March 3, 2004
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
• The local ice men are hurrying the cutting of the crop from Boardman Lake on account of a fear that it will sink. The heavy snow that has fallen almost every day since snow first came has placed a great weight on the ice. Mr. J. A. Jackson, one of the local ice dealers, has filled his two ice houses and says it is the finest he has ever taken from the lake
• Mr. Cryderman, a farmer who lives west of the city, had a run away with his yoke of steers the other day. There was very little damage done as he was able to get them stopped before they had gained much distance.
• Al Thayer, a resident at Monroe Center, is having quite a serious time with the mumps. His daughter, Mrs. Berse and her baby, also are quite sick with them.
• A cottage at Traverse Beach resort, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson, burned to the ground Wednesday morning. Mr. Johnson barely escaped being burned in his bed being saved by his little dog jumping upon the bed. He grabbed his clothes and rushed out and not a minute too late for the chimney fell suddenly. A sewing machine, trunk and a clock were the only items saved. Mrs. Johnson was away from the home, visiting relatives at the time.
• The wife of Antoine Solem, who has been mysteriously missing since a week ago, is almost prostrated over his absence. Besides his wife, Mr. Solem has a family of ten children, the eldest being 16 years of age. It is now accepted here that Mr. Solem is demented and is wandering away toward the state of Washington. No plan has as yet been determined upon to locate him.
• Alderman A. E. Bingham met with an unfortunate accident last Saturday in which the wrist of his right hand was badly crushed. He undertook to tend the belt running on his engine in the meat market when his glove became caught in the belt. It is not known whether any bones are broken, but the injury is very painful.
• Our correspondent at Mabel reports that a number of citizens at that place have been troubled with a variety of winter sickness. Among them are: Mrs. H. Clayton, Mrs. Fielding Watson, Mrs. W. A. Worden and Aaron Broomhead. Mrs. Orrin Lindsley is some better after taking to her bed two weeks ago.
• Mrs. Ora Markham, wife of Charles E. Markham of this city, dropped dead last evening at the family home on West Seventh Street. She was not ill at all and her death being so sudden, it was deemed necessary to hold a post mortem which her husband also wanted. It was determined that death was due to a perforation of the intestine.
• Area residents will be pleased to know that the first thaw for one hundred days occurred Sunday. The winter seems to have had a strong grip on the frigid temperatures which have prevailed throughout these days and we are grateful for such a reprieve.
• The board of health has decided to postpone the matter of analyzing the city water for a few days. It seems that there are 12 cases of typhoid fever in the city and they are about evenly divided between the users of city water and those whose supply comes from wells. In the opinion of Dr. Thompson, board chairman, the city supply does not contain the germs but that the cases are caused by some other infection, possibly from milk or an atmospheric condition.
• E. R. VanValkenburg was found yesterday by the police stricken by paralysis. The department was notified that Mr. VanValkenburg had not been seen around for some time and the neighbors became worried. Chief Rennie went to the house, kicked in the door and found the man lying helpless on his bed.
• Advice on deportment. At church, it is polite to pass a fan or push a footstool to any occupant of the pew.
• Medical advice of a century ago. To treat a bloody flux, feed on rice and milk and sit an hour in a shallow tub with warm water three inches deep.
• Best buy of the week. Women's Storm Rubbers, 40 cents at A. V. Friedrich.