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Detroit, Michigan
Feb. 12, 1936




CHEBOYGAAJ,
UP-TO-DATE.
AN ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR OF THE FINEST ALL THE YEAR AROUND TOWN IN
MICHIGAN.
RESIDENCE, BUSINESS, OR PLEASURE.
SHOWING A FEW OF ITS
ATTRACTIONS, MANUFACTORIES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, RESIDENCES, HOTELS, FARMS, ETC.
PUBLISHED BY
CHEBOYGAN DEMOCRAT,
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IHomenclature.
CHEBOYGAN is an Indian word, and from all we can learn of its derivation, means "through
route." What is now known as the beautiful Inland Route, has for ages been the favorite
route to and from the Grand Traverse region and Mackinac for the aboriginal inhabitants, and
was always a favorite haunt. It is said that when the Indians reached this place they would
exclaim "Che-boy-na-gan!" "we are through!" as they set sail.
This exclamation has been corrupted into She-boy-na-gan and a story made to fit it as follows:
Once an old Indian chief came in due time to the
portage of the river and had to lay over while
his squaw presented him with a new papoose,
SHE-IOY-AGAIN.    and when that event occurred and he learned the
sex of the new comer, he disgustedly remarked, "Ugh! She-boy-a-gan!"
And a dude Indian summering at Mackinac, who was here on a fishing
excursion, is responsible for the alleged joke.
Some old settlers say the word was originally pronounced Che-pog-an,
meaning pipe. Others say it is a corruption of Che-boy-ganning, the place
of the wild rice fields, and nearly all the old settlers have their own ideas
on the subject. Whatever the facts may be as to the etymology of the  I
word, there is no doubt but it is a big word pregnant with meaning, as the
site was recognized from the start as nature's own location.
I know not what the truth may be,
I tell the tale as 'twas told to me.
COURT HOUoE AND JAIL 1850.
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Cheboygano
SCHEBOYGAN does not pose as a mere summer resort, that is a secondary matter
Cheboygan is an all the year around town, a residence town, a business town, a
social town, with business prospects unsurpassed by any town in the state, and
all the advantages for a place of residence. The coming of the new Detroit &
Mackinac railroad, which will surely be completed to this point in time for the
summer traffic, in 1899 will make her the most important town in the whole resort
region,-'"Nature's Sanitarium,"-the "Hub" of this region.
Besides the two railroads, the Mackinac Divsion of the Michigan Central Railroad, and the Detroit & Mackinac road, Cheboygan is the starting point of the
Soo Line of boats, a daily line to Mackinac, St. Ignace, Mackinaw City, the Soo,
and all the resorts on the Ste. Marie river; the Inland Route boats, daily through.'      the Inland Lakes to Petoskey; of the Cheboygan &     Mackinac ferries, twice
-__. --_,..  a day to Pointe Aux Pins, Bois Blanc Island and Mackinac; of the Northern
Michigan Line, to Mackinac, Chicago, Petoskey, and of the Hart Line, to Mackinac,
shore points and Green Bay. It is also the principal port of the D. & C. fleet of elegant sidewheelers for Detroit and
Cleveland, and the ferries connect with a larger number of passengerboats at Mackinac than touch at any point on the
lakes.
CLIMATE.
The climate of Cheboygan has no superior anywhere, and its advantages are by no means confined to the summer
months, for the disagreeable periods, early spring and late fall, are shorter than in more southern latitudes. Weather here
is not disagreeable until the last of October, then there is two or three weeks of dirty weather, and then snow comes, and it
usually stays until it goes away for good about 100 days later; then the transit from winter to spring is very rapid, for the
snow has protected the grass, and as soon as it goes away everything is fresh and green again. This fact explains why
grass is king in this climate, and will raise as much stock as an acre of the finest Kentucky "Blue Grass."
The thermometer in Cheboygan does not go as high in summer or as low in winter as it does 300 miles south. In
winter the people are dressed for steady winter weather, and the dryness of the atmosphere makes the cold easy to bear,
and one does not feel it, while in the summer, no matter how hot the days, there is always a breeze coming from some body
of water, which mitigates the heat, and with the going down of the sun comes cooler weather and there are not a dozen
nights in the summer when one cannot sleep under a blanket. There is no climate like Cheboygan's for restoring tired and
wornout nerves and producing an appetite. Visitors here in the summer are frequently embarrassed at the many hours of
unbroken rest they put in and the immense quantity of food they can eat, while at home they can neither eat or sleep.




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LIFE
Cheboygan is located at the east end of the Straits of Mackinac, 300 miles by water from Detroit, 165 miles north
of Bay City, by rail, and 16 miles southeast from Mackinac Island.
The growth of the city has been moderate, but of the most solid and substantial kind. Previous to the coming of
the railroad in 1880 Cheboygan was a straggling village of '1,800 population, devoted to lumber and fishing.   Today
it is a thriving city of 8,000 population, having all the conveniences and improvements of cities many times her size.
Her Water Works are equipped with pumps and piped for a population of 20,000, the water being takeh from Artesian
wells, and is the purest furnished by nature's own laboratory; her streets are paved and sewered; several miles of street
railway are in operation; her City Hall is a splendid building costing $40,000, containing council rooms, Firemen's hall,
city offices, a lock-up, hose house, and large public hall with seating capacity of about 700, with dressing rooms, scenery,
etc. Besides the central hose house at the City Hall, there are four ward hose houses, two of which are fine large two-story
buildings with halls, lockers, etc. All are presided over by well drilled volunteer hose companies, whose splendid fire
fighting abilities are known all over the state, and whose social qualities are testified to by all who attend the numerous
parties given by the various companies.
Her Central school is a $40,000 building, and one of the finest schools in the state, besides the five fine ward schools,
one of which is a brick building costing $12,000. The schools are graded so that a certificate of graduation admits without further examination to the University of Michigan, and all kindred schools. In fact her educational advantages are
of the highest and best character, for besides the city schools there are four parochial schools, one German and one French,
offering exceptionable advantages for the practical study of these languages.
Socially, Cheboygan is one of the liveliest towns of her size in America. There are more secret and benevolent
societies than one "can shake a stick at" in a month, all of which have a most delightful social side. The Masons,
Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, Maccabees, Woodmen, A. O. U. W., Foresters, Union Life Guards and a score of others
have fine lodges. The Catholic societies are very strong, the'Epworth League and Christian Endeavorers are also strong.
There are several reading circles like the Bay View and Chautauqua, there are dramatic and literary societies, of old and
young, and rich and poor. The Cheboygan Club is a flourishing organization of men, having fine club rooms, where they
indulge in social goodfellowship, whist and billiard tournaments, and have a delightful time of it.
The Country Club, or the Waldemere, is the social organization, located at Dodge's Point, Mullet Lake, five miles
south of town, where they have a $20,000 club house, surrounded by handsome cottages. The club runs the year around,
and is famous for the social entertainments. Balls, dinners, boating and fishing, and in the winter sleighrides, snow
shoeing, ice boating, coasting, skating, dancing and card playing, Socially, Cheboygan is a metropolis.
She has many splendid teachers of music, art, elocution, and all that go to make up a full and complete modern life.




1. Fishing at Indian River.  2. Tow Boat Black Lake.

3. Silliman's Yacht.  4. Wading.  5. Ice Boating  6. A Pleasant Corner.




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BUSINESS.
Cheboygan's location must have been designated by nature for human wants. Nature has lavishly supplied the soil,
climate, location, transportation facilities, raw  material and power to utilize her advantages. There are within the
county water powers capable of developing 10,000 or 15,000 horse-power, only one of which locations is developed, and
that is in the. city, and that can turn the wheels of every industry in town and still have lots of surplus power left over.
Her harbors-she has two, Cheboygan River and Duncan Bay-are conceded to be the finest and safest harbors on Lake
Huron; safe to enter in all kinds of weather and by all kinds of vessels big or small. Within a few miles of her outer
range light pass the whole tremendous commerce of the great lakes, both to and from Lake Superior and Lake Michigan,
the latter boats within two miles of the range lights.  The shipping possibilities are therefore unsurpassed, for it
means cheap freights and cheap fuel, and unlimited communication. Like all lumber towns, Cheboygan has devoted
her resources and capital to lumbering, and her tremendous natural resources, of soil and climate are as yet hardly realized.
While the pine is about exhausted, the other woods, such as ash, elm, maple, cedar, hemlock, spruce, birch, curly
maple, and a score of other valuable woods, are scarcely touched. The vast forests of hemlock are just beginning to be
sought for for their bark and timber.
The bark already supplies one big Tannery employing several hundred men the year around, located just outside of
the city, while the timber stripped of its bark, furnishes material for many saw mills and sells at profitable figures. There
should be more tanneries to utilize the bark. There are several stave mills located in the county that are utilizing the
vast quantities of elm timber, and there is room for a great many similar institutions. Millions of cedar ties, hemloc -
ties, cedar telegraph and telephone poles, fence and paving posts are got out by farmers and others every winter, the
amount constantly increasing, and still the supply is inexhaustible, seemingly.
Everywhere throughout the county are located little hardwood mills, whose combined output amounts up to the
millions of feet every winter, the profits of which, for the most part, going to the farmers, land holders, and settlers. It
is estimated that there is contiguous to Cheboygan, more soft wood suitable for the manufacture of paper pulp than in
any other section of the United States, and this coupled with the water powers and. transportation facilities, means that
Cheboygan will soon become famous for paper and pulp manufacture.
Cheboygan's great industry is today the manufacture of whie pine, her annual output ranging from   80,000,000 to
130,000,000 feet, besides untold quantitiesof shingles, pickets and lath. That Cheboygan is one of the best markets on the
lakes for the sale of lumber and forest products is shown by the fact that her lumber inspectors sell over 250,000,000 feet of
lumber annually, and heavy buyers come here in droves. Although Cheboygan's own supply of white pine is about
used up, her situation is such that she will be one of last towns on the lames to produce lumber, being so situated that
the almost limitless supplies of pine and other timbers of the upper peninsular naturally come here, as the danger
of towing logs is reduced to a minimum, owing to the short distance they have to be towed in the open lake, and the
magnificent waters for handling logs in the straits and harbor in all kinds of weather. This season every industry will
be reached by a railroad switch, and competitive freight rates by rail will prevail  This will make freight rates equal
to the Saginaw Valley, and superior on westbound freights, and must result in the closer manufacture of lumber into the
finished product, such as box shooks, flooring, siding, ceiling, and sash, doors and blinds, mouldings, etc., and in building
up a heavy car trade direct to the local yards of the country, doubling the demand for labor.




