The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-05-16
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF


$4,000, left him by relative.
DR.. Floyd w. Hicks, of Allegan, has
been chosen Michigan delegate 10 the
imperial council of the Good Samari-
tans, which will be held June at Dn-
luth, MINI.
After suffering a week from burns
sustained while playing around
campfire. Robbie, the 6-year-old son OF
Cornelius Wager. OF Harbor Springs,
is dead.
The state board of agriculture will
offer two scholarships at the NJ. A. c.,
one to the Michigan Agricultural So
ciety and the other to the Michigan
horticultural society.
The senate confirmed the nomina-
ton Of John c. Hoopingarner to be
postmaster at Berrlen Springs and
that of Leonard J. Patterson TO be
postmaster at Tawas City.
j. II. Nisbet, OF Maple Ridge, has
been appointed lay commissioners
from northern Michigan to the gen.
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
church. this month at Atlanta. Ga.
The 1913 Flint directory contains
$4,000 names, indicating population
of approximately $4,000, and an in
crease of 1000 inhabitants since the
last federal census, three years ago.
Mrs. William J. Melchoir, aged 81,
died suddenly. She had lived in AL
pena 40 years and was the mother OF
Thomas j. Ferguson, one of the own.
ers OF the Daily News of that city.
President George e. Ranney. of
Lansing, and Secretary w. NJ. Beck
man, Of Charlotte. have arranged for
the annual reunion OF the Second
Michigan cavalry in Lansing. June
IL to IS.
The annual Silliman oratorical con-
test for Albion college sophomorcs
was won by Jacob j. Powells. OF
Grand Rapids, who received a s25
prize. Orie ]. McIvenna won the Sec
ond prize.
In an effort to awaken inter est in
cleaning up OF the city's streets and
alleys, the Albion Civic league has
arranged for an exhibition in two Of
the local theaters of pictures OF the
spots in the city that need cleaning.
Word was received at Ann Arbor
that two u. of NJ. men had been
awarded Harrison fellowships in his
tory in the University of Pennsylvania.
They are: Gilbert Barnes, Omaha,
Neb., and Vernon w. Crane, Tecum-
sch.
Ninety lodges OF the I. o. o. +. of
nual celebration at the Odd Fellows
home grounds in Jackson, Aug. g. 1t
is expected the outing will be attended
by 1900 members OF the order and
their families. -
Charles r. :. ON, who will re!
oeive his A. 3. degree at the Univers-
ity of Michigan next month, has been
chosen superintendent OF the city
schools OF Comma. for next year, TAX
ing the place of E. G. Walsworth, who
goes to Mt. Pleasant.
Veda Bean, 3-year-old daughter of
John Bean, was burned to death and
fatally burned when their fathers
tent, in which he and his children
were camping near Metropolitan,
burned. Their mother died two months
ago.
A resident of Muskegon for 50 years
and actively connected with the lum-
boring industry of the city during all
that time, George Woodman is dead.
Mr.. Woodman built the old Walworth-
Reid Inil., at that time one of the
largest plants of its kind IN the mid
die west.
Claiming that he has permanently
lost the use of his right eye as the
result of it being gouged out by a
| piece OF flying iron, Rolen Mitchell, of
Muskegon, fireman on the Dixon &
Campbell digging machine, last sum-
mer, has begun a suit for $4,000
| against the firm.
Work will commence at once on re-
building the upper dam, at Big Rap
ids, wrecked March by ice and high
water. The dam will be constructed of
concrete and have an eight-foot head.
1t will cost $4,000. The property is
owned principally by the Big Rapids
Water Power Co.
Lansing may have Sunday band
concerts on the capitol grounds and
in the city parks during the summer.
The pastors of the city have Endorsed
the idea and the Artillery band has
asked an appropriation from the
council TO cover the expense OF ser
! les of concerts.
After June /, Michigan will have an
official inspector CT bees. The legisla'
| ture made an appropriation OF $1,000
for such an official, and f. Mcmillan
a graduate of Guelph, Ont, agricult
ural college, has been appointed to
\ the place. lie will work under the