The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-10-12
YA7ENEVS NOTES
Cleaned From the Latest Michigan
Happenings.

AS result of the strike at the BuicN
Motor Co.'s plant, at Flint, last Fri
day, a union will be organized.
Memorial services for former Gov
A. T. Bliss were held Sunday in the
First Methodist church, in Saginaw
A number of state speakers delivered
eulogies. -.
Robert Copeland, who was sentenced
to the Ionia reformatory for period
of Is years for burglarizing the
Crystal hotel, in Flint, is now seeking
O parole.
When George Lampman, Of Leoni-
das, removed an old barn door the
other day he was nearly swamped by
shower Of bats, and grasping club
succeeded in killing several hundred
of them.
Reuben Patterson, aged AZ years,
son of Henry G. Patterson, Lapeer's
wealthiest citizen, died Sunday in a
private sanitarium in Indianapolis.
Reubens widow and one child reside
in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was formerly
well known as a travelling man
through Michigan.
Despairing of winning Miss Pauline
Schmitz for his bride, Vincent Reed,
Il Manitoba ranchman, who went to
Wilmington to wed her, has left for his
home. Miss Schmitz suddenly chang
cd her mind when he arrived for the
wedding. Her excuse was that he had
changed since she had previously seen
him.
Charles Rallson, farmer, living
near Newaygo, crawled beneath a rail
ing on Pearl street bridge at Ora"
Rapids Sunday in front of a rapidly
approaching car. He was dragged
about 20 feet, but the fender saved
him from the wheels. He was badly
crushed. It is thought that he was
temporarily out of his mind.
John H. Anderson, who was brought
back to Detroit from New Jersey for
the abandonment of his wife, was SEN
fenced Thursday by Judge Phelan to
serve no less than six months nor
more than one year at the house Of
! correction. Anderson's wife asked The
| Judge to send him up.
Henry Girard, aged 10, and Henry
De Lorge, aged 20, narrowly escaped
| lynching at the hands of an angry
mob, in Bay City, after they had run
over and instantly killed Corianna
Herbert, aged II, with a big farm
wagon. A deputy sheriff and cooler
citizens rescued them when cries were
raised by their captors for rope.
Maj. Charles v. Hendickson, Third
infantry, late of Houghton, has resign
ed from the Michigan National guard,
owing to his removal from the state.
His successor will not be elected until
the next encampment Capt. Edgar H.
Campbell of Grand Rapids has been
appointed battalion adju;ant of the
Third battalion, Second infantry.
James Wadsworth, farmer, near
Peach Belt, routed three highwaymen
who attempted to hold him up in q
lonely spot in the road as he was driv-
ing home. When he was commanded
to hold up his hands, he sprang from
the rig onto the nearest rcbber, knock
ing him down and then jumped onto
second one. Two fled and the third
followed as soon as he fought himself
loose.
j. H. Hinkley, for fifty-six years pay
master on the Lake Shore, is dead N
Chicago. He was one of the few half
century veteran officials in the Van
derbilt service, and was stockholder
in>the road.
In a car made for the purpose at a
cost of $4,000, 1000 live carp were
shipped from Monroe to New York on
Saturday afternoon by the Standard
Fish Co. This is the first shipment
and is an experiment. The car has
Its own electric light service.
Saturday was hospital day in Grand
Rapids for the Sisters OF Mercy, and
booths were erected in the leading no.
tells, banks and on the corners of the
down town streets. 1t is estimated
that the total receipts for the day
will be in he neighborho ID Of $4,000.
Detroit's stork made a finish last
week, leaving death far behind in the
race. The new children numbered
i72, 80 girls and go boys, while 125
persons died, SO being children I'M
der five years of age. At present
there are fifteen cases of scarlet fever,
nine of diphtheria and one of small
pox.
After a trial which occupied five
days In the circuit court and ten
lays in the justice court, a jury award
ed George Morris, Of Pontiac, yer.
dict of 1922 against Fred J. Poole,
lumber dealer. Morris is a sidewalk
contractor and Poole brought suit for
balance alleged due him. About
300 was spent in litigation over $23.
Della Keller, sent from Mackinac
county to Jackson prison for from one
10 three years, has been ordered trans
ierred to the Detroit house Of correc-
ton. Judges frequently send women
convicted of crime to Jackson, three
fuch cases having occurred within
three months. There are no accom-
modations at Jackson or 1ionia for