-- Driving his father's team down to the pond that they might drink, the son of Albert Ritter of near Rapid City, was unable to control the animals and as a result both horses were drowned. The animals were warm and were determined to go in deep water and got beyond their depth. The team was worth probably $250 and the loss is a very heavy one to Mr. Ritter as the horses were practically all that he owned.
-- Edgar Metcalf, of Fife Lake, has written the chief of detectives in Chicago to let him know of some woman, for a housekeeper, but he evidently wants a wife. The Chicago papers printed his letter this morning and he will probably soon get results. Metcalf says he is 26 years old, a blacksmith, belongs to three lodges, owns an 80-acre farm and can furnish good recommendations.
-- E. C. Madary of East Front Street was overcome with the heat Thursday and for a time suffered intensely. Mr. Madary, who is employed by the city building cement walks on Washington Street, was taken ill in the forenoon and in the afternoon visited a down town physician. Continued applications of ice and other remedies greatly relieved him.
-- The Ladies' Aid society of the Fourteenth Street Methodist church held a bazaar and served a delicious supper Friday night in the grove of the church. About $250 was raised during the course of the evening. The ladies desire to thank the business men and the Fernwood residents for their generous support.
-- Fritz Beitner, W. E. Williams and W. M. Bottenberg made the run to Charlevoix Sunday, the 116-mile trip being made by the three White steamers without a single mishap, not even a puncture marking the trip. Excellent time was made and all of the occupants of the three cars had an excellent time.
-- Fire supposed to have been ignited from an electric wire which had become short circuited, broke out in the room of Miss Alice McCarthy on the third floor of the Wurzburg Block yesterday evening, called out the department. Aside from the bed, there was little else burned in the room, although the fire crept up the wall next to the bed and damaged this to some extent. Smoke and water did a little damage to the furniture and clothing of Miss McCarthy. She had no insurance.
-- A. W. Winnell caught his right thumb in a cut-off saw while working at the Oval Wood Dish factory Monday and his right thumb was almost severed while a bad gash was cut in the index finger. Nelson Covery, a companion, brought the injured man to the office of a physician where the wound was dressed, amputation of the thumb being necessary. Mr. Winnell is a married man and has four children. It will be some time before he will be able to use his hand.
-- A great many residents of the Mabel area attended the open air service at Round Lake last Sunday and enjoyed a good sermon. Plans are being made to schedule several more during the summer and early fall months.
-- Charley Ansen and Laura Newmarsh, both of Hodge, were united in marriage last Sunday in this city. Wednesday evening, a reception was given at the home of the bride's parents. They have a large circle of friends to wish them happiness.
-- It is thought that the fire which destroyed the potato warehouse at Williamsburg Friday was due to spontaneous combustion, as several persons who first saw the flames thought that they came from the inside of the building instead of from the outside of the roof as first reported. It was also stated that Ewin Hill, who represents Starke & Company was in the building in the morning and that every thing was all right when he left.
-- John Giffen's family, who live at Grawn, had a narrow escape last Monday morning. Lightning struck a wire clothes line that was fastened to the house then traveling into the residence. The building was set afire from the strike, but all family members were able to escape unharmed.
-- Advice on deportment. The deepest mourning clothes are black, symbolizing spiritual darkness. They are made from a non-reflective paramatta silk or the less expensive bambazine. The dresses are trimmed with crape in a peculiar crimped shaped appearance produced by heat.
-- Medical advice of a century ago. The treatment for adenoids, growths in the back part of the nostrils, consists of scraping them away with a scoop or even with the finger.
-- Best buy of the week. Heavy Velvet Stair Carpet. $1.00 at J. W. Milliken.
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