• Joseph Fowler, aged 34, died Monday at the county house, peritonitis being the cause of his death. He was brought to the county house from Grawn February 15 but was not a county charge, having been brought there because there was no one to care for him. The body will be shipped to Manton tomorrow.
• The home of M. Fitzgerald near Summit City was badly burned Sunday night while the body of his 13-month-old daughter, Martha, lay in its little casket. The fire originated under the range.
• Despite her ice eating abilities the Traverse City, Leelanau and Manistique car ferry No. 1 ran up against the real thing off Cat Head in some places as high as fourteen feet. The big boat was due into Northport early this morning, but did not arrive, probably on its way back from Manistique traveling slowly on account of the ice.
• Before sunrise yesterday morning Willard Campbell and Miss Estella Ludka were united in marriage at the home of the Rev. J. J. Sheehan. Miss Ludka is a popular young lady and the groom is one of the city's best known musicians. It was the intention to keep the news from their friends and plans were carefully laid to keep it that way, however, the news leaked out and the couple were met with a shower of rice that almost appalled them. The early train took them to Chicago where they will spend a week.
• W. H. Schuyler, of Chicago, is in the city today to complete arrangements for the removal of the plant of his company from Chicago to this city. The company is engaged in repairing of the delicate parts of the linotype type setting machine which is finding favor all over the United States.
• The Young Peoples society of Mayfield held a business meeting Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Charles Walsh. The following were elected to offices of the society: Mrs. Walsh, Percy Thompson, Miss Martha Shorter, and Ivan Koch. It was voted to pay the bill for the church lighting up to February 1st and to buy a rug for the pulpit.
• Our correspondent at Yuba reports that there is a good deal of sickness, colds and some whooping cough in that neighborhood. This makes it very bad for the schools.
• Captain and Mrs. Vandeville of Alpena will be in the city Saturday and Sunday to assist Captain Bouters in special meetings at the Salvation Army hall. Mrs. Vendeville is Captain Bouters' sister. Both are excellent musicians and able speakers and great interest is expected at these meetings.
• The Edward Payson Manufacturing Co. is a busy place about this time. They employ twenty-five men and expect to increase their force in the near future. The company is putting out a line of goods that compares favorably with those of the eastern markets and the new material being shipped here is being worked up as fast as it arrives.
• The East Jordan High School debating team won from the Traverse City trio last evening, the judges standing two to one in their favor. The visitors had the best delivery but their arguments for the affirmative were lacking in strength.
• The shed which has covered the front of the new Bartak building on Front Street was removed today. This reveals the new entrance and is a great improvement to the street. There is a vestibule entrance with plate glass display windows and above the windows are ornamental prism lights. The building was constructed by A. E. Wilson.
• Advice on deportment. Upon escorting a lady back to her home, the gentleman should ask permission to call upon her the next day, which request she should grant.
• Medical advice of a century ago. A child from 6 to 10 years of age needs ten or eleven hours of sleep. A child from 10 to 16 needs at least nine hours.
• Best buy of the week. Misses' and Children's Tams, 15 cents at Steinberg Bros.