January 2, 1900

Yesterday afternoon President Iddings received a telephone message from Boyne City stating that the saw-dust and slabs of the White mill yard were on fire, with a high wind blowing, and that the mill and town were threatened. The Silsby steamer and a crew of firemen were asked for and last evening George Burns started with the machine behind four horses, a sleighload of firemen going along. At six o'clock this morning the Silsby was lowering Pine Lake at the rate of an inch a minute. With our firemen and Silsby on duty, Boyne City is safe-from fire.

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January 30, 1900

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Just think of it! While we are shoveling snow drifts and feeding the stoves, "Pap" Carpenter and Morris Stockman are basking in the warm Florida sunshine.

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February 6, 1900

A new device known as the calculograph has been installed in the office of the Michigan Telephone Co. It is a machine to measure exactly the time occupied by anyone who telephones to an outside office.

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March 13, 1900

Under the auspices and for the benefit of the Charlevoix Musical Club, Miss Florence Smith will give a song recital in the Bartlett House parlors some evening during the first week in May. She will be assisted by other local talent.

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Capt. P. D. Campbell having returned, the meetings of the S. S. S. have been resumed at Capt. Wilbur's office. Thus far the meetings have been devoted to the Captain's recitals of his western experiences.

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May 1, 1900

Hon. John Nicholls writes to President Harry Nicholls from Kingsbridge, England, that they had a very pleasant trip across the Atlantic.

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May 22, 1900

At this writing our esteemed fellow townsman, A. D. Cruickshank lies very low at his home in this village, with at least even chances of recovery. Dr. C. D. Cruickshank, a brother, arrived from New Mexico, Tuesday.

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May 22, 1900

Aunt Cynthia Vosburg and Uncle William, were tendered a reception at K. P. Hall last Friday evening that brought the blush and agility of youth back to the old couple. At the recent voting contest, under the auspices of the Congregational ladies, Aunt Cynthia was very properly voted the most popular lady. It could not be otherwise under inspiration of a quickened memory. Before Charlevoix was, Aunt Cynthia was here, and we can remember when the congenial couple participated in every dance for miles around. On Friday evening dancing was on the program, and Uncle Bill and Aunt Cynthia were among the liveliest on the floor. The venerable couple have many well wishers in Charlevoix.

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Capt. S. M. Rose is now Master of the steamer Onekema and Capt. Emory, formerly of the Onekema, is sailing the schooner Kate Lyon, jointly owned by himself and Rose.

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June 5, 1900

A Charlevoix county conveyance last week-7,225 acres of land in Hudson township, David Ward to Salling, Hansen & Co., of Grayling, and Louis Sands of Manistee. Consideration $147,000.

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June 19, 1900

Married at Fillmore, Minn., on the 9th, Mr. Fred Myers, formerly of Charlevoix, and Miss Bessie Benson, of Fountain, Minn.

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July 24, 1900

The township board has decided to submit to the people of the township the proposition to bond for $20,000 for the erection of a new swing bridge across Pine River, in this village. There is no denying the fact that the bridge question has reached an acute stage. The condition of the center foundation of the old bridge is very precarious, and either the old affair must be repaired at a cost of about $3,000, or a new structure provided. Associated with this proposition is the war department decree that the draw channel must be widened before anything deeper than a 12 foot channel can be officially provided. Now the question for the voters to decide upon is, whether we shall patch up an old structure, which, at the most, cannot be used more than eight years longer, or build a broad, modern bridge, with stone center pier and approach abutments, with a draw channel twenty feet wider than the present one. We are of the opinion that the latter plan will be in the end the wiser one.

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July 31, 1900

Hon. John Nicholls and his brother, Richard, were at the Paris Exposition last week.

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July 31, 1900

Married, Tuesday, at the home of the bride's parents, in this village, by Rev. E. A. Cook, Mr. Edward Stover to Miss Maud Alice Scott.

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August 14, 1900

Mrs. J. W. Harris is the guest of her sister Mrs. Rifenburg. Mr. and Mrs. Harris now reside at Eddyville, Iowa, where Mr. Harris holds a position in the engineer corps of the C. & N. W. R. R. Co.

