Charlevoix county herald., 1921-08-19


robbers. His pockets have been pick
ed three times in three weeks.
Menopinee-Saw mills at Marinette
and IN this city suspended operations
Aug. Is. Hundreds of men were laid
of. High freight rates are blamed fol
the shutdown.
Battle Creek-The Rotary Club OF
Battle Creek recently had dinner In
a COW barn, the members being the
guests OF M w. Wentworth on his
Lakewood dairy farm.
Monroe-Wth a view to establish
ing a community market here com
mittee was named last week at gath
erins OF farmers and business men, to
report at an early date.
Harrison-Henry Alderman. As. far
mer, living on the bank OF McWatty
lake, was drowned when he fell out OF
q boat while fishing. He was a Wild
over and leaves five small children.
Concord-Concord residents honor
ed George A. Malcolm, chief justice
of the supreme court OF the Philip
pines, at a reception as the judge de-
parted for Washington. Concord was
his former home.
Flint Reuben Steele, 81, was In
stantly killed at the plant OF the
Aetna Cement company, near Fenton,
when he was crushed between o
cement wall and an electric car used
by the company to haul clay.
Poptiao-Samuel Brown, fireman,
had his right leg broken in two
places when the truck on which he
was riding swerved in turning a
corner, throwing him against
hydrant- He Ia one of the Oldest
members OF the department.
acknowledgement Lyon pleaded
guilty in justice court here to fraudu-
lently using electric current of the
Detroit Edison company. He tapped
wire in front OF meter. He was
fined s25 and 1915 costs or 65 days in
the Detroit House of Correction.
Kalamazoo-Benjam Keefe. 81. Ia
dead as the result Of blood poison con-
tracted from a wound he received
when he scratched his hand while
working on his car. The accident oo-
CURED nine weeks ago, but the wound
did not become serious until about q
week ago.
Sand Lake-Badly burned about the
chest, arms and back. Rex Humph-
rey, of Cedar Springs, was rescued
from Oonover Lake, seven miles west
of here, after he had thrown himself
into the water with his clothing ablaze
as the result OF an explosion OF
gasoline stove.
Kalamazoo-When Mrs. Marie Hol-
mes, wife Of DR.. Frank Holmes,
Kalamazoo dentist, heard that her
daughter, Mrs. ". l.. Spencer, OF
Grand Rapids, had to submit TO an
operation for appendicitis, the shock
resulted In an attack Of heart fallure
which caused her death.
Lansing-Men OF 1861 who fought
under General Custer will come to-
gethsr again at the twentieth annual
reunion Of Clusters Michigan Cavalry
Brigade association here September
IA and Is. Use of Legislative hall In
the Capitol for the meetings OF the
association has been tendesed by the
state
Detroit-John II. Dunnewind, one
Of the most widely known newspaper
men In Michigan, former Legislative
correspondent Tor The Detroit Free
Press, and of late assistant managing
editor. died last week, after an illness
of several weeks. He was AZ years
old. Death was due TO sarcoma OF the
brain.
Ann Arbor-The Summer school OF
the University of Michigan, with an
enrolment of 2,s25 students. has had
a 1873 per cent increase over the en-
rollment of a year ago, when ELSA
students were enrolled. In the mat
ter e Increase In enrolment over
year ago. Michigan stands third IN
the big universities.
Grand Rapids-Commtssioner Ar
thur +. Shaw believes milk can be
profitably sold here for six cents a
quart. # Is now 1S cents. He pro-
poses that the CITY establish many
distribution stations throughout the
city where dairymen may sell their
milk. Patrons would deal at these
stations, carrying their own milk.
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 a street intersec-
ton with an automobile. AT the time
of the accident. the yard conductor
was riding on the tender of the en-
CINE.
Flint-City officials and representa-
tives of the Pere Marquette railroad
have signed an agreement by which
the Flint Belt Line Railroad Co., un-
der control of the Pere Marquette,
will build fine eight miles long from
Grand Blanc south of here, to the
north end of the industrial section OF