The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-01
SUMMARY OF NEWS State NEWS NOTES HORRIBLE BuTcHERY

Large crews or men are at worn
near Miscauno island, in Menomiilee
county, developing what 1t Is believed
will be one of the richest finds OF iron
ore In the upper peninsula. Menom-
lnee men have purchased all the land
In the neighborhood that they could
get hold Of, and prices of property
are soaring.
The damage suit brought againet
Warden Fuller, of Ionia, by Duke Rus
sell, of Grand Ledge, has been discon-
tinued because of Russell's failure to
furnish security for costs. The action
was brought against the warden, it,
being alleged he kept Russell in pris-
on several days after the expiration
of his term.
Congressman Edwin DENLY has sent
to President Roosevelt the name OF
Charles F. Mellish for postmaster of
Detroit, to- succeed Postmaster Dick
ersn, whose term expires In January.
Joseph G. Foley, of Detroit, prom
inent mining man and general mau-
ager of the Shakespeare Gold Mining
Co., of Wildwood, Ont, dropped
dead Saturday at the Shakespeare
mine.
Jennie Lapham, aged "a years, OF
Worthwhile, committed suicide by drink
ing the contents Of an ounce bottle
OF carbolic acid at Wyandotte Satur-
day night. The motive for the deed is
not known.
Attorney-General Bird has gone to
Washington to present to the United
States supreme court a motion for the
advancement of the railroad tax cases
on the calendar so that they may be
heard if possible during the winter
Ex-senator George B. Davis, form
erly prominent factor in business
enterprises, and known as one of he
immortal 49, in the legislature dur
ing the Pingree regime, is now con-
fined in the Pontiac asylum for the
insane.
After GLIDING police officers through
out the state for six months, Earl Nor
ris, 10 years of age, was arrested at
Petoskey and returned to Kalamazoo.
Morris is wanted on a charge of
burglarizing the Peter Meintz shoe
store August 1, in the latter city.
Herbert Manly, Jackson county alb
stractor, under Register of Deeds
Sears, who confessed to the embez-
zelment of $3.50, which he lost in
gambling, together with much Of his
own money, has been arrested, the
specific charge being the embezzIe-
ment of his last installment of $40.
l.. p. Carmichael, of Benton Har-
Dor, who has been in Florida for "a
year. was shot and accidentally killed
by companion, while hunting near
Silver Springs, Fla.
While shooting at target, young
son of j. 2. Jackson, general agent
of the w. & M. road, at Menominee,
was accidentally shot by companion
with 32-calibre rifle. The boy can
not live.
Harlan e Babcock, managing edit
or of the Kalamazoo Gazette from 1900
to 1905, and who has recently been
with tho Chicago American, has pur.
chased an interest in the Gazette, and
will return to Kalamazoo
Joseph Green, who was recently
found guilty by a circuit court on a
charge of assaulting his S-year-old
daughter has been sentenced to a
term of years at Jackson, THE maxi
mum of which is 10 years.
Mrs. Betsy Clark of Muskegon, who
received a bequest Of 100000 from the
late Mrs. Charles Hackley, her sister,
has bought a residence in Battle
Creek and will make that city her
permanent home. She is a leader in
the christian science movement.
James Court C Son, of Marshall,
have shipped within the past 10 days
Is carloads of poultry to the eastern
markets for Thanksgiving. They have
have shipped over 100000 turkeys and
more than double this number o.
chickens and other fowl, all dressed.