January 16, 2002
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- The First National Bank of Traverse City held its regular annual meeting Tuesday last and re-elected H. S. Hull as president, John T. Beadle and B. J. Morgan as vice-presidents, Frank Walton as cashier and Leon F. Titus as assistant cashier. The reports of the bank's financial structure were very gratifying and showed a growth during the past year which surpassed any previous one.
- The fire department was called out to the house of James Beamish on Union Street Friday evening where a fire had caught from a flue leading from the furnace. At the same time the Boardman River Electric Light and Power Co. wanted some help to deal with a fire on a pole near the rear of Mayor Patchin's residence. Both were extinguished rapidly and very little damage was done to either.
- There a number of people in the city who are feeling pretty nervous with the announcement that another case of smallpox has developed. John McGillis, a resident on Boardman Avenue, was taken sick at a camp near Mayfield and was brought home. He began to break out a couple of days later and a physician was called who promptly diagnosed the disease. Every precaution is being taken to prevent any further spread.
- An oyster supper was served by the Milton Center Grange in their beautiful hall last week which was followed by an installation. A fine attendance was reported.
- Mr. Stibbits, who lives west of the city, is having very good luck hunting animals that are valuable for their fur. The market is brisk for them and he will gain a good financial return for his work.
- Fay S. Hamlin of the Enterprise Grocery was arrested Monday for selling colored oleomargarine contrary to the new state oleo law. He was brought before Justice Brown this morning and bound over to the circuit court in the sum of $100.
- A school of fine brook trout in the river by the Front Street bridge have been furnishing no end of entertainment to hundreds of people who have stopped to watch them. Friday morning a fisherman was angling for them but he said they would not bite.
- The Potato Implement Co. is shipping goods out by the carload and the factory has many large orders ahead. About forty people are now employed at that business.
- The seats were filled to the last row in the gallery at the City Opera House Monday evening to hear the Ottumwas Male Quartet. The work of the Ottumwas did not disappoint the large crowd and were certainly deserving of the many encores.
- Capt. H. A. Webb has announced that the Traverse Bay line of steamers will discontinue making trips to bay points this week. The boats have run longer than usual this year, although one year they ran a week later. There is not sufficient business to warrant running them after this week.
- The ladies of the W. C. T. U. have completed the arrangements for the coming of that great apostle of temperance, John G. Wooley, to Traverse City. He will speak sometime in February on the subject, "My Own Country".
- Advice on deportment. Never make a long call if the lady is dressed ready to go out.
- Medical advice of a century ago. The diet in pleurisy should be slender, cool, and diluting; a bladder filled with warm milk and water, applied to the side, may be renewed when cool.
- Best buy of the week. All wool socks for men. 15 cents at The Boston Store.