The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1922-01-12
STATE NEWS

ed here in February, as the result Of
action taken by the city commission
Holland-Walter Larson, 81, and
Charles Conklin, IS, both farmers
living near Pearle, south OF Fennville
were killed instantly when their auto
mobile was struck by fast Pere Mar
quette freight train Jan. 3.
Lansing Charges that some OF the
indigents receiving aid through the
city poor department have property
assessed as high as $4,000 have been
made, following an investigation by
the Ingham County supervisors.
Muskegon-The Muskegon Traction
and Lighting company, which won its
fight here against the jitney busses
will serve the city with jitney busses
after short survey, as a means OF
feeding its lines with passengers.
Fhnt-Headed by Thomas Colladay
ex-service man, and c. o. Hetchler
prominent business man, and one wo
man, Mrs. Clara McCollum, school
teacher, seven applications for the
Flint postmastership have been filed
in Washington.
Kalamazoo.-The late Rt Rev. f. A.
O'Brien, ID. d., former dean of st.
Augustine's parish, left an estate of
$17,5ee. Father O'Brien named his
sister, Sister NJ. Raphael O'Brien, a
member of the Order OF st. Joseph,
as his sole beneficiary.
Corunna-James oliver Curwood,
Owesso author, has begun suit against
the Peninsular insurance company OF
Grand Rapids to recover $4,000 which
he says he paid the company last
charges that fraud was practiced in
obtaining the investment.
Escanaba.-Announce by the /.
Stephenson Co., that night shift will
be started and notice of additional
nten needed at the Northwestern Co
operage & Lumber Co., two of Delta
County's largest lumber concerns
threw an optimistic light on lumber
conditions in this county.
Traverse City.-"There is less pro-
lection for a woman in the United
States today than there is for a jack
rabbit" Mel Trotter of Grand Rapids,
founder of 81 rescue missions. told an
audience Of several hundred CONNER
cial travellers. Rotarians and chamber
Of commerce members here.
Hoily.-Harry Leath, treasurer Of
Croveland township. was killed In
stanty when a car in which he was
riding with Jess Smith. Of Groveland.
turned turtle on the Dixie highway,
two miles north OF Holly. "A broken
radius rod caused the accident. Smith.
who was driving, was unhurt.
Kalamazoo-Relativ here OF Mr..
and Mrs. Carlton Carpenter Of Terre
Haute, Ind, who were found dead In
their home In that city last week,
have gone to assist in probing the
cause of their deaths. A bottle con-
tanning liquor. believed by officers to
Aa "moonshine," was found in their
room.
Battle Creek.-Mrs. Minnie Collier,
IS, temporarily insane, committed sui
eide with a razor owned by her hus-
band, Charles Collier, we'll known
Pennfield farmer. Mrs. Collier has
grieved for three years for her son.
Ralph, who was killed in 1918, while
acting as an instructor in the United
States aviation corps.
Flint-The bort Motor Car COM
pany is made defendant in a $4,000
damage suit brought by Lucian A.
Greer for the death of his six-year-
aid SON Roy, who was killed on March
% by bort company truck driven
by M. v. Horrick. Horrick, accord
ing to the bill. was travelling 80 miles
an hour when he hit the lad.
Kalamazoo-Abram Hill of School
craft, whom masked robbers beat in
order to compel him to reveal the
supposed hiding place OF his money,
and who died a few days afterwards,
left an estate of $4,000 OF this
amount more than $4,000 is personal
property and 1t was these securities
the bandits believed were secreted in
the Hill home.
Onaway-The four-year-old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Parker, OF
Onaway. was burned, probably fatal
ly, when her clothing caught fire from
an open stove near which she was
playing. When the mother discovered
the accident the child's clothes were
q mass OF flames. She rushed the
little one to a snowbank to smother
the flames. The mother was badly
burned about the hands and arms.
Cedar Springs-Word OF the death
In San Diego, Calf, OF Colonel l.. NJ.
Sellars, former publisher OF the Ced-
ar Springs Clipper. was received
here Jan. 4.-Colonel Sellars, a Ere
mont voter, was a lifelong Republi.
can, veteran OF the Civil war and
for SO years published weekly news
paper here. He sold his interests last
winter because OF falling health. He
was one OF the most picturesque fg-