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About this time Mr. Haun engaged his services in the Isle Royale Mine, helping to put in the skip-road in No. 5 shaft and to sink two lifts of two hundred feet. Then the family moved back to Iowa to their farm, but did not stay long for the father's heatlh failed and they
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returned to Lake Superior where he died not long after. Frank Haun resumed his association with the Isle Royale, but quitted it to drive a wagon for R. Sheldon & Company, and later accepted a posi- tion in the store of their successors, Smith & Harris.
The record of the next few succeeding years is varied. In 1871 he removed to L'Anse to work for J. B. Smith & Company and a short time afterward went into business with Christopher Miller at the Keystone Mine near Champion Station, but the mines soon closed and he went back to Houghton where he worked for Smith, Harris & Company, of Calumet. After a short residence at Schoolcraft he went to Franklin where he worked for Harris, Seager & Company, and then for James H. Seager, his employment with the latter lasting for four years. He then went into business with Johnson Vivian at the Osceola Mine, but sold his interest in the store to work for the Osceola Mining Company, taking charge for one year of the Surface work and the warehouse at the mills.
It was at the termination of his employment that Mr. Haun took up his residence at Dollar Bay where he was to remain for the rest of his life. He started in mercantile business for himself, but in 1888, took a partner in the person of A. M. Schulte and conducted business under the firm name of Haun & Schulte. As said previously, Mr. Haun was appointed postmaster under Cleveland's first administration, and his partner was appointed to the same office under Cleveland's sec- ond administration. When Mckinley was elected Mr. Haun was ap- pointed again and continued to serve until the time of his death. He retired from his business connections in 1906.
On May 4, 1864, Mr. Haun was united in marriage to Miss Mary Wieber and fourteen children were born to them, eight of whom sur- vive. All of these are married and have established homes with the exception of two blind sons, Frank and Edward, who remain be- neath the home roof. The names of the daughters are Mrs. Anton Wendell of Hancock, Michigan; Mrs. R. H. MacDonald of Dollar Bay; Mrs. John Langdon, of Globe, Arizona; Mrs. Dan Harrington of Calumet; Mrs. John M. Vivian of Houghton; and Mrs. C. L. Adams of Baker Hill, Mich. Mrs. Haun survives her husband and makes her home at the Pleasant Home in Dollar Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Haun were prominent in the work of the Catholic church.
ANDREW NELSON .- The Swedish citizens of the Upper Peninsula have no more worthy representative than Andrew Nelson, an energetic, wide- awake business man of Crystal Falls, who has been prominent for many years in developing and promoting the lumber interests of Iron county. A native of Central Sweden, he was born June 1, 1859. His father, a carpenter by trade, spent his entire life in Sweden. Three of his sons, Charles, Gust and Andrew, came to America, and the younger and older one remained here, but Charles returned to his native land.
An honest, industrious, and ambitious lad, Andrew Nelson acquired a substantial common school education in the Fatherland, and while working with his father became familiar with the carpenter's trade. Coming to Michigan in 1878, he located at Republic among strangers, unable to speak or understand a word of English. Arming himself with a pick and a shovel, he began work in the mines, and on every occa- sion improved his opportunities of acquiring the English language. Sub- sequently giving up mining, Mr. Nelson followed the carpenter's trade in Republic until 1891, meeting with good success. Locating then at Crystal Falls, he embarked in business as a contractor and builder, but
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gradually changed his operations, becoming a lumber dealer. He estab- lished a yard at the St. Paul Railway Station, and not only deals in dressed lumber of all kinds, but buys standing timber, which he converts into logs, and sells to the manufacturers. Very successful in his opera- tions, Mr. Nelson is now deservedly rated among the solid and substan- tial business men of the Upper Peninsula.
On September 22, 1908, Mr. Nelson married Abba Olson, who was born in Michigan, of Swedish parents. They have one child, Ellen F., who was born June 5, 1910. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are faithful members of the Swedish Lutheran church. Politically Mr. Nelson is identified with the Republican party, and has served as a member of the City Coun- cil, and as city treasurer. Fraternally he belongs to the Mystic Work- ers of the World, and to the Swedish Society.
