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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-01
BRIBERY TRIED
In SNEED CASE
ATTEMPT MADE TO FIX
A PROSPECTIVE JUROR.
Judge Suppresses Details of Effort
to Buy Freedom of Accused
Millionaire.
Attempt to Poison States Witness
Brings Warning to Others
From Court.

FORT WORTH, Texas. Jan. 81
Not only We're state witnesses in the
trial OF John Il. Sneed warned to-day
hy Special Prosecutor Hangar not 10
associate with and particularly not 10
drink with strangers. but one of the
iirst veniremcE called this afternoon
made statement tending To show
that an attempt had been made to
tTibe him.
The warning as TO drinking with
strangers supposedly was PROMPTED
by the sudden and mysterious illness
Of Edward Throckmorton. an i'm
Ior'ant stale witness. He is believed
- be the only person who heard "A
significant remark made by Snecd
alter he shot and killed Captain \
G. Boyce IN "A local hotel. for which
1I"Fcd murder Sneed is now on trial.
IhroCkmortOn. who was desperateI-
III last night. was somew hat improy ed
today. but has not regaincd conscious
ness.
The court directed thai the details
Of 7he yeuireman allegations as 20
bribery b" withheld from publication.
and has ordered an investigation.
The last of ser.es of efforts on the
part OF the defense 10 delay the trial
failed today. when a continuance was
refused. Two jurors had been accept
cd by both sides when court adjourned
for the night.
Defendants counsel declared today
they hoped to be- able by nonresident
witnesses TO show that \. e.. Royce.
ir.. son Of the slain man. and Snced's
wife had registered as man and wife
al two Omaha hotels. The court ruled
that Mrs. Sneed would be competent
10 testify on this point. The killing
of Captain Boyce grew out OF the ab.
ductioin by the younger Boyce Of Mrs.
SncaI
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-01
REVOLT IN MEXICO
Garrison ~ CiUdsd Jusrez Rebels
Against Madero-Firing Oe-
ours in Streets

FL PASO. Texas. Jan. 81 Tho gar
rison AZ Ciudid iuarcz reyolied TO-
nigh' against the Nadero government.
according - Mexican officials The
detection Is said to have been caused
by the reported resignation ~ Gen.
cral pasrual Orozco
Firing occurred iu the streets. and
cries 81 Viva Zapata'" were heard
Conditions .u ~" city are chaotic
and foreigners are fleeing across the
river .o El Taso
Shor'i, afci midnight an Italian
surE"or holding 70 comm ss.on In the
NsN.rau army. Who arrived iu ~
Taco fr1m j .lreg said - Rad count.
oI fifteen cesI Including fuo Amer
cans
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-01
Steel Corporation Denies
Violating Sherman Law
WEDDING PARTY !
ALL IN BANDAGES.

PITTSBURGH. Jan. 3i-Susie Ter
licka and Joseph Giekl were married
in n Polish church this morning.
sta Lnding before the altar with the
upper part OF their bodies swathed
in bandages because OF burns receiv-
ed just before they were to start for
the church. Miss Terlickas bridal
veil caught fire from an open crate.
ignited her clothing and that OF Agnes
Lopathi. the brides maid. who also
was seriously burned.
Giekl was burned in rescuing the
two women
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-01
TAFT TELLS OF WGIn'''
OF THE TARhr BOARD
PosToFFIcE THIEF
STOLE 5000 ARTICLES.

DENVER. Col. Jan. 3l-Nearly
three thousand articles OF value, said
by postoffice inspectors to have been
stolen by w. T. Johnston. a Union
Pacific travelling electrician. were
found by the inspectors to-day, In
Johnston's rooms here.
The alleged booty included $50 silk
neckties. 800 pairs OF silk socks. more
than a pint measure of gold rings and
unset gems
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-01
HERRICK MENTIONED
AS Probable Successor to Ambassador
Bacon In Paris; Is Up to
Ohiosn.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3f-whiie no
official statement WAS forthcoming to-
day. regarding the prospective ap-
p"ln'm'nt of Myron I. Herrick. form
er governor of ohio. To- be- ambassa-
dor 10 France unofficiallv the opin-
ION was expressed that the post is 81
Nj. Hrrrick's disposal II he cares TO
accept II.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1912-05-31
Mabm Docr sabne,
llnter5ei6netcr fault &abm pber
Sabne fir gtuiit & So. uns be5ablt
bic bDd)itea @arttpreiie in saar.
GEBHART j. GAUSS,
9srmann, Wtu.
llnicrc @aiierwcrfe.

