The following news items are reprinted from the Manistee Daily News for the week June 1-7,1923 and are compiled by Teena Kracht from the newspaper archives of the Manistee County Historical Museum.

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“Had the hour been just a trifle earlier, Jack Gamache, officer Charles Freedlund and Justice August Greve might have breakfasted together earlier this morning and solved the problems of judicial intricacies over the ‘tea-cups.’

“For, the illness of Justice Greve prohibits him from holding his court at his offices on River Street and necessitates the turning of his home on First avenue into a justice tribunal. 

“Due to the lateness of the hour, therefore, the food was dispensed with, and after a short verbal session, Jack paid $5 and costs to the justice after pleading guilty to driving without license plates yesterday. 

“According to Justice Greve, Jack said he made a mistake when he took this particular car from the garage.  But the law says, ‘thou will and shall,’ and not ‘ought to.’

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“LYRIC.  SATURDAY ONLY.  O-O-O-O-oh!  I’ve just broken ‘The Nth Commandment!!’  And all she wanted was a good time!  Colleen Moore, James Morrison, Eddie Phillips in the cast …  A Cosmopolitan Production … A Paramount Picture … .

“WELLMAN’S Famous 99 Dept. Store … A Good Idea.  Did you ever stop to think how much it would help if everybody boosted our town a little every day?  

“We’re going to do it right here in this store, beginning now, all of us, and think we’ll soon get the habit. 

“Lots of us already have this booster idea, but we need more.  

“It’s easy to say a good word for our schools and churches, our places of business and amusement. 

“You know how many strangers are here in the summer time.  Let’s make them want to come again. 

“It’s a good idea to boost.  

“HOSIERY For All The Family … Japanese Table Covers … Beautiful Summer Frocks Specially Priced … Underwear That Is Best FOR SUMMER WEAR AND COMFORT … TABLE COVERS–OIL CLOTH … WELLMAN’S.

“Coopers EXTEND AN INVITATION TO THE Mothers of Manistee who desire employment for their daughters, to visit this modern plant, with its clear, airy rooms, courteous foremen, and instructors.  Talk to our experienced operators, all of whom earn high wages.  We take pride in the fact that nearly 100% of our people are members of the Cooper Thrift Club AND HAVE BANK ACCOUNTS.  Coopers. 

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“It looks like a Month of Brides for Manistee all right!

“Dan Cupid was on his toes at the office of John D. Krause, county clerk, on June 1.  Before noon he had induced three couples to put their names on the fatal ticket … 

“Besides these three on June 1, May wound up strong with two licenses secured just in time to get married bright and early in June … .

“With a view to provide an adequate program of entertainment for Manistee’s summer resorters, local merchants and firms are sponsoring the erection of a municipal-cooperative band stand, work upon which was begun yesterday … on River Street, to the east of the A. Kann Auto company.  It is expected the first musical program will be given on June 14 or 21. 

“Harry J. Aarons has donated the land for the stand, Sands Salt and Lumber company and the Noud Lumber company are providing the material for construction, and the city is taking the responsibility of building. The band concerts will be financed by the resort committee. 

“The … program for the summer will provide either a concert or a pavement dance once a week.  It will be recalled that in the past Manistee gained considerable popularity with resorters in the vicinity due to its pavement dances, and with the new erection it is hoped that more elaborate affairs may be had … .

“TOM SIMS (Syndicated columnist being substituted for Manistee’s own Noah Heap and Noah Little, who are on vacation) SAYS:  Worst thing about summer is you miss beer more than in winter … It is just about time to quit blaming things on the war and start blaming them on ourselves … No matter how far money goes, it seldom reaches next pay day.

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“Another truck load of bootleg and equipment was taken Friday night in a raid of the home of Alexander Adamski, Eastlake, made by Sheriff Morris Waal and his deputies. 

“The plunder obtained consisted of two stills and quantities of mash, liquor and raw material … 

“The raid started about 7 o’clock in the evening and ended about 10 o’clock … .

“With the expected completion of the city’s new water pump at Well park between Fifth and Second avenues during the coming week, Manistee’s water supply will be increased considerably and north side citizens will be drawing water from an independent well instead of from the main works … .

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“June, the month of brides and sweet girl graduates, made its debut in fitting fashion Friday, arrayed in a sheaf of sunshine and roses.  According to all indications, there are quite a number of Manistee’s fair daughters and gallant sons who will be led to the altar and set out upon the sea of matrimony.  Next in number, if not just as popular, are the sweet girl graduates who are looking forward to the eve of their graduation, one of the most important events in their lives … .

“Mrs. Edward Gunderson entertained 12 friends at her home on Pine Street Wednesday evening at a towel shower for Miss Esther Rasmussen.  The table decorations were carried out in pink and green, the centerpiece being a miniature bride.  Bags of rice were used as favors.  The evening was spent in hemming the towels, after which a two course luncheon was served. 

“A stag party was given at the Masonic temple for George Gunderson by his brother Edward Gunderson Wednesday evening.

“Better Material.  BETTER HOMES.  Better Homes Week June 4-10.  Noud Lumber Co.  Telephone 65.

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“For the purpose of influencing Manistee citizens to own their own homes, to decorate them in artistic fashion yet at the lowest possible cost, the Board of Commerce and the Lakeside club are sponsoring the comparatively new week–Better Homes Week–which will begin next Monday … Mrs. W. J. Gregory, chairman of the event, and Mrs. Ernest Hallock, both representatives of the Lakeside club, are actively engaged to induce local people to provide better habitats.

