Charlevoix county herald., 1921-02-11


ers, were laid of indefinitely in the
Ann Arbor car shops Feb. L.
Communicating houses here have
reduced the price of meals from 40
and 80 cents to rs and 80 cents.
Blissfield-Mrs. Moses Kerbawy, "a
died after a two weeks illness Of
sleeping sickness which developed in
to pneumonia.
Seginaw-Mrs. j. ]. Rupp hired q
new maid and an hour later she
missed the maid and diamond rims
valued at $1.100.
Port Huron-Spencer Neuvola, C.
Speaker township farmer, is danger
ously i'll with sleeping sickness. Sew.
eral doctors have attempted to arouse
him.
Sault Ste. Marie-The Michigan
State Firemen's association will con-
vene July IL for a three-day session
and Michigan Pixies association
meeting will take place late in July.
Port Huron-The ST. Clair County
Farm bureau reports for it's new year
balance of $500 in the treasury.
which is claimed as the largest bal
ance among farm bureaus in Michi-
gan.
Ishpeming-Oscar Kivinimi, a mi
ner, killed by falling piece of ore,
had saved $4,000 to $4,000 and
planned to return to Finland. An
other Finlander here has amassed
$4,000
Grand Rapids-Henry f. Mccormick
the last surviving member in Michi-
gan of the celebrated Mississippi ma
rine brigade, known in song and poem
as the "Hoss Marines" died at his
home here.
Sparta-Fred Nelson was shot when
he was mistaken for a chicken thief
by his neighbor Walter Schultz. He
was not seriously wounded Nelson
was looking for lost stock and wan
dered on Schultz's farm.
Marine City-Enrique Beaman, prin.
cipal of the second ward school, was
convicted Of assault and battery and
fined 81. 1t is charged that he whip
ped Alfred Arnold, pupil. after
school hours at a neighbours house.
Sault Ste. Marie-A new high
school building, replacing the one de-
stroyed by fire last spring, will be de.
Dictated here May s, when DR.. Marion
Leroy Burton, president of the Uni
versity of Michigan, will deliver an
address
Saginaw-Detroit, Grand Rapids,
Marquette and London (Ont), Shrin.
ers have been invited to attend the
winter ceremonial of Elf Khurafeh
Shrine here Feb. Is, Immediately after
the three-day consistory reunion at
Bay City.
Ann Arbor-A mid-western confer
ence on highway and highway trans
portation education will be held here
February %, under the auspices of
the permanent committee on highway
and highway transportation education
OF the University of Michigan and the
state highway department.
Kalamazoo-Judge Weimer in Cir.
cult Court ruled that former wife
comes before grandchildren when he
ordered Theodore Pennington. 65
Pennington claimed he could not pay
alimony because all the money he had
was needed for the support of his two
grandchildren.
Lansing-Botulism was undoubtedly
responsible for the three deaths in the
Blodgett Memorial hospital, Grand
Rapids, said Fred ID. Woodwork, state
food and drug inspector. The poison
found in the spinach in the hospital,
he said, was identical with that found
in the ripe olives which caused the
deaths recently in Crosse Pointe.
East distinguishing Michigan
farmers to hold their potatoes, Daniel
Dean, nationally known potato spe-
cialist from New York state, predicted
an early and decided rise in the whole
sale price of tubers, in addressing the
annual meeting Of the Michigan Po-
tato Producers association here in
connection with the Michigan Agricul-
ture college farmers week.
Grand Rapids-Two women, sup.
porting a third woman, called upon
Harvey Lafayette for aid as he was
driving past them. They urged him
to take the woman to a hospital i'm
mediately. Lafayette complied with
their wishes and beat the stork,
child being born soon after she
reached the maternity ward. But in
police court Lafayette was compelled
to pay a fine of SIS for speeding.
Marquette - George ID. Winfree,
brakeman, who disappeared from
Marquette four years ago. leaving his
wife behind, is held at Nashville,
Tenn, on the charge of embezzle-
ment. Winfree is accused of having
married and deserted two other wo.
men, in Nashville and San Francisco.
While in Marquette the man was ac-
tive in politics and candidate for rep
resentative in the legislature from the