• The following is a summary of recent reports received regarding the San Francisco earthquake: Santa Rosa is in ruins with up to 1,000 deaths and 2,000 injured. The Leland Stanford University at Palo Alto lies in ruins and property damage is in the millions. In San Jose, all the buildings are hastily shuttered and many wrecked. The insane asylum at Agnewe is wrecked and a large number of patients are in the collapsed buildings, others are roaming about the country. The sugar factory at Salinas, the high school and many other buildings and residences are totally wrecked.
• Mayor Friedrich held a mass meeting of citizens Saturday night to consider measures to raise funds for the earthquake sufferers. All present were very much in earnest and the general spirit was that the city should take part in the movement.
• A telephone message was received Tuesday by Sheriff Johnson from Osceola county, stating that William J. Schultz and A. E. Laing of this city were under arrest at that place charged with the passing of counterfeit money and carrying of burglary tools.
• Jack, the engine house mascot, was chloroformed today. Paralysis was the reason. He had been a faithful and true companion to the men for more than 12 years and leaves a sadness at that place.
• The amputation of the right limb between the ankle and the knee was performed upon Elmer E. White last Thursday, several physicians being in attendance during the critical operation. The patient remained under an anesthetic during the surgery with a good pulse. Mr. White's condition is still serious, but with fine prospects of recovery.
• On account of the time being too short to prepare the program desired, the Traverse City musicians have postponed their concert for the benefit of the San Francisco sufferers until next Wednesday evening. A very fine program is planned and the extra time will be expended in bringing this to a very high standard.
• Herman Denstadt and James Livingsion, aged 19 and 17, were brought before Justice Amil F. Nerlinger today upon a complaint charging assault and battery upon Maurice A. Ryan, a teacher at the Acme school. While walking along a highway last week to take the train to this city, Mr. Ryan was assaulted with a bombardment of eggs from the assaulters who were hiding in nearby shrubbery.
• George L. Hinckley of Chicago, who has purchased a farm at Fouch and intends making it into a resort the coming season, is in the city preparatory to going to Fouch to conclude the work. The resort will be first rate in all accommodations.
• H. Montague has received one of the finest autos ever seen on the streets of this city. The newcomer is a White steamer with a fifty mile speed schedule. Many citizens have enjoyed drives throughout the local neighborhoods the past few days.
• There were about seventy-five people gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Orin Luce at South Mayfield last Thursday evening. They enjoyed a maple sugar and ice cream social given by the ladies of the Blackman Sunday School.
• John Drew, assistant engineer of one of the car ferries at Ludington, has come home to recover from quite a severe illness caused by being poisoned by milk. The cause is not known, but it is expected that it will be some time before Mr. Drew will regain good health and return to his job.
• Advice on deportment. A guest always receives a most cordial invitation to repeat the visit.
• Medical advice of a century ago. Skunk cabbage root, taken in the form of a syrup or dried and smoked through a pipe, will give relief to asthma.
• Best buy of the week. Lace curtains from 40 cents per pair at J. W. Slater.