Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-03

AZ Nith lucitSs
Mrs. Fred Dye OF Detroit is visiting
at the home OF her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Monroe.
Manager Arnold of the East Jordan
Cabinet Co. is Gaylord and Apena
business visitor this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dana Tencate OF Holland
and Mrs. Dean of Benton Harbor were
visiting friends in the city, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Howard of De-
troit are visiting at the home of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Howard.
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Fay and Mr.. and
Mrs Irwin Hiatt returned home last
Saturday from their auto trip in south
ern Michigan.
After continuous run>of nearly
twenty-five years, the Won Platen saw
mill at Boyne City closed down per-
manently, Thursday.
A small blaze from a gasoline stove
at the home of g. w. Kitsman Sunday
evening caused fire alarm to be turn
ed in. No particular loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hurtle of Detroit
and Miss Anna Thomas of Lansing are
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Loveday at
the Wilmington cottage near Monroe
Creek.
Several from here are attending the
Church of God Camp Meeting near
Ironton. Among those attending are
Rev j. w. Ruehle, William Patrick,
Albert Winters and their families, and
Mrs. Tillotson.
Misses Belle Roy, Ethel Crowell and
Mary Morrison returned from their
auto trip through Southern Michigan
Wednesday. They were accompanied
on their return trip by DR.. Morrison of
Detroit and Will Bruce of Elk Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Hartman Hart
man and Varady) motored through
from Chicago, arriving here Wednes-
day, and are now at their home in
Cherryvale. En- route they were guests
OF MIR. and Mrs. Harry Potter at Spring
Lake for few days.
A Petoskey girl, dressed as a hoy
scout ran away from home and walked
TO Caledonia, over 200 miles, before be-
ing found by officers. The girls name
was Dorothy Schiedel, and when walk
ing through Antrim on the railroad,
she asked a young man OF this village,
who was en- route to Fife Lake in an
auto for q ride. And he never knew
the identity OF his young man" pass
enger until the story of her escapade
appeared in the daily papers.-Nlan-
celona Herald.
The Harbor Springs Republican in
its issue of this week says: Among
those drafted from Emmett county are
John Fred Ketels, Of Pleasantview, and
Otto A. Ketels OF Littlefield The Ketels
were born in Germany and have been
in this country about five years. They
come from family of sixteen children,
two brothers are fighting in the Ger.
man army and two have been called
to defend the Stars and Stripes. This
is one OF the horrors of war and one of
the things we must meet in this great
conflict"
j. G. Densmore, rural carrier on the
mail route out of Boyne Falls, is in a
Petoskey hospital suffering from deep
wounds in his throat and left wrist,
where he cut himself with sharp knife
early Wednesday morning while at
tempting suicide. Twenty stitches
were required to close the wounds in
his throat. Mrs. Densmore says she
has so far found no reason for her hus-
band having attempted his own life.
lie is man about % years old, owns
his own home in Boyne Falls, has his
own automobile and appeared TO be
getting on nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Dens-
more have one child.
Mr. and Mrs. Collie Gokee, Charlie
voix county farmers, were before
Justice Montgomery of Petoskey, We'd
nesday, on a charge OF assault and
battery and intent to do great bodily
harm. lhelr trouble grew Oul Ol
neighborhood row in which several
residents of several adjoining farms
we're implicated. Trouble started when
men broke down mo Trespass" sign
on the Gokee farm. Rather than be
prosecuted the men offered to pay So
each. When they went to make the
payment, Fred Harmon, who made the
complaint, alleges Mrs. Gokee attacked
him and struck him over the head with
an ak handle, inflicting a number OF
deepISuts. Mrs. Gokee weighs lO2
pounds and Harmon weighs 200. Mrs.
Gokee is the woman who some months
ago shot bull which neighbor had
allowed to enter the Gokee barn yard.