The Clio messenger., 1917-04-27
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Miss Nettie Fuller is spending her
spring vacation at home. Miss Fuller
teaches in the Walker school at Flint.
Miss Hazel Griswold and Miss Mable
Brass spent Sunday in Saginaw, at the
home of the formers sister, Mrs VIM.
Armstrong.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Congleton and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Rogers
and family, all of Flint. visited Mrs.
Jennie E. Fuller, Sunday.
Mrs. George McNair and children
have returned to their home at Water
town, after week s visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Cummings.
The Clio Rebekah and Odd Fellow
lodges will visit Montrose lodges on
Sunday, April 20. A program of speak
ing has been arranged and lunch will be
served.
Miss Eva Smith has returned to h
former position as operator at the local
telephone central. This will be well
come news to the patrons of the eX.
change, as Eva is first class operator.
The Misses Nina Gilmore, Lillian
Marnien, Virginia Stuber and Veola
Clifford visited the public library in
Flint, Saturday, for the purpose of
procuring material for commencement
orations.
Mrs. D. B. Soper left Tuscaloosa,
Ala, Monday. and after spending few
days with her brother, Dino Johnson,
in Chicago, she will resume her journey
northward, expecting to reach Clio the
first of next week.
On account of being elected to the
office of supervisor, Glenn Williams has
resigned as a member of the board of
county poor commissioners. j. G. Luce,
a resident of Gaines township, was APP
pointed at the recent session of the
board of supervisors to fill the vacancy.
John Howe. of Burton township, was
chosen to fill vacancy for the same
position caused by the resignation of
H. l.. Freeman.
The Michigan Bean Jobbers' associa-
tion has announced that Michigan
farmers will make an effort to raise ten
million bushels of beans this year. The
beans raised in Michigan are universal
ly proclaimed the best in the world, and
as beans this year are coupled with the
word patriotism, on account of the
large amount needed to supply the
army, it is up to the Michigan farmer
to fulfill the expectations of the con-
sumers and raise bumper crop.
A law recently enacted places all
postmasters under civil service. For
some time only postmasters at Offices
of the fourth class have been required
to pass an examination, appointments
to offices of higher classes having been
made on requests of congressman or of
people of strong political influence.
The tenure of office is not now divided
into terms, but is good for life, depend
ent, however, on the conduct of the
official.
A badly demoralized buggy was the
result of an attempted horse race which
took place Thursday evening on Mill
st. The speed abilities of horses be-
longing to James Montague and Archie
Ross were being tested. A sudden
stop made by the Montague horse,
which was slightly in the lead, caused
the Ross horse to go kersmash into the
buggy ahead, putting that vehicle in
junk pile condition. The drivers es-
capped uninjured.
Predictions are made that sugar beets
will be raised in larger quantities in
Michigan this year than in any previous
year. The boosting of the prices for
beets to the farmers by the manufac-
turers has been the cause of an unusual
demand for contracts. Sugar compan-
les are predicting a successful year in
manufacture of sugar if the yield per
acre is normal. Farmers realize the
Importance of raising a cash crop, a
crop they can get their money out of
as soon as it is produced, consequently
the demand for acreage contracts by
farmers has been beyond expectations.