“According to the plans, the merchants in the city … will have their windows decorated in attractive manner … (advertising) pleasing dining rooms, bed-rooms, kitchens, parlors, dens and even back yards … modern electrical devices … and … labor-saving apparatuses.  

“‘We are trying to show the housewives how to maintain an artistic home without unnecessary expense,’ said Mrs. Gregory today.  ‘We want to make housekeeping a pleasure, instead of a drudgery … 

“‘Good books and music will be included in the program,’ Mrs. Gregory stated.  ‘The high schools have entered into the spirit of the event by holding essay contests, writing upon the subject, “An Ideal American Home.”’

“John J. Gunn, 65, died of general debility at his home, 353 Second St., early Saturday morning.  His death followed failure to regain strength after an illness with influenza … .

“Over 400 copies of the Manichigan, the first annual to be put out by the local High school in (about 12) years, were distributed among the students Friday afternoon. 

“ … It consists of 112 pages … and completely covers the supposed past, present and future of the students … Each class has a hall of fame denoting the choice of its members as to whom of their number is anything from the most studious to the best giggler … .

“Ernest Markus, a salesman traveling through Manistee yesterday, in a Ford coupe, paid a fine of $5 and costs to Justice Greve, after pleading guilty to a charge of driving without license plates. 

“BETTER PLUMBING.  BETTER HOMES.  Better Homes Week … Ferguson Plumbing Co.

“BETTER HOMES WEEK … New draperies and lace curtains help to make the home more attractive.  Frank’s Store … .

“BETTER DECORATING.  BETTER HOMES.  We are the only exclusive Paint and Wallpaper store in Manistee.  Better Homes Week … Nelson PAINT & WALLPAPER CO. 

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“Conforming to plans and entering into the spirit of the occasion with hearty cooperation, merchants today began decorating their front windows for ‘Better Homes Week’ … 

“ … in the E. E. Wellman ‘99-cent’ store, ‘Bob’ Wellman, decorator, has utilized one of his windows for a kitchen display, including a stove, sink, cabinet, table and breakfast alcove.

“The other (Wellman) exhibition brings out the clean back yard policy, and a poster directs the on-looker to a sight of Reddy Park, located on the river bank at the rear of the establishment.  A vegetable garden, various soils, proper toys for children, a sidewalk and other appropriate features are included in the display.  With a look at Reddy park, a person may see how much can be accomplished with the poorest grade of soil.

“Warren A. Graves Furniture store is displaying a model bed-room … H. D. Bradford is showing a beautiful living room for a bungalow.

“Mertens Drug company has used … photographs of Manistee homes, taken by Henry Mertens, (as) a feature … 

“A beautiful set of dining dishes … makes up the window at Anderson’s Jewelry store … Vincent-Wolters is dealing with various kitchen utensils and ranges … Both Thor’s Music Shop and The A. H. Lyman Drug company are pleading for better music in the home with their display … 

“The Consumers Power company is … providing a long look to Manistee citizens on the newest gas ranges and other kitchen requisites … .

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“After suffering for three weeks with a severe attack of the measles, followed by scarlet fever, and still brooding over the death of her father not more than a week ago, little Marie Scheuren, aged 13, passed away last night at 7 o’clock at the Scheuren home in Onekama township.

“Mrs. Andrew Scheuren, the mother, despite the fact that she has endured illimitable hardships and undergone a severe strain of mental anguish, is the only member of the family who has not become afflicted with the diseases. 

“The death of her third oldest daughter leaves three still suffering.  Agatha, 17, and Margaret, 11, are improving daily, but the condition of Louise, 19, is still precarious … 

“Mr. Scheuren died about a week ago of the same contagion … .

“Though she did not place in the state oratorical contest, Miss Alice Rasmussen, returned from Escanaba, declares her trip a success because of the royal welcome accorded the contestants … 

“The youthful contestants were taken to their hotel in a parade headed by a band … The Rotary club piloted the four out-of-town High school speakers to every point of interest in the city, and members of the club made it their business to entertain the visitors between visits.

)“When the time came for the contest, the band and parade escorted the orators to the scene of the affair, while crowds lined the streets.  After the speaking was finished, the speakers were feted at the Country club. 

“Miss Rasmussen was the only girl in the oratory contest … 

“The judges met with a difficult problem when it came to choosing between Miss Rasmussen’s well handled topic and the greater volume and carrying power of the voices of her male opponents.  A considerable discussion was engaged in, resulting finally in the decision above.  However, as a result of this difficulty it is probable that in the future a separate contest will be held for girls, the judges stated … .

“Two stray horses were caught by Officer Jeruzal while on his beat Sunday night and locked in the city barns.  The police department is now awaiting the owner and a pound fee.

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“Spurred by the bursting buds of June and sweet fragrance of spring flowers, love’s young dream of the second youth came to a climax here Monday when James P. Maise, 71, and Mrs. Chloe Anderson, some years younger, obtained a marriage license at the courthouse.

“Both bride and groom are residents of Bear Lake where Mr. Maise is an undertaker and both are making their second venture in matrimony.  They will be married at Bear Lake. 

“In an accident yesterday afternoon … little Bernice Bennet, age 6, of Free Soil, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Bennet, was knocked down by a Chevrolet touring car, driven by Paul Hannibal, in front of the Cozy theater on River Street. 

