History of Ottawa County, Michigan with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers.

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HISTORY OF OTTAWA COUNTY.

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Merrill, J. W.; C. T. Pagelson, Sec.; meet 1st Wednesday before
full moon.
Corinthian Chapter No. 84. R. A. M. Geo. E. Hubbard, M.
E. High Priest; W. J. H. Saunders, Kg.; G. D. Sanford, Scribe E.;
C. T. Pagelson, Sec'y.; meets 1st Tuesday of each month.
The fraternity have just completed new rooms, occupying the
entire third floor of the Howlett block, fitting them up in a style of
magnificence without a parallel in western Michigan. The elegant
refreshment room is 18x24 feet, decorated with portraits, and containing a library; next the tylei's room, and the regalia room; then
the lodge room 22x68 feet, the ceiling of which is set with stars,
which when the hall is lighted glitter like a thousand suns. The
refreshment room has three dining tables with seating for sixty
guests. The tables when set contain 331 pieces of silver. The
kitchen adjoining is completely furnished. The elegant Bible in
the lodge room was presented by the ladies in 1872.
ODD FELLOWS.
Ottawa Lodge No. 46. I. O. O. F., have a magnificent lodge
room, are in a good financial condition, meet every Monday evening, own their own hall in Odd Fellows block, and have about 40
members. Jas. McCourt, N. G.; D. H. Kedzie, V. G.; H. N. Elkinton, Per. Sec.; Jas. Barns, Treas.
THE KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
Grand Haven Lodge No. 772, established Nov. 1877, meet in
Odd Fellows Hall, on 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. For
1882 the officers are: Robert Radeka, Dictator; J. G. Lee, Vice
Dictator; Jas. A. Stephenson, Sec.; G. D. Sanford, Reporter.
They are in good financial state, with 34 members. A benefit society insuring its members for $2,000.
ROYAL ARCANUM.
Equity Council 2i2, instituted June 13, 1879. The first regent, D. E. Rose. Officers in 1881-2: H. N. Elkinton, Regent; C.
E. Soule, Vice Regent; F. C. Stratton, Secy.; J. W. Hutty, Collec
tor. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays of each month. Insures for
$3,000.
ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN.
Grand Haven Lodge No. 82, instituted by H. C. Sessions, Grand
Master Workman, Jan. 10th, 1881. Rev. S. H. Woodford, 1st
Master. Officers 1882; J. W. Hutty, Master Workman; Richard
Connell, Foreman; Jas. Scott, Overseer; S. H. Woodford, Recorder; W. N. Sheldon. Financier; Major B. D. Safford, Receiver.
Has 39 members, is in a flourishing condition, meets 1st and 3d
Tuesdays.
CHOSEN FRIENDS.
This order was instituted Aug. 23d, 1871. The lodge called
Council No. 9. First officers: J. T. Percival, Chief Councillor; C.
Vansickel, Recorder; D. E. Rose,Treasurer. In 1882 the officers are:
H. N. Elkinton, Chief Councillor; H. Lilley, Treasurer. Has about
50 members.
FRATERNAL PROTECTORS.
This order originated in Grand Haven in March 1881 and has
now over 500 members, confers on its members sick benefits of $12
a week with a policy of $2,000 at death. Meets 2nd and 4th
Tuesdays, about 76 members in the city, and lodges in Spring Lake,
Muskegon, Detroit, New Jersey, &c. Officers: J. T. Percival, Supreme Protector; G. E. Hubbard, Vice Protector; J. N. Reynolds,

Assistant Protector; W. F. Humphry, Secy.; J. W. Hutty, Treas.
The latest order is the
IRON HALL.
Local branch No. 75 of the above order was organized Feb. 16,
1881, with the following officers: Past Chief Justice, Alfred Terry;

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Chief Justice, Wm. F. Dake; Vice Justice, Fred. Mansfield;
Accountant, Jas. A. Stephenson; Cashier, Henry Lilley; Medical
Examiner, J. N. Reynolds; Adjuster, F. MI. Dennis; Prelate, A.
McKenzie; Herald, A. G. Hervey; Watchman, Wm. Anderson;
Vedette, E. B. Holmes; Trulstees, F. C. Stratton, M. B. D. Safford,
S. O. Eames.
This order originated in Indianapolis, Ind., about a year ago
and has now seventy-five local branches and nearly 3,000 members.
Its objects are to provide for thee payment of from $5 to $25 per
week in case of sickness or accident, and $500 in case of total disability, and from $200 to $1000 at the end of seven years.
There is also a Workingmen's society, German Odd Fellows, +&c.
THE LUMBER INTEREST.
We have already given the statistics of lumber in Grand Haven
for many years back. From this it will be learned that the cut of
1881 was about 191,000,000 feet, apportioned as follows:
Cutler & Savidge Lumber Company cut 48,000,000 feet; lath,
3,500,000.
Sisson & Lilley, total cut, 34,998,594; pickets, 309,424; lath,
588,850.
White, Friant & Co., lumber, 31,000,000, and about 300,000
pickets.
Grand Haven Lumber Company, 27,000,000 feet of lumber;
shingles, 155,000,000; lath, 1,000,000; pickets, 1,250,000.
Wyman & Buswell, 14,100,000; 900,000 lath and 200,000
pickets.
W. Batcheller's, 12,000,000 feet of lumber; 500,000 lath;
150,000 pickets.
Munroe, Boyce & Co., lumber, 6,000,000 feet; lath, 1,000,000;
pickets, 250,000.
Bakker & Son, 9,000,000 feet of lumber.
Brouwer & Vos cut 7,500,000 feet of lumber.
Geert Vyn's small hardwood mill commenced work about the
last of July, and has cut a large amount of hardwood during the
season.
THE GRAND HAVEN LUMBER COMPANY is a very extensive concern, and is yearly absorbing the mills in its vicinity. It has four
mills, the Boyden & Akeley, the Emlaw, the Batcheller and the
White & Friant mills.
THE BOYDEN & AKELEY mill is the most extensive shingle mill
in the world, and has cut as high as 937,000 shingles in 111 hours,
besides cutting also 100,000 feet of lumber for its shingle department. It keeps busy 240 men and boys.
WYMAN & BUSWELL'S SAW MILL, on the main channel of the
liver, was built in the fall of 1869. The firm commenced lumbering here in 1864 in Ferry's old mill, situated on the site of the D.
& M. Depot, and burned in 1868. It is supposed to have caught fire
from a spark from the D. & M. propellers.
The mill has one circular, gang edger, trimmer and lath machine, cuts 50,000 feet a day, and employs from thirty to thirty-five
men.
W. Bakker & Son's saw mill is just south of Boyden & Akeley's
great shingle mill; was built in 1871, and has one 66-inch circular,
a gang edger, and employs 24 men, and cuts 40,000 feet a day.
William Bakker came to Port Sheldon in 1851.
MANUFACTURES.

The Grand Haven Iron Works are at present owned by the
firm of Bryce, Bloecker & Gallmeyer, who formed copartnership May
27, 1881. The works were commenced by Mr. Bryce in connection with James Lewis and Otto Gronberg in 1871, who bought out
the business of F. Spence and Arch. Brown, who had started in
1867. The old buildings, one block to the north of present works,

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