Red Roof Inn Traverse City to Interlochen Arts Academy
This calendar month's mystery photograph shows two views of the first strip mall in Traverse City. The proper noun is clearly written on one of them—but where is it? Extra credit if you can name the decade in which it was built.
This excerpt comes to u.s. from A Story of Traverse City, Michigan and some of the Early on Settlers, written and illustrated past the artist Aldrich Farsky (yes, the Farsky featured in the May 2016 issue of Grand Traverse Journal). This was originally printed in Czech in 1908, in the national Czech publicationAmerikan Kalandar. In 1977, Mr and Mrs. Edward Van Leishout and Mr. William East. Votruba translated the story in to English, which details the overseas immigration of the Czechs, every bit well equally profiles a few of the more than prominent Bohemain citizens of Traverse City, with an emphasis on their success. A re-create is available for reading at the Traverse Expanse District Library, Woodmere Primary Library.
1 of the early on settlers featured is (James) Vaclav Sleder, the man who would found the long-standing Sleder'south Family Tavern on Randolph Street:
"From his home, Cvrovic past Klatov in Czechy he emigrated to Traverse City when he was 32 years ol.d Things were not exactly equally he had envisioned them to exist. With his solid faith in the future and a great bargain of hard work, he managed to bring his wife and sons Louis 9, Joseph 7, Andrew 3 and daughter Margaret to his new abode.
Having been an apprentice in Wagon Working in Czechy he had found work in the Gramfort Wagon Works, only on inflow of his dependents he constitute a better position with the Petertyl mill. Here he stayed for 12 years. At this time he invested his savings in a new building which soon became the nigh favored saloon by all. On the 2nd flooring he operated a dance hall and entertainment centre. Considering of his friendly personality and directly, honest and free thinking mental attitude, he was respected by anybody.
Subsequently running his business for x years Mr. Sleder turned the agile direction of the saloon over to his oldest son Louis, who continued his begetter's practices and profited also. He enrolled his 2nd son in an engineering school and the youngest son entered the army for the duration of the state of war against Spain. It so happened he was discharged about the aforementioned time as the second son completed his schooling so finding himself with two fine sons to take over his other duties, Mr. Sleder began to devote his time to volunteer work and good deeds. Information technology was on such a mission that he lost his life. A beau C.Southward.P.South. [annotation: the Czech-Slovak Protective Club] fellow member Mr. J. Ryant has[sic.] passed away and Mr. Sleder volunteered to notify people of his death and brand arrangements for the lodge sponsored funeral. This was December. 17th 1905. His horse became frightened and ran abroad throwing Mr. Sleder out of his sleigh in such a mode that he was fatally injured.
Afterwards his decease his iii sons managed his business interests with such adept judgement that everything prospered. They soon invested in a brewery which was remodeled, by son Joseph, (who had get a fine engineer), until it became a modern, well equipped and attractive as well as prosperous business, which permitted the three of them to own 2 of the 21 saloons in Traverse City at this writing with very skillful prospects of expanding even so more in the future.
Certainly the 3 sons have proven that the good instance their begetter set for them was not wasted."
For a complete list of persons listed in this 49-page story by Farsky, encounter the catalog record at the Traverse Area District Library's online Local History Drove.
Downtown Traverse City Historic Walking Tours begin in August
Don't miss the Traverse Expanse Historical Society's newest offer, our Downtown Celebrated Walking Tours! The first bout will exist offered on Saturday, Baronial 6th , starting at 10:30am . The tour will last approximately 90 minutes. Please run across in front end of Horizon Bookstore, 243 East Front Street, twenty minutes before the starting time fourth dimension. The price is $ten cash or cheque; with all proceeds benefiting the Historical Lodge. Reservations (at 995-0313) are appreciated but are not necessary. Subsequent tours volition be offered each Saturday of August. Information on Fall tours volition exist bachelor at a later date.
Interlochen Center for the Arts History at Benzie Museum
"Celebrated Photos and Stories from the Interlochen Heart for the Arts" by John and Margaret Beery at 7pm on Thursday, August xi at the Mills Community House. The Berrys will share the dreams and vision, through photos and stories, of Dr. Joseph Maddy, founder of Interlochen Center for the Arts and examine the stories and personalities of such recognizable Interlochen folk as Aaron Copland, John Philip Sousa and Percy Granger. Margaret is the managing director of tours, and John has been on the Interlochen summertime staff for 33 years and acts every bit curator of the Greenleaf Instrument Drove.
