January 14, 1902

Central Lake Torch:-Willard A, Smith, the veteran editor of the Charlevoix Sentinel, made the Torch office a hurried call on Monday while on a short visit to Central Lake. Mr. Smith has been in the editorial harness in Northern Michigan about as long as any of them, having started the Sentinel 33 years ago. At the time he went to Charlevoix by stage from Traverse City and had to walk up all the hills to help out the team which was drawing a heavy load. The Sentinel has been a power in the development of Northern Michigan generally and of Charlevoix in particular. In his mind there is no question by that Charlevoix will secure the beet sugar factory that they are now after, and his faith in his little city is unbounded.

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January 21, 1902

Miss Maggie Green left Tuesday for Whitewater, where she will locate as a teacher of music.

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Junius S. Dixon has removed from Chicago to Utica N. Y., where he is superintendent of a gas plant.

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The old residence at the south end of Bridge Street, owned by L. D. Bartholomew for many years, and occupied by him as a home in pioneer days, was bought last week by John J. Fagan. The property included a dockage front on the harbor.

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January 28, 1902

The richest Masonic Lodge in the country is said to be that at the old central mine in Keweenaw country, just across the line from Calumet. The treasury contained something like $550, and it was decided to purchase Calumet & Hecla mining stock for less than $60 per share. Since then the stock has sold for over $800 per share, while the dividends received have all along been applied to the purchase of more shares, until now a good sized block is held by the lodge.

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February 11, 1902

SCHOOL NOTES - Glad were the hearts and happy the faces of those students, teachers and visitors who assembled Monday morning to enjoy the first opening exercises of the High School in their new building. Seats were easily and rapidly assigned to those who are the first to study within the new walls. Upon being called to order Rev. Mr. Hughes read from the scriptures, followed by Rev. Nagler, who offered prayer. Rev. Hyslop, then, in suitable and gracious words presented the school with a gift which for years will add grace, dignity and inspiration to the walls of the assembly room-a large picture of our martyr presidents. The portraits are clear and true likenesses of those whose faces told of the patience, perseverance, courage, purity and faith. With sincere gratitude we thank Rev. Hyslop for his kind thoughtfulness and interest in us.

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March 3, 1902

John O'Neill has 15 people engaged in making new nets and repairing old ones. He is making this year 1600 pound of new web, making 544 nets, or 85 miles when set in the water. In all Mr. O'Neill's fishing nets this season, will stretch 125 miles and three tugs will be employed to handle them.

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March 10, 1902

President Harry Nicholls will be the first man who filled that office in Charlevoix for three terms. A deserved compliment.

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March 24, 1902

An old landmark has gone. The old Keyes building near the Fountain City House, has been torn down and carted away. It was built in 1867. The Sentinel was printed in its upper rooms, in 1870 and in 1873 it was occupied by Dr. G. W. Crouter for his first Drug Store.

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March 31, 1902

Mrs. Martha E. Smith recently wrote Mrs. President Roosevelt asking her to contribute a handkerchief to the Charlevoix Ladies Episcopal Guild to be sold at the forthcoming handkerchief sale. Yesterday Mrs. Smith received a pleasant note from the President's wife, and the desired handkerchief.

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April 7, 1902

Cards are out announcing the marriage in this village last Saturday of Ray Faulkner, of Charlevoix, to Miss Sadie O'Neill, of Petoskey. Congratulations.

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April 14, 1902

The Supreme Court has decided that the G. R. & I. must reduce its fare to 2 1/2 cents per mile.

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Frank Wilkinson, a student in the Michigan University School of Dentistry, is here visiting his relatives for a few days.

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Contractor A. J. Cameron has begun work on J. W. Harris' new residence on River street. It is an interesting fact that Mr. Harris' house will stand exactly on the site of the old Fox & Rose store-the first merchantile establishment in this neck of the woods.

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Some old landmarks have disappeared the past week. The old Fox horse-shed near the Wilbur dock has been torn down and the Gellick residence has been removed to the rear of L. S. See's new store to serve as a warehouse.

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Captain Fountain and his crew have vigorously renewed improvements on the grounds of the Life Saving Station. A row of thirty trees have been planted parallel with and twelve feet from the revetment between which and the revetment there will be a ten foot gravel walk. A portion of the grounds are being sodded but the plat will chiefly be covered with the muck taken last year from the "swamp hole" back of the station and lawn seed sown. Captain Fountain expects to have grass growing on the entire plat next fall. When the plans are fully carried out the grounds will constitute a park of exceeding beauty.

