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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-31
THETFORD CENTER

Capt. H. w. Geiger and wife are
visiting in Bay City.
John Watson and wife spent few
days last week with Merle Ridley
and wife.
Mrs. Glen Long and Mrs. Bernard
Long and two children spent Sunday
at the home of Mrs. A. M. WILDER.
Bert Ostrander had the misfortune
to get badly hurt while Harvesting a
horse. He is better now.
VIM. Harrison, Sr., has returned
to Battle Creek, after spending a
week with his son, VIM. Harrison and
family.
Miss Dorothy Sanford is in Flint
for few weeks.
Miss Rose Hall, Of Detroit, is Wis.,
iting at the homes of Mark and Tom
Sheridan.
Charley Sheridan spent last week
in Detroit visiting his uncle, John
Sheridan.
Mrs. Jennie Kendrick, of De-
troit, has returned home after visit
ing her uncles, Mark and Tom Sheri-
dan, and families.
F, J. WILDER and wife entertain
ed in honor of Captain H. w. Gel
ger and wife, last Wednesday even
ing.
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LOCAL NEWS

j. A. Moody visited with relatives
in Flint, Saturday.
c. ]. Corkerton and wife, of
Cleveland, Ohio, are guests of Will
liam Booth and family this week.
Mrs. Corkerton and Mrs. Booth are
sisters. Mr.. Corkerton saw the cur
los in The Messenger curiosity shop,
and being "bug" in that way him
self, made us a call which was very
pleasant indeed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence McKenna
and Mrs. Anna Parmelee, of Flint,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Carrie Geer.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Circuit
Court for the County OF Genesee, In
Chancery.
Orpha Robinson.
Plaintiff,
vs..
Preston Robinson,
Defendant.
Suit pending in the said conrt in the
City of Flint. IN said county on the I'D
day of June. A. ID. 1919.
In this cause it appearing from affi-
davit on file that the place of residence
of the said Defendant, Preston Robin
son, is unknown and that the said Plain
tiff has been unable to ascertain his
place of residence but that his last
place of residence was Flint. Michigan;
on motion of Clay w WILDER, Plaintiffs
Attorney, it is ordered that the said
Defendant, Preston Robinson. canse his
appearance to be entered herein within
three mouths from the date OF this
order, and in case of his appearance
that he cause his answer to Plaintiff
Bill of Complaint to be filed and a copy
thereof to be served on PLAINTIFFS At
torney within fifteen days after service
of copy of said Bill of Complaint and
notice of this order; and in default there
of said bill will be taken as confessed
by the said Defendant.
1t is further ordered that within
twenty days the said Plaintiff cause a
notice of this order to be published in
The Clio Messenger, newspaper pub
lished, printed and circulated in said
County, and that said publication be
continued therein at least once in each
week for six (6) weeks in succession,
and that said Plaintiff also within twen-
ty days cause to be served upon the said
Defendant, at his last known address
Flint, Michigan, a true copy of this or
der. by registered mail and return
receipt demanded.
LEO nj. CHURCH.
Circuit Court Commissioners.
Clay w. WILDER,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Business Address: Flint, Mich.
Suite GIL Flint p Smith Bldg.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN. Probate Court for the

STATE OF MICHIGAN. Probate Court for the
the County of Genesee.
At session Of said Court. held at the Pro-
bate Office in the City of Flint in said County, on
he Gath day of July A. ID. 1919.
Present. Hon. John G. Graves. Judge of Pro-
bate.
Deceased.
Warren J. Knapp having filed in said court his
petition praying that administration of said es-
er suitable person.
1t is Ordered. That the ed day Of Adjust, A, d.
1919. at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at said Pro-
bate Office. be and Is hereby appointed for the
hearing of said petition.
It is further ordered that public notice tn ,reof
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. 81
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THE AMERICAN PLEDGE.

