1899
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January 3, 1899
Capt. P. D. Campbell left for Ludington Monday, to buy oak for a rebuild of the steamer Hackley.
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The tug Newell Avery sunk at the lumber company's dock last Wednesday night, with only the top of her pilot house out of the water. The leak was an open seam under her stern. The schooner Jennie Mullen was placed alongside, and by the aid of timbers and jack-screws she was raised, the Silsby fire engine did the rest.
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January 24, 1899
Last week R. N. Faulkner purchased of R. W. Kane, agent, the property on the northeast corner of Bridge street and Clinton st., known as the Brown Bank building. Mr. Faulkner will at once overhaul the building, put in a new front, and fit it up for a store. The location is a good one.
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January 31, 1899
George W. Weaver is around town bragging about a young son up at his house.
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BANK CHANGE
The Charlevoix Savings Bank goes out-The
Charlevoix County Bank comes in.
Negotiations have been going on for some time for a change in the status of the Charlevoix Savings Bank, but not until last week was the change accomplished.
The Charlevoix Savings Bank doing business under a state charter, has ceased to exist and the Charlevoix County Bank, with John Nicholls, A. Buttars, Harry Nicholls and F. E. Lewis as the only stockholders, will do business at the old stand and under the same management.
The capital of the bank practically increases and being now a distinctively Charlevoix concern, it will be more closely identified with Charlevoix interests, and hopes to continue to enjoy the confidence of the public.
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February 28, 1899
At the county convention held in this village last Friday, Wm. Harris, J. M. Harris, and Frank Kenyon were elected delegates to the county convention. To the Judicial convention, which occurs at Traverse City next Tuesday, the following delegates were elected: Wm. Mears, J. M. Harris, W. J. Pearson, A. B. Nicholas, E. N. Clink, A. J. Stroud, Wm. Harris, O. E. Wilbur, L. S. See, John Ward, Frank Kenyon, W. H. McCartney.
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March 7, 1899
R. W. Paddock and wife, of Dayton, Ohio, are guests of Mrs. Paddock's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nicholls.
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March 7, 1899
At the Judicial convention at Traverse City, F. W. Mayne was nominated for Circuit Judge after more than fifty ballots. The information comes just as we are going to press.
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March 21, 1899
J. S. Baker has for some time been the owner of the lot on the north side immediately west of the F. M. Sears residence. It overlooks Lake Michigan, and has long been considered an ideal location for a summer hotel. Last week J. A. Heath completed and placed in Mr. Baker's hands the plans and specifications for a hotel and work will be commenced as soon as the ground thaws out. Timber is being already placed on the ground. The main portion will be 32 x 60 feet, with a wing 32 x 50. The house will be modern in every feature. Mesdames Baker and Clayton will personally have charge of the house, which is a sure guaranty that it will be popular. The location is exceptionally fine overlooking grand Lake Michigan. From its broad west porches will be furnished the grandest views, the most beautiful sunsets, and the enjoyment of the most exhilarating breezes in the whole realm of resortdom. The house will be called "The Pavillion."
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April 11, 1899
Joe Guild's team broke through the ice of Pine Lake near the Cram mill Monday, and was with difficulty extricated by men from the mill.
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The old Stover dam, southwest of town, was washed out last night. The rush of water cleaned out the lower creek bed of logs and rubbish piling them high on the ice of Round Lake.
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The ice off this port seems as thick and firm as at any time this winter, although a strip of water can be seen in the direction of the Foxes. There is little probability of an opening here before the 25th, possibly later. There is practically no change around the Straits as regards to the ice situation. Ice has been making the past two weeks, both day and night. Where there was 22 inches there is now 3 feet. There has been a foot of snow fall during the past ten days.
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Work on the improvements to the "Brown Bank Building" by R. N. Faulkner, was begun Monday morning. A corner entrance and plate glass front will be put in.
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May 16, 1899
The Charlevoix Towing Association now embraces all the Charlevoix tugs. Capt. George Weaver of the Taylor, is manager and A. H. Buttars is secretary and treasurer.
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May 16, 1899
Henry Cooper has his new residence on Dixon Avenue under way.
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July 18, 1899
A. E. Mason is building a residence on the south terrace.
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Up at Lindsay Park the golfers are in the midst of their tournament and caddies are as thick as fleas on a dog. The event is the first of a series to take place on the Charlevoix course this summer.
