The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-05-28

Mrs. Henry Mangold, who has been
i'll is convalescing.
John Covert has been on the sick list
for week or more.
Clio High School will hold its annual
Field Day, Friday. June A. Everybody
invited.
Bowden Bros. report business brisk
in the building line. They have three
crews at work.
New street is to be improved in its
muddy places by the application of
quantity of cinders.
Born, Monday, May "a, to Eugene
Jones and wife, a son. Congratula-
tons and best wishes.
Miss Ida Bingham, who has been i'll
for number of weeks, is now able to
get out of doors occasionally.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Huyck motored to
Saginaw one day last week for a short
visit with their daughter, Mrs. E. r.
May.
Mrs. w. H. Stout entertained the
Sew and So Club, Tuesday. A delight
full time is reported, dainty refresh
ments being feature.
Wilson Burrell, an employee of the
Wolohan elevator at Birch Run, was
seriously injured. Tuesday, when thir-
teen tiers of sacks of plaster toppled
over upon him while he was at work in
the cement room. He was extricated
by fellow workmen and while it was
found that no bones were broken, he
sustained severe internal injuries and
his back was badly hurt. At present
he is progressing as well as could be
expected.
Rev. and Mrs. E. e C. Benson were
in Linden couple of days last week II,
attendance upon an anniversary cele-
bration of the M. E. Church of that
place, of which Mr.. Benson is former
pastor. On Sunday, last, Rev. and Mrs.
Benson entertained Samuel Martin and
family, of Mayville, prominent men,
bers of the church at that place, and
on Tuesday Rev. Benson went to Owosso
where he attended the District Minis
terial Convention of the M. E. Church.
On Saturday last a horse belonging
to Mr.. Bush, which had been left stand
ing unhitched, for moment, in the
lumber yard, became frightened at the
table factory whistle and ran at top
speed through Vienna st. A spectacu-
lar feature of the runaway was dog
which, having been tied in the seat of
the carriage, had jumped out and was
dragged along behind by the neck. The
horse turned at the post office and was
stopped, the damage consisting of
broken thills. The dog was consider
ably dazed for awhile but eventually
came through all right.
Chas. King, farmer living near the
Wilson cheese factory. verv naturally
objected to band of Gpysies pastur-
ing their horses in his meadow, espec-
tally as they refused to desist when or
dered to do so. Therefore he loaded up
the good old hen hawk howitzer and
after due and timely warning turned il
upon the rear of one of the aforesaid
horses. The Gypsies evidently conclud.
ed it was about time to break camp
which they did in a hurry, passing
through Clio, where Marshal Best gave
them orders to keep right on moving
These people are All unmitigated pest
Sometimes you hear people say that
newspaper ads are not read. but rest
assured such folks always read the ads
themselves and we have had frequen,
evidence that they are mistaken in that
regard about other people. One in
stance of that kind occurred last week
when in response to an ad in The Mes
senger one of our patrons sold cot
tage organ and had severed inquire.
after the instrument was disposed Of
An organ is not the easiest thing tt
sell in this day and age, and the fac
that this one was sold so promptly
after it had been advertised, shows tt
us that people do read the ads and tha
they take advantage of them.
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