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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03
NJ. E. Church Notes

Glass meeting, $3.50 a. m; Service;
1000 a. m; Sunday school, l1:l5 a. m.
Epworth League; 6 pm. Subject
Progressive Christians" Leader,
Ralph Jones.
In response to the many requests,
the choir has consented to repeat the
Easter Cantata. Sunday evening. at
7:3O.
The Epworth League business meet
ing will be held in the church parlors,
Tuesday evening, May z. All young
people are invited.
The l.. A. s. will meet in the church
parlors, May 8, at 2:30.
Regular praise service Thursday
evening at 1880.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03

State OF Michigan The Circuit Court for the
County OF Genesee-ln Chancery.
Lizzie Hutchings
Plaintiff,
Chester w. Hutchings.
Defendant.
Suit pending in the Circuit Court for the County
OF ienesee, in chancery, at the City of Flint in
said county. on the 18th day of April. A. d. 1918
=. In this cause it appearing from affidavit on file
not resident Of this State Of Michigan and that
II can not be ascertained in what state or county
the said defendant now resides
On motion of Clark M. johnson, attorney for
Chester w. Hutchings cause hissanpearanc to he
entered hereinIwithin three months from the date
OF this order; and In of his appearance he
cause his answer to the Plaintiffs Bill of Com
plant to be filed and copy thereof TO be served on
said PlaintiHs attorney within fifteen DAVIS after
service upon him of a copy OF said Bill and notice
OF this order; and in default thereof said bill be
taken!as confessed by said defendant
AND IT 1t Is further ordered that within twenty
days the said plaintiff cause notice of this ord
er to be published in The Clio Messenger. n news
paper published and circulating in said County
and that said publication be continued therein
at least once each week for six weeks in success
SION, or that she cause copy Of this order to be
at least twenty days before the time above pre-
scribed for his appearance
And 1t Is further ordered that COPY of this
order be mailed to said defendant at his last known
DOS, DOS. once ADDRESS by registered mail and re-
turn receipt demanded such order to be mailed to
Of N"'s .o ua'o "eie
Leo NJ Church,
Circuit Court Commissioner
c,,. FOR said County
Atty. for Plaintiff
business address. Flint. Mich.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03
STATE OF MICHIGAN. the Probate Court for

STATE OF MICHIGAN. the Probate Court for
the County of Genesee.
At session of said court held at the Probate
Office in the city of Flint. in said County. on the
9th day of April A. ID. 1913.
Present: Hon. John G.. Graves Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Hosea b. Curtis.
deceased. Albert ]. Brabazon. Administrator.
having filed in said court his petition praying for
hcen 10 sell the interest of said estate in GER
tain real estate therein described.
II is ordered that the oath day of May A. ID.
1918 at ten o'clock in the forenoon Mt said probate
Office. be and is hereby appointed for hearing said
petition and that all persons interested in said
estate appear before said court. at said time and
place. to show cause why license to sell the in
terest of said estate in said real estate should
be granted.
1t is further ordered that public notice thereof
be given by publication of a copy of this order,
for three successive weeks previous to said day
of hearing. in the Clio Messenger, a newspaper
printed and circulated in said county.
John c. Graves
A true copy Judge of Probate
Fred A. Wertman
Register of Probate. 16
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03

In contrasting the blessings which
this country has conferred upon its cit
liens with those which any other coun-
try has been wont to bestow, we have
a striking example in the various liber-
ty loans. The loans have totaled some
thing like ten billions of dollars and
they have all come from the people.
And withal, the resources of the people
have not been seriously impaired. 1t is
safe to say that within reasonable
length of time the loans could be doub-
led and even then the people would suf-
fer no serious impairment of their fin
ances. This has not been true of any
other country. The people of Germany
have absorbed several national loans,
but they have not come in any appre-
ciable degree from the common people.
They have come from the commercial
and financial classes. The agricultur-
lists and artisans have done but lit
tie in financial way because they have
not had the money to invest. The only
thing they have had to give is their
lives. These they have given to the
same click of aristrocrats who for
years have been robbing them of the
profits of their toll. In America it has
been different Here the people have
made their own laws, and while these
have been occasionally faulty. perhaps
occasionally corrupt, they have been
fairly reflective Of the moral fibre of
the people. If they have been corrupt
it has been because the people have
winked at corruption. But in larger
sense than has obtained in any other
country the citizen has had the oppor-
tunity of retaining what he has made.
Now he can loan his accumulations to
the government of which he is a part
and which has given him larger meas.
ure of prosperity than has been enjoyed
by the citizen of any other country on
earth. 1t is splendid to think our peo-
pie are measuring up to their privileges
and obligations in the most becoming
way. The man who does not appreciate
American citizenship is dog and de-
serves to be deported to some place
where dogs are content to live dogs
lives.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03

