The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-08-30


ing hiring a forester to fight tree dis
eases which have broken out.
Hillsdale-Miss Louise Gordon next
month will be the third telephone girl
to go to France from Hillsdale County.
Lansing-The appointment of Glen
c. Yelland, of Howell, as Livingston
County food administrator, makes the
organization Of the state complete.
Albion-George Wilkinson, first
local soldier to be wounded, Is in a
hospital for the second time. He has
q shrapnel wound in the left shoulder.
| Muskegon Harold Anderson, a
member Of the marines, who was bad
ly wounded In the action on the west
ern front, is now out Of danger, &C.
cording to word received by his motn-
er, Mrs. P. G. Anderson Of Muskegon.
Ann Arbor-Mrs. William Stipe has
received a letter from her son Clar-
ence that he is In a base hospital
wounded but recovering. Stipe. who
was a high school boy, left with Z
company, One Hundred and Twenty
| 5lAIu ihidutIy, III JduudIy.
| Ann Arbor-Dean M. e. Cooley, of
the University of Michigan, has been
made regional director of the student
army training corps for Michigan.
| Wisconsin and Indiana. There are 60
institutions eligible for such training
in Dean Cooley's district, which is one
| of IL.
Ann Arbor-Roscoe o. Bonisteet,
general manager of the Washtenaw
county war preparedness board, has
been offered q commission as first
lieutenant in the aircraft production
service Of the signal corps. He has
accepted and will report at once 10
Portland, Ore.
Harbor Springs-Private Morris r.
hurry, reported officially by the war
department as missing" in action
| since July 10. has written from a
French hospital that he is being kind
ly cared for and his wounds healing.
His parents are Mr.. and Mrs. w. p.
hurry, of Pellston.
Port Huron-As a result Of a meet
ing of milk producers, distributors and
| citizens, board will be named to reg.
ulate milk prices and various organiza.
tons will be represented. Detroit is
taking the major portion of the county
supply and efforts will be made to
keep the output here.
Muskegon-Corporal Burt Postema
was seriously wounded in the great
drive between the Marine and the
Aisne on the western front, according
to word just received here. Postema
accompanied the Yanks for IL miles
before q German gunner got him. He
Is now recovering.
Albion-Corp. w. c. 8. Pellowe.
former orator and Albion college
graduate, who waived the exemption
given ministers and went into the SER
vice at Camp Custer, has just receiv-
ed the commission Of first lieutenant
and chaplain at the chaplains' school
at Camp Taylor, Louisville.
Escanaba-Henry Schultz, a section
laborer, of MAMMA, an Indian settle
ment. near this city, was killed when
struck in the head by q bullet from
q rife in the hands of Tom Bayson,
an eightyear-old Indian. Schultz fell
from the moving handcar. The boy
said he was shooting at a bird.
Corunna-Mr and Mrs. B. 8. Lyman.
of Corunna, have received cable
gram from their son, Lieutenant
Pliny Lyman, in France. that he had
been wounded in action, but is rapidly
recovering. Lieutenant Lyman was
graduated from the second officers
training camp at Fort Sheridan and
went overseas last winter.
Lansing-Michigan has $40 standard
schools. Allegan County leads with
81. Other counties with ten or more
are: Berrien, II Cheboygan, IA; Dick
inson, Is; Genessee, 10; Insham. 10;
Ionia. 10; Iron. 10; Kent, IL; Mason,
"a; Muskegon, II; Newaygo, 16; Oak
land, 25; Ottawa. 80; Saginaw. IL;
Van Buren,. 16. and Wayne. IL.
Lansing sixty-two accidental
drownings during July helped to boost
the total Of violent deaths In Michi.
gan last month to 156, which is Q rec
ord for any month Of the present year.
Railroad accidents caused Fl deaths
and electric lines caused the death Of
20 persons. There were Il fatalities
from automobile accidents, 20 suicides
and killings.
Port Huron-A. K. Stevenson, chair.
man OF the district draft board, said
that many claims for exemption are
made simply because of ignorance. He
adds tina the board IL investigating
many complaints regarding those who
have not subscribed to the Red Cross.
In oakland county the claims for q.
smption for Industrial reasons are
vsry numerous.
LAnAing-J. Arthur Boice, member
Of Ingham county draft board, has
been chosen BY General Crowder.
provost marshal general to act a. his
personal representative In superintend.
ing draft activities in Michigan, Wis.
consin and Illinois. Seth Pulver, Of
Owosso, assumed duties Of chief legal
adviser Of the supply division of mill