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Richard Bernard, John, carpenter Clark, J. M. & Co., general store Comstock, S. A., general store Current, David, mason and plasterer Floter, George, barber Lane, Mrs. G., hotel Miller, Chris, blacksmith Robinson, A. C., justice of peace Sandison, James, justice of peace Shaw, Thomas E., Postmaster, Hotel, Notary Public and Real Estate Van Loon, H., blacksmith Young, John, physician [204] - ALLIS - A country postoffice in Presque Isle county, 30 miles west of Rogers City, the judicial seat, and 25 southeast of Cheboygan, its shipping and banking point. It is on the tri-weekly mail route from Cheboygan to Adalaska; fare to Cheboygan, $1.25. James Sandison, postmaster. Augur, Rev. Richard (Methodist) Balonjie, John, general store Doolittle, O. L., justice Purdy, Emery, constable Sandison, James, Justice Sayers, Elijah, justice Sayers, Wm., constable [319] - BELL - Also known as False Presque Isle Harbor, is a postoffice established in 1884, in Presque Isle township, southeastern part of Presque Isle county, 31 miles south of Rogers, the county seat. Alpena, 15 miles south, is the banking point and nearest rail approach. Mail, semi-weekly. Hugh Gordon, postmaster. [464] - CRAWFORD'S QUARRY - Presque Isle county. See Quarry [765] - FALSE PRESQUE ISLE - Containing about a dozen settlers, is an island in Lake Huron, off Presque Isle county, 12 miles north of Alpena. Its nearest postoffice is at Bell. [773] - FISHER - A country postoffice on Lake Huron, in Krako township, Presque Isle county, 15 miles southeast of Rogers, the judicial seat, banking and shipping point, and 30 from Alpena. Semi-weekly stage to Alpena, fare $1.50. Mail, semi-weekly. [816] - GRACE - Population 75. On the shore of Hammond's Bay, Lake Huron, in Bearinger township, Presque Isle county, 24 miles northwest of Rogers, the county seat, and banking point, and 25 from Cheboygan, the nearest rail approach. Mail tri-weekly. Charles D. Bunton, postmaster. Begle, C. A., General Store and Sawmill Bruce, George, hotel Bunton, Charles D., Mngr C. A. Begle McArthur, A. J., carpenter Morrow, O., fisherman White, Wm., fisherman [902] (portions of page are missing) - HAGENSVILLE - Population 60. A postoffice in Belknap township, Presque Isle county, ** miles south of Rogers, the county seat, and nearest bank location, and **** Rogers its nearest railroad point (last portion illegible). Bade, Frederick, mason Bernard, Frederick, grist mill Hagan, Mrs. Bertha, general store Hoffman, R., genl store and ****** Klee, Wm., supervisor Nagel, Frederick, saw mill Orscott, Wm. W., teacher Reisner, F., general store Schultz, Wm., farmer Van Loon, Wm. H., teacher and **** Vlegelahn, Henry, saw mill Vlegelahn, Wm., thresher and ***** Wilson, Mathew, farmer Wilson, Wm. A., hotel Wilson, Wm. H., genl store and **** [903] - HAMMOND - Population 25. On the shore of Lake Huron, Rogers township, Presque Isle county, 18 miles northwest of Rogers, the judicial seat, and 28 southeast of Cheboygan, the nearest bank location and rail approach, with which place and Rogers it has tri-weekly communication by stage, fare, $1.50. A U.S. life-saving station is located here. George Bruce, postmaster. Finlayson, D. G., notary Finlayson, W. C., grocer Shular, Loftus, hotel Valentine, Capt. Joseph, U.S. life-saving service. [923] - HAWKS - A recently established postoffice in Presque Isle county. [934] - HOFFMAN - A flag station on the Alpena & Northern div. D. & M. Ry, in Presque Isle county, 25 miles by rail northwest of Alpena. [966] - HURST - A station on Alpena & Northern div. D. & M. Ry., in Presque Isle county, 24 miles by rail northwest of Alpena. [1199] - MAY LAKE JUNCTION - A station on Alpena & Northern R. R. div. D. & M. Ry., in Presque Isle county, 33 miles by rail northwest of Alpena, and 14 miles nearly south of Rogers. [1218] - METZ - A flag station and discontinued postoffice on the D. & M. R.R., in Metz township, Presque Isle county, 11 miles south of Rogers. Send mail to South Rogers. [1322-1323] - OCQUEOC - A country postoffice in Case township, Presque Isle county, 14 miles west of Rogers, the seat of justice. It is on the tri-weekly mail stage route from Cheboygan to Rogers, the latter being its usual banking and shipping point. J. Herbert, postmaster. Fitch, Joseph H., general store Godin, Louis, justice Hanter, W. W., general store Herbert, Joseph, General Store Jarvis, Joseph, nurseryman Livingstone, Peter, shoemaker McDonald, August D. T., justice Nessie, Joseph, teacher St. Clair, Robert, wagonmaker Schmidt, Ernest B., justice Villeburn, Joseph, farmer Walter, August, justice [1350] - PACK SIDING - A station on Alpena & Northern div. D. & M. Ry., in Presque Isle county, 40 miles by rail northwest of Alpena. [1376] - POLASKI - A station on Alpena & Northern div. D. & M. Ry., in Presque Isle