June 21, 2000
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- The trades display on the Fourth of July will be the most elaborate ever known in northern Michigan. O. P. Carver will have charge of the arrangements and every store, factory and others who intend to have floats are requested to report to him as soon as possible.
- Summer construction projects are getting a good start in the city. Riley Sweers has begun erecting his new house on East Street and work has begun for the addition to the home of William Beitner on Washington Street.
- Mrs. Sarah Hewitt, who sold her property and moved to Rochester some time ago, has returned to the city. She has closed a deal for a neat home on the west side and has decided to make her permanent abode here, declaring that there is no place like Traverse City.
- William Scripture, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Scripture, died at Acme last evening, aged 22 years. He leaves a wife and three small children, the oldest but five years old. His brother, John, died just 16 months ago.
- C. M. Lancaster and Mrs. Taylor, employed at the post office, have received good news this week. Uncle Sam has given them each a $100 annual raise.
- When F. A. Earl went to take possession of his wheel Saturday morning, he found that it had disappeared and with it, the bicycle of his son, Arthur. Both of them would be very glad to recover two Crawford bicycles that they left out in the night.
- Mrs. C. Cook, of Interlochen, has gone to Bay City on a visit. Her friends are hopeful that she will be improved in health by the change since she has not been well after suffering from the grippe last winter.
- Fire destroyed the dwelling of August Hlavka, northwest of the city, Tuesday afternoon and no contents were saved. The owner is a single man and his loss will be near $150.
- Now that the hot days of summer are here, S. E. Wait has made an ingenious device to use over the ice cream soda fountain at his drugstore. It is a water power motor which runs a fan over that corner of his store.
- Dr. A. H. Holliday is still very sick as a result of the injury he received some time ago in a bicycle accident. Two operations have been performed and it is now believed that recovery will progress more rapidly. Dr. Holliday hopes to get out to look after his practice within a few weeks.
- Floyd Puffer, while at work at John F. Ott & Co.'s mill Saturday, fell into the water and struck his left knee upon the hoof of a pike pole. Several stitches were required to close the wound and he will be laid up for quite some time.
- Advice on deportment. It is natural for men and women to seek companionship and a bashful man is no exception to this rule.
- Medical advice of a century ago. To treat an itch, mix lard and brimstone and anoint to the area.
- Best buy of the week. One third off on all Ladies' Jackets, Capes, Skirts and Children's Reefers at the New York Store.