From Michigan Place Names
Sanilac County: storekeeper Clinton J. Beers became the first postmaster of this village in Lamotte Township on Jan. 4, 1899. The office was closed on June 30, 1906, but was restored, with Otto W. Nigue as postmaster, on March 10, 1914. The Deckers were local pioneers and large landowners [GSM 1900-19; PO Archives]