The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-04
clsaned From the Latest Michigan
Happenings.

amounting to $S4S,6SS, and has squar-
ed accounts with the state. 1t Is I'M
derstood the Pere Marquette will pay
its taxes at once.
Edward Trip, of Pontiac, badly In
toxicated, late at night reeled off the
sidewalk and into a creek. He was
discovered and pulled out before he
was drowned. He was sentenced to
ten days in Jail.
Arthur Macarthur, Of Lapeer, was
struck in the eye by batted ball Sat
urday His glasses were broken and
several pieces of glass driven into his
right eye, the sight of which, it is
feared, may be destroyed.
Mrs. Hannah Cady. of Allegan, cele-
brated her ninety-eighth birthday on
Sunday. She says she remembers be-
ing hidden with her brother in bush
and left guarded by dog at the out
break of the war of 1912.
Gladstone Dowie, son of the profit"
is expected soon to arrive and take up
his residence near Muskegon. Glad
stone is said to have decided to leave
Zion City following the reconciliation
of his mother and father.
Six hundred Knights of Columbus
attended the banquet at Battle Creek
Sunday night from Grand Rapids,
Niles, South Bend, Detroit, Port HUI
ron and other towns, to celebrate the
anniversary Of the local lodge.
Leole, the 5-year-old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Van Vleet, of Plymouth,
walk and bit her tongue almost in
two. Five stitches were taken in the
organ by the doctor
Fire started from an unknown and
mysterious cause in the rear room Of
the general store of Matt ]. Dem, at
Portland, and entirely destroyed the
stock. The loss Is $4,000 with &c.,
900 insurance.
Hiram Stewart, a wealthy farmer,
OF Venice township, slid down from
q straw stack and landed ON pitch
fork. He had to be held in an upright
position several seconds until releas.
ed. He will die. He has a wife and
one daughter.
George Myers of Carleton, has re-
ceived postal card from his son,
Fred, saying that he had a narrow es-
cape in the Sam Francisco fire, but
was uninjured. Fred is baker, and
he writes that he Is engaged in de-
ing his share to relieve suffering in
the stricken city.
During storm q son Of George
Sorry, three miles north of Flint was
blowing. He went to the fence to get
his coat. Upon turning to go back to
his team in the burrows, lightning
struck both his horses in the heal,
killing them in their tracks. Young
Sorry was uninjured.
kissing his 6-months-old babe last
goodbye, John Mcmahon left his home
at 376 Greenwood avenue, Detroit.
last Tuesday without a word to wife
or aged mother. Saturday night his
dead body was found in room in
the Hotel Bristol in Rochester, N. Y.
Indications point strongly 70 suicide.
The bronze memorial bust of the
late Michael LETTERS was placed upon
the monument in Saginaw Saturday.
in the presence Of the monument COM
mittee, the contractor and designer.
The monument has been inclosed and
the bust covered, and will remain SO
until the dedication services on Me-
mortal day.
Frank Mundorff and Frank Irving,
of Alpena, sons Of respectable parents,
are In the county jail In Alpena, await
ing trial on a charge of robbing Mi
chaea Miller, Of Detroit, who arrived
there on the steamer Alpena late at
night Miller says they, misdirected
him TO the party he was looking for,
threw him down In an alley and took
his money.
Members of the Benton Harbor mu.
nicipal league passed resolutions
which mean that all saloons In the
city shall be closed on Sundays or
local officials will lose their positions.
! Prominent attorneys are members of
the league, and will carry the matter
to the highest courts In order to ar
complish what they want If the mayor
and police refuse to act.
City Attorney Clement G. Yerkes,
Of Worthwhile, Wednesday night mar
ried Miss Margaret J. Thompson at
| the home of the brides parents in
Worthwhile. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. w. 8. Jerome in the
presence of 80 guests. Both parties
are very popular members of North.
ville's smartest set. The array of
gifts included several substantial
/ checks.
Stanley Kerr, brother of Fred Kerr
of Detroit, connected with the w. II.
Elliott Co., of that city, just back
from San Francisco, insists that the
number OF deaths are far In excess of
the reports given out. He says one
third OF the 10000 population of Chi
natown were killed and that hundreds
OF transients in tho many boarding
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