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i I CLIO MESSEB3EK n PU Jar r7 Volume VI Number 10 CLIO, MICHIGAN, MAY 3, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS SWIIIK milKLEl DIES OF i nirvn trnin in n HIT " n tiALTdiu lit mm SUNDAY EVENING AFTER ILL NESS OF YEAR. Had Three Strokes; Last One Fatal. Lived in Vienna, Thetford and Arbela Many Years. Resident of Flint Past Four Years., Leaves Wife. Funeral Wednesday at Pine Run. Frank Hinkley, aged 58, at dif ferent times of his life a resident of Vienna, Thetford and Arbela, died Sunday night at his home in Flint following a third paralytic stroke. Mr. Hinkley suffered the first stroke about three years ago and the sec ond a little over a year ago, since which time he has been practically an invalid,, although at times being siblc to be around a little and seem ing to' be recovering. Mr. Hinkley was born in New York state and came with his par ents when a small boy to Vienna township. His father died when the deceased was about 10 years of age. When a young man Mr. Hink ley was married to Miss Carrie Van Wort, who survives him. For sev eral years they resided in Detroit where the deceased was employed by the street railway company. Later they removed to Thetford and "Aibela farms and about four years ago took up their residence in Flint. Mr. Hinkley was a man of Chris tian character and possessed of many excellent traits, and his large acquaintance will be grieved to learn of his death. He was a mem ber of Vienna lodge No. 191 I. O. O. F. which organization had charge of the funeral which washeld from the Pine Run Disciple hurch Wed nesday afternoon ,yith interment in Vienna ccrnctcna 'sides the widow .one C 'llnlinrts rt Hur- A brother died several years ci$w 111 UU111W1 1I1UI HIGH SCHOOL CADETS ORGAN- IZED. Last Friday night, twenty-five High School boys met and organiz ed the "Clio High School Cadets." 11 111 UlgUl 13 IU uc I uisuiiji uigui of each week. J. J. Parsons, with whom the idea originated, has had several years of militia life and has been in two drill teams, so the boys have a well qualified instructor. The members -will receive the same training, to a certain extent that is given in the U. S. Army. They hope, sometime in the future, to purchase uniforms. ... At the meeting Friday night, the following officers were elected: Captain, J. J. Parsons; 1st Lieu tenant, Thurston Hurd; 2nd Lieu tenant, Vernon C. Swihart; Com pany Clerk, D. Leslie Runnells; Treasurer, Fred A. Runnells. ( REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The Clio State Bank at Clio, Michigan, at the close of business April 18, 1912 as called for bv the commissioner of the banking department: RESOURCES Loans and discounts: Commercial department Savings department JBonds, Mortgages and Securities, viz: Savings department Ovcrdralts Ranking house 5 500 00 Furniture and Fixtures . ... 2 COO 00 RESERVE Commercial Savings Dut from banks in reserve cities . $5 539 79 $15 610 26 U. S. and National bank Currency 0 806 00 9 000 00 Gold Coin 2 710 00 Silver Coin 586 75 Vickies and cents 230 03 Tot.O 13 ... lW 1 .t u it i nc i nil inner lUMi iii-iua ..... ..VY v I CapivMJS'ock paid in OUll'l" " Undivided profits, net Com. deposits subject to check ... Cashier's checks outstanding .... Due to banks and bankers ........ Savings deposits (book accounts). Savings certificates of deposit ... Total STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTY OF GENESEE ss. I, Chas. u. Matzcn, cashier oi the above named Dank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and hrlief and correctly represents the true state of the several matters there in contained, as shown by the books of the bank. Chas. G. Matzcn, Cashier Subscribed and sworn to before mc this 26th day of April 1912. . Chas. E. Taylor, Notary Public. My commission expires February 7, 1914, Correct attest: - . ' ' Chas. II. May ,' Chas. Noble Ernest R. May Directors. MT. MORRIS DEFEATS CLIO IN ELEVEN INNING GAME In the return game played at Mt. Morris Friday afternoon, Clio was defeated by Mt. Morris after a long and exciting battle. The game was called at 3:3Q. Mt. Morris captured several scores in the first inning while Clio only got one. This was brought in by Secor, who knocked a home run far out in right field. In the second, Clio scored three more. Then both sides settled down j to business, first one and then the I oiner geiung a run unui in me sev enth, when Mt. Morris brought in two. In the next, Clio added two more to llieir collection. This put Clio one in the lead but in the last of the ninth, Mt. Morris snatched another, which tied the score. Two more innings were played before the tie was broken and at last after a hard battle, Mt. Morris captured the victory. The batteries were Ridley, Matney, and Hackney for Mt. Morris and Manchester and Runnells for Clio. Goodrich and Plum umpired. The score by innings: Mt. Morris 40010120101 Clio 13210002000 Nortnwest Vienna Minnie Yeastcr is spending a few lays with her brother in Montrose. Mr. and Mrs. George Conquest, Mrs. J. Conquest, Mrs. E. Carver and Tom Conquest spent Monday in Flint. "'A number from Flint, Thetford and Clio visited at the home of George Scib, Sunday. Ressic and Clayton Scott and Gordon and Maynard Weir spent last Friday evening with Miss Em ma Hillier. Mrs. Nelson Priest was a Rirch Run caller Monday. Orvillc Reed was in Flint Mon day. Mrs. R. L. Scott, daughter fmd son spent Sunday in Montrose. