January 14, 2004
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
• The contract for the interior finishing and fixtures of the new banking room at the Traverse City State Bank has been awarded to Notagal & Veit of Grand Rapids. When the fixtures are placed, this bank will doutbless be one of the very finest in the state. The floor will be of white marble with green spots. The counters will be of English and Italian vein marble.
• The many friends of Mrs. Leo Russell were shocked to hear of her death after so-short an illness with pneumonia. Mrs. Russell has lived in Grant as child and woman and so leaves a hosts of friends as well as numerous relatives.
• Archie Gibbs is preparing to open an office in Grand Rapids where he will carry on a lumbering business. He will, however, continue the active management of the property, sawmill and shingle mill of the estate of Mrs. Gibbs in the meantime.
• The semi-annual joint meeting of the boards of trustees of the asylums of the state of Michigan will be held in this city January 21. There will be matters of interest to the management of all the asylums discussed and valuable papers will be read. The board will be presided over by George G. A. Hart of Manistee who is a member of the asylum board here.
• J. Ekstine and David Kelly will begin work this week on Frank McMullen's new barn at Archie. The barn's dimensions are impressive and will accommodate Mr. McMullen's livestock and hay very readily. Completion is expected by late spring.
• Harvey Langworthy is in receipt of a very pleasant New Year's greeting sent him by his old friend, Gen. John C. Black. Gen. Black is commander-in-chief of the G.A. R. and has just been appointed civil service commissioner.
• E. F. Ferris of this city and Ralph Cody of Kingsley were on the steamer which sank at midnight Friday near Port Townsend in Puget Sound, Washington, but were among those saved. Mrs. E. F. Ferris received word from her husband Sunday telegraphing her of his safety.
• Straub Bros. & Amiotte have purchased a piece of valuable property on the north side of West Front Street, opposite the marble works. Next summer the firm will erect a building of brick, three stories and a basement and convenience for the manufacture of confectionery. Their present quarters are much too small to accommodate the rapid growth of the business in the past three years.
• The wood bee held at W. M. Baird's at Willliamsburg last Thursday resulted in procuring about ten cords for the church. Such a pile should be quite adequate for the winter and spring.
• Charles Rackard of this city, a conductor on a Pere Marquette freight train, was killed Sunday noon at Dublin while switching freight cars. Death was not instantaneous, but he was so badly crushed that he died before he could be taken in for surgical treatment. Deceased was 35 years of age and besides his wife, he leaves four daughters.
• Mr. and Mrs. A. Brockins, who have been staying in Kalkaska with friends the past week, have returned to Barker Creek for a short time. They will leave for their future home in Grand Rapids in two weeks.
• Advice on deportment. When your list of acquaintances is an extensive one, it is a wise plan to keep a regular visiting book.
• Medical advice of a century ago. To treat a putrid sore throat, lay on the tongue a lump of sugar dipt in brandy.
• Best buy of the week. Horse Blankets, new patterns, 6 foot. $1.00 at V. Votruba Harness Co.