Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-01-21
Michigan Ne.Us
Tersely Told


Owosso-The Kelley Construction
Co., OF Eau Claire, Wis, is to be paid
about $4,000 for the installation Of a
boulevard lighting system here.
Dowagiac-Berry Byers. so years
old. a Wakelee farmer. shot and kill
ed himself while respondent, after
saying goodby to the smallest OF his
six children.
- Port Huron-Frank e. Beard, st.
Clair county road commissioner for
many years, was presented with
$4,000 by so friends from all parts OF
the county.
Byron-Completion Of the commun-
ity house here Is being held up by an
injunction obtained by tax payers
against the spending of $4,000 voted
Nov. 26 to finish the work.
Grand Rapids-Lura Greenman, l6,
bride of a few days, Is suing Ray
mond Hoatlin for annulment OF their
marriage. alleging Hoatlin was never
divorced from his first wife.
y Saginaw-Mrs. Caroline Liskow. 100,
s,ybelieved to have been the Oldest resi-
dent of Saginaw county. is dead from
old age. She had lived on the same
Thomas township farm &c years.
Pontiac-The city commission
adopted a motion by Rev. Russell II.
Bready, a member, providing for the
opening OF all meetings with prayer.
A new minister will be named each
month.
Traverse City-Frank W. Sleder.
farmer, has been named by the board
of supervisors as county agricultural
agent of Grand Traverse County to
succeed Robert A. Willy, who recently
resigned.
Holland-In an effort to catch steal
ers of four automobiles, leading men
of Holland have formed protective
and vigilance body. A price OF $500
has been set on every thief captured.
dead or alive.
Mt. Clemens-By a vote OF almost
10 to /, at special election, the
question of bonding the city for $4O,-
600 to extend the city water mains
and provide for an increased water
supply. carried.
Battle Creek-Robert F. Wiley, 16
years old. high school student. was
killed by his own 22-caliber rifle
when he stepped In front Of the gun
as one playmate held 1t and another
attempted to load 1t.
Big Rapids-Business men of Big
Rapids are offering prizes of $50 to
Miners who make their sleighs COM
Nv with the standard width. The law
eAempts sleighs purchased before
1920 from the standard requirements.
Charlotte-Attempting to cross the
Grand Trunk tracks ahead OF an extra
westbound freight train at the West
Henry street crossing in this city Mrs.
Mary A. Donovan, rs. was struck by
the locomotive and died an hour later.
Pontiac-Rev. Henry ]. Simpson, of
All Saints Episcopal church OF this
city, was awarded a divorce from his
wife, Mrs. Fanny Selby Simpson, on
grounds of cruelty and desertion.
Mrs. Simpson did not appear to con-
test the suit.
Pontiac-Mrs. Annie Corbin, an in
mate Of the county poor house, was
awarded a verdict of 5000 in Circuit
Court against her daughter, Mrs.
Bessie Squirreal. Mrs. Corbin sued
to recover money she alleges she
loaned to her daughter.
Grand Rapids-Raymond Hoatlin,
suffering from injuries received in
the World war, has been committed
by Probate Judge Clark e. Higbee to
the state hospital at Kalamazoo for
treatment because the government
has no institution for ex-service men
afflicted mentally.
Traverse City-What Is believed to
nave been the largest standing tree in
Northern Michigan was cut down on
1the farm Of Henry Wilhelm, south of
this city 1t was an elm and the
logs scaled out 5000 feet The stump
was six feet In diameter and the top
of the butt log measured SO inches
across.
Battle Creek-Emerson Downs,
years old, fell on u dead limb and
twig penetrated his neck Just to the
right of the jugular vein, pulled his
tongue out two inches and pinned 1t
to the roof of his mouth. He was
carried to a hospital with the limb
lying across his chest. There is a
question whether he will be able to
speak again.
Pontiac-A civil suit brought by
Mrs. Mary M. Quick, Of Detroit, Mrs
Laura Lichty. Washington. d. c., and
Mrs. Rete Reynolds, of Chicago.
against their stepmother, Mrs. Mary
Evans, OF Royal Oak, to set aside
deeds Of Royal Oak property estimat-
ed as worth 100000. was dismissed
by Judge X. p. Rockwell. who found
proof of fraud offered by the daugh.
tiers insufficient.
Lansing-Inmates of Jackson Pris-
on are to be set at work making auto
mobile license tags. a new prison In
dustry to be added to furniture-mak-
\ tng canning Matchmaking md tov,,h