June 23, 2004
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- The jury in the case of the People vs. Charles King was out all night and were discharged this morning by Judge Mayne, they being unable to reach an agreement. They stood eleven being for acquittal and one for conviction. It is said the juror would not give any reason why he hung out although pressed by the other jury members to do so. The case will now come up at the next term of court.
- The local fruit men are preparing for the fruit season which will begin in about three weeks. The season is considerably later this year but the fruit buyers are keeping their regular force busy making apple barrels so as to be fully prepared when the harvest begins.
- Bert Montague will graduate this week at the University of Michigan in the electrical engineering course and Fred Munson, who has already completed a course in literature will receive his diploma as an M. D. Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Munson and Mrs. J. Montague will attend the exercises.
- Mrs. C. K. Beckman of Spruce Street is suffering with smallpox. The children were taken with the disease two weeks ago and put into quarantine. Some time ago a relative was visiting from Canada who was taken ill with the disease enroute home and put in the post house at the Soo. Dr. Lawson was notified and immediately notified the family here.
- A lurid blaze southeast of the city was plainly visible Tuesday morning and those who saw it were of the opinion that it was a very large fire in the country. However, it was only a fire in the swamp north of the Black schoolhouse.
- The local recruiting station for the United States army will be closed June 20. The station has been established here for the past two years and the field has been pretty thoroughly worked. Lack of business is the cause of the discontinuing of the office.
- Allen Smith has just returned from Northport where he has been running grades for the streets and sidewalks of that bustling village. It is the intent of the citizens of the "car ferry" town to have cement sidewalks and streets that are where they belong. - Herman Hyman returned last week from South Dakota where he followed a man who ran away from a chattel mortgage after selling the stock. Mr. Hyman followed his man 1,095 miles and finally caught him. He made him pay for his time, fare and also the mortgage.
- The O. W. D. baseball team defeated the Williamsburg team Friday afternoon at Williamsburg by a score of 7 to 2. Both Welch for the home team and Butler for the Williamsburg team pitched fine ball and both sides ably supported their pitchers.
- Miss Grace Morgan will leave today for an extended trip abroad visiting England, Scotland and various places on the continent, including France, Italy, Switzerland and Germany. She expects to return to the city in early September.
- Mrs. L. H. Wheeler has built a fine new cottage at Omena and made a large purchase of goods in the city this week with which to furnish it. No expense has been spared to make the cottage one of the finest and most modern at Omena.
- Advice on deportment. To share housekeeping with another family destroys the privacy and sanctity of wedded life.
- Medical advice of a century ago. To treat heartburn, chew a piece of Spanish liquorice.
- Best buy of the week. Rockers for porch or lawn, $2.75 at J. W. Slater.