An Indiana paper in speaking of mean men says: There is a business man over at Lagrange who is meaner than the man who crossed his bets with lightning bugs so they work at night. The Indiana man is a merchant and while driving home from Romeo City he lost a wallet containing $8,000. A lightning rod agent from Kalamazoo, Mich., chanced along and found the money. The Michigander proceeded on his way and it was three months before he heard of the owner, although he made diligent search for him. When the Lagrange man got possession of his lost treasure he said nothing, but went straightway and begin siut in the circuit court against the lightning-rod agent for interest on the money at the rate of eight percent, setting up in his complaint that the use of it was worth that amount. 10-21-1892 Cass City Enterprise

Henry Tibbitts, an early settler, was found dead in his bed last Monday morning at the home of Ezra Farshee, at Fairgrove, with whom he was living. 8-10-1906

Mrs. Leslie has sold her millinery business in Gagetown to Miss Margaret Burleigh, of Elkton, preparatory to removing to Detroit. Miss Burleith will take possession next week. Gagetown Times. 2-8-1907

After two years, the Saginaw bay sea serpent has made another appearance. Herbert Reinischoch of Sebewaing declares that while out in his launch recently, he was confronted by the serpent. Just as he was about to strike the monster, it rose partly out of the water and for a few minutes he thought there was no place like home. Reinisch says that the serpent is no less than eighteen feet in length. 6-14-1907

Two Killed While Harvesting
Men Were Crushed by Weight of Binder
Henry Kansler of Millngton and Leslie Randall, of Deckervtlle, Victims of Fatal Accidents. Within a week, two men~one married and one single met death in the "Thumb" while engaged in harvest work. The first accident was that of Henry Kansler, a farmer of Arbela township, two and a half miles west of Millington, was crushed to death beneath his binder Thursday evening. Kansler was returning with the machine from a neighboring farm after a day's cutting when the machinery became deranged and he attempted to fix it. He crawled beneath the binder and the horses suddenly started. Death was due to internal injuries; Kansler was 60 years old and is survived by a widow and four children. The second accident occurred at Deckerville Monday afternoon in which Leslie Randall, a farm hand, 28 years old, employed ou the farm of Arthur Haynes, of that village, was instantly killed while harvesting cart. His head and chest were crushed by the heavy wheels of the machine, which passed over him. A farmer in a neighboring field saw Randall's team standing idle for about two hours, and thinking it queer, climbed the fence to investigate. He found the body resting under the large rear wheel of the vehicle in a ditch with the reins clutched tightly in one hand and his whip in the other. It is the supposition that when the wheels slipped into the ditch Randall lost his balance and fell, striking his head and rendering him unconscious. While in this condition the horses backed on him. Randall's home was in Deckerville. He lived with his aged father. His mother is dead. 8-14-1908

One of our Junior Lassies (J. S.) was heard to use the shocking by-word, "Be George," but her friends have all forgiven her, for they are sure she intended to say George B. 12-11-1908

Ephraim Freeland died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sharrard, southeast of Cass City on Tuesday. He was born in Pennsylvania and was 74 years of age. The funeral was held Wednesday at the Mosler Church in Evergreen township, Rev. Knapper officiating. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Sharrard and Mrs. Perry Spencer of Marlette. 6-18-1909

Fred Alexander Reynick, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Reynick of Caro died in Lakeside hospital, Chicago, on July 18 of liver trouble. The funeral services were held at Caro. 7-30-1909

Morton Smith, aged 24, stabbed in a fight following a dance early Sunday morning at Akron, is in a critical,condition. Clarence and J. D. Preston, brothers are in jail at Care, while officers are searching for John Lake.
While demonstrating a car to Dr. R. H. Steinbach of Richville, the auto turned turtle near Vassar and Fred Marquette of Saginaw, the demonstrator, had his right leg broken. The road was slippery. 8-6-1909

The funeral of Thomas R. Peters, one of Tuscola county's best known pioneers, was held at Fairgrove Friday on the 72nd anniversary of his birth. Peters had an interesting life history. Born in England, he came to America and was located in Texas when the civil war broke out. Although opposed to the southern cause, Peters was drafted into(, the confederacy's army, and just before he was forced to leave home to fight his young bride died, leaving a baby four weeks old. The child was left with his wife's mother, but he never saw it again. After the war he endeavored to locate it, but failed, and later be heard that it had died, though he could never learn where or when. Peters was so strongly Opposed to the confederacy that he looked for an opportunity to desert, and at the battle of Pea Ridge he escaped and succeeded in reaching the Union lines, in which he fought afterward. 02-04-1910

