Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-11-09

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shepard
daughter, Nov. Sth.
There will he no Saturday afternoon
matinee at the Temple Theatre owing
to lack OF electricity.
Miss Jessie Stark returned from Ann
Arbor, where she was called a week
ago by the death of her father.
Will and Fred Painter left Thursday
for the Upper Peninsula. where they
will join a party of friends on hunt
ing trip.
The Weisler Block and contents at
Mancelona was damaged TO nearly
$4,000 in bad fire early Monday
morning. Insured.
Frank Hengy and Miss Kate Carpen-
ter, both OF this city were united in
marriage at Charlevoix. Wednesday
evening, Nov. 7th
Mrs Orrin Bartlett leaves the first OF
the week for Detroit where she will
visit friends going from there to Buff
falo to visit sister.
Next Monday night at Temple Thea
tire every lady paying the war tax of 2
cents-and presenting the right change
will be admitted free.
Sheriff Novak was up from Charlie
vOix Wednesday. investigating the kill
ing OF five white swans near here
and owned by Charlevoix lady. The
swans were valued at 5000 a pair
A hunting party consisting of Roscoe
Mackey. DrW. II. Parks, A. Cameron,
Charles Coykendall, Charles Mcnamara
and Verne Whiteford left Tuesday for
the Upper Peninsula on their annual
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Caulder left Mon
day for their home at Moose jan, Sask.,
after visit with the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Harrington. The
latter's neice, Miss Dorthy Sweet &C.
complained them there, and will remain
with them.
Claude McGill and Mrs Mary Burkitt
were married at the home OF her peo-
pie in East Jordan, on Oct q, and are
away on two weeks wedding trip,
after which they will make their home
here.-Mancelona Herald
The fire records Michigan for
September, according to the report OF
State Fire Marshal Ellsworth, show 278
fires with a loss of 1854, 421. 90. In
known and incendiary fires totalled "a,
single roofs, sparks and defective
chimneys, 55; lighting. as; rubbish,
matches, smoking, etc, 40; careless
use Of gasoline, kerosene and explosives
p; defective wiring TO- and and all
other causes l3.
Sheriff Novak is busy man these
days. Saturday he left for Kalamazoo
with a warrant for the arrest OF Frank
Heath OF East Jordan, charged with the
theft of fifty dollars worth OF brass
from the East Jordan Lumber Co. Mr..
Novak returned with his man Sunday
and landed him in the county jail
where he remained over night. Mon
day morning the sheriff took him TO
East Jordan for hearing. -Charlevoix
Courier.
A law enacted by the last congress
provides that after November 18th il
will be unlawful for any person to manu-
facture, buy or sell explosives of any
character except by special permission
Of the government. A record of every
sale must be kept and forwarded to the
explosive inspector. The instance Of
licenses to citizens OF enemy nations
is forbidden. The inspector for Mich.
igan, it is expected, will be announced
within few days.
sThe coal shortage hit our city with a
bang this week, necessitating our
Electric Light Plant. which is giving
24-hour service, to curtail to only few
hours in the evening They are at pre-
sent using wood for fuel. This has
seriously affected all consumers Of
electricity, particularly the Argo Mill.
ing Co., and other industries using
motors. All our plants using soft coal
are short OF fuel and the outlook is
anything but promising.
The start for the big Y. M. C. A. fund
drive in Charlevoix County was held
at the Wolverine hotel, at Boyne City
Wednesday evening. Thirty.three
men were present from the various
cities in the County, those from East
Jordan being, Howard Porter. who is
County Chairman, Mayor A. Z. Cross,
Rev. r. s. Sidebotham, Supt. Geo. B.
Crawford, A. j. Suffern, Frank Bretr
and j. L. Redmon. Secretary Bailey
OF Jackson gave fine talk on the need
Of Y. M. c. A. work in the armies.
Grlevoix County..s share in the state