Timber and Lumbermen Highlights From The Timberman
Timber and lumber news from Chequamegon bay to Lake St. Clair. Rittenhouse Embree of Chicago reports 10,000,000 feet of logs cut at Washburn Wisconsin with about 750,000 feet of high quality lumber. Golden & Golden complete log drives in Michigan. Alger Smith & Co file for Knife River Improvement & Boom Company with Gen. Alger at the helm and a Duluth head office. Duluth & Northern Minnesota Railroad filings parallel the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittenhouse & Embree Company
Chicago
C. C. Thompson Lumber Company
Washburn
Wis
Chequamegon Bay
Rittenhouse and Embree Company
Golden & Golden
Ten Mule Creek
Ford River
Michigan
Buckiey & Douglas
Manistee
John Millen
Alger, Smith & Co
Com Company
Duluth
Duluth & Northern Minnesota Railroad Company
Lake
St. Louis
Noon Wedding Unites Bertha Waters and Levi Pennington
Bertha M Waters and Levi T Pennington were married at noon Wednesday in the home of Mrs Esther Waters 1412 South Union Street Rev Howard Moore officiated The bride wore a simple white gown A wedding dinner followed Only the two families attended The Penningtons plan to reside on Elmwood Avenue Bertha recently left Herald as a compositor and Levi is a Dairy Eagle staff member finding new work avenues
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Esther Waters
South Union Street
Bertha M
Levi T. Pennington
Howard Moore
Friends Church
Pennington
Elmwood Avenue
Herald Office
Dairy Eagle
Thousands Attend KOTM Celebration Plans In City
Committees organizing the K O T M event for June 23 held a meeting outlining entertainment for visiting delegates. Activities include games bicycle races and baseball with tents and hives totaling over 3000 members expected to attend. A public outdoor meeting will feature Great Commander Boynton and a band contest with prizes. Delegates will meet to elect officers and conduct business during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boynton
K.O.T. M
Smiths Sharp Shooters Form Local Militia Unit
Arrangements will be completed by Friday and then the company will be offered to the Governor for enlistment. Veterans in the region organized a unit in honor of Mayor W. W. Smith, with leaders including B. A. Stimson Chas Dye John Connine Chas Edgecomb and H. A. Langworthy. Over sixty men are enrolled from towns such as Kingsley Summit City East Jordan Grawn Monroe Center Old Mission Suttons Bay Cedar Isadore and Maple City, with hopes to reach 92 before Friday. The present enrollment lists many names including H. Van Wie Willis Wightman W. P. Rennie Ben Howard J. Amler P. W. George and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eacie
W. W. Smith
B. A. Stimson
Kingsley
Chas Dye
Maple City
John Connine
Wexford
Chas. Edgecomb
East Jordan
H. A. Langworthy
Summit City
Grawn
Monroe Center
Old Mission
Suttons Bay
Cedar
Isadore
H. van Wie
Willis Wightman
W. P. Rennie
Ben Howard
J. Amler
P. W. George
A. Green
M. H. Griffith
John A. Junk
W. E. Moon
Frank Hyde
W. S. Arnold
Freeborn Gardner
W. H. Foster
A. Elmendorf
A. H. Brown
Frank Eldred
Fred Kneeland
Alex. Griffith
Wm. H. Broadfoot
Furniture Establishment to Rise in Friedrich Block
Mrs Marie Friedrich plans a brick three story furniture store on her lot previously occupied by L M Bennett's jewelry. Architect W A Dean has prepared plans for a 2434 by 100 foot building with 10 000 square feet of floor space and a rear elevator. The project will cost about 4590 and include steam heat and extensive plate glass frontage. Bennett jewelry and Tackaberry millinery will move to the Germaine building, with Dr Moon taking offices in the Friedrich block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Slater
Marie Friedrich
L. M. Bennett
Friedrich
Miss Pearl Tackaberry
Germaine
Dr. Moon
Friedrich Block
Mrs. T. W. BrowneLaid to Rest in Kalamazoo
Funeral services for Mrs T W Browne of Kalamazoo were held at the Congregational church after the G R I train arrival. Rev Cochlin praised her virtues and community efforts as a quartet sang Abide with me Father I know Thy ways are just and Asleep in Jesus. She was laid to rest in Oakwood cemetery beside her young child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Browne
Kalamazoo
Browne
Cochlin
Alma Despres
Nettie Gray
Buck
Mr. Hamilton
Jesus
Oakwood Cemetery
Old Settlers Meet Catalogs Pioneers’ Quiet Thrills
The 17th annual Old Settlers Association gathering for Grand Traverse Antrim Charlevoix Kaskaska Leelanau and Benzie counties convened in Elk Rapids with about 150 attendees. Officers elected include President J H Monroe Traverse City and Vice Presidents J J McLaughlin Antrim S C Linkletter Benzie H Green Charlevoix J K Gunton Traverse W H Bockus Kalkaska L H Gage Leelanau Fin.. Traverse City chosen as next meeting site.
