The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-17
Local News

Mrs. w. G. Lewis visited her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Minnie Lewis, of Flint,
Tuesday. George Barden, who is being
cared for at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Lewis, is very low.
Mrs. Harry Beardslee spent Sunday
with Clio friends.
Misses Florence and Pauline Miller
spent Sunday with their sister, Mrs.
Ed. Roth, of Flint.
Mrs. Elmer Coles is visiting her son,
Harrison Coles, and wife, of Arbela.
Mrs. VIM. Strempel spent the week
end in Flint.
M. Sines and wife spent Saturday in
Flint.
Mrs Fred Tinker was Flint caller,
Tuesday.
Miss Ethel Taylor, who has been in
Nashville, Tenn, since last September,
for her health, returned to her home
here. Friday.
Miss Flora Mccormick, of plymouth,
is the guest of her brother, Hugh Nc
Cormick, and wife
Miss Laura Shaft, of Burt, was the
guest of Mrs. Herbert Tiff, few days
this week.
E. X. Warner and Elmer Yeaster
made business trip to Flint, Monday.
Blanks for the school directors an
nual reports are now in the hands of
the clerk and ready for distribution
o. Forbush is preparing to enlarge
his store building, which will make a
nice improvement.
The P. M. Ry. will soon have in oper-
alton fifteen new locomotives which
are to cost $50. each, also /. 600 new
freight cars, costing $4,000 each, and
two new mail cars, costing $l4, 500
each. The total for this new equip
ment is more than 100000. Five
hundred P. M. employees are in military
service.
Rev. E. C. C. Benson and wife enter
tanned, last week Thursday, Arthur
Benson, of Minneapolis, and Mesdames
Minnie Pratt and lone Kruger, of Flint,
who are cousins of MIR. Benson. Arthur
Benson is an extensive dealer in south
ern lands and Minneapolis real estate.
The M. E. Church, as a whole, is
making an effort to collect war fund
of one million dollars. In this behalf
Revs. Bryan, of Lapeer, ard Jennings,
of Dawson, spoke in the local Nj. E.
Church. Wednesday evening. The
campaign will be continued by an ex-
change of pulpits next Sunday.
Mrs. Herb. Bridgman, of Flint, call
on many Clio friends, Monday. Miss
Florence Bridgman was married on the
Goth of April to Harold Cornell and they
reside in Albion where Mr.. Cornell is
studying for the ministry. Miss Lillian
is with her father in Sask, Canada,
and Howard is in a training camp IN
Kansas.
Mrs. o. H. Beckwith entertained the
faculty of the Clio High School, Mon
day evening, in honor of Miss Mabel E.
Blackney. A bountiful repast was
served, to which all did ample justice.
A birthday cake caused much amuse-
ment and the evening was very pleas
antly spent.
Miss Frances Halliday has gone to
Binghampton, N. Y, where she ex-
poets to remain for some time as the
guest of her brother and family. Be-
fore returning from the east she may
visit another brother and family in
Brooklyn.
Earl Underhill. Arthur Taylor and
David Stuber left Monday, for Detroit,
where they'enlisted in the navy. passed
the physical examination and were. or
dered to report at Detroit for duty
next Monday From Detroit the boys
will go to the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station. Good luck to 'en..
Mrs. l. d. Gillett returned home
Monday after three weeks visit with
relatives in Toledo, Buffalo, and at her
old home in Canada. She says that
war conditions in Canada are much the
same as in the United States and that
farmers there are handicapped because
their sons and hired men are called for
war service. Nevertheless, they are
bravely and cheerfully doing their best,
as our farmers are. On her return she
spent Sunday with her son, Earl, at
Camp Custer. finding MIN well and
training diligently for Uncle Sam. as a
soldier.
Miss Helen Doyle, as secretary Of the
Vienna Red Cross, is performing a
work of which the public should be in
formed and of which it will. we know.
he dulv appraciativa The mopthlv