THE MINING GAZETTE (under various names) of Houghton County, Michigan
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1888 July - December Issues - Some issues may be missing.
DEATH
1888 July 5 Thursday-- Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Jeremiah MURPHY of
Hancock, aged 60 years, was accidentally killed at the beginning of a
horse race when he got in the way of a horse being brought to the starting
post and he was run into, knocked down and run over. He died instantly.
He leaves a wife and several children. He will be buried in Hancock
Catholic cemetery from St. Ann's church.
MARRIAGES
1888 July 12 Thursday--Mr. Andrew UREN, head clerk of Atlantic mine, wed
Miss Louisa HELMUTH at South Lyon, Michigan last Monday. She formerly
taught at the Atlantic school. Their future residence will be at Iron
Mountain where he will join as partner in a firm of general merchants.
1888 July 12 Thursday, On Last Tuesday at Lake Linden Catholic church,
Mr. Peter HEINER wed Miss Annie PETERS, who came from Germany 3 or 4
weeks ago. They both live in Lake Linden.
1888 July 12 Thursday--Tuesday afternoon at Lake Linden, Mr. Samuel
LAFLUER wed Miss Elbina BENOIT, both of Lake Linden.
NEWS ITEM
1888 July 12 Thursday-- Captain Thomas HOOPER, who recently had charge
of the slate quarries in Baraga County, left his family last Thursday
for Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada to be superintendent of the Beaver
Mountain silver mine, one of the richest in Canada.
MARRIAGES
1888 July 12 Thursday, at St. Ignatius Church, Hancock, Mr. Carl RUHL,
the Hancock grocer wed Mrs. KIMMER no Christian name shown) of Hurontown.
1888 July 12 Thursday-- At Central location, at home on June 28, Mr.
George FRANCIS wed Miss Lizzy Mary HOLMAN, both of Central mine.
DEATHS
1888 July 19 Thursday, Last Sunday, Mrs. Mary J. ANT, wife of Mr. Peter
ANT, who live in the settlement back of East Houghton, was buried from
St. Ignatius Church, Hancock. She was beyond middle age and had been
ill more than a year.
1888 July 19 Thursday, On Monday morning, Fred LITTLE, aged 19 years,
died in his Hurontown home of typhoid fever. His father, Mr. LITTLE died
about 3 months ago. He was buried Tuesday afternoon, at Forest Hill
cemetery, Houghton.
1888 July 19 Thursday--At St. Joseph's church, Hancock Mr. Wm J. JAMES
wed Miss Bertha CARTER of Ripley, yesterday morning, July 18.
1888 July 26 Thursday-At St. Ignatius Church, Houghton, Mr. Patrick DILLON
wed Miss Johanne HASSETT, both of Houghton, on Tuesday morning.
DEATH
1888 July 26 Thursday--Edward MOYLE, about 40 years old, died from
lockjaw at his Hancock home. This illness came on him from an accident
two weeks ago in the Huron mine when the toes of one foot were crushed.
He leaves a wife and a large family of children, the oldest being only
16 years old. He was buried in Forest Hill cemetery, Houghton. CORNISH?
MARRIAGE
1888 July 26 Thursday--Mr. Carlos D. SHELDON of Houghton was married on
last Tuesday July 17 in Washington City to Miss Dallis W. Dashiell
GARDNER. The couple arrived in Houghton on the steamer CHINA last Sunday
morning. The marriage was performed by the Rev. Dr. ADDISON, of Trinity
Episcopal church, Washington City.
DEATHS
1888 Aug 2 Thursday-- Mrs. Catherine SULLIVAN, of more than 70 years
old, was buried from St. Ann's Church, Hancock on Tuesday afternoon.
She leaves no children, only grandchildren.
1888 Aug 2 Thursday-- Mrs. Madeline NEGANAKAENOQUI, mother of Mrs.
Frances JACKER, died Monday Morning at her home on Portage Lake. She
was about 95 years old. The remains were buried at the Catholic Mission
near Baraga.
MARRIAGES
1888 Aug 2 Thursday-- At the home of the brides mother Mrs. R, STROBEL
in Houghton, Mr. Fred WAGNER, Jr. of Hancock wed Miss Annie STROBEL, of
Houghton. They are living in Hancock.
1888 Aug 9 Thursday-- Last Saturday at Atlantic Mine, Mr. John H. JOLLY
wed Miss Elizabeth POLGLASE, both of Atlantic Mine.
