The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-06-23
State NEWS NOTES

infantry held its fortieth annual re-
union at Hart Thursday.
The 9-year-old son OF Gus Schmocx
of Manistee was drowned in the river
Friday while swimming. The body
was recovered.
BY the explosion D. boiler In the
COMPRISING plant for subway con.
struction, at 163rd and North River, In
New York, more than dozen persons
we're injured.
The rebuilt First Baptist church, at
Hillsdale which was destroyed by fire
last winter, was dedicated Sun lay.
The sermon was preached by Row.
Herman Burns, Of Ds.'oit.
isaac Southworth employed by the
West Bay City Ship ,Ildihg Co., fell
into the hold of the steamship Socapa
and died within a few minutes OF his
injuries.
James Chase, aged Is, Of st. Louis,
In a fit of temporary insanity, took
paris green. The doctors tried to ave
him, but in vain. He Tas well known
among horsemen in tie country.
Georg. E. Smith. believed to be a
former railway engineer, was fond
i'll on the street Of q yosso with de-
lirirm t!emens. He was removed TO
Corunna but has not yet recovere.
Smallpox has broken out in very
virulent form in Hill and Clement
townships, Ogemaw county. One OF
two children have already died and
many more people are very Ill.
Burglars at might entered the fruit
and tobacco store Of reter Fabino at
Holland and stole $50 worth of cigars,
tobacco and some money. 1t is sus'
pected the work was done by local
talent.
c. H. Converse, of Muskegon, de.
serter from the navy last January, re-
turned home and gave n.mself up &c
the CHIEF of police He says he got
tired of lodging from one part of the
country to another.
Captain Elton Miller, OF Battle
Creek whose commission in the Mich.
igan National Guard recently persisted
with the unexpected d.sbanding of Co
l., is certainly game. lie has enlisted
in the new engineering company as
private soldier.
Rev. j. B. Whitfo.l, on Fepton,
found Sunday too hot to preach With
a coat on. and, after removing his
Prince Albert, advised The male Nom
bers of his congregati N to make them.
selves comfortable In like manne:, 70
which they readily complied.
BNrt Baker, well-Known yonrg
man of Carleton, was held up by FIVE
men late at night a1d robbed of q
gold watch his valise and $3.50. Fou.
men were arrested at Plymouth and a
fifth In Toledo on suspicion of bang
the highwaymen.
j. l.. Draper, while at work in Bat
tie Creek, paving an alley, was bur.
ie: beneath pile Of bricks thai
toppled over upon him, as he bent in
the trench. His head and body were
badly bruised and he had to be re-
moved in police ambulance.
Robert Bowles of Owosso has sworn
OUT a warrant for the arrest of mis-
wife, Alice Bowles. He claims she
came home drunk after a days
carousal, but he had locked the door
and she slept all niglt on the porch.
Mrs. Bowles has disappeared.
During the last month there were
300 deaths in Michigan, the death
rate decreasing per cent per thou
sand population from April. Forty
three deaths were from meningitis, IS
from smallpox, Is Of these latter being
in Grand Rapids.
One Of the finest pipe organs in
Michigan was dedicated Thursday
night at Battle Creek In the First Bap-
list church. Prof. Ddwin Barnes of
that city played the ledtcatory num-
bers, assisted by Mrs. Marie White
Longman Of Chicago.
A cooperative coal company, the
profits of which will 90 to charity, has
been organized at Battle Greek. The
idea is to sell coal as cheaply as pos
sible to any citizen and turn the profit
over to Nichols Memorial hospital and
to the general help Of the city's poor
Detrol. police autho titles have seu-
ed orders to all patf. me- to arcs.
all race track and circus followers,
who cannot give an account of them.
selves. The recent numerous no!d.
ups and burglaries In Detroit, ara at.
tributed to this class and the poIiae
arc determined to purge the city.
Charles Farley, young man who
works in the implement factory at
Standish, was caught in lathe and
the sleeve of his shirt wound up tight
ly, tearing the shirt nearly off him. BY
great presence of mind he threw off
the belt with his other hand and saved
his life.
Otto Murphy, farmer who resided
a few miles west of Mics, returned
home from town in IN intoxicated con.
dition and fell from a second-story
window, sustaining INJURIES from
which he died. Deceased was vet
eran of the civil war Ind was 81 years