1911-02-10; Clare Sentinel

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Kitablished 1878.
CLARE    MICHIGAN.   FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY lo. lull.
NewiserieB    Vol. iv*. No   13
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COMING EVENTS.
Feb.   14,   Farmers'   Clab   at   Wm.
Badgley's.
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Fob.   15,   Cong.   GiiUd   with   Mr*. j
Willi-.
Feb.   1«,   Altar   Society  with Mrs.
Mahoncy.
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Feb   16, Ladies' Aid with   Mra.   Al.
Purely.
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Feb.   17,  Gibson   Quartut at  M. E.
church.
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Feb.   23,  republican   county    convention.
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Feb. 24, Park Benefit concert.
AD VALOREM LAW
TELEPHONE      AND      TELEGRAPH
COMPANIES MUST PAY TAXES
UNDER    ACT    OF    19C9.
JUDGE       OENISON.       IN       UNITED
STATES   COURT   AT   GRAND
RAPIDS,  SO   OECIDE3.
Holds     That    Unjust     Discrimination
Alleged    by    the    Companies
Does    Not     Exist.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Move for   a  Special   Session  in
Near Future.
The Sentinel tries to Ret hold of
all th9 local news when it is new, but
■sometimes misses it. This happened
Ian week in the case of a petition
fur a special session of tbe hoard of
supervisors to declare the ofilce of
cour.ty commissioner of schools vacant and to make an appointment
to fill the place.
It appears that around the county
teat the matter bail been brewing
some time, anil on Tuesdav of last
wec»k the chairman e;f the- board of
f upervisors in a tetter to Prosecutor
ilowler asked hit opinion as to
whether a vacancy existed, since Mr.
Welch, the present commissioner
had gone to tako. up some work in
California, and what was the proper
way for the vacancy (if such existed)
to be filled. The prosecuting attorney read the law to the chairman,
and soon a petition waa in circulation among members of the board
for signatures requesting the countv
clerk to call a special meeting of tne
board to take action. The assumption seemed to be that there Is a vacancy and that It should be filled at
once
It has been Intimated that tbe
hurrying up of the appointment to
til! vacancy Defor* the republican
convention February 23 is intended
to be in the Interests of one of the
candidates, the idea being that the
convention will be influenced to
nominate a man already holding the
ofilce by appointment. This may be
tho motive, but we doubt it. The
history of special sessions in this
county has not been such as to popularize any one  responsible for  one.
As to whether  there is   a vacancy
there  is   a    difference    of    opinion.
Clearly  Mr. Welch   nas   net lest  his
residence, since his family and goods
are here, and there is nothing to prevent his returning to   resume   active ]
work at   any   time.    We   understand j
Mrs. Welch is doing the  oflice   work ,
as clerk.    It has been suggested that ]
some   former   friction     betwee,n   tbe I
commissioner    and   tbe   board   leads !
some of them to wish to    establish a I
vacancy.    As to   whether   Mr. Welch ;
ia performing the duties of his office,
of course, that is   a     matter   for   tbe
superintendent of   public   instruction
and the governor, acting on charge's, \
and not for   tbe   board. )
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As to the authority for   calling   the j
supervisors to act on  tbe   death,   re- ;
signation or removal of the   commis- ■
sioner, that   rosts     wholly   with   tho j
county clerk,   and   no   petitions   are !
necessary as   in   the   case  of     other i
special sessions.    However as   he   is j
a cautious official  he  probably    pre- I
ferred the backing of a   petition.        j
There seems to be   some  doubt   as
to when the  special   session   will   be |
held.       The      general       impression!
seems   to   be   tbat   it  will   be    soon, j
There is a good deal   of   objection   to'
this, as tbo    appointment,   if   one   is !
made, can take place  as   well   when |
the   supervisors    meet    the    Monday!
following the April   election   to   can- i
vass tho local option   vote.    A   meet-!
ing before that would involve   a  cost I
of I1M to »2fO.    If the matter   is   left!
until then it   can   have   no   influence '
in tbe action of the   convention,   and j
tbe   question   of    Mr.   Welch's   resi- j
dence    will     doubtl"s3     have     been
cleared  up. j
Small-Mock. I
The constitutionality of the law
providing for the taxation of telegraph and telephone companies on
an ad valorem basis was uphe Id by
Judge Denisoc in tbe United States
district court. This means that hereafter such corporations will be taxed
In tbo Fame manner as tho railroads
are. and incidentally tbat they wilt
pay into tbe state- treasury far more
taxes each year than under tbe old
law.
