The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-10

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w. ID. Gamertsfelder has sold his
farm. part of which lies within the
village limits. to C. Boutell, of Mt.
Morris. Mr.. Gamertsfelder will move
to Flint
At the next meeting of the o E. S.
to be held next Wednesday evening,
March Is. there will be initiatory work.
The attendance of all members is par
ticularly requested.
Beekeepers week will be on at the
Agricultural College from March Is to
lS. Bee keeping in all it's branches
will be discussed by number of au-
thorities on the subject.
Mt. Morris will have no village cleo
ton this spring because the clerk failed
to post notices of the election, as re-
quired by law. The old officials will
hold over for another year.
Thos. R. Maxwell, of Thetford, has
been quite i'll the past two weeks, but
is now improving somewhat. Mr.. Max
well has resided in his present home
tor more than sixty years.
Mrs. Adah Wisner last week re-
ceived from the Maccabees a check for
$3.50 20, being the amount of insurance
carried in her favor in that order by
her son, the late David Struble.
| F. M. Houghton & Co. within the
last week sold Clark Hill four solid car
loads of different kinds of material,
which was surely ''some" deal. Read
F. M. Houghton's big ad in this issue
and get the particulars.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Bodine and son,
Oscar, went to Leslie, Tuesday, for a
visit with Mrs. Bodine's parents Mrs.
Bodine will remain for two or three
weeks, but Mr.. Bodine will return the
last of the present week.
Miss Celestia Parshall and Mrs. Beu.
lah Parshall Gillette, of Howell, have
been visiting the fore part of this week
with Rev. and Mrs. E. c. c. Benson.
The first named lady is cousin and the
last sister of Mrs. Benson.
Republican township caucus this af-
ternoon at 200 O'Clock, at the Audi
forum. Democratic township caucus
at the same place and hour on Satur-
day afternoon. The caucus is as i'm
portant as the election. Do not fail to
attend.
The Messenger was in error last
week in stating that fathers meet
ing, under auspices of the w. c. T. u,
would be held at the home of Mrs. A.
A. Williams, Wednesday evening. The
meeting will be held at Mrs. Williams
home this friday evening and an in
teresting program has been prepared.
All members are very earnestly invited
to attend.
M. st. Clair, of Poplar, Mont, who
is visiting his brother, P. j. st. Clair,
likes his home in the west very much,
but says the cold weather rather got on
his nerves at times during the past
winter. At times the mercury fell to
so degrees below, which is some cold.
Notwithstanding this, stock, including
horses, runs out all winter seeking
refuge from the storms in Goodies" or
gullies in which the small water courses
lie. Mr.. st. Clair says that nearly all
public land in Montana is occupied.
Germania Lodge, F. & A. M of Sagi-
nav will visit Vienna Lodge next Tues
day evening and confer the third de-
gree, using the German language in the
ceremonies. 1t is expected that Vienna
Lodge will confer the third degree in
the afternoon, following which a six
O'Clock dinner will be served in the BAN
quet room. All brothers residing in
this vicinity are requested to be on
hand for dinner promptly at six, SO
that the tables may be prepared for
the visitors who will arrive at about
seven o'clock.
Mrs. Warner Leavenworth was pleas
antly surprised one afternoon last week.
when the ladies of the Sew and So Club
met at her home to tender her fare
well greeting, prior to her going
to her new home near Now. Mrs. A.
j. Amidon, who is to leave Clio and
make her home in Flint, was also a
guest of honor on this occasion. A
very pleasant time was enjoyed and a
picnic dinner was served. Mesdames
Leavenworth and Amidon were ten
dered the heartiest good wishes of the
club for health and prosperity in their
new places of residence, and each was
presented with beautiful souvenir
spoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Matzen enter
tanned a house party, consisting of the
faculty of the Detroit School of Design,
Saturday evening and Sunday. The
guests were ten in number. among them
being Messrs Geo. Hamilton, director