DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY of IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J
DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, payment of his debts. This system cannot Menominee County, Michigan, Volume be oppressive to anyone who is disposed to XI, Number 1 [Thursday, March 28, be honest, but will interfere with the well 1889], page 5, columns 2-3 laid schemes of “dead beats,” who go from one store to another and from one town to Business Men Organize. another, contracting debts wherever they can get a change to open an account; who On Tuesday evening the 19th inst. [of go it blind, never stopping to consider how this month], the merchants and business they can pay, never trying to pay – paying men of Iron Mountain met in the Baptist their honest debts being the last thing they hall, and under the direction of the ever think of; it is to such persons that this Merchants Retail Commercial Agency of system pays attention. It is no hardship to Chicago, Ill., organized themselves together ask men to be honest with the merchant for mutual protection against dishonest who trusts them. Every dollar lost by the debtors, and mutual assistance in the merchant by reason of bad debts is collection of debts due them. A constitution indirectly loaded onto the shoulders of and by-laws were adopted for the future those who pay, and any system which government of the association, and the compels slow payers and “dead beats” to following well-known business men elected pay up, or pay spot cash, for everything for its officers: W.S. Laing, president; K.S. they purchase, unloads the percentage Buck, vice president; John J. Saving, from the shoulders of the honest prompt secretary; Isaac Unger, treasurer; R.P. paying class. A man cannot exist and pay Tuten, executive board one year; A.F. nothing, without proving a direct burden to Wright, executive board two years; M. those who supply themselves with the Seibert, executive board three years. The necessities of life by honest purchase. The first meeting of the association was very merchants have no law for their protection; harmonious, and all present evinced a they must be a law unto themselves, by determination to compel delinquent debtors combination, for the protection of each to pay up, or pay cash in the future. All the other. They owe it not only to themselves, merchants present signed the constitution but to their cash-paying, prompt-paying and by-laws, pledging their honor, as customers to combine together and drive to business men, to maintain and sustain each settlement or cash that class of persons and every part thereof for one year. Among which infest every community, who do other important matters contained therein is nothing, live well and contribute nothing. a heavy penalty as a fine, should any The system represented by the Merchants member of the Iron Mountain branch of the Retail Commercial Agency is being adopted Merchants Retail Commercial Agency by all the leading merchants throughout the extend credit to a person after such person west. It deals honorably with both debtor has been reported as not paying his debts. and creditor, and should have the support No person shall be reported to the not only of merchants but of honest members of this or any other branch as customers. Pay up, make honorable unworthy of credit, until such person has settlements, or pay spot cash is the motto been given a full and fair opportunity to go of the Iron Mountain branch of this agency. to the member he owes, and pay, or in some honorable manner arrange for the The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume 1 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
XI, Number 2 [Thursday, April 4, 1889], page 1, column 2 The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume THERE are a good many peddlers in XI, Number 2 [Thursday, April 4, 1889], town just at present, who, like the Israelites, page 4, column 2 when they hung their harps upon the willow trees by the waters of Babylon, are A Narrow Escape from Blazes. mournful because the city insists upon their paying $2 a day for the privilege of pursuing Dickie Silverwood, one of the occupants their interesting occupation of giving of the Bank building, on Friday night, nodinks for somedinks. thought he smelt [sic – smelled] fire somewhere in his vicinity, and a very short The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, investigation led him to believe that the fire Menominee County, Michigan, Volume was in the next room, which is occupied by XI, Number 2 [Thursday, April 4, 1889], Justice Bergeron as a courtroom. When he page 1, column 5 entered that room he found it filled with smoke, and a glowing red spot in the floor The “Flim-Flam” Game. near the wall showed him where the mischief was at work. A few buckets of Although the “flim-flam” swindle is pretty water soon quenched the smouldering [sic well-known in Chicago and other large – smoldering] fire, which had already eaten cities it is comparatively new in the small a large hole right through the floor, above provincial towns. It consists, by talking, and Wright Bro’s store, besides blistering the the frequent changing of bills or dollar base board panelling [sic – paneling]. Dave pieces, in bamboozling the store-keeper in Bergeron says he can only account for the such a way that the “flim-flam” swindler affair by presuming that two Jewish walks out several dollars ahead. Two of peddlers, who were taking out garnishee these gentry struck Iron Mountain on warrants before him late in the afternoon, Monday, and tried to work the hocus-pocus and who smoked cigarettes persistently all on a number of saloons and storekeepers. the time, must have thrown the ends of their They were caught at it in Charley Parent’s cigarettes into the sawdust-filled papier- and the Kramer Brothers, and skipped out. mache spittoon, and that these had Armed with a warrant for their arrest taken smouldered [sic – smoldered] until they had out by one of their victims, Deputy Sheriff at last eaten through the sawdust and O’Hara went after them to Norway, thinking spittoon, and done the damage now they had gone thither, but he failed to find reported. them as they had skipped out in some other direction. One of them, William Reynolds, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, is a well-dressed notorious crook, who had Menominee County, Michigan, Volume previously operated with considerable XI, Number 3 [Thursday, April 11, 1889], success in Norway and other places on the page 1, column 5 range, and we hear that since his abrupt departure from Iron Mountain he and his Sitting in Rundle’s opera house last partner have been caught at the “flim-flam” Monday evening we noticed the number of game in Marinette and arrested. business cards on the stage drop that are
2 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] already out of date. It is not two years we Grand Sprinkling Contest. think since this curtain was painted, yet ten of the advertisements already represent For the past week Stephenson business houses that no longer exist[,] avenue has been sprinkled until the dust either having suspended entirely or has been transformed into mud, and the changed hands. For instance: McLaughlin citizens begin to think they’re getting a little & Devere are no longer insurance agents, too much of a good thing. The business having been succeeded by the Menominee men [sic – businessmen] at their last Range Insurance agency; T.B. Catlin sells meeting voted that the street sprinkling groceries, fruits, candies, cigars, etc., should be done by John Rule. Langdon & instead of furniture; Laing Bros[.] are Eslick, however, who did the sprinkling last succeeded by Hoose & Waters; L.M. year, have friends enough among the Hansen, not John Minnis, is proprietor of business men [sic – businessmen], they the Iron Mountain livery stable; Verhalen think, to justify their insisting on doing it this Bros. left Iron Mountain a year ago or more; year. Consequently both parties have been instead of Rundle’s Bros. it is now Thos. industriously wetting down Stephenson Rundle; instead of Robbins & Blackney, it is avenue and side streets from early morning Blackney & Son; instead of Schuldes & till sun down. If the squabble does not Carriere it is C. Schuldes, and Lieberthal & result in both quitting after awhile [sic – a Co. have no further use for an while,] the merchants think they can stand advertisement on Rundle’s drop curtain, nor this unlooked for abundance of water. have Hathaway & Flatt. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 10 [Thursday, May 30, XI, Number 7 [Thursday, May 9, 1889], 1889], page 1, column 2 page 1, column 4 THE CITY. AT the meeting of the business men’s [sic – businessmen’s] association last CERTAIN chronic dead beats, who have evening, the question came up as to who been in the habit for years of contracting should be employed to sprinkle the streets. debts that they had no intention or There were two applicants – John Rule and expectation of paying, feel greatly outraged Langdon & Eslick. It was decided to give that the business men [sic – businessmen] the job to John Rule by an almost of this city should form an association to unanimous vote. Rule has agreed to do the protect themselves against the dishonest work one month on trial, and guarantees practices of such fellows. It is a little satisfaction, or he will be willing to stand amusing to observe how some of them kick. aside for some one [sic – someone] who Well, it is too bad to insist that a man must can. pay his debts if he wants the confidence of
those who sell what he must buy. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain,
Menominee County, Michigan, Volume The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, XI, Number 8 [Thursday, May 16, 1889], Menominee County, Michigan, Volume page 1, column 3
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XI, Number 11 [Thursday, June 6, harvest out of the gullible people of our city 1889), page 1, column 2 in front of the German Boarding House the past week. He opens a shop with a few Flim-Flam Racket Again. songs by a male quartet, and then proceeds to peddle out dope at a dollar a A couple of flim-flam swindlers bottle that is supposed (?) to have attempted to work Frank Hitchon, in Catlin’s wonderful qualities for expelling from the store last Monday night, with poor success. human system that “terrible monster” Finding that Frank was on their little game commonly known as the tape worn [sic – they became confidential and told him that worm], besides bringing death and they had worked several parties in this city, destruction upon every other form of mentioning their names. To prove their parasitic life. The fact that this fellow on his expertness they went over to the saloon own statement, always makes a jump of across the street and beat Tremontine [sic 500 or a 1000 [sic – 1,000] miles when he – Tramontine] out of a dollar in less than leaves a place, [sic] ought to convince a five minutes. When they learned that thoughtful person that he is like all the other Frank’s brother-in-law was city marshal quacks – a humbug. they begged Frank not to give them away and to be sure not to make Burr’s The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, acquaintance skipped out bright and early Menominee County, Michigan, Volume the next morning. XIII, Number 7 [Thursday, May 7, 1891], page 1, column 3 The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume THE draymen about town had plenty of XI, Number 14 [Thursday, June 27, work on Friday last and all day long great 1889], page 1, column 3 loads of furniture, store fixtures, etc., were passing to and fro on the streets. May 1 is WE would like to see our city council considered all over the country to be a pass an ordinance taxing all such fakes as general moving day and it seems to be an the tape worm doctor $10 a day, and if that established fact that more people move on isn’t high enough to keep them out, make it that day than any other day in the whole $100. They come here for a few days, take year. In this city there were more removals in several hundred dollars in exchange for a than usual and many business men [sic – lot of worthless dope and then skip with businessmen] are comfortably ensconsed their ill gotten [sic – ill-gotten] wealth. [sic – ensconced] in their new quarters There will be none too much money in this while others are making preparations to city if we keep all we can of it at home. become settled. The Montgomery building which was formerly occupied by the saloon The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, of J.H. Williams, [sic] will be taken up in a Menominee County, Michigan, Volume few days by the Bee Hive store. The XI, Number 14 [Thursday, June 27, building is being remodeled this week and 1889], page 1, column 3 when completed will make one of the finest stores in town, the old front having been A LONG haired individual calling himself torn out and substituted by one of plate Texas Tom, has been reaping a rich glass. Williams’ saloon now occupies the building recently erected by Sol. Noble on 4 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Ludington street. Edward St. Arnauld has Number 9 [Thursday, July 18, 1907], vacated the building he occupied on page 1, column 1 Stephenson avenue and has removed his saloon to the Gingras & Trepanier building Early Closing. on Hughitt street. J.R. Johnston will occupy the vacated room with his tailor-shop [sic – Nearly all the merchants have signed tailor shop] and gents’ furnishing store. The the agreement to close their places of room is being newly refitted and papered business at six o’clock each evening except and will make a good stand for Mr. on Saturdays and pay days [sic – paydays] Johnston’s business. The City Shoe Store and ten days prior to Christmas and July has been removed from Brown street to a 4th. Stores are also to be closed all day on stand on Stephenson avenue where Sundays. Violators of the later provision Joseph Parry and A. Lieberthal & Co. were are to be prosecuted. The arrangement is stationed. This will now be an exclusive a good one for all concerned and the boot and shoe store and will be managed people can make the movement a complete by Mr. Parry and Fred Hunting. The success by doing their trading early in the building vacated by them on Brown street afternoon. will be occupied by A. Uddenberg as a drug store. A[.] Leiberthal [sic – Lieberthal] & Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Co. will remove their store to the building Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 14, now occupied by the Bee Hive, but later in Number 51 [Thursday, May 12,1910], the year they will remove to the store now page 1, column 1 taken up by Sam Rusky, who in turn will go to the Bee Hive’s present location. COMMERCIAL Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, ASSOCIATION Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 8, _____ Number 7 [Thursday, July 9, 1903], page 1, column 2 SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED BY Close at Six O’Clock. THE CIITIZENS FRIDAY EVENING. _____ The dry goods and clothing merchants of the city have signed an agreement to Will Incorporate Under the Laws of close their places of business at six o’clock Michigan to Promote the In- each evening on and after Tuesday next terests of This Vicinity. and continuing until September 1st, excepting Mondays and Saturdays and At an earnest and well attended meeting Chapin and Pewabic pay days. The of the citizens held at the council rooms last movement is a good one and we hope the Friday evening it was decided unanimously readers of The Press will give it their that the time was ripe for the organization of earnest support by doing their trading early. an association for the advancement of Iron
Mountain industrially and in other Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, directions. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 12,
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The name selected was the Iron Unorganized we were successful in Mountain Commercial Association and it securing the von Platen industries in the was voted to incorporate under the laws of face of fierce – and rather unscrupulous – the state. The meeting named the following competition. The furnace of John T. Jones gentlemen to sign the articles of is a success. The success of this invention incorporation: August C. Cook, Richard S. will lead to the building of steel mills at Powell, George J. Eisele, Oliver Evans, Abe some point in this peninsula. Iron mountain Sackim, Will J. Cudlip, Isaac Unger, K.J. now has the best seat in the house. Mr. Holmberg, Louis J. Will, Hugh McLaughlin Jones will aid his home in every way. Plans and Edward G. Kingsford. are being prepared for the development of Messrs. Cook, Sackim, Holmberg, large water-powers [sic – water powers] in Unger, Cudlip, Eisele, Kingsford, Evans, this vicinity. Manufacturing concerns will Powell and Cudlip and Sackim [sic] were seek this cheapest power in the world. Iron named as a temporary board of directors Mountain should be prepared to meet these and as soon as the articles of incorporation concerns at the front door. have been approved by the state authorities The association can aid in the an election will be held. The officers of the movement to make Iron Mountain the most association will be a president, vice- beautiful city in the upper peninsula. An president, secretary, treasurer and nine appeal form the association will induce the directors. St. Paul road to build that long promised By-laws of a comprehensive character depot. An appeal will secure us a square were adopted. The membership fee was deal from the railroads. There are many placed at $5.00 and the annual dues other ways in which the association can $12.00 payable quarterly. It is provided, benefit the city. It is worth the price in however, that the directors, in addition to establishing a feeling of harmony among the fee and dues stated, may call upon the the business men [sic – businessmen]. members for an additional fee of $12.00 for Every business man [sic – businessman] any one year in case of necessity. The should affiliate and become an active directors are also empowered to take such member. steps as may be necessary to provide a guarantee fund, by general subscription, to Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, be maintained as a reserve fund, to be Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, employed in inducing industrial concerns to Number 3 [Thursday, June 9,1910], locate in the city. page 1, column 5 During the course of the meeting remarks were made by A.C. Cook, R.S. Commercial Club. Powell, Louis J. Will, George J. Eisele and others and all relate instances wherein the The first regular meeting of the recently association would be [a] great benefit in organized Commercial association will be advancing the material interests of Iron held at the council rooms next Tuesday Mountain. evening, when the several committees will The organization is a very long step in report progress. The articles of the right direction. Rightly conducted – and incorporation has [sic – have] been it will be so conducted – it will prove of approved by the state authorities and will material benefit to all classes of citizens. be submitted to the meeting. Every Iron Mountain is on the up-grade. 6 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] business man [sic – businessman] and evening. There was an encouraging property owner should attend the meeting attendance and about all the trades were and affiliate with the association. This is a represented. Ben Seaman was elected movement for a better and more president of the association and Charles progressive Iron Mountain. Parent, secretary. A board of directors will be elected at Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, the next meeting, Wednesday evening, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, when the organization will be completed Number 31 [Thursday, December 22, and a constitution and by-laws adopted. 1910], page 1, column 2 The object of the association is to discuss subjects of vital interest to the business Needed Association. men [sic – businessmen] and the city. This will include proposed new industries, matters of taxation and public The matter of organizing an association improvements, and similar topics. It is also to be composed exclusively of business hoped to secure united action concerning men [sic – businessmen] will be discussed closing hours of stores and the observance at a meeting to be held early in the new of holidays. Every retail business man [sic year. The object of the organization is to – businessman] in the city is eligible to bring about a unity of feeling among the membership. merchants and to assist any movement having a tendency to material advance the Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, welfare of Iron Mountain. It is probable that Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, the association will embrace social Number 42 [Friday, May 29, 1925], page features. There is need of such an 2, column 4 organization here.
The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, BIG HEARTED AND Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, NOTHING ELSE BUT Number 136 [Thursday, September 21, _____ 1922], page 1, column 6 Merchants Giving Back RETAIL BUSINESS More in Change Than MEN ORGANIZE They Receive ______
Ben Seaman Named Pres- Big hearted. That is what the police ident of New As- department is going to dub Iron Mountain sociation merchants if many more calls are received _____ at the station to help catch customers who have been given back more change than they deserve. The preliminary organization of the retail The Western Union started it merchants of Iron Mountain was put Wednesday afternoon, giving a customer through at a meeting held at Marion hall last $15 on a $10 draft. A description of the 7 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] man was given the police department but a Feed Store brief search of the city failed to locate him. _____ Yesterday afternoon another call was received. But this time it was from the Some aspiring young man with a Anegon Confectionery and the amount was penchant for authorship or a desire to write not for $5 but for $20. The clerk became communications to the newspaper last night confused and gave the customer, a man, broke into the office of the J.M. Garvey too much change. Grain and Feed company, at the corner of And it doesn’t work both ways. If, by Brown street and the NorthWestern [sic – chance, a customer is accidentally short Northwestern] railroad tracks, and departed changed he doesn’t need the police with a Remington typewriter. department to help locate the merchant and A rear door that opened under pressure can always bind him 10 times out of 10. permitted the thief to enter and make his way forward to the office. A report to the police gave the typewriter as the only item Agricultural Implements and missing. Supplies: Farm Machinery Footprints indicated that the theft was the work of a boy or youth and the police have in mind several who may have committed it.
Agriculture: Stock Breeder Agricultural Implements and Auctioneers Supplies: Feed, Grain and Hay
J.M. GARVEY GRAIN AND FEED COMPANY Corner of Brown Street and Automobiles: Accessories, Northwestern Railroad Tracks Batteries and Tires
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Number 39 [Tuesday, May 26, 1925], IRON MOUNTAIN TIRE COMPANY page 3, column 2 Harold Sandercock
TYPEWRITER IS Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, LOOT OF THIEF Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, Number 8 [Thursday, July 8, 1920], _____ page 1, column 5
Only Article Taken In New Garage. Robbery at Garvey 8 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Harold Sandercock has opened a new Pine Gardens and The Nightengale, largest garage in connection with the Iron Mountain dance halls in the upper peninsula, and the Tire company. Mr. Sandercock is familiar number of cars parked outside these two with all makes of automobiles and is a large neighborhing amusement places, [sic] skilled workman. It is his announced is scarcely fewer than the number of purpose to give the business his close dancers inside. personal attention and “deliver the goods Crystal Falls, Iron River, Ironwood, when promised.” Escanaba, Channing, Witch Lake[,] Sagola, Humboldt, Champion and Republic, [sic] are represented, as well as the city and Automobiles: Gasoline and Oil villages of Iron Mountain. The week-end [sic – weekend] tourist Companies procession through Iron Mountain and the villages represents the entire upper peninsula, aad [sic – and] creates the Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, heaviest demand on the service stations. Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, All of the trade, however, does not come Number _____ [Thursday, June 25, 1925], from outside. The number of cars owned page 2, columns 3-4 and operated in Iron Mountain and the villages is probably greater than in any GAS STATIONS ARE other city in the upper peninsula. An extraordinary heavy bus traffic FLOURISHING HERE having its nucleus in the city also _____ contributes to the gas business. 5,800 Licenses Issuel [sic – Issued] Large Number But All New licenses issued a the county court Are Thriving Upon house since the first of the year numbers Heavy Traffic about 5,800, and showed a turnover of about 700 used cars. _____ Three oil companies are represented in this district, namely the Standard Oil, Union Gas stations seemingly out of all Oil, and Wadham Oil, the latter represented proportion to the city’s population, [sic] by G. Bertoldi and Sons. flourish in great numbers in and about Iron The Standard Oil company has four Mountain. filling stations. These are located at The motorist who runs out of gas or oil Stephenson avenue and “B” street, the has not far to seek in almost any direction North Side, Carpen- [sic – Carpenter – to replenish his supply. evidently a line missing here] Norway [sic]. Though operating in great numbers, the It ha stwo [sic – has two] leased stations at business does not languish in any of these Kingsford and Norway, rents out about 25 service stations which cater to an almost pumps, and supplies between ten and incessant traffic not only of the city and fifteen dealers. surrounding towns and villages, but to The Union Oil company operates four tourists. owned stations and supplies about 25 The youth of the neighboring towns and pumps, operating at stragetic points country places congregate almost nightly at throughout the Iron Mountain district. 9 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Bertoldi and Sons own four stations, announced. Tanks and pumps for the new which are located at 901 Stephenson station are now enroute [en route] here and avenue, Flesheim [sic – Fleshiem] street work on the installation of the equipment and Stephenson avenue, Norway, and will be started at once. Niagara, Wis. They rent out about 15 The storage tanks with a capacity of pumps and supply about the same number 80,000 gallons will be built on a spur of the of dealers. C.M. & St. Paul railway which adjoins state Each of these companies has a new trunk line M-12. A warehouse will also be station in process of building and will go on erected for storing oils and greases. building as long as the heavy demand The new branch will sell Sinclair exists, representatives of the companies products, including new navy gasoline, say. Pennsylvania motor oils and greases, and The gas, oil and accessories business the new anti-knock gasoline. handled by Bertoldi and Sons during the It is also a plan of Mr. Loia to erect a last year showed a fifty per cent increase service station in the business district. over that of the year before, and the The Loia Oil company owns stations at business of the year before, in turn, showed Iron River and Crystal Falls. a ninety per cent increase over its predecessor, Mr. Bertoldi said. PENNY OIL COMPANY Union Oil and Standard Oil Joseph “Penny” Andreini representatives say that their businesses North Side Service Station show a similar high tide of prosperity. Southwest Corner of Main Street and North Stephenson Avenue LOIA OIL COMPANY Service Station Angelo Loia 118 East Brown Street Spur of C.M. & St. Paul Railway Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Friday, May 16, 1924], page 6, column 1
OIL COMPANY TO LOCATE HERE _____
Iron River Firm Plans Branch In Iron Mountain _____
The Loia Oil company of Iron River will soon open a branch station in Iron Mountain, Angelo Loia, owner[,] has 10 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Vesta batteries and many other lines of automobile and service equipment. In addition to the North Side Service station, one of the most modern and well- equipped establishments of its kind in the district, Andreini owns another station, at 118 E. Brown, now leased to Otto Lambert. His bulk plant is alao situated at the Lambert station. Three Outlets The two Andreini stations will, at the
start, be the principal outlets for the new The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Penny Oil company, named after the Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, nickname given Andreini, some years ago, Number 1 [Wednesday, April 11, 1945], by his friends. “Seems to me I’ve never page 2, column 1 had any other name than ‘Penny,’ so I selected that for my new company,” Andreini said. Joe Andreini “We have had good times and bad, in Launches New this business,” Andreini said, “but we have always had a firm belief that Iron Mountain Oil Company is a good town for a business and a home, and that, in the postwar years, it will be the Joseph “Penny” Andreini, proprietor of best business town in the Upper Peninsula. the North Side Service station at Main and “We have definite plans for postwar US-2, is celebrating two occasions this expansion. We hope, in the near future, to week – his 17th anniversary in business, begin work on the construction of a and the organization of his new Penny Oil warehouse for the storage of the many bulk Company, for the distribution of Texas items we are now handling, and will handle products. Andreini entered business in Iron in the years to come. We have been Mountain on April 10, 1928, and his new planning this work for the last two years, Penny Oil company, under consideration for and would have started it were it not for some time past, is already in effect. wartime priorities on material.” Andreini, who was born in Italy and Working with Andreini at the North Side came to Iron Mountain in 1921, opened his station are William Jenkins, an employe [sic first service station 17 years ago on Vulcan – employee] for five years, and Ernest street, across form the old No. 2 fire hall. Sparapani, who has had many years of He remained there until 1932, when he automobile and tractor experience. constructed and moved into his new, modernized service station at Main and US- 2, where he has since conducted business. In 1939 Andreini contracted for the Automobiles: New Car distribution of Texas Oil products in this Dealerships area, and later was named distributor, also, for B.F. Goodrich tires and accessories;
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ANDERSON MOTOR COMPANY John E. Anderson and Enfred W. E.J. DeGAYNER GARAGE Anderson, Proprietors Eugene J. DeGayner 1406 South Stephenson Avenue 124 West B Street CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP Northeast Corner of Carpenter Avenue [Also See Norway Commercial District] and West B Street
Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, page 40; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 21, Business Directory Including Dickinson Number 51 [Thursday, May 3, 1917], County 1935, page 331 page 1, column 6
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Automobile Business. Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Wednesday, April 23, 1924], page 1, column 3 Many new automobiles are being sold here this spring and the demand for light START GRADING delivery trucks is very large. During the past ten days, Edward G. Kingsford, agent FOR NEW GARAGE for the Ford, has received and sold over _____ sixty cars. He has orders booked for many more. Johnson & DeGayner have sold a Anderson Company To number of Overlands and are expecting Erect Building On three carloads. Nearly a dozen new trucks South Stephenson have appeared on the streets during the past few weeks. _____ Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Grading work in preparation for the Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, construction of a garage building on south Number 23 [Thursday, October 21, Stephenson avenue, a short distance below 1920], page 1, column 2 the von Platen-Fox company’s office building, has been started by Clifford G. Enlarge Garage. Bridges, contractor, for the Anderson Motor company, of Norway. Eugene J. De Gaynor is one of the few It is expected that work on the building, business men [sic – businessmen] who which will be 60x60 feet in size and one does not propose to be overwhelmed next story in height, will start within a short time. spring by the influx of new business. Mr. The structure will be of brick with a glass DeGaynor is district agent for the Dodge display front. An oil station will be operated and other automobiles. He recently in connection with the garage. purchased the building at the corner of The company plans an investment of West B street and Carpenter avenue that from $10,000 to $12,000 and expects that he now occupies as a garage. Mr. the building will be ready for occupancy by DeGaynor has now let the contract to Tom fall. It has the Chevrolet agency in this Stafford for the immediate erection of an territory. 12 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] addition at the rear forty-seven by forty-nine feet in size. The present building is also to NEW SHOW ROOM be remodeled. Work on the addition has FOR DODGE AUTOS commenced. _____
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Extensive Alterations At Year, Number _____ [Friday, March 14, DeGayner’s Com- 1924], page 3, column 1 pleted _____ DEGAYNER BUYS FLATS BUILDING One of the finest auto display rooms in the city has just been finished in the E.J. _____ DeGayner garage at the corner of B street and Carpenter avenue. Alterations have Purchases Property From been under way for several weeks. Croll; Price Reported The display room formerly occupied a At $25,000 small part of the front of the building. A _____ room 30 feet square and large enough for four cars, [sic] has been built where the Final details of the sale of what is known entrance to the garage was previously as the Flats Building, corner of Carpenter located. The entrance to the garage has avenue and B street, were expected to be been moved to the right of the display completed this afternoon, according to E.J. room. DeGayner, owner of DeGayner’s garage, The show room is painted white with who will buy the property from E.A. Croll. green trimmings. It is brilliantly lighted at Mr. DeGayner plans to use the building night and sets off effectively the cars on for rental purposes, he said this noon, and display. The garage has the agency for does not contemplate any change in the Dodge automobiles. structure. Part of the building is divided into Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, apartments, while another portion is Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, devoted to business establishments. Number 25 [Saturday, May 9, 1925], Mr. DeGayner would not make public page 2, columns 5-6 the monetary consideration involved in the transfer, while Mr. Croll also refused to give GRAHAM TRUCK out the amount. A report from several FIRST IN CLASS sources today that the price was $25,000 _____ was denied by Mr. Croll.
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, World’s Largest Produc- Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ ers, Figures Received Year, Number _____ [Wednesday, Here Show December 3, 1924], page ___, columns ______-___
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Official figures received by the DICKINSON COUNTY MOTORS DeGayner Motor car agency from Detroit M.E. Hanson, Proprietor for the first quarter of 1925 show that 710 Carpenter Avenue Graham Brothers rank first in the world in HUDSON AND TERRAPLANE the production and sale of 1 ½ ton trucks. DEALERSHIP On the 1 ton and 1 ½ ton truck fields combined there were surpassed in volume Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, only by Ford. “The information may be page 67; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified surprising to the general public,” said E.J. Business Directory Including Dickinson DeGayner, Dodge Brothers dealer here[,] County 1935, page 331 “but not to us, nor to those who are familiar with the performance of Graham Brothers CHARLES J.A. FORELL, JR. Trucks and with their rapid ascendancy in Agent for Courier Automobile the industry during the last three years. Corner of Stephenson Avenue and West “Their advance has been without Fleshiem Street ostentation. It has been a steady, wholesome growth, based entirely upon the Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, truck’s performance.” Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, Less than three years ago Graham Number 44 [Thursday, March 21, 1912], Brothers were in twentieth position. Now page 1, column 2 they are manufacturing trucks at the rate of over 100 a day, marketing their entire New Garage. output through Dodge Brothers dealers. This sales and service advantage of a strong dealer organization, combined with Charles J.A. Forell, Jr., an Iron Mountain the merit of the truck itself, is regarded as boy who has been following the mining one of the chief reasons for the rapid business for a number of years, has advance to leadership. Dodge Brothers returned to the city to reside. He has dealers everywhere are highly regarded leased the brick building at the corner of and their service facilities are good. Stephenson avenue and West Flesheim Service is an exceedingly important factor [sic – Fleshiem] street and fitted up a first- in the operation of a truck and business class garage. Mr. Forell has been men [sic – businessmen] are not slow to appointed general agent and distributor for appreciate the advantage of having genuine the Courier automobile and is expecting a parts instantly available when needed. car here this week. The Courier is a high grade, moderate price car, and Mr. Forell is confident that he can demonstrate that it is DE GAYNER & KESLER just the car for our hilly district. Mr. Forell Eugene J. DeGayner and Russell A. will equip his garage with up-to-date Kesler, Proprietors machinery and will do general repairing and 124 West B Street deal in automobile supplies. He also DODGE AND PLYMOUTH DEALERSHIP expects to exploit a patent car grain door in which he is interested and regarding which Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, we expect to have more to say in the near page 66 future.
14 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
JOHNSON MOTOR SALES Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Carl R. Johnson, Proprietor Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, 715 River Avenue Number 5 [Thursday, June 17, 1915], BUICK, PACKARD AND PONTIAC page 1, column 3 DEALERSHIP INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS Overland for 1916.
Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, The new 1916 Overland, for which page 95; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified Johnson & Sandercock, of this city, are Business Directory Including Dickinson agents, is featured by a new five-passenger County 1935, page 331 touring car at $750, with a 106-inch wheel base and a 35-horse-power motor. The JOHNSON & SANDERCOCK new Overland is said to be practically the Gottfred “Guffy” Johnson and Howard same car that this year sold for about $325 Sandercock, Proprietors more. Johnson & Sandercock, who Northeast Corner of West B Street and succeed Charles Rauer, report many Carpenter Avenue prospective sales. One of the new models OVERLAND AUTOMOBILES has been shipped here and the firm will be pleased to demonstrate its many superior Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, qualities. For additional information read Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, the firm’s large announcement on another Number 4 [Thursday, June 10, 1915], page. Supplement, page 2, column 2 Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, New Auto Firm. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, Number 10 [Thursday, July 22, 1915], Gottfred Johnson and Howard page 1, column 5 Sandercock have succeeded to the automobile business of Charles Rauer, at More Overlands. the corner of West B street and Carpenter avenue. The young men have a thorough Johnson & Sandercock, the district knowledge of all departments of the agents, are daily expecting a consignment automobile business and are first-class of four Overland automobiles, all of which machinists. They have held positions with have been sold. Included in the shipment is Mr. Rauer for several years. Messrs. one of the new Knight motor cars, which Johnson and Sandercock are progressive has been sold to Chris Rigoni. young men and enjoy the confidence of the community. It is safe to predict that they KINGSFORD MOTOR CAR will make a success of the business and COMPANY that work entrusted to them will receive Edward G. Kingsford and Edward S. prompt attention. The firm also will Kingsford, Proprietors succeed to the local agency of the famous North Stephenson Avenue and Fourth Overland automobile. Street 127-129 South Stephenson Avenue FORD AND LINCOLN DEALERSHIP 15 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
local market, Mr. Kingsford has sold sixty Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, cars and expects to sell at least twenty Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 19, more. In the district for which Mr. Kingsford Number 29 [Thursday, December 3, is the general agent, 360 cars have been 1914], page 1, column 6 delivered to purchasers to date. “This is the time of the year when our New Ford Garage. friends, the enemy, start circulating stories concerning the prices on Fords [sic – Ford] Edward G. Kingsford, local and cars for next year,” said Mr. Kingsford. peninsula agent for the Ford Motor “The old ‘dime story’ and the ‘three for a company, now has his office and repair thousand,’ as well as many others, have shops in the large building north of the passed into the discard, but new Ford office of the Oliver Iron Mining company, stories, concerning what Mr. Ford is corner of North Stephenson avenue and supposed to have stated in various Fourth street. The building has been interviews, are now coming down the wind, thoroughly repaired and equipped with a but they never emanated from Mr. Ford plant of machinery for general repair work. under any conditions whatsoever, for the The shop is in charge of a machinist who following reasons: was foreman of a large Milwaukee Ford “Mr. Ford has always based his cut in garage for a number of years. A complete price on the amount of profit made the line of supplies has been placed in stock previous year. Inasmuch as all branches, and gasoline and oils can be purchased. as well as the factory, take their inventories The building on East Hughitt street will be on July 1st and all reports must be sent do utilized as a storage ware house [sic – Detroit by July 7th, it would seem the warehouse]. Mr. Kingsford will soon erect stories of the price for next year already an electric sign at the Stephenson avenue being set are ridiculous. building. It will contain the word “Fords” “After the records of the various and about eight lamps will be employed in branches are gathered together at Detroit its construction. and the accounting department has handled them and handed Mr. Ford the Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, results for the year, then and only then Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, would a decision be made as to whether Number 7 [Thursday, July 1, 1915], there would be any change in price, and page 1, column 2 this could not possibly be determined until about the end of July.” GREAT AUTO BUSINESS. _____ Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20,
Number 15 [Thursday, August 26, Mr. Kingsford Has Sold 360 Ford 1915], page 1, column 6 Cars Since Season Opened. The Ford Bonus. Edward G. Kingsford, the district agent, received another large consignment of Ford The Ford Motor company, of Detroit, is automobiles during the week and the now engaged in distributing the tidy sum of demand is still unsupplied. To date, in the 16 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
$18,750 in the district represented by Edward G. Kingsford, of this city. During One of the most important business the year covered by the proposition – a deals consummated in Iron Mountain in rebate of $50.00 to each and every many years was closed last Tuesday when purchaser of a Ford car – Mr. Kingsford and Edward G. Kingsford, upper peninsula his agents sold 375 automobiles of various agent for the Ford Motor company, kinds. Elmer W. Jones, who has the purchased lots 125, 127 and 129 at the Marquette county agency, appears ta [sic – northeast corner of Stephenson avenue to] stand at the head of the sub- and East Brown street. representatives, having sold during the The deal assures the erection on the period over fifty cars. property of a business block at a cost of not less than $20,000. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, The deal was closed through the Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, Commercial Bank, owners of lots 125 and Number 16 [Thursday, September 2, 127. The adjoining lot on the north was 1915], page 1, column 3 owned by Louis Sjostrom. The property is now occupied by three frame buildings. More Ford Cars. The corner building is occupied by Fernetti [sic – Fornetti] & Amione [sic – Aimone] as District Agent Kingsford, of the Ford a barber shop, the next by Frank Caviani as Motor company, is doing a “land office a saloon, and the third by Louis Sjostrom, business” just at present. During the past the owner, as a saloon. The corner lot has ten days he has received five carloads of a history. Some twenty odd years ago it Ford automobiles. The total consignment was purchased by the Chapin Mining was over thirty cars. The cars reach here in company and it was planned to erect “knock-down form” and are erected at Mr. thereon a handsome building to be Kingsford’s shops. occupied by a bank which the mine management intended organizing. The lot Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, cost the company about $10,000. The Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 21, bank was never organized due to Number 39 [Thursday, February 8, retirement of Mr. Cady, who was general 1917], page 1, column 3 manager at that time. Later the lot was purchased at a greatly reduced price by the Kramer Brothers, who in turn sold it to the A SERVICE STATION Commercial Bank. By the terms of the _____ sale, Mr. Kingsford will not secure possession of the property until the first of E.G. KINGSFORD WILL ERECT May, when the saloon licenses of the two LARGE FIRE-PROOF STRUCTURE. present tenants will expire. Mr. Kingsford will endeavor to sell the _____ three frame buildings now occupying the property. If unable to do so he will wreck Building Will Cost $20,000; Built at them as expeditiously as possible. The Corner of Stephenson Avenue and terms of the sale are private. West Brown Street. The building to be erected by Mr. Kingsford will be one of the most 17 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] substantial in the city. It will be fire-proof The plans for the large garage to be [sic – fireproof] throughout. Brick, stone, erected by Edward G. Kingsford at the steel and concrete will be employed in the corner of Stephenson avenue and West [sic construction. – East] Brown street will soon be ready for The building will have a frontage of the contractors. Due to the fact that it is sixty-nine feet on Stephenson avenue and practically impossible to secure an early a depth of one hundred and twenty feet. It delivery of structural steel, it has [been] will be two stories in height with a full size decided to substitute other fire-proof [sic – basement. The basement will have a fireproof] materials. Mr. Kingsford expects height of not less than ten feet in the clear to sell the larger of the three buildings now and will have an entrance on West [sic – on the site. It is a well-built structure. The East] Brown street. The main or street floor small building will be used for storage will be employed for offices, show rooms purposes while the garage is being erected and stock rooms. The machine shop will be and the third one will be either sold or on the second floor. Much new machinery wrecked. Building operations will is to be added to this department. A portion commence as early as possible in May. of the second floor will also be utilized for storage purposes. Cars may also be stored Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, in the basement. The several floors will be Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 21, connected by a freight elevator of sufficient Number 51 [Thursday, May 3, 1917], capacity to easily handle the largest car. page 1, column 6 The heating plant will be located in the basement. Automobile Business. Mr. Kingsford estimates the cost of the building at not less than $20,000. It can be said, however, that no expense will be Many new automobiles are being sold spared to make the structure the best and here this spring and the demand for light most modern automobile service station delivery trucks is very large. During the north of Milwaukee. Work of excavating will past ten days, Edward G. Kingsford, agent commence as soon as he secures for the Ford, has received and sold over possession of the property and construction sixty cars. He has orders booked for many work will be rushed to the limit. more. Johnson & DeGayner have sold a Mr. Kingsford’s intention of erecting number of Overlands and are expecting such a building is an encouring [sic – three carloads. Nearly a dozen new trucks encouraging] “sign of the times.” Iron have appeared on the streets during the Mountain is “a good town.” past few weeks.
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 21, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Number 47 [Thursday, April 5, 1917], Year, Number _____ [Tuesday, page 1, column 4 December 31, 1929], page 2, columns 2-3
The New Garage. NEW FORD CARS
ARE ON DISPLAY 18 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
IN CITY TODAY adherence to the road-bed [sic – roadbed] and permitting of increased riding comfort _____ and safety. While an effect of new length and Changed Body Lines En- lowness results form the lowering of roof- hance Appearance lines [sic – rooflines], there is no curtailment Of Model A of head-room [sic – headroom] inside. The _____ interior re- er of the flects [sic – reflects] improvements as much as the and killed exterior [sic – exterior]. Throughout the New Ford bodies made their line, greater had freed leg-room [sic – and appearance for the first time today and freer legroom] have been struck [sic] and were on display at the Kingsford show achieved. Adjustable seats have been room. added to all closed types to permit Added beauty of lines constitutes the increased ease of riding, entrance, and exit. outstanding feature in these new bodies. Another of the innovations of the new Mechanically, the Ford retains the same Ford bodies is the use of rustless steel for chassis and engine of the Model A with exposed metal parts. This is found in the such changes as have been built in since radiator shell, headlamps, hub caps, cowl its introduction. finish strip and tail-lamp. It is said that the The new lines of the Ford are most new steel does not corrode, tarnish or rust readily apparent in a deeper and narrowed in any kind of weather and that it cannot radiator, a higher and longer hood and wear off, crack or scale because it is the streamline mouldings that sweep gracefully same metal throughout. rearward without a break. Bodies will be available in a variety of The instant impression of a car that sits new colors. Among these on the cars seen and rides lower results from a lowered top, for the first time today are Kewanee green, smaller wheels, larger tires and new chicle and copra drab, thorne brown, fenders, while increased riding space has Bronson yellow, moleskin, Andalusite blue, been provided through greater interior maroon and black. dimensions. Fenders of new design add a great deal to the flowing sweep of the car Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, while the running board and side dusk page 98; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified shield or valance fit snugly to the body. Business Directory Including Dickinson Also, the fenders flare up from the chassis County 1935, page 331 frame in a pleasing line to a higher elevation than formerly. Rear fenders also sweep down gracefully over the wheels to a PETERSON MOTOR COMPANY point two inches lower than previously. Rudolph H. Peterson, Proprietor Wheels Smaller. 111 East D Street One of the distinctive changes is found CHRYSLER AND PLYMOUTH in the new sturdier 19-inch wheels, a DEALERSHIP reduction in dimensions of the earlier wheels. This change, when coupled with Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, larger tires, brings the car closer to the page 128; Polk’s Iron Mountain ground, thereby attaining a still snugger
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Classified Business Directory Including Rickenbacker Cars Dickinson County 1935, page 331 _____
RAUER OVERLAND DEALERSHIP The Winkler Motor company has Charles Rauer, Proprietor received the agency for the Rickenbacker Northeast Corner of West B Street and motor cars, it was announced today. One Carpenter Avenue of the members of the firm left today for OVERLAND AUTOMOBILES Milwaukee to drive back one of the new models. The Winkler firm also handles the Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Oldsmobile. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, Number 4 [Thursday, June 10, 1915], Supplement, page 2, column 2 Automobiles: Repair and Service New Auto Firm. Garages; Gas Stations
Gottfred Johnson and Howard Sandercock have succeeded to the FREELAND CORNING & CO. automobile business of Charles Rauer, at Freeland G. Corning & William J. Parent the corner of West B street and Carpenter Jr., Proprietors avenue. The young men have a thorough Automobile Garage/Blacksmith Shop knowledge of all departments of the 130 West B Street automobile business and are first-class machinists. They have held positions with Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Mr. Rauer for several years. Messrs. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, Johnson and Sandercock are progressive Number 47 [Thursday, April 13, 1911], young men and enjoy the confidence of the page 1, column 2 community. It is safe to predict that they will make a success of the business and that work entrusted to them will receive New Business Firm. prompt attention. The firm also will succeed to the local agency of the famous A new business firm – known as Overland automobile. Freeland Corning & Co. – closed a deal last Saturday for the purchase of the Beard blacksmith and wagon shops at the corner WINKLER MOTOR COMPANY of West B street and Carpenter avenue. 124 West B Street The business will be enlarged so as to OLDSMOBILE AND RICKENBACKER include a first-class garage with DEALERSHIP automobiles for sale and hire. Josiah Beard, who is a first-class worker in iron The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, and wood, will remain in the service of the Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, firm. Mr. Corning is a machinist and has Number 302 [Monday, April 6, 1925], had experience in the best shops page 2, column 4 hereabouts as well as in the construction of automobiles. Gets Agency For 20 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Number 46 [Thursday, June 4, 1925], Norway and Dickinson County With a page 1, column 1 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 125 FORCED TO ISSUE
BUILDING PERMIT RAUER GARAGE Charles Rauer, Proprietor _____ 401 North Stephenson Avenue Knight Wins Mandamus Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Proceedings In Cir- Norway and Dickinson County With a cuit Court List of Residents of Homestead, _____ Wisconsin 1913, page 125 The city board of building inspectors Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, today was ordered by the Dickinson county Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, circuit court to issue a building permit that it Number 4 [Thursday, June 10, 1915], had previously withheld for the construction Supplement, page 2, column 2 of a garage at 402 West Hughitt street. The order was issued by Judge R.C. New Auto Firm. Flannigan at a special hearing held here this morning and came as the result of Gottfred Johnson and Howard mandamus proceedings instituted by J.C. Sandercock have succeeded to the Knight, attorney for Antonnio calo and his automobile business of Charles Rauer, at sons, Nick, Luke and Joseph, who intend to the corner of West B street and Carpenter erect the garage. avenue. The young men have a thorough Wanted Building Set Back. knowledge of all departments of the The permit had been previously sought automobile business and are first-class by the Calos but the building bord refused machinists. They have held positions with to issue it unless the garage, a large brick Mr. Rauer for several years. Messrs. building to be used for commercial Johnson and Sandercock are progressive purposes, was set back form the front lot young men and enjoy the confidence of the line a distance of 15 feet. The Calos community. It is safe to predict that they refused to do this and a plea to the city will make a success of the business and council to override the action of the that work entrusted to them will receive inspectors was without avail. prompt attention. The firm also will At that time the council was notified that succeed to the local agency of the famous court action would probably be sought to Overland automobile. obtain the permit, the refusal of which, it is understood, was based on the ground that CALO GARAGE if built on the front lot line the building would Antonio, Nick, Luke and Joseph Calo cut off the light in the window of a house 402 West Hughitt Street next door. A few days later the mandamus Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, proceedings was [sic – were] started atainst Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, 21 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Louis Sacchetti, Adolph Wallin and Oscar confident that he can demonstrate that it is Leaf, members of the building board. just the car for our hilly district. Mr. Forell Represented By O’Hara. will equip his garage with up-to-date The city was represented at the hearing machinery and will do general repairing and this morning by Dan J. O’Hara, who deal in automobile supplies. He also contested the proceedings on the basis that expects to exploit a patent car grain door in the board was acting in good faith and which he is interested and regarding which derived its authority to deny the permit we expect to have more to say in the near under the police power act. future. Mr. Knight contended that as the Calo building would comply with the city’s fire IRON MOUNTAIN MACHINE SHOP regulations the board had no other authority Seibert Anderson & Sons or right to deny the permit. 216 West F Street The court then issued an order compelling the building inspectors to Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, reconvene and issue the permit, holding Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ that the city had no ordinance governing the Year, Number _____ [Tuesday, March situation. 25, 1924], page 3, column 1 It was understood that the board would meet this afternoon to issue the permit. Shop Specializes In Motor Car Work CHARLES J.A. FORELL, JR. _____ Agent for Courier Automobile
Corner of Stephenson Avenue and West Located in humble quarters at 216 West Fleshiem Street F street is one of Iron Mountain’s youngest,
but healthiest industrial organizations. It is Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, the Iron Mountain Machine shop, operated Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, by Seibert Anderson and Sons. The Number 44 [Thursday, March 21, 1912], establishment has been in existence for page 1, column 2 nearly two years. General machine shop
work is done, with motor car work a New Garage. specialty. Machinery of the most modern type, including lathes and a micro machine, Charles J.A. Forell, Jr., an Iron Mountain are included in the equipment. boy who has been following the mining The micro machine is built especially for business for a number of years, has the accurate grinding of motor cylinders. returned to the city to reside. He has By means of it the carbon is removed leased the brick building at the corner of entirely and the surface of the cylinder left Stephenson avenue and West Flesheim smooth as glass. [sic – Fleshiem] street and fitted up a first- class garage. Mr. Forell has been JOHNSON & SANDERCOCK appointed general agent and distributor for Gottfred “Guffy” Johnson and Howard the Courier automobile and is expecting a Sandercock, Proprietors car here this week. The Courier is a high Northeast Corner of West B Street and grade, moderate price car, and Mr. Forell is Carpenter Avenue 22 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
OVERLAND AUTOMOBILES for a garage. Anton Miench will raise the building preparatory to building the Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, foundation. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, Number 4 [Thursday, June 10, 1915], Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Supplement, page 2, column 2 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, Number 25 [Thursday, November 4, New Auto Firm. 1915], page 1, column 5
Gottfred Johnson and Howard New Garage Firm. Sandercock have succeeded to the automobile business of Charles Rauer, at The work of converting the McKenna the corner of West B street and Carpenter livery barn into a garage is now in progress. avenue. The young men have a thorough A stone foundation has been built and the knowledge of all departments of the plank floor taken out preparatory to re- automobile business and are first-class placing [sic – replacing] with concrete. An machinists. They have held positions with addition, 24x36 feet in size, will be built on Mr. Rauer for several years. Messrs. the rear of the building to be used as a Johnson and Sandercock are progressive repair shop. The garage when completed young men and enjoy the confidence of the will be leased to John Lloyd and Garnet community. It is safe to predict that they James. John Lloyd has been employed as will make a success of the business and foreman of the machine shops at the that work entrusted to them will receive Pewabic mine for several years and Garnet prompt attention. The firm also will James is a blacksmith by trade with succeed to the local agency of the famous considerable experience in auto repair Overland automobile. work. The new firm expects to take the agency for some leading automobile. They LLOYD & JAMES SERVICE will no doubt make a success in their new GARAGE business venture. John Lloyd and Garnett James, Proprietors Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, 100 West B Street Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, Number 35 [Thursday, January 13, Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, 1916], page 1, column 4 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, Number 22 [Thursday, October 14, NEW AUTO GARAGE. 1915], page 1, column 3 _____
Another Garage. Messrs. Lloyd and James Engage in Business Opposite Milliman. Calvi & Tollen, who own the livery barn opposite The Milliman Hotel, will remodel John Lloyd and Garnett James, well- the building, putting in a glass front and known young business men [sic – side windows; also a stone foundation and businessmen], expect to open their new concrete floor, making the building suitable garage in the re-modeled [sic – remodeled] 23 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] building opposite The Milliman about the The Meilleur Co. oil service station on first of February. The building is well South Stephenson avenue, construction of adapted for the purpose. It will have a which has been finally completed, is one of storage capacity for about twenty-five the most attractive places serving the automobiles with a convenient office annex. motorist in the Iron Mountain district. A machine shop has been erected in the Built along pleasing lines, and with an rear and it will be equipped with an up-to- extensive program already mapped out for date plant of machinery. The firm has the transplantation of trees and shrubbery, secured the agency for the famous Buick the company hopes by next season to have automobile, heretofore handled by lattice work fences twined with vines, and a Bjorkman & Son, and will handle a profusion of flowers which will insure complete line of auto accessories and constant blooming during the mild season. repairs. In addition, the firm will specialize Beauty, however, is not the main aim of in machinery repair work of all kinds. Mr. the Meilleur station. Service, [sic] is the Lloyd, the senior member of the firm, has company’s slogan. been foreman of the Pewabic machine To this end a wide area of concrete of shops for a number of years and has had a about 3000 square feet, [sic] flanks the wide experience in all lines of shop work station. The most awkward driver can roll including automobiles. Mr. James is a up to the pumps without grazing anything blacksmith by trade and has also had enroute [sic – en route] and the heaviest experience in automobile repair work. The truck cannot break through the six-inch young men are congenial, reliable and deep surface of the smooth floor. accommodating and will no doubt succeed The surrounding roadways are kept in their business venture. dustfree [sic – dust-free] with liberal sprinklings of crank case oil. A sunken pit MEILLEUR COMPANY OIL for crank case service offers the utmost in conveniences for the driver seeking this SERVICE STATION accommodation. Even the gas tanks have _____ Meilleur, Proprietor their superior points. A unique metal South Stephenson Avenue market regulates the flow of gas to the
smallest possible fraction of an inch. Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain,
Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Number 65 [Friday, June 26, 1925], IRON MOUNTAIN TIRE COMPANY page 3, column 1 Harold Sandercock
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, FINISH BUILDING Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, NEW OIL STATION Number 8 [Thursday, July 8, 1920], _____ page 1, column 5
Meilleur to Have One of New Garage. Prettiest Service De- pots in City Harold Sandercock has opened a new garage in connection with the Iron Mountain _____ Tire company. Mr. Sandercock is familiar
24 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] with all makes of automobiles and is a The building cost approximately $5,000. skilled workman. It is his announced It is of brick and tile construction with a purpose to give the business his close large canopy over two driveways. personal attention and “deliver the goods when promised.” STANDARD OIL COMPANY FILLING STATION SCHENK SERVICE STATION William Godfrey, Manager M.J. Schenk Corner of North Stephenson Avenue Corner of Carpenter Avenue and West C and Fifth Street Street Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Friday, Year, Number _____ [Saturday, April September 9, 1921], page 2, column 1 19, 1924], page 6, column 1 FILLING STATION SCHENK SERVICE TO OPEN MONDAY STATION READY ______The service station constructed by the Structure Costs $5,000; Standard Oil Co., on the corner of North Has Two Driveways Stephenson avenue and Fifth street, will be Under Canopy open for business Monday. Two pumps have been installed and each has a tank _____ containing 1,000 gallons. One man will be employed at the station and if conditions The Schenk Service station, warrant he will be kept on duty throughout construction of which has been underway the winter. for some time, is now open for business, A full line of oils and greases will be kept according to an announcement today by in stock. According to [an] announcement M.J. Schenk. made by William Godfrey, local manager, The station is located at the corner of the pumps can furnish approximately 3,000 Carpenter avenue and C streets [sic – gallons a day. An air compressor has been street]. A “full” line of automobile ordered and as soon as it is received will be accessories and tires will be handled in installed. addition to gas and oil service. Two automatic , _____ gasoline pumps are to be installed. When emptied they will automatically re-fill when the hose is placed Automobiles: Retreading and back on the hook. Gasoline and oil service Vulcanizing; Tire Repair is not yet available at the station but it is expected that this will be in readiness within a few days.
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Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Automobiles: Used Car Norway and Dickinson County With a Dealerships List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 127
LEISEN & HENES BREWING CO. Joseph J. Tirschel, Agent Beverages: Bottling Works; 103 West Hughitt Street Bottlers Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, ARBUTUS BEVERAGE COMPANY Wisconsin 1913, page 127 1106 Norway Street O’CONNELL POP FACTORY Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Patrick O’Connell, Proprietor Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 24, Number 44 [Thursday, March 25, 1920], The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, page 1, column 4 Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], Upper Michigan Products Co. page 1, column 5
The Upper Michigan Products company What Next, We Wonder? – The has absorbed the Arbutus Beverage Cheek of It! company and the Henze-Tollen Brewing company. The new concern will enlarge Pat O’Connell, the well known [sic – the operations of the parent companies. It well-known] pop manufacturer of the U.P., will continue to manufacture the ciders and has been in the city this week. There is a other soft drinks of the Arbutus company most excellent opening here for a business and will also make several brands of cereal of the kind, and Mr. O’Connell should products. Another year the company will establish a branch manufactory in this city. manufacture candy and ice cream on an – Menomnee Democrat. extensive scale and will employ a largely Mr. J.E. Soults, we want to tell you that increased force of hands. The officers of you are just about as audacious as the man the Upper Michigan Products company are: who wanted to steal the Washington President, Ludwig Henze; vice-president, Monument and the National Smithsonian Carl Henze; secretary and treasurer, Institute. Adlerman O’Connell is one of the Herman Henze; superintendent and most cherished and respected institutions, manager, Walter A. Henze. [sic] of Iron Mountain, and neither Menominee nor any other place of the kind CITY BOTTLING WORKS can ever beg, borrow, or steal him away John C. Eslick, Proprietor from us. For shame, with your greed, 224 East A Street Brother Soults! Be reasonable, but don’t cry for the sun or moon.
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Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City products. Another year the company will Directory, 1892, page 160 manufacture candy and ice cream on an extensive scale and will employ a largely NEUENS & ROELL, (H G Neuens and E F increased force of hands. The officers of Roell) dealers in staple and fancy family the Upper Michigan Products company are: groceries, flour, feed and farm produce, President, Ludwig Henze; vice-president, crockery, glassware and canned goods. Carl Henze; secretary and treasurer, Ladies’ gents’ children’s footware [sic – Herman Henze; superintendent and footwear], boots, shoes and rubbers. manager, Walter A. Henze. Special agents for Wilbur’s Seed Meal, 113 W Brown UNIDENTIFIED BREWING CO. Lee Fordyce Spencer Block, 100 West B Street
Beverages: Breweries; Brewers The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole No. 617 [Thursday, July 7, 1898], page 2, column 4 HENZE-TOLLEN BREWING CO. Louis A. Henze, President & General NEW BREWING PLANT Manager; Gustaf Tollen, Vice-President; _____ A.R. Henze, Secretary Brewery and Office It Will be Started in Iron Mountain 1106 Norway Street Very Soon. _____ Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a LEE FORDYCE AT THE HEAD OF IT. List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin _____ 1913, page 127 Option Secured on the Spencer Block Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, On B Street – Will Have Improved Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 24, Machinery and Make Beer and Number 44 [Thursday, March 25, 1920], Porter – An Ice Plant At- page 1, column 4 tached. _____ Upper Michigan Products Co. A new brewery will shortly be started in The Upper Michigan Products company Iron Mountain, Mr. Lee Fordyce, the former has absorbed the Arbutus Beverage manager of the Upper Michigan Brewing company and the Henze-Tollen Brewing Co., being engaged in the work with every company. The new concern will enlarge prospect of success. Five or six Iron the operations of the parent companies. It Mountain business men [sic – will continue to manufacture the ciders and businessmen] will be interested in the plant other soft drinks of the Arbutus company in addition to several capitalists from other and will also make several brands of cereal cities.
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The new company will make the range deal of comment, and the church people trade a specialty and will be capitalized in are up in arms and propose to fight it. the sum of $30,000. An option has already The Rev. Mr. Polkinghorn, the pastor of been obtained on the Spencer Block on B the church[,] made the following statement street, owned by the Marquette Co. Savings this morning: Bank and the new plant will be located “I am surprised at the news. It would be there. an abomination right here in this Mr. Fordyce was seen by the Tribune neighborhood. I do not know just what man this morning. steps we can take to stop it as it is a legal “I expect to have the company matter, but I will call a meeting of the official organized in a short time,” said he. “We will board immediately. It seems to me that the make a strictly first class quality of lager church should be protected as it will be a beer and porter and will fit up the new plant standing menace to it and our church life. I with the very latest and best machinery should not think anything like that would be obtainable. It will not be objectionable to tolerated and the authorities shold [sic – the people in the neighborhood as the front should] never permit the existence of such of the building will be closed up and the a thing in the immediate vicinity of a church. rear only used for backing wagons in and Just imagine shipping beer next door to a shipping the beer.” church, even though it is done from the rear doors, and the knowledge the community The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson has of a brewery right adjoining us. It is a County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole terrible thing and as a church we have a No. 618 [Friday, July 8, 1898], page 3, right to protest against it. column 3 “I have not vigorously fought against saloons, as much as I dislike them, but if it RAISED A BIG ROW. is proposed to do a thing like this I propose _____ to make a stand for our rights. We have a large congregation and we have rights in The Central M.E. Church Will Fight the community. I really don’t think we have the New Brewing Company. a law to help us in this matter but the moral _____ sentiment of the community ought to be so strong as to prevent its establishment. The MEETING OF OFFICIAL BOARD city council should see that we do not have CALLED. anything in the shape of a nuisance around _____ our church.” J.H. Ervin, a prominent member of the Action Will Be Taken at Once – The church[,] said: “I do not think the party Rev. Mr. Polkinghorn Makes a endeavoring to start this concern has the Statement – J.H. Ervin’s Views . means to carry it out, because he is tangled _____ up in the Upper Michigan company with his property, just how I do not know. I know The proposed establishment of a this because another man has been sent brewery in the Spencer block next to the here tot ake his place. The only object of Central M.E. church has caused a great Mr. Fordyce is to force the Upper Michigan Brewing Company to settle his private matters. That is all there is in it. In order to 28 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] bring this about he announces that he is harshly. He says the plant will give going to start a brewery alongside of the employment to a number of men and will church. not be a nuisance. The manufacture of “Now the question is, is the community beer will not be going on all the time and going to support the man in doing that kind when it is it will be quietly done. The of business? We claim these churches are church people should consider this matter a public benefit. The largest congregations carefully he adds and not be inconsistent. that ever have been gathered in the Central Other people have their views of the matter. church have been gathered to witness the Mr. Fordyce states that a modern ice funeral ceremonies over the remains of making plant will be one of the features of people who were not members of the the concern. He says further that the church, but we have willingly and cheerfully Spencer block has been idle for a number opened our church on all of these of years and that he can make a occasions. satisfactory arrangement with the owners. “We have kept out of saloon squabbles, It is the only desirable location and he but if this thing has gone this far we will would be glad to go elsewhere if there was organize for temperance work stronger than a building adequate for the business. ever before, and we will push it.” It is doubtful whether the city council can The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson take any action in the matter. A brewery County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole operates under a state license. In the case No. 625 [Saturday, July 16, 1898], page of the establishment of a saloon the council 3, column 4 could take action and prescribe the location where saloons could not be located, but it NEW BREWERY NEEDED. could not in the case of a brewery. The _____ council approves liquor bonds of retail dealers, but only passes on the efficiency of Provided Joseph Mahon, a Lumber Jack the bonds. Has His Way. _____ The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole If the actions of Joseph Mahon, a No. 620 [Monday, July 11, 1898], page lumber jack [sic – lumberjack], yesterday, 3, column 3 are any criterion to judge by, there will certainly be need for a new brewery in Iron THE NEW BREWERY. Mountain. Mr. Mahon got very dry early in _____ the morning and concluded to contribute a dollar to the government in the way of Lee Fordyce Says It Will Be Pushed internal revenue, by drinking a whole barrel Forward as Fast as Possible. of beer. In a few hours he was howling _____ drunk and wanted to fight an entire army of Spaniards, Cubans, Portugese [sic – Lee Fordyce says that the Central Portuguese], in fact anything from human Methodist church people are looking at the beings to wildcats. proposed establishment of the new brewery In this reckless condition he ran across next to them in the Spencer block too Officer Gleason and met a “sad, but
29 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] glorious” defeat. Mahon, and his load of The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, beer, went into the police cooler in such Menominee County, Michigan, Volume quick order that he only touched the high XI, Number 12 [Thursday, June 13, places. Justice Bergeron gave him 20 days 1889], page 5, column 2 [pages 1-2 in the county jail to get rid of his over- missing from bound volume] patriotic spirit. Personal and Social.
A. Hagemeister, Jr., of the well-known Beverages: Brewer’s Agents Green Bay firm of brewers, visited the city on Monday and was escorted around by S. Albertson, his local agent here.
VAL BLATZ BREWING COMPANY Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City H. Lacher, Agent Directory, 1892, page 186 804 Cedar Avenue VAN LAANEN FRANK, agent The The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Hagemeister Brewing Co of Green Bay. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Offices at res 804 River av XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], page 1, column 3 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a MR. H. LACHER, agent for the Val Blatz List of Residents of Homestead, brewing company, says that his sales in Wisconsin 1913, page 127 Iron Mountain alone amount annually to the large sum of $25,000. And of course it LEISEN & HENES BREWING CO. must be borne in mind that there are other Joseph J. Tirschel, Agent beer concerns that drive a large business in 300 East A Street the city. Mr. Lacher’s agency in the upper 103 West Hughitt Street peninsula sells over $200,000 worth of beer annually. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 219 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 146 Leisen & Henes, Joseph Tircher [sic – Tirschel], agent, 300 East A Lacher H, agent Val Blatz Brewing Co, 804 Cedar av, bds Commercial Hotel Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, HAGEMEISTER BREWING CO. Number 50 [Thursday, May 4, 1911], S. Albertson, Agent page 1, column 5 Frank Van Laanen, Agent 804 River Avenue Real Estate Deal. Albert P. Van Laanen, Agent 529 South Stephenson Avenue Joseph DeConcin has concluded a deal for the purchase of the Laing building on 30 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Stephenson avenue, formerly occupied by Joseph Bolognesi, Agent Will [sic – Wills] and Carbis as a meat Warehouse, East Brown Street and St. market. The consideration was $4,000 Paul Tracks cash. Mr. DeConcin will expend $1,000 in Office, 114 East Brown Street improvements and general repairs and the work is now in hand. The improvements Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City will include a plate glass front. The building Directory, 1892, page 164 has been leased for a term of years to Joseph Tirschell [sic – Tirschel], agent for PAPST [sic – PABST] BREWING CO, of the Leisen & Henes Brewing company. Milwaukee, G B Tramontin agent 111 E Brown Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and List of Residents of Homestead, Norway and Dickinson County With a Wisconsin 1913, page 127 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 127 FRED MILLER BREWING COMPANY SCHLITZ BREWING COMPANY S.P. Swanson, Agent Christ Rigoni, Agent 109 East Fleshiem Street 113 West Hughitt Street
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Norway and Dickinson County With a XI, Number 7 [Thursday, May 9, 1889], List of Residents of Homestead, page 5, column 2 Wisconsin 1913, page 127
Personal and Social. UPPER MICHIGAN BREWING COMPANY Clarence Auld has the contract to repair Lee Fordyce, Secretary and Manager the old Kallstrom & Anderson building, now 300 Grant Street owned by Muller [sic – Miller], the Milwaukee brewer, that was damaged by Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City fire some time ago. Directory, 1892, page 185
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City UPPER MICHIGAN BREWING CO, Lee Directory, 1892, page 180 Fordyce sec’y and manager, office to brewery 300 Grant. See advt. SWANSON S P, agent for Fred Miller Brewing Co, of Milwaukee. Dealer in fine wines, liquors and cigars, 109 E Fleshiem, res same Beverages: Saloons; Taverns; Bartenders PABST BREWING CO. G.B. Tramontin, Agent 111 East Brown Street 31 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, 323 South Stephenson Avenue Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 5 [Thursday, April 25, 1889], Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and page 1, column 2 Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, The Judge is Coming. Wisconsin 1913, page 140
THE RANGE has been given to ANDREW BECKSTROM understand that Judge Grant has determined to come to Iron Mountain to The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, have a plain and friendly talk with the Menominee County, Michigan, Volume saloonkeepers. He is not exactly satisfied XI, Number 16 [Thursday, July 11, with the loose way that certain things are 1889], page 1, column 2 done in this city, and he means that it shall have a better reputation if a few frank words ANDREW BECKSTROM and Peter from him can possibly direct the change. Jedda, were arrested yesterday, the former Anyway Judge Grant will be sure of a for keeping his saloon open after 11 o’clock hearty welcome from every good citizen in last Saturday night, and the latter for having Iron Mountain. his saloon open last Sunday. Beckstrom waived examination, Jedda had his EGIDIO ALIPRANDINI examination yesterday afternoon and was Fourth Street bound over to the circuit court.
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and DOMENIC BENSO Norway and Dickinson County With a 512 Sixth Avenue List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 139 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a FRANK B. BALDRICA & RUFINO List of Residents of Homestead, CAROCCI Wisconsin 1913, page 139 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS SALOON JOSEPH BOLOGNESI 114 East Brown Street LADY BARBER SHOP 314 East Main Street Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and List of Residents of Homestead, Norway and Dickinson County With a Wisconsin 1913, page 139 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 139; advertisement, page 214 THOMAS BUZZO
Saloon THE BANK BUFFET Saloon The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Joesph DeConcini, Proprietor Menominee County, Michigan, Volume 32 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
XI, Number 11 [Thursday, June 6, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, 1889), page 1, column 2 Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 2 [Thursday, April 4, 1889], HENRY WILSON, a dirty-faced ragged, page 1, column 5 sneaking member of the genus tramp, helped himself to a number of articles back More Brick Blocks. of the bar in Buzzo’s saloon Tuesday afternoon and was discovered in the act by Mr. Paul Barossi, who has done some Mr. Buzzo. Tommy’s reputation as a excellent masonry work around the pedestrian-pugilist was established when location, is now putting up a handsome he overhauled Mr. Tramp on Stephenson brick building on Brown street to take the avenue and sent him sprawling into about place of the wooden premises which were four inches of mud. By standers [sic – occupied by Michael Coragliotti before the Bystanders] interfered, and Wilson was recent fire. The structure will be two-stories placed in the lock up. [sic – two stories] high and handsomely decorated. As the work is in the hands of PETER CALVI Mr. Barossi there will be, judging by his 531 South Stephenson Avenue previous work, a very substantial building added to those already within the fire limits. Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, List of Residents of Homestead, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Wisconsin 1913, page 140 XI, Number 7 [Thursday, May 9, 1889], page 5, column 2 PASQUALE CELANESI 509 Sixth Avenue Personal and Social.
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Ed. Parmelee, who has the contract to Norway and Dickinson County With a build Mike Coragliotti’s brick building, is List of Residents of Homestead, hustling the job through in good shape. Ed. Wisconsin 1913, page 140 is quite a hustler, anyway.
CENTRAL HOUSE The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Hotel and Saloon Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Joseph Cordy, Proprietor XI, Number 14 [Thursday, June 27, 106 East B Street 1889], page 1, column 1
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and MIKE CORAGLIOTTI has opened up his Norway and Dickinson County With a new brick block, where he is prepared to List of Residents of Homestead, furnish his customers liquid refreshments Wisconsin 1913, page 134; page 140 as of yore.