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FARMS AND FARMING.
Cheboygan county affords as fine lands as can be found in the state of Michigan, and timber of all kinds, maple, beech,
basswood, birch, poplar and all kinds of hardwood and plenty of it. The land is fertile as can be proved by our
prosperous farmers. Land can be bought with the timber at from $2.00 to $10.00 per acre. The township of Wilmot, the
south part of Mentor, Ellis and part of Nuuda are chiefly hardwood lands with good clay loam and can be bought cheap
and on easy payments. No section of the Union has so many cheap and fertile lands within so easy reach of good
markets as'Cheboygan county. In addition to our home market which consumes all the settlei can raise or make on his
farm, we have the benefit of both rail and water communication with the leading markets. Cheboygan county is becoming
a great fruit county. Apples, pears, plums and cherries of the finest kinds can be raised here successfully and in abundance.  Also berries of all descriptions; both wild and tame. Our woods are full of wild berries such as the whortleberry,
blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, etc. Thus, with'rod, gun or fingers in proper season, the settler can supply a table that
a king might envy.
Dr. A. M. Gerow has in the past fourteen months set out 7,600 fruit trees, and it is a low estimate that 50,000 fruit
trees have been set out in the past two years, all of which are flourishing. Cheboygan is bound to become the greatest
fruit raising county in Northeastern Michigan.
As for timber for manufacturing purposes, there is an unlimited quantity of all kinds, and we want a hoop factory, tub
factory, pulp mill, paper mill, and all kinds of manufactories of hard and soft wood, and 15,000 settlers.
From the Cheboygau Democrat, August 27, 1898: If there is any doubt of the adaptability of the. soil of our county
to grow apple or other fruit trees, it can easily be dispelled by a visit to either of Dr. Gerow's two orchards, one of eighty
acres and the other of forty acres. He has 7,000 trees planted in the 120 acres. Dr. Gerow was so well pleased with his
Mullet Lake orchard, of which we give two pictures, published, one in October, '96, when ground was broken and the
other in August, '97, when the corn planted to shield the young trees entirely obscured them. He was so well pleased
that he purchased forty acres of land that was said to be worthless, and at once began to prepare for planting more trees.
The result is marvelous. The planting of the trees was completed in the latter part of May, and on Aug. 23d the writer
was taken by Dr. Gerow to see the new orchard, about three months after the planting was done. The trees were thrifty
and all of them had new wood, some of them had grown as much as two and one-half feet. The corn had reached the
height of seven to eight feet with numerous ears, many of them  so heavy that they hung from the stock as though they
would break off. Ohio Dent was the variety selected and the ears were all symmetrical. Dr. Gerow said the corn afforded
the best of protection for the young trees and insured thorough cultivation. The soil he averred was ideal soil for apples.
It was full of small stones and the cultivation had been vigorously prosecuted. To show the difference between thorough
cultivation and the lack of cultivation, an adjoining piece of land was visited where the trees-fine young trees when
planted-were not so far advanced as those planted three months before in the forty acres of "wcrt/hless land."  The genial
doctor loves his trees and it is a genuine pleasure to accompany him and hear him greet each tree that may be doing better
than its fellow, and here is the secret of Dr. Gerow's success. He loves the work he has undertaken and gives it the
greatest attention, slighting nothing. The trees were mulched after being planted a little deeper than in the nursery




where they were raised. Beside the cultivation received the trees are carefully watched for any insects that may appear,
and spraying is applied on the faintest sign of insects. The trees respond to this treatment and the result is in no doubt,
it is no speculation, for as sure as the care is kept up the trees will in due time yield delicious fruit and plenty of it. On
this forty acres there are a few plum and cherry trees and they are as thrifty as the two varieties of apples. It must be a
great surprise to those who said a few years ago that "fruit trees will not grow in Cheboygan," to learn that not only
apples will grow here but peaches also. Aug. 22nd Mr. Matt King, of Indian River, ate some peaches and cream, the
peaches were from his own garden. Mr. King will pick a good crop this year. There is plenty of land to be obtained
from $5 to any price per acre that will yield as well as any land in Michigan, if well cultivated. Fruit is of the finest
kind and the best of keepers-some apples of the Mann variety
grown on P. L. Lapres' farm in 1897 were eaten Aug. 24th, 1898,
and were firm, juicy and of a fine flavor. On another farm
seven trees six and seven years old yielded eighty bushels of
apples two years in succession. The fruit was fine and free
from any worms or blemish.      There is no danger of being
winter killed or set back by frost.
Mr. James Fenlon, one of the best farmers in the county, says
this county cannot be surpassed for the quality or quantity of;ti
its hay or oats. He has raised 180 tons of hay on 70 acres. Three
year.- ago he raised 3,200 bushels of oats on 40 acres, or 80 bushels
to the acre. Wheat at the lowest averaged 30 bushels to the acre.
Potatoes 100 bushels to the acre. Plums are plentiful and apples
ALCOVE HOTEL, INDIAN RIVER.
in quality and quantity are second to none. Pears can be successfully raised, also peaches and -rapes, and the quality of-our vegetables is unrivaled.

H. T. Dagwell's Residence and Boat Factory, Indian River.




Charles Bellts Fi  Residence Present Residence, and Store Building
Charles Bellaut's First. Residence Pre~sent Residence, and St~ore Building.




The Public and Parochial Schools of the City and County.

IN  general, our school system    compares favorably with that of other counties.    With but few     exceptions
***     our district and township school officers are active, intelligent, and progressive, and the leading citizens
in their respective localities.  In  education and ability our teachers are above the average.    Persons settling in
this county will find convenient and well managed schools in which to educate t.leir children. Our city schools
graduate into the University of Michigan without further examination.       Their accommodations are equal to any
in the state. The facilities for the study of the languages, music, and art in our public and parochial schools
is unsurpassed.

CITY SCHOOLS.
School census, 1897,    -     -
Attendance of public schools.
Attendance of parochial schools,
Brick buildings,     -                 -      -
Frame buildings,              -      -
Value of buildings,  -     -
Teachers employed,      -     -     -      -
Salaries paid teachers,
Other expenditures, 1896-7,
Free text-books. Public library of 3,500 volumns.

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SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY.
2,304       Schools in every settlement.   Sixty district schools.
1,247     Fourteen log and 47 frame buildings. Value of buildings,
300      $35,000. Children between five and twenty years of age,
2      2,645; 75% attend school. Three graded schools-Macki5      naw City, Wolverine and Tannery.
55,000     22 male teachers, total wages,    -     -      $5426.00
23      52 female teachers, total wages, -   -          8799.00
0,384     Expenditures besides wages,        -     -      6777.00.9,021

$21000.00

Total expenditures,

PAROCHIAL AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
St. Mary's and St. Charles (French), brick buildings. St.
Lawrence (Polish), and German Lutheran, frame buildings. Value, $25,000. Students, 300.
Cheboygan business college.-Teachers, 2. Just started
and increasing rapidly.

Ten district libraries with 400 volumns in all.  Seven
township libraries 1,500 volumns. All well supplied with
apparatus. Teachers well educated, progressive and enthusiastic. Good County Association, meets twice a year.
Nearly every teacher belongs to county reading circle
One-half of the teachers hold second grade certificates.




