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History of Manistee, MASON and Oceana counties, Michigan
H. R. Page & Co., Chicago - 1882

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      PETER MENDELSON, clothier, Ludington, is one of the enterprising
   and successful business men of this go-ahead city.  Mr. MENDELSON is
   a native of Poland, and when fourteen years of age went to England,
   where he remained five years.  In 1862 he came to this country, and
   for some time was located at Saginaw.  In the Spring of 1872 he came
   to Ludington, then a village, and opened a clothing store, in the
   building now occupied by Mr. HUSTON as a hardware store.  At that time
   Ludington was anything but a metropolis, and to a stranger was not an
   inviting field.  But the people were full of grit, and Mr. MENDELSON
   possessed a full share of that valuable element of success.  He deter-
   mined to stay and was confident of success in the long run.  His pre-
   sent circumstances show that he was not mistaken.  He weathered the 
   dull times and was prospered.  After the fire of last Summer he built
   a fine brick block 90x25 feet, two stories high, on Ludington Avenue.
   The ground floor he uses for his store and the second floor is elegantly
   finished for his family apartments.  Mr. MENDELSON is a liberal, public-
   spirited citizen, and has built up a good reputation as a reliable busi-
   ness man.
   
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