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

succeed conrad Wllllams, resigned.
Grand Rapids-Detective Garrett
Doyle, suspended Jan. on a charge
OF having been intoxicated while
escorting a prisoner charged with
murder, was reinstated Feb. l.
Owosso-At the annual meeting
of the Owosso Cooperative associa-
ton, a 4 1-2 dividend was declared
The association is controlled by EN-
ployes of the Ann Arbor railroad.
Houghton-John l.. Ryan, 70, of
Hancock, died Jan. 10. He was an old
Indian fighter, having served as a
scout with the late Colonel Cody. Buff
falo Bill, on the western plains for
five years.
Hudsonville-Georg NJ Hubbard,
postmaster, has sent in his resigna-
ton to take effect as soon as his sue
cessor can be qualified. Mr.. Hub
bard's commission does not expire
until June, 1924.
Ann Arbor-According to II. c. Boy
den, of the Portland Cement Associa-
ton, speaking at the noon luncheon
of the Rotary club, 80 per cent of
the school buildings in the United
States are not fireproof
Grand Rapids Fritz" German po-
lice dog, caught "off duty" suffered
the humiliation of the theft of his uni
form, a harness of brass buttons ac-
cording to a report to the police by
I, l., nj Dol hi
Big Rapids-Although the thermom-
eter registered 5 below zero, Ferris
Colgrove, Ferris Institute student
from Detroit, ran six city blocks in his
bare feet to win a So wager. He is
now nursing two frost-bitten feet.
Grand Rapids-Though they swan
the icy waters of Buck creek, Ber-
mar Skelly, IL, and Harold Switzer,
IA, failed to evade officers after they
are said TO have burglarized Ralph
Bouma's grocery store at Grandville.
Grand Rapids. B. Gilber, prin-
cipal of the Union high school here,
has accepted the appointment as SUI
perintendent of the Michigan School
for Deaf in Flint by Governor Alex
j. Groesbeck. He will go there March
Is.
Traverse City-Unable to gain an
exit through the drifts piled up by
the raging blizzard, Mrs. Adam Hall,
colored, and her seven children were
burned to death in a fire that de-
stroyed their home near Benton, Jan.
%.
Grand Rapids-Maj-Gen William
c. Ham, commander of the 32nd Di-
vision in the World War, will be the
principal speaker at the annual ban
quet of the Military Order of Foreign
Wars of Michigan, in Grand Rapids,
Feb. IA
Alpena-The Peoples State Bank
of Alpena, with a capital of 100000
and surplus of $4,000, was given a
charter by the state banking depart
ment. V. w. Tourje, formerly con-
nected with the department, is the
active head of the venture.
Saginaw-Defnite plans have been
outlined and preliminary work or
dered on the last link of the Dixie
highway from Frankenmuth junction
into this city. This is a stretch of
eight miles and is to be completed
this summer of asphalt or concrete,
"a feet wide.
Harbor Springs-Dean Swift, son
of Postmaster A. Thorne Swift, has
received an appointment to the An
napolis Naval academy. He was a
graduate Of the class of 1920 of the
Harbor Springs high school and at
present is taking an engineering
course at the Michigan Agricultural
college.
Marshall-Fire from an over-heated
boiler caused $4,000 loss in the F. A.
Stuart block. The John r. Smyth
Printing company suffered loss Of
$4,000 with $4,000 insurance. The
Corset Artisque corporation had
$4,000 loss, partly covered by insur-
ance The E. X. Page company suf-
fered a loss of $500 with $4,000 in
surance.
Lansing-The Michigan Public Util-
tiles Commission has withdrawn its
objection to the sale Of $4,000 worth
of stock in the Strait Rapid Transit
Co, operating an automobile freight
and passenger service between De-
troit, Flint, Port Huron, Jackson, Ann
Arbor and Lansing, and also opened
the way for an application for the sale
of 100000 of additional stock by the
company.
Ludington, Mich.-"If you don't
want to die, don't appear against my
wife and daughter" Harvey Durham,
Mason county farmer is said to have
told William Bushaw of Hart COM
planning witness in a charge OF boot
logging pending against Mrs. Dur
ham and her 17-year-old daughter,
Vesta. Justice ]. ID. S. Hanson Of
Hart placed Durham under $1,000
bond to keep the peace.
Lansing--In an order the state pub
lie utilities commission outlined a
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