Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-10-18
Bvie4s Of me Week


The Argo Milling Co., are receiving
large quantities of corn this season.
James Gidley will give away--abso-
luteiy free-a beautiful new Piano.
See particulars in this issue.
Stroebel Bros. expect yield of $500
bushels of corn from 25 acres. II aver
ages about three bushels to the shock,
Captain Henry C. Plum, resident of
Charlevoix for the last twenty-five
years, died in that city, Sunday, aged
20 years.
George Finucan and Miss Minnie
Weaver, popular Charlevoix young
people, were united in marriage at
that place, Tuesday.
Frank Rebec, at the Bohemian Settle
ment, harvested 100 bushels of pota-
toes this fall About half of these he
sold for Coo bushel.
VIOLIN PUPILS-I have opened
my studio over Stroebers Hardware
and am now ready to receive a limited
number of violin pupils.-M. S. BERG
Err.
w. c. Walch's private bank at Boyne
Falls is closed, owing to rum on
that institution, the fore part of the
week. The bank was established six
years ago. Mr.. Walsh claims to be able
10 make good all deposits.
S. E. Burton of Minneapolis was in
the city this week looking up site for
speckled trout farm which is profit
able business at Minneapolis. He is
much pleased with the soil of the sur
rounding country and with the general
appearance of our city.
Marriage licenses issued this week
were to, George Leperd, aged 20, and
Eva Melee, age 16, both of Boyne City;
Lee E. Sneathen, age Il, and Ila May
Toush, age IT, both of Hayes Township
Claud Sutton, age 20, and Nettie Holt,
age 20, both of Wilson Township; T.
George Finucan; age "a, and Winifred
P. Weaver, age "a, both of Charlevoix;
John Devoll, age 62, and Grace Tibbils,
age AZ, both of Boyne Falls.
The Board of Supervisors, in session
at Charlevoix this week, voted 5000
toward the County Fair held in this CT
ty; also like amount as aid to the
Western Michigan Development Bu-
reau. Through the efforts of East
Jordan supervisors, headed by w. c..
Spring, of the third ward, granted
East Jordans petition for ah appfopri-
alton of $1,000 toward rebuilding the
700-foot bridge across the farm"
Mrs Charles Murphy died at her
home near intermediate lake, South
Arm township, Thursday evening.
She had been a sufferer for years from
tubercular trouble. Funeral services
will be held from the South Arm
Grange hall Sunday afternoon at 200
o'clock, conducted by Rev. A. D. Orig
shy of this city. Deceased was born
in Moorehead, Mimi, in 1884, her
maiden name being Ida M. Sandin. On
Dec. 26th, 1903, she was united in mar
riage to Mr.. Murphy. They came to
East Jordan about two years ago. Three
children were born to them, one boy
and two girls, aged eight, six and four
years. These, together with her hus-
band, mother, four brothers and five
sisters, are left to mourn her loss.
Auditor General Fuller has notified
the state highway department that the
state is not in a position to pay any
more highway awards until next Janu.
ary when state taxes will be paid in
and the general fund of the state treas.
ury will be reimbursed. So far this
year $153, 900 has been paid for state
award roads and $4,000 from the trunk
line highway fund The legislature APP
propriated $450,O00 last session for the
highway fund, to be used in paying
state awards. Auditor Fuller has re-
ceived replies from IL state institutions
in answer to his letters, suggesting
that they do not draw on their fund;
any more than is absolutely necessary
and all the replies are favorable,