Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-09

time.
Grand Rapids-Steps are being taxi
en- by the city ADM abstraction TO bar
jitney buses from streets on which
street cars operate, says Fred H.
Locke, city manager.
Alma-What is believed to be
small snake dropped out of a watch
case when A. b. Scattergood, an Alma
jeweler, opened it. 1t has been sent
to M. A. G. for examination.
Kalamazoo-A straight jail sem
tence Of 30 days without alternative
of fine, was given to Floyd Harger,
OF Augusta, after he pleaded guilty to
driving his machine while intoxicated.
Ludington-William Medaco, 1S
years old, an Indian, was rescued by
Edgar Stuart when barn burned on
the farm of Kennedy Johnson in Gus
ter Township after being struck by
lightning. Medaco was sleeping in
the barn.
Charlotte-A report filed with Dan
Tel w. Knapp, village clerk, shows
that the municipal electric light plant
at Sunfield is earning about $50
month more than its expenses. The
income from the plant is expected to
retire bonds issued to construct it.
Allegan-Six of the eight survivors
of Co. l, 4th Michigan Cavalry, elect
ed S. F. Murphy, of this city, presi-
dent, at the close of their twenty-sixth
annual reunion. The company was IN
the regiment which captured Jefferson
Davis at the close of the Civil War.
Kalamazoo-George Winslow, head
Of the Riverside Monument company,
and Miss Sarah M. Howard, AZ, vet
eran Kalamazoo school teacher, elop-
ed to Chicago, where they were just
married. Winslow, who is 20 years
old, has long been prominently iden-
titled with the politics of the city.
Lapeer-A romance that was born
at the Michigan Home and Training
school here developed into the mar
riage of Gertrude Hazel Hanahan,
physical instructor, and DR.. Henry
M. Delehanty, dentist. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. FIR. Palmer at
the Church of Immaculate Conception.
Pontiac-Needy members of the
Quick family are provided for in an
unusual will filed here for the late
John Quick, Sr., who left an estate
Of $4,000. He created a trust fund,
the income Of which will be used for
heirs in Strengthened circumstances.
Friends and employees are given life
use of large farm.
Iron Mountain-John Rowe, of Nor
way, who shot and killed Leo Cant,
IL years old, also of Norway, when
he caught him and some other boys
in his vegetable garden, had his hear
ing here and was formally charged
with murder. Rowe maintained he
only shot to brighten the boys. Rowe
is an ex-service man and is n years
old.
Pontiac-Chase Osborn's feat Of
killing a bear with an axe and his
bare hands isn't so much, according
to an Oakland county sportsman, just
back from the north Wisconsin woods.
Guy Folsome, Milwaukee, member of
party in which Ross Thompson,
Oakland supervisor, was roughing 1t,
chased and killed black bear in an
automobile, according to Thompson.
Mt. Clemens-Two masked robbers
entered the Margolies- Inn, notorious
Lake shore roadhouse, gagged and
handcuffed the porter and made away
with $4,000 in cash from the safe. The
pair, well dressed and with handker-
chiefs covering their faces, invaded
the roadhouse shortly after the big
Sunday crowd had left. They COM
manded Frank Bolivios, night porter,
to throw up his hands and remain
quiet.
misunderstanding voters turned
down a proposal to bond the city for
$780, 900 to erect a soldiers memorial
building, but endorsed four other bond
issues which will increase the indebt-
edness of the city by s2,350,000. The
issues which carried were: $1,650,000
for a municipal power and electric
light plant; 100000 for water works
extension; 100000 for sewerage sys-
TENS, and 100000 for paving. The
vote was light.
Muskegon-Muskegon will issue
$50 900 in bonds to provide for the I'M
employed for the rest Of the year.
This decision was reached after Mer-
lin Wiley, encouragement, ruled that
a business depression was as great an
emergency as food or fire. Under
the Home Rule Act city has author
ity to issue bonds without vote of
the people. When the budget for 1921
was made, in August last year, the
business depression had not devel-
oped.
Saginaw-The soldier bonus bill
will be passed at the December ses-
sion Of congress, is the belief of Con-
gresham Joseph w. Fordney, chair
man of the ways and means commit.
tee and Republican leader In the low
er house. lone of the reasons for
this belief is that, deducting what