The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-09-08
STATE News

appointed Dr.. Blanche Haines, Of Port
Huron, and Miss Irene Gibbons, OF
Flint, members OF the state board Of
registration for nurses.
Monroe-The Michigan State Police
ut South lockwood have been given
a motorcycle with a speed of 70 miles
an hour to be used in arresting speed
ers on the Dixie Highway.
Battle Creek-The Dewitt-Clinton,
first locomotive in the United States,
was exhibited here to a crowd that
came for many miles. The locomotive
was returned to the east after a Chi
cago exhibition.
Lansing-William II. Wallace, mem
Der OF the state board of agriculture,
rendered his resignation to Governor
Groesbeck. 1t is understood he wish
es to be relieved because of business
responsibilities.
MISUNDERSTANDING Rasmussen, Co.
former merchant, died in the baseball
park grandstand of apoplexy when
the Ludington team drove in seven
runs in one inning and won the game
agaist Grand Rapids.
Charlotte-A report filed with Dan
iel W. Knapp, village clerk, shows
that the municipal electric light plant
at Sunfeld is earning about 500 a
month more than its expenses. The
income from the plant is expected to
retire bonds ISSUED to construct it.
Escanaba-By a vote of 1910 to 341,
Escanaba elected to come under the
city manager plan of government by
adopting new charter prepared by
a commission Of seven citizens Els
canada now has a council and a
mayor.
Grand Rapids-Dr. C.. w. Munger,
superintendent of Columbia hospital,
Milwaukee, Wis, has been appointed
as successor to DR.. Merrill Wells, me-
deal director and superintendent OF
Blodgett Memorial hospital since June
1919. DR.. Weiss resignation becomes
effective October 1.
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
Nd. Delehanty, dentist. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. FIR. Palmer at
the Church of Immaculate Conception.
Dowagiac-A hom1ng pigeon several
DAYS ago fell exhausted in the yard OF
Postmaster Frank Richey. Care re-
stored it to flying strength and it was
rel based. but returned to the Richey
residence several hours later. The
postmaster is anxious to learn its
identity. A red rubber band on the
left leg has the lettering "E-206."
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 a 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-
chic covering their faces. invaded
shortly after the big
Il, I'D had left. They COM
Inanded frank Bolivios. night porter.
to thrC.. p mis- hands and remain
quiet.
Misunderstanding voters turned
down a proposal to bond the city for
5000 900 to erect a soldiers memorial
building, but endorsed four other bond
issues which will increase the indebt
sdness OF The city by $2.350.O00. The
Issues which carried were: $1,65O.OOO
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.
uskegou-Muskegon will issue
$4,000 in bonds to provide for the I'M
employed for the rest or the year.
This decision was reached after Mer-
lin Wiley. Encouragement, ruled that
a business depression was as great an
emergency as a food or fire. Under
the Home Rule Act a city has author
fty 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 SEES
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
81 house. "One of the reasons Tor
this belief is that, deducting what
foreign countries owe US, 60 per cent