January 31, 2001
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- City Engineer Watson is at work on the new atlas of the city. When completed, this will make a very complete and convenient reference book. Six complete sets of the atlas will be printed and the original drawings will be filed away for future use if necessary.
- Thursday morning Reuben Aylesworth, who was found guilty of assault upon William Saxton, was given a choice between a fine of $35 to be paid within an hour, or imprisonment in the county jail for 60 days. He had the money ready in a very short time.
- E. S. Slanker has resigned his position with the New York clothing store and has gone into partnership with A. Pierce, the grocer. Mr. Slanker is a young man of good standing and many friends will wish him success in his new business.
- There are about twenty-five teams drawing logs to the sawmill at Williamsburg. The loads are averaging a large number of timber which keeps the men working long days.
- Mr. Lynn had a runaway Tuesday at Green Lake. His horse got frightened in front of Mrs. Sargent's and tipped the cutter over, throwing Mr. and Mrs. Lynn out. The horse was caught down near the depot and reports are that no one was hurt.
- Prof. C. E. Horst has resigned his position as director of Steinberg's Grand House orchestra on account of his duties in the School of Music. This may mean disbanding of the orchestra which will be a great loss because their playing has been a feature in the attractions at that popular theater.
- Miss Mabel Aldridge saved her father's house from destruction at Fife Lake recently. The fire caught in the roof by a flue, when she and an invalid mother were alone in the house. She ran to the barn, took a ladder and climbing up the roof, tore away the "dutch chimney" so that she could reach the fire and extinguish it with the water she had brought up from below.
- Sam Benda has accepted an appointment to the local board of the Cleveland Jewish Orphan Asylum which he will represent in this area. This is a place of much honor and it is a high compliment to Mr. Benda to have the position offered him.
- Miss Lucy Severance, for several years a teacher in the city schools, has gone to Aspen, Colorado, a silver mining town nearly the size of Traverse City. She has obtained a good position as third grader teacher in the public schools.
- The pastor at Milton Center has begun revival work in South Milton. It is hoped the revival will reach every point on the charge before it closes and that much effective work may be done for the Master.
- Walter Grelick, Louis Grelick and Charles Meisner left Monday for California on a business trip. Walter Greilick will look after some oil land there where he already has a well producing oil in good quantities.
- Advice on deportment. A lady should observe the same care in her dress at the table as does a man. Untidy hair and dirty nails are especially repellent.
- Medical advice of a century ago. To treat chilblains, bathe the feet often in cold water, and when this is done, apply a turnip poultice.
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