May 8, 2002
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- The trading stamp scheme has once again appeared in the city with overtures being made to merchants to go into such an enterprise. The stamps cost the merchant about three per cent on the dollar which must then be added to the price of the goods for the merchant to make any profit. At this time, the merchants remain uninterested.
- Rev. P. E. Whitman was in Traverse City earlier this week to perform a marriage ceremony for some old friends. While hustling to get the train to return to his home in Bellaire, Mr. Whitman took a header from his bicycle and suffered such a number of bruises that he felt as though he had hit a train head on.
- In spite of the diligent search, which has never been slowed, no trace has been found of the Jefferson boy. He has been gone for over a week and all hope of finding him alive has been abandoned.
- The residents of Kingsley have been taken up with planting trees this spring. Several have been put in along the railroad near the depot which will add handsomely to that area.
- Theodore Alberts of Evart has moved his family to Interlochen. For the present, they are living with his brother, but will go by themselves as soon as they can find a house. Mr. Alberts will do blacksmithing for the Wylie Cooperage Co.
- Degrees will be conferred upon 706 students at the Ann Arbor university on June 19, 415 of whom are Michigan residents. Among them, James F. Munson and Ray P. Jackson of this city, will receive degrees.
- The new council met Monday night with Mayor Carver in the chair and every alderman present. Hamilton, Sleder, Gillet and Cunningham were on the council last year and have been joined by Ott, Wilhelm, McCluskey, Lardie, Stearns and Moon. A large audience was present to listen to the inaugural address of the new mayor which was received with approval and touched in a manner that showed a good grasp of the needs of the city matters.
- A quiet home wedding took place Wednesday last at which vows were exchanged between Miss Agnes Fisher and Raymond McIntyre. Among the many gifts received were a silver butter knife and sugar shell, a dresser scarf, a water set and lamp and a set of silverware. The couple at once took possession of their pretty new home at 915 State Street at which they will be at home to their friends after May 10th.
- Mrs. John Griffin, a resident near Kingsley, expects to go to Montana to join her husband who is employed there as a herder, a job which he likes very much. He will also look after a lumber camp and his wife will be employed as a cook, both jobs offering big wages.
- Our correspondent at Long Lake reports that Ellsworth Duryea's horse had a stroke of paralysis, but is better now. Such an incident appears to be an unusual malady, according to area farmers. Mr. Duryea is very hopeful the animal will be recovered sufficiently to assist with the great work ahead on his farm this spring and summer.
- Nathaniel S. Graham, a pensioner and veteran of the rebellion, died yesterday morning in the asylum, aged about 65 years. Brief funeral services will be held in Anderson's undertaking rooms Friday afternoon and the interment will be in Oakwood cemetery.
- Advice on deport. The highest moral purity does not excuse rudeness and ill breeding.
- Medical advice of a century ago. Any sore is healed by a plaster of mutton suet, even though it fester or breed proud flesh.
- Best buy of the week. Wood pails; Two hoops, just 10 cents at T. D. McManus and Co.