Charlevoix county herald., 1910-09-24


w. A. Stroebsl Is State Fair visi-
tor this week.
Atty E. N. Clink was a Muskegon
visitor this week.
/ II you like good stories try reading
the Post. Hamilton.
Ira A. Adams was over from Bel
laire frstof the week.
Services at the Methodist church as
usual Sabbath morning.
g. q. Mack was Traverse City
business visitor, Monday,
Charles Loud and wife were over
from Boyne City, Wednesday.
q. d. Cleveland was business WIS.,
itor to Rose City first of the week.
Miss Flora Porter returned to her
studies at Oberlin College. Monday.
Form the habit--read the Saturday
Post-you can get 1t at Hamiltons.
Norman Cox and George Baxter. Jr.
were over from Boyne City, Sunday.
Rev A. d. Grigsby will preach at
Alton next Sunday afternoon at 800.
Miss Lottie Compton of Petoskey is
guest OF Miss Julia Cedersten this
week.
Miss Alma A nderson returned We'd
nesday from a visit with Maucel0na
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Smith left first
Of tbs week for visit with friends at
st. Johns.
Mrs. Plant, mother of Mrs. Charles
Spencer, left Wednesday fer . visit
with Howard City relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. p. Hubbard enter.
tained A. w. Clark Of Richmond, Va,
an old time friend, this week.
Miss Bertha Shier left Monday for
Oberlin, Ohio, where she takes up
course of study at the college there.
Mrs. A. F. Church and daughter
Hiss Mabel left this week for Chicago
where they will make their future
home.
Poor Abruzzi had better transfer
his attention TO the North Pole. Its
more accessible and less chilly, than
Miss Elkins.
Rev. Warren w. Lamport left che
first of the week for Jackson where he
attends the Methodist Episcopal an.
nual Conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bolton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris, and Mrs. A. T. Martin
dale. Of Gaylord, were guest of Miss
Jennie Boosinger one day recently.
Mrs. G. A. Bayliss returned to East
Jordan, Monday, from Pine View,
North Carolina, and will spend the
winter here. Mr.. Bayliss will follow
In about a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mortimer enter
tanned this week Frank Labadie of
Tawas City, Fred Labadie Of Bay
City, Mrs. Fred Philips and Miss
Emma Philips OF Bellaire.
Mrs. Julia Boosinger, who has been
visiting relatives here the past few
months. returned to her home at Lam
sing. Friday accompanied by Mrs. w {.
A. LOveday and son julius.
We are constantly getting ia new
furniture. Our line is very complete
to day having just received a large
consignment OF couches, dressing
cases, buffetts, chiffoniers, sideboards,
library tables and extension tables In
fact everything to furnish home.-
Empey Bros.
S. c. Smith, Boyne City banker,
made statement recently relative to
local option and its results which very
vividly presents some undeniable facts
In that connection. Mr.. Smith stated
that when the saloons were doing
business ia Boyne City, less than two
years ago, a draft for 81, 200 would be
sent through his bank each week To
the Grand Rapids Brewing Company.
But since the saloons had been driven
from Boyne City through an afflrma'
tive vote on local option In Charlevoiz
county. drafts to the Grand Rapids
Brewing Company we're no longer sent
from that community. But the most
important part Of Mr.. Smiths state
ment is yet to come. The wages OF
the working men of Boyns City which
had formally been gathered in the ga,
loon tills to buy this brewing company
draft were now finding their way into
a larger number of savings accounts
the total increase In the saving de-
posits 10 the drst year of local option
Ia Boyne City being a little more than
400 per cent. This statement as to