Concert to Celebrate 100 Years of National Park Service
Making Waves: Michigan'due south Boat-Edifice Industry, 1865-2000: Leelanau County Historical Social club's "Literature on the Lakeshore" program with Scott Chiliad. Peters
At the Leelanau Historical Lodge Museum, 203 Due east Cedar St, Leland, MI 49654
WWII Veterans in Their Ain Words: Leelanau County Historical Lodge'southward "Literature on the Lakeshore" programme with Larry Martin
On Thursday, September 1st at 5pm, Larry Martin will nowadays the memories of Edgar Harrel, a marine aboard the USS Indianapolis. On July 30th 1945 the USS Indianapolis was hit by several torpedoes from a Japanese submarine. She sank in 12 minutes in the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean. There were 1197 men aboard and about 300 died during the sinking, putting well-nigh 900 men into the ocean. Hear Edgar tell what it is like to be lost at sea for almost 112 hours.
In addition Larry volition accept several tables of WWII memorabilia on display! At the Leelanau Historical Society Museum, 203 East Cedar St, Leland, MI 49654
The One-act of Crystal Lake with Dr. Daniels
The National Park Service at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) will host a special presentation and book signing consequence on August five, 2016 at the Philip A. Hart Visitor Center in Empire, MI with Stacy L. Daniels, writer of the volume "The Comedy of Crystal Lake". Dr. Daniels volition present a program in the visitor center auditorium get-go at ten:00 a.m. followed by a book signing that volition last until ane:00 p.m.
Yous might call back guest contributor to the GTJ and writer Dr. Daniels. If you've missed his Archibald Jones impersonation in the by, now'south your chance! Your Editors notwithstanding considers Daniels' hefty tome to exist well worth your fourth dimension to read… what a story!
Dedication Service honors Dr. David Wilson Cousins, Union Veteran, Colored Infantry in Mayfield Township
Two virtual cigars and a tip of the hat to Charlene for getting the answer right: Our enquiry has shown that 1970 is the likely date that the "Lex et Ordo" phrase was incorporated into the insignia. However, we were unable to confirm that with the Police Department. We have found very few other instances of the phrase in continued use on police insignias, and regard Traverse City's equally a historical relic.
Well done, Charlene!
Anyone living in Northwest Lower Michigan inside a region extending from Leelanau through Kalkaska counties, will not forget the big tempest of August 2, 2015. It was 1 of those signature events that cause you to remember exactly where you were when it happened. I was on the telephone with a friend: we talked nervously, wondering when the connection would go dead, all the while thinking we should both head for our separate closets in instance the roofs of our homes should blow away. Trees bent the style you come across them do in videos of hurricanes and trash containers became missiles driven by the air current. In fact, on the ground of observed impairment, the wind speed did exceed that of a category two hurricane in places, more 100 miles per hr.
What practice storms like that do to forests? Are there winners and losers in such a catastrophe? What effects tin be observed after one, 50, and a hundred years after? These are the questions that intrigued me equally I walked through a devastated forest in Leelanau county, a few weeks after the Big Blow. More often than not, the trees tipped, though a few were broken off at the eye. Earthen mounds containing tree roots made walking hard every bit y'all took complex routes to get to places that used to be reached directly. The uneven footing of mature forests is due to tipped copse, some brought down a century or more ago. That is one long-term consequence of the storm: the hills and valleys of the new wood could remain for centuries.
A hardwoods in Michigan is generally covered with last yr's un-decomposed leaves from final two or three years. Called leaf litter, it acts as a coating, keeping moisture in and repelling the growth of small wildflowers, ferns, and other small-scale plants. When the leafage litter is torn apart every bit it is when a tree tips over, opportunities abound for seeds waiting for their take a chance. They sprout and grow rapidly, their growth speeded by sunlight that touches the forest floor every bit tree canopies no longer provide shade. Along with natives, invasive plants like garlic mustard thrive in the disturbed basis. It is a changed habitat for all and those best adjusted take advantage of their genetic heritage.
