November 9, 2005
Herald news ...
100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- Robert Marshall of Des Moines, Iowa, arrived Saturday from Suttons Bay on his way to Chicago via the Illinois that night. Mr. Marshall has been in the area three weeks looking over fruit farms with a view of locating here and found so many desirable ones that he has taken a number under consideration.
- Edward Eggley, who is logging under contract for Isaac Winnie, had his right leg broken between the ankle and knee Friday. The accident was caused by a log rolling on him.
- Business interests are preparing for a greater prosperity than we have experienced during the past six years. The board of trade in this city has received several inquiries from industries, some of them very desirable, which will be brought up for the consideration of the board when more definite information can be secured.
- James and Orson Pack, with their families, were in the city Saturday enroute overland to Mobile, Alabama. The families are traveling in prairie schooners, there being eight members of the two families in the party. The long jaunt will be taken in a leisurely manner with frequent stops made to visit relatives along the route.
- William Fike, while at work on a scaffold on a building near Grawn, was suddenly stricken with heart failure last week and died instantly. Undertaker Anderson was summoned and removed the body to the home of his cousin, William Sanders. Mr. Fike was 50 years old, unmarried and leaves three brothers and one sister, their whereabouts unknown.
- B. J. Morgan is shipping four-foot wood from South Manitou island across the lake to Green Bay, Wisconsin. Mr. Morgan's lumbering interests on the island are quite extensive and during the season just passed, the milled turned out about 1,000,000 feet of hardwood and cedar. A great deal of bark and telephone poles have also been taken from the island.
- A team of horses belonging to Charles Merritt ran away at the M. & N. E. depot Monday last, throwing him out and completely demolishing the wagon, besides practically destroying the buggy of Henry Brodhagaen. Al Riddle caught the team and they were put in Tom Shane's barn, not much the worse for their wild escapade.
- Chris Martz, a small boy released on parole from the Indiana Boys' Industrial School, arrived in the city last week on his way to Lake Ann. He only had transportation as far as this city. Chief of Police Ashton took care of him over night and then sent him on to Lake Ann where he has a stepfather.
- Farmers throughout the area and at large are being fleeced by a smooth appearing stranger who claims to be buying farms. He is working under many names and has recently been traveling through Illinois where he looks over several farms for sale and finally settles on one. He gets the power of attorney from the farmer, then calls upon a real estate dealer, shows him the power of attorney and gets hold of a sum of money, forging the name of the farmer and his wife.
- Henry Blackman, the well-known commission merchant and buyer, has purchased the residence formerly owned by Frederick Potter on East Eighth Street. Mr. Blackman will take possession Monday and will rent his farm in East Garfield so as to devote his entire time to the city trade.
- E. V. Hill reported to the sheriff yesterday that his driving horse and buggy had been stolen from his barn. Mr. Hill fed his barn stock as usual last evening and this morning when again entering the barn, he was surprised to find the doors open. and the horse and buggy gone.
- Advice on deportment. When attending receptions, calling cards should be left in the hall on entering so as to help the hostess to remember who has called.
- Medical advice of a century ago. To treat billious cholic, give a spoonful of castor oil.
- Best buy of the week. Ladies' Good Warm Underwear, Heavy flat fleece just 50 cents at The Boston Store.