Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-08-05
PENINSULAR
Edited by Mrs. E. Hayden)


and carload of children from Boyne
City called at the Joel Bennett farm.
Mr.. Bennett was extracting honey and
the bees were very friendly and very
anxious to give every caller singing
reception. After Mr.. Dilworth and
some others got stung the car beat
hasty retreat. The next time MIR. Dill
worth wishes to call at honey farm
on bright sunny day he will call up
to hear "what's DOING.
Misses Mamie Gaunt and Marie John.
ston returned home Tuesday evening
after a two weeks visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Rose in Bay City.
Miss Pauline Boington OF Boyne City
is stopping with her aunt, Mrs. A. b
Nicloy and helping with the house
work.
HI. Russell and G.. A. Hayden who
have been working on the county road
and patching il in the c. A. Hayden
residence in Boyne City but who are
laid off until further notice, took sup
per at Orchard Hill Wednesday eve.
Miss Meta Sandford, who is employ
ed in a photograph gallery in Bay City
is spending her vacation with her faith
er. John Sanford at the Boiling Spring
farm.
John Sanford received a telegram
Saturday stating his son, Rex, who has
been employed in Iowa for the past 3.
months, had fallen from telephone
pole where he was working as lineman
and broken his arm and he would be
home as soon as he is able to travel.
Little Clare Bogart who has been
stopping with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joel Bennett for the past
month went to the southern part of
the state Friday with his father, VIM.
Bogart where they will visit relatives
until Mrs. Bogart who is attending sum-
mer school at Mt. Pleasant is ready to
come home, the first of August.
A large and merry crowd picnic-ed
at Cedar Hurst, the G. A. Crane place
Sunday p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Reich of Bunker
Hill and Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hayden
and Robert of Orchard Hill drove to
the n. w. corner of Eveline twp. Satur-
day afternoon to deliver the school re-
ports to the twp. Clerk, w. j. Flanders
when within Ia mile of Mr.. Flanders
they were caught in the edge of the
hail storm which did so much damage
on the Peninsula. Mr.. Reich run his
horses and soon gained shelter, just as
they got under cover the storm stopped
having lasted not more than five min
utes and doing no damage.
F. D. Russell of Ridgeway is drawn
on jury next week.
Joe Kemp, H'y Com'r of Eveline twp
engaged crew of men and teams to
repair roads on the Peninsula Monday
but he did not show up. After waiting
most of the forenoon they went at
other jobs.
Part of the roof of Will Franks barn
on what is known as the Geo. Wood
farm was blown off Saturday afternoon
by the cyclone.
Johnnie Healey spent Sunday repair
ing the 240 telephone line which had
been broken in six places by the cy-
clone.
The 237 line seems to be out of COM
mission as we are unable TO get any
one on that line.
The worst cyclone that ever struck
this section came at about 300 p. m.
Saturday, The wind came in circles OF
terrific force accompanied by great
quantity of hail as large as hens eggs
which broke large number OF wind
ows and damaged corn and other crops
including beans and potatoes and total
ly destroying the pickle crop where it
struck with full force. Five beautiful
evergreens i'm the Advance cemetery
were destroyed and beautiful ciump
of Cedars at Cedar Lodge was uproot-
ed, several large apple trees in the 5.
ID. HAYDEN orchard were split down
blocking the road to Hayden Point UNI
fiji removed, several cherry trees in
over and good many were split down
causing great loss. Two large win
dow panes in the A. Reich residence
at Bunker Hill were broken and five
panes i'm the Joel Bennett house and
several i'm Cedar Lodge occupied by A.
j. Etcher and family. The storm last
ed about Is minutes and is the first to
do damage in this section.
Since it has commenced 10 rain it
does not know enough to stop.
There has been so much rain in the
past two weeks il is impossible to get
the oats that are cut dry enough to
haul i'm or cut more. A great many
acres are still standing or lying on the
ground.
Everybody was thankful for cooler
weather, now they're looking for frost.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Gaunt, Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. Gaunt and family and Mr..
and Mrs. G.. Johnston and family motor
ed to Ellsworth Sunday to visit the Joe
Gaunt family.
Nearly everybody has been black
berrying east of Boyne Falls with good
success.
The Russell boys took the Lone
Scouts to Ironton in their truck Sunday
where they played game OF baseball
They got beat but had good time.
The Ironton ball team expect to play
the Lone Scouts at the Hayden Point
diamond Sunday Aug. z.