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wenn of Tay mouth visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Duss, Sunday. Mrs. Wm. Rolf spent Monday in Clio. i August Yeastcr visited in Tay mouth and Montrose, Sunday even ing. Mrs. Herman Knowlcs was in Rirch Run Tuesday. Mrs. Wm. Rois, Mrs. Tom Wenn, Mrs. Albert Clements, Mrs. George Conquest and Mrs. II. Knowles spent one day last week with Mrs. C. W.'Weir. Londa Jepson of Rlackmar spent Sunday with Gordon and Maynard Weir. Grandma Lester has been spend ing a few days at the home of John O'Neill at County Line. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Myers vis ited their daughter, Mrs. E. W. Tomkinson, Sunday. Miss Evelyn Green spent Saturday and Sunday at her home. lo 49 710 54 98 0G8 11 $100 397 70 98 068 11 103 92 222 57 27 350 26 40 578 83 239 60 233 488 16 25 000 00 300 00 2 398 97 52 381 66 511 86 2 521 65 82 562 18 87 811 84 225 789 10 "253 488 16 DAT IS CHOSEII FOR GURERNATORIAL PROCLAMA TION SETS ASIDE MAY 15. Co-operation of All Towns, Villag es, Cities, Commonwealths and Individuals Urged for Good of Public Health. Concerted Action Necessary to Keep Down Disease. All Together Let's Clean up the Town. A' PROCLAMATION The state board of health and the department of fire marshal of Mich igan have agreed upon May 15 as a day to be devoted to cleaning up and improving sanitary conditions. On .this day the people of Michi gan are requested to do those things which will tend to materially lessen the danger to human life from dis ease and fire. The advisory details suggested for the observation of this day arc set forth in a bulletin by the health de partment and a proclamation by the lire marshal. In pursuance of the above, there fore, I, Chase S. Osborn, governor of Michigan, do hereby issue this proclamation, designating May 15, 1912, as public health and clean-up day in Michigan, and earnestly urge its observance. Given under my hand and the great seal of the state, this 18th day of April, in the year of our lord, one thousand nine hundred and twelve, and of the common wealth the seventy-sixth. CHASE S. OSBORN, Governor. Ry the Governor: FRED'K. C. MARTINDALE, Secretary of State. Following the issuing of the above proclamation by the gover nor Secretary Robert L. Dixon of the state board of health sent out a department bulletin urging con certed action in the matter of prop er observance of Michigan's public health and clean-up day, May 15th. Tlie bulletin follows in part: The most important asset subject to the principles of conservation is good health. The largest financial burden to the people of Michigan is that produced by disease. The dis eases causing this output of money are preventable diseases. The most important principle of prevention of disease is sanitation. A proper de gree of sanitation and hygiene con sistently maintained will save thou sands of lives and millions of dol lars in this state each year. There are in Michigan each month over 200 deaths from tuberculosis. This disease costs us $20,000,000 a year. Add to this the cost of typhoid fe ver, dipthcria, smallpox, cholera in fantum, and the long list of prevent able diseases, and the amount be comes appalling. This matter is practically within the power of the public to control. To the end that concerted activity covering the entire state may be es tablished, tlie governor has desig nated May 15, 1912, as Public Health Day. In accordance with the spirit of his proclamation, the state board of health asks that it be made a day of general cleaning up of insanitary surroundings, and the establishment of sanitary, healthful conditions. This will bring about an unmeasur ed good if entered into in the spirit which' the movement deserves. Wc ask that mayors of cities and presi dents of villages, through the co-operation of the local boards of health extend the proclamation into every jurisdiction. It should be a day of special health teaching in every school in the state. From every pul pit a sermon on good health might profitably be extended on the Sun day preceding. The newspapers might well anticipate the day by special editorials, pertaining to the subject. If all concerned will par ticipate in the work it will mean nn arrest of summer diseases which will be of untold value. "Life only avails, not the having lived,' says Emerson. This, of course, means wo must live while wc are alive. This living must ex press itself In service. The forces entering into and dominating our complex society arc many and their co-relation unquestioned. vThc atti tude of each to all and all to each measures their efficiency. Organized society is not much dif ferent from the human organism. The minute the human organism be gins to live it also begins to die; likewise the constructive and de structive forces of organized soci ety enter the arena together armed at all points for the conflict. We believe that the forces of construc tive society arc waxing, the forces of destruction waning. There are abounding evidences upon all hands to sustain our faith and belief. We are