0us ifon ieit ldngerer 3eit in
Der Sdapebe beiinolid,e EroIeft CT.
hes @aiiermcrf Spstcms fir nlle'
re Staot lit ieoeniaas Die nuddte
rlpo and Die wid)tieitc Srage, iiber
mclfe Die @iirger Sermanns III
nddlter 3cit elpogiltig 81 entid,eloet
bdpe1.
8ir babmt h,reits iriiber unb alio
al mieoerboIten malen bieic Sraae
BON Sci, pcridiebenen, alf oaeielbe
beSiiaiifcn 8eiid1tspunften, nab
beitem @iiicn lnrb &ornren III ote'clt
Spnlten beiproden unO lino babel
Sl Der llcber5afgirng gelaipt, Dab
Elm uniercn 3ruedcn entiprefcnoes
@aiiermerf III ieoer &iniid)t nidt
MIR Elm grober &prtbcil, Iorocri
tbotiad3lid, al,d elm 9eDiirinib iiir
&ermain lit.
am n1fitcn Montag finoet Die
rcgelmdBige, monatlid;e Seriamnl'
hing EcS Stnotrathes itatt mo &c
mdre bobcr icbr SIT miinid)en oaf
ser Staotratb Die notbieen SdJrlttt
einleitet, am oieie mid)tige Sragt
5ir gntldjeioltn0 5u brlngcn.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1912-05-31
Girdlides.

Ter ltltter5ciGnete briuqt hermit
allen Wiiiioitsfreunben sur gcfali'
qcn a2nntpiBrobme, 6oB Die presbt.
@elneinte bel 8np, Oft ser Secono
Greet ibr Miiiipnsieit, 10 @ott mill,
am IA, itnb 10. Inelrit 81 fcierr
geoenft. ellie Serrn TatbarspaIto.
rem ulto ibre @eneinoen aperocn
bieunit gIeidSeitig freunOlifs eirt9e-
Iaben, or oemieIbip fbeil St rtehrler.
Ilte. 8olpbn, Galtor.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1912-05-31
Jokes-Edna Doll.
Recitation-Edna Maushund
Recitation-Hazel Hickman.
May Picnic-Oliver Ochsner.
Song-High School.

Der @ascpiuaSe Goimttp 9ibel1
@ereiu ipiro ON 5. Sitni, 1912, tt
6cr NaSareib Yresbpteriuner @e+
mettoc, robe Spiss, ieine Sdbres'
ieit feienr. 9lne 9ihel' 6relniSa limo
bersIid eillgelabelt tbeil 81 lnebllrtr.
IS miro ermartet 0nB jeNe @elleltl'
&c alIer Gel,onpirationel, cine Sol
lefte ie1tScrl, ODER mitbriat8elL 5alnl
Selt. SoQte irgctp6 aiue @emeltroe
Sos 9itelieTt fiir ridyltcs Sa6r .ipi'rl-
id1sn, bitts Ten0et oNer reiht eltrc
@irIucqtno Gin OIL Gaitor u. &rebs.
Gle Ic6rer lperben ieiit: Bdltoreu
q. @ertidl, ". 9atbn, 8. s. $. Bi'n'
icr, q. Sofflnarn. @%r0ffnlng nm
10 ltbr MforgGts. Sonrlte.
Die 8cfa6r mad Der 8rippc.
9icie @efabr Iiegt in Dem &C.
idApGdtcn, n~erpoie1, apprtitloiet hit
unaeorbncten Spitem. 2eber uno
0eicren iiito auBer SrOnung. 9aS
aroBte 8eoiirfniB lit Damn electric
9ittcrs. oieie eroBartige, blltreini.
Genbe @eoi5in rnb &egulierer fiir
Magelt 2eber iiro Nieren. Saii-
ictSe babcn erfabrem pie tie ole
Rcrocn it1rft, oas Spitent alfboitt
iino bie @eiunobeit rno ridden
Mittb ,piebcrbringt, Die ourf Grip
pc 5euitort fparer. @enn letoerto,
probierts. 9frr 50c. Gerfaltft utro
nontsc 3ufrie6cnbeit gorantirt bet
alien apotbefern.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1912-05-31
H ER'S
The Place for Good Goods.

