History of Mason County, Michigan, Part 62

Author: H. R. Page & Co.
Publication date: 1882
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Number of Pages: 373

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C. J. PECK, filer at the mill of Horace Taber & Sons., is a na- tive of Hillsdale County. In 1859 he went to Hart, Oceana County. In 1864 he enlisted and remained in the service until the close of the war. In the Spring of 1881 he came to Manistee, and has been in his present position since that time.

C. D. GARDNER, is a native of Ohio, and came to Manistee in

the year 1867, from Pentwater, where he had resided for two years. Upon coming here he opened a jewelry store near the Canfield store, that being in the center of the town at that time. In the Fall of 1867 he removed to River Street, nearly opposite the Baur Ex- change. Was burned out in the fire of 1869, and again in 1871. In 1879 he removed to his present location, at the corner of River and Oak Streets. Mr. Gardner served three years and nine months in the war, having enlisted in April, 1861, in the Eighth Ohio Infan- try. He represented the Second Ward as alderman from 1876 to 1880, and has held various other local offices. Last year he was the Republican candidate for city recorder, but as the city is Demo- cratic he was defeated. He has always made an excellent record in the discharge of every public trust, and bears an enviable reputation as a business man and citizen.

H. B. LARSEN, dry goods merchant, Manistee, is a native of Denmark, and came to this country in 1855. In 1864 he went to Ludington from Milwaukee, and after remaining awhile came to Manistee. Mr. Larsen worked at the millwright trade for a time, and then engaged in merchandising at Manistee. For a time he was senior member of the firm of Larsen Bros. In 1879 he went to Ludington and opened a large store, which he continued until the present season, when he returned to Manistee, and built a large two-story block on River Street, which he occupies with his large dry goods business. Mr. Larsen is a successful and enterprising merchant, and has one of the largest dry goods establishments in Manistee. He has worked his way to the front by untiring industry and the exercise of good judgment in business matters.

DOUVILLE BROS., dealers in books, stationery, news, house fur- nishing goods, sewing machines, etc., became established in business in the year 1867. They first opened in the store-room now occupied as a tailor shop in the Thorp building. In 1878 E. E. Douville erected a two-story brick building which the firm has since occupied. The firm is composed of W. W. and E. E. Douville.

W. W. DOUVILLE, who has charge of the business, is a native of Milwaukee, Wis., and came to Manistee in 1866, and engaged in business as above stated. Mr. Douville is an industrious and enter- prising business man, as his success in life attests. He has a wife and one child.

E. E. DOUVILLE is also a native of Milwaukee, and came to Manistee in 1866. In addition to his interest in the bookstore of Douville Bros., he is engaged in the insurance, abstract and real estate business. In 1874 he purchased an interest in the insurance business of Secor & Shores, and the firm became Secor, Shores & Douville. At the present time Mr. Douville is alone in business. He has always been very active in public affairs, and has held the office of probate judge for one term. Mr. Douville has a handsome family residence on the hill, a view of which appears in this work.

D. F. MOODY is a native of Van Buren County, Mich., and came to Manistee from Pentwater, in the Spring of 1879. Upon coming here he opened a billiard room known as the Palace Billiard Hall. He has four tables and carries a large stock of tobacco, cigars, con- fectionery, etc., but keeps no liquors of any kind. He has every- thing fitted up in elegant style, and does a very large business.

J. C. POMEROY, manufacturer of soda water, mineral water and fruit syrups, came to Manistee in 1862, from the state of Maine. He was born in Canada, and came to the States when about nine years of age. In 1869 he went into the grocery business and continued in that until 1872, when he changed to the liquor business, under the firm of Pomeroy Bros. About 1871 he began the manufacture of soda water, pop, mineral waters, etc., and has done a large and flourishing business. Mr. Pomeroy is also a partner in the cigar manufactory of Hormuth & Pomeroy. Mr. Pomeroy is a member

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of the common council, and is a veteran alderman, having been in 'that office continuously about six years, and longer than any other person who has been a member of the board.

T. G. HISLOP, deputy clerk and register of the county, is a na- tive of England, and came to this country in 1851, when about a year old. In 1875 he came to Manistee from Milwaukee, and since coming here has been a general accountant. He has been in the clerk and register office as deputy for several years. The present set of abstracts belonging to E. C. Lewis and E. E. Douville are largely the work of Mr. Hislop, who devised the system adopted. At present Mr. Hislop is engaged in a book-keeping and general ac- counting business, and also has charge of the abstracts above referred to, under appointment as receiver by the circuit court. Mr. Hislop has taken great pains to post himself upon all real estate mat- ters, and has prepared several maps of the county and city, and at present is engaged upon a map of the city of Manistee.

