• Gladys Almina Mills entered the long sleep Tuesday night at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Hewitt, 535 Randolph Street, after an illness of 13 weeks of typhoid which resulted in typhoid pneumonia. Feeling that death was near, the young girl selected the text for her funeral, the 23rd Psalm and was perfectly at peace when she passed. She would have been 16 years old on April 2nd.
• Fifteen hundred pounds in English money is what William Green and his two uncles, George and Thomas, hope to secure from the estate of William's great grandfather Edminson, who owned a residence block in Northshield, Northumberland, England. Mrs. J. E. Green, the only child of the old man, and grandmother of William, died in this city several years ago, leaving all the papers showing that she was heir to this estate.
• Mrs. Jennie Holliday returned Tuesday evening to her home in Mayfield from a visit to her daughter at Pellston. The next morning she was called to Kingsley to help in caring for Frank Holliday's little child who is very ill.
• A curious accident occurred last night on Boardman Lake when John Klaasan was skating and in some way fell, partially dislocating his shoulder and cutting his face. When he arrived home he could not tell where he had been or what he had been doing. His parents believe someone tripped him for a joke and then assisted him part of the way home as he certainly could not have gotten there himself.
• Madames Massa and Berry entertained the Woman's Club at Northland Beach last Tuesday afternoon with a dainty course luncheon after the business session. Pressed chicken, rolled bread crisps, pickles, wafers, fruit punch and a variety of home made confections were served. After a short social time, piano and vocal duets were given.
• Our correspondent at Cedar Run reports that Mart Donner, the operator at the station, has been cleaning the depot and it is looking much better, as it was needing a scrubbing very much. The company has put in two new stoves which makes a big improvement.
• Word has been received at South Williamsburg from C. E. Freeman who enlisted from there in July. He states that Christmas was spent in Trinidad, Spain and he is enjoying the voyage very much.
• John and Ben Nichols of Silver Lake and Will Davison and Harry Andrews of Torch Lake, recently were hunting at Barker Creek. They had been there just a week but brought back six foxes, 15 rabbits and 30 pounds of pike. The men are not professional trappers, but just farmers who go out for the joy of it. Every winter they plan such an outing as there is nothing to do but the chores and they hire a chore boy for that.
• Peter Warzburg tendered a banquet to 25 of his friends at his home in Northport last night in honor of his 50th birthday. The affair was one of the most pleasant and enjoyable ever given in that city and not detail looking toward the pleasure of the guests was omitted. The banquet was in seven courses and was served by Miss Rhoda Batterbury of Traverse City.
• Chief of Police Ashton received a telegram today from John Boyle chief of police at Jackson, stating that he had two boys, Robert Monteith and Percy Wright, ages 15, from this city in his custody and that he would hold them until the officers arrived to take them home. Sheriff Charles Johnson will leave this afternoon to bring them here. The boys were confident that they could go out into the world and make their own living, but when they reached Jackson no work could be found nor suitable housing.
• Potatoes flooded the market site yesterday, 77 loads coming in during the day. Today the men are looking for about 60 loads and possibly more. The prevailing price rose from 47 cents to 48 cents and the ones arriving today were at 50 cents. This will be a banner week for the farmers and the shipping companies.
• Advice on deportment. Pride, ill nature, and want of sense are the three great sources of ill manners.
• Medical advice of a century ago. To treat habitual constipation, regulation of the diet, partaking of fresh or stewed fruits, brand bread and vegetables in season are often quite effective.
• Best buy of the week. Shirting and Dress Flannels, 39 cents - 48 cents per yard at J. W. Milliken