Charlevoix county herald., 1909-02-13
Bviefs Of the Week


Basket Bali Tonight. e.
Local Option? It's up to you.
Opening OF New School Building
next Friday night. s~' A.
A party OF young men from Charlie
'yoix made an ice-boat trip to East
Jordan last Saturday,
The Methodist ladies will hold an
other Bake Sale at Gannett's Pharma-
cy this Saturday afternoon.
Supervis or Graft was at the County
Capitol this week attending the add
journed meeting OF the Board.
Supt. of Poor j. w. Rogers was a
Charlevoix visitor Monday. where the
Board made their regular inspection
of the jail.
Republican State Convention at
Grand Rapids Yesterday. Those from
here attending were f. A. Kenyon,
Fl. L. Mcmillan, and j. Fl. Milford.
On Washington's Birthday Monday
the 22nd, the floor OF the Loveday
Opera House will be cleared for the
Big Masquerade Ball at LOveday OPP
era House the evening Of the 22nd.
East Jordan and Boyne City Basket
Ball Teams hold their second contest
Fat Loveday Opera House tonight
The contest will be close ard will be
worth anybody's time and money.
r Plans are being made by the Cath
Ollie Church to celebrate st. Patrick's
Day in a BETTING manner. FIR.
Golden of Nessen City will deliver an
address at the opera house, and both
harpist and bag pipe player will be on
the program.
Leslie A. Butler, principal OF Bovine
City public schools, has peen appoint
ed superintendent, to take up the
work Ut the expiration of Supt. Bells
term which expires next spring. The
latter resigned year ago but was in
duced TO continue another year.
AS we 60 to press we learn OF the
wedding Of Mr.. Fletcher Empev, one
0f East Jordan's well-known business
men. to Miss Hattie Smith. Their
future home on Safest is being
placed In readiness aud Mr.. and Mrs.
Empev are expected home first Of the
coming week.
The local tent Of Maccabees held
Installation of officers Tuesday even
Whg, J. B. Painter being the Install
ing officer. About a half hundred of
the Sir Knights turned our In spite of
the stormy night. Following installa-
tion an oyster supper was served and
social hour enjoyed,
Preparations are being made for the
formal opening OF the new school
building next Friday night. A re-
ception will be held from 1880 to $3.50.
Following this program will be
given. Judge Mayne of Charlevoix
will be one of the speakers and pos
sibly Probate Judge Harris of Boyne.
Everyone interested in our schools is
urged to be present.
At the Board Of Supervisors meeting
held at Charlevoix this week, the
petition asking that the local option
question be submitted to the voters
at the spring election was granted.
Che proposition Of the American
Ballot Machine Go. to sell the county
voting machines was voted down. and
the petition from Charlevoix town.
ship asking that the north side be
placed in Hayes was tabled.
The Board of Trade held a mass
meeting at the opera house Thursday
night to go over the projected Boys
City matter, Messrs Brown and
Gardiner OF st. Louis, Mo-, addressed
those present aud several stereopticop
views were shown OF the Boys City of
last year. The officers Of our Board
OF Trade are working on the matter
and It is hoped by all our citizens that
q deal satisfactory to both sides can
DO arranged to bring the institution
to our city.
The 28th birthday of the Christian
Endeavor movement was celebrated
last Sunday evening under the leader
ship Of Miss Porter. A very
EYeresting program prepared at
the headquarters OF the society was
gone through showing its phenomin-
al growth and marvellous adaptability
to all peoples and tongues, with fol-
lowing now far into the millions, and
including upwards of 60 different de-
nominations of christian churches.
AL young people are welcome to the
society.
In circuit court at CharlevOix last
week the re-trial OF the damage case
of Warren Myers vs.. the d. & G. r. r.
was heard and resulted In verdict of
$4,000 for plaintiff. The case will