getting a better viewpoint, and this is giving us a larger vision. The co-operation of home makers, school teachers, from the university up to the kindergarten, the Chris tian teachers imbued with the spirit of the Master, the statesman, not the politician only, the newspapers and magazines, especially those with a higher ideal than "sensation and cir culation," the political economists and sociologists is drawing all to gether for a cleaner living morally and physically. As Henry Snyder Harrison says: "We are beginning to believe in altruism for ourselves as well as for oilier people, and prac tising, it, too." We are getting better acquainted with sanitary prevention; making it more welcome than the ambulance and undertaker. The teachers in our schools, the ministers in our churches, who have tons of dusty sociology upon their library shelves have awakened to the illuminating fact that in the stream of 'the world's life men learn to live and love, that dusty socialogy, pedagogy or theology is worse than depreciat ed currency. It will not circulate and do the busines of life. The fifteenth of May we shall ob serve Memorial day, the greatest memory day in our calendar. Gar lands of flowers will be woven by the deft hands of love and placed by white robed children upon the graves of our patriotic dead, who died -that the nation might live. It was glorious to die for the repub lic, the union. But we arc not call ed upon to die for the preservation of the nation, but to live for it At the battle of Waterloo, Marshall Ney said: "Come and' see how a Marshall of France can die for his country." On May 15th let the schools and churches say: "Come and we will tell you how to live for yourselves and. for Michigan." Dr. P. E. White, village health of ficer, asks everyone to co-operate in the movement for the eradica tion of disease causes and general health and cleanliness. He hopes to see Clio excell the famous "Spotless Town" after May 15th. SECOND HIGH TEAM WINS FROM JR. BUSINESS MEN The second high school base ball team played a game Wednesday af ternoon with a picked young busi ness men's team on the local dia mond and it was a bat fest right. The center of the game was good but the first two and last two in nings were well a score of 13 to 11 with practically all the points made in these four innings needs no comment. The battle closed with the high school boys victors. Manchester and Runnells was tho C. H. S. battery and Williams and Clark acted in like capacity for the losers. RESOLUTIONS Whereas, our heavenly Father has seen fit to remove from this earthly home our beloved sister and earnest worker, Etta M. Hurd, to the home from which no traveler returns therefore, be it Resolved, That we, the members of Clio Hive No. 311 L. O. T. M. M. bow in humble submission of the divine will and deeply regret the untimely death of our dear depart ed sister, and be it further Resolved, That we extend to the bereaved husband and daughter our sincere sympathy in their hour of affliction. Also be it Resolved, That our charter be draped in mourning for a period of thirty days, also be it Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be placed upon the rec ords of our hive, a copy sent to the family who have been so deeply be reaved, and also published in the Clio Mcsscnrcr. MILLIE A. MEEKS ALICE T. DOYLE ' HELEN F. FROST, Com. Clio.' April 29, 1912. BRADFORD MORRISON DIES IN LOS ANGELES, APRIL 11 Word has been received in Clio of the death at the home of his sis ter, Mrs. Julia Morrison Desscry in Los Angeles, Cab, on April 11, of Bradford P. Morrison. Mr. Morri son was born in Birch Run, March 1, 1880 and spent the early years of his life in and near Clio. During 1894 and 1895 he attended the Clio high school, moving with the family in 1896 to Redlands, Cal., in which state he has since lived. In 1903 he was married to Miss Sadie Morris of Fresno, Col., who died in 1908. amce inc cicam oi ;virs. Morrison the deceased had made his home with a sister, Mrs. Nellie Morrison King at At) Eureka St., Redlands. Many friends of the deceased in this vi cinity will be grieved to learn of his untimely demise. ADDITIONAL LOCAL Mrs. Harriet Adams is on the sick list. A. A. Williaoms is cpendinff a week in Thetford. Mrs. Fred Secor spent Saturdav ami Sunday in Saginaw and Ray City. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Hill spent Sun day in Saginaw visiting their son, L. I). Hill. Donald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bowden, is improving after a weeks illness. Mrs. George Stuber, of Scottville is visiting her sister, Mrs. James Rowden. Mrs. B. S. Jennings has returned from a few days visit with her daughter, Mrs. Chas. . Obce, of Ad rian. Fred Butler and Miss Helen Crawford, of Flint, were the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. But ler, Sunday. Mrs. J. H. Sheldon of Flint has been visiting her sister, Mrs. A. A. Williams this week returning home yesterday afternoon. Dr. Edward C. Rumcr, of Flint, has received a commission from President Taft as first lieutenant of the medical corps of the United States army. Frank Pugh, aged 8 years, son of Mrs. Wm. Boots of Southeast Birch Run, died Tuesday in a Saginaw hospital, following an operation. The body was brought here