February 4, 2004
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- City Treasurer M. E. Haskell feels pretty good over the manner in which the state and county taxes have been paid. The total amount of these taxes on the rolls of the city was $35,408.90. Up to the close of business on the 9th of January the amount collected reached $19,035.70, a better record than had been made during a similar period in several years.
- The Elmwood Avenue school pupils practiced a fire drill Monday. There were full classes of students in the building at the time and all were out of the school and safely on the street in 50 seconds. The pupils of the Central school building will go through the drill this week. It will also be taken up in the other schools.
- Fire Marshal Rennie wishes the public to call the department in case of a chimney fire and that they will respond just as quickly and at the same time save the city a large item of expense for all the volunteer firemen to turn out. A fire yesterday will cost the city from $15 to $50 and if the alarm had not been turned in, the cost would have been nothing, as the regular firemen would have responded.
- Quite a number of the hotel keepers and restaurant owners of the city met last Monday to discuss the matter of free lunches. It seems that the various saloons of the city have been serving elaborate and appetite satisfying lunches which have hurt the restaurant business. It is hoped that some agreement will be made the cooperation of the saloon men in dispensing with the lunch that is served gratis.
- A deal was closed Tuesday whereby the C. B. Taylor Coal Co. takes possession of the coal business purchased by J. M. Larkins. The new company will begin business tomorrow and will add a large stock of hard and soft coal, coke and kindred lines of fuel.
- There were quite a few Mapleton boys who skated from the western shores of East Bay to Elk Rapids Saturday. They were: Roy Drew, Bert Lardie, Jim, Tom and Bert Lannen, Ralph, Archie and Louis Hellferich, Ted Giles, Harry Zang and Frank Smith, Jr. Mr. Wheeler, Jr. was also in the group. The skaters plan to make another such trip before the ice gets soft.
- Mr. and Mrs. John T. Beadle are preparing for a trip to Europe this coming summer which they expect will give them a great deal of pleasure. Mr. Beadle was born in England, near London, and came to this country in 1856 on the first steamer built for passenger service on the Atlantic.
- It is a remarkable fact that every statement issued by the Traverse City banks shows increased footings. These advances attract favorable attention to the city from financial institutions of other cities.
- Last Saturday, while cutting wood for Adam Meng, Will Thayer was quite seriously hurt by a falling tree. The tree was about 18 inches in diameter and struck Mr. Thayer on his right leg above the knee, bruising it quite badly.
- Mr. Wheat, a farmer who lives southwest of the city, found his horse blanket the other day which disappeared some time ago. Evidently it had been taken by some wayfarer who was tired and cold, to an empty house where he spent the night then pursued his journey.
- For the year 1903, the deaths in the city as recorded by City Clerk Beers, have been 207 as compared with 193 for the previous year. November was the hardest month with 24 deaths and July and December close seconds.
- Advice on deportment. When a lady removes her residence, she should leave a card with her new address with those whose turn it is to call upon whom she called last.
- Medical advice of a century ago. To treat baldness, wash it with a decoction of boxwood.
- Best buy of the week. Sideboard, $12.00 to $30.00 at J. W. Slater.