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Cnlnma Courier VOL. 36 COLOMA. MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1931 NO. 41 FIVE DAYS OF ITTMICTIONS ARE USTED BURKE WAS GIVEN LIEE MANY ACTIVITIES PLANNED COLOMA PLANT EXPANDS TO FOR DLOSSOM TIME VISITORS NEXT WEEK SENTENCE AT HARQUETTE AT COLOMA HIGH SCHOOL CARE FOR GROWING BUSINESS floats, nearly a score of Iwnds and imately one hundred entrants from the liany.Inaugurated the putting up of Slayer of Policeman Charles Skelly of Annual Bloom Festival Will Open on other musical organizations, comedians schools of this district. M. Steffen & Co. Will Erect Storehouse their quality vinegar In small contalu- and clowns. The parade will start In Last year (which was the first year Wwhewte), May 6. ami ConHmir St. Joseph Pleaded Guilty in Circuit ENCEHENT 100x40 Feet to Fvpedife Work of ers. pints, quarts and gallons, packed St. Joseph this year and end In Benton lliat the local school had carried nn in glass, tlie business has shown a de- Hirougli I'nfll Sunday, May 10— Harbor. Plans are being formulated Court on Monday and Was Taken to commercial work in the school) repre- Handling Ijirge Volume of Cider cided Increase, and Manager Thompson for a grand carnival In St. Joseph on sentatives from our school made cred- announces that the Coloma plant Is <iraiid Parade Will Start In St. Jo- Saturday evening, following a paradi Prison on Tuesday COMES LAST WEEK IN Mfly itabie showings in the commercial con- Handled Each Year now putting out the "Monarch" brand 1 of the prize winning floats and tin tests. This year they hope to do equal- vinegar for Held. Murdock & Co., and seph on Saturday, May 9tli Fred R. Burke, known all over flu Michigan apples make fine cider. The «pnH»n and her court, starling In Benton ly as well or better, and they feel flial tlie "Uichelieu" brand for Sprague country as the most dangerous man at elder manufactured in Coloma by .M. Harbor and ending at the Whitcoml our school has Imh-ii honored in being Warner \ Co., Chicago wholesale hous- large until be was captured a few Class of 11 Boys and !) (ilris Will Steffen & Co. Is winning a line reputa- hotel In St. Joseph. chosen as the meeting place for the es. besides supplying a vast number of weeks ago at St. Joseph, Mo., is now a tion for quality, and the business of DATES AND EVENTS FOR , (jraduate From Coloma High School contest with our Instructor, Mrs. Ham- other big concerns throughout Mlcbl- prisoner at the Michigan state prison the local plant has shown a decided in- ilton, as cbairnuin. gan. Indiana and Ohio, whose trado at Marquette, having entered a plea of crease for the past few years, until It ANNl'AL BLOSSOM OBSERVANCE —Dates are Announred for Activities The domestic science department, un- calls for the glass containers, and al- guilty In the Berrien circuit court last has been found necessary to Increase der the supervision of Mrs. Lehew, will most every week a large shipment of TEN PLEAS OF GUILTY Monday afternoon to a charge of iiiur Of Closing Week of School the capacity of the plant. Numerous serve lunch at the noon hour on the barrelled vinegar leaves Coloma for A. der and receiving bis sentence a few Improvements and additions have been day of the contest. While It Is not ex- & P. stores all over the above men- Wedneaday, May 0—Queen's corona- minutes later. made at ihe elder works during the tion and liuII in Hit' evening at Shadow- pected that a great deal of financial tioned states. AT OPENING OE COURT Following Burke's oiftearanc e In COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM profit will accrue from this enterprise, last two years, including the Installa- land, Ht. Joseph. HiMirlliiK events In the court to answer to the murder chargi tion of new generators and the erection tlie domestic science girls will gain Abandon Riverside Plant afternoon, iDcludlnR trap shooUng (tin- and a plea of guilty entered, two wit- Friday. May 22—Senior Class Day of more storage tanks for the elder, test under direction of National Rod some valuable and practicable exper- nesses were placed on the stand—For- Exercises. ience for their efforts. and now J. V. Thompson, the local The salting station which the Stef- and Gun Cluh, and tug of war between April Term Opened Lust Monday- rest Kool, a Gallen township farmer, S n n d a y. May 21—Raccalaurcate manager, announces that his company fen Co. maintained at Riverside for a police and tire departments of cities of whose car was damaged by Burke on Address. will erect a new storehouse 100x40 feet number of years has been abandoned. Ht. JoHeph and Benton Harbor. Fifteen Prisoners Entered Not (aiillty the night when Policeman