Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-07-18

Born to Mr., and Mrs James Hienite
p son, July l3.
= DR.. H. w. Dickep wes called to
Romeo, Michigan, Friday afternoon by
the serious illness of his father.
Charlevoix Pomona Grange No, 40
sIll meet with South Arm Grange on
T4sday, August Is. Mrs. Dora II,
Stockman will be the principal speaker
j. M, Clifford, formerly manager of
this district of the Michigan State Tele-
phone Co, was greeting friends here
Friday. He is now located at Manistee
in like crpacity.
1t is gloomy prospect that the pack
eTa6old out for the coming winter so
fd~as the price of beef is concerned
for the shortage OF the cattle crop is al
ready being felt by sharp advance in
price. This advance will of course
have to be paid by the consumer and
the packers will continue to reap their
accustomed reward
A valuable canoe was stolen at Trav-
erse last week and was traced north by
Sheriff Smith, of Grand Traverse
county, and found at Fishermans Is
land near Charlevix Friday. With the
canoe was the thief-Donald Mckenzie,
co2mcnly known up the bay as Mickey
Stay. He was jailed at Charlevoix Fri
day night and Saturday was taken to
Traverse City.
At Petoskey Thursday, Miss Gladys
Howard and Capt. George Jenson were
united in marriage. Both are among
our highly esteemed young people, the
bride being the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Howard. The groom is
one of the best known men in the
county, having worked on the Str. Hum
under his father, and later on succeed
ing his father as captain of the boat.
Theodore Rouse and E. F. Roberts of
Lima, Ohio, have this week purchased
from the Elk Rapids Iron Co. the whole
of sectian of Custer township, which
they will proceed TO fence and develop
into model stock farm. The place
seems particularly well adapted for
their purposes, consisting largely of
first class well-watered pasture land
and includes also lot Of tillable SOIL
NBellaire Independent.
Last Friday morning between four
and five o'clock fire completely de-
stroyed the Musical instrument Com
pany's plant al Boyne City. The origin
Of the fire is unknown but il is thought
the conflagration started from the
electric heating plant. When discover
ed il was but a small blaze and
within five minutes the whole building
was mass of flames The structure
was frame and of such material that
once the fire got under way it was i'm;
possible to stop it, Besides the loss OF
the building and equipment several
thousand dollars worth Of nearly-com.
pleted instruments were destroyed.
Nothing was saved, An eighteen
hundred dollar player orchestra which
was to have been installed in the Prin.
cess Theatre in a few days was destroy
ed, while another expensive instru
4 ment about to be shipped to Bay City
was also burned besides thousands Of
dollars worth Of other partly complet
ed instruments. The company was or
gained last winter and backed by con
siderable local capital. The building
it occupied was formerly occupied by
the Badger Woodenware Co, Twenty
experienced men were employed anc
twelve more were about to be put on
1t is not known at present whether the
company will rebuild or not,
FISHING TACKLE.-A complete line
always in stock at the Hite Drug Store