JOHN HELLESVIG, book-keeper at the lumber office of Horace Taber & Sons, is a native of Norway, and came to this country in 1871, and located at Manistee. In the Spring of 1875 he engaged with the firm of Horace Taber & Sons, as book-keeper, and has re- mained in that capacity to the present. Mr. Hellesvig has a wife and one child, and resides in Filer Township.

LEWIS TABER, in charge of the old mill of Horace Taber & Sons, is a native of Ohio. In 1877 he came to Manistee from Indiana, where he had been engaged in lumbering. Mr. Taber enlisted in 1861 in Company F, Thirtieth Indiana Volunteers, and served in the army four years and three months. He enlisted as a private and was promoted first to lieutenant, then captain. He has been with the firm of Horace Taber & Sons, since coming to Manistee. He has a wife and five children, and resides in Filer Township.

T. B. JAMES, saw-filer at the sawmill of Horace Taber & Sons, is a native of the state of Pennsylvania, and came to Manistee in 1874 from Muskegon. Mr. James has been at work in the mills since 1866, and was seven years with Ruddock, Palmiter & Co. He began with Messrs. Taber & Sons, last Spring. He has a wife and two children, and resides in Filer Township.

AUSTIN TABER, son of James Taber, was born in Ohio. In 1867 he came to Manistee with his father. In 1875 he began at work in the sawmill of Horace Taber & Sons, and has remained with the firm ever since. Mr. Taber has a wife and one child, and resides in Filer Township.

I. M. HARRISON, M. D., is a native of Missouri. He graduated at the University of Michigan in 1880, and afterwards at the St. Louis Medical College; took a post-graduate course. He began prac- tice at Warrensburgh Mo., in the Fall of 1880. In June, 1882, he located at Manistee, where he is engaged in practice. Dr. Harrison belongs to the regular school of practice.

AGNES B., wife of Dr. I. M. Harrison, is a graduate of the med- ical department of the University of Michigan, and has been in prac- tice since the Summer of 1881. She is a native of Grand Rapids, and is a daughter of W. W. Barlow, of that city. She was married to Dr. I. M. Harrison, December 5, 1881.

ANDREW HIGGINS is a native of Canada, and came to this coun- try in 1860, to Saginaw. In 1869 he came to Manistee and worked in the mills until 1878. In 1877 he engaged in the livery business with A. D. Kirby. They continued in business one year, and Mr. Higgins withdrew and opened a stable in the rear of the Dunham House. In 1879 he changed to his present location on River Street.

A. H. LYMAN, druggist, is a native of the state of Massachu- setts. In 1878 he came to Manistee from West Hampton, Mass., and engaged with Carlton & Co., as salesman. In 1877 he became a partner in the firm of Charles A. Ellis & Co., which continued

until 1879, when he purchased Mr. Ellis' interest. In June, 1878, he had purchased the stock of J. B. Delbridge, and since 1879 has been alone in business. He has a large and well arranged store on River Street, at the corner of Maple, and does a prosperous business.

WILLIAM E. SHORT, city treasurer of the city of Manistee, is a native of Portland, Me. In 1869 he came to Manistee, and has resided here since that time. In November, 1872, he engaged in the drug business, the firm being W. E. Short & Co. That firm continued until 1877, when it was succeeded by J. B. Delbridge, and Mr. Short continued in charge of the store. In 1878 Mr. Short was alderman from the Second Ward, and in the Spring of 1882 was elected city treasurer.

DR. SETH E. BAKER, dentist, is a native of the state of New York. In 1864 he began the practice of dentistry at Alden, N. Y. After remaining there a short time, he removed to Saginaw, where he was in practice until June, 1881, when he came to Manistee and located. His office is in Baldwin & Pierce Block. Dr. Baker was early educated in his profession, his father having been a dentist for many years.

A. L. OVERPACK, veterinary surgeon, came to Manistee in 1874, from Kent County, where he had been engaged in the lumber and logging business. Upon coming here he opened an office as vet- erinary surgeon, and about the same time engaged in the harness business with his brother, under the firm name of S. C. Overpack & Bro. The harness business of the firm has become very extensive, and some of the finest work in use in the county is from their shop. As a veterinary surgeon Mr. Overpack has a large practice, and has the reputation of being very successful in his treatment of diseases of the horse. He is a native of the state of New York, but removed to Michigan with his parents when about nine years of age.

