The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-05
DEATH CLAIMS
OLD RESIDENTS
Mrs. Elizabeth Merz Succumbs.
James Treyennan Dead

D f04AfilNN IA INV N'it''A NN"iiNaH ~
cred a period Of h'ty three years, pass
ed away AT her home on Fifth street
about \ o'clock last evening. Mrs.
Merz had been suffering from bron-
,hit.s Tor the past four or five weeks
and i'm her Weakened condition Incl
dent To old age, could not resist the at
taok.
I'm tile death OF Mrs Mcrz the cop
Per country loses devUut Christian
woman and devoted mother She had
been al active member of the German
Lutheran church Of I@turium TOR many
years. Her passing is mourned by
many friends throughout the entire
district.
Tie decedeut was born in Berne
Switzerland. ON August -. lS-J. She
was married in Switzerland To the
late John jacob Mcrz, and remained in
that country until 1880, when the fam
ily came 10 America, locating in Rome,
y. Y. Tho journey to this country Was
made in "a sailboJt and required three
months, longer than usual owing TO
storms encountered en- route, and dur
iug Che pass4ee, her youngest child
died. The family remained in Rome,
New York until 1851. moving then to
Cle.eIand, ohio, where they remain
cd until 1883. They then came 10 Han
cock. living there and IN Pewabic until
1855, when they established their home
.u Calumet Prior 10 coming here
they had frequently made trips into
.his 3, tion on dog sleigh, there be-
ms no rail transportation available.
When the family settled here. Mr..
1lerz purchased the frame dwelling
and store building just erected by a
man named NOrthrup and situated at
the site Of the present Levine jewelry
store. Air. Merz entered the employ
OF the G.. x H. company in the rail-
road department and when laying rails
met with an accident that resulted in
The loss Of the sight Of one eye. He
thcI retired from the employ OF the
g. * a. company and established "a
baker, the first bake shop in Calu-
met This place was burned out in the
Red Jacket fire of 1870. but was re-
huiit The late Mr.. Merz passed away
uu february -, 1891.
Mrs Merz was the mother OF eleven
children, of whom six survive, Mrs.
GEORGE T.. Straguc of Cleveland, Mrs
Charles H. Muir of Detroit, Mrs. vivian
Ncalc of Laurium. Albert, Miss Julia
and Aubrey of Calumet. She was the
mother Of Ed. Merz, former proprietor
of the Arlington hotel, who passed
away in 1910. Besides her children
three sisters and one brother survive
/ i'm Cleveland, ohio. The daughter. Mrs
, Strdgue and Mrs. Muir are expected
/ here saturday and II is probable the
funeral services will be held Monday
although definite announcement will be
made later
Late Capt. James TreVennan.
Another pioneer Of the Calumet dis
r.ct. capt. James Trevennan. passed
| away this morning in the Calumet &
/ Hccla hospital Mr.. Trcvennan was
| sevcuty-one years of age, and was av'
/ lively engaged in the ,mploye of th'
=. s. H. Mining company for the pas
! 80 years.
The lat" Mr. Trcyeuuan underwent
an operation i'm the Ann Arbor hospi.
tai i'm september and it was thought
! hc recovered his usual health. How
! over. there WAS relapse and he wa!
/ taken "a the &. ~ II. hospital. where
! he Jailed rapidly.
The decedyut was u native of Corn.
wall England, coming TO America it
1871 and locating in Grass valley, Cal
loruia. where ne worked in the gol,
mines. After three years he returned tC
! cornwall and then came tu Amcrics
again. locating in Calumet. lie entered
the employ of the g. Il ii. Mining com.
pauy in 1874 aud rose to a position o
captain in the Red Jacket shaft depart.
meut
Mr. Trcvcnuan is survived by wife
but no children He was a member o.
the Calumet Lodge Of odd Fellows anC
Calumet Encampment, members o
which organization Will attend tn,
funeral which viii be held Monday af
ternoon With services from the resi-
dence on West Pine street in charg,
Of Rev. &. l.. Adams and interment IL
Lake View.