The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-07-21
State NEWS NOTES

idate for the senate.
DIR. Charles E. Patterson OF Grand
tapids, prominent physician, has be-
nn divorce proceedings against his
life, alleging extreme cruelty.
John Swanson Of Muskegon was
bncoed out of $50 by a stranger while
hopping in New York city on his way
visit a son at Deckertown.
iCyrus Rittenhouse, Benton Harbor
IA, has been sentenced by Judge
bolidge of ST. Joseph to. six months
l three years at Ionia for larceny
tom person.
1.-THE attendance at the university
hummer school at Ann Arbor is ST,
distributed as follows: Literary de-
kirtment, 512; engineering, 140; law,
\; medical, II.
IArb,e Felters and Mason Norton,
Tho were awaiting trial for highway
bribery at Alba sawed through the
lars with saw made from a dustpan
hnd escaped. No trace Of them has
1een found.
Bert Anderson, colored, Of Battle
Greek, is in jail charged with arson.
III is alleged that Anderson purchased
Ia can CT oil from r. ]. Miller and, az
her pouring it on Miller's fences, set
fire to them.
The outlook for peaches near Vas
Isar is fine, the large orchard of w. b.
Perry being so heavily laden as to ne
Hesitate many bushels being picked
while still green in order to save the
trees.
During an electric storm the resi-.
tence of w. H. Mann at Midland was
fred b. lightning and burned with al!
lis contents. Mr. Mann is working at
Jackson Mrs Mann and children and
Ter sister escaped in their night
dresses
1t costs something to swear in Ba--
tie Creek. Ernest Hibner, visitor
from Muskegon, was arrested Satur.
day for swearing and Judge LOOMS
fined him $40. The other half of the
alteration, Taswell Lyons, languishes
in the city Jail, awaiting arraignment
John Dolsor, the 15-year-old son OF
Edward Dolson Of Jackson. was
drowned in the river Thursday after
noon while swimming. He dived into
weeds. Companions recovered The
body.
At Osseo, five miles east Of Hills
dale, Thursday afternoon the oil wei
OF the Hillsdale & Osseo Oil Co. wa
shot at depth of 1900 feet. The wei
is in bed Of Trenton rock. The com
pany is composed Of Hillsdale AM
Osseo citizens.
The body Of an ulE nown man ha
been found floating at Parks sawmi.l
Burt lake, near Cheboygan. A bullo
wound in the center CT the forehea;
caused his death. Nothing Is known
OF the mans identity, but he worke,
around the lake last spring.
A fierce electrical storm visitet
Menominee Thursday afternoon, doini
much damage to property. Fifty plat
glass windows were broken. Charlie
Robinson, an employee Of the Luding
ton Wells Co., fell thirty feet from
lumber pile and was badly injured.
Frank Schlegal, harness manufac
turer Of Lapeer, was found guilty O
violating the city ordinances and wa
fined $40. The ordinance provides tina
all signs must be removed from tht
curb Of the sidewalks. An appeal vii
be taken.
Myrtle Strowbridge Of Paw Paw
Mich, and Floyd Bartholomew o
Goshen, Ind, who represented them
selves to be OF age and were married
at st. Joseph Monday, have beer
placed under arrest at Elkhart. Ind.
as they are under legal age.
Bert Gilbert of Flint was awakened
at night by commotion in his chick
en- coop and on Investigation found al
old skunk with seven little ones. The
mother was killed and Gilbert hat
adopted her family and will rails,
them. They are as frisky as domestic
kittens.
Four officials from the state health
board at Lansing have been quietl,
working among the farmers near Ba
tie Creek and arrests are expected fol
violations Of the sanitary laws FOL
diaries. Manure-tainte1 milk and mil!
that had stood too long before cooling
is said to have been found in large
quantities.
Circuit Judge Law Of Port Hurcr
has handed down his decision IN ire
case OF d. s. Wineland of Pittsbur1
against the Knights Of Maccabees OF
the World, protesting against the raise
in rates in favor Of the latter. Tn
finding Is that decree be entered dis
missing the bill of complaint with
costs to the defendant. The decision
is based on supreme tent laws.
The grange field day and picnic ]
Now, Ia, orIar ;c Tho fina Of GOO