MICHAEL CORAGLIOTTI The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Brown Street
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XI, Number 21 [Thursday, August 15, List of Residents of Homestead, 1889], page 1, column 3 Wisconsin 1913, page 140
A ROW occurred on the 30th of last July GERMAN HOTEL in or near Mike Coragliotti’s saloon, during Hotel and Saloon which, and while the parties were fleeing William Gothe, Proprietor from Officer Hager, shots were fired and 107 Merritt Avenue one man was stabbed in the arm. Frank Villa, a desperate looking Italian, was Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and subsequently arrested on the charge of Norway and Dickinson County With a assault with intent to commit murder. The List of Residents of Homestead, examination was held before Justice Wisconsin 1913, page 134; p. 140 Bergeron last Friday and Saturday, but the identity of Villa as the assaulting party was JOSEPH GIACHINO not sufficiently established and he was 522 Millie Street discharged. He was rearrested, however, on the charge of carrying concealed Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and weapons and had his trial yesterday before Norway and Dickinson County With a Justice Wicks, who fined him $25 and List of Residents of Homestead, costs. Wisconsin 1913, page 140
FARMERS’ HOME HOTEL AND GROSSBUSCH & WENZEL SALOON Saloon and Boarding House Emil Carlson, Proprietor Christopher Grossbusch & Joseph 207 East Ludington Street Wenzel Former Rahr Building Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, List of Residents of Homestead, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Wisconsin 1913, page 134; page 140 XI, Number 7 [Thursday, May 9, 1889], page 1, column 1 PETER FEIRA 415 Millie Street FERD. SMITH has the contract to remodel the Rahr building, formerly Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and occupied by Hathaway & Flatt, so as to Norway and Dickinson County With a make it suitable for a saloon and boarding List of Residents of Homestead, house. Grossbusch & Wenzel will occupy it Wisconsin 1913, page 140 as soon as it is ready.
ANGELO FLAMINIO The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, 124 West Hughitt Street Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 23 [Thursday, August 29, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and 1889], page 1, column 2 Norway and Dickinson County With a CHRIST GROSBUSCH [sic – Grossbusch] has moved his store building
34 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] to the opposite side of the street, and is waived examination, Jedda had his going to erect a brick block on the old site. examination yesterday afternoon and was bound over to the circuit court. HARDING HOTEL Hotel and Saloon The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, William J. Harding, Proprietor Menominee County, Michigan, Volume 201-203 West Hughitt Street XI, Number 21 [Thursday, August 15, 1889], page 1, column 2 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Their Last Fight. List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 134; page 140 A crowd of Italians were encouraging a dog fight between Jedda’s saloon and HOME HOTEL AND SALOON Desautel’s shoemaker’s shop last Friday Fred Lambert, Proprietor evening, when Marshal Catlin stepped into 116-120 West Hughitt Street the crowd and told them to separate the dogs. No, they wouldn’t separate them, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and they wanted to see them fight. “All right,” Norway and Dickinson County With a says the marshal, “I’ll separate them,” and List of Residents of Homestead, he pulled out his revolver and banged Wisconsin 1913, page 134; page 140 away. The dogs quit fighting right off.
IRON MOUNTAIN HOUSE CHARLES W. JOHNSON Hotel and Saloon 127 South Stephenson Avenue Domenic Serena, Proprietor 501 South Stephenson Avenue Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and List of Residents of Homestead, Norway and Dickinson County With a Wisconsin 1913, page 140 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 134; page 140 LOUIS JOHNSON 221 South Stephenson Avenue PETER JEDDA 208 South Stephenson Avenue Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Wisconsin 1913, page 140 Menominee County, Michigan, Volume
XI, Number 16 [Thursday, July 11, 1889], page 1, column 2 JAMES KINNIFICK & COMPANY
ANDREW BECKSTROM and Peter The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Jedda, were arrested yesterday, the former Menominee County, Michigan, Volume for keeping his saloon open after 11 o’clock XI, Number 9 [Thursday, May 23, 1889], last Saturday night, and the latter for having page 5, column 2 his saloon open last Sunday. Beckstrom 35 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Personal and Social. 313 Stephenson Avenue
Jos. Wenzel & Co., and James Kinnifick The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, & Co., presented liquor bonds at the last Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, meeting of the council, which were Number 10 [Thursday, May 30, 1889], page accepted, and they are now authorized to 1, column 3 provide liquid refreshments at their respective places of business. Bit by a Dog.
While Hubie Mead was standing in front A.J. LEFEBVRE of Jim Moriarity’s saloon last Tuesday 200 West Hughitt Street morning, Dad [sic] Ryan’s dog seized him
by the calf of the leg and bit him quite Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and severely. Hubie made complaint before Norway and Dickinson County With a Justice Bergeron and Marshal Catlin put the List of Residents of Homestead, dog where he won’t bite any more good Wisconsin 1913, page 140 boys like Hubie.
MATT LONGPREY The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, 214 East Hughitt Street Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 21 [Thursday, August 15, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and 1889], page 5, column 3 Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, Shot Himself in the Ankle. Wisconsin 1913, page 140
Tuesday night several young men were ABE LUKE running and jumping in front of Jim 531 South Stephenson Avenue Moriarity’s saloon, when Dominick Walsh drew his revolver presumably with the Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and intention of frightening the boys, but Norway and Dickinson County With a somehow the weapon was accidentally List of Residents of Homestead, discharged and the ball struck Walsh in the Wisconsin 1913, page 140 ankle joint, producing a very serious wound. The wounded man was taken to his home ANTON MICHELA and is now under the care of Dr. A.E. 1100 Vulcan Street Anderson. Dominick may consider himself fortunate if he saves his foot. We presume Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and it is unnecessary to remind Dominick that Norway and Dickinson County With a he had no business to have a concealed List of Residents of Homestead, weapon about him in the first place, and Wisconsin 1913, page 140 had no business to discharge it in a public street to frighten anyone, or for any other MORIARITY & ALLEN purpose, in the second place. We hope he James Moriarity and W.B. Allen will recover from his injury without the loss Fashion Sample Rooms
36 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] of his foot, and in [the] future will leave his revolver at home. W.J. PARENT is having a bay window built on the front of his building. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume JOE PASCOE XI, Number 22 [Thursday, August 22, 1889], page 1, column 3 The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume A Scrap. XI, Number 5 [Thursday, April 25, 1889], page 1, column 4 Mike Tierney made himself particularly disagreeable to Arthur Stevens on the ball A Pocket Pony. grounds last Sunday afternoon, and as we hear the story, without the slightest Joe Pascoe has come into the provocation for his conduct. He got a black possession of an equine wonder, in the [eye] for his insolence. The two men met shape of a little horse that does not stand again Tuesday evening in Moriarity’s much higher than two feet. He can carry it saloon, when they again came to blows, but around with ease, and says he will yet put it were separated by the bystanders before in his pocket if he gets a pocket made big any serious damage was done. enough to hold it. It trots around the saloon, stands upon the tables, and JOHN NOMILINI altogether shows itself to be like Artemus Ward’s kangaroo, “an amoosin’ cuss.” The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Some of Joe’s boys tried to make it drink Menominee County, Michigan, Volume bock beer one day last week, but it made a XI, Number 13 [Thursday, June 20, break for the door and was caught by the 1889], page 1, column 2 tail just as it was escaping. It snorted defiance at the man who wanted it to WM. HENDRICKS, of Ripon, a practical become a bock beer drinker. We cannot baker of a number of years’ experience, say what price was paid for the little fellow, has been in the city looking over the but they do say it was a price in strict situation with a view of establishing himself proportion to its own size – probably about in business here. He has been offered the $ 2½. It makes great fun for the youngsters apartment in the old Morrison building lately who peep through the doorway and watch occupied by John Nomilini’s saloon, and its antics. may possibly begin business by the middle of July. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume WILLIAM PARENT XI, Number 8 [Thursday, May 16, 1889], page 5, column 2
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Personal and Social. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume
XI, Number 18 [Thursday, July 25, 1889], page 1, column 1
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Joe Pascoe is arranging for a wrestling The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, match to take place at his saloon and Menominee County, Michigan, Volume boarding house soon. XI, Number 5 [Thursday, April 25, 1889], page 1, column 1 The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume LAST night some man raised a chair XI, Number 20 [Thursday, August 8, and cut little Tommy Carter, Chancey [sic – 1889], page 1, column 3 Chauncey] Richardson’s bartender, over the eye because Tommy pluckily insisted Drinks Beer Like a Man. upon order in the house. The assailant escaped. Joe Pascoe made a bet last Saturday with a man in his saloon that he had a JOHN RUBBO horse that would drink beer like a man. To 710 Millie Street prove his assertion he soon entered the saloon with his two trotters – Mink and a Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and large bay horse – and called for three Norway and Dickinson County With a glasses of beer. Joe and the big brown List of Residents of Homestead, horse tossed off their glasses as though Wisconsin 1913, page 140 they had done the same thing lots of times before, but Mink was true to his prohibition EDWARD E. ST. ARNAULD principles and refused to drink, so his mate Northeast Corner of Carpenter Avenue having finished his own glass emptied and West Hughitt Street Mink’s also. It is an unsettled question yet how much beer it would take to get the The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, brown horse full [drunk], but he always asks Menominee County, Michigan, Volume the bar tender [sic – bartender] to set’em up XI, Number 14 [Thursday, June 27, again. Joe says he has always drank [sic – 1889], page 1, column 1 drunk] beer since he was a colt. If Joe would only teach him to play seven up and THE building occupied by Ed. St. call for drinks on every game, he would Arnould [sic – St. Arnauld], has received prove an immense attraction. a new coat of paint and looks very bright and clean. GEORGE P. PASTOR 211 East Brown Street The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole Directory, 1892, page 165 No. 716 [Thursday, November 3, 1898], page 3, column 4 Pastor George P, baker, saloon etc 211 E Brown, res same ADDITONAL CITY NEWS. _____ CHAUNCY RICHARDSON E.E. St. Arnauld is having his building corner of Carpenter avenue and West 38 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Hughitt street repainted and otherwise Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and repaired and it will soon present a Norway and Dickinson County With a handsome appearance. Ed is evidently List of Residents of Homestead, jealous of the fine appearance of The Wisconsin 1913, page 140 Tribune building near by. JOSEPH J. TIRSCHEL OSCAR SAND Agent, Leisen & Henes Brewing 203 South Stephenson Avenue Company 101-103 West Hughitt Street Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and List of Residents of Homestead, Norway and Dickinson County With a Wisconsin 1913, page 140 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 140 THOMAS SECCOMBE 401 South Stephenson Avenue ANTON TOMASSONI 300 East Margaret Street Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and List of Residents of Homestead, Norway and Dickinson County With a Wisconsin 1913, page 140 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 140 LOUIS SJOSTROM 125 South Stephenson Avenue FRANK TOMASSONI Saloon and Store Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and 704 Milwaukee Avenue Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Wisconsin 1913, page 140 Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, HENRY SUINO & CO. Wisconsin 1913, page 140 General Store and Saloon 100 East Main Street PETER TOMASSONI 104 East Main Street Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and List of Residents of Homestead, Norway and Dickinson County With a Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 130; List of Residents of Homestead, page 131; page 132; page 133; page Wisconsin 1913, page 140 140 FRANK TRAMONTIN JOHN P. THOMAS Saloon 101 West B Street 500 East Main Street
39 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
G.B. TRAMONTIN other soft drinks of the Arbutus company The National Saloon and will also make several brands of cereal 111 East Brown Street products. Another year the company will manufacture candy and ice cream on an The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, extensive scale and will employ a largely Menominee County, Michigan, Volume increased force of hands. The officers of XI, Number 11 [Thursday, June 6, the Upper Michigan Products company are: 1889), page 1, column 2 President, Ludwig Henze; vice-president, Carl Henze; secretary and treasurer, Flim-Flam Racket Again. Herman Henze; superintendent and manager, Walter A. Henze. A couple of flim-flam swindlers attempted to work Frank Hitchon, in Catlin’s FELIX VALENTI store last Monday night, with poor success. 400 East Main Street Finding that Frank was on their little game they became confidential and told him that Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and they had worked several parties in this city, Norway and Dickinson County With a mentioning their names. To prove their List of Residents of Homestead, expertness they went over to the saloon Wisconsin 1913, page 140 across the street and beat Tremontine [sic – Tramontine] out of a dollar in less than ALBERT P. VAN LAANEN five minutes. When they learned that 529 South Stephenson Avenue Frank’s brother-in-law was city marshal they begged Frank not to give them away Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and and to be sure not to make Burr’s Norway and Dickinson County With a acquaintance skipped out bright and early List of Residents of Homestead, the next morning. Wisconsin 1913, page 140
UPPER MICHIGAN PRODUCTS JOSEPH WENZEL & COMPANY COMPANY Joseph Wenzel, Proprietor 1106 Norway Street Central House and Saloon 106 East B Street Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 24, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Number 44 [Thursday, March 25, 1920], Menominee County, Michigan, Volume page 1, column 4 XI, Number 9 [Thursday, May 23, 1889], page 5, column 2 Upper Michigan Products Co. Personal and Social. The Upper Michigan Products company has absorbed the Arbutus Beverage Jos. Wenzel & Co., and James Kinnifick company and the Henze-Tollen Brewing & Co., presented liquor bonds at the last company. The new concern will enlarge meeting of the council, which were the operations of the parent companies. It accepted, and they are now authorized to will continue to manufacture the ciders and 40 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] provide liquid refreshments at their Finding that Frank was on their little game respective places of business. they became confidential and told him that they had worked several parties in this city, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, mentioning their names. To prove their Menominee County, Michigan, Volume expertness they went over to the saloon XI, Number 14 [Thursday, June 27, across the street and beat Tremontine [sic 1889], page 1, column 1 – Tramontine] out of a dollar in less than five minutes. When they learned that WENZEL & CO. have dissolved Frank’s brother-in-law was city marshal partnership, we are informed, and Christ. they begged Frank not to give them away Grossbusch will henceforth go it alone. and to be sure not to make Burr’s acquaintance skipped out bright and early the next morning. Beverages: Soda Water and Soft Drink Manufacturers Beverages: Beverages: Wine and Liquors
Beverages: Soft Drink Parlors ANGELO BACCO Confectionery and Wines 106-108 West Hughitt Street
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Beverages: Teas and Coffee List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 129; page 142
T.B. CATLIN Carpentry and Cabinet-Maker’s Dealer in Teas, Coffee, Glassware, Crockery, China and Fancy Goods Shops 112 East Brown Street
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, GAUTHIER MILLWORK AND Menominee County, Michigan, Volume CABINET SHOP XI, Number 11 [Thursday, June 6, Fred Gauthier 1889), page 1, column 2 Corner of West C Street and Hemlock
Street Flim-Flam Racket Again.
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, A couple of flim-flam swindlers Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ attempted to work Frank Hitchon, in Catlin’s Year, Number _____ [Saturday, May 14, store last Monday night, with poor success. 1921], page 6, column 2 41 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
_____ MILLWORK SHOP OPENED IN CITY In recognition of the continued growth of _____ Iron Mountain, the S.S. Kresge company will open a new five, 10 and 25-cent store Fred Gauthier, of this city, has opened a Wednesday at 405 Stephenson avenue. millwork and cabinet shop at the corner of This makes the first store of the large C and Hemlock streets. He has installed Kresge chain to be located in this city. modern machinery, and is now in a position The store will be under the management to take care of all work of this class, of C.E. Nichols, who has been connected including window screens, screen doors, with the Kresge organization for many window and door frames, kitchen cabinets, years, and who recently came to Iron and china closets. Mr. Gautheir [sic – Mountain from Marion, Ind. It will have the Gauthier] is an experienced mechanic, and various welfare features that have made has been engaged in this sort of work in Kresge stores notable among store large plants, among them the West Pullman workers. These include educational Sash and Door factory at Chicago. classes where employes [sic – employees] are instructed in the principles of salesmanship in order to develop them into real salespeople. Chain Stores: National The Kresge company now operates 509 stores in the leading cities throughout the country for the selling of merchandise of GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA general utility at the low price made COMPANY possible by its mammoth buying abilities. Had Small Beginning 405 South Stephenson Avenue (1935) This merchandising chain with its economics of buying and operation is the S.S. KRESGE COMPANY outgrowth of the first Kresge “10 cent store” 405 South Stephenson Avenue established by S.S. Kresge in Detroit in 1897. The retail sales of the S.S. Kresge Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, company in 1925 totaled more than Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ $106,000,000. Year, Number _____ [Monday, The Iron Mountain store occupies the November 15, 1926], page 2, column 4 quarters formerly used by the Parent Clothing store. The building has been KRESGE STORE TO entirely remodelled [sic – remodeled]. It OPEN WEDNESDAY; has been lengthened and a new, modern IN CHAIN SYSTEM front installed, with attractive display _____ windows and a center entrance. New fixtures are now being received
and are of the latest design. The store is Building Remodelled For brilliantly lighted and is one of the most New Establishment attractive in the city. In City Conveniences For Employes
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One of the most interesting features of Remodeled throughout, with all new the local branch is the rest room provided fixtures and equipment, ample space is on the second floor for women employes provided for the varied wares to be offered [sic – employees]. The furniture, consisting by the store. Everything from hair-pins [sic of wicker tables, chairs and davenports, – hairpins] to hardware will be handled. with a deep rug, has already been installed. R.W. Siemon, of the Newberry New Adjoining the rest room is the lunch room York headquarters, has arrived here to for employes [sic – employees] living a superintend the opening. In addition, three considerable distance from the store and other men, James McLean, of Chicago, and who bring their lunch to work. Upstairs also E.W. Davis and H.R. Roper, of Whiting, is the cloak room which is locked as soon Ind., are here to assist. as the last woman employe [sic – Fifty Clerks employee] has checked in for work. No ceremony or program of any sort has In the basement of the store are 857 been arranged for the event. The store will storage bins, in which the merchandise is be opened at 8 o’clock in the morning, with arranged as systematically as on the about 50 girl clerks in attendance. counters in the sales department. According to Mr. Siemon, the Iron Mountain branch is the only Newberry store J.J. NEWBERRY COMPANY in upper Michigan. The nearest branch is 321-323 South Stephenson Avenue at Ludington, Mich., and tonight Mr. Siemon will leave for Three Rivers, in the lower part Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, of Michigan, to open another store. Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Although classified as a 5-25-cent store, Year, Number _____ [Wednesday, Newberry prices range from five cents to November 27, 1929], page 2, columns one-dollar and cover a wide variety of 5-6 articles.
NEWBERRY STORY J.C. PENNY COMPANY, INC. WILL BE OPENED National Bank Block South Stephenson Avenue HERE ON FRIDAY 415-417 South Stephenson Avenue _____ (1935)
Wide Variety Of Articles Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, To Be Carried By Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Establishment Year, Number _____ [Wednesday, _____ December 14, 1921], page 1, column 3
J.C. PENNY CO. TO At 8 o’clock Friday morning the J.J. Newberry company chain-store will be OPEN STORE HERE opened in the quarters on Stephenson _____ avenue formerly occupied by the Dillon and Laughlin United Cigar store. The last of the One of 312-Store Chain stock was being placed today under the to Be Located in Na- direction of R. Baker, resident manager. 43 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
tional Bank Block _____ Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, A lease of the Stephenson avenue store Number 12 [Thursday, August 5, 1915], in the new National Bank block has been page 1, column 6 signed and forwarded by bank officials to the New York headquarters of the J.C. New Business. Penny Co. The firm will begin paying rent March 1, although the quarters will not be The F.W. Woolworth company, of New ready for occupancy until some time later. York City, who operate a long chain of five F.F. Humeston, of Ishpeming, arranged the and ten cent stores throughout the country, details for the company. has leased the store building now occupied This concern operates a chain of 312 by John I. Khoury and will take possession stores, crying dry goods, boots and shoes, about the first of October. The building is ladies’ ready-to-wear, and men’s owned by Edwin Freeman. Mr. Khoury has furnishings and operated on a strictly cash been in the west for several months and basis. A store is in operation at Ishpeming, nothing can be learned relative to his new and another will be opened shortly in location until he returns. Marquette. The establishments are characterized by their yellow signs, with The Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, black lettering, and are especially Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, numerous in the middle west. Number 51 [Thursday, May 4, 1916], The store here will have a palte glass page 1, column 5 front, and will be 122 by 26 feet in size. Plasterers are now at work on the Enlarge Building. interior of the new block, and are applying the second layer on the walls of the second The work of remodeling the Freeman story. The woodwork is ready to be building for the F.W. Woolworth company shipped as soon as the plaster is dry was started this morning. Hans Nelson, of enough to permit its installation. The vault Green Bay, has the contract. The building and safety deposit equipment will be will be extended thirty feet in the rear, shipped by the York Safe Co. tomorrow. making it, when completed, 30x110 feet, These are the manufacturers who installed with full basement. A curve glass front the vaults and fittings in the Federal composed of eight lights of curved plate Reserve bank, of Chicago, at a cost of a glass will be installed. Emil Bergquist has million dollars. the contract for the cement floor in the Interior fittings of the banking house will basement, John Obermeyer will install a be installed by the St. Louis Equipment and steam heating plant and plumbing, and Fixture company, and, it is expected, will be W.J. Brown the electric light wiring. The shipped in about two weeks. The entire interior of the building is to be redecorated. building, it is hoped, will be ready for Mr. Nelson expects to have the work occupancy within 60 days. completed by the 15th of next month.
F.W. WOOLWORTH COMPANY The Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, 315-317 South Stephenson Avenue Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 21, 44 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Number 5 [Thursday, June 15, 1916], LURE CHILDREN page 1, column 6 _____
Woolworth Openings. But Woolworth Manager Says Thefts Are Di- T.G. Young, general superintendent of minishing the Woolworth stores, has been spending the week in the city assisting E.A. Wangler, _____ the local manager, in arranging for the formal opening of the local establishment, Two frightened little girls, about six and which will be held to-morrow [sic – eight, were cry babies when they were tomorrow]. Mr. Young has assisted in the caught taking “cry babies[“] in the opening of several hundred stores. The Woolworth Ten-cent store. company is now operating over eight The children were remorseful and hundred stores throughout the country. Mr. solemn when confronted with the Young says that the Iron Mountain store is seriousness of their act, but theft was not in the equal of any in the chain in point of the childish minds. They only reached out furnishings and stock, the company having for what was displayed so enticingly before expended over $8,000 in rebuilding and them. enlarging the Freeman block. No city has a One of the problems confronting the more up-to-date store, the front being a manager of a Ten-cent store in almost very handsome one, and is built almost every town where they are established, [sic] entirely of plateglass [sic – plate glass], the is to discourage petty thievery. windows being of an oval design. That the Situation Much Better company is not superstitious is shown in The situation in Iron Mountain, rather opening the store on Friday. Mr. Young difficult at the beginning, due to the states that nearly everyone [sic – every operations of a gang of small boys who one] of the over eight hundred and fifty odd attempted willfully to pilfer all they could lay stores of the company were opened on a hands on, is now about cleared up, Friday. The opening to-morrow [sic – Manager Arthur Larson said today. tomorrow] is in the nature of [a] reception. A close watch is maintained in the store No goods will be sold and visitors will at all times and it is extremely difficult for receive presents. A feature of the store is small fingers to lift any of the pretty toys or the candy department on the left of the trinkets without detection. main entrance. It has the approval of the The amount of goods actually stolen state and federal sanitary authorities. On and carried away from the store is very Saturday the formal opening will take place little, but one or two offenders are called with thirty clerks in attendance. weekly into the manager’s office, or turned over to the police department for attempted The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, theft of small articles, Mr. Larson said. Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Friday, June 19, 1925], page 3, column 1 Chain Stores: State and Area
DIME TRINKETS 45 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
at the intersection of Wisconsin highway 57 and M 12. Under present plans the cost of erection and maintenance is to be born equally by the city, the Lions and the Rotary Chamber of Commerce clubs and the chamber of commerce. It is expected that the first three named organizations will take definite action in the Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, matter before the tourist season opens. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, The signs are to be 11x30, and figures Number 7 [Saturday, April 18, 1925], on the cast [sic – cost] have been submitted page 6, column 1 by a local sign company.
CREDIT BUREAU Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, SERVICE STARTS Number 14 [Monday, April 27, 1925], _____ page 3, columns 5-6
Ratings Are Obtained NEW SECRETARY On More Than 5,000 NAMED BY BOARD Persons ______Appleton Man to Succeed Notification has been sent to 58 members of the Iron Mountain Retail Tucker as Chamber Merchants Credit Association that the Official organization is to start functioning today. _____ L.D. Tucker, secretary of the chamber of commerce[,] having completed the file and Kenneth C. Corbett, of Appleton, Wis., arrangements for the new service. today was named secretary of the chamber Credit ratings have been obtained on of commerce to succeed Lawrence D. more than 5,000 residents of Iron Mountain Tucker, who recently resigned to engage in and vicinity, an average of four credit the real estate business at L’Anse. ratings being available in each case. Mr. Corbett is the son of Hugh Corbett, Instructions as to the use of the new service secretary of the chamber of commerce have also been mailed and although several of the signed and paid up members [need to finish copying this article] have not filed their reports as yet, Tucker is hoping that these will be brought to the Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, chamber of commerce headquarters some Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, time next week. Number 17 [Thursday, April 30, 1925], May Erect Signs. page 2, column 3 The chamber of commerce has also started plans for the erection of tourist NEW SECRETARY welcome signs, which are to be placed at NOW IN CHARGE the north and south city limits on M 12 and _____ 46 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Corbett Takes Over Work Norway and Dickinson County With a Of Chamber; Tucker List of Residents of Homestead, Goes to L’Anse Wisconsin 1913, page 128
_____ DILLON AND LAUGHLIN UNITED K.H. Corbett, newly-appointed secretary CIGAR STORE of the chamber of commerce, has assumed South Stephenson Avenue charge of his duties, having arrived here yesterday from Appleton. Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Mr. Corbett succeeds Lawrence D. Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Tucker, who has entered the real estate Year, Number _____ [Wednesday, business at L’Anse and left this morning for November 27, 1929], page 2, columns his new field. 5-6 Before leaving, Tucker acquainted Corbett with the various phases of the NEWBERRY STORY chamber’s work here and the new secretary WILL BE OPENED will continue in principal [sic – principle] the HERE ON FRIDAY policies already outlined. Corbett received _____ his training in chamber work under his father, who is secretary of the Appleton chamber. Wide Variety Of Articles To Be Carried By Establishment Cigar Manufacturers; Cigars and _____ Tobacco At 8 o’clock Friday morning the J.J. Newberry company chain-store will be opened in the quarters on Stephenson MICHAEL CAREY avenue formerly occupied by the Dillon Michael Carey, Cigar Manufacturer and Laughlin United Cigar store. The 307 South Stephenson Avenue last of the stock was being placed today under the direction of R. Baker, resident Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City manager. Directory, 1892, page 115 Remodeled throughout, with all new fixtures and equipment, ample space is CAREY MICHAEL, cigar store and factory, provided for the varied wares to be offered No 24 First district 307 Stephenson ave, by the store. Everything from hair-pins [sic res 300 East B – hairpins] to hardware will be handled. R.W. Siemon, of the Newberry New WILLIAM CREUZ York headquarters, has arrived here to William Creuz, Cigar Manufacturer superintend the opening. In addition, three 207 East Hughitt Street other men, James McLean, of Chicago, and E.W. Davis and H.R. Roper, of Whiting, Ind., are here to assist. 47 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Fifty Clerks No ceremony or program of any sort has WILLIAM C. SCHETTLER been arranged for the event. The store will William C. Schettler, Cigar Manufacturer be opened at 8 o’clock in the morning, with 122 West Hughitt Street about 50 girl clerks in attendance. According to Mr. Siemon, the Iron Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Mountain branch is the only Newberry store Norway and Dickinson County With a in upper Michigan. The nearest branch is List of Residents of Homestead, at Ludington, Mich., and tonight Mr. Siemon Wisconsin 1913, page 128 will leave for Three Rivers, in the lower part of Michigan, to open another store. Although classified as a 5-25-cent store, Newberry prices range from five cents to Clothing: Boots and Shoes one-dollar and cover a wide variety of articles. ANDERSON & JOHNSON KASMIER KACZENSKI General Store Kasmier Kaczenski, Cigar Manufacturer Peter O. Anderson & Gust A. Johnson, 109 East C Street Proprietors 600-602 East Main Street Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and List of Residents of Homestead, Norway and Dickinson County With a Wisconsin 1913, page 128 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130; A.A. LA BRECQUE page 131; page 132; page 136 A.A. La Brecque, Cigar Manufacturer 103 East Hughitt Street C.E. ANDERSON & CO. General Merchandise Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and C.E. Anderson & Jerome E. Strong, Norway and Dickinson County With a Proprietors List of Residents of Homestead, 225 South Stephenson Avenue Wisconsin 1913, page 128 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and A.O. RICHTER Norway and Dickinson County With a A.O. Richter, Cigar Manufacturer List of Residents of Homestead, 103 East Hughitt Street Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130; page 131; page 132 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 171 A.C. ANGOVE Princess Cash Store RICHTER A O, cigar manufacturer, fine Corner of Stephenson Avenue and grades of cigars made from the very Fourth Street best tobacco, 103 E Hughitt, res 503 W Ludington. See advt. 48 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Latest styles and narrow widths. Every Directory, 1892, page 106 man who rides the bicycle needs bicycle shoes. We have them. Prices away down. ANGOVE A C, proprietor of the Princess Call and see our shoes before purchasing Cash Store. General Merchandise. elsewhere. Brown street, next door to Always the best goods at the lowest Corning & Barron’s hardware store. prices. The leaders. Corner of Carpenter av and Fourth, res same. DAPRATO & RIGASSI General Merchandise THE BOSTON STORE John Daprato & Charles Rigassi, John I. Khoury, Proprietor Proprietors 317-319 South Stephenson Avenue 108 West Ludington Street
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 128 Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 132
JOHN J. COLE R. FRAZINSKY/FRENZINSKY 311 South Stephenson Avenue 319 South Stephenson Avenue
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 118 Directory, 1892, page 128
COLE JOHN J, Dealer in dry goods and Frezinsky R, store 319 Stephenson av, res carpets, 225 Stephenson av. Clothing, 508 East C hats, caps, gents’ furnishing, boots, shoes, etc, 311 Stephenson av, res 417 FUGERE BROS. STORE East C Gilbert P. Fugere & Frank X. Fugere 311 South Stephenson Avenue CORNING’S NEW SHOE STORE [Cameron Building] 102 East Brown Street Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, The Range-Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 17, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume Number 43 [Thursday, March 13, 1913], XVIII, Number 2 (Whole Number 889) page 1, column 4 [Saturday, May 2, 1896], page 1, column 4 A New Store.
New Shoe Store. G.P. Fugere and his brother Frank, well- known and popular young business men Everything in the line of footwear at [sic – businessmen], have decided to open Corning’s New Shoe Store. Largest and a shoe store with a side line of furnishing most complete line of ladies’, gent’s, goods. The Cameron building, now youth’s and children’s shoes in the city. occupied by G.P. Johnson, has been 49 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] leased. The brothers will leave next Sunday for Chicago and other markets to Unusual success attended the opening purchase their stock of goods and expect to this morning of the sale at Fugere Bros. open their place of business about April store, crowds [store. Crowds] jammed the 15th. Gilbert has been employed as a store all day and several times it was found salesman for many years in the M. Levy necessary to refuse admittance to eager company store and Frank has held a similar bargain seekers. position with the Abe Sackim company. The sale is being put on under the The young gentlemen enjoy the confidence auspices of the Flick sales company, of of the community, are well versed in the Minneapolis. business in which they propose to embark Police were on duty nearly all morning[,] and will no doubt receive a generous handling the crowds and were responsible patronage. for the maintainance [sic – maintenance] of order and the absence of confusion. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume JOHN HANSON ___, Number ___ [Thursday, April 24, General Merchandise 1913], page ___, column ___ 215 East Hughitt Street
A New Store. Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Gilbert P. Fugere and Frank X. Fugere List of Residents of Homestead, expect to open their new store in the Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130 Cameron building, now occupied by Gust P. Johnson, the coming week. The firm will IRON MOUNTAIN MERCANTILE handle high-grade shoes and men’s CO., LTD. furnishings. The young men comprising the General Merchandise firm need no extended introduction to the Adolph Anderson, President; Charles A. people of Iron Mountain. For many years Hogg, Vice-President; Axel E. Nelson, they held positions of responsibility with the Manager leading business houses of the city and 118-124 West B Street specialized in the lines they will now handle. They are progressive young Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and business men [sic – businessmen], with a Norway and Dickinson County With a wide circle of friends, and they will no doubt List of Residents of Homestead, receive a generous patronage. Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ GUST P. JOHNSON Year, Number _____ [Saturday, January Dry Goods 14, 1922], page 2, column 6 311 South Stephenson Avenue
POLICE HANDLE Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a CROWD AT SALE List of Residents of Homestead, _____
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Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 128; XIX, Number 52 [Saturday, April 30, page 130 1898], page 1, column 6
M. LEVY & CO. The Architect is Here. General Merchandise Albert Levy, President; Isaac Unger, J.E. Clancy, the architect for the new Secretary Levy building, came up from Green Bay 421 South Stephenson Avenue yesterday with the plans for the building. 415-419 South Stephenson Avenue The firm will send out for bids for constructing same at once and they must The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, be received by May 16. The building will be Menominee County, Michigan, Volume two-story, brick, and the main rooms will be XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], 50x100 feet, both the lower and upper page 8, column 1 floors being occupied by the firm. It will be a modern building in every particular and Personal and Social. will be heated by steam.
Mr. Levy, senior partner of the firm of M. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Levy & Co., of this city, is spending a few Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, days here visiting his old friends. Mr. Levy Number 2 [Thursday, June 2, 1898], informs us that he intends to move here page 1, column 4 before long, which will be good news for all. The Levy Building. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume All rumors as regard the letting of the XI, Number 18 [Thursday, July 25, contract for the erection of M. Levy & Co.’s 1889], page 1, column 2 department store to Contractor Joergenson, of Green Bay, have been disposed of by M. LEVY is building a residence near that gentleman coming to the front with a Lieberthal’s residence, on the St. Clair certified check for $9,000. The work of addition, and will reside here permanently removing the old frame buildings has hereafter. commenced, and the material for the new building has been contracted for. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 150 The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole LEVY M & CO, (M Levy, H M Levy and I No. 652 [Wednesday, August 17, 1898], Unger), dealers in Dry Goods, Clothing, page 3, column 2 Gents’ Furnishings, Groceries, Provisions, Flour, Feed, Boots, Shoes CITY NEWS ITEMS. and General Merchandise, 421 _____ Stephenson avenue. The new Levy building has reached the The Range-Tribune, Iron Mountain, second story and the work will be rapidly Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume pushed to completion. The firm expect [sic 51 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
– expects] to occupy their new building next _____ month. The plate glass windows for the new The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson Levy building were placed in position County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole yesterday and are very handsome. They No. 664 [Wednesday, August 31, 1898], cost nearly $100 apiece and there are four page 3, column 2 of them. A traveling man remarked this morning that there was not a handsomer CITY NEWS ITEMS. store front in Chicago than the Levy front. _____ The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson The new Levy building is completed to County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole its full height and the work of finishing the No. 703 [Monday, October 17, 1898], interior will be rapidly pushed. It is a very page 3, column 2 handsome structure and the firm is entitled to praise for their enterprise. George Dehn, CITY NEWS ITEMS. the plumber, is putting in an Eagle _____ generator for an acetylene plant and 120 burners will be used to furnish light for the Two of the large plate glass windows in building. the new Levy building front cracked from being set too tightly. The windows were Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, insured and the insurance company will Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, have to replace them. Number 17 [Thursday, September 15, 1898], page 1, column 4 The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole Contract For Fixtures. No. 705 [Wednesday, October 19, 1898], page 3, column 2 N.B. Parmelee & Son have secured the contract for building the fixtures for M. Levy CITY NEWS ITEMS. & Co.’s new department store and will have _____ the same ready to place in position as soon as Contractor Georgeson [sic – M. Levy & Co’s. window presents a very Joergenson] turns over the building to the attractive appearance. It is the work of a firm. The fixtures will be the handsomest in new window dresser. the upper peninsula. It is now expected that the building will be ready for occupancy The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson by October 15th. County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole No. 716 [Thursday, November 3, 1898], The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson page 3, column 2 County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole No. 693 [Wednesday, October 5, 1898], CITY NEWS ITEMS. page 3, column 2 _____ CITY NEWS ITEMS. 52 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
We are told that at M. Levy & Co’s. cloak sale, which takes place tomorrow in The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson their new store, styles will be shown that County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole will eclipse and garments ever seen in this No. 729 [Saturday, November 19, 1898], city. page 3, column 2
The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson CITY NEWS ITEMS. County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole _____ No. 728 [Friday, November 18, 1898], page 3, column 4 M. Levy & Co. will move tonight into their new store. NARROW ESCAPE. _____ The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole No. 730 [Monday, November 21, 1898], Incipient Blaze in the Levy Store page 3, column 3 Which Might Have Proved Serious. _____ IN A NEW HOME.
Last night about 11 o’clock, while the _____ Levy and Unger boys were working in the new Levy store on Stephenson avenue The Firm of M. Levy & Co., Moves preparing to receive the stock, the electric to Its New Quarters. arc lamp in the store went out and they _____ could not work longer. They left the building and went to the old store for their overcoats and as soon as they opened the ESTABLISHED NEARLY TWELVE door smoke was plainly seen in the store YEARS. room. A telephone call was made at once _____ to the engine house and an investigation was made. It was found that a spark had Steady Increase of Business – The dropped from the arc lamp in the rear of the Individual Members of the Firm – store and set fire to a covering on a line of cloaks. It had burned clear through the The Handsomest Storeroom covering and had communicated to the in the Upper Peninsula. coats, which were smouldering [sic – _____ smoldering]. It took but a few minutes for the firemen to extinguish the fire, but it was Early in 1887 a firm in Ft. Atkinson, a narrow escape. If the boys had not left Wis., doing a general merchandise their overcoats in the old building, the fire business, found its trade becoming so no doubt would have remained extensive that it concluded to look up undiscovered until it got a good start and another location, invest some capital and serious damage would have resulted. It establish a branch house. This firm was M. was a fortunate thing that it turned out as it Levy & Co., and two of its members after did. The loss will amount to less than $20. thoroughly investigating many cities and
53 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] towns, decided that Iron Mountain was the present 20 people actively employed in most promising place on the list and offered conducting this large business. Four the best inducements for the investment of delivery wagons are necessary to deliver capital. the goods to purchasers. So in September 1887, a branch M. Levy & Co. certainly deserve [sic – establishment was opened here which was deserves] great credit for investing so much a success from the start, the business capital in so fine a building but the increasing so rapidly and requiring so much members of the firm have confidence in the attention that the firm took advantage of an future of Iron Mountain and the handsome offer and sold out its Ft. Atkinson business, structure now occupied by them should be giving the business here its entire attention. an inducement to others to invest capital in The firm at that time consisted of M. that way, which not only adds to the look of Levy, Isaac Unger and Henry Levy. Later the city but would tend to increase the on the senior member’s youngest son, people’s confidence in it. Albert Levy, was taken into the firm, which We do not believe there is a finer store continued business successfully in the room in the upper peninsula than the one quarters just vacated, sailing through the now used by M. Levy & Co. and the Tribune dull years of 1892 and 1893 without wishes the firm in its new undertaking that financial mishap and carrying on its books prosperity which has characterized its many miners out of work and who greatly business in the past. needed assistance, thus tiding them over until better times came. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Early last spring the volume of business Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, of the concern began to increase so rapidly Number 28 [Thursday, November 30, that steps were taken to construct a 1898], page 8, column 4 building exactly suited to their firm’s demand. BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. The property adjoining the store on the _____ North was purchased from Mrs. Amelia Pascoe and on June 1 a contract was Since moving into their new store M. entered into to construct a modern business Levy & Co. have been compelled to employ block at a considerable cost, work upon six additional clerks. which has just been completed. … Saturday night and this morning the M. Levy & Co. have placed an order for immense stock of goods in the old store an immense stock of toys. Santa Claus will was moved into the new building which is make his headquarters at the “big store” handsomely fitted up with convenient this season. counters and shelving, and modern office fixtures. The business of the concern is Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, being conducted as usual today, and as Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, soon as everything is in place a grand Number 5 [Thursday, June 22, 1911], opening will be given. The whole of the page 1, column 3 building will be occupied by the firm and additional help may be needed to handle Lease New Quarters. the holiday goods, a large and handsome stock of which is daily arriving. There are at 54 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
The M. Levy company has leased the to predict that, when everything is in place, handsome Cook & Pelham block for a term Iron Mountain will have the handsomest of ten years and taken possession. and best-stocked grocery store in the upper Carpenters are now engaged in building the peninsula. counters and fixtures. It is the intention of the company to occupy the building with Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and their grocery, china, glassware and Norway and Dickinson County With a granitware [sic – graniteware] departments. List of Residents of Homestead, This will permit the enlargement of other Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 128; departments in the company building. The page 130; page 131; page 132; page office and wrapping counters will be 133 removed to the space now occupied by the grocery department and the stairway to the LIEBERTHAL BROS. & CO. second floor will be re-arranged [sic – D.H.. Lieberthal, Proprietor rearranged]. This will give much additional 215 South Stephenson Avenue space for the display of shoes, clothing and 321 South Stephenson Avenue gents furnishing goods which have been [Montgomery Block] crowded in an inconvenient manner heretofore. Manager M. Unger, of this The Current, Norway, Menominee County, department, declares that, when he has his Michigan, Volume I, Number 6 goods arranged in the new building, no [Saturday, March 14, 1885], page 1, town north of Chicago will have a neater column 2 grocery store than Iron Mountain. Mr. Unger is thoroughly informed in this branch Lieberthal Bros. & Co., of Iron Mountain, of the trade, has a knack of displaying Mich., have opened a merchant tailoring goods in an appitizing [sic – appetizing] department in connection with their large manner, and the business of the company stock of clothing, dry goods, boots and is certain to increase as a result of the shoes, etc. They carry a large assortment enlargement. of imported and domestic cloths to select from, and guarantee a perfect fit or no sale. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Give them a call for your spring suit. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, Number 9 [Thursday, July 20, 1911], Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City page 1, column 3 Directory, 1892, page 150
Moving Grocery Store. Liebenthal [sic – Lieberthal] D H, clothing, 215 Stephenson av, res 602 East C The M. Levy company is engaged this week in removing the grocery and allied Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, departments to the new Cook & Pelham Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, building. Confusion reigns supreme just at Number 34 [Thursday, January 13, present, but Manager Monroe Unger and 1898], page 1, column 2 his corps of assistants will soon have everything tastefully arranged. And The A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Press has sufficient confidence in the boys _____ 55 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
…………………………………. 3,500 The Montgomery Blocks C.W. Montgomery, household goods 3,000 Badly Damaged – A D.H. Lieberthal, stock……………….. 9,500 Loss of Nearly A.J. Sundstrom, stock………………. 3,500 E. Mattson, stock…………………….. 875 $30,000. A.E. Smith, stock……………………… 500 _____ W.B. Allen, building…………………… 150 C. Corneilson, stock…………………. 175 The most destructive fire in the history $33,200 of Iron Mountain occurred last Tuesday The insurance carried by the several morning, resulting in the almost total losers is as follows: destruction of the Montgomery brick and MILLER AGENCY. frame blocks and the damaging of the Allen Montgomery brick…………………… $4,000 building. The loss will reach a total of over “ frame…………………… 1,000 $33,000. “ furniture………………… 1,500 Shortly after one o’clock Policeman Bray Total...... $6,500 discovered fire in the basement of the brick COMMERCIAL BANK AGENCY. building occupied by Mr. Montgomery as an Montgomery brick…………………… $1,000 undertaking establishment. An alarm was “ frame………………….. 500 at once turned in and the company “ stock…………………... 1,000 responded with their usual promptness. D.H. Lieberthal, stock……………….. 1,000 Chief Harvey, with the assistance of his Total……………………………....$3,500 men and many volunteers[,] soon had nine STERLING AGENCY. streams of water pouring torrents of water W.B. Allen, building…………………..$1,500 upon and into the buildings, but owing to A.E. Smith, stock…………………….. 500 the difficulty of locating the flames it was Total…………………………....$2,000 not extinguished until six o’clock. In the Total insurance………………………$12,000 meantime nearly 500,000 gallons of water Total loss……………………………..$33,200 had been consumed. Chief Harvey It will be noticed that the loss of Messrs. pronounces the fire to have been one of the Sundstrom, Lieberthal and Mattson is most vicious he ever had to fight, and it almost a total one. Considerable of their may be recorded that had it not been for the stock were saved, but in such a badly efficiency of our fire department and water damaged condition that they will hardly works system the business portion of our realized [sic – realize] 25 cents on the dollar city would have been wiped out of for them. Mr. Lieberthal has his stock existence. stored in the Cameron building and Messrs. The Montgomery buildings were Sundstrom and Mattson are in the Wood occupied by D.H. Lieberthul [sic – block. The gentlemen will have the solid Lieberthal], clothier, A.J. Sundstrom, sympathy of the community in their hardware, E. Mattson, confectioner, and C. misfortune. Corneilson, baker. The Allen building had How the fire originated is a mystery, but for a tenant A.E. Smith, saloon keeper [sic talk of incendiarism [sic] is mere guess – saloonkeeper]. The losses are as follows: work. C.W. Montgomery, brick block………$6,500 “ “ frame block…..... 5,500 Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, C.W. Montgomery, undertaking goods Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, 56 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Number 36 [Thursday, January 27, Special agents for Wilbur’s Seed Meal, 1898], page 1, column 4 113 W Brown
Will Continue Business.
D.H. Lieberthal informs The Press that THE NEW YORK STORE he has leased the Cameron building for a N.C. Schuldes, Proprietor term of years and will continue business in Carl Schuldes, Manager this city. As soon as the present damaged Fine Millinery, the Latest Fashions, the stock is disposed of he will leave for the Latest Styles and Finest Shoes in the wholesale marts to purchase a new stock. City Mr. Lieberthal states that, while he may not 305 Stephenson Avenue have the largest stock in the peninsula, in quality it will be second to none. The The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, gentleman’s friends will be glad to hear of Menominee County, Michigan, Volume his decision and will wish him prosperity. XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], page 1, column 2 WILLIAM H. MITCHELL 219 East Hughitt Street C. SCHULDES’ store window has blossomed out in all the loveliness of spring Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City millinery. Solomon in all his glory was not Directory, 1892, page 157 arrayed in such elegance as the modest lily, says Holy Writ, but the lady who is arrayed MITCHELL W H, a resident of Iron in one of the hats displayed in Schuldes’ Mountain since 1883. Dealer in a full window, [sic] will be clothed in the beauty of line of Staple and fancy groceries, the lily of the field, with its eloquence and provisions, dry goods, furnishings, loveliness made conspicuous by the boots, shoes, flour, feed and notions, milliner’s art. 219 E Hughitt, res 314 East A. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, NEUENS & ROELL Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Henry G. Neuens & Edmund F. Roell, XI, Number 16 [Thursday, July 11, Proprietors 1889], page 1, column 1 General Store 113 West Brown Street To whom it may Concern.
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City On and after July 10th we will Sell for Directory, 1892, page 160 Cash only. We would also request all who are indebted to us to please pay up as soon NEUENS & ROELL, (H G Neuens and E F as possible. Roell) dealers in staple and fancy family Respectfully, groceries, flour, feed and farm produce, CARL SCHULDES. crockery, glassware and canned goods. The New York Store, Iron Mountain, Ladies’ gents’ children’s footware [sic – Mich., July 4, 1889. footwear], boots, shoes and rubbers. 57 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
A.M. OPPENHEIM Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and The Fair Norway and Dickinson County With a 325-329 South Stephenson Avenue List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 127; page 128; Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City page 130; page 131; page 132; page Directory, 1892, page 163 133
OPPENHEIM A M, proprietor of “The Fair.” JOHN RUSSELL Dealer in Dry Goods, Clothing, 100 East Brown Street Furniture, Boots, Shoes, Groceries, Provisions and General Merchandise, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City 325-27-29 Stephenson av, res 813 Directory, 1892, page 173 Carpenter av. See advt. RUSSELL JOHN, Dealer in staple and CHARLES E. PARENT fancy family groceries, provisions, flour, 219 South Stephenson Avenue feed, dry goods, boots, shoes, furnishings and general merchandise, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City 100 East Brown, rooms 104 East Directory, 1892, page 164 Brown, boards 611 Carpenter ave.
PARENT C E, Dealer in dry goods, carpets, A. SACKIM CO. boots and shoes, gents’ furnishings, Dry Goods and Gents’ Furnishings groceries, provisions, flour, geed, Abe Sackim, President; Ben Seaman, crockery, glassware and general Secretary; Sam Seaman, Treasurer merchandise, 219 Stephenson av, res 327-331 South Stephenson Avenue 125 West B. Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and PARENT CLOTHING STORE Norway and Dickinson County With a Charles B. Parent, Proprietor List of Residents of Homestead, 405 South Stephenson Avenue Wisconsin 1913, page 127; page 128; page 130; page 136 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a N.C. SCHULDES List of Residents of Homestead, 305 South Stephenson Avenue Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 128 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City RUSKY BROS. Directory, 1892, page 174 General Merchandise Samuel Rusky & Julius Rusky, SCHULDES N C, Fine millinery. The latest Proprietors fashions. The latest styles and finest 215 South Stephenson Avenue shoes in the city, 305 Stephenson av, and res 605 Washington 613 Vulcan Street SCHULDES & CARRIERE The New York Store 58 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
N.C. Schuldes and Emil Carriere Sundstrom Wm, (Hancock & Sundstrom), 305 South Stephenson Avenue general merchandise 205 E Fleshiem, res same The Current, Norway, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume III, Number 39 AXEL SWANSON [Saturday, October 29, 1887], page 8, Shoemaker column 1 601 South Stephenson Avenue
RAMBLINGS: IRON MOUNTAIN. Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a A visit to the store of Messrs. Schuldes List of Residents of Homestead, & Carriere, [sic] will convince the most Wisconsin 1913, page 127 skeptical that they carry the most complete line of clothing and dry goods in the city. SWANSON & LINDSTROM John Swanson and Gus Lindstrom, The Current, Norway, Menominee County, Proprietors Michigan, Volume III, Number 43 400 East Main Street [Saturday, November 26, 1887], page 1, column 2 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 180 Schuldes & Carriere, of Iron Mountain[,] are prepared to do stamping on all kinds of SWANSON & LUNDSTROM, (John goods in any pattern desired. Swanson and Gust Lindstrom), general merchandise, groceries, provisions, SQUARE DEAL SHOE SHOP canned goods, dry goods, boots and John Paulet, Proprietor shoes[,] furnishings, crockery and 105 West Hughitt Street glassware, flour, feed[,] hardware, clothing etc, 400 E Main Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a WRIGHT BROTHERS List of Residents of Homestead, 221 South Stephenson Avenue Wisconsin 1913, page 127 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City WILLIAM SUNDSTROM Directory, 1892, page 191 Hancock & Sundstrom J. Hancock and William Sundstrom, WRIGHT BROTHERS, J K, and A F) dealer Proprietors in dry goods, groceries, flour, feed and Hardware general merchandise 221 Stephenson 205 East Fleshiem Street av
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 179 Clothing: Cobblers; Shoemakers; Shoe Repair Shops
59 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Mr. Izzo and sons, Ralph and Carl, will DESAUTEL’S SHOEMAKER’S continue to operate both establishments. SHOP Born in Sweden, Mr. Hord, who will be 70 years old in September, came to this Near 208 South Stephenson Avenue country in 1905. He started in the shoe-
repair business in 1917, when he The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, purchased the business of John Paulett, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume 105 West Hughitt street. Later he moved XI, Number 21 [Thursday, August 15, his business to Norway, where he remained 1889], page 1, column 2 for two years.
Izzo Started In 1914 Their Last Fight. Returning to Iron Mountain he established his business in the new A crowd of Italians were encouraging a Dockery building, now the Logic building, dog fight between Jedda’s saloon and on East Hughitt, then across the street to Desautel’s shoemaker’s shop last Friday the present location His brother Charles, evening, when Marshal Catlin stepped into now retired and residing in Homestead, was the crowd and told them to separate the his business partner in the Dockery dogs. No, they wouldn’t separate them, building. they wanted to see them fight. “All right,” Mr. Izzo, who conducts the oldest shoe- says the marshal, “I’ll separate them,” and repair business in Iron Mountain, opened he pulled out his revolver and banged his first shop in 1914 in the 800 block of away. The dogs quit fighting right off. Vulcan street. He left for Italy the same year to be married and while there entered FRED HORD the military service for four and a half years. Shoe Repair Shop He returned to Iron Mountain in 1920 and 215 East Hughitt Street has conducted his business on West Hughitt for 33 years. The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain- In 1930, awing and venetian blind Kingsford, Dickinson County, Michigan, service was added to the Izzo shop. In Volume 33, Number 24 [Friday, May 8, 1946, after serving with the 29th Infantry 1953], page 3, column 2 Division in Europe, Ralph joined his father as a partner. Later, Carl, who served two Hord Sells years in the Army in World War II, also became a partner. Business To New Equipment Planned Izzo And Sons Roy Hord, who has worked for his father for 17 years, will continue his present work Sale of the Hord Shoe Shop, 215 East under the new ownership. Hughitt to Tony Izzo and Sons, who The Izzos will do awning, blinds and conduct the Izzo Shoe Hospital, 110 West rug-work at the West Hughitt street shop. Hughitt street, was announced today by The newly-acquired shop on East Hughitt Fred Hord, who is retiring after 34 years in street will handle shoe-repair and sale of the shoe-repair business. new shoes. However, shoes also will be received and repaired at the West Hughitt street establishment. 60 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
According to plans, the Izzos plan to now retired and residing in Homestead, was install new equipment to offer while-you- his business partner in the Dockery wait service and complete facilities for building. repairing and refinishing shoes. Mr. Izzo, who conducts the oldest shoe- Joseph Kurcz, Dino Bianco, Romolo repair business in Iron Mountain, opened Bonetti and Tommy Gayan also are his first shop in 1914 in the 800 block of employed by Izzo and Sons. Vulcan street. He left for Italy the same year to be married and while there entered the military service for four and a half years. TONY IZZO AND SONS He returned to Iron Mountain in 1920 and Izzo Shoe Hospital has conducted his business on West 110 West Hughitt Street Hughitt for 33 years. 215 East Hughitt Street In 1930, awing and venetian blind service was added to the Izzo shop. In The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain- 1946, after serving with the 29th Infantry Kingsford, Dickinson County, Michigan, Division in Europe, Ralph joined his father Volume 33, Number 24 [Friday, May 8, as a partner. Later, Carl, who served two 1953], page 3, column 2 years in the Army in World War II, also became a partner. Hord Sells New Equipment Planned Business To Roy Hord, who has worked for his father for 17 years, will continue his present work Izzo And Sons under the new ownership. The Izzos will do awning, blinds and Sale of the Hord Shoe Shop, 215 East rug-work at the West Hughitt street shop. Hughitt to Tony Izzo and Sons, who The newly-acquired shop on East Hughitt conduct the Izzo Shoe Hospital, 110 West street will handle shoe-repair and sale of Hughitt street, was announced today by new shoes. However, shoes also will be Fred Hord, who is retiring after 34 years in received and repaired at the West Hughitt the shoe-repair business. street establishment. Mr. Izzo and sons, Ralph and Carl, will According to plans, the Izzos plan to continue to operate both establishments. install new equipment to offer while-you- Born in Sweden, Mr. Hord, who will be wait service and complete facilities for 70 years old in September, came to this repairing and refinishing shoes. country in 1905. He started in the shoe- Joseph Kurcz, Dino Bianco, Romolo repair business in 1917, when he Bonetti and Tommy Gayan also are purchased the business of John Paulett, employed by Izzo and Sons. 105 West Hughitt street. Later he moved his business to Norway, where he remained for two years. AXEL SWANSON Izzo Started In 1914 Shoemaker Returning to Iron Mountain he 601 South Stephenson Avenue established his business in the new Dockery building, now the Logic building, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and on East Hughitt, then across the street to Norway and Dickinson County With a the present location His brother Charles, 61 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
List of Residents of Homestead, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Wisconsin 1913, page 127 Norway
MAGGIE HYDE Clothing: Dressmakers; 408 East B Street Seamstresses Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 139
ANNA BARIBEAU Hyde Maggie, dressmaker[,] 408 East B, 717 West B Street res 804 River av
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and JOHNSON & OLSON Norway and Dickinson County With a Anna Johnson and Aleda Olson List of Residents of Homestead, 213 East Hughitt Street Wisconsin 1913, page 130 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City CARA BOUCHARD Directory, 1892, page 143 512 West A Street Johnson & Olson, (Anna Johnson and Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Aleda Olson), dressmaking[,] 213 E Norway and Dickinson County With a Hughitt, res same List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 130 MARY A. McNELLIS 110 West Ludington Street EVA O. CARDINAL Dressmaking Parlors Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City 101 East Ludington Street Directory, 1892, page 155
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and McNellis Mary A, dressmaking, 110 W Norway and Dickinson County With a Ludington, res same List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 130 MARY THOMAS
512 West Ludington Street BARBARA DOLF 1117 River Avenue Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and List of Residents of Homestead, Norway and Dickinson County With a Wisconsin 1913, page 130 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 130 MRS. J. ST. ARNAULD
200 West Hughitt Street JULIA DUBEY 512 West A Street
62 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130; Directory, 1892, page 178 page 131; page 132 and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, 1913, page 130 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 21, St Arnauld Mrs J, dressmaking[,] 200 W Number 14 [Thursday, August 17, Hughitt 1916], page 1, column 4
CORRINE TREPANIER Business Change. 206 West Hughitt Street Sam Khoury has closed a deal for the Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and purchase of the Charles E. Anderson Norway and Dickinson County With a grocery store on East Ludington street and List of Residents of Homestead, took possession last Tuesday morning. Mr. Wisconsin 1913, page 130 Khoury will enlarge the stock and add a line of fruits, fine confectionery and cigars and tobacco. Next season he will have a soda fountain. The stand is a good one and the Clothing: Dry Goods Store new proprietor is confident that, by close attention to business, he will win a generous patronage. Mr. Anderson will ANDERSON & JOHNSON devote his entire time to his dry goods, General Store clothing, shoe and bazaar departments. Peter O. Anderson & Gust A. Johnson, Proprietors A.C. ANGOVE 600-602 East Main Street Princess Cash Store Corner of Stephenson Avenue and Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Fourth Street Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130; Directory, 1892, page 106 page 131; page 132; page 136 ANGOVE A C, proprietor of the Princess C.E. ANDERSON & CO. Cash Store. General Merchandise. General Merchandise Always the best goods at the lowest C.E. Anderson & Jerome E. Strong, prices. The leaders. Corner of Proprietors Carpenter av and Fourth, res same. 225 South Stephenson Avenue and JOHN J. COLE 202 East Ludington Street John J. Cole, Proprietor 311 South Stephenson Avenue Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and 225 South Stephenson Avenue Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, The Current, Norway, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume I, Number 45 63 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
[Saturday, December 12, 1885], page 1, clothing and furnishing goods, boots, column 5 shoes, etc., for the fall and winter trade.
IRON MOUNTAIN MELANGE. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 118 Our new clothier, John J. Cole[,] has but one thing to complain of – his line of goods COLE JOHN J, Dealer in dry goods and does not attract lady customers. carpets, 225 Stephenson av. Clothing, hats, caps, gents’ furnishing, boots, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, shoes, etc, 311 Stephenson av, res 417 Menominee County, Michigan, Volume East C XI, Number 6 [Thursday, May 2, 1889], page 1, column 2 Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, WE happened into Johnny Cole’s Number 1 [Thursday, May 27, 1897], clothing store last Saturday evening and page 8, column 1 found it packed with costomers [sic – customers], and the proprietor and all the John J. Cole has moved his stock of clerks as busy as nailers selling goods. goods to the Montgomery block on Cole appears to have gained the Stephenson avenue. confidence of a large number of Iron Mountain patrons. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Number 38 [Thursday, February 10, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume 1898], page 1, column 3 XI, Number 17 [Thursday, July 18, 1889), page 5, column 2 Will Move to Spokane.
Personal and Social. John J. Cole is closing up his affairs here and expects to leave about the 25th John J. Cole, our popular clothier, for Spokane, Washington, where he will returned from Chicago last Friday evening, take charge of a large store owned by after purchasing a nice stock of goods for Byron S. White, formerly of this range. The the fall trade. position is a good one and Mr. C. is a good man for the place. He will be accompanied The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, by his family. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 20 [Thursday, August 8, OTTO DERWALDT/DERRWALDT 1889], page 1, column 2 414 West Hughitt Street
J.J. COLE has had the interior of his Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City store newly painted, and will shortly have Directory, 1892, page 122 his bright clean shelves and counters filled with a fresh handsome stock of gents’
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Derrwaldt Otto, genl mdse [general FRANK IZZO merchandise], 414 W Hughitt, res 312 Dry Goods W Hughitt 417 Vulcan Street
R. FRAZINSKY/FREZINSKY Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and 319 South Stephenson Avenue Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Wisconsin 1913, page 130 Directory, 1892, page 128 GUST P. JOHNSON Frezinsky R, store 319 Stephenson av, res Dry Goods 508 East C 311 South Stephenson Avenue
CARMINE GAUDIO Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and General Merchandise Norway and Dickinson County With a 607-609 Vulcan Street List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 128; Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and page 130 Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, M. LEVY CO. Wisconsin 1913, page 130; page 132 General Merchandise Albert Levy, President; Isaac Unger, JOHN HANSON Secretary General Merchandise 415-419 South Stephenson Avenue 215 East Hughitt Street The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Norway and Dickinson County With a XI, Number 3 [Thursday, April 11, 1889], List of Residents of Homestead, page 1, column 2 Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130 JUST received at M. Levy & Co’s a full IRON MOUNTAIN MERCANTILE assortment of ladies’ muslin underwear consisting of chemises, night dresses, CO., LTD. drawers, corset covers, aprons, skirts, etc., General Merchandise etc. To be sold at uniform price of 35 cents. Adolph Anderson, President; Charles A. Come early and examine before the Hogg, Vice-President; Axel E. Nelson, assortment is broken. Manager 118-124 West B Street The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], Norway and Dickinson County With a page 8, column 1 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130 Personal and Social.
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Mr. Levy, senior partner of the firm of M. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Levy & Co., of this city, is spending a few Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, days here visiting his old friends. Mr. Levy Number 2 [Thursday, June 2, 1898], informs us that he intends to move here page 1, column 4 before long, which will be good news for all. The Levy Building. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume All rumors as regard the letting of the XI, Number 18 [Thursday, July 25, contract for the erection of M. Levy & Co.’s 1889], page 1, column 2 department store to Contractor Joergenson, of Green Bay, have been disposed of by M. LEVY is building a residence near that gentleman coming to the front with a Lieberthal’s residence, on the St. Clair certified check for $9,000. The work of addition, and will reside here permanently removing the old frame buildings has hereafter. commenced, and the material for the new building has been contracted for. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 150 The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole LEVY M & CO, (M Levy, H M Levy and I No. 652 [Wednesday, August 17, 1898], Unger), dealers in Dry Goods, Clothing, page 3, column 2 Gents’ Furnishings, Groceries, Provisions, Flour, Feed, Boots, Shoes CITY NEWS ITEMS. and General Merchandise, 421 _____ Stephenson avenue.
The new Levy building has reached the The Range-Tribune, Iron Mountain, second story and the work will be rapidly Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume pushed to completion. The firm expect [sic XIX, Number 52 [Saturday, April 30, – expects] to occupy their new building next 1898], page 1, column 6 month.
The Architect is Here. The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole J.E. Clancy, the architect for the new No. 664 [Wednesday, August 31, 1898], Levy building, came up from Green Bay page 3, column 2 yesterday with the plans for the building. The firm will send out for bids for CITY NEWS ITEMS. constructing same at once and they must be received by May 16. The building will be _____ two-story, brick, and the main rooms will be 50x100 feet, both the lower and upper The new Levy building is completed to floors being occupied by the firm. It will be its full height and the work of finishing the a modern building in every particular and interior will be rapidly pushed. It is a very will be heated by steam. handsome structure and the firm is entitled to praise for their enterprise. George Dehn, the plumber, is putting in an Eagle 66 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] generator for an acetylene plant and 120 burners will be used to furnish light for the Two of the large plate glass windows in building. the new Levy building front cracked from being set too tightly. The windows were Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, insured and the insurance company will Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, have to replace them. Number 17 [Thursday, September 15, 1898], page 1, column 4 The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole Contract For Fixtures. No. 705 [Wednesday, October 19, 1898], page 3, column 2 N.B. Parmelee & Son have secured the contract for building the fixtures for M. Levy CITY NEWS ITEMS. & Co.’s new department store and will have _____ the same ready to place in position as soon as Contractor Georgeson [sic – M. Levy & Co’s. window presents a very Joergenson] turns over the building to the attractive appearance. It is the work of a firm. The fixtures will be the handsomest in new window dresser. the upper peninsula. It is now expected that the building will be ready for occupancy The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson by October 15th. County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole No. 716 [Thursday, November 3, 1898], The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson page 3, column 2 County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole No. 693 [Wednesday, October 5, 1898], CITY NEWS ITEMS. page 3, column 2 _____ CITY NEWS ITEMS. We are told that at M. Levy & Co’s. _____ cloak sale, which takes place tomorrow in their new store, styles will be shown that The plate glass windows for the new will eclipse and garments ever seen in this Levy building were placed in position city. yesterday and are very handsome. They cost nearly $100 apiece and there are four The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson of them. A traveling man remarked this County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole morning that there was not a handsomer No. 728 [Friday, November 18, 1898], store front in Chicago than the Levy front. page 3, column 4
The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole NARROW ESCAPE. No. 703 [Monday, October 17, 1898], _____ page 3, column 2 Incipient Blaze in the Levy Store CITY NEWS ITEMS. Which Might Have Proved Serious. ______67 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
_____ Last night about 11 o’clock, while the Levy and Unger boys were working in the The Firm of M. Levy & Co., Moves new Levy store on Stephenson avenue preparing to receive the stock, the electric to Its New Quarters. arc lamp in the store went out and they _____ could not work longer. They left the building and went to the old store for their ESTABLISHED NEARLY TWELVE overcoats and as soon as they opened the YEARS. door smoke was plainly seen in the store _____ room. A telephone call was made at once to the engine house and an investigation was made. It was found that a spark had Steady Increase of Business – The dropped from the arc lamp in the rear of the Individual Members of the Firm – store and set fire to a covering on a line of The Handsomest Storeroom cloaks. It had burned clear through the in the Upper Peninsula. covering and had communicated to the _____ coats, which were smouldering [sic – smoldering]. It took but a few minutes for Early in 1887 a firm in Ft. Atkinson, the firemen to extinguish the fire, but it was Wis., doing a general merchandise a narrow escape. If the boys had not left business, found its trade becoming so their overcoats in the old building, the fire extensive that it concluded to look up no doubt would have remained another location, invest some capital and undiscovered until it got a good start and establish a branch house. This firm was M. serious damage would have resulted. It Levy & Co., and two of its members after was a fortunate thing that it turned out as it thoroughly investigating many cities and did. The loss will amount to less than $20. towns, decided that Iron Mountain was the
most promising place on the list and offered The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson the best inducements for the investment of County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole capital. No. 729 [Saturday, November 19, 1898], So in September 1887, a branch page 3, column 2 establishment was opened here which was
a success from the start, the business CITY NEWS ITEMS. increasing so rapidly and requiring so much _____ attention that the firm took advantage of an offer and sold out its Ft. Atkinson business, M. Levy & Co. will move tonight into giving the business here its entire attention. their new store. The firm at that time consisted of M. Levy, Isaac Unger and Henry Levy. Later The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson on the senior member’s youngest son, County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole Albert Levy, was taken into the firm, which No. 730 [Monday, November 21, 1898], continued business successfully in the page 3, column 3 quarters just vacated, sailing through the dull years of 1892 and 1893 without IN A NEW HOME. financial mishap and carrying on its books 68 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] many miners out of work and who greatly prosperity which has characterized its needed assistance, thus tiding them over business in the past. until better times came. Early last spring the volume of business Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, of the concern began to increase so rapidly Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, that steps were taken to construct a Number 28 [Thursday, November 30, building exactly suited to their firm’s 1898], page 8, column 4 demand. The property adjoining the store on the BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. North was purchased from Mrs. Amelia _____ Pascoe and on June 1 a contract was entered into to construct a modern business Since moving into their new store M. block at a considerable cost, work upon Levy & Co. have been compelled to employ which has just been completed. six additional clerks. Saturday night and this morning the … immense stock of goods in the old store M. Levy & Co. have placed an order for was moved into the new building which is an immense stock of toys. Santa Claus will handsomely fitted up with convenient make his headquarters at the “big store” counters and shelving, and modern office this season. fixtures. The business of the concern is being conducted as usual today, and as Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, soon as everything is in place a grand Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, opening will be given. The whole of the Number 5 [Thursday, June 22, 1911], building will be occupied by the firm and page 1, column 3 additional help may be needed to handle the holiday goods, a large and handsome Lease New Quarters. stock of which is daily arriving. There are at present 20 people actively employed in conducting this large business. Four The M. Levy company has leased the delivery wagons are necessary to deliver handsome Cook & Pelham block for a term the goods to purchasers. of ten years and taken possession. M. Levy & Co. certainly deserve [sic – Carpenters are now engaged in building the deserves] great credit for investing so much counters and fixtures. It is the intention of capital in so fine a building but the the company to occupy the building with members of the firm have confidence in the their grocery, china, glassware and future of Iron Mountain and the handsome granitware [sic – graniteware] departments. structure now occupied by them should be This will permit the enlargement of other an inducement to others to invest capital in departments in the company building. The that way, which not only adds to the look of office and wrapping counters will be the city but would tend to increase the removed to the space now occupied by the people’s confidence in it. grocery department and the stairway to the We do not believe there is a finer store second floor will be re-arranged [sic – room in the upper peninsula than the one rearranged]. This will give much additional now used by M. Levy & Co. and the Tribune space for the display of shoes, clothing and wishes the firm in its new undertaking that gents furnishing goods which have been crowded in an inconvenient manner 69 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] heretofore. Manager M. Unger, of this [Saturday, March 14, 1885], page 1, department, declares that, when he has his column 2 goods arranged in the new building, no town north of Chicago will have a neater Lieberthal Bros. & Co., of Iron Mountain, grocery store than Iron Mountain. Mr. Mich., have opened a merchant tailoring Unger is thoroughly informed in this branch department in connection with their large of the trade, has a knack of displaying stock of clothing, dry goods, boots and goods in an appitizing [sic – appetizing] shoes, etc. They carry a large assortment manner, and the business of the company of imported and domestic cloths to select is certain to increase as a result of the from, and guarantee a perfect fit or no sale. enlargement. Give them a call for your spring suit.