1888 Aug 9 Thursday-- At St. Ignatius church, Houghton, Mr. John EVERT
wed Miss Mary KRATT, both of Houghton.
DEATHS
1888 Aug 16 Thursday-- Mrs. Elizabeth CORN WOLF, of Hurontown, aged about
70 years old, was buried from St. Ignatius church, Houghton, Burial was
at Forest Hill cemetery, Houghton yesterday afternoon. She leaves several
grown children.
1888 Aug 16 Thursday-- Mrs. Henry SCHWANEKEMP, died at her home in
Houghton, last Saturday evening, Aug 11. She was 77 years old and was
buried at Forest Hill cemetery, Houghton. She leaves a husband and two
children, Mrs. Joseph STAHL and Mrs. M. J. GEMMEND. Messrs Herman and
Barney SCHWANEKEMP are her stepsons.
1888 Aug 15 Thursday-- The remains of Miss Maud SMITH, who died in
Boston, arrived at Portage Lake last Thursday evening, accompanied by
her mother. Burial was last Friday at Hancock Protestant cemetery.
MARRIAGE
1888 Aug 16 Thursday--At the Houghton home of the brides brother in
law on Aug 9, 1886, Mr. Alfred L. NOBLE wed Miss LOUISE E. LORD. The
best man was the groom's brother, Alfred LORD and the bridesmaid was
Miss Mabel EDWARDS of Lake Linden, her niece.
DEATHS
1888 Aug 23 Thursday--The remains of John McPHEE, a machinist at the
Peninsula mine, were buried in Forest Hill cemetery, Houghton, from St.
Ignatius church, Houghton.
1888 Aug 30 Thursday--Mr. Wm MITCHELL died Monday night at his Houghton
home, aged 72 years. The remains will be buried at Forest Hill cemetery,
Houghton with services at St. Ignatius church. He worked at the Franklin
Stamp Mill a long time. He leaves a wife and 5 children-- Mr. Fred MITCHELL
and Mr. Richard MITCHELL of Chicago.
MARRIAGES
1888 Sept 6 Thursday--Mr. GEORGE KITTO wed Katie HODGE at the Hancock
Methodist church parsonage, last night. Mr. John KITTO was best man
and Miss Annie TAYLOR was bridesmaid.
1888 Sept 6 Thursday--At the Hancock Methodist parsonage on Tuesday
evening, Mr. Richard J. GUNDRY owner of the Hancock laundry wed Miss
Emma PENNELL. Mr. George DAVEY, of Franklin mine, was best man and the
bridesmaid was Miss Ida NICHOLLS.
DEATH
1888 Sept 13 Thursday--Mr. Augustin MONETTE, an aged and well know
citizen of Houghton, died at noon last Saturday at his home. He was
75 years old. The funeral was held at St. Ignatius Church, Houghton
and 65 carriages followed the casket to Forest Hill cemetery, Houghton
for the burial. He leaves a wife, Lucy and 10 children, the sons are--
Frank. Augustin and Fred; the daughters are-- Lucy, Mary, Exilda,
Fannie, Sophia, Odila and Ella. All the daughters are married and
their married names in the order above are: Mesdames Eustacie PAGE;
John GAGNON; Nelson RICKARD; Henry BOURBONAIS; Peter SUPPERNANT and
Charles RAELLE, Jr.
MARRIAGE
1888 Sept 13 Thursday--A bridal couple from Lake Linden left on
Tuesday's train for Marquette, Mr. Aristide PARENT wed Miss Amelia
PERREAULT. They were wed in Lake Linden by Father Mesnard.
DEATH
1888 Sept 13 Thursday--Mr. Wm H. BUTTERFIELD died last Saturday, Sept
6, at his Houghton home from heart disease at age 64 years. He was born
in Wayne County, New York and came to Houghton in 1857. He was connected
the transportation and mercantile firms in Portage Lake for a number of
years. He leaves a wife and 3 children-- Miss Cora and Messrs James and
George BUTTERFIELD.
