The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-02-13

pelo, MISS.
Agnes Parker, of Birch Run. has
been visiting at the home of her uncle,
A. s. Parker.
w. R. Willis, of Saginaw, former
proprietor of the Hotel Clio. was in
town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Dexter, of Mil
lington, are visiting their daughter,
Mrs. John McCrady.
Mrs. F. M. Hoffman, of Kingsley,
Mich, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. S. Cleveland.
Mrs. Russell Thayer, of Saginaw,
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
E. Huyck on Tuesday.
Little Evelyn Parker has been visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. M. ]. Boutwell,, in
Thetford, the past week.
Fred Secor, who has been laid for the
past three weeks with lumbago is again
on duty at the light plant.
Miss Nellie Benjamin, of Thetford,
has been very Ill of pneumonia, but is
now improving somewhat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chappell and children,
of Lansing, visited at the home of An
drew Chappell over Sunday
Mrs. A. M. Rathbun, Of Flint, spent
a few days with her sister, Mrs. Geo.
Swihart, the fore part of the week.
The two expert comedians blush and
Giggles) of the Clio Beanery, are very
busy just now filling local engagements.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Lewis went to
Flint the first of the week for week s
visit with Mr.. Lewis daughter, Mrs.
Minnie Lewis.
Students of the high school will give
a literary program at the school build
ing next Friday evening The admis-
sion price will be 10c. HI,
Next Sunday will be observed in the
M. P. church as Missionary Sunday
The pastors morning topic will be
"Our Marching Orders"
Mr.. and Mrs. J. French went to De-
troit, Thursday, where they will be the
guests of their daughter. Mrs. Walter
Rix, for week or more.
Walter Knickerbocker, of the Michi-
gan Agricultural College, spent the
week end with his parents. Mr.. ano
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We are informed that the condition
of VIM. Houghton continues to improve,
and that complete recovery is expected
He is still at the hospital in Flint.
Mrs. Julia Cunningham. of Kingston
who has been a guest of her sister
Mrs. l.. l.. Davis, since the holidays
returned to her home Thursday.
Last night was the coolest of th,
winter in Clio. Reports of 10 to 20 be
low are current, the question of vera
city being, of course, between Their
mometers.
David Thorsby and family, who hav,
been residing on farm near Clio fol
about two years, are removing to thei
former home near Sanford. where Mr.
Thorsby will work his own farm tn,
coming season.
Activities at the condensed milk fac
tory are being held UP somewhat owing
to delays in the delivery of ;appar
atus for the boilers and stack. Som,
of this Is on the way, however, and j
is hoped to start the wheels about tn
first of next month.
r. H. Rose, associate editor of tn,
} Royal Oak Tribune, and his family
were guests over Sunday of Mr.. ant
Mrs. l.. A. Wright and Mr.. and Mrs
Ed. Burley. Mr.. Rose says that hi
town is very prosperous and that thu
newspaper business is fiourishing there
, j. G. Hayes. of the Agricultural Col
lege, is conducting seven-days test o
four thoroughbred Holstein cows for L
, j. Benjamin, of Thetford. The test il
made to determine the production O
butter fat, and if successful will admi
the cows to the bovine -four hundred
: known as advanced registry.
Alden Landon, the Flint lad who wa
accidentally shot on the farm of james
French week ago last Sunday, is re
ported as making favorable progress il
the hospital in that city. A patheti,
feature of the case is that the poor lit
tie fellow does not that his eye hal
been removed, the surgeons and nurses
, iis'kng to tell him of the fact. ant
- asks the doctors when they arr
ea let him see out Of it. 1t il
e e certain the remaining eye car