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, Directory, 1892, page 150 Number 9 [Thursday, July 20, 1911], page 1, column 3 Liebenthal [sic – Lieberthal] D H, clothing, 215 Stephenson av, res 602 East C Moving Grocery Store. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, The M. Levy company is engaged this Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, week in removing the grocery and allied Number 34 [Thursday, January 13, departments to the new Cook & Pelham 1898], page 1, column 2 building. Confusion reigns supreme just at present, but Manager Monroe Unger and A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. his corps of assistants will soon have _____ everything tastefully arranged. And The Press has sufficient confidence in the boys The Montgomery Blocks to predict that, when everything is in place, Iron Mountain will have the handsomest Badly Damaged – A and best-stocked grocery store in the upper Loss of Nearly peninsula. $30,000. _____ Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a The most destructive fire in the history List of Residents of Homestead, of Iron Mountain occurred last Tuesday Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 128; morning, resulting in the almost total page 130; page 131; page 132; page destruction of the Montgomery brick and 133 frame blocks and the damaging of the Allen building. The loss will reach a total of over LIEBERTHAL BROS. & CO. $33,000. D.H.. Lieberthal, Proprietor Shortly after one o’clock Policeman Bray discovered fire in the basement of the brick The Current, Norway, Menominee County, building occupied by Mr. Montgomery as an Michigan, Volume I, Number 6 undertaking establishment. An alarm was at once turned in and the company
70 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] responded with their usual promptness. D.H. Lieberthal, stock……………….. 1,000 Chief Harvey, with the assistance of his Total……………………………....$3,500 men and many volunteers[,] soon had nine STERLING AGENCY. streams of water pouring torrents of water W.B. Allen, building…………………..$1,500 upon and into the buildings, but owing to A.E. Smith, stock…………………….. 500 the difficulty of locating the flames it was Total…………………………....$2,000 not extinguished until six o’clock. In the Total insurance………………………$12,000 meantime nearly 500,000 gallons of water Total loss……………………………..$33,200 had been consumed. Chief Harvey It will be noticed that the loss of Messrs. pronounces the fire to have been one of the Sundstrom, Lieberthal and Mattson is most vicious he ever had to fight, and it almost a total one. Considerable of their may be recorded that had it not been for the stock were saved, but in such a badly efficiency of our fire department and water damaged condition that they will hardly works system the business portion of our realized [sic – realize] 25 cents on the dollar city would have been wiped out of for them. Mr. Lieberthal has his stock existence. stored in the Cameron building and Messrs. The Montgomery buildings were Sundstrom and Mattson are in the Wood occupied by D.H. Lieberthul [sic – block. The gentlemen will have the solid Lieberthal], clothier, A.J. Sundstrom, sympathy of the community in their hardware, E. Mattson, confectioner, and C. misfortune. Corneilson, baker. The Allen building had How the fire originated is a mystery, but for a tenant A.E. Smith, saloon keeper [sic talk of incendiarism [sic] is mere guess – saloonkeeper]. The losses are as follows: work. C.W. Montgomery, brick block………$6,500 “ “ frame block…..... 5,500 Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, C.W. Montgomery, undertaking goods Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, …………………………………. 3,500 Number 36 [Thursday, January 27, C.W. Montgomery, household goods 3,000 1898], page 1, column 4 D.H. Lieberthal, stock……………….. 9,500 A.J. Sundstrom, stock………………. 3,500 Will Continue Business. E. Mattson, stock…………………….. 875 A.E. Smith, stock……………………… 500 D.H. Lieberthal informs The Press that W.B. Allen, building…………………… 150 he has leased the Cameron building for a C. Corneilson, stock…………………. 175 term of years and will continue business in $33,200 this city. As soon as the present damaged The insurance carried by the several stock is disposed of he will leave for the losers is as follows: wholesale marts to purchase a new stock. MILLER AGENCY. Mr. Lieberthal states that, while he may not Montgomery brick…………………… $4,000 have the largest stock in the peninsula, in “ frame…………………… 1,000 quality it will be second to none. The “ furniture………………… 1,500 gentleman’s friends will be glad to hear of Total...... $6,500 his decision and will wish him prosperity. COMMERCIAL BANK AGENCY. Montgomery brick…………………… $1,000 Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, “ frame………………….. 500 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, “ stock…………………... 1,000 71 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Number 42 [Thursday, March 10, 1898], It was a pretty and timely souvenir. Several page 8, column 4 hundred were given away. The opening was a grand success, the store being COMING DOWN TOWN. crowded with customers until a late hour in the evening. _____ WILLIAM H. MITCHELL John Swanson Has Leased the 219 East Hughitt Street Cameron Block for a Term of Years. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City _____ Directory, 1892, page 157
John Swanson, the enterprising MITCHELL W H, a resident of Iron proprietor of the Princess store, has leased Mountain since 1883. Dealer in a full the Cameron block, lately occupied by D.H. line of Staple and fancy groceries, Lieberthal, and will stock the same with a provisions, dry goods, furnishings, fine assortment of high class dry goods, boots, shoes, flour, feed and notions, gent’s [sic – gents’] furnishings and boots 219 E Hughitt, res 314 East A. and shoes. Mr. Swanson left last Tuesday evening for Chicago to purchase his stock NEUENS & ROELL of goods and expects to have everything in Henry G. Neuens & Edmund F. Roell, readiness to welcome the buying public in Proprietors about two weeks. The building is now General Store being prepared for him. The stand is a 113 West Brown Street good one, and as Mr. Swanson intends to handle a superior grade of goods, the Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City venture will no doubt prove a success. Directory, 1892, page 160 It is not the intention to discontinue business at the Princess store, as has been NEUENS & ROELL, (H G Neuens and E F reported. This establishment will be Roell) dealers in staple and fancy family maintained in all its departments. The groceries, flour, feed and farm produce, decision of Mr. Swanson to branch out crockery, glassware and canned goods. proves that he has “his ear to the ground” Ladies’ gents’ children’s footware [sic – and is preparing to do his share of the footwear], boots, shoes and rubbers. increased business of the city in the future. Special agents for Wilbur’s Seed Meal, 113 W Brown Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Number 52 [Thursday, May 19, 1898], Norway and Dickinson County With a page 1, column 1 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 130; page 131; All the ladies calling at R.H. Sherman’s page 132 new dry goods store last Saturday were presented with a handsome picture of the A.M. OPPENHEIM ill-fated battleship Maine mounted on glass. The Fair 72 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
A.M. Oppenheim, Proprietor John Swanson, the enterprising 325-329 South Stephenson Avenue proprietor of the Princess store, has leased the Cameron block, lately occupied by D.H. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Lieberthal, and will stock the same with a Directory, 1892, page 163 fine assortment of high class dry goods, gent’s [sic – gents’] furnishings and boots OPPENHEIM A M, proprietor of “The Fair.” and shoes. Mr. Swanson left last Tuesday Dealer in Dry Goods, Clothing, evening for Chicago to purchase his stock Furniture, Boots, Shoes, Groceries, of goods and expects to have everything in Provisions and General Merchandise, readiness to welcome the buying public in 325-27-29 Stephenson av, res 813 about two weeks. The building is now Carpenter av. See advt. being prepared for him. The stand is a good one, and as Mr. Swanson intends to CHARLES E. PARENT handle a superior grade of goods, the Charles E. Parent, Proprietor venture will no doubt prove a success. 219 South Stephenson Avenue It is not the intention to discontinue business at the Princess store, as has been Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City reported. This establishment will be Directory, 1892, page 164 maintained in all its departments. The decision of Mr. Swanson to branch out PARENT C E, Dealer in dry goods, carpets, proves that he has “his ear to the ground” boots and shoes, gents’ furnishings, and is preparing to do his share of the groceries, provisions, flour, feed, increased business of the city in the future. crockery, glassware and general merchandise, 219 Stephenson av, res Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, 125 West B Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, Number 44 [Thursday, March 24, 1898], page 1, column 4 THE PRINCESS STORE John Swanson, Proprietor John Swanson’s new store in the Cameron block was illuminated last Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Saturday night with the acetylene gas Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, machine handled by Geo. J. Dehn. The Number 42 [Thursday, March 10, 1898], light is perfectly white and burns with great page 8, column 4 steadiness. Several hundred people inspected the apparatus during the evening. COMING DOWN TOWN. _____ RUSKY BROS. General Merchandise John Swanson Has Leased the Samuel Rusky & Julius Rusky, Cameron Block for a Term of Proprietors 121 South Stephenson Avenue Years. 215 South Stephenson Avenue _____ and 613 Vulcan Street
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SCHULDES & CARRIERE Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City 300 Block of South Stephenson Avenue Directory, 1892, page 173 The Current, Norway, Menominee County, Rusky S, general store[,] 121 Stephenson Michigan, Volume III, Number 39 av, res 214 W Brown [Saturday, October 29, 1887], page 8, column 1 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a RAMBLINGS: IRON MOUNTAIN. List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 127; page 128; A visit to the store of Messrs. Schuldes page 130; page 131; page 132; page & Carriere, [sic] will convince the most 133 skeptical that they carry the most complete line of clothing and dry goods in the city. JOHN RUSSELL 100 East Brown Street The Current, Norway, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume III, Number 43 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City [Saturday, November 26, 1887], page 1, Directory, 1892, page 173 column 2
RUSSELL JOHN, Dealer in staple and Schuldes & Carriere, of Iron Mountain[,] fancy family groceries, provisions, flour, are prepared to do stamping on all kinds of feed, dry goods, boots, shoes, goods in any pattern desired. furnishings and general merchandise, 100 East Brown, rooms 104 East The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Brown, boards 611 Carpenter ave. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 1 [Thursday, March 28, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and 1889], page 8, column 1 Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, Personal and Social. Wisconsin 1913, page 130; page 131; page 132 Arthur Voligny has returned to Iron Mountain, and is now employed in A. SACKIM CO. Schuldes’ store. Dry Goods and Gents’ Furnishings Abe Sackim, President; Ben Seaman, ROBERT SHERMAN Secretary; Sam Seaman, Treasurer Dry Goods Store 327-331 South Stephenson Avenue Cameron Building 108-110 West Ludington Street Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, List of Residents of Homestead, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, Wisconsin 1913, page 127; page 128; Number 48 [Thursday, April 21, 1898], page 130; page 136 page 1, column 2
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Dry Goods Store. SWANSON & LINDSTROM Robert Sherman has secured a lease of John Swanson and Gus Lindstrom the Cameron building and will engage in the 400 East Main Street dry goods business. He expects to leave for Chicago in a few days to purchase his Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City stock of goods and will be ready for Directory, 1892, page 180 business early in May. Mr. S. is a popular young man and will undoubtedly succeed. SWANSON & LINDSTROM, (John Swanson and Gus Lindstrom), general Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, merchandise, groceries, provisions, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, canned goods, dry goods, boots and Number 52 [Thursday, May 19, 1898], shoes[,] furnishings, crockery and page 1, column 1 glassware, flour, feed[,] hardware, clothing etc, 400 E Main All the ladies calling at R.H. Sherman’s new dry goods store last Saturday were JOHN SWANSON presented with a handsome picture of the Dry Goods, Gentlemen’s Furnishings ill-fated battleship Maine mounted on glass. Cameron Block It was a pretty and timely souvenir. Several hundred were given away. The opening Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, was a grand success, the store being Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, crowded with customers until a late hour in Number 42 [Thursday, March 10, 1898], the evening. page 8, column 4
HENRY SUINO & CO. General Store and Saloon COMING DOWN TOWN. 100 East Main Street _____
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and John Swanson Has Leased the Norway and Dickinson County With a Cameron Block for a Term of List of Residents of Homestead, Years. Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 130; page 131; page 132; page 133; page _____ 140 John Swanson, the enterprising proprietor of the Princess store, has leased WILLIAM SUNDSTROM the Cameron block, lately occupied by D.H. 205 East Fleshiem Street Lieberthal, and will stock the same with a fine assortment of high class dry goods, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City gent’s [sic – gents’] furnishings and boots Directory, 1892, page 179 and shoes. Mr. Swanson left last Tuesday evening for Chicago to purchase his stock Sundstrom Wm. (Hancock & Sundstrom), of goods and expects to have everything in general merchandise[,] 205 E Fleshiem, readiness to welcome the buying public in res same 75 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] about two weeks. The building is now WRIGHT BROTHERS, (J K, and A F) being prepared for him. The stand is a dealer [sic – dealers] in dry goods, good one, and as Mr. Swanson intends to groceries, flour, feed and general handle a superior grade of goods, the merchandise[,] 221 Stephenson av venture will no doubt prove a success. It is not the intention to discontinue business at the Princess store, as has been Clothing: Dyers reported. This establishment will be maintained in all its departments. The decision of Mr. Swanson to branch out proves that he has “his ear to the ground” CITY DYE WORKS and is preparing to do his share of the James McParlon, Proprietor increased business of the city in the future. 218 East Ludington Street
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, Norway and Dickinson County With a Number 44 [Thursday, March 24, 1898], List of Residents of Homestead, page 1, column 4 Wisconsin 1913, page 128
John Swanson’s new store in the VICTOR E. LUNDIN Cameron block was illuminated last Tailor Saturday night with the acetylene gas 209 East Ludington Street machine handled by Geo. J. Dehn. The light is perfectly white and burns with great Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and steadiness. Several hundred people Norway and Dickinson County With a inspected the apparatus during the evening. List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 141 JAMES TERVORROW General Merchandise JOHN NIKLAS 620 Vulcan Street Tailor 109 East C Street Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and List of Residents of Homestead, Norway and Dickinson County With a Wisconsin 1913, page 130 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 141 WRIGHT BROTHERS Jason K. Wright and Anson Francis PAYANT BROS. Wright Alphonse Payant & Andrew Payant 221 South Stephenson Avenue Tailors 207 East A Street Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 191 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a
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List of Residents of Homestead, Year, Number _____ [Tuesday, March Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 141 25, 1924], page 3, column 1
ROBERT SCHOLKE NEW LAUNDRY TO Tailor 207 East Hughitt Street BE OPENED HERE _____ Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Expect to Have Establish- List of Residents of Homestead, ment Ready By First Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 141 Of May
_____ C.F. WALLBERG
Tailor Plans are being made to open a new 203 East Ludington Street laundry and dry cleaning plant in Iron
Mountain about the first of May, it was Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and announced today. The firm, which will be Norway and Dickinson County With a known as the Modern Laundry & Dry List of Residents of Homestead, Cleaning company, is composed of Edward Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 141 E. Brouillire, who has been with the
Sanitary laundry for 10 years, and Harry Johnson, of Minneapolis. Clothing: Laundries and Dry Equipment valued at $12,000 has been Cleaners purchased for the stablishment [sic – establishment], Brouillire said, and is expected here about the middle of April. The laundry will be located at 111 East EAGLE LAUNDRY Brown street in a building that will be 104 East Ludington Street remodelled [sic – remodeled] for this 313 South Stephenson Avenue purpose. Reports have been current for some Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City time that an Iron River man has purchased Directory, 1892, page 226 property on South Carpenter avenue upon which he will build a laundry but no Eagle Laundry, 104 E Ludington announcement to this effect has been made. MODERN LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING COMPANY The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Edward E. Brouillire & Harry Johnson Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, 111 East Brown Street Number 40 [Wednesday, May 27, 1925], page 3, column 5 Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Sells Interest In Modern Laundry
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_____ is separated form the pressing department and office quarters. Clothes are put into a Harry Johnson has disposed of his half “washing” machine where they are interest in the Modern laundry to William thoroughly washed with gasoline. Separate Folley, it was announced today. The “washers” are provided for women’s and business will now be conducted by Broullire men’s clothing. From the washers the [sic – Brouillire] and Folley. clothing is transferred to a rotating kettle that removes all of the gasoline. Then they go to the dryer, a large drum like container RILEY’S MODERN DRY CLEANING that revolves and is heated. Through this PLANT machine is drawn a large quantity of air that East C Street thoroughly dries the clothing and removes all odors. Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, From this room the clothing is taken to Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ the pressing department where first it is Year, Number _____ [Saturday, June repaired, if necessary, and pressed. 28, 1924], page 2, column 3 Special machines are provided for delicate textures of cloth. NEW CLEANING A feature of the establishment is a machine through which the gasoline used in PLANT READY the cleaning process circulates and is _____ cleansed of dirt. In a test, more than half a pound of dirt Has Modern Equipment; was removed from 12 suits of clothes. Capacity 2,500 Suits a Week Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, _____ Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Friday, Perhaps the most modern dry cleaning September 19, 1924], page 7, column 1 plant in the upper peninsula will go into operation here Monday morning when the NEW STORE WILL new establishment owned by William Riley and located on East C street is formally OPEN TOMORROW opened for business. _____ The equipment of the plant, which is housed in a cement block building, New Fixtures Are In- represents an investment of $7,500, and stalled in Riley Es- was supplied by the Troy Laundry Machine tablishment company of East Moline, Ill. A _____ representative of the company has been here for the last three weeks supervising The dry cleaning and pressing agency installation. of William Riley, Iron Mountain, will be The plant has a capacity of 2,500 suits a opened tomorrow afternoon in the building week. Several large machines are formerly occupied by the Hedden millinery contained in the cleaning department which
78 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] shop, opposite the Norway postoffice [sic – by 100 inches in size, and other small post office], it was announced today. machinery. The office will occupy the front In addition to conducting a dry cleaning part of the building. Mr. Kaufman proposes and pressing agency, the store will also making a speciality [sic – specialty] of handle newspapers, magazines, tobacco family washing and believes he can offer and other articles. A shoe shining parlor such inducements in the way of prices and will also be included. good work as will bring to his laundry the All new fixtures make up the equipment greater portion of the work. The machinery of the store and represent an investment of is expected here within the next ten days more than $2,000. The fixtures have a and it is expected to have the laundry in mahogany finish and are highly polished. operation about the first of June. The interior of the establishment was being decorated today. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, One-day cleaning and pressing service Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, will be a feature of the new establishyment, Number 50 [Thursday, May 4, 1911], one truck being devoted here to that work page 4, column 2 alone. Washing Plant in Operation. SANITARY LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING WORKS Two units of the Coleraine washing 219 East Hughitt Street [need to copy the remainder of this article] Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, The Iron Mountain Daily News, Iron Number 50 [Thursday, May 4, 1911], Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, page 1, column 4 Volume 1, Number 164 [Friday, October 21, 1921], page 2, column 2 A Model Laundry. SANITARY LAUNDRY The new steam laundry which Charles CLOSED FOR REPAIRS Kaufman, late of Chicago, is to establish in _____ the Robbins building, on East Hughitt street, will be one of the very best New 45 H.P. Boiler Will equipped laundries in the west, containing Be Installed Tomor- everything that is new and modern in the way of machinery. The laundry will occupy row the first floor and basement of the building. _____ In the basement will be located three Ideal washing machines, an extractor, two The Sanitary Laundry and dry cleaning starchers, the dry room, starch cookers, works on East Hughitt street have [sic – soap tank and engine and boiler room. On has] made arrangements to suspend the main floor will be located the operations this afternoon and tomorrow dampening press, combination ironer, 36- while the old boiler will be taken out and a inch body ironer, collar shaping machinery new one installed. All disconnecting of containing seven pieces, flat work ironer 36 fittings was done this afternoon in order to 79 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] have everything ready for tomorrow when Sing Kee, Iron Mountain’s almond-eyed the old boiler will be taken out. shirt manipulator, has been endeavoring to The new Scotch-Marine 5 h.p. boiler purchase the outfit and good will of Miller was received a few days ago and will be Bros.’ steam laundry, at Florence. installed tomorrow morning. This is the only boiler of its kind in the city and is The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, claimed to be very efficient. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume A coal bin is being constructed in the XI, Number 13 [Thursday, June 20, rear of the building and will have a capacity 1889), page 1, column 2 of one carload of coal when completed. Construction will be of concrete, and the bin THE CITY. will be sunk to the level of the basement floor. IRON MOUNTAIN can now boast of a All improvements and installation of Chinese steam laundry – the only one of its machinery will be completed before kind in this part of the country. The fixtures Monday, when the doors will again open for have just been put in by Sing Kee, the business. Hughitt street washee-washee.
SING KEE Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Chinese Laundry Directory, 1892, page 144 209 East Ludington Street KEE SING, Chinese Laundry, res 209 E The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Ludington. See advt. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 8 [Thursday, May 16, 1889], CHARLES WONG page 1, column 2 102 West Ludington Street
A BESSEMER wag soaked a shirt collar Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City in a solution of nitric and sulphuric [sic – Directory, 1892, page 190 sulfuric] acid, and then sent it to Sing Lee [sic – Kee] to be washed. The Celestial [sic Wong Charles, chineese [sic – Chinese] – Chinese; Oriental person] found no laundry, 202 W Ludington difficulty in washing it, but when he attempted to iron it, there was an explosion, The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson and the collar was reduced to atoms – “it County, Michigan, Second Year, Whole bloke allee pieces.” Funny fellows up there No. 595 [Saturday, June 11, 1898], in Bessemer. page 3, column 2
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, CITY NEWS ITEMS. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume _____ XI, Number 11 [Thursday, June 6, 1889), page 1, column 2 The original Charles Wong, a Chinese laundryman, has opened a new laundry THE CITY. next door to the opera house. He used to have a laundry here about eight years ago,
80 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] but went to the copper country. He has a good reputation as a laundryman and a Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, great many of his former customers are Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, glad to see him return to this city. Number 13 [Thursday, August 12, 1915], page 1, column 3
Clothing: Men’s and Gentlemen’s Khoury To Retire. Furnishings The good people of Iron Mountain and vicinity are to be afforded an exceptional opportunity to purchase high-grade C.E. ANDERSON & CO. footwear, clothing and furnishing goods at General Merchandise practically cost prices at the sale of John I. C.E. Anderson & Jerome E. Strong, Khoury, of the Boston Store, which opens Proprietors next Saturday and continues until the first of 225 South Stephenson Avenue September. Mr. Khoury has been forced to sacrifice his large and splendid stock due, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and [sic] to the fact that, during his absence in Norway and Dickinson County With a the west, the building he now occupies was List of Residents of Homestead, arbitrarily leased for a term of ten years to Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130; another concern and he was served with a page 131; page 132 peremptory notice to vacate within the month. Mr. Khoury, being unable to secure A.C. ANGOVE another place of business within the time Princess Cash Store limit, decided to enlist the services of the Corner of Stephenson Avenue and people in moving the goods. As a result of Fourth Street the decision he will inaugurate a forced sale at which the cost mark will be obliterated. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City The goods are of a high-grade, fresh and Directory, 1892, page 106 up-to-date, and the sale is certain to attract a large following. Mr. Khoury has made no ANGOVE A C, proprietor of the Princess plans for the future, but it is hoped that he Cash Store. General Merchandise. will decide to remain a resident of Iron Always the best goods at the lowest Mountain. prices. The leaders. Corner of Carpenter av and Fourth, res same. BRAUMART SHOP FOR MEN William Riley and Richard Lundell, THE BOSTON STORE Proprietors John I. Khoury, Proprietor Harold C. Lindholm and Richard Lundell, 317-319 South Stephenson Avenue Proprietors East B Street Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, List of Residents of Homestead, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 128 81 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Number 35 [Thursday, May 21, 1925], confidence of a large number of Iron page 6, column 2 Mountain patrons.
Lundell, Riley The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, End Partnership Menominee County, Michigan, Volume _____ XI, Number 17 [Thursday, July 18, 1889), page 5, column 2
The dissolution of the partnership of William Riley and Richard Lundell, who Personal and Social. were associated in the recently opened Braumart shop for men on East B street[,] John J. Cole, our popular clothier, was announced today. The partnership will returned from Chicago last Friday evening, formally terminate on May 29. Riley’s after purchasing a nice stock of goods for interests have been disposed of to City the fall trade. Clerk Harold C. Lindholm and the shop will hereafter be conducted by Lindholm and The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Lundell. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 20 [Thursday, August 8, 1889], page 1, column 2 JOHN J. COLE
John J. Cole, Proprietor J.J. COLE has had the interior of his 311 South Stephenson Avenue store newly painted, and will shortly have 225 South Stephenson Avenue his bright clean shelves and counters filled
with a fresh handsome stock of gents’ The Current, Norway, Menominee County, clothing and furnishing goods, boots, Michigan, Volume I, Number 45 shoes, etc., for the fall and winter trade. [Saturday, December 12, 1885], page 1,
column 5 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City
Directory, 1892, page 118 IRON MOUNTAIN MELANGE. COLE JOHN J, Dealer in dry goods and Our new clothier, John J. Cole[,] has but carpets, 225 Stephenson av. Clothing, one thing to complain of – his line of goods hats, caps, gents’ furnishing, boots, does not attract lady customers. shoes, etc, 311 Stephenson av, res 417 East C The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, XI, Number 6 [Thursday, May 2, 1889], Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, page 1, column 2 Number 1 [Thursday, May 27, 1897], page 8, column 1 WE happened into Johnny Cole’s clothing store last Saturday evening and John J. Cole has moved his stock of found it packed with costomers [sic – goods to the Montgomery block on customers], and the proprietor and all the Stephenson avenue. clerks as busy as nailers selling goods. Cole appears to have gained the 82 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, [See Standard Clothing Store] Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, Number 38 [Thursday, February 10, Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, 1898], page 1, column 3 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Number 24 [Friday, May 8, 1925], page Will Move to Spokane. 2, column 4
John J. Cole is closing up his affairs NEW MEN’S STORE here and expects to leave about the 25th for Spokane, Washington, where he will WILL OPEN HERE take charge of a large store owned by _____ Byron S. White, formerly of this range. The position is a good one and Mr. C. is a good Dworsky Brothers And man for the place. He will be accompanied Weinstein Company by his family. Lease Building _____ THE CONTINENTAL
Charles Delaporte & Son Stock of the Z.P. Rousselle store, 513 William Delaporte, Manager Stephenson avenue, [sic] has been 221 South Stephenson Avenue purchased by the Sworsky Bros., owners of
the Men’s store, and I. Weinstein, of the I The Range-Tribune, Iron Mountain, Weinstein company, Minneapolis, and a Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume long term lease taken on the building, XVII, Number 45 (Whole Number 880) according to an announcement at the Men’s [Saturday, February 29, 1896], page 2, store this afternoon. column 3 Disposal of the stock will be made at a
special sale to start about May 15, and it is The Continental, a new clothing store, expected to start work on remodeling the opens to-day [sic – today] in Wood’s block, building the early party of June. 221 Stephenson avenue, with a complete A clothing store, handling a high class line of clothing, hats, caps and gents’ and exclusive line of boys’ and mens [sic – furnishing goods. Their motto: Quick sales men’s] clothes, furnishings, shoes and and small profits. luggage[,] will be opened in the remodelled To-day [sic – Today] Charles Delaporte [sic – remodeled] building, adding another & Son, of Green Bay, will open the store to the chain now operated by the Continental Clothing store in Corning’s old Weinstein interests. stand, Wood block, with a splendid assortment of goods. The firm has [a] well Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, established [sic – well-established] Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ reputation for square dealing and has come Year, Number _____ [Monday, May 18, to stay. William Delaporte is the manager. 1925], page ___, column ___
DWORSKY BROS. MEN’S STORE New Harness Shop Dworsky Brothers and I. Weinstein Is Being Built 513 South Stephenson Avenue 83 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
_____ open their place of business about April 15th. Gilbert has been employed as a Construction has been started on a salesman for many years in the M. Levy single story tile building which will be company store and Frank has held a similar erected by Z.P. Rousselle in the rear of his position with the Abe Sackim company. former store on Stephenson avenue. Mr. The young gentlemen enjoy the confidence Rousselle recently disposed of his stock of of the community, are well versed in the men’s furnishings to the proprietors of the business in which they propose to embark Men’s store and will also rent the building to and will no doubt receive a generous them. However, he will continue to conduct patronage. his business of harness making, awning work and auto top renewals in the new Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, building which is expected to be ready Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume about June 1. ___, Number ___ [Thursday, April 24, 1913], page ___, column ___ R. FRAZINSKY/FREZINSKY 319 South Stephenson Avenue A New Store.
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Gilbert P. Fugere and Frank X. Fugere Directory, 1892, page 128 expect to open their new store in the Cameron building, now occupied by Gust P. Frezinsky R, store 319 Stephenson av, res Johnson, the coming week. The firm will 508 East C handle high-grade shoes and men’s furnishings. The young men comprising the FUGERE BROS. STORE firm need no extended introduction to the people of Iron Mountain. For many years Gilbert P. Fugere & Frank X. Fugere they held positions of responsibility with the 311 South Stephenson Avenue leading business houses of the city and [Cameron Building] specialized in the lines they will now
handle. They are progressive young Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, business men [sic – businessmen], with a Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 17, wide circle of friends, and they will no doubt Number 43 [Thursday, March 13, 1913], receive a generous patronage. page 1, column 4
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, A New Store. Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Saturday, January G.P. Fugere and his brother Frank, well- 14, 1922], page 2, column 6 known and popular young business men [sic – businessmen], have decided to open POLICE HANDLE a shoe store with a side line of furnishing goods. The Cameron building, now CROWD AT SALE occupied by G.P. Johnson, has been _____ leased. The brothers will leave next Sunday for Chicago and other markets to Unusual success attended the opening purchase their stock of goods and expect to this morning of the sale at Fugere Bros. 84 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] store, crowds [store. Crowds] jammed the store all day and several times it was found Goldman Simon, notions, res Stephenson necessary to refuse admittance to eager av 206 W Hughitt [sic – 423 Stephenson bargain seekers. av, res 206 W Hughitt] The sale is being put on under the auspices of the Flick sales company, of THE HUB CLOTHING STORE Minneapolis. Moses Taylor, Proprietor Police were on duty nearly all morning[,] Charles E. Parent, Manager handling the crowds and were responsible 403 South Stephenson Avenue for the maintainance [sic – maintenance] of order and the absence of confusion. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, GATELY-WIGGINS CO. Number 9 [Thursday, July 20, 1899], Clothing and Furniture page 1, column 3 John Williams, Manager 121 South Stephenson Avenue New Clothing Store.
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and S. Mortensen, who has been connected Norway and Dickinson County With a with the Hub Clothing Store and other List of Residents of Homestead, mercantile establishments here during the Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 132 past four or five years, has leased the new Freeman brownstone building and will Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, engage in business for himself as soon as Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 13, the store is ready for occupancy. He will Number 39 [Thursday, February 18, handle clothing, gents’ furnishing goods, 1909], page 1, column 4 hats, caps, boots and shoes, and will handle a superior grade of goods. Mr. New Manager. Mortensen is a popular young man and will no doubt do a fine business. W.J. Williams has returned to Iron Mountain form Houghton to accept the position of manager of the Gately-Wiggins Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, store. He succeeds P. Downey who will be Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, employed in one of the company’s copper Number 42 [Thursday, March 9, 1905], country stores. Mr. Williams has had a page 1, column 2 good mercantile training and will undoubtedly prove successful in the The Hub Store. responsible position to which he has been ____ promoted.
The Hub Store has been closed pending SIMON GOLDMAN a settlement with creditors. Charles E. 423 South Stephenson Avenue Parent, who was manger for the late Moses Taylor, the proprietor, states that the Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City liabilities are considerably larger than the Directory, 1892, page 131 assets. The store has always done a large 85 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] business and it is certain that, had not Mr. kinds” of bargains for the people of Iron Taylor’s death been so sudden, no Mountain. difficulties would have been encountered. The store will be reopened on Saturday morning next. Mr. Charash has engaged Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Robet H. Sherman, one of the most popular Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, salesmen on the range, to assist him in the Number 48 [Thursday, April 20, 1905], management of the store, and he wants all page 1, column 5 the people to call and see him.
DEAL IN CLOTHING. THE HUB CLOTHING COMPANY _____ David J. Confeld and Meyer Rosenblum, Proprietors The Odd Fellows Building L. Charash Purchases the 421 South Stephenson Avenue Hub Stock of Clothing _____ Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ L. Charash, the well-known young Year, Number _____ [Saturday, March merchant of Norway, was the successful 21, 1925], page 2, column 1 bidder for The Hub Clothing Store stock of goods, which was sold at auction by NEW CLOTHING Attorney Pelham, representing the Taylor estate, last Tuesday. STORE TO OPEN The sale was attended by a large _____ number of buyers, no less than a dozen merchants from out of town being in Hub Company Located in attendance, as well as half a dozen local dealers, and the bidding was exceedingly Odd Fellows’ Building lively. Mr. Charash, who evidently On Stephenson understood his business, finally secured the _____ line for $8,750. Good judges tell us that the stock is worth double the money paid for it. Featuring Fashion Park clothes and In an interview with The Press, Mr. carrying the best in men’s furnishings, the Charash states that it is his intention to Hub Clothing company will open its doors to close his store in Norway and become a the trade in the Odd Fellow’s [sic – permanent resident of Iron Mountain, Fellows’] building, 421 Stephenson avenue, continuing the business of the late Mr. early next week. David J. Confeld and Taylor, his brother-in-law. He will at once Meyer Rosenblum are the owners of the purchase a large line of seasonable and new store. fashionable clothing, shoes, furnishing Mr. Rosenblum, for the last six years goods, etc., and in order to make room for manager and buyer of the men’s the new lines, the Taylor stock will be department of the Fair Savings Bank store, closed out forthwith – in other words, at just Escanaba, and formerly connected with above the cost price. This means “all _____ Lytton and Sons, Chicago, Glass and Liebman, Brooklyn, Henry B---tsum,
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Gladstone, Mich., and the Hub stores at An attempted robbery last night at the Gladstone and Crosby, Minn., will New Hub clothing store in the Odd Fellows personally be in charge of the store here. building on Stephenson avenue failed to Connected with Mr. Rosenblum in a materialize. managerial capacity is Mr. Confeld, who It is believed that the robbers were has been employed as a traveling auditor frightened away by the proprietors who for the Gamble-Robinson company for entered the building at 11 o’clock. Entrance several years and who for 12 years was to the building was made through the rear employed by the Northwestern National basement door which was sprung open. bank of Minneapolis. Finding the door leading into the store The interior of the building is being locked, the intruders removed one of the completely redecorated and in another hinges of the door and were attempting to week it is expected that much of the stock take the other one off when they became ordered for the new store will be on the frightened. A small hatchet was found on shelves. The ceiling is being painted, a the stairway. The work was believed to be new lighting system is being installed and that of youths as no man full sized could plans are made for the enlargement of the squeeze through the small opening made display windows within the next few by springing the door. months. Fashion Park clothing is to be featured GUST P. JOHNSON by the store, and Gordon hats are to be Dry Goods carried in the hat department. In addition, 311 South Stephenson Avenue practically every known furnishing will be carried in stock, and a wide variety to Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and choose from is promised. Norway and Dickinson County With a A boy’s [sic – boys’] department is List of Residents of Homestead, planned and a complete stock of clothing Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 128 for youths will be carried. JOHN R. JOHNSTON Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, 204 East Ludington Street Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Number 12 [Friday, April 24, 1925], Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City page 3, column 3 Directory, 1892, page 141
FAIL IN ATTEMPT JOHNSTON JOHN R. Artistic merchant tailor and dealer in the only line of TO ROB STORE fashionable gentlemen’s furnishings, _____ 204 East Ludington, res 110 West B[.] See advt. Thieves Believed to Have Been Frightened By PAUL KHOURY Owners Northeast Corner of South Stephenson _____ Avenue and East B Street
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The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Year 7, M. LEVY CO. Number 30 [Saturday, May 17, 1927], General Merchandise page 2, column 2 421 South Stephenson Avenue Albert Levy, President; Isaac Unger, PAUL KHOURY TO Secretary 415-419 South Stephenson Avenue OPEN NEW STORE EARLY IN MONTH The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, _____ Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 3 [Thursday, April 11, 1889], page 1, column 2 Will Carry Complete Stock of Men’s JUST received at M. Levy & Co’s a full Clothing assortment of ladies’ muslin underwear _____ consisting of chemises, night dresses, drawers, corset covers, aprons, skirts, etc., Paul Khoury, former Iron Mountain etc. To be sold at uniform price of 35 cents. merchant, today announced that he will Come early and examine before the soon open a men’s furnishing store in the assortment is broken. building now occupied by the Bootery and the Croll jewelry store, corner of B street The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, and Stephenson avenue. The Bootery and Menominee County, Michigan, Volume the Croll jewelry store will move to other XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], quarters. page 8, column 1 Mr. Khoury was in business in Iron Mountain for some years, conducting a Personal and Social. confectionery store and also being in partnership with his brother, John, in a Mr. Levy, senior partner of the firm of M. general merchandise store in the quarters Levy & Co., of this city, is spending a few now used by the Woolworth company. days here visiting his old friends. Mr. Levy For the last several years he had been informs us that he intends to move here in business in Channing but has now before long, which will be good news for all. returned here. The new store will carry a complete line The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, of men’s clothing and accessories and will Menominee County, Michigan, Volume also handle ladies’ shoes and stockings. It XI, Number 18 [Thursday, July 25, is planned to add ladies’ apparel later. 1889], page 1, column 2 The store will be re-painted [sic – repainted] and will be equipped with new M. LEVY is building a residence near fixtures and complete new stock. Mr. Lieberthal’s residence, on the St. Clair Khoury will leave for Chicago tomorrow addition, and will reside here permanently night to purchase his stock. hereafter. The opening will probably be held between the fifth and tenth of June.
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Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 150 The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole LEVY M & CO, (M Levy, H M Levy and I No. 652 [Wednesday, August 17, 1898], Unger), dealers in Dry Goods, Clothing, page 3, column 2 Gents’ Furnishings, Groceries, Provisions, Flour, Feed, Boots, Shoes CITY NEWS ITEMS. and General Merchandise, 421 _____ Stephenson avenue. The new Levy building has reached the The Range-Tribune, Iron Mountain, second story and the work will be rapidly Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume pushed to completion. The firm expect [sic XIX, Number 52 [Saturday, April 30, – expects] to occupy their new building next 1898], page 1, column 6 month.
The Architect is Here. The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole J.E. Clancy, the architect for the new No. 664 [Wednesday, August 31, 1898], Levy building, came up from Green Bay page 3, column 2 yesterday with the plans for the building. The firm will send out for bids for CITY NEWS ITEMS. constructing same at once and they must _____ be received by May 16. The building will be two-story, brick, and the main rooms will be The new Levy building is completed to 50x100 feet, both the lower and upper its full height and the work of finishing the floors being occupied by the firm. It will be interior will be rapidly pushed. It is a very a modern building in every particular and handsome structure and the firm is entitled will be heated by steam. to praise for their enterprise. George Dehn,
the plumber, is putting in an Eagle Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, generator for an acetylene plant and 120 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, burners will be used to furnish light for the Number 2 [Thursday, June 2, 1898], building. page 1, column 4
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, The Levy Building. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, Number 17 [Thursday, September 15, All rumors as regard the letting of the 1898], page 1, column 4 contract for the erection of M. Levy & Co.’s department store to Contractor Joergenson, Contract For Fixtures. of Green Bay, have been disposed of by that gentleman coming to the front with a N.B. Parmelee & Son have secured the certified check for $9,000. The work of contract for building the fixtures for M. Levy removing the old frame buildings has & Co.’s new department store and will have commenced, and the material for the new the same ready to place in position as soon building has been contracted for. as Contractor Georgeson [sic – 89 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Joergenson] turns over the building to the M. Levy & Co’s. window presents a very firm. The fixtures will be the handsomest in attractive appearance. It is the work of a the upper peninsula. It is now expected new window dresser. that the building will be ready for occupancy by October 15th. The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson No. 716 [Thursday, November 3, 1898], County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole page 3, column 2 No. 693 [Wednesday, October 5, 1898], page 3, column 2 CITY NEWS ITEMS. _____ CITY NEWS ITEMS. _____ We are told that at M. Levy & Co’s. cloak sale, which takes place tomorrow in The plate glass windows for the new their new store, styles will be shown that Levy building were placed in position will eclipse and garments ever seen in this yesterday and are very handsome. They city. cost nearly $100 apiece and there are four of them. A traveling man remarked this The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson morning that there was not a handsomer County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole store front in Chicago than the Levy front. No. 728 [Friday, November 18, 1898], page 3, column 4 The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole NARROW ESCAPE. No. 703 [Monday, October 17, 1898], page 3, column 2 _____
CITY NEWS ITEMS. Incipient Blaze in the Levy Store _____ Which Might Have Proved Serious. _____ Two of the large plate glass windows in the new Levy building front cracked from Last night about 11 o’clock, while the being set too tightly. The windows were Levy and Unger boys were working in the insured and the insurance company will new Levy store on Stephenson avenue have to replace them. preparing to receive the stock, the electric arc lamp in the store went out and they The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson could not work longer. They left the County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole building and went to the old store for their No. 705 [Wednesday, October 19, overcoats and as soon as they opened the 1898], page 3, column 2 door smoke was plainly seen in the store room. A telephone call was made at once CITY NEWS ITEMS. to the engine house and an investigation _____ was made. It was found that a spark had dropped from the arc lamp in the rear of the store and set fire to a covering on a line of 90 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] cloaks. It had burned clear through the in the Upper Peninsula. covering and had communicated to the _____ coats, which were smouldering [sic – smoldering]. It took but a few minutes for Early in 1887 a firm in Ft. Atkinson, the firemen to extinguish the fire, but it was Wis., doing a general merchandise a narrow escape. If the boys had not left business, found its trade becoming so their overcoats in the old building, the fire extensive that it concluded to look up no doubt would have remained another location, invest some capital and undiscovered until it got a good start and establish a branch house. This firm was M. serious damage would have resulted. It Levy & Co., and two of its members after was a fortunate thing that it turned out as it thoroughly investigating many cities and did. The loss will amount to less than $20. towns, decided that Iron Mountain was the most promising place on the list and offered The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson the best inducements for the investment of County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole capital. No. 729 [Saturday, November 19, 1898], So in September 1887, a branch page 3, column 2 establishment was opened here which was a success from the start, the business CITY NEWS ITEMS. increasing so rapidly and requiring so much _____ attention that the firm took advantage of an offer and sold out its Ft. Atkinson business, M. Levy & Co. will move tonight into giving the business here its entire attention. their new store. The firm at that time consisted of M. Levy, Isaac Unger and Henry Levy. Later The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson on the senior member’s youngest son, County, Michigan, Third Year, Whole Albert Levy, was taken into the firm, which No. 730 [Monday, November 21, 1898], continued business successfully in the page 3, column 3 quarters just vacated, sailing through the dull years of 1892 and 1893 without IN A NEW HOME. financial mishap and carrying on its books many miners out of work and who greatly _____ needed assistance, thus tiding them over until better times came. The Firm of M. Levy & Co., Moves Early last spring the volume of business to Its New Quarters. of the concern began to increase so rapidly _____ that steps were taken to construct a building exactly suited to their firm’s demand. ESTABLISHED NEARLY TWELVE The property adjoining the store on the YEARS. North was purchased from Mrs. Amelia _____ Pascoe and on June 1 a contract was entered into to construct a modern business Steady Increase of Business – The block at a considerable cost, work upon Individual Members of the Firm – which has just been completed. The Handsomest Storeroom 91 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Saturday night and this morning the … immense stock of goods in the old store M. Levy & Co. have placed an order for was moved into the new building which is an immense stock of toys. Santa Claus will handsomely fitted up with convenient make his headquarters at the “big store” counters and shelving, and modern office this season. fixtures. The business of the concern is being conducted as usual today, and as Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, soon as everything is in place a grand Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 14, opening will be given. The whole of the Number 40 [Thursday, February 24, building will be occupied by the firm and 1910], page 1, column 3 additional help may be needed to handle the holiday goods, a large and handsome Patent Display Rack. stock of which is daily arriving. There are at present 20 people actively employed in Roy D. Crago, engineer at the M. Levy conducting this large business. Four company store, has been granted a patent delivery wagons are necessary to deliver for a merchandise display rack. I. Unger is the goods to purchasers. interested with Mr. Crego in the invention. M. Levy & Co. certainly deserve [sic – The rack permits the display of small deserves] great credit for investing so much articles without necessary handling, and will capital in so fine a building but the no doubt have a large sale. members of the firm have confidence in the future of Iron Mountain and the handsome Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, structure now occupied by them should be Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, an inducement to others to invest capital in Number 5 [Thursday, June 22, 1911], that way, which not only adds to the look of page 1, column 3 the city but would tend to increase the people’s confidence in it. Lease New Quarters. We do not believe there is a finer store room in the upper peninsula than the one The M. Levy company has leased the now used by M. Levy & Co. and the Tribune handsome Cook & Pelham block for a term wishes the firm in its new undertaking that of ten years and taken possession. prosperity which has characterized its Carpenters are now engaged in building the business in the past. counters and fixtures. It is the intention of the company to occupy the building with Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, their grocery, china, glassware and Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, granitware [sic – graniteware] departments. Number 28 [Thursday, November 30, This will permit the enlargement of other 1898], page 8, column 4 departments in the company building. The office and wrapping counters will be BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. removed to the space now occupied by the _____ grocery department and the stairway to the second floor will be re-arranged [sic – Since moving into their new store M. rearranged]. This will give much additional Levy & Co. have been compelled to employ space for the display of shoes, clothing and six additional clerks. gents furnishing goods which have been
92 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] crowded in an inconvenient manner The Current, Norway, Menominee County, heretofore. Manager M. Unger, of this Michigan, Volume I, Number 6 department, declares that, when he has his [Saturday, March 14, 1885], page 1, goods arranged in the new building, no column 2 town north of Chicago will have a neater grocery store than Iron Mountain. Mr. Lieberthal Bros. & Co., of Iron Mountain, Unger is thoroughly informed in this branch Mich., have opened a merchant tailoring of the trade, has a knack of displaying department in connection with their large goods in an appitizing [sic – appetizing] stock of clothing, dry goods, boots and manner, and the business of the company shoes, etc. They carry a large assortment is certain to increase as a result of the of imported and domestic cloths to select enlargement. from, and guarantee a perfect fit or no sale. Give them a call for your spring suit. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Number 9 [Thursday, July 20, 1911], Menominee County, Michigan, Volume page 1, column 3 XI, Number 18 [Thursday, July 25, 1889], page 5, column 2 Moving Grocery Store. Personal and Social. The M. Levy company is engaged this week in removing the grocery and allied D.H. Lieberthal has rented the Oliver departments to the new Cook & Pelham store building, Norway, and will open a building. Confusion reigns supreme just at clothing store there about the 20th of next present, but Manager Monroe Unger and month. his corps of assistants will soon have everything tastefully arranged. And The Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Press has sufficient confidence in the boys Directory, 1892, page 150 to predict that, when everything is in place, Iron Mountain will have the handsomest Liebenthal [sic – Lieberthal] D H, clothing, and best-stocked grocery store in the upper 215 Stephenson av, res 602 East C peninsula. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, Norway and Dickinson County With a Number 34 [Thursday, January 13, List of Residents of Homestead, 1898], page 1, column 2 Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 128; page 130; page 131; page 132; page A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. 133 _____
LIEBERTHAL BROS. & CO. The Montgomery Blocks D.H.. Lieberthal, Proprietor 215 South Stephenson Avenue Badly Damaged – A Loss of Nearly $30,000.
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_____ A.E. Smith, stock……………………… 500 W.B. Allen, building…………………… 150 The most destructive fire in the history C. Corneilson, stock…………………. 175 of Iron Mountain occurred last Tuesday $33,200 morning, resulting in the almost total The insurance carried by the several destruction of the Montgomery brick and losers is as follows: frame blocks and the damaging of the Allen MILLER AGENCY. building. The loss will reach a total of over Montgomery brick…………………… $4,000 $33,000. “ frame…………………… 1,000 Shortly after one o’clock Policeman Bray “ furniture………………… 1,500 discovered fire in the basement of the brick Total...... $6,500 building occupied by Mr. Montgomery as an COMMERCIAL BANK AGENCY. undertaking establishment. An alarm was Montgomery brick…………………… $1,000 at once turned in and the company “ frame………………….. 500 responded with their usual promptness. “ stock…………………... 1,000 Chief Harvey, with the assistance of his D.H. Lieberthal, stock……………….. 1,000 men and many volunteers[,] soon had nine Total……………………………....$3,500 streams of water pouring torrents of water STERLING AGENCY. upon and into the buildings, but owing to W.B. Allen, building…………………..$1,500 the difficulty of locating the flames it was A.E. Smith, stock…………………….. 500 not extinguished until six o’clock. In the Total…………………………....$2,000 meantime nearly 500,000 gallons of water Total insurance………………………$12,000 had been consumed. Chief Harvey Total loss……………………………..$33,200 pronounces the fire to have been one of the It will be noticed that the loss of Messrs. most vicious he ever had to fight, and it Sundstrom, Lieberthal and Mattson is may be recorded that had it not been for the almost a total one. Considerable of their efficiency of our fire department and water stock were saved, but in such a badly works system the business portion of our damaged condition that they will hardly city would have been wiped out of realized [sic – realize] 25 cents on the dollar existence. for them. Mr. Lieberthal has his stock The Montgomery buildings were stored in the Cameron building and Messrs. occupied by D.H. Lieberthul [sic – Sundstrom and Mattson are in the Wood Lieberthal], clothier, A.J. Sundstrom, block. The gentlemen will have the solid hardware, E. Mattson, confectioner, and C. sympathy of the community in their Corneilson, baker. The Allen building had misfortune. for a tenant A.E. Smith, saloon keeper [sic How the fire originated is a mystery, but – saloonkeeper]. The losses are as follows: talk of incendiarism [sic] is mere guess C.W. Montgomery, brick block………$6,500 work. “ “ frame block…..... 5,500 C.W. Montgomery, undertaking goods Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, …………………………………. 3,500 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, C.W. Montgomery, household goods 3,000 Number 36 [Thursday, January 27, D.H. Lieberthal, stock……………….. 9,500 1898], page 1, column 4 A.J. Sundstrom, stock………………. 3,500 E. Mattson, stock…………………….. 875 Will Continue Business.
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the store is ready for occupancy. He will D.H. Lieberthal informs The Press that handle clothing, gents’ furnishing goods, he has leased the Cameron building for a hats, caps, boots and shoes, and will term of years and will continue business in handle a superior grade of goods. Mr. this city. As soon as the present damaged Mortensen is a popular young man and will stock is disposed of he will leave for the no doubt do a fine business. wholesale marts to purchase a new stock. Mr. Lieberthal states that, while he may not A.M. OPPENHEIM have the largest stock in the peninsula, in The Fair quality it will be second to none. The A.M. Oppenheim, Proprietor gentleman’s friends will be glad to hear of 325-329 South Stephenson Avenue his decision and will wish him prosperity. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City WILLIAM H. MITCHELL Directory, 1892, page 163 219 East Hughitt Street OPPENHEIM A M, proprietor of “The Fair.” Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Dealer in Dry Goods, Clothing, Directory, 1892, page 157 Furniture, Boots, Shoes, Groceries, Provisions and General Merchandise, MITCHELL W H, a resident of Iron 325-27-29 Stephenson av, res 813 Mountain since 1883. Dealer in a full Carpenter av. See advt. line of Staple and fancy groceries, provisions, dry goods, furnishings, CHARLES E. PARENT boots, shoes, flour, feed and notions, Charles E. Parent, Proprietor 219 E Hughitt, res 314 East A. 219 South Stephenson Avenue
S. MORTENSEN CLOTHING Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City STORE Directory, 1892, page 164 Freeman Building 317 South Stephenson Avenue PARENT C E, Dealer in dry goods, carpets, [M. Mortensen] boots and shoes, gents’ furnishings, groceries, provisions, flour, feed, Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, crockery, glassware and general Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, merchandise, 219 Stephenson av, res Number 9 [Thursday, July 20, 1899], 125 West B page 1, column 3 PARENT CLOTHING STORE New Clothing Store. Charles B. Parent, Proprietor 405 South Stephenson Avenue S. Mortensen, who has been connected with the Hub Clothing Store and other Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and mercantile establishments here during the Norway and Dickinson County With a past four or five years, has leased the new List of Residents of Homestead, Freeman brownstone building and will Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 128 engage in business for himself as soon as 95 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
PETERS & EKLUND Wisconsin 1913, page 127; page 128; Clothing, Notions, Etc. page 130; page 136 Fleshiem Street SCHULDES & CARRIERE The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, The New York Store Menominee County, Michigan, Volume N.C. Schuldes and Emil Carriere XI, Number 21 [Thursday, August 15, 305 South Stephenson Avenue 1889], page 1, column 3 The Current, Norway, Menominee County, PETERS & Eklund is the name of a new Michigan, Volume III, Number 39 firm dealing in clothing, notions, etc., that [Saturday, October 29, 1887], page 8, have just opened a store of Fleshiem street. column 1
RUSKY BROS. RAMBLINGS: IRON MOUNTAIN. General Merchandise Samuel Rusky & Julius Rusky, A visit to the store of Messrs. Schuldes Proprietors & Carriere, [sic] will convince the most 121 South Stephenson Avenue skeptical that they carry the most complete 215 South Stephenson Avenue line of clothing and dry goods in the city. and 613 Vulcan Street The Current, Norway, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume III, Number 43 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City [Saturday, November 26, 1887], page 1, Directory, 1892, page 173 column 2
Rusky S, general store[,] 121 Stephenson Schuldes & Carriere, of Iron Mountain[,] av, res 214 W Brown are prepared to do stamping on all kinds of goods in any pattern desired. Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, List of Residents of Homestead, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Wisconsin 1913, page 127; page 128; XI, Number 16 [Thursday, July 11, page 130; page 131; page 132; page 1889], page 1, column 1 133 To whom it may Concern. A. SACKIM CO. Dry Goods and Gents’ Furnishings On and after July 10th we will Sell for Abe Sackim, President; Ben Seaman, Cash only. We would also request all who Secretary; Sam Seaman, Treasurer are indebted to us to please pay up as soon 327-331 South Stephenson Avenue as possible. Respectfully, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and CARL SCHULDES. Norway and Dickinson County With a The New York Store, Iron Mountain, List of Residents of Homestead, Mich., July 4, 1889.
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The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume The Standard Clothing company, XI, Number 17 [Thursday, July 18, occuping [sic – occupying] the Stephenson 1889], page 1, column 3 avenue building recently vacated by the Rousselle harness shop, has been formally Look Out for the Dogs. opened for business. The story [sic – store] is carrying a complete line of men’s and A big black and white dog attacked a boys’ clothing, shoes and sporting goods. little girl in front of Schuldes’ store this An extensive line of luggage is also carried. morning. Dominick Walsh happened to be near by [sic – nearby] and went to the girl’s STERN & FIELD COMPANY rescue when the dog turned upon him, and MEN’S CLOTHING STORE Walsh kept him at bay with some difficulty. Herbert Field, Noe Bertrand Afterwards he secured a revolver and shot Jacobs Building the dog, but unfortunately only succeeded 407 South Stephenson Avenue in wounding it. Every dog should be muzzled [in] this hot weather if allowed to Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, run on the streets. Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Thursday, March The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, 13, 1924], page 2, column 1 Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 19 [Thursday, August 1, 1889], page 1, column 2 STORE WILL HOLD PUBLIC RECEPTION C.T. McELROY has opened a store in _____ the old New York store building on
Fleshiem street, and with his Italian clerks will pay special attention to the Stern & Field Company wants of the Italians of this city. If Mac To Have Music At has the kind of luck we wish him he will Opening have no occasion to regret coming to Iron _____ Mountain to do business. The public is invited to visit the Stern & STANDARD CLOTHING COMPANY Field company’s store here, Iron Mountain’s 513 South Stephenson Avenue newest men’s clothing establishment[,] [See Dworsky Bros. Men’s Store] tomorrow night. A program of music has been arranged for the occasion. The store Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, will be open at 7 o’clock and will not close Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, until 9. Number _____ [Tuesday, June 30, 1925], This is the sixth and the newest of a page 2, column 4 chain of stores operated by the Stern and Field company. Four are located in upper Standard Clothing Michigan, one in Minnesota and one in Store Is Opened South Dakota. _____ 97 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Members of the Stern and Field Dry Goods, Gentlemen’s Furnishings company are Hugo Field, of Hancock; Sam Cameron Block M. Field, of Moorehead, Minn.; Sigmund Stern, of Marquette, Herbert Field, of Iron Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Mountain and Noe Bertrand, of Iron Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, Mountain. The latter two are in charge of Number 42 [Thursday, March 10, 1898], the store here. page 8, column 4 The new store here is located in the Jacobs building which was recently erected COMING DOWN TOWN. and is one of the most modern in the city. The fixtures were built especially for the ____ store by a Grand Rapids, Mich., manufacturing concern. They represent an John Swanson Has Leased the investment of approximately $10,000 and Cameron Block for a Term of are modern in every respect. They include Years. wall display cabinets of the latest design, _____ attractive counters and floor display cabinets. John Swanson, the enterprising The display windows are of the arcade proprietor of the Princess store, has leased type with two entrances. A special color the Cameron block, lately occupied by D.H. scheme has been used in the windows Lieberthal, and will stock the same with a being arranged by artists. fine assortment of high class dry goods, Many of the leading brands of men’s gent’s [sic – gents’] furnishings and boots wearing apparel are included in the stock of and shoes. Mr. Swanson left last Tuesday goods carried by the local store. The hats, evening for Chicago to purchase his stock clothes, shirts and other articles of clothing of goods and expects to have everything in are products of manufacturers of readiness to welcome the buying public in established reputation. about two weeks. The building is now Although the store has been open for a being prepared for him. The stand is a few days, the formal opening will not occur good one, and as Mr. Swanson intends to until Saturday, following the public handle a superior grade of goods, the reception tomorrow night. venture will no doubt prove a success.
It is not the intention to discontinue HENRY SUINO & CO. business at the Princess store, as has been General Store and Saloon reported. This establishment will be 100 East Main Street maintained in all its departments. The decision of Mr. Swanson to branch out Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and proves that he has “his ear to the ground” Norway and Dickinson County With a and is preparing to do his share of the List of Residents of Homestead, increased business of the city in the future. Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 130; page 131; page 132; page 133; page Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, 140 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, Number 44 [Thursday, March 24, 1898], JOHN SWANSON page 1, column 4
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Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City John Swanson’s new store in the Directory, 1892, page 106 Cameron block was illuminated last Saturday night with the acetylene gas ANGOVE A C, proprietor of the Princess machine handled by Geo. J. Dehn. The Cash Store. General Merchandise. light is perfectly white and burns with great Always the best goods at the lowest steadiness. Several hundred people prices. The leaders. Corner of inspected the apparatus during the evening. Carpenter av and Fourth, res same.
FRENCH GRAY SHOP Clothing: Glove and Mitten Mrs. Sam Jacobs Factory Second Floor of Jacobs Building 407 South Stephenson Avenue
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, IRON MOUNTAIN GLOVE AND Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ MITTEN FACTORY Year, Number _____ [Friday, June 5, Mr. Eaton, Proprietor 1925], page 9, column 5
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, French Gray Shop Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, Is Opened Today Number 29 [Thursday, December 8, _____ 1904], page 5, column 4 Opening of the French Gray Shop, BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. handling a complete line of ladies’ wearing _____ apparel, under the management of Mrs. Sam Jacobs, was held today. The new Proprietor Eaton has placed on order for store, modern in every detail, is located on considerable machinery for the Iron the second floor of the Jacobs building. Mountain Glove and Mitten factory. A nice The fixtures in the store are attractively business is being established and the finished in French gray. In addition to the goods are giving the best satisfaction. complete line of dress apparel, imported handwork and fancy work is also handled. Japanese handkerchiefs were given as Clothing: Ladies’ and Women’s favors to the first 50 customers today.
Clothing MARY-ANNE SHOP
Mary Massaglia & Anne Negro Corner of Millie Street and Fifth Avenue A.C. ANGOVE Princess Cash Store Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Corner of Stephenson Avenue and Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Fourth Street Year, Number _____ [Thursday, July 31, 1924], page 2, column 5
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C. SCHULDES’ store window has NEW SHOP WILL blossomed out in all the loveliness of spring millinery. Solomon in all his glory was not OPEN SATURDAY arrayed in such elegance as the modest lily, _____ says Holy Writ, but the lady who is arrayed in one of the hats displayed in Schuldes’ Fixtures Being Installed window, [sic] will be clothed in the beauty of In North Side Estab- the lily of the field, with its eloquence and lishment loveliness made conspicuous by the _____ milliner’s art.
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, The new Mary-Anne shop, to be Menominee County, Michigan, Volume conducted on the North side by the Misses XI, Number 16 [Thursday, July 11, Mary Massaglia and Anne Negro, will be 1889], page 1, column 1 opened for business Saturday morning, it was announced today. Miss Massaglia and Miss Negro have To whom it may Concern. just returned from Chicago where they purchased a large stock of merchandise, On and after July 10th we will Sell for including women’s, misses’ and little girls’ Cash only. We would also request all who apparel. They also purchased fixtures for are indebted to us to please pay up as soon the store which are now being installed. as possible. Respectfully, The shop will be located in the building CARL SCHULDES. formerly occupied by the Massaglia The New York Store, Iron Mountain, confectionery at the corner of Millie street Mich., July 4, 1889. and Fifth avenue. Both young ladies are experienced dressmakers and milliners and The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, will continue this work in connection with Menominee County, Michigan, Volume their business. XI, Number 17 [Thursday, July 18, 1889], page 1, column 3
THE NEW YORK STORE Look Out for the Dogs. N.C. Schuldes, Proprietor
Carl Schuldes, Manager A big black and white dog attacked a Fine Millinery, the Latest Fashions, the little girl in front of Schuldes’ store this Latest Styles and Finest Shoes in the morning. Dominick Walsh happened to be City near by [sic – nearby] and went to the girl’s 305 Stephenson Avenue rescue when the dog turned upon him, and
Walsh kept him at bay with some difficulty. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Afterwards he secured a revolver and shot Menominee County, Michigan, Volume the dog, but unfortunately only succeeded XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], in wounding it. Every dog should be page 1, column 2 muzzled [in] this hot weather if allowed to
run on the streets.
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Miss H. Brown returned from Chicago SCHULDES & CARRIERE last Monday, accompanied by a first-class The New York Store milliner. Ladies are invited to call on Miss N.C. Schuldes and Emil Carriere Brown and make the acquaintance of the 305 South Stephenson Avenue new modiste.
The Current, Norway, Menominee County, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Michigan, Volume III, Number 39 Menominee County, Michigan, Volume [Saturday, October 29, 1887], page 8, XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], column 1 page 1, column 1
RAMBLINGS: IRON MOUNTAIN. MISS BARNES, with Miss Brown, the milliner[,] is on [sic - an] accomplished lady A visit to the store of Messrs. Schuldes in the art of trimming. & Carriere, [sic] will convince the most skeptical that they carry the most complete The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, line of clothing and dry goods in the city. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 18 [Thursday, July 25, The Current, Norway, Menominee County, 1889], page 5, column 2 Michigan, Volume III, Number 43 [Saturday, November 26, 1887], page 1, Personal and Social. column 2 Miss H. Brown will move her millinery Schuldes & Carriere, of Iron Mountain[,] store on the first of August to Pat are prepared to do stamping on all kinds of Flanningan’s [sic – Flanagan’s] building, goods in any pattern desired. just south of Odd Fellows’ hall.
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Clothing: Millinery Shops; XI, Number 19 [Thursday, August 1, Milliners 1889], page 1, column 4
MISS HANNAH BROWN is moving her HANNAH BROWN millinery store into Pat Flanningan’s [Flanagan’s] building today, one door south Miss Hannah Brown, Proprietor of the Odd Fellows’ building. Ladies will 423 South Stephenson Avenue please bear this in mind, and they are 203 East Ludington invited to call and see her new store.
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 2 [Thursday, April 4, 1889], XI, Number 22 [Thursday, August 22, page 8, columns 1-2 1889], page 1, column 2
Personal and Social. New Restaurant.
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THE NEW YORK STORE In another column will be found the N.C. Schuldes, Proprietor advetisement of Ole Peterson’s new Carl Schuldes, Manager restaurant in Pascoe’s building, in the Fine Millinery, the Latest Fashions, the rooms recently occupied by Miss Brown as Latest Styles and Finest Shoes in the a millinery store. Ole gets up a good meal, City and allows no hungry man who enters his 305 Stephenson Avenue place to escape without ample satisfaction. He also has a good supply of fruit, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, confectionery, bread, cakes, etc., for sale. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City page 1, column 2 Directory, 1892, page 113 C. SCHULDES’ store window has Brown Miss H, millinery[,] 203 E Ludington, blossomed out in all the loveliness of spring res 207 East D millinery. Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed in such elegance as the modest lily, MRS. ANNA COPELAND says Holy Writ, but the lady who is arrayed 214 East Ludington Street in one of the hats displayed in Schuldes’ window, [sic] will be clothed in the beauty of Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City the lily of the field, with its eloquence and Directory, 1892, page 119 loveliness made conspicuous by the milliner’s art. Copeland Mrs Anna, millinery[,] 214 E Ludington, res Vulcan, Mich The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume G. KLOECKNER & COMPANY XI, Number 16 [Thursday, July 11, 1889], page 1, column 1
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume To whom it may Concern. XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], page 1, column 2 On and after July 10th we will Sell for Cash only. We would also request all who MISS HELEN ROLAND, of Edson Keith are indebted to us to please pay up as soon & Co., Chicago, has been again secured by as possible. G. Kloeckner & Co., to do the trimming in Respectfully, their millinery department. Ladies are CARL SCHULDES. invited to call. The New York Store, Iron Mountain, G. KLOECKNER & CO. had their spring Mich., July 4, 1889. opening in their millinery department yesterday. Ladies will find Miss Helen HATTIE RIENDEAU Roland in charge, whose skill as a trimmer, 109 West Ludington Street is already so well known by all who patronized this establishment last year. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 171 102 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
in wounding it. Every dog should be Riendeau Hattie, millinery[,] 109 W muzzled [in] this hot weather if allowed to Ludington, res same run on the streets.
