3 Nov 1865 Grand Traverse Herald Traverse City

Probate Order, State of Michigan & Grand Traverse County:
    At a session of the Probate Court held at the Probate Office in Traverse City on Monday the second day of Oct., in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. -- Present: Curtis Fowler, Judge of Probate, In the matter of the Estate of Elijah Mills, deceased, on reading and filing the petition, duly verified, of Joseph Moody, praying for the appointment of Jesse Cram as Administrator of said deceased: Thereupon it is ordered that Monday ?5th day of November next, at 10 o'cliock in the forenoon, assigned for the hearing of said petition, and that the heirs at law of said deceased, and all other persons interested in said estate are preparted to appear at a session... continued.


    The following people were listed in Public Notice Land Office public notification on abandoning their land for one reason or another. Any friend of the person is allowed to offer proof as to whether he is now, or has been in land or naval service of the United States. These notices are all in a format not listed as I have them here. Land description is given.
Ezra N. Gilson
Israel P. Bebee
Oliver Hall
James Elliot
William Edwards
Nellie C. Taylor
Elcy M. Stone
John Shortall
Robert Hopkins
Jackson Thurber
William M. Morgan
Henry O'Neil
Henry R. Rutherford
James Kilmurray
Robert Razey
Samuel Splan
Samuel G. Wood
Thomas Skinner
Bart Marden

    The 'Alleghany' arrived on Monday night, notwithstanding the severe gale. We are, as usual, indebted to Capt. Boynton for late papers.

    Snow--We had a light fall of snow on Saturday night, 4th inst.--the first of the season. It has disappeared, and the ground is now bare.

    Drowned-- Robert Fonger was drowned near Pine River on the 19th ult., by the upsetting of a boat. His body was recovered and an inquest held by Esq. Geer, of Antrim City, who has the papers and effects of the deceased.

    Rev. J. Boynton has presented us with a copy of the Minutes of the Michigan Annual Conference of the M. E. Church for 1865. It is a beautifully printed pamphlet of 68 pages, from the office of the Detroit Free Press.

    Traverse City Land Office-- Seventy-three Homestead Entries were made at the Traverse City Land Office during the month of October, covering 10,924 acres; 1,280 were located with Land Warrants, and 1,239 acres were purchased with cash--making a total of 13,443 acres.

    Death of Capt. Ward -- Capt. John P. Ward, of the Steamer 'Reindeer', (son of Capt. E. B. Ward, of Detroit) was shot at Lexington, Mich., on the 13th ult., by a young man named Farnam, died from the effects of his wounds, at his father's residence, on the 20th ult. The Coroner's inquest brought in a verdict of wilful murder against young Farnam.

    Returned Soldiers.--

    The following people were listed in Public Notice Land Office public notification on abandoning their land for one reason or another. Any friend of the person is allowed to offer proof as to whether he is now, or has been in land or naval service of the United States. These notices are all in a format not listed as I have them here. Land description is given.

Concert
    The Traverse City Musical Association will give a Concert at the School House, in Traverse City, on Saturday Evening at 7 o'clock. Admission 20 cents. Tickets to be had of L. W. Hubbell, at the Store of Hannah, Lay & Co., or of the County Clerk.
Jesse Cram, Secretary Traverse City, Nov 21 1865

    Laid Up-- The Propeller 'Sunny Side' is laid up for the winter, at her slip in Traverse City.

    The weather has been remarkably fine up to the 22nd. There are no strong indications of a snow storm. We have no snow now.

    New Store- Bacon & Ashton have received a stock of Groceries, Drugs and Medicines, &c., &c., which they will open in a few days at their new Store on Front street, near the Traverse City Exchange.

    Stacks of New Goods-- Hannah, Lay & Co., have received their full stock in Winter Goods. Their large store is crammed in every Department with everything that everybody wants. We are confident that they have fixed their prices at the very lowest living rates. Goods are unusually high in all the Eastern markets, but they are unusually low here. See their advertisement on fourth page.

    Republican Caucus-- A Caucus of the Republicans of the Township of Traverse was held at the School House, in Traverse City, on Saturday last, to appoint five Delegates to the County Convention on the 21st, to appoint three Delegates to the Thirteenth Judicial Convention to be held at Traverse City on the 23rd inst. Merritt Bates was called to the Chair, and Jesse Cram, Esq., appointed Secretary.
    On motion of J. G. Ramsdell, Esq., Hon. Perry Hannah, Morgan Bates, Jesse Cram, Charles W. Day, and Thomas H. Clyde were appointed Delegates to the County Convention.
    Charles H. Marsh, Esq., tendered his resignation as one of the Township Committee, which was not accepted.     Jesse Cram and Morgan Bates were appointed to fill the vacancies on the Township Committee occasioned by the resignation of Charles H. Marsh and the removal from the County of E. L. Sprague. end

    The following people were listed in Public Notice Land Office public notification on abandoning their land for one reason or another. Any friend of the person is allowed to offer proof as to whether he is now, or has been in land or naval service of the United States. These notices are all in a format not listed as I have them here. Land description is given.

Jason S. Ranson	Stephen Carman
John Shortall	Elcy M. Stone
Samuel	Splan
Thomas Gaschke	Jacob Walter
Freeman Ewers	John M. Lewis
Benjamin Rasoner, Jr.	Paul Hoft
George Goodhew	Bushrod W. Perry
Addis Chamberlin	Joseph H. Van Velzar
Andrew J. Mudge	David Norton
Day Thompson	Albert Jewell
Gustavus Maynard