The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1922-02-09

| Northwestern train helped to dig
themselves out when the train be-
came stalled in snowdrif;s near here
last week.
Flint-W. C. Durant, president OF
Durant Motors, Inc, has decided to
this city. his "old home town." 10
lots in a triangular-shaped plot in
Northwest Flint to be preserved as
a playground for children.
Observation-Disclosures of the state ad-
ministrative board and the state pris'
on commission are taking preliminary
steps to prepare for the completion
of the new Ionia reformatory which, 1t
is said. will house 1900 inmates.
Grand Rapids-Walter Wilson, 40,
a Plainfield township farmer, was
killed when struck by a tree he had
cut on his wood lot. AS the big tree
started to fall, Wilson attempted to
step out of danger, but slipped on a
log and his body was crushed.
Lansing-If Michigan is to have a
new prison it should be in the Upper
Peninsula, where the inmates can be
made to work in stone quarries to
turn out highway material, Gov.
Groesbeck. told members of the State
Administrative Board and State Pri-
son Commission.
Flint-David Webb, 40, was struck
by south-bound Grand Trunk train
at Montrose, while driving in a Ford
sedan. Although he was catapulted
through the windshield and thrown a
distance of 80 feet, he was able to
walk to a doctors Office where sew
eral bad cuts were dressed.
Bellaire-Mr and Mrs. George Gard
ner. "a and 81 years old. respectively,
were drowned Jan. 2S while skating
on Torch Lake, when they skated into
assure more than 10 feet wide. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Gardeners
brother, Alfred Berg, who made
strenuous efforts to save them, but
failed.
Marlette-The Thumb Gas & Oil
Development Co. started the boring
of a we'll which is to be IL inches in
diameter and 5000 feet deep on the
farm Of Peter Yoskey, eight miles
south of here, near Burnside. For
year the company has been leasing
lands in the Thumb district and pre-
pairing to make oil tests.
Lansing-Of the 397 deaths in Mich
igan in 1921 automobile accidents, 131
were reported from Detroit, 10 from
Grand Rapids and % from the upper
peninsula. This is a trifle more than
the number killed in automobile acct
dents in 1920. OF the number, 129
were children under 16 years, Isl
we're males. and 116 females.
Prescott-Wildcats are stealing
large numbers of chickens in this vic
unity, and farmers are considering
plans to eradicate them. One wild.
cat, weighing rs pounds. was shot re.
Gently as it emerged from chicken
coop with a fowl in its mouth. The
state bounty on the cats is $3.50, and
the pelts are worth on average of So.
Port Huron-Herman Clumfoot was
awarded a verdict of S3S,95O by jury
in his suit against the st. Clair Tunnel
Clumfoot alleged that
10000 volts Of electricity passed
through his body when he touched a
live wire and claimed the tunnel com
pany was negligent. 1t was necessary
for him to have his right arm am.
putated.
Vicksburg-Services at the First
Methodist church here, were interrupt.
ed Jan. 20, when it was found that the
roof of the building was on fire. The
alarm was given by a passerby. Fire
men succeeded in extinguishing the
flames before they gained Roadway.
The service was resumed. The shing-
les were ignited by sparks from the
Lake City-Jasper Henderson, IS
years old, a Civil War veteran, and
his grandson, Edward Henderson, Is
years old, were burned to death when
the home Of Fred Henderson, at Mich
aelson, 20 miles east Of here, was de-
stroyed, Michaelson is a saw mill
town of but few houses. Mrs. Fred
Henderson and daughter Margaret
were badly burned.
Saginaw-County Treasurer James
E. Lunney is Withholding vouchers for
members of the sheriff's department,
presented for witness fees, on the
ground that they are working on a
salary and are not entitled to any add.
tional compensation. He has asked
Attorney General Wiley for an opin-
ion. He also raises The point that If
they are entitled to witness fees they
are not entitled to salaries while in
court as witness.
Lansing-The extent TO which
moonshine operations are being car.
ried on in the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan is shown by the fact that
the State Department of Public Safe.
ty had 1872 liquor cases before the
United States District Court, north.
ern branch, when II convened at Mar
quette, Feb. Z. These have all come