April 11, 2001
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- Chief of Police Rennie wishes to impress upon the minds of bicyclers that there is an ordinance requiring bicycle riders to use lamps when riding on the walks after dark. Some riders are forgetting this and trouble is sure to be ahead if they do not recall it.
- With the improved spring weather and milder temperatures, Grund & Gillett are preparing to start work in their brick yards west of town soon. There is a backlog of several large orders which will need to be filled for the anticipated building boom to take place this summer.
- The home of Charles Wilhelm on Sixth Street was filled with a host of friends Sunday who had gathered to pay a last tribute to the memory of Mrs. Bartak. The parlor in which the body lay was a mass of floral beauty, emblems of the love and affection of many friends. Fitting words of eulogy and comfort were spoken by Rev. D. Cochlin.
- School commenced Monday at Green Lake with Miss Moody as teacher. The term is expected to continue until the end of May.
- Fire was discovered yesterday in the rear of a building on east Front Street by the train crew on the early G. R. & I. passenger. The whistling of the locomotive was the first warning given and firemen were quickly on the spot getting the fire under control. The building was owned by Mrs. Sarah Hill and damage was about $100, fully covered by insurance.
- The study class in physical culture of the Woman's Club will meet for the first lesson Friday afternoon at the club rooms. All ladies who have given their names and others who plan to join the class, should be prompt in attendance.
- A party of young people drove out to the pretty home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cole on the west bay shore Tuesday evening and gave them a pleasant surprise. The evening was spent in pulling taffy and playing games. Mrs. Cole was presented with a piece of china as a souvenir of the occasion.
- Work on the foundation of the new brewery on East Front Street was commenced Tuesday. It is expected that the work will proceed on a timely schedule and be ready to begin the operation of the facility by late summer.
- At a recent teachers' examination there were thirty-four applicants for certificates. Ten were awarded second grade certificates and seven received third grade diplomas. It is anticipated that those candidates who were unsuccessful will register again for the next examination.
- A very pleasant gathering of the employees of Wilhelm Bros. store was held Monday evening at the home of Miss Etta O'Neal, in honor of Miss Anna Leuholtz, who left yesterday for her home in Frankfort. The group spent the evening enjoying delightful games, a "tin shower" and dainty refreshments.
- Our correspondent at Mayfield reports that Mr. Calvin Sparling who has been very ill with pneumonia was able to be in town last week. This is good news for his many friends who have had great concerns about his recovery and health, in general.
- Advice on deportment. Any color that will make the complexion pale and sickly will mar beauty. A thin woman will look more pinched in black.
- Medical advice of a century ago. To treat bites, make a plaster of honey and wheat flour or of figs.
- Best buy of the week. Linoleums, 45 cents to 75 cents a square yard at J. W. Milliken.