“Following an examination..by Drs. P. C. Jensen and Homer Ramsdell, who responded to rush calls, she was found to be injured but slightly … 

“ … When the accident occured, it is said, the mother was on the north side of the street and had called to her daughter who was standing on the opposite side. 

“Bernice responded, and had just stepped into the street from behind several cars, when the automobile … driving east on River Street struck her.  She was not run over by the wheels, due to the slow motion of the vehicle, and only the front fender swept her to the pavement.  Her screams attracted a large crowd of curious.  

“When asked by Officer Ladis Cierpka whether or not the driver … was to blame, Mrs. Bennet answered in the negative.  

“Hannibal was driving very slowly, was on the right side of the street and stopped following the casualty. 

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“A … boys pig club … was organized at the Marilla school Monday afternoon by Harold Vaughn, farm agent.  The … club consists of nine boys and will be under the local leadership of William Danville … .

“The Arcadia I. O. C. club was organized in Arcadia township … Saturday by Agricultural Agent Harold Vaughn.  The club is formed of nine boys ranging from 11 to 16 years old, and for the purpose of raising purebred Ohio Improved Chester White pigs and generally increasing the boys’ interest in farming … .

“Mr. and Mrs. John Shields have returned from Detroit where Mr. Shields underwent an operation on his throat … .

“Manistee is now getting just a touch of the rapidly approaching summer resort season.  Huge touring cars, and occasional sport models, filled with tents, trunks and sundry articles, are seen flying through the city bound for northern points. 

“John Sweetnam, a graduate of Manistee High school, class of 1913, will be graduated from the Chicago College of Dental Surgery Tuesday thus finishing six years of college work.  Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Sweetnam will be visited by their son in a short time.

“TOM SIMS SAYS:  Boys leave the farm because they hate to plow through life … The man who figured a fly lays about a million eggs will be able to prove it next month … Out of the 1000 reasons couples fight, the main one is ‘because’ … Choosing picnic weather is simple.  Pick the day you want, then postpone it until the next day … As ye sow so shall thy neighbor’s chickens reap.

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“Alexander Adamski, brought up before justice court Wednesday afternoon on a charge of illegal manufacture of intoxicating liquor, declared that he did not make the hootch to sell it but to rub on his rheumatic limbs. 

“ … Anna Adamski, his wife, has also been arrested … The couple were released on bail. 

“Something of the filthy conditions under which the moonshine is made developed during the hearing.  It transpired that the two barrels of mash found on the Adamski place … were in the cow barn.  One of the barrels was covered with a few dirty rugs while the other was not covered at all, and both barrels were so close that the rumps of the cows touched them when the cows backed out of their stalls slightly. 

“‘It is safe to say,’ Justice Greve declared, ‘that the people who drink hootch would not eat in the places where the stuff is made.  Conditions like this are disclosed in many of the cases that come in here, and still, it seems, some people like the drink that results.’

“New parking arrangements will be in effect on the south side of River Street in the very near future.  Parallel marks are being painted at a 45 degree angle from the curb and 10 feet apart designed to make all cars park at the same angle to facilitate moving in and out of the parking row. 

“The lines will be made only on the south side of River Street and in the three blocks between Oak and Greenbush streets … 

“It is expected that the arrangement will greatly reduce the number of traffic jams in the busy section of River Street and make it much easier for drivers to extricate their cars from the parking row at all times. 

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“Holowinski-Tyran … Goodman-Potter … Tobolski-Pieczynski … Kostecki-Popa … Sampson-Swanson … Hanson-Hornkohl … Jankowiak-Mucha … (Many weddings! — T. K.)

“Mrs. Anna Rasmussen announces the marriage of her daughter, Esther Alfhild, to George Gunderson … .

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“The charred hulk of the James Dempsey was completely lifted from its watery bed beside the Sand’s dock on Thursday … 

“A small part of the equipment of the Dempsey was removed from the wreck before the job of raising it began, and the remainder of the worthwhile machinery will be removed now.  After everything that can be carried away is taken off the hulk, it will probably be towed over to the boneyard and sent to its final doom … .

“A girls’ club, the Forward Canning club, and a boys’ group, the Bear Lake O. I. C. Leaders, were organized at Bear Lake Tuesday afternoon by Agricultural Agent Harold Vaughn.

“The canning club consists of seven girls at present and it is expected that more will join later.

“The boys’ pig club has four members at present … but more are expected to join shortly.  This is the third boys’ pig club to be organized in the county this year.  Both (clubs) are new in the Bear Lake community. 

“The annual musicale given by students of the piano under Miss Armida Andree will take place at the Congregational church tonight beginning at 7:30 o’clock … .

“Miss Helen Seymour, singing ‘The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise,’ a song which is illustrated by art slides on the screen, was highly appreciated by the audience at the Lyric theater Tuesday night.  

“The performance will be repeated … Wednesday night.  This is one of the local features being staged at the Lyric theater under the direction of Gordon Johnson, leader of the Lyric orchestra. 

“If Manistee baseball devotees prove their desire to help out the Independents by filling the grandstand at the new permanent park at Orchard Beach … the nine will go on with its 1923 plans to afford them with contests with higher-classed outside teams. 

“‘We are doing everything in our power to give Manistee people an opportunity to witness good games this year,’ remarked Manager Roy Faber today.  ‘If the fans will support us, we will afford them higher-class games. 

