August 24, 2000
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- Miss Hildreth Brown received a broken leg Sunday evening as a result of an accident on her wheel at a defective crossing near the docks. The bicycle struck the car tracks which are considerably higher than the planking and she was thrown to the ground. The crossing is in bad condition and has been a menace for travel.
- R. J. Fleming has purchased the Schofield property at 441 East Front Street where he will carry on his horse shoeing business. He has announced that he is now prepared to care for his old customers as well as new ones.
- Several attempts have been made to cause a train wreck on the Pere Marquette railroad at Acme by someone wedging stones by the side of the track. These have been discovered in the nick of time and have been followed up by Jacob Johnson, a detective of the road. Two boys have been apprehended and it is said that the fathers of both have given them lessons on proprieties which will last a long time.
- Our correspondent from Mabel reports that barn construction at that place is receiving much attention lately. Dell Fairbanks is putting an addition on his barn and John Kennedy has the foundation in for the new barn he is building.
- George R. Winner was the victim of a daring robbery, but he is thankful he did not suffer a greater loss. During the night, Saturday last, while he was asleep in his room over Justice Brown's office, a thief entered the unlocked door and went through his trousers taking a gold watch and $7. However, in another pocket a diamond stud and about $35 in bills were evidently overlooked.
- Hannah & Lay Co. will build a new fish ladder at the grist mill now that plans have been given them by the state fish commission. Another new fish ladder is expected to be put in at the Boardman River dam since the present one is unsatisfactory, especially since the dam has been raised.
- Hon. W. H. C. Mitchell is confined to his bed for a few days as a result of a recent accident. He was walking in the house in the dark and fell upon something in such way as to wrench his back severely.
- E. A. Evans will be the carrier for the new mail route which will be started the first of September. Some changes will be made in the routes of the present carriers since the new route is mainly on the east side of the river. The other routes will be extended to include more of the outlying parts of the city.
- A new friction polisher with rubber was put in successful operation in the Michigan Manufacturing Co. factory Friday. This is such a great improvement over the other machines that it is expected a capacity of 25,000 feet of curtain poles in ten hours will be fulfilled. C. H. Phelps, factory superintendent, is the inventor of the new machine.
- Lightning has struck again and although damage was caused, nobody was hurt. Mrs. J. E. Grelick's house was hit Sunday with the bolt coming in on the telephone wire, tearing off one of the clapboards of the house, knocking off a board over the door and passing across the sitting room. The gilded frames on some pictures were discolored as were the brass picture moulding in several rooms.
- The Wood sisters have leased the store formerly occupied by A. A. McCoy & Son on Front Street. The will take possession the beginning of next month and plan to fit up elegant millinery parlors.
- Advice on deportment. Be sure to carry more money than you expect to require when traveling, but do not display it to strangers.
- Medical advice of a century ago. Malt liquors (except clear small beer or small ale, of a due age) are exceedingly hurtful to tender persons.
- Best buy of the week. Men's Summer Suits of good wearing cashmere, $2.65 at Steinberg's.