1888 MONTREAL, WISCONSIN

Post Office situated at the Pence Branch of Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western Railway, about three miles from Hurley.

 

GENERAL DIRECTORY

Day, FD ... general merchandise and miner's supplies

Furnett, William ... clerk, FD Day

LeClair, J.J. ... manager, FD Day

Lewis, John ... mining capt.

Nelson, N.E. ...teamster, FD Day

Postmaster ... F D Day

Trezona, Richard ... mining capt, Pence Mine

Web, Samuel ... mining capt, 33 Iron Mining Co. (Montreal Mining Co)

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1888 PENCE, WISCONSIN

Pence is a small town, situated in the Northeastern part of Ashland County, Wis., on the Pence branch of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railway, about four miles west of Hurley. It is located at the western extremity of the iron formation as developed, and is surrounded by numerous promising options, and is supported by the trade derived therefrom. Its population is about 630 people, which number will gradually increase as that part of the range develops.

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GENERAL DIRECTORY

Anderson John, (Lund & Anderson) ...  saloon and boarding house.

Barbelasa  ... saloon and boarding house.

Brooks M. ...  deputy marshal.

Card Mrs L S. ...  prop Frontier House. Cummins A1, saloon,

Frontier House , Mrs L S Card prop.

Lund, C (Lund & Anderson) ...  saloon and boarding house.

Mallory, P ...  saloon.

McCartey, John ...  saloon and boarding house.

McNeil, P ...  saloon and public hall

Moarse & Co ...  saloon and boarding house.

Pedro David C ...  saloon and boarding house.

 

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1888 HOYT, WISCONSIN

A junction of the Range Branch of the Wisconsin Central

Railway and Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western Railway in the

eastern part of Ashland County, Wis, about five miles from

Hurley

 

GENERAL DIRECTORY

Cutter, Thomas ...  switchman W C Rwy

Donner, D B. ...  switchman W C Rwy.

Earbeck, C. ...   saloon.

Snyder J. ...  agt W C Rwy.

Stack J. ...  engineer W C Rwy.

Van Oss J. ...  yardmaster W C Rwy.