Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-02-18

| Albion-Following the resignation
of Dr. George c. Hafford. city health
officer, the council is considering in
creasing the salary which is now only
$500 year.
Owosso-W. J. Simpson, general
here, says the concern'i is gradually
increasing its force owing to the re-
ceipt of large orders.
Battle Creek-Milk producers de-
clared strike" holding out for an
increase from 1926 to $3.50 a hun.
dred pounds for all milk furnished to
Battle Creek dealers. 20
Mt. Pleasant-The Central Michi-
gan Light & Power Co., which fur
nishes electricity for several towns in
Gratiot and Isabella counties, has res
tored its pre-war rates.
| Kalamazoo-Alleging alienation OF
her husbands affections. Mrs. Edna,
Il. Grice, of Aurora, Ills. filed suit
here against DR.. Alice Barker Ellis
worth, of this city, asking $4,000.
Marshall--The Marshall Furnace
Co., reporting the transaction Of the
largest business in its history in 1920.
declared dividend Of 10 per cent and
doubled its capital stock to 100000.
| Owosso-O. II. Voelker. for three
years superintendent of schools here,
will not be candidate for reelection
in June. He intends to take up post
graduate work at Columbia Univer-
sity
Mt. Clemens-Christopher e. Hogg,
81 years old. died following / pro-
longed illness. Hogg was associated
with Henry Ford and later with the
Dodge brothers during the early bust
ness careers of these men.
| Owosso-John Jenko, 40, of st.
Johns, brought about his own arrest
on the charge Of bootlegging when he
mistook the automobile Of a deputy
sheriff for a taxi cab and Is 12 quarts
of corn whisky were found on him.
Flint-Prisoner in the Genesee
county jail are being fed at q cost
OF IL cents meal which includes the
salary of cook, according to reports
Of the first month the new feeding-at-
cost system installed the first of the
year.
| Pontiac-An ordinance providing
for the repeal Of the city's present
traffic ordinance and creating the Of
ern traffic has been drawn up by
Glenn c. Gillespie for consideration
by the city commission.
Big Rapids-The city commission is
planning to amend the city ordinance
governing the sale Of milk to comply
with the state law as the result of an
investigation here by w. c. Him,
state sanitary engineer, following an
outbreak of typhoid fever.
Hillsdale-That Max Lyon, 17.year-
old farmer boy who killed his father.
Chester A. Lyon. did so in selfde.
tense of his mother and his little sis
ters when they were attacked by the
drunken husband and father, was the
verdict of the coroner's jury.
Holland-An appeal was sent d.
rectly to the Standard Oil Co. by the
First Reformed church here to recon
slider the proposed erection of SER
vice station near the edifice. Com
mon council refused to rescind it's per-
NIT on the proposed building.
Marshall-Harry Mari. of Albion,
has begun suit to have the marriage
Of his son, Clovis, 16, and Eta MARI,
ll9, annulled. They were married
Dec. "a and separated Dec. 26. 1t is
alleged the license was secured in
Misrepresentation Of the boys age.
Bay City-W. A. Collins, prosecut-
ing attorney announced that rewards
totaling $4,000, offered for apprehen-
sion of the murderers of NJ. l.. De-
Bats and l.. NJ. Persons, will be di.
vided among several persons. He
withholds the names for the present
however.
Lansing-Beer mugs have become
relics in Michigan. Such mug Is
displayed prominently in the Michi-
gan pioneer museum on the fourth
floor of the capitol building, along
with the documents more thar 100
years old. Indiar war implements
and other antiques.
Lansing-The old adage that open
winters" result in increased deaths
from respiratory diseases is refuted
by the report of DR.. Richard M. Olin,
state health commissioner, for Janu-
airy. The report shows 400 fewer
cases of pneumonia in Michigan dur
ing the month than during the same
month last year.
Flint-Harry Alexander, assistant
cashier of the Clio State bank, who is
charged with completely in the rob-
berry of the bank on Decembso %, was
bound over to circuit court under
5000 bail. which was furnished.
Three men have already pleaded
guilty o the charge and have been
sentenced.