• The Independents cleaned up on the Grawn team at Wylie Sunday to the tune of 22 to 2. The game was a shutout until the eighth inning when a wild throw by McManus let in two men. Fellers pitched an excellent game, striking out fourteen men. The Grawn team also put up an excellent game but were outclassed and the locals worked together with perfection, their base running being the best.
• Traverse City will have summer vaudeville this season. The bookings for the City Opera House will be in the hands of George F. Knowles and W. M. Bottenberg. The vaudeville will be either 10 or 15 cents a performance and it is thought that at this box price the house will play to a large business. Mr. Knowles will leave for New York in a short time to secure attractions for the opening date.
• The afternoon at the Women's club Friday was in charge of Mrs. A. W. Peck and was devoted to the discussion of manual training in the public schools. Prof. Gilbert gave a talk on the subject which was of great help and interest to the ladies present. It was stated that the cost of such a program in the local school would be one dollar per pupil per year.
• The West Eighth Street paving matter again came up before the Board of Public Works Friday night in the shape of a petition presented by by a number of property holders. It is probable that the board will take no further action until there are enough signers to make up a majority of the foot frontages.
• The practice of cleaning the paved streets also was discussed at the meeting and a plan suggested that would keep a man on the streets during the day and the street sweeper running each night. It cost the city almost $3,500 to keep the streets clean last year, of about four cents for every square yard of pavement.
• John Pitman, of Chicago, a motion picture machine expert, arrived in the city Friday night to install the new Power machine in the Palace Theater, which was opened this week. Mr. Pitman will remain in the city for a short time, after which Louis Parmalee, formerly with the Boardman River Electric Light and Power Company will have charge of the mechanical end of the show. Stewart's orchestra will play at the opening evening engagement and Charles A. Skelcher will sing the illustrated songs.
• Dr. H. B. Garner has returned from the meeting of the State Medical Association held at Saginaw and reports an excellent time. The next meeting will be held in Manistee. Dr. Ostrander of Kalamazoo was elected president of the association.
• A party consisting of Mrs. Anna Germaine, Mrs. Ed Newton and little daughter, and Mrs. Jon Dunn leaves this city on May 26 for New York where they take passage for Bohemia and other points in Europe on the 28th. They expect to remain abroad for three months.
• Henry Daizell has received a letter from the Ann Arbor hospital stating that Zelma Chase is gradually improving there. Her expenses to date have been $181, including $17 for board, $9.65 for laundry and 25 cents for smoked glasses. She has been there just about six months. Only about $15 remains of the sum subscribed for her and more will be needed if she is to be given back her eyesight.
• The last barrel of old rubbers was shipped to Beulah Home this morning, making ten barrels in all that have been sent from this city. If these barrels were all full, the contribution would amount of about $150 but some were not full, it being more labor than it was worth to haul the barrels to the different places about the city and off them. However, the donation to the home is a substantial one and will be put to an excellent use.
• Memorial Day will be observed at the Methodist church at Williamsburg Sunday morning. An address will be given appropriate to the occasion. The members of the G. A. R., the fraternal orders and the general public are especially invited to attend. Let there be a general rally in honor of the men who gave their lives in defense of the flag.
• Advice on deportment. Courtesy requires the return of all civil greetings — those of servants included. Only the most serious causes can justify "a cut”.
• Medical advice of a century ago. To treat a fracture of the arm, a padded splint should be placed on the arm from the highest part of the shoulder to the point below the elbow, then place a shorter one inside of the arm.
• Best buy of the week. 1,500 tons anthracite coal, $7.50 per ton at The Hannah & Lay Mercantile Co.