NICHOLAS F. KAISER .- Although comparatively a young man, Nich- olas F. Kaiser has succeeded in full measure in gaining the confidence of the community in which he makes his home, and holds the three- fold office of village clerk, secretary of the board of water commissions, and notary public, his headquarters being located in the Calumet town hall. Mr. Kaiser belongs particularly to Houghton county, having been born in the village of Red Jacket, May 29, 1879, and having ever since with the exception of a short period of time, made his home within its borders. His parents, both of whom are now living in Red Jacket, are by mame Jacob D. and Susan (Hetz) Kaiser. The father was a native of Germany who emigrated to America in his fourteenth year. He subsequently found his way to Wisconsin, the mother's native state, married, and earned his livelihood as a wagon and carriage maker.
Nicholas F. Kaiser pursued his studies in Calumet's excellent schools and was graduated from the high school in 1896. He spent the year following working for his father in his wagon shop and for the next five years his services were employed as assistant in the co- operative company. He spent one year in Sault Ste. Marie and re- turned to Calumet where he found employment with E. R. Godfrey. In 1902 he was appointed secretary of the water board, the following year was elected to the office of village clerk of Red Jacket and in 1906 was re-elected to his present position, his services having proved faithful as well as efficient. In politics Mr. Kaiser is a supporter of the "Grand Old Party." as its adherents term it, and in his fraternal relations he is a member of the Eagles and also of the B. P. O. E. No. 404.
In 1906 Mr. Kaiser was united in marriage to Miss Flora MeNabb of Red Jacket, daughter of Laughlin McNabb, well-known in the vi- cinity. They have one son, Nicholas J.
M. H. QUICK .- Manistique has been the home of M. H. Quick for thirty-seven years and more, and he is too well known in Northern Michigan to need introduction to the readers of this volume. As a business man and as a citizen he is honored and respected, and the years of his life have brought to him the confidence and respect of his fellow-citizens. He was born in Steuben county, New York, Feb- ruary 17, 1840, a son of Hiram Quick, from the same place, and a grandson of John Quick, who was born in New Jersey and became one of the pioneers of Hammondsport, New York. He was of Dutch descent. Hiram Quick was a contractor and lumberman, and he spent his entire life in New York, dying at the age of sixty-five years. He married Catherine Chapman, from the same commonwealth, born near
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the city of Dundee, and she died when about forty years of age. She too was of English descent.
M. H. Quick was the first born of their sixteen children, of whom ten grew to manhood and womanhood, and his boyhood's days were spent at Cooper's Plains in Steuben county, attending the common schools there. His father owned a saw mill, and the young lad learned the business there, and after reaching the age of maturity he was for four years in charge of the Cooper Mills. He was then for six years with the milling firm of Fox, Weston and Bronson at Painted Post, and coming to Manistique in 1872 he took charge of the manufacture of lumber for the Chicago Lumber Company, holding that position until 1897. He was then made the superintendent of the company, an of- fice he has since held, and he is also one of the stockholders of the corporation and one of its directors. He is also a charter mem- ber of the Western Lumber Company and its superintendent. He is one of the directors and the treasurer of the White Marble Lime Com- pany, was one of the organizers and was a director of the Western Furnace Company and was for a time its treasurer, was one of the organizers and is a stockholder in and a director and vice-president of the Manistique Bank and he is a stockholder in the First National Bank of Manistique. In politics he is a Republican, and he has served his community as a supervisor and for thirty-three years was a mem- ber of the school board. He is one of the present trustees of Kalama- zoo College at Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Mr. Quick was married in 1862 to Martha J. Gifford, and they have two children, Alice and Oren G. The daughter is the wife of W. E. Miller and the son is one of the business men of Manistique. The family are members of the Baptist church, and Mr. Quick has served his church as a deacon since its organization in 1882 and since 1884 he has held the office of church treasurer.
