The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-10-25
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF


er. w. ID. Osborn. will soon commence
construction of a sanitarium in three
Rivers.
The state board of registration OF
nurses will hold a meeting in Lansing
Nov. 6. The board has received 80
applications.
Because of the unsanltary condition
OF the Saginaw county Jail, II is pro-
bable the board of supervisors will
erect new structure.
The supervisors of Kent and LAKE
counties have made appropriations
for the Western Michigan Develop
ment Bureau. Kent gave $1,000.
The supervisors Of Kalamazoo
county have appointed a committee to
investigate the possibility of building
workhouse similar to the one In
Detroit.
Rev. Eugene Snippen of Detroit ar
raigned the delegates to the joint Uni
versalist and Unitarian conference in
session in Grand Rapids for their neg
lect In promoting Bible study.
Albert Smith. aged %. of Pewamo.
was crushed to death under a barn.
which he was helping move. Melvin
Spark. another workman, was seri
ously injured. and may not recover.
DR.. Thomas d. Bradfeld represent
alive from Keweenaw. Ontonagon.
Baraga and Isle Royale counties in the
state legislature In 1853, is dead In
Grand Rapids. He was 50 years OF
age.
Flint option workers presented petit
tons to the board of supervisors TO-
the resubmission of the question in
Genesee county next spring. The petit
tons contained 5000 names. 200 more
than required.
Hamlin lake, nine miles north OF
Ludington, is running out into Lake
Michigan. The concrete dam that
held the water back went out. 1t is
estimated it will cost $4,000 to re
build the dam.
Battle Creeks chamber of commerce
has decided to take hand in the
local coal situation. Dealers claim
they are being forced to pGy premiums
to get the coal, ana they cant avoid
paying high prices.
Cong. Fordney has recommended to
the board of supervisors in Saginaw
that an expert agriculturist be en-
ployed by the county to aid the far
mers. saying Shiawassee county was
willing to cooperate.
Rate Expert Darwin has asked the
officials OF the electric power com.
panies doing business in the state to
attend conference in Lansing Nov. Is
The company will be asked to adopt
a schedule OF uniform rates.
Secretary Robert L. Dixon of the
state board of health has compiled
statistics for Michigan, which show
that up to, the age of 80 more women
die of tuberculosis than men. After
30 more men die than women.
twenty-five customers were badly
frightened when the coal range at
Crout's cafe in Charlotte exploded. No
one was seriously injured. but stove.
dishes, cooking utensils ard supper
in preparation were demolished
The lighting service furnished by
the Commonwealth Power Co. has
been SO poor of late that the Albion
council has decided to hold up the
company's weekly stipend for street
lighting until there Is an Improvement.
Mrs A. s. Gitterman, of Battle
Creek, is now a full-fedged lawyer
sion to the bar at Lansing. But in.
stead of practicing she will take a
postgraduate course In Columbia
university.
R. Martin. Chester township Eaton
farmer. grew squash this year
weighing 125 hounds Tho ~s'."sh =
80 inches long and IL feet in cir
cumference. AR Martin raised
number OF others weighing over IS
pounds.
Levi Rogers. for "a years a resident
OF Eaton county is dead at his home,
three miles south of Eaton Rapids, at
the age Of 80 years Mr.. Rogers had
been prominently identified with demo
cratic politics in southern Michigan.
He died on, the farm where he had
spent all of his life.
Atty.-Gen. Wykes handed down an
opinion, which will have a far-reach
ing effect relative to fire insurance
companies writing hazard insurance
on automobiles. The opinion holds
that fire insurance companies cannot
insure an automobile owner against
liability for injury TO persons.
The supervisors of Traverse county
appointed committee TO confer with
the Muskegon board i'm regard TO build
ing macadamized road parallel to
Lake Michigan from Chicago to Mac
kinaw. II built the road would extend
as far south as Old Mission. The
northern counties are willing to aid.
J. l.. Millspaugh. former superintend-
ent OF the Michigan United railway.
and Fred Dowsett. now connected with
the Challenge Machinery Co., OF Grand
Haven. are the prime movers In a
foundry project. in Battle Creek which
will occupy a site west OF the A. B.
Stove Co.. another new industry
brought several months ago from
Grand Rapids. The latter concern will
take large bulk OF the new foundry's
castings. A building costing $4,000
will be erected, as a starter. and sever.
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