In 1892-1894, James Moriarity and W.B. Allen, “Proprietors of the Fashion Sample rooms,” ran Moriarity & Allen at this address. It featured “imported and fine Kentucky whiskies, ale, porter, beer, etc.,” as well as “imported and domestic cigars.”

Jewelers Gust Rahm and Carl Rylander owned Rahm & Rhylander, where they sold jewelry, musical instruments, sewing machines, talking machines — phonographs — at the location in 1902-1903.

Arthur Uddenberg also sold drugs, books and maintained his news agency in the business and Dr. Peter Hebert, a physician, maintained his office upstairs during this time.

Gust Rahm later joined Louis J. Will — jewelers and opticians — to run Rahm & Will Jewelry Store.

The exterior of Rahm & Will Jewelry Store, owned by Gust Rahm and Louis J. Will. In this 1910-1915 photograph, Gust Rahm can be seen standing at far right. (Photo provided by the Menominee Range Historical Museum)

In the 1910-1915 photograph of the outside of the business shows Gust Rahm standing at far right. In the window is a sign advertising “Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines” below the advertisement for “Watches & Diamonds.”

In the 1910-1915 interior of the business photo, Rahm is shown at the counter at left.

An article in the edition of the Iron Mountain Press on Nov. 16, 1911, reported a robbery at the Rahm & Will Jewelry Store, as follows:

“Burglars broke into the Rahm & Will jewelry store last Thursday night (Nov. 9, 1911) and carried away over $1,000 worth of jewelry and sterling silver. Entrance to the building was made by sawing out a panel of the side door, making an opening large enough for a small man to crawl through. The night was dark and rain was falling, making the conditions favorable for the burglars.

“Evidently there was more than one person implicated in the burglary, and that one or more of them were on the outside watching for the police, as it would seem that the man on the inside left hurriedly, as if (he) had been warned, because he left three watches on the showcase, which had been taken from the show window, and he also dropped a bracelet and necklace in the alley after leaving the building.

A view of Linnea & Kristine today. (Terri Castelaz/Daily News photo)

“Local talent is under suspicion of having done the work, but no positive evidence has yet been secured. A bit, brace and keyhole saw, with which the panel of the door was cut out, were found under the side of the building.

“Rahm & Will did not carry any insurance against burglary, although they carry almost every other line of insurance applicable to their business.”

Rahm & Will still ran their jewelry store at this address in 1925, according to the City Directory.

Odianna A. Huguet and Anna L. Webb conducted a millinery shop, Huguet & Webb, upstairs and Beatrice J. Archie also worked at this location as a photographer in 1925.

In 1935, it was noted that Gilbert P. Fugere was running the Fugere Brothers store selling clothing and shoes at this address.

Louis J. Will, “Jewelers and Watchmakers,” also still operated at this address in 1935.

Will’s Jewelry Shop, with owner Louis J. Will, was listed in the City Directory in 1939 and 1941-1942.

In 1946, Robert J. Harris was operating a jewelry shop.

By 1959, Perina Pastori opened Perina’s Hat Shop and in 1971 Perina’s, Inc. was established and in 1977 moved to 321 S. Stephenson.

Don Cohodes began operating Jim Lynch Clothing in 1978 and continued in business beyond 1985.

Linnea Marchetti and Kristine Cohodes opened their floral business, Linnea & Kristine, nearly 32 years ago. The sisters sold the business this year to Jessica Battan.

The third photo is a view of Linnea & Kristine today.

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