Charlevoix county herald., 1909-02-06
Brsefs Of the Week

Masquerade.
Girl From the West.
East Jordan IS, Harbor Springs q.
Lincoln Centenary Anniversary ex-
ercises at Loveday Opera House next
3riday night.
The 10th annual Washington
Birthday Masquerade occurs on the
22nd at Loveday Opera House
Harry King of Alba and Miss Pearl
Tobias OF East Jordan were united In
Marriage at Bellaire, Jan'y 3oth.
The Charleyoix Courier of this week
contains nice write-up OF the Farm
ers Institute held at East Jordan re-
Gently.
Owing to the non-arriyal OF the
bIackboards, the dedication Of the
new school building bias been post
poned a fortnight.
Rev. &. ID. Bannister. formerly
pastor at Ironton, was united 10 mar
riage to Miss Emma Cutler of Snow
fake, Wednesday.
Atty z. n. Clink, for his client
Andrew Berg-has commenced action
against the Village for $1,000 damages
claimed to have been received ia a
6n.
North Star Tent No. $50 X. 0. 7.
NJ. M. install officers next Tuesday
night and invite all members of the
order. whether belonging to the tent
or not, to be in attendance.
We're sure going TO have war with
Japan. Every youngster born in the
Village OF East Jordan this year has
heen a boy and last year the greater
number were also of the sterner sex.
Charlevoix Pomona Grange meet in
regular session with Wilson Grange
next Thursday, Feb'y 1lth. The 10
cal Grange is making great prepare
tions to entertain the Pomona and a
fine program has been prepared.
BUSINESS MEN ATTENTIoN:-The
committee respectfully request that
the stores and other places be suitably
decorated with flags, Lincoln pictures
etc. on Friday In honor Of the one
hundredth anniversary OF Lincoln IS
birth.
The Board of Supervisors meet next
Tuesday in adjourned session. In
addition to going over the local option
editions, the board will also take up
The matter Of changing township
boundaries contingent to Charlevoix
and also fix the salary Of the sheriff.
The horse attached to Muma's milk
wagon took a side trip down to the
red mill and other places, yesterday,
and the way those milk bottles flew
in the air would have made trap
pigeon shooter envious. Milk fucu-
ated for awhile and the value Of the
wagon rapidly declined.
East Jordan local union F. S. of T.,
met in regular meeting last Thursday
and elected the following officers for
1909: James Howey, pres; Samuel
Richardson, vice pref; Mrs. James
Howey, sec. treas. The meeting was
lively one with many discussions.
One new member was taken in and
the ladies served dinner, Will meet
again ia two weeks,
"A letter from Prof. S. P. Stewart OF
Cebu, p. l., to his mother, Mrs. James
Howey, tells of his appointment as
principal of the normal school of Cebii
This is an important position, being
the second largest school on the Is
lands. Prof. Stewart expects 70
spend part Of his vacation at East
Jordan next summer and regrets that
lie cannot be here in the winter and
enjoy the snow banks.
Boyne City is having its troubles
with the electric light proposition.
At joint meeting OF the citizens and
owners of the Electric Light plant,
held last Friday night. about fifty
people were present to register conf
plants and citizens committee was
appointed to meet with the company
Atty j. K. Converse, formerly Of this
place, iD talk wanted to know why
they couldn't get their electric lights
Mere as cheap as they could at East
jordan. He said there we're many
business men who would rather pay
more for electric lights than to'use
gasoline plants II they could get them
anywhere near as cheap.
Lincoln Day Centennial is next Fri.
1ay. Elaborate preparations are being
ads for the celebration of Lincoln's
Z birthday. During the day each room
In Che public schools has special pro-
gran, All the week the language les
sons. story telling. ETC., are based on
incidents In Liucoln's life, his charac
ter, etc. Friday evening occurs the