The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-11
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Home for Old Ladies' and the Child.
ren'- IL me tsOciety Of Upper
Michigan

Last week Mrs. Harlow declared h r
intention To Rev. F. A. Holtzhausen of
donating three acres Of land for the pur-
pose OF having built thereon home for
old ladies and the Children's Home So
Getty of Upper Michigan. The site is a
magnificent one. The whole surround
ing country is charming and the view
most extensive. From it's lofty summit
the eyes rest upon low plain, skirting
quite shapely the rising mount, with ele-
waited ground covered With trees rising
from il 10 every direction. Two miles
east a large part of the city OF Marquette
with it's many church spires and noted
public buildings are seen; and beyond the
trees and the city, the great lake in its
full sweep with Presq1r Island rising out
of il IL visible
Another very pleasing and profitable
feature of the site il the water fall the
sounding OF which makes music summer
and winter. The fall il from 10 TO 20
feet high, and will be utilized to serve the
home with an abundant supply OF fresh,
pure spring water. The swiftly flowing
brook maSing its way across the entire
site will, no doubt, he enjoyed by old and
young. This de ightful spot Mrs. Har-
low has donated in memo OF her
mother, Mrs Bacon, who lived for many
years in the house which il still standing
on the old homestead
The donor il certainly to be cougratu.
lated on giving This beautiful rite, and
having an institution erected on her
large property which will stand az a
monument Of noble generosity, an orna-
ment adjoining TO our glorious christian
ity, and a perpetual token OF good will
20 men" for the coming ages.
The idea Of building a home for old
ladies Of the Upper Peninsula originated
with Rev. f. A. lloltzhausen, who few
months ago organ eel the Upper Michi-
gan Chldren's Hone society. During
the few months it has been in operation
twelve children have been cared for, rang
ing in age from three weeks to IL years
old. Seven have been sent To you'd
homes, and Ave are still under the care Of
the society at 800 Front street. Mar
quette. The house occupied by the soci-
ETY. il quite pleasantly located in the cen
trail part Of the city, having Ia building
50x150 feet. The rooms are as conven-
iently arranged IA could be expected 10 n
private dwelling.
The Upper Michigan Children's Home
Society is highly fortunate 10 having for
is officers and trustees gentlemen who
are well known and highly esteemed, and
whose business capacities are cure
guarantee that the affairs OF the society
will be well attended to-
The officers are IA follows:
PresIdent-J NJ. Longyear.
Vice. resdent-E. W Towar
Treasurer-E. w. Allan
Secretary and Attorney-A. +. Miller
snperintendent-F. A. Holtzhausen.
The names Of the trustees are: John
Quincy Adams, Negaunee; Prof. II. C.
Bird, Menominee; II. A. Barr. Escapaba;
DIR. J. ID. Cameron, Iron Mountain; Judge
John A. Colwess, Sault Ste. Marie; j. \.
Curry. Ironwood; John Fisher. Crystal
FALL; Henry Hoffman, st. Ignace; VIII
ham Kelly, Norway; J. q. Look, sault
Ste. Marie; DR.. G.. :. Loope, Bessemer;
Hon. Richard Mason, Gladstone; John ID.
Nersereau. Manistique; Edward ID. Mel
ION, Ironwood; Hon. y. Pascoe, Republic;
lanes Pryor, Houghton; l.. VI. Richard !