Certain trees win out in the competition for sunlight, casting others in shade as they overtop them. Shade intolerant copse grow the fastest—birch, black ruby-red, poplar red pine—while shade tolerant trees similar carbohydrate maple, American beech, and white pine abide their time in their shade. Before long, only the seedlings of those trees volition dominate the forest floor, since only they tin can tolerate summers' consummate shade. Poplars and blackness crimson (together with scattered oaks and maples) will dominate the first generation of copse on the hilly moraines of Leelanau and Grand Traverse counties. In time, they volition be replaced by hemlock, beech, and a more dense population of sugar and cherry-red maples.
Naturally, a few center-sized trees will survive a massive accident-down after a storm. Subsequently wind storm, with sunlight flooding in as the dense overhead canopy disappears, they respond to the inverse weather for growth. Buds nether the bark leap to life, sending out small, leafy branches. Called epicormic sprouting, this phenomenon has serious consequences for those wishing perfect timber for logging, since the forest grain is interrupted by new vascular tissue that supplies the new branch. Await for epicormic sprouting in forests damaged by the August 2 nd storm.
Secondary effects of a severe windstorm are too numerous to count. The loss of nests and dens that occupied old trees, the loss of stable food sources like acorns and beechnuts, the disappearance of animals that prefer the cool, deep shade of a mature forest (like land snails), and the opening of hilly terrain to erosion are four obvious ones, but even those only scratch the surface. Of form, the winners will movement in—the deer that scan on shoots of poplar, footing squirrels, rabbits, blackberries and raspberries, and uncountable weed species—as the older residents die or motility out. Information technology is a scene that has been re-enacted for untold thousands of years.
Whenever something catastrophic happens in nature, we know it is wrong to have sides—since some living things require the housecleaning that enables them to thrive. At the same time, we cannot help but grieve for what has been lost. After all, isn't a mature hardwoods rarer and more precious than acreage covered past poplar sprouts? Virgin timber is very hard to find in Northern Michigan: Always since the nineteenth century loggers accept destroyed those ecosystems without mercy. So it is that we feel a pang in our hearts when the big trees go downwards and the sunlight pours in. Nosotros know we have lost something that took centuries to class. The Large Blow damaged far more than than human holding. Information technology destroyed a natural relic that is not easily replaced.
119,487.
That is the estimated number of libraries in the United States today. If you are concerned well-nigh our national state of affairs, that should be a soothing balm. That is roughly 3.four libraries per McDonald'due south (merely another fun fact to accept with you to Party Banter Friday).
What do many of these libraries have in common, besides astonishing librarians, piles of knowledge, and open and complimentary access? Andrew Carnegie, the steel industrialist and philanthropist, who aided communities across our nation in building public libraries.
Our first community library in Traverse Urban center was, although an amazing feat, not a free, public library. In 1869, the Ladies Library Association founded the first library in boondocks, and in its earliest ancestry, men were barred from using its resource. A city library was in functioning later on that, but nothing on the physical scale of a Carnegie library.
By all accounts, getting a Carnegie Library in your town was a relatively easy do. Interested parties would send Mr. Carnegie a alphabetic character, and if all looked well, he would reply back with instructions, normally requiring the city to promise an annual amount to the library'due south upkeep. Between 1883 and 1929, ane,689 libraries were built across the United States. That is roughly 36 libraries every year, for 46 years. Imagine!
And then, what did Traverse Urban center's letter look similar from dear Mr. Carnegie? Fortunately, it was published in the local newspaper, The Morning Tape, on April 14, 1902:
"New York, Apr eight, 1902
Mr. Leon F. Titus,
Traverse City, Mich.
Beloved Sir- Responding to your communications:
If Traverse Urban center pledges itself by resolution of councils to support a free public library at cost of non less than two thousand (2,000) dollars a twelvemonth, and provides a suitable site, Mr. Carnegie will be glad to furnish 20 thousand dollars ($20,000) for the erection of a free public library building
Very respectfully yours,
Jas. Bertram,
Private Secretary"
How would that accept compared with the electric current city library's operational budget? In the previous year, the bulk of operating costs were appropriated by the city council ($1000), paid out of a metropolis fund designated for the librarian, rent, and other expenses ($816). Also in that year was the sale of the West Side chapel, which $875 was raised to go toward the library. Finally, courtroom fines ($157.55) and volume fines ($14.75) brought up the rear, for a full of $2863.80 raised, and $2702.15 spent. The city was already paying over $700 more than Carnegie was asking to pledge.