“In fact we are contemplating heavy receipts … In response to the plea in the News-Advocate recently for volunteers to fix up the new diamond … 33 men turned out … but we still could find room for others who desire to help … .’

“Postmaster John Meier left this morning for Detroit to attend the graduating exercises of the University of Detroit at which his son John T. will graduate from the law department of that school. 

“TOM SIM SAYS:  Some men think twice before they speak, while others speak twice before they think … These Princeton seniors who say they have never kissed a girl do not say what girl … ‘There are too many bootleggers,’ says an official, failing to mention how many is enough … A policeman tells us a good man is hard to fine … About 20 is the stone age:  bigger the stone better she likes it … .  

“Let’s Go–Dance Round Lake Pavilion Wednesday Night June 6th.  Special Feature The Original Dancipators.  

June 7, pg.1 

“That Manistee and its vicinity is receiving many ‘knocks’ because of the bad condition of the West Michigan Pike in the local territory is manifested in a letter received Thursday by August Field, manager of the Chippewa hotel from Edward R. Swett, manager of the Occidental hotel at Muskegon.

“Mr. Swett remarks that he has received many complaints from tourists passing through Muskegon, and attributes a falling off of business the past week as a result.  He is under the impression that local business will suffer also if something is not accomplished to relieve the situation. 

“The city commission … is expected to receive a communication from the Manistee county road commission apprising it of the (road) work … including reasons for the delay in improvements. 

“ … It is understood that materials for the construction have been slow in coming to the location. 

“Manager Swett … believes that certain interests are endeavoring to direct business up M-13 … and states ‘you may rest assured that they will use any unfavorable road information they can … to divert business the other way.’

“ … It is a fact … that both branches of Pike roads leading north and south from the city are being improved necessitating several long and hard detour passages.  One detour, from Orchard Beach to the main road at Newland, leads through deep sand and dirt and several steep grades.  On the south … cars must travel through heavy ruts on the temporary sand road next to the county highway.  

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“That Germany is still making unique articles by hand is evident from the fact that J. M. Ramsdell has received a shipment of 11 beautiful cuckoo clocks, which are now on display in his establishment on River Street. 

“ … They are wonderfully hand carved in black walnut with birds, beasts, leaves and fruit.  The time instruments were manufactured in Freiburg, in the black forests of Alsace-Lorraine.  Some of the cuckoo clocks made by this concern run into the hundreds of dollars … 

“‘The carving on the cuckoos,’ said Mr. Ramsdell this morning, ‘could not be done in this country for one hundred dollars (and) the cost of getting the clocks here from Germany is very high … .’’

“William Radtke, aged 35, died … Wednesday night at 9:45 of tuberculosis … .

“The 6:30 dinner Wednesday evening that marked the opening of the Manistee Golf and Country club for this season was well attended by members of the club who delighted in the (complimentary) dinner served in the new sun porch dining room … .

“DANCE Blue Spruce Hall SAT. NIGHT, JUNE 9.  Music by Kozy Theater Six-Piece Orchestra.  Admission 75 cents per couple.  Extra and Single Ladies 25 cents … .

“Roman Mielcarek, 21, 284 Eighth St., arrested late Wednesday night by Officer Joe Jeruzal for disturbing the peace, was fined $1 and costs in Justice Greve’s court Thursday afternoon.  The youth was caught at Sands park, and was one of a gang disturbing the neighborhood with considerable noise about midnight.  Officer Jeruzal was only able to get one of the offenders, but five others were implicated at Mielcarek’s trial. 

“TOM SIM SAYS:  Since worry makes a man bald, what a pity he can’t worry with his face instead of his head. 

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“(Article) EDWARD BUCKLEY RETURNS FROM WORLD TOUR.

“Edward Buckley returned to the city Thursday night after taking a seven months trip around the world, and the first statement that he made was that he didn’t see a thing that could hold a candle to the United States. 

“‘I believe Paris was perhaps the most striking place I saw on my trip,’ Mr. Buckley observed.  ‘Paris is the most beautiful city I have ever seen, considering its boulevards, parks and architecture.  I took in heaven and hell, the Moulin Rouge and the follies while there.  Heaven and Hell are merely side shows in a pleasure arcade.  The follies are magnificent and everybody takes them in, though they are a little loud and bold. 

“‘During my tour of the battle fields I had a former captain of the British army for a guide.  We visited all the noted battle fields and saw several places where the British government is fixing up the field cemeteries of their army into beauty spots, marking them with beautiful monuments, and providing keepers for the sites.  What interested me most was a well-kept German dugout that I went through.  It was comfortable and safe inside, but the ground on the outside was certainly shot up by shrapnel.’

“Mr. Buckley started on his Cunard liner Laconia from New York.  The first stop was Havana, then they proceded to Panama, through the canal to San Francisco and west to Hilo and Honolulu.  The steamer stopped at several places in China and Japan, and at Manila in the Philippines.

“The Laconia came back through the Red sea, making a stop at Cairo, Egypt, to give the tourists a chance to see the pyramids and other items of interest … However, Mr. Buckley says he saw nothing of King Tut. 

“Approaching Europe, the liner stopped at Naples and Monte Carlo and many other cities … Mr. Buckley left the boat in Spain, touring that country extensively with Madrid as his headquarters.  He was particularly impressed with the beauty of the Medieval cathedral at Toledo, Spain.