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RECRE ATION.
Cheboygan county is noted for its inland lakes and streams, which abound this spring and all over the county. Partridges and ducks are still quite plentiful, in brook trout, rainbow trout, black and green bass, muscallonge, pike, pickerel,
lake trout and others too numerous to mention  Of our brook trout streams, the Sturgeon river is among the best in the
state, and is regularly stocked with fry each year.  The Carp and Maple are also fine trout streams. The Black and
Cheboygan rivers are among the best streams for bass of which specimens are caught weighing five and six pounds.
Mullet lake is noted for Muskallonge of whichseveral have been caught from twenty-five to forty pounds. Burt lake,
Long lake and Black lake are also fine fishing grounds, and no finer camping grounds can be found than the shores of those
lakes. Our forests abound in game. Deer have become more plentiful the last few years and have been seen within
the city limits which makes Cheboygan a sporting mecca. Hunting and fishing parties can always get first-class accom



modations at any of our lakes with both guides and boats, very reasonable; and for camping parties can get good camping
grounds without expense. Brook trout, rainbow trout and graying season is open from May 1st, to September 1st, and
can only be caught with hook and line, and bass can be caught at lany time but only with hook and line and the sale of
these fish is strictly prohibited.
Besides the hunting, fishing and camping, bicycling is indulged in by everybody, the boys frequently make runs of 60
and a 100 miles a day over our country roads.
There is no better place for boating of all kinds than here. There are protected waters for rowing and small steam
launches, and the more exposed waters of the straits for sailing.
We have one of the best half-mile trotting tracks in the state, and almost every day there are matinee races between
local horses that are decidedly interesting-a large number of horses being owned here with records of 2:10 and up.
As a base for sport and fun Cheboygan is unexcelled. Her hotel accommodations are good, the very best, and within a
few hours ride by bicycle or carriage are the most magnificent inland lakes and streams and unbroken forests. One can
rough it or live like a Sybarite and still enjoy all the pleasures of fishing, hunting and sport.

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THE COUNTRY CLUB.
T   HE WALDEMERE CLUB, or the Dodge's Point Association, is a
strictly private association for the pleasure and benefit of
S Imembers and their guests. The club includes members from
Cincinnati, Chicago, Toledo, Saginaw and other points. The membership is not yet lull, and approved parties can join and secure lots
for the erection of cottages. The resort is located at Dodge's Point, six
iR:  C.          miles from Cheboygan, on the loveliest of all inland lakes, Mullet lake,
which is twelve miles long and six miles wide. The point puts out
into the lake a mile or two from the mouth of Cheboygan river, where
are located about the best bass fishing grounds on the lakes. The Club
House is a modern structure, costing, less than five years ago, about
00..$15,000 with its furniture. It is elegantly furnished, and is kept open
the whole year around, and is a most delightful resort the whole year.
WALDEAMTERE CLUB HOUSE.           In summer it is rowing, sailing, bathing, tehnis, golf, picnicing, etc.
In fall it is hunting, fishing, musicales, etc.  In winter it is ice
boating, snowshoeing, skating, sleigh riding, balls, parties, dinners, and social amusements, and not a day is dull.
There are now half a dozen pretty cottages on the grounds, where members can live in the privacy of their own homes,
taking their meals at the Club, living on the best the land affords without domestic cares. These cottages are various,
ranging from the modest affair, costing a few hundred, up to that of Mr. Mould the most elaborate of all.




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INDIAN RIVER.
INDIAN RIVER is already listed among the popular summer resorts of the state. It is easy of access being at the
junction of the M. C. R. R. and the famous Inland Route. It is situated at the junction of Indian, Sturgeon and Little
Sturgeon rivers, high above the level of the river. Burt Lake, one of the finest Inland lakes in the state, is less than half a
mile from  the village, and  Mullet Lake is a short distance to the northeast.     Indian   River has an abundance
of artesian wells with mineral properties. Of late the inhabitants have procured a flowing well wherever they
have gone deep enough. The pressure of these wells is about 16 pounds to the square inch. Good water for man and
beast is the best medicine, and tourists have derived great benefit from the waters of this village. The rivers abound in
almost all kinds of fish which are easily taken, owing to the good banks and boating privileges. The fish are mostly
grayling, trout, bass, pike, pickerel, perch and some sturgeon. The smaller streams have a goodly quantity of brook trout,
and grayling are plentiful in the Sturgeon. Wild game is plentiful. Many fine specimens are taken from this locality
every season. Ducks are thick and easily reached, also partridge in abundance. The camping privileges are first class.
The ground is hilly and well supplied with water. Being a new country there are but few farms that are well under cultivation, but where it has been tried farming is a glorious success. Mr, F. E. Martin has one of the finest farms of this
locality lying just out of the village. He has a large and well cultivated tract of land, all stumped, lying on the banks of
the Indian River. He also has a large young orchard of apple, pear, cherry, peach and plum trees and plenty of small
fruits. He finds that these fraits grow thrifty and bear well. Mr. Martin is the owner of some fine stock.  He owns a
general store in the village where he has done business for nineteen years. He has dealt out groceries, clothing, hardware,
and general supplies to lumbermen, farmers and tourists. He is now erecting a large building to accommodate this trade
which has grown rapidly. He has now a flowing well in the basement of his new store where he will put in a power pump
to increase the pressure for fire protection. He has his entire farm piped from the flowing wells, and stock can get the
best of water in the large barn, in the yard, in the field or in the street.  Mr. Martin is at present postmaster for the
fourth time since the village was founded, and when completed will have the finest postoffice in northern Michigan. MrJ. W. Lester owns a grocery store next to Mr. Martin's and is doing a good business. Mr. Lester takes an active interest
in all things pertaining to the welfare of the village. He has great faith in the future of this section, and sees no reason for
tourists or business men to look farther for a remunerative locality to settle in.  "What more can man desire? Plenty of
water, good land, good shipping facilities and pure air,' says Mr Lester, "is enough to make the most out of a man's
efforts that can be hoped for.




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Mr. M. A. McHenry keeps groceries, wall paper, school supplies, stationary, confectionery, etc., on the same side of the
street. He is one of the oldest settlers and has been honored by the citizens with public trust. He preceeded Ml1r. Martin
as postmaster. He has seen the timber cut from where the village now stands, and the growth from chaos to the present
thrifty town of about 600 inhabitants. At present he is enjoying a good trade from the citizens, many of whom have been
his associates during the early days of hardships and trials.
The "Alcove," the most popular hotel in this section of the county, is managed by Vermilya & Sons. The members of
the firm are R. D. Vermilya and his three sons. They recently purchased this property and have given it a thorough going
over outside and inside. The appointment of rooms and conveniences has been changed throughout to that of a modern
hotel. It is so situated that the guests always have a fine view of the surrounding scenery from the hotel verandas. This
is certainly a pleasant place and a special effort is made by the proprietor so that all their guests desire is furnished them.
This is the public telephone station, having connection with the state via. Cheboygan.  Special attention is given to the
traveling public and tourists. Mr. Vermilya owns a fine farm eight miles out on which there is 80 acres improved with 600
fine fruit trees just coming to bearing.
Capt. Geo. E. Patterson owns a farm at the junction of the Little Sturgeon and Indian River.  It is certainly finely
located. His stock enjoy the abundance of water from a flowing well which he has piped to house, barn and yards adjacent
and by use of hose can throw water over any of the buildings. Being situated on the banks of the river, this farm  looks
enchanting. His buildings like most of them in this beautiful little town, are good and well kept. He is the owner of the
tug George E., with which he tows logs for the lumbermen on the lakes and rivers.  The tug is handy in many ways,
taking parties out for a day of pleasure on the lake above, etc.  Mr. Patterson has always taken a great interest in the
growth of Indian River and is now quite satisfied with the outlook. He sees no reason why manufacturers and farmers
will not soon take advantage of the opportunities of this locality and make it one of the best in the state. He has been successful and sees no reason why new comers would not be.
H. T. Dagwell, the boat builder, has worked up a world-wide reputation by the fine boats he puts up. He is situated at
the bend of the river, where he has every advantage of location. He superintends his own work and so thoroughly is it
done that as a consequence he ships boats to the south, the east, the west and the north. He also has' ample facilities to
build or repair tugs and small steamers. Some of the naptha launches he has built for tourists from the south have been
so satisfactory that more have been ordered by others in their locality. His clinker boats are trim, light and strong. A
visit to his place will be convincing. You will find a number of pleasure boat under construction and to a lover of such
work it is a rare treat to see these beautiful, neat and trim boats turned out ready for all that may be required of them.
E. Halabaugh is one of the thrifty farmers of this locality. His farm is located about one mile from the western shore
of Burt Lake and six miles from    the village of Indian River.    The farm   is well subdued and what is cleared
produces fine crops. He raises stock of the better grades and realizes well from their sales. One feature of Mr. Holabaugh's farming is that his buildings, fences and fields are well kept and show that he farms with an intelligence, understanding what he does at all times.




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FRESH BREEZE SUMMER RESORT.

