH, a prominent 
 Mm I businessman of Norway, was born 
 mjLJI in Washington county, New York, 
 December 7, 1841, a son of 
 Charles B. High, a native also of that State. 
 William moved with his parents to West 
 Troy, New York, when a boy, and attended 
 the public schools until eighteen years of age. 
 He then secured work in the sawmill of 
 Beach & Hodgeman, at Fort Edward, New 
 York, of which his father was foreman, re- 
 maining there three years. He next spent 
 one year as mill boss for Sawyers & Gardner, 
 at Little Swan, Wisconsin, conducted a 
 sawmill for William Bruce at Big Swan two 
 years, was foreman for R. M. Naughton & 
 Company, lumber dealers of Oconto, Wis- 
 consin, and while in that city he also served 
 as City Marshal for five years. Sheriff one 
 year. Treasurer two years and Assessor one 
 year. He was a partner with Ed Barber in 
 the mercantile and livery business. 
 
 In 1892 Mr. High moved with his family 
 
 to Norway, Dickinson county, Michigan. 
 He purchased the drug store of L. J. Kim- 
 ball, which he conducted in connection with 
 the jewelry business until the fire of 1888. 
 He has since reopened his store at the same 
 place. In addition to his other business in- 
 terests, he was for a number of years in the 
 employ of United States Government, and 
 located thousands of acres for the Chicago 
 & Northwestern Railroad Company and 
 different mill companies, doing some survey- 
 ing in the Rocky mountains. He is a Re- 
 publican in his political views. Socially, he 
 is a member of the Odd Fellows order, the 
 A. O. U. W. , the Native Born Sons of 
 New York and is a Master Mason. 
 
 Mr. High married Miss Sarah F. John- 
 son, of Oconto, Wisconsin, and they have 
 three children living and one deceased. 
 
 aHARLES B. MARSON, proprietor 
 of a furniture and general store at 
 Stephenson, Michigan, has been 
 engaged in business heje since 1 884, 
 is thoroughly identified with the interests of 
 the town, and is ranked with its best citi- 
 zens. He at first established himself in the 
 furniture business, also dealing in flour and 
 feed, and subsequently added a stock of 
 general merchandise. Brief personal men- 
 tir.n of Mr. Marson is as follows: 
 
 Charles B. Marson was born in Brant- 
 ford, Brant county, Ontario, Canada, No- 
 vember 4, 1846, son of Joseph Marson, a 
 blacksmith. When he was eight years old 
 he went to live with an uncle in Monroe 
 county. New York. He attended the pub- 
 lic schools and later the Avon Academy, 
 and at the age of sixteen left the academy 
 and began learning the milling business. He 
 soon became an expert miller, was promoted 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 to the position of foreman, and still has in his 
 possession recommendations from several of 
 the largest milling companies by which he was 
 employed. His career as a miller covered 
 a period of twenty years. Among the well- 
 known companies with which he was con- 
 nected we note those of Norton & Company, 
 Lockport, Illinois; D. A. Baldwin, Hudson, 
 Wisconsin; Bailey & Bartlett, Baldwin, 
 Wisconsin, and the Daniel Shaw Lumber 
 Company, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; and for 
 some years he was engaged in the milling 
 business on his own account. In partner- 
 nership with a Mr. McCaffery, under the 
 firm name of McCaffrey & Marson, he 
 operated a flouring mill at Augusta, Wis- 
 consin, for four years, when he sold out to 
 his partner. Then for three years he rented 
 a mill at Osseo, Wisconsin. At that time 
 this mill was sold, and from Osseo he came 
 to his present location at Stephenson, estab- 
 lishing, as above stated, the business in 
 which he has since been engaged. 
 
 Mr. Marson was married December 17, 
 1869, to Miss Elizabeth Howson, of Otona- 
 bee, Canada, and they have three children, 
 Joseph H., Charles C. and Mary Mabel. 
 
 In fraternal circles Mr. Marson is promi- 
 nent and active. He is a member of the 
 Masonic order, the Ancient Order of United 
 Workmen, and the Maccabees, the latter of 
 Stephenson, and is Commander of the last 
 named organization. 
 
 >nr*OSEPH CHARLES QUAY, Post- 
 m master of Stephenson, Michigan, is a 
 A 1 native of Canada and a son of Joseph 
 Guay. When a child he came with 
 his parents to the United States. He was 
 educated in the Brothers' Catholic School 
 near Three Rivers, Michigan, leaving school 
 
 when he was fifteen and accepting a posi- 
 tion in a general store, where he remained 
 until he was eighteen. From that time 
 until he was twenty he worked on his fa- 
 ther's farm. We next find him at Green 
 Bay, Wisconsin, where he spent a year and 
 a half, working in a sawmill in the summer 
 and in the woods in winter. After that he 
 secured a position as cook for Witbeck & 
 Company, lumbermen at Menominee, and 
 thus was occupied for three winters, his 
 summers being spent in running a boarding- 
 house for Joseph Garon. His next venture 
 was to open a bakery on his own account in 
 Menominee. That was in 1875. This bak- 
 ery he conducted during the summer and in 
 winter worked in the woods for the L. W. 
 V. S. Lumber Company. In the spring of 
 1878 he sold out and moved to Stephenson. 
 Here he ran a boarding-house for H. Bird, 
 who owned and operated a shingle and saw 
 mill, and he continued in Mr. Bird's employ 
 three years. In the meantime he purchased 
 a farm and he hired men to run it. After 
 resigning his position as manager of the 
 boarding-house he became bookkeeper for 
 Felix Beaudoin and remained with this firm 
 until some time after it changed to Ander- 
 son & Churchill, and was general manager 
 as well as bookkeeper. In 1883 he left this 
 company and became bookkeep>er for O. 
 Letro, but the following year resumed work 
 for Anderson & Churchill at an increased 
 salary and remained with them until July 
 18, 1885, when the plant was destroyed by 
 fire. 
 
 Mr. Guay was first elected Justice of the 
 Peace in 1880, has been elected from time 
 to time since that date, and is still filling 
 the office. For five years he has served as 
 Town Clerk, and since December, 1893, he 
 has been Postmaster, in all of these posi- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 219 
 
 tions performing faithful and efficient serv- 
 ice. He has been successful in acquiring a 
 nice property, and at this writing is the 
 owner of real estate in Stephenson to the 
 value of $12,000. Socially he is identified 
 with the Maccabees. 
 
 Mr. Guay was married, July 3, 1873, to 
 Miss Lizzie McGuire, of Hartford, Wiscon- 
 sin, and they have had six children, five of 
 whom are living. 
 
 >j»AMES W. VALENTINE, manager 
 ^ for D. M. Sheldon, general merchant 
 A 1 at Stephenson, Michigan, was born 
 in Columbus county, New York, 
 April 26, 1 82 3, and was nine years of age 
 when his parents moved to Painesville, 
 Ohio, where he received a common-school 
 education, which indeed was rather meager 
 compared with what is considered a com- 
 mon-school education in the present age. 
 
 At the age of twenty-one years he left 
 Ohio and was employed at various things 
 until 1850, when he secured a position as 
 clerk in a general merchandise store in Fond 
 du Lac, Wisconsin, and some time after- 
 ward he embarked in the business on his 
 own account, continuing in the same for 
 fifteen years, and then selling out to E. R. 
 Ferris. He was a resident of Fond du Lac 
 for thirty-two years, and while there was 
 Alderman for seven years, and when he 
 left that city he moved to Green Bay, Wis- 
 consin, where his family now resides. He 
 came to Stephenson about sixteen years 
 ago, and was employed here in the general 
 store of D. M. Sheldon for three years, and 
 then a year and a half with him and for him 
 in Iowa. Returning to Stephenson he 
 bought back the old store for him, which 
 had been sold during their absence, and he 
 
 is at the present time the general manager 
 of the business for his old employer. Being 
 so long in the business and so long in the 
 employ of one man, he is far better quali- 
 fied for the place than any other person 
 could be. He is a worthy citizen. 
 
 For his wife he married Miss P. E. 
 Spencer, of Lake county, Ohio, and they 
 have had two daughters, the eldest of whom 
 is deceased; and the other married Gustave 
 Denever, of Fond du Lac, and is now a 
 widow, residing with the family of Mr. Val- 
 entine in Green Bay. The subject of this 
 sketch is now the grandfather of three 
 children, and he has one great-grandchild. 
 
 In his political principles Mr. Valentine 
 is a strong Republican. 
 
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 ALTER P. KEZAR, one of the 
 
 enterprising business men of 
 Stephenson, Michigan, was born 
 in Winnebago county, Illinois, 
 October 17, 1859, son of Denslay Kezar, a 
 farmer of that county. His father died 
 March 20, 1895, and was taken to his old 
 home in Winnebago county, Illinois, for 
 burial. 
 
 Mr. Kezar was reared on his father's 
 farm, and attended school at intervals until 
 he attained his twenty-first year. Then he 
 came to Stephenson, Michigan, and entered 
 the employ of D. M. Sheldon, as book- 
 keeper and clerk, and remained with Mr. 
 Sheldon until 1891. That year he engaged 
 in business for himself, opening out a stock 
 of general merchandise at Stephenson, under 
 the firm name of the W. P. Kezar Company, 
 limited. The firm was incorporated with 
 Dr. Edward Sawbridge, of Stephenson, and 
 Lewis Dobeas, of Ingalls, as directors. In 
 1 892 Mr. Kezar purchased the entire interest 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 of these two gentlemen, and then, in order 
 to have directors, he sold to his wife and 
 father $ioo worth of stock each. The pres- 
 ent value of the business is $10,000. At 
 the time Mr. Kezar located in Stephenson 
 he had no capital save his energy and his 
 determination to succeed, and as the result 
 of ihis good management and his honesty 
 and earnest industry he stands to-day at the 
 head of a prosperous business. In addition 
 to this he is engaged in the manufacture of 
 lumber and shingles, having a mill located at 
 Stephenson. 
 
 Mr. Kezar was married June 20, 1883, 
 to Miss Hattie L. Allen, of Fulton county, 
 New York, and they have had four children, 
 one being deceased. Those living are 
 Harold P., Edward A., and Ruth, aged, re- 
 spectively, eight, four and two years. 
 
 In local affairs Mr. Kezar takes an active 
 interest. For three years he was the effi- 
 cient Clerk of Stephenson. Fraternally, he 
 is a member of the Masonic order and the 
 Maccabees. 
 
 K^^ ICHARD C. BROWNING, County 
 
 I /"^ Clerk of Dickinson county, Michi- 
 
 \ . y gan, is one of the highly respected 
 
 citizens of Norway. 
 
 Mr. Browning was born in Cornwall, 
 
 England, and was reared and educated 
 
 there. His father, James Browning, a 
 
 native of Devonshire, England, and a miner 
 
 by occupation, came to America many years 
 
 ago and was mining boss in the Norway 
 
 mine. Richard C. attended school until he 
 
 was fifteen years of age. Then he accepted 
 
 a position as bookkeeper in the wholesale 
 
 and retail store of Bullen Brothers, at Truro, 
 
 in Cornwall, where he remained until 1881, 
 
 the time of his coming to America. After a 
 
 sojourn of six weeks with his sister in Dover, 
 New Jersey, he came west to Michigan and 
 secured employment in the mining camps at 
 Norway. Later he served as night time- 
 keeper for the Menominee Mining Company, 
 next as assistant bookkeeper in their office, 
 then as cashier of their store at Quinnesec, 
 and finally was made general bookkeeper at 
 Norway, in which latter position he served 
 until November, 1891, when he resigned. 
 Nine months previous to this time he had 
 formed a partnership with C. A. Lindahl 
 and J. E. Anderson, under the firm name of 
 Browning, Lindahl & Company, for the pur- 
 pose of conducting a general merchandise 
 business, and in this they have since con- 
 tinued, their operations being attended with 
 success. Mr. Browning was one of the or- 
 ganizers of the Norway Banking Company, 
 which afterward sold out to the First Na- 
 tional Bank of Iron Mountain. 
 
 Fraternally, he is identified with the F. 
 & A. M. and the I. O. O. F., and he is also 
 a member of the William Pitt Lodge, Sons 
 of St. George. Politically, he is in harmony 
 with the principles advocated by the Repub- 
 lican party. He is now serving his second 
 term as County Clerk, in this position, as 
 elsewhere, his service being characterized by 
 strict fidelity. 
 
 Mr. Browning was married in August, 
 1890, to Miss Emma Hosking, and they have 
 three children. 
 
 ^rpry9lLLIAM HURLEY, a prominent 
 ■ ■ I attorney of Iron Mountain, was 
 !^J^^J born at Schenectad}', New York, 
 February 2, 1S42, a son of 
 James H. Hurley, a native of county Cork, 
 Ireland, who came to America in 1832. At 
 the age of two-and-a-half years William was 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 taken by his parents to Wisconsin, where he 
 attended the schools until his graduation, at 
 the age of sixteen j'ears. The first school 
 he attended was held under an old cedar 
 tree, and there were eight scholars in at- 
 tendance. Two years afterward they built 
 a schoolhouse. He taught school five years, 
 and at the age of twenty-one years he en- 
 tered the University of Madison, Wisconsin, 
 where he graduated in the law department 
 with the degree of LL. B., and was ad- 
 mitted to the bar in June, 1870. He then 
 followed the practice of his profession at 
 Fond du Lac for twelve years. In 1875 he 
 was elected City Attorney of that city, and 
 also served as a member of the School 
 Board. Since 1882 he has successfully fol- 
 lowed the practice of law in Iron Mountain, 
 Michigan. He has been counselor in a 
 number of murder cases, and his skill as 
 a criminal lawyer is widely known. Mr. 
 Hurley was a candidate for Prosecuting At- 
 torney, and at the election ran far ahead of 
 his ticket. In political matters he is a 
 stanch Democrat. 
 
 >T^OHN ENGBLOM, County Treas- 
 ^ urer of Dickinson county, was born 
 nj in the province of Fahelau, Sweden, 
 January, 31, 1861, a son of John 
 Johnson, a native also of that country. Our 
 subject attended the public schools until 
 fourteen years of age, after which he was 
 employed at farm labor and also was 
 employed in the lumber woods for about 
 five years. For the following year he 
 found work at an iron furnace in the smelt- 
 ing works. In 1880 became to America, lo- 
 cating in Norway, Michigan, where he 
 worked for the Menominee Mining Com- 
 
 pany until the fall of 1882, and then se- 
 cured a position with the Briar Hill Mining 
 Company. In the spring of 1883 Mr. Eng- 
 blom went to Chicago to enter the employ' 
 of the North Chicago Rolling Mill Company, 
 now known as the Illinois Steel Company, 
 remaining there a few months. After spend- 
 ing three months in the old country he lo- 
 cated in Iron Mountain, Michigan, securing 
 employment from the Menominee Mining 
 Company in the Chapin mine, and subse- 
 quently was made pit boss and had charge 
 of sinking shafts. In 1892 he was elected 
 to the position of County Treasurer and was 
 re-elected to the office in 1894. 
 
 November 11, 1889, Mr. Engblom was 
 united in marriage with Miss Carolina Lar- 
 son, a native of Iron Mountain. To this 
 union have been born three children. The 
 wife and mother departed this life Septem- 
 ber 12, 1894. In political matters, Mr. 
 Engblom is a stanch Republican. 
 
 aHARLES HEIMERDINGER, sta- 
 tion agent of the Chicago and 
 North Western Railroad at Vulcan, 
 is a son of George Heimerdinger, a 
 native of Germany, but he came to this 
 country when a boy. He located in Cleve- 
 land, Ohio, and there learned the harness- 
 maker's trade. Mr. Heimerdinger after- 
 ward moved to Barrington, Illinois, where 
 Charles was born, March 9, i860. He at- 
 tended the schools of that city until arriving 
 at the age of fifteen years, and then began 
 work for the Chicago & North Western 
 Railroad as baggageman, and later as tele- 
 graph operator, having worked as a relief 
 agent until 1882. Since that time he has 
 served as station agent at Vulcan. Mr. 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Heimerdinger served as Postmaster of this 
 city from 1883 to 1893, and he now holds 
 the ofBces of Township Treasurer and Clerk, 
 and is also a member of the School Board. 
 In his social relations he is a Royal Arch 
 Mason. 
 
 December 26, 1893, Mr. Heimerdinger 
 was united in marriage with Miss Lizzie 
 Fitch, of Chicago, Illinois, and they have 
 two sons. 
 
 ^y^R. CHARLES I. WALKER, a 
 I I practicing physician and druggist 
 J^,^ of Powers, Michigan, has been 
 identified with the interests of this 
 place for ten years, and is well known in 
 the town and surrounding country. 
 
 Dr. Walker is a son of James H. 
 Walker, a farmer of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 
 and was born at that place November 28, 
 1857. He was educated at Oshkosh and 
 is a graduate of the State Normal School in 
 that city. After his graduation he taught 
 school for two years and a half. Then he 
 entered Rush Medical College at Chicago, 
 Illinois, where he completed a thorough 
 course and graduated with the degree of M. 
 D., in 1884. Selecting Powers, Michigan, 
 as a place of location, he came here and 
 entered upon the practice of his profession, 
 and, as above stated, has since been con- 
 nected with the interests of this town. In 
 1890 he opened his drug store, which he 
 conducts in connection with his practice. 
 He is also railroad surgeon. 
 
 Dr. Walker was married August 1 1 , 
 1888, to Miss Mary Haggerson, of Spald- 
 ing, Michigan, and they have three chil- 
 dren, — Ira, Edith, and Mary, aged respect- 
 ively six, four and two years, 
 ocially , the Doctor is a member of the 
 
 Maccabees. He is a man of sterling integ- 
 rity, and both as a physician and citizen is 
 held in high esteem by all who know him. 
 
 @EORGE RATTER, proprietor of a 
 general merchandise store at Pow- 
 ers, Michigan, has been identified 
 with the interests of this place for 
 fifteen years, and is ranked with its leading 
 citizens. 
 
 Mr. Ratter is a native of Germany, born 
 on the Rhine, February 10, 1844, son of 
 Jacob Ratter, of that place. Until he was 
 twelve years of age he attended the public 
 schools. Then he spent two years in col- 
 lege, studying Latin and Greek, and for one 
 year was a student in a commercial and 
 trade school, where he took a course in 
 mechanical drawing. After this he entered 
 upon an apprenticeship to the trade of ma- 
 chinist, served two years and a half, and in 
 that time thoroughly mastered his trade, 
 and during the following five years worked 
 at it in different places. In 1866 he was 
 called to the German army and was sent to 
 the front, where he served three months, 
 entering as a private and soon being pro- 
 moted to the rank of Corporal. He was 
 discharged in 1868. After leaving the army 
 Mr. Ratter went to Paris, France, and 
 there worked at his trade until September 4, 
 1870, the day Napoleon the Third was 
 taken prisoner. The excitement of the 
 times then made it undesirable for a Ger- 
 man subject to remain in France, and he 
 returned to Germany, thence to Holland 
 and from there to Liverpool, England. He 
 worked at his trade in England until 1872, 
 when he embarked for the United States. 
 
 Arrived in America, he came direct to 
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and secured employ- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 merit in the Milwaukee Railroad shops, 
 where he remained until 1878, with the ex- 
 ception of four months in 1877, when he 
 was in Topeka, Kansas, with the hope that 
 a change of climate would benefit his health. 
 His health, however, still remained poor, 
 and in 1878 the railroad company sent him 
 to their shops at Minneapolis, a^ain think- 
 ing that a change might effect a cure; but it 
 did not, and he returned to Milwaukee and 
 continued work in the shops there until Au- 
 gust, 1879. His next move was to Powers, 
 Michigan. Here in 1880 he opened a gen- 
 eral merchandise store, which he has con- 
 ducted ever since. From 1885 until 1891 
 he also dealt in cedar lumber. At the time 
 Mr. Ratter came to Powers he had a capi- 
 tal of only about $300, and that he has suc- 
 ceeded in his undertakings here is attested 
 by the fact that he is now worth more than 
 $15, 000. 
 
 Mr. Ratter was married in the city of 
 Paris, August 21, 1869, to Miss Caroline 
 Baker, a native of his boyhood home. They 
 have had five children, two of whom are 
 deceased. Those living are Adelaide, aged 
 twenty-one years; George, seventeen; and 
 Otto, nine. 
 
 HNDREW F. CARLSON, dealer in 
 boots and shoes and dry goods, 
 Stephenson, Michigan, is one of 
 the enterprising merchants and 
 self-made men of the town. 
 
 Mr. Carlson is a native of Sweden, born 
 February 21, 1862. He attended school 
 until he was fifteen and then began learning 
 the trade of shoemaker. When he was 
 nineteen he left his native land and emi- 
 grated to America, coming at once to 
 Stephenson, Michigan. Upon his arrival 
 
 here he first secured employment in the 
 woods, where he remained until he obtained 
 a position in the store of L. Anderson. 
 After clerking for Mr. Anderson a year, he 
 bought out his employer, and is still con- 
 ducting business at the same stand. At the 
 time he landed in Stephenson Mr. Carlson 
 had only one dollar in his pocket; now he 
 owns a business valued at $4,000, and he 
 also owns the building he occupies and his 
 residence. The success he has attained is 
 due entirely to his own untiring energy and 
 good management. 
 
 Mr. Carlson is a member of the orders 
 of Maccabees and Good Templars. While 
 he is independent in his political views, he 
 takes a commendable interest in local affairs, 
 giving his support to all measures and move- 
 ments which he believes to be for the ad- 
 vancement of Stephenson and the surround- 
 ing country. 
 
 He was married in 1883 to Miss Lottie 
 Nelson, and they have an interesting family 
 of five children, the eldest being eleven 
 years and the youngest a year-and-a-half 
 old. 
 
 @EORGE H. HAGGERSON, in 
 charge of the general office of the 
 Spalding Lumber Company, at 
 Spalding, Michigan, was born at 
 Geneva, New York, April 29, 1855. His 
 father, G. Haggerson, moved with his family 
 to Oconto, Wisconsin, when the subject of 
 this sketch was an infant, and the latter 
 grew up at that place. Leaving school at 
 the age of sixteen years, he secured a posi- 
 tion in the service of the Chicago & North- 
 western Railway Company as baggageman, 
 and five months afterward was made station 
 agent and telegraph operator at Powers and 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Spalding, having " picked up " the art of 
 telegraphy while baggageman. He was 
 also given charge of the office of the Spalding 
 Lumber Company and of their general store 
 at that point. At length, however, on ac- 
 count of the increase of business in the lum- 
 ber line at Spalding, he was obliged to quit 
 the situation as station agent, and he now 
 devotes his entire time to the business of the 
 lumber company. The Spalding mills are 
 located at Cedar River, and have a daily 
 capacity of 160,000 feet of lumber, and the 
 company employs altogether about 600 men. 
 
 Mr. Haggerson was Treasurer of Spald- 
 ing township in 1876-7, being in the latter 
 year elected Supervisor, to which position 
 he has ever since been re-elected. From 
 1890 to 1892 he was Chairman of the Board 
 of Supervisors of Menominee county. He 
 is a member of the orders of Freemasons and 
 Knights of Maccabees. 
 
 May 20, 1876, he was married, but lost 
 his wife October 3, 1891. His children, 
 five in number, are: Eva M., eighteen 
 years of age; Lizzie C. , fifteen; George W. , 
 thirteen; Fred H., ten, and Charles N., 
 seven. 
 
 HLBERT N. LOTH, station agent 
 for the Northwestern Railroad 
 Company at Stephenson, Michigan, 
 is a man in every way fitted for the 
 position he occupies, and both as a railroad 
 employee and citizen of Stephenson is held 
 in high esteem. 
 
 Mr. Loth is a son of Joseph Loth, who 
 was for some years a hotel-keeper at Eagle 
 River, Michigan, and afterward at Ishpem- 
 ing, same State. Albert N. attended the 
 .public schools until he was fifteen years of 
 age. His first employment was that of rod- 
 
 man with a surveying party in the iron-min- 
 ing regions, and in this way he was occupied 
 two years. When he was twenty-one he 
 accepted a position as baggage master for 
 the Northwestern Railroad. While thus 
 employed he learned telegraphy, and was 
 afterward made station agent at Stephenson, 
 which position he still fills most efficiently. 
 He is thoroughly identified with the inter- 
 ests of the town. In educational matters 
 he takes an active interest, at this writing 
 being a member of the School Board. 
 Fraternally, he is identified with the Order 
 of Maccabees and was Lieutenant Com- 
 mander of the same. 
 
 Mr. Loth was married, in 1880, to Miss 
 Jenette Kohler, of Ishpeming, Michigan. 
 They have lost one child and have two chil- 
 dren living. 
 
 eDWARD SAWBRIDGE, M. D., 
 Stephenson, was born in Mar- 
 quette, Michigan, October 3, i860, 
 his father a merchant of Negaunee. 
 At the age of fifteen years he took a one- 
 year course at Ripon (Wisconsin) College; 
 ne.\t he attended the Hillsdale (Michigan) 
 College for a time, and then went to Chi- 
 cago and entered the employ of the Walters 
 Drug Company. At the same time he at- 
 tended the Chicago School of Pharmacy for 
 two years; then entered Rush Medical College 
 and attended lectures there for three years, 
 when he graduated, with the diploma of M. 
 D., in 1883. Next he was at the Cook Coun- 
 ty (Illinois) Hospital, in Chicago, for nine 
 months, being interne of the same for three 
 months. In 1893 he took a post-graduate 
 course in New York city, and finally in 1883, 
 he came to Stephenson, and started out in 
 practice. In 1885 he bought out Ed. V. 
 
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 225 
 
 Conley's drug business here, which he has 
 ever since been conducting, with success, 
 as well as his practice as a physician, in 
 which also he is doing well. He is vice 
 president of the Menominee River Medical 
 Society and a member of the National Asso- 
 ciation of Railroad Surgeons. He is the phy- 
 sician for the order of Maccabees in his vil- 
 lage, of which he is a member, and is pres- 
 ident of the Farmers' Northern Insurance 
 Company, of Stephenson. He is surgeon 
 for the Chicago & Northwestern and the 
 Wisconsin & Michigan Railroads. In 18S4 
 he was Postmaster at Stephenson, and in 
 1887 was Township Treasurer. He is an 
 ardent Republican. 
 
 In 1890 he married Mrs. Ada B. Coats, 
 of Stephenson, and has one child, a daugh- 
 ter, aged nine months. 
 
 aAPTAIN JACOB LEISEN, an hon- 
 ored veteran of the late war and a 
 man prominent in business and 
 social circles of Menominee, was 
 born near Coblentz, Germany, near the 
 banks of the beautiful and historic Rhine, 
 May 7, 1828. His grandfather, Jacob 
 Leisen, was an officer in the forestry service 
 in Prussia, and his son, Jacob, father of our 
 subject, was born and reared there. Hav- 
 ing arrived at years of maturity he married 
 Margaret Gobel, daughter of Joseph Gobel, 
 who was in the revenue service. The par- 
 ents spent their entire lives in the Father- 
 land, and both are now deceased. Their 
 family numbered but two children, both 
 sons. 
 
 The Captain, who is the only survivor, 
 grew to manhood in the land of his nativity, 
 acquired his education in the public schools, 
 and at the age of fifteen began to learn the 
 
 trade of cabinet-making, which he followed 
 for some time. In 1849 he joined the Prus- 
 sian army, in which he served until 1852, 
 as a member of the Eighth Battalion of 
 Sharpshooters, being stationed at Baden for 
 one year, and the remainder of the time at 
 Wetzlar, the barracks being in the ancient 
 high court-room. After receiving an hon- 
 orable discharge he resumed work at his 
 trade, which he followed until his emigra- 
 tion to America in 1853. On the 25th of 
 November of that year he landed at New 
 York and worked in the Empire State and 
 New Jersey until the fall of 1854, when he 
 removed to Chicago, where he was employed 
 until the autumn of 1855. In that year he 
 went to Centerville, Manitowoc county, 
 Wisconsin, where he carried on cabinet- 
 making. 
 
 While at that place Captain Leisen was 
 married to MissVerenaM. Fehrenbach, the 
 wedding being celebrated in 1858. The 
 lady was born in Switzerland February 2 1 , 
 1 841, and is a daughter of Antoine Fehren- 
 bach. Mr. and Mrs. Leisen have six chil- 
 dren, as follows: Rosa, now the wife of 
 John Henes, of Menominee, by whom she 
 has five children; James A.; Louis; Lena, 
 wife of Richard Kirkham, of Menominee, 
 and the mother of two children; Ida, wife 
 of L. M. Packard, of this city, by whom she 
 has four children; and Joseph, who com- 
 pletes the family. 
 
 In 1859 Mr. Leisen embarked in general 
 merchandise and continued therein until 
 May, 1873, save when his work was inter- 
 rupted by his service in the army. In Oc- 
 tober, 1864, he enlisted in Company B, 
 Forty-fifth regiment of Wisconsin Volun- 
 teers, which was organized at Madison, 
 Wisconsin. He was appointed Captain of 
 the company by Governor Lewis, the chief 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 executive of the Badger State, and the com- 
 mand was at once ordered to the front, pro- 
 ceeding to Nashville, Tennessee. He did 
 provost and picket duty, also took charge of 
 prisoners sent North, and continued at 
 Nashville until July, 1865, never missing a 
 day during all that time. He then received 
 an honorable discharge and returned at once 
 to Centerville. He was one of the leading 
 and influential citizens of that community, 
 and for eleven years served as Postmaster 
 of that town, including the term of his serv- 
 ice in the army, during which time his wife 
 managed the office. 
 
 In May, 1873, Captain Leisen came to 
 Menominee and for a time was engaged in 
 the soda-water business. In February, 
 1876, he embarked in the brewing business, 
 which he still continues to run being 
 now president of the Leisen & Henes 
 Brewing Company. One of the most im- 
 portant elements of industrial and commer- 
 cial activity in Menominee is the brewing of 
 lager beer, and the firm just mentioned 
 stands in the front rank in this enterprise 
 as manufacturers of the famous brands of 
 beer, — Our Ideal, Braun, Gold Standard 
 and Nurnberger. This extensive brewery 
 was established in 1872, and passed from 
 the first ownership into other hands ere it 
 came into possession of the present company 
 in February, 1876. In July, 1891, it was 
 incorporated under the laws of the State of 
 Michigan, with a paid up capital of $100,- 
 000, with Jacob Leisen as president; Louis 
 Leisen as vice-president; and John Henes, 
 secretary and treasurer. The brewery was 
 destroyed by fire in 1877, and also on June 
 24, i8go; but with characteristic energy it 
 was at once rebuilt, rising phcenix-like from 
 the ashes. This is a well-equipped plant, 
 supplied with the latest improved machinery, 
 
 the brew kettle being able to hold 1 50 bar- 
 rels at a time, while the malt house has a 
 capacity of 90,000 bushels. Every effort is 
 put forth to promote cleanliness, and the 
 desired end is accomplished. The storage 
 accommodations are very complete, thirty 
 men and seven teams are employed and a 
 large saloon and family trade is conducted. 
 The brewery now has a capacity of 50,000 
 barrels annually, and the large volume of 
 business is the result of the energy and just 
 methods of the gentlemen who fonn the 
 company. 
 
 Other business interests claim the at- 
 tention of Mr. Leisen, whose abilities are 
 not limited to one line of trade. He has 
 been prominent in promoting many of the 
 most important enterprises of Menominee, 
 is now a director of the Lumberman's Na- 
 tional Bank, also of the Electric Light and 
 Street Railway & Power Companies, and is 
 proprietor of the Stained Glass Works. He 
 was also largely interested in the erection 
 of the fine Leisen & Henes business block, 
 and by promoting these various interests he 
 has added materially to the prosperity and 
 progress of the community. His success is 
 largely due to close application, keen dis- 
 crimination and resolute purpose. He is 
 not easily discouraged, but carries forward 
 to successful completion whatever he under- 
 takes, seeming to use any obstacles which 
 may arise as a spur for renewed effort. 
 
 In 1889 Mr. Leisen made a trip to 
 Europe, visiting the scenes of his youth and 
 also the Paris Exposition, which was held 
 that year. In his political connections he 
 is now a Democrat, having supported that 
 party since 1872, previous to which time 
 he was a Republican. In addition to the 
 office of Postmaster, while living in Wis- 
 consin, he served as Town Clerk for a 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 period of four years and was also Justice of 
 the Peace. Since coming to Menominee he 
 has filled the office of Alderman and was 
 twice candidate for Mayor. He supports 
 the German Catholic Church, and is a mem- 
 ber of Lyman Post, G. A. R., of Menom- 
 inee, also the Order of the Loyal Legion, 
 Michigan Commandery. He is a member 
 of the Turn Verein, of which he served as 
 President during the first eight years of its 
 existence. He is very popular with all 
 classes of people, and whether in social or 
 business relations he wins friends and gains 
 their high regard. 
 
 G^DWARD DANIELL is secretary, 
 treasurer and manager of the Elec- 
 tric Light, liailway & Power Com- 
 pany of Menominee and stands in 
 the front rank among the business men of 
 this city. It takes a master mind to invent 
 intricate machinery, but the man who han- 
 dles the same has not only to understand it 
 thoroughly in all its delicate working but 
 must also have the knowledge sufficient to 
 control the mighty power that will be gen- 
 erated and utilize it for benefit, or per- 
 chance it may be turned to injury. Mr. 
 Daniell, in his capacity of manager, occu- 
 pies a very important position, and his skill 
 and ability are recognized by the company 
 and the public as well. 
 
 This gentleman is a natis'e of county 
 Cork, Ireland, and a son of William Uan- 
 iell, a native of England. His father was a 
 mine operator and lived with his family in 
 Cork, Ireland, for a number of years, after 
 which he came to America, in i860, settling 
 in Houghton county, Michigan, where he 
 still makes his home. He was identified 
 with the mining interests there for a long 
 
 period, but is now living retired, enjoying a 
 well-earned rest. In his early manhood he 
 married Abigail Sullivan, and with her hus- 
 band and eight children she still survives, 
 there never having been a death in the 
 family. All reside in Calumet or vicinity 
 save our subject. 
 
 He was born January 31, 1859, and was 
 therefore only a year old when brought by 
 his family to the New World. He acquired 
 an excellent education in Calumet, for the 
 schools of that place were far in advance of 
 the ordinary class, and when his school life 
 was ended he entered upon his business 
 career as clerk in a mining office. He after- 
 ward entered the mine store at Calumet as 
 bookkeeper, and subsequently embarked in 
 the logging business, which he continued in 
 Calumet until his removal to Menominee 
 county in 1886. For a year he devoted his 
 energies to the same pursuit, and in 1887 he 
 came to the city of Menominee, accepting a 
 position as manager in the sawmill of Peter 
 Morrison. In 1889 he went to Arkansas, 
 where he was in the lumber business for a 
 year, and upon his return to Menominee he 
 formed a connection with the firm of Ram- 
 sey & Jones, lumber dealers. 
 
 Mr. Daniell has been connected with his 
 present business since 1892. The Menomi- 
 nee Electric Light, Railway and Power Com- 
 pany was organized in that year by special 
 act of the legislature: the two lines of busi- 
 ness had formerly been conducted separately. 
 The railway company was organized in 1 89 1 , 
 and the electric-light company had been 
 established about ten years before. The 
 present organization now controls all the 
 electric-light and railway systems of Menomi- 
 nee, and the organization is on a paying 
 basis, — the investment proving a profitable 
 one. The officers of the company arc 
 
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 August Spies, president; Peter A. Van 
 Berger, vice-president; and Edward Daniel!, 
 secretary, treasurer and manager. These 
 gentlemen, in connection with A. A. Car- 
 penter, Joseph Fleisheim and Jacob Leisen, 
 constitute the board of directors. The plant 
 is located on Palmeter street, employment 
 is furnished to some twenty-five workmen, 
 and Mr. Daniel! has full charge and control 
 of the worlds. Only by a thorough examina- 
 tion of the works can one understand the 
 responsibility of his position. The plant is 
 equipped with two fine Corliss engines and 
 all modern and improved electrical ap- 
 paratus. The steam from the e.xhaust pipe 
 is used to heat the large Spies block, also a 
 large school building, then is drawn back to 
 the engine-room by immense pumps and 
 passed as hot water into the boiler of the 
 engines. The water used in the plant is 
 run through pipes from Green Bay. The 
 efficient manager had no previous training 
 for this business, but has displayed remark- 
 able talent in the control of so intricate and 
 sensitive machinery, and still displays such 
 competency and ability as to give eminent 
 satisfaction to the members of the company. 
 Already $iSo,ooo have been invested in the 
 plant, and the members of the company 
 spare neither labor nor expense in providing 
 an excellent system of ligliting and local 
 transportation to the people of Menominee. 
 Mr. Daniel! is a man of almost unlimited 
 capacity for business. He is now interested 
 in the Menominee Electrical & Mechanical 
 Company, in which he is serving as treasurer, 
 and is a stockholder in the First National 
 Bank. Through the legitimate channels of 
 business he has guided his bark to the har- 
 bor of success, and anchored to the rock of 
 prosperity. He is indebted not to inherit- 
 ance or to favorable circumstances for his 
 
 rise in the financial world, but to his own 
 earnest efforts, close application and untir- 
 ing industry. Politically, Mr. Daniel! has 
 always been a stanch Republican, and 
 though he has never sought office for him- 
 self he has taken an active and commend- 
 able interest in the success of his party and 
 has aided others to secure political prefer- 
 ment. In the Masonic fraternity he is a 
 member of blue lodge, chapter and com- 
 mandery, and also belongs to the Mystic 
 Shrine of Grand Rapids, Michigan. 
 
 In 18S4 a wedding ceremony was per- 
 formed which united the destinies of Mr. 
 Daniel! and Miss Carrie Roper, a native of 
 Glasgow, Missouri, born on the 4th of July, 
 1 863. She is a member of the Presbyterian 
 Church and a lady whose excellencies of 
 character have won for her the esteem of a 
 large circle of friends and acquaintances. 
 Their marriage is blessed with three inter- 
 esting children, namely: Earl, Virginia and 
 Irving. 
 
 >^OHN DUNHAM, of tlie firm of West- 
 ^ mon & Dunham, general merchants 
 /» 1 of Daggett, Michigan, is a progress- 
 ive and enterprising young business 
 man. 
 
 Mr. Dunham is a native of Wisconsin, 
 born January 21, 1859, son of John H. 
 Dunham, a merchant of Dodge county, that 
 State. Until he was eighteen his time was 
 spent in attending school. Then he be- 
 came a clerk in his father's store and re- 
 mained thus occupied until 1884, when he 
 came to Daggett and entered the employ of 
 George Bush, as bookkeeper in the lumber 
 mill. He continued with Mr. Bush four 
 years. At the end of that time he accepted 
 a position as general manager in the general 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 229 
 
 merchandise store of G. H. Westmon. This 
 store was sold in the fall of 1891 to the G. 
 H. Westmon Lumber Company, Mr. Dun- 
 ham, however, still retaining his position; 
 and in 1 894 Messrs. Westmon and Dunham 
 purchased it, and have since carried on the 
 business under the firm name of Westmon 
 & Dunham. Ever since he became con- 
 nected with this establishment, Mr. Dun- 
 ham has grown in favor, and under his efft- 
 cient management the amount of business 
 done has largely increased. 
 
 Mr. Dunham is secretary of the G. 
 H. Westmon Lumber Company, is a mem- 
 ber of the Town Board, and is also a Justice 
 of the Peace. He takes a laudable interest 
 in local affairs and is ever ready to aid any 
 movement intended for the advancement of 
 Daggett. 
 
 He was married in 1887 to Miss Emma 
 Genor, of this place, and they have three 
 children,- — Clara, John and Orpha, aged six, 
 four and two years respectively. 
 
 BERDINAND C. NOWACK, a deal- 
 er in coal, wood, etc. , of Menom- 
 inee, was born in Prussia, February 
 2, 1846. His father, Gotlieb No- 
 wack, came to America in 1855 and located 
 on a farm near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 
 1893 he sold his farm and came to Menom- 
 inee to reside with his children. He was 
 twice married, and by the first union there 
 were live children, who are still living, 
 viz.: Ferdinand, the subject of this sketch; 
 Robert, of Menominee; Louisa Nimmer, of 
 Bay View, Wisconsin; Bertha Gadbois, also 
 of this city; and Ida. Two children of the 
 last marriage are now living, — Otto and 
 Dorothea, both residing near Milwaukee. 
 Ferdinand C. Nowack came with his 
 
 parents to America and was reared to man- 
 hood on the farm near Milwaukee. At the 
 age of eighteen years he began work as 
 coachman for Hon. Jackson Hadley, of that 
 city, spent a year and a half in a plow fac- 
 tory there, next worked in the sawmill of 
 Heald, Avery cS: Welsh, Whitehall, Mich- 
 igan, and in 1868, on his way to Green Bay, 
 Wisconsin, he landed in Menominee, having 
 spent three days here before he knew he 
 was in Michigan. After working for fouryears 
 for the Kirby Carpenter Company Mr. No- 
 wack purchased a horse and dray and was 
 engaged here in draying for a number of 
 years. He was the first man to sell ice in 
 Menominee and Marinette, in which he was 
 engaged for sixteen years, and to which he 
 afterward added the sale of lime, brick, 
 cement and general building material. In 
 1889 he bought the Leisen & Henes coal 
 business, and was engaged in the coal trade 
 for a time with A. Vanitolet, but the latter 
 afterward withdrew from the firm. In ad- 
 dition to his other business interests, Mr. 
 Nowack is vice-president of the Menominee 
 River Brewing Company, and has been in- 
 terested in that enterprise since its organ- 
 ization as a stock company. 
 
 November 2, 1873, our subject was 
 united in marriage with Miss Caroline Baum- 
 gartel, born in Oak Creek township, Mil- 
 waukee county, Wisconsin, January 9, 1855, 
 a daughter of John Baumgartel, an early 
 pioneer of that county and a soldier of the 
 Civil war. His death occurred December 
 13, 1883. To this union were born ten 
 children, seven now living, — Bertha, Ed- 
 ward, Paul, Carrie, Lottie, Robert and 
 Walter. The wife and mother died March 
 17, 1891. Mr. and Mrs. Nowack were 
 members of the German Lutheran Church, 
 in which the former has served as President 
 
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 for several years. In his social relations, he 
 is Past Regent of the Coimcil of Royal 
 Arcanum, is President of the Turn Verein, 
 and is a member of the Sons of Hermann. 
 Politically, he was formerly a Republican, 
 but now affiliates with the Democratic 
 party. He has been elected to the positions 
 of Highway Overseer for Menominee town- 
 ship, and as Supervisor of the city. 
 
 Mr. Nowack came to Menominee not 
 knowing a soul, without friends or money, 
 but with a strong determination to succeed 
 he set out to win, in which he has been suc- 
 cessful without a doubt. He received a 
 fair education in the old country and he was 
 a very apt scholar in the English language 
 after coming to this country. He spent 
 three months in a year for three years in 
 our schools, walking two and a half miles 
 to school; had to rise at three o'clock in the 
 morning, and with a yoke of oxen would 
 haul wood to Milwaukee and sell it. He now 
 takes a great delight with his gun and dog, 
 and enjoys a vacation every fall in taking to 
 the woods hunting deer, and hardly ever 
 comes home without a deer or two. 
 
 EON. J. F. HICKS, M. D., Menom- 
 inee, Michigan, has been identified 
 with the interests of this city for a 
 number of years, and is ranked 
 with its most prominent and highly re- 
 spected citizens. 
 
 Dr. Hicks was born in Kent county, 
 province of Ontario, Canada, Ma}' 27, 1S38, 
 eldest in the family of nine children of 
 Thomas and Margaret (Fullerton) Hicks. 
 His parents still reside in Canada, and of 
 his brothers and sisters we record that those 
 living are as follows: Matilda, wife of D. 
 B. Forster, Detroit, Michigan; Margaret, 
 
 wife of Daniel Tait, St. Thomas, Ontario; 
 Rev. Richard Hicks, Simcoe, Ontario ; 
 Rosetta, with her parents; and Mabel, wife 
 of Arthur Bell, Blenheim, Ontario. 
 
 The subject of our sketch was reared to 
 farm life and was educated in the schools 
 of his native land. For four years he was 
 engaged in teaching, beginning when he was 
 eighteen years of age. He then began the 
 study of medicine in the State University of 
 Michigan, and graduated with the class of 
 1865. In the summer following his grad- 
 uation he entered upon the practice of his 
 profession in Canada, remaining there until 
 1878. Since that date he has been a res- 
 ident of Menominee, Michigan, and has 
 conducted a successful practice here. He 
 belongs to the regular school of medicine, 
 is a member of both the American Medical 
 Association and Menominee Medical Asso- 
 ciation, and keeps well abreast with the ad- 
 vancement his profession has made during 
 the past three decades. 
 
 Dr. Hicks was married in 1863 to Miss 
 Jennie McPherson, a native of Scotland and 
 a daughter of John and Jennie (McPherson) 
 McPherson, early settlers of Appleton, Wis- 
 consin, but now residents of Trenton, New 
 Jersey. Mrs. Jennie Hicks was born in 
 1845, received a college education at Ap- 
 pleton, and was a woman of most amiable 
 disposition, loved by all who knew her. 
 She died in March, 1890. She was the 
 mother of four children, namely: Thomas 
 Ernest, who married a Miss Lloyd, resides 
 in Menominee and occupies the position of 
 assistant cashier in the First National Bank; 
 Dr. Walter R. , a practicing physician of 
 Menominee, married Miss Esther Phalen; 
 Jennie Margaret, deceased; and Earl Staf- 
 ford, at home. In December, 1893, Dr. 
 Hicks wedded Catharine Alice Ramborger, 
 
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 his present companion. She is a native of 
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, born in 1S58, 
 was educated at Hoboken, New Jersey, is 
 an accomplished and estimable lady, and a 
 member of the Presbyterian Church. 
 
 Dr. Hicks is a Knight Templar Mason 
 and a member of the Mystic Shrine, having 
 his membership at Grand Rapids, Michigan. 
 Politicall}', he is an ardent Republican. 
 He has served three terms as Alderman of 
 Menominee, and in 1893 was elected to the 
 Michigan State Legislature, in which hon- 
 orable body he served with credit to himself 
 and his constituents. 
 
 * y ^ O. FIFIELD, editor and proprie- 
 ■''"V tor of the Menominee Daily Her- 
 \ ^ P aid, Menominee, Michigan, was 
 born in Bangor, Maine, August 7, 
 1 84 1, and comes of Scotch-Irish ancestors 
 who were among the earl)' settlers of New 
 England- 
 Samuel S. Fifield, his father, was born 
 in New Hampshire in 1801, the son of 
 Nathaniel Fifield, also a native of New 
 Hampshire. The latter was a soldier in the 
 war of 18 1 2. Samuel S. Fifield was mar- 
 ried in Maine, in 1832 or '3, to Miss Naomi 
 Pease, daughter of Albani Pease, a noted 
 Millerite of that section. She died in 1848 
 and Mr. Fifield survived until 1869. They 
 were the parents of five children, only two 
 of whom are now living, — S. S. and H. O. 
 Hon. S. S. Fifield, now a resident of Ash- 
 land, Wisconsin, was formerly Lieutenant 
 Governor of Wisconsin, and for twenty-five 
 years served as a Representative and Sena- 
 tor of that State. He was the first chair- 
 man of the County Board of Ashland 
 county. 
 
 H. O. Fifield spent his early boyhood 
 
 days in his native State, remaining there 
 until 1853, when he came West to Rock 
 Island, Illinois. The following year his 
 father located at Prescott, Wisconsin, and 
 at that place young F"ifield grew to man- 
 hood. In 1858 he entered the office of the 
 Prescott Transcript to learn the trade of 
 printer, and was employed in that office at 
 the time the Civil war broke out. 
 
 April 19, 1 86 1, he entered the Union 
 service as a member of Company C, First 
 Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. This was 
 one of the best regiments in the war. Its 
 losses at the battle of Gettysburg were eigh- 
 ty-three percent, of its fighting force, — the 
 greatest per cent, of loss in the annals of 
 war! To give a detailed account of the en- 
 engagements in which Mr. Fifield par- 
 ticipated would be to write a history 
 of many of the most important battles of the 
 war. Suffice it to say here that he was 
 with the forces that operated in the East, 
 and that prominent among the engagements 
 in which he took part were those of first 
 and second Bull Run, Ball's Bluff, Harper's 
 Ferry, Winchester, South Mountain, Antie- 
 tam, both battles of Fredericksburg, Gettys- 
 burg, etc. May 5, 1864, he was honorably 
 discharged, his term of enlistment expiring. 
 His service was that of Drum Major. Mr. 
 Fifield still has in his possession a Testa- 
 ment which was given him by Mrs. Gov. 
 Ramsey, of Minnesota, and which he car- 
 ried through the war. 
 
 Upon his return from the arm}', he se- 
 cured work in a printing-office in St. Paul, 
 and for parts of two years was compositor 
 on the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Later he 
 worked on the Polk County (Wisconsin) 
 Press. In 1S69, in company with his 
 brother, Hon. S. S. Fifield, he established 
 the Bayfield Press at Bayfield, Wisconsin, 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 and in 1871 they established the Ashland 
 Press. H. O. retired from the firm in 1874. 
 In 1879 he was Clerk in the Wisconsin 
 Legislature. Since March 12, 1879, he 
 has been identified with the interests of Me- 
 nominee, Michigan, and has all this time 
 been connected with the Menominee Herald, 
 the first fifteen months being employed as 
 local editor and business manager by James 
 A. Crozer, then its editor and proJDrietor. 
 June 15, 1880, he purchased the plant and 
 has since been at its head. 
 
 The Menominee Herald was founded 
 September 17, 1863, by Hon. E. S. Ingalls, 
 now deceased. He was succeeded by A. P. 
 Bradbury, who sold out to James A. Crozer 
 in 1 87 1. In 1875 D. S. Crandall purchased 
 it of him, and the following year Mr. Crozer 
 repurchased it. Mr. Crozer continued as its 
 proprietor until, as above stated, it passed 
 into the hands of Mr. Fifield. The Herald 
 to-day is complete in type and machinery, 
 having four presses, all run by electricity, 
 with the latest faces of job letter. The 
 building in which the office is located was 
 formerly the property of the publisher. 
 This building is one of four in a block, is 
 solid brick, 22| x 90 feet. The upper story 
 is occupied by the Herald, and the first 
 story by William Kuhle as a barber shop. 
 Until March 6, 1894, the Herald had been 
 issued only as a weekly publication, and at 
 that time Mr. Fifield established a daily 
 issue. He now employs eleven men and 
 the weekly expense of the establishment is 
 $140. 
 
 Mr. Fifield was married in 1866 to Miss 
 Emma Walker. She was born in 1846 at 
 Glasgow, Illinois, a daughter of Lewis and 
 California (White) Walker, of that place. 
 Her grandfather, Dr. White, was one of the 
 earliest settlers of Ypsilanti, Michigan. Mr. 
 
 and Mrs. Fifield have an only child, Henry 
 D., who married Miss Alice LeBouef. 
 Mrs. Fifield is a member of the Episcopal 
 Church. 
 
 In fraternal circles he is prominent and 
 active. He is a member of the blue lodge, 
 chapter and commandery, F. & A. M., of Me- 
 nominee, and the Mystic Shrine at Grand 
 Rapids. He is also identified with Lyon 
 Post, G. A. R., the K. O. T. M., A. O. U. 
 W. , and National Union. Politically, he is 
 a Republican. 
 
 Mr. Fifield's elegant residence is located 
 at No. 921 Main street, Menominee. 
 
 ^Y^ T. PHILLIPS, M. D., one of the 
 If''^ prominent and skilled physicians 
 JK^J of the northern peninsula of Mich- 
 igan makes his home in the city of 
 Menominee, — a valued resident, esteemed 
 and honored by all who know him. He is 
 recognized not only as a leader in the medi- 
 cal fraternity, but also in social and polit- 
 ical circles, and during the war of the Re- 
 bellion the country had no more loyal de- 
 fender than the young man of twenty who 
 donned the blue and followed the stars and 
 stripes to victory. 
 
 The Doctor is a native of Wadsworth, 
 Medina county, Ohio, born on the 14th day 
 of October, 1840, and is a descendant of an 
 old Connecticut family that was established 
 there in early Colonial days. The father. 
 Nelson Phillips, was born in the Nutmeg 
 State, in 1806, and married Almira Hatch, 
 who was born in Vermont in 1807. In 1830 
 he removed to Medina county, Ohio, where 
 he resided until 1845, goi^g 'r^ that year to 
 Wisconsin. He made his first settlement in 
 Walworth county, and in 1847 went to 
 Fond du Lac county, where he spent his re- 
 
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 maining days. He was called to the home 
 beyond the river of death in 1890, and his 
 wife, surviving him two years, passed away 
 in 1892. They became the parents of eight 
 children, five of whom are yet living, namely: 
 Russell B., who is living in California; Sarah 
 M., a resident of Oshkosh, Wisconsin; C. 
 H., also located in California; B. T. , of this 
 sketch; and Mrs. L. A. Crego, of Marinette, 
 Wisconsin. The parents were for nearly 
 sixty years members of the Methodist Epis- 
 copal Church, and their earnest Christian lives 
 won them the respect of all, gaining them 
 many friends. Two of the sons served in 
 the civil war, — the Doctor and W. H., who 
 was a member of an Illinois regiment and is 
 now deceased. 
 
 Doctor Phillips was a child of only five 
 summers when brought by his parents to the 
 West; was reared in Wisconsin and acquired 
 his literary education in the Lawrence Uni- 
 versity of Appleton, Wisconsin, and when 
 the war broke out he could no longer re- 
 main contentedly at home, for he felt that 
 duty called, and he never fails to respond to 
 her call. The deeds of valor on the field of 
 battle have been the theme of story and 
 song through all ages, and we would add our 
 tribute of praise in honor of the brave boys 
 who left home and kindred to face danger 
 and perhaps death on Southern battle-fields. 
 Especially would we mention the gentleman 
 whose name heads this record and whose 
 army career is one of which he may be 
 justly proud. 
 
 In April, 1861, when the echo of Fort 
 Sumter's guns had hardly died away, he 
 offered his services to the Government and 
 became a member of the Second Wisconsin 
 Cavalry, in which he was Sergeant. With 
 that command he continued for about a 
 year, and in the spring of 1 862 he enlisted 
 
 in Company H, Thirty-second Wisconsin 
 Infantry. He was at first Second Sergeant, 
 afterward Orderly Sergeant, then Sergeant 
 Major, and in December, 1864, he was 
 made Second Lieutenant. His regiment 
 went first to Memphis, Tennessee, and was 
 attached to the Third Brigade, Fourth 
 Division, Sixteenth Army Corps, under 
 Major-General Hurlbut. With his com- 
 mand he did provost duty for about a year, 
 and took part in numerous important engage- 
 ments. On the 3d of December, 1862, he 
 participated in the battle of Tallahatchee, 
 Mississippi; Holly Springs, December 16, 
 1862; and Parker's Cross Roads, Tennessee. 
 On the 3d of November, 1863, he took part 
 in the battle of Colliersville; December 4, 
 1863, in Moscow; December 27, in Lafay- 
 ette. His service in 1864 was arduous, 
 and in many hotly contested battles he 
 fought for the Union, including Marion Sta- 
 tion, February 9; Paducah, March 25; 
 Decatur, Alabama, April 30; Cortland, July 
 26; the siege of Atlanta, in August; Jones- 
 boro, August 3 1 , and the siege of Savannah 
 in December. The war was now drawing 
 to a close, yet ere the South was conquered 
 much blood was still to be shed and many 
 homes made desolate. In the last year of 
 the war Doctor Phillips was in the battles 
 of Salkehatchie, February 3; South Edisto, 
 South Carolina, February 9, 1865; Orange- 
 burg, South Carolina, February 12; Colum- 
 bia, South Carolina, February 17; Cheron, 
 in March; Fayetteville, North Carolina, 
 March 10; Bentonville, North Carolina, 
 March 21, and Raleigh on the 13th of 
 April. He then took part in the Grand 
 Review in Washington, the most brilliant 
 military pageant ever seen on the Western 
 hemisphere, where "wave after wave of 
 bayonet-crested blue" passed by the review- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 ing stand on which the President watched 
 the victorious and honored army. The 
 Doctor was mustered out in Milwaukee in 
 July, 1865, after four years of faithful 
 service. He was wounded at Atlanta and 
 Decatur, but as soon as possible he was 
 again with his regiment, always found at his 
 post of duty, valiantly defending the old 
 flag which now floats triumphantly over the 
 united nation. With glad and thankful 
 hearts the brave vetefans returned to their 
 homes and Mr. Phillips hastened at once to 
 Wisconsin. 
 
 In the fall he entered the college in Ap- 
 pleton and soon began reading medicine with 
 Dr. Hurlbut of that city; also continued his 
 studies with Dr. J. C. Noyes, of Oshkosh, 
 who had served as surgeon of his regiment 
 during the war. Subsequently he was 
 graduated at Rush Medical College, of Chi- 
 cago, on the 3d of February, 1870, and at 
 once opened an office in Fond du Lac, Wis- 
 consin, where he continued until October, 
 1 87 1. He was commissioned by Governor 
 Fairchild of the Badger State to take" charge 
 of the relief hospital for the burned at Mari- 
 nette, Wisconsin, after the great Peshtigo 
 fire. In the summer of 1872 he came to 
 Menominee, where he has since made his 
 home, successfully engaged in the practice 
 of a profession for which he is eminently 
 qualified and to which he devotes his best 
 energies and talents. He is a member of 
 Menominee River Medical Association, of 
 the Fox River Valley Medical Association of 
 Wisconsin, of which he was vice president, 
 of the Brainard Medical Society of Wiscon- 
 sin and the Wisconsin State Medical Asso- 
 ciation, of which he was the honored presi- 
 dent in 1892; also a member of the National 
 Medical Association. He has delivered many 
 able addresses before these bodies, and is 
 
 professor of surgical anatomy and operative 
 surgery on the cadaver of Wisconsin College 
 of Physicians & Surgeons of Milwaukee. He 
 has been surgeon of the Northwestern Rail- 
 road Company for the past twenty years: 
 also served in a similar capacity with the 
 Milwaukee & Northern Railroad. Dr. Phil- 
 lips has spared neither time, labor nor ex- 
 pense in fitting himself for his chosen work 
 and perfecting himself therein. He is a 
 thorough student, and his skill and ability 
 are recognized not only by the public but 
 by the profession as well, and he therefore 
 has a liberal patronage which accords with 
 his merit. 
 
 On the 2 1st of November, 1871, the 
 Doctor was united in marriage with Miss 
 Olive J. Rogers, a native of Oshkosh, Wis- 
 consin, born in 1851, and a daughter of 
 George Rogers, one of the honored pioneer 
 settlers of that city, where he still makes his 
 home. The Doctor and his wife have one 
 child, a daughter, Jessie R. , who pursued a 
 scientific and literary course in Evanston 
 University, and after five years of thorough 
 study was graduated with honor at that in- 
 stitution. Mrs. Phillips and Miss Jessie hold 
 membership in the First Presbyterian 
 Church of Menominee, and occupy an 
 enviable position in social circles. 
 
 The Doctor is a member of the blue 
 lodge, chapter and commandery of the 
 Masonic order, also of the Mystic Shrine of 
 Grand Rapids, and was the second Eminent 
 Commander of the Knight Templar Lodge. 
 He belongs to Lyon Post, G. A. R., of 
 which he is surgeon, and in his political con- 
 nections he is a stalwart Republican, having 
 supported that party since attaining his 
 majority. He has served as a member of 
 the School Board of Menominee, has been 
 Alderman of the Second ward for four years, 
 
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 m 
 
 and was President of the City Council. Few 
 men have exercised an equal influence over 
 the political, social and professional inter- 
 ests of Menominee, and none deserve com- 
 mendation of a higher order than Dr 
 Phillips. 
 
 He. CARPENTER, assistant super- 
 intendent of the logging depart- 
 ment of the Chicago Lumbering 
 Company of Michigan, and a resi- 
 dent of Manistique, employed at Seney, is 
 another one of the representative citizens of 
 this place. In his life history is incorpor- 
 ated an honorable war record, his business 
 career has been characterized by honorable 
 and upright dealings, and his private life 
 has been without tarnish. Mr. Carpenter's 
 identity with the lumber industry in Michi- 
 gan covers a period of many years; indeed, 
 he has given his attention almost continu- 
 ously to this business since i860, in which 
 year he began cutting logs for William Peter. 
 It was in 1859 that Mr. Carpenter came 
 to Michigan. He continued in the lumber 
 woods and at school for two years, but as 
 the war progressed he felt it his duty to go 
 out in protection of the old flag, and, if 
 need be, give his life to the Union cause. 
 Accordingly he enlisted at Flint as a mem- 
 ber of Company D, Sixteenth Volunteer 
 Infantry, under Captain Fisher and Colonel 
 Stockton; was mustered in at Detroit and 
 joined his regiment at Fredericksburg, Vir- 
 ginia, and from that time until the close of 
 the conflict acted the part of a true and 
 brave soldier. His first engagement was at 
 Chancellorsville; he was through all the 
 hard campaign work of the Army of the 
 Potomac, and was under fire thirty-one 
 consecutive days through the Wilderness 
 
 campaign. At the battle of Poplar Grove 
 he received a serious wound in the head, 
 fracturing the skull. This occurred in Sep- 
 tember, and it was not until December that 
 he was able to rejoin his regiment. He was 
 present at Appomattox on the morning of 
 General Lee's surrender, on the skirmish line 
 in the advance, and was within ten feet of the 
 general's aide, who passed through carrying 
 the flag of truce to Grant's headquarters at 
 the McLean House. Mr. Carpenter went 
 to Washington with his regiment, attended 
 the Grand Review, was mustered out of the 
 United States service at Jeffersonville, In- 
 diana, and was discharged at Detroit in 
 August, 1865, after having participated in 
 no less than forty general engagements 
 among the most bloody of the war. 
 
 At the close of his army life Mr. Car- 
 penter returned to Lapeer county, Michi- 
 gan, and resumed his former occupation. 
 He filled various stations up to foreman and 
 worked for several parties in the lower pen- 
 insula prior to 1 869. That year he decided 
 to give up lumbering and learn the stone 
 cutter's trade. Accordingly he went to 
 Rochester, Minnesota, and completed the 
 trade. He was not satisfied with the busi- 
 ness, however, and in 1872 returned to Michi- 
 gan and at that time perfected an arrangement 
 with his brother Peter to embark in the 
 business of getting out logs, continuing to- 
 gether for eleven years. Subsequently he 
 was employed by Gusten & Killmaster on 
 Pine river as their superintendent. In 18S6 
 he came to the northern peninsula in the 
 employ of S. G. M. Gates, looking after his 
 Jogging interests, and three years later be- 
 came the Chicago Lumbering Company's as- 
 sistant superintendent, the position he has 
 since most ably filled. 
 
 Mr. Carpenter is an ardent Republican, 
 
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 Memorial record oe the 
 
 a gentleman of more than ordinary intelli- 
 gence and ability, and is a correspondent to 
 the local press, frequently writing on polit- 
 ical issues. He is in no sense, however, a 
 panderer for party preferment. 
 
 Mr. Carpenter, while he fought for this 
 country and is one of its most loyal citizens, 
 thoroughly identified with its interests, is 
 not a native of the United States. He was 
 born in Norfolk county, Ontario, January 2, 
 1847, the son of George Carpenter, a Meth- 
 odist minister. George Carpenter was a 
 native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, near 
 which place the colonial history of the family 
 was made. From there he went to Canada, 
 where he resided for a number of years, and 
 in 1859 removed to Michigan, settling in 
 Lapeer county, where he passed the residue 
 of his life and where he died, in 1893, at the 
 age of eighty-two years, honored and re- 
 spected by all who knew him. The mother 
 of our subject was before her marriage Miss 
 Jane Cline, she was a daughter of Peter 
 Cline, who was of German blood. The Rev. 
 Mr. Carpenter and his wife were the parents 
 of a large family, of whom the following 
 members are living: A. C, the subject of 
 this article; Peter, a resident of Grand Mar- 
 ais, Michigan; Margaret, wife of A. W. Fox, 
 Lapeer county; Alexander, a Baptist min- 
 ister of the lower peninsula of Michigan; 
 Mercy, widow of Mr. Travis; Rosa, wife of 
 William Washington, Fenton, Michigan; 
 and Lewis, a Bay county farmer. 
 
 September 5, 1872, the subject of our 
 sketch married Esther, widow of A. Jerome 
 and daughter of Leander LeValley, of Lock- 
 port, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter 
 have two charming daughters, Ada and Es- 
 ther, aged twenty and eighteen years, re- 
 spectively. 
 
 Of a social nature, Mr. Carpenter has 
 
 identified himself with the I. O. O. F. and 
 has a membership in both the lodge and en- 
 campment of that order. 
 
 EENRY TfDEMAN, general man- 
 ager of the Menominee Electrical 
 and Mechanical Company, is a na- 
 tive of New South Wales, Aus- 
 ti-alia, born in 1863, and when he was three 
 years of age he was taken to Prussia, 
 Europe, where he was reared by prominent 
 relatives. His father, Dr. H. J. Tideman, 
 was a physician practicing at Menominee, 
 and he was assistant surgeon in the United 
 States Army for many years; he died in 
 1893. Three of his children are living, — 
 Wilhelmina, Henry (our subject) and Dora. 
 The first named is the wife of Baron Wald- 
 ersee in Prussia, and has two children; 
 Dora is married to William Jacobs, of New 
 York city. 
 
 He was educated by a tutor. He after- 
 ward attended a military school at Blank- 
 ense, Germany; next he attended the Uni- 
 versity of Heidelberg, for one term; then 
 an institution at Mitweider, Saxony, where 
 he graduated. After that he served half a 
 year as an engineer in the German army. 
 October 21, 1881, he first set foot on Amer- 
 ican soil, at which time he could not speak 
 English. His ready money going rapidly, 
 he hastened to find something to do, which 
 he soon found, and he was not ashamed to 
 do any honest work. Being a good artist, 
 he soon found opportunity to give exercise 
 to his talents in that direction. Next he 
 was employed b}' the Judd Manufacturing 
 Company, of New York city, and in a short 
 time became the superintendent for this 
 company, having under him one man who 
 had formerly been his employer. Next he 
 
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 239 
 
 opened an office at Buffalo, New York, for 
 the purpose of patenting designs; but he 
 soon proceeded to Detroit, Michigan, where 
 he connected himself with the Detroit 
 Electric Works as a designer. In 1892 he 
 came to Menominee, was one of the found- 
 ers of the Menominee Electrical and Me- 
 chanical Works, and is superintendent of 
 the building and works. He is a member 
 of the Electrical Engineers' Club, and is 
 also a member of the P. H. C, and of the 
 lodge of the Knights of Pjithias. 
 
 About nine years ago he married Miss 
 Eve Seger, of Detroit, Michigan, in which 
 city she was reared and educated. They 
 have two sons, — Willie and Harold. Being 
 a liberal man, Mr. Tideman aids all the 
 churches and benevolent institutions. In 
 his political principles he is a Republican. 
 
 aHARLES H. CRAWFORD, of the 
 Crawford Manufacturing Company, 
 Menominee, is an influential citi- 
 zen thoroughly identiBed with the 
 growth of this city. 
 
 The company was organized in July, 
 1884, as a stock company, known as J. D. 
 Crawford & Company; a year later it was 
 reorganized as the Crawford Manufacturing 
 Company: President, J. C. Crawford; vice 
 president, Nelson Sizer, also secretary; and 
 treasurer, J. D. Crawford. The present 
 company consists of J. D. Crawford, C. H. 
 Crawford, and W. E. Hutchinson; and C. 
 H. Crawford, the subject of this notice, is the 
 business manager. The factory is located 
 on Martha street, and the articles manufac- 
 tured comprises bo.xes of various kinds in 
 car lots, and the company also do custom 
 planing, In good times they employ as 
 many as fifty-six men; at present there are 
 
 thirty-one men and boys. Their market is 
 principally in Wisconsin, Illinois, New York 
 and New Jersey. 
 
 Mr. Crawford, our subject, who has 
 been connected with the above concern ever 
 since 1886, was born in Pennsylvania April 
 II, 1856, reared on a farm and educated in 
 the public schools there, coming in 1886 to 
 Menominee, and though without previous 
 experience he undertook the management of 
 the business above described, and he has 
 succeeded well, as is proven by his retention 
 at its head for so long a period. He is also 
 a stockholder in the Agricultural Society. 
 
 In October, 1888, he married Miss 
 Fannie Woodburn, a native of Pennsylvania, 
 and he has two children living, — Wilda and 
 Marguerite. He is a member of the I. O. 
 O. F. , having passed all the chairs in his 
 native State; he has now been a member 
 for seventeen years. He is one of the 
 strongest of Republicans, taking an active 
 part in the promulgation of the principles of 
 his party. He is at present Supervisor of 
 the Seventh ward, and has been Supervisor 
 of the Fifth ward for three years; he is now 
 chairman of the county board. Residence, 
 1526 State street. 
 
 ISAAC STEPHENSON, Jr., of Me- 
 nominee, the nephew of Hon. S. M. 
 Stephenson, of this city, and of 
 Hon. Isaac Stephenson, of Mari- 
 nette, Wisconsin, is a young man of only 
 thirty-four years, but he has made a mark 
 in the world which deserves special notice 
 in a work of this kind. He is far in advance 
 of his years, is a fine, clear-headed business 
 man, taking special pride in excelling in the 
 fulfillment of the duties of his position. He 
 has the entire management of the vast busi- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 ness of the Ludington, Wells & Van Schaick 
 Lumber Company, which influential body 
 of business men was organized about thirty 
 years ago, under the firm name of R. Ste- 
 phenson & Company. In 1877 they re- 
 organized under their present name, with 
 the following officers: H. Ludington, presi- 
 dent; Daniel Wells, vice-president; O. G. 
 Van Schaick, secretary; and R. Stephenson, 
 treasurer. The present officers are: Daniel 
 Wells, president; J. E. Patton, vice-presi- 
 dent; and Isaac Stephenson, Jr., secretary 
 and treasurer. They have yards both at 
 Menominee and Chicago, — in the latter city 
 at the intersection of Twenty-second and 
 Loomis streets. Here in Menominee they 
 have also a mill, general store, yard, etc. 
 Mr. Stephenson has the management of the 
 entire business of the company, both here 
 and at Chicago. They handle from 40,- 
 000,000 to 50,000,000 feet of lumber an- 
 nually, their market being in Chicago and 
 the East. The high character and exten- 
 sive operations of this company have been 
 so long established that nothing can be said 
 that would add to their popularity. 
 
 Mr. Isaac Stephenson, whose name in- 
 troduces this brief record, is a native of 
 Marinette, Wisconsin, born December i, 
 1 860. His father, Robert Stephenson, was 
 a native of the province of New Brunswick. 
 The latter married, at Escanaba, Michigan, 
 Miss Hannah Benthouse, a native of Ger- 
 many, who moved to Michigan at an early 
 day, settling at Escanaba and entering the 
 lumber business. Being a zealous and 
 prominent Republican, he had great influ- 
 ence in political circles; was once a member 
 of the State Legislature, and was Super- 
 visor here for several terms. In his official 
 positions he always gave satisfaction to his 
 constituents. He died in 1S82, and his 
 
 wife in 1894. Of their children five are 
 living, viz. : Isaac, the subject of this sketch; 
 Fred M., Jennie, George L. and Harry L. 
 
 Mr. Stephenson, our subject, was edu- 
 cated at Racine College, and also at Ann 
 Arbor, Michigan. He began business for 
 himself at the early age of seventeen years, 
 and in 1879 became connected with the 
 Ludington, Wells & Van Schaick Company, 
 in the capacity of assistant superintendent, 
 and in 1890 was promoted to his present 
 position. 
 
 In 1882 he married Miss Annie L. Ste- 
 phenson, a daughter of Andrew Stephenson, 
 and a native of Menominee, Michigan, and 
 educated at Highland Park, Illinois. Mr. 
 and Mrs. Stephenson have had three chil- 
 dren, one of whom is now deceased: the 
 two living are Joseph C. and Ethel L. 
 
 Mr. Stephenson is a member of the blue 
 lodge, chapter and commandery of the Ma- 
 sonic order, and also of the Mystic Shrine 
 at Grand Rapids, Michigan, and of the 
 National Union. Politically he is a Repub- 
 lican; and, while holding an intelligent posi- 
 tion with reference so the public questions 
 of the day, he devotes all his business hours 
 to the interests of his company. He is a 
 director of the First . National Bank of 
 Menominee. Mrs. Stephenson is a member 
 of the First Presbyterian Church. 
 
 (D 
 
 A. DUNNING is the efficient 
 manager of one of the leading 
 mercantile establishments in the 
 northern peninsula, which is con- 
 ducted at Menominee, under the firm name 
 of Dunning Brothers & Company. The 
 business was conducted for one year under 
 the name of Pier & Dunning and has been 
 in existence since 1885. In 1890 Col. F. S. 
 
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 Norcross was admitted to the partnership, 
 and the present members of the company 
 are Frank L. , M. A. and A. Dunning and 
 Mr. Norcross. They handle heavy and 
 shelf hardware, mill and lumbering supplies, 
 farm machinery and wagons and bicycles, 
 and their trade is the most extensive in this 
 line in the northern part of the State. They 
 now occupy a farge double store and have 
 by fair dealing and enterprise established an 
 immense trade. This company succeeded 
 to the business of Hubbard & Companj', of 
 Pittsburg, in the manufacture of tools and 
 saws, and are now carrying on operations in 
 Menominee under the firm style of the Hub- 
 bard Saw & Tool Company. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this 
 record is the manager of the hardware de- 
 partment, and their success is largely due to 
 his untiring and well-directed efforts. A 
 native of Maine, he was born on the 19th of 
 May, 1 864, and in an early day came with 
 his parents to this State, the family settling 
 in Saginaw, where he was reared and edu- 
 cated. He was graduated at the high school 
 of that place, in the class of 1882, and then 
 entered upon his business career as a sales- 
 man in the hardware establishment of T. B. 
 Spencer of Saginaw. Some time later he 
 began business in his own interests, under 
 the firm name of Pier & Dunning, and in 
 1883 the stock was moved to Menominee, 
 where Mr. Dunning has since remained. Mr. 
 Pier after one year withdrew from the firm, 
 and the firm of Dunning Brothers & Com- 
 pany was established. Our subject is also a 
 director in the First National Bank, and is a 
 man of fine executive ability. Though 
 young in years he seems to have the power 
 of many an older man in conducting his 
 affairs, and his energy and enterprise are 
 typical of the spirit of the age. 
 
 In the year 1887 was celebrated the 
 marriage of Mr. Dunning to Miss Lottie 
 Stephenson, a daughter of Andrew Stephen- 
 son, deceased, who was a brother of Hon. 
 Isaac and Hon. S. M. Stephenson. Their 
 union has been blessed with three children, 
 — Arthur, Annabel and Ralph. Mrs. Dun- 
 ning is a member of the Presbyterian 
 Church, and Mr. Dunning holds member- 
 ship in the blue lodge, chapter and com- 
 mandery of the Masonic lodge. He is also 
 a member of the Mystic Shrine of Grand 
 Rapids and a charter member of the K. O. 
 T. M., of which he was Keeper of the 
 Finances two years. 
 
 The conservatism of the East marvels at 
 the progress of the West and wonders at its 
 more rapid advancement, but the result, so 
 enviable, is attributed almost entirely to its 
 young men, who in youth develop force of 
 character and self-reliance, which is tem- 
 pered by sound judgment and which brings 
 success. Accustomed from boyhood to more 
 or less hardship and difficulty, they learn to 
 push their way to the front, unhindered with 
 the obstacles they may encounter and ultim- 
 ately reach the goal for which they strive. 
 Such a man is M. A. Dunning, and in the 
 history of his adopted State he well de- 
 serves mention. 
 
 >nr' M. OPSAHL, LL.B., attorney and 
 m counselor at law and solicitor and 
 ^ 1 counselor in chancery, is a native of 
 Norway, being born in the city of 
 Christiania, February 7, 1863. He is the 
 son of Michael C. and Louise C. Opsahl, 
 also natives of that country. Although his 
 father had been in this countrj' several times 
 before, yet he never permanently located in 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 the United States until in 1872, in which 
 year Mr. Opsahl, together with his sister, 
 Miss Agens N. Opsahl, arrived with their 
 mother at Menominee. 
 
 The subject of this brief notice attended 
 the elementary schools in Christiania, and at 
 Menominee the public and the high schools. 
 After leaving the high school he took a 
 special course of study under the guidance 
 of Professor C. K. Perrine, M. A. , a gradu- 
 ate of the University of Michigan. After 
 completing his studies he entered the liter- 
 ary department of the University of Michi- 
 gan at Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the degree 
 of Bachelor of Philosophy. During his 
 junior year he matriculated in the depart- 
 ment of law of the same university. In 
 March, 1886, he was admitted to the bar by 
 examination, and July ist of the same year 
 he graduated at the university with the de- 
 gree of Bachelor of Laws. 
 
 After graduating he came to Menominee 
 and began the practice of law, beginning at 
 the bed-rock on which stood the ladder of 
 success, and he has ever since continued in 
 the practice of his chosen profession, and 
 now has one of the finest and best equipped 
 offices north of Milwaukee. He has gained 
 the confidence of his clients and the esteem 
 of his fellow citizens, has a large and lucra- 
 tive law practice, which testifies to his pro- 
 fessional ability, and he is admitted to all 
 the courts. He has made a specialty of 
 real-estate and commercial law, also laws 
 relating to corporations, in which lines he 
 has achieved his greatest success. 
 
 Politically he is an active and influential 
 Democrat. He was elected to the office of 
 Circuit Court Commissioner for Menominee 
 county, and has been twice honored by his 
 party with the nomination for the office of 
 Prosecuting Attorney, and although in 1892 
 
 the county was Republican by a large ma- 
 jority he was defeated by only twenty-eight 
 votes. His father was one of the county 
 Supervisors for several years. 
 
 Mr. Opsahl is one of the prominent 
 young attorneys of the upper peninsula. 
 He has a carefully selected law library, per- 
 haps larger than is found in the office of 
 many an old practitioner, and occupies the 
 entire flat of the second floor of the large 
 building on Main street, which he owns. 
 He is prominently identified with the growth 
 and progress of Menominee and an investor 
 in its enterprises. He is the secretary and 
 treasurer of the Menominee Land & Invest- 
 ment Company, of which C. A. Spies is the 
 president. The object of this association is 
 to build homes for poor people and sell the 
 same to them on long time and easy pay- 
 ments. He is also one of the organizers 
 and a stockholder in the Menominee Elec- 
 tric & Mechanical Company, manufacturers 
 of electrical appliances and novelties, and 
 is now its vice-president. He has been a 
 Notary Public ever since February, 1885, 
 and is United States Commissioner for the 
 Western District of Michigan, to which 
 ofifice he was appointed in October, 1886. 
 
 In religion he is a Presbyterian, and 
 while engaged in active practice he has yet 
 found time to assist his countrymen and 
 work for their advancement. As evidence 
 of this may be mentioned the fact that he 
 organized three years ago the ' ' Sons of the 
 North," an incorporated benevolent associa- 
 tion, who now have fine lodge rooms in 
 Spies' new building, and was counsel for 
 the Odd Fellows in the organization of 
 the Menominee Odd Fellows Association, 
 which was formed to erect the I. O. O. F. 
 temple on Main street. He is a prominent 
 member of the I, O, O. F., and of the 
 
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 243 
 
 Knights of Pythias and of the Uniform Rank, 
 in which lodges he has held important 
 offices. 
 
 HLBERT J. PAUL I, ex-County 
 Treasurer of Menominee county, 
 and now engaged in the clothing 
 business in this city, was born in 
 Paris, France, June 25, 185S, a son of 
 Jacques and Marie Pauli, natives of Alsace, 
 France. They came to America in 1873, 
 and now reside in Menominee. They have 
 three children: Albert, the subject of this 
 sketch; Marie, wife of Phillip Harter, of 
 this city; and Jacques, of Chicago, Illinois. 
 Mr. Pauli was a carpenter by occupation. 
 He was a soldier in the French National 
 Guards during the Franco-Prussian war. 
 
 Albert J. Pauli remained in Paris until 
 fourteen years of age, when he came to 
 America, landing in Menominee, Michigan, 
 September 7, 1872. He was employed by 
 the clothing and dry-goods firm of Harter 
 & Harvath until 1875, was then engaged as 
 bookkeeper and clerk for George Harvath, 
 in the same business, until 1880, and since 
 that year has been engaged in the clothing 
 business, in partnership with Peter Seidd. 
 They were first located on Main street, op- 
 posite Engine House No. 2, but in 1886 
 they erected their present building, known 
 as Armory Hall Block, Nos. 715, 717 and 
 719 Main street, and is one of the best bus- 
 iness blocks in Menominee. In addition to 
 this large business, Mr. Pauli is director of 
 the Building and Loan Association of Me- 
 nominee. In political matters, he is a stanch 
 Republican, and has always taken an active 
 interest in local affairs. He served as Coun- 
 ty Treasurer from 1889 to 1892. 
 
 November 22, 1883, our subject was 
 
 united in marriage with Miss Minnie Four- 
 nier, born in Illinois, June 23, 1862, of 
 French-Canadian descent. She received 
 her education in this city. Mr. and Mrs. 
 Pauli have four children, — Minnie, Albert, 
 Margarite and Frederick. Mr. Pauli affil- 
 iates with the Masonic order, blue lodge, 
 chapter and commandery, of the Mystic 
 Shrine at Grand Rapids, of the K. of P. of 
 Menominee, the A. O. U. W., K. O. T. M., 
 and Royal Arcanum. 
 
 >T^AMES H. WALTON, Secretary of 
 ^ the Board of Education of Menomi- 
 /• 1 nee, was born in Bloomington, Illi- 
 nois, January 25, 1845. His father, 
 William H. H. Walton, was a native of 
 Kentucky, but moved from Cynthiana, that 
 State, to Illinois, in 1844. The mother of 
 our subject, nee Mary A. Dobson, was a na- 
 tive of Dobson's Cross Roads, Virginia, and 
 was related to Attorney General Garland 
 and President James K. Polk. Her father's 
 sister was named in honor of Mrs. J. K. 
 Polk. Grandfather Walton was a soldier 
 under General Harrison, was wounded at the 
 battle of Tippecanoe in 181 1, and he died 
 in 1S13. William H. H. and Mary A. Wal- 
 ton have two children now living, — James 
 H., the subject of this sketch; and Hannah 
 M., wife of James A. Jones, of Chicago, Illi- 
 nois. 
 
 James H. Walton was reared and edu- 
 cated in his native city, and much of his 
 early life was spent in assisting his father. 
 Later, at the age of twenty-one years, he 
 worked nights in a gristmill, and in that 
 way obtained money with which to begin 
 a commercial course in the college at 
 Bloomington. He afterward secured the 
 position of bookkeeper^ foreman and gen- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 eral manager of a lumber yard three years. 
 In 1869 he came to Menominee, spending 
 the first two years as bookkeeper for the L. 
 W. & V. S. Lumber Company, was then 
 manager of their general store two and a 
 half years, and from January, 1873, to De- 
 cember 31, 1880, he served as Treasurer of 
 Menominee county. From that time until 
 February 16, 1889, Mr. Walton was em- 
 ployed as manager of the general store of 
 the K. C. Lumber Company. For the fol- 
 lowing two years he was with the Ramsey & 
 Jones Lumber Company, and then erected 
 the mill for the Menominee Hardwood & 
 Shingle Company, which he conducted two 
 years and nine months. Since May 7, 1894, 
 Mr. Walton has held the position of City 
 Clerk, having been elected to that office by 
 both parties. He also served as Township 
 Treasurer from August 22, 1881, to April i, 
 1883, as City Treasurer from April i, 1883, 
 to April I, 1888, and as Chairman of the 
 Board of Supervisors in 1889. Mr. Walton 
 is also an earnest and painstaking friend of 
 the city schools, and now holds the position 
 of Secretary of the Board of Education. The 
 members of the board at present are Joseph 
 Fleshiem, James H. Walton, William H. 
 Phillips, Hon. Byron S. Waite and Mrs. 
 Catherine B. Boswell. The officers are: 
 Joseph Fleshiem, President; James H. Wal- 
 ton, Secretary; and William H. Phillips, 
 Treasurer. The present Superintendent is 
 O. I. Woodley. There are nine school 
 buildings, including forty-six rooms, and 
 they give employment to fifty-one teachers, 
 their salary averaging about $51.66 per 
 month, including the superintendent's salary. 
 The graduates of the high school here are 
 eligible to the universities. Mr. Walton 
 has assisted in erecting every school build- 
 ing in the city, and also the court-house. 
 
 In addition to his other business interests, 
 he has been director of the First National 
 Bank since its organization, has been a di- 
 rector of the Agricultural Society, and is 
 one of the trustees of the Joseph Juttner 
 estate, aggregating $64,000. 
 
 In 1870 Mr. Walton was united in mar- 
 riage with Flora E. Drum, boi-n in Ohio, 
 December 13, 1848, a daughter of C. K. 
 Drum, a native of Pennsylvania but now a 
 resident of Fredonia, Kansas, and is seven- 
 ty-eight years of age. He was Captain on 
 a gunboat buring the late war, and took 
 part in the battle of Island No. 10. Mr. 
 and Mrs. Walton have two living children, — 
 Helen M., a teacher in the city schools, and 
 Joseph H. The mother and daughter are 
 members of the First Presbyterian Church. 
 In his social relations, Mr. Walton affiliates 
 with the Masonic order and has served as 
 Master of the blue lodge and as High Priest 
 of the commandery. He is also Past Com- 
 mander of the K. O. T. M. In political 
 matters he is a life-long Republican. 
 
 BRANK ERDLITZ, secretary and 
 treasurer of the Menominee River 
 Brewing Company, is a native of 
 Austria, born on the 14th of Jan- 
 uary, 1864. His father, Joseph Erdlitz, 
 was also born in the same country, and, 
 emigrating to America in 1870, settled in 
 Branch, Wisconsin, where he yet makes his 
 home. Frank acquired his education in the 
 district schools, and with his father came 
 to this country when a child of six sum- 
 mers. He lived in Branch until 1879, when 
 he came to Menominee and secured a posi- 
 tion as cook in the lumber camp of K. C. 
 Camp, thus serving until 18S6, when, with 
 
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 the capital he had thus acquired, he em- 
 barked in the saloon business in Menominee. 
 He purchased the houses Nos. 417 and 419 
 Kirby street, which he furnished and re- 
 named the Erdlitz House, conducting the 
 same from 1880 until the ist of May, 1894. 
 He then sold out and built a private residence 
 at No. 423 Kirby street. About the same 
 time he opened a new saloon on Main 
 street, in connection with Joseph Schroeter, 
 and was interested in that concern until 
 October 18, 1894, when he accepted his 
 present position. 
 
 The Menominee River Brewing Com- 
 pany rivals any concern of the kind in Wis- 
 consin or northern Michigan. Upon an 
 eminence overlooking the river the brewery 
 stands, a structure that is especially attract- 
 ive, for, like some ancient castle, it occupies 
 a prominence which makes it the cynosure 
 of all eyes. The business grew out of a 
 small concern which was established about 
 1886 by Messrs. Eichert & Skala, who 
 erected a small brewery, two stories in 
 height, with limited machinery. The former 
 gentleman soon sold out to Wolfgang Reindl, 
 and under the administration of Messrs. 
 Reindl & Skala trade constantly increased, 
 and a brick building had to be erected and 
 more extensive machinery added. These 
 improvements were made in 1890, but they 
 were still insufficient to meet the growing 
 demand for the product of this brewery. In 
 consequence a stock campany was formed 
 and incorporated under the name of the 
 Menominee River Brewing Company, and 
 plans were immediately consummated and 
 operation begun on a magnificent plant 
 which has few equals in this part of the 
 country. The success of the new company 
 is demonstrated by the stately pile of brick 
 and stone, which is iio feet in height and 
 
 is surmounted by a tower of beauty which is 
 topped by the figure of a rampant buck. 
 The old structure was also put to use and 
 remodeled to accord with the change. The 
 brewery has a capacity of 120 barrels of 
 beer per day, and is so constructed that if 
 necessary almost double that amount can be 
 produced. New and improved machinery 
 in every department assures an excellent 
 product, and the brewery is a model of 
 neatness and cleanliness. Thirty men are 
 constantly employed in the establishment, 
 and it is under the management of one the 
 ablest and most skillful brewers of the 
 Northwest. The entire plant covers about 
 five acres, and this large area of land is 
 taken up by eight buildings used in the 
 active operations. This would indicate an 
 extensive plant, — a fact which is also denoted 
 by the fact that $125,000 would just cover 
 the investments made in the buildings. 
 
 The officers of the Menominee River 
 Brewing Company are: W. Reindl, presi- 
 dent; F. C. Nowack, vice president; 
 Frank Erdlitz, secretary and treasurer; Al- 
 bert Lowenstein, bookkeeper. The direct- 
 ors are W. Reindl, F. C. Nowack, Frank 
 Erdlitz, M. Bohmann, S. Peltier, P. Low- 
 enstein, G. Weiner, George Harvath and 
 Frank Oberkircher. The success of the 
 company is shown by the fact that the bus- 
 iness done in 1894 was three times as great 
 as that of 1891. 
 
 On the 5th of May, 1885, Mr. Erdlitz 
 was united in marriage with Miss Bertha 
 Friedl, a native of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 
 daughter of John Friedl, who settled in that 
 city in the '40s, one of its pioneers. He 
 owned the first ox team that ever entered 
 that city, and in other ways his name is 
 connected with its "first days." Mr. and 
 Mrs. Erdlitz now have five children, — 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Frank, Charles, Leo, Ella and Clara. The 
 lady was born December 26, 1864, was ed- 
 ucated in Manitowoc, and with her husband 
 is a member of the Epiphany Catholic 
 Church. 
 
 Mr. Erdlitx is a member of the St. John 
 Society (Catholic), and has served as its 
 Treasurer. Twice he has served as its del- 
 egate to the national convention, which is 
 held under the name of the German Catho- 
 lic Central Society, attending in St. Louis 
 in 1893 and in New York in 1894. He is 
 also connected with the Turn Verein and 
 has served as its treasurer for the past two 
 years. He first visited Menominee in 1872, 
 again came in 1874, and since 1879 has 
 been one of its permanent settlers. 
 
 He is actively interested in everything 
 pertaining to the advancement of the city, 
 and has been officially connected with it for 
 some time. In his political views he is a 
 stalwart Democrat and an active worker in 
 the party. In the councils of his party he 
 is prominent, and formerly was chairman of 
 the Democratic county committee. After 
 being secretary of the county committee for 
 two years he had to resign the position as 
 chairman on account of his engrossing busi- 
 ness duties. He now devotes his energies 
 exclusively to his business, and the success 
 of the concern in the past year is largely due 
 to his efforts. In the spring of 1893 he was 
 nominated tor the position of Alderman in 
 the First ward and ran against J. E. Jen- 
 nings, whom he defeated by a majority of 
 twenty-six, although the First is one of the 
 strongest wards in the city. He has since 
 been a member of the City Council, and 
 was formerl}' chairman of the street com- 
 mittee of the whole city, while at this writ- 
 ing he occupies a similar position for the 
 first district. 
 
 X) 
 
 R. EUGENE GRIGNON, Treas- 
 urer of Menominee county, has 
 been identified with Menominee 
 for a period of ten years, and is 
 ranked with the leading citizens of northern 
 Michigan. 
 
 Dr. Grignon was born in the province 
 of Quebec, Canada, January i, 1S57, 
 son of Medard and Henrietta (Lalande) 
 Grignon, natives of St. Jerome, Canada, 
 and of French descent. The parents still 
 reside at the place of their nativity. Of 
 their fourteen children eleven are living, 
 namely : Wilfred, Alzire, Eugene, Ed- 
 mund, Hendrick, Joseph, Marianne, Hon- 
 orius, Henrietta, Henry, and Julia. Three 
 of the sons, Wilfred, Eugene and Edmund, 
 are doctors; Joseph is an attorney; and 
 Henry has "Prof." prefixed to his name. 
 The father has for many years been engaged 
 in the general merchandise business, and is 
 a man of prominence and influence in his 
 town. Both he and his wife are members 
 of the Catholic Church, in which faith they 
 have reared their family. 
 
 Eugene spent his boyhood days in the 
 town of St. Jerome. He was a student at St. 
 Therese and Masson Colleges, completing 
 a classical course; studied medicine at Vic- 
 toria University, Montreal, where he gradu- 
 ated in March, 1884. For one year he 
 practiced his profession in Canada, and then 
 in 1885 took up his abode in Menominee, 
 Michigan, where he has since lived and 
 prospered. Here he has conducted a suc- 
 cessful practice when not occupied with of- 
 ficial duties. 
 
 Dr. Grignon was married in April, 18S8, 
 to Miss Annie I. Loewestein, a native of 
 Austria and a daughter of Major Albert 
 Loewestein, who for forty-four years served 
 in the Austrian army, and who is now living 
 
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 retired in his native land. The Major has 
 one son, Alois, who is a Lieutenant in the 
 Austrian navy. Mrs. Grignon was born Feb- 
 ruary 7, 1863; had the best of educational 
 advantages in Austria, being versed in sev- 
 eral languages; and her amiability has won 
 for her hosts of friends in Menominee. The 
 doctor and his wife have three children liv- 
 ing, — Mercedes, Germaine and Gaston. 
 
 Politically, the Doctor is a Republican. 
 Ever since he cast his lot with Menominee 
 he has been thoroughly identified with its 
 best interests, and has served in various 
 official capacities. He was elected Coroner 
 in 1886 and served two years; was Health 
 Officer two years, 189 1-2. In 1892 he was 
 elected County Treasurer, and at the ex- 
 piration of his first term was re-elected. 
 Also he is prominently connected with the 
 various organizations of the city. He 
 founded the St. Jean Baptiste Society, 
 which now has a membership of 200, and 
 he organized the St. Jean Baptiste Band. 
 The Doctor and his family are all excellent 
 musicians. He has an unusually fine bary- 
 tone voice, and is frequently in demand on 
 concert occasions. In the Order of Forest- 
 ers he is a prominent and active member, 
 and he is also a member of the Menominee 
 River Medical Association. Another organ- 
 ization with which Dr. Grignon is promi- 
 nently associated is the French- Canadian 
 Union Benevolent Society of the United 
 States of America, its headquarters being 
 at Alpena, Michigan. He was the first 
 president of this society, and filled the office 
 two terms. 
 
 Dr. Grignon has been deeply interest- 
 ed in the material growth and develop- 
 ment of Menominee ever since he located 
 here, and in 1894 he erected the Grignon 
 Block, one of the finest in the city. 
 
 HLVAH LITTLEFIELD SAWYER, 
 of the firm of Sawyer, Waite & 
 Waite, attorneys at law, Menomi- 
 nee, Michigan, is one of the most 
 enterprising and public-spirited men of this 
 city; and it is with pleasure that we present 
 the following resume of his life and ancestry 
 to the readers of this work: 
 
 Hon. Hiram Sawyer, his father, was 
 born in New Hampshire in 18 14, son of 
 Joseph Sawyer, also a native of New Eng- 
 land. The Sawyer family first made its ap- 
 pearance in America in 1648, coming here 
 from Birmingham, England, and settling in 
 Massachusetts. Hon. Hiram Sawyer was 
 married in New Hampshire to Miss Barbara 
 A. Wilson, a native of Haverhill, that State, 
 and a daughter of Jonathan Wilson, a na- 
 tive of New Hampshire, of English descent 
 and a millwright by trade. In 1845 ^^''- ^'id 
 Mrs. Sawyer moved to Wisconsin and set- 
 tled at Burnett, Dodge county, being among 
 the very earliest of pioneers in that county. 
 Mr. Sawyer died therein 1888, at the age of 
 seventy-four years; his widow survives and 
 lives at the old homestead. They had twelve 
 children, nine of whom are living, namely: 
 Eliza Allen, Trenton, Wisconsin; Hon. 
 Hiram W. , County Judge of Washington 
 county, Wisconsin, and Grand Master of the 
 Grand Lodge, F. & A. M., of that State; 
 Mary S. Childs, Menominee; Ransom J., 
 Menominee; Hannah W. Mayhew, Burnett, 
 Wisconsin; A. L. , the subject of this article; 
 Mattie S. Sherman, Flat Willow, Montana; 
 Lewis M., of Chicago, Illinois, is pharmacist 
 in charge of St. Luke's Hospital. Of the 
 other three, we record that Adeline Billings 
 died in 1862; Ilattie M., in 1S64, at the age 
 of seven years; and Sarah P. White, in 
 1894, at Claremont, Minnesota, leaving two 
 children. Fern and Sawyer. The father of 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 this large family was a farmer by occupa- 
 tion, and was a prominent and active man 
 in his day. Politically, he was a Democrat. 
 In all local affairs, especially educational 
 matters, he took a deep interest; was a 
 member of the Wisconsin State Legislature 
 in 1866. 
 
 Alvah Littlefield Sawyer, the subject of 
 our sketch, was born at Burnett, Dodge 
 county, Wisconsin, September 16, 1854. 
 He was reared at his native place, receiving 
 his education in the public schools and in 
 the Wayland Institute at Beaver Dam, Wis- 
 consin. For two years he was engaged in 
 teaching. Then he entered the law office of 
 his brother, Hon. H. W. Sawyer, at Hart- 
 ford, Wisconsin, where he pursued the study 
 of law, and where he was admitted to the 
 bar in 1877. In June of the following year 
 he came to Menominee, and in the office of 
 the late Judge E. S. Ingalls commenced the 
 practice of his profession, continuing alone 
 until 1 88 1, when he became associated with 
 Hon. Byron S. Waite. In April, 1893, they 
 took in as a third partner William F. Waite, 
 and the firm name became Sawyer, Waite & 
 Waite. Under this name they do strictly a 
 law business. In the matter of investment 
 and land ownership, however, the firm of 
 Sawyer & Waite still continues. Mr. Saw- 
 yer also has various other interests. He is 
 a member of the firm of Childs & Sawyer; 
 is secretary of the Shuswap Lumber Com- 
 pany, which owns a large tract of land in 
 British Columbia; has been interested in 
 mining operations in northern Michigan; and 
 is also engaged in farming to some extent. 
 He has a passion for flowers and a fine repu- 
 tation for his success in their culture. He 
 is also a director in the Agricultural society. 
 
 Mr. Sawyer was married April 13, 1880, 
 to Miss Josephine S. Ingalls, a native of 
 
 Lake county, Illinois, born March 9, 1857, 
 daughter of Judge Eleazer S. and Martha 
 M. (Pierson) Ingalls. 
 
 Judge Ingalls was born in New Hamp- 
 shire in 1820. At an early day he drove 
 from that State to Illinois with an ox team, 
 and not long after, about 1849 or 1851, he 
 made the trip across the plains to Califor- 
 nia, in charge of a caravan. Returning to 
 Illinois, he settled down to the practice of 
 law and soon attained prominence. In 
 1859 he located at Little River, Wisconsin, 
 and subsequently removed from there to 
 Menominee, Michigan, where he continued 
 the practice of his profession. He assisted 
 in the organization of Menominee county, 
 was a member of the Constitutional Conven- 
 tion of Michigan, was a Representative in 
 the State Legislature, served as Prosecut- 
 ing Attorney of the county, was Circuit 
 Court Commissioner, and was also County 
 Judge. He was president of the Brien Min- 
 ing Company, and was among the earliest 
 explorers for iron. Later he developed the 
 Emmett mine, a half interest of which was 
 sold for $35,000. He was the founder of 
 the Menominee Herald and was its first 
 editor; and he wrote a history of Menominee 
 county, called the "Centennial History," 
 which he published in 1876, in pamphlet 
 form. Indeed, there were few more prom- 
 inent men in northern Michigan than Judge 
 Ingalls. He passed from this life to the un- 
 known world in November, 1879. His 
 widow survives and now makes her home in 
 California. They were the parents of eight 
 children, four of whom are living, viz. : Mary 
 A. Milbury, Los Gatos, California; Mrs. 
 Sawyer; Martha M. Beaser, Chicago Park, 
 California; and Arthur J., also of Chicago 
 Park, California. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer have four children 
 
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 249 
 
 living: Kenneth I., Gladys, Meredith, and 
 Wilda, and one, Irma, deceased. He and 
 his family attend the Presbyterian Church. 
 
 Fraternally, he is identified with the 
 blue lodge chapter and commandery, F. & 
 A. M., at Menominee, having served as the 
 first Secretary of the chapter; and he is 
 a member of the Mystic Shrine at Grand 
 Rapids. Politically, he is a Democrat, but 
 in all local matters he is usually found on 
 the right side. He served as City Attorney 
 five years, and was for three years a School 
 Trustee; at this writing is chairman of the 
 Democratic county committee. 
 
 Mr. Sawyer's residence at No. 1701 
 State street, Menominee, was built by him 
 and is one of the handsomest homes in this 
 city. 
 
 ai 
 
 H. PHILLIPS, Prosecuting At- 
 torney of Menominee county, 
 Michigan, has been a resident of 
 this place since 1 880 and is ranked 
 with its leading citizens. 
 
 He was born in Rome township, Lena- 
 wee county, Michigan, August 7, 1839, and 
 is of English descent. Joel Phillips, his 
 father, was a native of Berkshire county, 
 Massachusetts, and a son of Amos Phillips. 
 The latter was a soldier in the war of 18 12, 
 and the subject of this sketch has in his 
 possession the old musket his grandfather 
 carried in that war. Amos Phillips died in 
 New York State, at the age of thirty-seven 
 years. Some time later his widow became 
 the wife of a Mr. Tooker and they came 
 west to Lenawee county, Michigan, settling 
 in the woods and being among the earliest 
 pioneers of the county. Adrian at that 
 time was a mere hamlet. Near the time 
 of their settlement here there came another 
 
 family from New York, that of Daniel Mar- 
 vin, also a veteran of the war of 1812. He 
 and his family located in the woods about 
 three miles northwest of Adrian. Here 
 Joel Phillips and Miss Arrozetta Marvin met 
 and were subsequently married. After their 
 marriage they settled on a frontier farm in 
 Dover township, that county, which they 
 improved and where they spent the rest of 
 their lives and died. Both were members 
 of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many 
 years, and he was a life-long Democrat. 
 They had two children, W. H., whose name 
 heads this article, being the only survivor of 
 the family. 
 
 W. H. Phillips spent the first twenty- 
 two years of his life on his father's farm in 
 Lenawee county. In his early boyhood 
 days he walked a mile and a half through 
 the woods to the little log schoolhouse, 
 where he spent the winter days, sitting on a 
 rude slab bench, conning his lessons. Later 
 he went to Oak Grove Academy. There he 
 did chores for his board and rang the bell 
 and swept the academy building to pay his 
 tuition, in this way defraying his expenses 
 one year. The following summer he worked 
 on the farm and the next winter taught a 
 district school, and in this way made the 
 money with which he completed his acad- 
 emy course. Later he took the scientific 
 course at Adrian College. In the mean- 
 time he occupied his odd moments in the 
 study of law. In 1876 he entered the 
 office of A. L. Miller, of Adrian, under 
 whose instructions he continued his law 
 studies, from time to time teaching school 
 in order to support himself, and in 1879 he 
 was admitted to the bar. Immediately 
 afterward he began the practice of his pro- 
 fession in Adrian, remaining there, how- 
 ever, only a year longer, and in 1880, as 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 already stated, removing to Menominee. 
 The first year of his residence here he was 
 in partnership with a Mr. Weter, and some 
 time later was for two years associated with 
 a Mr. Thompson in practice. With these 
 e.xceptions he has practiced alone. 
 
 Mr. Phillips was married February 22, 
 1887, to Amy R. Bedell, in Hudson town- 
 ship, Lenawee county, Michigan. Mrs. 
 Phillips is a native of Ohio and a sister of 
 A. B. Bedell, of Menominee. They have 
 two children, — Etta P., wife of George 
 Morris, of this city, and Harry H., at home. 
 The family are members of the Presbyterian 
 Church. 
 
 Fraternally, Mr. Phillips has long been 
 connected with the Masonic order, and is 
 to-day one of the most prominent Masons in 
 the State of Michigan. April 22, 1863, he 
 became a member of Adrian Lodge, No 19, 
 is now a member of Menominee Lodge, No. 
 269, of which he has served as Master four 
 years. He was initiated into the mysteries of 
 Adrian Chapter, No. 10, February, r, 1866, 
 and when Menominee Chapter, No. 107, was 
 instituted he was one of its charter mem- 
 bers, and has served as High Priest three 
 years. August 4, 1884, he became a mem- 
 ber of Commandery No. 35, in which he 
 has served as Junior Warden. He is also a 
 member of the Mystic Shrine at Grand 
 Kapids, Michigan. At the Grand Lodge, 
 F. & A. M., at Saginaw, January 24, 1894, 
 he was elected Grand Master. Previous to 
 that he had served as Junior Grand Warden 
 and Deputy Grand Master, in 1892 and 1893 
 respectively. 
 
 Politically, he has always been a Repub- 
 lican, his first presidential vote having been 
 cast in i860 for Abraham Lincoln; and he 
 has always taken an active interest in public 
 affairs. While in Lenawee county he served 
 
 for years as School Inspector. In 1 882 he was 
 elected Attorney of Menominee county, was 
 re-elected in 1884, and again November 6, 
 1 894, now being the incumbent of this office. 
 In 1888 he was elected City Attorney, and 
 served a period of three years. In educa- 
 tional matters, he is still interested; is now 
 a member of the Menominee School Board 
 and is its Treasurer. He is a stockholder 
 and president of the Menominee Gas Light 
 & Fuel Company. Indeed, all movements 
 intended for the advancement of the best 
 interests of the city have found in him an 
 earnest supporter. Few citizens of Menom- 
 inee are better known or more highly re- 
 spected than is W. H. Phillips. 
 
 5>^ETER SIBENALER.— Prominent 
 1 W among the business men of Menom- 
 M inee is the gentleman whose name 
 
 introduces this article. He is one 
 of the best known merchants of the city and 
 has a wide reputation for honorable dealing 
 that has won him unlimited confidence and 
 given him a standing in commercial circles 
 that may well be envied. The development 
 of this locality is also largely due to his un- 
 tiring efforts in its behalf. Hardly an enter- 
 prise of public importance, calculated to 
 advance improvement, can be named that 
 does not number him among its patrons, and 
 Menominee's history would be incomplete 
 without the record of his life. 
 
 Mr. Sibenaler is a native of Luxemburg, 
 Germany, born in 1853. His father, Henry 
 Sibenaler, was an influential and leading 
 citizen of that locality, held the office of 
 Mayor for a number of years, and also 
 served as a soldier in the army, but is now 
 deceased, and his wife has also passed away. 
 In their family were seven children who 
 
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 are yet living, namely: John, who is still on 
 the old homestead; Mrs. Lena Kass, a 
 resident of Menominee; Professor William, 
 who was a soldier in the Arm}' of Luxem- 
 burg and is now located in Metz, Germany; 
 Mary and Kate, who still reside in Luxem- 
 burg; Nicholas, a machinist of Paris; and 
 Peter. 
 
 The years of his boyhood and youth 
 Peter Sibenaler passed in the land of his 
 nativity. In 1S71, at the age of eighteen, 
 he bade adieu to friends and kindred and set 
 sail for America, for he had resolved to try 
 his fortune in the New World, believing that 
 better opportunities and privileges were 
 afforded here. In the Fatherland he had 
 learned the trade of cabinet-making, and for 
 a time after his arrival here he continued in 
 the same pursuits. In 1879 he embarked 
 in the furniture business, in connection with 
 William Blom, and after five years bought 
 out his partner, soon after the completion of 
 the present fine stone building in 1884. He 
 has a very large stock, porportionate to the 
 demand, and one of the best establishments 
 of the kind in this section of the State. 
 From the public he receives a liberal patron- 
 age, which is constantly increasing and the 
 mercantile interests of Menominee find in 
 him a worthy representative. 
 
 On the loth of May, 1880, was cele- 
 brated the marriage of Mr. Sibenaler and 
 Miss Gertrude Jobielus, who was born in 
 Green Bay, Wisconsin, February 6, i860, 
 and is a daughter of Jacob Jobielus, a native 
 of Prussia and one of the early settlers of 
 Green Bay. Five children have been born 
 to them, four daughters and one son, — 
 Agnes, Emma, Edith and Clara: the son is 
 deceased. 
 
 In connection with his other business in- 
 terests Mr. Sibenaler is a stockholder in tlie 
 
 First National Bank of Menominee, and 
 was interested in the organization of the 
 Stained Glass Works Company. He is a 
 director and vice president of the Cream 
 City Woven Wire Works, of Milwaukee, and 
 is a stockholder and one of the directors of the 
 Lumberman's National Bank of Menominee. 
 He is a man of resolute purpose and persist- 
 ence, and carries forward to successful com- 
 pletion whatever he undertakes, no matter 
 what obstacles are encountered or what dif- 
 ficulties must be overcome. He has risen 
 to his present position of prosperity solely 
 through his own efforts; and business ability, 
 good management and enterprise are the 
 stepping stones on which he has climbed. 
 
 Mr. Sibenaler was a member of the 
 building committee for the erection of the 
 new German Catholic Church of Menominee, 
 and also served as its Treasurer. Both he 
 and his wife are Catholics in religious belief, 
 contribute liberally to the support of the 
 church and take an active and abiding in- 
 terest in its welfare and upbuilding. He be- 
 longs to the Royal Arcanum. 
 
 In his political views he is independent, 
 bound not by party ties, but devoted to the 
 best interests of the community in which he 
 resides. He has given his time and ener- 
 gies to public work with a self-sacrifice that 
 commands the respect and gratitude of all. 
 For two years he was one of the most in- 
 fluential and leading members of the City 
 Council, and served as President //v fcin. 
 
 He is superintendent of the city ceme- 
 etcry, and has done a vast work there, mak- 
 ing the " silent city" one of the most beau- 
 tiful in the northern peninsula, — a place 
 where nature, modified by art, speaks to the 
 bereaved heart a story of peace and rest. 
 While in the Council he was untiring in his 
 labors in behalf of city improvements and 
 
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 did a great work for the paving and sewer- 
 age systems. He was so constantly and 
 busily employed in this work that at length 
 his health failed and he had to refuse a re- 
 election. Under his administration, if he 
 were Mayor, there would be no need of civic 
 federations, for pure government and com- 
 mendable progress would characterize his 
 reign. He belongs to that class of men who 
 labor for the best interests of a community 
 in which they reside and willingly devote 
 themselves, their time, means and energies 
 for the furtherance of public progress. His 
 prosperity is due to his undeviating and 
 earnest pursuit of the high standard he has 
 set before him, and his faithful performance 
 of the obligations of his maturer life. He 
 is an affable, genial gentleman, a favorite 
 with a large circle of acquaintances, and 
 many friends give him their high and un- 
 qualified regard. 
 
 BOX. JOSEPH FLESHIEM, one of 
 the prominent business men of 
 Menominee, was born in Cleveland, 
 Ohio, April 28, 1848. His father, 
 Gustavus Fleshiem, a native of Germany, 
 came to America in 1840, locating in Cleve- 
 land, where he died in 1855. His widow 
 survived until 1893. They were the parents 
 of four children, — Mrs. Lena Wise, Isaac 
 and Sallie, of Cleveland, and Joseph, the 
 subject of this sketch. 
 
 The latter was reared and educated in 
 his native city. In 1868 he went to South 
 Haven, Michigan, and, being a cigar-maker 
 by trade, he followed that occupation there 
 until 1870. During the following year he 
 worked at his trade in Milwaukee, Wiscon- 
 sin, and in April, 1871, he came to Menom- 
 inee, where he followed the same occupation 
 
 for six months. He was next employed in 
 the county office of Edward Leake; in 1873 
 was appointed Deputy Clerk and Registrar 
 of Deeds; was afterward elected to that 
 office; was then appointed by the Board of 
 Supervisors to fill a vacancy as County 
 Treasurer three years, and from 1887 to 
 1888 served as Mayor of Menominee. Out 
 of the three terms as County Clerk and Re- 
 gistrar of Deeds, Mr. Fleshiem had no oppo- 
 sition at two of the elections, and also met 
 with no opposition at his first election as 
 Mayor. During that term he was instru- 
 mental in securing the paid fire department 
 of the city. At his second election to the 
 office he received 1,017 out of 1,296 votes. 
 In 1S75 Mr. Fleshiem embarked in the 
 insurance business in this city, was afterward 
 engaged in mining on the Menominee Range, 
 was one of the incorporators, and is now 
 director, of the Electric Railroad and Power 
 Company, president of the Electrical and 
 Mechanical Company, vice-president of the 
 Menominee Iron Works, vice-president of 
 the Thomas Brass and Iron Company of 
 Milwaukee, president of the Loan & Build- 
 ing Association of Menominee, director of 
 the Lumberman's National Bank, and was 
 secretary of the Agricultural Society. In 
 1 89 1 our subject was elected without 
 opposition to the State Senate, his district 
 embracing Marquette, Menominee and Iron 
 counties. In 1 893 he was again elected to 
 that position, his district comprising half of 
 the counties of northern Michigan, and he 
 served as chairman of the committee on 
 railroads. 
 
 Mr. Fleshiem was married in 1875 to 
 Miss Belle Stephenson, born in Escanaba, 
 Michigan, in July, 1859, a daughter of 
 Andrew and Charlotte (Pishion) Stephenson. 
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 Isaac Stephenson of Marinette. Our subject 
 and wife have three children : Nellie Louise, 
 attending the Northwestern University at 
 Evanston, Illinois; Edna Earl, a member of 
 the senior class of the high school of 
 Menominee; and Robert S. Mrs. Fleshiem 
 is a memberof the Presbyterian Church. Mr. 
 Fleshiem is a member of the Masonic order, 
 — of blue lodge, chapter and commandery of 
 Menominee, having served as Master of the 
 blue lodge. He is also a member of the 
 Mystic Shrine of Grand Rapids, of DeWitt 
 Consistory, No. 32, of that city, and of the 
 K. O. T. M., and Royal Arcanum. 
 
 @EORGE H. ORR, vice-president 
 of the Weston Lumber Company, 
 of Manistique, was born on the 
 17th of May, 1842, in Steuben 
 count}', New York, and is one of a family of 
 eight sons, whose parents are Robert and 
 Clarissa (Graham) Orr. They too were 
 natives of the Empire State and the family 
 is of Scotch-Irish descent. Both Mr. and 
 Mrs. Orr are now lix'ing in Manistique, 
 whither they removed in 1889. Seven of 
 their sons are yet living, namely: George 
 H., Albert L., Aaron, Erastus T., Lorenzo 
 B., Walter L. and Fred. \\'esley has 
 passed away. 
 
 In taking up the personal history of 
 George H. Orr we present to our readers 
 one who is widely and favorably known in 
 this locality, his extensive business interests 
 bringing him in contact with many, while 
 his pleasant, genial manner gains him the 
 high regard of all whom he has met. In 
 the common schools of his native county he 
 acquired a good education, and under the 
 parental roof he remained until the autumn 
 of 1862, when, prompted by an earnest de- 
 
 sire to aid in the preservation of the Union, 
 he offered his services to the Government 
 and became a member of Company F, One 
 Hundred and Seventh New York Volunteer 
 Infantry. He served only a few months, 
 and during a part of that time was in the 
 Fairfax Seminary Hospital. He was then 
 discharged on account of physical disability. 
 The hardship and exposure incident to war 
 had so undermined his health that when he 
 left the army his weight was only ninety 
 pounds. 
 
 Mr. Orr at once returned to his home, 
 and as soon as he had sufficiently regained 
 his strength began operations as a stock 
 dealer, which he continued for a period of 
 about eight years. His next venture was in 
 the lumber business, which he carried on in 
 the East for some time. His residence in 
 Manistique dates from 1873, at which time 
 he contracted with the Chicago Lumbering 
 Company for putting in logs by the thou- 
 sand. He was thus employed during the 
 succeeding five years, after which he pur- 
 chased stock in the company. He then 
 took charge of all their wood-work and has 
 since managed that branch of the business. 
 He has also served as one of the directors of 
 the company, and in 1884 he aided in the or- 
 ganization of the Weston Lumber Company, 
 of which he was made vice-president. 
 His connection with the company in that 
 capacity still continues, and he also has 
 charge of its wood-work department. He 
 is a director in the White Marble Lime 
 Company and in the Manistique Bank. A 
 man of broad experience and capability he 
 successfully controls all interests under his 
 supervision, and his judicious management 
 has been an important factor in the pros- 
 perity of the concern with which he is con- 
 nected. 
 
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 Memorial record of the 
 
 Mr. Orr is a member of the Masonic 
 fraternity, and in his poHtical relation is a 
 Republican, but has never been prominent 
 in political circles, preferring to give his en- 
 tire time and attention to his business 
 interests. He was the first village President, 
 and for four years he acted as County 
 Treasurer. Both himself and his wife, in 
 religious relations, hold a membership in the 
 Presbyterian Church. 
 
 May I, 1865, Mr. Orr was united in 
 matrimony with Miss Ellen Eddy, a native 
 of New York and a daughter of Charles 
 C. and Amy (Stevens) Eddy, natives also of 
 the Empire State. Mr. and Mrs. Orr have 
 had two children, namely: Charles R. , a 
 druggist, who married Miss Cora Simmons 
 and resides in Manistique; and Edith M. 
 who was a teacher in Hancock, Michigan, 
 for a year, and died on the 22d of Decem- 
 ber, 1894, just after her graduation at the 
 University of Michigan. 
 
 Sr-* ARS ASTRUP, the popular Sheriff 
 I I of Menominee county, Michigan, 
 ^I^A was born January 25, 1858, in 
 Norway, and received his element- 
 ary education in his native country. At the 
 age of sixteen years he left home and fol- 
 lowed a seafaring life, first as cabin boy on 
 a Norwegian vessel belonging to his father 
 and bound for Quebec, coming to the New 
 World with the last Norwegian emigrants of 
 1874. On the way the ship suffered a 
 wreck, but not a disastrous one. In due 
 time the lad made the return trip to his na- 
 tive land on the same vessel, being absent 
 ten months altogether. For two months he 
 was attending mates' school, and then for 
 two years he was clerk in a store at Chris- 
 tiania, Norway. Next he went to Edinburg, 
 
 Scotland, where he was ship-broker for two 
 and a half years. Returning again to Nor- 
 way, he proceeded soon to Stockholm, 
 Sweden, and after a short time, in 1880, he 
 sailed for Port Natal, South Africa, with a 
 cargo of lumber. He remained in that 
 strange foreign land for six years, engaged 
 in business. For a year and a half of this 
 time he had large contracts in building, for 
 example, the Laager, a structure enclosed 
 by a stone wall, where the magistrate of the 
 district resides and holds his courts. The 
 building is 250 miles distant from any white 
 man's habitation. 
 
 While a resident of Natal he married, in 
 1882, Miss Rachel Milne, a native of Dur- 
 ban, Natal, and a daughter of Andrew 
 Milne, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland, who 
 emigrated to South Africa in the early days 
 of the colony and died there. Mrs. Astrup 
 was brought up and educated in Natal, and 
 she speaks both English and Norwegian. 
 
 In 1886 Mr. Astrup returned, by way of 
 the Zambesi river and the sea, to his native 
 country, leaving his wife in Natal, her native 
 land; and in 1887 he came to America, 
 locating in Menominee, Michigan. Here he 
 was emploded in a mill, at $15 a month, for 
 six months, when he went to Illinois and en- 
 gaged in railroad work. Returning to Me- 
 nominee for a short time he started for 
 Natal, with only $41. From New York 
 city he worked his way to Glasgow, Scot- 
 land, and thence to London, and on a Nor- 
 wegian sailing vessel to Mossel bay. South 
 Africa, arriving after a voyage of sixty- 
 seven days. He came back to this country 
 with his wife by way of the islands of Bar- 
 badoes and the West Indies, landing at Bos- 
 ton, Massachusetts, and reaching Menomi- 
 nee with only fifteen cents! 
 
 After his arrival here he was employed 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 257 
 
 in a mill for a month and a half, clerked in 
 a grocery two months, and then engaged in 
 a clothing store, and while thus employed he 
 was elected Sheriff, in 1892, and in 1894 
 re-elected. In this responsible capacity Mr. 
 Astrup has proved himself to be the right 
 man in the right place, and is thereftn'e a 
 popular officer. 
 
 His father, M. L. N. Astrup, still resides 
 in Norway, retired from active business ; he 
 has been a shipper of lumber and ice. Mr. 
 Astrup, the subject of this sketch, received 
 a good education, speaks English, German, 
 French, Scandinavian and Zulu. 
 
 Of his five children four are living, — 
 Ludwig, Harold, Walter and Lars. He is 
 member of the blue lodge of the Masonic 
 order, the Knights of Pythias, K. O. T. M., 
 the Royal Arcanum and the Sons of the 
 North. In his views of American politics 
 he takes Republican grounds. 
 
 The above is a brief outline of one of 
 the most romantic lives we have ever 
 sketched. Remarkable talent and singularly 
 executive energy must be possessed by the 
 hero of the life career of this valued citizen. 
 
 ,>^ EV. HONORATUS BOURION, 
 
 I ^Z pastor of St. Ann's Catholic 
 M . y Church, Menominee, Michigan, 
 was born in Lorraine, France, June 
 I, 1840. His parents, Francis and Mar- 
 garet (Duroc) Bourion, were both natives of 
 Lorraine, and both are now deceased. The 
 father was by occupation an architect, and 
 in 1830 was a Captain in the National 
 Guards. In their family were seven chil- 
 dren, six of whom are living, namely: Joseph- 
 ine, a resident of Colorado; Leonora, also 
 of Colorado; Adelaide, Negaunee, Michigan; 
 
 the subject of this sketch; and Edward and 
 Alcid, both of Ohio. 
 
 When he was seven years of age Mr. 
 Bourion was sent to Paris to be educated, 
 and remained there until he attained his 
 majority. He then came to America and 
 that same year, 1861, was ordained at Sault 
 de Sainte Marie by Bishop Baraga, now 
 deceased. Immediately after his ordination 
 he was sent to Negaunee to organize that 
 parish. He was the first priest at that 
 place and remained there eleven years, doing 
 much effectual work. It was through his 
 instrumentality that the first church at Ne- 
 gaunee was built ; and he not only thoroughly 
 organized that church, but he also estab- 
 lished Catholic churches at Ishpeming and 
 Clarksburg, Michigan, his work covering a 
 large field and being attended with no little 
 difficulty. In 1872 Rev. Bourion went still 
 further west and settled at Central City, 
 Colorado, where he spent six years, during 
 that time building a church and academy 
 there. In the meantime his youngest 
 brother was ordained priest at Paris, France, 
 for the diocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, and 
 our subject was induced to meet his brother 
 in Cincinnati. Soon after his arrival in 
 Ohio, he accepted a position as pastor at 
 Bellefontaine, that State, and remained 
 there twelve years. While in that city he 
 repaired the church and built a brick school- 
 house. He was then called by the bishop 
 of this diocese to his old field of labor, and 
 was assigned the work of dividing the con- 
 gregation at Ishpeming, the French from the 
 English, remaining at Ishpeming two years. 
 This division satisfactorily completed, he 
 was sent to Iron Mountain to do the same 
 kind of work. At the latter place he made 
 three congregations, — French, English and 
 Italian — and remained in that city two years 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE: 
 
 and a half. The bishops next, in 1893, sent 
 him to take charge of the French congrega- 
 tion at Menominee, where he is now located. 
 This church, St. Ann's, was organized in 
 1 886, by Father Latelleir. Two other pas- 
 tors, Rev. Rousseau and Rev. Pelisson, both 
 now deceased, served the charge previous to 
 the advent of Rev. Bourion. The church 
 property is valued at $30,000, and the con- 
 gregation is the largest in the city, no less 
 than 500 families being represented in it. 
 There is a parochial school in connection 
 with the church, taught by the Sisters of St. 
 Agnes, three teachers being employed. Dur- 
 ing his residence here, Rev. Bourion has 
 liquidated the church debt. He himself has 
 $25,000 invested in church property. 
 
 Besides his regular pastorate work. Rev. 
 Bourion is laboring in other fields He is 
 Bishop's Consulter, Attorney General of the 
 Diocese, E.xaminer of the Clergy, and Dean 
 for the counties of Menominee and Dickin- 
 son. He is also a writer of some note, fre- 
 quentl}' furnishing valuable articles for pub- 
 lication. While in Ohio, he made a speech 
 in favor of pensioning every soldier who was 
 honorably discharged. This speech met 
 with great favor, a copy of it was sent to 
 Washington, District of Columbia, and he 
 had the pleasure of receiving the thanks of 
 Congress for the same. 
 
 eF. BROWN, superintendent of the 
 Pewabic mine, and a resident of 
 Iron Mountain, Michigan, dates his 
 birth in Washington county, New 
 York, August 23, 1861. He is a son of O. 
 F. Brown, also a native of that county and 
 by occupation a farmer, and grandson of 
 William D. Brown, who was born in Ireland 
 and came with his parents to this country 
 
 when a child. O. F. Brown married Miss 
 Frances Brown, a native of Vermont and a 
 daughter of Gardner Brown, also a native of 
 the Green Mountain State. They became 
 the parents of two children, E. F. and Per- 
 melia. Miss Permelia Brown is now one of 
 the popular and successful teachers of Iron 
 Mountain. 
 
 Mr. E. F. Brown spent the first si.xteen 
 years of his life at his native place, receiv- 
 ing his education in the common schools. 
 In 1879 he came West to Marinette, Wis- 
 consin, and for one year was employed as 
 clerk in a general store at that place. The 
 following year he came to the Menominee 
 Range, as clerk of the East Vulcan mine, at 
 Vulcan, Michigan. He was in charge of the 
 surface and explorations of this mine from 
 1881 until the spring of i887,andin 1887 was 
 appointed superintendent of the Pewabic 
 mine, which position he has since held. 
 During the past year (1894) 674 men were 
 employed at this mine, and the amount of 
 iron ore mined was 304,009 tons — the largest 
 output of all mines in the range. Mr. Brown 
 is also superintendent of the Keel Ridge 
 mine, which however is now closed. This 
 mine is located one mile east of the Pewabic 
 mine. 
 
 Mr. Brown was married March 9, 1887, 
 to Miss Emma Hasking, a native of Michi- 
 gan and a daughter of William T. and 
 Elizabeth Hasking. They have four daugh- 
 ters, namely: Muriel, lone, Lucille and 
 Elizabeth. 
 
 Politically, Mr. Brown affiliates with the 
 Democratic party. During 1886 and '87 he 
 served as Supervisor of the township of Nor- 
 way, that being before the town was organ- 
 ized, and for four years he has served as 
 Alderman of the city of Iron Mountain, rep- 
 resenting the Fourth ward. In Masonic 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 259 
 
 circles lie is prominent and active. He is 
 Past Master of Ouinnesec Lodge, No. 362, 
 and is also a member of Iron Mountain 
 Chapter and Hugh McCurdy Commandery, 
 F. & A. M. As an enterprising and public- 
 spirited man he ranks with the leading citi- 
 zens of Iron Mountain. 
 
 >^OSEPH MOREAU. Superintendent 
 m of the Poor of Menominee, is num- 
 nt J bered among the pioneer settlers of 
 this locality. He has seen the city 
 which is now his home, grow from a mere 
 hamlet, and the surrounding country, once 
 wild and little improved, has been trans- 
 formed into a tract of rich fertilit}" since his 
 arrival. One who has so long and inti- 
 mately been identified with this region well 
 deserves mention in this volume. 
 
 Mr. Moreau was born in Canada on the 
 1 8th of February, 1822, and is of French 
 descent. In the place of his nativity his 
 boyhood and youth were passed, and in 1841 
 he came to the United States, locating first 
 in Troy, New York, where he remained for 
 six years. On the expiration of that period 
 he came to Chicago, where he spent two 
 years, and in 1850 he reached Menominee, 
 then a small village, — three houses stand- 
 ing on Main street and three houses and a 
 sawmill in Marinette. For two years he 
 made this place his home and kept the first 
 boarding-house for the company at Minne- 
 kaunee, Wisconsin, and for some time fol- 
 lowing he passed his time between Green 
 Bay, Wisconsin, and Menominee. On 
 leaving the former place he engaged to carry 
 on a boarding-house for the accommodation 
 of employes of a shingle mill in Pensaukee, 
 Wisconsin; later spent one year in Oconto, 
 Wisconsin, after which he made a perma- 
 
 nent settlement in Menominee. He is one 
 of its oldest citizens, has witnessed its entire 
 development and takes a just pride in its up- 
 building. 
 
 An important event in the life of Mr. 
 Moreau occurred in 1854, when was cele- 
 brated his marriage to Miss Mary Ann Fier- 
 son, of Green Bay. Eleven children were 
 born of their union, eight of whom are yet 
 living and make their homes in Menominee, 
 where the sons all occupy good positions. 
 
 In October, 1861, Mr. Moreau offered his 
 services to the Government, enlisting as a 
 member of Company G, Seventeenth Regi- 
 ment of Wisconsin Volunteers, of which he 
 was made Second Lieutenant. Later he 
 won promotion to the rank of First Lieuten- 
 ant, and with his command was sent to 
 St. Louis, and thence to Pittsburg Landing, 
 where the regiment joined General Grant's 
 army. He was with his command in all its 
 engagements until 1863, when, on account 
 of ill health, he was obliged to resign and 
 return home. He now embarked in the 
 grocery and saloon business, and subse- 
 quently served as a cook on the passenger 
 steamer lines for four years. His next 
 undertaking was in the restaurant business, 
 which immediately preceded his present 
 occupation. 
 
 In 1876 Mr. Moreau took charge of the 
 Poor House of Menominee. This had been 
 established in 1874 and placed in charge of 
 Nick Gwehr, a German, who remained at 
 its head until succeeded by Mr. Moreau. 
 The building was first located on a farm 
 seven miles from the city, on the State 
 road, but the farm was sold about 1885 and 
 the house established within the corporation 
 limits of Menominee, — its present location. 
 There are now eighteen inmates. The 
 place is looked after by a committee of 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Supervisors, who provide liberally, and the 
 poor therefore have a good home. Two 
 physicians are employed to render medical 
 assistance when needed, and the inmates 
 are not required to work. Mr. Moreau has 
 now been Superintendent for eighteen years, 
 and his administration of affairs has given 
 complete satisfaction to all, as is indicated 
 by his long retention in office. 
 
 Mr. Moreau is a member of the French 
 Catholic Church, and is a man of kindly 
 disposition and benevolent impulses. In 
 his political connections he is a Republican, 
 and socially he affiliates with Lyon Post, 
 G. A. R. His life has been quietly passed 
 in the faithful performance of all duties 
 devolving upon him, and now he enjoys the 
 respect and confidence which should always 
 be given old age. 
 
 HLLEN B. BeDELL, a prominent 
 business man of Menominee, was 
 born in Wood county, Ohio, July 
 31, 1840. His father. Burr BeDell, 
 was born in New York in 1802, a son of 
 Benjamin BeDell, a native also of that 
 State, and his father was a native of France. 
 The mother of our subject, Fannie (Brand) 
 BeDell, was born in New York in 18 10, a 
 daughter of James and Fannie Brand, na- 
 natives also of that State. The father was 
 a lumberman on the Saranac river. Burr 
 and Fannie BeDell were married in New 
 York and in an early day moved West, hav- 
 ing been among the early pioneers of Wood 
 county, Ohio, where the former worked on 
 a farm and in a sawmill. In 1843 they lo- 
 cated on a farm in Lenawee county, Michi- 
 gan, having had to cut their road to the 
 place, and they made a permanent settle- 
 ment there. Mr. BeDell departed this life 
 
 in 1876, and his widow now resides at Clay- 
 ton, this State, aged eighty- five years. They 
 were the parents of eight children, viz. : 
 James, of Michigan; Benjamin F. , deceased; 
 William, of San Francisco, California; Amos 
 B., of Adrian, this State; Huldah, wife of 
 Lysander Worcester, of that city; Amy, wife 
 of W. H. Phillips, of Menominee; Allen B., 
 the subject of this sketch; and Arteas A., of 
 Ypsilanti, this State. Three of the sons 
 were soldiers in the Civil war, — William, 
 A. B. and Arteas. William served as Lieu- 
 tenant in the Heavy Artillery of Ohio. 
 A. B. and Arteas were members of the band 
 in the Eighth Michigan Infantry. Mr. and 
 Mrs. BeDell were life-long members of the 
 Methodist Episcopal Church. In political 
 matters the former affiliated with the Dem- 
 ocratic party, and he took an active interest 
 in local affairs. 
 
 Allen B. BeDell was reared and educated 
 in his native county. At the age of seven- 
 teen years he went to Chicago and engaged 
 as fireman on the Chicago & Galena Rail- 
 road, now known as the Northwestern road. 
 He next served as brakeman on the Pitts- 
 burg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad, and 
 four months afterward was promoted to the 
 position of conductor. In 1861 Mr. BeDell 
 enlisted as a drummer in the Eighth Michi- 
 gan Infantry, in which he served seventeen 
 months, and took part in the battles of 
 Coosa and James rivers and in many skir- 
 mishes. The band laid aside their instru- 
 ments and did regular duty during both bat- 
 tles. The\' were mustered out of service in 
 the fall of 18C2. Returning home, Mr. 
 BeDell resumed his run as conductor on the 
 Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago road until 
 1863, was then passenger conductor on the 
 Philadelphia & Erie road until 1871, was 
 the first conductor employed from another 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 261 
 
 road without having first served as brake- 
 man on the Toledo division of the Lake 
 Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad be- 
 tween Toledo and Cleveland; ten months 
 afterward was transferred to the Western 
 division between Elkhart and Chicago as 
 regular passenger conductor; from 1873 to 
 1877 worked on the Flint & Marquette 
 road, was next on the Mobile & Montgom- 
 ery Railroad, between Mobile, Montgomery 
 and Pensacola, and was then lost car agent 
 and conductor and iron inspector for the 
 company until 1881, when he took an in- 
 definite leave of absence. Mr. BeDell's next 
 occupation was that of buying grain and 
 produce at Clayton, Michigan, until 1883, 
 when he came to Menominee and purchased 
 the hardware store of J. Pecard & Com- 
 pany, located where Dunning Brothers & 
 Company now are. In 1884 he purchased 
 and moved to his present location. 
 
 In political matters, Mr. DeBell has 
 been a life-long Democrat. He has served 
 as United States Marshal eight years, as 
 Under Sheriff seven years, as Alderman one 
 year, as President of the City Council, as a 
 member of the Board of County Supervisors 
 two years, and as agent for the State Board 
 of Correction and Charity two years. He is 
 also a director of the Menominee Water 
 Company, a stockholder and director of the 
 Gas Company, in which he has also held the 
 position of treasurer, and is the largest 
 stockholder in the Martindale (Meagher 
 county, Montana) sheep ranch. They own 
 3,600 acres of land, which contains thirty- 
 six miles of irrigating ditches and forty miles 
 of fencing. They now have 19,000 head of 
 sheep, and have a free pasturage of 100 
 square miles. By a legislative act they 
 have a prior right of twenty-two inches of 
 water in Musselshell river. 
 
 In his social relations, Mr. BeDell has 
 held all the offices in Lyon Post, No. 266, 
 G. A. R. He assisted in organizing the post 
 in this citj', and was its first Officer of the 
 Day. He is a member of the Masonic 
 order, — blue lodge, chapter and command- 
 ery of Menominee, has been Standard 
 Bearer in the Knight Templars, and is a 
 member of the Mystic Shrine at Grand 
 Rapids. Mr. BeDell writes much for publi- 
 cation. He has also been a great traveler, 
 as there is not a State or Territory in the 
 United States, excepting Alaska, which he 
 has not visited, — also Mexico and Canada. 
 
 He was married in 1868, to Lucy A. 
 Townsend, born in Dover township, Lena- 
 wee county, Michigan, in 1843, a daughter 
 of Henry F. and Lucy A. (Bennett) Town- 
 send, natives of New York but early 
 pioneers of Lenawee county. The father 
 died in 1888, but the mother is still living. 
 Three of their children survive, namely: 
 John A., of Adrian, this State; Milton F. , of 
 Clayton, Michigan, and Mrs. BeDell. Milton 
 F. was a soldier in the late war four years, 
 and held the position of Orderly Sergeant. 
 Mr. and Mrs. BeDell have had three chil- 
 dren, — Fred L. , Benjamin F. and Henry B. 
 (deceased). 
 
 >T^ E. SOULTS, editor of the Menom- 
 ^ inee Evening Leader, Menominee, 
 A 1 Michigan, was born at Royal Oak, 
 Oakland county, Michigan, August 
 15, 1858. His parents, William and Susan 
 (Bell) Soults, are natives of Ireland. They 
 came to America in their childhood, were 
 married in this country, and early in the 
 '30s settled in Oakland county, Michigan, 
 where they still reside, respected by all who 
 know them. In their family arc eight chil- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 dren living, four sons and four daughters, 
 J. E. being the eldest. 
 
 J. E. Soults was reared on his father's 
 farm and was educated in the district 
 schools. Early in life he conceived a liking 
 for the newspaper business, and when he 
 started out on his own responsibility it was 
 as a newspaper man. In partnership with 
 A. H. Finn, now managing editor of the 
 Detroit Journal, he began the publication 
 of the Royal Oak Midget at Royal Oak. 
 That was in the spring of 1879. In the 
 fall of that same year they went to Capac, 
 St. Clair county, Michigan, where they con- 
 ducted the Argus. In 1882 Mr. Finn went 
 to Fort Gratiot and started the Fort Gra- 
 tiot Sun, their partnership continuing until 
 the fall of that year, when Mr. Soults closed 
 the business at Capac, consolidated the two 
 offices and purchased his partner's interest. 
 He continued the publication of the Sun un- 
 til 1885. That year he came to Menomi- 
 nee and started the Menominee Democrat, 
 which he still conducts as a weekly. The 
 Evening Leader he established November 
 I, 1893, and has since been at the head of 
 both papers, publishing them in the same 
 office. Mr. Soults is specially adapted to 
 the business he has chosen. He gives it his 
 entire attention, and is meeting with mer- 
 ited success. 
 
 July 4, 1893, Mr. Soults was married to 
 Miss Christina Quimby, who was born in 
 Menominee in May, 1874, daughter of Ed- 
 ward Ouimby, of this city. Her Grand- 
 father Quimby was one of the first settlers 
 of Menominee and kept a hotel here for 
 many years. Mr. and Mrs. Soults have had 
 one child, that died in infancy. 
 
 Mr. Soults is a member of the Knights 
 of Pythias at Menominee and the Masonic 
 order at Fort Gratiot, being Past Chancellor 
 
 of the former organization. Politically, he 
 is a Democrat. He has served as clerk of 
 Menominee three \ears, and in all local 
 affairs he takes an active interest and wields 
 a large influence. He and his wife attend 
 the Presbyterian Church. 
 
 >T^ H. KRATZ. Chief of the Fire De- 
 
 B partment of the city of Menominee, 
 
 /• 1 has had an interesting career, some 
 
 features of which it will be profitable 
 
 to study. 
 
 The present fire department of Menomi- 
 nee was organized in May, 1888, before 
 which time only a volunteer force was main- 
 tained. During that period the people here 
 had scarcely any facilities for extinguishing 
 devastating fires, and the apparatus they 
 did use was inferior and out of repair. Mr. 
 Kratz, having been appointed Chief of the 
 fire department here while yet a resident of 
 Muskegon, Michigan, came here and first 
 organized with fourteen paid men, and had 
 another engine house erected, and continued 
 to improve the numerical force and efficiency 
 of the department as means were furnished, 
 until the fire department of Menominee is 
 now all that the people desire it to be. 
 
 Following is the force and equipment: 
 Hose Company No. i : P. Moriarty, Captain; 
 Fred Peltier, and William Hick, pipemen; A. 
 S. R. Cearfoss, driver. No. 2 : L. C. Collins, 
 Captain; C. Lehmann and R. McNeely, 
 pipemen; C. Beetler, driver. No. 3: John 
 Kain, Captain; George Wanek and C. 
 Lynch, pipemen; G. W. Moreau, driver. 
 Chemical Engine Company No. i : T. S. 
 Phelps, Captain; C. W. Hanson; and A. B. 
 Freeman, driver. Truck Company No. i : 
 Burt Vanderlip, Captain; A. Elder and John 
 Benthouse, truckmen; Charles Thompson, 
 
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NOBTHEHN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 263 
 
 driver. There are now altogether twenty 
 paid men. 
 
 The cit\' at present has two good steam 
 fire engines. Steamers No. i and 2 are used 
 only in cases of fire beyond the limits of the 
 water-works, or when an accident occurs to 
 the water works. Engine House No. i, at 
 414 Main street, is headquarters of the fire 
 department, where the chief's office is lo- 
 cated. Engine House No. 2 is located at 
 2303 Frederick street, and Engme House 
 No. 3 is on Chandler street. . 
 
 Mr. Kratz, the Chief of the department 
 above described, is a native of Deerfield, 
 Oneida county, New York, born October 2 1 , 
 1 8 54. In 1866 the family moved to the 
 enterprising city of Muskegon, Michigan, 
 where the lad was brought up and educated 
 in the public schools. Then he was em- 
 ployed in the machine shop of Miller & 
 Horrocks for three years. Being desirous 
 to excel in sonie higher sphere of usefulness, 
 and having predilections for service in a city 
 fire department, he turned his attention in 
 that direction. Accordingly he joined the 
 fire department of his city, and after a few 
 years' service as driver he was appointed Cap- 
 tain of Company No. i , while he still main- 
 tained his position in the blacksmith shop. 
 Soon he became the first full-paid Captain 
 of the department of that place, namely, of 
 Hose Company No. i , which position he 
 held for four or five years. He was then 
 appointed superintendent of the water- 
 works and assistant chief of the fire depart- 
 ment, and this intricate place he filled for a 
 period of two years, when he was appointed 
 Chief, with full pay, and this responsible 
 position he held until he was appointed 
 Chief of the Menominee Fire Department in 
 1888, necessitating his removal to this city. 
 The department of which he is now at the 
 
 head is one of the best equipped, and his 
 men the best drilled and most effective, of 
 all in the upper peninsula of Michigan. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Kratz took place in 
 1880, when he wedded Miss Julia O'Con- 
 nell, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, 
 and a daughter of Jerry O'Connell, deceased. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Kratz have had three children, 
 one of whom is deceased; the two living are 
 Bessie May and Nellie R. Mr. Kratz's 
 parents were John and Anna (Dedrichs) 
 Kratz, who were born in Germany and 
 emigrated to this country, settling in the 
 State of New York. The senior Kratz is 
 deceased, and his surviving wife still resides 
 in Muskegon. Of their children, four are 
 now living, — J. H., the subject of this 
 sketch; Rhoda Smith, May Bradley and 
 Martin. 
 
 Mr. Kratz is a member of the blue lodge, 
 chapter and commandery of the Masonic 
 order, is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine of 
 Grand Rapids, Michigan, a member of the 
 order of Knights of Pythias of Muskegon 
 and of the K. O. T. M. of Menominee. In 
 his voting for political officers he is inde- 
 pendent. Mrs. Kratz is a member of the 
 Catholic Church, St. John's. Their resi- 
 dence is at 307 Main street. 
 
 tV^HILLIP HARTER, engaged in 
 fi W the boot and shoe business in 
 H Menominee, was born in Alsace, 
 
 France, September 22, 1853. He 
 came alone to America at the age of seven- 
 teen years, and is well educated in both 
 French and German. In 1872 he came 
 with A. J. Pauli to Menominee, Michigan, 
 and he first worked at the bench for John 
 Harvath about one year. He was next with 
 John Simeneaux, of this city, then worked 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 for a Mr. Allard, and in 1880 he opened a 
 shop in Menominee. In 1884 Mr. Harter 
 began his present business at 427 Main 
 street, and in 1890 he erected his brick 
 block, where he has since enjoyed a large 
 and lucrative trade. 
 
 In 1877 he was united in marriage with 
 Marie J. Pauli, a native also of Alsace, 
 France, and a sister of A. J. Pauli. They 
 have two children living, — Eugene and Lil- 
 lian. In his social relations, Mr. Harter is 
 a member of the Masonic order, — of the 
 blue lodge, — is Past Grand Master and a 
 representative to the Grand Lodge of the 
 I. O. O. F. , a member of the Sons of Her- 
 mann, of the A. O. U. W. and the Turn- 
 Verein. Politically, he votes with the Re- 
 publican party. 
 
 >T^ M. BEATTIE is one of the sub- 
 H stantial business men of Gladstone. 
 ^1 A community owes its progress and 
 prosperity to its business men and 
 especially to such citizens as this gentle- 
 man, who is actively interested in every- 
 thing that will advance the town. He is 
 the resident manager of the Pioneer Fuel 
 Company, which operates, in this city, one 
 of the largest coal docks in the United 
 States and which receives and distributes 
 annually 250,000 tons of coal. 
 
 On the 15th of March, 1843, Mr. Beat- 
 tie was born, the place of his nativity being 
 Toronto, Canada. His father, Joseph 
 Beattie, removed from Toronto to Wood- 
 stock and engaged in merchandising, carry- 
 ing on a successful trade. He was born in 
 county Armagh, Ireland, and in the '30s 
 came to the New World, settling in Can- 
 ada, where he served as a Lieutenant in the 
 Queen's Army during the Rebellion of 1837. 
 
 He married a daughter of John Tilt, a law- 
 yer of county Armagh, and one of his 
 nephews is now engaged in the shoe busi- 
 ness in Chicago. To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph 
 Beattie were born the followng children: 
 Mrs. T. Eaton, of Toronto, Canada; J. M., 
 of this sketch; James, who is living in On- 
 tario, Canada; Mrs. C. P. Bishop, of Sy- 
 denham, Canada; and George, who is also 
 located in Canada. 
 
 During his childhood J. M. Beattie ac- 
 companied his parents to Woodstock, Can- 
 ada, where he grew to manhood and was 
 educated. He came to the United States 
 in 1862 and secured a position with the 
 Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Company, 
 with which he continued some months, 
 when he entered the army, for his sympa- 
 thies were enlisted on behalf of the Union 
 cause, and he resolved to strike a blow in 
 its defense. He was assigned to Company G, 
 One Hundred Ninety-fourth Ohio Infantry, 
 under Captain William L. Wolverton, and 
 was mustered in at Camp Chase, Ohio, 
 whence the regiment was ordered to 
 Charleston, West Virginia, and operated in 
 the Shenandoah valley and in the vicinity 
 of Washington. He was always found at 
 his post, faithful to the cause of his adopted 
 country, and after the war was over he was 
 honorably discharged on the 25th of Oc- 
 tober, 1865. 
 
 Mr. Beattie then went to Hamilton, 
 Canada, and formed a connection with the 
 long-established Brown-Gillespie Company, 
 dealers in groceries and liquors, traveling in 
 the interest of that house through western 
 Ontario. He continued with that company 
 as a trusted employe until 1881, when he 
 again came to the United States. His long 
 connection with so prominent a house is the 
 highest testimonial that could be given of 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 265 
 
 his efficient service and the confidence re- 
 posed in him. 
 
 Mr. Beattie has been connected with 
 Gladstone's interests almost from the incep- 
 tion of the town, and in business circles he 
 stands in the foremost rank. As manager 
 of the Pioneer Fuel Company he controls a 
 volume of business which is hardly sur- 
 passed in the same line in the largest cities 
 of the country, and his business ability is 
 fully equal to the demands put upon it. He 
 is thoroughly familiar with ever}' detail as 
 well as with the extensive transactions, and 
 his guiding hand on the reins of this concern 
 has made it a most profitable and important 
 one. Aside from his business interests Mr. 
 Beattie finds time to devote to the welfare 
 of the city in which he makes his home, and 
 none have taken a more active part in its 
 advancement and upbuilding. He with- 
 holds his support and co-operation from no 
 enterprise calculated for promotion of the 
 city or community, and while in office has 
 done effective service in its behalf. He is 
 now serving as Alderman from the First 
 ward and for three years was chairman of 
 the School Board of Gladstone. He votes 
 with the Republican party and is a stalwart 
 advocate of the party principles. He cast 
 his first vote for Abraham Lincoln at Summit 
 Point, Virginia, while in the army, and used 
 his influence to promote the principles of 
 protection, believing them best fitted to 
 being prosperity of the countr}-. 
 
 The history of a man in his business re- 
 lations IS always more or less lamiliar to the 
 public, especially if he be prominent in any 
 line, but his home life is an unread chapter. 
 While this is well in many respects and the 
 privacy and pleasures of the home should not 
 be intruded upon, it is often nf interest to 
 learn that in the rush and hurry of com- 
 
 merciaJ life the man of affairs has leisure to 
 devote to familj' and fireside. 
 
 Mr. Beattie was happily married in St. 
 Mary's, Canada, to Miss Mary Birch, 
 daughter of Robert Birch, a farmer, whose 
 father was a native of Ireland, but her 
 mother was born in New England. The 
 family of Robert Birch numbered the follow- 
 ing children: Nicholas E. , Eli, William, 
 Mrs. J. J. W. Simpson, Mrs. G. E. McBer 
 and Mrs. J. G. Monroe, — all of St. Mary's, 
 Canada. Four children have been born to 
 Mr. and Mrs. Beattie, namely: Maud, now 
 the wife of F. M. Wires, train dispatcher at 
 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; Robert, w-ho is 
 engaged in the real-estate business in Glad- 
 stone; May and Maggie. 
 
 Mr. Beattie affiliates with Gladstone 
 Lodge, F. & A. M. , and is now Past Master. 
 His personal appearance is pleasing and his 
 genial, affable manner and kindly disposition 
 win him friends among all classes of people, 
 so that he is respected alike by young and 
 old, rich and poor, humble and great. 
 
 >T^AMES L. LIPSETT is a worthy rep- 
 m resentative of the busmess mterests 
 /• ■ of Sault de Ste. Marie, and is now 
 the leading dealer in agricultural im- 
 plements. Like many of the residents of 
 this State, he is a native of Canada, his 
 birth having occurred in Gray count}-, On- 
 tario, on the 25th of August, 1854. The 
 family is of Irish lineage, and his father, 
 Francis Lipsett, was a native of Ireland. 
 Forty-eight years ago he crossed the Atlantic 
 to the New World, and in Toronto was mar- 
 ried and made his home for a few years be- 
 fore removing to the farm whereon he reared 
 his family. Devoting his time and energies 
 to agricultural pursuits, he remained there 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 until called for life. His death occurred 
 in 1 89 1, when he had rounded the Psalmist's 
 span of three-score years and ten. He mar- 
 ried a Miss Sarah Campbell, and to them 
 were born eight children, our subject being 
 the third in order of birth. Those now liv- 
 ing in the United States are James L. , W. 
 F. (Mrs. McKay) and Mrs. H. A. Harrison, 
 — all of this city. 
 
 Upon the old homestead James L. Lip- 
 sett spent the first eighteen years of his life, 
 where the work of the fields gave the physi- 
 cal training that was needed to develop a 
 robust constitution. His mental training 
 was not neglected during that time, for he 
 attended the common schools of the neigh- 
 borhood; and, later in life, adding to this 
 knowledge by practical business experience, 
 reading and observation, he has become a 
 well informed man. On leaving home at 
 the age of eighteen he learned the trade of 
 blacksmithing in Annon, Canada, under 
 James Telford, with whom he served a 
 three-years' apprenticeship, thoroughly mas- 
 tering the business and becoming a proficient 
 workman. He came to Sault de Ste. Marie 
 in September, 1875, — ^ young man having 
 just attained his majority, possessed of a 
 strong physique, excellent health, an indus- 
 trious nature, but no capital. This did not 
 discourage him, however. He opened a 
 smithy and for ten years engaged in general 
 blacksmith work. It was not long ere he 
 had a good trade, which constantly increased 
 until it yielded him not only a good living, 
 but enabled him to lay by some means and 
 make investments in real estate. This he 
 invested judiciously, and when the rise in 
 Sault de Ste. Marie values came he was en- 
 abled to dispose of some of his property to 
 excellent advantage. He yet owns consider- 
 able valuable property, including a half in- 
 
 terest in the Pease & Lipsett block. From 
 1880 to 1887 Mr. Lipsett was engaged in 
 the livery business and ran a stage line from 
 this city to St. Ignace for two years, carry- 
 ing the mail. He filled a grading contract 
 of twelve miles on the Duluth, South Shore 
 & Atlantic Railroad, and for fifteen j'ears 
 has engaged in the agricultural implement 
 business, having one of the best establish- 
 ments of the kind in the county. He is also 
 a member of the firm of Lipsett & Gregg, 
 recently formed, contractors and builders, 
 who have already put up some of the sub- 
 stantial buildings of the city, including the 
 Ferguson Block; also five brick buildings at 
 New Fort Brady. Thus it will be seen that 
 many and varied are the business interests 
 with which Mr. Lipsett has been connected. 
 The man who is prominent in commercial 
 circles is an important factor in any com- 
 munity, doing more for his city than if he 
 presented it with gifts of money, for he pro- 
 motes the material prosperity and furnishes 
 employment to others, thus making self- 
 supporting and self-respecting citizens, who 
 are the mainstays of every locality. 
 
 In October, 1877, Mr. Lipsett married 
 Miss Harriet Stonehouse, a daughter of T. 
 S. Stonehouse, a carpenter. She died in 
 the spring of 1880, leaving one child, Aus- 
 tin. In October, 1883, he was joined in 
 wedlock with Miss Minnie Leavens, a daugh- 
 ter of R. B. Leavens, a farmer, and a na- 
 tive of Prince Edward county, Ontario. 
 They have three children, — Verne, Clarice 
 and Miriam. He is a member of the 
 Methodist Episcopal Church. In his social 
 relations Mr. Lipsett is a Mason, and in 
 politics is a Democrat. In 1889 he was 
 elected to the City Council from the Second 
 ward for a two year-term, and during that 
 time the paving of the city streets was 
 
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 267 
 
 done. He was nominated by his party for 
 the office of City Treasurer in the spring of 
 1895, but was defeated after a spirited con- 
 test. He is a very pleasant and genial gen- 
 tleman, one of the best-known citizens of 
 Chippewa county, and has the good-will, 
 confidence and esteem of a large circle of 
 friends and acquaintances. 
 
 k/^ G. FERGUSON, a leading busi- 
 I /"^ ness man of Chippewa county, is 
 \ . P the president of the Ferguson 
 Hardware Company, one of the 
 leading commercial concerns of Sault de 
 Ste. Marie, the growth of which has been 
 almost phenomenal when the time of its ex- 
 istence is taken into consideration. To suc- 
 cessfullj' conduct such an enterprise requires 
 a man of keen perception, resolute purpose, 
 untiring perseverance and excellent man- 
 agerial ability, — qualities possessed in an 
 eminent degree by the president of the com- 
 pany. 
 
 He first came to this citj- in August, 
 1888, and opened a hardware business under 
 the firm name of R. G. Ferguson & Com- 
 pany. They carried on a retail trade, but at 
 the same time allowed the establishment to 
 become a jobbing house as their trade de- 
 manded. It soon became apparent that 
 they must enlarge their stock if they would 
 meet the wants of the public. This they 
 did and from the beginning they received a 
 most liberal patronage. In 1893 the Fer- 
 guson Hardware Company was organized, 
 with a capital of $30,000, all paid in. The 
 following are its officers: R. G. Ferguson, 
 president; W. H. Miller, vice-president; and 
 A. L. Ferguson, secretary and treasurer. 
 From that date it was the firm's purpose to 
 do a general jobbing as well as a retail busi- 
 
 ness, and this plan has been very success- 
 fully carried out. They furnish employment 
 in the works here to some ten tinners and 
 eight clerks, and do an annual business sec- 
 ond to none in the city. The stock con- 
 sists of shelf and heavy hardware, stoves, 
 tinware, mill and lumbermen's supplies, all 
 kinds of tin work, plumbing and steam and 
 water heating. The members of the com- 
 pany are men of practical business experi- 
 ence, thoroughly acquainted with their line 
 of trade, scrupulously honest and exact in 
 their dealings, and their success is well mer- 
 ited. 
 
 In connection with the histor}- of 
 this leading commercial concern of the 
 county, it is interesting to note farther facts 
 concerning its efficient president, for he is a 
 self-made man who has won prosperity 
 entirely through his own efforts. He was 
 born in Brampton, Ontario, October 22, 
 1858. About 1868 his father removed with 
 the family to St. Joseph, Missouri. In his 
 early life he had followed farming and on 
 removing to the West began merchandising 
 in St. Joseph. In 1873 he returned to the 
 East and carried on a grocery trade in Bay 
 City, Michigan. He is now living retired 
 from active business cares and makes his 
 home in this city. He was born in St. 
 Thomas, Ontario, and belongs to an old 
 Canadian family of Scoth-Irish lineage. 
 He has now reached the age of seventy- 
 three and is enjoying a rest which he has 
 truely earned and richly deserves. His wife, 
 who bore the maiden name of Catherine 
 Golden, is sixty years of age. Their chil- 
 dren are: R. G., whose name heads this 
 sketch; A. L. , who was born April 15, 
 1864, and is secretary and treasurer of the 
 hardware company. He was married in this 
 city, in September, 1891, to Alice Mc- 
 
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 Naughton, a daughter of W. W. McNaugh- 
 ton, and they have one child, Robert G. 
 W. F. was born in 1867, and Ferguson Au- 
 gust 18, 1877. 
 
 R. G. Ferguson received good school 
 privileges, completing his education by study 
 in the Christian Brothers' College of St. 
 Joseph, Missouri. During his boyhood he 
 entered the employ of W. H. Miller, who is 
 now vice-president of the Ferguson Hard- 
 ware Company and for a time did service in 
 the store and office. As time went on and 
 he became thoroughly familiar with the 
 business he won promotion in 1S74. He 
 was very successful in that line of work — in 
 fact he carries forward to successful com- 
 pletion whatever lie undertakes. On lea\ing 
 the road he came to Sault de Ste. Marie and 
 the historj" of his business career here has 
 already been given. 
 
 On the 20th of September, 188G, in 
 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Mr. Ferguson was 
 united in marriage with Miss Christina 
 Baine, daughter of James Baine, formerly of 
 Belleville, Ontario. Their home is blessed 
 with the presence of a little daughter, Helen 
 Elizabeth, born August 20, 1887. Mr. Fer- 
 guson exercises his right of franchise in 
 support of the men and measures of the 
 Republican party and stanchly advocates its 
 principles. Socially he is a Knight Templar 
 Mason and religiously is a Methodist. 
 
 ai 
 
 F. FERGUSON, of the firm of 
 W. F. Ferguson & Company, a 
 popular dry-goods firm in Sault 
 de Sainte Marie, Michigan, has 
 been identified with this city since 1888. 
 His training having been in the boot and 
 shoe trade, he opened a stock in that line 
 at 80 Ashmun street, and conducted that 
 
 business until the organization of the pres- 
 ent firm and the erection of its build- 
 ing. They carry a $25,000 stock. Their 
 annual business is exceeded by only one dry- 
 goods house in the " Soo," and their finan- 
 cial rating gilt-edged and among the best in 
 the city. 
 
 Mr. Ferguson was born in Ontario, No- 
 vember 10, 1866, a son of Adam Ferguson. 
 He was educated in the Bay City schools, 
 and at sixteen began his mercantile career as 
 clerk for F. J. Mariontate, a dry -goods, boot 
 and shoe man at Bay City. Upon the fail- 
 ure of his employer and the purchase of the 
 stock by Burnham, Stoepell & Company, of 
 Detroit, Mr. Ferguson was employed to 
 manage the business, and remained with 
 them three years. 
 
 March 15, 1892, Mr. Ferguson was mar- 
 ried, in Sault Sainte Marie, to Miss Gussie 
 Adams, and they have one child, Clarence 
 N., aged two years. 
 
 Mrs. Ferguson's father, R. N. Adams, is 
 a leading business man in this city, — a real 
 estate dealer and capitalist. He was born 
 in Hastings county, Ontario, May 13, 1844, 
 and was a farmer until he embarked in real- 
 estate business here in 1888. He came to 
 the United States in 1879, with some means, 
 and bought a farm of 157 acres adjoining 
 the town site of Sault Sainte Marie, which 
 land he improved and cultivated. He has 
 dealt quite extensively in realty here, and is 
 the holder of a large amount of property at 
 present without the frequent attendant em- 
 barrassments following the collapse of a 
 boom. He is interested with W. F. Fergu- 
 son & Company, is a stockholder in the 
 First National Bank of Sault Sainte Marie, 
 and is a member of the School Board and a 
 Trustee of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
 He takes a citizen's interest in politics and 
 
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 fraternizes with the Republicans. His par- 
 ents were John and Ann (Newton) Adams, 
 the former a native of Cheshire, England, 
 and the latter of Sligo, Ireland. Mrs. Fer- 
 guson's mother was before her marriage 
 Miss Elizabeth Ann Carr, and was a daugh- 
 ter of Rev. George Carr, of Yorkshire, 
 England. Mr. and Mrs. Adams were mar- 
 ried June 19, 1868, and are the parents of 
 the following named children: George H., 
 Mrs. Ferguson, John N., E. Gertrude, 
 Clement L. and Lillian. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson are members of 
 the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
 
 ai 
 
 •AYXE HURSLEY, who is serv- 
 ing as deputy Collector of Cus- 
 toms at Sault de Ste. Marie, has 
 made his home in this city since 
 1887. He was born in Jefferson county, 
 New York, on the 5th of October, 1837. 
 His paternal grandfather belonged to one of 
 the Mohawk Dutch families that settled in 
 eastern New York, and the maternal grand- 
 father was a native of Connecticut, whence 
 he emigrated to New York about 1821. The 
 Hursleys followed the lives of fishermen on 
 Lake Ontario for some years. The father 
 had three brothers and one sister. One 
 brother went to California, where he reared 
 a family, and the others all died in New 
 York. 
 