Ger 9lbeItbia Siterarp . eliip
miro bellte gbeno III Der SodNf'ill'
bale iolaenNeS &rogrnnrrt sur
ausfiibrlutg brirgelp;
Song-High School.
Recitation-Celeste Niehoff.
Essay-Raymond Ruediger,
Reading-Wesley Wohlt.
Recitation-IIomer Walker.
Essay-Irene Steel.
Recitation-Helen Danuser.
observation-disclosures Breuer.
Song--5 pupils of room No. 2,
Essay-Irene Kuhn.
Recitation-Agnes Miller.
Recitation-Oscar Schleymeyer.
Riddles-Irene Nagel.
Notwithstanding Ruediger.
Newspaper-Emil Simon.
Recitation-Olivia Nagel.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1912-05-31

-@eMmm>cn: cine fIeiite @elo.
hSrie. Nbiihclc1 IN Ger Gfiice ..
@l.
@cltrp @sitbols, eiller u%ieierer
tr,lhen 2eisr alitS eriplgreidNtsn Iars
iilcr Ser Secpr6 Greef Mad)barIdnft.
mar geIter1l in @eid}1ften bier ullo
ipref aild, in u,iercm Gsifdfte Dor
yt- grlwlpeyll9 icircs announcements
snci Barbara @ocid,, @attin
fcs bel Sniss nofnthaftcn @tidNael
8ocld'. irN'G am 81. .. NJ. in Ilter
ron 81 Sotrrn iuro 1 Monatcll, urto
wirnce am 9Nnerstno Lester @od1e
airi Dem epurgl. &irfybofe 5u Smiss
unter Gllberit sablrcidpr @etbelli.
ntmg ibrcs qroben &erinanotcn iaro
@cfanntcnfreiies, bltrd) Galtor @o-
hls 5ur letter. Hube ge6ettet. 0ie
@crItorberc pliroe in Der Ndbe BON
Slpiss oils Sodacr bon Iirorcas
@ceid, gebpre1t umh uercfclihte lid,
nil Mid,n2l 9ceid1 i'm SS:r5rc 1883.
IuBer ihrcm 8atteu binterlabt tic
8 Sofate rrto 9 5od1ter, ionic ei'
iMnr 9ui6er utto cine Sdnpclter.
Dos Moifrit nnictrr offelltii'
den Sdule, nllf meldes lid, Nit
ainber id,on ieit 8oden gefreut bat
len, iaro am lebtCn Sonntag aitf
Dem Iairplat itatt. Gon SeiteIl
Nes Sdpllrntlps maren ale notbigen
Sorfebrnngen gctrcifcn mrrben Inn
bep Gag, beion>ers iiir Die Sditlita
pcitb, 3lt eille.H moQIidit froblifcl
ulb geiuuBreid,en SIT MAIDEN, lto
Oicics 3icl murre aid, i'm polian
Slime Ocs @ortcs errsid)t, inGenn
'Nos Scit III ieoer Niliidi cin id6nrr
Grfolg mar. @1brclrn ocs %ornliy-
toos io5 es iehr ltarf haitnd, aus,
ol$ Oh Dos Set perrcprsm miiror.
Spiter icood flGrte iidl ser Slim
mel ollf nm1b am Nad}mittug battea
mir hcrrlid>cs @etter, infolAc bcIicn
altdl Nie Gr1uadienen In Sd)aaren
lradl Sem SairpIab itromtrn, I'M Gil
Dem Set Der &inbcr 2bcil SIT Heb!
men.
Der Iebte Santstag, Ger %. g..
@., mar iiir Sermam iii %gapiiicr
Sinlift Elm Denfniirbi9er SoJ;
benh on benrielben fam, lett gerou.
mer 3eit pieoer 5ltn eriten Mdl,
eiirbeimild}es, bier ge1rnutcs Bier
gum Iusifanf. Sobn 90. 2nrl5cr,
ser Gigcntbiimer Ser bieiigell Some
9roilcrci, iiibrte iif al obigcll Gage
bel Den S%rernben ems gi,tcn Crop
lens, ionic bel Dem Eitbltfum I'M
gmgemeinen, oltrd, Die eriten Siefe.
rnltger oeS Troouftes ieiner @raltet
rel cia,, ilno uriere @ierfeuter iilo
einitimmig in ibrcm llrtbeil nit
9cslta auf oen @eid)nlaf iino Die
Site oieies @~eriteniaftes, Selien
GltalitGt Serrn @ierbrauer Gon5er
oae Gl1re mad,t. Sir fGrnen oa.
fer jest INIT Dem Cider ~oaiSrr'ar;
.@arum in Die 6crn.. idtpeiIet?
Sieb! Sas @i,te Iieqt 10 nab"
@ir baten iett nieher elm Sicr,
mcldSe& lid, nit Gem beitet, aus
wGrtigrn Irobltft meiien farm nro
.peldcs bier aebrallt miro, iltfol9e
bcIlet Der &erbicnlt barait aid, bier
in Circulation bleibt.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1912-05-31

