Charlevoix county herald., 1921-05-06
Michigan Ne.Ds
Terseb Told

.. OSBORNE VIII make the principal
address at the exercises to be held
here Memorial day by the local G. A.
r. post.
Bedding. Charles Preston, IS, Of
Breckenridge, was drowned In the mill
race, as he attempted to catch fish
with his hands as the fish leaped from
this water.
Iron Mountain.-Alfred Apslund, 30
years old, of Fetch, was killed when
his automobile turned over, near here.
Edward Branbeck, who was riding
with Apslund, was unhurt.
Mancelona.-More than 40 car loads
of potatoes are held In storage here
awaiting higher prices. Farmers still
have their 1920 crop in pits and say
they will not move them until prices
go up.
Flint-A touring car owned by Ed
ward H. Price, Flint fire chief, which
was stolen here April 5, has been re-
covered at Paragould, Ark, and author
tiles there are holding Donald Reaves,
of this city, for the theft.
Saginaw. After shutdown OF
nearly three months, the Saginaw
Plate Glass company has again opened
its plant, starting up with nearly 800
men or about the same number en-
ployed when it shut down in January.
Grand Rapids. - Ralph o. Kirtley,
alias c. e. Williams, sentenced to 10
years in Jackson prison for forgery,
told Sheriff Peter Viergever it is more
difficult to pass a good check than
forged check in Grand Rapids.
Traverse City-Benjamin Thirdly,
rs years old, a banker, is dead here.
He established the Traverse City Iron
Works, which is now the largest foun-
dry in Northern Michigan, and helped
to organize the Peoples Savings Bank
here.
Owosso-James Smith, of Middleton,
whose car went into a ditch west OF
here and turned over, nearly drowning
Smith, his 3-year-old daughter and Ira
Thompson, was sentenced to serve 10
days in the county Jail and pay a fine
of $50 for driving while intoxicated.
Pontiac.-Suit for $4,000 was begun
here in the circuit court by summons
by Albert G. Chase against William G.
Simpson as an outgrowth of the recent
Ferndale village trouble in which the
off al N
board was elected to succeed the old
officers.
Ironwood-When a physician went
to home here in response to a call,
he found John Mattson bordering over
a list of names. He was looking for
a name for the eighteenth baby in the
family, a girl. Fifteen Of the children
are living. The mother is Al and the
father 46.
Muskegon-A big blue racer snake,
nearly seven feet long, glided down
Western avenue, the main business
street, as theater crowds were return
ing home. A small panic resulted.
women and men alike seeking places
of safety. An officer finally killed it
with an automobile.
choolcraft.-Aided by the proprie.
tor, who left the combination to his
safe hanging on the safe door, robbers
looted the strong box and escaped
from the P. G. Purcell Hardware store
with about 500 in cash and currency.
The robbery was one of three commit
ed in the village in one night.
Ann Arbor.-Roy Barnes, of Pontiac,
patient in the Homeopathic hospital,
has just won a second prize in draw
ing contest conducted by the FEEDER
ated School of Commercial Drawing in
Minneapolis. Barnes who is Is years
old, has paralysis of one leg. He took
up drawing to pass the time away.
Sault Ste. Marie-This city has sent
an order to Chicago concern for a
complete still. 1t will be used in max
ing tests OF the water supply. Three
affidavits were furnished to manufac-
turers as provided in the internal
revenue laws to show that the still
will not fused to manufacture Illicit
liquor.
Lansing-Only $4,000 tons of acid
phosphate fertilizer Of the ZOO tons
said by the U. S. department of agri-
culture to be the normal Spring re-
quirement of Michigan have been ap-
piled to the farms of this state, the
state farm bureau tariff department
reports. The supply is short this year
because of transportation conditions.
Detroit - the Alma College Cam
paign has passed the 100000 mark
according to an announcement made
by Phelps Newberry, the general chair.
man. Efforts are now being made to
secure the total of $6S5,000 before
June. Alma is the only Presbyterian
college in Michigan. The city of Alma
where il is located has raised 100000.
and OF this amount the students and
faculty have contributed $4,000.
Flint-Though an exploding film at
the Globe theater caused a fire in the
operating room which destroyed all
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