The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-08-08

/ Homer Adams is soJournlng In CHO
this week, taking his vacation.
All next week in Clio, the Kelly
Brennan Shows.
| Fred Anderson, Walter Frost, and A
Jewell were at Hummer Lake Wednes-
day.
] Mrs. Geo. Phillips of Flint is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Frederick Haas of
this village.
Miss Edna M. Doyle of Chicago was a
guest at the home of C. w. Taylor and
wife this week.
If you have house to rent list it with
the Messenger. We have inquiry for
houses every week.
! Glenn Williams was at Saginaw
Wednesday to see the game between
Saginaw Ducks and Jackson.
Vienna Grange will hold meeting
this, Friday, evening at their hall, when
arrangements will be made for their
annual picnic.
The Epworth league topic for Sunday
is: "Heroes and Heroines of the Tenn
perance Cause" Dan. 1:8-17. Leslie
Runnells will lead the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Williams enter
tanned their mother and sister, Mrs. 5.
A. Williams of Durand and Mrs. Ethel
Burden of Goodrich. from Monday until
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bowren went to
Millington Wednesday to visit Mr.. Bow
ffen's brother John and family.
J. F. Wirth sold for the Clio Mfg. Co.,
last week car load of 500 tables to
Kaufman Bros. of Pittsburg, Pa.
Francis Culey, while wrestling with
another boy last Friday, fell, and the
other boy falling on his arm broke it
below the elbow.
Secretary of State, William Jennings
Bryan, mote the full name please).
says he can't live on salary of $12, 600
year. Mr.. Bryan should become a
country editor and learn the lesson of
true economy.
According to the monthly mortality
report compiled by Secretary of State
Martindale, 1866 deaths occurred in
Michigan in June, while $3.50 births
were reported. There 500 deaths of child
rem under one year of age. tuberculosis
claimed 1874, cancer, 214, pneumonia,
TIA, while 2S7 were of violent nature.
Pull together, brethren. We are all
here for the same purpose. Then live
and let live The best way to build up
town is for each and every man to pull
together and not rend or pull down. All
residents of this town are partners, not
opponents. In all likelihood, the more
business done by your rival the more
you will do.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Clark and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Campbell and son, of James
town, N. Y, visited this week at the
home of A. j. Littlefield. Mrs. Camp
| bell is a cousin of Mr.. Littlefeld, who
was Matte Tracy before marriage, and
taught school here for a number of
| years.
Don't be chump. Give your trade to
the merchants who keep store the year
around. Buy of the man who stands at
your side at the tax collectors counter.
| Buy of the man who is factor in the
town you live ia, who helps to make
market for the things you have to sell.
Buy of the home merchant that adver-
tises in the newspaper.
Statistics compiled by Superintendent
of Public Instruction L. l.. Wright, at
Lansing, show that were 1873 men
and women engaged in the business of
teaching in the public schools of Michi-
gan last year. There were Is, lis women
and 1,70S men working as teachers in
the public schools and their aggregate
salary amounted to 1852, 1861.
Here's a new kind of graft being
worked in certain localities. Man and
boy board train or car, sitting in sepa-
rate seats, conductor comes along to
collect fares. boy starts to whimper,
says he has no money and puts up d
suitable tale of woe loud enough for
other passengers to hear. Man jumps
up, takes off his hat, throws in PUNK
for starter and passes it around; re-
suit, several more plunks, which is given
to the boy, but later on goes to the man.
The Flint Maternity Home and Child
rem s Hospital board has been organized
by Flint Society women to raise $40, 900
for the erection of home and hospital.
The Hurley hospital board will give
enough land next to its buildings for the
proposed structure. Officers of the as
ISOLATION are: President, Mrs. Flint p.
Smith; secretary, Mrs. l. M. Eldredge;
treasurer, Mrs. B. F. Cotharin; first,
second, and third vice presidents, Mrs.
F. d. Lane, Mrs Truman Medbury and
Mrs. w. II. Martin.
There are five automobiles to each
mile Of improved road in the country,
according to government statistics. The
increase in the number of automobile
owners undoubtedly has played part
in the growing demand for improvement
of highways. Good roads however do
not alone help the automobiles. While
it cannot be denied that they are of
great benefit to him, their Importance to
the farmer who does not depend upon
a motor car is coming to be quite gener-
ally recognized.
If your neighbor is prosperous, let
him prosper. Don't grunt, growl or
grumble. Say good word for him and
let it go at that. Don't be a knocker
Your turn will come. No one man is the
whole show. If you see that the town is |
moving along nicely, feel good about it. |
Help things along, shove little. Try
to get some of the benefit yourself |
Don't stand around like a chilly old
cadaver, Don't waste your time feeling |
sore because some fellow has a little |
more sand and sense than you have. Do |
little hustling yourself. Don't be