Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-05-16
SATURDAY. MAY 10. 1914.

Boyne City has a young mems re-
publican club.
Charles Bookman was an Ellsworth,
visitor Friday.
Buckley has voted to bond for $4,000
for new school building.
John OFT of Suttons Bay is here ar
ranging for placing the agency for the
Maxwell Co. in this county.
A2-year old little McBain girl was
hunting in an old trunk for dolly clothes
when tho lid fell down killing her in
stantly.
Harbor Springs has voted TO bond for
$68, 900 for the erection Of modern
high school building and for the pur-
chase of a six-acre site. The new build
ing will be situated on the bluff.
In addition to their own instruments
st. Joseph's music school has received
two new pianos from Friedrch's
Music House in Grand Rapids, which
are TO be used at their musicale, June 5.
The state military board has given
$4,000 contract for water and electric
lighting systems at the state military
camp at Portage lake near Crawling.
The camp must be ready for occupancy
in so days.
Mrs. Lasira A. Kenyon having reach
ed her 10th year April 10th, 1914, re.
ceiyed her old age claim of $506.55 from
the order of the Ladies of the Modern
Maccabees, of which she has been a
member for twenty years. She is a
charter member of Soronian Hive ASP,
and has been true and loyal member
and will continue as a social member.
Deputy Tillitson in few well chosen
words presented the check to lady
Kenyon. All wished her many more
happy years,
A city bred girl who had never visit-
ed the country got letter from girl
friend inviting her 10 come and spend
couple Of weeks with her on the farm
home. After reading the letter to her
mother, that parsonage looked up
languidly apd remarked, eyes, dear,
and what does she say about the society
in the neighborhood? Does She men
tion anyone2" :'No," answered Mabel
thoughtfully, "bpt I've heard her men.
ton the Holsteins and Guernseys,"
"Oh, well, said mother, III persume
they are pleasant and quite well bred
people"
All the Michigan lands of the David
Ward estate are to be sold at public
auction at Bay City on August 4. The
estate owns 10000 acres of land in the
northern part of the state consisting OF
cut over pine lands and a quantity of
land upon which the original hard
wood is still standing. This is one of
the steps Of winding up the Ward estate
which has been held in trust since the
death of the elder Ward who was one
of the earliest Of the state and a pioneer
in the lumber business, He amassed a
fortune through the cutting of pine
timber off the lands of northern M,chi-
gan which he purchased when land
was worth but little.
Don't patronize home talent, If you
want soma one TO give lecture, don't
employ any Of your townsmen, no
matter how well qualified they are;
send for some stranger so that you can
let him carry your surplus money away
with him. Don't patronize home schools
it is not stylish, you know, Send your
children off, it will cost you more, but
then it is more toney, Patronise all the
side shows that come around. You can
use good deal OF your surplus cash in
that way. But be sure and do not at
tend your home entertainments, it
might further the interest of your
town.-EX.