The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-02-28
STATE BRIEFS.

Suit for $4,000 damages has been
started by Wilhelmina Schwager
against the Saginaw Plate Glass Co.
for the death of Henry X. Schwager.
Falling down the stairs Of his room.
ing place, o. L. Davis. an aged real
estate man. of Albion, was seriously
injured, the fall nearly breaking his
neck.
The Saginaw East Side board OF ed
ucation passed resolutions protesting
| against the proposed state uniform
text books and in favor of free text
books.
S. X. Birshard, widely known
ternal affiliations, slipped on an icy
walk in Bay City. breaking his right
ankle.
A peat bed. so acres in extent. has
been discovered outside the city 81
Three Rivers, and company is being
/ formed to utilize the product com
4 mercially.
By unanimous vote, the common
council of Marquette has adopted
resolution designating a special com.
mittee to inquire into the feasibility OF
| municipal telephone system.
The Michigan United Traction Co.
will not ubild the interurban line from
Lansing Owosso TO Saginaw this year,
according to announcement by Gen
eral Manager j. A. Cleveland
After experimenting for several
years. ID. w. Robinson. farmer near
Paynesville. has been successful in
producing new variety of plum. The
parent tree is now six years old
The city sealer of weights and meas
ures, of Battle Creek. has started
thorough inspection of all groceries
and meat markets, and has already
confiscated many short measures.
Vito Fasillio and Sam Gandalea, of
Kalamazoo. sentenced to eight months
to two years in Jackson prison for car
rying concealed weapons. Local Ital
ians raised $1,000 to pay their fines.
Word has been received in Grand
Rapids that Seymour Peregrien. form
err vice president of the Grand Rapids
School Seat Furniture company. was
accidentally shot and killed in Maine.
With $5296 per $1,000 valuation
Schoolcraft county has the unenviable
record of possessing the highest tax
rate in the state. Very little. II any.
property is assessed at its true cash
value.
The Cook Manufacturing Co., Of
Albion, which was involved in the fail
ure Of the Albion National bank a
year ago, has been recognized as the
Cook Kneeland Co, with $4,000 CAPT
tai stock
The city. commission, Of Flint, ap.
proved an ordinance providing for the
creation OF the office OF city gas in
spector and analyst The official will
draw salary Of 5000 a year. and work
subject to call.
Flint can 60 on cutting down the
Valley Telephone company's poles II it
wishes. Judge Wisner having refused
to issue an Injunction asked by the
company to restrain further proceed.
ings Of the kind.
II Genesee county goes dry again
this spring the locker clubs" which
were so popular during the last dry
spell, will not be in operation. accord.
ing TO an announcement OF Prosecut
ing Attorney Bishop and Sheriff
Green.
Warden Fuller, OF the lonia reform
atory, will ask the legislature for an
appropriation of $4,000 to be used in
rebuilding the burned factory of the
Ypsilanti Reed Furniture company.
The Record.Appeal and Daily News
plant has been advertised for sale by
the Ludington State bank 10 satisfy
a mortgage held by that institution.
the sale to take place Feb "a The
papers are owned by a stock company
that purchased them two years ago
and were published under the man.
agement OF G. T Sawyer and son. T
M. SAWYER