October 25, 2000
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- There was quite an excitement at Interlochen Sunday morning when some unknown party blew up a portion of the dam on the Betsey River with dynamite. The water was very high and when M. B. Wetmere hurried down to his slaughter house, he found his pigs there nearly afloat. No damage was done except to the dam and repairs were quickly attended to by the Cooperage Co.
- John B. Roche, who is conducting a series of physical culture classes in Library Hall, is planning to establish a permanent gymnasium here if he can secure a lease of the hall. Much interest has been generated by the classes and such a business venture should be quite successful.
- A large number of men again searched Boardman Lake for the body of Willard Young but again, had no success. It is believed that he was carried with the boat into the mud at the bottom of the lake.
- Word has been received that Miss Marie Dixon, formerly of this city but now a resident of Saginaw, has succumbed to typhoid fever. She was much loved by a host of friends here that the news caused great sadness. Acme has also reported several cases of typhoid fever and one death has occurred.
- Owing to the removal of the building of E.S. Pratt on West Front Street, which has been occupied by the Traverse City Music Co., Miss Grace Cunningham is removing her goods to the Bartak building, No. 481 South Union Street. Customers are asked to take notice.
- Oscar Friedrich has been elected treasurer of his class in the University of Michigan. He has had good experience with such work as a clerk at the senior Friedrich's store at this place.
- Our correspondent at Mayfield reports that the village is growing larger in population. Several families have moved in lately and more are expected in the months ahead.
- Joseph Tomlinson, of Fernwood, came very near losing his thumb Friday. He was cleaning his bicycle, when his wife accidentally gave the wheel a turn and his thumb was caught between the chain and the sprocket.
- A very pretty wedding took place Monday morning which united Mr. Clarkson Corbett and Miss Grace Clark, two very popular young people of this city. The home of Mrs. Laura Stata on East Front Street was offered for the occasion and was prettily decorated with autumn leaves and roses. The couple left on the G. R. & I. train for Richmond, Indiana for a ten days' visit.
- This office is under obligations to Mrs. Charles Cole for some of the finest Concord grapes that have been seen this year. Mrs. Cole believes the harvest will be the most abundant she has ever had.
- There is probably no time during the year when more anxiety in social entertainment is introduced than upon Halloween. Many parties are planned throughout the city which will exercise the ingenuity of the most fertile minded in devising weird and uncanny features and contribute to a most enjoyable entertainment.
- Advice on deportment. If you feel sad or ill and cannot shake it off, do not go into company.
- Medical advice of a century ago. A gargle for sore mouth and throat is to take four large spoonfuls of good cider vinegar, four of water, a teaspoonful of common salt and a very small portion of red or black pepper. Gargle every hour.
- Best buy of the week. A first-class square Steel Range, $26.00 at J. W. Slater's House Furnishing Store.