Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-04-29
Michigan NesUs
Tersely Told
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Plainwell-Mrs. C. M. Post was SER
iously injured while driving from
South Bend. Ind, to Grand Rapids
with her husband, when telephone
pole was blown down and fell on their
car.
Petoskey-Mrs. Mary White, IA, an
invalid. was burned to death at her
home near lowering when fire de-
stroyed the dwelling. 1t is believed
the blaze originated from burning
chimney.
Cadillac-The acreage of sweet
clover this year will reach 5000, w.
r. Johnston, county agricultural
agent, says. This will make Wexford
the greatest sweet clover county in
the state.
Cheboygan-The Union Bag &
Paper corporations pulp wood boat,
which sank in the river last Fall, has
been raised by e. ]. Laway and towed
to the company's dock. The damage
vas heavy.
Battle Creek-The owners of Mac
Fadden Healthatorium have announc-
Cd that the buildings now occupied
by the institution will be sold to the
state under an arrangement made
With state officers.
Cadillac-The suit Of the Socialist
Party to obtain a share Of the estate
of the late James w. Ellwood was
dismissed on the ground that the party
g.
after the wifi was filed.
Paw Paw-Joseph Glelbago, who re-
Gently purchased farm north Of here,
was killed when his team ran away
and he was thrown from the top Of
load Of household good He leaves
. widow and two small children.
Cassopolis-Melzer Beverly, black
smith, was found dead in eight inches
OF water at Stone lake, near this viii
lage. He had left early to go fishing.
II is believed he was attacked with
epilepsy and fell out Of his boat and
drowned.
Traverse City-James B. Hendryx,
noted writer of western fiction, will
make northern Michigan his home, it
was announced with news of the pur-
chase by Hendryx of Grand Traverse
Bay property known as the Lees Point
resort, short distance from this city.
Paw Paw-Mrs. Martha Steele, Of
South Haven. is the first woman sent
to q state prison from Van Buren,
County in several years. She was re-
80
sentenced to from nine months to IA
years In the Detroit House of Correc-
ton.
Ionia-Four inmates escaped from
the state hospital here, all of them
disappearing in their sleeping apparel.
Those who escaped are Harry Smith,
a. Tony Bush, 81, Robert Warner, 81,
and Lewis Bounds, SO. 1t is believed
they stole clothes before making their
escape.
Pontiac-Announcem has been
made of the merging Of the Pontiac
Commercial and Savings bank and the
Oakland County Savings bank, giving
an institution with a capital of ST.
100000, eQualled only by one bank in
Michigan, outside Detroit, the Bank
Of Saginaw.
Big Rapids-Joy riding in the High
land View cemetery is to cease. This
II the ruling of the board Of trustees
after receiving numerous complaint
that cars were in the cemetery after
dark and were cavorting around the
graves. Hereafter the gates are to
close at p. m.
Pentwater-Parmer Buck, 6S, who
has had eight wives and who was ar
rested two weeks ago on complaint of
his 14-year-old daughter, pleaded
guilty. He was sentenced by Judge
John Vanderwerp to Jackson prison
for from 10 to 20 years, with a recon-
mendation he serve Is years.
misunderstanding to report SUBJ
mttted to the state legislature last
week by the secretary of the Michi-
gan Agricultural college, the per cap
tia cost of the 1908 students at that
institution in 1920 averaged approx
mately $500. The total revenue from
the l-5 mill tax for the college amount
ed to $935,000.
Owosso-Harry Ordiway, 80 years
old. is under arrest charged with as
sault as the result Of an attack said
TO have been made on Herman Thomp-
son, 16. The officers were told that
Thompson was attacked when he
went to the Ordiway home with his
mothers washing. Ordiway is said
to have objected to his wife doing the
work.
Kalkaska-The village of South
Boardman, one of the Oldest settle.
ments In this section, was given a sew
ere blow by fire which wiped out
the principal hotel, the postoffice and
five other business houses. The esti-
mated loss is $4,000, with but little
insurance as an insurance agent can
celled nearly all existing policies be-
cause Of inadequate local fire protec-
ton.
Ann Arbor-The Michigan college
of architecture has received an invita-
ton from the American Students Re-
construction association to appoint a