The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-12-27
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF

owned ilSntlnS plant, as committee
Of citizens has secured options on two
sites for power stations.
According to the state dairy and
food commission adulterated linseed
oil is being shipped into Michigan by
firms outside the state.
Joseph Lomax, of Indianapolis, Ind,
formerly of Kalamazoo, is 103 years
old. He is believed to be the Oldest
Mason in the United States.
Directors of the Saginaw board of
trade banquetted the mayor, treasurer
and aldermen-elect for the purpose of
securing cooperation of city officials.
Because it's a "demoralizing prac-
tice," Sheriff-elect Chapman, of Kali
amaZoo county, says he won't allow
children TO visit their parents locked
in jail.
Attorney General Wykes. in the
case OF a vacancy in the office of sher-
if of Jackson. holds that the present
sheriff holds over until his successor
is elected
Rep. Henry c. Glasner is planning to
introduce in the legislature bill to
require the state banking commissioner
to devote all of his time to the duties
of the Office.
Over 100 cars of cattle have passed
through Port Huron from Canada en-
route to Chicago during the last few
months. Duty on the cattle averages
81 per head.
Out of 1870 postcard queries in re-
gard to a commission form OF govern
ment for Bay City about $50 were re-
turned, and all were in favor of the
commission.
Ralph l.. Peterson, OF Decatur, jun
Tor in Albion college, with an Grafton
entitled The Demand of Efficiency"
was the winner of the local college
oratorical contest.
Clyde Leavitt forester for the Ca
madam conservation commission, says
Michigan makes mistake In encour-
aging settlement on sandy land un-
suited for farming.
Democratic National Committeeman
E. o. Wood announces that Genesee
county democrats will send delega-
ton to witness the inauguration Of
President-elect Wilson.
Representatives of Toledo corpora
ton formed to develop the peat boys
of the middle west have been in Hast
ings for the purpose of locating
plant in the vicinity.
Miss ALA Tobias, has had charge
of the engineering library of the uni
versity of Michigan for the last
seven years, has accepted a position
in the state library at Lansing.
Insurance Commissioner Palmer has
hailed a number of insurance men be-
fore him to show cause why they have
overstepped the insurance depart
ment's permit to sell a certain line of
insurance.
Detroit is to be the terminal Of an
other railroad, the Thumb Survey Co.,
having Incorporated. Bad Axe will be
the northern terminus. William TAFT
and Dudley w. Abbott Of Detroit are
officers of the company.
Dissatisfaction with the electric
lighting service given the city of AL
bion by the Commonwealth Power
Co., has caused citizens committee,
appointed by the mayor, to look about
for a site for a municipality owned
lighting plant.
Trigonometry has been dropped
from the curriculum of the Negaunee
high school on the advice of Prof. G.
o. Davis, of the University of Michi-
gan, who says the subject is no longer
required for admission to the engineer
ing department.
The body of Mrs. Joseph Jesiek, 62,
was found hanging to clothes post in
the back yard of her home in Grand
Rapids. When her husband, who is
said to have not spoken to her in five
years, was informed OF his wife's
death he laughed and said he was glad
of it.
The supreme court has reversed
the ruling of the circuit court in
which Guy Harper. of Laingsburg. was
given a judgment OF 1900 against the
Mutual Tornado Insurance company,
of Hastings. Soon after Harper had
traded farm for store in Owosso
the structure was destroyed by a
cyclone.
The case in which the supreme court
has restrained the d. U. r. from
charging more than one fare within
the corporate limits, Is held by attor-
neys of Flint as having a direct bear
ing on the case started by the COM
mon council Of Flint against the Sag
NAV & Flint Railway company. When
the city limits were extended about
two years ago the company charged
an extra fare to the city limits, and
the council brought suit to force the
company to charge only one fare. The
city was upheld in the circuit court.
A crusade is being carried on in
No. Huron IN combat the sale nj