The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-02-16

SHgntly improved. Ills Drotner, FRANK, |
Of Otisville, has been here for the last |
week. assisting in his care, as has also
his niece, Mrs. Bert Curran, of Case
vile.
Ninety-eie htnew Buick cars passed
through Clio. Wednesday, in one string.
The value of these cars must have been
close to eighty thousand dollars. There
may be some shortage of potatoes and
coal but the auto crop is as plentiful
as ever.
The Epworth League holds social at |
the church parlors this evening for the |
reception of new members. Refresh
ments will be served and program of |
music and readings will be rendered
Following this, games of various kinds
will furnish diversion
A shower for Mrs. Harry Bond was
given by her friencs at her residence on
East Vienna ST. from 700 until 300
o'clock Wednesday evening. "A delight
ful time is reported, incidental to which
W do Vic PlNNtIlI1NiOil VI uOGlul
articles to til hostess.
Mr.. and NJ IS. Thomas Petrie enter
tanned their sons, Geo. and Ray, and
the latter's wife, of Detroit, over Sun
day. Geo. is in the employ Of the De-
trot Board OF Health and Ray is the
superintendent of the ice cream de-
partment of The Detroit Creamery
Company.
Mr.. and Mrs r. r. Knight are con-
templating moving to Flint as soon as
the condition of the roads permit. They
have been useful and esteemed in the
business and social life of the village
and their many friends will join in the
hope that they may have every success
in their new home.
Just to prove that not all the bulls
and blunders are made by the country
editor, we cite the following taken
from headlines recently published in
the Detroit News, the same referring
to shoe dealer who was killed in his
store by robbers: ''Slain Shoe Merchant
Mourned by Many Less Fortunate Per-
sons. !"
A rush for the door or the part of
crowd that filled the Interurban wait
ing room, Friday evening, resulted in
the overturnng of the stove in which a
lively fire was burning. The fire quick
ly caught in the oil soaked floor and the
fire department was called out, but
its services were not needed, as the
blaze was extinguished with few pals
of water.
Mrs. j. w. Hurd expects to leave
next week for business trip to Detroit
and Toledo and will, it is expected, be
accompanied by Mrs. Eta Taylor who
will visit in Toledo, Mrs. Geo. B.
Travis, formerly Miss Ethel Howard,
who taught in the Clio schools. On the
reeeara tip Mrs. Taylor will stop in
Detroit for visit with her sister, Mrs.
Addie Jones.
Mrs. Geo Young suff red serious
attack OF illness while working at the
elevator Monday forenoon She had
co!npiaiueI OF headache, became sud-
deny unconscious and was taken to her
home where her condition up to the
present shows slight improvement. 1t
is said the attending physician has pro-
nounced the trouble paralysis, the un-
fortunate lady being unable to use the
limbs on the right side of her body.
Sessions have been suspended in sew
eral of the rooms of the schools this
: week because of failure of electrical
current. This is matter beyond the
, control of the school board, and it is to
be hoped the service will be improved
to an extent that will render it reliable.
The heat is forced to the various rooms
J by means of motor driven fan and
e when the motor cannot be run it follows
that heat cannot be distributed.
, While Daniel Ulrey was driving into
town with load of wood, Wednesday
a afternoon, the pin was thrown out OF
the evener when the sleighs jolted over
the railroad track at the south Mill st.
crossing. allowing it to strike the
: horses heels and causing them to rur
: away. Mr.. Ulrey hung onto the team
u as long as possible but was soon com
' PEELED to relinguish his grip on the lines
The horses collided with a telegraph
2 pole near the NJ. e. Church, one of then
. being severely injured about the heaC
t and losing so much blood that its re
covery is doubtful. The team wa:
stopped in front of Beeman's store.
i, An instance of the interest the loca
y merchant takes in his customers may
o be cited in the fact that one of then
!. has been selling kerosene oil this weel
at loss of = cent on every gallon sold
There has been an oil famine not onl'