The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-11-02
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bard at Bay City and robbed him of
$50 and watch.
Scarlet fever is prevalent at Royal
Oak, principally among children, but
no fatalities are yet reported.
Pinkeye is raging around st. Joseph
and horses are dying by scores 1t is
feared the plague will spread over that
section of the state
Farmers are talking Of establishing
cooperative sugar factory at Salz'
burg, near Bay City. Foundations for
the factory may be laid this fall.
While John Gates and his son Bert
aged 16, were hunting partridge near
Bellaire, the son shot his father acct
dentally, inflicting mortal wound.
Mrs. Mary l.. Lamb of Grand Rapids
lighted fire with kerosene and died
as a result of her burns. She leaves
three children and was SO years old
The 14-months-old son of Mrs A.
Graver of Jackson, was kicked in the
face by horse, barely escaping fatal
injuries. He was playing near the
horses feet.
The trades and labor council OF Port
Huron took action Wednesday night.
denouncing Manager Bennett, OF the
city opera house, for employing non
union orchestra.
Mrs. Susan ID. Powers. mother OF
Mrs. w. E. Brewer. of Jackson. and
Benz. Powers, of Grand Rapids. we'll
known resident, died at Jackson Sun
day night of paralysis.
The police of Adrian are looking for
"Jack-the- Grabber" who darts from
behind trees and bushes in the dark.
ness and squeezes women. There have
been three cases this week.
Charles Miller, employed in w. d..
Young's planning mills, Salzburg. had
his right arm caught in the gearing OF
q hatcher and it was crushed so badly
that amputation was necessary.
Aaron Linton, father of Postmaster
W. S. Linton of Saginaw. died Wednes-
day night. He had resided there half
q century and built the second house
ever constructed in South Saginaw.
An unknown woman jumped into a
cistern on the premises of William
! Peck, at West Bay City with the inten
| ton of committing suicide. but chang
| ed her mind and was pulled out.
Gov. Pingree has granted an uncon'
| ditional pardon to James r. Dewitt
who was sent from the recorders
| court, Detroit, Oct. 16. 1894, to Mar
uuette prison for 10 years for forgery
| George Carney, aged "a years, a
member of Co. F, Nineteenth infantry
died Friday morning of consumption
In Romulus A younger brother dice
lust two weeks ago Of the same dis
ease.
Burglars attempted to break into
John Otis residence, in Detroit, Thurs
day night, but were discovered and
| frightened away by Mrs. OFT. One o.
the would-be intruders left his felt hal
behind.
The Huron Handle Co. of Alpena
are moving their plant to Onaway
They will employ 100 men. The mil
is being pushed rapidly to completion
and the sidetrack to the works is be
ing laid.
The Matthews Hotel at Carleton
which has been under the management
of d. A. Matthews ever since the towI
was located 80 years ago, changed
hands Thursday, with Louis Knabusct
of Dundee, proprietor.
New Michigan postmasters hav'
been appointed as follows: New Hud
son, Oakland county, A. e. Carman
vice William d. Tucker, resigned; No
ko, Sanilac county, Henry Middleditch
vice H. c. Green, resigned
The case against George Walthers
of Bay City, charged with Offering TO
sale milk containing boracic acid, ha,
been postponed one month on the re
quest of Food Commissioner Tunni
cliffe, to await the result Of similar
cases in Detroit.
Rural free delivery service has beer
ordered established on Nov. 1 at Nor
enci, Lenawee county. Length of route
40 miles; area covered, 70 square
miles; population served. 1897. Car
riers, B. M. Cosgrove and Joseph Bar
ton.
Eighteen youngsters ran away from
Saginaw Sunday, boarding a south
bound Pere Marquette freight Tire,
lads named Cone were caught by tn,
Flint police and sent home Monda!
morning. The balance of the gang II
scattered.
Ground was broken for the Menomi
nee federal building Wednesday. A
! A. Packard, inspector of government
buildings, with John A. Walters, super
intendent for Hennessy Bros, and Ev
ans Bros, contractors, are there to di
rect the work.
A branch of the business mems asso
citation of Michigan was organized a
Bay City Tuesday night with Frank
Buckley, president; z. G. Little, secre
tary. 1t has branches In so cities IL
Michigan. The object is to secure bet
ter laws for merchants.
The Flint police bagged two suspi
cious characters in the Grand Trunl
yards Wednesday. Each man hat
three pairs of new trousers wrapped
around his body. The property wa,
identified by Crawford & Wright a:
stolen from their place of business.