 Wayne Hursley had but meager privi- 
 leges in his youth, educational or otherwise. 
 He attended school only through the winter 
 season, when manual work was limited, for in 
 the summer months he was employed earn- 
 ing his own livelihood. In connection with 
 his brother. Jay Hursley, he came to the 
 West, and for two years they engaged in 
 fishing on Lake Superior, during which time 
 
 they made their headquarters and home in 
 Sault de Ste. Marie. In 1865 they trans- 
 ferred their operations to Houghton, Han- 
 cock county, where they continued until 
 1869, when they removed to Marquette, 
 spending two years there also in the fishing 
 business. They then took up the tug busi- 
 ness and were also engaged in getting out 
 timber for logs, boards and dock timber, 
 and under contract built several docks in 
 Marquette, including the Brown Stone, the 
 water-works and the sawmill docks. In 
 1882 they retired from the lumber trade and 
 entered the employ of the firm of Charles 
 Hibbard & Son, with whom our subject con- 
 tinued for a period of six years, engaged in 
 towing logs. 
 
 On coming to Sault de Ste. Marie in 
 1887, Mr. Hursley engaged in the lightering 
 business and general towing, and to this 
 work devoted his energies until the fall of 
 1893, when he received his appointment as 
 deputy Collector of Customs from Colonel 
 Scully of Marquette. Fidelity to any trust 
 reposed in him has always been one of his 
 marked characteristics, and in the office 
 which he is now filling he is alike faithful. 
 
 In April, 1859, Mr. Hursley was united 
 in marriage with Miss Nancy Jordan, the 
 wedding being celebrated in Henderson, 
 Jefferson county. New York. The lady is a 
 daughter of John Jordan, of Canada, who 
 served as a drummer boy in the war of 18 12 
 in the British army, and was in the battle of 
 Queenstown Heights. He married Sarah 
 Williams and they became the parents of 
 eight children, namely: Connor; Ann Eliza, 
 wife of Richard Manders; John, James and 
 George, all in Bay of Quinte, Canada; Jane, 
 wife of John Miller, who is living in Oswego 
 county, New York; and Mrs. Hursley. To 
 I our subject and his wife have been born but 
 
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 one child, — Gertrude, — who became the 
 wife of Alfred Richards, of Sault de Ste. 
 Marie, and died May 15, 1893. Mr. 
 Hursley is a member of the Masonic chap- 
 ter of this city, which he joined in 1868. 
 
 < y ^ ENRY E. WESTLAKE, Comptrol- 
 1'''^ ler for the city of Sault de Ste. 
 \^r Marie and a member of the firm of 
 Westlake & Vogel, prominent and 
 popular contractors, is a native of the 
 Empire State, his birth having occurred in 
 Erie county on the 21st of June, 1856. His 
 father, Abram Westlake, was born in New 
 Jersey and married Elizabeth Ferine. In 
 their family were four children, as follows: 
 Henry E. ; Milton; Delia, wife of Charles 
 Annis of Linden, Michigan; and Mary. 
 About 1868 the parents came with their 
 family to Michigan, locating in Genesee 
 county, where the father carried on agricul- 
 tural pursuits. 
 
 Henry E. Westlake was a lad of twelve 
 summers at the time of the removal, and in 
 the Linden high school completed his liter- 
 ary education. He then began fitting him- 
 self for life's duties by learning the 
 carpenter's trade, at which he served a 
 regular four-years apprenticeship, gaining in 
 that time an excellent knowledge of the 
 business and becoming familiar with every 
 detail of the work. He then worked in 
 Linden and vicinity until 1880, when he re- 
 moved to St. Ignace, remaining in that place 
 until 1 883. That year witnessed his removal 
 to Marquette, Michigan, and in September, 
 1885, he came to Sault de Ste. Marie, where 
 he has since engaged in contracting and build- 
 ing. On all sides stand evidence of his 
 handiwork, which add to the beauty and 
 substantial appearance of the city. In 1888 
 
 the firm of Westlake, Irwin & Vogel was 
 formed and continued under that name, 
 doing a profitable business, until the fall of 
 1893, when Mr. Irwin withdrew and the 
 firm assumed the present style of Westlake 
 & Vogel. They have erected many of the 
 most important buildings of the city, includ- 
 ing the Fort Brady work. Judge Steere's 
 "stone box," the Fleming and Hogarth resi- 
 dences and many other dwellings and public 
 buildings. The members of the firm are 
 both men of good business ability, wide- 
 awake and enterprising, and their earnest 
 desire to please their patrons and the faith- 
 fulness with which they fulfill their part of a 
 contract have gained them a liberal clientage. 
 
 On the 3d of December, 1885, Mr. 
 Westlake was joined in wedlock with Miss 
 Lillian A. Campbell, the marriage being 
 celebrated in Sault de Ste. Marie. Her 
 father was Peter Campbell, of Ontario 
 province, Canada. He married Flora Cur- 
 rie and eight children were born to them, of 
 whom the following are living: Sarah, wife 
 of W. W. Stillwell; Mrs. Westlake; Mary, 
 wife of George Comb, who makes his home 
 in this city; Jennie, wife of Le Barron 
 Lockwood, formerly of New York and later 
 of Marquette; and Marguerite. Mr. 
 Campbell formerly followed farming, but is 
 now living a retired life in Sault de Ste. 
 Marie, where he has made his home since 
 1885. To Mr. and Mrs. Westlake have 
 been born a daughter, Florence, March 3, 
 1890. 
 
 In his political views Mr. Westlake is a 
 stalwart Democrat and is recognized as a 
 leading member of his party in this locality. 
 In 1894 he was nominated on that ticket 
 for the office of Comptroller and won the 
 election by 230 votes. He takes some in- 
 terest in civic societies and belongs to the 
 
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 273 
 
 Masonic lodge, the Knights of Pythias fra- 
 ternity and the Knights of the Maccabees, of 
 which he is Recorder. He is also C. C. of 
 the Woodmen of the World. For ten years 
 he has been identified with the business in- 
 terests of this locality and in all his deal- 
 ings he is straightforward and honorable. 
 He is a man of methodical principles and 
 whatever success he has achieved in life is 
 due to his well directed efforts. As a 
 citizen he is public-spirited and progressive, 
 and all who know him esteem him for his 
 sterling worth and strict integrit}'. 
 
 >j'OHN W. WELLS, Mayor of Me- 
 m nominee, Michigan, was born at Dav- 
 /• 1 enport, Iowa, March 30, 1841. The 
 Wells family are of English origin, 
 but have been residents of America since 
 1635, and were among the earliest settlers 
 of Maine, the town of Wells in that State 
 having been named in honor of them. 
 Grandfather Richard Wells was a ship 
 owner and captain. He was born in Maine, 
 as also was his son Alexander, the father of 
 John W. , the date of Alexander Wells' birth 
 being 1818. The latter was a graduate of 
 Bowdoin College. 
 
 In 1837 he came West and settled on a 
 farm in Iowa, where he was subsequently 
 married and where he passed the rest of his 
 life. During the war of the rebellion he 
 was Lieutenant of Volunteers, and died of 
 disease while in the service, his death oc- 
 curring in 1863. The mother of our sub- 
 ject, whose maiden name was Julia A. 
 Carter, is a native of Indiana, born in 1820. 
 She is now a resident of Menominee. 
 Grandfather Carter was born in Virginia and 
 was a representative of one of the promi- 
 nent old families of that State. He was a 
 
 Captain in the Mexican war, and a member 
 of the Iowa Territorial Legislature. Alex- 
 ander Wells and his wife had a family of 
 seven children, six of whom are living, 
 namely: Mary, wife of William Hollen- 
 back; Alfred C, a veteran of the Civil war, 
 having been a non-commissioned officer in 
 the Second Iowa Cavalry, and served four 
 years; John W., whose name heads this 
 article; Sarah A., wife of William Lan- 
 phere; William P., and James L. The 
 mother is a devoted member of the Meth- 
 odist Episcopal Church, as also was the 
 father. In politics, he was a Republican 
 and an Abolitionist. For many years he 
 served as Justice of the Peace and Post- 
 master, and was well known and highly re- 
 spected. 
 
 John W. Wells spent the first twenty 
 years of his life on his father's farm, his ed- 
 ucation being received in the common 
 schools and at a commercial college. He 
 then spent one year in Wisconsin and about 
 the time he reached his majorit}' he came to 
 Menominee, Michigan. Here he filled a 
 position as bookkeeper two \ears. After 
 that he became interested in a lumber busi- 
 ness at Oconto, Wisconsin, where he was 
 engaged in business until 1875, when he 
 moved the plant to Menominee, having 
 since carried on business at this place. 
 This company is known as the Girard Lum- 
 ber Company, and he is its vice-president 
 and general manager. Besides their prop- 
 erty at Menominee, they have a mill at 
 Dunbar, Wisconsin, and the average an- 
 nual product of the two mills is 50,000,000 
 feet of lumber. Mr. Wells is also inter- 
 ested in the Bird-Wells Lumber Company at 
 Wausaukee, Wisconsin, the annual capacity 
 of their mill being 18,000,000 feet of lum- 
 ber. He is president of this company. He 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 is also president of the Menominee Iron 
 Works, and vice president of the Lumber- 
 men's National Bank of Menominee. 
 
 Mr. Wells was married in 1874 to Is- 
 abella Crawford, a native of New Bruns- 
 wick, Canada, and a daughter of Dan- 
 iel Crawford, a Scotchman. They have 
 six children, viz.: Florence A., Daniel, 
 Artemas C, Alfred T. , Edna B., and Ralph 
 W. Mrs. Wells is a member of the Pres- 
 byterian Church. 
 
 Fraternally, Mr. Wells is identified with 
 the Masonic order, being a member of the 
 blue lodge, chapter and commandery. He is 
 also a member of the Mystic Shrine at Grand 
 Rapids. Politically, he is an ardent Re- 
 publican. He has served as a member of the 
 City Board of Supervisors, has been a mem- 
 ber of the City Council two terms, and is 
 now serving his second term as Mayor of 
 Menominee, having been re-elected to this 
 office April i, 1895, ^y^ majority of 275. 
 
 ^y'^V C. MORGAN, a progressive and 
 I \ enterprising merchant of Sault de 
 l^r Ste. Marie, has made his home in 
 this city since May, 1887, coming 
 here from Northport, Michigan, the place 
 of his nativity. He was born on the 30th 
 of September, 1858, and is the only child 
 of Jesse D. and Ann D. (Craker) Morgan. 
 His father was born in Bennington, Ver- 
 mont, in 18 1 8, and on emigrating west- 
 ward located first at Old Mission, near 
 Traverse City. Subsequently he removed 
 to Northport, Michigan, where he carried 
 on farming. His wife's people became res- 
 idents of Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, whither 
 they emigrated from New York. Jesse 
 Morgan gave his last days to his country's 
 service, and laid down his life in defense of 
 
 the Union. He enlisted in 1861 as a mem- 
 ber of a Michigan regiment and after two 
 years died of malarial fever at Little Rock, 
 Arkansas, in 1863, his remains being in- 
 terred there. 
 
 N. C. Morgan was educated in the 
 schools of his native village and spent the 
 days of his boyhood and youth under the 
 parental roof. When he had attained his 
 majority he embarked in business for him- 
 self as a general merchant of Northport, and 
 carried on operations there until May, 1887, 
 when he came to Sault de Ste. Marie and 
 open a store stocked with meats and 
 groceries at No. 113 Ashmun street. He 
 has ever since carried on the business and 
 has now an excellent trade, which has 
 steadily grown from the beginning. He is 
 fair and honorable in all transactions and 
 his earnest desire to please his customers, 
 and his courteous gentlemanly deportment, 
 has made him one of the leading merchants 
 in his line in this city. 
 
 On the 25th of December, 1879, Mr. 
 Morgan married Miss Abbie Voice, of North- 
 port, whose father, William Voice, was a 
 lumber manufacturer of that place. He 
 was born in England, and on coming to the 
 United States settled first in Chicago, re- 
 moving later to Michigan, where he died in 
 1893, at the age of seventy-five years. His 
 wife bore the first name -of Fannie, and 
 by their marriage were born four children: 
 Martha, wife of W. F. Steele; Albert, 
 George and Abbie. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan 
 have no children of their own, but are rear- 
 ing an adopted daughter, Louise Hazen. 
 The family is widely known in this com- 
 munity and its members hold high rank in 
 social circles. Mr. Morgan is an active 
 Republican in politics, is a leading member 
 of the Moral Reform Association, of which 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 275 
 
 he hasserved as president, and in the Congre- 
 gational Church he holds his ecclesiastical 
 membership. Of the last named he is now 
 a Deacon, and is also Superintendent of the 
 Sunday-school. He takes a deep and abid- 
 ing interest in every good cause that is cal- 
 culated to prove of benefit to the education- 
 al or moral welfare of the community and 
 is a man of broad sympathy, which is man- 
 ifested more by deeds than words, the poor 
 and needy finding in him a true friend. 
 
 '^j'OHN E. KRAFFT, a prominent 
 m dry-goods merchant of Sault de Ste. 
 A 1 Marie, is a native of Ontario, born 
 in Black Creek, Welland county, on 
 the 20th of April, i860. The family is of 
 German lineage and was founded in Canada 
 by the grandfather of our subject, Lawrence 
 Krafft, who was born in Alsace, Germany, 
 then a part of France, and there married 
 Miss Kline. They came to America in the 
 '30s and Mr. Krafft devoted his time and 
 attention to agricultural pursuits. They be- 
 came the parents of five children, two of 
 whom are yet living, — Mrs. Fred Yeeke, of 
 Buffalo, New York; and Samuel, who is 
 living in Ontario. 
 
 The father of our subject, Francis Krafft, 
 was a native of Canada, and in his younger 
 years learned the carpenter's trade, which 
 he afterward followed as a means of liveli- 
 hood. When he had arrived at years of ma- 
 turity he was joined in wedlock with Miss 
 McMurray, daughter of John McMurray, a 
 native of Belfast, Ireland, and a linen weaver 
 by trade. Her mother bore the maiden 
 name of Peggy Adair. Mr. and Mrs. Mc- 
 Murray became the parents of the following 
 children, who are still living: Samuel, of 
 Windsor, Ontario; Joseph, a resident of 
 
 Buffalo, New York; Alexander, of Grand 
 Island, New York; Robert, who makes his 
 home in the same place; Margaret, a resi- 
 dent of Buffalo; and Mary, who is living in 
 Port Huron, Michigan. The deceased are 
 Elizabeth, the eldest daughter; James and 
 William: all lived to maturity. To Mr. and 
 Mrs. Krafft were born five children: Ade- 
 laide A., wife of J. A. House, of Buffalo, 
 New York; John E., of this sketch; Sarah; 
 Elizabeth, who makes her home in Detroit; 
 and Robert, deceased. The father of this 
 family was called to his final rest in 1873. 
 
 John E. Krafft attended school only 
 until he was thirteen years of age, at which 
 time he entered upon his mercantile career, 
 as clerk for I. H. Allen, of Black Creek. 
 Six months later he went to Stevensville 
 and formed a connection with T. H. Allen, 
 a son of his former employer, with whom he 
 continued three years. He was with James 
 Munro, of Thorold, and with Buell & Ross, of 
 the same place, for five years, after which he 
 removed to St. Catherines and spent six 
 months with the firm of McLaren & Com- 
 pany. On the expiration of that period Mr. 
 Krafft resolved to come to the United States, 
 and after clerking for a time for the firm of 
 Taylor & Kilpatrick, of Cleveland, Ohio, he 
 made his way to Chicago, where he spent a 
 few months in the employ of Mandel Broth- 
 ers. In April, 1887, he came to Sault de 
 Ste. Marie and formed a connection with 
 Prenzlauer Brothers, with whom he con- 
 tinued until the spring of 1887, when, in 
 company with W. P. Danskin, he embarked 
 in business for himself. That partnership 
 continued for three and a half years, and 
 then, on the ist of February, 1891, it was 
 succeeded by the present firm of John E. 
 Krafft & Company. 
 
 On the loth of June, 1885, in Thorold, 
 
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 Ontario, Mr. Krafft married Miss Annie 
 Cowan, daughter of William Cowan, who 
 was of Scotch birth and was a miller by 
 trade. His wife bore the maiden name of 
 Jane Orr, daughter of William Orr, a re- 
 tired dry-goods merchant of New York, who 
 also was of Scotch descent. Mr. and Mrs. 
 Krafft have an interesting family of four 
 children: Fred Arthur, born in July, 1886; 
 Thomas Ivarl, in August, 1888; Adelaide 
 Elma, in February, 1891; and Jennie May, 
 in January, 1893. 
 
 In his social relations Mr. Krafft is a 
 Mason. In religious belief he is a Presby- 
 terian and is serving as Trustee of the 
 church with which he is connected. His 
 success in business is all due to his own 
 efforts, enterprise, industry and persever- 
 ance, winning him a well deserved patron- 
 age. His honorable, straightforward deal- 
 ing has won him the confidence of the pub- 
 lic, and he well deserves mention among the 
 leading business men of Sault de Ste. 
 Marie. 
 
 >^AMES McKENNA is one of the lead- 
 M ing and influential citizens of Sault 
 « 1 de Ste. Marie, and is now serving as 
 Treasurer of the city. Each com- 
 munity has its prominent men to whom she 
 owes her material advancement, her up- 
 building and progress, and among the num- 
 ber to whom Sault de Ste. Marie is indebted 
 is the gentleman whose name begins this 
 review. He has been prominent in her 
 business and political interests for the past 
 ten years, and is now holding office and 
 also devoting his energies to a flourishing 
 clothing store. 
 
 A native of Michigan, he was born in 
 Grand Rapids, on the 20th of October, i860. 
 
 and is a son of James McKenna, who was 
 born in county Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1830. 
 During his boyhood he crossed the Atlantic 
 to America, and, when a youth of sixteen, 
 in 1846, became a resident of Michigan. 
 Ere coming to this country, however, he 
 had been taken to Scotland, where he 
 worked in the coal mines. He also engaged 
 in coal-mining in Pennsylvania, and after 
 locating in Grand Rapids secured a position 
 as foreman for the Grand Rapids Plaster 
 Company, with whom he continued his con- 
 nection for thirty years, a most trusted and 
 faithful employe, thoroughly understanding 
 the business and devoting himself untiringly 
 to his work, thereby promoting his em- 
 ployers' interest and his own. He was 
 married in Grand Rapids to Ann Caffery, 
 who was born in county Armagh, Ireland, 
 and by their union were born the following 
 children, — James and Thomas, now de- 
 ceased; Michael J., who is now assistant 
 Treasurer of Sault de Ste. Marie; Alexander, 
 John and Mary, who reside on a farm near 
 Grand Rapids; and William and Andrew, 
 who are students in Grand Rapids. The " 
 father's death occurred in 1883. 
 
 James McKenna was reared to manhood 
 under the parental roof, and acquired his 
 education in the high school of his native 
 city. He entered upon his business career 
 as a clerk in the employ of the Star Cloth- 
 ing Company, with which he continued for 
 three months, when he went to Roscom- 
 mon, Michigan, and became a bookkeeper 
 in the general mercantile establishment of 
 Atherton & Company, where he was em- 
 ployed from 1880 to 1883, thus acquiring a 
 good knowledge of business methods and 
 business principles. He then began deal- 
 ing in timber lands, in partnership with 
 Stanley W. Turner, the present Auditor- 
 
NORTHERN RENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 General of Michigan. After two years 
 spent in that way he came to Sault de Ste. 
 Marie, where he still makes his home. 
 
 Mr. McKenna was married in West 
 Branch, Ogemaw county, Michigan, on the 
 iith of September, 1889, the lady of his 
 choice being Miss Mary Theressa Mackin, 
 daughter of Thomas Mackin. Her father 
 was a native of Flint, Michigan, and married 
 Alecia Cunningham, by whom he had the 
 following children: Mrs. McKenna, Eliza- 
 beth Ann, Thomas P. and John H. Mr. and 
 Mrs. McKenna have an interesting family of 
 three children: Mary Alecia, who is now five 
 years of age; Lucile Ann, aged three; and 
 James Christopher Columbus, a little son of 
 two summers. 
 
 On coming to Sault de Ste. Marie Mr. 
 McKenna embarked in business under the 
 firm name of Hynes & McKenna, and the 
 connection still continues. They have one 
 of the most popular clothing houses in this 
 community, and in addition carry a large 
 stock of ready-made clothing and gents' 
 furnishing goods; they also do a merchant- 
 tailoring business and this adds not a little 
 to their income. They have a high reputa- 
 tion for fair dealing, and both gentlemen are 
 regarded as wide-awake, enterprising and 
 progressive merchants, — important factors 
 in the business world of Sault de Ste. Marie. 
 
 Mr. McKenna has been for some time 
 quite prominent in local politics. While in 
 Roscommon he was Deputy Treasurer of 
 the county, serving under A. A. Atherton, 
 who was Treasurer, and was also Village 
 Treasurer one term. He was defeated for 
 the office of Supervisor of Higgins township, 
 Roscommon county, by an opponent who 
 had held the office for sixteen years. In the 
 spring of 1891 he was elected Treasurer of 
 Sault de Ste. Marie, by a majority of 300, 
 
 and in 1 893 was re-elected by a majority of 
 129, succeeding Clement C. Yerkesin office. 
 He is a member of the Ancient Order of 
 Hibernians, and is County President of the 
 Chippewa County Association of the socie- 
 ties. His well spent life, straightforward, 
 honorable career and his many excellencies 
 of character have made him a valued citizen 
 and one well worthy of representation in 
 the history of the Upper Peninsula of Michi- 
 gan. 
 
 >T^ AY HURSLEY.— The Hursley family 
 f is one of much importance in Sault 
 /% J de Ste. Marie. Its representatives 
 have been devoted to those pursuits 
 which have brought them into prominence 
 before the public, and their residence on the 
 Upper Peninsula has been sufficiently long 
 to number them among the pioneers. An 
 honored and worthy representative of this 
 family is the gentleman whose name heads 
 this review, the owner and manager of the 
 largest tug line operating on St. Mary's 
 river in the vicinity of the Government 
 canal and locks. 
 
 He was born in Sackett's Harbor, New 
 York, in 1842, and his father, Kimball Hurs- 
 ley, was probably born in Madison county, 
 same State, in 1807. The latter passed his 
 early life in fishing, and in 1865 he brought 
 his family to this city, where he carried on 
 the Exchange Hotel and to some extent en- 
 gaged in farming. In 1 8 7 1 , while going by 
 boat to a point where he owned some 
 meadow land, his little craft was capsized 
 and he was drowned. The Exchange Hotel 
 stood on the site of the Soo National Bank, 
 and for two years after his death was con- 
 ducted by his family. His widow still sur- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 vives him and is now more than eighty j'ears 
 of age. She bore the maiden name of Deb- 
 orah Spencer, and by her marriage became 
 the mother of the following children: Mer- 
 rill, who is living in New York; Wayne, 
 Deputy Customs Collector of the Superior 
 district; M. F. , wife of Rev. J. E. Bidding, 
 of Sault de Ste. Marie; Burr, deceased; Mrs. 
 Jeannette Simpson, who died in 1867; Jay, 
 of this sketch; and A. Ford, deceased, ex- 
 Sheriff of Chippewa county. 
 
 Jay Hursley began sailing on the water 
 at the tender age of five years, accompany- 
 ing his father, who was a fisherman. At the 
 age of sixteen he was employed aboard a 
 vessel trading on Lake Ontario, and thirty- 
 three years ago sailed on the schooner, A. 
 J. Rogers, trading between Buffalo and Chi- 
 cago. He has been master of vessels for 
 thirt)- years and also has engineer's papers 
 for the district of the " Soo." He first came 
 to the Upper Peninsula and the Superior 
 region to engage in fishing, and continued 
 that business for a number of years, very 
 successfully. Since his arrival in this part 
 of the State he has resided at various points, 
 making his home in Portage, Marquette, 
 Pequaming and Sault de Ste. Marie since 
 1888. After he had followed fishing for a 
 time he saw an opportunity to engage, with 
 remunerative results, in the timber business, 
 and this he carried on, shipping his own 
 lumber. He got out logs and heavy timbers 
 generally, and from the first success attended 
 his efforts. In 1871 he built the tug Mar- 
 quette, — his first boat, — and that year 
 marked the beginning of his present large 
 business. He now owns four large boats, — 
 the O. W. Cheney, Latham D. Smith, 
 Lorenzo Dimick and the Mary Virginia. In 
 1 88 1 he became master of vessels owned by 
 Charles Hibbard &'Son, and continued his 
 
 connection with them for nine years, when 
 he retired to engage again in the business of 
 tugging. His efforts have been crowned 
 with a high degree of success, and as his 
 financial resources have increased he has 
 made judicious investments, and now owns 
 some valuable real estate in Sault de Ste. 
 Marie, some of which is highly improved. 
 His own residence is one of the finest in the 
 city, and stands as a monument to his en- 
 terprise and well directed efforts. 
 
 On the 4th of March, 1862, in Jefferson 
 county, New York, Mr. Hursley wedded 
 Miss Mary M. Daly, whose father, John 
 Daly, was a soldier in the United States 
 Navy. Forty-five years ago he visited Sault 
 de Ste. Marie, and remained for a time as 
 quartermaster of the post. It was believed 
 that he was killed while in the navy, for no 
 news was ever received from him after a 
 certain trip undertaken by his command 
 some twenty-eight years ago. His wife bore 
 the maiden name of Mary Soles. Mr. and 
 Mrs. Hursley became the parents of three 
 children, — George E., a tug captain, who 
 married Miss Louisa Hillman; Charles F., 
 who married Josie Ohls and is captain of a 
 tug; and Minnie. 
 
 Mr. Hursley and his sons are members 
 of the Masonic order, belonging to the Bethel 
 Lodge, and Mr. Hursley and his son Charles 
 are members of Sault de Ste.] Marie Com- 
 mandery and Ahmed Temple, A. A. O. N. 
 M. S., of Marquette, Michigan. Mr. Hurs- 
 ley votes with the Democratic party, and his 
 name has several times been used on the 
 party ticket but always without his solicita- 
 tion. In 1893 he came within one vote of 
 being elected Mayor, and in 1895 was elected 
 to that office by 104 majorit)', when the 
 balance of the ticket was largely Republi- 
 can, yet be has never sought or cared for 
 
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 279 
 
 political preferment, desiring rather to give 
 his time and attention to his business in- 
 terests. 
 
 HRTHUR B. CRACKNELL, the 
 leading dealer in wall-paper, paints, 
 oils, glass, artists' and painters' 
 supplies, is a native of England, 
 born in Warwickshire on the fourth of 
 May, i860. His father, George E. Crack- 
 nell, was a painter by trade, and spent his 
 entire life in England, being called from this 
 world in October, 1 894, at the age of si.xty- 
 nine years. He was twice married and had 
 a family of thirteen children, — ten by the 
 first union and three by the last. Those 
 who are now living in America are Arthur 
 B. ; C. H., who makes his home in the 
 Canadian Sault de Ste. Marie; G P., a 
 resident of St. Paul, Minnesota; T. J., who 
 makes his home in this city, and Kate, of 
 Brooklyn, who is stewardess on a West 
 India boat. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this 
 record spent the first nineteen years of his 
 life in the land of his nativity and then de- 
 termined to seek a home in the New World, 
 for he believed that he might thereby better 
 his financial conditions. Taking passage on 
 the steamer Circassion, of the Allen line, he 
 safely crossed the Atlantic and landed at 
 Port Levi, Quebec. He spent nearly two 
 years in the Queen's dominion before com- 
 ing to Sault de Ste. Marie, and on the 5th 
 of Ma}', 1881, arrived in this city, — a young 
 man who had not yet attained his majority 
 and possessing a cash capital of less than $50. 
 He was master of the painter's trade, how- 
 ever, and was industrious, enterprising and 
 ambitious. He resolved to make the most 
 
 of his opportunities and was not long in 
 seeking employment, which he secured in a 
 short time from James Hamilton. He 
 worked by the day all that season and the 
 following year began business for himself, 
 taking contracts which soon yielded to him 
 a good income. He opened a paint shop 
 and was soon at the head of a good busi- 
 ness, which steadily increased until he had 
 accumulated a capital of $3, 500. Thus 
 when the "boom" came on he was enabled 
 to make investments which, owing to the 
 rapid rise in land values, soon netted him at 
 least $50,000. He now has his capital 
 safel}' invested in valuable property, includ- 
 ing stores and residences, and the monthly 
 rental is a handsome income. He owns the 
 Cracknell blocks, comprising si.x stores on 
 Portage avenue, three dwellings in the Fort 
 Brady addition, two on Ann street, his 
 homestead on Lyons street and a store and 
 dwelling on the Canadian side of the river. 
 All this he owns in addition to the large 
 business which he now conducts. He has 
 had all the large contracts for painting and 
 glazing in the Government work at this 
 place, and obtained the contract from the 
 Government for the work at Fort Brady. 
 The man who can successfully conduct im- 
 portant business transactions must possess 
 abilities no less than those of the general on 
 the field of battle. His campaign, it is true, 
 is of a different character and different 
 methods are required. He must have in- 
 dustry, energy and determination, good man- 
 agement and perseverance, and above all, 
 must posseses a tact that enables him to 
 meet all classes of people with their varied 
 tastes. 
 
 Mr. Cracknell was married on Manitou- 
 lian island, on the 29th of September, 1881, 
 to Miss Sarah J. Hickenbottom, only daugh- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 ter of Walter Hickenbottom, who was born 
 in Buckingham, England, and was a farmer 
 by occupation. Our subject and his wife 
 have a daughter. May, a little maiden of ten 
 years. Socially Mr. Cracknell is connected 
 with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows 
 and the Knights of Pythias fraternity, be- 
 longs to the Episcopal Church and is a high- 
 ly respected citizen and a self-made man, 
 whose prosperity has been achieved entirely 
 through his own well-directed efforts. 
 
 fiOBERT FLOOD.— Among the 
 representative and well-known citi- 
 zens of Sault de Ste. Marie stands 
 this gentleman, who is now serving 
 as Inspector of Customs. He is one of the 
 worthy sons of the Emerald Isle, his birth 
 having occurred in county Meath on the 
 4th of May, 1845. He is one of the eight 
 children of Patrick Flood, a farmer, and is 
 the only member of the family living in 
 America save his sister, Mrs. Lawrence 
 O'Brien, who resides in Leavenworth, 
 Washington. 
 
 The educational privileges which our 
 subject received were very meager, being 
 only those afforded in the common schools 
 of his native land. He resolved to come to 
 America when a young man of seventeen, 
 for he believed better opportunities were 
 afforded here than in the older and more 
 thickly settled countries of Europe. He 
 made his first location in Fond du Lac; 
 had no capital; in fact he was dependent 
 entirely upon his own resources for a liveli- 
 hood, so lost no time in looking for em- 
 ployment, which he soon found. For 
 fourteen years he remained in that city, 
 during much of the time he engaged in the 
 
 restaurant business, which he successfully 
 conducted. 
 
 Mr. Flood has been twice married. 
 \yhile in Fond du Lac, in 1867, he was 
 joined in wedlock with Miss Annie Duffy, 
 daughter of James Duffy, who was of Irish 
 birth. She died in Chicago, in 1877, leav- 
 ing a son, James, who is now living in 
 Rhinelander, Wisconsin; and two daughters: 
 Annie and Mary. In Norway, Michigan, 
 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Flood 
 and Miss Anna Daly, daughter of Patrick 
 Daly. 
 
 In 1 88 1 Mr. Flood removed to Crystal 
 Falls, Iron county, Michigan, where for four 
 years he was engaged in the grocery trade, 
 enjoying a good business. He came thence 
 to Sault de Ste. Marie and here established 
 a grocery store which he conducted for five 
 years. He carried an excellent stock of 
 goods, and his straightforward, honorable 
 dealings, and earnest desire to please his 
 customers won him a liberal patronage, 
 which was well deserved. 
 
 In his political views Mr. Flood has 
 always been a Democrat and warmly advo- 
 cates the principles of his party. He was 
 elected a member of the City Council of 
 Sault de Ste. Marie from the Third ward to 
 succeed Rev. T. R. Easterday, and served 
 on a number of important committees, in- 
 cluding the committees on police, fire, sewer 
 and sidewalks. He takes an active interest 
 in everything partaining to the welfare of 
 the community and withholds his support 
 from no enterprise which is calculated to 
 prove of public benefit. He was appointed 
 to his present office August 29, 1894, and is 
 a capable incumbent. Socially he is con- 
 nected with the Ancient Order of Hibernians 
 and the Catholic Mutual Benevolent Associ- 
 ation. It was a fortunate day when he 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OE MICHIGAN. 
 
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 resolved to come to America, for he has 
 prospered, winning a comfortable income 
 and has also secured a good home and 
 gained many warm and true friends. 
 
 >^OHN F. ARNOTT.— The men who 
 ^ control the affairs of a city and dis- 
 A 1 charge their duties in a prompt and 
 faithful manner deserve the'gratitude 
 of all concerned. Mr. Arnott is now serv- 
 ing as Marshal of Sault de Ste. Marie, and 
 his fidelity and loyalty are widely known 
 and commended. 
 
 He was born in Northumberland county, 
 Ontario, in Newcastle, on the 25th of March, 
 1848, and is the son of Captain Daniel Ar- 
 nott, who was commander of a government 
 revenue cutter in the queen's dominion 
 during the Mackenzie Rebellion in 1837. 
 Captain Arnott was born in Campbellton, 
 Scotland, and when a young man crossed the 
 Atlantic to the New World. He was mar- 
 ried in Toronto to Jane Fyfe, daughter of 
 James Fyfe, who was a native of Scotland 
 and a prominent contractor, having erected 
 the market and other leading buildings in 
 Toronto. Captain Arnott died in 1873 at 
 the age of si.xty-three years. In his family 
 were thirteen children, ten of whom are 
 now living, namely: Catherine, wife of 
 Charles Syer, of Chippewa county; Mary, 
 wife of William Dickey, a resident of Gray 
 county, Ontario; Daniel, William, and Mrs. 
 Martha Allen, — all residing in Chippewa 
 county; Andrew, who is engaged in car- 
 pentering in Sault de Ste. Marie; Duncan 
 and James, who are living in Gray county, 
 Ontario; and Charlotte, wife of Edward 
 Hinshire, of Ludington, Michigan. 
 
 Mr. Arnott, whose name heads this 
 record, was reared to manhood under the 
 
 parental roof, and on leaving his old 
 home in March, 1 869, removed to Sag- 
 inaw, Michigan, where he entered the 
 employ of Marks & Flint, lumber deal- 
 ers. He superintended the erection of 
 their dam on Chippewa creek, in Isabella 
 county, and remained in that region four 
 years. He was afterward employed in the 
 lumber woods, getting out ties under con- 
 tract, to be used in the construction of 
 twenty-one miles of the Flint & Pere Mar- 
 quette Railroad, and in other work of like 
 character. His time was thus passed until 
 the spring of 1 877, when he came to this city. 
 
 On the 23d of December, 1875, Mr. Ar- 
 nott was joined in wedlock, in Markdale, 
 Ontario, with Miss Kate Tackaberry, daugh- 
 ter of John and Eliza (Douglas) Tackaberr\-, 
 farming people of Canada. Of their four 
 children, three are yet living: Letitia, wife 
 of John M. Davis, of Markdale; William, 
 who is living in Duluth, Minnesota; and 
 Mrs. Arnott. 
 
 When our subject first arrived in Sault 
 de Ste. Marie in April, 1877, it was a vil- 
 lage containing about 400 inhabitants. He 
 first secured employment at carpenter work 
 on the new courthouse, and when the 
 building was finished erected a planing-mill 
 for H. W. Seymour on the site of the Sweatt 
 mill, the first of the kind erected on this end 
 of the peninsula. After operating the mill 
 for two years he engaged in general con- 
 tract work, to which he devoted his ener- 
 gies until 1887, erecting some of the best 
 buildings of the city. He was appointed by 
 C. H. Call, of Marquette, and served, acting 
 as Deputy Collector and Inspector of Cus- 
 toms, and remained in the Government serv- 
 ice four years, after which he went to Mar- 
 quette county and took a contract on the 
 Iron Range & Huron Bay Railroad, then 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 being constructed. After two years he re- 
 turned to Sault de Ste. Marie, and on the 
 1st of May, 1893, was elected Marshal by 
 the City Council. In 1884-5 he had served 
 as a member of the Village Council, was 
 elected Justice of the Peace for one term, 
 was Treasurer of the township of Sault Ste. 
 Marie, then comprising nearly the entire 
 county, two terms, and for two years was 
 Deputy Sheriff under the popular officer, 
 Donald M. McKenzie. His business life 
 has been characterized by straightforward, 
 honorable dealing, his official career by fidel- 
 ity to duty and faithfulness to the trust re- 
 posed in him. He is an esteemed member 
 of Bethel Lodge, F. & A. M. ; Sault de Ste. 
 Marie Chapter, R. A. M. ; and the Knights 
 of Pythias, Independent Order of Odd Fel- 
 lows and Knights of the Maccabees. Politi- 
 cally he is allied with the Democratic party. 
 
 ,y^^ONALD M. Mckenzie.— The 
 
 I I name of this gentleman is insepar- 
 /"^^^ ably connected with the history of 
 Sault de Ste. Marie. The business 
 interests of the city have been greatly pro- 
 moted through his efforts, and as an official of 
 Chippewa county he has done much for its 
 upbuilding and advancement. To-day he is 
 numbered among her most valued and 
 esteemed citizens, and the record of the city 
 would be incomplete without a sketch of 
 his life. 
 
 As his name indicates, Donald McKenzie 
 comes of a good old Scotch family. He 
 was born in Ross-shire in the north of Scot- 
 land, the natal day being in February, 1842. 
 His father was a farmer and is still living, at 
 the advanced age of eighty-four years. In 
 the family were six children, four of whom 
 still survive, two being residents of the 
 
 United States, — Donald and John Murray, — 
 the latter a resident of Detour, Chippewa 
 county. 
 
 At the age of sixteen Donald McKenzie 
 entered upon an apprenticeship to the trade 
 of ship carpenter, and when he had com- 
 pleted his term of service went aboard one 
 of the Allen line steamers, remaining in the 
 service of that company for seven years. 
 He then joined the old Morgan line, plying 
 between Havana, Nassau and New York 
 city. The vessel was used for carrying mail 
 and made regular trips for a number of 
 years. Mr. McKenzie remained on that 
 vessel for eighteen months, and then worked 
 at his trade on land at various points. He 
 was in Toronto, Canada, building railroad 
 cars for the firm of Hamilton & Son, and in 
 Chicago was employed by the Chicago & 
 Northwestern Railroad Company in the old 
 Wells street yard. Before locating in the 
 latter city he had passed through this local- 
 ity while on a trip to Manitoba and the 
 Canadian Northwest, and was much pleased 
 with the country, so that when ready to 
 locate he determined to secure a home in 
 Sault de Ste. Marie. 
 
 Mr. McKenzie went from Chicago to 
 Toronto, where his promised bride was 
 awaiting his coming, and in 1875 he led to 
 the marriage altar Miss Elizabeth Pittman, 
 a most estimable lady who has been to him 
 a true helpmeet and faithful companion. 
 They came at once to Sault de Ste. Marie, 
 where they have since made their home and 
 are now numbered among the most highly 
 respected citizens. 
 
 Mr. McKenzie possessed no capital at 
 that time, but had a robust constitution and 
 a strong determination to succeed, nnd 
 entered upon work here with an energy and 
 resolute spirit which have characterized his 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 2S3 
 
 entire life. During the first year of his 
 residence he followed his trade in con- 
 nection with Dumont & Stonehouse, and 
 met with a good degree of success, so that 
 the following season he was enabled to 
 engage in business for himself. He pur- 
 chased the Central House and for seven 
 years did a prosperous hotel business, con- 
 ducting a first-class house, which won favor 
 with the traveling public and was therefore 
 well patronized. As his financial resources 
 have increased he has made judicious in- 
 vestments in real estate, and now has some 
 valuable realty from which he realizes a 
 handsome income. He has erected some of 
 the most substantial buildings of the city, 
 which now stand as monuments to his thrift 
 and enterprise. He erected the Arlington 
 Hotel, at a cost of $20,000. He also owns 
 the Milwaukee House and some residence 
 property, and the rental from these various 
 buildings adds materially to his income. 
 
 It was while carrying on the hotel that 
 Mr. McKenzie was first called to public 
 office, thus beginning a career which has 
 made him one of the prominent figures in 
 the local political world of Chippewa county. 
 While engaged in steamboating in New 
 York he had taken out his first naturaliza- 
 tion papers, and while working in Chicago 
 he cast his first presidential vote for Horace 
 Greeley, whose advice to young men to go 
 "West" he had followed and found it 
 profitable. During si.x years of the time he 
 was in the hotel he acceptably and credita- 
 bly filled the office of Marshal of Sault de 
 Ste. Marie, and in the fall of 1886 was 
 nominated by the Democracy of Chippewa 
 county for the office of Sheriff. He won 
 the election, and on the expiration of his 
 first term of two years was re-elected. In 
 1890 he was nominated for the office of 
 
 County Treasurer, and as he gave up the 
 keys to the jail, he was handed those of the 
 county's money vault. So faithfully and 
 conscientiously did he perform his duties 
 that his fellow townsmen again honored him 
 with an election, and thus for eight con- 
 secutive years he was in the public service, 
 one of the most efficient and trusted officials 
 the county has ever known. His record is 
 untarnished by even a shadow of wrong, and 
 he won the commendation of even his polit- 
 ical opponents. Mr. McKenzie was ap- 
 pointed Superintendent of St. Mary's Canal 
 by the administration of President Cleve- 
 land before his term as County Treasurer 
 expired, and to this position he is now 
 giving his entire time. 
 
 Mr. McKenzie takes quite an active in- 
 terest in civic societies and is an honored 
 member of the Odd Fellows society, and 
 belongs to Sheboygan Chapter, Petoskey 
 Commandery and Grand Rapids Consistory 
 of the Masonic fraternity. In manner he is 
 genial and affable; in disposition, warm- 
 hearted and generous, of pleasing address, 
 and wherever he goes wins friends, while 
 his friendship is most prized by those who 
 know him best. 
 
 ^■ ^ m* B. CADY, who holds conspicuous 
 mm I preferment as Deputy Collector 
 mjLJ of Customs for the port of Sault 
 de Ste. Marie, is well known 
 throughout the entire upper country and is 
 regarded as one of its representative men. 
 He has a marked individuality, has been a 
 close student, and by his contact with the 
 world has become thoroughly cosmopolitan 
 in his views, which are directed along broad 
 and charitable lines. 
 
 Mr. Cady traces his lineage from that 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 branch of the pre-Revolutionary Cady fam- 
 ily which settled New London, Connecticut, 
 in 1670, and which now has representatives 
 in nearly every State in the Union. He was 
 born in Wayne county, Michigan, February 
 10, 1 86 1, being the son of J. B. Cady, who 
 was born in Monroe county. New York, 
 whence he emigrated to Michigan in 1835, 
 settling on and improving a farm near De- 
 troit. He continued to till the soil as long 
 as he was in active business and was a man 
 of much prominence in the community where 
 so many years of his life were passed. He 
 served his township as Justice of the Peace 
 for a long term of years and was also a 
 long-time incumbent in the office of Super- 
 visor. He is now living in peaceful retire- 
 ment at Ann Arbor, Michigan, and in his 
 declining years is blessed with the contin- 
 ued companionship of his devoted wife, the 
 mother of our subject. Her maiden name 
 was Jane Tilden-Blount, and she was a 
 niece of the great lawyer and statesman, the 
 late Samuel J. Tilden, of New York. Will- 
 iam B. Cady is the only child of this vener- 
 able and honored couple. 
 
 Our subject's boyhood days were passed 
 on the parental farmstead, where he re- 
 mained until he had attained the age of 
 eighteen years, having received his prelim- 
 inary educational training in the public 
 schools. At the age noted he matriculated 
 at the University of Michigan, completing a 
 course of study in its literary department 
 and graduating as a member of the class of 
 1882. The next year he devoted to the 
 study of law, taking a course of lectures in 
 the law department of the university, and 
 being admitted to the bar before Judge Jos- 
 lyn at Ann Arbor, in June, 1883. He then 
 went to Detroit, where he entered the office 
 of Brennan & Donnelly, prominent legal 
 
 practitioners of that city, with whom he re- 
 mained one year. 
 
 Now thoroughly coached in the theoret- 
 ical branches of his profession, and having 
 gained a valuable knowledge of the details 
 of actual practice, he determined to begin 
 operations on his own responsibility. Thus 
 we find Mr. Cady installed in an office of his 
 own at Sault Sainte Marie in the spring of 
 the year 1885. His worth and professional 
 ability soon gained to him recognition, for in 
 1886 he received the appointment as City 
 Attorney. The succeeding year he aban- 
 doned the practice of law to accept the posi- 
 tion as cashier of the Sault Sainte Marie 
 National Bank, which had just been organ- 
 ized and incorporated. This exacting posi- 
 tion he filled with signal efficiency, and to 
 the satisfaction of all concerned, until 1894, 
 when he resigned the same to accept the 
 office as Deputy Collector of Customs for 
 the district. He still retains an association 
 with the executive affairs of the " Soo " 
 National Bank, being chairman of its dis- 
 count board. In addition to the civic 
 offices already noted he has been the in- 
 cumbent as City Treasurer and as Deputy 
 County Treasurer. 
 
 Mr. Cady retains fraternal identification 
 with the Masonic order, in which he has 
 advanced to the Knights Templar degree; 
 with the Knights of Pythias; the Ancient 
 Order of United Workmen, and with the 
 Greek college fraternity, the Beta Theta Pi. 
 He enjoys a distinctive popularity by reason 
 of his genial and sympathetic nature, and is 
 a favorite in both social and business circles. 
 He is at the present time president of the 
 Sault Sainte Marie Club, representing an 
 association of the representative business 
 men of the city. 
 
 Our subject is an ardent Democrat and 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 2S5 
 
 is recognized as a power in the counsels and 
 operations of his party in the Upper Penin- 
 sula. He is a member of the Democratic 
 State Central Committee, and for ten years 
 past he has taken a very active part in cam- 
 paign work in this section of the State. 
 
 A writer of the modern school has said 
 that a man who can raise a beard and re- 
 fuses to do so is a moral hero, and in this 
 category of the valiant our subject must be 
 placed, for he wears a clean-shaven face, — 
 a fact which makes a strong individuality all 
 the more marked. He is of medium stature, 
 is lithe and active and has a bearing which 
 is at once dignified and unostentatious. He 
 is easily approachable and is never at loss 
 for words to express himself, having a keen 
 appreciation of the ridiculous and humorous, 
 and the power of winning and retaining 
 friends. The biographist could not resist 
 the temptation of entering this very sketchy 
 pen portrait of the man, and that it will be 
 recognized from its more salient character- 
 istics of fidelity there can be no doubt. 
 
 Sp-rf ENRY H. TAYLOR, Deputy In- 
 |rV spector of Customs for the District 
 \^r of Superior, stationed at Sault de 
 Ste. Marie, and for many years a 
 leading contractor and builder of this city, 
 was born in Ontario, Canada, on the 26th 
 of January, 1852. In his early boyhood he 
 lived upon the farm, becoming acquainted 
 with all the features of rural life in that 
 region. His father, Henry Taylor, was a 
 native of Glasgow, Scotland, born in 181 8, 
 and in that country married Jessie Johnson. 
 In 1842 he emigrated to Canada and 
 throughout his active business life he fol- 
 lowed farming. He is now a resident of 
 Brussels, Ontario, where he is living retired. 
 
 In the family are four sons, — ^Henry H., of 
 Sault Ste. Marie; William, Brussels; George, 
 of Sault Ste. Marie; and Joseph, of Brussels. 
 
 At the age of fourteen our subject left 
 the old home farm and began learning the 
 carpenter's trade, serving a regular three 
 years' apprenticeship in Seaforth, Ontario, 
 and when he had completed it he made his 
 way to Pennsylvania, for the oil excitement 
 was then at its height in that State. There 
 he first engaged in business as a journey- 
 man and later did contract work. For three 
 years he remained in the Keystone State, 
 making his home in Oil City and in Franklin. 
 During the year 1873 he was located in 
 Dallas, Texas, and as the city was then 
 growing rapidly he found plenty of remu- 
 nerative employment. In 1874 he returned 
 to the Queen's domain and engaged in busi- 
 ness in London, Ontario. There he re- 
 mained for five years, and in his undertak- 
 ing was successful. 
 
 While in Clinton, Ontario, he was mar- 
 ried, on the 2 1st of July, 1879, the lady of 
 his choice being Miss Mary McKay, daughter 
 of Angus McKay, whose family numbers five 
 children — Christine, who is now Mrs. Frazier, 
 of Portage, of the Northwest Territory; 
 High, who is living in Washington; George, 
 who resides near Kippen, Ontario; and 
 Daniel, who makes his home in this State. 
 To Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have been born the 
 following children: Henry James, fourteen 
 years of age; Olive Jessie, aged twelve; 
 Florence, aged seven; Orin, who died in 
 1890, at the age of six years; and Leora, who 
 is now a maiden of five summers. 
 
 Mr. Taylor came to the West on his 
 wedding journey, and in July, 1879, arrived 
 in Sault de Ste. Marie, stopping at the Mc- 
 Avoy Hotel until he could make arrange- 
 ments to secure a home of his own. He 
 
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 built his first residence on property owned 
 by Rev. T. R. Easterday and has since 
 erected four dwellings. His present home 
 is a commodious and comfortable one, one 
 of the fine houses of the city. Mr. Taylor 
 began business here as a contractor and 
 builder, and has put up many of the best 
 homes in the city; also he has been the 
 architect and builder of the Gage-Wait 
 Block, the first News office, the Episcopal 
 church, and the Board of Trade building, 
 the first three-story structure in the city. 
 He afterward entered the real-estate busi- 
 ness, buying and selling property on both 
 sides of the river. He made some money 
 in this way, for he judiciously invested his 
 capital and exercised sagacity and wisdom in 
 his purchases and sales. He now owns, be- 
 sides his home, the Knights of the Macca- 
 bees building on Ashmun street. 
 
 Mr. Taylor holds membership in several 
 civic societies, belonging to the Independent 
 Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of 
 Pythias and the Ancient Order of United 
 Workmen. Since becoming a citizen of this 
 country, he warmly advocates the principles 
 of the Democracy, and has frequently been 
 solicited to become a candidate for the 
 Council, but as frequently declines. In 
 December, 1893, he was appointed to this 
 present position as Deputy Inspector of Cus- 
 toms, and has a high reputation for effi- 
 ciency. 
 
 OTTO FOWLE needs not a special 
 introduction to the readers of this 
 volume, but the work would be in- 
 complete without the record of his 
 life. No man in Sault de Ste. Marie has 
 been more prominently connected with the 
 business and political history of the com- 
 
 munity or has taken a more active part in 
 its upbuilding and progress. He has ever 
 cheerfully given his support to those enter- 
 prises that tend to public development, and 
 his name is synonj'mous with honorable 
 business dealing. He is recognized as one 
 of the invaluable citizens of this locality, 
 and as president of the First National Bank 
 of Sault de Ste. Marie he is prominently 
 connected with its monetary affairs. 
 
 Mr. Fowle is numbered among Mich- 
 igan's native sons, his birth having occurred 
 in Hillsdale on the 9th of January, 1852. 
 He is of English descent, the family having 
 been founded in America by the grandfather, 
 who crossed the Atlantic from London in 
 1780. The father, Charles Fowle, was born 
 in Livingston county. New York, and having 
 attained to years of maturity married Statira 
 Kies, by whom he had six children. He 
 became one of the pioneers of Hillsdale 
 county, Michigan, emigrating westward at 
 an early day, and built the first bridge across 
 Raisin river. He was otherwise identified 
 with the upbuilding of the county and with 
 opening it up to civilization, and was recog- 
 nized as one of the leading and influential 
 citizens of the community. His death oc- 
 curred in 1 889, at the ripe old age of seventy- 
 nine years. 
 
 In his early years Otto Fowle attended 
 the district schools of the neighborhood, but 
 most of his time was given to aiding his 
 father in the labors of the home farm until 
 sixteen years of age, when he determined to 
 acquire a good education. Possessed of a 
 worthy ambition to make the most of life, 
 and realizing how essential is a good educa- 
 tion, he took up more advanced studies than 
 had hitherto claimed his attention, and com- 
 pleted the literary course in the University 
 of Michigan, at which he was graduated in 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 287 
 
 the class of 1875. During the summer 
 months he still aided in the labors of the 
 home farm, and thus received the physical 
 training without which mental training can- 
 not accomplish the desired result for the in- 
 dividual. Immediately on leaving the uni- 
 versity he began reading law in the office of 
 E. L. & M. B. Koon, of Hillsdale, and was 
 admitted to the bar in 1877, before Judge 
 D. L. Pratt. Opening an office at Hillsdale, 
 he was soon in command of a satisfactory 
 and constantly increasing practice, from 
 which he derived a good income; but his 
 health at length failed him and he was forced 
 to abandon his chosen profession. His tal- 
 ents eminently fitted him for the law, and 
 before judge and jury he was an able ad- 
 vocate whose worth was widely recognized 
 among his professional brethren. While 
 living in Hillsdale, he was elected on the 
 Republican ticket as Circuit Court Commis- 
 sioner for Hillsdale county, in which capacity 
 he served for two years. 
 
 Mr. Fowle has been a resident of Sault 
 de Sainte Marie since 1883. He reached 
 the place in February, when on a prospect- 
 ing tour, and while there arranged to open 
 a bank, the city then having no institution 
 of that character. There was no bank 
 nearer than St. Ignace on one side and Mar- 
 quette on the other, and no means of com- 
 munication and exchange between them ex- 
 cept by dog-cart in winter and livery or 
 stage in summer. Mr. Fowle has made 
 many of these trips with thousands of dollars 
 in his possession. A partnership was formed 
 with E. H. Mead, and on the i 5th of July, 
 1883, on Water street, they opened the 
 doors of the Chippewa County Bank to the 
 public. The institution was capitalized for 
 $10,000, and business prospects seemed 
 bright. The new enterprise was success- 
 
 fully managed and conducted, and in 1886 
 was transformed into a national bank, but 
 the day on which they received their charter 
 the greater portion of the city was destroyed 
 by fire, including their bank building; 
 but, undaunted, with characteristic energy, 
 they made arrangements for temporary 
 quarters and began at once the erection of 
 the First National Bank Building, which 
 was completed in 1887, at a cost of $46,- 
 000. The new institution was capitalized 
 for $50,000, and has a surplus of $25,000 
 and $200,000 in deposits. The following 
 officers were elected: Otto Fowle, presi- 
 dent; Edward H. Mead, cashier, and Henry 
 W. Seymour, vice-president; and these gen- 
 tlemen are still occupying those positions. 
 Under the able administration of the officers 
 the institution has become one of the lead- 
 ing monetary concerns of this region, worthy 
 of a liberal patronage; for a safe and con- 
 servative method is followed, and the busi- 
 ness affairs are conducted on the most hon- 
 orable and approved business principles. 
 
 June 30, 1880, ere coming to this city, 
 Mr. Fowle was married, having led to the 
 marriage altar in Hillsdale Miss Jennie E. 
 Mead, daughter of P. Mead, and a sister of E. 
 H. Mead, who is interested with our subject 
 in the bank. This worthy couple have a 
 large circle of friends and acquaintances in 
 the community, and are highly esteemed by 
 all who know them. 
 
 Mr. Fowle has indeed been one of the 
 leading factors in promoting the welfare of 
 Sault de Ste. Marie, and her progress and 
 upbuilding is due in no small degree to his 
 earnest efforts in her behalf. He took an 
 active interest in securing the water works 
 and sewerage system, and was one of the 
 first Water Commissioners of the city. He 
 was one of the organizers of the Chamber of 
 
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 Commerce in 1887, and was elected its 
 first president, being again called to that 
 office in 1889 and 1895. He was a moving 
 spirit in the formation of the Building & 
 Loan Association, in which he has served as 
 director and treasurer ; was one of the origina- 
 tors of the St. Mary's Falls Water Power 
 Company, on which water power has been 
 expended $400,000; and he aided in estab- 
 iishing, and was one of the directors of, the 
 Sault Savings Bank. 
 
 He is known as a man who will uphold 
 and support any enterprise or interest which 
 he believes calculated to add to the pros- 
 perity, growth and advancement of the city. 
 Educational, moral and social interests are 
 befriended by him, and while serving as 
 Mayor of the city, to which office he was 
 called in 1889 for a two-years term, he did 
 much for public improvement. He is a 
 man of keen discrimination, of foresight 
 and excellent executive ability, with an un- 
 tarnished private record and an unblemished 
 public career, and upon the rolls of Sault 
 Sainte de Marie's honored citizens his name 
 deserves an honored place. 
 
 @HARLES L. GIRARD, M. D., of 
 the firm of Girard & Thibodeau, 
 physicians and surgeons, Escanaba, 
 Michigan, is ranked with the lead- 
 ing members of the medical profession in 
 this part of the State. 
 
 Dr. Girard was born at Three Rivers, 
 province of Quebec, Canada, July 14, 1857, 
 son of Joseph and Rosalie (Biron) Girard, 
 natives of that province and both now 
 deceased. In their family were four sons 
 and two daughters, the Doctor being the 
 youngest. He received a classical educa- 
 tion at Montreal College, and was educated 
 
 for his profession at Victoria College of 
 Medicine and Surgery, Montreal, where he 
 graduated in 1881. Immediately after his 
 graduation he located at Powers, Michigan, 
 and entered upon his professional career, 
 remaining there nearly six years. He then 
 removed to Negaunee, Michigan, and a year 
 later came from there to his present loca- 
 tion, where he has since been engaged suc- 
 cessfully in the practice of medicine. 
 
 Dr. Girard was married in 1885 to Miss 
 Elizabeth Gatherer, of Norway, Michigan, 
 and they have three children, — Elizabeth, 
 Charles and Josephine. He and his wife 
 are members of St. Joseph Catholic Church 
 in Escanaba. 
 
 >T^OSEPH A. THIBODEAU, M. D., of 
 m the firm of Girard & Thibodeau, prac- 
 ^ ■ ticing physicians of Escanaba, Michi- 
 gan, is a native of the province of 
 Quebec, Canada, born December 29, 1861. 
 His parents, John O. and Odile (Pare) 
 Thibodeau, also natives of Quebec, are de- 
 ceased, the father having passed away in 
 1889, at the age of sixty-seven years; the 
 mother in 1892, at the age of sixty-nine. 
 They had a family of fifteen children, ten 
 of whom are living, the Doctor's brothers 
 and sisters being as follows: Sister St. Am- 
 brose, of the convent at Toledo, Ohio; Mrs. 
 Emma Dion, Hartford, Connecticut ; Joseph 
 A. and Rock, both of Montreal ; Amelia ^nd 
 Albertina, married and living at Montreal ; 
 Ida, now Mrs. F. X. Bienrenu, and Miss 
 Octavia, both of Canada. 
 
 Dr. Thibodeau received his education in 
 the city of Montreal. After completing a 
 classical course in the Montreal College, he 
 entered Laval University, where he took a 
 four years' course in medicine and surgery, 
 
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NORTHERN PEMNSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 291 
 
 and where he graduated in 1883. He then 
 came to Escanaba, Michigan, and entered 
 upon the practice of his profession, prac- 
 ticing alone until 1892, when the present 
 partnership of Girard & Thibodeau was 
 formed. Dr. Thibodeau is the oldest resi- 
 dent physician in the city. He has built up 
 a large and lucrative practice, especially 
 among his own nationality, the population 
 of Escanaba being largely composed of 
 Canadians. 
 
 Politically, the Doctor is independent in 
 his views, but takes a commendable interest 
 in local affairs. He is a member of St. 
 Anne's Catholic Church. 
 
 >t'OHN QUINCY ADAMS is one of the 
 M most prominent members of the bar 
 /§ 1 of the Upper Peninsula, and a lead- 
 ing insurance man. His superior 
 ability has won him a place among the able 
 lawyers of the State, and he therefore has a 
 liberal clientage. In the legal profession 
 success depends upon the mental powers, a 
 thorough knowledge of the subject in hand, 
 close application and untiring energy. All 
 these traits are possessed by Mr. Adams, 
 who has steadily worked his way upward 
 and now occupies a place in the foremost 
 rank of his professional brethren. 
 
 The life record of Mr. Adams is as follows: 
 He was born in Cornwall, Connecticut, 
 November 2, 1837, and is a son of Samuel 
 Adams, who was born in Westerly, Rhode 
 Island, just four days before the signing of 
 the Declaration of Independence. The 
 latter's father was a privateer during the war 
 with England, and was killed June 28, 1776, 
 in an engagement with a British man-of- 
 war, by a shot from the enemy, which 
 reached the magazine of the privateer and 
 
 .sank the vessel. He was a brother of Dr. 
 Henry Adams, of Revolutionary fame. 
 
 At an early age the gentleman whose 
 name heads this record entered the district 
 schools, where he remained until nine years 
 of age. During the succeeding eight years 
 he assisted his father on the farm, but, 
 desiring to follow same other pursuit than 
 that of agriculture, he left home and became 
 an employe in the drug-store of J. M. Gard- 
 iner & Son, of West Cornwall, with whom 
 he continued for about three years. On the 
 expiration of that period Mr. Adams pur- 
 chased the business, which he conducted 
 under his own name for two years, when, 
 owing to a severe illness, he was compelled 
 to sell the store to Charles H. Gardiner, one 
 of his old employers. After being confined 
 to his bed for fifteen months, he underwent 
 a surgical operation, and upon his recovery 
 enlisted, in 1861, for service in the late war. 
 With the blood of Revolutionary forefathers 
 flowing in his vein's, and filled by a spirit 
 of patriotism, he joined Company C, Thir- 
 teenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, but 
 could not pass muster. Wishing to be at 
 the front, however, he went with the com- 
 pany as cook and remained at the scene of 
 action until June, 1862, when sickness 
 obliged him to return to the North, and on 
 the 3d of July he reached his home. 
 
 When Mr. Adams had sufficiently recov- 
 ered he began work as a farm hand, and 
 shortly afterward entered a shear factory. 
 He soon became quite proficient in the work 
 and followed that occupation for about two 
 years, during which time he formed the ac- 
 quaintance of George Wheaton, a prominent 
 lawyer, who took a deep interest in the 
 young man and gave him the free use of his 
 office during the evenings. It was thus that 
 Mr. Adams began the study of law, working 
 
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 in the factory during the day and poring over 
 the commentaries at night. He also took 
 up school-teaching, accepting a school about 
 twelve miles from his home, to which he 
 would walk each Monday morning, return- 
 ing home on Friday. The school numbered 
 si.xty-five pupils. He continued teaching 
 until admitted to the bar at Litchfield, 
 Connecticut, in April, 1867, when he formed 
 a partnership with Mr. Wheaton, of West 
 Cornwall, Connecticut; but the latter died 
 about six months afterward. 
 
 Mr. Adams was then alone in business in 
 his native State until 1872, in which year he 
 came to Negaunee, Michigan, and opened 
 an office. It was not long before he had 
 succeeded in establishing a good business, 
 and in 1876 he was elected to the position 
 of Prosecuting Attorney, in which capacity 
 he acceptably and creditably served until the 
 1st of January, 1883, having been re-elected 
 in 1878 and again in 1880. In November, 
 1882, he was elected to the Legislature, de- 
 clining a renomination as Prosecuting At- 
 torney, and served as a member of the 
 House for two years. For a number of 
 years he has also been the City Attorney of 
 Negaunee, and in 1892 he was a delegate 
 from his district to the national convention. 
 Besides the practice of law, other business 
 interests have claimed the time and attention 
 of Mr. Adams. He is one of the directors 
 of the First National Bank of Hurley, Wis- 
 consin, and in September, 1879, in company 
 with James F. Foley, he took an option on 
 some iron-mining lands, and, having dis- 
 covered ore, named the property the Mil- 
 waukee mine, and in February, 1881, sold 
 the same to Richard S. Fay, of Boston, 
 Massachusetts, for $100,000. Mr. Adams 
 negotiated the sales of the Buffalo, South 
 Buffalo, Prince of Wales and the Queen 
 
 mines to Frederick Schlesinger, of Milwau- 
 kee, for $750,000, in 1889. He also nego- 
 tiated the sale of the Palmer, now known as 
 the Volunteer mine, for $800,000, and as- 
 sisted in negotiating the sale of the Iron 
 Cliff Company's mine for a little over 
 $1,400,000, in 1890. 
 
 Mr. Adams is a self-made man in the 
 best sense of that term. Since eighteen 
 years of age he has been dependent entirely 
 upon his own resources, and has worked his 
 way steadily upward to a position of afflu- 
 ence. In the early days he would often 
 take his cradle upon his shoulder, walk 
 three miles to the harvest-field, and after 
 cradling five acres of oats walk back home. 
 For his service, lasting ten hours, he would 
 receive only $1.25 per day. He also dug 
 potatoes for seventy-five cents per day, tak- 
 ing his pay in trade, and in fact did every- 
 thing he could to earn an honest living. 
 His industry and energy, however, soon 
 brought to him better things, and to-day he 
 is one of the wealthy men of the Upper 
 Peninsula. A seeming trifle led him to take 
 up the study of law. He was induced to be- 
 come a member of a debating society, of 
 which George Wheaton was president, and 
 the latter, after hearing Mr. Adams in a 
 debate and noting his e.xcellent use of lan- 
 guage and readiness of thought, persuaded 
 him to prepare for the legal profession. 
 
 Mr. Adams married Sophronia A. Owen, 
 a daughter of Rufus Owen, of Sharon, Con- 
 necticut, and they have one son, — Eugene 
 W. , aged twenty-seven years. He is now 
 engaged in the insurance business with his 
 father. In his social relations, Mr. Adams is 
 a thirty-second-degree Scottish-rite Mason, 
 and is Illustrious Potentate of Ahmed Tem- 
 ple, A. A. O. N. Mystic Shrine, of Mar- 
 quette. In politics he is a stalwart Repub- 
 
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 293 
 
 lican, and has been a most active and effect- 
 ive worker in the interest of his party, being 
 considered one of the leading politicians of 
 the Upper Peninsula. 
 
 '^Y'OSEPHT. WIXSON.— Among Esca- 
 m naba's prominent citizens, well de- 
 A 1 serving of mention in this volume, is 
 the gentleman whose name heads 
 this record, and who has been identified 
 with the city's business and official interests 
 since 1881. The Empire state numbers him 
 among its sons, his birth having occurred in 
 Steuben county. New York, on the 29th of 
 May, 1840. His parents were Jesse and 
 Rebecca (Sorter) Wixson. The father was 
 born in Ontario county, Canada, in 1808, 
 and the mother was one year his junior. 
 For the long period of sixty-seven years 
 they have traveled life's journey together, 
 sharing with each other in the joy and sor- 
 row, adversity and prosperity which check- 
 er the pathways of all. They now reside in 
 Croswell, Sanilac county, Michigan, and 
 both are in the enjoyment of good health, 
 although the father has been blind for 
 almost sixty years and never saw his seven 
 youngest children! This worthy couple 
 were the parents of a family of twelve chil- 
 dren, nine of whom are yet living. Henry, 
 the oldest, served through the late war. was 
 a member of the First Wisconsin Cavalry, 
 and now follows farming in Clear Lake, 
 Wisconsin; Sophronia became Mrs. Sheldon 
 and is now living in Lexington township, 
 Sanilac county, Michigan. Alonzo enlisted 
 in the Seventh ^fichigan Infantrj', was made 
 First Lieutenant of his company and was 
 killed at the battle of Fredericksburg, 
 Virginia, while leading his troops. Willrad 
 
 carries on agricultural pursuits in Sanilac 
 county. Mary became the wife of Mr. Mabe, 
 and after his death wedded Mr. Teller, a 
 resident of Sanilac county. Loretta became 
 the wife of Phillip Vincent, a farmer, and 
 died in 1863; Joseph T. is the next younger. 
 Jesse, Jr., served in the First Wisconsin 
 Cavalry, was captured at" the battle of 
 Chickamauga, and died in Libby Prison. 
 George, an artist by profession, resides on 
 the old homestead and cares for his parents. 
 Stillman is engaged in mercantile pursuits 
 in Petoskey, Emmett county, Michigan. 
 Mrs. Emma Ferris is living in Harrisville, 
 Michigan, where her husband is engaged in 
 the lumber business. Elsie married Mr. Hart 
 and they reside in Marinette, Wisconsin. 
 
 Joseph T. Wixson was a child of six 
 summers when brought by his parents to 
 Michigan and in this State has since made 
 his home save in the year 1871, which he 
 passed in northeastern Iowa. He was reared 
 upon a farm and acquired his education in 
 the public schools of southern Michigan, 
 and during much of his business career he 
 has either followed farming or lumbering; 
 but of late years, in connection with his son, 
 he has been somewhat engaged in the real- 
 estate business. He is well informed on 
 land values and thus able to buy and sell 
 advantageously. They are also engaged in 
 business as a photographer, having two well 
 appointed and well equipped galleries, one 
 in Escanaba and the other in Gladstone, 
 Michigan. Their gallery in this city was 
 erected under his personal supervision and 
 is a very handsome affair. Externally the 
 building is an architectural beauty, while 
 the interior is handsomely finished and 
 adorned and supplied with ever3thing that 
 enables him to turn out first-class work. 
 The gallery receives a very liberal patronage 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 and both branches of business yield to Wix- 
 son & Son a good income. 
 
 His wife's maiden name was Julia Van 
 Camp, and she was a native of Sanilac 
 county, Michigan. Their eldest child, Ches- 
 ter A., is associated in business with his 
 father and carries on the art gallery in Glad- 
 stone; one daughter died in infancy; Jessie 
 is the wife of Frank Barnes, an employee of 
 the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad; and 
 Lillie and Maudie complete the family. The 
 children have been provided with good edu- 
 cational privileges, fitting them for the prac- 
 tical and responsible duties of life. The two 
 youngest children are now students in the 
 city high school, and Chester for a time at- 
 tended the Lawrence University of Apple- 
 ton, Wisconsin, but did not complete the 
 course. 
 
 The only society with which Mr. Wixson 
 has ever been connected was an organiza- 
 tion known as the Union League, which 
 existed during the civil war and was formed 
 in opposition to the rebel society known as 
 the Knights of the Golden Circle. While 
 not physically able to join the army he was 
 truly loyal to his country and his services at 
 home greatly aided the Union cause. When 
 the Republican party was formed to prevent 
 the further extension of slavery, he joined 
 its ranks and has since been one of its stal- 
 wart supporters. He has voted at every 
 election each spring and fall since attaining 
 his majority, and the ballot deposited has 
 always been a straight Republican ticket. 
 Neither fear nor favor can make him swerve 
 in his allegiance to the party whose princi- 
 ples he believes are best calculated to pro- 
 mote the country's interests. He is not 
 connected with any church organization, 
 but his wife and children are members of 
 the Methodist Episcopal Church. He gives 
 
 his means, however, in support of church 
 and benevolent work, and the poor and 
 needy likewise find in him a friend. He is 
 now serving his fourth year as a member of 
 the Board of Education, and does all in his 
 power to promote the cause of the schools 
 and advance their standard of excellence. 
 He is a public-spirited and progressive citi- 
 zen and his devotion to the welfare of the 
 community is manifested by his labors and 
 efforts to promote all enterprises which will 
 aid in the upbuilding of the city and county. 
 His home is a beautiful and commodious 
 residence adjoining the art gallery, and he 
 and the other members of the household 
 occupy an enviable position in social circles. 
 
 Vt^AMES C. to LAN, Chief of the Fire 
 4 Department, Escanaba, Michigan, 
 A 1 has been a resident of this city for 
 fifteen years and is thoroughly identi- 
 fied with its interests. A sketch of his life 
 will be of interest to many, and, briefly, is 
 as follows: 
 
 James C. Tolan was born in Lowell, Wis- 
 consin, December lo, 1853, a son of John 
 C. and Mary (Lennan) Tolan, the former of 
 Scotch-Irish parentage, and the latter of 
 Irish, and both born in Europe. John C. 
 Tolan came to America in 1846, and was a 
 soldier in the Mexican war; and it was soon 
 after his arrival in this country that Miss 
 Mary Lennan came, and they were subse- 
 quently married at Watertown, Wisconsin. 
 James C. was the second born in their 
 family of four children. The eldest. Rose 
 Ann, now deceased, was the wife of Nicho- 
 las Barth, of Waupun, Wisconsin. Of 
 the other two, we record that Margaret 
 resides with her brother, James C. , and 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 that John J. is a member of the Escanaba 
 Fire Department. 
 
 Early in Hfe the subject of our sketch 
 learned the trade of cigar-maker, at which 
 he worked for several years in Waupun, 
 Wisconsin. From there he moved to Fond 
 da Lac, that State, where he was a member 
 of a volunteer fire company for four years, 
 also working at his trade during that time. 
 After that he traveled, working at his trade 
 for a time, then located for a few years at 
 Mauston, Wisconsin, and in 1880 came from 
 there to Escanaba, Michigan. Here he at 
 once became connected with the fire depart- 
 ment. He served four years as a member 
 of the Hook and Ladder department, two 
 years of that time as foreman. For the 
 past eight years he has occupied his present 
 position, that of chief. On his election to 
 this office he reorganized the department to 
 meet the conveniences afforded by the intro- 
 duction of the city water-works. The old 
 ward hose-houses were discarded and a cen- 
 tral building erected. In the eight years 
 Mr. Tolan has been chief of the fire depart- 
 ment he has given intelligent and effective 
 service, and during all this time only two 
 fires in the city have gotten beyond the 
 buildings in which they originated. In 
 recognition of the efificiency of the Escanaba 
 Fire Department, Chief Tolan has received 
 many very complimentary letters from in- 
 surance companies, praising him and his 
 men for their prompt and noble work. The 
 fire company is composed of athletic young 
 men who thoroughly understand their busi- 
 ness and who are as courageous as they are 
 strong and active. It is needless to say 
 that their chief is proud of these young men, 
 and that the "boys" esteem him highly is 
 evidenced by the fact that they presented 
 him on one occasion with a handsome gold 
 
 badge, worth $100, on one side of which 
 were the names of the donors and on the 
 other side was inscribed Mr. Tolan's name 
 and the words, "Chief of Escanaba Fire 
 Department. " Mr. Tolan attended the 
 National Association of Fire Engineers at 
 Milwaukee in 1893, and at Montreal, Canada, 
 in 1894. 
 
 He was married at Mauston, Wisconsin, 
 March 11, 1880, to Miss Augusta Bartells, 
 a native of that place, and they have three 
 sons, — Carl, Frank and Gerald. 
 
 Mr. Tolan is a lover of music and has 
 attained more than local notoriety as a 
 singer. At this writing he is drilling a 
 troupe for a St. Patrick's Day entertain- 
 ment. In church entertainments of a social 
 order he takes an active and leading part, 
 no entertainment of this kind being con- 
 sidered complete without Mr. Tolan's fin- 
 ishing touches. He is a member of St. 
 Joseph's Church, Roman Catholic, and is 
 identified with the Catholic Order of For- 
 esters and the K. O. T. M. 
 
 ,>^^ICHOLAS RILEY, who is the 
 I A proprietor and manager of the 
 \ p popular resort known as "Riley's 
 Retreat," in Escanaba, is a man 
 whose generous nature and honest char- 
 acter have won him respect and confidence 
 in the community, and the care which he 
 gives to operating his business enterprise in 
 accordance with the provision of law and 
 order justifies the popularity of his place 
 and secures to him only the better class of 
 patrons. His policy is shown in the acts of 
 his every-day life, and that is a strict ob- 
 servance of the rule which signifies freedom 
 of belief and charity and good will for all. 
 Signally free from all rowdyism and ever 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 quiet and attractive, it is not strange that 
 the estabHshment of our subject has a repu- 
 tation second to none in the thriving little 
 city. 
 
 A native of the Emerald Isle, Mr. Riley 
 was born in county Mayo, November 15, 
 1856, being the son of Patrick and Mary 
 Riley. The mother died when our subject 
 was but a child of three years, and before 
 he had attained the age of nine his father 
 also passed away. Patrick Riley had been 
 twice married, Nicholas being a child of the 
 second union. After the death of the father 
 our subject and his sister, Anna, came to 
 America and became inmates of the homes 
 of their half brothers, Thomas and William, 
 who have been for nearly forty years suc- 
 cessful farmers in Kankakee county, Illinois. 
 The two children, Nicholas and Anna, ar- 
 rived on American soil in 1866, landing at 
 New York. 
 
 Our subject worked on his brother's 
 farm until he had attained man's estate, 
 when he went to Chicago and engaged in 
 teaming for some five years, after which he 
 rented a farm and gave his attention to its 
 cultivation for four years. In his life there 
 have been few dramatic episodes, but he has 
 ever been ready to do the work which has 
 come to his hand, has been faithful and has 
 ever been ready to extend a helping hand to 
 those less fortunate than himself. The suc- 
 cess he has gained has been by his own efforts, 
 and none can begrudge it to him. After 
 leaving the farm Mr. Riley visited northern 
 Michigan, yet did not then decide upon 
 locating here, but made a trip to Minnesota 
 and Dakota, where he was variously occu- 
 pied for about one year. After this he re- 
 turned to the Upper Peninsula country, 
 and was thereafter employed in the lumber 
 woods about five years. In 1883 he opened 
 
 a liquor establishment in Escanaba and has 
 been engaged in that line of business here 
 ever since. Previous to this he had been 
 employed for a time in the store of John K. 
 Stack. The sister Anna married Michael 
 Sheridan, now deceased, and she is a resi- 
 dent of Scranton, Pennsylvania. The other 
 sister. Mar}', is the widow of John Forbes 
 and resides in Cleveland, Ohio. 
 
 In politics our subject maintains an in- 
 dependent attitude, but lends his influence 
 toward the furtherance of good government, 
 being thoroughly in sympathy with the inter- 
 ests of the country in which nearly his en- 
 tire life has been passed. 
 
 November 6, 1883, Mr. Riley was 
 united in marriage at Escanaba to Miss 
 Annie Mack, who was born in Wisconsin 
 on the 2 1st of April, i860. Three sons 
 bless this union, namely: Thomas, born 
 January 30, 1885; John, born January 21, 
 1886; and Willie, born January 27, 1889. 
 The family are members of St. Joseph's 
 Roman Catholic Church. 
 
 HUGUSTUS E. BACON, M. D., 
 has been identified with the history 
 of Sault de Ste. Marie almost from 
 the establishment of the city, not 
 only in his professional capacity but also 
 officially. He has been instrumental in pro- 
 moting many of its leading interests, and in 
 all possible ways has aided in the develop- 
 ment and advancement of this locality. 
 
 The Doctor is a native of Ohio, his birth 
 having occurred in Medina on the 7th of 
 May, 1841. When nine years old he came 
 with his parents to Michigan, who located 
 in Kay, Macomb county, where he was 
 reared. His father. Royal Bacon, was born 
 in St. Lawrence county, New York, in 181 5, 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 297 
 
 and by trade was a carder and redresser of 
 cloth. He married Miss Sarah Wheelock, 
 daughter of Captain Wheelock, who was 
 a soldier in the war of 181 2. The Wheel- 
 ocks are a family of physicians, and Dr. 
 Kent K. Wheelock, an eminent professor of 
 Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a cousin of our sub- 
 ject. The parents of the Doctor had a family 
 of five children, of whom he is the eldest. 
 The others are Elliott, who died in the army; 
 Rosanna, who is the wife of Edward Merrill 
 and resides in West Pullman, Illinois; Olive, 
 wife of Fremont Haines, of Utica, Michigan; 
 and John C, who makes his home in Bay 
 City. 
 
 Under the parental roof Dr. Bacon spent 
 the days of his boyhood and youth, and in 
 the schools of his native town acquired his 
 literary education. After the breaking out 
 of the Civil war, when he was twenty-one 
 years of age, he offered his services to the 
 Government, enlisting in the Union army 
 as a member of Company F, Twenty-second 
 Regiment of Michigan Volunteers at Ma- 
 comb, this State. The company was com- 
 manded by Captain Ashley, the regiment by 
 Colonel Moses Wisner. Our subject was 
 mustered in at Pontiac, and the command 
 was ordered to Covington, Kentucky, to aid 
 in preventing General Bragg from getting 
 far enough north to ' ' water his horse in the 
 Ohio river," as he had boasted he would do, 
 it being the Rebel leader's plan to advance 
 upon Ohio and capture Cincinnati. This 
 was prevented, however, by the troops 
 sent to Covington. Later the command to 
 which the Doctor was attached was ordered 
 through Kentucky to Nashville, Tennessee, 
 where they remained during the winter of 
 1862-3. The following spring they went 
 to Chattanooga and participated in the 
 hard-fought battle of Chickamauga, where 
 
 the Twenty-second Michigan lost all their 
 men, in killed or captured, save about 
 one hundred. When Company F re- 
 sponded to roll call after the battle, only 
 ten members responded to their names! 
 The Doctor was also in the Atlanta cam- 
 paign, and when that city was captured 
 returned to Chattanooga with "Pap" 
 Thomas. He was honorably discharged 
 there on the 26th of June, 1865. He was 
 always found at his post of duty, faithfully 
 defending the old flag and the cause it rep- 
 resented, and though he participated in a 
 number of very hotly contested battles he 
 received no wound, nor was he ever cap- 
 tured. 
 
 Upon his return from the war Dr. Bacon 
 took up the study of medicine under Dr. 
 Harris and finished his professional train- 
 ing in the Philadelphia Medical College. 
 He opened his first office in Disco, Mich- 
 igan, and on the 6th of January, 18S2, came 
 to Sault de Ste. Marie. Here he opened an 
 office in the drug store of Charles Endres- 
 son on Water street, and some years after- 
 ward, on acquiring an interest in the drug 
 business of James Wirt & Company, he 
 moved his office to the National Bank build- 
 ing, thence to his present location. He is 
 now the oldest physician in years of contin- 
 uous practice in this city, and from the pub- 
 lic he receives a most liberal and well-de- 
 served patronage. He has a most enviable 
 reputation for skill and ability and keeps 
 fully abreast with the times on everything 
 connected with his chosen life-work. 
 
 On the 17th of March, 1868, Dr. Bacon 
 was united in marriage, in Disco, Michigan, 
 with Miss Josephine A. Moe, daughter of 
 William Moe. They have but one child, a 
 son, William R. , who in March, 1893, mar- 
 ried Miss Amanda King. The family is one 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 of prominence in this community, having 
 many friends who hold them in high regard. 
 The Doctor is a Royal Arch Mason, a 
 member of the Grand Army of the Republic, 
 and one of the grand officers in the Inde- 
 pendent Order of Odd Fellows, serving as 
 District Deputy Grand Master of this juris- 
 diction. In politics he is an infle.xible ad- 
 herent of the principles of Republicanism, 
 unwavering in support of his party. He was 
 a member of the first City Council of Sault 
 de Ste. Marie and aided in putting the ma- 
 chinery of the city government in motion 
 and in laying the foundation for all the good 
 work that has since been done by succeed- 
 ing councils. For many years he has served 
 as Coroner of Chippewa county and is the 
 present incumbent. 
 
 HNDREW BLANK is one of the 
 most familiar figures of Sault de 
 Ste. Marie, having made his home 
 in this city since its pioneer days. 
 He was born in Mainstokheim, Bavaria, 
 October 20, 1831, and is a son of George 
 Blank, a cooper. In the family were twelve 
 children, but only two are now living, — An- 
 drew and Mrs. Newcomb, both of this city. 
 At the age of twenty-two the former left the 
 fatherland and came to the United States, 
 embarking at Liverpool on a sailing vessel, 
 which after forty-two days dropped anchor 
 in the harbor of New York, on the 6th of 
 July, 1853. On the 12th of that month he 
 reached Cleveland, Ohio, and secured em- 
 ployment in a brick-yard, where were seven- 
 teen rough Irishmen, who abused and bul- 
 lied him in their usual style for two and a 
 half months. He then secured a situation 
 in a brewery among his own countrymen, 
 and there was associated with Charles Geh- 
 
 ring and Leonard Schlathler, now widely 
 known as millionaire brewers in that city. 
 
 After remaining in Cleveland for a few 
 months, Mr. Blank started by boat for the 
 copper mines of the Upper Peninsula on 
 Lake Superior, and reached Sault de Ste. 
 Marie about ten o'clock on the morning of 
 May 28, 1854. He obtained his dinner in a 
 house which he now owns, and in the after- 
 noon secured work on the canal then build- 
 ing, where he was employed until its com- 
 pletion in 1855. With the savings of these 
 years of toil he purchased five cows and 
 began selling milk and butter, extending his 
 business as the trade and income warranted, 
 until it yielded him a most handsome profit. 
 He carried on the business for a number of 
 years with excellent success, and as time 
 passed invested his surplus capital in sub- 
 urban real-estate and city property. Dur- 
 ing the great activity in the real-estate 
 market in 1888 he sold his suburban prop- 
 erty at a profit of nearly $50,000, which he 
 at once put into the bank. Thus was he 
 enabled to retire from active business life 
 and enjoy the rest which he has truly earned 
 and richly deserves. After thirty-three 
 years' connection with the milk business he 
 sold out, in 1888. 
 
 August 2, 1855, Mr. Blank married 
 Miss Margaret, daughter of Paul Likum, of 
 Saginaw, Michigan, who has proved to him 
 a faithful companion and helpmeet, and 
 their married life has been a happy and 
 prosperous one. Their union was blessed 
 with the following children: Sophia, wife 
 of Charles Eaton, of this city; Jennie, wife 
 of John Donaldson, of Winnipeg, Manitoba; 
 George, who is living in Sault de Ste. Marie; 
 Katie, wife of Charles Thompson, of the 
 same place; Minnie, wife of Joseph Wirt ; 
 and Freddie, 
 
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 299 
 
 Mr. Blank's home was the first brick 
 residence erected in Chippewa county. 
 From an early day he has been identified 
 with the best interests of this communitj', 
 taking an active part in all that pertains to 
 its advancement and progress, and giving 
 his support to all worthy enterprises. As 
 an official he has done effective service for 
 the city. He served as a member of the 
 City Council, was Treasurer of the Board of 
 Education, and for fifteen years was Road 
 Commissioner. In politics he is a stalwart 
 Republican, having supported that party 
 since casting his first presidential vote for 
 Fremont. Socially he is an Odd Fellow 
 and a K. of P. He was one of the founders 
 of the Soo National Bank, of which he is 
 still a director. 
 
 @EORGE BLANI-:, one of the most 
 popular and upright business men 
 in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, a 
 man whose private and public life 
 is spotless and without tarnish, was born in 
 this city, June 24, 1861. He is the eldest 
 son of that esteemed townsman and pioneer, 
 Andrew Blank, who, aided by his noble 
 wife, brought up their children in the path 
 of rectitude and with a love for industr}-. 
 
 George was given a liberal amount of 
 schooling and at the proper age assisted his 
 father in his large milk and ice business. 
 When this business was disposed of in 1888, 
 George engaged in the ice business on his 
 own account. This he maintained until 
 1891, at which date he purchased the in- 
 terest of Mr. Williams in the insurance firm 
 of Johnston & Williams, and the popular firm 
 of Johnston & Blank was brought into ex- 
 istence. 
 
 Mr. Blank was elected to the first City 
 
 Council, an important and historic body, and 
 acquitted himself with credit. He was 
 nominated unanimously by the Republicans 
 in March, 1895, for Mayor of his city, and 
 after the hardest-fought campaign in its his- 
 tory — a campaign into which local matters 
 were interjected to the utter submersion of 
 party fealty or individual merit of the heads 
 of the two tickets — he was defeated. 
 
 Mr. Blank was married in Sault Sainte 
 Marie, December 8, 1886, to Lottie G. Fer- 
 ris, and they have two children, George 
 Early and Mary Margaret, aged five and 
 three years respectively. Mrs. Blank is a 
 daughter of John G. Ferris, deceased, who 
 came to this city from Meaford, Canada, and 
 was engaged in the butcher business; was a 
 successful and prominent man and died in 
 February, 1893, aged sixty-three years. His 
 wife's maiden name was Jane Boucher, and 
 their children are: William, Willett, Wal- 
 lace H., Charles, Mrs. David Bell, Mrs. 
 William Kuehle, and Mrs. Gerard Warrick. 
 
 Fraternally, Mr. Blank is identified with 
 the Masonic order. He is Past Master of 
 the blue lodge and High Priest of the chap- 
 ter at Sault Ste. Marie. He was made a 
 Mason in Bethel Lodge, No. 358, Sault Ste. 
 Marie, in 1883, was made Master of the 
 lodge in 1 891-2, and he is a member of the 
 Sault Ste. Marie Commandery, No. 45. 
 
 >T^OHN R. GREEN, the leading plumb- 
 M er of Gladstone, Delta county, and a 
 A 1 dealer in stoves, hardware and house 
 fittings, is a man of energy and 
 means, and although a recent comer he is 
 none the less enthusiastic as to the future of 
 the little city which is the coming metropolis 
 of Little Bay de Noquet, and as evidence of 
 this faith which he professes we have but to 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 point to the substantial brick block which 
 he has erected on Central avenue, the same 
 having been the first brick structure erected 
 in Gladstone. 
 
 Mr. Green has been somewhat of a 
 nomad in his half century of earthly exist- 
 ence. He was born in New York city, on 
 the loth of March, 1845, and came West 
 with his father to Cleveland, Ohio, where 
 the latter conducted a successful plumbing 
 business for a period of fifteen years. Our 
 subject was then taken to Burlington, Iowa, 
 where the father had contracts for and con- 
 structed the city's gas works. Later on the 
 family removed to the South, locating in 
 Athens, Alabama, and in these three men- 
 tioned localities John R. Green passed his 
 boyhood and received a fair English educa- 
 tion. His association in business with a suc- 
 cessful father developed the practical side 
 of his nature and gave a decided advantage 
 in the world. He not only learned and 
 mastered a trade, but acquired a knowledge 
 of contracting in general, so that no part of 
 construction in his line of work was foreign 
 or unknown to him. 
 
 Mr. Green was coerced into leaving the 
 South in 1 86 1, and was drawn into the 
 Union army by patriotic motives. He en- 
 listed at Erie, Pennsylvania, in the United 
 States Navy, and was assigned to a position 
 as seaman on board the steamer Adirondack, 
 in which connection he was promoted with- 
 in a few months to engineer. He served 
 along the coast, engaging the Confederates 
 at Charleston and other points, and after the 
 sinking of the Adirondack was transferred to 
 the Powhatan. From this boat he received 
 his discharge, in Philadelphia, at the close of 
 the war. 
 
 On resuming a civilian's garb Mr. Green 
 resumed work at his trade, in Louisville, 
 
 Kentucky, and some few years later went 
 West and located in Stillwater, Minnesota, 
 where, in company with his father, he en- 
 gaged in the line of business with which both 
 had been long associated, — tinning, hard- 
 ware and plumbing. He remained there 
 until 1889, when, by reason of a physical 
 affliction, he decided that it was expedient 
 for him to seek a warmer climate, and ac- 
 cordingly he located at Rome, Georgia, 
 where he remained for three years. He 
 then returned to the North, and having 
 learned of Gladstone, cast his fortunes here 
 with the firm intention of making it his 
 permanent home, — a decision which he has 
 found no reason to regret. 
 
 Mr. Green is a chapter Mason, as is also 
 his father, who is his living and working 
 companion and counselor. The latter, John 
 Green, was born in Kings county. New 
 
 York, February 28, 1818, his father, 
 
 Green, having been born in the same county 
 in 1776, and having died about the age of 
 seventy years. He was a manufacturer of 
 cotton and linen goods and was a successful 
 business man, — a characteristic that se^is 
 to have been duly transmitted to his 
 descendants. He married Susan Girven, 
 who was of Scotch parentage and who be- 
 came the mother of ten children, only three 
 of whom are still living, namely: John, 
 father of our subject; Alexander, a resident 
 of Toronto, Canada; and Amelia, wife of 
 Simon Scully, who is an expert machinist, 
 being a resident of Alexandria, Egypt, 
 whither he went at the invitation of the 
 viceroy, upon his being recommended as 
 proficient in his trade, to assume charge of 
 the manufacture of machinery in that 
 ancient nation. 
 
 John Green came West in 1843, pro- 
 ceeding by canal from Albany to Buffalo, 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 301 
 
 and thence by the old steamer Fair- 
 mount to Cleveland, where he established 
 himself in business, meeting with notable 
 success in this enterprise. During the time 
 of his residence in the South and at Still- 
 water, Minnesota, he was engaged in general 
 contracting. He erected a large school 
 building at Tallahassee, Florida, and the 
 fine Government hospital at Saint Augustine. 
 The maiden name of our subject's mother 
 was Mary Jane Pinkerton, and he was her 
 oldest child. She died at Stillwater, Minne- 
 sota, in 1889. 
 
 £'>^AMUEL H. TALBOT, the business 
 •^^^k* manager of the Peninsular News- 
 
 Ys,^_J paper Company of Escanaba, is a 
 native of East Machias, Maine, a 
 point of historical interest along the Atlantic 
 shore, for it was there that the first naval 
 battle of the Revolutionary war was fought, 
 between the Federal land forces on the one 
 side and the crew of the English frigate 
 Margaretta on the other. The Talbot family 
 was extensively represented in the engage- 
 ment. They were among the first settlers 
 of Machias, and during the struggle for in- 
 dependence members of the family aided in 
 that struggle, valiantly following the lead of 
 the "Father of his country." Honored in- 
 deed is the ancestry of our subject, for along 
 various lines, in the pursuits of peace as 
 well as the pursuits of war, they won 
 prominence. 
 
 The birth of Samuel H. Talbot occurred 
 on the 2d of April, 1846, and he was the 
 eighth in order of birth in a family of ten 
 children, seven of whom are yet living. 
 The father, Samuel H. Talbot, Sr. , was 
 born in East Machias, Maine, in 18 10, and 
 after arriving at years of maturity he 
 
 wedded Mary Scott, who was born in New 
 Brunswick in 18 17. He was a ship-builder 
 and extensive lumber dealer in Maine and 
 New Brunswick, and his well-managed busi- 
 ness affairs brought him a handsome income 
 and made him a wealthy man. He was the 
 senior member of the firm of P. S. J. Talbot 
 & Company, which is still engaged in busi- 
 ness as shipbuilders and is widely known. 
 The children of the family we here mention: 
 Lucy Hammond, the eldest, is the wife of 
 Andrew A. Kimball, formerly a wealthy 
 merchant, now living retired in Providence, 
 Rhode Island. Stephen Peter is a retired 
 merchant of New York city. During the 
 Civil war he was a Lieutenant Colonel 
 of the Thirty-first Maine Regiment and 
 continued in the service until after hostilities 
 had ceased. He enlisted as Adjutant of the 
 First Maine Heavy Artillery, but was later 
 promoted and transferred. Mary Helen 
 became the wife of Edward R. Eager, of 
 Canton, Massachusetts, a partner in the 
 noted Kinsley Iron & Machine Company of 
 that place, of which Oakes Ames is the 
 prominent partner. Edward Jerome was 
 Captain of a vessel engaged in the merchant 
 service on the Atlantic and lost his life at 
 sea in 1865. Lowell is a commission mer- 
 chant on South street in New York city and 
 was also formerly a Captain in the merchant 
 marine service. Clara Scott died in Brook- 
 lyn, New York, in 1870. Frederick O. is 
 general manager of the Alma Lumber & 
 Ship Building Company, of Alma, New 
 Brunswick. He entered the United States 
 Army, when a youth of seventeen, as a 
 member of the First Maine Heavy Artillery, 
 enlisting as a private, but winning promotion 
 to the rank of Second Lieutenant. Samuel 
 H., whose name heads this record, is the 
 next of the family. Griggs died in St. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Luke's Hospital in New York city, in Janu- 
 ary, 1889. He had been quite an extensive 
 traveler and had served as general manager 
 of the Alma Lumber & Ship Building Com- 
 pany, — the position now held by his brother. 
 Almira Scott is the wife of Rev. Edgar 
 F. Davis, an Episcopal minister of Littleton, 
 New Hampshire. 
 
 Turning our attention to the personal 
 history of Samuel H. Talbot we first note 
 that his education was acquired in Washing- 
 ton Academy of his native town, and in 1866 
 he went to Boston, Massachusetts, to act as 
 bookkeeper for a firm of cotton brokers. In 
 1872 he returned to East Machias and two 
 years later was married there. The lady of 
 his ohoice. Miss Alice Brown, is a native of 
 East Machias, twelve years her husband's 
 junior^ and she, too, was educated in Wash- 
 ington Academy. Her father. Captain 
 Joseph G. Brown, was a seafaring man, and 
 while her parents were at sea she was left 
 with relatives in Florida, so that she grew 
 to womanhood in the South, becoming 
 familiar with Southern customs and habits 
 and imbued with Southern ideas and views. 
 She is a lady of high culture, and in the 
 community in which she now resides has 
 won many warm friends. Mr. and Mrs. 
 Talbot now have three children, — Stephen 
 Peter, Catherine Burdin and Joseph Brown. 
 
 After his marriage Mr. Talbot engaged 
 in merchandising, shipbuilding and lumber- 
 ing, having purchased an interest in his 
 father's business. To those pursuits he 
 devoted his energies until 1888, when he re- 
 solved to make a home in Michigan. Here 
 he first engaged in the life-insurance busi- 
 ness, in Detroit and Saginaw, and after a 
 year came to Escanaba, where he secured a 
 position as freight and passenger agent for 
 the Burns Transportation Company, with 
 
 which he continued for two years. He 
 was then made general agent for the Sault 
 Sainte Marie Railroad Company, the two 
 positions being combined, and in January, 
 1895, he purchased an interest in the Pen- 
 insular Newspaper Company, becoming its 
 business manager. He possesses excellent 
 business and executive ability and under his 
 able administration we predict great success 
 for the company. He has succeeded in plac- 
 ing that popular daily. The Mirror, upon a 
 paying basis, and its patronage is constantly 
 increasing. It is now one of the principal 
 papers in the " Iron Port of the World," 
 and under the management of Mr. Talbot and 
 the editorship of P. J. Mclvenna, a facile 
 writer, the paper will undoubtedly be a 
 source of pleasure and entertainment and a 
 medium of revenue. Mr. Talbot possesses 
 several strong characteristics, among which 
 is the habit of carrying forward to successful 
 completion whatever he undertakes, and 
 therefore his connection with any enterprise 
 cannot fail to be of benefit. 
 
 The father and brothers of Mr. Talbot 
 were all prominent members of the Masonic 
 fraternity, but he is connected with no 
 fraternities. In politics he is a conservative 
 Democrat, and has never sought or desired 
 political preferment. He is a man of pleas- 
 ing address, a genial, companionable gentle- 
 man, having a host of friends, and his well- 
 spent life has brought no disgrace to the 
 name he bears, a name honored in this coun- 
 try's history. 
 
 <>^ EV. J. RIEN, pastor of the Ger- 
 I ^r man Lutheran Church of Escan- 
 \ . P aba, Michigan, is a native of Ger- 
 many, born in the province of 
 
 Pomerania, April 30, 1859. His parents, 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 303 
 
 Julius and Albertina (Fenner) Rien, are 
 both natives of Germany and are still living 
 there. In their family were seven children, 
 one of whom is deceased. The subject of 
 our sketch is the only representative of the 
 family in America, and of the five in Ger- 
 many we record that Julius is assistant post- 
 master at Coeslin ; Edward is a farmer ; 
 Emil is a teacher, employed in the public 
 schools ; Athelia is now Mrs. Harters ; and 
 Bertha is a member of the home circle. 
 
 Mr. Rien spent the first twenty-two years 
 of his life in his native land, and there ac- 
 quired his elementary education. Then he 
 emigrated to America. Soon afterward he 
 entered Concordia College at Springfield, 
 Illinois, where he completed the theological 
 work required by his church and graduated 
 in 1888. Previous to his entering college, 
 and while employed in a sash and door fac- 
 tory at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, he met with 
 a serious accident which cost him the fingers 
 of his right hand, except the inde.x finger, 
 which is also seriously crippled. This acci- 
 dent indirectly led to his selection of a pro- 
 fession. Upon completing his college course, 
 Mr. Rien received an appointment as pastor 
 of the church at Van Dyne, Wisconsin, 
 where he labored about three years and a 
 half, and from there came to his present 
 charge at Escanaba, in 1892. This congre- 
 gation is composed of about twent3'-five 
 families ; owns a comfortable, though not 
 pretentious church and minister's house, 
 and also a school building to accommodate 
 the children of those desiring their instruc- 
 tion in the German language. The par- 
 ochial school now has about twenty pupils, 
 and is taught by the pastor. Besides his 
 work at Escanaba, where he holds two serv- 
 ices on three Sundays in the month, he fills 
 five other appointments, namely: Ford 
 
 River, Gladstone, Rapid River, Manistique 
 and Indian Town, meeting with each of 
 these congregations once a month. 
 
 Mr. Rien is a man of family. He was 
 married at Morrisonville, Illinois, in 1888, 
 to Miss S. Rowe, a native of America, and 
 they have one daughter, Erna, aged five 
 years. 
 
 Mr. Rien has a well-selected, professional 
 library, and is a close and careful student. 
 In his work for the Master he is earnest and 
 persistent, and his efficient efforts in the 
 various charges which he serves are highly 
 appreciated by his parishioners. 
 
 ,V^ EV. J. F. BORG, pastor of the 
 I ^Z Swedish Lutheran Church of Ish- 
 \ . P peming, Michigan, was born in the 
 province of Oster Gotland, Sweden, 
 on the 13th of December, 1849, and is a 
 son of Anders Gustaf Borg and his wife 
 Margareta (Johnson) Borg, who were also 
 natives of the same province. The father 
 served for twenty-two years as a soldier in 
 the Swedish army and died in 1864. In the 
 family were four children, — Carl Alfred; 
 Johan Frithiof, Gustaf Theodore and Emily 
 Charlotte. The eldest son crossed the At- 
 lantic to America in 1868, the second son in 
 1869, the third son in 1878, and the mother 
 and daughter arrived in America in 1882. 
 The former is still living and now makes 
 her home in Galva, Illinois. 
 
 We now take up the personal history of 
 Rev. Mr. Borg, one of the most highly es- 
 teemed citizens of Ishpeming. He acquired 
 his early education in the common schools 
 of Sweden, and after his emigration to the 
 United States entered the Augustana College 
 and Seminary (Swedish) at Paxton, Illinois. 
 While he was there pursuing his studies the 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 college was removed to Rock Island, Illinois. 
 He completed the course in that institution 
 and was ordained for the work of the minis- 
 try in Princeton, Illinois, in 1878, for he 
 felt that his duty was toward his fellow men. 
 The soldier is inspired by the noise, the 
 music and the blare of trumpets which at- 
 tend war, the man in professional life looks 
 forward to the honor he may gain, the mer- 
 chant to what he may acquire financially, 
 but the preacher sacrifices all earthly con- 
 sideration to that higher and holier calling 
 and enters the nobler walk of life, striving 
 to make better his fellow men and to bring 
 to them the means of eternal life. 
 
 Mr. Borg's first pastorate was at Knox- 
 ville, Illinois, where he remained for two 
 years. In March, 1880, he came to Ish- 
 peming and assumed the pastorate of the 
 Swedish Lutheran Church in this city, where 
 he continued until December, 1882, when 
 ill health forced him to retire temporarily 
 from his chosen field. During the succeed- 
 ing years he was mostly engaged in transient 
 work and was then for eight months pastor 
 of the church in Sanders county, Nebraska. 
 He then accepted a call from the church 
 in Galva, Illinois, and removed to that place 
 in the later part of 1883, remaining there 
 until the autumn of T889, when he took 
 charge of the Swede Valley Church, Swed- 
 ish Evangelical Lutheran, in Boone county, 
 Iowa, serving as its pastor for two years. 
 In 1 89 1 he was again called to the church in 
 Ishpeming, and has since remained at this 
 place. 
 
 The Bethany Swedish Lutheran Church 
 was organized in 1870, and a house of wor- 
 ship was erected and owned by this congre- 
 gation and the Norwegian Lutheran Church. 
 Later they bought out the interest of the 
 latter in the property and in 1883 the pres- 
 
 ent substantial edifice was erected. The 
 pastor at that time was Rev. C. A. Back- 
 man, who afterward died in Galesburg, Illi- 
 nois. The present value of the church 
 property, including the house of worship, 
 the parsonage and the young people's hall 
 is $21,000. The seating capacity of the 
 church is 800, and the congregation now 
 numbers 592 communicants and 925 attend- 
 ants. Its board of trustees is composed of 
 the following named gentlemen: John 
 Lindbom, chairman, John Johnson, Claes 
 Magnuson, A. G. Bergstrom, C. A. Brandt 
 and August F. Bjorling. The deacons are 
 C. G. Bengtson, C. A. Forgsberg, George 
 Skogberg, P. A. Holmgren, E. A. Soderman, 
 August Peterson and J. A. Johnson. This 
 congregation also supports a school which 
 was organized about five years ago. Dur- 
 ing the past year there were about 122 
 pupils enrolled, who were instructed mainly 
 in religion and in the Swedish language. 
 The church and school are both now pros- 
 pering, and under the able management and 
 guidance of Mr. Borg are destined to do a 
 good work in this locality. 
 
 On the 28th of June, 1878, Mr. Borg 
 was united in marriage with Miss Clara 
 Charlotta Anderson, a native of Galesburg, 
 Illinois, who was born of Swedish parentage. 
 She afterward lived in Galva, Illinois, and 
 was educated both in the common branches 
 of learning and in music. Three children 
 have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Borg, — 
 Annette Rosalia, born in Kno.xville, Illinois, 
 June 10, 1879: Carl Reuben Valdermar, 
 born in Ishpeming, February 7, 1893; and 
 Sven Elmer Ambrosius, born in Ishpeming, 
 December 17, 1894. 
 
 Mr. Borg votes with the Republican 
 party, takes an active interest in everything 
 pertaining to the welfare of the community. 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF iMICHIGaN. 
 
 305 
 
 and is a strong advocate of temperance 
 principles. He is vice-president of the Illi- 
 nois Conference of his church, in which body 
 he is ranked as one of the leading ministers. 
 The high regard in which he is held in Ishpem- 
 ing is shown by the fact that he had a second 
 time been called to the Bethany Church, 
 and not only among the people of his own 
 dnomination, but among those of other 
 churches as well, he is honored and es- 
 teemed. 
 
 aHARLES E. MASON, attorney-at- 
 law and editor and publisher of the 
 Gladstone Delta, at the thriving 
 and beautiful little city of Glad- 
 stone, Delta county, Michigan, is a brother 
 of Senator Richard Mason, who is recog- 
 nized as the founder of the town. That 
 both these gentlemen have wielded a potent 
 influence in the progress and substantial up- 
 building of Gladstone is an accredited fact, 
 and both are held in the highest estimation 
 by the people of the community. 
 
 Our subject is a native of the county in 
 which he now retains a residence, having 
 been born at Masonville in the year 1854. 
 He was reared to young manhood in the 
 Upper Peninsula, receiving his preliminary 
 educational discipline in the city of Chicago, 
 and completing his studies at the University 
 of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, where he took 
 the course in the law department. He was 
 admitted to the bar before Judge Goodwin 
 in 1 88 1, and just before the retirement of 
 said judge, — in fact this was probably the 
 latter's last official act in open court. 
 
 Mr. Mason located, soon after his grad- 
 uation, at Escanaba, where he opened an 
 office and prepared to enter upon the active 
 practice of his profession. But he was 
 
 soon attracted to the newspaper field, and has 
 since given his time and attention principally 
 to his journalistic enterprises. He founded 
 the Delta in Escanaba in 1886, and there 
 continued it successfully until the new town 
 of Gladstone was founded, when he removed 
 the business and plant to this point, where 
 he has since continued the publication of 
 the paper, which is recognized as one of the 
 best weekly papers in the Upper Peninsula, 
 both as to subject matter and letter press. 
 The Delta is a stanch supporter of the 
 Republican party and its principles, and its 
 local policy is one of marked devotion to 
 the interests of Delta county and the little 
 city which represents its point of publication. 
 The enterprise is one which is not made sub- 
 servient to the control of any political coterie, 
 but is conducted as a specific business under- 
 taking. Mr. Mason does not permit himself 
 or his paper to be drawn into the political 
 battles and strifes attendant upon each suc- 
 cessive campaign, but he has aimed to make, 
 and has succeeded in making, the utility of 
 the paper as a medium of communication so 
 obvious as to encourage its most liberal pat- 
 ronage by advertisers and the reading public. 
 The marriage of our subject occurred in 
 1886, when he was united to Miss Sarah C. 
 Hutchinson, a daughter of John C. Hutch- 
 inson, of Necedah, Wisconsin. They are 
 the parents of three children, namely: 
 Carl P., Maud I. and Dorothy. He was 
 elected Mayor of Gladstone in 1895, his 
 name appearing on both the opposing tickets. 
 
 >T^OHN A. STEINLEIN, of the firm of 
 
 M Holden & Steinlein, prominent at- 
 
 A 1 torneys of Sault de Ste. Marie, and 
 
 ex-City Comptroller, was born in 
 
 Pontiac, Oakland county, Michigan, Novem- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OE THE 
 
 ber 23, 1858. His father, now a resident 
 of Sault de Ste. Marie, is John A. Steinlein, 
 who during twenty years of his active busi- 
 ness Hfe was a manufacturer of boots and 
 shoes. He began operations in that Hne in 
 Monroe, Michigan, and afterward removed 
 to Pontiac. He was born in the Province 
 of Bavaria, about sixty-two years ago, and 
 learned his trade with his father, Andrew 
 Steinlein, who in 1847 emigrated to Amer- 
 ica with his family, and established himself 
 in the manufacture of boots and shoes in 
 Monroe, Michigan, conducting the business 
 until his death, which occurred in 1870. 
 His children were John A., father of our 
 subject; Mrs. Gustave Schultz; and Mrs. 
 John Seib. 
 
 The mother of our subject bore the 
 maiden name of Alice Kelley, and was born 
 in county Roscommon, Ireland, a daughter 
 of Daniel Kelley, who was a tanner. At the 
 age of fifteen she left the Emerald Isle and 
 came to Detroit, Michigan, to visit a brother. 
 It was there that she met and married Mr. 
 Steinlein. The children of this union are 
 Jennie; Mary, wife of Burt Waterbury, of 
 Sault de Ste. Marie; and John A. 
 
 The latter was educated in the public 
 schools of Saginaw, Michigan, and began 
 preparation for his chosen profession as a 
 student in the law office of Gillette & 
 Holden. In February, 1884, he was ad- 
 mitted to the bar, before C. H. Gage, being 
 then twenty-two years of age. His first case 
 was a civil one, the contestants being Morse 
 & Dwilley versus E. J. Wright, and Mr. 
 Steinlein acted as the plaintiff's counsel. He 
 left Saginaw in 1882 and located at Grand 
 Marais, then in Schoolcraft county, but now 
 in Alger county. He had in charge the 
 lumbering and conveyancing business of 
 W. R. Burt, and at the same time was 
 
 supervisor and legal advisor of the township, 
 and Circuit Court Commissioner of School- 
 craft county. 
 
 Mr. Steinlein was instrumental in the 
 organization of Alger county, and by elec- 
 tion became the first County Clerk and Reg- 
 ister of Deeds. He was awarded the con- 
 tract for transcribing the records of the de- 
 tached portions of the county. In 1887 
 he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Alger 
 county, serving in that capacity one term. 
 He was elected City Comptroller of Sault de 
 Ste. Marie in 1892, holding the office for 
 two years, and was ex officio member of the 
 City Council. He has discharged his duties 
 with a promptness and fidelity that has won 
 him the highest commendation, and his 
 loyalty as a citizen and his honor as a man 
 are above question. 
 
 >^OHNSON VIVIAN, Jr., a merchant 
 m of Opechee, was born in Keweenaw 
 A 1 county, Michigan, at the Phoenix 
 mine, March 22, 1859, a son of 
 Johnson \'ivian, Sr. , one of the early pio- 
 neers and most prominent business men of 
 the copper country, and he now resides in 
 East Houghton. Our subject attended 
 several schools in the copper country, also 
 the high school at Calumet, and took a 
 special course of one year at the high-school 
 of Ann Arbor. At the age of nineteen years 
 he was employed as clerk for J. H. Seager 
 & Company for one year, having also 
 worked for that firm a year and a half be- 
 fore he went to Ann Arbor. Mr. Vivian 
 was next made surface captain of the Pewa- 
 bic mine, and two years afterward came to 
 Opechee and embarked in the general mer- 
 cantile business at the Osceola mine, under 
 the firm name of Vivian & Hann. Mr. 
 

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 Vivian's father also was interested in the 
 business. Four years afterward our subject 
 and his father purchased the partner's in- 
 terest in the store, and the business was 
 then conducted under the firm name of J. 
 Vivian, Jr., & Company. They now carry 
 a stock amounting to $30,000. They also 
 have a store at Lawriun, formerly known as 
 Calumet village, where they carry a $40,000 
 stock of goods. 
 
 Mr. Vivian has served as Treasurer and 
 Clerk of Osceola township. For the last 
 nine years he has been the Postmaster of 
 Opechee. In his social relations he is a 
 member of Calumet Lodge, No. 27, F. 
 & A. M.; of Chapter No. 35, R. A. M., 
 of Hancock, Michigan; of Montrose Com- 
 mandery, No. 38, of Calumet, Michigan; of 
 the Mystic Shrine, Saladin Temple, A. A. 
 O. N. M. S., Grand Rapids, Michigan, and 
 of the Modern Woodmen of America. 
 
 He was united in marriage with Miss 
 Anna Lichty, of Waterloo, Iowa, and they 
 have two daughters and a son. 
 
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 'ILLIAM HOLMES, of Menomi- 
 nee, one of the men who have 
 made the Northwest famous for 
 its lumber interests, is a native 
 of New Brunswick, born April 16, 1830. 
 His father, James Holmes, was a native of 
 Scotland, who in his younger years crossed 
 the Atlantic to New Brunswick, where his 
 death occurred, in 1858. In the family 
 were eight children, who are still living at 
 the time of this writing. 
 
 The gentleman whose name introduces 
 this review left home at the age of seventeen 
 years and made his way to Maine, where he 
 began life for himself in the lumber regions. 
 He remained there until ICS54, when he 
 
 came to the West, settling first in Green 
 Bay, Wisconsin, removing thence to Esca- 
 naba, Michigan, where he entered the em- 
 ploy of the N. Ludington Lumber Company. 
 In the fall of 1858 he arrived in Menominee 
 and did a jobbing business in lands for 
 A. Kirby. A year later the firm of A. Kirby 
 & Company was formed, and after three 
 years' existence was merged into the Kirby 
 Carpenter Company. With all of these Mr. 
 Holmes has been closely identified, and for 
 thirty-three years has continued his connec- 
 tion without the loss of a single day! He 
 has charge of the lumber woods and also 
 does a jobbing business in lumber besides. 
 In connection with his son he owns a logging 
 railroad which extends forty miles from 
 Muscauana island, northwesterly and deliv- 
 ers logs to the Menominee river. The lum- 
 ber interests are familiar to him in every 
 detail, and the success of the company with 
 which he is associated is due in no small 
 measure to him. The development of the 
 lumber resources of the Northwest have 
 been the means of largely advancing the 
 material prosperity and progress of Michigan, 
 and in this labor Mr. Holmes has borne an 
 important part. 
 
 In connection with his other interests 
 Mr. Holmes owns stock in a paper mill, and 
 is also a stockholder in the Lumberman's 
 National Bank. Though his business en- 
 grossed the greater part of his attention, Mr. 
 Holmes has found time to devote to public 
 service, and has been both side Supervisor 
 and chairman of the Town Board. He is a 
 public-spirited and progressive citizen and 
 withholds his support from no enterprise 
 which he believes is intended to promote 
 the general welfare. He exercises his right 
 of franchise in support of the Republican 
 party, and in Masonic circles he is quite 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 prominent. He belongs to the blue lodge, 
 chapter and comniandery, also the Mystic 
 Shrine of Grand Rapids. Both he and his 
 wife hold membership in the First Presby- 
 terian Church of Menominee. 
 
 On the 1 2th of June, 1859, Mr. Holmes 
 was united in marriage with Miss Augusta 
 J. Chandler, a native of Maine and daughter 
 of Alden Chandler, who emigrated from 
 Maine to Escanaba in 1849. There he 
 opened a sawmill, which he operated for a 
 long period, and for thirty years he was a 
 prominent and conspicuous figure in that 
 community. He has now been called to 
 his final rest. Mrs. Holmes was born Novem- 
 ber 6, 1837, and during her early girlhood 
 accompanied her parents to the West, living 
 at home until her marriage. Five children 
 ha"ve been born to Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, 
 who are still living: W. A., who resides in 
 Crystal Falls, Michigan; Guy W. , who 
 makes his home in Marinette, Wisconsin; 
 Arthur K. , at home; Ray W. , who is located 
 in Daggett, Michigan; and Charlotte L. , 
 now a student in Gambler, Ohio. They 
 also lost one child, Jean. 
 
 HG. LOUKS, Sheriff of Luce coun- 
 ty, Michigan, is a gentleman who 
 is eminently qualified for the po- 
 sition he occupies, having by his 
 long and faithful service proved the truth of 
 this statement. As one of the county 
 officials and representative men of the north- 
 ern peninsula of Michigan, it is fitting that 
 more than a passing notice be made of him 
 in this volume. 
 
 A. G. Louks was born at Lyndoch, 
 Norfolk county, Ontario, July 7, 1852. 
 His father, William H. Louks, a native of 
 Vermont and a farmer by occupation, lived 
 
 to the age of fifty-nine years, dying in 1887. 
 In his youth he was taken to Norfolk coun- 
 ty, Canada, in the province of Ontario. 
 In 1856 he located on a farm near Pontiac, 
 Illinois, where he made his home nine 
 years, at the end of that time returning to 
 Canada. He married Agnes, daughter of 
 George Gray, a merchant of Lyndoch, and 
 the issue of the marriage was as follows: 
 William, Lapeer, Michigan; A. G., whose 
 name heads this article; Mrs. Charles Rood, 
 Lapeer; Mrs. Dr. Gilbert and Mrs. Walter 
 Watt, both of Bay City, Michigan. 
 
 In 1874 the subject of our sketch came 
 to the United States, and during the seven- 
 teen years which followed gave his attention 
 to lumbering. In the interval between 1873 
 and 1890 he had become a citizen of Mc- 
 Millan township, and was Supervisor for 
 that township one term before Luce county 
 was organized. When the county was 
 formed, in 1887, he was elected its first 
 Sheriff, and he was elected to the same po- 
 sition the following year. As the law pre- 
 vented his holding the office the ne.xt two 
 years he was not a candidate for a third 
 election at that time, but in 1892 he was 
 elected and in 1894 again received the same 
 honor. In the meantime he served as Vil- 
 lage Trustee one term. Mr. Louks has al- 
 ways made himself a careful and conscien- 
 tious official, and attends to the duties of his 
 office in such a manner that he has made 
 friends with all with whom he has had trans- 
 actions in an official way, and outside of his 
 office he is of a genial and social disposition 
 and a gentleman with whom it is a pleasure 
 to converse. He is a terror to all evil do- 
 ers, and when a warrant is placed in his 
 hands for the arrest of a criminal he will 
 bring him to justice if it is in the power of 
 man to do so. He is probably as well ac- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 quainted with Luce county as any other 
 man who has resided here for the same 
 length of time, and he thinks there is no 
 place like the upper peninsula for health, 
 wealth and general prosperity. Mr. Louks 
 has a beautiful home in the city and a happy 
 family to enjoy it. 
 
 May 7, 1874, he married in Lyndoch, 
 Ontario, Miss Agnes, daughter of Thomas 
 and Mary (Moore) Webb, and they have 
 one child, Miss Mamie, aged nineteen years. 
 Mrs. Louks is one of a family of four 
 daughters, her sisters being as follows: Mrs. 
 Ann Moore, Gregory, Michigan; Mrs. 
 Alonzo Louks, Normandal, Ontario; and 
 Mrs. William H. Griffin, Lyndoch. 
 
 Vj'OHN WILLIAM KING, who occu- 
 m pies the position of diver for the Es- 
 A J canaba Towing and Wrecking Com- 
 pany, and makes his home in Esca- 
 naba, is a native of England. He was born 
 in Ludboro, Lincolnshire, February 22, 
 1843, and is the youngest son and sixth 
 child of William and Jane (Forman) King, 
 who also were natives of the same county. 
 The father was an engineer and mechanic 
 throughout his active life. He died in the 
 fifty-third year of his age, and his wife, who 
 survived him until February, 1893, passed 
 away at the age of eighty-three. The mem- 
 bers of the family are: Joseph, who is still 
 living in England; Elizabeth, wife of George 
 Thorndike, of England; Jane, wife of James 
 Burton, of Chicago; Thomas, who was a 
 bricklayer, and was accidentally killed while 
 following his trade; John William, of this 
 sketch; Mary, a widow; and William Harry, 
 who died in infancy. 
 
 The youth of our subject was spent at- 
 tending the public schools until thirteen 
 
 years of age, when he ran away from home 
 and shipped on the schooner, Alena, bound 
 for St. Michaels for a cargo of oranges; 
 three months were consumed in making the 
 outgoing and incoming voyages. From the 
 time he left home, Mr. King saw none of 
 his family until 1882, when he met his 
 sister, Mrs. Burton, who had come to this 
 country. After his return to London, he 
 went on a ship to Panama, on a voyage of 
 six months and nine days, and while thus 
 engaged he met a rogue who succeeded in 
 swindling him out of two months' wages. 
 Returning he landed at Cardiff, Wales, 
 where he took passage on an American ves- 
 sel bound for Havana, and thence went to 
 Mobile, Alabama. Leaving the ship at that 
 place he continued up the Mississippi river 
 to St. Louis, and to Alton, Illinois, where 
 he worked in a machine shop owned by a 
 Mr. Preston until the breaking out of the 
 late war. 
 
 At that time Mr. King enlisted in the 
 United States Navy and remained in the 
 navy-yard at Brooklyn, on the receiving 
 ship, for fifteen weeks, when he was drafted 
 for service on the Lancaster Cricket, now 
 the school ship at San Francisco, where he 
 served for two years and nine months. In 
 company with fourteen others he then de- 
 serted that vessel at Panama, and walked 
 across the isthmus to Aspinwall and thence 
 to Nicaragua. Their only food during this 
 journey was the tropical fruit which they 
 could secure along the way. After three 
 months, Mr. King boarded a fishing schooner 
 and went to Key West. By this time the 
 war was nearly over, but he joined the 
 engineers' department and continued to 
 serve until the close of the struggle. While 
 in the South he passed through a siege of 
 yellow fever which was raging at the time. 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 At Havana, he shipped aboard a schooner 
 for Mystic, Connecticut, and thence came to 
 Buffalo, in April, 1866, where he took pas- 
 sage on a lake schooner bound for Chicago, 
 which was wrecked behind the south pier at 
 the latter city. 
 
 Mr. King continued his travels and now 
 went to Alton, Illinois, and three months 
 later to Bunker Hill, where he engaged in 
 running an engine in a gristmill. His next 
 place of residence was in Caseville, where 
 he was employed as an engineer in a coal 
 mine. It was while there, in 1868, that he 
 met and married Miss Mary J. Pope, a native 
 of Kentucky and a daughter of George Pope. 
 Her death occurred about two years later, 
 and she left one son, William, who is now a 
 farmer of Collinsville, Illinois. 
 
 After the death of his wife, Mr. King 
 removed to Jacksonville, Illinois, where he 
 was employed as engineer until securing a 
 position in the lead mines of Grundy, Mis- 
 souri, where he remained until the Chicago 
 fire of 1 87 1. About that time he was em- 
 ployed by Hon. Richard Mason, of Chicago, 
 to put up a boiler and smokestack at Mason- 
 ville, Michigan, and to serve as engineer, 
 which he did for two years. He then en- 
 gaged with C. S. Bath to erect a planing- 
 mill at Escanaba, and with that gentleman 
 continued for two years. 
 
 On the 20th of January, 1873, Mr. King 
 was united in marriage with Miss Charlotte 
 Wilson, a native of Canada, who was 
 brought to the Upper Peninsula by her par- 
 ents when two years of age. Her father, 
 Joshua Wilson, died at the home of our 
 subject in 1892. Mr. and Mrs. King now 
 have six children, — William, Arthur, Mary, 
 Edith, Sarah and Elsie. 
 
 After his second marriage Mr. King 
 opened a market, which he carried on until 
 
 1884, when he sold out and for two sum- 
 mers engaged in fishing. He worked for the 
 Jackson Iron Company as engineer in Fay- 
 ette for three years, after which he engaged 
 in contracting for the company, making 
 charcoal. This he followed in connection 
 with farming until 1888, when he came to 
 Escanaba, and built a planing mill for the 
 firm of Butts & Company. He did his first 
 diving when the Alpena went down, and in 
 1892 engaged with the Escanaba Towing & 
 Wrecking Company in his present capacity, 
 since which time he has frequently been 
 down to the bottom of the lake. 
 
 Mr. King is a member of the Odd Fel- 
 lows Society, which he joined in Escanaba 
 in 1887, and is a charter member of Fay- 
 ette Lodge, and is also a Knight of the Mac- 
 cabees. In his political views he is inde- 
 pendent, and is now serving his third term 
 as Alderman of Escanaba from the Seventh 
 ward. His life has been an eventful and 
 varied one, filled with many thrilling and in- 
 teresting experiences, and whatever success 
 he has achieved is due entirely to his own 
 efforts, for he has been dependent upon his 
 own resources since the age of thirteen. 
 
 »-|-» EWIS WHITEHEAD, proprietor 
 
 I I of the first hotel on the Menominee 
 
 ^1^^ range, at Vulcan, was born in Hurd 
 
 Town, Morris county. New Jersey, 
 
 April 6, 1833. His father, Silas Whitehead, 
 
 was a native of the same county and was a 
 
 farmer and contractor of wood and charcoal. 
 
 Lewis Whitehead attended the public 
 
 schools until twelve years old. At the death 
 
 of his father he engaged in mining winters 
 
 and boating summers, became captain of a 
 
 canal-boat on the Morris canal at the age of 
 
 sixteen, and foreman in the Hurd Town 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 mine at nineteen years of age. In 1853 he 
 emigrated to Chicago and spent some time 
 in grading the Illinois Central Railway; 
 1853 and '54 was spent in lumbering at 
 Traverse Bay, — Hannah, Lay & Company's 
 mills; 1855 and a portion of 1856 were 
 spent in southern Illinois farming and ped- 
 dling. On May 15, 1856, he came to 
 Menominee, Michigan, and entered the 
 employ of the New York Lumber Company, 
 spending the summers as a circular sawyer 
 and winters logging up the Menominee. 
 From i860 to 1862 he engaged in the char- 
 coal business in Marquette county, Michi- 
 gan, and in the latter year was employed by 
 the St. Mary's Canal and Mineral Land 
 Company as explorer for iron and copper, 
 also in the examination of timber on sub- 
 division of lands, at times taking charge of 
 work about the copper mines, — Houghton, 
 Michigan, being headquarters; Capt. Henry 
 Y. T. Delany, agent. In 1865 he engaged 
 with the Iron Cliffs Company of Negaunee, 
 Michigan, as their chief explorer, and did 
 much work on the topographical and geo- 
 logical map of Marquette Iron range, under 
 Major T. B. Brooks. In 1868 he took 
 charge of building a furnace in Lawton, 
 lower Michigan, as assistant superintendent 
 and manager of charcoal and outside work 
 of the furnace up to 1871. In 1872 he 
 took charge as chief explorer on the 
 Menominee Range, in the employe of the 
 Milwaukee Exploring Company. In 1875-6 
 he ran a set of charcoal kilns for the Iron 
 Cliffs Company, Negaunee. In 1877 he 
 opened the Breen mine, West Vulcan, and 
 acted as superintendent of other openings 
 on the Menominee range. In 1879 he 
 opened the first hotel on the Menominee 
 range, which is kept as a boarding-house 
 (1895) by Mr. Whitehead. At the same 
 
 time in the past ten years he has worked a 
 homestead farm and attended to some town- 
 ship office work. 
 
 In 1868 Mr. Whitehead was united in 
 marriage with Miss Jennie Rice, a native of 
 Michigan. They have had nine children, 
 four now deceased. In his social relations, 
 Mr. Whitehead is a Master Mason. 
 
 >nr*OSEPH E. SUESS, of the firm of 
 M Winter & Suess, wholesale and re- 
 /• 1 tail dealers in fresh and salted 
 meats, flour, feed, hay, grain and 
 produce, is a son of Daniel Suess, of Mil- 
 waukee, Wisconsin. Mr. Suess had charge 
 of his father's commission business in Mil- 
 waukee until nineteen years of age, after 
 which he came to Negaunee and worked for 
 his father and Mr. Winter in their store in 
 this city for six years and then purchased 
 his father's interest in the business. The 
 firm conduct a branch store at Michigamme, 
 this State. 
 
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 ILLIAM McARTHUR, one of the 
 best known lumbermen in the 
 Upper Peninsula, residing in 
 Germfask, Schoofcraft county, 
 and the senior member of the popular firm 
 of McArthur & Barber, was born in Haldi- 
 mand county, Ontario, on the 31st of Jan- 
 uary, 1853, and is a son of John McArthur, 
 a carpenter and joiner, whose birthplace 
 was Argyleshire, Scotland. He was born 
 there in 1809, and died in 1893. In 1842 
 he crossed the Atlantic and spent the first 
 few years of his residence in the New World 
 in Toronto, Canada. He then removed to 
 the county where occurred the birth of our 
 subject, and his last days were passed in 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Huron county, Ontario. He married Isa- 
 bella Gray, a native of Dunoon, Scotland, 
 whose father was captain of an Indian 
 trader and was lost at sea. William Mc- 
 Arthur is the youngest of a family of eight 
 children, five of whom are living: Janet, 
 wife of Joseph Tetrean, of Indianhead, 
 Northwest Territory; Isabella, wife of Rob- 
 ert Cowie, of Fernhill, Ontario; Margaret 
 D. ; Robert, of Sarnia, Ontario; and Will- 
 iam. The mother of this family died in 
 1885, at the age of seventy-two years. 
 
 Mr. McArthur, of this sketch, began his 
 connection with the lumber business in 
 Huron county, Ontario, twenty years ago as a 
 millman for G. B. Holtzman & Company, 
 which firm he served for some time, hav- 
 ing general supervision of their entire busi- 
 ness for two years. He then left that place 
 and went to Petrolia, where he engaged 
 in building for J. B. Crosby, and on com- 
 pleting his work there he came to Michigan 
 in the fall of 1880. He secured a position 
 on the Michigan Central Railroad, which 
 was then building into Mackinaw City, be- 
 ing employed in the capacity of bridge car- 
 penter. In the spring of 1881 he went to 
 Naubinway and erected a mill and store for 
 S. C. Hall. This and other work occupied 
 his time for eighteen months, after which 
 he accepted a position with the Dollarville 
 Lumber Company, by which he was em- 
 ployed in erecting buildings and in placing 
 machinery in position for use. When this 
 work was completed he acted as tallyman 
 and inspector, and for the last six years of 
 his connection with the company was 
 yard foreman. He left that firm in June, 
 1894, preparatory to engaging in business 
 for himself, as a partner of the firm of Mc- 
 Arthur & Barber, of Germfask. He is now 
 successfully engaged in the manufacture of 
 
 lumber and has succeeded in building up a 
 good trade, which yields to him a fair in- 
 come. 
 
 Mr. McArthur was married in Thedford, 
 Ontario, on the 26th of March, 1890, the 
 lady of his choice being Miss Mary Lennox, 
 who was born in St. Mary's, Ontario, and is 
 a daughter of Thomas Lennox, a farmer 
 and merchant, who married Margaret Del- 
 ziel and reared six children, namely: Will- 
 iam, Bell, Nellie, Elizabeth, Margaret and 
 Mary, wife of our subject. All are residents 
 of Ontario except Mrs. McArthur. By her 
 marriage she has two children: Kenneth H., 
 now four years of age, and Elsie Gray, aged 
 two. Mr. McArthur is a Master Mason, af- 
 filiating with the lodge at Newberry and also 
 belongs to the local lodge and encampment 
 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 
 
 >^OSEPH MIRON.— Classed with the 
 , M respected and influential farmers and 
 A ¥ occupying the position of Treasurer 
 of Munising township, Alger county, 
 Michigan, is found the subject of this sketch, 
 who came to this county some thirteen years 
 ago as a lumberman, running camps at Mun- 
 ising for J. B. Weller, of Ontario, and con- 
 tinued thus occupied for a period of five years, 
 after which he ceased the business altogether 
 and engaged in farming at Munising. He is 
 now the owner of a hundred acres of land 
 near this place, twenty acres of which he 
 has under a high system of cultivation, pro- 
 ducing luxuriant crops of hay, oats, peas, 
 wheat, potatoes and strawberries, for all of 
 which there is a splendid market at his 
 door. 
 
 Mr. Miron dates his birth in Montreal, 
 province of Quebec, Canada, March 31, 
 
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 1834. He remained a member of the home 
 circle until he attained his majority, and in 
 that time had the advantage of about seven 
 years of schooling. On arriving at the age 
 of twenty-one he began working in the 
 lumber woods of Ontario, and was thus em- 
 ployed there until, as above stated, he 
 became a resident of Michigan. His father, 
 who was a native of Lower Canada and who 
 was by trade a saddler and harness-maker, 
 died some eighteen years ago, at the age of 
 sixty-four. The mother of our subject was 
 before her marriage Miss Hattie Remon, 
 and the names of her children are as fol- 
 lows: Joseph, whose name appears at the 
 head of this article; Charles, a lumberman 
 of Ontario; Hattie, widow of Oliver Couture, 
 of Upper Canada; Napoleon, a lime burner, 
 of Trenton, Ontario; Aurelia; Sophia, who 
 died in 1873; and Alphonso, in 1876. 
 
 Mr. Miron is a Democrat with strong in- 
 clination to a change to policy of protection. 
 He has filled many municipal offices, and 
 always to the entire satisfaction of all con- 
 cerned; was Highway Commissioner two 
 years, School Inspector three years. School 
 Director two years, a member of the School 
 Board three years. Justice of the Peace some 
 length of time, and is now serving his second 
 term as Township Treasurer. 
 
 In Trenton, Ontario, in the year 1855, 
 was consummated Mr. Miron's marriage to 
 Miss Selina Gagnon. Her untimely death 
 occurred after only two brief years of happy 
 married life, and she left a little daughter 
 that bore her name and that died at the age 
 of nineteen when just blooming into woman- 
 hood. In 1859 Mr. Miron wedded Basilise 
 Des Jardin, his present companion, and the 
 children of their union are: Basilise, wife 
 of Charles Swenor, of Munising; Joseph, 
 Jr., who married Louise Lancour; Louisa, 
 
 now the wife of John McNabb; and Julian, 
 Hattie, Alphonso, Adolphus, Louis and 
 Annie. 
 
 KON. E. SHERWOOD.— We now 
 have the satisfaction of directing 
 attention to the more salient points 
 in the life history of one who en- 
 joys a most distinctive popularity as one of 
 the representative citizens of Saint Ignace, 
 Mackinac county, and one who has attained 
 to distinguished preferments. He is the 
 capable Representative to the Lower House 
 of the Michigan Legislature from the Chip- 
 pewa district. He has the distinction of 
 being the first man of Republican faith in 
 politics to be elected to this office from said 
 district, which embraces Mackinac, Chip- 
 pewa and Luce counties, and which had 
 previously been strongly, and it was thought 
 hopelessly, Democratic in its political com- 
 plexion. If many another man of the dis- 
 trict had been standard-bearer the result 
 might have been very different. Indeed, we 
 are amply justified in concluding that it 
 would have been, — judging from the fate of 
 good Republicans who have stood as candi- 
 dates in former years. The fact that Mr. 
 Sherwood won such a signal victory in the 
 late contest, combined with the further fact 
 that he is the first Republican Mayor of 
 Saint Ignace ever winnig in two contests on 
 a straight ticket, stamps him unmistakably as 
 the political wizard of the upper peninsula. 
 He is beyond question the one man in his 
 district who can get nearest the people and 
 and who has their confidence. His won- 
 derful ability as a winner of votes in the 
 mayoralty contest in his city made him, al- 
 most by common consent, the candidate of 
 his party for Representative in the Legisla- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 ture. He had no opposition, and all that 
 remained for the convention at Newberry to 
 do was to record its unanimous vote in his 
 favor. His majority over the fusion candi- 
 date was 936, in a total of 4,400 votes. In 
 his official capacity he is working quietly in 
 the interest of a few matters the cities of 
 Saint Ignace and Sault de Sainte Marie, and 
 to secure an appropriation for the comple- 
 tion of the State asylum at Newberry. 
 
 Mr. Sherwood has been a citizen of the 
 United States about a decade. He comes 
 naturally by his political beliefs: he is a 
 Canadian by birth and education and was 
 identified with the protectionist party there, 
 so when, on coming to his new home, he 
 found political conditions almost identical, 
 ■ — the one great party advocating protection 
 and the other opposing it, — he was at once 
 and already a Republican. 
 
 Mr. Sherwood was born in Halton county, 
 province of Ontario, Canada, December i, 
 1843. His early life was passed on the 
 farm, where he remained until he had 
 attained the age of twenty-four years, and 
 his educational advantages were of distinc- 
 tively rural order. In the year 1867 he 
 engaged in merchandising at Mount Forest, 
 Wellington county, Ontario, and continued 
 the enterprise, with varying degrees of suc- 
 cess, until coming to St. Ignace in 1882. 
 Here he engaged in the hotel business as 
 proprietor of the Bay View House, which 
 he conducted successfully until seven years 
 ago (1888), when he erected the Sherwood, 
 a fine four-story frame structure of modern 
 architecture, which embodies his ideas of 
 the hotel accommodations demanded by the 
 thriving city in whose welfare he is ever 
 concerned. The erection and furnishing of 
 the hotel represented a financial outlay of 
 $26,000, and the appointments of the house 
 
 and the service accorded are of the sort that 
 the traveling public hold in high favor. 
 Mr. Sherwood is a typical Boniface and 
 is a host who never fails to welcome the 
 coming and speed the parting guest, being 
 genial and sympathetic in nature and gain- 
 ing the friendship of all with whom he 
 comes in contact. The atmosphere of the 
 hotel is made the more grateful and in- 
 viting by the presence and courtesy of Mrs. 
 Sherwood, who is an able coadjutor to her 
 husband. 
 
 Our subject's father, John Sherwood, 
 was born in Yorkshire, England, and he 
 wedded Hannah Thompson, who bore him 
 ten children, five of whom are living, our 
 subject being the youngest of the family. 
 One sister, Rebecca C, is a resident of 
 Washington, District of Columbia, the other 
 members of the family being still residents 
 of Canada. 
 
 Mr. Sherwood has been twice married, 
 — first to Miss Elizabeth Bridgeman, who 
 died in 1868; and second to Mrs. Margaret 
 Jones, to whom he was united in 1872, she 
 being the daughter of Charles Beecham, the 
 family being Canadians of Scotch descent. 
 By the first marriage there was one child, 
 Edith, who is now the wife of Reuben 
 R. Foley, proprietor of the Park Hotel at 
 Sault de Sainte Marie, Michigan. By the 
 second marriage there are two children, — 
 Myrtle and Ella. 
 
 In his fraternal relations Mr. Sherwood 
 is identified with the Independent Order of 
 Odd Fellows. His political proclivities 
 have already been referred to at sufficient 
 length. He first became actively interested 
 in political affairs about si.x years ago, and 
 that he has proved a power in party ranks is 
 evident from even the brief outline of his 
 career here included. He is secretary of 
 
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 the Republican County Central Committee, 
 and was a member of the District Com- 
 mittee until 1894. His election to the City 
 Council, from the Second ward of Saint 
 Ignace, occurred in 1S91, and he served 
 in that capacity two years. He was elected 
 Mayor of the city in 1893 and was re- 
 elected the succeeding year, retaining the 
 chief executive office at the time of the 
 present writing. 
 
 A man who is strongly individual, who 
 is true to his convictions and whose honesty 
 of purpose is bejond questioning, it is not 
 surprising that he has gained the confidence 
 and the good will of the people of his 
 section, while his vigor and stalwart man- 
 hood are but the outward semblances of 
 the earnest spirit which animates him in 
 thought, word and deed. All in all, he 
 is such a man as the public may well 
 delisfht to honor. 
 
 • HOMAS SIMS, of Detour, Michi- 
 gan, is one of the prominent land- 
 marks of this locality. He came 
 here in 1856, a young Englishman, 
 and the first winter he was here there was 
 no other white man in Detour. He was at- 
 tracted to this country by the purchase, some 
 months previous, at Toronto, of a tract of 
 100 acres of land on St. Joseph's island. 
 He dropped down to Detour after discover- 
 ing that he had no use for his purchase just 
 then. The business of fishing seemed to 
 offer better returns than any other line, and 
 in that Mr. Sims engaged. His success has 
 been such as to warrant his remaining at 
 the business all these past thirty-five years 
 and more. He now has invested in fishing 
 nets and other paraphernalia over $5,000, 
 
 and his yearly catch will reach from $10,000 
 to $16,000 gross. 
 
 Mr. Sims' profits have been invested in 
 real estate en Drummond island and the 
 mainland near Detour, he having acquired 
 altogether no less than 500 acres. During 
 his residence here he has taken an active 
 interest in public affairs and has from time 
 to time filled various positions of prominence 
 and trust, and he has ever done his part 
 toward furthering all meritorious enterprises 
 of a public nature. He has served as Super- 
 visor, Township Treasurer and School 
 Director, filling the last named office for a 
 period of over twenty years. 
 
 Reverting to Mr. Sims' birth and early 
 life, we find that he was born in Norfolk 
 county, England, April 27, 1827. His 
 father, Thomas Sims, died when Thomas 
 was an infant, and thus he grew up without 
 being given the school advantages he might 
 otherwise have had. At sixteen he began 
 sailing on salt water and for several months 
 was on a trading and coasting vessel. At 
 the age of twenty-three he went to Australia. 
 There he was engaged in prospecting and 
 mining nearly four years, and in that time 
 got together a few hundred dollars, after 
 which he returned to England. He ex- 
 pected to be taken into the English army 
 to fight Russia on the Crimea, but a truce 
 was patched up between the two countries, 
 and instead of going there he came to Amer- 
 ica. He took the Devonshire at London, 
 made a successful ocean voyage and landed 
 in due time at New York city. Going from 
 there to London, Ontario, he found work 
 in a car factory owned and operated by a 
 Mr. Leonard. On leaving this factory, Mr. 
 Sims came to Detour, Michigan, as above 
 recorded. 
 
 He was married in England, in 1850, to 
 
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 Miss Eliza Gee, a native of Knapton, Eng- 
 land, who died some years later, leaving 
 him with the following named children: 
 Jane, now the wife of John Giddings, of 
 Iowa; Thomas, who married a Miss King; 
 Edwin, who married a Miss Mathewson; 
 Walter, who married a Miss McLeod; Harry, 
 who married a Miss Ryan; and Eliza, un- 
 married. The two eldest children were 
 born in England and the others at Detour. 
 For his second wife Mr. Sims wedded Miss 
 Emma Gee, a sister of his first wife, their 
 marriage being consummated in 1870. The 
 children of this union are Lillie, wife of 
 Chas. Fountain; Violet, wife of C. A. Wat- 
 son; Maud and Mabel, twins; and Emma. 
 Mr. Sims is well preserved for a man of 
 his years. He has a wide acquaintance here 
 and is as popular as he is well known. More 
 might be said of his active and useful life, 
 but enough has been given to serve as an 
 index to his character, and place him where 
 he belongs among the representative men of 
 the community in which he resides. 
 
 aHARLES McCALL, who is ably 
 serving as United States Consul at 
 Sault de Ste. Marie, Canada, was 
 born on the 22d of June, 1863, in 
 Victoria county, Canada, and is a son of 
 Richard McCall, a carpenter, now of Balti- 
 more, Maryland, who descended from an- 
 cestors who came to this country from the 
 north of Ireland. He married Sarah Mc- 
 Call, and in their family were eight chil- 
 dren, of whom our subject is the fourth in 
 order of birth, the others being Samuel, a 
 resident of Negaunee, Michigan ; William ; 
 Annie, wife of Clarence Ryan, of Grand 
 Rapids, Michigan ; Richard, a resident of 
 Sault de Ste. Marie ; Sidney, who is located 
 
 in Baltimore, Maryland ; Isabella, who is 
 married and resides in Grand Rapids ; and 
 Mary, also of Baltimore. 
 
 Mr. McCall, whose name heads this rec- 
 ord, acquired his education in the common 
 schools of Bruce county, Ontario, and when 
 seventeen years of age took up his resi- 
 dence in Sault de Ste. Marie, Michigan, 
 where in 1879 he began reading law under 
 the direction of George W. Brown. He 
 was admitted to the bar, November 10, 
 1 886, before Judge Steere, and in that city 
 began practice, where he continued until re- 
 ceiving his appointment as Consul on the 
 27th of October, 1893. He has also served 
 as Circuit Court Commissioner, of Chip- 
 pewa county, for one term, and was Con- 
 sular agent at the Canadian ' ' Soo " during 
 President Cleveland's first administration. 
 He is faithful to his duty, and is a man of 
 sterling worth. 
 
 On the 4th of August, 1892, in Sault de 
 Ste. Marie, Michigan, Mr. McCall was 
 united in marriage with Miss Catherine M. 
 Shawano, daughter of an Indian chief of 
 the Chippewa tribe. Their children are 
 Hazel, born August 4, 1S93, and Gottchein, 
 born in February, 1895. 
 
 a A. WATSON, superintendent for 
 the Detour Lumber and Cedar 
 Company, who are successors to 
 the Island Cedar Company, is one 
 of the guiding spirits in the conduct of 
 the immense business of this concern, and 
 also figures prominently as one of the leading 
 citizens of Detour. He became connected 
 with the Island Cedar Company in 1876, 
 when the plant was located on Drummond 
 island, at Scammon Cove. After exhaust- 
 ing tjie supply of timber within reach of the 
 
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 mill it was decided to remove it to Detour, 
 whither they came in 1892. They handle 
 great quantities of telegraph poles and 
 posts, and manufacture lumber, shingles, 
 and railroad ties. It was in 1894 that the 
 Detour Lumber and Cedar Companj' suc- 
 ceeded the Island Cedar Company. It is 
 capitalized at $125,000, and Mr. Watson is 
 one of the heavy stockholders. From this 
 brief reference to one of the important en- 
 terprises of Detour, we turn for a personal 
 history of its efficient superintendent. 
 
 C. A. Watson dates his birth in Durham 
 county, Ontario, Canada, August 15, 1855, 
 and was reared in Kent county, tliat prov- 
 ince, his parents being David R. and Sarah 
 (Scarf) Watson. David R. Watson, also a 
 native of Durham county, Canada, is a son 
 of English parents, and is now sixty-five 
 years of age. His occupation is that of 
 farming, and in connection with this occu- 
 pation he also carries on merchandising on 
 his farm, keeping his store partly as a com- 
 munity convenience. Of his wife, Sarah, 
 we further record that she is a daugh- 
 ter of Joseph Scarf, and that she, too, is of 
 English descent. His father, a farmer, 
 Mr. C. A. Watson, familiarly known as 
 Clark, was brought up to know something 
 of farm work. He is an only child. At 
 the age of sixteen he left home and entered 
 the employ of the American Express Com- 
 pany in Chatham, Canada, and remained 
 thus occupied for a time. Next he went 
 down to Georgian Bay and bought and 
 shipped lumber for three years, and fol- 
 lowing that came his connection with the 
 Island Cedar Company. 
 
 Mr. Watson has been a figure in politics 
 ever since he came to be a citizen, 
 allying himself with the Democratic party. 
 He was Supervisor from Drummond island 
 
 for six years, a portion of that time being 
 chairman of the Board. He is now serving 
 his first term as Supervisor of Detour town- 
 ship, and is the newly elected chairman of 
 the Board of Supervisors; was Postmaster 
 of Scammon Cove six years, and is Post- 
 moster of Detour at this writing, having re- 
 ceived his appointment as such in the fall of 
 1893. Fraternally, Mr. Watson is identi- 
 fied with the F. & A. M. 
 
 He has been twice married. In May, 
 1880, in Chatham, Ontario, he wedded 
 Louise Newberry, daughter of William New- 
 berry, and her untimely death occurred in 
 1892. She left three children, Edna, Mabel 
 and Harvey. Mr. Watson's second mar- 
 riage occurred in Detour, June 18, 1894, the 
 lady of his choice being Miss Violet Sims, 
 daughter of the well-known and highly re- 
 spected pioneer, Thomas Sims. They have 
 a little daughter, Maud, born April, 1895. 
 
 ,y^ R. C. O. BOYCE is a skilled and 
 I I popular young physician and sur- 
 J^^J geon of Marquette, Michigan. He 
 belongs to a family of physicians, 
 his father, brother, sister and brother-in-law 
 all being members of the profession and oc- 
 cupying prominent positions therein; and 
 and as he early showed a preference for the 
 study of medicine his whole training and 
 education was directed along this line. We 
 here present a brief sketch of his life. 
 
 C. O. Boyce was born in Auburn, New 
 York, July 20, 1864, son of Dr. C. W. and 
 Mary L. (Osborne) Boyce, the former a 
 native of Vermont and the latter of New 
 York. Dr. C. W. Boyce is a graduate of 
 Hahnemann College of Philadelphia, and 
 previous to his graduation at that institu- 
 tion he was a licensed practitioner in the 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Onondaga County Medical Society of New 
 York. For twenty years he was Health 
 Officer of Auburn, for thirty-five years has 
 been physician at the county poor-house, is 
 still in active practice at Auburn, and at 
 this writing is the oldest member of the pro- 
 fession there. He and his wife became the 
 parents of four children, who grew to ma- 
 turity, namely: Dr. Mary L. , wife of Dr. 
 R. C. Markham, of Marquette, Michigan ; 
 Miss Isabel ; Dr. C. O., the subject of our 
 sketch ; and Dr. Adolphe L. , of St. Louis, 
 Missouri. 
 
 Dr. C. O. Boyce grew up in his native 
 town. He is a graduate of the Auburn high 
 school, in which he also took a post-gradu- 
 ate course in German, botany and rhetoric. 
 In the meantime he began the study of medi- 
 cine, continuing it all the while he was doing 
 his advanced high-school work. Subse- 
 quently he was a student in the medical de- 
 partment of the Michigan State University 
 at Ann Arbor. From there he went to St. 
 Louis, where he took a special course in 
 materia viedica, and attended clinics one 
 summer. He graduated there March 4, 
 1886. Returning to his old home in the 
 Empire State, he at once engaged in the 
 practice of his profession and remained 
 there eighteen months, during this time 
 being assistant physician at the Auburn 
 prison. After this he came back to Michi- 
 gan and resumed his studies at Ann Arbor. 
 He graduated in the department of medi- 
 cine and surgery here June 27, 1889. Fol- 
 lowing his graduation he located at Ishpeni- 
 ing, where he followed his profession one 
 year, after which he practiced a year at 
 Negaunee. In 1891 he took up his abode 
 at Marquette, where he has built up an ex- 
 cellent practice and established for himself 
 a reputation as a skilled physician. During 
 
 the past eighteen months he has been the 
 attending physician at the county jail. 
 
 Of a genial and social nature and in 
 every respect a perfect gentleman. Dr. Boyce 
 has made many friends, both professionally 
 and otherwise. He is identified with a 
 number of secret organizations, among 
 which we note those of Nu Sigma Nu, 
 Alpha Chapter, at Ann Arbor ; Masonic 
 order, K. of P., A. O. U. W., National 
 Union and K. O, T. M. 
 
 aHAUNCEY E. MORSE, senior 
 member of the firm of Morse & 
 Schneider, leading merchants of 
 Seney and Grand Marais, Michi- 
 gan, is a gentleman who has by dint of his 
 own energy and enterprise risen from the 
 position of a common day laborer to be the 
 head of a prominent and influential firm, 
 and has demonstrated the truth of the say- 
 ing that success is not the result of genius or 
 luck, but the outcome of a clear judgment 
 and experience. The biographer is here 
 permitted to touch upon his life history and 
 has secured the following for publication in 
 this work, which is devoted to a portrayal 
 of the lives of the representative men of the 
 Northern Peninsula of Michigan. 
 
 Chauncey E. Morse was born at Car- 
 thage, New York, March 4, 1853. In 1S54 
 his father, George G. Morse, emigrated from 
 the Empire State to Wisconsin, locating at 
 Fond du Lac, and there our subject grew 
 up and received a fair education in the com- 
 mon schools. In 1873 he came to Michi- 
 gan, and at Greenville, this State, was em- 
 ployed in making and packing shingles, for 
 a time working for Fuller & Gowen and 
 later for various other firms in the Lower 
 Peninsula. During the years he was thus 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 employed he was laying by his earnings, and 
 as soon as he accumulated a little capital he 
 engaged in business on his own account. He 
 built and operated several small mills at 
 different places on the Lower Peninsula. In 
 1889 he came north and located at Seney in 
 close proximity to large pine districts, and 
 herein 1891 he began manufacturing shingles 
 for the Manistique Lumber Company. See- 
 ing that there was an opening for a general 
 merchandise business here, he also invested 
 in this line of trade, establishing a general 
 store in partnership with Mr. Mansfield and 
 others and conducting the same under the 
 firm name of Morse, Mansfield & Company. 
 Mr. Mansfield subsequently returned to the 
 southern peninsula and Mr. Schneider took 
 his place in the firm. Morse & Schneider 
 now rank with the most substantial and pro- 
 gressive firms to be found in this portion of 
 the State. Their store building recently 
 completed at Grand Marais is the largest in 
 Schoolcraft or adjoining counties, and the 
 stocking of it alone will require a snug for- 
 tune. They are carrying on a system of 
 banking also at both points, which is in 
 itself a fair business. Their shingle mill at 
 Seney has a capacity of 50,000 shingles 
 daily and furnishes employment to a dozen 
 or more men. 
 
 Mr. Morse is a stanch Republican in pol- 
 itics and has been a delegate to the State 
 conventions of his party. He wields an in- 
 fluence for political, social and moral good 
 in his town, is ranked with its leading and 
 most public-spirited men, and as such is held 
 in high esteem by his fellow citizens. Of 
 a social nature, he has identified himself 
 with the Newberry Lodge, F. & A. M., 
 and the Marquette Commandery of the same 
 order. 
 
 Turning for a glimpse of the ancestry of 
 
 Mr. Morse, we find that his forefathers or- 
 iginated in England and some members of 
 the family emigrated from the British isles 
 to America during the Colonial period. 
 Hiram Morse, his grandfather, was a veteran 
 of the American Revolution, in which 
 war he took an active part, and he was for 
 years engaged in agricultural pursuits in the 
 State of New York. George G. Morse, our 
 subject's father, was born in the Empire 
 State, was a farmer during his early years 
 and later gave his attention to mercantile 
 life. He died in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 
 in 1872, at the age of fifty-seven years. His 
 wife was before her marriage Miss Wealthy 
 B. Root. Of their ten children, six are now 
 living, namel}': Mrs. T. A. Brown, of East 
 Lake, Michigan; Mrs. Anna Van Dusen, 
 Petosia, Iowa; Chauncey E., whose name 
 appears at the head of this article; Mrs. Will- 
 iam Bessex, Remus, Mecosta county, Mich- 
 igan; Eddie, a farmer near Staunton, Mich- 
 igan; Fred, Mecosta county, Michigan, and 
 Mrs. Delos Service, Remus, Michigan. 
 
 October 26, 1874, Mr. Morse was united 
 in marriage, in Greenville, Montcalm coun- 
 ty, this State, to Miss Clara Collins. Mr. 
 and Mrs. Morse have two children: Weal- 
 thy R., born August 20, 1875; and Clara B., 
 born March 14, 1880. 
 
 "^ i* J. GAGNER, who is largely inter- 
 ■ ested in real-estate dealing, may 
 A J properly be numbered among Glad- 
 stone's pioneers. In the spring of 
 1887 he learned that a scheme had been 
 promulgated for the establishment of a town 
 on the present site and that a lake port was 
 to be established on the shore of the little 
 Bay de Nocque. He was then in Michigan, 
 considering where to locate, and decided to 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 investigate the embyronic town, and if con- 
 ditions were favorable to locate here. In 
 April he reached his destination, and, at- 
 tracted by the beauty and promise of the 
 place, he identified himself with its interests. 
 With a foresight that looked intently into 
 the future he saw the town grow and ex- 
 pand, and his vision is being fulfilled. He 
 has an abiding faith in the future of Glad- 
 stone, its prosperity and progress, and ac- 
 cordingly has made quite extensive invest- 
 ments in real estate. 
 
 A native of Canada, Mr. Gagner was 
 born in the old historic province of Quebec, 
 on the 2d of August, 1858, and is a son of 
 Louis Gagner, a manufacturer of brick, who 
 still resides in Canada, having attained the 
 ripe old age of seventy-four years. Three 
 of his four children reside in Gladstone, — 
 J. J., John and Oferrel, — while Mrs. Perusse 
 is yet living in Canada. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this 
 record learned the trade of brick manufac- 
 turing with his father and continued in that 
 enterprise for a number of years, but about 
 the time he attained his majority the busi- 
 ness became quite dull in that locality and 
 he resolved to try his fortune elsewhere. 
 He started westward and came to the upper 
 peninsula of Michigan, locating near Me- 
 nominee, where he was engaged in various 
 lines of business which would yield him an 
 honest living. He was not then a wealthy 
 man, and knew that whatever prosperity 
 came to him must be the reward of his own 
 labors. He finally secured a clerkship in a 
 hotel at Stephenson, remaining there for 
 three years, when he came to Gladstone. 
 Here he began in the real-estate business 
 and has made judicious investments which 
 are bringing to him good returns. He has 
 made himself very familiar with realty values 
 
 in this locality and has so successfully man- 
 aged his affairs that he is now the possessor 
 of a comfortable competence. His business 
 ability is not limited to one line of work, and 
 for fifteen years he has been extensively in- 
 terested also in one of Michigan's important 
 industries, — that of iron mining. He is 
 president of the Paint River Iron Company, 
 operating on the Menominee range. The 
 development of the mining interests of this 
 State have largely added to its prosperity, 
 and Mr. Gagner's connection therewith has 
 by no means lessened this. He is imbued 
 with the spirit of the West, — its enterprise, 
 push and progress, — and whatever he under- 
 takes he now carries forward to successful 
 completion. In business and social circles 
 he holds a very enviable position. 
 
 "^rj* ULIUS GOGARN, of Munising, Al- 
 m ger county, Michigan, is entitled to 
 A 1 distinction as the leading farmer o' 
 this count}', and is regarded as a 
 most influential and public-spirited citizen. 
 While thoroughly an American and a 
 veteran of our late Civil war, Mr. Gogarn is 
 not a native of this country. His birth oc- 
 curred on the river Rhine in Prussia, Febru- 
 ary 5, 1834, son of William Gogarn, a 
 farmer and miller of that place. Julius was 
 reared in his native land and received a fair 
 education there. In November, 1853, he 
 emigrated to America, making the Atlantic 
 voyage on the steamer Hansa and landing 
 at New York harbor. From New York he 
 went to Pittsburg, where he was for a time 
 employed in a tannery. Next he went to 
 Columbiana, Ohio, and shortly afterward on 
 to Chicago, St. Louis and Milwaukee and 
 other points in the Northwest, in search of 
 work, and when he did find work it was 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 shoveling on the railroad at Pecatonica, 
 Illinois. Soon, however, he continued his 
 journey northward and reached the copper 
 regions in the spring of 1854. He worked 
 in the mines till the following spring, when 
 he went West to what is now West Supe- 
 rior and took up Government land as a 
 squatter in Minnesota. Just then Senator 
 Rice was building a military road from 
 Superior City, Wisconsin, to St. Paul, Min- 
 nesota, and Mr. Gogarn obtained a job there 
 which furnished him employment the rest 
 of that year. About the beginning of the 
 next year provisions became so scarce as to 
 cause almost a famine. The regular supply 
 boat was wrecked and her cargo lost, and 
 what flour there was in the country went up 
 to an enormous price. This stringency was 
 relieved by the arrival of Captain Spalding, 
 of the Manhattan, and matters resumed 
 their natural status. 
 
 Mr. Gogarn's next move was to his claim 
 in Minnesota, where he remained four years, 
 the panic of 1857 forcing him to suspend 
 operations on it in 1859. He practically 
 gave away his produce, and after this he 
 again became a copper miner. Later, hav- 
 ing saved a little money, he bought a pack 
 of dry goods and peddled them through the 
 country. Next we find him employed as 
 clerk for Raley & Shapley at Eagle Harbor. 
 