NEWS ITEM
1888 Sept 20 Thursday--Captain Richard TREVELLICK, spoke to a large
audience in Germans Hall, Hancock, Friday morning. He gave a talk on
how conditions can be improved for labor by government help. He spoke
from 20 years of studying the problem. He was born in REDRUTH, CORNWALL,
ENGLAND, and came to America when he was young. At one time he was foreman
of the second largest shipyard in America and for many years he was a sea
Captain. He is 59 years old. The reporter on his talk objected to his coarse
language and his praising the Democratic Party in an area where the
Republican Party is in the majority.
MARRIAGES
1888 Sept 20 Thursday--There were two marriages in St. Ignatius Church,
Houghton at 8:OO AM Monday morning-- Mr. Hugo KRELLWITZ wed Miss Julia
Allie. Their attending couple was Samuel YORK and Miss Julia ALLIE - The
other marriage was, Mr. David ALLIE, brother to the bride listed above,
wed Miss Mary FAUSHIE. Their attendants were Mr. Henry DA FORGE and Miss
Jennie FAUSHIE.
1888 Sept 20 Thursday-- Mr. Michael C. DRISCOLL wed Miss Johanna DWYER,
both of Hancock, at St. Ann's church on Tuesday morning, Sept 18.
DEATHS
1888 Sept 20 Thursday-- Mrs. Wm OPITZ died at home in Hancock last Saturday
and was buried in the Hancock Protestant cemetery on Thursday from the German
Lutheran church. She was 60 years old. She was born in Germany and had lived
in Hancock 25 years. She leaves a husband and 4 grown children-- Mrs. Charles
LINDER; Mr. John OPITZ, an unmarried daughter and a son in the West.
1888 Sept 27 Thursday--Mrs. Mary WILLS, wife of Wm WILLS of Hurontown, near
East Houghton, while in the Hancock Catholic Cemetery, last Friday afternoon
attending the burial of a child of a friend, fell dead from apoplexy. While
leaving the ceremony she fell dead on the grave of her father, whose name
was SHERMACK and died some years ago. She was 50 years old and leaves a
husband and 6 grown children. She was buried at Forest Hill cemetery, Houghton.
MARRIAGE
1888 Sept 27 Thursday-- Mr. Nicholas SCHULER, an engineer on the Mineral
range passenger train, wed Miss Kate GRIB, last Thursday. The ceremony was
at Hancock German Lutheran church.
DEATH
1888 Oct 11 Thursday-- Wm HODGE, aged 39 years old, was buried at Forest
Hill cemetery yesterday. He was brother in law, Captain TAYLOR, of the
Huron mine, where he died of asthma.
MARRIAGE
1888 Oct 11 Thursday-- At Houghton, yesterday morning, Mr. A. DESCHAMPA
wed Miss Mary EDDY, both of Lake Linden.
MARRIAGES
1888 Oct 11 Thursday, At Houghton Episcopal Church, yesterday, Mr. Samuel
S. LINTNER of Aurora, Illinois wed Miss Anna NORTHY of Hancock.
1888 Oct 11 Thursday--At Houghton Episcopal Church, Mr. George P. HAHN wed
Miss Anna Isabella BEAUBIEN.
1888 Oct 11 Thursday, At the Hancock home of the bride, Mr. A. L. WORTLEY,
popular photographer wed Mrs. W. H. SOLIS. The groom's father, Rev Mr.
WORTLEY performed the service. They will live in Hancock.
1888 Oct 25 Thursday-- At the Houghton home of the bride, on Wednesday
morning, Mr. George GIBBS wed Miss Maria 0. LAMBERT, both of Houghton.
1888 Oct 25 Thursday-- At the Houghton home of the brides parents, on
last Thursday evening, Mr. Frank MAJOR wed Miss Emma HARRIS. The attendants
were Messrs. Edward and Harry MAJOR and Misses Lucy MAJOR and Josephine HARRIS.
1888 Oct 25 Thursday-- At the boarding place of the bride in Hancock on
Tuesday morning, Mr. Cornelius BEDELL of Quincy mill wed Miss *Millie/Mollie
DICKENS, a clerk in the sheriffs department. They will live in Hancock.
(*Note: from webmaster - file has name as Moillie)
DEATH
1888 Nov 1 Thursday-- On Oct 30, Fannie E. HANNAN, died at the Lake Linden
home of F. G. COGGIN , aged 33 years, for 15 years a faithful helper and
friend. The funeral took place from the home of Mr. COGGIN, Wednesday
afternoon.
