n Harrison Speer of Summit City has produced from the seed ball a new variety of potato which is said to be immune from blight. Five years ago he commenced its propagation and last year he planted it among other varieties and while they suffered from blight, not a trace could be found on this new kind.
n The schoolhouse at South Mayfield was cleaned last Friday and is now ready for school to begin when a new teacher is found. A call has been made to several districts in the county and it is hoped one will be secured within the week.
n Two divorce cases were heard in Circuit court this week: George C. Nye vs. Adelaide D. Nye and Mary E. Thompson vs. John O. Thompson. George Nye stated he would always consider his duty to provide for his 5-year-old daughter in case she needed such. Mary Thompson, weighing 280 pounds and without her habiliments of the Salvation Army, which she wore when last in the city, also made her plea stating that her husband refused to provide for her care. Divorces were granted in both cases with the stipulation that no parties marry for a period of four months.
n Two little waifs, formerly inmates of the state school at Coldwater, were again returned there Friday morning. Santie Hariman, the older has been tried in two homes and found wanting, while John Tacklebery was adopted when but a baby by a family on the peninsula and now eight years of age is being returned to the state where care will be given.
n The first shipment into the city from the car ferry Manistique No. 1 arrived on Monday over the T. C. L. & M. when twelve cars consisting of shingles, lath, alcohol, lumber and miscellaneous freight were hauled to the Pere Marquette this morning. This will in all probability make an every day extra from here.
n Ellsworth Hale of Fifth Street received a shipment of fifty pure blooded White Plymouth Rocks, one day old chicks, by express Friday. The chicks were hatched by incubator and notwithstanding their tender age, not one died in the 175 miles of travel from Freeport.
n Our correspondent at Old Mission reports that the entertainment given by the school at last week was excellent. The children were very fine, showing a great deal of time had been spent in preparing them. The music was also very good.
n William Howard has accepted the position as clerk in A. B. Stinsou's store at Kingsley. He takes the place of Frank Nelson who expects to go onto his farm soon.
n The manufacture of marine motors promises to become quite an important industry in Traverse City and already the product of William Jackson's machine ship is finding considerable favor among launch owners. Mr. Jackson has twenty-six motors under construction at this time, several practically completed.
n Simultaneously with the call of the siren, red tongues of flame lighted the sky in the vicinity of the South Side Lumber Company's plant Saturday night, but the fire actually was at the nearby shingle and sawmill of the Traverse City Manufacturing Company. The fire department made a record run in just three minutes but the fire had gained a frightful headway and the entire structure was consumed by the flames.
n From strong and rugged health and happiness to the death chamber within a few hours, is the record of William H. Brown of East Eleventh Street, who after a five hours' illness from cerebral hemorrhage, died without regaining consciousness. Mr. Brown, 56, foreman of the Pere Marquette coal dock, took dinner with his family at noon and shortly thereafter complained of a headache which grew increasingly severe. He lapsed into unconsciousness soon thereafter.
n Advice on deportment. The care and training of children is a priceless charge. The home should be made cheerful by love and sympathy, that it may be a shelter and protection in childhood.
n Medical advice of a century ago. Late hours, reading by bad lights, straining them by over use, are all destructive to the eyes.
n Best buy of the week. Bench Wringer, the most useful piece of laundry furniture, $3.75 at J. W. Slater.