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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
M. E. Church Notes

At the business meeting of the Ep.
worth League, held Tuesday evening,
the following officers were elected
President, j K. Frost. Jr.; First Vice,
Florence Richardson; Second Vice, Nina
Gilmore; Third Vice. Mildred Jewell;
Fourth Vice, Ruth Chappell; Secretary,
ROLAND Goodrich; Treasurer, Ralph
Jones; Organist, Naomi Holmes, Asst.
Organist, Dorothy Hymen.
The All Day services conducted by
DR.. G. w. Baldwin and Rev. E. c. G.
Benson, at West Vienna, Thursday,
were very profitable and enjoyable.
The w. H. M. S. will meet with Mrs.
C. w. Taylor, Friday, April 9th, at two
o'clock.
Don't fail to attend the Easter Birth
day Party, Friday evening.
Class meeting, $50 a. m; Special
Easter program at 1000 a. M; Sunday
school, Ills a. M; Epworth League,
$50 p. m, subject, What Easter
Means to Me-" Rev. c. w. Stevenson,
d. D., will give an Easter sermon at
7:30 p. m.
The l.. A. S. will meet in the church
parlors, Wednesday, April 11th.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
VVTVVVWVVWN NVVVVVVTVTTs

Rev. j. ID. Halliday was called to
Fenton, Sunday, to officiate at the
marriage of two of his former parish
toner's in that city.
James Rapley returned Tuesday from
business trip to Detroit.
BIS. Jennings went to Adrian, Thurs
day, and returned Friday bringing his
two grandsons, Donald and Byron Obee,
with him.
Austin Cummings has broken ground
for a residence to be erected on Mill
st.
The Misses Helen and Eleanor Ach-
eson and Alice Secor spent Saturday in
Flint,
Mrs. Fred Carter entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Beckwith, Mrs. Ella
Slocum and Fred Burdick at dinner,
Wednesday evening.
There are always constructive and
destructive forces at work in every
community; the forces that work
patriotically and in broad spirit for
the upbuilding and future of a town
and those which seek only personal
advantage with little care for the NOR
row. The life of community, its en-
terprise and its standing, depend upon
the first named class and we should not
be so forgetful as to fail, to support
them on all possible occasions. Com
munity patriotism, so to speak, is sec-
ond in Importance only to that broader
patriotism that binds one to his country.
It's the work together village or city
that succeeds.
Fred Sturdivant had the misfortune
to cut his thumb quite seriously, while
at work, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Williams were
caIoed to Flint, Thursday, to attend the
funeral of their nephew, Clare Gundry.
| Mr.. Gundry was a member of the law
firm of Brennan, Cook e. Gundry.
Mrs. Harry Gage, while going to the
mail box Wednesday. tainted and fell
in the road. where she lay for some
time. She was able to walk to the
house when she recovered consciousness.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
Letter From Oregon
Seaside, Oregon, March 6, 1917

Seaside, Oregon, March 6, 1917
Chas. H. Reed,
Clio, Mich.
Dear Editor:
We are having fine weather just now,
but the winter has been freak of
snow and frost, something we seldom
get here. There is a great boom in
lumber, especially spruce for the Brit
ish and French armies. All the people
here are supporters of the president
and we feel that our Senator Lane did
not consult the wishes of his people in
his opposition to giving the president
the authority he sought in dealing with
Germany. Everyone here salutes the
flag and nearly every house has flag
over the door. AS much as / dislike
war feel we should all stand together
in upholding our noble president and
the rights Of the American people.
do not think the cost of living is as
high here as in the east. There is
plenty of everything, but food is being
held for increase in prices while the
price of labor is low. l think such gam
bling in food should be stopped. The
health of the people here is good; not
much sickness, but many of the old
pioneers are passing away.
i am glad you did not lose everything
in the fire; we missed the paper so
much during that week. A good many
are making garden but we will wait a
while.
Wishing you all the good luck and
prosperity this year may bring you,
will close. Yours.
Mrs Geo. Eaton.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
New Gardening Firm

A. A. Haven and A. F. Robey have
formed partnership for the pur-
DC . of entering the truck gardening
business in an extensive way during the
coming season. Mr.. Haven has had
more than twenty years experience in
the growing of crops of this sort, while
Mr.. Robey has also had varied and
valuable training along the same line,
having been employed for three years
by large gardening firm in the state
of California and also by the ID. M.
Ferry Company, the great seedsmen of
Michigan, for more than a year. The
firm will use Mr.. Haven's fine forty
acre farm east of town and ever thing
indicates successful future for them.
Mr.. Robey has been a valued employe
of F. M. Houghton & Company for the
past six years, which employment he
left with best good feeling on both
sides, and with the best wishes 'of his
employer, because he considered that
the new business in which he is to en-
gage offers greater opportunities.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
Warner-Uuey

