The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-23


Ten inches Of snow fell at Kaiarna-
zoo Mar. 10, beginning early In the
morning and continuing until nearly
noon. Traffic was but slightly held up.
the storm being local.
David Rainey,, sixty-two years old.
of Birmingham, owner of several gold
and copper mines in Canada, was kill
ed when he fell from elf at Stew
ard, British Columbia.
The tonnage tax bill introduced In
the house by Representative Lewis at
the request of the Cleaners and Mich
igan Grange was killed by the COM
mittee on general taxation.
[ By unanimous vote the house COM
mittee on constitutional amendment re-
ported out the Flowers resolution pro-
viding for the submission of a suffrage
amendment at the general election IN
November next year.
After lodging death for almost thir-
ty years as section hand for various
railroads, Jeremiah Shanahan, nifty
six years old, familiar figure in the
Michigan Central yards at Grand Rap
Ids, was killed instantly by box car.
Because he deserted his wife to en-.
list in the Michigan national guard
and was away from her for more than
six months while On the border, Lloyd
Clark of Grand Rapids will spend the
next year in the Ionia state prison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Beckett have
ranaiVad wnrd M tho 81 hAg -
youngest son, Lieutenant p A. Beck
EFT, who was killed in the European
war February IA. Soon after the war
broke out, Lieutenant Beckett went to
England from Ionia.
Governor Sleeper declares that he
will call the legislature in special
session as soon as the present as
sembly adjourns unless the admins
tration bill providing for the appoint
ment Of commission to draft bud
get system is passed.
Incomplete recount returns In Os-
ceola and Lake counties between
Judge c. A. Whitney, of Reed City, end
Hal Cutler, Of Luther, for Judge in the
Nineteenth judicial circuit, cuts With
ey's official lead of twelve and gives
Cutler five majority.
Foul play is feared by the relatives
of Anthony Schiappacasse, of Ann Ar
Dor, who has been missing since ever
week A brother from Ann Arhor and
his sister, Rose, Of Detroit, apnlied to
Detroit police for. heIp In locating him
He is seventeen years old
A tax on ircones IN Mic'liEan would
produce about s12 1000, 600. nccorf'nc
to figures seut to the serate by the
state tax commission IN answer to
resolution last week ASKING for fe-
ures as to how much tag on incomes
would brin~ to tho state trpasurv.
James Teal OF Mesirk. rrever ted a
wreck on the Manistce g Northeastern
railroad near Mesick when be discov.
cred broken rsr and tagged a pas.
senger train. Tho train contained
more than fifty passengers. Teal has
received a reward from the railroad
company.
Professor L. r. Taft, state inspector
of orchards and Nurseries, has an
nourced that he has completed the
draft OF the proposed amendment to
the state nursery law to pre- yent the
shipment OF white pine into this state
from districts affected with white pine
blister rust
Three Michigan men, Sergeant Her,
bert Smith and Privates Antoine Her.
bert and Frederick Mandy, have been
decorated by Brltain's king for BRAY
cry displayed while engaged with
Canadian battalions on the River
Somme, according to dispatches reach
ing Windsor.
After more than seven months serv.
ice on the Mexican bord during
which they were ned at Fort
Bliss, Tex. near r aso, Troops A,
of South Haven, and B, OF Detroit,
commanded respectively by Captains
E. w. Thompson and H. A. Pickert
numbering 1873 enlisted men and sin
officers. have returned to Detroit.