The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-19
Additional Local

A new milk dock mas Deen construct
ed at the north end of the depot, max
ing it Unnecessary for the passenger
trains which take on milk and cream
here to make more than single stop,
thus avoiding an annoying loss of time.
Clos fame as milk market is grow
ing all of the time and now 160 cans of
milk are being received daily from
coming in over the p. M.
Ry. The Detroit Creamery Company
have been so completely satisfied with
the manner in which their apparatus is
working in this factory that they have
been installing the same kind of a sys-
TEN in their factory at Brighton and
the same has been put into operation
with the past week.
On Tuesday last the County Associa-
ton, o. E. S., held an enjoyable ses-
sion with Flushing Chapter, by whom
they were accorded every hospitality.
Those in attendance from Vienna Chap
ter were as follows: Mesdames e. w.
Taylor, Ed. L. Beeman, John A. Caddy,
Nettie Powers, F. L. Sturdivant, Kath-
crime Reed, Jennie Jobson, Nellie Jew
ell, Eta Taylor, Belle Curtis, Lillian
Gleason, Hattie Berry and Messrs.
Glenn Williams and Ed. l.. Beeman.
Besides the initiation ceremonies, which
were beautifully exemplified, charm
ing program was given and banquet
was served. The Association will hold
its regular annual meeting in Clio some
time in October.
While in the city of st. Johns, week
before last, the writer was charmed
with the melody of set of Ginning
bells. which have been hung in the bel
fry of one of the churches there as a
memorial to a lady who was formerly n
member of the church, but is nov dead.
The bells, of which there are dozen
or more, range in size from one weigh
ing several hundred pounds to one
weighing about fifty pounds. They are
so arranged that they may be played
upon, as are the keys of a piano, and
each noon and at the close of the day
some one plays one of the old familiar
melodies upon them, the music being
audible over the entire city. 1t seemed
to US very appropriate form of me-
mortal.
For some time past it has been ru-
mored that the car schedule on the
Michigan Railway was to be altered, so
that the cars that have been laid up at
night in Clio would be laid up in Sagi-
nav, which meant that employees of the
road who reside here would be COM
PEELED to move with their families to
the last named city. This would have
been very great hardship to thSse
men, several of whom have fine homes
here. as well as distinct loss to Clio,
which is very appreciative of them as
citizens. Happily this has now been
settled through the decision of the rail-
road officials to leave the Clio runs as
they have been heretofore, decision
which reflects a kindly and common
sense spirit on the part of said officials
and will. we are sure, earn for them
added respect on the part of our citi-
zens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Arnold, who
have been in Saskatchewan for several
months, returned to Clio last Friday,
their presence here being made neces-
sary by the sale of their property on
Mill Street to Thomas diff. This prop
erty consisted of the blacksmith shop
next the garage which is also the prop
erty of Mr.. diff. w. H. Hopkins made
the sale. Mr.. Arnold says they like
their new location very much. He
says that farmers there last year had
bumper crops and as a consequence
money is plentiful. Mr.. Arnold runs a
blacksmith shop and says he is busy all
of the time and that everybody there
does business on cash basis. He has
also filed on homestead which he ex-
poets to occupy in the near future. He
says that very many of the young men
have gone to the war, and that if an
able bodied young man refuses to enlist
he is not long in discovering that he is
a great way from being popular.
w. r. Hopkins and Postmaster j. J.
Jones attended the Democratic state
convention in Lansing. Wednesday, as
delegates from Vienna. Of course, the
Democrats will go on holding conven-
tons; they always have done so and I'M
doubtedly they always will. The grip
of perfectly healthy bull dog is as
nothing when compared to the tenacity
of Michigan Democrat. Realizing,
however, that the oncoming generation
may have difficulty in extracting joy
from defeat, as do the old timers.
stepped in party traditions, we under
stand that Mr. Hopkins has advised Mrs.