Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-02-18
Michigan NesOs
Tersely Told

Il
ate as village.
Pontiac-The Rev. j. X. j. Milligan,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, has been appointed city chap
lain for February.
Ionia-The Hayes-Ionia Co., makers
of sheet metal and automobile parts.
(which has been closed for several
months, has reopened with 800 men.
Grand Rapids-The Michigan Lum-
bermen's association has elected the
following officers: President, A. v.
Wright, Ionia; vice-president. Mark
Sharp. Muskegon.
Hillsdale-Hillsdale County road
commissioners have cut wages as fol
lows: Patrolmen, 20 to 60 cents an
hours; common labor, 40 to 30: truck
drivers, so to 40.
Houghton-Timber wolves, hunting
in unusually large packs, have killed
many deer this winter, according to
word reaching Houghton from trap
pers south of Houghton.
Houghton-The first shipment of
Lake Superior copper to Germany
since the spring of 1919 and the first
large shipment since 1914, was made
by the Michigan smelter.
Lansing-A repoNt by counties on
the membership of the state Farm
Bureau has been issued by the bu'
reau. Total membership in the state
is 97,264, against 22,749 year ago.
Kalamazoo.-After serving for three
years as city manager of Kalamazoo,
Harry II. Freeman, rendered his re-
signation, effective July /, which was
unanimously accepted by the commits
sion.
Monroe-Police found a stuffed
dummy on the New York Central
tracks, after they had been notified
that a man had been killed by train.
The prank was staged by young boys,
it is thought.
Grand Rapids-A sum OF $4,000
was raised for the building OF an ad'
dition to the d. A. Blodgett Home for
Children. Mrs. John w. Blodgett and
Mrs. d. A. Blodgett made donatinoa
Of $4,000 each.
Kalamazoo-A contest will be held
at the Western State Normal School
in May to determine who is the fast
est stenographer in Michigan. The
contest was planned by the Michigan
State Teachers Association.
Birmingham-A special election
will be held Feb "a to vote on a bond
issue of $4,000 for a new grade
school. A proposition to bond the
village for $224,O00 for the same pur-
pose was recently voted down.
Pontiac-Charles Martin, 40, OF
Novi, was bound over to circuit court
on a statutory charge following
story told by his 1S-year-old step
daughter. Martin was arrested on
warrant sworn out by his wife.
Port Huron-James Wescott, Is,
has has been sentenced to Jackson
prison for from to years. Wescott
was released on parole and John Nc
Naughton became his benefactor. lie
stole McNaughtons car and was ar
rested at Avoca.
Flint-Mrs. Esther A. Hath is the
second woman to file petition for
place on the common council. The
other woman candidate is Mrs. H. G.
Trembley, a prominent club woman.
There are three male candidates for
the same position.
Mt. Clemens-With two bullet
wounds in his back and a three-cor-
nered cut in his head, the body OF
Edward Klein, prosperous Macomb
county farmer, was found short dist
ance from Nelson switch, miles
south of Mt Clemens on the interur-
ban line.
Observation-Disclosures E. Cone, promi-
nent Cass County lawyer, died as the
result of taking a slow poison several
days before. He attributed his act to
mental retrogression" and desire to
die while his mind was at it's best"
He was So years old and leaves wife
and four children.
Bay City-The jury in the SANDER
suit of Mayor Robert V. Mundy
against Rev. Guy v. Hoard, pastor of
the First Methodist church, returned
a verdict of 5000 in favor of the may
or. Actual damages are placed at
$50 and the plaintiff is given $3.50 for
the injured feelings. 1t is probable
an appeal will be taken.
Flint-The trial of Wilson Adams,
clerk in soft drink .parlor, is ex-
pected to answer the question of
whether the prohibition law prohibits
the sale of medicine containing a
high percentage of alcohol outside Of
drug stores. Adams is accused of
violating the law and is being de-
Tended by the proprietor Of the store
where he worked.
Rockford The Rockford State
Bank was robbed of between $4,000
and $1,000 by a masked and armed
bandit. f. J. Muir, the cashier, was