The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

Charlotte has decided to expend
$4,000 in paving 10 blocks on Lovett
and Lawrence avenues with concrete
Judge Batdorff presided at a meet
ing in Battle Creek at which plans
were formed for the launching of a
Third party.
The cornerstone of the Swedish
Lutheran church at Escanaba was
laid Sunday. The new church will
cost $4,000.
William G. Ward, of Big Rapids,
was elected department commander
of the Michigan Spanish War Vet.
Grams in convention.
A postoffice has been opened at
Neah-ta-wan-ta, resort, with S. Fred
Cummings as postmaster, mail being
delivered hJ boat once a day from
Traverse City.
The supreme court has affirmed
the conviction of Dr. Robert B. Bell
of Lansing, for violating the local
option law by dispensing liquor to
alleged patients"
Edward Frensdorf, of Hudson has
decided to run for congressman-at.
large on the Democratic ticket. He
was one of Wilson's campaign direc-
tors in Michigan.
Fourth district Democrats are boom
ing George L. Yaple as the party nom-
inee for the governorship. 4 state
wide campaign will be wagei in the
Mendon mans behalf.
A new hybrid tea rose called Mrs.
A n Gor ArrfA M III fa1 hxr
Richard E. Croker at Aberdeen has
won gold medal at the exhibition OF
the National Rose society.
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan
will not be represented at the Chicago
Land Show this year, but will instead,
send an elaborate exhibit to the Mich
igan State Fair, Sept. 16' to Fl next
Albert Steimley, employed by the
Michigan Central railroad, was
crushed to death between two freight
cars at Niles. This is the fourth ac-
cidental death in Niles in one week.
Lieut.. Culp, of the torpedo destroyer
McDonough, at present located at
Newport, will take charge Of the splen-
did navy exhibit which the govern
ment has granted to the Michigan
Fair.
The Michigan Equal Suffrage asso-
citation decided, at a meeting in Kala-
mazoo, to organize every county in
the state and to bring speakers Of ma
tional prominence to Michigan to aid
in the campaign.
Two years ago Mrs. William Schie-
bel lost a pocketbook containing
three diamond rings, while picking
berries near Lake Mitchell. The
missing jewelry was found Monday
by Willie Moore, aged 8.
AS Officers Burnett and Meyers at
tempted to arrest Frank Leach in Ann
Arbor for creating disturbance
Leach fired at Meyers and then
turned the weapon on himself, in
ficting a scalp wound. The shot at
Meyers went wide. Leach will re-
cover.
The police of Flint are endcavoring
to find a man, who is said to have
robbed a number of boarding houses
in the past week 1t is said ne goes
To a boar ding house, rents a room FOR
a few nights and then when the op-
portunity comes he ransacks the
rooms and leaves.
President II. B. Hutchins. Of the y
of NJ, has received notice that Dr. Al.
bert Hale, a graduate from the liter
airy department in 1882, has been APP
pointed to represent the Pan-Ameri-
can union at the opening, early IL
September. of the Madeira Mamore
railway of Brazil.
Work upon the new dairy building
at the Michigan State Fair grounds
progresses most favorably and the
handsome structure will be ready
within the coming month. This will
be one of the handsomest and most
complete dairy buildings in the coun-
try, and promises to attract visitors
from many states.
The city of Charlotte, Mich, will
BE represented at the Michigan State
Fair by a display prepared by the
scholars of the public schools OF that
city. This exhibit has been on view
for some time in a store at Charlotte
and has attracted the attention, not
only of the people OF the city, but OF
other cities as well. Charlotte Is after
the prizes in several departments.
Moving Picture Mems association in
session, in Muskegon, elected Carl Ray,
Muskegon, president; b. l.. Converse,
Owosso first vice-presldent; J. J. Rel
der. Jackson, second vice-president;
@. r. Durkee, Saginaw, third vice
president; Fl. F. Fowser, Jackson,
treasurer; w. Lester Levy, secretary.
Michigan Probate Judges associs-
ton, in session in Alpena, elected the
following officers: President, Judge
Fred II. Stone, Hlllsdale: vice-presi.
dent, Judge Henry NJ. Gardner, Ma
son; ecretary-treasurer Judge Mont
gomery Webster, Ionia. The associa
ton will meet in Grand RAPIDS next
year