The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 9

Escanaba Daily Press features SATURDAY SPECIAL pictures Is This Your Town? Lakeview Cemetery Begins 80th Year With Expansion By CLINT DUNATHAN Now beginning its 80th year of non-profit operation, Lakeview Cemetery is looking forward to another 75 to 100 years of service to the community with a program of expansion and improvement at the cemetery established when Escanaba was only 13 years old As first Still in operation, Lakeview is the resting place for many of the pioneers the humble whose graves are in public plots as well as the monument-marked graves of the famous. Here are buried many of the leaders business and industry, including Eli P. Royce, who surveyed the town for Nelson Ludington, and platted its widi streets and avenues; and another early-day man of fame, the Hon James H. McDonald, ant governor of Michigan for the years 1887-89. It is the McDonald memorial a short distance with- the gates of the cemetery entrance, dominating the grounds in that area.

McDonald was killed in a train accident on Jan. 19, 1889, at Elmwood station, about 100 miles west of Escanaba on the Menominee River branch of the Chicago North Western Railway. For A New Town While not among Escanaba pioneers who were instrumental organizing the Lakeview Cemetery Assn on Dec. 30, 1876. McDonald had purchased two lots in tiie cemetery Hie year before his death.

The purchase appears in the old minutes books of the Assn now jfc Hie possession of Lakeview Asan. secretary, Mrs. Ivan G. The east? written Jn a fine Spenoenen hand, reveals th.it preliminary steps in establishing a oemetery were taken on Dec. 16, 1876, at meeting in the office of Sknil GY Cheese Bring Fame To Crossroads Community LINT DI'NATHAN other parts of the Uppn IVi.m- ita payroll tot lead ng citizens, sula.

Lumbering began in the area Other names prominent in the Dairy Lumbering more than 100 years ago. White! community were those of Adam Hunting and fishing and lum- pine logs were floated down the Schaible in lumbering; Bur Buch- these describe the fea- rivers to the mills. Construction man, merchandise; John Darrow, LAKEVH-W CIMLTK.RYN most imprewive marker is this granite shaft raised above the grave of II. McDonald. Michigan lieutenant governor from 18H7 to 1889.

He was killed hi a train arcident 100 nt Karanaba on Ian 1MK9 emeteri who is directing improvement' at the cemetery as it enters 80th year in pictured standint near the (Daily Photo) Names of some of Illustrious citizens of an earlier day who later became the are among the men who formed operation Is aon-profit, the- only were killed in the railway acei- es paid for are to per 19. 1889 when the One of the products of town has won the community state-wide recognition, while the, town's watery front yard has been pictured as a sports fishing capital many associate With of the Soo Line railway and ex- timber and general store; and the nf nutinn the town. The lumbering activity tension of a branch to the town, town's respected physician, Dr. is less now than in an earlier time, plus utilization of hardwoods af- L. Laing.

but the hunting and fishing attract ter the white pine stands were de- With a population of about 600 thousands of persons each pleted, extended the life of the and named for the hurrying stream It is a bustling town that has lumbering industry. To this day that flows through the village, grown in population in the past the majority of the resi- Rapid River is the "highway cross- decade. Its residents are justly dents continue to be employed in of the central U. P. ares, proud of the recreational advant- some phase of lumbering.

It is host annually to thousands of the nation. The community is the center of an area whose history dates back to the but the site of that onginal settlement is now deserted and is seldom except by fishermen or The town that is the subject ages of the area and the good dairy for clerical help and in the main- wooden passenger coach in which quiz, how'ever, dates farms that support the creamery Community Leaders The business and principal firat secretary. This was only 13 Lakeview Cemetery Emil tenance of the cemetery, and the they were riding was derailed. years after Escanaba was settled. was then a raw little town surrounded by send hills dotted with ptne and scrub oak.

Early In 1877 committee met with Nelson Ludington, lumber tycoon and owner of the land on which the town was built, and purchased 10 acres of land the village and suitable for a At that time the cemetery was considered far out of town, and in 1888 the city was asked to build a board walk on Wells (now 1st Ave. leading to the Serve Without Pay Improvements were immediate- Glazer, Charles S. Beath, James funds are invested in U. S. Three men.

two women and their Robertson. Frank E. Bacon, George Government bonds to assure per- children, were injured. The acci- Ramspeck, James Atkinson and petual care. Stoll reported dent occurred between Iron Riv- Charles D.

