The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-09-29
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The annual harvest festival and
corn contest at ST. Louis, Mich, will be
held October II.
Battle Creek has a coal famine
due to the cold weather, car shortage
and other reasons.
Harry Campbell, aged twenty-three,
of Menominee, was drowned when
a gasoline launch capsized.
Thomas Osinski of Alpena was run
over by Detroit & Mackinaw pas
senger train near the depot.
| Rebecca lodge, of st. Louis cele-
brated the 65th university of the
lodge Thursday, September 81.
The annual Church of Christ con-
vention of the fifth missionary district
Of Michigan, was held at Coe, Isabella
county, September "a.
| According to Attorney General Eel
lows, in an opinion, it is legal to
use voting machines in certain pre-
cincts and the regular ballots in other
| precincts.
The first pathfinder club that has
been organized in prison in the
United States was organized at Ionia
among the inmates of the Michigan re-
formatory.
Vern Davis, of Coldwater, was kill
ed near Bronson. Driving at a high
rate of speed on an almost perfect
stone road the car struck soft sand
and overturned.
A. e. Sleeper won the Republican
nomination for governor in the recent
primaries by a plurality of 1886 over
Frank B. Leland, of Detroit, according
to the official canvass.
A charge of forgery at Grand Rap
ids has been placed against Alta
Fisher of Chicago, who was arrested
after an alleged attempt to rass
forged check for $50.
The state board of law examiners at
Lansing has announced the list
of successful candidates who took
their examinations. Out of class of
81, 20 were passed.
James T. Clifford, aged 80, ma
chinist of Ann Arbor, Mich, was shot
and killed by Cornelius Henry, a
Waterman for the Illinois Central rail.
road in the yards in East st. Louis,
Ill.
road in the yards in East st. Louis.
An auto of James Craft, Royal
Oaks, was found abandoned at Pom
tiac having run out of gasoline. The
machine was stolen in Detroit and is
believed to have been taken by Pom
tiac men.
Mrs. Charlotte Blanchard, an Eaton
Rapids leader, wife of DR.. F. r.
Blanchard, is dead. She was president
of the Ladies' History club and
member of several other literary and
social organizations.
Geo. Gramlich of Center house,
Bridgeport, and M. e. Allen, of Chi
cago, in charge of the bar of the Ho-
tel Bancroft, were instantly killed
about seven and half miles west Of
Saginaw in an auto accident.
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake Co.
was advised that 1t is entitled to reg
foods the word "Kellogg's," through
a decision Of the examiner of the
patent office at Washington.
James c. Kellie, aged seventy-five,
Of Monroe, died at his residence from a
stroke Of apoplexy, which he survived
but few moments. Mr.. Kellie was
the son of N. F. Kellie, a pioneer mer.
chant and harness maker of the city.
The Merrill home for aged wives,
situated at Saginaw. was dedicated by
Saginaw Presbyterians assisted by
DR.. George Francis Green, of New
Jersey, and DR.. William H. Foulkes,
OF Philadelphia, secretary Of the board
of ministerial relief.
Three Michigan kin, Guy Wat
kins, Nellie Corewou and Kate Leon
ard, all of Petoskey, will receive sew.
eral thousand dollars each from 10000
estate of their grandmother, Della e.
MacKellor, Of Victor, N. Y.
Chas. Bettison, Calumet foreman for
the Quincy Mining company, drove all
the men from drift in the mine shaft
endangered by air blasts and while
making sure all had left was himself
caught in fall of rock, dying later
Of injuries received.
Arthur Waltonen, arrested in Iron
wood. in connection with the murder
of Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols. q wealthy
widow of New York, leaped from the
New York Central train on which he
was being taken to New York in
the custody of detectives, as 1t passed
through Harmon, N. Y.
Gov. Ferris named T. B. Kearney,
Thomas G. Gloster and James A.
Kennedy, of the industrial accident
board, and Labor Commissioner. Jas.
v. Cunningham, delegates to repre-
sent Michigan at the conference cn'I
social insurance, to be held at Wash
ington, d. c., December 5.
Attorney Roger L. Wykes, at Grand
Rapids, Mich, has informed Mayor
Tilma that Wyoming township threat
ems to ask the supreme court 10 cite |
the city officials for contempt of court |
for not complying with that courts
order directing the abatement of the
sewage nuisance in Grand River.
A story Of being kidnapped and taken |
to a deserted shack in the outskirts Of |
Omaha was told to Under Sheriff y. |
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