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South Frankfort Alert July 11, 1888
The Manistee and Northeastern railroad, with a capital of $670,000, which will run from Traverse City to Manistee, is now located at a point on Betsey river fifteen miles east of Frankfort.

Benzie Banner April 25, 1889
The new engine and coach for the M. & N. N. R. R. have left the factory and will be here shortly. Iron will also be shipped next Monday for fifteen miles of road. This will extend the road to the county line, making 41 miles, which will be in operation by July. The road will be built to Long Lake by fall, which will bring it within a few miles of Traverse City. [Manistee Democrat]

Benzie Banner June 6, 1889
The Manistee & Northeastern railroad has reached the Sherman state road, and operations aare being carried on with vigor, the intention being to connect with the Toledo and Ann Arbor road. A force of sixty men is kept constantly at work, and progress in laying track is being made at the rate of a half a mile a day. The road is opening up quite an important farming and timber country and is bring the townships in the northern part of this county in more direct communication with the best markets. [Manistee Broadaxe]

Benzie Banner Oct. 3, 1889
The Manistee & North Eastern is making progress. A new time table was issued to take effect Sunday, September 29, and two new stations are scheduled – Copemish and Nessen City. To all who have never heard of the first-named place we will say the name is a production of the Ashley brain, and is located at the junction of the roads “down east.” The proprietors of Nessen City thought their town was established at the junction, but railroads as an uncertain quantity and Nessen will be simply a way station.

Benzie Banner April 3, 1890
The M. & N. E., have 50 men grading from Interlochen to Ann Lake, Leelanaw county. From there they will to Carp Lake, and from Crap Lake to Traverse the county is a dead level.
The rail will be laid to Interlochen inside of sixty days. [Manistee Advocate]

Benzie Banner May 15, 1890
On Wednesday p. m. the M. & N. E. R'y placed their new passenger coaches, and baggage and Express car, on the regular train. The cars are entirely new, were purchased at Wilmington, Del., and are fully equipped with the improved Baker Hot Water Heaters. The baggage and smoking cars are finished in ash, and the ladies cars in mahogany, with high back seats, upholstered with heavy red plush, making the finest full train over run into Manistee. The former coaches used will be repainted and repaired before the time for summer so the company will be better able to accommodate excursion parties, than they were last season.. The road will soon be completed to Interlochen, and then parties can make excursions to Onekama, Green and Duck lakes, or to Crystal lake and Frankfort. Each one of these places a pleasant to go to for a day or more, for fishing, boating, and we leave it to the public to make their choice of places. Mr. Cunningham, Gen'l Ag't, informs us they will run Sunday trains when the weather gets warm enough for people to go without their overcoats, safety. [Manistee Times Sentinel]

Benzie Banner Oct. 23, 1890
The iron is laid on the M. & N. E. as far as Lake Ann, and the rumble of the cars can be heard in town.

Benzie Banner Oct. 22, 1891
Your Correspondent visited the new town one day last week and collected the following notes; we noticed the new water tank for the M. &N. E. R. R. well under way;said Co. also had men and teams engaged in grading for their new depot. The saw mill and Manufacturing Co. are busily getting a pony saw mill planted, mainly for the purpose of cutting the material for building their factory & etc.

Benzie Banner April 21, 1892
The M. & N. E. R. R. company have commenced the erection of a fine building for a depot at Lake Ann.

Ann Arbor Argus Aug. 4,1893
Will Build a New Road
Manistee, July 30. – Buckley & Douglass, proprietors of the Manistee & Northeaster railroad, have decided to open up Leelanaw county for the iron horse, and are making surveys through there with a view to extending their line to open the territory tributary to Glenn Haven, Glenn Arbor, Empire, Leland, Good Harbor, Burdickville and Maple City. Most of these towns have steamboat service in summer but ar convenienced only by a semi or tri-weekly stage mail route for a permanency.

Benzie Banner Nov. 16, 1893
J. J. Hubbell of the M. & N. E. R. R. was in town yesterday. Mr. Hubbell informs us that arrangements are all completed for the extension of this road from Solon to Glen Arbor, which was referred to at some length, the Herald, a few weeks ago. The right of way has nearly all been secured, and work will probably be begun on Monday next on the grade at Solon, and if weather holds good will be completed to Cedar or beyond this fall. The new line runs through Maple City, thence to Burdickville, thence follows the south shore of Glen Lake to the Narrows, where the lake will be crossed and Glen Arbor made the next objective point. The road will be completed as early next season as possible. This is an important matter for Traverse City and all the country between this place and the lake shore.