HENRY RADEMAKER, proprietor of the City Livery Stable and 'Bus Line, is a native of Germany, and came to this country in the year 1870, and settled in Manistee. In 1878 he operated the stage line between Manistee and Ludington, and continued it until the rail- road was built to this city. In 1879 he engaged in the livery busi- ness with Andrew Higgins. This firm continued until the Spring of 1882, when Mr. Rademaker purchased the livery barn which he now occupies, and started a stable alone. In connection with the livery business he runs the City 'Bus Line, which was established in the Fall of 1881. His stable contains twenty-four horses and a proportion- ate number of carriages, sleighs, etc. Everything is first-class. A view of Mr. Rademaker's stable appears in this work.

N. G. ROBINSON, superintendent and boom master of the Boom Company of Manistee, is a native of England, and came to this country in 1844. He was at Quebec for a time, and came to the States in 1869, and located in Manistee. Since coming here Mr. Robinson has been logging. In 1871 he became boom master, and since the beginning of the present year has been superintendent and boom master of the Manistee Boom Company, the Filer City Boom Company, and the Manistee River Improvement Company.

H. V. OLDFIELD, M. D., is a native of Michigan, and has been in active practice since 1869. After finishing a literary course at the State Normal School at Ypsilanti, he attended two medical courses at Cincinnati, and subsequently graduated at the Missouri Medical College, at St. Louis. Immediately after graduating, in 1869, he commenced the practice of medicine in the state of Penn- sylvania. In the Spring of 1881 he came to Manistee, and has already established himself in a lucrative practice.

S. C. OVERPACK, wagon and carriage manufacturer, is a native of Pennsylvania, and came to Manistee in 1868, from Oakland County, Mich. Shortly after coming here he started a wagon shop

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on River Street, opposite to where Joseph Baur's store is now located. In 1869 he erected a building at the corner of South Water and Pine Streets, and removed his works to the new build- ing, where he has built up an extensive business, and at the pres- ent time employs a large force of men. Mr. Overpack is also senior member of the firm of S. C. Overpack & Bro., manufacturers of harness and dealers in all kinds of horse furnishing goods.

ANDREW JACK, proprietor of the Union Boiler Works, is a native of Canada; came to the States in 1845, and located at Burlington, Vt. In 1867 he came to Manistee, and established the Union Boiler Works, which he has operated ever since. This was the first boiler manufactory established in Manistee. The shop is situ- ated at the corner of Spruce and First Streets. Mr. Jack is a practical workman, and has done a successful business.

L. W. MILLER, photographer, came to Manistee in May last, from Bay City. He is a native of Pennsylvania, and has been in the photograph business since 1869. In coming to Manistee he bought out Mr. J. A. Hanselman. Mr. Miller is an artist of long experience, and does an extensive business.

W. H. WILLARD, druggist, is an old resident of Manistee, hav- ing located here in business in 1867. The firm was first Briggs & Willard. This firm continued only a short time, and was succeeded by Willard, Hall & Co., and that firm by Willard & Hall. In May, 1882, Mr. Hall went out of the firm, and since that time Mr. Wil- lard has continued the business alone. He is a native of the state of Illinois, and received his early business education in Chicago. He is a careful business man, and has been identified with the busi- ness interests of Manistee for so many years that he is now one of the leading merchants of the city.

GEO. A. HART came to Manistee in the year 1873, and for about three years was engaged in the clothing trade. At the end of that time he left the mercantile business, and opened a real estate office. He deals in city property and pine lands on an extensive scale, and is quite successful in his operations. His office is supplied with county abstracts and maps, and the fullest information pertaining to lands or any description of real property. Mr. Hart was born, and his early life spent, in Lapeer, Mich. He is secretary of the Manistee Water Company, organized the present year.

DR. J. B. WILCOX, dentist, came to Manistee in April, 1867, from Mauston, Wis., and opened an office in Secor's building, on the corner of River and Maple Streets. For the past three years Dr. Wilcox has also been engaged in lumber and pine land opera- tions. He is a native of Ohio, and began the practice of dentistry in Wisconsin, in 1862. At the present time Dr. Wilcox has very fine rooms in Engelmann's new block, and is assisted in his prac- tice by his nephew, Dr. J. L. Sweetman. Dr. Wilcox has a wife and two children.

