The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-12-28
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

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the explosion of a tank of gasoline
while they were repairing an auto
mobile.
The November mortality report re
cords $3.50 deaths in the state and
1854 births. Leading causes of death
were: Pneumonia, 275; violence, ESQ
cancer, 221 tuberculosis, 20S.
Samuel N. Barker, a former Kalama
zoo man, missing for more than de
cade, is dead in Porto Rico, according
to word received by Mrs. Barker. The
widow divorced her husband a year
ago, thinking him dead.
Shipping OF sheep north in the
spring to browse through the summer
and early fall on the cutover lands OF
the upper peninsula and in the north
ern half of the lower peninsula is q
profitably practical venture, M. A. c
has become convinced.
"This is a travellers pass and WV
take me to any part of the world" said
Matthew Ritter, 46 years old, as he
handed a worthless piece of paper to
Michigan Central conductor at Hast
ings. He was taken from the train, ex.
amined and adjudged insane.
Incandescent lights are being used
on the M. A. C. poultry farm to fool
the bens into laying overtime. The
war measure has resulted in a greatly
increased output, according to college
authorities. The hens are laboring un.
der the impression that the sun Is ris.
ing at a. m. and setting at 9 p. m
Eighty per cent Of the hens are laying.
Patriotic funds have been placed on
monthly basis in Albion. So far,
$1,000 monthly has been pledged.
Mrs. Irving Campbell, of Hillsdale.
was severely burned when a lamp,
falling from table, exploded. She
will recover.
The Holland-St. Louis Sugar com
pany has purchased section of land
in Saginaw county, two miles south of
Merrill, which will be used almost
entirely in the cultivation of sugar
beets.
The Michigan Silver Black Fox com.
pany, concern which propose to
start a black fox farm near Gaylord,
was given authority by the Michigan
Securities Commission to sell $4,000
worth of stock.
Major Frank p. Meuhlenberg, 76
years old, the last survivor Of the
guard placed over Lincoln's body aft
er his assassination, and grand son of
Bishop Meuhlenberg, of Revolutionary
war fame, died at his home in Gales
burg last week.
Elsie Peltier, telephone operator,
saved the lives of Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Foskors. She called police when the
couple were almost unconscious from
coal gas fumes in their home. The op.
orator gave the alarm when she heard
Foskor fall after he had called for
help.
When a Pere Marquette locomotive
drawing a string of freight cars
backed into Black river, at Port HUI
ron, through an open draw, Engineer
John H. Mcintosh was drowned and
Fireman Gus Herring narrowly es-
capped death. A heavy fog rising from
the river Is said to have obscured the
view of the engine crew.
Earl Fuller, 20 years, died in Jack
son hospital from a gunshot wound
received when hunting. Fuller, who
resided at Michigan Center, was en-.
deavoring to drive rabbit from its
hole, the end of the barrel Of his gun
resting against his stomach. The
weapon was discharged and the full
charge penetrated his abdomen.
The 1900 Michigan men, graduates
OF M. A. c. short courses, who are 10.
Gated on farms Of the state, will hold
reunion at the M. A. c., January Is
and 16. They will form an organixa.
ton which will line them up in the
crops drive, which is to result in In.
creased food products for war use.
Their meeting will be coincident with
Ahae Va thC ViShi6uh ivy AmpIOV0-
ment association.
Fred linn, Galesburg boy who en-
listed in the foreign legion of France
when war broke out, and later was
wounded in the Champagne district
and was made an aviator upon his
recovery. has been transferred to the
American army, with the rank Of cap
tain, according to q letter received
BY his parents. linn will have charge
Of the establishment Of six schools of
observation in France for Americans.
Victory in the "million-dollar suit"
Of the Dow Chemical company. Of
Midland against the American Bro
mide company. has beer awarded the
Midland concern by Circuit Judge KEEL
ly 8. Scarf. The case was tried ut
Detroit. The American Bromide Co..
which was backed By two big pat
ent medicine concerns. u was n.
legged, hired expect smployes away
from the Dow company. and diS-
covered the Dow nrm's formulae. The
Dow company 10 the, 81, ESQ, 900 arm