“ … He made Paris his center of operations in France, staying there two weeks … 

“Mr. Buckley also spent two weeks in London … From London, he went 200 miles to Bideford, Devonshire, the place of his birth and spent a few days visiting the land of his ancestors … 

“The tour which Mr. Buckley took was under the direction of the American Express company.  It started from New York on the Cunard liner Laconia with 430 passengers (and) the service aboard the boat was better than in the  best hotels … the traveler stated … .

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Editorial: “A man about 55 years of age says he would like to buy an automobile and run it, only he is fearful of his ability to drive a car.  He feels that he is getting too old to take up new ideas and he quotes the well worn phrase that ‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.’

“Fifty-five years is not an advanced age, yet at that period a lot of people are forming fixed habits.  They ought to realize that they should constantly be taking up new ideas. 

“People who in middle life get into fixed ruts soon lose their usefulness to the world, which is moving on fast and which expects everyone to advance quickly to new habits.  No able bodied person with a clear mind is too old to drive an automobile.  If he is fearful of the experience, he may have those elements of caution that will make him a good driver.  Many elderly and even aged people in these times are taking up new things and enjoying the benefits that come from improved methods.”    

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The following news items are reprinted from the Manistee Daily News for the week Dec. 2 – Dec. 8, 1921 and are compiled by Teena Kracht from the newspaper archives of the Manistee County Historical Museum. Read more of the 100 Years Ago column at manisteenews.com.

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“The first robbery to take place in Manistee for some time was committed last night at the Tom Morris coal office, Water street.  About $220 in cash and some stamps were taken from the safe which had been left open, also a box of matches…

“This morning the office was found in a disorderly state, the papers on the desk mixed up and the safe ransacked…

“Police so far have not been able to obtain a clue … Just how entrance to the building was effected, has not been ascertained either, the door to the building being found locked this morning.  

“Golden Rule Bargain Days are to become an institution in Manistee. 

“After two successful attempts, it can be safely said that the project … has been completely accepted by the buying public. 

“The best demonstration was made yesterday when, in spite of a disagreeable rain, the amount of trading surpassed the first Golden Rule Day…

“Yesterday’s Bargain Day met the approval of many who were doing their Christmas shopping early. In a number of stores suitable presents were found at greatly reduced prices.  

“The opening practice of the High school basketball candidates yesterday afternoon in Ramsdell hall was a lively one, about 50 students manifesting their interest in the sport by trying out for the squad….

“Manistee should stand high in the list of cities which have made a good shipping record during the ‘Perfect Package’ month of November. 

“Agent Kettle of the American Railway Express company this morning said that out of a total of 1,346 shipments, only four imperfect packages were found, and that all of these four were received at the local office during the first half of the month.  Since Nov. 14, no imperfect packages entered the office … Between 4500 and 5000 packages had been handled during the month, as in many cases, a shipment is made up of anywhere from two to ten or more packages.    

“It must be great to be so rich you don’t have to pay your bills.

“If the holidays lasted ten years, even then there would be late shoppers. 

“As Noah Heap puts it: There seem to be ten ways of being mean for every single way of being decent. 

“People who jump at conclusions get the wrong ones. 

“Life to the turkey is just one darn holiday after another.

“It must make a farmer mad to return from buying eggs and see his hens loafing about the yard.

“The open season for birds, deer, squirrels, etc., does not usually last more than a few weeks, but the government hunts the taxpayer every day in the year.

MNA Sat. Dec. 3 pg. 1

“CHICAGO, Dec. 3.–Lolita Armstrong Mitchell, daughter of the millionaire packer and Chicago’s wealthiest woman, today led the fight against doctors who have closed the doors of Chicago’s hospitals to Dr. Adolf Lorenz, world famous orthopedic surgeon … ‘to repay the debt I owe Dr. Lorenz for my health and happiness.’

“A statement issued by orthopedic surgeons of Chicago gave the following reasons for opposing Dr. Lorenz’s visit:

“That although he has created publicity on the grounds that he came to America to ‘pay back this country for help given starving Austrian children,’ he has admitted to friends the real reason is to retrieve his personal fortunes.  Because of danger of arousing hysteria among many unfortunates leading to bitter disappointment if they are not cured. That the results obtained by Americans are ‘just as good.’ “

“DETROIT. Dec. 3. — Hearing that a doctor had asked that the hospitals of this city be opened to Dr. Adolph Lorenz … Mayor Couzens issued a statement … and congratulated the hospital which will allow him to practice there. 

“Dr. Wainshuis, prominent member of the Michigan Medical association, wired the federal local doctors asking that they use their influence to prevent Dr. Lorenz being permitted to practice in this city.  He said that because he believed in the slogan ‘America for Americans…’

“The humanitarian work of Dr. Lorenz…reached Manistee before his present visit.  The lad who is indebted to Dr. Lorenz is Martin Redmann, son of Mr. and Mrs. August Redmann, Second avenue. 

“Martin is being cured indirectly through the powers of Dr. Lorenz.  The intermediate agent is Dr. Frederick Mueller of Chicago.  Martin was a cripple for 11 years and now is able to walk. 

“About 20 years ago when Dr. Lorenz was brought to the United States to cure the invalid daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ogden Armour, Dr. Mueller became his student. Later he went to Vienna for further instruction…On his return to Chicago Dr. Mueller began practicing [Lorenz’s] system and was successful … Martin, then 14 years old, was still crawling on his hands and knees, a pitiful victim of infantile paralysis.

