The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-10-05
STATE NEWS NOTES
Cleaned From the Latest Michigan
happenings.

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in Oberlin, o.
George L. Crosby, aged 6S, OF Grand
Rapids, was instantly killed by a Pere
Marquette engine at crossing We'd
nesday night. He had been In the
bakery business there for Is years
One son survives.
Miss Katherine King, daughter of
Prof and Mrs. Harry E. King, OF the
| University of Pekin, has entered the
University of Michigan. They were
| rescued from Pekin by a vessel at the
| time of the Boxer uprising.
number of sophomores attende |
the meeting of "freshies" in Mcmillan
hall at Ann Arbor, Wednesday night,
and were elected officers of the fresh
man class. When they were discov.
cred they were ousted, blu: with rein
forcements they made some of the
freshmen crate from trees and tele-
graph poles.
has been removed from the member
ship roll of the Fountain Street Bap-
fist church, of Grand Rapids. The
church authorities say he used decep-
tion in joining the Christian Disciples
church when he was still :, member OF
the Baptist church. Rev. McGinnes is
in the insurance business In addition
to having a small passionate in East
Grand Rapids.
Louis Stieffler, farmer, near Cass
City, has sold to Sleeth & O'Donnell,
at Saginaw, what is believed to be the
last tract of cork pine in Michigan. 1t
consists of 800 trees, which are to be
cut Immediately.
On account of the heavy rain which
fell in Grand Rapids Saturday the
hospital day" for the benefit OF st.
Mary's hospital was postponed for
week.
Harry Charter, chief train dispatch
err for the Detroit-Toledo Short line
the past four years, rendered his resig-
nation Saturday to take effect Novem-
Der /.
John De Pue, proprietor of the Sterl-
ing hotel, Of Coldwater, when ready
to open up for business SATURDAY.
morning, discovered that 5000 was
gone. He Immediately te-ephoned the
officers, but he has no clue.
Gov. Warner has appointed Emery
l. Busby, of Hastings, 6 member of
the BARRIERS examination board, to
succeed r. NJ Fillmore, of Lansing.
Busby was previously member of
the board.
On the farm where they had resided
New York state, seventy-two years
ago, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Watkins, liy-
ing near Jackson, celebrated their
golden wedding Friday. His was the
first log house built in that section.
Mayor Henry Lee, Of Saginaw, de-
clines to stand for denomination,
giving business reasons. 1t was Lee
who defeated Mayor William B. Baum.
a Democrat, who held the Office nine
years. Commodore Harry T. Wickes
is talked Of as his successor.
The Sparta Boston store, clothing
and drygoods, was badly damaged Sat-
urday morning by fire which started
from an unknown cause. There had
been no fire in the building for sew
eral days. A. Marienthal, the pro-
prietor, was away attending Jewish
holiday. There was $4,000 insurance
In true western style F. p. Bohn
stampeded a crowd in Franklin
street saloon at Saginaw Saturday,
pulling revolver and firing right
and left. No one was injured. Then
he barricaded himself in his store,
but a friend finally induced him to
come out, when he was arrested
w. d. Lindon, OF the department of
supervising architects, was in Pom
tiac all day Saturday and Sunday
making a thorough inspection of the
new postoffice rates offered.
Judge Swan and his legal family
will open a session of the United
States court in Bay City, this week.
One jury trial and several minor
cases are on the dockeJ, which will
take about a week to dispose Of
Mrs. Frank Yenor living four miles
Monday noon by jumping into cis-
tern. The deed was caused by i'll
health. She leaves husband and
four small children, and was 80 years
old.
Mrs. Lucy Wipfer, of Detroit, who
is being sued for divorce by her hus-
band, Charles W., took the stand in
her own behalf Monday. One of the
points brought out by the defendant
was the fact that Mr. Wipher had not
spoken to her for the past five years,
and only addressed her through one
of their children.
The drug firm of Parke, Davis C
Co., of Detroit, will .iou5le the capa-
city of its laboratory ct Hounslow,
suburb of London, Eng, and build new
warehouses in London. 2 his, is neces-
sary owing to the rapid growth OF
the company's business in Great
Britain, reported by General Man
ager e. G. Swift, who is back from a
visit abroad.
Wayne county auditors opened bids
Monday for the position Ut county I'M
dertaker. Now there is war In tbs
camp. Between seven ana ten differ
ent undertakers were in the game
offaripU ~ do tho uyorlr for Yro,, 90