The "suitable site" raised much more controversy than the coin to be pledged, for who wouldn't desire a library in their neighborhood? Sites in the electric current Boardman neighborhood (which was then the "far eastward" side of town) were proposed, as well as a site on Cass Street offered by the Oval Woods Dish Company. The newly-elected Mayor, John R. Santo, devoted virtually of his inaugural message in May 1903 to the "graver problem… normally known as 'The Library Site.'"
Santo certainly felt that the controversy was endangering other public works and business interests, largely past the City Council members whom he felt were "indulging in a spiteful controversy over the site for a edifice which we could well dispense with." At the finish of his speech communication, he recommended returning the Carnegie money and proposing the city find the funds itself, and if that proposal failed, then to cock the library at the 6th Street location deeded to the City by Perry Hannah, and erecting a city hall building in the first ward (what we would consider downtown).
Perry Hannah'south offer of the site on Sixth Street won over the council, eventually.The Evening Recordreported the hatchet "cached" by city council members Hamilton and Lardie, who "gracefully yielded at a special council coming together terminal dark and alleged that it is time that factional differences should be obliterated and the city be united instead of divided past ill feeling owing to differences of opinion as to the location of the Carnegie Library." So the "long and bitter fight" came to an end nigh a full year afterwards, in March 1904.
Solidly and chop-chop the library was erected, furnished and stocked withe over 7000 titles. On opening day, February 28, 1905, 350 persons visited and checked out 390 books. In the kickoff month, iii,042 books were given out. Intendance to guess what was most popular? Fiction dominated at 1,840, and juvenile fiction at one,501, with history, biography, magazine, nature and travel following in the far distance (betwixt 113 and 15 titles). How does that compare with today'due south checkout stats? Find out more than at the Traverse Surface area District Library's Statistics Dashboard.
Amy Barritt is Special Collections Librarian at Traverse Expanse District Library, and co-editor of M Traverse Journal.
by Julie Schopieray, dogged researcher and regular contributor to K Traverse Periodical
Recently the Traverse Surface area Historical Society received an electronic mail from a woman in Kalamazoo who, while visiting Traverse City, had purchased a "Boys Diary" at a local antique shop. After reading information technology herself, she wanted to donate the book to the History Middle, only wanting in return any information on who the writer of the diary might be, and what happened to him. We accustomed her donation and I had her transport the volume to me. I was excited nigh the challenge of identifying the author.
The solar day it arrived I began to look for clues that might lead to who the swain was. There were no final names mentioned, merely first names, and the parents were merely identified as Mama and Dad. Starting at the first page, I jotted down every proper name mentioned. Past the time I got to the March entries, I felt I had enough clues to take the names and compare them to the 1919 metropolis directory. I entered simply first names into the database and they all seemed to friction match well with one particular family. That along with a very important clue most a box of candy, I came to the conclusion that this diary belonged to someone connected with the Straub Brothers & Amiotte Processed Visitor. "The factory" was mentioned many times in the diary and when "a box of candy" was used in the same sentence, I knew I was on to something.
Next, I figured a birth year of the beau, taking the yr (1919) and the fact that he was a freshman in high school and age fifteen, and so assumed his nascency year was 1903. When I looked at the Straub families listed in the 1920 census, I saw one who had a son, Robert, who was built-in around 1903. As I looked farther in the database, I found a passport application for a Robert C. Straub, which listed his exact birth engagement– June 12, 1903. A-ha! I immediately flipped to the June 12 diary entry and saw he had written about all his altogether gifts. I had a perfect lucifer! I was then able to connect all the starting time names mentioned to family members. Robert was the youngest of three children of Anton and Molly Straub. He was 8 years younger than his next sibling, Anton jr. "Tony", and 11 years younger than his sister Helen. The Anton F. Straub family home was at 536 Due west. 8th st. Their house is a twin to the home of Anton Straub's brother John, who lived side by side door.
