The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02
STATE NEWS


Motor Car company, as general man.
ager. succeeding Fred M. Warner, re-
signed.
Vicksburg-George Lee, 20, while
heart disease. He had been in good
health. Neighbors found the body
some time after death.
Pontiac-Lapeer county farm bur-
eau locals have joined the $1,000, 900
milk corporation organized here for
the purpose Of securing more adequate
prices for dairy products.
Coldwater-Fire destroyed the Con-
gregational church at East Gilead, 20
miles southwest OF here. Lightning
struck the building curing severe
electrical storm. Damage is $4,000.
Ann Arbor-Dr. John Dieterle. for
many years a member of the German
teaching staff of the University Of
Michigan, died at his summer home
at Whitmore Lake, following long
illness.
Marek-Miscauno island, in the
Menominee river, has been taken over
by an association of Chicago business
men to be used as country club. 1t
was the property Of the Wisconsin &
Michigan lumbermen.
Bay City-Frank Gielda, Sc, Beaver
township farmer, committed suicide by
hanging himself in his barn. Trouble
with neighbors is said to have made
him respondent. He leaves a wife
and large family of children.
Pontiac = Mrs. Lorena Beebe, of
Orion, celebrated her 106th birthday
anniversary, at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. William Shoemaker She
was born in 1878 in Monroe county,
N. Y, and came to Michigan in 1S45.
Sault Ste. Marie-Police and sher-
ms departments are investigating the
drowning Of James Perry, an employee
of the 500 Towing Co. Perry's body
was found floating in st. Marys river.
1t is feared he was assaulted and
thrown into the river.
Flint-George Sutherland, deputy
game warden of Greenville, waived
examination to the Circuit Court when
arraigned on charge of illegally trans
porting liquor. He was held in $500
bail. The police say they found 20
quarts of liquor in his automobile.
Standish-A state school for hunt
ers and trappers is conducted at Burg
land by the U. S. biological survey.
Deputy game wardens, hunters. and
fishermen attend for instruction. They
are put through a rigid test. The ex-
termination of obnoxious animals is
taught.
Pontiac-Because, 1t is alleged, the
sinking of wells for the purpose of
tapping a water supply for the village
of Birmingham has caused other arte-
sian wells in the vicinity to cease flow-
ing, five farmers have, filed claims for
damages amounting to $4,000 with
the village.
Sault Ste. Marie-The body of
woman believed to be that of Mrs.
Florence Peterson of Buffalo, who
sank with the barge Miztec was found
by an Indian on the shore of Maple
island in Canadian waters. Maple
Island is directly east of the scene of
the wreck.
Kalamazoo - Four $1,000 Liberty
bonds belonging to Edward Codde, of
which were stolen when the
state bank at Augusta was robbed in
1919, are now in the hands
Of the federal treasury department at
Washington, the Augusta bank has
been advised.
Saginaw-Theodore Kasper, former
township treasurer, who |
was brought back from Seattle on a
charge of abandoning his wife and |
eight children and clipping with an
other woman, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to serve 10 years in the
Jackson State Prison.
Flint = Mayor E. w. Atwood and |
City Clerk King have been authorized /
by the common council to enter into /
a contract with F. II. Alfred, president
VI tnC GIG AOI tnc COu-
struction Of an eight-mile belt line
through the new industrial district on
the east side of Flint.
Pontiac-Three st. Louis youths, ar
raigned on charges Of breaking into
the Heinz pickle factory at Holly, told
Judge Covert hunger drove them to
It. The court withheld sentence until
he can investigate. The boys gave
their names as Mike Karfick, Martin
Dormondy and Joe Chromoga.
Paw Paw-Judge L. b. Des voignes
has dismissed the case against Mrs.
sarah l. Tabor, accused of manslaught-
sr in connection with the death of her
laughter, Maude Tabor Virgo, whose
body was found in a box in the cellar
u the Tabor home in December, 1919.
She was tried year ago on charge
II manslaughter, the jury disagreeing.
rhe case was reset for trial, but a
,afftiou was filed asking fta Dismissal