The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-02-17

Rochester-The body of Edna lie.
roy, a former school teacher here,
who died in Seattle, was brought here
for burial.
Pontiac-The Rev. j. r. j. Milligan,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, has been appointed city chap.
lain for February.
Saginaw - Armed guards were
placed in front of all Saginaw banks
by the police department as a pre-
caution agaist bank robberies.
Adrian-The body of Frank c. Cur
tbs, chauffeur, was found in the gar
/ age of the Adrian Taxi Co. He is be-
lieved to have killed himself.
Owosso-Practically no ice has
been harvested here this winter but
ice houses are being filled with ice
shipped from Northern Michigan.
Mt. Burglars trucked
$4,000 worth of clothing away from
the Rick & Gust clothing store in
Utica, IL miles west of Mt. Clemens.
Pontiac-Henry Griffin, 60 years
old, a prominent farmer living near
Lake Orion, was killed when he was
caught in a chain while climbing over
an ice chute at Long Lake.
Battle Creek-R. II. Raymond, %
years old, was killed when he came in
contact with a high tension wire at
the plant of the Consumers Power
Co. where he was employed.
Monroe-Police found a stuffed
dummy on the New York Central
tracks, after they had been notified
that man had been killed by a train.
The prank was staged by young boys.
IL 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 donatinos
of $4,000 each.
Grand Rapids-Postmaster G.. +.
Higadone has begun a crusade against
the placing of insufficient postage on
mail, which he says, has increased so
much as to be an imposition on the
post Office department.
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 bond
issue of $4,000 for a new grade
school. A proposition to bond the
village for $224,OOO 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 a
story told by his 13-year-old STEP
daughter. Martin was arrested on a
warrant sworn out by his wife.
of the Kala-
mazoo property of the Michigan Rail
way Co. has been started by employees
of the Public Utilities Commission for
the purpose of fixing street car fares.
The appraisal will take two months.
Port Huron-James Wescott, Is,
has has been sentenced to Jackson
prison for from 2 to years. Wescott
was released on parole and John Nc
Naughton became his benefactor. He
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. II. 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 a short dist
ance from Nelson switch, miles
south of Mt Clemens on the interur-
ban line.
ssopolis-Chester Il. 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 its best"
He was So years old and leaves wife
and fouISchildren.
Bay City-The jury in the SANDER
suit of Mayor Robert V. Mundy
against Rev. Guy " 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
tile 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
of aIcoloI outci1a of