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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13
MISS EMMA SEVERANCE
PASSES AWAY
Was a Pioneer School Teacher
of East Jordan.

Miss Emma Severance, who had been
i'll for some time passed away at her
home in this city at an early hour last
Saturday morning, Nov. 9th.
Deceased was born at Worthwhile,
Mich, Nov. 7th, l842, being seventy
three years of age, lacking one day, at
the time of her demise. Following her
early school day, she took a course of
instruction at the Valparaiso, Ind,
college, and then took up her lifes
work as school instructor. She follow
ed this vocation for over thirty years,
nineteen of which she was affiliated
with the East Jordan Public schools.
About ten years ago her hearing be-
came affected and she withdrew from
the work. She has since resided at her
home near the high school.
Funeral services were held from her
late residence on Monday afternoon
conducted by Rev. Robert S. Side
botham, pastor of the Presbyterian
church. Interment at the East Jordan
cemetery.
Deceased leaves four brothers to
mourn her lOss-Frank M. Severance
of this city, H. B. and L. f. of Lansing,
and Daniel of Worthwhile.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13
OF Course, That's Different

81 wuz out little late 'tother night"
remarked the Sage as he made de-
posit in the bank, "an' | wuz surprised
at the number of young fellers | seen
on tn streets. Warn't doin' nothin',
jest loafin'. Why, when wuz young
feffer we used to be gone somewhere
every night, to spelln' bee or a
speekin' society 'er singin' skule 'er
somethin' to improve our minds.
War'nt none of us layin' round on tn
streets till late at night tryin' to figure
out some devilment. Young fellers
ought tub have some place TO spend
their evenin's nowadays"
"That's just what a number of us
have been thinking" was the cashier s
reply" We are raising funds to build
a nice Y. M. G. A., where the young
men Of the town can have clean recrea-
ton and amusement any time they want
1t. suppose we can count on you for
check to help the work along?"
"No-sir-ee," was the response. 9TH
skule house usta be good huff fer us
old timers and it's good huff fer young
fellers now. Sides, if tn young men
want somethin' like that they ought tub
pay fer II themselves.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13

The door of hope swings both ways.
The trouble e-hunting season is still
open.
Borrowed umbrellas cast the shadow
of suspicion.
Leap before you look and you will
look foolish.
A wise man does his duty; fool
does his friends.
It's easier to inherit trouble than
coin of the realm.
The secret Of success is secret that
women never tell.
On the ocean of life many people
sail under false colors.
Kind words never die, but the un.
kind live quite long enough.
And some jokes are solemn enough
to make an undertaken grin.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13
THE WEEK in HISTORY

Monday, Nov. 8.-Lincoln reelected
president, 1864.
Tuesday, Nov. 9.-Captain Waddell sur.
renders the Shenandoah" to the
British Government Vessel after.
ward given to the American consul,
1865.
Wednesday, Nov. l0.-Captain Wirz
executed for cruelty to Federal pris.
oners at Andersonville, 1865.
Thursday, Nov. 11.-France orders
melting of church bells to make can.
non, 1870.
Friday, Nov. 12.-Commercial panic in
England relieved by suspension Of
bank charter act, 1857.
Saturday, Nov. 13.-Filain de Persigny
planned insurrection against the
French Government, and is banisheC
to America, 1886.
Sunday, Nov. 14.-Longstrect defeat:
Burnside, 1868.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13
SOME OBSERVATIONS
ON THE CORN CONTEST

The corn contest which was conduct
ed by the State Bank of East Jordan
and the County Fair Association was
closed November l, and the prizes
have been awarded. 1t is to be hoped,
however, that none OF the contestants
grew corn this year with only the
prizes in mind, altho they were gener-
Gus enough to be ample inducement to
excel. A corn contest, or any other
contest along the same line, should be
entered into by each one with bigger
and higher aims than the money prize,
else the contest 10 conducted in vain
and fails in its highest purpose. 1t is
my intention to try to show what |
believe ought to be the aim and pur-
pose Of corn growers in a corn contest
and to point out some facts which
observed and which may be useful in
widening the scope and increasing the
success OF next years contest.
The first aim of corn contest is
plainly to induce the growing of more
and better corn. Such an end, how
ever, will only be attained thru the use
Of better seed and better culture
methods. What constitutes better seed
and better culture are questions the
the young corn growers should surely
investigate. The fact that some of the
corn was fully mature shows that few
corn growers, at least, have hit upon
an early maturing strain of yellow dent
corn and by proper culture have been
able to secure sound corn in spite of a
most unfavorable season. II would be
very instructive and interesting IL the
winners in this contest should give the
other corn growers Of the section a
complete summary Of their methods
thru the columns of the various county
papers. In fact, IL should be one Of the
requirements to be met by contestants
that the winners give the rest the bene-
fit of their experience.
Another striking fact was the free
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13
LINCOLN SIXTY
YEARS AFTER.

