The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-10-02
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John Hummell, a prominent resident
of Bridgeport, died last week as re-
suit of injuries sustained five weeks
previously in collision of rigs.
Chester M. Loomis, the young Hen
derson pastor ON trial last week at Cor
unna for undue familiarity with young
matron of his flock. has been acquitted.
Dawson merchants are agitating the
question of sprinkling the streets in
that village claiming that both health
and property are menaced by clouds of
dust.
A Holly merchant who two years ago
ran SOC adv. one issue in the Herald,
this week asked US to "roast" the mail
order houses for some of their dealings.
Consistency, thou art moss agate
Holly Herald.
Workmen in gravel pit at Corunna,
last week, discovered the skeletons of
man and woman covered by about two
feet of earth. 1t is believed they had
been buried about fifty years but their
identity is mystery.
A big vicious gray wolf escaped from
a cage on board Grand Trunk train
near Royal Oak when being shipped
from the State Fair grounds last Fri
day. Next day hunting party was
organized and the wolf, which showed
plenty of fight, was killed. The man
who killed it has made application for
bounty of $500.
A subscriber would like to know why
her hens don't lay when she goes away.
If she is gone a week or one day she
never gets an egg. She changed the
breed but it don't seem to make any
difference. Can anyone suggest rem
edy?-Davi son Idex. 1t might do some
good to try new neighborhood, or, If
that is impossible, get some kind friend
to run the hens up n slippery plank on
the days of absence.
d. T. Utley informs The Times that
last week he gave his check for $ll6 in
payment for potatoes raised on 148
square rods of land, and on muck land
at that. Daniel Jurn, who lives east of
Inlay City, near the town line, was the
grower. This is an unusual yield, be-
ing a gross return of SIPS an acre.
However. it simply shows what can be
done by careful farming in Michigan.
There is no state in the union that will
bring better returns an acre than the
soil of Michigan if it is properly farmed.
INLAY City Times.
A correspondent in the Frankenmuth
News discussing a matter very near to
the hearts of his fellow citizens, says:
Cabbage is coming down in price in
spite of the war. The manipulators
cannot perfect corner on cabbage be-
cause it is risky to export. Germany
would like to get 1O.0OO barrels of saur-
kraut every day, but Johnny Bull would
sink every boat carrying saurkraut no
matter what flag it sailed under" 1t
would indeed be hard to conceal the
whereabouts of 10000 barrels of Ger
many's favorite and fragrant food
stuff, and strong winds would certainly
prevail on great oceans bosom. But it
might be worth while to take chance.
If Johnny Bull should sink all the saur-
kraut boats, the Germans could get
considerable consolation in sinking most
of the schooners.
Ezra Loomis, aged 36, Taymoulh
farmer; died Tuesday night at 9.15
o'clock at st. Mary's Hospital, Sagi-
nav, as the result of an accident which
occurred on the Loomis farm in Tay-
mouth last Friday. He was operating
a stump machine when lever on the
machine came loose and struck him in
the abdomen. Peritonitis set in from
the injury, and after being attended by
Burt doctors until Tuesday. he was
taken to st. Mary's Hospital for an
operation, from which he was unable to
recover. Mr.. Loomis is survived by a
widow and five children, also by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Loomis, of
/, Taymouth, six sisters, Mrs. John Rose
wear, of Millington, Mrs. Hugh Taylor,
of Flint; Mrs. William Gorham, of De-
troit; Mrs Frank Shaw, of Birch Run;
Mrs. Palmer Allen, of Arbela, aad Mrs.
R. Curtis, of Thetford, and three
brothers. Roy, of Thetford; John, of