-- During the recent July Fourth celebration, the automobile parade was beautiful and spectacular, much originality being shown in the decorations and down over the sides. The cars were so well decorated that it was necessary to draw lots. The decision was in favor of the Milliken car for first, Dr. Sawyer's car for second, F. H. Smith's third and Mrs. Elsie Hannah's fourth.
-- A sturgeon tipping the scales at 103 pounds was caught at Bowers Harbor recently by three men who had difficulty in landing the big fish. The men were William Dohm, William Emory and William Johnson. John A. Jackson purchased the fish, Mr. Dohm bringing it to town. A crowd of persons gathered around wanting to get a look as the wagon passed down Front Street. The sturgeon is almost an extinct fish, although these waters were once the home of many of its kind.
-- S. A. Smith, one of the best known hotel men in the country, is again behind the desk at the Neahtawanta Hotel after an absence of two years. Mr. Smith entered the hotel business 45 years ago and fully intended to retire this year but the Neahtawana Resort Association was so persistent that he is again in the north.
-- Mr. and Mrs. Conkright, residents of South Williamsburg, made a trip over to the plains in that area in search of huckleberries. They picked two crates in the afternoon and returned home in early evening. It is believed that the crop for this wild fruit will be one of the best in several years.
-- A man who has been in the ice cream business four years said that the business had doubled during the time. Only one fountain has gone out of business while many new ones have come in and the business of every one has increased. On a hot day 475 gallons are used in the city. Much is also shipped to surrounding towns by wholesalers.
-- A. Langworthy has received a postal card from his sister, Dr. Ella H. Bruce of Washingtom, D. C., who is enroute to India where she goes as a medical missionary sent by the Seventh Day Adventist church. Dr. Bruce wrote in mid ocean on the steamship Celtic.
-- The Rev. and Mrs. D. Cochlin and family have gone to Old Mission where they will spend the month of July in the cottage of J. A. Montague. Although Old Mission will be Mr. Cochlin's headquarters, he will spend part of the time in the city and attend to his church duties as usual.
-- The thunderstorm of last Sunday night did some lively work for George Bromeling and others. Mr. Bromeling's home was struck, clock thrown from its shelf, china smashed and plastering torn from the walls, serious damage being done to the house. The home of Mr. Crawford and Mr. Daniels, all in the same neighborhood, were also struck.
-- Persons passing Mercy Hospital in Cadillac last Tuesday saw a lonely figure sitting on the veranda. It was Fred Cooper, sole survivor of a family of eight, the remaining members of which were killed by an insane mother. In seeming defiance of all the laws of medical science, the 17-year-old boy has lived with a bullet wound clear through his head. His recovery is certain now and he will be permitted to leave the hospital in about a week. The nurses have gently told him that he has been ill for a long time and that he must not ask any questions.
-- Mr. and Mrs. James H. Monroe have returned from a very pleasant trip through the west and along the Pacific coast. They were gone just seven weeks and enjoyed every day of their stay thoroughly.
-- The Ladies' Aid at Rices' Corners will serve ice cream in the beautiful grove beside the church this Saturday evening, if the weather is appropriate. If not, in the school the next Saturday. May and Della Shunk will be glad to meet acquaintances at that time. All are invited.
-- Advice on deportment. The hostess should shake hands with her guests and receive them cordially at an informal occasion. Any formality is out of place.
-- Medical advice of a century ago. The treatment for a nasal polyp is removal which may be accomplished by twisting the tumor free from its attachment, but cutting it at its base or preferably by using a wire snare.
-- Best buy of the week. Misses' Colored Cotton Gloves, 10 cents at E. Wilhelm.
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