Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-12-08
Briefs OF the Week
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Mrs. Len Swafford returned home
Tuesday from Petoskey after a weeks
visit with friends.
Miss Myrtle Walling and Norman Rice
of Petoskey were guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ward, Sunday.
Miss Eva White, teacher in our
public schools, underwent a slight
operation at Petoskey hospital last
weekly
The Sunshine Club will meet with
Mrs. A. q. Rogers next Tuesday after
noon, Dec. 18th. Mrs. Roscoe Mackey
will assist
H. j. Carpenter went to Petoskey,
Thursday, to bring home his wife who
has been at the Reycraft hospital there
for several weeks.
Mrs. Frank Little returned to her
home at Traverse City, Saturday last
after spending few days with her
sister, Mrs. c. r. Alexander.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Kowalske left
Thursday for Ann Arbor, where they
took their two-year-old daughter
Blanche, to a hospital to be operated
upon.
Friends of Hon. William j. Pearson
will be glad to learn that he is recover
ing from his long illness and is able to
be. at his office at Boyne Falls a few
hours each day.
Mr.. Gordon Dawson of Central Lake
and Miss leila Wilson, of Echo town
ship, were married at the Methodist
parsonage here Wednesday evening,
Rev VIM. EXner officiating. -Bellaire
Independent.
There were Al births and Is deaths
in Charlevoix County during the month
of October, making the birth rate % 0
per 1000 and the death rate so. East
Jordan contributed eight births and
one death to the total.
DR.. j. Leahy is home from a success
full and enjoyable vacation trip spent
in the north woods hunting deer. He
reports he is feeling much improved
IN health and that he is gaining in
weight.-Petoskey News.
Roy X, the three-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Hogstein, passed away
at their home on Orchard Heights last
Sunday. Funeral services were held
from the home on Tuesday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. John Clemens,
pastor of the Methodist church. The
parents have the heartfelt sympathy of
the community in their double bereave-
ment, little Ruth, twin of Bert, pass
ing away just fortnight previous.
A gang of men is working on the
extension of the Boyne City, Gaylord
&c Alpena railroad east of Atlanta,
Montmorency county. This is the rail-
road started by the White brothers a
few years ago. The road is now in the
hands of trust company and is being
operated by receiver. From the
Alpena end the road is built as far as
Hillman. 1t is rumored at Gaylord that
the two ends of the road will now be
united, but the trust company says the
extension is merely to reach tract OF
timber which will be cut and moved ts
market. Eventually, however, the road
will De finished from Boyne City tc
Alpeha. -Cheboygan Democrat.
The difficulties between the Hydraulic
Power and & Light Co. OF this place
and the City of Charlevoix now seem
in fair to be amicably settled, the
Charlevoix city council at its meeting
last Monday evening authorizing the
electric light committee to enter into 6
contract with the Hydraulic Power &
Light Co. TO furnish them with electric
current for power and lighting purpose:
for period of ten years, payment fol
same to be at a flat rate of SIC pei
klowatt. The settlement of the trouble
is the result of negotiations which have
been in progress for several weeks il
which the Hydraulic Co. has beer
represented by Atty c. l.. Bailey o.
this pace.-Bellaire Independent.
Last week The Herald decided t.
send NJ. S. Berger and family to Ian
sing, but Moe has entered a vigorous
protest He had decided to leave ou
fair city for the State Capital, beini
offered fine inducement, but afte
further thought decided there was M
particular advantage to be gained
when the high cost of living in that cit.
was rken into consideration. Witt
potatoes at $40 per bushel, coal a
slO.5O per tom and everything else pro
portionately high at Lansing, he figure
that East Jordan is still mighty mic
little town to tie to after all, and nom
of us are sorry either for Moe as leade
of Metropole Orchestra would b