The Clio messenger., 1918-02-01
Local News

Mrs. b. T. Goodfellow has gone to
Russell, Wyoming, where she expects
to meet Capt. Goodfellow.
Mrs. Harry Bond has been very iii
of pneumonia at the home of her great
grandma, Mrs. Ada Wisner, snd her
infant daughter has also been i'll. Both
are now somewhat improved
F. M. Houghton & Co. received a
carload of hard coal last week, the
first in several months. There was a
big demand for it and it was disposed
of as fast as the teams could haul it
from the car.
/ The Clio Red Cross Sewing Club re-
turned 100 finished garments to Flint.
last week. Those who can carry par
cells to and from Red Cross headquar-
piers, in Flint, are requested to notify
Mrs. l. d. Gillett.
E. L. Dersnah left. Wednesday, for
Milwaukee, Wis. where he has been
engaged to teach mathematics in one
of the public schools. Mrs. Dersnah
and the children will remain with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. l. r. Field, for
time.
Sylvester Stout is young American
who is entitled to special mention. He
saved his pennies for quite long time,
pennies that most boys spend for their
own enjoyment. and invested them in
a membership in the Red Cross. We
congratulate the young gentleman.
The Department of Agriculture is
sending out advice that all soft or i'm
mature corn throughout the country be
dried prior to the approach of warm
weather. This may be accomplished
by marketing any surplus supply of
corn now or by such means as the
farmer knows how to employ at home.
| ]. N. Hughes has been very i'll dur
ing the past week. having been afflict-
ed with recurrence of his old enemy,
tic douloureux, one of the most excruc-
iatingly painful Affections that man.
kind suffers from. The venerable
gentleman will have the sympathy of
many friends, all of whom will ioin in
the sincere hope that he may soon be
restored to comfortable health.
Farmers who have lived in this vi
cinity all their lives say they have never
seen the snow drifted as badly in the
= highways as during the two weeks
following the recent blizzard. In
places the drifts were twelve to fifteen
feet high. away above the horses heads
after roadways had been cut through
them. The winter has also been re-
markable for the uninterrupted con-
tinuance of real cold weather.
A large number of men, some of
whom, at least, were from Flint auto
, factories, passed through Clio, Tuesday.
, on their way to different points on the
old plank road to shovel away snow
drifts so as to permit the resumption of
auto traffic on that road. 1t is said
that about fifty cars were stuck in the
snow at Johnson's. just this side OF
Mt Morris. while considerable mum.
Der were stalled on the road north Of
a town.
Business places i'm Clio have beer
7. closing during the past week in strict
compliance with the order of the fue
q administrator In certain cases thi.
y has seemed to work unnecessary hard
ship, but we believe the necessity mus
: have been very great or the govern
ment would not have issued the order
d In some cases the government is com
:, PEELED to take drastic steps the caus,
y for which cannot be publicly givel
h without giving advantage to the enemy
l. In these times of national peril it is d
|. good thing to be a booster instead of
= knocker
II Mrs. Mary Barber entertained
company of friends at six o'cloc
It dinner Tuesday. those present bein
8, Rev. and Mrs. E, C. c. Benson, MI
# and Mrs. Bruce Laird, DR.. and Mrs
Is Blakeley, Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Reed. Mri
It A. A. Haven, Miss Flora Haven, Mrs
J. E. S. Cleveland and Mrs. Leila Schlos
Is ser. A pleasing piano program ana
'. delightful evening of visiting follc~e'
al the serving of a splendid dinner, tn
E. memory of which will do mvch Q
le soften the rigors Of the Hoover program
el which most Of us have to observe y
our daily regime.
t. Clio schools have seen closed thi
IN week because it bss been impossibl
Of for the school board to procure the nee
ne essary fuerto keep the furnace in ope'
se alton. 1t is hoped that fuel will be a
v, hand so that the schools may resum
IN operations next Monday. If 1t shoul
IL happen, however, that there shoul
" be any long continued lack Of the fu'
I'd necessary to run the schools it is poss