Youthful Forger Confesses Crimes Repubucansname Statejeeoates Democrats Score Complete Traffic Count in Lansing District Holds C
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Th« 7elIow lab«>l vn jfoar pftppr IS PAAEH telU whea yoar NahHirlptloa K TENTS V HIN'(a.i; COPY. THE JOHNS NEWS pireft. R«Bew now. VOL. XXXIV —no : 9. ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMDER 28,1922 $1.50 PER YEAR. XEVER TOO OLD. HEIRAX OVEKTI RNH. TEMPLAR.H HERE TODAY Three persons were Injured when a “They are too old to run away,” said Ford sedan, driven Y>y Frank Sweet of REPUBUCANSNAME With fine weather prevailing the DEMOCRATS SCORE Henry Welserman, of near Fowler, COMPLETE TRAFFIC YOUTHFUL FORGER annual Knight Templar Field Day Carson City, overturned on the comer 12423515 when cautioned about leaving bis 18- B3D four miles southwest of Hubbardston to be held In St. Johns today prom year-old team standing in front of the last Thursday, In addition to the ises to be a great success. Yester i cider press two and one-half miles CONFESSES CRIMES STATEJEEOATES day Commander Bert Qlaspie, of COUNT IN driver the other occupants of the car east of the village the other day. But were Mr. and Mrs. Hartwell Sweet and the local commandery received Just to show their owner that they word from Eminent Sir W. H. Total of 18,255 Vehicles Reftrtn School Boy Has Mrs. Frank Sweet. The ladles re Clinton County G. O. P. Convention Takes Fall Out were still young in spirit at least, the ceived several cuts about their heads W’eatherby of Detroit, Grand Com pair started Xo run, whirled the wagon Checked In Week. Bad Record. while Hartwell Sweet suffered a dlslo- Holds Convention mander- of the Grand Commandery Of Newberrvism around in a space of 10 feet, bolted ------------ , cated hip. P'rank Sweet was unln- .of Michigan that he would out the gate and down the road. They vjsit St. Johns today. He will be re Ktaalev Plethlenlr* Proves To Be All- Jured. Loose gravel was given as the .tlteiidaiice Eight From Itiirul Districts Elgin Delr/CUlcH .Named For Slate I were soon caught but not until they Five to Se^eii Passenger Cars .Most Nlaaley rieiKiee « * cause of the accident. The victims ceived at the Grand Trunk railway I had scattered pieces of the wagon for 6o NiiiHerous Type To Pass Over Aronnd. l rookt Arn^sted Here ^ Beeaiise Of Pressing Farm station by Commander Glaspie and .Meet .41 Bay City, Being I rods along the road. The box slipiied State Highways Saturday N'lght. 'erine Fox where they were attended Work 'an escort. Clinton avenue and the Held Today off easily and only about two bushels •------------ by Dr. Furgeson, of Carson City. line of march down State street of apples spilled out. Henry says you Republicans of Clinton County met to the drill field has been gaily dec Although the number -who attended can ’t tell anything about old age now- I For seven days, September 13 to 19 With the arrest Saturday night of orated with United States flags and ! a-days. j inclusive, an official count was taken SUinley Pletklewlcx. Heform Sthool HI VS KATE lUMSE. In couveutlou at the Court house in St. the Templar banners. The parade the democrat convention held in this Johns Thursday afternoon, September city last Saturday was small, the dele Ion the two statp trunk line highways boy, who has been working on the Conrad Stephan of this ^'ly, has pur- will be held at 1:00 o ’clock and the that cross Clinton county, M-14 and M- John .\ndrews farm near St. Johns for- ; chased the race horse, Hellenwood, 2L an delected a full set of delegates drills directly afterward. gates were pleased over the fact that j ROAD HOG TO BLAME. to the state convention at .Muskegon, the attendance was larger than the ! Frank Murphy, 'of Eagle, was in- ,21, under the supervision of the Clin- the past year, Clinton county officers , formerly owned by Frank Langford of - Sept. 27. G. O. P. got out to their convention on ! Jured Saturday morning in an accident ' ton County Board of Road Com- have secured the author of a long Owosso. The mare Is a valuable j missioners. During that period, for 12 series of crimes. Although only 16 horse and has won two of the four The convention was called to order AlTD S.WASll-rP. 