The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-10-26
MICHIGAN, NEWS BRIEFS

MiCHlGAIl NEWS BKitfS
Michigan conference of corrections
and charities was held here October
21-23.
]. B. Raby, of Charlevoix, who was
with a Canadian regiment, was killed
In France.
| Battle Creek boasts highwaywom.
an. A shop girl. Miss Ethel Duncan
was the first victim.
Commissioner Green OF Port Huron,
plans to ask the city commission to
pass an ordinance for a permanent mu.
nicipal coal yard.
Inmates Of the state prison at Mar.
quette subscribed for $3,450 in Liberty
bonds, following a meeting of the
Forum, prisoners organization.
Justice c. A. Lane. of Mancelona,
held court in bean field one day last
week, SO as not to force five game law
! violators to stop work. The five men
were fined without losing more than
| 10 minutes time.
| Work on Oakland county good roads
under the million-dollar bond issue has
been slowed up because the funds are
dwindling and cannot be renewed un-
til the supervisors sell the third quar-
ter of the issue which is not supposed
to be used until next year. Steps
may be taken to sell $250,00O worth of
bonds at once.
Glenn Hyatt of Flint was drafted in
the first CALL went to Camp Custer and
deserted. He returned home, donned
his brothers civilian clothes and went
to Saginaw. Questioned by police he
presented the brothers. registration
card. In the second calN the brother
was drafted, but Glenn had to go back
under Rays name. Now he Is report
ed having deserted again.
Notwithstanding the great increase in
male employees in Detroit factories
the number Of women engaged in in
dustrial occupations is increasing
three times as fast, according to sta
tistics compiled by the state labor
commissioner, Richard H. Fletcher,
which include only shops employing
more than 500 laborers. The number
of women in higher positions has in
creased proportionately, as have fe-
male wages.
Alma college men on war service
will be sent a Thanksgiving box of
food by students.
Michael Lynch of Flint suffered a
fractured SOUL when he fell trying to
board moving street car.
This was an off year for county
fairs in northeastern Michigan. Rain
spoiled the programs at nearly all the
events.
The Trenton village council has
passed resolution increasing the wa
ter rate in the village from fat rate
to IL cents per 1000 gallons.
William Baaze, 35 years old, was
drowned in the Saginaw river when
he fell from the platform of house
boat from which he was fishing.
Sharpers are attempting to buy first
issue Liberty bonds cheaply at Flint
from foreign laborers on the yarn that
the second issue is being fioated be-
cause the first was no good.
Federal aid on roads of $4,000 was
turned down by Pressure Isle supervi
sors, who thought it time to call
halt until the county is adjusted to
the improvements it already has made.
Capt. Philip G. Wrightson, retired,
U. S. A., has been assigned as profess
sor OF military science and tactics at
M. A. c. He is Al years old and has
a masters degree in science from Chi
cago.
Christopher Wilson, 81 years old, |
an employe of the Superior Sand &
Gravel Co., Detroit, was caught by a
cable and wound about the cable |
drum. He was killed, every bone in
his body being broken.
"The nibbling process will win the
war; the allies are conquering by |
inches, but it is no easy job" c. e. |
Frazer Clark, former teacher in the |
Cass Technical High school, Detroit, |
iltsuly DdCh ITOH EUROPE, 50 reports. |
He returned, after eight months SER
vice in the American ambulance corps |
with the French army, decorated with |
the war medal He expects to enter
the American service soon.
Prof. Rene TalInon, of the Univer-
sity of Michigan, who was on his
honeymoon in Europe when the war
broke out, and who subsequently en-
listed as lieutenant in the French
army, may be returned to America to
aid in training the new national army,
according to word received at Ann
Al Dor. Lieut.. Talmon was thrice
wounded and has been decorated for
exceptional bravery in leading a diff
fcult charge.
ALI branches of educational work.
will be discussed at the sixty-fifth an
nual institute of the Michigan State
Teachers association, which will open
a three-day session October 81, in
Grand Rapids. Several thousand teach
ers are expected, more than 300 going
from Detroit by special train. Includ-
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