Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2016 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== A History of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan and its People, Vol. III by Alvah L. Sawyer Lewis Pub. Co., Chicago - 1911 [1117-1118] ARTHUR A. JUTTNER.- It is a matter of gratification to find num- bered among the representative business men of the city of Menominee a definite quota of those who claim this city as the place of their nativity and who have here found ample scope for effective effort along normal and legitimate lines of business. Of this number is he whose name initiates this review. MR. JUTTNER, who is the present incumbent of the office of county road commissioner, has also served as a valued member of the city council, has been a prominent figure in local affairs of a public order, and he is the proprietor of the National hotel, one of the most popular hostelries of the Upper Peninsula. He is also engaged in the real estate business, in which his operations have been of wide scope and importance. ARTHUR ALBERT JUTTNER was born in Menominee, Michigan, on the 2d of December, 1865, and is the son of JOSEPH and WILHELMINA JUTTNER, both natives of Germany, where the former was born on the 6th of December, 1833. Their marriage was solemnized in Menominee, and of their five children three are living: HUGO, the first-born, was drowned in Green Bay, Wisconsin, when twelve years of age; the sub- ject of this sketch was the next in order of birth; EMMA is the wife of NICHOLAS BURR, of Green Bay, Wisconsin ; OTTO J. is a resident of Milwaukee, of that state; and the fifth child died in infancy. The mother of these children died in 1868, and the father subsequently married Miss MARY MARSHALEK, who survives him, as do also seven of their children. JOSEPH JUTTNER was reared and educated in his native land, from whence he came to America in 1853, making the voyage in a sailing vessel, and landing in New York City. From the national metropolis he made his way to Chicago, and after remaining a short time in that city he removed to Muskegon, Michigan, where he was employed in a saw mill for a considerable time. From that place he removed to Flat Rock, Delta county, Michigan, where he continued to be similarly engaged until 1855, when he took up his residence in Menominee, where he continued to be identified with lumbering operations until the early sixties, when he turned his attention to the fishing business, in which he was interested until 1871. He then engaged in the hotel business, and in the spring of 1872 he opened the National Hotel, which at the time was the best hotel in the city. In 1881 he rented the hotel property and made a visit to his native land. Upon his return to Menominee he erected what is known as the National hotel, and this was one of the first brick buildings constructed in Menom- inee. The hotel constitutes a portion of the JUTTNER Block, which was completed in 1883. He became an extensive dealer in real estate, and through his connection therewith did much to further the upbuilding and progress of the city and county. In 1884 he again actively identified himself with the hotel business, in which he continued to be engaged until the time of his death, which occurred on the 13th of October, 1890. He was a man of strong individuality, sterling inte- grity and marked business ability, and was one of the well known and highly honored pioneer citizens of this section of the state. He served for a number of years as a member of the board of county supervisors, and for several terms was a valued member of the board of education of Menominee, having held this position at the time when the first high school building was erected. Before the incorporation of Menominee as a city he had been called upon to serve in various offices. He concerned himself actively in connection with the development of the iron industry and his capitalistic and business interests eventually placed him among the most substantial men of the county. In politics he was a staunch Democrat, and in a fraternal way he was identitied with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. ARTHUR A. JUTTNER, the immediate subject of this review, was reared to maturity in Menominee, to whose public schools he is indebted for his early education. He early became associated with his father's hotel and real-estate interests, and since the death of his father he has continued in the real estate business and is also proprietor of the National Hotel, which received a large and appreciative patronage from the traveling public and which has ever maintained a high repu- tation. In connection with his real-estate operations, he added a general insurance department in 1906, and in the autumn of 1908 he admitted to partnership C. WEINHART, since which time the real estate and insurance business had been continued under the firm name of JUTTNER & WEINHART. As a business man and loyal public citizen, MR. JUTTNER has well upheld the prestige of the honored name which he bears and is essentially progressive and public spirited. In 1899 he was elected to represent the Second ward in the city council, through which body he was re-elected in 1901 and 1903. He had the distinction of serving two terms as president of the council, and as a member of this municipal body he put forth his best efforts to conserve good government and to promote the best interests of the community. In 1898 MR. JUTTNER was elected county road commissioner for a term of six years, and in March, 1909, he was again elected to this office for a term of the same duration. He has been recognized as one of the leaders in the ranks of the Democratic party in this section of the state, and in 1900 he was a delegate to the national Democratic con- vention at Kansas City. He was again elected to the city council in 1910. He is affiliated with the Marinette Lodge, No. 442, Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks; Menominee Lodge, No. 107, Knights of Pythias, of which he is past chancellor; Menominee Aerie, No. 517, Fraternal Order of Eagles; and the Menominee Turn Verein. On the 15th of February, 1905, was solemnized the marriage of MR. JUTTNER and MISS ANNA C. SIEGER of Detroit, Michigan, and of the two children of this union the elder died in infancy. MARY E., the sur- viving child, was born on the 1st of July, 1907. ==========================================================================