Charlevoix county herald., 1917-06-15

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Umbler
SON. June 18th.
- Miss Alice Sedgeman is the vacation
operator at the local telephone office.
The Argo Milling Co. will pay $3.50
per 100 lbs. for Silver Hull or Gray
Buckwheat.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Muma have return
ed from Detroit and will occupy their
home on Main-st.
Here is betting that Teddy can whip
any three of the men who are keeping
him out of the war.
Mrs. o. Hubert of Detroit is visiting
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Milton Mckay.
Mrs. C. j. Bisbee of Port Hope was
here a few days this week visiting at
the home of her son, X. o. Bisbee.
! Miss Rose McCarey was taken to the
NReycraft hospital at Petoskey, Monday,
to undergo treatment for pneumonia.
Frank Osborne leaves this Saturday
for Grove City, Pa, where he will join
his wife, who went there few weeks
ago.
Geo. II. Van Pelt, Mayor Sam Rose,
Dick Hammett and Harry Nichols were
up from CharlevoiX on business, Mon :
day.
Mrs. Williams and Mrs. johnson of
Detroit were guests at the home OF the
formers sister, Mrs. Chas. Brown, this
week.
One way to make q safe and san e
Fourth is to give the children some
thing else to do besides play with fire
works.
John A. MacTavish of Petoskey,
state factory inspector, was in our city
this week inspecting our various in
dustries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Lskum and
daughter, Eunice, Miss McGillis and
Mrs. b. +. Waterman were Petoskey
visitors, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiles and family and
Mrs. Thayer and son of CharlevoiX
were guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Brown, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hawkins were
called to Boyne City, Wednesday by
the death Of the latter's brother, Archie
Macgregor, who died with scarlet
fever.
4 kitchen shower was given at the
home of Mrs. Roy Webster, Tuesday
evening in honor of Miss Jennie Water
man. Misses Eva Waterman and Ruth
Weston assisted.
When the amateur gardener finds
his soil suffering for moisture during
some dry spell this summer let him
remember the old adage that 1.-TWO cul-
tivations are as good as one rain"
Mrs. VIM. Raino assisted by Mrs.
Harry Raino entertained the ST.
Joseph's graduates and Rev. Timothy
Kroboth with six o'clock dinner Tues
day evening at the home OF the former.
East Jordan will celebrate the Fourth.
AT meeting of our Red Cross organic
alton held Thursday afternoon it was
definitely decided and the following
committees named:-R. o. Bisbee,
Harry Curkendall and o. j. Smith in
charge of the affair; James Gidley and
r. Mackey in charge Of the parade;
Dance Committee:-Mr. and Mrs. W..
C. Merchant Mrs. Pearl McHale, Ben
Reid and Charles Coykendall. Arrange
ments have not been completed, but a
flag raising with well-known orators
will be among the features planned,
together with a dance under auspices
of the Red Cross. Further particulars
will be announced next week.
Zone of the most dangerous political
bunco games ever attempted in Michi-
gan was started at Lansing recently.
Ii was started partly in the name of the
farmers, but il was not started by far
mers, nor in the interests of farmers.
II was started by and in the interests
of Socialists and the radical branch OF
organized labor. The farmers part in
the game will be the familiar part oil
the cats paw. Farmers ought to shun
the movement as they would shun a
public enemy. This, of all times, is
the worst time to try any wild expert
ments, but such an experiment as this
would be pernicous at any and all
times. With the reputable and conser.
vative element of organized labor, the
farmer can work in harmony, and sc
can all good citizens and honest bust
ness men. But nobody who believe:
in property rights and the reign Of Law
uSlIeast of all the farmer can afforc
join hands with the element that is