The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-07-10
LOCAL

Miss Minnie Hitler was Flint Wis
itor, Wednesday.
T. w. Smithson and wife visited
friends in Clio, Sunday.
E. E Huyck was in Grand Rapids on
business Monday and Tuesday.
Born to Arthur Bacon and wife, of
Mt. Morris township, on July A, baby
boy.
Mrs. Townsend, of Newport News,
Va, is guest of her sister, Mrs. Geo.
Selby.
Miss Marie Heidenreich, of Marshall,
is visiting her cousin. John Writ, hand
family.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Main, who has been dangerously i'll, is
improving.
Miss Fern Davis has been the guest
of Miss Beulah Johnson in Battle Creek
the past week.
Warren Habkirk is helping to build
the new gravel road that is being con-
structed in Thetford.
Six thousand pounds of powdered milk
was shipped by the Clio Condensed Milk
Co., one day this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. May are expected
to return from their wedding trip to
Lake Geneva the latter part of the
week.
Roy Conlee, of Birch Run, is suffer-
ing from stitch" in the back which
gives him pretty good excuse for a
vacation.
DR.. w. r. Cox attended the annual
convention of the Veterinary Associa-
tons of Michigan and Northwestern
Ohio, at Detroit, Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Rev. and Mrs. E. C. C. Benson went
to Howell to spend the fourth with rela-
tives. The former returned Saturday
but Mrs. Benson will remain until the
latter part of this week.
An office and sorting house are in
process of construction for the Keokuk
Canning Co., who will buy cucumbers
here this year. When completed they
will have quite an extensive plant.
Marshal Best, while driving his auto,
Saturday, accidently ran into little Zach
Tinker, or rather the boy ran into the
auto and was knocked down. A few
minor bruises, were, happily, the most
serious results.
Clio Oddfellows are looking forward
to very pleasant time next Wednes-
day evening when they will entertain
Montrose Lodge, which will exemplify
the degrees. Following the ceremonies
a supper will be served.
DR.. White has been enjoying weeks
outing with Mrs. White and the parents
of both at Long Lake. The doctor de-
sires us to say that he will again be at
his office at 200 o'clock Friday after
noon and each day thereafter.
Boosters should visit Hurd's store on
Saturday at which time it is likely the
guessing contest about the lamp will be
brought to close. Nearly one hun
dred people have made guesses on the
length of time the lamp will burn.
A surprise party was given this week
by little Misses Gertrude Sedlow and
Hazel Haskins at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Benjamin, for the latter's
daughter, Edna, aged 10. There were
eighteen guests. Ice cream, cake and
sandwiches were served, after which
various games were played, the guests
departing at o'clock after very en-
joyable time.
Fred Runnells had streak of mighty
hard luck, Wednesday evening, when
colt which he was engaged in breaking
ran away and caused HIM to sustain
fracture of his right leg at the ankle.
The colt was not hitched to rig at the
time and Fred gamely held onto the
lines, being dragged some distance and
injured as before stated. At present
he is resting as well as could be ex-
pected.
Mrs. w. w. Vosper, Of Toledo, ar
rived in Clio Wednesday, joining her
children who have been visiting their
aunt, Mrs. Willetta Marvin, and other
relatives, the past month. Mrs. Vosper
and husband have just returned from
trip to Houston, Texas, where they at
tended the Rotary convention. Frank
l.. Mulholland, once Clio boy, was
elected president of the international
Rotary convention.
Mildred, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Pat Doyle, while playing near
an open window in the upper story of
the family residence, Wednesday, in
some way pushed out the screen, lost
her balance and fell to the ground.
When picked up the little one was un-