The case decided was an actior
brought to restrain the auditor-gen-
oral from collecting taxis under tbe
r.e w !aw. r'our telephone companies
—the Michigan State Tele phono Co.
the- Citizi ns' Tele phone- Co., of Grand
Rapids, the Citizens' Telephone Co.
of Jackson, ard the rule;;: Tcli-phono
Co.. of Alma—were the complainants
in the suit. The law places on the
ad valorem baiis of taxation all telephone ant trlcrraph companies doing btt-ire«s in the' -tate except thus*
who? !-• gross receipts are lcs.-e than
$.".'ii> a > e ar
The companies attacked tbe va
iidily of the law on tbo ground that
this discrimination between large and
small companies was unjust and
against the federal constitution. It
whs also contended that the title c!
tho act  was defective.
The court holds that the law is
not unjustly discriminative, and cabs
attention to the distinction between
companies which are co-operative In
their nature and those which do business for profit. It also holds that tbe
defect in the title of the act does
not impair the law.
Alpena Wants a    Normal    School.
Alpena, with the aid of Senator F.
I>. Scott and Representative C. A.
Oppenbom is determined to land tbe
Kastern Michigan Normal school. At
a council meeting a resolution was
passed giving the state a 40-acre site
for the school. Free water for 5".
years will be added. Other inducc--
ments will come if necessary. Alpena is the logical location for tbe
school, which would be of immense
benefit to a large territory. Of the
teachers in northeastern Michigan k^s
than 2 per cent now have a normal
training Tbe normal school committee.- to help tbe Alpena representa-
tiies in tbe iesisiaiure and push the
project ls composed of President William Kre-bs, of the chamber of commerce-: Mayor I.. G. Dafoe. Hon.
Frank C. Holmes, ox-rr.ajor; A. II.
Gre< n. chairman cf tho board of *u-
per\i-ors; Su'-ervisor 1". C. Speers,
President O. W. Bishop, of the common Council: Aid. Ceorgf V. Waldron and Jan.es J. Sanborn, evrep
re -entail", e.
Dynamite    Blow* Ten  Men to    Pieces.
Te n nan were killed ir. an exp'.o-
sie.r. of ciyr.arr.it.- at tho plant of ti.e
p: :to Powder Co., r.eur 1 -hpemir.g.
The men were blown to pieces hy the
Ma-:. o:.l> one man who was working
in tho g< latino jowder house, where
tha   i-vplo-i'jn   took   place,   escaping.
Tho only mar. known to bo injured
is Frank Harri.-, wbo was abeut -<0
feet distant from tbe building. His
back is injured and he was brought
to  the  I.-.hpe-mir.g    hospital.
fortunately there was not mere
than 1.'- n pounds of dynamite mixed
in a-e-latlno when it exploded, a batch
having been remowd 'ess than an
hoar before. Sap*, Gunnel was in
ti.e- building about an hour before the
explosion.
The company's officials fay tbey do
not know  what caused  tbe explosion.
Stcrm in State Cctts One Life.
With one- death directly due to tee
stcrm. and from eight inches to two
ft et of snow- ir. various parts of the
state, Michigan suffered greatly from
the blizzard. Trains and electric cars
or. nearly every re-ad in the Mate were
from 10 minutes to several hours late,
and ir. some- di.-.tricls tho entire schedule has boon abandoned because of
the   huge  drifts
!rs.     Theodore Brrrgeor..
was
found Mhauste ! ia the streets of Me-
r.omlm c ar.d expire i of heart failure,
duo !<■ exposure, in a drag -tore-where
she- was carried. Tho woman fell after batiiicc in thf> storm for 15 minutes.
Miss Bessie Hmall, daughter of Mr. I
and Mrs. James .Small, of tbis city,
■us* married Saturday, February ltb,|
to ;.. Claude Mock of Tipton, Ind. '
Thrr knot was tied at Harrison by j
Justice Young. Tho young couple J
aro spending a week or so at the home
of her parents, and will later go to ■
Marion, Ind., to reside.
Kuhn Would Put Tax on Mortgiges.
Attornoy-0< r.-'tal Kuhn bis pre-
r and for Senator Fowh a mortgage
tax bill which follows o.it tho recommendation* of Gov. Osborn. Tbo bill
is modeled after tho New York law-.
but is changed In many particulars.
It does away with the part taxation
syste in on mortgages ar.d provides
for a recording f'-o Instead.
i Hit H HiHUIHI 111 I 111 1
The Mailing Lisf.