-@eru>cn: cine feline @elo
hrrSa. MbiubpIen il Ger Office .
@I.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-22
Wis rnE TOWNSHIPS GET

WMhT TIE TOWNSHIPS GET 4
MONTROSE-11 IL miles of gravel road. o $2825
rood miles of gravel rosd to- cost Aeoo
road miles Of gravel road to cost s2so
FORESTS 38 O gravel road, $20,93750
FLUSHNG-1 miles of gravel road $28.750 i@"
MORRS-1 mile of road IL miles of gravel road to
$S4,375
road Is Is miles Of gravel road
S3a06a50.
IL miles gravel road. s3OS250
combination gravel miles If
road $40500
FLNT-iO gravel mile road IL miles
combination and gravel $42,875.
gravel road IL mile of road IL miles
of combination and gravel cost sS3.06250
DAVISON-3 S miles of coordination stone
gravel cost $24.125.
GAINES-15 miles OF gravel road, to cost S37500
road IL miles of gravel road to cost M
$50.
GRAND BNC6 IA gravel road mis stone road 3-S
combination stone and gravel road to cost s445O
ATLAS-12 A mile of gravel road to cost.s3O625
ARGENTINE.-15 miles of gravel road to cost S37y500
road 18 miles OF gravel road to cost
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-22

gravel highways. instead of mere
indications Of the places where the
roads are to he built Fcsidents in
the villages viii note on the map that
they are cared for by the roads
which connect them with other vii
lagos, and the people of Flint can
see wherein they are to benefit
through trunk line roads radiating
to all parts of the county. The COM
prehensive plan shown in the draw
ing provides an easy access for the
farmers to the villages and the city
and also for the villagers and citi-
zens with the surrounding coun-
try.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-22

and miles Of gravel road il a.,
500.
Neighboring Towns Well Cared For
The townships bordering Vienna
-Montrose. Thetford, Flushing. Mt
Morris. and Genesee-all come in fol-
a good apportionment. Here is what
they get:
MONTROSE
Three miles ofproposed gravel road
on the Vienna road; 2 miles Of
built gravel road on the Vienna
road; s IA miles Of proposed gravel
road on the Mckinley road; 3 miles
Of proposed gravedl road on the
Nichols road; 4 2 miles of built
gravel road on the Nichols road
The estimated expenditure for II
IA miles in Montrose Is $28,125.
THETFORD
One and one-half miles of propos
ed gravel road on the Vienna road
3 IL miles of built gravel road or
the Vienna road; I mile Of proposed
gravel road on the Wilson road;
mile Of proposed gravel road on Tho
Belsay road; 5 IL miles of propos
ed gravel road on the Center road
IL mile of built gravel road on thu
Center road; IL mile Of proposed
stone road on the North Saginaw
road. The estimated expenditur.
for 9 miles of gravel road and l.:
mile Of stone road Is $4,000.
FLUSHING
Four and three eighths miles q
proposed gravel road on the Sey
mour road; I mile of built grave
road on the Seymour road, 2 mile.
of proposed gravel road on the Mt
Morris road; 1 mile of proposed
gravel road on the Nichols road;
mile of proposed gravel road OF
Elm road; IL mile of proposed
gravel road on the Deland road;
mile of built gravel road on the De
land road; IL miles of proposed
gravel road on the Coldwater road
1 1-8 mile of proposed gravel road
on the Pierson road; IL miles OF
built gravel road on the Pierson
road. The estimated expenditure
for II IL miles of gravel road is
$28,750.
MT. NORRIS
Five and one-half miles of pro.
posed gravel road on the Mt, Nor.
ris road; 4 IL miles of proposed
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-22