STATE OF MICHIGAN County of Genesee.
At sc .sion of the Probate Court for said
County of Genesee, held at the Probate Office in
the City of Flint. the 18th day of April in the
year one thousand nine hundred and eighteen
Present. Hon. John c. Graves. Judge of Probate
In the matter Of the estate of Mary Ferguson.
deceased. Lucy A. Fairbank. Executor of the
estate of Merton w. Fairbank. deceased, formerly
the Administrator of said estate, having fled her
final account. requests the allowance of the same
and her discharge from said trust.
II is ordered that the 10th day Of May next. at
nine o'clock in the forenoon at said Probate Office
be appointed for the allowance of said account.
And it is further ordered that a copy Of this
order be published three successive weeks prev
ious to said day of hearing in The Clio Messenger
newspaper printed and circulating in the
County of Genesee.
JOHN C. GRAVES.
A true copy. Judge of Probate.
Fred A. Wertman.
Register. IA
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03

STATE OF MICHIGAN. County of Genesee.
At a session of the Probate Court for said
County of Cenesee. held at the Probate Office. IN
the City Of Flint. on the 18th day of April in the
Present; Hon. John O. Graves, Judge OF Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of Simeon w. Crosby,
deceased Lucy A. Fairbank. Executor Of the
estate of Merton w. Fairbank. deceased. formerly
the Administrators of said estate having filed her
final account requests the allowance of the same
and her discharge from said trust.
IL is ordered that the 10th day of May next. at
nine o'clock In the forenoon, at said Probate
Office. be appointed for the allowance of said
account.
And it Is further ordered that copy Of this
Order be published three successive weeks prev
ious to said day of hearing in The Clio Messenger
a newspaper printed and circulating in the
County Of Genesee.
JOHN C. GRAVES.
A true copy. Judge Of Probate.
Fred A. Wertman.
Register.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03
Local News

Mrs. S. S. Clum, Of Flint. visited
Clio friends, Thursday.
Sam Williams and wife spent Sunday
with their daughter in Flint. Frank
Williams and Abel Gamer. of Flint.
spent Monday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams.
Mrs. Wheeler, of Mesick. who has
been for the past seven weeks in Flint
with her daughter, Mrs. Hicks. is spend
ing this week with her son, Chas. T..
Taylor, of Clio.
Rev. G. W. Stephenson will preach the
funeral sermon, next Sunday morning,
at the Birch Run Church, of Old King
Barleycorn. Seats will be reserved for
the mourners. The remains will be on
exhibition. No flowers. Interment
will be made-you guess where?
MIR. and Mrs. Allen Tobey visited Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Smith, in Flint, We'd
nesday. Mr.. Tobey also called to see
Geo. Barden, who is very i'll at the
home of his daughter.
A delightful dinner was given, Sun
day, in honor of MIS-. Mary Drudge, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Augusta
Seib, the occasion being the formers
9lst birthday anniversary. Those pres
ent were: Jake Shrader and Mrs Hen
ry Rollins, of Flint, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Drudge and son. Ray, and Mr.. and Mrs
Elmer Drudge and daughter, Rena. of
Genesee, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Jobson
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Seeley. Mrs
Drudge is in the very best of health
and her many friends congratulate her
upon attaining this wonderful age and
join in the hope that they may help her
celebrate maIy more such occasions as
this. She received many beautiful and
useful gifts.
The editor and family were remind
ed of the truth of the beautiful poem
containing these lines; ''let fate do her
worst, there are moments of JOY, bright
uiCdHiS VI luc past WHICH sue CdIlnOl
destroy" when ID. E. Montague pre-
sented them with IA quart of delicious
maple syrup this week 1t was the
thick and clear and just right kind that
the editors grandpa used to make in
the long ago, and that his grandma
used to do up" in numerous quart cans
that later stood in long rows OH the
shelves "down cellar" 1t just took
the humble scribe back to the days
when he used to help gather the sap
and "bile down" in the woods. wait
ing impatiently before the big fire for
the morsel Of salt pork that had been
cooked to crisp sweetness in the pan to
keep it from boiling over. Those days,
unfortunately, will never come again,
but the next best thing is to get some
of the same old kind of syrup. Thanks.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03

