Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-04-03
Brlefs o4 The Week

vote J. ES.
Easter, week from Sunday.
Navigation is now open between
Charlevoix and the Beavers.
= lf you want the saloons t. cease
Ia Charlevoix County, vote YES.
Edison Photograph sold on easy
monthly payments by Mack the Jew
eler.
Fire at Boyne Wednesday uight de-
stroyed the saloon OF K. s. Nelson.
Loss 81, 600; insured.
Sample Books of Special Designs In
Wall Paper always on exhibition at
&. II. Whittington's.
The Cemetery improvement Asso-
citation meet with Mrs. G. A. Brabant
next Thursday afternoon, April Sth.
This week ends up its sociel festlvi-
ties with Maple Sugar Social at G.
A. r. Hall and don't forget to come.
RAGS WANTED:-This Office desires
a quantity of clean cotton rags and
will pay five cents per pound for same.
There were "a births and % deaths
In Charlevoix County during the past
month. Five of the deaths were due
to violence.
VIM. Cook. hailing from Kentucky,
was up before Justice Boosinger this
week on drunk and dsorderly
charge and drew. thirty days In the
county Jail.
Charles Beehtel, of Eyeline, was adj
judged insane in Judge Harris court
Monday aud committed to the Trav-
erse City asylum, where he was taken
Tuesday by Under-Sheriff Weikel.-
Charlevuix Courier.
Prof. j. T. Northon of Farwell will
be superintendent Of our schools next
school-year, the Board Of Education
passing upon the matter last Friday
The gentleman was formerly superin-
tendent Of our schools and needs no
introduction to our citizens.
The sacred cantata "RuJh" given
by the High School chorus, assisted
by local talent. at Luyeday Opera
House last Fridy night was we'll at
tended and proved a musical treat.
Miss COmstock. as director, deserves
particular praise for the work accom-
plished.
This is last issue of the Herald be-
fore election and we call your attention
TO the fact that saloon Interests will
at the last moment in all probability
send out a lot of misleading state
ments too late to be denied. Remem-
oerthat they have sentout fake ar
I ticlessin the past, and there is moth
ing that they will not do to line their
own pocketbooks. Vote YES next
Monday and help to rid our county OF
this curse.
David w. Walton, sheriff Of Nj ISIS
aukee county. and brother OF Freeman
Walton Of this village, says: eve had
Cor time because they we're pickle d
up aud run in, but at this writing,
December 10, since September IL.
there has been only one arrest for
drunkenness. They are getting
scarce. There is not one gallon OF H.
quor sold in this county now, where
there were fifty gallons before.
The most brutal and cold blooded
murder that ever occurred in North
ern Michigan took place in Custer
township, Antrim county,, last Mon
day morning, when George HOPPER
Took piece Of stove wood aud club
bed his sleeping wife and child to
death, and then with Il sharp axe be-
headed his dead wife and nearly sew
cred the head from his dead child
Religious fanaticism is his reason for
the deed. He Is now confined in tn c
Beliaire Jail.
The Republican Caucus passed off
quietly last Saturday, the only contest
being on Highway Commissioners and
which was won by George Hayner
Supervisor Graft. who has served
Syuth Arm faithfully had no opposi
ton this year TO his denomination.
w. A. Pickard was also renominated
clerk. Richard f. Steffes was nomin-
ated treasurer; Geo. PrIngle, oversee,
OF highways; VIM. f. Bashaw, school
inspector; Atty d. II. Fitch, justice
of the peace: VIM. johnson and John
IChatterton. constables.
Miss Mary &. Mcdonald. daughtel
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcdonald on
route 3, was married Saturday at the
home of her brother, r. 7. Mcdonald
in this village. to George Ramsey OF
East Jordan, brakeman on the e. j
a S. railroad. The ceremony was per,
formed by Rev. Thomas Young In the
+ l. L. II