Liberty 10 a bIesslng-henee ]
will avoid the slavery OF care
less living.
Being in debt 10 slavery, un-
less the debt carries with II the
means Of repayment.
All wastes Of money, food, ma
teriaIs, time and strength are
un-American because they de.
stroy liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness.
All saving insures Independ-
enee and self-respect, as the re-
ward Of present seIf-deniaI.
Courage In saving, seif-eontroI
In spending, foresight, patience
and industry: These are the
best safeguards Of liberty and
tranquility.
Clvis Americanus Sum-
am an American citizen;
Therefore ! pledge myself 20
this platform.
Liberty BY saving and thrift.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN-In the Circuit Court for
the County of Genesee. In Chancery. n
Hazel May Hoover.
Plaintiff.
VS..
Joseph NJ Hoover.
Joseph M. Hoover,
Defendant.

Joseph M Hoover.
Defendant.
Suit pending in the Circuit Court for County Of
Genesee In Chancery, at the city of Flint. in said
County the 3Oth day Of June. A. ID. 1919.
In this cause 1t appearing from affidavit on file
that the defendant. Joseph M. Hoover. Is not a
resident of this state but that he either resides
at Columbus Barracks. oh at Camp Upton.
On motion of Chas. ". Cheenev, Plaintiffs
attorney. it is ordered that the said defendant
cause his appearance to be entered herein. with
in three months from date of this order and in
case of his appearance that he cause his answer
to be filed therein in accordance with the rules
and practice of this court. and that in default
thereof the said bill be taken as confessed against
said defendant.
1t is further ordered. that within twenty days
from the date hereof the said plaintiff cause a
copy of this order to be published in The Clio
Messenger. a newspaper printed. published and
circulated in said county and thatsuch publica-
ton be continued therein at least once in each
week for six weeks in succession or that she
cause q copy Of this order to be personally serv-
ed onsaid defendant at least twenty days before
the time above prescribed for his appearance.
FRED w. BRENNAN.
Circuit Judge.
Chas. w. Cheney. Attorney for Plaintiff
Business Address. Chesaning. Mich.
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A Test That Effects Cost of Living

Farm tractors burn kerosene oil,
and in replacing horses each tractor
releases enough soil for food for HUI
man consumption to feed at least
ten persons. A million tractors will
save food for ten million people.
Henry Ford as farm boy had a
vision.
1t was that of taking the drudg-
cry out of farming.
Getting new inspiration from the
success of his motor car he turned
to helping out the toilers in their
food problem, and the farmers in
their producing problems. He spent
days and night, studying, testing,
working, trying out plans, develop
ing-and is still at it.
He did what he always tries to
do, help somebody without hurting
or taking away from somebody else.
He developed something that adds
to the nations resources a POSSIBLE
ity of production that was not
known before.
He helps the buyer Of produce and
the farmer as well by enabling the
farmer to produce more with less
effort, and to have more to SELL
The trend. of Mr.. Ford's thought is
shown in the fact that he recently
increased the wages of the men in
the tractor plant so that the mini
mum wage was raised from SIS to Sc
a day, he improved the tractor, and
at the same time cut $135 off its
price to the farmer.
Nor does he intend permitting
any one to interfere with his pro-
gram of letting the workers share in
the benefits as far as he sees it pos
sible to go and to do better by the
farmer with future development, for
he has kept the ownership of every
cent of the stock of the company in
his own family.
And in fact he intends letting the
farmer have considerable to do with
the manufacture of the tractors
working winter times on parts, in
plants to be distributed on water
power sites over the country.
What the automobile has done fol
transportation, the tractor will dc
for power in farming and it is worth
ones while to watch that test al
Wichita, for it means much to all.
"D 4 NV
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In recent test of Fordson farm
tractor, made at Wichita. Kan, it
had run 154 days without stop of
so much as a second, and was still
running.
The tractor is a power machine
that takes the place of horses. 1t
hauls plows, harrows, drills, wagons,
hayrakes, anything used on the
farm.
This tractor did more than mere
ly run during the test time; it
worked so minutes of all of the 151s
days, day, night and Sunday, being
taken from one field to another,
working through several rain storms,
through daylight and dark all that
time.
It plowed 80 acres, disked 20
acres, drilled 10 acres, cut 80 acres
of grain, and when there was moth
ing else for it to do it was made to
work on the roads, drawing a drag
over miles of road, and it still at
work at this writing, getting its oil
and changing from one driver to an
other while in motion.
This tractor is going to help
solve the living problem in two very
distinct ways.
A team of horses has the strength
to pull a pillow that turns a furrow
only about four or five inches deep.
The tractor has the strength of sew
eral teams of horses and easily pulls
a pillow that plows eight to ten inches
deep. The result is that all over
this land of ours at least three inches
of new soil will be brought up and
tilled--soil that never has been turn
ed up before. This, mixed with the
old soil, enriches it, increasing the
yield Of crops and eventually pro-
ducing enough extra food to help
out the living problem.
Again, team of horses will
pillow about two acres of ground a
day; farm tractor will pillow six to
eight acres day.
Farmers have been raising crops
for two purposes to sell and to feed
the animals that furnish the power
on the farm.
A tractor will do the work of
about three teams of horses and a
team of horses uses food from acre
age that would supply several men.
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OPPORTUNITY TALKS

