The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-09-29

Flint-The Genesee County Repub-
lican Committee voted to assume
$4,000 as its share OF the deficit OF
the Republican national campaign
last fall
Lansing-Robert slim" Sullivan,
lonia reformatory trusty, who escaped
several weeks ago, was captured by
officers of the Reformatory on the
streets of South Bend.
Muir-The state board of health
has found that the water at public
drinking places here is unfit for use
and has sent officers to ascertain the
source OF contamination.
Pontiac-Former State Represen-
tative Eugene S. Hicks, 81, OF Milford,
died at the home OF daughter there
OF heart disease. He served Living.
stone county in the legislature from
1891 to 1899.
Allegal-Local milk dealers have
been warned by the State Board of
Health that they must comply with
the states safety regulations within
a specified time or cease offering their
product for sale.
Ann Arbor-Ninth district executive
officers of Rotary clubs who held a
two-day session here, voted to hold
the 1922 district convention in Detroit
in either March or April. the exact
date TO be decided upon later.
Ortonville-This village is to have
electric lights and power from water
power furnished by it's own stream.
The Paulding Milling company has
developed $50 horsepower from its
mill race and installed two turbine
wheels.
Ionia-Thomas Renwick. 81. a
farmer living at Potters Corners, was
crushed to death under a farm roller
when the tongue broke and the horses
became frightened and ran. He died
before others in the same field could
reach him.
Saginaw-Elmer Mason, 20 years
old. farm hand, was shot through
the heart and killed near Bad Axe by
Irwin Duggan, 16. The two, with 9TH
ers, were hunting. The shooting was
said to have been accidental. Mason's
father lives in Detroit.
West Branch-John Sowalski, liv-
ing just across the Aranac county
line, was literally torn to pieces by an
enraged bull on his farm. His wife
was an eye witness to the tragedy,
but could do nothing to save him. Six
small children are left fatherless.
Kalamazoo-Two thousand dele
gates, representing 80 denominations
in Michigan, will attend the annual
State Sunday School Convention open
ing here Oct. &c and continuing three
days. All railroads in Michigan have
granted fare-and-a-half rate to dele
gates.
Saginaw-Frank G.. Putnam has
resigned as superintendent Of the
Michigan Employment Institution for
the Blind. Eric S. Wessborg, of Sag
NAV, is one of five applicants for the
place, which will be filled by Gov.
Groesbeck. Mr.. Putnam has been
superintendent IL years.
Muskegon-Earl Woodring, Crosby
dock Waterman, who told the officers
that armed men attacked him and
stole an automobile from the dock,
was arrested after he admitted that
he and a companion, Leslie Kline, had
taken the car out for joy ride and
wrecked it near Mona Lake.
Ionia-Percival Angove, for five
years director or manual arts in Ionic
nigh school, was appointed supervisor
of industrial rehabilitation under the
state department of public instruction.
His work will be to supervise re-edu-
cation and placement of persons in
jured in industry to such an extent
as to be incapacitated for earning a
living.
Observation-Disclosures Of the Birm
ingham Gun club participated in
bee" in which considerable progress
was made with the erection OF din
ing-room addition IA by 20 feet, to the
clubs log clubhouse east of Adams
road. The addition will provide a
seating capacity of 60 and the mem.
ters hope to have it completed before
the first shoot, October 5.
Grand Rapids-Dr. F. J. Groner,
states pioneer in asceptic and anti
septic surgery, died here. He was a
graduate of the M. A. G. and the U. of
NJ, and once was rendered the chair
OF surgery in the University of Min.
nesota. He began the study OF sur.
gerry at Three Rivers, was a surgeon
in Mt. Mercy hospital at Big Rapids
10 years and for 80 years had resided
here.
Pontiac--Elizabeth Max, II, through
an interpreter. told in circuit court
the story Of how she had been attack
ed by her stepfather, Frank Werner,
with the aid of her mother, on the day
OF her arrival here from Alsace-Lor-
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