Charlevoix county herald., 1921-02-04

his wife as undersheriff.
Ironwood-Peter Mussatti. a miner,
was killed in a fall of rs feet in q
shaft at the AWHILE mine.
Escanaba-Matt Krook of Negau.
nee. 81, was found dead in the snow
by a dance hall near Escanaba.
Ludington-John w. Ross, As. agent
Of the Pere Marquette railroad here
for Is years, is dead of apoplexy.'
Albion-Joseph Ruff. 70. former
commander of the Albion Post of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, is dead.
Holland-Arend visscher. former
prosecuting attorney Of Ottawa coun.
ty and a director OF Hope college Is
dead Of heart trouble.
Iron River-Edward, 80 months
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Stawaski was
fatally burned when pail of hot lard.
carried by his mother. upset.
Adrian--A committee was appointed
here to start a campaign against the
commission form of city government
and return to the city council sys-
TEN.
Kalamazoo-The traffic bureau Of
the Kalamazoo Chamber of Com.
merce reports having refunded mem
bers $15,99S.2S in 1920 on over.
charges by railways.
Ironwood-Three persons were in.
jured, one perhaps fatally, when a
Chicago & Northwestern train struck
a large automobile passenger bus at
Ramsay, eight miles south of here.
Flint-June 81, 90 and 90 have been
selected by local committee as dates
for the entertainment of the annual
state encampment of the Grand Army
OF the Republic here. Preparations
are being made to care for 5000 visi.
tors.
Hillsdale-Dr Anthony c. Hage
man. who has been in Hillsdale put.
ting on a financial drive for Hillsdale
College, has been selected to be the
new college president. ]. w. Mauck.
president emeritus, had asked to be
released.
Lansing-Delay in construction of
water works since the war in more
than score Of Michigan cities is now
endangering the health of 500 900 per.
sons, states Major f. D. Rich, sanitary
engineer OF the Michigan department
of health.
Muskegon-Robert +. Bunker, form.
Ell dean of the law department of the
University Of Michigan, has filed suit
against the Muskegon board of educa.
ticn for $500 for services as counsel
for the board in test case several
weeks ago.
Monroe-In a raid Sheriff Frank
Gessner seized II barrels of grape
wine valued at $3.50 which had been
locked in a basement OF house here.
The liquor was taken to the court
house. The owner will be arrested
following an analysis.
Marquette-Harry Whithy Of New.
berry sentenced last week to six
months to a year at Marquette prison
for larceny, has been paroled by Gov
Groesbeck. Whitby served overseas
two years and is the only support OF
his mother and two sisters.
Sault Ste. Marie-Herbert Pettett,
aged five, is dead, and his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Pettett and three
sisters, are in the 500 hospital with
serious burns and cuts as the result
of the fire which destroyed their home
at Strongs, thirty miles west Of here.
Port Huron-The city commission
has refused permission to the City
Electric Railway company to operate
the one-man type OF car In Port
Huron. Mayor French visited other
cities where cars are used and says
general sentiment is opposed to them.
Mt. Clemens-One thousand Army
aviators are expected to arrive at
Selfridge Field in few weeks &C
cording to word received at the field
Kelly Field, Tex. for the shipment to
Selfridge Of the equipment used by
the First Pursuit Group now stationed
there.
Pontiac-The Public Utilities Com.
mission has set Feb. % as the date for
the hearing on the petition OF the
Michigan Light Co. for an increase in
gas rates here. The city will oppose
the increase and has hired a special
list to gather data on the gas situation
which will be presented to the com
mission.
Marquette-Dr. J. N. Lowe. OF the
faculty of the Northern State Normal
of Marquette has been engaged by the
Upper Peninsula Development bu.
reau. to chart the inland lakes and
streams of the section north of the
straits as a guide to sportsmen and
also to make more intelligent the re-
stocking of the waters with fish fry
Kalamazoo-Followin are officers
elected by the Michigan Musicians
at their session here.
Claude o. Taylor, Grand
vice-president, w. ]. Dart,
Port Huron; secretary-treasurer, Sam.