Charlevoix county herald., 1921-03-04
Michigan NesDs
Teyseiy Told

ing, church census which has just
been completed by the Ministerial al
lance shows.
Pontiac-Charles Rowland. So years
old. an implement dealer, hanged him.
self in. his store. His daughter, z
years old, found his body hanging
from rafter.
st. Johns-Announceme was made
b here that the plant of the Hayes
Wheel Co. will resume operations
with full force March 1. The plant
makes truck wheels.
Holland-Cornelius vanleenwen,
milk; dealer. started milk war here
when he opened new route charging
10 cents a quart. Fifteen other milk
dealers were asking IL cents.
Kalamazoo.-Kalama carpenters
and bricklayers have gone on strike
over the new wage scale adopted by
the contractors association. The new
. scale Is about 25 per cent lower than
the old.
iLansing--Pelham A. Barrows, lieu
tenantgovernor of Nebraska, was the
/ principal speaker at the annual mid
winter meeting of past commanders
OF the Michigan Division of Sons OF
Veterans.
Piainwell-Nine boys. all under Is
years old, were arrested in laid on
the cellar at the home Of Bert Knick-
erbocker. II Is alleged that several
gallons of cider had been stolen from
the cellar.
Caro.-Charles Marienthal, of Sagi-
nav, is under arrest on charge OF
aiding Harry c. Shute, secretary
treasurer of the Vassar Stamping
Works, in embezzling $4,000 OF the
eOmpany's funds.
Flint.-Merald Glassford, Is, who
several weeks ago struck Hilma Ryty
with his automobile and left her lying
seriously. injured in the street, has
been put on probation for six months.
The girl will. recover.
Pontiac-Reduction in the number
Of cells in the new county Jail is pro-
posed. to make possible construction
of the building within the bonds vot-
ed. Instead of 100 cells 1t is proposed
to have 80. The present Jail has II.
Hastings-The crime wave has kept
hard times from affecting one of Has
tings' largest industries, lock fac
tory, the annual report of which
shows business SIS per cent above
normal. 1t makes 100000 locks day.
Mt. Clemens.-When it was discov-
cred that Henry Pattenew, a farmer
living near David, was a wholesale
purchaser of yeast, officers raided his
home. Now Pattenew is waiting trial
on a charge of operating a whisky
still.
Flint-The first whisky made from
was taken in a raid by sheriff's officers
on the farm of Steve Pribeiscky, near
Clio. Pribelscky and his son were ar
rested and 10 gallons of whisky were
confiscated.
Mason.-Eleyen marriage licenses
issued in 1869 and 1870 have been re-
turned to the Ingham County clerks
office. They were found in the effects
of the Rev. s. b. Perrin, who died re-
Gently, and had been mislaid after be-
ing addressed to the county clerk.
Frankfort. - Custer Hull, son of
Charles S. Hull. a barber here, was
drowned while he and his playmate,
Kenneth Anderson, were playing on
the thin ice near here. Anderson was
rescued by John Steinburg. Hulls
body was recovered an hour later.
Pontiac-Seven out of eight boys.
ranging from IL to Is years, who
escaped from the Industrial School
for Boys at Lansing, were apprehend.
ed at South Lyon by William McKin
ley, deputy sheriff, of that village The
eighth escaped. The boys were all
from Detroit.
Observation-Disclosures B. Lloyd re-
ceived 100000 in stock from the
Haywood Wakefield Co. of Boston for
his baby carriage plant and his wicker
weaving inventions. Mr.. Lloyd will be
manager OF the local factory, which
will be operated as separate unit OF
the corporation.
Pontiac = Walter Szynharek. a
former saloonkeeper, who was con.
victed in Oakland County of illegally
having liquor in his possession, was
awarded a verdict of s5655O against
Charles Cross, a former sheriff Cross
was sued for the value of liquor seiz-
ed on Szynharek's farm and emptied
into sewer on Cross orders.
Monroe-With Monroes present
water supply condemned by the State
Board CT Health and bond issue for
q new system tied up in the courts,
Mayor c.; B. Southworth has AIKEN
matters In his own hands and has
drilled a well on his owl property to
supply water to as many Monroe res
idets as possible. Mayor Southworth
is proprietor of hotel which will be
supplied from the well.
Crystal Falls.-The filing at Crystal
Falls of the papers of incorporation
of the Michigan Land & Lumber Co,
by members of Henry Ford's family