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HTM -' ilk ni'ikiiii 1 1 1 j Vol. 16 EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 17. 1912. No. 7 WNC VM UV v ' . 1 Cioc'l OptionRally Mco o( County Convene Here to Talk over Campaign. A .large delation of local option finUiuaUatt waoih tu jtr city from ; i'harlevulac, Boyuc City, and othr part of tlic countv, Wednesday, to plan the coming campaign atfalnnt the wet'1. Aud for enthusiasm tliey had a base balj crowd backed up against the barn door. Two executive session were lieid and alno a public -meeting at the Kiiitfhta of Tythias Hall, which wan well attended by our local adherent. At the executive session plans were .devised for carrying on an ugresslve campaign against the brewery Inter est, aud also methods of raising the necessary money for the campaign. The public meeting was cal ed at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon and talks were given by gentlemen from all parts of the county. W. II. White of Ooyne City was chairman of the meeting and Dr. Wilkinson of Charle voix was secretary. Several amusing incidents were related Illustrat ing the underhand methods used by thy sa loon adherents In securing signatures to their petition to the board of super visors last fall. Another feature brought our. was the remarkable In crease In bank deposits seuce local option went into effect three years ago. Every banking house represent ed at the meeting showed increased deposits of from 100 to 400 per ctnt. The consensus of opinion seemed to btt that all that whs necessary was to urge the electors of Clurlevoix County j to cast their votes on the April elec tion day. If the qualiticd electors of mr county will cast their ballot on that day their is no question but what we will continue without the curse of ! tJieopeu saloon. Aud remember. Mr. Votr. If vou stay at home you are i making half a vole for the wets. Among those tu attendance were JfoyneCity: W. II. White, S.C. Smith,; Peter Collier, Att'y J. E. Converse. fl. A. Iluegsegger, It. II. Taylor, II. jl. Burt. H. Dean. Charlevoix: Att'v II. W.Kane, Dr. Wilkinson, li. V IVilklnsoQ, John Burns, E. S. Stacks, A. B. Clark ami Fred Thomas. There were also a number of representatives from our rural districts. Michigan Crop Report. Wheat: . In reply to the question, "lias wheat during January suffered 'njury from any cause?" 77 corres pondents in the southern counties answer "yes and 243 "no;" In the central counties 11 answer "ye-" and 144 "no;' in the northern counties 2 answer yes" and 124 "ni," and in the upper peninsula 1 answers "yes" and 30 "no." Snow protected wheat in the southern counties 27 days; in the central counties 2J; in the north ern counties .'tO; In the upper peninsu la 31 aud in the State 28 days. The average depth of snow on the 15th la the southern counties was 5.20 Inches; in the. central counties (5.70; id the northern counties 11 85; in the upper peninsula 17.05, and in the State 7.73 Inches. On the 31st the average depth tn the southern counties was 7.4S; in the central counties 8 M; in the northern counties 15.15; iu the upper peninsula 22.10, and la the State 10 21 inches. The total number of bushel of wheat marketed by farmern in Janu ary at 108 flouring mills was 204.970 and at 112 elevators and to grain deal en 350,694. or a totul or 0 15,070 bush els. Of this amount 484 fcG'J bushels were marketed In the southern four lien of counties; 138,C'J0 in the cen jljf counties and 22,111 in the north ern counties auu upper peninsula. The estimated total number of bush els of wheat marketed in the six muntux, AugusuJauuarr, is 8.500, 000. Sixty-tour mills, elevators and grain dealers report no wheat marketed In January. The average rouditlon of llye stock In the State Is reported a- follwf, comparison being with stock lu good, healthy, and thrifty condition: horses and swine 95, cattle 03, and shcp 91. FjttPERJCK C. MARTJNDALE, Secretary of State. Coming February 28th, . Wednesday February 2Stb. Is the dato wbeo J. Leahy, the Optometrist, will be at Hotel Russell, one day only. Headache cured, crossed eves straight coed,fittIogchl!drcQ eyesaepcoialty. (jlMse ptjaraQlced to lit. Seniors' Play To Be Given at Temple Theatre Next Thursday. The Sweet Girl Graduate" A three-act comedy will be given bv the East Jordan High School ''Class of UM2" at the Temple Theatre next Thursday evening, Feb'y 22. Prof. Heltsch has been drilling the char acters for nome time and the pros pects are that the play will be well rendered. Popular prices will, prevail and seats will be on sale at Mack's first of the comltig week. Selow Is the Cast of Characters and a synopsis of the play. Characters. Miss Maude De Stuythe. The Sweet Girl. Secretary of the Cla.s of 11)02. Mary DeWltt. Mrs. DeSmythe, Her Mother, Who Is threatened with prostration. Jeu ule Waterman. Mr. DeSmythe, Her Father, Presi dent of the It. 1. P. Kailroad. Irwin Murphy. Mr Jack Hamilton, Her Beau, President or the Class of 1902. Alfred Bergman. Mis Matilda Iloppenhocr, Her Aunt, Who never graduated, thank Heaven! Arlene Hammond. Miss Valeria Reynolds, Her dearest friend, Whom iie loves very much. Lydu Mai pass. Madam Sateene, Her Dressmaker. Margaret Geek. Madam Ilansum, Her Elocution Teacher, (late of