August 8, 2001
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- The work that has been in progress at the courthouse tower has come to a standstill, awaiting the arrival of the machinery of the tower clock. The bell is here and the waterproof platform has been put in. The windows will not be removed till the machinery arrives.
- Charles H. Werner & Sons Co., wholesale dealers and jobbers in novelties, will open a branch store here as soon as a suitable location is found. The company will put in a full line of holiday goods a jobbing business only.
- Drs. Martin and Evans have installed an eight-plate Morton-Winshurst-Holtz electrical influence machine which is designed for treatment of nervous diseases, such as rheumatism, neuralgia and kindred ailments. The machine also has an X-ray attachment and is one of the most modern and intricate electrical appliances used in the medical profession.
- This office is under obligations to F. M. Jewett for some fine specimens of English Murrillo cherries. Also brought to this office, was a stalk of corn from Fred Weigand's farm which measures eleven feet. There is no suffering Kansas about the Grand Traverse region this year.
- Mrs. A.M. Cook is just recovering from a peculiar and painful injury. A short while ago, while out in the yard, she felt a sting as though pierced by a needle and was laid up ever since. A spotted adder had been seen in that neighborhood and it is now a question whether it was the bite of the snake or a poisonous spider. Mrs. Cook is inclined to give the snake the credit.
- Some of the dealers along Front Street have been compelled to remove their signs or set them back in accordance with the city ordinance. Instructions have been given by the city council to Chief of Police Rennie to inform the retailers of this violation and to comply as soon as is possible.
- Officials from the post office department in Washington have arrived in the city to inspect proposed rural free delivery routes at Kingsley and the peninsula. Recommendations have been made to start the system on the peninsula immediately and it is likely the Kingsley route will also receive favorable consideration.
- A very successful ice cream social, both from a social and financial standpoint, was held Friday last in Grant township at the residence of Rev. J. N. Kennedy. Over $20 was received which was given to the pastor.
- Mr. Frank Holdsworth, who has been in practice since his graduation at Williamsburg, will leave soon for Ann Arbor where he has accepted a position as demonstrator of anatomy at the university. This is a mark of honor to Dr. Holdsworth and a recognition of the fine work that he did while there.
- If corn and potatoes should be a good crop as they now promise, farmers in the area should feel grateful, as all crops have been good so far this summer. This is not true, however, in many areas of the state.
- Dr. Williams, formerly of this place, was arrested Monday in Cedar and brought before the justice to answer the charge of stealing a watch. The suit will be tried tomorrow with E. F. Densmore representing the defendant.
- Advice on deportment. In a close carriage, a lady's dress of navy blue flannels, brown cashmeres or dark silks is best.
- Medical advice of a century ago. To treat vomiting of bile, boil a chicken an hour in two gallons of water and drink off this till the vomiting ceases.
- Best buy of the week. Any Men's, Boy's or Child's Suit, half price at S. Benda & Co.