Charlevoix county herald., 1909-02-27
Village Caucus. tonight.


next Monday uight.
Atty j. X. Converse. formerly of
this place, is cat for the mayorship of
Boyne City.
A chimney burning out at the
Ericks Hotel caused the fire depart
ment to turn out Wednesday evening,
The Medal Contest, to be given by
the w. &. II. u, has been postponed
for fortnight-Friday evening.
March IL.
Dick Steffes, Orzo Mcintyre. Chris
Taylor and Mark Chaplain were at
Petoskey this week attending a meet
ing of the Elks.
The fourth number Of the High
School Course-Rogers-Grilley Recital
will he given at the opera house
next Friday evening, March 9Th.
Mrs. Charlotte M. Hewett. aged "a
years, died at her home in Charlevoix
last Sunday, and the remains We're
brought TO the East Jordan cemetery
for interment.
Earl Hager, manager of the East
Jordan Lum Der Co.'S store at Hitch
cock, who was injured some time ago,
has resumed his duties. Orrin Bart
lett, who has been supplying, has re-
turned to town.
Some Of our merchants have gone
completely ''batty" on certain brand
OF a window display-or rather some
thing the reverse. We can't describe
it, but it's cross between penny ar
cade and the ends OF a railroad coach
Judge j. NJ. Harris and Hon. L. F.
Knowles were here from Boyne,
Thurday night, and met our local.
optioniSts. Plans for county organ
ization were made, and the matter
will be pushed from now until cleo
tion.
Sheriff McWain left Thursday for
Milwaukee and after getting extra
dition papers will! bring back with
him Jerry Utley, on charge Of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
Mr.. Utley is under arrest there on or
ders from this county. 1t is alleged
that he sold team Of horses that was
mOrtgaged before he left this city
about TWO years ago.-Boyne Citizen
Contract for building the new Cath
Ollie Sisters Residence has been award
60 Contractor Harry ). Price. 1t is
60 be located on the corner west from
ST. JOseph's church, and is TO be of
solid brick, two stories and basement.
size 32X36. 1t will be equipped with
a hot-air furnace, electric lighted,
and will cost about $1,000. Construc-
ton work will commence in the
spring The school building will be
moved to the west and north, and an
addition placed on same.
e. J.Crossman, Gent traffic man.
ager OF the E. j. & S. Railroad has
received notice from the Pere Mar
quette traffic manager that Home
Seekers Excursions will be run from
the south on March 23rd, April 9th
and 10th, and May 4th and 18th, TO
Northern Michigan, the rate to East
Jordan, from all points, being $3.50,
with 15-day return limit. Tickets
will be sold from Chicago, Sturgis,
Michigan City, Toledo, Benton Har-
Dor, Niles, HilIsdale and other points.
A Rogers-Grilley recital is sure to
be pronounced success, for the worth,
and charm Of this entertainment has
been proven by many seasons of prac-
tical experience. The combination
long since gained foremost position
among the few standard attractions.
From the harp classic, with which
Mr.. Rogers opens the program, fol-
lowed by a group OF representations
and original selections by Mr.. Grilley,
the listeners are carried through a
series of artistic efforts in the realm
of pathos, humor and music, until
the closing number leaves the au-
dience wondering if it is really true
that such delightful evening has
been given by company of only two
people. At Loveday Opera House
next Friday evening, March 5th, un-
der auspices High School Course.
Two men were instantly killed al
BOyne City Saturday when switch
engine collided with an automobile on
the Boyne City, Gaylord g. Alpens
railway. The dead are j. f. Maghan,
wood superintendent of the Boyne
City Chemical company, and w. S,
Pratt. wood scaler for the same com
pany. Ralph Beers. the third occu.
pant OF the car, jumped in time to
save himself, alighting uniniured in
the snow by the side of the track
Both OF the dead men leave families
The man had haa1 nm a q rim ~ io,,oo