The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-03-21
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF

BE held Friday evening, March 81.
Frank Avery. 10. saved Clarence,
! IL, from drowning after he had broken
through the ice OF Portage lake while
| skating,
Chief Behrendt has announced that
all disorderly houses in Lansing, will
be closed and the inmates ordered to
leave the city.
AT conference OF the progressive
party leaders of Eaton county il was
decided to put city and county ticket
in the field this spring.
At the good roads meeting, held in
Traverse City, an association was
formed to incorporate the West Mlchi-
gan Highway association.
State Fire Marshal Wolff ordered
extensive improvements in movie"
houses in Saginaw. Many OF them were
found 10 have poor fire protection.
The twenty-eighth annual meeting
OF the Michigan State Holiness Camp
meeting association will open in Aaton
Rapids. July "A, and continue till Aug.
3.
The Western Michigan Development
bureau will conduct an illustrated lee
ture campaign throughout southern
Michigan, and northern Ohio and In
diana.
Davis Haven, OF Bloomingdale, is
touring Allegan county for the Allie
gan board of trade in its campaign
favorlng the adoption OF the county
road system.
Harry Curtis. a Buchanan bartend-
er, has been arrested as result of
stories told by boys. Albert Briese,
saloonkeeper. has also been, arrested
and has given $500 bonds.
State Central Committeeman John
+. Ferris. of the Bull Moosers, an
nounces that a large delegation from
Saginaw will attend the Roosevelt
meeting in Detroit, March 29.
The council having refused to boost
Saginaw liquor license from 50 to $500,
petitions are being circulated under
the home rule law for a referendum
on the subject at the spring election.
The deed Of sale transferring all the
property OF the Ann Arbor Gas Co. TO
the Washtenaw Gas Co., under virtu-
ally the same management, has been
fled in the Office OF the register OF
deeds.
Chairman George Langford, OF the
Washtenaw county progressive com
mittee, announces that Theodore
Roosevelt is expected TO deliver an adj
dress in Ann Arbor some time this
spring.
Supporters of the proposed charter
for Kalamazoo, which was defeated
three weeks ago have begun the cir
culation of petitions for the resub-
mission of the charter at the election
April z.
The Gov. Blair order, composed of
men or relatives of men who served
the erection in Jackson park Of
statue of Austin Blair, Michigan's war
governor.
Missionaries from many foreign
countries will speak March %, &c and
%, at the annual joint convention OF
the Michigan Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary societies of Congregational
church women.
The Calhoun county canvassing
board certified to the nomination OF
the democrat and socialist candidates
at the recent primary, notwithstand-
ing they did not receive the required
10 per cent.
On account OF last years peach crop
being a failure in Allegan county,
there is much citation over the reports
that the trees have come through the
winter in good condition. The prospect
Is for full crop.
The West Michigan State Fair asso.
citation will put up $4,000 in premiums
this year. Purses of $1,000 for races,
three of which will be held each day
for four days, commencing with Tues
day, Sept 2, are included.
To force the railroad commission to
withdraw the certificate Of public con-
veyance issued to the Mutual Tele-
phone Co, of Addison, an action has
been started in circuit court in Jack
son by the Home Telephone Co, OF
Grass Lake.
The Standard Oil Co, it is said, is
making preparations to build a pipe
line from the Lima. o., fields TO con-
meet with the Imperial Oil works at
Sarnia. At present it Is necessary to
ship the oil in boats in the summer
and store it for winter consumption.
The board OF canvassers, in session
in Grand Haven, has decided that the
democrat, progressive, socialist and