-- The hustling concern, the Kelley Lumber & Shingle Company at East Bay, is running full force night and day. One day, four two-masted vessels were loading at the same time with lumber for Chicago. If all goes well, this year's cut will be finished about September 1st.
-- Sunday afternoon, Ida Behm, the seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Behm of Keswick, was playing with some other children when her clothing became entangled in the tumbling shaft. This resulted in a badly injured left arm.
-- "That Frank Hardy came to his death by being knocked down by Cape Cox, his head striking the hard floor causing a fracture of the skull and rupture of blood vessel with a large clot forming over the right side of brain between covering of brain and skull." This was the verdict of the jury at the inquest held this morning. Mr. Cox was arrested and will appear before Judge Nerlinger this afternoon.
-- C. E. Pulver, who is manager of the J. C. Howe farm at Old Mission, was bitten by a vicious horse Thursday. Without warning, the horse nabbed his left arm in its teeth, crushing one of the bones and terribly mangling the flesh. A physician was called from the city and made a quick trip in his automobile to treat the injured man.
-- Ben McManus left Saturday for the South Fox islands with a small launch belonging to Captain Plank. McManus having brought the launch to this city to fit it up for use until the new launch is completed and can be put in the water. The new launch is 50 feet over all and is built to replace the fine launch recently lost by Captain Plank.
-- Yesterday afternoon, the home of Fred Tibbits was burned to the ground. This house was located on the farm one mile north of Mancelona belonging to Mrs. J. M. Hoffman. The furniture was insured for nearly its value. The house, too, had been insured but whether it is now or not will be determined when the insurance agent arrives. All the clothing and some of the best furniture were saved.
-- Marion Colvin and Mrs. James Kellogg, residents of Buckley, were called to Sparta yesterday on account of the condition of their father, Barton Colvin, who had suffered a paralytic stroke being so severe that death is expected. Mr. Colvin is one of the early settlers and developers of this region. For a number of years he was engaged in the implement business in Traverse City.
-- Katherine Hammond, widow of Nelson Hammond, a pioneer of Grand Traverse county, died Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Edgecomb of the peninsula after a long illness with stomach trouble. She was 65 years old. She and her husband made their home in Garfield township until Mr. Hammond died six years ago.
-- Charles E. Oleson, a Frankfort fisherman, appeared before Justice Northrup at Thompsonville Friday and was fined $25 with $11.76 costs for having small fish in his possession, the warrant having been issued last Wednesday on complaint of Deputy Warden Smith of this city. His brother, Ed also pleaded guilty to the same charge and was fine an equal amount. Despite his plea of guilty he has appealed to the Circuit court.
-- An accident came very near being serious to Ed Gaines who is working on J. W. Slater's farm. Mr. Gaines, who was driving a manure spreader with three horses attached, made a misstep and fell off, striking one of the horses. The horse threw him about 10 feet from the spreader. The spreader which is a very heavy piece of machinery, would have crushed him had not the horse thrown him away.
-- After being in business here 14 years, Sam Wing Ken today sold his laundry to Lem San of Chicago. San is taking charge immediately. The former owner will remain here this week attending to bills receivable and payable and on Tuesday next will leave for California. Better known as Willie Lee, Sam Wing Ken says he is returning to California to marry the girl he left behind him and that after the happy event is over, he will attend school there.
-- Advice on deportment. Displaying a great quantity of jewelry in the daytime is in very poor taste.
-- Medical advice of a century ago. To treat gas poisoning, the first thing is to get air to the victim or else the victim into the air - raise or smash windows to let in air.
-- Best buy of the week. Special Values - Ladies' Wash Skirts, 98 cents - $3.00 at Steinberg Bros.
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