January 28, 2004
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
• Those who have subscribed for seats for William J. Bryan's lecture, of whom there are about 250, will have first choice when the reserved seat plat is opened. The national reputation of Mr. Bryan and his powerful gift of oratory will serve to draw a large audience and the Congregational building fund will be given a substantial addition.
• The Pere Marquette southbound passenger train which was due to leave the city Saturday afternoon, stalled in a snow drift near Thompsonville. The train left this city late and continued to lose time by encountering heavy drifts until it could go no farther. A local crew was dispatched to plow away the drifts and the train continued its run, arriving 4 hours late at its next stop.
• For several years past, the chief source of the water supply of the asylum has been by artesian wells. The most important of these wells is on the side hill in the rear of the farm barns. Some months ago, this well gave considerable trouble. An arrangement was made with the Traverse City Iron Works to deepen the well and the flow is now 175,000 gallons every 24 hours through an eight-inch pipe.
• Mr. Burkhart came up from Indiana Monday to oversee the work of lumbering on the Edmonds place at Archie. He was pleased with the work being done and reports that the output is far above expectations.
• The local fire department was called to the residence of Silas Caw on Lake Avenue Sunday night where a chimney fire was reported. The department was not needed, although the occupants of the house were very much frightened.
• Charlie Hammond, a resident near Mabel, lost a fine dog last week. It is thought to have eaten poison. Mr. Hammond has the sympathy of his friends and neighbors who have promised to help him secure a new animal.
• Joseph Graham, who gives this city as his home, was brought before Justice E. M. Brown on Thursday charged with malicious injury to personal property belonging to Edward Geiger of Kingsley. The crime was the cutting of a harness belonging to Mr. Geiger. Mr. Graham will spend 30 days in the county jail.
• A special invitation is extended to farmers' wives and daughters to attend the Women's Section of the Farmers' Institute which will be held in the Probate Judge's room at the courthouse Saturday afternoon. An interesting and profitable program will be given for which much thought has been expended.
• The farm house near Black district school, owned by H. Barton of this city, was burned to the ground Monday. The family was eating breakfast when the fire was discovered. All the household goods, with the exception of the carpets, were removed. A defective flue was the supposed cause.
• Harry Steel, the apple man, says the condition of the trees could not be better. The buds were in excellent shape for a hard winter while the continued fall of snow has been a great protection. Mr. Seel has a farm near Old Mission of 101 acres, 95 of them given to apples alone, approximately 5,000 trees.
• Miss Rainey, a matron of the Coldwater school, brought four little boys to the city last week for people in the vicinity to adopt. The boys varied in age, being from 7 to 12 years old. James H. Cluskin took one of the boys as did Peter F. Lardie, Alfred Laming and J. G. Bates.
• Advice on deportment. When a guest arrives to make an evening call, the hostess rises on the entrance of her visitors and offers them her hand, leading them to a seat.
• Medical advice of a century ago. To stop bleeding at the nose, apply tents made of soft lint dipt in cold water, strongly impregnated with a solution of alum and introduced within the nostrils.
• Best buy of the week. Children's Long Coats, $6.50 at The Hannah & Lay Mercantile Co.