In 1856, Abraham Lincoln, in q
speach delivered at Chicago, said:
"All Of us who did not vote for Mr..
Buchanan, taken together, are a
majority of 100000. But in the late
contest we were divided between Fre-
mont and Fillmore, Can we not come
together for the future? Let every one
who really believes and is resolved
that free society is not and shall not be
a failure, and who can conscientiously
declare that in the last contest he has
done only what he thought best, let
every such one have charity to believe
that every other one can say as much.
Thus let bygones be bygones; let past
differences as nothing be; and with
steady eye on the real issue let us re-
inaugurate the good old central idea
of the republic. We can do it,"
In 1916, sixty years after these words
were spoken, they should come to the
men of Lincoln's political faith and of
Lincoln's party as both an adj .onition
and an appeal.
All OF US who did not vote for Mr..
Wilson are majority Of nearly two
and half millions. Those of us who
voted as Republicans and Progressivss
are majority of nearly million and
a half. If we alone will take Lincoln's
counsel we shall "reinaugurate the
good old central idea of the republic"
Let US do as Lincoln would have US
do
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13

Six thousand teachers enrolled at the
Saginaw meeting, program that was
worth while and an enthusiasm that
will spread thruout the state.
The Walker school is latest on the list
of those adopting the Palmer method of
Penmanship.
Ex-President Taft believes in strict
obedience to the law because 1t is the
law, in respect to authority because il
is the authority, in doing away with
fads in education, and in making chill.
dren work for what they learn. The
sugar coated education is of little or no
value.
When your regular potato vacation is
over, your children should be in school
at once and be there every day. Pro-
longed family vacations hurt your coun-
ty and hurt your school.
School buildings with ideal light have
windows at one side only, to the north
and to the left of the pupils. Eye
specialists will tell you that it pays.
Rock Elm is working faithfully for
standard Plate" Many schools have
had more in their favor to begin with
but il looks as if Rock Elm were going
to be leader. They have moved their
school house to a splendid new location
have two acres of ground newly plough
ed and graded by volunteers from the
district, the best basement in the coun-
ty, and spirit that works and dares.
improvements of the near future are
new windows to the north, a new
furnace and ventilating system.
Four Reading Circle classes are being
organized. The Charlevoix class meets
Saturday the 10th under the leadership
of Miss Hines. Each class will have
six meetings, two for each book and
members will receive examination
credit for regular attendance and active
work. Every teacher is welcome
whether in city or rural schools. Glasses
in Boyne Falls, Boyns City and East
Jordan will organize later. First book
discussed will be Give Messages to
Teachers of Primary Reading by Nettie
Alice Sawyer. Complete sets may be
obtained from Com'r Chas. Pike, Wyan.
dotte, Mich, price $500.
The Commissioned is making final
corrections on directors reports as re.
quired by the state department. II
your report has been returned from
Lansing, you will receive word to that
effect and can make arrangements for
correcting the same this month, first
Saturday in Boyne Falls at Hotel Marsh
second Saturday at the central school
in Boyne City, third Saturday, 1912 at
the central school in Charlsvoix.
Many inquiries are coming in as to
just how tine state inspector knows
when school house and its equipment
may be endorsed by the state. The
score card and possible points to be
gained will be printed in this column
next week.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13