Opportunity Is talking to you.
She says that one hundred and
twenty million people of America are
more prosperous than ever before.
She says that these one hundred and
twenty million people who had the re-
sources and the courage to be the de-
cisive factor In winning the war are
all set, with greater resources and
greater courage, to win the victories OF
peace.
She says that these people, instead
Of owing Europe five billion dollars as
they did in 1914, now have ten billion
dollars coming to them from Europe.
She says that America has produc-
ton and distribution efficiency that
would have been regarded as impos-
sible two years ago.
She says that America has in devel-
opment the greatest merchant marine
feet in the world in preparation to
carry her products to markets that are
calling for them.
She says that there will be work for
everyone, good wages for all, and good
profits In every legitimate enterprise
home and abroad will assure high
prices for all Of the food that can be
produced.
Opportunity says to get out and
hustle, dc your part Of the big bust
ness achievements, and get your part
Of the big business rewards.
STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Pro-
bate Court for the County of Gen.
esee.
At a session of said court, held at
the Probate Office in the City Of
Flint in said County, on the 18th day
of July, A. d. 1919.
Present: Hon. John c. Graves,
Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate Of Val
eta and Kathleen McGinnis, minors,
Mary McGinnis, Guardian, having fill
ed in said court her petition, praying
for license to sell the interest Of said
estate in certain real estate therein
described,
IL Is OTueTeu, hssI IHe lZIH udy VI
August A. D. 1919, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, at said probate office,
be and is hereby appointed for hear
ing said petition, and that all per-
sons interested in said estate appear
before said court, at said time and
place, to show cause why license to
sell the interest of said estate should
not be granted.
It is further ordered, that public
notice thereof be given by publica-
ton of this order, for three success
sive weeks previous to said day Of
hearing, in the Clio Messenger, a
newspaper printed and circulated in
said county.
John G. Graves,
A true Copy Judge of Probate.
Fred A. Wertman,
Register of Probate II.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-21
ADVICE TO GIRLS
(By Annie Laurie.)