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Dr. A. E. Prince of Springfield, Ill., Dr. Potts of Bloomington, Ill., and Mr. Odionie of Springfield, arrived here Monday in a sailing canoe, in which they have coasted from Chicago. They will continue on to the Straits. The craft is only 22 foot keel and 4 1/2 foot beam. Off Point Betsey heavy weather drove them in and Dr. Prince is profuse in his works of praise for Capt. "Tip" Miller and his crew, of the life saving station, for their timely and valuable help and hospitality.
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July 25, 1899
A Grand Rapids man caught in Jordan river a speckled trout weighing 5 1/2 pounds dressed. It was expressed to Grand Rapids to be mounted, and was seen at the Charlevoix Express office by many of our citizens.
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The railroad cut rates inaugurated by the C. W. M. R. R. have been declared off, and the rates in effect prior to that time have been established. It was short lived but interesting while it lasted. It started with a $2.50 rate between Grand Rapids and Petoskey, and intervening points north of Traverse City, and closed when the C. W. M. made a $2.00 rate from points in this vicinity to Grand Rapids north, the G. R. & I, following with a $3.50 round trip rate from Grand Rapids.
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August 1, 1899
Rev. Fr. Alex Ziegelder of Provemont, has been appointed to the Beaver Island Parish. The steamer Hackley went to Sutton's Bay after the reverend gentleman and his effects.
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Bears are quite plentiful in the buckleberry swamps of Northern Michigan this summer, and their trails through the high bushes or grass are notices to the pickers to "look a leetle out."
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August 8, 1899
By reference to an advertisement to be found elsewhere in this issue it will be seen that bids for the construction of the Charlevoix Life Saving Station will be opened August 16th.
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Among the excursionists to Canada last week were Dr. Levi Lewis and his son Rollie.
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August 15, 1899
An old garden at the foot of the cliff on which Fort Mackinac stands, in which cabbages have been raised for one hundred years of the use of the garrison is to be converted into a little park if the wishes of the Islanders are carried out by the State Park Commissioners. As an inducement, the Marquette Monument Association offers to put up a statue of Marquette therein.
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Petoskey Record: On last Thursday there was a singular phenomenon to be witnessed on the shore of Little Traverse Bay. Millions on millions of large brown butterflies suddenly appeared. For several hours the streets of this city were filled with the fluttering insects, and in places the surface of the street was covered with them. All the way to Charlevoix, a distance of 18 miles they would rise from the road before an advancing vehicle in dense, brown clouds, so thick in places as to obscure the view. On Friday they had mostly disappeared.
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October 10, 1899
Mr. W. W. Lanhan, government inspector arrived here yesterday to locate the new Life Saving Station and contractor Hoertz expects to have the building completed by December 1st, weather permitting.
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Twelve or fifteen teams and a gang of men are making rapid strides on the new addition to Lindsay Park Golf Links.
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October 17, 1899
C. J. Strang, a son of "King Strang" of Beaver Island fame, and a former publisher of a paper at this place, has been ordained in the Congregational ministry, and has located at Torch Lake, in Antrim county.
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October 24, 1899
Chas. Jeffries is bragging about an eight pound girl at his house.
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October 24, 1899
The Charlevoix Rod and Gun Club pay a return visit to the East Jordan boys to-day, and will shoot blue rocks in the afternoon and be feasted in the evening. The Steamer Hackley took them up.
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November 14, 1899
From the first to the tenth of this month, James McCann, of Beaver Island, under the "Spawn Provision," caught 25 tons of Lake trout.
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A down east editor has drawn up some new gam laws which he wants adopted: "Book agents may be killed from Oct. 1st to Sept. 1st; Spring poets from March 1st to June 1st; scandal mongers from April 1st to February; Umbrella borrowers from Aug. 1st to Nov. 1st and Feb. 1st to May 1st; while every man who accepts a newspaper two years, and upon being presented with a bill says: 'I never ordered it,' may be killed on the spot."
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November 21, 1899
Mr. A. L. Fitch, of Livingston county, a graduate of the Michigan University Law Department has located here as the partner of A. D. Cruickshank. Mr. Fitch comes well equipped in legal acquirements, and we have no doubt of his success.
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November 28, 1899
Miss Kate Kirkpatrick returned home from Grand Rapids yesterday.
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Miss Carrie Geiken left Monday for Big Rapids to enter the Ferris Industrial School for the winter.
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Mrs. Lewis Miller, of Traverse City has been here the past week visiting her sisters, Mrs. R. N. Faulkner and Mrs. Ella Fox.
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Tomorrow will be Thanksgiving day. We have much to be thankful for in a general sense, and locally we have "no kick coming." It is eminently proper to observe the day in accordance with the ancient American usage-expressions of gratitude to the Giver of all good and perfect gifts, and the good cheer of the family circle.
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