Aa a matter of business
< ach subscriber to the Sentinel;
as well as ourselves, wishes to
know Just bow he stands on
oar books, and whether he has
been given proper credit for
payments. For this purpose
and to make it as plain as possible we have adopted abbreviations instead of numbers for
tbe months on tbe label after
your name on the paper. Subscribers would do well to keep
an eye on tho label. We have
started the changing and have
made the alteration, for Clare
rural routes except part of .■>.
Announcement of further progress will be made in this
space from time lo time.
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A NEW RAILROAD.
Handy   Bros.   Ro3ti   Will   Soon
Carry Passengers.
IN BIG PAGEANT
QUEEN  8ITS  BY THE SIDE OF  HIS
MAJESTY  AS THE  MESSAGE   IS   READ.
IN   GILDED   COACH,   SURROUNDED
BY MANY TROOPS, MONARCHS
LAUNCH    FIRST    HOUSE.
It Attired In Uniform cf Field Marsha!;
Lord   Strathcona   Represents  Canada;  Wm. Phillips the U. S.
Tbo Handy Rrex. of bay City have
owned and operated mir.pt west oT
tho city for eight or ton years. To
solve the labor problem and insure
.t full operating force without built -
ing a village near their mines tbey
built a railroad from their mines,
which carried their miners and also
transported their output to Bav
City for local consump'ion and tbe
ge<neral market. Later they operated mines east of tbe city and extended their road.
Last year measures were taken to
operate tbe road as a passenger line
and to extend its sphere. A location was secured for terminal facilities and an order placed for passenger coaches. The Handy Bros, are
able business men, and the expansion into railroading indicates ambition and capacity. What will
eventually be the terminal points
cf the road no one but themselves now knows, but the name of
tbe line, Detroit, Bay City & Western, is suggestive.
Saturday's Bay City Times contained tbis:
"The first train for Handy Bros
new road to the east, knor.°n as the
Detroit, Bay City & Western, bas
arrived in the city and is to be seen
east of the Sherman street crossing.
There are three full vestibule coaches finished in the most modern and
attractive, style, fully ecjual to other
coaches now running into this city.
Another train has been ordered by
the company and will be ready when
needed. The train is composed of a
combination "moter and baggage, a
day coach and a parlor car all vesti-
buled. They are right out of the
shops and sparkle in their coat of
maroon colored paint and varnish,
and their gilt lettering.
Th: track of the railroad has
reached Van Buren street. The
right of way is cleared of obstructions as far as Monroe- street. No
move has yet been made to vacate
tbe premises secured for a elepot
site. In the probate court ye-terday
afternoon the report of the jury in
the        condemnation proceedings
brought against the Bay City Iron
works was approved and the company having settled tbe terminal
question the work of arranging for
passenger and freight facilities willbe
pushed as rapidly as possible. The
only thing hindering tbe running of
trains has been the terminal facilities and it is expected tbat passenger coaches will be passing over the
road within a short tirr>° "
King Ceorge and Queen Mary, for
the first time in tbelr reign, proceeded
In state from Buckingham palace io
Westminster, where bis majesty rerd
tbe speech formally owning parliament from the throne la the houso ef
lords. During the ceremony theerueeri
was seated  at  the s!dc of tbo  king.
■Though the day was dark and chiily,
arl immense* throrg waa gathered in
St. James park and in Whitehall,
where tbe gcrgejous procession tia-std
Other thousands surrounded tbe par
liamontary   bulldir.ps.
Their majesties rode In the gild; 1
s'atc coach, drawn by eight en am
lolerod horses eap*r;s<ned in go'd am!
pirple. The V:ir.'- Acre a lie 1 ] marshal's tir.lfarm.
As the rojal party pa-^ed tho rhr-or-
ir.g was unusually la arty, ss it was
the first opportunity tbat tne pap.it..e e
had had to e xpre.-s its gr^tibcation ove i
the , indication of Kmg George in I ;•
recent liie! suit against Kdwaid My-
lius, wuosc paper called the monarci.
a ligun-.ijt and  fultan.
An escort of Life tiuards preceded
tbe stale c< ach, and je-ciaen of the
guard fcilowtd. Five state ca triages
e.acT. drawn by six horse.-, were cccu
pied by officials of the court and la
dles-in-waitiug. Regiments of guards
lined tbe route and as the procession
moved on the artillery regiments Sret
tbo royal salute. The crown an:
sword of state were borne from St
James palace to parliament in the
roja! carriage under the escort of the
guards.