'Thursday, besides the Democrats had I that occurred north of that village, by County Chairman C. C. Vaughan, much the best of the argument in the [while driving a loaded gravel truck he I hours each day a total of 18,255 ve- years of age this young fellow has races In which she has been started , , , Three cars featured in a smash-up : hides were counted. Lyle E. Belknap iH-eu fleecing local businei^ men out ^ this season. She is In the 2:15 pacing who mad a short talk in which he said, ■ Lansing-road two miles south enthusiasm shown. I met an empty truck which be claims “President Harding has faced prol -jgyn^ay afternoon. Dorr Mil- The convention was called to ordes 'did not turn out. Murphy ’s machine : county engineer, stated .Monday that of their cash with the coolness of an ' class and Mr. Stephan intends to start ! the unofficial count, which was taken old-tinne crook. Not only has he her at the Hillsdale fair races this lenis as great as any other president, j of this city, crashed into a Ford by county chairman A. B. Bullard, wno went into the ditch and half over- It is a tremendous task to get things touring car coming from the south read the call and then called the su j turned. Frank was taken back to during the middle of the summer, forged signatures and passed worth- week. The horse will be driven and showed that the traffic at that time less checks but has also added ‘‘break- handled by George Briggs. back to normal after a great war. g Columbia machine was also pervisor Patrick Gallagher of Bengal j Eagle where an examination showed There can be no great loss or destruc-j ^ happened that the Co- to preside as temporary chairman and 'that be had received ndnor injuries. i was two and one-half times as heavy ing and entering ” to his repertoire of . , -------------------------- ' as it is now. crimes. However there Is an end to Hi'rii llon without til the people having to . lynibla was ahead of Dorr ’s car and named C. S. Clark to act as temporary : Frank McCrumb, who was riding with pay the bill. People are impat eut I traveling south. The driver of the I secretary, him was unhurt. Some interesting facts can be all things and Stanley is now behind ciark^ of Eagle townshiu gleaned from the data set down by the ,h. bar. of .b. coum. Jail -altlng „ Ma-' and think things snould he arc’iiu- i Golurabia slowed up for a drove of j motion the following committees plished faster. Hu, if vou will make an j hogs in the road ahead and Dorr!"'®'*® named by the chair, ! observers, who were stationed at the sentence. Saturday on the charge of being I dam ; kills lambs . ' four corners one mile east, west, north investigation you will find that much swung out to pass Just as the Ford i Permanent Organization and Order I George Hoerner reported to Justice Several days ago E. E. Bishop report- (j^unk and intoxicated. Clark was ar- has been accomplished under the pres- . ggj. cyme over the brow of the hill a Business — L. D. Parr, Lee VanVleet and south from St. Johns. It was found ed to Sheriff John Barnes that some-1 before Justice T. H. Clark, In 1 W. H. Steere the fore part of the week that the traffic was heaviest past the eut administration. ’* i few yards distant. There was no ■ Sessions. that two of his lambs had been killed one had broken Into the office of his Johns Tuesday. He plead guilty Harry E. Walsworth was called to; chance to avoid a collision and from' Credentials E. B. Farr, .Murrltt corner one mile north where 6,978 ve- creamery here on Satuwlay night, Sep- sentenced to pay a fine of by a dog and five others bitten. The ■ hides were checked. The observer at preside as temporary chairman and C. the looks of the Ford car it was lucky l^^own I owner of tbe dog is unknown. Justice teniber 16 and stolen 12 blank checks hq .OO or serve 20 days in the county C. Vaughan was named as temporary that no one was badly hurt .Nominations —M. .M. Hill, John Rob j the fair ground station saw the next from his check book. The banks were I Steere fixed the amount of damage at I largest number, 4,504, while there were jail. He failed to pay the fine. secretary. The chair appointed the fol- ----------------------------- erts and Adalbert Mosher. I $11.00. notified of the theft and business men Resolutions —H. .N. Webb, R. W. .len- '3,944 checked at Durkee’s corner and along the avenue were on the look-out lowing committees: Credentials, Ira Eddy, Frederick Myers and George A. nison and C. S. Clark. 3,829 one mile west, showing that the for the person who would pass the 6711 After a short recess the committee , north and south traffic is the greatest Bishop checks. BUTS ‘iT. JOHNS IN Rose. Permanent Organization and Or der of business, Wm. C. Searl, C. A. LANSING DISTRICT on permanent organization and order FLAMES NEARLY DESTROY HUNT I by a considerable amount.