The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-02-17
STATE NEWS

Albion-For the third time in two
months lumber prices were reduced
here. The latest cuts were from So
to $25 a thousand feet.
Tecumseh-Snowba a Durham
COW on the farm of William Gibson
Tecumseh, gave birth to twin calves
for the third time in succession.
Kalamazoo-The Kalamazoo Coun-
ty Women Voters League has gone on
record unanimously in opposition to
disbanding the Michigan State Police
Port Acknowledgements have
been made for a special election
February 81 on a proposal to bond
the village for $4,000 for an electric
light plant.
Owosso-W. J. Simpson. general
manager of the Western Knitting Co
here, says the concern is gradually
increasing its force owing to the re
ceipt of large orders.
Mt. Pleasant-The Central Michi.
gan Light & Power Co., which fur
nishes electricity for several towns in
Gratiot and Isabella counties, has res
tored its pre-war rates.
Mt Clemens-John Frederick,
cafe proprietor here. and Otto Fuchs,
proprietor of the Lake Breeze Inn on
the Lake Shore, were each fined 500
and cost for having liquor in their
nlaces NJ business
Owosso-John Jenko, 40, of st.
Johns, brought about his own arrest
on the charge OF bootlegging when he
mistook the automobile Of a deputy
sheriff for a taxi cab and Is 1-2 quarts
of corn whisky were found on him.
Flint-Prisoner in the Genesee
county Jail are being fed at cost
of IL cents meal which includes the
salary of a cook, according to reports
of the first month the new feeding-at-
cost system installed the first of the
year.
Big Rapids-The Union Literary
Club has approved the stand taken by
Woodbridge N. Ferris against improp-
er dancing at school entertainments.
1t is expected that the city commits
sion will soon consider an ordinance
governing dancing.
Pontiac-An ordinance providing
for the repeal of the city's present
traffic ordinance and creating the Of |
flee of director of public safety to gov
ern traffic has been drawn up by
Glenn C. Gillespie for consideration
by the city commission.
Big Rapids-The city commission is
planning to amend the city ordinance |
governing the sale of milk to comply /
with the state law as the result of an
investigation here by w. c. Him,
state, sanitary engineer, following an
outbreak of typhoid fever.
Hillsdale-That Max Lyon, 17.year-
old farmer boy who killed his father,
Chester A. Lyon, did so in self-de-
Tense of his mother and his little sis
ters when they were attacked by the
drunken husband and father, was the
verdict of the coroner's jury
Holland-An appeal was sent di-
rectly to the Standard Oil Co. by the
First Reformed church here to recon
slider the proposed erection of SER
vice station near the edifice. Com
mon council refused to rescind its per-
NIT on the propose building.
Marshall-Harry MARI, of Albion,
has begun suit to have the marriage
Of his son, Clovis, 16, and Eta Mari,
10, annulled. They were married
Dec. "a and separated Dec. 26. 1t is
alleged the license was secured in
Misrepresentation Of the boys age.
Bay City-W. A. Collins, prosecut-
ing attorney announced that rewards
totaling $4,000, offered for apprehen.
sion of the murderers of NJ. l.. De-
Bats and l.. NJ. Persons, will be di.
vided among several persons. He
withholds the names for the present
however.
Lansing-Beer mugs have become
relics in Michigan. Such mug is
displayed prominently in the Michi-
floor of the capitol building. along
with the documents more thai 100
years old !ndiar war implements
and other antiques.
Lansing-The old adage that open
winters" result in increased deaths
from respiratory diseases is refuted
by the report of DR.. Richard NJ. Olin,
state health commissioner, for Janu.
airy. The report shows 400 fewer
cases of pneumonia in Michigan dur
ing the month than during the same
month last year.
Flint-Harry Alexander, assistant
cashier of the Clio State bank, who is
charged with completely in the rob.
berry of the bank on December %, was
bound over to circuit court under
$4,000 bail, which was furnished
Three men have already pleaded
guilty % the charge and have been
spntpncnd