The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-17
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Charles Waldo, eighty-five years old,
for years a business man of Grand
Ledge, died after few days illness
Fred J. Neal. former business man,
died at his home at Albion. He had
been in poor health for four months,
but death was unexpected.
Hercial Moore. twenty-five years old,
cook for men doing come grading and
paving on Lansing plat. was found
dead in his tent
Elder Wolcott L. Littlejohn, eighty
two years old, is dead at his home
in Level Park, following a short i'll.
ness of heart disease.
DR.. Walter c. Durham, an Albion
dentist, died at the city hospital fol-
lowing an operation for appendicitis.
He was i'll less than day.
The final estimated yield of wheat
in Michigan is 1919 bushels an acre.
according to the crop report issued
by Secretary of State Vaughan.
The estimated wheat yield is 12,404,-
TO and the condition of growing
per cent Is Sc in the state of Michi-
gan.
Cecil, the two years old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred f. Smith, toddled into
the yard to see the ducks swim and
fell head first in a tub, drowning at
Holland.
Claude Bernier of Amy, Oakland
county, who has been in jail
for the last ten days as the alleged as
sailant of Marshall Plat of Algonac,
nay have to face a murder charge.
Organizing of state federation of
grape growers, similar to the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers exchange, is be-
ing agitated In Michigan, according to
J. N. Mcbride, state director of mar
kets.
While on his way to school Henry
Mulder, seven years old, foster son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mulder, of Grand
Haven, WIS run over by an auto truck
and instantly killed, his head being
crushed.
Perry Spears, seventy-four years
old, lifelong resident of Eaton Rap
ids, is dead at his rural home. His
death was caused by injuries received
by falling down the cellar at his home
a few days ago.
Additional Farmers Institute dates
are announced by Professor L. R. Taft,
state superintendent, as follows: Iosco
county, Hale, December s; Sherman,
December 6; Grant, December Z, and
Alabaster, December 8.
The state county Y. M. c. A. secre-
taries in session at East Lansing,
voted to start a statewide campaign
to raise funds to send additional Y.
M. c. A. secretaries to Europe to work
among the war prisoners.
Congressman ?. H. Kelley, Rep, has
been reelected from the Sixth district
by a plurality of more than 5000, ac-
cording to practically complete re-
turns. Congressman Kelley carried
every county in the district.
Henry Frobel, aged twenty-one, a
clerk in grocery store at st. Joseph
confessed to taking indecent liberties
with a tour year old child, whom he
enticed into the rear Of his store room.
He signed written confession.
Mrs. Emma Travis was acquitted of
having murdered her husband, Will
liam Travis, of Grant, and Clarence
Myers, her youthful affinity, was SEN
fenced to fife Imprisonment at Mar
quette In circuit court at White Cloud.
Under the new law the war depart
ment has set November 80 as the last
day on which national guardsmen
shall take the socalled dual oath and
has notified units that those which fail
to comply cannot share In federal
funds.
4 At meeting of the building com.
mfttee of the Michigan union OF the
University of Michigan, the contract
for second excavations and founda-
tons to grade was let to the Hauser-
Owen-Ames company, of Grand Rap
ids, for $29,980.
About 10000 trees were shipped to
various parts of the state by the fores
try department of the Michigan Agri.
cultural college during the planting
season Just closed. Sugar maple, black
walnut and hardwood varieties were
the most popular this fall.
The first step toward putting the
goods at the Michigan Agricultural
college on an equal footing with male
students was made when Walt Wright,
president of the mems student coun-
Gil, outlined the workings of student
council to the co-eds, and helped or
ganize governing body.
Alex Lougheed, twenty-four years
old, an inmate Of the Michigan farm
colony for epileptics, at Wahjamega,
suffered an epileptic attack, while
crossing the Michigan Central track
and fell in front of slow moving
freight train. His left leg was cut off
above the knee, and his right foot was
crushed
The fate Of two OF the constitution.
al Amendment voted on Nov. Z, the
one on fraternal societies, and the one
on the repeal of local lows, is anx-
iously awaited by some state officials.
Aside from general rum RS that the