Inhabitants Name's extracted from "Ghost Towns and Locations of the Mesabi Iron Range"
Extracted and submitted by Anna - AKramar53@aol.com - added October 13, 1999
The book, "Ghost Towns and Locations of the Mesabi Iron Range" was written by Rod Halunen. I don't see any numbers on it, it was written as a thesis and reproduced in 1992. Basically, the author did a number of interviews with inhabitants of the towns to gather the info. There are great descriptions of the towns as they were in the early 1900's. The towns/locations involved are: Iron Junction, Carson Lake, Leonidas, Spina, Costin Village, Village of Franklin (Franklin, Commodore, Lincoln, Higgins, Minora, Shaw Locations) and a write-up on Inter Urban Electric Line. The book has a terrific bibliography that identifies personal histories that have been published by some of the inhabitants.
Iron Junction names listed c. 1900-1905:
George Collins, Mrs. C. Carlson, T. C. Young, E. E. Moline, Clark Pierson, J. A. Grierson, Charles Klingensmith, John McKaige, Dan Perry, Mrs. Etta Young, M. R. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Larson, J. R. Gillis, Albert Fischer, Dan Shoven, Steve Ryan, Ed McDonald, Pumper Love, Arthur Lampe, Bob Downey, Sr, Mr. and Mrs. McQuade, Mr. and Mrs. "Paddie" Fitzpatrick, Charles F. Zacher, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Prautsi, Frank Ansley, August Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. Dougal.
Spina, c. 1910:
Joe Squillace, Belfiori, Cordileone, Jarvi, Medure, Tuck, Johnson, McCoy.
Costin, c. 1905-1910:
Skubic, Heikkila, Korkosaapas, John Costin.
Leonidas--Old Location-c. 1911, New Location-c. 1916, Gross 40, West Eveleth-c. 1921:
Willard Bayliss, Vic Ramponi, Sutton, Captain Benson, Steve Ramponi, Emil Laukka, Oscar Castren, Dick Eddy, Magnus Magnuson, Harold Mitchell, Ed Kane, Roach, Pete Lenossi, Ed Kissel, Bonjioni, Peters, Harry Laury, Matt Eikola, Anstess, Ernie St. Jean, Grant Rogers, Fred Granross, Bill Cox, Fred Williams, Jack Hill, John DeRosse, Barknecht, Sanford Weerri, Charles Olson, John Hendrickson, Peterson, Emil Vandell, Stetzler, Houston, Holder, Postudensek, Tousignant, Hammer, Nemaich.
Franklin, Commadore, Lincoln, Higgins Locations c 1905-1910:
Salmi, Gentilini, Bitko, R. Konkite, J. Kehoe, G. Lohneis, Buota, Stepich, Driscoll, Captain White, F. Martin, J. Martin, G. Anderson, Isaacson, Nelson, Doctor Miller, Howdu, Grefenberg, Marchetti, Turja, Makinen, Berganini, Sack, Krasaway, J. Maki, V. Makela, Cuppoletti, Baasi, Boutu, F. Maki, Salmi, Salo, Mattson, Mannikko, Holmes, Muscatello, Salo, Ritchie, Maki, Pennoncello, Campbell, Lahti, Forti, B. Eddy, Oja, Hautala, Haavisto, Lammi, Salminen, Olson, Stone, Jenings, O'Neill, Captain and George Dickenson, Buotu, Jackson, Sterle, Hlaca, Halunen, Salmi, Williamson, Urban, Lindquist, Sippola, S. Koskela, Tini, Gianlorenzi, Zadra, Hodge, Gilbert, Benkusky, Kishel, Mestnik, Rozniak, Hendy, Superintendent Sincock, Dellago, Hansen, V. Maki, J. Bertolas, Weaver, Cudmore, Pierotto, Paciotti, Vrtachnik, Trebilcock, Santelli, Askew, Skarp, P. Matkovich, P. Nordi, Chilcote, Glumack, Airisto, Carlson, R. Heiska, Rykinen, Rinel, Thompson, Richnofsky, Rajala, Koskela.
Carson Lake, c. 1915-1920:
Hamre, Murphy, Suzek, Raukar, Pintar, Poonich, Capan, Kolar, Pulis, Radinovich, Shane, Turkovich, Vojnovich, Pechina, Vzelac, Cavanaugh, Bosarich, Shafer, Opacich, Madunich, Biondich, Milanovich, Malinar, Skrbich, Bigo, Novakovich, Milinovich, Patterson, Kelly, Bubalo, Unkovich, Clusica, Myer, Davidovich, Vladetich, Bjellos, Vukair, Krompotich, Senich, Swikkinen, Javanovich, T. Davidovich, Chanak, Sapon, Tomich, Perpich, Favero, Ongaro, Carpenter, Kelly, Gloomich, Kovich, Abacnik, Cicimil, T. Shipka.
