The Clio messenger., 1915-12-10
LOCAL

Mrs. c. g. Beeman was Saginaw
visitor, Monday.
Hundreds of new books and Bibles at
Bodine's. Let us show you.
Ed Jones has been confined to his
home by illness the past week.
Ed. l.. Beeman has been having
fine hard wood floor laid in his store.
Low prices on jewelry, clocks and
silverware. Big assortment. Bodine's.
Mrs. Ed. Seeley, of Thetford, is Wis.,
iting her daughter, Mrs. c. w. Jobson.
Bernie Reed, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Reed, has been quite sick the past
week.
Mrs. M. Z. Lillibridge, of Detroit,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. G. c.
Beeman.
Born, Friday. Dec. 8, to Joe Hartze
and wife, of Thetford, fine boy. Good
luck to him.
Mrs. VIM. thinner attended the fun
eral of Mrs. Sybil Brown at Birch Run,
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles Dyball is visiting her
brother and family in Breckenridge,
this week.
Mrs. Ada Johnson and daughter,
Ruth, visited in Saginaw last week
Thursday and Friday.
Our correspondents are earnestly re-
quested to be punctual in sending in
their items every week.
Denatured alcohol for your radiators
is good radiator insurance. On sale by
r. r. Knight, Clio garage.
Clayton St. Clair, of Holland, Mich,
brother of p. j. st Clair, visited the
latter and family, Wednesday.
Mrs. Will Eaton, who has been con-
fined to her home for the past few days
by diphtheria, is improving.
Isabelle Tracy entertained her Sunday
school class and teacher on Monday
evening. Covers were laid for l5
Chas. LaDue left for West Virginia.
Wednesday. and will work during the
winter at his trade as glass blower.
Mrs. Anna Houghton is visiting her
sister. Mrs. May Bailey, in Capac,
where she expects to remain several
weeks.
w. II. Stout has had neat business
office constructed in the rear of his
store, which will add much to its con-
venience.
Marshall Smith, while at work in the
table factory, Tuesday, was so unfor-
tunate as to have one of his thumbs
badly smashed.
E. w. Hymen will have an auction
sale of farm tools, etc., at his shop in
this town tomorrow afternoon. See ad
elsewhere in these columns.
Nelson Labby visited P. ]. st. Clair
and family, Sunday. He returned to
Jackson, Mich, Sunday evening, being
accompanied by his wife and baby.
A tenant house on John Beardslee's
farm burned Tuesday. 1t was occupied
by Leonard Smith and family who sue
ceeded in saving most of their effects.
Roy C. Mundt and wife, of Flint, be-
came the parents of fine daughter, on
December 8. They have been staying
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Hamer, in Clio, for a few weeks.
Miss Mary Field has gone to kala-
mazoo where she has accepted posi-
tion as stenographer in the state asy-
lum for the insane Her sister, Eleanor,
is also employed in the same capacity
in the same institution.
The last of the sugar beets were
shipped from the local receiving station
last week. More beets were taken in
here this year than ever before and the
prospects for securing acreage next
year is, of course, very good.
Messrs. Claude and Clayton McLane
and wives and Alex. Wheatley and wife
were called to st. Clair, last week
Wednesday, to attend the funeral of
Messrs. McLane's mother, who was
also the mother of Mrs. Wheatley.
Mrs. Harvey Tremper. greatly re-
spected resident of Birch Run, died at
her home in that village yesterday
morning. following long illness. Fun
eral services will be held from the
home, Saturday afternoon at 1870
o'clock.
Geo. M. Rathone, who has been i'll of
paralysis for several months. is not
improving, as his many friends hoped
he might, after his first attack. He is
now confined to his bed and Mrs. VIM.
Spencer, of Birch Run, is assisting Mrs.
Rathbone in caring for him.
Col. Powers reports fine sale of the
Lewis Wildfong preperty Wednesday,