HIS resort began its career in the season of
1898, and was so remarkably successful that
when the season of 1899 opens in will have
been enlarged to a capacity of 60 rooms,
with all modern conveniences; the bathing and
boating privileges doubled, and unique in all respects for its unlimited amusements and attractions. In fact, it is safe to say that Fresh Breeze
has more jolly good attractions than any other
resort. Mr. George Voigtlander, the proprietor,
is a German-American, a graduate of the superb
technical schools of the Fatherland, artist, arch
FRESH BREEZE BUILDINGS.

itect, musician, man-of-the-world,

who was
driven from  the cities to the, at that time, wild woods, but he picked out his
location with the soul of an artist, and a few year's healthy out-of-door life has reestablished his health and he is strictly in it.
The location is 14 miles from Cheboygan by the way of Topinabee, and a little
farther by road or boat. It is located on a bluff on the shores of Burt Lake, a
lovely body of fresh water, opposite the Indian Village, a very interesting place.
It is homelike a d pleasant all the year around. The house is an artistic home,
surrounded by cultivated fields and "tangled wild woods," brooks and lakes filled
with fish of all kinds, from the seductive trout to the fighting black bass and
stubborn muscallonge, with plenty of game in season. Here you can take the old
fashioned straw ride, or go in a Newport trap. The beach is the finest on the lakes




for bathing, and here
are all the facilities for
enjoyment, from the
"chutes" to bathing.
The scenery is lovely
and the air is the
finest, and hay fever
or nervous exhaustion
disappears like magic,
in fact the place is a
delight in every way,
and next season a modern steam launch will be added to the
attractions. While this resort has all the conveniences of
a city it is quiet and homelike, being surrounded by dense
forests  and  water.
Cows kept on the
DINING ROOM AT FRESH BREEZE.
place afford fanlilies
who visit here with all the fresh milk and butter needed, which is a very essential
feature aniong children, also vegetables are grown on premises for the table.                       Al.
Parties desiring accommodations here may receive information by addressing 'Mr.       "
Geo. Voigtlander, Fresh Breeze Summer Resort, Topinabee, Mich."  Mail is re-     -
ceived daily and guests are taken to meet any boat or train desired.




The W. & A. McArthur Co. Ltd., Flouring Mill and Electric Light Plant.




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Louis Littlejohns' Mill and Residence.




ENTRANCE TO INLAND ROUTE AND WATER MILL.




be M. & a. I McArtbur Co., ltd.

A. McArthur, Chairman.

C. E. Mould, Treasurer.

W. F. DePuy, Secretary.

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This firm is the leading business firm in Cheboygan, and
has been identified with the growth of Cheboygan ever
since there was a Cheboygan, almost, and its enterprise has
done much to benefit the city and county. This firm it was
who built the dam, and by means of locks, made navigation
of the inland lakes to Petos ey possible. During its long and
honorable career it has sawn millions of feet of lumber,
and it now embraces among its ramifications a large saw mill,
a flouring mill with a capacity of 150 barrels per day, a large
planing mill, electric light and power works, all run by water.
A wholesale and retail grocery store, the largest in Northern
Michigan. It also owns the finest dock on Lake Huron, and
does a heavy business in all kinds of warehousing and passen,
ger traffic, dealing in coal, salt, lime, hay, etc. It also owns a
tug and has a ship yard. The firm owns docks and water
frontage including the lumber docks, several miles in extent.
are among our most prosperous citizens. Elsewhere we give

SAWDUST MOUNTAIN.
"A Workman is known by his chips."
Its management is liberal and energetic, and its employes
pictures of the mill and the docks,
the store, flouring  mill, electric
light works, planing mill, etc.

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Store and Flouring Mill of the W. & A. McArthur Co., Ltd.




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Wm. Reid's Residence.




Medton &   Ieid.
This, our youngest mill firm,
makes up in hustle what it
lacks in age. The Pelton &
Reid mill is a model of its kind,
and has been the first mill to
start and the last to shut down
for years. Mr. Reid, the junior member of the firm, and a
son-in-law of Mr. Pelton, is the
manager of the mill, while Mr.
Pelton looks after the finances.
The firm have lovely homes on
Main street, known   as the
Pelton Terrace, and is one of
our most prosperous firms.

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Company H, 33d Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and the girls they left behind them.




COMPANY H, 33d MICH. VOL. INFTY.
The history of the company in the war with Spain is as follows: Company H, 3d Infantry, Michigan National Guard,
was called to service April 25, 1898  Went to the rendezvous of the regiment at Island Lake, April 26, 1898. Mustered
into United States service as Company H, 33d Michigan Volunteer Infantry, May 13, 1898. Left for Camp Alger, Virginia, May 28, 1898, arriving May 30. Left Camp Alger for Siboney, Cuba, arriving at Siboney June 28, 1898. In action
before Aguadores July 1, 1898. None were killed or wounded. Three died of disease. The company left Santiago de
Cuba August 21, arriving at Montauk Point September 2, arriving in Cheboygan September 5. On furlough from September 5 to November 3. Under orders to December 6, 1898, when the company was mustered out. This is a brief history;
some of the details we know and the other details will live in the memory of our illustrions Company H. Following is a
list of those who were mustered out December 5, 1898.

Capt. Wm. S. McArthur,
1st Lieut. J. B. Boucher,
2d Lieut. D. J. McDonald,
1st Serg't F. B. Clarke,
Q. M. Serg't W. A. Maden,
Serg't James B. Chalmers,
Serg't Wm. F. Meise,
Serg't Wm. Atwood,
Serg't Wm. Mould,
Corp. Alfred D. Jackson,
Corp. Amos R. Oxley,
Corp. Fred M. Clement,
Corp. Earl S. Hulbert,
Corp. Daniel Corlette,
Corp. J. Y. Livingston,
Musician E. A. Geyer,
Musician W. F. Geyer,
Artificer Fred D. Wheelock,
Wagoner Harry Hayden.
PRIVATES.
Allair, Joseph M.
Amo, Walter
Benton, Lee C.
Brooks, James C.
Bell, Adolph J.
Burdo, George E
Bhon, Otto
Borowinz, Albert S.
Cross, William J.

Chesley, Albert
Cummings, John W.
Duffiny, William G.
Dickinson, Christopher A.
Davies, John F.
Davis, Thomas W.
Doner, Joseph
Dawson, Thomas, Jr.
Fisher, Iohn E.
Foster, Charles
Fourniel, Louis
Forgner, Marshall
Geyer, Eugene A.
Garrett, Oscar C.
Gallagher, John
Hulbert, Edward
Hulbert, Frank
Henderson, William
Hamlin, Charles
Hayes, William
Heinzel, William J.
Hudson, James
Harris, Frederic E.
Jones, William
Jeffers, Linden M.
Jedizewski, Lawrence
Jones, John S.
Judson, George W.
Jones, Jonn Paul

Kwiatkoski, Joseph
Kitteredge, Claude E.
Lockhart, Frank
Lepard, Charles E.
Moss, Tames
Moloney, Joseph P.
Masco, William
Misner, George
Miller, Albert
McGinn, John T.
McDonald, Angus A.
McLaughlin, Thomas
Rands, James
Sherman, William C.
Stuart, Edward
Smith, Egbert A., Jr.
Siblom, Eric
Simmons, James W.
Smith, Wesley
Smith, Fred C.
Terrio, Joseph
Tucker, Walter
Wood, Orange
Wait, Henry
Wizeler, William
Winey, Charles E.
Young, Richard
Barnes, G. C., Big Rapids
Barnes, L. L., Big Rapids

Baillargeon, Win, Yale
Erickson, P., Chicago, Ill.
Grummond, U. G., Detroit
Hein,W., South Rogers
Kingsley, H. H., Stanwood
Lequea, G., Mackinaw City
Neymeiyer, F., Gr'd Rapids
Nally, T. F., Whitesboro,
N. Y.
Perkins, Frank S., Sparta
Pull, Charles H., Evans
Ritter, R. J., Ann Arbor
Swartz, Frank, Midland
Taylor, W. J., Saginay
O'Grady, P., Cheboygan,
the only man absent
Kennedy, R. D., Ann Arbor,
transferred to Hos. Corps.
Lamont, John, tranferred
to Hos Corps.
TRANSFERRED.
Eberhardt, William, Cheboygan, to 35th Mich.
Hefting, Charles, Cheboygan, to 35th Mich.
Malek, Anthony, Cheboygan, to 35th Mich.
Parker, James, Cheboygan,
to 31st Mich.




DEAD.-Martin, James A., Cheboy gan, died at Siboney, Cuba. Koschig, Charles F., Cheboygan, died at Siboney, Cuba.
Day, Carlton, Cheboygan, died at Montauk Point, L. I.
The recapitulation of the muster roll shows that the following officers and men were mustered out: Lieutenants, 1;
Sergeants, 6; Corporals, 6; Privates, 82; total enlisted, 99; aggregate, 102; transferred, 6. Two were transferred to the
United States Hospital Corps-John Lamont and R. Kennedy. The company lost 3 by disease-James A. Martin, Charles
F. Koschig and Carleton Day. Pat O'Grady disappeared and did not return, and is practically a deserter; some of his
comrades think he committed suicide.
C. B. Marks, of Cheboygan, was Chief Hospital Steward, with the rank of Lieutenant, with the 33d Regiment.
G. G. Bailey, of Cheboygan, was Assistant Surgeon, with the rank of Captain, with the 33d Regiment.

Swift & Clark's Dock in Winter.




Residence of H. W. Swift.




