Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-03-18


been offered by the county board o
supervisors for the apprehension o
John Werronen. charged with killing
Blozi Kocevar.
Grand Haven.-John Thompson, 81
years, living at Thompson Crossing
hanged himself in the closet of the
home of mis- son where he was living
He lived near here for many years.
Mason.-Of 142 divorce cases to be
heard at the March term of Circuit
Court, AZ were instituted by men
Divorce cases will constitute more
than half the business at this session
McBride.-Robert Mcneil of this vii
lage, was instantly killed at Vesta
burg, near here, when a slab was
thrown from a saw in a mill where he
was employed. He was struck in the
back of the head.
Holland.-Within half a block from
church to which he was going to at
tend annual prayer for crops, the Rev
Klaas Kuiper, rs, dropped dead. Pray
er for crops is a Dutch custom OBJ
served here annually.
Kalamazoo-Bert o. Bachelor, for
mer mayor of Battle Creek and prom
inent adventist, who was auditor for
Gubinsky & Brothers of this city, died
here of apoplexy. He is survived by
a widow aud daughter.
Paw Paw-Farmers throughout Van
Buren, county report fruit buds in eX-
cellent condition and prospects for an
other exceptionally large crop are ex-
cellent. Tree pruning and vine trim
ming are about completed.
Kalamazoo-Gladys Rosen, 20, was
taken into custody here on the charge
of abandoning her five-weekso baby
on a Michigan Central train. She says
she knew of no other way to dispose
of the boy, whom she was unable to
support.
Benton Harbor.-The body of an UNI
identified man, found on Lake Mich
igan beach, near here, may be that
of one of the aviators lost last Novem-
Der when a naval plane from Great
Lakes, ILL.,, was lost over the lake dur
ing a storm.
Kalamazoo. - Additional contribu-
tions, made to the Y w. G. A. building
fund since the campaign closed two
weeks ago, have brought the fund up
to $4,000. 1t is believed the total
OF 5000, 900 desired will be raised be-
fore January l, 1922.
Bay City-John Schiakowski and
John Wilelski of Detroit, charged with
participating in the holdup OF Fred
Devers, street car man here, were
bound over to the circuit court for
trial. The officers claim the men
drove from Detroit in stolen car.
Ionia-Frank p. Helmes, 60, is in
the county Jail awaiting the outcome
of injuries received by his son, Frank
Helmes. Jr., who was shot during an
alleged quarrel between the two. 1t
is alleged the father attacked his son
with a pitchfork and later shot him.
Ann Arbor.-Dr. Clark Wissler, Of
the American Museum of Natural His
tory, will give the principal address
before the Michigan Academy of
Science at its annual meeting in this
city during the last week in March
His paper will be, Time Perspective
in Culture and Research"
Grand Rapids.-The board of educa-
ton has authorized it's business mana
ger to execute a contract with the
federal government whereby disabled
soldiers may be sent here to receive
instruction at the Grand Rapids vo-
National school, The tuition paid will
be the regular rate for nonresident
pupils, $125 a year.
Ann Arbor-Seven graduates and
one undergraduate of the University
Of Michigan department of agriculture
have been honored by the first pan
American Congress of Architects In
session at Montevideo, Uruguay, ac-
cording to word received here. A. B.
Berg received a gold medal for the
design of a cathedral.
Reed City. Reed City has real
political battle on it's hands. The Re-
publicans placed Theodore Schmidt in
for mayor for an eighth
term. The Democrats placed L. M.
Ralston of the William Horner Floor
ing Co, in nomination. He declined
and II. w. Hawkins, pioneer merch-
ant, accepted the vacancy.
Grand Rapids-Fennville, in the
heart of Michigan's fruit belt, boasts
of the largest apple tree in the apple
state II grows in the orchard of j.
C. NJ. Billings and, according to meas
urements made by the owner, is eight
feet five inches In circumference. The
tree is 81 years old and has limb
spread Of So feet. During the season
of 1921 it bore As bushels of apples.
They sold for $67.50.
Grand Rapids.-A petition in bank
rupty in district court has been filed
by William S. Garfield, individually
and as a member of the William s.
Garfield Flour company. of Grand
Rapids. He places his liabilities at
500, 1882 and assets at 5000 for himself
and at $50, 400 and $4,000 respectively
for the partnership. 1t is claimed the
other members of the firm refuse to