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| Lake Superior in Michigans Iron country 1800's
All the development and prosperity of the pres-
ent day is but the realization of his confident expectations and predictions.
All the impediments and obstructions in the pathway to triumphant success
counted for nothing. He was the friend of the poor and the champion of the
unfortunate. He was no respecter of persons, but courteous and just to all.
His courage and determination were appreciated and admired ; he was always-
dignified, but never haughty. He was the first man in Marquette county to
erect the liberty pole, the first possessor of a flag—the stars and stripes,—
and the first to deliver a Fourth of July oration.
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