The roads shown on the map can
be secured by the payment of 80
cents on q thousand Of valuation
each year for twenty years. At the
present time, taxpayers are paying
81 ON a thousand of valuation for
good roads. and the heavy lines on
the map will indicate the few miles
which have been built under the
existing plan. ~
Recognizing that Genesee county
must adopt the bond issue for good
roads If il Is to maintain place In
the list of progressive counties and
also giving recognition to the fact
that It's adoption means inestimable
benefits to the people Of the coun.
ty.
The Flint Board Of Comerce, the
Clio Board of Trade and other i'm
provement organizations Of the
county have joined forces In the
campaign Of education to secure the
adoption of the bonding proposition
by the electors of Genesec on April
first. The proposition will meet
with but slight OPPOSITION when it Is
thoroughly understood.
Vienna Gets 1 IL Miles
Vienna township fares well in the
proposed plan, the map showing
that this township is stated for 5 Ia
miles of stone road and 6 miles of
gravel. The Board of Trade was in
strumental in bringing the stone road
west from Pine Run. to Clio, then
north Of Clio to Saginaw plank. thus
making the Saginaw-Flint Trunk
line come through this village. The
plan gives Vienna the following:
Two and one-half miles of pro-
posed gravel road on the Vienna
road; mile Of built gravel road on
the Vienna road; IL mile of propos-
ed stone road on the Vienna road |;
l mile of built stone road on the
Vienna road; 2 miles of proposed
gravel road on the Linden road; 1
IL miles of proposed gravel road
on the Clio road; IL mile of built
gravel road on the Clio road; 7-8
mile of proposed stone road on the
Clio road; I mile of built stone road
on the Clio road; 1-8 miles of pro-
posed stone road on the North Sag
inaw road. The estimated expendi-
ture for 5 IL miles of stone road
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-22
STERLING J. WICKHAM
Editov and Publisher
Clio. Michigan
THE COST AND RESULTS OF THE
BONDING PLAN


the electors of Genesee county tC
ascertain the cost to them and the
results for Genesee county if the
proposed bond issue for $500, 900 for
good roads is approved by popular
vote. The electors should be ia.
miliar with every detail of the
proposition in order that they may
not vote blindly on a question of such
tremendous Importance to the fu.
ture welfare of the county. Blind
prejudice or unreasoning sentiment
against large public improvements
should not be allowed to determine
this issue. The vote should be the
intelligent expression of the conf
munity's opinion and the electors
should be guided in their decision
by the effect that approval or re-
lection will have upon the county.
Genesee is considered a progress
sive and thoroughly alert county. II
has initiated many reforms which
are in line with the best thought,
notable among which was the adop-
ton of the county road system.
There is now offered to the people
an opportunity to secure within
two or three years $50 miles of i'm
proved highways, touching every
township and connecting all of them
with the county metropolis and con-
Meeting the several towns and vii
lagos with each other. There should
not be any hesitation by the cleo
tors in accepting the proposition
and empowering thu. h0sG1iBe per.
visors and te5dnty road commits
-sioners to proceed with placing Gen.
esee on the good roads map. 1t is a
case of everything to lose and
nothing to gain if the good roads
building issue is defeated. In a nut
shell. the proposal is to give every
township a large slice of the good
roads melon within two or three
years instead of having them wait
for 10 or Is years-and all for a less
price than they pay under the pres
ent system of building a few miles
each year.
The taxpayers paid 81 on a thous-
and valuation this year and only a
few miles will be built. Under the
banding proposal, they are asked ia
pay 80 cents thousand and secure
the roads far and wide through all
The townships, between the villages
and running to the city. Instead of
patches of improved highways, they
will receive mile after mile of con-
tinuous good roads, and they will re-
ccive them for tax of 20 cents on
a thousand lower than under the
present plan. From the financial
standpoint the whole question may
he summed in this way: The taxpay-
erS who want TO receive the roads
by paying 80 cents on a thousand
for them will vote for the bond is
sue; the taxpayers who do not want
the roads and desire to continue in
the payment of 81 on thousand
without securing the roads will vote
against the bond issue. Does the
majority of voters in Genesee coun-
~ want good roads at 80 cents on a
thousand, or does the majority de-
sire to be without them for period
Of years at 81 a year? The electors
will have a chance to answer this
question at the April election.
We can only answer for ourselves
but, we hazard a guess that there
will be a sufficient number Gin the
affirmative" who will "vote yes
for Good Roads" to carry the propo-
sition by large majority.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-22


