The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-11
State NEWS NOTES
0uaned From the Latest Michigan
Happenings.

Gov. Warmers San Francisco re-
lief fund has reached total of So
BIB.
The Jackson, Mich, council has put
i've saloons out Of business, refusing
to grant licenses.
Gov. Warner has just received from
the federal government $49,364 ii, be-
ing the semi-annual appropriation for
the Michigan Soldiers home at Grand
Rapids.
passed bill donating six condemned
cannon as material for statue of the
late Gov. S. T. Mason, Of Michigan, to
be erected in Detroit.
Rev. George A. Hill has resigned the
pastorate of the presbyterian church
at Rochester, Ind, to accept the posi-
ton of field secretary OF Alma col
lege, at Alma, Mich.
Elzer Pettis, Of Burton township,
near Flint. has carried off the state
parental medal. Monday he became
father at the age of 80 years. His
wife is 60 years old.
The Thumb Is again pleasing to the
sight Of the great railroad father"
Monday after being partially suspend
ed for over month.
Ralph Stedman, aged IL, arrested
at Boyne Falls, has confessed to
burglarizing the local postoffice last
week Of 20. He implicated Henry
Potvin, aged 8, who he also says broke
into house and stole watch.
Genesee county has one resident
who fails to be allured by the attrac-
ton of public Office John Donelson,
of Fenton, recently elected justice of
the peace, refuses to qualify. He
thinks his farm offers better induce
ments than the bench.
In the past year Battle Creeks CON-
mon council, despite cries Of graft,
scandal and extravaganza, has cut the
city's overdraft from $44.667 to $23,-
OH, which, by the payment Of $4,000
In liquor licenses. represents SHY
ness" of only $4,000 now.
It costs more to be drunk ON Sunday
than on any other day In the week In
Lansing. Police Justice S. B. Roe an.
nounced his schedule. Two men who
became intoxicated Saturday night
were let off on payment Of the costs.
Four who were drunk on Sunday were
assessed the costs and 81 fine each.
Born in England, Mrs. Marie Jack.
son, Of LAnse, county seat Of Baraga
county, has just rounded out q Gen.
fury Of existence. She is probably
the only centenarian in upper Mich
igan. Mrs. Jackson has lived in ths
copper district for more than 70 years,
and is still vigorous woman, at Least
for person OF her age.
While walking towards Detroit on
the Michigan Central tracks near
Twentieth street, early Monday morn
ing, Charles Costello. 81 years old,
and living at 273 Fifteenth street, was
struck and killed by freight engine
skull was fractured and death was In
Simultaneous.
The transportation graft Is being
worked to the limit in the west be-
cause of the San Francisco calamity,
Harry O'Kane, son Of Mail Carrier
James O'Kane. of Ann Arbor, says
He is back from Frisco and tells OF
man who secured a suit Of new
clothes and ticket to the east at
Ogden by falsely stating that he was
q refugee.
Saturating mattresses and rugs with
kerosene, Nellie Mitchell, daughter OF
Alfred Mitchell, of Sheridan, fired her
fathers house, and then fed to lake
where it is thought she intended to
commit suicide. When brought back
to the house she laughed in insane
glee. Her mind is said to be deranged
through illness. She was taken to the
county home for safe-keeping.