The following short news items were published in the Enterprise between 1889 and 1936 under the headings of “County Correspondence” and “Leelanau Locals.” *** Northport can boast that it has no saloons wherein men can spend their surplus change; but alas! the poker table has its devotees. — Jan. 17, 1889 *** Ed Miller has replaced the cow that committed suicide with a fine little Jersey. — July 25, 1889 *** Strayed on the premises of Mike Kovozick, one black steer with white belly, about 1 1/2 years old, on Aug. 12. Owner can have him by paying expenses. — Oct. 3, 1889 *** Glen Arbor. We are having very pleasant winter weather, the mercury at noon today was 43 on the north side of the house.
— Jan. 20, 1898 *** Capt. Banta informs that he captured 19 fine Mackinaw trout through the ice in Carp Lake last week.
— Jan. 20, 1898 *** The new postal laws are such that newspapers can arrest anyone for fraud who takes a paper and refuses to pay for it. Under this law the man who allows his subscription to run along for some time unpaid and then orders it discontinued, or orders the postmaster to mark it refused ... leaves himself liable to arrest and fine. Attention is called to this law because there are a few people who have done just that ... They are on a par with the man who finds it more convenient to move than pay rent. — July 25, 1901, Leelanau Enterprise. *** Marshall Farrant was killed in an accident near Burdickville early last Friday morning. He was hauling logs from the camp to Glen Lake for D.H. Day and was on his first trip of the day. As the sled was going down a slight incline the top log, a peeled hemlock, slid off between the horses, carrying Mr. Farrant with it, the sled with its load passing over him, crushing his life out and badly mangling the body. It is not known how long the man was on the ground but when the next teamster came along he discovered the accident.