SCHULDES & CARRIERE Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City The New York Store Directory, 1892, page 174 N.C. Schuldes and Emil Carriere 305 South Stephenson Avenue SCHULDES N C, Fine millinery. The latest fashions. The latest styles and finest The Current, Norway, Menominee County, shoes in the city, 305 Stephenson av, Michigan, Volume III, Number 39 res 605 Washington [Saturday, October 29, 1887], page 8, column 1 STRONGE & WARNER CO. MILLINERY SHOP RAMBLINGS: IRON MOUNTAIN. Mrs. J.M. Record & Lucille Applegate The Braumart Building, East B Street A visit to the store of Messrs. Schuldes & Carriere, [sic] will convince the most Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, skeptical that they carry the most complete Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, line of clothing and dry goods in the city. Number 13 [Saturday, April 25, 1925], page 3, column 3 The Current, Norway, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume III, Number 43 MILLINERY SHOP [Saturday, November 26, 1887], page 1, column 2 IS OPENED TODAY _____ Schuldes & Carriere, of Iron Mountain[,] are prepared to do stamping on all kinds of Stronge & Warner Co. goods in any pattern desired. Has Place in Braumart The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Building Menominee County, Michigan, Volume _____ XI, Number 17 [Thursday, July 18, 1889], page 1, column 3 The new Stronge & Warner millinery shop in the Braumart theatre building was Look Out for the Dogs. opened today. The shop will carry a complete line of A big black and white dog attacked a millinery. It is in charge of Mrs. J.M. Record little girl in front of Schuldes’ store this and her associate, Miss Lucille Applegate. morning. Dominick Walsh happened to be The interior of the shop is finished in near by [sic – nearby] and went to the girl’s French gray, the fixtures being touched off rescue when the dog turned upon him, and with a strip of red. Walls are of a dull Walsh kept him at bay with some difficulty. brown. Afterwards he secured a revolver and shot the dog, but unfortunately only succeeded 103 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
A large show window provides ample also a garage on one side, with room for room for the display and also floods the two cars. shop with light. The interior is also being finished with galvanized iron. The main floor has a MRS. H. SULLIVAN partition down the center, and a beautiful 102 West Hughitt Street 46-foot plate glass front, installed by William Zummach, of Milwaukee. The Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City second story will be rented out for either Directory, 1892, page 179 flats or offices. The Uren building is the only store south Sullivan Mrs H, millinery[,] 102 W Hughitt, of B street on Carpenter avenue, and will res same be completed about the 1rst [sic – first] of October. UREN MILLINERY Corner of Carpenter Avenue and West E Street Clothing: Tailor Shops; Tailors
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Thursday, A.J. BRAZEAU September 8, 1921], page 6, column 2 205 East Hughitt Street
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City STORE BUILDING Directory, 1892, page 112 NEAR COMPLETION _____ BRAZEAU A J, Merchant Tailor. First-class workmanship. Fine fits, splendid
suitings and reasonable prices. 205 Uren Block on Carpenter East Hughitt. See Advt. Avenue Soon Ready for Occupancy ROBERT DRESCHLER _____ 209 East Ludington Street
The building at the corner of Carpenter Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City avenue and West E street, constructed by Directory, 1892, page 123 H. Uren, of this city, and which will be occupied by the Uren Millinery, is gradually Drechsler [sic – Dreschler] Robert, tailor[,] being completed. It is a two-story frame 209 E Ludington, res 115 W Brown structure the dimensions being 50 feet long by 46 feet wide, standing on a lot 172 by 50 JOHN R. JOHNSTON feet. The outside walls of the building are Tailor and Gents’ Furnishings covered with galvanized iron finished to 204 East Ludington Street resemble cement blocks. There is a twenty foot driveway on each side of the store, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 141 104 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
JOHNSTON JOHN R, Artistic merchant LIEBERTHAL BROS. & CO. tailor and dealer in the only line of D.H.. Lieberthal, Proprietor fashionable gentlemen’s furnishings, 204 East Ludington, res 110 West B The Current, Norway, Menominee County, See advt. Michigan, Volume I, Number 6 [Saturday, March 14, 1885], page 1, The Range-Tribune, Iron Mountain, column 2 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume XXIV, Number 46 (Whole Number ___) Lieberthal Bros. & Co., of Iron Mountain, [Saturday, February 16, 1893], page 8, Mich., have opened a merchant tailoring column 6 department in connection with their large stock of clothing, dry goods, boots and Festive Burglars. shoes, etc. They carry a large assortment of imported and domestic cloths to select The tailoring and gent’s [sic – gents’] from, and guarantee a perfect fit or no sale. furnishing goods establishment of J.R. Give them a call for your spring suit. Johnston, in the Wood block, was entered by burglars last Saturday night and a The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, quantity of clothing stolen. An entrance Menominee County, Michigan, Volume was effected by smashing the glass in the XI, Number 18 [Thursday, July 25, back door. There was no clue to the 1889], page 5, column 2 theives [sic – thieves], but on Sunday afternoon, at the Chicago & North-Western Personal and Social. depot, Chief of Police Clements overhauled a woodsman who was acting in a D.H. Lieberthal has rented the Oliver suspicious manner and found in his bag two store building, Norway, and will open a coats, two pairs of pantaloons and one clothing store there about the 20th of next vest, all of which had been stolen from Mr. month. Johnston’s stock. The fellow gave his name as Charles Tonkins and stated that Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, he had purchased the goods from another. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, Soon after, at the place where Tonkins had Number 34 [Thursday, January 13, been boarding, John Shields and George 1898], page 1, column 2 Tebo [sic – Theibault] were arrested. The former had one of the missing coats in is possession and the latter a pair of pants. A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Both claim to have purchased the goods _____ from Tonkins, and did so in the presence of witnesses. All three were locked up, The Montgomery Blocks however, but on Monday Shields and Tebo Badly Damaged – A were released upon furnishing bonds for Loss of Nearly their appearance. The examination will take place next Monday before Justice $30,000. Bergeron. _____
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The most destructive fire in the history $33,200 of Iron Mountain occurred last Tuesday The insurance carried by the several morning, resulting in the almost total losers is as follows: destruction of the Montgomery brick and MILLER AGENCY. frame blocks and the damaging of the Allen Montgomery brick…………………… $4,000 building. The loss will reach a total of over “ frame…………………… 1,000 $33,000. “ furniture………………… 1,500 Shortly after one o’clock Policeman Bray Total...... $6,500 discovered fire in the basement of the brick COMMERCIAL BANK AGENCY. building occupied by Mr. Montgomery as an Montgomery brick…………………… $1,000 undertaking establishment. An alarm was “ frame………………….. 500 at once turned in and the company “ stock…………………... 1,000 responded with their usual promptness. D.H. Lieberthal, stock……………….. 1,000 Chief Harvey, with the assistance of his Total……………………………....$3,500 men and many volunteers[,] soon had nine STERLING AGENCY. streams of water pouring torrents of water W.B. Allen, building…………………..$1,500 upon and into the buildings, but owing to A.E. Smith, stock…………………….. 500 the difficulty of locating the flames it was Total…………………………....$2,000 not extinguished until six o’clock. In the Total insurance………………………$12,000 meantime nearly 500,000 gallons of water Total loss……………………………..$33,200 had been consumed. Chief Harvey It will be noticed that the loss of Messrs. pronounces the fire to have been one of the Sundstrom, Lieberthal and Mattson is most vicious he ever had to fight, and it almost a total one. Considerable of their may be recorded that had it not been for the stock were saved, but in such a badly efficiency of our fire department and water damaged condition that they will hardly works system the business portion of our realized [sic – realize] 25 cents on the dollar city would have been wiped out of for them. Mr. Lieberthal has his stock existence. stored in the Cameron building and Messrs. The Montgomery buildings were Sundstrom and Mattson are in the Wood occupied by D.H. Lieberthul [sic – block. The gentlemen will have the solid Lieberthal], clothier, A.J. Sundstrom, sympathy of the community in their hardware, E. Mattson, confectioner, and C. misfortune. Corneilson, baker. The Allen building had How the fire originated is a mystery, but for a tenant A.E. Smith, saloon keeper [sic talk of incendiarism [sic] is mere guess – saloonkeeper]. The losses are as follows: work. C.W. Montgomery, brick block………$6,500 “ “ frame block…..... 5,500 Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, C.W. Montgomery, undertaking goods Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, …………………………………. 3,500 Number 36 [Thursday, January 27, C.W. Montgomery, household goods 3,000 1898], page 1, column 4 D.H. Lieberthal, stock……………….. 9,500 A.J. Sundstrom, stock………………. 3,500 Will Continue Business. E. Mattson, stock…………………….. 875 A.E. Smith, stock……………………… 500 D.H. Lieberthal informs The Press that W.B. Allen, building…………………… 150 he has leased the Cameron building for a C. Corneilson, stock…………………. 175 106 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] term of years and will continue business in List of Residents of Homestead, this city. As soon as the present damaged Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 141 stock is disposed of he will leave for the wholesale marts to purchase a new stock. JOHN J. SAVING Mr. Lieberthal states that, while he may not Merchant and Custom Tailor have the largest stock in the peninsula, in 218 East Ludington Street quality it will be second to none. The gentleman’s friends will be glad to hear of The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, his decision and will wish him prosperity. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 2 [Thursday, April 4, 1889], VICTOR E. LUNDIN page 1, column 2 Tailor 303 South Stephenson Avenue JOHN SAVING, the tailor, has left 209 East Ludington Street Noah’s ark and rented the first floor of Rundle’s opera house. The premises are Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City capacious, and were needed to suit John’s Directory, 1892, page 152 growing business.
LUNDIN V E, Merchant Tailoring. Splendid The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, fits and first-class work. Repairing and Menominee County, Michigan, Volume pressing done neatly. 303 Stephenson XI, Number 2 [Thursday, April 4, 1889], av, res 305 W Fleshiem page 1, column 5
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and WE are informed that Mr. Thomas Norway and Dickinson County With a Rundle contemplates making great List of Residents of Homestead, improvements around his property, which is Wisconsin 1913, page 128; p. 141 now occupied by the opera house and John Saving, the merchant tailor. The sidewalk JOHN NIKLAS on Ludington street will be raised several Tailor feet and carried right around to the 109 East C Street entrance of the hall, while convenient steps from the main level of the street to the new Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and side walk will make all parts of the building Norway and Dickinson County With a easy of access, at the same time List of Residents of Homestead, considerably enhancing the value of the Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 141 whole property.
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, PAYANT BROS. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Alphonse Payant & Andrew Payant XI, Number 3 [Thursday, April 11, 1889], Tailors page 1, column 3 207 East A Street
QUITE a crowd of men and children Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and were attracted to Rundle’s opera house last Norway and Dickinson County With a Tuesday afternoon, when Hosking’s little
107 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] dray horse was led up the steps to be on John Saving, accompanied by his right hand to play his part in Kerry Gow in the hand bower, “Fred,” enjoyed the hospitality evening. It was proposed to stable the of Mr. O’Neil, they speak of so highly, who horse for the time being over John Saving’s keeps the flourishing hotel at Wausaukee. [sic – Savings’] tailor shop, but when it was Of course a superlatively good time is suggested that John might object to have reported. By the way, John reports that his stable extract dripping down on to his business is increasing so rapidly that it [sic clothing, the animal was moved to a – if] the same sort of thing continues he will position where less harm was likely to have to pull down his sign. He has now follow. seven tailor [sic – tailors] in full work.
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Directory, 1892, page 174 XI, Number 11 [Thursday, June 6, 1889), page 1, column 3 SAVING JOHN J, merchant and custom tailor, 218 E Ludington, res 603 W Too Much Love. Fleshiem Pete Torzinsky, a tailor employed by John Saving, showed such unmistakable ROBERT SCHOLKE evidence of insanity last Thursday, [sic] that Tailor City Marshal Catlin thought it advisable to 207 East Hughitt Street take him to Menominee for examination, and the unfortunate man has since been Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and sent to an insane asylum for treatment. It is Norway and Dickinson County With a reported that Torzinsky was deeply List of Residents of Homestead, infatuated with a young lady of this city, but Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 141 had never had the courage to tell her so or in fact to even speak to her, but had C.F. WALLBERG contented himself with casting loving Tailor glances at his inamorata while she was 203 East Ludington Street attending divine worship in St. Joseph’s church. It is hoped that a few weeks or Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and months at Ionia will either cure him of his Norway and Dickinson County With a infatuation or give him courage to speak out List of Residents of Homestead, like a man. He has yet to learn evidently Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 141 that a faint heart never won a fair lady.
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Communication Services: XI, Number 12 [Thursday, June 13, Newspaper 1889], page 5, column 2 [pages 1-2 missing from bound volume]
Personal and Social.
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Communication Services: Radio station WLBY of Iron Mountain Radio and Television has been issued a temporary permit by the federal radio commission, according to word received here from Washington. The issuance of temporary permits The Iron Mountain Daily News, Iron carries the advantage of putting such Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, stations in an affirmative position. Their Volume 2, Number 240 [Saturday, records have been such that their January 27, 1923], page 1, column 8 application not only has the approval of the district supervisor, but the radio commission SPECIAL RADIO as well. PROGRAM TONIGHT The uncertainty of the future of all _____ stations is not in the issuance of licenses, but in the ultimate division of time which the
commission may impose on the various A telegram received late this afternoon stations to care for the stations now on the by V.E. Engblom, superintendent of the Iron air. Mountain Electric Light & Power company, One upper peninsula station, WRAK, announced that a “morning glories” radio operated by the Economy Light company in program would be broadcasted tonight by Escanaba, on wave length 256.3, was not the Union Trust company at Cleveland. included in the final list of temporary This is the station at which “Swan” permits issued by the commission. The Johnson, of Iron Mountain, is employed as Escanaba station is one of the few not announcer. granted a license, but it was explained that A program will begin at 12:30 a.m. the failure to issue the permit was due to
the fact that the Escanaba application was Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, not received until yesterday. Dickinson County, Michigan, Year 7, While permission from the commission Number 14 [Tuesday, April 26, 1927], is required to continue operating, the page 2, columns 5-6 commission does not contemplate legal
action against stations which have not been IRON MOUNTAIN duly notified of any adverse action. RADIO STATION Additional Michigan stations given temporary permits include: WBBP, GIVEN LICENSE Petoskey; WKAR, Michigan State college, _____ East Lansing; WOOD, Furwood; WKBL, Monroe; WASH, Grand Rapids; WAGM, Royal Oak; WSKC, Bay City; WREO, Federal Commission Lansing; WKBZ, Ludington; WEMC, Berrin [sic – Berrien] Springs; WKPB, Battle Grants Temporary Per- Creek; WMPC, Lapeer; WJBK, Ypsilanti; mit to Operate WFD [sic], Flint and seven stations in [sic – _____ story ends here]
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Communication Services: Wood Block (First National Bank Telegraph Companies; Building) Telegraph Agents Fisher Block (Commercial Bank Building)
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, MILWAUKEE & LAKE SUPERIOR Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, TELEGRAPH COMPANY Number 31 [Thursday, December 22, 1904], page 1, column 3
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume To Fisher Block. XI, Number 21 [Thursday, August 15, 1889], page 1, column 3 The Western Union Telegraph company’s office, which has been located The New Telegraph Company. in the Wood Block ever since the building was erected, will soon be removed to the
Fisher Block. The documents are signed Jeremiah Quinn, one of the and sealed and the removal will take place incorporators of the Milwaukee & Lake early in the new year. The company will Superior Telegraph Company, says that the occupy the offices about to be vacated by lines of the new company will be a Attorney Waffin. continuation of the Postal Telegraph
Company’s wires to the iron and copper regions of Upper Wisconsin and Michigan.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY Communication Services: Telephone Companies Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, Number 32 [Thursday, December 29, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, 1904], page 1, column 2 Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 6 [Thursday, May 2, 1889], Postal Coming? page 1, column 4
The Press has information from a Hello! reliable source that the wires of the Postal Telegraph company will be extended to Iron At last a movement has been started Mountain in the spring. Indeed, we are told to have Iron Mountain supplied with a that the company has the necessary telephone exchange. J.T. Jones and Dr. material in storage at Powers. The Crowell started a list of subscribers last company now has a wire to the Marquette Saturday, and when we put down our name range. for an instrument every business man who had been seen had signed without the least WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH hesitancy, some of them taking two or three COMPANY instruments. It is proposed to put in the Bell 110 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] telephone, and it is a natural consequence telephone exchange in this city, and he left that as soon as the exchange is established promising to use his influence with his here it will rapidly grow, and soon put us in company to that end. The company communication with all the principal towns consented to put in an exchange provided along the range. It has been a matter of 40 subscribers could be secured at a rental surprise to us for a long time that our of $48 a year for business places, and $36 business men have been so slow in moving a year for residences. More than that toward securing this public convenience, number has been already secured, and the but it is better late than never. exchange will be established as soon as possible. Contracts have been placed in The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, the hands of Russell Jones, where any one Menominee County, Michigan, Volume [sic – anyone] wishing an instrument can go XI, Number 6 [Thursday, May 2, 1889], and sign for one. The following is a list of page 5, column 2 those who have already consented to take one or more instruments: Board of James R. Dee, peninsula education, 3; David Bergeron, McLaughlin superintendent for the Bell Telephone & DeVere, Millie Mining Co., R.L. Company, was in this city last Monday, Hammond, Carriere & Barrett, A.E. having come to investigate matters in Robbins, T. Rundle, Carl Schuldes, Wright reference to putting in a telephone Bros., Geo. F. Seibert, 2; Cook & Pelham, exchange here. He does not think an John Russell, G.T. Corning, C.E. Parent, exchange will be an immensely profitable Hastings & Hancock, T.B. Catlin, A. investment for the company but still will Tullgren, Cameron & Crowell, 2; J.A. strongly recommend its being put in. Some Crowell, A.E. Anderson, First National of his figures surprised us a little. For Bank, H.G. Fisk, Hamilton Ore Co., 3; J.T. instance, he says that on fifty instruments Jones, W.E. McClintock, R.H. Flaherty, E.P. his company will have to pay a royalty of Foster, Commercial House, R. White, L. M. $700 a year, and after all other expenses Hansen, R.P. Tuten, M. & N. depot, Chapin are figured in the rental of an instrument Mining Company, Lumbermen’s Mining Co., seems to be low enough. The concern that Felix LaBrook, Pewabic Mining Co., getsthe [sic – gets the] royalty, like all Catholic church, C. & N.W. depot, G. royalty owners, takes the cream. Kloeckner & Co., F.J. Trudell, E.J. Ingram and Electric Light Company. This listwill The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, [sic – list will] surely be very much Menominee County, Michigan, Volume increased as soon as the exchange is XI, Number 9 [Thursday, May 23, 1889], established and the advantages of it is page 5, column 3 demonstrated.
A Telephone Exchange is Assured. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume It will be remembered that James R. XI, Number 10 [Thursday, May 30, Dee, agent for the upper peninsula for the 1889], page 1, column 1 Bell Telephone Company, was in this city a few weeks ago to confer with our citizens in A LETTER from James R. Dee states reference to the establishment of a that the telephone contracts have been received by him and forwarded to the 111 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] company, and the work of constructing the Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, line will probably begin in a week or two. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, Number 30 [Thursday, December 9, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, 1920], page 1, column 3 Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 17 [Thursday, July 18, New Phone Rates 1889), page 1, column 2 Telephone users are receiving That Telephone Exchange. statements on which their accounts have been adjusted for November and December We began to wonder if that telephone in accordance with the increased rate, exchange which was talked of some time which became effective November 1st. The ago, and for which the majority of our Michigan State Telephone company was business men [sic – businessmen] granted an increase in rates of subscribed, was going to materialize, and approximately fifteen per cent in all of its asked Russell Jones about it. We learned exchanges in the state outside the city of that a man is expected here in a week or Detroit. The increase was granted by the two to make the final arrangements, and Michigan public utilities commission and is probably it will be in operation before [the] temporary. It will be effective until a new snow flies. standard rate has been determined by the commission, such rate to be computed after The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, the state-wide appraisal of the company’s Menominee County, Michigan, Volume property has been completed. XI, Number 21 [Thursday, August 15, 1889], page 8, column 2 Construction: Architects Personal and Social.
F.A. Phillips, of Detroit, is in this city completing arrangements for the telephone J.E. CLANCY exchange. 117 Stephenson Avenue
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Directory, 1892, page 117 Number 31 [Thursday, December 27, 1900], page 4, column 6 CHANCY [sic – CLANCY], J E, Architect, Designing and superintending the BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. construction of public buildings a _____ specialty. Office 117 Stephenson av, res 402 East B The exchange of the Bell Telephone company, [sic] has been removed to the F.E. PARMELEE Cameron building. 107 East A Street
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Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and material and granite building stone. 104 Norway and Dickinson County With a River av, res 602 W Hughitt List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 125 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a SMITH & ANDERSON List of Residents of Homestead, James W. Smith & David Anderson Wisconsin 1913, page 127; page 128; 221 East Ludington Street page 142
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and E.D. PARMELEE Norway and Dickinson County With a Building Material and Fuel List of Residents of Homestead, Office Wisconsin 1913, page 125 107 East A Street
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Construction: Bricklayers and Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, Masons Wisconsin 1913, page 127; page 128; page 142
Construction: Building Construction: Brick Contractors; Superintendents Manufacturers
N.B. PARMELEE & SON Contractor and Builder 501 West B Street
Construction: Builders’ Supplies Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 164
J.R. HOLFELTZ CO. PARMELEE & SON, (N B and F E Building Material and Fuel Parmelee), the leading contractors and J.R. Holfeltz, President; Marie Holfeltz, builders. Public buildings a specialty. Secretary All work receives their personal 104 River Avenue attention. Office at residences. PARMELEE F E, (N B Parmelee & Son), Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City res 211 West B Directory, 1892, page 137 PARMELEE N B, (N E Parmelee & Son), res 501 West B HOLFELTZ J R, Dealer in lime, plaster, cement, brick, hair, drain tile, building EDWARD SMYTHE Contractor and Builder
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408 East B Street Carpenter 527 Millie Street Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 176 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a SMYTHE EDWARD, contractor and builder. List of Residents of Homestead, Estimates given on all kinds of buildings. Wisconsin 1913, page 127 A practical mechanic. Satisfaction assured. Office at residence 408 East RAYOME & ST. ARNAULD B. See advt Jerome Rayome & Adolph St. Arnauld and/or Alfred St. Arnauld Carpenters Construction: Carpentry Shops; 308 West Hughitt Street Carpenters Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, HENRY F.J. KOEPKE Wisconsin 1913, page 127 Carpenter and Contractor Shop at Rear of 218 East A Street ADOLPH O. WALLIN Carpenter and Contractor Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and 809 East A Street Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Wisconsin 1913, page 127 Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, ROBERT McGRATH Wisconsin 1913, page 127 Carpenter 919 Kimberly Avenue WINKLER & DEEMS Orvin Winkler & Edgar Deems Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Contrctors and Carpenters Norway and Dickinson County With a 103 East Ludington Street List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 127 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a OLAF NORDIN List of Residents of Homestead, Carpenter Wisconsin 1913, page 127 512 East C Street
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Construction: Cement Block Norway and Dickinson County With a Manufacturers; Cement List of Residents of Homestead, Products Wisconsin 1913, page 127
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UNIVERSAL CONCRETE BLOCKS GEO. ALEXANDER, the experienced Joe Ferro, Proprietor contractor, is busily engaged in repairing 115 Harriet Street the Commercial House form top to bottom. Skidmore The entire building will be throughly [sic – thoroughly] overhauled and Landlord Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Jenkens [sic – Jenkins] has placed the Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, contract in the hands of a most competent Number 18 [Friday, May 1, 1925], page person. 2, column 1 BACCO CONSTRUCTION Concrete Block COMPANY Factory Opens Medio J. Bacco, John J. Bacco, Carl I. _____ Israelson and Arthur R. Fortier
Universal concrete blocks are to be Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, manufactured here in a factory established Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 10, by Joe Ferro, formerly of LaPorte, Ind., at Number 1 [Friday, April 11, 1930], page 115 Harriet street, Skidmore. Temporary 3, column 1 quarters are being used at present but a building will be erected as soon as possible. Bacco Company Formed Ferro has had 10 years experience in the manufacture of concrete blocks. With $100,000 Capital _____
Construction: Civil Engineers Two Brothers, Israelson And Fortier Included In New Organization
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Organization of the Bacco Construction Construction: Contractors company, with a capitalization of $100,000, and a partnership including Medio J. and John J. Bacco, Carl I. Israelson and Arthur R. Fortier, will be completed within the next GEORGE ALEXANDER few days, it was stated today by M.J.
Bacco. Articles of incorporation are now The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, being drawn up, and the company’s offices Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, will be located on the fifth floor of the new Number 10 [Thursday, May 30, 1889], page Commercial bank building. 1, column 2 The company will combine all of the
general construction activities formerly THE CITY. carried on separately by Medio J. and John J. Bacco, brothers, and consisting chiefly of
115 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] road building. Three pending jobs are worked continuously with the county affected by the organization. highway department. Medio Bacco, senior member of the Arthur R. Fortier has been employed for firm, has been active in engineering and three years by Medio Bacco. Fortier came construction in the district since 1908, when here from Powers, Mich., and, [sic] started he went to work in the Dickinson county with Bacco as a timekeeper. He advanced highway department as an assistant to the rapidly and is now Bacco’s superintendent engineer. On that job he drove stakes, of construction. helped with the transit and performed Resigns May 1. sundry other duties. With the exception of Israelson, all of In 1914 he was loaned by the county the members of the new firm are now department to the township of Rockland, in actively associated with it. Israelson’s Ontonagon county, and stayed there for resignation as county engineer is effective several months, returning in the same year May 1, when he will enter upon his duties to Dickinson county. He stayed with the with the Bacco company. highway department until 1915 when he bid With three jobs pending for the start of for and got his first independent the season, and plans for bidding on other construction job. important other projects, indications are that Has Had Many Contracts. the newly-organized construction company Since then Bacco has branched out until will have a busy year. today he is one of the most active Medio Bacco, bidding independently, contractors in the district, building all of the but with the understanding that the job, if paved roads now in Dickinson county and awarded would be undertaken by the newly having completed many other contracts in organized company, was low bidder on the various sections of the peninsula. paving contract for the Wisconsin end of the John Bacco, after graduating from the Niagara short-cut and bridge project. The Iron Mountain high school, went to work for bids were opened yesterday at the district his brother, starting as a time-keeper [sic – highway engineer’s office in Green Bay, timekeeper]. Several years later he entered and Bacco’s figure was $30,326.07. business for himself. Since then he has Other bidders were: Greunke Brothers, moved about the peninsula, locating Appleton, Wis., $43,744,58; Universal wherever his work took him, and recently Engineering Co., Medford, Conn., he has made his home in Marquette. $35,012.95; Ray McCarthy, Kaukauna, Carl I. Israelson, third member of the Wis., $34,777.98; Carlson and Lundin, firm, has been employed by the Dickinson Menominee, $32,508.25. county highway department since 1908, According to the terms of the contract, going to work there only a few days after work will begin May 15, and must be Medio Bacco accepted his first job as completed within 50 working days. To assistant to the engineer. Israelson was for accomplish that, 100 men will be employed some time assistant to his brother, Paul, at the start of the job. then county engineer, and later was himself The contract includes the paving only of appointed to the position. that portion of the project from the new With the exception of two years, during inter-state bridge to the village of Niagara. which he worked with the American Railway All concrete to be used on the job will be Express, and the months he spent in the furnished by the state of Wisconsin, adding service during the World War, Israelson has 116 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] approximately another $10,000 to the cost Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, of the work. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, No definite announcement has been Number 32 [Monday, May 18, 1925], made as yet relative to the Michigan page 2, column 3 approach to the bridge, although it is believed that officials of the state highway New Electrical department will call for bids in the near Shop Is Started future. Bacco indicated this morning that _____ he would also submit a bid on that job.
Other Jobs. Announcement was made today of the As soon as conditions will permit the opening of the Langren and Colburn Bacco company will resume work on two electrical shop at 217 East B street. J.O. other projects pending from last year. One Langren and Grove W. Colburn are is the Escanaba-to-Gladstone stretch, now associated in the business and will do all graded for about two-thirds of the total kinds of electrical work in addition to distance. No paving has been done on that handling supplies. job as yet, and all of the grading will be completed before the paving begins, which, Bacco said today, will be about June 1. The second job is about a month’s Construction: Hardware Stores clean-up work on the paving between Bessemer and Ironwood. Fifty men will be started on that job within the next week or two. JAMES ANDERSON To straighten out some 107 East Brown Street misunderstanding relative to the grading now in progress in Dickinson county, south Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City of Loretto towards the Delta county line, it Directory, 1892, page 105 was stated that this work is being done by the Raymond Construction company, and Anderson James, hardware, tineware & not a Bacco project. About one-half mile of notions[,] 105 E Brown, res 630 East A the project is still incomplete. CARRIERE & BARRETT South Stephenson Avenue Construction: Electrical Companies; Electricians The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 2 [Thursday, April 4, 1889], page 1, column 5 LANGREN & COLBURN ELECTRICAL SHOP Important Public Notice. J.O. Langren and Grove W. Colburn, Proprietors Carriere & Barrett will open their new 217 East B Street Hardware Store, on Stephenson avenue,
117 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] to-morrow [sic – tomorrow] (Friday) ELMER STORE morning. John Elmer South Carpenter Avenue The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, XI, Number 3 [Thursday, April 11, 1889], Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 1, page 1, column 1 Number 144 [Wednesday, September 28, 1921], page 2, columns 5-6 CARRIERE & Barrett have been doing a rushing business since they opened a week ago. NEW ELMER STORE IS BEING ERECTED The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, _____ Menominee County, Michigan, Volume
XI, Number 22 [Thursday, August 22, 1889], page 1, column 1 Structure on South Carpen- ter Avenue Also to Have CARRIERE & Barrett have just received Apartments a fine stock of guns and revolvers. _____ SPORTSMEN, call in and see Carriere & Barrett’s splendid stock of guns and The building on South Carpenter revolvers. avenue, being constructed for John Elmer, of Homestead, is well under way. When EMIL CARRIERE completed, part of the structure will be 120 East Brown Street rented for apartments, while a larger room on the ground floor will be occupied either Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City by a general store or a barber shop. Directory, 1892, page 116 The building is located on the west side of Carpenter avenue, near the caved pit. It CARRIERE EMIL, Hardware, Stoves, will have a full basement, 40 by 50 feet. Tinware, Paints, Oils, Guns, Amunition The structure itself will be of frame [sic – Ammunition] and Domestic construction, two stories in height. The Sewing Machines. Tin and Sheet Iron store room will be 20 by 50 feet, with a 11- works, 120 E Brown, res 403 West A foot ceiling, while the other half of the first floor will be made into a four-room apartment. The second floor will be divided G.T. CORNING into two office rooms and an eight-room 104 East Brown Street apartment. The exterior of the building will be finished with steel siding. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Four men are employed at present, and Directory, 1892, page 119 it is expected that the job will be completed about December 1. Domenic Herbert, of Corning G T, hardware[,] 104 E Brown, res this city, is supplying the work. 901 Carpenter av GENSCH HARDWARE 118 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
G.A. Gensch, Proprietor; Large Establishment Taken Gilbert P. Fugere & Daniel J. Eck Over by G.P. Fugere Corner of Stephenson Avenue and East And Daniel Eck Ludington Street _____ Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 14, One of the most important business Number 25 [Thursday, November 11, deals in Iron Mountain business circles in 1909], page 1, column 4 some months will be consummated on Saturday when Gilbert P. Fugere and Business Change. Daniel J. Eck will take possession of the Gensch hardware store at the corner of Stephenson avenue and East Ludington G.A. Gensch, for the past four or five street. years agent for the Chicago, Milwaukee & The stock now being inventoried St. Paul road, has closed a deal for the contains many new lines recently purchase of the Will G. Sundstrom purchased by Mrs. Gensch which are hardware store and has taken possession. included in the purchase. Mr. Gensch has resigned his position with In closing the deal, Messrs. Fugere and the St. Paul company and will devote all his Eck also secure possession of the large time to the business as soon as is [sic – his] store and basement for a term of years. It successor has been installed. Mr. occupies one of the most prominent corners Sundstrom expects to remove form the city in the city and the building has been to Seattle, where he will locate occupied as a hardware store for more than permanently. Mr. Gensch is not without thirty years. It was first tenanted as such by experience in the hardware business, Hancock & Sundstrom, later by William having assisted a brother who has a large Sundstrom and son, who sold the stock to store at Omro, Wis. it is his purpose to G.F. Gensch. enlarge the present business materially and Messrs. Fugere and Eck will do conduct an up-to-date hardware store business under the firm name of the handling high-grade goods. Mr. Gensch Fugere-Eck Hardware company. G.P. has a wide circle of friends in the city and Fugere, the senior member of the firm, is vicinity. He is worth of the confidence of one of Iron Mountain’s most successful and the people, and it is safe to say that he will progressive young business men [sic – make a success of the business. businessmen]. He is a native of Iron
Mountain and a graduate of our high Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, school. Associated with his brother Frank, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 1, some fifteen years ago he engaged in the Number 144 [Wednesday, September shoe and gentlemen’s furnishing goods, 28, 1921], page 1, column 6 and the firm was [an] immediate success.
Mr. Fugere is now one of the directors of GENSCH HARDWARE the First National Bank and a member of CHANGES OWNERS the board of education. He has many friends and is held in high esteem in the _____ community.
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Mr. Eck is an all-around tradesman. He RUNDLE, A J, Manager and proprietor of is a good electrician and carpenter and has the Opera House. Dealer in hardware, had some experience in merchandising. stoves, tinware and mining supplies. Mr. Eck will be the active manager of the Jobbing in tin and sheet iron, 105-107 W firm and his stability, popularity and desire Ludington, res 831 Stephenson av. to please will attract business to the store. The News has been assured that orders The Iron Range, Iron Mountain, Dickinson will be placed at once for full lines of all County, Michigan, Volume XIII, Number goods usually kept in first-class hardware 25 [Thursday, September 24, 1891], stores and that the business will be page 1, column 4 conducted along progressive lines. The store will be closed tomorrow for Obituary. inventory purposes and will open on Saturday under the management of the Died, in this city last Tuesday evening, new firm. of consumption, Thos. Rundle, aged nearly 34 years. HANCOCK & SUNDSTROM Mr. Rundle, though a young man in J. Hancock and William Sundstrom years[,] was one of the oldest residents of 303 South Stephenson Avenue this city, and for years one of its most prominent business men [sic – Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City businessmen]. Mr. Rundle was born in Directory, 1892, page 134 England and came to this country with his parents when he was about one year old, Hancock & Sundstrom (J Hancock and Wm his father, the late Capt. Thos. Rundle, Sundstrom), hardware[,] 303 settling first in Ontonagon county. In 1879, Stephenson av when the Chapin mine had been opened up sufficiently to show that it was a valuable property, Capt. Rundle was appointed C.A. PETTERSON superintendent and Tom was given a place 117 South Stephenson Avenue in the office as bookkeeper. In 1880 Rundle Bros. – Thomas and A.J. – bought Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City out the hardware store of Kern Bros., and Directory, 1892, page 166 conducted the business successfully for several years. John retired from the firm PETTERSON C A, dealer in hardware, about three years ago and Thomas stoves, tinware, watches, clocks, continued it alone until failing health jewelry, sewing machines, pianos and compelled him to retire and John again organs, 117 Stephenson av, res 611 returned to this city and bought his brother’s East A interest in the business. The deceased has been one of our most energetic, A.J. RUNDLE enterprising and public spirited citizens and 105-107 West Ludington Street by hard work and strict integrity had acquired considerable competency. He Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City made Iron Mountain real estate his bank Directory, 1892, page 173 and all his earnings were judiciously invested in good city property. At the time 120 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] of his death he was the owner of the opera purchase of the Will G. Sundstrom house block, and other store buildings and hardware store and has taken possession. residences, the income of which will leave Mr. Gensch has resigned his position with his family in comfortable circumstances. In the St. Paul company and will devote all his May 1882, he married Miss Jennie Warner, time to the business as soon as is [sic – his] of Muskegon, and two children, a boy and successor has been installed. Mr. [a] girl[,] have blessed their union. Mr. Sundstrom expects to remove form the city Rundle was for a number of years captain to Seattle, where he will locate of the fire company, and was always the permanently. Mr. Gensch is not without hardest worker at a fire. It is likely that he experience in the hardware business, contracted the fatal disease that terminated having assisted a brother who has a large his life so untimely form exposures thus store at Omro, Wis. it is his purpose to endured. The funeral took place this enlarge the present business materially and afternoon, under the auspices of the Iron conduct an up-to-date hardware store Mountain Lodge, F. & A.M., and was handling high-grade goods. Mr. Gensch attended by an immense crowd of has a wide circle of friends in the city and sorrowing friends. vicinity. He is worth of the confidence of the people, and it is safe to say that he will SUNDSTROM HARDWARE make a success of the business. Will G. Sundstrom, Proprietor Corner of Stephenson Avenue and East SWANSON & LINDSTROM Ludington Street John Swanson and Gus Lundstrom 400 East Main Street The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City XI, Number 6 [Thursday, May 2, 1889], Directory, 1892, page 180 page 1, column 2 SWANSON & LINDSTROM, (John WM. SUNDSTROM has men at work Swanson and Gus Lindstrom), general excavating a cellar and preparing his lot for merchandise, groceries, provisions, a handsome solid brick building on the site canned goods, dry goods, boots and of his old one that was destroyed by fire last shoes[,] furnishings, crockery and December. He hopes to have it ready for glassware, flour, feed[,] hardware, occupancy in two months. clothing, etc, 400 E Main
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 14, Construction: Lumber Number 25 [Thursday, November 11, Manufacturers; Sawmills 1909], page 1, column 4
Business Change. IRON MOUNTAIN LUMBER G.A. Gensch, for the past four or five COMPANY years agent for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road, has closed a deal for the 121 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume H. MELIS & COMPANY XI, Number 13 [Thursday, June 20, Henry Melis, Proprietor 1889), page 1, column 3 Planing Mill 106 West D Street THE CITY. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, H. MELIS & CO., who get their supply of Menominee County, Michigan, Volume lumber from the Iron Mountain Lumber XI, Number 13 [Thursday, June 20, Company’s mills, located near this city, are 1889), page 1, column 3 now fully prepared to supply all demands promptly and at lowest figures. They have THE CITY. now in their yards a splendid stock of all best grades of lumber, which they invite the H. MELIS & CO., who get their supply of public to call and inspect. lumber from the Iron Mountain Lumber Company’s mills, located near this city, are now fully prepared to supply all demands Construction: Lumber Yards promptly and at lowest figures. They have now in their yards a splendid stock of all best grades of lumber, which they invite the public to call and inspect. CITY LUMBER YARD E.L. Parmenter, Jr., Proprietor Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Corner of Stephenson Avenue and East Directory, 1892, page 155 Fleshiem Street Melis Henry, planing mill[,] 106 West D, res Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City same Directory, 1892, page 117
CITY LUMBER YARDS, E L Parmenter Jr.[,] proprietor, F C Cole[,] manager, Construction: Paint Stores cor Fleshiem and Stephenson av
H.H. LAING & COMPANY BOND & GILL H.H. Laing, W.S. Laing and D.M. Laing, John Bond and Frank Gill Proprietors 709 River Avenue 102 West A Street Fisher Block, 110 East Ludington Street
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 147 Directory, 1892, page 111
LAING H H & CO, (H H, W S and D M BOND & GILL, (John Bond and Frank Gill), Laing), dealers in rough and dressed Artistic decorators,s painters and paper lumber, sash, doors, blinds[,] mouldings hangers. Dealers in paints, oils, glass[,] [sic – moldings], etc, 102 A, West A.
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wall paper, Artists’ material and painters’ supplies[.] 709 River av. See advt.
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, GUST ANDERSON AND JOHN Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, LINDSTROM Number 17 [Thursday, September 14, 1899], page 1, column 5 The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, Will Move. Number 300 [Friday, April 3, 1925], page 2, column 2 Bond & Gill, the dealers in carpets, wall paper, paints, etc., expect to move into the Employes [sic] Purchase store in the Fisher block at present Franklin Business occupied by Druggist Stoekly about the first _____ of the month. We are in- [need to copy remainder of this article] John Franklin, painter contractor in Iron JOHN W. RAINEY Mountain for more than 30 years, hs sold his business to Gust Anderson and John McMinn Building, Brown Street Lindstrom, it was announced today. Both of 204 East A Street the purchasers have been employed by
Franklin for several years and they will The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, conduct the business at its present Menominee County, Michigan, Volume quarters. XI, Number 19 [Thursday, August 1, Franklin was recently elected president 1889], page 1, column 2 of the local painters’ organization.
ELSEWHERE will be found the advertisement for J.W. Rainey, house, sign BOND & GILL and carriage painter, who has his shop in John Bond and Frank Gill McMinn’s building, on Brown street. Mr. 709 River Avenue Rainey has done some very fine work his Fisher Block, 110 East Ludington Street he has been in this city, and is rapidly winning the reputation of being a first class Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City man. Directory, 1892, page 111
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City BOND & GILL, (John Bond and Frank Gill), Directory, 1892, page 169 Artistic decorators,s painters and paper hangers. Dealers in paints, oils, glass[,] RAINEY JOHN, house sign and ornamental wall paper, Artists’ material and painters’ painter, paper hanger and dealer in wall supplies[.] 709 River av. See advt. paper, paints, oils and glass, 204 East A, res 613 West C Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, Number 17 [Thursday, September 14, 1899], page 1, column 5 Construction: Painters 123 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Will Move. the effects of his long illness, however, and thinks he will have to adopt some other Bond & Gill, the dealers in carpets, wall calling than that of painter. paper, paints, etc., expect to move into the store in the Fisher block at present JOHN W. RAINEY occupied by Druggist Stoekly about the first McMinn Building, Brown Street of the month. We are in- [need to copy 204 East A Street remainder of this article] The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, JOHN FRANKLIN Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 19 [Thursday, August 1, The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, 1889], page 1, column 2 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, Number 300 [Friday, April 3, 1925], ELSEWHERE will be found the page 2, column 2 advertisement for J.W. Rainey, house, sign and carriage painter, who has his shop in Employes [sic] Purchase McMinn’s building, on Brown street. Mr. Franklin Business Rainey has done some very fine work his he has been in this city, and is rapidly _____ winning the reputation of being a first class man. John Franklin, painter contractor in Iron Mountain for more than 30 years, hs sold Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City his business to Gust Anderson and John Directory, 1892, page 169 Lindstrom, it was announced today. Both of the purchasers have been employed by RAINEY JOHN, house sign and ornamental Franklin for several years and they will painter, paper hanger and dealer in wall conduct the business at its present paper, paints, oils and glass, 204 East quarters. A, res 613 West C Franklin was recently elected president of the local painters’ organization.
LESLIE HIBBARD Construction: Plasters; Lath
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Manufacturers Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], page 8, column 1 NORTHERN WOVEN LATH COMPANY Personal and Social. Moon Lake
Leslie Hibbard, who has been sick Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, nearly all the past winter from blood Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ poisoning caused by painting, has so far Year, Number _____ [Wednesday, June recovered as to be out again. He still feels 28, 1922], page 1, column 2 124 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Between 40 and 50 men will be MACHINERY ON employed when operation is begun. The WAY FOR PLANT company will probably build homes for them _____ at the plant site at Moon lake. Water will be supplied both to the hot pond and the
dwellings by a centrifugal pump, which will A carload of machinery for the Northern produce 500 gallons a minute. Woven Lath company is now enroute [sic – “Although the company is capitalized at en route] from Painsdale, Ohio, to Iron $75,000, nearly all of the stock has been Mountain. The consignment includes the subscribed and we are experiencing no various veneering machines, saws, etc. financial difficulty,” declared Mr. Pivovitz. Several carloads of logs have been “All arrangements have been made so that delivered at the factory yards. The building we will be ready to begin in about 45 days.” is practically complete. It was also announced that Herman
Holmes, prominent lumberman, had Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, become a member of the board of directors Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ of the concern. It is declared that other Year, Number _____ [Tuesday, June prominent men have taken out stock and 13, 1922], page 1, column 2 that nothing stands in the way of completing
present plans. NEW LATH PLANT Pivovitz pointed out that the company NEAR COMPLETION will begin operating at a time when there will be an acute lath shortage. This would _____ be a valuable condition, he said, as the company would begin producing on a high Company Plans to Begin market. Operation Within 45 The concern is planning to build two Days, Claim more units next year, increasing its output _____ to 450,000 feet per day.
Construction of the first unit of the plant Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, of the Northern Woven Lath company will Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, be completed in about two weeks, it was Number 17 [Thursday, April 30, 1925], declared today by Charles Pivovitz, page 2, columns 4-5 president of the concern. It is planned to begin operation in about a month and a half Northern Woven Lath Plant and orders on hand indicate, it is claimed, Is Purchased By J.O. Blixt that the venture will be a success. The present unit is 168 by 80 feet. It will _____ have a concrete floor and the boiler room will be divided from the plant proper by a Company Formed And cement block wall. On the east side an Veneer Manufacture addition 80 by 40 feet will be built to cover Will Be Resumed. the hot pond where the logs will be “boiled” _____ before being veneered.
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The Northern Woven Lath company, BOND & HAMMEL COMPANY which went bankrupt several months ago _____ Bond & _____ Hammel and was taken over by receivers, has been Carpenter Avenue purchased by J.O. Blixt, of Iron Mountain, it was announced today. Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, It was also stated that Mr. Blixt has Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ organized a company, including Charles Year, Number _____ [Thursday, March Armstrong, of Billett, Wis., and G.F. Conant, 26, 1924], page 2, column 3 of Two Rivers, Wis., who have been engaged in the veneer business for a number of years. The plant will be HAMMEL, BOND TO continued as a veneering mill. ERECT BUILDING The mill is to be supervised by the _____ Wisconsin men while Mr. Blixt, who has been in the logging business for many Brick Structure Will Be years, will furnish the timber. Armstrong and Conant are expected to arrive here Built on Carpenter tomorrow to look over the plant and Avenue proceed immediately in making necessary _____ repairs and improvements. According to Mr. Blixt, the mill will be Contract for a two-story building to be slightly enlarged, in order to fill orders which erected on Carpenter avenue opposite the the Wisconsin men have already received. Arnold building at A street has been let by Operations will start within a month’s time, it the Bond and Hammel company to F.E. and was said. G.E. Parmelee, architects, it was The lath company was organized here announced today. The building will be of about five years ago for the manufacture of brick construction and will cost $16,000. a basket weave lath. The lath proved Work will be started at once. unfeasible and after a period of time the The first floor of the new building will be plant, which was built near Moon lake on divided into two rooms. One of them will be the North side, was turned into a veneer used as a paint shop and the other a mill. Its operations had become so plumbing shop. The basement will be used involved, however, that bankruptcy could for store rooms and work shops and the not be avoided. second floor will contain flats. Mr. Conant was connected with the A new school to cost approximately company after it engaged in the $40,000 will be erected for Turin township, manufacture of veneer. Marquette county, by the Parmelees. Contracts were awarded at a meeting of the town board held yesterday. The building Construction: Plumbing will be of brick construction and work will start immediately. Companies and Plumbers; Steam Fitters DEHN & STUTTS George J. Dehn and James W. Stutts 110 East Ludington Street
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XI, Number 3 [Thursday, April 11, 1889], Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City page 1, column 2 Directory, 1892, page 121 JUST received at M. Levy & Co’s a full DEHN GEORGE J, (George J Dehn and assortment of ladies’ muslin underwear James W Stutts) sanitary plumbers, consisting of chemises, night dresses, steam and gas fitters, hot water and hot drawers, corset covers, aprons, skirts, etc., air heating apparatus furnishers, sheet etc. To be sold at uniform price of 35 cents. iron workers and sewer contractors. Come early and examine before the Dealers in gas, electric, combination assortment is broken. fixtures and plumbers’ supplies, 110 East Ludington, Fisher block. See advt. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume G.H. MUNRO XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], 203 Merritt Avenue page 8, column 1
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Personal and Social. Directory, 1892, page 159 Mr. Levy, senior partner of the firm of M. MUNRO G.H., Plumbing[,] steam and gas Levy & Co., of this city, is spending a few fitting. Buildings fitted with hot water, days here visiting his old friends. Mr. Levy steam and hot air conveniences. Agent informs us that he intends to move here for the Furman Boiler, 203 Merritt av, before long, which will be good news for all. res 300 Carpenter av The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Commercial Associations XI, Number 18 [Thursday, July 25, 1889], page 1, column 2
M. LEVY is building a residence near Lieberthal’s residence, on the St. Clair addition, and will reside here permanently Department Stores hereafter.
The Range-Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume M. LEVY CO. XIX, Number 52 [Saturday, April 30, General Merchandise 1898], page 1, column 6 Albert Levy, President; Isaac Unger, Secretary The Architect is Here. 415-419 South Stephenson Avenue J.E. Clancy, the architect for the new The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Levy building, came up from Green Bay Menominee County, Michigan, Volume yesterday with the plans for the building. The firm will send out for bids for
127 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] constructing same at once and they must Number 28 [Thursday, November 30, be received by May 16. The building will be 1898], page 8, column 4 two-story, brick, and the main rooms will be 50x100 feet, both the lower and upper BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. floors being occupied by the firm. It will be _____ a modern building in every particular and will be heated by steam. Since moving into their new store M. Levy & Co. have been compelled to employ Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, six additional clerks. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, … Number 2 [Thursday, June 2, 1898], M. Levy & Co. have placed an order for page 1, column 4 an immense stock of toys. Santa Claus will make his headquarters at the “big store” The Levy Building. this season.
All rumors as regard the letting of the Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, contract for the erection of M. Levy & Co.’s Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, department store to Contractor Joergenson, Number 28 [Thursday, December 1, of Green Bay, have been disposed of by 1898], page 8, column 4 that gentleman coming to the front with a certified check for $9,000. The work of removing the old frame buildings has New commenced, and the material for the new Quarters building has been contracted for.
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, We have been growing so of late Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, that it has become necessary for us Number 17 [Thursday, September 15, to get [a] larger storeroom, so we 1898], page 1, column 4 have leased the Odd Fellows’ Block on Stephenson Ave., formerly Contract For Fixtures. occupied by M. Levy & Co., and
N.B. Parmelee & Son have secured the about Dec. 6, shall move our stock contract for building the fixtures for M. Levy into said building[.] we [sic – We] & Co.’s new department store and will have hope to be able to cater to the public the same ready to place in position as soon to greater advantage. The store as Contractor Georgeson [sic – building now occupied by us will be Joergenson] turns over the building to the for tent on that date. For particulars firm. The fixtures will be the handsomest in the upper peninsula. It is now expected apply to that the building will be ready for occupancy W.H. Mitchell. by October 15th. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3,
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Number 5 [Thursday, June 22, 1911], building. Confusion reigns supreme just at page 1, column 3 present, but Manager Monroe Unger and his corps of assistants will soon have Lease New Quarters. everything tastefully arranged. And The Press has sufficient confidence in the boys The M. Levy company has leased the to predict that, when everything is in place, handsome Cook & Pelham block for a term Iron Mountain will have the handsomest of ten years and taken possession. and best-stocked grocery store in the upper Carpenters are now engaged in building the peninsula. counters and fixtures. It is the intention of the company to occupy the building with Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and their grocery, china, glassware and Norway and Dickinson County With a granitware [sic – graniteware] departments. List of Residents of Homestead, This will permit the enlargement of other Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 128; departments in the company building. The page 130; page 131; page 132; page office and wrapping counters will be 133 removed to the space now occupied by the grocery department and the stairway to the A. SACKIM COMPANY second floor will be re-arranged [sic – THE PARIS STORE rearranged]. This will give much additional Abe Sackim, Julius Rusky, space for the display of shoes, clothing and Ben Seaman, Sam Seaman gents furnishing goods which have been 327-331 South Stephenson Avenue crowded in an inconvenient manner heretofore. Manager M. Unger, of this Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, department, declares that, when he has his Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, goods arranged in the new building, no Number 28 [Thursday, December 1, town north of Chicago will have a neater 1904], page 4, column 3 grocery store than Iron Mountain. Mr. Unger is thoroughly informed in this branch BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. of the trade, has a knack of displaying _____ goods in an appitizing [sic – appetizing] manner, and the business of the company Abe Sackim is in the eastern markets is certain to increase as a result of the securing bargains for the patrons of the enlargement. Paris Store.
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 14, Number 9 [Thursday, July 20, 1911], Number 43 [Thursday, March 17, 1910], page 1, column 3 page 1, column 2
Moving Grocery Store. Abe Sackim Co.
The M. Levy company is engaged this It is hardly necessary to call the week in removing the grocery and allied attention of the reader to the large departments to the new Cook & Pelham 129 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] advertisement of the above named popular The remodeled and enlarged firm. Mr. Sackim, however, informed the department store of the Abe Sackim writer upon his return from New York, of the company will be formally opened to the splendid bargains he had secured in public next Saturday at which time the clothing and furnishing goods. The annual fall and winter sale will be purchase was a most opportune one and inaugurated. was a cash deal. Mr. Sackim is a splendid The House of Sackim is now second to judge of clothing and he says this is the no similar establishment of the kind in greatest bargain he ever secured. The Northern Michigan. It is strictly metropolitan goods come from a well-known house and in all departments and general are of a high grade. The sale is a most arrangements of stocks, manner of seasonable one and the bargains are the conducting business and in furnishings. greatest ever offered in this market. The The enlarged store now has a frontage sale opens next Saturday. on Stephenson avenue of sixty feet and a depth of one hundred and fifty feet Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, occupying two floors, making it one of the Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, largest in the state. The new steel and Number 29 [Thursday, December 8, plate glass front, with the large display 1904], page 5, column 4 widows, is a very handsome one and has added wonderfully to the general BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. appearance of Iron Mountain’s main _____ business street. There are two main entrances to the Proprietor Sackim has equipped the store from Stephenson avenue. As you Paris Store with a new lighting plant. enter the south door on your right hand, you find the greatly enlarged dry goods and Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, ladies’ underwear departments containing a Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, line of goods that is most complete and Number 22 [Thursday, October 19, fashionable. In the center is a large display 1911], page 1, columns 3-4 [Includes a counter and on the left the department two-column photograph labeled “THE containing corsets, notions and yarns. To HOUSE OF SACKIM”] the rear is [sic – are] the departments of bargains and bed furnishings. To the north of the notions department will be found the AN ENLARGED AND department for ladies’ footwear and in the REMODELED STORE rear of both, almost in the center of the _____ building, is the office and wrapping department. The neck-wear department
occupies a space in the front near the south Formal Opening and Annual Fall entrance. Sale of the Abe Sackim Company Entering the north entrance one finds on on Saturday With Dainty Souvenirs his right the shoe department for men and for Lady Patrons. boys, in the center men’s furnishings and underwear, and on the right the clothing and hat and cap departments. The fixtures in this section of the store are all new, the 130 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] very latest inventions for the showing of Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, goods to the best advantage, and include Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 13, modern wall and floor display cases. Number 24 [Thursday, November 5, In the rear, contained in a solid stone 1908], page 1, columns 3-4 [including annex, is the department containing the large oval portrait] ladies’ cloaks and coats, suits, furs and millinery. This stock is a very large and ABE SACKIM fashionable one and the lady partrons [sic – patrons] will find all that is new on Announcement is made by circulars and exhibition. The lines are new and embrace in the papers that the business which Abe all the latest patterns and styles. Sackim has so successfully conducted in The entire second floor is devoted to this city during the past thirteen years, [sic] carpets, rugs, curtains, china and is to be re-organized [sic – reorganized] glassware and house-furnishings. The and incorporated. While all the plans have stock is a tremendous one and contains all not yet matured, it is known that a stock that is late in the several lines. company , with a capital of about $50,000, The House of Sackim has had a will be incorporated and assume control of wonderful growth, due to up-to-date the business about the first of January. methods of doing business and a Mr. Sackim will retain control of the determination on the part of the majority of the stock and continue as active management to give the public a square manager. Associated with him will be Ben deal at all times. This policy, aided by and Sam Seaman, who are now connected attentive and thoughtful clerks, supported with the business. by the liberal use of printer’s ink, has won In connection with this announcement a marked success in a field where the brief sketch of the business career of Mr. competition was keen. The business, Sackim will be of interest. Mr. Sackim during the past few years has had a came to Iron Mountain from Chicago in wonderful growth and the management was 1889 to accept a position with Sam Rusky, really forced to more than double the at that time engaged in business in the capacity of the establishment. No Cameron building on North Stephenson additional lines have been added in making avenue. He remained with Sam Rusky for the enlargement, but all the old ones have four years[.] In 1893 he formed a been enlarged and strengthened. Goods partnership with Julius Rusky, the firm can now be displayed to a much better succeeding to the business of Samuel advantage and the business handled in a Rusky. At this time the business was much more comfortable manner. The removed to the building now occupied by House of Sackim is deserving of the Asp & Olson, later removing to Mr. success attending it. In addition to Mr. Sackim’s present stand. In 1895 the firm Sackim, the founder of the house, the dissolved partnership, Mr. S. retaining the company includes Ben and Sam Seaman. old stand, where he has conducted All of [whom] have been residents of the business ever since. city for many years and all deservedly enjoy From a small beginning the business the confidence and esteem of the people of has had a phenomenal growth and today the city. May the houses continue to Mr. Sackim is doing a business in general prosper. merchandise second to none in the upper
131 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] peninsula. This growth is the result of business will be continued along the same constant study of the needs of the trade, a lines as now, the only change being an determination to satisfy patrons and square enlargement of the present departments. It dealing. His instructions to his assistants will have the best wishes of thousands of since commencing business was [sic – patrons. were] to satisfy the customer, show no partiality in the treatment of customers and Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, act to misrepresent goods [sic]. In addition Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, to this he has been a firm believer in the Number 28 [Wednesday, May 13, 1925], value of printer’s ink and expends large page 2, column 1 sums yearly in informing the people of the bargains he has in store for them. And he ANNIVERSARY IS has always been timely and strictly honest in his announcements. He made it a strong BEING OBSERVED point never to deceive the public and his _____ success in a great measure is due to the fact that he enjoys the reputation of being a Sackim Store Opened In “good buyer” in the wholesale markets. Iron Mountain 33 Years Invariably his purchases are for cash, and the wholesalers, knowing this, are eager to Ago secure his trade and offer him extra _____ inducements. Soon after engaging in business for The A. Sackim department store today himself, Mr. Sackim was married to Miss began celebrating the thirty-third Lillian Barnett, of Chicago. Mrs. S. has anniversary of its opening in Iron Mountain. proved a most sympathetic helpmate and In connection a sale offering what the the husband rightly credits her with much of store terms “appreciation values” is being his success. held and a highlight of this is a school Ben Seaman came to the city from children’s letter writing contest. Chicago in 1896. He has “grown up in the Every school child from the sixth grade business” and is now Mr. Sackim’s right up to and including high school pupils is hand supporter. He does much of the eligible to take part in the contest. Letters buying and attends to the advertising. He is must not be more than 100 words in length popular with the trading public and enjoys and are to be written upon the topic, “Why the confidence and esteem of the Is This Store Successful?” community. For the best letter received form a high Sam Seaman, who is also to affiliate school pupil a prize of $15 is being offered. with the new organization, came to Iron A prize of $10 is offered for the best letter Mountain in 1898[.] His specialty is the from a sixth to eighth grade pupil. Judges clothing and gent’s furnishing business. He will be J.C. Knight, Frank Morett and W.B. has studied his trade and understands all Cudlip. the ins and outs. He is worthy of the The Sackim store has enjoyed an confidence he enjoys. exceptional growth during the last four The new organization will give our years. Its most recent expansion was the community one of the most substantial opening of the basement department which merchandise houses in the state. The has since done a large business. During 132 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] the year the company also purchased that In 1903 a complete basement was half of the property which it formerly had constructed. In 1910 the building to the under lease. The store is one of the oldest north, or the section now occupied by the institutions in the city. men’s clothing department, was acquired. The store now consists of two floors and The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, sales basement, all 60x120 feet. Dickinson County, Michigan, Year 7, Number 27 [Wednesday, May 11, 1927], Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, page 2, column 2 Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Tuesday, May 5, SACKIM COMPANY 1942], page 3, columns 1-2 [Photograph of Abe Sackim in columns 3-4] OBSERVING 35TH BUSINESS YEAR Sackim Company Observes _____ Fiftieth Anniversary
Store Was Organized In Fifty years ago in the spring of 1892, Iron Mountain In two ambitious young men, Abe Sackim and Julius Rusky, established in the mining 1892 town of Iron Mountain a small general store. _____ They did so in the belief that Iron Mountain, at the gateway to the north, was destined to The A. Sackim company this week is become a thriving town. Tomorrow that celebrating its thirty-fifth anniversary. store, which thrived and prospered as the This large department store was city grew, will begin an observance of its organized in Iron Mountain in the spring of golden jubilee. 1892, the firm at that time consisting of A. Built on principles of fair dealing, the Sackim and Julius Rusky. history of the A. Sackim company, from a In the fall of 1894 this partnership was small beginning in a space some 26 by 75 dissolved, the business being continued by feet, can best be described by one word – Mr. Sackim. progress. The firm was reorganized and Two years after the store started incorporated April 1, 1909, two new business in the south portion of the present members, Ben Seaman and Sam Seaman, building, Mr. Rusky and Mr. Sackim being taken in. Mr. Sam Seaman died dissolved partnership, the latter taking over several years ago, but his brother, Ben, the business which he conducted alone today holds the position of secretary and until the incorporation in 1910, when Ben treasurer of the firm. [sic – ,] Mr. Sackim, Seaman and his brother, the late Sam the original organizer, still being president. Seaman, became members of the firm. From the time it was started the store The business prospered under the has enjoyed a steadily expanding business. management of Mr. Sackim and it was not The original quarters consisted of onoe long before larger quarters were needed for room 25x60 feet and in 1898 the first the stock of men’s and women’s apparel, addition was built. This addition lengthened dry goods, shoes and accessories. It was the store 60 feet, giving it a total of 120 feet. then that an addition for the shoe and 133 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] ready-to-wear department was added to the comparable to any department store in the original building. peninsula.” Business Expands Under the management of Mr. Seaman By 1914, four years after the the company became affiliated with one of incorporation and 22 years after the start of the largest buying offices in New York City the business, the quarters were again found – F. Lilienthal – making possible the to be too small, and the store was again purchase of the finest merchandise at expanded. This time the corporation lowest market prices. Twice a year Mr. purchased a building immediately to the Seaman goes to Chicago and New York, north of the old store, and combined the attending the style shows and other buildings by cutting arched entrance ways merchandise showings, so that A. Sackim through the walls. An up-to-date men’s Company may keep abreast of the times. clothing and furnishings department was The store now has a staff of 35 carefully then opened in the front half of the new trained salesmen and saleswomen, many wing, the rear of which was devoted to of whom, entering the employ of the women’s ready-to-wear. company while still in their teens, have It was shortly after this, in 1915, that Mr. “grown up” with the store. Assisting Mr. Sackim, because of ill health, found it Seaman the heads of departments are Dan necessary to move to a warm climate. He Goodman, in charge of men’s clothing; then turned the management of the store Arthur Chapman, Sr., women’s and over to Ben and Sam Seaman. Although children’s shoes; Miss Irene Johnson, not active in the management he has for women’s ready-to-wear; Ben Rusky, the the last 26 years kept touch with the Economy Basement, and Charles Luber, business. It is believed that A. Sackim the cash-and-carry grocery department. company is the only mercantile house in the The women’s department, which has peninsula conducted at the end of half a always offered one of the finest lines in the century under the original ownership. city, was redecorated and modernized last Ben Seaman and his brother Sam year. continued the management of the store Customers Invited until the death of the latter, when Ben, the In observance of 50 years of business in older of the brothers, assumed full control. a city where the store has become an The store continued its steady growth institution, the A. Sackim company is under the direction of Mr. Seaman and in inviting its customers and friends to call. 1925 two departments were added, in a There will be sales in all departments, cash newly built basement. In 1925 the awards in the amount of $500, flowers for Economy Basement, showing lower priced the women and cigars for the men. Mr. merchandise, was opened, and in 1926 Seaman has arranged to have a fortune came the popular cash-and-carry grocery teller at the store, who will give free department. readings to customers. There also will be Seaman’s Comment free bus service to and from the store, and Mr. Seaman, commenting on the growth numerous events to be announced later. of the store, said, “We weathered the The store windows and interior have previous war and all depressions and been attractively decorated in observance continued to grow despite the fact that of the jubilee. chain stores of various types entered the Business places throughout the district, city. We believe we have a store seeing in the A. Sackim company not so 134 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] much a competitor as a leader in civic Ben Seaman Manager affairs of the city, have extended public When the latter moved with his family congratulations to the firm. from the city, the late Ben Seaman was Speaking for Mr. Sackim and the staff, made general manager in 1920 and served Mr. Seaman promises that the policy of the until the death, in Chicago, of Mr. Sackim. store in the future will be the same as in the Mr. Seaman then was made president. past. On the death of Mr. Seaman, Mr. Fugit “Today, as in 1892, the A. Sackim was made general manager and Lawrence company is a willing partner in the future of Joselit, Jr., of Chicago, grandson of the our city. It is still fired by the enthusiasm, founder of the store, was advanced to the the courage and vision of its founders – and presidency. will go onward to a greater future in serving A large, three-layer birthday cake the growing needs of Iron Mountain,” he tonight will be placed in one of the windows said. of the store, signaling the opening of the “Our Golden Jubilee is an expression of May-month birthday observance. The gratitude to our customers and friends.” lower layer of the cake consists of a large base; the second layer a replica of the store The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain- as it is today, and the top layer, a miniature Kingsford, Dickinson County, Michigan, of the smaller store which was opened by 32nd Year, Number 17 [Wednesday, Mr. Sackim. April 30, 1952], page 3, columns 1-2 Many Changes Visitors to the store will note the many Many Changes changes made during the recent months, including the installation of a modern, new Completed At cash register system with a complete floor Sackim’s Store audit; more sales space on the first floor, made possible by the moving of the offices Expressing complete confidence in the to the second floor; the opening of a new stability and economic future of Iron entrance through the men’s department into Mountain, the management of A. Sackim the women’s ready-to-wear section; Company today announced the completion relocating the men’s shoe department and of an extensive modernizing program doubling the basement space through the started in conjunction with the store’s 60th conversion into floor space of an area anniversary. formerly used for storage. “We will observe the 60th anniversary of “In undertaking this project, we the store throughout the year, placing expressed complete confidence in the special emphasis on our birthday during economic stability of Iron Mountain. This May – the month in 1892 when the store city will come all the way back and again be was opened,” C.M. Fugit, general manager, the hub of activity in this area,” Mr. Fugit and only the third to serve in 60 years, said today in commenting on the announced today. modernization program in the store. The store, originally the Sackim and The store has also increased its Rusky store, was founded in 1892. The personnel and has designated key business was incorporated in 1908 as the employes [sic – employees] as buyers. “By A. Sackim Company and with the late Mr. selecting employes [sic – employees] Abe Sackim as president. familiar with the various departments, we 135 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] are assured of buyers who know what the public wants and who are able to place Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City orders in the market that will give us the Directory, 1892, page 107 best in merchandise at the most reasonable prices,” Fugit added. Atlantic Dynamite Co, Jonah Orrison local Designated Buyers agent[,] 309 Stephenson av Designated as buyers are Mose Pasten, men’s clothing; Don Cooper, men’s furnishings; Jack Croci, men’s shoes; Miss Education: Business Colleges Isabelle King, accessories and dry goods; Miss Irene Johnson, women’s ready-to- wear; Dan Poisson, women’s shoes, and Abe Block, the basement store. ACTUAL BUSINESS COLLEGE “It is reassuring to note that during the R.F. Dundon, Proprietor 60 years the A. Sackim company has been 100 East Brown Street doing business, only three managers have served the store,” Fugit said. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, There now are 27 employes [sic – Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, employees] of the store, with an average of Number 15 [Thursday, September 1, 10 year’s employment. The oldest employe 1910], page 4, column 2 [sic – employee] has been on the payroll for 35 years. NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS. _____
Dynamite Companies; Powder The Actual Business College will occupy Companies the Russell Hall on Brown street on and after the 10th. Proprietor Dundon is now making the needful alterations and when the furniture is in place he will have one of THE AETNA POWDER COMPANY the best arranged schools in the north J.H. Karkeet, Agent country. 235 South Stephenson Avenue
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 103 Education: Community College
AETNA POWDER CO. (The) J.H. Karkeet, agent, dynamite, sporting and blasting powder, electrical appliances for mining purposes, room 10 Wood’s block cor Stephenson av and Ludington Education: Parochial Schools
ATLANTIC DYNAMITE COMPANY Jonah Orrison, Agent 309 South Stephenson Avenue 136 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Education: Public Schools New Building Is Almost Finished _____
Construction work on a 34x40 one-story brick building, being erected by Pasquale Employment Agencies and Agents Celanase, 602 Sixth avenue, is expected to be completed within a few weeks. Only interior work remains to be done. The building is divided into two sections, one of which will be used as a billiard hall and barbershop while the other will be devoted Entertainment: Billiard Halls; Pool to a garage and warehouse. Halls STAR BILLIARD HALL B. Simonson and M.O. Hearn, THE CLUB Proprietors Billiards and Pool, Bowling Alley 106 East B Street Eugene J. De Gayner, Proprietor 219 South Stephenson Avenue Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Number 11 [Thursday, April 23, 1925], Norway and Dickinson County With a page 3, column 1 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 127 New Pool Room Is Opened Here JAMES PRENEVOST _____ Pool and Billiards 317 South Stephenson Avenue B. Simonson and M.O. Hearn, of Cloquet, Minn., having [sic – have] opened Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and up a new pool room at 106 East B street. Norway and Dickinson County With a Five pocket billiard tables and one billiard List of Residents of Homestead, table are included in the equipment. There Wisconsin 1913, page 126 is also a soda fountain and cigar counter. The new place is to be known as the Star Billiard hall, a large electric sign being PASQUALE CELANASE erected this morning. Billiard Hall and Barber Shop 602 Sixth Avenue
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Entertainment: Bowling Alleys Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Tuesday, December 1, 1925], page 2, column 5 THE CLUB
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Billiards and Pool, Bowling Alley Eugene J. De Gayner, Proprietor 219 South Stephenson Avenue Express Companies; Express
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain Agents and Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 127 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY John J. Doetsch, Agent 106 East Ludington Street Entertainment: Clubs Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 103
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., John J. Doetsch agent, 106 E Ludington Entertainment: Opera Houses; Theaters; Movie Theaters; Drive-In Theaters Feed and Grain
J.M. GARVEY GRAIN AND FEED COMPANY Entertainment: Roller Rinks; Ice J.M. Garvey, Proprietor Rinks Corner of Brown Street and the North- Western Railroad Tracks
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, Year, Number _____ [Tuesday, May 26, Number 136 [Thursday, September 21, 1925], page ___, column 2 1922], page 1, column 6 TYPEWRITER IS ROLLER RINK TO LOOT OF THIEF BE OPENED HERE ______Only Article Taken In Iron Mountain is to be provided with a Robbery at Garvey roller skating rink by E.R. Forest, who will come to the city form Manistique. Forest Feed Store last season built a rink at Manistique, but _____ will abandon the enterprise and locate here. The rink will be 50 by 112 feet in size. Some aspiring young man with a penchant for authorship or a desire to write 138 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] communications to the newspaper last night Financial Institutions: Collection broke into the office of the J.M. Garvey Agencies; Credit Bureaus Grain and Feed company, at the corner of Brown street and the North Western railroad tracks, and departed with a Remington typewriter. A rear door that opened under pressure permitted the thief to enter and make his Financial Institutions: Credit way forward to the office. A report to the Unions police gave the typewriter as the only item missing. Footprints indicted that the theft was the work of a boy or youth and the police have in mind several who may have committed it. Foods: Bakeries; Bakers
Financial Institutions: Accountants FELIX ANTONELLI 104 East Main Street
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, Financial Institutions: Banks; Wisconsin 1913, page 125 Bankers BIG JO BAKERY Felix Wittock, Manager 715 River Avenue
Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, Financial Institutions: Building page 49; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified and Loan Associations Business Directory Including Dickinson County 1935, page 331
HERMAN BORGGREN 111 West Brown Financial Institutions: Brokers Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 112
BORGGREN HERMAN, The Leading Baker. Dealer in all kinds of bread stuff, cakes, cookies, toast, hardtack, etc. Parties and weddings supplied.
