January 30, 2002
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- The three new cases of smallpox at the asylum have been thoroughly isolated and every possible care is being taken to prevent further spread of the disease. The wooden cottage at the corner of Eleventh Street and Elmwood Avenue has been vacated and is being used as a detention house. Health Officer Ashton placed the main building of the asylum in strict quarantine Thursday and announced that it will be rigidly enforced.
- Mr. Sprick, a resident of Norwood, came through the Milton Center neighborhood last week taking orders for growing sugar beets. The harvest of such a crop would be used in the Charlevoix factory which is to be built this coming season.
- Almon Buller, an employee in the shop of Victor Petertyl on State Street, stepped upon a small piece of chair stock Thursday which rolled from under his foot, throwing him against the saw with which he was working. Fortunately only the thumb and ring finger of the left hand were injured.
- The house on the farm of John Barth, northwest of Cedar Run, was burned Tuesday resulting in a total loss of the building and its contents. The house was occupied by the A. G. Payne family who were visiting his brother at the time. Mr. Payne's loss is about $100. No insurance.
- Our correspondent at Kingsley reports that Elton Houghton has sold his farm at that place to Charles Hensey. Consideration, $2,000. The property is said to have fertile land quite suitable for tilling and growing successful crops. Mr. Hensey will take possession within the next few weeks.
- Logs are coming in rapidly to all the mills in the city. Many are being brought in by the farmers from the surrounding country and many are being brought in by rails.
- Harry Powers suffered a very painful accident yesterday afternoon that will lay him up for some time. He was taking a trunk up the stairs at one of the hotels in the city when the trunk slipped, striking him on the arm with such force as to partially splinter the bone and crush the muscle.
- The special revival meetings which commenced New Year's eve at the Second M. E. church closed Sunday evening with one of the largest attended and best meetings in the series. During the meetings, 38 followers decided to begin the Christian life.
- A family by the name of Popolinski, living southwest of the city, lost their little daughter, one and a half years of age, last Sunday morning. The father and mother were in the barn attending to chores and had left the two children locked up in the house with hot fires burning in both stoves. On returning, they found the boy very badly burned and the babe lying in the flames.
- The W. W. Kimball Piano Company has recently placed a fine instrument in the Central School which was bought from the funds of the high school lecture and music course. This item will contribute nicely to the excellent music curriculum presently offered at the school.
- Quite an exciting time was had Friday evening at the Acme home of W Stites. Will Wilsey fell backwards down some stairs and in trying to catch on to the stove to keep from falling, he brought the stove down with him. The stove was badly broken, but Billy was only injured.
- Advice on deportment. If you are late at church, walk quietly to your pew, and enter without creating any noise or forcing others who may already be there, to move.
- Medical advice of a century ago. To treat a deep burn or scald, mix lime water and sweet oil to the thickness of cream. Apply it with a feather several times a day.
- Best buy of the week. A fine carved, Bedroom Suite over 6 feet high, nicely carved, fine finish, $4.50 at J. W. Slater House Furnishing Co.