Johnson. In those days and now, al! denominations may bury their dead at Lakeview, said Mrs. English, the Cemetery secretary. No salesmen or solicitors are employed. The present members of the Cemetery board are C.

W. Stoll, president; William Leiper, treasurer. Secretary Mrs. English, E. P.

Sawyer, grounds chairman; and Trustees R. Haddock. A. V. Aronson, C.

Arthur Anderson and i Robert Clayton. Joseph T. Holmes, Recently acquired areas will be er and Watersmeet. McDonald enclosed with matching steel fenc- and Cochrane bad left Escanaba ing as soon as conditions that morning on a business trip I will permit. The cemetery now to Ashland.

contains a total of 22 and a frac- Michigan's Gov. G. Luce tion acres, with a considerable sent messages of condolence and portion vacant in the older sec- an etnmisary. McDonald was born tion. The trend now is toward the in Northwest Invernesshire.

purchase of smaller lots and away Scotland, came to the United from the large family-size plots States to make a fortune in min- popular the past. mg investments, settled in Esca- In the new sections of the ceme- naba in the early and built tery the grave markers will be a mansion of a home at 2nd Ave. level with the ground, following a and 5th was elected and of fishermen and hunters; and rt is tin home of the Rapid River Coits beginning to 1886. the year be- where prize-winning cheese and dtntial areas of the town are con-j op Creamery producer of fore the railroad came through butter are made. This industry tained in the Cole Platt, so named butter and cheese that wins top Today it is best known because it brings to the farmers of the area because the settlement was plat- prizes at state fairs at Detroit and is the crossroads for traffic to an annual income of $450,000 and ted for the late Henry W.

Escanaba. Should Parents Give Teeners Allowance? Students Differ national trend in cemetery de- undertaken in the development formerly Escanaba auperin- new l.nd- the cemetery, the graves from tendent, Mxton i older cemetery on the north Non-Profit nnd all road, have been resurfaced with gravel within the past two years. Klrat Big Funeral Tiee trimming has Fire Ravages Bad Axe; More Titan 200 Perish Note. Michigan's his- have dt and there lory is rich and alive. Too often It scarcely a living piece of livestock liMt in the dullneKH of schooltiine left leMiuns.

In an effort to bring some The American Red Cross, still of thene to life, the follow- asking support from Congress, has mg has been compiled from rye- moved Into the area to do what it witness on file with the can Clara Barton, the chief of the Michigan Historical Collections at Red Cross, has dispatched her the of Mirhigan and aide- from her headquarters in aifctant director F. Clever Bald). slle, I First reports from Washington By JOHN BARHOI'R indicates that Great Britain, BAD AXE. Sept 6. France and several countries in is sweeping the Thumb Latin America have sent aid for area of Michigan and has all but) this stricken area.

Governor David destroyed this town as it drives H. Jerome will reportedly ask the By JOAN DeKIIAMBO Spending money is a problem reelected lieutenant governor on most of teen-agers, es- the Republican ticket, serving in peciallv those in high school, 1887, 1888 and until his death i All teens appear to need money In 1889 at the age of 56. during weeks filled with school A shocked and grieving commu- activities, like basketball games nity turned out for the funeral, and high school dances or for soft When the cortege reached the dnnkr at the local hangout after cleared cemetery gate, the end at the Me- i the school activities. Many of the teen ituderits at jof the McDonald monument, and had not yet started to move, re-1 Escanaba Senior High and Holy it now is visible for many blocks ported J. C.

Van Duzer, publisher Name High solve their own rnon- on 1st Ave. where the fun-, of the weekly Iron Port. ey problem with part time jobs, oral cortege moved slow ly along but most students get their spend- in 1889. at the burial of the ing money from their parents lieutenant governor. There are over 100 public, This week, four students of Es- McDonald and his business as- vate and undeveloped salt iter canaba's local high school were socinte, William F.

Cochrane, and beaches along the 400 miles of asked the following question: side of town were removed to; At the present rate of occu- Lakeview; and by 1893 the ceme- i pancy and with the additional tery had its own windmill for a space recently acquired, Lakeview i water supply for the grounds cemetery has an of I rmnming all paid lor. 75 to 1(10 aa.d Stoll The I trom fTOj I Horace T. Tuttle of Cleveland, Rhode coastline. mummm southwest ward, feeding on dead stumps and rubble left by lumbermen. The sky was black at midday and more than 200 have died.