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Confectionery, etc, 111 W Brown, res Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and same. Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, PIETRO CARETTO Wisconsin 1913, page 125 112 West Hughitt THOMAS HAYES Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City 112 West Ludington Street Directory, 1892, page 115 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Caretto Pietro, bakery and maccaroni [sic – Directory, 1892, page 135 macaroni] factory, 112 W Hughitt, res 120 W Hughitt Hayes Thomas, restaurant, confectionary and baker, 112 W Ludington, res same JOSEPH COMANI 407 Millie Street WILLIAM HENDRICKS
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Directory, 1892, page 118 Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 13 [Thursday, June 20, Comani Joseph, baker 407 Millie, res same 1889], page 1, column 2
FRICK’S BAKERY WM. HENDRICKS, of Ripon, a practical baker of a number of years’ experience, Claude Frickelton, Proprietor has been in the city looking over the 101 East Ludington Street situation with a view of establishing himself
in business here. He has been offered the Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, apartment in the old Morrison building lately page 77; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified occupied by John Nomilini’s saloon, and Business Directory Including Dickinson may possibly begin business by the middle County 1935, page 331 of July.
JOHN GIVOGRE ISAAC LARSON 423 Millie Street 111 West Brown Street
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 125 Wisconsin 1913, page 125
HALLBERG & OSTERBERG Groceries and Bakery NOLINGBERG BAKERY COMPANY Peter Hallberg & Charles J. Osterberg, M.F. Nolinger, Manager Proprietors 521 South Stephenson Avenue 207 East Flesheim Street
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Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Victor Perucco, Proprietor Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ 423 Millie Street Year, Number _____ [Thursday, February 28, 1924], page 3, column 1 Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, page 127; Polk’s Iron Mountain NEW BAKERY TO Classified Business Directory Including OPEN TOMORROW Dickinson County 1935, page 331
_____ AZARIE ROCHELEAU BAKERY
Azarie Rocheleau, Proprietor Nolingberg Shop Will Be 204 West Hughitt Street Located Next To Se- 1201 Carpenter Avenue (1935) curity Bank _____ Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, page 136; Polk’s Iron Mountain The Nolingberg Bakery company will Classified Business Directory Including open a new pastry shop tomorrow, it was Dickinson County 1935, page 331 announced today. The new shop is located in the building next to the American NEW MODEL BAKERY Security bank on Stephenson avenue and A. Rocheleau, Proprietor formerly occupied by A.C. Frankini, jeweler. 1201 Carpenter Avenue A full line of staple bakery goods and a special line of fancy pastries will be carried, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and it was stated. The building has been Norway and Dickinson County With a remodeled throughout and an electric oven List of Residents of Homestead, installed. Wisconsin 1913, page 125 The Nolingberg company, which has been in business in Iron River for the past Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, 11 years, erected a new bakery building Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ there two years ago which is reputed to be Year, Number _____ [Tuesday, one of the finest in the upper peninsula. September 30, 1924], page 1, column 5 M.F. Nolinger [sic][,] who has been with the company since its organization[,] will be in $40,000 BAKERY charge of the local shop. PLANT IS OPENED GEORGE P. PASTOR _____ 211 East Brown Street New Establishment Is Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City One of Finest In The Directory, 1892, page 165 Peninsula
_____ Pastor George P, baker, saloon etc 211 E
Brown, res same Fully equipped with bakery machinery of the most recent design, the New Model VICTOR PERUCCO BAKERY 141 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] bakery, owned by A. Rocheleau, of Iron Mountain, opened its new plant at 1201 JOHN G. THORSELL Carpenter avenue. 206 East A Street The plant, built and equipped at a cost of approximately $40,000, is one of the Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City finest and most modern in the upper Directory, 1892, page 182 peninsula. It has maximum production, exclusive of pies and all other bakery Thorsell John G, baker 206 East A, res “extras,” of 5,000 loaves of bread daily. same The bakery was formerely located on Stephenson avenue but this establishment has now been closed. Its new home is a PETER R. TOMASSONI BAKERY large, two-story brick and tile building that Peter R. Tomassoni, Proprietor cost approximately $35,000. Construction 300 East Margaret Street work was completed last week and the Stephenson avenue store closed Saturday Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, night. page 151; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified Business Directory Including C.L. RAYMOND Dickinson County 1935, page 331 411 Carpenter Avenue COME TREPANIER Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City 101 West Hughitt Directory, 1892, page 169 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Raymond C L, bakery 411 Carpenter av, Directory, 1892, page 182 res same Trepanier Come, bakery, dealer in ROMUALD H. ROCHELEAU groceries, provisions, flour, feed, canned goods, confectionery, BAKERY glassware, chinaware, and baker’s Romuald H. Rocheleau, Proprietor sundries 101 W Hughitt, res same 604 Carpenter Avenue
Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, TREPANIER BROS. BAKERY page 136; Polk’s Iron Mountain West Hughitt Street Classified Business Directory Including Dickinson County 1935, page 331 Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 14, Number 13 [Thursday, August 19, STEAM BAKERY 1909], page 1, column 2 Nels Nelson, Proprietor 206 East A Street Start a Factory.
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and G.H. Trepanier, who recently secured a Norway and Dickinson County With a patent for a doughnut drainer, has decided List of Residents of Homestead, to manufacture the machine in Iron Wisconsin 1913, page 125 142 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Mountain. He has leased the building formerly occupied by Trepanier Bros. as [a] HERMAN BORGGREN bakery, for a factory. The machine has 111 West Brown Street been endorsed by many master bakers and will no doubt meet with a large sale. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 112 MESSRS. TURSELL & CO. Brown Street BORGGREN HERMAN, The leading Baker. Dealer in all kinds of bread stuff, cakes, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, cookies, toast, hardtack, etc. Parties Menominee County, Michigan, Volume and weddings supplied. Confectionery, XI, Number 7 [Thursday, May 9, 1889], etc, 111 W Brown, res same. page 1, column 2 CAROM SUGAR BOWL MESSRS. TURSELL & CO. wish to CONFECTIONERY STORE inform their patrons and the citizens of Iron 535 South Stephenson Avenue Mountain, [sic] that they keep constantly on hand at their bakery on Brown street, [sic] a The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, full supply of bread, pies, cookies, and Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, cakes and such delicacies as are usually Number 109 [Friday, August 17, 1923], found in a first class bakery. Give them a page 2, column 4 call and convince yourself that they mean just what they say. STEPHENSON AVE. PROPERTY SOLD Foods: Candy Stores and _____ Confectionery Shops Abe Khoury Purchases Corner Lot at B LOUIS ARNOLD Street 410 Carpenter Avenue _____
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City For the third time within two years the Directory, 1892, page 106 building and lot at the corner of Stephenson avenue and B street, occupied by the ARNOLD LOUIS, The place to buy first Carom “Sugar Bowl” confectionery store, class meats. He sells as cheap as any has changed ownership, having been sold dealer in the city and low prices given to Abe Khoury, 305 Stephenson avenue. on large orders. Meats are all honest It is understood the purchase price for and fresh and in all varieties. Prompt the property was $18,500, probably the and reliable. 410 Carpenter av, res highest in proportion ever paid for real same. [also listed under confectioners] estate in Iron Mountain. The property was formerly owned by Sam Khoury, who sold it to the American 143 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Security bank at a price reported to be everything is completed, booths, counters, $15,000. At this time A.A. Conrad was mirrors and cut glass fixtures, the cashier of the institution. Later, when he restaurant will be the most up to date and severed his connections with the bank he convenient in the upper peninsula, the organized the Conrad-Martin company, owners declare. which purchased the property from the The building is at present under American Security [bank]. The price in this construction and will be completed in about instance was also said to be in the six weeks. The main floor and the neighborhood of $15,000. this deal basement will be occupied by the occurred several months ago and the lunchroom while the rooms on the second company has no disposed of the property to floor will be rented out as offices. Christ Abe Khoury. Anegon, manager, announces that the doors will open for patrons about the first of CHRIST ANEGON & CO. the year. Every need in connection with a RESTAURANT/ restaurant will be anticipated. The booths which will be installed on two sides will be IRON MOUNTAIN CANDY finished in mahogany. A partition will be KITCHEN made across the rear end of the building, Christ Anegon & Arthur Mitchell closing off the kitchen from the restaurant Cordy Building proper. All counters and tables in the 102 East B Street booths will be of marble. Several refrigerators will be installed for the Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, preservation of milk and other foods during Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ the summer months. The proprietors of the Year, Number _____ [Friday, October Liberty Candy Kitchen are also included in 21, 1921], page 2, column 3 the firm besides Christ Anegon, manager[,] and Arthur Mitchell, proprietors of the Iron NEW RESTAURANT TO Mountain Candy Kitchen, on East B street.
BE FINEST IN U.P. ST. PAUL CANDY KITCHEN _____ Christ Anegon & Arthur Mitchell East B Street Will Be Opened About Jan. 1 In New Cordy Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Building Dickinson County, Michigan, ______Year, Number _____ [Wednesday, February 28, 1924], page 5, column 1
Christ Anegon & Co. incorporated, a firm made up of four local business men CANDY KITCHEN [sic – businessmen], has made definite TO BE ENLARGED arrangements to open a restaurant in the building on East B street being constructed _____ by Joseph Cordy, of this city. A large order has already been placed for interior Extensive Improvements furnishings and decorations and when Planned For Mitchell 144 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
& Anegon Place The building is a one-story brick _____ structure and is advantageously located for the confectionery business, being next to Michell [sic – Mitchell] & Anegon, the Braumart theatre. The building does proprietors of the St. Paul Candy Kitchen, not occupy the entire lot, the rear part of announced this morning completion of which is owned by Brauns & Thomas[,] plans for the enlargement of their whose original plans were to use it for the establishment. Twelve additional booths Braumart. will be installed, and it is declared the No changes in the building are planned parlors will rival in size and oppointment [sic at this time, according to the new owners, – appointment] any similar place in the although they will beautify the exterior. upper peninsula. The room in the rear now used for JOHN ANEGON storage and manufacturing purposes, [sic] 102 East B Street will be remodeled and the new booths installed there. The walls of the entire store Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and will be changed and paneled oak and plate Norway and Dickinson County With a glass will replace the all-glass decorations List of Residents of Homestead, now in use. It is also planned to change the Wisconsin 1913, page 129 ceiling and cover it with plate glass panels. The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Number 32 [Monday, May 18, 1925], Number 41 [Thursday, May 28, 1925], page 7, column 2 page 6, column 1 STEAL SHAVING CORDY BUILDING SET AND FRUIT SOLD FOR $22,000 ______Thieves Visit Candy Store Purchased by Owners of Basement on Satur- Anegon’s Confection- day Night ery Store ______Thieves with well developed [sic – well- developed] sweet tooths [sic – teeth] and Sale of the Joseph Cordy building, 102 heavy beards – or else a desire to open a East B street, occupied by the Anegon barber shop – broke into the basement of confectionery store, to Christ Anegon and the Anegon confectionary store, 102 East B Arthur Mitchell, owners of the store, was street, late Saturday night and made off announced today. with eight large jars of maraschino cherries, The purchase price was $22,000. The a number of jars of crushed fruit and a deal has been pending for some time and complete shaving set. was closed late yesterday.
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Entrance was effected through a Fermento Anton, confectionery[,] 515 basement window and the thieves were Vulcan, res same unable to get into the confectionery store on the first floor. Because of the bulk of CARLO FORMENTI merchandise taken it is believed that more Barber Shop and Confectionery Store than one was implicated. 515 Vulcan Street The proprietor’s principal hard luck lay in the fact that barber shops were closed Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and yesterday. Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, ASP & OLSON Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 129 Notions and Confectionery Charles J. Asp, Proprietor JOSEPH FORNO 207 Stephenson Avenue 405 Sixth Avenue
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Norway and Dickinson County With a Directory, 1892, page 127 List of Residents of Homestead,
Wisconsin 1913, page 129 Forno Joseph, confectionery[,] 405 Sixth
av, res same ANGELO BACCO Confectionery and Wines 106-108 West Hughitt Street Z. FRANK 110 East Brown Street Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City List of Residents of Homestead, Directory, 1892, page 128 Wisconsin 1913, page 129; page 142 FRANK Z, Dealer in confectionery, fruit, canned goods, cigars, tobacco, pipes GEORGE COX and smokers’ articles, vegetables, Confectioner, Rug Dealer writers’ materials and temperance 618 Vulcan Street drinks. 110 E Brown, res 108 W Brown.
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a CARLO FRANZOI List of Residents of Homestead, 416 Fifth Avenue Wisconsin 1913, page 129 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and ANTON FERMENTO Norway and Dickinson County With a 515 Vulcan Street List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 129 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 127 LOUIS GIACOMELLI 506 East Main Street
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Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 130 MARTIN C. HARTWIG Coal and Wood, Restaurant Giacomelli Louis, saloon, confectionery[,] 100 East Ludington Street 506 E Main, res same Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and THOMAS W. GRENFELL Norway and Dickinson County With a 431 South Stephenson Avenue List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 129; Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City page 139 Directory, 1892, page 132 THOMAS HAYES Grenfell Thomas W, confectionery[,] 431 112 West Ludington Street Stephenson av, and at res 611 Pewabic Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City CHRISTOPHER GROSSBUSCH Directory, 1892, page 135 Fruit, Confectionery and Vegetables, Notions, Toilet Articles, Toys, Cigars, Hayes Thomas, restaurant, confectionary Tobacco, etc. and baker, 112 W Ludington, res same 417 South Stephenson Avenue JOHN HICKS The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, 211 South Stephenson Avenue Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 19 [Thursday, August 1, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City 1889], page 1, column 3 Directory, 1892, page 136
PETER BAPTISTE and Ed. Freeman HICKS JOHN, The popular news dealer. have commenced to build handsome brick Confectinery, notions, fancy articles, etc. buildings on the sites of those destroyed by Rubber stamps made to order. 211 the fire last winter, and probably Christ. Stephenson av, res 414 Vulcan. Grossbusch will do the same before summer is ended. Thus the burnt district is MRS. JOHN JETTY being rebuilt, and will be probably the best 104 East Ludington Street built block in the city before snow flies.
Wm. Sundstrom will be in his handsome Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and new building by the end of this month. Norway and Dickinson County With a
List of Residents of Homestead, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Wisconsin 1913, page 129 Directory, 1892, page 132
GROSSBUSCH CHRISTOPHER, Dealer in FRED W. JOHNSON Fruit, Confectionery and Vegetables, 519 North Lake Street Notions, Toilet Articles, Toys, Cigars, Tobacco, etc, 417 Stephenson av, res Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and 119 Stephenson av. Norway and Dickinson County With a 147 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
List of Residents of Homestead, grocery store on East Ludington street and Wisconsin 1913, page 129 took possession last Tuesday morning. Mr. Khoury will enlarge the stock and add a line KALITT & REEVES of fruits, fine confectionery and cigars and G.H./A.H. Kalitt and John E. Reeves tobacco. Next season he will have a soda 405 South Stephenson Avenue fountain. The stand is a good one and the new proprietor is confident that, by close Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City attention to business, he will win a Directory, 1892, page 144 generous patronage. Mr. Anderson will devote his entire time to his dry goods, Kalitt & Reeves (G H Kalitt and John E. clothing, shoe and bazaar departments. Reeves) confectioners, 405 Stephenson av LIBERTY CANDY KITCHEN George Vellenette M. KHOURY Corner of South Stephenson Avenue Fruits and Confections and East Hughitt Street Abe Abraham, Manager 305 South Stephenson Avenue Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, and Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ 533 South Stephenson Avenue Year, Number _____ [Tuesday, April 29, 1924], page 2, column 1 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a LIBERTY KITCHEN List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 129 WILL BE ENLARGED _____ PAUL KHOURY Confections and Fruits Fourteen More Booths To Sam I. Khoury, Manager Be Installed; Building 409 South Stephenson Avenue To Be Painted _____ Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Plans for extensive improvements that List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin will almost double the size of the 1913, page 129 establishment were announced today by George Villenette, proprietor of the Liberty Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Candy Kitchen, located at the corner of Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 21, Stephenson avenue and East Hughitt Number 14 [Thursday, August 17, street. 1916], page 1, column 4 The exterior of the building is to be remodelled [sic – remodeled] and painted Business Change. while the interior will also be redecorated. In addition, a partition in the rear of the ice Sam Khoury has closed a deal for the cream parlor will be removed and 14 new purchase of the Charles E. Anderson booths installed. This will provide 148 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] accommodations for from 120 to 135 Refrigeration is accomplished by the persons. The fixtures will be of mahogany conversion of ammonia into gas, which is throughout. circulated through the foundation and Arrangements for the improvement to returned again to the refrigerator, where it is the building have been completed with Mrs. first recondensed, then put through the Celia Guley, of Green Bay, the owner, same process, being used over and over Vellenette said. The work will start soon again. and it is expected all will be completed by The new fountain gives the Liberty four June 15. times its former storage capacity. It was The additional booths will make the installed by J.D. Fairchild and is said to be parlor the largest in Iron Mountain and one the only one of its kind north of Milwaukee. of the largest in upper Michigan. The cost of the improvements will be more than MRS. MARY MANICOR $5,000. The increase in size, Vellenette 501 Vulcan Street declares, is due to the rapid growth in business experienced during the last three Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and years. Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Wisconsin 1913, page 129 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Number 40 [Wednesday, May 27, 1925], JOHN MASSOGLIA page 2, column 2 528 Millie Street
Liberty Gets New Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Type of Fountain Norway and Dickinson County With a _____ List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 129 The Liberty candy kitchen has completed installation of a Bishop Babcock ANTON D. MORETT Red Cross dry system soda fountain, 214 East Main Street equipped with a Lipman full automatic refrigerating machine which does away Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and entirely with the use of ice. Norway and Dickinson County With a A wide range of temperatures suitable List of Residents of Homestead, for every soda fountain purpose can be Wisconsin 1913, page 129 obtained with the machine. The variation is from 35 degrees above zero to 20 degrees WILLIAM MOYLE below. Brick ice cream will be kept at a 507 South Stephenson Avenue temperature between zero and five degrees below, while bulk will be maintained at Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City about 10 degrees above and other drinks Directory, 1892, page 158 will be maintained at 35 above. Control of these temperatures is complete [sic – Moyle, Wm, restaurant[,] 507 Stephenson completely] automatic, being accomplished av, res same [listed under confectioners through use of a thermostat. also] 149 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
back room of the building. he had GUST NORMAN connected a gas tank, which carries 1,500 501 Vulcan Street pounds of pressure, to the fountain and opened the valve. There was no gauge to Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City show how much pressure he had on the Directory, 1892, page 161 fountain, and, when it became overcharged, it exploded. The young man[,] not being Norman Gust, fish and confectionery[,] 501 directly over the cylinder, was thrown to one Vulcan, res 413 Sixth avenue side with terrible force. The concussion was so strong that the glass was all blown out of the skylight and MRS. OBELINE PRENEVOST some of the rear windows and the report Confections and Fruits was heard for several blocks away. He was 421 South Stephenson Avenue taken to St. George’s Hospital, where his injuries were dressed and cared for, and at Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and this writing he is resting comfortably. Norway and Dickinson County With a The young man is the second son of Mr. List of Residents of Homestead, and Mrs. Xavier Prenevost. Wisconsin 1913, page 129 CANDYLAND Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Protegere Brothers Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, 505 South Stephenson Avenue Number 4 [Thursday, June 16, 1910],
page 1, column 4 The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain,
Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, GAS CYLINDER EXPLODES. Number 130 [Wednesday, September _____ 12, 1923], page 1, column 1
Henry Prenevost Badly Injured FIRE DOES $47,000 While Charging a Soda Fountain. DAMAGE TO THREE
Henry Prenevost was seriously injured BUILDINGS yesterday afternoon by the explosion of the _____ gas cylinder of a soda fountain. His right leg is broken below the knee and the flesh RESTAURANT, on both legs badly bruised and lacerated. Two toes were severed from his left foot NEWS DEPOT and other portions of his body scratched ARE WRECKED and bruised to some extent. _____ The young man is about twenty years of age and is employed in his father’s ice Candy Kitchen Also Suf- cream and confectionery store in the Odd fers Loss From Early Fellows’ building. At the time of the accident he was Morning Blaze engaged in charging a soda fountain in the _____ 150 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
As soon as the fire spread to the De FIREMAN IS CUT Lima, the proprietor went upstairs to _____ awaken the roomers. Many of them suffered losses in view of the fact that no time was lost in getting out of the building. Conflagration Furnishes All their belongings were destroyed as were Stubborn Fight For the furniture and fixtures. Two Departments The second floor of the De Lima _____ restaurant, a hotel, was destroyed. Efforts to save the furniture, clothing and other A fire which raged for two hours, starting articles failed because of heavy smoke. at 11:45 o’clock, [sic] last night[,] resulted in Mechandise Destroyed. a loss estimated at $47,000, according to The merchandise in the Riley store was figures obtained today. totally destroyed, including a stock of Following are the estimated figures: Christmas gifts stored away there. John Flanagan, owner of the three Protogere Brothers[,] who also rented the buildings at 509, 507 and 505 Stephenson upstairs of their building[,] suffered furniture avenue, $20,000. and clothing losses as well as merchandise De Lima restaurant, owned by Tony and fixtures in the ground floor. The new Fliris, $20,000. fixtures recently installed at a price of Riley’s News depot, owned by William $15,000 were only damaged by water. The Riley, $2,000. fixtures in the restaurant are believed to be Protogere Brothers’ Candyland, $5,000. ruined in the same manner. The fire started in the rear of the small John Flanagan refused to comment on building occupied by Riley, according to his loss and insurance carried on the Fire Chief Albert Bloom, who is unable to wooden structures and did not say whether account for the origin of the conflagration. he intended to re-build entirely or repair the It is believed, however, that the blaze buildings. It was said, however, that the started in a pile of paper. buildings were covered by insurance and Call Two Departments. that the owner indicated he would repair the The alarm was sent to the No. 1 fire structures. The city building committee department and by the time the firemen visited the scene of the fire this morning but reached the site, it was a mass of flames gave out no information as to what steps which lit up the entire neighborhood. A they would take. A city ordinance reads summons was then sent to No. 2 that if a building in the fire limits is damaged department. Ten firemen and as many more than half of its value, no wooden volunteers attempted to check the flames structure could replace it. that quickly spread to the adjoining Fliris Will Re-open. buildings. Tony Fliris said this morning that only Six streams of water were utilized to put half of his holdings were covered by out the blaze. Much water was used in insurance, but that he intended to remain in keeping the flames from the Z.P. Rousselle the restaurant business. He will open as building, south of the restaurant. This soon as conditions permit, he indicated. building was only slightly scorched. Protogere Brothers said that Candyland would be opened in a day or two. Their
151 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] fixtures and merchandise were partially _____ covered by insurance. After the fire was under control and no Iron Mountain Concern danger of the flames spreading the firemen Considering Store In and volunteers were served with coffee and lunch by John Morris and Claude Burby. Norway Firemen Fought Hard[.] _____ Firemen were forced to put up a hard battle before subduing the flames. The While no definite arrangements have structure, all wooden, provided good fuel for been made, it is declared to be a certainty the blaze and when the extent of the fire that Protegere Brothers, of Iron Mountain, was first realized it was not believed any will open an ice cream parlor in Norway, if a part of the building could be saved. suitable location for the establishment can Firemen risked their lies [sic – lives] several be secured. times in order to place the lines of hose The firm conducted “Candyland” at Iron where the streams of water would be most Mountain previous to the time the building it effective. One fireman, Charles Anderson, occupied was partly destroyed by fire. received a badly cut hand when he kicked They are desirous of entering the local field in the door of Riley’s news depot in order to where they believe there is an excellent get to the flames. As the door crashed in a opening for such a business. large piece of glass fell on his thumb, A member of the firm said yesterday inflicting a deep gash. Despite this, that an attempt had been made to rent the Anderson continued at his work but at the Alex Calcaterra building. Mr. Calcaterra end of an hour had lost so much blood that refused to rent or lease. It was said, he was on the verge of collapse. Even however, that he offered to sell at a price then, however, a tourniquet was put around but the Iron Mountain concern declined. his wrist, stemming the flow of blood, and he remained on the job until early this MRS. W.E. RICHARD morning when he went to St. George’s 429 South Stephenson Avenue hospital for treatment. The fire was the worst in the city since Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City that of two years ago when the Anderson Directory, 1892, page 170 building on East Ludington street was destroyed. RICHARD MRS W E, propr of the Crystal restaurant and ice cream parlors. First- Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, class in every particular. Meals served Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ at all hours. Dealers in confectinary [sic Year, Number _____ [Friday, March 14, – confectionery], cigars, fruits, etc, 429 1924], page 5, column 3 Stephenson av.
Norway JOSEPH RIVOLTA Grocery and Confectionery Store CANDY PARLOR 110-112 West Hughitt Street
MAY OPEN HERE
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Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a ANDREW WOLFERT List of Residents of Homestead, 505 South Stephenson Avenue Wisconsin 1913, page 129; page 133 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City JAMES R. SPENCER Directory, 1892, page 187 102 East Brown Street WOLFERT ANDREW, Dealer in Staple and Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Fancy Groceries, Confectinery, Cigars, Directory, 1892, page 177 Tobacco, Notions, flour, Feed, Hay and Grain, 116 W Hughitt, res same. Spencer James R, confectioner[,] 102 W Brown, res 722 West C Foods: Dairy Products; JOHN T. SPENCER Creameries; Dairies 321 South Stephenson Avenue 118 West B Street
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Directory, 1892, page 177 Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 5 [Thursday, April 25, 1889], SPENCER JOHN T, dealer in fruits and page 1, column 4 vegetables, provisions, confectionery and notions[,] 118 West B and 321 Pretty Slick Outside Milk Peddlers Stephenson av, res 118 West B – Can This be True?
MRS. WILLIAM TREGILGAS The other day THE RANGE was 505 South Stephenson Avenue abruptly stopped by a gray-bearded citizen who asked, “Say, how is it that your paper Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and never takes notice of those milk peddlers Norway and Dickinson County With a that come up from Green Bay, Fond du List of Residents of Homestead, Lac, and all around that part of Wisconsin, Wisconsin 1913, page 129 to peddle milk, and actually under-sell the citizens here who keep cows to help out a COME TREPANIER livelihood? How do they do it, d’ye say? 101 West Hughitt Street No; [sic – ,] they don’t send their milk up here in cans by rail, but they drive up their Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City cattle, pasture them in the woods close to Directory, 1892, page 184 the city limits, and then come into the city every morning and peddle their milk. They TREPANIER COME, bakery, dealer in go on like this all summer, and when they groceries, provisions, flour, feed, think the season’s over they drive their canned goods, confectionery, cows back again to Green Bay, or wherever glassware, chinaware, and baker’s else they brought them from, and thus do a sundries[,] 101 W Hughitt, res same good business here without contributing a 153 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] darned cent to the city taxes.” The Long continued use of the variety that statement astonished us. We never heard produces such hallucinations is apt to of Wisconsin milk sellers being so slick as vitiate the taste and undermine the all that, and as there is said to be a Green constitution, to say nothing about the by- Bay man here now who is doing just what laws. our informant complains of, THE RANGE can only call the attention of the city’s ALEX ANDERSON officials to the matter. Farmer Breitung Township The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and XI, Number 6 [Thursday, May 2, 1889], Norway and Dickinson County With a page 5, column 4 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 129 The Milk Question. Bro. Tilton, of the Green Bay Advocate, BEST BROS. treats the milk question, that has been Creamery annoying our local dealers so much, in the Alexander W. Best & Edward A. Best following light manner. We will take Brother 707 River Avenue Tilton’s advice into consideration, but we don’t see how it is going to afford our local Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and dealers the relief desired: Norway and Dickinson County With a The last accusation against Green Bay List of Residents of Homestead, that we have seen is in THE RANGE, at Wisconsin 1913, page 129 Iron Mountain. The milk peddlers of Green Bay are now said to have a softer thing on Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, the Iron Mountain people than sending up Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 14, their milk in cans, but they actually drive Number 44 [Thursday, March 24, 1910], their cows up there and pasture them in the page 6, column 5 woods just outside the city and take in the milk every night and morning, fresher and BRIEF CITY NEWS. better than that of the Iron Mountain cows. In the fall, they drive their cows back to Best Bros. have commenced excavating Green Bay. All this without paying a cent of for a two-story brick building on River taxes. We are sorry to see this item. While avenue. The building will be thirty by fifty it shows a high appreciation of what feet and will be used as a creamery. energetic Green Bay men are capable of accomplishing the mere trifle of 150 miles ANTON CAROLLO or so of space, there is a feature about the Milk Dealer story that makes us sad. It is a delicate 422 East Smith Street matter for us to allude to and we would not if we could avoid it; but we must earnestly Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and recommend Bro. Tuten to get his “milk Norway and Dickinson County With a shake” at some other place, where he can List of Residents of Homestead, be sure that the dealer puts no wink in it. Wisconsin 1913, page 129 154 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Corner of West A Street and Carpenter JOSEPH MONGRAIN Avenue Dairy Breitung Township Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Year, Number _____ [Monday, August Norway and Dickinson County With a 21, 1922], page 1, column 4 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 129 DAIRY COMPANY
JOHN PESAVENTO WILL OPEN HERE Dairy _____ 810 Millie Street Chicago Firm Leases Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Building on Carpen- Norway and Dickinson County With a ter Avenue List of Residents of Homestead, _____ Wisconsin 1913, page 129
The Sanitary Dairy, a Chicago RICHARD POLLARD organization, will engage in business in Iron Dairy Mountain, having leased the concrete block Breitung Township building now being erected on the corner of West A street and Carpenter avenue by Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Alphonse Gibeault. R.M. Johnson, who has Norway and Dickinson County With a had years of experience in the business, List of Residents of Homestead, has arrived from Chicago and will assume Wisconsin 1913, page 129 the duties of manager. Edward Lindquist, a well-known young man, of Homestead, MRS. W.E. RICHARD Wis., will be associated with Mr. Johnson in Ice Cream Parlor the management. 429 South Stephenson Avenue The dairy will be equipped with a modern pastureizing [sic – pasteurizing] Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City machine of large capacity, a cooler and Directory, 1892, page 170 automatic bottle filler. The cooler in half a minute can refrigerate the milk to 35 RICHARD MRS W E, propr of the Crystal degrees and the delivery temperature will restaurant and ice cream parlors. First- be 32 degrees. A regular sanitary delivery class in every particular. Meals served will be maintained to all sections of the city. at all hours. Dealers in confectionary Arthur Anderson, a licensed milk tester, [sic – confectionery], cigars, fruits, etc, will be employed at the dairy, to test all milk 429 Stephenson av. received for butterfat. Mr. Anderson is a thoroughly competent dairy man of long SANITARY DAIRY experience and wa at one time associated with the Farmers’ Co-Operative Dairy company, of Homestead, Wis. Contracts 155 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] are now being made with farmers in the district for a supply of milk and a sufficient DAPRATO & RIGASSI number have been closed to insure the John DaPrato and Charles Rigassi success of the dairy. 104 West Hughitt Street It is expected to commence business on September 10, work being rushed on the Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City building. The size of the building is 22 by Directory, 1892, page 120 38 feet. DaPrato & Rigassi (John DaPrato and EMIL SJOGREN Charles Rigassi), grocers[,] 104 W Dairy Ludington 718 East A Street A.L. DESPINS Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and A.L. Despins, Proprietor Norway and Dickinson County With a General Supply Store List of Residents of Homestead, Brown Street Wisconsin 1913, page 129
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, AUGUST P. WICKMAN Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Milk Dealer XI, Number 5 [Thursday, April 25, 1889], 829 East D Street page 8, column 1
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and A.L. DESPINS, the Brown street Norway and Dickinson County With a merchant, has just added immensely to his List of Residents of Homestead, stock. In his store there are now over 200 Wisconsin 1913, page 129 sacks of Minnesota hard wheat, fancy patent, and gold leaf flours, besides one of the largest supplies of all kinds of garden Foods: Flour Mills; Flour and Feed and vegetable seeds in the city. During the coming summer season, Mr. Despins will make arrangements to keep a constant supply of all kinds of fruits and vegetables. A.C. ANGROVE In fact, as Mr. Despins says, he intends to Princess Cash Store have one of the best-equipped general Corner of Stephenson Avenue supply stores in Iron Mountain. and Fourth Street WILLIAM H. MITCHELL Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Grocery and Fruit Directory, 1892, page 106 Rundle’s Opera House 105-107 West Ludington Street ANGROVE A C, proprietor of the Princess 219 East Hughitt Street Cash Store. General Merchandise. Allways [sic – Always] the best goods at The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, the lowest prices. The leaders. Corner Menominee County, Michigan, Volume of Carpenter av and Fourth, res same.
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XI, Number 21 [Thursday, August 15, groceries, provisions, flour, feed, 1889], page 1, column 3 crockery, glassware and general merchandise, 219 Stephenson av, res WM. MITCHELL has moved his grocery 125 West B and fruit store to Rundle’s opera house building, and will keep a larger stock of JOHN RUSSELL goods than heretofore. 100 East Brown Street
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 157 Directory, 1892, page 173
MITCHELL W H, a resident of Iron RUSSELL JOHN, Dealer in staple and Mountain since 1883. Dealer in a full fancy family groceries, provisions, flour, line of Staple and fancy groceries, feed, dry goods, boots, shoes, provisions, dry goods, furnishings, furnishings and general merchandise, boots, shoes, flour, feed and notions, 100 East Brown, rooms 104 East 219 E Hughitt, res 314 East A. Brown, boards 611 Carpenter ave.
NEUENS & ROELL Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Henry G. Neuens & Edmund F. Roell, Norway and Dickinson County With a Proprietors List of Residents of Homestead, General Store Wisconsin 1913, page 130; page 131; 113 West Brown Street page 132
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City SWANSON & LINDSTROM Directory, 1892, page 160 John Swanson and Gus Lindstrom 400 East Main Street NEUENS & ROELL, (H G Neuens and E F Roell) dealers in staple and fancy family Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City groceries, flour, feed and farm produce, Directory, 1892, page 180 crockery, glassware and canned goods. Ladies’ gents’ children’s footware [sic – SWANSON & LINDSTROM, (John footwear], boots, shoes and rubbers. Swanson and Gus Lindstrom), general Special agents for Wilbur’s Seed Meal, merchandise, groceries, provisions, 113 W Brown canned goods, dry goods, boots and shoes[,] furnishings, crockery and CHARLES E. PARENT glassware, flour, feed[,] hardware, Charles E. Parent, Proprietor clothing etc, 400 E Main 219 South Stephenson Avenue WILLIAM SUNDSTROM Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City 205 East Fleshiem Street Directory, 1892, page 164 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City PARENT C E, Dealer in dry goods, carpets, Directory, 1892, page 179 boots and shoes, gents’ furnishings, 157 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Sundstrom Wm, (Hancock & Sundstrom), Z. FRANK general merchandise[,] 205 E Fleshiem, 110 East Brown Street res same Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City COME TREPANIER Directory, 1892, page 128 101 West Hughitt Street FRANK Z, Dealer in confectionery, fruit, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City canned goods, cigars, tobacco, pipes Directory, 1892, page 184 and smokers’ articles, vegetables, writers’ materials and temperance TREPANIER COME, bakery, dealer in drinks. 110 E Brown, res 108 W Brown. groceries, provisions, flour, feed, canned goods, confectionery, CHRISTOPHER GROSSBUSCH glassware, chinaware, and baker’s Fruit, Confectionery and Vegetables, sundries[,] 101 W Hughitt, res same Notions, Toilet Articles, Toys, Cigars, Tobacco, etc. ANDREW WOLFERT 417 South Stephenson Avenue 505 South Stephenson Avenue The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Directory, 1892, page 187 XI, Number 19 [Thursday, August 1, 1889], page 1, column 3 WOLFERT ANDREW, Dealer in Staple and Fancy Groceries, Confectinery, Cigars, PETER BAPTISTE and Ed. Freeman Tobacco, Notions, flour, Feed, Hay and have commenced to build handsome brick Grain, 116 W Hughitt, res same. buildings on the sites of those destroyed by the fire last winter, and probably Christ. WRIGHT BROTHERS Grossbusch will do the same before Jason K. Wright and Anson Francis summer is ended. Thus the burnt district is Wright being rebuilt, and will be probably the best 221 South Stephenson Avenue built block in the city before snow flies. Wm. Sundstrom will be in his handsome Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City new building by the end of this month. Directory, 1892, page 191 The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, WRIGHT BROTHERS, (J K, and A F) Menominee County, Michigan, Volume dealer [sic – dealers] in dry goods, XI, Number 23 [Thursday, August 29, groceries, flour, feed and general 1889], page 1, column 2 merchandise[,] 221 Stephenson av CHRIST GROSBUSCH [sic – GROSSBUSCH] has moved his store Foods: Fruits and Produce building to the opposite side of the street, and is going to erect a brick block on the old site.
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Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 132 MRS. OBELINE PRENEVOST Confections and Fruits GROSSBUSCH CHRISTOPHER, Dealer in 421 South Stephenson Avenue Fruit, Confectionery and Vegetables, Notions, Toilet Articles, Toys, Cigars, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Tobacco, etc, 417 Stephenson av, res Norway and Dickinson County With a 119 Stephenson av. List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 129 M. KHOURY Fruits and Confections JOHN T. SPENCER Abe Abraham, Manager 321 South Stephenson Avenue 305 South Stephenson Avenue 118 West B Street and 533 South Stephenson Avenue Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 177 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a SPENCER JOHN T, dealer in fruits and List of Residents of Homestead, vegetables, provisions, confectionery Wisconsin 1913, page 129 and notions[,] 118 West B and 321 Stephenson av, res 118 West B PAUL KHOURY Confections and Fruits Sam I. Khoury, Manager Foods: Grocery Stores; Grocers 409 South Stephenson Avenue
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a TED’S GROCERY List of Residents of Homestead, Theodore Anderson Wisconsin 1913, page 129 725 East B Street
WILLIAM MITCHELL Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Grocery and Fruit Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Rundle’s Opera House Year, Number _____ [Monday, 105-107 West Ludington Street December 30, 1935], page 2, column 6
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Grocery Store To Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Open On Tuesday XI, Number 21 [Thursday, August 15, _____ 1889], page 1, column 3 “Ted’s Grocery,” a new establishment, WM. MICTHELL has moved his grocery will be opened tomorrow at 725 East B and fruit store to Rundle’s opera house street. Theodore Anderson is proprietor. building, and will keep a larger stock of Groceries, meats, fresh fruits, canned goods than heretofore. 159 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] goods, tobacco and other merchandise will be carried. ANGOVE A C, proprietor of the Princess Cash Store. General Merchandise. C.E. ANDERSON & CO. Always the best goods at the lowest General Merchandise prices. The leaders. Corner of C.E. Anderson & Jerome E. Strong, Carpenter av and Fourth, res same. Proprietors 225 South Stephenson Avenue ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TEA and STORE 202 East Ludington Street J.C. Tirschel, Manager West Hughitt Street Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TEA List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130; STORE page 131; page 132 609 Vulcan Street
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 21, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, Number 14 [Thursday, August 17, Number 165 [Tuesday, October 23, 1916], page 1, column 4 1923], page 2, column 5
Business Change. NEW A. & P. STORE WILL BE OPENED Sam Khoury has closed a deal for the purchase of the Charles E. Anderson _____ grocery store on East Ludington street and took possession last Tuesday morning. Mr. Second Branch in Iron Khoury will enlarge the stock and add a line Mountain Located On of fruits, fine confectionery and cigars and North Side tobacco. Next season he will have a soda _____ fountain. The stand is a good one and the new proprietor is confident that, by close Iron Mountain’s second Atlantic & attention to business, he will win a Pacific tea store will be opened tomorrow at generous patronage. Mr. Anderson will 609 Vulcan street. The building has been devote his entire time to his dry goods, repainted and equipped with new fixtures. clothing, shoe and bazaar departments. A complete stock is also on hand for the
opening. A.C. ANGOVE Until some one [sic – someone] else is Princess Cash Store secured, J.C. Tirschel, manager of the A. & Corner of Stephenson Avenue and P. store on West Hughitt street, will also Fourth Street manage the north side establishment. Mr. Tirschel last week took charge of the Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City opening of two stores for his company, one Directory, 1892, page 106 in Peshtigo and another in Stambaugh. 160 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
The A. & P. organization now operates more than 8,700 stores, making it the In another column appears the largest chain store group in the world. advertisement of Frank E. Crocker, announcing that on the first of next week he BRAUNS & VAN WHOLESALE will open his store and be ready for GROCERS business. Mr. Crocker has purchased a full August E. Brauns and ----- Van line of fine family groceries, and the public 113 East Ludington Street will be welcomed and well treated at the old [See Carpenter-Cook Company under stand of Lilly & Richardson. Mr. Crocker Wholesale Grocers.] has lots of friends in this city who will be glad to give him their patronage.
The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, County, Michigan, Second Year, Whole Menominee County, Michigan, Volume No. 592 [Wednesday, June 8, 1898], XI, Number 7 [Thursday, May 9, 1889], page 3, column 2 page 5, column 2
CITY NEWS ITEMS. Personal and Social. _____
Mr. Flake [sic – Flack], of Appleton, has Brauns & Van will close out their retail been employed as clerk in Crocker’s new business this week and will hereafter do grocery store. nothing but a wholesale business using their warehouse for the latter. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume FRANK CROCKER XI, Number 16 [Thursday, July 11, Frank Crocker, Proprietor 1889], page 1, column 3
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Personal and Social. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], Will Flack, clerk in Crocker’s grocery page 8, column 1 store, spent the Fourth at his home in Appleton. Personal and Social. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Frank Crocker has resigned his position Menominee County, Michigan, Volume with the Chapin Mining Company, XI, Number 18 [Thursday, July 25, purchased the Lilly & Richardson stock, and 1889], page 5, column 2 will enter the grocery business at their old stand. May prosperity attend him. Personal and Social.
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Will Flack, who has been clerking in Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Crocker’s grocery store for the past two XI, Number 6 [Thursday, May 2, 1889], months, returned to his home in Appleton page 1, column 3 yesterday.
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Caudio [sic – Gaudio] Carmine, grocer[,] The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, 105 W Hughitt, res same Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 19 [Thursday, August 1, THOMAS W. GRENFELL 1889], page 1, column 2 431 South Stephenson Avenue
Runaway. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 132 During the storm on Saturday, Frank Crocker’s delivery team came tearing down Grenfell Thomas W, confectionery[,] 431 main street from the location, coming in Stephenson av, and at res 611 Pewabic contact with the sign post in front of Joseph [also listed as grocer] Bitterly’s jewelry store and breaking the shafts from the wagon. He [sic - They] then CHARLES J. JOHNSON GROCERY ran a few steps and waited until the storm was over. STORE 104 West Ludington Street 300 South Carpenter Avenue DAPRATO & RIGASSI John DaPrato and Charles Rigassi Polk’s Iron Mountain (Dickinson County, 104 West Hughitt Street Michigan) City Directory 1935 Including Dickinson County, R.L. Polk & Co., Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Publishers, 431 Howard St., Detroit, Directory, 1892, page 120 Mich., page 94; page 347
DaPrato & Rigassi (John DaPrato and Iron Mountain City Directory 1941-1942, Charles Rigassi), grocers[,] 104 W unpaged – groceries and meats at 300 Ludington South Carpenter Avenue
OTTO DERWALDT SAM KHOURY GROCERY STORE. 414 West Hughitt Street Sam Khoury, Proprietor 202 East Ludington Street Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 122 Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 21, Derrwaldt [sic – Derwaldt] Otto, genl mdse Number 14 [Thursday, August 17, [general merchandise], 414 W Hughitt, 1916], page 1, column 4 res 312 W Hughitt Business Change. CARMINE GAUDIO 105 West Hughitt Street Sam Khoury has closed a deal for the purchase of the Charles E. Anderson Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City grocery store on East Ludington street and Directory, 1892, page 129 took possession last Tuesday morning. Mr. Khoury will enlarge the stock and add a line
162 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] of fruits, fine confectionery and cigars and Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, tobacco. Next season he will have a soda Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, fountain. The stand is a good one and the Number 2 [Thursday, June 2, 1898], new proprietor is confident that, by close page 1, column 4 attention to business, he will win a generous patronage. Mr. Anderson will The Levy Building. devote his entire time to his dry goods, clothing, shoe and bazaar departments. All rumors as regard the letting of the contract for the erection of M. Levy & Co.’s M. LEVY CO. department store to Contractor Joergenson, General Merchandise of Green Bay, have been disposed of by Albert Levy, President; Isaac Unger, that gentleman coming to the front with a Secretary certified check for $9,000. The work of 415-419 South Stephenson Avenue removing the old frame buildings has commenced, and the material for the new Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City building has been contracted for. Directory, 1892, page 150 Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, LEVY M & CO, (M Levy, H M Levy and I Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, Unger), dealers in Dry Goods, Clothing, Number 17 [Thursday, September 15, Gents’ Furnishings, Groceries, 1898], page 1, column 4 Provisions, Flour, Feed, Boots, Shoes and General Merchandise, 421 Contract For Fixtures. Stephenson avenue. N.B. Parmelee & Son have secured the The Range-Tribune, Iron Mountain, contract for building the fixtures for M. Levy Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume & Co.’s new department store and will have XIX, Number 52 [Saturday, April 30, the same ready to place in position as soon 1898], page 1, column 6 as Contractor Georgeson [sic – Joergenson] turns over the building to the The Architect is Here. firm. The fixtures will be the handsomest in the upper peninsula. It is now expected J.E. Clancy, the architect for the new that the building will be ready for occupancy Levy building, came up from Green Bay by October 15th. yesterday with the plans for the building. The firm will send out for bids for Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, constructing same at once and they must Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, be received by May 16. The building will be Number 28 [Thursday, November 30, two-story, brick, and the main rooms will be 1898], page 8, column 4 50x100 feet, both the lower and upper floors being occupied by the firm. It will be BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. a modern building in every particular and _____ will be heated by steam.
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Since moving into their new store M. Levy & Co. have been compelled to employ Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, six additional clerks. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, … Number 9 [Thursday, July 20, 1911], M. Levy & Co. have placed an order for page 1, column 3 an immense stock of toys. Santa Claus will make his headquarters at the “big store” Moving Grocery Store. this season. The M. Levy company is engaged this Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, week in removing the grocery and allied Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, departments to the new Cook & Pelham Number 5 [Thursday, June 22, 1911], building. Confusion reigns supreme just at page 1, column 3 present, but Manager Monroe Unger and his corps of assistants will soon have Lease New Quarters. everything tastefully arranged. And The Press has sufficient confidence in the boys The M. Levy company has leased the to predict that, when everything is in place, handsome Cook & Pelham block for a term Iron Mountain will have the handsomest of ten years and taken possession. and best-stocked grocery store in the upper Carpenters are now engaged in building the peninsula. counters and fixtures. It is the intention of the company to occupy the building with LILLY & RICHARDSON their grocery, china, glassware and ----- Lilly & ----- Richardson granitware [sic – graniteware] departments. This will permit the enlargement of other The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, departments in the company building. The Menominee County, Michigan, Volume office and wrapping counters will be XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], removed to the space now occupied by the page 8, column 1 grocery department and the stairway to the second floor will be re-arranged [sic – Personal and Social. rearranged]. This will give much additional space for the display of shoes, clothing and Frank Crocker has resigned his position gents furnishing goods which have been with the Chapin Mining Company, crowded in an inconvenient manner purchased the Lilly & Richardson stock, and heretofore. Manager M. Unger, of this will enter the grocery business at their old department, declares that, when he has his stand. May prosperity attend him. goods arranged in the new building, no town north of Chicago will have a neater The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, grocery store than Iron Mountain. Mr. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Unger is thoroughly informed in this branch XI, Number 6 [Thursday, May 2, 1889], of the trade, has a knack of displaying page 1, column 3 goods in an appitizing [sic – appetizing] manner, and the business of the company In another column appears the is certain to increase as a result of the advertisement of Frank E. Crocker, enlargement. announcing that on the first of next week he 164 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] will open his store and be ready for Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City business. Mr. Crocker has purchased a full Directory, 1892, page 157 line of fine family groceries, and the public will be welcomed and well treated at the old MITCHELL W H, a resident of Iron stand of Lilly & Richardson. Mr. Crocker Mountain since 1883. Dealer in a full has lots of friends in this city who will be line of Staple and fancy groceries, glad to give him their patronage. provisions, dry goods, furnishings, boots, shoes, flour, feed and notions, AXEL LUNDELL 219 E Hughitt, res 314 East A. 706 Vulcan Street North Side NEUENS & ROELL Henry G. Neuens & Edmund F. Roell, Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Proprietors Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, General Store Number 32 [Monday, May 18, 1925], 113 West Brown Street page 2, column 4 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Grocery Store Directory, 1892, page 160 Is Opened Today _____ NEUENS & ROELL, (H G Neuens and E F Roell) dealers in staple and fancy family
groceries, flour, feed and farm produce, The new meat and grocery store to be crockery, glassware and canned goods. conducted by Axel Lundell on the North Ladies’ gents’ children’s footware [sic – Side was opened for business today. The footwear], boots, shoes and rubbers. store is located across the street from the Special agents for Wilbur’s Seed Meal, No. 2 fire station in the building formerly 113 W Brown occupied by Johnson brothers.
WILLIAM H. MITCHELL A.M. OPPENHEIM Grocery and Fruit The Fair Rundle’s Opera House A.M. Oppenheim, Proprietor 105-107 West Ludington Street 325-329 South Stephenson Avenue 219 East Hughitt Street Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Directory, 1892, page 163 Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 21 [Thursday, August 15, OPPENHEIM A M, proprietor of “The Fair.” 1889], page 1, column 3 Dealer in Dry Goods, Clothing, Furniture, Boots, Shoes, Groceries, WM. MITCHELL has moved his grocery Provisions and General Merchandise, and fruit store to Rundle’s opera house 325-27-29 Stephenson av, res 813 building, and will keep a larger stock of Carpenter av. See advt. goods than heretofore. CHARLES E. PARENT Charles E. Parent, Proprietor 165 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
219 South Stephenson Avenue List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 129; page 133 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 164 JOHN RUSSELL 100 East Brown Street PARENT C E, Dealer in dry goods, carpets, boots and shoes, gents’ furnishings, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City groceries, provisions, flour, feed, Directory, 1892, page 173 crockery, glassware and general merchandise, 219 Stephenson av, res RUSSELL JOHN, Dealer in staple and 125 West B fancy family groceries, provisions, flour, feed, dry goods, boots, shoes, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and furnishings and general merchandise, Norway and Dickinson County With a 100 East Brown, rooms 104 East List of Residents of Homestead, Brown, boards 611 Carpenter ave. Wisconsin 1913, page 130; page 131; page 132 Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ RABEY & THOMAS Year, Number _____ [Monday, March John Rabey and William D. Thomas 10, 1924], page 3, columns 6-7 213 South Stephenson Avenue RUSSELL LEASES Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 169 STORE BUILDING _____ RABEY & THOMAS, (John Rabey and Wm D Thomas), staple and fancy Chalmers-Burns Confec- groceries, fruits, canned goods[,] tionery Company to vegetables[,] etc, 213 Stephenson av Establish Here _____ C.L. RAYMOND 411 Carpenter Avenue Negotiations have been completed for the lease of the John Russell building on Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City West Brown street to the firm of Chalmers Directory, 1892, page 169 and Burns, wholesale confectioners. The firm will be established in its new quarters Raymond C L, bakery[,] 411 Carpenter av, April 1. res same [also listed as grocer] A.M. Chalmers, senior member, has been associated with the Hewett Wholesale JOSEPH RIVOLTA company, of Sault Ste. Marie, as manager, Grocery and Confectionery Store for the last three years. E.S. Burns was 110-112 West Hughitt Street employed by the same company as a salesman. Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and John Russell will not be connected with Norway and Dickinson County With a the company. He announced today that he 166 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] would permanently retire from business. 117 East Brown Street Mr. Russell came to Iron Mountain in 1884 and has conducted a grocery and dry Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City goods store here for the last 40 years. Directory, 1892, page 183 When he came the city consisted merely of a few scattered groups of mining shacks. Tramontin M, groceries[,] 117 E Brown, res He has always been prominent in 111 E Brown commercial and civic matters and is very well known. A.J. TREPANIER GROCERY
STORE WILLIAM H. SCANDLING A.J. Trepanier, Proprietor 521 South Stephenson Avenue 810 East C Street
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Directory, 1892, page 174 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Number 220 [Tuesday, December 29, Scandling Wm H, groceries[,] 521 1925], page 3, column 2 Stephenson av, res 601 East E Trepanier Opens WILLIAM SUNDSTROM Grocery Store 205 East Fleshiem Street _____
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City A.J. Trepanier has opened a grocery Directory, 1892, page 179 store at 810 East C street. A complete line
of groceries, vegetables and fruits will be Sundstrom Wm, (Hancock & Sundstrom), carried and later meats will be added. general merchandise[,] 205 E Fleshiem,
res same [also listed as grocer] COME TREPANIER 101 West Hughitt Street SWANSON & LINDSTROM
John Swanson and Gus Lindstrom Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City 400 East Main Street Directory, 1892, page 184
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City TREPANIER COME, bakery, dealer in Directory, 1892, page 180 groceries, provisions, flour, feed,
canned goods, confectionery, SWANSON & LINDSTROM, (John glassware, chinaware, and baker’s Swanson and Gus Lindstrom), general sundries[,] 101 W Hughitt, res same merchandise, groceries, provisions,
canned goods, dry goods, boots and shoes[,] furnishings, crockery and ANDREW WOLFERT glassware, flour, feed[,] hardware, 505 South Stephenson Avenue clothing etc, 400 E Main Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City M. TRAMONTIN Directory, 1892, page 187 167 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
WOLFERT ANDREW, Dealer in Staple and Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Fancy Groceries, Confectinery, Cigars, Directory, 1892, page 136 Tobacco, Notions, flour, Feed, Hay and Grain, 116 W Hughitt, res same. Helson R P, fruit, game and fish, 601 [Stephenson Avenue], res 535 WRIGHT BROTHERS Stephenson av Jason K. Wright and Anson Francis Wright LOUIS ARNOLD 221 South Stephenson Avenue 410 Carpenter Avenue
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 191 Directory, 1892, page 106
WRIGHT BROTHERS, (J K, and A F) ARNOLD LOUIS, The place to buy first dealer [sic – dealers] in dry goods, class meats. He sells as cheap as any groceries, flour, feed and general dealer in the city and low prices given merchandise[,] 221 Stephenson av on large orders. Meats are all honest and fresh and in all varieties. Prompt and reliable. 410 Carpenter av, res Foods: Locally Manufactured same. Foods T.H. BYRNES 118 West Brown Street
PIETRO CARETTO Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City 112 West Hughitt Directory, 1892, page 114
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Byrnes T H, meat market[,] 118 W Brown, Directory, 1892, page 115 res same
Caretto Pietro, bakery and maccaroni VIVIAN C. CHELLEW [sic – macaroni] factory, 112 W Hughitt, res 109 East Hughitt Street 120 W Hughitt
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 117 Foods: Meat Markets; Meats; Butcher Shops; Butchers; Fish CHELLEW V C, wholesale meats 109 E Markets Hughitt, propr Commercial Hotel, 101 West B, res same
A. CRUSE & COMPANY R.P. HELSON FISH MARKET A. Cruse and Robert C. Faucett, Proprietors 601 South Stephenson Avenue 168 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
102 Fourth Street Jay W. Hoose & E.H. Eaton, Proprietors 203 South Stephenson Avenue Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 120 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 138 CRUSE A & CO (A Cruse and Robt C faucet), Meat Market. Dealers in fresh, HOOSE J W & CO. (J W Hoose and E H dried, salted and smoked meats. Game Eaton), Meat Market[.] Dealers in fresh, and fish in season. 102 Fourth. dried, salted and smoked meats and sausages. Game and fish in season. GABARDI BROTHERS 203 Stephenson av. A. Gabardi and G. Gabardi 600 East Main Street HOOSE & WATERS J.W. Hoose & ----- Waters, Proprietors Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 129 The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Gabardi Bros, (A and G), meat market, 600 XI, Number 3 [Thursday, April 11, 1889], E Main page 1, column 3
H. GEUTING & COMPANY LAING BROS. have rented their meat 517 South Stephenson Avenue market to Messrs. Hoose & Waters, who are now in charge. W.S. Laing will devote Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City his energies to his lumbering and mill Directory, 1892, page 130 interests, and after the first of May will withdraw entirely from the meat business. GEUTING H & CO, Meat Market. Dealers Billy is one of those pushing, energetic men in Fresh, Dried, Salted, Smoked Meats who is bound to make a success of and Sausages, Game, Fruit and anything he undertakes, and for that reason Vegetables, 517 Stephenson av, res we regret that his new enterprise is not same. directly contributory [sic – contributory] to the prosperity of Iron Mountain. HANCOCK & COMPANY W.H. Hancock, J.P. Mitchell and Thomas The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Wills, Proprietors Menominee County, Michigan, Volume 116 East Brown Street XI, Number 19 [Thursday, August 1, 1889], page 1, column 3 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 134 TOM KNEEBONE owns an ugly brute of a dog, in disposition something like Tom HANCOCK & CO, (W H Hancock, J P himself. Last Tuesday Tom and his dog Mitchell and Thomas Wills), Meat went into Hoose’s meat market, and when Market[,] 116 E Brown one of the clerks attempted to drive the dog away from a barrel of meat that he seemed J.W. HOOSE & COMPANY disposed to make a meal from, the brute 169 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] sprang at the butcher and bit him on the Vulcan, Commonwealth and Florence. He arm. The owner at this time was standing also handles all kinds of iron hand pumps. in front of the meat market, and when the man stepped to the door and inquired who R.J. KNEEBONE the dog belonged to, he made an insulting 535 South Stephenson Avenue reply and assaulted him. Marshal Catlin arrived in time to prevent Kneebone Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City receiving a richly deserved thrashing. Directory, 1892, page 146
WILLIAM “BILLY” JEFFERY KNEEBONE R J, John B Orr[,] manager, Fish Peddler meat market. Dealer in fresh, dried, salted, smoked and dried [sic] meats The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, and sausages, butter, eggs and Menominee County, Michigan, Volume vegetables[.] 535 Sgtephenson av, res XI, Number 16 [Thursday, July 11, Florence Wisconsin. 1889], page 1, column 3 LAING BROTHERS BILLY JEFFERY, the fish peddler, has William S. Laing, Proprietor withdrawn from the livery business, and intends henceforth to devote his time The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, almost entirely to the fish peddling Menominee County, Michigan, Volume business, making Iron Mountain his XI, Number 3 [Thursday, April 11, 1889], headquarters, but establishing a business page 1, column 3 in Florence, Norway, Quinnesec and
Crystal Falls. He is also the agent for iron LAING BROS. have rented their meat pumps for a Chicago firm; besides which he market to Messrs. Hoose & Waters, who does very excellent work repairing pumps. are now in charge. W.S. Laing will devote As “Billy” is one of the best hustlers on the his energies to his lumbering and mill range, and takes care to have his fish interests, and after the first of May will always fresh from Escanaba and Green withdraw entirely from the meat business. Bay, he will doubtless establish quite a Billy is one of those pushing, energetic men comfortable business along the range. who is bound to make a success of
anything he undertakes, and for that reason The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, we regret that his new enterprise is not Menominee County, Michigan, Volume directly contributory [sic – contributory] to XI, Number 19 [Thursday, August 1, the prosperity of Iron Mountain. 1889], page 1, column 2
WM. JEFFERY wishes to inform the WILLIAM S. LAING public through our columns that he deals in 115 East Hughitt Street all kinds of fresh fish and will peddle the same through the streets of our city every Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Tuesday and Friday. He will also supply Directory, 1892, page 147 fish any other days if they are desired. Mr. Jeffery also supplies the people of Norway,
170 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
LAING W S, (H H Laing & Co0, wholesale WAITE/WHITE, LEVY & COMPANY meats, 115 Hughitt, bds Commercial Richard White Hotel 211 East A Street
LARSON BROTHERS Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Gust Larson, John Larson and Erick Directory, 1892, page 189 Larson, Proprietors 300 East Hughitt Street WHITE RICHARD, (white Levy & Co), a resident of this city since 1882, res 301 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City East B Directory, 1892, page 148 WAITE, LEVY & CO, Meat market, Dealers in fresh, dried, salted and smoked Larson Bros (Gust, John and Erick), meat meats and sausages, vegetables, market, 300 East Hewitt [sic – Hughitt] butter, eggs[,] etc, 211 East A
NORTH SIDE CASH MARKET WILLS & CARBIS Vulcan Street Thomas Wills & W.J. Carbis, Proprietors 201 South Stephenson Avenue Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Year, Number _____ [Monday, March Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 14, 30, 1925], page ___, column ___ Number 48 [Thursday, April 21, 1910], page 6, column 1 Alteration Work At North Side Market BRIEF CITY NEWS. ______
Alteration work at the North Side Cash Wills & Carbis, meat and produce Market, Vulcan street, has been completed. dealers, have purchased the Oliver brick The interior of the market has been building at the corner of Stephenson redecorated and new equipment includes a avenue and East Brown street and will Butcher Boy ice box. In addition, the store occupy the same in the near future. has a new front and its entire appearance has been changed. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 14, XAVIER ST. ARNAULD Number 49 [Thursday, April 28, 1910], 302 West Hughitt Street page 4, column 2
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Many Improvements. Directory, 1892, page 178 Wills & Carbis are remodeling their brick St Arnauld Xavier, meat market[,] 300 W building at the corner of Stephenson Hughitt, res same avenue and East Brown street, for a meat market. A new front will be put in with a
171 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] corner window. The three plate glasses in Cordy Building the front and corner windows will each be East B Street ninety by one hundred inches in size. The basement is being enlarged to forty by The Iron Mountain Daily News, Iron forty-five feet and a new hardwood floor will Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, be laid in the market. A chemical Volume 1, Number 164 [Friday, October refrigerator, with a cooling capacity of 21, 1921], page 2, column 3 10,000 pounds of ice in twenty-four hours, will be installed and operated by an eight- NEW RESTAURANT TO horse-power electric motor. It is expected BE FINEST IN U.P. that the building will be ready and the _____ fixtures installed by June 1st. When completed it will be the most up-to-date market in the city. Will Be Opened About Jan. 1 In New Cordy Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Building Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, _____ Number 50 [Thursday, May 4, 1911], page 1, column 5 Christ Anegon & Co. incorporated, a firm made up of four local business men Real Estate Deal. [sic – businessmen], has made definite arrangements to open a restaurant in the Joseph DeConcin has concluded a deal building on East B street being constructed for the purchase of the Laing building on by Joseph Cordy, of this city. A large order Stephenson avenue, formerly occupied by has already been placed for interior Will [sic – Wills] and Carbis as a meat furnishings and decorations and when market. The consideration was $4,000 everything is completed, booths, counters, cash. Mr. DeConcin will expend $1,000 in mirrors and cut glass fixtures, the improvements and general repairs and the restaurant will be the most up to date and work is now in hand. The improvements convenient in the upper peninsula, the will include a plate glass front. The building owners declare. has been leased for a term of years to The building is at present under Joseph Tirschell [sic – Tirschel], agent for construction and will be completed in about the Leisen & Henes Brewing company. six weeks. The main floor and the basement will be occupied by the lunchroom while the rooms on the second floor will be rented out as offices. Christ Foods: Restaurants; Cafes Anegon, manager, announces that the doors will open for patrons about the first of the year. Every need in connection with a CHRIST ANEGON & CO. restaurant will be anticipated. The booths RESTAURANT/ which will be installed on two sides will be finished in mahogany. A partition will be IRON MOUNTAIN CANDY made across the rear end of the building, KITCHEN closing off the kitchen from the restaurant Christ Anegon & Arthur Mitchell 172 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] proper. All counters and tables in the of its kind here, having in connection a booths will be of marble. Several dance floor that will be open every evening. refrigerators will be installed for the The cafe, it is claimed, will preservation of milk and other foods during accommodate 400 persons. In addition to the summer months. The proprietors of the 24 booths there are a number of tables both Liberty Candy Kitchen are also included in on the main floor and the balcony that the firm besides Christ Anegon, manager[,] encircles the interior. The dance floor will and Arthur Mitchell, proprietors of the Iron accommodate from 30 to 40 couples with Mountain Candy Kitchen, on East B street. comfort. For the opening a 10-piece orchestra BLACKSTONE LUNCH has been secured for Saturday, Sunday Jacob Smith, Proprietor and Monday. After that time a five-piece 607 South Stephenson Avenue orchestra will be engaged for every evening. Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, The cafe, it is said, represents an page 49; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified investment of from $28,000 to $30,000. Business Directory Including Dickinson The management has been turned over to County 1935, page 359 George Wilde, of New York, expert chef who was a member of Sherry’s staff for 10 years in New York. Wilde will be in charge BLUE BIRD CAFÉ of the cuisine here. E. Elli, Proprietor The interior of the building has been 113 South Stephenson Avenue entirely remodelled [sic – remodeled], the work having been in progress for sometime Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, [sic – some time]. According to Wilde, strict Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ decorum will be maintained at all times and Year, Number _____ [Wednesday, nothing but clean entertainment and August 27, 1924], page 2, columns 5-6 dancing will be allowed.
NEW CAFÉ WILL Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, OPEN TODAY Number 24 [Friday, May 8, 1925], page _____ 6, column 3
Blue Bird Is Innovation Allow Him $125 Here; Can Accommo- For Back Wages date 400 Persons ______After two hours deliberation a jury of six The Blue Bird café, 113 Stephenson men allowed Thomas F. O’Connell, former avenue, will be formally opened Saturday chef at the Bluebird restaurant, a claim of evening, August 30, according to an $125 for back wages. O’Connell was suing announcement by E. Elli[,] proprietor. The Edward Murphy for $300 which he alleged cafe is an innovation among establishments was due him for labor performed.
173 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Ray Dundon represented O’Connell and in red hots and chile con carne. Sam R.E. MacAllister appeared for Murphy, the Saltis, of Oshkosh, Wis., and A. Pappas, of trial taking place in Justice Spencer’s court Marinette, both experienced restaurant yesterday afternoon. men, are the proprietors.