 The great Civil war was then in progress 
 and Mr. Gogarn determined to enlist in the 
 Federal army. He went to Detroit intend- 
 ing to join the Fifth Regiment, but was 
 assigned to the Twenty-third instead, in 
 Captain Slosson's company. He was sent 
 to Saginaw with five recruits and was there 
 transferred to Carlos D. Sheldon's company 
 because of Captain Slosson's neglect to 
 muster in at Saginaw. His regiment moved 
 to the front to aid in the protection of Louis- 
 
 ville, Kentucky. In the fall of that same 
 year he landed in Bowling Green, and there 
 did provost duty till March, 1863. In the 
 fall of that year he went with General 
 Burnside across the Cumbeland mountains, 
 and remained with the Army of the Ohio 
 through all the campaigns leading up to 
 some of the most important battles of the 
 war, in all of which Mr. Gogarn participated 
 wherever the regiment was engaged. To 
 give a detailed account of his army life in 
 the South would be to write a history of the 
 Twenty-third Michigan Infantry. Suffice it 
 to say that in all his army service he showed 
 himself to be a true and brave soldier, ever 
 ready to face the enemy and willing to fight 
 to the end. From the rank of private he 
 was promoted by degrees to that of Second 
 Lieutenant. He carried the colors from 
 May until November, 1864, was promoted 
 at the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, to Or- 
 derly Sergeant, and was commissioned Sec- 
 ond Lieutenant July II, 1865, being honor- 
 ably discharged at the close of the war with 
 this last named rank. 
 
 The war over, Mr. Gogarn returned to 
 Houghton, Michigan, and was married Au- 
 gust 4, 1865, to the young lady who had 
 promised to be his wife before he entered 
 the service, — Miss Mary Ann Dilger. He 
 then engaged in trading and soon accumu- 
 lated enough capital with which to engage 
 in merchandising. In this business he suc- 
 ceeded well enough, but was injured finan- 
 cially by the failure of the Huron Copper 
 Company. He, however, managed to pay 
 all his debts and then sold his remaining 
 property for a song and came to Munising. 
 On locating here he purchased a part of his 
 present farm and to his original holdings has 
 added by subsequent purchase until he is 
 now the owner of 355 acres, the most of 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 which is well-improved land in a high state 
 of cultivation. The first year of his resi- 
 dence here the failure of the Munising Fur- 
 nace Company damaged his market to a con- 
 siderable extent, but since then he has pros- 
 pered and now raises immense crops, which 
 find a ready market and at good prices. 
 
 Mr. Gogarn's political views are those 
 advocated by the Republican party, of 
 which body he has ever been an ardent 
 member. He is a friend to education, and 
 has figured prominently as a local official, 
 filling various township and county offices, 
 being at this time Poor Commissioner of 
 Alger county. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Gogarn has already 
 been recorded, but there remains yet refer 
 ence to be made to his children. His eld- 
 est child, Minnie, was accidentally killed five 
 years ago, at the age of twenty-two years. 
 The next, Julius W. , is at this writing com- 
 pleting a law course at Ann Arbor. The 
 others, all at home, are John R. , Anthony 
 N., Annie M., Charles A., Justina and 
 Robert. 
 
 ,>^ E T E R C. CARPENTER, the 
 
 li W efficient Sheriff of Alger county, 
 J and a resident of Grand Marais, 
 
 was born in Ontario, on the 2ist 
 of December, 1848, and in the public 
 schools acquired his education. When six- 
 teen years of age he enlisted in the United 
 States Army at Flint, Michigan, in 1864, as 
 a member of Company E, Twenty-third 
 Michigan Infantry, under Captain John 
 Hamilton, and Colonel O. L. Spaulding. 
 He joined his regiment at Johnsville, Ten- 
 nessee, and was with General Thomas on his 
 retreat from Pulaski. He participated in the 
 battles of Franklin, Nashville and Fort An- 
 
 derson, and was with General Schofield's 
 army in front of Raleigh, North Carolina, 
 when General Lee surrendered. He re- 
 ceived an honorable discharge at Salisbury, 
 North Carolina, in November, 1865, and 
 returned to the North. He was very for- 
 tunate in that he was never wounded or 
 taken prisoner, and was never absent from 
 duty for a single day! 
 
 During much of his life, Mr. Carpenter 
 has engaged in the lumber business. In the 
 fall of 1869 he embarked in that undertak- 
 ing, in connection with his brother, A. C. 
 Carpenter, contractor, and the business re- 
 lations between them existed for a number 
 of years. He carried on operations in this 
 line on the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, 
 being located on Flint river, for McFarland 
 & Flint, and Chippewa, Salt and Rifle 
 rivers, for Alonzo Chesbrough, and also for 
 Christy Brothers on the Harrison branch of 
 the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroads. He 
 kept hotel at Fostoria, Michigan, two years; 
 next bought stock for two years, and then 
 went to work for the Chicago Lumber Com- 
 pany. He held that position for the last 
 four years of his connection with the busi- 
 ness. He came to the Upper Peninsula 
 about six years ago and resided in Seney 
 until his removal to Alger count}'. In 1893 
 he came to Grand Marais, where he em- 
 barked in the hotel business. 
 
 Mr. Carpenter was married in Decem- 
 ber, 1868, to Miss Hannah Leach, daughter 
 of N. Leach, a farmer who came originally 
 from Canada and had a family of six chil- 
 dren. Mr. and Mrs Carpenter are the par- 
 ents of the following children: Clarence, a 
 railroad employe living in W^ayne, Mich- 
 igan; Henry E., who is in business with his 
 father; Leila, wife of Captain John H. 
 Traden, of Grand Marais; George N. ; 
 
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 Oscar F. ; Mercy L. ; Mary Elizabeth; and 
 Nellie Gertrude. 
 
 In politics, Mr. Carpenter is a Democrat, 
 and in the fall of 1894 was elected to the 
 office of County Sheriff of Alger county by a 
 majority of ninety-four, leading his ticket by 
 seventy votes. He is a loyal and public- 
 spirited citizen, as true to his country in 
 days of peace as when he followed the old 
 f^ag on Southern battle-fields. Socially, he 
 is connected with the Odd Fellows society 
 and encampment. 
 
 vV^^R. JOSEPH D. CRAWFORD, 
 
 I I the oldest dentist in Menominee, 
 
 /^^_^ Michigan, has been identified with 
 
 the interests of this place since 
 
 April, 1873. 
 
 He was born in Herrick township, Brad- 
 ford county, Pennsylvania, June 12, 1848, 
 a son of John S. and Clarissa (Camp) Craw- 
 ford, the former a native of Ireland and 
 the latter of Pennsylvania. His parents 
 were married in Pennsylvania and spent the 
 greater part of their lives there. Both died 
 in April, 1893, at the home of their son, the 
 subject of this article. They were mem- 
 bers of the Presbyterian Church, were de- 
 voted christians, and were honored and re- 
 spected by all who knew them. In their 
 family were eight children, six of whom are 
 living, namely: James C, assistant actuary 
 of the Northwestern Life Insurance Com- 
 pany, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Dr. John M., 
 Cincinnati, Ohio, e.x-Consul General at St. 
 Petersburg, Russia, under President Harri- 
 son's administration ; Dr. Joseph D. , the sub- 
 ject of this sketch; Isaac S., a teacher in 
 California for eight or nine years, is now a 
 resident of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Charles 
 H., Menominee, Michigan; and Henry W. , 
 
 Cincinnati, Ohio. The deceased are Mary- 
 ette, wife of Ira W. Caswell, of Penn- 
 sylvania; and Addie, who died in 1863, at 
 the age of five years. 
 
 Dr. Joseph D. Crawford was reared in 
 his native State, was educated at the home 
 schools, and when he was eighteen began 
 teaching. He studied dentistry in Le Rays- 
 ville, Pennsylvania, and after completing 
 his course entered upon the practice of his 
 profession at Athens, that State, where he 
 remained two years. In April, 1873, he 
 came from Athens to Menominee, Michigan, 
 where, as already stated, he has since re- 
 sided, conducting a successful practice. 
 
 In 1883 the Crawford Manufacturing 
 Company was started in Menominee by 
 Dr. Crawford for the manufacture of 
 knock-down boxes or box-shooks, of which 
 concern Dr. Crawford has always owned 
 a controlling interest. It was organized as 
 a stock company and was officered as fol- 
 lows: James C. Crawford, president; N. 
 W. Sizer, vice-president; and Joseph D. 
 Crawford, secretary and treasurer. The fac- 
 tory is located on Martha avenue. C. H. 
 Crawford is its general manager, and the 
 Doctor looks after its financial affairs. Dr. 
 Crawford is also interested in the Menomi- 
 nee Gas Light & Fuel Company, of which 
 he is secretary and treasurer, the other 
 officers of this company being W. H. Phil- 
 lips, president, and John Joiner, vice-presi- 
 dent. The Menominee Gas Light & Fuel 
 Company was organized in March, 1893. 
 Another company of which the Doctor is 
 secretary, treasurer and a stockholder, is the 
 Menominee Agricultural Society. He owns 
 some city property, which he rents; also 
 140 acres of wild land in the city limits. 
 
 Dr. Crawford was married August, 1877, 
 to Miss Myra Sizer, a native of Massachu- 
 
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 setts. Her parents are deceased. The Doc- 
 tor and his wife have an only child, Erna 
 Belle. Mrs. Crawford is a member of the 
 Presbyterian Church. 
 
 Politically, Dr. Crawford is a stanch Re- 
 publican, and while he takes a lively inter- 
 est in public affairs he has never sought 
 office. Fraternally, he is identified with the 
 Masonic order, being Past Master of the 
 blue lodge, now serving his third year as 
 High Priest of the chapter, and being King 
 of the commandery. At Grand Rapids he 
 has a membership in the Mystic Shrine. 
 
 '^j'AMES R. RYAN, the popular and 
 ■ efficient Postmaster of Sault Sainte 
 A 1 Marie, is a man whose ambition, en- 
 ergy and industry have been lavishly 
 given toward insuring the growth and devel- 
 opment of this, his native place, and whose 
 desire is to see the city become the com- 
 mercial metropolis of the Upper Peninsula. 
 He was born within sight of Saint Mary's 
 Falls on the 25th day of May, 1858. His 
 education was obtained here and in Sand- 
 wich College of the Basilian fathers, in 
 Canada, at which institution he graduated 
 in 1876. He has been associated with his 
 father in many lines of business, among 
 which may be mentioned merchandising, 
 real-estate dealing and the building of the 
 Sault Sainte Marie street railway line. Of 
 the company building and operating this 
 line, which is an improvement of great im- 
 portance, our subject is secretary and treas- 
 urer, his father being its president. 
 
 Mr. Ryan was elected to the City Coun- 
 cil in 1889, from the First ward, and was 
 chosen President of that body — a position 
 which he resigned to become Postmaster. 
 In his fraternal relations he is prominently 
 
 identified with the Ancient Order of Hibern- 
 ians, in which he served for six years as 
 county delegate, and brought about the local 
 organizations of this order at Sault Sainte 
 Marie, Saint Ignace and Cheboygan. He is 
 Deputy High Chief Ranger of the Catholic 
 Order of Foresters. He is also President of 
 the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association of 
 the " Soo." 
 
 Our subject is the son of Hon. Thomas 
 Ryan, one of the best-known men in upper 
 Michigan, and one who figures as a pioneer 
 of Sault Sainte Marie. His birth occurred 
 in county Tipperary, Ireland, sixty-six years 
 ago, his natal day having been December 
 21, 1829. He emigrated to the United 
 States in 1852, and visited various sections 
 of the Union before finally locating at Sault 
 Sainte Marie. He stopped for brief periods 
 in Buffalo, Saint Louis and Chicago, reach- 
 ing the "Soo" in the month of July, 1854, 
 since which time he has retained his resi- 
 dence here. 
 
 He was a blacksmith by trade, and in 
 this line of work was given employment by 
 the contractors on the Government canal. 
 Later on he became clerk in the St. Mary's 
 Hotel, of which popular hostelry he prac- 
 tically had the entire management. On 
 leaving the hotel he engaged in general 
 merchandising, in which line of enterprise 
 he continued successfully until 1880, when 
 he was compelled to retire by reason of 
 rheumatic disorders, which rendered it im- 
 possible for him to give the necessary atten- 
 tion to the details of the business. He 
 thereafter gave his attention principally to 
 his real-estate interests, having acquired 
 many thousand dollars' worth of property in 
 this section of the State. He disposed of 
 much of this prior to 1890, realizing a large 
 amount by reason of the rise in valuations, 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 329 
 
 but he still owns lots, subdivisions and sub- 
 urban property, on which a fair-sized citj' 
 could be built. 
 
 Thomas Ryan has been an active worker 
 in politics in Chippewa county ever since 
 the time when he was enabled to cast his 
 first vote. He is a stalwart Democrat, and 
 his leadership has been most remarkable and 
 successful. He has filled almost if not 
 quite every office in the county, having 
 served as Sheriff, County Clerk, Register of 
 Deeds and Supervisor. On one occasion, 
 as a practical joke, he was elected Prose- 
 cuting Attorney of the county, but for this 
 office he never qualified. He served as 
 Justice of the Peace for a long term of 
 years, was a member of the City Council 
 several terms, and as School Director aided 
 materially in giving the county an effective 
 school system and in maintaining the high 
 standard of the same. He has been identi- 
 fied with many movements calculated to 
 prove of material benefit to the city, and has 
 ever manifested a public-spirited interest in 
 its affairs. He was Postmaster of Sault 
 Sainte Marie during President Cleveland's 
 first administration. 
 
 The marriage of Thomas Ryan and 
 Elizabeth A. Warrington was celebrated in 
 1856 at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and 
 they became the parents of three children, 
 namely: James R. , the immediate subject 
 of this review; Mary E., the wife of Law- 
 rence E. O'Mara, of this city; and Maggie 
 M. , wife of W. S. Royce, of Chicago. The 
 cherished wife and mother entered into the 
 life eternal in 1890, shortly after her return 
 from Ireland, whither she had been taken 
 by her devoted husband in the hope of 
 securing to her relief from a complication of 
 disorders which were the sequelae of a 
 severe attack of la grippe. 
 
 The marriage of our subject, James R. 
 R3an, was solemnized in this city January 
 16, 1S82, when he was united to Miss 
 Elizabeth .A. Cody, a daughter of John A 
 Cody, of Toronto, Canada. Their children 
 are: Tom J., John C. and Annie E. 
 
 >Y'0HN T. JONES, of Iron Mountain, 
 ■ Michigan, is superintendent of the 
 A ■ Ludington & Hamilton mine, and is 
 one of the most prominent men of the 
 Menominee Range. We take pleasure in 
 presenting a sketch of his life to the readers 
 of this work. 
 
 John T. Jones was born in Pittsburg, 
 Pennsylvania, September 14, 1847. His 
 father, Thomas J. Jones, a native of Wales, 
 came to this country with his parents and 
 settled at Pittsburg when he was thirteen 
 years of age. Both Thomas J. and his 
 father, John, were iron workers, as was also 
 our subject's maternal grandfather, Mr. 
 Williams. Grandfather Williams emigrated 
 from Wales to this country and located at 
 Pittsburg when his daughter, Margaret, the 
 mother of John T. Jones, was four years 
 old. In that city the parents of our subject 
 grew up and were married, and as the years 
 passed by sons and daughters came to 
 brighten their home, eleven in all, nine of 
 whom reached maturitj', John T. being the 
 third born and eldest son. The father died 
 in Sharon, Pennsylvania, in June, 1894, at 
 the age of seventy-seven years. At the 
 time of his death he was the oldest mechanic 
 in that city. 
 
 John T. Jones spent the first twenty- 
 three years of his life in Pittsburg. He 
 attended school until he was twelve years 
 old and then commenced work in the roll- 
 ing mills as an apprentice to the trade of 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 millwright and engineer. His father being a 
 master mechanic, young Jones came nat- 
 urally to this work and ere long became an 
 expert. In 1869 he went to Sharon, Penn- 
 sylvania, where he had charge of the 
 machinery and furnaces of the Keel Ridge 
 Furnace of Sharon. He remained there 
 until June, 1881, when he came to the 
 Menominee Range and located at Keel 
 Ridge, as superintendent of mines, having 
 under his supervision the Emitt, Keel 
 Ridge, Iron River, and Ludington & Ham- 
 ilton mines. He was the first to prospect 
 for the last named mine. He has also been 
 connected with various other mines, and has 
 done much to advance the mining interests 
 of this section of the country, and is well 
 and favorably known as an authority in his 
 line of work. 
 
 Mr. Jones and his family occupy one of 
 the finest and most elegantly equipped homes 
 in Iron Mountain. This residence was built 
 by him in 1891, at a cost of $7,000. He 
 was married, in 1 871, to Miss Rachel A. 
 Milligan, a native of Pittsburg and a daugh- 
 ter of John Milligan, of that city, the Mil- 
 ligans being a prominent Quaker family. 
 They have had eight children, six of whom 
 are living, viz. : i\lbert, Elmer, Carrie, 
 Rachel, Ruth and Arthur. Harry and Mar- 
 garet are deceased. 
 
 Politically, Mr. Jones is in harmony with 
 the Republican party, and has served as a 
 member of the City Council. He is identi- 
 fied with Iron Mountain Lodge, F. &. A. M. 
 
 e MANUEL M. St. JACQUES.— For 
 many years this gentleman has been 
 prominently identified with Escan- 
 aba and has been a leading factor 
 in its progress. Educational, church, social 
 
 and business interests owe their promotion 
 in a considerable degree to him, and as an 
 official he has greatly promoted the general 
 welfare. In addition to his extensive mer- 
 cantile interests on the corner of Georgia 
 and Hale streets, he is also City Treasurer, 
 which position he has held for four suc- 
 cessive terms, being re-elected each time 
 with a good majority. The history of this 
 community would be incomplete without 
 mention of him, and it is with pleasure that 
 we present to our readers this review of 
 his life. 
 
 A native of Canada, he was born in St. 
 Benoit, December 25, 1854, and is a son of 
 Joichain and Julienne St. Jacques, who are 
 also natives of the same locality and still 
 make their home there. They had a family 
 of six sons and six daughters, but one daugh- 
 ter is now deceased, — Rosalyn. The others 
 are Joseph, Philomanne Octavi, Isedore, 
 Michalle, Olivene Emanuel, Odile, Xavier 
 Vitaline and Leonard. 
 
 In the country schools of Canada, Eman- 
 uel M. St. Jacques was educated, but be- 
 came familiar with the English language 
 mostly by private study. He has always 
 made the most of his opportunities and is a 
 man of progress who takes advantage of 
 every opportunity for raising himself to the 
 level of the high standard which he has ever 
 kept before him. In 1872 he came to Es- 
 canaba and was employed around the lum- 
 ber mills at Ford River and Flat Rock, 
 working in that business for about eight 
 years. When he abandoned that pursuit he 
 obtained a position in a blacksmith shop of 
 the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, where 
 he continued for five years, thorougly master- 
 ing the business and becoming an expert 
 workman. He was industrious and frugal, 
 and with the money he was enabled to 
 
NORTHERN PEA INSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 33' 
 
 save during these thirteen years of 
 close application to his labors he pur- 
 chased an interest in a stock of groceries 
 in company with P. Robinson. The part- 
 nership between these gentlemen continued 
 for eighteen months, when Mr. Robinson re- 
 tired, since which time Mr. St. Jacques has 
 been alone, — sole proprietor of one of the 
 leading grocery stores in Escanaba. He 
 carries a large and well-selected stock of 
 staple and fancy groceries, provisions, etc., 
 and also handles crockery, glassware, gents' 
 furnishing goods and notions. Careful at- 
 tention to all details and perfect familiarity 
 with the business in all its departments have 
 brought to him success, while perseverance 
 and indomitable energy have also been im- 
 portant factors in his prosperity. 
 
 On the 4th of July, 1877, in Escanaba, 
 Mr. St. Jacques married Miss Marceline 
 Beauchamp, a native of Canada, who came 
 to Michigan with her parents when a 
 little maiden of three summers. For 
 ten years they lived in Marquette county, 
 and then came to Escanaba, where the par- 
 ents later died. Antime and Marceline 
 Beauchamp had a large family of children, 
 of whom Mrs. St. Jacques was the second 
 in order of birth. 
 
 In his political connections the subject 
 of this sketch is a Republican, unswerving 
 in his allegiance to the party principles, 
 which he warmly and ably advocates. He 
 has served for four years as a member of 
 the County Board of Supervisors, has also 
 been City Assessor, and, as before stated, is 
 now tilling the position of City Treasurer, 
 lie makes no great pretensions, but is never 
 found remiss in his duties, which are always 
 faithfully performed. He is charitable and 
 benevolent, a man in whom the poor and 
 needy find a friend, — and in connection with 
 
 various beneficent crders he has done much 
 good to those in need of assistance. He 
 holds membership in St. Anne's Catholic 
 Church, and is a member of the Ancient 
 Order of United Workmen, the Knights of 
 the Maccabees and the I. T. J. C. He is 
 the present Treasurer of the first named, 
 and for three years was Treasurer of the 
 last named, of which he is now serving as 
 President. This is a strong benevolent or- 
 ganization, which pays to its sick or disabled 
 members a liberal weekly allowance during 
 their disability. He is President of the U. 
 S. C. F. C. S., having held the office for 
 two years, is Treasurer of the Delta County 
 Agricultural Association, and is also Secre- 
 tary of St. Joseph's Church Society, having 
 acted in this capacity for five years. He acted 
 as Church Trustee for several years, within 
 which time the church and school-house 
 were erected, and he was the principal ex- 
 ecutive officer on the building committee. 
 Mr. St. Jacques is recognized as a prominent 
 citizen, a capable business man, a loyal 
 officer and a stanch friend, and Escanaba 
 has reason to be proud of him and to num- 
 ber him among the most valuable acquisi- 
 tions to the town. 
 
 V-y^ILLIAM W. OSBAND.— In the 
 
 mm I gentleman whose name graces 
 ^J^JI this article the biographer is 
 pleased to find and present to the 
 readers of this work a young man of signal 
 business qualifications, and one who, during 
 the five years of his residence in Marquette, 
 has attained a prominence in its business 
 circles. 
 
 William W. Osband was born on a farm 
 in Wayne county, Michigan, May 14, 1861, 
 son of Edgar E. and Sarah E. (Ferguson) 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Osband, both natives of Wayne county. 
 Edgar E. Osband was for a number of years 
 engaged in contracting and building, but the 
 greater part of his life has been spent in 
 agricultural pursuits. He is now living re- 
 tired in a pleasant home at Ypsilanti, Michi- 
 gan. He and his wife have two children, 
 William W. and Meda L. The Osbands 
 have long been residents of America, and 
 the great-grandfather of William W. was an 
 active participant in the Revolutionary war. 
 His son William, the grandfather of our 
 subject, was born in the Empire State and 
 was one of the early pioneers of Michigan, 
 he having landed here as early as 1830, and 
 here on the frontier he engaged in farming, 
 or, rather, in the work of clearing and de- 
 veloping a farm, for the tract on which he 
 settled was then a dense forest. As the 
 years passed by the forest gave place to well 
 cultivated fields, and his farm took rank 
 with the best in the vicinity. Here he 
 passed the residue of his life and died. 
 
 Turning now to the life of our immediate 
 subject, we find that he was reared on his 
 father's farm, and, like the majority o^ 
 farmer boys, received his early training in 
 the district schools. He then spent one year 
 in the Agricultural College at Lansing, and 
 graduated in the Michigan State Normal 
 School, in the scientific course, with the 
 class of 1885. Following his graduation, 
 he took up the profession of teaching. He 
 taught one year in Midland county and for 
 four years had charge of the schools in On- 
 tonagon. Since 1890 he has been identified 
 with the interests of Marquette. On com- 
 ing here at that time he was employed in 
 the office of the Marquette Building & Loan 
 Association, working under Mr. M. E. Asire, 
 who was then secretary of the company. 
 Mr. Asire resigned his position in 1893 in 
 
 favor of Mr. Osband and the latter has since 
 filled the office most efficiently. Mr. Osband 
 is also secretary of the Marquette County 
 Agricultural Society and of the Odd Fellows' 
 Building Association. 
 
 His standing as a bright young business 
 man at Marquette is indeed an enviable one, 
 and as his advancement thus far has been 
 through his own merits it is reasonable to 
 e.xpect that he will continue in the line of 
 success. The fraternal organizations with 
 which he is connected are those of the 
 Masons and Knights of Pythias, and his 
 political views are those of the Republican 
 party. 
 
 Mr. Osband has an attractive home and 
 a charming wife. He was married Decem- 
 ber 27, 1893, to Miss O. Adele Filkins, of 
 Coldwater, Michigan. 
 
 HE LAKE SHORE IRON 
 WORKS, of Marquette, Michigan, 
 is an enterprise that was organized 
 in December, 1890, with a capital 
 stock of $100,000, and with the following 
 named officers: J. M. Longyear, president; 
 Peter White, secretary and treasurer; S. H. 
 Holley, general manager; directors — J. M. 
 Longyear, Peter White, C. D. Sheldon, 
 Alfred Kidder, and W. J. Mathers. They 
 manufacture all kinds of mining machinery, 
 stone-quarry hoisters, derricks, channelers, 
 etc., all of which are their own designs and 
 patterns. They also do sawmill work, re- 
 pair locomotives, cars and steamboats, and 
 at present are making a specialty of manu- 
 facturing machinery for keeping the Hazard 
 patent saw-tooth in shape. Another im- 
 portant feature of their work is the manu- 
 facture of castings, some of which weigh no 
 les§ than twenty-five tons, these castings 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 being used in the iron mines for crushing 
 ore. An average of more than fifty men 
 are employed in the Lake Shore Iron Works. 
 
 Having thus briefly referred to this im- 
 portant enterprise of Marquette we now 
 turn for a ghmpse of the hfe history of its 
 general manager, a skilled workman in 
 every sense of the word and a man of re- 
 markable business enterprise and push, — 
 S. H. Holley. 
 
 This gentleman is a native of Winne- 
 bago county, Wisconsin, born November 
 22, 1849, son of Albert and Josephine 
 (Douglass) Holley, both natives of the Green 
 Mountain State. The Holleys were early 
 comers to this country. The grandfather 
 of our subject, Robert Holley, was a soldier 
 in the Revolutionary war. He settled at 
 Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, while old "Black 
 Foot " was still there. Albert Holly was a 
 mechanic. To him belongs the distinction 
 of having built the first stamp mill on 
 Lake Superior, at Houghton, known as 
 the Grand Portage Stamp Mill, or, rather, 
 he superintended the construction of this 
 mill. Here he received an injury from 
 the effects of which he never recovered and 
 which caused his death in 1855. He had 
 two sons, the subject of our sketch being 
 the only survivor of the family. At the time 
 of his father's death he was six years old, 
 and, thus early in life deprived of a father's 
 care, his advantages for an education were 
 meager, being limited to the public schools. 
 At the age of seventeen he entered upon an 
 apprenticship to the machinist's trade in the 
 Portage Lake Foundry and Machine Shops 
 at Houghton, where he served four years. 
 Then he did journeyman work for two years 
 there and in the meantime was promoted to 
 the position of foreman of the shop. After 
 this he sailed as a marine engineer on Lake 
 
 Superior for five seasons, doing shop work 
 in the winters. In the winter of i879-'8o 
 we find him at the Black Hills, where he 
 was engaged in prospecting and selling 
 mining machinery. After two years of ab- 
 sence he returned to Michigan and accepted 
 the position of master mechanic of the Vul- 
 can Iron mines, which he filled for some 
 time. Then he was master mechanic of the 
 Copper Falls mines and superintendent of 
 the stamp mill for four years. In 1887 he 
 sailed for Australia, spent two years there 
 employed in putting in mining machinery 
 for the Broken Hill Proprietory silver mines 
 and returned to this country via China and 
 Japan. On coming back to Michigan this 
 time he located at Marquette, where he has 
 since resided. It was through his efforts 
 that the Lake Shore Iron Works were or- 
 ganized, and as the efficient general man- 
 ager of the establishment he has been at its 
 head ever since. He is also a director in 
 the Hazard Manufacturing Company. As 
 a business man of marked ability and as a 
 public-spirited citizen he is fully appreciated 
 in Marquette. This fact was attested by his 
 recent election as Alderman of the Sixth 
 ward. Fraternally he is identified with the 
 Masonic order. 
 
 Mr. Holley has a pleasant home and in- 
 teresting family. He was married in De- 
 cember, 1875, to Miss Emma Mayer, a na- 
 tive of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and their 
 four children are Albert, Carlos, Clarence 
 and Mary. 
 
 >Y»OHN McNAUGHTON, the efficient 
 
 M Sheriff of Chippewa county and one 
 
 /% 1 of the highly respected citizens of the 
 
 Upper Peninsula, is a son of Captain 
 
 W. W. McNaughton, an esteemed towns- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 man and pioneer of the " Soo. " The son 
 was born in Buffalo, New York, October 5, 
 1852, and the days of his childhood were 
 largely passed in Houghton county. At the 
 early age of thirteen he went aboard a ves- 
 sel as cook at Portage Lake. To become a 
 sailor was a matter of second nature with 
 him, for his father had spent his entire life 
 as a voyager. John was very faithful to his 
 duty, and his steadfastness and close appli- 
 cation to his work won him constant pro- 
 motion until he too had risen to the rank of 
 captain. He also possesses pilot's papers 
 for St. Mary's river, on which he was an en- 
 gineer before becoming pilot. His last con- 
 nection with navigation as a boatman was 
 with the Louis P. Trempe Tug Company. 
 
 In 1872 Mr. McNaughton entered the 
 service of the United States Government as 
 cement expert, was later engineer on the 
 locks and subsequently was made a foreman 
 of two watches, thus remaining until 1887. 
 In the latter year he left the Upper Penin- 
 sula, going to Muncie, Indiana, where he 
 carried on business as a dealer in furniture 
 and house-furnishing goods for two years. 
 In 1888, however, he returned to Sault de 
 Ste. Marie and was appointed by United 
 States Marshal James R. Clark, as Deputy. 
 While acting in that capacity, he detected 
 and captured two Chinamen, who had 
 smuggled themselves in contrary to the pro- 
 visions of the Chinese exclusion act, and 
 was deputized to deliver the captives to the 
 custom officers of San Francisco, California, 
 for deportation. 
 
 His next business was as time-keeper 
 and buyer for the firm of Hughes Brothers 
 & Bangs, with whom he continued until 
 January i, 1895, when he was installed as 
 Sheriff of Chippewa county. He is the first 
 Republican Sheriff that has served in this 
 
 county for ten years, and his personal popu- 
 larity is shown by the fact that he defeated 
 his Democratic opponent by a majority of 
 800, when the usual Democratic majority 
 was from 1 50 to 300. Mr. McNaughton 
 was defeated for Alderman in the First ward 
 by Mr. Short, whom he defeated for Sheriff. 
 Mr. McNaughton has adopted and inaugu- 
 rated a policy in the regulation of saloons in 
 Chippewa county that seems to meet with 
 the approval of all the citizens. The peo- 
 ple repose the utmost confidence in him, for 
 his long residence in their midst has made 
 him widely known, while his upright life has 
 gained their regard. 
 
 In Mackinac, Michigan, in 1889, Mr. 
 McNaughton was united in marriage with 
 Miss Agatha Biddle, of Mackinac island. 
 Her father, John Biddle, was a prominent 
 citizen of Mackinac county and was the 
 honored County Clerk for twenty-eight 
 years, serving in that office at the time of 
 his death, which occurred March 3, 1886. 
 He married Miss Lucy Chapman, a daughter 
 of Bela J. Chapman, who for many years 
 lived on Mackinac island. He removed from 
 Champlain county, New York, to Fond du 
 Lac county, Wisconsin, whence he came to 
 the island. Mrs. Biddle died in 1879, at 
 the age of forty-eight years. In her family 
 
 were four children, namely: ; 
 
 Nicholas, who was County Clerk in Mackin- 
 ac county, and died in 1885, leaving a family 
 in St. Ignace; Grace R. , wife of Angus 
 Rankin, of St. Ignace; and Mrs. McNaugh- 
 ton. The children of our subject and his 
 wife are: Leroy, who was born April 4, 
 1880; and Otto Biddle, born March 10, 
 1884. 
 
 When real-estate transactions were very 
 active in Sault de Ste. Marie, Mr. Mc- 
 Naughton dealt to quite an extent in that 
 
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 335 
 
 business and laid out the first addition to the 
 town. His business interests have been 
 well managed and his pohcy has ever been 
 that of an honorable, straightforward man. 
 Social!)-, he is connected with the Masonic 
 fraternity, belonging to the blue lodge, 
 chapter and commandery of Sault de Ste. 
 Marie and the consistory of Indianapolis. 
 He is also connected with the Knights of 
 Pythias. 
 
 *w— ^ OX. W. S. L.^ING, Iron Mountain, 
 
 I^^V Michigan, came to this place when 
 
 \ ^ P it was in its infancy and has ever 
 
 since been prominently identified 
 
 with its interests. A sketch of his life will 
 
 be of interest to many, and is as follows: 
 
 \\\ S. Laing was born in Aberdeen, 
 Scotland. Early in life he came with his 
 parents to America, their location being in 
 Canada. In Canada and the United States 
 he received his education in the common 
 schools, and he also took a business course 
 in a commercial college at Fond du Lac, 
 Wisconsin. Since 1865 he has been a resi- 
 dent of Michigan. He came to Iron Moun- 
 tain when this prosperous town was in its 
 infancy, he has in many ways contributed 
 toward its growth and development, and he 
 is to-day ranked with its leading and influ- 
 ential citizens. For ten years he followed 
 the butcher business here, and for some 
 years past he has conducted a wholesale 
 meat market. He also deals largely in lum- 
 ber, doing a jobbing business in this line. 
 In the meantime, in 1888, he helped to start 
 the town of Sagola, building a mill there, 
 and for two years was engaged in the lumber 
 business at that place. He also at one time 
 operated a mill at Wilson, Menominee 
 county. He has, however, disposed of his 
 
 property at both of these places, and his in- 
 terests are now centered at Iron Mountain. 
 He is a director of the First National Bank 
 of this city; is the owner of four store build- 
 ings, three in one block on Ludington street 
 and one on Stephenson avenue; and is sec- 
 retary and treasurer of the Building and 
 Loan Association here. 
 
 Mr. Laing has for several years been 
 prominent and active in fraternal circles. 
 He is a member of the I. O. O. F., A. O. 
 U. W., and K. of P. Si.\ years ago, when 
 the Odd Fellows erected their building in 
 Iron Mountain, at a cost of $7,000, he was 
 chairman of the building committee, and as 
 such proved himself of great value to the 
 organization. 
 
 Politically, Mr. Laing is a stanch Repub- 
 lican. He was President of the village of 
 Iron Mountain at the time of its organiza- 
 tion, and has since served as Mayor of the 
 town. He was elected a member of the 
 Michigan State Senate for 1887-8, being the 
 only successful Republican in the county at 
 that election; and while a member of the 
 Senate served as chairman of the labor com- 
 mittee, the committee on the State prison at 
 Marquette, and the committee on immigra- 
 tion; and in whatever position he has been 
 called to fill, his services has been charac- 
 terized by the strictest fidelity. He is a man 
 of many excellent traits of character and 
 has many warm friends. 
 
 >^OSIAH BROAD, Sheriff of Marquette 
 m county, is a native of Devonshire, 
 mj England, born in 1843, the son of 
 ^"^ Ath and Jennie (Davy) Broad, both 
 of whom completed their early life in the 
 old country. They were the parents of 
 nine children, — eight sons and one daughter: 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 only five of these are now living, of whom 
 the subject of this sketch is the youngest. 
 
 Mr. Broad, whose name introduces this 
 brief outline, was eighteen years of age 
 when he sailed, in the autumn of 1862, for 
 America, the land of greater opportunity, 
 coming by way of Liverpool and Quebec. 
 He came through Canada by rail to Detroit, 
 thence by boat to Keweenaw, Michigan, 
 landing October S, 1862. On arriving 
 here he first engaged in copper mining, at 
 the Cliff copper mine, and he followed the 
 vocation to the time of his election to the 
 office of Sheriff, Novembers, 1892; Novem- 
 ber 6, 1894, he was re-elected to the office, 
 and he is now holding his second term. For 
 two years at one time he was Supervisor of 
 Ishpeming township, 1882-3; •" 1884-5 was 
 mining captain of the Calumet Iron Com- 
 pany's mine; in 1886-7 he had charge of 
 Lake Angeline timber-works in the mine; 
 in 1888-9 was captain of the Jackson mine 
 at Negaunee; and in 1 890-1 had charge of 
 the U. S. Grant and the Blue mines. 
 
 Mr. Broad was only a bo}' when he first 
 arrived in this country, with no money, but 
 with a determination to make his own way 
 in the world; and in this he has nobly suc- 
 ceeded, as can be seen. From his long and 
 faithful service he has become one of the 
 best known mining men on the peninsula. 
 He is an efficient officer and has made many 
 friends. He is a member of the Masonic 
 fraternity, having taken the Knight Templar 
 degree, and is also a member of the I. O. 
 O. F. and of the A. O. U. W. 
 
 He was married, in 1865, to Miss Ellen 
 Bennallack, a native of Devonshire, Eng- 
 land. They have seven sons and seven 
 daughters, — Josiah, Anthony, Thomas, 
 Henry C, Ralph, William, John, Elizabeth 
 J., Nellie L. , Laura D., Martha L., Ger- 
 
 trude, Bertha F. and Lettie M. The family 
 are members of the Presbyterian Church, 
 and in politics Mr. Broad coincides with 
 the Republican party. 
 
 @EORGE ARTHUR BROWN, a 
 rising young attorney-at-law of 
 Marquette, was born in the city 
 which is still his home, on the i6th 
 of August, 1869, and is the son of Samuel 
 P. and Gertie (Wycoff) Brown, natives of 
 New York and representatives of early 
 families of the Empire State. About 1867 
 the parents emigrated westward, taking up 
 their residence in Marquette, where the 
 father engaged in business as a con- 
 tractor and builder and manufacturer of in- 
 side wood finishings. He carried on opera- 
 tions in that line until his death, which 
 occurred in 1876. In 1893 his widow 
 returned to her native State, where she is 
 now living. In the family were four chil- 
 dren, of whom our subject is the youngest. 
 George Arthur Brown was educated in 
 the common schools of Marquette and pur- 
 sued his studies to some extent in the high 
 school, but ere completing his course he 
 was obliged to abandon the school- room. 
 Beginning his business career, he worked in 
 a lumber camp for two years, and in the 
 meantime took up the study of law, desir- 
 ing to make its practice his life work. He 
 entered the Michigan University at Ann 
 Arbor in the fall of 1888, and on the com- 
 pletion of the prescribed course of three 
 years was graduated, in the law department, 
 in the class of 1891. 
 
 Upon his return to Marquette Mr. Brown 
 entered the office of W. S. Hill, where 
 he remained for a few months, and then 
 began practice alone. He has won a sue- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 337 
 
 cess already that was beyond his best ex- 
 pectations. The work of building up a 
 good law business usually requires years of 
 constant effort and unremitting toil, but 
 alread}' Mr. Brown has gained an enviable 
 position in the ranks of legal practitioners, 
 and is accounted one of the able and rising 
 young lawyers of the Upper Peninsula. He 
 is painstaking and careful in the preparation 
 of cases, is sure of his authorities and prec- 
 edents, and his knowledge of the law is 
 deep and thorough, to which he is rapidly 
 adding useful experience. 
 
 Mr. Brown is a member of the Masonic 
 fraternity. He takes quite in active interest 
 in political affairs and is an ardent advocate 
 of the principles of the Republican party. 
 He is a self-made man, whose success is due 
 entirely to his own exertions, and his past 
 career indicates a brilliant future. His 
 friends are many, and in the community in 
 which he has always made his home he is 
 held in high regard. 
 
 kY^ OBERT GEORGE JACKSON, pro- 
 
 I ^r prietor of a saloon at Negaunee, 
 
 \ _ p Michigan, is a native of Canada, 
 
 born in the year 1853. 
 
 His father, William Jackson, was born in 
 
 Yorkshire, England, and in 1850 emigrated 
 
 to Canada, where he engaged in the butcher 
 
 business. The mother of our subject, whose 
 
 maiden name was Martha Ribey, was born 
 
 in Yorkshire, England, and died when he 
 
 was an infant. His boyhood days were 
 
 spent in Canada, where he attended school 
 
 until his tenth year, and from that time 
 
 until he was fifteen he assisted his father in 
 
 the butcher business. At the age of fifteen 
 
 he came to Marquette county, Michigan, 
 
 where he was employed by Captain John P. 
 Mitchell to drive an ore team. Thus he 
 was occupied for two j'ears. Next we find 
 him at Ishpeming, Michigan, driving team 
 for the Lake Superior Mining Company. A 
 year later he went to work as signal ringer 
 at the Barnum mine, where he remained one 
 year, and from there came to Negaunee. 
 Here he accepted the position of baggage 
 and yard-master for the Marquette, Hough- 
 ton & Ontonagon Railroad, now the Duluth, 
 South Shore & Atlantic, and in this capacity 
 served for a period of fifteen years. Since 
 severing his connection with the railroad 
 company he has been engaged in express and 
 teaming, and later in the saloon business. 
 
 Mr. Jackson has in many ways been con- 
 nected with the affairs of Negaunee ever 
 since he took up his abode here. He was first 
 Supervisor for four years, then Alderman 
 four years, and for nine years has been a 
 member of the School Board. In the spring 
 of 1895, as a candidate for Mayor on the 
 "Citizens'" ticket, he was defeated by J. 
 F. Foley, on the Republican ticket. As an 
 Odd Fellow he is well known, he having 
 been identified with this order for twenty 
 years; is now a member of Iron Mountain 
 Lodge No. 122, I. O. O. F., in which he 
 has filled all the chairs, and has been Repre- 
 sentative to the Grand Lodge I. O. O. F. 
 for five years. He is best known, however, 
 as a member of the Sons of St. George, in 
 which order he is known throughout the 
 State, having served three times as delegate 
 to the Grand Lodge of Michigan, and now 
 being a candidate for the office of Grand 
 Messenger. He has filled all the offices in 
 the local lodge, and at this writing is its 
 Recording Secretary. 
 
 Mr. Jackson was married June 12, 1872, 
 to Miss Elizabeth Boyd, a native of Mon- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 treal, Canada, and a daughter of William 
 and Mary Boyd. They lost two children in 
 infancy and have six living. 
 
 HLFRED H. HUNTING, boot and 
 shoe merchant, Iron Mountain, 
 Michigan, is one of the representa- 
 tive business men of the town, and 
 it is appropriate that some personal mention 
 be made of him in this work. 
 
 Alfred H. • Hunting was born in Chi- 
 cago, Illinois, May 28, 1862, son of Andrew 
 J. and Mary J. (Casson) Hunting, both na- 
 tives of the Empire State, and the latter of 
 English descent. Andrew J. Hunting came 
 west from New York at an early day, first 
 locating in Wisconsin and later at Chicago. 
 He was for some time engaged in farming 
 at Des Plaines, near Chicago. He and his 
 wife are now residents of Iron Mountain, 
 Michigan. They have had seven children, 
 four of whom are living, the subject of our 
 sketch being the second child and eldest son. 
 When Alfred H. was quite small he re- 
 moved with his parents to Columbia county, 
 Wisconsin, and subsequently to Oshkosh, 
 where he was reared and educated, his edu- 
 cation being received in the common schools. 
 He has earned his own living since he was 
 fourteen. His first work was in the factories 
 of Oshkosh. In 1881 became to Vulcan, 
 Michigan, where he was engaged as an en- 
 gineer in the mine, remaining at this place 
 until 1884, when he accepted a like position 
 at the Metropolitan. Since 1889 he has 
 been a resident of Iron Mountain. On lo- 
 cating here he engaged in the general mer- 
 chandise business in partnership with a Mr. 
 Perry, the firm name being Perry & Hunt- 
 ing. In 1 89 1 they turned their attention 
 
 more especially to the boot and shoe busi- 
 ness, and that same year Mr. Hunting pur- 
 chased the interest of his partner. Since 
 then he has conducted the business alone 
 and has met with signal success. 
 
 Mr. Hunting was married in Iron Moun- 
 tain, Michigan, September 6, 1893, to Let- 
 tie Parmelee, daughter of N. B. and Anna 
 Parmelee, of this place. She is a native of 
 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. They have one 
 son, Alfred Clyde. 
 
 Mr. Hunting supports the Republican 
 party and takes a commendable interest in 
 public affairs. He was a member of the 
 Iron Mountain Council one year. Fra- 
 ternally he is identified with the Knights of 
 Pythias, Iron Mountain Lodge, No. 129, 
 and Oak Leaf Camp, No. 2885, of Modern 
 Woodmen of America, Iron Mountain. 
 
 V^^EV. FRANK F. W. GREENE, 
 
 I /^ rector of St. Stephen's Church, 
 
 \ . F Episcopal, Escanaba, Michigan, is 
 
 a native of Burlington, Ontario, 
 
 Canada, born March 11, 1854. 
 
 His parents were Rev. Thomas Greene, 
 LL. D., and Kate J. E. ncc Killaly, both 
 natives of Ireland. Dr. Greene was rector 
 of the Episcopal Church in Burlington, 
 Canada, for a period of about thirty years. 
 He was a graduate of Trinity College, 
 Dublin, with the degrees of M. A. and 
 D. D. and LL. D., and was a polished 
 scholar and eminent divine. His death 
 occurred at Burlington, Canada, in 1878, 
 at the age of seventy years. Mrs. Greene 
 was a lady of culture and refinement. 
 Her brothers were all civil engineers. The 
 Hon. H. H. Killaly was employed by the 
 Government in the construction of some of 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 339 
 
 the finest works in the dominion, such as 
 the Welland canal, and Richard was very 
 highly spoken of by Baron von Humboldt. 
 Dr. and Mrs. Greene had eight children, of 
 whom Frank F. W. was the seventh born. 
 Of the others we record that John resides on 
 a farm at Holland Landing, in Canada; 
 George is a farmer at Frankfort, Kansas; 
 Thomas is engaged in the practice of law at 
 Hamilton, Ontario; Richard is an Episcopal 
 minister at Orillia, Canada; the daughters 
 are Mrs. Dr. MacKelcan, Mrs. Thomas 
 Mortimer and Mrs. Arthur O'Meara, the first 
 a resident of Hamilton, Ontario, and the last 
 two of Toronto. 
 
 The subject of our sketch was educated 
 at St. John's College, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 
 taking the Associate of Arts course, includ- 
 ing theology. The first charge over which 
 he presided as pastor was Stonewall, Mani- 
 toba, and he remained there five years. 
 While here he was united in marriage to 
 Miss Teresa Fielding, daughter of Dr. 
 Fielding, of Woodbridge, Ontario. Her 
 father was for many years a successful 
 chemist and druggist in New York city, and 
 upon his retirement removed to Wood- 
 bridge, where he now resides. Mrs. Greene 
 was educated in Canada. 
 
 Mr. Greene's second charge was as rector 
 of St. Luke's Church at Sault de Ste. Marie, 
 where he labored efficiently for four years 
 and a half, and from that place, in March, 
 1890, came to St. Stephen's Church, in 
 Escanaba, which was organized in 1877. 
 From a very weak organization it has grown 
 to be one of the principal Protestant 
 churches in the city, now having a member- 
 ship of about seventy communicants. They 
 own a fine church edifice and rectory, the 
 church being well furnished and having a 
 valuable organ, and the organization is in a 
 
 most prosperous condition. The best of 
 feeling prevails and the rector and his family 
 are happy and contented. 
 
 He is prominently associated with frater- 
 nal organizations, being a member of the F. 
 & A. M., and at present Scribe of the chap- 
 ter; and he is also a member of the K. of P. 
 and the Equitable Aid Union. Mrs. Greene 
 is a member of the O. E. S. 
 
 The Rev. and Mrs. Greene have two 
 sons and two daughters, — Ida, Catherine, 
 Norman and Killaly. 
 
 >^OHN SUMMERVILLE DYMOCK, 
 
 m proprietor of an extensive meat mar- 
 A 1 ket of Red Jacket, Michigan, is one 
 of the worthy citizens that Scotland 
 has furnished to the Upper Peninsula. He 
 was born in that country in 1838 and was a 
 son of Robert Dymock, a native of Scotland 
 and by trade a wheelwright and joiner. He 
 emigrated to Canada and there took up the 
 occupation of farming, which he followed 
 throughout his remaining days. His death 
 occurred in 1876, when he had reached the 
 ripe old age of seventy-five years. 
 
 The subject of this sketch attended the 
 public schools of his native land until four- 
 teen years of age, and then left the school- 
 room in order to assist his father on the 
 farm. He devoted his energies to the labors 
 of the field until seventeen years of age, 
 after which he again spent a year in school 
 and then emigrated to the New World. The 
 year 1856 witnessed his removal to Canada. 
 He bade adieu to home and friends and 
 sailed across the Atlantic, then secured a 
 position as coachman with Judge John Wil- 
 son, with whom he remained for a year. 
 His father followed him to Canada, bringing 
 with him the other members of the family. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 and, purchasing land, gave to each of his 
 sons a farm. 
 
 On leaving the employ of Judge Wilson, 
 John Dymock began to operate the land 
 which his father had bought for him and for 
 some time followed agricultural pursuits. 
 In the year 1861 he came to the United 
 States, locating first in Whiteside county, 
 Illinois, where he followed farming for a 
 short time, but being stricken with fever and 
 ague he was obliged to leave that locality 
 and return to his Canadian home. Not 
 long after this he started for the copper 
 regions, settling in Hancock, Houghton 
 county, in 1862. There he worked for the 
 Quincy Mining Company for a year, after 
 which he entered the employ of Henry Leo- 
 pold, a butcher, with whom he remained for 
 three years, when he began business for 
 himself in the same line at the Franklin 
 mine. After carrying on operations there 
 for a year and a half he sold out to Baer 
 Brothers, of Hancock, and then entered the 
 employ of that firm in the old shop, where 
 he had formerly worked for Mr. Leopold, 
 who had sold out to Baer Brothers. His 
 second period of labor in that shop con- 
 tinued for a year, and he then entered into 
 partnership with Baer Brothers under the 
 firm name of Bapr & Dymock, opening a 
 butcher shop in Red Jacket. This was in 
 the spring of 1868. Mr. Dymock here 
 built a store and established a business 
 which has steadily grown until now it has 
 assumed extensive proportions for a town of 
 this size. He successfully manages the 
 business here, and his courteous treatment 
 of his customers and his fair and straight- 
 forward dealing has won him the liberal 
 patronage which he now enjoys. The firm 
 also established a store at Isle Royal, 
 which continued about a year, when, on 
 
 account of the closing of the mine at that 
 place, the business also was closed. The 
 career of Mr. Dymock has been a successful 
 one, and enterprise and industry have been 
 the important factors in his prosperity. All 
 that he has been acquired through his own 
 efforts, and he certainly deserves great 
 credit for his success, which well entitles 
 him to be numbered among the honored 
 class known as self-made men. In con- 
 nection with the meat business he is vice- 
 president of the First National Bank of 
 Calumet. 
 
 As a companion and helpmeet on life's 
 journey, Mr. Dymock chose Miss Christina 
 Brown, a native of Scotland, and they have 
 four children, a son and three daughters. 
 Their friends throughout the community are 
 many, and all who know them esteem them 
 highly. Mr. Dymock has been honored 
 with a number of public offices. He has 
 been Township Treasurer, and at the pres- 
 ent time is a member of the Board of 
 Review. He takes quite an active part in 
 civic societies, is a prominent Mason, having 
 risen to the thirty-second degree in that 
 order. He is a charter member and one of 
 the organizers of Hecia Lodge, No. 90, 
 I. O. O. F. 
 
 * » ^ ON. CHARLES BRIGGS.— The 
 1^^^ man who makes .of life an emi- 
 \ , " nent success, unaided by influential 
 friends or inherited capital, must 
 possess more than ordinary ability, for he 
 must compete with those who have already 
 secured patronage and are managing success- 
 ful business interests. He must be wide- 
 awake, energetic and progressive, and con- 
 duct his business on sound principles and 
 honorable methods which will secure the 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 confidence of the public. Such a course has 
 Mr. Briggs followed, and to-day he is one of 
 the leading merchants of the Upper Penin- 
 sula. His course is worthy of all emulation 
 and should serve to encourage others, show- 
 ing what can be accomplished by merit and 
 perseverance in a country unhampered by 
 closely drawn lines of caste. 
 
 Mr. Briggs is numbered among the sons 
 of the Empire State. He was born in 
 Tompkins county, New York, in 1837, de- 
 scending from good old New England stock. 
 His great-grandfather. Rev. Ephraim 
 Briggs, was born at the North precinct of 
 Norton, now Mansfield, Massachusetts, 
 April 19, 1736. At the age of nineteen he 
 served as Sergeant at Crown Point expedi- 
 tion, graduated at Harvard College in 1764, 
 and was settled in 1767 over the Congrega- 
 tional Church at Halifa.x, Massachusetts. 
 His grandfather. Rev. Ephraim Briggs, Jr., 
 was born in Halifax, Massachusetts, March 
 3, 1769, graduated at Harvard University 
 in 1 79 1, and received a settlement at Chat- 
 ham in 1796. The father of our subject, 
 Dr. Isaac S. Briggs, was born in Plymouth, 
 Massachusetts, on the ist day of July, 1807. 
 The latter graduated at Harvard University 
 in the class of 1829 and became one of the 
 leading physicians of his State. He wedded 
 Mary Smith, a daughter of N. R. Smith, 
 who served as Sheriff of Homer, New York. 
 She died September 24, 1842, leaving three 
 children, two of whom died within a month 
 after her death. The subject of this record 
 is the eldest and only survivor. 
 
 We would now call attention to the rec- 
 ord of his career, for we feel assured that 
 his many friends will be glad that it is 
 accorded a place among the pioneers and 
 prominent men of the Upper Peninsula. He 
 attended Homer Academy prior to his 
 
 fifteenth year, when he became identified 
 with the West and the Mississippi valley, 
 coming to Wisconsin to make his home with 
 an uncle, who lived in Geneva. He received 
 there a good business training in the store 
 and counting-room of his uncle, with whom 
 he spent ten years, during which time he 
 became familiar with all the methods 
 followed in mercantile life, gaining a valu- 
 able experience. While in Wisconsin he also 
 served for one year as cashier of a bank in 
 Geneva. 
 
 The year 1 864 witnessed the arrival of 
 Mr. Briggs in the Lake Superior region. He 
 located in Rockland, Ontonagon county, 
 Michigan, and engaged with S. D. North, a 
 merchant, as book-keeper, and after a year 
 was admitted to a partnership in the busi- 
 ness. In 1868 he came to Calumet as man- 
 ager of a branch store established by the 
 firm name of North & Briggs, and in 1882 a 
 branch store was established at Lake Lin- 
 den, also under his management. The 
 partnership continued until 1876, when it 
 was dissolved, and Mr. Briggs entered into 
 partnership with H. K. Cole, under the firm 
 style of Briggs & Cole. They opened a 
 well-stocked double store supplied with 
 everything found in their line, and their 
 stock is now valued at $90,000. In April, 
 1884, he bought out his partner, Mr. Cole, 
 and has since been sole proprietor of the 
 business in Calumet. He is president of 
 the E. F. Sutton Company, dealers in gen- 
 eral merchandise at Lake Linden, and these 
 various establishments yield to him an ex- 
 cellent income, which is constantly increas- 
 ing owing to the fact that the confidence of 
 the public has never been betrayed and to 
 the courteous treatment which the owners 
 and their assistants extend to the various 
 patrons. It is not all people who can sue- 
 
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 cessfully engage in merchandising. Though 
 they may be enterprising and industrious, 
 they may yet fail, for to those qualities must 
 be added a peculiar tact which enables one to 
 meet the various classes of consumers and 
 please their varied tastes. This essential ele- 
 ment is Mr. Briggs' in an eminent degree. He 
 is a man of pleasing address, genial disposi- 
 tion and gentlemanly deportment, and has a 
 genuine interest in his fellow men. 
 
 The banking interests of Calumet are 
 also ably represented by Mr. Briggs, who is 
 the efficient president of the Merchants & 
 Miners' National Bank, having held that re- 
 sponsible position since the organization of 
 the bank in 1873, — an honorable record of 
 which he may well be proud. 
 
 In his political views Mr. Briggs is a 
 stalwart Republican, unwavering in support 
 of his party and its principles. He represent- 
 ed his district in the State Legislature in 
 1 879-80, but has usually been too busy to 
 give much time and attention to public office. 
 He makes an exception, however, in the cause 
 of education, for which he is a warm friend. 
 For fifteen years he has been a member of 
 the school board and is now serving as its 
 president. 
 
 ■^T^OSIAH HALL, mine inspector of 
 m Houghton county, now living in Red 
 A 1 Jacket, was born in Devonshire, Eng- 
 land, on the 22d of June, 1826. and is 
 a son of Richard and Mary (Eastman) Hall. 
 The father was a native of Yorkshire and 
 was a miner by occupation. In the family 
 were five children, three sons and two 
 daughters. Josiah received but meager ed- 
 ucational privileges. He attended school 
 only until twelve years of age and then be- 
 gan to earn his own living by working in the 
 
 mines, being thus employed until twenty- 
 five years of age. Thus early thrown upon 
 his own resources, whatever success he has 
 achieved in life is due to his own efforts, and 
 he may well be classed among the sterling 
 self-made men who owe their fortunes to 
 their own industry. 
 
 When a young man of twenty-five Mr. 
 Hall decided to come to America, hoping 
 thereby to better his financial condition. He 
 landed in America on his twenty-fifth birth- 
 day, and then began a new epoch in his life. 
 His capital was very limited, but he was 
 ambitious and energetic and resolved to 
 make the most of his opportunities. He re- 
 mained in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for 
 two weeks and then made his way to the 
 copper regions of Lake Superior, locating at 
 Eagle River. He is one of the few surviv- 
 ing pioneers of this locality, where he has 
 now made his home for almost forty-five 
 years. On arriving at his destination he se- 
 cured work in the Cliff mine in Keweenaw 
 county, where he remained for the long pe- 
 riod of si.xteen years, serving first as com- 
 mon miner, then becoming timberman, later 
 pitman, and subsequently winning promo- 
 tion to the position of captain. He severed 
 his connection with the Cliff mine to accept 
 the position of local agent and mining cap- 
 tain of the Northwestern mine, of which he 
 had charge for eighteen months, when he 
 was sent by the company to the State of 
 New York to open the old Arnhold ore bed. 
 The succeeding two years of his life were 
 thus passed, after which he returned to 
 Michigan and was again made mine captain 
 of the old Cliff mine. 
 
 On leaving that place Mr. Hall took up 
 his residence in Grant county, Wisconsin, 
 where he opened a lead mine for the Pitts- 
 burg Mine Company, with which he contin- 
 
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 ued his connection for two and a half years. 
 Subsequently he engaged in prospecting in 
 the Badger State for various parties, devot- 
 ing his energies to that work for about three 
 years, when he returned to Lake Superior 
 and accepted the position of mining captain 
 in the Pewabic mine. Two years and a 
 half were passed in that manner, and he 
 then served as agent of the Centennial mine, 
 joining Calumet and Helca mine, for four 
 years. In 1887 he was appointed mine in- 
 spector and has held that office continuously 
 since with credit to himself and satisfaction 
 to all concerned, for his duties are discharged 
 in a prompt and able manner. He is a 
 director in the First National Bank of Calu- 
 met and and is recognized as one of the wide- 
 awake, progressive business men of Calumet. 
 He has witnessed almost the entire growth 
 and development of the Lake Superior 
 region, has aided in its upbuilding and has 
 been instrumental in its advancement. His 
 long continuance here has made him widely 
 known and he has a host of warm friends. 
 Mr. Hall was united in marriage, in 1 849, 
 with Miss Fannie Gross, a native of Eng- 
 land, and to them were born eleven children. 
 Socially Mr. Hall is connected with the Odd 
 Fellows society and is a Knight Templar 
 Mason. 
 
 QICHAEL FOY McDONALD, the 
 senior member of the law firm of 
 McDonald & Chapman, and one 
 of the strongest advocates of the 
 bar of Sault de Ste. Marie, is a native of 
 Vermont, born in Rutland, in 1858. His 
 father was born in Scotland in 1830, and 
 was brought to the United States by his 
 father, Anthony McDonald, in his boyhood. 
 After he had attained to years of maturity 
 
 he married Catherine Foy, a native of Ire- 
 land, and they became the parents of ten 
 children, nine of whom are yet living, 
 namely: Michael F. , of this sketch; Peter 
 J., who is assistant superintendent of the 
 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, of 
 St. Louis, Missouri; Charles, of Brockport, 
 New York; Francis T. , Deputy Recorder of 
 Sault de Ste. Marie; and five sisters who 
 are living in Brockport, New York. The 
 father of this family was a marble cutter by 
 trade and followed that business for twenty 
 years, when he removed with his family to 
 western New York, where he engaged in 
 farming. 
 
 Under the parental roof Michael F. Mc- 
 Donald spent the days of his boyhood and 
 youth, and his early educational privileges 
 were those afforded by the common schools. 
 He engaged in teaching in Brockport, and 
 then entered the Normal School of that 
 place, pursuing a thorough course and 
 graduating in the class of 1876. He also 
 studied music during his younger years, 
 becoming proficient in that art. When still 
 a boy, however, he made up his mind to 
 enter the legal fraternity, and to that end 
 became a law student in the office of Jeffer- 
 son Thomas, of Brockport, New York, 
 where he acquired a familiarity with the 
 rudiments of his chosen calling. He after- 
 ward pursued his studies in the University 
 of Michigan, but left that institution ere he 
 had completed his second term. 
 
 In August, 1884, Mr. McDonald found 
 himself in Sault de Ste. Marie, then a little 
 town of about 1,000 inhabitants. He was 
 generally well educated, but had really no 
 profession or calling which he could turn to 
 account to earn a livelihood, unless perhaps 
 it was that of music. His first undertaking 
 here was as assistant editor of the Soo 
 
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 Herald, with which he continued his con- 
 nection for some time. Later his old desire 
 of entering the legal profession again took 
 possession of him and he resumed his stud- 
 ies and was admitted to the bar on the 12th 
 of February, 1891, at Lansing, Michigan, 
 before Chief Justice Champlain of the 
 Supreme Court. Soon he opened an office 
 in Sault de Ste. Marie and has since been 
 prominently interested in the work of the 
 bar. He has received a liberal share of the 
 public patronage, for he soon demonstrated 
 his ability to successfully conduct a case. He 
 was counsel for the defendant in the 
 celebrated Furman case, in which he ob- 
 tained a new trial on the ground that the 
 jury was not legally drawn, and succeeded 
 in acquitting his client, in the May term of 
 court of 1894. The choice of a life work 
 which he made during his youth proved a 
 wise one, and his abilities, both natural and 
 acquired, fit him for the law. He marshals 
 all evidence, arranging it for the best and 
 most effective use against his opponent, and 
 his careful preparation of a case beforehand 
 and his clear and convincing argument at 
 the time of trial have won him a leading 
 position among the members of the frater- 
 nity in Chippewa county. 
 
 In 1890 Mr. McDonald was nominated 
 by the Democracy for the office of City 
 Recorder, and was elected by a majority of 
 200. When the time came to call again 
 some one to that position, he was nominated 
 and elected by 300 majority, and at his 
 third election he received a majority of 216 
 votes. By virtue of his office he is secretary 
 of the Board of Public Works and a member 
 of the Board of County Supervisors, of 
 which he was recently elected chairman. 
 He has thus been prominently identified 
 with the upbuilding of the city, and, public- 
 
 spirited and progressive, does all in his 
 power for the public welfare. In connection 
 with his profession he is attorney for the 
 Detour Lumber & Cedar Company and for 
 Gettleman's Brewing Company. Since 
 April 9, 1895, he has been associated in 
 practice with C. H. Chapman, founder of 
 the News. 
 
 ^VOHN Q. LOOK, cashier of the 
 m "Soo" Savings Bank, is a compe- 
 A J tent officer of a popular financial in- 
 stitution of Sault Ste. Marie. He 
 has the honor of being a native of Michi- 
 gan, for his birth occurred in Lapeer county, 
 on the 22d of December, 1847, upon his 
 father's farm. He is the youngest of a 
 family of four children, whose parents were 
 John and Charlotte (Hopkins) Look. Emi- 
 grating westward from New York, the father 
 located in Lapeer county, where he secured 
 land and opened up a farm, continuing its 
 cultivation until his retirement from active 
 business life. He spent his last days in 
 Lowell, Michigan. 
 
 The gentleman whose name introduces 
 this review received good school privileges, 
 his early training, obtained in public schools 
 of this State, being supplemented by study 
 in Nashua, New Hampshire. He was reared 
 upon the old homestead and aided in the 
 labors of the farm from the age of thirteen 
 to eighteen, becoming familiar with all the 
 duties that devolve upon the agriculturist. 
 He has carried on farming with crude im- 
 plements and ox teams, and with the latest 
 improved machinery. The early years of 
 his life probably furnished just the physical 
 training that was needed, but at the age of 
 eighteen Mr. Look resolved no longer to 
 follow the plow and went to Lowell, where 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 he secured a position in the drug store of 
 Eaton & Hine, remaining there for twenty 
 years. On the expiration of that extended 
 period began his banking experience. 
 
 In the meantime Mr. Look was married. 
 On the 6th of September, 1873, in Romu- 
 lus, New York, he led to the marriage altar 
 Miss Amanda Blaine, a daughter of James 
 Blaine, who has been to him a faithful com- 
 panion and helpmeet. They have one child, 
 Edward S., who was educated in Lowell 
 and in the Grand Rapids Business College, 
 and is now engaged in clerking in a shoe 
 house in Grand Rapids. 
 
 Mr. Look first became connected with 
 the banking business with the Lowell Na- 
 tional Bank, serving in the capacity of book 
 keeper in that institution for a year and a 
 half. He then accepted a position with the 
 firm of Charles J. Church & Son, of Lowell, 
 Michigan, with whom he remained until 
 coming to Sault de Ste. Marie. On the ist of 
 March, 1892, he became cashier of the 
 "Soo" Savings Bank, which began business 
 in November, 1886. It was organized under 
 the laws of the State by William Chandler, 
 George Kemp, Judge Joseph Steere, Otto 
 Fowle and E. H. Mead, with a capital stock 
 of $25,000. Its present officers are: George 
 Kemp, president; Thomas C. Anthony, vice 
 president; John Q. Look, cashier; and Edgar 
 Stanley, assistant cashier. The bank stock 
 is $50,000, its surplus is $10,000, and it 
 has paid three semi-annual five per cent 
 dividends in the last three years. The suc- 
 cess of this institution within the last three 
 years is largely due to Mr. Look, its efficient 
 and popular cashier, who is a capable man- 
 ager and an untiring worker. 
 
 In his political views Mr. Look is a Re- 
 publican, and while living in Lowell served 
 for eight years as village Recorder. Socially 
 
 he is a Knight-Templar Mason, and is Emi- 
 nent Commander of Soo Commandery. He 
 was also Master of Lowell Lodge for eight 
 years. From the rank of Deacon he passed 
 through all the offices in the Grand Lodge 
 until 1 89 1, when he was elected Grand Mas- 
 ter. He is a prominent and honored mem- 
 ber of the Masonic fraternity, and embodies 
 those principles of benevolence and charity 
 on which the ancient order is founded. He 
 has a wide circle of friends in this locality, 
 and his friendship is prized most by those 
 who know him best. 
 
 ^ J* P. HALLER is the leading dealer in 
 m books and stationery in Sault de Ste. 
 A 1 Marie, and his extensive business in- 
 terests have made him an important 
 factor in commercial circles. The record of 
 the lives of our forefathers are of interest to 
 the modern citizen not alone for their his- 
 torical value but also for the inspiration and 
 example they afford to the present generation. 
 Surroundings may differ, yet the essential 
 conditions of human existence are ever the 
 same, and a man may learn from the suc- 
 cess of others around him if he will heed the 
 obvious lessons contained in their history. 
 The life of Mr. Haller should serve as an 
 encouraging example, for it demonstrates 
 what can be accomplished by perseverance, 
 energy and a strong determination to make 
 the best of opportunities presented. 
 
 A native of Rhenish-Prussia, he was born 
 on the 2 1st of June, i860, and was a child 
 of eight years when his father, Peter Haller, 
 sailed with the family for New York. After 
 landing in that city he at once continued his 
 journey until reaching Mt. Clemens, Mich- 
 igan, where he made a location. He still 
 makes his home in that city and has reached 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 the age of sixty-seven years. By trade he 
 is a tanner. He married Catherine Weller 
 and they became the perents of the follow- 
 ing children: J. P., whose name heads this 
 record; Adam Soo; and Mathias, Mt. Clem- 
 ens. 
 
 For ten years Mr. Haller resided in Mt. 
 Clemens, and on the 20th of April, 1878, 
 came to Sault de Ste. Marie, then a young 
 man of eighteen years. Here he secured a 
 position as salesman in the drug store of 
 E. M. Lacy, with whom he continued for 
 seven years, serving in the capacity of clerk 
 for six years and then becoming a partner. 
 On leaving the drug store he opened a book, 
 stationery and news stand on Water street, 
 being the first to carry on an exclusive busi- 
 ness in that line in Sault de Ste. Marie. He 
 applied himself diligently to the work in 
 hand, and his enterprise, industry and per- 
 severance soon brought to him good returns. 
 He was forced to enlarge his stock to meet 
 the growing demand, and at length was 
 obliged to move to more commodious quar- 
 ters. On the 24th of October, 1889, he 
 rented a store in the Gage block, a three- 
 story brick building, with basement, covering 
 40x80 feet, and September, 1893, pur- 
 chased the property. One large store-room 
 and the basement are filled to their utmost 
 capacity with a most complete assortment 
 of everything to be found in his line for job- 
 bing and the retail trade, and he how con- 
 trols the great bulk of the book and station- 
 ery trade of the city, — the immense volume 
 of his business being the outgrowth of the 
 small stand. He also has another store of 
 this kind on Water street, and has about 
 $12,000 invested in stock. He also owns a 
 half interest in the business of Haller & 
 Ryan, dealers in cigars and music. Mr. 
 Haller is a man of most excellent business 
 
 ability, sagacious and far-sighted, of keen 
 discrimination and untiring perseverance. 
 Thus he has steadily worked his way up- 
 ward, rising from a humble clerkship until 
 he has become one of the leading merchants 
 of his adopted city, — a most important 
 factor in the commercial world of Chippewa 
 county. To him and to others of similar 
 character the West owes much of her pres- 
 ent prosperity and greatuess. 
 
 On the loth of September, 1883, Mr. 
 Haller was married in Sault de Ste. Marie 
 to Miss Minnie A. Ryan, daughter of Dan- 
 iel Ryan, a native of Ireland, now living in 
 Borrisokane, county Tipperary. To Mr. 
 and Mrs. Haller have been born three chil- 
 dren, — John M., born in December, 1885; 
 Eugene J., born in September, 1S87; Ann 
 Lucile, born in September, 1892; and Ger- 
 ald A., born May 2, 1895. In politics Mr. 
 Haller is a Democrat, and during his early 
 residence here served as Village Assessor 
 one year. Village Treasurer two years, and 
 was a member of the Village Council when 
 the city charter was adopted. He is a mem- 
 ber of the Catholic Mutual Benevolent As- 
 sociation and the National Union. 
 
 >^OHN F. MOLONEY, a member of 
 A the City Council of Sault de Ste. 
 A 1 Marie, and a retailer and jobber in 
 wines and liquors, was born in Ire- 
 land on the 4th of December, 1845, and is 
 a son of J. L. and Ellen (O'Neil) Moloney, 
 both of whom were natives of the Emerald 
 Isle. On leaving that country they crossed 
 the Atlantic to Amherstberg, Canada, and 
 later the father carried on merchandising in 
 Detroit, Michigan, and Sheboygan, Wis- 
 consin, his death occurring in the latter city 
 in December, 1892, at the age of seventy- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 349 
 
 five years. In the family were nine chil- 
 dren: James, who is living in Sheboygan; 
 John F. ; William, a brewer of Detroit; 
 Mary and Patrick, who are residents of 
 Sheboygan; Ellen, wife of Thomas Scham- 
 adan, of Detroit; Margaret, wife of Dennis 
 Lenahan, of St. Ignace, Michigan; Bridget, 
 wife of William Allair, of Sheboygan; and 
 David, who is located in the same city. 
 
 Our subject was a child of twelve years 
 when he accompanied his parents on their 
 emigration to America. He attended school 
 to some extent in Canada, and after the 
 removal of the family to Detroit, he there 
 engaged in the grocery business, establish- 
 ing a store in 1868, which he conducted for 
 thirteen years. He then opened a store in 
 Sheboygan, which he carried on for three 
 years. He has met with two disastrous 
 reverses during his business career, — once 
 when he was left practically penniless, and 
 the other, in 1886, when his store and all 
 its contents were destroyed by fire; but with 
 characteristic energy he began anew. His 
 credit was good, and now he is doing a good 
 business as a dealer in wines and liquors, 
 having a paying local jobbing trade. He 
 is agent for both the Pabst and Sheboygan 
 breweries. He also owns considerable real 
 estate, which yields to him a good income. 
 Mr. Moloney has been twice married. 
 
 Mr. Moloney belongs to the Roman 
 Catholic Church, is a member of the Catho- 
 lic Mutual Benevolent Association, and is 
 first vice-president of the Grand Council. 
 He is also President of the Liquor Dealers' 
 Association in this city. In politics he is 
 an ardent Democrat, and in 1893 was 
 elected to the City Council from a ward 
 that had always gone Republican, receiving 
 a majority of eleven. He served as chair- 
 man of the committee on streets and side- 
 
 walks, and during his term the Council laid 
 8,000 feet of sewer pipes. He gives his 
 support to everything that he believes will 
 benefit the city, and in this community has 
 many friends. His first wife was Bridget 
 Schamadan, a native of Detroit, a daughter 
 of Thomas Schamadan. By his first mar- 
 riage were ten children, seven of whom still 
 survive: Agnes, John, Joseph, Mary, George, 
 Maggie and Leo. Mrs. Moloney departed 
 this life December 9, 1888, and Mr. Moloney 
 was again married in November, 1890, to 
 Miss Mary Hanbering, of Coldwater, Mich- 
 igan, and by this union there is one child, 
 Catherline. 
 
 *y» AURENCE F. BEDFORD, City 
 I C Attorney of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich- 
 ^l^A igan, and ex-Prosecuting Attor- 
 ney of Chippewa county, Michi- 
 gan, and a conspicuous member of the bar 
 of the Upper Peninsula. — The legal pro- 
 fession embraces some of the most brilliant 
 minds of the nation, and to win a name and 
 a place of prominence within its ranks is 
 no easy position, but must be obtained 
 through earnest effort and close application, 
 added to native skill and ability. The man 
 in mercantile pursuits may enter upon a 
 business already established, and the store 
 may have previously secured a reputation 
 which assures it success; but not so in the 
 legal fraternity; a man must rise by his own 
 merits or sink back into the ranks of hope- 
 less mediocrity. That Mr. Bedford is so 
 well known as a lawyer at once attests his 
 ability. 
 
 This gentleman was born in Kent county, 
 Ontario, and is a son of William and Mary 
 (Daly) Bedford, whose family embraced the 
 following members: William J., \'incent 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 J., Kate H., Theresa G. and Clara E. Mr. 
 L. F. Bedford acquired his education in 
 Grantham Academy, of St. Catharines, On- 
 tario, and on leaving that institution removed 
 to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he entered 
 the law department of the University of 
 Michigan, to fit himself for a profession 
 which he had determined to make his life 
 work. There, in addition to his law stud- 
 ies, he made up the work in rhetoric, his- 
 tory and political economy, and in June, 
 1885, was graduated. On the 12th day of 
 March previous he was admitted to the bar 
 before Judge Joslyn, of Ann Arbor, and on 
 leaving the University he went into the office 
 of Brennan & Donnally, a leading law firm 
 of Detroit, where he remained from July 5, 
 1885, until the 27th of April, 1887, when he 
 determined to take up his residence in Sault 
 de Ste. Marie. 
 
 Mr. Bedford's career before a jury in 
 Chippewa county began in a criminal case 
 as defendant's counsel on the re-trial of 
 Timothy Coughlan, who was convicted of 
 the murder of the Paro boys on Sugar 
 island, and was under sentence of fifteen 
 years' imprisonment. He was put to work 
 on the case by Brennan & Donnally, obtained 
 a new trial, and this time secured a verdict 
 of manslaughter. Mr. Bedford's first client 
 in Chippewa county was the late lamented 
 John G. Ferris, one of the pioneers of this 
 locality and an honored and esteemed citi- 
 zen. In 1890 our subject was nominated 
 by the Democratic party for the office of 
 Prosecuting Attorney, and was elected by a 
 majority of fifty-si.x in a county where the 
 usual Republican majority is one hundred 
 and fifty. His work was as effective as an 
 official in behalf of the State as it is as a 
 private citizen in the interests of his client. 
 While the incumbent in that office he was 
 
 connected with the Harcourt-Dunn murder 
 case, in which he secured the former's con- 
 viction; also the case of Mrs. Dalton, for 
 the killing of James Wise, in which a ver- 
 dict of guilty was secured and a sentence to 
 the House of Correction, her death ultimate- 
 ly occurring while in the insane asylum. 
 In the case where Coulter was charged with 
 the murder of his father, the accused man 
 was at first acquitted, but was re-arrested on 
 the cha.rge of perjury, pleaded guilty and 
 was sent to Marquette for ten years. But 
 probably the greatest service which Mr. 
 Bedford rendered Chippewa county and the 
 Upper Peninsula was in breaking up the band 
 of crooks and train robbers who had a den at 
 Trout Lake and operated on the Soo Rail- 
 roads, making that point exceedingly hazard- 
 ous for the unwary passenger and his valuable 
 effects. The Prosecuting Attorney put an 
 end to this highway robbery by sending a 
 number of the band to Marquette for long 
 terms and driving the remainder out of the 
 county. He was the first Prosecting At- 
 torney to succeed in suppressing houses of 
 ill fame in the county and the enforcement 
 of the " Breen act." His efforts as an at- 
 torney for defense in the St. Peter and Will- 
 iam Fuhrman cases, recently, was rewarded 
 with a verdict of acquittal in both cases. 
 He was also acting City Attorney for Sault 
 de Ste. Marie from the ist of January to the 
 adjournment of the Legislature in 1891, 
 and was appointed City Attorney of Sault 
 de Ste. Marie May 6, 1895. 
 
 Mr. Bedford was one of the incorporat- 
 ors of the first electric-light plant in this 
 city, and was attorney for the first gas com- 
 pany that obtained a franchise in this city. 
 
 His success as a lawyer is certainly well 
 deserved, and his high reputation is well 
 merited, coming in consequence of a skill 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 and ability that has resulted from earnest 
 labor, perseverance and masterly legal tal- 
 ent. Before judge or jury he is an able ad- 
 vocate, logical, clear and convincing, and a 
 broad general information adds not a little 
 to his power. 
 
 BRANK I. PHILLIPS, M. D.— We 
 now direct attention to the more 
 salient points in the life history of 
 one who stands prominently forth 
 as one of the representative physicians of 
 the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and as an 
 honored citizen of Escanaba, where -he has 
 maintained his residence since 1887. 
 
 The Doctor is a native of the Wolver- 
 ine State, where his entire life has been 
 passed, though his place of nativity is far 
 removed from that section with which 
 he is now conspicuously identified. He was 
 born in Macomb county, Michigan, May 24, 
 1859, the son of George and Lj'dia (Ster- 
 ling) Phillips, the former of whom was a 
 native of central New York and the latter of 
 Michigan. George Phillips was a son of 
 Ira Phillips, who established the family name 
 in the Peninsula State, the Christian name 
 of his father having been John. The pa- 
 ternal ancestry is of Welsh origin, the first 
 representatives of the line in America locat- 
 ing in Connecticut in 1651. George and 
 Lydia Phillips became the parents of four 
 sons and four daughters, of whom our sub- 
 ject was the second in order of birth. 
 
 Dr. Phillips received, in a more purely 
 literary way, an academic education, while 
 professionally he completed his course of 
 studies in the well known Detroit College of 
 Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, where he grad- 
 uated in 1882. Thus reinforced for that 
 profession which he had determined to make 
 
 his life work, the Doctor came forthwith to 
 the Upper Peninsula, first establishing him- 
 self in practice at Fayette, Delta county, 
 where is located the e.xtensive Jackson fur- 
 nace. At this point he remained until 1887, 
 when he removed to Escanaba, which city 
 represented a wider field for the prosecution 
 of his professional work, already attended 
 by a due measure of success. Here he has 
 since remained, and to-day he is recognized 
 as one of the most able and popular medi- 
 cal practitioners in the city, having a repre- 
 sentative support in his list of patrons. His 
 system of practice is that of the regular 
 school, and superinduced to the thorough 
 technical and theoretical knowledge which 
 is his, he maintains a lively interest in the 
 advances made in medical science and sur- 
 gery, and while not given to ill-advised ex- 
 perimentation yet is ever ready to accept 
 approved methods and means whose util- 
 ization experience and investigation will 
 justify. The Doctor holds preferment as 
 district surgeon for the Chicago & North- 
 western Railroad Company, having super- 
 vision in this way of the entire Upper Pe- 
 ninsula. He has been the medical super- 
 intendent oi the Delta County Hospital for 
 the past four years, and is also assistant 
 surgeon of the Marine Hospital. He re- 
 tains a membership in the Association of 
 Military Surgeons of the United States and 
 in the Menominee Valley Medical Associa- 
 tion. 
 
 Politically our subject is an ardent Re- 
 publican and he comes of an ancestry not- 
 able for patriotism, in which connection it 
 may be stated that many of his relatives 
 were active participants in the late war of 
 the Rebellion, — a contest in which he him- 
 self was too young to take part. He at- 
 tends the Episcopal church, although he is 
 
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 not a member of any religious organization. 
 Fraternally he is quite prominently identi- 
 fied with the Masonic order and the Knights 
 of Pythias. 
 
 The marriage of Dr. Phillips was cel- 
 ebrated at Saginaw, Michigan, where he 
 was united to Miss Blanche Norris, a na- 
 tive of Grand Rapids, same State. 
 
 ^Y'AY W. SUTTON, SaultSainte Marie, 
 ^ Michigan, is the father and secre- 
 A 1 tary of a financial institution in this 
 city, which is a firm and substantial 
 concern organized under the laws of the 
 State of Michigan, and known as the Soo 
 Mutual Building and Loan Association. 
 
 This institution came into existence 
 more than six years ago in response to a de- 
 sire on the part of its promoters to establish 
 a co-operative association where savings and 
 surplus funds generally could be invested 
 with sure and liberal returns, and at the 
 same time supply largely the demand for 
 loans at a more reasonable rate of interest 
 than was charged by the banks. The asso- 
 ciation is capitalized at three million dollars, 
 issues a series of stock quarterly, and was 
 ofBcered at its first meeting, July 24, 1888, 
 as follows: Board of directors — John H. 
 Goff, Otto Fowle, T. B. Easterday, Robert 
 J. Stewart, H. D. Rains, C. L. Anderson 
 and J. W. Sutton; president, T. R. Easter- 
 day; vice president, H. D. Rains; treasurer. 
 Otto Fowle; and secretary, J. W. Sutton. 
 The directors at the present time are: W. 
 B. Cady, president; Otto Supe, vice presi- 
 dent; Otto Fowle, treasurer; Jay W. Sut- 
 ton, secretary; and H. D. Rains, R. J. Stew- 
 art and D. McGregor, Directors Fowle and 
 Sutton having filled the same positions since 
 organization. The association has passed 
 
 the quarter-million mark in receipts and dis- 
 bursements, as shown by its Maj' statement, 
 1895, published in The Money Maker, its 
 official organ, the only paper issued by a 
 building and loan association. This state- 
 ment also shows over $174,000 assets, and 
 over $50,000 credited profits, besides $20,- 
 258 already paid out to members, making a 
 total of over $70,000 in round numbers, 
 made for members, borrowers as well as in- 
 vestors; and have on hand $113,773 ^s in- 
 
 JAY W. SUTTON. 
 
 stallments placed with it by its members; 
 and all this favorable and gratifying showing 
 in the face of the severest financial depres- 
 sion known in this country since 1857. The 
 conservative methods of the managers is 
 apparent in the single announcement that 
 the association has never taken a piece of 
 property nor started foreclosure proceedings 
 to satisfy its claims. 
 
 The business of the association has in- 
 creased to such proportions as to require 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 practically the whole attention of its secre- 
 tary. Prior to its founding he was a practic- 
 ing attorney in this city, but with the excep- 
 tion of occasional service for an old client he 
 has dropped out of the legal field. 
 
 Mr. Sutton studied law in Milford, Michi- 
 gan, in the ofSce of E. J. Bissell, and was 
 admitted at Pontiac by Judge Baldwin, May 
 13, 1 88 1. After being admitted to the bar, 
 he went into the office of William L. Weber, 
 attorney and land commissioner for the F. 
 & P. M. R. R. Company, and remained two 
 years, after which he was for two years in 
 the office of Tarsney & Weadock. He then 
 formed a partnership with B. W. Houston, 
 at Vassar, which relation existed until Mr. 
 Sutton came to Sault Sainte Marie about 
 March 4, 1887. In this city his partner was 
 Mr. Yerkers. Mr. Sutton is a tireless worker 
 in the interest of his clients and has a repu- 
 tation as a successful lawyer. 
 
 He was born in Macomb county, Michi- 
 gan, in the village of Romeo, September 10, 
 1858. His father was a native of New York, 
 was a merchant by occupation, and passed 
 the closing years of his life in Michigan, 
 where he died when the subject of our 
 sketch was quite young. At the age of 
 thirteen young Sutton also lost his mother, 
 to whose support he had contributed as best 
 he could after the father's death. Her 
 maiden name was Charlotte Killien, and 
 Canada her native land. She was the sec- 
 ond wife of Mr. Sutton, who, by his former 
 marriage, had a daughter, now Mrs. J. W. 
 Gass of Romeo, Michigan. Thus orphaned 
 in early life, Jay W. was thrown upon his 
 own resources. He worked on a farm near 
 Rochester for his board and clothes two 
 years. Afterward, on a farm near Macomb, 
 he received $10 a month in summer and 
 worked for his board in winter while attend- 
 
 ing school. In the spring of 1877 he hired 
 to do farm work in Oakland county, at $18 
 a month, and during the winter months at- 
 tended the Milford high school. After 
 this he spent some time in the State 
 Normal School at Ypsilanti, expecting to 
 become a teacher, but finally chose the 
 law instead and began his reading as before 
 mentioned. 
 
 Mr. Sutton was married in Milford, 
 Michigan, November 30, 1882, to Miss Ella 
 M. Covey, of Saginaw, daughter of H. G. 
 and Margaret Covey. They have an adopt- 
 ed daughter, Lillian M., aged four years. 
 
 Mr. Sutton is an active member of the 
 K. O. T. M. He was a moving spirit in 
 organizing the Soo Y. M. C. A., and the 
 last to let go when its collapse was immi- 
 nent. In church work is zealous and active, 
 his membership being with the Presbyteri- 
 ans, in which church he is a Trustee, and 
 has served five years as Treasurer and three 
 as Elder. 
 
 *y— ^ ARRYL. BUSHNELL.— The "art 
 1^^^ preservative of all arts " is one 
 M. . r whose devotees are almost invari- 
 ably men of much intellectual force 
 and business sagacity, and no exception to 
 this rule is to be noted in the case of the sub- 
 ject of this brief review, who is publisher of 
 the Delta, a weekly newspaper published in 
 the little city of Gladstone, Delta county. 
 His journalistic policy has been shown to be 
 progressive and aggressive, and his associa- 
 tion with the printing and publishing busi- 
 ness has been one marked by ability and 
 usefulness. He began his education as a 
 manipulator of the classic quill in the office 
 of the Escanaba Tribune, being only eleven 
 years of age at the time when he essayed in- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 itiation into the mysteries of washing rolls, 
 assorting " pi," and duly inspecting to his 
 sorrow the minute insects which, according 
 to the mythology of the craft, are ever said 
 to be lurking between open columns of wet 
 type, awaiting the glance of the novice. The 
 boy made rapid progress in his work and 
 was advanced as his ability justified. The 
 Tribune was edited by Charles D. Jewell at 
 the time our subject began his apprentice- 
 ship, but about four years later it was suc- 
 ceeded by the Iron Port. Young Bushnell 
 remained with the Tribune until 1880, when 
 he went to Ouinnesec, Michigan, and for 
 one year acted as manager of the Menomi- 
 nee Range, published at that point. He 
 then returned to the office of the Iron Port, 
 and was there retained as foreman until the 
 Delta was removed from that city to Glad- 
 stone, since which time, with the exception 
 of two years, he has been connected with 
 this flourishing newspaper. He was one of 
 the proprietors of the Delta from 1887 to 
 1889, when he disposed of his interest 
 therein to his copartner, Charles E. Mason, 
 its present proprietor. 
 
 Mr. Bushnell is by training and educa- 
 tion a Republican. His father was a Dem- 
 ocrat, but of this fact our subject was not 
 apprised until he had formulated his own 
 opinions and cast his first vote. 
 
 Mr. Bushnell was born in Clinton coun- 
 ty, New York, on the 31st of July, 1861, 
 the son of Alaric M. Bushnell, who was an 
 expert mechanic and who was employed in 
 the Rodgers Brothers' rolling-rrill and nail 
 factory at Au Sauble Forks, New York. 
 The maiden name of our subject's mother 
 was Jane Lathrop. Her father came to the 
 upper peninsula of Michigan in 1864 and 
 settled at Marquette, to which place Mrs. 
 Bushnell brought her family in 1867, re- 
 
 maining there two years, after which she 
 removed to Escanaba, Delta county, and 
 there reared her children. Her first-born 
 was Mrs. Sarah L. Chase, now deceased; 
 the second is Mrs. W. S. Tyrrell, of Esca- 
 naba; and the only other child is our subject. 
 Alaric Bushnell was the father of two chil- 
 dren by a previous marriage, namely: James 
 J. Bushnell, now a resident of Brooklyn, 
 New York; and Mrs. Hattie Stafford, of 
 Peru, same State. 
 
 The marriage of Harry L. Bushnell was 
 solemnized at Escanaba, November 17, 
 1 88 1, when he was united to Miss Nel- 
 lie E. Rossiter, a daughter of Richard 
 Rossiter, who is now a resident of Tower, 
 Minnesota, where, as a skilled mechanic, he 
 holds preferment as boss carpenter for the 
 Minnesota Iron Company. Mrs. Bushnell 
 has one brother, John Rossiter, a resident 
 of Duluth, Minnesota. Our subject and his 
 wife are the parents of three children: 
 Mabel, Sam and Blanche. 
 
 In his fraternal relations Mr. Bushnell is 
 identified with the Maccabees, Modern 
 Woodmen of America, the Good Templars 
 and the Keeley League. 
 
 HLBERT T. STREETER is a mem- 
 ber of the legal profession of the 
 Upper Peninsula, successfully en- 
 gaged in the practice of law in 
 Red Jacket, Michigan. He is recognized as 
 one of the prominent citizens of this locality, 
 taking a leading part in public affairs, and 
 in the history of his adopted State well 
 deserves mention. 
 
 Mr. Streeter is a native of Ohio, his 
 birth having occurred in Austinburg on the 
 28th of December, 1844. His father, 
 Sereno W. Streeter, wasborn in Massachu- 
 
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 355 
 
 setts, and was a minister of the Congrega- 
 tional Church, devoting the greater part of 
 his Hfe to that holy calling. He died in 
 1880, at the age of sixty-nine years. His 
 wife, who in her maidenhood was Sarah J. 
 Willard, claimed New Hampshire as the 
 State of her nativitj-, and by her marriage 
 became the mother of four children, one 
 son and three daughters. 
 
 Albert T. Streeter attended the public 
 schools until sixteen years of age, when he 
 entered the Otterbein University, and pur- 
 sued his studies there for two years. On 
 the expiration of that period he began a 
 classical course in college, and thus by edu- 
 cation was well fitted for the practical and 
 responsible duties of life. When his school 
 course was ended he determined to seek a 
 home in Michigan, and the )'ear 1867 wit- 
 nessed his arrival on the Northern Penin- 
 sula, with which he has since been identified. 
 He was the first assistant Postmaster of 
 Houghton, but after about a j'ear spent in 
 that capacity he entered the law office of 
 Miller, Van Arman & Lewis in the city of 
 Chicago, where he pursued his studies for a 
 time and then attended lectures in the law 
 department of the University of Michigan at 
 Ann Arbor for two years. 
 
 Upon his return to the Lake Superior 
 region in December, 1869, Mr. Streeter 
 located in Calumet, where he has since 
 resided. He was admitted to the bar be- 
 fore Judge Williams of the Twelfth Circuit 
 Court of Houghton, and soon after opened 
 an office in Calumet and awaited his first 
 client. It was not long before he secured a 
 start in business, and soon his prestige grew 
 until he is now at the head of a large busi- 
 ness. He has ever been a close student of 
 his profession, is well versed in the law and 
 is careful and painstaking in the preparation 
 
 of his cases, weighing carefully all evidence 
 and seeking the best points of attack in his 
 opponent's argument. Thus has he won a 
 merited success and gained a reputation 
 which numbers him among the leading 
 members of the bar of Houghton county. 
 In 1892 he was elected Prosecuting Attor- 
 ney, and so ably did he fill the office that 
 on the expiration of his first term he was re- 
 elected. For sixteen years he served as 
 Postmaster of Calumet and is now a mem- 
 ber of the School Board, taking an active 
 interest in advancing the cause of education. 
 In his social relations Mr. Streeter is a 
 Mason. The members of his household are 
 himself, wife and two children. Mrs. 
 Streeter bore the maiden name of Nina G. 
 \Vorrall. The home is noted for its hos- 
 pitality, and our subject and his estimable 
 wife hold a high position in social circles, 
 where true worth and intelligence are re- 
 ceived as the passports into good society. 
 
 ^V^HILIP SCHEUERMANN, presi- 
 1 m dent of the Union Brewing Com- 
 M pany, which is situated on Portage 
 
 Lake, near Houghton, Michigan, is 
 conducting a successful business and now 
 has one of the leading industries of the kind 
 in this part of the State. The business was 
 established by William Ault. who, in 1863, 
 sold out later to three gentlemen, — Philip 
 Scheuermann, Frank Mayvvood and Adam 
 Youngman, and the new firm conducted 
 business under the name of the Union 
 Brewing Company. Subsequently our sub- 
 ject bought out the last named. The other 
 member of the firm died, and he then pur- 
 chased the interest of the widow, so that he 
 thus became sole owner. On the ist of 
 January, 1895, the business was incorporated 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 under the name that it had formerly held 
 with the following officers: Mr. Scheuer- 
 mann, president; Mrs. Anna Scheuermann, 
 vice-president; and Philip Scheuermann, Jr., 
 secretary and treasurer. The capital stock, 
 $50,000, has all been paid in. The capacity 
 of the brewery is 10,000 barrels of beer an- 
 ually, and the product, which is an excellent 
 quality, finds a ready sale on the market. 
 There is also a bottling plant in connection 
 with the brewery, and the business in its 
 various departments is in a flourishing con- 
 dition. 
 
 Mr. Scheuermann was born in Germany, 
 September 16, 1822, and in accordance 
 with the laws of the land attended school 
 until fourteen years of age, when he began 
 to learn the millwright's trade, which he 
 followed until he emigrated to America. In 
 1850 he bade adieu to home and friends and 
 sailed for the United States, making his first 
 location at old Cliff mine, at Eagle River, 
 Keweenaw county, where he remained until 
 i860, working at the carpenter's trade. On 
 leaving that place he removed to Hancock, 
 where he began work at the Quincy mine, 
 being employed there for the long period of 
 thirty years. He was superintendent of the 
 stamp mill and built the one that was used 
 by the company. He is the inventor of the 
 big sand wheel that is now being used by the 
 Calumet & Hecla Mining Company in their 
 stamp mill at Lake Linden. After leavmg 
 the Quincy mine he engaged in the brewing 
 business, which he still follows. His faith- 
 fulness, honorable dealing and loyalty are 
 indicated by his long connection with one 
 company. He was also superintendent of 
 the poor in Houghton county for twenty 
 years, and in that office was prompt and 
 trustworthy in the discharge of his duties. 
 
 Mr. Scheuermann has been twice mar- 
 
 ried. He first wedded Agnes Myers, who 
 was drowned when the steamer Sunbeam 
 was lost in a heavy sea in 1863. She left 
 five daughters, all married. For his second 
 wife Mr. Scheuermann chose Miss Anna 
 Berger and they also have five children. 
 Philip, the eldest, is now secretary and 
 treasurer of the Union Brewing Company 
 and his father's able assistant in business. 
 
 ,>^ ICHARD M. HOAR, Mayor of 
 I /^ Houghton, Michigan, is one of the 
 \ , y best known men in the northern 
 peninsula. He has for years been 
 prominently identified with the various in- 
 terests of this part of the country, and with- 
 out more than a passing mention of his life 
 this work would be incomplete. 
 
 Richard M. Hoar was born in St. Aus- 
 tell, Cornwall, England, March 28, 1831, 
 one of the family of five sons and four 
 daughters of Jacob and Gertrude (Martin) 
 Hoar, natives of Cornwall. His father 
 was an engineer. Until twelve years of 
 age Richard M. attended the public schools. 
 He then entered the employ of Joseph Rob- 
 ins, a general merchant, with whom he re- 
 mained seven years, beginning as an errand 
 boy. When he was twenty he engaged in 
 general merchandising for himself, and con- 
 tinued in business in the old country until 
 1854, when he emigrated to Canada. In 
 Canada he was engaged in the dry-goods 
 and clothing business from 1854 until 1859, 
 the latter year becoming a resident of 
 Houghton, Michigan. Mr. Hoar made a 
 visit to Houghton in 1857, and at that time 
 was so favorably impressed with the country 
 here that he decided to make this place his 
 future home, and he accordingly disposed of 
 his interests in Canada, and as above stated 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 357 
 
 became a resident of Houghton in 1859. 
 That year he joined his brother in partner- 
 ship in a general merchandise business under 
 the firm name of John Hoar & Brother. 
 They continued business jointly until eleven 
 years ago, when Mr. John Hoar died. Since 
 then Richard M. has continued alone and 
 now has one of the best equipped stores on 
 the peninsula, and besides his establishment 
 here he has a large store at Portage Entry. 
 His operations, however, have not been 
 confined to merchandising, but have in- 
 cluded various enterprises, especially so dur- 
 ing his early residence here. In 1862 he 
 took a contract to build the western end of 
 the Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon Rail- 
 road from Sturgeon river to Houghton, and 
 before the railroad extended further than 
 L'Anse he ran a stage line for ten years 
 from that place to Houghton, running the 
 stage in the winter when the lake was frozen, 
 and in summer running the steamer Ivanho 
 between these points. In connection with 
 his late brother he took a contract from the 
 State Government to open a wagon road 
 between Houghton and Baraga, and as his 
 pay for this work received two sections of 
 land to the mile. He was also largely 
 engaged in freighting for a number of years. 
 Indeed, he did all the freighting for this sec- 
 tion of the country. He has hauled as 
 much as 7,000 tons of refined copper in one 
 winter on sleighs, and at one time ran as 
 many as 104 freighting teams, taking thirty- 
 six horses daily, to take care of mails, 
 packages and express, and carrying mail 
 between Houghton and L'Anse during the 
 entire time, and in ten years only made 
 three failures to get through, and was always 
 very prompt. His was said to be the best 
 service known in the stage-line business. 
 With the political and educational affairs 
 
 of his town and county he has likewise been 
 prominently connected. He was the second 
 President of the village of Houghton, and 
 has been a member of its Council nearly 
 ever since the city was organized. He was 
 chief engineer and organizer of the Fire 
 Department at Houghton, in 1862; for 
 fifteen consecutive years he has been a 
 member and director of the School Board 
 of Houghton. In 1873 Mr. Hoar was 
 elected to represent Houghton and Baraga 
 counties in the Michigan State Legislature, 
 and in the session which followed he per- 
 formed his duty in a manner which reflected 
 credit both upon himself and his constituents. 
 
 Mr. Hoar was married in Toronto, 
 Canada, August 31, 1858, to Miss Elizabeth 
 W. Bailey, of Kent county, England, and 
 they have five children living; they lost one 
 daughter, Mrs. John Sheldon Smith, of Mil- 
 waukee. 
 
 Fraternally, Mr. Hoar is a Mason, and 
 has advanced to the thirty-second degree. 
 He is now in his sixty-fifth year and is 
 strong and full of vigor, and can do as much 
 work as when he was thirty. A man who 
 has gone through many hardships of pioneer 
 life, he does not appear to be a man more 
 than fifty. 
 
 ■^ j'OSEPH CROZE, towing, engaged in 
 M dry-dock ship-repairing, coal dealing, 
 A ■ Houghton, is a native of Canada. 
 He was born February 8, 1841, son 
 of Peter L. Croze, a Canadian farmer and 
 a dealer in cattle and sheep. Until he was 
 eighteen he attended parochial school, then 
 took an academy course, and in the spring 
 of 1859 left his native land and came to the 
 United States, locating at Eagle River, 
 Michigan, where he was employed by the 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Cliff Copper Mining Company, working for 
 them a year as teamster and then a year and 
 a half on the surface. After this he was 
 surface boss for the Garden City Mining 
 Company two years. Then he became 
 manager of the Phoeni.x Hotel at Eagle 
 River, which he conducted four years, and 
 at the end of that time became identified 
 with Houghton. That was in 1869. Here 
 he secured employment in the general mer- 
 chandise store of Smith & Harris, and 
 clerked for this firm eight years. In the 
 meantime he became a partner with Mr. L. 
 Bussiere in the tugboat business, buying on 
 equal shares the steam tug Mary E. Willis. 
 It was in 1872 that this partnership was 
 formed, and they carried on the business 
 together for three years under the firm name 
 of J. Croze & Company. At the end of the 
 three years Mr. Croze bought out his part- 
 ner. He conducted the business the next 
 two years under his own name and then 
 consolidated with the estate of R. Sheldon, 
 under the name of the Portage Lake Towing 
 Company, Mr. Croze being senior partner 
 and general superintendent of the business. 
 Four years later the partnership was dis- 
 solved and from that time to the present he 
 has carried on the business alone. He now 
 has two tugboats and twenty-eight lighters. 
 
 During his residence at Houghton Mr. 
 Croze has been prospered in his undertak- 
 ings, has made some valuable investments, 
 and is now the owner of a large amount of 
 real estate. He is one of the Councilmen of 
 Houghton, elected to this position in the 
 spring of 1 894. A public-spirited and gener- 
 ous man, honorable and upright in all his 
 deaUngs, he has the respect of all who know 
 him. He is a member of the A. O. U. W. 
 
 Mr. Croze is a man of family. He mar- 
 ried Mrs. Johana McCatby, of Eagle River, 
 
 Michigan, and they have had eleven children, 
 nine of whom are living, the other two 
 having died in infancy. 
 
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 William Alexander dunn, 
 
 Sheriff of Houghton county, Mich- 
 igan, was born in Glengarry, 
 Canada, October 5, 1840, son of 
 Walter and Sarah (Williams) Dunn, both 
 natives of that place. 
 
 His father dying when William A. was 
 nine years of age, he was early in life thrown 
 upon his own resources, and had very mea- 
 ger advantages for an education. Indeed, 
 the whole of his schooling amounted to only 
 a part of two winters, when he attended 
 school in an old log schoolhouse. In the 
 dear school of experience, however, he has 
 gained a broader knowledge than is ever 
 learned from books. When he was thirteen 
 he was employed in the lumber woods near 
 his home, and was thus occupied there until 
 he was twenty-three. Then, in 1863, he 
 came to Bay City, Michigan, in the interest 
 of the firm of Cooper Brothers, of Canada. 
 Afterward he was employed by a mining 
 company of Michigan to build log houses, 
 and still later he did carpenter work in the 
 copper regions for Larry Goodman. In 1867 
 he entered the employ of the Calumet & 
 Hecla Mining Company, as watchman, and 
 after serving as such for three months left 
 the company to build docks at Grand Island. 
 Next he was superintendent for Whittmore 
 & Ferguson, building breakwater at Mar- 
 quette. In the fall of 1869 he was sent to 
 the New York mine, where the city of 
 Ishpeming now stands, to sink a shaft. In 
 October, 1872, he opened the Kloman mine 
 at Republic. This mine he operated for 
 two years and a half, after which he em- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 359 
 
 barked in the manufacture of high explosives. 
 In 1872 he had assisted Mr. Jacob Hough- 
 ton in introducing high explosives in the 
 New York mine. He experimented with 
 the nitro-glycerin and found that by adding 
 a little charcoal dust and sugar the result 
 obtained was more satisfactory, and he also 
 discovered a slate, which, when ground to 
 powder and added to the nitro-glycerin, 
 worked to perfection. He continued the 
 manufacture of high explosives about eight 
 months, selling out at the end of that time 
 to C. M. Wheeler. For about one year 
 after this he had charge of a mine near 
 Ishpeming for the Lake Superior Mining 
 Company. In 1877 he negotiated with Mr. 
 Wheeler to introduce high explosives in the 
 copper country. For the first three months 
 he had no success, on account of the people 
 being afraid to use it, but finally he ob- 
 tained permission to use the powder in the 
 Calumet and Hecla mine, and there dem- 
 onstrated its superiority over the black 
 powder they had been using. After this 
 they all adopted his powder, and are using 
 it to-day. In 1888 he opened the Dunn 
 mine, now called the York. He was at that 
 time exploring for Moore, Benjamin & Com- 
 pany of Milwaukee. The following year he 
 negotiated the sale of the Peninsula mine to 
 Mr. Graham Pope for the sum of $40,000. 
 Thus for many years and in a number of 
 ways has Mr. Dunn been identified with the 
 mining interests of northern Michigan. 
 
 In 1892 he was elected Sheriff of Hough- 
 ton county, was re-elected in 1894, and is 
 now serving in this office. He was a mem- 
 ber of the Houghton Council for seven 
 years. 
 
 Mr. Dunn is a man of family. He 
 married Miss Helen M. LaDeaux, of Michi- 
 gan, and they have four children living, — 
 
 Alice, William L., Bird W. , and Daisy A. 
 They had one daughter that died in infancy. 
 Fraternally, Mr. Dunn is identified with 
 the Masonic order and has received its 
 thirty-second degree. 
 
 ^V^^ICHOLAS REDING, the leading 
 1 \ merchant of South Lake Linden 
 \ ^ and a man whose industry and 
 business ability has brought to him 
 a high degree of success and made him one 
 of the wealthy citizens of this locality, is a 
 native of Luxemburg, Germany, born in 
 January, 1847. His parents, J. B. and Mar- 
 garet (Myers) Reding, were also natives of 
 the same place, where the father carried on 
 merchandising. The family numbered six 
 children. Nicholas attended the public 
 schools near his home until fifteen years of 
 age, when he entered upon his business 
 career as clerk in the employ of Andre 
 Nivarti, with whom he continued for a year. 
 On the expiration of that period he came 
 to the United States and locating in Chicago 
 spent eighteen months following any em- 
 ployment that would yield him an honest 
 living. He then came to the Lake Superior 
 country and located in Hancock, Michigan, 
 where he secured work in the Pewabic stamp 
 mills and continued his labors there for eight 
 months. His next removal brought him to 
 Calumet, and he secured a position in the 
 employ of the Calumet & Hecla Mine Com- 
 pany, with whom he remained for a year, 
 and then came to Lake Linden, working in 
 the stamp mill of the same company here for 
 two years. Mr. Reding was next employed 
 as driver for Charles Briggs, a dealer in 
 general merchandise, and this led him into 
 the business which he now follows. After 
 a year spent with Mr. Briggs he became a 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 driver for Peter Ruppe, who was in the same 
 line of trade, and after two years he went to 
 Torch Lake, where for three years he acted 
 in the capacity of salesman for J. B. Ormsby 
 & Company. On leaving his employ Mr. 
 Reding secured a position as salesman for the 
 firm of Maier & Neumann, of Torch Lake, 
 with whom he continued for nine years, 
 during which time he became thoroughly 
 familiar with the business in all its details, 
 and gained an experience that has proven 
 very valuable to him since he entered into 
 business on his own account. 
 
 Forming a partnership with Joseph 
 Bosch, Mr. Reding opened a general mer- 
 chandise establishment under the firm name 
 of Reding & Company. This connection 
 was continued with mutual pleasure and 
 profit for six and a half years, and then Mr. 
 Reding sold out to his partner and came to 
 South Lake Linden, where he bought out 
 the store of Penberthy Brothers and has 
 since carried on business alone. He has a 
 full and complete line of everything to be 
 found in a first-class establishment of the 
 kind, and has steadily increased his stock to 
 meet the growing demands of the trade until 
 now he has the largest store in the place 
 and a patronage which yields to him a good 
 income. He is a successful merchant, wide- 
 awake and enterprising, and his progressive 
 spirit has left its impress on the store which 
 would do credit to a much larger place. In 
 connection with his store he holds consider- 
 able mining stock. 
 
 The lady who now bears the name of 
 Mrs. Reding was in her maidenhood Miss 
 Adelaide Laube, daughter of B. Laube, of 
 Red Jacket; and to them have been born 
 eight children, — four sons and four daugh- 
 ters. The family is one of prominence in 
 the community, and all who know them hold 
 
 them in high regard. Mr. Reding came to 
 this country a poor boy, empty-handed, but 
 he determined to improve his opportunities, 
 and in the years that have followed he has 
 carried out this resolution and it has brought 
 to him a high degree of success. All that 
 he has he owes to his own industry, perse- 
 verance and good management, and his ex- 
 ample should be ascourceof encouragement 
 and inspiration to those who like himself 
 must depend entirely upon their own 
 resources. 
 
 '^j'AMES B. COOPER, superintendent 
 f of the Calumet & Hecla Smelting 
 /• 1 Works, South Lake Linden, Michi- 
 gan, is a gentleman in every way 
 worthy of some personal consideration in a 
 work of this character, which is devoted to a 
 review of the lives of the representative 
 men of northern Michigan. 
 
 Mr. Cooper claims Spring Wells, Wayne 
 county, this State, as the place of his na- 
 tivity, the date of his birth being June 5, 
 1859. His father, James R. Cooper, a na- 
 tive of the Empire State, is now agent in 
 charge of the Lake Superior Smelting 
 Works at Hancock; and of his mother we 
 record that her maiden name was Miss 
 Mary E. Jenks, and her native place Oak- 
 land county, Michigan. Two children com- 
 prised their family, — James B. and a 
 daughter. 
 
 James B. Cooper completed a high- 
 school course at Birmingham, Michigan, and 
 graduated in the high school at Detroit in 
 1877. He then came to Houghton and was 
 employed under his father in the office of 
 the D. & L. S. Copper Company, where he 
 remained until 1879. The next year he 
 spent in college, taking a special course, and 
 

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 in July, 1880, resumed work in the same 
 office. In 1 888 he went to Bridgeport, Con- 
 necticut, and entered the employ of the 
 Bridgeport Copper Company, remaining 
 there two years in charge of the copper re- 
 finery. At the end of this time he returned 
 to Houghton and in January, 1891, he was 
 made superintendent of the Calumet & 
 Hecla Smelting Works, which position he 
 still fills. His practical as well as theoret- 
 ical knowledge eminently fits him for this 
 important position, and, indeed, there is 
 probably no man better qualified to fill the 
 place than he. Mr. Cooper is a director in 
 the National Bank of Houghton. 
 
 He married Miss Antoinette Senter, 
 daughter of John Senter, of Houghton, and 
 they have an infant son and daughter. 
 
 t>^ EGIS BEAUCHAMP is the efficient 
 
 I ^r and capable Sheriff of Delta county, 
 
 \ . P Michigan, and his official record is 
 
 free from any suspicion of wrong. 
 
 He has indeed merited the confidence of the 
 
 public, and his fellow townsmen give him 
 
 their trust in an unusual degree. 
 
 A native of Quebec, Canada, he was 
 born on the 27th of March, 1S52, and is of 
 French descent. His parents, Felix and 
 Josephte (Lalonde) Beauchamp, were also 
 natives of Quebec, but their parents were 
 born in France and emigrated from that 
 country to the New World. They had a 
 family which numbered the following chil- 
 dren: Xavier, Jasien, Josephte, Alexander, 
 Joseph, Felix, Adeline, Melitine, Trefle, 
 Regis, Moses, Mary and Arsen. Alexander 
 and Melitine are both now deceased, but 
 the others have all attained to years of 
 maturity and are all married save Felix. 
 Four of the sons and two daughters are in 
 
 the United States, but the remaining mem- 
 bers of the family still reside in Canada. 
 
 In the schools of his native city Regis 
 Beauchamp was educated both in English 
 and French. His childhood days were 
 quietly passed, and he continued in Canada 
 until 1873, when, at the age of thirty-one, 
 he sought a home in Escanaba. Here he 
 formed a connection with the lumber firm 
 known as the Ludington Company, with 
 which he continued for the long period of 
 seven years. He then removed to a farm 
 at Flat Rock, in Delta county, and in the 
 summer months carried on agricultural pur- 
 suits, while in the winter season he was 
 jobbing for the Ludington Lumber Com- 
 pany. Thus his time was passed until 1891, 
 when he secured a position as salesman in 
 the mercantile house of Mr. St. Jacques, of 
 Escanaba, where he remained during the 
 two succeeding years. 
 
 Mr. Beauchamp was married in this city 
 July 2, 1879, to Miss Julien Beauchamp, a 
 daughter of Antoine and Marceline (Limoze) 
 Beauchamp, also a native of Canada. 
 Eight children grace this union, of whom 
 seven are still living, — Leana, Ida, Henry, 
 Emma, Olive, Emanuel and Julien. The 
 second child. Regis, is deceased. Those 
 who have attained a sufficient age are now 
 attending St. Anne's parochial school. The 
 parents and children are members of St. 
 Anne's Roman Catholic Church. 
 
 Mr. Beauchamp is a member of the 
 Ancient Order of United Workmen and of 
 the Select Knights, a branch of the same 
 order. He belongs to St. John's Society, a 
 French association technically called "In- 
 stitut Jacques Cartier, " and is quite promi- 
 nent in social circles. He is also one of the 
 political leaders of Delta county, not only 
 among the people of his own nationality 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 but of others as well. In the fall of 1 892 he 
 became the candidate of the Republican 
 party for the office of county Sheriff, and 
 was elected by a good majority for a term 
 of two years, during which he so creditably 
 and acceptably discharged the duties devolv- 
 ing upon him that he was re-elected by an 
 increased majority amounting to 1,228, — 
 the largest given any candidate in the 
 county. What higher testimonial of his 
 fidelity could be given "> People of all 
 parties recognize his worth and fitness for 
 office and accordingly give him their sup- 
 port, so that he is now in his fourth year of 
 service. His private and public record are 
 alike untarnished, and among the citizens of 
 Delta county none are more worthy of 
 representation in this volume than the popu- 
 lar Sheriff, Regis Beauchamp. 
 
 ISAAC W. FRIMODIG, Treasurer of 
 Houghton county, was born Septem- 
 ber 29, 1855, in the Kaafjord, Nor- 
 way, where the well-known Altens 
 copper mines and works are located. His 
 parents, John P. Frimodig and Marie 
 Mathilte Kehlange (the latter a native of 
 Sweden), emigrated to America, locating at 
 Calumet, Michigan, where a number of 
 miners from the Altens copper mines had 
 previously located. In the spring of 1865 
 these miners moved to the Quincy mine at 
 Hancock, where they received better pay 
 than in the old country, and this fact was 
 the main inducement which led the Frimodig 
 family also to emigrate here. In coming here 
 they brought along also the grandmother of 
 the children, then aged seventy-eight years. 
 Of their children, six sons and two daugh- 
 ters are living in the United States; and one 
 
 son, Albert, was killed in the Homestake 
 mine at Black Hills, Dakota, in 1891. 
 
 Isaac W. commenced work in the cop- 
 per mines in his native country when eleven 
 years of age, first in a stamp mill washing 
 ore and then in a mine with his father, 
 attending school half the time, however, 
 from the age of seven years to sixteen, as a 
 certain amount of school attendance from 
 the age of seven years is required in that 
 country by law, no matter how poor the 
 parents are. In this country he secured 
 work in the Centennial mine, and was 
 employed as a miner in the Calumet & 
 Hecla mine and the Quincy and Osceola 
 mines. While employed at the last men- 
 tioned place he met with an accident which 
 nearly resulted fatally, being struck on the 
 left side of his face by a large rock falling 
 from an overhanging wall under ground, 
 and the scar now visible upon his face 
 shows how near the blow came to ending 
 his life. 
 
 Quitting the occupation of mining after 
 that serious event, he entered mercantile 
 business, in which for the first two years and 
 a half he was engaged as a salesman for F. 
 P. Ruppe & Son at Red Jacket; next, in a 
 like capacity for Nappa & Company, of 
 Calumet, for two years; then three years as 
 a bookkeeper for the same firm, and since 
 1888 he has conducted a general mer- 
 chandise store at Red Jacket. In addition 
 to this and other business interests he is 
 also ticket agent for the railroad and several 
 large steamship companies. 
 
 In the fall of 1894, as a candidate on 
 the Republican ticket for the office of County 
 Treasurer, he was elected by a majority of 
 1,500, and as a candidate for the same 
 office at the same time on the Prohibition 
 ticket he received 2,100 majority over his 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 365 
 
 opponent. In his social relations he is a 
 member of Calumet Lodge, A. O. U. W. ; 
 of the Norwegian benevolent society, " Fre- 
 mad; " and of the Kalewa benevolent society 
 of Red Jacket; and in religion he is a mem- 
 ber of the A. L. Lutheran Church, in which 
 he has been a trustee of the congrega- 
 tion since 1888. 
 
 In 1876 he visited the old country, re- 
 maining there two years, in which time he 
 was employed for a year on sailing and 
 steam vessels along the coast in herring 
 fishing, and also for a time as a miner in 
 the old Altens copper mines. Before leav- 
 ing his native land he married Miss Albertine 
 Paulson, a native of that country. Return- 
 ing to America with his bride, he concluded 
 to make the land of the ' ' Stars and Stripes " 
 his permanent home; and in this land of 
 greater opportunity all his relatives, a large 
 number, are also living, — scattered in Michi- 
 gan, Illinois, Minnesota, Tennessee and 
 Washington State. In his family he now 
 has four sons and four dautrhters. 
 
 '^Y'OHN PALMER HUNT, a retired 
 m citizen of Houghton, Michigan, dates 
 /• 1 his birth in New York city April 1 1 , 
 1841. 
 During his active and useful life Mr. 
 Hunt has frequently changed his occupation 
 and has lived in various places, and wher- 
 ever he has resided he has by his honorable 
 and upright life won the confidence and 
 esteem of all with whom he has been asso- 
 ciated. Until he was sixteen years of age 
 he attended school in his native city; then 
 he became office boy for Sanderson Brothers 
 & Company, No. 16 Cliff street. New York, 
 and at that time remained with them for 
 three years, and on three subsequent oc- 
 
 casions was in their employ. On leaving 
 this firm the first time he became book- 
 keeper for Whitefield Case. In 1859 he 
 came to Houghton, Michigan, as clerk and 
 assistant bookkeeper in the general store of 
 Mather & Kendall; returned to New York 
 city in 1861, and for a time had a position 
 under Collector Barney in the New York 
 custom-house; came again to Michigan and 
 entered the employ of B. T. Rogers at 
 Ontonagon, and in 1864 was in partnership 
 with Mr. Rogers; in 1867 went to Hancock, 
 Michigan, where he clerked for James A. 
 Close; in 1870 returned to New York city 
 and became general salesman for B. & G. F. 
 Saunders, No. 7 Astor House, Broadway, 
 New York. This time he resided in Brook- 
 lyn, and while there was appointed on the 
 Water Board of the city. Again returning 
 to the copper regions of Michigan, he be- 
 came the "Co." in the firm of James A. 
 Close & Company, general merchants, which 
 relation he sustained for a little over a year, 
 when he sold out. Again he was for a 
 short time with B. & G. F. Saunders, after- 
 ward had charge of a store for Peter Deen 
 on the Northern Pacific Railroad, and a few 
 months later became for the fourth time an 
 employe of B. & G. F. Saunders. His next 
 move was back to Hancock, Michigan. 
 Here he was assistant bookkeeper at the 
 dock until 1874, and for three years there- 
 after was bookkeeper for J. Hoar & Brother. 
 For two seasons he was also purser on the 
 steamer Ivanhoe. After this he spent one 
 year as bookkeeper and general office man- 
 ager for the Lake Superior Copper Rolling 
 Mill at Houghton, one year in New York 
 city and one year in Kansas. In Kansas he 
 engaged in the cattle business, and on leav- 
 ing that place he left his stock in charge of 
 his stepson. Mr. Hunt has since resided in 
 
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 Houghton. For four years he was book- 
 keeper for T. W. Edwards, and afterward 
 secretary and treasurer for the Wolverine 
 Copper Mining Company. 
 
 Mr. Hunt has in various ways been 
 officially connected with the public affairs. 
 He was appointed as Congressional In- 
 spector of Elections and served one term 
 while a resident of Brooklyn city, and after- 
 ward elected on the Democratic ticket in a 
 strong Republican district. He served as 
 Village President, has been a member of the 
 Council for ten years, and for a number of 
 years has been a member of the Board of 
 Education, at one time its President and at 
 this writing its Secretary; also Supervisor of 
 the township. 
 
 He married a daughter of Captain 
 Thomas Edwards and has a pleasant home. 
 
 OSCAR JOHN LARSON has the 
 distinction of being the only Fin- 
 lander admitted to the bar in the 
 United States, and the honor of the 
 country of his nativity he seems able to up- 
 hold in the legal profession. He is yet a 
 young man but has already achieved a suc- 
 cess which many an older practitioner might 
 well envy, and we predict for him a brilliant 
 and a prosperous future. He is now engaged 
 in practice in Red Jacket and is recognized 
 as one of the representative and valued 
 citizens of his adopted country. 
 
 His father, Lars Larson, was a native of 
 Finland and by occupation a tanner. He 
 crossed the Atlantic to America in 1872 and 
 made a location in Calumet, where he re- 
 mained for a short time carrying on business 
 as a tanner and also keeping a small grocery 
 store. His next place of residence was in 
 West Superior, Wisconsin, where he yet 
 
 makes his home. Oscar John Larson was 
 four years old when the family crossed the 
 water. He was born in Finland, on the 20th 
 of May, 1 87 1, and was brought to America 
 by his mother, his father having previously 
 made the voyage in order to prepare a home 
 for the family. Our subject, as soon as old 
 enough, entered the public schools and pur- 
 sued his studies until sixteen years of age, 
 when he entered the Normal School in Val- 
 paraiso, Indiana, pursuing a business and 
 literary course. On the expiration of the 
 course he became a student in the State Uni- 
 versity of Michigan, where he remained for 
 a year, taking special work in the literary 
 department before he entered the law de- 
 partment of that celebrated institution of 
 learning. Applying himself diligently to the 
 work in hand, he was graduated with the 
 class of 1894, and was admitted to the bar 
 before Judge Kinne, the first one of his na- 
 tionality to enter the legal profession in 
 America. His success is not measured by 
 his years, but is already that of a man who 
 has some time followed the profession. 
 
 In the summers of 1893 and 1894 he was 
 employed by Hon. Stanley W. Turner as 
 clerk in the Auditor General's office at Lan- 
 sing. During the national campaign of 1892 
 he made speeches in the interest of the Re- 
 publican party, all over the Upper Peninsula 
 in company with Hannas Hela, editor of 
 the Kalaven Kaikn, a Finnish newspaper pub- 
 lished in Calumet, Michigan. In July, 1894, 
 he opened a law office in Red Jacket and 
 has since devoted his time and energies to 
 his chosen life work. Although he has 
 practiced but a short time, his clientage is 
 exceedingly large, and is growing larger from 
 month to month. 
 
 He takes an active interest in political 
 affairs, is a warm advocate of Republican 
 
NOR THE RX PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 367 
 
 principles, and since attaining his majority 
 has by his ballot and influence supported 
 that party. At this writing he is serving as 
 Village Attorney. Socially he is connected 
 with the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, the 
 Knights of Pythias lodge and with the Modern 
 Woodmen of America. 
 
 A young man of more than average in- 
 tellectual ability, of high moral character 
 and sterling worth, he has the respect and 
 confidence of all with whom he has been 
 brought in contact, and in the history of the 
 Upper Peninsula well deserves representa- 
 tion. 
 
 *Y— rf ON. THOMAS B. DUNSTAN, 
 »''^^ Hancock, Michigan, is a gentleman 
 I , P whose name is well known through- 
 out the northern part of the State. 
 A brief sketch of his life is herewith pre- 
 sented: 
 
 Thomas B. Dunstan was born in Cam- 
 borne, Cornwall county, England, January 
 4, 1850, and in the spring of 1854 was 
 brought by his parents to America, their 
 location being in Ontonagon county, Michi- 
 gan. Here he grew up and received excellent 
 educational advantages. He is a graduate 
 of Lawrence University at Appleton, Wis- 
 consin, with the class of 1871. In the 
 winter of 187 1-2 he was a student in the 
 law department of the Michigan University, 
 and in June, 1872, was admitted to the bar 
 of Keweenaw circuit, at once entering upon 
 his professional career. In November of 
 the same year he was elected Judge of Pro- 
 Late and Prosecuting Attorney for the 
 county of Keweenaw, which offices he held 
 until 1879, resigning at that time and re- 
 moving to Pontiac, Michigan. He made 
 his home in Pontiac until the summer of 
 
 1882, when he returned to his former home 
 at Central Mine, Keweenaw county. 
 
 In the fall of that same year the Repub- 
 licans of his district, comprising the counties 
 of Keweenaw, Baraga, Ontonagon and Isle 
 Royal, placed him in nomination for Repre- 
 sentative to the State Legislature, and he 
 was elected by a large majority. The next 
 fall he moved to Hancock, his present home, 
 and here he has since resided. In 1884 he 
 was nominated for the office of Prosecuting 
 Attorney by the Republicans and was in- 
 dorsed by the Democrats of his county. In 
 1888 he was one of the delegates-at-large 
 from Michigan to the national convention 
 at Chicago, and in 1889 he was elected 
 from the Thirty-second district for Senator, 
 receiving a majority of over 600 votes. 
 Thus frequently has Mr. Dunstan been hon- 
 ored by official preferment, and in every 
 position to which he has been called he has 
 acquitted himself most creditably, paving 
 the way to still higher honors. Another 
 distinction which has been accorded him 
 was an appointment by Governor Rich to a 
 position on the Board of Control of the 
 Michigan Mining School. 
 
 Mr. Dunstan married Miss Mary Mc- 
 Donald, daughter of Captain McDonald, of 
 Hancock, Michigan. They have four chil- 
 dren, — two sons and two daughters. 
 
 *w ^ ON. FRANK A. DOUGLASS, who 
 
 1^^^ is engaged in an insurance and loan 
 
 I , P business at Houghton, Michigan, 
 
 has been identified with this place 
 
 from his youth up and is ranked with its 
 
 leading citizens. 
 
 Mr. Douglass was born in Nashville, 
 Tennessee, July 16, 1851, son of Ed F. and 
 Catherine (Allen) Douglass, the former a 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 native of New York State and the latter of 
 Tennessee. Their family is composed of 
 two sons and one daughter, Frank A. being 
 the eldest. In 1855 the Douglass family re- 
 moved from Tennessee to Houghton, Michi- 
 gan, and here, in connection with R. Shel- 
 don & C. C. Douglass; later the father em- 
 barked in the business which is now operated 
 by our subject. 
 
 Frank A. received his education in the 
 common and high schools of Houghton and 
 at the Michigan State University at Ann 
 Arbor. At the latter place he studied law. 
 At the end of two years in college his studies 
 were interrupted by his being called home 
 on account of his father's illness and to take 
 charge of the business. That was in 1872. 
 His father died in July of the following year 
 and thus the business passed into the son's 
 hands and he never returned to complete 
 his course at the university. The senior Mr. 
 Douglass was Postmaster of Houghton for 
 eight years, and after his death the office was 
 given to his son, Frank A., who also held it 
 for a period of sixteen years. During the 
 early years of his connection with the post- 
 office here the mails were carried by dogs 
 and stages. Mr. Douglass represented the 
 American Express Company from 1875 until 
 1895, and at this writing he is the represen- 
 tative of the Western Express Company. 
 He is a director of the First National Bank 
 of Hancock, is vice-president of the North- 
 ern Michigan Building & Loan Association, 
 and was for several years moderator of the 
 Houghton School Board, being the only 
 graduate of the school who has filled a place 
 on the Board. 
 
 Politically, Mr. Douglass is a stanch 
 Republican, ever active to advance the in- 
 terests of his party. In 1887-8 he served 
 as a member of the Michigan State Legisla- 
 
 ture, representing Houghton county. Fra- 
 ternally, he is a thirty-second degree Mason. 
 Mr. Douglass was married September 3, 
 1879, to Miss Mary Corbin, a native of 
 Michigan, and they have three children 
 living, — all sons. 
 
 ^^^EORGE R. PERSONS, cashier of 
 ■ ^^\ Lake Angeline Iron Company, of 
 \^^f Ishpeming, was born in Ogdens- 
 burg. New York, August 14, 1848. 
 His father, Edward N. Persons, was born in 
 Vermont, and the mother of our subject, who 
 bore the maiden name of Mary M. Burdett, 
 was a native of the Empire State. The par- 
 ents were married in Ogdensburg and contin- 
 ued their residence there for a number of 
 years. The father was a captain and sailed 
 on the lakes for about fifty years. He is now 
 living a retired life in Duluth, Minnesota, en- 
 joying a rest which is truly earned and richly 
 deserved. In 1890 he was called upon to 
 mourn the loss of his wife, who passed away 
 in Ogdensburg. In the family were four 
 children, — George R. , Charles E., Mrs. 
 Fannie E. Proctor and Joseph K. 
 
 In the place of his nativity George R. 
 Persons spent the days of his boyhood and 
 youth, and in the public schools acquired his 
 education. In 1877 he left New York and 
 sought a home in the West, thinking there- 
 by to benefit his financial condition. He 
 went first to Negaunee, Marquette county, 
 Michigan, accepting a position in the serv- 
 ice of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad 
 Company at that place. In 1883 he came 
 to Ishpeming and has since been cashier of 
 the Lake Angeline Iron Companj", applying 
 himself diligently to his work. He has for 
 the past six years been cashier of the Dexter 
 Consolidated Mining Company, and for the 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 369 
 
 same time secretary and treasurer of the St. 
 Lawrence Mineral Lands Company. So it 
 can be readily seen that Mr. Persons' time 
 is fully occupied. 
 
 On the 17th of September, 1885, was 
 celebrated a marriage which united the des- 
 tinies of Mr. Persons and Miss M. Louise 
 Kruse, a native of Marquette county. She 
 was educated in the common schools at Ne- 
 gaunee and has spent her entire life in this 
 county, where she is widely and favorably 
 known. In the family are two children, M. 
 Louise and Edna G., and the household is 
 made bright and happy by their presence. 
 
 Mr. Persons is an active and honored 
 member of the Masonic fraternity and a sup- 
 porter of those principles of fraternity and 
 benevolence upon which the ancient order is 
 founded. He is a member of Negaunee 
 Lodge, No. 202, F. & A. M. ; Negaunee 
 Chapter, No. 108, R. A. M. ; Lake Superior 
 Commandery, No. 30, K. T. ; Marquette 
 Lodge of Perfection, A. & A. S. rite; Lake 
 Superior Council, Princess of Jerusalem, A. 
 & A. S. rite; Peninsula Chapter, Rose Croix, 
 A. & A. S. rite, and of Ahmed Temple, A. 
 A. O. N. M. S. His comrades of the order 
 hold him as an esteemed member and 
 among the fraternity he has many warm 
 friends. Educational, moral and social in- 
 terests all find in Mr. Persons a friend, and 
 he gives his support to all matters pertaining 
 to the public welfare. 
 
 He has frequently been called to office 
 and is now serving his fourth term as a 
 member of the City Council from the Seventh 
 ward. He is one of the prominent mem- 
 bers of that assembly, and is at present serv- 
 ing his seventh consecutive year as chairman 
 of the finance committee, for the people 
 recognize that the monetary affairs of the 
 city are best managed when in the hands of 
 
 a capable business man. He was elected 
 one of the Supervisors from the old Second 
 ward of Ishpeming in 1887 for a two-year 
 term and has since been Alderman from the 
 Seventh ward. He is a citizen that Ish- 
 peming could ill afford to lose, and with 
 pleasure we present to our readers this record 
 of his life. 
 
 >T^OHN McMillan, a merchant of 
 M Dollarville, Michigan, was one of the 
 A 1 first men to engage in business in 
 this village. As one of its leading 
 business men and representative citizens 
 and as a man who has for years been promi- 
 nently identified with its public affairs, it is 
 eminently fitting that some personal mention 
 be accorded him in this work. 
 
 John McMillan was born in Simcoe 
 county, Ontario, Canada, January 8, 1848. 
 He was brought up on a farm, performed 
 the usual routine duties of the average farmer 
 boy in the '50s, and secured a limited edu- 
 cation in the district school adjacent to his 
 home. At the age of seventeen he began 
 his term of service as a blacksmith apprentice 
 in the shop of William Caldwell, of Barry, 
 Simcoe county. He did journeyman work 
 in several towns in that county, and lastly, 
 and before coming to Luce county, was in 
 the employ of the H. H. Cook Lumber 
 Company, later the British Canadian Lum- 
 ber Company, for eight years. August i, 
 1882, he came to Dollarville, Michigan, as 
 blacksmith for the Dollarville Company, 
 and in this capacity he remained until Au- 
 gust, 1894, when he laid down his hammer 
 and went ii.to his store as sole proprietor, 
 this store having been a partnership affair 
 from its inception some months before until 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 the time he took full possession. During 
 his more than a dozen years of residence at 
 this place he has made a wide acquaintance, 
 and in his present business he is enjoying 
 the success he so justly merits. A man of 
 sterling integrity, Mr. McMillan was early 
 looked up to as a leader in the community 
 and has been chosen to fill various positions 
 of trust and importance. He is now serving 
 as Justice of the Peace for his township, has 
 been Moderator of the Board of Education 
 for ten years, and is now Treasurer of the 
 township school fund. 
 
 Mr. McMillan's parents, Duncan and 
 Margaret (McKerroll) McMillan, both natives 
 of Argyleshire, Scotland, crossed the Atlan- 
 tic in 1828 and cast their lot with the 
 settlers of Simcoe county, Canada, where 
 he is still living, having reached the extreme 
 old age of eighty-nine years. The subject 
 of our sketch is the youngest of their eight 
 children, five of whom are living, viz. : 
 Marian, wife of James Emms; Margaret, 
 widow of Niel McMillan; Christina, wife of 
 Peter Wiggins, — all in Simcoe county; 
 Archie, of Idaho; and John, the gentleman 
 with whose name we began this sketch. 
 John McMillan married, in his native coun- 
 ty, June 17, 1872, Catherine Ann McDonald, 
 a daughter of Hugh McDonald. Mr. Mc- 
 Donald is of'Scotch lineage and a tiller of the 
 soil. The children composing Mr. and 
 Mrs. McMillan's family are John A., aged 
 twenty-one years; Duncan A., eighteen; 
 Hugh H., si.xteen; and Maggie, thirteen. 
 
 Of a genial and social nature, Mr. Mc- 
 Millan has identified himself with fraternal 
 organizations and has attained prominence 
 therein. He is District Deputy in the I. O. 
 O. F., and Court Deputy, High Chief 
 Ranger for Court 1285, Independent Order 
 of Foresters, 
 
 ,>^ EV. G. MOTT WILLIAMS, one of 
 
 I /"^ the most prominent ministers of 
 M . r the Episcopal Church, now living in 
 Marquette, has risen to the eminent 
 position of Archdeacon of Northern Michi- 
 gan, having served in that capacity since 
 1891. He was born at Fort Hamilton, New 
 York, on the nth of February, 1857. The 
 family has been identified with Michigan in 
 the French line since 1710, at which time 
 the maternal ancestor of Mr. Williams 
 located within the borders of the State. 
 In 1765 the Williams family also was 
 founded here. The great-grandfather. Judge 
 Thomas Williams, lived in Detroit and 
 served as Judge under the British crown. 
 The grandfather. General John R. Williams, 
 was the first Mayor of Detroit. The father. 
 General Thomas Williams, of the United 
 States army, was killed at the battle of Baton 
 Rouge. Thus the family has been promi- 
 nent in the affairs of the country and par- 
 ticularly well known in connection with the 
 history of Michigan. 
 
 The gentleman whose name begins this 
 record was educated at the free academy of 
 Newburg, New York, and at Cornell Uni- 
 versity, same State, and made his home in 
 Newburg until 1877, when he removed to 
 Detroit, the old home of his ancestors. 
 In 1879 he was admitted to the bar, and the 
 following year was ordained as assistant of 
 St. John's Church, of Detroit, since which 
 time he has given his life to the work of the 
 ministry. He was afterward rector of two 
 different churches in that city, the Messiah 
 and St. George's Episcopal Church, of 
 which he remained in charge until 1889. In 
 that year he became Dean of Milwaukee, 
 serving until 1891, when he was made Arch- 
 deacon of Northern Michigan. 
 
 Mr. Williams was married in 1 879 to Eliza 
 
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 B. Biddle, of Detroit, daughter of William S. 
 Biddle and granddaughter of Major John 
 Biddle. In 1892 he was a delegate to the 
 General Convention of his Church. He has 
 been Chaplain of the Loyal Legion of the 
 United States, Wisconsin Commandery, and 
 is a member of various literary and educa- 
 tional societies. In 18S8-9 he was editor 
 of the American Church Times and was 
 Chaplain of the Fourth Regiment, Michigan 
 State troops, in 1884-5-6. 
 
 Mr. Williams is a very scholarly gentle- 
 man, of fine literary attainments, and his 
 liberal educational advantages, which he 
 received in his youth, have been supple- 
 mented by extensive travel through the 
 Rocky mountains of the West and through 
 Europe. " Travel is the great source of all 
 true wisdom. " It certainly gives man a 
 knowledge of places and people, their habits 
 and modes of life, which can not be gained 
 from any text-book or written description. 
 His high culture ably fitted him to appreciate 
 to the utmost the beauties and objects of 
 interest which he saw, and to-day he is a 
 man of broad general information. In his 
 holy calling he is an untiring worker, and 
 dear to his heart is the best interest of his 
 church. 
 
 ^y'^AVID J. RANSOM, an extensive 
 I I dealer in pine lands and timber 
 J ^^_^ and one of the most prominent 
 citizens of the Upper Peninsula, 
 makes his home in Sault de Ste. Marie. 
 His career seems almost phenomenal, for he 
 started out for himself a poor young man, 
 without capital or influential friends to aid 
 him, and entirely through his own efforts 
 has worked his wa\- upward to a position 
 of affluence. In a country untrammeled by 
 
 caste or class, where ability is recognized 
 and earnest labor brings reward, he has 
 secured a fortune, and his example shows 
 what can be accomplished by perseverance 
 and honest toil. 
 
 Mr. Ransom was born in Canada Decem- 
 ber 1 9, 1 844, and is a son of Henry Ransom, 
 a native of England, who, in 18 19, crossed 
 the Atlantic to Canada. He was a stevedore 
 for many years. At the age of fifty-three he 
 was married, in Perth, to Julia Milan, and 
 to them were born the following children: 
 David J., Dennis and Cornelius, all residing 
 in Chippewa county; and Mrs. John Melvin, 
 who resided in Plainview, Minnesota, and is 
 now deceased. 
 
 The father was possessed of very limited 
 means, and the educational privileges 
 granted our subject were therefore exceed- 
 ingly meager, but in the school of experience 
 he has learned many useful and valuable 
 lessons and has made himself a well-informed 
 man. He could not write his own name 
 until after he was grown, but the young 
 man was destined for prominence and it was 
 his continual effort to benefit himself and 
 improve his surroundings. In 1857 he 
 worked for $4 per month for Austin Russell, 
 a resident of the town of Perth, Lenox 
 county, Ontario. When he arrived on the 
 Upper Peninsula his capital did not amount 
 to $1,000. His arrival is dated July 19, 
 1 87 1, and became hither as manager for 
 the firm of Dawson, Calvert & Company, 
 who were engaged in getting out timber. 
 For eleven years he managed their camps, 
 and his long service indicates the fidelity 
 and trustworthiness which have been im- 
 portant factors in his career. In 1882 Mr. 
 Ransom arranged a partnership with the 
 John Spry Lumber Company of Chicago, 
 owning a half interest with them in the 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 standing timber and lands on the Peninsula, 
 exclusive of their manufacturing plant. The 
 company has one of the most extensive 
 lumber businesses in Chicago, but with this 
 Mr. Ransom is not connected. Working 
 his way upward as he has had to do, 
 and being employed in all branches of the 
 business in which he is now interested, he has 
 gained a most thorough knowledge of what 
 has become one of the leading industries of 
 the Northwest. He is considered authority 
 on all matters pertaining to lumber, and 
 perhaps no man on the Peninsula can come 
 as near computing at sight the value of a 
 tract of timber. His business qualifications 
 are exceptional, and the company or firm 
 that has the benefit of his judgment is 
 indeed fortunate. 
 
 Mr. Ransom was married at Cape Vin- 
 cent, Ontario, in 1871, to Miss Martha 
 Roach, who died in 1876, leaving the fol- 
 lowing children: William, now twenty-one 
 years of age, and Ida, aged twenty-three. 
 Mr. Ransom was again married, in Port 
 Huron, his second union being with Miss 
 Anna M. Cross, a daughter of the late 
 Captain Cross, and to them have been born 
 five children, — Charles T. , Ina M., Pearl 
 D., E. S. B. and Nevada M. 
 
 In connection with his extensive in- 
 terests in pine lands, Mr. Ransom owns the 
 finest farm in Chippewa county, embracing 
 160 acres of valuable land, situated eight 
 miles from Sault de Ste. Marie, and he 
 owns 6,000 acres of farm land at other 
 points in the county. The development of 
 his business is the outcome of his enterprise 
 and perseverance, good management and 
 untiring energy. Success comes not alone 
 to those who take advantage of opportunities 
 offered, but also to those who create them, 
 as Mr. Ransom has done. Deeds of battle 
 
 have been the theme of story and song from 
 remote ages, and truly glory is due the hero 
 who risks his life for a cause or principle; 
 but praise is as truly due him who fights the 
 bloodless battles of commercial life, enter- 
 ing the lists against poverty, unfavorable 
 surroundings, unavoidable difficulties and 
 competitive capital, and comes off conqueror 
 in the strife. 
 
 >Y'0HN B. PFEIFFER, proprietor of 
 J the Miller Hotel of Houghton, was 
 A 1 born in Erie county, on the old 
 Sweethome road, near Buffalo, New 
 York, September 2, 1848. His father, 
 Joseph Pfeiffer, was a native of Germany, 
 but emigrated to America at the age of 
 twenty-six years, locating in Buffalo, New 
 York. John B. attended the public schools 
 until twelve years of age, after which he 
 worked on his father's farm, and later learn- 
 ed the carpenter's trade. At the age of 
 twenty-one years he came to Houghton, 
 Michigan, and his first work here was in driv- 
 ing teams for Jacob Smith two years, and 
 six months for the South Pewabic; after that 
 Mr. PfeifTer followed the carpenter's trade 
 for five years at L'Anse, and then returned to 
 Houghton and followed the same occupation 
 for six years. For a short time Mr. Pfeiffer 
 also served as head carpenter in the Houghton 
 Rolling Mills. In 1874 he rented the Lake 
 Superior House, and two years later rented 
 the Miller Hotel, which he soon afterward 
 purchased. The hotel has a large ball room 
 and public hall, with a seating capacity 
 of 600. 
 
 In his social relations, our subject is a 
 member of the Sons of Hermann, is Treas- 
 urer of the German Aid Society, and is vice- 
 president of the Michigan Liquor Dealers' 
 
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 373 
 
 Association. For four years he was a mem- 
 ber of the Village Council. 
 
 Mr. Pfeiffer was married July 14, 1880, 
 to Miss Marj' A. Carey, and they have three 
 children living. 
 
 ^>^ EV. J. R. BOISSONNAULT, is 
 I /^r pastor of St. Joseph's Church, 
 \ , y Catholic, of Ishpeming, which is 
 attended by French-speaking peo- 
 ple. Previous to 1890 there was but one 
 Catholic church in Ishpeming, but on the 29th 
 of August of that year the congregation was 
 divided and the French Catholic Church of 
 St. Joseph organized under the leadership of 
 Rev. M. Letellier, now of Lake Linden, 
 Michigan. There is now a membership of 
 over 300 families, and from the beginning 
 the church has been in a flourishing condi- 
 tion, growing in numbers and influence. 
 On the 1 2th of July, 1891, Rev. J. R. Bois- 
 sonnault became its pastor and almost im- 
 mediately began the erection of the present 
 house of worhsip, which was dedicated on 
 the 6th of March, 1892. It is beautifully 
 and tastefully finished on the inside, has a 
 gallery in addition to the main auditorium, 
 and the seating capacity is about 750. In- 
 cluded in the furnishings is one of the best 
 makes of reed organs and three altars finely 
 finished. The church has been secured 
 entirely through the efforts of the present 
 pastor and is most complete in every par- 
 ticular. In Ishpeming there is also a 
 parochial school, which is supported by both 
 congregations, and is located on the block 
 surrounded by Pine, Lake, Bank and Pearl 
 streets. It is attended by nine sisters of St. 
 Joseph, — the mother superior and eight 
 teachers. Two departments in this school 
 are exclusively French, and each is super- 
 
 vised by its own clergyman. The church 
 edifice was erected at a cost of $10,300, but 
 the improvements which have since been 
 made have raised its value to $16,000. 
 
 The man who deserves the credit for this 
 excellent work is the present efficient pastor, 
 Father Boissonnault. He was born in the 
 province of Quebec, Canada, in 1863, and was 
 educated at the Christian Brothers' School, 
 then St. Laurent College, near Montreal, 
 where he completed his classical course. He 
 came to Marquette, Michigan, in 1889, and 
 on the 1 9th of July of that year was ordained 
 by Bishop Vertin, and was made assistant 
 pastor of St. Anne's Church, of Menominee, 
 Michigan. In November of the same year 
 he was transferred to Newberry, Michigan, 
 where he continued for five months, after 
 which he was made pastor of St. Joseph's 
 Church, of Hancock, Michigan, for six 
 months. The succeeding nine months were 
 passed in Michigamme, and he then came to 
 Ishpeming, where he has since continued. 
 He is a prominent and popular pastor here, 
 beloved and honored by his people and 
 respected by those of other denominations. 
 In manner he is kindly and pleasant and in 
 the pulpit and outside the church is an 
 earnest, conscientious worker. 
 
 EON. WILLIAM H. JOHNSTON.— 
 Each community has its men of 
 prominence, devoted to its best in- 
 terests and promoting all concerns 
 calculated to advance the general welfare. 
 A combination of progressive communities 
 form a strong nation and the strength is 
 traceable directly to the individual members 
 of a locality. The men who occupy posi- 
 tions in the legislative halls do an import- 
 ant work for the Government, but those who 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 sustain them at home are the bulwarks of 
 the country. A leading and influential citi- 
 zen of Ishpeming, Mr. Johnston has assisted 
 in developing the resources of this region and 
 in guiding and controlling public affairs, and 
 is therefore to be numbered as one of the sup- 
 porters of his community and of the nation. 
 He was born in Herkimer county. New 
 York, December i, 1847, ^"^ comes of a 
 family of Scotch origin. 
 
 His father, J. F. Johnston, was a native 
 of Cayuga Falls, New York, and in an early 
 day emigrated to Wisconsin, where he mar- 
 ried Janet M. Finch, — the first couple mar- 
 ried in Neenah, Wisconsin, under the old 
 council tree. The lady is a native of Essex 
 county, New York, and a daughter of Hon. 
 Isaac Finch, who was a Major in the Mexi- 
 can war, was wounded in battle, and served 
 as a member of the Forty-ninth Congress 
 from New York. The Finch family, of 
 Irish and Scotch lineage, was earl}- founded 
 in this country. Upon their marriage Mr. 
 and Mrs. Johnston took up their residence 
 in Appleton, Wisconsin, he building the first 
 residence in the town. For thirty-five years 
 he engaged in the hotel business, being thus 
 employed in Appleton, Minnesota Junction, 
 in the Farwell Hall Dining Rooms of Chi- 
 cago, in Evanston, Milwaukee and Abbots- 
 ford Junction. In his political views he was 
 a stalwart Republican, doing all in his power 
 to promote the interests cf the party. He 
 served as the first President of the village of 
 Appleton and was the first Postmaster. 
 Socially he was connected with the Masonic 
 fraternity, — a Knight Templar Mason, and 
 was the first High Priest in the chapter in 
 Appleton. While attending the World's 
 Columbian Exposition in the summer of 
 1893, he died, at Harvey, Illinois, a few 
 miles from the exposition grounds, and his 
 
 remains were interred at Appleton, where 
 he was so long an honored citizen. His 
 wife still survives him and is yet living in 
 Appleton. In the family were three chil- 
 dren, two of whom are yet living: William 
 H. and Mrs. Emma Janet Canfield, a resi- 
 dent of Ishpeming. 
 
 The elementary education of William H. 
 Johnston was obtained in the public schools 
 of Appleton, and subsequently he entered 
 Lawrence University, of that city. When 
 his school life was ended he engaged in the 
 hotel business with his father for a time, 
 and in 1876 came to Ishpeming, accepting 
 a situation in the service of the Lake Su- 
 perior Iron Company, with whom he has 
 since been associated save for a year and a 
 half, when he was with Rich Brothers at 
 Ontonagon, Michigan. For fourteen years 
 he has been the efficient superintendent of 
 the Lake Superior Iron Company. 
 
 Mr. Johnston was married on the 4th of 
 May, 1870, to Miss Eva G. Rich, a native of 
 Juneau, Wisconsin, born December 27, 
 1850, daughter of Horace H. Rich, who is 
 now residing in Coldwater, Kansas. He 
 was for many years a prominent lumberman 
 in northern Wisconsin and Michigan. In 
 politics he was an active Democrat, taking 
 quite a prominent part in political affairs. 
 Mrs. Johnston was educated in Horicon and 
 Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, and has great 
 natural ability as a vocalist. Four children 
 have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Johnston, 
 — Myrtle B., Agnes G., H. Theodore and 
 John Rich. 
 
 The parents of this family are both 
 members of the Methodist Episcopal Church 
 and take a very prominent part in its work, 
 Mr. Johnston serving as chairman of the 
 Board of Trustees. Many men of extensive 
 business affairs seem to neglect the holier 
 
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 duties of life and the duties they owe to their 
 fellow men, but not so with this gentleman, 
 who is always ready to aid any interest that 
 will uplift or benefit humanity. Socially he 
 is a member of the Masonic fraternity and 
 has risen in the Scottish rite to the nine- 
 teenth degree, while in Ishpeming Lodge he 
 has served as Master. He also belongs to 
 the Ancient Order of United Workmen and 
 was the first Master Workman of the local 
 lodge. In politics he is an ardent Re- 
 publican and takes quite an active interest 
 in local political affairs. For about ten 
 years he has served as a member of the 
 City Council, was its president two terms, 
 and in 1 894 was elected Mayor of Ishpem- 
 ing and re-elected in 1895, — an office which 
 he still holds with credit to himself and sat- 
 isfaction to his constituents. He is a man 
 of sterling worth, of the strictest integrity, is 
 always strightforward and honorable in all 
 his dealings and discharges every trust with 
 a fidelity that has won him the highest com- 
 mendation. 
 
 * » ^ ON. M. KALLANDER, Sheriff of 
 ■^ "% Gogebic county, Michigan, is one 
 \ . " of the best known and most popu- 
 lar men of the county. 
 Mr. Kallander was born in Sweden, 
 September 28, 1852, youngest son of Andrew 
 Anderson and Anna (Johnson) Kallander, 
 natives of Sweden and descendants of Rus- 
 sian ancestors. He spent the first twenty 
 years of life in his native land and received 
 a common-school education there. In 1873 
 he came alone to America and located first at 
 Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where he engaged 
 in railroad contract work. Later he lived in 
 Ashland, Wisconsin, about two years. 
 
 Since 1885 he has been a resident of Bes- 
 semer, Michigan. Here he at first engaged 
 in the hotel and lumber business, which he 
 conducted successfully about si.x years. He 
 took out the timber for the first mine in the 
 town of Bessemer. During the past three 
 years Mr. Kallander has owned and operated 
 a logging camp on the South Shore Rail- 
 road, where he employs about 125 men. 
 
 Politically, Mr. Kallander is a stanch 
 Republican, and he has for years taken an 
 active interest in public affairs. He was the 
 first officer in this township. As Justice of 
 the Peace, he married the first couple ever 
 married in the township. He also filled the 
 offices of Township Trustee, School Inspector 
 and Treasurer, and in 1887 he was elected 
 to represent the counties of Baraga, Isle 
 Royale, Keweenaw and Ontonagon in the 
 Michigan State Legislature, and while a 
 member of that honorable body he per- 
 formed faithful and efficient service. Just 
 before his return from Lansing, he was 
 elected President of the village of Bessemer, 
 and was the first incumbent of that office. 
 In 1894 he was elected to his present posi- 
 tion, that of Sheriff of the county. 
 
 Mr. Kallander was married in St. Paul, 
 Minnesota, November 4, 1883, to Miss Anna 
 C. Olson, who was born and reared in 
 Sweden. They have had five children, as 
 follows: Edward Adolph, John Alford, 
 Albertenna Olevia, Alexander and Carl 
 Alexander. The last two are deceased. 
 
 Fraternally, Mr. Kallander is both a 
 Mason and an Odd Fellow, having his 
 membership at Ashland, Wisconsin. He has 
 taken the degrees in both the lodge and 
 encampment of the I. O. O. F. Of a genial, 
 social nature, he has won hosts of friends, 
 and wherever he is known he is esteemed 
 for his many excellent qualities. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 aURTIS BUCK, Probate Judge of 
 Gogebic county, Michigan, and a 
 resident of Ironwood, is a gentle- 
 man well known and highly es- 
 teemed. Of his life we make record as fol- 
 lows: 
 
 Judge Curtis Buck was born in New Mil 
 ford, Connecticut, September 6, 1841. The 
 Buck family history is traced back to one 
 Lederic Le Buc, of France, Chief of the 
 King's Foresters, whose descendants emi- 
 grated to England and from there early in 
 1600 to Connecticut. Both the father and 
 grandfather of Judge Buck, namely, Cyrus 
 Curtis and Samuel Beebe Buck, were natives 
 of Litchfield county, that State, and were 
 farmers by occupation. Cyrus Buck was 
 born, passed his life and died on the old 
 Buck homestead near New Milford. Of our 
 subject's mother we record that her name 
 was Laura Newton, and that she, too, was 
 a native of Connecticut. Her father, Nathan 
 Newton, was a representative of the noted 
 English family of Newtons who were among 
 the early settlers of the Bay State. Cyrus 
 and Laura Buck were the parents of five 
 children, — four sons and a daughter, — all 
 but one of whom reached adult age, namely: 
 Marilla, who was the wife of Horatio B. 
 Turrill, a prominent attorney of Cincinnati, 
 Ohio; Myron Andrew, who died when a 
 child; Andrew Newton, who was Captain of 
 Company A, Eighth Michigan Cavalry, a 
 graduate of Oberlin College, Ohio, and of 
 Lewiston (Maine) Theological Seminary; 
 and Curtis, the subject of our sketch and 
 now the sole survivor of the family. 
 
 Curtis spent his boyhood days at his 
 native place and received his early educa- 
 tion in a select academy at New Milford. 
 In 1 861 he came west to Grand Rapids, 
 Michigan, with his cousin, E. Sanford, a 
 
 prominent lumberman of this State, and 
 took charge of a lumber and grist mill for 
 him. 
 
 In the meantime the Civil war had broken 
 out, and Mr. Buck, young as he was, was 
 eager to join the forces and go out to pro- 
 tect the old flag. October i, 1861, he 
 enlisted in Company B, First Michigan 
 Light Artillery, as a private, and went to 
 the front. At the battle of Shiloh he was 
 captured by the enemy and held a prisoner 
 four months, most of the time at Mobile, 
 Alabama. At Macon, Georgia, however, 
 he made his escape and crossed the moun- 
 tains to Huntsville, which was in command 
 of the Union forces. In October of the fol- 
 lowing year the company was reorganized 
 and he was offered a Lieutenancy, but he 
 declined in favor of a friend and was made 
 First Sergeant. After this he participated 
 in many of the most important engagements 
 in the South, was with Sherman on his 
 memorable " March to the Sea, " continued 
 on active duty until the close of the war, 
 and after that sanguinary struggle was ovar 
 he had the honor to be one of the victorious 
 soldiers who took part in the grand review at 
 Washington, and one among the broken 
 ranks of Michigan's heroes, and with them 
 was mustered out of service at Detroit, 
 Michigan, June 14, 1865. 
 
 After the war Mr. Buck settled in Kent 
 county, this State, where he made his home 
 until 1868, being engaged with his brother, 
 Myron, in the lumber business. In the fall 
 of that year he went to Ann Arbor and 
 entered the University, where he pursued 
 the study of law for three years and grad- 
 uated in 1 87 1, and in April of that 
 year he was admitted to the bar of the 
 Supreme Court. Returning to Kent county, 
 he entered upon the practice of his pro- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 377 
 
 fession and continued there till the spring of 
 1886. While there he served in various 
 capacities of public interest and ranked 
 among the best lawyers of the county. 
 
 His identity with Ironwood dates from 
 May, 1887. It was not, however, until 
 after he had his office here three years that 
 he removed his family to Ironwood. Pre- 
 vious to their coming he built the residence 
 which they have since occupied. 
 
 He was appointed Probate Judge by 
 Governor Luce to fill a vacancy, and in 
 1892 was elected to the office for a term of 
 four years. He is a stanch Republican, his 
 first Presidential vote having been cast for 
 Lincoln. A veteran of the war, he is, of 
 course, a member of the Grand Army of the 
 Republic, and a prominent and active 
 worker in the same. He organized Jewell 
 Post in Kent county, of which he was Com- 
 mander for five years. For the past three 
 years he has been commander of Hurley 
 Post, No. 255. He is also identified with 
 the Masonic order. For four years he 
 served as Master of Cedar Springs Lodge, 
 F. & A. M., in Kent county. In line with 
 his forefathers for over 200 years, he has 
 been identified with the Congregational 
 Church, and was the principal founder of a 
 church of that denomination at his old 
 home in Kent county. 
 
 The Judge is a man of strict integrity 
 of character, with an unblemished record; 
 and while of a friendly and genial personal- 
 ity, he yet possesses a reserve of character 
 and shrinking from notoriety which dis- 
 guises and hides from all but his family and 
 closest friends much of his real nobleness. 
 A devoted husband, indulgent father and 
 true friend, those who know him best, best 
 appreciate his sterling qualities of mind and 
 heart, while in business he is both honor- 
 
 able and capable, winning and holding the 
 confidence of all who are associated with 
 him. 
 
 Soon after his return from the war, Au- 
 gust 12, 1865, he was married to Miss Lizzie 
 Page McRae, a native of New York city and 
 only child of Captain Gilbert G. McRae, 
 of the East India service, and Elizabeth H. 
 Scribner. After her father's death she came 
 West with her mother and was reared and 
 educated in Michigan. Up to the time of 
 her marriage she was a teacher and had also 
 achieved considerable note as a ready and 
 graceful writer, under the nom dc plume of 
 Gertie Gordon. Dearly loving the work, 
 she still continues it, but, for a chosen pur- 
 pose, she persists in hiding her identity 
 under various )ioms dc plume. At one time 
 she was associated with her brother in news- 
 paper work. 
 
 Judge and Mrs. Buck have two sons and 
 two daughters, viz. : Guy Benton, an enter- 
 prising young business man, now of Iron- 
 wood; Gertrude E., a talented musician and 
 composer of considerable merit, in Grand 
 Rapids, this State; Grace Isabella, wife of 
 Dr. Horace E. Fox, of Ironwood; and 
 Glenn Sherman, now in his junior year at 
 Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin. 
 
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 '^j'OHN JOHNSON, Deputy Sheriff of 
 ^ Gogebic county, Michigan, dates his 
 /> 1 birth in Sweden, December 2, 1858. 
 He is the second son and one of a 
 family of six children of John P. and Caro- 
 line (Parson) Ersson, both natives of that 
 country. In his native land he grew up, 
 receiving his education in the common 
 schools, and early in life engaged in the lum- 
 ber business. He remained in Sweden 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 until 1880, when he came to America, his 
 first location in this country being at South 
 Bend, Indiana. A year later he removed to 
 Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and in 1882 to Rice 
 Lake, that State, all this time his attention 
 being given to the lumber business. In 
 1885 he came to Michigan and took up his 
 abode at Ironwood, where he engaged in 
 mining. In 1887 he was appointed to a 
 position on the police force, in which 
 capacity he proved himself of great value, 
 and in 1891 he received the appointment of 
 surgeon of the police force. He continued 
 to reside in Ironwood until January, 1893, 
 when he moved to Bessemer. Here he 
 was appointed Deputy Sheriff by Thomas 
 T. Eddy, County Sheriff, and the following 
 year received the same appointment from 
 his successor, Mr. Kallander. 
 
