The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-04-07

building.
ronwood-Charles Haikanen, 81
years old, killed himself by setting OF
stick Of dynamite he had put in
side his vest.
Benton Harbor-Work was started
last week on s25O,O0O moving pie
ture theater here 1t will have a seat
ing capacity OF 1000.
Hillsdale-Archie X. Simpson, for
mer cashier of the Montgomery State
bank, is on trial in the circuit court
on charge of embezzlement Of
$4,000.
Grand Rapids-The appointment by
Pope Benedict of Monsignor Thomas
Flannery, of Grand Rapids, as his do
nestle prelate was announced in a
dispatch from Rome.
Grand Rapids-Charles 4. Carpen-
ter, of Philadelphia, editor of The
Houghton Line, will speak at a meet
ing of the Purchasing Agents associa-
ton of western Michigan, April IL.
South Lyon-Ten thousand five hun
dred dollars is the price paid by Mus
self brothers, well known South Lyon
stock men, for the three-year-old Hol-
stein bull auctioned off by j. Zigler.
Decatur-Mint growers of southern
Michigan and northern Indiana report
the prospect OF the largest crop in
many years. High prices during the
war encouraged many to increase
their mint acreages.
KalamaZoo-Mrs. William G.. Love-
land, wife of the president of the
Watervliet Paper Co., has been given
band swore at her and had an lin.
herited bad disposition"
Escanaba-A glass door at the Els
canada National bank was broken in
rush by 200 school children, eager
to place their deposits IN the bank
Automatic receiving tellers were
placed in the schools for thrift week.
Muskegon-High rents in Chicago
are expected to bring big crowds to
the summer resorts near here next
summer. Requests for accommoda-
tions already are being received. Sew
eral new cottages are being built at
White Lake.
Albion-Owing to the fact that the
only concern in town owning ice
houses guessed wrong and failed to
put up supply of ice, Albion people
will be compelled to use imported ice
at ST. per ton or better, unless an
artificial plant is started.
Flint-Failing to take advantage Of
a chance given him by Judge F. w.
Brennan last September, when he
was placed on probation for larceny,
John Rob, Il, was sentenced to three
to IA years at Ionia. Rob had neglect
ed to report to the probation officer.
Mt. Pleasant-Charles Gulf, 81
years old, ended his domestic troubles
by cutting his throat with a razor on
on the street in this city. Gulf had
trouble with his wife and, when re-
fused admittance to the house where
she was staying, ended his life in
front of the house.
Iron Mountain-The Iron Mountain
Daily News will make it's first appear
ance April IL. Frank j. Russell of
will have charge of the
editorial department and William F.
Russell of Marquette will have charge
Of the business department. The Daily
News will replace the Press and
Gazette.
undergraduates A. Royce, SUI
of construction for the
Consumers Power Co., refused to al
low workmen to repair a broken in
Sulator believing it too dangerous, but
started the work himself. A few min
ltes later he touched a live wire and
fell 40 feet to the cement below. He
died five minutes later.
Ludington - Fred G.. Adams, of
5cottville, foreman Of the jury which
asst October convicted Mrs. Stella
Blanche Motif of poisoning her hus-
band, was arrested by Deputy Sheliff
Andrew Anderson on a charge of per-
Jury. The complaint was made by
William S. Paxton, father of Mrs.
Mottl, who is serving life term in
he Detroit house of correction.
Ionia-A fallen telephone pole in
he prison enclosure served as a
scaling ladder by means of which Joe
Cooper and Frank Staley, alias Cor
Ion, went over the wall of the Michi-
gan reformatory. The men were
rusted inmates and served in the
Kitchen. Staley was sent up from
county January %, 1921,
or burglary. Cooper formerly lived
It Flint and Federman.
Dowagiac-A petition to Attorney
General Merlin Wiley to reopen the
Investigation into the death of her
Sidney Ben Butler, billiard
Dom proprietor, killed during a liquor
party" March IL, is being circulated |