Given Deadly Poison
Miss Ula North of Vassar had a very narrow escape by poison when
she was given hydrochloric acid by mistake. She had been ill for several days
and there being a number of glasses by her bedside she was given the acid
instead of a drink of water. A doctor was called and succeeded in saving her
life, but for several hours she was in a serious condition. Miss North is kindergarten
taecher in the schools there and is one of the most prominent young ladies of the town
05-13-1910

Rest In Peace
She probably didn't think how it would sound, but an Elkton widow had erected a
monument to her husband with an inscription reading, "Rest in peace until we meet agin"
05-20-1910

Murdo Matheson, an old and respected resident of Tuscola Village
died Monday, June 6, at the age of 84 years, 3 months and 15 days.
Mr. Matheson has been a paralytic sufferer for over nine years and this with
his advanced age was the direct cause of death. The deceased was an old
pioneer of this county. He leaves besides his wife to mourn his loss, one son
and one daughter.----Vassar Times

A Strange Accident
Henry Dowker, living on section 20, Akron, lost his lower lip recently
by the bite of a vicious mare. The animal always resented the presence of
women and needed watching when they were near, but Mr. Dowker thought
he had her under control and was attending her colt which was sick, when some
ladies entered the barn. The mare made a lunge at her master and caught his
face between her teeth on both cheek bones; throwing up his head to escape
just at the instant the teeth came together, they snapped on his lower lip, cutting
a piece as large as a man's thumb from the member. Clapping his hand over
his mouth, the injured man hurried to a surgeon who dressed the wound, drawing
the parts together at the mouth and leaving a hole below expecting it to grow
together, and although the lower lip will be strained over the teeth it is hoped
he will not be seriously disfigured----Caro Advertiser
06-17-1910

Dangerous Fire
A large portion of the business section of Unionville was endangered when
the warehouses of J. H. Kemp & Co. and their contents were totally
destroyed by fire. Nearby buildings were saved by hard work on the part of
the fire fighters. The building had been in use for 49 years and burned like tinder

Gagetown Girl Shot
Pearl Freeman, the 13 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Freeman
was accidently shot in the back of the head Wednesday noon by a younger brother
who was playing with a rifle which had been loaded and placed in the shed
and was used for killing rats. The child not knowing the danger of the weapon
took leave of his own accord and had planned for a little fun. The girl is resting
easy at present and it is hoped nothing serious will result.-----Gagetown Times
07-29-1910

Subscribing Liberally
At the close of business last Wednesday in the office of Village Treasurer Cross of
Caro, more than $1,800 of the $3,000 pledged in aid of the new railroad from Bay City
had been voluntarily paid in cash by taxpayers of the village who are loyal in support of its
institutions and are prompt to do their share toward such an enterprise for the general good
as the new road will be

Little Child Fatally Scalded
A two-year-old daughter of Fred Wurtz, residing two and one-half miles west of Elkton
met with a fatal accident Wednesday. The mother was enaged in washing, the child playing about
the house. While the mother was momentarily out of the room, the little one pulled the plug out of
the washing machine, the hot water running over her and scalding her so severely that she died Thursday

Given a Decent Burial
Many years ago when this section was an almost unbroken wilderness a woodsman who was employed
in getting out timber was struck by a falling tree and killed. Far as known nobody living here at the present
knew his name or where he had lived. The remains were buried on land owned by W. J. Webber
south of the Hotel Colonial, and the matter had been forgotten until this week when the skeleton of a man
was unearthed which it is believed was that of the man referred to and by direction of the local authorities
it was given a decent burial.----Reese Review
08-19-1910

AKRON~ More than 100 qualified electors residing on the south half of section 34, Akron and the north half of section 3, Fairgrove townships, have joined in a petition to the Board of Supervisors asking that the question of incorporating the above described limits into a village named Akron, be submitted to a vote of the people as provided under Act 278, Public Acts of 1909. 9-30-1910

