The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1922-04-20

county jail at Pontiac, charging him
with the murder of Jack Triggs, trap
per and motion picture cameraman.
at Kent lake. Luft still maintains his
innocence, and stoutly denies he was
near the island, with its group OF
cabins, where Triggs was shot with
shotgun and then dubbed TO death
with the butt of the gun. Officers
have searched In vain for the gun
with which the crime was committed,
which Luft claims was stolen from
his home the night before the murder.
Fifteen minutes after his induction
into Office DR.. Homer S. Carr, newly
elected mayor OF Niles, issued sweep
ing orders to Chief of Police George
Francis. clamping down the lid on
punchboards. slot machines and 9TH
er forms of gambling. One hour af-
ter Mayor Carr had taken the oath OF
office, there was not a slot machine
nor punchboard to be found in the
city. Mayor Carr. however, faces con-
siderable opposition in his forthcom.
ing appointments. Opposed to the
mayor is council composed of seven
Republicans, and one Democrat.
After waiting several days in the
hope Of receiving some word from
Fannie Harris, IL years old, Battle
Creek. junior high school girl. De-
tective Arthur Hessmer has signed a
complaint against Andrew Anderson,
40, farmer neighbor of the Harris
family, charging him with enticing
the girl away from home. The girl
left home and a search revealed the
fact that Anderson and his son also
were missing and that Anderson had
disposed of his property, police
charge.
Frederick Allies, of Kalamazoo,
could not wait till he got a divorce
so he could marry the pretty Centre
vile schol teacher he was infatuated
with, his wife testified in her suit for
a divorce, so he fixed the date for
their marriage for last Thanksgiving,
and went ahead with plans for the
while still living with his
wife. Allies later filed a suit for d.
vorce. and his wife filed a crossbill
A decree was granted to the wife by
Judge George Weimer.
The Owosso Kiwanis Club will seek
the aid of every Kiwanis Club in the
state in having Michigan placed in
Eastern Standard Time zone, thus
settling for all time the question of
fast or slow time in the state. Owos.
so voters defeated proposal to adopt
last time and now petitions. are in
asking the city commits
sion to adopt it in spite of the vote.
Attorney John NJ. Durham, chair
nan Of special committee Of the
Kent county bar association, has fix
I'D April 28 as the date for the asso-
cations dinner in honor OF John s.
Mcdonald, Grand Rapids, who recent
y was appointed justice of the
Michigan supreme court His fellow
in the states highest tri-
'unal will be guests of honor.
DR.. Leroy Dale has been selected as
director for the International health
esort, Battle Creek, to succeed DR..
\. James Denike. who is moving to
Detroit to take up private practice.
Dr.. Dale has been connected with Ber-
lar MacFadden's health crusade for
he past 10 years.
The Harbor Springs Chamber of
Commerce is arranging for a recep-
ion for the 200 tourists to arrive there
rom Detroit and other southern
Michigan points in 40 cars on July II.
will be furnished and
free dinner given the travellers.
An automobile truck stolen in Flint
rom Fred Bailey early in 1918 and
old seven times in four cities, was
covered in Muskegon. Andrew
Ernest Of Muskegon was arrested.
Al the dnnudl meeting OF the Cal
oun county farm bureau at Marshall
Timer E. Ball. secretary-treasurer, re-
orted that on April / there was on
and a balance of $5,20379.
Live stock may legally run at large
n the highways in Colfax township,
Wexford county, voters there having
defeated a proposal to prevent this
ractice.
A Boy Scout hero medal was given
o Robert Bennett, of Kalamazoo. Is
ears old, who last summer saved the
life OF William Guiding, at Whites
axe.
Plumbers OF Menominee and Mar.
nette, Wis, went on strike as the re.
ult of their failure to agree with EN-.
,loyers on a new wage scale.