Swift &   Clark.
SThe firm of Swift &
Sic      Clark, mill men, illus- - - wtrate what push, intelligence and industry can
do in a city like Cheboygan. Twelve years ago
Mr. L. P. Swift started
a circular saw mill. In
the fall of the next year
his brother, Mr. H. W.
Swift, joined him.  A
gang saw was then put
in and afterwards a circular and band combined.
In 1896 Mr. O. M. Clark
bought the interest of L.
P. Swift, who removed
to California.
O. M. Clark's Residence.
Further additions were then made for cutting                 3
staves, pickets, lath and shingles. A first-.
class machine shop, which has done a large
amount of work, was added.   The mill has
run night and day every season and will do so
the coming season. The cut the first season
9,000,000, and from 20,000,000 to 30,000,000
each following year. The business done by this
firm can be gathered from the cut of the season
of 1898: Lumber, 34,500,000; lath, 13,500,000; shingles, 3,500,000; pickets,




2,000,000; staves, 1,000,000. There is nearly a mile of lumber dock front ge. Twenty thousand dollars was spent on
dredging for these docks to a depth of 14 feet. They have a line of tugs and lighters, and besides own fine marine docks
in the heart of the city with 29 rods of frontage. In 1898 they employed 300 men daily during the season. This firm
are preparing to turn from the manufacture of pine to that of hardwood and have purchased 2,500 acres of heavily timbered
hardwood lands. Swift & Clark for the comfort of themselves and families and to entertain friends have a fine
cottage at Dodge's Point and also have a naptha launch
for use on lovely Mullet Lake. The nature of our resourceful county makes it unnecessary to go any
farther away for summer comfort. For winter sport
they have an ice boat on Mullet, Lake. The history of
this firm and its prosperity can be the history of many
others with the same pluck, energy   and  business
ability. The test salt well now being bored is located
at Swift & Clark's mill, and there is little doubt salt will
be found. The well will go down 2,500 feet if necessary.
Swift & Clark's Summer Cottage at Dodge's Point Club.
The Quinn House is one of the oldest and best hotels in the city.
At present it is under the management of Mr. Alex McRae, and
offers splendid accommodations of its class.

THE QUINN HOUSE.




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i.A. W. Ramsay's Residence. 2. Postmaster J. C]. Wooster's Residence. 3. Geo. Paquette's Residence.




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HON. JAS. F MOLONEY.
Cheboygan's First Mayor.
Hon. James F. Moloney is one of Cheboygan's most distinguished  citizens.
distinguished for his hustling qualities,
his faith in Cheboygan, and his general
character as citizen and man of affairs.
When there is any hustling to be done,
any petitions to circulate, one can al-                 E.ON JAMES F. MOLONEY'S RESIDENCE.
ways know where to find Mr. Moloney.
His home is a delightful spot, with a large green house at its rear full of lovely flowers the year around, and there is no
more interesting home in the state.




Geo. E. Frost's Residence.

The Sorting Gap and Geo. E. Frost's Farm.

V. D. Sprague's Residence.




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THE WRECKER FAVORITE.
_          A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF HOW THE WORK IS DONE.
The tourist over the summer seas when the skies are bright.                             and the seas are calm, hardly thinks of what happens to even the
S"                   largest boats in the spring and fall, when the fierce storms start up
suddenly, and in a few minutes the flying snow has blotted out all
Slandmarks, and the huge waves are running "mountains high," as
the old phrase has it, threatening to swamp the ships. NavigaStion on the lakes is from point to point, or light to light, along the.              shore, and when snow or fog obscures them, and huge waves
l                                 compel the vessel to take another course to meet the sea, it does not
Stake long to make the situation perilous, for land is hardly ever but
a few miles away, there being no unlimited sea way as on the
Socean. The entrance into the straits, rivers and harbors are
1: E           narrow, and in many cases difficult of entrance. The number of
wrecks in a season on the lakes is surprising to one unacquainted
with the tremendous traffic that floats over their surface.
Some of the vessels that plow the lakes today are monsters,
V.         larger than the ocean steamer of a short time ago, and are over 400
S i  feet in length, largest building, 475 feet, while even the Great
S"'.     Eastern was only 685 feet long. One of these huge monsters with
a cargo of flour or grain, may represent a value of half a million
Sdollars, and when she gets into trouble by stranding, collision,
breakage of machinery, or any other cause, she wants help and
she wants it pretty quick, and at anl cost. This gives use for such
establishments as the Swain Wrecking Co., whose splendid tug
Sf            of 300 tons burden, has her headquarters at Cheboygan, managed by
SMessrs. Parker & Millen, at Detroit, and is in charge of Capt.
S'Martin Swain, is the best equipped vessel of her class on the lakes.
MARINE REPORTER.                  This powerful wrecking tug is in commission from the first opening
in the spring until the last boat is in in the fall. A discription of
her outfit might be of interest. It consists of 3, 12in. rotary pumps of a capacity of 2,200 gallons per minute, 1 14in.
Worthington, 3,200 gallons per minute. One 16in. Centrifugal, 1,200 gallons per minute, which pumps coal, grain,
iron ore or anything that will enter suction pipe.
She carries 10, 100 ton hydraulic jacks, which are used to lift a boat bodily. The manner of using these is interesting.
A vessel going on the rocks without cargo generally has to be lifted off, which is done by bolting 6ft. timbers to their side.




The Wrecker Favorite and Crew.




These timbers are maple 12x12 and 6ft long and are made to fit the side of the boat perfectly, being bolted and strapped
to position. Then a timber 13x13 and long enough to rest on the bottom is placed on end, the jack being placed between
the "Spud" and timber on the vessel. These jacks will lift 14 inches, and when all is ready the jacks are pumped up and
the boat lifted bodily, when the tug pulls her off the jacks and the vessel generally moving from 1 to 2ft. at a jump until
deep water is reached. She also has two 60 foot steel derricks, for lifting the loads out of vessels, 20 ore and coal buckets
200 shovels, picks and two 12 in. Manila hawsers, 1 14 in. hawser 1,500 ft. long, ship carpenter's and carpenter's tools of
all descriptions. Blacksmith shop, small machine shop, complete outfit of taps and dyes from 3-32 to 1 % inches. Lumber,
hay, oakum, nails, rod iron, strap iron and miscellaneous material of all description is carried in abundance, for it is
necessary for her to be ready at all times to handle the most difficult job.
She also has a complete electric plant, including search light and cable
lights. She also has a submarine drill for use on steel boats under water
to enable the divers to secure a patch. Her own power consists of two
high pressure engines 24Y, in. 1 1-16 foot stroke, 1 boiler 18% ft. long 108
inches in diameter, made of steel. She goes wherever called from the
head of Lake Superior to the St. Lawrence River.
Our illustration at the side of the article represents a marine reporter
in the straits boarding the big steamer R. P Flower, to deliver letters,
messages and orders, and to obtain news. They have a lively time of it
day and night in the straits, boarding all vessels that pass. One of them
a few years ago was capsized and drawn in between the stern and the
revolving propeller and was not hurt. It is from  these men that the
news of disasters are generally obtained from passing vessels, that have
noticed other vessels in distress.
The accompanying cut shows the Favorite at her dock and gives one
somewhat of an idea of the outfit she carries.
A STEEL PONTOON.




The Spencer House, J. H. Clune, Owner.
F. H. McMullen, Proprietor.
John H. Clune's Residence.
John H. Clune is one of the best known and most successful                           Z
of our younger businessmen.  Besides being owner of the
Spencer House and the fine residence shown here, he is owner of
much other real estate, and also the Cheboygan Wood Turning
Works, a very promising industry. He also owns a big farm in
Grand Traverse county. He has held several offices in the
county, among them being City Treasurer and County Sheriff.
He has done much to push the interests of the city and county.




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WOLVERINE.
The village of Wolverine is located in the southwest part of Cheboygan county on the Mackinaw Division of the M. C.
R. R., the beautiful Sturgeon River, one of the finest trout streams in the state, running through the village. The village
is located high in the hills, the country being quite hilly in the vicinity. The surrounding country is for the most part
heavily timbered with hardwood of all kinds, and the land is fine for farming as any that lies out of doors anywhere and is
rapidly settling up, now that people are beginning to turn from lumbering to farming. It is said that last year the town
ship had only 450 acres of crops, half of which was potatoes, and there are now growing in the same township 4,500 acres
of thrifty crops, half of which is in wheat, an increase of 1,000 per cent in one season, and fine land enough to keep up the
same ratio of increase for some time, with the timber on the land makes it worth more per acre wild than old settled farms
with elegant buildings on them have sold for in Southern Michigan in the past few years, so that clearing up the land
furnishes abundant capital to the settler to operate his farm as it should be, and furnish stock, tools, machinery, barns,
houses, etc. Plenty of land may still be had cheap. Wolverine prides itself upon its splendid graded schools, giving fine
educational advantages, upon its beautiful churches, elegant private residences, good hotels and business houses, and its
social advantages, the people being educated, refined and very hospitable.
Wolverine is ithe headquarters of the Guelph Patent Cask Co., an English concern, which is prosperous and well
managed. The town has a saw mill, shingle mill and other industries, and is growing vigorously. On the opposite
page we give illustrations, as follows:  1. Hon. J. E. Holcomb's Residence. 2. Farm Property. 3. Congregational
Church. 4    Methodist Episcopal Church. 5. Bird's Eye View. 6.
Patent Cask Manufacturing Co. Elsewhere is a picture of the High
School.
Black Lake.
Black Lake is a delightful
fishing and  hunting   resort.
Game of all kinds abound in
the woods and fish in the water.
There are several places where
one may secure entertainment.
McKinnon's and R. J. Taylor's,
which will be found illustrated
elsewhere, offer good accommodations.
MC KINNON'S RESIDENCE.




