Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Briefs Of the Week

Mrs. A. Stewart was guest of Boyn<
City friends oyer Sunday.
Pros. Atty Fitch was at CharleyolI
on Official business, Monday.
F.E. Tyson OF Brutas Is guest OF
his sister Mrs Ed Bellinger.
/ Miss Ruby Shepard 10 home from
Detroit guest of her parents.
Miss Della Martinez OF Elk Rapids
10 guest OF Miss Gladys Kenny.
George Adair of Alden was an East
Jordan business visitor this week.
Fl. A. Tape OF Caledonia was guest
at the VIM, Richardson home this
week.
Mrs. Lucy Rice of Mancelona was
guest OF East Jordan friends this
week.
Earl Fox of Mancelona was an East
Jordan business visitor fore part OF
the week.
Frank Green was called to Knox,
Ind, by the serious illness OF a sister,
frat of the week.
Editor Usher Of the Charlevoix
Courier was among the Charlevoix
contingent to our Fair.
Rev. aud Mrs. E. J. Warren of Glad
stone, Mich, are visiting at the home
of Mr.. aud Mrs. VIM. Painter.
Mrs Chas. Spencer returned first of
the week from Howard City where
she has been visiting relatives.
Mrs. Clark Barrie and daugh ter,
Mrs Leroy Blair, are home from a
visit with Detroit, Caro- and AIgonac
friends.
Rev. T. Porter Bennett is attend
ing the Michigan Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church at Kala-
mazoo this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Hubbard return
ed Tuesday from their outing and
business trip to Cincinnati, Louis
Vile, New York and other points.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Danto recently en-
tertained L. II. Glazier of Minot, N.
D., Aleck Gerson OF Wilson. N. D.,
Charles DantO. Miss Lille DanIO, and
Mrs. Mamie Marks OF Detroit.
The Ladies Aid Society OF the M
e. Church, will hold their next meet
ing at the home Of Mrs. James How
ard Wednesday Sept. 20. Visitors al
ways welcome. Members please at.
tend.
After only eight days work the
East Shore Dredging Co., of Muskegou
succeeded In floating the steamer
Rooert c. Wente, which sunk near
Manistee several weeks ago. The
boat was noated by the cofferdsm me
thod and the job was carried out
Ia better time than any similar work
in this vicinity for some time. The
cofferdam was first built OF canvas
| from the deck OF the boat aud reach
ing above the surface. Five thOus
aud square feet OF drill was used u
make the cofferdam water-ti ght
Ernest Beauvais, a Muskegon diver
did the work. When the pumps were
started 1t took just two minutes Il
start the boat up and Ia two hours Il
was afloat. -Four hours later steam
was up. The Wente 10 a well-knowt
Lake Michigan lumber carrier ,an(
has made East Jordan for years.
1t is reported from Alpena' through
The Evening News OF that city thai
the property Interests OF the place ar
losing not less than $4,000 a yea
through the existence Of "blind pigs
and illegal liquor selling joints. Thu
News OF Alpena says That the thirt'
bawdy houses of that place are openl!
and defiantly selling intoxicating liz
uOrs. Alpena county voted las
spring to retain the saloons but be
fore the vote was cast business
mems organization persuaded man,
voters that liquor traffic affairs in tina
county would hereafter be coDductet
legally and decently, but liquor ar
fairs In Alpena county are evidently
being conducted neither deoentIy o
legally. Thirty "blind pigs" in cit
| so small As lDena Ia a fair samnle n