MARRIAGES
1888 Nov 1 Thursday-- Mr. John CORNISH of Leadville, Colorado wed Miss
Amelia RICHARDS of the Franklin mine, Saturday evening at the Pewabic
Methodist church. Messrs George DAVEY and John RICHARDS, brother of the
bride, were groomsmen and Misses Amelia UREN and Kate RICHARDS, sister
of the bride were bridesmaids. They will live in Leadville, Colorado.
1888 Nov 8 Thursday--Mr. John KROLL wed Miss Emma BENTLEY at 7AM this
morning, by Rev. C.C. PELLEN. Both are of Houghton.
DEATH
1888 Nov 8 Thursday-- Mrs. Delila PATTENATE of Atlantic Mine, was
found dead in bed by her husband on Sunday night. She died of heart
disease. She leaves a husband.
MARRIAGE
1888 Nov 8 Thursday--At St. Joseph's Church, Hancock, this morning,
Mr. John THERRION wed Miss Ida SCHULTE of Hancock.
DEATH
1888 Nov 8 Thursday-The funeral of Jeremiah CROWLEY last Sunday morning
from St. Ann's Church t o the Hancock Catholic cemetery. He was 53 years
old. He leaves a wife and a large family of children most grown.
DEATH
1888 Nov 8 Thursday-- Mrs. Mary BOSCH, wife of Joseph BOSCH, and daughter
of Mr. and Joseph WERTIN of Hancock. died at her Lake Linden home last
Saturday afternoon, Nov 3. She was buried in Lake Linden Catholic cemetery.
She was 41 years old and leaves a husband a daughter aged 10 years, parents
and three brothers- Bishop VERTIN of Marquette; Joseph WERTIN of Red Jacket
and George WERTIN of Hancock.
MARRIAGE
1888 Nov 15 Thursday-- At St. Ann's Church, Hancock, Tuesday morning,
Mr. Henry ROHL wed Miss Margaret SULLIVAN of Franklin.
DEATHS
1888 Nov 22 Thursday-- Wm ROGERS, who has been employed for a number of
years on the surface of the Franklin Mine, died at his Hancock home last
Saturday afternoon, aged 59 years old. He was born in CORNWALL, ENGLAND
and has lived in the copper district the last 40 years. The funeral was
held at the Methodist church of Hancock and he was buried in the Hancock
Protestant cemetery.
1888 Dec 6 Thursday-- Mrs. Elizabeth BEDELL, wife of George BEDELL, head
machinist at the Quincy mine, died Tuesday night, at her East Hancock
home. She was buried in the Hancock Protestant Cemetery. She was born
in Yorkshire, England in 1826 and came with her husband to Hancock in
1861. She leaves her husband and 3 children--Mrs. Robert STEWART; Messrs
Cornelius and James BEDELL.
MARRIAGES
1888 Dec 6 Thursday--At the Hancock Methodist Parsonage. Last Thursday,
Mr. Frank CARTER wed Miss Minnie WHITE, both of Hancock.
1888 Dec 6 Thursday--At the Hancock Methodist parsonage, last Thursday--
Mr. Joseph SODDY wed Miss Louisa McKINNEY, both of Calumet.
1888 Dec 6 Thursday-- At the East Hancock home of the brides father, last
Thursday evening, Mr. John F. FUNKEY, son of superintendent John FUNKEY of
the Franklin mill, wed Miss Minnie WAGNER, daughter of Fred WAGNER, head
carpenter at the Quincy mill.
NEWS ITEM
1888 Dec 13 Thursday- At Copper Falls mine, Keweenaw County, A miner, James
BERRIMAN, was knocked senseless but he was not seriously injured, last
Saturday.
DEATH
1888 Dec 13 Thursday-- At Central mine, Keweenaw County, Mr. Wm MARTIN was
killed by a fall of ground on last Thursday night. His brother was standing
at a distance of 10 feet and was a witness to the accident. He was about 27
years old leaves a wife and 2 children to mourn his loss. The funeral was
held on last Saturday.
MARRIAGE
1888 Dec 20 Thursday-- In Houghton Methodist church last Night, Mr. Albert
E. STOYLE wed Miss Georgia A. P. WALDRON, daughter of Mes E. WALDRON. The
attendants were Miss Jessie STOYLE and Mr. Charles WALDRON.
File contributed for use in Houghton Co. USGenWeb Archives by Dick and
June Ross.
plh 2001