Charlevoix county herald., 1921-06-10


reduce his hours. He said he works
p2 hours day now as milk is being
delivered from midnight until 10 p. m.
Mt. Clemens-Bids on the 100000
Macomb county hospital bonds, draw
ing per cent interest, were rejected
by the supervisors and will be read
vertised. All proposals were below
par.
Leroy--For the first time in years
bear has been seen and killed In
Osceola County. The animal first was
seen near Greggs' Lake in Sherman
Township, and a couple of days later
was shot by Harvey Greenman.
Bad Axe-Sixty-five years of marital
bliss was broken when death took
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Mcdowell within
three hours of each other. Death in
each case was due to pneumonia and
was preceded by only short illness.
accommodating for oil in Ros-
common and Ogemaw counties will
begin at once by Fidwell brothers of
California in Marley and Foster town
ships. A company has been organized
to back the oil-prospecting adventure.
Grand Rapids-The city's seventh
death this season in automobile acct
dents came when Lucille Staszewski,
3, was struck by truck as she hur-
ried across the street from her home
to visit a candy store. The truck was
driven by Frank Miras.
Grand Rapids-The American En-
ameled Magnet Wire company of Mus
kegon, is defendant in a 100000 dam.
age suit filed in district court by Max
Lowenthal, receiver for e. F. Drew &
Co. of New York city, who claims
breach of contract for the purchase of
cotton yarns.
Manistee-Practically all the per-
sonal belongings of S. Golden Filler,
late Manistee millionaire lumberman
and philanthropist, were disposed OF
here by auction sale. Two hump
of India, were given to Grand Rapids
for park purposes.
Manistee-The city commission has
adopted a new salary ordinance re-
ducing salaries of practically all de-
partment heads and employees. The
city manager was reduced $4,000, city
clerk and treasurer 500 each, health
officer $500 and chiefs Of police and
va 1anorf,,nant COOK zach
Adrian-With "A recruits signed up,
this city is assured the first battalion
headquarters company of the Michi
gan national guard, in addition to a
company of infantry already formed.
The formation of the two units makes
certain a $4,000 appropriation for an
armory, which may be increased to
$4,000.
Grand Rapids-Police are searching
for Oscar Schriver, who escaped the
coroner and officers, after drinking
quantity of bed bug poison, it is said.
Shriver swallowed the drink, his wife
says, after a quarrel with her. She
called the officers and when they ar
rived he ducked out a door and
escaped.
Owosso-Johnny Morrison, IL .-ears
old, son of James Morrison, living
near Corunna, was drowned in Shia-
wassee river at Corunna while n bath
ing. The boy was just learning to
swim and went beyond his depth. Five
minutes had elapsed before other boys
could summon help and Johnny was
dead when taken from the water.
Lansing-Carl Young, of Muskegon,
former president of the Michigan Fed
Grafton of Labor, will be appointed a
member of the new department of
labor and industry. The other mem
bers will be James A. Kennedy, of
Sault Ste. Marie, and Thomas B.
the present industrial accident board.
Benton Harbor-Edward r. Clarke,
Is, Chicago, arrested by Sheriff George
Bridgeman for murder in connection
with criminal assault upon Miss
Iona Dunbar, SO, residing on farm
with her brother, near Sodus, plead
ed guilty before Justice Harry Plum
mer. Clarke was arraigned on two
counts, first degree murder and as
sault.
Port Huron-A saving of several
thousand dollars" would be effected
by a transfer of the trainmen's term
inal from Port Huron to Battle Creek,
now contemplated, II. e. Written
berger, general manager of the Grand
Trunk western lines, says in letter
to the chamber of commerce. Sixty
families, approximately $50 persons,
would be affected by the change of
terminal, applying only to train crews.
Howell-A guard of seven state
troopers accompanied three Detroit
men here from the Oakland Jail,
where they were arraigned on charges
of chloroforming and robbing Miss
Christina Schaible of large sum of
money in her farm home. The
respondents are Anthony Valenti,
George Franiolo and Suergrande Fin
go. Justice Roche held them in bail
of $4,000 each, an aggregate of $780,