When Robert Straub received the diary on his 15th birthday in 1918, the get-go Globe War was nevertheless raging in Europe though there were some signs of peace. Many of the city's immature men were off serving in the military and citizens purchased Liberty Bonds to support the cause. The flu pandemic was affecting the entire country, and the local economic system witnessed its first real striking the yr before when the Oval Forest Dish Visitor, one of the town'south largest employers, packed up and moved out of town. The local labor movement made news due to complaints of low wages paid to the girls who toiled long hours in cigar and other factories. The Straub Brothers & Amiotte Candy Visitor manufacturing plant on the corner of Front end and Hall streets, was producing processed, marshmallows, and other confectionery delights at a high rate, but at very low pay to the more often than not immature women who staffed the factory. One account stated the owners had claimed that the factory could "get all the girls they wanted for $4 per week" when a living wage needed for the time was better than $fifteen a week. However, for the owners of the candy company, life was skilful.
Robert Carl Straub, the youngest kid of Anton and Molly Straub, faithfully wrote in his diary nearly every day for the year 1919. The following excerpts are a condensed version of the diary. Information technology had been given to him on his fifteenth birthday in June 1918, from his cousin Irene and it starts the first of the following year. His handwriting is neat and piece of cake to read. The life he describes tells the reader that he comes from a fairly well-off family. He is responsible, doing his daily chores and attending to his studies. He works on the schoolhouse newspaper, plays basketball, participates on the debate team and does well in schoolhouse, but as a young teen always seems to have time and money to spend on movies and fun with his friends. He loves ice cream and mentions it oftentimes. He even works on and drives the family car around town, taking the family unit on errands and friends "out for a drive". (14-year-olds could get a learner's allow in Michigan in 1919. It was raised to 16 in 1937) The spelling is Robert's. Notes in brackets are added by me to identify people and places mentioned.
Jan ane–Diary for the year 1919. Shoveled off walk in the morning time… I detect this is a pretty big page to make full with ane days happenings. Got in bed at xv minutes to two. Reason: went on a sleigh ride and had a11 o'clock supper at the church. Went to Wahl'south [a confectionery & water ice cream store in the Lyric Theater edifice on Front St.] for first time in 1919. Too offset sundaes.
More snow. Shoveled off walks. Stock-still burn all day long. Went downtown in the afternoon and bought two records and a canteen of ink. Full neb $2.45. Also went to factory. Played Dad solitary in the evening and came out one to the good.
More than of that junk you phone call snow, also more than walks to shovel after I got up at 9:30. Went downtown in the afternoon and also went to the manufacturing plant. Went to the prove in the evening and saw George Walsh in "On the Leap". He was generally on the jump. Thus, some other perfect day was concluded when I began snoring.
School was to start today but it was posponed on account of the "flu". That is difficult luck in ane way and good luck in another way.
Went downtown twice in the morning time and once at night. Exchanged Kate'south hymeneals present and also took it to the house. Went skiing in the afternoon at the Golf game Grounds. Got home wet and tired only all there. Had three dishes of Ice Cream today. Just bought i myself. Kate Wilhelm & Frank Turner were married. I had some helpmate'southward cake and groom'southward block. Flick shows airtight. Bowling allies closed. Some DEAD town. Darn the "influenza." Wahl's open. Some lively place.
Went to the Commission Coming together after supper. Began at 8 p.m. and information technology let out at ten p.m. Some time in that location. The whole commission better study up on parliamentary rule! Spent 25¢ for Ice Cream.
Fixed the fire and shoveled a little snow. I got a gallon of cider from Morgan'southward. Went to the manufactory. Went downtown and spent x¢ for a dish of Water ice Cream. After supper Dad and I played lonely and I came out to the bad. Dad won ten games and I won vi. Revenge is sweet… Some swell solar day. Sun was out and information technology (weather) was very warm for wintertime.