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Pine Grove Resort.
This beautiful place, owned by Mr. George Dodge, is situated six miles from Cheboygan, on Mullett Lake, just beyond
the Dodge's Point Club House, and only a short distance from the Mullett Lake postoffice and station of the Michigan
Central railroad. It is fitted up in fine style, is surrounded by cottages, and its facilities for rest or recreation are most
excellent. Row and sail boats of all kinds may be- had, also steam launches.    The roads in the vicinity are good for
bicycling, and the ride from Cheboygan is one of the pleasantest in the county, and through as fine a settled country as
one can find anywhere. It will not be long before the shore in this vicinity will be lined with:elegant summer cottages.




--......: -         Mackinac Island,
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Pointe aux Pins.
Three delightful side trips from Cheboygan, which can
be taken for a few shillings.
With the exception of the places above mentioned, all
1:i ''*--  | ^  B L EiP             ~ the resorts and places mentioned are on the south side of
S the Straits, in Cheboygan county, and are in a great
MACKINAC ISLAND.                      offers to the tourist who wants to live in civilization at a
moderate cost, with all the advantages of a city, and see
everything worth seeing as the fancy strikes them, unprecedented attractions. Cheboygan is only 16 miles southeast of
Mackinac, the queen resort of the lakes, reached three
times a day by the Arnold line of steamers and the                         'Mackinac Transportation Company, and once a day at                           -...             "
least by some of the regular through lines of boats, and
by 50 cents Sunday excursions, giving a day on the
Island. Or one may go on to Les Schneaux Islands,
for the day and only spend an hour or two at Mackinac.
Mackinac Island has been a favorite resort since history
began, and the first whitemen to visit the place recognized it as such. They were the Jesuit Fathers and                                                -\-.
and the voyagers and traders who followed them. The                                -;
traditions and legends go back to the twilight of the,.
world, and its history is full of interest, as well as its
legends. Tribe after tribe of the Indian nations have
held it at intervals, and the flags of three great nations
have waved from its rocky heights. No one should       One of the D. & C. Steamers that stop at Cheboygan.
miss a visit to the Fairy Isle.




The Snows.

Les Cheneaux Islands, popularly known as "The
Snows," are an archipeligo lying a few miles east of
Mackinac Island and are reached by splendid steamers
twice a day. The islands have splendid hotels and
accommodations for guests, and its fishing facilities
are great, it being considered the best place for hook
and line fishing on the gaeat lakes. A day or two can
be profitably spent here.
Bois Blanc Island.
This island lies about six miles north of Cheboygan,
and forms the north shore of the Straits of Mackinac.
LES CHENEAUX ISLANDS.                   The Pointe aux Pins resort is six miles away and
reached by the Cheboygan and Mackinac ferry twice a day. This is a lovely resort, located on a little bay, near the
Life Saving Station, and has a fine hotel and twenty or thirty cottages, mostly occupied by Jackson, Michigan, people, but
people from all over the country own cottages there The bay offers the finest boating advantages to be found, and is
safe at all times. Back of the resort is a little lake that is a beauty and fairly jammed with fish. The woods is primeval
and contain plenty of gam e of all kinds.
NORTHERN GROWN TREES.
Greening's Nurseries, Monroe, Mich., has an immense
stock of all the leading kinds of Nursery Stock.-600 Acres.
Specialties-Winter Banana Apple, New Prolific and
Banner Peach, C. de Nantes Pear, Conrath Raspberry,
ICream Beauty Rose.
For opinions regarding our stock we refer to Dr. A. M.
Gerow, of Cheboygan, and Mr. Merritt Chandler, of Onaway, both of whom have planted thousands of our trees.
White Banana             White Banana Tree        Send for our Illustrated Catalogue and Fruit Growers'
Apple.                    in Fruit.          Guide. Agents wanted everywhere. Address,
GREENING BROS., Monroe, Mich.




SPointe Aux                                                   Pins.
Si                               This is a lovely resort, six miles across the Straits of Mackinac,
reached by the Cheboygan and Mackinac ferry several times a
St                  day during the season. Here is a fine hotel, a score of fine
cottages, and more being built every season. It is a lovely spot,
located on a little bay, and the boating and fishing are unexcelled,
both in the straits and on lake Huron.    Among the many.
cottages are Buccleuch Lodge, occupied by Rev. W. Hi. B-ulkley
and family, of Cheboyga, and Ne-pah-twi Lodge, an illustration
of which is here shown, the summer home of some of Cheboy-.:                                        gan's young lady school teachers.    It is a delightful place
NE-PAH-WIN LODGE, Pointe Aux Pins.        for rest and recreation.
Topinabee.
This is one of the oldest and prettiest resorts on the inland lakes,
situated on the Michigan Central railroad, 12 miles south of Cheboygan and 6 miles north of Indian River, and on the west shore of
Mullet Lake. The grounds rise from the lake for a few rods where
one can see to the west Burt Lake, another lovely sheet of water,
only two miles away. It is especially celebrated as a hay fever
resort, and is a lovely place.  There is a good hctel, scores of
cottages, owned by people all over the country. There are also good            rIKE'S HOTEL, TOPINABEE.
bathing houses, plenty of boats of all kinds for hire, and fine camping grounds. The Inland boats stop here for dinner.




Lakeside.
This is a new resort five miles west of Cheboygan on the Straits of Mackinac, and is growing rapidly. It is reached
by carriage, bicycle, or Michigan Central railroad. It has several fine cottages, and its facilities for boating, bathing and
a general good time are unsurpassed, and its location is fine. All the shipping between the lower lakes and lake Michigan
passes very close to the resort, and there is seldom an hour day or night when some of the huge lake vessels are not in sight.

Douglas Lake.
This is a lovely body of water, and a
favorite resort for Indiana people and
visitors to Petoskey and Harbor Springs.
It is about nine miles from Cheboygan,
with good roads, and is surrounded by
a fine farmnning country. Any of the
farmers will furnish you with needed
entertainment.
Long Lake.
This lake is about nine miles south of
Cheboygan, and is celebrated for its
superb bass fishing. There is a commodious house at the lake, usually occupied
by families from Jackson and Detroit.
There are good camping grounds to be
had.

D. C. HORTON.
The firm of Howard & Horton are
among the hustling business men of
Cheboygan, and are always ready to
supply  their   numerous   custo-             N. HOWARD.
mers with the freshest of groce-              N. HOwRD.
ries and provisions. Here the pleasure seeker fills his basket with the dainty
canned viands, or good wholesome foods to supply the demands of the inner
man.




An @ld Settler.
Mr. Charles Bellant, in September, 1847, left Muscalonge,
a town on the river of that
name 45 miles from Montreal,
Canada, and removed to Mackinac Island. His first acquaintance  with  Cheboygan was
when he came soon after with
a load of wood to the mouth of
the river. He came in 1849 to
lumber below the mouth of the
river Sturgeon, at Indian River. He worked with his brotha   er for Jacob Sammons, one of
first settlers of Cheboygan.
Mr. Bellant afterwards lumbered on Burt lake, and settled in Cheboygan in 1850, and
Wlumbered for Mr. McLeod, the
first settler. In the spring of
1856, with $50 in his pocket, he
S    went to Mackinac Island, then
the principle trading station of
this part of Michigan for the
NATIVE INDIAN FAMILY, BURT LAKE.                           purpose of purchasing supplies
to start a hotel. He obtained
credit from Alex Toll and James Rice, and started a hotel where now stands the New Cheboygan, Brackett's drug store,
DeGowin's and the Golden block. He got out the lumber for a hotel where the Golden block is, but sold it instead.
The same year he homsteaded his farm on which is now State street. The land office was then at Duncan-40 acres of
state land; afterwards bought 40 acres from the state, making 120 altogether. He built the small log house seen in the
upper left hand corner of the picture in the section devoted to farming. Mr. Bellant, ten years afterwards, moved into
town and built a store across the bridge, where he did busines for fourteen years. He was so successful that he had to
increase his store and built a double store. This store was burned up in the month of February, and was a total loss of
$8,000.t; His-son, son-in-law and nephew, who lived over the store, escaping from the flames in their nightclothes. Undismayed by this loss, he borrowed on his note $2,000 from Charles VanArsdale mortgaging his farm at 8% as collateral.