OSCAR V. LINDEN, of Escanaba, Michigan, has been identified with this place for three decades and has figured prominently in its busi- ness and political affairs. He is a native of Sweden and was born June 26, 1860, and in 1881, on reaching his majority, emigrated to America. He had received the usual common school education in his native place and previous to his coming to this country had spent two years as clerk in a store at Gottland. Upon his arrival in this coun- try he took up his residence in Escanaba, Michigan, where he at once accepted a position as clerk in a store. After clerking one year, he formed a partnership with P. M. Peterson, and under the firm name of Peterson & Linden they opened a general merchandise store, which they conducted successfully for three years. At the end of this time the partnership was dissolved, and Mr. Linden carried on the busi- ness independently until 1891, when he sold out.
In the mean time he became interested in politics. For years he has been active in county and state conventions, and as a reward for his loyalty to the best interests of his locality he has been honored by his fellow citizens with official preferment. In 1887 he was elected supervisor of the Third ward, and in 1890 he was made chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Then followed. in 1891, his election to the office of county clerk, which he filled eight years, or four terms, hav- ing been re-elected three times. At the first election he received a majority of sixty votes. The second time his majority was 700; the third, 12; and the fourth, 1800, this last being the highest majority received by any candidate on the ticket. In 1903 he was elected a justice of the peace, which position he now holds.
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After his retirement from the clerk's office, Mr. Linden turned his attention to fire insurance, in which business he was engaged until 1908, when he sold out. In 1902, he helped to organize the North Star Clothing Company, of which he has since been secretary. Also he is agent for John A. Toleman & Company, of Chicago.
In 1885 Mr. Linden married Miss Laura Frodell, who, like him- self, is a native of Sweden, her people having been residents of Lin- desberg. Five children have blessed this union-Arthur, Jennie, Ed- win, Elmer and Louis.
Fraternally, Mr. Linden is identified with a number of organiza- tions in Escanaba. He was a member of the I. O. O. F. here, and for several years was district deputy. He has membership in the Mod- ern Woodmen of America, the B. P. O. E., the K. of P. and the F. & A. M., in the last named having received the Royal Arch degree. Also he is a member of the Escanaba Business Men's Association.
J. CHARLES GUAY .- It is ever pleasing to note the salient points in the career of a man who has forged his way to the goal of success through his own energies and powers and who has accomplished this along nor- mal and legitimate lines of endeavor. This is significantly true in the case of this well known and highly esteemed citizen of Menominee. He has been a resident of the Upper Peninsula for forty-two years, and thus may well be entitled one of its pioneer citizens, the while he has here found the opportunities through the medium of which he has accu- mulated a competency and become one of the substantial citizens of Menominee county.
Joseph Charles Guay was born at St. Marris, near Three Rivers, province of Quebec, Canada, on the 6th of January, 1847, and is a son of Joseph and Matilda (Marrieau) Guay, both of whom were of French lineage. The father was born at Riviere du Loup, province of Quebec, Canada, in 1802, and died in 1863; the mother was born at St. Leon, that province, in 1804, and died in 1888. Of the ten children only two are now living,-Matilda, who resides in Massachusetts, and J. Charles, who is the immediate subject of this sketch. Joseph Guay learned the car- penter's trade in his youth, but the major portion of his life was devoted to agricultural pursuits. Both he and his wife continued to reside in the province of Quebec until their death and both were devout communi- cants of the Catholic church. After receiving rudimentary education in the parochial schools of his native place the subject of this sketch en- tered, at the age of twelve years, the Christian Brothers' school in Three Rivers, Canada, where he was a student about two years. He then en- tered St. Joseph's College, in Three Rivers, where he completed his educational discipline under effective conditions. For some time he was employed as clerk in a general store in his home province and thereafter he assisted in the work and management of his father's farm until 1866, when, at the age of nineteen years, he came west. He remained in Chicago for a brief interval and then made his way to Green Bay, Wis- consin, where he was identified with lumbering operations for the ensu- ing eighteen months, working in the lumber woods during the winter and in a saw mill for the remainder of the time. He made his advent in Menominee, Michigan, on the 9th of June, 1868, and recalls this thriv- ing city as having been a mere lumbering camp at that time. Here he was first employed in a saw mill and for nine winters thereafter he worked as cook in a lumber camp in the woods. During the intervening summers he conducted a boarding house for the employes in the saw mills at Menominee. In 1875 he made his first independent venture by
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opening a bakery in this city, but in the winter seasons he continued to be employed in the lumber camps, as a cook, until 1878. On the 2d of April, of that year, after disposing of his bakery, he removed to Stephen- son, Menominee county, where he had charge of a boarding house for the employes of the shingle and saw mill of H. Bird, in whose employ he continued for three years. In the meanwhile he had purchased a tract of land near Stephenson and hired men to reclaim the same and initiate the work of cultivation. In 1881 he became clerk in a general store at Stephenson, Michigan, and he eventually became bookkeeper and general manager of the establishment, which was owned by Felix Beaudoin for a portion of the time and later by the firm of Anderson & Churchill. In 1883 he resigned his position with this firm and became bookkeeper for O. Letro, but the following year he re-entered the employ of Ander- son & Churchill, at an increased salary, continuing thus engaged until July, 1885, when the plant was destroyed by fire. Mr. Guay now re- moved to his farm, and thereafter he continued to be engaged in agricul- tural pursuits and in contracting in connection with the real estate busi- ness until 1892, when he erected a comfortable dwelling in Stephenson and there took up his residence.