Next to being deserving Demo-
crat" the best-paying proposition down
South is lending money. Interest
charges in Dixie net the banks all the
way up to 120 per cent. w. p. G..
Harding, one of the Southern and
Democratic members of the Federal
Reserve Board, is authority for this
statement, he having told the Raleigh
Chamber of Commerce that there are
five national banks in Alabama (Mr.
Harding's own state) whose maximum
rates OF interest average rs per cent,
the rate in one case being 10 per cent
and in another "a per cent. The
average rate of interest which one of
these banks was charging on all of its
loans amounted to IL per cent and
another 10 per cent. In Arkansas one
national bank admitted making loan
at rate as high as 120 per cent, an
other one at so per cent, another at 60
per cent and another at Is per cent. In
Georgia there were eleven banks
where the average maximum rate OF
interest was about 80 per cent. The
maximum rate charged by one of these
banks was 40 per cent, and the average
on all loans was Is per cent. No bank
in South Carolina admitted charging
more than Is per cent. In Texas a
number of banks reported rates in
excess of 100 per cent. And yet the
South pays less income tax than any
other portion of the country; and
whenever the cotton crop is to be
moved, the South lets out a loud roar
demanding Federal help.
The American Industrial Education
Exposition is the high-sounding name
of show which recently held Madison
Square Garden for a week. That il
lived up to its name, however, and
was there with the goods il shown by
this extract from a newspaper report
of the affair: "The most daring feature
of the show is a chart, in the booth
which advocates character-analysis by
reading the face, illustrated by Q
picture of the President of the United
States, and saying that Woodrow Will
sons greatest fault is procrastination. u
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13

Among other pipe lines are those
written in favor OF smoking.
The ex-husband is apt to think thai
alimony means all the money.
A little candle is as easily blown Out
as a little salary is blown in.
If il wasn't for our enemies life
would be awfully monotonous.
We feel sorry for some men who are
compelled to listen to their own talk
Most of the so called golden oppor
tunities that come our way are only
plated.
When a man begins dodging hi.
creditors he realizes how small the
world Is.
A woman seldom meets her ides
man until she has passed the don't
worry age.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13

The yield OF corn is 19 per cent,
potatoes 40 per cent, and beans 81 per
cent, less than the 10 years average,
from 1905 to 1914 inclusive, and the
quality the poorest during this period.
Corn did not ripen; potatoes rotted bad
ly and beans were seriously affected by
anthracnose and excessive moisture.
COLEMAN C.. VAUGHAN,
Secretary OF State.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13
MICHIGAN CROP REPORT
Lansing, Mich, Nov. 6, 1915.

Lansing, Mich, Nov. 6, 1915.
WHEAT.-The final estimated yield
of wheat In the State is 1891, in the
southern counties 20.54, in the central
counties 1928, in the northern counties
l7.4S and in the Upper Peninsula 21.3 .36
bushels per acre. The estimated total
yield for the State il Is, 494, ,5l7 bushels.
The condition OF growing wheat as COM
pared with an average per cent is 83 in
the State, so in the southern counties,
81 in the central counties, 81 i'm the
northern counties and 88 in the Upper
Peninsula.
The total number of bushels of wheat
marketed by farmers in October at 78
FIGURING mills is 1877, 70l and at 70 ele-
vators and to grain dealers I'll, ASP or a
total of 4O5, 1853 bushels. Of this amount
271 1863 bushels were marketed in the
southern four tiers of counties, 1873
in the central counties and II, 72l in the
northern counties and Upper Peninsula.
The estimated total number OF BUSH
els of wheat marketed in the three
months August October is 100000.
Forty mills, elevators and grain dealers
report no wheat marketed in October.
CORN.-The estimated average yield
per acre of corn, in bushels is 2632 in
the State, 28.29 in the southern coun-
ties, 22.47 in the central counties, 1873
in the northern counties and 1l.68 in
the Upper Peninsula.
CLOVER SEED.-The per cent. of
acreage of clover seed harvested as
compared with average years is GA in
the State, Sc in the southern counties,
II in the central counties, SO in the
northern counties and 100 in the Upper
Peninsula.
The average yield per acre in BUSH
els is 1.4l in the State, 1.18 in the south
ern counties, l.50 in the central coun-
ties, 2.06 in the northern counties and
3.17 in the Upper Peninsula.
BEANS.-The final estimated aver
age yield per acre, in bushels, is 8.66 in
the State, S.61 in the southern counties,
8. 70 in the central counties, 8.l5 in the
northern counties and 8.l2 in the Up
per Peninsula.
POTATOES.-The estimated average
yield per acre, in bushels is 54. IL in the
State, 52.01 in the southern counties,
81 90 in the central counties, 53.42 in
the northern counties and 60.SS in the
Upper Peninsula.
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS.-Th
per cent. of farmers who have used
commercial fertilizers on their wheat
this fall is 38 in the State, 40 in the
southern and central counties and l8 in
the northern counties.
LIVE STOCK.-The average condi-
ton, in the State of horses, cattle and
sheep is 81 and swine "a.
TABLE I-Showing for the State the
total yield and yield per acre of the
following farm products for the year
1915.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13