“Born a lively, fun-loving youngster, Martin was stricken at the age of three. His left side was completely paralyzed and curvature of the spine resulted.  In this condition he literally crawled through school, completing the six grades in the Washington school. He was taken to and from school in a handcart, but in order to move around the classroom he crawled on his hands and knees. Even around his home and … at play he had to crawl…

“Three years ago … he was taken to Columbus Hospital in Chicago. In 60 days Dr. Mueller had him standing on both feet. Since that time he has had eight operations and three casts. The surgeon is now treating his spine. 

“Martin is able to walk … with a cane as his only help. He is a business college night school student and walks up three flights of stairs with the assistance of a classmate. He was 17 years old on Oct. 8.

“Manager Otto J. Lauer of the Lyric says he is indebted to Dr. Lorenz and Dr. Mueller for saving his leg.  

 “With the beginning of excavations at Fifth avenue park for a new well, one of the biggest and most desirable public improvements in Manistee for several years is under way…

“The site chosen for the reservoir is ideal. The source of pure water is unlimited…

“The construction of the reservoir will fill a long-felt want. When it is completed and in operation it is believed it will solve the water famine here every hot summer.

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“A team of horses, used in hauling wood from the lot between the Chas. Bigge and Jack Kann residences, to the Bigge home, this noon created a lot of excitement in that neighborhood, when it decided to take a sprint, cross-lots, drawing a large farmer wagon behind it. 

“…The horses ran past the garage … tearing down the door. The team proceeded across the Bigge lawn, breaking several small trees, and southward across the Miller and Baker lawns … where the whiffle-tree of the wagon broke when the latter struck a large tree. 

“The horses, free from impediments, galloped south on Maple street. They were caught at the foot of the hill, near the railroad tracks.  

“The 1921-22 indoor baseball season got away to a flying start last night when, before a fine audience in Ramsdell hall the Consumers Power nine defeated the Cooper-Daniels aggregation 12 to 10 in a battle which was a series of thrills until the final out…

“Dancing to music by Spin Johnson’s orchestra followed the game and was enjoyed by close to 100 couples. Altogether it was a highly agreeable evening’s entertainment, and may be regarded as an auspicious inaugural of the league season.

“The finishing touches are being put on father’s pocketbook. 

“Cotton stockings will be cheaper next year but nobody seems to care.

“A writer inquires: ‘Why do girls leave home? Why do they come back?’ Our observation impels the belief that they leave because the movie starts at 7 and that they return about 10, after lapping up a couple of sundaes, because there is no place else to go.  

MNA Mon. Dec 5 pg. 1

“SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5. — A murky atmosphere of whispered or implied charges of all sorts was left behind today by the manslaughter trial of Roscoe Arbuckle [Actor ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle], which ended with disagreement and discharge of the jury….

“Postmaster B. C. Briggs has secured the co-operation of public school teachers in his effort to improve the movement of Christmas mail, by having them read the following request to their pupils:

“‘Christmas is almost here. 

“‘Your great post office department has a big job ahead and needs your help.

“‘Think of what it means to be Santa Claus to our 100,000,000 people and to deliver Christmas parcels to every family in this great country…

“‘It can be done … if we may have your help…

“‘When you go home today please take this message to your parents and friends:

“‘Our postmaster has asked us to mail our Christmas parcels this week, for unless we do, Uncle Sam’s load may be so heavy … that he won’t be able to deliver all the presents by Christmas eve.  

“‘The parcels must be well wrapped … and addressed plainly … You can put on your parcels “Do not open until Christmas.”

“‘Please do this and you will win the grateful appreciation of all the people who work in your post office.’

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“Clothes may make the woman, but lack of them makes her mad. 

“Even when a man pays cash for an electric battery, he wants it charged. 

“If dentists sent their bills first we could grind our own teeth. 

“The average family man has enjoyed the long respite between the lawnmower and the show-shovel seasons. 

“As Noah Heap puts it:  Getting married is easier than being married….

MNA Tues. Dec. 6 pg. 1

“Definite, tangible propositions for the improvement of Manistee’s natural resort attractions through the building of lake shore boulevard drives north and south of the river and construction of a summer colony; construction of a trunk highway across the state from Manistee to Tawas City, with federal and state aid in the project; and prospects that Manistee at some not-too-distant date may become a port of entry for ocean-going steamships, were subjects brought to the attention of upward of 130 persons in attendance at the Members Forum of the Manistee Board of Commerce last night at the Chippewa.

“The meeting, second in the series and the first to really bring out discussion of local improvement, served the double-barreled purpose of giving Manisteeans a definite objective toward which to work for immediate realization…and inspiration to look for the future for even greater fulfillment…

“The speaker of the occasion, James E. Coad, secretary of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater association … had his audience with him from the start, and his exposition of the deep water project which is now making great headway, left his hearers with a clearer insight into the great possibilities of bringing the heart of the American continent 1,000 miles nearer to the markets of the world through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence river artery….

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“Announcement is made today by Robert R. Ramsdell, in charge of the building on Oak street adjoining the Gardner corner and owned by his mother, Mrs. T. J. Ramsdell, that John Foy had leased it for a new bakery.

