Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-31
Brie{s Of the Week
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Miss Kate jeff OF Flint is guest at the
VIM. II. Roy home.
Glenn Roy OF Flint is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Roy.
Our Public Schools will reopen for
the fall term on Monday, Sept. 10th.
Miss Eunice Carr leaves Monday for
Big Rapids where she will attend Ferris
Institute.
Mrs. Amos Jones and daughter Of
Flint are guests at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs Guy King.
N$ss,nd Mrs. Lou Barlow of Detroit
are guests at the home OF the latter's
sister, Mrs. Jack Weikel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Robinson OF
Lansing are visiting at the home of the
formers uncle, Jas. Gidley.
Mr. and Mrs. Salesman and son of
Sheridan, Ohio are visiting the latters
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Coon.
Mrs. A. w. Clark, Mrs. Geo. Hager,
Miss Rena Alstram and Harve Hager
were Petoskey visitors, Wednesday.
Mrs. j. l.. Weisman returned home
Thursday from st. Louis, Mich, where
she has been taking treatment at a
sanitarium.
Miss Eva Waterman leaves Saturday
for visit with friends at Albion, N. Y.
from there she will go to Oberlin, where
she will attend college.
Messrs Geo. ii. Van Pelt of Charlie
voix, q. c. Gilbert supervisor OF Nor
wood, Mr. and Mrs. Perry and Mrs. c.
b. Garnsey of Joliet, H., were in our
city, Tuesday.
Miss Fern Howard, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Howard, will return to Detroit, Satur-
day, where she is training to become
nurse at the Harper hospital.
Supt. Oral M. Misenar left Wednes-
day for Worthwhile to resume his work
in charge OF the Worthwhile Public
Schools. Mrs. Misenar and children
will remain here for few weeks.
We, the East Jordan Branch of the
Red Cross wish 10 thank the Auxiliary
of Echo Township for the liberal dona-
tions for the Flag Raising, also Mrs.
Jas. Thompson and Pollett for solicit
ing.
William Hawkins, who has been with
the Grocery Dept of the East Jordan
Lumber Ca for number of years, has
been transferred to the managership
OF the Clothing Dept, left vacant by the
resignation of j. II. Mollard.
In the Antrim County draft for
August Goth, among those not exempt
or discharged, are the following with
East Jordan addresses:-Wm b. Blanch-
ard, Jr., Arthur l.. Swain, Lewis j.
Trojanek, William II. Bennett and Yer
ona Vance.
The residence property across from
the East Jordan Cemetery, which has
been closed for the past ten years, was
recently sold to Peter Homes and family
= of this city, who now occupy same. The
deal was made through Herman Good
man, Real Estate Agent.
The Red Cross Benefit and Flag-rais-
r ing held in our city last Tuesday after
noon was success in every detail.
The weather-man gave an ideal day
which brought out good-sized crowd.
Rev. j. p Huget Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
gave a fine address, Miss Loveday
eevored with some readings, our Band
.scoursed fine music, and Hartman
aud Varady favored with some OF their
popular dances. Following the pro-
gram the flag pole was raised into place
ON the corner of Main and Williams
streets and Old Glory swung from the
top. In the evening dance was held
fat The Armory. Much credit is due
City Clerk Smith and others for making
the affair such a success.
Geo. A. Kilborn, the state agricul-
tural agent for Emmett and Charlevoix
Counties, reports for the week ending
Aug. 18th, as follows:-Weather condi-
tons good; everything making good
growth, some fields of corn look as
though they might mature, but not
many unless we have an unusually late
fall. Beans making good growth but
will want four or five weeks yet to
mature. Potatoes looking fine in most
cases. Labor situation remains about
same as ii has been all summer | have
at present II applications for help that
have been unable to fill SO far. The
demand has been little ahead of the
supplYlSt all times. Except it will be
worse Is soon as drafted men are taken
away. Our worst time will be in bean
and potato harvest. Could get more
, man here hut cannot offer as good