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Newspaper
South Haven Tribune Messenger
Location
South Haven, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
8
A miscellany of short items from Grand Junction and surrounding towns. Visitors and travelers are named, boats resume daily service between Chicago and South Haven, local firms hire staff and relocate, and social events plus a theatre singer appear. Several residents return home from visits, while others head off to unchanged duties, church work, and family engagements.
No strawberries have yet been shipped locally as warm weather accelerates ripening. A large crop is indicated with expected low prices. Shipments from St. Joseph began early this week.
South Haven reports 1 019 children aged five to twenty last year, 496 girls and 445 boys this year. Ward counts: 306 in the first, 372 in the second, 263 in the third. Nellie B Stewart completed the census begun May 15, noting many first time five year olds and nineteen year olds being counted for the last time.
The County High School Athletic Association will hold its annual field day at Paw Paw next Saturday June 6. The local school is not a member and will not be represented. The big feature is a Lawrence versus Paw Paw high school ball game. Visitors from Bangor and north will take the Fruit Belt Line special train from Hartford after the Pere Marquette arrives at 9 31.
The Epiphany choir practice was moved from tonight to Saturday evening. Bishop Gillespie relinquished his power to Bishop Coadjutor McCormick. The reading of the beloved Bishop's letter opened the thirty fourth annual convention of the diocese of western Michigan at Grand Rapids yesterday.
The Lacota WCTU holds Flower Mission Day at the Methodist church on Wednesday June 10 at 2 o clock with a short program and invitation to all. Local social and community notes mention visitors from Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids, Decoration Day observances, a new flag pole at F J Clark's, a successful ice cream social, and various visits and moves among residents including Karl Gibson at F J Clark's and multiple family visits and small town happenings.
Farnum school district No 2 Caeco reports 18 days taught 16 enrolled 14 average attendance 87 percent for May. Perfect attendance earned by Lucy Derick Ernest Derick and George Mean. Teacher Ia A Trigg. West Casco, Lawrence and Roy Knowler of Chicago visited neighbors. Miss Ida Trigg visited Geneva. Mrs Neville and her children and Ada Bishopp depart for New Jersey. Mr and Mrs Will Trimble visiting relatives. School closed Friday with a picnic at the school house.
Dress making and ladies tailoring offered by Mrs. W. H. Biddle at 31 Center Street. Neat, prompt service with Tiguy cloth pricing.
A local notice advertises money owed or due related to furniture at 414 Phoenix BE. The brief item notes terms about removal or lack thereof and references the address as the key detail.
Grand Junction daily items list residents visiting and traveling to nearby towns. Joe Peska paints a dwelling for G W Roe while several locals such as Mrs J A Wright and H M Goldsmith travel for business or leisure. A Commercial hotel fire was contained by a bucket brigade. Desolation exercises at the cemetery and a tent show by Fowler Bros. mark community happenings.
A local Riverside roundup lists Miss Ida Welch returning to Chicago after visiting parents, a Maple Grove school exercise, a diploma for Della Romey, and several visits and gatherings. Household moves, farm activity, and social events fill the week with picnics, church services, a funeral in Schoolcraft, and an ice cream social with low attendance.
The notice expresses appreciation to all who assisted in memorial and Decoration services. It names Rav Wheeler of the Methodist church for the memorial address, singers, trustees for use of the church, Capt. Lino and Troop A for escort and Armory Hall, Derhammer's Band, Male Quartet, Mrs. W A Hartman and Mr. Merrill for plants, Miss Nellie B Stewart for recitation, Carpenter Hamblin Wilder for chairs and moving gear, W J Viall for an auto, and the committee and kindly words. Also thanks Chambers district teacher, pupils, and residents for Cemetery exercises.
Mrs John Decker and daughter Jessie visited Ohio to see Alia Jacgeon of Kibbie and her mother Mrs Overbiser. Minnie Warfield to return from Hicksville soon. Blanche Roth back in Pullman after Decoration Day at home. Tressa McHenry of Otsego and a gentleman friend visiting sister Mrs Nina Hodson. Nellie Bartholmew from South Haven spent Decoration Day here.
Jericho Mrs W H Fear of Portland Ore visits son at Yale College after a few days with cousins Mrs Wilcox Mrs Eby and I W Pierce George Rice of Tennessee visits his parents Mr and Mrs Ben Rice Several neighbors attend Memorial and Decoration in South Haven Mrs George Eby of Black Rock Ill and sister from Chicago visiting Cliff Pierce loses a valuable colt Mr and Mrs Sasson welcome first child since Friday Mr and Mrs Funk plan months with friends here Mr Michels goes to Paw Paw to begin duties as juror
Rev. Lester will deliver the annual sermon at the Kalamazoo River Baptist association meeting to be held in Plainwell in June 1909. Mrs Parker was elected vice-president of the Woman's Missionary Society.
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