 Mr. Johnson was married in Ironwood, 
 Michigan, May 13, 1889, to Miss Mary 
 Swanson, a native of Sweden, and they 
 have had four children, — John Aved. Lillie, 
 Gustave Adolph and Arthur V. The last 
 named is deceased. 
 
 Politically, Mr. Johnson is a Republican. 
 He is identified with the Foresters and is 
 also a member of the Scandinavian Society 
 of Ironwood. 
 
 aAPTAIN W. W. STEPHENS, of 
 the New Port mine, Ironwood, 
 Michigan, claims Cornwall, Eng- 
 land, as his native place, the date 
 of his birth being November 14, 1841. 
 
 Captain Stephens began his mining 
 career at a very early age. Indeed, he was 
 only ten years old when he commenced work 
 in the tin mines, and when he was twelve 
 years old made a regular hand in the mines. 
 During this time he walked five and a half 
 
 miles each day to and from work, and in the 
 evening walked a distance of three miles in 
 order to attend night school. Thus were 
 his youthful days spent. He continued 
 working in the mines of his native land until 
 1 86s, when. May 10, he set sail for America 
 and upon his arrival here came direct to the 
 copper mines of Michigan. His experience 
 in this country covers a wide territory, ex- 
 tending from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 
 After two years spent in Michigan, we find him 
 in the silver mines of Virginia City, Nevada, 
 and in 1 870 he came back and resumed work 
 in the copper mines of Houghton county, 
 this State. Six months later he went to 
 New York city, where he was employed as 
 boss of sewer work and later took contracts 
 for street improvement. He also had charge 
 of enlarging the Hudson river landing. From 
 there he went to Baltimore, where he did 
 similar work, and in 1873 he again returned 
 to the copper regions of Lake Superior. He 
 had charge of the timber work in the At- 
 lantic mine, and also served as boss and 
 mining captain, remaining at that place for 
 a period of thirteen years. In the mean- 
 time he made a trip to California and put in 
 a Cornish pump in the Steward mine at 
 Bodie. His connection with Ironwood dates 
 from March, 1886, and since that time he 
 has been identified with mining interests 
 here, serving in various capacities. Since 
 June I, 1889, he has occupied his present 
 position as mining captain of the New Port 
 mine. 
 
 Mr. Stephens was married April 23, 
 1863, to Jenipher A. Ralph, a native of 
 Cornwall, England. She died April 12, 
 1 89 1. Of her eleven children, only three 
 are now living: William J., a bookkeeper 
 at Duluth, under General Superintendent 
 Alcack; and Mary and Martin, attending 
 

 
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 school. In May, 1892, Mr. Stephens went 
 to England and was married to Miss Eliza- 
 beth Eustica, a native of Cornwall, and re- 
 turned with his bride in June. 
 
 Politically, he is a Republican, and has 
 always taken a commendable interest in 
 public affairs. At one time he filled a 
 vacancy as Alderman in the Eighth ward of 
 Ironwood. He is identified with the Masonic 
 order, being a member of the blue lodge of 
 Ironwood, No. 389; and Montrose Com- 
 mandery, No. 38. 
 
 *y ^ ON. JAY A. HUBBELL. Judge 
 l''^\ of the Circuit Court and a resident 
 \ , r of Houghton, Michigan, is one of 
 the most prominent citizens of this 
 State, a skilled lawyer and an eminent 
 statesman, whose unselfish devotion to the 
 best interests of the country has won him 
 the confidence and high regard of all. He 
 belongs not to the class of modern politi- 
 cians whose sole aim seems to be self-ad- 
 vancement, but gives his time and energies 
 for the good of his fellow men and for secur- 
 ing wise legislation that will benefit the 
 entire country as well as his own com- 
 nnmity. 
 
 Judge Hubbell is a descendant from an 
 honored New England family that was 
 founded by Richard Hubbell, and in direct 
 descent are Samuel, Nathan, Peter, James, 
 Abel J., Samuel T. and Jay Abel Hubbell. 
 The last named is therefore of the eighth 
 generation. The great-grandfather of the 
 Judge, James Hubbell, resided in Fairfield, 
 Connecticut, and died September 15, 1827, 
 at the age of seventy years. He made his 
 will May 2, 18 10, and it is recorded March 
 22, 1828. He was buried in the ancient 
 
 Stratfield cemetery at Bridgeport, Connect- 
 icut. One member of the family, Abel 
 Hubbell, died on the 6th of January, 1832, 
 at the age of one hundred and three years, 
 si.x months and twenty-si.x days. Another 
 member of the family. Jay Hubbell, lived 
 to be one hundred and four years of age. 
 
 The grandfather of the Judge, Abel J. 
 Hubbell, was a native of New York, and his 
 son Samuel was born in Livingston countj% 
 same State. The latter married Nancy 
 Clark, daughter of Rev. Dr. Clark, a Bap- 
 tist minister, and they became the parents 
 of four children, — two sons and two daugh- 
 ters. The brother is Clark P. Hubbell, a 
 member of the firm of Hubbell, Hampton & 
 Gauge, of California. 
 
 Judge Hubbell is numbered among the 
 native sons of Michigan, for he was born in 
 Avon, Oakland county, September 15, 1829, 
 on the old homestead which he still owns. 
 During his boyhood he was unable to attend 
 school as much as other children, for his 
 eyes troubled him greatly, but he was of a 
 studious disposition and made the most of 
 his opportunities. He pursued his studies 
 in Rochester and Romeo, this State, after 
 which he entered the University at Ann 
 Arbor and was graduated with the class of 
 
 1853- 
 
 His desire being to enter the legal profes- 
 sion, he became a student in the law office of 
 Hon. Judge Manning, of the Supreme Court, 
 with whom he remained for a year. He then 
 read law under the direction of the firm of 
 Howard & Toms for about a year and a half, 
 and was admitted to the bar before the Su- 
 preme Court of Michigan, on the 3d of July, 
 1853. Forming a partnership with A. H. 
 Hanscom, he began the practice of his 
 chosen profession in Ontonagon, and this 
 connection continued about a jear, when he 
 
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 entered into partnership with George C. 
 Jones, who was his business associate until 
 i860. The firm was then dissolved and 
 Judge Hubbell came to Houghton, where he 
 has since made his home. Opening a law 
 office, he at once began practice, which he 
 successfully continued until 1873. 
 
 He is a man of deep research, thoroughly 
 versed in the law, and his superior ability 
 won him a most liberal clientage. He ob- 
 tained a large patronage, and won a most 
 enviable reputation, which placed him among 
 the leading members of the bar in this 
 State. During this time he was elected and 
 served as District Attorney for the Upper 
 Peninsula two terms, and was also Prosecut- 
 ing Attorney of Houghton and Ontonagon 
 counties. His abilities, both natural and 
 acquired, fit him for leadership, and when, 
 in 1873, it became time to send a Repre- 
 sentative to Congress, he was the people's 
 choice, and for five terms was a member of 
 the lower house. There he took rank among 
 the leading statesmen of the country, and 
 was a valued member of various important 
 committees. For two terms he served on 
 the committee on banking and currency, 
 for one term was on the committee on com- 
 merce, one term was on the committee on 
 appropriations, and one term on the com- 
 mittee of ways and means. When he en- 
 tered the Congressional halls the question 
 of the currency of the country was the one 
 of most importance up before the people, 
 and James G. Blaine, who was then Speaker 
 of the House, placed him on the important 
 committee of banking and currency. He 
 was also made a member of the joint select 
 committee to investigate the affairs of the 
 District of Columbia, and this committee 
 gave to the city of Washington its present 
 government by commission, the ideal city 
 
 government of the world. From 1880 until 
 1882 Judge Hubbell served as chairman of 
 the Congressional committee, and in March, 
 1883, he retired from active politics on ac- 
 count of failing health, declining to become 
 a candidate for renomination. He then 
 went on a trip to Europe for rest and re- 
 cuperation, and travel proved to him very 
 beneficial. 
 
 After a few months spent abroad the 
 Judge returned to his home, but was not 
 long permitted to remain in retirement. 
 No one so ably represented this district or 
 was more untiring in efforts to promote its 
 best interests: so in 1 886 he was again called 
 to public office, and for two terms served as 
 State Senator. He was recognized as one 
 of the most prominent and influential mem- 
 bers of the upper house, and through both 
 terms served as chairman of the judiciary 
 committee. The State Mining School, lo- 
 cated at Houghton, is the result of his 
 efforts while in the Senate. During his first 
 term he succeeded in passing a bill appro- 
 priating $20,000 for this school, and in his 
 second term he was instrumental in securing 
 another appropriation of $75,000 to build 
 the school, which was erected next to his 
 own residence, — the finest home in Hough- 
 ton. He represented his constituents in the 
 Senate with signal honor and success, and 
 so ably did he discharge his duties during 
 the first term that they returned him as 
 their Representative. As proof of the es- 
 teem in which he was held, the Senate at its 
 last session, unanimously passed a resolu- 
 tion setting apart a space upon the wall of 
 the Senate chamber for his portrait. When 
 the Mining School was established he was 
 appointed on the board of control, and he 
 has been the president ever since its estab- 
 lishment. This institution is of great bene- 
 
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 fit to the State, where mining is one of the 
 leading industries, and the service of Mr. 
 Hubbell is recognized as most important. 
 
 In 1893 he was nominated by both the 
 Republican and Democratic parties for 
 Judge of the Circuit Court. In the fall of 
 the previous year he had formed a partner- 
 ship with A. R. Gray for the practice of 
 law, which he continued until going upon the 
 bench. In the fall of 1893 he was appointed 
 Judge of the Circuit Court by Governor 
 Rich, to succeed W. D. Williams, and 
 entered upon the regular term on the ist of 
 January, 1894. He now presides on the 
 Twelfth Circuit, comprising Houghton, 
 Baraga and Keweenaw counties. His unan- 
 imous endorsement by both parties is the 
 highest testimonial that could be given of 
 the keen appreciation which his fellow citi- 
 zens had for his worth and ability. He is 
 particularly fitted for judgeship, having a 
 mind specially free from bias or prejudice. 
 He was regarded as one of the most able 
 lawyers in the State, when engaged in active 
 legal practice; and this implies a thorough 
 knowledge of law. The language of his de- 
 cisions is always plain, simple and clear, 
 vigorous and decided. The decisions them- 
 selves are models of perspicuity and judicial 
 soundness. He is a fiuent and forcible 
 speaker, a man of keen perception, and his 
 charges to the jury are the concise and clear 
 embodiment of the evidence given. In con- 
 nection with his other duties Judge Hubbell 
 is president of the Peninsular Electric Light 
 and Power Company. Sociallj', he is a 
 thirty-second-degree Mason, and one of the 
 honored and esteemed members of that 
 fraternity. In the fall of 1894 he was 
 strongly urged by the people of the Upper 
 Peninsula for the office of United States 
 Senator, and had the unanimous and un- 
 
 qualified support of the Republican party in 
 this section of the State. 
 
 Some thirty years ago Judge Hubbell 
 was happily married to Miss Florence E. 
 Doolittle, daughter of A. Doolittle, an 
 honored pioneer of this State, and in their 
 home are two daughters, — Florence M. and 
 Blanche D. In the highest of society the 
 family move and they have the warmest re- 
 gard of that class of citizens who place true 
 worth and intelligence above wealth. It is 
 difficult to say from what one thing the 
 popularity of Judge Hubbell arises or what 
 has made him the honored citizen which we 
 to-day find him. Various causes seem to 
 have conspired to this result, prominent 
 among which is his fidelity to every trust 
 reposed in him, whether of great or small 
 importance. No confidence was ever be- 
 trayed, and his loyalty and integrity are 
 above question; is public-spirited in an 
 eminent degree and has always done much 
 in behalf of the national interests and the 
 general welfare of the community in which 
 he resides. Of large brain and kindly heart, 
 he is interesting and instructive in conversa- 
 tion, courteous and genial in deportment, 
 and affable and agreeable at all times. He 
 is a fluent speaker and a gentleman of ripe 
 scholarship, and large inclination. In all 
 the relations of life, whether as lawyer or 
 Judge, as private citizen or public official, he 
 has ever been found faithful and true. 
 
 ^^^ W. McCONNELL, superintendent 
 •^^^ of the New Port Mining Company, 
 
 \\„^J Ironwood, Michigan, has occupied 
 his present position since 1893. 
 He has had an extensive experience in en- 
 gineering, and is well fitted for the place he 
 
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 now fills. Briefly, a sketch of his life is as 
 follows: 
 
 S. W. McConnell was born in Jefferson 
 county, Ohio, September 14, 1849. His 
 father, Robert H. McConnell, a farmer by 
 occupation, was also a native of Jefferson 
 county, he being a son of Robert McCon- 
 nell, one of the earliest settlers in that part 
 of the Western Reserve. The McConnells 
 are of Scotch-Irish origin. Our subject's 
 mother, whose maiden name was Rebecca 
 Blackburn, was likewise a native of the 
 Buckeye State. He is the eldest of a fam- 
 ily of six children that reached adult years, 
 and he remained a member of the home circle 
 until he attained his majority, his education 
 being obtained in the common and high 
 schools. At the age of twenty-one he started 
 out in life for himself, his first employment 
 being at Pittsburg, in the office of the chief 
 engineer of what is now the Pennsylvania 
 lines. He worked in Pennsylvania, Indiana, 
 Ohio and West Virginia, and from time to 
 time was promoted until he occupied the 
 position of assistant engineer of construc- 
 tion of railroads and railroad structures; was 
 with this company until 1874. From 1874 
 until 1878 he was City Engineer of Steu- 
 benville, Ohio; from the spring of 1878 un- 
 til the spring of 1880 was engaged in a gen- 
 eral surveying business, six months being 
 spent in Government work in Colorado, and 
 from April, 1880, until October i, 1893, he 
 was in the employ of the Pennsylvania Rail- 
 road west of Pittsburg. During this period 
 of thirteen years that he was constantly in 
 railroad employ he never had a week's vaca- 
 tion at one time, but he was ill for three 
 days, which was the only time he ever was 
 in bed from sickness. 
 
 October i, 1893, Mr. McConnell ac- 
 cepted the position of superintendent of the 
 
 New Port Mining Company, which import- 
 ant position he has since filled, now having 
 no less than 200 men in his employ. 
 
 He was married in 1875 to Miss Alicia 
 Keith, a native of Ohio and a daughter of 
 Joshua and Rebecca Keith, natives of that 
 State. She died June 26, 1890, leaving 
 three children, — Mabel, Grace and Max. 
 She had one other child , that died in infancy. 
 
 Mr. McConnell is independent in politics 
 and a member of the Royal Arcanum. 
 
 >nr»AMES NORTON, Postmaster of 
 m Ewen, was born in Roscommon 
 /% 1 county, Ireland, February 14, 1843. 
 In 1863 he came to America, com- 
 ing direct to Marquette, Michigan, where he 
 worked in the smelting works and mines 
 until 1 87 1. He then prospected for gold at 
 Salt Lake City for a time, was superintend- 
 ent of the South Consolidated Smelting 
 Works at Silver City, Idaho, for two years, 
 was next superintendent of the Richmond 
 Consolidated Smelting Works at Eureka, 
 Nevada, seven years, held the same position 
 in the LeGrand mine in Mexico, and was 
 also engaged in mining and prospecting in 
 that locality. From there Mr. Norton went 
 to Leadville, Colorado, as superintendent of 
 the LaPlatte Smelting Works for three 
 years, thence to Kansas City as superin- 
 tendent of the Argentine Refining Works 
 three months and then returned to Michi- 
 gan. He located in the woods at Ewen 
 and engaged in lumbering. In 1892 he 
 erected a general store at his lumber camp, 
 and is assisted in his numerous occupations 
 by his brother. In 1894 Mr. Norton was 
 appointed Postmaster at Ewen. 
 
 He was married in 1878 to Mary J. 
 Geraty, and they have six children, — James, 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 385 
 
 William, Mary, Eleanor, Arthur and Kath- 
 arine. 
 
 In his political relations Mr. Norton is 
 prominently identified with the Democratic 
 party. He has taken a prominent and 
 active part in the improvement of the town 
 of Ewen, in which he owns considerable 
 property. In the first election of village 
 officers he was elected Alderman, which 
 office he now holds. 
 
 HLFRED A. GUCK, Postmaster of 
 Lake Linden, Michigan, dates his 
 identity with this place from the 
 year 1887, and as one of its repre- 
 sentative citizens it is appropriate that some 
 personal mention be made of him in this 
 volume. A brief sketch of his life is as 
 follows: 
 
 Alfred A. Guck was born in Sheboygan, 
 Wisconsin, November 29, 1856, son of 
 Casper and Eva (Ress) Guck, the former a 
 native of Berlin, Germany, and the latter of 
 Ohio. Casper Guck was nineteen years of 
 age when he emigrated to America and 
 located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. In 1864 
 he removed to Hancock, Michigan, engaged 
 in tailoring, and held various public offices, 
 and died there, in February, 1871. Alfred 
 A. attended public school until he was seven- 
 teen. He then accepted a position as assist- 
 ant postmaster at Hancock, serving as such 
 two years. His next employment was as 
 clerk on the ore dock at L'Anse, and in the 
 winter of 1881 he was messenger for the 
 American Express Company on the road 
 and between L'Anse and Houghton. During 
 the winters of 1882-3-4 he was agent for R. 
 M. Hoar, manager of the Overland Transit 
 Company. When the Houghton, Marquette 
 & Ontonagon Railroad was completed from 
 
 L'Anse to Houghton he was made station 
 agent at L'Anse, retaining his position as 
 clerk on the ore dock, and remained there 
 thus occupied until 1887, since which time 
 he has resided at Lake Linden. On taking 
 up his abode here, he opened the Western 
 Express and Telegraph office. He was 
 made Postmaster in the fall of 1894. Mr. 
 Guck is a man of enterprise and sterling in- 
 tegrity and his business career thus far has 
 been characterized by prompt attention to 
 whatever he has undertaken. He has served 
 as Township Clerk and also as Village Treas- 
 urer. Socially, he is affiliated with the A. 
 O. U. W., M. W. of A., and K. of P. 
 
 He married Miss Mary C. Egloff, of Mar- 
 quette, Michigan, and has an interesting 
 family of five children, one son and four 
 daughters. 
 
 BATHER M. KEHOE, pastor of the 
 Catholic Church at Ironwood, 
 Michigan, was born in the province 
 of Ontario, Canada, February 11, 
 1856. His parents, John and Ann (Devereux) 
 Kehoe, are natives of Ireland, and his 
 mother, it is supposed, is of French descent. 
 They were married on the Emerald Isle, 
 about 1854 and emigrated to Canada, where 
 they resided until 1866. Since that date 
 they have resided in Marquette, Michigan. 
 Mrs. Kehoe has been twice married, her 
 only child by her present husband being the 
 subject of this article. 
 
 Father Kehoe was ten years old at the 
 time he removed with his parents to Mar- 
 quette. There he attended the public 
 schools, and also spent one year at the home 
 of Bishop Mrak, studying Latin and French 
 under the instructions of the bishop and the 
 Rev. Father Eis, then priest of the Catholic 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 congregation at Marquette. In September, 
 1893, he went tojoliette, Canada, where, in 
 due time, he completed a classical course. In 
 October, 1876, complying with the instruc- 
 tions of the bishop, Mr. Kehoe went to 
 Rome, Italy, where he continued his studies 
 in the celebrated College of the Propaganda, 
 remaining abroad for a period of six years. 
 He was ordained in the Basilica of St. John 
 Lateran, by Monaco La Valletta, Cardinal 
 Vicar of his Holiness Leo XIII. In June, 
 1882, the same year in which he was ordain- 
 ed, he visited many of the principal cities of 
 Europe, including Venice, Milan, Paris and 
 London, and after completing this tour re- 
 turned to America and to his home at Mar- 
 quette. 
 
 Upon his return, he was assigned to work 
 in Marquette, and remained there a few 
 months. He was next appointed assistant 
 to the Very Rev. E. J acker, pastor of St. 
 Ann's Church at Hancock, Michigan, where 
 he labored in that capacity one year. In 
 November, 1883, he was assigned to the 
 mission of Norway, on the Menominee 
 range, and for seven years devoted his time 
 and attention to looking after the spiritual 
 interests of the people of that place, his 
 labor being characterized bj' great earnest- 
 ness and attended with marked success. 
 One of the important features of his work 
 at that place was the establishment of a 
 parochial school. In the fall of 1890 he 
 was appointed to the important mission of 
 Ironwood, Michigan, where he has since 
 remained. Here he found a wide field for 
 work. The first year, through his instru- 
 mentality, the heavy church debt was paid 
 off and numerous improvements made upon 
 the church edifice, including a tower and 
 steeple and some decorations. Next he 
 turned his attention to the erection and 
 
 equipment of a parochial school, which is 
 located a block and a half from the church 
 building, and which is valued at not less 
 than $15,000. This school is taught by the 
 Sisters of St. Francis from Silver Lake, 
 Wisconsin, and the regular attendance is 
 450 pupils. The congregation over which 
 Father Kehoe is pastor represents about 300 
 families, the majority of which are Irish, 
 with about fifty French Canadian families, 
 and a few Germans. There are numerous 
 societies in connection with the church, and 
 all are in a prosperous condition. 
 
 aAPTAIN RICHARD BAWDEN, 
 one of the oldest and most experi- 
 enced miners in northern Michi- 
 gan, is superintendent of the Broth- 
 erton mine of Wakefield, Gogebic county. 
 Following is a brief sketch of his life: 
 
 Richard Bawden was born in Cornwall, 
 England, April 4, 1836, eldest in the family 
 of Richard and Margaret (Johns) Bawden, 
 natives of England. The father, also a 
 miner by occupation, died in his native 
 land at the age of fifty-two years; the 
 mother is still living in England, having 
 reached her eightieth year. In their family 
 were eleven children, three daughters and 
 eight sons, three of whom died when young. 
 At the age of fourteen years the subject 
 of our sketch commenced working in the 
 mines of England, and was thus occupied 
 there until i860, when he came to America. 
 It was on the second of June, i860, that 
 he landed in Eagle River, Michigan, and for 
 two years thereafter he was engaged in min- 
 ing in the Cliff Copper mine. With the ex- 
 ception of four years in the coal mines of 
 Rhode Island, Mr. Bawden has been en- 
 gaged in mining in the Lake Superior region 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 387 
 
 ever since i860. He was for twelve years 
 mining captain for the Phoenix Copper 
 Company at Eagle River, remaining with 
 this company till their mine closed down. 
 Since 1886 he has occupied his present 
 position as Superintendent of the Brother- 
 ton mine. 
 
 Captain Bawden was married in England 
 in 1857 to Miss Elizabeth S. Lyack, who 
 was born and reared in that country. They 
 have eight children, namely: John T. , of 
 Minnesota; Lizzie, wife of J. J. Anderson, 
 of Interior, Michigan; Wilmot, Hancock, 
 Michigan; Richard J., engaged in general 
 merchandise business at Bessemer, Michigan ; 
 Ella, a successful teacher of Bessemer; 
 William A., in business in Bessemer; Girley, 
 at home; and Joseph H., also at home. 
 Death had not entered this large family 
 until a short time before this sketch was 
 written, when one of the little grand- 
 children was taken away. 
 
 In his political sympathies, Mr. Bawden 
 is in harmony with the Republican party. 
 He served as Supervisor of Wakefield, and 
 since the organization of the village has 
 been a member of its Board of Trustees. 
 He is identified with the Masonic order at 
 Bessemer. 
 
 ,y^ R. G. L. LOOPE, County Physi- 
 I I cian of Gogebic county, Michigan, 
 /^J and in many ways prominently 
 identified with this part of the 
 State, has been a resident of Bessemer since 
 1887. An outline sketch of his life will be 
 of interest to many and is as follows: 
 
 Dr. G. L. Loope was born in St. Law- 
 rence county. New York, October 23, 1847, 
 only son of Dr. Russell A. and Josephine 
 (Steele) Loope. The elder Dr. Loope, also 
 
 a native of the Empire State, was born 
 October 15, 181 5; was a prominent physi- 
 cian of Edwards, New York, for many years, 
 came west to Wisconsin in 1864, first set- 
 tling at Eureka, and subsequently removing 
 from there to Kaukauna, that State, where 
 he died at the age of seventy-five years. 
 The mother of our subject was a native of 
 Massachusetts; she passed away at the age 
 of sixty-nine years. Their family was com- 
 posed of two children, G. L. being the 
 elder. His sister Mary is the wife of J. H. 
 Chamberlain, of Kaukauna, Wisconsin. 
 
 Dr. Loope spent the first fourteen years 
 of his life in his native place. In Novem- 
 ber, 1 86 1, at the early age of fourteen, he 
 enlisted in Company L of the Ninth New 
 York Cavalry, and for three years was in 
 the service of his country. He was with 
 his command in all the battles in which it 
 participated from Bull Run to Cold Harbor. 
 At the last named place, May 30, 1864, he 
 was wounded by a minie ball and a piece of 
 shell in the right leg, the two wounds being 
 received within five minutes of each other. 
 After this he was in the hospital until the 
 expiration of his term of enlistment, and for 
 two years thereafter he walked on crutches. 
 
 Immediately following his discharge 
 from the army young Loope came west to 
 Wisconsin, and at Eureka engaged in the 
 drug business with his father, in which busi- 
 ness he continued until 1884. In the mean- 
 time he studied medicine. From 1884 un- 
 til 1886 he was in a medical college at Chi- 
 cago, graduating there in the last named 
 year. Then, in 1887, as already stated, he 
 took up his abode in Bessemer. Soon after 
 his arrival here he was appointed surgeon 
 for a number of mining companies of this 
 locality, and also surgeon for some of the 
 leading railroad companies of the Northern 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Peninsula. In 1892 he formed a partner- 
 ship with Dr. J. W. Whiteside, with whom 
 he is still associated. They built the L. & 
 W. Block, the best business block in the 
 town, and they also own the Gogebic Hos- 
 pital, located at Bessemer. Dr. Loope is 
 vice-president of the First National Bank of 
 Bessemer, which has a capital stock of 
 $50,000. And while he has various inter- 
 ests in Bessemer and Gogebic county, he 
 has also made investments elsewhere. He 
 is vice-president of the Pittsburg-Michoacan 
 Mining & Milling Company, their mines be- 
 ing located in the State of Michoacan, Mex- 
 ico, and their capital stock $500,000. 
 Their mines are suppposed to have the 
 largest mineral deposit on the continent. 
 
 Dr. Loope is a member of the Wiscon- 
 sin State Medical Society, the Railway Sur- 
 geons' Medical Association and the Fox 
 River Medical Association. In fraternal 
 circles he is prominent and active. He has 
 been Master of Bessemer Lodge, No. 390, 
 F. & A. M. for two years; has advanced in 
 Masonry to the thirty-second degree. He is 
 also identified with the I. O. O. F. , in 
 which he has passed all the chairs, and in 
 this order he has served as District Deputy 
 Grand Master. A veteran of the late war, 
 he is, of course, a member of the G. A. R. , 
 his membership being in J. W. Appleton 
 Post. Politically the Doctor is a stanch 
 Republican. He has represented his ward 
 in the City Council, and for two years 
 served as chairman of the Board. He is 
 now serving as County Physician and as a 
 member of the building committee for the 
 Upper Peninsula Insane Asylum, having 
 been appointed to the latter position by the 
 Governor. 
 
 Dr. Loope was married in 1872 to Miss 
 Emma J. Clark, a native of Wisconsin and 
 
 a daughter of L. Clark, now of Omaha, 
 Nebraska. They have a son and a daugh- 
 ter, — Frank R. , bookkeeper of the First 
 National Bank; and Mabel, who is attending 
 college at Appleton, Wisconsin. 
 
 aAPTAIN WILLIAM TREBIL- 
 COCK, mining captain of the 
 mines of the Metropolitan Iron & 
 Land Company, Ironwood, Michi- 
 gan, dates his birth in Cornwall, England, 
 April 27, 1845. He was the second born 
 in the family of eleven children of William 
 and Elizabeth (Maries) Trebilcock, of Eng- 
 land. At this writing both parents are 
 living, the father at the age of eighty-one 
 years, and the mother at seventy-six. 
 
 Captain Trebilcock began his career as a 
 miner in England before he entered his 
 'teens, and continued work in the mines of his 
 native land until 1866. That year he came 
 to America, landing in New York city, and 
 from there coming direct to the northern 
 part of Michigan. For one year he worked 
 in the copper mines. We next find him in 
 the iron mines of Marquette county, Michi- 
 gan, where he remained until 1869. That 
 year his wife died, and after her death he 
 returned to England with his two little 
 daughters, Elizabeth and Anne, whom he 
 left with his parents. In 1870 he came 
 back to America, and resumed mining 
 in Marquette county. The folllowing year 
 he thought to tr}' his fortune still 
 farther west, and accordingly went to 
 Idaho and Oregon, where he spent some 
 time in the gold and silver mines, returning 
 again in 1873 to Marquette county and re- 
 mining there until 1879. His next move 
 was to the Menominee Mining Range, where 
 he was assistant captain of the Norway mine 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 three years. In 1882 he was employed by 
 the company he now represents, being their 
 first captain. He has remained with them 
 ever since, with the exception of one year 
 which he spent in England, — 1884. His 
 mining experience covers a period of over 
 forty years and includes work in the coal, 
 iron, silver, gold and tin mines. 
 
 Mr. Trebilcock was first married in Eng- 
 land, in 1865, to Miss Elizabeth C. Sanndry, 
 who died, as already stated, in 1869. In 
 1874 he married Mrs. Sarah J. (Pearce) 
 Benney, widow of Ed Benney. She, too, 
 is a native of Cornwall, England. 
 
 The Captain is a member of the Sons of 
 St. George, I. O. O. F., F. & A. M., and 
 O. E. S. He cast his first presidential vote 
 for General Grant in 1868, and has been 
 true to the Republican party ever since. 
 Ever since he became identified with Iron- 
 wood he has been a prominent factor in its 
 affairs. He served as a member of the Vill- 
 age Board, as School Inspector and as a 
 member of the School Board. He was the 
 first City Treasurer and has had the honor 
 of serving three years as Mayor of the 
 town. 
 
 HD. GARNER, the popular and 
 efficient cashier of the People's 
 Banking Company, Ironwood, 
 Michigan, is a young man of marked 
 business ability. A brief sketch of his life 
 is herewith presented. 
 
 A. D. Garner was born in Dundas 
 county, Canada, February 8, 1863, son of 
 Rev. E. and Ruth (Mitchell) Garner, natives 
 of England. His father is a graduate of 
 Oxford University and is a prominent 
 minister in the Presbyterian Church, his 
 present location being Astoria, Oregon. A. 
 
 D. was the second born in their family of 
 eight children, and was reared and educated 
 at Escanaba and Ishpeming, Michigan. 
 His first employment was that of clerk in a 
 furniture store at Ishpeming. Next he 
 served as collecting clerk for a bank at that 
 place. In 1886 he was elected cashier of 
 the Bessemer Bank, of Bessemer, Michigan, 
 afterward was made cashier of the Ishpem- 
 ing Bank and the Peninsula Bank, and in 
 1 89 1 -2 served as deputy State Treasurer. 
 At the organization of the People's Savings 
 Bank in Ironwood, Michigan, he was elected 
 as cashier, and at its reorganization into the 
 People's Banking Company he was retained 
 in the same position. 
 
 While in Ishpeming, Mr. Garner was 
 Treasurer for the A. O. U. W. He was 
 also a director and treasurer of the Co- 
 operative Store Company of that place, and 
 secretary of the Building and Loan Associa- 
 tion there. At this writing he is a member 
 of the board of the "Sinking Fund" of 
 Ironwood. 
 
 Mr. Garner was married in August, 
 1888, to Miss Anna B. Blackborn, a native 
 of Canada and a daughter of James Black- 
 born. They have had three children, — 
 Aubrey H., Georgiana and William P. The 
 last named is deceased. 
 
 "^VOHN R. VAN EVERA is one of the 
 m prominent and influental citizens of 
 A 1 the Upper Peninsula, having been 
 long connected with its business and 
 official life and maintaining through all an 
 upright, honorable course, which has gained 
 him the esteem and unqualified confidence 
 of all with whom he has been brought in 
 contact. He is a large real-estate owner 
 and is the efficient and trusted Warden of 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 the State House of Correction and Branch 
 Prison of Marquette. 
 
 Mr. Van Evera was born in Summit 
 county, Ohio, September ii, 1851, andisa 
 son of Rynier and Julia (May) Van Evera, 
 the former a native of New York and 
 the latter of Connecticut. The Van Everas 
 were among the first Dutch families on 
 Manhattan island, where now stands New 
 York city, and the mother's people settled 
 in New England in early Colonial days. 
 The father of our subject was a farmer 
 and at an early day removed to the Western 
 Reserve in Ohio, and remained there until 
 called to his home beyond this life in 1879. 
 For some years he had survived his wife, 
 who had passed away in 1854. 
 
 J. R. Van Evera was the youngest in a 
 family of eleven children and was reared on 
 the old home farm until seven years of age, 
 when he went to Akron, Ohio, where he 
 was educated in the public schools. At the 
 age of fourteen he entered the machine shop 
 and learned the trade which he followed in 
 Akron for some years. In 1870 he arrived 
 in Marquette, Michigan, where he secured a 
 position in the machine shop now owned by 
 the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Rail- 
 road, which at that time had but a short 
 road to the mines. In 1879 he continued 
 his travels further westward and this time 
 became a resident of Leadville, Colorado, 
 where he followed his trade and also engaged 
 in the sale of mining machinery, which he 
 continued until 1885, when he returned to 
 Marquette, where he has since resided con- 
 tinuously. In the spring of 1S93 he was 
 appointed Warden of the prison. Mr. Van 
 Evera has had a successful business career 
 and entirely through his own efforts has won 
 prosperity. 
 
 Mr. Van Evera is an esteemed member 
 
 of the Masonic fraternity, in which he has 
 taken the degrees of the Knight Templar 
 and Mystic Shrine. As a citizen, he is 
 devoted to the community in which he 
 resides, and withholds his support from no 
 worthy interests which are calculated to 
 advance the general welfare. 
 
 On the 4th of October, 1883, Mr. Van 
 Evera was united in marriage with Anna 
 Mary Neidhart, a native of Marquette and a 
 daughter of B. Neidhart, a pioneer business 
 man of this city. They are now the parents 
 of two sons and three daughters, namely: 
 Mary M., James W., Caroline I., Julia A. 
 and John R. In his political views Mr. 
 Van Evera is a supporter of the Republican 
 party, having upheld its principles since 
 attaining his majority. His duties as War- 
 den are most faithfully performed and his 
 promptness and fidelity are worthy of all 
 commendation. 
 
 The State House of Correction and Branch 
 Prison was created by a special act of the 
 Legislature in 1885 and an appropriation 
 was made for its construction. The work 
 was at once begun and carried forward to 
 completion, and the first inmates were re- 
 ceived June 29, 1890. It is built of stone, 
 on a beautiful site two miles from Mar- 
 quette, and new has 205 inmates, with a 
 cell capacity for 312. In connection with 
 the building there is a farm of 1 59 acres, 
 and the prisoners are required to cultivate 
 this. It is conducted on the plan of all 
 other prisons within the State. In matter 
 of construction and design the buildings 
 are modern and of the best design in the 
 country. Its location is a beautiful one, 
 fronting on Lake Superior, and on the sides 
 and rear is surrounded by high, picturesque 
 hills. The institution is under the manage- 
 ment of the Board of Control, consisting of 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 391 
 
 Gad Smith, R. M. Hoar and John Henes; 
 and under the able superintendence of Mr. 
 Van Evera affairs are so conducted that no 
 dissatisfaction is ever manifest. 
 
 BRANK A. BARBOUR, of Germ- 
 fask, Michigan, is a member of the 
 lumber firm of McArthur & Bar- 
 bour, successors to J. Newberry. 
 He has been for more than a score of years 
 engaged in this important item of commerce, 
 and his history is that of a self-made man, — 
 a man who has worked his way up from a 
 common laborer until he occupies the posi- 
 tion of junior member of an enterprising and 
 prosperous firm. He began his career in the 
 lumber business on the Grand river flats in 
 Gray county, Ontario, getting out rock elm 
 square timber, his duty at first being to 
 drive an ox team, at from $18 to $30 per 
 month, and his employers being Mcintosh & 
 Company, of Quebec. His next employer 
 was a Mr. Malinda, for whom he worked 
 two years, taking out hardwood for the same 
 Quebec company. Then he moved to the 
 region of Ravenhurst and hired to Lee Miller. 
 Two years later he went to the north shore 
 of Georgian Bay, and was three years with 
 Dodge & Company. The next two and a 
 half years he spent on Perry Sound, same 
 shore, with the Perry Sound Lumber Com- 
 pany, as millwright, and the five years fol- 
 lowing was millwright and sawyer for the 
 Guelph Lumber Company. His next move 
 was to come to Michigan: that was in 18S0. 
 The first winter Mr. Barbour spent in 
 Michigan he was in the employ of Mcintosh 
 & Canada, near Seney. In May the follow- 
 ing year he was laid up at St. Ignace with 
 the erysipelas, and remained bedfast two 
 months. On his recover}' he went to Nau- 
 
 binway for Thompson, Hall & Company, and 
 remained there and at Black River three 
 years. He filled the next season at Thomp- 
 son, and the following year put in a shingle 
 mill for Hank Almost at Naubinway. Then 
 he entered the employ of the Dollarville 
 Lumber Company, built their planing mill 
 and operated it till the summer of 1894, 
 when he resigned his position there in order 
 to take charge of his new purchase at Germ- 
 fask. This new firm of McArthur & Bar- 
 bour manufacture both shingles and lumber. 
 Their hardwood mill will turn out 400 cant- 
 hook stocks and a large number of mangel 
 rolls per day. 
 
 Mr. Barbour is a son of Robert Barbour, 
 a blacksmith, and was born in Syracuse, 
 New York, August 26, 1852. In 1856 his 
 father moved to Canada, and died there in 
 1858. Mr. Barbour's mother was by maiden 
 name Margaret Shirk, she being a daughter 
 of George Shirk, a native of Pennsylvania, in 
 which State the Barbours also originated. 
 Frank A. was the first born and is the only 
 living member of his father's family. He was 
 married, first, in Perry Sound, January 14, 
 1876, to Martha A. Heighes, a daughter of 
 James Heighes, an Englishman. Her death 
 occurred at Naubinway, February 2, 1885, 
 and she left four children, — Maggie, Flora, 
 Mildred and Ethel. In 1886 Mr. Barbour 
 wedded Miss Elmyra K. Heighes, a sister 
 of his first wife, and by her also he has four 
 children, namely: William, Winifred, May 
 and Vernie. 
 
 Fraternally, Mr. Barbour is identified 
 with both the Odd Fellows and the Forest- 
 ers, and is a worthy and honored member of 
 the same. As a business man his dealings 
 have ever been characterized by squareness, 
 and fairness and as a citizen his life is such 
 as to command respect. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 ,>^ERRY LEIGHTON, the popular 
 1 W and accommodating County Clerk 
 \ and Register of Deeds of Luce 
 
 county, Michigan, is the next in 
 order that claims the attention of the bi- 
 ographer, and a right pleasant task it is, 
 this sketching the lives of these enterprising 
 and self-made men, — men who are an 
 honor to themselves and the community in 
 which they reside. 
 
 Perry Leighton was born in Wayne 
 county, Michigan, May 14, i860, and was 
 educated in the Wyandotte public schools. 
 He clerked in his father's store from his 
 boyhood, at fourteen began earning his own 
 support as a dry-goods and grocery clerk, 
 and when seventeen became a drug clerk in 
 Wyandotte. He went west when twenty- 
 one years of age and was in Grand Island, 
 Nebraska, four years, employed as a book- 
 keeper for C. W. Thomas, a wholesale 
 grain dealer. Returning to Michigan in 
 1887, he accepted a position as bookkeeper 
 for Munger & Company, a wholesale hard- 
 ware concern of Detroit. In October of 
 the following year he entered the employ of 
 the Newberry Furnace Company at New- 
 berry as paymaster and bookkeeper, and 
 with this firm he remained until 1891. 
 About that time he was elected Township 
 Treasurer of McMillan township and served 
 one term, and in November, 1892, was 
 elected County Clerk, and was re-elected in 
 1894. These honors were conferred upon 
 him by the Republican party, of which he 
 is a stanch member. Mr. Leighton is a 
 gentleman of very superior clerical attain- 
 ments and is in every way fitted for the po- 
 sition which he holds, this fact being thor- 
 oughly appreciated by the people of Luce 
 county, as is evidenced by his re-election. 
 Mr. Leighton's father, Robert W. Leigh- 
 
 ton, was born in Colchester county, On- 
 tario, Canada, sixty-five years ago, the son 
 of an Englishman, and when thirty years of 
 age removed from there to Wayne county, 
 Michigan. He served his city as Alderman 
 and his township as Supervisor for many 
 years. In politics he was a Republican and 
 in 1863 was Postmaster of Wyandotte. He 
 married Lucy, daughter of Simon Haven, 
 a native of Vermont. They had a family of 
 eight children, four of whom are deceased, 
 Perry being the eldest of those living. The 
 other three are Ross Leighton, Mrs. H. L. 
 Harris and Miss Lizzie Leighton, all of 
 Newberry. 
 
 September 8, 1890, Mr. Leighton was 
 united in marriage, in Newberry, to Miss 
 Ada, daughter of W. E. and Jane (Mc- 
 Gregor) King. Mr. King was for a number 
 of years station agent at Newberry, but is 
 now occupying a similar position at Murray, 
 Kentucky. He came to this country from 
 Brighton, England, at which place twenty- 
 five years ago Mrs. Leighton was born. The 
 other members of the King family are Mrs. 
 George A. Schermerhorn, Grand Gorge, 
 Delaware county. New York, and William, 
 a railroad man of New Orleans, Louisiana. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Leighton have two children, 
 — Claude T. , born October 26, 1891, and 
 Helen K., born June 9, 1895. 
 
 aHARLES J. THOREN, of the firm 
 of Charles J. Thoren & Son, mer- 
 chant tailors of Negaunee, was 
 born in Sweden, November 9, 
 1838, a son of Charles J. Engestrom, a 
 native also of that country. He was a mason 
 by trade, and served as a soldier in Sweden 
 for thirty years. Our subject attended 
 school in his native place until twelve years 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 393 
 
 of age, and, after serving an apprenticeship 
 at the tailor's trade, he followed that occu- 
 pation until 1867. In that year he came to 
 America, and worked in the copper country 
 until 1870. For the following five years he 
 found employment in the tailor shop of a Mr. 
 Woolner in Negaunee, after which he em- 
 barked in business for himself, and now 
 enjoys a large and lucrative trade. About 
 seven years ago his son, Charles S. Thoren, 
 who is now twenty-seven years of age, 
 became a partner in the business. Mr. 
 Thoren was elected to the office of Alder- 
 man in 1888. 
 
 In 1862 he was united in marriage with 
 Johanna Peterson. They have had six 
 children, namely: Charles S. ; Clara, wife 
 of Rev. L. W. Gullstrom, of Texas; Theo- 
 dore A., studying law at the Michigan State 
 University at Ann Arbor; Titus E., aged 
 thirteen; and two deceased. In his social 
 relations, Mr. Thoren is a member of the 
 Odd Fellows and the A. O. U. W. 
 
 eDWIN PHILLIPS RADFORD, a 
 prominent citizen of Hermansville, 
 is a son of Joseph Radford, late of 
 the city of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. 
 Mr. Radford, the subject of this brief sketch, 
 was born at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Feb- 
 ruary 15, 1 85 1, and at the age of seventeen 
 years graduated at the high-school there. 
 
 Soon after graduation he accepted em- 
 ployment as a level rodman in a surveying 
 party, locating and constructing a railroad 
 in the southern part of Michigan. Mr. 
 Radford was engaged on this road for three 
 years, and by close application to the work 
 assigned him he was advanced from time to 
 time until for the last year he had charge of 
 
 the construction of a division of the Michi- 
 gan Air Line Railway between Jackson and 
 Niles, although at this time he was but 
 twenty years of age. Upon the completion 
 of this work Mr. Radford was engaged with 
 a corps of engineers who surveyed and 
 located that part of the Chicago & North- 
 western Railway between Milwaukee and 
 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Before the work 
 on this survey was finished Mr. Radford 
 accepted a position with the Milwaukee 
 & Northern Railway and had charge of the 
 party making the preliminary surveys for 
 this road from Menasha and Chilton, Wis- 
 consin, to Lake Superior. These surveys 
 were made during 1872 and 1873, when the 
 country north of Green Bay was a wilder- 
 ness. They were obliged to pack all the 
 food and belongings, as there was no way to 
 transport them otherwise during this time, 
 — for a period of seven months. When 
 they were working through a country that is 
 now well settled they did not see a white 
 man other than their own party. 
 
 During the years 1875 and 1876 Mr. 
 Radford was employed by the United States 
 Government to survey the overflowed lands 
 around Lake Winnebago and the Upper 
 Fox river in Wisconsin. In 1878 he joined 
 a party as topographical engineer, under 
 Lieutenant McGuire, Engineer Officer on 
 General Terry's staff, to make a survey of 
 the Yellowstone river. The terminus of the 
 Northern Pacific was then at Bismarck, 
 Dakota, and to get to their work the party 
 were obliged to take a steamboat from there 
 up the Missouri to the mouth of the Yellow- 
 stone, then up the Yellowstone to the mouth 
 of the Powder river, where the survey 
 commenced. This was the country made 
 famous by Custer's campaign against the 
 Indians two years previous, and was then 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 occupied by herds of buffalo and Indians 
 only. 
 
 During the years 1879 and 1880 Mr. 
 Radford was engaged in surveying and build- 
 ing the Wisconsin Central Railroad between 
 Chippewa Falls and Abbotsford, Wisconsin. 
 On the completion of that work he was 
 engaged in surveying and locating the Mil- 
 waukee & Northern Railway from Green 
 Bay to Lake Superior. In the spring of 
 1881 Mr. Radford accepted the position of 
 Chief Engineer of the Wisconsin Land and 
 Lumber Company, and at present is super- 
 intendent of that company. 
 
 In 1889, when the township of Meyer 
 was organized, Mr. Radford was elected 
 Supervisor and has been re-elected every 
 year since. In 1893 he was elected chair- 
 man of the Board of Supervisors of Menom- 
 inee county, Michigan. 
 
 Mr. Radford is a member of the Fond 
 du Lac blue lodge, Menominee Chapter and 
 Menominee Commandery, Knight Templars, 
 and Saladin Temple, Nobles of the Mystic 
 Shrine. 
 
 He was married in 1875 and had one 
 son, whose mother died in 1876; and Octo- 
 ber 25, 1880, he married Miss Emma 
 Dahlem, of Fond du Lac, and by this mar- 
 riage he has a son and a daughter. 
 
 Sf—^ S. COLTON was one of the or- 
 
 1^^^ ganizers and is the efficient cashier 
 M. . r of the Merchants and Miners' Bank 
 of Calumet. It has been said that 
 banking institutions are the pulse of the 
 commercial body, indicating its status in 
 regard to health. It is certainly true that 
 nothing more inspires public confidence and 
 causes the steady flow of business than a 
 
 bank which in times of general financial de- 
 pression carries on a safe and conservative 
 business no matter what may be the fluctua- 
 tions in the money market. Such a course 
 has the Merchants and Miners' Bank always 
 pursued, until it has become one of the most 
 solid financial institutions in this part of the 
 State, meriting the high confidence of the 
 public which is given it. Its standing is due 
 in no small measure to the untiring and well- 
 directed efforts of H. S. Colton, who is 
 justly ranked among the leading financiers 
 of his adopted county. 
 
 Mr. Colton was born in Buffalo, New 
 York, in 1833, and is a son of Manly Col- 
 ton, a native of Connecticut, who became a 
 leading merchant of Buffalo, New York, and 
 was for a number of years County Clerk of 
 Erie county. New York. He died in 1852, 
 at the age of fifty-two years. H. S. Colton 
 began his education in the public schools, and 
 there pursued his studies until sixteen years of 
 age, when he entered the Fay Academy of 
 Buffalo, New York, remaining there two 
 years. He began his business training and 
 business experience as a banking clerk, serv- 
 ing for several years in the capacity of teller 
 in the Hollister Bank and the Bank of Attica, 
 both of Buffalo. On the breaking out of 
 the war, however, he put aside the pursuits 
 of peace to aid his country in her efforts to 
 preserve the Union. 
 
 Hardly had the smoke from Fort Sum- 
 ter's reduction cleared away or the echoes 
 of its attacking guns ceased to reverberate, 
 when he offered his services to the Govern- 
 ment, becoming a member of Company D, 
 Twenty-first New York Infantry, in May, 
 1 86 1. He was promoted to the rank of 
 First Lieutenant and then assigned to Com- 
 pany D, Ninety-fourth Regiment of New 
 York Volunteers, participating in all their 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 395 
 
 engagements and duties. Meritorious con- 
 duct on the field of battle won him promo- 
 tion to the Captaincy, and he continued at 
 the front for three years, always faithful to 
 the old flag and the cause it represented. In 
 the fall of 1864 he received an honorable 
 discharge and returned at once to his home. 
 
 Not long afterward Mr. Colton came to 
 Lake Superior and located in Houghton, 
 Michigan, where he was manager of the 
 Houghton Gazette, and also served as Dep- 
 uty County Clerk for some years. There 
 again he was connected with banking inter- 
 ests as teller of the Houghton Bank, mak- 
 ing his home in that city until 1870, when 
 he went to Copper Falls mine as clerk, there 
 remaining for a year. On the expiration of 
 that period he came to Red Jacket to ac- 
 cept the position of cashier in the \V. H. 
 Streeter Bank, being thus employed until 
 1873, when he resigned and started the proj- 
 ect for the organization of the Merchants 
 & Miners' Bank of Calumet. He was cor- 
 dially assisted in the enterprise by the lead- 
 ing business men and mine owners in this 
 locality, and in July, 1873, the necessary 
 capital was all secured and the bank regu- 
 larly organized under the State laws of 
 Michigan. Mr. Colton was chosen cashier 
 of the new institution, and has since credit- 
 ably and acceptably filled that position, and 
 the bank owes much of its success to his 
 earnest efforts, which have made it one of 
 the leading financial institutions of the 
 Upper Peninsula. 
 
 In Boston, Massachusetts, on the i ith 
 day of July, 1871, Mr. Colton was married 
 to Miss Elizabeth Pope, and to them have 
 been born two children, one son and one 
 daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Colton are people 
 of sterling worth and occupy an enviable 
 position in social circles where true worth 
 
 and intelligence are received as passports 
 into good society. 
 
 Mr. Colton has frequently been honored 
 with positions of public trust. While a res- 
 ident of Copper Falls he served as Post- 
 master. While in Houghton and Calumet 
 he served for three years as United States 
 Assessor. He is true to every trust reposed 
 in him and is as faithful to his duties of cit- 
 izenship as when on Southern battle-fields 
 he followed the starry banner. 
 
 <>^ROF. FREMONT D. DAVIS, 
 1l ■ Superintendent of the Schools of 
 J Negaunee, was born in Orland, In- 
 
 diana, February 2, 1859, a son of 
 James M. Davis, a native of the central part 
 of Ohio and a farmer by occupation. His 
 father, Amos Davis, was also a native of 
 Ohio, was a wealthy farmer and one of the 
 most prominent men in his State. He paid 
 a bounty to every man that enlisted in the 
 war of the Rebellion from his township. 
 Both the father and grandfather of our sub- 
 ject died when he was a child. 
 
 Fremont D. Davis attended the public 
 schools of his native place until fourteen 
 years of age, after which he spent three 
 years in the high schools at Hillsdale, Mich- 
 igan, and in 1883 graduated at the Hillsdale 
 College. He then came to this city and 
 accepted the position of principal of the 
 schools. In 1889 he was promoted to the 
 position of Superintendent of the Schools of 
 Negaunee, in which he has since continued. 
 The city contains five school buildings, with 
 an average attendance of 1,400 pupils, and 
 there are twenty-eight teachers employed. 
 Professor Davis also holds the position of 
 chairman of the County Board of Examiners, 
 has been president of the County Teachers' 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Association, vice-president of the State 
 Teacliers' Association, and has always been 
 prominently identified with the educational 
 interests of the State. 
 
 June 22, 1889, Professor Davis was 
 united in marriage with Minnie S. Green, 
 daughter of Edwin Spencer Green, a prom- 
 inent merchant of this city. They have two 
 beautiful little daughters, — Margaret and 
 Louise. In his social relations, the Profes- 
 sor is a Mason, being a member of Lake 
 Superior Commandery. 
 
 <>^OMINICI^ W. SUTTER, who is 
 I I successfully engaged in merchan- 
 f^,^ dising at Lake Linden, Michigan, 
 has for a number of years been 
 identified with this place and has been 
 prominently connected with those interests 
 which are calculated to prove of public 
 benefit and promote the general welfare. 
 He is richly deserving of mention in this 
 volume, and with pleasure we present to our 
 readers the record of his life. 
 
 A native of Switzerland, Mr. Sutter was 
 born on the loth of September, 1850, and 
 is a son of Joseph Sutter, who was for many 
 years a Revenue Collector in that country, 
 and emigrated thence to America in 1853, 
 locating in Detroit, Michigan. He came 
 alone to the New World, but shortly after- 
 ward was joined by his family in Detroit. 
 
 In 1863 our subject came to the Lake 
 Superior region, and at Rockland secured a 
 position with the firm of North & Briggs, 
 general merchants, with whom he continued 
 until 1870, being in their store at Calumet 
 during the last two years. He then went to 
 Atchison, Kansas, where, in partnership 
 with an elder brother, Frank Sutter, he en- 
 gaged in the jewelry business for four years. 
 
 On the expiration of that period he returned 
 to Phoenix, Keewenaw county, and formed 
 a business connection with Charles Briggs, 
 under the firm name of Briggs & Sutter, 
 which relationship existed for five years, 
 when the firm was dissolved and Mr. Sutter 
 came to Lake Linden. On locating here he 
 purchased the general store of Light & Hen- 
 wood, which he successfully conducted for 
 six years, when he sold out and turned his 
 attention to the banking business. He 
 established the first bank of Lake Linden, 
 then known as Sutter's Banic, but now called 
 the First National Bank. He has largely 
 promoted the material prosperity of this 
 locality by instituting other business enter- 
 prises and is justly regarded as one of the 
 most valued residents of this community. 
 Again he opened a general merchandise 
 store and has since given his attention to 
 this line of trade, carrying a $20,000 stock 
 of goods and doing a prosperous business. 
 On the 6th of April, 1895, his store was de- 
 stroyed by fire, but being fully insured it 
 caused only a temporary suspension of busi- 
 ness. With characteristic energy he began 
 preparations for opening a new store and is 
 therefore numbered among the leading mer- 
 chants of Lake Linden. In addition to his 
 other interests, he is extensively engaged in 
 real-estate dealing and has made invest- 
 ments in mining stock, being at the present 
 time secretary and treasurer of the Little 
 Maud Gold and Silver Mining Company. 
 
 Mr. Sutter has always taken a deep and 
 commendable interest in public affairs; 
 especially in matters pertaining to his own 
 town, and has on various occasions been 
 honored by official preferment. He was 
 president of the village of Lake Linden in 
 1 891 and 1892, and has been a member of 
 the School Board for a period of fifteen 
 
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NORTHERN PEJ^INSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 399 
 
 years. In 1888 he was placed in nomina- 
 tion by the Democratic party to represent 
 Houghton county in the State Legislature 
 and received the largest vote ever given any 
 Democratic candidate. Socially, he is 
 identified with the Knights of Pythias, the 
 Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the 
 Ancient Order of United Workmen, the 
 Modern Woodmen of America, and the 
 Knights of the Maccabees. He is a pleasant, 
 genial gentleman, his social qualities making 
 him very popular, and Lake Linden num- 
 bers him among its most valued citizens. 
 
 aOLONEL JAMES NYE COX is 
 one of the leading and influential 
 citizens of the copper country, and 
 is now a stockholder in and clerk 
 of the Calumet & Hecia mine of Calumet, 
 Michigan. 
 
 He is a descendant of one of the honored 
 old families of New England, which was 
 founded in America by Gersherm Cox. He 
 was the first of the name born in this coun- 
 try. His father was a native of Leeds, 
 England, and married a daughter of Lord 
 North, after which he crossed the Atlantic 
 to the New World. Captain James Cox, 
 son of Gersherm Cox, was one of the heroes 
 of the Revolution, and was commissioned 
 Captain of the first company of the second 
 regiment which was raised in Massachusetts, 
 August 23, 1776. He valiantly aided the 
 Colonies in their struggle for independence, 
 and was ever a loyal and faithful citizen of 
 the new republic. His son, the father of 
 our subject. Captain James V. Cox, was a 
 native of Chester, Maine, born in 181 2. He 
 was a sea captain engaged in the whale-fish- 
 ery business, and died in 18S5, at the age of 
 seventy-three years. His wife, who bore 
 
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 the maiden name of Mercy N. Howland, 
 was a native of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, 
 and their marriage was celebrated in 1841. 
 In the family were two sons and one daugh- 
 ter, but the latter died in infancy. The 
 brother, George H. Cox, is now in Cam- 
 bridge, Massachusetts. 
 
 Colonel Cox, whose name begins this 
 sketch, was born in Fairhaven, Massa- 
 chusetts, April 10, 1844, and attended the 
 public schools of his native city until seven- 
 teen years of age. In the meantime the 
 Civil war had broken out and with the 
 animus of a Revolutionary grandsire in his 
 nature, he could no longer contentedly pur- 
 sue his studies but offered his services to the 
 Government to aid in the protection of a 
 union that his ancestors had helped to found. 
 In September, 1862, he became a member 
 of Company I, Third Massachusetts Infan- 
 try, and although he enlisted as a private he 
 was shortly afterward made Corporal, and 
 thus he served until discharged, in July, 
 1863. In September he re-enlisted in Com- 
 pan\' G, Fifty-eighth Massachusetts Infantry 
 as Second Lieutenant, and in 1864 was made 
 First Lieutenant of Company H. On the 
 3d of June, 1864, he was slightly wounded 
 at the battle of Cold Harbor and was also 
 wounded at Petersburg, June 17, 1864. He 
 was made Adjutant in January, 1865, and 
 on the 14th of June following was made 
 Captain. When the war was over he re- 
 ceived an honorable discharge at Alex- 
 andria, Virginia, on the 23d of July, having 
 served for nearly three years, during which 
 time he was always found at his post of 
 duty, faithfully defending the cause which 
 the old flag represented. 
 
 When the war was over Captain Cox re- 
 turned to New York city and secured em- 
 ployment as salesman for Joseph Hicks, a 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 wholesale tobacco dealer. He filled that 
 position acceptably for five years and then 
 determined to emigrate to the West, taking 
 up his residence in Calumet, Michigan, in 
 August, 1870. Here he secured a position 
 as junior clerk in the Calumet & Hecla Mine 
 office, with which he has now been con- 
 nected for twenty-five consecutive years. 
 He has steadily worked his way upward to 
 the responsible position of clerk, and is also 
 now a stockholder in the company. That he 
 has been ever true to the company's interests 
 and that he has the confidence of the officers 
 is shown by his long connection with the 
 office. He is ever straightforward and hon- 
 orable in business dealings, and all who know 
 him respect him for his genuine worth and 
 many excellencies of character. 
 
 Colonel Cox was united in marriage with 
 Miss Edith Mackenzie, daughter of Freder- 
 ick Mackenzie, of Calumet. Socially he is a 
 Mason of the commandery degree, and po- 
 litically he is a stalwart Republican, inflexi- 
 ble in his support of the principles of his 
 party. He has served on the staff of three 
 Governors of the State of Michigan, and is 
 a prominent and well known man, highly 
 esteemed by all who know him. As a citi- 
 zen he is public-spirited and progressive, de- 
 voted to the best interests of the commun- 
 ity with the same loyalty that he manifested 
 during the war. 
 
 aHARLES JOHN SORSEN.— Every 
 community numbers among its 
 members quiet, reserved men, who 
 seek not notoriety and praise of the 
 public, caring not to have their names on 
 every tongue, but who are nevertheless potent 
 factors in the growth and development of 
 the locality with which they are connected. 
 
 Their influence is like the deep under- 
 current of a mighty river, — quiet but power- 
 ful, steady j'et resistless. To such a 
 class belongs Mr. Sorsen, a representative 
 of that best class of American citizens, — a 
 type that commands the respect and excites 
 the admiration of all. His life has been 
 crowned with success, a success that came 
 as a reward of his own enterprise, good 
 management and keen discrimination, and 
 though so young he is recognized as one of 
 the leading business men of the Upper 
 Peninsula. 
 
 Mr. Sorsen was born in Finland, in the 
 city of Joensun, on the 12th of March, 
 1870, and attended the public schools of his 
 native land until he had attained the age of 
 fourteen years. In vacations he would 
 assist his father, who was a tailor, and thus 
 he became quite familiar with that trade. 
 At the age of fourteen he began to learn 
 the drug business, which he followed in his 
 native land and then received a diploma, 
 stating that he had mastered the business 
 and was qualified to engage in the trade. 
 He then resolved to try his fortune in 
 America, for he believed that the New 
 World afforded superior advantages, and 
 located first in Ishpeming, Michigan, where 
 he began to work at tailoring. After a 
 short time, however, he secured a position 
 in a drug-store and after a year embarked 
 in business for himself, in partnership with 
 Z. Nikander, the connection continuing for 
 a year and a half, when he formed a part- 
 nership with his cousin, his present asso- 
 ciate in business, under the firm name of 
 Sorsen & Sodergren. 
 
 Success has attended this firm from the 
 beginning, and they are now doing an excel- 
 lent business, which has constantly increased 
 until it has now assumed extensive propor- 
 
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 tions. In connection with the store in 
 Calumet, which is conducted by the senior 
 member of the firm, they also have estab- 
 lished a branch store in Virginia City, 
 Minnesota, which is managed by Mr. Soder- 
 gren. In the Calumet store there is a 
 capital o{ $5,200 invested, and in the other 
 $4,500. Both members of the firm are 
 practical druggists, and thoroughly under- 
 stand the business in all its departments; 
 and by close attention to all details, by 
 honorable business methods and good man- 
 agement, they have made the respective 
 establishments over which they have charge 
 the leading drug houses of the cities in 
 which they are located. 
 
 In his social relations Mr. Sorsen is con- 
 nected with the Modern Woodmen of 
 America, and in politics he is a stalwart 
 Republican, firm in his support of the prin- 
 ciples of the party. Mr. Sorsen is a truly 
 self-made man. He landed in this country 
 with only three cents in his pocket, and 
 although now he is only twenty-five years of 
 age, he is the possessor of a handsome com- 
 petence; and he generously supports his 
 parents and several younger members of the 
 family still living in the old country. His 
 life and success illustrates what can be 
 accomplished in a country where merit is 
 recognized and where every worthy in- 
 dividual may, by honest industry and per- 
 sistence, work his way upward, unhampered 
 by the closely-drawn lines of caste or class. 
 
 '^T^AMES J. VINCENT, proprietor of 
 m the Paul House in Ontonagon, was 
 A 1 born in Newcastle county, Delaware, 
 October 30, 1852. His father, James 
 \'incent, was a native of Maryland, is a 
 cooper by trade, and now resides in Wil- 
 
 mington, Delaware. His father, Jeremiah 
 Vincent, also a native of Maryland, served 
 as a private in the Revolutionary war, and 
 was a son of Israel Vincent, a native of 
 Maryland and of Italian descent. The orig- 
 inator of the family in this country was 
 named Franciscus Vincento. The mother of 
 our subject, Mary (Camperson) Vincent, was 
 a native of Newcastle county, Delaware, and 
 was a daughter of Walter Camperson, also 
 a native of that State. Their family history 
 is traceable for 200 years in America. 
 
 James J. Vincent, the subject of this 
 sketch, and the third child and second son 
 of his parents' ten children, was reared in 
 his native place, and while attending school 
 also learned the cooper's trade. At the age 
 of fifteen years he started out in life for 
 himself, spending five years as clerk in the 
 old Brandywine flour-mill at Wilmington, 
 for the following six months found work at 
 the cooper's trade, was next employed as 
 bookkeeper in the Brandywine cotton mills 
 for five years, and then secured the position 
 of brakeman on the P. W. & B. Railroad. 
 At the close of his two and a half years of 
 service with that company he had charge of 
 the mail car. Mr. Vincent resigned that 
 position to become manager of the general 
 store of Dupont's Powder Works, where he 
 remained six years. He next spent seven 
 and a half years as manager of the grocery 
 department of the D. M. & Company's store 
 at Ontonagon. In 1892 Mr. Vincent em- 
 barked in the general mercantile business in 
 this city, in company with F. A. Van Scharck, 
 but one and a half years afterward sold his 
 interest to his partner. Since that time he 
 has been proprietor of the large hotel in 
 this city. 
 
 June I, 1876, our subject was united in 
 marriage with Ella Mc\'ey, a native of New- 
 
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 castle county, Delaware, and a daughter of 
 Benjamin and Louisa (Whitcraft) McVey. 
 They have three sons, — Harry G. , Preston 
 L. and James G. Mr. Vincent is a stanch 
 Republican, and has served as a member of 
 the School Board of Ontonagon township 
 for five years, having been president of the 
 Board during one year of that time. He is 
 now a Justice of the Peace. He is a firm 
 believer in the improvement and develop- 
 ment of his locality, and is a strong advocate 
 of temperance. 
 
 ,>^EV. JAMES TODD, D. D., pastor 
 I ^r of the First Presbyterian Church 
 \ _ P of Escanaba, occupies a position in 
 the foremost rank of the ministry 
 of his denomination. His fluent, forcible 
 words are the precept, while his quiet, unas- 
 suming though active life is the example 
 that leads others to the Christian way that 
 leads to life everlasting. 
 
 Dr. Todd was born in Airdrie, Lanark- 
 shire, Scotland, about ten miles from Glas- 
 gow, on the 29th of May, 1851, and is a son 
 of James and Betsey (Ewing-Smith) Todd, 
 both of whom were natives of Fife, Scot- 
 land. The male members of the Todd fam- 
 ily were nearly all seafaring people, and a 
 grand-uncle of the Doctor served in the 
 British navy. The father, however, was a 
 mining contractor during the whole of his 
 active business life, and both he and his 
 wife died in the land of their nativity. 
 
 In the public schools of Airdrie Dr. Todd 
 began his education' and completed his 
 studies in the University of Glasgow, at 
 which he was graduated with the degree of 
 M. A. He began preaching in Scotland as 
 a student-missionary of the Presbyterian 
 Church, and on leaving that country sailed 
 
 for Canada as a volunteer missionary to 
 Manitoba. He was one of the pioneer 
 workers in the cause in that section, and 
 for several years continued his labors unin- 
 terruptedly, winning the respect and confi- 
 dence of all with whom he came in contact 
 and inducing many to follow in the footsteps 
 of the Master. He is the only member of 
 the family on American soil. 
 
 Before leaving his native land. Dr. Todd 
 was married, in 1872, to Miss Mary Mar- 
 shall, a native of Kilsyth, Scotland, and a 
 lady who has been to her husband a true 
 and faithful companion and helpmeet. She 
 has accompanied him in all his journeyings; 
 and the labors of the pastor, outside of the 
 pulpit, have hardly been more important 
 than those of the pastor's wife. To them 
 have been born eight children, seven of 
 whom are yet living, namely: James M., 
 who is a student at college; John S., who 
 is a student in the city schools of Escanaba; 
 Bessie S., Sophia C. A., Margaret Emily, 
 Annie M. and Joseph Donald. The fourth 
 child, Mary M., is now deceased. 
 
 Dr. Todd is a prominent member of the 
 Masonic and Odd Fellow fraternities, and 
 he has considerable note as a writer of merit, 
 having made quite extensive contributions 
 to periodical literature, and is also an able 
 public lecturer, though he has never been 
 connected with any lecture bureau, pre- 
 ferring to choose his own audiences and to 
 select his own topics. His services are 
 usually in demand on St. Andrew's and 
 Burns' days among the Scottish brethren 
 and to assist churches on special occasions. 
 He is a laborer in the fields of social and 
 moral reform, yet without regard to politics; 
 is not afraid to express his views, yet is 
 never harsh in condemnation, and his active 
 and Christian-like opposition to social vices 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 403 
 
 in this city is being felt, and the moral tone 
 of the community is being materially im- 
 proved, under his judicious labors and able 
 management. By his ballot he supports the 
 Republican party, but is not an aggressive 
 politician. In the church he is a most able 
 worker, and the First Presbyterian Church 
 of Escanaba is doing great good here. 
 
 At the close of Dr. Todd's missionary 
 work in Manitoba, Canada, the following 
 resolutions were unanimously adopted by 
 the church authorities: "The Presbytery, 
 in accepting the resignation of Rev. James 
 Todd, desires to place on record a minute 
 expressive of the high regard in which he is 
 held by his brethren. Mr. Todd was one of 
 the pioneer missionaries in southern Mani- 
 toba, where he labored faithfully and with 
 success, enduring much hardship in carrying 
 on the work in this wide and sparsely popu- 
 lated field. In May, 1884, he was settled 
 at Burnside, a country congregation. After 
 a successful pastorate of two years he was 
 called to the town of Minnedosa. Mr. Todd 
 has proven himself a preacher of more than 
 ordinary power as well as an energetic pas- 
 tor. His warm attachment to the principles 
 of Presbyterianism and his strong grasp of 
 church law made him a leading man in our 
 church courts, and he has taken a foremost 
 part in establishing Presbyterianism on a 
 firm basis in this country. In the former 
 Presbytery of Brandon he held the office of 
 Convener of the Home Mission Committee, 
 an office which was no sinecure and in which 
 office he never hesitated to sacrifice personal 
 considerations to duty. When the Presby- 
 tery of Minnedosa was organized he was 
 unanimously elected to fill the same office, 
 and he has given the best of his skill and ex- 
 perience for the promotion of the Master's 
 work throughout the bounds of the Presby- 
 
 tery. In the temperance cause also he took 
 an active part. In short, his brethren have 
 ever found him ready and willing to lend his 
 influence by word and act to advance every 
 good work. For his manifold labors he has 
 placed the Presbytery under deep obligation. 
 Our hopes and prayers will accompany him 
 to his new field of labor, and we trust that 
 our gracious Master will be with him and 
 his family, blessing them in their home and 
 in their souls and making them a blessing to 
 many others." 
 
 Under an article entitled "An Honor to 
 Scotland, " which was published in the West- 
 ern British-American in 1893, it was writ- 
 ten: "The Rev. Mr. Todd, Presbyterian 
 minister of Escanaba, Michigan, has been 
 lately honored by having the title of Doctor 
 of Divinity conferred upon him by the fac- 
 ulty of Gale College, of Galesville, Wiscon- 
 sin. Mr. Todd was sent by the Established 
 Church of Scotland to Manitoba, Canada, 
 and graduated in theology in Manitoba Col- 
 lege, of Winnepeg, Manitoba. He has 
 preached the gospel for the last seventeen 
 years, thirteen of them as an ordained min- 
 ister. For a number of years Mr. Todd was 
 Convener of the Board of Home Missions 
 for the Presbyterian Church in Manitoba, 
 Canada, and in 1887 represented that church 
 at the General Assemblies of the Presbyte- 
 rian churches in Scotland. In 1889 he came 
 to the United States and since then has 
 steadily gained great reputation as an in- 
 structive, eloquent and forcible preacher 
 and a successful organizer. For more than 
 a year previous to his coming to Escanaba 
 Mr. Todd was one of the Superintendents of 
 Home Missions for the State of Wisconsin 
 and secretary of Gale College. The hon- 
 ored distinction is well merited and his 
 congregation may well feel satisfied with 
 
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 their pastor. We are pleased to congratu- 
 late him, and hope he may long be spared 
 to enjoy the honorable distinction." 
 
 Dr. Todd enjoys an enviable reputa- 
 tion as an eloquent, fascinating and scholar- 
 ly public speaker, and as a pastor and min- 
 ister his worth and power are fully recog- 
 nized. In 1895 his Presbytery elected him 
 as its commissioner to the meeting of the 
 General Assembly of the Presbyterian 
 Church in the United States of America, 
 held in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. 
 
 It is with pleasure that we present to our 
 readers the life record of this honored and 
 esteemed gentleman, knowing that it will be 
 received with interest by many. 
 
 >T^AMES M. HARING, County Treas- 
 m urer of Ontonagon county, is num- 
 A 1 bered among the honored pioneers 
 of Michigan, having resided within 
 the borders of the State ere it was admitted 
 to the Union. More than half a century 
 has passed since he arrived here, then a 
 little child, and with the growth and devel- 
 opment of those localities in which he has 
 made his home he has ever been identified. 
 He has watched with interest the progress 
 of events, lending a helping hand to the 
 work of promotion and giving his support 
 to all enterprises conducive to the public 
 good. He may indeed be numbered among 
 the leading citizens of Ontonagon county, 
 and with pleasure we present to our readers 
 the record of his life. 
 
 Mr. Haring was born in New York city, 
 February 19, 1833, and is a son of Samuel 
 K. Haring, who was also a native of that 
 place. The family was founded by ances- 
 tors from Holland, and four generations of 
 the family were born on Manhattan island. 
 
 The mother of our subject, Mrs. Martha A. 
 L. Haring, was born in Troy, New York, 
 and was a daughter of James Mann, of Eng- 
 lish descent, although his father was like- 
 wise a native of the Empire State. James 
 M. Haring was the eldest son and second 
 child in a family of nine children. Two of 
 the daughters were lost on the steamer Niag- 
 ara, burned on Lake Michigan, and all the 
 others reached years of maturity. The 
 family came to Michigan in 1836 and lo- 
 cated in Detroit. 
 
 James M. Haring was then only three 
 years of age. He remained an inmate of 
 his parental home until he had reached the 
 age of fourteen, when he started out in life 
 for himself, going first to New York city, 
 where he engaged in clerking in his uncle's 
 store for two years. On the expiration of 
 that period he removed to the island of 
 Mackinac, where his father was then serv- 
 ing as Revenue Collector, and on the island 
 James began clerking, being thus employed 
 by Edward Root and later by Chapman & 
 Gray, thus serving until 1852, when he went 
 to Sault de Ste. Marie, working in the land 
 office for five months, under E. Warner, 
 Register of Lands. His next removal took 
 him to what is now Old Superior, at the 
 head of Lake Superior, where he pre-empted 
 the Upper Falls of Black river and explored 
 that region in search of copper veins. There 
 were fifteen white men who spent the winter 
 at Old Superior, among them Judge Nelson, 
 now of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Colonel 
 Robinson, for many years editor of the 
 Green Bay Advocate. In the winter of 
 1853-4 Mr. Haring and Judge Parker aided 
 in raising the first house ever built on Rice's 
 Point, where Duluth now stands. Thus it 
 will be seen how closely they were con- 
 nected with pioneer events in the North- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 405 
 
 west, going through all the experiences of 
 frontier life. 
 
 In May, 1854, Mr. Haring and the 
 Judge coasted from Old Superior to Lapoint 
 in a small Mackinac boat and there boarded 
 the steamer Sam Ward, which brought them 
 to Ontonagon county, where Mr. Haring has 
 since made his home. Here he took charge 
 of the landing belonging to the Forest Min- 
 ing Company and afterward became man- 
 ager of their large store at the mines. Later 
 he went to Minnesota and took charge of 
 the company's store at the mines, where he 
 continued until the village of Rockland was 
 established, when he became manager of 
 the store owned by S. A. Parker. A year 
 later he took charge of another store in the 
 same town, which he conducted on the 
 shares until i860, when he began business 
 for himself, opening a gents' furnishing store 
 in Rockland, which he conducted until 
 1865. In that year Mr. Haring sold out and 
 began dealing in furs, establishing stations 
 at Eagle Lake, Lake Flambeau, Lac Vieux 
 Desert and Beaver Dam. He was success- 
 fully engaged in the fur trade until 1885, 
 when he became station agent of Rockland, 
 serving for two summers. In all his business 
 dealings his capable management and enter- 
 prise have been important factors in his 
 success and have brought to him a fair 
 degree of prosperity. 
 
 In addition to the industries and enter- 
 prises already mentioned, Mr. Haring has 
 been secretary and treasurer for the Rock- 
 land Land & Mining Company since its 
 organization in 1864, a company which owns 
 extensive tracts of land in the Huron moun- 
 tain district. He is local secretary and 
 treasurer of the Michigan Savings & Loan 
 Association of Detroit, and also has a tax 
 agency, of which he is sole proprietor. His 
 
 business interests have been extensive and 
 varied and ably managed, and, conducted on 
 methodical business principles and honor- 
 able methods, have made him one of the 
 worthy citizens of the Upper Peninsula. 
 
 Mr. Haring was married, in 1874, to 
 Phoebe L. (Long) Fox, widow of Joseph 
 Fox. She was born in Kentucky and was 
 reared in Maysville, that State, and in 
 Rockford, Illinois, — an estimable lady, who 
 shares with her husband the high regard of 
 many friends. 
 
 For a number of years Mr. Haring has 
 been connected with the office of County 
 Treasurer. He was first elected in the fall 
 of 1886, was re-elected in the fall of 1888, 
 was afterward Deputy County Treasurer two 
 years, and in the fall of 1892 was again 
 made Treasurer, which position he is yet 
 filling with credit to himself and satisfaction 
 to his constituents, who repose in him the 
 utmost confidence, — a truth that has in no 
 wise been betrayed. In politics he is a 
 stalwart Republican and a man of firm con- 
 victions. For thirty years he has been an 
 honored and valued member of the Masonic 
 fraternity and now belongs to Rockland 
 Lodge, No. 108, F. & A. M. ; Ontonagon 
 Chapter, No. 20, R. A. M. , of which he is 
 secretary; Montrose Commandery, No. 38, 
 K. T. , of Calumet; Saladin Shrine of Grand 
 Rapids; and the Order of the Eastern Star. 
 
 ^y^R. FRANK P. BOHN, Seney, 
 I I Michigan, is one of the busiest 
 J^^^ professional men on the northern 
 peninsula. His time belongs to 
 the pubhc and the public consumes it all, 
 even to the encroachment upon the hours 
 for sleep to a degree that would wear out 
 the constitution of a man of iron. He es- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 tablished his office and practice here in July, 
 1 890, and so rapidly has he grown into pub- 
 lic favor that his list of calls would furnish 
 reasonable business for two men. He covers 
 much of the counties of Schoolcraft, Luce 
 and Alger, and does much of the surgery of 
 the lumber camps within reach of Seney. 
 
 Dr. Bohn began the study of medicine 
 when he was nineteen years of age in the 
 Central Normal College at Danville, Indiana, 
 with Dr. G. Dallas Lind as preceptor. When 
 he had completed the preparatory work there 
 he entered the Medical College of Indiana, 
 at Indianapolis, and graduated at that in- 
 stitution March i, 1890. He practiced with 
 Dr. W. N. Wishard in Indianapolis two 
 years and was City Physician of Indianapolis 
 in 1890. He is now surgeon for the Duluth, 
 South Shore & Atlantic and Manistique 
 Railroad Companies, was County Physician 
 for Alger county in 1894, and in various 
 ways other than professional has been hon- 
 ored with official preferment, having served 
 as Township Clerk, and two terms as Town- 
 ship Treasurer. The Doctor is a member 
 of the National Association of Railway Sur- 
 geons. He is also identified with the Masonic 
 order, being a member of McMillan Lodge, 
 No. 400, Newberry; of Manistique Chapter, 
 No. 127, and Marquette Commandery, 
 No. 30. 
 
 Dr. Bohn was ushered into existence in 
 Hancock county, Indiana, July 14, 1866; 
 passed his boyhood days at his native place 
 and received his literary education in the 
 American Normal College. His father is a 
 blacksmith of Walton, Indiana, and is a Penn- 
 sylvanian, born near Harrisburg. Grand- 
 father Bohn, a Pennsylvania German, was a 
 hotel man during his later life. He moved 
 to Indiana in 1840, and passed the residue 
 of his life in Cass county. The Doctor's 
 
 mother was before her marriage Miss Mary 
 Probosco. Her father, Richard Probosco, 
 was a pioneer of Henry county, Indiana. 
 The subject of our sketch is an only son and 
 one of a family of four children, one of the 
 daughters being deceased. Those living are 
 Alma, wife of L. C. Harrison, Richmond, 
 Indiana; and Hattie, wife of Albert Luring, 
 of Council Bluffs, Iowa. 
 
 Dr. Bohn was married at Walton, Indi- 
 ana, September 10, 1890, to Miss Maud 
 Bell, daughter of the late William Bell, of 
 Champaign, Illinois. Her brothers and sis- 
 ters are as follows: Bert Bell, Grand Marais, 
 Michigan; Charles, Arizona; Mrs. Emmet 
 Troutman, Indian Territory; Mrs. Charles 
 Hotchkiss, Clarendon, Texas; and Mrs. 
 George West, Mason, Missouri. The Doc- 
 tor and his wife have one child, Frank 
 Thiell, three years of age. 
 
 >^OHN W. HUBBERT, a leading gro- 
 m cer and produce dealer of Newberry, 
 A 1 Michigan, has been identified with 
 the northern peninsula since 1878, 
 when he landed here a youth of less than 
 twentj' years. His history is that of a self- 
 made man and the success he has attained is 
 eminently worthy of record here. 
 
 On his arrival in northern Michigan young 
 Hubbert stopped first near Sault Sainte 
 Marie, where he was employed for eighteen 
 months as a farm hand by George Rogers. 
 After leaving that place he took up his abode 
 at St. Ignace. There he secured work in 
 the woods with the Mackinac Lumber Com- 
 pany and remained in and about the point 
 till 1886, when he located in Seney and 
 with his small earnings as capital engaged 
 in the meat business, continuing there suc- 
 cessfully until 1890. That year he removed 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 to Newberry and added groceries to his 
 stock, the business here being conducted 
 from 1890 to 1892 under the firm name of 
 Darcy & Hubbert. Mr. Hubbert purchased 
 his partner's interest in the latter year and 
 has since continued alone. He has a build- 
 ing 24 X 60 feet, and for the first fifty feet 
 on each side of the store can be found a 
 complete stock of staple and fancy groceries 
 of every description, and he has certainly 
 done his share toward giving Newberry a 
 first-class grocery and provision store. Here 
 can be found all the leading and staple arti- 
 cles for table use. One feature we notice 
 in particular about Mr. Hubbert's store and 
 that is the genera] air of cleanliness and 
 order that prevails. He keeps his store well 
 stocked with the very best goods that money 
 can buy and the people of the city realize 
 that fact and extend him a good patronage 
 in return. In the rear of the building we 
 find the meat market where may be found 
 all kinds of fresh and cured meats. He has 
 a neat and clean market and takes extraor- 
 dinary pains to keep it in that condition. 
 
 Mr. Hubbert was born in Lincolnshire, 
 England, November 23, 1859. His father, 
 James Hubbert, crossed the Atlantic with 
 his family in 1862 and settled at Barrie, in 
 the province of Ontario, Canada, where he 
 still resides. He has been a farmer all his 
 life. He and his good wife are now aged 
 respectively sixty and sixty-one years, and 
 their family is composed of the following 
 members: John W. , the subject of our 
 sketch, is the eldest; Sarah is the wife of 
 George Coles and resides in Barrie; Emma 
 and Lizzie are also residents of that place; 
 Frank is somewhere in British America; and 
 Earnest is in Montana. 
 
 J. W. Hubbert was married at St. 
 Ignace, June 26, 1882, to Miss Lucy, daugh- 
 
 ter of William and Mary Ann (Mott) Darcy. 
 She was born in Brockway, Michigan, in 
 1862, one of a family of three, the others 
 being Mrs. Ambro Bettes and W. T. Darcy, 
 of Newberry. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbert's chil- 
 dren are Mabel L., aged eleven years; 
 Erwin, nine; and Lula E., four. 
 
 aHARLES H. PEASE, of Sault Ste. 
 Marie, is the Deputy State Oil In- 
 spector for the Twentieth District. 
 He was born in Rochester, New 
 York, November 25, 1849, and at the age 
 of sixteen came to the West, alone, stopping 
 in Detroit, where he secured work as sales- 
 man for the Aultman Fur Company. He 
 came to Sault Ste. Marie in 1873, arriving 
 September 4, according to a previous ar- 
 rangement, in the employ of Prenzlauer 
 Brothers, and for two years was their sales- 
 man, in which capacity he proved efficient. 
 Next he entered the service of Boyle & 
 Roach, large contractors, taking charge of 
 their general store. After the expiration of 
 four years he returned to the service of the 
 Prenzlauer Brothers, where he was soon 
 promoted to the position of head salesman, 
 and remained in the employ of that firm for 
 four years. Having determined to engage 
 in business independently, he associated 
 with himself J. B. Sevald and entered the 
 general mercantile business on Water street, 
 buying out W. C. Givens. The firm did a 
 prosperous business during the four years of 
 its existence, for the last two of which Mr. 
 Pease was sole proprietor. In 1887 Mr. 
 Pease was seized with extreme nervous 
 prostration, brought on by excessive smok- 
 ing, from which he has partially recovered. 
 He went out of business permanently, and 
 nothing but his inspectorship has claimed 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 his attention in the direction of business 
 since that time. 
 
 His first appointment as Oil Inspector was 
 issued by State Oil Inspector Piatt in 1889, 
 and during the succeeding Democratic ad- 
 ministration he was removed; but January 
 I, 1893, he was re-appointed by Neal Mc- 
 Millan. In his social relations he is a 
 Master Mason and a Knight of Pythias. 
 
 His father, Gideon C. Pease, was a 
 native of New York, and during a portion of 
 his business life was in the service of the 
 New York Central Railway Company, and 
 died in 1883. He married Maria B. Camp- 
 bell, whose father was a native of Ireland. 
 The eldest child by this marriage is the 
 subject of this sketch; the other children 
 are: George, of New York city; Ella, a 
 professional nurse in Brooklyn; Hattie E. , 
 wife of George B. Landon, an orange- 
 grower of St. Nicholas, Florida, and Phcebe, 
 now Mrs. George C. Powell, of Rochester, 
 New York. 
 
 October 13, 1875, Mr. Pease was mar- 
 ried to Miss Sophia A. La Londe, daughter 
 of S. L. La Londe, a prominent pioneer of 
 this city. The children of Mr. and Mrs. 
 Pease are: Mamye A. Z. , Charlotte Ade- 
 laide, Archange E., William C, George E., 
 Olive G., Joseph Steere and Viola Ruth. 
 
 "^VUDGE ALEXANDER RAILEY 
 k MACDONELL, Police Judge and 
 /• I Justice of the Peace of Sault Ste. 
 Marie, is a leading and popular law- 
 yer of the city, whose record both public 
 and private is above suspicion. 
 
 He is of Scotch and American origin. 
 His father, Thomas Douglas Selkirk Mac- 
 donell, belonged to one of the first families 
 of Scotland, having been born at St. James 
 
 Court (where, as Stoddard says, one ' ' met 
 the best society"), Edinburg, Scotland, in 
 1820. Three years later, when the Judge's 
 grandfather, Captain Alexander Macdonell, 
 — who previous to his departure for Amer- 
 ica was in command of the Glengary Fenci- 
 bles, — returned to Scotland from America, 
 whence he had come for a few months' so- 
 journ with his friend Lord Selkirk, he de- 
 cided to make this continent his future 
 home, and returned to this country as Gov- 
 ernor of the Selkirk Colony in the North- 
 west Territory, bringing with him his fam- 
 ily, among them the Judge's father, then 
 three years of age. The Judge's mother 
 was a Miss Eliza J. Railey, a native Vir- 
 ginian, who belonged to one of the oldest 
 and most aristocratic families of that aristo- 
 cratic State, being a daughter of Colonel 
 Daniel Mayo Railey, of the estate of 
 "Woodburn," Albemarle county, Virginia, 
 and connected with the Randolphs, Pleas- 
 ants, Jeffersons, and Harrisons of that 
 State. The children of this marriage are 
 but two: Janie Randolph, a young sister, 
 and Alexander Railey, the subject of our 
 sketch, who was born at Fort Atkinson, 
 Iowa, but removed with his parents to 
 Weston, Platte county, Missouri; from there 
 to Moore Town, Canada, then to Port 
 Huron, where the Judge, then in his 'teens, 
 began his course of law reading, in the office 
 of the prominent attorneys, Atkinson Broth- 
 ers, of that city. Soon afterward the fam- 
 ily removed from Port Huron to Fargo, 
 North Dakota, when the young law student 
 entered the law office of Wilson & Ball, 
 the leading attorneys of that city, — General 
 Wilson having been attorney general of the 
 State of Minnesota and Major Ball prose- 
 cuting attorney of Cass county. In 1885 
 the student was admitted to the bar, before 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 409 
 
 Judge McConnell, and soon afterward 
 opened an office at Fargo, and his first case 
 was a civil suit before the district court. A 
 few years ago he came to Sault Ste. Marie, 
 and, after being admitted to the Michigan 
 bar before Judge Steere, he at once engaged 
 in practice. In the spring of 1889 he was 
 elected Justice of the Peace, re-elected in 
 1892, and again elected to the same office 
 in 1895, — each time receiving the largest 
 majority on the ticket. He also ran three 
 times for the office of Circuit Court Com- 
 missioner, being elected and serving one 
 term in that capacity. 
 
 aHARLES M. GOODING, United 
 States Local Inspector of Steam 
 Boilers, living in Marquette, was 
 born in the city of Detroit, Novem- 
 ber 10, 1844, and is a son of Matthew and 
 Elizabeth (Hayward) Gooding, the former a 
 native of Groton, New York, and the latter 
 of Buffalo, same State. The Gooding fam- 
 ily is of English origin and was founded in 
 America at an early day in the history of this 
 country, the ancestors settling upon a farm 
 in the colony of Massachusetts. The mater- 
 nal grandfather, David Hayward, was a sol- 
 dier in the war of 18 12 and the family early 
 removed to the Empire State. 
 
 The father of our subject came to De- 
 troit, Michigan, in 1832, when the North- 
 west was largely an undeveloped region, and 
 established the first shipyard in Detroit. He 
 there engaged in building boats until Octo- 
 ber, 1S45, when he was killed while hunt- 
 ing ducks on Detroit river by the accidental 
 discharge of a gun. His remains were in- 
 terred in Elmwood cemetery. He was a 
 man of considerable prominence and was 
 one of the two delegates from the State of 
 
 Michigan at the convention held in Balti- 
 more, who nominated William Henry Har- 
 rison for the Presidency. He was also a 
 personal friend of Cass, Chandler, Bagley, 
 the Howards, and many other men of prom- 
 inence at that day. For a time he served 
 as chief of the fire department of Detroit 
 and was always active in promoting the in- 
 terests of that city. His widow is still liv- 
 ing and makes her home in St. Joseph, 
 Michigan. In the family are three children, 
 — Mrs. Sarah E. Norton, a widow; Mrs. M. 
 A. Roby, also a widow; and Charles M. 
 
 Mr. Gooding was reared in Detroit, ac- 
 quired his education in the public schools 
 and at the age of seventeen entered the 
 Michigan Central Railroad shops, where he 
 served a full five years' apprenticeship to the 
 trade of machinist, and became thoroughly 
 familiar with the business. He then went 
 upon the lakes as marine engineer, follow- 
 ing that pursuit for seven years and sailing 
 on all the great lakes. In 1872 he went 
 to Duluth, Minnesota, established the first 
 machine shop on Minnesota Point and car- 
 ried on business there until 1876, when 
 he sold out and spent the season of 1877 
 as engineer on the steamer Manistee. 
 
 In 1878 Mr. Gooding was appointed 
 United States Local Inspector of Boilers 
 for the district of Superior, and has since 
 served in that capacity. He is thoroughly 
 qualified for the work, and his fidelity to 
 duty is well indicated by his long continu- 
 ance in the service. During all this time he 
 has made his home in Marquette, where he 
 is numbered among the valued and public- 
 spirited citizens. 
 
 On the breaking out of the rebellion Mr. 
 Gooding attempted to enlist, but he had 
 not then attained his majority, and being 
 small for his years his services were not ac- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 cepted. He was determined, however, to 
 be with the boys in blue, and if he could not 
 go as a regularly enlisted soldier he would 
 go in some other way. He joined his 
 uncle, William Jones, who was quarter- 
 master of Birge's Western Sharpshooters. 
 He was at the battles of Fort Henry, Fort 
 Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth and luka. His 
 loyalty has ever been manifest in the faith- 
 ful discharge of his duties of citizenship in 
 days of peace as well as war. For fourteen 
 years he was a member, and for ten years 
 the efficient captain, of the Morse Hose 
 Company, No. 3, Marquette's only volun- 
 teer fire company, and is Past Chancellor of 
 Iron Cross Lodge, No. 106, K. P.; Past 
 Master Workman, of Grafton Lodge, No. 
 Ill, A. O. U. W. ; and Junior Warden in 
 the Masonic Lodge. His wife, who was in 
 her maidenhood Miss Adda Ray, and was a 
 native of Ohio, holds membership in the 
 Presbyterian Church. 
 
 aHARLES SMITH, Representative 
 of the First District of Michigan 
 and an honored and prominent 
 citizen who well deserves represen- 
 tation in this volume, was born in the town 
 of Livonia, Wayne county, Michigan, on the 
 24th of December, 1839. His childhood 
 and youth were passed upon his father's 
 farm, where he continued until 1857, when, 
 at the age of eighteen, he entered the union 
 school of Ypsilanti, and continued there 
 until 1 86 1. Aroused by a spirit of patriot- 
 ism, he then responded to the country's call 
 for troops to aid in crushing out the rebel- 
 lion, and enlisted in the three-months service 
 as a member of Company H, First Michigan 
 Infantry. 
 
 In 1863 Mr. Smith became a citizen of 
 
 Houghton county, where he has since made 
 his home. Through that and the succeed- 
 ing year he served in the capacity of clerk in 
 the Pewabic store, and in 1865 became 
 assistant clerk in the Pewabic mine office, 
 where he continued until the fall of 1866. 
 He was then appointed chief clerk of the 
 Calumet & Hecla Mining Company, with 
 which company he was connected until the 
 spring of 1868. He was then made Assistant 
 Assessor of Internal Revenue, serving until 
 1870, at the same time conducting a news 
 stand and book-store in the village of Hough- 
 ton. The year 1870 and 1871 were passed 
 by him in Minnesota, where he was em- 
 ployed on the construction of the Northern 
 Pacific Railroad. In 1871 he returned to 
 Hancock, Michigan, to accept a situation 
 with the Copper Smelting Works as assist- 
 ant clerk, and in 1886, when the construc- 
 tion of the Calumet & Hecla Smelting works 
 at South Lake Linden was begun, he was 
 made chief clerk, which position he has 
 since creditably filled. He is a man of ex- 
 cellent business ability, far-sighted, persever- 
 ing and energetic, and in connection with 
 his other interests he is vice-president of the 
 First National Bank of Lake Linden, and a 
 director of the North Michigan Building & 
 Loan Association of Hancock. 
 
 In 1867 Mr. Smith was united in mar- 
 riage with Miss Fannie I. Hague, a native of 
 Massachusetts, whose parents were natives 
 of England. They have an adopted 
 daughter, Ruth E. Both are well known 
 people of this community; their friends are 
 many, and in social circles they hold an 
 enviable position. 
 
 Mr. Smith takes quite a prominent part 
 in Masonic circles and is a Thirty-second 
 degree and Knight Templar Mason, and a 
 member of the Mystic Shrine. He was 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 Master of Quincy Lodge in 1877 and 1878, 
 and in 1895 was a representative to the 
 Grand Comrnandery, which convened in 
 Saginaw, Michigan. In his pohtical views 
 he is a stalwart Republican, and is now 
 serving as Supervisor of his township, and 
 is Representative in the State Legislature. 
 He was elected by a vote of 1,969, against 
 541 votes cast for the candidate of the 
 People's party, and 509 for the Prohibition- 
 ist candidate, the Democratic nominee, D. 
 W. Sutter, having withdrawn. He is a 
 prominent and progressive citizen, devoted 
 to the best interests of the community, and 
 whether in the field of commerce, in politics 
 or in private life he is true to every trust re- 
 posed in him. 
 
 HNDREW G. JOHNSTON, Super- 
 visor of the township of Michi- 
 gamme, Marquette county, Michi- 
 gan, and a member of the firm of 
 Hirschman & Johnston, dealers in general 
 merchandise, Michigamme, is well known 
 in this county. A brief sketch of his life is 
 as follows: 
 
 Andrew G. Johnston was born in Upper 
 Canada April 29, 1848, son of Stewart 
 Johnston, a native of county Tyrone, Ire- 
 land. He attended school in Canada until 
 he was seventeen years of age, and then 
 came to Houghton county, Michigan, and 
 accepted a position as clerk for E. lyten- 
 berg & Company, dealers in general mer- 
 chandise, with whom he remained three 
 years. The two years following he worked 
 for William Condon, general merchant of 
 Hancock, after which he was for four years 
 in the employ of Ed Ryan of that place. 
 At the end of this time he formed a part- 
 nership with J. B. Ormsby and embarked in 
 
 business at Lake Linden, Houghton county, 
 where he remained six years, having entire 
 charge of the business. They then sold out 
 to Hart Brothers, and for a time was in 
 their employ. Three years later, in part- 
 nership with a Mr. Hirschman, he pur- 
 chased the general merchandise establish- 
 ment of E. lytenberg in Michigamme, and, 
 under the firm name of Hirschman & John- 
 ston, has since conducted a successful busi- 
 ness. Since Mr. Hirschman's death, in 
 1890, his interest in the firm has been held 
 by his widow, Mrs. Hannah Hirschman, of 
 Detroit, the firm name, however, remaining 
 the same. They also have a branch store 
 at Sidney, Michigan. 
 
 Mr. Johnston was elected Supervisor of 
 Michigamme township in 1890, and has 
 filled that office ever since. He is a Master 
 Mason and a member of the A. O. U. W. 
 Mr. Johnston and his wife, — whose maiden 
 name was Carter, and who was a native of 
 Port Henry, New York, — are the parents of 
 one child, a son, now twenty-one years of 
 age and employed in his father's store. 
 
 ^^^ EORGEOTTOBEEHLER, 
 ■ ^^ County Clerk and Register of Deeds 
 \^^f of Baraga county, Michigan, and 
 one of the representative citizens 
 of L'Anse, dates his birth in Alton, Illinois, 
 September 16, 1853. His father, George 
 F. Beehler, a native of Baden, Germany, 
 came to America about 1849 and located in 
 Illinois, where he remained until his son, 
 George O., was ten years of age, and at 
 that time removed with his family to Onton- 
 agon county, Michigan. 
 
 George O. attended public school in 
 Chicago until his eleventh year, and he con- 
 tinued his studies for three years after their 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 removal to Michigan. When he was fifteen 
 he went with his father, who was a car- 
 penter by trade, to the copper regions, and 
 for three years worked at that trade with 
 him. They then located at L'Anse, where 
 he worked with his father three years longer. 
 After this he entered the United States mail 
 service as postal clerk on the Marquette, 
 Houghton & Ontonagon Railroad, running 
 from L'Anse to Marquette, and held this 
 position eighteen years. In the meantime 
 his father had engaged in the undertaking 
 business, and upon his father's death, which 
 event occurred in 1892, our subject suc- 
 ceeded to the business and has since carried 
 it on. 
 
 Mr. Beehler was elected County Clerk 
 and Register of Deeds in 1894. He was the 
 first Republican ever elected to this office in 
 Baraga county. 
 
 In February, 1888, he married Miss 
 Clara Bell Davidson, of Monroe, Michigan, 
 whose untimely death occurred only a year 
 after their marriage. She left a babe that 
 joined her a year later, leaving the young 
 husband and father to mourn his loss. 
 
 K^^ OBERT H. SHIELDS is one the 
 I ^T prominent and well known resi- 
 \ _ P dents of Houghton county, Michi- 
 gan, and is now acceptably serving 
 as its Clerk. He has a wide circle of friends 
 and acquaintances, and we feel assured that 
 this record of his life will prove of interest 
 to many of our readers. He was born in 
 this county, in the township of Franklin, 
 May 22, 1 86 1, and is the son of James 
 Shields, a native of Scotland, who emigrated 
 to the United States in 1858, locating at 
 Eagle River, Michigan, where he became 
 
 engaged in mining. His wife was a native 
 of Cumberland county, England, and they 
 became the parents of five sons and two 
 daughters, namely: John C. Shields, sup- 
 erintendent of Mineral Range Railroad and 
 the Hancock & Calumet Railroad; Joseph 
 A. Shields, engineer on the Hancock & Cal- 
 umet Railway; James W. Shields, Master 
 Mechanic at the Michigan Mining School; 
 Edward R. Shields, machinist for Mineral 
 Range Railroad; Mrs. Edward S. Warne, of 
 Ripley; and Mrs. John Buchanan, of Han- 
 cock. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this 
 record was the fourth in order of birth of the 
 family. He attended the Ripley school un- 
 til eleven years of age, and then, although 
 but a boy, began to earn his livelihood. For 
 the following two years he was engaged in 
 washing copper in the Franklin stamp mills, 
 at the princely salary of $13 per month. 
 While thus engaged he continued his studies 
 at home with such alacrity that his parents, 
 though poor, yielded to his wishes and he 
 returned to school. In the school-room he 
 was always prompt, pursued his studies with 
 great diligence and at the age of eighteen years 
 was rewarded by being appointed a teacher 
 in the same school. During his career in 
 that capacity he had the good-will of both 
 parents and scholars and gave such satisfac- 
 tion that in two years he was again rewarded, 
 by being offered the principalship of the 
 school, — the only school which he had ever 
 attended up to this time. He accepted the 
 offer and remained at the head of the Ripley 
 public school for a period of three years. Dur- 
 ing the summer vacations of 1881 and 1882, 
 Mr. Shields attended the Normal School at 
 Valparaiso, Indiana, and during the vacation 
 of 1883 he graduated at the Bryant & Strat- 
 ton Business College of Detroit, after a 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 413 
 
 shorter attendance than any other graduate 
 from that institution. 
 
 From educational Mr. Shields turned his 
 attention to editorial work, and on leaving 
 the principalship of the Ripley schools be- 
 came the editor of the Portage Lake Her- 
 ald, now called the Michigan Copper 
 Journal, which he conducted two years. 
 His next position was as passenger con- 
 ductor on the Hancock & Calumet Railroad, 
 and four years afterward he resigned that 
 position to become clerk for the Centennial 
 Mining Company, having charge of their 
 office for three years, or until he was elected 
 County Clerk, in the fall of 1892. So ac- 
 ceptably and creditably did he fill that office 
 during the first term that in 1894 he was re- 
 elected and enjoys the distinction of having 
 received the largest majority ever given to 
 any candidate for any office in Houghton 
 county. 
 
 On the 14th of September, 1893, Mr. 
 Shields was united in marriage with Miss 
 Carrie K. Merton, a daughter of James Mer- 
 ton, of Calumet, Michigan. In his social re- 
 lations he is a Knight Templar and Mystic 
 Shrine Mason, a member of the Ancient Or- 
 der of United Workmen, and is e.x-Chancel- 
 lor Commander of Charity Lodge, K. of P., 
 of Calumet. In the county where his entire 
 life has been passed he has a large circle of 
 friends and acquaintances, and those who 
 have known him from boyhood are num- 
 bered among his stanchest friends, — a fact 
 which indicates an honorable record. He is 
 very popular, being greatly esteemed by all 
 classes of people. His public and private 
 life are alike above reproach, and in the va- 
 rious business positions he has filled he has 
 ever been found an honorable, straightfor- 
 ward man, while in political life he has the 
 respect of even those of the opposite party. 
 
 k/^ CHYNOWETH.— In no country 
 I /^^ in the world is there a larger pro- 
 \ ^ portion of self-made men than in 
 America, and American biography 
 is therefore of special interest, affording both 
 lesson and incentive. In the subject of this 
 sketch we have truly a self-made man. Al- 
 though not a native of this country he has 
 been identified with it for thirty-five years, 
 and it is fitting that his biography should be 
 accorded place with those of other represen- 
 tative citizens of the northern peninsula of 
 Michigan. 
 
 Mr. R. Chynoweth was born in Devon- 
 shire, England, June 19, 1834. His par- 
 ents, John and Elizabeth (Martin) Chyn- 
 oweth, were natives of that same place and 
 passed their lives and died there, the father 
 dying at the age of fifty-five years, and the 
 mother at forty-five. They had ten chil- 
 dren, the subject of our sketch being the 
 eldest, and all except one reached adult age. 
 
 When he was only nine years old Mr. 
 Chynoweth commenced work in the tin and 
 copper mines in England, and was employed 
 in the mines there until 1 860. That year 
 he emigrated to America and came direct to 
 Houghton, Michigan, arriving here in the 
 fall. From that time until April i 5 of the 
 following year he worked in the copper 
 mines at Houghton. He then started on 
 foot for Rockland, following the trail and 
 reaching his destination April 17. Until 
 1864 he worked m the copper mines at this 
 place. That year he engaged in the hotel 
 business at Rockland and conducted the 
 same successfully for many years, or until 
 ]uly 4, 1893, when he was burned out. 
 During his experience in the hotel business 
 he made a wide acquaintance among the 
 traveling public and gained the reputation of 
 a genial landlord. In the meantime he also 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 engaged in the meat business, and since his 
 hotel was burned he has given his whole at- 
 tention to the meat market, and is doing an 
 extensive business in this line. He has ac- 
 quired considerable property and is rated 
 among the substantial and influential men 
 of the town in which he has so long lived. 
 
 Mr. Chynoweth was married in England, 
 in 1855, to Miss Tamzin Biscombe, like 
 himself a native of that country. She died 
 April 22, 1872. She was the mother of nine 
 children, three sons and six daughters, the 
 sons all having died in infancy. Of the 
 daughters we record that Helen is the wife 
 of Frank Chynoweth, of Rockland; Emma 
 and Bessie, the next two, are unmarried; 
 Matilda is the wife of B. F. Chynoweth, of 
 Rockland; Selina is the wife of Albert Camp- 
 bell, of Chicago, Illinois; and Eliza is unmar- 
 ried. In 1875 Mr. Chynoweth married Eliza 
 Biscombe, a sister of his first wife. 
 
 Mr. Chynoweth is a Republican. He 
 has always taken a deep interest in public 
 affairs and especially in the advancement of 
 educational matters and the improvement 
 of public roads. He has served as School 
 Trustee and Highway Commissioner of 
 Rockland township, and has also been hon- 
 ored with the office of State Highway Com- 
 missioner. He has been identified with the 
 Masonic order for a number of years, main- 
 taining his membership in Lodge 108, 
 F. & A. M. 
 
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 *ILLIAM I. PRINCE, cashier of 
 the First National Bank, Besse- 
 mer, Michigan, is a young gentle- 
 man whose marked business abil- 
 ity and rare social qualities have gained for 
 him a high standing in the best circles of 
 this city. It is too soon on his journey of 
 
 life to attempt a biography of him, for much 
 of it is, we trust, before him. It is, how- 
 ever, appropriate that some personal men- 
 tion of him be made in this work, and we 
 take pleasure in presenting the following 
 sketch: 
 
 William I. Prince was born in Oberlin, 
 Ohio, October 11, 1867, son of George C. 
 and Lucy A. (Hill) Prince, the former a 
 native of New York and the latter of Ohio, 
 both still living at Oberlin. George C. 
 Prince was a small boy when he went with 
 his parents from New York to Ohio, their 
 settlement being in Lorain county, where 
 he has ever since resided. He is a stanch 
 Republican, has held various county and 
 township offices, and is well known and 
 highly respected throughout Lorain county. 
 For years he has been prominently engaged 
 in real-estate business. He and his wife 
 are the parents of three sons and three 
 daughters, namely: Clarence G. , William 
 I., Grace E., Sarah E., and Edith and 
 Ernest, twins, all at home except the two 
 eldest. Clarence G. is a teacher of pen- 
 manship at Buffalo, New York. 
 
 William I. was reared and educated in 
 his native town, attending the public schools 
 and Oberlin College and graduating in a 
 business college of Oberlin. After complet- 
 ing his commercial course, he was for two 
 years employed in the Oberlin postoffice and 
 then accepted a position in the Citizens' 
 National Bank of that place, remaining 
 thereuntil 1890. In 1890 he came to Mich- 
 igan and at Escanaba was employed as 
 bookkeeper in the First National Bank, 
 where he was thus occupied for a period of 
 two years. Since 1892 he has been identi- 
 fied with the interests of Bessemer, and has 
 since that date served efficiently as cashier 
 of the First National Bank of this place. 
 
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 417 
 
 The other officers of the bank are Mr. Jo- 
 seph Selhvood, president, and Dr. George 
 L. Loope, vice-president. The capital stock 
 is $50,000. Mr. Prince is also a director in 
 the Gogebic Powder Company. 
 
 In political matters, Mr. Prince takes an 
 active and earnest interest. He was ap- 
 pointed City Treasurer to fill a vacancy, and 
 is chairman of the Republican County Com- 
 mittee. 
 
 aHASE S. OSBORN. State Game 
 and Fish Warden for the State of 
 Michigan, and editor of the Sault 
 Ste. Marie News, is one of the 
 most prominent citizens of this section of 
 the State, a leader in political and business 
 life and a prominent journalist, who has ex- 
 erted a strong influence in behalf of all that 
 tends to the advancement and development 
 of his adopted State. 
 
 He was born in Huntington county, In- 
 diana, January 22, i860, descending from a 
 family of Danish and ancient English origin. 
 The name Osborn originated in Denmark 
 and was first spelled Osbjerne, the meaning 
 of which is polar bear or god bear. About 
 300 A. D. a Danish Jarl or Earl named 
 Osbearne, invaded England at the head of 
 an army of Norsemen, whence started the 
 English family. The name on reaching 
 America had become Osborne, but a division 
 in the family arising over the American Re- 
 volution, led the patriot branch to drop the 
 final e, while the Tory branch retained it. 
 A grandfather and granduncle of our subject 
 were soldiers in the Colonial army, one serv- 
 ing as a Captain and the other as a preacher 
 under the immediate command of Washing- 
 ton. His grandmother, during the war of 
 
 1812, moulded bullets for the use of the 
 Federal army in the defense of Washington 
 city, when the British came up the Potomac. 
 Her husband was a Lieutenant in the 
 service. The paternal grandfather, Isaac 
 Osborn, was a river trader, running between 
 Cincinnati and New Orleans, and was 
 murdered for his money on one of those 
 trips. A native of New Jersey, he removed 
 thence to New York in 1806, and afterward 
 crossed the mountains, settling in Indiana. 
 He married a Miss Pardee, a descendant of 
 George, the "Settler," who was a passen- 
 ger on the Mayflower. 
 
 The father of our subject. Dr. George 
 A. Osborn, was born in Madison, Indiana, 
 February 28, 1823, was educated in the 
 university of his native State, and is now a 
 physician of State reputation, residing in 
 South Bend, Indiana. He was reared in 
 Ohio, and was a promoter of the ' ' under- 
 ground railroads" in ante-bellum days. On 
 the organization of the Republican party he 
 joined its ranks and has ever since been one 
 of its stalwart advocates, but has never 
 sought office. He married Margaret A. 
 Fannon, who was born in Circleville, Ohio, 
 April 30, 1829, a daughter of John Fannon, 
 who was a native of Virginia, but his father 
 was born in the north of Ireland. The 
 maternal great-grandmother of our subject, 
 Martha McKenna, was born in Kentucky, 
 and there married James McGrath, a native 
 of the north of Ireland. The children of 
 Dr.. and Mrs. Osborn are as follows: Eugene 
 B., a resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 
 Stephen P., a farmer of Indiana; Emma, 
 wife of David N. Reed, of Octagon, Indiana; 
 Georgiana, wife of F. W. Brown, an at- 
 torney of Chicago, connected with the 
 Armour Packing Company; Chase S. ; Horace 
 E. ; Charles R., a dealer in horses; and 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 William D. , who is with the firm of Stude- 
 baker Brothers, of South Bend, Indiana. 
 
 Chase S. Osborn was reared in La Fay- 
 ette, Indiana, began his education in its pub- 
 lic schools and completed it in Purdue Uni- 
 versity, which he left at the age of seven- 
 teen to enter a newspaper office. He had 
 prevoiusly done newspaper work as corre- 
 spondent and reporter on the La Fayette 
 Home Journal. Later, going to Chicago, he 
 did miscellaneous newspaper work until 
 1880, when he went to Milwaukee and be- 
 came the managing editor of the Signal. He 
 subsequently filled an editorial position on 
 the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin, and in 
 1883 he went to Florence, Wisconsin, where, 
 in connection with James I. Toner, he pur- 
 chased the Florence Mining News, editing 
 it as an independent Republican paper, its 
 columns being devoted to the development 
 of the mining interests in that portion of the 
 country. After the first year he purchased 
 his partner's interest and conducted the 
 paper alone for three years, when he sold 
 out to Messrs. Campbell & Youngs, of Mil- 
 waukee. He then returned to Milwaukee, 
 and in April, 1887, established the Miner 
 and Manufacturer, in connection with lead- 
 ing newspaper men of that city, but man- 
 aged and edited that paper only a few weeks 
 when he sold out and became city editor of 
 the Milwaukee Sentinel. He took this only 
 as a temporary position and looked about 
 him in search of another location. He vis- 
 ited Sault de Ste. Marie, and, being much 
 pleased with the place, purchased the News 
 of William Chandler & Company, beginning 
 its publication in November of the same 
 year. His purchasing partner was Melville 
 A. Hoyt, owner of the Milwaukee Daily 
 News, and a year later Mr. Dingwall was 
 admitted to partnership; but in 1889 Mr. 
 
 Osborn bought out his partners and has 
 since been sole owner. The News is the 
 oldest and the leading Republican paper on 
 the peninsula. 
 
 Mr. Osborn has been a contributor to 
 many periodicals and magazines, of articles 
 mostly of a descriptive nature. He is a vig- 
 orous and fluent writer, making every sen- 
 tence count, and is a ready and entertaining 
 speaker. His ably conducted paper has 
 won a liberal patronage and the owner 
 has become prominent in journalistic cir- 
 cles. 
 
 Mr. Osborn takes a very prominent part 
 in political affairs and is a stalwart advocate 
 of the Republican party. In 1889 he was 
 appointed Postmaster of Sault de Ste. Marie 
 by President Harrison, and held the office 
 for four years. In 1892 he purchased the 
 Sault de Ste. Marie Tribune, and consoli- 
 dated it with the News, with the view of 
 furthering the interests of the Republican 
 party. In 1894 he was elected vice-presi- 
 dent of the Michigan Press Association, and 
 president of the Michigan Republican Press 
 Association, composed of the daily and 
 weekly Republican papers of this State. 
 In January, 1895, he was appointed, after an 
 excited contest of more than two hun- 
 dred competitors, as State Game and 
 Fish Warden, for a term of four years. 
 He is chairman of the Assembly District 
 Republican Committee, a member of the 
 Republican Congressional Committee, and 
 through the columns of his paper and upon 
 the platform he also labors earnestly in sup- 
 port of his party. He is also actively in- 
 terested in several social organizations, and 
 holds membership in La Sault de Sainte 
 Marie Club, the Fellowcraft Club, of De- 
 troit, Milwaukee Press Club and the St. 
 Paul Press Club. He affiliates with the 
 
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 419 
 
 Masonic fraternity, tiie Knights of Pythias 
 and the Odd Fellows, having taken the En- 
 campment degrees, and is also connected 
 with the Protective and Benevolent Order 
 of Elks. He has made a special study of 
 the geology of the Lake Superior region, 
 of the ornithology of Michigan, and is a 
 member of the American Ornithologists' 
 Union, the American Academy of Political 
 and Social Science and of the Michigan 
 Academy of Science. 
 
 Mr. Osborn was married in Milwaukee 
 May 7, 1 88 1, to Miss Lillian G. Jones, a 
 daughter of Edward Jones, deceased, who 
 was born in Wales and was formerly a man- 
 ufacturer of Milwaukee. He married Louisa 
 A. Irvine, a native of Dublin, Ireland, and 
 and to them were born the following chil- 
 dren: Frank P., a resident of W3-oming; 
 Delia, wife of Frank Carney, of Milwaukee; 
 Emma, wife of M. J. Hogan, a custom 
 broker of ^(lilwaukee; Edward, of Chicago; 
 and John A. and Mae, of Milwaukee. Mr. 
 and Mrs. Osborn have four children, — Ethel 
 L. , George A., Chase S. and Emily F. 
 
 aM. BOSS, Mayor of Bessemer and 
 County Inspector of Mines for 
 Gogebic county, Michigan, was 
 born in Pittsfield township, Wash- 
 tenaw county, Michigan, January 2, 1850. 
 Randal Boss, the father of this gentle- 
 man, was a native of New York State, sup- 
 posed to be of Holland descent, was by 
 trade a blacksmith, and was one of the early 
 pioneers of Washtenaw county, having come 
 out here from the Empire State when a 
 young man, in the year 1836. At the time 
 of his death, which occurred at Ypsilanti, 
 he was eighty-two years of age. Few of 
 the early settlers of the county were better 
 
 known or more highly respected than he. 
 The mother of Mayor Boss was before her 
 marriage Miss Lucetta T. Lytle, and she, 
 too, is a native of New York State. Her 
 ancestry is traced back to Scotland. She is 
 now seventy-eight years of age and makes 
 her home with her only child, the subject of 
 this sketch. She had one other child, 
 which died in infancy. 
 
 C. M. Boss was reared in his native 
 county. He had excellent educational ad- 
 vantages, attended school and college, and 
 completed his education in the University 
 at Ann Arbor, where he graduated as a min- 
 ing engineer in 1870. Immediately after 
 his graduation we find him in Marquette 
 county, in the employ of the State Geolog- 
 ical Survey, under T. B. Brooks, the Assist- 
 ant State Geologist. In this way he spent 
 the summer and fall and in the winter of 
 1 870-1 he was draughtsman in the State 
 Geological Survey office. From the spring 
 of 1 87 1 until the spring of 1873 he was 
 with the Houghton & Onontagon Railroad 
 Company, remaining with them until the 
 completion of their road. The following year 
 he was engineer for a mining company, in 
 
 1875 was engaged in the surveys of the Me- 
 nominee River Railroad, and after that was 
 again employed as mining engineer. In 
 
 1876 he returned to southern Michigan, and 
 after a rest of a few months he began to 
 fire on a locomotive engine on the Michigan 
 Centra! Railroad, in which capacity he served 
 one year. In 1878 he was employed as 
 superintendent of mining operations in the 
 district of Algoma, Ontario, Canada, and re- 
 mained there a year and a half, after which 
 he was engaged in land surveying in north- 
 ern Michigan. In 1881 he went to Mil- 
 waukee and took charge of a division of the 
 Milwaukee & Madison branch of the Chicago 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 & Northwestern Railroad, and was thus em- 
 ployed until the following year, when he re- 
 turned to Washtenaw county and settled 
 down to farming. That same year he was 
 married. He did not, however, remain on 
 the farm long, and the next year we find 
 him engaged in merchandising in Ypsilanti. 
 In the spring of 1S85 he went to Chicago in 
 the employ of the Western Edison Electric- 
 ity Company with which he remained until 
 April of the following year. 
 
 Since 1 886 Mr. Boss has been a resident of 
 Bessemer, where he has become well-known 
 as a mining engineer. He was appointed 
 Inspector of Mines for Gogebic county in 
 1890, and is still filling this position. To 
 him belongs the distinction of being the last 
 Village President and the first Mayor of Bes- 
 semer. He was re-elected Mayor in 1894 
 and is still the incumbent of the office, and 
 he has also served in official capacities else- 
 where. In 1874 he was elected President 
 of the village of Michigamme, and from 1873 
 until 1876 he was Land and Road Commis- 
 sioner of that district. 
 
 Mr. Boss' marriage has already been re- 
 ferred to. That event occurred October i, 
 1882, the lady of his choice being Miss Agnes 
 B. Mitchell, a native of Oconto, Wisconsin, 
 and a daughter of W. B. Mitchell. They 
 have two children, Alward M., and Owen R. 
 
 Fraternally, Mr. Boss is identified with 
 the A. O. U. W., the K. O. T. M., F. and 
 A. M., and R. A. M. Politically, he is a Re- 
 publican. 
 
 K./'^\ R- BUNDY, cashier and book- 
 
 I I keeper of the Pabst mine, Iron- 
 
 ^^^_y wood, Michigan, is a native of 
 
 Otsego county, New York, born 
 
 December 25, 1850. 
 
 His father, Delos Bundy, also a native 
 of Otsego county. New York, and of English 
 ancestry, was a farmer and merchant. 
 Coming West, he took up his abode in 
 Columbia county, Wisconsin, where he 
 carried on farming and merchandising for a 
 period of twenty years. In 1874 he re- 
 moved to Bremer county, Iowa, and there 
 passed the closing days of his life and died, 
 being seventy-seven years of age. Mr. 
 Bundy's mother was before her marriage 
 Miss Elvira Jenks, and she, too, is a native 
 of the Empire State, her native place being 
 Cooperstown. She descended from a 
 Quaker family who were among the early 
 settlers of New York, and she is still living, 
 now making her home with her daughter at 
 Appleton, Wisconsin. 
 
 The subject of our sketch is the second 
 son and third born in his father's family, 
 and at the time of their removal to Wiscon- 
 sin he was four years of age. There he 
 grew up, receiving his education in the dis- 
 trict schools and the State University at 
 Madison, spending three years in college. 
 In 1870 he taught school at Newburg, 
 Iowa. The following year we find him at 
 Ishpeming, Michigan, where he accepted a 
 clerkship in the store of B. M. Colwell, and 
 remained there until 1875. That year he 
 moved to Benson, Minnesota, where, until 
 1880, he engaged in the drug business, and 
 from there he went to St. Paul. In St. 
 Paul he was in the employ of a book and 
 stationery company, and, later, spent four 
 years as a traveling salesman. In 1889 he 
 engaged with the Metropolitan Iron and 
 Land Company, and, as above stated, is 
 now serving as cashier and bookkeeper of 
 one of their mines. 
 
 Mr. Bundy was married in 1879 to Miss 
 Katharuie Ross, a native of Canada and a 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 At'il 
 
 daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth (Curry) 
 Ross, who were of Scotch orig^in. 
 
 Socially, he is identified with the Masonic 
 order, having his membership in the blue 
 lodge at Ironwood and in the chapter at 
 Bessemer. He is a Republican, and takes 
 an active interest in public affairs. For 
 five years he has been Alderman for the 
 Eighth ward of Ironwood, having filled this 
 position ever since the creation of the ward. 
 
 aAPTAIN J. H. TAYLOR, one of 
 the experienced mining men and 
 pioneers of Ironwood, Michigan, 
 was born in county Londonderry, 
 Ireland, May 27, 1830, son of John Taylor, 
 a Scotchman. 
 
 In May, 1846, the subject of our sketch, 
 an ambitious youth eager for adventure, left 
 his native land and came to America, land- 
 ing in New York city. From there he went 
 to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he 
 remained until 1861, all that time being em- 
 ployed in a factory and by the same com- 
 pany. In 1 86 1 he came west to Michigan, 
 and in the copper mines of this State began 
 his mining career. He first worked in the 
 Quincy mine as a common laborer one year. 
 The following two years he served as surface 
 foreman of the same mine. Then he crossed 
 the river to Houghton, where he was em- 
 ployed as surface foreman in the Elroy mine 
 until i86g, or until the mine shut down, and 
 from there went to Ishpeming, Marquette 
 county, where he was captain in the New 
 York mine from 1869 to 1872. The last 
 named year he made a trip to the far West, 
 — to Colorado, Utah and Nevada, — and re- 
 mained about two years, enlarging his min- 
 ing experience. On his return from the 
 West, he was employed as mining captain 
 
 in the Menominee range until August, 1883, 
 being with the Commonwealth mine. We 
 next find him at Crystal Falls, as superin- 
 tendent of the Great Western mine, where he 
 remained until the spring of 1885. Captain 
 Taylor dates his identity with Ironwood 
 from May 15, 1885, he having come here as 
 captain of the German and Ashland mines. 
 He mined the first ore that was shipped over 
 the docks at Ashland, sunk the first shaft in 
 Ironwood, and shipped the first ore from 
 this place. He continued as captain until 
 1 89 1, when he was made superintendent of 
 the Ashland Mining Company, holding this 
 position until January 15, 1894, when the 
 company ceased operations. He is now 
 president of the Shuniah Gold Mining Com- 
 pany, which was organized under the laws 
 of Wisconsin and which has a capital stock 
 of $90,000. 
 
 Mr. Taylor was married first in 1849 to 
 Miss Sarah Rainey, by whom he has one 
 child, Hugh R. His second marriage was 
 in August, 1 89 1, to Mrs. Adda Ladux. 
 
 Mr. Taylor cast his first vote for Presi- 
 dent Pierce. When the Republican party 
 was organized he gave it his support, and 
 has since been a stanch Republican. He 
 served four years as Supervisor of the First 
 ward of Ironwood, and is now Chairman of 
 the County Board of Supervisors of Goge- 
 bic county. Fraternally, he is identified 
 with the F. & A, M., I. O. O. F., and 
 K. of P. 
 
 HB. ROACH.— We are now per- 
 mitted to touch briefly upon the 
 life history of one who is to be con- 
 sidered as one of the pioneer resi- 
 dents of the Upper Peninsula, with whose 
 progress he has been most intimately identi- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 fied from the early days when its industries 
 were practically summed up in the fishing 
 enterprises carried on by its little bands of 
 brave and sturdy men. He has attained to 
 a marked success in temporal affairs and has 
 gained to himself the respect and confidence 
 of those among whom his active and useful 
 life has been passed. 
 
 Mr. Roach stands as one of the most 
 honored business men of the thriving and 
 thoroughly modern little city of Sault Sainte 
 Marie, of which place he has been a resident 
 since September 22, 1863, coming hither 
 from Jefferson county, New York, in com- 
 pany with the Hurslej'S, mentioned on other 
 pages of this volume. His most conspicu- 
 ous business association at the present time 
 is as a member of the firm of F. W. Roach 
 & Company, of this city. 
 
 Our subject was born in Genesee coun- 
 ty, New York, in the vicinity of Rochester, 
 but grew to manhood in the county from 
 which he emigrated on coming to Michigan. 
 He began a seafaring life at the early age 
 of thirteen, and up to the time of his de- 
 parture for his new Western home he had 
 traversed the chain of Great Lakes quite 
 thoroughly. The company of settlers be- 
 fore alluded to brought with them boats, 
 nets and all other equipments essential to 
 fishing, in which line of enterprise they en- 
 gaged immediately upon their arrival in 
 northern Michigan, our subject setting the 
 first pound-net ever put into Superior 
 waters. He was successful as to catches 
 and markets and made money quite rapidlj'. 
 He also realized very satisfactory returns 
 from the handling of furs, in which line he 
 made quite extensive purchases from the 
 Indians during the winter of 1867-8. In 
 the fall of 1870 Mr. Roach made a de- 
 cided change in his field of business en- 
 
 deavor. At this time the Government broke 
 ground for the new canal, in the construc- 
 tion of which he secured employment as 
 foreman of a gang of men, under Barker & 
 Williams. He remained on this work until 
 July, 1873, when he received the appoint- 
 ment as Inspector of Customs for the Supe- 
 rior district, under Collector Lester McNight, 
 which incumbency he retained for two years 
 under this collector, after which he was 
 reappointed to the position by Mr. McNight's 
 successor and held the preferment until 
 Grover Cleveland was installed in the pres- 
 idential chair, when he was relieved by his 
 Democratic successor. His entire service 
 in this capacity covered a period of thirteen 
 years. For the next two years he was en- 
 gaged in farming and dairying, and in the 
 spring of 1887 he disposed of much of the 
 property which he had been accumulating 
 all these years, and the proceeds of these 
 various sales he utilized in part for the im- 
 proving of the property which he had re- 
 tained and in centralizing his finances for 
 other safe investments, and in part for in- 
 creasing his bank account. 
 
 In 1887 our subject erected the fine two- 
 story brick block occcupied by F. W. Roach 
 & Company, the dimensions of the same be- 
 ing 65 X 22 feet. In these commodious and 
 eligibly located quarters the firm mentioned 
 carry a comprehensive and well selected 
 stock of gentlemen's furnishing goods and 
 boots and shoes. Mr. Roach also has a 
 mercantile establishment at the corner of 
 Ashmun and Spruce streets, and between 
 the two stores and on his little sailing yacht, 
 Gladys, his time is divided during the course 
 of the entire year. 
 
 A. B. Roach was born on the 12th day 
 of February, 1838, being the son of Richard 
 Roach, who was a native of Ireland, which 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 423 
 
 country he left when fourteen years of age. 
 The latter, with a younger brother, was in 
 his youthful days apprenticed on board his 
 uncle's East India trading ship, and on their 
 first trip around Cape Horn the brothers 
 were washed overboard. This experience 
 so worked upon young Richard that when he 
 finally returned to England he ran away 
 from his home and the merchant ship, and 
 made his way to the United States. He 
 found employment on a farm in the State of 
 New York, and in that State gradually made 
 his way to a position of success and honor. 
 During the remainder of his life he never 
 heard a word from Ireland regarding his 
 people. He married Diantha Beach, born 
 in Vermont in 1802, a daughter of Major 
 Ratus Beach, three of whose sons came to 
 Michigan in 1828, and settled in Saint Clair 
 county. Major Beach was a soldier in the 
 war of i8i2i Our subject was the sixth in 
 order of birth of eight children, and of this 
 number six are yet living, namely: Leonard, 
 a farmer in Barry county, Michigan; Thad- 
 deus, a farmer at Gull Lake, same county; 
 Albert, a farmer of Barry county, Michigan; 
 A. B., the subject of this sketch; Orsnus, 
 also a resident of Barry county; and Martha 
 Ann, wife of Jacob Dingman, and residing 
 in the Antelope valley, California. The 
 father of these children died in 1885, at the 
 age of seventy-two years, and their mother 
 died about the year 1867, her death being 
 caused by being accidentally thrown from a 
 wagon. 
 
 June 4, 1859, in Jefferson county. New 
 York, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. 
 Roach to Miss Fannie E. Taylor, who had 
 come to this country from England the year 
 before to live with her uncle, Andrew Taylor, 
 who is a wealthy farmer of that county. To 
 her sterling worth Mr. Roach attributes his 
 
 prosperity in life. Of their eight children 
 the following five are living: Frederick \V., 
 who is an enterprising young business man 
 of Sault Sainte Marie, being associated with 
 his father in the mercantile firm of F. W. 
 Roach & Company; Lillie, the wife of F. 
 L. Higgins, of this city; and Frank H., who 
 is County Treasurer of this county; Louise 
 L. and Floyd H., at home. 
 
 Mr. Roach retains a fraternal relation- 
 ship with the Masonic order, having passed 
 the chapter degrees, and in his religious 
 adherency he is a member and communicant 
 of the Protestant Episcopal Church, with 
 which he has been identified for many years. 
 A man who has played his part in life ac- 
 cording to the strictest principles of honor, 
 who has ever been charitable in his judg- 
 ments of his fellow men and who has been 
 successful in his efforts, Mr. Roach richly 
 merits the esteem and confidence in which 
 he is held as a pioneer of the " Soo. " 
 
 aAPTAIN T. H. DAVEY, mining 
 captain of the Ashley mine, was 
 born in Ontonagon, Michigan, 
 October i, 1865. His father, T. 
 H. Davey, was a native of England, but 
 located in Ontonagon in 1855, having been 
 among the early pioneers. He now resides 
 in Bessemer, this State. The mother of 
 our subject, nee Emily Bowden, was also a 
 native of England, and came to America 
 with her parents when she was twelve years 
 of age. 
 
 Captain T. H. Davey, the eldest of their 
 eleven children, ten of whom grew to years 
 of maturity, began work in the copper mines 
 when ten years of age, under Captain 
 Hanis, now superintendent of the Quincy 
 mine. He attended school during the winter 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 months. At the age of fifteen he began 
 underground work, which he continued three 
 years. He next spent one year in the Mass 
 mine, went thence to the Stone mine, 
 Tower, Minnesota, returned to the Mass 
 mine for ten months, spent six months in 
 the National mine of Ontonagon county, 
 again went to the Mass mine and served as 
 fireman in the stamp-mill six months, fol- 
 lowed the same occupation in the Lucky 
 Star mine of Negaunee eight months, spent 
 one year in the Colby mine at Bessemer, 
 was subsequently promoted to underground 
 foreman in the same mine; from March until 
 October, 1893, was mining captain of the 
 Barringer mine at Mesaba; from that time 
 until November, 1894, was foreman of the 
 Colby mine, and since that time has had 
 charge of the Ashland mine at Ironwood. 
 
 In political matters, Mr. Davey affiliates 
 with the Republican party. Socially, he is 
 a member of the K. O. T. M., of Bessemer. 
 
 He was married December 31, 1892, to 
 Anna Kind, a native of Germany, but she 
 came to America at the age of twelve years. 
 They have one daughter, Irene Pearl. 
 
 aAPTAIN W. W. McNAUGHTON, 
 many years of whose eventful life 
 were passed in traversing the un- 
 beaten paths of the ocean and the 
 Great Lakes, and who is now living in re- 
 tirement at Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa 
 county, is a native of Digby, Nova Scotia, 
 where he first saw the light of day on Oc- 
 tober 22, 1825. His father, Michael Mc- 
 Naughton, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, 
 in the year 1779, having been a tanner and 
 shoemaker by trade and occupation. He 
 was married in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to 
 Rebecca Clinher, who was a native of Han- 
 
 over, Germany, and the daughter of a 
 major in the English army at the time of the 
 war of the Revolution. His command 
 marched from the Boston Common, crossed 
 Charlestown Neck, and charged the Patriot 
 army on Bunker Hill. Upon the the death 
 of Michael McNaughton, in 1840, his family 
 sold their possessions at Digby and removed 
 to Buffalo, New York, arriving there in 
 June, 1847. 
 
 Captain McNaughton began a sailor's 
 life at the age of fifteen, shipping on board 
 the Louisa Mallisa, a coaster from Nova 
 Scotia to Boston, then on a coast and West 
 India trader named the James Annon. He 
 remained with this vessel for three years, 
 after which he was employed on board the 
 schooner Lioness, on which he concluded his 
 career as a British subject. In this country 
 he went out from Buffalo first on the 
 schooner Washington Irving, plying Lake 
 Erie and engaged in trading in staves and 
 grain from Toledo to Buffalo. The brig 
 Portage next secured his services, on the 
 same waters; then followed in order a serv- 
 ice on the Pilgrim and Saginaw, and finally 
 the C. H. Winslow, on which last he acted 
 as mate. Within the same season he sailed 
 as captain of the Mary Myers, and the next 
 spring he went out as mate of the schooner 
 Outward Bound, from Chicago, later hold- 
 ing a similar position on the Sultan, trans- 
 porting lumber from Green Bay, Wisconsin. 
 During the summer prior to his coming to 
 Sault Sainte Marie he served on board the 
 Ramsey Crooks. His initial trip to the 
 " Soo " was in the interests of a dredge 
 company, for whom he transported to this 
 point some scows with which to dredge out 
 Saint George's flats, — this being in the year 
 1857. He remained in that service about 
 five years, and in July, 1859, went to Port- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 425 
 
 age lake, Houghton county, to dig a chan- 
 nel for Barton Williams, and when he re- 
 turned to Sault Sainte Marie he engaged in 
 the operation of tug boats on the river. He 
 put up the first range lights on Cedar Point 
 ranges, and Point of Parr ranges, before the 
 Government assumed charge of that busi- 
 ness on Lake Superior. In 1872, when the 
 mercury was thirty degrees below zero and 
 the river was frozen up, the Captain was 
 running a tug when a storm came up. The 
 schooner Cambridge was coming from Du- 
 luth, and the Captain, having the only tug 
 that could go out to the rescue, faced the 
 storm, reached the vessel, connected with it 
 by a line and towed it into Whisky Bay. 
 The next morning he went out and took a 
 crew off the vessel, then sunk, thus saving 
 seven lives on this schooner. He concluded 
 his business career as a sailor after a two 
 years' service in running the Government tug 
 Myra. His love for the water is too firmly 
 fixed by long association to be readily eradi- 
 cated, as is shown in the fact that he has 
 built a small yacht with which he passes 
 much of the summer season in taking out 
 hunting and fishing parties and in making 
 other trips of a miscellaneous order. 
 
 Captain McNaughton is one of a family 
 of twelve children, five of whom yet survive, 
 namely: John P., of LaPorte, Texas; Mrs. 
 Christian Van Tassel, of Fort Scott, Kan- 
 sas; Mrs. Mary Gardner, of South Chicago, 
 Illinois; W. W., our subject; and Mrs. 
 Agnes Russell, of Argentine, Kansas. 
 
 November 13, 1850, at Chicago, our 
 subject took unto himself a wife, in the per- 
 son of Miss Mary Clark, an orphan lady of 
 English nativity, who came to this country 
 when nine years old and first made her 
 home with an uncle, and she first came to 
 Chicago in 1848, when that city was smaller 
 
 than the Sault is now. Of their children 
 we make brief record, as follows: John; 
 Agnes, wife of George Masters, of Cleveland, 
 Ohio; Rebecca, wife of Joseph Ripley, of 
 Sault Sainte Marie; Willie; Mary; Carrie, 
 Deputy City Treasurer; Harry, Government 
 Inspector of Dredges and a resident of Sault 
 Ste. Marie; and George, at school. 
 
 In politics the Captain was originally a 
 Whig, but upon the organization of the Re- 
 publican party he identified himself there- 
 with and has since exercised his franchise 
 continuously in its support. His first Pres- 
 idential vote was cast for Zachary Taylor. 
 
 In his personality Captain McNaughton 
 is quiet and somewhat reserved, having none 
 of the rough manners of the typical lake 
 captain and none of the profanity equally 
 characteristic. He is happy in his home 
 life and is well equipped financially for a 
 semi-retirement such as he is maintaining. 
 He stands five feet six inches in height, 
 weighs 1 50 pounds, and is well preserved 
 and in excellent health. He is well known 
 to the people of this section and enjoys a 
 marked popularity, esteem and confidence 
 in the community. 
 
 ,>^ EV. S. F. MARCEAU, pastor of 
 1 /^ St. Louis parish of Calumet, Michi- 
 \ , y gan, is an earnest and able worker 
 in the church of his choice and is 
 well known. The parish of which he has 
 charge is a division of the Sacred Heart 
 parish, from which it was set off in August, 
 1884, its first pastor being Father Varmere, 
 now of Marquette, Michigan, who was suc- 
 ceeded by the present pastor. Father Mar- 
 ceau, who was assigned to the charge on the 
 1st of November, 1889. He has since 
 labored faithfully and earnestly in the in- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 terests of his congregation. The church, 
 which is known as the French CathoHc 
 Church, embraces a membership of 225 
 families, and is in a flourishing condition. 
 The services are held in French, for many 
 of the residents of this community are 
 French-speaking people. The house of 
 worship is a neat structure and well fur- 
 nished, and there is a small parish school 
 attached to the church, in which French is 
 taught to about seventy-five pupils. 
 
 Father Marceau is a native of Canada, 
 his birth having occurred in the British 
 Dominion on the 21st of January, 1851. 
 His early education was acquired in the 
 parochial school near his childhood home, 
 and at the age of sixteen he entered college, 
 preparing for the ministry. There he con- 
 tinued his studies for some time, and on 
 completing the prescribed course was or- 
 dained as a priest of the Catholic Church by 
 Bishop Vertin at Marquette in 1885. Four 
 years later he came to Calumet and has 
 since been pastor of the French Catholic 
 Church. He is well liked and esteemed by 
 the people of his own congregation and has 
 the respect of those of other denominations. 
 He is well educated, a good writer and 
 fluent talker, and is entirely devoted to his 
 church. 
 
 ai 
 
 'ILLIAM COULSON WATSON 
 is assistant superintendent of the 
 Biglow Copper Mining Syndi- 
 cate, which owns the Tamarack, 
 Tamarack, Jr., Kearsarge and Osceola 
 mines. In this region, where mining is the 
 leading industry and where the greater part 
 of the population is engaged in mining work 
 in some form or other, it is not an easy 
 thing to secure an important position like 
 
 that which Mr. Watson fills and which can 
 be obtained only through merit, capability 
 and fidelity to duty. 
 
 He is a son of Joseph Watson, a native 
 of the north of England, who emigrated to 
 America in November, 1861, and is now 
 living in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the ripe 
 old age of eighty-five years, yet in the en- 
 joyment of good health. He married Eliza- 
 beth Green, who died in June, 1894, at the 
 age of eighty years. In their family 
 were eleven children, the eldest of whom, 
 William Coulson Watson, was born in New- 
 castle-upon-Tyne, England, on the 8th of 
 April, 1837. His educational privileges 
 were quite meagre, he attending a private 
 school only until nine years of age, attend- 
 ing a night school three winters, when he 
 began working in the coal mines. He was 
 thus cut off from many advantages which 
 commonly fall to the lot of youth, but thus 
 thrown upon his own resources he developed 
 a self-reliance and force of character that 
 have been of incalculable benefit to him in 
 later years. At the age of sixteen he left 
 the mine and was bound out to Patrick Reid 
 to learn the carpenter's trade, serving a five- 
 years apprenticeship with that gentleman. 
 He then went to Liverpool, England, where 
 he followed his trade until his emigration to 
 America. 
 
 The year 1862 witnessed his arrival in 
 the New World. On reaching the shores 
 of this country he at once made his way to 
 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where he was un- 
 able to secure employment. After three 
 months' ceaseless tramping, he then went to 
 Keweenaw county, where he secured work 
 as a carpenter at the ' ' Cliff" mine. There he 
 continued for three years, when in 1865 he 
 went to the National mine, serving there in 
 the same capacity for two years. He then 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 427 
 
 returned to the Cliff mine, where he re- 
 mained until 1877, when, in October, he 
 went to the Osceola mine as carpenter 
 "boss." In 1878 he was made assistant 
 superintendent of the Biglow Copper Mining 
 Syndicate, has since served in that capacity, 
 and has aided in opening up all the mines of 
 the syndicate. 
 
 Mr. Watson was united in marriage with 
 Miss Jane Bone, a native of England, and 
 they became the parents of seven children. 
 He has for many years been Treasurer of the 
 Masonic lodge, and has taken the Knight 
 Templar degree and has become a member 
 of the Mystic Shrine. As a citizen he is 
 true to the best interests of the community 
 with which he is connected, is public-spir- 
 ited and progressive, and withholds his sup- 
 port from no enterprise that is calculated to 
 benefit the county, State or nation. From a 
 financial sta,ndpoint his career has been one 
 of success. Working his way upward he 
 has overcome the difficulties and obstacles 
 in his path and is now the possessor of a 
 comfortable competence. 
 
 >T^AMES F. SCANLAN, Postmaster of 
 m Michigamme, Michigan, was born in 
 A J Franklin township, Houghton coun- 
 ty, this State, November 9, 1866. 
 He is a son of John Scanlan, a native of 
 Kilkenny, Ireland, who emigrated to Canada 
 many years ago, and from there came to 
 Michigan. 
 
 James F. attended the public schools of 
 his native place until he was thirteen. At 
 that early age he entered the employ of 
 George Huber, a butcher of Champion, 
 Michigan, and remained with him a year and 
 a half. After this he worked for lumber 
 dealers, being employed at different places, 
 
 and finally, in 1890, came to Michigamme 
 as an employe of the F. W. Read Lumber 
 Company, and since that time he has been 
 a resident of this place. He has made 
 many acquaintances here, and is as highly 
 respected as he is well known. December 
 4, 1894, he was appointed Postmaster of 
 Michigamme, took up the duties of the office 
 January i, 1S95, ^"^l has thus far given 
 prompt and efficient service. He is a mem- 
 ber of the A. O. U. W. 
 
 Mr. Scanlan married Miss Blanche M. 
 Kirk, of this place, and they have an infant 
 daughter, Florence Irene by name. 
 
 >j*OHN U. CURNOW, captain of the 
 m East Vulcan Iron mines, was born at 
 /• 1 Cornwall, England, December 30, 
 1843, a son of John Curnow, who 
 also was a native of that place. Attending 
 school until he arrived at the age of si.xteen 
 years, our subject then engaged in tin-min- 
 ing, as a miner under ground, in Weal-Prov- 
 idence mine, county of Cornwall. 
 
 When twenty-two years of age he 
 emigrated to America, locating at Lake 
 Superior, Michigan, where he spent a short 
 time with the Bay State Copper Company. 
 The ne.xt six months he was with the Phoe- 
 nix Mining Company, employed as a miner, 
 and the following six months with the 
 Franklin Mining Company, also as a miner, 
 and then eight months as night captain for 
 the same. On account of his ability as a 
 miner he was next appointed second captain 
 of the Pewabic mine, and at the end of four 
 years was appointed first captain, which 
 position he held eight years, for two years of 
 which time he was also first captain of the 
 Franklin mine. Then for about eighteen 
 months he was engaged in silver-mining in 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Georgetown, Colorado, after which he was 
 appointed superintendent of the Old Abe 
 gold mine one year, then for two years he 
 was superintendent of the Sam's gold mine, 
 both in Dakota, and finally he was appointed 
 first captain of the East Vulcan Iron Mines, 
 which position he is now filling. Formerly 
 this mine gave employment to 500 men. 
 
 Captain Curnow was married in New 
 York city to Miss Eliza Shugg. In society 
 relations he is a member of William Pitt 
 Lodge, Sons of St. George. 
 
 (D 
 
 ARTIN M. FOLEY, Marshal of 
 Houghton, Michigan, is a young 
 man who is well fitted for the 
 position he occupies and has dem- 
 onstrated this fact on more occasions than 
 one. 
 
 Mr. Foley's father, Michael Foley, was 
 one of the early settlers of Michigan and was 
 for years prominently identified with Hough- 
 ton county. He was born in county Liver- 
 more, Ireland, and about 1849 emigrated to 
 this country, settling in Michigan and engag- 
 ing in mining and general merchandising. 
 For five years he was sheriff of Houghton 
 county. He died March 7, 1875. In 
 his family were five sons and five daughters, 
 the subject of our sketch being the eldest 
 living son. 
 
 He was born May 12, 1864, at Hough- 
 ton, and until he was thirteen attended the 
 public schools of this place. At that early 
 age he was employed at the Franklin stamp 
 mill, where he remained about one year. 
 His next employment was as stage-driver 
 for Mr. Richard M. Hoar, on the line be- 
 tween Houghton and L'Anse, this being be- 
 fore there were any railroads running into 
 Houghton. When he was twenty he ac- 
 
 cepted a position as depot baggagemaster 
 for the Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon 
 Railroad, in which capacity he served most 
 acceptably until 1889, when he took charge 
 of the transfer for the Mineral Range Rail- 
 road. In July, 1 88 1, he was appointed 
 Marshal of Houghton, has been reappointed 
 every year since, and has proven himself a 
 most valued official. 
 
 In August, 1893, $70,000 were captured 
 by train robbers who held up a train on the 
 Mineral Range Railroad, in collusion with 
 the express messenger who had charge of 
 the money while in transit from the banks at 
 Houghton and Hancock to Calumet. The 
 capture of the guilty parties was due to the 
 prompt efforts of Marshal Foley. 
 
 Mr. Foley was at one time Captain of 
 Company K, Third Regiment, Michigan 
 National Guards. This position he resigned 
 in 1 89 1, and was then made Captain of the 
 Hancock Rifles, an independent company in 
 Hancock. He is county President of the 
 A. O. H. , an officer in the A. O. U. W. , and 
 a member of the K. of P. In politics he is 
 a strong Republican. 
 
 ^y'^ R. A. B. LANG, one of the leading 
 I I practitioners of medicine in Sault 
 /^^J Ste. Marie, was born in Gray 
 county, Ontario, October 28, 1848. 
 His father, Dr. William Lang, was born in 
 Hamilton, Scotland, in 1805, educated in 
 Edinburg and London, in medicine and sur- 
 gery, and after graduating at the University 
 of Edinburg he entered the British navy, 
 where, as surgeon aboard the Duke of York, 
 he was stationed in India for some years. 
 He came to America in 1S36, and was en- 
 gaged in his profession until his death, in 
 1868, in Gray county at sixty-three years of 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 age. He was one of the pioneer physicians 
 of the city of Toronto, Canada. He mar- 
 ried Susan Burnie, who died in 1887, at the 
 age of si.xty years. They had eleven chil- 
 dren, of whom seven are living. 
 
 The subject of this sketch spent his early 
 years in school in Owen Sound, and began 
 reading medicine in the year 1873, in the 
 office of his brother, Dr. Thomas D. Lang, 
 deceased, and afterward completed a course 
 at Trinity College, and graduated at the 
 University of New York, in 1884. Entering 
 practice, he was located at 1 54 East Twenty- 
 eighth street, that city, until 1887, when he 
 came to Sault Ste. Marie, attracted hither 
 by the boom then in progress here. In his 
 large practice he is assisted by Dr. Alex- 
 ander McDonald, a graduate of the Detroit 
 College of Medicine. 
 
 In his political principles he coincides 
 with the Republican party. In 1 893 he was 
 elected Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie and 
 served two years. He is a Royal Arch 
 Mason, and is a popular and highly esteemed 
 citizen. 
 
 >>rr'OHN VIVIAN, supply clerk of the 
 m Osceola mine, and a well known cit- 
 A 1 izen of Opechee, claims England as 
 the land of his birth. He was born 
 in Cornwall February 1 1, 1S27, and is a son 
 of Nicholas Vivian, who was born in the 
 same county October 20, 1790. There for 
 many years he was prominently connected 
 with the mining interests and for some time 
 was superintendent of the copper works of 
 John Henry Vivian, Esq., father of Lord 
 Swanzey. He thoroughly understood the 
 business, being an expert in his line. His 
 death occurred October 20, 1875, at the ad- 
 vanced age of eighty-five years. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this 
 record acquired his primary education under 
 the instruction of Rev. John Maber, who 
 conducted a private school in the neighbor- 
 hood where the Vivian family lived. The 
 first position which John Vivian obtained 
 was that of supply clerk under his father, in 
 which capacity he served until twenty years 
 of age, when he resolved to try his fortune 
 in America. He had heard that better op- 
 portunities and privileges were afforded 
 young men in the New World and resolved 
 to test the truth of these reports. Accord- 
 ingly he crossed the Atlantic and located in 
 Connecticut, beginning work in the Green- 
 wich copper mine, but remained there only 
 a short time, when he assisted in bringing 
 into Boston the Cochituate Lake. When 
 this work was completed he removed to 
 Salem, Massachusetts, and secured a position 
 as steward on the sailing vessel Potomac, 
 going with the ship to Africa. There he 
 shipped as steward on the sailing vessel Car- 
 oline, of London, and went thence to Eng- 
 land. He did not, however, tarry long in 
 his native land, but soon again came to the 
 United States and located in Pittsburg, 
 Pennsylvania. There he entered the em- 
 ploy of the Knapp & Wade Engine Manu- 
 facturing Company, and on leaving their 
 employ went to the Empire State, working 
 in a lead mine in Ellenville, New York, for 
 one year. 
 
 On the expiration of that period Mr. 
 Vivian came to the Lake Superior region 
 and began working in the Cliff mine, con- 
 tinuing his labors there for three years, 
 when he was injured by a falling rock, 
 which forced him to give up underground 
 work. He then turned his attention to 
 school-teaching, which he followed for two 
 years, having at one time 1 12 scholars under 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 his charge. He was elected County Clerk 
 in 1 860 and abandoned school-teaching in 
 order to enter upon the duties of that office, 
 which he faithfully performed for four years. 
 He also held the office of Justice of the 
 Peace for more than thirty years, serving 
 until 1 89 1. He was a most able officer, 
 meting out justice without fear or favor and 
 doing all in his power in behalf of law and 
 order. For seventeen years he has been 
 supply clerk of the Osceola mine, and by his 
 employers is held in the highest confidence 
 and esteem, for his fidelity and trustworthi- 
 ness merits their high regard. It was a 
 fortunate day for him when he decided to 
 come to America, for he has met with a fair 
 degree of success in this country, has se- 
 cured a pleasant home and won many warm 
 friends. 
 
 In the days of his early manhood Mr. 
 Vivian married Miss Sarah Landor, grand- 
 daughter of John Landor, who was born in 
 Lancashire, England, about 1755, and was 
 an assistant of the Messrs. Hornblower; the 
 latter gentlemen erected one of the first 
 steam engines in Cornwall. Mr. Vivian has 
 eleven children and thirteen grandchildren. 
 
 BRANK A. HEALY, the popular 
 Postmaster of Ironwood, Michigan, 
 dates his birth in Markesan, Green 
 Lake county, Wisconsin, August 
 II, 1852. Of his parentage and life, we 
 make record as follows: 
 
 Joseph W. Healy, his father, was a na- 
 tive of Lincolnshire, England. He emi- 
 grated to America in 1839 and located at 
 Markesan, Wisconsin, he being one of the' 
 early settlers of Green Lake county, where 
 he resided for many years and where he was 
 well known and highly respected. He was 
 
 a miller and millwright, and many of the 
 early mills of Wisconsin were erected by 
 him. He died in 1883, at the age of fifty- 
 seven years. Mr. Healy's mother, nee Sarah 
 A. Downs, was born in New York, and is 
 still living, now sixty years of age. When 
 she was fifteen she came to Wisconsin with 
 her parents. Her mother's maiden name 
 was DeGotte and she was of French descent. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Healy became the parents of 
 nine children, eight sons and one daughter. 
 The daughter and one son died when young 
 and the others are still living. Frank A. is 
 the eldest of the family. 
 
 Frank A. Healy was reared in his native 
 place and received a high-school education. 
 At the age of eighteen he commenced clerk- 
 ing for the firm of McCarteiry & Wheelan, 
 lumber dealers of Fort Howard, Wisconsin, 
 and remained there until the spring of 1875, 
 when he went to Medford, that State, with 
 Mr. Wheelan, continuing with him as super- 
 intendent of a sawmill about two years. At 
 the end of this time he entered into a part- 
 nership with Mr. Alford Dodge, in the gen- 
 eral merchandise business at Medford. Soon 
 after he became identified with this place 
 he was appointed Treasurer of Taylor 
 county by Governor Taylor, and in the fall 
 of the next year, 1876, was elected to the 
 office by the Democratic party, and filled 
 the same with credit to himself and his con- 
 stituents. In 1884 he disposed of his in- 
 terests in the merchandise establishment, and 
 for a year and a half afterward was employed 
 by the Exchange Bank of Medford. While 
 a member of the firm of Dodge & Healy 
 he was interested in the lumber business as 
 well as general merchandising, and in May, 
 1884, when the town of Medford was nearly 
 all destroyed by fire, they suffered heavy 
 loss. 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 431 
 
 In July, 1886, Mr. Healy came to Iron- 
 wood, Michigan, as manager of a lumber 
 yard for the firm of Hoxie & Mellon, in 
 whose employ he remained one year. He 
 then engaged as assistant cashier of the 
 Bank of Ironwood and was thus occupied 
 for two years. In 1891 he became identified 
 with the Manhattan Life Insurance Com- 
 pany, as general agent for northern Wiscon- 
 sin and northern Michigan. This position 
 he still holds. 
 
 Ever since he took up his abode in Iron- 
 wood Mr. Healy has been prominently iden- 
 tified with its affairs, and is regarded as one 
 of its leading citizens. He served as a mem- 
 ber of the Board of Supervisors from April, 
 1888, to April, 1893, and was a member of 
 the Board of Education from July, 1888, to 
 July, 1894, two years of this time being 
 treasurer of the latter board. From April, 
 1892, until April, 1893, he was Assessor for 
 Ironwood. His appointment as Postmaster 
 was made July 3, 1893, and in this office, as 
 elsewhere, he is rendering a high degree of 
 satisfaction. He is identified with the I. O. 
 O. F., A. O. U. W., M. W. of A., and the 
 Elks. 
 
 Mr. Healy was married in October, 1874, 
 to Miss Sarah J. Williams, a native of Wis- 
 consin and a daughter of Morris L. and 
 Phoebe (King) Williams. They have had 
 six children, namely: Edna (deceased), 
 Walter (deceased), Edith Maud, Ada Ma- 
 rion, Frances Phoebe, and Angeline Mary. 
 
 * ir ^ ON. JOHN Q. McKERNAN, Post- 
 
 w'^m master of L'Anse, Michigan, dates 
 
 \ , r his birth in Little Britain, New 
 
 York, January 10, 1823. He is a 
 
 son of John and Margaret (Massey) Mc- 
 
 Kernan, both natives of the Emerald Isle, 
 
 the former of county Monaghan and the lat- 
 ter of Belfast. Their family was composed 
 of seventeen children. 
 
 At the age of six years the subject of our 
 sketch removed with his parents from New 
 York to Michigan, his father having bought 
 a farm four miles north of Ann Arbor, and 
 lived there until 1837, when they moved to 
 Ingham county, same State. From an early 
 age he was inured to hard work, and he at- 
 tended school at such times as he was not 
 required on the farm. He is one of the few 
 men now living who came to the copper 
 regions of Michigan in the '40s, and many 
 and interesting are the experiences which he 
 relates of his life here. It was in 1848 that 
 he first came to the copper regions, when he 
 went to work for the Cliff mine at Eagle 
 River. He did carpenter work two years at 
 this mine, and the next two years was em- 
 ployed as mining carpenter and surface boss 
 for the Albion mine. Then he built the 
 dock at Eagle Harbor, erected houses and 
 stamp mills and did general carpenter work, 
 being thus occupied up to 1853, when he 
 became surface and carpenter boss of the 
 Albion mine at Houghton, continuing as 
 such three years. From that time until 
 1868 he was general manager of the R. Ed- 
 wards saw and lumber mills, and for one 
 year thereafter was carpenter boss at the 
 South Pewabic mine. In 1869 we find him 
 at Baraga, where, for the next four years, 
 he was general manager of the Thomas Ed- 
 wards mill, and from that place he came to 
 L'Anse. Here he engaged in the brewing 
 business with Henry Steinback. They built 
 the brewery and operated it for six years 
 under the firm name of L'Anse Brewing 
 Company. It was then closed for a time, 
 and when again opened it was under the 
 firm name of Edwards & McKcrnan, Mr. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Steinback having sold out to Mr. Thomas 
 Edwards. They continued its operation 
 until 1883, when Mr. McKernan gave up 
 brewing and accepted a position as carpen- 
 ter and car repairer for the Marquette, 
 Houghton & Ontonagon Railroad. This 
 place he filled two years. 
 
 Mr. McKernan has filled various import- 
 ant public positions during his long life in 
 northern Michigan. In 1849 he was elected 
 Sheriff of Houghton county, which coun- 
 ty at that time included all the counties 
 this side of the "Soo," and he was the in- 
 cumbent of this office for a period of four 
 years. While in Houghton county he also 
 served a number of terms as Justice of the 
 Peace, School Inspector, and a member of 
 school boards, — in the latter thirty years al- 
 together, — and he has three times been 
 elected a Justice of the Peace at L'Anse. 
 He was Village President, Trustee fifteen 
 years. Superintendent of the Poor eight- 
 een years, and for eight years was In- 
 spector of Schools in Houghton coun- 
 ty. In 1855 he was one of three Commis- 
 sioners appointed by the State Legislature 
 " to lay out and establish a State road from 
 Copper Harbor, in Houghton county, to 
 the village of Ontonagon, in Ontonagon 
 county." They surveyed and cut out this 
 road and made it passable for teams (about 
 1 10 miles). In 1879 he and Lewis M. Dick- 
 ens and Richard Chynoweth, of Ontonagon 
 county, were appointed commissioners by 
 the State Legislature "to lay out, establish 
 and superintend the construction of a State 
 swamp land State road, from the village of 
 Baraga, in Baraga county, to the village of 
 Maple Grove, in Ontonagon county " (thirty 
 and one-half miles). They made the road. 
 These are the two principal roads in the 
 copper district to-day. In 1867 he was 
 
 elected a delegate to the State Constitutional 
 Convention at Lansing, and in 1862, 1864, 
 1866 and 1868 to the Legislature. He ac- 
 cordingly represented Houghton county in 
 the Michigan State Legislature in the ses- 
 sions 1863, '4, '5, '7 and '9. He was first 
 appointed Postmaster of L'Anse in 1885, and 
 at that time served four j'ears, and in 1893 
 he was again appointed. He is a Master 
 Mason. 
 
 Mr. McKernan chose for his life com- 
 panion Miss Emma S. Pryor, and of the 
 children born to them si.x are now living. 
 One son, Philip R. , is engaged in the prac- 
 tice of law at L'Anse. 
 
