• The matter of good roads is easily one of the most important in the affairs of Grand Traverse county which has a number of good roads and a number that are bad. If the township officials this winter during the dull season, would get together and formulate plans for a uniform improvement, it would mean cheaper costs of transportation and increased profits to the farmer.
• The crew that is logging Joe Burwick's logs has been doing some tall hustling and as a result has a big pile of logs to show for the labor. In three days, 315 logs were skidded and docked. The logs were skidded by Charles Couch and swamped and decked by Milan Greenman and Fred Williams. One load weighed 2,800 pounds.
• The perch are biting in Bowers Harbor. Several launches from this city were over Sunday and all made nice catches. One load of four people caught over 200 with 100 of them being large fish.
• As Mrs. Robertson, a resident near South Grant, was returning home from her daughter's last Wednesday, her horse became frightened and ran away, throwing her out of the buggy onto a stone pile. She fell so that it hurt her head and back severely and she has been a great sufferer since.
• H. K. Brinkman, a resident of Old Mission for more than fifty years, passed away Sunday, his funeral being held yesterday morning. Born in Germany, he had come to this area to practice his trade as a shoemaker, establishing the first shoe shop in this area. He later purchased a large tract of land at Old Mission and after clearing it, planted what is now one of the best orchards in Michigan.
• Frank Johnson was in the city today claiming bounty on a large lynx which he captured about 20 miles from the city on the Boardman River. Mr. Johnson had been fishing with a friend and saw the animal feeding on a deer it had just killed. A trap was set and the following day, the catch was made.
• George Peterson was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Taylor at Walton Monday and brought to the city where he appeared before Justice Nerlinger pleading guilty and paying a fine of $10 and costs. It is claimed that Ferguson caused George Littlefield choking and slapping him, but he denies this, saying that he struck at the man but missed him. Rather than spend time contesting the case, he paid his fine.
• Grand Traverse county has every reason to be gratified over the present conditions relative to the apple crop. While other areas suffered great damage to apples and grapes during the recent heavy frost when the mercury dropped to 26 degrees, the damage was trifling, hardly enough to notice.
• A very serious accident occurred Sunday to Mr. Maybury, aged 46 and living at Hodges. He was hunting rabbits and while sitting on a stump fell off, the trigger of the gun catching on a twig and discharging it. The full charge going into Mr. Maybury. He succeeded in reaching his home in Kingsley and Dr. Fenton tended the wound.
• J. W. Milliken acted as host to William Mothersill's Sunday school class at the Congregational church Tuesday evening at his cottage at East Bay, being ably assisted by Mrs. Milliken. The boys left the city early and arrived in time for supper after which a display of fireworks was given. All enjoyed themselves very much.
• Joseph Rutner and his wife left Monday for California where Mr. Rutner expects to find a location and better health. He is a fine cornetist and he has taken his horn along and will doubtless find many opportunities to display his talent as a musician.
• Despite the fact that it was the last matinee race meet of the season, the crowd at the driving park this afternoon was very small, the cold weather cutting down the attendance very noticeably. The track was fast and the horses evenly matched so that the events were interesting.
• Advice on deportment. On the first call of the season, a lady leaves with her own calling card, her husband's and those of her sons and daughters.
• Medical advice of a century ago. To treat colitis, the patient should be confined to bed. Discharges should be disinfected with chlorinated lime, diet should be bland and unirritating.
• Best buy of the week. Elegant Upright Pianos, $115 - $197 at Grinnell Bros.