Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-07-15
Michigan NesOs
TerseIy Told

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Monroe-Samuel Mate. 80. was fined
500 and costs in justice court charged
with having driven an automobile
while under the influence of liquor.
Birch Run = william Owens, AZ.
farmer living east Of Birch Run. was
killed by lightning while shocking
wheat. He leaves widow and eight
children.
Powers-A large six-cylinder tour
ing car belonging to Richard Rice OF
this place was burned near McAllister
on the way to Wallace. A spark ex-
ploded the gas tank.
Bay City-Bert Bryce, 46, farm
worker, died In the hospital here OF
q broken skull received when Pere
Marquette train struck an automobile
In which he was riding on Michigan
avenue.
Lansing-Frank g. Kedzie, president
Of the Michigan Agricultural College,
is recovering from injuries received
when the horse he was riding sud-
denly reared, breaking his nose and
badly stunning him.
Oxford-With view to moving Its
tracks in this village to take them
of the main business street, the d.
u. r. has obtained options on land
through the residence district.
double track is to be laid.
Pontiac - Clarence Stanton, 81,
widely known bank official Of Oakland
county, was found dead in bed at his
home in the village Of Oxford. Heart
disease, brought on by pneumonia. Is
believed to be the cause Of death.
Adrian-Lenawee county's equal
ized valuation, including both real
and personal property, was placed at
$72.883, 92O, in the report Of the COM
mittee Of equalization that was ac-
cepted by the board of supervisors.
Allegan-While the gas consumers
of Allegan and Otsego were prepar-
ing to petition for reduction In
rates, the company sent an appeal to
the state public utilities commission
requesting an advance from $40 to
s2.85 per 1000 cubic feet.
Lansing - DR.. r. M. Olin, state
health commissioner, has been In
structed by the administrative board
to investigate the various state insti-
tutions with view to finding suit
able place for housing tubercular In
mates of state penal institutions.
Pontiac-Settlemen out of court
was reached in the cast Of Mrs. Edith
Consterdine, suing Jesse and Eugene
Vliet and A. L. Parrish for the death
of her husband, struck by their auto
mobile last January. The amount OF
settlement was not made known.
Flint-Delinquency among girls is
one of the great problems before the
officials in Flint, Mrs. Mabel H. Ben
schoten. secretary of the Social Ser
vice, says. Girls coming from the
country to the city seeking employ
ment, she said, constitute the greatest
menace In the girl problem.
Petoskey-Fire Of unknown origin
spread the length of block and de-
stroyed six Onaway business estab-
lishments before the fire department
got 1t under control. Loss Is estim-
ated to be $4,000 with little insur-
ance carried. The Onaway Electric
Light g. Power Company was badly
hit
Charlotte-Assistant Fire Chief Her.
when an aeroplane, giving exhibitions
for the July 4th celebration crashed
into the barn of Daniel Huber. Avia-
tor Harold Meyer, of Lansing, was
badly cut about the head. Mr.. Huber
was In the barn, but the plane after
tearing of the roof slid to the ground.
Vicksburg-The village council
adopted by unanimous vote, a resolu-
ton expressing confidence in DR..
F. 8. Collier, village president, who
is held on a charge of killing Robert
B. Thompson Of Kalamazoo. The
shooting was in self defense, the
resolution says, and was justifiable.
The doctors discharge from custody
Is asked.
Battle Creek-While Mrs. William
Henry No. 1, and Mrs. William Henry
No. sat in the circuit court room
here Judge Walter H. North imposed
a sentence of from one to FIVE years
upon William Henry, their husband,
who pleaded guilty to a charge of
bigamy. The Judge recommended
term of one and one-half years in
Jackson prison.
Owosso-Kasmir Kallacinskey and
Frank Voss, 20 quarts of moonshine
whisky and complete still are in the
custody of Sheriff Sproule following a
raid on the farm of Kallaoinskey. Voss
was found cultivating a field and
nothing suspicious appeared about the
home until one of the officers noticed
a girl In the family was very eager to
get to a woodlot 80 rods away. Max
ing their way to a dense thicket, the
officers found the still In operation