Miss Clara Utley and Claud +. Warm
er were united in marriage at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Utley, Sunday, April l, at 8
O'Clock, Rev. G. w. Greene performing
the ceremony. The bride wore a gown
of pink voile and her attendant, Miss
Marie Howell, of Goodrich. wore white.
The groom was assisted by Osee Web
ster. After the ceremony two course
luncheon was served. The happy couple
will reside on the j. j. Jones farm
south of Clio whittier the best wishes of
their many friends will follow them.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
Methodist Protestant Notes
i OURS truly
Mrs. j. II. O'Rourke

There will be special Easter service
at 1000 a. m Sunday school at 11:l5;
Christian Endeavor $50 p. m.
The Ladies' Aid will meet in the
church parlors Wednesday afternoon,
April 11th.
Service at the Montrose brick church
at 200 O'Clock.
The c. E. society held their monthly
business session in the church parlors
Tuesday evening. Lunch was served.
The Band Boys invite the public to
the church parlors on Tuesday evening.
April 10th, for supper, frou 500 O. 'clock
until all are served.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
Additional Local

Mesdames j. C. Wheatley, Harry
Thompson, Mark w. Stevens and Guy
Selby, of Flint. spent Tuesday with
Mrs. J. C. Chambers.
Andrew Shelley, of Pine Run, who
has been i'll for many months, is not
improving, fact which will occasion
his many friends sincere regret.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Currier returned
home Friday morning from an all win
ter's stay in sunny Florida.
The ladies of the Eastern Star will
serve their annual Easter tea this even
ing, beginning at five o'clock. and con-
tinuing until all are served. The price
will be 25c and everybody is invited to
attend.
Earl Gillett and Lyle Brown, who
are attending the M. A. c., came home
Friday to spend the spring vacation
with their parents.
The next regular meeting of the Clio
Ladies' Orange lodge will be held in
the lodge rooms Monday, April 9th, at
200 o'clock. All members are request
ed to be present as there is to be inn
portant business to be attended to.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert LaDue spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. A. Blackstone, of Flint.
Mrs. Lovina Dyball spent the latter
part of the week with her son, George,
of Flushing.
Miss Zola Andrews. of Flint. anc
Mrs. Roy Gray and daughters, Ruth
and Rama, of Millington, spent the
week end with their parents, MIR. ano
Mrs. James Anderson.
Albert ST. Clair, while working il
one of the auto factories in Flint, Mon
day, was so unfortunate as to be in
jured through a particle of steel hyint
and becoming embedded in, one Of hi
eyes. A surgeon removed the frag
ment of steel, and while the young mai
was compelled to cease work for few
days, it is not expected that any ser
ious results will follow.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Newton return
ed from Owosso the first of the week
to which city they were called to atten'
the funeral of their niece, Mrs. Henr.
Schultz.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
THETFORD

Supervisor-Pound r., 81; Brabazon,
u, 101; clerk, Brown. R, 104; Long, u,
7S; treasurer, Holden, R., no opposition;
justice of peace-Bone, R., 10; Seeley,
u, II; justice of peace-Harmon, R.,
ITO; Swartz, u, 70; overseer of high
ways-Ostrander, r., SO; Cook, u, 88;
highway ommissioner-Haas, r., LOG;
Brown, u, 78; board of review Brady,
R., 10; Dodge. u. n; constables-
Slosser, R., 1O4; Brabazon, U., II; Nc
Cumsey, R., 10S; Galbraith, u, 1O4;
Barker, R., 113; Sheridan, u, l07.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
REPUBLICANS SWEEP
COUNTY AND STATE
BLACK ELECTED CIRCUIT JUDGE
OVER STEVENS
Vienna Township Republicans Give All
Candidates an Old Time
Majority

