Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-24

ing a freight house near their depot
TO take care OF the increased business
Come out TO the Maccabee blowout
Tuesday night at 500 o'clock. Good
speaking. Everybody invited and no
charges.
Contractors Clark & Rogers have Sc
curei the contract for rebuilding the
girls dOrmitory Uf Benzonia College,
which was destroyed by fire last win
ter.
A Fine Program of Vaudeville and
Moving Pictures at the Loyeday
Opera House tonight. Admission 5
and l0c.
John Cham berlain. aged So years.
died the 10th inst. Of pneumonia and
burial services took place Tuesday
with interment in the Jones Gene
terry.
M. III. Robertson returned Thurs
day from an outing ia Florida. On
his way home he visited a number OF
the eastern cities in the interests Of
the East Jordan Lumber Co.
Mrs. Anna Zitka, an old resident Of
Jordan township. was taken TO the
Traverse City Hospital Monday by
her son Frank of this village where
she undergoes serious operation.
Our local lodge of Odd Fellows will
celebrate the Goth anniversary of the
order next Monday evening. A pub
lie meeting will be held at the Elec-
trio Theatre and program given.
Atty j T. Converse of Boyne being
the principal speaker.
w. r. Caldwell, City Engineer Of
Traverse. and who has the contract
for rebuilding our Water Works Sys
tenn. has notitied the Traverse Board
OF Public Works that he is not can
didate for ppointment, bat has
other plans
The Twentieth Annual Meeting of
the w. ii. & f. NJ. Society of Petos-
key Presbytery was held at Boyne
City Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. Those from East Jordan in at
tendance were: Mesdames f e Boo
singer, w. p. Porter, A. d. Grigsby,
Emma Durham, J. Jamison and w.
, Il. French. Mrs. Durham gave a re-
= port on Literature" and Mrs. Jami-
son on IS S. Missinary Work.
The Loveday Opera House will
open tonight. Saturday, April "a, as
Vaudeville and Moving Picture
Theatre. Mgr. Frank L. Spencer
who last summer conducted the Ldf-
a-Lot Theatre at CharlevoiX through
very successful season, has been 10
town since Thursday completing ar
rangements for the opening. The
theatre will be open every evening
with the exception OF Sunday, and
the public is assured Of an exception
ally high class entertainment.
A quartet from the lumber camps
composed OF Charles BichOtt, Harry
DeVUe, Charles Hinton and John An
derson-came to town latter part of
last week and proceeded to tank up
They were found on our streets in a
badly Intoxicated condition and lock-
ed up in the village bastle. Before
Justice BOosinger, Saturday. three of
them proved TO be new offenders and
were let go on suspended sentence;
haf on Inc
Justice gave him a 20-day ticket to
Charlevoix jail and Dep'y Curkendall
took down the ticket, Monday.
The Dickinson Search and Seizure
Bill" now pending in the legislature
having for its object a more efficient
enforcement OF the local option law is
Just measure. It's principle features
relate to the sale OF liquor under pre-
scription by physicians and TO the fer
reting out Of blind pigs where such
are supposed TO exist. Considering
the character OF the EVIL to be dealt
with public officials should be given
every advantage in running 1t down
The two-thirds majority for local op-
ton in Charlevoix county should leave
1our representatives at Lansing no
doubt as TO how the people here fee
about it. The passage Of the bill will
meet their approval.
John Dufore, well-k nown resident
of South Arm Township, was found
dead on the Boyne Valley road about
four miles out OF Boyne City Thurs.
day morning, Death was evidently
due to exposure. Nothing to identity
J him could be found on his body ant
for awhile his identity was unknown
Mr.. Dufore was at one time pros
porous citizen or this community but
we understand, the drink evil oyer
powered him and his latter days have
been cast in anything but pleasant
lines. Relatives from here immed'