“Work will start tomorrow in remodeling the interior…

“The Century System of Bakeries which bought out the Foy Home Bakery early this year, after operating successfully for two years…recently went out of business and the Foys repurchased the equipment…

“The new Foy bakery is expected to resume business as soon as the equipment is installed.  

“One thing that is sweeping the country is vacuum cleaners.

“Kids were out yesterday with their last year’s sleds and rejoiced as the crystal flakes fell. Fine opportunity to sharpen up the rusted runners. 

“‘Stage scenes have a psychological effect on the audience,’ claims a movie bug. ‘I remember when the town was wet and a bar or drinking scene was shown, scores of fellows at the close would slip into the nearest bar to slake their thirst. The lighting of a cigarette makes smokers out front want to do the same.’  

“Looks like an early Christmas.

“From Ye Olde Autograph Album: A subscriber in Thompsonville sends in these two gems: ‘Alas, alas! I am so dumb, I cannot write in this album.’ ‘The pen is poor, my ink is pale, My hand shakes like a little dog’s tail.’        

“Isn’t that tender sentiment? Thanks, Frank.  

MNA Wed. Dec. 7 pg. 2

“Miss Martha Filer will leave this week for New York City, where she will spend a month before going to Florida for the remainder of the winter. 

“A Christmas sale will be held in the Pilot rest rooms by St. Mary’s church….

“Members of the Danish Lutheran choir will hold a bazaar….

“The Ladies Aid society of the Trinity Lutheran church, First street, will have a fair and social tomorrow….

“The members of Mrs. J. W. Gregory’s class of the Congregational Sunday school have sent a generous Christmas box to the Oteen hospital at Oteen, North Carolina, where there are 1,500 disabled soldiers….

“Mrs. Jennie Olson, who won a pig at the Elks temple recently and who is cashier at the Lyric theatre, entertained the employees of the Lyric and a few others, at a roast Monday night. Musical numbers were furnished by the Lyric orchestra. Manager Otto Lauer and Harry J. Aarons were participants in a pork-eating contest.  

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“…The city commission in its meeting last night finished its official business within a short time. 

“A petition that a water main be laid on Manistee street, between Thirteenth and Fifteenth … was put off for consideration until next spring, when weather conditions are more favorable.

“Another petition by Robert Mauzy and Ben Eckhoff, and endorsed by officials of all of the larger manufacturing companies in the city and Filer City was presented … It was asked that they be given the exclusive right to operate two or more motorbusses between Manistee and Filer City on a regular schedule … The petition was referred to City Manager Shields and City Attorney Campbell, and [it was] recommended that they report on it at the next meeting.

“The revised charter … was not brought up for adoption last night, as the city attorney found a number of articles which are believed objectionable.

“It was recommended that these be brought to the attention of the charter committee for amendment, and that the city attorney then report…

“The examination of [the woman] who is being held on the charge of killing her illegitimate grandchild in September was adjourned yesterday … The examination of witnesses in the case of the child’s mother…held in connection, will be continued Thursday afternoon.

“[The grandmother] throughout the examination yesterday showed no emotion whatever and it was testified by Sheriff E. M. Hallock that she has never done so, not even when the body of the child was uncovered in the woods a few weeks ago. She gives no evidence whatever of understanding the seriousness of the charge on which she is held….

“Word comes from a southern state that they are picking roses there. Pooh! That’s nothing. We got ours all picked months ago. 

“As Noah Heap puts it:  Learn to do one thing exceedingly well, and opportunity will beat a brass drum outside your door. 

“Noah Little ventures this opinion: Judging by some of the latest Invention children, Mrs. Necessity’s latest match was unfortunate. 

“Red flannel underwear, like Dad and Ma wore 20 years ago, brings a smile from us nowadays, but we wonder if there was as much rheumatic then as now. 

MNA Thurs. Dec. 8 pg. 1

“In the death at his home in Arcadia at 4:30 yesterday afternoon of Henry Mauntler, Manistee county lost one of the pioneer settlers and the town of Arcadia lost one of her most prominent and industrious citizens. 

“Death was due to complications. Mr. Mauntler was ailing since last March. His age was 71, and in July of this year he completed 40 years’ residence in Arcadia. 

“Mr. Mauntler came to Arcadia in 1881 from Milwaukee a few months after Henry Starke, also of Milwaukee, founded the village.  Ever since then he was identified with the development of Arcadia….

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“[What’s Doing In Our Schools] Night school classes will not be offered in Manistee this year … the final opinion being that not enough people had expressed their interest in night school work to warrant starting the classes. It appears that a large number of young men and women in the city are being served by the Part-Time school and this probably accounts for the small number desiring evening school classes….

“[High School] The second meeting of the Roman Legion will be held Friday … The general theme of the program will deal with the amusements of the Romans … A Roman Tragedy, ‘Pyrimus and Thisbe’ will be given, all parts to be rendered in Latin…

“A general assembly was held at the Lyric theater Thursday morning … The Glee Club entertained … The High School Orchestra gave some numbers … The keynote of the assembly was struck by Dr. Oldt of the Methodist Church, who spoke along the lines suggested by the fact that this is American Education Week … A feature of the occasion was the distribution of ‘M’s’ to the regulars in football, heroes of the gridiron….

“[Lincoln School] The Art classes … are busy perfecting their Christmas work … The primary grades are making Christmas calendars, gift cards, handkerchief cases, and tree decorations … Last Friday was our banner day at the Library. One hundred and twenty-three books were given out by Miss Froberg….