county, 16-1/2 miles northwest of Alpena. [1405] - POSEN - Population 30. On the D. & M. Ry., in Posen township, Presque Isle county, 16 miles southeast of Rogers, the county seat, and 19 from Alpena. Has a Polish Roman Catholic church. Telephone connection with Alpena and Rogers. John Crawford, postmaster. Adams, A. H., shoes and harness Crawford Bros. (John and Martin), General Store, Hotel and Farm Impts. Elowski, Michael, flour and saw mill Koss, John, justice Kowalski, Lorenz, general store Lumback, Frank, justice Lynch, O. J., railroad agt Neal, David, blacksmith Ristow, Christian, justice Styma, Paul, justice Szepulenski, Anton, justice Vincent, V. D., general store [1407] - PRESQUE ISLE - A discontinued postoffice, in Presque Isle county. Send mail to Fisher. [1408] - QUARRY - Population 300. On shore of Lake Huron in Rogers township, Presque Isle county, 2-1/2 miles from Rogers, the county seat and banking point, and 9 from Metz, its shipping point by rail. Has Lutheran and Methodist churches. For business names see Rogers. Mail, daily. Mrs. E. Crawford, postmaster. [1430-1431] - ROGERS - Population, 600. The judicial seat of Presque Isle county, is an incorporated village, located on the shore of Lake Huron, 44 miles northwest of Alpena, 45 southeast of Cheboygan and 10-3/4 from Metz, on Alpena & Northern Ry., the present nearest railroad point. It was first settled in 1869, became incorporated as a village in March, 1872, and contains Catholic, Methodist and Lutheran churches, steam saw and planing mills, a bank - the Presque Isle County Bank - and a weekly newspaper - the Presque Isle County Advance. Stage daily to South Rogers; fare, $1.00, and to Cheboygan and Hammond tri-weekly. Telephone connection. Frank Sommer, jr., postmaster. Bazel Charles, justice. Bean Forrest, stage line. Bennett, Wm., justice Bertram, Gustav, lumberman Bertram, Otto, physician Bertram, Mrs. Wilhelmina, general store Bittner, Paul, brewer Bruder, Louis, county treasurer Bruder, Louis & Son, (Louis and Adolph A.), flour mill Bruning, Edward, saloon and sheriff Buenfeld, Albert, carpenter Caldwell, Wm. W., justice Central Hotel, Gottlob Mende propr. Chatfield, Charles F., lawyer City Hotel, Mrs. Louisa Kitchen propr. Covey, Griffin jr., lawyer Druckenmeller, Rev. J. D., (Lutheran) Dueltgen, Rudolph, probate judge Erskine, Edward, physician Ferdiltmann, John, blacksmith Franck, Herbert, blacksmith Grossman, John, flour mill, 1 mile w. Grulke, Albert, justice Gumm, Julius E., general store Hall, Wm. H., coroner Hanson, Henry, painter Hasenburg, Herman, meats Heath, Henry L., coroner Heslip, Matthew, county surveyor Hoch, Herman, shoemaker Hoeft, Herman, genl store and impts Inglesby, Philip A., lawyer International Hotel, Joseph Vogelhein propr. Isaminger, Charles W., physician Kitchen, Mrs. Louisa, propr City Hotel and livery Kuhlman, Edward, carpenter Kuhlman, Leopold, carpenter Kuhlman, Max, justice Larke, Dr. Frederic D., lumber and drugs Larke & Platz (Frederic D. Larke, Charles Platz Jr), Proprs Presque Isle County Advance. Lemster, Rev. J. (Lutheran) McCollom, Rev. B. R., (Methodist) McSpadden, J. L. & Co. (John L. McSpadden, Frederick Lincoln), shoes Maynard, John, barber Mende, Gottlob, propr Central Hotel Mende, Herman, barber Molloney, George W., lawyer Osgood, Charles H., Propr Presque Isle County Bank Papke, Ernest, saloon Platz Bros (Henry, Charles jr, Frank C. and Fred F.), shingle mnfrs. Platz, Frank C., drugs and genl store Platz, Henry, lumber Poch, Emil, general store Poch, Rudolph, farm impts Potzger, Rev. B. (Lutheran) Presque Isle County Advance, Larke & Platz Proprs. Presque Isle County Bank, Charles H. Osgood Propr. Rice, Wm. E., Prosecuting Attorney Rowell, David, circuit court comnr Schmidt, Wm., register of deeds Schwan, Rev. Christian (Lutheran) Smith, Joseph, County Clerk and Justice of the Peace Sommer, Frank sr., cabinetmaker Sommer, Frank jr., postmaster Thomas, Philip, saloon Vogelhein, Joseph, propr International Hotel Wick, Henry, saloon Yoenke, Frederick, well driller Zinke, Albert, wagonmaker - ROGERS CITY - Presque Isle county. Name changed to Rogers. [1533] - SHAW - Presque Isle county. Name changed to Onaway. [1552] - SOUTH ROGERS - Population 50. On the D. & M. Ry., in Belknap township, Presque Isle county, 11 miles south of Rogers, the county seat and banking point, and 26 by rail from Alpena. Stage daily to Rogers; fare $1. Telephone connection with Alpena. John Hein, postmaster. Bessar, Herman, saw mill Cain, W. C., general store Cully, J. J., blacksmith Hoffman, Robert, general store, 2 miles e. Hoski, John, justice Murchison, M. D., railroad agt Parr, W., physician Pepper, Jerome, hotel Speas & Gross, General Store [1610] - VINCENT - Presque Isle county. A station on the Alpena & Northern div. D. & M. Ry. 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