In 1880 Mr. Guay was elected to the office of justice of the peace, and of this position he continued incumbent for many years. He served as clerk of Stephenson township for a period of six years, and in December, 1893, there came further evidence of his eligibility and of popular confi- dence and esteem, when he entered upon the duties of the office of post- master at Stephenson, under the administration of President Cleveland. He retained this incumbency for four years, and in the fall of 1898 he was elected county clerk of Menominee county, in which responsible office he initiated his administration on the 1st of the following January. In this, as in all other positions of public trust to which he has been called, Mr. Guay showed not only marked administrative and executive ability but also the utmost fidelity and honor in the discharging of his assigned functions. At the time of his election he removed from Ste- phenson to Menominee, and he served two years as county clerk. In the autumn of 1904 there came to this able and honored citizen another call to public service, since he was then elected to the office of county treasurer. He gave a most careful administration of the fiscal affairs of the county and the popular estimate placed upon his services was shown by his re-election in 1906. He retired from office in the autumn of 1908 and then engaged in the insurance and real-estate business, in which he has since continued with ever increasing success. He is personally the owner of much valuable real estate in this county, including his fine farm of forty acres in Stephenson township.
In politics Mr. Guay accords a staunch support to the cause of the Democratic party, and he has long been an influential figure in its coun- cils in Menominee county. His aspirations have never been narrow in their bounds and have included a zealous desire to do well his part as a loyal citizen. He has thus given his support to all measures projected for the general welfare of the community. He and his wife are commu- nicants of St. Anne's Catholic church, and he has been secretary and treasurer of this parish since 1901.
On the 3d of July, 1873, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Guay to Miss Elizabeth McGuire, who was born at Hartford, Wisconsin, on the 27th of March, 1852, and who is a daughter of Thomas and Catherine McGuire, both of whom were born and reared in Ireland, where their marriage was solemnized. Of their seven children four are now living. -Charles, Thomas, Delia and Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs. McGuire came
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to America soon after their marriage and took up their residence six miles distant from Hartford, Washington county, Wisconsin, where Mr. McGuire became a prosperous farmer. Ile was a Democrat in politics and held various township offices, and both he and his wife were com- municants of the Catholic church. They continued to reside in Wash- ington county until their death and were numbered among the sterling pioneers of that section of the Badger state. Mr. and Mrs. Guay became the parents of six children, all of whom are living except Florence, the first-born, who died in infancy, and Charles J., who died in 1905, at the age of twenty-nine years, and who is survived by his wife and four chil- dren. Laura is the wife of Hugh McGuire, of Menominee; Edward J. is bookkeeper for the firm of Wiedeman & Linder, of Marinette, Wis- consin ; Henry T. is night telegraph operator at the Menominee station of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad; and Elizabeth, who remains at the parental home, is a stenographer by vocation.