The Irish World gives the first test
of bore, presumably for readers to
try on themselves, in these words:
Do you monopOlize the conversation
wherever you go with breathless ac-
counts Of your own affairs?
If let alone long enough the major.
ity of us do. Our own affairs are so
much more interesting than the other
PERSONS. 1t takes some wisdom and
considerable culture to subordinate the
self.
Under this definition, the baby is
sometimes a bore, but we forgive him
for we know that he has neither the
wisdom nor the culture to set his lit
tie self to one side. 1t should not be
expected of him.
But there is about the baby none Of
the subtle deceitfulness Of the old,
practiced bore who deftly turns the
conversation to his own exploits and
affairs. Baby simply takes Of the
muller from his personal self. The
entire households attention turns at
once to his affairs. He mOnopOliZes the
conversation with his breathless ac-
count Of his hunger or of his cOnnec-
ton with the open safety pin--and
that is all there Is to 1t.
The growing child frankly finds him
self the most interesting person in the
world, and we forgive him to some ex-
tent and attempt to show him that he
must conceal his personal liking for
himself. Some Of us may recall the
story of the little boy who had been a
delighted listener while his mother Ia
real bore) told the neighbors of his
cute little manners and ways. When
she branched off to some other sub
ject. the little boy listened while in
manifest uneasiness till the conversa-
ton Jagged the merest trife. Then
he broke in with his perfectly natural
request:
"Say, ma, let's talk some more about
me-"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03

STATE OF MICHIGAN. County of Genesee.
At session of the Probate Court for said
County of Genesee. held at the Probate Office. in
the city of Flint. on the 18th day of April in the
year one thousand nine hundred and eighteen.
Present Hon. John G. Graves Judge of Probate
In the matter of the estate of William Teachout
deceased. Lucy A. Fairbank. Executor of the es-
tate of Merton w. Fairbank. deceased, formerly
Administrator OF said estate. having filed her final
account requests the allowance of the same and
her discharge from said trust.
1t is ordered that the 10th day of May next. at
nine O'Clock in the forenoon. at said Probate Office
be appointed for the allowance of said account.
And 1t is further ordered that a copy of this
Order be published three successive weeks prev
ious to said day of hearing in The Clio Messenger.
newspaper printed and circulating in the County
of Genesee.
John G. Graves
A True Copy Judge of Probate
Fred A. Wertman.
Register IA
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03
Eighth Grade Examinations

The county eighth grade examinations
will be held May 9Th and 10th at Flint
and in the different villages of the
County. The following schedule will
be carried out:
First day-A. M. photography, Spell
ing, Arithmetic. P. M. Penman-
ship, Grammar, Reading.
Second day A. M. Physiology. Geog-
raphy, Agriculture. p. M. Hist
DRY, Government, State Fair
Questions.
These papers will he marked by the
board of school examiners and to earn
a diploma pupil must have an average
of rs per cent, with not less than GO
per cent. in any subject. Seventh
grade pupils may take examination in
physiology and geography, but in order
to pass they must have a mark of at
least 80 per cent. in either subject.
Each year the Michigan State Fair
sends out a set Of questions which may
be written on by any boy in the eighth
grade. The boy who receives the high
est average, taking into consideration
the regular eighth grade subjects and
the State Fair questions, receives free
trip to the State Fair in September.
The boy must be at least IA years of
age September LIST, 1918. The COM
missioner of schools hopes that many
of the boys in Genesee County will
write on the State Fair questions.
The conductors OF the examinations
are as follows:
Clio, Supt. w. d. White
Dawson, Supt. F. J.. Perrine
Flint, Comr. j. L Riegle
Fenton. Miss Mae Woodmansee
Flushing, Supt. w. E. Parker
Gaines; Supt. G. w. Hackney
Goodrich, Supt. Jno. r. Rutledge
Grand Blanc. w. A. Vast Binder
Linden, Supt. Fred Plat
Montrose, Supt. Ralph Brown
Mt. Morris, Supt. Geo. Wood
Otisville, Supt. E. A. Branch
Swartz Creek, Supt. w. Hamilton.
J. l.. Riegle,
County Comm'r.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03
Thetford Red Cross

