July 14, 2004

Herald news ... 100 years ago

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 By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald

       - John Horsfield of Chicago, who superintended the construction of the new State Bank building as well as the erection of the new fourth ward school and the Carnegie library, has decided to make Traverse City his permanent home. He likes this place and sees a prosperous future for the city. He has leased the Hagadorn building on Bay Street and will carry a large quantity of building materials.
      - Grandma Emery entertained company Sunday at dinner in her home at Mapleton. She is 83 years old but can still make a meal as when she was twenty.
      - The Ladies Cemetery Improvement association has elected its officers for the coming year and named a board of directors. Officers include Mrs. Martha Curtis, Mrs. Estella Kneeland, Mrs. Mary Wilhelm, Mrs. E. N. Stetson, and Mrs. Amelia Goffar.
      - Contractor Monroe of Charlevoix has received the contract for building a dock at Kezis Mokesa and Ahgosa resorts. The new dock will be a continuation of Eighth Street which has been opened up down to East Bay.
      - John Baris, who with his wife moved to Monroe Center last November, where he was taken sick February 13, died last week after great suffering which he bore very patiently. The Lord called him home from this world after a life of 77 years. Mr. Baris was always a free giver and upbuilder of the Catholic church which he and his family were devoted to.
      - Mrs. Mary Rackard, through her attorneys Pratt & Davis, has begun suit against the Pere Marquette Railway for $10,000 for the death of her husband. Last winter, Mr. Rackard noticed a car was crippled and went in between that car and another to see what the matter was and at that time, the train was backed down on him and he was killed. Negligence is alleged on the part of the company.
      - Dr. Tedman, of Summit City, has been taking the state census in the Mayfield vicinity and vaccinating all who desired it during the past week. As a result of smallpox so near, there are a goodly number of sore arms at that place just now.
      - The Old Mission people are very much pleased at having the Crescent run between that location and Elk Rapids. She makes two trips daily connecting with the trains for Traverse City.
      - Nelson Z. Spencer was stricken with paralysis Saturday and died Sunday morning at 8:30 o'clock. Mr. Spencer was assisting his wife in the garden and when the stroke came, was stooping over to pull up a weed. The wife was alone with her husband and managed to get him in the house and summoned medical attendance. Spencer was 59 years of age and liked by all who knew him.
      - At a meeting of the directors of the We-que-tong Club last week, it was decided that a breakwater was necessary for this port and steps were taken to induce the government to build one. At present, the harbor is utterly without protection and ships caught in a heavy storm here are at great risk.
      - The bridge on the street leading out of Mayfield to the west has been under repairs for the past week and is still impassable. It is rumored that the pathmaster has resigned.
      - Advice on deportment. If a guest does not care for a certain article on the table, he should simply say, "I do not care for any, thank you."
      - Medical advice of a century ago. To treat the spitting of blood, drink twenty grams of alum in water every two hours.
      - Best buy of the week. Infants' shoes; 8 cents at Steinberg Brothers.