It's better to bow your head than
break your fool neck.
Many mans worth is not discover
ed until his will is read.
Idealize woman and she doesn't
care il she isn't understood.
Fortune is said to knock once at
every mans door, but it's difficult to
make man believe ii.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13
Old Poems Re-Writ

She sits alone all through the day
And reads or knits her time away,
But when the evening comes, she goes
To half dozen movie shows.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13
Yield As large crates.
CHARLES COOPER

Igrew "a acre; plowed May 1st;
planted 100 per cent tested seed May
10th; cultivated times; used fertilizer;
cut it after frost Sept. 26th; husked 81
blu. on Oct. 28th.
The winning exhibits are still on ex-
hibition in the lobby of the State Bank
of East Jordan.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13

Husking per bu., sc; sorting and
storing, &c; amount planted, l39 acres;
average yield per acre. 60 baskets;
team labor estimated at the rate OF
34.O0 per day, other labor at $500.
AUGUST LEW
My corn was planted in acre OF
heavy, black loan, every inch of which
was first thoroughly grubbed except
four or five large stumps. Plowed May
9th, narrowed on the 28th, and plant
ed the corn on the 29th, using about 20
lbs. OF commercial fertilizer. Corn was
planted one and two kernels in each
hill IT. 8 in. each way with a table,
spoonful Of fertilizer to hill. Cultivat-
ed three times with single horse culti-
vator and hoed once. Would estimate
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13
Old Songs Retwisted

Break, break, break,
On the cold, grey pave, ah mel
am trying to break in pair of shoes,
That are rather too small for me.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13

Poverty is one of the crimes for
which q man is sentenced to hard labor
for an indefinite term.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-11-13
Winners of the
Corn Contest
State Bank of East Jordan Pays
$4,000 In Premiums.

Owing to the backward season, the
Corn Contest inaugurated by the State
Bank of East Jordan and which was to
be decided at the annual meet OF the
Charlevoix County Agricultural Society
was postponed until last week when
the exhibits were made at the above
bank, eleven contestants entering.
The judges appointed were B. j.
Holcomb, agricultural instructor in our
public schools, and H. l.. Barnum,
manager Of Breezy Point farm, Ironton.
After several hours work OF carefully
comparing the various exhibits, awards
were made as follows:
Stroebel Bros, lst premium $1,000
August Lew, 2nd 1890
Charles Cooper, Bird - 1000
The ratings were 73, 60, 67 per cent
resDectiyely
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-10-15
qs%E!D
DEATH OF GEO. MAXWELL

George Maxwell, aged % years, died
Friday evening at the home of his sis.
ter, Mrs. o. r. Currin after more than
two years of suffering. death being
due directly to cancer of the bone.
Funeral services we're held at the Bap.
tist church Saturday afternoon. con
Quoted by Rev J. n. Edwards. follow
ed by interment in Highland cemetery.
About two years aso. George was
found TO be afflicted with bone trou-
BILE, and i'm an attempt to check the
spread of the disease, one limb was
amputated at the hip. which relieved
the sufferer for short time. but he
was soon in worse condition than
ever, but lived for many months to
face what he knew to be certain death
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-10-15
UGH! CALOMEL MAKES
YOU DEATHIiY SICK
Stop Using Dangerous Drug Before
it Salivates You'll It's
Horrible


