The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-11-26
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

j. ID. Cook, a travelling man OF Chi
cago, fatally shot himself at Escanaba.
No cause known.
The trial of Herbert Hoclkin, the al
legged assaulter, at Detroit, resulted in
disagreement of the jury.
l.. d. Gray, aged rs, of Fair Grove,
has willed his body, after death, to the
Saginaw Valley Medical college, at
Saginaw, for dissecting purposes.
Rev. George II. Hickox, for 25 years
chaplain of the Michigan state prison
at Jackson, and who resigned last Oc-
tober because of failing health, died
from stroke of paralysis at his home
at jackson.
A well-to-do farmer, Albert Ravens,
committed suicide by hanging himself
to tree in his orchard near Grass
Lake, where he had lived for more
than 40 years. He leaves a widow and
three children.
VIM. Bowen, a farmer, was locked
up at Howard City for drunkenness.
An hour later the Jail was discovered
to be in flames. Bowen had set the
building on fire, and he narrowly es-
capped cremation:
Enos Pierson and Alfred Kellerman,
well-known citizens of Flint, were
forcibly elected from the Baptist
church there because they persisted in
views during church services.
Michael Kennedy's house at Owosso,
was discovered to be on fire at a. IN.
He was found on the floor dressed and
dead. There are many suspicious cir
cumstances that point to murder. He
was quiet, inoffensive old man.
The badly decomposed body of an
unknown was found by two boys in
the woods near Montross tavern, 10
miles west of Port Huron. There is
no clue to his identity, but it is gener-
ally regarded as a case of murder.
Dell c. Slaght, secre tary of the Com
mercial Travellers union of Michigan,
took three grains of morphine and
turned on eight gas jets in the Ellxs'
club room at Flint. He never regained
consciousness, and died soon after be-
ing discovered.
Alexander Philliapsky was found
hanging from small window in the
rear of Anderjewslzi's hall, at Bay
City, where dance had taken place.
The body was still warm. An inquest
will be held. He was intoxicated and
probably stood up in his buggy, stuck
his head through the window and the
horses walked off.
Angus McCallum, while drilling a
well on Joseph Hudson's farm five
miles east of Marlette, tried to thaw
out some frozen dynamite. Three
cartridges exploded, and McCallum's
hands were torn into shreds, rendering
amputation necessary. A young man
standing about 20 feet away had his
arm badly cut. The shock broke win
dows in the house and barn and tore
off pieces of siding from the house.
George Hart, young farmer living
near Meridian station, Ingham county,
was shot and killed by John Burgess,
aged 10, through mistake. Hart,
WHO WAS eugdSeu 10 DurScSS SiStcT,
thought he would play a joke on him.
So he dressed himself up as cowboy,
with pistols and knives and SLOUGH
hat, and polxed his head in at the door,
asking for something to eat. 1t was
refused and Burgess grabbed gun
when Hart pushed into the room and
shot him in the head.
Judge Vance in the st. Clair county
circuit court made an order granting
to James G. Tucker, receiver of the
Detroit g. st. Clair River railroad, the
privilege of issuing $50, 900 in receivers
certificates to be first lien on the
property of the road. The 100000 will
be used in completing that part of the
road between Chesterfield, Macomb
county, and Algonac, st. Clair county.
The road bed has already been made
as far as Algonac, and ties and rails
are laid from Chesterfield to New Bal
fipora