September 30, 2004
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- An improved and enlarged form has been introduced for this paper and it is confidently believed that it will prove a pleasing change. The change will provide a larger and better arranged paper than the old plan and meet the demand for news or advertising. The press facilities will make this paper the best and largest weekly newspaper in the state.
- George Lardie shipped one hundred barrels of harvest apples via the Illinois Sunday to the Chicago market. Mr. Lardie states that he will continue shipping more of the same for several more weeks.
- Mrs. Minnie Hayes, of Grawn, arrived in town Monday to take into her motherly care, three orphan children from Saranac whose mother, Mrs. Hayes' sister, died two weeks ago. The father, Charles Jacobs, immediately deserted his family and the children were left without care.
- Road improvements are being made to the Mayfield vicinity of late. The bridge on the road leading west has been rebuilt, the state road bridge has been raised and repaired and now the road north of the village is being graveled.
- Rev. J. A. Pennington has accepted a call as pastor of the Friends church at Ypsilanti and will depart for his new field of work next month. Mr. Pennington's many friends in this city will regret to have him leave, where he has been prominent in the church for many years.
- C. L. Gonser, the popular and accommodating ticket agent at the Pere Marquette depot, has been promoted to agent at Charlevoix. Mr Gonser has been here about twelve years and although he will miss the many friends he leaves behind, he is looking forward to his challenging new position with the railroad.
- Claude Raymond, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wilson of Alba, died at the home of Mrs. Wilson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Wyckoff, last Friday, aged four weeks. Mrs. Wilson was visiting her parents when the child was taken sick. Following the funeral service, the remains were buried in the Kingsley cemetery.
- A very pretty wedding occurred Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brown on Webster Street, when their daughter, Eva, was united in marriage to Owen C. Thorn of the peninsula. After the ceremony, a sumptuous breakfast was served and the happy couple then left for a ten day trip on the noon train to Buffalo, Niagara Falls and other eastern points.
- A heavy frost visited the region Tuesday night and did considerable damage to the corn, tomatoes and late potatoes. J. M. Elliott reports that in the Long Lake region, the frost was very severe and in some places, the ground was frozen slightly.
- Miss Bessie Fulghum left today for Albion to continue her musical course there, after a three months' vacation spent with her family in this city. Miss Fulghum is an accomplished musician and will complete her studies at that school in two years.
- During the storm Saturday night last, lightning struck the barn of John Anderson, entirely destroying it. The loss is between $700 and $800, with insurance for $600 in the Farmers' Mutual.
- Advice on deportment. Proper table manners dictate that everything which is possible to cut or break with a fork should be eaten without a knife.
- Medical advice of a century ago. To treat a long running sore in the back, take every morning two or three spoonfuls of nettle juice and apply nettles, bruised in mortar, to the part.
- Best buy of the week. Men's Outing Suits. $6.90 at E. Wilhelm.