Charlevoix county herald., 1921-04-15
Michigan Nesvs
TerseH Told


roller of the Coke conveyor at the
plant of the Michigan Light company.
Traverse City - Theater owners
have informed city officers that they
will cooperate with them in enforcing
the law regulating displays on bill
board. A censorship will be conduct
ed by the theater managers.
Houghton-More than over a million
dollars will be expended in road con-
struction In Houghton county this
year. The biggest piece Of work con-
templated is a nine-mile stretch of the
Ontonagon road from Plainsdale.
Escanaba-Twelve new pulp grind
ers, hitched to the power plant at
Boney Falls, have been started in the
Escanaba Paper Co.'s pulp mill at
Groos. 1t was the first power to be
brought from the new $1,000,000 dam
at Boney Falls.
Alma-Oscar Collins, % years old,
charged with strangling Mrs. Ellen
Grove, whose body was found in q
field Feb. 6, has been held for trial In
Circuit Court on a charge Of fret de-
gree murder. The trial probably will
come up this month.
Grand Rapids-The board of educa-
ton has amended its rules to provide
for increased salaries for teachers
next year. Under this action, maxi
mum of $4,000 will be paid to grade
teachers and a maximum of $4,000 will
be paid to high school teachers.
Flint Lew Piper, blacksmith at
Rankin, Mich, is under arrest here
charged with the theft of an automo-
bile owned by ]. H. Somes of Bliss
field, Mich. Sheriff'5 officers say Piper
has confessed and he will be turned
over to Lenawee county officials.
Charlotte Frank Nowacki, Kent
county prisoner, is at large somewhere
in the swamps near here. He was
sentenced from 10 to 20 years for at
tempted holdup. He fought battle
on the train with the officer in charge
overpowering him, running from the
train.
Muskegon - William Nannings, q
blacksmith, has been held guilty Of
violating the prohibition laws although
1t was shown that he had not made
liquor or dealt in 1t. 1t was shown
that Nanninga assembled still but
was not ready to make liquor when
arrested.
Reed City-Reed City residents are
enjoying exceedingly low costs. Eggs
have been as low as 16 cents dozen
and have been below city market
prices all winter by a wide margin.
Potatoes are selling for 80 and 35
cents per bushel and butter has been
38c and 40c at times
Kalamazoo-A veritable dance of
death was performed by Mrs. Neva
Fraser, 10, bride of only few
weeks. Mrs. Fraser swallowed poison,
then started the photograph, and be-
gan to dance. Suddenly she stopped,
swayed, and fell dead. Members of
the family believe she took the poison
by mistake.
Flint-Holding that under the re-
cent decision Of the state supreme
court, officers still have the right to
search an automobile for liquor with
out search warrant, Judge E. d.
Black sentenced Frank ]. Moore to
pay fine of $500 or spend from to
IL months In Ionia reformatory. The
fine was paid.
Chesaning-Byron @. Coryell, form
er owner and manager of the defunct
Farmers Exchange bank here, was
sentenced by Circuit Judge Browne to
serve to 10 years in Jackson prison,
with the recommendation that the
term be five years. Coryell was con-
victed Of embezzling $9,135.16 village
funds intrusted to his care.
Saginaw-"Jersey Justice" was ex-
emplifed in the Saginaw County Cir.
cult Court when Mertyn Marvin, ac-
cused of assaulting an aged Saginaw
County resident and his daughter with
a hammer March 8, was tried, convict.
ed and sentenced to serve from 10 to
20 years at the State Prison at Jack
son, In less than three hours.
Saginaw-William Tausend, form
er mayor, and Edmund w. Secord,
former labor federation president,
have been named to represent the city
on a fve-man board to adjust Sagi.
naw's gas rate for the 10-year period
beginning June /. The gas company
will name two other members and the
four will select the fifth arbitrator.
East Lansing - A cooperative ar
rangement between the Sparrow hos
pital of Lansing and the home eco
Monies division of the Michigan Agri.
cultural college whereby coed stu
dents of the college are to take charge
Of dietetic problems for certain pa
tents has been announced by Mrs. H.
j. Person, superintendent of the hos
pital.
Pontiac-Angered because his mo-
Their failed to provide his breakfast as
early as he desired so he might 20
out and engage In q game of ball, IL