The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-22
STATE NEWS

Adr1an.-The LenaWee county Gas
& Electric Co. has asked temporary
increase of 10 cents for gas, making
the price $1.10 per thousand.
Pontiac.-Mayor Cambrey announces
that the ordinance prohibiting the use
of explosives will not be set aside on
July 4 this year, and merchants have
been warned not to lay In supply
of pyrotechnics.
Grand Rapids.-Word has been re-
ceived here of the death of Philip
Wood, of Grand Rapids, at Bramshott
camp, England, where he was train
ing with the British Canadian forces.
Appendicitis was the cause.
Pontiac.-The board of supervisors
has passed resolution asking the
ment to seine Oakland county lakes
and remove all the herring and white
fish which are suitable for food.
Flint-Fred A. Aldrich was elected
to succeed w. w. Mountain. Aldrich
is secretarytreasurer Of the bort Mo
tor Car Co. and past grand command.
err of Michigan Knights Templar.
Ypsilanti.-Plans are being formulat-
ed for big drive in this city for tho
sale of war savings stamps. On the
evening of March ~ every house in
the city will be visited and the resid.
ents asked to buy war savings stamps.
Eaton Rapids.-All of the Michigan
Central railroad employees here will go
into gardening on the railroad right
of-way east and vests of this city this
season to assist in the war against
Germany by boosting food production.
st. Johns.-Grandville Herman, son
of Mrs. l.. Herman, of st. Johns, IS
one of the eight United States marines
chosen out of 1900 men as the best
marksmen in the navy. He won three
OF the highest medals for sharpshoot-
ing.
Sault Ste. Marie.-Superior town.
ship, the largest township in Chippewa
county, was split in two by the board
of supervisors here. The east part
is to retain the name Superior" and
the new township will be called Chip
pewa.
East Lansing.-One hundred and
twenty-five Of the Michigan Agricult-
ural colleges 725 enlisted men have
already reached France. But one
death has been reported, that of w.
r. Johnson, IL, who was lost on tho
Tuscania.
Sault Ste. Marie.-One hours pay
and child in Chippewa county will be
deducted and placed in the county's
war chest, just as soon as the war
preparedness plans adopted here can
be put into effect.
Pontiac.-Suit for $4,000 damages
the result of the death of Thelma
Hamlin, Is, was started against Ed
ward II. LIE Roy, real estate dealer.
by F. w. Hamlin, her father. The
girl was run down, it is claimed, by
LeRoy's automobile last May.
Lansing Bowman, of
Gould City, Mackinaw county, who
shot robin last month to convince
his neighbors that he had seen one,
was arrested on charge of killing
song bird protected by law and the
village justice taxed him $3.50.
Calumet-John Lintz, SO years old,
OF Plato, Ontonagon county, killed his
horse and then himself, declaring he
could not bear being called a pro-
German by his neighbors. Lintz said
he was loyal to America, but could
not stand the insults Of his neighbors.
Ann Arbor.-District Attorney Carl
A Lehman of Washtenaw county ap-
pleaded nolo contendre Il do not care
to defend) to charge of being
spectator at a cock fight which was
staged near this city several days ago.
He paid fine and costs amounting
to $13.45.
Owosso.-A. B. Cook, of Owosso,
federal farm labor administrator in
Michigan stated that he had appoint
ed the agricultural agent in every
county in the state as assistant to the
federal appeal agent in each county.
The county agents will investigate all
exemption claims made on agricult-
ural grounds.
Standish.-C. H. Friedenburg, Mich;-
gan Central operator at Roscommon,
north of here, was almost instantly
killed while hunting. Friedenburg
had asked a companion for a match
AS he lowered his gun from his should
er to take the match the stock struck
the trigger of his friends gun, the
load passing through his left breast
Lansing farmers may
exchange wheat for enough -four to
last them until the next harvest with
out taking substitutes, as result OF
a new ruling received by the state food
administrators. The farmer must make
q statement that he has enough sub.
stitutes at home to cover the amount
of -four received in exchange for his
wheat. This ruling was made to get
wheat still held by farmers into the