Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-02-25
Michigan NeDs
Tersely Told


ST. Louis-The Gratiot Foundry Co.
here started operations on two
months order from Utah.
Flint-Of the 107 cases on the Grim
inal docket of the circuit court here,
81 are for violation of the prohibition
laws.
Grand Rapids-Impressive funeral
services were held for George e.
Ellis, city commissioner and former
mayor.
Richmond - The three year. old
daughter of Mrs. Joseph Oatke was
fatally scalded by falling into a tub
of boiling water.
Battle Creek-A Battle Creek min
lister has found that in January, 1920,
he had five weddings to every funeral.
while the ratio was reversed this
year.
Munising-Foster Construction Co.
of Milwaukee, was awarded the con-
tract for building a 100000 high
school here to replace the one recent
! ly burned.
ers and the Muskegon chamber Of
| Commerce have asked the city COM
mission to establish a public market
in this city.
East Lansing-Developm of
boys and girls club work in Michi-
gan, both in membership and activity.
is shown in a report compiled by r.
A. Turner, state club leader
Holland-The King property front
| ing on Black lake and valued at $780,
900, was presented to the city of HoI-
land by Mrs. George E. Kollen. for a
park as a memorial for her husband.
Grand Rapids-A new salary SEIZED
ule for teachers providing for maxi
mum of $4,000 for grade teachers and
$4,000 for high school teachers has
been approved by the board of educa-
tion.
Albion-Dr. G. E. Arnold, osteopath.
was appointed by city council as
health officer, ii is said, because me-
dical men here had a-reed to refuse
the position unless the present salary
was doubled.
jestic theater here to the Butterield
interests is announced, making this
the thirty-eighth playhouse in Michi-
gan to come under the control OF this
combination.
Grand Rapids-Captain Harold o.
Quincy, formerly of the army medical
corps, returned here from Camp Lew
! is, Wash, to face a charge OF en-
bezzling $4,000 from six surgeons, has
confessed officers say.
Flint Three boys of school age
were rounded up by police detectives
and admitted entering and robbing an
east side residence. One of the lads
was armed with a huge revolver
which he said he stole from his
father.
Dowagiac-During the firemen's an
nual ball, at which many fire fighters
were present from leighboring cities,
fire started in the business section.
The visitors, manning the fire fighting
apparatus, put out the blaze and re-
turned 10 the dance.
Manistee-When the police raided
the soft drink paIlor of Charles
Snyder and found jug containing
liquor, Snyder's wife broke the jug
with a hammer before the officers
could get it out of the store. She was
arrested with her husband.
Ann Arbor-The resignation of T.
V. C. Vaughan, dean of the medical
school of the University of Michigan,
was announced to take effect June 30.
when he will have rounded out 80
years as dean Of the school and As
years as professor in that school.
Saginaw-Saginaw's municipal wa
ter works system earned net profit
of 500, 500 in 1920 after retiring nearly
500 700 of water works bonds, &C.
cording to the annual report Of Robert
F. Johnson, commissioner OF the de-
partment of light, water and sewers.
Grand Rapids-An ordinance pro-
| viding for the repeal OF increased
power rates granted the Consumers
Power Co. last September is being
prepared to be presented to the city
commission. The new rates are said
to have resulted in a 80 per cent in
crease in the company's revenue.
Port Huron John A. Endlich, a
baker, has filed his answer to the suit
brought. by the county asking that an
alleged agreement between bakers to
maintain bread prices be dissolved.
Endlichs answer is that no illegal
agreement exists. Since the suit was
fled bread prices have been reduced.
Bay 'City--Michigan sugar manufac-
turers have withdrawn their product
temporarily from the market, due, it
is said, 20 the fact that the present
price does not cover the cost OF manu-
featuring. Local wholesalers are cur
ailing their sales of sugar to the re-
alters aud have advanced the price
10 Co.