The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-01
LOCAL NEWS.


Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Russell spent
New Years at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. N. Selby, at North Star.
They will also visit friendss in Breck-
enridege and Alma.
The American Legion will give
the next of its series of dancing
parties at the Clio Auditorium on
Friday evening, January 8. Cooks
Full Orchestra, of Flint, will furnish
music. Everybody invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Raby, Of Alma.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Raby and Mrs.
Martin, of Merrill, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Smith, of Flint, and w. C. Lewis, Of
this place, were guests at Christmas
dinner of Mr.. and Mrs. d. Raby.
The Crescent Class. of the M. p.
Sunday school held their regular
monthly meeting at the home of Mrs.
Tom Carter, last Tuesday evening.
A program and very pleasant social
time was had. Lunch was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Butler and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. ARTHUR Butler and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Butler and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Chase
and daughter spent Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles L. Hadsall, of
Birch Run.
The Clio COOPERATIVE Shipping
Association expect to ship again next
Tuesday. The attention of farmers
who may wish to ship with them is
directed to their display advertise
ment, printed in another column of
this paper.
DR.. and Mrs. Russell A. Runnells,
of East Lansing, spent few days
last week, including Christmas, at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred A. Runnells, and also visited
other relatives in this vicinity.
Eli Tucker and Geo. Fearris, of
Detroit, were guests for the week
end of Edwin and Sidney Tucker and
their mother. Mr.. Fearris served in
the Canadian army, during the Great
War and had most interesting and
at times exciting experience.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Pratt are the
proud parents of seven pound son,
born Saturday morning. The young
gentlenna has been named William
Ransford and that for him life may
hold length of years and the oppor-
tunity for usefulness and happiness
is our sincere wish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Cook and daugh-
ter, Bernice, Mrs. Ann Cam, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Starkweather and son, Cliff
ton, of Birch Run, Mrs. Hattie Town
send, of Lockport, N. Y, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Dent and family, of Sagi-
nav, spent Sunday at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Beckwith en-
tertained the following relatives at
Christmas time: Mrs. J. L. Beckwith
and son, Logan, Mr.. and Mrs. Vess
Butler and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. C. Campbell, of Alma, Mr.. and
Mrs. p. II. Potter and sons, Floyd
and Fred, and Miss Ellen Rumbo, Of
Saginaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Goodrich enter
tanned at six o'clock dinner, Satur-
day night, in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Underhill, DR.. and Mrs. Thurs
ton Hurd and Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin
Goodrich. There were also present
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Goodrich and the
Misses Mildred and Alice Goodrich.
Lunch was served and very chaSssf-
ing occasion is reported.
The fine, standard bred driving
mare which Geo. Hurd used for a
number of years on his mail route,
and which he esteemed the best driv-
ing horse he ever owned, was kicked
by another horse, while standing in
the stable, Wednesday, and sustained
broken leg. The horse was val
ued at $4,000, and, of course, has
been, or will have to be, destroyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. N. Garrett, of
Flint, called on relatives and friends
in Clio, last week. Incidentally Mr..
Garrett, who is an expert printer,
gave us a few hours of valued help
in The Messenger office. George is
one of the few really good printers
we have met up with during our
typographical pilgrimage, and most
agreeable gentleman, as well, and
! having worked with us here for more
than two years, he is always a wei
come visitor.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Curtis and
daughter, Bertha, Mr.. and Mrs. w. +.
Woolfitt and Mr.. and Mrs. E. r.
Soper and family, all Of Mt. Morris,
were entertained at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. A. Anderson, Christmas
day. A bountiful three course din
ner was served, covers being laid for
fourteen. The entire occasion, we
may feel assured, was delightful, as
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson know exactly
how to play the part of host and
hostess in the most agreeable man.
ner.
Roy Hollenbeck, wife and family,
and Howard Zavits, wife and family,
were guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Zavits, Christmas. Mrs.
Hollenbech and Howard Zavits are
the children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Zavits, and this occasion gave them
an opportunity, not only to spend the