Dear Annie Laurie: / am 20 years OF
age and have been keeping company
with a young man OF the same age.
few months ago he asked me TO marry
him, and said he wanted enough money
saved up to buy home before he mar
ried. and ! admire that In him.
l was engaged to another man and
gave him up for this one. He said Il
I would quit this man he would quit
all his Ks S S ds S as , ne q ss SoS %s
Now ne tells me to go with other boys
and he goes with other girls, We do
not live In the same city, and he says
he would be taking my privileges from
me II he should ask me not. 10 go with
any one else. hear from him often
cannot understand him. II young people
are engaged / think they should be
true to each other, don't your
Shall l forget him or do you really
think he loves me and intends to marry
Bige: 1t isn't the usual thing for a
young man to allow his intended wife
the privilege OF accepting the invitations
OF other young men, and II does seem
rather strange that your friend should
settled ut once. II he continues to pay
attention 70 other girls 1t will make
you very unhappy, and you would be
far better off to try and forget the
AFFAIR. Are you quite sure you love
him? You speak of giving up the
friendship OF your rst friend in such
casual manner.
At 20 you ought to know your own
mind, but be very sure he Is the man
with whom you wish to spend the rest
of your life. won't you. dear?
(Annie Laurie Will welcome letters OF
inquiry on subjects of feminine interest
from young women readers OF this
paper, and will reply to them in these
columns. Letters to Miss Laurie should
be addressed to her care this ofiice.l
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will help you recognize it. One OF
the evidences of this poison is red
ness of the flesh; another is an irri-
tating itching, and when the case is
a severe one there is intense suffer-
ing and sometimes the whole bod
lily framework is affected. A wash
made of half an ounce of carbonate
of zinc and two ounces each Of lime
water and glycerine, and applied to
the poisoned area, often gives relief.
The affected parts of the skin should
be kept constantly wet with 1t.
Another mixture for severe cases
is made from two drains each of
carbonate of lead and powdered ar
row root, one of powdered acacia, 10
grains of hydrochlorate of cocaine
and three ounces Of olive oil. This is
made into paste and spread over
the affected skin. The cocaine makes
the mixture particularly cooling and
soothing.
One panacea for insect bites that
smart is made of one dram of beta
napthol and a half-pint of alcohol or
cologne. This may be applied until
the singing stops. Another that is
sometimes easier to use is composed
OF one ounce of ointment or oleate of
mercury and ten grains of camphor
This Is a paste and may be rubbed on
to give relief when it might not be
possible to apply a liquid
The use of strong ammonia for bites,
an application that is commended by
some persons, Is not advisable. 1t may
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this town, which was little more
than O village then, and had only
lived here one year when our mother
died, leaving five children, the oldest
10 and the youngest 2. Our father
was only 80 then, and all he had In
the world was good health and cour-
age as his assets. Here we were,
strangers in strange land, among
people who did not understand us.
because we were different, and
robbed Of the dearest thing on earth,
the love and care of q good mother.
The Oldest, boy of 13, had many
q fight at school before he was rec
ognized among his fellows. But his
teachers liked him and took great in
terest in him, and today the little
Johnny" is holding down a job that
none of the boys who fought him
and called him names could tackle.
But he has had a hard struggle, de-
prived of his mother so young. He
married young, but his wife ran
away with another man, leaving him
with three small children to rear and
educate himself. But he has struck
to the job, and now they are credit
to him.
The rest of us are married and
well situated in life, though not all
in the same place, and my father
makes his home with me. He has
visited his native land and Travelled
quite little in this country, COM
Portable now, If not happy, in his old
age, a rather happy ending to the
story, don't you think?
I feel this may prove an inspira-
ton to those soldiers of peace in CT
william clothes, so please forward 1t
to them. A FRIEND.
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Sometime to Read to Give Test to the Week.

their heads the girls sway their
bodies from side TO side, tripping
back and forth across the road az
they advance. This Is for all the
world like the SNAKE dance" in which
college boys indulge when their team
has won a great victory and they
wish to celebrate It in fitting man
ner.
Like the college celebrants, also.
the girls give voice TO chant. Ris-
ing and falling down the lone line,
1t. sounds less like a dirge than
pecan of victory. And now and again
the girls break off the chant with
merry laughter.
The coffin In one of these process
sions, at least--and the custom IL
fairly common in British India--was
gaily decked with flowers and trim
kets. The one to which / have ref
erence was borne by eight men
three of whom were putting at long
native cigars.
Following the coffin come saffron
clad prief with shaver heads and
barefooted. Pattering along in the
dust, they lead the contingent OF
men who have come to pay the last
rites to their old comrade. Some
times they add their voices to those
of the girls. At other times they
chatter as eagerly and laugh as sim
ply as do the women.
Indeed, such a funeral cortege 20
one who doesn't know what 1t Is
seems not a funeral, but a festival.
For there Is no evidence Of mourn-
ing--rather of rejoicing.
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hearts are broken. and they're tired
Of the everlasting struggle, and the
ucver-ending disappointment.
Courageous women. heads up, eyes
right, at the call of duty, weary
hearted sick to the very SOUL but
fighting, fighting-on.
And smiling as they go.
Those are the people love-the
people who smile.
A wise woman and l were together
at little party not long ago, and one
there was among us, the gayest of
all.
"Who is she?" asked the wise.
woman, leaning to me. "She must
have had a great deal Of trouble-she
has such a bright SMILE"
And it was true what she said, for
knew the woman who smiled. and
I love her and honor her because
she smiles.
What a story II Is. in that letter at
the head Of this article-nothing ro-
mantle and high flown about It, just
plain little story Of plain, everyday
life-yet who shall say that there,
aren't heroes in It? Heroes worthy
Of the croix de guerre itself.
Here's looking at you, Johnny"
English Johnny with the blue eyes
and the fair Saxon hair. You are IA
stranger here no longer. and you and
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Winifred Black Writes
About Soldiers of Peace

