The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-09-29
STATE NEWS


first case ever in this city.
Bay City-Dicc shaking in cigar
stores, pool rooms and other places
is prohibited in an order issued by
Chief OF Police Davis.
lansing. b. Edmonson OF the
University OF Michigan, offered the
state position of inspector of private
and parochial schools under the new
law, refused to accept.
Petoskey-Bayview. famous Meth
odist religious center and summer wa
tering place will have miniature
stadium next summer. This includes
enlarged athletic fields. stands.i etc.
Port Huron-Postmaster John s.
Witliff is preparing employees at the
local postoffice to foil bandits. A re-
volver range is being established in
the basement of the federal building.
Pontiac-T estifyin. that Carl Cop
enhaver had purchased presents for
other women, giving one gold
watch. Mrs. Margaret Copenhaver
was awarded divorce and custody
Of her three children.
Flint-One hundred pheasants, rails
ed on the state farm near Mason,
were liberated on game refugees in
Genesee, Atlas and Montrose town
ships, by Deputy Game Warden Ross.
assisted by local sportsmen.
Pontiac-An ordinance. regulating
bus traffic on Pontiac streets. will be
made effective. Buses must have reg
ular station and cannot pick up pas
sengers along the streets. Physical
examinations OF operators are re-
CURED.
MtaClemens-Convicted of the theft
OF number OF boxes OF shoes from a
Grand Trunk freight car in the local
yards in the circuit court. Frank Mer-
sine, OF Detroit. was sentenced by
Judge Brown to serve three to five
years at Jackson.
Lansing-Governor Groesbeck has
declared that the first move the Klu
Klux Khan made in Michigan to take
terfere In any way with the consti-
tutional rights of citizens will result
in prompt action by the state.
Muskegon-When detectives were
ed with assault and battery, into
court, they had struggle to prevent
her from swallowing poison. Later
she was restrained from jumping into
the lake and appeared in court in her
bare feet.
Birmingham.-Caugh by the hook
on the end OF pike pole, George
Stoll, of Southfield. had his hand prac-
tically torn off here, while engaged in
moving barn on the Sly fruit farm
just west OF Birmingham. Physicians
took Is stitches In his hand IN an ef-
fort to save 1t.
Grand Rapids-"In the interest Of
service to our patrons and in spirit
of cooperation with the management"
the employees of the American Seating
company have voted to discontinue
time and one-half pay for overtime.
Employees say this action Is the re-
suit of the company's policy of con-
tinuing operations during the business
lull
Kansas City-Infuratied because his
wife threatened to leave him. Karl
Wetzel, a former service man. shot
and killed her in his home. Miss Cora
Meyer, who lives on the lower floor
of the home, rushed upstairs at the
sound Of the shot and Wetzel turned
his revolver on her, killing her in.
stantly. He then placed the gun to
his own temple and killed himself
Mackinaw City-Box containing 400
suyeq 81 ssgq NoBIq 'uMoI5 IInJ 'sAU
sought in the Straits of Mackinaw by
patrol boat No. and other craft. The
box containing the fish was being
towed from Detour to Cheboygan by
the patrol boat IN charge OF Captain
A. f. Hudek, when a storm so churn-
ed the waters as ~ break the tow
line, and cast the imprisoned fish
adrift.
Owosso-The city of Owosso Is pow
erless to do anything to speed up work
on the Corunna avenue pavement be-
ing laid by the state, or to correct
any faulty workmanship in the job.
the city commission was told by City
Engineer Raymond and City Attorney
Pond. Both told the commission that
the matter is entirely in the hands
of the state highway department and
that the city has nothing to say about
II.
Lansing-Rates on the Michigan
Railway line from Flint to Saginaw
will remain at three cents until final
appraisal Of the interurban properties
and establishment of permanent
rates, according to a decision handed
down by the public utilities commits
sion, dismissing an appeal by citi-
zens OF Mt. Morris asking that the
rates be reduced to the one and one
- n~nt. In fnroa IN n III II Iinaa