MILLINGTON~ Amid choruses of hallelujahs from the throats of 40 guests, one of the most unique wedding ceremonies in the history of Flint occurred Friday. The wedding was a double one and the contracting parties were Rev. Jay Morningstar of Millington and Miss Etta Spene of Muncie, Ind.; Rev. E. L. English of Pontiac and Miss Margaret E. Thatcher of Capac. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Fred G. Bean of Capac, assisted by Rev Starke of Owosso. While the minister pronounced the words which united the two couples they interspersed the ceremony with many shouts of praise to the Almighty. All of the contracting parties and guests were members of the Holiness denomination. After luncheon, instead of a wedding reception, the entire company joined in an old fashioned revival service. Rev and Mrs. Morningstar left for Owosso, where they will enter the Owosso Bible institute. The first stop on the honeymoon trip of Rev. and Mrs. English wiil be at the Holiness Camp meeting at Gaines; from there they go to Pontiac and Capac and then to University Park, where they will enter Central Holiness university to prepare for foreign missionary work. 9-30-1910

Roland Phelps, 18-year-old son of B. B. Phelps, of Akron met death on Thanksgiving day from the effects of a charge of shot from his own gun, which he was withdrawing, muzzle first, from beneath the seat of a buggy. The charge entered his breast and lodged in his back, making a large wound. The fatal accident occured at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon and death came at 9 o'clock. 12-9-1910

Citizens of the village of Akron voted yesterday to incorporate and organize a village government. The district comprises a part of the townships of both Akron and Fairgrove and in both cases the polls were more than four miles from the village so few citizens braved the rough roads to vote. 12-09-1910

Last Saturday Michael Brophy of Millington township was in Vassar, and went to one of the local barber shop to have his long hair cut. When the barber ask him why he was having it done, he jokingly replied, "I am going to die, so I am getting ready." Soon after he went to the home of Chas. Dubois, where he had been spending the winter, and while at the dinner table suddenly toppled over and died. He was 65 years of age and he lived in this vicinity for many years. He was a brother of the late James Brophy, who at one time resided on a farm in East Vassar. He leaves four sisters, Mrs. Allen Johnson, Vassar, Mrs. George Curtis, Tuscola; Mrs. George Day, Marquette, and Miss Jane Brophy, Chicago. The funeral was held at the Catholic church at Reese on Tuesday Fr. Brokaw officiating and the burial was made in the Reese cemetery. 02-03-1911

Dr. Geo. Bates was called to the home of Clinton Beardsley, near Caro, where he amputated Mr. Beardsley's first finger of his left hand just below the first joint. The injury was caused about a month ago by Mr. Beardsley getting bitten by a bull head while fishing. The doctor has been laboring diligently for the past month endeavoring to save the finger, but finally decided that removal was the only hope as septic poisoning was about to develop. 10-20-1911

Wm. O. Luce, for nearly 30 years a druggist in Care, died at his home in Denver, Colorado, Thanksgiving morning. He was 51 years old and was at one time postmaster at the county seat. 12-15-1911

As a result of a strike order issued by the miners, closing the Monitor, Akron and Unionville mines, and the counter move of the operators Tuesday closing the mines located in Bay, Saginaw and Tuscola Counties, it is estimated that nearly 3,000 coal mine employees are idle. September 19, 1913

A small son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lucas of Wells was nearly scalped last week when he fell under a horse and was stepped on by the animal. The cut was fully four inches in length and an alarming fracture of the skull was exposed. 8-21-1914

Earl Jay Calley will be Gagetown's postmaster after April 1. He is 24 years old, was born in Elmwood township, and has been a successful school teacher and railway mail clerk. Miss Jennie Nelson, who for 20 years has served as mail clerk at Gagetown, will be retained in that position: L. S. McEldowney did not write on the civil service examination and has his eye on something he considers better than the postmastership. He has held the office ten years. 3-19-1915

Noah McComb enjoyed a visit the latter part of the week from his brother-in-law, Nelson Elliott, of Geneva, N. Y., whom he had thought of as dead for half a century. His brother-in-law enlisted during the civ il war and was reported dead and his overcoat sent to Mr. McComb. While at the G. A. R. reunion last summer in Detroit Mr. Elliott met Mr. Haines of Millington and inquired about relatives in Tuscola county, and through School Commissioner McComb the long separated brothers found each other. 6-18-1915