-- -   He paid $1,360 in interest before he could pay the principle.
The note was sold to two German bankers at Monroe, and
so regular was Mr. Bellent
in his payment of interest that
they did not want to discharge
the mortgage.   Mr. Bellant
lost another house by fire nearly opposite Shellhorn & Rich's
machine shop.   Twenty-four
years ago he built the fine residence shown in the picture
before mentioned, and now
Srents the farm out for dairy
Bell,                            i                purposes.   Mr. Bellant is
S-                                                   an example of what has been
d.e..:. by tdone in Cheboygan county and
-..::::                     what can still be done.  He
has now retired from active
business in which he was so..-.-.,successful that he had unlimited credit in New York, Boston,
Chicago, Milwaukee and DeINDIAN POINT, BURT LAKE, NEAR INDIAN RESERVATION.               troit. He is hale and hearty,
and shows but little signs of the hard work he has done. We must not close this article without mentioning Mrs.
Bellant, who has nobly seconded efforts and assisted him in the work which has produced such good effect. Mr. and Mrs.
Bellant represent the excellent and hardy stock which has made Cheboygan a desirable place to live:in. What has been
done by this couple can be done by any hard-working couple in this prosperous county.




First National BanK,
Cheboygan, Mich.
Geo. F Raynolds, President.
Jacob J. Post, Vice-President.
A. W. Ramsay, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
Geo. F. Raynolds,
Jacob J. Post,
D. C. Pelton,
Ephriam Smith,
E. A. Smith.

Capital, $50,000.00.
Surplus, $10,000.00.




J. J. Post's Residence.

J. J. Post & Co.'s Wholesale and Retail Hardware Store.

Schuiler Farrell's Residence.




HIGHLAND STOCK AND FRUIT FARM, P. L. LAPRES, PROPRIETOR.

P. L. Lapres, whose
picture appears at the
right of this page, is
the possessor of other
fine farm property in
the county. The building on the left is the
barn on the above
named farm.




W. F. DePuy's Residence,

Dr. S. A. St. Amour's Residence.
Judge Frank Shepherd's Residence.

E. O. Penney's Residence.




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Main Street, Macliiu;c,
Mackinac Island.
Sbe Columbus IResort.
Burt Lake, Cheboygan County.
This beautiful resort is on the opposite side of the river
from the Pittsburg resort and is a private corporation that
does not encourage familiarity. But they have a good time
S:  among themselves, and have a lovely place. Of course they
associate with their neighbors, and have a good time, but as
the place is not public one illustration is sufficient.




A  Successful SikUrcbant.
One of our most euierprising
citizens and business ien  is
Mr. P  L   Lapres, vice-president of the C hehoygan. Citizens' Improvement Association
and chairman1 of the beet sugar
committee. Mr. Lapres came
to Cheboygan 18 ears ago ando....                                        fs
in partnership with M r. R
Rapp opened the first exclusive
clothing store in the city. The
stock being composed of the
finest grades, from  the best
manufacturers, with full lines
of men's, boys' and youths'
clothing. The excellent quality and large assortment attracted a large trade, which
he has been    able to hold
against all competitors. About
nine years ago Mr. Rapp died
and Mr. Lapres has conducted
the business under his own                           NIGHT ON THE BANKS OF BURT LAKE.
name. His latest purchase is
the large three story brick building known as the Bennett block, in which the postoffice is situated, and which he
will also occupy as soon as necessarn alteration and improvements can be made. Mr. Lapres' energy not being entirely
satisfied with the clothing business, he began about five years ago to acquire farming lands, and so great has been
his success as a farmer, he was elected president of the Farmers' Institute and re-elected for the present year. Of
the thlee farms he owns, the one he has taken most pride in is that known as "Highland Stock and Fruit Farm."
It is situated near Mullett lake about three and one-half miles from Cheboygan, and comprises 120 acres, 305 of fwhich
is laid out as an orchard, in which he grows apples, pears, plums, peaches, apricots, cherries, grapes, raspberries,
black caps and other small fruits. The buildings are all of the latest improved design and arrangement.  Another
farm is nine miles from Cheboygan, in the village of Alverno, near the Sova postoffice, close to a school and with a
front on Black river. Of its 160 acres, 14-5 are cleared of stumps and stones and there are good buildings on it. The
third farm is at the junction of Black river and Black lake, and through the farm runs a stream  in which speckled
trout abound. There are 160 acres with 90 acres cleared. The buildings are all good. As these farms are for sale
and in the best possible condition, they offer to those who are looking for fine improved farms a rare opportunity.




The
W, & A, McArthur Co,
Limited, Docks,
P, H, HORNE, Agent,

Leaving the Docks
Lteavilig the. Docks.

WV. & A. McArthur Co. Ltd. Coal Docks. Boats are Supplied Here.

Dealers in
Hard and Soft
Coatx
Hair, Lime,
Salt, Brick,
Cement, Etc,
Agents for
All Lake
Steamship
Lines,
Boats Drawing iS ft. of water
can enter the harbor.
290 Feet of Winding rooni.

Str. Illinois at the McArthur Dock.

The City of Mackinac at the McArthur Dock, Clieboygan.




bceboygan City   ttfficers, 1899.
MAYOR, D. C. Pelton.
Clerk-George N. Case.  Attorney-Victor.:.
D. Sprague. Marsbal-David Clark. Health                                                             11" Wi
Officer-Dr. C. B. Marks. Hall Janitor-ChaIs.
Hentschell. Survevor-Geo. P. H-..mphrey.
Scavenger-John Marx. Street Commnissioner-Robert Robinson. Water Comnmissioners
-H. W. Roberts, Geo. Annand, L. D. Hagerty. Cemetery  Trustees-E. F. Newel,
S H. Taylor, W. F. DePuy. Treasurer-J.
E. Cueny. Justices of rhe Peace--Sami'l H.
Taylor, Oscar I. Garrett, F E. Partridge, E.
A. Bouchard.
WARD OFFICERS.
First Ward-Supervisor: C. Macdonald.
Aldermen: A. Lumlnirg, Thompson Smiih.
Second Ward-Supervisor: G. E. Dennison.
Aldermen: S. E. Tuttle, Arthur Hurley.
Third Ward-Supervisor; Geo. P. Hunmphrey.
Alderaieu: T. H. Stevenson, A. Tromibley.
Fourth Ward-Supervisor: George Wilson.
Aldermen: L. Quay, C. N. Bennedict.
Fifth Ward  Supervisor: Alexander Grieve.
Aldermen: J. M. Corkey, A. Wallinger.                  COUNTY COURT HOUSE. ERECTED 1899.
City Officers,, 1898.
Mayor, Ephraim Nelson; Treasurer, W. H. Craig; Clerk, Geo. N. Case; City Attorny, Victor C. Sprague; Marshal,
Wm. C. Hayes.
ALDERMtEN-First Ward, Thompson Smith and A. Lundberg. Second Ward, Arthur Hurley and Peter J. Bilitzke.
Third Ward, Samuel Quay and Win. Gallagher. Fourth Ward, W. F. Pew and W. G. Boggs. Fifth Ward, Anthony
Wallenger and Schuyler Farrell.
WATER COMMISSIONERS-L. D. Haggerty,-H. W. Roberts, Geo. Annand
CEMETERY BOARD-PW. F. DePuy, E. F. Newell, S.. H. Taylor.




hbe Summit Ibousz.

INTERIOR OF OFFICE, SUfMIrT THOUSE.
This hotel is healthfully located, in the resi
dence portion of Cheboygan, on bigh ground, and
is modern in every way, haviug electric lights,
baths, and all modern improvements, and is liberally managed. Mr., R. N. Hyde, the owner, is
one of the heaviest cedar buyers on the lakes.

SUMMIT HOUSE, R. N. HYDE, PROPRIETOR.




County and Township Officers of Cheboygan County Michigan, 1899.

Burt-Alex McCollum, Topinabee.
Benton-Dennis Enos, Cheboygan.
Beaugrand-John A. Doyle      "
Ellis-John McPherson,Indian River.
Forest-David Bowen, Onaway.
Grant-Kenneth McLeod, Manning.
Hebron-Wm. Peake, Cheboygan.
Inverness-Frank X. Passino, i
Nunda-James W. Hillier, Wolverine.
Tuscarora-W. H. Faunce, Burt Lake.
Waverly-S. D. Merrill, Allis.
Wilmot-David E. Culver, Wolverine.
City-Geo. N. Case, Cheboygan.
Burt-Jackson J. Bryant, Topinabee.
Benton-Chas. Sias, Jr., Cheboygan.
Beaugrand-Frank Simsky,    "
Ellis-Thos. Hungerford, Wolverine.
Forest-E. Wm. Potee, Onaway.
Grant-William Boyea, Sova.
Burt-Chas. Massey, Brutus, Emmet Co.
Benton-John Dunn, Cheboygan.
Beaugrand-Jos. Allair, Cheboygan.
Ellis-Ranson Helmer, Indian River.
Forest-Alex Mitchell, Onaway.
Grant--Benjamin Rabideau, Sova.
Judge of Probate-Frank N. Klingensmith, Cheboygan.
Sheriff-Fred R. Ming, Cheboygan.
Clerk-Edwin N. Gardner, Cheboygan.
Treasurer-R. L. Hulburt, Cheboygan.
Register-W. F. Pew, Cheboygan.

