Charlevoix county herald., 1921-09-02

Clear, who is 81 years old. is said to
have had four wives.
Owosso-Mrs. leila Densmore, wife
OF A. L. Densmore, of Owosso, Is the
first woman to be called for jury
duty In Shiawassee County. Her
name is on the list of those ordered
to report Sept. IL.
Monroe-Mary Soupski four years
old, is dead. and her mother, Mrs.
Walter Soupski and younger brother
and sister are seriously i'll at their
home near here from eating toadstools
under the impression they were mush-
| rooms.
Ann Arbor-Vernon F. Hillery, Of
Tulsa, Okla, has been appointed bust
ness manager of the Michigan Daily,
student newspaper at the University
of Michigan, succeeding Edward
Priehs, Mt. Clemens, who was recent
ly drowned.
Three Rivers-Union carpenters Of
Three Rivers have voluntarily lower
ed their scale of pay from So cents an
hour to rs cents an hour. This was
done to give the home builders an OPP
portunity to get skilled workmen at
very reasonable price to build their
homes.
Flint-Two Negroes, giving their
names as Wesley Rayster and David
Gillian, believed by police to have con-
Quoted a number of holdups in Flint
last winter, were arrested. The men
have already been identified by Alex
| Simon as his assailants in robbery
recently.
| Owosso-Claude Jones, 55, brick
mason, of Morrice, died at local hos
pital after suffering fractured skull.
Jones was working on a factory at
| Ovid when he stepped on piece OF
flooring which gave way and Jones
fell Is feet to the ground. A widow
survives.
Port Huron-George Leyham, Ken
ockee township farmer, has confessed
to robbing the private bank of c. G..
Peck and company at Goodells. He
did not attempt to open the safe, but
rifled the petty cash drawer, securing
$35. He broke open the rear door of
the bank with buggy axle.
Corunna-Samuel Silverman, De-
troit produce buyer, has been placed
on probation for one year by Circuit
Court Judge Collins after pleading
guilty to issuing worthless checks in
payment for farm produce. He has
made good all the checks and paid
court costs, aggregating $1,000.
Kalamazoo-William Nastos, prop
rietor of a local restaurant, word re-
ceived here says, was drafted into the
Greek army, when he visited that
country this summer to wed his sweet
heart. He was forced into the army
word says, as he and his bride were
at the railroad station to return to
America.
Acknowledging bonds Of jit-
ney bus operators were fixed at $4,000
per passenger with a maximum OF
$4,000 of liability for one accident
by the city council. This decision
was reached over the opposition Of
Mayor b. N. Mercer, who held out for
$4,000 for each passenger with a
maximum of $4,000.
Clawson-Because it's treasury is
low, the village of Clawson has been
obliged to do without fire protection,
20 hn m N
to bring about purchase of adequate
equipment was launched some time
ago, but the village council decided
against the expenditure on the ground
It hasn't enough money.
Paw Paw-A wave Of crime has
suddenly broken out in Van Buren,
county. Among the places entered
have been the homes Of Fred Smith
and Mrs. William Jacobs, of Arlington
township. There were taken from the
former a suit Of clothes, a watch, and
pocketbook At the Jacobs home the
thieves stole a gold watch and chain.
Flint. c. Harvey, a farmer near
Crago Crossing, claims to have the
most patriotic hog in the United
States. The animal is a twoyear-old
freak. 1t is red, white and blue and
has no ears. The hog now weighs 1863
pounds and through it's national en-
blematic colors and earless head has
attracted much attention throughout
the country.
Cheboygan-J. ]. G. Richards, JUS.
tice of the peace and county auditor,
residing alone in Mackinaw City, was
stricken with apoplexy on his return
from chautauqua entertainment. His
body was found by Representative
Samuel J. Smith, close friend, who
forced a rear door and discovered
Richards body on the floor of his bed.
room where 1t had laid at least Is
hours.
Owosso-Five thousand dollars in
Liberty bonds and certificates of de
post, which disappeared mysteriously
from the home of E. Z. Bunting, re-
tired farmer of Henderson, three
months ago, re-appeared just as mys-
teriously Bunting found them lay
inc on bag of grain in his ranarv