The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-30
LATE NEWS NOTES
Of NEARBY TOWNS
INTERESTING ITEMS GATHERED
FROM OUR EXCHANGES
Brevities Relating to People, Matters
and Things in This Section
of Michigan

Mrs. A lmlra Lewis, one OF the olueSt
residents of Flushing, died last week.
Editor T. w. Smithson, of the Otis
vile Star, who has many friends in
Clio, is reported to be in i'll health.
James E. Chittle, proprietor of bar
Der shop end billiard room at Otisville.
is under arrest for violation Of the local
option laws.
The new Egypt Portland Cement
Co. s plant at Fenton commenced oper-
alton this week. About 100 men will
be employed.
Mrs. Mary j. Wilson, former well
known resident of Birch Run, died at
the home of her son in Saginaw, last
week. The remains were inferred at
Birch Run.
Mrs. Minnie Anaman, wife of the
proprietor of the Jewell House, at Vas
sar, was arrested by the sheriff recent
ly on a charge of selling liquor without
license to minor on Sunday.
The board Of supervisors at its last
session, appointed DR.. Thomas Farmer,
of Grand Blanc, live stock sanitary
agent for Genesee county. The appoint
ment was required by statute, the main
object being to stamp out hog cholera
which has been very destructive in the
state for several seasons.
Warning posters have been placed in
all interurban cars. running from De-
troit into ''dry" territory that "jags'
will not be tolerated on such cars after
May 1st. Conductors, deputy sheriffs
and sober individuals have been called
upon to help suppress the gay boy who
carries to much steam.
All that remained of the big Phillips
Manufacturing Co. plant at Fenton, in
cluding nine acres of land in the heart
of the town, was disposed of at auction
last week and brought the surprisingly
moderate figure of $3,6O0.0O. The brick
office building went for So, 10000, other
parcels for lesser sums, and four acres
near the central school building went
for 1925. 90.
o. E. Williams, the Fenton aviator
who, it will be remembered, brought
his airship to anchor in field just south
of town, last fall, is, according to the
Fenton Courier, getting ready to give
limitations of war scenes in exhibition
flights this summer. Some of our citi'
zens were much of the opinion, last
fall, that getting ready" is one of the
aviators most thrilling stunts.
The proposition of Incorporating
Birch Run as village, seems to have
rather doubtful aspect at the present
time. However, they are to have a
resident deputy sheriff, the county pay
ing part of his salary and several en-
terprising citizens making up the bal
ance. A meeting is to be held in the
near future, we understand, at which
definite action will be taken as to in
corporation.
Cornelius Doane, of Otisville, while
driving a new Ford automobile, in
which were his wife, two sons, and q
couple of guests, ran into sinkhole,
the auto turning over on its side in
three feet of water. One of the boys
was completely submerged and all other
members Of the party went into the
water up TO their waists. All were
fortunately rescued without injury and
the auto was recovered unharmed.
The school board of Otisville has
taken advanced and, mayhap, commend
able ground. They have made a ruling
that hereafter participation in theatri-
Gals shall be restricted to pupils having
an average standing above 80, and mem
bership in the ball team to pupils hav-
ing standing above rs. They evident
ly figure that pupils below these aver
ages need to put in all their time on
their studies.
DR.. Hiram HI. Bardwell, a pioneer
physician of Mt. Morris, at which place
he practiced many years, but who had
resided in Flint for considerable per-
iod, died in Chicago, last Saturday
night, while returning from trip to
the Panama Pacific exposition, his
death having been caused, it is said,
through the accidental discharge of a
revolver. DIR. Bardwell served as a
hospital steward during the Civil War,
thus gaining much valuable experience,
which he later supplemented by a
course of study in medicine. The fun
eral was held on Tuesday, interment
being in the cemetery at Mt. Morris.
About fifteen residents of Montrose
township have been arrested this spring