The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-05-04
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Mrs. Lillian Delzell, an old resident
of Bay City, is dead. She leaves four
sons and three daughters.
Charles II. Drury. sixty-eight years
old, for forty years one of Cadillac's
leading merchants, died at his home
bf heart disease.
Two large sticks of dynamite were
found in pile of planks in the lum.
Der yard of the Woodland Furniture
and Owosso Casket company.
James Fenton, Jr., of Delca, N. d.,
was shot and probably fatally wound
ed, according to a brief message re.
ceived b. his father at Mt Clemens
Henry ~!uigg, a boiler maker, EN-.
ployed in the New York Central
roundhouse at Hillsdale, was found
dead in an engine pit where he had
fallen.
Summer prices for hard coal at
Grand Rapids was fixed at $3.50 ton
and dealers say it is not improbable
that it will be advanced again about
May 1.
Small loaves of bread at eight cents
and large loaves at fifteen and sixteen
cents is the prospect facing Grand
Rapids, according to the statement
of bakers.
The four boy seniors of the Moren-
CT high school will enlist together in
the United States cavalry. They are
Donald Ackland, Maurice Spear, Har-
ry Haffer and Veri Reynolds.
The Michigan Legislature repealed
the law which enabled Henry Ford to
obtain the support of the Michigan
delegation for president at the last
Republican national convention.
Mystery surrounds the sudden death
of Jasper D. Phelps, sixty-five years
old, towerman, whose body was
found beside the Michigan Central
tracks at Ka'Smazco by switchmen.
Three people were burned to death
in fire in a camp in Antrim county.
The dead are Mrs. David O'Connell.
twenty-one years, and her two chill
dren, five months and twenty months
old.
Appropriation bills passed by the
legislature this year will total approx
imately s1S,20O,000. according to esti-
mates based on the bills already ap-
proved by the ways and means COM
mittee of the house.
Seated in an arm chair at Flint,
George Sutton, forty-four years old,
leaned a shotgun against the arm of
the chair, laid his head on themuz-
zle and pulled the trigger. He had
been a helpless cripple.
Former Representative Edwin Den,
by, wealthy Detroit manufacturer,
who has been prominent as an advo-
cate of preparedness, applied for en-.
listment in the marine corps He was
examined and Professionally accepted
John S. Haggerty, member of the
state farm preparedness committee
announces that Henry Ford has de-
cided to release 1000 employees to as
sist Michigan farmers in carrying out
statewide plans for increased crop
production.
Mentally unbalanced for some
months, Mrs c. s. Wheeler, wife of
committed suicide by hanging herself
at tie home of a friend, Mrs. Nellie
Irish. at Kelloggsville, just outside OF
Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Harriet Jarvis, seventy-fvo
years old, and widow OF Henderson
Jarvis, of Wells township, Tuscola
county was drowned when the plat
form over the cistern gave way be.
meath her weight precipitating her in.
to six feet of water.
Miss Lenite E. Moler, aged about
twenty-seven years, was instruc-
tor Of penmanship in the Marquette
public schools for fifteen months pre-
vious to Friday, April 10, when she
left for Evanston, ILL.,, to visit rela-
tives for few weeks, at which place
she ended her life by jumping into
Lake Michigan.
Within the last week appeals have
been coming daily to M. A. G. for f..
nancial assistance in procuring seed,
and accordingly the suggestion Is be-
ing made to Michigan bankers to
make long term loans to agriculturists
for the purchase of seed, with the
crop as security.
Alma high both won and lost in de-
bates with Ionia and Big Rapids on
the question, Resolved, that the Uni
ted States government should own
and operate the railroads" Alma won
to 0 verdict from Ionia, upholding
the negative. Big Rapids, on the mega.
tive, won, to 1, from Alma.
Lawrence F. Wallace, twenty-five
years old, returned to Houghton from
Fort Wayne, having completed his en-.
listment with the Houghton company
of the Thirty-third regiment, Michigan
national guard and was instantly kill
ed the day following when a car in
which he was riding near Lake Lin
Cen was overturned
Mrs. Frank Biossat, who was arrest
ed some weeks ago following the fire
which damaged the Hotel Michigan at
Charlevoix, has been released on bail
and her husband, Frank Biossat, has
been arrested on the charge that he
set the fire which damaged the Hotel
Charlevoix last week. Mr. and Mrs.
Biossat own both hotels.
That the selection of James e.
Huchingson as military instructor of
Detroit's public schools by DR.. Charles
e. Chadsey Is in line with the latter's
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