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April 21, 1902

One by one the landmarks are disappearing. Monday the lone pine tree on the bluff near the mouth of the river was cut down to make room for the new Harris residence. This tree was one of the trees that stood on the bluff in Mormon times, that gave this point the name of "Pine River." Thus the ruthless hand of man is slowly but surely destroying the landmarks.

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May 5, 1902

Just a third of a century ago this week since the first copy of the Sentinel was printed by the present publisher.

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Mrs. N. A. Shores has bought the S. H. Nelson residence on Dixon Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Shores who have moved here from Norwood will occupy the house soon.

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May 12, 1902

Miss Irene Harsha, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Harsha, drew first prize, a fine set of paints in a porcelined case, in the water color contest offered by the Young People's Magazine recently. A large number contested for the prize. Miss Harsha is to be congratulated.

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May 26, 1902

It has been ascertained by the township board that the bridge smashup was due to the spelling on the bridge signs. ?

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In this issue is published an ordinance that means a sewer on Bridge street, and that in turn, only means a preliminary to paving Bridge street. The Sentinel is an old settler but it is not an old fogy. It believes in progress only up to the limit of our ability. We believe that the paving of Bridge street is premature and unnecessary. Traverse City of a population of 12,000, has not yet paved its business street. Petoskey, of 10,000 has not. It is easy for the members of the council to impose a tax that comes from the pockets of others than themselves. Better hold back a little gentlemen.

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High School commencement events are near at hand and the class of '02, with its motto "Not who, but what," will soon close its High School career and start out in life. The commencement exercises will occur Thursday evening, June 15th at the McKinley High School building. The class roster is as follows: Calla E. Wilbur, Gertrude D. Shapton, Dora B. Paukett, James B. Wilkinson, Wm. M. Washburn, Howard L. Francis, Grace E. Swartz, Bessie H. Smith, Ethel L. Smith, Herbert N. Heath, Arba Cameron, Galo E. Hines, Jeanette E. Campbell, Lottie M. Cook, E. Marie Mayne, Karl F. Hines, Byron O. Smith, Clarence E. Ripley, Clara E. Blodgett, Clara B. Bellinger, Gail Cruickshank, Wm. C. Gagnon, Earl E. Miller. The largest class graduated from Charlevoix High School.

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June 2, 1902

Bury the croaker out in the woods in a beautiful hole in the ground, where the bumble bee bums and the woodpecker pecks and the straddle bug straddles around. He is no good to the city to trust, too practical, stingy and dead, and he wants the whole world and part of the crust, and the stars that shine overhead. Then hustle him off to the place of the dead, and bury him deep in the ground; he's no use to us here, get him out of the way, and make room for the man that is sound.

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June 10, 1902

A new cement walk is being put in along the front of the E. H. Green premises, on Bridge street. A significant fact in connection with this item is that Major Green was the first "postmaster" in Charlevoix, and it was he who caused the hemlock stumps to be dug out of Bridge street.

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August 4, 1902

A "Syndicate" composed of L. See, H. Nicholls, and R. W. Paddock of this place, and A. B. Daugherty of Elk Rapids, have bought the 122 acre tract of land owned by Mrs. A. Fox, lying near the point south west of this place on Lake Michigan.

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August 11, 1902

Next Thursday is the day! And it will be a day to be remembered. The Sugar Company, acting in conjunction with the Construction Company, propose to make the corner-stone laying of the factory an event long to be remembered. It will be an epoch-marking day, for it officially inaugurates a great industry, and industry that not only will affect the future of Charlevoix, but one that belongs to the farmers of the region contiguous to Charlevoix. Come to town Thursday, August 21st and meet you United Senator Burrows, your Congressman Darrah and your neighbor over in the next township. The executive committee of the celebration have engaged Newell's Military Band, of Grand Rapids. This is one of the leading bands of Michigan and will prove a great attraction. At the corner stone exercises vocal music will be furnished by a quartette composed of Miss Florence Smith, of Charlevoix, soprano; Mrs. M. K. Standart, of Detroit, contralto; Mr. Jacobs and Dr. Wicks, of Charlevoix, tenor and bass respectively.

