Charlevoix county herald., 1921-04-15

Flint-E. Walker reported to the
police that he was robbed of $3.50
diamond pin while in blind pig" to
buy liquor.
Bay City-Allan L. Stewart. SO, old
est thirty-third degree Mason in this
part of the state, died at his home
here after long illness.
Owosso-S. @. Pulver, Walter M.
Bush and c. d. Bell. OF this city, have
purchased the Owosso Gas Co. from
the Dean family Of Ann Arbor. which
founded the company 40 years ago.
Adrian-City officials estimate the
loss to the city at $3,27S.S0 in the pad
ding of the street department payrolls
by the late Edward G. Sullivan, who
committed suicide to escape arrest.
Gladstone-After finishing his fifth
eth year in June as superintendent of
the Gladstone schools, Superintendent
e. j. Williams will resign. He has ac-
cepted a similar position in Owosso.
Mich.
Bay City-Peter Williams, of Mt.
Forest Township, is in Jail charged
with violating prohibition laws follow
ing a raid on his farm by State Police
when a still and % quarts Of liquor
were confiscated.
Cadillac-This city will make one
more payment Of $1,000 to the Ann Ar
Dor Railroad as part Of the original
contract by which Cadillac was In
cluded on Ann Arbor line. The last
one is due next year.
Ionia-Circuit Judge F. d. M. Davis
sentenced L. c. Howarth who plead
ed guilty to charge Of viola
ton Of the liquor laws, to pay fine
of 500 and to attend church every
Sunday for year. A son paid the
| fine.
Hillsdale.-Otto Becker, Florence
Ward and Goldie Hartman, on their
way to Toledo, were taken from New
York Central train here last week
by Sheriff Bates. They are suspected
of being implicated in a $500 robbery
Of residence in Coldwater.
Kalamazoo - While trying out his
automobile James Eaton was stopped
by three strangers, who poked gun
into his face. After they ripped off
the license plates and drove away
with the machine, Eaton trudged three
miles to report his loss.
Cto-d1ah Tbora fc m hi0 ounar hoat
drive on to contract to grow sugar
| beets G. e. Alderman OF Durand,
manager Of the sugar beet association
says many farmers will not grow
beets this year, and others will not
plant the average they did.
Lansing-A 10-story business block,
the highest in Lansing, will be built
on the site of the Prudden Building,
which burned last winter. The Prud-
den Building Co. has obtained a 80.
year lease of the site from William X.
Prudden and will start building opera
tons at once.
Hillsdale-The jury in the case of
Archie X. Simpson, cashier of the
Montgomery state bank, charged with
classifying entries in the books to de-
ceive the officers, reported disagree
ment and were discharged. Prosecutor
Grommon said he had not yet decided
whether another trial would be asked.
Traverse City-By a six-to-one vote
electors of Traverse City decided in
favor Of bonding the city for a quarter
of a million dollars for construction
of a hydro-electric power plant at
Brown bridge site, on the Boardman
river. This plant will supply from 700
to 1000 horsepower per hour for a
10-hour day.
Manistique-Seul Choix, fishing vii
lage, II miles from this place, is ex-
periencing the symptoms of Texas
oil town. Following the report recent
ly of biologists that oil was to be found
at Seul Choix, outside capital was i'm
mediately interested, leases were sign.
ed. contracts given and real estate be-
gan to soar.
Holland-Both lake passenger and
freight rates are to be lower, accord.
ing to J. 8. Morton, general manager
of the Graham & Morton Steamship
Co. 1.-THE drop in the cost Of coal
and labor which is expected will war
rant lowering of the rates." declared
Mr.. Morton. He said navigation will
open from this port about April Is.
Grand Rapids-A young, well-dress-
ed man, who has terrorized young
girls in the eastern residential section,
was given a surprise when he ap-
preached Hilda Peterson and Hattie
Dykemen, maids, as they were on their
way from work. The girls trounced
the youth after he had pointed gun
at them. He WAS sent fleeing, with
cuffs and kicks.
Cadillac-A. ]. Teed, rs years old,
who was appointed to succeed Carl
Peterson, resigned city engineer, was
the first city engineer here and the
man who laid out the city. When he
came here Cadillac. then known as
Clam Lake, was wilderness and