 BRANK EUGENE CROCKER, who 
 is acceptably serving in the office 
 of Register of Deeds in Dickinson 
 county, Michigan, is by birth a 
 Western man, claiming the neighboring 
 State of Wisconsin as the place of his 
 nativity. He was born in Brown county on 
 the iithof December, 1856, and is a son of 
 Ephraim Crocker, an honest and respected 
 citizen, who came, in 1850, from New York 
 State to Wisconsin, where he has since re- 
 sided. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this 
 record pursued his studies in the public 
 schools until he had arrived at the age of 
 eighteen years, after which he spent one 
 year in a drug store, and for the following 
 ten months pursued the study of law in the 
 office of C. W. Monroe, of Fort Howard, 
 Wisconsin. He did not continue this, how- 
 ever, and in the spring of 1881 obtained the 
 position of office clerk for the Menominee 
 Mining Company, having had charge of the 
 pay roll. The duties of this position were 
 onerous, but he discharged them to the 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 43S 
 
 complete satisfaction of all concerned. His 
 first independent venture in life made him 
 proprietor of a grocery store. In 1S89 he 
 began operations along this line and three 
 years afterward sold his stock of goods to 
 the firm of James & Croll. 
 
 Mr. Crocker is holding his position for 
 the second term. In iiSgi, when the 
 county of Dickinson was divided from 
 Menominee county, he was appointed As- 
 sistant Register of Deeds; being true to his 
 duties and the trust reposed in him, the 
 people recognized his worth and elected him 
 to the same office in 1892, and again in 
 1 894. In his political relations he is a 
 stanch Republican, and socially is a member 
 of the Knights of Pythias. He was united 
 in marriage with Miss Evelyn L. Erwin, a 
 native of Oakfield, Wisconsin, and they have 
 two children. 
 
 aHARLES MEESKE is the efficient 
 and well-known secretary of the 
 Upper Peninsula Brewing Company 
 of Marquette, and is an energetic, 
 wide-awake business man, whose well- 
 directed efforts have been an important 
 factor in bringing to this industry the success 
 with which it is crowned. The business was 
 established in 1875, and a brewery was pur- 
 chased at Negaunee. The brewery, which 
 is owned by the company at Marquette, 
 was founded and built by George Rublein, 
 one of the pioneers of Marquette county, 
 who operated it for a few years, when it 
 passed into the possession of Meeske & 
 Hoch, who formed a stock company under 
 the name of the Upper Peninsula Brewing 
 Company, with Reiner Hoch as president 
 and Charles Meeske secretary and treasurer. 
 These two gentlemen, in connection with 
 
 25 
 
 N. M. Kaufman and Edward Breitung, con- 
 stitute the board of directors. The pres- 
 ent plant was erected during the last five 
 years, and thej' now have one of the finest 
 and best located breweries on the Upper 
 Peninsula, situated about two miles from 
 the center of Marquette, but still within the 
 city limits. The capacity of this brewery is 
 between twenty and twenty-five thousand 
 barrels per annum. Mr. Meeske, who is 
 secretary and treasurer of the company, has 
 the entire management of the Marquette 
 brewery, and has succeeded in building up 
 an extensive business, which makes the 
 stockholders' investment a paying one. 
 
 As Mr. Meeske is widelj' and favorably 
 known, we feel assured that the record of 
 his life will prove of interest to many of our 
 readers. He was born in Swinemuende, 
 Germany, in 1850, and is a son of Gustave 
 and Wilhelmina (Mollenhaur) Meeske, who 
 spent their entire lives in that country. 
 The father was a very prominent business 
 man, connected \\ith many industries and 
 the owner of a large brewery and hotel. 
 The family numbered six children, namely: 
 Paul, a captain on an ocean vessel, who is 
 now living retired in Germany; Emily and 
 Anna, who are still residents of the Father- 
 land; Otto, whose home is in Muskegon, 
 Michigan; Gustave, also of that city, repre- 
 senting the Muskegon Brewing Company; 
 and Charles. 
 
 The last named acquired his education 
 in the public schools of his native city, and 
 there learned his trade in his father's 
 brewery. He continued under the parental 
 roof until he had attained his majority, and 
 then determined to try his fortune in 
 America, hoping he might better his finan- 
 cial condition and more rapidlj- acquire 
 wealth. Accordingly he bade adieu to 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 home and friends and crossed the Atlantic 
 to New Yorlc, whence he came immediately 
 to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, accepting a position 
 as foreman in a brewery there, where he 
 remained two years. In the meantime he 
 had acquired some capital and now embarked 
 in business for himself, carrying on opera- 
 tions in Milwaukee until 1878, since which 
 time he has been connected with the brewery 
 in Marquette, while his partner, Mr. Hoch, 
 is the manager of the brewery in Negaunee. 
 They own forty-two acres of land on which 
 the Marquette brewery stands, and an 
 eighty-acre tract, which is commonly known 
 as the old Mill farm. The officers and 
 stockholders of the Upper Peninsula Brew- 
 ing Company are also the officers and stock- 
 holders of the Valley Milling Company, 
 owning a mill which is located on Dead 
 river, and which is continually in operation. 
 It has a new roller process, is supplied with 
 the latest improved machinery, and the 
 product of the mill, being of excellent quality, 
 finds a ready sale on the market. 
 
 In 1876 was celebrated the marriage of 
 Mr. Meeske and Miss Amelia Heineman, an 
 estimable lady, who has been to her hus- 
 band a true companion and helpmeet. They 
 have a family of three children, a son and 
 two daughters, — Charles, Ella and Flora. 
 
 In connection with his other business 
 interests, Mr. Meeske is a stockholder in 
 the Ishpeming Street Railway Company, 
 and a director in the Marquette Savings 
 Bank, and is also interested in many mines. 
 He has never sought office of any descrip- 
 tion, preferring to give his time and atten- 
 tion solely to his business interests, in which 
 he has met with signal success. He has 
 been connected with various industries which 
 have added to the welfare of the com- 
 munity, has taken a deep and abiding 
 
 interest in everything that is calculated to 
 prove of public benefit, and is one of the 
 most prominent men on the Upper Pen- 
 insula. 
 
 K./^ EV. FATHER THOMAS J. AT- 
 j/^ FIELD, pastor of St. Patrick's 
 \ V Parish, Hancock, Michigan, was 
 born in Marquette, this State, in 
 the year 1857. He was educated at the 
 Montreal College in Canada and at St. Fran- 
 cis Seminary, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and in 
 1880 was ordained by the present bishop. 
 After his ordination he was assigned to the 
 position of assistant pastor in Hancock, soon 
 afterward was given charge of Champion 
 and Michigamme, and from there was sent 
 to Menominee. At Menominee he had 
 charge of what now is divided into four 
 parishes. From Menominee he went to 
 Houghton. His connection with St. Pat- 
 rick's parish at Hancock dates from 1888. 
 St. Patrick's parish was organized in 
 July, 1885. It was originally St. Ann's 
 parish that was established in 1 86 1 by the 
 Rev. Father Edward Jacker. At this writ- 
 ing 450 families are registered in the parish, 
 and the church and all its institutions are 
 in a flourishing condition. Under Father At- 
 field's management a new school and con- 
 vent was built for the Sisters of St. Joseph, 
 at a cost of $13,000, and St. Patrick's 
 church has been completed and equipped, 
 and a parsonage costing $4, 500 erected. 
 This school is graded the same as the public 
 schools, has about 340 pupils enrolled, and 
 is in the hands of the Sisters of St. Joseph. 
 In connection with the church is a society 
 called the League of the Sacred Heart, for 
 young ladies, St. Rose Sodality for girls, 
 and a similar society for boys, that have 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 437 
 
 taken first communion. There is also in 
 connection with the church another society 
 composed of young men, its object being 
 social and literary amusement. This organ- 
 zation has a membership of eighty-four, and 
 has a library and reading room, and also 
 billiard room. 
 
 Father Atfield's work at Hancock, as 
 elsewhere, has been characterized bj- great 
 earnestness and attended with .signal suc- 
 cess. 
 
 aHARLES L. FICHTEL is an en- 
 prising young business man of Calu- 
 met, proprietor of a drug store. He 
 has the honor of being a native of 
 Michigan, his birth having occurred in Han- 
 cock on the 4th of September, 1863. The 
 family is of German lineage. The father of 
 our subject, Charles L. Fichtel, was born in 
 Germany and was by occupation a .stone- 
 cutter, learning the trade in his younger 
 years while still in hi.s native land. In the 
 '50s he emigrated to America and took up 
 his residence in Detroit, Michigan, but after 
 a short time came to the copper country, 
 where he spent the remainder of his life, 
 his death occurring in December, ^889, 
 when he was aged sixty-five years. 
 
 In the public schools near his home 
 Charles L. Fichtel pursued his studies until 
 sixteen years of age, when he entered upon 
 his business career, going to Lake Linden, 
 where he secured a position with Louis 
 Deschamps, a druggist, in whose employ he 
 continued for a year. On the expiration of 
 that period he returned to the city of his 
 nativity and formed a connection with A. J. 
 Scott, serving in his drug house as salesman 
 for the long period of twelve years. Such 
 extended service well indicates his fidelity 
 
 to duty, his faithfulness to his employer's 
 interests and the confidence and trust reposed 
 in him. In 1887, while in the employ of 
 A. J. Scott, he was elected City Treasurer 
 against Henry Drittler, Jr., one of the 
 strongest Democrats in a city stronglj- 
 Democratic. He has twice been elected 
 delegate to the Republican State conven- 
 tions, and has always taken an active in- 
 terest in local as well as national politics. 
 
 On leaving the employ of Mr. Scott, 
 Mr. Fichtel entered into business on his 
 own account in partnership with Dr. J. E. 
 Scallon, which connection existed for two 
 years. During that time Mr. Fichtel 
 also served as express agent. He then 
 removed to Calumet and opened the drug- 
 store which he now owns. He carries a 
 large, complete and well-assorted stock of 
 everything found in a first-class establish- 
 ment of the kind, and is doing a good busi- 
 ness, receiving from the public a liberal 
 patronage which he well deserves. He has 
 the qualities. essential to a successful mer- 
 chant, — energy, enterprise and good man- 
 agement, — and has achieved a success that is 
 but the fitting reward of his own labors. 
 Socially he is connected with the Knights of 
 Pythias and the Ancient Order of United 
 Workmen, — an esteemed member of both 
 organizations. 
 
 *w ^ ENRY J. F. HICKLER, a mem- 
 
 l'''"\ her of the prominent dredging firm 
 
 1 . ^ of Hickler Brothers, Sault Ste. 
 
 Marie, has been identified with the 
 
 northern peninsula of Michigan ever since 
 
 1 880, and engaged in the business of dredging 
 
 under Government contract on the St. Mary's 
 
 river improvement. Their first work was the 
 
 deepening of the channel from the rapids to 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Sailor's Encampment, a distance of thirty- 
 five miles, creating a depth of sixteen feet. 
 The period of time required for this work 
 was three years. The firm next began on 
 a section of the Hay Lake channel; and 
 after that other contracts were taken, con- 
 tinuing to the present time. They are now 
 engaged in deepening the Canadian channel 
 at the rapids. Some five years after engag- 
 ing in the business of dredging on this 
 peninsula, the company also entered the 
 machine and repair business at the Soo, and 
 this department of their work also has grown 
 to be one of the prominent industries of the 
 place, giving employment to a force of 
 twenty men. 
 
 Mr. Hickler was born in Buffalo, New- 
 York, August 1 8, 1 86 1, educated there, and 
 when a lad in his early 'teens he went aboard 
 one of the tugs belonging to his father, J. 
 Hickler, a dredging contractor, who estab- 
 lished his business in 1876. He has had 
 important work in his line at Montreal, and 
 is yet in active service, although sixty-five 
 years of age and a man of considerable 
 means. In his youth Mr. Hickler, Sr. , 
 learned the carpenter's and shipbuilders 
 trades, and from his accumulations as a 
 tradesman he at length drifted into his 
 present large business. This family is of 
 German origin, the paternal grandfather of 
 our subject having been born in Germany. 
 Mr. Hickler's mother's maiden name was 
 Catherine Ludwick. The children of Mr. 
 and Mrs. J. Hickler are: Thomas, a mem- 
 ber of the firm of Hickler Brothers and a 
 leading business man of the "Soo; " Martha, 
 now Mrs. Charles Mensch, of Buffalo; Clara; 
 John, also a member of the firm of Hickler 
 Brothers; Mrs. Laura Mead and Pauline 
 Hickler, both of Buffalo. 
 
 The International Hotel, one of the 
 
 largest hotels in the Lake Superior country, 
 is owned by the Hickler Brothers. It was 
 erected in 1888, on the Canada side of the 
 rapids, and will accommodate 200 guests. 
 
 Mr. Hickler is a member of the City 
 Council, representing the Fourth ward, 
 elected in 1894, as a Republican. He is 
 serving the city's interests as a member of 
 the committees on ordinances (of which he 
 is chairmanj, sewers and finance. 
 
 He was married in Buffalo, New York, 
 June 5, 1882, to Miss Mary Bloy, a daugh- 
 ter of W. and Catherine (Quarryman) Bloy. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Hickler have two children, — 
 Chester H., ten years of age, and Marion, 
 one year old. 
 
 HNDREW JACKSON, Clerk of the 
 Sault Ste. Marie Canal and Locks 
 and a popular and highly esteemed 
 citizen, was born in Henry county, 
 Ohio, October 29, 1844. His education 
 was of the practical kind, being obtained 
 largely in the printing-office while a type- 
 setter, etc., beginning at the age of fourteen 
 years, in the office of the Napoleon (Ohio) 
 North-West, and later in the office of the 
 Toledo Blade, and after the war he was em- 
 ployed in the office of the Cincinnati En- 
 quirer. His father, William J. Jackson, is 
 a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, and during 
 his active life was a civil engineer of consid- 
 erable reputation, having had charge of the 
 public works of Ohio for over thirty years. 
 He was born in Ireland in 1820 and was 
 brought to the United States when an in- 
 fant. He was educated at Norwalk, Ohio, 
 and learned his profession at Maumee City, 
 Ohio. He married Susan D. Berlin, a na- 
 tive of Tonawanda, New York, whose father 
 was a farmer and one of the pioneers of the 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 439 
 
 Maumee portion of the Buckeye State. 
 Four of their five children are living, 
 namely: Albert S., a civil engineer of 
 Piqua, Ohio; Mrs. A. M. Bowdel, also of 
 Piqua; Daniel T. , bookkeeper for A. Teach- 
 out & Company, of Cleveland, Ohio; and 
 Andrew, whose name heads this biographical 
 notice. 
 
 The last named, during the late war, en- 
 listed in the Sixty-eighth Ohio Volunteer 
 Infantry at Napoleon and was commissioned 
 Second Lieutenant of Company F, and in 
 the field was promoted to the position of 
 Regimental Adjutant, serving on the staff of 
 Major-General M. D. Leggatt, of Cleveland, 
 when that gentleman was a colonel com- 
 manding a brigade belonging to the Seven- 
 teenth Army Corps. Mr. Jackson partici- 
 pated in the engagements at Fort Donelson, 
 Corinth, first and second Shiloh, Matamora, 
 Vicksburg, and was stationed in Washing- 
 ton, District of Columbia, during the last 
 few months of the war, where he was con- 
 nected with the muster department. 
 
 In 1865 he went to Cincinnati, where he 
 was confidential clerk for Boyle & Roach, 
 contractors for city work and railroad build- 
 ing, and from that city he came to Sault 
 Ste. Marie in 1873, and was cashier for the 
 same firm, who had a contract for putting 
 in the lock of 1881. He remained in con- 
 nection with this work until it was com- 
 pleted, when he was appointed assistant su- 
 perintendent of the canal, the superintend- 
 ent being Captain Spalding, and he served 
 in that capacity until January i, 1882, when 
 he received the appointment to his present 
 position, which he has ever filled most ac- 
 ceptably and creditably. 
 
 Being an influential Democrat, he was 
 elected to the State Legislature of 1879-80 
 to represent the counties of Chippewa, 
 
 Mackinac, Schoolcraft and Cheboygan. 
 In the legislative body he was a member of 
 the committees on State and military affairs. 
 He was especially interested in the transfer 
 of the Sault Ste. Marie canal to the United 
 States Government. He was also chairman 
 of the Board of Supervisors who built the 
 courthouse, president of the Board of Edu- 
 cation when the high-school building was 
 erected; was the first president of the Edi- 
 son Soo Electric Company, one of the orig- 
 inal stockholders and a director of the Sault 
 Savings Bank, one of the organizers of the 
 Soo National Bank, and is president of the 
 Soo Ferry Company, organized in 1888. 
 
 He was first married at University Place, 
 Tennessee, in 1870, to Miss Barbara Shoupe, 
 who died at Piqua, Ohio, in 1871. For his 
 second wife he married, in Sault Ste. Marie, 
 November 9, 1887, Miss Helen J. Myers, 
 from Hillsdale, Michigan, and a daughter of 
 W. H. Myers, a contractor. Their only 
 child is Barbara J., born January 6, 1892. 
 
 Mr. Jackson is a Scottish-rite Mason, a 
 Knight Templar and a Noble of the Mystic 
 Shrine. 
 
 EON. H. O. YOUNG, Prosecutmg 
 Attorney of Marquette county, is 
 one of the most prominent citizens 
 not only of Ishpeming but also of 
 the northern peninsula. In the legal and 
 political world he has been a prominent fac- 
 tor and has risen to a position in both that 
 can be obtained only through merit. Being 
 a skilled lawyer, he has done much toward 
 molding the history of the Upper Peninsula 
 during the past si.xteen years, and wherever 
 known is honored for his genuine worth. 
 
 He was born in New Albion, New York, 
 August 4, 1850, a son of Hon. Horace C. 
 
440 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Young. The family is of English origin 
 and was founded in America by the great- 
 grandfather of our subject, who sailed from 
 that country to the New World and estab- 
 lished his residence on the island of Martha's 
 Vineyard, Massachusetts. His grandfather, 
 Henry Young, was born at that place and at 
 length moved to the Empire State. Hon. 
 Horace C. Young was a native of Fenner, 
 Madison county, New York, born in 1806, 
 and in life became a railroad builder and 
 superintendent. He married Miss Laura 
 P. Walker, who was born in Vermont in 
 1807, a daughter of Gideon Walker, who 
 was an officer in the war of 1 8 1 2 and was 
 at the capture of Fort Erie; soon after the 
 surrender he was murdered by the Indians. 
 He also was of English descent, and mar- 
 ried Miss Barbara Olin, a native of the 
 Green Mountain State and a daughter of 
 Judge Gideon Olin, the first State Treasurer 
 of Vermont and a man very prominent in the 
 history of the Colonies. Of Welsh descent, 
 he belonged to a family that has furnished 
 many leading and influential people to this 
 country. He was a member of the com- 
 mittee of safety in Vermont during the Rev- 
 olutionary war, and was also Judge of the 
 Supreme Court of that State for many years; 
 his son John occupied the same position. 
 Another son, Abram B., was for many 
 years a congressman from the Green Moun- 
 tain State. 
 
 The parents of our subject were married 
 in Madison county. New York, and moved 
 to Cattaraugus county, same State, where 
 they spent their remaining days. The abil- 
 ities of the father brought him prominence in 
 public life, and he served in both branches 
 of the New York Legislature. In politics he 
 was first a Whig, and when that party dis- 
 solved and the Republican party sprang into 
 
 existence he joined its ranks and continued 
 to march under its banner for the remainder 
 of his life. He was a member of the mil- 
 itary commission appointed by Governor E. 
 D. Morgan of New York during the Civil 
 war. His death occurred in 1879, and his 
 wife, who long survived him, passed away 
 in 1890. They were the parents of six chil- 
 dren. The subject of this sketch is the only 
 son and the youngest of the family. 
 
 Mr. Young was reared in Cattaraugus 
 county. New York, acquiring his education 
 in the common schools and in Chamberlain 
 Institute in Randolph, same State. When 
 a young man of twenty-two he emigrated 
 W^est. Ambitious, energetic and deter- 
 mined, and believing that in the newer 
 West he might have better opportunities 
 for advancement than in the older States of 
 the East, where population and consequent 
 competition were greater, he took up his 
 residence in Ishpeming, in 1S72, and was 
 engaged for three years in merchandising in 
 Republic, Marquette county, but since 1879, 
 when he was admitted to the bar, he has 
 been engaged in the practice of law. He 
 formed a law partnership with George W. 
 Hayden in 1883, since which time the part- 
 nership has continued with mutual pleasure 
 and profit. The firm of Hayden & Young 
 is now among the first in Marquette 
 county. A liberal clientage attests the con- 
 fidence reposed in him by the public. 
 
 In his political views he is a stalwart 
 Republican, and has always closely identified 
 himself with his party interests. He made 
 his first political speech when only eighteen 
 years of age, and has since been prominent 
 as an advocate of Republicanism. Fre- 
 quently he has been sent as a delegate to 
 conventions, attending each State conven- 
 tion excepting two ever since 1876. For 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 44' 
 
 eight years he was a member of the Repub- 
 lican State central committee, and during 
 nearly the whole of that period was the 
 only member from the Upper Peninsula. 
 Called to office on various occasions, he 
 has demonstrated his deep interest in the 
 public welfare by the faithful discharge of 
 the duties devolving upon hiiu. In 1879 he 
 was elected to represent his. district in the 
 State Legislature. In 1886 he was elected 
 Prosecuting Attorney of Marquette county, 
 and has filled that position to the present 
 time by successive re-elections. In 1880 he 
 was Supervisor of the United States census 
 for the Upper Peninsula, and he has also 
 been City Attorney of Ishpeming. 
 
 In these days, when there is so much 
 corruption in politics, a man may win office 
 unworthily, but he can not long continue 
 in positions of public trust. Therefore, 
 when we see one who has long been in pub- 
 lic position we know that fidelity and ability 
 won him the distinction. Such a man is 
 Mr. Young. In the advancement of the 
 city he has also been a prominent factor, 
 especially interested in establishing the 
 public library. He was one of a committee 
 of three, — his associates being A. W. Myers 
 and B. W. Wright, — appointed by the City 
 Council to secure this library, and Mr. 
 Young personally selected almost all the 
 volumes now upon the shelves of what is 
 at present the finest public library on the 
 peninsula. His own law librarj' is volumi- 
 nous and well selected. Besides his high 
 standing in his profession and as an honest 
 officer, he is a man of broad information. 
 
 For his wife he married Miss Mary J. 
 Marsh, a native of Cattaraugus count}'. New 
 York, and a daughter of Vermont parents. 
 She received her education in Chamberlain 
 Institute and also at Syracuse, New York, 
 
 and is a most cultured and refined lady. 
 The home of Mr. and Mrs. Young is noted 
 for its hospitality, and their many friends 
 are always sure to receive there a hearty 
 welcome. 
 
 ca 
 
 * W. RICHARDSON, Marquette, 
 Michigan, is probably the best 
 posted lumber inspector in this 
 great State, that ranks first in 
 the lumber industry; as such he has gained 
 marked prestige. He was reared in the 
 lumber business, has been engaged in it all 
 his life, and at this writing is not only a 
 lumber inspector but also a shipper and 
 commission merchant as well. 
 
 Born in Vienna, Elgin county, Canada, 
 February 22, 1843, Mr. Richardson is a son 
 of Z. S. W. and Mercy J. (Balcom) Richard- 
 son, the former a native of Canada and the 
 latter of Massachusetts. Mr. Richardson 
 comes of an ancestry in which he may justly 
 take pride. His paternal grandfather was 
 a Welshman who crossed the Atlantic and 
 settled in Canada at an early day and passed 
 the rest of his life on a farm, his life being 
 such as to command the respect of all who 
 knew him. Of the Balcoms, we record that 
 they were old Puritan stock, many repre- 
 sentatives of the family having figured 
 prominently in the early wars of this coun- 
 try. They removed from New England to 
 Erie county, Ohio, at an early day, and, as 
 in the East, were among the leading citizens 
 of the community in which they resided. 
 Elizabeth Balcom, the maternal grand- 
 mother of Mr. Richardson, was a sister to 
 the mother of Thomas A. Edison, the 
 renowned inventor; and his paternal grand- 
 mother was a cousin of General Wolfe, the 
 brave young British commander who was 
 
442 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 killed at Quebec. Z. S. \V. Richardson, as 
 already stated, was a native of Canada. 
 He was born near Toronto, removed to El- 
 gin, and subsequently took up his abode in 
 Cleveland, Ohio, where he and his wife 
 passed the remainder of their lives. He was 
 for some time engaged in mercantile pur- 
 suits, but later gave his attention to the 
 lumber business, which he carried on in 
 Cleveland for a number of years. He and 
 his wife were the parents of seven children, 
 five of whom are now living, namely: Will- 
 iam W., whose name initiates this article; 
 Alva A., a resident of Berkeley, California; 
 Mary E., widow of J. E. French, of Oregon; 
 Kahlly I., wife of Riley Rathborn, Lincoln 
 Nebraska; and Aleanor J., widow of Charles 
 Bartow, a resident of Oregon. 
 
 W. W. Richardson was partly reared in 
 Canada and was educated there and in Ohio, 
 his advantages being limited to the common 
 schools. At the age of eighteen he started 
 out in life for himself. When he was 
 twenty-one he came to Michigan, and at 
 Saginaw was for two years employed as 
 lumber inspector, returning at the end of 
 that time to Cleveland. For ten jears he 
 was City Inspector there, one year of that 
 time also being Government Inspector, and 
 during his residence there he was, from i 870 
 until 1874, a partner in the lumber business 
 with Captain William ^^'^adsworth. On 
 leaving Cleveland, he returned to Michigan, 
 and with a brief exception has since then 
 been inspector at different points in this 
 State. From 1888 until 1890 he was in- 
 spector for the Diamond Match Company. 
 The following eighteen months he was in 
 Ashland, Wisconsin. Since September, 
 1892, he has made his home in Marquette, 
 but his business calls him to all parts of the 
 Upper Peninsula 
 
 Mr. Richardson is well posted in polit- 
 ical matters and takes a commendable inter- 
 est in public affairs, as a Republican. 
 While a resident of the city of Cleveland he 
 was initiated into the mysteries of Freema- 
 sonry, and still has a membership in the 
 order there. He is also identified with the 
 A. O. U. W. and the K. O. T. M. 
 
 In 1 864 he married Miss Harriet A. 
 Harrington, of Saginaw, Michigan, and they 
 have an only child, a daughter, Carrie M., 
 who is the wife of George W. Hoag, of 
 Marquette. 
 
 ai 
 
 ' ALTER FITCH. —The Champion 
 Iron Compan\', of which Mr. 
 Fitch is agent and superintendent, 
 is the owner of e.xtensive mines 
 at Beacon, Michigan. The company was 
 organized in 1868 to operate at this point, 
 and the mine was then opened and actively 
 operated until July, 1893, when it was 
 closed down and remained in a state of in- 
 activity until January i, 1895, when opera- 
 tions were resumed in two shafts. The 
 companj' owns 15,000 acres of land in Mar- 
 quette county. The mine has nine shafts, 
 six of which are capable of production, and 
 the maximum depth is 1,200 feet. They 
 mine cr\stalline iron ores of magnetic and 
 specular varieties, and the total product of 
 the mine up to the present time is 3,000,000 
 tons, the ores being shipped to Cleveland, 
 Ohio, and other Lake Erie ports. The 
 present officers of the Champion Iron Com- 
 pany are: Joseph S. Fay, Jr., of Boston, 
 Massachusetts, president; W. E. Stone, also 
 of Boston, vice-president; W. B. Bosson, of 
 Boston, secretary; and^^'. Fitch, (jf Beacon, 
 Michigan, agent and superintendent. Grant 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 443 
 
 S. Barber, mining engineer and chemist, 
 who was a student in the State University of 
 Ann Arbor, has been connected with the 
 company for four years. 
 
 The former agent, Alfred Kidder, of Mar- 
 quette, held the position from 1874 until 
 1893, when he retired. It was under his 
 management that the mine reached its ca- 
 reer of prosperitj'. Before he assumed con- 
 trol the career of the mine had been a 
 checkered one, and at the time he took 
 charge an indebtedness of half a million dol- 
 lars hung over the company, owing largely 
 to inefficient management in previous years; 
 but rapidly mastering the situation he placed 
 the business on a paying basis, wiped out 
 the debt and the company was started on a 
 career of almost phenomenal prosperity. 
 
 The successor of Mr. Kidder, — the present 
 manager, — Walter Fitch, is a native of Lon- 
 don, England, born in 1854, and acquired 
 his education in the public schools of that 
 city. The first twenty years of his life were 
 passed there, when he resolved to make a 
 home beyond the Atlantic. He sailed for 
 America in 1874, and made his way to Mich- 
 igan. In 1881 he became agent for the 
 Pascoe & Dalliba mines at Champion, now 
 closed, and in 1884 he formed a connection 
 with the Champion Iron Company in the 
 capacity of superintendent. Since 1893 he 
 has served both as superintendent and agent, 
 and though his duties are onerous and his 
 responsibilities great, he is equal to the 
 work, and by his able discharge of the tasks 
 which fall to him he has won the confidence 
 and respect of the officers of the compan\" 
 and of all with whom he has been brought 
 in contact. All the newer improvements of 
 the mines have been added during his term 
 as superintendent. When in full working 
 force between fi\e and si.\ hundred men are 
 
 employed and it will thus be seen that the 
 superintendent is no sinecure. 
 
 In the community where he resides Mr. 
 Fitch is regarded as a leading and represen- 
 j tative citizert In his political affiliations he 
 is a stalwart Republican, and has served as 
 Township Supervisor of Champion township, 
 while at this writing he is president of the 
 Board of Education of that township. 
 
 '^rr* t)- BARRY, City Attorney of Iron- 
 ^ wood, was born in Ingham county, 
 /I 1 Michigan, October 14, 1862. His 
 father, Phillip D. Barry, was a na- 
 tive of Ireland, and came to America at the 
 age of twenty years. The mother of our 
 subject, ncc Bridget Corcoran, also a native 
 of Ireland, came to this country when fifteen 
 jears of age, and was reared on a farm 
 in Williamston township, Ingham county, 
 Michigan, where they still reside. They 
 were the parents of five children, four of 
 whom are living: Robert D., a farmer 
 of Ingham county; Mary, wife of Louis 
 Ording, also a farmer of that county; J. D., 
 the subject of this sketch; and Annie, at 
 home. 
 
 J. D. Barry was reared to farm life at 
 his native place, attending the district 
 schools during the winter, until 1876, when 
 he entered the high school of ^^'illiamston. 
 He next went to Valparaiso, Indiana, and 
 entered the Northern Indiana Normal 
 School, graduating at that institution with 
 the class of 1882. After teaching school in 
 Bunker Hill township, Ingham county, 
 Michigan, for two years, Mr. Barry entered 
 the law office of Cahill, Ostrander & Baird, 
 at Lansing, Michigan, where he remained 
 until 1885, and in that year entered the law 
 department of the Michigan University at 
 
444 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Ann Arbor, graduating in 1887. For the 
 following year he was engaged in the law 
 office of Tarsney & Weadock, at Saginaw, 
 Michigan, also practiced alone in that city 
 one year, and from 1889 to 1892 he served 
 as municipal Judge of the city of Saginaw. 
 In the latter year Mr. Barry came to Iron- 
 wood, and engaged in the practice of his 
 profession, and since 1894 he has held the 
 office of City Attorney. 
 
 February 9, 1 89 1 , our subject was united 
 in marriage with Jennie McKelvey, a native 
 of Wallaceburg, Canada, daughter of Robert 
 and Mary McKelvey. To this union have 
 been born two children; John B. and 
 Helen M. Mr. Barry affiliates with the 
 Democratic party, and the family are mem- 
 bers of the Catholic Church. 
 
 >-7*0SEPH BOSCH, president of the 
 m Bosch Brewing Company, of Lake 
 ^ 1 Linden, Michigan, is a native of 
 Baden, Germany. He was born on 
 the nth of February, 1850, and is a son of 
 Joseph and Mary (Gleirscher) Bosch, who 
 came to this country in 1854 and settled in 
 New York city, where they remained until 
 1862. In that year they removed westward, 
 locating in Port Washington, Wisconsin, 
 where the father engaged in the manufacture 
 of beer until 1867, the year of his arrival at 
 Lake Linden, Michigan. In this place he 
 spent his remaining days, his death occur- 
 ring in 1875. His wife died in 1870. Their 
 family numbered a son and two daughters, 
 our subject being the youngest. 
 
 Joseph Bosch, of this sketch, was only 
 four years of age when with his parents he 
 crossed the Atlantic to America. His edu- 
 cational privileges were extremely meager. 
 He attended school to a very limited extent, 
 
 in New York. When a mere boy he started 
 out to earn his own livelihood and has since 
 been dependent on his own rescources, so 
 that whatever success he has achieved in 
 life is due entirely to his own efforts. He 
 worked with a pick and shovel and after 
 coming to Wisconsin he learned the brewing 
 business, under the direction of his father, 
 with whom he remained until 1867. In that 
 year he came to the Lake Superior country, 
 and located at Lake Linden, where he 
 secured a position in the stamp mill of the 
 Calumet & Hecla Mine Company. There 
 he remained until 1872, when he went to 
 Milwaukee, where he was employed in the 
 Schlitz brewery for some time, going thence 
 to Cleveland, Ohio, and on to Louisville, 
 Kentucky. He made this trip for acquiring 
 a better knowledge of the brewing business. 
 In 1874 he returned to Lake Linden and 
 established a brewery, which he conducted 
 alone until 1876, when he admitted to part- 
 nership Joseph Wertin, Sr. , Joseph Wertin, 
 Jr., and George Wertin, Mr. Bosch retain- 
 ing a half interest and conducting the busi- 
 ness under the name of Joseph Bosch & 
 Company, until 1 894. In that year he pur- 
 chased the interest of Joseph Wertin, Sr. , 
 who had died, and Joseph Wertin, Jr., and 
 formed a stock company, which was organ- 
 ized under the name of the Bosch Brewing 
 Company, our subject having the controlling 
 interest. This is one of the largest and 
 best breweries in the State. It is an exten- 
 sive plant with good buildings, supplied with 
 all modern improvements and has a capacity 
 of 25,000 barrels annually. 
 
 The business ability of Mr. Bosch is by 
 no means limited to one line of undertaking, 
 and the material prosperity of Lake Linden 
 has been largely promoted through his 
 efforts. He is president of the First Na- 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 445 
 
 tional Bank of Lake Linden, which he 
 helped to organize in 1888. In 1885, in 
 company with N. Reding, he bought out the 
 D. W. Sutter general merchandise store, 
 which he conducted under the name of N. 
 Reding & Company until 1892, when our 
 subject bought out his partner's interest and 
 continued the business under his own name 
 until 1893, when it was incorporated under 
 the name of the Poull Mercantile Company. 
 Mr. Bosch, however, still owns a controll- 
 ing interest in the business. He is regarded 
 as one of the most prominent men in the 
 upper mining region, and has taken an act- 
 ive part in all public enterprises for the ad- 
 vancement of his town. He is liberal, gi\- 
 ing freely of his time and means to support 
 all worthy enterprises, and is a charitable 
 and benevolent man, always ready to extend 
 a helping hand to the need}'. 
 
 On the 20th of May, 1887, nearly the 
 whole town of Lake Linden was swept away 
 by a disastrous fire, and Mr. Bosch lost his 
 brewery, store and residence, but fortunately 
 much of this was covered by insurance. 
 With characteristic energy he at once began 
 to rebuild and now has a nice residence and 
 other buildings. He possesses good busi- 
 ness ability, and the enterprising and pro- 
 gressive spirit which characterizes the West, 
 and his life has been one of success. 
 
 In his political views, Mr. Bosch is a 
 moderate Republican. For four years he 
 was president of the village of Lake Linden, 
 and his interest in the public welfare and his 
 well known devotion to duty made him a 
 faithful officer. 
 
 In 1875 Mr. Bosh was united in mar- 
 riage with Miss Mary Wertin, who died in 
 1888, leaving one child, Mary J., born De- 
 cember 3, 1875. He was again married 
 July 23, 1890, his second union being with 
 
 Kate Kemp, by whom he has three children: 
 Antoinette, born May 29, 1891; Martha 
 W. , born February 22, 1893; and Joseph 
 M., born May 8, 1894. Mr. and Mrs. 
 Bosch are members of the Catholic Church. 
 
 aHAKLES A, MAYWORM, the only 
 merchant in Houghton, Michigan, 
 who deals exclusively in boots and 
 shoes, is a native of Elgin, Illinois, 
 burn February 18, 1865, son of Frank A. 
 Mayworm, who is a German by birth, a shoe- 
 maker by trade, and now a resident of Lake 
 Linden, Michigan. Charles attended the 
 public school until he was seventeen, and 
 while going to school spent his leisure time 
 in learning the trade of shoemaker in his 
 father's shop. Afterward he worked two 
 years for his father. Then he went to Han- 
 cock, Michigan, and worked one year for 
 Mr. Ziegler, at the end of which time he 
 engaged in business for himself at Perkins- 
 ville, Houghton county, and remained there 
 five years. His next move was to Hough- 
 ton. Here he had a repair shop for a year 
 and a half, then he added a general stock 
 of boots and shoes, and since then he has 
 conducted a prosperous business. 
 
 Mr. Mayworm is manager of the Armory 
 Opera Honse; is First Lieutenant of Com- 
 pany F, Fifth Regiment, Michigan National 
 Guards, and is a Master Mason. 
 
 He married Miss Kate Hummel, of 
 Houghton. 
 
 ON. W. W. WENDELL, an attor- 
 ney of Ontonagon, was born in 
 
 1 P Holly, Michigan, January 7, 1852. 
 • His father, Joseph C. Wendell, 
 
 was a native of Niagara county, New York, 
 
446 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 and remained there until he came to Oak- 
 land, Michigan, in 1837. His death oc- 
 curred at the latter city in 1877, at the age 
 of sixty-six years. His father, John A. Wen- 
 dell, was also a native of New York, of Hol- 
 land Dutch descent, and was a farmer by 
 occupation. The mother of our subject, 
 Morrilla Coffeen, was born in New York, a 
 daughter of Alvin A. Coffeen, a native of 
 Vermont, and of Irish and Dutch descent. 
 Mrs. Wendell still resides in Holly, aged 
 seventy-nine years. 
 
 W. W. Wendell, the fifth of seven chil- 
 dren, five sons and two daughters, was 
 reared and educated in Holly and also grad- 
 uated at the literary department of the 
 State Normal in 1876. He afterward had 
 charge of the Clinton and Hudson schools. 
 In 1885 Mr. Wendell graduated at the law 
 department of the Ann Arbor University, and 
 from 1887 to 1890 he was engaged in the 
 practice of law at Northville, Wayne coun- 
 ty, Michigan. In the latter year he was 
 elected to represent the Second district of 
 Wayne county in the Legislature. In 1891 
 Mr. Wendell was appointed Prosecuting At- 
 torney for Ontonagon county, and located 
 in this city the same year, where he has 
 ever since resided. 
 
 In his social relations he is a member of 
 the R. A., the K. of P., the K. O. T. M. 
 and is a thirty-second degree Mason. Po- 
 litically, he allies himself with the Demo- 
 cratic party. 
 
 >^OHN H. COMSTOCK, Ontonagon, 
 ^ Michigan, was born at Portsmouth, 
 f% J Ohio, May 15, 1847, and the follow- 
 ing summer moved to Milwaukee, 
 Wisconsin. He was educated in Milwaukee 
 and graduated at the high school of that 
 
 place in 1862, when fifteen years of age. 
 For several years he was carrier for the 
 Milwaukee Sentinel and Wisconsin, and after 
 leaving school ran as newsboy for some 
 months on the old Milwaukee & LaCrosse 
 Railroad, now a part of the Chicago, Mil 
 waukee & St. Paul system. He left Mil- 
 waukee in March, 1863, and located at 
 Oconto, Wisconsin, where he worked in the 
 woods, on the drive and in the mills until 
 the fall of 1868, when he became associated 
 with Albert Bosworth of Fond du Lac, Wis- 
 consin, and established the lumber firm of 
 Bosworth & Comstock, afterward succeeded 
 by the firm of Comstock & Simpson. In the 
 fall of 1874, this firm was dissolved, and 
 from that time until 1880 he operated a 
 farm on the Oconto river. He then became 
 interested in the lumber firm of Mayhew 
 Brothers, and as their manager carried on a 
 logging and manufacturing business at Green 
 Bay and West Depere, Wisconsin, and Me- 
 nominee, Michigan, continuing until the fall 
 of 1886, when he suffered an injury in the 
 woods, which rendered it necessary to close 
 the firm, the business of which had been 
 very successful. From this time until Sep- 
 tember, 1889, he traveled, visiting most of 
 the countries of Europe and every State and 
 Territory in the United States, Quebec, On- 
 tario, Manitoba and Vancouver island. In the 
 winter of 1893-4 he traveled through Mexico 
 as far as Vera Cru2. 
 
 Mr. Comstock's identity with Ontonagon, 
 Michigan, dates from September, 1889, 
 when he was appointed general manager of 
 the lumber interests of the Diamond Match 
 Company, which position he still holds. 
 During the winter of 1 894-5 he organized 
 and controlled one of the largest, if not the 
 most extensive, pine lumbering operations 
 ever carried on by one man, the cut of logs 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 447 
 
 between December i, 1894, and April 1, 
 1895, aggregating a trifle over 180,000,000 
 feet! 
 
 In his political views, Mr. Conistock is 
 in harmony with the principles advocated by 
 the Republican party, and by that party he 
 was chosen Presidential Elector in the fall 
 of 1892 to represent the northern peninsula 
 of Michigan. For two terms he served as 
 President of the village of Ontonagon. He is 
 a Knight Templar, a member of the Mystic 
 Shrine and a thirty-second degree Mason. 
 
 Such, in brief, is a sketch of the life of 
 one of the substantial business men and 
 worthy citizens of Ontonagon. 
 
 ^»T*AMES CORGAN. — The business and 
 m official record of the history of the 
 A 1 growth and development of Ontona- 
 gon would be incomplete were no 
 mention made of this gentleman, who has 
 been for many years a leading and influental 
 citizen of the Upper Peninsula and an im- 
 portant factor in its progress and advance- 
 ment. His friends throughout the community 
 are many and will gladly receive this account 
 of the life work of one who stands so high 
 in their regard. 
 
 Mr. Corgan was born in Vaughan town- 
 ship. Peel county, Canada, July 26, 1849, 
 and is a son of Charles Corgan, a native of 
 Ireland. He was bookkeeper and flax-buyer 
 for the firm of Jackson Clark & Company of 
 Belfast, Ireland, and also taught school in 
 Canada for a number of years, coming 
 to America when a young man. Subse- 
 sequently he engaged in farming and manu- 
 facturing lumber and furnishing planks for 
 the Government roads in Canada. In 1864 
 he came to northern Michigan, locating at 
 
 Copper Harbor, where he was employed by 
 the Clark Mining Company, with whom he 
 continued an efficient and trusted employe 
 for many years. He was lighthouse-keeper 
 at Manitou island and Copper Harbor, and 
 for many years carried on a hotel at the lat- 
 ter place. He thus became widely known 
 throughout northern Michigan and was a 
 highly respected man, winning friends 
 wherever he went. His death occurred in 
 Copper Harbor when in the sixty-ninth 
 year of his age. His wife, who bore the 
 maiden name of Mary Mooney, was also 
 born on the Emerald Isle, and her death 
 occurred in her sixty-fourth year. In the 
 family were ten children, — six sons and 
 four daughters. 
 
 James Corgan, who is the fourth child 
 and third son, was reared under the parental 
 roof and began his education in the public 
 schools near his Canadian home. He came 
 with his parents to northern Michigan in 
 1864, then fifteen years of age, and re- 
 mained at home until twenty-three years of 
 age, completing his education within that 
 time at the schools of Copper Harbor. His 
 first employment after leaving the parental 
 roof was in the machine shop of Penberthy 
 & Frunkey, of Hancock, Michigan, and after 
 a short time engaged with W. W. & E. T. 
 Williams, dredging at L'Anse, Michigan. 
 After two years he secured a position as 
 teacher in the schools of L'Anse, where he 
 spent the winter. 
 
 While at that place Mr. Corgan was 
 married, November 30, 1872, to Miss Mary 
 Raher, a native of the Emerald Isle and a 
 daughter of Captain Raher. He afterward 
 moved to Manitou island, having charge of 
 the lighthouse at that place until 1875, 
 when he was transferred to Gull Rock, 
 where he continued until 1883. In that 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 year he was sent to Ontonagon, where he is 
 still in the service. He first began this 
 work in 1866, when he took the place of 
 his brother, who was drowned, and there 
 remained until 1869, when he resigned in 
 order to attend school. For twenty-four 
 years he has been in the Government service 
 in this capacity, and his care and watchful- 
 ness make him a most trusted employe. 
 During the winter season he has also been 
 engaged in merchandising at Red Jacket 
 and Ontonagon, and in 1874 he built a 
 steam tug. When he first came to Ontona- 
 gon he was also engaged in the fishing busi- 
 ness, having a number of men employed 
 with a steam tug and others with small boats. 
 He shipped his fish to Chicago, Buffalo and 
 Detroit and carried on that enterprise until 
 1888, when he sold out and embarked in 
 the mercantile business in Ontonagon, in 
 partnership with his brother, to whom he 
 sold out two years later. Mr. Corgan then 
 invested his capital in real estate, and after 
 two years again bought out. his brother and 
 started a general merchandise store under 
 the firm name of James Corgan & Sons, 
 which he continued until 1892, when he 
 sold out. The previous year he built the 
 only opera house in the city, known as the 
 Corgan Opera House, in 1893 erected a 
 business block, and in 1S94 the post-office 
 building. 
 
 In 1893 Mr. Corgan was called upon to 
 mourn the loss of his wife, who died on the 
 1 2th of February and was mournd by many 
 friends, for she was an estimable lady and 
 gained the love of all who knew her. In 
 the family are eight children: William J., 
 James P., Charles F., Hugh, May E., 
 Harry, Mattie and Hyerman. 
 
 In his political views Mr. Corgan is a 
 stalwart Republican, recognized as one of 
 
 the leaders of his party in this locality. For 
 two years he has served as a member and 
 chairman of the Board of Education, and was 
 also connected with the board for two more 
 years, doing all he could to raise the standard 
 of the schools. While at Copper Harbor he 
 was honored with a number of offices, serv- 
 ing as Deputy Postmaster, Township Clerk, 
 Commissioner of Highways, and was also 
 Deputy United States Marshal for a time. 
 He is president of the Catholic Mutual Be- 
 nevolent Association of Ontonagon, was in- 
 strumental in the organization of the fire 
 department and has served as its chief engi- 
 neer. While serving on the School Board, 
 in connection with Judge Haire, he organ- 
 ized the new township school-district sys- 
 tem, and through his efforts the free-book 
 system of Ontonagon was secured. He is 
 indeed a friend to the cause of education, 
 which he regards as one of the essentials in 
 producing good citizens, and his labors are 
 untiring in the interests of the schools in 
 this community. He is an ardent supporter 
 of the cause of temperance, and throughout 
 his entire life has never tasted into.xicants of 
 any kind, nor does he use tobacco. 
 
 Such, in brief, is the record of one of 
 the valued and honored citizens of Onto- 
 nagon, but it tells something of the straight- 
 forward upright life that is well worthy of 
 emulation. Wherever found he has been 
 the same courteous, honorable gentleman, 
 devoted to the best interests of the com- 
 munity with which he is connected and to 
 its moral, intellectual and material welfare. 
 Through the legitimate channels of business 
 he has guided his craft to the harbor of 
 prosperity, and is now the possessor of a 
 handsome competence. His public career 
 is without a blemish and his friendship is 
 prized most by those who know him best. 
 
NORTHERN PEMNSULA OF MJCIIJGAN. 
 
 449 
 
 at 
 
 •alter S. GOODLAND, an at- 
 torney of Ironwood, was born in 
 Sharon, Walworth county, Wis- 
 consin, December 22, 1862. His 
 father, John Goodland, was a native of 
 Taunton, Somersetshire, England. He was 
 born August 10, 1831, and came to America 
 in 1849, at the age of eighteen years. He 
 settled in Wisconsin in 1854, where he has 
 resided ever since with the exception of a 
 few years in Chicago, and has taken a 
 prominent part in the public life of central 
 Wisconsin for many years. He has held 
 numerous offices of trust and is now serving 
 as Judge of the Tenth judicial district of that 
 State. The mother of our subject, nee 
 Caroline M. Clark, was a native of New 
 York, of English descent, but is now de- 
 ceased, having died October 26, 1893. They 
 were the parents of nine children. 
 
 Walter Samuel Goodland, the sixth child 
 and third son, moved with his parents to 
 Chicago when three years old and thence to 
 Appleton, Wisconsin. He graduated at the 
 high school of that city, and also .spent one 
 year in Lawrence University at that place. 
 After teaching school five years he began the 
 study of law with his father and was admit- 
 ted to the bar by Judge George H. Meyers, 
 at Appleton, March 9, 1886. He located 
 at Wakefield, Michigan, in March of the fol- 
 lowing year, and soon established the Wake- 
 field Bulletin, which he continued to pub- 
 lish for about a year, and then moved to 
 Ironwood, in March, 1888, and founded the 
 Ironwood Times, which he continued to 
 publish until May, 1895. In November, 
 1894, he resumed the practice of law, open- 
 ing an office at Ironwood. March 30, 1895, 
 he was appointed to the position of Post- 
 master of the city of Ironwood by President 
 Cleveland, and is now serving in that capac- 
 
 ity. In political matters our subject affili- 
 ates with the Democratic party. Socially 
 he is a member of the I. O. O. F. and Ma- 
 sonic order, and organized, and was Captain 
 of, the Curry Rifles, Company H, Fifth 
 Regiment Michigan National Guards, for 
 two years. 
 
 On April 26, 1883, he was united in 
 marriage, at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to Miss 
 Christena Lewis, a native of England, who 
 had removed to that city with her parents at 
 about the age of twelve years. Five chil- 
 dren have been born to this union, — Mary, 
 John, Kenneth (deceased), Rudyard and 
 Mabel (deceased). 
 
 EON. JAMES MERCER is a gen- 
 tleman whose long identity with 
 Michigan and prominent connec- 
 tion with its affairs render him a 
 fit subject for biographical honors in this 
 volume. 
 
 Born at Norwood Hill, London, Eng- 
 land, September 9, 1830, he was brought 
 by his parents to America in 1833, locating 
 in Michigan before it was a State. Of his 
 ancestry little is known beyond the history 
 of his parents. His father, Robert Mercer, 
 was born in Sussex, England, of Norman 
 descent, and by occupation a timber mer- 
 chant, carrying on business in London for a 
 number of years. The mother of our sub- 
 ject was before her marriage Miss Sarah 
 Hathaway Treacher, London being her na- 
 tive place. On their arrival in America, 
 they took up their abode in Michigan, as 
 already stated, but subsequently removed to 
 Canada, where the father died, at the age of 
 sixty-four years. The mother was eighty at 
 the time of her death. In their family were 
 ten children, five sons and five daughters. 
 
45° 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 all of whom reached maturity, James being 
 the youngest. He was three years old when 
 they came to Michigan, went to Canada 
 with his parents and remained with them 
 there, attending school until he was sixteen. 
 Going then to Detroit, he launched out for 
 himself, securing a clerkship there and re- 
 maining thus occupied four years. When 
 he was twenty he became a steamboat clerk 
 and was in the lake service until 1853. In 
 this way he drifted up on the shore of Lake 
 Superior. Locating at Houghton, he was 
 employed as clerk for the copper mines of 
 this place from 1853 until the spring of 
 1857. The latter date found him in Onto- 
 nagon. Here he became a steamboat agent 
 and also engaged in docking and dealing in 
 supplies, and in this he has continued up to 
 the present time and has been very success- 
 ful in his operations. 
 
 Politically, Mr. Mercer started out as a 
 Whig. When the Republican party was 
 organized he joined it and has remained 
 a consistent member of the same ever since. 
 In 1880 he was elected to the Michigan 
 State Legislature as Representative for the 
 district of Ontonagon, Keweenaw, and Isle 
 Royale counties, and in 1882 he was hon- 
 ored by election as Senator for the Thirty- 
 second district of Michigan. Both as a Rep- 
 resentative and Senator he acquitted himself 
 most creditably. Mr. Mercer has also ren- 
 dered valued service in local offices. When 
 the village of Ontonagon was organized 
 he was elected its President and served as 
 such three terms; also served as School 
 Director. For a number of years he 
 has been prominently identified with the 
 Masonic lodge. 
 
 He was married June 7, 1857, to Miss 
 Grace M. Hill, a native of New York, who 
 was reared in Detroit, Michigan. Her 
 
 father. Dr. Hill, was a prominent physician 
 of that city, and her mother was before her 
 marriage a Miss Reese. They both died 
 when she was small and she was reared by 
 an uncle. Dr. Whiting, and died in October, 
 1893. Mr. Mercer has four children living, 
 as follows: Mary W., wife of J. G. Parker, 
 Jr., Ontonagon, Michigan; Robert Guy, a 
 resident of Chicago, married Miss Bessie 
 Parker, eldest daughter of Captain John G. 
 Parker, of Ontonagon; John Walter, super- 
 intendent of the Monte Christo mines, Monte 
 Christo, Washington; and Harry Talman, 
 attending school. 
 
 >rr'UDGE NORMAN W. HAIRE, Iron- 
 M wood, Michigan, dates his identit}' 
 A w with this place from 1892. He has, 
 however, resided in northern Michi- 
 gan for a number of years and is well known 
 here, where, as an educator, lawyer and 
 Judge, he has come in contact with many of 
 the leading people of this part of the State. 
 A sketch of his life will therefore be of in- 
 terest to many, and briefly is as follows: 
 
 N. W. Haire was born in the town of 
 Columbia, Jackson county, Michigan, Feb- 
 ruary 24, 1855. His father, Frederick H. 
 Haire, is a native of Yates county. New 
 York, born in 1824, son of Robert Haire, 
 who was of Scotch-Irish origin. The former 
 is a retired farmer and is now living at 
 Jackson, Michigan. Frederick H. Haire 
 and his wife, whose maiden name was Lucy 
 J. Smith, and who was born in New York in 
 1 83 1, are the parents of four children, 
 namely: N. W. , the subject of our sketch; 
 Martha C, wife of William H. Hunt, of 
 Onondaga, Michigan; Perry J., a merchant 
 at No. 2051 West Lake street, Chicago; and 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 451 
 
 Kate M., wife of Ion D. Eddy, a farmer of 
 Charlotte, Michigan. 
 
 The subject of our sketch spent the first 
 four years of his hfe in his native place. 
 Then the family removed to Hillsdale coun- 
 ty, Michigan, where they resided until he 
 was ten, their next move being to Ononda- 
 ga, Ingham county. Until he was seventeen 
 he attended the district schools in winter 
 and worked on the farm in summer; from 
 that time until 1876 his time was divided 
 between teaching and attending school, and 
 in 1876 he entered the Michigan University 
 at Ann Arbor, where he graduated in 1880, 
 with the degree of A. B. Soon after his 
 graduation he was married, and the follow- 
 ing year he was appointed superintendent of 
 the Rockland schools in Ontoangon county, 
 which position he filled until 1883. At that 
 time he returned to Ann Arbor and studied 
 law in the University, and in the office of N. 
 W. Cheever, and graduated in 1885. Re- 
 turning to Rockland, he resumed teaching 
 and also engaged in the practice of law, 
 continuing both until 1887, when he aban- 
 doned the former occupation. In the fall of 
 1886 he was elected Prosecuting Attorney 
 for Ontonagon county, which at that time 
 included Gogebic, and the following summer 
 removed to Ontonagon, which place contin- 
 ued to be his home until the spring of 1892. 
 In the spring of 1891 he was appointed Cir- 
 cuit Judge for the Thirty-second Judicial 
 Circuit to fill a vacancy, the appointment 
 being made by Governor Winans. In the 
 fall of the following year he was elected to 
 fill the unexpired term, and the next spring 
 was re-elected for a term of six years, the 
 election being without opposition. This 
 circuit includes the counties of Gogebic and 
 Ontonagon. 
 
 Since 1892 Judge Haire has resided in 
 
 26 
 
 Ironwood, and since 1893 has occupied his 
 present commodious and attractive home, 
 which he built that year. He was married 
 July 3, 1880, to Miss Lydia U. Moore, 
 daughter of Parley P. and Abigail (Culver) 
 Moore, natives of New York. Her father 
 died when she was three years old. She 
 was born at Bunker Hill, Ingham county, 
 Michigan, June 21, 1856, and had excellent 
 educational advantages. She is a graduate 
 of the Ann Arbor high school, and was a 
 student of the Michigan State University in 
 the class of 1881. For three years she 
 taught in southern Michigan and one year 
 was teacher in the Leslie high school. The 
 Judge and Mrs. Haire have two children: 
 Mildred M., born August 6, 1884, in Ann 
 Arbor; and Paula L. , in Ontonagon, June 
 25, 1890. 
 
 Politically, Judge Haire is a Republican. 
 Fraternally, he is identified with the B. P. 
 O. E. , K. of P. and the various branches of 
 the F. & A. M., having his membership in 
 the blue lodge at Rockland, in the chapter 
 at Hancock, in thecommandery at Calumet, 
 and in the Mystic Shrine at Grand Rapids. 
 
 aAPTAIN JAMES PIPER, of the 
 Sildon mine and a resident of Bes- 
 semer, Michigan, since 1888, was 
 born in Middletown, Connecticut, 
 July 3, 1857. His father, also named 
 James, was a native of Cornwall, England, 
 and was by occupation a miner, which he 
 followed all through life. He came to 
 America when a young man and located in 
 Connecticut, afterward made several moves, 
 and finally located at Ishpeming, Michigan, 
 where, about 1879, he retired from business 
 and where he died at the age of fifty-seven 
 
452 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 years. Our subject's mother, whose maiden 
 name was Martha M. Edwards, was also 
 born in England. She has been a resident 
 of America since her early girlhood and is 
 now living at Bessemer. This worthy couple 
 had a family of four sons and one daughter 
 who grew to maturity, James being the eld- 
 est son. All the sons followed their father's 
 occupation. 
 
 When James was a small boy his parents 
 went to North Carolina and subsequently re- 
 moved from there to Port Henry, New 
 York, he being reared principally at the lat- 
 ter place, where he attended public school 
 until he was fifteen. At that age he began 
 working in the iron mines near Port Henry, 
 where he was employed until he was twenty. 
 In 1876 he came to Ishpeming, Michigan, 
 and the following six months worked in the 
 iron mines at Spur mountain. His next 
 move was to Colorado, where he spent 
 about a year working in the Comstock mine. 
 Returning to Michigan at the end of that 
 time he resumed mining at Spur mountain, 
 where he was employed for two years, or 
 until the mine was closed. From that time 
 until 1888 he was in Minnesota, and since 
 1888, as already stated, he has been identi- 
 fied with Bessemer. Here he was employed 
 as mining captain by James Selwood, who 
 opened the Colby mine, and continued with 
 him until the following year, when the lease 
 ran out. His next engagement was with 
 the Colby Mining Company, or the Penekee 
 & Gogebic Development Company, with 
 which he has since served as a mining 
 captain. At one time he had as many as 
 700 men under his charge, but at this writ- 
 ing he has charge of only 375. 
 
 Mr. Piper was married April 5, 1881, to 
 Miss Jennie E. Walton, a native of New 
 York and a daughter of John Walton, of that 
 
 State. They have two children, — William 
 L. and Gordon W. 
 
 Politically Mr. Piper is a Republican. 
 For the past four years he has been a mem- 
 ber of the City Council. Fraternally he is 
 identified with Bessemer Lodge, No. 390, 
 F. & A. M. ; and with the A. O. U. W. at 
 Bessemer. He is a man of sterling integ- 
 rity and excellent business ability, and as 
 such is respected by all who know him. 
 
 H 
 
 'LFRED MEADS, a successful busi- 
 ness man, real-estate dealer, owner 
 of mining lands and the editor 
 and publisher of the Ontonagon 
 Miner, was born in Brighton, England, on 
 the 8th of January, 1831. His father, George 
 Meads, was a baker by trade, who estab- 
 lished business in Brighton in 18 19. That 
 business is still carried on by his son and 
 grandson, under the firm name of Meads & 
 Son. The mother of our subject bore the 
 maiden name of Ann Parker and was also a 
 native of England. In the family were 
 nineteen children, eight of whom grew to 
 mature years, while six are now living, 
 ranging in years from fifty-five to seventy- 
 four. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this 
 record spent his early years under the paren- 
 tal roof, and at the age of fifteen was ap- 
 prenticed to a jeweler, serving for a term of 
 five years, during which period he thorough- 
 ly mastered the business, becoming an ex- 
 pert in his line. He then determined to 
 come to America and shortly after attaining 
 his majority he carried out his purpose, em- 
 barking for his destination in the spring of 
 1852, reaching Cleveland, Ohio, on the istof 
 May. He there began business as a watch- 
 maker and jeweler and carried on operations 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 453 
 
 in that city until 1859, when he came to On- 
 tonagon, Michigan, arriving at his place of 
 destination on the 8th of Way. Here he 
 bought out a jewelry store and successfully 
 carried on business for about eighteen years, 
 building up a large trade and winning a 
 place among the leading merchants of the 
 city. His store was complete in all its 
 appointments, and his fair and straightfor- 
 ward dealing, his courteous treatment and 
 his earnest desire to please his customers 
 won him a liberal patronage and brought 
 to him a handsome competence. When al- 
 most two decades had passed he resolved to 
 devote his energies to other pursuits and ac- 
 cordingly sold out. 
 
 Mr. Meads now engaged in mining and 
 real-estate dealing, and is still engaged along 
 that line. He owns a number of residences 
 and some good business property in the 
 city, and has outside properties that make 
 him one of the largest landholders in 
 the Upper Peninsula. In connection with 
 a partner he sold 4,080 acres of land. He 
 is agent for and a heavy stockholder in the 
 Ridge and other copper mines, which are 
 now in operation,- and has other extensive 
 mining interests. In 1869 he purchased the 
 Ontonagon Miner, which was established in 
 1855 and is the oldest paper on the lake; 
 and his able management has made it a pop- 
 ular paper, well patronized, its circulation 
 steadily increasing. 
 
 Mr. Meads takes quite a prominent part 
 in public affairs and is a stalwart supporter 
 of the Republican party, casting his first vote 
 for Abraham Lincoln. He has been hon- 
 ored with a number of public offices, having 
 served as Judge of the Probate Court of On- 
 tonagon; as President of the village; as Col- 
 lector of Internal Revenue; as Collector of 
 Customs, and is now County Agent of the 
 
 State Board of Correction and Charities. 
 In all these various positions he has ever 
 discharged his duties with promptness and 
 fidelity, true to the best interests of the com- 
 munity and the confidence reposed in him. 
 He belongs to Cleveland Lodge, I. O. O. F. , 
 and in all the relations of life he is an hon- 
 orable, upright man, whose well spent life 
 has gained him the confidence and good 
 will of those with whom he has been brought 
 in contact. Various offices have occupied 
 his attention and all have been managed 
 with the same fidelity to principle. In what- 
 ever place or position found he is ever an 
 honorable gentleman, courteous and pleas- 
 ant, and in the history of his adopted county 
 he well deserves representation. 
 
 Mr. Meads was married in Cleveland in 
 185s to Miss Maria Parker, a native of 
 England, who came to America in 1855, 
 settling in Cleveland. They are now the 
 parents of five children, namely: Hattie A., 
 at home; George A., who is now in Califor- 
 nia; Clara, at home; Alex P., a graduate of 
 the Michigan Mining School, located at 
 Houghton, Michigan; and Elizabeth, who 
 completes the family. 
 
 vy^ R. BYRON TAYLOR, Menominee, 
 
 I I Michigan, is well known as the 
 
 /^^J popular Homeopathic physician of 
 
 this city. A brief sketch of his life 
 
 is as follows: 
 
 Dr. Taylor was born in a log house at 
 Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, April 3, 1852, the 
 younger of the two children of Oliver and 
 Loana (Tuttle) Taylor, the former a native 
 of New York State and the latter of one of 
 the New England States. They are now 
 residents of Hartford, Wisconsin. The Doc- 
 
454 
 
 Memorial record of th^ 
 
 tor's sister, Marion, is the wife of J. J. Falk- 
 ingham and lives at Alameda, California. 
 
 The subject of our sketch was reared in 
 his native State and was educated in the 
 high school at Horicon, the Madison Univer- 
 sity, and in a business college at Milwaukee. 
 The medical profession being his choice, he 
 entered the Hahnemann College at Chicago 
 and graduated with the class of 1879. Im- 
 mediately after his graduation, he came to 
 Menominee, Michigan, and entered upon 
 his professional career, and here he has es- 
 tablished a large and lucrative practice, he 
 being now the oldest physician of his school 
 in the city. He keeps well abreast with the 
 advancement the science of medicine is 
 making. Recently he prepared and read 
 an able paper before the Sanitary Conven- 
 tion of Menominee. 
 
 Dr. Taylor was married in 1876 to Clara 
 J. Warner, a native of Hazel Green, Wis- 
 consin, born August 19, 1852, daughter of 
 Theodore and Eliza J. (Langley) Warner. 
 Her father was a native of New York, of 
 Welsh origin, and her mother was born in 
 Indiana, of English descent. They were 
 among the early settlers of Prairie du Chien, 
 Wisconsin ; both are now deceased. In their 
 family were three children, namely: Mary 
 E. Sawyer, Horicon, Wisconsin; Mrs. Tay- 
 lor; and William, of Menominee. The Doc- 
 tor and his wife have had six children, four 
 of whom are living, — Earl, Bessie, Robert, 
 and Raymond. Those deceased were Harold 
 and Fred. 
 
 The Dr. and Mrs. Taylor are members 
 of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He 
 has a fine barytone voice and has for years 
 been a member of the choir. Socially, he 
 is an A. O. U. W. ; politically, a Democrat. 
 He was elected Mayor of Menominee in 1 890 
 and served four years, has also served as 
 
 Coroner and Health Officer, and at this 
 writing is Secretary of the Board of Pension 
 Examiners. He was at one time brought 
 out as a candidate for State Senator by the 
 Democratic party, but was defeated by a 
 comparatively small number of votes, his op- 
 ponent being the Hon. Joseph Fleshiem, one 
 of the most popular men in the peninsula. 
 Personally, Dr. Taylor is a man of pleas- 
 ing presence. He has the happy faculty of 
 winning the confidence and favor of all with 
 whom he comes in contact, both profession- 
 ally and otherwise. 
 
 aLAUDE W. CASE, secretary and 
 manager of the Newberry Furnace 
 Company, Newberry, Michigan, is 
 at the head of one of the leading 
 enterprises of this section of the country, 
 and we take pleasure in making personal 
 mention of him in this work. Before pro- 
 ceeding to a sketch of his life, however, we 
 present some facts touching on the large 
 establishment with which he is connected. 
 
 But few towns, if any, of the size of 
 Newberry can boast of so complete a fur- 
 nace as the one referred to in the above 
 paragraph, the Newberry Furnace, which 
 was established in the spring of 1882, with 
 means furnished by the following gentle- 
 men: Francis Palms, John S. Newberry, 
 James McMillan, and other Detroit capi- 
 talists, James McMillan being its first presi- 
 dent. Its capital stock was $400,000. 
 Until 1888 it was known as the Vulcan 
 Furnace Company, and that year it was 
 succeeded by the Newberry Furnace Com- 
 pany. The capacity of the plant is seventy- 
 five gross tons of charcoal pig-iron per day, 
 and the product is consumed by the car- 
 wheel and malleable-iron trades. From 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 455 
 
 the time of its establishment the furnace 
 was in practically continuous operation 
 until the panic of 1893, when it was closed 
 temporarily, opening in January, 1894, but 
 again closing the following May, so to remain 
 till the return of business confidence. 
 
 Mr. Case entered the employ of New- 
 berry & McMillan, Detroit, Michigan, as 
 bookkeeper, on December 15, 1884. He 
 continued as such until 1888, when he was 
 elected secretary of the Newberry Furnace 
 Company, and in 1890 became its manager 
 also, and removed to Newberry in Novem- 
 ber of that year to take active charge of the 
 business of the company. Its present corps 
 of officers is as follows: James McMillan, 
 president; Truman H. Newberry, vice-presi- 
 dent; William C. McMillan, treasurer; and 
 Claude W. Case, secretary and manager, 
 Mr. Case being the only officer residing in 
 Newberry. He is thoroughly acquainted 
 with the business in its every detail, and in 
 short is the right man in the right place. 
 
 Mr. Case was born in Brighton, Livings- 
 ton county, Michigan, September 3, 1861, 
 son of the late Spaulding M. Case, who 
 figured as one of the early pioneers of 
 Brighton. Spaulding M. Case was born in 
 the Empire State, in the year of 181 5. 
 While he received only a limited education, 
 he possessed a shrewd business capacity and 
 was for many years successfully engaged in 
 merchandising at Brighton. His political 
 views were those of the old Whig party, and 
 he served as a member of the Michigan 
 House in 1851. His death occurred in June, 
 1867. Little is known of his ancestors save 
 that his father was an Englishman. Our 
 subject's mother was Serena, nee Lawson, 
 born in Connecticut in the year 1835. She 
 was a daughter of John Lawson, atone time 
 a resident of New York city and subse- 
 
 quently a pioneer farmer of Livingston 
 county, Michigan. Only two children com- 
 posed the family of Spaulding M. and Serena 
 Case, — Claude W. and Fred S., the latter 
 being paying teller in the People's Savings 
 Bank in Detroit. The brother, Fred S. 
 Case, was born in Brighton, August 14, 
 1865. 
 
 At the age of fourteen Claude W. began 
 clerking in a dry-goods store at Lansing. 
 Later on he was engaged in bookkeeping and 
 general office work for manufacturing estab- 
 lishments and jobbing houses, and in 1884 
 became connected with Newberry & McMil- 
 lan at Detroit, coming from there to his 
 present location in 1890, as already stated. 
 Since becoming a resident of Newberry he 
 has been closely identified with its best in- 
 terests in various capacities aside from his 
 immediate business. He has served as vil- 
 lage President and member of the Board of 
 Supervisors. He was largely instrumental 
 in securing the location, at Newberry, of the 
 Upper Peninsula Asylum for the Insane, and 
 as a fitting recognition of his efforts in this 
 direction Governor Rich appointed him 
 Chairman of the Board of Building Commis- 
 sioners, and the sagacity of the Governor's 
 choice has been well e.xemplified in the 
 ability and fidelity displayed by Mr. Case. 
 As a further recognition of his valuable serv- 
 ices, on April 17, 1895, Governor Rich ap- 
 pointed Mr. Case member of the regular 
 Board of Trustees of the same institution 
 for the long term of six years. Mr. Case is 
 also secretary and treasurer of the Newberry 
 Water & Light Company, organized here 
 in 1895. 
 
 He was married in Howell, Michigan, 
 September 17, 1889, to Lillie Belle Spencer, 
 born at Fowlerville, Michigan, February 25, 
 1862, daughter of the late Dr. Henry N. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Spencer, who was a practitioner in Michi- 
 gan for forty years, having come to this 
 State from western New York, where he 
 was born, in the year 1826. Her mother, 
 iicc Electa Jane Brown, was born in Amherst 
 Isle, Canada West, in the year 1829. Their 
 children are Mrs. George W. Dennis, De- 
 troit; Rev. C. B. Spencer and H. P. Spen- 
 cer, of Denver, Colorado; and Mrs. Case. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Case have two daughters: 
 Ruth Margaret, born November 30, 1890; 
 and Dorothy Serena, born July 4, 1894. 
 Mr. Case is a Steward in the Methodist 
 Episcopal Church. 
 
 '^Y'OHN TREGEMBO, captain of the 
 m Pabst mine, Ironwood, Michigan, 
 ^1 is another one of the prominent min- 
 ing men of this district who dates 
 his birth in Cornwall, England, that event 
 having occurred September 30, 1847. 
 
 At the early age of eight years he began 
 working in the tin mines of his native land, 
 following the occupation of his father, who 
 was a miner all his life. In 1869 young 
 Tregembo emigrated to America and came 
 direct to Michigan, his first location being at 
 Ishpeming, where he was employed in the 
 Lake Superior mine one year. After this he 
 went to Nevada and California and was en- 
 gaged in the gold and silver mines of the 
 West for several years, meeting with fair 
 success. He developed the Tower mine 
 and sold the same for $10,000. A few years 
 later his wife was taken ill and he returned 
 with her to England, where she died in 1887. 
 On returning to America, he again located 
 at Ironwood, Michigan, and he became 
 identified with Ironwood, where he has since 
 resided. His first work here was under Cap- 
 tain Trebilcock, as timber boss, which he 
 
 continued two years. Since then he has 
 occupied his present position as captain of 
 the Pabst mine. His long experience in 
 mining operations has gained for him a wide 
 knowledge of the business and he is regarded 
 as an authority on the subject. 
 
 Mr. Tregembo was married in 1873 to 
 Miss Jane James, a native of England. 
 She died, as above stated, in 1887, and left 
 a family of five children, — Minnie, John J., 
 Henry, Stephen and Thomas, — who are now 
 in England, where they have been since her 
 death. 
 
 Mr. Tregembo is a Republican. At one 
 time he represented the Eighth ward of 
 Ironwood on the County Board of Super- 
 visors. 
 
 ^"V* D. HOLLISTER, Postmaster of 
 •^^^k* Crystal Falls, was born in Tomah, 
 
 K ^ ^ Wisconsin, July 21, 1861. His 
 father, S. D. Hollister, Sr. , was 
 born and reared in Burnt Hills, New York, 
 of English descent. About 1854 he moved 
 to Tomah, Wisconsin, where he laid out 
 the town site, was elected the first Post- 
 master, and engaged in the real-estate busi- 
 ness. He afterward moved to Sparta, in 
 the same county, where he served as County 
 Clerk six years, and next became a whole- 
 sale druggist in Chicago, Illinois. In 1880 
 Mr. Hollister came to Iron county, Michi- 
 gan, and assisted in locating Crystal Falls, 
 and was elected the first Clerk and Registrar 
 of Deeds in the county. He also opened 
 the Great Western, old Crystal Falls and 
 Fairbank mines in the interest of the Crys- 
 tal Falls Iron Company, Mr. Hollister hav- 
 ing come to the city with George Runkel, 
 the general manager of the company. In 
 1886 Mr. Hollister began exploring on his 
 
NORTHERN FEA'INS[/LA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 457 
 
 own account, and three years afterward 
 opened what is now called the Hollister 
 mine, which he operated until 1S90. In 
 June of the following year he removed to 
 Johnson, Florida, where he now owns an 
 orange grove. In his social relations he is a 
 Royal Arch Mason. The mother of our 
 subject, Emeline (Braman) Hollister, was 
 born and reared in Chicopee, Massachu- 
 setts, and is of English descent. She also is 
 still living. S. D. and Emeline Hollister 
 have had six children, five of whom still 
 survive. 
 
 S. D. Hollister, Jr., their second child 
 and second son, completed his education at 
 Sparta, Wisconsin. He removed with his 
 parents to Chicago and studied telegraphy 
 in the Western Union Telegraph office, re- 
 maining there two years. In 1881 he came 
 to what is now Crystal Falls, receiving the 
 position of timekeeper for the Crystal Falls 
 Iron Company, and also scaled the logs that 
 were cut in what is now the streets of this 
 city and sunk shafts for the company. Mr. 
 Hollister next took charge of the company's 
 lumber-yard and subsequently becam efore- 
 man of the sawmill, remaining in that posi- 
 tion about one year. For the following two 
 and a half years he was employed as book- 
 keeper for the Great Western Iron Com- 
 pany, of Crystal Falls, spent one year as fore- 
 man of Runkle's sawmill at Rapid City, South 
 Dakota, was next bookkeeper for the Kim- 
 ball mine, of this city, for the following two 
 years was a clerk in the Lockwood Hotel, 
 was made superintendent of the Hollister 
 iron mine for one year, and was next en- 
 gaged in the livery business three years. 
 
 In political matters Mr. Hollister is a 
 prominent worker in the Democratic party. 
 He was appointed Township Clerk to fill a 
 vacancy, and in 1893 was made Postmaster 
 
 of Crystal Falls, which position he still con- 
 tinues to fill. Socially he is a member of 
 Crystal Falls Lodge, No. 385, F. & A. M. ; 
 of Crystal Falls Chapter, No. 129, R. A. M. ; 
 of Hugh McCurdy Commandery, No. 43, 
 and of Medinah Temple, Mystic Shrine. 
 
 Mr. Hollister was married in 1893 to 
 Mary E. Runkel, who was born in Tomah, 
 Wisconsin, on July 29, 1863, a daughter of 
 George and Eliza (Lockwood) Runkel. 
 They have had four children, — lone, Zilpha 
 (deceased), Solomon C. and Emeline. 
 
 aAPTAIN JOHN G. PARKER is en- 
 titled to distinction as being the 
 oldest lake captain in northern 
 Michigan and also as the oldest 
 settler in Ontonagon. His life has been an 
 eventful one, and his history is therefore of 
 especial interest in this connection. 
 
 Before presenting a sketch of Captain 
 Parker's life, we look briefly at his ancestry. 
 Tracing back the agnatic line, it is found 
 that his forefathers were among the early 
 settlers of New England and occupied 
 prominent and influential positions there. 
 Ezra A. Parker, the Captain's father, was 
 born in Winchester, New Hampshire, in 
 1794, and died in Ontonagon, Michigan, 
 August 28, i860. His father, Colonel Ezra 
 Parker, was born in New Hampshire, April 
 17, 1770, and died May 5, 1843. Colonel 
 Parker's wife was before her marriage Miss 
 Caroline Goldsborough. She was born in 
 Bennington, Vermont, August 27, 1769, 
 and died February 8, 1834. Ezra Parker, 
 the great-grandfather of our subject, was 
 born in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1731, 
 and died in Winchester, New Hampshire, 
 March 11, 1810. He was married in 1755 
 to Miss Sarah Pratt, who was born in 1735 
 
458 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 and died February 2, 181 3. The great- 
 great-grandfather of Captain Parker was 
 named John. This John Parker was born 
 in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1700, and his 
 wife, nee Sarah Bent, was also a native of 
 that State, their marriage occurring in 
 1725. He died in 1775. Of Captain 
 Parker's mother, we record that her maiden 
 name was Mary Farr; that she was born in 
 Washington City, and that she died in 
 Ontonagon, Michigan, in January, 1865, 
 in the sixty-fifth year of her age. Her 
 father. Major Farr, was of English descent 
 and a native of Virginia. He carried 
 the chain at the time the survey of the city 
 of Washington was made, and in the war of 
 1 8 1 2 he was a drummer boy. For many 
 years he was a resident of Sodus, Wayne 
 county. New York, where he was a fisher- 
 man. In 1838 he removed to Wisconsin 
 and located in what is now Elm Grove, 
 where he passed the residue of his life and 
 died. It was at Sodus, New York, that the 
 Captain's parents were married. After their 
 marriage he returned with his bride to Win- 
 chester, New Hampshire, and in 1827 re- 
 moved from there to Portland, Maine. He 
 was by occupation a sailor. In 1831 he 
 went to Canada, in 1837 returned to 
 Sodus, New York, and the following year 
 came out west to Wisconsin. In Wiscon- 
 sin he settled down to the life of a farmer, 
 locating on a farm one mile west of Neenah, 
 whence he subsequently removed to Onto- 
 nagon, Michigan, where he died. He and 
 his wife were the parents of two sons, — Asa 
 A. and John G. A biography of Asa A. 
 Parker will be found on another page of 
 this volume. 
 
 John G. Parker was born in the town of 
 Winchester, Cheshire county. New Hamp- 
 shire, July 22, 1 82 1, and was seventeen 
 
 years of age at the time his parents removed 
 to Wisconsin. His education was received 
 in Winchester, Portland and Toronto, in 
 which cities, as already stated, his parents 
 sojourned for a time. After their settle- 
 ment in Wisconsin he remained on the farm 
 with his father until 1843, when, in the fall 
 of that year, he went to Keokuk, Iowa, and 
 spent the following winter in getting out 
 square timber. In the spring he rafted his 
 timber down the river to St. Louis. At St. 
 Louis he took passage on a Missouri river 
 steamboat bound for Council Bluffs, — the 
 John All, — but the passage was delayed for 
 a time on account of the high waters. In 
 a single day Captain Parker counted no less 
 than fifty buildings floating down the river. 
 When the high waters had subsided he 
 shipped on the steamboat Old Mossuna, 
 Captain Taylor, which made the trip from 
 New Orleans to St. Louis in four days, five 
 hours and thirty minutes, including all the 
 stops. He continued on the river from the 
 summer of 1844 until 1846, when he came 
 to the Sault Ste. Marie with Captain Cal- 
 vin Ripley, and shipped with him on the 
 schooner Fur Trader, being employed as 
 a common sailor. The following year he 
 was made mate of this vessel, and continued 
 as such until 1849, when he bought a half 
 interest in it in company with the Minne- 
 sota Mining Company. He ran this vessel 
 from the Sault Ste. Marie to Ontonagon and 
 south-shore ports, carrying copper down and 
 freight up. In 1852 he sent this vessel to 
 Eagle Harbor with a load of lumber from 
 Ontonagon, Captain James Alexander in 
 charge, and at that port the vessel went 
 down and was lost. In 1 850 Captain Parker 
 built the first frame house ever erected 
 in Ontonagon. This house still stands. 
 The following year, in company with Will- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 459 
 
 iam H. Stevens and Levi Hannah, he 
 erected the first sawmill of this place, and 
 for about a year operated this mill. In 
 March, 1853, he left for Milwaukee, in com- 
 pany with Simon Mendlebaun, C. C. Doug- 
 las, a Mr. Baraga and James Burdashaw, 
 each with a dog train, the object of their 
 visit to Milwaukee being the purchase of a 
 schooner. This they accomplished, buying 
 the George W. Ford. Captain Parker took 
 charge of the vessel at once. At Milwaukee 
 she was loaded for Ontonagon, and this trip 
 was a memorable one in the Captain's ex- 
 perience, the portage at Sault Ste. Marie re- 
 quiring no less than two weeks' time and be- 
 ing accomplished with great difficulty. He 
 ran this vessel for a period of seventeen 
 years, traversing Lake Superior, Lake Mich- 
 igan, and smaller adjacent lakes. The 
 George W. Ford was lost at Eagle Harbor 
 in 1870, while in charge of one of Captain 
 Parker's crew. 
 
 Captain Parker's experience on the 
 water covers a period of twenty-live years, 
 and his residence at Ontonagon has been 
 nearly twice that long. He is now the old- 
 est living captain that ever sailed on Lake 
 Superior. For a long time during his early 
 evperience here he purchased his own car- 
 goes, and he built a house for the purpose 
 of storing supplies. For the past thirty 
 years he has been engaged in merchan- 
 dising in Ontonagon. He not only built the 
 first house and the first mill at this place, 
 but he also cast the first vote at the first 
 town meeting held here. The Captain has 
 always voted with the Democratic party and 
 has filled various positions of local import- 
 ance, among other offices filling those of 
 County Superintendent for the Poor and 
 Township Treasuer. 
 
 Captain Parker was married December 
 
 18, 1 85 1, to Miss Eleanor Beebe, a native of 
 Bennington, Vermont, born July 31, 1826. 
 She died September 5, 1889. Of their fam- 
 ily, composed of three sons and two daugh- 
 ters, we make record as follows: Charles 
 A., a farmer, is located at Ramsey, Mower 
 county, Minnesota; Reuben A. and John 
 G. , both of Ontonagon, the latter engaged 
 in farming; Mary Bessie, wife of Guy Mer- 
 cer, resides in Chicago; and Grace M., the 
 youngest, is unmarried and presides over 
 her father's home. 
 
 >T^UDGE A. A. PARKER, Probate 
 m Judge of Ontonagon county, was 
 A J born in Winchester, New Hampshire, 
 January 6, 1820, a son of Ezra A. 
 Parker, a native of the same State, of 
 English descent and a soldier in the war of 
 1812. The mother of our subject, nee Mary 
 Farr, was born in Fairfax county, Virginia, 
 of English descent. Her father, Bennett 
 Farr, was a native of the same county, and 
 was a chain-bearer for surveyors, having 
 also assisted in the surveying of Washing- 
 ton. He was a soldier in the war of 18 12. 
 Ezra A. and Mary Parker had two sons: 
 A. A., the subject of this sketch; and Captain 
 John G. 
 
 In November, 1830, at the age of ten 
 years, the former was sent to his uncle, 
 Reuben A. Parker, at Little York, now 
 called Toronto, to complete his education, 
 where he graduated seven years afterward as 
 a surveyor. He spent the following year in 
 Buffalo, New York. In the spring of 1838 
 Mr. Parker took the old Anthony Wayne, a 
 steamer, for Chicago, walking from there to 
 Lockport, Will county, Illinois, at which 
 place the engineer's office of the Illinois and 
 
460 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Michigan canal was located, and where he 
 found employment as flagman and chain- 
 bearer, receiving $6 per week. In 1840 he 
 removed to Milwaukee, and from 1843 to 
 185 1 he was engaged in building telegraph 
 lines in Wisconsin and Illinois. In 1851 
 Mr. Parker came to Ontonagon, and con- 
 ducted the first sawmill on the Ontonagon 
 river, following that occupation until in 
 January, 1854. He then fitted up a dog 
 team and went to the head of Lake Supe- 
 rior along the southern shore, a distance of 
 160 miles on ice, but the journey was made 
 principally on snow shoes. He pre-empted 
 160 acres of land, paying for the same at 
 the land office on Willow river, or Hudson, 
 Wisconsin, and in the following spring he 
 returned to his land and commenced to lay 
 out the town of Superior City, in company 
 with Robert Slaughter, of St. Paul, and 
 Benjamin Brunson, of Prairie du Chien. 
 Mr. Parker drove the first stake at the head 
 of Lake Superior for town-site purposes, 
 March i, 1S54. In the following summer 
 he sold his interest in Superior City and 
 began work for the Canada & Liverpool 
 Silver Mining Company, their land having 
 been located on the north shore of Lake 
 Superior. He remained with this company 
 four years. Returning to Ontonagon, our 
 subject built and conducted a small grocery 
 until 1867. During the time he was with 
 the Canada & Liverpool Mining Company 
 he secured a piece of land at the mouth of 
 Pigeon river, on the Minnesota side, and in 
 1867 he moved with his family to that place, 
 where he was engaged in farming, stock 
 raising, fishing and the fur trade. In 1875, 
 with the help of Indians, Mr. Parker built a 
 twenty-ton schooner, and in the same year 
 moved all his effects to this city, securing 
 the position of bookkeeper with the Rich 
 
 Brothers. He has served as Postmaster of 
 Ontonagon four years, was appointed Pro- 
 bate Judge of the county in 1888, and elected 
 to that office in 1892 for four years. 
 
 Mr. Parker was married in 1864, to 
 Caroline L. Prince, a native of Buffalo, 
 New York. They have had seven children, 
 namely: Mary, wife of E. G. Emmons, a 
 hardware dealer of Houghton; Kate J.; 
 Aldis F. ; George T. , who was drowned in 
 Lake Superior; Caroline, Walter P., and 
 Lottie. 
 
 (D 
 
 A. POWERS, as County Clerk 
 of Ontonagon county, Michigan, 
 occupies a position of distinctive 
 importance and is entitled to 
 specific recognition in this work, which is 
 devoted to a portrayal of the lives of the 
 representative men in his county. 
 
 He was born in New York city, Novem- 
 ber 19, 1845, descending from good old 
 Irish stock. His father, Patrick C. Powers, 
 was born on the Emerald Isle, and in 1845 
 emigrated to America and located in New 
 York city, where he was employed in work 
 at his trade, that of carpenter. The follow- 
 ing year he removed to Vermont, subse- 
 quently to Toledo, Ohio, from there to St. 
 Paul, Minnesota, thence to Superior City, 
 Wisconsin, and finally, in 1858, to Han- 
 cock, Michigan. At the last named place 
 he died, in 1877, at about the age of fifty- 
 five years. The mother of our subject was 
 by maiden name Miss Ellen McKeogh, and 
 she, too, was a native of Ireland. She died 
 in 1873, aged about fifty years. In their 
 family were five children that reached adult 
 age,— four sons and a daughter, — M. A. 
 being the eldest. 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 461 
 
 In the fall of 1858 young Powers went 
 to Hancock and from that time until 1862 
 worked in the mines at that place. At the 
 close of his experience there, while em- 
 ployed in the stamp mill of the Franklin 
 Mining Company, he had the misfortune to 
 lose his left arm. After this he went to 
 Montreal, Canada, and took an academy 
 course, graduating there in 1864. Return- 
 ing to Houghton in the fall of that year, he 
 made his home there until May, 1865. In 
 the fall he came to Ontonagon as clerk in 
 the Biglow House, remained as such until 
 spring, and then accepted the position of 
 assistant bookkeeper for the Evergreen Bluff 
 and Knowlton Mining companies; in the fall 
 of 1 866 became bookkeeper for D. T. Welch 
 & Company at Greenland, this county, with 
 whom he remained until 1868, when he was 
 elected County Clerk and Recorder of Deeds 
 for Ontonagon county, and has been re- 
 elected to this office ever since. His long 
 continuance in this office is ample evidence 
 of his efficiency and popularity. For some 
 time past he has spent his leisure time in 
 the study of law and has recently been ad- 
 mitted to the bar as an attorney. Before 
 leaving Mr. Power's official career, we fur- 
 ther state that he served two terms as 
 Treasurer of Greenland township and was 
 for four years a Trustee of the village of On- 
 tonagon. 
 
 He was married in 1874, to Miss Emma 
 Scheider, a native of Ontonagon county and 
 a daughter of Henry and Frederica (Eichlen) 
 Scheider, pioneers of this county. Mr. and 
 Mrs. Powers are the parents of seven 
 children, — Daisy, Gussie, Jay, Walter, Roy, 
 Minnie and Sarah. 
 
 Like most of the enterprising men of 
 this place, Mr. Powers is connected with a 
 number of fraternal organizations, having a 
 
 membership in the I. O. O. F., K. O. T. 
 M. and K. of P. He is a stanch Republi- 
 can. 
 
 >T^OHN ROBERT FOSTER, one of 
 ■ the progressive and valued citizens 
 ^1 of Luce county, Michigan, is serving 
 in the capacity of Treasurer of Co- 
 lumbus township, and is a well known edu- 
 cator, who for the past five years has suc- 
 cessfully engaged in teaching in McMillan. 
 He is still a young man and his ability and 
 traits of character make us free to predict for 
 him a successful future. 
 
 Mr. Foster is a native of Ontario, his 
 birth having occurred in Little Briton, on 
 the 24th of August, 1 87 1. His parents 
 were James and Frances Foster, and some 
 of the mother's ancestry were soldiers under 
 Cromwell. When about a year and a half 
 old, our subject was taken by his parents to 
 Port Huron, Michigan, where he remained 
 until the spring of 1886. Then at the age 
 fifteen he removed to Newberry, Michigan, 
 with Ellison A. Bryant, an uncle, for he 
 was now an orphan, his mother having died 
 when he was only six years of age, while 
 the father's death occurred when John R. 
 was a child of eight years. Almost a dec- 
 ade has passed since Mr. Foster located in 
 Luce county, where he attained his majority, 
 and as a means of livelihood took up the 
 teacher's profession, having for the past five 
 years had charge of the schools of McMillan 
 in Columbus township, where he is recog- 
 nized as an able educator, his labors giving 
 good satisfaction. 
 
 In the spring of 1892, when twenty-one 
 years of age, Mr. Foster was appointed to 
 fill out the unexpired term of the Treasurer 
 of Columbus township. Luce county; in the 
 
462 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 spring of 1894 he was elected to the same 
 office; and in April, 1895, was re-elected, so 
 that he is the present incumbent. In his 
 political views he is a stalwart Republican 
 and an ardent advocate of protective tariff. 
 Socially, he is connected with the Masonic 
 fraternity and the Independent Order of 
 Odd Fellows. His friends speak of him in 
 terms of highest commendation and he is a 
 popular and genial young man. 
 
 ^y^'lL.LIAM LOCKWOOD, foreman 
 mm I for the Chicago Lumber Com- 
 mjL^ pany, residing at Munising, and 
 one of the directors of the Munis- 
 ing School Board, is a lumberman of more 
 than thirty years' experience, having first 
 launched out into this business as an em- 
 ploye of W. R. Burt, in the Lower Penin- 
 sula, during the early '60s. His winters he 
 spent in the woods and his summers in the 
 construction of the dam, and in handling 
 timber during the driving season. His next 
 employer was the A. Press Company of 
 Tawas, Michigan, in Iosco county; and on 
 leaving them in 1884 he entered the service 
 of the Chicago Lumber Company in the 
 northern peninsula, as camp foreman, in 
 which capacity his services have been ap- 
 preciated, as proved by his long continuance 
 in that position. 
 
 Mr. Lockwood was born in Western, 
 New Brunswick, near the line of the State 
 of Maine, February 18, 1838. His father, 
 Benjamin Lockwood, a lumberman, was 
 also a native of New Brunswick, of Scotch 
 parentage, his father, a native of Scotland, 
 coming to New Brunswick at an early period, 
 and was a farmer. Benjamin Lockwood 
 married Jane Duncan, and their children 
 were William, now of Munising; Robert, 
 
 now residing in New Brunswick; James, and 
 two others. Benjamin Lockwood died in 
 1883, aged eighty-three years, and his wife 
 in 1886. His mother died in 1892. 
 
 Mr. William Lockwood, our subject, 
 secured a limited school education and re- 
 mained with his parents, aiding in their 
 support, until he came to Michigan. He 
 was united in marriage with Jane Bath, at 
 Marquette, Marquette county, in 1891. She 
 was born in Cornwall, England, in 1865. 
 The children by this marriage are Ethel, 
 Jane and Benjamin. 
 
 In his views of national questions Mr. 
 Lockwood coincides with the Republican 
 party; and in his social relations he is a 
 member of the order of K. O. T. M. 
 
 I 
 
 ^^ AMUELBUTTERFIELD, Detour, 
 •^^^k* Michigan, is one of the thrifty 
 
 T\^J pioneers of this locality. He is 
 second only to Thomas Sims in 
 point of residence here, and, like Mr. Sims, 
 came from England. 
 
 His birth occurred in Cambridgeshire, 
 England, January, i, 1837. His father was 
 Samuel Butterfield, a corn merchant, who 
 died in 1854; his mother, Mary Elizabeth 
 (Strickland) Butterfield. Our subject was 
 the sixth born in their family of eight 
 children. He was educated in the common 
 schools and when sixteen years old was ap- 
 prenticed to the miller's trade. Not liking 
 the milling business, however, he worked at 
 this trade only a year, and then entered the 
 Government employ at Detford, in the sup- 
 ply and victualing yards, where ships were 
 fitted out for Crimean service. When the 
 war ended Mr. Butterfield was thrown out 
 of employment by reason of a reduction of 
 force, and after this he came to America, 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 463 
 
 making the Atlantic voyage on the City of 
 Washington and landing in safety at New 
 York. He visited at Buffalo, Detroit and 
 Drummond Island, at the last named place 
 having two English friends. He remained 
 on the island a few months, a portion of 
 that time employed as fisherman for Samuel 
 Chambers. Soon he got together a small 
 outfit and the next year engaged in business 
 for himself. He has carried on business in- 
 dependently ever since. For the past ten 
 years he has been buying fish in company 
 with T. C. Anthony. They handle 1 50 
 tons yearly. During the whole of his ca- 
 reer in this country Mr. Butterfield has pros- 
 pered very materially and to-day he is rated 
 as one of the substantial men in Detour. 
 
 Mr. Butterfield was married in Detour, 
 in February, 1862, to Miss Levina, daughter 
 of Murray Seaman, who came to this place 
 from Beaver Island, New York. Their 
 children are Alva, who is sailing a fishing 
 tug; Elizabeth, now Mrs. McClarney, of 
 Detour; Agnes, wife of William Lewis, of 
 this place; and Nora. 
 
 Officially, Mr. Butterfield has filled a 
 number of positions. He has been Super- 
 visor of Detour township si.x years, has 
 been Treasurer of the township the same 
 length of time, and for many years has been 
 a Justice of the Peace. His political affilia- 
 tions are with the Republican party. Fra- 
 ternally, he is identified with both the I. O. 
 O. F. and F. & A. M. He has a mem- 
 bership in Bethel lodge of the latter organ- 
 izotion at Sault Ste. Marie. Mr. Butterfield 
 has, indeed, a remarkable physique. He is 
 six feet two inches in height, weighs 210 
 pounds, and has never been sick a day in 
 his life. He is a man of sterling integrity 
 and is esteemed for his many excellent 
 traits of character. 
 
 >^OSEPH L. RIPLEY, Assistant 
 fl United States Engineer on the St. 
 A 1 Mary's river and canal improvement, 
 was born in St. Clair county, Michi- 
 gan, January 3, 1854, and his boyhood and 
 youth were spent in Pontiac, this State, 
 where he received a superior public school 
 education, graduating at the high school 
 there in 1872. After graduating he spent a 
 few months in Sault Ste. Marie, and, return- 
 ing to the Lower Peninsula, he entered the 
 literary department of the University of 
 Michigan, and graduated in June, 1876, 
 having completed the course in civil en- 
 gineering. From that time to 1877 he was 
 engaged in survej'ing and relocating tracts of 
 pine land on the Upper Peninsula. He 
 was appointed United States Assistant En- 
 gineer in June, 1877, under Alfred Noble, 
 the engineer in charge of the construction of 
 the lock of 1881 ; now he has special charge 
 of the twenty-foot and twenty-one-foot 
 channel and the Hay Lake improvements, 
 and of the deepening of the canal prism. 
 
 Mr. Ripley's father, Volney A. Ripley, 
 — who was the son of Abner Ripley, — in his 
 younger days studied law, was afterward 
 admitted to the bar in Albany, New York, 
 the State of his birth, and in 1840 came to 
 Michigan, locating in St. Clair county. At 
 length he abandoned the profession of law 
 and engaged in the manufacture of lumber 
 on Black river, in Sanilac county, then at 
 Saginaw, and also at Carp river, near Mack- 
 inac. He died at Mackinac in 1866, at the 
 age of fifty-eight years. He married Miss 
 Maria Klein, the daughter of Isaac Klein, 
 who died, in 1894, at Algonac, Michigan, at 
 the advanced age of ninety-seven years. 
 He was a Disciple minister and came from 
 New York State to Michigan. His surviv- 
 ing children are: L. V., of Eau Claire, 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Wisconsin, was a land-looker and farmer in 
 Chippewa county, and brought the first 
 buggy and mowing machine into the county; 
 he is now in the employ of H. W. Sage & 
 Company. M. T. , at Sault Ste. Marie, a 
 pine-land dealer; Charles, captain and 
 owner of the ferry International, Sault Ste. 
 Marie; Mary L. , a teacher of the high school 
 in that city; Norman, Inspector of Govern- 
 ment dredging; Joseph; Ida M., a teacher 
 in the public schools of Sault Ste. Marie; 
 and Lillian, a resident of Los Angeles, Cal- 
 ifornia. 
 
 February 5, 1881, in Sault Ste. Marie, 
 Mr. Ripley, our subject, married Miss Re- 
 becca McNaughton, a daughter of W. W. 
 McNaughton, and their children are: Eva, 
 born April 11, 1882; Florence, May i, 
 1885; Alice M., January 6, 1887. Mr. 
 Ripley is a fine gentleman and in his pro- 
 fession is far advanced, capable of any posi- 
 tion in his line. 
 
 Sp» INUS STANNARD, a retired mer- 
 I i chant of Rockland, Michigan, has 
 1 jj ll been identified with this place since 
 1 861, has been a prominent factor 
 in the town, and until 1892 figured as one 
 of its leading business men. By virtue of 
 the position he has occupied here all these 
 years he is justly entitled to representation in 
 this work, and we take pleasure in present- 
 ing the following biography of his life: 
 
 Linus Stannard is of Eastern birth. He 
 first saw the light of day in Connecticut, 
 June 19, 1840, and in that State both his 
 parents and grandparents were born. His 
 father, Linus Stannard, a farmer by occupa- 
 tion, has been deceased for several years, 
 and his mother, iicc Eliza Jane B. Walker, 
 is still living, having attained her seventy- 
 
 ninth year. Her father, Noah Walker, was 
 a Lieutenant in charge of the post at Say- 
 brook Point during the war of 1812, his ap- 
 pointment to this position being made by 
 John Cotton Smith, Governor of the State 
 of Connecticut. Noah Walker's father was 
 an English soldier. 
 
 Having thus briefly glanced over his an- 
 cestry, we now come to the life of our im- 
 mediate subject and find that he was the 
 first born in his father's family. He was 
 reared and educated in his native State, re- 
 ceiving a common-school education only. 
 At the early age of eleven years he went to 
 Wolcott, Connecticut, and was there em- 
 ployed in farm work, receiving for compen- 
 sation his board and $30 a year, buying his 
 own clothes out of this amount. When he 
 was eighteen he went to Norwich, where he 
 accepted a position as clerk, and remained 
 thus occupied until the fall of 1861, when 
 he came out to Michigan and located in 
 Rockland, Ontonagon county, having come 
 here to take charge of the general store for 
 the firm of Willard & Day. He had charge of 
 this store until the following June. Then, 
 in company with a partner, he bought the 
 store. Two years later he purchased his 
 partner's interest and subsequently associated 
 himself with George Bogardus, under the 
 firm name of Stannard & Bogardus, and 
 continued as such until Mr. Bogardus' death 
 two years later. Since then until 1892 Mr. 
 Stannard carried on the business alone, 
 having a large trade and being prospered in 
 his operations. July 4, 1892, much of the 
 town was swept away by fire and his store 
 went up in flames, and since then he has 
 been retired from active business. 
 
 Mr. Stannard was married, October 8, 
 1863, to Miss Minnie Roehm, a native of 
 Wurtemberg, Germany, who had been a 
 
Northern peninsula of Michigan. 
 
 4^5 
 
 resident of America for several years. They 
 are the parents of seven children, viz. : 
 George W. , a general merchant of Rockland; 
 Asa F. and William L. , merchants at Wake- 
 field, Michigan; Ella L. ; Charles S., Daisy 
 and Linus, all at home. 
 
 During his residence here Mr. Stannard 
 has invested to some extent in real estate 
 and has acquired considerable land. He 
 casts his ballot and influence with the Demo- 
 cratic party, has ever taken a deep interest 
 in all matters pertaining to the welfare of 
 his town, and at this writing he is Supervisor 
 of the township, — an office which he has 
 filled several terms. In Masonic circles, 
 Mr. Stannard has for years been promin- 
 ent and active. He maintains a mem- 
 bership in Rockland Lodge, No. 108, F. & 
 A. M. ; Ontonagon Chapter No. 20, R. A. 
 M. ; and Montrose Commandery, No. 38, K. 
 T. , at Calumet. 
 
 Vy w ^ ILBER H. STEWART, of the 
 MM I firm of Stewart Brothers, pub- 
 ^JL^ lishers of the Weekly Recorder, 
 Ewen, Michigan, has been a res- 
 ident of Ewen since June, 1892, and is 
 ranked with the leading and most progres- 
 sive men of the town. 
 
 Mr. Stewart was born in Ouebeb, Can- 
 ada, July 6, 1867. In 1878 he went to 
 Iowa with his parents, and there at the age 
 of fifteen was apprenticed to the trade of 
 printer. When he was twenty he became 
 editor and manager of the Grundy County Re- 
 publican, at Grundy Center, Iowa. The 
 following year, 1888, we find him engaged 
 in publishing the Tribune at Britt, Iowa, and 
 in the spring of 1890 he came from the last 
 named place to the upper peninsula of 
 Michigan, locating at Ishpeming, where he 
 
 accepted a position on the staff of the Ish- 
 peming Daily Press. In June, 1892, with 
 his brother, R. Ernest Stewart, he estab- 
 lished the Weekly Recorder at Ewen. On 
 the 20th of July, 1893, the Recorder build- 
 ing, plant and accounts were destroyed by 
 fire, entailing a loss of no less than $7,000. 
 The paper, however, was at once re-estab- 
 lished and its enterprising publishers have 
 since continued its issue. 
 
 Since coming to Ewen Mr. Stewart has 
 been thoroughly identified with its best in- 
 terests, always taking initial steps in its 
 growth and progress. 
 
 HE. SHUSTER, City Attorney of 
 Ontonagon, was born in Shiawas- 
 see county, Michigan, November 19, 
 1855. His father, Samuel Shuster, 
 was a native of Ohio, was a farmer by occu- 
 pation, and he still resides in Shiawassee 
 county. His grandfather was a native of 
 Pennsylvania. The mother of our subject, 
 formerly Elizabeth Mains, was born in Ohio, 
 a daughter of Timothy Mains, a native 
 also of that State, and of French descent. 
 
 A. E. Shuster, their second child, was 
 reared in his native place, attending his first 
 school in a log school-house in Rush town- 
 ship, Shiawassee county, after which he 
 spent two years at the high school in Owos- 
 so, and in 1880 graduated at the Northwest- 
 ern Ohio Normal School. He afterward 
 taught about seven years, — three years in 
 Ohio and four years in Michigan. In 1889 
 Mr. Shuster came to Ontonagon and had 
 charge of the schools here for two 
 years. Since 1893 he has served as 
 County Commissioner of Schools. In 1894 
 Mr. Shuster was admitted to the bar of On- 
 tonagon, since which time he has been en- 
 
466 
 
 Memorial record of the 
 
 gaged in the active practice of law in this 
 city, and has been appointed Circuit Court 
 Commissioner. He is meeting with marked 
 success in his chosen profession, as he is 
 rapidly acquiring a large and desirable prac- 
 tice. 
 
 In December, 18S5, our subject was 
 united in marriage with Mary L. Shay, a 
 native of this State, and a daughter of John 
 Shay, of Shiawassee county. They have one 
 daughter, Glea. Mr. Shuster allies himself 
 with the Republican party. Socially, he is 
 a Master Mason, being a member of the 
 lodge in Ada, Ohio, No. 344, and of the 
 chapter in Ontonagon, and he is also a mem- 
 ber of the K. O. T. M. 
 
 ^./^R. F. B. MELOCHE, a promi- 
 I I nent physician and druggist of On- 
 ^^^J tonagon, was born in Essex coun- 
 ty, Canada, just across the river 
 from Detroit, November 16, 1867, a son of 
 Daniel and Elizabeth (Bousmier) Meloche, 
 natives also of that country, and both still 
 reside there. The father was a fisherman 
 and contractor by occupation. 
 
 F. B. Meloche, the eleventh of thirteen 
 children, was reared in his native place, and 
 attended the Assumption College of Sand- 
 wich, graduating at that institution in 1881. 
 When a boy he entered a drug store in that 
 city, and became a first-class pharmacist. 
 March 22, 1893, Mr. Meloche graduated at 
 the Medical College of Detroit, after which 
 he went to Belding, Michigan, where he was 
 appointed City Physician and Health Officer, 
 and was also proprietor of a drug store. 
 In 1894 he became a resident of Ontonagon, 
 where he again opened a drug store and is 
 also one of the leading medical practition- 
 
 ers of the city. In his political relations, 
 the Doctor is prominently identified with 
 the Republican party. 
 
 V-yr^ILLIAM KNIGHT is one of the 
 mm I most prominent business men of 
 ^jL^ the northern peninsula and be- 
 longs to that class of citizens to 
 whom this region owes her present prosperity 
 and advanced position. He is manager of 
 the Dead River Mill Company and makes 
 his home in Marquette, where he has resided 
 since 1891. He was born in the city of 
 Philadelphia, on the 9th of April, 1845, 
 and is a son of A. L. and A. F. (Sisinger) 
 Knight, the former a native of New Jersey, 
 born of English parentage, while the latter 
 is a native of Pennsylvania and is of Ger- 
 man lineage. The paternal grandfather, 
 William Knight, was a soldier in the Revo- 
 lutionary war, and the family were early set- 
 tlers of Philadelphia. 
 
 The father of our subject was a manu- 
 facturer and removed to Baltimore county, 
 Maryland, where he purchased and improved 
 a paper mill and engaged in the manufacture 
 of paper for some years. During his later 
 years he laid aside all business cares and 
 rested in the enjoyment of the fruits of his 
 former toil until his death, which occurred 
 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His widow is still 
 living, in that city. 
 
 William Knight, the only child of the 
 family, was reared in Baltimore, acquiring 
 his education in its public schools, and at an 
 early age became connected with the lumber 
 trade, which was then the main business in 
 the city. From an humble position he worked 
 his way steadily upward by gradual advance 
 and became familiar with the business in all 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 469 
 
 its departments, so that when he began 
 business elsewhere his thorough knowledge 
 enabled him to command a good position. 
 In 1869 he sought a home in the West, lo- 
 cating in St. Paul, Minnesota, where in con- 
 nection with others he carried on the lumber 
 trade, being one of the well known lumber 
 merchants of that city until 1S88, when he 
 went to the Pacific coast and located in 
 Tacoma, Washington. There he carried on 
 a timber and logging business until 1891, 
 and is still interested in the trade on Puget 
 Sound. 
 
 Coming to Marquette, as above stated, 
 he has since had charge of the Dead River 
 mill, being manager of the company. The 
 mill, which is located at Presque Isle bay, 
 was erected in 1890, and this business is a 
 branch of the Cleveland Sawmill and Lum- 
 ber Company, of Cleveland, Ohio. Its 
 capacity is about 200,000 feet of lumber per 
 day and the force of men employed averages 
 175 hands. The lumber is all shipped to 
 Cleveland, two boats being chartered for 
 this purpose with a capacity of over 2,000,- 
 000 feet. In addition to his business in- 
 terests, Mr. Knight is a stockholder and 
 director in the Cleveland Sawmill and Lum- 
 ber Company, one of the largest lumber 
 concerns in the country, in manufacturing 
 lumber on an extensive scale and owning 
 immense tracts of timber land, including 
 25,000 acres on Puget Sound and 50,000 
 acres on the Upper Peninsula. Their busi- 
 ness transactions are very large and are 
 constantlj' growing in size and importance. 
 
 Mr. Knight is a most successful and 
 thorough lumber man, persevering and 
 enterprising, and whatever he undertakes 
 he carries forward to successful completion. 
 He was the organizer of the Dead River 
 Mill Company, and the prosperity which 
 
 has attended this concern is all due to his 
 efforts and capable management, combined 
 with a thorough knowledge of everything 
 connected with the lumber trade, that 
 enables him to manage affairs to the best 
 advantage. He is also vice-president and 
 director of the Mineral Range Railroad, and 
 is interested in Chicago street railways, both 
 electric and elevated lines, besides having 
 quite extensive interests in St. Paul. 
 
 In 1869 Mr. Knight married Miss Katha- 
 rine Virginia Chew, of Augusta, Georgia, 
 youngest daughter of Benjamin Franklin 
 and Lucy Vassar, ncc Beaufort, of true old 
 Southern stock. Mr. and Mrs. Knight have 
 four children: Lucy Chew, William, Edith 
 and Harold. Mr. Knight is a Republican, 
 but has no inclination for politics, preferring 
 to give his time and energy to his business 
 interests, in which he has met with such 
 excellent success. 
 
 ^VOHN D. CUDDIHY ranks among the 
 fl foremost business men of Red Jacket 
 A 1 and belongs to that class of enter- 
 prising, progressive citizens to whom 
 the West owes much of her present pros- 
 perity and greatness. There are men in all 
 communities who take the lead in public 
 affairs and are the controlling spirit that 
 guides the work of advancement and upbuild- 
 ing. Such a man is this gentleman, and 
 throughout the community in which he re- 
 sides he is held in the highest esteem. 
 
 His father, Michael Cuddihy, a native of 
 Ireland, left the Emerald Isle in 1853 and 
 sought a home in America. He first located 
 on Portage Lake, where he engaged in min- 
 ing, and at the time of the gold excitement 
 at Leadville, Colorado, he removed to that 
 
470 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 place, where he was killed in 1879, in the 
 Little Chief mine. 
 
 His son, the subject of this sketch, was 
 born in Houghton, Michigan, on the 15th of 
 January, 1857, and acquired his education 
 in the public schools of Hancock and Calu- 
 met, Michigan, pursuing his studies until 
 fifteen years of age, when he left the school- 
 room to enter upon a preparation for a busi- 
 ness life. He began learning telegraphy in 
 the office of the Mineral Range, and when 
 he had mastered the profession he was as- 
 signed to a position in the Eagle River office, 
 where he remained until the spring of 1874. 
 He then returned to Calumet, and, aban- 
 doning telegraphy, turned his attention to 
 mercantile pursuits. He entered the employ 
 of Edward Ryan as assistant bookkeeper and 
 continued to acceptably fill that position 
 until 1879, when he was promoted to the 
 position of head bookkeeper. 
 
 In 1 888 he was made general manager of 
 the entire business in Calumet and is now 
 serving in that responsible position. The 
 store carries a stock valued at $80,000, the 
 largest in Houghton county, and this im- 
 mense establishment and the vast volume of 
 business that is carried on is all under the 
 immediate supervision of Mr. Cuddihy, 
 whose excellent executive and managerial 
 ability well fits him for the place that he 
 now fills. He has an able corps of sales- 
 men, and other assistants and has made this 
 enterprise a most paying investment, the 
 trade steadily increasing until it has now as- 
 sumed very extensive porportions. In pur- 
 chasing he makes careful selections of his 
 goods, buying with a view of pleasing his 
 patrons; and his courteous, gentlemanly 
 treatment and the honorable business policy 
 which he follows has secured a most liberal 
 patronage, while the public reposes in him 
 
 the utmost confidence. In connection with 
 his mercantile interests Mr. Cuddihy is con- 
 nected with other business enterprises and 
 is now a director and one of the promoters 
 of the First National bank of Calumet and 
 of the Northern Building & Loan Association 
 of Hancock, Michigan. 
 
 In his political views Mr. Cuddihy is a 
 stalwart Democrat, recognized as one of the 
 leaders of the party in Michigan, and is now 
 serving as a member of the State Democratic 
 committee. He was elected and served as 
 Recorder of Red Jacket in 1880, and was 
 President of the village for six consecutive 
 years, from 1 886 to 1 892. He is public-spirit- 
 ed in an eminent degree, and his devotion to 
 the welfare of the community in which he 
 lives was demonstrated during his term of 
 office by a faithful performance of the duties 
 devolving upon him and by his earnest desire 
 to promote all movements conducive to the 
 public benefit. Socially he is a member of 
 the Ancient Order of United Workmen and 
 was Vice Commander of the Select Knights 
 of that order in 1892-3. His life has been 
 well and worthily spent, and his prosperity 
 is all the result of his own well directed 
 efforts, his enterprise, business sagacity and 
 clear judgment. His career has ever been 
 straightforward and honorable, and all who 
 know him esteem him for his sterling worth 
 and strict integrity. 
 
 HOMAS O. STEPHENS, who oc- 
 cupies the responsible position 
 of foreman of the boiler-making 
 department of the Calumet & Hecla 
 Mining Company of Calumet, Michigan, is 
 one of the worthy citizens that England has 
 furnished to the Upper Peninsula. He was 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 471 
 
 born in that country, on the loth of Febru- 
 ary, 1 85 1, and is a son of WiUiam Stephens, 
 who was born in the same country, and, 
 having emigrated to America, is now mining 
 captain in the employ of the Calumet & 
 Hecla Mining Company, at the South Hecla 
 branch. 
 
 Thomas O. Stephens spent only two 
 years in the land of his nativity, being then 
 brought by his parents to the New World. 
 He attended the public schools of Hancock, 
 Michigan, until fourteen years of age, when 
 he started out in life for himself. Whatever 
 success he has achieved is due entirely to his 
 own efforts, for since that time he has de- 
 pended upon his own labor for a' livelihood. 
 He first secured work as an office boy in the 
 office of the mining captain of the Quincy 
 mine, of Hancock, where he remained for 
 three years, coming then to Calumet, where 
 he secured a situation in the machine shop 
 of the Calumet & Hecla Mining Company. 
 He worked there and also ran a hoisting 
 engine until 1878, at which time he went to 
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and entered the 
 boiler shop of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. 
 Paul Railroad Company, in order to learn 
 the trade. He applied himself diligently 
 and continued his labors there for four 
 years, during which time he thoroughly 
 mastered the business, becoming an expert 
 workman, so that on his return to Calumet 
 he was employed by the Calumet & Hecla 
 Mining Company as boiler-maker. He was 
 then their only employe of the kind, but as 
 their business grew more help was secured 
 and at this writing Mr. Stephens is at the 
 head of their boiler-making works and the 
 manager of a force of ten workmen. The 
 position which he fills is a responsible one, 
 but he is well fitted for it, and the Calumet 
 & Hecla Mining Company numbers him 
 
 among their most trustworthy and faithful 
 employes. 
 
 Mr. Stephens was united in marriage 
 with Miss Mary Hoskin, an estimable lady 
 of Ontonagon, Michigan. They have a 
 wide acquaintance in this community, and 
 their many excellencies of character win 
 them the high regard of all with whom they 
 are brought in contact. Mr. Stephens is a 
 member of Calumet Lodge, No. 134, I. O. 
 O. F., but takes no very active part in 
 public life, desiring to give his best energies 
 to his business. He has worked his way 
 upward from an humble position to one of 
 responsibility and through all the years has 
 merited the confidence and trust reposed in 
 him by his employers, for he is ever honor- 
 able and upright in all transactions. 
 
 x^/^ EV. P. GIRARD, pastor of the 
 I ^T Sacred Heart Catholic Church of 
 \ W Champion, Michigan, is a native of 
 Poitiers, France, born in 1844. His 
 education was obtained in a college of 
 Poitiers, and having resolved to enter the 
 work of the Catholic ministry he was or- 
 dained as a priest in the city of his birth in 
 1867. He then served as a diocesan mission- 
 ary at Poitiers for some time and in 1884 
 sailed for the New World, locating first in 
 Montreal, Canada. Two years later, in 
 1886, he came to Marquette county, Michi- 
 gan, and was given charge of some Catholic 
 churches in the diocese of Marquette before 
 he had charge of Sacred Heart Church at 
 Champion. This congregation was organ- 
 ized in 1873, under the administration of 
 Rt. Rev. Bp. Mrak, of Marquette at that 
 time. The church has a membership of 1 50 
 families. The house of worship was erected 
 under the direction of Rev. H. Bourion, now 
 
472 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 of Menominee, Michigan, completed by Rev. 
 E. Atfield, now of Hancock, this State, and 
 blessed in 1884 by Rt. Rev. Bp. J. Vertin, 
 of Marquette. The building is a substantial 
 structure, well furnished and decorated and 
 has three altars. The congregation is a 
 strong one, and this is one of the leading 
 Catholic churches in this section of the State. 
 Father Girard is a man of scholarly attain- 
 ments, devoted to his work, and Sacred 
 Heart Church, under his able leadership, is 
 now in a flourishinir condition. 
 
 ^'^EORGE I-vEMP is one the most 
 ■ ^^\ prominent men on the Upper Pe- 
 \^^ ninsula, and a representative of 
 one of the leading pioneer families; 
 and the name Ivemp is here synonymous 
 with industry, integrity and unblemished 
 character. 
 
 Mr. Kemp has spent his entire life in 
 this locality. He was born in Sault Ste. 
 Marie, Michigan, August 2, 1847. The 
 first school he attended was a subscription 
 school taught by Guy H. Carleton, and 
 later the union school of Ypsilanti, Mich- 
 igan. On leaving Ypsilanti he secured a 
 position as brakeman, running between De- 
 troit and De.xter. He spent the two suc- 
 ceeding years in the Ann Arbor high school, 
 where he obtained an education that fitted 
 him for the practical duties of life. In his 
 early 'teens he was employed as bell boy in 
 the Tremont House at Marquette. After 
 returning to Sault Ste. Marie he secured a 
 clerkship with Thomas Ryan, and later with 
 L. P. Trempe, with whom he remained un- 
 til appointed toll receiver under Guy H. 
 Carleton on the old State ship canal for two 
 years. For the ne.xt five years he was book- 
 
 keeper in the employ of Barker, Williams 
 & Bangs, contractors on the canal of 1870. 
 About twenty years ago he embarked in the 
 business of forwarding and shipping, in 
 which he has achieved signal success. He 
 is owner of the Union Docks at this point, 
 by which perhaps more vessels pass than 
 any other dock on the lakes except Detroit. 
 His well-managed affairs, his keen discrim- 
 ination, energy and enterprise have brought 
 him to a high degree of prosperity, and thus 
 he has worked his way up from limited cir- 
 cumstances to affluence. He is President 
 of the Sault Savings Bank and a director in 
 the First National Bank of this city, and is 
 also largely interested in the News Block. 
 
 Mr. Kemp is a thirty-second degree 
 Mason and belongs to Bethel Lodge, Soo 
 Chapter and Grand Rapids Consistory. He 
 also affiliated with the Ivnights of Pyth- 
 ias fraternity. In his political views 
 he is a stalwart Republican. He served 
 as Township Supervisor for two years, 
 was appointed County Clerk for one year, 
 was Clerk of the Village Council one term, 
 and was elected County Treasurer in 1886, 
 serving four years. In all these various 
 positions he has discharged his duties with 
 a promptness and fidelity that has won him 
 the highest commendation. He is devoted 
 to the best interests of the community and 
 is public-spirited in an eminent degree. His 
 business interests are extensive and for his 
 success in life he deserves great credit, as he 
 started out for himself empty-handed. He 
 struggled with perverse fortune, overcame 
 the difficulties which were to be encountered, 
 surmounted all obstacles and in the end has 
 achieved a fortune and to-day is one of the 
 wealthiest men of the Upper Peninsula. He 
 is a type of that class of American citizens, 
 enterprising and progressive, who advance 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 473 
 
 the public welfare while promoting individual 
 prosperity. 
 
 Januarj' i, 1874, Mr. Kemp was united 
 in marriage to Viola F. Heichhold, eldest 
 daughter of Alexander Peter Heichhold. 
 Their children are Alexander Peter, Harry 
 Bell, Guy Carleton, Dayton Glenn and Jay 
 Brenton. 
 
 Mr. Kemp's grandfather, Lawrence 
 Kemp, Sr. , was a Continental soldier in the 
 war for independence and served as one of 
 the minute-men at the battle of Lexington. 
 Ever faithful to his duty and the cause of 
 the Colonies, he won promotion to the rank 
 of Captain and his memory has been sacredly 
 cherished through all the years since the 
 freedom of the nation has been established. 
 In civil pursuits this old soldier and patriot 
 was a farmer, as were his sons. The family 
 name is of German origin and was originally 
 spelled Kempf, but the final letter was 
 dropped after a time and the present spell- 
 ing has since been used. 
 
 Lawrence Kemp, Sr. , married Dorothy 
 Stebbins, of Deerfield, Massachusetts, and 
 their son, also named Lawrence, became 
 the grandfather of our subject. He married 
 Mehitable Ellis, and to them were born the 
 following children: Sumner, who died at 
 sea; Lawrence, who died in Massachusetts; 
 Abner, who died in Steuben county, In- 
 diana, where he was engaged in the busi- 
 ness of stock dealing; John and Benjamin, 
 who died in the Bay State; Lucinda, who 
 became the wife of Orrin Dole and died near 
 Bellevue, Ohio; Joseph and Noah. 
 
 Joseph Kemp, the father of George, was 
 born in Shelburne, Massachusetts, August 
 30, 181 3, and was educated very sparingly 
 in the country schools of his native State. 
 When fifteen years of age he emigrated 
 westward, and joined his married sister 
 
 in Ohio, with whom he made his home 
 while he worked as a farm hand throughout 
 the neighborhood. It was a newly settled 
 county and he thus became familiar with the 
 experiences of frontier life, a fitting prepara- 
 tion for his future career in Michigan. On 
 the loth of June, 1840, he married Harriet, 
 daughter of Captain Elias Bell, a farmer, 
 and a soldier of the war of 181 2, who was 
 also descended from one of the early New 
 England families, his people having lived in 
 Connecticut. Joseph Kemp pursued the 
 occupation of a farmer in Ohio and suc- 
 ceeded as well as possible in those days of 
 limited means and crude machinery. 
 
 In 1845 he came to the Upper Peninsula 
 of Michigan on a prospecting tour, intending 
 to bring his family hither if conditions and 
 circumstances were favorable. The brig 
 Ramsey Crooks, belonging to the American 
 Fur Company, on her return trip from the 
 South with supplies for the Northern trad- 
 ing posts, numbered him among her passen- 
 gers, and he was soon in this region, then 
 wild and sparsely settled. Pleased with the 
 country, however, he decided to locate at 
 the Falls of St. Mary's river, and was 
 joined by his family, who left their old 
 home in Huron county in the spring of 1846 
 and on the i6th day of April stepped from 
 the propeller, Chicago, to the wharf at 
 Sault de Ste. Marie. Mr. Kemp began the 
 business of fishing and trading in furs and 
 other commodities to be gained in the west- 
 ern wilds and was thus employed until 
 1849, when he removed his family to Lime 
 Island, which he had recently purchased, 
 and commenced the cultivation of his land. 
 This was about the first attempt made to 
 grow hay, wheat and potatoes on the Upper 
 Peninsula, most of the settlers being fisher- 
 men or lumbermen, and depending upon 
 
474 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 outside markets for their supplies. In 1853 
 he again took up his residence in Sault de 
 Ste. Marie and for several years was em- 
 ployed in locating land which the State had 
 granted to the Canal Company. Following 
 this he was lightkeeper at Whitefish Point 
 from 1862 until 1865, and was Deputy Cus- 
 toms Inspector at Pigeon river and Sault de 
 Ste. Marie for many years, ending with 1875. 
 He returned then to his farm, which covered 
 the whole of Lime Island, and was its 
 "Governor," as he frequently laughingly 
 said, for the succeeding ten years. He then 
 laid aside all business cares, terminating an 
 active career that covered more than half a 
 century. His was also a useful career. 
 He was progressive and enterprising and 
 was quick to note and introduce improve- 
 ments connected with his business and in all 
 his dealings was the soul of honor and in- 
 tegrity. He was prominently identified 
 with the development of this region, aiding 
 in its upbuilding and advancement; and 
 everything calculated to promote the gen- 
 eral welfare has received his support and 
 co-operation. 
 
 Mr. Kemp has been a witness of the 
 wonders of the age: his life spans the most 
 eventful period of the world's history. He 
 was born in the year of Perry's victory dur- 
 ing the war with England, when came the 
 famous message, ' ' We have met the enemy 
 and they are ours." He has seen the estab- 
 lishment of our great canal systems since 
 the building of the Erie canal, witnessed the 
 introduction of railroads which now cross 
 and recross every State in the Union, an- 
 nihilating distance by means of rapid transit, 
 has seen the wonderful improvements made 
 in machinery of all descriptions and has 
 witnessed the discoveries and inventions 
 connected with electricity from the time 
 
 when Morse first placed the telegraph be- 
 fore the public up to the present with the 
 long distance telephones, the phonographs, 
 electric lights and the machinery run by this 
 invisible power, which also in a large de- 
 gree is taking the place of steam for loco- 
 motion power. He watched the progress of 
 our armies in the war with Mexico, and 
 when the Union was threatened he an.x- 
 iously waited for news from the front, for 
 his beloved country was in peril and he had 
 sent one of his sons to do battle for the old 
 flag, and to-day he glories in the country of 
 forty-six States under one federal head and 
 acknowledging the supremacy of the stars 
 and stripes. 
 
 Education has kept pace with the won- 
 derful strides of progress and newspapers 
 are found in every home, while religion has 
 carried her banners into the dark corners of 
 the world bringing the enlightenment and 
 civilizing influences of Christianity to the 
 benighted. In Michigan the change has 
 been no less marked, all the business inter- 
 ests have been introduced and the upper 
 peninsula has become transformed from a 
 sparsely settled region into one of bustling 
 activity. The millions upon millions of 
 feet of lumber he has seen cut down until 
 within ten years the lumber industry will al- 
 most be a thing of the past. He saw the 
 first boat go over the Portage into Lake 
 Superior. That was in 1846; and as the in- 
 dustry began to assume proportions in the 
 Upper country the transfer of cargoes be- 
 came an important business at Sault de Ste. 
 Marie; and where formerly there was one 
 boat a week there are now four hundred. 
 
 To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kemp were 
 born the following children: Christine is 
 the widow of Guy H. Carleton. Joanna is a 
 teacher in the public schools of Sault de 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 475 
 
 Ste. Marie. Joseph B., of Detroit, enlisted 
 in Company F, Fifth Michigan Infantry, 
 August 28, 1 86 1, became Sergeant and was 
 promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant 
 June 10, 1864, and Captain, May 8, 1865, 
 and brevet Captain United States Volun- 
 teers, April 9, 1865, for gallant and meritor- 
 ious service during the campaigns terminat- 
 ing with the surrender of Lee's army. He 
 was a prisoner of war at Andersonville from 
 June until November, 1864, and captured 
 the colors of a Virginia regiment at Orange 
 Court House in 1864. He was mustered 
 out July 5, 1865. George, whose name 
 heads this record, and Lewis complete the 
 family and are living in Sault de Ste. Marie. 
 The father cast his first presidential vote for 
 William Henry Harrison and on the organ- 
 ization of the Republican party joined its 
 ranks and voted for the illustrious grandson 
 of the old Tippecanoe hero. Physically, he 
 has been a robust, vigorous man, of very 
 temperate habits, strongly antagonistic to 
 narcotics and stimulants. This, no doubt, 
 has been an important factor in the preser- 
 vation of his health. He is now an hon- 
 ored old man, respected by all who know 
 him and in this connection he well deserves 
 mention. His wife died in Ann Arbor, 
 Michigan, August 3, 1S74, at the age of 
 fifty-five. 
 
 ,>^^ H. GARNER, of the firm of Ma- 
 I I son H. Quick & Company, hard- 
 ly ^ ware dealers at Manistique, School- 
 craft county, was born in Welland 
 county, Canada, December 3, 1842, being 
 the son of Jacob and Lucretia (Atwell) Gar- 
 ner, the former of whom was a native of 
 Canada, the latter having been born on the 
 Hudson river, in the State of New Y(;rk. 
 
 The father was a soldier in the war of 181 2, 
 having beeen a farmer by occupation. He 
 died in Welland county, Canada, as did also 
 the mother. Jacob Garner was twice mar- 
 ried, the issue of the first union being eight 
 children, and of the second two. The chil- 
 dren of the second marriage were: N. H., 
 the subject of this review: and Sophia, now 
 the wife of Charles W. Hellems, of Saint 
 Catherines, Ontario, Canada. 
 
 Our subject was reared to mature years 
 in his native county, where his educational 
 opportunities were those afforded by the 
 common schools, and as he grew up on the 
 farm and early began lending his assistance 
 in the cultivation of the same, his scholastic 
 training was necessarily limited in scope. 
 He remained on the farm until he had at- 
 tained the age of about thirty years, when 
 he engaged in general merchandising at 
 Ridgeville, Ontario, where he was thus con- 
 cerned for a period of ten years, after which 
 he disposed of his interests there and came 
 West, locating at Manistique, Michigan, in 
 1883, where he engaged in the hardware 
 business in partnership with J. B. Lewis, 
 which association continued for three years. 
 He was then retired from active commercial 
 life for two years, and then resumed business 
 alone and thus continued until January, 
 1S94, when he sold out, by reason of im- 
 paired health, which necessitated a season 
 of rest and recuperation. In September, 
 1894, he again resumed his connection with 
 the mercantile enterprises of Manistique, 
 the present partnership being at that time 
 consummated. The firm carry a comprehen- 
 sive and select line of hardware and control 
 a good business. Mr. Garner is a thorough 
 and practical business man and the store is 
 conducted under his supervision. 
 
 Politicall)' Mr. Garner is a supporter of 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 the Republican party and its principles, and 
 his fraternal affiliation is with the Knights 
 of the Maccabees. 
 
 He was married in 1865 to Miss Nar- 
 cissa Rice, a native of Canada, and they are 
 the parents of six living children: Conrad 
 L. is deceased; Elsie B. ; Velma L. ; Frances 
 M., wife of Judge V. I. Hixson, of Manis- 
 tique; Percie G. ; Hugh P. ; and Tacy G. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Garner are members of the 
 Methodist Epicopal Church. 
 
 VI. HIXSON.— That absolute 
 ability and worth do not fall short 
 of public appreciation, and that 
 mere youthfulness is no longer con- 
 sidered a bar to advancement to position of 
 eminent responsibility and trust, is most 
 clearly demonstrated in the career of the 
 subject of this review, — a leading attorney 
 of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and 
 one holding marked preferment as Judge 
 of Probate for Schoolcraft county. 
 
 Virgil I. Hixson is a native of the Wol- 
 verine State, having been born in Ionia 
 county, April 25, 1870, the son of William 
 and Sarah (Frost) Hixson, the former a 
 native of the State of New York and the 
 latter of Michigan. The father is a farmer, 
 and retains his residence at Portland, Ionia 
 county. William and Sarah Hixson are the 
 parents of three living children, namely: 
 Phoebe, wife of E. P. Mains, of Ionia; Sarah, 
 who remains at the parental home; and 
 Virgil I. 
 
 Our subject secured his preliminary edu- 
 cational discipline in the public schools of 
 his native county, after which he entered 
 the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, 
 where he pursued a special course of study 
 
 in the literary department and also com- 
 pleted the prescribed course in the law de- 
 partment, in which latter he was graduated 
 in the year 1891. Within the same year he 
 was admitted to the bar, and in May, 1892, 
 he took up his abode in Manistique, where 
 he has since been successfully engaged in 
 the practice of his profession and where his 
 rise in public preferment has been rapid and 
 noteworthy. He was elected Prosecuting 
 Attorney in the fall of 1892, and subse- 
 quently resigned this position and in the 
 spring 1 894 was elected Judge of Probate, 
 to fill a vacancy. He is also Clerk and 
 Attorney of the village. His hold upon 
 public favor is all the more phenomenal 
 when the fact is taken into consideration 
 that he is an ardent and active worker in the 
 ranks of the Democratic party, while the 
 political complexion of the county is mani- 
 festly Republican, and that he has the 
 peculiar distinction of being the only Demo- 
 crat holding office in the county. His ability 
 as a lawyer, his mature and comprehensive 
 judgment, and his fidelity to trusts imposed 
 have been sufficiently potent to insure his re- 
 tention in high official incumbencies. 
 
 Fraternally, our subject is identified with 
 the Masonic order, the Knights of the Mac- 
 cabees, the Modern Woodmen of the World 
 and the Good Templars. 
 
 Mr. Hixson's marriage was celebrated 
 October 11, 1893, when he was united to 
 Miss M. Frances Garner, of Manistique, a 
 daughter of N. H. Garner, a well known 
 business man of that place, concerning 
 whom individual mention is made elsewhere 
 in this volume. Judge and Mrs. Hixson 
 have one child, Blanche. They are zealous 
 members of the Methodist Episcopal Church 
 and in the local organization our subject is 
 serving as Steward. 
 
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 477 
 
 ,>^EV. FATHER JOSEPH E. 
 |/^ NEUMAIR, pastor of the Holy 
 \ . P Rosary Roman Catholic Church, 
 Lake Linden, Michigan, is a young 
 man of marked ability and education, whose 
 life has been wholly consecrated to the 
 work of the Master, and who has already 
 been the means of accomplishing sub- 
 stantial results in his field of labor. He 
 is well deserving of personal considera- 
 tion in this volume, and we take pleasure in 
 making the following reference to his life. 
 First, however, we present a brief history of 
 the church in which he is officiating. 
 
 The Holy Rosary Church of Lake Lin- 
 den, Michigan, was organized in 1888. On 
 October 12 of that year the church, school 
 and parsonage were dedicated by Bishop 
 Vertin, and on the same day the bell 
 was blessed in honor of St. Joseph. The 
 church is nicely furnished and has three 
 altars. One hundred and twenty-five fam- 
 ilies are registered in the parish, two-thirds 
 of whom are " Germans, the others being 
 Irish. The parochial school has 1 1 5 pupils 
 enrolled, has six grades, and employs three 
 Sisters as teachers. Other organizations in 
 connection with the church are the D. R. C. 
 C. v.. Catholic Order of Foresters, and the 
 A. O. H., all of which are in a flourishing 
 condition. 
 
 Father Neumair, who has had charge of 
 this church since February 22, 1895, was 
 born in Germany February 13, 1866. His 
 primary education was obtained in the Gov- 
 ernment schools of his native land, which 
 he attended from his sixth to his thirteenth 
 year, after which he took a four-years 
 course in a Latin school there. In 1883 he 
 came to America and entered St. Vincent 
 College in Pennsylvania, where he remained 
 eight years. He was ordained July 2, 1891, 
 
 in Marquette, Michigan, by the present 
 bishop, and since his ordination has been in 
 active work. His first charge was the 
 Sacred Heart Parish in Detour, Michigan. 
 From March, 1892, until February, 1895, 
 he was pastor of St. Patrick's Parish in On- 
 tonagon, and, as already stated, has occu- 
 pied his present position since February, 
 1895. During his ministration at Ontona- 
 gon a new church was erected, completed 
 in February, 1894, at a cost of $7,500, 
 and since that time the church has been 
 called the Holy Family. In the short time 
 he has served as pastor of the Holy Rosary 
 Church he has made his influence felt. This 
 congregation being composed largely of 
 Germans, he conducts services in German 
 one week and in English the next, the 
 change being greatly appreciated by an au- 
 dience of this character. 
 
 HJ. BOYINGTON, proprietor of the 
 Boyington Hotel, Iron River, Mich- 
 igan, is one of the popular and 
 well-known landlords in this sec- 
 tion of the country. By his excellent busi- 
 ness ability, his genial hospitality and his 
 many estimable traits of character, he is 
 especially fitted for the business in which he 
 is engaged. Some personal mention of his 
 life is appropriate here, and is as follows: 
 
 A. J. Boyington was born in Belfast 
 township, Allegany county. New York, 
 September 30, 1841. His parents, Asahel 
 and Esther (Sanford) Boyington, both 
 natives of Vermont, were married in New 
 York State and for a time lived in Alle- 
 gany county. In 1S42 they came west to 
 Wisconsin and located in Jefferson county. 
 The father was by trade a stone-mason and 
 bricklayer. He helped to build the first 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 brick block erected in the now prosperous 
 city of St. Paul. He lived to the advanced 
 age of eighty-three years, and his good wife 
 lived to a still greater age, she being ninety- 
 four at the time of her death. They had a 
 family of five sons and four daughters, all of 
 whom are living. All of the sons were in 
 the Civil war. The subject of our sketch is 
 the youngest son and next to the youngest 
 of the family. He was about a year old at 
 the time of their removal west, and in Wis- 
 consin he was reared, receiving his educa- 
 tion in the common schools. He remained 
 at home until he was eighteen years of age, 
 when he bought his time, paying his father 
 $200 for the same. 
 
 When the great war between the North 
 and the South came on, our young friend 
 had not yet attained his majority, but he 
 was one of the first to enter the ranks which 
 went out in protection of the Union. He 
 enlisted in 1861, at White Water, Wiscon- 
 sin, in Company H, Thirteenth Wisconsin 
 Volunteer Infantry, as a private, and with 
 his command went South, where he par- 
 ticipated in many of the principal engage- 
 ments of the war. In 1 864 he veteranized 
 in the same company and regiment. No- 
 vember 2, 1864, while near Huntsville, 
 Alabama, he had the misfortune to lose his 
 left arm, it being shot off by a bushwhacker. 
 He was then in hospital for some time. 
 After receiving an honorable discharge from 
 the service, he returned to his home in 
 Jefferson county, Wisconsin. 
 
 The war over, Mr. Boyington engaged 
 in farming in Jefferson county, and was thus 
 occupied for two years. In 1868 he bought 
 a hotel in Hebron, Wisconsin, which he ran 
 until 1870 and then sold it. About 1872 he 
 went to Montana, where for three years he 
 was engaged in prospecting for gold, return- 
 
 ing to Wisconsin in 1875. He was married 
 in 1875 and that same year located in 
 Menominee, Michigan, where he engaged in 
 business and where he resided for a period 
 of eight years. In 1883 he made another 
 move, this time to the far West, and for 
 one year made his home in Seattle, Wash- 
 ington. At the end of that time he returned 
 to Menominee; went shortly afterward to 
 Iron Mountain, being one of the first settlers 
 in the town and remaining there three years; 
 and his next and last move was to Iron 
 River. Here he built a large hotel, which 
 soon afterward went up in flame, and, it 
 being uninsured, he was left heavily in debt. 
 He was not discouraged, however, and with 
 renewed energy he set about the work of re- 
 building his hotel, determined to liquidate 
 all claims and again secure a sure footing. 
 In his efforts to do this he has met with 
 signal success. To-day he owns a fine 
 hotel, comprising forty-five rooms, furnished 
 and equipped throughout in first-class style; 
 has in connection with his hotel a livery 
 establishment; and also owns a farm of 160 
 acres, eighty acres of which are improved, 
 and he is not in debt to any one. 
 
 Mr. Boyington was married in 1875 to 
 Miss Lefa Wait, a native of Waukesha 
 county, Wisconsin, and they have one son, 
 Philip L., at home. 
 
 A veteran of the late war, Mr. Boying- 
 ton is, of course, a member of the G. A. R. , 
 his membership being in Lyon Post, in 
 Menominee, Michigan. 
 
 If 
 
 lest 
 
 E\'I S. RICE, Postmaster and an 
 attorney at law, Bessemer, Michi- 
 gan, has been connected with the 
 interests of this town from its earl- 
 existence and has been a prominent 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 479 
 
 factor in bringing about its growth and de- 
 velopment. 
 
 Mr. Rice was born in Lapeer county, 
 Michigan, November 5, 1855. His father, 
 M. H. Rice, is a native of Massachusetts 
 and a member of one of the first famihes of 
 that State. Micajah Rice, the grandfather 
 of our subject, was also a native of the old 
 Bay State, and was a soldier in the Revolu- 
 tionary war. His wife lived to the advanced 
 age of ninety-eight years, and was a pen- 
 sioner of that war. He died at the age of 
 eighty-six. It was in front of their house 
 that the battle of Concord was fought. Of 
 the mother of Mr. Rice, we record that her 
 maiden name was Miss Olive Lilly and that 
 she was born in New York. Her father, 
 Alford Lilly, was a native of New York, of 
 Scotch and English descent, and a relative of 
 Congressman Lilly. Mr. M. H. Rice and 
 his wife are both living, each having passed 
 their three-score years and ten, he being now 
 seventy-four and she seventy-one years of 
 age. They have had five sons, four of whom 
 grew to manhood, Levi S. being their third 
 born. 
 
 Mr. M. H. Rice was one of the early 
 settlers of Wisconsin. In 1 844 he came out 
 to this State and in Waupaca county took 
 up land from the Government, his father 
 having given him a land warrant which the 
 latter had received during the Re\olutionary 
 war. Here he settled and developed a fine 
 farm. In 1855 his wife came up into Michi- 
 gan on a visit, and it was while she was in 
 Lapeer county that the subject of our sketch 
 was born. He was reared on his father's 
 farm in Wisconsin, receiving his education 
 in the district schools of Waupaca county. 
 At the early age of thirteen he started out in 
 life on his own responsibility. At first he 
 worked by the month in the woods. In 
 
 1876, having attained his majority, he took 
 a homestead claim in Marathon county, 
 Wisconsin, and there improved a nice farm, 
 remaining on it until 1885, when he came 
 to Bessemer. At that time there was only 
 one log house in the town. He built the 
 Bessemer House and for one year kept hotel, 
 at the end of that time selling the property. 
 In 1887 he was elected Justice of the Peace, 
 one of the first to fill that office here. He 
 early took a deep interest in securing good 
 roads for this community, and contracted 
 for and built a number of roads. He was 
 the originator of the bill to have the Black 
 River State road built, which road is four- 
 teen miles in length, and which was built by 
 him in 1 89 1. In the meantime he devoted 
 his leisure to the study of law, and that 
 same year (1891) was admitted to the bar. 
 He was the first Supervisor of the township 
 of Ironwood when it constituted the whole 
 county of Gogebic. Mr. Rice is a member 
 of the City Council of Bessemer at this writ- 
 ing, and during the whole of his residence 
 here he has been recognized as a leading spirit 
 in the town. The construction of the main 
 sewer of Bessemer was under his super- 
 vision. 
 
 Politically, he allies himself with the 
 Democratic party. During Mr. Cleveland's 
 first administration he was appointed Deputy 
 United States Marshal, under D. R. Waters, 
 of Grand Rapids. His appointment as Post- 
 master of Bessemer was made in 1894. Mr. 
 Rice has been an Odd Fellow since 1876, 
 was one of the charter members of Gogebic 
 Lodge, No. 389, and is District Deputy of 
 the order. He is also a member of the 
 Elks order. Lodge No. 196, of Lansing, 
 Michigan; and of the A. O. U. W. 
 
 He was married in 1S75 to Miss Lillic J. 
 Hull, a native of Wisconsin and a daughter 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 of Nelson Hull, a veteran of the late war 
 and a member of the G. A. R. Mr. and 
 Mrs. Rice have had four daughters and two 
 sons, namely: Arthur, Calla, Lulu, Olive, 
 Mertle, and Guy. Mertle and Guy died at 
 the ages of two and eight years respectively. 
 
 @USTAV L. ZIEBUR, City Clerk of 
 Bessemer, Michigan, has been 
 identified with the interests of this 
 city for the past ten years and is 
 recognized as one of the leading spirits of 
 the place. 
 
 Mr. Ziebur was born in Germany, Janu- 
 ary 28, 1863, son of Michael and Louisa 
 Ziebur, natives of Germany. In the year 
 1878 his parents emigrated with their family 
 to America and settled on a farm in Sha- 
 wano county, Wisconsin, where they still 
 reside. Farming was their occupation in 
 the old country. At the time of their com- 
 ing to America, Gustav L. was fourteen 
 years of age. He had attended school some 
 in his native land and he completed his 
 studies in the public schools of Shawano 
 county. He remained at home until he at- 
 tained his twentieth year, when he went out 
 to make his own way in the world. At first 
 he was employed in the lumber woods in 
 Wisconsin, in 1885 he went to Kane and 
 Du Page counties, Illinois, and worked on 
 farms, and still later he was employed as 
 clerk in a general store at Shawano. He 
 came to Bessemer, Michigan, in 1886, where 
 for some time he clerked in a general store. 
 Then he received an appointment on the 
 police force, and while serving as policeman 
 he also kept books for Garhardt Brothers, 
 contractors and builders. In 1893 he was 
 appointed City Clerk to fill a vacancy, and 
 
 in 1 894 he was re-appointed to this position, 
 in which he is still serving most acceptably. 
 
 Although comparatively a young man, 
 Mr. Ziebur has accumulated some property. 
 He is interested in a meat market at Iron- 
 wood, located on East McLeod avenue, 
 which is conducted under the firm name of 
 G. L. Ziebur & Company, and which is in 
 a prosperous condition. 
 
 He was married in 1890 to Miss Meta 
 Schade, a native of Germany. 
 
 In fraternal organizations, Mr. Ziebur is 
 prominent and active. He is a member of 
 the K. O. T. M., in which he has passed 
 the chairs and served as representative to 
 the Grand Lodge; is Noble Grand in the I. 
 O. O. F. , No. 389, of Bessemer; and is, also 
 a member of the K. of P. at this place. 
 
 HEV. ANGELUS HAFERTEPE, 
 pastor of Sacred Heart Parish of 
 Calumet, Michigan, is a native of 
 Germany, born in Voltlage, Amt 
 Furstenau, Osnabrueck, Hanover. He was 
 a child of only two years when he was 
 brought to America. He acquired his edu- 
 cation in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was ordained 
 on the 15th of June, 1878, by Archbishop 
 J. B. Purcell as a priest of the Catholic 
 Church. His first assignment made him 
 pastor of the church of his denomination in 
 St. Maurice, Indiana, and he remained in 
 charge of that parish for one year, after 
 which he was sent as assistant pastor to 
 Stephen's parish in Hamilton, Ohio, where 
 he continued his labors for about a year and 
 a half. On the expiration of that period he 
 was made pastor of St. John's parish in 
 Middletown, Ohio, and for two years devoted 
 his time and energies to the building up of 
 the church in that place, after which he 
 
MORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 4S1 
 
 went to the Sacred Heart Parish in Emporia, 
 Ljon county, Kansas. There his labors 
 were very beneficial to the church, and dur- 
 ing the four years and a half cf his stay there 
 the church progressed greatly. Father 
 Hafertepe was next assigned to St. Bernard, 
 Ohio, as pastor of St. Clemens' Church 
 seven and one-half years, and subsequently 
 was returned to his old charge of St. 
 Stephen's Parish in Hamilton, Ohio, where 
 he remained until transferred to Calumet, 
 Michigan. 
 
 Father Hafertepe came to this place to 
 take charge of the Sacred Heart Parish, 
 which was organized in 1868 by the Rev. 
 Father Jacker. There is now a membership 
 of 300 families. There is a good house of 
 worship, well furnished, yet it is not ample 
 enough to accommodate the large congrega- 
 tions, and Father Hafertepe expects soon to 
 enlarge it that there may be room for all. 
 In connection with the church there is con- 
 ducted a parochial school, which is in charge 
 of eleven Sisters of Notre Dame of Mil- 
 waukee, and has an enrollment of 500 pupils. 
 There is also an assistant for Father Hafer- 
 tepe, — Paul Lotz, — and together they are 
 accomplishing much work in the locality. 
 The pastor is an untiring worker, wholly 
 devoted to his church, which under his able 
 administration is now in a flourishing condi- 
 tion. He is well educated, a good speaker, 
 and his work in the pulpit and among his 
 people is accomplishing good results. 
 
 >nr*OHN HAMILTON WILSON, editor 
 ^ and publisher of the Native Copper 
 nt I Times, Lake Linden, Michigan, is 
 the only newspaper man in the town. 
 He has been identified with Lake Linden 
 during the past decade and in this time has 
 
 probably done as much to advance the 
 material growth and prosperity of the place 
 as any citizen here. 
 
 Mr. Wilson dates his birth in Kent coun- 
 ty, province of Ontario, Canada, March 25, 
 1850. His father, Andrew Wilson, a native 
 of the north of Ireland, emigrated to Canada 
 about the year 1835, and was for manj- years 
 engaged in farming. He is now living retired, 
 being eighty-four years of age and well pre- 
 served in both mind and body. His wife, the 
 mother of our subject, was before her mar- 
 riage Miss Maria Worthington. 
 
 Mr. Wilson's youthful days were not un- 
 like those of other farmer boys. Until he 
 was fourteen he attended the public schools. 
 Then he became an apprentice to the trade 
 of printer in the office of the Planet, in 
 Chatham, Ontario, where he served a term 
 of five years. In 1869 he came to Michigan 
 and at Detroit secured employment in the 
 job office of the Detroit Daily Post. After 
 remaining there a year, he went to Bay 
 City, where he spent the winter, and in the 
 following spring came to Houghton, accept- 
 ing a position on the Gazette and continuing 
 on its force until 1873. That year he em- 
 barked in the newspaper business on his own 
 account, having as his partner Mr. E. P. 
 Kibbee, and together ^they published the 
 Northwestern Mining Journal. In 18S1 Mr. 
 Wilson started a job office in Red Jacket, 
 Houghton county, and ran the same until 
 1884, when he removed to Lake Linden. 
 Here he took an interest with Mr. A. Laube 
 in the Torch Lake Times. In March of the 
 following year he purchased the paper and 
 in 1893 he changed its name to the Native 
 Copper Times, which he is successfully con- 
 ducting at present, this being the only paper 
 published in Lake Linden. Mr. Wilson also 
 runs a fine job office. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 He has in various ways been a promi- 
 nent factor in the town. For four years he 
 was Village Clerk and he was for three 
 years Secretary of the County Board of 
 School Examiners. 
 
 Mr. Wilson has a charming wife and five 
 interesting children, — Gwyneth Worthing- 
 ton, Griffith Morgan Arthur, Gwladys, Mari 
 Fabian and Gweullian Brouwen, besides 
 two deceased, — David Homer and Leah 
 Williams. Mrs. Wilson's maiden name was 
 Miss Gwyneth Williams, she being the 
 daughter of the late David Williams of 
 Houghton, Michigan. 
 
 eDWARD R. PENBERTHY, gen- 
 eral agent for the Lake Superior 
 Soap Company, of Houghton, 
 Michigan, was born on the 24th of 
 June, 1 84 1, in county Tipperary, Ireland, 
 and is a son of English parents, John and 
 Johanna (Thomas) Penberthy, who came to 
 the United States in 1854. The father died 
 ere reaching his destination, departing this 
 life at Montreal. The other members of the 
 family afterward continued on their way to 
 Lake Superior, and located at Cliff Mine, 
 Michigan. The mother died in Ripley, 
 Michigan, in 1893. In the family were 
 nine sons, of whom Edward R. was the sec- 
 ond in order of birth. 
 
 Our subject was about thirteen years of 
 age when with his parents he came to the 
 New World. The greater part of his ed- 
 ducation was obtained in the national 
 schools of his native land, but he supple- 
 mented his studies to some extent by at- 
 tending night school. Immediately after 
 locating at Cliff mine, he began to earn his 
 own living by working in the stamp mills at 
 that place, and at the age of seventeen he 
 
 secured a clerkship in the company's store, 
 where he remained for a year. He then ac- 
 cepted a position as engineer, or more prop- 
 erly engine driver, and this position gave 
 him more time for study, as his day of labor 
 covered only eight hours. After being thus 
 employed for two years, he returned to the 
 store, where he remained for two years, and 
 then, severing his connection with the Cliff 
 mine, he accepted a position with Brock- 
 way & Perry at Copper Harbor, as sales 
 clerk. While in their employ he was 
 offered a position as school-teacher at Eagle 
 River, continuing his labors in that line for 
 two years. At the same time he was also 
 employed as bookkeeper for the Humbolt 
 Mining Company. 
 
 On leaving Eagle River, Mr. Penberthy 
 accepted the position with Foley Brothers 
 & Company, general merchants at Eagle 
 Harbor and Houghton, serving in the ca- 
 pacity of bookkeeper and general manager. 
 While thus employed he also acted as 
 Township Clerk for one term and was Vil- 
 lage Recorder of Eagle Harbor for one term. 
 He remained with Foley Brothers for seven 
 years, — a trusted and faithful employee, 
 laboring for the interests of the firm with 
 which he was connected and thereby pro- 
 moting his own fortunes. It was in these 
 various lines of labor that he acquired the 
 capital with which to engage in business for 
 himself. 
 
 In 1872 Mr. Penberthy embarked in 
 merchandising at L'Anse under the firm 
 name of Penberthy & Brennan. That con- 
 nection was continued until the fall of 1879, 
 when he sold out to his partner and returned 
 to Houghton. He also acted as Village Re- 
 corder, and was recognized as one of its 
 leading citizens. On his return to this city 
 he was employed as clerk in the Houghton 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 4^3 
 
 office of the Detroit & Lake Superior Cop- 
 per Company, with which he continued for 
 two years, when, in September, 1881, he 
 was offered and accepted a position with the 
 Lake Superior Native Copper Works, in the 
 capacity of bookkeeper and business man- 
 ager. While discharging the responsible 
 duties of that position he was elected secre- 
 tary and treasurer of the Wolverine Mining 
 Company (which he had aided in organizing), 
 and served in that capacity until 1884, 
 when the business was closed. Through 
 the two succeeding years, Mr. Penberthy 
 was engaged in the commission business, 
 and in 1886 was appointed by President 
 Cleveland as Postmaster of Houghton, hold- 
 ing the office for four years. In the mean- 
 time he formed a partnership with his 
 brother, S. T. Penberthy, in general mer- 
 chandising at South Lake Linden, and the 
 business was carried on five years; but, not 
 •finding it very profitable, they sold out to 
 N. Reding. In June, 1893, our subject be- 
 came connected with the Lake Superior 
 Soap Company, and handles their entire 
 output of the celebrated Ingot soap. He is 
 also a stockholder in the company. In addi- 
 tion to his other interests, Mr. Penberthy 
 owns considerable real estate in Houghton, 
 and derives a good income from these prop- 
 erties. 
 
 On the I ith of October, 1876, was cele- 
 brated the marriage of our subject and Miss 
 Ellen M. McKernan, a daughter of Hon. 
 John Q. McKernan. Their family now 
 numbers four sons and a daughter, — John E. , 
 Emma J., Grover C, Stanley J. and Philip 
 R. They attend the Episcopal Church, 
 and Afr. Penberthy is a member of the 
 Knights of Pythias, the Knights of the Mac- 
 cabees, and the Ancient Order of United 
 Workmen. He possesses the adaptability 
 
 so characteristic of his nationality, and is an 
 energetic, capable and honorable business 
 man, whose well directed efforts have 
 brought him a handsome competence. He 
 has been frequently called to public office, 
 and in various positions has discharged his 
 duties with a promptness and fidelity that 
 has won him high commendation. His life, 
 which has been well spent, is worthy of em- 
 ulation, and all who know him esteem him 
 highly for his genuine worth and strict in- 
 tegrity. 
 
 *» ^ ON. W. F. SAWYER, manager of 
 l'^^ the D. M. Company's store at On- 
 \ , P tonagon, was born in Kent, Ohio, 
 September 21, 1858, a son of 
 Francis L. and Margaret (McMean) Sawyer, 
 the former a native of Ohio, of English 
 descent, and the latter of Pennsylvania, of 
 Scotch-Irish descent. Our subject, the eld- 
 est of their four children, two sons and two 
 daughters, graduated at the Union schools 
 of Kent at the age of fifteen years, the 
 youngest that ever graduated at the school 
 at that time. He was then employed in the 
 store of W. S. Kent & Company, also study- 
 ing law at the same time, and in 1879 he 
 became a partner in the business. In the 
 spring of 1887 they closed their store, and 
 Mr. Sawyer came to Ontonagon, to take 
 charge of the D. M. Company's store. In 
 1888 he was elected President of the \illage 
 of Ontonagon, re-elected in 1889, and in the 
 same year was also made Supervisor of On- 
 tonagon township. He has served as chair- 
 man of the board for five 3'ears. In 1893 
 Mr. Sawyer was elected to represent the 
 Thirty-second Senatorial District in the Leg- 
 islature, which comprised the counties of 
 Keweenaw, Houghton, Baraga, Gogebic and 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Ontonagon, and at the close of his first 
 term he was offered the re-nomination, but 
 declined on account of his many business 
 cares. He is a stanch Republican in his 
 political matters. During the present year 
 Mr. Sawyer was admitted to the bar of On- 
 tonagon county. 
 
 He was married March 10, 1881, to Lot- 
 tie A. Page, a native of Norwalk, Ohio, and 
 a daughter of O. E. and Phila E. (Rule) 
 Page, natives also of that State. Mrs. Saw- 
 yer graduated at the Kent high school with 
 the class of 1880, and afterward attended 
 Oberlin College, at Oberlin, Ohio. Our 
 subject and wife have a son and a daugh- 
 ter, — Wilis F. , born in 1884; and Dorothy, 
 born in Ontonagon October 2 1 , 1892. Mr. 
 Sawyer is a prominent member of the Masonic 
 order, having taken the thirty-second de- 
 gree, and also of the Knights of Pythias, 
 K. O. T. M., the M. W. of A., the R. A. 
 and the K. of H. 
 
 ^~V* H. CORBETT, Sheriff of Onto- 
 •^^^k* nagon county, was born on the 
 
 Ky^_y North Atlantic ocean, about two 
 days' sail from Havana, December 
 31, 1862. His father. Captain Hibbert 
 Corbett, was a native of Scotland, and was 
 reared at Edinburg. He began the life of a 
 sailor when a mere boy, and served as a sea 
 captain many years, but is now retired, 
 residing in Nova Scotia, aged eighty-two 
 years. The mother of our subject, nee 
 Rachel Thompson, was born in England, 
 and is still living, at the age of seventy- 
 eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Corbett had 
 five children, three of whom still survive. 
 
 S. H. Corbett, their fourth child in 
 order of birth, lived in Woburn, Massachu- 
 setts, until ten years of age. He then went 
 
 to sea with his father, as a cabin boy, 
 in the African trade, and was absent two 
 years and eleven months on his first trip. 
 Returning home, he attended school at 
 Woburn for a time, and then again went to 
 sea, shipping from New York to Bremen on 
 a Norwegian vessel, under Captain Sander- 
 son. He afterward left that vessel and 
 went on board a Scotch bark, called ' ' Cutty 
 Sark, " bound for Liverpool, and thence to 
 Yokohama, Japan, and return. He re- 
 turned to New York on an American ship. 
 Mr. Corbett next shipped as an able seaman 
 on a full-rigged iron ship for Sydney, 
 Australia, and thence to Liverpool, going 
 around the Horn, and returning by the way 
 of the Cape of Good Hope, having been 
 promoted to the position of second mate 
 during that voyage. At Liverpool he left 
 that vessel and went to Bristol, England, 
 where he attended school six months, and 
 at the end of that time he passed the 
 Marine Board of Trade as first mate, when 
 he was only eighteen years old. Mr. Cor- 
 bett paid his passage back to New York. 
 He next shipped as first officer on a brigan- 
 tine vessel to St. John, New Brunswick, 
 went to Cork, Ireland, for orders, was sent 
 to Liverpool, took a cargo of coal to 
 Matanzas, Cuba, and there loaded the ves- 
 sel with sugar for Boston, but it was delayed 
 on the return journey ten days for repairs. 
 Mr. Corbett followed the sea for twelve 
 years, and during the last three years was 
 in the Brazilian trade, along the coast from 
 Paramaribo to Rio Janeiro. His last voy- 
 age was from Portland, Maine, to Para- 
 maribo, Dutch Guiana, and return to Bos- 
 ton. That was in 1883. 
 
