The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-02-27

ROD DyDall, OF Detroit, is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. j. C. Stout, and
other relatives in this vicinity this
week. Mrs. Stout has been quite i'll
but is now improving somewhat.
Z. l.. Scafe, who formerly lived
near Clio, but who now lives near
Flushing. recently underwent an op-
GRAFTON for appendicitis from which
he is recovering nicely. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. L. Best visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Scafe, last Friday.
Daniel Ulrey has been engaged by
Mr.. Swartwout, of Saginaw, as man.
ager of his 120-acre farm, north and
east of Henpeck. The position ap-
pears to be very good one indeed,
and we believe that Mr.. Ulrey will
prove to be just the man for the job.
Henry Steele and wife were called
to Stanton, last Tuesday, by the seri
Gus illness of Mrs. Steele's father,
who is afflicted with leakage of the
heart. Mr.. Steele has returned home
but Mrs. Steele will remain for time
to assist in giving her father requisite
care.
James Mulholland, of Atlanta,
Mich, was pleasant caller at The
Messenger sanctum, Tuesday. He
has been spending the winter with his
brother, Hugh, and family, all of
whom, he says, are well and prosper
ing. Hugh is foreman of lumber
camp, his oldest son is the express
agent and a daughter is manager of
general store. Mr.. Mulholland says
they have had an ideal winter in that
locality with plenty of snow for log
ging operations.
In the years that are to come, How
ard James Jennings, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harley Jennings, can celebrate
his own birthday at the same time he
father of his country. He was born
last Saturday, Feb %, 1919, and
both he and his mother are progress
ing nicely. That the young man
may gather inspiration from the
auspicious character of the day on
which he was born, and ever emulate
the splendid virtues of the great
Washington, is our wish for him.
Lewis J.. Benjamin, formerly of
Thetford, but who has been residing
during the winter with his daughter,
in Flint, writes us that he is at home
again, in Flint, after a three weeks
stay in Burley Hospital, at Almont,
where he underwent an operation for
chronic appendicitis He says he is
feeling very good, considering the
condition he was in when operated
on, and that he is now able to take
short daily walks and looks forward
to a complete recovery Of his health.
daughter of Mr.. Benjamin, accom-
panied him home FROM the hospital
and remained with her parents from
Saturday until Monday.
If you had been on job that took
all your effort and that of couple cf
other people beside, and someday
you should find that the said other
people could not be with you, for
unavoidable causes, and that it was
up to you to put the whole business
across alone, it would set you think
ing rather hard, wouldn't it? Well,
that is the situation confronting the
editor this week. Our efficient re-
porter and general assistant, Mrs. D.
M. Smith, has been compelled to re-
main at home because Of the illness
of her mother, Mrs. J. A. McCrady,
who has been suffering from diph-
liberia, while our other efficient help
er, T. W. Smithson, has been unable
to be with us because Of failing eye
sight. Meantime as extra large
amount of job printing came into the
office that had to be done without de-
lay, and so we have had about the
most strenuous time Of our life. It
may be, indeed we presume it must
be, that because of all of these cir
cumstances The Messenger will be
late in reaching its customers. If so,
we shall ask them to bear with us
as patiently as possible, as we have
done absolutely our level best.