THE COFFEE CUP CRYSTAL LUNCH Athlyln Vincent, Proprietor Viola Quilici, Proprietor 203 East B Street 115 South Stephenson Avenue
Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, page 61Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified page 64; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified Business Directory Including Dickinson Business Directory Including Dickinson County 1935, page 359 County 1935, page 359
COMBINATION LUNCH CRYSTAL RESTAURANT John Corombos and Steve Pappas, Ice Cream Parlor Proprietors Mrs. W.E. Richard, Proprietor 513 South Stephenson Avenue 429 South Stephenson Avenue
Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, page 62Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Business Directory Including Dickinson XI, Number 7 [Thursday, May 9, 1889], County 1935, page 359 page 1, column 1
CONEY ISLAND RED HOT STAND ELSEWHERE our readers will find in Sam Saltis and A. Pappas, Proprietors this issue Mrs. W.E. Richards’ 115 South Stephenson Avenue advertisement. When you want a good square meal, or a nice dish of ice cream, Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, call on her. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Number 18 [Friday, May 1, 1925], page Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City 8, column 2 Directory, 1892, page 170
Coney Island Red RICHARD MRS W E, propr of the Crystal Hot Stand Opens restaurant and ice cream parlors. First- class in every particular. Meals served _____ at all hours. Dealers in confectionary [sic – confectionery], cigars, fruits, etc, The Coney Island Red Hot stand has 429 Stephenson av. opened for business at 115 Stephenson avenue. The interior of the restaurant has been remodelled [sic – remodeled] and new EAST SIDE RESTAURANT fixtures installed. In addition to the lunch Mrs. J.J. Kemppainen, Proprietor counter, booths and tables have been West Hughitt Street provided. The establishment will specialize
174 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, before they succeeded in extinguishing the Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, blaze. Number 136 [Thursday, September 21, The interior of the restaurant is almost a 1922], page 1, column 6 total wreck, the kitchen being damaged the most. Loss to the building which is owned RESTAURANT IS by J.J. Eskil, [sic] is fully covered by insurance. SWEPT BY FIRE _____ CHARLES FARRELL RESTAURANT East Side Cafe Ruined By Charles Farrell, Proprietor Flames Early This 621 South Stephenson Avenue Morning _____ Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, page 73; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified Fire believed to have been caused by Business Directory Including Dickinson an overheated electric toaster early this County 1935, page 359 morning destroyed the interior of the East Side restaurant on West Hughitt street, DE LIMA RESTAURANT spread to the second floor of the two-story Tony Fliris, Owner building and caused damages estimated at 509 South Stephenson Avenue more than $1,000 before being extinguished. The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, The restaurant was operated by Mrs. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, J.J. Kemppainen and was closed at the Number 130 [Wednesday, September time of the fire. It was said today that the 12, 1923], page 1, column 1 toaster had been left turned on and set fire to the shelf on which It had been placed. It FIRE DOES $47,000 is believed the flames were not noticed for at least half an hour. From the kitchen they DAMAGE TO THREE spread to the front of the establishment and BUILDINGS eating through the door and windows in the rear, attacked the porch and went upward _____ to the second floor. The smoke aroused the family RESTAURANT, occupying the second floor. Attired only in NEWS DEPOT scanty clothes they made their escape from ARE WRECKED the structure. At practically the same time, _____ a police officer turned in the alarm at the No. 1 station, the report showing that it was received at 3:46 o’clock. Shortly after the Candy Kitchen Also Suf- No. 1 department was at the scene, the No. fers Loss From Early 2 engine was called and two lines of hose Morning Blaze were played on the flames. Both _____ companies of men worked until 4:30 o’clock 175 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
As soon as the fire spread to the De FIREMAN IS CUT Lima, the proprietor went upstairs to _____ awaken the roomers. Many of them suffered losses in view of the fact that no time was lost in getting out of the building. Conflagration Furnishes All their belongings were destroyed as were Stubborn Fight For the furniture and fixtures. Two Departments The second floor of the De Lima _____ restaurant, a hotel, was destroyed. Efforts to save the furniture, clothing and other A fire which raged for two hours, starting articles failed because of heavy smoke. at 11:45 o’clock, [sic] last night[,] resulted in Mechandise Destroyed. a loss estimated at $47,000, according to The merchandise in the Riley store was figures obtained today. totally destroyed, including a stock of Following are the estimated figures: Christmas gifts stored away there. John Flanagan, owner of the three Protogere Brothers[,] who also rented the buildings at 509, 507 and 505 Stephenson upstairs of their building[,] suffered furniture avenue, $20,000. and clothing losses as well as merchandise De Lima restaurant, owned by Tony and fixtures in the ground floor. The new Fliris, $20,000. fixtures recently installed at a price of Riley’s News depot, owned by William $15,000 were only damaged by water. The Riley, $2,000. fixtures in the restaurant are believed to be Protogere Brothers’ Candyland, $5,000. ruined in the same manner. The fire started in the rear of the small John Flanagan refused to comment on building occupied by Riley, according to his loss and insurance carried on the Fire Chief Albert Bloom, who is unable to wooden structures and did not say whether account for the origin of the conflagration. he intended to re-build entirely or repair the It is believed, however, that the blaze buildings. It was said, however, that the started in a pile of paper. buildings were covered by insurance and Call Two Departments. that the owner indicated he would repair the The alarm was sent to the No. 1 fire structures. The city building committee department and by the time the firemen visited the scene of the fire this morning but reached the site, it was a mass of flames gave out no information as to what steps which lit up the entire neighborhood. A they would take. A city ordinance reads summons was then sent to No. 2 that if a building in the fire limits is damaged department. Ten firemen and as many more than half of its value, no wooden volunteers attempted to check the flames structure could replace it. that quickly spread to the adjoining Fliris Will Re-open. buildings. Tony Fliris said this morning that only Six streams of water were utilized to put half of his holdings were covered by out the blaze. Much water was used in insurance, but that he intended to remain in keeping the flames from the Z.P. Rousselle the restaurant business. He will open as building, south of the restaurant. This soon as conditions permit, he indicated. building was only slightly scorched. Protogere Brothers said that Candyland would be opened in a day or two. Their
176 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] fixtures and merchandise were partially covered by insurance. GREEN MILL CAFÉ After the fire was under control and no danger of the flames spreading the firemen IS OPENED TODAY and volunteers were served with coffee and _____ lunch by John Morris and Claude Burby. Firemen Fought Hard[.] New Shop Will Offer Firemen were forced to put up a hard Chinese Dishes And battle before subduing the flames. The structure, all wooden, provided good fuel for Waffles the blaze and when the extent of the fire _____ was first realized it was not believed any part of the building could be saved. The Green Mill Restaurant and Waffle Firemen risked their lies [sic – lives] several Shop, at 619 Stephenson avenue, opened times in order to place the lines of hose its doors to the public for the first time at where the streams of water would be most noon today. effective. One fireman, Charles Anderson, Proprietors of the place are John received a badly cut hand when he kicked Fundas[,] of Chippewa Falls, Wis., and in the door of Riley’s news depot in order to John Kollis, of Iron Mountain. get to the flames. As the door crashed in a Mr. Fundas is an experienced chef, and large piece of glass fell on his thumb, has a successful restaurant of the same inflicting a deep gash. Despite this, [name - ?] in Chippewa Falls. Anderson continued at his work but at the Good food, including a wide range of the end of an hour had lost so much blood that popular Chinese chow meins and chop he was on the verge of collapse. Even sueys, will be offered. then, however, a tourniquet was put around In honor of the opening today the tables his wrist, stemming the flow of blood, and were decorated with tea roses. he remained on the job until early this morning when he went to St. George’s MARTIN C. HARTWIG hospital for treatment. Coal and Wood, Restaurant The fire was the worst in the city since 100 East Ludington Street that of two years ago when the Anderson building on East Ludington street was Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and destroyed. Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, GREEN MILL RESTAURANT AND Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 129; WAFFLE SHOP page 139 John Fundas and John Kollis, Proprietors THOMAS HAYES 619 South Stephenson Avenue 112 West Ludington Street
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Directory, 1892, page 135 Number _____ [Wednesday, July 1, 1925], page 2, column 1
177 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Hayes Thomas, restaurant, confectionary Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, and baker, 112 W Ludington, res same Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Number 9 [Tuesday, April 21, 1925], THOMAS J. HORTON page 3, column 3
RESTAURANT Thomas J. Horton, Proprietor Want the Smallest 213 East Ludington Street Restaurant Moved _____ Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, page 88; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified Known as the “smallest restaurant in the Business Directory Including Dickinson world” the Morris lunch stand will have a County 1935, page 359 new home within the next few weeks, pending action of the street committee. A petition was filed with the council last IRON MOUNTAIN GRILL evening by the agent for the North-Western Christ Anegon and Arthur Mitchell, Railroad company, asking the city to Proprietors remove the stand from its premises. The 100 East B Street stand was formerly located on the opposite
side of the street and was moved to its Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, present location on the northwest corner of page 91; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified Stephenson avenue and Ludington street Business Directory Including Dickinson so as to allow drivers for the American County 1935, page 359 Railway Express company to reach their loading station. H.I. MILLER RESTAURANT H.I. Miller, Proprietor OLE PETERSON’S RESTAURANT 625 South Stephenson Avenue Pascoe’s Building
Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, page 114; Polk’s Iron Mountain The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Classified Business Directory Including Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Dickinson County 1935, page 359 XI, Number 22 [Thursday, August 22, 1889], page 1, column 2
MILLIMAN HOTEL New Restaurant. Frank M. Milliman, Manager
Southwest Corner of West B Street and In another column will be found the Merritt Avenue advetisement of Ole Peterson’s new
restaurant in Pascoe’s building, in the Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, rooms recently occupied by Miss Brown as page 115; Polk’s Iron Mountain a millinery store. Ole gets up a good meal, Classified Business Directory Including and allows no hungry man who enters his Dickinson County 1935, page 359 place to escape without ample satisfaction. He also has a good supply of fruit, MORRIS LUNCH STAND confectionery, bread, cakes, etc., for sale.
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Classified Business Directory Including OSCAR E. PETERSON Dickinson County 1935, page 359 RESTAURANT Oscar E. Peterson, Proprietor BERGER SIMONSON East Grant Street, One Lot North of 314 RESTAURANT East Grand Street Berger Simonson, Proprietor 108 East Brown Street Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, page 128; Polk’s Iron Mountain Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, Classified Business Directory Including page 143; Polk’s Iron Mountain Dickinson County 1935, page 359 Classified Business Directory Including Dickinson County 1935, page 359 MRS. W.E. RICHARDS Crystal Restaurant WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS Ice Cream Parlor RESTAURANT 429 South Stephenson Avenue William J. Williams, Proprietor 209 East Hughitt Street The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, XI, Number 7 [Thursday, May 9, 1889], page 159; Polk’s Iron Mountain page 1, column 1 Classified Business Directory Including Dickinson County 1935, page 359 ELSEWHERE our readers will find in this issue Mrs. W.E. Richards’ WISCONSIN LUNCH COMPANY advertisement. When you want a good Basement, American Security Bank square meal, or a nice dish of ice cream, 517 South Stephenson Avenue call on her. Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Directory, 1892, page 170 Year, Number _____ [Wednesday, March 26, 1924], page 5, column 2 RICHARD MRS W E, propr of the Crystal restaurant and ice cream parlors. RESTAURANT TO First-class in every particular. Meals served at all hours. Dealers in OPEN SATURDAY confectionary [sic – confectionery], cigars, _____ fruits, etc, 429 Stephenson av. Will Be First of Three CHARLES ROUSE RESTAURANT Wisconsin Company Charles Rouse, Proprietor Plans Here 106 East Ludington Street _____
Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, The Wisconsin Lunch Company will page 137; Polk’s Iron Mountain open on Saturday the first of three 179 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] restaurants it intends to conduct in Iron Funeral Homes; Funeral Directors; Mountain, it was said today. The first Undertakers; Embalmers restaurant will be located in the basement of the American Security bank. The other two will be opened within two months, according to the management. The Daily News, Iron Mountain-Kingsford, Short order and regular meal service will Michigan, Tuesday, January 6, 2009, be offered at the new restaurant, which will page 4-A have accommodations for 50 persons. EDITOR: Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Recently I was remembering with old Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ friends the many years of funeral service in Year, Number _____ [Friday, January this area. The dates are approximate and 16, 1925], page 2, column 2 many [sic – may] not be exact due to the passing of time. CREDITORS SELL To the best of my knowledge, the WISCONSIN CAFE earliest funeral directors in the area were Mr. A.E. Robbins [Albert Eleazer Robbins], _____ 1905, whose building still stands on East Hughitt Street in Iron Mountain; Mr. J.S. Lunch Room in Bank Smith, embalmer and funeral director[,] Building Will Again dating back to 1908; and Mr. Burbank, who Be Opened was in that same era. To add to this _____ history, which is before motorized hearses, Mr. Edwin Freeman operated what was
called a livery on Stephenson Avenue. He The Wisconsin Lunch, located in the rented out carriages and horse drawn basement of the American security [sic – hearses to the local funeral establishments. Security] bank building at 517 Stephenson Between 1910 and 1915, there was a avenue and taken over by creditors of funeral home owned by Donald McDonald Ehmed Elli, former owner of the Blue Bird on the 600 Block of Carpenter Avenue, café, was purchased yesterday by Stephen where he ran his funeral services. Thanos, of Iron Mountain, and four others, it John B. Erickson came to Norway, was announced today. [sic] from Sweden and established a funeral The restaurant has not been open since home in Norway due to the large Swedish the former owner left for parts unknown. It population in that area. He later moved to is understood that the new management Iron Mountain to the Robbins Building will re-open the place either tomorrow or [Robbins Block] on East Hughitt Street in Sunday. Iron Mountain, where he remained until Mt. Thanos is interested in the Boston 1936. It was at that time that he built a new Meat market on Fourth street and also in a funeral home at 200 W. Ludington St., grocery store and meat market in Kingsford which remained open until 1970. Heights. His son, Everett[,] and grandson, Michael[,] later joined him in the business. David A. Asp, a Norway native, opened a funeral home in Norway and was later 180 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] joined by his sons, D. Carroll Asp and in 1946. I served in the U.S. Army Medical Robert Asp. After many years of operation Corps, and in June 1946 graduated from it was sold to Melvin Miner. It was later Wayne University College of Mortuary purchased by his employee, Steve Science. Shortly after, I entered into a Ortman[,] and is now the Miner-Ortman partnership with Mr. Payant, which was Funeral Home. known as the Payant-Rochon Funeral In 1912 or 1913, J.A. Payant, a Home. In 1950, I purchased the funeral merchant tailor from Wausaukee, Wis., home from Mr. Payant. came to Iron Mountain to open a funeral In approximately 1922 or 1923, Frank establishment. In 1915 , he built a funeral and Joseph Buchanan, two brothers from home and tailoring business at 100 West A Escanaba, established a funeral home at St., which later housed the Detroit & 1117 Carpenter Ave. This was the first Northern Savings and Loan and the Payant new funeral home in the area. Insurance and Real Estate Office. Mr. They also operated a furniture store on Payant attend the Eccles School of Stephenson Avenue – they were motivated Mortuary Science conducted by the late by the Ford Motor Co.’s plants in Kingsford. J.A. Allo, whose name is still active in D.F. Villemure, a brother-in-law of the funeral service in Delta County. In 1913, Buchanan brothers, who were identical Mr. Payant received his license to practice twins, later married their sister, Mary. At 40 as an embalmer and funeral director, two years of age, Mr. Villemure was a graduate separate licenses at that time. He later of the Worsham College of Mortuary joined in business with Donald McDonald Science in Chicago. He joined the and later purchased the business from him. Buchanans to create the Buchanan- In 1935, Verner H. Freeman[,] of Villemure Funeral Home. He was a true Marinette, Wis., whose parents were professional mortician and well beyond his Verner C. Freeman and Olive (McFee) time in the practice of mortuary science. Freeman, natives of Iron Mountain, I might add that I spent many valuable established the Freeman Funeral Home at hours under his guidance, from which I 1103 Carpenter Ave. received a tremendous amount of He operated the business with his son, knowledge in practicing my profession. John H. Freeman[,] until their deaths. In In the 1930s [sic – 1930’s], Mr. Frank 1954, my wife, Kathleen (Maynard) Tondin, a native of Austria and a miner in Rochon[,] and I [J. Robert Payant] the local mines, came into the business of purchased the property at 901 Carpenter funeral home and furniture store. The Ave. and built the new Rochon Funeral Buchanan brothers left Iron Mountain – Home. On Sept. 1, 1970, [the] Rochon Frank to go to Kewaunee, Wis.[,] and Funeral Home merged with the Erickson Joseph to Duluth, Minn. and Son Funeral Home to create the In the 1940s [sic – 1940’s], Mr. Erickson Rochon Funeral Home. Villemure and Mr. Tondin formed the Thomas Nash took over the Erickson Villemure-Tondin Funeral Home with Mr. Rochon Funeral Home when I retired. Villemure retiring in 1952. Mr. Tondin In February 1939, I was a student at carried on the business until his death. He Iron Mountain High School and went to was a self-taught mortician and was a very work for Mr. Payant in the funeral home. I respected and sought after businessman. served my apprenticeship to gain my Lastly in 1988, Perry Jacobs, a native license as an embalmer and funeral director of Iron Mountain, bought property at 1025 181 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Carpenter Ave. and built a very workable in the furniture and undertaking business at and modern funeral home. Escanaba, which has now been dissolved. I will be forever grateful to those families The new firm has leased the Cohodes that trusted me with their loved ones building now in course of erection. The throughout the years. Escanaba Mirror says that “Iron Mountain is I wish to strongly mention my to be congratulated upon acquiring two association with J.A. Payant, who was my such splendid young business men [sic – mentor and through his kindness allowed businessmen] to add to her roster of by [sic – me] to own a successful funeral progressive young hustlers and community establishment. I would also like to builders.” recognize Vicky Bailey for all the work she did in helping me to put this history BUCHANAN & VILLEMUR together. FUNERAL HOME J. Robert Payant 1117 Carpenter Avenue Iron Mountain Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, BUCHANAN BROS. FURNITURE & Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ UNDERTAKING Year, Number _____ [Friday, July 17, Frank X. Puchanan & Joseph Buchanan 1925], page 2, column 1 Cohodes Building 619 South Stephenson Avenue MODERN FUNERAL HOME COMPLETED Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, ______Year, Number _____ [Saturday, July 8, 1922], page 6, column 3 Buchanan & Villemur Have New Establish- ESCANABA MEN TO ment in City _____ OPEN SHOP HERE
_____ One of the most modern funeral homes in the upper peninsula has been completed Buchanan Brothers Will by Buchanan & Villemur, Iron Mountain Start Furniture, Un- funeral directors and embalmers, at 1117 dertaking Store Carpenter avenue. _____ The structure is modelled [sic – modeled] along the lines of the old colonial Frank X. Buchanan and Joseph style homes and is equipped with all Buchanan, who expect to engage in the modern conveniences and rest rooms. In furniture and undertaking business in Iron addition to the morgue there is a chapel Mountain about October 1, are in the city. especially designed and large enough to For the past several years the brothers accommodate 50 persons. were associated with the Anderson & The interior decorations are elaborate Buchanan company, a corporation engaged and cost a considerable sum.
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The funeral home is considered to be The six-passenger palace coach is one of the best north of Milwaukee. suitable for wedding parties. It will, The second floor of the building has however, be utilized principally for pall living quarters. bearers. A lowering device will also be added, J.W. BURBANK & H. PERSON doing away with the old style strap. Undertakers, Hearses, Ambulances The deal consummated last Tuesday 217 East Hughitt Street morning means a fusion of the Berg and Hansen interests, as both undertaking Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, establishments were owned separately. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 12, Number 4 [Thursday, June 13, 1907], J.W. BURBANK page 1, column 4 Undertaker, Embalmer 217 East Hughitt Street NEW BUSINESS FIRM _____ Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Burbank & Person Consolidate the List of Residents of Homestead, Undertaking Business of City. Wisconsin 1913, page 130
James Cunningham & Co., the leading BURGER ERICKSON hearse and carriage builders, have just sold and will deliver this week to H. Person, the Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, liveryman, for the use of J.W. Burbank, the Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 17, oldest undertaker in the city, the finest Number 42 [Thursday, March 6, 1913], funeral outfit ever shipped to Michigan, page 8, column 4 consisting of a full draped, hand-carved funeral car of the very latest design, and Burger Erickson, of Norway, has truly a work of art, a six-passenger palace decided to engage in the undertaking coach, an elegant new landau, and one business in this city. casket wagon of latest design. Mr. Burbank will continue at the old FRED C. FILTER stand, which will be greatly modernized. Fred C. Filter The entire stock of undertaking goods, four Undertakers, Hearses, Ambulances hearses, ambulance, etc., owned by L.M. 207 East A Street Hansen and F.G. Berg, have been purchased by Mr. Person, who will retain Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, three of the five hearses in stock, the Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, hearse for country, and car for city use. Number 44 [Thursday, March 23, 1911], The undertaking stock has been turned page 1, column 3 over to J.W. Burbank, who will attend night and day calls, assisted by Mrs[.] J.W. New Undertaker. Burbank and son, R.G. Burbank. ‘Phone No. 99, two rings undertaking rooms; three rings residence. 183 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Fred C. Filter has opened an emergency ambulance use, can be easily undertaking establishment at 207 East A converted into a funeral car when desired. street, in the building formerly occupied by The car is painted a dark blue. It has a Z.P. Rouselle as a harness shop. Mr. Filter 148-inch wheel base and ballon [sic – has been employed for the last two years in balloon] tires. Four doors are provided for the furniture department of the Ruwitch the use of attendants and driver and a large store at Norway and for eight years door is located in the rear. Eight windows, previous to that time was connected with four on each side, provide an abundance of one of the leading undertaking light. When in funeral use, curtains may be establishments in Chicago, giving him drawn over these windows, shrouding the abundant experience in the business. He is interior. an energetic man, with a thorough The ambulance equipment includes an knowledge of business principles, and emergency cot, attendant’s chair, heating comes well-recommended. Mr. Filter will apparatus and other paraphernalia needed without doubt secure a liberal share of for the purpose. patronage in his line. ALBERT ELEAZER ROBBINS J.A. PAYANT UNDERTAKING 217 East Hughitt Street PARLOR J.A. Payant Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City 100 West A Street Directory, 1892, page 171
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, ROBBINS A E, Undertaker and Embalmer. Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Dealer in furniture, wall paper and Year, Number _____ [Tuesday, April 22, house furnishings, Upholstering, picture 1924], page 3, columns 4-5 framing and repairing, 217 E Hughitt, Robbin’s [sic – Robbins’] block, res 316 East B. NEW FUNERAL CAR RECEIVED _____ Furniture: Furniture Manufacturers Sixty Horsepower Ma- chine Also Equipped For Ambulance Use _____ Furniture: Furniture Stores The J.A. Payant Undertaking establishment has placed in service a 60- horsepower Meteor ambulance and funeral car. The machine was driven into Iron F.N. BERG FURNITURE STORE Mountain this morning from the factory at Brown Street/Fisher Block on West Piqua, Ohio, by Mr. Payant. The vehicle, Ludington Street which is completely equipped for
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Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 13, Buchanan Brothers Will Number 15 [Thursday, September 3, Start Furniture, Un- 1908], page 1, column 2 dertaking Store
Berg, the furniture dealer, intends _____ removing to his old stand on Brown street. He wants to close out his present stock, Frank X. Buchanan and Joseph including steel ranges, and in order to save Buchanan, who expect to engage in the removal costs, he has slashed the price of furniture and undertaking business in Iron every article in stock. The sale is now Mountain about October 1, are in the city. going on. For the past several years the brothers were associated with the Anderson & Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Buchanan company, a corporation engaged Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 13, in the furniture and undertaking business at Number 19 [Thursday, October 1, 1908], Escanaba, which has now been dissolved. page 1, column 4 The new firm has leased the Cohodes building now in course of erection. The Escanaba Mirror says that “Iron Mountain is Made Assignment. to be congratulated upon acquiring two
such splendid young business men [sic – F.N. Berg, who has been conducting a businessmen] to add to her roster of furniture store in the Fisher block for progressive young hustlers and community several years, has made an assignment for builders.” the benefit of his creditors. The assets are estimated at $500 and the liabilities at $2,500. Last Monday Attorney Fred Harris J.T. CHANNEY was appointed custodian of the stock by 120 West Hughitt Street B.O. Pearl, of Marquette, referee in bankruptcy. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 116
BUCHANAN BROS. FURNITURE & CHANNEY J T, Auction, Commisison and UNDERTAKING Pawn Broker. New and Second han [sic Frank X. Buchanan & Joseph Buchanan – Hand] Furniture[,] 120 W Hughitt, bds Cohodes Building [boards] Patient Hotel 615-619 Stephenson Avenue
GATELY-WIGGINS CO. Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Clothing and Furniture Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ John Williams, Manager Year, Number _____ [Saturday, July 8, 121 South Stephenson Avenue 1922], page 6, column 3
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and ESCANABA MEN TO Norway and Dickinson County With a OPEN SHOP HERE List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 132 _____ 185 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
The company will occupy the quarters Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, formerly used by the Gately-Wiggins Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 13, company in the Fisher building on East Number 39 [Thursday, February 18, Ludington street. 1909], page 1, column 4 A large stock of furniture has already been ordered and much of it has arrived. It New Manager. is now being arranged in preparation for the formal opening, which is expected within a W.J. Williams has returned to Iron week or 10 days. Mountain form Houghton to accept the The interior of the store has been position of manager of the Gately-Wiggins redecorated and remodelled [sic – store. He succeeds P. Downey who will be remodeled]. employed in one of the company’s copper The company plans to carry a complete country stores. Mr. Williams has had a line of home furnishings and will offer the good mercantile training and will latest in designs and styles. undoubtedly prove successful in the responsible position to which he has been Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, promoted. Dickinson County, Michigan, Year 7, Number 11 [Friday, April 22, 1927], HOME FURNITURE STORE page 7, column 1 Theodore Moroni and Reuben Bennett, Managers NEW FURNITURE Fisher Block 108-110 East Ludington Street STORE WILL BE OPEN SATURDAY Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, _____ Dickinson County, Michigan, Year 6, Number 306 [Saturday, April 9, 1927], Occupies Gately-Wiggins’ page 3, column 1 Quarters in Bank NEW FURNITURE Building. _____ STORE WILL BE OPENED IN CITY Formal opening of the Home Furniture _____ store, located in the quarters formerly occupied by the Gately-Wiggins company in
the Commercial bank building, will be held Home Furnishing Company tomorrow. Located In Fisher Building. Theodore Moroni and Reuben Bennett _____ are associated in the business and have been busy several weeks ordering Organization of the Home Furnishing merchandise and preparing for the opening. company, a new furniture establishment of The store has been re-decorated [sic – which Theodore Moroni and R.A. Bennett redecorated] and is attractively arranged. are the managers, was announced today. The furniture is grouped by suites, 186 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] representing actual room lay-outs [sic – layouts], and, in addition, tow rear rooms A.M. OPPENHEIM are also being used to show arrange- [sic] The Fair A large stock of furniture, rugs, 325-339 South Stephenson Avenue tapestries, mirrors and similar merchandise, all of it modern in design, is being carried. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City For the opening day carnations and Directory, 1892, page 163 bread boards will be given to the visitors at the store. OPPENHEIM A M, proprietor of “The Fair.” Dealer in Dry Goods, Clothing, Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Furniture, Boots, Shoes, Groceries, Dickinson County, Michigan, Year 7, Provisions and General Merchandise, Number 12 [Saturday, April 23, 1927], 325-27-29 Stephenson av, res 813 page 2, column 8 Carpenter av. See advt.
LARGE CROWD ALBERT ELEAZER ROBBINS AT OPENING OF 217 East Hughitt Street
NEW BUSINESS Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City _____ Directory, 1892, page 171
Many Persons Visit Quarters ROBBINS A E, Undertaker and Embalmer. Of Home Furniture Dealer in furniture, wall paper and Company. house furnishings, Upholstering, picture framing and repairing, 217 E Hughitt, _____ Robbin’s [sic – Robbins’] block, res 316 East B. A crowd which kept the clerks busy greeted the opening this morning of the Home Furniture company, on East Ludington street, in the quarters formerly Furniture: Upholsterers occupied by the Gately-Wiggins company in the Commercial bank building. The interior of the store has been redecorated throughout, and an attractive showing of furniture, rugs and other furnishings has been arranged. Furs: Fox Ranch There are four display rooms, two on the main floor and two in the basement. The front rooms on both floors are spacious, permitting an ample display of furnishings. In the basement, in addition to large floor display, a complete bed-room [sic - Furs: Hides and Pelts bedroom] has been fitted out in attractive effect. 187 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Organization Perfected. General Merchandise Stores; Co- operative Societies The Iron Mountain Co-Operative society has been succeeded by the Iron Mountain Mercantile Co., Limited. The latter company assumes the business and IRON MOUNTAIN CO-OPERATIVE liabilities of the society. The organization of SOCIETY the Mercantile Co. was perfected last General Merchandise Friday with the following officers: 118-124 West B Street President, Adolph Anderson, secretary, John H. Holland; treasurer, John H. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Hitchens. The board of managers is Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, composed of the above named officials and Number 3 [Thursday, June 9, 1910], William E. Jayne and Henry Trepanier. The page 1, column 5 capital stock of the company is $36,000. James W. Thompson will continue as Organization Perfected. manager of the business of the stores.
The Iron Mountain Co-Operative society Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, has been succeeded by the Iron Mountain Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Mercantile Co., Limited. The latter Year, Number _____ [Thursday, April company assumes the business and 24, 1924], page 3, column 3 liabilities of the society. The organization of the Mercantile Co. was perfected last MERCANTILE TO Friday with the following officers: President, Adolph Anderson, secretary, ENLARGE PLACE John H. Holland; treasurer, John H. _____ Hitchens. The board of managers is composed of the above named officials and Improvement Program William E. Jayne and Henry Trepanier. The Will Cost $25,000, Says capital stock of the company is $36,000. Monroe James W. Thompson will continue as _____ manager of the business of the stores.
The Iron Mountain Mercantile company, IRON MOUNTAIN MERCANTILE which conducts a large retail store in its COMPANY, LIMITED own building on West B street, is planning General Merchandise improvements that will cost $25,000, 118-124 West B Street according to an announcement by W.G. Monroe, chairman of the board of directors. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, In addition to extensive remodelling [sic Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, – remodeling] in the store, a large Number 3 [Thursday, June 9, 1910], warehouse and garage will be erected and page 1, column 5
188 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] work on this will get under way within the page 130; page 131; page 132; page next 30 days. 136 The store at present occupies practically three separate stores. Partitions will be C.E. ANDERSON & CO. removed between these and the quarters General Merchandise enlarged to include the store formerly C.E. Anderson & Jerome E. Strong, occupied by Jacobs’ jewelry. The changes Proprietors will give it an area of 70x90 feet. 225 South Stephenson Avenue A feature will be the installation of a and refrigerating plant for the meat market. 202 East Ludington Street During rush hours butchers are unable to handle the trade as fast as is desired but Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and this will be changed with the addition of Norway and Dickinson County With a glass refrigerator counters in which may be List of Residents of Homestead, placed meats already cut. In this manner, Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130; the meat can be prepared in advance page 131; page 132 without any danger of waste or spoilage. The warehouse will be of either brick or Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, stone construction, one story in height and Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 17, 40x65 feet. It will be fireproof and large Number 18 [Thursday, September 19, enough to store a quantity of merchandise. 1912], page 1, column 3 The garage, a separate building, will accommodate nine trucks. A barn will also Takes a Partner. be built for teams. According to Mr. Monroe, increased C.E. Anderson, who has been engaged business at the store, which is managed by in the general merchandise business in this A.E. Gronlund, is responsible for the city for the past eighteen years, has sold an alteration and building program. interest in the business to J.E. Strong, and the firm will be known as C.E. Anderson & Co. Mr. Strong, for the past eight years, General Stores has had charge of the dry goods department of the J.T. Mason store at Niagara. He is thoroughly conversant with every detail of the dry goods business and ANDERSON & JOHNSON his genial and pleasant ways will be a General Store drawing card in the business of the new Peter O. Anderson & Gust A. Johnson, firm. Since leaving the Mason store Mr. Proprietors Strong has resided with his family at 600-602 East Main Street Quinnesec, but has now moved to this city and will reside on East B street. Mr. and Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Mrs. Strong will be welcomed in Iron Norway and Dickinson County With a Mountain society. List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 128; Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 21,
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Number 14 [Thursday, August 17, register were not touched nor was the safe 1916], page 1, column 4 tampered with. Entrance into the store building was Business Change. made by pushing out a small window in the basement. A lever catch was found broken Sam Khoury has closed a deal for the this morning. After jumping down into the purchase of the Charles E. Anderson cellar, the thieves lifted the door leading to grocery store on East Ludington street and the store. took possession last Tuesday morning. Mr. Khoury will enlarge the stock and add a line A.L. DESPINS of fruits, fine confectionery and cigars and A.L. Despins, Proprietor tobacco. Next season he will have a soda General Supply Store fountain. The stand is a good one and the Brown Street new proprietor is confident that, by close attention to business, he will win a The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, generous patronage. Mr. Anderson will Menominee County, Michigan, Volume devote his entire time to his dry goods, XI, Number 5 [Thursday, April 25, 1889], clothing, shoe and bazaar departments. page 8, column 1
DAPRATO & RIGASSI A.L. DESPINS, the Brown street General Merchandise merchant, has just added immensely to his John Daprato & Charles Rigassi, stock. In his store there are now over 200 Proprietors sacks of Minnesota hard wheat, fancy 108 West Ludington Street patent, and gold leaf flours, besides one of the largest supplies of all kinds of garden Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and and vegetable seeds in the city. During the Norway and Dickinson County With a coming summer season, Mr. Despins will List of Residents of Homestead, make arrangements to keep a constant Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 132 supply of all kinds of fruits and vegetables. In fact, as Mr. Despins says, he intends to The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, have one of the best-equipped general Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, supply stores in Iron Mountain. Number 303 [Tuesday, April 7, 1925], page 3, column 5 OTTO DERWALDT/DERRWALDT 414 West Hughitt Street Daprato Store Is Entered By Thieves Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City _____ Directory, 1892, page 122
Derrwaldt Otto, genl mdse [general Thieves last night entered the Daprato & merchandise], 414 W Hughitt, res 312 Rigassi store, 108 West Ludington street, W Hughitt and stole a box of cigars and other merchandise, the amount of which has not been determined. Pennies in the cash CARMINE GAUDIO General Merchandise 190 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
607-609 Vulcan Street Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and List of Residents of Homestead, Norway and Dickinson County With a Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 130; page 132 IRON MOUNTAIN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY HANCOCK & SUNDSTROM General Merchandise Hancock & William Sundstrom 118-124 West B Street General Merchandise 205 East Fleshiem Street Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Number 3 [Thursday, June 9, 1910], Menominee County, Michigan, Volume page 1, column 5 XI, Number 6 [Thursday, May 2, 1889], page 1, column 2 Organization Perfected.
WM. SUNDSTROM has men at work The Iron Mountain Co-Operative society excavating a cellar and preparing his lot for has been succeeded by the Iron Mountain a handsome solid brick building on the site Mercantile Co., Limited. The latter of his old one that was destroyed by fire last company assumes the business and December. He hopes to have it ready for liabilities of the society. The organization fo occupancy in two months. the Mercantile Co. was perfected last
Friday with the following officers: The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, President, Adolph Anderson, secretary, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume John H. Holland; treasurer, John H. XI, Number 19 [Thursday, August 1, Hitchens. The board of managers is 1889], page 1, column 3 composed of the above named officials and
William e. Jayne and Henry Trepanier. The PETER BAPTISTE and Ed. Freeman have capital stock of the company is $36,000. commenced to build handsome brick James W. Thompson will continue as buildings on the sites of those destroyed by manager of the business of the stores. the fire last winter, and probably Christ.
Grossbusch will do the same before summer is ended. Thus the burnt district is IRON MOUNTAIN MERCANTILE being rebuilt, and will be probably the best CO., LTD. built block in the city before snow flies. General Merchandise Wm. Sundstrom will be in his handsome Adolph Anderson, President; Charles A. new building by the end of this month. Hogg, Vice-President; Axel E. Nelson, Manager 118-124 West B Street JOHN HANSON
General Merchandise Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and 215 East Hughitt Street Norway and Dickinson County With a
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List of Residents of Homestead, improvements that will cost $25,000, Wisconsin 1913, page 126 according to an announcement by W.G. Monroe, chairman of the board of directors. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, In addition to extensive remodelling [sic Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, – remodeling] in the store, a large Number 3 [Thursday, June 9, 1910], warehouse and garage will be erected and page 1, column 5 work on this will get under way within the next 30 days. Organization Perfected. The store at present occupies practically three separate stores. Partitions will be The Iron Mountain Co-Operative society removed between these and the quarters has been succeeded by the Iron Mountain enlarged to include the store formerly Mercantile Co., Limited. The latter occupied by Jacobs’ jewelry. The changes company assumes the business and will give it an area of 70x90 feet. liabilities of the society. The organization fo A feature will be the installation of a the Mercantile Co. was perfected last refrigerating plant for the meat market. Friday with the following officers: During rush hours butchers are unable to President, Adolph Anderson, secretary, handle the trade as fast as is desired but John H. Holland; treasurer, John H. this will be changed with the addition of Hitchens. The board of managers is glass refrigerator counters in which may be composed of the above named officials and placed meats already cut. In this manner, William e. Jayne and Henry Trepanier. The the meat can be prepared in advance capital stock of the company is $36,000. without any danger of waste or spoilage. James W. Thompson will continue as The warehouse will be of either brick or manager of the business of the stores. stone construction, one story in height and 40x65 feet. It will be fireproof and large Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, enough to store a quantity of merchandise. Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ The garage, a separate building, will Year, Number _____ [Thursday, April accommodate nine trucks. A barn will also 24, 1924], page 3, column 3 be built for teams. According to Mr. Monroe, increased business at the store, which is managed by MERCANTILE TO A.E. Gronlund, is responsible for the ENLARGE PLACE alteration and building program. _____ G. KLOECKNER & CO. Improvement Program The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Will Cost $25,000, Says Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Monroe XI, Number 2 [Thursday, April 4, 1889], _____ page 1, column 4
The Iron Mountain Mercantile company, No Flies on This. which conducts a large retail store in its own building on West B street, is planning
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Ed. Cruse and Theo. Firme, of The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Kloeckner’s store, have obtained the upper Menominee County, Michigan, Volume peninsula agency for the patent fly fan XI, Number 9 [Thursday, May 23, 1889], invented by the Baltimore firm. The fan page 5, column 2 revolves with great velocity, and effectually knocks out all the flies in the vicinity. One Personal and Social. of these fans is now at work in Kloeckner’s store. John Swanson, clerk in G. Kloeckner & Co’s. store, has bought one of Bob The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Nankivil’s lots at the top of the hill on Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Fleshiem street, and will erect a handsome XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], residence thereon. page 1, column 2 The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, G. KLOECKNER & CO. had their spring Menominee County, Michigan, Volume opening in their millinery department XI, Number 12 [Thursday, June 13, yesterday. Ladies will find Miss Helen 1889], page 5, column 2 [pages 1-2 Roland in charge, whose skill as a trimmer, missing from bound volume] [sic] is already so well known by all who patronized this establishment last year. Personal and Social.
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Sam Shields, now book-keeper [sic – Menominee County, Michigan, Volume bookkeeper] at G. Kloeckner & Co’s store, XI, Number 6 [Thursday, May 2, 1889], has accepted a similar position at page 5, column 2 Ishpeming in the store of Joseph Sellwood. Sam has made many friends here who wish Personal and Social. success wherever he may go.
Sam Shields has accepted a position M. LEVY CO. with G. Kloeckner & Co., so we shall not General Merchandise lose him after all. 421 South Stephenson Avenue
Albert Levy, President; Isaac Unger, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Secretary Menominee County, Michigan, Volume 415-419 South Stephenson Avenue XI, Number 8 [Thursday, May 16, 1889],
page 1, column 1 The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain,
Menominee County, Michigan, Volume THE handsome piano that has been on XI, Number 3 [Thursday, April 11, 1889], exhibition in Kloeckner & Co’s store for 60 page 1, column 2 days past, was won at the drawing last week by James Lockett, one of the pump JUST received at M. Levy & Co’s a full men at the Chapin mine. No. 488 was the assortment of ladies’ muslin underwear ticket that drew the prize. consisting of chemises, night dresses,
drawers, corset covers, aprons, skirts, etc., etc. To be sold at uniform price of 35 cents. 193 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Come early and examine before the department store to Contractor Joergenson, assortment is broken. of Green Bay, have been disposed of by that gentleman coming to the front with a The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, certified check for $9,000. The work of Menominee County, Michigan, Volume removing the old frame buildings has XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], commenced, and the material for the new page 8, column 1 building has been contracted for.
Personal and Social. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, Mr. Levy, senior partner of the firm of M. Number 17 [Thursday, September 15, Levy & Co., of this city, is spending a few 1898], page 1, column 4 days here visiting his old friends. Mr. Levy informs us that he intends to move here Contract For Fixtures. before long, which will be good news for all. N.B. Parmelee & Son have secured the contract for building the fixtures for M. Levy The Range-Tribune, Iron Mountain, & Co.’s new department store and will have Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume the same ready to place in position as soon XIX, Number 52 [Saturday, April 30, as Contractor Georgeson [sic – 1898], page 1, column 6 Joergenson] turns over the building to the firm. The fixtures will be the handsomest in The Architect is Here. the upper peninsula. It is now expected that the building will be ready for occupancy J.E. Clancy, the architect for the new by October 15th. Levy building, came up from Green Bay yesterday with the plans for the building. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, The firm will send out for bids for Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, constructing same at once and they must Number 28 [Thursday, November 30, be received by May 16. The building will be 1898], page 8, column 4 two-story, brick, and the main rooms will be 50x100 feet, both the lower and upper BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. floors being occupied by the firm. It will be _____ a modern building in every particular and will be heated by steam. Since moving into their new store M. Levy & Co. have been compelled to employ Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, six additional clerks. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, … Number 2 [Thursday, June 2, 1898], M. Levy & Co. have placed an order for page 1, column 4 an immense stock of toys. Santa Claus will make his headquarters at the “big store” The Levy Building. this season.
All rumors as regard the letting of the Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, contract for the erection of M. Levy & Co.’s Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3,
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Number 28 [Thursday, December 1, second floor will be re-arranged [sic – 1898], page 8, column 4 rearranged]. This will give much additional space for the display of shoes, clothing and New gents furnishing goods which have been crowded in an inconvenient manner Quarters heretofore. Manager M. Unger, of this department, declares that, when he has his goods arranged in the new building, no We have been growing so of late town north of Chicago will have a neater that it has become necessary for us grocery store than Iron Mountain. Mr. to get [a] larger storeroom, so we Unger is thoroughly informed in this branch have leased the Odd Fellows’ Block of the trade, has a knack of displaying on Stephenson Ave., formerly goods in an appitizing [sic – appetizing] occupied by M. Levy & Co., and manner, and the business of the company is certain to increase as a result of the about Dec. 6, shall move our stock enlargement. into said building[.] we [sic – We] hope to be able to cater to the public Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, to greater advantage. The store Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, building now occupied by us will be Number 9 [Thursday, July 20, 1911], for tent on that date. For particulars page 1, column 3 apply to Moving Grocery Store. W.H. Mitchell. The M. Levy company is engaged this Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, week in removing the grocery and allied Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, departments to the new Cook & Pelham Number 5 [Thursday, June 22, 1911], building. Confusion reigns supreme just at page 1, column 3 present, but Manager Monroe Unger and his corps of assistants will soon have Lease New Quarters. everything tastefully arranged. And The Press has sufficient confidence in the boys The M. Levy company has leased the to predict that, when everything is in place, handsome Cook & Pelham block for a term Iron Mountain will have the handsomest of ten years and taken possession. and best-stocked grocery store in the upper Carpenters are now engaged in building the peninsula. counters and fixtures. It is the intention of the company to occupy the building with Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and their grocery, china, glassware and Norway and Dickinson County With a granitware [sic – graniteware] departments. List of Residents of Homestead, This will permit the enlargement of other Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 128; departments in the company building. The page 130; page 131; page 132; page office and wrapping counters will be 133 removed to the space now occupied by the grocery department and the stairway to the C.T. McELROY
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Old New York Store Building no doubt be successful in maintaining the Fleshiem Street reputation of the house and at the same time win new patrons. John B. has The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, performed the duties of police officer with Menominee County, Michigan, Volume credit, and in retiring he will have the best XI, Number 19 [Thursday, August 1, wishes of many friends. 1889], page 1, column 2 NEUENS & ROELL C.T. McELROY has opened a store in Henry G. Neuens & Edmund F. Roell, the old New York store building on Proprietors Fleshiem street, and with his Italian clerks General Store will pay special attention to the wants of the 113 West Brown Street Italians of this city. If Mac has the kind of luck we wish him he will have no occasion Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and to regret coming to Iron Mountain to do Norway and Dickinson County With a business. List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 130; page 131; MICHELA MERCANTILE STORE page 132 John B. Michela & Joseph Michela, Jr. Proprietors CHARLES E. PARENT 526 Main Street C.E. Parent, Proprietor 219 South Stephenson Avenue Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 11, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Number 44 [Thursday, March 21, 1907], Menominee County, Michigan, Volume page 1, column 3 XI, Number 2 [Thursday, April 4, 1889], page 1, column 2 Will Engage in Business. CHARLIE PARENT says: “Business? John B. Michela, who has been a Well, I can’t complain. I think it is swelling member of the police force for several grandly. Rather different from the days years, serving under four administrations, when I pitched my little tent among the tendered his resignation at a meeting of the trees on this identical location.” city council last Monday evening and will retire the first of the month. It is the The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, intention of Mr. Michela to engaged [sic – Menominee County, Michigan, Volume engage] in the mercantile business. He has XI, Number 17 [Thursday, July 18, formed a co-partnership with his brother, 1889], page 1, column 3 Joseph Michela, Jr., and the young men will succeed to the business of their father, ex- CHARLES PARENT is having his old Alderman Michela, at 526 Main street. The store building painted, which adds much to elder Michela will retire to private life. The its appearance. business is well established, has a large patronage and excellent credit. The young The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, men are popular and progressive and will Menominee County, Michigan, Volume 196 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
XI, Number 22 [Thursday, August 22, ELSEWHERE we publish the card of 1889], page 1, column 2 Paul Bros., who have opened a general store of Hughitt street, in the building Wantonness. formerly occupied by Thos. Buzzo.
Some smart Aleck, who apparently is RUSKY BROS. the possessor of a cheap diamond ring, has General Merchandise been amusing himself by cutting the plate Samuel Rusky & Julius Rusky, glass in the store fronts of John R. Wood’s Proprietors block. A circle is cut in one of the lights of 215 South Stephenson Avenue glass in the bank building, and a straight cut and made nearly across the plates in Ingram’s 613 Vulcan Street and Wright’s stores, and also in C.E. Parent’s store. Possibly the perpetrator of Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and this vandalism is not aware that the injured Norway and Dickinson County With a glass is worth hundreds of dollars, but if he List of Residents of Homestead, is discovered he will be likely to find out the Wisconsin 1913, page 127; page 128; value of plate glass of the size and quality page 130; page 131; page 132; page of those he has thus nearly destroyed. 133
JOSEPH PARRY JOHN RUSSELL General Merchandise General Store Reynolds Building 100 East Brown Street
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Norway and Dickinson County With a XI, Number 8 [Thursday, May 16, 1889], List of Residents of Homestead, page 1, column 2 Wisconsin 1913, page 130; page 131; page 132 TOM HAYES and Anderson are calsomining and painting Reynolds’ HENRY SUINO & CO. building, formerly occupied by Geo. General Store and Saloon Corning, and when they are through with 100 East Main Street their work it will be occupied by Jos. Parry, who will open a general merchandise store. Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a PAUL BROTHERS List of Residents of Homestead, General Merchandise Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 130; Hughitt Street page 131; page 132; page 133; page 140 The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume COME TREPANIER XI, Number 7 [Thursday, May 9, 1889], 101 West Hughitt page 1, column 1
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Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City that these had smouldered [sic – Directory, 1892, page 182 smoldered] until they had at last eaten through sawdust and spittoon, and done the Trepanier Come, bakery, dealer in damage now reported. groceries, provisions, flour, feed, canned goods, confectionery, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, glassware, chinaware, and baker’s Menominee County, Michigan, Volume sundries 101 W Hughitt, res same XI, Number 2 [Thursday, April 4, 1889], page 8, columns 1-2 WRIGHT BROS. General Store Personal and Social. Wood Block [First National Bank] 200 Block of South Stephenson Avenue Ans. F. Wright, the well-known merchant, left for Chicago on Monday, to The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, purchase a general stock of goods with Menominee County, Michigan, Volume which he hopes to “paralyze” Iron Mountain XI, Number 2 [Thursday, April 4, 1889], on his return. page 4, column 2
A Narrow Escape from Blazes. Granite and Marble Works
Dickie Silverwood, one of the occupants of the Bank building, on Friday night, thought he smelt [sic – smelled] fire IRON MOUNTAIN GRANITE & somewhere in his vicinity, and a very short MARBLE WORKS investigation led him to believe that the fire Robert Riddler, Proprietor was in the next room, which is occupied by Drew Daniels, Proprietor Justice Bergeron as a courtroom. When he 105 East C Street entered that room he found it filled with smoke, and a glowing red spot in the floor Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, near the wall showed him where the Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 21, mischief was at work. A few buckets of Number 45 [Thursday, March 22, 1917], water soon quenched the smouldering [sic page 1, column 3 – smoldering] fire, which, which had already eaten a large hole right through the floor, A Business Change. above Wright Bro’s store, besides blistering the base board [sic – baseboard] panelling [sic – paneling]. Dave Bergeron says he Drew Daniels has purchased the can only account for the affair by presuming business of the Iron Mountain Granite & that two Jewish peddlers, who were taking Marble Works, formerly conducted by the out garnishee warrants before him late in late Robert Riddler, and has taken the afternoon, and who smoked cigarettes possession. He is putting in a large stock persistently all the time, must have thrown of granite and marble of all kinds and the ends of their cigarettes into the expects the first carload will arrive in a few sawdust-filled papier-mache spittoon, and days. Mr. Daniels is a competent granite
198 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] man and has a reputation for reliability. He Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, is a native of Vermont. For the past four Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, years he has been superintendent of the Number 1 [Thursday, May 20, 1915], Pike River Granite company’s quarries at page 1, column 6 Amberg, Wis. Build Green-Houses.
Greenhouses; Florists Odin Eskil, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Eskil, who has for the past several years been engaged in conducting a forty-acre fruit and truck farm near Green Bay, has THE BLOSSOM SHOP returned to Iron Mountain to reside. He has Florence Schubert and F.J. Milford purchased a number of lots in the St. Clair Buchman’s Drug Store addition, on Stephenson avenue near the Corner of South Stephenson Avenue Scandinavian Hospital, and will engage in and East B Street the florist and truck farm business. As soon as possible he will build two green-houses Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, [sic – greenhouses]. The houses will be Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, twenty-five by seventy-five feet in size and Number 39 [Tuesday, May 26, 1935], Mr. Eskil hopes to have everything in shape page 3, column 2 for the fall and winter trade. He has had much experience in the business. Flower Shop Will Open in Drug Store Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, _____ Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, Number 10 [Thursday, July 22, 1915],
page 1, column 5 Miss Florence Schubert and F.J. Milford, of Houghton, will soon open a flower store in a section of Buchman’s Drug store at the Building Green-Houses. corner of Stephenson avenue and East B street. Although the date of opening has Odin Eskil has commenced the work of not yet been set orders are now being erecting his greenhouses – two in number taken for Memorial day and may also be left and 25x75 feet in size. The site is on at Buchman’s drug store in Breitung. The Stephenson avenue near the Pewabic store will be known as the Blossom shop Spur. and will occupy that part of the drug store facing on East B street. Gunsmiths ESKIL GREENHOUSES Odin Eskil, Proprietor St. Clair Addition Near Scandinavian
Hospital South Stephenson Avenue Hardware Stores
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List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 129; page 139
EDWARD HARVEY Heating and Fuel: Boilermakers 107 East A Street
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 135
HARVEY EDWARD, Dealer in hard and Heating and Fuel: Coal Dealers; soft coal and wood, delivered to all parts Coal of the city, teaming and hauling contractor, 107 West A, res same.
LEWIS EISELE J.R. HOLFELTZ CO. Building Material and Fuel Building Material and Fuel 104 River Avenue J.R. Holfeltz, President; Marie Holfeltz, Secretary Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, 104 River Avenue Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, Number 8 [Thursday, July 8, 1920], Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and page 1, column 5 Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 128; page 142 A Business Change. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Lewis Eisele, who recently returned Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, from Hibbing, Minn., has purchased the Number 8 [Thursday, July 8, 1920], interests of Jacob Smith in the firm of page 1, column 5 Holfeltz & Smith, dealers in ice, coal and building materials and general contractors. In the future Mr. Eisele will have full charge A Business Change. of the business. Mr. Eisele is a keen, active young business man [sic – businessman] Lewis Eisele, who recently returned and is certain to increase the volume of from Hibbing, Minn., has purchased the business. It is the purpose to cater closely interests of Jacob Smith in the firm of to the wants of patrons. Holfeltz & Smith, dealers in ice, coal and building materials and general contractors. In the future Mr. Eisele will have full charge MARTIN C. HARTWIG of the business. Mr. Eisele is a keen, active Coal and Wood, Restaurant young business man [sic – businessman] 100 East Ludington Street and is certain to increase the volume of business. It is the purpose to cater closely Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and to the wants of patrons. Norway and Dickinson County With a 200 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
RICHARD H. HOSKING SR. Heating and Fuel: Electric Coal and Wood Companies Office and Yard 810 Cedar Avenue
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 22 [Thursday, August 22, Heating and Fuel: Furnaces 1889], page 1, column 2
Have You Bought Your Coal?
Richard Hosking is prepared to supply householders with their winter’s supply of Heating and Fuel: Gas soft or hard coal, delivered to any part of Companies; Gas the city at the lowest market price. See his advertisement in another column.
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City DEHN & STUTTS Directory, 1892, page 138 George J. Dehn and James W. Stutts 110 East Ludington Street HOSKING RICHARD H, Dealer in Hard and Soft Coal and Wood, Posts and Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Basswood Logs. Delivered to all parts Directory, 1892, page 121 of the city free of extra charge. 810 Cedar av DEHN GEORGE J, (George J Dehn and James W Stutts) sanitary plumbers, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and steam and gas fitters, hot water and hot Norway and Dickinson County With a air heating apparatus furnishers, sheet List of Residents of Homestead, iron workers and sewer contractors. Wisconsin 1913, page 127; page 128; Dealers in gas, electric, combination page 142 fixtures and plumbers’ supplies, 110 East Ludington, Fisher block. See advt. E.D. PARMELEE Building Material and Fuel G.H. MUNRO Office 203 Merritt Avenue 107 East A Street Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Directory, 1892, page 159 Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, MUNRO G.H., Plumbing[,] steam and gas Wisconsin 1913, page 127; page 128; fitting. Buildings fitted with hot water, page 142 steam and hot air conveniences. Agent for the Furman Boiler, 203 Merritt av, res 300 Carpenter av 201 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Heating and Fuel: Steam and Gas Number 29 [Thursday, May 14, 1925], page 2, column 2 Fitters New Blacksmith Shop Is Opened DEHN & STUTTS _____ George J. Dehn and James W. Stutts 110 East Ludington Street J.J. Akrigg has opened a blacksmith and repair shop at the corner of H street and Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Prospect avenue. He comes here from Directory, 1892, page 121 Florence, Wis., where he still conducts a shop. The establishment here will be DEHN GEORGE J, (George J Dehn and equipped for general blacksmithing, horse- James W Stutts) sanitary plumbers, shoeing, gas welding and other work. steam and gas fitters, hot water and hot air heating apparatus furnishers, sheet CARL J. ANDERSON iron workers and sewer contractors. 306 East Fleshiem Street Dealers in gas, electric, combination
fixtures and plumbers’ supplies, 110 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City East Ludington, Fisher block. See advt. Directory, 1892, page 178
G.H. MUNRO ST LOUIS ALFRED, barber shop. Artistic 203 Merritt Avenue tonsorial artist. Expert workmen. Sure to please all those who favor him with Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City their patronage, 101 E Hughitt, res 812 Directory, 1892, page 159 W Hughitt
MUNRO G.H., Plumbing[,] steam and gas fitting. Buildings fitted with hot water, JOSEPH J. BONEN steam and hot air conveniences. Agent 117 East D Street for the Furman Boiler, 203 Merritt av, 117 East E Street res 300 Carpenter av Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 111
Horse and Buggy: Blacksmith Bonen Joseph, blacksmith shop 117 East Shops; Blacksmiths D, res 117 East E
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a J.J. AKRIGG List of Residents of Homestead, Corner of H Street and Prospect Avenue Wisconsin 1913, page 126
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JOSIAH BEARD Blacksmith and Wagonmaker A new business firm – known as Northeast Corner of West B Street and Freeland Corning & Co. – closed a deal last Carpenter Avenue Saturday for the purchase of the Beard blacksmith and wagon shops at the corner Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, of West B street and Carpenter avenue. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, The business will be enlarged so as to Number 47 [Thursday, April 13, 1911], include a first-class garage with page 1, column 2 automobiles for sale and hire. Josiah Beard, who is a first-class worker in iron New Business Firm. and wood, will remain in the service of the firm. Mr. Corning is a machinist and has A new business firm – known as had experience in the best shops Freeland Corning & Co. – closed a deal last hereabouts as well as in the construction of Saturday for the purchase of the Beard automobiles. blacksmith and wagon shops at the corner of West B street and Carpenter avenue. JOSEPH FISHER The business will be enlarged so as to 304 Carpenter Avenue include a first-class garage with automobiles for sale and hire. Josiah Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Beard, who is a first-class worker in iron Directory, 1892, page 126 and wood, will remain in the service of the firm. Mr. Corning is a machinist and has Fisher Joseph, blacksmith, res 304 had experience in the best shops Carpenter av hereabouts as well as in the construction of automobiles. HAGER BROS. Blacksmiths and Wagonmakers CORNING & CO. Eric Hager & Charles Hager, Proprietors Freeland G. Corning & William J. Parent 615 Vulcan Street Jr., Proprietors Automobile Garage/Blacksmith Shop Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and 130 West B Street Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Wisconsin 1913, page 126 Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, E.W. HUNT & SON Wisconsin 1913, page 125; page 126 Blacksmiths and Carriage Dealers Eugene W. Hunt & Edgar H. Hunt, Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Proprietors Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, 300 South Carpenter Avenue Number 47 [Thursday, April 13, 1911], page 1, column 2 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a New Business Firm. List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 126 203 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
THOMAS PAUDRIER FELIX LaBROOK 810 River Avenue Felix LaBrook, Proprietor Livery, Sale and Boarding Stable Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and 210 East Hughitt Street Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Wisconsin 1913, page 126 Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 14 [Thursday, June 27, HENRY M. REYNOLDS 1889], page 1, column 2 710 River Avenue
FELIX LABROOK has bought the small Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and house near his livery barn, which he is Norway and Dickinson County With a having fitted up as a blacksmith shop and List of Residents of Homestead, will do his own shoeing and repairing. Wisconsin 1913, page 126
W.H. NEEDHAM W.H. Needham, Proprietor ST. ARNAULD & FISHER 510 Carpenter Avenue ----- St. Arnauld & Joseph Fisher Carpenter Avenue Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 159 The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume NEEDHAM W H, Carriage and Wagon XI, Number 7 [Thursday, May 9, 1889], manufacturer, blacksmithing and page 1, column 1 general job work. Repairing and ordered work, 510 Carpenter av, res THE new building which has just been 316 West E. See advt. [full page erected on Carpenter avenue, two doors advertisement] south of THE RANGE office is occupied by St. Arnauld & Fisher as a blacksmith shop. SOL NOBLE 213-215 East Ludington Street Horse and Buggy: Carriage Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Makers; Wagon Makers; Sleigh Directory, 1892, page 161 Makers
NOBLE SOL, manufacturer and dealer in wagons, carriages and sleighs. Blacksmithing and general job work. W.H. NEEDHAM Vehicles made to order. Sample rooms W.H. Needham, Proprietor next door, 213 and 215 E Ludington, res 510 Carpenter Avenue same. See advt. [full page advertisement] Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 159
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NEEDHAM W H, Carriage and Wagon manufacturer, blacksmithing and For Sale. general job work. Repairing and ordered work, 510 Carpenter av, res Sol Noble has single and double 316 West E. See advt. [full page wagons, manufactured by himself, and advertisement] warranted to be strong and well made, that he will sell at reasonable prices. If in need The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson of one don’t fail to give him a call. Shop on County, Michigan, Second Year, Whole Ludington street, opposite Wood’s block. No. 603 [Tuesday, June 21, 1898], page 3, column 4 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 161 Dissolution of Partnership. NOBLE SOL, manufacturer and dealer in The copartnership heretofore existing wagons, carriages and sleighs. between W.H. Needham and S.D. Evans is Blacksmithing and general job work. this day dissolved by mutual consent. S.D. Vehicles made to order. Sample rooms Evans will continue to conduct the business next door, 213 and 215 E Ludington, res and will pay all bills and collect all accounts. same. See advt. [full page advertisement] SOL NOBLE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN WAGONS, CARRIAGES AND Horse and Buggy: Harness SLEIGHS Shops; Harness Makers Sol Noble, Proprietor 213-215 East Ludington Street
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, DAVID A. GRAHAM Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 3 [Thursday, April 11, 1889], The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, page 1, column 2 Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 2 [Thursday, April 4, 1889], For Sale. page 8, columns 1-2
Sol Noble has single and double Personal and Social. wagons, manufactured by himself, and warranted to be strong and well made, that David A. Graham, of Iron Mountain, he will sell at reasonable prices. If in need was here Tuesday putting up awnings over of one don’t fail to give him a call. Shop on the front windows of A. Patenuade’s Ludington street, opposite Wood’s block. building, Nelson street. The awnings he handles are first class and he handles them The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, cheap. He has many orders ahead and will Menominee County, Michigan, Volume return here shortly to put up a number for XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], other parties. –The Current. page 1, column 2 205 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
L.R. GRAHAM quarters have been repaired and made 215 East Hughitt Street adequate to the business. Mr. Rouselle has the only harness shop in Iron Mountain Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City and carries the largest stock of harnesses, Directory, 1892, page 132 saddler, robes, etc., to be found anywhere north of Milwaukee. He is prompt in getting GRAHAM L R, Dealer in Light and Heavy out work and gives good satisfaction to his Harnesses, Whips, Robes, Saddles and patrons. Horse Clothing. Repairing done neat and quick. 215 E Hughitt, res 301 West Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, D Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Number 32 [Monday, May 18, 1925], page 3, column 4 HOLFELTZ & STREBEL
River Avenue New Harness Shop Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Is Being Built Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, _____ Number 31 [Thursday, December 27, 1900], page 4, column 6 Construction has been started on a single story tile building which will be BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. erected by Z.P. Rousselle in the rear of his _____ former store on Stephenson avenue. Mr. Rousselle recently disposed of his stock of Holfeltz & Strebel have opened a men’s furnishings to the proprietors of the harness shop on River avenue and will Men’s store and will also rent the building to carry a complete line of goods. them. However, he will continue to conduct his business of harness making, awning ROUSSELLE’S HARNESS SHOP work and auto top renewals in the new building which is expected to be ready Z.P. Rousselle, Proprietor about June 1. 207 East A Street
215 East A Street Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, 513 South Stephenson Avenue Dickinson County, Michigan, _____
Year, Number _____ [Saturday, June Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, 13, 1925], page 2, column 2 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15,
Number 33 [Thursday, January 5, 1911], page 1, column 2 Rousselle Shop To Open Monday A Business Note. _____
Z.P. Rouselle [sic – Rousselle] has The new harness shop to be conducted moved his harness shop from 207 to 215 by E.P. [sic – Z.P.] Rousselle in a building East A street, having recently purchased in the rear of his old store at 513 the building at the latter place. The new Stephenson avenue, will be opened Monday. 206 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
The shop occupies a new brick one- story structure and can be reached either New Garage Firm. from A or B streets. As in the past harnesses and awnings will be dealt in and The work of converting the McKenna work done on auto tops. livery barn into a garage is now in progress. A stone foundation has been built and the NAPOLEON VIEAU plank floor taken out preparatory to re- 106 East A Street placing [sic – replacing] with concrete. An addition, 24x36 feet in size, will be built on Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City the rear of the building to be used as a Directory, 1892, page 187 repair shop. The garage when completed will be leased to John Lloyd and Garnet Vieau Napoleon, harness, 105 East A, res James. John Lloyd has been employed as 100 West A foreman of the machine shops at the Pewabic mine for several years and Garnet James is a blacksmith by trade with Horse and Buggy: Livery Stables; considerable experience in auto repair work. The new firm expects to take the Boarding Stables agency for some leading automobile. They will no doubt make a success in their new business venture. CALVI & TOLLEN 100 West B Street EDWIN FREEMAN Opposite The Milliman Hotel Livery and General Teaming 216 East A Street Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Number 22 [Thursday, October 14, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume 1915], page 1, column 3 XI, Number 19 [Thursday, August 1, 1889], page 1, column 3 Another Garage. PETER BAPTISTE and Ed. Freeman Calvi & Tollen, who own the livery barn have commenced to build handsome brick opposite The Milliman Hotel, will remodel buildings on the sites of those destroyed by the building, putting in a glass front and the fire last winter, and probably Christ. side windows; also a stone foundation and Grossbusch will do the same before concrete floor, making the building suitable summer is ended. Thus the burnt district is for a garage. Anton Miench will raise the being rebuilt, and will be probably the best building preparatory to building the built block in the city before snow flies. foundation. Wm. Sundstrom will be in his handsome new building by the end of this month. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Number 25 [Thursday, November 4, Directory, 1892, page 128 1915], page 1, column 5 207 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
FREEMAN EDWIN, a resident of Iron Mountain since 1880. Livery and Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City general teaming. Heavy and light Directory, 1892, page 135 teaming and contracting executed in a satisfactory manner and at reasonable HANSON [sic – HANSEN] L M, Livery and figures, 216 East A, res 306 E boarding stable. First class in every Ludington. particular. 413 Stephenson av, res 405 Stephenson av. See advt. GAGE LIVERY BARN 100 West B Street, Opposite Commercial Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Hotel Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, Number 16 [Thursday, September 7, Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, 1899], page 8, column 4 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, Number 16 [Thursday, September 7, BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. 1899], page 8, column 4 _____
BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. L.M. Hansen has leased the Gage livery _____ barn opposite the Commercial Hotel and will conduct the same in the future. It will L.M. Hansen has leased the Gage livery be stocked with splendid driving horses and barn opposite the Commercial Hotel and fine carriages, and will be conducted in the will conduct the same in the future. It will same courteous manner as the Stephenson be stocked with splendid driving horses and avenue stable. fine carriages, and will be conducted in the same courteous manner as the Stephenson Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, avenue stable. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, Number 16 [Thursday, September 7, 1899], page 8, column 5 LOUIS M. HANSEN LIVERY STABLE BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. Louis M. Hansen, Proprietor _____ 411-413 South Stephenson Avenue 623 South Stephenson Avenue L.M. Hansen has ordered another trap 100 West B Street, Opposite Commercial and several fine single buggies from Morris, Hotel the Waupun, Wis., carriage manufacturer.
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 13, XI, Number 6 [Thursday, May 2, 1889], Number 45 [Thursday, April 1, 1909], page 1, column 3 page 1, column 2
OUR reporter witnessed a little set to at Business Deal. Hansen’s livery stable yesterday that made one of the combatants very tired – and he got tired very quick. 208 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
L.M. Hansen has purchased from BILLY JEFFERY Andrew Bjorkman at private sale the buildings lately occupied by H. Person as a The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, livery stable. Mr. Hansen will remove his Menominee County, Michigan, Volume livery equipment to the new location next XI, Number 16 [Thursday, July 11, Monday. The property is well located for 1889], page 1, column 3 the livery business. BILLY JEFFERY, the fish peddler, has Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, withdrawn from the livery business, and Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 14, intends henceforth to devote his time Number 44 [Thursday, March 24, 1910], almost entirely to the fish peddling page 6, column 5 business, making Iron Mountain his headquarters, but establishing a business BRIEF CITY NEWS. in Florence, Norway, Quinnesec and _____ Crystal Falls. He is also the agent for iron pumps for a Chicago firm; besides which he The old livery barn on Stephenson does very excellent work repairing pumps. avenue, occupied by L.M. Hansen for a As “Billy” is one of the best hustlers on the long term of years, is being demolished range, and takes care to have his fish preparatory to the erection of a brick block always fresh from Escanaba and Green by Messrs. Cook and Pelham, owners of Bay, he will doubtless establish quite a the property. comfortable business along the range.
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, HOOSE & GAGE Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, Jay W. Hoose and Fred Gage, Number1 [Thursday, May 27, 1920], Proprietors page 1, column 2 100 West B Street
A Funeral Car. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 138 L.M. Hansen has just received his new motor funeral car and it was employed for HOOSE & GAGE, (J W Hoose and Fred the first time last Tuesday. The car cost Gage). Livery, sale and boarding over $4,000 and it is undoubtedly the most stable. General teaming. First class elaborate north of Milwaukee. It was built livery, turnouts at reasonable prices. by J.S. Morris and was driven here form 100 West B. Waupun, Wis., and attracted much attention enroute [sic – en route]. Mr. Hansen has LaBROOK LIVERY STABLE every reason to feel proud of his Felix LaBrook, Proprietor establishment, which had a small Livery, Sale and Boarding Stable beginning. It includes the motor funeral car, 210 East Hughitt Street a fine hearse, several automobiles and many good horses and carriages. It has no The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, superior in the upper peninsula. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume
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XI, Number 14 [Thursday, June 27, Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, 1889], page 1, column 2 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, Number 22 [Thursday, October 14, FELIX LABROOK has bought the small 1915], page 1, column 3 house near his livery barn, which he is having fitted up as a blacksmith shop and Another Garage. will do his own shoeing and repairing. Calvi & Tollen, who own the livery barn Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City opposite The Milliman Hotel, will remodel Directory, 1892, page 146 the building, putting in a glass front and side windows; also a stone foundation and LABROOK FELIX, livvery [sic – livery], sale concrete floor, making the building suitable and boarding stable, 210 East Hughitt, for a garage. Anton Miench will raise the res 406 East A building preparatory to building the foundation. LONPREY LIVERY, FEED AND SALES STABLES Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Mathias Lonprey, Proprietor Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, 210 East Hughitt Street Number 25 [Thursday, November 4, 1915], page 1, column 5 Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 13, New Garage Firm. Number 45 [Thursday, April 1, 1909], page 1, column 2 The work of converting the McKenna livery barn into a garage is now in progress. Closed the Stable. A stone foundation has been built and the plank floor taken out preparatory to re- The Person livery stable, buildings, placing [sic – replacing] with concrete. An harnesses, carriages, hearses, etc., has addition, 24x36 feet in size, will be built on been sold to Andrew Bjorkman. The the rear of the building to be used as a consideration was $9,000. Mr. Bjorkman repair shop. The garage when completed has sold nine of the horses to Kurz Bros. will be leased to John Lloyd and Garnet The others, together with the carriages, James. John Lloyd has been employed as harnesses and the buildings, will be sold at foreman of the machine shops at the auction next Saturday. The undertaking Pewabic mine for several years and Garnet outfit has been removed to the Lomprey James is a blacksmith by trade with stables pending a deal for this sale. This considerable experience in auto repair sale will afford a splendid opportunity to work. The new firm expects to take the secure first class carriages and horse agency for some leading automobile. They furnishings at bargain prices. will no doubt make a success in their new business venture.