“[McKinley School] Our library circulation is very good. Some children read two books a week … The teachers are completing plans for a Christmas program….

“[Washington School] All of the grades are busy with their special Christmas work. The Christmas spirit pervades each and every room….

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“With the object of discussing the matter of having the city commission pass an ordinance which will prohibit all but licensed electricians from wiring residences and business places, the Consumers Power Company last night gave a dinner at the Midway which was attended by employees of the company, local electrical contractors and their men, and members of the company’s indoor baseball team. Music was furnished by Spin Johnson’s orchestra, the services of which were donated. 

“…Consumers Power company, along with other public utilities … is trying to gain co-operation … in a campaign for safe installation of electricity…

“Slides showing old and unsafe and the new and safe devices for installing switches, cut-outs, and meters were used … The public utilities are now trying to induce the contractors to adopt an iron-clad safety cabinet, of standard make, in which to enclose the main line switches and customers’ cut-outs, to insure safety.

“It was not a stormy night, but a dark one, made to order for a crime. The vicinity of the Peoples Fuel company coalyard was forbidding and foreboding.

“Patrolman Freedlund passed by the place at 10 o’clock. All was quiet. Later he went by again … and heard a noise in the barn.  Investigation revealed a horse saddled with a blanket, to all appearances ready for a hurried getaway … This horse was to be used in an undertaking far different from the steed in Paul Revere’s famous ride.

“Freedlund notified Chief Grady, who left his comfortable fireside … The two officers decided the first step … would be to remove [the miscreant’s] means of effecting an escape. So the animal was taken to another barn. 

“Next day the policemen learned there was no wrongdoing at all. A well known Stronach man, who was attending a party here, had simply sheltered his horse in the coalyard barn until he was ready to go back home.  

“Give anything. It is sure to be ‘The very thing I wanted’ and to be exchanged anyway.

“What has become of the old-fashioned girl who used to clutch at her skirts when she rounded a windy corner?

“Santa Claus may not come down through the chimney, but it is a safe bet that a Christmas present of a ton of coal would go out that way.

“Rich widows are the most desirable second-hand articles on the market. 

“Noah Little observes that old timers like himself are glad they lived in the good old days when one could kiss a girl and not taste anything but girl. 

“As Noah Heap puts it: Every town has two kinds of people–those who talk about making improvements and those who make them. 

MNA Fri. Dec. 2 pg. 1

“[Article] When you see a distinguished automobile that resembles an armored car, Monday, don’t run for your lives. It will only be Dr. J. A. King’s touring equipage leaving on the first lap of a motor trip to Florida. 

“Capitalizing his experiences of an auto trip a few years ago to southern Kansas, Dr. King has fitted out his Chevrolet touring car with every convenience conceivable and yet not destroying the flavor of camping out.  Besides himself and Mrs. King, the car will contain Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Thompson of Bear Lake.  Maurice Jones of Bear Lake and three friends will accompany the King party in Jones’ Buick. 

“On the front bumper Dr. King has constructed a platform which will hold the tent and its equipment. In the rear is another platform to hold a waterproof box about the size of a small trunk. This will contain the personal effects. An attachment is also made for the spare tires.

“The running board on the right side has been utilized to support the kitchenette. On the running board has been placed a long box with three compartments. One will house a stove, another food, and a small triangular one the eating utensils.

“A special feature of this box is the cover which can be lifted up and used for a table, a movable resting arm for it being attached to the side of the box. The running board on the other side has been equipped with a guard to hold the extra luggage. 

“Dr. King had the back of the front seat reconstructed so that it moves up and down. During the day it will serve as back-rest and at night it will be lowered to serve as a unit of a bed, the front and rear seats with a small mattress to fill the space between completing the bed. A sleeping tent for the other members of the party will be attached to the side of the car. 

“Dr. King will make his first day’s stop at Muskegon. He will continue next day to Melbourne, Florida, and there will be joined by Dr. C. A. Norconk and son Ward of Bear Lake who preceded them a month ago. They have already secured a cottage. The party expects to return home in April. 

MNA Sat. Dec. 3 pg. 4

“[Editorial] SATISFIED CITIZENS.

“Own your own home. There is no finer slogan for an individual or a community. That’s how you will do better in Manistee and how Manistee will be better because of you. The man who owns a home may not be a good citizen.  But the chances are much greater for good citizenship in the home owner than in the roomer, boarder or floater. A piece of ground and one’s own four walls makes for good citizenship.

“The city that has the most homes, the most home owners, will be the most prosperous and most happy city. Business men can well afford to aid in every legitimate way the purchase of homes. It means better labor and less ‘labor turnover.’ Henry Ford says that one secret of his success is that he treats his men fairly and retains them. The ‘labor turnover’ in his factories is very small. 

“The agitators, the radicals, the fellows who want to match more pay with less work are not of the home-earning, home-owning kind.  As a rule they can start the trouble, put on their hats and move on to new pastures. The home owner is respected and self-respecting.  He wants to give a square deal to his employer because he wants a square deal from his employer. He has a wife and family to steady him. He is not prone to preach armed revolution or sabotage. His city means something to him. He is a taxpayer on tangible property and his vote has a community meaning to him. He is an asset to the city. 

“Own your own home. However, that does not mean to buy a home on the plan of a dollar down and a dollar a week forever. It means the purchase of a home under honest, reasonable conditions that will have ownership and not promises of ownership.”

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