Launch season looms as boat owners prepare their craft
The article details local boat owners in the city gearing up for the season. Dorr Armstrong, Prank Carver, Robert Price and many others plan engine starts, repainting, and new engines or coats of paint. The Motor Boat Company unveils a 87foot speed boat. various builders work on sixteenfooters and repairs as season begins amid a storm and fire alarm troubles. Public storm coverage notes lightning damage, a broken window, and a fire department battery fuse incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorr
Armstrong
Carver
Robert Price
Bert
Winnie
Ray Solomon
Louis Parmalee
di le: Stevenson
Seows Tannen
A. L. Bachant
P. C. Gilbert
Mike Erahner
Chief Ashton
Motor ‘Boat Company
Trving Murray
William Vogelsong
J. Eh McGough
Albert
Clement
Higgins
Works
Grand “Traverse
Wright
Boonville
Bolt
Murray
Electric Storm Hits Boonville Home During Midnight
A lightning strike struck the Boonville residence of D F E Wright at midnight. The telephones in the bedroom were destroyed, the instrument torn apart and hurled across the room into the dining area. A chair with clothing nearby was hurled along the same path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. FE. Wright
Boonville
Railroad farmers institute to be held in city on Monday
A railroad farmers institute under the state board of agriculture will open Monday at 8 o clock in the morning and continue one hour. The event will be on a special GR and L train with two baggage cars for exhibits and demonstrations and two passenger coaches for lectures. Topics include breeding and feeding cows and poultry care led by Prof. J A Jetfrex and Prof. C D Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Halpin
S. W. Fletcher
Institute
Agricultural College
Pere Marquette Railroad
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Kingsley
SesC.a. m
Pere Marquette
Unilar
State Board of Agriculture
Olelock
J. A. Jetfrex
C.D. Smith
Ordination Postponed For Rev E Lockhart
The ordination of the Rev. E. Lockhart of the Baptist church scheduled for Friday was postponed after a message from Dr. Stetson of Kalamazoo College said he could not attend due to illness. The ceremony will be held Friday April 5 with 25 to 30 delegates expected and an afternoon doctrinal exam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Lockhart
The
Baptist
Lockhart
Stetson
Kalamazoo College
Canton
Zelma Chase Seeks Continued Eye Treatment at Ann Arbor
Little Zelma Chase may stay in Ann Arbor until her eyes are cured. The Friends of the Child funded expenses with a land gift and Henry Dalzell deposited 381 dollars at the State Bank for her care, with more pledged. Trav erse City neighbors contributed as well, and Poor Superintendent Marvin helped arrange the transport. Her condition is hereditary, requiring ongoing treatment until she is 16, with care planned at intervals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zelma Chase
Ann Arbor
Henry Dalzell
Mr. Dalzel
Traverse City
Marvin
H Ad Hey
Storm Strikes Farm. One Horse Killed
Williamsboro Michigan March 26 Severe electrical storm brought damage none to village. On Ben Peters farm north of town a horn structure was struck by lightning tearing out the end. One horse was killed instantly and another was deafened to the point of being practically wireless. Peters resides on Charles Beebe’s old farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsboro
Mich
Ben Peters
Mr. Peters
Charles Beebe
Narrow Escape for Boy as Horse Bolts on Boardman Ave
Royce Boon son of George Boon escaped serious injury when a frightened horse left the road and tore loose from a shade tree. The boy was jerked from the lines, landed on the stone sidewalk, and was dragged briefly before releasing the reins. The horse was later caught on Front street. Eyewitnesses feared severe harm due to the boy being tossed through the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royce Boon
George Boon
Boardman Avenue
Royce
Front Street
Trav erse City Debate on Marion Island Park Proposal
Last evening at the First Methodist Church the negative team won unanimously in a debate on the resolution that Traverse City buy Marion Island and convert it into a public park. Proponents cited affordable recreation, health benefits, and city pride. opponents warned of cost, taxes, transportation control, and potential Sunday crowding away from churches. Musical numbers filled the program as judges presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Traverse City
Marion Island
Arthur Wellegs
Dee Castle
Warry Gardner
C. AL Jackson
Andrew
Eldred
Ben Church
M. W. Underwood
J. W. Hannen
FT S, Twuill
Pleasant church entertainment raises funds for carpet
An Asbury Methodist church program last evening featured an Elmwood Avenue Orchestra overture, recitations by Mrs. Shaw and Miss Estella Baker, songs by Miss Julia Scott and Miss Maud O’Neal, piano and vocal solos by Miss True Irwin and others, a tableau of Nearer My God to Thee, a poem by GG W McWethy, and a free will offering, netting about 15 dollars for a new carpet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Methodist Church
Elmwood Avenue
Orches
Shaw
Julia Scott
Richard Herkner
Rite of Faith Presented by Overture and Choir
An ornate tableau featured a white draped cross with pink lights, a vestry choir singing Nearer My God to Thee, and three white dressed young ladies symbolically approaching the cross. A quartet performance followed as Mrs Hughes recited a Me Wethy composition appealing for wae offerings.
Ice Freezes as Fifty Day Period Passes on Grand Traverse Bay
The note recounts a delayed thaw on Grand Traverse Bay with a forty day count through March 7 and other dated landmarks. It compares February ice conditions, mentions Old Mission residents, and cites crossing feats and calendar quirks, noting a late winter thaw after a stretch of hard water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Traverse
Old Mission
C. Germaine
Milza
Cross Villinge.s
St Patrick's
Wife Leaves Home After Quarrel With Husband
After waiting in vain for her husband from Part Wuron, Mrs. Charles Robinson has packed her belongings and returned home. The couple is described as young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Robinson
Part Wuron
Spring jackets boast new weaves and tones
The article highlights tan gray and smoke jackets in new designs. Prices range from 7 to 18 dollars in stepped amounts. Strong entities include jacket styles and price points appealing to shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Entrance
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