1888

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JESSIEVILLE, MICH.

 

HISTORY OF JESSIEVILLE situated at the Iron King and Pabst mines between Bessemer and Ironwood on a spur of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway. It has a population of about 200 people, with it a number of business houses and is supported by the numerous mines and options lying around it.

 

Anderson & Birch ... general mdse

Barnette, James ...  saloon

Birch Chas ...  asst postmaster

Carlson Chas … boot and shoe maker

Censtaon, August … saloon

Corbett Edward ...boarding house

Donley & Newman …  saloon and billiard hall

Donnelly, Peter ... saloon

Downs, M L …  postmaster

Gremore, John …  boarding house

Larson & Skemfer ... saloon & boarding house

McDonald, Hugh …  constable and deputy marshal

Nelson, Andrew … night watchman

Newman, Victor ...  prop Suomalamen Hotel

Niemi, Miss Sophia ... Laundry

Peterson, Mrs Martin ...  boarding house

Suomalamen Hotel ...  Victor Newman prop

 

 

SIEMENS, MICHIGAN

 

HISTORY OF SIEMENS

It is situated about midway between the towns of Bessemer and Ironwood on the main line of the Lake Shore Road and where the Jessieville and Puritan branches connect with it. It is the shipping point of the output of the Iron King, Pabst, Puritan and other mines The railroad coal sheds are situated here.

 

GENERAL DIRECTORY

Mosher, Fred ...  Yardmaster Mil L S & W Rwy

Price, John ... section foreman Mil L S & W Rwy

Talo,R C  ... agt Mil L S & W Rwy.

 

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IRONDALE, MICHIGAN

 

HISTORY OF IRONDALE (now known as Ramsay)

Irondale is a small place situated on the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railways about midway between the villages of Bessemer and Wakefield, in the county of Gogebic. Black River runs through the town, and is utilized as a mill pond by A Weed & Co, who have a saw and planing mill at this place they having built a dam here to, back the water up for that purpose. The settlement of the place was begun about 2 years ago. Its main support is the sawmill at A. Weed & Co. But there are large mining interests near the place, and the Anvil, are of the prominent mines on the range, is situated within a mile from its limits. The East Anvil, Gogebic, Miner & Wells Rhinelander, and Mikado iron mining options are located within a short distance from the place

 

GENERAL DIRECTORY

Barnett, Fred …  bookkeeper A Weed & Co.

Bietrich, A …  agent for Hoxie & Muller

Black River Hotel … Dorsey & Waters prop.

Bodoh, Richard …  boarding house.

Commercial Hotel …  B Norman prop.

Dorsey & Waters, prop Black River Hotel

Hubbard M & Co, general merchandise.

Hubbard, M …  foreman A Weed & Co,

Humble, John …  mining capt East Anvil Mining Co.

Koob, Frank V …  mining capt Miner & Wells Mining Co.

Lucia, E …  postmaster

Lucia, W …  assistant, postmaster

Martin, D E …  mining capt Rhinelander Mining Co,

Norman, H …  prop Commercial Hotel

Tilly, J … clerk M Hubbard & Co.

Walls, William …  mining capt Gogebic Iron Mining Co.

Waters & Butler, boarding house and saloon

Weed A & Co. lumber and shingle mfg.