Charlevoix county herald., 1921-03-11
Michigan Nesvs
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Manistee.--Milk has been reduced
here to II cents a quart. drop Of
two cents.
Mt. Pleasant-Old age and failing
health caused William Picard, II, to
take his own life by shooting himself.
Kalanazoo.-More than 200 men ap-
piled for 25 jobs when the city open
ed its 1921 street Improvement pro-
gram.
| Kalamazoo.-Only one-third of the
normal crop of ice was harvested in
Kalamazoo this winter. 1t will be sold
at $12 a ton.
Kalamazoo.-Improvi a skeleton
key from a piece of wire, Floyd Elm
hart and Herbert Waters escaped from
the Kalamazoo State Hospital grounds.
Coldwater.-John Boyer. SO, civil
veteran, died here at the home of his
son, Ernest Boyer. Mr.. Boyer was a
member of company A, twenty-ninth
Infantry.
| Benton Harbor.-Benton Harbor dis
carded the mayor-alderman form of
city government and adopted the com
disadvantages system by a vote OF
1885 to 262 in a special election.
Mt. Clemens Joseph Vroman and
Edward Valentine, under life sentence
for the death OF Edward Kline, an
Erin Township farmer, have been Ia
ken to Michigan State Prison at Jack
son.
Muskegon.-Earl Houser. 10 years
old, is under arrest charged with
bigamy, it being alleged he married
twice in 1918 while serving in the
Navy. Both women have started suits
for annulment.
Detroit. B. Grant, OF this
city, former chief justice Of the Mich
igan Supreme court and from 1872 to
1880 regent of the University OF Mich
igan, died last week at a hospital In
st. Petersburg, Fla.
Cadillac. The Michigan Potato
Growers Exchange and the Cadillac
"a SOuullSlSS nave oAAsSN -
an effort to induce Congress to put
duty Of three cents pound on I'm
ports of foreign potato -four.
Menominee. The funeral OF Mrs.
Felix Carpenter, 10, was held In
Stephenson, Menominee county She
was the mother of 10 children, IL OF
whom survive, besides IA grandchil-
dren and three great grandchildren.
Muskegon.-The welfare board has
requested city officials to investigate
complaints that some or the milk
donated for the needy is being taken
by city employees. A large supply OF
milk, it is said, has been carried away'
Grand Rapids-Jewels of the value
of $4,000 belonging to Mrs. Daniel s.
Sinclair and which were reported to
the police last fall as lost, were found
in the pocket of an apron which Mrs
Sinclair had carelessly placed in a
trunk
Owosso-Mrs. Ellen Jenc has been
sentenced to serve 80 days in jail for
violating the prohibition law. HeI
husband was sentenced to four
months. Their five children, includ
ing an eight-months' old baby. are In
a charitable home.
Flint.-The local Carpenters union
has announced reduction in Its wage
scale from 81 an hour to So cents. The
Bricklayers' union will not reduce the
scale of $1.25 an hour for the present
but has agreed to revise the scale
downward as soon as 1t can.
Monroe.-Although no complete in
, ventory has been made 1t Is believed
that Ernest Entemann, 70, Monroe
business man who died Feb. "a, left
an estate valued at about $4,000. II
no will is found the property will be
divided among 20 nephews and nieces
Pontiac.-Lighthouse will be used
to guard bad curves in the Oakland
avenue road near Pontiac. The road
commission is installing two blinking
lights" at curves where accidents have
been most frequent. II successful they
will be used on other county high
ways.
Grand Rapids.-Electricians of Elec
trical Union No, 107, who are on q
strike against the electrical contrac
tors of the city, who reduced the scale
of wages 20 per cent, have entered
into the competitive field against their
. former employers through the agency
Of the Trades and Labor council.
Ferndale.-The special election hello
here resulted In the recall Of the five
commissioners and another election
will now have to be held to elect new
officials. The ousted commissioner
are F. d. Gordon, president, ant
commissioners James G. McLay, q. H
Hall, DR.. A. J. Chase and r.
Walters.
Lansing.-In view Of the fact thai
u cases of sleeping sickness have
been reported since January 1, DR.. r
NJ. DIN, head of the state health de
partment, will try to secure an &C
5 curate check on all cases existing In
Michigan. He issued orders to al
health officers in the state to report
, ;,,unadiatalv INV On aau which dta 0p oox