. Sprague's history of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw counties, Michigan : embracing a concise review of their early settlement, industrial development and present conditions, together with interesting reminiscences. efforts werelargely effective in promoting the commercialactivity of this locality. He belonged to thatclass of representative American citizens whoin promoting individual prosperity also ad-vance the general welfare. His name wassynonymous with integrity and his fair deal-ing was one of the conspicuous traits of hischaracter. His life was an era of accom-plishment and when death cal
. Sprague's history of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw counties, Michigan : embracing a concise review of their early settlement, industrial development and present conditions, together with interesting reminiscences. efforts werelargely effective in promoting the commercialactivity of this locality. He belonged to thatclass of representative American citizens whoin promoting individual prosperity also ad-vance the general welfare. His name wassynonymous with integrity and his fair deal-ing was one of the conspicuous traits of hischaracter. His life was an era of accom-plishment and when death called him he leftto his family a valuable estate and more thanthat—the priceless heritage of an untarn-ished name. Mr. Oberlin was born in Switzerland onthe 13th of March, 1851, and spent the daysof his youth in the land of the Alps, comingto the new world when eighteen years ofage, imbued with the hoping of acquiringa fortune in this country, where opportunityis open to the ambitious and diligent. Mak-ing his way to Indiana, he was there em-ployed as a laborer on the railroads until hisremoval to Leelanaw county. Here heworked at different occupations for a timeand then accepted a clerkship in a store at. MR. AND MRS. MEINROD OBERLIN GRAND TRAVERSE AND LEELANAW COUNTIES. 651 Suttuns Bay. That he had the unqualifiedconfidence of his employers, that he was ca-pable and efficient and that he was popularwith tiie purchasing public, are shown bythe fact that tor nine years he occupied thatposition. He afterward engaged in buyingwood and brick on his own account and sub-sequently he again accepted a clerkship atSuttons Bay, acting m that capacity until1NK7. when he came to Bingham. Here hebegan business on his own account as pro-prietor of a general store and in the enter-prise met with gratifying success, securinga large and profitable patronage. He like-wise continued to deal in wood and brick andin 1899 ne embarked in the lumber varied pursuits occupying his atten-
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