It is the second major forest ft re sweep the state in ten years. Bad Axe residents have barn- state legislature for a quarter of a million dollars to help the three counties. Bad Drought Blamed The fire was bom of many small brush fires, which sprang up during the severe drought of August. Then caded their women and children in tbe wind which came up from the the Huron County Courthouse and south yesterday drove them into ai fighting the fire which has de- one huge blaze, stroyed almost every other building A similar fire ravaged the sou thin town. west of Michigan, Oct.

8, 1871, but The wall at fire, whipped by a it was overshadowed by the dis- gale yesterday is eating up waste astro us Chicago fire which ignited forest, farms and towns throughout the same day. The earlier fire had Tuscola, Lapeer and Huron eoun-, started in Holland, destroy- ties, mg the entire town arid spreading In Ditch from Manistee on the north from Lake Huron areas through eight counties, in one wide indicate residents there have taken belt of fire from the west to the refuge in the lake. One report from a farming area in Huron County tells how residents put their women and children into i ditch, covering it with boards and wet blankets, then turned to fight the fire. Casualty reports continue to roll in from the three county area and members of a commis- lon estimate that at IH MS) east of the state FOOTNOTE: The emergency service rendered by the American Red CroMi helped it earn, with its similar service in the flood work a few years later, well- deserved congressional support. The fire which blotted out the sun over Michigan called attention to eonaervatioo boi wan persons have lost their means of late to save itMJ to J04J died, suppurt.

1ml MM bwldlngs i aateae.) Do you think that high a I boys and girls should receive a weekly allowance from their If so, how much? If not. why not? Their comments: Harriet Williams. senior at Escanaba Senior depends on whether or not the student has a job. Any student who is receiving regular wages should not expect help from his parents. But since there are not enough part time jobs in Escanaba for all high school students, unemployed students must receive some financial help.

I do not know what a boy's need of money but a girl can use at least $1 or $2 a' Bill senior at Escana- not have a part time job. During the school year, I think it is more important to concentrate on school work rather than go out and try to earn spending money. I feel that parents should give their teen-age son or daughter at least $2 a week for spending Mary senior believe high school boys and girls should receive weekly allowances. If they 1 Earth Closest To Sun At This Time Of Year want to do justice to their si naba Senior 1 think they uke on ANN on a street corner waiting for the bus hard to believe that the earth is cioser to the sun now than at any other time the year. But it is! high school boys and girls should receive an allowance if they do JAC near the Escanaba Kewage Disposal Plant make a scene of wintry beauty after a snowfall.

The little bowed under the wiou in mock drjretion are jack and old settler on the right whose ta wearing the snow like a tutted So says University of Michigan stronomer Hazel who adds that the sun is as much as one and a half million mi es closer than the average of 93 As the month progresses there will be a slight increase in the length of the day and by the end of January have an hour more of daylight. However, Pio- job unless it is necessary. The student should acquire an ability to budget and save from his allowance, which would definitely help in the future. Parents and child million should have an agreement on the amount of the allowance. Some parents may want to give their child a little more money than ordinarily alloted and designate that certain articles of clothing also be bought with money.

The fesswr Losh amount of the allowance depends increasing hours of sunshine on the have colder weather. James Keldsen. senior at Holy Heat is being radiated away question whether a from the earth faster than it is student should have an allowance being received. not till the or not depend upon two things. These are whether or not the student has a job and how much ex- afford the boy or- girl an oppor- tra money the parents can afford.

I tunity to develop thriftiness and I think that young people should self-management which will aid rate of heating She rate of cooling that we may expect warmer weathor," she explaina And this occur until the beginning of February. The brightest star in the sky. Sinus, will be cut ihw month. Appearing in the constellation Canis Major, the Great Dog, thia star can be seen in the southeast below Orion just after dark. The three 111 belt point downward to Sirius, says the astronomer.

This star is of great interest to persons all over the world, she declares, because it is visible from almost every habitable part of the earth. one of our est neighbors. Its light takes less than nine years to reach us. Stomp Map SAN ANTONIO, Tex. erick Marsh, a post office clerk, make every effort to obtain a job in later life.

If it is impossible to presented the San Pedro library of their own for spending money a part time job, teen-agers a stamp map of the United States instead of relying upon their par- should go out of their way to do It's illustrated with more than ents. Not only would this help the extra work around the houae to stajnps commemorating his- blit it would! earn their allowance tawcal events and famoua men..