JOHN P. WOOD, architect, has been a resident of Manistee since 1866. He is a native of Berrien County, Mich., and at an early age learned the carpenter trade. In December, 1863, he enlisted in Company L, Third Michigan Cavalry, and remained in the service until February, 1866, having passed through thirty-six battles. After leaving the service, Mr. Wood came to Manistee, and followed his trade as carpenter and builder, but for the past four years has been confining his attention more to architecture.

A. FRISBIE came to Manistee from Chicago in the Spring of 1871, and engaged at sawing in the lumber mills. He continued at that work until 1875, when he opened a store, and has since dealt in all kinds of sportsmen's supplies. He owns a steam yacht, which he keeps for the convenience of pleasure parties. Mr. Frisbie is a native of Ohio.

JOSEPH L. MANSEAU, son of A. Manseau, was born in Milwau- kee, in the year 1847. In 1848 his father came to Manistee and

built the Stronach mill, and afterwards built two vessels, the "John Taylor," and the "Racine Clipper." In 1852 the family removed to Leland. In the Fall of 1871 Joseph returned to Manistee, and has remained here since that time, engaged most of the time at his trade as millwright. Antoine Manseau died in Manistee, in 1857.

HENRY KREMPEL came to Manistee in 1867, from Milwaukee. Soon after coming here he opened a meat market on the corner of River and Maple Streets. After remaining there about a year, he built a shop, and was burned out in the fire of 1871. Immediately atter the fire he rebuilt his market, and has since done a large busi- ness. Mr. Krempel is a thrifty German and a successful business man.

FRANK FIRZLAFF was born in Germany, and came to this coun- try in 1867. In the Summer of 1868 he came to Manistee, and went at work by the month. In the Winter he worked in the woods, and in the Summer at carpenter work. He had come to this country to reap some of its advantages, and applied himself industriously to gain a foothold. He saved from his earnings, and after about four years of hard work concluded to make a start. He then built the Franklin House, and ran it until 1881. About three years ago he began to deal in pine lands, buying and selling as opportunity offered chances to make money. Last Spring he fitted up a saloon on River Street, which is in charge of a clerk. Mr. Firzlaff has been very successful in his operations, and owns con- siderable city property. He has several dwelling houses which he rents, and has the present season erected a substantial brick block, on River Street, which is rented for business purposes. His family consists of a wife and one child.

SWAN BERKMAN Was born in Sweden, in the year 1854. He came to this country in April, 1881, and came to Manistee the fol- lowing September, and went to work at the machinist's trade. Since that time he has been engaged as engineer in the mills. At present he is engineer at the mill of the Stronach Lumber Company.

BARRY & FINAN, liverymen, began business in July of the pres- ent year, when they purchased a stock of horses and buggies, and are doing a nice business. The firm is composed of T. W. Barry and H. Finan. Mr. Barry, a liveryman of long experience, has charge of the business. Mr. Finan contributes to the capital of the firm, but gives his personal attention to lumbering.

M. J. CROSS, proprietor of the Baur Exchange Hotel, came to Manistee in February, 1881, from Pentwater, Oceana County. At that place Mr. Cross kept the Pacific House for two years. He is a native of New York State, and has been in the hotel business about four years.

JAMES HENDERSON, liveryman, is a native of England. He came to this country in 1848, and was in Wisconsin until the breaking out of the war. He enlisted in August, 1861, in the Eleventh Wis- consin Infantry, and served until the close of the war. He was in active service, and participated in a large number of battles, but escaped without being wounded. In 1871 he located in Manistee, and was engaged at hauling supplies until 1881, when he built & livery barn in the rear of the Dunham House, and went into the livery business, which he still continues. He keeps an average of ten horses, and does a flourishing business. When a boy Mr. Hen- derson used to be in this section, and at one time, while up the river, was treed by a wolf, but fortunately was rescued by parties from a lumber camp.

JAMES E. SOMERVILLE is a native of Lansing, Mich., and came to Manistee, with his father, in 1869. In 1878 he succeeded his father in the harness business, and subsequently extended his busi- ness to books, wall paper, stationery, etc. He has succeeded in working up an extensive trade, and is one of the prosperous mer- chants of Manistee.

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JERRY WHITE is a native of Pennsylvania, and came to Manistee in the Spring of 1881, in the employ of R. G. Peters, as head saw- yer, where he still remains. Mr. White has been at work in saw- mills for a number of years, and is an efficient workman.

ALEX. McGUINEAS is a son of Hugh McGuineas, one of the early settlers in Manistee County. For two years he has been engaged as salesman in the store of the Stronach Lumber Company, and is deputy postmaster of Stronach.

