The Clio messenger., 1916-08-25

Miss Edith Hackney and friend, Mr..
l.. j. Glenn, of Flushing, took Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Wilcox for an auto ride TO
Saginaw and Riverside Park last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Butler and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Bunker attended the first
annual outing of Weston. Mott employees
az Lakeside and Thread Lake Parks,
Saturday, Aug. l9.
] There will be regular meeting of
I Clio Rebekah Lodge this, Friday even
ing, Aug. 25th. Installation, followed
by pot luck supper. All members re-
quested to be present.
Mrs. l.. w. Campbell, of Grand
Ledge, and Miss Marjorie Mitchell, of
Chicago, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. r. May and Mr.. and Mrs. f. E.
Huyck, over Sunday
MIR. and Mrs. NJ. E. Smith and son
Marshall returned Monday after spend
ing the week at Lake Nepessing. On
Wednesday they motored to Hadley,
where they attended reunion of the
lady's family.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Sanford visited
in Haslett Saturday and Sunday. While
there they attended the wedding of
Mrs. Rose Walker, a former resident
of this vicinity, to Mr.. Arthur Farnam,
of Flint
Prof. and Mrs. White were in town
a few days the first of the week. Their
beautiful new summer home at Harve
Lake, in Oakland county, is now prac-
tically completed and they are spending
the remainder of their vacation there.
At its session held Monday evening,
the common council extended the time
for the payment of village taxes up to
and including Sept. 81. 1t is hoped
that all of the taxes will be in the
hands of the treasurer on or before that
date.
The large amount of political adver-
tising we are carrying this week has
seemed to render necessary the omis-
sion of news matter which we should
have been very glad to have published.
The fact is that our type became en-
tirely exhausted, so that we simply had
to quit.
Ed. Wright, of Detroit. spent a
few days with his uncle, Ed. Lathrop
The latter has been very i'll of late and
yesterday was taken 10 the asylum at
Pontiac for treatment. Mr.. Lathrop
has always been an industrious and
estimable citizen and that he may fully
recover his health will be the earnest
hope of the entire community.
The Boy Scouts of Clio Troop have
practically completed their encamp-
ment near Geneseeville. There were
eighteen Of them in the camp at one
time and despite the fact that they
We're without scout master, they con-
Quoted the camp without difficulty and
had a grand, good time. They report
that the people of Geneseeville were
very kind indeed to them.
Aaron Crego, candidate for the re-
publican nomination as sheriff, was a
Clio visitor Tuesday, being accompanied
by his wife and children. No one can
question the fact that Mr.. Crego has
been nervy and competent officer and,
if elected, would bring to the Office the
advantage of training and experience,
important considerations, no matter
whether applied to Mr.. Gregg or some
of the other aspirants for this impor-
tant Office.
Corporal V. G. Swihart, of the 33rd
Inf, was in town Monday for brief
visit with his parents and friends. He
says that he has never enjoyed sum-
mer more than the present one and that
his health is of the very best. The
corporal's looks bear out his statement
for he is tanned as brown as an army
saddle and looks to be in the pink Of
physical condition. He says the boys
have plenty to eat and drill about four
hours daily, besides performing other
duties incident to soldier life. The
most exciting thing that has happened
at Camp Ferris was cyclone which
struck the camp at about five o'clock
one evening last week, when, in space
of ten minutes, every tent, with the
exception of two or three, was blown
down and the fine hydroplane, pre-
sented to the state by several wealthy
gentlemen of Detroit, was blown head
foremost into the lake and almost COM
pletely wrecked, the only part remain
ing intact being the engine. The ma
chine cost approximately $4,000 Vern
says that the boys are now fully
equipped and are anxiously awaiting
orders to go>south.