Missouri Capits!  Burns,
The Missouri capit.-.l. at Jefferson
City, was destroyed by fire. Many
of the records of the governor ar.c"
other state officers are lost. Light
ring, which struck tbe cupola of the
d< me, spread the fla:ne3 to the rorv
of the bouse of representatives, ard
In less than a half hour It was ap
parent that  the building was doomed
Gov. Hartley directed tbo figr.t
against tbo flames, which, because or
tbo age of tbe building, ra. idly gained
great headway. Tbe penitentiary fire
department was called, and tho con
v lets worked heroically, scallcs; wal!«
and taking dacgi reus chances for tbeli
lives.
The less of the bouse records prac
tically ne-cessitates the work of the
piesent   session,   being  done  over.
Tbie  loss  is jr:"j,i'ai.
Do You Catch On:
If you do not, perhaps your boy
or girl does. We refer to lhe praL-
tice of "catching on'*   sleighs   in tho
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area
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General Crcnje Is Dead.
• n.   P:e-t   A.  Cronjo.  the   ISoer  gen
■ 'it i in II' lar.j'l; f. Transvaal
nje- co-amai:.!<d the- Magei sfonte i:
y, whiih held (Ion. Methuen back
many weeks Ou:f.ink<d by (Pr.
neb's brilliant march with 1".0>
■j. men. be was forced to retreat
■r one of the nx?t thrilling par
s in military annals, in which < "a
ian re cira.i i;ts under Lord Rob., r";
l' a notable-, part, ho was brouga:
ay at Paard>!erg and surrounded
surrender was forced by a night
■ge> of the Canadian regiment
oh occupied a position making lib
ich.'S unte-r.able.
NEW.S   NUGGETS.
. The Seriate has passed the ship
•ub»lJy bill after years of argument. Vl~e Pron. Sherman, for tbe
first time in tha history o: lhe U. 8 .
broke the tie vote by voting for the
bill.
The supreme court of Michigan has
upheld tbo constitutionality of the
law taxing telephone companies.
The federal house has pasied a
measure to provide for the building
of residences for our foreign ministries and ambassadors, Itfsthoagth
that some cne besides a millionaire
can now afford to hold such a position.
The low faro of IG2.W from Chicago to Buffalo and return bas been
secured for tbe National Educations!
Association's meeting in the latter
place In July.
Tbe Mexican revolution bus broken
out a fresh. In a batlln near Juraez
Monday no one was killed-.
VITAL STATISTICS.
How   Clare    County   Ranks  in
Life and Death.
Juarez   li   Saved.
Oatgenc rnled in their efforts to pro
\er.t tbe entrance of Col. Itobago and
"■'. f.-d« rn! troops from the -oath, the
Mexican revolutionists under Genera!
Pa-cual Orozco, are report rd to have
retired to Salamayuca. '2Z miles south
of Juarez—there to rep!eni»b their
supplies of ammunition and to awail
reinforcements
Alar.U. with an lrsurrccto force ol
betwe-on a00 ar.d f.<X) -non. was reported 2."> miles oast cf Juare;. Jihad a sharp skirmish wiih a band o!
10) federals, the federals retiring is
front cf  such overwhelming odds.
Haltien   Rebel   Leader   I*   Snot.
General    Montreuil   Gjillaume.   whe
was   ore   of   tho   strongest   supporters
j;f e-T-i're sidor.t  Nord  Alexis, an.l   whe
The Bulletin of the vital statistics
of Michigan for December has pi-t
coma to hand. Its statistics ar
vital in more- senses than one. Not
only does the data refer to births,
deaths, marriage-s and divorces, but
there is a comparison mail • of counties   r-nd sections   of tho stale.
The place Clare county holds in
this showing is not only very gratifying but it is very significant. The
coiintiri aro grouped in sections,
having a monthly destb rate per
1C00 population .-.-< fellow--:
1. I'ppe-r P.-nir-uL-i U.O
2. Northern    counties i':i:cluel-
ing Clare) 10.6
3. Central counties 10.S
4. Southern counties 16 0
Not only doe- the group of northern counties to whicti Clare county
belongs bave the lowest death rate,
but there is not another connty outside this ^roup with as low a rate,
as Clare namely, 5.7 deaths per 1D00
population.
