The Owosso times., 1916-10-20
The sheriff renor,s rmmot coun,v

DoltiC SiCth HNnOClS VIII ItODtH
October rs, according to announce
ment made by the board of education.
Daniel F. Zuhlke, of Lepeer,
aged fifty-one, probate Judge of Lapeer
county, died after a long illness of
cancer
George Schmidt. forty years of
age, of Grand Rapids. committed
suicide at his home by shooting him.
self twice in the head.
Mrs. Cornelia Smith, aged 92, died Of
old age at her home in Birmingham
She was the oldest resident in Bir.
mingham and the Oldest native Of
Oakland county.
Judge c. p. Black, who was the
former United States district attorney
for the eastern Michigan district,
dropped dead in supreme court while
arguing a case.
Casey Geleynse, Grand Rapids, is
dead and Ethel Klinkenburg, thirty
years old, is in Butterworth hospital
in critical condition as the result of
an automobile accident.
Elmer G. Beardslee, "a, for fourteen
years a member of the Oakland coun-
ty poor commission, died at his home
in Orion township after an illness of
twelve weeks of blood poisoning.
While building kitchen fire by
pouring coal oil upon it, Mrs. Frank
Nit1 fhfrfU-Nrn I'll
burns which caused her death in
Bad Axe hospital a few hours later.
In the City of Kalamazoo after a
discussion Of several weeks, the city
council voted to submit a proposed
$225,000 bond issue, to improve the
city's storm sewers, to the voters No
vember z.
Herman Schultz, 40, living about 4
miles east of Birch Run, committed
suicide by blowing the contents of
shotgun into his body just below the
heart and then slashing at his throat
with a jackknife.
Mrs. Celia Buckley, the Grand Rap
ids woman who gave Sheriff Berry the
information that led to the arrest of
Scott Maussell, who murdered Mrs.
Helen S. Johns, has petitioned the
board of supervisors for a reward.
That he unwittingly helped at Flint
the slayer Of Neil ]. Berston,
Sr., to escape, is the belief of Max
Saerakowski. an interpreter, who gave
a stranger a "lift" in his automobile
near the scene and time Of tho cr'~'e.
The estate of the late John E. Peck,
Grand Rapids capitalist, who was
murdered l:y his son-in-law. DR.. Ar
thur Warren Waite, in New York city,
March IL, amounts to $726,O9S.15, ac-
cording the inventory filed In pro
bate court.
Lieutenant John Noel of Grand
Rapids and of the machine gun COM
pany, Thirty-second Michigan infan-
try, has joined his regiment. Lieu
tenant Noel was internally injured in
july and underwent a serious opera
tion at Grayling.
At the Evangeline home at
Grand Rapids Nelson Harrison, of
Memphis, found his daughter, Lelah
Harrison, the Portage Center school
teacher. who had been missing since
October /. and for whom statewide
search was made.
CAarles Suffer, So, farmer living
near Dorr, is in Jail at Allegan and his
daughter, Hazel, aged nineteen, is in
st. MaIy's hospital, Grand Rapids,
with a bullet wound in her hip, as a
result of an attack alleged to have
been made by Sutter.
Will Beaudwin, young man
Of Standish, who enlisted in the Cana
dian army at Windsor, September Is.
1915, was killed in battle in France
3 few days ago. He was son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Godfrey Beaudwin, who live
On farm near Standish.
Neil ]. Berston Sr one of the big.
gest real estate dealers in Flint, |
of the board of water COM
and noted as a philantro-
pist, was shot to death and robbed at |
his north end real estate office, at |
North and Spencer streets.
Jimmy Ward, of Port Huron, a |
brother of the late Mike Ward, for
ner lightweight champion of Canada
Who was killed in the ring in Grand |
Rapids in a bout with Harry Lewis
several years ago, is reported wound
ID in the British casualty list.
II. r. Pattengill of Lansing, on
he ticket as national Progressive
candidate for governor of Michigan.
euuested Secretary of State Vaughan
o have his name removed from the
election ballot. T am not running for
'fflce this fall" said Pattengill.
Miss Ethelyn Bolen, Battle Creek
,irl, daughter of George E. Bolen,
Democratic candidate for state sena-
or, and Russell e. Dean, of Milwau-
zee, were married at Battle Creek.
,ev. DR.. LeGear. of Kalamazoo, a per-
oval friend of the Bolens, officiated.
His little five year old son. Paul
.illed at Muskegon as he pulled over
slot machine crto hir,sa,f. potor
;paniola, ST., local fruit merchant,
eceived word from the Pasteur insti-
ute at Ann Arbor to rush another son.
'eter. Jr., aged two, who had been
itten by a dog, to that institution.
Joe Jerneau, reformed convict and
'erris Institute student, who as
% rOIod cop,yi,,+ from, tho Jonia raforp,. |