The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13

cent or the
port of April /. Freezing and thawing
weather of late has done much dam.
age, correspondents report, and a
large acreage will be plowed up on
this account.
His hand slipping while he was
whiting, Mark Oviatt, of Lapeer,
plunged his sharp jackknife into the
ball of his right eye. The glancing
blow cut out more than half Of the
ball. Doctors are trying to save the
sight of the other eye.
May Hamplin, an incorrigible young
miss, of Flint, has been sent TO Adrian
until she shall attain the age of 81.
She is IA years old. May could not be
sheltered by her guardian or friends,
because of her tongue. She admitted
to the court that she was ''too sassy"
Charles Bailey, of Detroit, both Of
whose legs were cut off in hay press.
er several years ago, and who later
trained two dogs to draw a cart, has
started on p trip to the 500. He will
drive the entire distance with his dogs,
and expects to make about 80 miles a
day.
Fred X. Lamm, giving his home as
Detroit, and Stephen Smith, of Cleve.
land, arrested as suspects on the
charge of robbing the postoffice at
West Branch, on the morning of March
20, have been discharged Not enough
evidencewas secured to hold them.
Charles Weaver, of West Branch,
has had his share Of hard luck last
week. On Wednesday hisl title girl
was burned to death at Vassar; Fri
day morning he slipped and broke his
arm; Saturday his grandmother, one
of the oldest pioneers, died in her
ninety-flfth year.
Traverse City is "some potatoes"
too Receipts on the city market are
averaging 100 loads day of 55 bush
els each. The price is so cents a
bushel, making a distribution Of ST..
$50 daily to farmers. AS soon as nav
igation opens buying will begin at
smaller points and the crop will soon
be cleaned up.
A hobo giving the name of Alder.
Osborne holds the record for nerve
in Hillsdale county. Stealing an ear
of corn from Mrs. Emeline Losey, he
enticed her chickens to a spot where
he caught one of the choicest, and
then he borrowed frying pan and
matches from the woman to cook it.
Incensed on learning that the tramp
was feasting on one of her fowls, she
called an officer and had the hobo
arrested.
Thomas Dryer, alias Buck" Dwy-
er, alias Thomas O'Neil, wanted in Chi
cago on a charge of murder, was taken
from Detroit to that city by Detective
Stark, of Chicago, Thursday afternoon
Dryer was serving days in the work.
house on a charge of disturbing the
peace, when he was identified by De-
tective Wilkinson as answering the
description of the man wanted by the
Chicago police.
Leaving her husband by the table
reading, Mrs. William Van Horn, Of
Battle Creek, retired for the night.
About 1 o'clock she awoke, and, no.
ticing that her husband still seemed
to be absorbed in his book, got up
to tell him he ought to be in bed. After
a few vigorous shakings she discover
ed that Mr.. Van Horn was dead. He
was SO years of age, and a member
of the Grand Army. Heart failure
caused his death.
Thomas f. McGarry, now serving a
sentence in the Ionia reformatory for
completely in the Grand Rapids water
deal, and whose application for release
was formerly denied by the pardon
board, has filed another application
for parole which will probable be con-
sidered by the board at its first meet. |
ing after April Is. 1t Is generally be-
lieved that this time the board will
grant the parole.
Matthew Snyder resident Of Pom |
tiac, was killed Wednesday afternoon
by being buried under foot of sand. |
Snyder, in company with a gang OF |
workmen, had been employed for sew
eral days digging a sewer. The sewer |
was completed and the men were tax |
Ing down the side planking prepatory
to filling in. Snyder attempted to re- |
move two pieces of planking at once,
and the result was that the side of |
the embankment caved in.
Miss Charlotte Isabel Anderson. of |
Kalamazoo, has just edited and pub
lished a unique book. 1t is printed en-
tirely by typewriter, in two colors, red
and black, on linen paper and bound
in artistic style in red Russian Ieath.
err, the pages being held in the cover
by heavy, black silk cord. She has
done all the work herself, except to
make the cover. 1t is entitled |
Thoughts That Uplift." Miss Ander-
son prepares her publications as gifts
Tor her 81 -Is