The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-11-03
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.


Charlotte is to have free mail de-
livery.
A white deer was seen near Cheboy-
gan on the cath.
A smallpox hospital has been estab-
lisbed at Saginaw.
There are now 10 students from
japan at the u. of M.
The state taxes for Barry county
have been estimated at SAT, 900.
Calhoun county was visited by a
40-hour rain on Oct. 1927.
The River Rouge, suburb of De-
troit, will be Incorporated as a village
Roscommon county will raise S12,-
500 this by taxation for all purposes.
The veneer factory at Saunders, Iron
county, will be in operation by Nov 1.
The debt of 81 600 on the Niles M. K.
church was raised by subscription on
the Goth.
The schools and churches at Durand
are closed on account of the prevalence
of measles
An immense brewing plant will be
established at Lake View, a few miles
from Calumet.
The farmers In the vicinity of Mt.
Clemens are satisfied with their first
sugar beet crop.
1t takes three cider mills running
overtime to keep Tekonsha people
from going thirsty.
All Migrants who are now arrested
at Bay City will be compelled to work
30 days for the city.
Three store building at Gaylord
were destroyed by fire on the eth, en-
failing loss Of about $4,000.
The first wildcat skins of the season
were brought into Gladwin last week
for the collection of bounty thereon.
The Wolverine Sugar company, of
Benton HARDER, will shortly begin the
manufacture of sugar from the sugar
beet.
Saginaw is to have a muslin under
wear factory which will cost $50, 600
The factory will be in operation in six
weeks.
wv poliduJl mar
rowly escaped death by suffocaton on
the evening of Oct &c. The folding
bed shut up.
A planning mill and $4,000 feet OF
lumber was totally destroyed by fire
at Bay City on the Gath, entailing a
loss of $27, 1000.
A Shiawassee county house charg'
by the name of Frederick Bhanze was
run over and instantly killed by d. *
M. freight on Oct. 80.
A new three-story brick hotel, with |
all the up-to-date improvements, is one
of the good things down on the bills
for Cadillac next season.
The smallpox cases at Benton Har- |
Dor are not malignant according to the
inspector of contagious diseases fo'
the state board of health.
The state board of pharmacy has sa
cured eight convictions of druggists in
different parts of the state for viola.
ton Of the pharmacy laws
What timber there is left in Cas-
county is being gobbled up by buyers
tnlS idll' Cne nlRn price OF lunoe
making the demand strong
Oil has been struck in the vicinity OF
and there is great excite
ment among the farmers and conse-
quent rise in the price OF land.
There are just 700 veterans in the
Soldiers home at Grand Rapids.
This is much in excess of the usual
number at this time of the year.
The Michigan Fanciers' association
will hold its annual poultry and pet
stock show at Battle Creek for one
week, commencing December IS.
Dawson is assuming city airs. Two
blocks of paving have been laid in
Main street and cement walks are be-
ng put down at street crossings.
The session of the October term of
,he circuit court for Huron county,
asted only two days, but in tn at short
lime $3.50 in fines were collected.
Although Z. M. Harris was defeated
It the polls last fall for the position of
attorney of Ogeinaw county
~ Mrs. Abbott, he now ellis her place