Mrs. Stephen Clark of Dayton township celebrated her 101st birthday Friday. It is believed she is the oldest living person in Tuscola county. 06-25-1915

John Allen, 74 years, was injured so badly on his farm southwest of Fairgrove when he attempted to stop a runaway team that he died the following day. While loading stock for market, a cow had been tied in the front of the wagon. When a sheep ran under the cow, she attempted to jump out, but as her head was tied down, she turned over the fron end of the wagon onto the horses. This frightened the horses and started them on the runaway. Mr. Allen leaves a wife and two daughters, Mrs. Stephen Noble of Gilford and Mrs. Lavern Bloomfield of Fairgrove township. 9-17-1915

Croswell~The first automobile hearse in Sanilac county is used by a CroswelI undertaker. This is a hustling world. We are traveling through it at lightning speed and now to be hustled out of it as fast as gasoline will carry us. 6-2-1916

A valuable work is being undertaken in the preparation of a new history of Tuscola county. The general history part will be under the supervision of Jas A. Trotter of Vassar, who was a child 11 years old when he tame to Vassar with his parents to live and Tuscola county has been his home ever since. For some 40 years he was editor and publisher of the Tuseola County Pioneer. The work will appear in two volumes and the history will date from the days of the Indians and the first settlers and will give a comprehensive view of the wonderful development of the county up to the present time. 6-2-1916

Little Thelma Phillips, the three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Phillips, living on a farm near Fairgrove, ate the heads from a quantity of matches and died the following day. The body was shipped to Midland where the family formerly resided. 10-20-1916

CARO--The village council has passed an ordinance providing for the payment to the president and each trustee the sum of two dollars for each regular meeting attended by them, but limiting the amount to be received in any one year to $60.00

In the family of James Rose, of Elk, Sanilac county, all his sons, three in number, were drawn in the first draft. The were: Elmer, Charles and Arthur; their numbers were 600, 601 and 602. This is the only case where three brothers all from one family are included in the first call in this country. 8-3-1917

MAYVILLE~The evaperator commenced its operatiors Monday, 2,000 bushels of onions being, shipped in to be dried for the government.

UNIONVILLE--Unionville is to have another bank. The stock is mainly held by farmers, some 40 or 50 being stockholders. Carl Eckfeld, former cashier of the State Savings Bank at Unionville will be cashier of the new institution it is said. 4-5-1918

REESE~ E. E. Millard, president of the village council of Reese, has enlisted in the army. Being over the draft age and a harnessmaker by trade, he will smwe in that capacity.
KINGSTON~ SuperintendentJohn S. Winters, who has been superintendent of Kingston public schools for the Past four years, has signed a con tract to teach at Fairgrove with an in salary. 5-3-1918

AKRON~ Dr. Hammond, located at Akron since 1896, where he was prominent in civic and professional activities, has moved with his family to Grand Rapids. He is succeeded at Akron by Dr. Wiley Of Pinnebog, Huron county. 12-14-1917

A man walkd into a store at Unionville the other day and asked for a box of matches. Instead of paying for them with money he handed the clerk an egg. He received some change. 1-1-1920

John C. Liken, pioneer businessman of Sebewaing, died recently in Florida and the remains were brought to Sebewaing for burial. He came to America from Germany in 1853 and in 1865 went to Sebewaing. For many years he operated stave and heading mills in Sebewaing, Unionville and Akron. 4-23-1920

Returns Home After 33 Years
After thirty-three years absence from the old home, and mourned as dead, Frank Brown has returned to pay a visit to his relatives in Bridgehampton township. Brown wrote home recently informing his relatives of his whereabouts and stating that he was about to return for a visit. When the letter arrived, his mother, 80 years old, was seriously ill and she feared that she might not live to see the long lost son, but she recovered and is now enjoying the happiness of maternal love with her son and his two children. Brown left home in 1887, going to South Dakota. From there he went to Montana, remaining there but a short time and then went to Mexico where he engaged in the mining business and where he now owns a large silver mine.7-23-1920

