The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-05-25

Forty more recruits for the Grand
Rapids cavalry troop left for the
army barracks at Columbus, o.
Mrs. Helen Gardner. pioneer resi-
dent, mother of former Alderman
William Gardner, died at Bay City.
The Mt. Clemens police commission
instructed the police department to
close all disorderly houses in the city.
News was received of the death OF
Frank M. Stewart, a banker at Hills
dale for many years. at Los Angeles,
Heavy. forest fires caused by far
mers clearing land surround Besse.
mer. There has been no rain for
weeks.
Bad fires are reported in Baraga
and Keweenaw counties and at Wood
side and in Trap Rock valley of
Houghton county.
George Mittleton, fortv-five years
old, employed on farm 10 miles from
Jackson, was killed when a wagon up
set. His neck was broken.
Plans are being made for a mass
meeting of women to be held in con-
nection with the Kent county suffrage
conference will be held May "a.
Harry H. Seon, fifty-four, is being
held by the police force as the person
who mutilated and murdered four
year old Sdward Barber at Detroit
Joseph V. Lack slashed his wrists
with a razor, and jumped from the
second story of his home, breaking his
neck and dying instantly at Traverse
City.
Six men were killed and several
others seriously injured in an explo-
sion at the end Of the Fort Brady pier
at Sault Ste. Marie. Most of the VIC
tins were laborers.
August Helm, who for twenty years
conducted hotel at Croswell, ended
his life by firing five bullets into his
body. He was saloonkeeper in De-
troit twenty-five years ago.
The shortage and high price OF
vinegar has caused the Michigan Agri-
cultural college to experiment to find
a substitute for the cider vinegar
which will be economical to manufac.
ture.
Five recruits in the United States
army in Battle Creek, former en-
pioyes of the Michigan Railway COM
pany, have been sent checks covering
the amount of their wages for one
month.
Potatoes. the seed variety, at least.
are rapidly tumbling in price. The
food preparedness committee at Lam
sing received offers of carload lots at
$1.90 bashel, if sacked, or $1,85 I'm.
sacked.
The committee on preparedness
and defense of Flint has taken up
with the state war bureau at Lansing,
the matter of eliminating the liquor
traffic from the state Immediately as
precautionary measure.
Jay Cooks pharmacy was COMPLETE
ly Quilted by blaze which started
from bonfire in the rear OF the
building, and at one time it was fear
ed the east two blocks of the town of
Iron River would be wiped out.
Preparations for the reception of
the newly-organized Wisconsin Michi-
gan division, comprising the national
guard of both states, at the Hansen
military reservation at Grayling have
been begun by the state authorities.
Increasing banks of smoke from
forest fires in Marquette, Houghton,
Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon
counties are floating out over the path
of navigation from the 500 to Duluth,
particularly between Marquette and
Keweenaw point.
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz A. Neef and
Franz Despa were arrested by federal
officers On charges of completely in
the alleged Albert Karl Kaltschmidt
conspiracy against Canada! involving
the setting on foot of military expedi.
tons against the Dominion.
Carrying what is said to be the most
valuable cargo ever floated on the
great lakes, the freighter Delaware is
making it's way toward Buffalo. The
vessel carries copper, -four and am.
monia valued at $2,424.SSO. The
steamer is valued at $450,000.
Fear that farmers of the country
are planting beans at the expense Of
potatoes, was expressed by John c.
Beukema. secretary of the board of
commerce. The acreage of beans is
being tripled this year while that of
potatoes is no more than normal.
For two days forest fires ragged
near Chassell. Considerable land own
ed by the Worcester lumber company
was burned over and the company
town of Workman was periled. The en-
tire mill force from Chassell was.
rushed to the forest to fight the
flames.
Newberry, a village Of 1900 popula.
ton, in the upper peninsula, earned
the title of most patriotic community
in Michigan when eighteen sons of
the village marched into the marine
recruiting officers at Detroit and asked
TO be enlisted Each had paid his own
fare for the 800 mile trip.
AS an explanation why the state
was compelled to refuse to equip any
of the units Of the home guards,
Major M. J. Phillips, in command Of
this branch, issued statement show
ing the cost Of equipping a unit OF
fifty men, not including lot of stuff