 Mr. Corbett was discharged from the 
 service in September, 1883, and came direct 
 to Ontonagon, Michigan, where he engaged 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 487 
 
 as a log scaler for the D. M. Company. 
 In the winter of 1884 he was employed in 
 their store, and remained with the company 
 until the fall of 1886, when he went to the 
 Gogebic Range. From there, in March, 
 1887, he went to North Dakota, where he 
 had charge of a lumber yard for a Minne- 
 apolis firm until in January, 1890. In that 
 year, owing to the death of his father-in-law, 
 Mr. Corbett returned to Ontonagon, and 
 was appointed executor for the estate, which 
 claimed his attention for one year. He was 
 next a traveling salesman for the Manhurd 
 Hardware Company until in September, 
 1892, when he returned to Ontonagon, and 
 organized the Corbett Hardware Company. 
 After he was elected Sheriff of Ontonagon 
 county, Mr. Corbett disposed of his stock to 
 C. H. Emmons. 
 
 In April, 1888, our subject was united 
 in marriage with Delia M. Emmons, a native 
 of this city, and a daughter of Thomas H. 
 and Elvira Emmons, early pioneers of this 
 city. They have two children, — Rita and 
 Merle. In his social relations, Mr. Corbett 
 is a member of the Masonic order, Lodge 
 No. 67, F. & A. M. ; of the Ontonagon 
 Chapter, No. 20, R. A. M. ; of Morgan 
 Lodge, No. 1 1 5, K. of P. ; and of Ontona- 
 gon Tent, No. 334, K. O. T. M. Politic- 
 ally, he is a member of the Republican 
 party. 
 
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 ■•ILLIAM E. PARNALL. general 
 superintendent of the Biglow 
 Mining Syndicate, and a resident 
 of Calumet, Michigan, was born 
 in the historic old county of Cornwall, 
 England, on the 3d of June, 1839. During ^, 
 his early boyhood he attended a private 
 school and at the age of thirteen entered ! 
 
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 a select boarding school, where he pursued 
 his studies for two years. He then began 
 earning his living and has since been de- 
 pendent upon his own resources, so that 
 whatever success he has achieved in life is 
 due entirely to his own efforts. He secured 
 a position in Buckler's tin mine near his 
 home, and after working at different mines 
 for a short time he shipped as cabin boy on 
 board a sailing vessel and made one sea voy- 
 age. After his return he resumed his studies 
 in school for a limited period, but soon 
 again secured work in the mines, being this 
 time engaged with the shaft men, for he 
 wished to learn the working of the machinery. 
 
 The autumn of 1857 witnessed the emi- 
 gration of Mr. Parnall to America, where he 
 hoped he might better his financial condi- 
 tion. He located first in South Carolina, 
 where he worked for a short time on a rail- 
 road tunnel, after which he was employed 
 in the coal mines in Tennessee and Virginia 
 for about eighteen months. His next place 
 of residence was in Scranton, Pennsylvania, 
 where he worked for a short time as shafts- 
 man in the coal mines. Thinking that min- 
 ing regions of the West were a better field 
 for his labors, he next removed to the Lake 
 Superior region, locating in Rockland, where 
 he secured work in the National mine, being 
 thus employed for two years, within which 
 time he was made captain. On leaving 
 that place he began work as a mining 
 captain in the Franklin mine at Houghton, 
 where he continued for eighteen months, or 
 until the mine was sold. His next engage- 
 ment was as superintendent of a coal mine 
 in Rhode Island, where he remained for 
 two and a half years, returning on the ex- 
 piration of that period to Lake Superior. 
 
 Mr. Parnall now secured a position as 
 mining captain in the Phoenix mine in Ke- 
 
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 weenaw county, where he continued for 
 seven years. He then engaged as superin- 
 tendent of the National mine, serving in that 
 capacity for the long period of ten years, 
 when he accepted the position of assistant 
 superintendent of the Tamarack mine, and 
 after four years spent in that position was 
 made superintendent and general manager 
 of the Biglow Syndicate, controlling the 
 Tamarack, Tamarack, Jr., Kearsarge and 
 Osceola mines. Since 1894 he has filled 
 that position and has shown himself well 
 fitted to cope with the responsible duties 
 that rest upon him. In his capacity of 
 superintendent he has the oversight of 2,300 
 men, — a large force to manage, which re- 
 quires excellent executive ability. While he 
 demands good work from his employes, 
 there is nothing of the harsh or overbearing 
 taskmaster about him, and his relations 
 with those under him are of the most pleas- 
 ant character. Mr. Parnall is a man whose 
 business ability is not limited to one line of 
 action, but can successfully cope with vari- 
 ous pursuits and turn them to his own ac- 
 count, at the same time making his individ- 
 ual prosperity promote the general welfare. 
 In connection with his other interests he is 
 at present a director of the Mineral Branch 
 of the Houghton & Calumet Railroad, and 
 is also a director of the First National bank 
 of Houghton. Whatever he undertakes he 
 carries forward to a successful completion, 
 and he possesses an energy and indomit- 
 able purpose which will not content itself 
 with mediocrity, but is always working up- 
 ward. 
 
 Mr. Parnall has been twice married. He 
 first wedded Miss Isabella Gregg, daughter 
 of Alexander Gregg, of Southfield, Oakland 
 county, Michigan. She died in 1875, leav- 
 ing two sons. Mr. Parnall has since mar- 
 
 ried Mary Gregg, a sister of his first wife, 
 and three children have blessed their union. 
 Socially, Mr. Parnall is connected with 
 the Masonic fraternity, and he and his 
 family are prominent people of the com- 
 munity. 
 
 ,>^ OBERT MOONEY, Postmaster of 
 I ^^ Ontonagon, was born at Mineral 
 \ . P Point, Wisconsin, February 12, 
 1844, a son of John and Catherine 
 (Hamilton) Mooney, natives of Ireland. 
 The father came to America in 1841, locat- 
 ing on a farm near Mineral Point. The 
 mother died when our subject was but three 
 weeks old. He was taken to Ireland when 
 four years old, where he remained twelve 
 years, and then returned to America, to 
 Jersey City, New Jersey, and attended 
 school there until twenty years of age. Mr. 
 Mooney next spent six months in the iron 
 works at Buffalo, New York, followed the 
 same occupation in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, 
 about four years, returned to Buffalo and 
 was a barber there; and then followed that 
 calling in Lexington, Michigan, one year, 
 and in Alpena, this State, fourteen years. 
 In March, 1882, Mr. Mooney came to On- 
 tonagon, and conducted a barber shop until 
 1888, from that time until 1895 was en- 
 gaged in the insurance business and left that 
 calling to assume the duties of Postmaster 
 of Ontonagon. He has also served as Town- 
 ship Treasurer and Clerk, as a member of 
 the School Board eight years, and is now a 
 Justice of the Peace. 
 
 In 1876 Mr. Mooney was united in mar- 
 riage with Bridget Kinney, a native of Ire- 
 land. They have four sons and one daugh- 
 ter, — Catherine A., James A., Charles F., 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 489 
 
 William and Joseph R. Mr. Mooney is a 
 member of the Hibernian and the Catholic 
 Mutual Benevolent Associations. 
 
 HH. FARNAM, of the firm of 
 Clark & Farnam, lumber dealers 
 and general merchants of Ewen, 
 Ontonagon county, Michigan, is 
 one of the enterprising business men of the 
 upper peninsula, and has been connected 
 with the interests of this town ever since it 
 had a beginning; indeed, he was one of the 
 men who gave it its start. In this connec- 
 tion we take pleasure in referring biograph- 
 ically to him. 
 
 A. H. Farnam was born in Summit 
 county, Ohio, April 15, 1841. His fore- 
 fathers were among the pioneers of the 
 Western Reserve. Charles Farnam, his 
 father, was born in Cuyahoga county, Ohio, 
 and his remote ancestors came to this 
 country from England. He married Esther 
 McFarlin, who was born in Medina county, 
 Ohio, and whose father, a native of New 
 York and a descendant of Scottish ances- 
 try, was one of the first settlers of Medina 
 county. Charles and Esther Farnum had 
 eight children, seven sons and one daugh- 
 ter, A. H., the subject of our sketch being 
 their third born. 
 
 Mr. Farnam was reared in his native 
 place and was there at the time the Civil 
 war broke out. Young, ambitious and pa- 
 triotic, he was among the first to enter the 
 Union ranks. He enlisted in 1861 as a 
 member of Company A, Nineteenth Ohio 
 Volunteer Infantry, for a period of three 
 months; at the end of that time re-enlisted, 
 this time in Company A, of the Second 
 Ohio Volunteer Cavalr}-. At the end of his 
 term he again re-enlisted in the same com- 
 
 pany and continued in the same until the 
 close of the war, receiving an honorable dis- 
 charge at Columbus, Ohio, in 1865. His 
 army service was indeed a remarkable one. 
 He participated in no less than forty gen- 
 eral engagements and altogether was in 
 ninety engagements, including battles and 
 skirmishes, and during all that time he was 
 never wounded nor captured! 
 
 After receiving his discharge he returned 
 home and engaged in running a sawmill at 
 Renson's Corner. Two years later he came 
 up to Michigan and located at Sand Lake, 
 Kent county, but at that time did not re- 
 main long. After three years more spent in 
 Ohio he returned to Sand Lake and engaged 
 in the shingle business, continuing the same 
 six years. His next move was to Edmore, 
 Montcalm county, this State, where he car- 
 ried on both farming and milling, and where 
 he improved a fine farm and built a nice 
 home. This property he still owns. In 
 1889 he came to Ewen Station. At that 
 time this now prosperous little town con- 
 sisted of nothing but a railroad water tank. 
 Here, in partnership with Mr. Clark and 
 Mr. W. B. Hatfield, he started the shingle 
 business. In 1891 they added lumber and 
 also opened up a stock of general merchan- 
 dise. As showing how small was their be- 
 ginning, we state that their sales for the 
 first day amounted to only $2. 50. They 
 now employ a force of fifty-five men in their 
 establishment and their sales in store have 
 run as high as $800 in a single day. 
 
 Mr. Farnam was married October 8, 
 1873, to Harriet M. Willits, a native of 
 Medina county, Ohio, and a daughter of 
 Benjamin H. and Mary A. (Rudesill) Wil- 
 lits, natives of New Jersey and Pennsylva- 
 nia respectively, she being the youngest of 
 their eight children. The only child, a son. 
 
490 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 born to Mr. and Mrs. Farnam, died at the 
 age of three months. 
 
 Ever since he has been a voter Mr. Far- 
 nam has cast his ballot and influence with 
 the Republican party, of which he and all 
 his people are stanch members. He is not 
 a politician, however, nor has he ever been 
 an office-holder, his own private affairs 
 claiming the whole of his attention. He has 
 for years been prominently connected with 
 the Masonic fraternity, maintaining a mem- 
 bership in Edmore Lodge, No. 360; in 
 Stanton chapter and Grand Rapids Lodge, 
 Scottish rite. 
 
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 > B. HATFIELD.— One of the 
 most alert and progressive bus- 
 iness men of Ontonagon county, 
 Michigan, is found in the subject 
 of this sketch, W. B. Hatfield, of Ewen, 
 manager of the Clark & Farnam Lumber 
 and General Merchandise establishment. 
 
 Mr. Hatfield is a native of Michigan. 
 He was born in Allegan county, July 12, 
 1858, a son of one of the pioneers of this 
 State. George E. Hatfield, his father, was 
 born in New York, and it was in 1856 that 
 he became a resident of Michigan, his first 
 settlement here being in Martin township, 
 Allegan county, where he resided until 1 860. 
 That year he removed to Kalamazoo coun- 
 ty, in 1869 returned to Allegan county and 
 located in Plainwell, and in 1879 removed 
 from there to Remus, Mecosta county, 
 where he still resides, an honored and re- 
 spected pioneer. He is of English origin 
 and can trace his ancestry in this country 
 back as far as 1621, at Plymouth Rock. 
 Our subject's mother was of English de- 
 scent, some of her ancestors having landed 
 in Massachusetts in 1660. Her maiden 
 
 name was Lois Jane Lapham; she was born 
 in New York, and died at the age of fifty- 
 four years. They were the parents of nine 
 children, four sons and five daughters, all of 
 whom are living, the youngest at this writ- 
 ing being eighteen years of age. 
 
 W. B. Hatfield was the third born in the 
 above named family, and the eldest son. 
 He remained a member of the home circle 
 until he attained his majority. He is a 
 graduate of the Plainwell school, and after 
 his graduation he taught school three 
 winters, his summers being spent in farm 
 work. In 1879 he accepted a position as 
 clerk for T. C. Gardner at Millbrook, Me- 
 costa county, with whom he remained two 
 years. This was in a general store. The 
 next six months he clerked in a store at 
 Stanton, after which he went to Colorado 
 and spent six months there. Returning to 
 Michigan, he resumed work for his old em- 
 ployer, Mr. Gardner, and was with him a 
 year. The next year he worked for his 
 father in a shingle mill at Remus. We 
 next find him at Rodney, Michigan, where 
 he had charge of a general store four years, 
 the proprietor of this store being L. T. Wil- 
 marth, of Grand Rapids. In 1889 he came 
 to Ewen and entered into partnership with 
 Messrs. Clark and Farnam in the lumber and 
 shingle and general merchandise business, 
 and of this establishment, as stated at the 
 beginning of this article, he is now the man- 
 ager. This is now the largest store in the 
 town. Further reference to it will be found 
 in the biography of Mr. Farnam on another 
 page of this work, and it is unnecessary to- 
 go into details again. Mr. Hatfield's con- 
 nection with Ewen covers the whole period 
 of its history. At the time he came here 
 the railroad water tank was the only build- 
 ing in this now prosperous town. 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 491 
 
 Mr. Hatfield is a man of family. He 
 was married in November, 1885, to Miss 
 Maud Decker, a most estimable lady, she 
 being a native of Oshawa, Canada, and 
 a daughter of Ed S. and Rosetta Fitch 
 Decker. They are the parents of the fol- 
 lowing named children: Carl J., Don D., 
 George E., James M. and Vivian. 
 
 In his political sympathies Mr. Hatfield 
 harmonizes with the Republican party and 
 takes a commendable interest in public 
 affairs, but he is not a politician nor has he 
 ever been an office-seeker. He has served, 
 however, as a member of the School Board. 
 He is an earnest temperance worker. A 
 man of noble and generous impulses, of a 
 happy and hopeful disposition, he has the 
 friendship and high regard alike of old and 
 young, rich and poor. 
 
 ^y^ C. MURPHY, engaged in the in- 
 1 W surance and real-estate business in 
 £ Ironwood, was born thirty miles 
 
 from Queenstown, Ireland, January 
 6, 1 86 1. His father, Cornelius Murphy, was 
 a native of the same place, and he still re- 
 sides there, extensively engaged in farming. 
 The mother of our subject, ncc Julia Down- 
 ing, was born in Ireland, of English descent, 
 and she also is still living. They were the 
 parents of fourteen children, the youngest 
 being now only three years of age. 
 
 P. C. Murphy, the eldest child in order 
 of birth, received his education in the com- 
 mon and high schools. At the age of twenty 
 years he ran awaj' from home, coming to 
 America on the ship City of Berlin, and 
 landed in New York June i, 1882. He 
 came direct to Marquette, Michigan, where 
 he found work in the Champion mine. In 
 the fall of 1883 Mr. Murphy began mining 
 
 in the Belt copper mine of Ontonagon, and 
 in the following November he removed to 
 Ashland and began carrying the mail from 
 Watersmeet to that city for the Canal Com- 
 pany, a distance of 120 miles, on foot. He 
 made the round trip each week, sleeping in 
 the woods at night. In the spring of 1885 
 Mr. Murphy came to what is now Ironwood, 
 then known as section 22, and began work 
 with the Ashland Mining Company. With 
 eleven others, he dug up the stumps for the 
 sinking of the first working shaft on the 
 Gogebic Range, and next became under- 
 ground foreman for the same company. May 
 I, 1887, on Sunday morning, Mr. Murphy 
 went with about sixty men to perform a 
 special piece of work, in order not to inter- 
 fere with the week's work. After getting to 
 the first level, 116 feet from the surface, he 
 crossed over the shaft to regulate the pump, 
 and in recrossing to the ladder, his candle 
 having been extinguished by the water from 
 the pump, he walked into an open trap door 
 which covered a part of the shaft, and fell 
 to the bottom of the mine, a distance of 285 
 feet! Mr. Murphy broke both legs and 
 arms, severed all of his ribs on his right side 
 from his spine, and broke his right shoulder, 
 his left elbow having stuck through his 
 sleeve. He has entirely recovered from the 
 fall, excepting that he is a little lame! 
 
 During the winter that he was disabled, 
 Mr. Murphy was elected Justice of the Peace 
 of Ironwood township, and took charge of 
 the office in July, 1888. In the fall of 1893 
 he embarked in the insurance and real-estate 
 business, and now represents the Milwaukee, 
 Mechanics' Scottish Union, National, West- 
 ern, Granite State, United States, the Life 
 and the Standard Life and Accident Com- 
 panies. He is the only real-estate dealer in 
 the city. Mr. Murphy also served as Com- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 missioner of Gogebic county from 1 890 to 
 1894, and is now Notary Public. In his 
 social relations, he is Past President of the 
 A. O. H. , Past Recorder of the A. O. U. W. , 
 Financier of the C. O. F., and a member 
 of the K. O. T. M. and the M. W. of A. 
 
 In 1 89 1 Mr. Murphy was united in mar- 
 riage with Anna O'Neill, a native 6f Hough- 
 ton, Michigan, and a daughter of Edward 
 and Mary (Murphy) O'Neill. They have 
 three children, — Edna, Neill and Edward. 
 
 Ky~\ R- HORACE E. FOX, a dentist 
 I B of Ironwood, was born in Barry 
 J^^J county, Michigan, May 9, 1859, a 
 son of Sylvanus B. Fox, a native 
 of New York. He came with his parents 
 to Lapeer county, Michigan, where he was 
 reared and married. About 1858 he located 
 on a farm in Barry county, this State, and 
 in the following year began the same occu- 
 pation in Manchester, Iowa, where he was 
 among the early pioneers. In 1862 he en- 
 listed for service in the late war, entering 
 Company H, Twenty-first Iowa Volunteer 
 Infantry, held the offices of Corporal and 
 Lieutenant, and was honorably discharged 
 May I, 1865. Mr. Fox participated in the 
 battles of Huntsville, Port Gibson, Cham- 
 pion Hill, Black River Ridge, Vicksburg, 
 Spanish Fort and Blakely. After the close 
 of the struggle he returned to Iowa, and 
 went thence to South Dakota, where he 
 still resides. 
 
 The mother of our subject, ncc Electa 
 M. Barnum, was born in Lapeer county, 
 Michigan, a daughter of Thomas Barnum. 
 His father, Thomas Barnum, Sr. , was born 
 in New Hampshire in 1795 and lived to the 
 age of ninety-six years and nine months. 
 He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. 
 
 for which he afterward drew a pension. Syl- 
 vanus and Electa Fox were the parents of 
 three children, — Horace E., the subject of 
 this sketch; Charles F. , deceased; and Lara 
 E., wife of Frank Burdeck, of Midland, 
 Mchigan. 
 
 Horace E. Fox was two weeks old when 
 he started with his parents in a covered 
 wagon for Iowa, and he was reared in Man- 
 chester, that State, until eight years of age. 
 He then returned to this State, completing 
 his education at Millington, and at the age 
 of thirteen years he began work for a hard- 
 ware merchant, Ed Beardsley, of Midland. 
 One year later he found employment in 
 a shingle mill, and while thus engaged he 
 not only earned his own living but also sup- 
 ported his mother, sister and brother. In 
 1877, at the age of eighteen years, Mr. Fox 
 began the study of dentistry in the office of 
 Dr. G. E. Webster, at Midland, remaining 
 with him one year, and paid $100 for in- 
 structions received in his office. He then 
 opened an office in Millington, but one year 
 afterward he abandoned that occupation to 
 engage in the milling business. In 1881 
 Mr. Fox resumed the practice of dentistry 
 at Bay City, remaining there until 1886, 
 when he went to New London for eight 
 months, and for the following three months 
 had charge of an office at Merrill. From 
 March, 1887, to October 13 of the same 
 year he practiced in Bessemer. He next 
 entered the Chicago College of Dental Sur- 
 gery, graduating at that institution in the 
 spring of 1889, after which he resumed his 
 practice at Bessemer, also having an office 
 in Ironwood. Since July, 1893, he has 
 given his entire attention to his office in this 
 city. 
 
 In his social relations Dr. Fox is a mem- 
 ber of the Alumni of the Chicago College of 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 493 
 
 Dental Surgery; of the World's Columbian 
 Dental Congress; of the Supreme Chapter 
 Delta Sigma Delta of the World; of the 
 Michigan State Dental Association; of the 
 Uniformed Rank, No. 47, Knights of Pyth- 
 ias; of Bessemer Lodge, No. 138, A. O. U. 
 W. ; of Ironwood Lodge, No. 753, K. O. T. 
 M. ; and of the M. W. A., No. 861. Polit- 
 ically is a stanch Republican. 
 
 Dr. Fox was married in 1886 to Amanda 
 J., a daughter of Harley K. and Emily 
 (Howe) Fox. Her death occurred January 
 I, 1893. February 14, 1894, the Doctor 
 was united in marriage with Grace Buck, 
 who was born at Cedar Spring, Michigan, 
 September 18, 1870, a daughter of Judge 
 Curtis and Elizabeth R. (McRae) Buck. 
 
 >^AMES O'CALLAGHAN, of the firm 
 m of O'Callaghan Brothers & Company, 
 A 1 manufacturers of lumber, shingles, 
 posts, ties, etc., Norway, Michigan, 
 is ranked with the progressive and enter- 
 prising business men of the town. 
 
 He was born in Canada, January 25, 
 1 85 1. His father, Patrick O'Callaghan, a 
 native of county Clare, Ireland, came to 
 America when a young man, and settled in 
 Buckingham, province of Quebec, Canada, 
 where he reared his family. James attended 
 public school until he was fifteen; he then 
 assisted his father on the farm until 1869, 
 when he moved to Ottawa, Ontario, and 
 was employed as a clerk in the general 
 merchandise store of James Buchanan, for 
 whom he worked seven years. After this 
 he came to Escanaba, Michigan, where his 
 brother John was engaged in the lumber and 
 general merchandise business: that was in 
 the fall of 1877. He clerked for his brother 
 about six months and then went to Wauce- 
 
 dah, Michigan, and took charge of a general 
 store for John K. Stack, continuing there 
 eight months. His next move was to Nor- 
 way, where he again began to work for his 
 brother John, who had opened a lumber 
 mill at Norway, and after completing a 
 commercial course in the Oshkosh Business 
 College, he was employed as bookkeeper at 
 the mill for five years. At the end of five 
 years he bought an interest in the business 
 and took entire charge of its management, 
 the firm then becoming O'Callaghan Broth- 
 ers & Company. By this time another 
 brother, George, had become an active 
 member of the firm. In July, 1889, the 
 mill burned down, but through the push 
 and pluck of James O'Callaghan a much 
 larger and better one was built and running 
 in ninety days. At this writing John is 
 retired, and James and George are conduct- 
 ing the business. They also have a general 
 store which they run in connection with the 
 lumber business. 
 
 James O'Callaghan was married in July, 
 1886, to Miss Mary McGeehan, of De Pere, 
 Wisconsin, and they are the parents of four 
 children, — two sons and two daughters. 
 
 Mr. O'Callaghan was elected a member 
 of the Board of Education of the city of 
 Norway in 1891 and served in that capacity 
 for three years. He was also one of the 
 promoters in organizing the Savings & Loan 
 Association of Norway, in 1890, and was 
 elected one of the first directors and also 
 treasurer of the association, which office he 
 now holds. In 1892, when the Catholic 
 Order of Foresters was organized, he was 
 elected their Chief Ranger, and is now Past 
 Chief Ranger and also Treasurer of his court; 
 and he was appointed a delegate to the 
 Foresters' convention, which was held in 
 St. Paul, Minnesota, in June, 1894. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 In the summer of 1891 he built a beauti- 
 ful residence on Sunset Hill, which is con- 
 sidered the handsomest in the city, and 
 where he now resides. 
 
 BREDERICK G. COGGIN, superin- 
 tendent of the concentrating de- 
 partment of the Calumet & Hecla 
 Mining Company, Lake Linden, 
 Michigan, is an honored veteran of the Civil 
 war, serving first in the three-months vol- 
 unteers and subsequently in the United 
 States Navy to the close of the war, and is 
 in every way worthy of biographical consid- 
 eration along with the representative men of 
 his vicinity. 
 
 Mr. Coggin's father, John Coggin, was a 
 well-known and highly respected merchant 
 of New Hampshire, his native State, where 
 he passed an active and useful life and 
 where he died in 1889, at the advanced age 
 of eighty-nine years. John Coggin married 
 a Miss Underwood and they had a family of 
 three children, of whom Frederick G., the 
 subject of this article, is the eldest. 
 
 Frederick G. Coggin was born in New 
 Hampshire January 31, 1837, and there 
 grew to manhood. At the age of seventeen 
 he was a high-school graduate, closing his 
 studies with an academic course, after hav- 
 ing served a regular apprenticeship at the 
 machinists' trade. Then he entered the 
 Boston Locomotive Works, where he was 
 for a time employed as machinist on marine 
 engines. At the opening of the late war we 
 find him in the employ of the Nashua Watch 
 Company, but he was not one to remain in 
 the shop when his country called for volun- 
 teers to put down the Rebellion, and in i86i, 
 when the First New Hampshire Regiment 
 
 was made up, his name was on its roll. This 
 enlistment was for three months, after 
 which he entered the regular service of the 
 United States Navy as a third assistant 
 engineer, his first cruise being in the Gulf 
 Squadron on the gunboat Sagamore. At 
 the close of this cruise he was promoted to 
 the rank of second assistant engineer, in 
 which capacity he served on experimental 
 duty in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, on the 
 United States gunboat Mackinaw; also on 
 the monitor Sangamon, which made the last 
 shots at Sumter, and he made his last cruise 
 on the United States gunboat Frolic, tender 
 to the Colorado, flagship for Admiral Golds- 
 borough in his cruise after the war to re- 
 establish the United States squadrons in 
 European ports. On the cruise Mr. Coggin 
 met with a serious accident, which nearly 
 cost him his life, but resulted only in a par- 
 tial paralysis of one side of his head, which 
 for several years disabled him for duty of 
 any kind. 
 
 In 1869, having somewhat recovered, he 
 engaged as engineer for a large planing-mill 
 in Burlington, Vermont, and subsequently 
 became associated with Mr. B. S. Nichols in 
 the manufacture of mill and mining ma- 
 chinery and wood-working, in which they 
 were engaged for a period of eleven years. 
 In June, 1879, Mr. Coggin came to Lake 
 Linden, Michigan, to set up the stamps now 
 in use in the Calumet & Hecla Mining Com- 
 pany's stamp mills, and in November of the 
 same year he was offered the position of 
 superintendent of this great plant, which he 
 accepted and still holds. Mr. Coggin is a 
 member of the Institute of Mining Engi- 
 neers, and of the American Society of Me- 
 chanical Engineers, to both of which he has 
 contributed several important papers. 
 
 He and his wife, whose maiden name 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 495 
 
 was Louise R. Vose and who is a native of 
 Lancaster, Massachusetts, have a family of 
 three children, one son and two dauerhters. 
 
 aAPTAIN W. H. KNIGHT, of the 
 Norrie mines, Ironwood, Michigan, 
 was born in Ontonagon county, this 
 State, January 26, 1855. 
 
 His father, WilHam H. Knight, a native 
 of England, came to northern Michigan in 
 1850 and located in Ontonagon county. 
 Here he followed his trade, that of black- 
 smith, until the time of his death, July 4, 
 1893, at the age of sixty-nine years. His 
 wife, iicc Martha Brooks, was also born in 
 England. She is now sixty-five years of 
 age and makes her home with her son, the 
 subject of this sketch. Their family is com- 
 posed of four sons and one daughter, all of 
 whom are living, W. H. being the second 
 son and second child. 
 
 He was reared at his native place. From 
 the time he was thirteen until he was eighteen 
 he worked at the blacksmith's trade, and 
 since he was eighteen has given his at- 
 tention to mining. He commenced his 
 mining career in the Minnesota copper mines 
 of Ontonagon county. He was in the Hough- 
 ton & Hancock copper mines, and from these 
 he went to Marquette count}', where he 
 was employed by various companies. About 
 1879 he went west and worked in the Com- 
 stock mines. Upon his return, he was em- 
 ployed as time-keeper for the Menominee 
 Mining Company, filling this position for 
 about six years, a portion of the time also 
 being employed as foreman of exploring 
 camps. In 1 883 he went to Minnesota, to the 
 Tower mines, where he was at first shipping 
 clerk and were he had charge of all the bush 
 
 work for the mines. Since 1885 he has 
 been in the employ of the Metropolitan Iron 
 & Land Company. He served as time- 
 keeper about six months, was then promoted 
 to the position of night captain, which posi- 
 tion he filled for three years, and since then 
 has been mining captain for the Norrie mine. 
 
 Captain Knight was married in 1879 to 
 to Miss Mary Carroll, a native of Chicago, 
 who was reared in northern Michigan. She 
 died in 1884, leaving two children, — Ralph 
 A. and Fred W. 
 
 The Captain is a member of Ironwood 
 Lodge, No. 389, F. & A. M., also a mem- 
 ber of Minerva Chapter, No. 122, R. A. M. 
 In politics, he is a stanch Republican. He 
 was Town Clerk and Supervisor before the 
 city was incorporated, and was a member 
 of the Village Council one year. He was 
 also a prominent and active member of the 
 fire department, for a time serving as assist- 
 ant chief. An honorable and upright citi- 
 zen, he has the respect and esteem of all 
 who know him. 
 
 BH. PETERS— The Peters family 
 first located in America as early as 
 1635, consisting then of Hugh, 
 William and Thomas. The first 
 named of these, the only one whose lineage 
 can be traced to the present time, was an 
 English clergyman, born in Fowey, Corn- 
 wall, England, in 1599. He graduated at 
 Cambridge in 1622, and in 1635 came to 
 this country, in company with his brothers 
 William and Thomas, landing at Plymouth. 
 Here he took a leading part in the organiza- 
 tion of the Colonists and administered to 
 both their religious and their civil welfare. 
 Returning afterward to England he was 
 executed for high treason, for having been. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 as charged, aiding in the death of King 
 Charles I., of England. He was a writer of 
 renown, one of his leading works having 
 been written while he was confined in the 
 dungeon awaiting execution. This work was 
 entitled "A Dying Father's Legacy to an 
 Only Child." He succeeded Roger Williams 
 as a preacher in Massachusetts and excom- 
 municated his adherents, the doctrine of 
 Williams being repudiated by Peters. 
 
 At the death of Hugh Peters, the lineage 
 of the family is not distinct, and can be 
 traced back only to Samuel Peters, a grand- 
 nephew of Hugh, who was born in Hebron, 
 Connecticut, December 12, 1735. He also 
 was a clergyman and died in New York city, 
 April 19, 1826. He was graduated at Yale 
 in 1757, traveled in Europe the next year, 
 and in 1759 took orders in the Church of 
 England, in London. Returning to Con- 
 necticut in 1760, he took charge of churches 
 in Hartford and Hebron. 
 
 Eber Peters, a descendant of Hugh 
 Peters and the great-grandfather of the sub- 
 ject of this sketch, was born in Connecticut, 
 in 1765, and married a Miss McCollom, a 
 thoroughbred Highland Scot, whose brothers 
 located near Lake Erie, south of London, 
 Canada, where the descendants are now 
 said to be very wealthy. Judge Henry G. 
 Miller, of Chicago, is a relative of this 
 family. Eber Peters' eldest child, Norman, 
 was born in 1788, and was the grandfather 
 of Frank H. Peters, and died in 1874. 
 Eber Peters was a manufacturer of iron, 
 and lived till his death in Litchfield, Con- 
 necticut. He set the first whole tire on a 
 wagon-wheel in the State of Connecticut, 
 about the year 1796, which performance 
 was witnessed by about 3,000 people! so I 
 skeptical were they concerning the possibility 
 of accomplishing such an undertaking. Nor- 
 
 man Peters was a contractor on what was 
 called " Clinton's ditch," or the Erie canal, 
 and followed the business until the canal 
 was completed. In the meantime he bought 
 a farm in Cayuga county. New York, twelve 
 miles north of Auburn. By his first mar- 
 riage Norman wedded a Miss Smith, and had 
 five children. For his second wife he mar- 
 ried, in 1827, Mary Elizabeth Hill, daughter 
 of Jonathan Hill, of Litchfield, Connecticut. 
 Soon after their marriage they removed to 
 Cato, Cayuga county. New York. The 
 mother of Norman Peters' wife was the only 
 daughter of an English Lord named Bab- 
 cock, whose estate was near Liverpool, 
 England. Lord Babcock was a Colonel in 
 the English army, stationed opposite St. 
 Louis, Missouri, after the French and Indian 
 war of 1754. Babcock's wife having died 
 in England, he brought his child over to 
 friends at Philadelphia, where she remained 
 while her father was at his post near St. 
 Louis. Having been suddenly called home 
 to England just before the breaking out of 
 the war of the Revolution, he died before 
 having another opportunity of seeing his only 
 child! He left a large estate in the old coun- 
 try, which was lost to the American heirs 
 from sheer neglect. King George III. gave 
 Lord Babcock three square leagues of land 
 opposite the site of St. Louis, about the 
 year 1760. 
 
 Jonathan Hill, previously mentioned, was 
 reared in Litchfield, Connecticut, and at the 
 time of the Revolution espoused the cause of 
 the crown, and on that account was driven 
 away and was compelled to flee for his life. 
 He went to New York and for better protec- 
 tion was placed on board an English ship com- 
 manded by Captain Ward, whose wife was 
 the daughter of Lord Babcock, — the one 
 left by her father at Philadelphia. While 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 497 
 
 Mr. Hill was on board this vessel Captain 
 Ward became sick and died, and after a 
 time Mr. Hill wooed the widow and married 
 her, she then being about twenty years of 
 age. By his second wife Norman Peters 
 was the father of Johnson, James, Manly B. 
 (father of our subject), Norman, Theodore, 
 De Witt, Catherine (the widow of Russell 
 W'alker, of Olivet, Michigan), and Mary 
 (the wife of Joseph Huey, of Corsicana, 
 Texas). 
 
 Manly B. Peters was born in 1833, being 
 the third son of Norman Peters by his second 
 wife. He was educated first in the common 
 schools of the State of New York, and after- 
 ward attended college at Harpersfield, same 
 State, where he graduated in 1852, in the 
 same class with e.\-Chief Justice Champlin 
 and wife. He then took up teaching as a 
 profession, and in 1854, when not yet twenty- 
 one years of age, he married Sarah M. Shel- 
 don, of Cayuga county. New York. Of the 
 ancestry of the Sheldon family but little is 
 known, but it is supposed to be from Hol- 
 land, as that nationality has been in New 
 York for several generations at least; also 
 the characteristics of the Sheldons, both 
 physical and mental, are like those of the 
 people of Holland. I^Irs. Peters' father, 
 Justus Sheldon, was a farmer of Cato, New 
 York, who died in 1871, aged seventj'-five 
 j-ears. He married Elizabeth Corbin, a 
 model woman, who died in Cato, in 1857, 
 at the age of sixty years. Besides Mrs. 
 Peters, there were five children in the Shel- 
 don family, namely: Elmer, a capitalist of 
 Eaton county, Michigan, now aged seventy- 
 six years; Sylvia, who married a Mr. Smith 
 in Cato and died there, leaving two chil- 
 dren; Harry, of Ira, New York, a farmer 
 now aged seventy-two years; Samuel, de- 
 ceased; Eliza, the widow of John Ogilsbee, 
 
 of Meridian, New York, and now aged sixty- 
 nine years. 
 
 After his marriage Mr. Manly B. Peters 
 moved to the township of Kalamo, Eaton 
 county, Michigan, where he followed the 
 occupations of farming and school-teaching 
 for two and one-half years, in the mean- 
 time clearing a farm in the dense wilderness. 
 Then, about 1856, he emigrated to the 
 State of Illinois, locating in Snachwine, 
 Putnam county, where he continued in agri- 
 cultural pursuits; but after two seasons there 
 he was induced by the gold excitement to 
 go to the far distant West, namely to Pike's 
 Peak, Colorado. He chanced to be in Kan- 
 sas during the time of the border warfare, 
 and was at Kansas City in 1858, when H. 
 Clay Pate went out with fifty men to cap- 
 ture John Brown; and was there also when 
 the party returned, they having been cap- 
 tured by John Brown, with eleven men! 
 While at Pike's Peak, during a period of 
 seven months, he aided in locating and sur- 
 veying the city of Denver, having for his 
 companion the famous Kit Carson, the In- 
 dian scout. After prospecting in the Rocky 
 mountains for about five months he returned 
 to his home in Illinois. 
 
 About the year 1862 he returned to 
 Michigan, locating in the township of Gene- 
 va, Van Buren county, near South Haven, 
 where he remained two years, engaged in 
 farming and teaching, when he removed to 
 Jackson county, this State, continuing the 
 same occupations. In the spring of 1865 
 he removed to Eaton county, this State, 
 and followed farming and teaching till 1871, 
 when he embarked in the lumber business at 
 Charlotte, that county, and was very pros- 
 perous until the financial panic of 1873, 
 which compelled him in two years to aban- 
 don his place. 
 
498 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 The year 1875 he spent at Lansing, the 
 capital, and the following year he moved to 
 Ionia county, locating at the village of 
 Portland, where he engaged in manufactur- 
 ing and merchandising for two years. Then, 
 the village of Lyons, same county, offering 
 him inducements, he removed his business 
 and residence to that place. In 1881 here- 
 moved to Manistique, in the upper penin- 
 sula, and engaged again in manufacturing. 
 
 In the meantime he had recovered largely 
 from his former financial embarrassment 
 and was enabled to engage extensively in 
 the manufacture of handles of every descrip- 
 tion. The failure of a firm in the East with 
 whom he had large contracts embarrassed 
 him financially and for the second time he 
 was forced to suspend. 
 
 Possessing superior educational qualifica- 
 tions, he was advised by his son to observe 
 the old adage, — that "when one failed at 
 everything else the law was the only thing 
 left open to him," and to this he turned his 
 attention. He read law under the guidance 
 of his son, and was admitted to the bar of 
 the State of Michigan before Judge Steere 
 at Sault de Ste. Marie, March 18, 1893, 
 when he was past sixty years of age. He is 
 now located in Manistique, Michigan, where 
 he is enjoying a lucrative practice. 
 
 In politics he was originally a Republican, 
 but in 1 87 1 he went with that branch of the 
 party which nominated Horace Greeley for 
 the Presidency, and since that time he has 
 been identified with the Democrats. 
 
 Of his nine children seven are living, 
 namely: Mary E., the widow of William 
 Pohlmyer, of Detroit, Michigan, now aged 
 thirty-eight years; Frank H., whose name 
 heads this sketch; Ella E. , now thirty-six 
 and the wife of J. V. Bartlett, of Gould City, 
 Michigan; Helen R. , aged twenty-nine years, 
 
 married A. K. Wheeler, of Luce county, 
 this State; Zettie F. , now Mrs. L. M. Davis, 
 of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and aged twenty- 
 seven years; Mr. Davis is the principal 
 assistant civil engineer of the " Soo " rail- 
 way, also treasurer and manager of the 
 Mouse River Coal Company, of Burlington, 
 North Dakota; Mrs. Emma S. Tyndale, of 
 St. Paul, Minnesota, aged twenty- five years; 
 and Ada S. , aged twenty-three years and is 
 the wife of D. K. Smith, of Manistique, 
 Michigan. 
 
 Mr. Peters, the subject of this sketch, 
 was born August 2, 1S58, in Snachwine, 
 Putnam county, Illinois, and was educated 
 in the common schools of Michigan, com- 
 pleting his course at the high school in Char- 
 lotte, Eaton county. When not attending 
 school he was usually engaged at the machin- 
 ist's business, having an aptitude for this 
 kind of work. He was eighteen years of age 
 when his father's failure in business threw 
 him upon his own resources, and he pro- 
 ceeded to learn thoroughly the machinists' 
 trade, and followed this occupation at Port- 
 land, Ionia and Reed City, Michigan. In 1883, 
 having been superintendent for the Witham 
 & Anderson Lumber Company, of East 
 Saginaw, during that year, he decided to un- 
 dertake the study of law, for which he always 
 had a predilection, being prevented from 
 commencing it some years before by his 
 father's failure in business. 
 
 Accordingly he entered the office of M. 
 Stone in the village of Reed City, Michigan, 
 in the winter of 1883-4, and later the office 
 of Charles A. W^ithey, of that place, — recog- 
 nized as one of the ablest criminal lawyers 
 of Michigan, — and he was admitted to the 
 bar April 19, 1886, at Hersey, Osceola 
 county, before Judge Judkins, after a 
 thorough and lengthy examination. He at 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 499 
 
 once opened an office in Reed City, and his 
 first case was tried against his old preceptor, 
 Mr. Withey, resulting in a verdict in favor 
 of Mr. Peters' client. From that time on 
 his advancement was rapid, especially in the 
 criminal branch of the profession. His first 
 noted case was in the defense of Dr. Wood, 
 of Hersey, charged with burning in the night 
 time a dwelling-house of his brother-in-law, 
 D. A. Blodgett, the millionaire lumberman 
 of Grand Rapids. 
 
 In August, 1889, Mr. Peters removed to 
 the Upper Peninsula, locating at Newberry, 
 Luce county, and at once becoming the 
 leading attorney of that county. Among 
 the more important cases with which he has 
 been connected in the northern peninsula 
 are: The case of Fisher, charged with 
 intent to murder, tried at Newberry, as 
 defendant's attorney; the defense of the 
 notorious Dan Dunn, charged with murder 
 in Schoolcraft county, Mr. Peters securing 
 the acquittal of the defendant; the Mastau 
 murder case at L'Anse, Baraga county, in 
 October, 1894. This was a most noted 
 case, the murdered man having been shot 
 and killed in the night while asleep in his 
 cabin by a charge of buckshot in the back, 
 and the responsibility of the dastardly 
 deed being a mystery. The prosecution 
 had circumstantial evidence which pointed 
 strongly toward Mastau as the murderer. 
 When he was arrested the murdered man's 
 wife stated in court that he was the guilty 
 man, and that the object of his deed was to 
 obtain an opportunity to marry her. Mr. 
 Peters was employed on the defense; but, 
 arriving on the ground, he found public 
 opinion so much against the prisoner that 
 he endeavored to get time, and moved for 
 a continuation of the case. This being 
 denied by the judge, Mr. Peters challenged 
 
 the array of jurors on a technicality, and the 
 challenge being sustained the case was 
 continued till October, when, after a hot 
 fight of ten days, in the face of overwhelm- 
 ing evidence, he secured the acquittal of his 
 client. 
 
 The next important murder case upon 
 which Mr. Peters was the defendant's attor- 
 ney was at Manistique, in January, 1895. 
 A foreman of the Chicago Lumbering Com- 
 pany, named Tim Kane, was stabbed to 
 death by Isaac Stitcher. Although the 
 evidence against him was strong, and two of 
 the ablest lawyers in northern Michigan 
 were opposed to him, so well did Mr. Peters 
 handle the case that after the jury were out 
 for over sixty hours they were unable to 
 agree, being equally divided. This case is 
 now pending, and will be tried in June, this 
 year (1895). 
 
 In September, 1893, an express train on 
 the Calumet & Hancock railway in the 
 northern peninsula was held up by train 
 robbers and $75,000 was stolen. Several 
 detectives from the Pinkerton agency of 
 Chicago were employed by the company, 
 and the robbers were finally run down and 
 arrested. Mr. Peters was employed as 
 their attorney, and the case was so ably 
 handled that he succeeded in getting the 
 men off with a sentence of only five years. 
 Under the laws of Michigan, the men, had 
 they been convicted of the crime originally 
 charged, would have received a life sentence. 
 
 Mr. Peters was also a winner of the cele- 
 brated criminal libel suit of Marquette, 
 after a hot trial through three courts. 
 Editor Jackman of the Marquette Daily 
 Times was convicted of libeling James Rus- 
 sell, managing editor of the Marquette Min- 
 ing Journal. Mr. Peters stuck to the case 
 through two trials, and finally came out of 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 the Supreme Court of the State a winner 
 with flying colors, and Mr. Jackman was 
 free. 
 
 Mr. Peters is one of the leading Demo- 
 crats of the northern peninsula. Espousing 
 the cause at an early age, he has given 
 lavishly, both time and money, to the suc- 
 cess of Democratic principles in Michigan. 
 His superior work has attracted the attention 
 of such men as Don M. Dickinson, Judge 
 Allen B. Morse, ex-Chief Justice of the 
 Supreme Court of this State, and others, by 
 whom he is held in high esteem. He has 
 at different times been solicited to accept 
 positions of trust by Federal appointment, 
 but did not feel justified in accepting, on ac- 
 count of the neglect of his professional 
 business that would necessary follow. He 
 has served in an official capacity, however, 
 first as City Clerk of Reed City, Michigan; 
 ne.xt as City Attorney of that place; and in 
 1890 was elected Prosecuting Attorney of 
 Luce county. At the November election 
 in 1894, in Alger county, Mr. Peters was a 
 candidate for the office of Prosecuting At- 
 torney by solicitation, and was declared 
 elected; but his case was contested and the 
 decision of the (Republican) canvassing board 
 went against him. 
 
 In 1892 he formed a partnership with S. 
 W. Shaull at Marquette, which continued 
 for two years; he is now associated with his 
 father in the practice of his profession, with 
 offices at Manistique and Newberry. 
 
 In 1879, in Lyons, Ionia county, Michi- 
 gan, Mr. Peters was married to Miss Ella 
 Frances Miller, a daughter of Benjamin A. 
 Miller, an officer of the Tenth Michigan 
 Cavalry during the civil war. He died 
 shortly after his return home, his death re- 
 sulting from the exposure he suffered while 
 a member of his regiment in General 
 
 Thomas' army in the siege of Nashville, 
 which city was then besieged by the rebel 
 general Hood. Mr. Miller was born and 
 reared in Vermont, and came to Michigan 
 just before the war. His occupation was 
 that of teacher, and also of farming. He 
 married Sophronia A. White, and their 
 children were Ella Frances, Burt A. and 
 Carrie E. Mr. and Mrs. Peters are the 
 parents of two children; Edna Beryl, born 
 September 11, 1886; and Frank M., Decem- 
 ber 2, 1889. 
 
 Mr. Peters is identified with the Ancient 
 Order of United Workmen and the order of 
 Knights of Pythias, of which latter body he 
 is Past Chancellor. 
 
 *y ^ ENRY M. POWERS, a druggist 
 l''^^ of Ontonagon, was born in Supe- 
 M . r rior City, Wisconsin, December 22, 
 1859, the youngest of his parents' 
 six children, five sons and one daughter. 
 When only one year old he came with his 
 parents to Michigan, and was reared and 
 educated in Hancock. In 1874, at the age 
 of fourteen years, he came to Ontonagon to 
 live with his brother, M. A. Powers, where 
 he also attended school a short time. He 
 then began work on the abstracts in the 
 Clerk's office, and in 1880 was made Dep- 
 uty County Clerk, which position he still 
 holds. From 18S1 to 1886 Mr. Powers was 
 engaged in the drug business with Dr. H. E. 
 Cary, doing business under the firm name 
 of Cary & Powers, but in the latter year 
 our subject bought his partner's interest and 
 has continued the store alone. Since 1887 
 Mr. Powers has been editor of the Onto- 
 nagon Herald, and is also Notary Public of 
 Ontonagon county. 
 
 In 1889 he was united in marriage with 
 
iSrORTHERN PENINSULA OP MICHIGAN. 
 
 501 
 
 Mary A. LeMoine, a native of this city and 
 a daughter of Narcisse LeMoine, an early 
 pioneer of Ontonagon. Mr. and Mrs. 
 Powers have one daughter, Florence Madge. 
 Mr. Powers is a stanch Republican. So- 
 cially, he is amember of the Masonic order, 
 the K. O. T. M. and the M. W. of A. 
 
 (D 
 
 ICHAEL S. HOTTON is recog- 
 nized as one of the prominent 
 business men of Sault de Ste. 
 Marie, and is at present the effi- 
 cient City Treasurer. He was born in this 
 city, then a village, March 27, 1868, and is 
 a son of John Hotton, one of the pioneer 
 settlers of Chippewa county. He (John 
 Hotton} was born in England, and after 
 coming to this country located a homestead 
 which has now been in his possession for 
 thirty-three years. His present residence is 
 in Sault de Ste. Marie. He was married in 
 this country to Miriam Fisher, a lady of 
 Scotch birth and a daughter of Richard 
 Fisher. Their children are Andrew, Richard, 
 John, Michael S., George, Kate, James and 
 Tom. The first, third and fourth named 
 are proprietors of a meat market, and Rich- 
 ard is in the Government employ. 
 
 We now return to the personal history 
 of ^^ichael S. Hotton, knowing that it will 
 prove of interest to many of our readers, for 
 he is a popular and well known citizen of 
 Chippewa county. His educational privi- 
 leges were limited, but by experience and 
 observation in later years he has become a 
 well informed man. Ere he had attained 
 his majority he became associated with his 
 brothers in the meat business and the under- 
 taking was crowned with a high degree of 
 prosperity. His genial nature and warm- 
 heartedness, his integrity and his unfaltering 
 
 industry, have all aided materially in bring- 
 ing into prominence and popularity this 
 business, and the firm now enjoys a very 
 lucrative trade. 
 
 From the time he attained his majority, 
 Mr. Hotton was interested and active in 
 political affairs. A stalwart advocate of 
 Republican principles, he took great interest 
 in securing the election of its nominees, yet 
 his campaign work was always so conducted 
 that he won friends even among the opposite 
 party. When in March, 1895, the Repub- 
 licans met to nominate candidates for the 
 city offices, Mr. Hotton was chosen on the 
 first and informal ballot for City Treasurer, 
 and the nomination was then made unani- 
 mous. The Democracy placed one of their 
 strongest men against him, and while party 
 ties and party lines were overshadowed by 
 local issues and almost obliterated on the 
 final count on the ist of April, he was found 
 to have a majority of seventy-eight, and 
 soon entered upon his duties, which he is 
 now faithfully discharging. He is true to 
 every trust reposed in him, whether public 
 or private, and all respect and esteem Mr. 
 Hotton. 
 
 Socially, Mr. Hotton is connected with 
 the Knights of Pythias Lodge, and is a 
 prominent member of the Masonic frater- 
 nity, belonging to Bethel Lodge, No. 358, 
 F. & A. M. ; and Sault Ste. Marie Chapter, 
 No. 126, R. A. M., both of this city; and 
 Ahmed Temple Commandery, No. 45, A. A. 
 O. N. M. S., of Marquette. His entire life 
 has been passed in Sault de Ste. Marie, and 
 he is a very popular young man, esteemed 
 by all who know him. He is public-spirited 
 and progressive, the embodiment of that 
 type of western advancement which has 
 placed this region on a par with the older 
 East. 
 
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 Memorial record of the 
 
 HS. BROWN, proprietor of the 
 Troy Steam Laundry of Sault de 
 Ste. Marie, was born in Essex 
 county, New York, on the 17th of 
 September, 1848, and is a son of C. S. 
 Brown, who was born in Hadley, Massa- 
 chusetts. Leaving his old home, he located 
 in Somerset, New York, and subsequently 
 emigrated to Somerset, Michigan; he was 
 married in Napoleon, and afterward re- 
 turned to Essex county, New York. In 
 April, 1848, he came again to Michigan, and 
 after living in various places in the southern 
 peninsula at length located in Marquette, in 
 1858, where he was joined the succeeding 
 year by his family. There he followed his 
 -trade of wagon-making and made that city 
 his home until called to his final rest. He 
 was a native of Massachusetts and died in 
 Michigan in 1891, at the ripe old age of 
 seventy years. He married Nancy Lobdell, 
 daughter of Seymour B. Lobdell, a New 
 York farmer, and they became the parents 
 of seven children, four of whom are yet liv- 
 ing, — William, Joseph and Minnie, — who 
 are all residing in Marquette; and A. S., 
 whose name heads this record. 
 
 Our subject worked with his father until 
 seventeen years of age and then turned his 
 attention to merchandising, securing a posi- 
 tion as salesman with the firm of Watson & 
 Son. He afterward entered the employ of 
 Westlake & Bronson and next entered the 
 service of the United States Government, 
 taking soundings and locating bars on the 
 coast of Lake Michigan, with the headquar- 
 ters at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Soon after 
 leaving the Government employ he em- 
 barked in the laundry business in Marquette, 
 Michigan, which he continued there until 
 April, 1885, when he removed to Sault de 
 Ste. Marie and established the first steam 
 
 laundry in this city. He has since carried 
 it on successfully and has built up a good 
 trade, his patronage warranting a force of 
 fourteen employes on an average. Only 
 first-class work is turned out, and in con- 
 sequence the laundry has a good trade and 
 yields to the owner a good income. In ad- 
 dition to his laundry Mr. Brown is the 
 owner of good property on Maple street, 
 which he improved in 1894. 
 
 Mr. Brown takes no very active part in 
 political affairs, being allied with the Re- 
 publican party on national issues, supporting 
 his friends for local offices and those whom 
 he thinks best qualified. He is an honored 
 and esteemed member of the blue lodge and 
 chapter of the Masonic fraternity of Sault 
 de Ste. Marie, and also belongs to the 
 Knights of the Maccabees. He was mar- 
 ried January I, 1884, in Chicago, to Miss 
 Lottie Goodrich, whose father formerly re- 
 sided near Scranton, Pennsylvania. They 
 now have a daughter, Nellie, ten years old. 
 Mr. Brown's life has been purely a business 
 one and therefore unmarked by thrilling ex- 
 periences or startling adventures, but it is 
 such men that form the best class of citi- 
 zens, men who quietly and conscientiously 
 perform their duties to the country and 
 their fellow men and live honorable, up- 
 right lives. 
 
 at 
 
 F. KINGAN, the efficient and 
 popular manager of the Edison 
 Soo Electric Company, has oc- 
 cupied this responsible position 
 for about four years. 
 
 He was born in Peterboro, Ontario, on 
 the 20th of August, 1864, and is a son of 
 the Rev. and Jane (Jeilry) Kingan. The 
 former was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and 
 
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 505 
 
 in 1835 emigrated to Canada, where he spent 
 his remaining days, devoting his life to the 
 work of the ministry. He died in 1893, at 
 the ripe old age of seventy-eight years. His 
 wife was a native of Coburg, Canada, but 
 her people came from Glasgow, Scotland. 
 In theirfamily were seven children, of whom 
 W. F. is the fifth in order of birth. The 
 others are Jane, Mary, Annie and Robert, 
 who are still living in Peterboro, Canada; 
 John who is a grain merchant and lumber 
 dealer, of Toronto, Kansas; and Fred A., 
 an electrician of Jefferson City, Missouri. 
 
 The gentleman whose name introduces 
 this review was reared and educated in the 
 place of his nativity, and eight years ago 
 took up the special study of electricity. He 
 began business along that line in the employ 
 of the General Electric Company of To- 
 ronto, Canada. After leaving Toronto he 
 was located at various points in Canada, 
 and later came to the United States, taking 
 up his residence in Chicago, where he was 
 employed for a time ere his removal to this 
 city. In January, 1891, he came to Sault 
 da Ste. Marie to accept his present position, 
 which he has filled continuously since. 
 
 Mr. Kingan is devoted to his profession 
 and deeply interested in the study of elec- 
 tricty. He is energetic, possessing a laud- 
 able ambition and progressive spirit, and 
 we predict for him still greater success in 
 the future. 
 
 EON. S. S. CURRY, president of 
 the Metropolitan Iron and Land 
 Company, Ironwood, Michigan, is 
 one of the best known men in this 
 part of the State. Some personal mention 
 of him is therefore appropriate in this work. 
 
 and we take pleasure in presenting the fol- 
 lowing: 
 
 S. S. Curry was born in Lancaster, On- 
 tario, Canada, June 12, 1839. The Currys 
 are of Scotch origin. Mr. Curry's father 
 and grandfather, Solomon and John Curry, 
 were, however, born in Canada. His 
 mother, whose maiden name was Ann 
 Wood, was a native of New York and was 
 reared in Washington county, that State. 
 She was twice married. By her first mar- 
 riage she had five children. For her second 
 husband she married Alexander McLeod, by 
 whom also she had five children. The 
 children by the first marriage were Eliza- 
 beth, Jennie, Johnson, Joseph and Solomon 
 S. ; by second husband, — Archibald A., a 
 prominent railroad man of the Reading sys- 
 tem of New York; Isabella, deceased; 
 Henrietta, wife of Dr. Norton, of California; 
 Alexander, who died when young; and J. A., 
 a prominent physician of Gogebic county. 
 Mr. Curry's maternal grandfather, Alexan- 
 der Wood, was a Scotchman who came to 
 New York in 1808, and for some time was 
 engaged in mercantile pursuits in New York 
 city. He married a Miss Southerland, a 
 member of the Colonel Southerland family. 
 Solomon Curry, the father, and his wife 
 were married in Canada, and after their 
 marriage located on a farm at Curry Hill. 
 He died there, at the age of thirty-one 
 years. S. S. Curry is the youngest of their 
 five children and was not born until after 
 his father's death. 
 
 In 1859, at the age of twenty years, Mr. 
 Curry left his native place and went to 
 Potsdam, New York, where he entered 
 upon an apprenticeship to the trade of 
 blacksmith. At the end of two years, in 
 1862, he came to northern Michigan and 
 engaged in mining, and also in exploring for 
 
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 the Sault Sainte Marie Canal Company, 
 and was thus occupied at Houghton until 
 the following year. From there he went to 
 Marquette, where he was under Henry 
 Delaney, exploring for "the same company. 
 He afterward mined in the New England 
 and Washington mines. In 1879 he went 
 to Menominee, where he discovered and 
 opened up what was known as the Curry 
 mine, and operated the same until 1881, 
 when he took charge of the Metropolitan 
 mine, Felch mountain. He also opened 
 what was known as the Beauford mine. 
 Next he took charge of the Norrie mines in 
 Gogebic county, which are now owned by 
 the Metropolitan Iron and Land Company. 
 He was one of the first directors of this 
 company, and at the death of S. P. Burt, 
 its president, Mr. Curry was chosen to f:ll 
 that office. It has been through his efforts 
 that all the company's property in Gogebic 
 county has been secured. Their mines at 
 Ironwood are known as Norrie, East Norrie, 
 North Norrie and Pabst. 
 
 Mr. Curry has been identified with Iron- 
 wood during the whole of its existence. 
 Indeed, he is one of its founders, and much 
 of the town was laid out by him; was the 
 first president of the First National Bank of 
 Ironwood; established the People's Bank, of 
 which he was the first president; gave to 
 Ironwood the first American flag it ever 
 owned, and made a speech on the occasion, 
 in 1892. He has always taken an active 
 interest in public and political affairs. In 
 1875 he represented Marquette county in 
 the Michigan State Legislature, receiving 
 his election at the hands of the Democratic 
 party. In 1886 he was the Democratic 
 candidate for Lieutenant-Governor, and, 
 although he was defeated, he ran far ahead 
 of his ticket. He is a member of the 
 
 Masonic order and has advanced to the 
 thirty-second degree. 
 
 Mr. Curry was married in 1866 to Eliza- 
 beth Stoup, a native of Ann Arbor, Michi- 
 gan. They have two children, George A. 
 and Anna. The latter is the wife of R. W. 
 Bartlett, of Boston, Massachusetts. She is 
 a graduate of the Boston Law School and 
 he is a prominent lawyer of that city. 
 
 >^OHN HUMBLE, City Marshal of 
 m Bessemer, Michigan, dates his birth 
 ^1 in England, April 9, 1841. He is a 
 son of Andrew and Margaret Humble, 
 both natives of that country and both now 
 deceased; the father died at the age of 
 sixty-nine years and the mother passed away 
 in 1848, when John was seven years of 
 age. He is the elder of their two sons, his 
 brother, Richard, still being a resident of 
 England. Their father was by trade a 
 blacksmith. 
 
 John Humble was reared by his uncle, 
 Mr. Richard Dixon, of England, and for a 
 time attended the common schools. When 
 he was only nine years old, however, he 
 commenced working in the mines, which 
 occupation he continued there until 1869, 
 the year of his coming to America. Ar- 
 riving here, he located in Braidwood, Illi- 
 nois, and engaged in mining. The follow- 
 ing year we find him mining at Bloomington, 
 Illinois, and in 1871 he returned to the old 
 country for his family and brought them 
 back with him. He continued in the mines 
 at Bloomington until 1873, when we again 
 find him mining at Braidwood. After com- 
 ing to this country he advanced from the 
 position of pit boss to that of superin- 
 tendent of mines, finally becoming superin- 
 tendent of the Albright Wilmington Coal 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 507 
 
 Company's mines. In 1886 he made a trip 
 through Cahfornia, Colorado and New 
 Mexico, and upon his return came that 
 same year to Bessemer, Michigan, where he 
 has since resided. At that time there were 
 very few houses in the town. November 
 22, 1886, he commenced to sink a shaft for 
 the Anvil Mining Company at Bessemer, 
 and continued it until February 1 1 of the 
 following year, when he went to Wakefield 
 to take charge of property and prospect for 
 iron. Afterward he had charge of the East 
 Anvil property at Bessemer. In the spring 
 of 1888, in partnership with James and 
 Joseph Johns, he took a contract at the 
 Anvil mine, and together they operated the 
 mine until October 18 of that year. Since 
 that date he has been engaged in contract- 
 ing, furnishing sewer pipe, brick, cement, 
 etc., to the city. 
 
 In the spring of 1892 Mr. Humble was 
 elected City Marshal by the Republican 
 party, which position he has ably filled up 
 to the present time. 
 
 He was married in 1 862 to Miss Isabel 
 Patterson, a native of England, and they are 
 the parents of si.\ children, living, as follows: 
 Frances J. , Thomas W. , Mary A. P. , Albert, 
 George and Justice M. 
 
 Mr. Humble is identified with the Ma- 
 sonic order, having his membership in the 
 blue lodge at Braidwood, Illinois; in the 
 chapter at Bessemer, and in the com- 
 mandery at Morris, Illinois. 
 
 aAPTAIN THOMAS H.STAFFORD 
 is master of the steamer Avon, navi- 
 gating the St. Mary's river, and one 
 of the senior lake men in the ' ' Soo " 
 and vicinity. 
 
 He was born in this city, then a mere 
 
 village, April 9, 1842. His father, William 
 Stafford, has been a resident here since 1837, 
 and was for many years engaged in the 
 butcher business. He is a native of Eng- 
 land, is seventy- nine years of age, and is re- 
 tired from active life. His wife was Jane 
 Pickett, and she, too, has passed her three- 
 score and ten years. Their family num- 
 bered four, namely: Captain Thomas H. ; 
 Mary, now Mrs. Ruby, Mandan, North Da- 
 kota; Alice, married and living in Helena, 
 Montana; and Samuel, Sault Sainte Marie, 
 Michigan. 
 
 Captain Stafford went sailing at the age 
 of si.xteen years aboard the steamer Man- 
 hattan, plying between Cleveland and Lake 
 Superior, as deck hand and watch. He was 
 on her the latter part of that season and 
 three months of the next, finishing the sec- 
 ond season with the George W. Ford, carry- 
 ing merchandise and copper; was before the 
 mast. The next year he was wheeling for 
 the steamer Illinois between the same points. 
 He ran into Chicago from Buffalo the next 
 season as wheelman on the propeller Hunter. 
 
 In the fall of that year, 1861, he enlisted 
 at Buffalo in Company B, Twentj'-sixth New 
 York Volunteers, and went with his command 
 to Alexandria, Virginia, where thej' remained 
 that winter. In the spring they moved out 
 from Acquia creek and back up the Shen- 
 andoah valley and met the Rebels at Fort 
 Royal. Passing on through that campaign, 
 he was captured at Rappahannock river, 
 and sent to Libby prison and later to Belle 
 Isle. He was paroled in six weeks, was 
 transferred to Annapolis, Maryland, to parole 
 camp, and January 22 joined his regiment 
 at Frederick City, Maryland. From there 
 he was in the battles of Antietam, South 
 Mountain, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, 
 and was discharged in May, 1864. He 
 
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 was mustered out at Utica, New York, 
 then went back to Buffalo, and went aboard 
 the Hunter, in his previous position. That 
 fall he drove team for the Government, be- 
 tween Camp Nelson and Knoxville, but re- 
 turned in the spring to the lakes, going 
 aboard the propeller Mineral Pack, at the 
 wheel, plying between Cleveland and Supe- 
 rior. He finished that season in the city of 
 Cleveland, in and out of Cleveland and De- 
 troit, as man at the wheel. He was second 
 mate of a vessel between Cleveland and Dun- 
 kirk, wheeled on the Evergreen City, and 
 was second mate of the Ironsides; the year 
 1866-7-8 was mate of the same, moving to 
 Buffalo in 1867. In 1868 he was also mate 
 of the Winona and in 1869 had the same 
 position on propeller Tioga, out of Buffalo 
 and Toledo and Detroit, being on the Foun- 
 tain City as second mate the last two months 
 of that year. In the spring of 1870 he went 
 as second mate of the propeller Buffalo, in 
 the lumber trade; in 1872 as second mate of 
 the Indiana, and also in 1873-4, completing 
 the season of 1874 aboard the Annie Young, 
 as mate; in 1875 was second mate of the 
 Java, and in the following year became her 
 mate; and in 1878 was mate on the Arctic. 
 After that he was on a barge until the 
 Niagara came out, and then for three seasons 
 he was mate of the Niagara. For seven sea- 
 sons he was mate with Captain Miller, after 
 which he was with Captain Thorne on the 
 St. Louis, and next mate on the Avon. 
 Next we find him at Chicago, where he be- 
 came mate of the Gould. Soon after this 
 he moved to Sault Sainte Marie, and since 
 then his service has been as mate on the St. 
 Mary, mate on the City of Traverse, master 
 of the tug Mystic, on Martin Wade, and 
 finally became master of the steamer Avon. 
 This last position he has occupied since 1891. 
 
 Thus it is seen that his life on the water has 
 covered a period of thirty-six years, with the 
 exception of the three years he spent in the 
 army. 
 
 Captain Stafford was married January 9, 
 1865, to Sophia Leeper, a daughter of John 
 Leeper of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but 
 of German birth. Mrs. Stafford was born 
 in the Quaker City, and was married at the 
 age of eighteen. He was appointed a 
 deputy United States Revenue Inspector 
 during the first administration of President 
 Harrison, and is an efficient officer in that 
 service. The Captain and his wife have no 
 children. 
 
 He is a member of the G. A. R. and 
 Masters' Association. 
 
 V ^ » ^ ILLIAM WEBSTER, the efficient 
 ■ ■ I ^^^ popular County Clerk of 
 ^jL^ Chippewa county, came to Sault 
 Sainte Marie in the year 1877, 
 being then but a youth in his 'teens. He 
 received his education in the public schools, 
 being permitted to take full advantage of 
 the opportunities thus afforded, and when 
 he attained sufficient age and discretion to 
 render reliable service he here secured em- 
 ployment as a clerical assistant in the mer- 
 cantile establishment of C. W. Givens. He 
 subsequently was engaged in a similar ca- 
 pacity with C. H. Pease, with whom he 
 remained until 1886, when he embarked in 
 business on his own responsibility, as junior 
 member of the firm of Tubbs & Webster, 
 dealers in dry goods. Two years later he 
 sold his interest in the business to his part- 
 ner, and in the fall of the same year he re- 
 ceived the Republican nomination for Coun- 
 ty Clerk, an office to which he was duly 
 elected, receiving the fiattering majority of 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 509 
 
 538 votes at the polls. His efficiency in 
 handling the manifold details of this im- 
 portant office, his fidelity to the trust im- 
 posed and his popular strength as a winner 
 of votes have been recognized by his party, 
 which has accorded him three successive re- 
 nominations to the important office which 
 he has filled so acceptably from the start. 
 His nomination on each occasion has been 
 magnificently ratified at the polls, where he 
 has been accorded flattering majorities. In 
 1890 his opponent withdrew from the con- 
 test and left him a clear field; in 1892 his 
 majority was 506; and in 1894 the notable 
 majority of i, 152 votes was rolled up in his 
 favor. During the time that he has been 
 the incumbent as County Clerk Mr. Web- 
 ster has incidentally devoted himself as- 
 siduously to the study of law, and in 1893 
 he secured admission to the bar. Upon re- 
 tiring from office he will engage in the prac- 
 tice of his profession, for which he is em- 
 inently qualified both by natural aptitude 
 and thorough preparation. 
 
 Our subject's father, James Webster, is 
 a well known carpenter and builder of Sault 
 Sainte Marie, being a native of Scotland, 
 where he remained until he had reached ma- 
 ture years and where his marriage to Miss 
 Morrison was consummated. They subse- 
 quently emigrated to America, taking up 
 their residence in Canada, where they re- 
 mained until their removal to Michigan. 
 Their children are: Maggie, married and 
 living in Goderich, Canada; Marjorie, who 
 also is married and is a resident of Seattle, 
 Washington; George, a resident of Chicago; 
 William, our subject, who was born in 
 Saint Helen's, Huron county, Ontario, 
 February 10, 1863; and John, Andrew, 
 Ellen, Jennie and Sarah, — all of whom are 
 residents of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. 
 
 The marriage of our subject was cele- 
 brated in August, 1889, when he wedded 
 Miss Bertha Bateman, of the "Soo. " 
 Their children are Bertha and Bessie. 
 
 In his fraternal relations our subject is 
 prominently identified with the Masonic 
 order, retaining a membership in the lodge, 
 chapter and commandery. He is Past 
 High Priest of the chapter and is at present 
 the incumbent as Master of Bethel lodge, 
 F. & A. M. He has acquired valuable real- 
 estate interests in the city of which he is a 
 resident, and portions of this property are 
 well improved. He is recognized as one of 
 the progressive young men of the thriving 
 little city and enjoys an unmistakable pop- 
 ularity. 
 
 •y— ^ D. RAINS, a member of the City 
 |r\ Council of Sault de Ste. Marie 
 \ , P from the Fourth ward, and assist- 
 ant superintendent of the Govern- 
 ment locks, is a Canadian by birth and early 
 training, but an active, patriotic citizen of 
 the United States by naturalization and 
 inclination. 
 
 He was born in Canada on the 5th of 
 May, 1847, and is a son of Major W. K. 
 Rains, an officer in the British army. For 
 a number of years he was in the Canadian 
 army, doing service for the queen. His 
 college training led him into the arm}', and 
 sixty-two years ago he crossed to the Domin- 
 ion of Canada from his native land and 
 spent the remainder of his life within Cana- 
 dian borders. During the later years of his 
 life he turned his attention to civil pursuits, 
 farming and trading. He married Frances 
 Doubleday, and of their twelve children the 
 following are still living: Mrs. A. F. Hurs- 
 ley, Tudor and R. R., all of whom are living 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 in Sault de Ste. Marie; and O. R. , Alice, 
 Constance, Arthur, Linda and W. W. , who 
 are living in St. Joe Island, Canada, fifty 
 miles from Sault Ste. Marie. 
 
 In 1874 H. D. Rains went on a tour of 
 adventure and prospecting into the North- 
 west and spent eighteen months in that 
 region, but found no location which he 
 greatly liked. He then returned to his old 
 home in St. Joe Island, where he embarked 
 in merchandising, and in that undertaking 
 met with a fair degree of success; but with 
 the hope of more rapidly acquiring a com- 
 petency he determined to come to Sault de 
 Ste. Marie. Accordingly, in 1882, he be- 
 came identified with this city and its inter- 
 ests, and has since been one of its valued 
 citizens. Here he embarked in the real- 
 estate business, and as about that time 
 property in this locality began to rapidly 
 rise in value, he made judicious invest- 
 ments, which yielded to him a handsome 
 return, and he is in consequence the pos- 
 sessor of a handsome competence. He is 
 the joint owner in the Midway, an apart- 
 ment block and a valuable property. 
 
 Mr. Rains is a leading and influential 
 citizen who gives his hearty support and 
 lends his co-operation to any enterprise that 
 is calculated to prove of benefit to the gen- 
 eral community. For six years he has 
 served as a member of the City Council 
 from the Fourth ward, and does all in his 
 power to promote public improvements, 
 secure pavement, water mains, sewers and 
 other improvements. He was appointed to 
 his present position as assistant superin- 
 tendent of the Government locks by Super- 
 tendent McKenzie in 1893. 
 
 The lady who bore the name of Mrs. 
 Rains was in her maidenhood Miss Eliza- 
 beth Greenough, a daughter of Captain 
 
 William Greenough. She was born in Mich- 
 igan and their marriage was celebrated in 
 Canada. She died in Sault de Ste. Marie 
 in 1893, leaving five children, — Constance, 
 Jessie, Myra, Ralph and Blanche. 
 
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 ILLIAM G. ESBROOK, proprie- 
 tor of a meat market at Stephen- 
 son, Michigan, is one of the 
 successful business men of the 
 town. 
 
 Mr. Esbrook dates his birth in Salop 
 county, England, April 6, 1847, and is a 
 son of George F. Esbrook, a merchant of 
 that place. Until he was eighteen he at- 
 tended the public schools, and from that 
 time until he was twenty-one he worked at 
 the butcher business for his father. Upon 
 attaining his majority, he embarked for 
 America, came west to Wisconsin, and at 
 Fort Howard entered the employ of Mr. 
 Neil Gallagher, as butcher, and worked for 
 him three years. After that he worked at 
 the same business in Brown county, Wis- 
 consin, and while there located a farm of 
 eighty acres. On this farm he raised hay 
 until 1880, when he sold out and came to 
 Michigan, locating at Norway and there 
 continuing work at his trade until the fall of 
 1882. Since that time he has been a 
 resident of Stephenson. On coming here 
 he engaged in business for himself, opening 
 a meat market, which he has conducted suc- 
 cessfully ever since. He kills and dresses 
 all his own meat. By careful attention to 
 business and by good management, Mr. 
 Esbrook has accumulated a nice property 
 and is comfortably situated. 
 
 March 2, 1870, he married Miss Fannie 
 Hillman, a native of Maine, and they have 
 a family of four children, three sons and a 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 5" 
 
 daughter, namely: George William, Ed. E., 
 Walter W. and Cora M. 
 
 Mr. Esbrook is a member of the Order 
 of Maccabees. 
 
 >-t'OSEPH PECARD, a hardware mer- 
 m chant of Bessemer, Michigan, dates 
 /• 1 his identity with this city from 1885. 
 In 1890 he engaged in the hardware 
 business here in partnership with a Mr. Jef- 
 fery, subsequently purchased the interest of 
 his partner, and has since carried on the 
 business alone. He is also largely interested 
 in real estate here. 
 
 Mr. Pecard was born in Canada, Decem- 
 ber I, 1840, son of Joseph and Mary 
 (Schameno) Pecard, both natives of Can- 
 ada, where they passed their lives and died. 
 They had a family of five children, Joseph 
 being the third born. lie started out in life 
 on his own responsibility when he was only 
 eleven 3^ears of age and was employed by 
 the month in. a lumber business and after- 
 ward at farming. In 1 862 he tendered his 
 services to the Union army, and, as a mem- 
 ber of Company C, Second Battalion New 
 York, went to the front; was in the service 
 three years, going in as a private and being 
 promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Among 
 the important engagements in which he par- 
 ticipated were those of the Wilderness, 
 Spottsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, 
 and Petersburg. In the latter part of 1864 
 he was wounded in the right thigh by a 
 piece of shell and was taken to the hospital 
 near Philadelphia, where he remained for 
 some time. He was discharged at New York 
 Harbor in 1866. 
 
 After the war, we find Mr. Pecard in the 
 far West. For about three years he wa,s 
 
 engaged in freighting and teaming in Wyo- 
 ming, Colorado and Utah. Then he spent 
 two years in Wisconsin, in the lumber busi- 
 ness, and in 1872 came to northern Michi- 
 gan, locating at Menominee, where he con- 
 tinued the same occupation two years longer. 
 After that he turned his attention to the 
 hotel business, which he followed about ten 
 years, at different times having charge of a 
 number of houses. He built a hotel in 
 Quinnesec, and after operating it a short 
 time returned to Menominee, where he was 
 successively engaged in the grocery and 
 feed, hardware, and livery business. From 
 Menominee he came to Bessemer in 1885, 
 as above stated, and has since been con- 
 nected with the interests of this place. 
 
 Mr. Pecard is a member of the Mac- 
 cabees and also of the Grand Army of the 
 Republic. He is ranked with the represen- 
 tative business men of the town and is held 
 in high esteem by a large circle of friends. 
 
 aHAMBERS BROTHERS is the 
 name of one of the best-known 
 mercantile firms of St. Ignace, 
 prominent not only in the business 
 affairs of the city, but connected with its 
 development in many ways. This firm suc- 
 ceeded that of J. Chambers & Brothers, 
 whose career began about the close of the 
 civil war, and marks an important chapter 
 in the history of modern St. Ignace. This 
 city has three distinct historic periods. It 
 was founded about the time Philadelphia 
 sprang into existence, and the mission re- 
 ports indicate it to be a village of sixty 
 houses all in a row, in which lived ten pro- 
 fessors and five hundred students. This 
 was as early as 1700. The second period 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 of its existence is embodied in no written 
 account, and the destruction and the destiny 
 of its inhabitants can only be conjectured. 
 The period of its modern existence begins 
 with the latter half of the nineteenth cen- 
 tury, when it again became a commercial 
 point. 
 
 Fishing and lumbering for many years 
 furnished the only means of subsistence to 
 the inhabitants of St. Ignace, and fish and 
 lumber were the articles of commerce which 
 were sent from out this northern country in 
 sufficient quantities to make men wealthy. 
 Chambers Brothers saw here an opportunity 
 of doing a good business, by supplying the 
 fishermen with needed articles, and to that 
 end opened a small store. Not long after- 
 ward they extended their operations by buy- 
 ing, packing and selling fish, and still later 
 they, too, engaged in fishing, using the gill 
 net and old pound net. In the height of 
 their career as fishermen they operated two 
 tugs besides numerous small boats, and 
 their shipments reached 2,500 packages to 
 one point at a shipment. They thus 
 accumulated snug fortunes and abandoned 
 fishing only when the supply of trout was 
 greatly exhausted. In the meantime their 
 mercantile business had largely grown, and 
 for some time they also conducted a branch 
 house at Naubinway, which was discon- 
 tinued as recently as 1894. In 1874 the 
 firm supplied the public need by building a 
 dock. They have also erected a number of 
 stores, have greatly improved the residence 
 property in this city and are now extensive 
 owners of real estate. 
 
 The present firm is composed of Patrick 
 and Michael Chambers, both of Irish birth 
 and sons of John Chambers, a native of 
 county Mayo, Ireland. The family came to 
 the Upper Peninsula in 1849 and located on 
 
 Mackinac island, where the father was at 
 times a sailor and farmer. He had little 
 means at the time of his arrival, but suc- 
 cessfully managed his business interests and 
 became well-to-do. His death occurred in 
 Saint Ignace in 1890, at the advanced age 
 of eighty-two years. He taught his children 
 the essential elements of industry and 
 straightforward dealing, which have led 
 them to prosperity and financial independ- 
 ence. 
 
 Patrick Chambers was born in 1842. 
 His two older brothers, William and John, 
 are both deceased. The latter left two 
 children, William and Aggie. There is also 
 a deceased sister, Bridget, younger than 
 Patrick, and Michael was followed by a sis- 
 ter, Mary, who has also passed away, while 
 Kate and Charles complete the family. In 
 the school of experience Patrick and Michael 
 Chambers acquired their knowledge, and 
 through contact with the world they have 
 become practical business men. During 
 youth they engaged in fishing for others, and 
 when they had attained their majority began 
 business for themselves. They are self- 
 made men in the truest sense of that often 
 misused term, and their honorable and 
 enviable career reflects credit upon their 
 sagacity and business ability. Michael was 
 once a member of the Michigan Legislature, 
 and in 1871 Patrick was elected Supervisor 
 of Ignace township, in which capacity he 
 served for nine years, resigning to accept 
 the position of County Treasurer, to which 
 he had been elected. He concluded his 
 long service in that office in 1883, and has 
 since devoted his energies alone to his busi- 
 ness. Any worthy enterprise promotes the 
 welfare of the community in which it is 
 located, and by their business interests and 
 in many other ways the Chambers brothers 
 
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 513 
 
 have aided in the development and upbuild- 
 ing of the historic and interesting city of St. 
 Ignace. 
 
 V-T* H. STEINBERG, the leading dry- 
 m goods and clothing merchant of St. 
 /• 1 Ignace, Michigan, dates his identity 
 with the Upper Peninsula and Mack- 
 inac county from the fall of 1887, when he, 
 in partnership with his father, opened a 
 business in this city, under the firm name of 
 J. Steinberg & Son. This firm our subject 
 succeeded January i, 1891. The space oc- 
 cupied by the establishment was originally 
 only one- fourth what it is at present, and 
 the annual sales now exceed $25,000. 
 
 Mr. Steinberg learned the dry-goods 
 business of his father, a remarkably suc- 
 cessful merchant of the Lower Peninsula of 
 Michigan, located and doing business in 
 Traverse City. At about the age of seven 
 or eight years young Steinberg became a 
 clerk and continued thus occupied, with 
 only slight interruptions, until 1884, when 
 he went to Chicago to attend Bryant & 
 Stratton's Business College. He returned 
 home in a few months to assist his father, 
 and was an important factor in conducting 
 the business from that time until his re- 
 moval to St. Ignace. 
 
 He was born in Germany twenty-eight 
 years ago. His father, Julius Steinberg, 
 came to the United States some time 
 in the '60s, with no means at his command. 
 He bought a small supply of notions and 
 wrapped them up in oil cloth, and in this 
 way started out as a peddler. Ere long he 
 accumulated enough money to put in a little 
 business in Chicago, but he had the mis- 
 fortune to lose it all by fire. Almost 
 reduced to penury, he came into Michigan 
 
 in 1868, and made headquarters at Traverse 
 City while he peddled his wares among the 
 fishermen, in this way getting a second 
 start. In 1876 he opened up a stock of 
 goods in that city, where, by continued 
 application to business, he has attained 
 prominence among the foremost merchants 
 and financiers. He has the finest-equipped 
 store in Traverse City and as expensively 
 finished an opera-house as will be found in 
 northern Michigan, its cost being $50,000. 
 He is public-spirited and liberal toward 
 worthy enterprises, and has made his pres- 
 ence felt for good in Traverse City. He 
 and his wife, whose maiden name was Sus- 
 senwire, have seven children, J. H. being 
 their eldest. 
 
 J. H. Steinberg is unmarried. He is a 
 member of the Odd Fellows and the Macca- 
 bees, being a Past Commander in the former 
 and an installing officer in the latter. 
 
 * y ^ ON. RICHARD MASON.— In the 
 1'^^ life record of this gentleman we 
 \ . r learn much of the flourishing and 
 rapidly-developing city of Glad- 
 stone, for he has been its chief promoter and 
 is styled the ' ' Father of Gladstone. " He has 
 watched over the city with an almost paternal 
 interest, promoting its business industries, 
 aiding in its upbuilding and doing all in his 
 power to promote its educational, moral and 
 social affairs and its material welfare. He 
 is now serving as Mayor of the city and is 
 representing the district in Congress. 
 
 Michigan claims him among her native 
 sons. He was born in Grand Haven, May 
 30, 1843, and comes of English parentage. 
 His father, Richard Mason, Sr. , was born 
 in Lancashire, England, learned the trade 
 of machinist, and at length sailed for the 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 United States. He was an expert workman 
 and put the first machinery into the Vander- 
 bilt steamers on the Hudson river. When 
 he came West he put the machinery into the 
 first steamers on Lake Michigan. He had 
 left his native land on account of being a 
 chartist and locating in Canada was there 
 during the Rebellion of 1837, but was obliged 
 to leave the British domain on this side of 
 the Atlantic on account' of certain beliefs 
 which he held and maintained and were very 
 unpopular among the officials. Taking up 
 his residence in Grand Haven, Michigan, he 
 erected there a lumber mill, which he oper- 
 ated until he came to the Upper Penin- 
 sula and established the town of Mason- 
 ville. He was also interested in the lumber 
 business in Chicago and acquired consider- 
 able property there, which, owing to the 
 rapid rise in real-estate prices, became very 
 valuable, making him a wealthy man. 
 
 Mr. Mason was twice married, and by 
 the first union, which was celebrated in 
 Canada, had the following children: Rich- 
 ard, whose name heads this review; Eliza- 
 beth J., wife of George A. Lowell, of Cali- 
 fornia; and James, who is living in Glad- 
 stone. After the death of his first wife, the 
 father married Mrs. Buys, widow of Henry 
 Buys and daughter of Erastus Smith of 
 Poughkeepsie, New York. The only child 
 of that union is Charles E., of Gladstone. 
 Mrs. Mason also had one child by her first 
 marriage, a daughter, Delia, wife of Rev. 
 George Havermal, of Kansas. Richard 
 Mason, Sr. , was a public-spirited and pro- 
 gressive citizen and a man of strong convic- 
 tions, fearless in support of what he believed 
 to be right. Prior to the war he was a 
 stanch Abolitionist and did much to aid 
 fugitive slaves who were trying to make their 
 way to freedom, his home being a station on 
 
 the famous Under-ground Railroad. He 
 never sought public preferment, although he 
 once served as Postmaster of Masonville, 
 but was always ready to advance any inter- 
 est that was calculated to promote the gen- 
 eral welfare. When he died the Upper 
 Peninsula lost one of its best citizens. 
 
 We now resume the personal history of 
 Senator Mason, gladly giving it a place in 
 this volume, for we feel assured that it will 
 prove of interest to many of our readers. 
 His education was not so much the result of 
 theoretical as of practical training, and in 
 the school of experience he has learned 
 those lessons which have made him the 
 successful business man of to-day. He left 
 the school-room at the age of eighteen and 
 entered his father's lumber-yard at Chicago, 
 where he remained until after it was de- 
 stroyed by fire, when he came to the Upper 
 Peninsula. During the panic of 1872, in 
 Masonville, the lumber mill at that place 
 was not in operation, but Mr. Mason was 
 engaged in getting out square timber and 
 piling. 
 
 In 1886 he removed the mill to Glad- 
 stone, where is has since been located, doing 
 a good business. His entire life has been 
 devoted to the lumber industry, which has 
 become one of the most important business 
 enterprises in the Northwest; and among 
 lumbermen his opinions are largely received 
 as authority. Since his youth he has been 
 engaged in the manufacture of lumber in the 
 Upper Peninsula, and in partnership with 
 C. W. Davis, of Chicago, he is operating a 
 mill with a capacity of 12,000,000 feet of 
 lumber annually. This vast volume of 
 business is the outgrowth of a small estab- 
 lishment, but the able management of af- 
 fairs, industry and perseverance of the 
 owners and the strict and honorable business 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 515 
 
 methods which they have followed, have 
 brought a great and deserved success. 
 
 Mr. Mason's connection with Gladstone 
 dates from the earliest existence of the city, 
 — in fact he owned the greater part of the 
 town site when the movement to build the 
 city was started. It was largely through 
 his efforts that the city was founded, and no 
 man has had more to do with shaping its 
 destiny than he. He took note many years 
 ago of this ideal town site with all its 
 natural advantages, — its location on one of 
 the most perfect fresh-water harbors in the 
 United States, the facilities for lake and rail 
 transportation, its close proximity to East- 
 ern markets as compared with Minneapolis 
 and Duluth, and the fact that navigation is 
 possible to this point five weeks longer than 
 on Lake Superior. All these points and 
 many others equally advantageous were laid 
 before capitalists engaged in transportation, 
 and the result was that when the Sault de 
 Ste. Marie Railroad Company constructed 
 its line through the Upper Peninsula, it 
 made Gladstone an important division head- 
 quarters and eagerly accepted some of the 
 financial risk of bringmg it into commercial 
 prominence. The wonderful development 
 of the city during the past seven years fully 
 demonstrates the keen business penetration 
 of Mr. Mason. The largest lake vessels 
 now make regular trips to Gladstone, ocean 
 steamers have tied up at her docks, this is 
 the distributing point for much of the fuel 
 that is used in the Northwest, thousands of 
 car loads of wheat, flour and other products 
 are transferred here to vessels annually, 
 boats ply between Gladstone and all lake 
 ports and their connections, and the rail 
 traffic of the Northwest is being diverted to 
 this terminal, while extensive manufactories 
 and industries are built, and all things indi- 
 
 cate the coming importance of the city. 
 "Rome was not built in a day." In fact 
 the old Romans would greatly marvel could 
 they see the wonderful development of some 
 of our Western cities. Possessed of the true 
 Western spirit of progress and advancement, 
 which is deterred by no obstacles, Mr. 
 Mason, with some associates, has founded a 
 city that stands as a monument to his enter- 
 prise and reflects credit and honor upon his 
 name. 
 
 The domestic relations of Mr. Mason 
 have been most pleasant, and in his home 
 he finds his greatest enjoyment. He was 
 married May 30, 1864, to Julia A. Davis, a 
 daughter of George Davis, a Chicago pio- 
 neer. Their children are as follows: R. P., 
 born April 30, 1867, acquired his education 
 in Chicago and Escanaba, Michigan, and in 
 the latter city embarked in business as a 
 civil engineer, being connected with the 
 Sault de Ste. Marie Railroad, which was be- 
 ing laid out to Gladstone. In 1889 he en- 
 gaged in the lumber business. He was 
 married April 2, 1892, in Ann Arbor, to a 
 daughter of Judge W. D. Harriman. Myra 
 B., Charles D., Mabel L. and Hazel are all 
 still unmarried and are now in Evanston, 
 Illinois. 
 
 Mr. Mason was reared a Republican, and 
 his mature judgment commends and advo- 
 cates the principles which were instilled into 
 him in youth. He has long been recognized 
 as one of the leading members of the party 
 in this locality, but not until recently would 
 he consent to accept office. In 1892 he 
 was elected Mayor of Gladstone for a two 
 years' term, and in 1894 was re-elected and 
 is the present incumbent. When the con- 
 vention met to nominate a candidate for 
 State Senator in 1894 it was found that 
 Mr. Mason was the choice of his party, and 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 though he had two competitors in the field 
 he won the election by the handsome major- 
 ity of 2,800, and became the Senator from 
 the Thirtieth district. He is a broad- 
 minded man with large experience in bus- 
 iness and with a wide acquaintance among 
 the leading men of his native State. He 
 has also read extensively, being specially 
 familiar with the best current literature, and 
 few men are better equipped for the dis- 
 cussion of live issues. He is in touch with 
 the people, understands their needs and 
 gives his influence and support for those 
 measures which are calculated to prove of 
 public benefit. Mr. Mason is a many-sided 
 man in his capabilities, but single-minded 
 as to honesty of purpose. His excellent 
 business ability has made him a man of con- 
 siderable wealth, his true worth has won 
 him political honors, and his many excel- 
 lencies of character have won him the high- 
 est esteem of all with whom he has come 
 in contact. 
 
 at 
 
 'INFIELD S. HAINES, assistant 
 master mechanic of the " Soo " 
 railroad line with headquarters at 
 Gladstone, Michigan, was born at 
 Strong, Maine, on the 19th of May, 1848, 
 and descended from one of the old families 
 of the Pine Tree State. His paternal grand- 
 mother, however, was of pure Scotch blood, 
 emigrating to America and settling in Maine, 
 where her remaining days were passed. All 
 the branches of the Haines family still re- 
 side in New England save the family of our 
 subject and an uncle who located in south- 
 ern Illinois. 
 
 The father of W. S. Haines was a mill- 
 wright and mechanic by trade, and in 1851 
 
 he left his old home for the West, journeying 
 with his family until he had reached Janes- 
 ville, Wisconsin. He was one of the early set- 
 tlers of that place and put in the machinery 
 for one of the first sawmills built in that lo- 
 cality. In 1 8 5 7 he removed to Onalaska, Wis- 
 consin, and put in the machinery for three 
 mills on the Black river. He subsequently 
 purchased a farm twenty-six miles from Chi- 
 cago on the line of the Chicago & North- 
 western Railroad, which he owned and 
 operated until i860, at which time he re- 
 moved to Oshkosh. He there entered into 
 a contract with the United States Govern- 
 ment to built pontoon bridges and went to 
 the South, being thus employed in Ten- 
 nessee. His death occurred in Nashville, in 
 March, 1863. He had married Lavina 
 Brown, daughter of Captain E. Brown, who 
 was a seafaring man engaged in sailing on 
 the Atlantic in the coast trade and to south- 
 ern ports. The Brown family was founded 
 in America long before the Colonies had 
 achieved their independence. Mrs. Haines 
 still survives her husband. In the family 
 were three sons, — Winfield S. ; F. A., a 
 mechanic of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Ed- 
 ward, a locomotive engineer residing in Min- 
 neapolis, Minnesota. 
 
 During the greater part of his life Mr. 
 Haines, of this sketch, has engaged in rail- 
 roading. He spent his early years under the 
 parental roof and then entered the employ 
 of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad 
 Company as a machinist's apprentice in 
 1867, being stationed at Oshkosh, Wiscon- 
 sin. He was under the instruction of Ben 
 Garvin and thus remained three years. He 
 subsequently went to Lowell, Massachusetts, 
 to complete his trade, being first with the 
 Lowell Machine Shop Company and later 
 with the Locomotive Works of Taunton, 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 517 
 
 Massachusetts. His last work was under 
 O. J. Gifford on the Boston & Lowell Rail- 
 road, and on returning West in 1879 he 
 entered the employ of the Northern Pacific 
 Railroad at Brainard. Six months after- 
 ward he joined the army of employes of the 
 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad 
 Company and was stationed at Sanborn, 
 Iowa, where he worked in the shops for 
 eighteen months, when he was placed upon 
 the road as engineer, serving in that capacity 
 for four years. On the expiration of that 
 period he was given charge of the shops and 
 roundhouse at Sanborn, filling that position 
 until February, 1886, when he became act- 
 ing master mechanic during the construction 
 of the Minneapolis & Pacific road, now the 
 western terminal of the Soo line. In Janu- 
 ary, 1887, these two lines were brought 
 under the same management and Mr. Haines 
 was made general foreman of the shops at 
 Shoreham, Minnesota, occupying that posi- 
 tion until March of the following year, when 
 he became engineer on a passenger train on 
 the Soo main line. 
 
 Continuing on that run until August, 
 1893, Mr. Haines was then transferred to 
 Gladstone and made division master me- 
 chanic. This responsible position he fills in 
 a most creditable and satisfactory manner. 
 His training as an apprentice gave him a 
 thorough knowledge of all mechanical appli- 
 ances used in this branch of business, and 
 his subsequent training fitted him for his 
 present work, so that he discharges his 
 duties in a way that reflects credit upon him- 
 self and also wins the commendation of his 
 superiors. All his life he has been con- 
 nected with railroad work and from the be- 
 ginning he has steadily won promotion. 
 With immense corporations, such as control 
 our railway systems, promotion is not se- 
 
 cured save through merit, and his rise is 
 therefore the sequence of ability. 
 
 Mr. Haines was married in Running 
 Water, South Dakota, in October, 1884, to 
 Miss Fannie Presho, daughter of Nathaniel 
 Presho, a farmer, who formerly lived in 
 New York. One child graces this union, — 
 a daughter, Julia, now eight years of age. 
 They have a pleasant home in Gladstone 
 and are numbered among the leading people. 
 A matter of interest in connection with this 
 place is that Mr. Haines, in 1887, devised a 
 temporary hoist and unloaded the first 
 cargo of coal at this harbor. Socially, he is 
 a Royal Arch Mason, belonging to the lodge 
 in Sanborn, Iowa. He is a man of fine 
 physique, fitted by nature for leadership, 
 and though he demands faithfulness to work, 
 such as he has always given, he has yet 
 great consideration for those under him; 
 and amid a circle of friends he has a pleas- 
 ant, frank and friendly manner which wins 
 their warm regard. 
 
 ca 
 
 William A. FOSS, the pleasant, 
 popular and prominent cashier of 
 the Exchange Bank, of Glad- 
 stone, Michigan, dates his resi- 
 dence here from 1889, previous to which 
 time he had lived in the East. 
 
 He was born in the city of Portsmouth, 
 New Hampshire, December i, 1837, and 
 his father, William Foss, was also a native 
 of the old Granite State, born in 18 10, in the 
 town of Rye. In his youth he learned the 
 shoemaker's trade and was engaged either in 
 the manufacture or sale of his shoes through- 
 out his entire business career. In the State 
 of his nativity he married a daughter of a 
 commander of a brig plying between Ports- 
 mouth and the West Indies; her father, 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 while thus engaged, lost his life at sea. Of 
 the six children born to Mr. and Mrs. Foss, 
 but two are now living, William A. being 
 the eldest. While living in New Hamp- 
 shire William Foss, Sr. , served as a mem- 
 ber of the State Legislature and was recog- 
 nized as a man of prominence and influence. 
 About 1849 he removed to Haverhill, Massa- 
 chusetts, where he carried on the shoe busi- 
 ness. 
 
 In the public schools of Portsmouth, 
 New Hampshire, and Haverhill, Massachu- 
 setts, William A. Foss acquired his educa- 
 tion and also received his manual training. 
 From his earliest youth he was familiar 
 with the shoe business, and when he 
 entered upon business life for himself it was 
 but natural that it should be in that line. 
 He first entered the boot and shoe factory 
 of William Lucy, of Haverhill, and con- 
 tinued that connection for a period of six 
 years, within which time he became thor- 
 oughly conversant with the business in all 
 its details. He was thus engaged at the 
 breaking out of the late war. When it was 
 seen that the threats of the South meant no 
 holiday quarrel and the storm-cloud had 
 burst upon the country, bringing ruin and 
 desolation, he could no longer remain con- 
 tentedly at home, but offered his services to 
 the Government in defense of the Union, 
 becoming a member of Company F, Fif- 
 teenth Massachusetts Infantry, under Cap- 
 tain Samuel W. Duncan and Colonel Carle 
 P. Messer. His father also became a mem- 
 ber of the same company. The regiment 
 was ordered to the South and went to Baton 
 Rouge, later to Port Hudson, where our 
 subject was detailed for duty as clerk for the 
 Court Martial and Provost Marshal. On 
 the expiration of his term of service he re- 
 ceived an honorable discharge at Port Hud- 
 
 son, and at once returned to his home, re- 
 suming his former business. 
 
 Mr. Foss was united in marriage with 
 Miss Fannie R. Lake, a daughter of a well- 
 known farmer, Josiah R. Lake, who was a 
 native of the old Bay State. The wedding 
 was celebrated in Haverhill, Massachusetts, 
 and their union has been blessed with one 
 child, Ella F. , now the wife of A. S. Tice, 
 who resides in Chicago and is engaged in 
 the electric-light business. 
 
 At length Mr. Foss removed to Cincin- 
 nati, Ohio, where for several years he was 
 in the employ of Shibley & Company, 
 dealers in shoes, occupying the responsible 
 position of foreman of their extensive fac- 
 tory. On severing his connection with that 
 firm he came to Gladstone, the date of his 
 arrival being 1889, as before stated. Here 
 he opened a boot and shoe business, which 
 he is still conducting, and the enterprise has 
 proved a profitable one. In 1891 he 
 assumed charge of the Exchange Bank, the 
 first institution of the kind in the town. It 
 was founded and began its career almost 
 with the beginning of the city, its founder 
 being Fred W. McKenney, its first cashier 
 being A. S. Tice. His administration of 
 the bank affairs have brought to that con- 
 cern success and made it one of the leading 
 financial institutions in this section of Delta 
 county. 
 
 In his political views Mr. Foss is a 
 stalwart Republican, and in 1892 was elected 
 Treasurer of Gladstone, during which time 
 he discharged his duties with such prompt- 
 ness and fidelity that on the expiration of 
 the term he was re-elected, in the spring of 
 1893. Socially he is a Mason and a mem- 
 ber of George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R. , 
 of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Foss is a wide- 
 awake, enterprising business man of system- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 519 
 
 atic methods and good managerial ability, 
 and the success that has come to him is the 
 reward of his own labors. He is a public- 
 spirited and progressive citizen, desirous of 
 promoting the best interests of the com- 
 munity and as loyal and true to his duties of 
 citizenship as when he donned the blue in 
 defense of the Union. His pleasant, genial 
 manner makes him well liked, and he enjoys 
 a well deserved popularity. 
 
 V7*0HN A. CAMPBELL, a prominent 
 J business man of L'Anse, was born in 
 /• 1 Cleveland, Ohio, December 14,1850. 
 He attended the public schools until 
 eighteen years of age, and then took a liter- 
 ary course of two years in the Lawrence 
 University, at Appleton, Wisconsin. He 
 next spent two years in the general store of 
 R. L. Little & Company, of Hancock, for 
 the following seven years he was employed 
 in the banking business conducted by his 
 stepfather, E. L. Mason, of L'Anse; and 
 since that time has been general manager of 
 the mercantile establishment of P. Ruppe. 
 In company with P. R. McCurren, Mr. 
 Campbell is also engaged in the manufacture 
 of brick, and they will soon organize a stock 
 company with a capital stock of $25,000. 
 Our subject is also interested in the Michi- 
 gan State Stone Company, and is a large 
 property owner. 
 
 He has been a member of the City Coun- 
 cil, has served as County Treasurer four 
 years, as Township Treasurer the same 
 length of time, and is the present City Treas- 
 urer. Socially, he is a member of the K. of 
 P., the A. O. U. W. , the Maccabees and of 
 the Modern Woodmen of America. 
 
 Mr. Campbell was united in marriage 
 with Miss Ellen E. , daughter of Rev. David 
 
 A. Curtis, of Petersburg, Michigan. To this 
 union have been born four children, — three 
 daughters and one son. 
 
 Sr— ^ ERMANN J. SEIFERT, proprietor 
 
 l''*\ of a saloon at L'Anse, Michigan, 
 
 \ ^ P was born in Germany, September 
 
 30, 1852, of German parentage. 
 
 His father, Gotlieb Seifert, was a dealer in 
 
 wheat and also ran a bakery in the old 
 
 country. 
 
 Hermann J. received his education in 
 the public and high schools, attending the 
 latter about one year, and when he was 
 fifteen began working in his father's bakery, 
 where he remained until he was nineteen. 
 At that age he came to America. His first 
 location in this country was at Cleveland, 
 Ohio, where he worked in a bakery seven 
 months. From Cleveland he came to Mar- 
 quette, Michigan. At Marquette he learned 
 the barber's trade, and on leaving that place 
 went to Escanaba and opened a barber shop, 
 which he ran a year and a half. Returning 
 to Marquette, he spent some time there, 
 and his next move was to L'Anse. This was 
 in the spring of 1S76. From that time until 
 1 88 1 he ran a barber shop, the next two 
 years was in the hotel and saloon business, 
 then sold out and again resumed business as 
 a barber. In 1 888 he disposed of his bar- 
 ber shop and opened a saloon, and has con- 
 tinued in the latter business ever since. 
 
 Mr. Seifert has been Alderman of L'Anse 
 six terms, and is now serving as such, and 
 he is also now serving as Superintendent of 
 the Poor. He is a member of the A. O. U. W. 
 Of his private life, we record that he 
 married Miss Meta Sengebusch, a native of 
 Germany, and they are the parents of one 
 child, a son, seven years of age. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 aORNELIUS B. DRISCOLL, Post- 
 master of Negauiiee, was born in 
 Keweenaw county, Michigan, Sep- 
 tember 7, 1865. His father, 
 Florence Driscoll, was a native of county 
 Cork, Ireland, but came to America about 
 the year 1848, locating at Buffalo, New 
 York. About 1855 he came to Michigan, 
 where he engaged in mining, and remained 
 in this State until his death, in 1886. 
 
 Cornelius B. Driscoll, the subject of this 
 sketch, attended the public schools until 
 thirteen years of age, and his first position 
 was in the machine shops of the Pewabic 
 mine, where he worked two years. He next 
 served an apprenticeship of three years at 
 the carpenter's trade; was then employed as 
 a carpenter for D. Crawford, of Hancock, 
 was next an employe of Emery & McCurdy, 
 and B. H. Pierce & Company and remained 
 in Hancock three years. Mr. Driscoll then 
 came to Negaunee and secured the position 
 of foreman for B. H. Price & Company, 
 and two years afterward embarked in busi- 
 ness for himself, as a carpenter and builder, 
 in which he is still interested. He is also 
 interested in silver mines in Utah. June 16, 
 1893, Mr. Driscoll was appointed Postmas- 
 ter of Negaunee. 
 
 He is a member of the Ivnights of 
 Pythias, of the Maccabees and of the Ancient 
 Order of Hibernians. 
 
 >T^OSEPH H. PRIMEAU, Justice of 
 ■ the Peace and Notary Public of Ne- 
 /• 1 gaunee, is an early pioneer of this 
 city, and the following detailed bi- 
 ography will interest the many men with 
 whom he has become familiar. The study 
 of his life from the time he was launched on 
 the world after leaving college is a fitting 
 
 lesson for the young generation that will fol- 
 low. He is a man of military bearing, and 
 the cordial way he meets one makes him 
 easy of approach. 
 
 Mr. Primeau was born in Chateauguay, 
 Martin county, Canada, August 30, 1843, a 
 son of Antonio Primeau, a native of Lower 
 Canada. Our subject attended the parish 
 schools until fifteen years of age, then spent 
 five years in Montreal College, and took a 
 two-years' classic course in Mason College, 
 graduating at the latter institution with the 
 class of 1863. Mr. Primeau next entered a 
 military school. He still has in his posses- 
 sion three diplomas, which he keeps with 
 pride as a remembrance of his school days. 
 After graduating at the military school in 
 1864, he studied law in the office of Archam 
 Bault for one year. In July, 1864, here- 
 turned home for one year, and on again 
 coming to this country he carried a recom- 
 mendation from the priest of his parish, 
 saying that Mr. Primeau was a member of 
 an old and highly respected French family, 
 and that he was an honest young man. Al- 
 though he had never done any hard work, 
 he came to this country with a determina- 
 tion to succeed, and his first work was in a 
 sawmill at East Saginaw, where he remained 
 about three months. He next found em- 
 ployment with two grocery firms in St. 
 Paul, Minnesota, for six months, and in the 
 following year returned to his home in Can- 
 ada. Coming again to the United States, 
 Mr. Primeau located in Negaunee, Mich- 
 igan, was employed as clerk in the crockery 
 store of Dr. Cyr for three months, spent 
 the same length of time as clerk in the gen- 
 eral store of the Iron Clif^ Company, and 
 afterward served as general manager of the 
 Robbins store in Forestville until it was 
 closed, December i, 1870. Our subject's 
 
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 next business venture was as proprietor of a 
 boarding-house in Marquette, and while thus 
 engaged he also wrote in the County Clerk's 
 office and taught French to a class of ninety 
 pupils. During the year of 1872-3 he 
 clerked in the clothing-house of Shot & 
 Company. May 5, of the latter year, he 
 was elected Recorder of Marquette, and 
 held that position seven years. In June, 
 1880, he began work as general manager of 
 the store of the Deer Lake Company, was 
 next engaged in the insurance business with 
 the Michigan Aid Society, afterward secured 
 the position of bookkeeper for J. Johnson, a 
 lumber dealer of Negaunee, but in the spring 
 of 1894 resigned that position to become a 
 Justice of the Peace. 
 
 Mr. Primeau married Miss Angelina Mc- 
 Bomber, and they have had thirteen children, 
 seven now living. Our subject is a stanch 
 Republican, and socially he affiliates with 
 the Knights of Pythias. 
 
 K./^^\ R- J- A. McLEOD, an eminent 
 I I physician and surgeon of Iron- 
 /^,J wood, Michigan, and a prominent 
 factor in the growth and develop- 
 ment of the town, is a gentleman of whom 
 more than passing mention should by made 
 in this work. Following is a resume of 
 his life: 
 
 J. A. McLeod was born in Lancaster, 
 Glengarry county, Canada, November 11, 
 1854, and is of Scotch descent. His grand- 
 father McLeod was extensively engaged in 
 raising sheep in Scotland, came to America 
 when a young man, and in Montreal, Can- 
 ada, acquired a large amount of property. 
 He died while in the prime of life. At the 
 time of his coming to America his son, Alex- 
 ander, the father of otu" subject, was ele\'en 
 
 years of age. The latter was reared in Can- 
 ada and was a farmer by occupation. He 
 died at the age of eighty-four years. The 
 Doctor's mother, whose maiden name was 
 Anna Wood, was a native of New York city. 
 Alexander Wood, her father, was a mer- 
 chant in New York, and during the Revolu- 
 tionary war removed with his family to Can- 
 ada, their location being in Lancaster. He 
 reached the advanced age of ninety-six years. 
 Dr. McLeod's mother was twice married: 
 By her first husband, a Mr. Curry, she had 
 five children, as follows: Johnson T., Joseph, 
 Elizabeth, Jennie, and S. S. ; and the chil- 
 dren by her second marriage also were five 
 in number, their names being A. A., a prom- 
 inent railroad man of New York; Isabelle, 
 deceased; Henrietta, wife of Dr. Norton, of 
 California; Alexander, who died when young; 
 and J. A., the youngest of the ten and the 
 subject of this article. 
 
 Dr. McLeod was reared in Canada and 
 received the greater part of his education 
 there. He spent one year in the Michigan 
 State University at Ann Arbor, completing 
 his medical course in that institution and 
 graduating in the class of 1878. After his 
 graduation he was appointed surgeon of the 
 Menominee Mining Company. He subse- 
 quently removed to Milwaukee and there 
 practiced his profession for a number of 
 years, until 1887, when he came to Iron- 
 wood, Michigan. Here he received the ap- 
 pointment of surgeon for the Metropolitan 
 Iron and Land Company, and also for other 
 companies, and in addition to this work has 
 conducted a large general practice. Since 
 his location here he has in many ways been 
 prominently identified with the interests of 
 the place. He is the proprietor of a drug 
 store; is president of the Ironwood Stove 
 Company, owning a half interest in the busi- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 ness; was one of the organizers of the Iron- 
 wood Electric Company, and served as one 
 of its first officers; helped to organize and 
 served as an officer of the Twin City Rail- 
 way Company; was president of the Curry 
 Hotel Company; was one of the organizers 
 of the First National Bank of Ironwood, and 
 served as vice-president of the same; and is 
 now a stockholder in the People's Banking 
 Company, which he helped to organize. In 
 short, he is one the most enterprising and 
 public-spirited men, and he generously ex- 
 tends his hearty support to all enterprises 
 which, in his opinion, are intended to pro- 
 mote the welfare of the town. The Doctor 
 is a member of the Wisconsin State Medical 
 Society, the Milwaukee Medical Society, 
 and the New York Medical Society. 
 
 Dr. McLeod was married in 1880 to Miss 
 Isabel Prime, a native of Wisconsin and a 
 daughter of O. B. Prime, now of Ironwood. 
 They have had four children, three of whom 
 are living, — Roderick C, Delia Jean, and 
 John A., Jr. 
 
 Politically, the Doctor is a Democrat. 
 He is not, however, a politician, although 
 he takes an active interest in public affairs. 
 For six years he served as a member of the 
 Ironwood School Board, a portion of that 
 time being its president. He has also served 
 as a member of the City Council. Socially, 
 he is identified with the Masonic order. He 
 has a membership in the blue lodge and 
 commandery at Ironwood and the chapter 
 at Bessemer. 
 
 Dr. McLeod is also prominently known 
 as a member of the National Guards. He 
 assisted in the organization of the Curry 
 Rifles, an independent organization, and was 
 first Captain of the company; and when this 
 company was admitted to the National Guard 
 and became a part of the Fifth Regiment, 
 
 he was appointed surgeon of the regiment. 
 In 1894 he was detailed as acting Brigade 
 Surgeon of the Michigan National Guards. 
 Thus in professional, business and social 
 circles Dr. McLeod has high standing. Per- 
 sonally, he is a gentleman of pleasing ad- 
 dress, always genial and courteous, and is as 
 popular as he is well known. Much more 
 might be said of him, but enough has already 
 been given to serve as an index to his 
 character. 
 
 ^^^EORGE C. JACKMAN, editor and 
 ■ ^^ publisher of the L'Anse Sentinel, 
 ^L^ was born in New York city, August 
 6, 1862, a son of Azariah Jackman, 
 a native also of that State. He was an 
 engineer by occupation, and also learned the 
 harness- maker's trade. Our subject moved 
 with his parents to LeRoy, New York, when 
 three years of age, three years afterward 
 located in Levanna, that State, and at 
 the age of nine years removed to Lima, 
 New York, where he attended school until 
 fourteen years of age. Two years afterward 
 he entered the printing-office of the Levanna 
 Gazette, under the editorship of C. M. 
 Alvorn, where he remained five years; for 
 the following three years he worked in the 
 office of the Chronicle at Rochester, and 
 then located in Detroit, Michigan. While 
 in that city he worked in different job print- 
 ing-offices, and for a year and a half was 
 foreman of the Cyclorama. He next went 
 to Saginaw and secured the position of fore- 
 man of the Saginaw Evening Journal, 
 which position he filled for three years; was 
 then employed as West Side Editor of the 
 Saginaw Evening News a year and a half, 
 and then, with a partner, founded the Mar- 
 quette Daily Times, of Marquette, Michi- 
 
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 525 
 
 gan, which he edited two years. Mr. 
 Jackman next founded the Baraga County 
 Democrat and conducted it fifteen months 
 with which he subsequently combined the 
 L'Anse Sentinel. The L'Anse Sentinel is 
 the only paper published in Baraga county. 
 It was started in 1861. 
 
 Our subject is a member of the Knights 
 of Pythias, of the Odd Fellows, of the Mac- 
 cabees, and the Modern Woodmen of 
 America. He has held the position of Clerk 
 of Baraga. 
 
 Mr. Jackman was united in marriage 
 with Miss Emma Sherman, a native of Sag- 
 inaw, Michigan. 
 
 BRANK A. JENSON, a mining engi- 
 neer and chemist of Norwaj', was 
 born in Sweden, September 8, 
 185 I, a son of John Anderson, also 
 a native of that country. Frank attended 
 the State school in his native country until 
 fourteen years of age, was then employed as 
 bookkeeper for the Hogfors Stock Company 
 about two years, spent the following two 
 years with the Hellefors Iron Mining Com- 
 pany, was with the Klacka & Lerbery Manu- 
 facturing Company three years, then studied 
 under Professor Humble for about a year 
 and a half, next took a- course in the Fahn 
 Mining School, studied mining engineering 
 and chemistry in Dolcarhs, Sweden, and in 
 1 88 1 came to the United States, locating in 
 Norway, Michigan. Mr. Jenson spent the 
 first year and a half here as assistant engi- 
 neer to Peter Larson, in the employ of the 
 Menominee Mining Company, and since that 
 time he has served as mining engineer and 
 chemist for the Pennsylvania Mining Com- 
 pany. He is also agent for the Briar Hill 
 Mining Company of Ohio. 
 
 He was married December 16, 1891, to 
 Miss Olga Quarnstrom, of Sweden, and they 
 have two children, a son and a daughter. 
 In his social relations, Mr. Jenson is a Mas- 
 ter Mason and a member of the United 
 States Institute of Mining Engineers. 
 
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 ILLIAM GOTHARD, President 
 of the village of Ontonagon, was 
 born in Pembroke, Wales, a son 
 of William and Anna (Clancher) 
 Gothard, natives respectively of England 
 and Wales. William came with his parents 
 to this country when one year old, locating 
 in New York city, and received his education 
 in the Brooklyn schools there. At the age of 
 twenty years he came to Milwaukee, Wiscon- 
 sin, where he followed the carpenter's trade 
 five years; from 1862 to 1868 followed the 
 same occupation in Beloit, same State; had 
 charge of the mechanical work of the Peshtigo 
 Lumber Company about five years; erected 
 a manufacturing establishment at Marinette, 
 and built many of the principal buildings in 
 that city and Menominee. In 1891 Mr. 
 Gothard sold his interests in Wisconsin and 
 came to Ontonagon, Michigan, where he 
 has since erected the box factory and match 
 block and the planing-mill for the D. M. 
 Company, of which he has since served as 
 general manager. 
 
 In political matters, Mr. Gothard is 
 prominently identified with the Republican 
 party. He was elected President of the vil- 
 lage of Ontonagon in 1895, has also served 
 as member of the Board of Supervisors of 
 this city, and is a member of the School 
 Board. Socially, he is a member of the 
 Masonic order, Onontaga Lodge, No. 67, 
 of the Royal Arch Masons, and of the A. O. 
 U. W. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 In 1857 Mr. Gothard was united in mar- 
 riage with Roxanna Persels, a native of 
 Michigan, and they have four sons and one 
 daughter, namel}': Anna, wife of Thomas 
 Barron, engaged in the hardware business 
 with George Corring in Iron Mountain; 
 William, of Appleton, Wisconsin; Fred, 
 Edgar and Walter. 
 
 ^^T. IGNATIUS CHURCH, Roman 
 •^^^ Catholic, Houghton, Michigan, is 
 
 K ^J one of the oldest institutions of its 
 kind in the northern peninsula, and 
 its marvelous power for good has been 
 deeply felt throughout the years. The 
 property of this church comprises its house 
 of worship, which i's an old one and which 
 will, no doubt, be replaced in the near 
 future by a handsome and commodious 
 structure; the pastor's home, anew, elegant 
 and well-furnished residence; and a parochial 
 school. The number of families registered 
 in the parish is 250, and the number of 
 pupils enrolled in the school i 50, the school 
 being in charge of three Sisters of St. Ag- 
 nes. The present pastor of the church is 
 Rev. Father A. W. Geers, a man of fine 
 scholarship and great earnestness, and who 
 is fully consecrated to the work of the Master. 
 Father Geers was born in Switzerland in 
 February, 1853. He was educated for the 
 priesthood in Mount St. Mary's Seminary in 
 CincAnati, Ohio, and in April, 1876, was 
 ordained at Ft. Wayne, Indiana, by Bishop 
 Dwenger. His first charge was as assistant 
 pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul's Church in 
 Hamilton, Indiana, where he remained one 
 year. From there he was sent to Garrett, 
 same State, where he served acceptably as 
 pastor until 1881, the time of his coming to 
 northern Michigan. Then for a short time 
 
 he was in the cathedral, and after that 
 filled successively the following pastorates: 
 Republic, Sacred Heart Church of Calu- 
 met, Manistique, Menominee, Holy Rosary 
 Church of Lake Linden, and St. Mary's 
 Parish in Norway. He came to his present 
 assignment in October, 1 894, and in addition 
 to his work in this place he also has charge 
 of a mission at the Atlantic mine; and while 
 his connection with St. Ignatius Church does 
 not yet cover a year he has in this short 
 time won the love of his parishioners and 
 ingratiated himself with all who have in any 
 way come in contact with him; and this has 
 obtained in all the charges where he has 
 officiated. 
 
 aAPTAIN M. L. TALLON, ex- 
 County Treasurer of Gogebic coun- 
 ty, Michigan, and now a resident 
 of Bessemer, has been identified 
 with the history of this part of the country 
 for a number of years. 
 
 Mr. Tallon is of Irish birth. He first 
 saw the light of day near Dublin, Ireland, 
 December 15, 1840, and when he was two 
 years of age he came with his parents to 
 America, their location being at Trenton, 
 New York. From the time he was fifteen 
 until he was nineteen he worked in the iron 
 mines of New York, and at the age of nine- 
 teen years came west to Milwaukee, Wis- 
 consin. He has ever since been more or less 
 engaged in mining, his experience extend- 
 ing not only over a number of years but also 
 over a wide extent of territory, including 
 Wisconsin, Colorado, Montana, Michigan, 
 and Ontario, Canada. In many of the mines 
 in which he was emplo3'ed he served as min- 
 ing captain. In 1886 he located at Wake- 
 field, Michigan, where he was superintend- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 ent for the Iron Chief Mining Company, 
 serving as such until the following year. 
 While at that place he was elected the first 
 supervisor of Wakefield township, then in 
 Ontonagon township, and while filling that 
 office he assisted in organizing the county of 
 Gogebic. He was then elected the first 
 Treasurer of the county, and filled the office 
 from 1887 to 1889. Mr. Tallon was also 
 the first Supervisor of the First ward of 
 Bessemer. 
 
 In 1886 Mr. Tallon was married to Miss 
 Etta A. Cummings, a native of New Or- 
 leans, who was reared in the South and in 
 Wisconsin. Her parents were natives of 
 the Emerald Isle. Mrs. Tallon died May 
 15, 1894, leaving a family of six children, 
 two sons and four daughters, namely: Cath- 
 arine, Madge, Patricius, Gerome, Mary, and 
 Josephine. 
 
 Captain Tallon's long experience in min- 
 ing operations has made him an authority on 
 the subject, and his early connection with 
 the affairs of Gogebic county have gained 
 for him a wide acquaintance here. As one 
 of the representative miners and citizens of 
 the county, he is well known and held in 
 high esteem by all. 
 
 K./^ W. SHO\'E, agent for the North- 
 \c^^ western Railroad, was born in Man- 
 J^^J itowoc county, Wisconsin, Sep- 
 tember 21, 1862. His father, 
 Henry A. Shove, was born and reared in 
 New York, and was a merchant by occupa- 
 tion. His death occurred in 1862, when 
 our subject ivas only four months old. His 
 mother, ncc Levantia C. Wright, was born 
 in Herkimer, New York, February 23, 1830, 
 and she now resides in Ironwood, Michigan. 
 Henrv A. and Levantia Shove had four 
 
 children, namely: Henry W. , of Marshall- 
 town, Iowa; Mortimer G., of the same 
 place; Henrietta, wife of J. C. Hamilton, 
 of Two Rivers, Wisconsin; and B. W., the 
 subject of this sketch. 
 
 At the age of nine years the latter went 
 with his mother to Appleton, Wisconsin, 
 where he attended the high school. At the 
 age of fourteen years he began work for 
 himself, carrying messages for the Western 
 Union Telegraph Company of that city for 
 two years, and during that time he also 
 learned telegraphy. In 1879, at the age of 
 sixteen years, Mr. Shove secured a position 
 with the Northwestern Telegraph Company 
 at Milwaukee, remaining with them until 
 1882. In that year he went to St. James, 
 Minnesota, as operator for the Chicago, St. 
 Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad; after- 
 ward followed the same occupation at Den- 
 ver and other points; returned to Sioux 
 City and took reports for the Sioux City 
 Sound; was next assistant chief operator 
 for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & 
 Omaha Railroad at St. Paul; went to De- 
 troit to take reports for the Free Press of 
 that city, and then came to Ironwood, 
 Michigan. Mr. Shove's first position here 
 was as cashier of the Milwaukee, Lake 
 Shore & Western Railroad, which he con- 
 tinued until January, 1890, and has since 
 been employed as agent for the same com- 
 pany. The road is now known as the Chi- 
 j cago & Northwestern. 
 
 j In his social relations, Mr. Shove is 
 1 Master of the blue lodge of Ironwood F. & 
 A.M.; is also a member of the Bessemer 
 1 Chapter and the Montrose Commandery, 
 No. 39, of Calumet; of the Knights of Pyth- 
 ias, and of the A. O. U. W. Politically, he 
 is a stanch Republican. 
 
 September 20, 1885, our subject was 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 united in marriage with Alice C. Douglas, a 
 native of Syracuse, New York, and a daugh- 
 ter of Franklin Douglas, of New York city. 
 Her mother died when she was but six 
 years old, and she was reared by Dr. Byron 
 Douglas, of Appleton, Wisconsin. Mr. and 
 Mrs. Shove have one son, Byron Douglas. 
 
 >^AMES S. MONROE, lawyer and real- 
 M estate dealer, Ironwood, Michigan, 
 /•J and Superintendent of the Poor of 
 Gogebic county, has been identified 
 with the interests of Ironwood since July, 
 1886, and has done much to promote its 
 growth and development. A review of his 
 life gives the following facts: 
 
 James S. Monroe was born in Paterson, 
 New Jersey, December 29, 1854. His 
 father, Peter S. Monroe, also a native of 
 New Jersey, was by occupation a carpenter, 
 and for some time was master mechanic in the 
 woodwork department of a large establish- 
 ment at Paterson. He died at Springfield, 
 Illinois, at the age of about thirty-five years: 
 The Monroes are of Scotch origin. Grand- 
 father Monroe was born in Glasgow, Scot- 
 land, and came from there to America in 
 1 760, his settlement being at West Milford, 
 New Jersey. Our subject's mother, whose 
 maiden name was Harriet Fitzgerald, was 
 likewise a native of New Jersey. Her 
 grandfather came to the United States from 
 Ireland in 1780 and located in Orange coun- 
 ty. New York. Peter S. and Harriet Mon- 
 roe were the parents of three sons, George 
 O. and Charles D. , of Brooklyn, New York, 
 and James S. 
 
 James S. Monroe was reared at West 
 Milford, New Jersey, until he was sixteen, 
 his early education being received in the 
 
 district schools. In 1870 he went to Nor- 
 wich, New York, and there worked on a 
 farm until 1873, when he entered Cornell 
 University. His studies in the university, 
 whoever, were interrupted by his having to 
 earn his own support. He taught school 
 and was employed in various ways, and it 
 was not until 1880 that he graduated at 
 Cornell. In October, 1880, he came to 
 Michigan and located in Ontonagon, which 
 at that time was forty miles from any rail- 
 road. There he was employed as clerk for 
 a lumber firm until May of the following 
 year, when he accepted the position of 
 principal of the Ontonagon schools. This 
 position he filled until July, 1886. While 
 at Ontonagon he served as Secretary of the 
 County Board of School Examiners, for five 
 years was Clerk of Ontonagon township, 
 and for two years was Assessor of the 
 village. 
 
 At the time of Mr. Monroe's coming to 
 Ironwood, in July, 1886, this town was only 
 a mining camp in the woods. Here he soon 
 opened an office and engaged in the real- 
 estate business and also in the practice of 
 law. He had studied law while in Ontona- 
 gon and in October, 1886, was admitted to 
 to the bar at that place. Since coming 
 here, however, his chief attention has been 
 given to the real-estate business, in which 
 he has been very successful. In 1888 Mr. 
 Monroe was appointed Superintendent of 
 the Poor of Gogebic county, which position 
 he has filled ever since. During the hard 
 times of 1893-4 there were no less than 
 4, 500 people fed from his office, and for a 
 period of four or five months. He was at 
 that time also serving as secretary of the 
 Gogebic County Relief Committee. For 
 four years he was County Commissioner of 
 Schools, he was City Attorney of Ironwood 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 529 
 
 in 1 89 1, and was Assessor of the city in 
 
 1893- 
 
 July 13, 1 88 1, Mr. Monroe was married 
 at Ontonagon to Miss Emma C. Mitchell, 
 daughter of Peter Mitchell, one of the early 
 pioneers of Ontonagon county, he having lo- 
 cated there in 1 840. They have four children, 
 Olga, Hattie, Irving and James S., Jr. 
 
 Mr. Monroe is a member of the Masonic 
 lodge at Ontonagon and the chapter at Bes- 
 semer, and has served twice as Master of the 
 former. Politically, he is a Republican. 
 
 t >^"\ E. MACE, manager of the hard- 
 I /"^ ware and mining supply store of 
 \ ^ Fred M. Prescott, Ironwood, was 
 born in Montreal, Canada, August 
 28, 1851. His father, Robert Mace, a 
 native of England, came to America with 
 his parents when a boy, and became a farmer 
 by occupation; his death occurred in 1862. 
 The mother of our subject, Martha (Gibson) 
 Mace, a native of Ireland, came to this 
 country when one year old, locating in 
 Canada; her father also was born in Ireland. 
 She is still living, aged seventy-six years. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Mace were the parents of six 
 children, four sons and two daughters, and 
 all are still living. 
 
 R. E. Mace, the third child and the third 
 son in the above family, was reared and 
 educated in Canada. After his father's death, 
 at the age of seventeen, he commenced work 
 in the office of Rice Brothers, paper-collar 
 manufacturers, remaining with them two 
 years. In 1871 he accepted a position with 
 the Travelers' Insurance Company, with 
 whom he remained five years, during which 
 period he was promoted to the position of 
 bookkeeper and cashier, leaving them in the 
 spring of 1876 to associate himself with the 
 
 Agricultural Insurance Company as cashier, 
 which office he filled until the failure of the 
 company in 1880. 
 
 His health giving out, he was obliged to 
 give up office work, and was connected with 
 the Montreal Daily Herald. In 1882 he 
 moved to Marinette, Wisconsin, and entered 
 the employ of the Marinette Iron Works 
 Company, at which place he remained two 
 years, being then transferred to the Flor- 
 ence Iron Works Company, of Florence, 
 Wisconsin, a branch establishment, where 
 he remained as bookkeeper and cashier until 
 the building was destroyed by fire in 1886. 
 May 1 8th of the same year he came to Iron- 
 wood, Michigan, and has since been in 
 charge of the business of Fred M. Prescott. 
 
 Mr. Mace is a prominent member of the 
 Masonic order, of blue lodge No. 389, of 
 Ironwood; of Minerva Chapter, No. 122, of 
 Bessemer; and of Montrose Commandery, 
 No. 38, of Calumet. He supports the Re- 
 publican party, and has served as member 
 of the School Board for six years and as 
 Assessor for four years. 
 
 He was married June 21, 1876, to Clara 
 E. Cliff, a native of Montreal, Canada, and 
 a daughter of John and Clarissa (English) 
 Cliff, natives respectively of England and 
 Canada. Her father superintended the erec- 
 tion of the water-works of Montreal, and 
 many other works of note. Mr. and Mrs. 
 Mace have five children, namely: Clarissa 
 E., Martha E., Florence I., Henry A. and 
 May W. 
 
 fi 
 
 B. ROSCORLA, mining captain 
 of the Aurora mine, Ironwood, 
 Michigan, was born in Cornwall, 
 England, January 14, 1851. 
 At the early age of nine years young 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Roscorla began working in the mines in 
 England, and was thus occupied near his 
 native place until he was thirteen. After 
 that he was in various parts of Wales, Eng- 
 land, Scotland, and in Dublin, Ireland, en- 
 gaged in mining, etc., and in 1867, while 
 still a boy in his "teens, came to America, 
 landing in New York city. Upon his ar- 
 rival in this country he first located at 
 Stockton, Pennsylvania, where he was em- 
 ployed in a coal mine. Afterward he 
 worked in the iron mines of Dover, New 
 Jersey, and Clinton county, New York, and 
 from the latter place came west to the cop- 
 per regions of northern Michigan. Here he 
 was at different times employed by various 
 companies, and by his intelligent service 
 worked his way up until he now occupies 
 the important position of mining captain at 
 the Aurora mine, having no less than 375 
 men under his charge. 
 
 Mr. Roscorla was married in Gogebic 
 county, Michigan, in 1 881, to Miss Minnie 
 Kline, a native of northern Michigan and a 
 daughter of William Kline, a German who 
 came to this country when a boy. They 
 are the parents of three children, Maud, 
 William and Delia. 
 
 Mr. Roscorla is a Republican and a 
 member of the A. O. U. W. He is now 
 serving as Supervisor of the Seventh ward 
 of Ironwood. As an honorable and upright 
 citizen, he has the respect of all who know 
 him. 
 
 BRANK L. DUNNING.— The Hub- 
 bard Saw & Tool Company, of 
 Menominee, is an incorporated 
 body organized in 1 890. President, 
 J. W. Martin; vice president, Alonzo Dun- 
 ning; secretary and treasurer, F. L. Dun- 
 
 ning; and other directors, M. A. Dunning 
 and F. S. Norcross. They manufacture 
 saws and lumbering tools generally. The 
 building, first erected in 1890, has already 
 been remodeled, — indeed, practically re- 
 built. In e-xtent it occupies a whole block, 
 and is situated at the intersection of Dunlap 
 avenue and McCullough street. From twelve 
 to twenty men are employed there, and the 
 market for the products is in Wisconsin, 
 Michigan and even the State of Washington. 
 The present officers are: President, Alonzo 
 Dunning; vice president, J. W. Martin; sec- 
 retary and treasurer, F. L. Dunning, who is 
 also the general manager; and the other 
 directors are M. A. Dunning and F. S. Nor- 
 cross. 
 
 Mr. F. L. Dunning is a native of Maine, 
 born March 4, 1856; came to Saginaw, 
 Michigan, with his brother, M. A., and was 
 educated in that city. By the time he was 
 eighteen years of age he was mailing clerk 
 in the postoffice there, on the east side, 
 under the postmaster. Colonel George 
 Lockley, and after a year's service in that 
 relation he served for ten years as book- 
 keeper for Eddy, Avery & Eddy, in Bay City, 
 and then he came to Menominee, entering 
 the hardware business in partnership with his 
 brother M. A., and continued in this busi- 
 ness until the present company was formed, 
 of which he is a member, still retaining, 
 however, an interest in the old business. 
 Although he had had no experience in the 
 manufacture of tools, he has managed the 
 business of his present situation with marked 
 executive ability. 
 
 His marriage took place in 1878, when 
 he wedded Miss Hannah Potter, who was 
 born near Flint, Michigan, and they are now 
 the parents of six children, — Lulu, Irene, 
 Ethel, Harry, Gertrude and Frank L., Jr. 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 531 
 
 Mr. Dunning is a member of the K. O. 
 T. M., and was its first Commander; and he 
 is also a member of the A. O. U. \\'. In 
 poHtics he has always been a " protection" 
 Republican; but he has never held political 
 office. His residence is at 1 300 Main street. 
 
 (D 
 
 ATTHEW M. KILEY, Bessemer, 
 Michigan, is one of the eminent 
 lawyers and prominent politicians 
 in this part of the State. 
 He was born at Susquehanna, Pennsyl- 
 vania, September 22, 1852, son of Martin 
 and Ellen (Millington) Riley, natives of 
 Dublin, Ireland. His parents were mar- 
 ried on the Emerald Isle, and in the year 
 1S47 emigrated to America, their location 
 being at Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. Martin 
 Riley was a coppersmith by trade, which 
 business he followed through life. He died 
 in 1876. His good wife survived him a 
 number of years, her death occurring in 
 1894, at the age of seventy-seven years. 
 They were the parents of five children, of 
 whom we make record as follows: Mary, 
 wife of John Duffey, Jersey City, New 
 Jersey; John, of Susquehanna; Margaret, 
 wife of William Casey, Pittsfield, Vermont; 
 Matthew M., the subject of this article; and 
 Thomas. 
 
 Matthew M. was reared in liis nati\e 
 town. He attended school until he was 
 ten years of age, and from that time until 
 he was twenty he worked as core-maker in 
 the Erie Foundry. During these years he 
 continued his studies at night and began 
 the stud}- of law in the office of Hon. M. J. 
 Larrabee. After leaving the foundry he 
 spent two years in the law office of Littles & 
 Blaksle)', of Montrose, Pennsylvania, and 
 in Januar}', 1S75, was admitted to tlie bar. 
 
 At this time his funds were exhausted, so, 
 in order to replenish his purse, he resumed 
 work at his trade as iron-moulder. It 
 was not long after this that the Erie Rail- 
 road passed into the hands of Hugh J. Jew- 
 ett, receiver, and young Riley was ap- 
 pointed to take an inventory of the com- 
 pany's property at Susquehanna, which he 
 did. After this work was completed he en- 
 tered upon the practice of his profession at 
 that place, where he remained until the 
 summer of 1886. He then came west and 
 established himself in practice at Hatley, 
 Wisconsin, and January i, 1887, he re- 
 moved to Bessemer, Michigan, where he has 
 since resided and where he has attained 
 prominence in his profession. On locating 
 at Bessemer, Mr. Riley entered into part- 
 nership with C. M. Howell, afterward 
 Prosecuting Attorney for Gogebic county, 
 and this association continued until 1889. 
 During this time Mr. Riley was the acting 
 prosecuting attorney for the county; and 
 during his career at Bessemer he has repre- 
 sented a number of railroad and mining cor- 
 porations; also the Gogebic and Ironwood 
 Electric Light companies. Since the organ- 
 ization of Gogebic county he has been at- 
 torney for the defense of every personal in- 
 jury action tried in the county. 
 
 Politically he is an ardent Republican. 
 He was a member of the State Central 
 Committee from 1892 until February 21, 
 1895, when he resigned with the intention 
 of moving to Milwaukee. He has also 
 served as City Attorne}' of Bessemer. As a 
 stump speaker and a campaign worker, Mr. 
 Riley has done much effective work for his 
 part}-. As early as 1 878 he made a series 
 of campaign speeches in Pennsylvania, dis- 
 cussing the Greenback measure with W. H. 
 Mason, the Greenback candidate for Gov- 
 
532 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 ernor of that State, and with Hon. William 
 H. Armstrong and William DeWitt, promi- 
 nent men of that party. Personally, he is a 
 gentleman of pleasing address, having a 
 dignity which commands respect. On the 
 platform he is clear and forcible, and at 
 times eloquent, and he has that power of 
 gaining and holding the closest attention of 
 his audience. From an address delivered 
 by him at Bessemer, November lo, 1893, 
 and published in the American Economist, 
 April 20, 1894, we make the following ex- 
 tract: 
 
 "The laborer, who is well clothed, well 
 fed, and well housed, and surrounded by a 
 happy family, and who has not only the 
 ambition but the opportunity to better the 
 condition of those dependent upon him 
 together with his own, will render more ef- 
 fective and intelligent service and become a 
 better citizen than he who labors only to 
 supply his immediate necessities with neither 
 the ambition nor the hope of improving his 
 present surroundings. The one policy built 
 a nation, the other degrades the man. ■• * * 
 The proposition of the Republican party is 
 that: Nothing touched, produced or digni- 
 fied by human labor continues raw material 
 longer. To the farmer Providence furnishes 
 the fertile earth, the elements of life and 
 growth in the dew, the sunshine and the 
 rain, but he must fell the forest trees, re- 
 move the roots, break up the soil, cultivate 
 the crop, and kill out the weeds before he 
 can reap a harvest. To him the golden grain 
 ripening in the summer's sun; the fleece 
 sheared from the sheep nurtured by his care, 
 are the finished product of his labor. * * * 
 The Republican party takes the onl}' con- 
 sistent ground and says that every article 
 into which human labor has entered and has 
 increased or multiplied its value, ceases to 
 
 be raw material and shall be protected. 
 That the product of labor, whether in forest, 
 farm or field, in the heat of the forge, in the 
 hum of the factory or in the silent darkness 
 or danger of the mine, shall be alike pro- 
 tected, in order that the person so laboring 
 may be prosperous and happy, free from the 
 danger of coming into fierce competition for 
 bare existence \\'ith the cheaper labor of 
 other lands." 
 
 Mr. Riley is the author of the present 
 city charter of Bessemer, the provisions of 
 which have been largely adopted in other 
 Michigan cities. At the time of the adoption 
 of the charter the Detroit and other dailies 
 of the State gave it many flattering notices. 
 
 Mr. Riley was married in 1878 to Miss 
 Fannie M. Edwards, a native of Wayne 
 county, Pennsylvania, and they have one 
 son, Selden Edwards, aged fourteen years. 
 
 '^-t'^^IES DAVIS, a dry-goods merchant 
 fl of Ironwood, was born in De Pere, 
 /•J Wisconsin, October 11, 1S59. His 
 father, James Davis, Sr. , was a na- 
 tive of Canada, and he was drowned when 
 our subject was about twelve years of age. 
 His mother, iicc Emma Demero, was also a 
 native of Canada, but removed with her 
 parents to DePere, Wisconsin, when young. 
 She still resides in that city. 
 
 James Davis, the eldest of seven living 
 children, began work as a delivery boy in a 
 general store at De Pere when twelve years 
 old, remaining there four years, and for the 
 following four years he clerked in the dry- 
 goods store of T. L. Kelley, of Milwaukee. 
 About 1880 he pre-empted a claim on the 
 Indian Reservation at Stone City, Iowa, 
 where he followed agricultural pursuits one 
 year, and then sold the land. Returning to 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 533 
 
 De Pere, Wisconsin, Mr. Davis was em- 
 ployed as a dry-goods clerii one year, spent 
 the following two years in a store at New 
 London, that State, and then came to Iron- 
 wood, Michigan, to take charge of the large 
 dry-goods business of Bingham & Perrine. 
 In September, 1889, Mr. Davis formed a 
 partnership with Fred Lehr, in the dry- 
 goods business, and in 1891 they erected 
 their present commodious building, known 
 as the Davis & Lehr Block. About sixteen 
 men are employed in the store. 
 
 Mr. Davis is a prominent member of the 
 Knights of Pythias, the K. O. T. M., the 
 A. O. U. W. and the Modern Woodmen 
 of America. In political matters he acts 
 with the Democratic party, and has held the 
 position of Alderman of the Second ward. 
 
 He married Anna Osgood, a native of 
 Detroit, Michigan. 
 
 a 
 
 ONRAD CARLSON, County Clerk 
 of Gogebic county, Michigan, is 
 one of the best known and most 
 highly respected citizens of Besse- 
 
 Mr. Carlson is of Swedish birth and par- 
 entage, both he and his parents being na- 
 tives of Falkenberg, in southern Sweden. 
 His father, B. A. Carlson, was born in 18 14; 
 was a contractor and builder, and passed his 
 life and died in his native land, being about 
 sixty-one years of age at the time of death. 
 The mother, whose maiden name was Chris- 
 tina Kjellson, was born in 1809. She is 
 still living and is a resident of Bessemer, 
 Michigan. Both of her children, a son and 
 a daughter, reside here. The latter, Louise, 
 is the wife of Mr. August Peterson. 
 
 Conrad Carlson is the elder of the two 
 above referred to. He was born February 
 
 29, 1852, was reared and educated in his 
 native place, and remained thereuntil 1S72, 
 when he came to America. He is a gradu- 
 ate of Halmstad College, and for two years 
 previous to his coming to this country he 
 was employed in the office of the Collector 
 for the Crown. Upon his arrival in the 
 United States, he located at Ishpeming, 
 Michigan, where for about five years he was 
 bookkeeper for the firm of Myers, Wright 
 & Company. He continued to reside in 
 Ishpeming until 1887, and during the whole 
 of his residence there he was identified with 
 the best interests of the place, filling several 
 important positions. In 1880 he was 
 elected City Recorder, in which capacity he 
 served until 1885, and from 1883 until 1887 
 he held the office of Justice of the Peace. 
 In the meantime, in 1882, he estabhshed 
 the first Swedish paper in Michigan, called 
 the Swedish Post. 
 
 Since 1887 Mr. Carlson has been a citi- 
 zen of Bessemer. On coming here he gave 
 his attention to the general merchandise 
 business, in which he was engaged under 
 the firm name of Markstrum, Carlson & 
 Company. But in the spring of the follow- 
 ing year, being elected to the office of the 
 County Clerk and Register of Deeds, he sold 
 his interest in this company and devoted his 
 entire time to the duties of his office; and 
 such prompt and efficient service has he 
 rendered here that he has been re-elected 
 four times. Having devoted much time 
 during his official life to the study of juris- 
 prudence, he was admitted to the bar on 
 January 30, 1890. 
 
 Mr. Carlson, is now largely interested in 
 a logging bsiness, and previous to 1891 had 
 an interest in a furniture business which was 
 conducted under the firm name of T. Jenson 
 & Company. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 He was married in 1877 to Miss Emma 
 H. Lundahl, a native of Sweden, who came 
 to this country with her parents when she 
 was two years of age. She was reared and 
 educated at Ishpeming, Michigan. They 
 have two children, Charles K. and Cora L. 
 
 In his political views Mr. Carlson har- 
 monizes with the Republican party. Fra- 
 ternally, he is identified with the Masonic 
 order, blue lodge No. 389, and Chapter 
 No. 122. 
 
 >^OSEPH WERTIN, a worthy repre- 
 m sentative of the mercantile interests 
 /• 1 of Red Jacket, is a native of Austria, 
 born on the loth of May, 1842, and 
 a son of Joseph Wertin, whose birth occur- 
 red in the same land. The father crossed 
 the Atlantic to America many years ago, 
 and taking up his residence in Michigan 
 spent his last days in Hancock, where his 
 death occurred in 1893. He had one son, 
 who is a Catholic bishop of this diocese and 
 resides at Marquette, Michigan. 
 
 We now take up the personal history of 
 Joseph Wertin, whose name heads this 
 record, knowing that it will prove of interest 
 to many readers, for he is both widely and 
 favorably known in this locality. He at- 
 tended school in his native country until 
 fourteen years of age, and during the five 
 succeeding years worked on his father's 
 farm. He was a young man of nineteen 
 when he arrived in the United States. He 
 made his first location in Chicago, where he 
 was engaged in selling notions and dry goods 
 from a pack and also traveled extensively 
 throughout the surrounding country, engaged 
 in the same line of business. At length he 
 abandoned that pursuit in order to learn the 
 cooper's trade in Chicago, but shortly after- 
 
 ward opened a general mercantile establish- 
 ment in Hancock, Michigan, in connection 
 with his father, which they conducted for 
 four years. 
 
 On the expiration of that period Mr. 
 Wertin came to Red Jacket and opened a 
 store in this city, under the firm name of 
 Joseph Wertin & Son. The business has 
 steadily increased from the beginning and 
 the facilities have been enlarged to meet the 
 growing demand of the trade. Their estab- 
 lishment is now one of the most extensive in 
 Red Jacket, and they carry a stock amount- 
 ing to about $30,000. Fair dealing, court- 
 eous treatment and an earnest desire to 
 please their patrons have won a liberal 
 patronage, of which they are well deserv- 
 ing. Our subject has also been connected 
 with various other business enterprises. 
 He was interested in the brewing business 
 in Lake Linden until about a year ago, is a 
 stockholder in the First National Bank of 
 Calumet, owns extensive real-estate interests 
 in Red Jacket, and also has considerable 
 land in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan. 
 He may truly be called a self-made man, 
 for his success in life is all the result of his 
 own efforts, and from a humble position he 
 has worked his way steadily upward, gaining 
 a handsome competence. 
 
 Mr. Wertin was united in marriage with 
 Miss Elizabeth Eikelman, and they have a 
 pleasant home in Red Jacket. In his social 
 relations, he is connected with the German 
 Aid Society. 
 
 %,/^ EV. D. CLEARY, pastor of the St. 
 I ^T John the Baptist Church, English 
 \ . P Catholic, Menominee, Michigan. 
 This is the oldest church organiza- 
 tion on the Menominee river in Michigan. 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 535 
 
 It was organized by Rev. Martin A. Fox, 
 who served as its pastor until the year 1874, 
 when he was succeeded by Rev. O. Comtois. 
 After him came successively the following 
 named pastors: Revs. P. Menard, F. Eis, 
 Fabianus Pawlar, F. Hiliard, Fabianus Paw- 
 lar (who served a second time), T. J. Atfield, 
 Leteliar, A. William Geers, M. Faust and D. 
 Cleary. Rev. Mr. Cleary has been in charge 
 since March 3, 1892, and his pastorate has 
 been marked by signal success. The church 
 has made many improvements upon its prop- 
 erty and since he came here has expended 
 no less than $12,000. Its original cost was 
 $4,000. The congregation represents 150 
 families. From this brief history of St. 
 John the Baptist Church, we turn for some 
 personal mention of its present pastor. 
 
 Rev. D. Cleary was born in Marquette, 
 Michigan, August 24, 1867, son of Michael 
 and Margaret (O'Keefe) Cleary, natives of 
 Ireland. On coming to America, Michael 
 Cleary settled in Marquette county, Michi- 
 gan, and built the first house in what is now 
 the town of Negaunee. Later he moved to 
 Marquette, where he made permanent set- 
 tlement and there passed the rest of his life 
 and died, his death occurring in 1878. His 
 widow is still a resident of that place. Of 
 their children, we record that David is super- 
 intendent of the smelting works for the 
 Southern Iron Company of Aetna, Ten- 
 nessee; James is a resident of Marquette, 
 Michigan; Margaret, at home; Sister Eudosia 
 is in the convent at St. Louis, Missouri; 
 D., whose name heads this article, is the 
 youngest. 
 
 Mr. Cleary was educated at St. Francis 
 Academy, Milwaukee, and was ordained for 
 the ministry July 12, 1890. He was then 
 assistant pastor at Hancock, Michigan, one 
 year, after which he was pastor at Iron 
 
 River, and from the latter place came to 
 Menominee in 1892, as above stated. 
 
 Mr. Cleary is a member of the Foresters, 
 is one of the original members of this society 
 in Menominee, and is Chaplain of the same. 
 He is broad and liberal in his views, is pub- 
 lic-spirited and generous, and lends his aid, 
 both personal and financial, to all move- 
 ments which in his opinion are intended for 
 the best interests of Menominee. 
 
 HLEXANDER STROM, Deputy 
 County Clerk of Gogebic county, 
 Michigan, was born in Calmar, 
 Sweden, April 13, 1854, the tenth 
 in a family of twelve children of Peter and 
 Emma (Borell) Strom, natives of that 
 place. He was reared there and is a grad- 
 uate of Calmar College, an institution sup- 
 ported by the Government. After his grad- 
 uation he accepted a position as bookkeeper 
 in a wholesale mercantile establishment, 
 which he filled acceptably for a period of 
 eight years. Then in 1883 he came to 
 America and located at Ishpeming, Mich- 
 igan. There he served as deputy city 
 clerk under Conrad Carlson, the present 
 County Clerk of Gogebic county, and re- 
 mained in that position until 1886, when he 
 went to Detroit, Michigan, and entered the 
 employ of the New York Life Insurance 
 Company, as clerk under C. W. Moore, 
 State agent. Four months later he re- 
 turned to Ishpeming, where he continued in 
 the employ of the insurance company a few 
 months longer. In the spring of 1887 he 
 was offered the deputj' clerkship in Gogebic 
 county by his old employer, Mr. Carlson, 
 and came here to accept the same. He has 
 remained in this office ever since with the 
 exception of eight months, when he served 
 
53^ 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 as City Clerk of Bessemer. He resigned 
 the latter position in order to resume work 
 for his old friend and employer, Mr. Carl- 
 son. In the performance of his official 
 duties he has ever been true to the trust re- 
 posed in him, and has by his business abil- 
 ity and genial manner won many friends 
 since he has been in this office. 
 
 Mr. Strom is a member of the blue 
 lodge No. 392, F. & A. M. ; Bessemer 
 Lodge, No. 132, K. of P.; Gogebic Lodge, 
 No. 389, I. O. O. F. ; A. O. U. W. of Bes- 
 semer; and the Scandinavian Society. Po- 
 litically, he is a Republican. 
 
 ,>^ROF. S. STERRETT BEGGS, A. 
 E ^ M. Ph. D. — The responsible posi- 
 M tion of Superintendent of the City 
 
 Schools of Escanaba is ably filled 
 by this gentleman. In a city of mi.xed pop- 
 ulation and various religious beliefs, there 
 are usually opposing elements expressing 
 dissatisfaction and frequently causing dis- 
 turbances; but Escanaba is specially free 
 from such conditions, owing largely to the 
 universal commendation which is accorded 
 Prof. Beggs in his labors. He is at the 
 head of seven different schools, comprising 
 the high school, wherein are twelve grades 
 and ten teachers, besides the Superintendent, 
 whose office is also located there. There 
 are also six ward schools, employing twelve 
 teachers, and all are under the immediate 
 supervision of the Professor. The high- 
 school building is a two-story brick struc- 
 ture. The graduates are fitted for entrance 
 into all the different courses of the State 
 University save the classical. No teachers 
 are employed in Escanaba save graduates 
 from reliable normal schools and universities, 
 a rule which was made under his adminis- 
 
 tration and to which strict adherence has 
 been maintained. The present high standard 
 of the schools has not only been maintained, 
 but advanced under the administration of 
 the present superintendent, and throughout 
 the State he is recognized as an educator of 
 very fine abilit)'. 
 
 In Coitsville, Ohio, he was born, his 
 parents being William D. and Eliza S. 
 (Sterrett) Beggs. His grandfather was the 
 oldest resident of Mahoning county, Ohio, 
 at the time of his death, which occurred 
 after he had reached the advanced age of 
 100 years. The family is of Scotch, Irish 
 and English descent. William D. Beggs is 
 a farmer and merchant and still makes his 
 home m Coitsville, Ohio. The family num- 
 bers two sons and two daughters, all of 
 whom are yet living, the eldest being the 
 Professor. The others are Fannie S. , Will- 
 iam A. and E. Mabel. The brother is now 
 a student in college, and Fannie, who was 
 graduated at Westminster College, is now a 
 student of music in the Conservatory at 
 Warren, Ohio. At the early age of four- 
 teen years, the gentleman whose name heads 
 this record completed the classical prepara- 
 tory course in Westminster College in New 
 Wilmington, Pennsylvania, and then entered 
 the Northeastern Ohio Normal College at 
 Canfield, where he completed the classical 
 and commercial courses. He was ever a 
 thorough student, applying himself diligent- 
 Ij', and in consequence stood at the head of 
 his classes. He also completed the pre- 
 scribed course in the Northern Indiana Nor- 
 mal School, but previous to entering that 
 institution he had for several j'ears been 
 employed as a teacher in country and village 
 schools and had given marked evidence of 
 his ability along that line. 
 
 On leaving Valparaiso, Indiana, Prof. 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 537 
 
 Beggs entered upon a successful career as an 
 educator, and in the fall of 1888 was chosen 
 as president of the Olathe Normal Univer- 
 sity, of Olathe, Kansas. This institution 
 was then on a paying basis, but was little 
 known outside the immediate locality in 
 which it is located. Professor Beggs at 
 once began his labors for its upbuilding and 
 under his able administration it won a repu- 
 tation which made it one of the leading 
 schools in the West. Subsequently he ac- 
 cepted an offer which placed him in charge of 
 the collegiate department of the Western 
 Michigan College at Grand Rapids, having 
 also the chair of natural sciences. In Janu- 
 ary, 1892, he was elected superintendent of 
 the Manistique public schools, and in April 
 of the same year was nominated and elected 
 as County Commissioner of Schools for 
 Schoolcraft county. He occupied both posi- 
 tions until coming to Escanaba, in the autumn 
 of 1893, to take charge of the schools of this 
 city, where he has since remained. 
 
 On the 2d of July, 1889, Professor Beggs 
 was united in marriage, in Holland, Michi- 
 gan, with Miss Anna Osborne, a native of 
 England and a lady of Ijberal education, of 
 culture and refinement. Prior to her mar- 
 riage she also was successfully engaged in 
 school-teaching. One child has been born 
 of this union, Percy William. 
 
 Professor Beggs is prominently identified 
 with the Masonic fraternity and is a Knight 
 Templar Mason and a member of the Mystic 
 Shrine. He also belongs to the Independ- 
 ent Order of Odd Fellows. In politics he is 
 a stalwart Republican and is quite promi- 
 nent in social circles. A gentleman of exten- 
 sive education and high culture, the literary 
 people of Escanaba prize him for his worth 
 and all who know him hold him in the high- 
 est regard. His reputation is not limited to 
 
 Schoolcraft and Delta counties but has made 
 him known throughout the State, and we 
 take pleasure in presenting this record of his 
 life to our readers. 
 
 aHARLES EHNERD, Escanaba, 
 Michigan, has been Chief of Police 
 in this city since 1892. He is a 
 man of fine physique and strict in- 
 tegrity, and is in every way fitted for the 
 important position which he fills. 
 
 Mr. Ehnerd was born in Germany April 
 3, 1 86 1, son of Theobald and Minnie (Hoy- 
 ler) Ehnerd, both natives of that country. 
 The family emigrated to America in 1866 
 and located at Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, 
 and subsequently removed from there to 
 Stockbridge, Calumet county, that State. 
 At the latter place the mother died January 
 I, 1873. The father kept the family to- 
 gether until they grew up, and he spent the 
 closing years of his life at the home of his 
 son Charles, where he died May 11, 1893. 
 He was a butcher by trade and was engaged 
 in that business for many years. Of the 
 seven children composing their family, we 
 record that Herman is a resident of Spen- 
 cer, Wisconsin, and is engaged in farming; 
 Otto is conducting a meat market at Reeds- 
 ville, Wisconsin; Louis is in Europe; Charles, 
 the next born, is the subject of this article; 
 Robert is engaged in the butcher business at 
 Wrightstown, Wisconsin; and Lizzie, a resi- 
 dent of Escanaba, is the widow of John F. 
 Nelson. Both the father and mother were 
 twice married, Herman, Otto and Louis 
 being children of the father's first marriage, 
 and Frank Henschel being a son by the 
 mother's first husband. 
 
 Charles Ehnerd was reared in Wiscon- 
 sin, and early in life learned the butcher's 
 
538 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 business of his father, in which business he 
 was engaged until 1890, when he was elected 
 to a position on the police force of this city. 
 He first came to Escanaba in the spring of 
 1880, but it was not until 1885 that he took 
 up his residence here permanently. His 
 faithful and efficient service as a policeman 
 was at once recognized and appreciated, 
 and on December 14, 1892, he was pro- 
 moted to the position of Chief. The police 
 force of this city comprises six regular 
 patrolmen, while six members of the Fire 
 Department are also sworn in as policemen. 
 
 Mr. Ehnerd was married in Escanaba, 
 Michigan, May 28, 1884, to Miss Mary 
 Lynch, a native of Genesee, Waukesha 
 county, Wisconsin, born June 9, 1861. 
 They have an interesting family of four 
 children, — Geotruth, Mamie, Clarence and 
 Melvin. Mr. Ehnerd is a Protestant by 
 birth, but is liberal in his religious belief; 
 while Mrs. Ehnerd is a Catholic, in which 
 faith the children are being reared and 
 educated. 
 
 Fraternally, he is identified with the A. 
 O. U. W. and the K. O. T. M. 
 
 >Y*OHN HAWLEY, a merchant of On- 
 ^ tonagon, was born in this city in 
 A 1 November, 1 860. His father, Michael 
 Hawley, was a native of Ireland and 
 a fisherman by occupation. He came to 
 America in 1853, and six years afterward 
 located in Ontonagon. The mother of our 
 subject, ncc Mary Whealen, also a native of 
 Ireland, came to America when about eight- 
 een years of age, locating in Detroit. The 
 parents were married in that city, but 
 located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, went 
 thence to Washington Isle, where the Mor- 
 mons were then located, and then came to 
 
 Ontonagon. The father died here at the 
 age of seventy-three years, and the mother 
 died at the age of forty years. They were 
 the parents of six children, three sons and 
 three daughters. 
 
 John Hawley, the second son in order of 
 birth, attended school in this city until 
 fourteen years of age, after which he spent 
 five summers in the sawmills, using his 
 money thus earned for the support of his 
 father and mother. In the fall of 1879 he 
 began work in the woods of Hancock, re- 
 ceiving $20 per month, and in the following 
 summer he commenced breaking rock in the 
 Franklin mine, for $30 a month, but 
 boarded himself. In the same year Mr. 
 Hawley shipped as deck hand on the 
 steamer Ivanhoe, but shortly afterward be- 
 gan work on a dredge in the Porter Lake 
 Canal, which he continued until the winter 
 of 1880. His next work was in the lumber 
 woods of Keweenaw Point, for $26 a month. 
 March 20, 1881, he came to Ontonagon, 
 and April 7, of the same year, he embarked 
 in the mercantile business in partnership 
 withjoseph Quinman, having invested $126, 
 which was two-thirds of the capital. About 
 six j'ears afterward Mr. Hawley purchased 
 his partner's interest in the business, and 
 has since continued alone. He has a store 
 room 65 x 100 feet, filled with a large and 
 well selected stock of goods. In addition 
 to his mercantile interests, he is also engaged 
 in the fishery business, employing as many 
 as sixteen men during the summer seasons, 
 and ships to all the leading points. He is a 
 large property owner, owning the restaurant 
 occupied by Dwelly & Brothers, has about 
 twenty lots, and owns pine lands in Hough- 
 ton county. 
 
 In his political relations, Mr. Hawley 
 affiliates with the Democratic party. He 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 541 
 
 has served as Township and Village Treas- 
 urer for six years, as President of the village 
 one year, and as a member of the Council 
 two years. 
 
 He was married in January, 1893, to 
 JBelle Welsh, a native of Greenland, Onto- 
 nagon county, and a daughter of Ned Welsh, 
 an early pioneer of that locality. Mr. and 
 Mrs. Hawley have two sons, — Ned, and a 
 baby unnamed. 
 
 "^ i* D. DAY, superintendent of the Met- 
 ^ ropolitan Iron & Land Company, 
 /• J Norris, East Norris and Pabst mines, 
 is one of the prominent mining men 
 of Iron wood, Michigan, and we take pleas- 
 ure in making some personal mention of him 
 in this work. 
 
