Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-06-17

Grand Rapids - An ordinance pro
hibiting writing, printing or distribu'
ton of red literature in the city has
been. adopted by the city commits.
sioners.
Wakefield-The Sunday Lake mine,
which has been the only mine In oper-
alton In Wakefield, has closed for an
indefinite period. throwing 200 men
out of work.
Escanaba-John s. Lindsay. con-
tractor, will build the Delta-Menom-
inee tuberculosis sanitarium in Pow
ers, Mich, on a 60-acre site. His bid
was $113.575.
Ann Arbor-State Senator Charles
A. Sink, of this city, has received a
gold medal from the Belgian govern
ment for his work here as member
of the Belgian relief committee.
Grand Rapids-The Grand Rapids,
Grand Haven & Muskegon Railway
company has made effective a 10 per
cent reduction in Its wage scale, plac'
ing it at 40, 45 and 80 cents an hour.
Mt. Clemens-The appeal of Lloyd
Provost, convicted of the murder OF
Stanley Brown. has been stricken from
the June docket of the supreme court
and will go over until the October
| term.
Leroy-Among the improvements
here is the building of half-mile OF
hard road, the enlarging Of the tri
angle at the intersection of the Mack
inaw trail and Main street for the
benefit Of traffic.
Adrian - The Smith-Rorick aliena-
ton of affections case was concluded
after the jury had been out IL hours.
Mr.. Smith, the plaintiff, was awarded
a verdict of 500, damages for the
loss Of his wife's love.
Marcellus-Carroll s. Jones, veteran
Cass county banker, died at his home
here of heart trouble. He was cash
Ter of the G. w. Jones bank since 1t
was organized, A years ago and was
known in southern Michigan.
Olivet-Prof. v. ]. Searle, of Ripon,
Wis, has been selected to head the
department Of business administration
at Olivet College next year. He will
succeed DR.. Richard e. Clark, who re-
Gently resigned to go to Centre
College.
Shelby-Henry w. Reid, 81 years
old, is dead. He was one Of the pion-
GERS of Oceana County, coming to
Stony Lake when 1t was the principal
trading post in the county. He held
many local Offices, among which was
that of village president.
Algonac-Two Michigan residents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p. Lewis, OF AL
gonac, lost their lives in the La Junita,
Colo, flood, according to kilograms re-
ceived by Mrs. William R. Hamilton,
of Algonac, sister Of Mrs. Lewis.
Both victims were drowned.
Muskegon-Moving pictures are now
being shown at all school houses In
Muskegon County by Karl H. Keefer,
community council secretary. This is
made possible by a device attached to
an automobile. The car furnishes the
power to operate the picture machine.
Pontiac - Pontiac's new valuation,
according to figures just prepared by
the board of review, is $44,623,107, an
increase of $1,015,553 over that OF a |
year ago. The city taxes collected In |
July will be based on a rate Of $19.215 |
for each $1,000 of assessed valuation.
Muskegon-A jury accepted the de-
tense of Oscar Carlson, 20 years old, |
In the suit brought by Laura Crombie, |
80, war widow of Grand Rapids, for |
breach Of promise. Carlson admitted |
the contract to marry, but told the |
jury the plaintiffs temper caused him
to break his promise.
Owosso-Patrolman C. D. Miles, who
was shot in the left hip by burglar
whom the officer caught robbing |
Byerly's grocery store, will recover.
Letters In the officers side pocket of
his coat DETECTED the course Of the
bullet, preventing a more serious
wound. The burglar escaped.
Ann Arbor-Dr. G. w. Edmunds, as
sistant dean Of the medical school of
the University Of Michigan, has been
elected to the Association or American
the highest honor of its
kind in the country. Members are
chosen from the United States and
Canada and the number Is limited to
$50.
Flint-Members of the Genesee
County Medical Society will establish
In Flint a clinic where mental defec-
tives may be examined and treated at
ter they have been arraigned in local
courts. The society has named a COM
mittee to investigate pyschiatric work
In other cities and at the larger penal
institutions of the country.
Grand Rapids - Ernest Ludlow, a
patrolman, was held up by burglar
who poked gun into his side and was
away by the robber, who
later escaped. Ludlow found the stran-
ger in barber shop as he was trying
doors. When the officer attempted to