December 1, 2004
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- The third extension of time in which Mr. Freeman was to have been in St. Louis with his flying machine for the world's fair prize, expired Monday and now the inventor has given up hopes of being there with his machine. The machine is completed with the exception of the burners.
- The high school girls' basketball team was victorious at East Jordan Saturday afternoon, winning by a score of 9 to 0. There were no stars in the game as each girl played her best and all did very well. Miss Dolly Wynkoop three baskets from the field and one from the foul line, making seven points.
- Mrs. Clark Boston of Suttons Bay, passed through town last week for her former home in Charlevoix where she took the body of her little daughter, Cecile, whose sudden death was a shock to all who knew her. While going from the barn to the house Monday she suddenly dropped dead.
- Mrs. Felix Ebare, living about seven miles out of the city, suffered a severe attack of heart failure on Saturday while in C. E. McManus' Savings Bank bazaar. But for the timely arrival of Dr. Swanton, it could have been more grave. Strong heart tonics gradually revived her and she was made comfortable in the back part of the store until her husband arrived to take her home.
- L. D. Castle of the ninth grade at Central School was taken ill on Friday and the case developed into typical smallpox. The family is in strict quarantine. The fine for breaking quarantine is $300 and persons who willfully break the conditions should be punished. The school will be disinfected and every precaution taken by authorities to prevent a further spread of the disease.
- The families of immigrants, consisting of Harinnis Ahlsem and Junnar Ahlsem, with their wives and three children, arrived in the city six weeks ago and remained several days at the hotel Leelanau before leaving for South Manitou where the men will work for B. J. Morgan. When they left the train, they had no baggage and had to wait all these weeks for it to makes its way to the local depot.
- Work on the new Carnegie library is progressing finely, the woodwork being nearly completed. The plumbing has yet to be installed as well as flooring in a number of the rooms. The main corridor, finished with marble baseboard and cubed tiling is also completed.
- Messrs. Parm C. Gilbert, F. C. Desmond and Chris Ross, who have been in the forests several miles from the city, returned Saturday night with four deer. Mr. Gilbert brought two and the others each having one. They report wolves were more plentiful than deer, but did not have the luck to shoot any.
- The girls employed at the Citizens telephone office were all vaccinated on Saturday by the Health Officer Lawton. The reason is that two of the relief girls are at present ill with smallpox and it was thought best to take precautions.
- The rummage sale last Friday at Ogdensburg was not very well attended. Just eleven dollars was realized. The sale will continue all this week.
- William Tompkins, Jr., a resident at Old Mission, had the misfortune to lose a horse one day last week on his way home from the city. It was sick only a short time. Although Mr. Tompkins has another horse which can do much of the farm work at this time of year and carry the family to town, another horse will need to be purchased to make a team for the heavy work in the spring.
- Advice on deportment. Do not fancy because a lady or gentleman does not recognize you the next time you met, that it is their intention to ignore you.
- Medical advice of a century ago. A sore throat may be treated by gargling a solution made up of salt and water.
- Best buy of the week. Mucilage and Ink, 3 cents at The Boston Store.