• A story that has been held from publication at the request of the officers was given out to a reporter from this office today by Sheriff Johnson, who has almost given up hopes of landing his man, one W. C. Brennan. Brennan came to the city in October, stopping at Park Place. He intimated that he was interested in a large lumbering enterprise but knew practically nothing of the business and came north to learn it from the ground up. It is said that he presented checks to a local bank and another in Charlevoix, both of which were protested by the banks and returned. A few days later, he had evaporated.
• G. R. & I. passenger train No. 9 coming to this city from Grand Rapids Saturday night ran into a washout near Big Rapids and the entire train went off the track. W. H. Hathaway, conductor was instantly killed and a number of passengers were injured. Mr. Hathaway was known in this city, he having made a number of trips in here on specials. So far as could be learned there were no Traverse City people aboard the wrecked train.
• Late Saturday night Prosecutor Peters directed Justice E. R. Boles to issue a warrant for Peter Munn, and Olivett Barber. The warrant charges Munn with assault with intent to do great bodily harm, the complaining witness being Willard Hans, a Traverse City student at Olivett.
• A new code of rules for the guidance of janitors, presented by a school committee at the request of the Board of Education, was adopted last evening. The comprehensive list includes such duties as: dusting each day, sweeping all classrooms, halls, basements and stairways each day, thoroughly cleaning and mopping during vacations, keeping blackboards and chalk trays cleaned regularly, hoisting the flag on all school days, heating the rooms to 70 degrees by 8:30 a.m., keeping the walks clean, the lawn mowed and using no tobacco during school hours.
• E. Secore of Long Lake was in the city exhibiting a fine fox pelt which he secured Thursday. His dog chased the animal into a hollow log where one leg was secured with a trap. Mr. Secore then cut into the log and killed the animal. He says there are on an average of three foxes killed in a week in the vicinity of his home.
• Last Saturday Steve Bigger's men's shanty burned down at South Grant. The bedding and men's clothes were all burned as well. The community is helping with a clothing drive to supply the workers with warm coats, shirts and the like while Mr. Bigger has made a fast trip to this city to purchase new beds, mattresses and blankets for them.
• It has been reported that Mr. Van Amburg's foot which was cut in F. Wilson's shingle mill at Holmes Siding is troubling him quite badly. Mrs. Van Amburg is also reported sick which makes the old saying prove true: "Trouble does not come single-handed.”
• Seth Tompkins, a resident at Old Mission, came very near having a serious fire one night last week caused by the door of his sheet stove blowing open. Mrs. Tompkins smelled something burning through the register was all that save them from having a serious time as the family slept upstairs and as it is, several articles of clothing and carpet got burned.
• During the month of January, 3,196 books were given out at the main library, an average of 123 for every day the library was open. During the same period, 415 children attended the story hour at the main branch library and 535 at the Oak Park branch. The reading room attendance at the main library showed a total of 1,472, three hundred and one men, 142 women and 1,029 children made up the total.
• Reuben L. McIntosh and Miss Edna M. Atkinson were united in marriage at 4114 West Tenth Street last evening, the Rev. L. B. Carpenter of the Fourteenth Street Methodist church officiating. A very enjoyable wedding supper was served during which a party of Bell Telephone employees call at the home and tendered them a serenade. Both young people have many friends to wish them much happiness.
• Mrs. L. O. Saylor died at Park Place Friday evening after a week's illness with pneumonia. Mrs. Saylor has lived at Park Place for almost a quarter of a century, since her husband died and in that time has made a host of friends who will mourn her loss. She was one of the oldest members of Grace Episcopal church and an active worker there.
• Advice on deportment. While at the theater, opera or a concert, a gentleman must see to it that the lady accompanying him is provided with a program.
• Medical advice of a century ago. The diet in the early stage of smallpox should be light and unstimulating, consisting of rice, cornstarch, bread and milk, or arrowroot.
• Best buy of the week. Men's Embroidered Slippers, 65 cents at A. V. Friedrich.