In the election held Monday the en-
tire republican state ticket was elect
ed, although the vote throughout the
state was light. All of the amend
ments carried except those authorizing
a raise in the salaries of the secretary
of state, state treasurer and auditor
general.
In the county, interest centered chief
ly in the contest for circuit jndge, in
which Edward d. Black, republican,
beat Judge Mark w. Stevens, demo-
crat, and present incumbent of the of
flee, by majority of about 600.
lu the townships throughout the
county the republicans were generally
successful and will have large major
ity on the Board of Supervisors. Fol-
lowing is the vote in detail in the town.
ships contiguous to Vienna:
VIENNA TOWNSHIP
Williams, R., 200; Stout,
D., 14l; clerk-Reed, R., 328; Goodrich,
D., 88; reasurer-Pound, R., 325;
Stuber, D.. 80; commissioner of high
@ays-Richardson, R.. 322; Finn, D.,
81; justice of peace-French. R, 315;
Johnson, d Sc; justice of peace-Palm-
er. r.. 327; Field, d. 81; board of re-
view-Anderson, R., 3l8: Littlefield.
D., SO; constabes- Houghton. r., 3lS;
Fuller, R., 318; Conlee. R., 324; Rich
ards, R., 317; Starks, D., 95; Collins,
D.. SO; Jones, D., 8S; Hoff, D., 95.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
Milk Patrons

The rumor has been persistently
spread around Clio that we are retail
ing milk from herd of Holstein
cows. AS a matter of fact we have
two registered Holsteins in the herd,
which were purchased previous to our
starting the retailing of milk, one COW
part Durham and part Holstein, the re-
naming eleven of the herd are a mix
ture of Durham and Jersey. AS we
are in the retail business now and are in
to stay, our future policy will be to
build up Jersey herd.
The Jennings Dairy Co.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
GENESEE

SUPERINTENDENT A. Leadley. R.,
149; John E. Lamb, d., 129; clerk
Floyd Upton, R., It's; John Brown, D.,
95; reasurer-Archie Young, r., 141;
Raymond B. Nixon. D.. 128; highway
commissioner-John Robinson, R., 160;
Edward Curran, D., 110; justice of
peace-Charles Richardson, r., 1877;
James H. Clark, D.. SO: board of re-
view 1.-TWO years)-George l.. Spillane,
R., 1854; James P. Hitler, D., los;
board of review Zone year, Albert
Jennings, r, 157; Frank G. Rogers,
D., la
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
MT. NORRIS

Supervisor-Peter O'Hare, D., 154;
Dexter Douglass, R., go; clerk-Nicho-
las Murphy, D., 1856; Claude Rum
sey, r.; treasurer - Henry Dala-
vergne, D., Ill; Walter Armstrong, R.,
l27; highway commissioner Harry
Lawrence, D., 1877; Pete- A. Eagan,
liz; overseer of highway--James
Hawkshaw, D., l26; Claude Carpenter,
r., l2O; justice of peace-Charles Hart,
D., 126, George Marshall, r., 122;
board of review--James Monroe, D.,
1T; Robert Wolcott, r., 129.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
Geo. Walker Promoted

Geo. Walker, who has been connected
with the Scripps-Booth Motor Car Co.,
of Detroit, for number of months,
has recently been promoted to the po-
sition of general manager of the Ster-
ling division, one of the important units
of the plant, in which motors are man.
ufactured. MIR. Walker has complete
charge of the entire division and oc-
cupies an important and lucrative posi-
ton.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
Death of Former Resident

The following letter is self explanat-
ory and doubtless will be of much in
terest to number of our readers:
Montrose, Mich. April 3. 1917
Editor Clio Messenger,
Clio. Michigan.
Dear SIR
l have been notified of the death of
my uncle, George HI. Smith, which oc-
Cured at his ranch at Ell Cajou, Cali
fornia, March 2lst. He was buried at
San Diego, California, March 25th, un-
der the auspices of the Masonic lodge of
that place.
thought perhaps you might wish to
mention it, as he was one of the early
residents of Clio to which place he
came from Oakland county with his
parents in 1857 and lived there for quite
a number of years. He enlisted with
others from the vicinity in the army,
where he served until sent home as
hopeless invalid. | believe ne was a
charter member of the Masonic lodge
at Pine Run; anyway he was one of
TIE earliest members. He left Clio
ABOUT forty years ago, going to Gay
!. rd where he was engageG in the gen.
eral merchandise business for number
of years. He was county treasurer of
Otsego county two terms. He went to
California about eight years ago.
George Buell. was in the army with him
and there are others there who have
often asked me about him.
Yours truly,
Mrs. j, II. O'Rourke.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
School Enterprise

School District No. A, of Vienna,
which had the enterprise to stardardize
its school about q year ago, is now ac-
cumulating fine library. At the be-
ginning of the school year they had 245
volumes and they are now adding thirty
more from list approved by the state
librarian.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
MoNTRoSE