 J. D. Day was born in Chautauqua 
 county, New York, March 15, 1840, the 
 fourth in a family of seven children, — four 
 sons and three daughters. His father, 
 Abram Day, also a native of the Empire 
 State, was one of a family of five sons that 
 served in the war of 1812, their father be- 
 ing a drum major in that war. It was as a 
 drummer boy that Abraham enlisted. When 
 he was only twelve years of age he was 
 taken into the home of General Jackson and 
 was reared by that gentleman, remaining 
 with him until reaching his twenty-fourth 
 year. 
 
 The subject of our sketch spent his boy- 
 hood days in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus 
 counties. New York, and received his edu- 
 cation in the common schools. He re- 
 mained a member of the home circle until 
 1864, when he came out to Michigan. In 
 Hancock county he was employed as sur- 
 face boss in the mines and was thus occu- 
 
 pied there for a period of two years. Fol- 
 lowing that he was for two years in the Cal- 
 umet and Hecla mines. Next we find him 
 at Ishpeming, Marquette county, where he 
 held many positions of trust in connection 
 with the Lake Superior Iron Company, 
 serving as assistant superintendent and re- 
 maining there eleven years. In 1879 he 
 located at Menominee, where he served as 
 assistant superintendent for the Menominee 
 Mining Company until 1882, and since that 
 date he has been in the employ of the Met- 
 ropolitan Iron and Land Company, having 
 under his control a large amount of prop- 
 erty. His first work for this company was 
 on Felch mountain, Iron Range, and since 
 1885 he has occupied his present position as 
 superintendent. His connection with Iron- 
 wood dates from the very beginning of the 
 town. Indeed, it was he who built the first 
 dwelling-house and the first boarding-house 
 here. When he became superintendent his 
 first pay-roll had a list of sixteen names, the 
 next month the number increased to 100, 
 and it continued to increase until atone time 
 he had 2,300 men under his employ. But 
 on account of the present low price of silver 
 only 1,000 men are now employed by the 
 company. Mr. Day is a pioneer in his line 
 of business here. He is a man of excellent 
 business ability, thoroughly reliable in every 
 way, of a genial, social nature, and is as 
 popular as he is well known. 
 
 Politically Mr. Day harmonizes with the 
 Democratic party and has filled various 
 minor offices in both town and county. 
 
 He was married at Hancock, Michigan, 
 in 1868 to Miss Jennie Hague, a native of 
 that place and a daughter of Thomas Hague, 
 one of the early pioneers of Hancock county. 
 They have no children of their own, but 
 have an adopted daughter, Florence. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 ai 
 
 H. GARDNER, a banker of Er- 
 win, was born in Brooklyn, Cuy- 
 ahoga county, Ohio, November 
 20, 1852, a son of W. H. and 
 Elizabeth (Branch) Gardner, natives, re- 
 spectively, of New York and Massachusetts. 
 Our subject, the youngest of their four sons, 
 was reared in Medina county, Ohio, until 
 fifteen years of age. He then went as 
 cabin boy on the lakes for three years, at- 
 tending school during the winters at Ober- 
 lin, Ohio. He next began the lumber bus- 
 iness with his brother at Pentwater, Mich- 
 igan, in which he was engaged five years, 
 returning thence to Oberlin to attend school, 
 and taught during the winter months, for 
 three years. After leaving that city he also 
 conducted a select school at York, Ohio, 
 for six months. Locating in Stoughton, 
 Michigan, Mr. Gardner secured the position 
 of bookkeeper for D. M. Gardner for three 
 years. After his marriage he removed to 
 Edmore, Montcalm county, to engage in 
 the banking business, the firm being known 
 as Gardner & Garmon; but eight years 
 afterward our subject purchased his part- 
 ner's interest, and continued the business 
 alone until 1890. From that time until 
 1892 he was a dry -goods merchant at Beld- 
 ing. In the fall of the latter year he came 
 to Erwin and opened the Efwin Exchange 
 Bank. Mr. Gardner is also a large real-es- 
 tate owner in Montcalm, Ionia and Me- 
 costa counties, and is engaged in the milling 
 business at Matchwood, under the firm name 
 of W. H. Gardner & Company. He is one 
 of the leading business men of Erwin. 
 
 Mr. Gardner was married at Stoughton, 
 Michigan, in 1879, to Lulu Manville, a na- 
 tive of Missouri, adopted and reared by a 
 Miss Chapin. They have four children, — 
 Morris, William H., Florence and Ruth. 
 
 Mr. Gardner co-operates with the Republican 
 party, and has held the positions of Town- 
 ship Treasurer and Notary Public. 
 
 at 
 
 REINDL, president of the Me- 
 nominee River Brewing Com- 
 pany, Menominee, Michigan, is a 
 native of Austria, born July 8, 
 1851, learned the trade of shoemaker with 
 the characteristic thoroughness of artisans 
 of that country, and at the age of seventeen 
 years emigrated to America, the land of 
 "golden opportunity." Locating at Mani- 
 towoc, Wisconsin, he worked there at his 
 trade for a period of two years, and then, in 
 1 87 1, came to Menominee. He employed 
 himself at his trade here until 1884, when 
 he took an interest in the Menominee River 
 Brewing Company, in whose establishment 
 he takes an intelligent and active part. He 
 has been instrumental in building that insti- 
 tution up to its present creditable condition 
 and permanent prosperity. As an honorable 
 and useful citizen Mr. Reindl stands high. 
 In his social relations he is a member of. the 
 Turn Verein, of which he has been president; 
 is a member of St. John's Society, of which 
 he has been treasurer; and belongs also to 
 the society of the Sons of Hermann. In his 
 political principles he has been a life-long 
 Democrat, taking an interest in the chief 
 public questions of the day. About ten 
 years ago he was elected Alderman, and he 
 has held that office ever since, by continu- 
 ous re-election, thus demonstrating the in- 
 tegrity and honor of his character. As a 
 member of the Council he is chairman of the 
 committee on sewers. He is one of the 
 prominent citizens of Menominee, and at 
 the head of one of its chief business estab- 
 lishments. He obtained his knowledge of 
 
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 54.1 
 
 the English language partly at evening 
 schools and partly under the instructions 
 of Professor J. W. Bird, of Menominee. 
 Mr. Reindl is emphatically a self-made man 
 in respect to mental discipline and his 
 worldly fortune. 
 
 He was married in 1872, to Miss Theresa 
 Erdlitz, a sister of Frank and Joseph Erd- 
 litz, well known citizens. The children of 
 Mr. and Mrs. Reindl, eight in number, are 
 John G., Ada, Carrie M., Mary, Alfred, 
 Frank, Agnes and Clara. The family be- 
 long to the German Catholic Church. 
 
 >T^OHN ARENZ, proprietor of a meat 
 m market in Ontonagon, was born in 
 * 1 this county December 25, 1859. 
 His father, Peter Arenz, was a na- 
 tive of Germany, but was among the first 
 settlers of Ontonagon county. He assisted 
 in the erection of the warehouses of this 
 city, and was one of the most prominent 
 men in this locality, both socially and in a 
 business way. The mother of our subject, 
 Rosa (Riser) Arenz, was a native of Ger- 
 many, and her death occurred at about the 
 age of fifty-five years. 
 
 John Arenz, the second of three children 
 and the only son in the above family, lived 
 in the town of Rockland, Ontonagon coun- 
 ty, Michigan, until about twenty-four years 
 of age, receiving a common-school educa- 
 tion. At the age of nineteen years Mr. 
 Arenz began work in the general store 
 of Benjamin Jeffs, where he remained about 
 three and a half years, and for the following 
 ten years was employed in the meat market 
 of Rich Chynoweth. While thus employed 
 he saved his earnings, and in 1892 was able 
 to open a meat market of his own, in this 
 
 city, where he has ever since enjoyed a 
 large and lucrative trade. 
 
 November 18, 1890, Mr. Arenz was 
 united in marriage with Louisa Schmidline, 
 a native of Rockland, Michigan. They 
 have three children, — Charles, John and 
 Emma. Mr. Arenz is a Republican in his 
 political views. 
 
 <>^ EV. J. M. LANGAN, pastor of St. 
 
 I /^ John the Evangelist Church, of 
 
 \ . p Ishpeming, Michigan, is a native of 
 
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, and a son 
 
 of James Langan, an early settler of that 
 
 city, in which he lived for many years. His 
 
 death occurred there, in 1894, and his widow 
 
 is still living in that city. 
 
 Father Langan was born on the 30th of 
 November, 1863, and acquired his education 
 in St. John's University at Collegeville, 
 Minnesota, and at St. Francis Seminary, of 
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was ordained 
 at Marquette, Michigan, by Bishop Vertin, 
 May 23, 1888, and entered upon the work 
 of the priesthood in Ishpeming as an assist- 
 ant to Rev. H. J. Rousseau, now deceased, 
 who was the founder of the school in this 
 city. After four months' service here he was 
 transferred to the cathedral at Marquette, 
 where he remained as pastor of the church 
 for six years; and upon the expiration of 
 that period he accepted his present charge, 
 entering upon his duties as pastor of the 
 Church of St. John the Evangelist, on the 
 25th of October, 1894. 
 
 The congregation mmibers about 400 
 families, and the seating capacity of the 
 church is about 600. Father Langan also 
 has charge of the school, which is conducted 
 in connection with the church, by a " mother 
 superior " and eight teachers, — " Sisters of 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 St. Joseph." They have about 400 pupils, 
 and both school and church are in a flourish- 
 ing condition. Father Langan is also a 
 member of the directory of the parochial 
 schools and treasurer of the fund for the in- 
 firm priests. His life is given to his work, 
 and he labors earnestly among his people 
 for their welfare, ever faithful and unweary- 
 ing. He is still a young man, but in his 
 brief career in the priesthood he has taken 
 a prominent place, and his work has done 
 much for the advancement of the cause. 
 
 K^^ EV. H. HILLEMAN, pastor of the 
 I ^^ German Lutheran Church of Me- 
 \ , y nominee, Michigan, is a native of 
 Hanover, Germany, born on the 
 1 6th of November, 1851. His father, Rev. 
 J. G. M. Hilleman, was also born in the 
 same province, was educated in the land of 
 his birth, and in 1866 crossed the broad At- 
 lantic to America. After his arrival in this 
 country he was ordained as a minister of the 
 German Lutheran Church, and is now in 
 charge of a congregation in Howard's 
 Grove, Sheboygan county. He married 
 Anna E. Lackmann, a native of Bremen, 
 and this worthy couple became the parents 
 of nine children, and two of the sons are 
 ministers. 
 
 ■Rev. H. Hilleman began his education 
 in the fatherland and completed it in Phil- 
 adelphia after the emigration of the family 
 to the United States. Reared in a Christian 
 home and early surrounded by those in- 
 fluences which develop true manhood, he 
 also determined to enter the ministry, and 
 was ordained at Detroit, Michigan, on the 
 28th of April, 1874. His first pastoral 
 work was in Winona county, Minnesota, 
 where he remained for seven years, beloved 
 
 by his parishoners and by the public at 
 large. His labors built up a prosperous 
 church and through his earnest teaching 
 and consistent example many were led to 
 accept the better life. 
 
 In 1 88 1 Mr. Hilleman was united in the 
 holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Otillia 
 L. Kemnitz, a native of Fort Howard, Wis- 
 consin and a daughter of Theodore Kem- 
 nitz, proprietor of the Kemnitz Furniture 
 Factory of that place. Four children have 
 been given them, — Ada A., Calla H., Meta 
 L. and Martin T. 
 
 Mr. Hilleman left Minnesota on being 
 called to the pastorate of the Lutheran 
 church in Menominee, Michigan, and for 
 fourteen years he has devoted his time and 
 talents to the work of the Master in tiiis lo- 
 cality. This church was organized with a 
 membership of eleven families; now has a 
 membership of 100 families, and is in a 
 flourishing condition. The church edifice is 
 located on Dunlap avenue, and on the same 
 block stand their fine brick schoolhouse and 
 a commodious and pleasant parsonage. 
 The first pastor and the organizer of the 
 church, Professor Huebner, was succeeded 
 by Rev. Peter Lange, and he by Adolph 
 Toepel. They resided in Peshtigo, Wis- 
 consin, and came to Menominee simply to 
 supply the pulpit. Rev. Hilleman was the 
 first resident pastor, and when he assumed 
 charge the congregation numbered but four- 
 teen families. He became pastor on the 4th 
 of March, 1 88 1 , and he, too, made his home in 
 Peshtigo until a parsonage was erected in Me- 
 nominee in 1883. This building has since 
 been enlarged and is now a pleasant, com- 
 fortable residence. Through the instru- 
 mentality of the present pastor both it and 
 the schoolhouse have been built. He was 
 the first Lutheran minister who preached 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 545 
 
 in Marinette, going there in 1883, and, 
 having organized a congregation there, has 
 since served as its pastor, the present mem- 
 bership being 135. He also built the house 
 of worship and schoolhouse there, and has 
 ever been a most indefatigable worker in 
 the cause of Christianity. In the early days 
 of his ministry he often delivered three 
 sermons on Sunday, riding fifty-four miles 
 to the different churches. In the Synod he 
 has been an active worker, serving on 
 various important committees. The life of 
 Rev. Hilleman has been one of true noble- 
 ness, earnest, hopeful and consistent. He 
 believes in the Christianity that makes the 
 world brighter as well as better, and directs 
 his attention to the good rather than the evil 
 of life. He has not only the respect but 
 the love of his members, and the people of 
 other denominations hold him in the highest 
 regard. As a speaker he is able, forcible, 
 and entertaining, not afraid to give utter- 
 ance to his firm conviction, but constantly 
 striving to point to the Saviour of men. 
 
 m 
 
 AJOR A. NORTHUP, as cashier 
 of the First National Bank of 
 Iron Mountain, Michigan, occu- 
 pies a prominent position among 
 the representative business men of the city. 
 The banking institution with which he is 
 connected was organized in November, 1887, 
 with a capital stock of $50,000, and with J. 
 R. Wood, president; and A. G. Pearse, 
 vice-president. Since that date it has done 
 a general banking business. Its present 
 board of directors is composed of the follow- 
 ing named gentlemen: J. R. Wood, presi- 
 dent; John Perkins, Appleton, Wisconsin, 
 vice-president; M. A. Northup, cashier; and 
 W. S. Laing and Dr. J. D. Cameron. 
 
 Mr. Northup is a native of the Empire 
 State. He was born in Livingston county, 
 February 10, 1864, son of R. L. and Har- 
 riet (Thomas) Northup, both natives of New 
 York. His father is deceased and his mother 
 is now a resident of Ionia, Michigan. Of 
 their family, only two are now living, — the 
 subject of our sketch and his sister, Mrs. F. 
 W. Sherman of Petoskey, Michigan. Since 
 his early childhood Mr. Northup has been 
 a resident of Michigan, having been brought 
 to Ionia in the fall of 1868. At that place 
 he was reared and educated, and after com- 
 pleting his education he was for eight years 
 employed as bookkeeper in the First National 
 Bank of Ionia. Then he was with the Ish- 
 peming National Bank one year, was cashier 
 of the First National Bank at Bessemer, 
 Michigan, six months, and since January, 
 1892, has occupied his present position as 
 cashier of the First National Bank of Iron 
 Mountain. He is also a stockholder and 
 director in the Range Tribune of this place. 
 
 In political matters, Mr. Northup takes 
 a commendable interest, affiliating with the 
 Republican party. While a resident of Ionia 
 he served as City Treasurer. He is a young 
 man of strict integrity, excellent business 
 ability and high social standing, and is bound 
 to make his mark in the world. 
 
 eDWARD SCOTT, Postmaster of 
 Iron River, Michigan, is one of the 
 popular young men of the town, 
 and we take pleasure in making the 
 following personal mention of him in this 
 work: 
 
 Edward Scott was born in Escanaba, 
 Michigan, June 10, 1870. His father, Will- 
 iam Scott, a native of New York, came 
 west to Chicago about the year 1865. The 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 following year he came up into Michigan, 
 and from that time until 1869 was captain 
 of a tug-boat. In 1869 he located at Esca- 
 naba. He was employed there as foreman 
 in the roundhouse, and remained in that 
 city until 1882, when he came to Iron River, 
 engaging in business here. He died in Iron 
 River, at the age of fifty-four years. Will- 
 iam Scott's father was a Scotchman by birth 
 and came to this country when a young man. 
 The mother of our subject was by maiden 
 name Miss Catharine Hegerty. She is of 
 Irish birth, came to America when twenty- 
 five years of age, and is still living, now at 
 the age of sixty years. William Scott and 
 his wife had four children, three sons and 
 one daughter, Edward being the youngest. 
 
 Edward Scott spent the first twelve years 
 of his life in his native town, Escanaba, and 
 then came with his parents to Iron River. 
 Since his father's death he has continued to 
 reside with his mother. In 1893 he was 
 elected Township Clerk, and the following 
 year Township Treasurer, and in 1894 he 
 was appointed Postmaster of Iron River by 
 President Cleveland. He is also now serving 
 as Secretary of the School Board. In all 
 of these positions he has by his energy, his 
 promptness and his natural business ability, 
 together with his genial manner, proved 
 himself to be the right man in the right 
 place. 
 
 Socially, Mr. Scott is a member of the 
 K. of P., No. 162, of Iron River, and in his 
 political views he is Democratic. 
 
 >T^ W. BURBANK, Commander of the 
 
 J G. A. R. Post, of Iron Mountain, 
 
 A 1 was born in Albany, New York, 
 
 June 30, 1846. His father, Robert 
 
 G. Burbank, was a native of Massachusetts, 
 
 was a piano-maker by trade, and followed 
 that occupation for Boardman & Gray, of 
 Albany, New York. The mother of our 
 subject, ncc Mary Ann Silverd, was a native 
 of Montpelier, Vermont. They were the 
 parents of six children, namely: Edward 
 S., Albina D., Joseph W., Robert C, Sid- 
 ney (deceased), and Emily (deceased). 
 
 J. W. Burbank, the subject of this 
 sketch, remained in his native city until six 
 years of age, when he was adopted by his 
 uncle, Joseph Ward, of Randolph, Columbia 
 county, Wisconsin. In 1862, at the age of 
 sixteen years, he enlisted as a drummer boy in 
 Company H, Seventeenth Wisconsin Volun- 
 teer Infantry, and served three years and two 
 months, receiving his discharge at Goldsbor- 
 ough. North Carolina. Mr. Burbank was 
 taken sick at the battle of Corinth, Missis- 
 sipi, was sent to Memphis, Tennessee, and 
 two months afterward to St. Louis, where 
 he remained until the capture of Vicksburg. 
 Joining his regiment at Natchez, Mississippi, 
 he participated in Sherman's march to the 
 sea. 
 
 After returning from the war our subject 
 resided in Albany until 1868, and then re- 
 turned to his old home in Wisconsin, his 
 uncle having died in the fall of 1861. In 
 the spring of 1873 Mr. Burbank secured the 
 position of clerk in the store of N. Luding- 
 ton at Marquette, Wisconsin, and in the fall 
 of 1880 was engaged by the same firm to 
 run the Pembina Farm Hotel, located forty 
 miles above the mouth of Menominee river. 
 From the fall of 1880 until the spring of 
 1882 he resided on his own farm at Stephen- 
 son, Michigan, was then engaged in the 
 piano and organ business in Marquette until 
 the spring of 1884, followed the sewing-ma- 
 chine business at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 
 until the fall of 1887, from that time until the 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 547 
 
 fall of 1 89 1 was employed as a traveling sales- 
 man, worked in a marble shop in Fond du 
 Lac until July, 1892, and since that time 
 has been engaged in the furniture and un- 
 dertaking business in Iron Mountain. 
 
 Politically, Mr. Burbank allies himself 
 with the Republican party In his social 
 relations, he has filled all the chairs in the 
 G. A. R. post, and is now serving his third 
 term as Commander of the P. O'Connell 
 Post, No. 426, Department of Michigan, G. 
 A. R. 
 
 July 2, 1876, Mr. Burbank was united 
 in marriage with Amanda P. Annas, a na- 
 tive of New York, taken by her parents to 
 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, when four years 
 of age. To this union have been born four 
 children, — Robert G., Etta M., Bertie O. 
 and Nettie P. 
 
 '>-T»ACOB JEPSEN.— Prominent among 
 ■ the business men of Escanaba is the 
 /• 1 gentleman whose name introduces 
 this review. He is proprietor of the 
 Escanaba Bottling Works and has a wide 
 reputation for honorable dealing that has 
 won unlimited confidence and given him a 
 standing in commercial circles that may 
 well be envied. It is such men that give a 
 city its standing and make it an important 
 commercial center. 
 
 Mr. Jepsen is a Dane by birth. He 
 first opened his eyes to the light of day 
 December 5, 1855, the place of his birth 
 being near Nordborg, on an island in 
 Schleswig-Holstein. His parents, Hans 
 Christian and Marie Jepsen, are still living 
 in Denmark, where the father carries on 
 agricultural pursuits. The three daughters 
 of the family also live with them, but the 
 brothers, Louis, Jacob, Robert and Christ, 
 
 are all residents of America and are living in 
 Escanaba and vicinitj'. The only members 
 of the family now married are Robert and 
 Jacob. 
 
 In the land of his nativity the latter 
 spent his childhood days, and was a young 
 man of eighteen years when he resolved to 
 try his fortune this side the Atlantic. He 
 bade adieu to home and friends and in 1873 
 became a resident of Wisconsin, where he 
 worked for eight years, employed as a farm 
 hand in Winnebago county. In 1881 he 
 came to Escanaba, Michigan, and worked 
 as an iron ore trimmer in the summer, 
 while in the winter season he was employed 
 in the lumber woods. In 1883 he estab- 
 lished his present business on a small scale 
 by beginning the manufacture of root beer. 
 For years he gave his attention exclusively 
 to that work, and so successful was he in 
 the undertaking that he resolved to make 
 other temperance drinks. His facilities 
 were in consequence enlarged and extended 
 until he now has a plant capable of manu- 
 facturing all that the trade demands in this 
 section of the country. No intoxicants in 
 any form are handled, and he deserves the 
 thanks of the community in placing before 
 the public good, wholesome drinks, which 
 are free from all the injurious effects of 
 alcoholic beverages. This is practical tem- 
 perance work, and Mr. Jepsen deserves the 
 patronage of all temperance people for plac- 
 ing on sale drinks that are as palatable as 
 intoxicants and at the same time possessing 
 only wholesome qualities. Some of his 
 drinks have gained a wide reputation, and 
 he ships quite extensively to Milwaukee, 
 Wisconsin, where his goods find a ready 
 sale, rivaling those manufactured in that 
 city. His trade is constantly increasing, 
 and his liberal patronage is well deserved. 
 
548 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 In Escanaba, in 1885, Mr. Jepsen was 
 united in marriage to Miss Christina Chris- 
 tiansen, a native of Denmark, who came 
 to this country alone after the death of her 
 father. Her mother is still living in the old 
 country. Six children have been born of 
 their union, as follows: Jennie, Amelia, 
 Laura, Ellen, Matilda and Marian; the three 
 eldest now in school. 
 
 The parents were both reared in the 
 Lutheran faith, but now hold membership 
 in no church. In his political belief Mr. 
 Jepsen is a Republican, and socially is con- 
 nected with the Knights of the Maccabees. 
 He takes no prominent part in public 
 affairs, preferring to devote his entire time 
 and attention to his business interests, in 
 which he is meeting with signal success. In 
 connection with his bottling works he is 
 also the owner of 160 acres of rich land, 
 much of which is under a high state of 
 cultivation and improved with a good dwell- 
 ing and three substantial barns. A good 
 number of fruit trees also have been planted, 
 and the income derived therefrom adds 
 materially to his financial resources. He 
 lives quietly, true to every trust and is a 
 man who can be depended upon to faith- 
 fully perform every obligation. 
 
 (D 
 
 H. MORIARTY, the efficient and 
 popular Prosecuting Attorney of 
 Iron county, is one of the native 
 sons of Michigan, his birth having 
 occurred in Lenawee county, on the 27th of 
 September, 1859. His parents, Michael 
 and Ellen (O'Neil) Moriarty, were both 
 natives of the Emerald Isle. Leaving the 
 land of their birth, in 1834, they crossed the 
 broad Atlantic to the New World, and in 
 1845 took up their residence in Lenawee 
 
 county, Michigan, where the father still 
 makes his home at a ripe old age. The 
 mother passed away at the age of seventy- 
 two years. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this 
 review is the youngest of a family of seven 
 children, four sons and three daughters. 
 Under the parental roof he was reared to 
 manhood, and in the district schools he ac- 
 quired his preliminary education, after which 
 he spent several years in the high school of 
 Hudson, Michigan. He is now well informed, 
 a man of broad general information. On 
 completing his education he entered 
 upon his business career, securing employ- 
 ment in the railway mail service, but was 
 not content to devote his life to that labor. 
 He determined to enter professional circles, 
 and in 1885 began reading law in the office 
 of Thomas J. Hiller, of Hudson, Michigan. 
 In December, 1887, he was admitted to the 
 bar in Adrian, Michigan, and two years 
 later opened a law office in Iron Mountain, 
 where he made his home until 1890. In 
 that year he came to Crystal Falls, where 
 he has since been actively engaged in the 
 prosecution of his chosen profession. He 
 is thorough and systematic in anything he 
 undertakes, and these qualities are manifest 
 in the preparation of his cases, which bear 
 evidence of great care and attention. He is 
 thus ready to meet his opponents in argu- 
 ment, and his logical, convincing and force- 
 ful addresses carry weight with judge and 
 jury. 
 
 Mr. Moriarty has been honored with a 
 number of public offices, has served in var- 
 ious minor positions in his village, township 
 and county, and was appointed by the Board 
 of Supervisors as County Commissioner of 
 Schools. In 1892 he was elected to the 
 office of Prosecuting Attorney, and so ably 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 549 
 
 did he discharge the duties that he was re- 
 elected on the expiration of his first term, 
 and is now serving in that capacity in a most 
 creditable and acceptable manner. He is a 
 popular man of genial and pleasant disposi- 
 tion, and in the communit}' where he now 
 lives he has the high regard of many friends. 
 
 @EORGE S. NORTH, proprietor of 
 the only general merchandise store 
 at Quincy Mine, is a son of one of 
 the pioneer merchants and prom- 
 inent men of northern Michigan, — Hon. S. 
 D. North. Some personal mention of both 
 father and son is appropriate here. 
 
 Hon. S. D. North was a native of Mid- 
 dletown, Connecticut. He came to Onto- 
 nagon county, Michigan, in the earlj' '50s and 
 opened a general merchandise store in Rock- 
 land. In 1866 he came to the Quincy mine 
 and negotiated with the Quincy Mining 
 Company, establishing himself in business 
 here. He also opened a general store, in 
 copartnership with Mr. Charles Briggs, at 
 Calumet, and another at Lake Linden, 
 under the firm name of North & Briggs, all 
 of which were successfully conducted. He 
 was the owner of the Mount Clemens Min- 
 eral Springs at Mount Clemens, Michigan, 
 and had an interest in the Penberthy Manu- 
 facturing Company, of Detroit, of which he 
 was president; and he was the first president 
 of the First National Bank of Hancock. He 
 served his State in its legislative bodies, 
 having been twice elected a member of the 
 House and once of the Senate, and in every 
 position to which he was called he discharged 
 faithful and impartial service. As a business 
 man he was eminently successful. Both his 
 public and private life were above reproach, 
 and after an active and useful career, hav- 
 
 ing attained his three-score years and ten, 
 he passed to his reward August 26, 1893. 
 Of his wife, the mother of our subject, we 
 record that her maiden name was Fannie 
 Smith, and that she was a native of Homer, 
 New York. She died suddenly of heart 
 failure in the fall of 1894. 
 
 George S. North, their only child, was 
 born September 5, 1852, in Cornwall, Con- 
 necticut. His early training was obtained in 
 the public schools of Ontonagon countj', 
 Michigan; and later he took a course at 
 Homer Academy, Homer, New York, and 
 spent one year in Spencer's Business Col- 
 lege. On completing his studies he entered 
 his father's employ at Quincy Mine, where 
 he clerked until 1883. That year he was 
 taken in as a partner, the firm name becom- 
 ing S. D. North & Son, and remaining as 
 such until the father's death. He was re- 
 tired from active business, however, for 
 some years before he passed away. The 
 Penberthy Company and the Mount Clemens 
 Mineral Springs, as well as the general store 
 at Quincy Mine, are now the property of 
 George S. He carries a stock valued at no 
 less than $45,000, and is doing a large and 
 increasing business. 
 
 Mr. North is a man of family. He mar- 
 ried Miss Emma Briggs, of Norwalk, Ohio, 
 and they are the parents of three children, 
 — a son and two daughters. 
 
 ^>^ AUL W. GRIERSON is the popular, 
 1 W well-known and efficient Postmaster 
 M of Calumet. During nearly his en- 
 
 tire residence here he has been in 
 office, — a fact which indicates not only his 
 fidelity to duty but also shows the confidence 
 and regard reposed in him by his fellow 
 townsmen. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Mr. Grierson is numbered among the 
 native sons of Michigan, his bifth having oc- 
 curred in Ontonagon county, on the i6th of 
 March, 1861. The family is of Scotch-Irish 
 origin. The father, James Grierson, was 
 a native of Scotland, and in 1840 bade adieu 
 to home and friends, preparatory to his emi- 
 gration to the New World. He first located 
 in Detroit, Michigan, and subsequently re- 
 moved to the copper regions on Lake Supe- 
 rior, settling in Keweenaw county. He is 
 now occupying the position of surface cap- 
 tain for the Calumet & Hecla Mining Com- 
 pany. 
 
 The gentleman whose name introduces 
 this review was reared in the State of his 
 nativity and attended the public schools un- 
 til seventeen years of age, acquiring a good 
 knowledge of the common English branches 
 and of some of the more advanced studies. 
 Reading, experience and observation have in 
 later years added to his fund of knowledge, 
 and he is now a well informed man, versed 
 in all matters of current interest. He en- 
 tered upon his business career in the employ 
 of the Calumet & Hecla Mining Company in 
 the humble capacity of office boy, and con- 
 tinued with that company for three and a 
 half 3^ears, when he secured a situation as 
 mine clerk with the Copper Falls Mining 
 Company, of Iveweenaw county. He con- 
 tinued there for three years, or until the 
 mine closed, after which he came to Calu- 
 met, where he has since made his home, — 
 one of the esteemed residents of the place. 
 
 Not long after his arrival in Calumet Mr. 
 Grierson received the appointment of Post- 
 master and entered upon his duties in 1888. 
 So acceptably did he fill the office that he 
 was re-appointed on the 26th of June, 1893, 
 and is still serving, with credit to himself 
 and satisfaction to all concerned. He is 
 
 always true and loyal to any duty, whether 
 public or private, and the affairs of the post- 
 office are ably administered. In the fall 
 of 1892 Mr. Grierson was nominated for 
 the office of County Treasurer, but failed of 
 election. In his political views he is a 
 stalwart Democrat, ardently advocating the 
 principles of his party. 
 
 In his social connections Mr. Grierson is 
 connected with the Masonic fraternity, having 
 become a Royal Arch Mason, and also be- 
 longs to the Ancient Order of United Work- 
 men. He is devoted to the best interests of 
 the community in which he makes his home, 
 is public-spirited and progressive and with- 
 holds his support from no enterprise that is 
 calculated to advance the general welfare. 
 A well spent life and pleasant, genial, social 
 manner have gained him many friends, whom 
 we feel assured wall be pleased to see the 
 record of his life in the history of the Upper 
 Peninsula. 
 
 >Tr'OSEPH ETHIER, of South Lake 
 ^ Linden, Michigan, is one of the 
 A J worthy citizens of Canadian birth 
 who have found homes in the Penin- 
 sular State. He was born in Canada on the 
 3d of June, 1863, and is a son of Louie 
 Ethier, a native of Lower Canada, who is 
 living in that country, retired from active 
 business life, at the age of eighty-four years. 
 Joseph Ethier received no school privileges 
 whatever and is entirely self-educated, ob- 
 taining his knowledge in the hard school of 
 experience. As soon as old enough to han- 
 dle the plow he began work in the fields of 
 his father's farm and was thus employed 
 until sixteen years of age, when he left home 
 to make his own way in the world, starting 
 for the United States. 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 551 
 
 He first located in Calumet, where he 
 remained for a year, then removed to the 
 Central mine in Keweenaw county, where 
 he drove a team for a contractor and did job 
 work for five 3'ears. On the expiration of 
 that period he engaged in contracting for 
 himself and did a successful business in that 
 place until more than a decade had passed, 
 when he went to Copper Falls, where he 
 took contracts for getting out large quanti- 
 ties of logs and timber. Two years later he 
 became a resident of Houghton, but remained 
 there only six months, when he went to Lake 
 Linden and engaged in the wood business 
 for three years. Since that time he has 
 carried on the logging business on an exten- 
 sive scale, and in his undertakings has met 
 with prosperity, receiving a liberal patron- 
 age which has brought to him a handsome 
 income. He was not mistaken in the thought 
 that he would have better chances for ad- 
 vancement in the United States, as time has 
 shown, and to-day he is numbered among 
 the substantial citizens of the community in 
 which he resides. 
 
 Mr. Ethier was united in marriage with 
 Miss Margaret Miller, of Wisconsin, the 
 marriage being celebrated in Keweenaw 
 county, Michigan, in 1875. To them have 
 been born six children, five sons and a 
 daughter. Their home is a beautiful resi- 
 dence situated on the west shore of Lake 
 Linden, and is the abode of hospitality and 
 good cheer, — a place where their many 
 friends delight to gather. 
 
 It is often the men who have to start out 
 in life as did Mr. Ethier that are most suc- 
 cessful. His youth was without advantages, 
 and from a very early age has been one of 
 hard labor; but he thereby developed a self- 
 reliance and force of character which stood 
 him instead of fortune, and as the years have 
 
 rolled by he has ever been found working on 
 earnestly, and honestly, gaining the respect 
 of all with whom he has been brought in 
 contact and acquiring a handsome compe- 
 tence. 
 
 >^ OSEPH GREGOIRE, of Lake Lin- 
 m den, Michigan, is an honored pio- 
 A 1 neer, well-known citizen and prom- 
 inent business man of the Upper 
 Peninsula, who for many years has been 
 connected with this locality, and has been 
 an important factor in its upbuilding. His 
 extensive business interests have added 
 materially to the welfare and prosperity of 
 this locality, and he may well be numbered 
 among the valued and progressive citizens. 
 Joseph Gregoire was born in Canada, 
 on the 5th of August, 1833, and is the eldest 
 in a family of fourteen children, nine of 
 whom are yet living. His father, Joseph 
 Gregoire, was a native of Lower Canada, 
 and died in 1865, at the age of fifty-five 
 years. The mother is still living, at the 
 advanced age of eighty years, and is enjoy- 
 ing good health, finding a pleasant home 
 with her son Joseph, who thus repays her for 
 the cares she bestowed upon him in his child- 
 hood days. He attended the parish schools 
 during his youth and also the government 
 schools after they were established, and at 
 the age of sixteen he left the school-room 
 and worked on his father's farm, being thus 
 employed until he had attained his majority. 
 He then came to the United States and has 
 since been identified with the interests of 
 the Upper Peninsula. He first located in 
 Ontonagon, where he secured work in the 
 lumber woods, and in the following summer 
 he went to Superior City, where he remained 
 for four years engaged in lumbering and 
 
552 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 carpentering. He built the first pier in 
 Duluth in 1857. Two years later he removed 
 to Houghton, where he engaged in the man- 
 ufacture of shingles until the spring of i860, 
 when he came to Lake Linden and pur- 
 chased 170 acres of land. He then dealt in 
 lumber, timber and mine supplies, and in 
 1867 erected a sawmill which was shortly 
 afterward destroyed by fire. With charac- 
 teristic energy, however, he at once began 
 to rebuild, and has since conducted a saw- 
 mill and lumber business, dealing in all kinds 
 of dressed lumber, also conducts an exten- 
 sive sash and door factory. He employs 
 fifty men during the summer and twice that 
 number during the winter season. 
 
 Mr. Gregoire also owns and conducts a 
 general store in connection with the sawmill, 
 and has owned and operated four steam tug- 
 boats for use in his lumber trade. His busi- 
 ness interests have been very extensive, and 
 his capabilities are by no means limited to 
 one line of trade. He is indeed a self-made 
 man, whose success is due entirely to his 
 own efforts. Reared quietly as a farmer lad, 
 he started out for himself empty-handed, 
 with no capital save those qualifications 
 with which nature had endowed him. He 
 was industrious and enterprising and resolved 
 to make the most of his privileges. Every 
 opportunity which came in his way was 
 turned to the best advantage, and, living 
 frugally in the early years, he was at length 
 enabled to begin business on his own ac- 
 count. He then redoubled his efforts, and 
 his able management, keen discrimination 
 and the strict and honorable business meth- 
 ods which he followed brought to him the 
 desired success. His business he has stead- 
 ily extended until it has now assumed ex- 
 tensive proportions, and he is known as one 
 of the leading lumber men of the Upper 
 
 Peninsula. His store, his sawmill, his fac- 
 tory, all stand as monuments to his thrift 
 and enterprise. His home is the finest resi- 
 dence on the lake, and the locality where it 
 and the sawmill stands is known as Gregory- 
 ville. His two sisters are keeping house for 
 him, and with the aged mother complete 
 the circle that gathers round his fireside. 
 
 Mr. Gregoire is an honored pioneer of 
 the State, who for forty years has been 
 identified with its interests and is now among 
 the foremost of the representatives of one of 
 the leading industries of this part of the 
 country. Michigan has largely developed 
 since his arrival there, and with its upbuild- 
 ing and advancement he has kept pace. 
 His mind is thoroughly practical and he has 
 great force of character. His life has been 
 purely a business one and his business rec- 
 ord is untarnished by the suspicion of wrong 
 or the shadow of evil doing. 
 
 eB. CHAMBERLAIN, County 
 Drain Commissioner of Mackinac 
 county and one of Saint Ignace's 
 foremost citizens, has been identi- 
 fied with the interests of the Upper Penin- 
 sula of Michigan since 1873. This town 
 and county presented the appearance of be- 
 ing a locality with a promising future, and 
 as this fact implied a certain activity in real- 
 estate transactions, in which line, as well as 
 in making surveys, our subject had gained a 
 practical experience, he determined upon a 
 permanent location here. Although the 
 settlement of Saint Ignace antedated that 
 of Michigan's metropolis, Detroit, much of 
 its early history is shrouded in obscurity, 
 for which reason the town can hardly be 
 said to have existed for more than a cen- 
 tury, determining the data from an historic 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 553 
 
 standpoint. In 1873 Saint Ignace was yet 
 a small and straggling village, but within 
 the succeeding decade its progress was no- 
 table, and at the end of that period it be- 
 came practically the prosperous and sub- 
 stantial little city such as it stands to-day, 
 thus proving that Mr. Chamberlain's an- 
 ticipations as to its future were well 
 grounded. He found much use for his 
 transit and chains during the early years of 
 his residence here, since the Government 
 lines, — as is frequently the case, — had in 
 many instances to be re-run and the local 
 corners restored. The Government survey 
 was made in 1845, but seventeen years 
 prior to this certain other surveys were 
 made, locating private claims, — some nine- 
 teen in all. Persons interested in pine 
 lands had located lands in the county pre- 
 vious to 1873, but no homesteaders were re- 
 corded as locating claims until some time 
 after, — or about the time that the railroad 
 surveys were instituted. The Duluth, 
 Mackinaw & Marquette Railroad Company 
 was organized and received immense grants 
 of pine and other lands, — sixteen sections to 
 the mile, — with an exemption from taxes for 
 a period of fifteen years. This company 
 was succeeded by the Duluth, South Shore 
 & Atlantic Railroad Company. The court- 
 house was first located on Mackinac island, 
 to which point the residents of nearly the 
 entire Upper Peninsula came to pay taxes, 
 to attend court, etc. ; for at that time Mack- 
 inac county included all the territory from 
 Sault Sainte Marie to Menominee. 
 
 On the removal of the county seat to 
 Saint Ignace, in 1883, Mr. Chamberlain 
 surveyed the ground for the new county 
 building. He served as County Surveyor in 
 1878-9, and has officiated as a deputy in 
 this line on various occasions since. 
 
 Turning to the more purely individual 
 history of our subject we find that he is a 
 native of the Dominion of Canada, having 
 been born in Oxford county, June, 1837. 
 He received a common-school education, 
 and in his youth became an employe of 
 Farmier & De Blaquer, who were engaged 
 in general merchandising in Canada. He 
 remained with this firm seven years, after 
 which he was for six years in the employ of 
 the senior member of the firm noted, who 
 had engaged in the same line of trade in- 
 dividually. At the expiration of this time 
 Mr. Chamberlain went to Buffalo, New 
 York, where he secured employment in the 
 department of the city engineer, having had 
 some experience in land surveying while in 
 Canada. L. B. Smith was the chief of the 
 office, and he took a particular interest in 
 our subject, whose work ultimately extended 
 into all branches of the business. He thus 
 became a thorough and practical engineer. 
 Mr. Chamberlain left Buffalo and came to 
 Michigan, locating in Ixgham county, 
 where he followed surveying and farming 
 until just prior to the outbreak of the war 
 of the Rebellion, when he removed to Saint 
 Clair county, where he had real-estate in- 
 terests. He served as Surveyor of this 
 county for two terms. 
 
 The father of our subject was M3-ron 
 Chamberlain, a native of the old Empire 
 State. He was engaged in the construction 
 of the docks at Hamilton, Ontario, where 
 he contracted a severe cold which resulted 
 in his death. He married Electa Carpenter, 
 and they became the parents of eight chil- 
 dren, of whom six are living at the present 
 time. 
 
 The marriage of our subject was cele- 
 brated in Ingham county, Michigan, in 
 1857, when he wedded Miss R. A. Mascho. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Their only child, Myron E. , aged twenty- 
 five years (1895), is bookkeeper for the Ham- 
 mond-Standish Company, at Saint Ignace. 
 In his political proclivities Mr. Cham- 
 berlain is a stalwart Republican, as the can- 
 didate of which party he served as a mem- 
 ber of the State Legislature in 1887-8. In 
 his fraternal relations he is identified with 
 the Masonic order, into whose mysteries he 
 was initiated at Ovid, Michigan, in 1859. 
 He is recognized as one of the representa- 
 tive men of the county, to whose advance- 
 ment he has so largely contributed, and he 
 stands firmly in the confidence and esteem 
 of its people. 
 
 BRED KRUGER, the alert and pro- 
 gressive grocer and fish merchant 
 of Saint Ignace, enjoys a distinctive 
 popularity in the community and 
 his success is richly merited, since it is the 
 direct result of his own efforts as applied in 
 an honorable and legitimate direction. He 
 engaged in merchandising at this point about 
 fifteen years ago, in partnership with his 
 brother-in-law, the capital which he invested 
 in the enterprise being of modest sort and 
 representing the surplus amount which he 
 had accumulated from his service as a 
 stationary engineer in this city. He was in 
 the employ of the Mackinaw Lumber Com- 
 pany for the five years prior to embarking in 
 the mercantile business, in 1880. 
 
 The subject of this review is a native of 
 Prussia, where he was born on the 4th of 
 February, 1853, and where he received such 
 educational discipline as was within his 
 reach. The family came to the United 
 States in 1866 and located in Marinette, 
 Wisconsin. The father, Lewis Kruger, is 
 now a resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 
 
 having attained to the venerable age of 
 seventy-eight years. 
 
 Mr. Kruger had partially learned his 
 trade of engineer in his native land, but he 
 completed his apprenticeship in the same at 
 Marinette. Up to the time when he at- 
 tained his majority he had devoted the 
 proceeds of his efforts to the support of his 
 father and the family, having been active 
 and industrious and in no wise reluctant to 
 apply his earnings in that direction, where 
 they could legally be held. He left the 
 parental roof at the age of twenty-one, 
 without any resources save those afforded 
 him by his strong arm, his knowledge of his 
 trade and a willingness to work. He se- 
 cured a position with the Menominee River 
 Lumber Company, running one of their tug 
 boats, and he was in their employ up to and 
 including the time when he first came to 
 Saint Ignace. He was in receipt of good 
 monthly wages, but it did not happen that 
 much was laid away for some years. He 
 finally saved six or seven hundred dollars, 
 and in partnership with Mr. Hintz engaged 
 in his present line of business in Saint 
 Ignace, under the firm name of Kruger & 
 Hintz. Mr. Hintz died in 1890 and our 
 subject soon after purchased the widow's 
 interest, since which time the business has 
 been conducted under his name as sole 
 proprietor. He transacts a very representa- 
 tive business in the line of retail groceries, 
 while the establishment is the source of 
 supply in a wholesale way for a quite ex- 
 tended trade territory in the contiguous 
 sections. During ten years of his career as 
 a merchant, Mr. Kruger was also quite 
 extensively engaged in the operation of fish- 
 ing boats, and from this industry he netted 
 a good profit, not abandoning his connection 
 with the same until about a year ago, since 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 555 
 
 which time he has contented himself with 
 handhng the catch of others. His success 
 in a business way has been most gratifying, 
 and from the profits thereof he has become 
 the owner of valuable real-estate in Saint 
 Ignace, and in 1890 he erected his modern 
 and attractive brick business block, which 
 is one of the finest in the city, being two 
 stories in hight and 50x60 feet in dimen 
 sions, — representing a financial outlay of 
 $7,000. 
 
 In his political adherency Mr. Kruger is 
 a stalwart Republican, and he has ever 
 taken a lively interest in local affairs of 
 public nature, lending effective aid in ad- 
 vancing the success of his party at the polls 
 and manifesting a progressive public spirit. 
 He, however, is not a seeker for office, and 
 holds all political matters as secondary to 
 his business affairs, which he never neglects 
 for extraneous issues. He is a man of 
 strong physique, weighs 200 pounds, but is 
 lithe and active. 
 
 In 1877 Mr. Kruger was united in mar- 
 riage to Miss Bettie Hintz, a daughter of 
 John Hintz, a native of Germany. The 
 children of this union are Albert, Freddie 
 and Willie. Mrs. Kruger died, and in 1889 
 our subject married her sister, Emma Hintz, 
 who has borne him one child, Herbert. 
 
 
 ULCRONE BROTHERS. — The 
 
 gentlemen who comprise the mer- 
 cantile firm whose name initiates 
 this paragraph are numbered 
 among the representative and most progress- 
 ive business men of the thriving little city 
 of Saint Ignace, so picturesquely situated 
 along the bay where many years ago the 
 Jesuit fathers came to establish at this point 
 one of their humane missions. The two 
 
 brothers, Michael F. and John, are both 
 natives of county Mayo, Ireland, but since 
 their very early childhood they have been 
 residents of America, and for the greater 
 part of the time have maintained their 
 abode in the upper lake region, with whose 
 interests they are now so conspicuously iden- 
 tified and of whose growth from a wild and 
 sparsely settled condition to one of marked 
 importance and prosperity they have been 
 witnesses. 
 
 Michael F. Mulcrone, the senior in years 
 and as member of the business firm, was 
 born in county Mayo, on the 28th of Septem- 
 ber, 1849; '^nd John was ushered into the 
 world in the same maritime county, the date 
 of his nativity having been May 18, 1852. 
 They were the sons of Charles Mulcrone, a 
 typical representative of the energetic and in- 
 telligent element in the Irish stock, and he 
 was spurred with ambition to better his for- 
 tunes, for which reason he set out from his 
 native land, in 1852, and with his little 
 family came to America, where the residue 
 of his useful and active life was passed. He 
 first located at Cleveland, Ohio, where he 
 remained one year; but in the year 1853 he 
 cast his lot with Mackinac county, Michigan, 
 and there remained until he was summoned 
 to eternal rest. He located on Mackinac 
 island, where he engaged in gardening, in 
 which and kindred occupations he was en- 
 gaged for fully thirty years. By trade he 
 was a weaver, but did not devote himself to 
 this after his arrival in America. He was 
 successful in his efforts, and left a snug com- 
 petency as the tangible result of his life 
 work. He supported the Democratic party 
 and its principles, but was scarcely ever 
 drawn into active politics. He was a man of 
 medium height, weighing about 155 pounds, 
 was alert in his movements and possessed of 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 a physical constitution which successfully 
 warded off attacks of disease. He was known 
 as a strong, vigorous and intelligent man 
 and as one whose honor was beyond cavil. 
 The maiden name of the mother of our sub- 
 ject was Ann Chambers, and she was a 
 cousin of John Chambers, to whom indi- 
 vidual reference is made elsewhere in this 
 volume. Charles and Ann (Chambers) Mul- 
 crone were the parents of four children, 
 namely: Mary, who became the wife of 
 Lorenzo O. Holden, and both of whom are 
 now deceased; Honore is the wife of Patrick 
 McCann, of Saint Ignace; and Michael F. 
 and John are the immediate subjects of this 
 review. 
 
 The brothers received their educational 
 discipline in the district schools, and were 
 found earning wages very early in their 
 'teens, John remaining with his father, while 
 Michael was for three years employed as a 
 clerk in the establishment at Highstone, of 
 Saint Ignace. The latter of the brothers re- 
 turned to the island home after the expira- 
 tion of the period noted, and for one year 
 served as clerk in the Mission House, one of 
 the popular hotels of the famous resort. 
 During the succeeding three years he was 
 engaged in the livery business on Mackinac 
 island, after which he went to Chicago, 
 where he was for live years employed as 
 bookkeeper by O'Donald & Mulcrone. May 
 5, 1880, he married Miss Wager, daughter 
 of Henry B. Wager, who came originally 
 from Philadelphia, and after this happy 
 event our subject came directly to Saint 
 Ignace, where, in company with his brother, 
 he engaged in the mercantile business, — a 
 line of enterprise in which they have con- 
 tinued most successfully since that time. 
 
 It is now appropriate to turn to the 
 younger brother, John, and to note the more 
 
 salient points in his career up to the time 
 that this business association was consum- 
 mated. During all these intervening years 
 he had been connected with the Govern- 
 ment lighthouse service, having thus been 
 employed for a full decade, during three 
 years of which time he was the principal 
 keeper of the important lighthouse on Wau- 
 goshance island, from which incumbency he 
 withdrew to come to Saint Ignace. 
 
 The mercantile business carried on by 
 Mulcrone Brothers had a modest inception, 
 the original stock having represented a valu- 
 ation of $2,500. The success of the enter- 
 prise may be recognized when it is stated 
 that at the present time there is carried a 
 stock valued at fully $15,000. Wide-awake, 
 careful and honorable in their methods, the 
 brothers have gained the good will and con- 
 fidence of the community, and this fact has 
 given them an unmistakable prestige. They 
 have acquired valuable real estate in the city 
 of Saint Ignace and are also the owners of a 
 considerable amount of country property. 
 The substantial and attractive block in which 
 their mercantile business is conducted was 
 erected by them, and was the first brick 
 business building erected in Mackinac 
 county. The structure is two stories in 
 height and is an ornament to the city. Mul- 
 crone Brothers are also associated in the 
 ownership of the steam ferryboat North 
 Star, plying between Saint Ignace and 
 Mackinac island. Numbered among the 
 most progressive and public-spirited citizens 
 of the place, it is needless to say that their 
 advice is sought on all important measures 
 and that their counsel is held in high esti- 
 mation. Both have been called upon to 
 serve in positions of public trust and have 
 discharged their duties carefully and satis- 
 factorily. Michael F. Mulcrone was ap- 
 
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NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 559 
 
 pointed Postmaster of Saint Ignace during 
 the first administration of President Cleve- 
 land, and, after the interregnum of the Re- 
 publican party, Avas again appointed to the 
 office by President Cleveland, June 17, 1893. 
 He served as Mayor of the city in 1885, and 
 administered the municipal affairs in a 
 wisely conservative yet progressive way. 
 John Mulcrone has represented the Second 
 ward in the City Council, and served as 
 President of the same. For two years he 
 held preferment as president of the Water 
 and Light Board, and he is now president of 
 the Board of Education, of which he served 
 as secretary for two years. He was for two 
 years chairman of the Democratic County 
 Central Committee and was for some time 
 a member of the District Central Committee. 
 The brothers have taken an active interest 
 in political affairs of a local nature and both 
 are ardent supporters of the Democratic 
 party. 
 
 Mr. John Mulcrone married Miss Mary 
 Wager, who is a sister of his brother's wife. 
 Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Mulcrone are the par- 
 ents of seven children, namely: Mary H., 
 aged eleven years; Irene, aged nine; Bessie, 
 aged seven; Charlie, aged five; Marguerite, 
 aged four; M. Wager, aged three; and an 
 infant son. Mr. and Mrs. John Mulcrone 
 have four children: Annie, aged ten; Will- 
 iam, aged eight; Marion, aged si.\; and Char- 
 lotte, aged four. 
 
 OLUF B. OLSEN, one of the pro- 
 prietors of the Medborgaren, a 
 Swedish newspaper published in 
 Escanaba, Michigan, is a native of 
 Denmark, in which country he was born 
 March 27, 1S64. His father, a stone-mason 
 
 32 
 
 by trade, died in that country, at the age of 
 seventy-two years, his death occurring in 
 1885. His wife still survives him, and is 
 now living in Racine, Wisconsin, with her 
 daughter, Mrs. Christina Petersen: she is 
 now about seventy years of age. Carl and 
 Hans, two of her sons, and Julia, a daughter, 
 are also residents of Racine; the last named 
 is the wife of Peter Petersen. Another 
 daughter, Mrs. Clara Petersen, resides in 
 Kansas; and Minnie makes her home in Min- 
 nesota. 
 
 The subject of this brief record passed 
 the days of his boyhood and youth in the 
 land of his birth, and at the age of eighteen 
 bade adieu to home and friends and sailed for 
 America, making the journey alone. He 
 first secured work on a farm near Racine, 
 Wisconsin, and while engaged in the toil- 
 some work of the field and at the small in- 
 tervals he happened to enjoy he gradually 
 became familiar with the English language. 
 In the autumn of 1882 he went to Luding- 
 ton, Michigan, where he worked during the 
 winter, and in the following spring he re- 
 turned to Racine, where he again spent the 
 summer in agricultural pursuits. The ne.xt 
 four years he spent in Door county, same 
 State, next spent a summer at Nahma, 
 Michigan, and then became a citizen of 
 Escanaba, where for ths first five summers 
 he was employed as an ore trimmer, and 
 during the winter seasons was employed in 
 the lumber woods. 
 
 Mr. Olsen, in regard to religion, was 
 brought up in the Lutheran Church. So- 
 cially he is connected with the Knights of 
 the Maccabees, and in his political views he 
 is independent, preferring to support the 
 man whom he pleases regardless of party 
 ties. He belongs to the Building & Loan 
 Association of Escanaba, but devotes his 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 business hours mainly to the paper. As a 
 citizen he is highly esteemed by the com- 
 munity. 
 
 eM. MALLETT.— Among the rep- 
 resentative men of Saint Ignace, 
 Mackinac county, not one is better 
 known or more highly esteemed 
 than the subject of this review, who is the 
 senior member of the furniture and under- 
 taking firm of Mallett & Walker. This con- 
 spicuous business enterprise was established 
 by Mr. Mallett twelve years ago, since which 
 time he has devoted his attention to meet- 
 ing the demands of a trade which is of rep- 
 resentative order and which has been con- 
 stantly broadening in extent. His methods 
 have been such as to gain to him the re- 
 spect and confidence of the public, whose 
 approval has been duly manifested in sup- 
 porting patronage. The firm name at the 
 time of the inception of the enterprise was 
 Mallett & Johnson, and on the dissolution 
 of this association Mr. Walker became a 
 partner of our subject. 
 
 Mr. Mallett is a native son of the Penin- 
 sular State, the date of his birth having been 
 September 4, 1826, when he was ushered 
 into the world at Huron, Wayne county, 
 Michigan. His father. Minor Mallett, was 
 of stanch old New England stock, the an- 
 cestral line tracing back to France, from 
 which country the original American ances- 
 tors came in the Colonial days, establishing 
 their home in the beautiful wilds of New 
 England, this being prior to the war of the 
 Revolution. The Malletts have been very 
 generally associated with agricultural pur- 
 suits since the days when the first represent- 
 atives set themselves to the reclamation of 
 farms in the colonial district, and the family 
 
 is one notable for longevity and robust con- 
 stitutions. 
 
 Minor Mallett, the father of our subject, 
 was born in Bennington county, Vermont, 
 in the year 1796. Attaining maturity he 
 left New England and took up his residence 
 in the Dominion of Canada, where he re- 
 mained but a short time, after which he re- 
 turned to "the States " and located at Ro- 
 chester, New York. There he married Miss 
 Marietta Parker, and in 1825 they emigrated 
 to Michigan, settling in Wayne county, 
 where they were numbered among the pio- 
 neer residents. Of their ten children seven 
 are yet living, namely: E. M. , the im- 
 mediate subject of this record; Laura, wife 
 of Harvey Tower, is a resident of Montague, 
 Michigan; Lucy A., the wife of E. P. Brown, 
 of Placerville, California; M. V., of Grand 
 Rapids, Michigan; Julia M., wife of G. W. 
 Johnson, of the State of Washington; Martha 
 E., wife of Martin Chapman, of Fremont, 
 Washington; and Emmon, of Pocatello, 
 Idaho. 
 
 Minor Mallett moved to Barry county, 
 Michigan, in 1840, and there settled on a 
 tract of wild land, which he reclaimed, our 
 subject assisting in its cultivation for thirty- 
 four years, his educational discipline have 
 been secured in the district schools. After 
 leaving the farm Mr. Mallett engaged in the 
 lumber business, erecting a mill in Barry 
 county, the capacity of the same being for 
 the output of 10,000 feet of lumber and 
 25,000 shingles daily. He subsequently re- 
 moved this plant to Waterville, Montcalm 
 county, where it was known as Mallett's 
 mill. He continued to operate the mill 
 about ten years and then sold out to Messrs. 
 Bock and Bennett. He then took up his 
 residence at Harbor Springs, Emmet county, 
 where he continued to abide until the date 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 561 
 
 of his arrival in Saint Ignace. He filled 
 various township offices while a resident of 
 the lower peninsula, but was never a seeker 
 for political or official preferment of any 
 sort. He is earnestly in line as a supporter 
 of the Republican party and its principles, 
 having cast his first Republican presidential 
 vote for John C. Fremont, and since that 
 time has exercised his franchise in the sup- 
 port of each successive Republican presi- 
 dential candidate. 
 
 Mr. Mallett has been twice married, his 
 first union having been with Roxana Steven- 
 son, whom he wedded in Barry county, and 
 who died without issue. His second mar- 
 riage occurred when he was united to Cyn- 
 thia Wheeler, daughter of Asa Wheeler. 
 Their only child is Lina, the wife of Frank 
 Walker, who is the junior member of the 
 firm of Mallett & Walker. 
 
 HLLAN M.\cINTYRE, of Lake Lin- 
 den, is a native of Scotland, born 
 on the 5th of February, 1833. His 
 father, John Maclntyre, was also a 
 native of the same, and was a farmer by 
 occupation. Allan began his education in 
 the common schools of the neighborhood and 
 pursued his studies until sixteen years of age, 
 when he became a shepherd boy herding 
 sheep near his home until he had attained his 
 majority. He had worked long and earn- 
 estly, but in this time had saved but little 
 money and saw no good chance of soon 
 bettering his financial condition in his own 
 country. He had, however, heard of supe- 
 rior advantages afforded the young men of 
 the New World and resolved to see how he 
 could improve them for himself b}- emigrat- 
 ing to America. 
 
 Accordingly, in 1S54, Mr. Maclntyre 
 
 crossed the briny deep, locating in Canada 
 in June. He remained there for five years, 
 when in 1859 he came to the United States, 
 locating in Houghton county, Michigan, 
 where he engaged with the Quincy Mining 
 Company as a laborer for eight years. He 
 was then made surface foreman of all the 
 surface work, and subsequently he entered 
 the employ of the Calumet & Hecla Mining 
 Company as surface foreman, remaining in 
 that position and with that company until 
 May, 1894. He was manager of all the 
 work of the stamp-mill and successfully car- 
 ried on his branch of the business until the 
 date mentioned above, when he severed his 
 connection with mining interests and has 
 since practically lived a retired life. He is, 
 however, a director of the First National 
 Bank of Lake Linden and a stockholder in 
 the Calumet & Hecla Copper Mining Com- 
 pany. His life has been a busy and useful 
 one. In his earlier years he lived frugally 
 and carefully and as his capital increased he 
 made judicious investments which now yield 
 to him a good income. 
 
 Mr. Maclntyre is a well known and 
 prominent citizen of his adopted county, 
 and for twenty-four years served as High- 
 way Commissioner. He made all the roads 
 in Loch, Lake and Schoolcraft townships, 
 and has aided materially in the advance- 
 ment and upbuilding of the community. He 
 is public-spirited and progressive, and man- 
 ifests a commendable interest in everything 
 that is calculated to promote the general 
 welfare. At this writing he is serving as 
 Chairman of the School Board, and the 
 cause of education finds in him a warm 
 friend. Socially he is connected with the 
 Masonic fraternitj' and has risen to the tenth 
 degree. 
 
 Mr. Maclntyre was united in marriage 
 
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 with Miss Sarah McLean, of Houghton 
 county, and to them have been born six chil- 
 dren, — three sons and three daughters. One 
 daughter is now the wife of John E. Jones, 
 of Lake Linden. Mr. Maclntyre may truly 
 be called a self-made man, for entirely 
 through his own efforts he has risen from a 
 humble position to one of affluence; and 
 now, in his declining years, he can lay aside 
 all business cares and rest in the enjoyment 
 of the fruits of his former toil. All who 
 know him, and his circle of acquaintances is 
 large, have for him the highest regard, and 
 it is with pleasure that we present to our 
 readers the record of his life. 
 
 Vp-rf GRACE MANN OREN is a lead- 
 1^^^ ing member of the bar of Chippewa 
 \ . r county, and is now serving as Pros- 
 ecuting Attorney for the county. 
 His birth occurred in Clinton county, near 
 Wilmington, Ohio, on the 3d of February, 
 1859. His father. Captain Charles Oren, 
 was also born in that county, in 1831, and 
 acquired his education in Antioch College, 
 of that State, which was founded by the 
 great educator, Horace Mann. On leaving 
 school he embarked in the profession of 
 teaching, and was employed as principal of 
 the high school at Martinsville, Ohio. Dur- 
 ing the late war he responded to the coun- 
 try's calls for troops to aid in crushing the 
 Rebellion and was afterward commissioned 
 Captain of a company of colored infantry. 
 He was killed in the siege of Petersburg, 
 thus giving his life in defense of the Union. 
 Like all of his people, he was a stalwart Re- 
 publican, joining the party on its formation, 
 for it was organized to prevent the further ex- 
 tension of slavery, of which he was a bitter 
 opponent. The grandfather of this gentleman 
 
 was a native of York county, Pennsylvania, 
 but the father of the Captain was born in 
 Tennessee, where the former had removed 
 during the latter part of the eighteenth cen- 
 tury. In the '20s the grandfather of our 
 subject removed to Ohio, taking up his res- 
 idence in Clinton county. 
 
 Captain Oren was united in marriage 
 with Miss Sarah A. Allen, a daughter of 
 Abram Allen, who married into the well 
 known and prominent Howland family of 
 New York Quakers. She also was educated 
 in Antioch College and is a lady of excep- 
 tional attainments and culture. She pos- 
 sesses a bright intellect and rare qualities as 
 an educator. In 1869 she was a teacher in 
 the high school of Indianapolis and retired 
 from that position to accept that of State 
 Librarian, to which she was elected by the 
 Legislature, being the first lady to hold that 
 position in Indiana. She was afterward 
 tendered a professorship in Purdue Univer- 
 sity, which she accepted on retiring from 
 the library. She is now the wife of Wesley 
 Hayne of Kokomo, Indiana. By her first 
 marriage she had two children, Horace M. 
 and Cata, who is now the wife of William 
 Chandler of Sault de Ste. Marie. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this 
 record spent his youth in Indianapolis, com- 
 pleted the regular course in the public schools 
 of that city and then became his mother's 
 assistant in the State Library. This, too, 
 served as a school to him, and the compan- 
 ionship of his educated mother was in itself 
 an education. In the winter of 1877 he en- 
 tered the University of Michigan at Ann Ar- 
 bor and was graduated at that institution 
 with the degree of B. A. in the class of 1881. 
 He completed the law course in the same 
 school in 1883 and the degree of B. L. was 
 conferred upon him. In the meantime he 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 563 
 
 had come to Sault Ste. Marie, where he en- 
 gaged in business as editor of the Soo News 
 in the year 1882. After his admission to 
 the bar before Judge Joslyn at Ann Arbor 
 he returned to this city, opened an office 
 and began practice. His first case was 
 tried before Judge Colwell, then Justice of 
 the Peace, and from that beginning his bus- 
 iness has steadily increased until it has now 
 become quite extensive. He was alone in 
 practice until 1892, when he became a mem- 
 ber of the firm of McMahon, Oren & Snell, 
 which connection was dissolved by the death 
 of the senior member of the firm. He has 
 since been in business by himself and has 
 secured a liberal and well-merited clientage. 
 On many important cases has he been re- 
 tained as counsel, including the Peter Poca- 
 lona murder case, on which he secured a 
 verdict of acquittal for his client. 
 
 Mr. Oren was united in marriage, in 
 1890, with Miss Maggie Wallace, daughter 
 of Robert and Margaret (Deggan) Wallace. 
 The latter is a native of Canada, and the 
 former, of Irish birth, is now engaged in the 
 manufacture of grindstones in Grindstone 
 City, Michigan. To Mr. and Mrs. Oren 
 have been born one child, Robert, now a 
 little lad of five summers. 
 
 In 1885 Mr. Oren was elected City At- 
 torney of Sault de Ste. Marie for a term of 
 four years, to succeed W. B. Cady. He is 
 retained as local attorney by both railroads 
 running into this place and is a lawyer of 
 ability. Endowed by nature with a fine 
 mind, which has been quickened and culti- 
 vated in one of the best schools in this 
 country, he has worked his way upward to 
 a position of eminence in the legal profes- 
 sion in this region and takes high rank among 
 his brethren at the bar. He is a public- 
 spirited and progressive citizen, doing all in 
 
 his power for the advancement and upbuild- 
 ing of the community, and took an active 
 part in forming the Water Power & Electric 
 Light Company of this city. He is also 
 president of the School Board and has done 
 much to upbuild the cause of education. 
 Socially he is connected with the Knights of 
 Pythias fraternity. 
 
 y'^SOUIRE YOUNG CAMPBELL, 
 ■ I Justice of the Peace and Notary 
 ^^^^ Public, Iron River, Michigan, is 
 one of the highly respected citizens 
 of this place. 
 
 He was born in Susse.x county, England, 
 January 25, 1825, son of Robert and Mary 
 (Rainey) Campbell, both natives of England, 
 where they passed their lives and died, each 
 dying at the age of sixty-six years. Robert 
 Campbell was a farmer. He and his wife 
 were the parents of thirteen children, — 
 seven sons and six daughters, — twelve of 
 whom reached maturity. 
 
 In his native land the subject of our 
 sketch spent the first twenty years of his 
 life, receiving there a good education. He 
 is a graduate of the academy at Lewis, 
 Essex county. Early in life he directed his 
 attention to surveying, and when he was 
 nineteen he was employed on railroad survey 
 work in Wales. In 1855 he came to 
 America and joined his brother Robert, 
 who was the chief engineer on the Chicago & 
 Northwestern Railroad. Together they sur- 
 veyed the railroad to Green Bay, reaching 
 that point in 1862; coming thence by boat 
 to Masonville, Michigan, they made a pre- 
 liminary survey there the same year; in 
 1865 he located and built the railroad from 
 Escanaba to Negaunee. In 1866 he went 
 from Escanaba to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 where he again joined his brother, with 
 whom he was associated in the building of 
 what is known as the Belt Railroad to the 
 Acodata' Lumber Mills. This road was 
 owned by his brother from 1866 until 1892, 
 the year of his death. After helping to 
 build this road, Mr. Young Campbell was 
 for a time employed in surveying on the 
 Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad in Iowa, and 
 he was for some years engaged in the lum- 
 ber business at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and 
 at Sharon, that State, having a mill at the 
 former place and a lumber-yard at thelatter. 
 
 In 1882 Mr. Campbell became identified 
 with Iron River. He was County Surveyor 
 of Iron county in 1885-6, being the first to 
 fill this office here and receiving his appoint- 
 ment from the Governor. Since 1886 he 
 has been Justice of the Peace, Notary Pub- 
 lic and Village Clerk, and he has filled 
 various other local offices. 
 
 Mr. Campbell was married January 13, 
 1868, to Miss Lora E. Austin, daughter of 
 Judge A. A. Austin, one of the most promi- 
 nent men of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 
 
 Fraternally, Mr. Campbell has been 
 identified with the Masonic fraternity since 
 1857; politically, he is a stanch Republican, 
 and religiously, a member of the Episcopal 
 Church. 
 
 tV'^ ONALD C. M.\cKINNON, a real- 
 I I estate dealer, Iron River, Michi- 
 /^^_^ gan, is the founder of this town. 
 Without more than a passing 
 notice of him, this work would be incom- 
 plete. 
 
 Mr. MacKinnon was born near Toronto, 
 Canada, April 5, 1846. His parents, Hugh 
 and Sarah (Campbell) MacKinnon, were 
 born and married in Scotland, and about 
 
 1845 emigrated from that country to 
 America and located in Canada. The father 
 was a shipbuilder by trade. He lived to the 
 advanced age of ninety-four years, his death 
 occurring in Canada; the mother is still 
 living, now at the age of eighty-seven years. 
 They had nine children, Donald C. being 
 the fourth in number and the first of the 
 family born in America. 
 
 Mr. MacKinnon remained a member of 
 the home circle until 1865, when he came 
 to Michigan, and at Marquette engaged in 
 work at the carpenter's trade, a trade he 
 began to learn when he was sixteen. He 
 carried on contracting and building at Mar- 
 quette until 1877. That year he came to 
 Iron county, or, to where Iron county now 
 is, to explore the country, and located the 
 land upon which the town of Iron River 
 now stands. He made a thorough study of 
 the geology of the county, was favorably 
 impressed with its possibilities, and ere long 
 platted the town site of Iron River and gave 
 leases to several mining companies, receiv- 
 ing a royalty from said companies. At that 
 time the nearest railroad point was fifty 
 miles away, and he was untiring in his efforts 
 to secure a railroad to this place. Indeed, 
 he has done much in many ways to advance 
 the interests of the town. Few, if any, of 
 the early pioneers, have done more to bring 
 about the present prosperity of Iron River 
 than has D. C. MacKinnon. During the 
 whole of his residence here he has been en- 
 gaged in real-estate business. 
 
 Mr. MacKinnon was married December 
 17, 1884, to Miss Belle M. Steele, a native of 
 Saginaw, Michigan. Her father, Samuel 
 H. Steele, was one of the early settlers of 
 Saginaw. Mr. and Mrs. MacKinnon have 
 three children, two sons and a daughter, 
 namely: Donald C, Samuel J. and Sarah. 
 
NORTHERN PEMNSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 565 
 
 Politically, he is a Republican. He has 
 filled various local offices, such as Super- 
 visor, Village President and President of 
 the School Board, and he was instrumental 
 in introducing a new system of school man- 
 agement. He is identified with the Masonic 
 fraternity, having his membership with the 
 blue lodge at Negaunee, in the commandery 
 at Marquette, and in the consistory at Grand 
 Rapids. 
 
 Such, in brief, is a sketch of the life of 
 one of Iron county's best and most useful 
 citizens. 
 
 >Y* OHN O'CONNOR, who is engaged in 
 f the abstract of title and real-estate 
 A J business at L'Anse, was born near 
 Bantry, in the county Cork, Ireland, 
 in 1 84 1 . His father was Edward O'Connor, 
 a well-to-do farmer, and his mother was Mary 
 Stack, daughter of William Stack, a wealthy 
 farmer of Mount Gabriel. From the time 
 of his birth until he was eleven years of age 
 he lived with his parents at their residence, 
 " Clooney House." At this age he came to 
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where his sister 
 resided, and attended school for eight years. 
 Having completed his education, he went to 
 Boston, New York and St. John, New 
 Brunswick, to visit relatives, returning to 
 Boston, November 6, 1861; and on Novem- 
 ber 13, Mr. O'Connor shipped on board the 
 gunboat Sagamore, in the United States 
 Navy, for three years, during which time his 
 ship was engaged, in the Gulf Squadron, in 
 in blockade service on the coast of Florida. 
 He was honorably discharged at Philadel- 
 phia, Pennsylvania, on December 15, 1864, 
 from the United States Navy, after serving 
 three years and six weeks. In January, 
 1865, he came to Houghton, Michigan, and 
 
 contracted with the Huron Mining Company 
 for moving rock. 
 
 In 1867 he was united in marriage with 
 Miss Maria Dillon, of Houghton, Michigan, 
 and they have five daughters and one son. 
 
 In the year 1868 he was elected Treas- 
 urer of Webster township, Houghton coun- 
 ty, Michigan. He was ne.xt employed as 
 foreman for the Portage Lake Canal Com- 
 pany, resigning that position in order to ac- 
 cept a position as foreman on the construc- 
 tion of the Marquette, Houghton and Ontona- 
 gon Railroad. In 1880 he was appointed Re- 
 corder of the village of L'Anse, and was 
 elected in 1881 Recorder of the village and 
 Town Clerk, which offices he held until he 
 was elected, in November, 1882, to the of- 
 fices of County Clerk and Register of Deeds 
 of Baraga county, to which offices he was 
 re-elected at each general election for six 
 successive terms, or, during a period of 
 twelve years. He is now engaged in the 
 real-estate and abstract of title business, at 
 L'Anse, Michigan. 
 
 >Y'0HN MILROY, Justice of the Peace, 
 4 Michigamme, Michigan, was born in 
 • 1 Scotland, August 13, 1832, the son 
 of Scotch parents. He attended the 
 public schools until he was seventeen years 
 of age. His father, William Milroy, was a 
 blacksmith, and when John was seventeen 
 he entered his father's shop to learn that 
 trade, and remained with him until attain- 
 ing his majority. 
 
 When Mr. Milroy was twenty-one he 
 bade adieu to Scotland and commenced life 
 for himself in America. His first employ- 
 ment in this country was as blacksmith in 
 the copper mines at Springfield, Maryland, 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 where he remained two years. From there 
 he went to Washington, District of Colum- 
 bia, and the next four years was blacksmith 
 at the Washington water works, after which 
 he worked at his trade three years and a 
 half at Hudson, New York. His next move 
 was to Michigan. Until 1873 he was in the 
 Jackson mine at Negaunee and for fourteen 
 years thereafter in the Spurr mine in Baraga 
 county, all the time working at his trade. 
 From Baraga county he came to his pres- 
 ent location at Michigamme. Some years 
 before he had established a blacksmith shop 
 here, and upon his removal to this place he 
 took charge of it, and ran this shop for a 
 period of twenty-two years. 
 
 Besides being a Justice of the Peace, 
 Mr. Milroy is Superintendent of the Poor of 
 Marquette county, having been appointed 
 to this position May 4, 1891. He is a Royal 
 Arch Mason and an Odd Fellow. 
 
 Mr. Milroy was married October 24, 
 1858, to Miss Mary Baird, and they have 
 had three children, two of whom are living; 
 one died in infancy. 
 
 aH. O'ROURKE, ex-Sheriff of On- 
 tonagon county, was born at the 
 Norwich mine, Ontonagon county, 
 Michigan, March 9, 1859, a son of 
 Bryan and Catherine (Dewling) O'Rourke, 
 natives of Ireland, who located in Ontonagon 
 county in October, 1850. The father, a 
 farmer by occupation, is eighty-six years of 
 age; he was one of the earliest pioneers of 
 the county. He now resides on his farm 
 near the Norwich mine, this county. 
 
 C. H. O'Rourke, the fifth of their twelve 
 children, began work for himself by teaming 
 from Ontonagon to the Gogebic Iron Range 
 when they were exploring that section of 
 
 country, and keeping a hotel or a halfway, 
 and farming at the Eureka mine; and four 
 years afterward, at the organization of Bes- 
 semer, he opened a stage line from there to 
 Ashland, Wisconsin, which he ran until the 
 Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railroad 
 was built through. Mr. O'Rourke, a black- 
 smith by trade, owned the first blacksmith 
 shop in Bessemer; he hauled the first thou- 
 sand tons of iron ore which was used as a 
 test from the Colby mine, near Bessemer, 
 to the railroad. When a resident of Bes- 
 semer he was a contractor in getting out 
 wood and square timber for the mines, strip- 
 ing and building railroad spurs to the mines, 
 etc. He built a great many of the township 
 roads and bridges in Gogebic county by 
 contract. 
 
 He was the first Justice of the Peace of 
 Bessemer township. In 1886 Mr. O'Rourke 
 was interested in the newspaper business at 
 Ironwood, the first paper published in the 
 city. It was known as the Knights of Labor 
 paper at that time, and afterward it was 
 called the Gogebic Iron Spirit. He has held 
 school offices, has been Constable and Dep- 
 uty Sheriff, and while in Bessemer he served 
 as Marshal one year. In 1886 he was 
 elected Sheriff of Ontonagon county in which 
 Gogebic was then located, but in the follow- 
 ing May Gogebic county was organized out 
 of a part of Ontonagon county. In May, 
 1877, Mr. O'Rourke returned to Ontonagon 
 county, and engaged in the butcher business 
 at Lake Gogebic and where Ewen now 
 stands. 
 
 He furnished the contractors who were 
 building the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic 
 Railroad with meat, and lived part of the 
 time on his homestead near Matchwood that 
 summer. He was the first homesteader on 
 the Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon grant ; 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 567 
 
 he settled on the land in 1 879. Mr. O'Rourke 
 held the office of Sheriff for four years. In 
 1890 he was elected County Treasurer, and 
 in this position he served two years. 
 
 In 1890 Mr. O'Rourke came to Ewen 
 and engaged in the livery business and 
 opened a stage line from that city to Choate. 
 He is now a member of the Council of the 
 village of Ewen, and at present he has a 
 contest pending in the circuit court for the 
 office of Sheriff, to which office he was law- 
 fully elected last fall. 
 
 In 1 891 Mr. O'Rourke was united in mar- 
 riage with Miss Anna Burns, of Rockland, 
 and they have one daughter, named Grace. 
 
 eMIL G. ENDRESS, a leading fish- 
 erman of Sault Ste. Marie, is a 
 member of the firm of C. Endress 
 & Sons, and is a man of promi- 
 nence in his city. We take pleasure in here 
 referring biographically to him. 
 
 Emil G. Endress was born at Two Riv- 
 ers, Wisconsin, June 18, 1856, and grew up 
 and was educated in his native town. When 
 he was thirteen years old he began fishing 
 with his father, C. Endress, then carrying 
 on business on a small scale at Two Rivers. 
 Their success was such as to warrant the 
 enlargement of their operations and young 
 Emil was taken into partnership with his 
 father before he came to be of age. At this 
 time Lake Superior was selected as a more 
 prolific body of water for the finny tribe 
 than that of Lake Michigan, and hither Mr. 
 Endress came in the spring of 1871. They 
 were the first people to stop at what is now 
 Grand Marais, and here they put out nets 
 and gathered in their first catches in their 
 new field. Later they moved down to 
 White Fish Point, The yield of their nets 
 
 has been in frequent instances most remark- 
 able, the year 1893 being the best yield, 
 when 600 tons were caught. This was done 
 with three tugs and twenty-seven men. The 
 present year, 1895, they are operating at 
 Ontonagon, and market their catch in Chi- 
 cago. The value of their fleet is estimated 
 at $70,000. 
 
 Of Mr. Endress' father, C. Endress, we 
 further record that he was born in Germany, 
 in 1823, and that he was a shoemaker by 
 trade, which he acquired in the old country. 
 He came to the United States in 1854 and 
 located at Two Rivers, Wisconsin. After 
 coming here he dropped his trade and 
 turned his attention to fishing, in which, as 
 above stated, he has been very successful. 
 He now lives in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. 
 He and his wife, whose maiden name was 
 Marie Elizabeth Schwink, are the parents 
 of the following children: Charles W. , Emil 
 G., Bertha E., Richard F. and Adolph J. 
 Charles married Miss Mary C. Bernier and 
 is deceased; Emil married Miss Matilda 
 Bernier, daughter of Edward Bernier; Miss 
 Bertha married Joseph Willott; Richard 
 married Miss Nannie Fuller; and Adolph 
 married Miss Calla Lulling. Mr. Emil 
 G. Endress has three children, namely: 
 R. Ralph, aged thirteen years; Ora O., aged 
 nine; and C. Clinton, aged six. Mrs. Bertha 
 Willot has two children: C. Ruben, aged 
 twelve; and Ada E., aged ten. Richard 
 has three children, namely: Otto C, aged 
 eight years; Marguritte C. , aged four; and 
 Richard Fuller, aged one year. Mrs. Bertha 
 Willott and Adolph Endress live in Mani- 
 towoc, Wisconsin; and Emil and Richard 
 live in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Richard, 
 who has been a member of the firm since 
 twenty-one years of age, has a farm which 
 he takes great pride in showing. It is well 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 under way and is only four miles from the 
 city, and he has it well stocked with fine 
 horses and cattle. 
 
 * m ^ ON. JOHN JONES, dealer in coal 
 1^ "% and wood, in Ishpeming, is one of 
 M. , P the representative and influential 
 citizens of the Upper Peninsula. 
 He was born in the city of Detroit, Michi- 
 gan, in June, 1S39, and is a son of Thomas 
 Jones, a native of Wales, who at an early 
 day came to this country and took up his 
 residence in Detroit, where he found employ- 
 ment at the hands of General Cass. He 
 remained in that city until about 1847, 
 when he came to the Upper Peninsula and 
 settled at Eagle River. For a year he 
 made his home at Sault de Ste. Marie, 
 removing thence to Ontonagon, where he 
 lived until his death. He was twice mar- 
 ried and had three children, two sons and a 
 daughter: William, who was lost while 
 living in Detroit, wandered away and was 
 never heard of afterward, probably being 
 captured by the Indians; John and Mary J. 
 Our subject was only an infant at the 
 time of his mother's death, and thus he was 
 deprived of maternal care and guidance. 
 His educational privileges were extremely 
 limited, for as soon as he could handle a 
 pick he was forced to earn his own living. 
 He went to the Minnesota copper mine at 
 Ontonagon, where he drove a horse and 
 worked in the mines until, through his in- 
 dustry and frugality, he had saved enough 
 to buy his father a farm. He was only 
 thirteen years of age when he started out in 
 life for himself, and since then has been 
 dependent entirely upon his own resources. 
 He was ambitious to make the most of his 
 life and attended day and night school as 
 
 he could find opportunity, doing chores in 
 the neighborhood for his board. Thus he 
 worked and won promotion by steady ad- 
 vances until he became surface boss of the 
 Bohemian mine, in which position he con- 
 tinued until the mine was shut down. He 
 then had charge of the property until 1872. 
 His genuine worth and ability had com- 
 pelled recognition in that time, and during 
 his residence in Ontonagon he held the office 
 of Supervisor, Township Treasurer, and 
 various other local offices, and was promi- 
 nently identified with the public interests. 
 
 In 1872 Mr. Jones came to Ishpeming, 
 and was appointed City Marshal, holding 
 that office for three years, when times were 
 tough and a rough class of people were to 
 be managed. He ably discharged his duties, 
 however, and his name was feared by the 
 worse element, while the better class of 
 people regarded it as a symbol of protection. 
 In 1875 he embarked in the transfer busi- 
 ness on a small scale, having an old horse 
 and a dray, but as the years have passed he 
 has greatly enlarged his facilities and is 
 doing an extensive business, owning a large 
 barn and about sixteen horses and wagons. 
 He also runs a team between Ishpeming 
 and Marquette for the American Express 
 Company. He has been connected with 
 this company for twenty years, and has 
 been an agent at Ishpeming for fourteen 
 years. 
 
 Honored and respected by his fellow 
 townsmen who appreciate his superior 
 worth, in 1892 he was elected to the State 
 Legislature, and so ably did he fill the trust 
 reposed in him that he was re-elected in 
 1 894. During his first term he served on 
 the Jackson State Prison and State Affairs 
 committees, also the committee on State 
 Buildings, and during his second term was 
 
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 569 
 
 chairman of the Grand Traverse Asylum 
 committee, the committees on Private Cor- 
 porations and on State Affairs. He was a 
 popular and esteemed member of the House, 
 who labored earnestly for the best interests 
 of his constituents and for the public wel- 
 fare. He served as Mayor of Ishpeming for 
 one term, and was Alderman for two years. 
 He is Secretary of the Union Park Associa- 
 tion, and was one of three to secure the 
 franchise from Ishpeming for the building of 
 the electric railroad between this place and 
 Negaunee, and one of its originators. He 
 gives his support to all matters calculated 
 to benefit the community, and is justly 
 recognized as one of its most public-spirited 
 and progressive citizens. 
 
 In 1863 was celebrated the marriage of 
 Mr, Jones and Miss Honora Hynes, a native 
 of Ireland and a member of the Catholic 
 Church. They now have six children liv- 
 ing: Mary E., wife of Dan Ryan; George, 
 Maggie, Thomas, Frank and Loretta. So- 
 cially, Mr. Jones is connected with the 
 Ancient Order of United Workmen, his 
 public and private life are alike above 
 reproach, and he well deserves representa- 
 tion in this volume. 
 
 ^y^ENNIS COUGHLIN, of Hough- 
 I I ton, Michigan, was born in county 
 /^^_^ Cork, Ireland, June 30, 1832, a 
 son of Jeremiah Coughlin, who 
 also was a native of that place. At the age 
 of fourteen years Dennis began work in the 
 mines of Ireland. Five years afterward he 
 came to America, locating for a short time 
 in New York, and then came to Eagle Har- 
 bor, Michigan. During his first year in this 
 State he worked with the Eagle Harbor 
 Copper Company, spent two years with the 
 
 Northwestern Mining Company, worked one 
 year in the Phoeni.K mine, two years in the 
 Portage mine in Houghton, and began work 
 in the Quincy mine when it first opened. 
 Mr. Coughlin lived in the first house that 
 was built in Hancock. After spending eight 
 years in the latter mine, he embarked in the 
 express business, and has had as many as 
 thirty teams working at one time. In 187S 
 he opened a general livery stable, which he 
 conducted about ten years, and then sold to 
 his son, Thomas, who had been engaged 
 with him in the business for two years. Mr. 
 Coughlin is now retired from active labor. 
 
 He was united in marriage with Anna 
 Neugent, a native of county Waterford, 
 Ireland, and they have eight children living. 
 
 ,>^ R. CHARLES DA. WRIGHT, of 
 
 I I Norway, Michigan, was born at 
 
 /^^^ Chatham, Canada, November 22, 
 
 1863, son of Rev. William S. 
 
 Wright, a Methodist Episcopal minister, 
 
 who died in August, 1878. 
 
 Charles was not, however, deprived of 
 educational advantages; he graduated at 
 the Dodgeville high school in 1877, and 
 afterward pursued the arts at the State 
 University of Wisconsin at Madison. He 
 then went west to Dakota and began the 
 study of pharmacy and medicine under J. 
 T. Tidball, Ph. C, and Dr. G. J. Coller at 
 Brookings. In 1887 he graduated in medi- 
 cine at Ann Arbor, and came directly to 
 Norway, where he has since had charge of 
 the B. N. W. Hospital and been engaged as 
 surgeon to the Aragon mine, owned by 
 Angus Smith, of Milwaukee. He has since 
 completed post-graduate courses at Chicago 
 and served one winter in the Illinois Char- 
 itable Eye and Ear Infirmary in that city. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 In the summer of 1895 he took a partner, 
 E. C. McDowell, M. D., L. R. C. P., and 
 accepted the position of assistant professor 
 of diseases of the eye and ear in the medical 
 department of the State University at Ann 
 Arbor, where he will hereafter be engaged 
 during the college year. The Doctor is 
 identified with almost all of the fraternal 
 organizations of the State, and is Chancellor 
 Commander of the K. of P. lodge at 
 Norway. 
 
 Dr. Wright was married in August, 1 890, 
 to Miss Kate E. Keating, then principal of 
 the Norway school, and they have one 
 child, Muriel Cathrine, a little girl of three 
 years. 
 
 m 
 
 AJOI'i HENRY DUVALL, Sec- 
 retary of the Weston Furnace 
 Company, Manistique, Michigan, 
 was born in Louisville, Kentucky, 
 in 1836, and is of French and Welsh de- 
 scent. He is a son of Alexander and Annie 
 Elizabeth (Elliott) Duvall, natives of Mary- 
 land and Virginia, respectively. Alexander 
 Duvall was an expert accountant, was City 
 Treasurer of Louisville for a number of 
 years, and also was for years a member of 
 the School Board, always taking a deep in- 
 terest in educational matters. He died in 
 Louisville, in 1884, and his widow is still 
 living, she having attained the advanced 
 age of eighty-four years and being well pre- 
 served in both body and mind. She is now 
 the oldest school-teacher in Iventucky. 
 They have six children, four of whom are 
 living, namely: Henry, whose name heads 
 this article; Virginia, of Louisville, Ken- 
 tucky; Alexander, Bowling Green, Ken- 
 tucky; and Mary, a professor of music in 
 Louisville. 
 
 The subject of our sketch was reared 
 and educated in his native State, his educa- 
 tion being received at Louisville and at 
 Transylvania University. Early in life he 
 began learning the jeweler's business, but on 
 account of hand-sweat was compelled to 
 to give it up. In 1855 he started out as a 
 commercial traveler, on horseback and with 
 his goods in saddlebags, that being before 
 the days of railroads. This business he 
 continued until i860. In 1 861 he was en- 
 gaged by the authorities of the State of 
 Tennessee to serve as military instructor, 
 and while serving in this position visited 
 various points of the State. That same 
 year he entered the active service of the 
 Confederate army and in July went with 
 the troops into Virginia. He was assigned 
 to the position of A. A. G., with the rank 
 of Major, of the Third Brigade, Army of the 
 Northwest, under General Daniel S. Don- 
 aldson. After the fall of Nashville he left 
 the army and returned to Louisville. Sub- 
 sequently he engaged in mercantile business 
 at Frankfort, Kentucky, where he remained 
 until after Kirby Smith left the State. 
 
 In 1865 Mr. Duvall had an occasion to 
 make a business trip to Chicago, and while 
 there was favorably impressed with the 
 prospects for the future of the city that he 
 decided to make it is home, and at once es- 
 tablished himself in business. For a quarter 
 of a century he was engaged in hardware 
 specialties and for the past fifteen years in 
 pig iron, etc. In February, 1890, he lo- 
 cated in Manistique, taking the position of 
 secretary of the Weston Furnace Company, 
 of which he is a stockholder. On coming 
 to Manistique, he looked after the construc- 
 tion of the furnace, and he himself turned 
 over the first shovel of dirt when the work 
 was begun. He has always been an enthu- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 571 
 
 siastic gymnast. Major Duvall is a Knight 
 Templar, a thirty-second degree Mason, 
 and is a hfe member of all the bodies of this 
 order with which he is affiliated. For a 
 number of years he was Secretary of Blar- 
 ney Lodge, F. & A. M. He is well known 
 in Masonic circles and has a host of friends 
 all over the country. 
 
 June II, 1865, he married Miss Mary 
 E. Strickland, of Salem, Connecticut. 
 Mrs. Duvall is a member of the Presbyte- 
 rian Church. 
 
 K,/'^ OBERT C. McIvESSON.— In pro- 
 I /«^ fessional circles in Manistique 
 \ _ y stands this gentleman, who is now 
 engaged in the practice of dentis- 
 try with good success. He was born in 
 Summit county, Ohio, on the 7th of March, 
 1850, and is a son of Robert C. and Rebec- 
 ca (Viers) McKesson, the former a native of 
 Harper's Ferry, Virginia, and the latter of 
 the Buckeye State. The father was born in 
 1800 and made farming his chief occupation 
 through life. In 1820 and 1821, he worked 
 for the Government in Chicago and Cleve- 
 land and was offered five acres of land 
 where the city hall of Cleveland now stands 
 as compensation for his services, or $25 in 
 money. Little realizing how valuable the 
 former would become he took the coin. He 
 was three times married and became the 
 father of twelve children. 
 
 The boyhood and youth of Robert Mc- 
 Kesson quietly passed upon his father's farm, 
 where as soon as old enough he began work 
 in the fields and ere long was familiar with 
 all the duties that fall to the lot of the agri- 
 culturist. He attended the common schools 
 to a limited e.xtent, but has acquired the 
 greater part of his knowledge in the hard 
 
 school of experience. By reading and ob- 
 servation, however, he has become a well 
 informed man and keeps abreast with the 
 times. On attaining his majority, realizing 
 that his school training was not sufficient 
 for the business life which he wished to fol- 
 low, he entered Bryant & Stratton's Com- 
 mercial College, of Cleveland, Ohio, just 
 after his graduation at the high school of 
 Kent, Ohio. He took up the study of den- 
 tistry in the latter place and subsequently 
 attended dental college in Cincinnati. It 
 was not originally his intention to follow 
 this calling, but, being afflicted with rheu- 
 matism and thus incapacitated for many 
 other branches of business, he was led to 
 adopt the profession to which he now de- 
 votes much of his time. 
 
 The Doctor was married, in 1878, to 
 Miss Elizabeth Keating, a native of Ohio, 
 and their union has been blessed with one 
 child, Robert Ray. Mrs. McKesson is an 
 estimable lady and to her husband has been 
 a faithful companion and helpmeet. 
 
 The Doctor first opened a dental office 
 in Northfield, Ohio, where he remained for 
 two years, and in 1882 he came to Manis- 
 tique, Michigan, where he has since success- 
 fully engaged in the prosecution of his pro- 
 fession. He does good work, has a well- 
 appointed office, supplied with all the latest 
 appliances, and the public attests its confi- 
 dence in his ability by a liberal patronage. 
 Dr. McKesson also established an art gal- 
 lery in Manistique, and is meeting with suc- 
 cess in his work as a photographer. 
 
 In the Modern Woodmen of America 
 Dr. McKesson holds membership, and po- 
 litically he supports the Republican party. 
 In the spring of 1882 he was elected Town- 
 ship Clerk, and has served in that capacity 
 for twelve years, with credit to himself and 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 satisfaction to his constituents. He was 
 County Deputy Game and Fish Warden 
 from 1887 until September, 1894, is now 
 holding the office of Deputy Warden, being 
 re-appointed February 15, 1895; and since 
 locating in Manistique has been identified 
 with her public interests, the community 
 recognizing him as one of its valued citizens. 
 He takes great interest in gaming and finds 
 in hunting one of his chief sources of recre- 
 ation. 
 
 ^y^ EV. J. M. ROGERS, pastor of the 
 I ^Z Presbyterian Church of Manistique, 
 \ , y was born in Brunswick, Maine, on 
 the 7th of May, 1855, and is a son 
 of John and Margaret (Green) Rogers, who 
 were also natives of the Pine Tree State 
 and were of Scotch-Irish descent. The father 
 was commissioned a Colonel of the Maine 
 Militia, which was engaged in the " Mada- 
 waska war," which trouble arose concerning 
 the boundary line. He engaged in business 
 in Brunswick and in Topsham, Maine, and 
 died in 1882. His widow still survives and 
 now makes her home with the subject of this 
 article. Of their seven children six are yet 
 living: John R., Robert H., Caroline, Mar- 
 garet, J. M. and George. 
 
 Rev. J. M. Rogers was reared in the 
 city of his birth and his early education, 
 acquired in the common schools, was sup- 
 plemented by a course in the preparatory 
 high school, and in Bowdoin College. He 
 entered upon his business career as a teacher, 
 which vocation he followed for several years. 
 In 1873 he came to the West, locating first 
 in Buchanan, Michigan, and subsequently 
 he was employed as a teacher in the schools 
 of New Troy, Richland, Schoolcraft and 
 Frankfort. He then went to Essex, Iowa, 
 
 where, after a year as Superintendent of 
 Public Schools, he embarked in the drug 
 business, and for two years he also engaged 
 in that line of trade at Burlington Junction, 
 Missouri. The year 1888 witnessed his ar- 
 rival in Galesville, Wisconsin, where he ac- 
 cepted a position as President of Gale Col- 
 lege, the Prebyterian institution which was 
 conducted under the direction of the Synod 
 of Wisconsin. For four years he thus served 
 and the school flourished under his able 
 management, for he has excellent ability as 
 an instructor and wins the confidence and 
 respect of his pupils, which fact adds not a 
 little to his success. 
 
 Before leaving that school Mr. Rogers 
 was ordained as a minister of the Presbyte- 
 rian Church by the Presbytery of La Crosse. 
 In July, 1892, he received a call from the 
 Church of the Redeemer of Manistique, and 
 was installed as pastor on the 6th of Octo- 
 ber, 1892, and has since acceptably filled 
 that pulpit. As an educator and minister 
 he stands in the front rank. He is an able 
 speaker, possessing good oratorical powers, 
 and his arguments are logical and convinc- 
 ing. His work in Manistique has been very 
 successful, and he has built up a fine con- 
 gregation, having taken into the church 
 under his pastorate^ over 100 members, thus 
 more than doubling the membership at the 
 time of his arrival, which numbered but 
 sixty-eight. The church edifice was erected 
 in 1888, and is a neat frame structure, well 
 arranged with a comfortable auditorium, the 
 seating capacity of which is 500. In addi- 
 tion there is the session room and parlor, 
 also a kitchen, fitted up with cooking uten- 
 sils and everything necessary for the pre- 
 paring of suppers, and for general social 
 purposes. This is one of the most com- 
 pletely equipped churches on the Peninsula, 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 573 
 
 and its pastor spares neither labor nor time 
 in making it such. 
 
 In 1879 Rev. Rogers was united in the 
 holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Martha 
 Kane, of Michigan, and their union has been 
 blessed with two children, one dying in in- 
 fancy. Mr. Rogers holds membership with 
 the Knights of Pythias fraternity and the 
 Knights of the Maccabees, and while in Wis- 
 consin was a member of the Grand Lodge of 
 Knights of Pythias. 
 
 It is fitting here to make further mention 
 of Gale College, whose present prosperous 
 condition is due almost entirely to Mr. 
 Rogers. When he became connected with 
 the institution it seemed that it could exist 
 but little longer, but after a few months of 
 Mr. Rogers' connection with it as vice-presi- 
 dent the friends of the school recognized in 
 him the man who might be its salvation, be- 
 lieving that he might increase its patronage, 
 and secure the sympathy and support of a 
 larger constituency. As a man, he was not 
 only qualified as a teacher, but endowed with 
 marked practical judgment and sagacity, and 
 the spirit of self-devotion to the cause of 
 Christian education and withal a large faith 
 in the possible future of that college. It 
 was, therefore, decided to raise the indebted- 
 ness from this institution through his efforts. 
 Accordingly a circular was prepared and sent 
 out, stating in brief the condition of things, 
 and appealing to the Presbyterian public for 
 contributions to the sum of $3,000, with the 
 request that the money should be sent direct 
 to Professor Rogers. The debt was entirely 
 wiped away through his efforts and sufficient 
 funds were provided for the opening of the 
 school. In a report concerning the college, 
 given by the Synod Committee in 1891, the 
 following was read: "The college, after 
 years of embarassment by debt and by a 
 
 constantly diminishing attendance, has en- 
 tered upon a better era in which all encum- 
 brance upon the property is removed, and a 
 greatly increased list of students is secured. 
 President Rogers is to be thanked and pub- 
 licly commended by the Synod for the ability 
 and faithfulness which he has brought to the 
 work, and with the trustees he shares the 
 credit of that unusual measure of success 
 which the college has enjoyed in the last 
 year or two." 
 
 Rev. Rogers is a gentleman of strong 
 character, marked individuality and possesses 
 a magnetic power both in and out of the 
 pulpit, which draws to him all classes of peo- 
 ple, who acknowledge his influence and fol- 
 low his e.xample. While he may not be styled 
 an orator, he delivers his sermons in an 
 earnest, conversational tone which makes a 
 good impression. He is seldom emotional 
 and uses illustrations sparingly. His sermons 
 are more of the topical than textual order. 
 He preaches the essentials of religion, pre- 
 senting truths in that practical way which 
 readily appeals to the average judgment. 
 He is a fearless man, an industrious worker, 
 and believes in practical Christianity, the 
 kind which not only extends sympathy but 
 will render more material aid if needed. 
 The Church of the Redeemer is to be con- 
 gratulated on securing his efficient services. 
 As a member of the Presbytery he holds a 
 number of offices, is at this writing Moder- 
 ator of Presbytery of Lake Superior, and 
 since December, 1894, has been its clerk. 
 
 QB. PETERS, of Manistique, has 
 had an eventful and interesting 
 life. He has lived for more than 
 sixty jears through the most 
 eventful period of this country's history. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 since the United States was a free nation. 
 Science and art have made wonderful strides 
 during this time, and invention has given to 
 the world many of the most wonderful 
 works of man. Government has undergone 
 many changes and the events which consti- 
 tute the history of the country are all known 
 to Mr. Peters, he bearing his part in many of 
 them. The record of his career will certainly 
 prove of interest to many of our readers, 
 and with pleasure we add his sketch to those 
 of other prominent and well-known men. 
 
 A native of New York, Mr. Peters was 
 born in Cayuga county, on the 20th of Feb- 
 ruary, 1833, and is a son of Norman and 
 Mary E. (Hill) Peters, both of whom were 
 natives of Litchfield, Connecticut. The 
 family is of English origin and was founded 
 by ancestors who landed at Plymouth Rock 
 about 1636. The paternal grandfather, 
 Eber Peters, was an iron manufacturer and 
 set the first full cart tire in the State of Con- 
 necticut, the work bemg witnessed by about 
 3,000 people. He died in the Nutmeg State 
 where the family lived for some years. The 
 maternal grandfather was a soldier in the 
 British army. The father of our subject 
 was born February 14, 1788, was reared to 
 the iron business, but subsequently turned 
 his attention to fanning. His death occurred 
 March 25, 1874, and his wife survived him 
 only about a month, dying in April. He 
 was the father of thirteen children, five by a 
 former marriage and eight by the mother of 
 our subject. Six of the children are still 
 living. 
 
 Of the survivors M. B. Peters, the eld- 
 est, was reared on the old homestead 
 in his native county and began his educatiou 
 in the common schools of the neighborhood, 
 completing his school life in the Monroe 
 Academy of Onondaga county, New York, 
 
 and was a classmate of Judge Champlain 
 and his wife at Harpersfield, in 1852. On 
 attaining his majority he emigrated to the 
 West, locating in Eaton county, Michigan, 
 where he purchased a tract of wild land, 
 which he at once began to improve. He 
 continued there until 1856, when he went to 
 Illinois, where he taught school. He after- 
 ward went to Kansas and was in Kansas 
 City when H. Clay Pate went out with fifty 
 men to capture John Brown, but instead 
 was captured himself by the eleven followers 
 of Brown! Continuing his journey to the 
 West, Mr. Peters aided in laying out the 
 city of Denver and was in the mountains 
 with Kit Carson, with whom he "bunked." 
 He witnessed the first murder that took 
 place in that Territory and went through all 
 the experiecnes that one encountered in 
 W^estern life in those days. He remained 
 in the mountains about seven months, en- 
 gaged in prospecting, then returned to 
 Omaha, where in June, 1859, he was invited 
 to join an expedition that had in view the 
 platting of Sioux City, Iowa; but the little 
 family that he had left in Illinois had greater 
 attraction for him, and he returned to his 
 home. Until the spring of 1862 he engaged 
 in teaching in Putnam county, after which 
 he sought a home in Van Buren county, 
 Michigan, where he engaged in fruit-growing 
 until 1864. He then sold out and returned 
 to Eaton county, Michigan, where he again 
 taught school and followed farming until 
 1871, serving as principal of the Olivet 
 Union Schools for two years. He had in 
 the meantime engaged in selling machinery, 
 and in that pursuit continued until 1872. 
 He had accumulated considerable property, 
 and embarked in the pine-lumber business, 
 but the monetary panic of 1873 came on 
 and he was "forced to the wall." 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 577 
 
 A man of resolute purpose and strong 
 courage he at once began anew, determined 
 to retrieve his lost possessions. In 1875 he 
 went to Lansing, Michigan, where he en- 
 gaged in building portable engines for a short 
 time, and next embarked in the bracket and 
 picture frame business, which he carried on 
 until the year 1882, the year of his arrival 
 in Manistique. Mr. Peters was one of the 
 leaders in manufacturing circles in this lo- 
 cality and his efforts have added to the pros- 
 perity and progress of the town. He first 
 engaged in the manufacture of cant-hooks 
 and heavy handles, and was quite successful 
 in that undertaking. He built a factory at 
 Cook's for the manufacture of cant-hooks, 
 and added to these umbrella handles; but 
 misfortune again overtook him. In Decem- 
 ber, 1891, he went to Newberry and studied 
 law with his son, Frank H., and was ad- 
 mitted to the bar on the 18th of March, 
 1893; he practiced there until July, 1894, 
 when he returned to Manistique, where he 
 has since been engaged in the prosecution 
 of his profession. 
 
 Mr. Peters organized the Democratic 
 
 party here and was chairman of the central 
 
 committee for a number of years. He is 
 
 now chairman of the central committee of 
 
 the Populist party. Mr. Peters has heard 
 
 many of the noted orators of the country, 
 
 including Daniel Webster, whom he heard 
 
 deliver an address in Syracuse, New York, 
 
 in 1850. Fred Douglass, after his release 
 
 from prison, made his first speech at the 
 
 school house belonging to our subject's 
 
 father. He was at Stuartsville, Missouri, 
 
 at the time John Brown and four others 
 
 crossed the river in a skiff to St. Joseph, 
 
 went to the jail and released two prisoners 
 
 who had been sentenced to twenty-five years' 
 
 imprisonment. Another fact of interest is 
 33 
 
 that the Peters family have in their posses- 
 sion the original parchment deeds from King 
 George for three leagues of land, lying op- 
 posite the city of St. Louis on the Illinois 
 side. Many interesting incidents concern- 
 ing matters of history, yet not generally 
 known, Mr. Peters can relate, and he is an 
 instructive as well as entertaining conversa- 
 tionalist. 
 
 On the 26th of October, 1853, was cel- 
 ebrated the marriage of M. B. Peters and 
 Miss Sarah M. Sheldon, and to them were 
 born nine children, seven of whom are yet 
 living, namely. Mary E., Frank H., Ella 
 E., Helen, Lazette, Emma and Ada. The 
 parents hold membership in the Baptist 
 Church and are most highly esteemed peo- 
 ple. 
 
 "^VAMES PRYOR, general contractor 
 f for public works and river and harbor 
 A 1 improvements, Houghton, Michigan, 
 was born in Devonshire, England, 
 October 4, 1833, the twelfth in a family of 
 fourteen children, — five sons and nine 
 daughters. His parents, Joseph and Eliza- 
 beth (Sampson) Pryor, were both natives of 
 that shire. The father, a mine agent in 
 England, emigrated to this country in 1852 
 and settled at Eagle River, Michigan, 
 where he became well known and highly re- 
 spected. 
 
 James grew up in his native land, at- 
 tending school until he was sixteen years of 
 age, when he began working in the Wheel 
 Franco mine, and continued thus employed 
 there until 1852, the year of the emigration 
 to America. His first employment in this 
 country was in the Albion mine at Eagle 
 River, one year; the next year he was em- 
 ployed at Portage Lake. After this he took 
 
578 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THM 
 
 a commercial course in the Gregory Busi- 
 ness College, at Detroit, where he graduated 
 in due time. Next he was at Houghton, 
 working in the New Albion mine, which he 
 assisted in locating. From 1855 to 1857 he 
 was in England, and upon his return to 
 Michigan he became principal of the public 
 schools of Houghton, continuing as such two 
 years and a half. Then he was appointed 
 mining captain of the Columbia mine, 
 served a year, and the next three years was 
 general superintendent of the Boston mine 
 in Keweenaw county. His next venture 
 was in the general merchandise trade at 
 Eagle Harbor, in partnership with Messrs. 
 Uren and Bowden, under the firm name of 
 Uren, Bowden & Company, which he con- 
 tinued until 1868, when he sold out to the 
 other members of the firm. From 1868 
 until the spring of 1870 he was surface 
 superintendent for the Franklin Mining 
 Company. His next position was as clerk 
 and cashier of the Portage Lake & Lake 
 Superior Ship Canal Company; and, upon 
 completion of the canal he was appointed 
 superintendent in charge of the entire busi- 
 ness, which position he held until 1892, 
 when the canals were sold to the United 
 States Government. At this time he was 
 also secretary and treasurer of the Portage 
 Lake and River Improvement Company, 
 and was in charge of the canal company 
 until it also was sold to the United States 
 Government in 1892. He then became a 
 Government contractor, and is now em- 
 ployed on a large Government contract. He 
 is also interested in a sawmill and lumber- 
 yard, in partnership with his son, their busi- 
 ness being conducted under the firm name of 
 James Pryor & Son. 
 
 During his early residence in Houghton 
 county Mr. Pryor served as Township Clerk 
 
 and School Inspector. He was the first Su- 
 perintendent of Schools in Keweenaw coun- 
 ty. He is a member of the Methodist Epis- 
 copal Church, and is one of the founders of 
 this denomination in Houghton. He was 
 first married in 1855, in England, to Emily 
 Warne, who died in 1863. By this union 
 there are three children who are still living. 
 Mr. Pryor, the second time, in 1865, was 
 married, also in England, to Isabella J. 
 Chappell, and they had four children, who 
 are living. This wife died August 8, 1875, 
 and Mr. Pryor was again married. May i, 
 1877, to Mary J. Gale, by whom he has six 
 children living. He has also ten grandchil- 
 dren. 
 
 His children are: Joseph F., dredge 
 engineer; Charles H., manager of a planing- 
 mill and lumber-yard; James R. , a machin- 
 ist and dredge engineer; Edwin J., mechan- 
 ical engineer; Reginald C, civil and mining 
 engineer; William T., architect; John C, 
 accountant and bookkeeper; Blanch E. L. ; 
 Alfred Tennyson; Estelle B. ; Francis C. 
 G. ; Ethel J, attending school, and Clarence 
 E., at home. 
 
 Mr. Pryor began practical life a poor 
 boy, at the bottom round of the ladder, and 
 gradually climbed up till he has reached the 
 top. He has worked hard and toiled long 
 and has brought up his children as they 
 should be reared, giving them all a good 
 education, and many of them are doing well. 
 Mr. Pryor can boast of a life well spent, and 
 he can now live to enjoy the fruits of his 
 industry. He has never sought office of 
 any nature, but has paid strict attention to 
 his business, which has made him independ- 
 ent. His early life was spent as most lives 
 are spent in a new country. His education 
 was entirely self-obtained, by being a close 
 student of human nature and studying books 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 579 
 
 of value and information instead of novels, 
 etc. , and his life teaches a lesson to the ris- 
 ing generation whose eyes may fall on this 
 meager biography. His motto has always 
 been "honesty." He is now sixty-two 
 years of age and is yet hale and hearty and 
 looks much younger. 
 
 *| ^ ENRY JAMES ATKINSON, drug- 
 l'^^ gist, Harbor Springs, Emmet 
 M . p county, is one of the leading busi- 
 ness men of the town. He is a 
 native of county Mayo, Ireland, born August 
 9, 1850, son of Henry Atkinson, also a 
 native of that place. Henry Atkinson was 
 a Chief of Police in Ireland for many years. 
 The subject of our sketch attended public 
 school and college until he was fourteen, 
 when he entered the employ of Thomas 
 McPherson, a dry-goods merchant, and 
 clerked for him nearly three years. It was 
 at the end of this time that he came to 
 America. Arrived in New York city, he 
 secured a situation as clerk in the dry-goods 
 establishment of William K. Payton, on the 
 Bowery, and remained in that city thus 
 employed six months. Then he came still 
 further West and took up his abode at 
 Green Baj', Wisconsin. He taught school 
 in Brown county about eight months, after 
 which he was for a short time in the employ 
 of Petebone & Company and next with 
 Flatterly & Company, general merchants, 
 remaining in Green Bay and vicinity about 
 two years and a half. From there he came 
 to Michigan, his first location being at 
 Negaunee, where he was employed in the 
 grocery store of John Hogan until the spring 
 of 1872. At that time he started out as a 
 traveling salesman for Day & Whitney, 
 wholesale grocers, and remained on the road 
 
 about six years, returning to Negaunee and 
 clerking the next two years for P. B. Kirk- 
 wood, druggist. In 1882 he moved to 
 Michigamme, as manager of a drug store 
 for Mr. Kirkwood, conducted this store for 
 him one year, and at the end of that time 
 purchased it. In 1S95 he moved his stock 
 to Harbor Springs, where he is engaged in 
 business under his own name, dealing in 
 drugs, paints, oils, sundries, etc., and enjoy- 
 ing a thriving trade. 
 
 While in Michigamme Mr. Atkinson was 
 in many ways prominently identified with 
 the town. He served as Postmaster under 
 President Harrison's first administration. 
 He was Chief of the Fire Department eleven 
 years, was Treasurer of the township two 
 years, and for a time Treasurer of the School 
 Board; was also agent for the American 
 Express Company and for three large steam- 
 ship lines and several insurance companies. 
 
 Mr. Atkinson is an ardent Republican 
 and a member of the A. O. U. W. , I. O. 
 O. F. and A. F. & A. M., having advanced 
 in Masonry to the K. T. and Shrine degrees. 
 
 He married Miss May Wright, of Har- 
 bor Springs, Michigan, daughter of Judge 
 Charles R. Wright. 
 
 @EORGE H. WESTMON, president 
 of the lumber company that bears 
 his name at Daggett, Michigan, is 
 a son of Nels Anderson Westmon, 
 who was a farmer and ship carpenter of 
 Norway. George H. was born in that 
 country in 1847, and he was seven years of 
 age when the family emigrated to America, 
 locating in Door county, Wisconsin. He 
 attended the public schools there until fif- 
 teen years of age and then secured a posi- 
 tion as clerk in the general merchandise 
 
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 Memorial record of the 
 
 store of Lambert & Nau, in Green Bay, 
 Wisconsin. In 1863 the family removed to 
 Albert Lea, Minnesota, and he was em- 
 ployed as a clerk there in the store of Frank 
 Hall for nine months. Next for a year he 
 attended Cedar Valley College at Osage, 
 Iowa, and then returned with his family to 
 Green Bay, Wisconsin. 
 
 Soon he went to sea on the trading 
 schooner Monitor, being employed as sea- 
 man and salesman for his brother-in-law, 
 J. O. Linguist, and remained in his employ 
 for three years. He then purchased the 
 vessel and stock and ran the schooner on his 
 own account. At the age of twenty-two 
 years he received a captain's commission, 
 and after running the schooner for three 
 years he sold it and launched out, in 1872, 
 in local business at Marinette, Wisconsin. 
 In the autumn of 1874 he sold out his busi- 
 ness there and was engaged in miscellaneous 
 things. 
 
 In 1877, after his return from the Cen- 
 tennial Exposition at Philadelphia, he went 
 to work for McKindley, Gilchrist & Com- 
 pany, wholesale grocers, at the corner of 
 State and South Water streets, Chicago, 
 and traveled for them until they retired from 
 the trade. In 1883 he secured a position as 
 traveling salesman for Gray, Burt & King- 
 man, in the same line of business, and re- 
 mained with this house until 1889, and 
 while in their employ he established gen- 
 eral merchandise stores as follows: J. 
 H. Hanrahan & Company, Stephenson, 
 Michigan; C. E. Bradner & Company, 
 Powers, same State; and K. Lunberg-& 
 Company, at Menekaunee, Wisconsin. He 
 was the " company " in each of the above, 
 but in the autumn of 1888 he sold out his 
 interest in them all, and purchased the gen- 
 eral merchandise store of Mr. Rush at Dajr- 
 
 gett, Michigan, and ran that establishment 
 three years, when he sold it to the G. H. 
 Westmon Lumber Company. In the fall 
 of 1 89 1 this company was incorporated with 
 W. C. Wilson as president, George H. 
 Westmon as vice-president, and John Dun- 
 ham as secretary; capital stock all paid up. 
 After the first year Mr. Westmon was made 
 president, which position he still retains. 
 The daily capacity of their mill is 35,000 
 feet of lumber and 80,000 shingles. They 
 have also dealt very heavily in telegraph 
 poles and cedar posts for other purposes. 
 The present value of their land and plant is 
 $35,000. Mr. Westmon is also a partner 
 in the firm of Linquist, Westmon & Camp- 
 bell, of Marinette, Wisconsin. 
 
 Mr. Westmon was married in 1891 to 
 Miss May Bradner, of Powers, Michigan. 
 She is the sister of C. E. Bradner, an old 
 partner of Mr. Westmon. Our subject is a 
 Master Mason. His residence is on the 
 corner of Hall avenue and Jackson street, 
 Marinette, Wisconsin. His chief amuse- 
 ment is yachting. 
 
 IMOTHY NESTER.— This gentle- 
 man bears a name that is well 
 known throughout the northern 
 and southern peninsulas of Michi- 
 gan, and especially at Marquette, where for 
 years he has figured conspicuously as an en- 
 terprising citizen. It is therefore emi- 
 nently fitting that biographical honors be 
 accorded him in this volume, devoted as it 
 is to the portrayal of the lives of northern 
 Michigan's representative men and women. 
 Timothy Nester was born on Christmas 
 Day in the year 1847, near Kingston, Can- 
 ada, to which place his parents, Patrick and 
 Mary (Pheehan) Nester, had emigrated that 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 same year from the Emerald Isle, their na- 
 tive land. Patrick Nester, a blacksmith by 
 trade, ran a shop in Canada from 1847 until 
 1850, at which time he removed to Sanilac 
 county, Michigan, where he continued work 
 at his trade for some time, but finally turned 
 his attention to the lumber business, which 
 he carried on up to the time of his death in 
 1864. He was accidentally killed by a fall- 
 ing tree. His wife survived him until 1 869. 
 In their family were six children, Timothy 
 being the youngest. 
 
 At the time of the removal of the Nester 
 family to Michigan our subject was three 
 years of age, and in Sanilac county his 
 youthful days were spent. He was educated 
 there and at Saginaw, and was brought up 
 in the lumber business, in which, as already 
 stated, his father was engaged. At the age 
 of seventeen years young Nester left the pa- 
 ternal home and started out in life on his 
 own responsibilit}^ and for some time was 
 employed at Saginaw. In 1872, in com- 
 pany with his brother John, he took the con- 
 tract for the building of twenty-five miles of 
 road for the Michigan Central Railroad, 
 north of Grayling, and after this was suc- 
 cessfully completed he himself contracted to 
 build si.xteen and a half miles of road for the 
 Flint & Pere Marquette Railway Company, 
 east of Ludington, which he finished satis- 
 factorily and in due time. He then en- 
 gaged in lumbering throughout the upper 
 peninsula for several years, and since then 
 has given his attention to the real, estate and 
 lumber business. He has handled large 
 tracts of pine timber lands and has also dealt 
 in city property. He laid out the Nester 
 addition to Marquette, which has been hand- 
 somely improved and which is now ranked 
 with the best additions of the city, and he 
 has also contributed to the material growth 
 
 and prosperity of this place by the erection 
 of the Nester block, equipped with all the 
 modern improvements, — in short, one of 
 the finest blocks in the city and a fine resi- 
 dence, beautifully located and built at a cost 
 of no less than $20,000. He was one of 
 the organizers of the Marquette City Street 
 Railway, and was its first vice president. 
 
 At this writing (August, 1895,) he is en- 
 gaged in directing the development of one 
 of the most extensive and comprehensive 
 enterprises ever opened up in the West. 
 East of Marquette lies the Pictured Rocks 
 and the Grand Island country, which, for 
 about eighty miles long and twenty-five miles 
 wide, comprises the finest belt of hard woods 
 known to exist in Michigan. The island it- 
 self is eight miles long and four and one- 
 half miles wide, and forms the natural pro- 
 tection to Munising or Grand Island bay, 
 one of the finest and largest harbors on the 
 chain of lakes. Years ago large purchases 
 from the Government were made in this lo- 
 cality of those lands for speculation, for the 
 wood for charcoal purposes. About three 
 years ago Mr. Nester commenced a system- 
 atic examination with several crews of ex- 
 pert land examiners of this great belt of 
 country, with the view of ascertaining the 
 extent and quality of this timber for lumber 
 purposes. This sort of timber heretofore 
 had not been considered of much value for 
 that purpose in the "north country." The 
 examination was conducted quietly through 
 the season of 1893-4 and culminated in 
 the purchase of about 200,000 acres of land 
 by Mr. Nester and his associates and the 
 organization of the Munising Company of 
 Ohio, owning nearly 100,000 acres, and the 
 Lac LaBelle Company of Michigan, owning 
 100,000 acres. 
 
 After the purchase of those lands and 
 
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 careful surveys had been made, a system of 
 railways was agreed upon and the Munising 
 Railway Company was organized, and at 
 this moment is working over 300 men in 
 prosecuting the construction of its railway 
 from the head of Munising bay to the North- 
 western Railway, a distance of thirty-eight 
 miles, also a branch leaving the main line 
 near the bay and running parallel to the Pic- 
 tured Rocks, about eight miles back from 
 the shore, a distance of thirty miles, also a 
 branch of thirty-five miles from the main 
 line to Manistique. All of these lines are 
 now being built and designed to open up 
 this rich hard-wood belt and carry the prod- 
 ucts of these and adjoining lands to Munis- 
 ing bay, which means sawmills, hoop and 
 stave mills, tanneries, blast furnaces, etc., 
 and unquestionably will build up a large 
 community at the bay. In all these enter- 
 prises Mr. Nester's associates are such well 
 known men as Dan P. Eells, president of 
 the Commercial National Bank of Cleveland; 
 Joseph Colwell, vice-president; Fayette 
 Brown, — all of Cleveland, Ohio; and Hon. 
 E. H. Scott, of La Porte, Indiana. These 
 names are enough, and nothing further is 
 needed to convince the public that this de- 
 velopment will rank as one of the greatest 
 in the State. 
 
 The scope and plan is original with the 
 subject this sketch, and is broad and com- 
 prehensive. Their syndicate proposes to 
 have the timber cut which will make lumber 
 and sell farms to settlers, as there is no 
 better soil existing in Michigan. The rail- 
 way is being built in a good substantial man- 
 ner, with heavy rails, — not lumbering roads 
 but roads to stay. It is not too much to say 
 that the combination of capital, the birth of 
 the project, the vigorous prosecution of the 
 work, the broad and liberal plan, — which 
 
 embraces no one man, project or idea, — 
 owe to "Tim Nester, " as he is familiarly 
 called, all they are. 
 
 Mr. Nester was married in 1868 to Miss 
 Mary E. Sheridan, a native of Michigan, 
 and they have three children, two daughters 
 and a son, namely: Hattie A., Mary E. and 
 Arthur S. 
 
 A man of broad and progressive views 
 and well posted on the topics of the day, 
 Mr. Nester has in many ways made his in- 
 fluence felt in this State. In 1887 he was 
 elected to the honorable position of Mayor 
 of Marquette, his election being without any 
 opposition, and he filled the office with 
 credit to himself and the city. He has 
 ever taken a deep interest in politics and has 
 fought bravely for his party, but notwith- 
 standing this his advice to young men is to 
 "keep out of politics." 
 
 E 
 
 ON. C. A. HANSCOM, Ironwood, 
 Michigan, was born in the city of 
 Buffalo, New York, March 19, 
 1859. 
 
 Mr. Hanscom's father, Captain Charles 
 Hanscom, was a native of Maine and was a 
 sailor for a period of sixty-one years, his 
 early life being spent on the high seas and 
 during war times on the lakes. Captain 
 Hanscom was married four times. His first 
 wife, ncc Eliza C. Read, was the mother of 
 two children, a daughter and son, and died 
 when the latter, C. A., the subject of this 
 article, was less than two years of age. 
 The daughter, Arabella, is now the wife of 
 B. F. Bedortha, an eminent physician of 
 London, England. The mother was born 
 in Jefferson county. New York, and was 
 descended from Revolutionary ancestors. 
 Her father was an officer in the war of 181 2, 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 583 
 
 and participated in some of the important 
 engagements of that war. 
 
 Thus early in hfe deprived of a mother's 
 loving care, Mr. Hanscom found a home 
 with his uncle, Luther Read, with whom he 
 remained from the time he was two and a 
 half years old until he was nine. At the 
 age of nine he returned to Buffalo, and 
 there spent the next three years in attend- 
 ance at the public schools. From the time 
 he was twelve until he was fifteen he was 
 again in the home of his uncle. During his 
 boyhood days he applied himself closely to 
 his books, and before he was sixteen began 
 teaching school, which occupation he fol- 
 lowed for a period of ten years. After this 
 he was in the employ of the Lake Superior 
 Transit Company, between Buffalo and 
 Duluth, and in all had about four years' ex- 
 perience on the Great Lakes. In 1880 he 
 came to Michigan and located at Eagle 
 Harbor, where he was principal of the school 
 two years, and was afterward principal of 
 the schools at Copper Falls and Eagle River. 
 While at Eagle River he served as Secre- 
 tary of the School Board four years, and for 
 a time was deputy County Clerk of Ke- 
 weenaw count}'. In January, 1887, he was 
 selected as Secretary of the Committee on 
 Judiciary of the House of Representatives, 
 which called him to Lansing, where he 
 remained during the session. In July of 
 that same year, 1887, he became identified 
 with Ironwood, and has since been a promi- 
 nent factor in the town. Since 1888 he 
 has been engaged in the insurance business, 
 and now represents many of the leading 
 companies, among which we mention the 
 Lancashire Fire Company, Manchester, 
 England; the American, of New York; 
 British American, Toronto, Canada; Com- 
 mercial Union, London, England; German- 
 
 American, New York; Queen of America; 
 Michigan Mutual Life of Detroit, etc. 
 
 In 1888 Mr. Hanscom was nominated 
 for Representative, on the Republican ticket, 
 was elected to the office in November of 
 that year, and served his constituency with 
 credit both to himself and to them, the 
 Ontonagon district, which he represented, 
 including the counties of Ontonagon, Ba- 
 raga, Gogebic, Keweenaw and Isle Royale. 
 He has from time to time made investments 
 in real estate, and especially in mining prop- 
 erty, and has served as secretary of the 
 East Dangler Mining Company and of the 
 American Iron Mining Company. 
 
 And while Mr. Hanscom is prominent in 
 business and political circles, it is in fra- 
 ternal circles that he is best known. He is 
 a member of Ironwood Lodge, No. 389, F. 
 & A. M. ; of the I. O. O. F., both lodge 
 and encampment, and is Past Chief Patriarch 
 of the latter; of the K. O. T. M., of which 
 he was Sir Knight Commander in 1889; 
 and of Court Garfield, No. 7798, A. O. T. 
 of A. In May, 1891, he was selected to 
 represent Court Garfield in the Grand Court 
 of Michigan, A. O. T. of A., and in that 
 body was chosen by a unanimous vote to 
 represent the State of Michigan in the Su- 
 preme Court of the A. O. T. of A. , which 
 convened at Brooklyn, New York, August 
 10, 1 89 1. Mr. Hanscom was honored by 
 being made Speaker of the day, and acquit- 
 ted himself most creditably. 
 
 >Y*OHN K. RYAN, of the firm of Slat- 
 ^ tery & Ryan, proprietors of a leading 
 A 1 livery stable of Red Jacket, Michi- 
 gan, is a wide-awake and enterprising 
 business man, whose energy and industry 
 have been the means of placing him at the 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 head of a thriving business. He is a West- 
 ern man by birth and by character, being im- 
 bued with the true Western spirit of prog- 
 ress. He was born in Wiota, Wisconsin, 
 on the 23d of February, 1855, and is of 
 Irish Hneage. His father, CorneHus Ryan, 
 a native of the Emerald Isle, emigrated to 
 America, within the decade which followed 
 1850 and established his residence in Onto- 
 nagon county, Michigan. He died on the 
 1 8th of March, 1893, at his home in Han- 
 cock, this State. 
 
 John R. Ryan remained in Wisconsin 
 only two years and was then taken by his 
 parents to Hancock, where he was reared, 
 attending the public schools until seventeen 
 years of age and acquiring a good education. 
 Starting out then in life for himself, he first 
 secured work in the old Calumet stamp-mill 
 at Calumet, washing copper, and was em- 
 ployed there for three years, when the mill 
 was removed to Lake Linden and Mr. Ryan 
 also sought a home in that place in order to 
 continue his work in the mill. For five 
 years he devoted his energies to that labor, 
 and then changed his business by entering the 
 employ of Edward Ryan, his uncle, who was 
 engaged in the general merchandise trade in 
 Hancock. He worked for Mr. Ryan for 
 about five years and then came to Calumet, 
 with the interests of which place he has 
 since been identified. 
 
 Here Mr. Ryan embarked in business in 
 connection with Patrick Slattery as proprie- 
 tor of a livery barn, which they have since 
 successfully conducted, under the firm name 
 of Slattery & Ryan. They have on hand a 
 fine line of vehicles and have many good 
 horses, hence are able to supply all demands, 
 and their business is steadily increasing, a 
 liberal patronage being accorded them. In 
 addition to their livery line they have added 
 
 an undertaking business, which they have 
 conducted since 1 891, and their invested capi- 
 tal now amounts to $40,000. Earnest en- 
 deavor to please their patrons and fair and 
 honorable dealing have brought them pros- 
 perity, and they are recognized as the lead- 
 ers in their line of trade in Red Jacket. 
 
 The lady who now bears the name of 
 Mrs. Ryan was in her maidenhood Miss 
 Margaret Conway, a resident of Hancock, 
 Michigan. Mr. Ryan takes considerable in- 
 terest in civic societies and is a member of 
 the Ancient Order of Hibernians, serving as 
 Treasurer of Division No. 2, of Calumet. 
 He also belongs to the Ancient Order of 
 United Workmen, the Modern Woodmen of 
 America and is one of the board of directors 
 of the last named. For two terms he has 
 been a member of the Village Council, and 
 his faithful discharge of the duties devolving 
 upon him numbered him among the valued 
 citizens of the community. His life has 
 been quietly passed in the faithful perform- 
 ance of duties that have come to him, and 
 his fidelity to all trusts has won the confi- 
 dence and merited regard of all who know 
 him. 
 
 ^V*"^ E. DUNN, one of the representa- 
 E U tive men of Crystal Falls, was born 
 \ in Renfro, Province of Ontario, 
 
 Canada, March 27, 1846. His 
 father, James Dunn, was a native of Ireland, 
 but located in Canada when a young man. 
 He was a lumberman in early life, but after- 
 ward located on a farm, and spent the re- 
 mainder of his days in Canada, dying at the 
 of seventy-six years. The mother of our 
 subject, nee Mary Castello, was born in Ire- 
 land, where she remained until si,\ years of 
 age, and then moved with her parents to 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 58s 
 
 Canada, dying there at the age of seventy- 
 two years. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn were the 
 parents of eleven children, five sons and six 
 daughters. 
 
 P. E. Dunn, the third child and third 
 son, remained in Canada until eighteen 
 years old, attending the common schools, 
 but working at farm labor during summer 
 months. He then secured emploj'ment as 
 freight clerk for the Chicago & Northwest- 
 ern Railroad at that city, but after one year 
 there moved to Marinette, Wisconsin, and 
 for the following ten years worked in the 
 lumber woods. Mr. Dunn opened the first 
 mine for the Metropolitan Land & Iron Com- 
 pany at Felch Mountain, in 1876, and came 
 from there to Crystal Falls, in the interest of 
 the Youngston Iron Company. He opened 
 the Youngston, now known as the Clare, mine 
 in this city, and discovered ore at the Alpha 
 mine at Mastodon, having owned an interest 
 in the latter mine for a number of years. 
 
 In his political relations, our subject is a 
 proniinent and active worker in the Demo- 
 cratic party. In 1886 he was elected the 
 first Clerk and Register of Deeds in Iron 
 county, which position he held three terms, 
 and previous to that time was elected the 
 first Supervisor of Crystal Falls. He has 
 also served as a member of the School Board. 
 Socially he is a member of the Knights of 
 Pythias. 
 
 Mr. Dunn was married in 1888, to Emma 
 Miller, a native of Germany. They have 
 one daughter, Phyllis. 
 
 >Y*OHX MURRAY, one of the leading 
 m business men of Detour and agentle- 
 /• 1 man widely known throughout Chip- 
 pewa county, is a native of Ross- 
 shire, Scotland, born August 4, 1851, and 
 
 received a fair education in that country. 
 When about sixteen years of age he started 
 out to learn the engraver's trade in the city 
 of Glasgow, but, not liking the business, he 
 decided to take up carpentry, which he did, 
 under the instruction of Campbell Brothers, 
 who likewise were the owners of the shop 
 where he first engaged to learn the machin- 
 ist's trade. He was employed at his trade 
 until 1877, when, with his instructor, he 
 went to Liverpool, England, where he was 
 employed for two years, and then, during 
 the winter of 1878-9, sailed for America, 
 the land of greater opportunity. The first 
 four years here he spent in Chicago, re- 
 ceiving good wages and laying up a respect- 
 able portion of his earnings. In 1883 he 
 was hired to go to the mining regions of 
 West Virginia and work there at the rate of 
 $6 a day; but, instead of going there, he 
 came to the "Soo," where he was advised to 
 remain. However, in the spring of 1884, 
 he came to Detour, purchased property and 
 built the Huron House, which he conducted 
 as a hotel for four years. This proved to 
 be a magnificent investment. He has, alto- 
 gether, accumulated the handsome sum of 
 $4,000. He also owns a farm of 160 acres, 
 of which sixty acres were cleared and con- 
 tained other improvements. He also has 
 property in Sault de Ste. Marie. 
 
 In his political principles he is a Demo- 
 crat. In 1894 he was a candidate for nom- 
 ination to the office of Sheriff, but was 
 defeated by only one vote. Mr. Murray is 
 a gentleman of robust constitution and 
 genial disposition and affable, — so much so 
 indeed that whoever makes his acquaintance 
 can never forget him. He is a member of 
 the I. O. O. F. 
 
 He was married in Greenock on the 
 Clyde, Scotland, April 24, 1876, to Miss 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Margaret McKay, a daughter of Christopher 
 McKay, who was connected with the Cale- 
 donian Railway and was an old Crimean 
 soldier. He married Miss Davidina Ross 
 and had seven children, of whom three are 
 living: Margaret; Christopher, now in St. 
 Paul and employed as a railroad engineer; 
 and John, who was a bookkeeper in Benton 
 City, Montana, some years ago, when last 
 heard from. Mrs. Murray was born July 
 19, 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Murray's children 
 are: Jessie A., aged sixteen years; Christo- 
 pher, fourteen; Murdock, twelve; Donella, 
 ten; Maggie, seven; Lizzie, five; and Ken- 
 neth, two years. Two are deceased: Andrew, 
 the eldest, and Kenneth (ist). 
 
 Kenneth Murray, the father of the sub- 
 ject of this sketch, is now ninety-two years 
 of age, and his wife ninety, — both still liv- 
 ing in Ross-shire, Scotland. They are the 
 parents of six children, of whom four are 
 living, namely: Mrs. Ann McLeod, in Scot- 
 land; John, our subject; Neil, on the home 
 farm; and Donald M. McKenzie, half brother 
 of John, of Sault Ste. Marie. 
 
 HRTHUR J. KREMER is a popular 
 citizen and the capable Postmaster 
 of Hermansville, Michigan. He 
 belongs to that class of enterpris- 
 ing young business men to whom the West 
 is largely indebted for its prosperity and 
 progress, and with pleasure we present the 
 record of his life to our readers. He was 
 born in the neighboring State of Wisconsin, 
 the place of his birth being New Cassel, and 
 the date February 11, 1870. His father, 
 James Kremer, was a shipping clerk m the 
 employ of the Fond du Lac Sash and Door 
 Company, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. 
 
 Arthur J. Kremer began his education in 
 
 the public schools of his native town, where 
 he pursued his studies until fourteen years 
 of age and then attended Mann's Business 
 College, of Fond du Lac, where he pursued 
 his studies for several terms. At the age 
 of seventeen he entered upon his business 
 career as an employe in the office of Will- 
 iam McDermott, a real-estate and insurance 
 agent of Fond du Lac, with whom he con- 
 tinued for a year and a half. He then ac- 
 cepted a position as bookkeeper with the 
 Wisconsin Land & Lumber Company, and 
 was sent to Hermansville, where he also has 
 charge of the shipping department. Soon, 
 however, he will go upon the road in the in- 
 terest of his company; and with good busi- 
 ness ability, energy and enterprise, which are 
 numbered among his chief characteristics, we 
 predict for him success in his new field of 
 labor. He was appointed Postmaster of 
 Hermansville, October 4, 1893, and his 
 fidelity to duty has won high commendation, 
 while his genial, pleasant manner has won 
 popularity and esteem. 
 
 On the 1 6th of May, 1893, was cele- 
 brated the marriage of Mr. Kremer and Miss 
 Anna Leitenberger, of Fond du Lac. In 
 social circles the young couple hold an 
 enviable position. 
 
 \/^ EV. JOHN EVANS, Treasurer of 
 
 I /"^ Gogebic county, Michigan, and a 
 
 JB^P resident of Ironwood, is one of the 
 
 highly respected citizens of this 
 
 county. A rcsitmc of his life is as follows: 
 
 John Evans was born in England, August 
 
 27, 1844, youngest son of Richard and 
 
 Elizabeth (Mayrung) Evans, both natives of 
 
 England. He was reared and educated in 
 
 his native land, was ordained a minister of 
 
 the Methodist Episcopal Church, and spent 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 587 
 
 fifteen years in the work of the ministry in 
 England. In September, 1884, he came to 
 America, and upon his arrival here was 
 received on credentials as a minister at the 
 Detroit, Michigan, Conference. He was 
 given work at Menominee and Ironwood, 
 where he labored efficiently until, on account 
 of failing health, he was obliged to retire 
 from the active work of the ministry. He 
 is still, however, a member of the Detroit, 
 Michigan, Conference. About the time of 
 his retirement from pastoral work he was 
 elected City Clerk of Ironwood and was also 
 made Librarian, and in 1 894 he was elected 
 County Treasurer of Gogebic county, Mich- 
 igan. 
 
 Mr. Evans is a man of family. He was 
 married September, 1873, to Miss Anna C. 
 Cooper, who was born and reared in Eng- 
 land, and they have five sons, namely: 
 Arthur M., William De J., Charles E., 
 Edgar J. and Percy J. 
 
 In his political views, Mr. Evans is in 
 harmony with the Republican party. As a 
 Christian gentleman, and a man of broad 
 and progressive views, and marked business 
 ability, he is ranked with the leading citi- 
 zens of the county. 
 
 >^OHN FISHER, Treasurer of Iron 
 ■ county, was born in Sweden, De- 
 /» J cember 7, 1844. He came to Amer- 
 ica in 1868, spending the first six 
 months in New York city; went thence to 
 Marshall county, Iowa, and remained for 
 two years; spent six months in Chicago, 
 Illinois, next followed the carpenter's trade 
 in Marquette, Michigan, resided in Hough- 
 ton and Hancock for a time, and also spent 
 several years in Ishpeming. In 1881 he 
 
 went to the Black Hills, where he had en- 
 tire charge of the erection of the twenty- 
 stamp mill for the Gold Star Mining Com- 
 pany, the entire cost of the mill having 
 been about $50,000. He returned to Ish- 
 peming in 1 88 1, was there married, and in 
 the summer of 1882 he came to Crystal 
 Falls to engage as bookkeeper for H. H. 
 Hastings. Three years afterward he opened 
 a meat market in this city. Mr. Fisher has 
 served as Township Clerk three terms, one 
 term as Township Treasurer, was President 
 of the Village Board two years, Trustee of 
 the same four years, and in 1894, by the 
 Republican party, was made Treasurer of 
 Iron county, which important position he 
 still fills. 
 
 In 1 88 1, in Ishpeming, our subject was 
 united in marriage with Nettie Raisky, a 
 native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They 
 have three sons, — Herbert J., Roy F. and 
 Walter F. The family are members of the 
 Presbyterian Church, in which Mr. Fisher 
 is a Trustee. In his social relations he is a 
 member of the Knights of Pythias, Crystal 
 Falls Lodge, No. 128. 
 
 ^V^^ ENNIS RYAN was born in county 
 I I Tipperary, Ireland, and is a son of 
 J^^J Patrick Ryan, a farmer, who spent 
 his last years in Sault de Ste. 
 Marie. Our subject was reared in county 
 Kilkenny until his fifteenth year, when he 
 decided he would seek a home in the New 
 World, for he believed he could not make 
 much advancement on the Emerald Isle. 
 As he could not get the consent of his par- 
 ents, he "ran away" from home, sailing for 
 Boston, where he had friends living, but 
 the ship Western \\'orld, on which he took 
 
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 passage, was shipwrecked at Sandy Hook, 
 New Jersey, and with 200 other passengers 
 he was landed there. 
 
 Four days later Mr. Ryan reached New 
 York city, thence started by rail for the 
 West, and finally reached Sault de Ste. 
 Marie. At that time the old canal was 
 being constructed and Mr. Ryan secured 
 work on the same, being thus employed for 
 about a year. He then visited relatives in 
 Boston, and the same fall returned to Michi- 
 gan, where he drove a team on the Lower 
 Peninsula, along the road of the Pontiac 
 Railway which was then being constructed. 
 On returning to the Upper Peninsula he 
 went to Marquette and entered the employ 
 of the Collins Iron Company, with which he 
 was connected for two years, working later 
 in the copper mines in Houghton county for 
 six months. Then he came again to Mar- 
 quette and took a contract for loading ore 
 on vessels, and was thus employed for four 
 years, when he went into the mines, in 1870. 
 The following year he returned to Sault de 
 Ste. Marie, and engaged in hotel-keeping as 
 proprietor of the American House, devoting 
 his energies to that enterprise for ten years. 
 He was quite successful in his undertaking, 
 accumulating capital very rapidly, much of 
 which he judiciously invested in property. 
 
 The failure of his wife's health compelled 
 Mr. Ryan to leave the hotel, and he retired 
 to his estate, improving much of the prop- 
 erty and disposing of the remainder. He 
 was married January 16, 1858, in Marquette, 
 to Margaret Buckley, who was born in 
 county Kerry, Ireland. She died August 3, 
 1888. They had an adopted son, George 
 J. Ryan, a harness-maker of Sault de Ste. 
 Marie, who married Nora C. Rooney, and 
 has three children, — Mary Margaret, Ray- 
 mond J. and Cecil J. 
 
 Dennis Ryan has never taken a very 
 prominent part in public affairs since com- 
 ing to Chippewa county, but while in Mar- 
 quette county he served as Township Clerk, 
 and Deputy and Under Sheriff. In politics 
 he has ever been a stalwart Democrat, cast- 
 ing his first presidential vote for James 
 Buchanan. He is numbered among the hon- 
 ored pioneers of the Upper Peninsula, and 
 is a self-made man, who through persever- 
 ance, enterprise and good management has 
 acquired a handsome competence. 
 
 " ^vy w ^ L. M O A S E, secretary of the 
 Mm I Electrical & Mechanical Works 
 \j^^l of Menominee, was born in Bron- 
 son, Michigan, April 20, 1869, a 
 son of Charles and Cornelia (Jackson) Moase, 
 the former a native of England and the lat- 
 ter of Rochester, New York. The father 
 came to America about forty-five years ago, 
 locating in Michigan, but for the past three 
 years, on account of poor health, he has re- 
 sided at Clearwater Harbor, Florida, where 
 he has a large orange grove. During the late 
 war, Mr. Moase served as First Lieutenant 
 of the First Michigan Infantry, in the three- 
 months service, and was afterward promoted 
 as Captain of Company C, Eleventh Michi- 
 gan Volunteer Infantry. He took part in 
 all the battles of his regiment. Six children 
 were born to Mr. and Mrs. Moase, namely: 
 Nellie Rudd, a banker of Bronson, Michigan; 
 Charles B., paying teller in the same bank; 
 W. L. , the subject of this sketch; May 
 Coachman, of Jacksonville, Florida; Oracle 
 and Irene. 
 
 W. L. Moase was reared and educated 
 in his native place. He spent six years in 
 the Detroit Electrical Works, under his uncle. 
 
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 William A. Jackson, and for the following 
 two years was employed in the Great West- 
 ern Manufacturing Company of Chicago. 
 Since that time he has been identified with 
 the Electrical and Mechanical Works of Me- 
 nominee, Michigan. In political matters, 
 Mr. Moase is allied with the Republican 
 party. 
 
 In 1889 he was united in marriage with 
 Miss Luella Sheridan, a native of Hudson, 
 Michigan. She received her education in 
 that city and Monroe, same State. 
 
 ED. JOHNSTON, the veteran in- 
 surance man of Sault Ste. Marie, 
 is engaged in business as the senior 
 member of the well known firm of 
 Johnston & Blank, general insurance agents, 
 and his well directed efforts have brought to 
 him prosperity. 
 
 He is a native of the Pine Tree State, 
 born in Milford, Maine, on the 13th day of 
 July, 1857, and is the only child living of 
 Aaron H. and Maria (Whitney) Johnston. 
 He left his native State when a small boy, 
 and went to live in Ingersoll, Ontario, where 
 he remained for some time, obtaining a fair 
 English education in the public schools. His 
 boyhood was passed in a quiet and unevent- 
 ful manner. About twenty-seven years ago 
 he entered the general agency office of the 
 Aetna Insurance Company at Cincinnati, 
 Ohio, of which J. B. Bennett was general 
 agent, and remained there over seven years, 
 during which time he was initiated into the 
 working of the machinery that makes insur- 
 ance a profitable business. One of his lead- 
 ing characteristics was soon manifest, — 
 fidelity to trust; and his employers, recogniz- 
 ing his worth and ability, promoted him from 
 
 time to time. He resigned his position with 
 this company, and, for a time acted as 
 special agent for other companies. For 
 many years previous to his arrival in Sault 
 Ste. Marie (and for some time after) he main- 
 tained a prosperous general insurance agen- 
 cy at Whitehall and Montague, Muskegon 
 county, Michigan, — the first few years on his 
 own account, and the remainder of the time 
 associated with Hon. J. H. Williams, under 
 the firm name of Johnston & Williams. This 
 firm established an agency at Sault Ste. 
 Marie in March, 1887, and operated at both 
 places until the partnership was dissolved. 
 Mr. Williams retained the Whitehall-Mon- 
 tague agency and Johnston & Blank suc- 
 ceeded to the Sault Ste. Marie agency, 
 which is one of the largest in the State, 
 representing over twenty of the largest and 
 most reliable companies in the world, and 
 doing a general insurance business, includ- 
 ing fire, tornado, life, accident, marine, 
 plate glass and employers' liability. 
 
 Meeting with all classes of people, as he 
 does, Mr. Johnston has become a close stu- 
 dent and a good judge of human nature, — a 
 qualification necessary to one in his calling. 
 He is a wide-awake and enterprising busi- 
 ness man, progressive and industrious; and, 
 though an Eastern man by birth, he pos- 
 sesses the true Western spirit of progress 
 and advancement. In manner he is pleasant 
 and genial, a popular man who in the com- 
 munity has gained a host of warm friends. 
 He is a member of several fraternal orders, 
 — the F. & A. M., — being a Knight Tem- 
 plar,— the I. O. O. F., and the K. of P. 
 
 In Kansas City, Missouri, in September, 
 1889, Mr. Johnston was united in marriage 
 with Miss Frances S. Baker, a native of 
 Montague, Michigan. They have one child, 
 Frances, born on the 23d of June, 1890. In 
 
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 the community where they now make their 
 home they have become quite widely known, 
 and their many friends hold them in high 
 regard. 
 
 HLEXANDER G. SHIELDS, Judge 
 of Probate, Baraga county, Michi- 
 gan, is a gentleman whose name is 
 well known here, having been 
 prominently identified with the county for a 
 number of years. 
 
 Judge Shields was born in Glasgow, 
 Scotland, May 3, 1841, son of John Shields, 
 a native of that place. When he was two 
 years old he was brought by his parents to 
 America, their location having been in 
 Canada, where he attended school until the 
 age of twelve. When he was fifteen he 
 came to Michigan, and in Houghton county 
 secured a position as fireman in the Pewabic 
 mine stamp mills, remaining thus occupied 
 two years and then returning to his home in 
 Canada. Then, feeling in need of more 
 education than he had, he went to New 
 York and spent the following winter in 
 attending school. From New York he 
 came back to Michigan, and at Baraga was 
 employed to put up the machinery in a saw- 
 mill, after which he ran the mill one sum- 
 mer. The next two years he ran the Rip- 
 ley mill at Houghton. Then, in partner- 
 ship with George Churches, he bought the 
 tug-boat Mentor, which they ran one season, 
 at the end of the season selling out to the 
 canal company. Next he turned his atten- 
 tion to the lumber business. He built a 
 sawmill and operated it one year, and soon 
 after this he became identified with L'Anse, 
 where he took a contract to build the ore 
 dock, which work he completed in due 
 time; and he also built the stone dock for 
 
 the L'Anse Brownstone Company. He was 
 the first Sheriff of Baraga county, elected 
 in 1875, ^nd was twice re-elected, serving 
 in all three terms. He has also served as 
 Highway Commissioner of the county, and 
 for three terms was a member of the City 
 Council of L'Anse. At this writing he is 
 Probate Judge. Thus in many ways he has 
 been prominently connected with the affairs 
 of L'Anse and Baraga county. 
 
 Judge Shields is a Chapter Mason and a 
 Select Knight of the A. O. U. W. 
 
 He married Miss Maria Jackson, of 
 Houghton, and they have three children. 
 
 tV^ A. WILLSON.— The water-power 
 I /^r and electric-light system of Mar- 
 M - F quette is superintended by this 
 gentleman, one of the rising and 
 progressive young men of the Upper Pen- 
 insula. He has the honor of being a native 
 of this State, his birth having occurred in 
 Ishpeming on the 13th of November, 1866. 
 His parents, Daniel and Beatrice (Arm- 
 strong) Willson,were both natives of Canada 
 and came to the Upper Peninsula in 1855, 
 locating in Marquette, but after a time they 
 removed to Ishpeming, where the father be- 
 came an employe of the Lake Superior 
 Iron Company, with which he continued for 
 many years, serving in the capacity of 
 "boss" blacksmith of the mine until 1879. 
 He possessed considerable inventive genius 
 and was the inventor of the dump wagon, 
 which is still in use. He was also the in- 
 ventor of several other devices of usefulness. 
 In 1879 he left Ishpeming and removed to 
 Florence, Wisconsin, where he died in 
 1 88 1 and where his widow is still living. 
 In the family of this worthy couple were 
 
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 five children, R. A. being the youngest. 
 He was reared in Ishpeming and began his 
 education in the schools of that city, com- 
 pleting his studies in Milwaukee. He 
 learned the electric light business in the lat- 
 ter city, where he lived for about twelve 
 years. He first served as a sort of errand 
 boy around the electric light works of Mil- 
 waukee, but he made himself useful, learned 
 all he could about the business, and his 
 fidelity afterward won him promotion by 
 steady advances until he had attained a 
 good position. Later he had charge of the 
 electric-light plant for the Cleveland Min- 
 ing Company at Ishpeming for eighteen 
 months and then set up the Winstrom Ore 
 Separator at Michigamme, after which he 
 came to Marquette to take charge of the 
 electric-light plant at this place, a position 
 which he has filled for more than five years 
 in a most creditable and satisfactory man- 
 ner. He has proved himself entirely com- 
 petent and is devoted to his work. The 
 plant is located on Dead river, at Collins- 
 ville, three and a quarter miles from Mar- 
 quette, and is run by water power with a 
 312-horse-power engine. They have 100 
 arc lights and 3,500 incandescent lights. 
 
 Mr. Willson lives with his family at the 
 plant, having a very nice home there. He 
 was married in August, 1890, to Miss Car- 
 rie Raisky, a native of Ishpeming, and two 
 children grace their union, — Beatrice and 
 Russell. Mr. Willson is a member of the 
 Knights of the Maccabees and is a popular 
 and agreeable man who has many friends. 
 He is progressive and has made his own 
 way in the world unaided. Diligence, en- 
 terprise and energy have been the stepping- 
 stones on which he has risen, and these 
 qualities always exercised will bring him 
 still greater success in the future. 
 
 aAPTAIN AXEL V. LINDQUIST, 
 of Escanaba, is a native of Sweden, 
 born April 2, 1847. His parents 
 came to America in 1854, and 
 after a residence in Chicago of eleven 
 months finally settled in Marinette, Wis- 
 consin, which was ever afterward their home 
 excepting the ten years they were living at 
 Ephraim, that State, — 1860-70. 
 
 The father, Nichols Lindquist, born Oc- 
 tober 27, 1 805, is now living in Menekaunee, 
 Marinette county, at the very advanced age 
 of ninety years, being Marinette's oldest 
 Swedish citizen. He is a descendant of 
 noted warriors, his paternal grandfather 
 having been a soldier in three wars and his 
 maternal grandfather killed while serving in 
 the army. In 1830 Mr. Lindquist moved 
 to Orebro, Sweden, where he engaged in 
 teaching school, and passed an examination 
 in special branches of surgery. He fol- 
 lowed the profession of teaching seventeen 
 years, but during his active life in this coun- 
 try he has been a shoemaker. Twenty 
 years ago he was one of the organizers of 
 the Swedish Lutheran Church at Marinette, 
 and after a membership of three years in 
 that congregation he united with the Meth- 
 odist Episcopal Church, of which he re- 
 mains a member. In 1882 he and his wife 
 Christine celebrated their golden wedding. 
 She departed this life June 10, 1884. They 
 had seven sons and one daughter, of whom 
 one son died in Sweden, one while on the 
 ocean voyage to America, and the daughter 
 in Chicago, who was buried at the present 
 site of Lincoln Park. Of the five sons living 
 we have the following account: Carl 
 Gustaf, born in 1833, now a painter at 
 Menekaunee; John O., born in 1835, is a 
 wholesale dealer in fish at the same place; 
 Peter August, born in 1838, is a tug captain 
 
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 on Green Bay and Lake Michigan, making 
 his home in Menekaunee; F. W. , born in 
 1 841, is engaged in the real-estate business 
 in Iron Mountain, Michigan; and the Cap- 
 tain, the subject proper of this biographical 
 sketch. 
 
 Captain Lindquist acquired his education 
 in the schools of Menekaunee, and Ephraim, 
 Wisconsin, pursuing his studies in the latter 
 place during the winter season, and engaged 
 in manual labor on the lakes during the 
 summer. He was only seven years of age 
 when the family emigrated to America and 
 commenced service on the lakes with his 
 brother John; the next season he went with 
 his brother August, on the Belle of Green 
 Bay, the fastest-sailing boat on the lake, 
 built by Nate Saunders. During this time 
 he and his brother August had a schooner 
 built, — the Celia. In 1869 he received a 
 captain's license, since which time he has 
 been employed as captain on various boats, 
 first having charge of the tug Annie Laurie 
 for the Menominee Lumber Company, with 
 which he continued two seasons. He then 
 resigned that position to accept the com- 
 mand of the side-wheel tug Mary Reed, 
 owned by the Ludington, Wells & Van 
 Schaick Lumber Company, of Menominee, 
 and with that company he confined for the 
 long period of twelve consecutive years, 
 commanding the vessels Bob Stephenson 
 and the A. Burton; then he left that com- 
 pany to engage in business for himself. He 
 now bought a pleasure boat, which he ran 
 for a year, when he sold out to his brother, 
 John O., but commandedher for one season, 
 for his brother. 
 
 He then moved to Escanaba and en- 
 tered the employ of A. Booth & Sons, man- 
 aging their boat Frances R. Anderson, and 
 buying fish. After continuing in the employ 
 
 of this firm for two years he ran the tug J. 
 F. Dayan, for Charles Burns, of Escanaba, 
 for a season. His next engagement was on 
 the passenger boat Lucile, running between 
 Escanaba and Gladstone, one season, when 
 he entered the employ of the Escanaba Tow- 
 ing & Wrecking Company, running the tug 
 Owen, for five years. In 1894 he was mate 
 on the tug Temple Emery, and in the sea- 
 son of 189s he again took command of the 
 tug Owen. He is a careful sailor, always 
 on the alert, watchful and painstaking, and 
 in consequence his services are constantly in 
 demand. 
 
 Turning from the semi-public life of 
 Captain Lindquist to his more private life, 
 we note the interesting event of his marriage 
 to Miss Amelia Hanson, the ceremony being 
 performed on the 14th of August, 1870, in 
 Ephraim, Wisconsin. The lady, a native 
 of Norway, was born June 28, 1S50, a 
 daughter of Henry and Henrica Hanson, 
 who came to this country when their daugh- 
 ter was a child of three years, in 1854, set- 
 tling in Ephraim, where her father is still 
 hving and where her mother died, in 1894. 
 They were the parents of seven children, as 
 follows: Amelia; Henrietta, the wife of 
 Ole Tostenson, who is a farmer of Sturgeon 
 Bay; Soren, owner and master of a sailing 
 vessel on Green bay; Olaf, on the old home- 
 stead; James, a fireman in Ephraim; Julia, 
 the wife of Hans Abramson, of the tug Mon- 
 arch; and one that died in infancy. To the 
 Captain and Mrs. Lindquist have been given 
 also seven children, five of whom are yet 
 living, namely: Henry Walter, John Lem- 
 uel (a machinist of Maywood, Illinois), Lydia, 
 Delia and Alberta. The two deceased chil- 
 dren were Georgie and Mertie. Lydia is 
 now the wife of P. W. Axelson, who is the 
 editor of the Medborgaren (Citizen), a Swe- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 595 
 
 dish newspaper published weekly in Esca- 
 naba. Of their two children one only is now 
 living. 
 
 C^ftptain Lindquist is well known in po- 
 li%ital circles and has long been a stalwart 
 supporter of the Republican party. His 
 name, however, was placed on the Populist 
 ticket in 1894 as candidate for the office of 
 Sheriff, though without his solicitation and 
 against his will. He is now serving his sec- 
 ond term as Alderman for the Fifth ward, 
 elected on the Republican ticket, and in the 
 Common Council he is serving on various 
 important committees, where he is doing 
 effective and valuable service for the city 
 and its welfare. He possesses that progressive 
 spirit which is devoted to the public welfare of 
 the city with considerable self-sacrifice, 
 worthy of the highest commendation. He and 
 his family are members of the Swedish Meth- 
 odist Church, and in the community are held 
 in warm regard on account of their many 
 excellencies of character. 
 
 A^AMUEL MITCHELL, president of 
 •^^^k* the Jackson Iron Company, is one 
 
 ps^^J of the most prominent business 
 men of the Upper Peninsula. His 
 efforts have largely promoted the material 
 prosperity of this section of the State, and 
 he has been instrumental in its upbuilding 
 and advancement. He is a self-made man 
 and the spirit of self-help is the source of all 
 genuine worth in the individual. His con- 
 nection with mining and public affairs in 
 this community has been such as to justly 
 entitle him to representation in the history of 
 Northern Michigan, and with pleasure we 
 present to our readers the record of his life. 
 Mr. Mitchell is a native of Devonshire, 
 England, born April 1 1, 1846, and is a son 
 
 of George Mitchell, a Devonshire farmer. 
 He attended the public schools of his native 
 land until he had arrived at the age of ten 
 years, when he left the school room, laying 
 aside his text-books in order to earn his own 
 living. Thus early in life he was thrown 
 upon his own resources, and few indeed have 
 been the privileges and advantages which he 
 received in his youth, but he worked on 
 quietly and patiently day by day and year 
 by year, and wrung practical favors from per- 
 verse fortune. It seems that the men who 
 have obtained the most brilliant success in 
 life are those who have had to fight their way 
 against obstacles and difficulties, but perse- 
 verance and energy at length triumph and 
 the fruits of their labor are then ready 
 for the harvest. Mr. Mitchell was first em- 
 ployed in a grocery store owned by William 
 Heme & Company, and after a year began 
 work in a fancy confectionery and bakery, 
 where he continued two years. His next 
 service was in the copper mines, where he 
 remained until eighteen years of age, and 
 thus an extended period of preparation fitted 
 him for the present responsible position 
 which he to-day occupies. 
 
 When a young man of eighteen Mr. 
 Mitchell determined to seek a home in 
 America, believing that better opportunities 
 and advantages were afforded here for 
 young men. He accordingly sailed for the 
 United States and made his way to the 
 copper regions. Here years before the un- 
 civilized tribes had engaged in copper min- 
 ing and yet the supply in nature's deposi- 
 tories was not e.xhausted. Mr. Mitchell 
 secured a position as a common miner in 
 the Phoenix mine, but remained there only 
 about a month when he obtained work from 
 the Madison Copper Mining Company, with 
 which he continued for a year. On the ex- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 piration of that period he secured a position 
 with the Delaware Mine Company, remain- 
 ing in service there for about six months. 
 After spending two months with the Calumet 
 Company and four months in the old Cliff 
 mine, he came to the Iron Range and worked 
 in the Washington mine at Humboldt for 
 three years. The year 1870 witnessed his 
 arrival in Negaunee. He had hitherto been 
 employed as a common miner, and his first 
 work after arriving in this city was to take a 
 contract to deliver iron ore on the cars, the 
 ore being taken from the mine of the old 
 Negaunee Mining Company, and from the 
 South Jackson property. He finished that 
 contract at the close of 1 871, and in Janu- 
 arj', 1872, took another contract from the 
 old Saginaw mine to take out ore by the ton 
 until the following spring. According to the 
 terms of his next contract he took out ore 
 for the Lake Superior Company. During 
 these various connections he was accumulat- 
 ing some capital, preparatory to becom- 
 ing a stockholder in mines himself. He 
 thoroughly understands mining in all its de- 
 tails, as well as in its major points, and his 
 services were therefore very valuable. 
 
