Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-12
Brie{s Of the Week

The Literary Club meet next Thurs.
day, Jan. Eth, with Mrs W. J Smith
L.C. Madison was at Lansing this
sweeksswitnessing 4he senatorial scrap.
When yau want Feed. Corn Meal
Bran. NiddHhgs. Corn or Oais, go to
Sam Hayden.
Dr. III. w. Dic<en and family are
about to occuDy the second floor of the
Monroe hui.ding.
= They are erecting brorzn statues Ia
RRert e. Ilgerson in Peoria IN.
Sr@nze is tireproof. we believe.
w. p, SQuier Is in Grand Rapids on
business and: may extend his trip aud
visit friends in South Haven.
"A Scientist has discovered that the
blonde typ of man is fast becoming
exiting, hut with the women it will
neverdye ont.
MessrS HnbbaEA and Shapton Of the
CharleSnix Beet Sugar Co.. were here
first OF the week making contracts for
next seasons crops.
An Oakland. Cal girl who was
; married year ago ''on dare" Is now
asking for divorce. The Judge ought
TO dare her TO say married.
The federal grand jury in session at
: Grand Rapids summoned quartet of
East Jordan people before them,
Thursday. to testify regarding case
before them.
S NJ See.,& Son Of Charlevoix are
running ap adv. in one of the local
papers stating that there's less than
two weeks in whicn to buy Christmas
Gifts. 23lt's 40.
Votaire's opinion was that the sec
ret of being tiresome is in telling
everything. but we have our monev up
on the man who talks great deal
without telling anything.
The marriage Of Oscar Walstead To
Miss Anna Stewart took place at AL
pena last evening Oscar has been
foreman at the mills at South Branch
for some time and the bride is resi-
dslt of Tawas.
At a meeting Of the Stockholders If
the Farmers Mutual Fire Tnsurance
Co., held al Petoskev Tuesday. Hor-
ace Hipp of this place was elected a
director Jacob e. Chew was among
those in attend"nce.
John Monroe. of East Jordan was
here Monday arranging perliminaries
for the CONSTRUCTION Of the new bridge
protection pier for which he has the
contract. He expects tn begin work
early in the spring g-Charlevoix Sen
tinel 49,.
Miss Hattie Barrett was one of a
number Of young people who Skated
down from East Jordan last Friday
,Dight. IL would seem as though this
3eHre rather dangerous trip, especial
ly so after the heavy thaws OF the day
previous .-Charlevoix Courier.
The cnunty road institute for Char.
levoiX County will he held at Charlie
vow on Jan. 2l, 1907, beginning at 10
a. m. Highway commissioners in at
tendance will receive their expenses
and one davis pay. Everyone interest
ed in the question of good roads is cor
daily invited to attend. The sessions
will be heldin the Court House.
AS some criticism is bcing made Of
the advance in price of the boxes at the
post office, IL is not out of place for ns
to tate that the increase in box rent
ais is due to general order from the
post Office department at Washington
and that no part Of these rentals ac-
crue to the benefit Of the local Office,
but are all forwarded to the genera
department.
If the wishes Of the republicans of
Michigan could at this time be learn
ed it would undoubtedly be found that
large majority OF them desired the
selection of their party nominee for
United States senator TO be made
hereafter through direct vote of all
the enrolled voters of the party rather
than by legislative caucus. The con-
stitutional requirement. that United
States senators shall be elected by the
legislature will not be disturbed
through the substitution of the party
primary for the Legislative caucus in
Sbe selection OF a party nominee.
NAt meeting of the republican
state central committee held at Ian
sing last week it was decided TO hold
the spring state convention at Grand
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