The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24
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sheriff.
An inch of snow, accompanied by
thunder and lightning, fell at Saul
Ste. Marie. 1t disappeared in an hour
George III. Little, proprietor OF 6
Dowagiac department store, and Mrs
Irma Ray, his head cashier, eloped to
Cassopolis and were married.
John r. Longacre, a milk man OF
Marquette, was burned to death wher
the hunting camp he owns near For
restville. ten miles from the city, was
destroyed by fire.
| Mrs. John Allen, wife of laborer in
Durand, is not expected to live as a
result of burns received when she res
cued her two small children from the
Allen home.
Forty dry leaders from the state
met at Sault Ste. Marie to make plans
| for big celebration to be held in Ian.
sing soon to celebrate the adoption OF
the prohibition amendment.
Peter Larsen, recluse, seventy.
three years old, was found dead in his
shack near Kalava. For more than a
quarter of century he had dwelt
alone and little was known of him.
Gust Linfors, wanted by the author
tiles for series of game law viola
tons, committed suicide short dis
lance from his shack on the Escanaba
river. fifteen miles from Ishpeming.
The soldiers monument, built by
means of subscriptions of the Wom-
ems Relief corps and other organiza-
tons at Jonesville was dedicated by
Rev. George Cleaver, of the Presby-
terrain church.
Walter Niemann, son of Henry Me
mann, well to do farmer of Macomb
county, pleaded guilty to the charge
of stealing rubber betting from the
farm of John Schalm and was fined
$50 and costs.
DR.. Harvey l.. Scott, forty-three
years old, died at the home of his
mother at Mt. Clemens of typhoid
pneumonia. He was aldermen from the
First ward for eight years and was
three times elected coroner.
"A man 'iuht udo bCCh plOSIcSS Ill
the southeastern part CT Pontiac,
where tho people are wrought to
high pitch of excitement over the at
tack on nine year old Dorothy An.
thony by an unidentified man.
Caroline Knight, 20, of Hillsdale,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold
Knight, is dead, and Roy Benedict, of
Jonesville, telegraph operator, about
the same age, was arrested but freed
after an investigation was made as to
his connection with the young WON.
ans death.
Thomas Cavanaugh, alias Saunders.
sixty-five years old, was found dead
on pile of hay in barn loft near
Byron Center Cavanaugh had been
for thirty-five years a salesman for
the Green Brothers Nursery company,
of Monroe.
Neighbors in the vicinity of the
Yerkes scnool, twelve miles west of
Flint, saved pretty Miss Hazel Cor
don, teacher at the school, from Gre
nation when, discovering the build
ing in flames. they rushed to the place
and rescued her.
Within stones throw of her own
home, Lurena Tufts, eleven year old
daughter of Fred Tufts, of Grand
Rapids, was seized on the street, drag
ged into nearby churchyard, and as
saulted by an unidentified lad. about
eighteen wears old.
Pe-To-Greecic, an Oklahoma Indian |
of Walpole island, who said he was
lis years old, is dead. He chung to |
the Indian customs until his death |
and requested that he be buried, &C.
cording to the rites of his tribe on the |
banks of the Snycarty river.
The first of what may be series
Of arrests for illegal registering and
voting at the election of Tues
day, was made at Dowagiac. Alonzo
Mozler was arrested charged with H.
legal registration. He demanded an
which was set for late
his week
Fire of unknown origin destroyed a
arge portion of the remaining part Of
he business district of once prosper
JUS Lewiston, the seat of important
operations in the south part
If Montmorency county for many
Years. The loss is estimated at ap.
'roximately $4,000.
Michigan had Republican for
governor of the state Nov 10. Govern
" Ferris and Lieutenant-G Governor
Dickinson went TO Vickshurg, Miss,
or the unwilling of the Michigan
and Secretary of State
M. Vaughn was acting gov
rnor for one day.
big Bilp Heston, whose Judgment
'rought victory to the Maize and Blue
n many of Michigan's hard-fought
ootball battles over decade ago. be-
anne officially Police Justice William
fartin Heston when he started dis.
ensing justice at his first session IN
he municipal court at Detroit.
Democratic strength in the next
legislature will be slightly increased
ccording to reports on results in the
enatorial and representative contests
throughout the state. In the senate
he alignment will remain unchanged.
ut In the house the Democrats have
aimed four seats and two contests are
till in doubt.
Andrew Moore, convicted several