Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
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Sault Ste Marie-A deer dropped
dead at Pickford. 10 miles from here,
after jumping a fence.
Battle Creek-Battle Creek is to
entertain the Knights Templar In
their district field day this Fall. The
date has not been set
Manistee-Perry Carl, So, former
city commissioner and president Of
the Manistee & Northeastern railroad,
is dead at his home here.
Observation-Disclosures was chosen
as the 1922 convention city of the
Michigan Tribe of Ben Hur at the
twenty-frst annual congress here.
Grand Rapids-A small brass ball
from the end of curtain cord lodged
In the throat Of Peter Parcznski, IA
months old, and caused his death.
Ironwood-Mrs. Josephine Wash
ington will assume her duties as
city policewoman, the first woman to
receive such an appointment here.
.Allegan-A committee of the coun-
Gil is making arrangements for two
day community fair to celebrate the
completion of part Of the Mackinaw
Trail south of Martin which recently
has been improved with concrete.
Saginaw-Michael Kast, 12-year-old
son Of Benedict Kast, was drowned
while swimming with other boys in
the Saginaw river, near Bristol street.
The body was taken from the water
by Feldner Somers, after it had been
under about 10 minutes.
Tecumseh-The Tecumseh Mutual
Oil company has been formed here by
4O4 stockholders with a capital of
$4,000 all paid in. The new company
will retail petroleum products. Two
$4,000 gallon oil tanks will be erected
and automobile filling stations built
Port Huron-Patrolman George w.
Evey was wounded in his room at the
Y. NJ. c. A. when his revolver fell to
the floor and was accidentally dis
charged. He was hanging up his uni
form at the time. The bullet penetrat-
ed his right leg, breaking bone, and
lodged in his left leg.
acknowledgement Holtz, through
her attorney, has commenced suit for
SANDER against Carrie Wagner, claim
ing that the defendant had called her
a liar and as a result her reputation
has been injured in the community.
She sues for $500 damages. Both
are residents Of this city.
Adrian-Miss Frances E. Hubell,
who succeeds Hazel D. Bailey as SUI
perintendent of the State Industrial
Home for Girls, took charge Of the
Adrian institution, coming from Hud-
son, N. Y, where she has been assist
ant superintendent of the New York
training school for women.
Howell-Trial of Willard A. Law
son, Of Detroit, charged with the
murder of his wife while on duck
hunting trip near Island lake in Sep
TENDER, 1919, will be begun at the
September term of court here, open
ing September &c. Lawson has been
at liberty on bail awaiting trial.
Pontiac-With a majority of 600
votes Mrs. Ruth McAdams was elected
school trustee here. She is the first
woman to hold the Office. Mrs. Nc
Adams received 700 votes to 100 for
A ]. Boston, who had held the office
for several years. W. M. Brewer was
chosen to succeed w. B. Anderson.
Manistee-Believing that there is
enough patronage to warrant operat-
ing the street cars, the Manistee board
of commerce has appointed a special
committee to look into the matter
with the view of determining on
what basis the service could be re-
stored or replaced with other We.
hicles.
Iron River-Marino Casair, 81, was
asphyxiated when he descended an
185-foot we'll after a dynamite blast.
Two other men endangered their lives
and were overcome when they at
tempted to rescue him. Gas fumes
which lowered in the bottom of the
we'll were the cause of his death. The
two other men were rescued by help
ers.
Harrison-Officials of the Pere Mar
quette Railroad have announced that
service on the branch running be-
tween Harrison and Leota will be dis
continued and the rails taken up. The
line has been Improbable for several
years 1t was built 80 years ago and
was used largely to bring lumber to
Harrison after 1t had been brought
down the Muskegon River as far as
Leota. There is little lumber left in
the section which the railroad served.
Philippians are under way here for
the establishment of rescue mission
for girls. The board of directors of
the Flint city mission have announced
that such a department will be es-
tablished. The resignation of Robert
Ingersoll superintendent of the mis-
sion who leaves September IL to take
a position with the Pacific Garden
mission in Chicago, was accepted An
invitation has been extended Rev.
Mr.. Ford, OF the Fordney avenue Bap-