Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-05-13
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Observation-Disclosures


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Pontiac-Suit for $4,000 was
brought against the d. U. r. by Mrs.
Anna Engler. of Pontiac, who claims
she was injured in fall from a car.
Owosso-Forrest Higgins, who is
held on charge of murder in con-
nection with the death of Lucy Wit
tum. has been refused bail by Circuit
Judge Joseph Collins.
Observation-Disclosures miles of roads
VIII be built In Gobebic County next
summer at cost of about $500, 900.
The work is expected to give employ
ment to about 400 men.
Owosso-Arthur Wiedman awoke to
md his house on fire and the exit cut
on. He scrambled through a window
out onto the roof of the porch and
was rescued by firemen.
kalamazoo-A special election will
De held June 16 to vote on the crea-
ton of the villages of East Kalamazoo
and Milham. Both proposed towns
would be in Kalamazoo township.
Mancelona-Mrs. Lucretin Cutting.
n, first white woman to settle in Kali
kaska county, has been buried at
Leetsville on the spot where she spent
her nc ymoon almost 60 years ago.
Saginaw-Mitchell David, 55, work.
ing on county road repair job, was
killed when he fell beneath the wheels
of heavy motor truck. He leaves
his widow, one son and two daughters.
Grand Rapids-The city's price
probe committee has established
net return Of per cent as fair for
landlords. 1t estimates the gross earn
ings should amount to about IL per
cent.
Traverse City-Objecting to signing
a contract for three months at $3.50 a
day, members of the local plumbers
union went out on strike. Contracts
now expiring were for one year at Sc
a day.
Mt. Clemens-Daniel Measel, form
or captain Of the police department,
has been appointed temporary chief
OF police to succeed Alan G.. Straight,
resigned. Straight has been appointed
to a position with the United States
secret service.
Lansing-In the last minute rush to
get through all the necessary mea-
sures, the lower house of the legis-
lature overlooked Senator Herbert
Bakers bill appropriating $4,000 to
pay bounties still due to Civil war vet
Grams by the state.
Traverse City-Dissatisfied GUS
toners OF the Traverse City Gas COM
pany have suggested to the city COM
Enission that the city take over the
Operation of the companys plant for
period of six months to test the
earning power of the company.
MISUNDERSTANDING of many
depth bombs in Lyon lake in an ef-
fort to recover the bodies of Arthur
Genetnaar, Detroit, and Harold Utter
mark, Kalamazoo, drowned while fish
ing, failed to bring the bodies to the
surface. Tons of fish were destroyed.
Petoskey-Charles Beloungea of
Crossville, married, found guilty in the
circuit court here for attempting to
attack Harbor Springs girl, was SEN
fenced by Judge Shepherd to serve
from two and one-half to 10 years in
Marquette prison, with recommended
ton he serve six years.
Pontiac-The Cook-Nelson post of
the American Legion will take up sub
scriptions among its members to pay
the judgment of SASS which was
awarded Harvey Hawley, Groveland
farmer, as the result of tar and
feather" party during the war in
which 10 farmers are said to have had
q part.
Notwithstanding from a shop
ping trip to Pontiac Mrs. Earl John
son was instantly killed when the au-
tomobile in which she was riding was
struck by d. U. r. car. Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Johnson, accompanying
Mrs. Earl Johnson. were badly injured.
They attempted to drive across the
tracks ahead Of an approaching car.
Flint-Charles Ortman, who is al
legged to have broken into a young wo-
mans room, and into the arms Of two
waiting police detectives who arrested
him on a charge of breaking and en-
tering, is free. 1t is understood from
police headquarters that Kittie Van
derlaag, who summoned the officers
to her room to wait for Ortman, after
the mans arrest, desired to carry the
case no further.
Kalamazoo-Instead of owing his
nephews and nieces $4,000, Horace
Pierce is their creditor to the extent
Of $1,S21.s3. according to ruling in
the suit of the nephews and nieces
who sought to recover funds alleged
to have been Incorporated by
Pierce when he served as guardian for
his sister, Mrs. jeanette Parrish
The court decision held that Pierce's
nephews and nieces must pay for the