Charlevoix county herald., 1921-04-01
Michigan NeDs
Tersety Told
Observation-Disclosures

In this city from S. c. l.. Brown.
Ann Arbor-Oswald Dietz, charged
with selling patent medicines con-
tanning 60 per cent alcohol has been
bound out over to Circuit Court.
Owosso-E. ]. Whitman, ilperin-
tendent of schools at Gladstone, has
been named superintendent of the
Owosso schools to succeed o. II.
Voelker.
Flint. - Morris HILL Elm Crest,
Grand Boulevard and Lyncroft, four
adjoining communities five miles
north of Flint, are considering in
corporation as village.
Mt. Clemens-John Donna, II years
old, is in a hospital with a serious
wound in his neck as the result of the
accidental discharge OF his rifle while
he was carrying it under his arm.
Sault Ste. Ma Representative H.
l.. Osborn of Chippewa county, will be
opposed for reelection as supervisor
by w. l.. Campbell A full ticket has
been nominated in opposition to that
headed by Osborn.
Muskegon-Judge Davis, of Ionia,
has set aside two deeds to the home
stead of the late John Torrent and
given the property to the widow. The
home is valued at $4,000. The wild
ow charged the two deeds frauds.
Sault Ste. Marie-The body of
Charles Koski, 81, farmer, was found
in field near here following one of
the heaviest electrical and rain storms
ever known here. His face was burn
ed, showing he had been struck by
lightning.
Grand Rapids.-City Commissioner
Julius Tisch has asked the city COM
mission to direct that the curfew
whistle shall be blown at one hour
intervals on election day to remind
voters to visit the oils. Tisch is a
candidate for reelection.
Flint-With infantry and machine
gun company rosters completed, Flint
National Guard officials have opened
a recruiting drive for a battery of
artillery. There is a 100000 appropri-
alton bill before the Legislature to
provide an armory for the three units.
Port Huron-Port Huron police are
puzzled at the activities of man
now known as the Saturday Night
Bandit" who stages holdups in out
lying grocery stores at about the
same hour every Saturday night. The
bandit uses a mask and large re-
volver.
\ Kalamazoo.-The administrative of
Ithe estate of SylYanus Mohney de-
ceased, has brought suit N circuit
court against the Chicago, Kalamazoo
and Saginaw railroad. demanding $780,
600 damages. Several months ago
Mohney, road employe was crushed
by a freight car.
Muskegon-A breakwater extending
across the end of the Muskegon piers
will be constructed next summer, ac-
cording to word received from Wash
ington The sinking of the City of
Muskegon, which cost the lives of 20
persons, is said to have stirred
Congress to action.
Lansing-A meeting of the State
Christian Calling Conference, which
aims to help men who plan to enter
religious work but have not selected
their calling. has been set for April
1916 in this city. DR.. A. j. Studer,
general Y NJ. C. A. secretary of De-
troit, will be one of the speakers.
Holland-Sixty days at hard labor
and a fine of $50 were imposed by
Justice Brady on George Opperman,
charged with putting the stencil gland
of a skunk in the fresh air shaft of
District No. school house. Georges
classmates, however, hail him as a
hero. School was suspended for a
week.
Ypsilanti-Henry j. Pinckney, so,
ACivil war veteran, died at his home
here. He was a captain of Company
|, Third Michigan cavalry which was
formed at Whittemore Lake at the
beginning of the Civil war The viii
laRe Oh 1lHChnGg was Hdlucu dllcl ulS
grandfather, Joseph Pinckney. Five
children survive.
East Lansing. - Early History of
Michigan" will be the theme of the
annual pageant to be given at NJ. A.
C. in June. The scenes will show the
cerernonials of the Indians, the Jesuit
missionaries establishing the first set
Elements, French court dancers of the
Seventeenth century and the discovery
of TIE site of Detroit
IoLia.-Franklin Hoar, 13 years old,
was badly burned in the face when a
charge of powder from blank cart
ridge was fired at him by boy play
mate The boys were playing with a
revolver, Franklin rays, when his COM
panion thrust the muzzle in his face.
He reached forward to put it aside,
when the trigger was accidentally
pulled
Paw Paw-Contrary to expectations
among court attaches, Judge l.. Bur.
get Des Voignes did not announce his
ion 10 1icr,a lee