Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-06-03
Michigan NeDs
TerseIy Told

Michigan will be held here June IA,
Is and 16.
Hillsdale-Adam Retterger, 20, COM
mitted suicide by taking posion. His
Dody was found in the Reading ceme-
terry by the sexton. His home was
near Reading.
Port Huron-Gunter Beltz, SO, who
was struck by an American Express
company auto truck driven by Roy
Lumree, died from internal injuries.
No criminal action has been taken
against Lumree.
Mancelona = Delbert Lavanway of
Central Lake, arrested by Deputy Fire
Warden John Muckle for maliciously
starting forest fires, has been sentenc
ed by Judge F. w. Mayme to serve
from one to 10 years in Ionia.
Coldwater - Ward Barker, an en-
ploye of the Peerless Portland Cement
plant at Union City, was SO badly
scalded by the bursting of steam
valve that he died. He had been en-
ployed at the plant for 20 years.
Ironwood-When the body of Hans
Gilbert, 40, was found in the river at
Mercer. 1t was the first intimation
friends had that he did not go to
lower Wisconsin to visit relatives as
planned. officers are investigating.
Peto3key-Thomas r. Marshall,
xyinn wi n
dianapolis will summer at Petoskey
again this season. Mr.. Marshall has
leased the home of Mrs. j. II. Will.
Jams on Bay street, arriving June 1.
Manistee-The long controversy be-
tween the city and the gas company
over rates was settled with the ac-
ceptance by the city of the company's
offer to furnish gas for So thousand
cubic feet with 81 minimum charge.
Plainwell-Harrl Klaus, arrested
here for deserving his wife and chill
dren, pleaded guilty and was placed
on probation by Judge Stratton OF
probate court. He was ordered to pay
"a a week toward the support of his
children.
Petoskey-Mrs. Arthur Charbeneau,
her year-old baby, of Cheboygan, and
a sister, Mrs. Rabideau of Black lake,
were perhaps fatally burned by an ex-
plosion of kerosene-when Mrs. Char
beneau attempted to start fire at
her Cheboygan home.
Escanaba-.Investigat by Mayor
Joseph F. Pryal and council COM
mittee discloses that while foodstuffs
have decreased in price, seven per
cent over last year and wages nave
been cut 20 to 30 per cent, rents have
Increased 80 per cent.
Escanaba - After celebrating 10
hours, jury in the Delta county cir
cult court disagreed and was dis
charged in the case of Joseph M. Sher-
idan, member of the Michigan state
constabulary, charged with manslaugh-
ter resulting from the death OF John
Kerensky, bartender, in local saloon.
Kalamazoo-An organization formed
here at meeting of representatives
of commercial bodies in Southern
Michigan cities will begin campaign
this week for the improvement OF the
Deering Trail between Kalamazoo and
Adrian. The trail is the old Indian
route between Western Michigan and
Ohio cities.
Monroe-Attorney Willis Baldwin OF
this city has filed suit for the River
Raisin Paper Co. against the Escanaba
Manufacturing Co. of Escanaba, Mich,
for $4,000 claimed to be due for
goods, wares and merchandise deliv-
cred to the Escanaba company. The
Monroe company was to deliver 4OO,-
900 pounds of paper. :
Ironwood-WilliamJ olo's bank book
shows a deposit of $1,000. The $1,000
represents victory on a wager he
made with friends In Hurley that he
could carry $1,000 IN silver coins in an
oben sack from Hurley to Bessemer,
substance Of seven miles, with all the
coins still intact. Despite the wave
of crime, Jolo accomplished the feat
and won the $1,000.
Grand Rapids-A suit brought by
the Mary Free Bed guild of Grand
Rapids against Mary Garden, opera
star, for failure to keep a personally
signed contract to sing here last
March II has been settled by receipt
of a check for $1,000 from George M.
Spangler, business manager of the
Chicago Opera association of which
Miss Garden Is director.
Traverse City-Joseph Sleder, a
butcher here for many years, received
$3.50 from two conscience-stricken
former patrons who had owed him for
many years. A letter with which 81
was enclosed said: Years ago when
a child I used to steal frankfurters
from your counter. Now / am study
ing for the ministry and want to be
square with the world" Another let
ter containing s1.60 was from a man
who said he bought chicken 13 years
ago and never paid for It,
Detroit-Henry b. Ledyard, chair
man of the board Of directors OF the
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