THE MINING GAZETTE (under various names) of Houghton County, Michigan Copyright © 1998 by Dick and June Ross. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ pg. 20 PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Mar 7, 1872 Village Elections: Houghton - The election which took place in Houghton, Tues, Mar 5th, resulted in placing in office the folowing gentlemen for the ensuing year: Trustees - J.H. BLANDY, T.W. EDWARDS, Frank HAHN Recorder - E.P. KIBBEE Marshal - Maurice SPRING Treasurer - Gerhard URFELS Attorney - A. W. HENSSLER Hancock - the following were elected, Mar 5 in Hancock: President - Max. H. MENDELBAUM Trustees - Edward RYAN, Mathew MORALEE, Adolph RUHL, John HOCKING, Peter RUPPE, John MCGRATH Clerk - Michael FINN Treasurer - David S. KENDALL Marshal - Jeremiah CRONIN Street Commissioners - Dennis COUGHLIN, James P. PEARCE Assessors - Thomas D. MEADS, James H. OLDS Pound Master - Jeremiah CRONIN Fire Wardens - Christ. BROEMER, William HARRY The building occupied by Mr Frank MAYWORM as a shoe store, in this village, had a very narrow escape from destruction by fire early Saturday morning.............. Smoldering embers, burned the floor, and was making rapid headway when discovered by the nightwatchman, Mr Maurice SPRING who put the fire out. Hon. F.G. WHITE, senator from the 32nd district, and Hon. C.E. HOLLAND, Representative from Houghton county, departed last Monday for Lansing, to be on hand for the extra session of the Legislature, which convenes at the State capital on Wed. Mr A. DOOLITTLE, of Calumet, Mich, was prostrated by a paralytic stroke, the other day,in his cutter, while returning from Ontonagon to his home...... The three mile contest between Col. CROOKS' little mare Black Crook, and running mate, and Mr P. GOTTSTEIN's horse, which took place last Thursday, on the ice on Portage Lake, resulted in favor of Black Crook, which won two out of the three heats. The time made in trotting each heat was under three minutes. Mr GOTTSTEIN's horse was driven by Mr J. ALLEN, of this place, and the team by Mr Luke WELSH. Removed: Mr T.N. LEE, postmaster at Hancock, has been removed, and Mr T. D. MEADE appointed in his place. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE March 14, 1872 On Saturday evening last Mar 9, Mr Wm. BATH, of Phoenix, Mich, gave a first- class entertainment in the schoolhouse, on the mine, to a large audience...... Michael NOLAN, the poor soul who froze his hands at L'Anse some weeks ago had an amputation performed on him last Friday, by Dr Geo. FULLER, in this village, which resulted in his losing a part of both his hands. L'Anse: Mr EDGERTON, butcher, has returned from below with a number of fat cattle for use in his market. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Mar 21, 1872 Mr James HALEY, late village marshal and member of Continental Fire Co No. 1, who died last week, had one of the largest funerals ever seen on Portage Lake. Died: At the Congregational parsonage, Hancock, on the 6th inst, Mrs Ann Eliza, wife of Rev F.H. HOLLISTER, aged 33 years. Mrs Hollister was born in Dorchester, Mass, but passed the most of her childhood in Connecticut and Poughkeepsie, N.Y Obituary:On Thursday night, Mar 14, Mr Artemus DOOLITTLE, of Calumet, Mich, died at the house of Mr Edward SAYLES in Ontonagon........from a second paralytic stroke........He was one of the pioneers of Lake Superior, having removed from the neighborhood of Niagara Falls to the village of Ontonagon in 1853, where he carried on the business of tin smithing until he settled in this county a few years ago....... The deceased was in his 57th year when he died and leaves two children, (his wife died some years ago), one the wife of Mr Jay A HUBBELL, of this place, and the other a young man who at present is attending the Military Academy at Sing Sing, N. Y. Death: The wife of a man named Barney KILLIAN, living at Hurontown, while laboring under a temporary aberration of the mind, caused by sickness, armed herself early last Monday morning with a case-knife, and deliberately inflicted a cut in her abdomen.......The