The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-18
STATE NEWS NOTES
eiuaned From the Latest Michigan
Happenings.

Lawrence Krier, of Muskegon, aged
o. and unmarried, a brakeman on the
Pere Marquette, fell beneath his train
at Bangor, and was instantly killed.
Three tablets bearing the names of
every soldier who served in the Loo
mis- battery will be placed in the ar
tillery group at the annual meeting of
the Loomis Battery association, in
Coldwater this week.
Joseph f. Saighner, of Battle Creek,
pleaded guilty in the circuit court at
Marshall to driving horse until it
was nearly dead of exhaustion. He
was fined $500 with the option of 90
days in Jail. He paid The fine.
Tying rope about his neck, to
which was fastened a stone, August
Gunther, of Saginaw, aged ~, ended
his life by jumping into Green's bay
Oh, May 3. His body was found Sun
day Guenther had been respondent.
A widow and six children survive.
For the past week carpenters Of
Adrian have been endeavoring to Sc
cure an advance from % to 30 cents
per hour. Contractors were rather
slow in meeting the demands, and Sat
urday night fifty men decided to lay
! off pending an adjustment.
Mrs. Edith Cleveland Porter, wife
OF ex-State Salt Inspector John S.
Porter, died at Springfield, Mass, Sun
day night. She was one of the most
prominent christian scientists in the
state. She was born at Flint, where
she came of weIl-known family.
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natural movements, cures constipation
-Doan's Regulets. Ask your druggists
for them. % cents box.
Detroit will send fully 600 Adrian
Old Boys to the annual homecoming
at the old town June 2S. At a meet.
ing held at the offices Of w. r. Eng.
fish, In the Bamlet building, Detroit,
Saturday night, preparations were
made for the big event.
James Drummond, 32 years OF age.
residing on a farm northwest of Elk
ton, Saturday was instantly killed by
lightning. The barn was not burned,
and his assistant, standing within six
feet of him, was not injured. The
barn was full of live stock, but was
uninturd.
The regents OF the U. OF M. have
appointed Prof Fred L. Paxran, of the
University of Colorado, to succeed
Prof. Claude H. Van Thyme in the
chair of American history, which he
has just vacated tc take headship of
the department, vice Prof. McLaugh-
lin, resigned.
Baby won't suffer five minutes with
Group if you apply DR.. Thomas Eclec.
trio Oil at once. 1t acts like magic.
Detroit is to nave SlUv,VUU milk
plant. Several milk dealers have form
ed combine, ana leagued with them
in the enterprise some men of cap
ital. A building with $4,000 feet OF
flooring will be erected and the most
modern machinery for handling milk
will be Installed. The company ex
poets to start business with a daily
milk out put Of 1900 quarts.
Mrs. Barbara Schemm. who lives
with her son. Leonard Schemm, in
Halfway, on the Grationt road, be-
tween Detroit and Mt. Clemens, cele.
brated her Tooth birthday Sunday and
the event was marked by the reunion
of over 90 Of her descendants and rel
atives, who called during the day to
tender their congratulations. She re-
degree.
James Perry. a public charge since
he fell from hayloft while intoxicat-
ed, breaking his back, committed sui
eide at the Oakland county home, by
cutting his throat with razor. He
was a founding, adopted when a few
days old by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Per-
ny, but turned out an incorrigible, be-
ing disowned by his foster-parents
when he ran away from them at the
age Of IA.
Two claims of $4,000 each were filed
against the city Of Detroit Saturday.
Susan NJ Bartlett residing on Trum.
bull avenue, asks $4,000 damages for
injuries sustained April 3, when she
says she tripped on defective side
walk in front of 447 Trumbull avenue
Joseph Mororosky, Of st. Johns, asks
a similar amount for injuries sustained
on April Z. He says he fell over the
top of water stop box in front Of
| 500 Gratiot avenue.