CARO~ Sheriff Morris and Deputy Sheriff Hutchinson have confiscated three more stills in the county. A complete still, a little whisky but no mash, was taken from the home of Alex Nemeth, east of Deford, Stills and mash were found at the homes of John Raggowski and Walter Gokniak, both of Gilford township. 2-11-1921

Mr. and Mrs. George Clarke celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary Sunday, Sept. 11, at their home near Melvin. Covers were laid for the forty guests and a bountiful dinner was served from the long table, beaurifully decorated with white and gold.9-23-1921

Speaking of weather, Edgar Crowel, an old pioneer of Unionville, doesn't think it is so very dreadful, nor that the old globe has taken a shift. He says, it snowed at Unionville on the 4th of July, 1870. 4-6-1923

Alonzo Slaftre, on of Tuscola county's oldest residents passed away Apr. 28 as a result of injuires received when a runaway team bore him down while crossing a street in Vassar. He was 81 years of age. He came to Tuscola county when he was seven years of age. 5-9-1924

Mrs. R. Stemen of Akron township, Tuscola County, was so seriously burned as a result of using kerosene to help start a range fire that she died within a few days. 8-8-1924

A coal mine for Unionville is an assured fact. The right of way has all been secured and preparations and arrangements for the sinking of the shaft and building of a railroad switch are now being made. March 27, 1925

A farmer living near Kingston plowed up two pieces of petrified bone last fall. Wishing to know more about his find, he sent them to the University at Ann Arbor, where E. C. Case, director of the geological museum, stated they were parts of the tusks of a masadon that roamed around the Thumb some 40,000 years ago, which was some time before the first white settler struck these parts. 4-9-1926

Clarence Harmon of Mayville holds a land deed of considerable age. It is for 80 acres of land purchased from the government on July 1, 1861, by Edwin O. Belknap. The name of Abraham Lincoln then president of the United States, is signed to the document, persumably by his own hand. The land is located in Dayton township and Mr. Harmon now owns the farm. 09-16-1927

Three Rural Scholls Close Fall Term
Three rural schools in Akron Township will be closed this year. Their students will be transferred to Akron and Unionville Public Schools.
Cook School, with 19 pupils, will be enrolled at Akron, and Hickory Island's 22 students and Brookston Frl. with 22 enrollees will be entered at Unionville
Cass City Chronicle 8-9-1940

Instead of purchasing a tube of tooth-paste with the money his father had given him, a sixteen year old boy played a slot machine that stood in the store. To his dismay, the one armed mechanical bandit devoured his money and he had nothing to show his father for the funds that had been entrusted to his care. Knowing what the consequence would be when he returned home empty handed, he picked up a tube of tooth-paste and hurried out of the store. When the merchant indignantly appeared in court to sign a petition for this boy's arrest, the judge said: "You are responsible for this boy's delinquency and I regret that I do not have the authority August 27, 1937

Four feet and eight inches of coal was struck by a coal testing machine last week on the farm of Ernst Grasman near Sebewaing. September 17, 1948

One of the Tuscola County Newspapers in last week's edition in commenting on the proposed New County Infirmary made the statement that it costs the county much more to keep patients in a convalescent home then at the County Infirmary. That statement was not true. The article further stated that it costs the county about $5.00 a day to take care of a patient in the infirmary. It may surprise many persons to be advised that the nursing homes get $3.83 per day or $115.00 per month to take care of old age pensioners or indigent persons, except in a few unusual situations. It should be further noted that the County receives $90.00 per month from the state for each patient who is an old age recipient or is on direct relief. Who pays the balance of the $5.00 per day cost? The actual cost to the county for most patients in nursing homes is $12.50 per month plus one-half of the medical expenses. How does this compare with the $5.00 per day cost per patient in the county infirmary? This advertisement is published solely for the purpose of correcting the statements made last week in one of the Tuscola County newspapers. 11-02-1956

An old bachelor bought a pair of socks and found attached to one a paper with these words: "I am a young lady of twenty and would like to correspond with a view to matrimony." The name and the address were given. The bachelor wrote, and in a few days got this reply: "Mamma was married twenty years ago. Evidently the merchant of whom you bought those socks did not advertise, or he would have sold them long ago. My mother handed me your letter and said possibly I might suit. I am 18."

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