Charlevoix county herald., 1921-01-14


and almost demolished 1t.
Cadillac-Warning has been given
by the postmaster that "spooners"
caught in the corridor of the postof-
fee will be prosecuted.
Albion-Soot in his eye started an
infection which doctors declared was
the cause of the death of William A.
Bacon. Albion business man.
Albion-Mrs. Catherine 1. Cool. who
committed suicide here last week.
left an estate Of $4,000. principally to
a brother. Ben Warner. Of Marshall.
Holland-For the first time In years
the Holland city jail lodged soft job
seekers who, finding only day labor
openings. asked lodging for the night.
Kalamazoo Right Rev. Msgr.
Thomas Dowd Flannery. 68. of st
Bernard's parish, Alpena. died In New
Borgess. hospital here, after a short
illness.
Adrian-An increase of more than
80 per cent in the birth rate and a
decline of per cent in the death rate
for 1920 over 1919 are reported In
Adrian.
Kalamazoo-There were 230 di
vorces granted In Kalamazoo County
In 1920, one-fifth the number OF mar.
RACES. Births increased from LIZA
to 1.347, gain of 20 per cent.
Observation-Disclosures backed up a
sleigh at the door of Herman Katelus
home here and hauled away a safe
weighing $50 pounds Katelus said
there was only $35 in the safe.
Petoskey-More than $4,000 trout
eggs have been shipped here from
Grand Cascepedia River. Canada. to
be planted in Michigan streams for
breeding with the domestic brook
trout.
Corunna-Joseph Mcdonald, an en-
gineer formerly employed by the
state, has been appointed construction
engineer of Shiawassee County by the
board Of supervisors at salary of
$4,000.
has been elected commander of the
Holiday Post. American Legion. The
post was named after his son. Lieut.
Harry Holiday. who was killed in
France.
East Lansing-Progress made in
draining large areas of swamp land
in Michigan will be reported at the
third annual meeting of the Michigan
Muck Farmers Association, which
opens here Feb. l.
Grand Rapids-Three buildings in
the center of the business district of
Ada, small village east of Grand
Rapids, were burned at loss OF about
$4,000. For a time it was feared the
town would be wiped out.
Muskegon-John w. Ward, former
city engineer Of st. Johns, Is under
arrest in Astoria, Oregon, on charge
of bigamy Ward is said to have mar.
ried a society woman in Seattle while
having a wife in Michigan.
Kalamazoo-A proposition to create
an Office for purchasing agent for
Kalamazoo county is being given seri.
Gus consideration by the supervisors
There is every indication that action
of favorable nature will be taken.
Iron Mountain-Four liquor law
violators received jail sentences rang
ing from three to six months from
Judge r. G.. Flanagan of circuit
court here. The sheriff was ordered
to make the prisoners work hard
whenever possible.
Muskegon-Peter Larson, 76. veter
an employe Of the wood yards of the
Central Paper company, was killed
while taking his first vacation in Is
years. Larson was deaf and while
strolling about, was run down by
slowly moving switch engine.
Paw Paw-With officials searching
for Charles P. Cox, missing highway
engineer for whose arrest warrant
was issued on a charge of embezzle
ment and larceny, petitions are being
circulated In Van Buren, County ask.
ing the abolition Of the present road
system.
Cheboygan-A mountain of sawdust
south of this city which has been a
special attraction to tourists for years
may become an asset IL recent expert.
ments by the Government prove that
II can be utilized as food for cattle.
It is said that new stock food has
been developed from sawdust.
Mt. Clemens-Chris Schulz, a mem.
Der Of the board of road commission
ers, has resigned, rather than go into
court to determined when his term
expires. Schulz was elected when the
term extended to May 1. but recent
legislation has changed the tern to
expire Jan. l. All of the present mem.
bers OF the board claim they are en-
titled to serve unit; May l.
Iron Mountain-As the result of an
alteration over the United States tax
ing part in the world war, Fred Ju
liani. of Norway. is dead and his step
son, Joe Castlaz, is In Jail charged
with murder. Juliani and Camello
Pedroti were arguing over the war
and when Juliani denounced this coun