You're bilious. sluggish. constipat-
ed and believe you need vile, danger
GUS calomel to start your liver and
clean your bowels.
Here's my guarantee! Ask your
druggist for a 50-cent bottle of Dod-
sons Liver Tone and take teaspoon
full tonight. If 1t doesn't start your
liver and straighten you right up bet
ter than calomel and without gripping
or making you sick want you to go
back 10 the store and get your
money.
Take calomel today and tomorrow
you will feel weak. sick. and nauseat-
ed. Don't lose a days work. Take a
teaspoonful of harmless, vegetable
Dodson's Liver Tone tonight and
wake up feeling great. IT'S perfectly
harmless so give it to your children
any time. 1t can't salivate so let
them eat anything afterwards.
Advertisement
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-10-15
GOT RICH OIL AN
INVESTMENT OF si7s.oo

According 10 the Ardmore States
man. the twenty-four stockholders oi
the Coline on company, which alsi
week sold out TO the Santa Re Railway
company for $1.O0O.0C0 made an inl
tial investment Of but s175.OO apiece,
while each one receives from the sal,
of the company holdings the sum of
S4i This means to put the get
rich-quick schemes Of wallingford and
kindred fiction celebreties away in the
shade
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-10-15
L. : MAY RECOGNIZE
CARRANZA GOVERNMENT

Washington. Oct. 7.-Recognition
of the Cerranz government in Mexi-
co. il was learned in official circles
here today. is likely to be accorded
by the United States within the next
few weeks.
Data submitted by the revolution
airy factions is being considered now
and Saturday the conference of Pan
American diplomats, presided over
by Secretary Lansing. will be held as
planned three weeks ago The see
retary and each of the diplomats will
report their opinions on the material
and moral capacity of the factions
claiming recognition. II is generally
believed that the intention of the I'M
tied States with respect to recogni-
tion will be reported to the diplo-
mats to their governments so action
may be taken by other nations at the
same time.
Some diplomats are said to believe
that no faction has met the stand
ard of material and moral capacity"
set for an established government,
and to advise continuance of the
policy of waiting. Officials of the
Washington government, however,
are understood to believe that such a
course would only add to the condi-
ton of chaos in Mexico. with further
fighting, after which there would be
no certainty that an ideal govern
ment would be created.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-10-15
DIR. FISHER is DEAD

Sunday morning at Bokchito, DIR.
Fisher, one of the best known physi-
cions in this section, passed away
The deceased had been in with ty-
phoid fever but three weeks. Dr. Fish
er had been in Bokchito but about one
year. His father and mother and sew
eral other relatives arrived in Bokchi-
to from their old home in Tennessee
before death. The remains were ship
ped back to Tennessee for burial.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-10-15

we know, there would be better crops
made and the farmers more prosper
Gus. This is to cali your attention to
the matter and urge you to fall-break
your land.
You hav, 20 break your land any
way and why not do II when Il pays
best. Il stands the drought better and
is in better condition to cultivate Take
advantage of your knowledge that fall
breaking produces the best crops and
get busy plowing all land that crops
have been gathered from
II. p. ELROD, Farm
Demonstrators. Frisco Lines.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-10-15
CO-OpEKATES IN THE
CATCHING OF CRIMINALS

On next Monday meeting of peace
officers of every section of the State
viii be held az Oklahoma City for the
purpose as announced, of mapping out
thorough and systematic plan of co
operation among ali officers all over
the State, with the view of catching
xiriminals. II is believed that when
such plans are worked out the eefici-
ency OF every peace officer in the
State will be doubled.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-10-15
RECOGNIZE cARRANzA eovr.

conference q Pan-American dip
lomats, including representatives from
almost every South American govern
ment as well as those of Central
America and the United States. in ses.
sion At New York city, the end of
last week. decided to recognize the
Carranza party in Mexico as a de fac
to government. admitting the whole
that the Carranza party is the only
organization that is able to restore
peace to the war ridden country.
President Wilson and Secretary Ian
sing are agered that this Is the best
policy. Following the action o. the
delegates General villa announced that
the war in Mexico - barely begun and
that he and his men will put forth
every effort to drive Carranza and his
men into the sea.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-10-15
FALL FLOWING BEST
All Crops Grow Better and Produce
Larger Yields.

Every year We note that the fall.
plowed land produces the best crops.
but some people who VOW they viii
break their land ano'h y wear. put II
off for one reason ard another until
planting time arrive Snl ttea u is
too late to make gCod seed.bed.
Few people now fail TO recognize the
value o. fall plowing but not all OF
them do IT, II we all did as well as