Report for the mouths of March and
April: Finished garments returned to
Flint, 2O3 pajama coats and 1875 pajama
pants; "a bed shirts.
KNITTING
March, lac skeins of yarn given out
and Is sweaters, 7S pairs socks. /
muffler. 20 pairs wristlets, helmet re-
turned.
April. 70 skeins yarn given out and Z
sweaters, 40 pairs socks, pairs wrist
let's returned.
The proceeds from the Fair and
Auction Sale are $364.O1, including a
donation of SIS. 90 from VIM. Mcconnell,
of Thetford, and $500 from the Clio
State Bank. We wish to thank E. L..
Powers, Bert Conlee and all who helped
make the Fair a success.
Mrs. M. Sheridan,
Sec'y and Treas.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03

STATE OF MICHIGAN. The Probate Court for
the County of Genesee.
Att session of said Court held at the Pro-
bate Office. in the City of Flint. in said County.
on the 18th day of April A. ID. 1918
Present: Hon. John C. Graves Judge of Probate,
In the Matter of the Estate of Myron X. Craw-
ford. deceased. Avora Crawford having filed in
said court her petition. praying that the adj
ministration of said estate be granted to herself
or to some other suitable person.
1t is Ordered. That the cath day of May. A. ID.
1918. at ten o'clock in the forenoon. at said pro-
bate office. be and is hereby appointed for hear
ing said petition.
1t is Further Ordered. That public notice
thereof be given by publication of copy of this
order. once each week for three successive weeks
previous to said day of hearing. in the Clio Mes
senger a news paper printed and circulating in
said county.
JOHN c. GRAVES.
true copy. Judge of Probate,
Fred A. Weftman
Register. 16
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03
WEBSTER

Miss Elizabeth Webster, daughter of
Mrs. Carrie Webster. passed away at
her home in Farrandville, April "a, 1918,
after an illness that had covered many
years. She was born in Vienna Town
ship Aug. Is. 1873. and had lived here
practically all her life, bearing her long
suffering with patience and fortitude
that elected the sympathy of all
who knew her Reside her mother,
with whom she made her home, she is
survived by one sister, Mrs. Emil
Bluhm, of Bay City. Funeral services
were held from the home last Friday,
Rev. E. C. c. Benson officiating. The
remains were laid at rest in Pine Run
cemetery.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03
Obituary
ROBINSON

Ray Robinson, for the past eight
years resident of Clio, died at his
home here. Tuesday morning. The
immediate cause of death was pneu-
monia, but Mr.. Robinson had been in
very poor health during all of the pres.
ent winter. His exact age is not
known to his relatives here. He is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret
Robinson, small son, Eugene, and
daughter, Alice, also by a son, by a
former marriage, Floyd, now serving
in the army. Funeral services will be
held from the home this afternoon at
200 O'Clock. The interment will be in
Woodlawn Cemetery.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03

We are going to have League of
American Patriots" in this township
in the near future. In its membership
it is expected to number every loyal
man and woman. 1t will be our bril-
gade in the great home army that is
backing the army at the front. 1t will
have facilities for dealing with many sit
uations which it is now difficult to hand
lie and will render the work of support
easier as we'll as more effectual 1t
will be means of inspiration that will
be a help to all.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03
Prefer IRREGULAR Lines.

The straight line is an abomlna-
tion to the Chinese. They endeavor
to avoid 1t in their streets and build
ings, and have banished Il completely
where country field paths are con-
cerned. They will always substitute
q curve wherever possible or they
VIII torture II with zigzag. To the
Chinese mind the straight line is sug-
gestive of death and demons.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03

FARMERS or FARM RENTERS; /
want 4 to join with me to buy 900
acres improved farm, black rich soil.
in Alabama. Can divide. F. BRUCK-
Err. as Trowbridge, Ave-. Detroit,
Mich. ~
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-03

Mrs. Rosamond Beebe, of Manches-
ter, is visiting friends in this vicinity.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-22

DURING the year 1917 there was writ
ten for membership ip Modern Wood
men of America grand total of 80, $50
men, and 43O new camps were char
tered. From financial standpoint the
year was record in amount
of funds disbQrsed from the benefit
fund, the exact record being to the
beneficiaries of 1851 members, $14,-
910,64980; to beneficiarles of eleven
soldiers and sailors, $4,000; refunded
to ninety members 70 years of age or
over as old age benefits, SAL, 1885,
making the total disbursements from
the benefit and patriotic funds reach
the total of SD, 968, 437. 35, or monthly
average of 81, PAT, 369.78.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-22
Campaign for National Lutheran
Commission for Soldiers and
Sailors Welfare Begins in
Edgerton, Wisconsin.

