-- Having served in the infantry, cavalry and navy during the Civil War, Adolphus Bowman, now an aged man of 70 years, today made application for a pension of $15 per month under the new age law. Mr. Bowman has a war history that few men can boast and ought to have the pension.
-- Doward Huff, a young man employed at the McAfee stave mill works at Manton, had two of his finger clipped off on a knot saw which he was operating at the factory yesterday. In some way, the young man slipped and fell with his right hand grasping the teeth of the saw while the machinery was running. The teeth tore off the ends of his finger.
-- To satisfy the longing in her heart or her dearest friends, Mrs. Earl C. Tyler, wife of Dr. Tyler, 5-year-old Gretchen Neihardt, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Neihardt, of South Boardman, made the trip to this city today and will spend several days with Mrs. Tyler. Mrs. Tyler has often visited at the Neihardt home, and although there are nine children in the family, little Gretchen is never satisfied to bid good-bye to her friends and refused to be comforted when Mrs. Tyler leaves her.
-- Mrs. J. T. Whybrew, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. A. S. Barnum at Mayfield, returned to her home at Gladstone last Thursday morning. She was called home by the illness of her little son with typhoid fever.
-- Addison McKeeage and John Hawthorne have returned from the upper peninsula. The prolonged drought has made it impossible to get logs to the mill where they were working.
-- The Rev. A. A. Allington spoke to an appreciative audience at East Bay Mills Sunday night. Mr. Taylor, district president of the Grand Traverse Sunday School Association, was present and after the sermon.
-- Sunday school was organized to be known as the "East Bay School". A lively interest was shown by all and the new work begins with very encouraging prospects.
-- Clarence A. Moore of 807 Webster Street, collapsed in the clothing store of Sherman & Hunter shortly before noon today, having been overcome with the heat. Mr. Moore walked down from the asylum and went to the store, standing and talking for some time with Mr. Hunter. He complained of not feeling well and before Mr. Hunter could reach his side, Mr. Moore fell in a heap. The attack was of short duration and after resting, Mr. Moore was able to go on. This is the hottest day since the continued heat of two weeks ago.
-- A head on collision between two bicycle riders took place on Washington Street yesterday in front of the residence of Will Brosch which resulted in severe bruises to both riders. Jasper Dragoo was riding west and hurrying to catch the boat for Bowers Harbor. Several bicycle riders were going east at a swift rate and as Mr. Dragoo met them, he turned to the right but could not avoid a collision with Mike Jordan. Both men were rendered unconscious and were terribly bruised.
-- Mrs. Miriam Cox passed away this morning at the home of her son, L. J. Cox, 426 Monroe Street. She was 61 years old and had been an invalid for about eight years, but had not been confined to her bed but three months. Mrs. Cox moved to this city last February from Lynn, Indiana, having accepted a position with Grinnell Bros. She leaves one son, a brother and a sister.
-- A string of 128 perch was caught at East Bay yesterday by Frank Burns and E. W. Higgins, the young men going out in a boat to the perch beds. The fish were all of good size, some of them measuring from 9 to 13 inches. When the men reach the shore and the number of their fish was noted by their friends, several fishing parties were organized to go out to try their luck.
-- Howard Dunning of Webster Street, suffered a fractured collar bone this morning while at work picking apples on the Howell farm on the Peninsula. The ladder on which he was standing slipped and fell to the ground, a distance of 10 feet. He struck his head and left shoulder, the left collar bone being fractured in a bad way. Considerable time elapsed before he received care of a physician as it was necessary to telephone around the neighborhood in order to get a rig to bring him to the city.
-- Advice on deportment. Once in church, observe the most respectful silence except when joining in the worship.
-- Best buy of the week. Brooms, 18 cents each at The Globe Dept. Store.
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