January 18, 2006
Herald news ...
100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- George Lardie, the aged resident of Old Mission, who has been seriously ill for the past three weeks, is doing better and though still confined in bed, is slowly gaining. Mr. Lardie was taken with a congestive chill and later his trouble developed into a congestion of the lungs. Mr. Lardie is past 84 years and bears his illness cheerfully.
- Capt. Henry J. Webb, the veteran boatman of the Grand Traverse region, suffered a sudden stroke of paralysis Monday evening and passed away Tuesday morning. Captain Webb made his summer home at Ne-ah-ta-wanta for thirty-five years. His son, Capt. Charles Webb, was notified and with all haste drove with a physician to Ne-ah-ta-wanta, arriving several hours before his father died, but nothing possible could be done to lengthen his life.
- Willsey & Domine, who have the contract for logging the timber formerly owned by the Courtade estate at East Bay were obliged to lay off their seventeen teams Monday awaiting better sleighing. It is hoped that the weather will change soon and bring a good load of snow to the area.
- Four large brook trout, the two larger ones weighing fully three to four pounds each, were attracting no end of attention yesterday from pedestrians on Union Street bridge as they lay in sight in shallow water. They apparently felt not the least discomfort over the curiosity excited over their heads.
- Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gilmore and six little children had a narrow escape from death last night when their residence at Mapleton was afire. Harvey Fowler was passing the residence and saw the blaze and immediately gave an alarm to the sleeping family. The children were carried from the house by neighbors. The house was entirely destroyed but most of the furniture was saved. The loss is about $700, fully covered by insurance.
- Those residents from Fife Lake who will take the rural carrier examination in this city Saturday are: C. A. Loop, Eugene Quackenbush, Eden Mutchler and Deloss Hilton. They will be notified of their scores within three weeks.
- The case of Griffith vs. Worthington, in which the possession of a farm was involved, was heard in Justice Curtis' court Saturday and went to the jury at 6 o'clock. After four hours' deliberation, they were unable to agree and the case was dismissed.
- Mr. Rushmore and Mrs. Cane drove from Old Mission to the lighthouse last week, something they have not been able to do before some time in January without a great deal of trouble in getting through snowbanks, although this time, scarcely finding enough for sleighing. The winter weather has been quite unpredictable from week to week.
- While coasting on the plank hill west of Mayfield Friday night, Willie Gran, Harold Gibbs and Earl McKeage ran into a log beside the bridge at the foot of the hill. Willie Gran's leg was broken exposing the bones which protruded through the skin. The other two boys, though thrown down the bank toward the creek, escaped with bruises.
- Fire broke out in the feed house of the Michigan Starch factory Thursday morning and after two hours, the blaze required the attention of the city fire department. The stock, consisting of several carloads of feed and two or more of germ product, was all destroyed. It is believed the fire was due to spontaneous combustion in the flue of the drier.
- Monday morning a special service was held at the Friends church to bid farewell to Mrs. Margaret Clark, who will go to British East Africa as a missionary with her husband. At the quarterly meeting yesterday she was given the necessary instruction and was presented with a Bible. The couple will be gone for a year.
- Advice on deportment. It is an undeviating rule that young ladies prefix the "Miss" to their names upon their cards and never use nicknames.
- Medical advice of a century ago. For chapped lips, dissolve some beeswax in a little sweet oil. Apply to the lips several times a day.
- Best buy of the week. Street Hats, 25 cents to $5.00 at The Boston Store.