the Boston School.) Gladys Kenny. Protestor Grindem, Principal of the Hitfh School. Edward Metz. Mr. Chinese Bulbus, The Florist. John Ma I pass. Katherlue, The Maid. Mildred Hutlon. Synopsis ACT 1. Sitting Boom of the De Sniythe Home. Wednesday Morning at 10 o'clock. ; We'll have the pret tiest frok If It breaks the R I. P. R. R.!M ACT II. Sitting Room of the De Smythe Home. Thursday Afternoon at 3 o'cloek. "Deep, drcp are the meanings of life." ACT III. Hallway of the .De Smythe Home. Friday morning at 9 o'clock. "Mr. Bulbus, the lilies are lovely." EPILOGUE. Dining Room in the Home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hamilton. A Frhlay Morning in May, 1905. "Therefore, Valeria squints. "You have not only sold liquor without a license, but you have been guilty of repeatedly furnishing it to minors." This was Judge Wlthey's statement to Michael Lehuer of Lud Ington who had been found guilty of conducting a "blind pig" in that city where there are already more saloons than the people there should be com pelled to support. "It is men like you," continued Judge Withey, "who get boys like these into the position which they are." Judge Withey made it evident that he regarded the drinking habits of the boys as direct ly doe to the action of Lehner In pro viding liquor for them. The saloon claim that local option in any way leads to the further sale of liquor to boys 19 shown by the day-by-day re ports of actual happenings iu Michi gan to be entirely without truth. More arrests of boys and more caxes of drinking on the part of bovs Is re ported from any one of several saloou counties than from the entire local option district of the state. Pontlac people arc complaining of the existence of a "locker system" In that city through which liquor is dis tributed among the members of an organization formed for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions of the liq uor law. It Is said to be true that the Pontlac locker organization not only violates the law as far as the evading license payment Is concerned but that It adds to drunkenness and to all the evils of the unrestricted liquor business. ' And this locker sysUm, It will be noted came Into existence and Is flourishing side by side with licensed saloons. Observation and ex perience are disposing of the claims heretofore made by saloon advocates that the presence of saloons had a helpful effect In preventing liauor law violations. It is know now to the people of Michigan that blind pigs, looker systems ana tne sale of whis key to boys and girls are evil which have their first existence In saloon communities and create trouble and violation of law almost In proportions to toe number or saloons and brewer- lesthrough which they are encour aged and developed. The Enchanted Lake WARREN V LAMPORT On the pebbled strand she wanders la (be silvery moonlight gleam, Wbvo-an-nung, Star ei Mornin, Young and lovely as a dream. Like some fair celestial spirit From the far-off realms of light Come to bide a little season 'Neath the wing ol earthly night. In its wild and q'liet beauty At her feet the lakelet lies. Flashing from its radiant bosom Myriad diamonds of the skies. Not a ripple stirs it, save where Yonder deer stoops down to drink. Or some lone and wondering wild-fowl Floats along its scdy brink. Not a sound breaks on the stillness Ol the night's deep solitude. Save the distant, dismal howling Of tbe wolf within the wood. All is peaceful, all is silent. All is strangely hallowed here. For the veil unseen is parting. Heaven to earth is drawing near. Soon from out the shining cloudlands Where the happy spirits dwell lie will come and walk besiJe her Love's sweet tale again tu tell. Soan-ga-ta-ha. the brave-hearted, Death devoted for her sake. Who in times of tribal conflict Terished at the flaming stake. He will come adown the pathway Of the airy realms of space To the lake's enchanted margin And the dear old try sting place. And the sullen King of Terrors Shall relinquish his dread night While the cup once rudely shattered Is re-quaffed in sweet delight. They will tell again the story Of the dear, departed days. When together they had wandered Thro the happy woodland ways. Will recall the darker story Of the war-cry's call to arms. When the forest aisles resounded With the battle's dread alarms. She will breathe in accents tender As a wanton zephyr's sigh All an Ottowa maiden's passion. Yearning as in days gone by. He will speak in firry language Of a Hurons' faithful heart. Of a love front whose devotion Neither life nor death can part. Thus together will they wander In the silvery moonlights gleam. Drinking at loves ncctared fountain. Dreaming o'er loves olden drenm. O'er and o'er until the midnight Turns to kiss the coming day. Till the moonlight fades in splendor And the shadows rice away. , Republican Mass Meeting. A mass meeting of the Republican Electors or South Ann township Charlevoix county. Is called to con vene at the Township Hall. East Jordan, Saturday afternoon, Feb'y 17th, 1912. at 2:00 o'clock, to organize, elect a to a nsh I i committee, and trans sact any other business that may be brought before the meeting. .1. K. Chew. Member County Committee. WHY HESITATE? 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