McKENNA LIVERY BARN PERSON LIVERY STABLE 100 West B Street Halvar Person, Proprietor Opposite The Milliman Hotel 621 South Stephenson Avenue
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Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 13, Number 30 [Thursday, December 20, Number 45 [Thursday, April 1, 1909], 1900], page 6, column 2 page 1, column 2 BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. Closed the Stable. _____
The Person livery stable, buildings, John Marsch received a carload of harnesses, carriages, hearses, etc., has horses for his sale stable last Saturday been sold to Andrew Bjorkman. The evening. Good judges tell us that a better consideration was $9,000. Mr. Bjorkman lot of horses were [sic – was] never brought has sold nine of the horses to Kurz Bros. to this market. The others, together with the carriages, harnesses and the buildings, will be sold at WIRTH, HAMMEL & COMPANY auction next Saturday. The undertaking M. Kurz, Manager outfit has been removed to the Lomprey 225 East A Street stables pending a deal for this sale. This sale will afford a splendid opportunity to Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City secure first class carriages and horse Directory, 1892, page 190 furnishings at bargain prices. WIRTH, HAMMEL & CO, M Kurz[,] Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, manager. Dealers in horses, mules, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 13, cattle, brood mares, driving horses and Number 45 [Thursday, April 1, 1909], draft horses. Stables 225 East A. Main page 1, column 2 stables 197 Broadway, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Business Deal.
L.M. Hansen has purchased from Horse and Buggy: Wagon Maker Andrew Bjorkman at private sale the buildings lately occupied by H. Person as a livery stable. Mr. Hansen will remove his livery equipment to the new location next SOL NOBLE Monday. The property is well located for MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN the livery business. WAGONS, CARRIAGES AND
SLEIGHS 213-215 East Ludington Street Horse and Buggy: Sale Barns; Horse Dealers The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], page 1, column 2 JOHN MARSCH
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For Sale. Number 41 [Thursday, February 27, 1908], page 1, column 3 Sol Noble has single and double wagons, manufactured by himself, and Refrigerator Sold. warranted to be strong and well made, that he will sell at reasonable prices. If in need The old Levei [sic – Levy – ?] and of one don’t fail to give him a call. Shop on Hunter refrigerator building on East Hughitt Ludington street, opposite Wood’s block. street, [sic] has been sold by Edward H. Eaton[,] the present owner, to Brauns & Van, the wholesale dealers. The purchase House Movers price is not known.
HOFELTZ & SMITH ICE COMPANY
J.R. Holfeltz and Jacob Smith ANTON MIENCH Corner of Grand Boulevard and Millie Street Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Number 14 [Thursday, August 19, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, 1920], page 1, column 3 Number 9 [Thursday, July 15, 1915], page 1, column 6 A Busy Contractor. Modern Ice House. One of the busiest men hereabouts just at present is Anton Miench, the well-known J.R. Hofeltz and Jacob Smith have contractor. In addition to moving two formed a co-partnership for the purpose of school buildings at Niagara a distance of engaging in the ice business. They have nearly a mile; to move the Swedish purchased a site at the corner of the [sic] Methodist church and parsonage at Grand Boulevard and Millie street, where Norway, and the Standard Oil company they will build an ice-house. The building building at Crystal Falls. Mr. Miench knows will be a frame structure, 50x100 feet on the all about moving buildings and has a ground, and twenty feet high, with a modern outfit. concrete foundation. The structure will be modern in every detail. The studding will be eight inches wide and sheathed on the Ice Houses; Ice Men; outside and inside with shiplap. Two-inch Referigerators strips will be spiked on the outside and covered with building paper and drop- siding, leaving an air space all around the building. The space between the studding BRAUNS & VAN REFRIGERATOR will be packed with saw-dust [sic – East Hughitt Street sawdust]. The roof is to slope from front to the rear and will be covered with asbestos. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, There will also be air space in the roof. No Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 12, saw-dust [sic – sawdust] will be used in 212 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] packing the ice, as in a building of this kind the ice will keep without it. The building is Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, to be painted and will be a credit to the city. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 12, Anton Miench has the contract for grading Number 41 [Thursday, February 27, the site. Next week Holfeltz & Smith will 1908], page 1, column 3 start building the foundation. The contract for the carpenter work has not yet been Refrigerator Sold. placed. The old Levei [sic – Levy – ?] and Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Hunter refrigerator building on East Hughitt Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 20, street, [sic] has been sold by Edward H. Number 36 [Thursday, January 20, Eaton[,] the present owner, to Brauns & 1916], page 1, column 6 Van, the wholesale dealers. The purchase price is not known. Large Ice Contract. LEANDER MARTELLE The Holfeltz & Smith Ice company was 105 East Brown Street informed this morning that they had secured the contract to supply the Chicago, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Milwaukee & St. Paul road with 1,000 tons Directory, 1892, page 153 of ice. Four hundred tons will be stored in the Iron Mountain ice-house [sic – ice Martelle Leander, ice dealer, res 105 E house] of the company and the balance will Brown be loaded on cars for shipment to the other houses. The ice will be cut at Lake Antoine, near the water works pumping station[,] and will be loaded directly on the Installment Goods cars. The contract means employment for a considerable number of men.
HENRY La FOUNTAIN 1200 Carpenter Avenue Insurance Agencies; Insurance Agents Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 147
LA FOUNTAIN HENRY, wholesale and DAVID BERGERON retail dealer in pure lake ice. The best Room 8, Wood’s Block in the city. Ice delivered to all parts of 221 South Stephenson Avenue the city. Special rates for car load lots and to consumers of large quantities, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City 1200 Carpenter av. Directory, 1892, page 111
LEVY & HUNTER REFRIGERATOR BOND & GILL, (John Bond and Frank Gill), East Hughitt Street Artistic decorators,s painters and paper 213 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
hangers. Dealers in paints, oils, glass[,] L.T. Sterling, Manager wall paper, Artists’ material and painters’ Anson F. Wright, Agent supplies[.] 709 River av. See advt. Fisher Block 110 East Ludington Street WILLIAM P. BRAY 119 South Stephenson Avenue Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 139 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 112 IRON MOUNTAIN INSURANCE AGENCY, L T Sterling[,] manger, A F Wright[,] BRAY WM P, a resident of this city since agent. Representing all the leading 1881. Justice of the Peace, Insurance, American and foreign Insurance 119 Stephenson av, res 303 W Brown companies. Business intrusted [sic – entrusted] to them will receive prompt and careful attention. Satisfaction J.S. BURCHILL guaranteed in every particular. Office 206 East Ludington Street Fisher Block, 110 E Ludington.
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City RUDOLPH TH. MILLER Directory, 1892, page 114 Wood’s Block
229 South Stephenson Avenue BURCHILL, J S, Insurance, office 206 E
Ludington, bds [boards] Felch Hotel Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 156 FINNISH MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY MILLER R TH, Justice of the Peace, Real Thomas B. Coughlin, Agent Estate dealer. Fire and Accident Jacobs Building, South Stephenson Insurance. Steamship Tickets. Office Avenue 229 Stephenson av, Wood’s block, res 1113 Stephenson av. Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Number 3 [Tuesday, April 14, 1925], Land Records: Abstracts page 2, column 5
OPENS OFFICE. _____ DICKINSON COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY The Finnish Mutual Fire Insurance Dickinson County Court House company has opened an office in the South Stephenson Avenue Jacobs building on Stephenson avenue. Thomas B. Coughlin is the agent. Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a IRON MOUNTAIN INSURANCE List of Residents of Homestead, AGENCY Wisconsin 1913, page 125 214 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
alterations, including the erection of a HUGH McLAUGHLIN private office in the southwest corner, will 101 East Ludington Street be made at once.
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City IRON MOUNTAIN HOME, LAND & Directory, 1892, page 155 EMPLOYMENT COMPANY Charles Parent and Ambrose Suino McLAUGHLIN, HUGH, A resident of Iron Mountain since 1886. Real estate Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, dealer, register of deeds of Dickinson Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, Co., room 6, Fisher block and 206 East Number 12 [Thursday, August 5, 1920], Ludington, res 601 Washington av cor page 1, column 6 B. See advt Real Estate Firm. Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, Charles Parent and Ambrose Suino Wisconsin 1913, page 125 have formed a co-partnership and will engage in the real estate and employment business under the name of the Iron Mountain Home, Land & Employment Land Records: Real Estate company. Mr. Suino will be the active Agencies; Real Estate Agents member of the firm. Offices have been established at the Panent [sic – Parent] store and a license to do business will be secured from the state, in accordance with C.T. HAMPTON COMMISISON the new law. The members of the firm will COMPANY do business along conservative lines and already have considerable property listed Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, with them. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, Number 5 [Thursday, June 23, 1910], IRON MOUNTAIN LAND & page 1, column 3 MINERAL COMPANY
Will Not Move. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, The offices of C.T. Hampton Number 23 [Thursday, October 21, Commission company will not be removed 1920], page 1, column 2 to the apartments in the Freeman block, as was announced in The Press several Victoria Park. weeks ago. At a meeting of the common council held last Monday evening it was The Iron Mountain Land & Mineral voted to lease to the company the store- company has been organized to handle the room in the city building now occupied as a above-named addition to the city. The lobby by the fire department. A number of officers of the company are: President,
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M.E. Richards; vice-president, William J. Cudlip; secretary and treasurer, John M. Needs of the Hour Are Several Garvey. The addition is splendidly located Hundred Modern Homes. for residence purposes and contains many beautiful native trees. The company is now As has been anticipated, there has been engaged in extending G and H streets a large movement in residence property through the property. Lots are selling during the past few days and the demand is freely. a growing one. Lots in the village of Breitung, sold by Minnear & Co., are finding IRON MOUNTAIN LAND & TIMBER a ready sale and several have already COMPANY changed hands aat an increase in price. A Peter Calvi, John Daprato and Charles new sub-division, handled by Cruse & co., Rigassi has been named “Ferndale.” A portion of Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, the Corollo [sic – Carollo] farm has been Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, platted by the firm. These lots are well Number 5 [Thursday, June 23, 1910], located for homes for industrial workers, page 1, column 2 being within walking distance of the Ford plants, close to the von Platen-fox mill and New Corporation. convenient to all the railroads. Lots in the Victoria Park addition, handled by M.E. The Iron Mountain Land and Timber Richards for the Iron Mountain Land & company has filed articles of incorporation Mineral company, are being sold rapidly. with the secretary of state. The There are no finer residence lots in the incorporators are Peter Calvi, John Daprato district. A newly incorporated concern – the and Charles Rigassi. The capital stock is Iron Mountain Real Estate company – will $25,000 and the amount paid in is $13,000. plat several hundred acres in the immediate The company has been organized for the future. The lands are to the north, south purpose of handling timber and mineral and wet of the Ford industries – some has lands owned by the incorporators in [sic – have] a river frontage. One desirable Washington and Oregon. Mr. Calvi is tract is located in the vicinity of Crystal president of the company, Mr. Daprato the Lake, where the Ford folks are going to vice-president, and Mr. Rigassi secretary locate their recreation park and play and treasurer. grounds [sic – playgrounds]. This land is well-wooden [sic – well-wooded] and a special effort will be made to preserve all IRON MOUNTAIN REAL ESTATE the natural beauty. COMPANY Business property is moving slowly. The only considerable deal reported Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, recently was the purchase by E.J. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, DeGayner of the property at the corner of Number 18 [Thursday, September 16, West B street and Carpenter avenue, 1920], page 1, column 5 occupied as a garage. The consideration, we understand, was $10,000. Many deals HOMES IN DEMAND are pending, but the seller and buyer _____ appear to be unable to get to-gether [sic – 216 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] together]. And, too, buyers are hesitating section of the city. This tract will give for th reason that they are unable to reach a splendid opportunity for the landscape decision as to the future business center of gardener. Much of the property is well- the city. wooden [sic – well-wooded] with native The need of the hour is a company to trees of goodly size and the fertility of the erect homes. To-day [sic – Today] there is ground affords lot owners ample a sale for several hundred modern opportunity to aid nature in adding to the residences. The company that will plat a general attractiveness of the surroundings. tract of land, erect homes on the lots and As has been announced, it is the purpose make street improvements will reap a of the Ford interests to construct a substantial profit in a few months. The recreation park and play-grounds [sic – plans of the Ford company is not to build playgrounds] at Crystal Lake, and this will houses, but unless private capital embraces add much to the attractiveness of the the opportunity, the company will be forced holdings of the Iron Mountain company as a to erect several hundred in order to house residential section. We are assured that its men. the prices for these lots will be moderate and that they will be of a desirable size. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, The plans of the company have not Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, been fully matured as yet – the work of Number 18 [Thursday, September 16, platting is now in hand – and it might be 1920], page 8, column 2 well for those contemplating the purchase of a lot upon which to erect a home to await IRON MOUNTAIN further announcements.
REAL ESTATE CO. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, _____ Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, Number 23 [Thursday, October 21, The Iron Mountain Real Estate 1920], page 1, column 4 company, recently incorporated by a number of leading business men [sic – Newest Addition. businessmen] of Iron Mountain and vicinity, as noted in another column, has acquired Engineer Cummings, of Marquette, is holdings of realty north, south and west of engaged in platting the forty acres adjoining the Ford plant. the Breitung townsite on the west for the These lands will be platted into Iron Mountain Real Estate company. The desirable building lots. The holdings lots will be in [sic – on] the market soon and include the plat of the village of Breitung, will be handled by J.A. Minnear & Co. This lots in which are now being sold by J.A. property is located directly south of the Minnear & Co. Other lands will be platted immense body plant of the Michigan Iron, in a parklike [sic – park-like] manner for a Land & Lumber company upon which work real residential section, and will also adjoin will commence at an early date. the Ford company property. These lots will be on sale in a short time and will no doubt IRON MOUNTAIN REALTY find a ready market on account of their COMPANY beautiful location in the vicinity of Crystal
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Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, The Twin Falls Land company, which Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, was organized in this city several months Number 21 [Thursday, October 13, ago, has increased its capitalization from 1910], page 1, column 4 $50,000 to $100,000. O.C. Davidson is president of the company and Lewis T. SATISFACTORY MEETING. Sterling the secretary and treasurer. _____ Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Stockholders of Realty Company Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, Number 50 [Thursday, May 4, 1911], Approve Actions of Officers. page 1, column 5
A meeting of the stockholders of the Iron Re-Organize As New Company. Mountain Realty company was held last Tuesday at the council rooms. Thirty stockholders, holding a majority part of the A meeting of the stockholders of the stock, were present at the meeting. The Twin Falls Land company, [sic] will be held stockholders ratified all the actions of the in this city next Saturday. The meeting is trustees. The report of the treasurer called for the purpose of re-organizing as a showed that there is about $2,500 in cash power company to be known as the in the treasury, and this amount will be left Peninsula. It is expected that the capital in the treasury until some further action of stock will be materially enlarged and that the stockholders is taken. the matter of continuing the work of Messrs. Bjorkman, Evans and Powell, improving the power at the Twin Falls of the composing the board of directors, tendered Menominee river will be definitely settled. It their resignations, which the stockholders is certain that the new company will decide refused to accept and the present officers to complete the work at an early day. will remain. All of the stockholders expressed themselves as being greatly pleased with Land Records: Surveyors the work done by the von Platen interests. It is hoped that within the next few months two or three additional plants will be started on lands of the company.
TWIN FALLS LAND COMPANY Law Offices; Lawyers; Attorneys
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, Number 27 [Thursday, November 24, COOK & PELHAM 1910], page 1, column 5 August C. Cook and Herbert M. Pelham Room 5, Fisher Block Increased Capitalization. 110 East Ludington Street
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 118
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Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City COOK & PELHAM, (August C. Cook and Directory, 1892, page 184 Herbert M. Pelham) Attorneys at law, real estate. Room 5, Fisher Block, 110 TRUDELL F J, Mayor of the city. Attorney E Ludington and counselor at law, office 210 E Ludington, Wood’s block, res 317 East MICHAEL J. DOYLE B Rooms 1 and 2, Wood’s Block 208 East Ludington Street E.A. WOODWARD 327 South Stephenson Avenue Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 123 The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume DOYLE, M J, attorney and counselor at law. XI, Number 5 [Thursday, April 25, 1889], Rooms 1 and 2, Wood’s block, 208 E page 5, column 2-3 Ludington, res 602 Carpenter av Personal and Social. RANSOM L. HAMMOND Room 2, Wood’s Block E.A. Woodward, a young attorney, of 235 Stephenson Avenue Adrian, Mich., was the guest of C.T. Crandall, on Wednesday. He will locate at Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Iron Mountain. A pleasant call is Directory, 1892, page 134 acknowledged. – Drill [The Diamond Drill, Crystal Falls, Mich.] HAMMOND RAMSOM [sic – RANSOM] L, City Attorney. Attorney and counselor at Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City law, office room 2 Woods [sic – Wood’s] Directory, 1892, page 190 block 235 Stephenson av, res 610 Carpenter av WOODWARD E A, attorney and counselor at law. Office 327 Stephenson av, res WILLIAM H. HURLEY 420 East C
Commercial Hotel
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Lodging: Boarding Houses Directory, 1892, page 139
HURLEY W H, attorney and counselor at law, bds Commercial Hotel GERMAN BOARDING HOUSE Hotel and Saloon Fred Gothe and Martin Lamince, FABIAN J. TRUDELL Proprietors Wood’s Block 107 Merritt Avenue 210 East Ludington Street The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume 219 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
XI, Number 14 [Thursday, June 27, to assault in Justice Bergeron’s court 1889], page 1, column 2 Monday morning and was fined $5.00 and costs. FRED GOETHE and Martin Lamince, proprietors of the German Boarding House, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City were bound over to the circuit court by Directory, 1892, page 129 Justice Bergeron last Monday, for selling liquor on Sunday. GERMAN HOTEL, Marsch & Gothe, proprs, 407 Merritt avenue. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City XI, Number 14 [Thursday, June 27, Directory, 1892, page 153 1889], page 1, column 3 MARSCH & GOTHE, (John Marsch and A LONG haired individual calling himself Fred Gothe), proprietors of the German Texas Tom, has been reaping a rich Hotel. Good accommodations by the harvest out of the gullible people of our city day or week. A fine bar of wines and in front of the German Boarding House the liquors in connection, 407 Merritt av past week. He opens a shop with a few songs by a male quartet, and then Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and proceeds to peddle out dope at a dollar a Norway and Dickinson County With a List of bottle that is supposed (?) to have Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, wonderful qualities for expelling from the page 134; p. 140 human system that “terrible monster” commonly known as the tape worn [sic – GROSSBUSCH & WENZEL worm], besides bringing death and Saloon and Boarding House destruction upon every other form of Christopher Grossbusch & Joseph parasitic life. The fact that this fellow on his Wenzel own statement, always makes a jump of Former Rahr Building 500 or a 1000 [sic – 1,000] miles when he leaves a place, [sic] ought to convince a The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, thoughtful person that he is like all the other Menominee County, Michigan, Volume quacks – a humbug. XI, Number 7 [Thursday, May 9, 1889], page 1, column 1 The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume FERD. SMITH has the contract to XI, Number 21 [Thursday, August 15, remodel the Rahr building, formerly 1889], page 1, column 2 occupied by Hathaway & Flatt, so as to make it suitable for a saloon and boarding A FELLOW named Wm. Jenkins asked house. Grossbusch & Wenzel will occupy it for a drink at the German Boarding House as soon as it is ready. last Sunday and was refused, whereupon he assulted [sic – assaulted] Wm. Gothe, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, the proprietor, and proceeded to help Menominee County, Michigan, Volume himself and treat his friends at the landlord’s expense. Jenkins pleaded guilty 220 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
XI, Number 14 [Thursday, June 27, 1889], page 1, column 1 Lodging: Hotels WENZEL & CO. have dissolved partnership, we are informed, and Christ. Grossbusch will henceforth go it alone. ADAMS HOUSE WILLIAM HOCKING Jacques Brothers 201 South Stephenson Avenue South Stephenson Avenue
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Directory, 1892, page 137 Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 5 [Thursday, April 25, 1889], HOCKING WM, Boarding House and page 1, column 2 sample rooms. Fine wines, liquors, cigars and bottled goods. Finest beer Real Estate Transfer. always on tap, and gentlemanly treatment assured at all times. 201 C.W. Montgomery has purchased the Stephenson av, res same. Adams House of Jacques Bros., for $4400. The property is adjoining his brick building, UNIDENTIFIED HOTEL and we hope Mr. Montgomery will see his Mrs. Smith, Proprietor way clear soon to remove the wooden Near Pascoe’s on B Street structure and extend his handsome brick block. Mr. Langis intends to take a trip west The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, and may settle there. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 1 [Thursday, March 28, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, 1889], page 1, column 5 Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 5 [Thursday, April 25, 1889], New Hotel. page 5, column 4
We are pleased to see and welcome our Wonders will Never Cease. old friend Mrs. Smith, lately of Quinnesec, who has just opened up a boarding house We learn that our most esteemed in her new hotel near Pascoe’s, on B street. citizen, Jim Kinnifick, has taken possession The new hotel has been newly papered, of Pete Langis’ hotel and intends to run a painted and furnished with entirely new and saloon in the place, at the same time clean bedding, and we do not hesitate, from connecting with the Adams House[,] the personal knowledge, to recommend her dwelling of Jim Moriarity. From breaking in new quarters to any person, who desires a bronchos [sic – broncos] to running a quiet homelike place to lay his weary limbs saloon in the northern peninsula is a upon a soft couch, and be visited by the startling change, but we hope Jim will be needed repose that is so sweet to the tired entirely successful, as he is notoriously a body after the labors of the day are ended. law-abiding citizen. Terms made known on application. 221 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
AMERICAN HOTEL was made by the police at Robert Anton Loverich, Proprietor Wasevich’s place, East Brown street. 407 South Merritt Avenue All the men arrested in the raid yesterday afternoon wree [sic – were] taken Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, before Justice MacDonald. Lavorich was page 39; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified bound over to circuit court for trial, under a Business Directory Including Dickinson cash bond of $500, which he furnished, [.] County 1935, page 350 Osborn and Mellis were fined $10 and costs and Meyers was fined $25 and costs, owing Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, to it being his second offense. All the men Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, paid their fines. Number 29 [Thursday, December 2, Lavorich purchased the American Hotel 1920], page 5, columns 2-3 a few days ago form Reinhart Goethe, the consideration, it is said, being $8,500. He took possession at one o’clock yesterday POLICE AND afternoon, and within three hours afterward SHERIFF RAID was in the toils of the law. The police and _____ sheriff departments knowing of the deal and also knowing that he conducts two places Police and Sheriff Make Raid at of business in Gladstone and one at Escanaba, suspicioned that he would American Hotel. probably have some liquor at the place, so the two departments heartily co-operated The police and sheriff departments and made it their business to find out. The worked hand in hand late yesterday place was filled with men when the officers afternoon and made a raid at the American entered like thieves in the night, some Hotel on Merrit [sic – Merritt] avenue, engaged in playing cards, and immediately formerly known as the German Hotel, and looks of surprise crept all over their confiscated three cases of bitters and six countenances. Those charged with quart bottles of some kind of wine. The gambling were placed under arrest at once seals on the bottles of bitters were broken while some of the officers proceeded to when found by the authorities[,] this, in look around for liquor. Every nook and itself, constituting a violation of the liquor corner in the place was carefully searched law. The liquor was placed in a sleigh and and all the time that the raid was going on taken to the county jail. The rail was made the doors of the place were kept locked and by Sheriff Farrell, Undersheriff Frank no person was allowed to leave it until the Cleveland, Chief of Police Gilbeault and authorities had completed what they came Officers Corey, Constantini and Warne. there for. Besides placing the proprietor, Anton Lavorich, under arrest on a charge of violation of the liquor law, the officers took ANTOINE HOTEL/HOTEL ANTOINE three men in custody on a charge of Nicholas Bacilla, Proprietor gambling, namely, George Meyers, Louis 1115 Vulcan Street Osborn and Louis Mellis. [See Lake Antoine Hotel] Meyers was arrested a few days ago on a charge of gambling at the time the raid 222 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, XI, Number 14 [Thursday, June 27, page 89; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified 1889], page 1, column 1 Business Directory Including Dickinson County 1935, page 350 Blight’s Hotel Leased.
ANTOINE HOTEL AND SALOON Mr. Edwards, of Appleton, Wis., has G.A. Michela/Anton Michela, Proprietor leased the popular hostelry known as 1100 Vulcan Street Blight’s hotel for one year, and will take possession next Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Blight will occupy the dwelling adjacent to Norway and Dickinson County With a the hotel, which is now being fitted up for List of Residents of Homestead, their use. Wisconsin 1913, page 134 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City THE BANK BUFFET Directory, 1892, page 110 Joseph De Concini, Proprietor 323 South Stephenson Avenue Blight Wm, propr Blight House[,] 209 E Hughett [sic – Hughitt], res same Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, List of Residents of Homestead, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, Wisconsin 1913, page 134 Number 27 [Thursday, November 23, 1898], page 1, column 4
BLIGHT HOUSE ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS. William Blight, Proprietor Mr. Edwards, Proprietor James Harding, the popular James Harding, Proprietor baggageman at the North-Western depot, 209 East Hughitt Street has leased the Blight House on E. Hughitt street, and will take possession the first of The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, the month. Mr. Harding contemplates Menominee County, Michigan, Volume making a number of important changes, XI, Number 5 [Thursday, April 25, 1889], and as he has had experience in catering to page 1, column 2 the public, The Press has no hesitation in predicting that he will make a success of PROF. DAVID and wife, the skilled the venture. “chiropodist surgeons,” are at the Blight Hotel this week, and our citizens who are Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, suffering with corns, bunions or ingrown toe Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, nails, should not loose [sic – lose] this Number 18 [Thursday, September 27, opportunity to secure their services. Call 1900], page 3, column 4 and see them. BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume _____
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James Harding has secured a long-term lease of Hotel Diring, corner of Carpenter BRAUNS CLOSES avenue and W. Hughitt street, and will take possession next Monday. In the meantime BIG LAND DEAL the house is receiving a thorough _____ renovating from top to bottom. Mr. Harding and his better half made a success of the Buys Central House And hotel business at the blight House, and may Several Lots on East be depended upon to sustain their B Street reputations at the new stand, where they will be able to accommodate a much larger _____ number of patrons. August E. Brauns has purchased the Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, property on East B street known as the Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, Central house and the vacant lots on the Number 28 [Thursday, November 30, west from Joseph Cordy. The 1898], page 1, column 4 consideration is private, but the deal is one of the largest real property transactions to BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. be closed in some months. The property _____ has a frontage on East B street of over 92 feet and extends back to the alley more James Harding has taken possession of than 125 feet. Included in the deal is the the Hotel Blight. It is safe to say that he will Central house, a large frame structure, now conduct a neat and orderly house and will tenanted by Casmir Recla. The Recla do well. lease has more than a year to run. It is understood that Mr. Brauns will improve the vacant property. A year ago, a report was CENTRAL HOUSE current that Marquette capitalists intended Hotel and Saloon erecting a moving picture theatre on the Joseph Cordy, Proprietor site. 106 East B Street
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City COMMERCIAL HOUSE Directory, 1892, page 225 Vivian Chellew, Proprietor 101-103 West B Street Central House, 106 East B [listing only] The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Norway and Dickinson County With a XI, Number 7 [Thursday, May 9, 1889], List of Residents of Homestead, page 1, column 3 Wisconsin 1913, page 134; page 140 Important Business Change. The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 2, For several days past negotiations have Number 182 [Friday, November 17, been going on between W.H. Jenkins and 1922], page 1, column 5 V.C. Chellew looking toward the purchase
224 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] of the Commercial hotel by Mr. Jenkins, XI, Number 10 [Thursday, May 30, 1889], and it is a pretty nearly settled fact that Mr. page 1, column 2 Jenkins will assume control of the business in a few days. The new landlord is so well THE CITY. and favorably known to the people of our city and the traveling public in general that GEO. ALEXANDER, the experienced he needs very little commendation at our contractor, is busily engaged in repairing hands. For years he was the proprietor of the Commercial House from top to bottom. the Jenkins house, until he sold that The entire building will be throughly [sic – property to Mr. Wood, who removed the thoroughly] overhauled and Landlord building to make room for his handsome Jenkens [sic – Jenkins] has placed the brick block. The old Jenkins house was contract in the hands of a most competent destroyed by fire the 5th of last July, while it person. was being fitted up for business. As long as Mr. Jenkins was proprietor of the The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Jenkins house it was one of the most Menominee County, Michigan, Volume popular hotels in this part of the state, and XI, Number 11 [Thursday, June 6, the cuisine department, under the excellent 1889), page 1, column 2 management of Mrs. Jenkins, never failed to supply the table with all the delicacies of A “PAID” local appeared in the last issue the season prepared in the most delicious of this paper to the effect that Landlord manner. Mr. Jenkins is sure to do a good Jenkins has placed the contract for business at the Commercial House. repairing the Commercial House in the hands of George Alexander. Mr. Chellew, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, the owner of the building, met us on the Menominee County, Michigan, Volume street last Monday and said it was he and XI, Number 8 [Thursday, May 16, 1889], not Mr. Jenkins who had the work done. It page 1, column 3 appears to be a matter of some importance to Mr. Chellew that the transaction be In Error, a Little. correctly stated, and we cheerfully make the correction. We erred last week in stating that Mr. Jenkins was negotiating with Mr. Chellew The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, with the view to purchasing [sic – purchase] Menominee County, Michigan, Volume the Commercial Hotel. It was not Mr. XI, Number 14 [Thursday, June 27, Jenkins’ intention to buy the property but to 1889], page 1, column 3 lease it, and Mr. Jenkins took possession under the least [sic – lease] last Monday. JOHN MAHONEY, of Iron River, a What we said in regard to Mr. Jenkins’ whisky soaked bum, after sneaking a dinner popularity as a landlord was perfectly at the Commercial hotel last Saturday correct, however. afternoon, attempted to balance the account by charging that Landlord Jenkins The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, had stolen $40 from him, but Henry Menominee County, Michigan, Volume promptly had the fellow arrested andtaken [sic - and taken] before Justice John Wicks.
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A little while before that he had been in the M. & N. depot and asked for the key to the FARMERS’ HOME HOTEL AND water closet, which was loaned him, and SALOON when arrested he still had the key in his Emil Carlson, Proprietor possession. The marshal in searching his 207 East Ludington Street pockets, found the above mentioned key[,] a jack knife, match box and bunch of keys. Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and The fact that he did not return the key Norway and Dickinson County With a borrowed at the depot, looks somewhat List of Residents of Homestead, suspicious. When taken before the justice Wisconsin 1913, page 134; page 140 he was found to be too full to be capable of treating the court and officers of the law with proper respect, and was taken over to FELCH HOTEL the lock up to cool off. Monday morning Stephen H. Austin, Proprietor (1913) Justice Wicks fined him $5.00 and costs, Albert Quade, Proprietor (1935) amounting to $11.25, a rather expensive 219 East A Street dinner. The above experience, however, did not The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, satisfy John, and he was arrested the same Menominee County, Michigan, Volume day for disorderly conduct and sent to XI, Number 6 [Thursday, May 2, 1889], Menominee for 20 days. page 1, column 2
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City HE had fourteen dollars in his inside Directory, 1892, page 225 pocket, but somehow it happened to slip out, and as the honest chambermaid, Martelle Leander, ice dealer, res 105 E employed at the Felch house, [sic] was Brown making the bed, she found the money and gave it to the landlord, Mr. Felch, who CRYSTAL HOUSE promptly returned it to its rightful owner, a man in the employ of Mr. Johnson, the 207 West B Street tailor.
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 120 Directory, 1892, page 125
Crystal House, 207 West B FELCH HOTEL, W W Felch[,] propr, 219 East A. See advt EMPIRE HOTEL AND FELCH W W, propr Felch Hotel, 219 East RESTAURANT A. First class in every particular, res Seth A. Larson, Proprietor same. See advt. 509 South Stephenson Avenue Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 134 Wisconsin 1913, page 134 226 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, leaves a place, [sic] ought to convince a page 73; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified thoughtful person that he is like all the other Business Directory Including Dickinson quacks – a humbug. County 1935, page 350 The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, GERMAN HOTEL/BOARDING Menominee County, Michigan, Volume HOUSE XI, Number 21 [Thursday, August 15, 1889], page 1, column 2 Hotel and Saloon
Fred Gothe and Martin Lamince, A FELLOW named Wm. Jenkins asked Proprietors for a drink at the German Boarding House William Gothe, Proprietor last Sunday and was refused, whereupon 107 Merritt Avenue he assulted [sic – assaulted] Wm. Gothe,
the proprietor, and proceeded to help The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, himself and treat his friends at the Menominee County, Michigan, Volume landlord’s expense. Jenkins pleaded guilty XI, Number 14 [Thursday, June 27, to assault in Justice Bergeron’s court 1889], page 1, column 2 Monday morning and was fined $5.00 and
costs. FRED GOETHE and Martin Lamince, proprietors of the German Boarding House, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City were bound over to the circuit court by Directory, 1892, page 129 Justice Bergeron last Monday, for selling liquor on Sunday. GERMAN HOTEL, Marsch & Gothe, proprs,
407 Merritt avenue. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain,
Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City XI, Number 14 [Thursday, June 27, Directory, 1892, page 153 1889], page 1, column 3
MARSCH & GOTHE, (John Marsch and A LONG haired individual calling himself Fred Gothe), proprietors of the German Texas Tom, has been reaping a rich Hotel. Good accommodations by the harvest out of the gullible people of our city day or week. A fine bar of wines and in front of the German Boarding House the liquors in connection, 407 Merritt av past week. He opens a shop with a few songs by a male quartet, and then Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and proceeds to peddle out dope at a dollar a Norway and Dickinson County With a bottle that is supposed (?) to have List of Residents of Homestead, wonderful qualities for expelling from the Wisconsin 1913, page 134; p. 140 human system that “terrible monster” commonly known as the tape worn [sic – worm], besides bringing death and HARDING HOTEL/HOTEL destruction upon every other form of HARDING parasitic life. The fact that this fellow on his Hotel and Saloon own statement, always makes a jump of William J. Harding, Proprietor (1913) 500 or a 1000 [sic – 1,000] miles when he W. James Harding, Proprietor (1935)
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201-203 West Hughitt Street (1913) Mr. Harding personally managed the 201 West Hughitt Street (1935) business until he became ill in 1935. Mrs. Betty Cunningham, former employe Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and [sic – employee] at Horton’s restaurant, has Norway and Dickinson County With a obtained a lease to that establishment and List of Residents of Homestead, is now operating it. Wisconsin 1913, page 134; page 140 Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, page 89; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 18, Business Directory Including Dickinson Number 82 [Monday, July 18, 1938], County 1935, page 350 page 2, column 8
The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, HARDING HOTEL Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 18, OPENS JULY 21; Number 79 [Thursday, July 14, 1938], BEING REPAIRED page 2, column 8 _____
HARDING HOTEL New Management To TO BE OPERATED Maintain Same Policy BY T.G. HORTON As In Past Years ______
Former Restaurant Man Repairs and improvements to the New Will Conduct Estab- Harding hotel, Carpenter avenue and West lishment Hughitt street, recently taken over by Mr. _____ and Mrs. T.G. Horton, are nearing completion and the establishment will T.G. Horton, formerly proprietor of reopen about July 21, Horton stated this Horton’s restaurant on East Ludington morning. The Hortons formerly conducted street, has taken over the operation of the the Horton restaurant, on East Ludington New Harding hotel, at Carpenter avenue street, now leased by Mrs. Betty and West Hughitt street, and repairs to the Cunningham. establishment are in progress. All of the rooms in the New Harding Horton obtained a lease form the estate have been cleaned, painted and of the late James Harding, former owner refurnished, and extensive repairs are and proprietor. being made to the building. Improvments Mr. Harding was owner and active include a new heating plant, deplacing [sic operator of the hotel for almost 35 years. – replacing] wiring, redecoration of the Many years ago he operated the old Blight lobby and other work. Plans are being hotel, on East Hughitt street, and later went considered for recovering the exterior with to work for the Chicago and North Western “brick-tex” siding. In the event the new railroad in Iron Mountain. It was while he exterior is not placed this year, the outside was employed for the railroad in 1901, that of the building will be repainted, Horton he purchased the Harding from Mathias said. Diring.
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“We know that the Harding has long avenue and W. Hughitt street, and will take been a landmark and has been properly possession next Monday. In the meantime conducted through the years,” Horton said. the house is receiving a thorough “We want to conduct it with that thought in renovating from top to bottom. Mr. Harding mind, and the policy of the establishment and his better half made a success of the will be the same as in past years.” hotel business at the blight House, and may be depended upon to sustain their WILLIAM HOCKING reputations at the new stand, where they 201 South Stephenson Avenue will be able to accommodate a much larger number of patrons. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 137 HOTEL MOUNTAIN Abraham Raskin, Proprietor HOCKING WM, Boarding House and East Side of Carpenter Avenue between sample rooms. Fine wines, liquors, West B Street and West C Street cigars and bottled goods. Finest beer One Block West of St. Paul Depot always on tap, and gentlemanly treatment assured at all times. 201 Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, Stephenson av, res same. page 89; Polk’s Iron Mountain Classified Business Directory Including Dickinson HOME HOTEL AND SALOON County 1935, page 350 Fred Lambert, Proprietor 116-120 West Hughitt Street HOTEL WOOD Mr. Hall, Proprietor Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Fred Braastad, Proprietor Norway and Dickinson County With a 200 Block of East Ludington Street List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 134; page 140 Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, HOTEL DIRING Number 34 [Thursday, January 12, James Harding, Proprietor 1899], page 1, column 3 Corner of Carpenter Avenue and West Hughitt Street Improvements to Hotel Wood. _____ Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, [Need to copy this article from the Number 18 [Thursday, September 27, Iron Mountain Press] 1900], page 3, column 4 Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, _____ Number 45 [Thursday, March 30, 1899], page 1, column 5 James Harding has secured a long-term lease of Hotel Diring, corner of Carpenter ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS. _____ 229 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Many rumors have been in circulation Landlord Hall, of Hotel Wood, completed this week regarding the future of the Hotel a deal this week which will give him ten Wood. One report was to the effect that the additional sleeping apartments. He has stockholders of the Commercial Bank had leased the additional room in the First purchased the building and furniture for National Bank block and the work of $15,000 and intended closing it. Another converting same into handsome sleeping was to the effect that the Chapin Mining apartments is now in progress. The company was the purchaser and intended furniture for the rooms was purchased from moving its office and hospital down-town Grossbusch, Son & Co., and the carpets, [sic – downtown]. On Monday a deed was etc., from M. Levy & Co., Mr. Hall believing filed with Register Crocker transferring the in spending all the money possible with the property from the Peninsula National Bank, home merchant. of Ishpeming, to Hon. Fred Braastad, of the same town, and one of the directors and Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, heaviest stockholders in the institution. The Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, consideration named was $7,000, much Number 10 [Thursday, July 27, 1899], less than half what the building cost. This page 7, column 3 does not include the furniture which is owned by the First National Bank, of this BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. city. The transfer no sooner became public _____ than a report gained circulation to the effect that it was the intention of Mr. Braastad to The Press wishes to reiterate that most enlarge the house by adding a third story to emphatically that Col. Hall did not resign it. The house has never proved a paying the management of Hotel Wood, Scrap- investment and it never will until something book Henry to the contrary notwithstanding. of the kind is done. Col. Hall, the present And it was might mean in the Gazette to landlord, has no information in the reprint the fine compliment The Press paid premises, and President Laing, of the First the gentleman and then exclaim that it National Bank, is also unable to shed any contained not a particle of truth. However, light upon the meaning of the transfer. Col. Hall has decided to remain with us indefinitely and we are glad to hear of it. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Number 22 [Thursday, October 19, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, 1899], page 3, column 54 Number 18 [Thursday, September 21, 1899], page 1, column 5 BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. _____ HOTEL WOOD GOSSIP. _____ John O’Callaghan is an equal owner with ex-Judge Flanagan in the Hotel Wood property. The house was closed to the Building Transferred on Monday to public on Tuesday morning last and the Hon. Fred Branstad, of Ishpeming. work of adding an additional story will commence as soon as the plans can be
230 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] prepared. Tiling, terra cotta and stone will advisement and report at another meeting. be the material used. The new floor will This committee was in consultation with contain twenty-four new sleeping Architect Clancy on Tuesday. It is quite apartments. It is also expected to make probable that the decision of the committee some alterations on the second floor in the will be in favor of a twenty room addition way of re-arranging the rooms, and a new and that Architect Clancy will be instructed steam heating plant will be installed at accordingly. once. It is expected to re-open [sic – reopen] the house about the first of Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, January. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, Number 29 [Thursday, December 7, Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, 1899], page 1, column 3 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, Number 28 [Thursday, November 30, Hotel Wood. 1899], page 1, column 5 Messrs. Laing, Miller and O’Callaghan, IT IS A GO. the committee appointed to formulate plans _____ for the enlargement and improvement of Hotel Wood, have engaged Architect Charlton, of Marquette, to prepare the plans A Company Being Organized to and estimates. Mr. Charlton was in the city Control the Hotel Wood Property. last Saturday and made a complete survey _____ of the present building and premises. _____ A meeting of a number of gentlemen who are interested in the organization of a Christmas Bazaar at Hotel Wood next stock company for the purpose of acquiring Wednesday under auspices of the ladies of the Hotel Wood property and making the Presbyterian church. needed additions thereto was held last Saturday evening. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, At this meeting all the preliminary Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, arrangement [sic – arrangements] were Number 33 [Thursday, January 4, 1900], made and it is probable that the articles of page 1, column 5 incorporation will soon be ready for filing. The company will have a capital stock of Not to Be Remodeled. about $25,000. Among those in attendance at the meeting and have subscribed for It has been decided definitely not to stock were E.F. Brown, W.S. Laing, John remodel and enlarge Hotel wood. This O’Callaghan, P. Flanagan, J.W. Hoose and decision was reached when Architect R. Th. Miller. Charlton’s report was received to the effect The question of a third story or a rear that the contemplated improvements could addition has not yet been decided. A not be made for less than $16,000. This committee consisting of W.S. Laing, John was considerable more than the proposed O’Callaghan and R. Th. Miller was stock company cared to invest in the hotel appointed to take the matter under business. The building will again be utilized
231 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] for store purposes with offices on the chamber, offices for the several city second floor. Several parties who officials, the police department and the fire contemplate starting a department store department. The stone building in the rear, here are negotiating for the ground floor, formerly used as a sample room and and it is probable that Messrs. Flanagan laundry, would make a splendid jail with a and O’Callaghan will soon close a deal with few slight, inexpensive alterations, with one of them. apartments on the second floor for female prisoners. The rentals now received, if Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, placed in a sinking fund, would more than Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, pay for the building in ten years, to say Number 5 [Thursday, June 21, 1900], nothing of the saving in rents. By all page 1, column 4 means, the city authorities should purchase the building and should lose no time in HOTEL WOOD PROPERTY. doing so.
_____ Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Deal on to Sell the building to the Number 28 [Thursday, December 6, 1900], City for Municipal Purposes. page 8, column 1 _____ BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. The proposition of ex-Judge Patrick _____ Flanagan, [sic] to sell the Hotel Wood property to the city for the sum of $9,200, The new quarters for the city offices in [sic] is one that the common council should the Woods Hotel building, recently hasten to accept. The proposition already purchased by the city, will be ready for has the hearty endorsement of the Board of occupancy about the fifteenth of this month. Public Works and would certainly meet with The new city home will be a great approval of the taxpayers in general. The improvement upon the present quarters, price which Judge Flanagan places upon and the city employes [sic – employees] are the building is certainly a most reasonable to be congratulated upon the pleasant one. The building cost double that sum to change in store for them. erect and is in excellent repairs [sic – repair]. We doubt very much if the building IRON MOUNTAIN HOUSE could be duplicated for $20,000 to-day [sic Hotel and Saloon – today]. Domenic Serena, Proprietor That the city is very much in need of a 501 South Stephenson Avenue building for municipal purposes has been understood for a number of years, and the Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain question of the erection of a city hall was and Norway and Dickinson County With a before the city council no later than last List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin year. The Hotel Wood building is admirably 1913, page 134; page 140 adapted for the purposes proposed without disturbing the present tenants. There is KIRBY HOUSE abundance of room for a fine council S.E. Felch, Proprietor 232 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
509 South Stephenson Avenue Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, Louis White, Proprietor page 103; Polk’s Iron Mountain 509 South Stephenson Avenue Classified Business Directory Including Dickinson County 1935, page 350 The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume MARINETTE HOUSE XI, Number 7 [Thursday, May 9, 1889], Richard and John Bell, Proprietors page 5, column 2 217 East A Street
Personal and Social. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 108 Landlord S.E. Felch, proprietor of the Kirby house, has set out a row of shade BELL BROTHERS. (Richard and John trees in front of his hotel, much to the credit Bell). Proprietors of the Marinette of the house as well as an improvement to House. Splendid accommodations by the street. the day, week or month, at reasonable prices. A bar of fine wines, liquors, LAKE ANTOINE HOTEL cigars and fresh beer in connection, 217 Daniel Stock, Proprietor East A. 1115 Vulcan Street, Corner of Grant Street Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City [See Antoine Hotel/Hotel Antoine] Directory, 1892, page 153
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City MARINETTE HOUSE, Bell Bros[,] Directory, 1892, page 147 prorietors[,] 217 East A
LAKE ANTOINE HOTEL, D Stock[,] prop, MIENCH HOTEL 1115 Vulcan, cor Grant Peter Engberg, Proprietor 218 East Brown Street Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 178 Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a STOCK DANIEL, proprietor of the Lake List of Residents of Homestead, Antoine Hotel[.] Splendid Wisconsin 1913, page 134 accommodations. Reasonable rates. Fine bar of wines and liquors. The only MILLIMAN HOTEL first-class place of its kind in this Milliman Bros., Proprietors (1913) location [North Side/Chapin Location of Claude H. Milliman & Frank M. Milliman Iron Mountain] 1115 Vulcan, cor Grant, 101-103 West B Street (1913) res same Frank M. Milliman, Manager (1935) Southwest Corner of West B Street and LaTAVERNA HOTEL Merritt Avenue Louis Quilici, Proprietor 101-103 West Hughitt Street Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a 233 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
List of Residents of Homestead, The grocery quarters on the first floor Wisconsin 1913, page 134 have already been finished and the store Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, will be opened tomorrow morning. page 115; Polk’s Iron Mountain The building, the largest on the North Classified Business Directory Including side, represents an investment of Dickinson County 1935, page 350 approximately $35,000. It is of brick construction and the main structure is MONTREAL HOUSE 36x60 feet in size. A wing which contains G.B. Mitchell, Proprietor several rooms and a two-car garage, [sic] is 104 East Hughitt Street 22x18 feet in size. Living quarters for the owner are Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City provided on the first floor. In addition, there Directory, 1892, page 158 is a large grocery store and a parlor for guests. The garage section is three stories Montreal House, George B Mitchell[,] prop, in height and the upper two floors will 104 E Hughitt contain rooms which with those on the second floor of the main building will give a total of 24 guest rooms. NORTH SIDE HOTEL A large restaurant, fully equipped, and a James Fontecchio, Proprietor barber shop will be included in the 320 Grand Boulevard basement. There will also be [a] shower
bath room for the convenience of the Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, guests. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, The building will have hot water heat Number 306 [Friday, April 10, 1925], with a radiator in every room. page 9, column 1 The structure is one of the best and
most modern in the city. It has been under NEW BUILDING IS construction for several months. The BEING FINISHED contract for the entire job was held by _____ Charles Ulseth.
North Side Hotel to Be P. PATIENT HOTEL Ready for Occupancy Peter Patient, Proprietor In Two Weeks A.G. Ferrier, Proprietor 201 West Hughitt Street _____
Construction work at the new North Side Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City hotel, being erected at 320 Grand Directory, 1892, page 165 boulevard by James Fontecchio, has reached the stage where it is expected that PATIENT HOTEL, A G Ferrier[,] propr[,] the main building, which contains 16 guest 201 W Hughitt rooms, will be ready for occupancy in two weeks. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3,
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Number 28 [Thursday, November 30, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and 1898], page 1, column 4 Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. Wisconsin 1913, page 134 _____ Polk’s Iron Mountain City Directory 1935, page 133; Polk’s Iron Mountain Peter Patient has traded his hotel for a Classified Business Directory Including farm near Green Bay and will become a Dickinson County 1935, page 350 granger. SHEERIN HOUSE PROSSER HOUSE Frank Sheerin, Proprietor Peter Bhirdo, Proprietor 218 West Brown Street 525 South Stephenson Avenue Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 175 Directory, 1892, page 110 SHEERIN FRANK, prop’r Sheerin House, BHIRDO PETER, Proprietor of the Prosser 218 East Brown, res same House and sample rooms. Good SHEERIN HOUSE, Frank Sheerin, prop’r, accommodations for the traveling public 218 East Brown by the day or week at living prices. Fine bar of wines[,] liquors and cigars. 525 ST. LOUIS HOTEL Stephenson av, res same John Watsic, Proprietor 224 East Hughitt Street Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 168 Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 178 PROSSER HOUSE, Peter Bhirdo[,] proprietor, 525 Stephenson av ST LOUIS HOUSE, John Watsic[,] propr[,] 224 E Hughitt RAILROAD HOUSE George T. Meeham, Proprietor 104 East Hughitt Street Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and List of Residents of Homestead, Norway and Dickinson County With a Wisconsin 1913, page 134 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 134 WOOD BLOCK HOTEL Jay W. Hoose and Edward Eaton, RAYMOND HOTEL Proprietors Clifford Raymond, Proprietor (1913) 200 Block of South Stephenson Avenue Fred J. Johnson, Proprietor (1935) 217 East A Street Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5,
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Number 10 [Thursday, July 26, 1900], after the labors of the day are ended. page 8, column 4 Terms made known on application.
Proposed New Hotel. Lodging: Motels Messrs. Jay W. Hoose and Edward Eaton, owners of the Wood block, have about decided to add a third story to the building and convert the same into an hotel, utilizing the second and third floors for that purpose. Architect Clancy is now figuring Machine Shops; Machinists on the cost of the proposed addition and alterations, and Edw. Eaton is in Wisconsin securing prices for materials. The store now occupied by Asp & Olson will be IRON MOUNTAIN MACHINE SHOP arranged for an office. It is estimated that Seibert Anderson & Sons the building would contain not less than 216 West F Street sixty sleeping apartments. It is expected that a decision will be reached in the course Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, of ten days or two weeks. Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Tuesday, March UNIDENTIFIED HOTEL 25, 1924], page 3, column 1 Mrs. Smith, Proprietor Near Pascoe’s on B Street Shop Specializes In Motor Car Work The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, _____ Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 1 [Thursday, March 28, Located in humble quarters at 216 West 1889], page 1, column 5 F street is one of Iron Mountain’s youngest, but healthiest industrial organizations. It is New Hotel. the Iron Mountain Machine shop, operated by Seibert Anderson and Sons. The We are pleased to see and welcome establishment has been in existence for our old friend Mrs. Smith, lately of nearly two years. General machine shop Quinnesec, who has just opened up a work is done, with motor car work a boarding house in her new hotel near specialty. Machinery of the most modern Pascoe’s, on B street. The new hotel has type, including lathes and a micro machine, been newly papered, painted and furnished are included in the equipment. with entirely new and clean bedding, and The micro machine is built especially for we do not hesitate, from personal the accurate grinding of motor cylinders. knowledge, to recommend her new By means of it the carbon is removed quarters to any person, who desires a quiet entirely and the surface of the cylinder left homelike place to lay his weary limbs upon smooth as glass. a soft couch, and be visited by the needed repose that is so sweet to the tired body
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Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Miscellaneous Goods & Services: Directory, 1892, page 152 Books; Stationery and Office MALMGREN G A, Druggist. Dealer in Supplies Drugs, Medicines, Toilet and Fancy Articles, Paints, Oils, Wall Paper, Books, Stationery, Cigars, Confectionery and ARTHUR FLATT Druggists’ Sundries. Prescriptions 223 East Ludington accurately compounded. 207 Stephenson av, res 217 East Ludington. Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 126 SEIBERT DRUG CO. Drugstore FLATT ARTHUR, News Depot. Dealer in Margaret Seibert, President; Samuel all the leading papers and periodicals, Cudlip, Vice-President; George F. musical instruments, books, stationery, Seibert, Secretary & Treasurer fancy goods and notions, 223 E 333 South Stephenson Avenue Ludington, res same Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City JOHN HICKS Directory, 1892, page 175
211 South Stephenson Avenue SEIBERT M, Dealer in Pure Drugs and
Medicines. Books, Stationery, Fishing Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Tackle, Fancy Goods, Notions, Cigars Directory, 1892, page 136 and Druggists’ Sundries, 333
Stephenson av, res 300 West C. HICKS JOHN, The popular news dealer.
Confectionery, notions, fancy articles, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and etc. Rubber stamps made to order. 211 Norway and Dickinson County With a Stephenson av, res 414 Vulcan. List of Residents of Homestead,
Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130 EDWARD G. INGRAM 229 South Stephenson Avenue LOUIS STOEKLY
Drugstore Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City 204 East Ludington Street Directory, 1892, page 139
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and INGRAM EDWARD J, Dealer in drugs, Norway and Dickinson County With a medicines, paints, oils, glass, books and List of Residents of Homestead, stationary, cigars and fancy goods. 229 Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130 Stephenson av, res 213 East B. See
adv UDDENBERG PHARMACY G.A. MALMGREN Drugstore and News Depot Arthur Uddenberg, Proprietor 207 South Stephenson Avenue 313 South Stephenson Avenue
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Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Mr. Bitterly, the jeweler, who had to go Norway and Dickinson County With a down to Hot Springs about three months List of Residents of Homestead, ago, to be treated for an acute attack of Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130 rheumatism, returned to Iron Mountain on Saturday. He is looking well, and he says that his health has so much improved that Miscellaneous Goods & Services: he can no longer justly describe himself as “Bitterly suffering.” When a man can make Chemical Laboratories; a joke like that he is all right or thereabouts. Chemists The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 5 [Thursday, April 25, 1889], UDDENBERG PHARMACY page 5, column 2-3 Drugstore and News Depot
Arthur Uddenberg, Proprietor 323 South Stephenson Avenue Personal and Social. 313 South Stephenson Avenue Joe Bitterly, the popular watchmaker Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City and jeweler of Iron Mountain, intends to Directory, 1892, page 185 leave here, with his wife on the first of the month, for Ottawa, Ill., where he will take up UDDENBERG ARTHUR, Analytical the care of an important establishment. Mr. Chemist, Assayer and Druggist. Dealer Snyder will take charge of Mr. Bitterly’s old in pure drugs and medicines. store here, and he hopes that Mr. Snyder Prescriptions accurately compounded. will have the same support as he himself 323 Stephenson av, bds [boards] has had during the time that he was not Commercial Hotel. See advt. unfortunately tied up by the heels of sickness.
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Miscellaneous Goods & Services: Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Clockmakers; Watchmakers XI, Number 19 [Thursday, August 1, 1889], page 1, column 2
Runaway. BITTERLY’S JEWELRY STORE
Joseph Bitterly, Proprietor During the storm on Saturday, Frank 305 South Stephenson Avenue Crocker’s delivery team came tearing down
main street from the location, coming in The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, contact with the sign post in front of Joseph Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Bitterly’s jewelry store and breaking the XI, Number 2 [Thursday, April 4, 1889], shafts from the wagon. He [sic - They] then page 8, columns 1-2 ran a few steps and waited until the storm
was over. Personal and Social. 238 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
street, then moved to Stephenson avenue Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City and B, where he recently took over the Directory, 1892, page 110 shoe business formerly conducted by Leo Tripp. Mr. Croll, in his new establishment, BITTERLY JOSEPH, Dealer in Watches, is sole proprietor of both the jewelry and Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Musical shoe departments. instruments and Optical goods. 305 Favors will be given to women calling at Stephenson Av, res 408 West B the store tomorrow afternoon. A full showing of summer footwear for men and CROLL JEWELRY STORE AND women will be displayed, as well as a complete line of jewelry. BOOTERY
Corner of South Stephenson Avenue and East B Street A.C. FRANKINI, JEWELER East Ludington Street (First National South Stephenson Avenue Bank Building – Wood Block) Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Year, Number _____ [Thursday, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume February 28, 1924], page 3, column 1 ___, Number ___ [Friday, June 3, 1927],
page ___, column ___ NEW BAKERY TO CROLL JEWELRY OPEN TOMORROW AND SHOE STORE _____
OPEN SATURDAY Nolingberg Shop Will Be _____ Located Next To Se- curity Bank Establishment in New Quarters _____ on Ludington Street _____ The Nolingberg Bakery company will open a new pastry shop tomorrow, it was Tomorrow afternoon, at 1:30 o’clock, the announced today. The new shop is located Croll Jewelry store and Bootery, formerly in the building next to the American located at the corner of Stephenson avenue Security bank on Stephenson avenue and and B streets, will open at their new formerly occupied by A.C. Frankini, jeweler. location on East Ludington street, in the A full line of staple bakery goods and a First National bank building. The work of special line of fancy pastries will be carried, installing new fixtures and stock has been it was stated. The building has been in progress for the past two weeks. remodeled throughout and an electric oven Mr. Croll, the proprietor, has been installed. established in business here for the past six The Nolingberg company, which has years, having come here from Norway been in business in Iron River for the past when the Ford plant was first established in 11 years, erected a new bakery building this district. He located first on East Hughitt there two years ago which is reputed to be 239 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] one of the finest in the upper peninsula. L.W. Johnson has recently added nearly M.F. Nolinger [sic][,] who has been with the a hundred acres to his farm south of the company since its organization[,] will be in city. charge of the local shop. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, JACOBS JEWELRY Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, Sam Jacobs Number 29 [Thursday, December 8, Second Floor of Jacobs Building 1904], page 5, column 5 407 South Stephenson Avenue BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, _____ Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Thursday, As will be seen by the announcement in February 28, 1924], page 3, column 2 this edition of The Press, L.W. Johnson intends [on] retiring from the jewelry Jacobs Jewelry business and has sold his handsome In New Building fixtures to Rahm & Rylander. The latter _____ firm propose [sic – proposes] renovating their store along metropolitan lines and will Ready for business in its new home, on greatly enlarge their stock. The store at the second floor of the recently erected present occupied by Messrs. Johnson and Jacobs building, 407 Stephenson avenue, Thygerson has been leased for a term of the Jacobs Jewelry [store] will inaugurate years to Hanson & Johnson, the dry goods an extensive credit system, according to merchants at present located in the Wood Sam Jacobs, proprietor. A complete line of block, who will take possession early in Brunswick phonographs, watches, January. See announcement. diamonds and silverware will be carried, according to Mr. Jacobs, who moved this Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, week from the Mercantile building on West Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, B street. Number 32 [Thursday, December 29, 1904], page 1, column 2
LOUIS W. JOHNSON Bought a Launch. Louis W. Johnson, Proprietor
Louis W. Johnson, the jeweler, has Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, placed an order with a St. Joseph, Mich., Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, boat building concern for a launch with Number 29 [Thursday, December 8, which he will navigate the raging 1904], page 5, column 3 Menominee. The launch will be twenty-two
feet in length and the motive power will be BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. supplied by a four horse power gasoline _____ engine of the latest pattern.
A.I. Le VEQUE 323 South Stephenson Avenue 240 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
_____ Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 150 Gust Rahm, of Rahm & Rylander, jewelers, is in Chicago, purchasing LE VEQUE A I, Jeweler and Watchmaker. additional holiday goods. Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Optical Goods and Musical Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Instruments, 323 Stephenson av, res Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, 1027 Carpenter Number 29 [Thursday, December 8, 1904], page 5, column 5 NEUBAUER & HAGGERSON Edward A. Neubauer & Arthur F. BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. Haggerson _____ Jewelers and Opticians 205 East Hughitt Street As will be seen by the announcement in this edition of The Press, L.W. Johnson Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and intends [on] retiring from the jewelry Norway and Dickinson County With a business and has sold his handsome List of Residents of Homestead, fixtures to Rahm & Rylander. The latter Wisconsin 1913, page 134; page 137 firm propose [sic – proposes] renovating their store along metropolitan lines and will C.A. PETTERSON greatly enlarge their stock. The store at 117 South Stephenson Avenue present occupied by Messrs. Johnson and Thygerson has been leased for a term of Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City years to Hanson & Johnson, the dry goods Directory, 1892, page 166 merchants at present located in the Wood block, who will take possession early in PETTERSON C A, dealer in hardware, January. See announcement. stoves, tinware, watches, clocks, jewelry, sewing machines, pianos and RAHM & WILL organs, 117 Stephenson av, res 611 Gust Rahm & Louis J. Will East A. Jewelers and Opticians 313 South Stephenson Avenue RAHM & RYLANDER Gust Rahm & Carl Rylander Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Jewelers and Opticians Norway and Dickinson County With a 313 South Stephenson Avenue List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 134; page 137 Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Number 29 [Thursday, December 8, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, 1904], page 5, column 4 Number 26 [Thursday, November 16, 1911], page 1, column 2 BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. BURGLARS IN BIG HAUL. 241 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
_____ Personal and Social.
Steal More Than $1,000 Worth of Joe Bitterly, the popular watchmaker Goods From Rahm & Will. and jeweler of Iron Mountain, intends to leave here, with his wife on the first of the month, for Ottawa, Ill., where he will take up Burglars broke into the Rahm & Will the care of an important establishment. Mr. jewelry store last Thursday night and Snyder will take charge of Mr. Bitterly’s old carried away over $1,000 worth of jewelry store here, and he hopes that Mr. Snyder and sterling silver. Entrance to the building will have the same support as he himself was made by sawing out a panel of the side has had during the time that he was not door, making an opening large enough for a unfortunately tied up by the heels of small man to crawl through. The night was sickness. dark and rain was falling, making the conditions favorable for the burglars. Evidently there were [sic – was] more than JOSEPH O. ST. ARNAULD one person implicated in the burglary, and 101 West Hughitt Street that one or more of them were on the outside watching for the police, as it would Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City seem that the man on the inside left Directory, 1892, page 178 hurriedly, as if [he] had been warned, because he left three watches on the show St Arnauld Joseph, jeweler[,] 101 W case [sic – showcase], which had been Hughitt, res 200 W Hughitt taken from the show window, and he also dropped a bracelet and necklace in the SWAN P. SANDMARK alley after leaving the building. Local talent Jeweler and Optician is under suspicion of having done the work, 216 East Hughitt Street but no positive evidence has yet been secured. A bit, brace and keyhole saw, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and with which the panel of the door was cut Norway and Dickinson County With a out, were found under the side of the List of Residents of Homestead, building. Rahm & Will did not carry any Wisconsin 1913, page 134; page 137 insurance against burglary, although they carry almost every other line of insurance CHARLES E. STELLER applicable to their business. 229 South Stephenson Avenue
ALEXANDER SNYDER Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Alexander Snyder, Proprietor Directory, 1892, page 178 305 South Stephenson Avenue Steller Chas E, jeweler[,] 229 Stephenson The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, av, res 1126 River av Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 5 [Thursday, April 25, 1889], MATHIUS SWANSON page 5, column 2-3 317 South Stephenson Avenue
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Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City definite arrangements to open a gift shop in Directory, 1892, page 180 the rear of Cudlip’s Drug store, which has been undergoing repairs and remodeling. SWANSON MATHIUS, Jeweler. Dealer in A large stock has already been received watches, clocks, jewelry and silverware, and will be on display tomorrow morning scientific watch repairing. All work first- when the doors are to be opened to class in every particular and prices patrons. A full line of baskets, Chinese reasonable[.] 317 Stephenson av, res lamps, and gold fish will be offered as 701 W Brown opening specialties besides a large number of other small and useful gifts. The interior of the shop is panelled [sic – Miscellaneous Goods & Services: paneled] with beaver board and has been painted gray. Shelves have been installed Crockery and a small storeroom is located in the rear. The proprietors are at work today decorating the shop, and will have everything ready tomorrow morning. More stock will be ordered in the near future.
Miscellaneous Goods & Services: Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Gift Shops Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Friday, October 28, 1921], page 2, column 2 GIFT SHOP Lucile Brown & Mrs. C.B. Trowbridge OPENING DAY AT Cudlip’s Drug Store GIFT SHOP SUCCESS East Hughitt Street _____
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, The opening day for the Gift Shop on Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ East Hughitt street, conducted by Miss Year, Number _____ [Tuesday, October Lucile Brown and Mrs. C.B. Trowbridge, 25, 1921], page 2, column 3 [sic] proved very successful. The gold fish, when were an opening specialty[,] sold GIFT SHOP TO OPEN rapidly, and the proprietors ask those TOMORROW MORNING desiring the fish to call before they are sold out, several people having already ordered _____ them but not as yet called for them.
