• The window in the Hannah & Lay Mercantile Company store which has been given over to relics of the world's wars, has attracted much attention all day, the sidewalk being well filed in front of it almost any time. The collection of curios on display ranks with many in large museums and much time could be spent in studying the implants of the hunt and war that have been donated by people in and about the city.
• J. Enricks, the one-year-old babe of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Enricks of Kingsley, died Friday, the cause of the little one's passing being pulmonary tuberculosis. The funeral was held from the Baptist church Sunday afternoon under the direction of J. S. Brown, the Rev. J. K. Platt officiating. The child was interred in Evergreen cemetery.
• Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Thayer, residents of East Bay, have gone to Dublin, Michigan to take charge of the cooking in the large lumber camp they cooked for a year ago. The company was so well pleased that they desired their services again.
• The Elk Lake Grange meeting is scheduled for next Saturday night and the gentlemen are to furnish the entertainment for the lecture hour and the ladies furnish refreshments. All grangers are invited to attend.
• The Buckley baseball team started their season yesterday afternoon by defeating the Harietta team by a score of 4 to 3 and this despite the fact that Harietta had imported Petersen of Cadillac to do the twirling. Mayhew's score for Buckley in the first inning was the last made by either team until the sixth. The batteries were Shearer and Mayhew for Buckley and Petersen and Petersen for Harietta.
• Leaving her home near Williamsburg Wednesday night, Mrs. George Carpenter came to the county jail with her young son and appealed to Sheriff Johnson for help as she had no clothing or money. The woman told her side of the story which is but the repetition of many told in the courtroom while divorce cases are being heard. She said that her husband treated her in a shameful manner and had made a threat to kill her with a razor. Sheriff Johnson called upon Mr. Carpenter the next day and is attempting to work out a suitable remedy for the woman and son.
• Charles Alexander was fined $10 and costs amounting to $224.65 by Judge McLaughlin last Friday for a glorious drunk and general hilarious time. Deputy Maxwell brought him back from Kalkaska county where he threw the deputy sheriff, who had arrested him, out of the buggy.
• A terrible storm hit the area Saturday when a rapid drop in temperature brought snow and a heavy fog. All night the wind raged and by morning, it was evident that much damage had been done to trees, the fruit crops and outbuildings. There was no actual physical suffering except among the birds that had come northward and many kind householders spread crumbs for them.
• The storm gave an awful sight to the bay with a gray sky presenting a somber appearance with the long, sweeping waves breaking when they struck shallow water giving an expression of the power lurking within its depths. Many people visited the shores this morning and watched the water hammer the beach.
• H. Rickerd has brought to this office a hen's egg weighing three ounces and measuring 6 x 8 1/2 inches. It is evident Mr. Rickerd's hens are trying to make up lost time on the backward season.
• It is now assured that Traverse City will celebrate the Fourth of July. W. D. C. Germaine and John Cliffe, the soliciting committee, have been busy scouring subscriptions and have been so successful that it is now safe to announce that the celebration will take place. They still lack $300 or more to make up the necessary fund and they will continue soliciting until they get the full amount required.
• Advice on deportment. The day and hour of an afternoon tea may be written on a visiting card. For an afternoon reception, an "At Home” card is use.
• Medical advice of a century ago. To treat sunstroke undress the patient, wrap the body in a sheet and keep the sheet wet with cold water by frequent sprinkling.
• Best buy of the week. Shateen shirts, 50 cents at Sherman & Hunter.