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

| out In bean fields around Albion, Du,
SO far has not done serious damage.
Muskegon-Rose Spaniola is near
death at Hackley hospital, the result
Of burns received when her clothing
caught fire from matches.
Harbor Springs A cablegram
brings news to relatives of Pete Merri
hue, OF Harbor Springs, that he is serS
ously wounded in France.
Coldwater-John Conant is the first
Coldwater boy to lay down his life
on the battlefield in France, his par
ents being notified of his death.
Muskegon-Rev. George G. Hsne.
weld, Of Kilduff, Ia, has accepted the
call to the Muskegon Unity Reformed
church, and will at once begin his
passionate.
| Petoskey-Stanley Mcbride, of Har.
Dor Springs, is In a French hospital.
slightly wounded, according to word
received by his brother, Glare Mo
Bride.
| Fremont-More than $4,000 has
been secured by solicitors for the Ger
Der Memorial hospital in this city. the
site OF which was given by the Gerber
estate.
Kalamazoo-Andrew Pahe. paper
mill worker. lies crushed in a Kalama-
zoo hospital. His clothing caught In
a machine, dragging him into 1t. He
may die.
Grand Rapids-Sixteen hundred men
have accepted appointments as
block" chairmen for the Liberty loan
and other war work campaign. A total
OF 1000 Ia expected.
Kalamazoo-The Dunkley company
has lost it's patent infringement case
against the Pasadena. CAL, Canning
company. according to word received
recently. An appeal will be taken.
Grand Rapids-Emery w. Rich
mond, for 40 years an engineer ON the
Pere Marquette railroad, dropped dead
just as he was climbing into the en-
CINE cab. Death was due to apoplexy.
Lansing-Governor Sleeper has ap-
pointed A. E. Stephens, of Vassar, as
assistant probation officer for Tuscola
county. twenty-fourth judicial circuit
In succession to r. G. lyon, deceased.
Muskegon-Rev. John Luxen, pas
tor Of the First Reformed church Of
this city, has declined the call to be-
| Of
lege OF this denomination at Pslla.
Iowa.
Bay City-Mrs. Joseph Likely IL
dead at the age of 83. At the golden
jubilee in Bay City three years ago
she was awarded q silver cup In honor
OF being the first white child born In
Bay City.
Coldwater-The prolonged drought
and hot winds have reduced the corn
crop In Branch county more than half,
while the late potato crop will be al
most a failure. Pastures also have
about disappeared.
Port Huron-Sheriff Stephen Wind.
sor. seized quantity of Whisky at
Algonac, which had been shipped into
the state and consigned to a Pearl
Beach resident. Officers waited for a
week to make the seizure.
Dowagiac-Cass county grocers de-
cided to adopt the sugar card distribu-
ton system. The plan will become
effective September / and cards issued
will remain in use until January 1.
The Huron county system was adopt
cd.
Petoskey-Mrs. John Matthews, of
Boyne City, is in Petoskey hospital
with several broken ribs and cuts
about the face and body. Her husband
Il badly bruised. They were thrown
from q carriage when their horse ran
away.
Albiou-Byron Bislborrow and Yer.
nor Wood. Of Albion, narrowly escaped
death when the buggy they were driv.
ing was demolished in . collision with
an automobile driven by Frank Hardt.
Hardt was fined $50 and costs in an
Albion court.
.Kalamasoo-Dorothe Wilma and
Alice Cross, aged IL, . and ~ respec-
lively. were run down and perhaps
fatally injured By an automobile driv-
sn' by Marcus Gibbs. Of Oshtsmo.
Gibbs will BE- taken into custody, ON
Gers declared.
Ann Arbor-Bscanss Of the need Of
eoasssving coal, The trustees Of the
etsdsats Christian association have
voted u close Nsvbsrry hail this
academic year, and the 7. n. c. A. has
opened Lane hall 10 the Y. w. G. A.
The Y. II. G. A. proposes turning over
he nrst door Of Lane hall to univsr.
city women.
Nusksgon-Consum Power com.
paAy wss notified By city officials TO
cease IL practice Of charging ~ for
connecting up current to homes about
ne city, the municipal authorities hav.
iAs recslvsd word from the state rail-
way commission that the corporation
had NO legal authority TO take such
action. The former charge was from
81 TO -.
Grand Rapids--As . result Of the