The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24
FRIENDS FEEL A
PERSONAL LOSS
HoUoHToN BUSINESS MEN PAY
TRIBUTES TO LATE HORACE
J. STEVENS AS CITIZEN
AND EXPERT.

That the late Horace J. Stevens.
whose sudden death came as such
shock TO the community on Monday
evening. was one Of the best liked anu
most highly appreciated residents OF
the copper country, was manifested by
the sincere expressions that came from
the lips Of those who had opportunity
10 know him we'll through business
and social intercourse and long ac-
quaintance, and even from those whose
acquaintance, although brief, has en-
deared him 10 them and made ms
Varsatue abilities apparent.
r. W. Thompson, secretary Of the
American Mining Institute who has
been in Houghton FOR the past week
10 promote the organizing If an upper
peninsula chapter Of the institute said
that he deeply deplored the loss of Mr..
Stevens, whose assistance m the move
ment was highly appreciated In fact
II was through AIr. Stevens that Mr..
Thompson had been induced To come
here, and a large part OF the dag on
Monday had been spent in company
with Mr.. Stevens visiting local minirs
men. He was one of the most thor
ough and painstaking men have ever
met and his death will delay the pro-
gress OF the work Of organizing the
institute" said Mr. Thompson.
w. d. Calverley said: Il loved
Horace Stevens. and the longer 1 knew
him the more 1 grew 10 love him. lie
was one of the best citizens Houghton
ever had. He was honest. and ever
strove TO be accurate and right in what
he wrote or said. seldom If ever making
a misstatcmcnt. knowingly. He did
much 20 build up the large business Of
the Houghton pcstoGicc, through the
dissemination of his books. and 1 know
Of no one who could step into his place
in the community and nj IL ade-
quately.
j. H. Rice: Il knew Horace stevens
ever since he came here, and always
had a high regard for aim as a man
and great respect for him as writer
on mining topics. Stevens was an UNI
usually strong character and as a Gilt
zen one of the best we had. He was
public spirited; ready az any time b
give his services ana his means 70
develop the copper country and 90 as
sist any OF his friends He was one
Of the most loyal man TO his friends
that 1 ever met.
Postmaster K. y. Lang: Il was ac-
Guainted with Horace Stevens at Ish-
peming. while he was employed by tho
Marquette Journal before he came %
the copper country His loss means
a great deal to Houghton. He helped
10 put HOughtOn on the map. He had
a unique ability IN his line His books
helped 90 swell the business OF tie
HOughton pOstolice enormously. going
10 every place on the globe whore ever
explorations for mineral were being
made or men sent tp work mining
properties He was IN my opinion the
most expert authority ON copper min
ing in the world. He hal a prodlgious
memory and was posted IN many mat
ters apart from mininL. and I'm these
he showed the wide range OF reading
and knowledge. As an instance of his
memory a short time ago he was dis
cussing Dickens with some friends and
unhesitatingly named every character
in Barnaby Rudge, something Of %
feat lie has done many unostenta-
tious acts Of charity that no one ever
knew of. He was a booster I'm cv-
erything and his place ia the con-
munity will bc a hard one 10 nH In |
fact / don't know OF any SIX men who |
could do what De has done
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