In this group there are only four
other counties with as low a death
rate as Clare county, and it is significant tbat these four counties witb
Clare belong to the territory known
as northeastern Michigan. Not orily
is this true, but the six lowest death
rates of tbe state are in six of the
seventeen counties of this northeastern section, namely. Ogemaw,
■1.3; Arenac, 4.5; Iosco, 5.1; Otsego,
5.4; Clare, 5.7; Gladwin, 62. When
you are talking for northeastern
Michigan do not overlook this fact.
Statistics are usually dry reading,
but tbere is some moisture in the
above.
These addilional figures may interest some: The annual averpge
death rate for the state is U.S. The
highest rate is in Ionia countv, "2! 4.
Isabella's rate is below tbe average,
being 10.1. Clare's birth rate per
thousand is 10.3;    Isabe-!la"s   1J S.
WET AND DRY FORCES
LINE UP FOR FIGHT
WETS    FORCE   THE    BATTLE    BV
CALLING   FOR   RESUBMISSION
IN TWELVE  COUNTIES.
DRY8  ARE   AFTER   SIX  COUNTIES
AND ANTI-SALOON   LEAGE COMMENCES   RAISING   MONEY.
Michigan    Brewers'    Association    Are-
Leaving  the Fight to the Lccal
Organizations.
Michigan's fourth annual county local option campaign, and what advocates say will be the most bitterly
fought in tbe history of the movement
in this state, started Sunday when dry
loaders occupied CO Detroit p"IPits
in annual appeal for funds.
Election day—First Monday la
April.
In wet county of Montmorency appeal has been made to supreme court
fiom decision of circuit Judge ordering submission of local option to vote
at spring olecticr.. Ilrys will get de-
cision   oa  Issue   in   time   fcr   voter.
Dry? have blocked resubmission efforts of wets: this spring In fri'lawing
■dry e;..:n'.ios: Kalbaska. Charlevoix.
AK rr.a. Gratiot—'.
Large cities Involved in vol" thi*-
spring are: Jac!, = cn, population, '».">.-
eX>; Flint, population, r,So'v': P,attie-
Crcek. jopulatioa. *:.".,'-^T; Kalamazoo.
populatian. 43,e''00. Jackson. K.int anil
Battle- Creek aro in eiry counties at
present. Kalamazoo ;S a license town
-.here, lt is claimed, the saloon r!e>-
aiei.; ls >"rong and excise regulation
has   been   lai.
Cost cf campaign this year will t-"
nor hr from a million of do'.iars.
Dr.. s cla'm tbey win m?bo tho wcta
alone spend this amount. Tbe cost,
of the campaign last year when w«rts
carried IC and tbo drys ;o Michigan
counties, was approximately a half
million dollars, tbe wets winning back
the cities of Cadillac and Pontiac.
after a strenuous campaign in which
expensive spellbinders like former
Gov. Peck and ex-Mayor Rose, cf Wisconsin, and former United States Senator Towce. of Minnesota, were hero
in  the wet  Interest.
The dry campaign this year will be
largely controlled by Michigan Anti-
Saloon league, which raised and ex-
1'ondeei $75,000 in last year's campaign.
While Supt. George W. Mcrrow. of
tl e Antl-Salcon league, beasts tbat ha
will make the Michigan State Brewers' exchange spend a "cool million"
in self-defense this spring, tbe brewers say they will cot spend a single
cent In campaignkig as they are going to leave the ficht entirely In tbo
bands of local committees of ths counties that aro  in tbe  figr.t.
Tbo cumber cf Michigan counties
r.ew   elrv  are  40  cut   of a total of  S7.
Where the Battle Wil!  Be WagetJ.
Twolvo dry counties In which wets
have force d resubmission to question
this >ear: Calhoun. Jackson. Cen-
eaoc, Tuscola. Sanilac. Allegan, Emmet, lar.ia. Newaygo, Clare. Isabella.
an !    I'e-.r>.
Six lire n-e- counties In which elrys
will force fight fcr prohibition: Heron, lose. Alp.c-r.a. Cheboygan, Montcalm  and  Kalama-oo.
Dynamite Blast Kills One. Hurts Tve/o.
One man was I.ilb ,! ar.d two so st-
riO'.rsly injured tha; they aro expected
to dio In an rxplcsion cf dynamite en
Kilsworth avenue, in Grand Rapidsa
William K. Coed rich is dead, Otis If.
Rvan ar.i William II, r.nett fatally injured.
