September 7, 2005
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- Despite sprinkles of rain and a generally cloudy and threatening sky, the Labor Day celebration was quite a celebration. There was a good crowd in the city, no accidents, no disorder and everything passed off smoothly. The parade was a good success with bands and several union groups, however, the businessmen generally overlooked a good advertising opportunity and gave scant participation.
- After three months of rest, the scholars of Traverse City wended their way schoolward. In the high school, the enrollment is 301, which is considerably larger than last year. In the grades, the enrollments are very good and show an increase.
- George Haskens, who was arrested last week and lodged in jail for alleged larceny of clothing preferred by the parties where he boarded, has been sentenced to ninety days in the Detroit House of Correction. Five years ago, a similar charge had been lodged against the man for larceny of a suit of clothes.
- A party of tourists from Old Mission had an experience which they undoubtedly will not care to repeat. They left the Mission in a gasoline launch bound for the city and in a short time, the engine went wrong. Unable to get it working and being close enough to shore, the passengers were discharged who made arrangements with a farmer to bring them into the city. The crew spent the night on board at the mercy of the elements and at daylight they and the craft were found near the Cement Company's dock in Elk Rapids.
- The brickyard at Keystone has closed down for a few days to put in a new dryer. It is expected to begin operations again in two weeks and is taking advance orders for the fall and winter work.
- The new cement bridge at Acme is coming along fine. It is hard to get down to a good foundation, but that part was overcome and now the residents of that community will soon have as fine and substantial a bridge as there is in this part of the country.
- Apparently thinking herself a burden to her son, Dr. W. A. Farnsworth, of Saginaw, his mother, Mrs. Hattie L. Burton, 70 years of age and who has been spending the summer months at the home of Mrs. E. M. Stetson on Washington Street, took her own life by means of chloroform and gas Saturday night. Instructions were left on a bedside table as to the care of her body and personal effects.
- The tug "Maggie" came down the bay early last week with a load of 100 barrels of apples and 200 sacks of potatoes. At Old Mission there were 1,650 barrels of the Duchess apples to be loaded and at each of the bay ports between two and three hundred barrels of the fruit were loaded. These large numbers of shipments caused delays of considerable time.
- Owing to the sudden death of Gregg Duell, the story of the Oberlin robbery at Bingham is now made public. The general store of Joe Oberlin was entered Saturday night and considerable jewelry was taken, among the plunder being forty finger rings, chains and several watches. He had been seen near the store about midnight and later seen at Lake Ann where his death occurred yesterday afternoon. It was disclosed that he had a ring on each hand and had given away two rings, also pawning a bicycle. The coroner's jury ruled that he came to his death by coming in contact with a moving train.
- The new boiler in the Kingsley grist mill was tested last Wednesday at 145 pounds water pressure and found to be safe. The mill was started and everything found to be satisfactory and in running order. The company will begin buying grain soon and will expect to have the mill in full operation by the end of the month.
- Mr. Seaford's threshing machine is doing good work for the farmers in the Acme community again. Charles Whiteford has charge of the machine, while Mr. Seaford is repairing his other engine and separator. Last Saturday, Mr. Whiteford made three "sets" and threshed out 1,852 bushels of grain. Who can beat that record this year?
- Advice on deportment. When compliments are deserved, it is a graceful act to pay them; it is an acknowledgment of something worthily done.
- Medical advice of a century ago. Cold bathing prevents the growth of hereditary deafness.
- Best buy of the week. Embroidered and Lace Trimmed Chemisettes, 25 cents at E. Wilhelm.