SUPERVISORS.
Mackinaw-S. J. Smith, Mackinaw.
Mentor-Mark P. Scott, Rondo.
Munro-Samuel R. Tucker, Weadock.
Nunda-James E. Holcomb, Wolverine.
Tuscarcra-J. L. Barrett, Indian River.
Waverly-Wm. L. Sayers, Onaway.
Wilmot-Almon W. Eck, Wolverine.
CLERKS.
Hebron-Ed McCann, Cheboygan.
Inverness-Edwin C. Vorce, "
Mackinaw-J. J. G. Richards, Mack'w.
Mentor-B. N. Bricker, Wildwoocl.
Munro-Charles C. Haffner, Weadock.
TREASURERS.
Hebron-Chas. Hamman, Mackinaw.
Inverness-John Schields, Cheboygan.
Mackinaw-C. T. Dagwell, Mackinaw.
Mentor-Warner Munson, Wolverine.
Munro-Joseph Blank, Weadock.
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS.
Hebron-Frank Bowen, Mackinaw.
Inverness_ -Joseph Shields, Cheboygan.
MacKinaw-C. E. Williams, Mackinaw.
Mentor-James McLeod, Wolverine.
Munro-Fred.Oswold, Weadock.
COUNTY OFFICERS 1899-1900.
Pros. Att'y-Geo. E. Frost, Cheboygan.
C. C. Com.-O. C. Garrett, Cheboygan.
Surveyor-G. D. V. Rollo, Mullett Lake.
Coroners-C. B. Marks, Cheboygan
J. W. Bell, Indian River.
SCHOOL EXAMINERS.

City of Cheboygan1st ward-C. Macdonald, Cheboygan.
2d ward-Grant Denison,    "
3d ward-Geo. P. Humphrey,"
4th ward-Geo. Wilson,     "
5th ward-Alex. Grieve,    "
Mayor-D. C. Pelton,       "
Burt-John T. Crump, Topinabee.
Benton- -Jerry Jarvis, Cheboygan.
Beaugrand-Felix Pilon, Jr., Cheboygan
Ellis-Geo. Montgomery, Indian River.
Forest-C. M. Sage, Onaway.
Grant-J. D. Earle, Manning.
Nunda-John C. Shier, Wolverine.
Tuscarora-J. W. Peck, Indian River.
Waverley-Chas. J. Hutchinson, Allis.
Wilmot-Geo. Donner, Wolverine.
City-Joseph E. Cueny, Cheboygan.
Nunda-Jas. McAndrews, Trowbridge.
Tuscarora-J. W. Lester, Indian River.
Waverly-Samuel Irwin, Allis.
Wilmot-J. W. Wakeford, Wolverine.
City-Robert Robinson, Cheboygan.
Supts. of Poor-Jacob Walton, Cheboygan; W. H. Merritt, Rondo: J. Finley Gerow, Cheboygan.
Soldiers' Relief Com.-T. S. Currier.
Cheboygan; David Botsford, Wolverine; Q. T. Shaffer, Indian River.

County Supt.-E. W. Baker, Cheboygan School Examiners-Geo. Erwin, Cheboygan. F. H. Meyer, Mackinaw City.




ahe Mittsburg 1Resort.
This is the finest resort on
the inland lakes. It is located just west of Indian
River, and at the mouth of
Indian river, on Burt lake.,
It has all the attractions
that close proximity to civilization and the delights of
nature afford.  It has all,,
the conveniences of a city
and all the delights of hunting, fishing, boating, bathing, and gocldfellowship in          i.
the finest. smunier climate
on earth.  One does not
have to go farther for a
doctor or a pre(cher than in
the city. Iudian River is a
good market town. A long          THE ARGONAUT CLUB AND COTTAGES, BURT LAKE, CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MICH.
distancE telephoue will bp a
feature this vear. It is a nutnral paradise, and the people are such as would naturally assemble at such a place before
being supplied p,,rmn;t ently with wings  Any agreeable person who is lucky enough to know some member or officer, can
secure. at.co.o1iodations through such member or officer, and the privileges are such as money will not buy elsewhere.




Our 4lllustrations.
The illustrations in this book
are, with few exceptions, original halftones from  photographs, for which we are indebted  to  many    friends;
among them, Irving H. Erratt,
I. S. Cooper, A. W. Ramsay.
Many of them were snap shots
by the editor, and photos taken
by Johnson, the artist. Those
pictures of Mackinac Island
and the Snows are kindly
loaned us by the D. & C. Co.
Those of Bois Blanc by the
Pointe aux Pins Co., and those
of the Argonaut Club by the
Argonaut Hunting and Fishing
Club. All are actual photographs.

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Nothing Extra-Ordinary at the Argonaut Club, Indian River.

Jeweler
All Watch, Clock and Jewelry
Repairing done right.
Thirty years experience.
My references: The work I do
and the people I do work for.

Established in 1868.
A. L. FEXER,
72 Main St.,
CHEBOYGAN.

Optician
sight-correcting Glasses scientincally
fitted.
Oculist prescriptions accurately filled.
Specs. Marine and Opera Glasses. 'onpasses, etc., Repaired.




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THE FORT, MACKINAC ISLAND.

EAS'TERI SPORITS ON PIKIIY UILL

P. X. MOLONEY'S BOTTLING WORKS.

JOHN NICCOSH AIN'S COUNTRY RESIDENCE.




Cheboygan Citizens' Improvement Association.
President, O. M. CLARK.   Vice-President, P. L LAPRES.    Treasurer, GEO. F. RAYNOLDS.    Secretary, V. D. SPRAGUE.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES.
FINANCE-V. D. Sprague, Dr. A. M. Gerow, Jot Rosenthal, E. F. Newell, Win. H. Craig.
RAILROADs-James F. Moloney, C. E. Mould, George F. Raynolds, W. G. Boggs, George E. Frost.
SALT WELL-Thompson Smith, H. W. Swift, D. C Pelton, S. H. Embury, H. A. St. Onge.
DRY DOCK-E. A. Smith, E. H. Silliman, J. B. McArthur, George P. Humphrey, Henry Rindskoff.
SUNDRY INDUSTRIES-James McGregor, M. A. Randall, George Annand, Henry Dargan, Wm. E Shoemaker.
PRINTING-Louis Shelk, C. A. Sands, W. F. DePuy, C. S. Reilley, S. Farrell.
IMMIGRATION-Jas. F. Moloney, H. L. Koehler, Geo. E. Frost, Egbert Smith, S. A. St. Amour; Geo. H. Harcourt, Secy.
This association, as its name indicates, is composed of citizens of the City of Cheboygan, and has for its object the
improvement and development of our city and county.
The recent banquet given by the association, at the Read House, at which over one hundred covers were laid, disclosed
a feeling of unanimity and good fellowship, such as no city in the land possesses. Our citizens are energetic and prosperous, with plenty of push and stick-to-it-ive-ness, and propose to make this city the first city in Northern Michigan.
Projects for sinking salt wells, coal experiments, the building of electric railways between Cheboygan, Petoskey and
other summer resorts, are well under way. Two railroads-one from the east and one from the west-are extending their
lines towards Cheboygan, and thus with the railroad and water shipping facilities we already have, will place us in so.
advantageous a position that manufacturers desirous of a location will do well to correspond with the officers of this
association. The association stands ready to provide any industrial institution, deemed suitable by the association, that
will locate here, with a site gratis, and to otherwise aid those whose enterprises, it is deemed, will benefit the city..Cheboygan has 9 saw mills, 3 machine shops, 8 foundries, 2 cigar factories, 1 flouring mill, 2 stave factories, 1 ship
yard, 3 shingle mills, 1 flax mill, 1 tannery, 3 planing mills, I hide-washing machine shop, 1 brewery, 2 feed mills, 1 wood
turning works, 2 bottling works, 3 rug and carpet weavers, 1 boiler works, 1 business college, electric lights, pure water,
paved streets, miles of sewers, water power of 5,000 horses, elegant resorts, good roads, splendid schools, all kinds of
churches, street railway 21 miles long, electric power, fine farming lands, 2 magnificent artesan wells, 3 good weekly
newspapers, and wholesale and retail dealers in most commodities.
Cheboygan wants another tannery, several stave mills, flouring and planing mills, pulp mills, paper mills, canning
factories, all kinds of manufactories of hard and soft wood, soap factories, dry dock and ship yard, wholesale merchants,
business enterprises of all kinds, and 10,000 settlers, and can offer material advantages to those who desire to locate unsurpassed in the west. Write to the secretary for facts and figures.




TOWER.
This is the latest town
in Cheboygan county,
and one of the most
flourishing of all. Located on lower Black river
which   drains an immense territory of hard
woods, pine, hemlock,
and cedar, supplied with
good rail shipping facilities and surrounded by
as good farming lands as
as can be found anywhere out of doors. It
is bound to flourish and
grpw, as its citizens are
hustlers.

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The Safe and
Speedy

Steamer Waukon, Rlns

During the Summer Season
Regularly between

CHEBOYGAN,
MACKINAW CITY,
POINTE AUX PINS,
MACKINAC ISLAND,
and ST. IGNACE,
Connecting at Cheboygan   with  the
steamers of the beautiful Inland Route,
and making.7                              TWO TRIPS
EACH WAY
DAILY.
~  -- AAfternoon excursions
around Mackinac Island
daily, except Sundays.
For Further Particulars and Hours of Sailing See Time Card, or Address
Island Transportation Co., L. R. BOYNTON, Manager, St. Ignace, Michigan.




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