your children are of the kind that
make America what 1t is.
Happy ending-how could such
story told by such spirit have any
ending that isn't\happy?
Brave hearts, true faith, devoted
love-real courage, real standing by
duty, real devotion to principle--these
are the jewels and the only jewels
worth cherishing in the human heart.
Here's to you, grandfather! What
a happy age Is yours, with your
children and your grandchildren
around you.
Where Are They?
You had the courage and the am
bition to cross the sea and come
to this new country to make a place
for yourself and your own-what fools
they were to try to discourage that
boy of yours because he had diff
ferent accent and wore clothes of a
little different cut He didn't come
of the kind of blood to be easily dis
couraged, and he made good like his
father before him. Now his child
rem are making him happy, and who
would change places with his faith
less wife, or with the light man who
carried her away?
Gone, they are gone, drifting some
where down the turgid stream OF
their own desire. Poor things, what
wouldn't they give to have such an
outlook in life as yours?
I'm glad l got that letter; it makes
my heart warm to read it.
Dear Winifred Black: I am writ
ing this just to show you and the
brave little girl soldier you told Of
in a recent article the truth of. what
You said and a situation quite SINH
lar.
We came directly from England TO
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REASONS.

Clife.)S
For the good and sufficient reasons
stated below. the following members of
the United States army want their Inn
mediate release from service
Private Samuel w. Higginhotham is
engaged to a dream-girl in Sandusky.
o. She detests bald-headed men. Sam
hair is commencing to fall out. and he
respectfully requests that he, be dis
charged at once, that his marriage may
be accomplished In time.
Private Ezra r. Kinds Is program
committee chairman Of the Hicksville
Firemen's Relief association, Hicks
villa, VT. The association has voted 10
hold it's annual firemen's ball Rs usual
in July. and Private Kinds deems MS
immediate release imperative.
Private William Blake Is the father OF
triplets, born while he was In France.
Two of the babies have been named to
the satisfaction OF all concerned, put
there is a deadlock over the third. Pri-
vate Blake insists on John PershinR
Blake and Mrs. Blake Is standing p pa.
for Francis Bushman Blake. lnasmuci
as cable communication is or little avail
in such a crisis. Private Blake believes
that he can serve his country best al
home just now.
Private Joe Jenes admits he loves
liquor. And If he is entitled to pursue
peace and happiness. he knows II II
necessary for him to get back to the
United States now. while there are Q
few quarts left. 80.
Private Henry Barker Is leitsneIael
and cleanup batter for the RivertoI
team of the West Texas league. Il
baseball is to be revived as the nation.
al pastime, the revival cannot be
complete success without him In lei
field. -, a.,
Private Bill Jones doesn't care wher
he is released from service, so long al
he is freed simultaneously with Sergt
Herbert Bennett, OF his company; Pr;
yate Jones is feet s.. and weighs ~
pounds, and sergt. Bennett Is b Ieet
and his weight is Of no great mpor.
tance. But Private Jones wants q
meet sergt. Bennett CURING i,, ehe'f "'