Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-04-09

WANrED-Girl to learn typesetting.
Herald Office.
Local Option was carried in Antrim
County by over 400 majority. every
township voting "Dry" except Jordan.
Peter Muirhead OF Nauton. Alberta,
IS visiting friends In this region. He
was formerly atfiliated with East Jor-
dams business interests.
The ladies Of the Catholic church
will hold an Ice Cream Social in the
Nachazel Building this Saturday
afternoon Everyone invited.
The aSnual meeting OF the Petos-
key Presbytery takes place at East
Jordan next Tuesday and Wednesday,
April l2-l3. The program. published
: in last weeks Herald, will be carried
out In full.
The East Jordan High School boys
Basket Ball Team played at Bay City
last Saturday evening the score being
"a to II In favor of Bay City boys. On
Monday evening they played at Ros-
commop, our boys blanking the Ros-
commoa team and winning 26 points.
The WOmen's Local Option Civic
Society wish to announce to the pub
lie that their reading and rest room is
closed, but will be opened again as
soon as suitable room is obtained, or
n new building erected, which we
hope will be accomplished in the
near future.
The South Arm Township election
last Monday was quiet affair only
379 votes being polled., Supervisor
Graft as reelected, Mr.. Chew decid-
ing not to contest as announced last
week. Clerk Pickard, Treas. Steffes,
Highway Com'r Haynor, and Justice
McCalmOn all had a clear field.
Josiah st. John won highway Overseer
over George Pringle the vote being ls9
to 100. At the town meeting IL was
voted to raise "a, 900 Cor highway I'M
provements and OF one per cent for
road repair; also $1,000 for contingent.
Ground was broken last Tuesday on
Orchard Heights addition for the first
installment Of dwelling houses. The
location Is just west OF the old Burn
tam farm house and six cottages Of
the better grade are being built.
Contractor Arthur Vance has charge
Of the work. The addition is owned
by the East Jordan Land & Improve
ment Goa. Cameron, President;
and ". J!Ellson, Secretary Treasurer
and is for the pu, pose OF furnishing
homes for the employees OF our new
industries Iron Furnace and
Chemksaf works. -
The Str. Hum came up from Char
levoixA Wednesday on her first trip Of
the season. The crew OF last sum-
mer is In charge. U. Emory, Cap
tain; Leonard Thompson, engineer;
Geo. Jepson, fireman; and Chas.
Baker, wheelsman. Only one round
trip is being made this week. but Mrs.
Jepson informs us that commencing
next Monday, April 18th, twO-trip-
a-day schedule will be run on the
same time as last year, viz: Leave
East Jordan at 700 a. n. and 100 p.
m.; Leave Charlevoix at $50 a. m.
and 400 p. m. Leave R. r. dock at
Charlevoix Is minutes later.
The annual meeting of the Mich'-
gan State Farmers Society Of Equity
was held at Traverse City, Thursday.
Among those from here attending
were, Mr.. and Mrs. James Howey,
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Kidder, Ephraim
Kidder and VIM Hennings. At the
annual election of officers, David
ROUGH of Leelanau was elected presi,
dent. Frank Kidder Of East jordan
yiee1 president, Charles Edgcomb OF
Traverse City secretary, James How.
ey OF East Jordan treasurer, W. Fl.
Beeman of Empire organizer; and w
Fl. Beeman. CA. Masten Of Sher-
wood. Mr.. Fouch Of Elk Rapids, di'
rectors.