The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-05-26

ne was struck In the 5tolndCH Win
baseball bat during game.
Grand Rapids-John Skok, IL, son
of John Skok, ST., was killed almost
instantly when he fell under the wheel
of gravel truck on which he was
stealing ride.
Owosso-The section OF the Detroit
to Muskegon highway between Owosso
and Muskegon has been logged" by
the Shiawassee Automobile club and
route cards for the road are being
prepared.
Battle Creek-Ofcers of the Mich
igan State Hotel association, in SEES
sion here, have perfected arrange
ments for the annual convention
which will be held at Muskegon in
September.
Bay City-W. A. Collins, attorney
for former Mayor Robert v. Mundy,
whose SANDER suit against Judge John
S. Mcdonald, Of Kent, was dismissed
by Judge Lamb, said he would appeal
to the supreme court.
Grand Rapids-Postal officials here
are investigating the alleged theft OF
$4,000 in cash and convertible Sc
curities from mail pouch en- route
from Chicago to Grand Haven. De-
tails of the robbery have not been re-
vealed.
Grand Rapids-Mrs. Alex Trusowski
has appealed to the police to locate
her son, Raymond Is, who disappear
ed after his cigarette smoking caused
the arrest OF Alexander Mallick,
grocer, charged with selling flags to
the boy.
Lansing-Fred Perry, secretary or
the state administrative board, an
nounces hospitals and druggists can
not procure liquor held by the state.
Action Of the legislature, he says, OF
ering to sell the states private stock,
is illegal.
Bay City-John Herzog of Saginaw
was given a decisi,n against the Mon
roe Body Co. by Federal Judge Arthur
Tuttle. Herzog claimed the body COM
pany was infringing on woodwork
ing patent held by himself. He claims
damages.
st. Ignace-William Coon, we'll
known in northern engineering circles,
was made chief engineer for this city.
He will have charge of some of the
most important engineering feats to
be conducted in the upper peninsula
this Summer.
Kalamazoo-After a search lasting
the ID. A. r. has located the grave Of
Ephrian Wheeler, one of eight veeter-
ans of the Revolutionary War who are
known to have been buried in Kala-
mazoo county.
Birmingham-Eugene Brooks, rs, a
banker Of Birmingham, died from
blood poisoning. week ago, he fell
from a ladder and cut one wrist on a
broken vase. Infection resulted. The
Masons will have charge of the flu
neral Wednesday.
Swartz Creek-Mrs. Edwin Thomp-
son was severely burned about the
face and arms when a gasoline iron
which she was using exploded. The
iron tore a swing door off the hinges,
the telephone from the wall, blew out
the windows and damaged the entire
room.
Eaton Rapids-Fifty-six farmers
and their families, swearing venge-
ance on Eaton Rapids merchants be-
cause of the adoption Of fast time for
the city, paraded in automobiles here
and then drove to Charlotte where
they say they will do their trading.
Many merchants have sworn to cut
off credits this summer.
Pontiac-The Village of Orion won
a directed verdict OF no cause for ac-
ton in Circuit Court in the damage
suit brought by Frank Miller, of Ann
Arbor Miller's son fell from the mu-
nicipal dock at Lake Orion and drown
ed in three feet of water last July.
The court held there was no liability
on the part of the village.
Ann Arbor-The executive commit
tee of the Michigan State Teachers
association, meeting here, awarded De-
troit the next convention Of the asso-
citation. October q and 28 are the
dates. 1t is estimated that between
10000 and $4,000 teachers will attend
the meeting 1t will be the sixty-eighth
annual convention of the association.
Grand Rapids-Owners of more
than so apartment houses are cited
for profiteering in the report of the
price probe committee in its report
to the city commission. The commit
tee has set per cent net as a fair
return for landlords. The return on
eight apartment houses is 40 per cent,
according to the report. The largest
earnings are made on the poorer class
of houses.
Internationally John Rams
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