Buckley & Douglas commenced work on the Solon Branch to Glen Arbor, Tuesday, a distance of eighteen miles. Three miles of which will be completed by fall to reach the Witman & Sullivan shingle mill. The right of way is furnished by the citizens of Solon township.

The new depot of the M. & N. E. at Lake Ann is about completed and the railroad is doing as much business at that point as ever. Other buildings are going up and the town begins to display some of its old-time hustle.— [Traverse Herald]

Benzie Banner July 11, 1895
[Honor] Grading on the railroad at this end now.

Benzie Banner July 18, 1895
Trains were delayed on the C. & W. M. Monday by forest fires that destroyed the bridge at Elsworth.

[Honor] Work on the railroad is rapidly progressing.

Benzie Banner Aug. 22, 1895
[Honor] The railroad bridge is completed and rail is laid across it.

Benzie Banner Aug. 29, 1895
A number of car loads of freight arrived in town Tuesday evening. The boiler and stack were part of the freight.

Benzie Banner July 15, 1897
The C. & W. M. section crew moved from Turtle Lake to Honor on Saturday.

[Honor] Mr. Hames, the station agent, family arrived last week and have taken up their residence on Platte street.

Benzie Banner July 22, 1897
[Honor] The surveyors for the C. & W. M. Ry. Were in town Monday, laying out the road for another switch east of the station.

Benzie Banner April 25, 1889
The new engine and coach for the M. & N. E. R. R. have left the factory and will be here shortly. Iron will also be shipped next Monday for fifteen miles of road. This will extend the road to the county line, making 41 miles, which will be in operation by July. The road will be built to Long Lake by fall, which will bring it within a few miles of Traverse City – [Manistee Democrat}

Isabella County Enterprise Aug. 16, 1889
The Manistee & Northeastern railroad is now graded to within ten miles of Traverse City, and when finished will give Traverse City and Manistee direct connection.

Benzie Banner Oct. 3, 1889
The Manistee & North Eastern is making progress. A new time Table was issued to take effect Sunday, September 29, and two new station are scheduled—Copemish and Nessen City. To all who have never heard of the first named place we will say the name is a production of the Ashley brain, and is located at the junction of the roads “down east.” The proprietors of Nessen City thought their town was established at the junction, but railroads are an uncertain quantity and Nessen will be simply a way station.

Benzie Banner Sept. 22, 1898
The State Lumber Co. are at work north of the middle branch of the Platte and visitors say the appearance of the business indicates the construction of a railroad more than lumbering. We under stand the M. & N. E. are under contract to build this to the lands owned by the above company and work is no doubt preparatory to grading for its extension.

Benzie Banner Oct. 6, 1898 (Honor)
Grade stakes have been set for the road bed of the M. & N. E. railroad through the town. Work on the road is being rushed and will be finished Jan. 1 to Thomas mill.

The presence of a large force of men at work on the M. & N. E. railroad and the State Lumber Co.'s camps tends to make trade in our town more lively.

Benzie Banner April 3, 1890
The M. & N. E., have 50 men grading from Interlochen to Ann Lake, Leelanaw county. From there they will to Carp Lake, and from Carp Lake to Traverse the county is dead level. The rail will be laid to Interlochen inside of sixty days. --[Manistee Advocate]

Benzie Banner April 21, 1892
The M. & N.E. R. R. company commenced the erection of a fine building for a depot at Ann Lake.

Benzie Banner Oct. 22, 1891 [Nessen?]
Your Correspondent visited the new town one day last week and collected the following notes: we noticed the new water-tank for the M. & N. E. R. R., well under way; said Co. also had men and teams engaged in grading for their new depot. The saw mill and Manufacturing Co. are busily getting a pony sawmill planted, mainly for the purpose of cutting the material for building their factory.

Benzie Banner Jan. 5, 1899
The M. & N. E. R. R. company have a large force of men .at work building a roundhouse and as soon at it is complete a depot and a large freight house will be built On and after January 9lh they will run two accommodation or mixed trains daily on schedule time to main line to connect with trains going east and west.