The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08

Irlenus III TINS vicinity TINS week and at
tended the reunion of Van Tuyle school
at Thread Lake Park, Wednesday.
A locally famous justice court law
suit. between Guy Selby and j. A. An
derson, involving the ownership of a
steer, resulted in a disagreement We'd
nesday. The case will be retired in
Justice Griswold's court next Thursday.
Some rather bad imitation of human
ity stole tire off Pearl Chown's car,
while the machine was standing in front
of the owners residence Saturday
night. The theft was of the most
despicable sort and the thief, if caught,
seould be severely dealt with.
Miss Flossie Hunt. who taught in the
Pinkham district last year, will teach
in the Seeley district this year. She
spent several weeks at the Ferris in
stitute during the summer which will,
of course. be an advantage TO her in
her work during the coming year.
Herb Tiff and Wales Booth are COM
uleting comfortable residences on the
Haven subdivision and it is said that
Oliver Smith and perhaps others will
soon commence the erection of dwell
ings there. Martin Montney this week
started the erection of home on his
property south of town.
Possibly there is not an older pioneer
of this section still living than Philip
VanPatten, who has resided in this
vicinity seventy-one years and recalls
that he cast his first vote at Pine Run
sixty-two years ago. That this genial
and venerable gentleman may be long
spared to us will be the sincere wish of
his many friends.
AS result of confusion in passing, a
big Buick car went into the ditch at
Pine Run the fore part of the week, be-
ing quite badly damaged. We have
also heard of serious head on collision
between two machines west of Mont
rose, in which several persons were
seriously injured. but have been unable
to learn particulars.
G. C. Benjamin and sister, Mrs.
Des Moines, Ia, arrived in Clio, We'd
nesday, for visit with their father,
H. l.. Benjamin, and wife. They drove
through with an auto, starting last Sat
urday and covering 807 miles on the
made on the journey but for the fact
that they were held up by heavy rains
and highways under repair in the state
of Indiana. They expect to remain
about week.
j. n. Goodrich and wife, of Column
bus, Ohio, visited the formers brother,
w. G. Goodrich, and family. last week,
returning to their home on Monday.
While the former were here they were
taken for very enjoyable auto ride,
the party being composed of the two
Messrs Goodrich and their wives,
Floyd Goodrich and Mr. and Mrs. and
Alfred Ford. The trip included White
Lake and Hickory Ridge, in Oakland
| County, Fenton and various other points
in Genesee County, and covered nearly
one hundred miles in all.
Marshall M. Frisbie, who was can
didate for prosecuting attorney, has
written us to say that he is not at al
core over the outcome of the election,
that he is appreciative of the support
he received and hopes to try again at
some more opportune time. That's the
kind of spirit to exhibit. the kind that
nearly always proves a winner in the
| tIlu. IL Lie ISL all VII yOuI hIC, w
not sit around and whine, bait your
hook and keep on tryin', and keeE
agoin'." A similar and equally admir-
able spirit is manifested by Hon. +. ID.
Black, who says, in the course of a
brief note: Although not successful at
the polls, feel to say that | am glao
to help the successful candidate
Clos police force may not be very
large, but it is right there with the
goods and is run on as economical a
basis as any in the country. Last Sun
day Marshal Chas. Best discovered q
man near the railroad track who haC
taken on so large cargo of bug juice
that he became absolutely helpless
waterlogged with fire water, so tt
speak. Being Sunday, conveyance:
were hard to get, so the resourcefu
marshal loaded the human tank onto
one of the large two-wheeled expires!
trucks and wheeled him up the stree
to the recuperation station. If tina
fellows head next day bore any resem
blance to the jag he carried he woulc
have needed garden rake to comb hi
hair with. And to think, there are
people who pretend to think such things
as this are essential to human happi