The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-29
CHRISTMAS TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO..
Articles Reprinted From the Crystal Falls Annual"
Published Christmas Week 1884. by VIM. Doyle.

She was born In Ontario county. New
York, December IA. 1896.
d. G. Lockwood, the proprietor o
the popular Lockwood House. arriveC
in July 1881. He is lumberman By
profession. and came to Crystal Falls
to build and put in operation sawmil
for the Crystal Falls Iron Go. H.
worked for the company until March
Of the following year when he com
menced the construction OF his present
elegant hotel. Mr.. Lockwood has beer
moderator of the school district since
its organization, and has always taken
an interest in the towns welfare. he
is an ardent Republican, and has &C.
lively participated IN all party work in
this portion Of the State. He was Pre-.
sident of the Blaine and Logan Club
organized here during the last camp
align. and 10 his efforts mostly is due
the large Republican majority achieved
in Crystal Falls, which was heretofore
Democratic.
J..E. Bower, who was the first per-
son 10 erect dwelling place on the
town site. arrived in June. 1881. Mr..
Bower was born In st. Joseph county,
Mich. In 1858. He lived there until
1851 when be decided upon locating
some new town. He made a trip to
Point ST. Ignace, but there he found
business overdone He-was then EN-.
ployed 10 bring a horse from Colon.
Michigan. 10 Norway. for DIR. McCloud
who had purchased the animal from
H. G. Kimball. He made the trip in
about seven days. five of which were
spent on horseback, and two on board
steamer, which he boarded at Grand
Haven, and crossed over TO Milwaukee.
and from there to Menominee. The
trip from Menomine 10 Norway was
made without saddle, except coffee
sack. On arriving here he remained
with DIR. Kimball one week at the mill
location, and then built bough shanty
on the town site The roof was made
Of Eastwood bark, and hemlock boughs
answered for siding. flooring, etc. His
wife arrived early in July. and they
lived in this hut until building was
sufficiently completed to permit OF
moving into. This house was two
story building. 24x40, and was erected
in July and August.
Mr. Bower opened the first hotel in
Crystal Falls in this building. IL was
known as the Bower House. He went
into the drug business in July. 1882.
and has since been thus engaged.
A. Justified proprietor of The
Fair. was born in Bohemin, 1853, of
poor parents. He attended school until
~ years Old when he went into the
general merchandise business serving
in the capacity Of clerk. After few
years he became general manager Of a
store in Hungary. He next went to
Vienna, and took position as travel
ing salesman. which position he held
until coming to America, in the latter
part of 1879. While in Hungary.
through hard study be acquired an ex
tensive knowledge Of language and
bookkeeping. He is conversant with
German, French. Bohemia. Hungarian
and Polish as we'll as English. On
coming To America he settled in
Oconto, and from there came 20 Crystal
Falls 10 manage the business establish
ed by Joseph Laev. of Oconto, and be-
came partner when the firm changed
10 Lacy. Greensburg a. Co. On the
dissolution OF the firm last spring, Mr..
Justified opened up business here for
himself He is now filling the position
of town clerk for the second term. He
came to Crystal Falls March /. 1882.
Mr.. Justified is a public-spirited citi-
zen. az we'll as an enterprising man
His success at The Fair" is deserved.
and IL Is only TO be hoped that he will
reap his share Of the profits on re-
turn Of business activity.
ID. Bannerman. one Of our sturdy
pioneers and enterprising aud success
full business men. was born in Edin.
burgh. Scotland He came TO America
in 1874, and worked at iron molding
for about year In Boston Then he
went TO Chicago and worked for time
In the North Chicago Rolling Mills.
In the spring Of 1873 he started in the
furniture business there and made con
siderable money but u bank failure
almost did him mp SO 10 speak.
In 1876 he moved 30 Menominee and
went into the dry goods business. Re-
naming there aboat three wears ne
went to Iron Mountain and established
an hotel and general store He closed
out his business there about two years
ago. He built one-story building in
Crystal falls in the fall OF 1881. which
was the third building erected here.
Additions have since been added. until