The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-10-06

e. Prospecting company has been
organized here for the purpose OF ex-
plotting lands containing oil bearing
rock in this county.
4 Grand Rapids Luzerne Shane,
three, son OF Ernest Shane, is not ex-
pected to survive burns received while
playing with matches. His brother,
Ernest, eight, was also badly burned.
Flint-Ptomaine poisoning. believed
due to eating frankfurters at weiner
roast few days ago, caused the death
of Harold Doherty, 81, football star
OF high school and semiprofessional
note here.
! Lansing-A campaign has been
/ started to secure rooms for the 5000
visitors expected in Lansing. October
II TO 20 for the annual state conven-
ton of Michigan Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs.
! st. Johns-Thirty-on boys were
initiated into the local chapter of the
Order of De Molay, an organization
for sons of Masons. at its first meet
master conciliar.
Kalamazoo-Rep. J. NJ. c. Smith, of
! Charlotte, will vote for a national
bonus act. The third district repre-
sentative made his position clear in
number OF interviews with leading
Kalamazoo business men here.
Owosso-Wayne Taylor, deputy
sheriff, and Richard Ferris. an Owes
SO merchant, shot a yearling black
bear at Houghton Lake. The animal
attacked them after Ferris had
wounded it and Taylor dropped 1t
with a revolver.
Iron Mountain-Peter Marchetti, "A,
prosperous farmer here, committed
suicide by shooting himself in the
head. Dependency over family trou-
bles is believed to have been the
cause. Recently his family. except a
daughter and son, left him.
Bay City-Carl J. Lankenau. for
mer teller OF the Bay City bank,
charged with embezzling 100000 from
that institution, was held to the fed
eral grand jury by v. S. Commits
sioner Frank S. Pratt. Bonds were
continued at $4,000, which were not
furnished.
Cadillac-At a meeting of the d.
the Western Michigan Development
bureau here, plans for the coming win
ter and next spring were formulated.
1t was decided to ask the supervisors
of each Of the 20 counties in the terri
tory for $500 for publicity work.
DISQUALIFICATION Dickerson of
near Potterville, who was gassed
while overseas and as a consequence
suffers greatly, has received nearly
$500 back compensation and word
from Washington that his monthly
compensation, which was changed
from s12 to $40 and then So will be
$95.
Kalamazoo--The highest price ever
paid for fish In southwestern Michigan
was quoted in municipal court when
Nicholas Hirakis and William Mantos,
both of Battle Greek, were fined $57.40
for catching understood fish. The two
caught AZ fish, only three of which
where of legal size and which together
weighed only three pounds.
Pontiac-Leonard Schnell, deputy
sheriff, who was shot five times by
two men believed to have been the
ones who escaped at Bay Cit, while
beng transferred from Marquette to
Jackson prison two weeks ago, is in
a critical condition at the City Hospi-
tai here. X-ray pictures taken of him
show three bullets in his body.
Ionia-Percival Angove, for five
years director of manual arts in Ionia
high school. was appointed supervisor
of industrial rehabilitation under the
state department of public instruction.
His work will be to supervise re-edu.
cation and placement of persons
jured in industry to such an extern
as to be incapacitated for earning a
living.
Saginaw Mrs. Beulah Mosier
Barnes, OF Pennington, has started
proceedings in Circuit Court to set
aside the will of her father, oliver
#. Mosier, who left her 500. Her
brothers, Henry and oliver w. Mosier.
of Detroit, were given $50 each. Mrs
Barnes alleges that her father was
influenced against his children by
granddaughter.
Iron Mountain-John Rowe, of Nor
way, Mich, farmer, who shot and
killed the 10-year-old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Corlin several weeks ago
when he caught him and other boys
in his vegetable garden, pleaded gull
ty to manslaughter In circuit court
here. He has not been sentenced as
yet. Rowe is 81 years old and served
in the world war.
Grand Rapids-Although Deputy
Sheriff Martin King of Dutton holds
the torn seat of pair Of trousers as
evidence, William Ross. held on a