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Portrait And Biographical Album Of Mecosta County, Mich. Containing
Portraits And Biographical Sketches of Prominent And Representative
Citizens of the County together with Portraits And Biographies of All The
Presidents Of The United States  And Governors of the State.  Also
Containing A Complete History of The County, From Its Earliest Settlement
To the Present Time.  Chicago, Chapman Bros. 1883

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REITER, John E.
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John E. Reiter, proprietor of steam saw-mill at Sylvester, Hinton, Tp., was
born in New Jersey, Aug. 18, 1851.  His parents were John B. and Mary A.
(Burns) Reiter.  The father was born in Baden Germany, and the mother was a
native of Ireland.  They were married in New Jersey, whither they emigrated
from their respective countries, and later removed to Pennsylvania, where
the father is still living, and where the mother died, June 11, 1834(sic).
Mr. Reiter went to Pennsylvania, with his parents, and was there engaged in
farming, lumbering, and attended Eastman’s Commercial College three months.
In 1877, he came to this county, and became one-half owner by purchase of
the steam and saw-mill located at Sylvester, and owned and managed by
Joseph Misho and Darum B. Kelley.  He bought the interest of the latter.
This was afterward burned, and in the summer of 1882 he erected the mill
which he now operates.  Its capacity is 10,000 feet of lumber daily.  Mr.
Reiter is a Republican in politics, and has been School Director two years.
Hi is interested in the progress of the temperance work, and lends his
influence to all reformatory measures.

Mr. Reiter was married in Reed City, Mich., Sept. 20, 1878, to Jane,
daughter of James and Catherine (Flanagan) Decker.  (See sketch of James
Decker.)

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