The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-07-28


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Charlotte.-George Cheeseman, 60
years old, is dead OF injuries received
when his horses ran away in field
where he was working.
Alma : The Michigan National
Guard cavalry unit here has leased
the Wright house burns for three
years for the headquarters of the
troop.
Pontiac-Mrs. Ray Colser, 43. was
probably fatally burned when she at
tempted to light kitchen range with
kerosene. She was covered with
burning oil.
Bay City-Captain Harold David
son, 3S, died at Mercy hospital from
cerebral meningitis due to ptomaine
poisoning which he contracted at
Buffalo a week ago.
Lansing.-The Lawrence Baking
Co. has asked the council for a con-
ference regarding the price of bread,
declaring that present conditions have
made increases necessary.
Pontiac-August Roberts, proprie-
tor of The Cottage, resort hotel at
Cass lake, and John Rostan, waiter
In the place, are under arrest charged
with violating prohibition laws.
AdriGn-Roscoe Swift, of Adrian,
announced that he had accepted an
appointment rendered him through
Congressman Earl Kitchener of this
district, as postmaster of the house OF
representatives.
Grand apids.-Because the force In
the internal revenue Office here is in
adequate, the Government is losing
vast amount of taxes, according to
Frank w. Hine, deputy collector. He
says the work of checking up accounts
two or three years old has not been
completed.
Lansing. The d. u. r. won the
Birmingham splitfare suit through an
opinion handed down by the supreme
court declaring Judge Frank l.. Covert,
of the Oakland circuit had no author
ity to issue an injunction setting
aside the straight two-cent rate estab-
lished by the company May A, 1920.
Petoskey-Henry llniifin and Jo-
seph Burns, who escaped from the
Emmett county Jail receutly, being re-
captured in a swamp, we're sentenced
to serve from / to 10 years in the
Ionia reformatory. Mrs. Austin. who
aided in the escape, was given 6 to ~
months in the Detroit house of correc
ton.
Kalamazoo officials of three
states are looking for James Jaisek,
Kalamazoo man, who left Chicago on
his return trip to this city with $1,000
and has not been seen since. Jaisek
formerly lived at Chicago and went
to the Windy city a week ago to
withdraw the $1,000, which he had
on deposit in bank there.
Kalamazoo.-Men are about 80 times
as bad as women, according to the
annual report made to the board of
supervisors by Sheriff Fred Putnam.
During the fiscal year ending June
80, according to the report, 827 prison
ers were lodged in the Kalamazoo
county jail. or the SGT, only n were
women, the proportion OF men prison
ers being about 30 to one.
Cheboygan.-The Straits of Mackin-
&C are filled daily with pleasure craft,
yachts, launches, and sail boats, be-
longing to resorters from the south
and lower lake ports. There are
many yachts here from the Atlantic
seaboard, coming via the Welland
canal system. Mackinac Island hotels
and nearby resorts are filed to capa-
city for the first time in several years.
Saginaw.-Returns here showed a
2 to 1 vote against the franting OF a |
new 30-year franchise to the Saginaw
Bay City Railway company. The char
ter provided for joint control of the |
lines by company officials and the |
city through a commissioner of utili-
ties. 1t is thought receiver will be |
asked for the company, which, Off
Gals claim, has been operating at
loss for some time.
Pontiac.-The c. r. Ferguson pri-
vate bank at Almont, Lapeer county.
has closed it's doors. No statement
has been made public as TO the bank 8
situation and depositors have not un-
dertaken any action with regard to it,
The bank was founded in 1872, by
Charles Ferguson, and had an extern
sive business, somewhat curtailed,
however, since foundation of state
bank there a few years ago.
Cadillac.-Mayor Perry F. Powers,
who was auditor general 20 years ago,
says during his term in office the
supreme court made decision deny
ing the right of the legislature to in
crease the salaries Of state officials,
even though they are given extra
duties. Mr.. Powers cites that deci-
sion in support of Auditor General
Fuller's refusal to pay extra compen-
sation to members of the state adj