The Clio messenger., 1913-06-13
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF

| titHTy fiOStleT SdSOllne lhuuCu eN-
ploded near Ellsworth and sank. He
was rescued.
Allegan was selected as the next
meeting place OF the State Eclectric
Medical and Surgical society.
The Country club. composed of 20
business men OF Evart, is building a
eommodious club house al Big Lake.
! Harry Newcomb. OF Kalamazoo. re.
Gently appointed postoiilce Inspector.
has been assigned to North Dakota.
Paul A. Lefty. assistant secretary OF
the Toledo Commerce club, has been
CHOSEN secretary of the Jackson cham
Der of commerce.
Plymouth merchants have estsb-
| lished a Saturday night fund to pro-
vide band concerts and free shows
each Saturday to attract farmers to
the village.
Managers OF the seven film theaters
in Muskegon have agreed 10 turn over
the proceeds OF their shows for a day
TO the fund for the safe and sane OBJ.
servance OF the Fourth OF July here.
Ashland township, in which the viii
lage OF Grant is located. has voted TO
bond for 10000 for good roads. Forty
Two women voted at the special cleo
lion. ali but eight OF them in favor of
the Improvement
The Old Independent Congregat .onal
church on Main street. Battle Greek.
long the meeting place OF conventions,
patriotic societies, musical attractions
OF the higher order. etc. is to become
a moving picture playhouse.
Fred HuIt, - years old. lost his life
in the lumber woods. near Deward.
when TWO trees which were being fell.
ed crashed against each other. and he
was caught under one. Hunt was to
have been married June 20.
Harold Wor,hing. 10 years old. OF
Hudson. was drowned III Bean creek.
He could not swim. and was in shall
low water with other boys when he
accidentally stepped off into a deep
hole. His mother is widow.
Fire starting from an unknown
source, destroyed the electric lighting
plant and the pumping station al Ros.
common at loss Of $4,000. A large
pump in an adjoining building was
saved and this is supplying a small
quantity OF water.
James Stewart. Of Saginaw. while
attempting to board the blind bag
gage" on the northbonnd passenger
train. at Gaylord. missed mis- hold and
fell under the wheels. Both legs were
crushed so badly that he died lie
was about IS years old,
At meeting of the public domain
commission. It was decided 10 set
aside 10000 acres OF land in Luce
county for forestry reserve. Watch
towers Will be constructed fire lines
Will be built aud men will be engaged
to police the reserve. With the ad.
dition OF the Luce county tract the
state now owns 100000 acres OF .or
est reserve land.
NJ. Fowler's drill team. which has won
one national cham pionship as Eks
and several others as Knights o,
Pythias. Battle Creek will observe
Thursday. June %. as a holiday. Stores
will close. factories shut down. and
the whole town turn out .or a ball
game. in which the Elks will play some
other local lodge.
r. c. Leege, head brakeman on Lake
Shore freight No. 80. which leaves
Hillsdale each noon for Elkhart. Ind
was found dead at Bristol lie had
been killed during the night. but the
train crew had not missed him on the
short run TO E!khart. Conductor 10y
did not ieern OF Leege's death until
served with subpoena in the morning
at attend the inquest.
AT a counci, meeting the board
OF trade of Grand Haven submitted an
offer OF the funds now in The treasury,
amounting 20 $4,000. TO the common
ments. The matter vii! come before
the voters al special election June
26 II was decided to held the election
ior seven charter comm ssioners &C
draft a new charter on the same date.
Charles H. Hall. of Grand Rapids
was elected president OF the State As.
soclation of Assistant Postmasters. at
their meeting al Grand Rapids. He
succeeded Scott Mum. OF Eaton Rap
ids. Other officers were elected as
follows: George IL. Saxton. Lansing.
first vice president: John J. Williams
Saginaw, secretary; Christian J Well
er. Muskegon. financial secretary. and
Charles Carnahan. Mt. Pleasant, treas
urer.
Fire supposed to have been started
by children playing With matches de
stroyed the feed and livery barn oil
Fred Newman at Morrice Newman
lived 10 the second story and all his
household goods we're burned. His loss
is $4,000 with $1,000 insurance The
blacksmith shop OF Samuel Atkins. ad.
Joining, was also DESTROYED, with