Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-01-23

Tuesday.
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at this office.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. PiRgott
daughter, Wednesday,
Mrs. Ira Miles. who has been Ill SO
long. Is improving nicely.
Mrs. jacob Quick is among those
who are quite seriously i'll.
Hugh Muma is punching tickets on
the d. & G. r. r. passenger.
DR.. and Mrs. +. p. Ramsey were
Central Lake visitors. Tuesday.
E. j. futile Of CharlevoIx was an
East Jordan visitor, Wednesday.
Farmers Institute next Tuesday
and Wednesday at Electric Theatre.
Mrs. Martha Reynolds of Central
Lake is guest Of East Jordan friends.
Fred Wilmington left Thursday
morning for business trip to Far
well.
A sleigh-ioad OF Central Lake school
pupils were over here Saturday after
noon.
Thomas Joynt, wife and daughter
were guests of Bellsire friends trst OF
the week.
Peter Muirhead Is here from the
Northwest territory renewing old &C
Quaintances.
Mrs. Ralph Roscoe and Miss Merle
Dean were gses,s OF Central Lake
friends over Sunday.
Contractor Bert Wilhelm left
Thursday for Detroit where he ex-
poets to land a big contract.
Col. g. w. Dickinson and grand.
daughter Miss Agnes Smith were
guests OF DR.. and Mrs. Fl. w. Di.ken
over Sunday.
The w. e. Malpass Hardware Co.
have received quantity OF Thermo-
meters, and, while they last, will give
one TO every purchaser.
Austin Bartlett fell on the icy
walks on Safest. Wednesday night,
striking on his back. He was picked
up unconscious and carried To physl-
clan but il was several hours before
he regaincd his mental faculties. He
is recovering nicely, however.
Charles. son of Mr.. and Mrs. e. A.
Ashley, met with coasting accident,
Tuesday, in which he escs ped by the
skin of his teeth. lie ran into q
sleigh loaded with wood, and tho
sleigh runner caught his leg just
above the knee. decorating the flesh
bat leaving the bono intact. HAD the
sleigh gone six inches farther the leg
would probably have been broken.
The teachers OF the Presbytcri:n
Sunday School have arranged tn hold
weekly meetings for lesson study.
The first was held at the parsonage
on Tuesday evening, Mr.. Boosirger
being the leader. and a very instruc-
tive and pleasant time was spent.
The next meeting will be Tuesday,
the Goth, at Mr.. Boosinger's home.
Others not teachers ere also invited.
The household goods Of John Mar
tin and Fred Hagerman we're destroy
ell by ire at Hitchcock last Thursday
morning. Mr. Hacerman sent a
seven-year old child into the house to
build fire in the stove. The child
started the fire with kerosene and
then left the house. Mrs. Martin.
who lived In one part Of the house,
soon after discovered the ire, but
nothing could be saved, as the fire
then had too much Roadway. As
both OF these families were in poor
circumstances considerable money.
clothing and supplies were furnished
them by neighbors and friends Bel
laire Independent.
One of East Jordan's physicians
had a halr-raising experience one
night this week. lie was answering a
call down near Ironton and was driv-
ing on the ice. He forgot that the
narrvws were treacherous and was
just off Holy Island to the northwest
when, with crash the ice gave way.
Fortunately he was on the shallow
side and the outfit only sank about
three feet before coming to terra
frma. The DR.. didn't stop to inves-
tIgate matters, however, but ran his
horse up on the side OF the Island.
Those who use the ice for driveway
should be careful while going through
the narrows as the current there has
a tendency to weaken the ice.
Friday evening, Jan. 10, drayman
Jack Kenny started from his home,
taking his wife with him TO gather
freight. He loaded 1t In all the way