 In the spring of 1873 Mr. Mitchell was 
 appointed mine captain of the property of 
 the Saginaw Mining Company, and on the 
 first of the following December was given 
 charge of all their property, being the sole 
 superintendent of their business until 1882, 
 when they closed. In 1876 Mr. Mitchell also 
 bought the Shanango mine near Ishpeming 
 and organized the Mitchell Iron Mine Com- 
 pany, but the property was sold in 1883. 
 In 1878 he entered into partnership with 
 A. G. Stone, of Cleveland, Ohio, and leased 
 160 acres of land from the Lake Superior 
 Iron Company and discovered what was 
 known as the National iron mine, which he 
 
 worked until 1884. In 1879 he leased for 
 the Saginaw Company the Perkins mine on 
 the Menominee Range at Norway, and 
 worked that mine until 1885. In 1883 he 
 began operations on the property now known 
 as the Negaunee mine, and for the same 
 people who comprised the old Saginaw Min- 
 ing Company, beginning to sink the shaft in 
 1885. The entire development of that mine 
 was under the immediate supervision of Mr. 
 Mitchell, who had great confidence that the 
 property would become a paying invest- 
 ment. His knowledge and sagacity were 
 soon demonstrated, and in the year 1894 
 they took out of the mine 132,492 tons of 
 ore. He is still in charge of this mine. In 
 January, 1887, he went to New York city to 
 negotiate for the purchase of the Jackson 
 mine, and successfully completing his bargain 
 he has since been president and general 
 manager of the Jackson mine, which under 
 his able administration has never been shut 
 down. 
 
 On February i, 1886, Mr. Mitchell pur- 
 chased a controlling interest in the leases of 
 the Montreal River Iron Mining Company 
 and the Section Thirty-three Iron Mining 
 Company on the Wisconsin end of the 
 Gogebic Range, and explored and developed 
 those properties into producing and paying 
 mines. They are now in operation, although 
 Mr. Mitchell sold his interests in them to 
 Cleveland parties some years ago. In 1 890, 
 with others, he purchased a controlling 
 interest in the Blue Iron Company's lease 
 and explored and developed that mine into 
 a producing property, having to sink a shaft 
 450 feet deep to reach the ore body. In 
 addition to his other mining interests Mr. 
 Mitchell is the president and general mana- 
 ger of the Blue Mine of Negaunee, is secre- 
 tary and treasurer of the Vermillion Pine 
 
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 and Iron Land Company and treasurer of 
 the Mitchell Iron and Land Company. He 
 is interested in four steamships engaged in 
 freighting ore, namely: the William Chis- 
 holm, J. H. Devereaux, J. H. Wade and 
 the Sam Mitchell. 
 
 The subject of this record has done much 
 toward developing the mining interests and 
 resources of this part of the State, an in- 
 dustry which has brought much wealth and 
 commercial activity to this region. Gifts of 
 money, judiciously e.xpended, may add to 
 the beauty and attractive appearance of a 
 town, but the real benefactors of a com- 
 munity are the men who add to its progress 
 and prosperity through the establishment of 
 enterprises which furnish employment to 
 others and thus promote commercial activity. 
 A locality may be like a lake, — beautiful, 
 but still as the waters, — but it is life and 
 action that pleases the Western man, for it 
 is in keeping with the progressive spirit of 
 the age. Mr. Mitchell is a man of great 
 capabilities in many directions, and the 
 banking interests of this section of the State 
 bear the mark of his handiwork. He is the 
 honored vice-president of the First National 
 Bank of Negaunee, a director of the Mar- 
 quette County Savings Bank, of Marquette; 
 president of the First National Bank of 
 Hurley, Wisconsin; director of the First 
 National Bank of Escanaba; a stockholder 
 in the Lincoln National Bank of Chicago, 
 and one of the organizers of the Bank 
 of Ishpeming. When he is connected with 
 the management of a banking institution 
 one may feel assured that it is conducted on 
 sound business principles, honorable busi- 
 ness methods, and that it is a safe, con- 
 servative institution. 
 
 Mr. Mitchell was united in marriage 
 with Miss Elizabeth Penglaze, of England, 
 
 and to them have been born eleven children, 
 three of whom are now married. They 
 have a fine home, which stands as a monu- 
 ment to the thrift and enterprise of the 
 owner, who came to this country a penniless 
 young man, and for three years after his 
 arrival sent home to his parents nearly 
 everything he earned. Not on the plains of 
 affluence, but in the valley of limited cir- 
 cumstances, with the rough and rugged 
 path of hard undertaking before him, he 
 commenced the ascent, worked his way 
 steadily upward, climbing higher and higher 
 until, in the prime of life, he stands on 
 the mountain top of prosperity. 
 
 >T^OHN RUSSELL, one of the prosper- 
 m ous merchants of Iron Mountain, 
 ^ J Michigan, has been engaged in busi- 
 ness here since 1884. That year he 
 opened up a stock of general merchandise 
 on Fleshiem street, continued there until 
 1887, and then erected the building he has 
 since occupied, this being the first brick 
 building in Iron Mountain. He carries a 
 fine assortment of all kinds of general mer- 
 chandise and has an excellent trade. 
 
 Mr. Russell was born in Aberdeen, 
 Scotland, May 18, 1858, son of John Rus- 
 sell, who still resides in Scotland. He was 
 reared in his native town and there learned 
 the grocery business. In 1879, on attaining 
 his majority, he came to America and lo- 
 cated at Chicago, securing a position in a 
 grocery establishment in that city and re- 
 mained there until 1884, when as above 
 stated, he came to Iron Mountain and be- 
 came a general merchant. 
 
 Mr. Russell was married in 1893 to 
 Marion Burdon, a native of Green Bay, 
 Wisconsin, and a daughter of one of the 
 
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 early settlers of that place. For some time 
 previous to her marriag^e Mrs. Russell was 
 one of the popular and successful teachers 
 in the public schools of Iron Mountain. 
 They have one child, Adelaide. 
 
 Fraternally, Mr. Russell is identified 
 with the blue lodge and chapter, F. & A. 
 M., of Iron Mountain; also of the A. O. U. 
 W. His political sympathies are with the 
 Republican party. 
 
 aw. DUNTON, the incumbent 
 of the important office of Prosecu- 
 ing Attorney of the Eleventh Judi- 
 cial District of Michigan, who 
 retains a residence at Manistique, the flour- 
 ishing county-seat of Schoolcraft county, is 
 a native of the Wolverine State, having been 
 born at Kalamazoo, June 25, 1864, son of 
 A. A. and Margaret (Cummings) Dunton, 
 both of whom came of prominent old New 
 England ancestry. They emigrated from 
 their Eastern home to Michigan, in 1836, 
 and settled in Battle Creek, Calhoun coun- 
 ty, where the father devoted his attention 
 to agricultural pursuits. They subsequently 
 took up their residence in Kalamazoo, long 
 known as the "big village " of Michigan, by 
 reason of its refusal to admit of a city incor- 
 poration. A. A. and Margaret Dunton be- 
 came the parents of five children, of whom 
 we make brief record as follows: Dr. 
 Alfred is located at Kansas City, Missouri; 
 Alton is a resident of Battle Creek, Michi- 
 gan; C. W. is the immediate subject of this 
 review; and Maggie and Daniel are residents 
 of Virginia. 
 
 C. W. Dunton received his preliminary 
 educational discipline in the public schools, 
 after which he entered Hillsdale College, at 
 Hillsdale, Michigan, where he completed 
 
 the literary course and graduated in 1885. 
 After leaving college he began his profes- 
 sional studies in Hillsdale and that he was 
 an assiduous and discriminating student is 
 shown in the fact that he secured admission 
 to the bar, at Hillsdale, in 1886. He soon 
 determined to identify himself with the Up- 
 per Peninsula, and took up his abode at 
 Sault de Sainte Marie, where he practiced 
 his profession with a due measure of success 
 until 1 890, when he removed to Manistique, 
 where he has since been established and 
 where he retains a large and representative 
 clientage. 
 
 Mr. Dunton was elected Prosecuting At- 
 torney of the Eleventh Judicial District in 
 November, 1894, having previously served 
 as Circuit Court Commissioner for one term. 
 Politically he is a stalwart young Repub- 
 lican, and takes an active interest in party 
 work. Fraternally he is identified with the 
 Knights of Pythias. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Dunton was cele- 
 brated October 11, 1893, when he was 
 united to Miss Edith C. Bennett. 
 
 SICHARD C. FLANNIGAN, a resi- 
 dent of Norway, Michigan, is ranked 
 with the eminent young lawyers of 
 the State. 
 Mr. Flannigan is native of northern 
 Michigan, born at Ontonagon, December 
 15, 1859, son of James F. Flannigan, a 
 miner, who dates his birth in Waterford, 
 Ireland. The subject of our sketch spent 
 the first twelve years of his life in his native 
 town, after which he went to Marquette, 
 Michigan. He attended the public schools 
 up to the time of his fifteenth year. At that 
 age he secured a position in the weighing 
 department of the Marquette, Houghton cS: 
 
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 Ontonagon Railroad Company, where he re- 
 mained four years, his prompt and faithful 
 service during this time gaining for him the 
 high esteem of his associates and employ- 
 ers. After this we find him in the law office 
 of Parks & Hayden, at Marquette. Here he 
 also gained the favor of his employers, and 
 soon worked his way up from the position 
 of junior clerk to that of managing clerk. 
 Then he took a six months' course in a law 
 school, passed his examination with credit, 
 and was duly admitted to the bar. That 
 was in 1880. Immediately afterward he 
 came to Norway, opened an office and en- 
 tered upon his professional career; and while 
 he still has his office at Norway he has es- 
 tablished a law practice that extends all over 
 the State of Michigan. He has been attor- 
 ney for some of the most noted cases ever 
 tried in the State. 
 
 Mr. Flannigan was early recognized as 
 one of the leading spirits of Menominee 
 county. In 1 886 he was elected Prosecut- 
 ing Attorney of the county, in which office 
 he rendered able service, and he also served 
 as the first Mayor of Norway. Politically, 
 he is an ardent Democrat. 
 
 November 11, 1885, Mr. Flannigan mar- 
 ried Miss Anna Hurley, of Marquette, and 
 they have one child, a son, six years of age. 
 
 HH. POWELL, formerly the Mayor 
 of Gladstone, is the leading drug- 
 gist of this growing city. He is a 
 native of Bay county, Michigan, 
 born August 29, 1859. His early years 
 were passed at the home of a robust and in- 
 dustrious mill man, for his father was the 
 head sawyer in one of Saginaw's first lum- 
 ber mills. Retiring from that business the 
 latter adopted the vocation of farming and he 
 
 continued in the same until his final retire- 
 ment from active business affairs; but, as we 
 were about to say, our subject in his child- 
 hood and youth was a daily eye-witness of 
 the exemplification of those virtues, ever 
 present in the home of the model pioneer, 
 which form the basis of genuine manliness. 
 That he profited by the example is obvious. 
 
 He acquired the rudiments of an educa- 
 tion at the country school during the event- 
 ful years immediately succeeding the late 
 war. When approaching his majority he 
 attended the high school of Bay City, and 
 lastly, as an aid to the proper preparation 
 for a business career, he spent some time in 
 Swensberg's Business College in Grand Rap- 
 ids, Michigan. Next he taught two terms of 
 school in the country, as a " stepping-stone" 
 to something more lucrative, and, perhaps, 
 as an "experiment;" but, not being pleased 
 with the work, he sought other fields more 
 to his taste. 
 
 He entered the employ of Rathborn & De- 
 Witt, druggists in Millington, Michigan, and 
 remained with them two years, when he 
 launched out for himself at Atlanta, Mont- 
 morency county, also in this State, and some 
 years later located at Frederick, where he 
 conducted a drug business until he came to 
 Gladstone in 1887. He is almost a pioneer 
 in this new metropolis by the bay. At the 
 time of his arrival here there were scarcely a 
 dozen buildings on Delta avenue, which 
 thoroughfare is now well built up for more 
 than a mile in extent. He located between 
 Seventh and Eighth streets, in the Kratz 
 block, and in the spring of 1889 bought his 
 present commodious quarters. He pushes 
 his business, as do all modern energetic 
 business men; and, besides his large store in 
 Gladstone, he has a branch establishment 
 at Rapid Ri\er, started in September, 1894. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OE THE 
 
 Mr. Powell is a son of Martin Powell, 
 \\-ho was born in St. Lawrence county, New 
 York, more than seventy years ago, a mem- 
 ber of a long line of farmers, the first of 
 whom in America settled in this country 
 previous to the days of the Revolution. At 
 length Mr. Martin Powell emigrated West, 
 in 1S50, choosing Saginaw county as his 
 abiding place and the lumber business as his 
 occupation. He was the Justice of the 
 Peace of his township when it was yet a 
 part of Bay count}-. He served through 
 the war, in the Twenty-ninth Michigan 
 Regiment, being a Corporal in Company B; 
 was at the battles of Nashville, Stony River, 
 Stephenson and Chattanooga. 
 
 He was married at Toronto, Ontario, 
 April 14, 1848, to Miss Mary Stevens, of 
 Irish birth, and their children who are liv- 
 ing are: Mrs. Sarah Wertz, of Grand Rap- 
 ids; Mrs. Lydia R. Miller, of Benton Har- 
 bor; William Powell, of Bay City; A. H., 
 the subject of this biographical outline; A. 
 E., a druggist in the State of Washington; 
 and Miss Ida. Mr. Powell is now a resi- 
 dent of Gladstone. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this 
 sketch was married October 27, 1884, in 
 Tawas City, Michigan, to May A. Laidlaw, 
 a daughter of James and Eliza Laidlaw, de- 
 ceased. Mr. Laidlaw was a native of Canada 
 and a lumber manufacturer. Mrs. Powell 
 was born in Port Austin, October 8, 1862, 
 and received a liberal education in her native 
 town. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Powell 
 are: May, aged three years; and ^^'alter, 
 aged one year. 
 
 In the spring of 1888 Mr. Powell was 
 elected Town Assessor for Gladstone, on 
 the Citizens' ticket, and served one term; 
 and in the spring of 1893 he was elected 
 Mayor of the city, on the Democratic ticket, 
 being the only Mayor of the place ever 
 chosen as a Democrat; and on the same he 
 was a candidate for the office of County 
 Treasurer in the fall of 1894, when there 
 Avas a general failure of the Democratic 
 
 slate in most places. Mr. Powell is a very 
 popular man, liked most by those who know 
 him best. He is a member of the K. O. T. 
 M., and of Lodge No. 396, F. & A. M., 
 and of the chapter at Escanaba; is Chief 
 Counsel of Arbutus Lodge of the Order of 
 Modern A\'oodmen. 
 
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 ILLIAM A. COX is numbered 
 among the honored pioneers of 
 the Upper Peninsula, having been 
 identified with the interests of this 
 part of the State for nearly a third of a 
 century, — a record that is hardly paralleled. 
 He has been a prominent factor in its de- 
 velopment and progress, and whatever is 
 calculated for its advancement receives his 
 hearty support and co-operation. He is now 
 engaged in merchandising in Munising, and 
 is also serving as Postmaster of that place. 
 This volume would be incomplete without 
 the record of his life, and with pleasure we 
 present it to our readers. 
 
 Mr. Co.x is a native of Pennsylvania, 
 born July 16, 1832. His grandfather, John 
 Cox, was a farmer by occupation and a 
 Quaker in religious belief. His father, J. 
 F. Co.x, was a prominent lawyer in the 
 middle part of this century in the Keystone 
 State, and was a partner of Judge Jeremiah 
 Black, also of Judge Williams, a famous 
 jurist of Pennsyhania. He read law near 
 Philadelphia and when admitted to the bar 
 located in Somerset county, eighty miles east 
 of Pittsburg. He was born in r8o6 and 
 died in 1852. His wife, who was in her 
 maidenhood Miss Maria Armstrong, was of 
 Scotch-Irish descent and was a daughter of 
 John Armstrong, who was born in the north 
 of Ireland. The children of this marriage 
 \\'ere Thomas, who died in California, in 
 1854; Eliza, deceased wife of Dr. W. 
 
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 F. Fundenburg, a practicing physician of 
 Pittsburg, where he lives with their two 
 sons; JuHa, who died in childhood; Mary, 
 widow of Dr. W. F. Fundenburg, of Pitts- 
 burg; and W. A., of this sketch. 
 
 The last named received liberal educa- 
 tional privileges, being taught by private in- 
 structors and later pursuing his studies in 
 Connersburg, Pennsylvania. He continued 
 in the East until 1853, when, possessed of a 
 spirit of adventure and a desire to try his 
 fortune in the gold regions, he started for 
 California, going by waj' of Aspinwall, up 
 the Chagres river in a pole-boat and then 
 across the mountains on mules, travel- 
 ing thus for three days. He concluded 
 his trip to San Francisco on the old 
 side-wheeler John L. Stephens. He found 
 the city a place of about 10,000 people 
 at that time. He pushed his way back 
 into the interior and engaged in mining, 
 but success was not such as to make him 
 desirous of continuing this for a very long 
 period. Returning to the East by the same 
 route which he had taken in coming to Cali- 
 fornia, he located in Pittsburg, where he 
 took up the study of medicine. He also 
 studied for a time in Wheeling, West Vir- 
 ginia, but again to have a desire to know 
 more of the West; and accordingly, in 
 March, 1857, we find him in Nebraska, where 
 he spent the following winter, engaged in 
 clerking for the firm of Patrick Brothers. 
 The following year he again returned to 
 Pittsburg and resumed the study of medi- 
 cine, but again abandoned it and emigrated 
 to Wisconsin, where he engaged in fishing, 
 with good success. In two years he had 
 saved $1,600, where he could not draw it 
 again, and started for the Lake Superior 
 region, going later to Grand Island. Mr. 
 Cox made many trips on the lake and 
 
 through the woods from Munising to Mar- 
 quette in the frontier days of the Upper 
 Peninsula, thus becoming familiar with the 
 Upper Peninsula, when it was largely an 
 undeveloped region, — the home of more 
 Indians than white settlers. In December, 
 1862, he went from Depere, Wisconsin, to 
 Marquette and soon after entered the em- 
 ploy of Campbell Brothers, prominent mer- 
 chants of those days, engaged in the fur trade, 
 in locating land and in exploring for min- 
 erals. His connection with them continued 
 for about four years, and when terminated 
 Mr. Cox located at old Munising, where he 
 opened a store and engaged in buying furs 
 and at the same time in getting out cord- 
 wood. 
 
 In 1866 the Schoolcraft Iron Company 
 opened the plant at Munising and Mr. Cox 
 assumed charge of their store, which he con- 
 ducted for that company and its successors 
 for five years with an intermission of one 
 year, when he was proprietor of a store of 
 his own. That was a day of prosperous 
 merchandising, prices were good and they 
 did an immense business. All goods were 
 brought in on boats and purchased six 
 months in advance. Lake boats were then 
 the only means of transportation in this 
 region and made regular calls, Munising be- 
 ing an important place, both as a trading 
 point and as a resort for tourists. 
 
 When Mr. Cox located in the old town, 
 it was then a part of Marquette county, but 
 afterward it was detached and became a 
 part of Schoolcraft county. When it was 
 under that jurisdiction he was elected Judge 
 of the Probate Court, was also County 
 Treasurer and County Surveyor, holding 
 each position for one term. Although he was 
 a radical Democrat, he was chosen without 
 opposition in the Republican locality, the 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 policy of the community being to elect com- 
 petent officials, without regard to party affil- 
 iations, and this faithful service was secured. 
 The county seat was then at Onata, now a 
 deserted village, which at that time was a 
 flourishing metropolis, a large furnace and 
 lumber market. Mr. Cox has also filled 
 the offices of Justice of the Peace, Super- 
 visor and School Inspector in his township, 
 and for many years was a member of the 
 School Board. He took a deep interest in 
 educational affairs and did much toward ad- 
 vancing the standard of excellence in this 
 locality. He is now serving as the capable 
 Postmaster of Munising, where he has made 
 his home since 1 890, and discharges his du- 
 ties with a promptness and fidelity worthy 
 of all commendation. He is a type of the 
 old class of office-holders, not a representa- 
 tive of the politicians of the present day 
 whose sole aim seems to be to get the most 
 out of the office possible. He is also en- 
 gaged in merchandising and is doing a good 
 business in that line. 
 
 Mr. Cox was married in Hamilton, Ohio, 
 in July, 1859, to Miss Lulu Annewalt, a 
 daughter of John Annewalt, of Pennsylva- 
 nia, of German lineage. She died in 1880, 
 at the age of thirty-two years, leaving three 
 children, namely: E. C, who is serving as 
 Supervisor of Munising township: he mar- 
 ried Etta O. Donnell and has three chil- 
 dren, — Bertie, Bessie and one other. Lydia, 
 and Bertha, the younger daughter of the 
 family, are both attending the Cleveland Art 
 School. Mr. Cox has been an honored and 
 valued member of the Masonic fraternity for 
 almost a third of a century. His life has 
 been one of interest, marked by many thrill- 
 ing experiences, and his career, if written 
 out in full, would tell the story of many in- 
 cidents that would equal the adventures of 
 
 the novel. He was one of those who saw 
 California, when it was the home of the 
 gold seeker; was in Nebraska when that 
 State was an undeveloped region, and 
 Michigan numbers him among the early set- 
 tlers of the Upper Peninsula. Through all, 
 his record is that of an honorable, upright 
 man, and his standing in this community is 
 most honorable. 
 
 ^^>^ERAPHIN La LONDE, of Sault 
 •^^^kT Ste. Marie, Michigan, is a genuine 
 
 P\^J landmark of this locality, and is 
 the oldest settler in point of resi- 
 dence now living here who is not a native 
 of this county. Mr. La Londe has resided 
 at this place since 1826 and has been an 
 eye witness to its growth from a hamlet 
 containing only three white families to its 
 present size and beauty. 
 
 It was when a child and with his father, 
 Francis La Londe, that our subject came to 
 Sault Ste. Marie, coming here from Mani- 
 toba. Francis La Londe had resided in 
 Manitoba for ten years previous to that 
 time, employed as a voyager for the Hud- 
 son Bay Fur Company, having entered their 
 service in Lower Canada some years before. 
 He was born of French parents in Quebec, 
 in 1767, and was a farmer till going into the 
 employ of the above named company. He 
 was transferred to the Red river country, 
 where his son, Seraphin, was born May 12, 
 1822. Our subject's mother was before her 
 marriage Miss Josette Marlow, and he was 
 the seventeenth of her eighteen children. 
 The only ones beside himself of this remark- 
 able family who survive are Mrs. Barbeau 
 and Mrs. Daziell. When a youth Seraphin 
 La Londe lived with his brother-in-law, Mr. 
 Barbeau, then an employe of the American 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 Fur Company, but later a fur-dealer and 
 merchant of Sault Ste. Marie, two terms a 
 member of the Michigan Legislature and at 
 death a man of much wealth. When Mr. 
 La Londe launched out for himself he estab- 
 lished a wood yard and dock at Sailors' 
 Encampment, and conducted the same for 
 eight years; but his business, not yielding 
 such returns as to make it satisfactory, he 
 gave it up and came back to Sault Ste. 
 Marie. Here he secured work on the lakes 
 a part of the three seasons following. He 
 was ne.xt Custom Inspector under Mr. Mc- 
 Mahan, serving as such seven years and a 
 half. On retiring from Government service 
 he bought a small farm near town and the 
 succeeding fifteen years was a tiller of the 
 soil. Since then he has been retired from 
 active work. During the rapid increase of 
 value in city realty in the "Soo" in 1887 
 Mr. La Londe disposed of some of his prop- 
 erty at handsome figures, and with this 
 additional capital he improved a portion of 
 his remaining holdings, erecting one of the 
 most comfortable and commodious homes in 
 the city, where he is now spending most 
 pleasantly his declining years. Thus has 
 the orphan boy who started out in life with 
 no capital save a strong constitution and 
 willing hands been rewarded for his honest 
 and untiring industry. To-day he occupies 
 a position among the wealthy and influential 
 citizens of Sault Ste. Marie. 
 
 In 1849 Mr. La Londe married Miss 
 Charlotte, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John 
 B. Rosseau, her father a French-Canadian. 
 Mrs. Rosseau is still living, having attained 
 the extreme old age of ninety years, and 
 makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. 
 La Londe. Mr. and Mrs. La Londe are 
 the parents of the following children: Will- 
 iam S., Sault Ste. Marie; J. E., Ishpeming, 
 
 Michigan; Sophia, wife of Charles H. Pease, 
 Sault Ste. Marie; Henry J., of the firm of 
 P. C. Keifer & Company of this city, has 
 been a prominent business man here for a 
 number of years; Louise L. , wife of Dr. 
 Daziell, Minneapolis; and Adelaide Olive, 
 at home. Augusta and Joseph A. are 
 deceased. 
 
 HOMAS G. CARROLL, assistant 
 
 superintendent of the St. Mary's 
 
 Falls locks, Sault Sainte Marie, 
 
 Michigan, has for many years been 
 
 engaged in contracting, in various capacities, 
 
 and has a wide and valued experience in this 
 
 line. 
 
 Mr. Carroll was born in Syracuse, New 
 York, July 18, 1852, and is descended from 
 good old Irish ancestors. His father, James 
 Carroll, was born on the Emerald Isle, and 
 came from there to the Empire State about 
 1842, locating at Syracuse, where he was 
 engaged in the salt business. James Car- 
 roll and his wife, whose maiden name was 
 Margaret Galvin, became the parents of si.x 
 children, two sons and four daughters, 
 Thomas G. being their third born. Their 
 other son, James, is foreman for McArthur 
 Brothers, the well-known contractors. 
 
 Thomas G. Carroll first became identi- 
 fied with the contracting business when he 
 was eighteen years of age, entering the em- 
 ploy of Geer & Vanduzen, as timekeeper. 
 His next employers were McArthur Broth- 
 ers, with whom he remained in New 
 Jersey three years. The two years fol- 
 lowing he was at Syracuse with Geer & 
 Vanduzen. Returning then to McArthur 
 Brothers, he was sent to Illinois to con- 
 struct a lock and dam over Copperas creek, 
 thirty miles from Peoria, and on finishing 
 
MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 that work came to Sault Sainte Marie to 
 superintend the building of the water power 
 canal. October 9, 1889, work on this was 
 suspended and he was employed by Collins 
 & Farwell to remove the old lock and to ex- 
 cavate for the new one. April I, 1 89 1, he 
 went to work on the construction of the new 
 lock for Hughes Brothers & Bange. In 
 July, 1893, he was appointed to his present 
 position by the Secretary of War. He co- 
 operates more or less actively with the 
 Democratic party, and hence this appoint- 
 ment. 
 
 Mr. Carroll is a Knight Templar and a 
 member of the " Soo " Club. He is unmar- 
 ried. 
 
 HFORD HURSLEY, late of Sault 
 de Ste. Marie and ex-Sheriff of 
 Chippewa county, was born in 
 Jefferson county, New York, June 
 16, 1852. He was thirteen years of age 
 when his parents came with their children 
 to this country, and for a number of years 
 he was identified with his brothers as a fish- 
 erman. Upon attaining his majority he de- 
 cided to take up sailing as a business, and 
 in this capacity he commanded a number of 
 boats and tugs for several years. He was 
 master of the Andrew J. Smith in the lum- 
 ber trade one season, and for three years 
 sailed Hall & Buell's yacht, the Romona. 
 As a navigator he was of the first rank. His 
 knowledge of St. Mary's river was such that 
 his services as a pilot were eagerly sought, 
 and masters who engaged him to take their 
 crafts through the tortuous windings of that 
 stream, even before range lights and buoys 
 were placed in position, felt perfectly safe. 
 It was he who piloted the steamship North- 
 
 west through the Hay Lake channel on her 
 first trip up the lakes. 
 
 Very early in life Mr. Hursley became 
 connected with political interests, and was 
 an ardent Democrat. In 1888 he was nom- 
 inated for the position of Alderman from the 
 First ward, and with one other exception 
 was the only Democrat elected at that time. 
 He was in the Council one term and was 
 chairman of the committee on finance and 
 police. In the fall of 1890 he was elected 
 Sheriff, and so acceptably did he discharge 
 the duties of that position that on the ex- 
 piration of his first term he was re-elected. 
 In the fall of 1894 he was defeated for Coun- 
 ty Treasurer, at which time all of his party 
 suffered defeat. He was peculiarly adapted 
 for public service, and this disappointment 
 was keenly felt by him. 
 
 Mr. Hursley was a man who made friends 
 readily, and those who knew him best held 
 him in the highest esteem. He was liberal 
 and sympathetic, would share his last dollar 
 with a needy friend, but this benevolence 
 prevented him from accumulating much 
 capital for his own use. 
 
 Mr. Hursley was married in Sault de 
 Ste. Marie, to Miss Alma Rains, a sister of 
 H. D. Rains, of this city. Their only child, 
 Augusta Alma, is ten years of age. Mr. 
 Hursley was a member of Moslem Temple 
 of Detroit, Grand Rapids Consistory and 
 Sheboygan Council, being a thirty-second- 
 degree Mason and a prominent member of 
 the fraternity. After his retirement from the 
 office of County Sheriff, he made several 
 efforts to secure a Government appointment 
 but was disappointed at each turn, and it is 
 thought that this discouragement caused hnn 
 to commit self-destruction, which was done 
 in the Park Hotel on Saturday evening April 
 6, 1895. His funeral occurred under the 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 auspices of the Masonic fraternity, and he 
 was laid to rest in Riverside cemetery the 
 following Monday. Ford Hursley was large- 
 hearted and generous almost to a fault, 
 possessing many noble traits of character, 
 and his popularity was attested by words of 
 deepest regret on every side when the news 
 of his death became known. 
 
 ^ y^y W ^ T. WELLS, the popular and ef- 
 ■ ■ I ficient principal of the Dollar- 
 mjl^J ville School, is now closing his 
 third year at this place and has 
 accepted the position for the coming year. 
 He is a gentleman whose high scholarly at- 
 tainments and natural ability as an in- 
 structor, together with his many estimable 
 traits of character, have gained for him ad- 
 vancement in his chosen profession and ren- 
 der him a fit subject for biographical honors 
 in this work. 
 
 Professor Wells began his career as a 
 teacher'in Portage county, Ohio, in 1876, as 
 master of a district school, as is usual in 
 cases where farmer lads engage in such pro- 
 fessional work. His country school teach- 
 ing continued some seven or eight years, in- 
 cluding an engagement as teacher of pen- 
 manship at West Farmington, Trumbull 
 county, and at intervals during the same 
 time he was completing his education and 
 preparing himself for higher and more pro- 
 ficient work. Most of his student life was 
 spent at Garrettsville and in Hiram College 
 in Ohio, where the great and lamented Gar- 
 field had been both pupil and president. 
 Mr. Wells left college in 1880, and in 1884 
 his father moved to Lake county, Michigan, 
 whither he also came and took up his 
 chosen work amont: the Wolverines of the 
 
 rural districts. He completed his six years' 
 work in that vicinity at Chase, Lake county. 
 In 1892 he came to the northern peninsula 
 and in September of that year accepted a 
 position in Dollarville, the same which he 
 has since filled. His service here has been 
 attended with the most satisfactory results. 
 He not only receives the indorsement of his 
 own immediate patrons, but has also gained 
 a reputation elsewhere as a careful, com- 
 petent and successful educator. 
 
 Mr. Wells was born in Portage county, 
 Ohio, November i, 1858. His grandfather, 
 Daniel W^ells, emigrated from Connecticut 
 to the Western Reserve very early in the 
 present century and made his home in Ohio 
 for a number of years. In 1849, while on a 
 trip to California, he was lost. He and his 
 wife, who before her marriage was a Miss 
 Adams, had a family as follows: Mrs. 
 Caroline Tinker, of California; Byron Wells, 
 Ithaca, Michigan; Wallace, Grand Ledge, 
 Michigan; and Chester F. , the father of 
 Professor Wells. Chester F. Wells was 
 born in Ohio fifty-seven years ago, has been 
 a farmer all his life, and is now residing in 
 Lake county, Michigan. He married a 
 Miss Peterman, daughter of George Peter- 
 man, a Trumbull county farmer who had 
 removed to Ohio from Pennsylvania. W. 
 T. Wells is their only child. He was mar- 
 ried in Ohio August 14, 1881, to a Miss 
 Griddle, daughter of Robert Criddle, a na- 
 tive of England. Mrs. Wells has three 
 brothers and a sister: Matthew, Theodore, 
 Amos and Mrs. Ella Webb. Our subject 
 and his wife have an interesting family of 
 five children, — Nora, Clyde, Ethel, Charles 
 and Raymond, ranging in age from thirteen 
 to one year. 
 
 Fraternally Mr. Wells is identified with 
 the I. O. O. F. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 * m ^ ENRY L. NEWTON, the well- 
 1^ "% known market man and real-estate 
 \ . * owner of Sault Ste. Marie, has 
 been a familiar character in these 
 parts almost as long as any other man now 
 in business in this thrifty city. It will be a 
 score of years July 3, 1896, since Mr. New- 
 ton made his way by water and rail from 
 his boyhood home and the scenes of his ear- 
 liest experiences as a business man. Mount 
 Clemens, Michigan, and cast his lot with 
 the unpromising " Soo," then scarcely more 
 than a trading post. He was a practical 
 butcher and opened a shop on Water street, 
 where he ministered to the public wants, 
 maintaining his establishment for fifteen 
 years. Four years ago he retired from 
 behind the block, shut up his shop, and 
 went on the road for the Minneapolis Stock 
 Yards & Packing Company, covering the Soo 
 line west of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. 
 Eighteen months of this service sufficed, 
 after which he again engaged in business in 
 Sault Ste. Marie. In April, 1894, he opened 
 a market in partnership with his son-in-law, 
 Mr. McBean. 
 
 Mr. Newton invested much of the prof- 
 its of his business in desirable real estate, 
 and when the " Soo " began taking on city 
 airs his property at the corner of Ashmun 
 and Spruce streets leaped into figures; but 
 he still retains it and has four as desirable 
 business plats as are on the street. Mr. 
 Newton also owns a farm located four miles 
 and a half from the city. He has all these 
 years taken an active interest in local affairs, 
 casting his ballot with the Republicans. He 
 served as Township Treasurer one term, 
 represented the Second ward in the first 
 City Council of Sault Ste. Marie, has served 
 as Street Commissioner, and was one year 
 Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. 
 
 Fraternally, he is a Chapter Mason and a 
 member of Bethel Lodge, No. 358. 
 
 Mr. Newton was born in Lincolnshire, 
 England, May 21, 1849, and came to this 
 country with his parents. His father, Luke 
 Newton, upon landing in this country with 
 his family, stopped first in Detroit and soon 
 afterward settled in Macomb county, this 
 State. There he opened a farm which he 
 cultivated for some fifteen years, removing 
 thence to Mount Clemens, where he died in 
 1893, at the age of eighty-four years. His 
 widow, ncc Charlotte Whitelaw, is a resi- 
 dent of Mount Clemens and is now eighty- 
 five years of age. Five of her nine children 
 survive: Thomas W., Mount Clemens; 
 Joseph, Pontiac; Sarah, wife of H. C. 
 Stevens, Sault Ste. Marie; Mary, Mount 
 Clemens; and Henry L. 
 
 Henry L. Newton was married in Utica, 
 Michigan, November 6, 1872, to Emma J., 
 daughter of Francis and Freelove Chaple, 
 from Connecticut and New York respect- 
 ively. Following are the children of this 
 union: Nellie, wife of Charles H. McBean, 
 of Buffalo, New York; Blanche, who died in 
 December, 1893, at the age of nineteen; 
 Florence, who died in January, 1 894, at the 
 age of fourteen; Sadie, aged thirteen; Fred, 
 aged eleven; and Henry, who died in in- 
 fancy. 
 
 eDWARD W. DINGMAN, proprietor 
 of the City 'Bus Line of Sault 
 Sainte Marie, and a passenger con- 
 ductor on the Soo line between 
 Sault Sainte Marie and Pembina, is an en- 
 terprising and thoroughgoing business man. 
 His history is that of a boy, who, tiring of 
 the restraints and humdrum life of the school- 
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 of his teacher or his parents and in a dis- 
 tant city began life on his own responsibility, 
 and by his pluck and industry has attained 
 a footing that entitles him to personal con- 
 sideration along with the representative men 
 of his town. 
 
 Mr. Dingman has maintained his resi- 
 dence in Sault Sainte Marie since May, 1887, 
 when he was given a •' run " into this place. 
 In 1892 he saw an opening for a hustling 
 transfer man to do a profitable business, and 
 with less than $200 in cash he managed to 
 get his line in operation. At first he en- 
 countered opposition, but now is without a 
 competitor. He runs four 'buses and three 
 baggage wagons. 
 
 Mr. Dingman was born in Northumber- 
 land county, Ontario, November 23, 1863, 
 and in his veins is found a mixture of Ger- 
 man, Irish and Scotch blood. His father, 
 John Dingman, now a lumberman of the 
 Muskoka District, was born in 1838 in the 
 same county in which our subject first saw 
 the light. John Dingman's father was born 
 in Pennsylvania, of German parents, and 
 was there married to Miss Driscoll, a native 
 of Ireland. Their son John wedded Miss 
 Jane Prentiss, of Scotch descent, and they 
 became the parents of six sons and two 
 daughters, namely: Edward W., whose 
 name initiates this sketch; William, a resi- 
 dent of Canada; Walter, Sault Sainte Marie; 
 and Harry, John, Earnest, Nettie and 
 Catherine, — all of Canada. 
 
 E. W. Dingman, as above intimated, 
 ran away from school and came to the 
 United States. That was in 1881. He 
 crossed over at Detroit, thence to Saginaw, 
 and from there to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. At 
 the last named place he secured employ- 
 ment as brakeman under Superintendent 
 D. E. Langloise of the M. L. S. & W. R. R. 
 
 In seven months he was running a train and 
 in seven years had a regular passenger run. 
 He remained with that company four years. 
 Since then he has been with the Soo line. 
 
 August 22, 1S90, he was married in 
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Miss Pick, 
 daughter of W. W. Pick, a hotel man 
 formerly of Lincoln, Maine. 
 
 Mr. Dingman is a Mason, belonging to 
 Clintonville, Wisconsin, Lodge; New Lon- 
 don Chapter, Oshkosh Commandery and 
 Wisconsin Consistory, having received the 
 thirty-two degrees of Masonry. He is also 
 a Knight of Pythias, and in politics is a 
 Republican. 
 
 aARL SCHULDES, a popular and 
 enterprising citizen of Iron Moun- 
 tain, who is now acceptably and 
 creditably serving as Postmaster, 
 has been a resident of this place since the 
 spring of 1882. A native of Austria, he 
 was born on the 23d of September, 1839, 
 and is a son of Anton and Elizabeth (Stark) 
 Schuldes, whose family numbered eight 
 children, six sons and two daughters, Carl 
 being the sixth in order of birth. The father 
 carried on agricultural pursuits and upon the 
 old homestead farm in his native land the 
 subject of this review spent the first seven 
 years of his life. 
 
 It was at that time that he accompanied 
 his parents to the New World. Severing the 
 ties that bound them to their old home, they 
 took passage upon a sailing vessel, and after 
 a voyage of several weeks reached their des- 
 tination. They took up their residence in 
 Appleton, Wisconsin, where Carl Schuldes 
 further pursued his education \>y attending 
 the common schools of that place for four 
 years. At the early age of eleven years he 
 
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 started out to make his own way in the 
 world, and whatever success he has achieved 
 in life is due entirely to his own efforts. He 
 first secured a clerkship in a store and con- 
 tinued his connection with mercantile pur- 
 suits for some years thereafter. 
 
 Mr. Schuldes remained in the Badger 
 State until the year 1882, when he came to 
 Iron Mountain, with the development and 
 progress of which he has since been identi- 
 fied. He takes an active interest in all that 
 pertains to the welfare of the community, 
 and is a public-spirited citizen whose sup- 
 port and co-operation are withheld from no 
 interests which are calculated to prove of 
 public benefit. In the spring of 1883, he 
 engaged in the dry-goods and clothing busi- 
 ness there, and, building up a good trade, 
 successfully carried on operations in that 
 line until 1892, when he sold out and turned 
 his attention to the insurance business, 
 which he yet follows. He was appointed 
 to his present position as Postmaster of Iron 
 Mountain in September, 1894, and his ad- 
 ministration of the affairs of the office have 
 won him the commendation of all concerned. 
 
 In August, 1883, Mr. Schuldes was united 
 in marriage with Miss Nora Allard, a native 
 of Vermont, who at the time of her mar- 
 riage resided in Wisconsin, her parents be- 
 ing Moses and Elizabeth Allard. Mr. and 
 Mrs. Schuldes have a family of five children, 
 four sons and a daughter, namely: Win- 
 field, Martha E., Harold, Malcom and Ken- 
 neth. 
 
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 ONALD N. McLEOD.— In the 
 subject of this article we have the 
 genial proprietor of one of the pop- 
 ular hotels in Newberry, a gentle- 
 of business enterprise and push, 
 
 who has occupied his present position 
 during the past ten years and who has 
 gained an enviable reputation here and 
 among the traveling public. We take 
 pleasure in referring in this connection to 
 his personal history and his business career. 
 
 Donald N. McLeod was born in Glen- 
 garry, Ontario, Canada, April 21, 1858. 
 His father, Niel McLeod, was a shoemaker 
 by trade and of Highland-Scotch parentage, 
 his father being Captain McLeod, a farmer 
 whose last days were spent in the vicinity of 
 Glengarry. Niel McLeod moved to Peshtigo, 
 Wisconsin, some time in the sixties, and 
 died there in 1870. Jane McDonald be- 
 came his wife at Glengarry. She was a 
 daughter of Finley McDonald, of Highland- 
 Scotch blood and by occupation a farmer, 
 trader and merchant. Niel McLeod's chil- 
 dren were as follows: Mrs. S. Legault, of 
 Cheboygan; D. N., whose name heads this 
 sketch; Mrs. M. O'Connor, deceased at 
 Cheboygan; Mrs. E. A. Simons, Baton 
 Rouge, Louisiana; Mrs. Jennie McQuaig, 
 Iron Mountain, Michigan; Mrs. A. A. Hen- 
 derson, of Newberry; F. A. McLeod, Chi- 
 cago; and Miss Lizzie McLeod, Cheboygan. 
 
 Donald N. was the mainstay of the fam- 
 ily after his father's death and it neces- 
 sitated his beginning the actual realities of 
 life at as early an age of thirteen years. His 
 first employment was in the lumber woods 
 at Glengarry, whither the family returned 
 from Wisconsin after his father's death. 
 They soon after came to Michigan, located 
 in Cheboygan, and in 1875 young Donald 
 was in the employ of McArthur Bros.; later, 
 with the Cheboygan Lumber Company, as 
 camp cook. He quit the woods in a few 
 years. Then for two years he ran the 
 Benton House in Cheboygan and the two 
 years following was in the retail liquor bus- 
 
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 iness. He came to the Upper Peninsula in 
 188 — and for six months ran the Everett 
 House in St. Ignace. In 1885 he located 
 in Newberry. Here he has since been propri- 
 etor of the McLeod Hotel. From a recent 
 publication we clip the following reference 
 to this house: 
 
 "The McLeod Hotel is one of the most 
 popular hotels in the peninsula, and its pro- 
 prietor, Donald M. McLeod, is one of the 
 most liberal and public-spirited citizens in 
 Newberry today. Genial ' Dan ' McLeod, 
 as he is more familiarly known, came to 
 Newberry April 15, 1886, and on the 20th 
 of the same month he rented the McLeod 
 House, which was then known as the Vul- 
 can Company's boarding-house, and by his 
 enterprise and thorough knowledge of hotel 
 management he soon commanded a liberal 
 patronage, which has been constantly on the 
 increase from that day to the present time. 
 Mr. McLeod takes constant and untiring 
 pains to make it pleasant for guests, and no 
 one has ever put up at his house without 
 having gone away feeling well repaid for the 
 money expended. They feel at home from 
 their first arrival, and the writer knows 
 whereof he speaks. The house is provided 
 with a nice parlor, sample rooms, large din- 
 ing room with a seating capacity of about 
 fifty guests, and the entire house is excep- 
 tionally clean, regarding its sanitary condi- 
 tion, both within and without. The menu 
 is up to the standard of first-class hotels, the 
 tables being supplied with the very best the 
 market affords, and all gotten up in that 
 edible style such as only the cooks of this 
 house know how to prepare. As a hotel 
 manager Mr. McLeod has but few superiors. 
 This is shown by the fact that when he first 
 located here his means were very limited 
 and from the fact that he is now the owner 
 
 of one of the finest and best equipped hotels 
 on the Upper Peninsula. Mr. McLeod is 
 continually adding improvements to his 
 house, and under his control the hotel can- 
 not help but prove as profitable in the 
 future as it has in the past. In many cases 
 all the landlord cares for is the money left 
 by the guests, and the comfort of those who 
 make his home a visit is of only secondary 
 importance, and usually the sanitary condi- 
 tion of the hotel run by this kind of a land- 
 lord is of the very worst character. But 
 such is not the case in the McLeod House, 
 for the genial landlord and all the employes 
 of the house vie with each other to see 
 who can bestow the most attention to guests, 
 and especially so in the dining room. Mr. 
 McLeod also has a fine sample room in con- 
 nection with the house and keeps the very 
 best brands of foreign and domestic liquors 
 on sale and a fine line of cigars. " 
 
 About two years ago Mr. McLeod again 
 became interested in the lumbering business, 
 and the past year he took out no less than 
 2,000,000 feet of saw logs. He also owns 
 a fine farm of 102 acres located near New- 
 berr)'. More might be said of his busy and 
 useful life, but enough already has been 
 given to serve as an index to his character 
 and place him, where he belongs, among 
 the leading business men of his community. 
 In politics a Democrat, he has been shown 
 official preferment by his party. He served 
 four years as Village Trustee in Newberry, 
 and was twice the Democratic candidate for 
 Village President but was defeated. 
 
 Mr. McLeod was married in Cheboygan, 
 Michigan, May 4, 1884, to Catharine, 
 daughter of William Harcourt, originally 
 from Upper Canada, but more recently from 
 Bay City. Mr. and Mrs. McLeod's children 
 are Niel, Nettie, Donald and Cora, aged 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 nine, seven, five and three years respect- 
 ively. 
 
 Mr. McLeod has a membership in the 
 K. of P. and the A. O. U. W. 
 
 >^OHN H. JACOBS, the popular and 
 m honored Mayor of Marquette, is the 
 A J pioneer in 'the stone business on the 
 Upper Peninsula, and has been an 
 important factor in the development of what 
 has become one of the leading industries of 
 the Lake Superior region. His career seems 
 almost phenomenal in its success, but when 
 we inquire into the methods he has followed, 
 the plans he has pursued, we see why it is 
 that he has been enabled to pass on the 
 highway of life many who started out ahead 
 of him, surrounded by advantages that would 
 aid them in the race. Energy, enterprise, 
 keen discrimination, clear judgment and in- 
 tegrity, — these are the traits of character 
 which have brought him prosperity and 
 raised him from a humble position to one of 
 eminence. 
 
 Mr. Jacobs was born in Lorain county, 
 Ohio, April i8, 1847, and is a son of John 
 and Rachel (Neipfoot) Jacobs, both of whom 
 were natives of Saxony, Germany. They 
 sailed from the Fatherland in 1830, and on 
 the Sth of June took up their residence in 
 Lorain county, locating upon a tract of wild 
 land, which the father transformed into a 
 fine farm. At that time there were many 
 wild animals in the neighborhood, wild 
 game of all kinds indigenous to the region 
 abounded, and Indians still roamed in the 
 forests. John Jacobs purchased the farm, 
 and thereon he and his wife spent their 
 remaining days. For eighteen years he 
 held the office of Justice of the Peace, being 
 elected but once, yet his faithfulness and 
 
 fidelity to duty continued him in office and 
 won him the commendation of all concerned. 
 He was a man of rare genialty, and his 
 pleasant, social disposition won him the 
 respect of many friends. In the family 
 were twelve children, namely: Catherine, 
 now deceased; Rachel; an infant, deceased; 
 Elizabeth; Melissa; Catherine; an infant 
 son, deceased; John H. ; Charles, Francis 
 and Sarah. 
 
 The childhood and youth of John Jacobs, 
 whose name begins this review, was not one 
 of ease and leisure, but one of hard labor 
 and few advantages. He was reared on 
 the old Ohio homestead and aided in the 
 arduous task of developing a new farm, 
 clearing away the forest and transforming 
 the land into rich and fertile fields. He re- 
 mained on the farm until seventeen years of 
 age and in the winter season attended the 
 district schools, where his education was ac- 
 quired. When in his ninth year he went 
 to school barefoot through an inch of snow, 
 wearing a hickory shirt and drill trousers. 
 Who would imagine that the little lad thus 
 attired would thus became one of the 
 wealthy and most prominent citizens of the 
 Upper Peninsula .' In 1855, when the in- 
 sects destroyed all the wheat, the family 
 was often a week or ten days without any 
 bread in the house. 
 
 Mr. Jacobs, however, was ever an in- 
 dustrious boy and made the most of his op- 
 portunities. When still a young lad he be- 
 gan running a threshing-machine, in which 
 he owned a third interest, working thus for 
 four seasons, threshing the grain for so much 
 a bushel, and in this way he made not a 
 little money. In 1862-3 he cut cord-wood 
 for the first horse he ever owned, and one 
 fall he took a contract, in partnership with 
 a colored man, cutting wood for fifty cents 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
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 per cord, and with the money thus acquired 
 he bought his first pair of boots. At the 
 age of eleven he began running a wheelbar- 
 row for twenty-five cents per day, and since 
 that time has been entirely dependent upon 
 his own resources. At the age of si.xteen 
 he left home and went to Independence, 
 Ohio, where he began his connection with 
 the stone business, in connection with the 
 Cliff Stone Company, with which he contin- 
 ued for a year. He then returned to Am- 
 herst, Ohio, where he became manager of the 
 Ohio Stone Company, operating the Peach 
 Orchard quarry for two years. He then 
 took a contract for Worthington & Sons to 
 operate their quarry then known as Hubbard, 
 but now called Nichols, spending the suc- 
 ceeding year in getting out grindstone. He 
 next worked in Barber's quarry, the firm 
 having a contract to furnish the stone for 
 the City Hall of Detroit, Michigan. When 
 this was done Mr. Jacobs entered the em- 
 ploy of George E. Hall, getting out stone 
 for the Capitol of the State of Ohio, then 
 building in Columbus, and for the Union 
 depot at Cleveland. On the 15th of March, 
 1870, he engaged with Wolf & Company of 
 Chicago to come to Marquette, Michigan, 
 to take charge of their quarry at this place. 
 In the fall of that year Mr. Jacobs left 
 Marquette, returning to Oberlin, Ohio, to 
 take a course in a commercial college, for 
 he felt the need of a better education than 
 he had been able to obtain in his boyhood. 
 There he pursued his studies until grad- 
 uated in 1872, and upon his return to Mar- 
 quette he again engaged in the stone busi- 
 ness with the firm that he had quitted on 
 going to the Buckeye State. He worked 
 in that quarry for twelve years, part of the 
 time on salary, and afterward acquiring a 
 small interest in the business. In 1883, in 
 
 company with others, he purchased a large 
 quarry, and under the firm name of Wolf, 
 Jacobs & Company established an extensive 
 business. At length the senior member of 
 the firm sold out and the firm became Furst, 
 Jacobs & Company, thus continuing until 
 May, 1 89 1, when Mr. Jacobs disposed of 
 his interest and retired from the stone-quarry 
 business. He had also owned a quarry at 
 Portage Entry. During all these years he 
 was general manager of the business, and 
 his careful attention, familiarity with all the 
 details of the business and good judgment, 
 brought to the enterprise the excellent suc- 
 cess which crowned the undertaking. 
 
 For two years after selling out, Mr. Ja- 
 cobs traveled extensively throughout the 
 United States. From early boyhood his 
 time and energies had been closely given to 
 business and he now spent this period in 
 rest and recreation. "Travel is the true 
 source of all great wisdom," and he found 
 in his journeyings not only much of interest, 
 but much of benefit as well. The broad- 
 minded man is generally the traveler, and 
 there is certainly nothing narrow or con- 
 tracted in the nature of Mr. Jacobs. Since 
 his return he has established the Kerber- 
 Jacobs Red Stone Campany, of which he is 
 president and general manager. He is also 
 interested in various stock companies, and 
 is the owner of considerable land and not a 
 little city property, including his own beau- 
 tiful residence, in Marquette. 
 
 Mr. Jacobs was the first stone mason on 
 the Upper Peninsula, and for over twenty- 
 five years has carried on operations in this 
 line. He also engaged in quarrying for eight 
 years in all. He shipped the first block 
 stone ofif Lake Superior and has furnished 
 the stone for some of the finest buildings in 
 New York city, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Omaha, St. Paul, Minneapolis and other 
 cities in the United States. For six years 
 he owned two vessels and a steam barge and 
 kept them employed in the stone business 
 during the entire time, carrying the products 
 of the quarry to the market. He has been 
 the inventor of several useful devices con- 
 nected with stone work. He established a 
 system of quarrying by blasting the rock by 
 boring a system of holes and firing by elec- 
 tricity. He also invented a drill which 
 makes an oblong hole twice the length of its 
 width, and is the inventor of a stone sawing- 
 machine for sawing and manufacturing 
 stone, which is a great improvement over 
 the old process of sawing. 
 
 Mr. Jacobs was married in 1872 to Miss 
 Mary Wolf, a native of Chicago, and they 
 have four children, — Anna C, Albert B., 
 Ella M. and Lawrence J. The parents are 
 members of the Presbyterian Church and 
 hold a very enviable position in social circles. 
 
 In his politicial views, Mr. Jacobs is a 
 stalwart Republican, and in April, 1895, 
 was elected on that ticket to the office of 
 Mayor of Marquette by a majority of 381. 
 The total number of votes cast was 1,571, 
 and this was the largest majority ever given, 
 — a fact which shows his great personal 
 popularity and the confidence which is re- 
 posed in him. His unsullied business rec- 
 ord has gained him the high regard of all 
 who know him, and his election was a 
 tribute to his personal worth and ability. 
 Already he has given indication of a policy 
 in the affairs of the office which has won 
 him high commendations. He never before 
 sought office, and this time was strongly 
 urged by his friends before he became a 
 candidate. Steadily has he worked his way 
 upward from a humble beginning. Few 
 men who have started out in life as he did, — 
 
 a penniless boy, — have achieved greater 
 prosperity and with a record so untarnished. 
 He has by well directed efforts and untiring 
 exertion secured a place among the substan- 
 tial residents of this section of the State, 
 and upon his career there falls no shadow of 
 wrong. 
 
 ^Y^ENJAMIN O. PEARL. — It is with 
 l/'^L distinctive satisfaction that the bio- 
 J^^J graphist turns to the data which 
 dimly shadows forth the life history 
 of one who has attained to a position of 
 prominence in the Lake Superior country, 
 both in the line of professional attainments 
 and precedence, and as a progressive citi- 
 zen of the section. 
 
 He whose name initiates this review holds 
 preferment as President of the City Council 
 of Marquette, the metropolis of the Upper 
 Peninsula of Michigan, and stands as one of 
 the most able and honored representatives of 
 its legal fraternity. A native son of the old 
 Buckeye State, our subject was born, at 
 Springfield, Ohio, on the i6th day of Feb- 
 ruary, 1862, the son of George and Isabella 
 (Lowry) Pearl, the former of whom was a 
 native of Maine and the latter of Massa- 
 chusetts. In the early '50s they emigrated 
 from their Eastern home and took up their 
 abode at Springfield, Ohio, where the father 
 became an influential and honored citizen 
 and where he retained his residence until 
 summoned into eternal rest, December 28, 
 1894, having attained a venerable age. The 
 mother is still living and resides at the old 
 home, in Springfield, which is hallowed by 
 the tender associations of many years. They 
 became the parents of three children, namely. 
 George W. , a resident of Atlanta, Georgia; 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 613 
 
 Emma, deceased; and Benjamin O., the sub- 
 ject of this review. 
 
 Benjamin O. Pearl was reared to mature 
 years in his native city, receiving his prelim- 
 inary educational discipline in the public 
 schools, and graduating at the high school 
 in the class of 1878, being at the time but 
 sixteen years of age. After leaving the school- 
 room he did not content himself with complac- 
 ently reviewing "past honors and with waiting 
 for opportunity to present itself, but promptly 
 made ready to prove a useful member of 
 society. For a time he was connected with 
 the mercantile business, and thereafter was 
 for four years employed by the Ridgely Roll- 
 ing Mill Company, of Springfield. This 
 practical discipline represented to him not 
 only a valuation in itself considered, but was 
 held as a means to an end, — for he was am- 
 bitious to fit himself for a wider field of use- 
 fulness and to acquire a more finished edu- 
 cation. He accordingly matriculated at the 
 Northern Illinois Normal School, at Dixon, 
 where he graduated in 1883, with the de- 
 gree of Bachelor of Arts. While at this in- 
 stitution he devoted some little attention to 
 the study of stenography, in view of the fact 
 that he believed such knowledge would prove 
 of value to him in connection with that pro- 
 fession which he had by this time determined 
 to follow as his life work, — namely, that of 
 the law. 
 
 He went to Chicago, where he had a 
 position in view, but on arriving at the 
 Western metropolis he found that the pros- 
 pects were not such as offered much prom- 
 ise or would satisfy him, and from that 
 point he made his way to Marquette, where 
 he arrived in May, 1884, forthwith entering 
 the office of Hon. O. F. Clark in a clerical 
 capacity and with the understanding that he 
 should here be afforded the opportunity of 
 
 prosecuting the study of law under the able 
 preceptorage of his employer. It is scarcely 
 necessary to predicate the fact that our 
 subject, as yet scarcely more than a boy, 
 found himself assailed with unmistakable 
 home longings after his arrival in a section 
 of country which was rugged and austere in 
 many ways and which in almost every re- 
 spect differed essentially from the older-set- 
 tled communities with which he had been 
 familiar. But the mental caliber of the 
 man was of that sturdy and indomitable or- 
 der that enabled him to "stick to it" and to 
 eventually expose the falchion of victory. 
 He gave himself assiduously to the study of 
 Blackstone and Kent, and in the spring of 
 1890 he was admitted to the bar. On 
 January i, 1891, he entered into a profes- 
 sional partnership with his former preceptor, 
 and since that date the firm of Clark & 
 Pearl has stood forth as one of the strongest 
 in the "upper country" and one which re- 
 tains a large and representative clientele. 
 
 Mr. Pearl has proved himself a young 
 man of most mature and comprehensive 
 judgment, has a mental capacity which en- 
 ables him to grasp the salient points in any 
 cause presented, and in his efforts at the bar 
 he has proved himself forceful and discrimin- 
 ating, — facts that ever gain appreciation 
 and insure success. He is a ready and en- 
 tertaining speaker, never at a loss for appro- 
 priate phraseology in which to clothe his 
 thoughts. Both as a man and an attorney 
 he enjoys a distinctive popularity, and is 
 looked upon as one of the influential citizens 
 of Marquette. 
 
 In his political adherency Mr. Pearl is 
 firmly arrayed in the support of the Repub- 
 lican party and the principles which it repre- 
 sents. Upon him has been conferred local 
 honor of no little distinction, since in 1893 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 he was elected as a member of the City 
 Council, of which body he was appointed 
 President, — in which capacity he is now 
 serving his second term. His administration 
 is one that has been straightforward and 
 judicious as to policy, and has gained to him 
 the endorsement of all classes of citizens. 
 
 In his fraternal relations our subject is 
 identified with the Masonic order, in which 
 he has officiated as Master of his lodge, and 
 with the National Union. Religiously he is 
 a zealous member of the Baptist Church. 
 
 December 28, 1886, were celebrated the 
 nuptials of Mr. Pearl and Miss Hattie E. 
 Nelson, of Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Pearl is 
 a devoted member of the Congregational 
 Church, and for three years she was a teacher 
 in the Ridge Street School at Marquette. 
 
 BRANK KARTHEISER— The Kart- 
 heiser Sash & Door Company, of 
 Menominee, was organized in 1888, 
 in the Crawford manufactory build- 
 ing, by Mr. Kartheiser and John H. Jewett, 
 with the name Jewett & Company, and was 
 incorporated in 1891 as a stock company, 
 with the following as directors and officers: 
 Frank Kartheiser, president and treasurer; 
 Henry J. Deters, vice-president and secre- 
 tary; and M. Kartheiser. This company 
 manufactures sash, doors, mill supplies, etc., 
 and their market is principally in Wisconsin 
 and adjoining States. The establishment 
 cost $10,000. Mr. Kartheiser, our subject, 
 is also a stockholder in the Menominee Gas 
 Company. 
 
 He was born at Flat Rock River, in the 
 northern peninsula of Michigan, January 21, 
 1855. His father, Nick Kartheiser, a na- 
 tive of Luxemburg, Germany, emigrated to 
 America in 1848, settling in this peninsula; 
 
 he now resides in Osaukee county, Wiscon- 
 sin, aged seventy-three years. Ten of his 
 children are still living, three of them in 
 Menominee. 
 
 When the subject of this sketch was 
 eight years of age the family moved to Wis- 
 consin, and he was educated in that State, 
 in the German schools, kept in a log house. 
 At the age of eighteen years he left home, 
 although not being able to speak English, 
 and was employed in the woods for the Lud- 
 ington Company. After working there for 
 five months he returned home, where he 
 continued work in the lumber woods for 
 three years. Next he learned telegraphing, 
 bookkeeping, etc., and went to Chilton, 
 Wisconsin, and was engaged in a sash and 
 door factory for half a year. Then he went 
 into the cedar swamps of northern Michigan, 
 where he was engaged in lumbering; next he 
 followed carpentering a few months, and 
 then returned to the swamps; next for three 
 months he resided at Flat Rock River, and 
 then entered the swamps again. In the 
 spring of 1882 he came to Menominee and 
 was employed by L. Young & Company in 
 a sash and door factory for a year and three 
 months. In 1885 he married Miss Lizzie 
 Gratz, a native of Wisconsin, and settled 
 permanently in Menominee, where he is now 
 at the head of a large and prosperous busi- 
 ness. When he began for himself he had 
 but $2. 50 in money. Veritably he is a self- 
 made man. He owns three houses in Me- 
 nominee, besides a blacksmith-shop in con- 
 nection with one of these properties; and he 
 has money out at interest. 
 
 He is a zealous Republican and a mem- 
 ber of the Catholic Church, of which relig- 
 ious body Mrs. Kartheiser also is a member. 
 Frank and Edie are the names of his chil- 
 dren. 
 
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 Vt'UDGE ALEXANDER iMAIN.— This 
 m gentleman is what may be termed an 
 /• 1 Americanized Scotchman. In his 
 make-up are found blended the ster- 
 ling characteristics of his countrymen and 
 the broad and progressive views of the 
 American. Judge Main figures as one of 
 the early pioneers of Luce county, Mich- 
 igan, and has gained distinction here as its 
 Probate Judge. It is therefore fitting that 
 a review of his life be presented on these 
 pages. 
 
 Alexander Main was born in Sterling- 
 shire, Scotland, May 7, 1847. He bears 
 his father's name and followed his occupa- 
 tion, that of a farmer, as long as he was in 
 the mother country. He was the sixth born 
 in a family of nine children now living, four 
 besides the Judge being in the United States, 
 — Robert, Mary, Marion and Jeannette, — 
 all in Washington State; two are in Eng- 
 land and two in Scotland. The subject of 
 our sketch came to the United States in 
 1881, crossing the Atlantic on the steamer 
 Austrian and landing in Boston April 27, 
 accompanied by his young wife. They di- 
 rected their course to Goderich, Ontario, 
 where they sojourned for a few weeks, re- 
 moving from there to Saint Ignace, Mich- 
 igan, where he was employed in bridge 
 building on the D. M. and M. R. R. He 
 was thus occupied fourteen month?. He 
 next came to Newberry as a carpenter for 
 the Newberry Furnace Company, in whose 
 employ he remained until 1885. At that 
 time Newberry was building up rapidly and 
 he turned his attention to contracting and 
 building here, which he followed several 
 years, putting up a majority of the best res- 
 idences and other structures, including the 
 bank and courthouse. Ere long he took 
 rank with the leading citizens of the town, 
 
 his advice and opinion frequently being 
 sought on other subjects than those pertain- 
 ing to his immediate business. He was 
 chosen School Director and served as such 
 from 1884 to 1 89 1, for four years was a 
 member of the City Council, was Chief of 
 the Fire Department three years, and has 
 also served as Justice of the Peace. He 
 was first appointed Probate Judge by Gov- 
 ernor Rich, and in November, 1894, was 
 elected to this office by a majority of 100 
 votes. As a public official he has ever dis- 
 charged his duty with the strictest fidelity 
 and has made many friends with all with 
 whom he has come in contact. 
 
 Judge Main has one of the most delight- 
 ful homes in Newberry. He was mar- 
 ried April 26, 1880, to Margaret McLaren, 
 daughter of James McLaren, a farmer of 
 Scotland. Their children are Margaret, 
 aged fourteen years; Agnes, twelve; Jessie, 
 eleven; and Marion, nine. 
 
 Like the majority of men who are socially 
 inclined. Judge Main has identified himself 
 with a number of fraternal organizations. 
 He is a Master Mason, an Odd Fellow, 
 a Knight of Pythias, and a Forester. 
 
 HNGUS D. CHISHOLM, superin- 
 tendent of the Newberry schools, is 
 at the head of the chief institution of 
 learning in Luce count}', Michigan, 
 and for a number of years has been promi- 
 nent as an educator. It is, therefore, fitting 
 that biographical mention be accorded him 
 in this volume. Before giving a sketch of 
 his life, however, we present a brief history 
 of the schools with which he is intimately 
 connected. 
 
 The Newberry public schools consist 
 of a fine, commodious, two-story frame 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 building, which when erected cost $7,000. 
 It contains six large rooms, easily heated 
 and ventilated and stands on a fine elevation 
 in the western part of the town. Under 
 Professor Chisholm's progressive regime the 
 schools have been graded, a written course 
 of study has been prepared providing for a 
 twelve-years' course in English; and, begin- 
 ning with September, 1895, Latin and Ger- 
 man will constitute a part of the curriculum 
 and graduates will be equipped for entering 
 the freshman class at any State educational 
 institution without examination. The first 
 class to graduate in Newberry is that of 
 June, 1895, comprising three members. 
 The number of pupils enrolled is 295, out 
 of a school population of 320, and six teach- 
 ers are employed. The pupils of the high 
 school have access to a magnificent library 
 of over 1,000 volumes. 
 
 Professor A. D. Chisholm, the efficient 
 superintendent of this school, and also 
 County Commissioner of Schools for Luce 
 county, was born in Middlesex county, On- 
 tario, September 29, 1853. His elementary 
 education was gained in the public schools of 
 his native county. At the age of seventeen 
 he was a successful teacher. Realizing that 
 a progressive teacher must be a diligent 
 student, he devoted his spare moments to 
 study, in which he was greatly assisted by 
 his father, who had been for many years 
 a prominent educator. After teaching one 
 year in Ontario, he came to Newaygo, 
 Michigan, to attend the high school, which 
 was at that time under the able supervision 
 of his uncle, the late Professor Dovvnie, of 
 Muskegon. He subsequently taught school 
 in Michigan for several years, and then en- 
 tered the Lindsay High School, and after 
 graduating from that institution he decided 
 to take a full course of instruction at the 
 
 Provincial Normal School, Toronto. After 
 completing his studies at the Normal he at- 
 tended a course of lectures at Queen's Uni- 
 versity, Kingston, and two years later gradu- 
 ated from the London Commercial College 
 and National Training School. He then re- 
 moved to Michigan, and for the past fifteen 
 years has been actively engaged in educa- 
 tional work. He taught in Wayne, Kent, 
 Muskegon and Washtenaw counties, and it 
 was through the general recognition of his 
 ability as a teacher that he was elected mem- 
 ber of the Washtenaw County Board of 
 School Examiners, a position which he filled 
 with credit to himself and satisfaction to the 
 teachers of the county. Professor Chisholm 
 was first elected to the superintendency of the 
 Newberry public schools in June, 1892, and 
 has since received the unanimous sup- 
 port of the Board of Education and of the 
 pupils and patrons for his able management 
 of the schools. It can be truly said of him 
 that every detail of work pertaining to edu- 
 cation has received his careful attention. 
 He is active and energetic, an excellent dis- 
 ciplinarian, and thoroughly abreast with the 
 times in educational methods. 
 
 Professor Chisholm is president of the 
 Luce County Teachers' Association, and is 
 identified with a number of other organiza- 
 tions. He was Sir Knight Commander of 
 the local tent of the Knights of the Macca- 
 bees, has been Secretary of the Independ- 
 ent Order of Odd Fellows, and is a member 
 of the Knights of Pythias. 
 
 He was married June 15, 18S0, in De- 
 troit, Michigan, to Anne D., daughter of 
 Duncan and Euphemia (McKellar) Ferguson, 
 of Middlesex county, Ontario, she being one 
 of a family of six children. The Pro- 
 fessor and his wife have a family of children 
 as follows: Annie Belle, Effie May, Daniel 
 
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 617 
 
 D., Angus D., Jr., and John A., ranging in 
 ages from twelve to two years. 
 
 Having thus briefly outlined the Profes- 
 sor's life and the work in which he is en- 
 gaged, we turn for a glimpse at his ancestry, 
 which, however, can be traced back no fur- 
 ther than his grandfather, James Chisholm. 
 This James Chisholm was a farmer, honest 
 and industrious and respected by all who 
 knew him. He and his wife were the par- 
 ents of seven children, four sons, — Donald, 
 Angus, Alexander and William, and three 
 daughters. His son Donald, the father of 
 our subject, was born in Nova Scotia and 
 was educated in Halifax and Truro. Set- 
 tling in Ontario, he there followed the oc- 
 cupation of teaching for a period of twenty 
 years, finally retired to a farm in Middlesex 
 county, and there passed the closing years 
 of his life. His death occurred in 1887, 
 at the age of seventy-three years. He mar- 
 ried Anne, daughter of Atalcom Downie, 
 one of the wealthy farmers of Middle- 
 sex county; and they became the parents 
 of eleven children, the subject of our sketch 
 being the third son and one of the eight who 
 are still living. Professor John A. is a res- 
 ident of Seney; Malcom and Donald are 
 farmers; and James, Hugh and Colin reside 
 at the old homestead, at Kilmartin, Middle- 
 sex county, Ontario. 
 
 >-t'OHN H. bone, a trading black- 
 ^ smith of Sault Ste. Marie, and a 
 f% 1 member of the City Council from the 
 Second ward of that city, was born 
 in Roxeter county, Ontario, November 3, 
 1 86 1, a son of Adam Bone, a shoemaker, 
 whose birth occurred in Aberdeenshire, 
 Scotland, in 1822, and who came to Can- 
 ada, and is now a resident of Paris, On- 
 tario. He was married in his native land 
 to Jane Herron, whose father, Gilbert Her- 
 ron, was a farmer. The children by this 
 
 marriage were: David, a resident of Ash- 
 awa, Canada; Jennie, the wife of Thomas 
 Sullivan, of Seattle, Washington; Agnes, 
 who is now Mrs. Daniel Docksetter, of 
 Huron county, Ontario; Adam, a farmer of 
 Paris, Ontario; Maggie, who married John 
 S. McTavish, of Huron county; Anne, the 
 wife of Peter Miller, of Brantford, Canada; 
 Lizzie, now married and living in Leadville, 
 Colorado; John H., the subject of this 
 sketch; James, of Cheboygan, Michigan; 
 and Jessie, the wife of Stephen Playford, of 
 Leadville, Colorado. 
 
 Mr. Bone, whose name introduces this 
 sketch, received a limited education in the 
 common schools of his native country. At 
 the age of fifteen he began to learn his 
 trade in the establishment of JohnS. David- 
 son, and on completing his apprenticeship 
 he erected and equipped a shop in the same 
 town and remained there in the successful 
 prosecution of his business for a number of 
 years. In 1S89 he came to Sault Ste. 
 Marie, opened a shop and began his career 
 as a skilled artisan in iron, in which he con- 
 tinues and is a worthy citizen and business 
 man of this new and growing city. 
 
 In public matters Mr. Bone found him- 
 self in sympathy with the Democratic party, 
 and on becoming an enfranchised citizen, in 
 the spring of 1895, he was nominated by 
 his party to represent his ward in the City 
 Council and was elected April i by a ma- 
 jority of fifty, and on the organization of 
 the new council he was placed on the com- 
 mittees on the fire department (of which he 
 is chairman), sidewalks and police. His 
 previous career and well known character 
 insure an efficient service in this public 
 capacity. He is Past Grand of the I. O. 
 O. F. in this city, and is a member of the 
 K. O. T. M. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 In Chippewa county, Michigan, June 22, 
 1 88 1, he was married to Miss Frances A., a 
 daughter of Henry Larky, who came to this 
 county from Huron county, Canada, seven- 
 teen years ago; he married Catherine Ful- 
 ler. Mr. and Mrs. Bone have one child, 
 Russell H., born August 27, 1892. 
 
 Vy w ^ ILLIS C. MARSH, of the firm of 
 mm I W. C. Marsh & Company, bank- 
 ^J^^ ers of Manistique, is a native of 
 Illinois, his birth having occurred 
 in Lake county, on the 5th of April, 1862. 
 His parents, J. J. and Adeline P. (Maltby) 
 Marsh, were natives of Auburn, New York, 
 descending from Puritan ancestry. About 
 the year 1845 the father emigrated westward 
 and took up his residence in Illinois, where 
 he followed the trade of wagon-making until 
 1862, when he removed to Decorah, Iowa, 
 and engaged in the agricultural implement 
 business. He is still carrying on operations 
 in that line, and is recognized as one of the 
 leading merchants of Decorah. He is also 
 numbered among the prominent and influen- 
 tial citizens and for many years has served 
 as Mayor of West Decorah. Both he and 
 his estimable wife hold membership in the 
 Baptist Church, and in his social relations 
 he is a Mason. In the family were six chil- 
 dren, our subject, who is the oldest, and five 
 daughters. 
 
 During his first year, Willis C. Marsh 
 was taken by his parents to Iowa, and his 
 childhood and youth were spent in the 
 Hawkeye State, where he attended the com- 
 mon schools, obtaining there his elementary 
 education. He completed his studies by a 
 course in the University of Michigan at Ann 
 Arbor, where he was graduated with the 
 class of 1883. Entering upon his business 
 
 career he followed banking and insurance at 
 different places in the West until 1889, when 
 he came to Manistique, and engaged as as- 
 sistant cashier in the Manistique Bank. After 
 serving in that capacity for a year he was 
 promoted to the post of cashier, and his 
 connection with that bank continued until 
 March, 1894, when he organized the present 
 banking institution of W. C. Marsh & Com- 
 pany. He is now doing a lucrative business 
 in banking and insurance, and is at the head 
 of one of the solid financial institutions of 
 this locality. The safe conservative policy 
 which he follows commands the confidence 
 of the public and insures a paying business. 
 
 Mr. Marsh is also connected with other 
 leading enterprises of the Upper Peninsula. 
 He is interested in the Park Hotel of Sault 
 de Ste. Marie, and is a director of the Sault 
 de Ste. Marie National Bank. He is a 
 stockholder in a mining company at Algona, 
 Canada. It will thus be seen that his abil- 
 ity is not limited to one line of enterprise, 
 but that he is a young man of resources 
 whose enterprise, good management and 
 sound judgment have already brought to 
 him an enviable success. 
 
 The fellow-townsmen of Mr. Marsh rec- 
 ognize in him a valued citizen, and have 
 elected him to the ofifice of \'illage Treasurer 
 of Manistique, in which capacity he has 
 served for two terms. Socially he is con- 
 nected with Lakeside Lodge, No. 372, A. 
 F. & A. M., and is also a Royal Arch Ma- 
 son. 
 
 ,>^ OBERT J. STUART is one of the 
 
 I /"^ leading and influential citizens of the 
 
 \ . r Upper Peninsula, where he has 
 
 made his home since the 22d of 
 
 May, 1884. He came to this place from 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 619 
 
 Harrison, Ontario, Canada, but was born in 
 Stormont, Canada, his natal day being May 
 2, 1861. His father, James Stuart, was a 
 farmer by occupation, and a native of Aber- 
 deen, Scotland, having descended from the 
 Royal family of Stuarts. He married Nancy 
 Wiseman, who was born in Canada of Scotch 
 parentage, her father being William Wise- 
 man. His death occurred at the very ad- 
 vanced age of 104 years, and his wife was 
 also a centenarian when called to the home 
 beyond this life. For many years he served 
 as a court officer of his county. To Mr. and 
 Mrs. Stuart were born thirteen children, 
 seven of whom are yet living, as follows: 
 Frank, who resides at Rainy River, Minne- 
 sota; Jeno Bella, wife of Mr. Nelson; Mar- 
 garet, who is living in Iowa; Lucy, wife of 
 Alexander Simpson, a resident of Wood- 
 stock, Ontario; J. B., who has charge of the 
 International Bridge of Ontario; Robert J., 
 of this sketch; and Maggie, wife of Thomas 
 Anderson, who is living in Lindsay, Ontario. 
 Mr. Stuart, whose name begins this re- 
 view, served an apprenticeship to the car- 
 penter's trade under George Gray, of Harri- 
 son, and continued in the employ of that 
 gentleman until his arrival in Sault de Ste. 
 Marie. Here he engaged in business as a 
 contractor, and since 1885 has erected many 
 of the best buildings of the city, including 
 the residence of Judge Colwell, the J. H. 
 Loude block, the residences of Major Brown 
 and Frank Perry, the Presbyterian parson- 
 age and many others of the most important 
 buildings of the city, all of which stand as 
 monuments to his skill and enterprise. Mr. 
 Stuart is also engaged in buying and ship- 
 ping horses, and this branch of his business 
 has also proved a profitable one. He is 
 likewise engaged in the real-estate business 
 and owns some valuable and desirable im- 
 
 proved property in Sault de Ste. Marie. He 
 is a director in the building and loan associa- 
 tion in the city, and was its vice-president 
 in 1894. 
 
 Mr. Stuart was married September 13, 
 1893, to Miss Isabella M., daughter of James 
 and Jessie Comb, of Guelph, Ontario. The 
 members of this family living in Sault de Ste. 
 Marie are Maitland; George, who is Alder- 
 man of the Third ward; John, a drayman; 
 Mrs. Andrew Hotten ; and Mrs. J. K. Mc- 
 Donald. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart have one 
 child, Virginia June, born May 10, 1894. 
 Our subject is a Master Mason, an Odd Fel- 
 low and a member of the Knights of Pythias 
 fraternity. He is a progressive and public- 
 spirited citizen who has many friends, and 
 by all who know him he is held in the highest 
 regard. 
 
 aHARLES O. BRIDGES, foreman 
 of the Chicago Lumber Company 
 of Manistique, has been identified 
 with the lumber interests of Michi- 
 gan since 1 874, and is a representative busi- 
 ness man of the Upper Peninsula. A native 
 of Maine, he was born in the city of Bangor, 
 on the 15th of December, 1849, and is a 
 son of Orin and Rachel (Jones) Bridges. 
 The father was also a native of Bangor, and 
 a son of John Bridges, who was of English 
 descent, the family having been founded in 
 this country prior to the war of the Revolu- 
 tion. The mother of our subject was a 
 daughter of Edwin Jones, of Washington, 
 who was of Welsh lineage. 
 
 Orin Bridges learned the cooper's trade 
 in his youth and followed that business until 
 after the breaking out of the Civil war, 
 when he enlisted in the Forty-fifth Massa- 
 chusetts \'olunteer Infantry for nine months' 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 service. When that term expired he re- 
 enhsted in the Nineteenth Regiment of 
 Maine, and continued at the front through- 
 out the war, gallantly defending the old flag 
 and the cause it represented. When honor- 
 ably discharged he returned to his home in 
 the Pine Tree State, where his remaining 
 days were passed. His wife died in Provi- 
 dence, Rhode Island, in 1890, at the age of 
 seventy-two years. They were both faithful 
 members of the Presbyterian Church, and in 
 politics he was an uncompromising Republi- 
 can. In their family were the following 
 children: Captain William H., who is living 
 in Bay City, Michigan; Sadie, widow of M. 
 P. Madigan, of Grand Rapids, Michigan; 
 Alma, wife of Charles Boyle, of Providence, 
 Rhode Island; Frank E., who is living in 
 California; and Charles O., of this sketch. 
 
 In taking up the personal history of 
 Charles O. Bridges, we present to our read- 
 ers the life record of one who is widely and 
 favorably known in the Upper Peninsula. 
 
 His youth was spent upon the home 
 farm until fifteen years of age, when he 
 went into the lumber woods on the Machias 
 river, engaging there in the lumber business 
 for five years. On the expiration of that 
 period he came to Michigan and secured em- 
 ployment at Springport, on the north shore 
 of Lake Huron, where he remained for ten 
 years in the employ of General R. A. Alger. 
 He was then for seven years with the firm 
 of Richardson & Avery, and later entered 
 the employ of L. L. Hotchkiss, of Bay City, 
 with whom he continued until 1886, when 
 he engaged with the Chicago Lumber Com- 
 pany of Manistique. He is acting in the 
 capacity of foreman, and his fidelity to his 
 employer's interests and his faithful per- 
 formance of duty has won him the confi- 
 dence of all with whom he has been brought 
 
 in contact. He has the respect of the em- 
 ployes under him and the esteem of his 
 fellow townsmen, and in the community 
 where he resides is a valued factor. 
 
 '^j'OHN McDOUALL JOHNSTON 
 fl was one of the historic characters of 
 A 1 the Northwest Territory and a rep- 
 resentative of a family that has been 
 connected with the history and develop- 
 ment of Michigan for more than a century. 
 He was born at Sault de Ste. Marie 
 October 12, 18 16, and was the youngest 
 child of John Johnston, who held in his own 
 right the estate of Craig, near Giant's 
 Causeway, county of Antrim, Ireland. His 
 mother, Osahw-gush-ksdawaqua, was the 
 only daughter of Chief Wau-bo-kieg. This 
 gentleman married at the Old Mission, 
 Apostle Islands, and after living for one or 
 more years at Le Pointe or Bayfield he 
 took up his residence in Sault de Ste. Marie, 
 more than a hundred years ago. The an- 
 cestral residence still stands. A part of it 
 was built in 1 792 and is therefore the oldest 
 residence in the city. In that year John 
 Johnston received a patent from the mili- 
 tary authorities for the property, which pat- 
 ent was recorded in 1845, at the time the 
 estate was probated. In the war of 181 2 
 the British retook the fort of Mackinac, 
 which had been surrendered to the United 
 States on the establishment of the boundary 
 at the close of the Revolutionary war. 
 This was about the time of the surrender of 
 Detroit by the Americans. Colonel John 
 McDowall commanded the post while the 
 British flag floated over the island for about 
 two years, when Lieutenant-Colonel Gor- 
 ham, of the United States Army, was or- 
 dered to retake this important post. 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 621 
 
 Colonel McDowall sent an appeal to John 
 Johnston, who was the most important per- 
 sonage in this section of the country at the 
 time, for assistance. Mr. Johnston, an ar- 
 dent subject of the crown, responded in per- 
 son with 100 men armed and equipped at 
 his own e.xpense, but the result was disas- 
 trous to the Johnston interest in every way. 
 His property was plundered and damaged 
 and his loss was about ^^9,000, and the 
 losses were never made good if even recog- 
 nized by the mother country. 
 
 John McDouall Johnston was born after 
 these stirring events had occurred, and was 
 reared in Sault de Ste. Marie. His educa- 
 tion was completed by two years' attendance 
 at Lowville Academy in the State of New 
 York, whither he was sent in the care of 
 Ramsey Crooks, successor to John Jacob 
 Astor. Mr. Johnston is one of the historic 
 characters in the development of the North- 
 west, and no figure was more familiar in 
 the early days of this region than he. 
 Reared on the very border of civilization, 
 not far from the haunts of the Indians, he 
 became familiar with their ways and their 
 language, and in 1852, when sixteen years 
 of age, was employed as interpreter by 
 Henry R. Schoolcraft, Indian agent at Sault 
 de Ste. Marie; and when that gentleman 
 removed to the island of Mackinac he con- 
 tinued to serve in the same capacity for 
 Andrew Odran, sub-agent. On the 14th of 
 September, 1836, he was appointed by the 
 United States Indian Commissioner at 
 Washington as Indian interpreter for Major 
 \V. V. Cobbs, commanding officer at Fort 
 Brady. He also acted as Indian agent and 
 as interpreter on Sundays, and one evening 
 during the week for the Rev. A. Bingham, 
 Baptist missionary at Sault de Ste. Marie. 
 In May, 1838, he was appointed interpreter 
 
 for the delegations of chiefs and head men 
 of the Ottawa and Chippewa tribes, — 
 superintended by James L. Schoolcraft, — 
 for the purpose of examining the lands 
 ceded to them by the United States Gov- 
 ernment in 1836. 
 
 While discharging his duties Mr. School- 
 craft went to St. Louis, thence up the Mis- 
 souri and to the very head waters of the 
 Osage river, returning by way of the Wis- 
 consin and Fox rivers to Green Bay, Wis- 
 consin, and then on to his home. A most 
 interesting experience happened to him dur- 
 ing this trip, which was the witnessing of an 
 Indians' annual dance. In what was then 
 the Indian Territory, occupied by the three 
 nations, — the Delawares, the Osage and 
 the Shawanoes, — he visited the nations' an- 
 nual dance, which was attended by several 
 hundred Indians, all dressed in their finest 
 costumes, the women wearing beaver hats 
 with two broad silver bands and long black 
 fox tail plumes; their fine cloth blankets 
 covered with silver broaches, broad silver 
 bracelets and half-moons around their necks; 
 and their moccasins garnished with colored 
 beads. The supper for the three nations 
 consisted of three roasted oxen. Their 
 council house was fifty feet in breadth and 
 one hundred and fifty feet in length, con- 
 taining three fires. Opposite the center 
 was the staging, where the old men of the 
 nations sat, with their drums and every 
 kind of instrument, both old and new. The 
 dance once around the three fires, the 
 length of the house, consumed three-quarters 
 of an hour; but the most interesting part of 
 the program was after the announcement 
 by one of the young chiefs that the next 
 was to be by women only. Between ninety 
 and one hundred of them began to dance, 
 all singing and keeping time with the mo- 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 tion of their feet, every one with her beaver 
 hat, with its silver bands and long black, 
 waving plumes, their silver ornaments 
 flashing in the firelight. It was indeed a 
 picturesque sight and one never to be for- 
 gotten. The guard around the council 
 house consisted of about thirty young men 
 on horseback riding round the building, 
 watching to see that no intruder should ap- 
 proach. Mr. Johnston was the only one of 
 the party that accepted the invitation of 
 the young chief, and, while very curious to 
 witness the performance, it was rather a 
 dangerous position for one alone; but the 
 only weapon which he carried was a dirk, 
 with the inscription, "Draw me not with- 
 out reason; sheathe me not without honor. " 
 In October of the same year Mr. John- 
 ston was appointed United States Indian 
 Farmer at Grand Traverse Bay, Lake 
 Michigan, where he remained two years. 
 In 1842 he was married, and, settling down 
 to a more quiet life, he became head clerk in 
 the sutler's store at Fort Brady, employed by 
 J. L. Schoolcraft. In the summer of 1844 
 he took a bateau laden with goods and with 
 nine men started for La Point, Lake Su- 
 perior, where the Indians were paid by the 
 Government, on the way camping at the 
 entrance of Yellow Dog river. The next 
 morning, with an easterly wind, they steered 
 without a compass, about where the end of 
 Point Ke-wayp-o-naw-ning might be, as the 
 distance is so great it cannot be seen with 
 the naked eye. They encountered a severe 
 thunder-storm in going around the point, 
 and the trip came very near proving dis- 
 astrous; but at length they landed in safety 
 in Horse-shoe harbor, six miles east of 
 Copper harbor, at three o'clock in the 
 morning, — the longest crossing ever known 
 to be made on Lake Superior in an open 
 
 boat and without a compass. The distance 
 computed by vessel men was eighty-seven 
 miles. 
 
 In the same year Mr. Johnston made the 
 first thorough examination of the far-famed 
 pictured rocks, one of the greatest and most 
 marvelous works of the Supreme Being, the 
 creator of all good and wonderful works. 
 After attending the Indian payment at the 
 Apostle Islands, Mr. Johnston started home- 
 ward, having in his boat for ballast a Mis- 
 sissippi emigrant wagon, one that had been 
 brought across the country by a party of 
 miners, who cut their way through the for- 
 est from Prairie du Chien, on the Mississippi, 
 and came out near the site of Ashland, 
 Wisconsin. He returned to Sault de Ste. 
 Marie with the same crew, and came down 
 the rapids with the stars and stripes flying 
 in the breeze. On the thirteenth day after 
 leaving the islands he was walking on the 
 island of Mackinac, or Miche-ne-maw-ke- 
 ning, — Turtle-back island. 
 
 In 1855 ^'Jr. Johnston again did service 
 among the red men, going with the Ottawa 
 and Chippewa delegations of Indians to De- 
 troit, where he was appointed United States 
 Indian Interpreter for George W. Many- 
 penny, Indian Commissioner, and Henry C. 
 Gilbert, Indian agent. In 1857 he visited 
 the Indians at Fond du Lac and St. Louis 
 river, and thence coasted in a bark canoe to 
 Grand Portage, after which he piloted the 
 Illinois, the first steamboat that ever entered 
 the harbor commanded by Captain John 
 Halloran, bringing the Indian agent money 
 and goods. After the payment was made, 
 the agent chartered the old schooner Algon- 
 quin to take the party back to the point, 
 and on this trip they encountered a north- 
 west gale off the Porcupine Mountains, losing 
 the yawl-boat. They were tossed about 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 633 
 
 upon the lake for three days and two nights, 
 and then Mr. Johnston finally piloted the 
 schooner in safety into L'Anse harbor. After 
 attending the payment at that place, at On- 
 tonagon and Bard river, Wisconsin, they re- 
 turned to Sault de Ste. Marie. 
 
 Mr. Johnston was the last Indian inter- 
 preter in affairs relating to any of the treaties 
 between the United States and the Ottawas 
 and Chippewas, being in the United States 
 employ, under different administrations, for 
 more than forty years. He knew every foot 
 of the country in the Northwest Territory, 
 and the service he performed for the country 
 was most valuable and efficient. It was 
 often arduous, but he shrank from no duty 
 and his loyalty and faithfulness were well 
 known. All who ever became intimately 
 acquainted with Mr. Johnston regarded him 
 as a most wonderful character. His educa- 
 cation, though limited in the direction of 
 school training, was well rounded by experi- 
 ence, observation and reading. He wrote 
 easily and was a fluent speaker, and his 
 many excellent traits of character command- 
 ed the respect of all. 
 
 As before stated Mr. Johnston was mar- 
 ried, in 1842, on the 20th of September, to 
 Justine Piquette, the ceremony being per- 
 formed by Rev. W. H. Brockway, one of 
 the first missionaries of the Methodist Epis- 
 copal Church at Little Rapids, and the cer- 
 tificate, which is preserved in the family 
 archives, is a quaint relic in the missionary's 
 own hand. This worthy couple became the 
 parents of the following children: Spencer 
 N.,who lives near Astoria, Oregon; Anna M. ; 
 Charlotte J.; Eliza I., wife of T. C. An- 
 thony; James L. , who is living near Grand 
 Rapids, Wisconsin; Antony; Howard L. ; 
 Henry G. and William; all whose residence 
 is not designated dwell in Sault de Ste. Marie 
 
 or vicinity, and the family is one of prom- 
 inence in the community. Mr. Johnston 
 was a man of domestic tastes, specially fond 
 of his home and family, and took the great- 
 est interest and pride in his children. If he 
 had a favorite it was the son named for him- 
 self, who died in 1S72, and of whom he 
 never tired of talking. From the time of 
 the death this son and namesake dated the 
 surrender of Mr. Johnston to his Master. 
 He did good service for the early mission- 
 aries as interpreter, and afterward labored 
 in the churches of this place, doing all in his 
 power to promote the cause of the gospel 
 and to uplift humanity. His life was well 
 spent, was truly noble and honorable. He 
 was always noted for his fidelity to any trust 
 reposed in him, and his forty years' service 
 in the Government shows his faithfulness in 
 that regard. As a pioneer he was familiar 
 with the entire development of this region 
 and aided in opening it up to civilization; 
 as a business man he promoted the material 
 prosperity of the community, and as a citi- 
 zen he was devoted to everything that would 
 enhance the general welfare, but it was in 
 his home and among his friends that his 
 true life shone out; they it was who knew 
 the beauties of his nature and felt the true 
 nobleness of his character, which is indelibly 
 written on the pages of Michigan's history, 
 and this volume would be incomplete with- 
 out the record of his life. 
 
 HOMAS C. ANTHONY, Sk., de- 
 ceased, was a w^ell-known resident 
 of Sault de Ste. Marie and one of 
 the most successful farmers of the 
 Upper Peninsula, whose prosperity in life 
 was due to his well-directed efforts, his per- 
 severance, energy and good management. 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 He was a son of Thomas Anthony, a 
 mechanic, and has a brother hving in 
 Negaunee. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this 
 record was prominently connected with the 
 farming interests of Chippewa county, and 
 his life work demonstrated the fact that the 
 Upper Peninsula was not only an excellent 
 lumber country and a famous fishing region, 
 but that its soil was productive, and field, 
 orchard and garden would yield abundantly 
 in return for the care and cultivation be- 
 stowed upon them. Although a tradesman, 
 Mr. Anthony was also an effective workman 
 at the forge, and but few things that would 
 come under the head of mechanics were un- 
 familiar to him. One of his strongest in- 
 clinations, however, was in the direction of 
 agriculture and horticulture, and this led 
 him to take up experimental farming on his 
 arrival in Sault de Ste. Marie from old Eng- 
 land in 1853. He was familiar with the 
 highly cultivated fields and orchards of his 
 native land and resolved to make in this 
 region — then a practical wilderness — a farm 
 that would rival those of the old country. 
 Purchasing a tract of land near the city, he 
 cleared and broke it, and in a short time 
 put in a varied crop of oats, wheat and 
 vegetables, and from that time he was 
 always first in placing on the market the 
 products of his farm. Success crowning his 
 efforts in this particular, he engaged in the 
 business on an extensive scale and was a 
 large potato-grower in this part of the State. 
 From early dawn until sunset he might be 
 seen upon his farm watching the progress of 
 bud and blossom, their transformation into 
 fruit and vegetable. He had a keen interest 
 in nature aside from the reward of a pecu- 
 niary character that could be gained from 
 his labors, and he never left his farm except 
 
 on one occasion, when he went to visit his 
 brother in Negaunee. He was one of the 
 first to introduce improved farm machinery 
 into the county; was progressive, and an}-- 
 thing that he believed would promote the 
 interests of the farm commended itself to 
 his judgment. He kept on hand only a fine 
 grade of horses and had ample and well- 
 arranged stables. He won prosperity not as 
 the result of speculation, but as the gradual 
 accumulations of years, coming from hard 
 labor and perseverance. His only severe 
 illness was that which carried him to his 
 grave, June 3, 1882. 
 
 In his youth his school privileges were 
 limited, but he possessed an excellent busi- 
 ness judgment and the knowledge that 
 comes through experience, observation and 
 contact with the world. His leisure hours 
 were largely devoted to reading the subjects 
 of interest of the day, but he took no part 
 in public affairs besides casting his ballot in 
 support of the Republican party. He had 
 no sympathy with the schemes of politicians, 
 but would support a man with a clean 
 political record. He belonged to no social 
 organization or church, but was well versed 
 in the Bible and could tell very readily from 
 what part of the ' ' good book " any quota- 
 tion was taken. Physically he was vigorous 
 and healthy, his weight was about 147 
 pounds, and he was lithe and wiry. He 
 had the respect of all who knew him, and 
 though his life was not remarkable for ex- 
 traordinary events, it is well worthy of 
 emulation. 
 
 Mr. Anthony was married in Kingsbridge, 
 Devonshire county, England, in October, 
 1850, to Mary Ann, daughter of Edward 
 Gould. She died in April, 1895. 
 
 T. C. Anthony, Jr., is their eldest child, 
 and the others are: Archibald, who was 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 6z5 
 
 born October 13, 1853, and died January 
 31, 1859; James, who was born June 20, 
 1858, and died July 5, 1861; Ellen, wife of 
 R. D. Ashmun, of Sault de Ste. Marie; she 
 was born December 23, i860, and has spent 
 her entire life in this county; Matilda, who 
 was born August 15, 1863, and died August 
 31, 1870; Doretta, born June 5, 1866, died 
 September 4, 1870. 
 
 The first named is recognized as the 
 leading business man of Detour. He was 
 born November 5, 1851, in Kingsbridge, 
 England, and received very meager educa- 
 tional privileges, for the schools of this 
 region, during his boyhood, had not attained 
 their present high standard of excellence. 
 He spent his boyhood on his father's farm 
 learning lessons of industry and frugality. 
 At the age of eighteen he joined a surveyor's 
 party engaged on the Government work and 
 drove stakes, carried the ax and dragged the 
 chain for some six years or more. He lived 
 at home until twenty-one years of age, when 
 he went aboard the steamer St. Paul and 
 started on a trip around the country, which 
 continued for about a year. He went to 
 Marquette, Escanaba, Green Bay, Oshkosh, 
 Chicago, Kankakee, Champaign, Urbana, 
 Danville, Logansport, Fort Wayne, La- 
 fayette, Cairo, Louisville and Nashville, and 
 returned b}' way of West Virginia, Indiana, 
 Illinois and Michigan to Detroit. He was 
 ill much of the following year and then took 
 a trip to Chicago, hoping to be benefited 
 thereby. 
 
 In 1875 Mr. Anthony began work for 
 Colonel Gordon, superintendent of the 
 " Soo " canal, and in 1876 he went with the 
 Government surveying party from Claybank 
 to Lake Superior and down to Lake Huron 
 through the old Mackinaw road to the mouth 
 of Carp river and St. Martin's bay. Return- 
 
 ing to Claybanks he took the rise and fall of 
 the waters of Lake Superior for thirty days, 
 after which he was similarly employed at St. 
 Martin's bay, this terminating his experience 
 as a surveyor. After being employed by 
 Alfred Noble on the canal for about two 
 years he came to Detour, March 22, 1878, 
 and was in charge of the lighthouse until the 
 spring of 1 882, when he purchased his store, 
 giving his note in payment, for at that time 
 he had not a capital of $1,000. Many men 
 had previously begun business in Detour, 
 but had failed, and Mr. Anthony's friends 
 advised him against undertaking the enter- 
 prise, but the little town was a prominent 
 wooding point for tugs and other small craft, 
 and he believed that a store could be made 
 to pay. At any rate he resigned his position 
 in the Government service and opened his 
 stock in the building where a merchant had 
 recently failed, paying a good rental there- 
 for. His success has been a constant sur- 
 prise to his friends. He has enlarged his 
 original stock and includes in the general 
 business lumbering, coal dealing and fishing, 
 besides merchandising. He has coal docks 
 at Detour and Sault de Ste. Marie and oper- 
 ates three tugs in the fishing trade, making 
 extensive shipments of fish to the city mark- 
 ets. He is also vice president of the Soo 
 Savings Bank and has large real-estate in- 
 terests in both city and country property. 
 He built a telephone line between Detour 
 and a point seventy-six miles distant, and 
 owns stock in the Ophir gold mine in On- 
 tario. 
 
 Success is not, as many suppose, a mat- 
 ter of genius, but of sound judgment and 
 determined effort. Industry, enterprise and 
 perseverance are the qualities which have 
 brought to Mr. Anthony prosperity, and he 
 is justly accounted the leading merchant of 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 Detour and one of the prominent business 
 men of the Upper Peninsula. 
 
 In politics Mr. Anthony is a Republican, 
 unswerving in support of the principles of 
 his party. He has often been solicited to 
 become a candidate for office by those who 
 recognize his worth and ability, but has 
 usually refused, preferring to give his time 
 and attention to his business interests and to 
 the enjoyment of his home. He is, however, 
 serving as under-Sheriff of Chippewa county 
 and Deputy Fish and Game Warden for the 
 county. He was married on the nth of 
 August, 1877, to Miss Eliza Johnston, a 
 daughter of John McDouall Johnston, and 
 two children grace their union: Doretta, 
 born February 24, 1882; and Howard, born 
 January 19, 1884. 
 
 Mr. Anthony is a pleasant, genial gen- 
 tleman, very popular, and has a host of 
 warm friends who esteem him highly for his 
 sterling worth and strict mtegrit}'. His life 
 has been well spent, and a straightforward, 
 honorable business career, as well as an un- 
 blemished private record, has won him the 
 confidence of all. 
 
 HUGUST METTE, of Hancock, 
 Michigan, is a son of Joseph Mette, 
 a native of Westphalia, Germany, 
 and a farmer by occupation. The 
 family numbered ten children, six sons and 
 four daughters, of whom our subject was the 
 youngest. He, too, was born in Westphalia 
 on the 7th of September, 1849, ^"^^ in ac- 
 cordance with the law of his native land 
 attended the public schools until fourteen 
 j'ears of age, when he entered college at 
 Schmallenberg, Germany. There he pur- 
 sued his studies for a 3'ear, and at the age 
 
 of sixteen sailed he from his German home 
 across the Atlantic to become a resident of 
 " the land of the free." He first located in 
 Detroit, Michigan, and there secured a 
 position as a salesman in a mercantile estab- 
 lishment, where he continued for a year, 
 when he was employed in Miller's tobacco 
 factory. He also spent a year in that serv- 
 ice and then came to Hancock, Michigan, 
 the date of his arrival being 1867. He had 
 no capital, being dependent entirely upon 
 his own resources, but was ambitious and 
 energetic and resolved to win success. 
 
 Mr. Mette now obtained a position as 
 clerk for W. Schadt, in the general mercan- 
 tile business, remaining there for one year 
 and three months, when he went to Detroit 
 and entered Bryant & Stratton's Business 
 College and pursued a commercial course of 
 study. He had studied English ere leaving 
 his native land, and this course well fitted 
 him for a successful career in business. He 
 now accepted a position in the employ of 
 Heineman, Butzel & Company as assistant 
 bookkeeper, and continued there for three 
 years, when he secured employment from 
 Edward Ryan as bookkeeper and general 
 manager, having since served in that capac- 
 ity. He possesses excellent business and 
 executive ability, and his capable manage- 
 ment and well directed efforts have been 
 largely instrumental in bringing prosperity 
 to the enterprise. Mr. Mette is also secre- 
 tary and treasurer of the Hancock Mining 
 Company, which was organized in Febru- 
 ary, 1880, with a capital of $1,000,- 
 000. He carries forward to successful com- 
 pletion whatever he undertakes, and enter- 
 prise and energy have been important 
 factors in his success. He has been the 
 architect of his own fortunes and h4s 
 builded wisely and well, rearing a substantial 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 627 
 
 structure on the sure foundation of industry 
 and straightforward, honorable dealing. 
 
 The lady who now bears the name of 
 Mrs. Mette was in her maidenhood Miss 
 Mary A. Burkheiser, of Detroit. In the 
 family are now four children, and they also 
 lost two in infancy. Both Mr. and Mrs. 
 Mette have a wide circle of friends and ac- 
 quaintances, and their many excellencies of 
 character have gained them the regard and 
 good will of all. Mr. Mette is treasurer of 
 St. Joseph's Society. It was a fortunate 
 day for him when he came to America, for 
 in this land where better opportunities are 
 afforded for advancement he has improved 
 his time and has grasped eagerly every oppor- 
 tunity for raising himself to the level of the 
 high standard which he set up, until to-day- 
 he is numbered among the leading and sub- 
 stantial citizens of the Upper Peninsula. 
 
 '^j'OHN DAPRATO, a prosperous and 
 ^ highly-respected merchant of Iron 
 /• 1 Mountain, Michigan, dates his birth 
 in Berga, Italy, October 24, 1852. 
 Up to the time he was twelve j-ears of 
 age he attended school in his native land. 
 In 1867 we find him in Chicago, where he 
 engaged in business with his cousin, making 
 church statuary, the firm being known as 
 the Daprato Statuary Company. He severed 
 his connection with this firm in 1876 and 
 entered the employ of D. B. Fisk & Com- 
 pany, a wholesale millinery house, where 
 for a period of thirteen years he was hat- 
 pattern maker. This worl> required no 
 little skill, the models being cast in plaster 
 first and afterward in metal. In 1889, 
 having resigned his position with D. B. 
 Fisk & Company, he left Chicago and came 
 to Iron Mountain, Michigan, with which 
 
 place he has since been identified. Here he 
 engaged in the crockery, hardware and 
 grocery business, under the firm name of 
 Daprato & Rigassi, which association still 
 continues. 
 
 Mr. Daprato was married in 1884 to 
 Miss Aurelia Ginocchio, a native of Chiovari, 
 Italy, and a member of a prominent family 
 in that country. She received a college 
 education there, and at the time of her 
 coming to America was eighteen years of 
 age. Her brother, John Ginocchio, one of 
 the best known Italians in Chicago, was an 
 eminent lawyer and stood high both in busi- 
 ness and social circles. He was accidentally 
 killed March 10, 1894. Mr. and Mrs. 
 Daprato have two children, John G. and 
 Nino. 
 
 Politically, our subject is a Republican. 
 He takes an interest in public affairs and 
 has filled several positions of importance and 
 trust. He served two years as Alderman. 
 In fraternal circles he has been prominent 
 and active. He is a thirty-second degree 
 Mason and a member of the Chicago Orien- 
 tal Consistory. In the I. O. O. F. he has 
 passed all the chairs, his membership in 
 this order being with Silver Link Lodge, 
 No. 521, of Chicago. He was at one time 
 President of the Mutuo and Taecorzo Bene- 
 ficerza, and is now the Representative to the 
 Italian Society of the United States. 
 
 Such, in brief, is the sketch of the life of 
 one of Iron Mountain's prosperous business 
 men and esteemed citizens. 
 
 aMEILLEUR has for many years 
 been identified with the history of 
 the Northern Peninsula and has be- 
 come one of the most prominent 
 business men of Ontonagon. The story of 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 his life is not filled with exciting adventure, 
 but is that of a man, who, true to the duties 
 of both public and private life, has followed 
 the even tenor of his way, becoming one of 
 those substantial citizens in whom the com- 
 munity places entire dependence, his career 
 furnishing an example that is well worthy of 
 emulation by those who desire to become 
 straightforward, honorable and prosperous 
 members of the commercial world. He is 
 now successfully engaged in the banking 
 business in Ontonagon, and the record of 
 his well-spent life is as follows: 
 
 Mr. Meilleur was born in the Province of 
 Quebec, Canada, on the loth of July, 1861, 
 and is a son of Joseph and Patronille (Le 
 Claire) Meilleur, who also were natives of 
 the same country and were of French de- 
 scent. The father died in 1865, but the 
 mother is still living. The subject of this 
 sketch started out in life for himself at the 
 early age of twelve, and worked at any- 
 thing that he could find to do for the fol- 
 lowing four years, when he was employed 
 by a notary public to do chores, receiving 
 $2.20 per month. A year and a half later 
 he went to Upper Canada, where he at- 
 tended an English school for one year and 
 then secured employment in the Bardwell 
 House at Rutland, Vermont, where he spent 
 a year and a half. 
 
 Since 1879 Mr. Meilleur has been identi- 
 fied with the history of the Upper Peninsula. 
 Locating in Republic, Michigan, he was em- 
 ployed in an iron mine for a year, and then 
 engaged in chopping wood for two months, 
 at the end of which period he was obliged to 
 sell part of his clothes in order to pay his 
 board! Borrowing $20 of a friend in Repub- 
 lic, he started out to seek a better situation, 
 and engaged as porter in a hotel at Negau- 
 nee, receiving $15 per month during his 
 
 earlier connection with that house and later 
 being given $35 per month in compensation 
 for his services. He then entered the gen- 
 eral store of Taleen Jochin, of Ishpeming, 
 where his wages was increased from $20 to 
 $60 per month, — a fact which well indicates 
 efficient service and fidelity to his employer's 
 interest. He afterward secured a position 
 as salesman for another mercantile firm for 
 $65 per month, and then entered the employ 
 of Myers & Company, being granted $300 
 for a year's labor. He continued his service 
 there for four years, and having then saved 
 some capital from his earnings, he embarked 
 in grocery business in Ishpeming, in com- 
 pany with a Mr. Le Vigne. Seven months 
 later the partnership was dissolved, and 
 Mr. Meilleur opened a store on Main street, 
 which he conducted for four years. He had 
 at the beginning a cash capital of only $289, 
 but his first month's sales amounted to $379, 
 and the business steadily increased, yielding 
 him a handsome income. Through all these 
 years he had steadily and resolutely worked 
 his way upward to a position of affluence, 
 and in April, 1894, he opened the Onto- 
 nagon Bank, which is operated on a firm 
 financial basis and is now recognized as one 
 of the leading moneyed institutions of this 
 locality. In connection with the banking 
 business he has the agency of several fire 
 and life insurance companies, and is also 
 ticket agent for the Duluth, South Shore & 
 Atlantic Railroad. 
 
 On the 3d of June, 1887, Mr. Meilleur 
 was united in marriage with Permelia Trem- 
 blay, who was born near Montreal, Canada, 
 and with her parents removed to Oconto, 
 Wisconsin. They have one son, Theodore. 
 Mr. Meilleur is a prominent member of the 
 French Canadian Benevolent Society, of 
 which he served as President for two years 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 629 
 
 and Financier for seven years. He is also 
 a member of the Knights of the Maccabees, 
 and was serving as commander of the lodge 
 at Ishpeming at the time of his removal to 
 this place. His success in life is due to no 
 man, being the outcome of his own enter- 
 prising and industrious efforts. Progressive 
 and ambitious, at the same time conserva- 
 tive to the degree of safeness, he has man- 
 aged his business interests with an ability 
 and care that has brought him a handsome 
 competence. His life has been well spent, 
 and his straightforward, honorable career 
 has won him the high regard of all with 
 whom commercial or social relations have 
 brought him in contact. 
 
 vV^ EV. PETER T. I'iOWE.— A man 
 I /<^ of scholarly attainments and one 
 \ , P whose life has been dedicated to 
 the noble work in the Master's 
 vineyard, the subject of this review is one 
 who has gained the respect and confidence 
 of the people of Chippewa county and the 
 love of those who are members of his parish. 
 In July, 1882, Mr. Rowe became the in- 
 cumbent as rector of Saint James' Church 
 (Protestant Episcopal) in SaultSainte Marie, 
 and here he has since labored zealously and 
 effectively, his first conducting of the serv- 
 ice of the church in this place having oc- 
 curred on the second day of the month 
 which witnessed his arrival here, and his 
 first sermon to his little flock having been 
 delivered after the morning prayer of that 
 occasion. He found a church organization 
 consisting of eight communicants, said or- 
 ganization having been perfected b\- the 
 late lamented Bishop Harris, of the diocese 
 of Michigan, in the fall of 1S80. The first 
 
 rector of the parish was the Rev. Edward 
 Seymour, under whose direction the present 
 church edifice was erected in the fall of 
 1 88 1. The first board of trustees was in 
 personnel as follows: Colonel J. B. Park, 
 Captain J. Spaulding and John A. Colwell, 
 each of whom was represented in the orig- 
 inal vestry of the church, and of whom 
 only the last named is a resident of Sault 
 Sainte Marie at the present time. The 
 membership of the church now comprises 
 200 communicants, and its affairs have 
 been prosperous in both a spiritual and tem- 
 poral way, our subject having been devoted 
 to its upbuilding and to quickening an ap- 
 preciation of the One in whose name he ap- 
 pears. That his charity is broad and deep 
 and that he appeals to the better instincts 
 of men in his common intercourse with 
 them is shown in the popularity which is his 
 in the daily walks of life. 
 
 Peter T. Rowe was born in Canada 
 November 20, 1858, being the son of a 
 farmer, whose ancestors were among the pi- 
 oneers in Canadian history. He was born 
 in the Province of Quebec, and his death 
 occurred in Toronto, at which time he had 
 attained the age of si.\ty-five years. His 
 wife, whose maiden name was Mary Trim- 
 ble, was the daughter of a native of the 
 county Armagh, Ireland. The children of 
 this marriage were: Sylvester C, a farmer 
 near Toronto; Peter T. , subject of this 
 sketch; and Mary, married and residing in 
 the vicinity of Toronto. 
 
 The preliminary education discipline of 
 our subject was received in the city schools, 
 and in 1875 he entered Trinity University 
 there, graduating at that institution, receiv- 
 ing holy orders. He entered upon mission 
 work among the Indians along the north 
 shore of Lake Huron, and continued his 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 efforts in this direction until called to the 
 rectorate of Saint James' Church. 
 
 In addition to his indefatigable labors in 
 connection with his parish, our subject has 
 still further broadened his field of usefulness, 
 having held the preferment as Commissioner 
 of Schools for Chippewa county. The 
 method of choosing this officer having been 
 changed by legislative enactment, which 
 made it an elective office, he was elected to 
 the position in 1891. Mr. Rowe has done 
 effective work in establishing country-school 
 libraries in many of the forty-three districts 
 under his direction, and in bringing about 
 an organisation of his teachers into associa- 
 tions for mutual conference and improve- 
 ment. He has raised the standard of county 
 examinations, making them a better test of 
 an applicant's qualification to preside over 
 and instruct the youth, and by this means 
 the cause of general education in his province 
 has been greatly advanced in the matter of 
 opportunities afforded for careful and well 
 directed instruction. His administration in 
 this important office has been such as to 
 gain him the hearty endorsement of the 
 residents of the county. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Rowe was solem- 
 nized in the city of Toronto, on the ist of 
 June, 1882, when he was united to Miss 
 
 Dora H., a daughter of Rev. Carry, 
 
 I). D., a clergyman of the Episcopal Church, 
 and of Irish nativity. Mr. and Mrs. Rowe 
 are the parents of two children: Cyril E., 
 aged eleven (1895); and Leo R., aged eight. 
 
 In his fraternal affiliations our subject is 
 identified with the Masonic order and the 
 Knights of Pythias. In the former he has 
 taken the chapter and Knights Templar 
 degrees, and he was Master of Bethel Lodge 
 for a period of four years. He is a Captain 
 of the Uniform Rank of the latter order. 
 
 *y ^ ECTOR Mcdonald, one of the 
 l*^^^ substantial business men of Sault 
 \ , r Ste. Marie, first identified himself 
 with the people and interests of the 
 Upper Peninsula of Michigan in October, 
 1888. For about twenty-five years pre- 
 viously he had been engaged in the harness 
 business in Gray county, Ontario, where he 
 had also been an officer in the public service, 
 being a member of the Common Council, 
 School Board, etc., for several years, in the 
 town of Medford. 
 
 Mr. McDonald, of this sketch, was born 
 in Canada, near Toronto, December 15, 
 1850. His father, Neil B. McDonald, a 
 farmer, was a native of Scotland, emigrated 
 to Ontario some time in the '40s, and is now 
 buried at Richmond Hill. He married Cath- 
 erine McLane and had nine children, of 
 whom the living are: Archibald, who is 
 now residing at Wiraton, Ontario; Charles, 
 Duncan and Euphrasia, living in Gray 
 county, same country; Hector, the subject 
 of this sketch; Catherine; Sarah, of Dakota, 
 and Mrs. Flora Fuller, also of Dakota. 
 
 Mr. Hector McDonald, in his boyhood 
 and youth secured but a limited education 
 at school, for at the age of fourteen years 
 he began to earn his own livelihood. His 
 first work was driving team in Gray county, 
 for which his wages were very small. He 
 began to learn his trade, harness-making, in 
 the year 1861, in the village of Medford, 
 Ontario, under the instruction of a skilled 
 workman named W. F. Livingston. On 
 the completion of his apprenticeship he pur- 
 chased the business and stock of his in- 
 structor, and continued the business from 
 1863 to 1888. Coming then to Sault Ste. 
 Marie, he bought out William Nettertield 
 and launched forth in a new community in 
 his favorite calling, in which he excels as an 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 631 
 
 artisan. He is now enjoying a good paying 
 business in jobbing, retail and repair wori<. 
 
 In his views of national questions Mr. 
 McDonald is a Republican. He has served 
 one term as Alderman in the City Council, 
 representing the ward, and while a member 
 of the city legislature he served on the com- 
 mittees on the fire department, streets (of 
 which he was chairman), and ordinances. 
 In his social relations he is a member of 
 Bethel Lodge, F. & A. M. 
 
 August 24, 1 87 1, in Cremore, Canada, 
 Mr. McDonald was married to Miss Char- 
 lotte Raymond, a daughter of John and 
 Maria Raymond, of Irish ancestry. Mrs. 
 McDonald was born in 1849. The children 
 by this marriage are Lillie, the wife of H. 
 W. Hicks, of Iron Mountain, Michigan; 
 Mabel, now eighteen years of age; Flossie, 
 sixteen; Blanche, thirteen; and Vera, ten. 
 
 * y ^ ON. F. C. CHAMBERLAIN, at- 
 I'^^V torney at law of Ironwood, Michi- 
 \ , P gan, was born at Ripon, Wiscon- 
 sin, October 6, 1856, and is a son 
 of Oramel H. and Harriet E. (Webber) 
 Chamberlain, natives of New York and 
 Pennsylvania respectively. The father was 
 a farmer by occupation, and at an early 
 day emigrated to Fond du Lac county, 
 Wisconsin, whence he subsequently removed 
 to Floyd county, Iowa, where he died De- 
 cember 28, 1888. His widow is still living 
 and now makes her home in Hancock, Wis- 
 consin. They were the parents of four chil- 
 dren: Oscar A., who was born in 1853, and 
 resides in Iron Mountain, Michigan; Fre- 
 mont C. ; and Albert O. and Francis A., 
 twins. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was reared 
 
 upon a farm at Ripon, Wisconsin, and 
 acquired his education in the district schools, 
 the Ripon high-school and Ripon college, 
 which he entered at the age of sixteen years, 
 pursuing a mixed course of study. In 1875 
 he left his native State, removing to Michi- 
 gamme, where he taught school for twelve 
 years, studying law in the meantime. In 
 1887 he went to Bessemer, Gogebic county, 
 Michigan, where he taught school for two 
 years. He was admitted to the bar in 
 1888, and began the practice of his pro- 
 fession in Bessemer, where he continued his 
 labors until November, 1893, — the time of 
 his removal to Ironwood, — which has since 
 been his place of abode. 
 
 While a resident of Michigamme, Mr. 
 Chamberlain was elected to and served in 
 various offices. He was treasurer and chair- 
 man of the board of school examiners and 
 was also Justice of the Peace. While at Bes- 
 semer he served in the office of the Super- 
 visor, was chairman of the County Board of 
 Supervisors and was Circuit Court Commis- 
 sioner of Gogebic county. In 1892 he was 
 elected a member of the House of Repre- 
 sentatives, and in 1894 was re-elected from 
 the district comprising the counties of 
 Gogebic, Ontonagon, Keweenaw and Isle 
 Royale. He was chairman of the liquor 
 trafBc committee during both sessions, also 
 on the committees on railroads. State House 
 of Correction, State Prisons, Special Taxa- 
 tion and State Officers. He was instrumental 
 in securing the passage of several important 
 bills, was recognized as a leading member 
 of the House, and served with credit to him- 
 self and satisfaction to his constituents. 
 
 On the 1st of January, 1884, Mr. Cham- 
 berlain was united in marriage with Miss 
 Ethel G. Hamblin, a native of Fond du Lac 
 county, Wisconsin, who died November 25, 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 1887, leaving a little daughter, Ethel M., 
 born on the 2d of January of the same year. 
 Socially, Mr. Chamberlain is connected 
 with the Masonic fraternity, the Independ- 
 ent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of 
 Pythias, the Independent Order of Red 
 Men, the Ancient Order of United Work- 
 men, and the Knights of the Maccabees. 
 In politics he is a stalwart Republican, and 
 an untiring worker in the interests of his 
 party. He is a young man of fine ability 
 who has chosen his profession well, and is a 
 fluent speaker, whose power and force is 
 recognized by his contemporaries. His 
 services are in great demand as the orator 
 on public occasions, and in this particular 
 he was recognized as the leader of the 
 House of Representatives. He is eloquent, 
 earnest and entertaining, a master of the 
 art of rhetoric, and his superior ability in 
 this line well fits him for his chosen calling. 
 
 >^ F. CORCORAN, a banker of Crystal 
 M Falls, was born in Watertown, Wis- 
 /• w consin, June 16, 1863. His father, 
 John Corcoran, was born and reared 
 in Ireland, was a farmer by occupation, and 
 became one of the early pioneers of Wiscon- 
 sin. The mother of our subject, itcc Helen 
 Prendergast, was a native of Ireland, and her 
 death occurred when our subject was but 
 two days old. 
 
 The latter, the only son by his father's 
 second marriage, was reared in his native 
 place, and attended the district and high 
 schools of Escanaba. He began work for 
 himself as a clerk in his half-brother's store, 
 remaining there about two years, and from 
 that time until 1888 was engaged in the 
 general mercantile business with his brother, 
 Michael Corcoran, at Stambaugh, Iron coun- 
 
 ty, Michigan. In that year Mr. Corcoran 
 was elected Treasurer of Iron county, and 
 located in Crystal Falls, still continuing his 
 business at Stambaugh. He was re-elected 
 to that office in 1890. In February, of the 
 same year, in company with his half-brother, 
 John Corcoran, our subject opened the Iron 
 County Bank in Crystal Falls, in which he 
 has since held the position of manager. 
 
 He is a prominent and active worker in 
 the Democratic party, and in 1895 was ap- 
 pointed School Inspector. Socially, he is a 
 member of the Knights of Pythias, Crystal 
 Falls Lodge, No. 128, and of the Uniformed 
 Rank, No. 50, of the same order. 
 
 EENRY FISHER, Jr., foreman of 
 the Calumet & Hecla Stamp Mill, 
 Lake Linden, Michigan, has occu- 
 pied this important position for a 
 quarter of a century, and for this reason, if 
 no other, he is entitled to biographical men- 
 tion here; but more than this, he has for 
 years figured prominently in the educational 
 and social circles of his town. A sketch of 
 his life will therefore be of interest and is as 
 follows: 
 
 Henry Fisher. Jr., was born in Cleve- 
 land, Ohio, January 23, 1846, son of Henry 
 Fisher, Sr. , a native of Germany. The lat- 
 ter came to America when a young man, 
 first settled in New York city and from there 
 drifted westward, sojourning for a time in 
 Cleveland, and finally taking up his abode 
 in Michigan, all the while working at his 
 trade, that of mechanic. Young Fisher 
 was si.\ years old at the time the family 
 came to northern Michigan, their location 
 being in Keweenaw county, and afterward 
 in Ontonagon county. His education was 
 that obtained in night schools and the dear 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 633 
 
 school of experience. At the age of ten 
 years he was employed to drive a team, 
 hauling ore from the Rockland mine to their 
 mill, and he continued teaming for several 
 j'ears. His father, as already stated, was a 
 master mechanic, and after some time our 
 subject decided to follow in the footsteps of 
 his father and accordingly entered the shop, 
 where he was employed and learned the 
 trade of him, remaining there four years. 
 At the end of this time he came to Hough- 
 ton, where he was employed in different 
 mining machine shops until the fall of 1868, 
 when he came to Lake Linden. Here he 
 worked at his trade until 1870, since which 
 time he has been foreman of the mill depart- 
 ment of the Calumet & Hecla Mining Com- 
 pany. 
 
 Mr. Fisher is a director in the Building 
 & Loan Association of Hancock, and for a 
 period of eighteen years has been a member 
 of the School Board of Lake Linden. So- 
 cially he is identified with both the Masons 
 and the Odd Fellows, in the former having 
 advanced to the Knight Templar and Mystic 
 Shrine degrees. 
 
 Mr. Fisher has a pleasant home and is 
 comfortably situated to enjoy life. He 
 married Miss Elizabeth Paul, of Hancock, 
 Michigan, and they have three children liv- 
 ing. Their youngest, Ellen, died at the 
 age of eighteen years. 
 
 (D 
 
 ORGAN HEWITT STAFFORD, 
 secretary and treasurer of the H. 
 H. Stafford Company, wholesale 
 and retail drugs, of Marquette, 
 Michigan, and a wide-awake and enterpris- 
 ing young business man, was born in that 
 city which was still his home, on the 31st of 
 March, 1873. He began his education at 
 
 the age of six years, entering a private 
 school, and there continued his studies until 
 1 886, when with his parents he removed to 
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In that city he at- 
 tended Markham, later Milwaukee, Academy, 
 at which institution he was graduated, on 
 completing the classical course, in the year 
 1890. 
 
 In 1S89 the family returned to Mar- 
 quette, which has since been his home, al- 
 though he has traveled to a considerable 
 extent, visiting many portions of this coun- 
 try. Some one has said that travel is the 
 source of all genuine knowledge, and it is a 
 widely recognized fact that it broadens one's 
 mind and furnishes him a knowledge of men 
 and places that could never be gained from 
 books. After graduating, Mr. Stafford re- 
 turned to Marquette, and entered the store 
 of H. H. Stafford & Son in the capacity of 
 bookkeeper and cashier. In 1894 the busi- 
 ness was transformed into a stock company, 
 capitalized with $30,000, fully paid, and he 
 was made vice-president. In that capacity 
 he served until January, 1895, when he was 
 elected secretary and treasurer. He is a 
 young man of excellent business ability, in- 
 dustrious and enterprising, and the new con- 
 cern owes not a little of its prosperity to his 
 well directed efforts, his popularity and 
 straightforward dealing. 
 
 Henry H. Stafford was born in Boston, 
 Massachusets, on January 6, 1833, and 
 spent many of the early years of his life at 
 Provincetown. In 1856 he removed to Mar- 
 quette, Michigan, in charge of office of St. 
 Mary's Ship Canal Company. In 1S59 he 
 opened a drug store, which is still running, 
 being now the H. H. Stafford Company. In 
 1865 he was appointed by President Lincoln, 
 Register of United States Land Office, which 
 position he held for some years. Afterward 
 
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 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 he was for years Receiver of the United 
 States Land Office; was elected first Mayor 
 of Marquette in 1871; later was Director of 
 the School Board and held other important 
 municipal offices; was elected Representa- 
 tive in Michigan Legislature in 1876, in 
 which he served two terms; removed to Mil- 
 waukee with his family in 1886, where he 
 bought out a large crockery business, now 
 the Stafford China Company; and three 
 years later returned to Marquette, which is 
 now his home. Mr. Stafford is father of five 
 sons, all of whom are engaged in business in 
 different parts of the country. 
 
 OE. I\A1^STE, cashier of the Bank 
 of Ironwood, Ironwood, Michigan, 
 is a young man of marked business 
 ability, and as one of the enterpris- 
 ing and public-spirited citizens of the town 
 is deserving of more than a passing notice 
 on the pages of this work. A brief sketch of 
 his life reads as follows: 
 
 O. E. Karste was born in Sheboygan, 
 Wisconsin, February 1 1 , 1865. His father, 
 Fritz Karste, a native of Germany, is one of 
 the pioneers of Wisconsin and is now presi- 
 dent of the German Bank, of Sheboygan. 
 Fritz K^arste and his wife, luc Eva Limmer, 
 also a native of Germany, have had a family 
 of four children, two sons and two daughters, 
 namely: Fred, deceased; Bertha, wife of 
 Gus Huette, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; O. E., 
 whose name heads this article; and Emma, 
 deceased. 
 
 Mr. Karste attended school in his native 
 town until he was twelve years of age. His 
 time from that age until he was fifteen was 
 spent in Switzerland, where he continued his 
 studies in a public institute. Returning to 
 America, he was employed in the bank at 
 
 Sheboygan with his father, remaining with 
 him two years, after which he was one year 
 in his father's bank at Sheboygan Falls. In 
 1883 he went to Chicago, where he was 
 employed one year in the Merchants' Loan 
 & Trust Company Bank and one year in the 
 First National Bank. At the end of that 
 time he returned to Sheboygan and the fol- 
 lowing year was bookkeeper for the C. Reiss 
 Coal Company, of which his father was vice 
 president. 
 
 His identity with Ironwood dates from 
 1 886. That year he established the Bank 
 of Ironwood, and was at first its sole pro- 
 prietor. The capital stock, however, has 
 since been increased, now amounting to 
 $25,000, and he is cashier of the institution. 
 Since locating here Mr. Karste has invested 
 largely in real-estate. He is also the owner 
 of one of the largest insurance agencies of 
 Upper Michigan, and is doing an extensive 
 business in this line. In 1887, after the 
 great fire in Ironwood, he advanced the city 
 $20,000 with which to rebuild, and he has 
 in various ways aided in the growth and 
 development of the town. 
 
 Mr. Karste was married in 1891 to Miss 
 Gertrude Fitzsimmons, a native of Wiscon- 
 sin, born at Fond du Lac, daughter of Cap- 
 tain Mat Fitzsimmons, one of the oldest 
 mining men of the Lake Superior region. 
 
 Fraternally, Mr. Karste is identified with 
 the following organizations: F. & A. M., 
 I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W., K. of P., I. O. 
 O. K., and M. W. of A. Politically, his 
 views are in harmony with the Democratic 
 party. He has served in various local 
 offices. In 1891 he was Alderman of Iron- 
 wood, representing the Second ward, and at 
 this writing he is Alderman from the Fourth 
 ward; and he served as Mayor of the city in 
 1892. In 1894 he was nominated by accla- 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 635 
 
 mation for the office of State Treasurer, and 
 although he was defeated he ran far ahead 
 of his ticket. 
 
 >Y'C>HN J. COLE, one of the leading 
 ^ and influential merchants of Iron 
 A 1 Mountain, Michigan, belongs to that 
 class of representative and enter- 
 prising young men to which the West largely 
 owes its prosperity and progress. He is 
 also serving as Treasurer of the city in 
 which he makes his home, and is a recog- 
 nized factor in public affairs. Being widely 
 and favorably known throughout this locality, 
 we feel assured that the record of his life 
 will prove of interest to many of our readers. 
 A native of Ontonagon county, Michigan, 
 he was born on the 6th of June, 1862, and 
 is a son of John Cole, a Canadian by birth, 
 who came to this State thirty-five years ago 
 and settled on the Northern Peninsula. He 
 is still a resident of Iron Mountain. 
 
 The subject of this record is one of a 
 family of ten children, and was reared and 
 educated in his native county. In 1S83, on 
 attaining his majority, he came to Iron 
 Mountain and embarked in business for 
 himself, opening up a stock of clothing, 
 men's furnishing goods and boots and shoes. 
 He has continued in the same location 
 since, and in the twelve years of the exist- 
 ence of this establishment it has become 
 recognized as the leading store of the kind 
 in the city. He began operations on a 
 small scale, but, his trade increasing from 
 time to time, he has enlarged his facilities to 
 meet the growing demand and now carries 
 an extensive stock. In 1891 he put in a 
 stock of dry-goods and to-day is proprietor 
 of the largest and finest general mercantile 
 
 establishment in the city, and is doing a 
 constantly increasing business. 
 
 On the 9th of October, 1887. Mr. Cole 
 was united in marriage with Miss Bertha 
 Warren, a native of Pennsylvania and a 
 daughter of Rev. George Warren, a resident 
 of that State. Two children have been 
 born in the family of our subject and his 
 wife, — John Warren and George Thomas. 
 Mrs. Cole is a member of the Methodist 
 Episcopal Church, and is an estimable lady 
 whose genuine worth has won her the regard 
 of many friends. 
 
 Mr. Cole takes a commendable interest 
 in public affairs, withholding his support 
 and co-operation from no enterprise that is 
 calculated to benefit the community or aid 
 in its upbuilding. He supports the Repub- 
 lican party, warmly advocating its princi- 
 ples, and in April, 1894, was elected to the 
 office of City Treasurer, in which capacity 
 he is now creditably and acceptably serving. 
 In fraternal circles he is also prominent and 
 active, and holds membership in the blue 
 lodge and chapter of the Masonic fraternity, 
 and has served as Treasurer of each for the 
 past three years. He is an enterprising, 
 progressive business man, a valued citizen 
 and an honorable gentleman, who well 
 deserves the respect in which he is held. 
 
 ca 
 
 > J. BROWN, Clerk of Iron coun- 
 ty, was born in Greenville, Lower 
 Canada, July 11, 1857, a son of 
 John and Louisa (Engelson) 
 Brown, natives also of that place, the 
 former of English and Irish descent, and the 
 latter of English descent. They now reside 
 near Green Bay, Wisconsin. Their twelve 
 children, nine sons and three daughters, are 
 
636 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 all living, and the youngest is now nineteen 
 years of age. 
 
 W. J. Brown, the eldest son and the 
 third child in the above family, moved with 
 his parents to Green Bay, Wisconsin, when 
 twelve years of age. In 1876 he suffered 
 the loss of his left limb in a sawmill, and he 
 then taught school in Wisconsin for three 
 years. Locating in Iron River, Michigan, 
 in 1882, Mr. Brown embarked in the mer- 
 cantile business, but one year afterward he 
 became a real-estate dealer. In 1885 he 
 was appointed Probate Judge of Iron coun- 
 ty, continuing in that position until January 
 I, 1887, and during that time he also served 
 as Justice of the Peace and in other minor 
 offices. He was re-elected Probate Judge 
 in the fall of 1889, and held that office for 
 the following four years. He was then 
 made County Clerk, and re-elected to the 
 position in 1894. In political matters, Mr. 
 Brown is a stanch Republican, and is one 
 of the most active and influental workers for 
 his party in the county. 
 
 He was married in 1889, to Susan, a 
 daughter of August Wallin, of Swedish de- 
 scent. They have two children, — Mabel 
 L. and William A. In his social relations, 
 Mr, Brown is a member of the K. of P. and 
 the A. O. U. W. 
 
 HK. THIELL, one of the most 
 prominent physicians and surgeons 
 of the Upper Peninsula, is located 
 at Marquette. Without doubt the 
 profession of medicine is by far the most 
 important, as well as the most responsible, 
 of all that have been evolved from the learn- 
 ing of ages for the benefit of mankind; and 
 when we take into consideration the fact that 
 
 in the present age more radical and rapid 
 strides are made in the advancement of the 
 " healing art" than ever before in the his- 
 tory of man, and probably far more than in 
 any other branch of human learning, we 
 may gain some faint idea of the position 
 maintained by the worthy subject of this 
 sketch, who is an honor to this responsible 
 profession To take a hasty review of his 
 life's work systematically, we will begin 
 with his nativity. 
 
 He was born at Kalamazoo, Michigan, 
 on the i6th day of September, 1858. His 
 father, A. C. Thiell, was a native of Vir- 
 ginia and of Scotch ancestry. His grand- 
 father, John Thiell, was a chemist, for a time 
 connected with the University of Virginia, 
 while the father, Mr. A. C. Thiell, has 
 been in the Government service a number of 
 yeai's, and is now special Deputy Collector 
 for the District of Superior; he has been a 
 resident of Marquette ever since the year 
 1866. He married Miss A. J. Kline, a na- 
 tive of New Jersey and of German descent, 
 the Kline family having originally settled at 
 the Anan Corners, in that State, and were of 
 considerable note in that part of New Jer- 
 sey. Of the children in this family there 
 are now but two living, — Dr. A. K. (the 
 subject of this sketch) and Elizabeth N. 
 
 After graduating at the high school in 
 Marquette the gentleman who is the imme- 
 diate subject of this brief notice entered the 
 University of McGill, at Montreal, Canada, 
 well known to have been for a long period 
 one of the most thorough institutions of the 
 kind in America, and attended lectures, etc. , 
 there from 1873 to 1877, graduating with 
 the degree of B. A. The same year he en- 
 tered Jefferson Medical College, at Phila- 
 delphia, the best known thorough medical 
 college in this countr}, and graduated there 
 
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
 
 637 
 
 in 1878. For a time subsequent to that 
 event the Doctor remained in that city, con- 
 nected with the Philadelphia Hospital as 
 resident physician, and also, from 1877 to 
 1 88 1, with the Pennsylvania Hospital, in 
 various capacities. Ambition to excel in 
 his chosen profession then led him to the old 
 country, where greater facilities are offered for 
 the advancement of each of the professions, 
 and at London, England, 188 1-2, studied 
 clinical medicine. Returning to Philadel- 
 phia, he remained there in study and practice 
 until he was disabled by a traumatic wound. 
 Coming then to his old home in Marquette 
 he at length recovered, and decided to re- 
 main here for the pursuit of his profession; 
 and he has indeed well succeeded, building 
 up for himself a fine patronage. For three 
 years here he was surgeon-in-chief for the 
 Emergency Hospital, and in his practice there 
 he saw the need of greater facilities in the line 
 of hospital service, and persuaded the Sis- 
 ters of St. Francis to come and establish a 
 hospital, of which he has been surgeon-in- 
 chief for four years. This hospital is an ex- 
 tensive institution and rated among the first 
 class. It is provided with fifty beds and all 
 the modern facilities that may be required. 
 The Doctor is kept busy, and his devotion 
 to his position leads him to decline all other 
 places offered him. He makes a specialty 
 of surgery and of consultations, having a 
 very fine set of instruments. For his office 
 he has three finely furnished rooms and a 
 good librar}-. 
 
 He is a member of the American Acad- 
 emy of Science, of the American Microscop- 
 ical Society, corresponding member of the 
 British Association of Microscopy and a 
 member of a number of smaller associations, 
 besides the Masonic fraternity, in which he 
 has attained the thirty-second degree, Scot- 
 
 tish rite, and he is also a Noble of the 
 Mystic Shrine. 
 
 He is yet unmarried. 
 
 @EORGE E. VOOS, Register of 
 Deeds of Iron county, was born 
 in Waukesha county, Wisconsin, 
 December 3, 1864, a son of Fred 
 and Mary L. (Snellj Voos, natives respect- 
 ively of New York and Maine, and of Ger- 
 man descent. They were among the early 
 pioneers of Wisconsin. George E., the 
 second of their three children, two sons and 
 a daughter, was left an orphan at the age of 
 nine years. He attended the district schools 
 of his native county, spent one year in the 
 Union high school at Black River Falls, 
 Jackson county, and remained the same 
 length of time in the University of Wiscon- 
 sin. After completing his education, Mr. 
 Voos began the mercantile business at 
 Schleisingerville, Wisconsin, which he con- 
 tinued three years, was with the Portage 
 Stone Company at Augusta, that State, and 
 then removed to Hurley, to represent the 
 boot and shoe house of John Beebey, re- 
 maining there one year. In the spring of 
 1889 Mr. Voos come to Crystal Falls, where 
 he was employed as clerk in the dry-goods 
 house of Parks & Company until he was 
 elected to the position of Register of Deeds, 
 in 1 892 ; and he was re-elected to the office 
 in 1894. He has "also served as Assessor 
 and Marshal of the city. 
 
 In January, 1885, our subject was united 
 in marriage with Edith E. Saylove, a native 
 of Wisconsin. They have had three chil- 
 dren, — Bernice C, Walter A. (deceased) 
 and Claud A. In his social relations, Mr. 
 \'oos is a member of the K. of P. and the 
 
638 
 
 MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 I. O. O. F. Politically, he is a stanch Re- 
 publican and is one of the active workers for 
 his party. 
 
 ^y^ E. SUTHERLAND, captain of 
 I I the East Norrie mine, Ironwood, 
 /^^J Michigan, is a native of Lancaster, 
 Ontario, Canada, the date of his 
 birth being November 19, 1859. His par- 
 ents, George and Eliza (McLeod) Suther- 
 land, were both born in Lancaster, and the 
 father was a farmer by occupation. He 
 died in Ironwood, Michigan, at about the 
 age of tifty-four years. The mother is still 
 a resident of this place. Their family is 
 composed of six sons and four daughters, 
 the subject of our sketch being the eldest 
 son and third child. 
 
 Captain Sutherland spent the first twenty 
 years of his life in his native place, receiving 
 
 a common-school education only. In 1879 
 he came to the Menominee Range and spent 
 the summer of that year in the Curry mine. 
 He then went to Metropolitan, Michigan, 
 and was employed as time-keeper at the 
 mines, and since 1885 has been identified 
 with Ironwood. He was time-keeper and 
 general supply clerk at the Big Norrie one 
 year. In the spring of 1886 he opened the 
 East Norrie mine, and has since been cap- 
 tain of this mine. 
 
 Mr. Sutherland was married in 1889 to 
 Miss Anna Hartigue, a native of Michigan, 
 and they are the parents of one child, a 
 daughter, Florence. 
 
 He is a Democrat in his political views. 
 For two years he served as County Treas- 
 urer, and he has been an Alderman of Iron- 
 wood ever since the city was organized. He 
 is a member of Ironwood Lodge, No. 123, 
 K. of P. ; the Maccabees, and the A.O.U.W. 
 
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
 
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 Anthony, E. C 63 
 
 Anthony, T. C 623 
 
 Arenz, John 543 
 
 Arnott, J. F 281 
 
 Aronson, P. A 106 
 
 Ashford, Edmund 163 
 
 Ashnuin, R. D 132 
 
 Asire, M. E 140 
 
 Astrup, Lars 256 
 
 Atfield. T. J 436 
 
 Atkinson, H. J 579 
 
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 Bailev, Thomas 156 
 
 Baker. Fred K 191 
 
 Ball, Dan H 17 
 
 Barbour, F. A 391 
 
 Barry. J. D 443 
 
 Bartiey, Casper 67 
 
 Bartley, George 149 
 
 Ba^Yden, Richard 386 
 
 Beattie, J. M 264 
 
 Beauchamp, R 363 
 
 Bedford, L. F 349 
 
 Be Dell, A. B 260 
 
 Beehler, G. O 411 
 
 Besffs. S. S 536 
 
 Benton, H. 1 188 
 
 Besson, Charles 108 
 
 Blank. Andrew 298 
 
 Blank, George 299 
 
 Bohn, F. P 405 
 
 Boissonnault, J. R 373 
 
 Bone, John H 617 
 
 Borg, J. F 303 
 
 Bosch , Joseph 444 
 
 Boss, C. M 419 
 
 Bourion, H 257 
 
 Bowen, O. C 61 
 
 Boyce, C. O 319 
 
 Boj'ington, A. J 477 
 
 Boynton, L. R 121 
 
 Braastad, F 36 
 
 Bradt, E. F 150 
 
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 Brown, A. S 502 
 
 Brown, B.J 14 
 
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 Carpenter, P. C 324 
 
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 Chamberlain. E. B 552 
 
 Chamberlain, F. C 631 
 
 Chambers Brothers 511 
 
 Chandler, William 176 
 
 Chantler. George 173 
 
 Chapman. C. H 48 
 
 Chisholm, A. D 615 
 
 Chisholm, J. A 74 
 
 Cholette, A. C 51 
 
 Chynoweth, R 413 
 
 Clark, F. 41 
 
 Clark, Frank 172 
 
 Clarke, H. W 169 
 
 Clearv, D 534 
 
 Clifton, Nels 194 
 
 Coggin, F. G 494 
 
 Cole. John J 635 
 
 Coltou, H. S 394 
 
 Comstock, J. H 446 
 
 Conway, E. H 174 
 
 Cooper, J. B 360 
 
 Corbett, S. H 484 
 
 Corcoran, J. F 632 
 
 Corgan, James 447 
 
 Costello, John 168 
 
 Cotton, Wm. A 74 
 
 Coughlin, Dennis 569 
 
 Cox, James N 399 
 
 Cox, W. A 600 
 
 Cracknell, A. B 279 
 
 Crawford, C. H 239 
 
 Crawford, J. D 327 
 
 Crocker, F. E 432 
 
 Croze, Joseph 357 
 
 Cuddihy, J. D 469 
 
 Culver, Rush 38 
 
 Curnow, J. U 427 
 
 Curry, S. S 505 
 
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 Daprato, John 627 
 
 Davey, T. H 423 
 
 Davis, F. D 395 
 
 Davis, James 532 
 
 Davis, J. W 124 
 
 Day, J. D 541 
 
 Desjardins. A 62 
 
 Dingman, E. W 606 
 
 Donovan , Edward 186 
 
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 Driscoll, C. B 520 
 
 Dunham, John 228 
 
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 Duvall, Henry 570 
 
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 Eddy, N. A 104 
 
 Ehnerd, Charles 537 
 
 Eifler, Conrad 180 
 
 Erabs, Carl J 117 
 
 Endress, E. G 567 
 
 Eng-blom, John 221 
 
 Engrdahl, Fredrik 110 
 
 Erdlitz, Franjf* 244 
 
 Erickson, Ole 49 
 
 Esbrook, W. G SIO 
 
 Ethier, Joseph 550 
 
 Evans, John 586 
 
 Everett, J. H. D 125 
 
 Everett, P. M 82 
 
 F 
 
 Farnam, A. H 489 
 
 Farrand, H. C 91 
 
 Ferguson, R. G 267 
 
 Ferg-usou, \V. F 268 
 
 Fernstruin, F. G 189 
 
 Fichtel, C. L 437 
 
 Fifield, H. O 231 
 
 Finch, G. W 105 
 
 Fisher, Henry 632 
 
 Fisher. John 587 
 
 Fitch, Walter 442 
 
 Flannigan, R. C 598 
 
 Fleshiem, Joseph 252 
 
 Flood, Robert 280 
 
 Foley, J. F 142 
 
 Foley, M. M 428 
 
 Foss, Wm. A 517 
 
 Foster, J. C 28 
 
 Foster, John R 461 
 
 Fox, H. E 492 
 
 Fowle, Otto 286 
 
 Friniodig-, I. W 364 
 
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 Gag-ner, J. J 321 
 
 Gallagher, N. C 187 
 
 Gardner, W. H 542 
 
 Garner. A. D 389 
 
 Garner, N. H 475 
 
 Geers, A. W 526 
 
 Girard, C. L 288 
 
 Girard, P 471 
 
 Glaser, Einil 26 { 
 
 Gogarn, Julius 322 j 
 
 Gooding, C. M 409 
 
 Goodland, W. S 449 | 
 
 Gothard, William 525 i 
 
 Green, J. R 299 | 
 
 Greene, F. F. W 338 | 
 
 Gregoire, Joseph 551 
 
 Grierson, P. W 549 1 
 
 Grignon, Eugene 246 j 
 
 Gross, John 109 
 
 Guay, J. C 218 
 
 Guck, A. A 385 
 
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 Habermann. A. E. 
 Hafertepe, A 
 
 .116 
 
 .480 
 
 Haggerson, G. H 223 
 
 Haines, W. S 516 
 
 Haire, N. W 450 
 
 Hall, Josiah 342 
 
 Haller, J. P 347 
 
 Hancock, R. J 211 
 
 Hanscom, C. A 582 
 
 Hansen, H. P 107 
 
 Haring, J. M 404 
 
 Harlow, A. R 5 
 
 Harris, H. L 127 
 
 Harrison, H. A 177 
 
 Harter, Phillip 263 
 
 Hatfield, W. B 490 
 
 Hawley, John 538 
 
 Hayden, G. W 134 
 
 Healy, F. A 430 
 
 Hedin, O. A 173 
 
 Heimerdin^-er, C 221 
 
 Hewlett, James 47 
 
 Hickler, H. J. F 437 
 
 Hicks. John F 230 
 
 High, Wm. B 217 
 
 Hill, Amos L 158 
 
 Hill, C. P 98 
 
 Hill, W. H 158 
 
 Hillemann, H 544 
 
 Hix.son, V. 1 476 
 
 Hoar, R. M 356 
 
 Hoch, H. W 143 
 
 Hoch, Reiner 131 
 
 HoUev, S. H 333 
 
 Hollister, S. D 456 
 
 Holmes, William 309 
 
 Hotton, M. S 501 
 
 Hubbell, Jay A 381 
 
 Hubbert, J. W 406 
 
 Humble, John 506 
 
 Hunt, JohnP 365 
 
 Hunting, A. H 338 
 
 Hurley, William 220 
 
 Hursley, A. F 604 
 
 Hursley, Jay 277 
 
 Hursley, Wayne 269 
 
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 Jackman, G. C 524 
 
 Jackson, Andrew 438 
 
 Jackson R. G 337 
 
 Jacobs, J. H 610 
 
 Jenson, F. A 525 
 
 Jepson, Jacob 547 
 
 Jepsou, Louis 102 
 
 Johnson, John 377 
 
 Johnston, A. G 411 
 
 Johnston, H. D 589 
 
 Johnston, J. M 620 
 
 Johnston, W. H 373 
 
 Jones, J. D 209 
 
 .Jones, John 568 
 
 Jones, John T 329 
 
 Joslin. T. J 59 
 
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 Kallander, M 375 
 
 Karste, O. E 634 
 
 Karthei.ser. F 614 
 
 Kaufman N. M 113 
 
 Kehoe, M 385 
 
 Kemp, George 472 
 
 Kern, John P 84 
 
 Kezar, W. P 219 
 
 King. John W 311 
 
 Kingan, W. F 502 
 
 Knight, W. H 495 
 
 Knight, William 466 
 
 Krafft, John E 275 
 
 Kratz, J. H 262 
 
 Kreuier, A. J 586 
 
 Kruger, Fred 554 
 
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 Laing, W. S 335 
 
 Lake Shore Iron Works 332 
 
 La Londe, Seraphin 602 
 
 Landstrom, George 103 
 
 Lang, A. B 428 
 
 Langan, J. M 543 
 
 Larson, O. J 366 
 
 Laughlin, N 81 
 
 Lehmann, William 206 
 
 Leighton, Perry 392 
 
 Leisen, Jacob 225 
 
 Levedahl, J. H 26 
 
 Lindahl, C. A 215 
 
 Linden, O. V 203 
 
 Lindquist, A. V 591 
 
 Lipsett, J. L 265 
 
 Locke, W. S 119 
 
 Lockwood, Wm 462 
 
 Long, C. H 72 
 
 Longyear, J. M 12 
 
 Look, J. Q 346 
 
 Loope, G. L 387 
 
 Loth, A. N 224 
 
 Louks, A. G 310 
 
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 Macdonell, A. R 408 
 
 Mace, R. E 529 
 
 Machts, August 141 
 
 Maclntire, Allan 561 
 
 Mackenzie, A. C 85 
 
 MacKinnon, D. C 564 
 
 Main, Alex 615 
 
 Maitland, A 167 
 
 Mallet, E. M 560 
 
 Manhard, M. R ..139 
 
 Marceau, F. S 425 
 
 Marsh, W. C 618 
 
 Marson, C. B 217 
 
 Mason, C. E 305 
 
 Mason, Richard 513 
 
 May worm, C. A 445 
 
 McArthur, William 313 
 
 McCall, Charles 318 
 
 McConnell, S. W 383 
 
 McDonald, D 81 
 
 McDonald, H 630 
 
 McDonald. J. H 29 
 
 McDonald, M. F 345 
 
 McGowen, P. C 99 
 
CONtENTS. 
 
 641 
 
 Mcllroy, Wm. J 212 
 
 Mclnty re, A. D 66 
 
 McKenna, James 276 
 
 McKenzie, D. M 282 
 
 McKernan, J. Q 431 
 
 McKesson, R. C 571 
 
 McLaughlin, Hugh 212 
 
 McLeod,D. N 608 
 
 McLeod, J. A 523 
 
 McMillan. John 369 
 
 McNaughton, John 333 
 
 McNaughton, W. W 424 
 
 McVichie, Donald 65 
 
 Meads, Alfred 452 
 
 Meeske, Charles 435 
 
 Meilleur, C 627 
 
 Meloche, F. B 466 
 
 Menard, P. C 19 
 
 Menge, August 33 
 
 Mercer, James 449 
 
 Merritt, D. H 43 
 
 Merrj-weather. C 88 
 
 Mersereau, C. B 97 
 
 Mersereau, J. D 164 
 
 Mette. August 626 
 
 Midlam, L. W 195 
 
 Miller, R. T 211 
 
 Milroj'. John 565 
 
 Miron, Joseph 314 
 
 Mitchell, Samuel 595 
 
 Moase. W. L 588 
 
 Moe, John 100 
 
 Moloney, J. F 348 
 
 Monroe, J. S 528 
 
 Mooney. Robert 488 
 
 Moore, F. M 192 
 
 Moore, George 138 
 
 Moreau, Joseph 259 
 
 Morgan, N. C 274 
 
 Moriartv, M. H 548 
 
 Morse, C. E 320 
 
 Mulcrone Brothers 555 
 
 Murphy, P. C 491 
 
 Murray, A. Jay 29 
 
 Murray, John 585 
 
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 Nester, Timothy 580 
 
 Neumair, J. E 477 
 
 Newett, G. A 87 
 
 Newton, H. L 606 
 
 Norcross. F. S 190 
 
 North, George S 549 
 
 Northup, M. A 545 
 
 Northup, Wm. R 144 
 
 Norton, James 384 
 
 Nowack, F. C 229 
 
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 O'Callaghan, J 493 
 
 O'Connor, John 565 
 
 Olsen.O. B 559 
 
 Olson, Peter 183 
 
 Opsahl, J. M 241 
 
 Oren, H. M 562 
 
 O'Rourke, C. H 566 
 
 Orr Brothers & Co 162 
 
 Orr, E. N 161 
 
 Orr, George H 255 
 
 Osband, W. W 331 
 
 Osborn, C. S 417 
 
 Osborn, R. H 23 
 
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 Parent, C. E 209 
 
 Parker, J. G 457 
 
 Parker, A. A 459 
 
 Parnall, Wm. E 487 
 
 Parsille, W. K 155 
 
 Patenaude, A 215 
 
 Pauli. A. J 243 
 
 Pearl, B. 612 
 
 Pease, C. H 407 
 
 Pecard, Joseph 511 
 
 Perrizo, Pollet 123 
 
 Penberth V, E. R 482 
 
 Persons. G. R 368 
 
 Peters, M. B 573 
 
 Peters. F. H 495 
 
 Peterson, P. M 23 
 
 Pfeiffer, J. B 372 
 
 Phillips, B. T 232 
 
 Phillips, F. 1 351 
 
 Phillips, W. H 249 
 
 Piper. Jaines 451 
 
 Powell, A. H 599 
 
 Power, John 137 
 
 Powers, H. M 500 
 
 Powers. M. A 460 
 
 Prenzlauer, A 156 
 
 Primeau, J. H. ! 520 
 
 Primeau, Peter 80 
 
 Prince, Wm. 1 414 
 
 Pryor, James 577 
 
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 Quick, M. H 153 
 
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 Radford, E. P 393 
 
 Rains, H. D 509 
 
 Ransom, D. J 371 
 
 Ratter, George 222 
 
 Reding, Nicholas 359 
 
 Reindl, W 542 
 
 Reynolds, H. B 73 
 
 Rice, Leyi S 478 
 
 Richardson, W. W 441 
 
 Rien, J 302 
 
 Riley, M. M 531 
 
 Riley, Nicholas 295 
 
 Ripley, J. L 463 
 
 Roach, A. B 421 
 
 Rodger, Nancy 188 
 
 Rogers, J. M 572 
 
 Rolph, A. H 53 
 
 Roscorla, N. B 529 
 
 Rowe, P. T 629 
 
 Rundle, A. J 212 
 
 Russell. John 597 
 
 Ryan. Dennis 587 
 
 Ryan, James R 328 
 
 Ryan, John R 583 
 
 Sampson, R. M 216 
 
 Sattler, J. M 160 
 
 Sawbridge, E 224 
 
 Sawyer, A. L 247 
 
 Sawyer, W. F .483 
 
 Scanlan, J. F.. 427 
 
 Scheuermann, P 355 
 
 Schmidt, C. L 52 
 
 Schuldes, Carl 607 
 
 Scott, Edward 545 
 
 Scully, M. C 35 
 
 Seifert, H. J 519 
 
 Sheedlo. Frank 181 
 
 Sherwood, E 315 
 
 Shields, A. G 590 
 
 Shields, R. H 412 
 
 Shipmau, G. F 46 
 
 Shove, B. W 527 
 
 Shuster, A. E 465 
 
 Sibenaler, P 250 
 
 Sims, Thomas 317 
 
 Smith, Gad 45 
 
 Smith, Charles 410 
 
 Sorsen, C. J 400 
 
 Soults, J. E 261 
 
 Sparling, J. W 151 
 
 Spies, A 95 
 
 Stafford, Joseph 118 
 
 Stafford, M. H 633 
 
 Stafford, T. H 507 
 
 Stannard, L 464 
 
 Steinberg, J. H 513 
 
 Steinlein, J. A 305 
 
 Sterling, L. T 210 
 
 Stephens. T. 470 
 
 Stephens, W. W ..378 
 
 Stephenson, Isaac, Jr 239 
 
 Stewart, W. H 465 
 
 St. Ignatius Church 526 
 
 Stiles, J. W 199 
 
 ' St. Jacques, E. M 330 
 
 [ Stone, J. W 195 
 
 Streeter, A. T 354 
 
 1 Strom, Alex 535 
 
 I Stuart, R.J 618 
 
 Suess, J. E 313 
 
 Sundstrom, Wm 208 
 
 Sutherland, D. E 638 
 
 Sutter, D. W 396 
 
 Sutton, Jay W 352 
 
 Talbot, S. H 301 
 
 Tallon, M. L 526 
 
 Taylor, Byron 453 
 
 Taylor. H. H 285 
 
 Taylor, J. H 421 
 
 Thibodeau, J. A 288 
 
 Thiell, A. K 636 
 
 Thomas, S. A 68 
 
 Thoren, C. J 392 
 
 Thorsen, M. T 116 
 
 Tibor, J. B 145 
 
 Tideman, H 238 
 
 Todd, James 402 
 
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 CONTENTS. 
 
 Tolan, J. C 294 
 
 Toutloff, M. B 120 
 
 Trebilcock, Wm 388 
 
 Treg'embo, John 456 
 
 Treiber, Charles 216 
 
 Tuten,R. P 90 
 
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 Valentine, J. W 219 
 
 Vandwenter, J 90 
 
 Van Duzer, J. C 179 
 
 Van E vera, J. R 389 
 
 Vertin , John 185 
 
 Vincent, James J 401 
 
 Vivian, John 429 
 
 Vivian, Johnson, Jr 306 
 
 Voorhis, Clayton 55 
 
 Voos, Georgfe E 637 
 
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 Walker, C. 1 222 
 
 Walters, Thomas 152 
 
 Walton. J. H 243 
 
 Warn, Asa S 70 
 
 Watson, C. A 318 
 
 Watson, Wm. C 426 
 
 Webster, Wm 508 
 
 Wells, J. W 273 
 
 Wells, W. T 605 
 
 Wendell, W. W 445 
 
 Wertin, Joseph 534 
 
 Westlake, H. E 270 
 
 Westmon, G. H 579 
 
 Whitehead, Lewis 312 
 
 Wilde, Georg-e E 205 
 
 Wilkinson, J. M 198 
 
 Williams, G. M 370 
 
 William, Father 32 
 
 Willson, R. A 590 
 
 Wilson, J. H 481 
 
 Wixson. J. T 293 
 
 Woessner, H. J 204 
 
 Wrig-ht, A. F 207 
 
 Wright. B, W 198 
 
 Wright, C. D'A 569 
 
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 Young, H. O 439 
 
 Youngquist, O. E 52 
 
 Youngquist, O. G 193 
 
 Ziebur, G. L 480 
 
 ILLUSTRATIONS. 
 
 -•Adams, John Q 290v' 
 
 Bartley, George 148v 
 
 Beauchamp, Regis 362''' 
 
 Carleton, Guy H 76 
 
 "^Carpenter, A. C 236" 
 
 •Case, C. W 454 >^'' 
 
 Clark, F. 40"^ 
 
 t)Cox, James N 398-- 
 
 . Crawford, J. D 326 >/ 
 
 iCuddihy, J. D 468V 
 
 •Curry, S. S 504 v 
 
 • Day, J. D 540v' 
 
 I Harlow. A. R Frontispiece ^ 
 
 ' Hoch, Reiner 130 v 
 
 •Holmes, William 308''' 
 
 •Hubbell, Jay A 380 "^ 
 
 Joslin.T. J 58^' 
 
 / Kaufman, N.M \V1^ 
 
 a Linden, O. V 202- 
 
 oMcDonald, M. F 344- 
 
 »^McLeod, J. A 522^ 
 
 ''McVichie, D 65 -^ 
 
 ' Meeske, Charles 434 ►' 
 
 •Mitchell, Samuel 594 >^ 
 
 'Olsen. O. B 559"^ 
 
 "Orr, George H 254V' 
 
 ►Osborn, Chase S 416 1/ 
 
 'Osborn. R. H 22v 
 
 'Parnall. Wm. E 486^ 
 
 iPeters, F. H 495'^"' 
 
 ' Pryor, James 576 >^ 
 
 ' Spies, A 94 ' 
 
 '-Sutton. Jay W 352 . 
 
 Vertin. John 184' 
 
 Wells. J. W 272 •