Charles Skel- Thursilay, May 28—Commencement to he used as a storage and packing The big warehouse which stood along Thursday, May 7—Open K«'lf champ- Pleaa ly was shot down by Burke, Burke n Exercises. DECLMION CONTEST Will house. This addition will be two stories the railway tracks at that place has ionship, opening day: ."Ml holes to be fused to settle for the damaged board in height, with a cement floor below, played each day. IMstol shoot under been torn down and the best of the Twenty-five prisoners faced Circuit of Burke's car and the oflicer was and a loading platform extending to timbers have been salvaged and will be direction of Rod and Oun Club. Judge Charles K. White at the opening called. As he was riding on the run BE HELD IN COLOHA, EiiAY the siding along the Pere Marquette used in tlie construction of the new 8:80 p. m.—School parade in St. Jo- CLASS OF 1931 of the April term of the Berrien circuit ning board of Burke's car he was shot railway tracks. storehouse at Coloma. The foundation seph which will include all rural and court last Monday morning. Ten of by the driver and died a coupte of hours I .ester Arent for the new plant has already been villuKe schools in county and first four The new storehouse will be utilized them entered pleas of guilty and fifteen later. Kool testified that Burke was In- Martin BuslMni.se poured and this week the construction grades of the city schools. Contestants Are Expected From a for receiving containers on the second answered "not guilty." toxicated at the time and was not In Blaine Dannenherg work on the frame part of the build- Thursday night—Amateur boxing floor, as the company now finds It nec- Thoae who pleaded guilty were: full control of his mental capacities. Francis Harris Number of DifTerent Schools ing was started under the direction of contest at Naval Reserves Armory, essary to carry a large stock of bar- A. J. (Doc) Baker, Henton Harbor, Dr. C. S, Kmery was called to the stand Kenneth Hill .loiin Peterson, the foreman. Benton Harbor. Qolden gloves winners rels, kegs, and glass bottles of various fraudulent check 1 Clayton Stakley, to slate the nature of the Injuries sns Arnold Balers Friday evening. May 1st. Is the date from nearby cities in Michigan and set for the county "free-for-all" decla- capacities. As fast as the orders are Benton Ilarltor, violation of llquor tallied by the slain policeman. Floy Bloomingdale Pickle Demand is Light Indiana. tilled in the old plant, liie tilled con- law: Howard Bird, conspiracy to dc After hearing the <testimony of tin Ruth llirsch matory contest which will be held in Friday, May 8—Mammoth pageant tainers will be removed to tlie new fraud Insurance company; Mrs. Km ma two witnesses, CIrcuif Judge White re- Dollie Hughes the Coloma high school aiidltoriiim at While many of the manufacturers of with six circus acts at Fllstrup Field. S:00 o'clock. It Is expected that seven biiildlng and loaded from there to the George, Benton Harbor, liquor law: tired to bis private ofllce, returning Evelyn Keck pickles throughout the country are re- Benton Harbor, lu the afternoon and ur eight Berrien county schools will railway cars or the motor trucks. John Martin, entering without break- shortly and aifliounclng that according Agnes Kibler fining to make any contracts for cu- aKoin in the eveniiiR. ing in night time; Pete Barnum, Ben- to the testimony of Kool, that Burk» Arline Martin send representatives to compete in this Big Demand For l/ocal Product cumbers tills year, StelTen & Co., are Saturday, May 9—1:00 p. m. Mam- ton township, violation of liquor law; was Intoxicated at the time of Hit Asa McConnell contest. The representative from the making a few contracts with old grow- moth floral parade with beautiful floats Coloma schools was chosen at the chap- Howard Peer, Benton Harbor, violation shooting, he could only be held guilty DeBrando Pantaleo The demand for the Steffen iV Co. ers in this community. The supply of and many bands, starting In St. Jos- of liquor law; August Getz and John of second degree murder, and sentenced Ruth Manspeaker el exercises on Thursday morning of vinegar will this spring exceed the pickles held In storage by the manu- eph and ending in Benton Ilarlior. Stevens, auto theft; George Golns, Ben blin to spend the remainder of bis (•eorge Mulh tills week. The public Is Invited to at- supply of what was made at"the local facturers throughout the country is so 4:00 p. ra—Amateur marathon swim tend the local contest on Thursday ton Harbor, habitual drunkenness. natural life In Marquette prison. Marjorie O'Brien plant last fall, and It will be necessary large that it Is feared that a big out- in St.