The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-07-27
Killed by the Street Car.
MANY DROwNINGs IN MICHIGAN.
Nine Find Graves in the Water in Twen-
ty-Four Hours.

hours ended with Monday. Two Of
them were those of Richard Depont,
son Of Professor Depont, of the State
university, and Willie Abbott, of James,
vile, already printed. Then there was
Alfred Smid, aged 10, of Ypsilanti, Mon
day afternoon stepped into deep hole
while wading and sunk in view of
two companions. The body was re-
covered in twenty minutes.
Ralph @. Wilson, aged 81, was
drowned at the Trowbridge dam, sew
en- miles from Alpena, Monday while
In bathing. He was the only son of
pioneer.
Jay Underhill, prosperous Monroe
county farmer, was drowned while
bathing at the mouth of the Otter riv-
er. Otto Kolb, Of Monroe, was also
drowned while bathing.
e. A. Tanner, while fishing from a
dock at Cecil bay, seven miles west of
Mackinaw, fell into the water and was
drowned.
w. Francis Thompson, school
teacher from Sanilac county, 26 years
old, was drowned at Big Rapids In
sight Of three of his pupils, who tried
In vain to aid him. His parents live
near Deckerville,
Detroit to Toledo by Lightning.
Detroit, July 25.-The Michigan and
Ohio Electric Railway compahf
hled articles Of Incorporation with TIE
county clerk yesterday, the purpose u.
ing to construct, lease, own and 6p-
crate electric lines in the two states.
This line will be between Detroit and
Toledo, via Ida, Maybee, BeIleville apd
Romulus, with branch west from Belle
vile to Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor. Sur
vey work will be commenced by W.
81. Ashwell & Co, engineers, today.
Leather Plant Shuts Down.
Grand Haven, Mich, July 25.-The
Grand Haven Leather company has
shut down its plant and it is feared by
a number Of the employees that 1t will
not open again for some time, IL at all.
The permanent closing Of this institu-
ton will be severe blow to Grand
Haven, as many Of the inhabitants Of
the Fourth ward are employed there
and its pay rolls cut no small figure In
the financial affairs Of this city.
Marquette Monument Association.
! Mackinac Island, Mich, July 25.-The
officers and trustees of the Marquette
Monument association, which has been
Incorporated under the laws of Michi-
gan to erect a national monument or
statue in honor of the memory Of FIR.
Marquette in the state parksat Macki-
nae Island. have arranged for meet
ing here Aug. 1.
Michigan Minutfse.
st. Louis.-Twin babies, aged 10
months, Of Frank Monroe. Of Bethany
township, got hold of some paris green
and ate a quantity of the poison. They
may pull through.
Agricultural COllege.-Professo r.
H. Petit sounds a warning to the
farmers Of Michigan concerning the
army worm. The great majority come
out in three broods, one early in April
or May, one In July and one in Sep
TENDER.
Pontiac.-Pontiac is to have still an
other carriage factory.
Grass Lake,-Fairchild post No. 22S,
G. A. r., which disbanded eighteen
months ago. has been reorganized and
It's charter restored.
Bay City.-The Ayres Manufacture
ing company, OF San Francisco, has
purchased the Mum shops here and
win shortly begin the manufacture Of
automobiles.
Flat Rock.-The wheat crop in this
section Is almost total failure.