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Old Settlers’ Association
Grand Traverse
Antrim
Charlevoix
Kaskaska
Leelanau
Benzie
Elk Rapids
Hon. Perry
Hannah
Keeney
S. E. Wait
A. D. McRae
J. K. Gunton
J M. Thomas
L. EK. Gage
W. W. Smith
Hatch
H. F. Hendricks
J. H. Monroe
Simpson
E. L. Sprague
DaiLty Eagle
Traverse City
J. J. McLaugonlin
S. C. Linkletter
H. Green
Traverse
W.H. Bockus
Kalkaska
L. H. Gage
Fin
Our Boys In Camp From Camp Eaton Letter
A Private Smedley reports Memorial Day in Brighton and at Camp Eaton May 30 1898. The 34th Regiment marched and held services with band music prayer and a salute. They shared a Brighton lunch and noted the pleasant country as they prepared for a dress parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
America
Pingree
Irish
Brighton
Traveree City
Smedley
Camp Eaton
Co. M
Elevator accident injures Mercantile stenographer Claude Pulver
Claude Pulver a stenographer for the Mercantile Co. fell from a second to first floor shaft on Saturday evening when the elevator was moved unexpectedly. He landed about fifteen feet to the basement. His condition worsened today and his mother Mrs. Pulver from Summit City arrived to care for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Pulver
the Mercantile Co
Claude
Funeral Services for Miss Grace Hooker
The funeral for Miss Grace Hooker was held Wednesday at her parents home on Webster Street. A large crowd attended despite the space limitations. Floral tributes came from the Rebeckahs Relief Corps and Basket Factory. Rev. Bready offered consolation. Singers included Alma Despres Mrs. Calkins Perrin Whitman and G A Holiday. Pallbearers were Ed Rose J W Scott Ed Bartak Frank Jamison and John McAllister. The G G Club sent a floral star marked Grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hooker
Webster Street
Rebeckahs
Relief Corps
Basket Factory
Bready
Alma Despres
Local Notes on CommunityVisits and Health Updates
Miss Rena Lamson returns from a visit to McBain. Mrs Lottie Bidler recovers slowly from a serious measles illness. The W C T U of Interlochen held a meeting at Mrs Thompson's on Wednesday afternoon. Memorial exercises were led by the singing class and Sabbath School at Bendon Sunday evening. School Commissioner Miss Nettie Gray visited the local school on Monday and spent the night at Mr Dexter's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. T U. of
Interlochen
Bendon
Nettie Gray
Try Allen's Foot-Ease For Swollen Nervous Feet
A vintage advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cool swollen hot feet, relieve numbness, soreness and blisters from tight shoes, and ease bunions and calluses. It claims immediate comfort, with a 25 cent price and trial package free, from Allen S. Olmsted of LeRoy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
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Detroit
Miss Bertha
Waters
Smith
Front Street
OLD Settlers Meeting
Ek Rapids
Private Smedley
Ixland Lake
Daily Eagle
Gerace
Hooker
Green Lake
Rena Lamson
McBain
Lottie Bidler
Astoria
LaRodiEes
Chichester
Chichester Chemical Co
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Philada
Pater
Munn & Co
Scientific American
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Washington, D.C
Canadian Territory
Canadian West
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
M.V. McInnes
Merrill Block
Detroit, Mich
Domnese
Miche
Land J. Grieves
Reed City
Castoria
Pitcher
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
Lenk
N .D
Musl
Anyll
A. S. Fryman
FABLE
Harpers Bazar
Bazar
Traverse Bay Eagle
Narpers Bazar
Wm. Black
Mr. Black
Wm. Dean Howells
Harpers
Traverse Bay
Eagle
Eagle Office
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