The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-10-23

week end with their mother, Mrs.
Kampfert, of Flint.
Jno. A. Partridge. of Flint. paid his
cousin, Mrs. j. G. Chapel, short visit
the first of the week.
Mrs. VIM. Woolson went to Flint,
Wednesday, to attend reception given
by her cousin, Mrs. Clifford Brown.
L. L. Skinner returned from Ann Ar
Dor, Wednesday morning, feeling con-
siderably better than when he went
away.
Young mules seem to be in demand
hereabout as the entire herd of 38 Of
fered for sale at the stock yards Satur-
day, were readily sold and at fair prices.
A concert given in the M. E. church,
Wednesday evening, by the Misses Field
and Glenn Rossister, of Saginaw, drew
a packed house and was of very pleas
ant character.
Governor Woodbridge N. Ferris and
a party of distinguished Democrats are
to hold political meeting at Stones
opera house in Flint this evening.
Quite delegation from Clio expect to
attend
C. g. Walker and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Rockafellow returned from an auto trip
to Barry County. Wednesday. They
were away about two weeks and report
a most delightful ride as well as very
pleasant visit.
Geo. Lacure went to Lansing, Satur-
day, where he witnessed the great foot
ball game between the M. A. G. and
the u. of M. which was won by the
latter, although Mr.. Lacure claims the
former played the best game.
c. G. Walker made The Messenger
a pleasant call this week and related
that he had been resident of this Sec
ton for 62 years. He came consider
ably in advance of the town itself at a
time when deer troubled the pioneer
farmers considerably by foraging in the
wheat fields.
A bunch of supervisors from Oakland
County accompanied by large number
of our own county officials passed
through Clio, Friday, on tour of in
spection of the roads of the county.
The visitors stopped few minutes and
were greeted by President H. F. Bodine
and others on behalf of the village.
Considerable building is going on in
the immediate vicinity of Clio this fall.
Rev. Nathaniel Butler is building a
commodious residence just north of
town. Albert Shaw is building aneat
brick bungalow on North Mill street;
Chas. Conrad is building a residence on
his property just outside of town and
Fred Chapel is building fine new
residence on his farm. These are evil
dences of prosperity such as we like to
see.
DR.. P. E. White, who underwent a
serious operation at Hurley Hospital,
in Flint, week before last, had recov-
cred sufficiently so that he was able to
leave that institution last Sunday. Fol-
lowing this he remained with friends in
Flint for few days and later he and
Mrs. White left for Chicago, where
they will be guests of his parents for
two or three weeks while he is conva-
lescing, at the end of which time he
will return to Clio and resume his prac-
tice. The result of the operation which
the doctor underwent is said to be of
the most satisfactory character.
Our readers will recall that man
named Chas. Tolles, living near Flint,
who bought couple of western horses
at sale held here about three weeks
ago was badly injured through being
trampled by one of the horses at that
time. Now. it appears that Tolles' bad
luck did not end with the personal in
juries he received. Some parties were
employed to deliver the horses to Tolles'
farm and son of the latter was in
town, Wednesday, claiming that in the
process of delivery both horses re-
ceived terrible injuries, so much so
that one of them died in three or four
days and the other has been unable to
eat since that time and was down and
dying at the time he left home. The
elder Tolles, while now recovering
somewhat, has been unable to walk