-- It is generally believed that we have passed a nice winter considering the conditions in most part of the country during this past winter. The crows, meadow larks and some robins are here, harbingers of spring.
-- Edward Carmein, of Long Lake, met with an accident Saturday while loading logs in the woods that may result in the loss of a finger. The king bolt of the sleigh on which the logs were being loaded gave way, and Carmien attempted to put it back in place. Without warning, the horses gave a start which loosened the logs, rolling them over his left hand and catching it under the bolt.
-- Tom Howard, who is in jail at Lake City charged with burglarizing a saloon in the village, but who refused to give out any information concerning himself, through the visit of his wife, formerly Beulah Ward, of Traverse City, has been found to be a former city resident. Howard was reticent in regard to his former place of residence and would say nothing to the authorities.
-- A special meeting of the directors of the board of trade was held Friday to take steps for a more aggressive canvass for subscriptions for bonds for the proposed railway proposition. A total subscription of $50,200 was reported. Many of the members will interview certain of the business men and it is believed this will realize a large increase in funds.
-- A meeting was held at Fife Lake last week with the matter of a salting station taken up with a representative of the company that owns similar pickling plants at Leroy and Manton. There was much favorable sentiment expressed and about a quarter of the necessary acreage subscribed.
-- Lowell Sours, of Whitewater township is devoting attention to his candidacy for representative in the state legislature. Mr. Sours is one of the best known farmers in the county and is receiving strong support.
-- William has presented his children with a baby bear weighing four and one-half pounds which was brought to the city Saturday by J. T. Snushall from his logging camp where it was captured. The little bear was one of a family of three which were found in a lair after the mother had been killed by loggers before they knew of her little ones.
-- Henry Fox, bartender for T. J. Burgnot at Buckley, had his hearing yesterday before Justice Baird in that village. He is charged with assault and battery preferred by Frank Stickney who was the ticket salesman for M. E. Corning's St. Patrick's dance. A large majority of the citizens of Buckley are decidedly in favor of law and order and will see that it is enforced.
-- There are a good number of barns going to be built in the Williamsburg area this spring. Phillip Miller expects to build a large barn and so does Cliff Cook. Mr. Webster is cutting the lumber.
-- The Sunday school convention held at Old Mission a week ago Saturday was one of the best every held at that place. Good speaking with quite a number of echoes from the convention made it very interesting. Mrs. Kittie Pare Cooper, in Indian costume, gave a good talk about her work among the Indians and surely she has done a good work.
-- Quite a few area farmers have been selling their potatoes at 50 cents a bushel. Others are holding on. It has been stated that one farmer has 3,000 bushels and four parties have 1,500 bushels each. The small raisers as a rule sold out in the fall.
-- Death came to Miss Katherine Wright Saturday morning after weeks of suffering from a general breakdown and anemic conditions. She was 21 years old last June. Miss Wright graduated from the high school in the class of '06, the following fall entering Ypsilanti where she specialized in history and English. Miss Wright was a young woman of a sweet disposition and won a host of friends both in school and out of it. She was a member of the Congregational church, of the Sunday school and of the Covenant circle, a missionary class of young ladies.
-- Advice on deportment. Learn to govern yourself and to be gentle and patient.
-- Medical advice of a century ago. To treat malarial fever, give rather large doses of quinine. If pernicious, to get the effect more rapidly, give quinine hypodermically as much as thirty grains at a time.
-- Best buy of the week. Rubberized Taffeta Raincoats, $3.00 at The Hannah & Lay Mercantile Co.
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