The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-02
"A TeamSter Meets In
slant Death This
Morning.
He Fell From II Beer Wagon
THE Wagon wheel Ran Over HIS
Head snd Crushed It-Other
Laurium Events.

a very sad accident happened this
morning and resulted in the instant
death of a Young man named Joseph
Fouryllle who was employed in driving
one OF the Bosch brewing company's
teams from Lake Linden to Laurum.
The young man was subject to fits and
was taken with one this morning while
on the top ii the beer wagon climbing
a hill, about half way up from Lake Lin
den. He fell off the wagon to the ground
behind the horses feet and the front
wheel OF the hea vly loaded wag ION passed
over his head Death resulted instantly,
hi head being crushed. The young man
had similar ii few weeks ago, but
the teamsters on the other wagons ran
TO his aid and stopped the horses. This
morning however, he was IN the lead,
aud they saw him crushed TO death be-
fore they could assist him.
The body was removed to his home at
Lake Linden. The young man was %
gears OF age.
Mr.. W. S. Smeei who recently resigned
his position with Mr.. Sivert Olson, the
furniture dealer of Red Jacket will short
ly open a store of his own ia Laurium,
Ia the new Charter block on Hecla street.
Me- Smeed Intends leaving in few days
FOR Grand Rapids and Chicago where he
will purchase complete stock OF house
hold furnitu and undertaking stock
with which TO stock the new store. Mr.. |
Smeed will use che room IN the rear OF
che IN ain store room for his work room |
ke1 moulding department and he will al
30 o artition off some of the main store |
room for the undertaking department |
lNud casket parlor. He will carry an en- |
sireIy new stock OF furniture and it will |
s,e strictly up.to-date. Mr. Smeed's long |
experience in the business will undoubt-
edty bring him large amount OF bus,- |
aess and the fact that he has opened up |
IA & comparatively new field in one
branch Of the business will also help him.
2r. Smeed intends to have his new place |
nc business ready about the 18th OF the |
pcesent month.
Mr.. Alfred Richards OF Sault Ste Marie,
~ az in the city yesterday looking over |
The ground with the intention OF start |
aug gents furnishing house here Mr.. |
Richards WAS formerly Lake Linden !
B0T and has many friends throughout |
the copper country who would be glad to |
zee him return to the county. He is |
40 { certain whether he will locate in Red !
Jacket or IN this city, but il he comes
here he will occupy one department in
the new Quello building on Hecla street.
Mr.. Richards has good business at the
Soc out is anxious TO open up some
where in this vicinity.
TIE new carriage works which will be
stsrted here soon is TO be quite an ex-
rtex siye plant. Mr.. Joe Hebert, formerly
xieEl the Green Bay carriage company
Who ia at the head OF the new concern
"A here now looking over the ground. He
"a one OF the best known travelling men
that visi % this part OF the country and
has g een travelingin this section for the
aast ten-yeers. The new building will be
A tEree-story affair, the first story OF
which will be for the carriage works, the
second for blacksmithy and the third
for g. paint shop. The work on the foun-
rIaGion is being rushed.
Ton Bawden, of Lake Linden, has
lpened grocery store on the corner OF
sIeele. and Torch Lake streets in the new
,UilGing which was put up there this
-ummer. He ia now comfortably located
tud has one OF the neatest stands in the
lty. TEE location is excellent and there
40 reason why he should not enjoy a
good trade.