The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1922-05-11

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lowed presentation by President Nc
Kenny Of complete report covering
the dismissals. President McKenny's
report emphasized that the young wo'
mems style of dress had nothing to
do with the dismissals but declared
their social life was "such as TO con-
vince the school officials they would
not make good school teachers"
Investigation into the death of Fran
ces Pennin, Ontonagon, resulted in
findings, by a coroner's jury, that she
had been murdered The body Of the
girl wa found in a power house, at
North Lake, smothered in turpentine.
Officers at Painesdale and Houghton
were ordered to detain George Slim
ac, farm hand, who was discharged
by the girls father. Witnesses, at
the inquest. declared Stimac had
threatened revenge. Stimac was last
seen on his way 20 Painesdale, near
Hougkton, officials said.
The Hudson Motor Car company of
Detroit. has filed amended articles of
incorporation with the department of
state to complete the procedure pend
ing before the state securities COM
mission, by which it seeks to com
petely take over the Essex Motor
company. The articles provide for
Issuance of 100000 shares Of no par
stock, 100000 shares to be used to
take up old issues at the rate of five
for one. and 100000 shares to be ex-
changed for Essex assets.
A. H. Rose. Of Evart. has been ap-
pointed attorney for Michigan farm
loans by the Federal bank of st. Paul,
Mimi, and will go.to that city imme-
diately to assume the position. Rose
has had much experience in real es-
tate legal matters, and has represent
ed the Federal bank in its transac-
lions in Evart and vicinity for num-
Der of years.
Announcement has been made that
Chester NJ. Howell, for four years as
sistant secretary of the Saginaw
Board of Commerce, had accepted
the position OF ecretary-treasurer and
manager of the Michigan Speedway
association. and would leave the
board May Is, to handle these auto
races in the state and do publicity
work
The body of Miss AGA Taylor, who
had been missing from her home,
Grand Haven, was found on the grave
Of her mother in the Spring Lake
Cemetery She is believed to have
fallen dead of apoplexy brought on
by grief. A bouquet she had bought
to decorate the grave was found be-
side the body.
Trial of Alfred West, former book.
keeper of Marquette branch prison, in
dicted nearly year ago for alleged
defalcation of prison funds, and 9th.
ers drawn into the scandal by revela.
tons before the grand jury, will be
started at the May term of circuit
court, opening at Marquette, May Is.
When an explosion occurred while
Mrs. Kate Osecsi, of Flint, SO years
old, was spading her garden, pieces
Of missile tore her left hand so badly
that amputation of the thumb and two
fingers was necessary. The police be-
lieve the spade hit bomb which had
been buried.
Judge Patrick H. O'Brien, of the
twelfth judicial circuit, Houghton. has
rendered his resignation from the
bench to Governor Alex j. Groesbeck
Judge O'Brien gave as his reason that
he is to enter private practice. He
will be associated with law firm in
Detroit.
The c. e. Deputy Elevator company
of Pontiac will rebuild at once the
structure destroyed by fire some
months ago. The new building will
be Of reinforced concrete, providing
$4,000 bushels grain capacity.
Mrs. ]. Fuller aged occupant OF
cottage in Spring Lake, near Grand
Haven, was rescued through a win
dow of the building as she was about
to collapse when the cottage burned.
The longest name ever subscribed
to an application for American citi.
zen in Kalamazoo County was filed
with the petition OF Gysbertus Jo-
names Van Schrojenstein Lantman.
There are by actual count, 144 new
homes in all stages of construction in
Ann Arbor. None is far enough adj
vanced for occupancy. This is the
largest number erected at one time
in the citys history.