The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-30
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS


held In Michigan.
Fire destroyed a barn containing e..
300 bushels of oats and 70 tons or hay
belonging to S. T. Hyne, OF Brighton.
Automobile owners are urged to en-
ter their applications for 1918 licenses
to avoid the rush in December and
January.
Mrs. Ollie Baugh of Newport is
dead from injuries received when the
rife she was using to hunt partridge
accidentally discharged.
Daniel A. Reed, managing director of
the Flint board of commerce, has left
for France where he is being sent on
a special government war mission.
Ironwood voted s25O,OoO bonds for
waterworks by big majority The
private plant has franchises good for
two years. 1t may be purchased or a
new plant built.
John Anthus, driver Of a milk wagon,
was held up and robbed by two men
two miles east of Perry. The thieves
got SIG. Anthus saved $27 by throw.
ing it in the grass.
Henry Kunselman of Mendon, was
seriously wounded in the right shoul.
der while hunting near Munising. He
was struck by bullet which was fired
by an unidentified person.
The Pere Marquette depot workers
strike at Bay City ended when Presi.
dent Alfred granted them a wage in.
crease. The increase amounts to
about two cents an hour.
DR.. I. B. Malcomb, Lowell, 80 years
old, who began practicing at that city
when Kent county was inhabited
largely by Indians, is dead. He was
one of Lowelrs wealthiest citizens.
What will virtually be a training
school to show young farmers how to
obtain record production of crops
will be opened by the Michigan Agri.
cultural college January 7, in connec.
ton with the annual winter short
courses.
Banks and chambers of commerce
in Michigan have been asked by W.
K. Prudden, state federal fuel admin.
istrator, to suggest a man in their
various places to serve as chairman of
local committees to supervise the coal
business.
Lance Corporal Herman D. Firby
20 years old, former resident of De.
troit who has ben fighting in Franco
Tor more than a year and a half, was
killed in action. His brother, Harry
who Is 10 years old, is now fighting
In France.
The skeleton Of man believed to
be that of big Tom," hunter, who
lived in the vicinity Of Negaunee for
several years, was found three miles
from Princeton. "Big Tom," whose
last name was never ascertained, dis
appeared about year ago.
While working at the top of an cleo
trio light pole, in Port Huron, Francis
McCaulley, a lineman, came in con
tact with wire carrying 1890 volts
He was rendered unconscious but a
safety belt saved him from falling to
the street, Is feet below.
Tony Picard, of Saginaw, drafted
man, who was to have left for Camp
Custer in few days, was shot and
slightly wounded by officers when he
attempted to escape after being ar
rested charged with stealing brass
rom the Pere Marquette.
Workmen have begun construction
work on a new hospital for Detroit, for
which Henry Ford will pay close to
100000. The new institution will be
the largest of it's kind in the world
It Is planned, II the war continues, to
make Of 1t a hospital for wounded sol
diers returned from the front. 1t Is
hoped to have 1t ready within Is
months.
DR.. William Law, Jr., and his wife
and daughter have reached Copenha
gen from Berlin and will be granted
emergency passports, according to
word received from Secretary Lansing
by William Law, ST., of Flint. DR.
Law was a dentist in Berlin when wal
broke out. and had done considerabl
work for the German royal family. He
was i'll when Americans left the Ger
nan capital, and his family remained
with him.
Mrs. Elizabeth Vroman, of Marshall
aged "a, while picking up coal in the
Michigan Central yards, had a narrow
escape from being killed. She got
Inder some cars, believing them to be
stationary, when a freight train which
packed in on a siding started to pull
out. Mrs. Woman was dragged about
Is feet before the train was stopped
She attempted to crawl out and placed
1er right hand on the rail and had
Jour fingers severed at the knuckles.
Fifty northern Michigan and Wis
,onsin cities have formed municipal
coal buying club. The organization
which already has the backing Of the
federal coal administrator, will at
tempt to obtain coal in large lots, ap
portioning 1t among the cities repre-
rented In the club. Menominee, Sault