•L. K. Gibbs has received a letter from Ira H. Carpenter, consulting engineer, who was here making an investigation for the purpose of creating a prospectus for the proposed Traverse City and Old Mission electric line and making a report to industrial parties in New York. The report is a very good one and Mr. Carpenter states that the railway will pay dividends almost from the start.
• Due to a flooded condition of the potato markets all over the country, the local price slumped from 50 cents to 35 cents Saturday. There are over 30,000 bushels in Traverse City besides the large warehouses full through the country.
• Harry Bradley, aged 23 to 25 years, now lies in the Grand Traverse jail, suspected of being the murderer of Martin C. Golden, postmaster of Denison, a small village near Grand Haven. A notice was recently received by officials in this city with a description tallying almost perfectly with the young man who arrived on a train from Cadillac Saturday.
• Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Horton of Monroe Center went to Sherman last week to join a merry fishing party on Slagle Creek. The other members of the party included Dr. and Mrs. Gruber, Mr. and Mrs. Sloat, Mr. and Mrs. George Spink, Mr. and Mrs. Art Miller and Miss Lottie Young. They have all reported a fine time and an excellent catch of fish.
• H. A. King, who was for several years the owner of Sunset Cottage, has purchased his former resort property at Skegemog Point. That point is one of the most beautiful sites for a resort to be found on any inland lakes in the state being a beautiful wooded peninsula separating Round and Elk lakes. It is reached by daily steamers from Elk Rapids and Alden.
• Among the sick during the past week in South Mayfield were Mrs. Orin Luce, Master Elmo Lace and Mrs. Hiram Taylor all of whom are on the gain. Mrs. Julia Luce, however, is not as well as last week with her suffering from cancer of the mouth.
• The residents in South Grant had the hardest electric storm of the season last Tuesday night and hail as large as walnuts fall for several minutes. Lightning struck under and around the house of E. Wilson with some damage but no one hurt.
• Julius Core of Bingham arrived in the city on Saturday with a bad eye, due to some foreign particle which had blown in and refused to get out. He was obliged to visit a physician in order to have the object removed.
• Theodore Bowen of East Bay was brought before Judge Umlor on Thursday upon a charge preferred by his wife, Ethel D. Hulburt-Bowen, who swears to the complaint charging with non-support. The respondent spent the day in an attempt to secure a bond for $500 which will allow him to furnish suitable support for his wife.
• There is now less than ten days' supply of food in San Francisco and only $900,000 cash actually on hand. The gloom among the relief workers at that place was lightened somewhat this week by J. D. Phelanus' announcement that E. H. Merriman will lend $5,000,000 quick until a plan has been put in place by the federal government. The city's coroner said there will be at least a thousand additions to the death roll and could be higher.
• The city is richer by $2.25 in an odd way. Friday a citizen called on City Clerk McCoy and told him that about three years ago he had been overpaid to the amount of $2.25 and said that he had tried to return the money before but there was no record of the overpayment. It had been heavily on his conscience so Mr. Mc Coy told him that he would relieve his mind and the money was taken and entered into office receipts.
• Advice on deportment. When the birth of a child is announced, it is not etiquette to call until the mother is able to see them. Gentlemen do not call at all, but pay their respects to the father.
• Medical advice of a century ago. The best time for riding for health and for the purpose of exercise is in the morning before breakfast.
• Best buy of the week. Packard organ, Handsome walnut case, 11 stops. $55 at Kimball Music House.