The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15


entation.
Misunderstanding to reports from
crop correspondents Michigan wheat
did not suffer any injury during Jan.
uary as snow protected the wheat
during the entire month.
Petoskey-Plans have been COM
pleted for turning loose in the woods
of northern Michigan, probably near
herd on the reservation at Higgins
lake.
Saginaw-In an effort to collect an
account, Henry Schmerheim shot and
badly wounded Hugh Lafferty, coal
miner, here, when an argument arose
over a bill claimed to be owned by
Lafferty.
Flint-Renz r. Heyse. German, and
e. Beck. an Austrian, were jailed for
cheering the news that the Tuscania
had been sunk. Officers rescued them
from a mob of fellow-workmen at the
Buick plant
Saginaw-W. r. Burt, Saginaw mil
lionaire philanthropist, whose office
furniture was removed by the police
because he had failed to pay his taxes,
sent check foor $24,96O.90 to the city
treasurer, covering the amount due.
Rochester-Mrs. Pietz, 50 years old,
mother of Pietz Bros, local butchers,
gave a dinner party in honor of her
birthday Thursday, last week. Soon
afterwards she was stricken with apo
plery and died the following morning.
Pontiac-Asphyxiated by gas leaking
out of pipes in a half-dozen places in
their bedroom, Hassein Everin, q,
and Allaine Mohamnfed, 35, Turkish
foundry laborers, were found dead in
bed in an Orchard Lake avenue room
ing house.
st. Clair-Although st. Clair has
been fortunate this spring in having
sufficient fuel, plans are already being
laid to provide for the purchasing and
storing during the summer months of
huge amount OF wood to be available
next winter.
Detroit--Michigan state troops are
assisting members of the state constab-
ulary on duty at the docks and along
the river front. Companies of the
troops have taken up the work as a
part of their general training pro-
gram.
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section has been appoint |
ed camp censor. His duties will not
include the handling of copy written
by paid correspondents, but he will
scrutiniZe all articles written by Off
GERS and enlisted men.
Camp Custer, Battle Creek-It has |
been ordered that the Sunday morn
ing inspection of quarters and equip |
ment be over at 10 o'clock to permit |
men who desire to attend religious SER
vices. The inspections were inaugur- |
ated by General Parker.
Pontiac-For injuries sustained |
when Fred Douglas of BEDFORD was
shot In the foot while playing a Hal
lowe'en prank on Ernest Tucker, |
township farmer, jury in
circuit court here gave Douglas a YER
dict of 5000 against Tucker.
Grand Rapids Federal authorities
have decided to intern Carl Wilhelm
Muller. alien enemy held at the coun.
ty jail on charge of vagrancy. This
Is the first case where action of the
kind has been taken in Grand Rapids
Or western Michigan. Muller's home
Is said to be at Crystal Falls.
Camp Custer, Battle Creek-Non-
officers who were sent
10 the third officers training camp and
who lost their chevrons there, did not
ose their pay or their status in the
national army. They are being car
lied on detached service in the grade
hey held before entering school.
Representatives of Y. M.
9. A. branches from towns all over the
state pledged $4,000 as the upstate
share of the s1,000,00O foreign work
budget Of the association at a meet
ng in the Detroit Y. M. c. A. con-
current with the inaugurating Of a
in the city for members.
Saulte Ste. Marie-Henry Brassar,
II Brassars, on Sugar Island point,
attacked a wolf with his bare hands
md choked him to death. Brassar had
yet his traps several days previous
Ind discovered a wolf, with trap at
ached, making off for the woods. With
,ut hesitation, he pursued and cap
ured the animal.
Flint-When he called at police
to register as a German
llien, Will Korn ventured the opinion
he Kaiser is crazy. Korn says five
If his brothers in the same regiment
VI the German army, fell at Liege, in
me engagement. Another fell in a
alter battle, while the seventh is also
n the German army.
Detroit-Struck by Michigan Gen.
raj train while picking coal from the
racks at Belt Line road and Grand
boulevard, Ruth Davis, IA years old,
vas fatally injured. Both legs we're
severed by the car wheels and her
arms also were crushed. She died in