The Clio messenger., 1920-01-08
LOCAL NEWS

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spending her holiday vacation at the
home of her uncle, and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Brown, of this place.
y Hazel Gilman returned home,
Tuesday, after spending her holiday
vacation with her brother and sister
at Midland, and with her many
friends at Coleman.
There is, as we all know, some
thing Of a sugar shortage in Michi-
gan, or, at least, that the price is
high. But, it appears, there are
sections in which the sweet stuff is
far more hard to come by than here,
witness the following, sent to us by
Mrs. H. d. Griswold, who says the
situation was almost as bad in the
section of the State of New York
in which she visited friends last fall
Boston, Dec. 22.-Sam Roskin, a
dealer in second hand automobiles,
offered five pounds of sugar to every
purchaser of car. He sold seven
cars within two hours"
The game department of Michigan,
few years since, turned loose a
considerable number of English
pheasants, in the hope that they
would become acclimated and pro-
life, thus making a valuable addition
to the game birds Of the state. This
hope is apparently in process of re-
alization, because flock of the birds
recently appeared about the homes of
farmers in Thetford Township, ap-
parently in a starving condition, as
they readily ate food that was offered
them. One of the flock, beautiful
male bird, found refuge in the barn
of William Tinker, who announced
his intention offeedlng and caring for
1T until it should be able to take to
the wilds again. Of course, it will
be understood that it would be a SER
ious offense for anyone to kill one
of these birds, as they are under the
protection of the game warden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Tobey enter
tanned New Years in honor of their
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. S. Alderman, and the latters
daughters, Clarie, Ardath, and Juan
ita, all of Thompsonville. Besides
the guests of honor, those present
were as follows: Lou Allen, OF
Thompsonville, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Miller
Mrs. Gertrude Hall and Miss Velma
Taylor, Of Flint, Marshall Hill, OF
Detroit, Ray Green and family, Cor.
don, Beatrice, Bernard and Arleen
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Green, of vi.
emma, and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Green, OF
Clio. The day was spent with music
and visiting, after which sumptu.
Gus dinner was served by the hostess
The time for departure came all toe
quickly and as the guests left fol-
the day had been most delightfully."-
spent and would be long remembered
by all.
S. ]. Pound has been in Flint, this
week, in attendance upon the Janu.
ary session Of the Board of Super.
visors. We have been glad to note
Mr.. Pound has opposed the building
at this time, of new county Jail, al
an estimated expense of 100000
The burden of taxation is now con
siderable and if an adequate addition
can be built to the present structure
it would seem to be in accordance
with common sense to adopt thai
plan. There is no particular sense
in trying to cover the entire State Of
Michigan a foot deep with cement
and construct expensive public build
ings, ad libitum, all in one year
In this era of extravaganza and de
ferred payments, we believe th'
people of Genesee County would like
brief spell in which to catch theil
breath and find out where they arr
at. The majority of the prisoner
confined in the county Jail are quite
likely to be offenders against the or
dinances of the City of Flint, arrest
ed by the police, and it is the practice
of many other cities, at least, to pro
fvide their own detention jails fo
such prisoners.