Joy! Joy! Joy! no snow to shovel. Dusted the dining room. Afternoon: Took a treatment from Miss Swan. [Sisters Lottie and Ella Swan ran a chiropractic part from their dwelling at 247 Washington st.] Went downtown in the evening and walked upward and downward the street with Levi. Spent 25¢
…Put some other coat of pigment on our Bobs [bob sleds]. And then Levi and I went downtown. Had dinner so we went skiing. No adept. Very good sliding as we borrowed a couple of sleds and went sliding… Later on supper we put another coat of pigment on the bobs so five of usa went sliding in the moon light. Dandy sport!…
Got up early on and went over and got some "Liberty" Kraut. [during WW1 information technology was mutual for German-sounding foods to exist renamed. Sauerkraut became "Liberty" kraut, etc.] Uncle Johns' were over for dinner. Mama took a treatment… Nosotros had the Edison fixed.
…wrote a letter to Helen. Fabricated a plane with my model builder…
…Mon, no schoolhouse… Afterwards dinner went downtown and had my hair cut, drew $ane out of the depository financial institution, payed Hamilton and Steinbergs. Bought Tony a pair of socks for his altogether. We all went over to Tony's for his birthday supper…
Went to school all day. Aunt Lena came over for dinner and super and stayed all night. After schoolhouse I wrote my last book review. Studied after supper… but could not slumber as they were playing the Edison all nighttime long. A.A. meeting after schoolhouse to disband all winter athletics. This semester volition end Feb 15. No spring vacation and i extra calendar week in June [all due to the flu outbreak].
Subsequently dinner, I took a treatment from Miss Swan. Then I took a letter to Uncle Mike and a package to the Cerise Cross Rooms. And so went downtown and to the factory. After supper, I shined Dad'due south shoes and went to the dentist. Then I bought a pair of stockings and went to the show. Saw Tom Mix in "Fame and Fortune".
Lord's day morning went to Sun School…Subsequently supper, I shaved my upper lip and went over to Irene's.
Mon, went to schoolhouse all day. Subsequently supper I played basketball game at the church till 9:thirty p.m. I handed the names of the scouts of Troop i to Geo. H. Curtis at apex.
Had a Algebra test and got my Physiology paper. Got 92. After school I came home and popped some corn and and then studied until supper time. Later supper I went to the Athenian Meeting. [debate squad]
Went downtown after school and paid H. & L. Co. and Johnson Grocery bills. Went to the mill and came habitation with Dad at 5 p.g. Unusual event. [his father worked long hours and often evenings] …went to the Chamber of Commerce supper at the C.Southward. P. Due south. hall. Mama got a postal from Karl Umlor written in Germany.
Got to schoolhouse before lite and wrote my algebra test from eight to 10 a.thousand. After 10 went to the mill and got a check and a box of candy which I took up to Dr. Martin. Had physiology final from 1-3…and then went downtown and sent a Valentine to Helen and Grandma.
…Shoveled off the walk and carried out the ashes…went to the factory and got a box of processed and came dwelling with Dad. Betty Gordon's birthday…I gave her a box of candy. Walt Thompson and I went to the show at nighttime and saw Arbuckle in "Camping Out".
First day of school new semester. 1st hr. Mec. Drawing–Connell. second 60 minutes. Geometry–Petertyl. fourth hour. Botany–Anderson. sixth hr. Caesar- Gordon. 7th hr. English–Eddy.
Schoolhouse all 24-hour interval. Played handbasket-ball later on school at the Cong. Gym. "Red" Higgins is our coach.
Gave a volume review. Went to the factory. Went to the basket-ball game subsequently supper Results- Freshie 29, Sophomores 14. Went to Wahl's later game. Spent 5¢. Won 10¢ on the game.
Mama's altogether. Bought her a fern. Went to Athenian meeting after supper.
Afterwards school got a book at the library then came home and studied. Had Athenian pic taken at apex at Smith and Toll.
Bought Irene a address book for her birthday…Night school after supper. Fence later night schoolhouse. T.C. & Petoskey on "Minimum Wage" TC 0, Petoskey-3.
Went with Uncle John. He took his car out. Went downtown… put 3¢ in a slot machine & got out fifteen¢ at Wahl's.
Did non go to South. S. [Sunday School] just helped piece of work on the car. Got it all set to take out. Went out riding with Uncle John, Tony, Evelyn & I. Shaved my upper lip.
Helped put paper together afterwards school [school paper]. Went to freshman game…went to K Opera after game.
