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Newspaper
Traverse Bay Eagle
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1898
Page
3
Eli Brandow sues Farrand and Votey Organ Co of Detroit through attorney J O Furner for 5000 alleging false imprisonment after quitting as a salesman in Grand Rapids. Trial earlier in Superior court resulted in no cause for action for the plaintiff who says he lost business and suffered poor health from being jailed.
Timbertan Duncan Brewer Co and Saginaw Lumber exrd Sait Co docks on Crow Island were damaged by fire causing a loss of 120000 with 90000 insured. West Superior Lumber Co is majorly owned. Ruth Owen of Eau Claire Wis and sons of veteran lumbermen John G Owens and D A Rust stand out among Saginaw producers. Salling Saeson Co of Grayling shipped fine white pine timbers to New York, 55 to 65 feet long, nearly three feet in diameter, on two Michigan Central cars, straight and knot free.
At the Good Templars regular meeting held Saturday night, officers were elected including Part Chief Templar I. D. Hobbs Chief Templar W. Goble Vice Templar Emer Brown Secretary Hobart Lewis Aset Secretary Warren Moore Secretary Mabel Brown Fill Secretary Warren Moore Lodge Deputy M. B. Holley Winsace Committees C. M. Lancaster Warren Moore Mayme Oviatt Treasurer O. Furtsch Marshal Lee Cunningham Deputy Marshes May Boynton Chaplain Ed Keith Guard Geo Bedpar Sentinel Bert Wood. The officers will be installed next Saturday evening in Montague hall with an attractive program and the public is invited. Admission is free. M. I. Holley is master of ceremonies.
Postmaster Raff appoints his daughter Mrs Laura Beers as assistant. Beers resumes duties at the Traverse City post office after a lineage of service through S C Fuler and T T Bates, with succession by M E Haskell and later resignation. The Beers family has a long history in the office.
At the Boardman River Electric Light & Power Co. Miss Bessie Loudon nurtures an eighteen inch orange tree with buds blossoms and fruit. The plant ripens its first fruit two oranges just under a hen's egg size while three feet of snow lie outside. The four year old tree originated in a greenhouse. Doan's Ointment is advertised for piles with a testimonial style endorsement.
Grain-O is presented as a non stimulating grain drink that resembles coffee in taste and appearance. It claims to nourish and cheer without disturbing sleep, suitable for nervous persons, youth, and children. Available at grocers for 15 and 25 cents.
Washington January 31 H Karl Bristow Fourth Assistant Postmaster General authorizes assess on Postmaster Bristow notes Mc Raff prepares to enter duties at once in Washington D C and says the Postmaster advised.
A Saturday afternoon sleighing party organized by Maud Compton and Clara Ratner drew a large group of local youths including Maud Compton Laura Ratner Fred Ratner Pearl Miter Zona Weiland Stella Martinek and others. The report also notes a legal matter as Drew seeks a pardon and attorney W H Foster forwards a request for commutation to the pardon board after a burglary conviction.
A. C. Haugen former city treasurer was sentenced to four months in the county jail and a $1,000 fine. If the fine is unpaid, the sentence extends by four months. Haugen to serve with no appeal. Attorney argued loss owed to faulty financial system, not theft or intent.
In Spokane on January 91 five bodies were recovered from the Great Eastern fire ruins. Two victims were named as W. Gordon and Mrs. Cora Peters. The others are believed to be Mrs. Peters's three children Charles Alma and Ethel. Gordon had a wife in Wickes Montana and a mistress with three children nearby. all perished in the blaze.
In St Louis on January 31 the Fred Urfer robbery case shows goods valued at about 312,000 were stolen from J Bolland Jewelry where he worked as a clerk. Urfer kept a full book recording thefts and disposals with 150 to 200 names listed as customers. Notifications go out and much of the stolen property is being returned daily.
A collection of dated tips mentions wool care in France using bran and soap shavings to soften water for flannels, with guidance on pressing, drying, and reheating. It also notes Japanese sake as an ancient beverage, reflects on a poetical meditation, praises swimmers, and ends with a testimonial for Dr Thomay’s Eclectric Oil for sports injuries.
Washington reports heavy interest in how the Teller resolution will be handled by the House. Speaker Reed weighs options between reference to Ways and Means or immediate action to counter Senate silver pressure. The resolution sits on the table as talks of a possible division surface and a special committee meeting may be called.
The United States Senate rejected currency legislation with a 47 to 32 vote. Seven Republicans joined Democrats and Populists to support the Teller and Matthews resolution that all U S bonds are payable in silver dollars at the government's option, signaling no new currency laws will pass this session. The Indianapolis convention awaits that outcome.
In Washington D C on January 31 proposals were opened in Secretary Longs office for a government armor plant site and equipment. Twenty nine bids covered all parts of the advertisement with many offering donated sites conditional on plant location and others proposing machinery supply. Only two bids offered a complete plant and one named a price. The existing armor makers did not submit proposals. Huntington chamber of commerce offered to follow the specs.
Washington January 31 Senate committee on civil service and retrenchment resumed hearings. Will H Lyons of Bellevue Kentucky secretary to Senator Deboe testified he resigned after failing the civil service gauger exam which he said was impractical. John R Prostor, president of the civil service commission defended keeping deputy collectors in the classified service.
Washington January 31 General William Sooy Smith the Chicago engineer is ordered to San Francisco by the supervising architect. He will receive fifty dollars a day to inspect the new foundations of the federal building in San Francisco.
A Klondike report from Tipton Maine quotes Gus Knoble writing from Seattle January 23 1898 recounting a bleak Dawson City Skaguay scene. He notes little work in Klondike a railroad and steamship boom and high living costs forcing sale of provisions and return home. He reflects the costly lessons and warns others amid cold realities.
The Atlantic Monthly article by Professor Eugene Wam Laugh of Harvard Law School argues that government intrusion into a citizen’s private life is pervasive from morning to night. It details how daily routines, business, and social activities are regulated and controlled by state action, suggesting the scope of government is rapidly expanding.
Readers note the business insight in George Eliot letters quoted in Mrs. Oliphant’s book on the Black Woods. It claims Lewes dictated the letters, and his keen management of Eliot’s affairs helped her accumulate a sizable fortune from a 21 year writing career despite modest output.
A Battle Creek man recounts his wife’s kidney and liver troubles lasting twenty years. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with easing pain and back ache, noting improved health and daily relief after using the product. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. mailed by Poster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Remember the name Doan's.
The piece argues consumption kills tens of thousands over time, more than railroad wrecks. It touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as an effective cure, claims 98 percent success in early stages, and offers the Common Sense Medical Adviser for free with 21 one cent stamps to World’s Dispensary in Buffalo New York. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Annie M Norman of Equinunk Pennsylvania.
The article features T. A. Slocum of New York offering three free bottles of his New Scientific Treatment for consumption and related lung and chest ailments. He cites cures for many patients and invites afflicted readers to write to 98 Pine Street, New York, with address details to receive the medicine.
The article traces glove use back to ancient Persians and Romans with mentions by Homer and Old Testament writers. It notes St Anne as glove maker’s patron saint in France, explains gloves symbolized character or occupation, and cites sixteenth century chicken skin gloves worn by both sexes for whitening hands at night.
The poem recalls Wordsworth’s scene of daffodils by a lake and hills. A speaker wanders lonely as a cloud and encounters ten thousand daffodils dancing beside the waves. The verse reflects on memory and the joy found in nature.
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