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

in Saginaw.
st. Clara chamber OF commerce
is being organized here with mem
bership OF so.
Grand Rapids = The Grand Rapids
Carpenters union voluntarily reduced
its wage scale from 81 to S5 cents
an hour
Muskegon-An explosion of a still,
while he was preparing some moon
shine, made Joseph Polichi and his
family of homeless.
Albion-The enrolment of Albion
college at the beginning of the second
semester is Asst, assuring total at
! tendance of more than 600 for the
year.
Grand Rapids-fir. and Mrs. Ben
Jones, former postmaster at Belmont,
have been named superintendent and
matron of Kent County Detention
Hospital.
Pontiac-Henry Newman, convicted
thief, has been captured in Sundance,
Wyo., after a search of several years.
Extradition papers will be sought to
bring him back here.
Adrian-An inspection of sheep by
federal agents in the northern part
of Lenawee county discovered LOO
head with scab and measures were
taken to stamp out the disease.
IattIa GraQr
president of the City National Bank
and former mayor, will oppose DR.
Charles w. Ryan, mayor of Battle
Greek, who is seeking reelection.
Flint-The trial of Harry Alexander,
former assistant cashier of the Clio
State Bank, on a charge of larceny il
connection with the robbery of the
bank Dec. %, has been set for
March 4.
Mason-V. j. Brown, Ingham Coun-
ty clerk, has written book of in
struction to aliens seeking citisen'
ships papers, the publication of which
has been authorized by the board of
supervisors.
Perry-The Perry Glove and Mitten
company, which gives employment to
about 100 persons, after three
months shutdown, will resume op-
erations with full force on Monday,
February %.
Kalamazoo-Mrs. Edith Hodge has
been elected president of the Kalaina
ZOO County Lincoln Republican Club.
She is the first woman, it. is elieved,
ever elected head of county political
organization in Michigan.
Escanaba-Torval E. Strom, Delta
county prosecutor established a pre-
cedent by obtaining temporary injunc-
tions to prevent David Jackevitch and
Joseph Stanich of Gladstone from vic
lating the prohibition law.
Ironwood-Blaze Kocevaar, 81 years
old, known as 1.-The man without an
enemy" was shot and killed at the
Pabst mine of the Oliver Mining Co.
Robbery is believed to have been the
motive, as he had $500 n his pocket
Muskegon-"We are willing to take
the chance, believing most men hon
est" said Mayor Beardsley in explain
ing that Muskegon had taken $4,000
in notes without interest from citi
zens in need as a result of the bust
ness depression.
Grand Rapids-The city refused an
offer of the Grand Rapids Gas Light
Co. to furnish gas for $3.50 1000
cubic feet, and the company again
turned down the city's request that
the rate be fixed at s1.35. Arbitration
also was refused by the company.
East Lansing-A livestock sale list,
in which all farmers of Michigan can
list their stock without charge, is
being compiled by the extension divi-
sion at M. A. c., and will be ready for
distribution this month. All kinds of
stock will be included in the list.
Saginaw - Gus Gherity, who was
freed on a prohibition charge wher
ii was shown that his home had been
searched without a search warrant
has appealed to Judge Clarence M.
Browne for an order restoring to him
40 quarts Of whisky taken in the raid
Saginaw-John Leidlein, Saginaw,
was elected as president of the Val
ley Home Telephone company, sue.
ceeding Martin l.. Debats, Bay City,
who was murdered January Is in the
robbery of the Broadway branch of
the Bay City Savings bank at Bay
City.
Grand Rapids-Members of the staff
of Blodgett Memorial hospital, affect
ed a few weeks ago with botulinus
poisoning are said to be out of
danger. Cornelius Vanderbilt, laun.
dryman, has been removed to his
home. Joseph Pallen. whose condi.
ton was serious, is recovering rap.
idly.
Kent City-The reunion of World
war pals turned into a tragedy when
Arrest Demmon, rs, Fife Lake, and
John George Barr, 25, Detroit, drowned
while fishing through the ice on Long
lake. Kent Brink, %, Kent City, whom
the companions were visiting, was
rescued after clinging to the fee sew