THE MINING GAZETTE (under various names) of Houghton County, Michigan Copyright © 1999-2001 by Dick and June Ross. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ____________________________________________________________________ 1874 September - December Issues - Some issues may be missing. ........denotes there was more to the article and the article with in is a shortened version. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Sept 3, 1874 Clark mine: ...Mr. Jas. D. REID, takes the position of agent, and it is believed that Mar. R.M. MULOCK, now at the Osceola, and Capt LETCHER, of Copper Harbor, will respectively take charge of the work above and below ground. A cow, trespassing on the premises of Mrs. Donald MCAULIFF, of Hurontown, has been taken up, and is held by her for charges. Said cow is all red, with white star on forehead and white under jaw. Circuit Court: John EDDY, defendant, vs. Margaretha EDDY, defendant; divorce. Circuit Court: Mary L. CHASE, complainant, vs. James CHASE, defendant; divorce. The family of Mr. James A. CLOSE contemplate taking up their residence below for a year or two. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Sept 10, 1874 Mr. Wm. SHEA, one of the oldest iron workers in Marquette county, was found upon the beach near the Bay Furnace company's works at Onota, dead. Supposed cause of death, apoplexy. Marcellus BARRIE, a Frenchman living at Calumet, had been on an extended spree for several weeks. His wife left him some time since, and accompanied friends to her old home in Canada, since which time BARRIE had been habitually drunk. Sunday morning last, parties on their way to early mass discovered his body lying face down in a mud-hole in a vacant lot, with hardly water enough in it to cover his face. He had apparently crowded his face into the mud and effectually smothered all of life and worldly cares.... PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Sept 17, 1874 Miss Glendora PENFIELD, late of Cleveland, Ohio, who is now leader of Trinity church choir, proposes...to give instruction, the coming fall and winter, in vocal & instrumental. Among the Douglass House arrivals this week were J.H. FORSTER, John S. BLAIN, R.H. RICKARD, and S.W. HILL, ancient Lake Superiorites, and M. ESTEVANT, of France. Rev. Edward JACKER, so well and favorably known among the people of this locality, is visiting district. Mr. JACKER is settled on the Island of Mackinac. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Sept 24, 1874 The school board of district No 1, Portage township, met last Tuesday, and elected Dr. Geo. FULLER, moderator, Geo. BEESLY, director, and T.W. EDARDS, assessor. Miss Kate BARRY was employed as assistant teacher at the Hurontown public school. Married: At Houghton, on Friday evening, Sept 18th, by the Rev. J. H. BARNARD, at the house of the bride, John P. HUNT, of Hancock, to Mrs. Jane SEWELL. Killed: Last Friday a Scandinavian named POLA, fell down a shaft in the Quincy mine and died soon after from the effect of injuries he received. He leaves a wife & family. Capt. Phil. HARRINGTON, who has been identified with the exploring and mining interest of Isle Royale for some years, has retired from his late field of labor, and is now in this neighborhood. Mine Accident: On the 19th inst. a party of miners in the Island mine were working around a hole that missed fire, when it exploded. Martin SCHULER's face and breast were so fearfully cut up that he died in a day or two after. A man name Joe BOWERS lost one eye and had the other greatly injured. Patrick MURPHY, who was present at the time of the accident, escaped without a scratch. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Oct 1, 1874 Mr. A. C. DAVIS, an old-time Lake Superior mine superintendent, now residing in Detroit, is a guest at the Douglass House. The light-house at the Lake Superior entrance of the ship canal will completed and ready for use in about three weeks. Mr. Peter MALONE has been appointed, by Mr. J. H. CHANDLER, collector of the port, keeper of this lighthouse station. Mr. J.F. ALLEN, who for years in Marquette county has enjoyed the reputation of being a skilled druggist and thorough merchant, has opened a store at Red Jacket, under the new Odd Fellows' Hall, which will compare favorably with any similar establishment on Lake Superior. Mr. John J. WILLIAMS, superintendent of the Huron Bay slate and iron company has just returned from St. Paul and Minneapolis, where he has been in the interest of the slate quarry he is connected with. In both places he found a demand for slate for roofing and other purposes, and before leaving he took several large orders.............. To Whom it May Concern: As my son, Frederick ROEHM, eighteen years of age, has left my house, I hereby give notice that I will hold every person responsible for wages due him, or to became due, for his labor, while I will pay only for his absolute necessities. Signed, Christopher ROEHM, Red Jacket, Aug 24, 1874. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Oct 8, 1874 It is reported that Theodore TILTON is to have an editorial position on the Negaunee Herald. Mr. John MAGHER, formerly a resident of Portage Lake, Michigan, has taken up his residence at the First National Hotel, Minneapolis, Minn. where he makes the treatment of the eye a specialty, meeting with the same success in Minneapolis as he had in Michigan in every case a cure......... Probate Order:....In the matter of the estate of Solomon FAILLE, deceased.......petition of Lucy FAILLE, widow of the deceased ..... Died: At Brocksville, Ohio, Sept 19, 1874, Mrs. Michael GRAVELDINGER, AE 36 yrs. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Oct 15, 1874 Probate Order:...In the matter of the estate of the minor children of Nicholas STROBLE, deceased......petition, duly verified, of Barbra STROBLE, guardian, praying for license to sell real estate.......... Dan H. BALL, of Marquette, was nominated at that place yesterday for senator from the 32d district. