The Clio messenger., 1918-02-15

misunderstanding to reports from
crop correspondents Michigan wheal
did not suffer any injury during Jan
uary as snow protected the whea
during the entire month.
Petoskey-Plans have been com
pleted for turning loose in the woods
OF northern Michigan, probably near
Wolverine. several elk from tie state
herd on the reservation at Higgins
lake.
Saginaw-ln an effort TO collect an
account. Henry Schmerheim shot and
badly wounded Hugh Lafferty, coal
miner, here, when an argument arose
over bill claimed to be owned by
Lafferty.
Flint-Renz r. Heyse, German, and
r. Beck, an Austrian, were Jailed for
cheering the news that the Tuscania
had been sunk. Officers rescued them
from mob of fellow-workmen at the
Buick plant.
Saginaw-W. R. Burt, Saginaw mil
lionaire philanthropist, whose office
furniture was removed by the police
because he had failed to pay his taxes,
sent check foor $24.96O.90 to the city
treasurer, covering the amount due.
Rochester-Mrs. Pietz. 50 years old,
mother of Pietz Bros, local butchers,
gave dinner party in honor of her
| birthday Thursday, last week. Soon
afterwards she was stricken with apo
plery and died the following morning.
Pontiac-Asphyxiate by gas leaking
out Of pipes in half-dozen places in
their bedroom, Hassein Everin, 27,
and Allaine Mohammed, 35, Turkish
foundry laborers, were found dead in
bed in an Orchard Lake avenue room
ing house.
st. Clair-Although st. Clair has
been fortunate this spring in having
sufficient fuel, plans are already being
laid to provide for the purchasing and
storing during the summer months of
huge amount of wood to be available
next winter
Observation-Disclosures state troops are
assisting members of the state constab
ulary on duty at the docks and along
the river front. Companies of the
troops have taken up the work as a
part of their general training pro-
gram.
Camp Custer.-The chief of the
intelligence section has been appoint
ed camp censor. His duties will not
include the handling of copy written
by paid correspondents, but he will
scrutinize all articles written by Off
GERS and enlisted men.
Camp Custer, Battle Creek-It has
been ordered that the Sunday morn
ing inspection of quarters and equip
ment be over at 10 o'clock to permit
men who desire to attend religious SER
vices. The inspections were inaugur
ated by General Parker.
Pontiac-For injuries sustained
when Fred Douglas of Redford was
shot in the foot while playing Hal
lowe'en prank on Ernest Tucker,
Southfield township farmer, jury in
dict of 5000 against Tucker.
Grand Rapids-Federal authorities
have decided to intern Carl Wilhelm
Muller, alien enemy held at the coun-
ty jail on a charge of vagrancy This
is the first case where action of the
kind has been taken in Grand Rapids
or western Michigan. Muller's home
is said to be at Crystal Falls.
Camp Custer, Battle Creek-Non-
commissioned officers who were sent
to the third officers training camp and
who lost their chevrons there, did not
lose their pay or their status in the
national army. They are being car
ried on detached service In the grade
they held before entering school
Detroit-Representat of Y. M.
state pledged $4,000 as the upstate
share of the s1,OOO,OO0 foreign work
budget of the association at a meet
ing in the Detroit Y. M. c. A. con-
current with the inaugurating of
campaign in the city for members.
OdulIe oLe. MdTle-I1cIIy DIdoodI,
of Brassars, on Sugar Island point,
attacked wolf with his bare hands
and choked him to death. Brassar had
set his traps several days previous
and discovered a wolf, with trap at
tached, making off for the woods. With
out hesitation, he pursued and cap
tured the animal.
Flint-When he called at police
headquarters to register as a German
alien, VIII Korn ventured the opinion
the Kaiser is crazy. Korn says five
of his brothers in the same regiment |
of the German army, fell at Liege, in
one engagement. Another fell in
later battle, while the seventh is also
in the German army.
Detroit-Struck by Michigan Gen.
trail train while picking coal from the
tracks at Belt Line road and Grand |
boulevard, Ruth Davis, ID years old,
,,,oo fataIIv iniurad Roth Iapa uarp |