March 1, 2000

Herald news ... 100 years ago

By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
       - Queen City Circle No. 233, Royal Circle, having received a special dispensation, voted to hold a contest for increasing membership at their last meeting. Men and women are admitted on equal footing and new members will be received without the usual fee. The society expects to reach the 100 mark before the contest closes.
      - F. E. Hold has bought the bazaar stock of Mrs. Whitkop, who has been located on Union Street. Hold has not definitely decided where he will locate, but it is expected he would probably remain in Traverse City.
      - A jolly party of young people went to Williamsburg Friday, returning the next morning through the snowstorm. The guests had an excellent time at the home of Fred Notware where they were royally entertained and provided with an excellent supper of oysters, coffee and cakes.
      - An alarm from box number 17 summoned the fire department to the residence of G. Pierce on State Street Monday last. The trouble was the burning out of the chimney and no damage was occasioned. During the week-end, chimney fires were also reported at the residence of W. F. Harsha and the Beadle Block.
      - Victor Montague is building two very fine yachts to be sailed on Long Lake by resorters at Forest Lodge. One of them is to be owned by Miss Julia McConnell of Chicago who is an excellent sailor. The other yacht will be the property Ed. Bodman.
      - The city authorities have given requisite permission for a shooting gallery to be erected upon the Bostrum lot on Front Street. J. J. Fagan and W. G. Myer will begin the building soon.
      - Peter Engstrum went too close to the water chute about 3 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Boardman River Electric Light & Power Co's. dam when he slipped and fell into the water. The chute is about 200 feet long, but he succeeded in swimming ashore.
      - The Book Review Club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. John Fowle on Boardman Avenue. Mrs. H. C. Davis reviewed Cap. Joshua Slocum's article, 'Sailing Alone Around the World". After the literary entertainment, the ladies were delightfully entertained by their hostess and enjoyed fine refreshments.
      - The new drop curtain for the stage of Grange Hall at Old Mission is now completed. The artist, J. I. Cummings, has certainly done that whole community a great favor in the work of art.
      - One of the happiest receptions ever given in Kingsley was presented by the Oddfellows at that place last Friday. All the hard work was not in vain taken from the large attendance and the favorable praises rendered to the lodge.
      - F. S. Hedblom has opened a cobblery at 419 South Union Street. All kinds of boot and shoe repairing will be done by Mr. Hedblom for which there appears to be a good demand.
      - Advice on deportment. No gentleman every links his arm in that of a lady with whom he is walking or places it against her back.
      - Medical advice of a century ago. To treat the bite of a mad dog, mix a pound of salt with a quart of water, then squeeze, bathe and wash the wound with this for an hour.
      - Best buy of the week. River Shoes for heavy work, $2.50 to $5.00 at Parker Bros.