The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-08-11
State NEWS NOTES

and neighborlng resorts.
The Grocers and Butchers associa-
tion will hold its annual picnic Aug.
"a at Lake Goguac, near Battle Creek.
Christ Steimley, aged Al, an inmate
Of the Michigan asylum at Kalamazoo,
hung himself with a handkerchief in a
clothes press.
From injuries received by falling
down a cellar stairs, Mrs r. G.. Beck
with, wife OF dentist who moved to
Lake City recently from Grand Rapids,
Is dead.
To investigate the charge that sev-
eral sewer inspectors have been stand
ing in with the contractors, a special
session of the Lansing aldermen has
been called for Thursday night.
The United States steamship Wolver-
inc, Michigan's recruiting boat, is at
Manfstee to recruit men for the United
States navy. She will be there until
Wednesday, then sails TO Huntington.
A reward of $500 is being offered by
the family of Duncan McGregor, the
missing lumberman of Peshtigo They
| are convinced that he was murdered
| in Menominee or Marquette on July 4
or 5.
Charged with forgeries committed
several years ago amounting to $500,
| Thomas Watson, formerly of Cass
City and later living in the west was
arrested at Cass City by the city mar.
shall.
| Forest fires which started Wednes-
| day afternoon a few, miles east of
Haakwood, in Cheboygan county, are
still raging About 100000 feet Of logs
| which were cut and skidded were con-
sumed.
While returning home from a fish
ing trip to the river, which is but a
few blocks from his home Ira, the r.
| year-old son of eX-Shcriff Nelson Of
! Marinette county, was drowned and
the body recovered later.
The Michigan Union brewery Of Ann
| Arbor and the Forester brewery of
| Ypsilanti have a small strike on their
| hands They posted a notice Of re-
| duction of wages Tuesday night, and
| Thursday twenty-five men walked out.
John Kudosiok, Pole, while load
ing logs on cars at Omer, slipped and
a heavy timber rolled upon him, frac-
| turing his skull, breaking one leg and
| injuring him internally He was taken
to his home at Bay City, where he
died.
| G. Sholtz, who was working on the
| Detroit & Macl0inac work train near
Arenac, attempted to get on the train
while it was in motion and fell under
the wheels. One leg was terribly
crushed. He was taken to Bay City
| and died.
Edward Lane, colored, tried TO steal
| a bunch of bills from the pocket of
| Walter Sutton at Kalamazoo. Chief
| of Police Boyles took the man to head
quarters but decided that he was only
an amateur crook. Lane claims to
| have come to town in search of work
| AS the result Of an automobile acct
| dent on Page avenue, in Jackson, Ray
20, 1904, when car crashed into an
auto, three suits save been filed
against the Jackson Consolidated
Traction Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ Colby, we'll
| known residents of Shiawassee county,
| celebrated their golden wedding this
week at Shaftsburg. Nearly seventy
| five friends were present to make the
| event pleasant.
Two hours after wandering away
from the front Of her home, the three
year-old daughter of Patrelman Brown
| of Lansing was found in sewer,
where she had fallen. She was I'M
conscious, but will recover.
Harold Rogers, aged 20, of Toledo,
was arrested Thursday night at Hud-
son, charged with picking the pocket
| of Hiram Mann as he was leaving the
train at that place. Rogers couldn't
furnish $1,000 bail.
The national camp meeting Of the
National League of Veterans and Sons
will be held in Bay City Sept. IL and
| IA, and it Is expected the gathering
will be the most notable in the his
tory Of the organization.
The fire in the Cambria mine at
Negaunee still continues and 1t is
| feared the damage will be much great
err than was at first supposed. Two
| pumps are kept in constant operation.
each throwing large stream Of water
| down the Shaft.
Mrs. Cophia Willins, employed in a
Grand Haven hotel, while in an intox-
| icated condition assaulted Mrs. Angus
| ia l.. Zeitlow at the latter's home,
nearly killing her. Justice Hunson
sentenced the Willins woman to the
Detroit house of correction for sixty.
five days.
Superintendent OF Police N. N. Muir.
phy.tof. nay City is confined to his
home by ifjuriesreceived in ascellision
with a horse. The Superintendent was
| riding wheel to his home and In
attempting to pass rig the hose ran
into him, throwing him down and step-
ping on him.
Seeing snakes was a reality in North
Bay City Sunday. A large cage full
Of the reptiles was released by the
wrecking of one of Sun Bros circus
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