July 16, 2003
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
•Postmaster Raff has received a limited supply of certificates from the McKinley National Memorial Association for citizens who would like to participate in the monument fund to receive souvenirs of that great enterprise. The certificate features a favorite likeness of the deceased president chosen by his wife and pictures of the Canton, Ohio family home and the White House.
•One of the most elaborate and beautiful marriages ever witnessed in this city was solemnized last Tuesday in Steinberg's Grand Opera House, the contracting parties being Miss Ella, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Steinberg, and Mr. Meyer A. Bernstein of Chicago. The very beautiful ceremony was carried out by Rabbi Rugoff of Detroit, the singing service being used. The party then repaired to the basement floor which had been transformed into a beautiful banquet hall. Pink and white drapes, flowers, silver candelabra with white candles and banks of palms were placed throughout the rooms.
•M. Finberg, who is a Detroit dealer in furs and hides, arrived in Traverse City to locate and establish a mattress factory as soon as he can make the arrangements for a suitable building. Mr. Finberg is an experienced mattress manufacturer and will make all kinds of first class merchandise.
•Mr. and Mrs. A. Tracy Lay and their son-in-law, Mr. Clinch, arrived in the city last week and with them came Mr. William Morgan and Clara Morgan Frothingham, daughter of the late James Morgan. Mr. Lay visits Traverse City about once a year, but Mr. Morgan has not been here in several years.
•Stewart C. Perkin, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Perkin, died Sunday night of acute kidney trouble. The funeral was held Tuesday morning at the Methodist church with many friends and family members present.
•Clayton Lardie and Claude Owen have taken a party of thirteen blackberry pickers to a place near Stratford where they will pick berries and have a general good time. Mr. Lardie and Mr. Owen will buy the berries of the pickers. Several of them are musicians and took their instruments along to have a general good time and a few plan to go fishing.
•A casket factory will soon be one of the city's industries, the company now in the process of formation with the site of the factory already secured from William Beitner on the shore of Boardman Lake. William E. Williams and Emmet Hagadorn are the prime movers in the enterprise.
•Our correspondent at Acme reports that J. P. Merrill is confined to his bed with malarial fever and attended by Dr. Prentiss. Emily Bannon, daughter of James Bannon, also of that place is very sick with typhoid fever and is attended by Dr. Garner.
•It has been learned that Miss Nellie Stites has returned to Barker Creek from the south where she has spent a very pleasant winter. She has resumed her dressmaking and is busy taking orders from her many patrons.
•J. F. Wright, foreman of the Wylie Cooperage Co., woke up one morning last week and found his wife dead in bed beside him. Deceased was 41 years of age and heart trouble was given as the cause of death. The funeral was held from Interlochen.
•Advice on deportment. A small night lamp is better in the guest chamber, but do not turn that down for it can easily be shaded by paper or a book.
•Medical advice of a century ago. To treat a hysteric cholic, use a cold bath two and twenty times in a month.
•Best buy of the week. Lace mittens and gloves just 9 cents a pair at The Racket.