The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-05-26

LOT ~ years III Sndl &c VI lu0 Lulh-
eran Home here, is dead.
Ann Arbor-William e. Eldert. go,
former deputy sheriff and holder of
many city and county offices, died
here, Of pneumonia.
Cheboygan = Topinbee Golf and
County club has been organized with
$4,000 capital stock and 60 acres Of
ground near Popular resort, on Mullet
lake.
Gaylord-The Gaylord Milling Co.
elevator and plant burned here. entail
Ing a los of over $4,000. The fire
originated in the boiler room. The
plant will be rebuilt.
Lansing-Gov. Groesbeck has ap-
pointed eileen c. Gillespie. city attor-
ney of Pontiac. circuit judge of Oak
land County to succeed Judge X. p.
Rockwell, who died two weeks ago.
Bay City-John Lamorie. proprietor
of soft drink place, is the first near
beer dealer in Bay City to be deprived
OF his license under an ordinance
which provides for licensing these
places.
Sturgis-Stockholde of the Sturgis
Steel Gocart Co., of which Norval
Hawkins, OF Detroit, is president,
have voted to increase the capital
ization from 100000 to 100000 to
provide funds to build branch fac
tories in several cities.
Standish-One thousand regular SOL
diers from the Thirty-seventh regi-
ment, infantry division, will go into
camp at Grayling June Is and train
there until August 81. The regiment
comes from Forts Brady and Wayne.
The regulars will assist in instructing
the National Guard.
Holland-One of the big Berthas"
captured by the American forces from
the Germans in the World War will
be presented to the city of Holland, IL
bill introduced in the house by Con-
gresham Mapes carries. Holland is
anxious to procure one of these guns
to place in its park.
Bay City-The city commission has
appointed Col. H. w. Sickle. of Avo-
Ion, Pa, as city manager. Col. Sickle
served in the construction work on
water works and electric light plants
on the Panama Canal and later saw
service in the World War in France.
He is now on the retired list.
White Cloud-Rollo Hoover, 80,
Newaygo county farm hand, is on bail
as a result of shooting his employer,
Theodore Heiss, while sleep-walking,
he claims. Heiss, shot through the
side and arm, will recover. Hoover
drove to the county Jail, surrendered
to the officers and told his story.
Ludington-The body of Lloyd Laid
law has been recovered from Pere
Marquette lake. Laidlaw, with Emery
and Harry Christensen, was drowned
when the canoe in which the three
were riding capsized in a storm last
November. The bodies Of the Chris
Jensen brothers were found this
Spring.
Kalamazoo-Mrs. Harper Smith, Of
this city, and her four-year-old son
were taken to a hospital suffering
from severe burns received when a
gasoline stove Mrs. Smith was light
ing exploded. The house was de-
stroyed and Mr.. Smith was slightly
burned in attempting to save his wife
and son.
Dearborn-Mrs. Sarah Ayers, IA
years old, was burned to death in a
fire that destroyed the home Of her
son, Charles Ayers, with whom she
had been living Her badly charred
body was found in the basement of
the house by firemen. The fire is be-
lieved to have been caused by an ex-
plosion of an oil heater.
Bangor-Charles Long, prominent
fruit grower, is suffering from blood
poison, and physicians fear it may be
necessary to amputate his infected
arm. He was trimming berry bushes
when he slightly scratched his hand
on raspberry thorn. The wound was
forgotten for a day or two until the
hand and arm began swelling.
Lansing-Governor Alex !. Groes-
beck has announced that the special
primary and election to fill the vacan-
cy in the Third congressional district
caused by the death of Congressman
w. H. Frankhauser, of Hillsdale, would
be held June and %, respectively.
Under the Byrum law, 20 days at least
must intervene between the primary
and the election.
Bad Axe-Peter Clark was arrested
by Sheriff McCauley on the authority
OF the United States marshal of Bay
City in connection with blackhand
letter said to have been written by
him to Hugh Graham highway commits
sioner OF Verona township, warning
him to withdraw from the ticket last
spring. Unburned matches were said
to have been enclosed in the letter.
Clark will be examined by the United