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August 25, 1902

There is much regret expressed at the destruction of the three magnificent maple trees fronting the old Aldrich home, now owned by Forest Blanchard. They were transplanted by Capt. Aldrich thirty-five years ago and were among the finest in town. Owing to an imperfect knowledge of street lines at that early day, they were placed two feet too far out, and now to make way for a cement walk, they have been ordered destroyed.

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Charlevoix after an interval of about ten years is to have a band again. Monday evening a meeting was held and an organization affected. Dr. Wicks is president; Earl Clark, secretary, and Harker Kirby, treasurer. This is just as it should be. There is no good reason why Charlevoix should not have a good band. There is plenty of good musical talent among our young men and we are sure our people will be generous toward such a movement. If we are to have a band let it be a good one, and the only way that can be accomplished is by a pubic liberality that will insure good equipment and good instruction.

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September 8, 1902

A bunch of nine Charlevoix boys will shake the Charlevoix dust from their feet this week and leave for the Michigan Agricultural College at Lansing. The boys are Will Gagnon, Galo Hines, Arba Cameron, Howard Francis and James Wilkinson - all boys that will honor Charlevoix wherever they go.

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September 15, 1902

Before leaving for Chicago last week Mr. John P. Wilson of the Chicago Club, sent in his check for $100 for the Congregational pipe organ fund. Messers. Steward and Lord, also of the Club, gave $50 each.

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The congregation of St. Mary Catholic Church will erect a pastoral residence this fall.

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Byron Smith valedictorian of the Charlevoix High School class of '02 and Jeanette Campbell, of the same class, have entered Albion college. Miss Mattie Bedford returned to Kalamazoo College last Friday. Misses Lottie Cook, Ethel Smith, Clara Blodgett and Gertrude Shapton leave next week for the Mt. Pleasant Normal.

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September 29, 1902

Mr. A. L. Fitch, the rising young Charlevoix Attorney and Miss Pearl Greenway, of Fowlerville, were married at the latter place on the 24th. Mr. and Mrs. Fitch are at home in the Cruickshank cottage on the north side. The Sentinel extends felicitations.

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October 6, 1902

Another long section of cement sidewalk is being built on the north side of Main street from Dr. LeFevre's to P. S. Brown's taking in the premises of Mrs. Washburn, Mrs. Blanchard, Harrison Bedford and R. N. Faulkner.

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October 22, 1902

The matter of establishing a U. S. Fish Hatchery at Charlevoix has been settled and work will be commenced early in the spring. It will be located either on the life-saving station grounds, or on city property near the power-house - just where has not yet been definitely decided.

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November 10, 1902

The first consignment of lake trout eggs came over from the Beavers Wednesday in charge of S. M. Rose, and were shipped to the Northville hatchery. There were twenty cases, containing 3,000,000 eggs. They will continue to come out at about the same rate by nearly every trip of the Beaver during the closed season.

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November 17, 1902

B. Saltonstall of Cheboygan is in town today.

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November 17, 1902

Floyd Blair of the Charlevoix Greenhouse will probably never be a smoker, after the experience he had with tobacco smoke Tuesday afternoon. He had been engaged to smoke the "bugs and things" from the school house plants. With an assistant he went after the vermin at the close of school. With the doors and windows closed they started a smudge of tobacco smoke that would have done credit to the S. S. S. when Pete Campbell is present. Blair became dizzy and started for the door, but fell in a heap before he reached it. He was asphixiated with tobacco smoke and was unconscious for four hours. He was really in a precarious condition so the doctors say. As to whether the bugs survived the trouble we have not yet been informed, but presume there was a disaster in bugdom.

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December 22, 1902

Under the instruction and leadership of Frank Kenyon the band is making rapid and substantial progress. Their well chosen selections are already played with much expression and rhythmic precision. The band will come out with robins in the spring, a credit to itself and its efficient teacher.

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The Charlevoix College contingent is mostly home for the holidays. The list embraces Will Gagnon, Howard Francis, Dare Burke, Sam LeFevre, Arba Cameron, Galo Hines, Byron Smith, John Ackert, Mattie Bedford, Lottie Cook, Jeanette Campbell, Gale Cruickshank, Miss Shapton, Ethel Smith, and Clara Blodgett.