November 14, 2001

Herald news ... 100 years ago

By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
       - The office of the Postal Telegraph Co. was opened Wednesday in the Hotel Whiting having been removed to that place for the accommodations of patrons. H. W. Cunningham, the local manager, has secured the services of Thad Parson, who is an expert operator, to take charge of that part of the work. This company has the only line into Alaska with connections to Glacier, Eagle City, Shops, Skagway and Summit.
      - W. B. Freeman and Alphens Pierce have opened a broom factory on Fifteenth Street just off Union. They make a line of brooms of all sizes and styles. This is the only industry of the kind in the city at present so the men should have a profitable business.
      - Elmer Stansbury, night operator for the G. R. & I. at Walton, was shot while hunting near that place. He was sitting on a log with his gun in his hands when the firearm slipped and the hammer struck on the log, discharging the piece taking effect in his arm and face. Dr. Martin went down from this city and attended the wounds.
      - Our correspondent at Mabel sends the news that another resident of that place has bought a new organ. Mr. Dailey purchased the musical instrument from Agent McAfee of Traverse City who has had a steady business in this enterprise.
      - Twenty-six agents for the Singer Sewing Machine Co. from this district, of which C. A. Cressey of this city has charge, were in session Tuesday at Park Place. The conference was conducted by R. R. Healan of Chicago, state agent for the company. It was reported to have been a very successful meeting.
      - Traverse City now has a case of smallpox, with 20 people exposed, all of whom will be placed in quarantine. Eugene Packard is lying ill at his home on Randolph Street. The hired man, the hired girl, a boarder, a brother and the mother of the man who is ill are all in quarantine as well and held in the house. In addition, 15 recent visitors to the Packard home will be placed in quarantine at the end of the week.
      - County Clerk Walter issued his 157th deer license last week which is the same as the number issued for the entire season last year. It appears the number of hunters is increasing each year and so is the deer population.
      - Friday last was the banner potato day at Grawn with G. A. Brigham, the veteran potato buyer, taking in 3,150 bushels for which he paid the farmers the nice sum of $1,563.01. Mr. Brigham will store them in his new storage warehouse which has a capacity of 25,000 bushels.
      - Charles A. Lawrence, the South Side baker, has leased Julius Steinberg's small store on Front Street, between the New York Tea Store and Bugbee & Roxburg's. He will stock it with baked goods as a branch of his South Side store.
      - When Mrs. J. W. Dickerman went to the Pan-American she took samples of Ring of Tompkin County and Red Detroit apples which were placed in the Michigan fruit exhibit. The exposition gave a great opportunity for Grand Traverse fruit growers to advertise their products because Mrs. Dickerman has received orders for two barrels of the Red Detroit variety since her return.
      - Liberal responses have been received to the appeal made by Chief of Police Rennie for the aid of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Empey, who lost everything by fire last week. Received so far are a stove, a bedstead and numerous other articles, besides the donation of 20 days' work from the carpenters' union which will assure the building of the new house for the old couple.
      - Advice on deportment. When oysters are served for the first course, it is proper to commence eating at once.
      - Medical advice of a century ago. Cold bathing cures young children of convulsions, cutaneous inflammations, inflammation of the ears, naval and mouth, rickets, suppression of urine, vomiting, gravel and want of sleep.
      - Best buy of the week. Men's ties, 25 cents at Steinberg's.