Besides the fish, a large number of Mrs. Trowbridge and Miss Chinese lamps, baskets of all descriptions Brown Have New Es- and other gifts are in stock. A large Tablishment assortment of candles and other cards for _____ every occasion are in demand. According to the proprietors, a large order has been Miss Lucile Brown and Mrs. C.B. placed for various articles which will be on Trowbridge, both of this city, have made display next week. 243 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
chintz printed with a blue and brown floral HAYWARD’S HOUSE OF GIFTS design was used to make the pleated AND CARDS drapes for the shelves. Wade and Jo Hayward A [sic – An] unique window display, also 204 East B Street designed by Hayward, includes white, tiered shelving, upon which the gifts will be Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, displayed, backed by a white picket fence. Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Tuesday, August 14, 1945], page 2, column 3 Miscellaneous Goods & Services: Jewelry Stores; Jewelers Wide Range Of Items Offered At New Shop BITTERLY’S JEWELRY STORE Joseph Bitterly, Proprietor
305 South Stephenson Avenue Every type of greeting card, from congratulations for birthdays and The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, anniversaries to greetings for persons Menominee County, Michigan, Volume moving into a new house, and a large XI, Number 2 [Thursday, April 4, 1889], assortment of gifts and prizes will be page 8, columns 1-2 offered at Hayward’s House of Gifts and
Cards, 204 East B, which will be opened at 9 Friday morning. Personal and Social. In addition to the complete line of greeting cards, gifts will include hand- Mr. Bitterly, the jeweler, who had to go painted pictures, Dresden china, gold and down to Hot Springs about three months spun-glass figurines, toys for children, ago, to be treated for an acute attack of miniature Hollywood dolls, artificial flowers, rheumatism, returned to Iron Mountain on religious plaques and pictures, small bridge Saturday. He is looking well, and he says prizes, tallies, napkins[,] seals and a large that his health has so much improved that assortment of other items. he can no longer justly describe himself as Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hayward, residents “Bitterly suffering.” When a man can make of Iron Mountain for three years, are the a joke like that he is all right or thereabouts. proprietors of the new shop. Prior to coming to Iron Mountain, he was affiliated The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, with the Walgreen Drug Stores in Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Milwaukee. XI, Number 5 [Thursday, April 25, 1889], The interior of the shop has been page 5, column 2-3 redecorated throughout. The walls and ceilings are finished in an ivory tint, with a Personal and Social. pale blue molding. The woodwork is painted in white enamel. Shelves in the Joe Bitterly, the popular watchmaker shop, upon which the gifts will be displayed, and jeweler of Iron Mountain, intends to were designed by Hayward. Bright yellow leave here, with his wife on the first of the 244 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] month, for Ottawa, Ill., where he will take up CROLL JEWELRY the care of an important establishment. Mr. Snyder will take charge of Mr. Bitterly’s old AND SHOE STORE store here, and he hopes that Mr. Snyder OPEN SATURDAY will have the same support as he himself has had during the time that he was not _____ unfortunately tied up by the heels of sickness. Establishment in New Quarters on Ludington Street The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, _____ Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 19 [Thursday, August 1, Tomorrow afternoon, at 1:30 o’clock, the 1889], page 1, column 2 Croll Jewelry store and Bootery, formerly located at the corner of Stephenson avenue Runaway. and B streets, will open at their new location on East Ludington street, in the During the storm on Saturday, Frank First National bank building. The work of Crocker’s delivery team came tearing down installing new fixtures and stock has been main street from the location, coming in in progress for the past two weeks. contact with the sign post in front of Joseph Mr. Croll, the proprietor, has been Bitterly’s jewelry store and breaking the established in business here for the past six shafts from the wagon. He [sic - They] then years, having come here from Norway ran a few steps and waited until the storm when the Ford plant was first established in was over. this district. He located first on East Hughitt street, then moved to Stephenson avenue Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City and B, where he recently took over the Directory, 1892, page 110 shoe business formerly conducted by Leo Tripp. Mr. Croll, in his new establishment, BITTERLY JOSEPH, Dealer in Watches, is sole proprietor of both the jewelry and Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Musical shoe departments. instruments and Optical goods. 305 Favors will be given to women calling at Stephenson Av, res 408 West B the store tomorrow afternoon. A full showing of summer footwear for men and CROLL JEWELRY STORE AND women will be displayed, as well as a BOOTERY complete line of jewelry. Corner of South Stephenson Avenue and East B Street A.C. FRANKINI, JEWELER East Ludington Street (First National South Stephenson Avenue Bank Building – Wood Block) Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume Year, Number _____ [Thursday, ___, Number ___ [Friday, June 3, 1927], February 28, 1924], page 3, column 1 page ___, column ___ NEW BAKERY TO 245 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
OPEN TOMORROW Jacobs building, 407 Stephenson avenue, the Jacobs Jewelry [store] will inaugurate _____ an extensive credit system, according to Sam Jacobs, proprietor. A complete line of Nolingberg Shop Will Be Brunswick phonographs, watches, Located Next To Se- diamonds and silverware will be carried, curity Bank according to Mr. Jacobs, who moved this _____ week from the Mercantile building on West B street. The Nolingberg Bakery company will open a new pastry shop tomorrow, it was LOUIS W. JOHNSON announced today. The new shop is located Louis W. Johnson, Proprietor in the building next to the American Security bank on Stephenson avenue and Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, formerly occupied by A.C. Frankini, jeweler. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, A full line of staple bakery goods and a Number 29 [Thursday, December 8, special line of fancy pastries will be carried, 1904], page 5, column 3 it was stated. The building has been remodeled throughout and an electric oven BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. installed. _____ The Nolingberg company, which has been in business in Iron River for the past L.W. Johnson has recently added nearly 11 years, erected a new bakery building a hundred acres to his farm south of the there two years ago which is reputed to be city. one of the finest in the upper peninsula. M.F. Nolinger [sic][,] who has been with the Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, company since its organization[,] will be in Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, charge of the local shop. Number 29 [Thursday, December 8, 1904], page 5, column 5 JACOBS JEWELRY Sam Jacobs BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. Second Floor of Jacobs Building _____ 407 South Stephenson Avenue
As will be seen by the announcement in Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, this edition of The Press, L.W. Johnson Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ intends [on] retiring from the jewelry Year, Number _____ [Thursday, business and has sold his handsome February 28, 1924], page 3, column 2 fixtures to Rahm & Rylander. The latter
firm propose [sic – proposes] renovating Jacobs Jewelry their store along metropolitan lines and will In New Building greatly enlarge their stock. The store at _____ present occupied by Messrs. Johnson and Thygerson has been leased for a term of Ready for business in its new home, on years to Hanson & Johnson, the dry goods the second floor of the recently erected merchants at present located in the Wood 246 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] block, who will take possession early in Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City January. See announcement. Directory, 1892, page 166
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, PETTERSON C A, dealer in hardware, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, stoves, tinware, watches, clocks, Number 32 [Thursday, December 29, jewelry, sewing machines, pianos and 1904], page 1, column 2 organs, 117 Stephenson av, res 611 East A. Bought a Launch. RAHM & RYLANDER Louis W. Johnson, the jeweler, has Gust Rahm & Carl Rylander placed an order with a St. Joseph, Mich., Jewelers and Opticians boat building concern for a launch with 313 South Stephenson Avenue which he will navigate the raging Menominee. The launch will be twenty-two Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, feet in length and the motive power will be Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, supplied by a four horse power gasoline Number 29 [Thursday, December 8, engine of the latest pattern. 1904], page 5, column 4
A.I. Le VEQUE BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. 323 South Stephenson Avenue _____
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Gust Rahm, of Rahm & Rylander, Directory, 1892, page 150 jewelers, is in Chicago, purchasing additional holiday goods. LE VEQUE A I, Jeweler and Watchmaker. Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Silverware, Optical Goods and Musical Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, Instruments, 323 Stephenson av, res Number 29 [Thursday, December 8, 1904], 1027 Carpenter page 5, column 5
NEUBAUER & HAGGERSON BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. Edward A. Neubauer & Arthur F. _____ Haggerson Jewelers and Opticians As will be seen by the announcement in 205 East Hughitt Street this edition of The Press, L.W. Johnson intends [on] retiring from the jewelry Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and business and has sold his handsome Norway and Dickinson County With a fixtures to Rahm & Rylander. The latter List of Residents of Homestead, firm propose [sic – proposes] renovating Wisconsin 1913, page 134; page 137 their store along metropolitan lines and will greatly enlarge their stock. The store at C.A. PETTERSON present occupied by Messrs. Johnson and 117 South Stephenson Avenue Thygerson has been leased for a term of years to Hanson & Johnson, the dry goods 247 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] merchants at present located in the Wood alley after leaving the building. Local talent block, who will take possession early in is under suspicion of having done the work, January. See announcement. but no positive evidence has yet been secured. A bit, brace and keyhole saw, RAHM & WILL with which the panel of the door was cut Gust Rahm & Louis J. Will out, were found under the side of the Jewelers and Opticians building. Rahm & Will did not carry any 313 South Stephenson Avenue insurance against burglary, although they carry almost every other line of insurance Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and applicable to their business. Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Wisconsin 1913, page 134; page 137 Dickinson County, Michigan, Year 7, Number 3 [Wednesday, April 13, 1927], Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, page 1, columns 2-3; page 6, column 2 Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 16, Number 26 [Thursday, November 16, Fire Destroys L.J. Will 1911], page 1, column 2 Jewelry Store; Loss Is BURGLARS IN BIG HAUL. Estimated to Be $50,000 ______
Steal More Than $1,000 Worth of Fire, believed to have been caused from Goods From Rahm & Will. a small wood stove in the rear room of the L.J. Will jewelry store, at about 11:10 o’clock last night, swept through the Burglars broke into the Rahm & Will building, including the portrait and millinery jewelry store last Thursday night and shops on the second floor, and caused carried away over $1,000 worth of jewelry stock and property damage aggregating and sterling silver. Entrance to the building about $50,000. was made by sawing out a panel of the side The two trucks from both departments door, making an opening large enough for a responded, the crews remaining on the job small man to crawl through. The night was until shortly before noon, prepared for a dark and rain was falling, making the fresh outbreak. conditions favorable for the burglars. Roy Will, son of the proprietor, was the Evidently there were [sic – was] more than last person to leave the store last night, he one person implicated in the burglary, and said. Shortly before leaing [sic – leaving] that one or more of them were on the he had heated some water on the top of the outside watching for the police, as it would stove, mopped out the store and cleaned seem that the man on the inside left the cases for today. Whether or not the hurriedly, as if [he] had been warned, blaze started directly from the stove young because he left three watches on the show Will could not say, recalling only that the case [sic – showcase], which had been flame within was not brisk enough when he taken from the show window, and he also last noticed it. dropped a bracelet and necklace in the Gave Alarm 248 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
It was about 11:15 o’clock when About three feet of water lay in the “Bunzie” Rahoi, of the North Side taxi, while basement of the Will building when the driving past the building, noticed the livid firemen had finished their job this morning. blaze within. He drove directly to the fire Submerged in this was considerable jewelry station No. 1 and gave the alarm. Within a stock stored there. few moments all of the available fire-fighting Stock Destroyed equipment in the city was on the scene, On the main floor a case of leather with several streams of water pouring into purses, received only yesterday, lay flat, on the building from all angles. the floor, the purses a mottled mass amidst J.C. Knight recalled today that he had the wreckage. passed the store at about 10:20 o’clock and Silverware arranged in the cases and noticed nothing wrong within. He further which had not been stored away for the recalled standing at the window display and night lay black and tarnished and sprinkled said he believed that if the fire had started with bits of broken glass. then he could have easily seen it from the Cases of expensive gems, watches held street. for repair and other valuables were intact The building and lot owned by Mr. Will, when the heavy safe was opened this [sic] are valued at $20,000. The structure is morning. The walls of the safe, though almost a total wreck, the floor, walls and seared and blistered on the outside from ceiling being hacked and swollen with the the intense heat, withstood the test. heavy flow of water which poured into the Whether or not he will attempt to repair building incessantly for more than five the building, or will erect a new building Mr. hours this morning. The stock, Mr. Will Will did not indicate this morning. Today he declared, is valued at $25,000 and little of is awaiting the arrival of the insurance any of it can be reclaimed. adjusters and will complete that detail The jeweler carried $11,000 insurance before making further plans, he said. on the stock and $5,000 on the building. Prevent Spread All the stock and equipment of the Favorable comment was heard for the portrait shop on the second floor was efforts of the firemen, who, when they destroyed, according to Beatrice Johnson, learned that the flames had gained rapid propritetress, who carried [$]3,000 headway within the building, turned their insurance. attention to keeping the blaze from Removes Stock spreading to the closely adjoining Mrs. Anna Webb, proprietress of the structures. Heavy streams of water were Vogue hat shop adjoining, with some help played upon the adjoining walls which, succeeded in removing all of her stock from though blistered with heat, held off the the building, with the loss only of some flames. inexpensive articles of equipment. Ice[,] forming on the walls and the fire Damage to the extent of about $3,000, ladders when the flames had been largely from smoke and water, resulted in quenched shortly before dawn[,] gleamed in the store of Fugere Brothers, adjoining on the glare of the search light from the trucks. the north. The damage is covered by At noon today two lengths of hose were insurance. still in readiness in [the] event of a fresh As far as could be determined today no outbreak of the flames, and to clean up damage resulted in either stock, equipment some of the wreckage. or building of Woodworth’s, on the south. 249 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, [sic – jewelry], Mr. Rahm recently retiring Dickinson County, Michigan, Year 7, from the partnership. Number 12 [Saturday, April 23, 1927], No estimate of the cost was given by page 2, column 5 Mr. Will in announcing the plans for his new building. WILL PLANNING
NEW BUILDING TO ALEXANDER SNYDER REPLACE RUINS Alexander Snyder, Proprietor _____ 305 South Stephenson Avenue
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Modern Structure To Be Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Erected By Local XI, Number 5 [Thursday, April 25, 1889], Jeweler. page 5, column 2-3 _____ Personal and Social. Plans for the construction of a new brick and steel business building on the site now Joe Bitterly, the popular watchmaker occupied by the charred ruins of the L.J. and jeweler of Iron Mountain, intends to Will jewelery [sic – jewelry] store, destroyed leave here, with his wife on the first of the by fire recently, are in the hands of the month, for Ottawa, Ill., where he will take up architects and construction will begin as the care of an important establishment. Mr. soon as much of the present stock in the Snyder will take charge of Mr. Bitterly’s old store can be cleared out, Mr. Will store here, and he hopes that Mr. Snyder announced today. will have the same support as he himself Within the near future all of the stock in has had during the time that he was not any way damaged by the fire will be offered unfortunately tied up by the heels of for sale, Mr. Will said. He did not indicate sickness. how long the sale will continue, declaring early that the start of construction on the JOSEPH O. ST. ARNAULD new building will depend upon the rapidity 101 West Hughitt Street with which the old stock is cleared out. Mr. Will’s announcement settles a Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City persistent inquiry since the fire relative to Directory, 1892, page 178 his future plans. “I am certainly going to continue the business,” Mr. Will said, “and I St Arnauld Joseph, jeweler[,] 101 W expect to do so in a building that is modern Hughitt, res 200 W Hughitt and complete in every way. New stock will be purchased and new fixtures installed.” SWAN P. SANDMARK The L.J. Will jewelry is the oldest Jeweler and Optician jewelery [sic – jewelery] concern in the 216 East Hughitt Street district. Until a short time ago it was conducted as the Rahm and Will jewelery Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a 250 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 134; page 137
CHARLES E. STELLER Monument and Tombstone 229 South Stephenson Avenue Manufacturers
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 178 JOSIAH HITCHENS Steller Chas E, jeweler[,] 229 Stephenson 100 East B Street av, res 1126 River av Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City MATHIUS SWANSON Directory, 1892, page 137 317 South Stephenson Avenue Hitchens Josiah, marble cutter, 100 East B, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City res 420 East A Directory, 1892, page 180 IRON MOUNTAIN GRANITE & SWANSON MATHIUS, Jeweler. Dealer in MARBLE WORKS watches, clocks, jewelry and silverware, Robert Riddler, Proprietor scientific watch repairing. All work first- Drew Daniels, Proprietor class in every particular and prices 105 East C Street reasonable[.] 317 Stephenson av, res
701 W Brown Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain,
Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Number 30 [Thursday, December 20, Miscellaneous Goods & Services: 1900], page 6, column 2 Second Hand Store/Junk Shop BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. _____
Robert Riddler, the Amburg manufacturer of monuments and stone Miscellaneous Goods & Services: decorative work, was in the city last Sewing Machines Saturday. Mr. Riddler is seriously contemplating moving his establishment to Iron Mountain in the spring and it is to be hoped that he will do so. He is a first-class designer of stone work and has a fine reputation as a business man [sic – Miscellaneous Goods & Services: businessman]. Sporting Goods Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 21,
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Number 45 [Thursday, March 22, 1917], Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, page 1, column 3 Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Wednesday, A Business Change. August 24, 1921], page 2, column 2
Drew Daniels has purchased the IRONWOOD PLANT IS business of the Iron Mountain Granite & OPEN FOR BUSINESS Marble Works, formerly conducted by the _____ late Robert Riddler, and has taken possession. He is putting in a large stock of granite and marble of all kinds and Peninsula Marble & expects the first carload will arrive in a few Granite Co. Opens days. Mr. Daniels is a competent granite New Yard man and has a reputation for reliability. He _____ is a native of Vermont. For the past four years he has been superintendent of the The Ironwood plant of the Peninsula Pike River Granite company’s quarries at Granite & Marble company was opened for Amberg, Wis. business last week, under the management [sic – management] of August Paveglio. PENINSULA GRANITE & MARBLE The site is [a] well-located one, at Ash and COMPANY Hemlock streets, near the cemetery. The August Paveglio yard is larger than that at the Iron Mountain River Avenue plant, and a larger stock is carried. A building constructed of the airspace Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, blocks manufactured here by Thomas U. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, Stafford houses the plant proper. It is 30 by Number 22 [Thursday, October 14, 70 feet in size, and contains modern 1920], page 1, column 2 pneumatic stone cutting equipment. An Ingersoll-Rand compressor, electrically Move School Here. driven, supplies compressed air for the tools. Paveglio Brothers, manufacturers of The marble stock is kept under cover, monuments and other cemetery work, are but the granite is in the yard. Some about to re-establish [their] yard in Iron massive pieces are included. The stock Mountain. The firm recently purchased the has been pronounced the largest and the Franklin school building at Calumet and it is works the most modern north of Chicago. planned to dismantle the same and bring it This gives the company three plants; to Iron Mountain. It will be re-erected on one at Marquette, one here, and one at lots owned by the firm on Carpenter Ironwood. From these the heads of the avenue. The building, August Paveglio tells concern expect to serve the entire upper us, contains much good lumber and timber peninsula and northern Wisconsin. and it will be demolished with as little damage as possible. Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____
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Year, Number _____ [Friday, January machine that thus far has been used only in 16, 1925], page 2, column 2 the largest of the monument plants in the country. This machine reduces to a Peter Paveglio Head scientific basis the lettering of stones and Of Granite Company makes the task much easier for the worker. _____ The machine is used in combination with the sand blast process. The surface of the
die is covered with the “Jiffy Stencil” as a Peter Paveglio was elected president of protective coating. The lettering or design the Peninsula Granite & Marble Co., [sic] at is laid out upon this and cuts are made the annual stockholders’ meeting and about the edges with a sharp tool. The election of officers held here. stencil is then removed from that portion Mr. Paveglio has charge of the Ironwood which is to be “blasted” or cut away. and Marquette branches of the company, The balance of the operation can be while August Paveglio, manager of the Iron entrusted to an unskilled workman. The die Mountain branch, was named secretary- is loaded onto a hand truck and wheeled treasurer. John J. Walsh, of Marquette, into the sand blast room, where the face of was elected vice president. The three men the stone is turned towards the operator. comprise the board of directors. When the sand blast stream is turned on
the nozzle is directed back and forth over Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, the surface of the stone until the flowing Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ abrasive cuts out the lettering or carving to Year, Number _____ [Monday, February the depth desired. Dust receivers on the 23, 1925], page ___, column 1 blast machine protect the workman.
The company has also installed a MARBLE PLANT surfacer which does the work with rapid-fire IS EXPANDING precision. All of the machinery used in the plant is _____ operated by four electric motors. The dust collection system is connected to an air Moves Into New Building compressor that is capable of pumping 32 And Adds Modern cubic feet of air every minute. Equipment The new fireproof plant of the company _____ is 75x36 feet in size. A similar building is included in the expansion program for the
next year, according to August Paveglio, Keeping pace with the growing manager. community, the Peninsula Granite & Marble The company also operates plants at company, located on River avenue, has just Marquette and Ironwood under the direction moved into its new building and, in addition of the Iron Mountain office. to $5,000 worth of equipment just installed, has received more equipment which will make the plant the finest in northern Michigan. Music: Bands and Orchestras The latest improvement is the installation of a Pangborn “Jiffy Stencil,” a 253 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
CASTEL BAND & ORCHESTRA David S. Castel, Director The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, 211 East A Street Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Number 41 [Thursday, May 28, 1925], Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and page 2, columns 1-2 Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, ST. ROSE RECITAL Wisconsin 1913, page 125 PROGRAM IS READY COLUMBIAN BAND _____ Battista Serena, Director 622 Fifth Avenue Many Students to Take Part in Presentation Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and On Sunday Norway and Dickinson County With a _____ List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 125 Preparations have been completed for the recital to be given Sunday at St. Joseph’s hall by the pupils of St. Rose’s Music: Instruments, Organs, conservatory of music. Pianos; Piano Tuners A program will be given in the afternoon for children and the main recital will start in the evening at 8 o’clock. The program will be as follows:
Welcome Song[,] the girls. Selection, orchestra. Music: Teachers and Piff Paff, Eleanore Rocheleau, Eva Conservatories Valente, Genevieve Western, Mildred Chynoweth. Baby, Francis Tanscheck [sic – Tauscheck], Peggy Morrell, Annette The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Hammel and June Hammel. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Dreams of Spring, Robert Monroe, XI, Number 11 [Thursday, June 6, Donald Monroe, William Watt and Walter 1889], page 1, column 1 Strand. Song, “One Fleeting Hour.” Instruction in Music. Over Hill and Dale, Dorothy Chalmers, Henriette Richards, Winifred Hopper and Miss Brown, organist at St. Josephs Evelyn Williams. [sic – St. Joseph’s] church, is prepared to In the Procession, Catherine Izzo, give instruction on the piano or organ. Dorothy DeMarco, Juliet Hugner, Carol For terms, Obermyer [sic – Obermeyer], Bernita Apply at Dobroski, Marie St. Arnold, Virginia MRS. BURTON’S Bertrand and Elvira Tanscheck [sic – Ludington Street. Tauscheck]. 254 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Elfin Pranks, Marcella La Bracque, Mariette DeCrescenzo, Robert Scheehan Catherine Izzo, Lorrain LaBracque, and Inga Omholdt. Marcello Lorence, Dorothy De Mars and Virginia Bertrand. Song, “Papa’s Sweetheart,” Annette Newspapers Hammel. Mirthful Moments, Lucille Paquette, Evelyn Khoury, Marjorie Taylor and Elaine Adams. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Automobile Race, Marie Combray, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, Evelyn Simmons, Peggy Morell and Junita Number 24 [Thursday, October 28, Alexander. 1920], page 1, column 6 Up to Date March, Elva Roach, Catherine Hiesermann, Clara Boyle and A Business Change. Eleanor VanLanen [sic – Van Laanen]. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Dorothy The printing plants of the Iron Mountain Cohodes, Adelia De Mars [sic], Gwendoly Press and the Iron Mountain Tribune- Schenk and Dorothy DeMars. Gazette will be consolidated next Monday. Song, “Under the Old Umbrella,” The Press plant will be removed to the Frederick and Catherine Izzo. Anderson building, now occupied by the On the Stage, Bernita Dobraski, Mae Tribune-Gazete [sic – Tribune-Gazette]. Foncault [sic – Foucault], Elvira Tanscheck The publication of the two papers will be [sic – Tauscheck] and Helen Broullire. continued along about the same lines as The Young Recruit, Carol Obermeyer, now under the management of Tom A. Elizabeth Richards, Winifred Strong and Hanna. Mr. Hosking will retire from the Mildred Chynoweth. printing business. This is the first step in Souvenir, Elaine Alexander and Marietta the organization of the Iron Mountain DeCrescenzo. Publishing company, which will commence [need to add remainder of column 1 the publication of a modern evening daily here] as soon as the necessary machinery can Brasko, Marjorie Taylor, Elaine Adams, be assembled. The large perfecting press Evelyn Khoury, Emma DeCrescenzo, Clara is now here and orders have been placed Boyle, Eva Valente, Catherine Izzo, Lucille for an additional linotype, giving the plant Paquette, Winifred Strong, Henrietta three machines. Richards, Mildred Chynoweth, Elvira Tanscheck [sic – Tauscheck], Dorothy De Mars, Robert Monroe and Mae Foncealt Newsstands [sic – Foucault]. Mary Steffanelli will finish the intermediate grade on the piano. Children that have finished the RILEY’S NEWS DEPOT preparatory grade on the violin are: William Riley, Owner Elaine Alexander, Kathleen Grackette, 400 Block of South Stephenson Avenue James Novara, Neomi [sic – Naomi] Holland, Albert Rusky, Isabell King, Cecilia Fuse, Frederick Izzo, Peter Broullire, 255 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, The fire started in the rear of the small Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, building occupied by Riley, according to Number 130 [Wednesday, September Fire Chief Albert Bloom, who is unable to 12, 1923], page 1, column 1 account for the origin of the conflagration. It is believed, however, that the blaze FIRE DOES $47,000 started in a pile of paper. Call Two Departments. DAMAGE TO THREE The alarm was sent to the No. 1 fire BUILDINGS department and by the time the firemen reached the site, it was a mass of flames _____ which lit up the entire neighborhood. A summons was then sent to No. 2 RESTAURANT, department. Ten firemen and as many NEWS DEPOT volunteers attempted to check the flames ARE WRECKED that quickly spread to the adjoining _____ buildings. Six streams of water were utilized to put out the blaze. Much water was used in Candy Kitchen Also Suf- keeping the flames from the Z.P. Rousselle fers Loss From Early building, south of the restaurant. This Morning Blaze building was only slightly scorched. _____ As soon as the fire spread to the De Lima, the proprietor went upstairs to awaken the roomers. Many of them FIREMAN IS CUT suffered losses in view of the fact that no _____ time was lost in getting out of the building. All their belongings were destroyed as were Conflagration Furnishes the furniture and fixtures. Stubborn Fight For The second floor of the De Lima Two Departments restaurant, a hotel, was destroyed. Efforts to save the furniture, clothing and other _____ articles failed because of heavy smoke. Mechandise Destroyed. A fire which raged for two hours, starting The merchandise in the Riley store was at 11:45 o’clock, [sic] last night[,] resulted in totally destroyed, including a stock of a loss estimated at $47,000, according to Christmas gifts stored away there. figures obtained today. Protogere Brothers[,] who also rented the Following are the estimated figures: upstairs of their building[,] suffered furniture John Flanagan, owner of the three and clothing losses as well as merchandise buildings at 509, 507 and 505 Stephenson and fixtures in the ground floor. The new avenue, $20,000. fixtures recently installed at a price of De Lima restaurant, owned by Tony $15,000 were only damaged by water. The Fliris, $20,000. fixtures in the restaurant are believed to be Riley’s News depot, owned by William ruined in the same manner. Riley, $2,000. John Flanagan refused to comment on Protogere Brothers’ Candyland, $5,000. his loss and insurance carried on the 256 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] wooden structures and did not say whether his wrist, stemming the flow of blood, and he intended to re-build entirely or repair the he remained on the job until early this buildings. It was said, however, that the morning when he went to St. George’s buildings were covered by insurance and hospital for treatment. that the owner indicated he would repair the The fire was the worst in the city since structures. The city building committee that of two years ago when the Anderson visited the scene of the fire this morning but building on East Ludington street was gave out no information as to what steps destroyed. they would take. A city ordinance reads that if a building in the fire limits is damaged more than half of its value, no wooden Painters, Paper Hangers and structure could replace it. Fliris Will Re-open. Decorators Tony Fliris said this morning that only half of his holdings were covered by insurance, but that he intended to remain in BOND & HAMMEL COMPANY the restaurant business. He will open as _____ Bond & _____ Hammel soon as conditions permit, he indicated. Carpenter Avenue Protogere Brothers said that Candyland would be opened in a day or two. Their Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, fixtures and merchandise were partially Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ covered by insurance. Year, Number _____ [Thursday, March After the fire was under control and no 26, 1924], page 2, column 3 danger of the flames spreading the firemen and volunteers were served with coffee and lunch by John Morris and Claude Burby. HAMMEL, BOND TO Firemen Fought Hard[.] ERECT BUILDING Firemen were forced to put up a hard _____ battle before subduing the flames. The structure, all wooden, provided good fuel for the blaze and when the extent of the fire Brick Structure Will Be was first realized it was not believed any Built on Carpenter part of the building could be saved. Avenue Firemen risked their lies [sic – lives] several _____ times in order to place the lines of hose where the streams of water would be most Contract for a two-story building to be effective. One fireman, Charles Anderson, erected on Carpenter avenue opposite the received a badly cut hand when he kicked Arnold building at A street has been let by in the door of Riley’s news depot in order to the Bond and Hammel company to F.E. and get to the flames. As the door crashed in a G.E. Parmelee, architects, it was large piece of glass fell on his thumb, announced today. The building will be of inflicting a deep gash. Despite this, brick construction and will cost $16,000. Anderson continued at his work but at the Work will be started at once. end of an hour had lost so much blood that The first floor of the new building will be he was on the verge of collapse. Even divided into two rooms. One of them will be then, however, a tourniquet was put around 257 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] used as a paint shop and the other a pleasant gentlemen to deal with. When plumbing shop. The basement will be used they undertake to do a job, they will do for store rooms and work shops and the satisfactory work. They are worthy to be second floor will contain flats. patronized by the people of this city. A new school to cost approximately J.E. LINNER, $40,000 will be erected for Turin township, Pastor. Marquette county, by the Parmelees. Iron Mountain, Mich., May 8, 1889. Contracts were awarded at a meeting of the town board held yesterday. The building will be of brick construction and work will Pawn Shops; Pawnbrokers start immediately.
TOM HAYES & ANDERSON Painters
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Personal Health and Grooming: Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Barbershops; Barbers XI, Number 8 [Thursday, May 16, 1889], page 1, column 2
TOM HAYES and Anderson are WALTER A. ARENS calsomining and painting Reynolds’ 511 South Stephenson Avenue building, formerly occupied by Geo. Corning, and when they are through with Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and their work it will be occupied by Jos. Parry, Norway and Dickinson County With a who will open a general merchandise store. List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 126 RAINEY & GOIT Painters FRANK B. BALDRICA & RUFINO
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, CAROCCI Menominee County, Michigan, Volume CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS XI, Number 8 [Thursday, May 16, 1889], SALOON page 1, column 3 LADY BARBER SHOP 314 East Main Street An Expression of Thanks to the Artis- tic Painters, Messrs. Rainey & Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Goit. Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, The Ev. Lutheran Church wish [sic – Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 139; wishes] to express its sincere thanks to advertisement, page 214 Messrs. Rainey & Goit, [sic] for the satisfactory work they have done in painting PHILIP BENDER the church. Messrs. Rainey & Goit are very 201 East Hughitt skillful fresco painters, and honest and 258 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Norway and Dickinson County With a XI, Number 12 [Thursday, June 13, List of Residents of Homestead, 1889], page 5, column 3 Wisconsin 1913, page 126
Phil Bender is suffering from several PASQUALE CELANASE severe bruises and cuts about the head and Billiard Hall and Barber Shop face, said to have been inflicted by the Pasquale Celanase heels of the vicious little broncho [sic – 602 Sixth Avenue bronco] owned by him. Phil’s face is fearfully pounded, and presents more the Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, appearance of raw beefsteak than of the Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ “physog” of a peaceable, law-abiding Year, Number _____ [Tuesday, barber. December 1, 1925], page 2, column 5
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City New Building Is Directory, 1892, page 109 Almost Finished
BENDER PHILIP. A resident of this city _____ since 1882. A first-class barber. All work done in an agreeable and Construction work on a 34x40 one-story satisfactory manner. 201 E Hughitt, res brick building, being erected by Pasquale 211 Carpenter avenue. Celanase, 602 Sixth avenue, is expected to be completed within a few weeks. Only interior work remains to be done. The JOHN BLIXT building is divided into two sections, one of 207 East Brown Street which will be used as a billiard hall and barbershop while the other will be devoted Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City to a garage and warehouse. Directory, 1892, page 110
Blixt John, barber shop 207 E Brown, res AMEDEO CINI 302 E Hughitt Shoemaker and Barber Shop 312 East Main Street
HORMIDAS BOISVERT Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and 427 South Stephenson Avenue Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Wisconsin 1913, page 126 Directory, 1892, page 111
Boisvert Hormidas, barber shop 427 HERMAN DUBEY Stephenson av, res 216 West A 202 West Hughitt Street
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and AXEL CARLSON Norway and Dickinson County With a 202 East Ludington Street
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List of Residents of Homestead, XI, Number 4 [Thursday, April 18, 1889], Wisconsin 1913, page 126 page 8, column 1
JOSEPH B. ESLICK Personal and Social. 415 Stephenson Avenue 307 South Stephenson Avenue Ronse [sic – Rouse, the barber, has quit his stand in the Commercial house, and Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Billy Herdmann, the bartender, has also Directory, 1892, page 125 gone out into the cold world with him. Great changes evidently going on in Mr. ESLICK J B, Barber shop and Bath rooms. Chellew’s hostelry. Fred Treglone, a pretty- The first-class shop of the City. None well-known fellow, has been appointed by but experienced and expert workmen Vivian Chellew to be high cockalorum and employed. Everything new and inviting supreme spiritual dictator at the bar, vice, 415 Stephenson av, res 212 West C as they say, the recent William.
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Norway and Dickinson County With a Directory, 1892, page 172 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 126 Rouse L A, barber shop 109 Stephenson av, res 500 West C
CARLO FORMENTI Barber Shop and Confectionery Store ALFRED ST. LOUIS 515 Vulcan Street 101 East Hughitt Street
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Norway and Dickinson County With a Directory, 1892, page 178 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 129 ST LOUIS ALFRED, barber shop. Artistic tonsorial artist. Expert workmen. Sure to please all those who favor him with GEORGE GINGRAS their patronage, 101 E Hughitt, res 812 105 East Hughitt Street W Hughitt
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and WAGNER AND SUNDGREN Norway and Dickinson County With a D.H. Wagner and J.A. Sundgren List of Residents of Homestead, 403 South Stephenson Avenue Wisconsin 1913, page 126
Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City L.A. ROUSE Directory, 1892, page 187 109 South Stephenson Avenue WAGNER & SUNDGREN (D H Wagner The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, and J A Sundgren), Barber Shop. First- Menominee County, Michigan, Volume class workmen. Everything neat, clean
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and inviting. Shave 10 cents; hair cut The store is one of the most modern in 25 cents. Bath rooms in connection. the city. Fixtures are entirely of walnut and are valued at approximately $6,000. The north side of the store is lined with modern Personal Health and Grooming: type show cases that give full display to all merchandise. On the south side there is a Beauty Parlors; Hairdressers row of eight ice cream booths and a marble fountain and walnut tobacco case. The front of the building has been remodelled [sic – remodeled] and the show windows are extremely attractive. An excellent lighting arrangement has been Personal Health and Grooming: installed. Drug Stores; Druggists; A complete line of drugs and allied Pharmacies; Pharmacists articles will be carried at the store. Prescriptions will also be compounded, this department being located in a separate room at the rear. Mr. Bracco was formerly CENTRAL DRUG STORE with the Cudlip drug store. Angelo B. Bracco, Proprietor Corner of South Stephenson Avenue CITY DRUG STORE and East A Street Angelo B. Bracco, Proprietor
Former American Security Bank Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Building Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, South Stephenson Avenue Number 42 [Friday, May 29, 1925], page 3, columns 4-5 Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain,
Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ NEW DRUG STORE Year, Number _____ [Wednesday, November 27, 1929], page 2, columns OPENS TOMORROW 3-4 _____
Fixtures at Central Are OPENING OF NEW Among Most Modern DRUG STORE SET In City FOR NEXT WEEK ______
The new Central drug store, to be Modern Fixtures And conducted by A.B. Bracco in the building Sofa Fountain Are formerly occupied by the Arcade confectionery store at the corner of Installed Stephenson avenue and East A street, will _____ be formally opened tomorrow morning.
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Early next week, according to the colored walls and ceiling, will provide ample statement today of Angelo B. Bracco, light. proprietor, the new City Drug store will open A plastic decorative scheme is carried in the site on Stephenson avenue formerly out along the walls, while the ceiling is plain occupied by the American Security bank. cream-colored. Most of the interior decorative work was On the mezzanine floor along the width completed today, and workmen were of the rear, and enclosed, is the office. setting up the storage and display cases Copper-trimmed display windows, with and racks. marble base throughout, and a tiled Various up-to-date features will be entrance comprise the new front. included in the establishment, and all of the fixtures are new. COOK DRUG STORE Display and storage racks along the Jay J. Cook north wall will contain, for the most part, Bies Building patent and other medicines, while on the Corner of East A Street and South opposite wall will be displayed toilet articles, Stephenson Avenue novelty goods and similar merchandise. Eight class cases, ranged along the Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, sides and in the center of the store, will Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 1, display novelty and specialty goods and the Number 45 [Thursday, June 2, 1921], cases themselves are of the new type, all page 2, column 3 electric-lighted and utilizing the space at the bottom as well as the top. Personal Notes In the rear of the store to the right is the enclosed prescription room, with the Mr. and Mrs. Jay Cook left yesterday for shelves and vault already installed. Along Milwaukee and Chicago, where they will the rear wall and in a sort of alcove are spend several days. While absent, Mr. eight lunch booths, of latest design, with Cook will purchase the fixtures and goods tapestry wall effects and mitred mirrors in for his new drug store in the Bies building. each compartment.
New Fountain. Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, The soda fountain is in the center at the Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ rear – all new equipment, and while Year, Number _____ [Friday, July 29, temporary swinging stools will be provided 1921], page 2, column 4 for the opening, a new style of revolving seat, with a high-back support, will be installed later. COOK DRUG STORE At the end of the alcove to the rear-left OPENS TOMORROW is the telephone booth. _____ The soda fountain is of the new liquid- carbonic type, with an up-to-date cooling The new drug store of J.J. Cook, located installation. in the Bies building, just south of the Low chandeliers, comprising the Standard Oil Co. filling station on inverted-lighting system, hang from the Stephenson avenue, will be opened for ceiling in the sales department, and these, business tomorrow, with a full line of drugs, with the window space and the cream- sundries, toilet goods, candies, films, and 262 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] periodicals. Mr. Cook is a registered Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City pharmacist, and conducted a drug store in Directory, 1892, page 139 Iron River for five years. He will specialize in the filling of prescriptions. INGRAM EDWARD J, Dealer in drugs, Attractive furnishings add to the interior medicines, paints, oils, glass, books and of the store. On two sides are English wall stationary, cigars and fancy goods. 229 cases with the other areas occupied by Stephenson av, res 213 East B. See glass showcases. The fittings are finished adv in walnut, and are of the latest design. G.A. MALMGREN EDWARD J. INGRAM 207 South Stephenson Avenue Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Glass, Books and Stationary, Cigars and Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Fancy Goods Directory, 1892, page 152 229 South Stephenson Avenue MALMGREN G A, Druggist. Dealer in The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Drugs, Medicines, Toilet and Fancy Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Articles, Paints, Oils, Wall Paper, Books, XI, Number 13 [Thursday, June 20, Stationery, Cigars, Confectionery and 1889], page 1, column 1 Druggists’ Sundries. Prescriptions accurately compounded. 207 HAVE you seen Ed. Ingram’s handcome Stephenson av, res 217 East Ludington. [sic - handsome] new soda water fountain? A DELICIOUS cool draft from Ingram’s SEIBERT DRUG CO. handsome soda water fountain is very Drugstore refreshing these warm days. Margaret Seibert, President; Samuel THE handsomest soda water fountain in Cudlip, Vice-President; George F. Menominee county is at Ed. Ingram’s. It is Seibert, Secretary & Treasurer a beauty and the beverage is nectar. Try it. 333 South Stephenson Avenue
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 13 [Thursday, June 20, XI, Number 6 [Thursday, May 2, 1889], 1889), page 1, column 2 page 1, column 1
THE CITY. GEO. SEIBERT is having his store thoroughly renovated, and when the THE young man who walks his best girl painters and carpenters get through he will past Ed Ingram’s without asking her in to have one of the handsomest drug stores on have a glass of soda water from his the upper peninsula. beautiful new fountain needn’t look to us for sympathy if he gets the grand bounce. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Such a heartless fellow don’t [sic – doesn’t] Menominee County, Michigan, Volume deserve to have a girl. XI, Number 9 [Thursday, May 23, 1889], page 1, column 2
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friends not only in Iron Mountain but SEIBERT’S drug store, which has been throughout the peninsula. “May you all live a scene of confusion for several weeks past long and prosper.” incident to the improvements that have been going on, is in order again, and LOUIS STOEKLY greatly beautified in appearance, and in its Drugstore new coat of paint and varnish looks as Fisher Block, 110 East Ludington Street clean and bright as possible. Wood Block, East Ludington Street 204 East Ludington Street Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Directory, 1892, page 175 Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, SEIBERT M, Dealer in Pure Drugs and Number 16 [Thursday, September 7, Medicines. Books, Stationery, Fishing 1899], page 8, column 1 Tackle, Fancy Goods, Notions, Cigars and Druggists’ Sundries, 333 BRIEF CITY NEWSITES. Stephenson av, res 300 West C. _____
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Druggist Stoekly expects to move to his Norway and Dickinson County With a new location in the Wood block about the List of Residents of Homestead, fifteenth. Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 4, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, Number 17 [Thursday, September 14, Number 13 [Thursday, August 18, 1899], page 1, column 5 1904], page 1, column 4
Seibert Drug Company. Will Move.
Bond & Gill, the dealers in carpets, wall Seibert’s Central Drug Store, which has paper, paints, etc., expect to move into the been doing business in Iron Mountain store in the Fisher block at present almost since the arrival of the first settler, occupied by Druggist Stoekly about the first has been succeeded by the Seibert Drug of the month. We are in- [need to copy Company. The members of the company remainder of this article] are M. Seibert, George F. Seibert and Sam Cudlip. There will be no change in the present methods of doing business, as all Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and the members of the company have been Norway and Dickinson County With a closely identified with the business for many List of Residents of Homestead, years. The same careful attention will be Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130 given to all patrons and no effort will be spared to satisfy the public and win new TULLGREN’S DRUG STORE friends. The company is deserving of and will have the best wishes of thousands of
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The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Personal and Social. Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 7 [Thursday, May 9, 1889], L.G. Volkmar has charge of the new page 5, column 2 drug store at Tullgren’s old stand for the present. Mr. Vollkmar hopes to interest Personal and Social. enough people in this city in an enterprise to manufacture “Netonia,” an unexcelled Henry La Duke has rented his building preparation for children, to warrant the next to Tullgren’s drug store, and on the establishment of a manufactory here. We first of June will move his family to hope he will be successful in his Menominee. undertaking.
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, UDDENBERG PHARMACY Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Drugstore and News Depot XI, Number 17 [Thursday, July 18, Arthur Uddenberg, Proprietor 1889], page 1, column 3 323 South Stephenson Avenue 313 South Stephenson Avenue WE call the attention of our readers to the announcement in our advertising Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City columns, that the drug store in in [sic] Directory, 1892, page 185 Tullgren’s building will be reopened in a few days with a competent pharmacist in UDDENBERG ARTHUR, Analytical charge. Everything will be new, says the Chemist, Assayer and Druggist. Dealer advertisement, even the bottles, and in pure drugs and medicines. patrons can be assured of prompt and Prescriptions accurately compounded. careful attendance. 323 Stephenson av, bds [boards] Commercial Hotel. See advt. The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, Menominee County, Michigan, Volume Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and XI, Number 17 [Thursday, July 18, Norway and Dickinson County With a 1889], page 5, columns 2-3 List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 126; page 130 Personal and Social. L.G. VOLKMAR PHARMACY Hon. B.S. Waite, of Menominee, was in L.G. Volkmar, Proprietor this city last Friday, and officiated as auctioneer at the sale of the Tullgren stock The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, of druggist’s goods. Dr. A.E. Anderson was Menominee County, Michigan, Volume the purchaser, paying $1,940 for it. XI, Number 20 [Thursday, August 8,
1889], page 5, columns 2-3 The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain,
Menominee County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number 20 [Thursday, August 8, Personal and Social. 1889], page 5, columns 2-3 L.G. Volkmar has charge of the new drug store at Tullgren’s old stand for the 265 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] present. Mr. Vollkmar hopes to interest Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and enough people in this city in an enterprise Norway and Dickinson County With a to manufacture “Netonia,” an unexcelled List of Residents of Homestead, preparation for children, to warrant the Wisconsin 1913, page 126 establishment of a manufactory here. We hope he will be successful in his undertaking. Photography Studios;
Photographers
Personal Health and Grooming: Medicine Manufacturers
Print Shops; Printers L.G. VOLKMAR
Netonia
The Menominee Range, Iron Mountain, ACME JOB PRINTING SHOP Menominee County, Michigan, Volume George Klein, Proprietor XI, Number 20 [Thursday, August 8, Emil A. Rompf, Proprietor 1889], page 5, columns 2-3 102 East Brown Street
Personal and Social. Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, L.G. Volkmar has charge of the new Number 65 [Friday, June 26, 1925], drug store at Tullgren’s old stand for the page 2, column 6 present. Mr. Vollkmar hopes to interest enough people in this city in an enterprise Hancock Man Buys to manufacture “Netonia,” an unexcelled Acme Print Shop preparation for children, to warrant the _____ establishment of a manufactory here. We hope he will be successful in his The Acme Job Printing shop, 104 East undertaking. Brown street, has been taken over by Emil A. Rompf, of Hancock, it was announced today. Personal Health and Grooming: Mr. Rompf has been employed in the Public Baths printing business for 15 years, being associated with various firms in the copper country. He is fully experienced. The shop is being remodelled [sic – AXEL CARLSON remodeled] and new equipment installed. Barber Shop and Bath Room The business was established about three 202 East Ludington Street years ago by George Klein.
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_____ Public Transportation: Auto Stage; Bus The Blackstone Taxicab company will vacate its present quarters at the corner of Stephenson avenue and C street it was announced today. The building now occupied by the taxicab company is owned ______by Mrs. L.M. Hansen. An option has been taken on the property by a group of Public Transportation: Railroad Chicagoans who have been reported contemplating building a hotel and theater Companies; Depots; Freight here. Depots; Station Agents The Blackstone company was compelled to vacate with the expiration of its lease on the Hansen building. In view of the option, Mrs. Hansen was unable to renew the lease held by the taxicab
company. The cab line will locate in the old Marion theater building located just east of Public Transportation: Taxi Cab Stephenson avenue on Hughitt street and Companies formerly occupied by the Yellow Cab company. Removal to its new quarters will be started tomorrow. Mrs. Hansen declared today that she Blackstone Taxicab Company looked for information relative to the Howard Eslick and Charles Farrell, expected sale of her property at an early Proprietors date. Corner of South Stephenson Avenue and East C Street/ Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Marion Theater Building Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, East Hughitt Street Number 17 [Thursday, April 30, 1925], page 6, column 2 Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Blackstone Taxi Year, Number _____ [Friday, April 4, Enlarges Fleet 1924], page 3, columns 4-5 _____
CAB COMPANY TO Howard Eslick and Charles Farrell, VACATE BUILDING owners of the Blackstone Taxi company, will leave tonight for Detroit to drive back _____ two seven-passenger Hudson sedans for their taxi line. The additional machines will Option on Hansen Prop- make a fleet of seven cars which the erty Forces Black- Blackstone company will operate in the city. stone to Leave 267 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Yellow Cab Company Marion Theater Building East Hughitt Street Transportation: Bicycle Sales and Service; Motorcycles Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Friday, April 4, 1924], page 3, columns 4-5
CAB COMPANY TO Transportation: Cartage and VACATE BUILDING Draying; Draymen ______
Option on Hansen Prop- WILLIAM P. HOSKING erty Forces Black- 921 River Avenue stone to Leave Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and _____ Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, The Blackstone Taxicab company will Wisconsin 1913, page 129 vacate its present quarters at the corner of Stephenson avenue and C street it was ANDREW LUNDIN announced today. The building now 500 West Fleshiem Street occupied by the taxicab company is owned by Mrs. L.M. Hansen. An option has been Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and taken on the property by a group of Norway and Dickinson County With a Chicagoans who have been reported List of Residents of Homestead, contemplating building a hotel and theater Wisconsin 1913, page 130 here.
The Blackstone company was compelled to vacate with the expiration of WILLIAM H. MARTIN its lease on the Hansen building. In view of 404 East A Street the option, Mrs. Hansen was unable to renew the lease held by the taxicab Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and company. The cab line will locate in the old Norway and Dickinson County With a Marion theater building located just east of List of Residents of Homestead, Stephenson avenue on Hughitt street and Wisconsin 1913, page 130 formerly occupied by the Yellow Cab company. Removal to its new quarters will PETER RULE be started tomorrow. 414 West Ludington Street Mrs. Hansen declared today that she looked for information relative to the Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and expected sale of her property at an early Norway and Dickinson County With a date. List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 130 268 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
O.C. Davidson, President; L.T. Sterling, HARRY UREN Secretary & Treasurer; George Irving, 106 West Brown Street Superintendent Office Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and 217 East Ludington Street Norway and Dickinson County With a List of Residents of Homestead, Bunn & Simmons’ Iron Mountain City Wisconsin 1913, page 130 Directory, 1892, page 139
IRON MOUNTAIN ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER CO, Francies [sic – Francis] A Transportation: Trucking Brown prest, F I Carpenter secy and Companies treas, A A forman supt. Office north of Carpenter av
Directory of the Cities of Iron Mountain and Norway and Dickinson County With a
List of Residents of Homestead, Wisconsin 1913, page 130 Travel: Travel Agencies; Travel Agents PENINSULA POWER COMPANY
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, Number 51 [Thursday, May 11, 1911], page 1, column 2 Travel: Steamship Agents POWER COMPANY _____
INCORPORATED AT MADISON Utilities: Electrical Companies; WITH CAPITAL OF $750,000.00. Power Companies _____
Successor to Twin Falls Land IRON MOUNTAIN ELECTRIC Company to Start Power LIGHT & POWER CO. Improvement Work Immediately. Francis A. Brown, President; F.I. Carpenter, Secretary and Treasurer; President Green, of the Upper A.A. Forman, Superintendent Peninsula Development Bureau, has Office North End of Carpenter Avenue announced the appointment of a committee on the development of manufacturing and water-powers to be composed of the
269 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] following well-known gentlemen: Lewis T. appointed by President Green will properly Sterling, chairman, Iron Mountain; Charles advertise these powers and induce V.R. Townsend, Negaunee; Edward capitalists to improve them, manufacturing Daniell, Menominee; Walter S. Prickett, establishes will not be slow in seeking the Sidnaw; Robert H. Shields, Houghton, and cheap power, the cheap timber and the Senator Powle, of the Soo. attendant advantages of a close community President Green has shown with the iron mines. The entrance of the commendable judgment in the selection of manufacturer, insuring a market, will be this important committee. Perhaps no half closely followed by the farmer. dozen men in the peninsula are better LATER – The articles of incorporation of equipped for the duties. Mr. Sterling, the the company were filed with the secretary chairman, is in possession of an immense of state at Madison yesterday. The capital fund of information regarding the water- stock of the company is $750,000. The powers of the Menominee river and incorporation papers are signed by D.H. tributary streams and is associated with a Otis and C.A.W. Tresier, members of the company now engaged in improving one. faculty of the university of Wisconsin, and He is also well informed regarding Henry J. Hunt. manufacturing such as could be profitably engaged in, in this peninsula and is well TWIN FALLS LAND COMPANY posted in the matter of land values. Mr. Townsend is in charge of the land Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, department of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, company, has had experience in iron and Number 27 [Thursday, November 24, chemical departments, and will bring to the 1910], page 1, column 5 committee a wealth of information and good advice. Mr. Daniell is at the head of the Increased Capitalization. Menominee and Marinette Traction and Light company, now engaged in improving the water-power at the Grand Rapids of the The Twin Falls Land company, which Menominee river. Mr. Prickett is well- was organized in this city several months known as an expert farmer and ago, has increased its capitalization from manufacturer. Mr. Shields is a member of $50,000 to $100,000. O.C. Davidson is the state tax commission and is interested president of the company and Lewis T. in mining. Senator Fowle is a banker and is Sterling the secretary and treasurer. also interested in water power enterprises at the Soo. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, In the opinion of The Press this is the Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, most important committee yet appointed by Number 50 [Thursday, May 4, 1911], President Green. There are several page 1, column 5 hundred unimproved water-powers in the upper peninsula. It has been estimated that Re-Organize As New Company. there are between 30,000 and 40,000 horse-power running to waste within a A meeting of the stockholders of the radius of forty miles of Iron Mountain. Twin Falls Land company, [sic] will be held There is hardly a stream in the peninsula in this city next Saturday. The meeting is that cannot be improved. If the committee called for the purpose of re-organizing as a 270 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] power company to be known as the as the Land company. The new company, Peninsula. It is expected that the capital however, will be organized under the utility stock will be materially enlarged and that law of Wisconsin, and a meeting will be the matter of continuing the work of held at Madison at an early date to improving the power at the Twin Falls of the complete the same. When the Menominee river will be definitely settled. It preliminaries are completed, the contract is certain that the new company will decide for improving the powers at the Twin Falls to complete the work at an early day. will be let, with the understanding that the work is to be prosecuted as rapidly as Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, possible. The improvement contemplates Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 15, the expenditure of several hundred Number 51 [Thursday, May 11, 1911], thousand dollars in addition to what has page 1, column 1 already been expended in the purchase of the powers, lands and in building the GOOD COMMITTEE Wisconsin wing of of [sic] the dam. Surveys warrant the statement that the _____ power, when fully controlled, will generate between 6,000 and 8,000 horse-power [sic ON MANUFACTURING AND – horsepower]. The men backing the WATER-POWERS OF PENINSULA. enterprise are capitalists of large means _____ and several of them are interested in waterpower companies elsewhere. For Lewis T. Sterling, of Iron Mountain, instance, Mr. Josslyn is president of the company which recently improved the is the Chairman; Members All power at the High Falls of the Peshtigo Representative Citizens. river. This power is transmitted as far south as Green Bay, where the street railway and A meeting of the stockholders of the lighting plants are operated, and the Twin Falls Land company, owners of the contracts are now being negotiated to powers at the Twin Falls, together with operate plants at Neenah and Appleton. several hundred acres of land in the vicinity, was held last Saturday morning at the office of L.T. Sterling, with the following stockholders in attendance: F.H. Josslyn, Utilities: Telephone Companies of Oshkosh; D.W. Mead, F.E. Turneaure, C.V. Seastone, H.L. Russell, L.E. Reber, of Madison; John R. Van Evra, of Marquette, MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CO. and O.C. Davidson, L.T. Sterling and H.J. 211 East B Street Payne of this city. The meeting was called for the purpose of considering a proposition Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, of disposing of the holdings of the Land Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ company to a new corporation to be known Year, Number _____ [Wednesday, as the Peninsula Power company, and an February 4, 1925], page ___, column 3 affimative [sic – affirmative] conclusion was reached. The Power company will embrace, practically, the same stockholders BELL COMPANY TO 271 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
AWARD CONTRACT will call for completion by 30 [sic – no month given, but according to the headline _____ it must be June 30], according to Mr. Martin, while the General Electric Co. will New Structure on East B have six months in which to complete Must be Completed by installation of switch boards and other End of June equipment. _____
Contract for a two-story brick and steel Wholesale Dealers: Cheese telephone exchange office, to be located at 217 East B street, will be let in Detroit May 1, J.F. Martin, district manager for the
Michigan Bell Telephone Co., announced today. The building will have a frontage of 58 Wholesale Dealers: Cigars feet and will be 42 feet in length, Mr. Martin said, adding that it will be of court or U- shaped construction. To Instruct Operators. The first floor of the exchange will be used by the commercial and plant Wholesale Dealers: Confectionery equipment departments, Mr. Martin said, while the second floor will be given over to the operating room on one side and a reception room, kitchen and school room CHALMERS & BURNS, for operators on the other. All operators will WHOLESALE CONFECTIONERS receive a course of instruction in their work A.M. Chalmers & E.S. Burns before they are permitted to serve the Russell Building public, he announced, insuring better West Brown Street service than is possible under the present arrangement. Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, The basement of the building will be Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ used for battery and other storage. Year, Number _____ [Monday, March None of the equipment in use at the 10, 1924], page 3, columns 6-7 present exchange will be taken over to the new building, Mr. Martin said, but the most RUSSELL LEASES modern and up-to-date equipage will be used, giving Iron Mountain an exchange STORE BUILDING that will care for the city’s needs for an _____ estimated 10-year period. The house on the 100-foot lot which is Chalmers-Burns Confec- the site of the new exchange mujst be tionery Company to moved or sold before May 1, when work is to start on the new structure. The contract Establish Here
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_____ Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Negotiations have been completed for Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ the lease of the John Russell building on Year, Number _____ [Monday, May 23, West Brown street to the firm of Chalmers 1921], page 3, column 3 and Burns, wholesale confectioners. The firm will be established in its new quarters COHODAS [sic] BROS. TO April 1. ERECT WAREHOUSE A.M. Chalmers, senior member, has _____ been associated with the Hewett Wholesale company, of Sault Ste. Marie, as manager, Cohodas [sic – Cohodes] Brothers are for the last three years. E.S. Burns was about to commence the erection of a large employed by the same company as a warehouse at the corner of West D street salesman. and the St. Paul tracks. It will be John Russell will not be connected with constructed of concrete and will house their the company. He announced today that he fruit and produce business. The building would permanently retire from business. will be thirty by sixty feet in size. The local Mr. Russell came to Iron Mountain in 1884 house, established here about two months and has conducted a grocery and dry ago, is doing a large business and is given goods store here for the last 40 years. the personal attention of a member of the When he came the city consisted merely of firm. a few scattered groups of mining shacks. He has always been prominent in Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, commercial and civic matters and is very Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ well known. Year, Number _____ [Monday, November 24, 1924], page 8, column 1
Wholesale Dealers: Flour, Feed COHODAS [sic] CO. IS and Grain IN NEW BUILDING
_____
Produce Firm Occupying Quarters in D Street Wholesale Dealers: Fruits and Structure Produce _____
The Cohodas [sic – Cohodes] Bros. COHODES BROTHERS company, proprietors of a chain of fruit and WAREHOUSE produce houses in the upper peninsula, Corner of West D Street and the St. Paul today occupied their new quarters at the Tracks corner of East D street and Cedar avenue. Corner of East D Street and Cedar The Cohodas [sic – Cohodes] building Avenue which was just completed and part of which 273 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] will be occupied by the produce company is of steel and brick construction throughout, IMPORTANT BUSINESS DEAL. with full basement. It is sufficiently large to _____ meet the present requirements of the Brauns & Van Wholesale House Sold company and provide ample room for to Carpenter-Cook Co. anticipated expansion, it was stated. The Cohodas [sic – Cohodes] company A deal has been closed whereby August opened its first produce house here four E. Brauns has sold his wholesale grocery years ago. Two years later larger quarters and produce business to the Carpenter- were found necessary the firm moved into Cook company, of Menominee, next the building adjoining the St. Paul tracks at Monday. The deal includes the several C street and which it has now abandoned. buildings as well as the stock in hand. The business is one of the largest and most flourishing in the upper peninsula. It Wholesale Dealer: Grocers was started some twenty odd years ago and its growth has been due to the untiring individual endeavors of Mr.Brauns. His retirement is due to a desire to take a rest BRAUNS & VAN WHOLESALE and devote his time to other business GROCERS interests of a smaller moment. This does August E. Brauns and ----- Van not mean, however, that Mr. Brauns will not 113 East Ludington Street be active in the up-building of the new Iron [See Carpenter-Cook Company below.] Mountain. The Carpenter-Cook concern is The Daily Tribune, Iron Mountain, Dickinson composed of the most enterprising County, Michigan, Second Year, Whole business men [sic – businessmen] of the No. 592 [Wednesday, June 8, 1898], upper peninsula. The parent house of the page 3, column 2 company is located in Menominee and is one of the largest in the west. There are CITY NEWS ITEMS. branches at Ishpeming and other points. The company also operates a large canning _____ enterprise.
Brauns & Van will close out their retail Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, business this week and will hereafter do Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, nothing but a wholesale business using Number 22 [Thursday, October 14, their warehouse for the latter. 1920], page 5, column 3
CARPENTER-COOK COMPANY NOW IN POSSESSION. 100 Block of East Ludington Street _____ Carpenter Cook Co. Took Over Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Brauns & Van Business Monday. Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 25, Number 21 [Thursday, October 7, 1920], The Carpenter Cook company assumed page 1, column 6 control of the wholesale business of Brauns
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& Van last Monday. The Iron Mountain Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, house will be managed by Thomas Gander, Dickinson County, Michigan, Year 7, who has been connected with the parent Number 12 [Saturday, April 23, 1927], house at Menominee for a long term of page 2, column 7 years. He will have as assistant Homer Herbert, also of Menominee, as chief CARPENTER-COOK accountant. The other employes [sic – employees] of Brauns & Van retain their FIRM PURCHASES positions with the exception of Miss Mary BRAUNS BUILDING Martel, who is retained by Mr. Brauns in the capacity of private secretary. Mr. Brauns _____ will have his office in the building just vacated by Swanson Bros. Has Plans for Enlarge- C.I. Cook has taken with him as ment and Increasing partners, Frank St. Peter and Walter Facilities. Gander. The Iron Mountain house will be _____ capitalized at $100,000 and Mr. St. Peter and Mr. Gander will share equally with Mr. Purchase of the building at Ludington Cook holding one half of the stock. street and the North Western tracks, by the The purchase of the Iron Mountain store Carpenter-Cook company, of Menominee, will form the connecting link in a chain of from August E. Brauns, of Iron Mountain, wholesale stores and warehouses that will was announced today by officials of the greatly increase the buying power of the company. The deal was completed here Carpenter Cook company, the other branch between Mr. Brauns and F.X. St. Peter, of the business located at Ishpeming. This president of the Carpenter-Cook company. new connection will give the Carpenter The consideration in the transfer was Cook company a special advantage in the not given out. handling of fruit and produce, in that instead It was reported that the building, which of purchasing great quantities in case lots is now occupied by the company, will be as has heretofore been the case it will be enlarged within the near future and facilities sent to the local distributing points in car added to accommodate the increasing lots direct from farms and orchards, instead business. The building is located on land of being rehandled at the Chicago leased from the North Western railroad. terminals. About 23 men and women are now Mr. St. Peter and Mr. Gander have been employed by the branch. connected with the wholesale business of The Carpenter-Cook company is one of Charles I. Cook for twenty-two years, and the oldest and the largest wholesale the distribution of 25 per cent of the stock in distributing houses in the upper peninsula the Iron Mountain house to each of them is of Michigan. The parent branch, at done by Mr. Cook as a recognition and Menominee, was established 25 years ago. appreciation of their long and valued The second branch at Ishpeming is 23 service. Mr. St. Peter is a native of Norway, years old, the one here has now beene our sister city, where his parents now established for the past five and one-half reside. years.
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Hundreds of thousands of cases of EDWARD BIES BUILDING products, each bearing the name of Iron Corner of East A Street and South Mountain, are shipped out of this city Stephenson Avenue annually form the company’s warehouses, and salesmen from the local branch cover Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, much of the territory west and north Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ towards Ironwood, Ashland, Wis., and the Year, Number _____ [Friday, May 6, adjacent districts. 1921], page 3, column 1 Arrangements are now being made to add another salesman to the force, Mr. St. EDWARD BIES TO Peter said. Confidence in the future of Iron ERECT BUILDING Mountain was expressed by the Carpenter- Cook president during his visit here. _____
At the corner of East A street and Stephenson avenue, Edward Bies, the well- Wholesale Dealer: Lumber known garage man, yesterday broke ground for the erection of a concrete business block. It will be a one-story structure and will have a [sic] On B street will contain two stores each having a frontage of thirty feet. Both have been Wholesale Dealer: Meats leased. Mr. Bies has leased the store he now occupies for the sale of automobile tires and accessories and a drug store will be opened therein. Mr. Bies will remove his business to the apartment south now occupied as a salesroom and exhibition Wholesale Dealer: Pasteurized room, and the rear portion of the new Milk, Cream and Butter building will be utilized for a shop and general garage purposes.
EAGLES’ HALL 200 Block of West Brown Street
Wholesale Dealer: Wines and Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Liquors Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Year, Number _____ [Wednesday, May 7, 1924], page 2, columns 6-7
SALE OF EAGLES’ HALL IS CLOSED _____
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Price Said to Be $10,000; Razing of the old Eagles hall building at Negotiate For Trans- the corner of West Brown street and Merritt portation Line avenue preliminary to the erecting of a modern two-story garage of fireproof _____ construction, [sic] will be started in a week or so, it was announced today by George The purchase of the Eagles’ hall Jacksin. building, located in the 200 block in [sic – Jacksin will be associated with George on] West Brown street, was announced Davith. Both were former partners in the today by George Jacksin, manager of the Iron Range Transportation company. They Iron Range Transportation company. The will conduct a garage in the new building, price paid for the property was declared to which will be completed by September 1. be $10,000. Negotiations for the purchase The building will be of steel and brick had been in progress for several weeks. and is to be erected by the Worden-Allen With the announcement came company. The contract was let today. The confirmation by Jacksin of reports that a Worden-Allen company has done a large group of Houghton men sought to acquire part of the construction work for the Ford the bus lines operated here by the Iron Motor company here. Range company. Jacksin stated today that About $75,000 will be spent in erecting at present plans called for the remodeling of the building, Jacksin said. Work will be well the newly acquired building as a public under way within the next two weeks. garage. The offices of the bus line would The second floor will be used as a not be located in it, nor would a waiting dance hall. station, according to present plans, he said. Jacksin admitted that in [the] event the negotiations for the sale of the bus line are JACOBS-KHOURY COMPANY not concluded the building would be used South Stephenson Avenue as a bus station and as headquarters for the transportation company. Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Year, Number _____ [Tuesday, January Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ 29, 1924], page 8, column 3 Year, Number _____ [Tuesday, July 15, 1924], page 2, column 2 Dancing To Feature Opening of New Store NEW GARAGE TO _____
REPLACE HALL An informal grand opening ball will be _____ given tomorrow night by the Jacobs-Khoury company at the firm’s new building on Modern Building Will Be Stephenson avenue. The building located Erected on West between the Parent Clothing and the Levy- Brown Street Unger stores, was recently completed. Large blue and white signs, advertising the _____ coming event[,] have been erected in the
277 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] show windows of the building. They are severed his connections with the bank he illuminated at night by colored spotlights. organized the Conrad-Martin company, Reenee’s Danceland Charmers, of which purchased the property from the Menominee, Mich., have been engaged to American Security [bank]. The price in this play. The orchestra features “Al” Reenee, instance was also said to be in the pianist, formerly with the Isham Jones neighborhood of $15,000. this deal orchestra and also of radio fame. The occurred several months ago and the special dance numbers will include several company has no disposed of the property to spotlight dances. Abe Khoury.
ABE KHOURY STORE BUILDING/ ISAAC J. KHOURY STORE CITY FRUIT MARKET BUILDING 535 South Stephenson Avenue Southwest Corner of Carpenter Avenue and West C Street The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 3, Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Number 109 [Friday, August 17, 1923], Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ page 2, column 4 Year, Number _____ [Thursday, July 9, 1925], page 3, columns 1-2 STEPHENSON AVE. PROPERTY SOLD CROLL PROPERTY _____ SOLD TO KHOURY _____ Abe Khoury Purchases Corner Lot at B Purchased Hammond Lot Street Across Street Short _____ Time Ago _____ For the third time within two years the building and lot at the corner of Stephenson Announcement was made today of the avenue and B street, occupied by the purchase of the E.A. Croll property, located Carom “Sugar Bowl” confectionery store, at the southwest corner of Carpenter has changed ownership, having been sold avenue and West C street, by Isaac J. to Abe Khoury, 305 Stephenson avenue. Khoury, 301 West Ludington street, who It is understood the purchase price for recently bought the Hammond property. the property was $18,500, probably the Mr. Khoury paid $18,500 for the Croll highest in proportion ever paid for real home, it was reported. The deal included estate in Iron Mountain. the house and a lot 142x100 feet. It is not The property was formerly owned by yet known what use Khoury will make of the Sam Khoury, who sold it to the American new property although Mr. Croll stated Security bank at a price reported to be today that a representative of a Minneapolis $15,000. At this time A.A. Conrad was hotel firm was looking over the site, late [sic cashier of the institution. Later, when he – last] week and asked for an option on it. 278 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings]
Mr. Khoury intends to erect a large store Southwest Corner of Carpenter Avenue and garage building on the Hammond and West B Street property for which he paid $17,000. Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, J.F. MARTIN HOUSE Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 9, 213 East B Street Number 34 [Thursday, January 12, 1905], page 1, column 6 Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Bought the Flats. Year, Number _____ [Monday, April 28, 1924], page 1, column 8 E.A. Croll has closed a deal with the Marquette Savings Bank for the McKinney MARTIN PROPERTY Flats at the corner of Carpenter avenue and West B street and has taken possession. SOLD TO DOCTORS The consideration is private, but it can be _____ said that Mr. Croll secured a bargain. The building contains apartments for eight or Valuable Piece of Real nine families and two stories. It is the Estate on B Street intention of the new owner to make many needed improvements. Changes Hands _____ Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, _____ Sale of the J.F. Martin home at 213 East Year, Number _____ [Friday, March 14, B street to Doctors Crowell, Belhumeur and 1924], page 3, column 1 Coffin, Ford physicians and surgeons, was announced today. The property was owned by J.F. Martin, manager of the telephone DEGAYNER BUYS company, and is one of the most valuable FLATS BUILDING pieces of residence real estate in the city. _____ The property has a frontage of 102 feet on B street. Before the location of the Ford Purchases Property From company here it was valued in the neighborhood of $3,000. Later it was Croll; Price Reported offered at $10,000 and was sold to the Ford AT $25,000 doctors for $12,000. _____ The property at present is occupied by a large dwelling. No definite plans have as Final details of the sale of what is known yet been made, it was declared, but a as the Flats Building, corner of Carpenter building may later be erected on the lot for avenue and B street, were expected to be use by the Ford doctors, who are now completed this afternoon, according to E.J. located in the United States National bank DeGayner, owner of DeGayner’s garage, building. who will buy the property from E.A. Croll. Mr. DeGayner plans to use the building McKINNEY FLATS BUILDING for rental purposes, he said this noon, and
279 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] does not contemplate any change in the with the Ruskys for the property for structure. probable use as a hotel site. A small Part of the building is divided into difference in price held up the deal. apartments, while another portion is Both Bellagamba and Loia are devoted to business establishments. interested in the Union Oil company, which Mr. DeGayner would not make public has filling stations in the city, village and at the monetary consideration involved in the Iron River. If no other use is made of the transfer, while Mr. Croll also refused to give Rusky corner a filling station may be built out the amount. A report from several there by this company. sources today that the price was $25,000 Bellagamba recently returned fro Gillett, was denied by Mr. Croll. Wyo., where he closed a deal for the purchase of 440 acres of oil lands which will RUSKY PROPERTY be developed in the near future. Southeast Corner of Carpenter Avenue and West B Street
The Iron Mountain News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 5, Number 31 [Saturday, May 16, 1925], page 6, column 1
CLOSE DEAL FOR RUSKY PROPERTY _____
Ballagamba and Loia Purchase Carpenter Avenue Corner _____
Purchase of the Rusky property at the southeast corner of B street and Carpenter avenue by Victor Ballagamba, of this city, and Angelo Loia, of Iron River, at a price of approximately $27,000, was announced today. The deal was closed late yesterday afternoon. The new owners are undecided as to what use they will make of the property, the purchase being largely an investment on probable turnover. It is known that representatives of a Chicago firm were in the city this week negotiating
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