The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-06-21
STATE NEWS

Kalamazoo.-Theopo Clauss, g.
years old, attempted to take his life
with a pistol in hotel here His con
dition Is serious.
Port Huron.-G. e. Ouelette, o.
Marine City, chief petty officer OF the
torpedoed transport President Lin
coin. is reported saved.
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Weir
north and east Of Lapeer, fell into the
cistern and was drowned.
Bay City.-George Wiedeman, OF
Midland, formerly employed at the
Dow Chemical company's plant, was
held to the United States grand jury
on charge Of sedition.
Flint.-Former Au Sable and CISCO
da residents will conduct reunion
with games and races, followed by
dancing in the evening, at Thread
Lake park, Flint, June %.
Houghton.-Capt Ira M. Hall, OF
Camp Custer, has come to take com
mand OF the Michigan College OF
Mines, which becomes school for
the special instruction of soldiers.
Camp Custer, Battle Creek.-In con.
nection with the departure of the Eigh-
ty-fifth division 1t is announced that
last farewells will be barred at Camp
Custer.
South Haven.-Elizabeth Barber,
years old, was killed when run over
by spade disc harrow on a farm near
here. The child, who was playing on
the machine, fell to the ground when
the team started.
Lansing.-Ray Newton. aged 80,
employed at local factory, died a
few minutes after coming in contact
with high voltage wire. Newton
was returning to work and the wind
blew a wire against his shoulder
Detroit.-Frieda Windemuth, 1 IL
years old, died at Receiving hospital
Of ptomaine poisoning. The child
was taken violently i'll after eating
a piece Of decayed fruit she found in
an alley In the rear Of her home.
Lansing.-E. T. Cameron, of Mt.
Pleasant. has resigned as secretary
Of the teachers retirement fund
board. His successor, appointed by
superintendent Of Public Instruction
Fred l.. Keller, is George F. Rox-
burgh, Of Reed City.
Saginaw.-William H. Reins, a
member Of the city council, having
refused tolbuy Liberty bonds and only
under pressure contributed 81 a
month to the Red Cross war fund, Is
facing recall. Reins gets $4,000 year
from the city and is reputed to be
wealthy
Lansing.-Walter B. Cady, Wash
tenaw county farmer, whose wheat
was confiscated and sold by the food
administration when Cady refused to
sell 1t, has returned the administra-
tons check for s1,272 in payment for
the grain. The case will be referred
to Washington.
Pontiac.-An audit of Oakland
county road construction since May,
1913, to last April has been completed
and turned over to the board. 1t com.
mends the manner in which the &C
counts have been handled and blames
the antiquated system of bookkeep.
ing for few errors.
Hancock.-Mrs. Arthur Henrickson,
OF Hancock, searching Thursday af.
ternoon along the banks Of Portage
lake for her missing 4-year-old son,
found instead the body of the 9.year-
old son of Otto Krellwitz, Of Hancock,
missing since June /. The Hendrick.
son child Is still missing.
Lansing.-Adjutant-Ge General John s.
Bersey has received orders from
Washington to induct for immediate
service, Is carpenters, IL cooks, go
railroad brakemen, % locomotive en-.
gineers, five wooden bridge carpent.
ers, five telephone linemen, two rail.
road track foremen and SOS laborers.
Traverse City.-Sleuths by the hun.
dred will gum shoe socially in this
city for three days starting July 16,
when sheriffs, police chiefs and prose.
cutting attorneys of Michigan will
meet FOR their annual convention.
Sheriff David R. Campbell, vioe-presi.
dent Of the organization, is in charge
OF the program.
Detroit.-Fighting island, In the De
troit river, opposite Wyandotte, has
been purchased from the Palms estate
by the Michigan Alkali Co. The is
land comprises about $500 acres, and
it will be used as a dumping ground
by the concern. The island Is in
Canadian waters, and after being re.
claimed may be sold again.
Mt. Clemens.-Hugh Farrell, the
youthful bank teller of Brantford
Ont, who, officers allege disappeared
a week ago with $4,000 OF the banks
funds and was apprehended here, was
returned to Brantford to stand trial
During the past few days the parents
Of the boy, who is only 10 years old
have made efforts to settle with the
bank without success, 1t is declared
The Oakland car purchased in De.
troit by Farrell has been returned