The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-10-28

were completely demolished by wreck
on a 20-feot embankment, near Clio.
A valuable horse ran away at Gales
burg and fell, head forem ost, turning
a somersault and breaking its neck.
VIM. Whitney, farmer residing near
Ravenna, received injuries in rum
away accident which may prove fatal.
Ed earns, of Three Rivers, has been
missing for over week. 1t is feared
he accidentally shot himself in the
woods.
The Boston Herald claims to have in
side information that Senator McMil-
Ian is to be appointed ambassador to
Great Britain.
Miss. E.. Russell, aged 40, deaf
mute, residing near Sterling, was run
over by passenger train near Stand
ish and instantly killed.
w. w. GUNNER has sold 10000 acres
of hardwood timber lands adjacent to
Cadillac to Delos F. Diggins. The tim
Der will be cut this winter.
Holly fears another gang of firebugs
is at work. The destruction of Morri-
son Beardslees cider mill is the second
incendiary fire in short time.
The extension of the Detroit e. Pom
tiac electric railway through to Owosso
is now said t. be an assured fact and
will be in operation by Jan. 1.
Frank Mcclure, woodsman, was
killed in a lumber camp north of STAN
dish. A limb fell and struck him on
the head, causing instant death.
The 13-year-old son of John McCran-
dell, of Billings, was killed by his gun
slipping from stump and being dis
charged, while he was hunting.
A new light produced by a chemical
battery and much stronger than in
candescent lights has been invented
by James Whitcomb, a laborer of
Hudson.
Bay City has offered $4,000 and a
site to l.. Z. Woodward, recently
burned out at Owosso, If he will build
furniture factory in that city. He
may accept.
The national civic philanthropic con-
ference at Battle Greek was attended
by prominent scientists, educators,
preachers and reformers from all over
the country.
Fred L. Eaton, of the Saginaw Naval
Reserves, has been restored to his posi-
tion as prosecuting attorney of Sagi-
nav county, which he resigned to go
to the front.
The shop and barns, with contents,
and sew raj stacks of hay and. straw,
on the John Gorndry farm, near Belle
vile, were destroyed by fire. Loss
about 81, 100.
The Belt mines, at Houghton, valued
at $500, 600, have been transferred to a
company of Houghton capitalists who
will reopen the mines which have been
idle since 1887.
Michigan Odd Fellows number 90, $40;
$4O,7s2 were spent in relief the past
year; grand lodge receipts, 81 ,067; to-
tai funds invested by subordinate
lodges, S275,e
Work is in progress on an extension
of the Prescott division of the ID. & M.
TdliTOdu. WniCu VIII oPCh up q q
tract of pine timber which will be
taken to Tawas City. ~
The Houghton county election board
decided by unanimous vote not to place
Sam Stephenson's name on the official
ballot as a candidate for congress in
the Twelfth district.
Chas. Morton, keeper of the Holland
life saving station, has been appointed
superintendent of the Eleventh life
saving district in which Ia comprised
all of Lake Michigan.
The directors and stockholders of
the busted, Peoples Savings bank at
Mt. Pleasant will be sued to recover
an assessment on the stock Of the insti
tuition to meet its debts
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