The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-11-05

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will be seen that the average yield was
more than rs bushels to the acre.
We have received from Mrs. j. F.
Arnold nice descriptive letter con-
corning the Soldiers Home at Grand
Rapids, from which we expect to pub
lish more or less extensive extracts
next week. Mrs. Arnold says that her.
self and husband are very pleasantly
situated in a cottage by themselves on
the grounds.
Howard & Pickering's team, which
had been left moment unattended,
Tuesday morning, ran away. coming
down Vienna st. as far as New St..
where they made lively race through
front door yards for couple Of blocks,
finally coming to a stop between cou-
pie of houses. Aside from few minor
bruises where their heels came in con-
tact with the whiffletrees the horses
were uninjured.
The weekly weather forecasts which
have appeared in The Messenger dur
ing the past few months have been dis
continued by the government weather
service until the next crop season. AS
an index to their value we should be
glad to hear from any of our readers
who may have taken tbs pains to OBJ
serve and record their accuracy during
the months in which they have ap-
peared in this paper.
Mrs. H. C. Newton entertained her
Sunday school class at a Halloween
party Last Saturday afternoon, twenty
two of the members being present
To give a proper setting to the
event the rooms were darkened and
jack-o-lanterns shed a smiling and
cheerful light over the festive scene.
Games and general good time was en-
joyed, the enjoyment being rounded out
by marshmallow roast and the serving
of other toothsome refreshments.
The pickle crop, in common with
most other crops, was partial failure
this season. Last year at the sailing
station in this place over 1000 bushels
of cucumbers were taken in, while this
year only about $500 bushels were re-
ceived. The same conditions seem to
have prevailed over nearly the entire
pickle raising territory. as a conse-
quence of which the price of appetite
sharpeners is extraordinarily high.
Fred Smith, blacksmith, wanted in
Mt. Morris on charge of jumping
board bill, it is said, was arrested by
Marshall Best, Saturday, but making
an excuse that he wished to lay aside
his apron and put on his coat, he gained
an opportunity to duck out the back
door Of the shop and get away. Judg-
ing by the ease with which he hurdled
the fences the Marshal is inclined to
think that he may have been wanted on
a charge of jumping bill board instead
of board bill.
One Of our well-known citizens, who
is not as strong on spelling as he is on
identifying things, was asked not long
since by certain other citizen to come
into store and get cigar. The first
mentioned readily complied and spent
moment or two looking over the labels
on the boxes in hope of finding some
thing with which he was familiar. In
this he did not seem to be successful,
but his eye finally rested on box
which bore in resplendent letters the
word Aviator" whereupon he tapped
on the case and said to the clerk,
"Well, ! guess you kin give me one of
them "Aggravaters.
Hallowe'e EN- was observed in Clio in
manner very complimentary, on the
whole, to our boys and girls. So far as
we have been able to learn no property
was destroyed or damaged and not so
much soaping of windows was INDUCED
in as usual. We like to see boys and
girls have fun, real live fun, but we
must confess that we have been unable
to see wherein the fun of soaping win
dows lies. In many cases it imposes
real hardship on some overworked
woman, whose health is none too good,
and that ought not to give pleasure to
anyone. A roaring bonfire and some
good games would seem to be whole
lot better plan than soaping of win
dows.
A machine that will add greatly to
the facilities of the table factory was
installed this week in the shape Of a
double end tennoner. This machine
completes at one operation what it for
merly required four operations to ac-
complish, and is fed automatically by
means of hopper into which the lum-
Der is placed. The machine weighs
over four tons and the problem Of get
ting it from the car to the factory was
somewhat perplexing. Two or three
teams attached to the skids on which