The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-23


are spending week visiting his sister,
Mrs. G. l.. Molter, and other friends in
the northern part of the state. The
postmaster has not been in the best of
health for number of months past and
his many friends will hope that his
weeks vacation will do him about six
months good
Last Saturday the editor and family
made short trip through sections of
Clinton County and it was observed
that crops there are looking consider
ably better than in this part of the
state. We saw many splendid looking
fields of corn, some of which were
heavily cared, while others. higher
than a mans head, had scarcely any
ears at all We presume the latter
was from Western seed. 1t looked as
though more rain had fallen in that Sec
ton than in this.
Mrs. Annie Petit, of Lansing, was
guest of her sister, Mrs. Henry Steele.
the first of the week. She returned
home Monday, taking her little sob who
has been with Mr. and Mrs. Steele the
last four months.
George Buckley, of Flint, spent Sun
dry with his sister, Mrs. Elmer Utley.
Cooperation Of the u. S. Govern
ment with the Michigan State Fair has
resulted in u. S. Railroad Director
McAdoo ordering a reduced rate of one
and one-half fare for the round trip to
Detroit during the ten days of the ex
position. Announcement was made of
the reduction early this week in Wash
ington. The exposition will open Aug.
80.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hudson and
daughter, Elizabeth, motored from
Shepherd, Wednesday, to visit Mrs.
Hudson's mother, Mrs. w. H. Sargent.
Mr.. Hudson returned Friday and Mrs.
Hudson and Elizabeth will remain for
two weeks.
| Mrs. Jack Barnard and Mrs. Mercen
Hurd, of Flint, spent Wednesday with
Clio friends.
Mrs. Ed Beeman is on the sick list.
N. Butler is very seriously i'll.
Mrs. Nick Leach has returned home
after spending the summer with her
soldier husband, at Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Dwight Babcock, of Los An
geles, Calf, is visiting Clio friends.
Elmer Coles and wife attended re-
union of the Coles family at Long Lake,
last Saturday.
Mesdames j. H. Wagner and Floyd
Curtis, of Flint, were guests of A. A.
Williams and wife. Friday. The latter
also entertained friends from Oregon
and Toledo, Wednesday.
The rain storm of Wednesday was ac-
companied by very high wind in this
locality. A dwelling house that had
been moved by John Anderson to his
farm just northwest of the village was
blown from its underpinning and badly
wrecked and several trees were up
rooted on the property of Andrew
Chappell.
The last installment of the Third Lib
erty Loan is now payable at the Clio
State Bank.
Col. Roys is reported to be seriously
i'll at Hurley Hospital in Flint.
Ernest May, wife and small son, and
Stanhope Huyck, have returned home
after several weeks outing at Gogebic
Lake, U. P. They report very en-
joyable time and Mr.. Mays health is
greatly improved.
Mrs. Roy Garland and infant daugh-
ter were guests at the home of VIM.
Garland and wife, Tuesday. Including
Mrs. Jane Moody. who will reach her
ninety-ninth birthday, Sept. 1st, the
babe has five living grandmothers,
Last Thursday afternoon, members
of the Masonic fraternity, including
several from Birch Run, went to the
farm of Mrs. John Taylor and put her
crop of oats into the barn. Mrs. Tay-
lor would express her gratitude for
| tbis OCT of frotarnal assistance