gravel road on the Pierson road; IL
mile Of proposed gravel road on The
Potter road; I mile Of proposed
gravel road on the Fleming road; ]
mile of proposed gravel road on the
Elm road; I mile Of proposed srav-
ell road on the Clio road; - mile
of proposed stone road on the North
Saginaw road; I rs miles Of built
stone road on the North Saginaw
road. The estimated cost for IL
mile of stone road and Is IL miles
Of gravel road Is e34,375. 4
GENEsEE \
One-quarter mile of proposed
stone road on the North Saginaw
road; 1 7-S miles of built stone road
ON the North Saginaw road; S IL
miles of proposed gravel road on
the Mt. Morris road; mile Of pro-
posed gravel road on the Center
road; 5 1-2Jmiles of proposed Vravel
road on the Genesee road; 2 6-8
miles of proposed gravel road on the
Richfield road; IL mile of psopos-
ed gravel road on the Belsay road.
The estimated cost for IA mile Of
stone road and Is Is miles Of grav-
ell road is $39, 062.50. /.
Plan Meets Approval Y
The care with which the bonding
plan has been developed, and the
roads selected makes it altogether
most acceptable to the electors of
I the county and the proposition
seems to be meeting with general
approval. It's a question of paying
80 cents a thousand for something
we know we're going to get instead
of paying a dollar or moro for
something the other fellows gets.
Shall we change about and have
good roads at home or continue to
pay the reward for good roads
built in other counties as we have
done in the past. Figures show that
the county of Genesee has paid $17,-
439.05 into the State Reward fund
and got back only $2,168. Here's a
plan to get $4,000 in reward from
the state by the expenditures on
present valuation for a period Of
twenty years.
Vote Yes for Good Roads.
Morning Ginger-get it, men:
Great business stuff, says Big Ben
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-22

What Is buster than a boy with
the hives? Answer: boy with
both hives and the itch. But what
even beats him7 Answer: q rural
aelephone line just after supper.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-22

Those who rise to. be big men, rise
early every ,morn-Big Ben-$2.50--
Bodine's.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-22

Genesee County Thousands Dollars Help Pay for
Good Roads in Bonding the County for
VII Get Rack. ~.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-22
Bonding Issue Means 231 Miles of
Good Roads for Genesee County

ALL TOWNS CITIES VILLAGES TO BE CONNECTED By
IMPROVED sroNE GRAVEL HIGHWAYS.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-22

Morning Ginger-get it, men:
Great business stuff, says Big Ben
$3.50 Bodine's.
The Detroit times., 1912-07-13
TAX ASSESSMENTS CUT
WITHOUT AUTHORITY
Gov. Osborn Comments on Up
per Peninsula Instances in
Which Shields Figured
From a stan correspondent.

LANSING. Mich, July l2.-Goyern-
or Osborn has again brought 10 light
some inside facts abou: the state tax
commission.
The latest DIT Of news is that ex-
Commissioner Robert H. Shields on
May 22. OF the present year held a
hearing at Houghton on iron mine as
sessments with the result that the city
assessing officer OF Crystal Falls was
given authority TO reduce the assessed
valuation OF the Great Western Elk
tension Mine from $4,000 To SIS. 500
and the Bristol mine located In the
same township was lowered from
SS65,000 TO s660,00O.
This hearing was attended by Com
missioner Shields, he being the only
representative or the state tax com
mission in attendance.
The contention OF the mines was
that the grade of ore had been re-
duced in quality and that n lower
assessment should be made The re
quest for the hearing on the assessed
valuation OF the Great Western Ex-
tension came from o. w. Brown, local
assessing officer OF Crystal Falls and
the Bristol request came from the
owners of the mine itself Mr. Shields
fortified himself at the hearing by
calling in Or. c. X Letyh. mine
expert who while competent in the
matters Is employed by several iron
mines in which Mr. Shields himself
is interested
The point that the governor takes
Is that under the law local assessing
officers have no right 10 reduce the
assessed valuation OF corporations
once fXel by the state board OF re
view. and that these local assessing
officers in teh upper peninsula are
many times under the thumb OF the
mines and in some cases are employees
of the mines themselves