The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1922-01-19

GfdNu ildplQS- ne AlllLtHS iIt6ut
has ordered its secretary To investi-
gate the war record of Charles w.
Wagner, appointed housing inspector
last week.
Marshall 1.-THE Gull Lake Country
Clubhouse, which burned at a loss OF
SS5, 000 will be replaced by better
structure, c. h. Gauss, of this city
president OF the club, said
Port Huron--As a result of com
plants by students and parents over
poor light in schools in morning, the
board OF education has ordered
schools to open half an hour later
Kalamazoo-A jury returned u YER
dict of no cause for action in the
$4,000 suit brought by lsadore Gold
stein against Asa Doane. Goldstein
suffered a fractured leg when knocked
off his bicycle in collision with
Doan's automobile.
Port Huron Maurice l.aidlaw, vet
eran and electrician, was drowned IL
Sarnia bay when he attempted 10
save Miss Blanche Cullis, who had
broken through the ice while skating
Miss Cults held to the edge of the
ice and was rescued.
Lansing-The hearing of the petit
tons before the Michigan public utili
ties commission for reductions in
freight rates in this state, set for Jan
6, has been continued until Feb. Z, at
the request of the attorneys for the
Michigan Manufacturers association
lansing. B. Gilbert, principal OF
the Grand Rapids Union high school
and former superintendent OF schools
in Traverse City. has been appoint
ed superintendent of the School tol
Deaf at Flint by Governor Groesbeck
He succeeds Luther l.. Wright, who
died Jan. 10.
Lansing Insurance Commits
sioner, l.. T. Hands, announces thai
j. b. Booth Of the Detroit Fire Insur-
ance o., Detroit, and b. J.. Hewett oil
the Boston Insurance Co., Lansing
have been chosen as Michigan mem
bers Of the Michigan Fire Insurance
inspection bureau.
Battle Creek-Farmers of the Bat
tie Creek district will meet with city
business men here Jan. %. under au
spices Of the bureau Of agriculture!
development Of the Michigan Agri
cultural college. An effort will be
made to foster business relationships
l. ba tuyn UrOnnc
Lansing public utilities com
has completed the appraisal
of all Michigan State Telephone com
pany properties in the state outside
of Detroit and, the reports of its en-
gineers will, be forwarded to the 81
affected as soon as
they come from the bookbinders.
Z Lansing Judge Leland w. Carr OF
the Ingham county court denied two
petitions Of the d. U. r. to dissolve
the injunction now pending against
that company, prohibiting it from
charging higher fares than are per
mitted by the Glaspie act, passed in
1921. The d. U. r. will appeal the
injunction suit.
Pontiac-While 100 guests were al
dinner at birthday party for Gladys
25, an invalid, at the home
of her father S. w. Sherwood, Sey-
mour Lake, fire broke out in the
dwelling. The guests carried out the
invalid hostess and the gifts she had
received The flames, starting from
a defective fue, destroyed the home
Adrian-Mrs. Matte Kirby, the Hud.
son temperance worker, who was con-
yicted in circuit court of killing by
neglect an infant born to her daugh.
ter, Alice, July A, made a formal ap-
pearance before Circuit Judge Hart
here Jan. Z, and was told to come
into court again the second Monday
in March.
Escanaba-The murder charge
against Joseph Sheridan, member OF
the Michigan state police, was nolle
pressed in circuit court here. Sheri-
dan was charged with murder after he
is said to have killed a saloonkeeper
in a saloon here, during battle while
the place was being raided. The case
was given to jury during the mid
die of last year, but the jury disagreed
and was discharged.
Escanaba Moonshine liquor and a
drunken brawl were given as the
cause leading TO the death of John
Novallo, Delta county farmer, in Sep
TENDER, according to several wit
nesses who testified for the state in
the circuit court trial of John Lechti
on a first degree murder charge. 9th
err witnesses testified that after Lech-
ii felled his victim with a grub hoe,
he continued striking him and for a
brief Deriod was beating the dead
body.
Lansing-A 20 per cent increase in
telephone rates In Bay City, Saginaw
and Frankenmuth are essential to
of the telephone serv-
ices in the Saginaw valley, witnesses
for the Michigan State Telephone