The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-05-18
Additional Local

Auditorium, Friday evening, June LIST.
The new band is making fine progress
and will make its first public appear
ance on Decoration day when it will
play couple of selections.
The Messenger sent out number of
subscription statements last week and
must ask those who received them to
give them prompt attention.
f. NJ. Houghton and Co. this week
paid SO. % per hushel for wheat which
is the highest price ever paid in Clio.
Mrs. w. A. Watson entertained Mrs.
V. M. Fox, of Saginaw, Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Butler and daughter visit
ed relatives in Flint last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Butler and Mrs.
Harriet Adams visited Ransom Butler,
of Birch Run, who is very i'll, last Sun
day.
Mrs. w. H. Sargent and Mrs, Elnora
Petrie returned Tuesday from weeks
visit with the formers daughter, Mrs.
Harry Hudson, of Sheppard.
Mrs. D. B. Soper, of Tuscaloosa, Ala /,
came Tuesday, to spend the summer
with her daughter, Mrs. B. E. Conlee.
Mrs. C. G. Lillibridge, who has been
i'll of pneumonia at the home of her
sister. Mrs. c. C. Beeman, for the last
eight weeks, returned, Tuesday, to her
home in Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Pound of Flint
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Pound Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manasseh West enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Turner, of
Nebraska, last week.
Geo Farnsworth has bought Ford
car.
Jerome Marvin is building a fine.
large porch around the family residence
on West Vienna street. AS his sister.
Miss Laura, graduates from the Ypsi-
lanti Normal this year and gets life
teachers certificate, it is expected
the family will resume their residence
in Clio in the near future
When John Courtney was driving
toward home with some empty milk
cans Saturday his horse became fright
ened at passing automobile near the
Mill st. Bridge and one of the wagon
wheels running up the inclined brace tc
the bridge. Mr.. Courtney was thrown
out and cash about four inches long
was cut in his scalp. The wagon was
badly broken.
Clio L. o. L. No. 1863, entertained
about fifty brethren of Flint Lodge
Monday evening at which time the de.
gree team of the visiting organization
conferred the second degree on nine
or ten local candidates. The ceremonies
continued until well into Tuesday morn.
ing and fine social time. is reported.
Substantial refreshments were served
during the progress of the meeting.
The condition of Neil Hayes who was
seriously injured by an electric cal
some time since, and who is now in
Hurley Hospital, shows considerable
improvement. The doctors have found,
however, that in addition to fractures
of the shoulder and thigh Mr.. Hayes
also has fractured arm.
T. al % off Of he
Chautauqua Association whose names
were mentioned last week we might
add that DR.. Russell Runnells was elect
ed chairman of the ticket committee
and Harvey Cummings chairman of the
committee on grounds. The Misses
Flora Haven and Mable Blackney were
chosen to cooperate with the director
of the children's department, who will
be lady skilled in playground work,
story telling, etc.
Clio friends have received word that
T. ID. Brown, the we'll known contrac-
tor has enlisted in the engineering
branch of the U. S. army. We also
hear that Floyd Goodfellow has gone to
Detroit for the purpose of enlisting
Harold Furlong and Harry Meyers,
employees at the condensary have also
enlisted. We are proud of these men,
as we are of every other man who is
willing to hazard his life in defense OF
his country's honor.
The Michigan Railway is building an
addition to its?freight shed on the Dibble
property. We have been informed that
it is not,the intention of the company
to build a new depot this year, as il
had proposed to do earlier in the sea.
son. Whether the refusal of the coun.
Gil to allow the company to construct
tracks in Critics. street has anything to
do with the present plans we do not
know. but we should hope that the
company would be turned from the OBJ
legations it owes this community by any