and the funeral will be held at the home this afternoon. JOS. F. SIIEEHAN, AMERICA'S GREATEST TENOR, COMING Saginaw is to have 'a visit from the famous opera star with his specially selected company, said to be the finest ever heard in the Eng lish language and embracing the foremost stars on the American stage. The chorus is the pick of Mr. Sheehan's Chicago and Boston com pany, in order to have it in keeping with the all-star cast of principals. The engagement is at the Audi torium, May 6th, 7th and 8th. Lo cal admirers of Mr. Shcehan will have a good opportunity of' hearing him. WEST VIENNA Mrs. Daniel Neely, who has been very sick, isslowly recovering. James Smith, of Toledo, has mov ed here and is working the Wm. Goodrich farm. Wm. Goodrich Sr. Is very poorly. Mr. and Mrs. J. W Leadley visited their daughter, Mrs. David Eaton, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Eagan vis ited relatives in Flint last week. Mrs. Perry Johnson, Mrs. Chas. Fuller and Mrs. I. E. Nuquhart vis ited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. N. Eagan last Thursday. Mrs. Jennie Fuller is on the sick list. C. E. Notes. Next Sunday evening will be our V. lesson of the Christian Virtues. Tliis one being "Unselfishness." 1 John 3: 10-18. Consecration meet ing. "Self Is the only prison that can ever bind the soul. Love is the only Angel who can bid the gates un roll." Come and respond to your names at the rol call. Visitors arc welcome. Leader: Miss Eleanor Field. The regular monthly business meeting of the society will be held Tuesday evening, May 7th. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE L JOHN BRIGGS WEARIED OF LIFE'S CARES Tried the Laudanum Route Monday Evening. Strenuous All Night Work on Part of Doctors and Others Brings Him to Conscious ness. Took Dope, Then Told Deputy Powers. Lives in Arbela. John Rriggs, aged about 40, a resident of Arbela, tired of the trials of life after returning from a protracted spree, Monday evening and purchasing ten cents worth' or laudanum at a local drug . store, went to the rear of the Hotel Clio where he proceeded to attempt to shuffle off this mortal coil by the sleeping route. He must' have had a change of heart immediately af ter taking the dope, however, for he told Deputy Sheriff Powers that he had taken it and the deputy af ter verifying the truth of the state-: ' ment hustled for medical aid. The would be destroyer of his own life was hurried to the office of a phy sician where a stomach pump was put into operation, the inner man somewhat relieved of the burden of poison, and counteracting poi sons were administered. The lau danum, however, had been absorb- ' ed to a certain extent and the vie- tim was determined to sleep. It was thought that if he could be kept moving that the effects might soon wear off but after he had been dragged about town for some time it was seen that something still more strenuous must be done. All efforts to awaken by pinching, pounding and the like were to no (avail and artificial respiration; methods and oxygen had to be re sorted to as a final. It was not un til after 4 o'clock Tuesday morn ing that he finally "came to" and found himself still alive. His, bat tered and bruised body bore evi dence of the strenuous treatment that' he had undergone and it will be some time before he will be out again with the "b'hoys." Whether Mr. Briggs really wanted Ho die or whether he wanted to create a sensation probably rests with him self, but if he ever tries it , agaift' he will doubtless make it a sure shot and avoid another session of Monday night's treatments. He was taken home Tuesday morning for a rest. He has a wife and several small children. COUNTY LINE Pearl Ford of Birch Run was the guest of Flossie Pomeroy Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Green of Birch Run were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Pomeroy, Sunday. Sarah Palmer is sick at this writ ing. Mrs. F. Palmer is very ill. Miss Gertrude Rowns of Argentine is reported on the sick list. Mrs. L. F. Wilson was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Frank Conway one clay last week. Mrs. Arthur Ford of Flint was the guest of Mrs. Henry Ford Sunday. EAST ARBELA The backward spring is very dis couraging for farmers. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Garvin and two daughters of Rirch Run visited his parents Sunday. Mrs. Ernest Acklcy of Flint visit ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Monroe a few days the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Enard Leach of Clio visited friends here Saturday anil Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Sears visited at II. E. Monroe's Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Maynard and daughter visited Mrs. Guthrie Sun day. Fred Reynolds of Mint visited his sister, Mrs. II. E. Monroe and family Sunday; W. C. T. U. NOTES. s The next meeting b'ill be held at the home of Mrs. A. R. Hathaway, Wednesday, May 8th. The report of the delegate to the Dist. Conven tion of the Cth Dist. held in Flint ist week will be uwen and every member is invited. Visitors are al- ays welcome. There is another business of great importance which must be attended to and It is neces sary that there be a full attendance. -1 X r