• Traverse City is an orderly city and the police force, though not as adequate as it should be in numbers, does excellent service, but at the same time, strangers and others, have been in the habit of insulting women and girls who were on the streets in the evening. This has been continued until an affair which happened last evening. when two young traveling men were implicated and received fines and a jail sentence. This city has no use for "mashers” nor room for this class of men.
• Dr. Harry Getman is the owner of a brand new team of thoroughbred goats. The animals are equipped with a full set of double harness and a wagon. The outfit was purchased by Mr. Getman for the pleasure of his children. That they are pleased goes without saying and it is expected that the team will receive a liberal amount of being driven about this summer.
• Work is progressing rapidly on the new Hanistock block in Kingsley which is being completed for A. B. Hackman's occupancy. Mr. Hackman expects to be in the new building by June 1st, and it is safe to say that he will have a store of which the town and community may well be proud.
• Robert W. Carr, a resident of the Hodge community, died suddenly Friday morning of heart failure at the age of 46 years. Deceased leaves a wife and two sisters and three brothers. He was a member of the Ancient order of Gleaners, also a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. The remains were laid at rest in Fife Lake cemetery.
• At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Randall of East Bay, a quiet but pretty wedding took place when their daughter Kathryn and Thomas Ledahl of Cadillac were made man and wife by the Rev. J. W. Miller. Mr. Ledahl is a prosperous young business man and is connected with the Ann Arbor Railroad. He has a beautiful home nicely furnished into which the happy couple will go to housekeeping after returning from a short wedding trip.
• A concert, under the direction of Mrs. N. E. Degen will be given to the Grand Opera House on the evening of May 28 for the benefit of the First Methodist church. The concert will be one of the most elaborate given here in some time and the best local talent has already begun work upon the various numbers. The proceeds will be used to help buy the new site for the church.
• Reports from the fruit growing regions show that while the northern part will be late in putting their crops on the market, they have escaped with lighter loss due to the cold that had lingered. Fruits and vegetables are one month behind normal conditions and growers look for an average yield.
• George W. Barnum went to Cedar Run this morning and from there he will go to Manistee and re-enlist in the United States' artillery. He has just completed three years with the Eighteenth field battery in Cuba and the Philippines.
• Fire blew from a smoldering brush pile in the woods yesterday near the J. Burrows place east of South Grant and burned the house and contents as well as the barn. The fire also threatened Ed Burrow's buildings and were watched all day and night to prevent another loss.
• The "Jolly Ten”, consisting of a group of close friends at Matchett, gathered at the home of Amos Box last Friday in honor of Effie's 18th birthday. They report a very pleasant time with a supper being served on a table beautifully decorated with crepe paper. They presented Miss Effie with a nice purse.
• A deal was closed Friday whereby the Electric, Land and Development Company became owners of land owned along the Manistee River by L. K. Gibbs, W. E. Williams and others. The property is in Greenwood and Liberty townships of Wexford county and is near to the scene of operations of the present owners.
• Advice on deportment. No gentleman will smoke when walking with or standing in the presence of a lady standing in the street.
• Medical advice of a century ago. Insects and certain other foreign bodies in the ear may generally be removed by syringing with warm water. (Be very careful it is not hot.)
• Best buy of the week. Spring Plough shoes, $1.65 - $3.00 at A. V. Friedrich.