E. M. SHATTUCK, saw-filer at the mill of Davies, Blacker & Co., is a native of Ohio. At an early age he learned the millwright's trade and followed it for several years. In 1869 he came to Manis- tee, and has remained here to the present time. He is industrious and has succeeded in accumulating quite a property. At the pres- ent time he owns a large quantity of hard wood timber in the county. He has been at his present place since the Spring of 1880.

ALBERT BAUMANN, millwright for Davies, Blacker & Co., is & native of Germany, and came to this country in 1862, and settled in Manistee, where he has been engaged at his trade. He has been in the employ of this firm since the mill was built. He has worked at his trade since 1867.

JOHN L. ARNOLD, foreman at the sawmill of Ruddock, Nuttall & Co., is a native of Massachusetts. In 1861 he enlisted in the ser- vice and served with Company E, Ninety-seventh New York Volun- teers until December, 1864. He enlisted as a private, but was pro- moted to first sergeant. He came to Manistee in 1867, and with the exception of one year, which he spent in California, has occu- pied his present position.

ANDREW J. EMERY is employed as saw-filer at the mill of Stokoe, Nelson & Secor. He is a native of Knox County, Ill., and came to Manistee in 1873, where he has since lived. He has had an expe- rience of seven years at his trade, and is an industrious and capable man.

J. H. HASENFUSS, engineer at the mill of Stokoe, Nelson & Se- cor, is a native of Wisconsin. In 1864 he enlisted in the United States navy, and served for eleven months. He came to Manistee in 1876, where he has followed his trade. He has been with this firm about three years. He has a wife and two children, and resides at Filertown.

WILLIAM BAER, merchant tailor, came to Manistee in 1867, from Chicago. He is a native of Germany, and came to this country in 1866. After coming to Manistee he worked for a few years in the pineries. In 1870 he began work at his trade, as a tailor, and has continued at the business ever since. During that time he has been twice burned out. At the present time he is located on Poplar Street, near River, and is doing a prosperous business. The past season Mr. Baer has erected a nice brick building, on Poplar Street, which he occupies as a store and residence. He has a wife and four children.

J. V. RIVERS, foreman and saw-filer at the sawmill of Canfield & Wheeler, is a native of Canada, and came to the States in 1844. In 1855 he came to Manistee, and has remained here ever since. For several years he worked in the pineries, and in 1862 he began work in the mill of Canfield & Bro. In 1876 he was made foreman of the mill, which position he still holds.

JOHN FAGAN, engineer at Canfield & Wheeler's sawmill, is a native of the state of New York. In 1869 he came to Manistee, from Syracuse, N. Y. After coming to Manistee he worked on a tug for a short time, and then took the position of engineer on the river and lake. In the Spring of 1880 he took the position of engineer at the sawmill of Canfield & Wheeler, which position he still holds. Mr. Fagan has a wife and four children.

H. F. KUESTER, proprietor of the Fourth Ward Meat Market,

is a native of Germany, and came to this country in the year 1852. He settled in Milwaukee, where he remained until 1878, when he came to Manistee and opened his present market, at the corner of First and Cypress Streets, where he has built up an excellent busi- ness. He has a family consisting of a wife and four children.

LOUIS DOELLE, proprietor of the Franklin House, is a native of Manistee, and most of his life has been spent here. About seven years prior to 1870 he spent at Green Bay, Wis .; at that time he returned to Manistee, and for nearly ten years was in charge of Joseph Baur's hardware store. In the Fall of 1881 he purchased the Franklin House property, and since then has been keeping that hotel. He does a very large business, and is in prosperous circum- stances.

HULBURT & FAULKNER, commercial job printing, succeeded Thompson & Faulkner in July last. The business was established in February, 1882, by S. E. Thompson, and in May the firm became Thompson & Faulkner.

CAPT. R. W. HULBURT caine to Manistee in 1878, from Lake Superior, and for about three years was foreman of the Democrat newspaper office. Capt. Hulburt enlisted April 21, 1861, at Free- port, Ill., Company A, Eleventh Illinois Infantry. He enlisted as private, but was put in as eighth corporal, and was drill master for a year. In November, 1863, he was promoted to captain. He served in the army until February, 1866, when he received his dis- charge. Was in twenty-one battles; wounded three times, and taken prisoner once, but released after seven days' confinement. In 1870 he went to Lake Superior, and remained there until he came to Manistee in 1878.

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History of Mason County, Michigan, Part 62

Author: H. R. Page & Co. Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Number of Pages: 373

Author: H. R. Page & Co.
Publication date: 1882
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Number of Pages: 373