Went to manufactory & to West Side Bakery. Took a treatment.
Sun [March 30] All clocks ready ahead one hour. [Daylight Savings Time had started one year earlier]
Went downtown with the car…Athenian after supper. On debate- "Universal Linguistic communication should be adopted" Negative 3 to 0. We won.
Had picture taken at Smith & Toll after school. Dad & Ma went to Liberty Loan Mass Meeting at Opera House.
Got my flick proofs. Rotten!!! Saturday again for three more pictures. Dad took everybody to the show.
Went to S.S. Dad, Mama & I went to McCool'south Restaurant for dinner. Took Aunt Lote's for a ride in the afternoon. Had water ice cream for supper… subsequently supper…had more ice cream.
Scout meeting later supper at Boardman. Julius Hanslowski is our spotter-master.
Got my pictures. $6 a dozen. Harsch & I went out in the Asylum Forest for flowers later dinner.
Started on my 8th plate in Mech. Drawing. Harsch & I distributed Freedom Loan posters later on school…
Went to school and gave Andy our flowers for botany. Everybody helped clean out the garage.
May 2- Got up at iv:45 a.1000. and went fishing…at Asylum Creek. Got one trout.
May 10- Karl Umlor arrived in the city at 6:15 p.yard and makes a swell officer.
Dad, Tony, Harsch and I went fishing to the Platte. Results: Dad-ane, Tony-3, Harsch-0, Myself-ane (I defenseless the biggest fish of the bunch)
Got interest from my Liberty Bonds and put $ii in the banking concern.
[May 30] Memorial Day. Put flowers on soldiers grave…and so came abode for Dad & Mama and heard the ceremony at the cemetery. Marched in the parade…then went to T.C. vs. Boyne City basketball game.
Went to the club house after school. [Wequetong Club on the bay] bolled 97. Spent 35¢.
Had dinner at the Whiting….Took the folks to church building at night and went riding with Uncle John. Had a puncture.[tire]
Athenian meeting was held at Dr. Houston's firm on the peninsula. I was elected president for the next semester.
June 12 [Robert's 16th birthday– this is what a xvi-year-quondam spotter got as gifts in 1919!] Diary from Irene; a first assistance kit from Helen; a sewing kit from Mrs. Kernan; $5 from Dad with which I bought a $3 pair of tennis shoes; a coating from Mama and a canteen from Mike. Got 89 on Science concluding… 90 on English terminal… 95 on Algebra… Went to medico and prepared for camp.
Botany final.. then finished my Mech. Cartoon. Got 97 on my Geom. test. Caesar final…got 96%…schoolhouse out at apex. Bought $viii camera …at Scott's Drug Store.
Had a very good dinner at the Whiting Hotel. Took Dad to the ball-game after dinner then went riding. Had to modify a tire and inner tube. Took Mama to church then went to the club.
[July three] Went swimming at Aunt Alice's cottage at East bay.
Went to the guild business firm (Dad, Mama & I). Beat Dad 2 games of pool and went 50-50 at bowling.
[He Took a trip to visit his sister Helen'southward in Chicago between July 8- Aug. 3]
Aug. 12. Went to run across the circus unload…Saw the circus parade. Went to the show grounds & to the side bear witness. Evening, took Mama, Aunt Lote & Virginia to the circus. Dad & I went to the show.
Aug. 20. Wreck on the P.Thou. R.R. near the poor business firm. Nosotros went out. I collection Anderson's roadster dorsum. Met Dad & went back to the wreck.
Sun. Went to Hotel Pennington for dinner [In Interlochen]. Took Mama over to Tony'south & then went to the club. Spent 23¢.
Went to the club & to the mill. Went to Amiotte's for supper. Stayed until 10:xxx p.m.
Went to the Niggling Tavern for dinner then to Tony'due south. Went to the social club until 4 p.m.
Sept. 8 Schoolhouse all twenty-four hour period. Went to the club after supper. Was elected president of the sophomore course!
Dad & Mama went to the Golf Club dinner Dance. I stayed dwelling house.
Schoolhouse all 24-hour interval… football game after school. Athenian after supper. Then went to the order simply equally no one was there, I came abode.
