The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-07-21
STATE NEWS


celebration in London, Ont.
Observation-Disclosures College Of
Mines alumni will gather in Hough
tonsAug. and 6 for their annual
reunion.
Mancelona-George A. Thomas oil
near Bellaire was arrested for the
fifth time. charged with carelessly
letting forest fire run.
Holland-Lambert Kraai, 65 years
old, farmer near iceland, hanged
himself in his barn. He was possess.
ed with the idea that the devil was
after him.
Muskegon-The crews at four
coastguard stations on the east side
OF Lake Michigan, including White
Lake, Pentwater and Sleeping Bear
point have been reduced to two men.
Hillsdale-Glen Giauque, 11-year.
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Giauque,
OF this city, was drowned at Sand
Lake about four miles from the city.
The body was recovered 40 minutes
after he went down.
Battle Creek-Rationed ice may
be necessary in several cities in
southwestern Michigan. Last win
ter's scant harvest has been greatly
reduced by the drain on it caused
by. the prolonged heat.
Petoskey-Petoskey police. Sheriff
Purple and Petoskey's bloodhound are
assisting Sheriff Weaver, of Charlie
voix, in the search for Frank from
bley, Marion youth held in jail for
burglary, who escaped through the
ventilator.
Monroe-Mrs. James Wagner, FL.
of Dundee, was drowned in six feet
of water in the River Raisin while
bathing with her sister, Mabel
Brundle, and a brother. The brother
narrowly escaped drowning in an at
tempt to save her.
Menominee-Throwi his two
year-old child from his lap to safety
from the front seat of his automo-
bile when he saw danger ahead.
Abraham Goodman was killed as his
car skidded into a deep ditch and
overturned. The child was little
hurt.
Muskegon-The business depres-
sion has caused an epidemic of deser-
ton and non-support cases in
Muskegon. Such warrants have
increased 500 per cent the last few
weeks and in many cases the officers
find that the husband, unable to find
work, has gone to some other city.
. Petoskey-Daniel Trip, 90, pioneer
member of this city's police force and
for many years a close companion of
Buffalo Bill" Cody, Civil war veteran
and Indian fighter, died in Petoskey
Trip was a member of the posse or
ganized to hunt down the Jesse James
gang. He is survived by a widow and
five children.
Manistee-In the death Of John Pat
terson on his farm near Norwalk
Manistee county lost the last Of her
early pioneers who broke the trail in
to the forests. He was "a years old
and came to Manistee ~ years ago.
With his bride he built a log cabin
on the land which had ever since
been their home.
Flint-Another young man who
listened to the wiles Of Dan Cupid is
in Jail. Wilson Alexander, alleged to
have married a girl under 16 years
of age, swearing she was Is when he
secured the license, was arrested in
Argentine township, by sheriff's off,
GERS and arraigned on a perjury
charge. His bail was fixed at $500.
Charlottesville Springport council
has decided to call special election
on three propositions on the light
ing question. One is to build a line
from Albion to Springport; another
is to place new equipment into the
old electric light plant and run it con-
tinuously, and the other is the pro-
position from Riley Starks to buy
and operate the present plant.
Bay City-Mrs. Catherine M.
Smith, residing with her daughter,
Mrs. John w. Combs, celebrated her
ninetieth birthday anniversary by
doing the family washing. She says
she enjoys good health, due to proper
and care in girlhood
and can do a days hard work today
with as little fatigue as she could
half century ago. She has lived
here So years.
Kalamazoo-Harry Knowles, ar
rested on charge of attempting to
extort $4,000 from Arthur Pratt, mil
lionaire president of the King Paper
through blackhand letter,
pleaded guilty when he was arraigned
in circuit court and was sentenced by
Judge George Weimer to from one to
two years in Jackson state prison.
The court moderated the sentence be-
cause of Knowless youth. He only
recently passed his nineteenth birth