PETER W. PASCO has proved one of the noble army of workers and has gained success through his own well directed efforts, being now captain of mines for the Republic Iron Mining Company and retain- ing his residence in the village of Republic, Marquette county. He has served for the past seven years as clerk of Republic township and for two terms held the office of township treasurer,-incumbencies that well indicate the esteem in which he is held in the community,
Peter W. Pasco was born in Porkellis, Wendron parish, Cornwall, England, on the 13th of June, 1854. He is a son of William and Elizabeth (Jeffries) Pasco, both of whom were natives of that same parish, where the former was born in 1801 and the latter in 1814. The father was identified with the great mining industry of Corn- wall throughout his active career and his death, which occurred in 1862, was the result of injuries received while at work in the mines. Both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Of their eight children five are now living, and the subject of this sketch is the youngest of the number.
Peter W. Pasco gained his rudimentary education in the schools of his native place and when but nine years of age he began to work on the stamp floors of a tin mine, where he received six cents a day in compensation for his services. He was thus employed until he had attained the age of fourteen years, when, in 1868, he came with his widowed mother, two sisters and one brother to America, the family landing in New York City on the 28th of August, of that year. They located at Mount Hope, Morris county, New Jersey, where the subject of this sketch attended school for six months, after which he was there identified with iron mining until 1875, his devoted mother hav- ing passed away in the preceding year. On the 5th of October, 1875, Mr. Pasco arrived in the village of Republic, Michigan, where he became first assistant superintendent for the Republic Iron Mining Company. He retained this position until 1884, when he was appointed under- ground captain, serving as such until 1892, since which time he has held the office of captain for this large and important corporation, being one of its popular and trusted employes.
Mr. Pasco is a stanch Republican in his political adherency, and as previously noted, he served two terms as township treasurer, while he has served continuously as township clerk since 1903. He attends and assists in the support of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which his wife is a member and he is affiliated with Ishpeming Lodge No. 314, Free & Accepted Masons; Ishpeming Chapter No. 152, Royal
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Arch Masons; and with the local organization of the Independent Or- der of Odd Fellows; and the Modern Woodmen of America.
In the year 1880 Mr. Pasco was united in marriage to Miss Emma Williams, of Tavistock, Devonshire, England, who is a daughter of Collin and Jane Williams, the latter of whom died at the age of forty- nine years, and the former passed the closing years of his life at Re- public, Michigan, where he died in 1894, having come to America in the early '60s and having been long identified with mining enter- prises in the Upper Peninsula. Both he and his wife hold member- ship in the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. and Mrs. Pasco became the parents of seven children, of whom six are living, namely,- Peter W., Jr., William, Clara E., Frank D., Beulah and Bessie. Earl died in infancy.
REV. OWEN J. BENNETT, pastor of All Saints' Roman Catholic church at Gladstone, Michigan, was born May 7, 1880, at Marquette, Michigan. His father, James Bennett, is a native of Ireland, who came to America when a young man, and was married in Marquette by Father Fox, to Margaret Shea, also a native of Ireland. Mr. Ben- nett became a prominent citizen of Marquette, where he reared his family.
The early education of Father Bennett was acquired in St. Jo- seph's Academy at Marquette, and later on he took up a classical course at Calvary, Wisconsin. He then attended St. Mary's Semi- nary at Cincinnati, Ohio, and completed his course in theology at the Laval University of Quebec. He was ordained to the priesthood in the Cathedral at Marquette, Michigan, June 17, 1905. He served nine months as assistant to Rev. Father Alfield at St. Patrick's church, Hancock, Michigan, and March 15, 1906, was transferred to St. Au- gustine's parish, Republic, Michigan, where he erected a fine new modern parsonage. He remained in charge of this parish until No- vember 21, 1907.
Rev. Father Bennett came to Gladstone November 21, 1907, and has made a number of improvements in the buildings, etc. In 1909 the church held a very successful fair, the proceeds of which, over $2,000, will be used in the erection of a parochial school on the three lots adjoining the parsonage; which lots were purchased in the spring of 1908. The affairs of the congregation are in a prosperous condi- tion, and there are some two hundred families in the parish. Father Bennett is an earnest, eloquent speaker, greatly interested in the wel- fare of his people, and has their full confidence and esteem. He is a well known and useful member of society and highly respected by all.
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