February 16, 2005

Herald news ... 100 years ago

By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald

       - Fred Revold returned home with a bride last week after a week's visit with his sister, Mrs. King, at Webberville. He was married to Miss Mary Farbuch at Wadham's Grove, Illinois, January 18th. Only immediate friends were present during the marriage ceremony which was performed by Rev. W. L. Jones of the Baptist church.
      - John N. Courtade is getting out logs and wood on the 50 acres he purchased of William Mitchell in East Bay. Edwin Black, Adam Miller and Henry El and John Carlisle are also getting out logs and wood from that area.
      - Contrary to the expectations of the trainmen of the T. C. L. & M. railroad, the Northport train came through Monday morning without a break though a continuous heavy track was met nearly the entire distance. In anticipation of trouble, a large force of the shovelers was taken on at Northport but their services were not needed. Last week forty workmen shoveled, rolled and placed in a double line of long defenses about one rod apart like battlements, a stick fence as protection. Its effectiveness was clearly demonstrated when the road bed was not found to be covered with impassable snow drifts.
      - Samuel Bird, an Indian living in the vicinity of Suttons Bay, was brought to the asylum Monday night by Martin Brown. Mr. Bird was suffering from a rabid form of dementia having been bitten about six weeks ago by a dog which is believed to have caused the insanity.
      - The dance at Shaida's Hall last Friday in North Unity was unsuccessful as Mr. Helm of this city was to furnish the music and was unable to reach that place on account of the difficult traveling and severe weather. Although there was a fair crowd and no dancing, those present enjoyed an evening of storytelling, games and a bounty of refreshments.
      - With the mercury 12 degrees below zero, snow five or six feet deep, unable to turn around and rendered drowsy by the cold, Professor DeCommerce had a terrible drive from Old Mission Sunday night. Several times he was thrown from his cutter and this kept him awake. It took six hours to make the trip back to the city and Professor DeCommerce says that he would not take the trip again for $100.
      - F. M. Beardsley, who is never happier than when he has a difficult mechanical problem before him, has just completed a new style of wheeled chair for Mrs. M. E. C. Bates that is a model of convenience and comfort. Mr. Beardsley drew patterns for a chair that would pass through the inner doors of a house and had wheels cast at the local iron works, fastening them by his own designs to the bottom of an ordinary arm chair.
      - At a meeting of the First National Bank Thursday, a dividend of 55 percent was declared. This makes 60 per cent in dividends paid since January 1st and indicates a fine showing of earnings on the stock of this institution. The charter of the bank is to be renewed the first of March for a period of 20 years and the capital will be increased to $100,000.
      - The medical ranks of Traverse City were greatly increased Wednesday, it being the funeral of Humphrey B. Anderson, prominent in northern Michigan as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Anderson passed away suddenly Saturday evening from an acute attack of dysentery which had so depleted his frail constitution that heart failure resulted.
      - A big snowplow, drawn by eight horses, came into Grawn last Saturday morning. Believing the storm to be over, some of the log haulers from Cox's Corners started out to open the roads so they could start drawing logs early Monday morning, but all their work and trouble were in vain.
      - The spelling contest at the Mabel schoolhouse, held last Tuesday evening, resulted in victory for the Mabel school. Miss Cora and Miss Martha Pray of the school at that place were the last to go down, both on the same word.
      - Advice on deportment. Good breeding forbids that you monopolize the piano during a crossing on an ocean steamer or do all the talking in the ladies' cabin.
      - Medical advice of a century ago. Invalids need generally plenty of bed rest, but then they should procure it by going early to bed.
      - Best buy of the week. Men's Fur Coats, $13.50 - $18.00 at Hamilton Clothing Co.