During the next ten days every
Lutheran in America may expect to
be called upon personally by a So
licitor working in the interest of
the National Lutheran Commission
for Soldiers and Sailors Welfare.
This commission represents all the
Lutheran Synods in America, with
possible exception of one. The
headquarters of the commission is
in New York City and it's purpose is
to direct and aid the religious work
of the Lutheran army pastors.
The Commission and its work has
the approval and endorsement of
President Wilson, Secretary of War,
Baker, Secretary of the Navy, Dam
iels, and John r. Mott, General
Secretary Y. M. C. A. War Work
Council. In a telegram some time
age President Wilson said, II learn
of the service planned by the Lu-
theran Commission for Soldiers and
Sailors Welfare with a great deal
of interest, and need not assure you
that it has my best wishes"
The budget for the year 1913 is
S75O,O00.OO. Of this sum, Wiscon-
sin has been apportioned $T5 100000
and Rock County 100000.
J. r. Jensen of aJnesville is the
County Chairman. The local chair
man, who has charge of the canvass
among the Norwegian Lutherans OF
Edgerton and vicinity is L. A. An
derson. There are two canvassing
teams, team /, P. NJ. Ellingson,
Captain, Ed. Haugen, A. FL. Jensen,
Miss Louise Jensen, Ole Hauge,
Martin Mason, Clarence Swenson
and Peter Hanson. Team 2, Oscar
L. Olson Captain, John Lenaas, Ed.
SGrassman, Miss Olga Hanson, Herb.
A. Harried, Herman Kravick, J. j.
Hageberg, CLAUS Staff, Rev. Z. A.
Grefthen, Pub. Mgr.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-22
Newspapers Do Their Bit.

/. Addressing meeting of the county
councils of defense at Madison Friday
on the subject of publicity, Col. B. r.
Pixley paid a fine compliment to the
newspapers for their aid in war activ
tiles. In part he said:
81 believe that next to the soldiers
and sailors and nurses at the front, and
the men and women at home who are
producing and conserving food, the
newspapers of America are going to
win the war No more loyal profess
sion exists, and / want you to under
stand something of the spirit with
which the press of Wisconsin is doing
its part.
''The editor in your town had one adj
vantage when we entered the war. He
lad been trained in the atmosphere of
unselfish public service. He had been
the champion of his home town, his
county and his state. Now, with
America at war, he takes that same
devotion and loyalty into the fight for
America He is making many personal
sacrifices to help win the war.
I'm making your requests for pub
licity, you must remember that when
the editor gives you space he is giving
you his bread and butter, in great
many cases. His space is valuable and
just now it is extremely limited. Some
time before the war the price of print
paper increased 100 per cent. The re-
suit was that in Wisconsin, as in other
states, some papers were obliged to
suspend publication.
SIN conclusion, let me again urge
upon you an understanding of the ed
itor's Service Give him the credit that
is due him. We must have publicity.
1t will unite as no other thing can the
people of this country into fighting
one hundred million. Give your editor
your cooperation Whether you do or
not, he will keep on standing up for
America until the day when he sends
| out his newspaper with headline an
| nouncing the news that the American
flag is flying in Berlin and the kaiser
has surrendered
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-22

ONE great lesson for the young peo-
ple of America is embraced in the
Thrift Stamp campaign now on. We
are a nation of big earners and liberal
spenders. The Importance of saving in
youth in order to insnre a competency
for old age is not firmly impressed up
on the minds of many, but were the
lesson thoroughly learned here as it has
been in some foreign countries, there
would be larger number of people on
easy street than now, even with all the
great prosperity that abounds. Thrift
stamps are sold at Is cents each. When
converted into war saving stamps they
bear a per cent interest compounded
quarterly. Saving 25 cents per day
would not be a difficult task for hum
dreds and thousands of young people
who are engaged in gainful pursuits.