Charlevoix county herald., 1921-06-24
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Petoskey-Charles Hatch, groom
OF two weeks, was killed when his
team ran away, throwing him under
the wheels Of his wagon.
Escanaba-Police Sergeant Ed
ward Brunelle is under arrest here
charged with traffic in "moonshine"
whisky. Thomas Fairfield is held
with Brunelle.
Decatur-At a special election this
village, by vote of more than 10 to
/, approved a franchise to the Michi-
gan Gas & Electric Co. to supply elec-
tricity to the village.
Mackinaw City-Fire which spread
from the kitchen stove destroyed the
home of Capt. George Nelson. Mrs.
Nelson. trapped by flames upstairs,
was forced to jump from a window.
Loss is over $4,000.
Cadillac-C. r. Smith Of the Cham
ber of Commerce has received assur-
ance from II. r. Griswold OF the
Pennsylvania railroad that freight
rates on potatoes shipped from Mich
igan points are being revised.
Pontiac-The life use of all his real
and personal property was left to his
housekeeper, Mary T. Walsh, in the
will of Moses Eisenberg, who died in
Ferndale, June s. The will says she
had been the family housekeeper for
"a years.
Grand Rapids-Furniture factory
employees here may be given weeks
vacation next season as an expert
ment without loss of pay. The plan
is for them to work longer hours dur
ing the two weeks just previous to
the vacation period.
Mason-While other prisoners were
singing, George Finney, 32, and John
Shultz, 21, both of whom were con-
fenses, sawed the bars from the win
dow in their cell and escaped from
the county jail here.
Pontiac-An appeal to the supreme
court Is being taken in the case OF
]. Glenn Toner, of Royal Oak, serv-
ing a life sentence in Jackson prison
for completely in the death of Peter
Granzow, who was beaten to death
during a drunken orgy.
Petoskey-Thirty northern Michigan
cities were represented at the special
conference of Salvation Army workers,
held here. Brigadier S. Withers, COM
mander Of the army in Michigan, and
Colonel William Evans, former vice
commander in the United States,
spoke.
Ann Arbor-Professor w. H. Hobbs
Of the geology department Of the Uni
versity Of Michigan has started on a
trip around the world which will ex-
tend over Is months. He will make
q study Of the origin and growth Of the
mountains in the islands Of the Pacific
ocean and South America.
Conklin-Marcus Emmons, 45 years
old, is in a serious condition in a
Grand Rapids hospital as the result
of a cut from the fin of fish. The
fish struggled to get away and EN-
mons seized 1t, the dorsal fin piercing
his hand. Poisoning developed and
three fingers were amputated. EN-
mons life is now said to be in danger.
Traverse City-The body of Stephen
Carroll was exhumed and examined by
James McCotter, University Of Michi-
gan expert, to determine If Carroll was
murdered or II he died as the result
Of kick of horse. A report on Nc
Cotter's finding will be made public at
the trial of Jesse Braddock Carrolls
stepson who is charged with the MUIR
der of his step-father.
West Branch-Harold Holly, aged
20, Of Bay City, who was under ar
rest for larceny, and Charles Jones,
aged 60, of Omer, imprisoned on a
criminal charge from Arenac county,
escaped from the county Jail here
during the absence of Sheriff Merrill
by saving the bars of the window
with hack saw brought to them by
q 12-year-old schoolboy living near
the Jail.
Alpena-Work on the compass sta
ton and buildings at Thunder Bay has
been suspended, the nearly-completed
buildings boarded up, material stored,
and construction crews removed. 1t
is learned that the appropriation for
the Thunder Bay Island station has
been exhausted, and that the Navy
will have no funds with which to COM
plete the work until after the close
of the fiscal year, June 30, when new
finances are expected to be available.
Kalamazoo-Both candidates for
congress from the Third Michigan dis
trict, which will hold a special cleo
ton June %, are In favor of national
disarmament, IL the rest of the world
follows a similar policy. An outline
Of the views of J. M. G. Smith, of
Charlotte, the Republican candidate,
and Howard Cavanaugh, Of Battle
Creek, the Democratic aspirant, was
given to the public in response to an