The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-09-29
State News NOTES

Joseph Kennedy, formerly a resi-
dent of Alpena, was killed in blasting
operations at Kewatin, Ont, Wednes-
day. He was struck on the head by a
rock. Kennedy moved from here last
year.
The beautiful $4,000 home of w. B.
Webb of Jackson was damaged to the
extent of $4,000 Thursday morning by
fire. The building was fired by paint
ers using flames from small gas en-
CINE to scrape paint from the house.
Henry Newberry Of Flint has been
arrested on charge of arson. He &C.
cupied room over a store and was
ordered to vacate. Fire broke out in
his quarters Sept. 10 and he is thought
to have started it out of revenge.
Gov. Warner, at the request of
Judge Alfred Murphy Of Detroit, has
written letter Of inquiry to the gov
ernor Of North Dakota, asking him to
investigate the shooting of Herman
Wandrei of Detroit by an oficer at
Welliston, N. D., last June.
An application for a receiver has
been made for the Central Implement
Co., Limited, the large stock company
composed of Lansing and Standish
capitalists. The firms embarrass-
ment is only temporary, it is hoped, as
they have fine plant and are capital
lied at $4,000
Fred Schmit, aged IL, Of Port HUI
ron, was run down by an automobile
driven by an unknown person Thurs
day His shoulder was broken and his
legs and arms injured. He is in a Sc
rious condition. The driver OF the
auto kept going and people in the vi
cinity were unable to ascertain who
he was.
Because of the alleged misconduct
Of Frank Hendersons curly-hairei
dog, Brownie" suit for 500 damages
has been commenced at Lansing
against his owner by Solomon E. Owl
att. Oviatt claims that he warned
Henderson that he was harboring
vicious dog. Finally Brownie" is
said to. have inserted his teeth in Owl
ats leg.
The Michigan School for the Deaf
at. Flint opened Friday with an ell
rollment of AIS. which is a slight in
crease over that of last year There
are forty-eight new pupils
Circuit courts in western Michigan
will have busy time at the fall terms
handling divorce cases. Returns from
thirteen counties show that 207 mars
ried couples have applied for dissolu-
ton of the bonds Of matrimony.
George A. Rusenberry, president OF
the Mt. Pleasant Exchange Savings
bank, dropped dead Friday morning.
He left home in hts usual health AMI
had spent an hour fishing in the mill
race with John Landon. On the way
home he expired.
Clarence, the 2-year-old son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Spring Of Owosso ate
a weed called henbane which he found
growing on the city's streets. Despite
few hours. A postmortem revealed tina
cause of death.
Albert Fenton, an inmate at the
Michigan reformatory at Ionia, was
nearly stabbed to death by John Cook,
a 5-year man from Eaton county Fen
= ton is cut in six places, but has
chance to recover. Cook will b.
charged with attempted murder and
sent to Marquette. Notes written
about the assailant caused the trouble
Because Sheriff Joseph Tenant d.
tanned Miss Gladys Gillette in Niles a
few weeks ago on request Of her moth
er, Mrs. H. p. Boehm, preventing the
young woman from accompanying her
father, Mayor Raymond B Gillette, to
Rochester, N. Y, the mayor OF Bentol
Harbor has brought suit for damages
against the sheriff.
The thirteenth annual convention Of
the Michigan Gas association ended
Friday forenoon at Detroit with an ex-
cursion to Lakeside. The next coE-
vention will be held at Grand Rapids.
The following officers were elected:
President, William II. BartholG, Sag-
nav: vice-president, V. F. Dewey, De-
troit. secretary-treasurer A. p. Ew-
ing, Detroit.
Two pioneers OF the Huron shore
were married at Hillman, .t.e contrac'
ing parties being James Hunt, aged
~. of Hillman, and Mrs. Melissa
Johnson of Alpena, who has seen sey-
enty-one summers. Both bride and
groom had been married twice before
Patrick Moran of Erie. Pa. has iden
tilted the body marked No ." at Cal
umet as that of his son, Thomas Mo-
ran. a sailor on the wrecSei steamer
Tosco. This is the third Of the eight
bodies recovered that have bes ideh-
tilted and shipped to their former
homes.
Thornton Leroy Westenheieer, aged
wears. of Kalamazoo, died suddenly
Of cerebro-spinal meningitis. The boy
attended school last week End was
sick two days before consultation OF
physicians determined the disease
However, physicians do not fear an
epidemic.
Frank Reward and Fred Mslache o,
Mt Clemens, sailors on ths barge
Godfrey. fell from the mast which
thew wee scraping, to the Geek, 90
seet below. Maache fell ?. feet far
n ~ .IxtI