The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15

Mrs. Bodine s mother is now GONZALES
cent from an attack of typhoid, but has
recently been suffering from quinsy,
but is also recovering from that.
The auction sale of farm stock and
tools held on c. H. Dingman's farm,
north and west of town, Tuesday, net
ted about 100000 and was considered
very satisfactory. Early Ohio seed po-
tatoes sold for Sl.27 per bushel. Col.
E. l.. Powers was the auctioneer.
A tenant house on the farm of Chas.
Begole caught fire from a defective
chimney about noon, Monday, and was
totally destroyed. The effects of Ed
ward Eisler and family. who occupied
the house were nearly all saved. The
building was insured and a new house
will at once be erected on it's site.
Willard, the IL year old son of NJ. F.
Merrill, the harness maker, was taken
i'll in school last Friday. and when seen
by physician was found to be suffering
from scarlet fever. The little boy was
taken to the home of Mrs. Elvira Tay-
lor, where he is being cared for, and is
reported to be making as favorable pro-
gress as could be expected. 1t is not
known where he contracted the disease.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Johnson, of Flint.
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Clark, of Sacramento, Calf, visited at
the home of Alex. Richardson Sunday,
Mr.. Clark and Mr.. johnson being cous-
ms of Mrs. Richardson. This is Mr..
and Mrs. Clark's first visit to Michigan
and although they think the country is
very beautiful, they prefer their own
state as home.
Deforest Morgan, living about two
miles east of town, is some strawberry
raiser, also. One day last week he
picked three quarts of the luscious
fruit from his vines and the samples he
brought to Clio were beautiful. And
this isn't all, his little daughter took
some of the berries and compounded a
pie that took first prize at the Pine
Run School fair. By the way, we hear
that this fair was very pleasing event,
complimentary alike to the enterprise
of Miss Farnsworth, the teacher, and
her pupils.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Gage and Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Knickerbocker attended
the wedding of Miss Agatha Pearl
Richards, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
w. Richards, of Burton, and Herman
Knickerbocker, which occurred at the
home of the brides parents on We'd
nesday evening. The contracting par
ties are popular with wide circle of
friends all of whom will wish them all
happiness and prosperity. They will
take All auto trip through the East, fol
lowing which they will be at home or
the groom's farm north of Flint.
On display in the windows of The
Messenger office is little card bear.
ing the autograph of the father of his
country, the great and good George
Washington. George did not write his
name on the card, but is an interesting
souvenir, nevertheless, because George
N. Garrett, who formerly and fol
many years lived in Washington, got il
at the store of Gait and Bro, the sen.
Tor member of the firm being Norman
Gait. now deceased, at that time hus.
band of the lady who is soon to become
the wife of the president of the United
States, and who now owns the store
herself.
Saginaw is to have ''dollar day.
following the lead of Flint. A single
dollars worth of goods purchased a
any of these places means that dolla
plus the car fare to and from the plac,
where you live, and the big bargains
generally consist in a lot of shelf-worl
junk that has proven extremely hard t.
dispose of. However, there is no US
kicking against any of the fads tina
7 successfully challenge the public fancy
On the other hand it is best to take ad
vantage of them and go them one bet
ter, wherefore it appears that it woul
8 be mighty good thing for Clio to hav
a bargain day" about once month
Y which event could be participated in b
every merchant in town and would, W
a believe. not only counterfeit the Unfit
e ence of these dollar days" but resu
O in permanent and valuable addition
2 trade.