Tho dynamite was laid and fuses
connected by the men who were engaged in digging a cellar. Shortly
after midnight tho men-went to their
work, ar.d while Goodrich was putting the dynamite ir.to a bole seme-
thing" went wrong and in an instant
tho men were thrown In all directions.
... ,_ , Goo.'.rich   was   blown  out  cf the   pit
sary    appropriations.    To     a    large i,   .
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS
Proving Great   Success.    Likely
to be Extended.
After a one month's trial, the 4S
postal bants established bv the government seem a decided suc< ess and
Postmaster Genera) Hitchcock do-
clares he would immediately establish ckJO more banks bad he the neces-
Port Au Prince in March. ISa?. was
captun d by government soldiers near
Capo  Haitien  ar.d  she.  '.•< death.
General Guiilaumo uas one of the
leaders in tho present rising against
President Simon.
By a veto of ICC to 3T'>, Kscanaba
rojocti d a new charter, providing for
a  recall  and  one  alderman  from  crch
ward.
street.    One of tbe saddest  fatalities    ^ l.1.v]^S'\ l.n_ V^.:"0,'''^3..!"
that   ever   happened   in   Clare   came i
about in   this way.      Many  children !
have received  serious injury.    There!
is an ordinance  against  catching  on!
sleighs,   but    few   children   taow   it
unless therir   parents tell   thorn.
This is written to suggest tbat par-!
ents and teachers insist that tho;
children re-frain from tho practice,1
and to ask drivers, both farmers ar.d i
local teamsters, to refuse to let the!
children     catch    on.    Nearly    every I
good natured driver is willing tho
children should ride, but there is so
much peril to the children in trying
to get on moving sleighs tbat in tht>
Interests of sounoSlife and limb it
should be discouraged.
Announcement is mide for tho Pan
American union that '.'I acceptance!
to attend tlie Pan-American Commercial conference Feb. i:> to IS bavf
been   received.
Six hur.dre i cases of grip have beer
reported to Dr. Kians, medical advt-ei
r.f tbo I'r.lvorsity cf Wisconsin, since
Jan. ™. Tho afTtiofd students bave
missed a total of 12 C^-l class hours
The reason for the wide spread of tt»
disease is nsslgr.ed by Dr. Kvans tr
gem ral laxity of care and to claFi
room conditions.
extent these banss were located at
point where the popnlation is made
considerably of foreigners. In our
own state for instance the bank is
at Houghton. It has long been observed that a large proportion of
these people are suspicious of hanks
and generally send their savings to
the old countries, lt was thought
th»t with the establishment of similar banks in this country. the:?e people would place their savings therein
and it seems this Is proving to be the
fact, ItXi.OOO, or au average or about
t\'200 to each bank was deposited
this tirst month and alarge majority
cf the depositors were foreign Americans.
Mr. Hitchcock has recommended
an appropriation of Jl .000,OX) for the
immediate extension of the system.
Taken to Ann Arbor
Last Tuesday afternoon Harold
Iteger, the seven year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Chris Keger of Sheridan,
was taken to the  University  hospital i a  power bouse In  Jackson and ostah
to tbe stre-et. Ryan's face was
beaten to a shapeless pulp and Men-
r.ett was badly disfigured. If they
should live they would be blind. No
one kcows the cause of the explosion.
Goodrich died  In  a  hospital.
STATE BRIEFS.
Several purveyors of soft drinks ia
tbe village of Ilyrcn bave paid J25
government license and $5 p-enaltr
for soiling "near beer." which U said
to bo too "near." A deputy revenue
collector from Flint made the assessments.
After making bis getaway from a
deputy while under arrest ca complaint cf a young woman cf Parts,
near Reei City, Rev. Howard Jerrett
wont to Grand Rapids and secured a
license- to wed Etta Blanctird cf
Sand   LaVe.
Tbo Wayne cour.ty farmers w ii!
bold institutes as follows: Re!Teril!e.
Tuesday. Fob. 14: Willow. Feb. L";
Flat Rock, Fob. 10; F.urcka, Feb. 17:
Wayne. Feb. is; Canton. Feb. 21.
Speake rs will be present from Owosso.
Ann   Arbor  and   Lsnsicg.
Tho   M.  U.   It    is   planning  to build
at Ann Arbor to undergo an operation for appendicitis. This was successful and the boy at last accounts
was doing nicely and gives promise
of a splendid recovery.
lish sub-stations along its right of
way. Tbe company will, after thrt
completion of tbe power houses, ce.ts;»
tn purchase power from tbe Com-
incawcalth  Power  Co., of Jackscn.