Supervisor Westfall, R.. 205; john
son. c., 154; clerk, Ford, r., no oppo-
sition; reasurer-Russell, r., Zoo; Nc
Kenzie. c., 83; Highway commissioner,
Wright. r., 222; Woodward, D., 1913;
justice of peace-Vogelsberg. no oppo-
sition; board of Hitchcock, r.,
239; Smith, c., 107.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
Masonic Event

Vienna Lodge, No 205, f. & A. M,
will hold its annual '''Past Masters
Night" on Tuesday evening. April IL,
at which time it is expected the past
masters of the lodge will confer the M.
NJ. degree. Supper will be served by
the ladies of the Easter Star and the
attendance of all brothers is requested.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
Notice to Church Goers

Both of the local churches have an
nounced that from this time onward,
until further notice, all evening services
will begin half hour later than has
been the custom during the winter
months. The evening services will now
begin at 7:30 o'clock, standard time.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
Milk Producers

A meeting of the Clio Milk Pro-
ducers' Association will be held at
Grange Hall lnext Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Reed. of Howell, will be present.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-06
School Social

On Friday evening, April 9th, the
Green school will give social to which
all scholars, patrons and friends are
invited. Miss Lola Meeker is the
teacher.
Morris tribune., 1917-11-02
FACTS ABOUT FOOD

There is enough food in the United States and in
the countries fighting Allies that everyone may
have plenty of it is carefully distributed used
have in the United States abundance corn vege
tables, fruits, poultry, fish, foods grains
such as barley, oats and rye There is not enough
wheat meat fat and sugar to go around we use as
much accustomed to use.
Every American who wants to do his full CHS
bit in the may render real service by using rs
cent less wheat meat fat and sugar than he
accustomed to and to in place of these vegeta
bles fruits fish, foods and breads as
bread, rye bread, etc.
Our European Allies using war breads made of
rye barley buckwheat, potatoes and small proportion
of wheat flour, and they absolutely must have wheat
from here The only way spare wheat this year
is to economic in it's They naturally than
half as much meat do because they produce
corn, and now France and England a ration of
Fl pounds of sugar yearly per capita, while we have
been using about 80 pounds of yearly per capita
The great majority of people in the country as
saving as they we'll be, but in every home many
the things that plentiful may be substituted for
things that without increasing or reduc
ing quantity of food used.
Morris tribune., 1917-11-02
CHALLENGES TOWNLEY

Before A. C. TownIey gets thru with the loyal and
independent country press of Minnesota will be the
exposed political buccaneer who started
crusade of government by meeting and secret
Gus. The press tolerant of Mr. Townley and the
Non-Partisan League until TownIey began preaching
loyasts in the country to speak that Paul meet
ing. When TOwnley's disoyalty exposed Townley
backed away his dsOyalty stuff and began preaching
Ioyalty and tried to silence the country press. The
press will not be silenced will their duty
and Mr.. Townleys preaching of discomfort and class
hatred his socialism, his false teaching and the despic
able methods by which he held North Dakota in thra
will be exposed c. F. Mcdonald editor of the Times
Civil War veteran and post commander of the G. A R.
"A. c. Townley who describes himself president
of the NOnPartsan League, recently notified the Times
to retract statements made in certain editorial AS
yet much to regret he has not commenced suit We
than anxious that he should We want
place the president the Partisan League
the witness stand. We him tell the farmers
who elected him president? Where the SIG paid by
members is deposited? Who is the treasurer? Where
the $1,OOO,OOO paid in by members is? When
When financial statement made showing amounts
received paid out, and balance bond? These
questions League members would like have
They should be answered.
"a c. Townley has served notices of retraction up
the st. Paul Pioneer Press St. Paul Dispatch the
Morris Tribune and Mayor Erickson Fergus Falls.
He has not brought suit against either opinion
he does not intend to. He not! We challenge him
to commence action against the Times!
His notice for retraction in our opinion is purely
bluff He will point to farmers these demands
traction in attempt to make them has
sandered and lied about!
But he will never bring suit!'
Morris tribune., 1917-11-02