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Oct 22, 1874 Col. Fred GRANT was married at Chicago, last Tuesday, to Miss HONORA. Sat. Oct 32nd, Mr. Thos. TREVETHAN, town clerk, will be in his office, in the post office building, for the purpose of recording the names of those who wish to vote at the election on Tuesday following. Distressing Accident: Last Tuesday evening, about half-past eight, five persons, consisting of Emil MATZELD, Henry SPEARS, Chris. OPPEL, Herman KOHL, and Chris. VOCHTING - the four former residents of this place and the latter a citizen from Milwaukee- took passage in a small scow-built at Hancock for the purpose of crossing the lake. When within a few hundred feet of this side the discovery was made the boat was filling, which caused a panic, resulting in OPPEL, VOCHTING1 SPEARS AND MATZZELD jumping into the water, the two former reaching shore, while the latter were drowned. KOHL being unable to swim, clung to the boat, which did not sink, and the cries for help being heard, a craft put to his rescue............. In this connection much praise is due to Messrs. Tommy and Paddy WEBB, John MCINTOSH, Ed. MARTIN, and other kind hearted boys.......... Henry "Tennie" SPEARS had been employed for nearly two years in the job department of the Gazette.........He leaves a father, mother, brothers and sisters, who reside at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. His remains were forwarded to his parents last Wed. evening. Emil MATZELD was well known throughout the country as book-keeper for HAHN brothers......he stood in the place of protector to his widowed mother and his sister. He leaves a wife, to whom he was married a few months ago............. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, OCT 29, 1874 Through the exertions of that admirable educator and energetic gentleman, Mr. E. T. CURTIS, Calumet is to have an evening school. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Nov 5, 1874 Mr. Alex. GUTSCH, for a number of years a famous restaurant keeper at this point, who has been residing at L'Anse for some time, has returned to Houghton and opened an eating-house in the building formerly occupied by Mrs. STROBEL. Willard BRAMAN, charged with writing a threatening letter to Charles EDWARDS, for the purpose of extorting money.....appealed his case to the Supreme Court......and the conviction must stand. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Nov 12, 1874 Mr. R. H. BRELSFORD, county clerk, issued "first papers" to ninety-six foreigners, last Saturday, in the brief space of two hours, at Franklin township. Ninety-one of the number were natives of the county of Cornwall, England. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Nov 19, 1874 Probate Order: In the matter of the estate of Andrew BURNS, deceased............petition of Eliza BURNS, widow of deceased........... Last Friday, Mr. BRELSFORD, county clerk, furnished 419 applicants for American citizenship, at Calumet, with their first papers.......... Died: Last evening, about half past five, John KREMER, a German, who resided in Hurontown, and acted as night watchman at the rolling mill, while passing along Shelden street, on his way to work, suddenly fell over on his face and expired instantly from heart disease. Dr. HAFENREFFER happened to be close by at the time, but before he could reach the man he was dead. Mr. KREMER was a sober, industrious man, and his sudden carrying off was a sad blow to his friends. Last Sunday the Torch Lake mission appointed six gentlemen as a committee to present to Mr. Joseph GREGORY the cane of honor which was voted to him at the fair recently held in that place. The presentation speech, which was delivered in French......... PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Dec 10, 1874 Mr. Peter GOTTSTEIN, who, we believe, is entitled to the honor of first agitating the proposition to span this part of Portage Lake with a bridge, is busy at this time, canvassing the district with a view to obtain capital to carry out his project. It is proposed to form a company with $50,000 capital. The shares are placed at $10 each, one thousand of which have already been subscribed for. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Dec 17, 1874 Probate Order: In the matter of the estate of Anna MEYERS, deceased........On reading and filing the petition, duly verified, of Barbara STROBLE, praying that the will of said deceased may be probated and an executor appointed........... Mr. R. D. PIKE, of Bayfield, arrived here by Ontonagon stage Tuesday evening, making the trip from home to Ontonagon in small boats and on snow-shoes. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Dec 24, 1874 Hancock: Last Saturday night the tea store of John E. HOSKING was burglariously entered and some quantity of its contents abstracted. Marshal FLEMING had good reason for thinking he could point out the culprits, but no prosecution was insisted on. Obituary: Last Tuesday, Dec 17th, Mr. C.C. DOUGLASS, so well known up here, died, at London, England, whither he had gone to transact some business connected with the mining interest of this county. Mr. DOUGLASS first visited Lake Superior in 1842, as assistant geologist to Dr. Douglass HOUGHTON. It was at that time that he made up his mind that the Upper Peninsula had before it a great commercial future, and he determined to link his fortune with it. Mr. DOUGLASS was born in Erie county, New York August 3, 1812, consequently he was over 62 years old at death. He was a brother of Mrs. R. SHELDEN, of this place. His wife, who is a sister of Mr. S. L. SMITH, together with their two children, was with him at the time he died. The remains will be brought to this country for burial. 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