October 19, 2005
Herald news ...
100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- A few of the stone masons quit work on the Congregational church last Monday demanding of Contractor Wilson five cents more per hour than they were receiving and also requesting that their tools be kept sharpened. The matter was settled and some of the men who quit have gone back to work. Others will be replaced. Mr. Wilson is paying his men what the union scale calls for and feels that it is rather unjust to have to pay even more.
- The potato crop in the region is rather slow in coming in, the cold, frosty weather being a setback to it. Out in the small surrounding towns the prevailing prices is from twenty to twenty-five cents, about the same as in the city. The white potatoes are the ones in most demand.
- It is alleged that T. J. Condon, the agent for the assignees of the Dumont Publishing Company, forged the name of E. L. Sprague to a check for $35, secured the money from Phil Shermer, paid his board at the Hotel Whiting and skipped. Condon has been in the city several days selling the Dumont publications and was given an order for a set of books for the city library, by Mrs. Minor, one of the trustees.
- Arthur Van Netta, who lives northwest of the city, met with a very unfortunate accident Monday, sustaining one broken rib and very bad bruises. He was driving along Bay Street and in going over a railroad crossing, the wheels on his wagon caught, throwing him under the wagon. He called to his team to stop and it came to a standstill with the wheel still on his chest. His father, still on the rig, moved the horses forward after which the injured man was taken to Dr. Holiday.
- The Traverse City Canning Factory made its last run on corn Saturday and will start on squash at once. The factory has been compelled to run day and night almost from the beginning of the season owing to the rush of work. More than 390,000 cans of corn were processed which amounts to 750 tons.
- Patrick Burden and wife have returned from a visit to Ireland, Scotland and England and were accompanied to this country by Mrs. John Karns and her brother, Patrick Rafferty. On the crossing to Ireland, there was one death on board and one man went crazy.
- Theodore N. Eiler, formerly of Saginaw, has come to locate in Traverse City with his family. Mr. Eiler held the office of police judge in Saginaw and is prominent in fraternal circles.
- J. M. Elliott of Long Lake reports that the weather had a bad influence on the corn crop. While husking has commenced, the corn is not yet ripened and is left in the fields or under the shocks, being too green to be cribbed.
- Nellie Lytle, a resident of Hodge, died last week from taking paris green at the age of 17. Funeral services were held at the M. E. church in Fife Lake and burial made in the cemetery at that place.
- A prohibition campaign meeting was held at Bendon Thursday evening and another at Inland the following night. A good house was reported at both places. Candidate Youngs and Mr. Devereaux of Honor were the speakers.
- It has been reported that J. N. Martinek, the jeweler, has sold his business. This is not the case. On the contrary, Mr. Martinek is preparing to extend his business materially by adding new fixtures and a larger stock.
- Advice on deportment. If you do not like soup served at a dinner party, allow it to remain untouched until the servant removes it.
- Medical news of a century ago. To make milk agree with the stomach, put a little salt in it; if it curdles, add sugar.
- Best buy of the week. Tub Wringer, Guaranteed for 5 Years, $2.25, The Boston Store.