The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-08-25
STATE NEWS

OF boxing matches in the state.
River Rouge istakng his wife
for burglar Howard Swope shot and
instantly killed her in their home
here.
Petoskey-A. ]. Beese, rs. farmer.
almost blind for years, while husking
corn suddenly recovered his sight, he
says. He can read fine print without
glasses now.
Battle Creek-Harold Brownell, "a,
died following two weeks suffering
from a boil on the back OF his neck.
The boil broke internally, the body
absorbing the poison.
Houghton-Corn will be a bumper
crop in the upper peninsula district,
County Agricultural Agent Leo M.
Geismar says. Hay and oats are a
light crop of inferior quality.
Saginaw-Dr George f. Clark. city
health officer, died here after an i'll
ness OF two days. He was son-in-
law OF Ex-Congressman Frank w.
Wheeler, veteran Michigan shipbuild-
er who died few days ago.
Saginaw-Employment for men who
understand farm work or who are will
ing to work on farms is available i'll
Saginaw, said Arthur G.. Boyay, who
says that local farmers need harvest
hands and men for steady work.
Lansing-Two hundred and sixty
one new state laws became effective
last week. They represent that por-
ton of the total of 440 measures en-
acted by the Legislature this year
which were not given immediate ef-
feet
Detroit-A group of men who
fought in foreign wars put themselves
on record as favoring limitation OF
armament when Hiram Post No. 6,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, passed a
resolution favoring force only large
enough to police nations.
Kalamazoc-When a motorist APP
preaching from behind tried to pass
c. r. Tetzlaff, of Sturgis, Tetzlaff
stepped on the accelerator and lost
control of the machine which went
into a ditch, seriously injuring Mrs.
Tetzlaff, who was brought to Kala-
mazoo hospital.
Big Rapids-Woodb N. Ferris,
Governor of Michigan from 1913 to
1916, head of the Ferris Institute here
and president of the Greater Michigan
Development association, was married
to Miss Elsie Mcleod. of Indianapolis
recently. Mr.. Ferris first wife died
four years ago. Mr.. Ferris was 6S
years old last January.
Lansing-For the first time in his
tory, Michigan's tuberculosis death
rate has dropped below 80 per cent
per 100000 population. With 1924
deaths from all forms of the disease
reported to the state department of
health during the first six months of
1921, Michigan now has tuberculosis
death rate as low as 1913.
Conklin-As a result of infection
from a fish fin prick. Marcus EN-.
mons died at his home near here. He
received the wound while fishing on
Cranberry lake about 3 months ago
and when infection set in was taken
to a Grand Rapids hospital, where he
stayed until physicians gave up his
case as hopeless a short time ago.
Lansing-Fred w. Orr, yard conduc-
tor at the North Lansing station OF
the michigan Central railroad, died as
a result OF injuries received when the |
railroad yard engine on which he was
riding, collided at street intersec.
ton with an automobile. At the time |
of the accident, the yard conductor
was riding on the tender of the en-
CINE.
Manistee-Contract for che con-
struction of the dairy and salt build
ing and two warehouses for the new
Ruggles & Rademaker salt plant has
been let, building to begin at once.
The costs will aggregate $1,O0O,000.
Docks and railroad facilities will also
be constructed. Ruggles & Rade-
maker aim to make their plant the
biggest salt producing institution in
the world.
Monroe-A first mortgage deed OF
trust OF $2,200,000 from the River
Raisin paper company. of this city,
and running to the Cleveland Trust
Company, of Cleveland, and Security
Trust company of Detroit, has been
filed here. The state and county tax
totalled 1000 and the stamps $1,1O0
The money derived will be used in
connection with the paper business
and improvements, 1t Is said.
Olivet-Three serious accidents oc-
Cured in Olivet within few hours
OF each other. Clyde Ball. business
man, was driving a delivery car when
he was seized with an attack of dir
giness and drove his car off steep !
embankment. He had several ribs
broken and received various cuts and !