The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1922-04-27
Michigan
Happenings
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An important state precedent has
been made by the Michigan Industrial
accident board in the case Of Mrs.
Albert Smith. Kalamazoo, who has
been awarded $4,000 compensation,
the result of the death OF her husband
September 80, on the crossing at the
Rex Paper mill. Smith was driving
to work at the mill. Rain prevented
him seeing the approach of the train.
The insurance company contested the
Widows claim, but the board held
that the compensation act covers EN-
ployes on their way to work as well
as those actually engaged at their
regular employment.
After As years as president of the
local w. c. T. u, Mrs. Mary B. Dick
lie. wife of President Emeritus Samuel
Dickie, of Albion college, has resign
ed. When DR.. Dickie was superin-
tendent of schools az Hastings, from
1873 to 1877, Mrs Dickie became lead
er Of the RED Ribbon society, which
was the forerunner of the w. G. T. u.
When DR.. Dickie in 1877, came to AL
bian college, his wife was chosen head
OF the local dry organization. Mrs.
Harvey G.. Pearce has been named to
succeed Mrs. Dickie.
A request from the state welfare
commission of American Legion that
$4,000 be appropriated for assisting
wives and children of disabled war
veterans and $4,000 to replace money
already spent by the legion in aiding
veterans has been received at Lam
sing by the state administrative board.
The commission asked that the appro-
priations be made from the state war
preparedness fund. The matter was
referred TO a committee.
Twenty minutes after the jurors
retired at 4:30 o'clock April 10, they
brought in a verdict finding John Du-
val Dodge, Detroit millionaire, and
Rex Earl, of Kalamazoo, guilty of pos
sessing, transporting and furnishing
intoxicating liquors. Attorney Harry
Howard, of counsel for the defense,
asked stay OF sentence to file mo-
tiOn LII a uCW lIldl. IL WAS
The trial was held at Kalamazoo.
Fire, caused by a painters blow
torch, destroyed the $4,000 home of
George B. Yerkes, former prosecuting
attorney for Wayne county, near
Worthwhile. Village water mains do
not extend to the residence and the
fire department was unable to fight
the flames. A water supply system
on the farm failed. Furniture was
salvaged. Insurance partially covers
the loss.
After following to an end another
clue, which, at first. apparently ac-
counted for the whereabouts Of Je-
rome Dickinson, 19-year-old acting rec
tor of the Church of the Ascension,
OF Ontonagon, who disappeared April
4, w. M. Dickinson, of Detroit, his ia
Their, announced he had little hope of
finding his son alive He believes
the young clergyman drowned in Lake
Superior
All state institutions and depart
ments will be informed by order OF
the state administrative board that
overdrafts on appropriations for this
year will be deducted from appropri-
sations for next year. This means that
institutions or departments overdraw-
ing their appropriation will be spend
ing their own money, and have that
snuch less to spend next year.
Reuben Johnson, of Albion, charged
with attempted murder in connection
with the shooting of Deputy Sheriffs
r. s. Scott and Robert Dowsett in
Albion April /, after the officers
made liquor raid, pleaded guilty be-
fore Judge Walter II. North in Circuit
Court and was sentenced to 16 to 30
years at Marquette Prison, with a
recommendation Of 81.
Robert Barney, Traverse City farm
er and banker, has receive notice Of
his appointment by Governor Alex ].
Groesbeck as a member of the state
fair commission, succeeding Perry #.
Powers, of Cadillac.
William Shakespeare, Jr, former
city commissioner, has been named
by the Kalamazoo city commission to
succeed Commissioner Paul T.. But
Ter, recently resigned.
Although the house was split In two
and 20 windows were broken when 1t
was struck by lightning, none Of the
family of Thomas Popa, living near
Cedar, was injured.
May 1 to 6 inclusive will be made
in Pontiac" week and samples of pro-
ducts manufactured in Pontiac will
be displayed in the store windows