The sophomore class was going to accept a embankment party at E Bay merely as it rained, the party had to be held at Boardman schoolhouse.
Bought a new suit with long pants at Hamilton'southward. Some price! $45. Did some shopping.
Was going to have Mama and some ladies to the fair after school, simply the auto wouldn't get…bolt on the battery was loose. Went to the off-white afterward supper. [he went to the fair the side by side iii evenings after school]
School all solar day. Received a wire that Grandma had some other stroke. Ran errands later school. Went to court after supper Trace got fined for shooting a bird.
[Oct x] School all mean solar day. Had dinner at school. Dad had two of his fingers cut off in the morning. I got excused from school early on. Stay home at night. Evelyn came over and kept house for u.s..
Done the dishes. Mr. Musselman came over to meet Dad. Charley shaved Dad and the Dr. also came to fix his easily.
Put air and dis. h2o in the car. Went to the banking company. Went to Dr.southward with Dad after dinner.
School all day. Took Dad to the barber shop. Went over to Musselman's later on supper. Eleanor showed me how to dance.
Oct. 26 Turned the clocks back an hour…The Dr. came. Went to Aunt Lotes for supper. She had a faint and a gas set on.
School all twenty-four hour period. Basketball after supper. Sophs 30, Faculty 28.
Went to S. S. Hung effectually Wahl's all afternoon.
Schoolhouse in the morning. Out of school for armistice day in the afternoon.
Went to Manistee to run across the football game. Went with Ted Johnson. Had ii punctures.
No schoolhouse. Went to the bank. Got $4.24 interest on Liberty Bonds. Went downtown & to the garage [had a flywheel put in the day before].
Thurs. November. 27 Thanksgiving. Tony's & Uncle Max here for dinner. Played basket ball at dark. Packed for my trip to Flint.
School till 7th hr. And then went to the K.Eastward. church to decorate for feast. Went to the football feast. Got my saxophone.
Shoveled off the walks. Studied quite a scrap. Went downtown in the afternoon… got 2 collars & a pair of mitts. Sent for two education books for my saxophone. Spent $2.04.
Fixed the fire. Tony came over and we blowed on the saxophone and then went downtown.
School all day. Downtown after schoolhouse Show afterwards supper. Had a bad storm. Spent l¢.
Shoveled the walks. Schoolhouse all day. Gave my written report. Athenian afterwards supper.
Went to the dentist at x a.m. After dinner took the car to Petertyl'due south to get it painted. Went to the depository financial institution for my Victory Bond and my Xmas saving club money. Went over to Boardman. Bowled 101 and 133.
School all solar day. Played my saxophone. The instruction book for it came today. Cold out. ten below zero at 8 o'clock.
Went to the dentist. Bought all my Xmas presents. took my saxophone dorsum to get it repadded. Got $2.71 involvement on my Freedom Bond. Bowled 118, 120. Show after supper. Spent all together $16.l. Bought me a chemic outfit and a neckband.
Thurs. Dec. 25. Christmas. Stayed around the house a while then we all went over to Kaufmans. Dinner at two:30. and then nosotros took Mike to the train. Got a Saxopohne from Dad Sweater, gold cuff links, sheave holders from Mama. A knife from Helen & Mike, Two pair of socks from Tony & Evelyn, writing paper from Aunt Lote & Uncle Mike, a tie from Mrs. Kernen.
Went to… Giddings and played pool. Shoveled off the walks. Played basket brawl at the Cong. all afternoon.
Had a early dinner and and so went to the train with Helen. Went to the banking company and downtown with Dad. Got $7.84 involvement. Bowled 114, 135. Went to the Elks for supper and to their dinner trip the light fantastic and so went to the midnight show at the Lyric. Spent 31¢.
[Dec. 30, 1919] Thus this diary comes to a close afterward 1 successful yr of keeping.
More research was conducted and I found out what this young human did after 1919. The summer following his high school graduation he went on a trip to Europe then attended the University of Michigan, graduating in 1926. He then moved to Chicago and started a business, the Robert Straub & Co., a sales promotion visitor. He married in the early 1930s, living and working in Chicago until 1972 when he and his wife moved dorsum to Traverse City to retire. Robert died in 1998 and his married woman in 2005. They had no children.
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