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A correspondent of a Chicago paper writing from Charlevoix, says: "A colony of Galesburg, Ill. people is located at Ironton, a point on Pine Lake six miles from this place. These people have one of the novel locations of the resort region. Ironton is an abandoned smelting town. Ten years ago the ore was brought here and smelted. There are now the ruins of a dozen or more charcoal ovens where the material was burned for charcoal purposes. More than $500,000 was invested here, but the coke regions of Pennsylvania began producing coke so cheaply that it was no longer desirable to ship ore where fuel was to be had. While the blast furnace was in operation at Ironton a large number of quaint little cottages were built for the employees and others. When the business was suspended the cottages were tenantless. A citizen of Galesburg, John Thompson, was raised in this country, and brought one or two neighbors to summer with him here. This was the beginning. Galesburg people were taken in until now there are more than 100 of them here. The old general store of the blast furnace company is now used in part for a dining room, and the cottages have all been fixed up and trimmed according to Knox county ideas. There is talk of organizing a Galesburg Club and of building a modern club house.

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August 21, 1900

The warehouse at the lighthouse supply station is well along toward completion. The building will be practically completed in another week.

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Supt. Morton of the Life Saving Service, was here Monday on his annual tour of inspection. Capt. Morton says the Charlevoix station will be in operation early in September. He is now engaged in collecting a suitable crew.

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Our philanthropic fellow citizen, Frank A. Wood, who was the author and finisher of the drinking trough for man and beast that now does business in front of his place, is now engaged in a like enterprise of larger scope. From the Maccabee celebration he finds there was money left over, and the treasurer of the newspaper convention funds still has money in his hands. Inasmuch about everybody subscribed to these funds, and that drinking fountains are of general benefit, Mr. Wood asks that these funds be expended in the purchase of two iron fountains. The designs show facilities for men, horses and dogs to quench their thirst and are highly ornamental. The committees of both these events have consented and Mr. Wood is only waiting for the official action of the K. O. T. M. Lodge to order the fountains. The money could not be expended in a more worthy and beneficial cause.

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September 4, 1900

First Pupils' Recital

George B. Newell will give his "First Pupils' Recital" at the residence of Mrs. A. L. Coulter tomorrow evening at 7.30. Following is the program:

Enquire Club March ..... Clare and Clyde Coulter

Song Without Words ..... Violin Solo ..... Will Bellinger

Natturino ..... Violin Solo ..... Miss Jean Stafford

March ..... Violin Solo ..... Harry Dodge

Angel's Serenade ..... Violin Duet ..... Clyde and Clare Coulter

Traumerei ..... Mr. Newell

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September 25, 1900

Nine years ago yesterday was an eventful day for Charlevoix. On the morning of that day the whistles blew and the bells rang. Because up through the river on a large scow came the first locomotive for the C.& W. M. R. R. The engine was used that fall for construction purposes, but not until the following June (1892) did we get a through train from the south and that was another great day. And now we kick because we don't get four trains a day each way all winter.

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Last week Gen. John C. New bought the Clayden home on the north side.

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A large number of Charlevoix Masons went to East Jordan on the steamer Gordon Tuesday evening to hear the celebrated Capt. Alberti who was a Siberian exile, and was liberated on account of being a Mason.

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October 2, 1900

The Life Saving Station practically went into service Monday, and Capt. Fountain celebrated the event by displaying all the flags of the international code from his flagstaff.

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Mrs. Dr. Swinton was one of the excursionists yesterday. She goes to Connecticut to visit friends; Mrs. P. D. Campbell is visiting her parents in Illinois; Mrs. J. A. Hawkins went to southern Michigan; Mrs. A. L. Coulter is at Benton Harbor with friends; M. J. Stockman and wife are with friends in Ohio; Mrs. F. G. Hines and Mrs. B. W. Miller are in Detroit; Mrs. Fox is with her sister in Port Huron; Mrs. Capt. Guard is with friends in Chicago; Mrs. George Priest went to Ypsilanti; Jay Price and wife are spending a week in Toledo; Mrs. L. D. Bartholomew is with relatives in Albion.

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December 18, 1900

County Clerk Kenyon is at St. Ignace transcribing ancient Manitou records, about 60 instruments in all. He expects to be there a week. The transcription is from the records of the Mackinac county of a date before Mormon times and immediately following.

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Capt. Wm. Finucan returned home from Chicago Tuesday. The Captain is much improved in health, and says he will be able to attend regularly the meetings of the S.S.S.