May 15, 2002
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- Traverse City will celebrate the Fourth of July in the biggest hip-hurrah time that ever happened and will make the eagle scream till he is hoarse. The meeting held Monday night in the council rooms to discuss the matter, included a number of leading citizens of the city who all supported a motion for such a celebration. Assignments have been made for committees to begin planning the festivities.
- Sam Farrow, who has been chef at the Little Tavern, has resigned his position to go on the Columbia where the work will not be so confining. F. D. McAvoy, one of the best chefs that ever prepared a menu in this part of the state, will be his replacement.
- The Superintendent of Public Instruction announced on Tuesday, the apportionment of funds to be distributed to the fourteen county schools. The amount is $3,169.40 for a total student population of 6, 905 in these schools.
- Dr. A. H. Holliday has circulated a paper for the organization of a fish and game protective association in the city. Every person he has interviewed has signified the desire to become a member of such a group to protect the game and fish of the Grand Traverse region and pledged himself to pay the annual fee of one dollar.
- Asher Boyer, filer for the East Bay Lumber Company, met with a serious accident at the mill Thursday. He came into too close contact with a machine and had his left hand badly mangled. Dr. Garner was called and found it necessary to amputate all five fingers of the hand.
- James Watson, a resident at Mabel, went fishing on the Boardman River Sunday last and caught ten nice trout. Many of the local fisherman have reported equally good catches in recent days.
- The correspondent at East Garfield reports that many of the gardeners in that area are making their gardens, but the weather keeps so cold, there is not much prospect of getting any returns very soon. Such a condition appears to be widespread in the county, according to those who are seeding gardens. This is in contrast to the cherry trees which are almost all in blossom and promise a large crop.
- M. D. Badwin, who lives two miles east and south of Kingsley, has painted his farmhouse. It is now one of the neatest and prettiest houses in the township and will undoubtedly encourage other farmers to do some painting on their houses.
- Mrs. A. W. Peck has returned to the city from Ann Arbor where she has been for some time on account of her health. She hopes to be strong enough to see her friends in a couple of weeks.
- County Clerk Walter has received blank receipts from the clerk of the state board of auditors for the boys of Company M who have sent in their applications for reimbursement for the overcoats with which they were charge but never received. The soldier boys will sign the receipts and soon get the money for the price of the coats.
- B. C. Green, first assistant lighthouse keeper at South Manitou Island, is in the city for a few days, accompanied by his daughter Miss Jessie Green. Mr. Green does not find lighthouse keeping all monotony, for it is occasionally broken by some freak of nature such as rain or mud or when the barometer reached the highest point ever known to make a couple of months ago.
- Advice on deportment. A respectful demeanor toward the aged is a peculiar charm in a young lady.
- Medical advice of a century ago. To treat bleeding of a wound, take ripe puffballs, break them warily and save the powder. Strew this on the wound and bind it on.
- Best buy of the week. Grand Opening Special at The Globe - Zinc decorated cuspidors, 6 cents.