poor, unfortunate woman lived until Tuesday.... PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE March 28, 1872 The Lake Superior friends of Mr E.M. GREEN, formerly connected with the Cliff mine, will be glad to hear of that gentleman's prospective welidoing in Columbus, Ohio, in which city he has located and gone into active business. The winter term of Houghton High School closed Friday, the 22nd, for one........... week the creditable examinations and exercises reflect agreeably on Mr Wm P. SIDNAME, principal, and his able corps of assistants, Miss Mary MCDONALD, Annie M. BOLAN, Mrs M.A. MCINTYRE, Mary KELTY, and Ann BARRY. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Apr 4, 1872 A report is current that Mr F.G. WHITE, for a number of years connected with the mining interest of Houghton and Ontonagon counties, is to replace Mr JACKSON, the present Superintendent (of the Phoenix mine.) Mr A.P. THOMAS has left the Copper Falls......There is a rumor that Captain Richard UREN has obtained a 'tribute' lease of the Franklin- Pewabic mines for three years............ Hon. S.W. HILL, the accredited Representative from Keweenaw county, was arraigned before the House of Representatives at Lansing, last week, on the charge of receiving a bribe in connection with a certain bill which was in the hands of a committee of which he was chairman............. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Apr 11, 1872 An excellent appointment: Mr. F.G. WHITE has been appointed superintendent of the Phoenix mine, and will assume the duties of his new position on the 15th of next May. The Hancock mine has been sold to Mr W.H. STREETER of this place. All the roads leading from Portage Lake are in a most deplorable state, owing to the recent thaw. The primitive dog-train is now used on the mail route between Portage and Ontonagon. The road between Hancock and Calumet is as bad as any, and if it was not for the relief had in taking the ice on Portage Lake and L'Anse Bay, Colonel CROOKS, the Eastern mail contractor, would find it exceedingly hard on his horses just now. We learn that Mr Peter WHITE, of Marquette, has presented that city with $10,000 for a public library and a fountain. Miner killed: On last Saturday, Andrew SOOEY, a young Norwegian, employed in the Schoolcraft, was killed in the sixth level of that mine by attempting to fire a hole the second time, which had failed in the first instance to go off. The sudden melting away of the snow last week caused the water to rise several inches on the groundfloor of Mr W. MILLER's block in this village. Mr LEVY, grocery merchant, occupying a store in the building, sustained a slight pecuniary loss..... The friends of the Hon S.W. HILL, representative from Keweenaw county, will be glad to learn that the charge of receiving a bribe in his legislative capacity, made against him by the Hon. A.P. SWINEFORD, member from Marquette county...... was not sustained by the evidence submitted to the committee........ Mr Thos. D. MEADS, who was some time ago appointed Postmaster of Hancock, Mich, vice Thos. N. LEE, whose term of office had expired, refuses to qualify for the position. The post office at Baraga has been reopened, with Mr E.A. CRITCHFIELD Postmaster. Mr A.S. STREETER has been appointed postmaster at Calumet, in place of A. DOOLITTLE, deceased. The following officers were elected (Continental Fire Co No 1, of Houghton): President, Francis MAYWORM; Vice-President, T.W. EDWARDS; Secretary, Emil E. MATZELD; Treasurer, R. M. HOAR; Foreman, Gottlieb HARTMANN; First Asst, Maurice SPRING; 2nd Asst, Rudolph ORTH; 3d Asst, James CREA; Steward, Maurice SPRING. The Calumet Base Ball Club elected: Pres., John CAMM; V.Pres, A.S. BROWNELL; SecTreas, J.N. COX; Directors, John CAMM, A.S. BROWNELL, T.H. SODDY, M.A. DELANO, and John HOGAN; Capt. Ist nine, A.S. BROWNELL; Capt 2d nine, Patric CUDD[HY. Lake Linden BB Club elected: J.E. ELLENBECKER, Pres; Alten MCINTYRE, V.Pres; Joseph MAYWORM, Secty; Syl. HOLLISTER, Treas; Richard MITCHELL, Capt lst nine. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Dick and June Ross.