American home the War Mother of
the land became a more conscious
economic factor than she had ever
been before. 1t suddenly dawned up
on her that inysome way the well
fare of her boy was bound up with
what had before been uninteresting
export figures. Crop totals that had
given her only vague sort of salts
faction became a matter not only of
interest but of anxiety. When the
war began calling American boys to
the colors, the American War Moth
er became the logical evangel of food
conservation.
The food problem of the Allied ma
tiOns will be solved in the American
kitchen. 1t is a realization of that
fact that has caused not only the war
mothers and wives, but the grand
mothers, the aunts, the cousins, the
sisters of American boys now wear
ing their country's uniform to mo-
Billie into host pledged to the doc
trines that since food will win this
war our supplies must be conserved.
Morris tribune., 1917-11-02
WIN THE WAR In THE
AMERICAN KITCHEN
Success of Food Administrators
Pledge Campaign Will Enlist
Women's in War

The women in this country are
viewing statistics with a new vision.
For the first time in the lives of
many of them they are interpreting
crop totals in terms of human life.
Wheat and meat have come to mean
to them, not ship loads and car loads,
but soldiers on the firing line, work.
ers in field and factory, mothers and
their little ones in lands devasted by
war.
For nearly three years the world
war was not part of the lives of
the women of this country. True,
they knew that in other lands war
was rushing men in the trenches.
There was sympathy, deep sympathy,
for those who suffered Then sud-
denly the war, thousands of miles
away, stepped into the American
home. 1t became, not a shadow or a
far distant mirage of distress, but
something, very near.
When the war was hurled into the
Morris tribune., 1917-11-02
A Necessary Reformation

Food conservation is being regiously preached,
and being taught that it a to waste even
cabbage leaf. This is all good, but nobody
yet to have organized systematic attempt
feet tremendous saving in food by the simple expedent
of abOshng custom of fashion of Serving refresh
ments any and every occasion, in of
season. Whenever handful of people get together,
either for business pleasure refreshments
brought out and passed around cases. the
sumption Of food drink these super
fuous and waste pure and simple. Nobody needs the
refreshments too often the persons indulging
them full to repletion already.
lot of this unnecessary eating is encouraged or
practced for socabtys sake people won't come I'M
less you give them something eat plea
magic word refreshments will draw persons
anything Well then folks who have to be bribed with
gustatoria tdbs to perform their duties social civic
otherwise, should not be cultivated till they
error of their ways! Such people not, be,
valuable acquisitions to any social affair business
meeting.
Think of how many tons of flour, sugar, fats and
other valuable foods six months by the
simple expedient of making it misdemeanor to serve
refreshments at receptions, bridge parties and other
social functions. And Think too, of the
Digestion temper crankiness and wasted hours which
would be eliminated at the time. Every patriotic
interested in food conservation should
consider this matter and appoint committee
of to make this overdone, and unnecessary
practice questionable. Why not make a matter of
social ethics to eat only three day during the
and make it questionable a breach etiquette
to waste food by serving refreshments at purely social
functions? Entertaining friends regular and estab-
lshed meals is not of meant to be abolished
merely superuOus unnecessary senseess eating and
dr1nk1ng-WOman's Home Companion.
Morris tribune., 1917-11-02

The American War Mother is pre-
pared not only to so administer the
affairs of her household that the food
needs of the Allied nations will be
met, but she likewise is prepared to
petition the entire sisterhood Of
American women that they work
with her in a campaign that both
her reason and her heart tell her is
vital.
In every state in the Nation War
Mothers have become recruiting
agents for the conservation army.
Their presence in the field has
brought home a realization to all wo-
men of the human aspects of the
pending food pledge week campaign,
and it is only natural that in the
Food Administrations Pledge Cam
paign week, November 4 to II, they
should take leading part. They re-
alize what it means.
Morris tribune., 1917-11-02
THE FOOD AND FAT PROBLEM

IF discontinue EXPORTS says Mr.. Hoover 1--WE
will the German line from the Atlantic
seaboard" Here is the for food production and
food economy in a NUTSHELL The Allies require 5777OO,
900 bushels of wheat. The export surplus America
Canada, Australia, India and Argentine is no. 100000
bushels but the lack of shipping necessary
the United States and Canada bear the burden of meet
ing the Allies deficit Canada supply 1000
bushels this country raise it's eXpOrtabIe
plus from 900 to bushels by domestic
economics That problem is up to the consumers.
Every pound of fat is of service every
bullet and hog is of greater value to the winning
of this than SHE'LL says Hoover. The farmer finds
it difficult to produce pork and get much out of hog
as he put in Yet pork must be raised and be
raised at profit. Just how to it is problem
the producer.
If the consumer does not wheat it will not be
saved if the farmer does not produce pork will
produced.