The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-08-30
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF

Mteter norBeehoers association VIII
be 2eld In Kalamazoo Sept ] to 8.
Henry A. Bachelor, a pioneer lum.
herman OF Saginaw, died after LONG
illness from complication OF dis
eases.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Wardell has been chosen
president of the Cadillac organiza-
ton of wo1hen, who will carry on a
vote for w9men" campaign in the
The annual reunion OF the Didine
school was held in Ionla. There were
rs members present, among them be-
ing Prof. Allen Cotton, of Washing
ton, d. C.
The Michigan State Telephone Co.
is installing a new 100000 telephone
system in Cheboygan. Owing to the
increase of rates many are ordering
their phones removed.
Three thousand Saginaw and Bay
City Elks held their annual joint pic
mic at Wenonah Beach Thursday
The former lodge won the annual
ball game, IL to G.
Farmers are taking an active in
terest in the northeastern fair to be
held at Bay City, Sept. to inclu-
sive. Live stock of ali kinds will also
be feature of the exhibit.
Ypsilanti city council has author
lied vote to be taken at the fall
election on the question of repeating
the ordinance forbidding Sunday
baseball games in the city.
The Detroit Trust Co. has pur-
chased $4,000 of water extension and
sewer bonds, which were recently
voted by the taxpayers of Kalamazoo
The Detroit concern paid a premium
of $685..
Born in Iceland, the son of Dan
ish earl and connected with families
of the bluest blood in Europe, Ludwig
Won Dolcke died in his home in De-
troit after a short illness. He was 20
years old.
Forty of Alpena's business men
raised enough money to pay for the
right of way for the Boyne City, AL
pena & Gaylord railroad from the
west county line to it's terminal on
the lake in Alpena.
BY an unofficial vote of 2,6S2 for, to
1901 against, ratification of the pro.
posed 30-year street car franchise
was defeated by the voters of Sagi.
nav. The necessary three-fifths
vote was lacking.
Howard r. Andrews, 80 years old,
unmarried, Pere Marquette freight
fireman, leaned his head out of his
cab window near Stanton and died
that evening from striking some OBJ
ject by the side Of the track.
Battle Creeks Y. NJ. c. A. officials,
believing in the truth of the old story
that a presidential year entails o
tightness OF money, have decided to
call on its proposed canvass FOR a
100000 new building until 1913.
Pere Marquette officials report two
freight wrecks. Seven cars were
piled up on the side track near Ply
mouth, due to a derailment, and four
cars blocked the line near Baldwin.
This makes five wrecks in a week.
Supt. A. l. Noble. of the Michigan
state hospital, of Kalamazoo, made
known that the next legislature would
be asked for an appropriation O. $685.
600 at the next session of that body,
the amount to be used In building
additions to several of the now
crowded wards.
City Clerk Miller received a letter
from the American Red Cross socie-
ty, of New York, thanking the people
of Kalamazoo for their donation to
floor sufferers OF the south. Kalama-
zoo made a better showing than any
other city in Michigan, with the ex-
ception of Detroit.
Perry Powers, commissioner of la
Dor, states that many of the largest
manufacturers In the state have fail
ed or refused to furnish data regard
ing their employees. Acknowledgement
Kuhn has decided that the manufac-
turers can be compelled to furnish
the necessary data.
The cornerstone Of the new Cen
trail M. e. church at Traverse City
was laid by Bishop Earl Granston.
Rov. DR.. Chas M. Stuart, president
of Garrett Biblical institute, Evanston,
Ill, gave an address, as did also Dis
trict Superintendent w. Z. Kendrick
Pastor Rev. w. w. Mckee had charge
of the services.
The training ship Don Juan de Aus
stria, with the Detroit, Saginaw and
Benton Harbor naval reserves
aboard, was entertained in st. Jo-
seph. Several hundred persons in
spected the ship. The Don Juan
weighed anchor late In the afternoon,
homeward bound The ship will ar
rive In Detroit probably Saturday
night.
A few days ago a careless switch
ing crew at Ann Arbor allowed
"cut" of cars to get away, and they
crashed into a stock car on a Michi-
gan Central switch, killing 80 cattle,
which we're In the car awaiting ship
ment to Chicago One COW was shot
out through the roof Of the wrecked
car, landing right side up on coal
car, unframed.
Because Battle Greek does not al
low its fire apparatus to 60 into sub
urban districts across the border,
Howard Province, employed as room
clerk at the Battle Creek sanitarium,
10 minus his new $4,000 home. When
the house caught nre Mrs. Province
sent an alarm, but the FIRE depart
ment instructed her to get permits
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