• A petition was filed late Monday for the determination of heirs in the Charles E. Southwick estate. Mr. Southwick died 21 years ago leaving a wife and two children. The latter have become of age and the mother has married without the estate never being settled until now.
• With the slight amount of snow that has fallen since Saturday, the roads have improved enough to make log hauling a possibility.The low price of potatoes has made farmers who have standing timber very anxious to begin hauling and it is probable that much of it will be hauled into the city before spring.
• Mrs. Lydia J. Palmer passed away Tuesday night at the home of her sister, Mrs. George Ball living on Spruce Street, where she has been gradually ailing for the past two weeks at the age of 58 years and 10 months. She leaves two sons and one daughter.
• A benefit dance was given Monday night in the Second Street hall for the Joseph Pomazal family. Mr. Pomazal has been ill for some time and an endeavor is being made to raise enough money to send him west where it is hoped that he will be so benefited that he will recover. The music was furnished by the Queen City band and was very good. About $150 was cleared.
• Some of the Ogdensburg neighbors of Mrs. John Smith have had a letter from her in which she says she never saw such snow in Grand Traverse as she has seen while on her journey to Seattle. The train she and Mr. Smith were aboard was stalled about twelve hours in a big snow drift.
• A. B. Hackman, of Mason county, has purchased the stock of the Hainstock estate at Kingsley. Mrs. Hackman comes well recommended and his place of business being well located will not doubt enjoy a good trade. It is his intention to make the store up-to-date in every respect.
• The teamster's union of Oviatt who have been working for Joe Chase, struck for higher wages one day last week. Some of them deserted the union and return to work for Mr. Chase for the same old pay, in the same old way. The others are now looking for jobs.
• The barn of J. Ruthart, two miles north of Cedar Run, was burned to the ground early Thursday with his hay and feed. Mr. Ruthart was awakened about 1 o'clock by the light and ran out of doors to see the barn wrapped in flames. By hard work, the horses and cattle were saved but beyond that, nothing could be done. The origin is a mystery. The reflection was on the clouds could be plainly seen in this city.
• A very profitable meeting of the Oak Park Mothers' Club was held last week at the school building. The topic for discussion was the confidence between the child and the parent and between the child and the teacher.
• Two pieces of valuable Washington Street property have recently changed hands. J. W. Milliken having purchased the Moore property on the southeast corner of Washington and Wellington Streets and W. C. Hull having purchased H. C. Davis property on the northwest corner of the same streets. These deals are very important as both of the properties are very desirable and it is said that the prices paid were such that shows that property on that street is an excellent possession. It is not known as yet but it is altogether very probable that in a short time handsome residences will be erected on these properties.
• August Petander has just returned from a trip to Finland, his native land. Mr. Petander's people live in Wasa and he has a brother there who is in the bicycle business, the same as Mr. Petander is in this country. Although ten years have slipped by since Mr. Petander has visited his old home, he found many of the friends and neighbors still living in the area.
• As she attempted to arise and follow the body of her sister to the grave at the conclusion of the funeral service Thursday, Mrs. George Ball discovered that she was paralyzed in her lower limbs. Despite the fact that she had to be assisted to the hack by friends, she went to the cemetery but stayed in the carriage during the graveside service. Today she is under a physician's care and it is thought that the stroke was slight with no lasting effects to follow.
•Advice on deportment. When calling on a mother and daughters, a lady should leave two cards.
• Medical advice of a century ago. Unless protected by vaccination or a previous attack, everyone is susceptible to small pox, from the aged to the child in the womb. The disease is usually fatal in the very young.
• Best buy of the week. Pocket Knives, 25 cents and up at The Farmer's Store.