The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-11-03
STATE NEWS

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potatoes this year.
Lansing -Lansing's taxes for De-
cember payment will total Sl,637,963,
an increase Of $27S,S9S over last year
Petoskey Henning, A.,
drank a quantity of paris green and
then sent rifle bullet through his
brain because of dependency.
Reed City-Miss Pansy Leedy died
at the Reed City hospital of lockjaw,
following an injury received several
days before at the wooden mills.
I.ansing-Robert Mcclure, of Royal
Oak, has been appointed deputy state
game warden for Oakland County by
John Baird, Director of Conserva-
ton.
Marquette-Harold Underhill and
Fred Kuppa, TRUSTEES, who escaped
month ago from the Marquette branch
prison, have been caught in Coving-
ton, o.
Rochester-Mrs. Roy Kiles is dead
here of an illness which developed
from the shock OF her husbands ar
rest on the charge of stealing meat.
She was 20 years old and had been
married three times.
Iron Mountain-Patrick farley, %,
didn't think officials here meant it
when they announced liquor law Of
tenders who refused to divulge the
source of their supplies would be
jailed He is serving a 30-day SEN
tence.
South Haven-The body of Ernest
] Steube, sheet metal plant owner,
was found in a vacant cottage on the
river front, two miles north of here.
There was bullet wound in the head.
A small pistol lay by his side. He
had been i'll for year.
Kalamazoo - Police say John
O'Brien, of Detroit, could not resist
temptation when he saw pile of so
81 bills in the show window Of the
Desenberg store, placed there as part
of an advertising offer. John is UNI
der arrest charged with theft.
Grand Rapids-John w. Goodspeed,
prominent real estate holder and re-
tail shoe merchant, known over the
state, whose divorce trial against his
second wife in 1917 created nation
wide interest, was licensed in Cincin-
natl to wed Miss Madeline Parham,
26, local Grand Rapids nurse.
Scotts-Glenn Burr, 8, was dragged
to his death by an Infatuated COW
as his mother looked on, unable to
aid the boy. He was leading the cow
TO pasture, one end of the rope be-
ing tied around his waist. The COW,
frightened, ran through field. The
boys head struck boulder, crushing
the skull.
northwest Of Riverdale, who came to
Alma TO pay a mortgage, was waylaid
by three men apparently about 80
years old and over $500 was taken
from him. One OF the men proposed
a horse trade, Vanderhoff said and
led him to barn, where the other
two men were waiting.
Owosso-The supervisors voted
down a resolution to revert to the old
township system of caring for the
poor, under which each township, in
corporated village or city would aid
its own needy. Under the present
plan the county stands the cost, the
supervisor of each township or ward,
passing on the necessity for relief and
the amount to be given.
Bay City-Howard Kinch, Chauffeur
for a prominent local family, was SEN
fenced to the Detroit house OF cor
rection for 80 days without an alter
native Of paying a fine, for driving
an automobile while drunk Kinch
was arrested after he had smashed
into four automobiles in a funeral pro-
cession. No one was injured, but the
automobiles were damaged
Kalamazoo--A total of 214 exhibits
were presented at the preliminary
hearing of James Hatfield, on a charge
OF embezzling more than $1,000 from
his own insurance company. Most OF
the exhibits were checks, which, it
was charged, are worthless. The case
was adjourned until November 80,
when, the court announced. final dis
position of the matter would be made.
Pontiac-In the trial Of w. H. Cur
rier, chiropractor, in Circuit Court
Judge Gillespie directed a verdict of
guilty. Currier is the second chiro-
practor TO be found guilty OH direct
ed verdict, Archibald McGilp being
the first Both we're convicted of
practiciDg without license from the
State Medical Registration Board
Sentences we're postponed pending APP
peals.
Grand Rapids-The Michigan Moth.
ers' Pension Law will be tested in the
Supreme Court soon as the result of
friendly suit to be instituted here by
Cornelius Rodius, prosecuting attor-
ney Hofius recently told the board
Of supervisors that in his opinion the
law vested too much authority in the