The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-03-11
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Ivan Richardson, who has
been visiting Mrs. Floyd Gorbeth, of
Owosso, returned to her home Sun
day
Miss Vera Yeaster, Bernard Yeas
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. August Yeaster and
Miss Uneita Yeaster attended the
funeral oftheir nephew, Floyd Smith,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hillard Smith,
of Flint, who died of flu, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Tobias and son
Floyd have returned home after
spending the winter in Detroit
Mrs. A. J. Littlefield went to Bay
City Thursday to get the little twin
daughters Of Howard Terry, who,
since their mothers death, few
weeks ago, have been cared for in the
home of their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John p Gray, OF Gladwin,
They will, for the present, make their
home with. Mrs. Littlefiield
Misses Pauline Helfrich and Hen
rietta Kuehl spent the week end visit
! ing friends in Flint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kuehl and two
sons, Douglas and Ted, spent Tues
day in Saginaw.
Misses Margaret and Lucille Muir
ply spent Sunday visiting relatives in
Mt. Morris.
B. f. Conlee has so far recovered
from his illness as to be able to be
at the store every day and to attend
! to business as usual.
Jay Game and family, VIM. Nc
Cumsey and family, and Miss Julia
Whitman, of Flint, spent Sunday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Whit
man and family, of Pine Run.
Myron Wait, of Flint, was a Clio
visitor, Sunday.
Guy Fox has moved his family into
Tie residence he recently bought of
Dr. B.. T. Goodfellow.
G. H. Rheubottom, of Wakarusa,
Ind, was in Clio, Monday, looking
over the plant of the Detroit Cream
cry Company with a view to intro
ducing some of the processes in use
there in plant in which he is inter
ested at home. He is experienced
in the manufacture of milk products
and says the local factory is a fine
one. His attention being called to
the peculiar name of his town, "Wak-
arusa," he said it was an adaptation
of an Indian word meaning "knee
deep in the mud" ana that each
spring, so far as the oldest inhabit-
ant can remember, it has lived up to
it's name.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Habkirk
have stored their household effects
and for the present are not just GER
tain where they will reside.
There will be regular meeting of
Vienna Chapter, e. E. S., on Wednes-
day evening, MaNh 81. Lunch will
be served. All members of the Or
der are urged to be present.
Charlie Sturdivant, looking thinner
than ever, and that's some thin, but
gaining pep every day, is able to get
down town and expects to resume
work next Monday. Mrs. Sturdi-
want is also gaming nicely.
farmers, if you are thinking NJ
putting in a lighting system, do not
neglect to read my special oitfer in
thls issue. 1t will save you nice
bunch of money. Jess X. LaDue,
Clio.
The creek is on rampage and it
now looks as though much of the dirt
fill at the east end of the new bridge
will be swept away. If the rain con-
tinues, the chances will be extremely
favorable for destructive floods at
Flint, Saginaw and other points in
those localities.
Mrs. c. j. Garland, of Seattle,
Wash, widow of the late G. J. Gar
land, an old Clio boy, has been visit
ing this week at the home of her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. VIM. thinner. Mrs.
Garland has had a most interesting
trip, having travelled down the Pacif-
ic coast, across to New Orleans,
thence by boat to the Canal Zone,
spending about ten days in Panama
City, and, while there witnessing the
marriage Of her daughter, Martha, to
Frederic c. Miner, of Lake Orion,
Mich. Following this, Mrs. Garland
sailed to New York and then came to
Clio. She left, Wednesday, for Chi
cago and Denver and from there will
go to her home in Seattle.
Misses Leona, and Frances Miller,
of Detroit, visited friends and rela-
tives in Clio, Saturday and Sunday.
N. J. Lesert, Of Detroit, general
manager, Of Detroit Creamery Co.,
visited the local plant in Clio, last
week.
Farmers, if you are thinki1g If
putting in a lighting system. do not
rcglcet to read my special offer in
this issue. 1t will save you a nice
bunch of money. jess X. LaDue,
Clio.
Elwyn Williams, Of Detroit, spen-
the week end with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn Williams.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Pailthorp
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G..