The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-08-16


Albion-H. p. Slayton, 81 years old,
former Calhoun County sheriff, died
in Cody, Hyo.
Monroe-Prohibition fines here
amounted to 5000 between July "a
and August z.
Ann Arbor-Enrico Caruso will open
the u. Of M Choral Union concert
series Oct Del 10.
La, ser-Amenzo Hoard, 81 years
olo. Civil War veteran and second boy
orn in Macomb county, is dead.
Birmingham-Fire swept over 40
acres at Roseland Park cemetery.
Three hundred dollars worth of hay
was burned.
Petoskey-C. f. Miller, former resi-
dent. was accidentally killed at Pasa-
dena, Cal, by the discharge of a re-
volver he was cleaning.
Big Rapids-Former Rep. George A.
Loud, OF Bay City, declared his support
of Roosevelt for President In 1920 at
a military banquet here.
Port Huron-Rain In st. Clair and
counties In the Thumb district recent
ly has saved thousands of dollars
worth of beans and potatoes.
Albion-A state inspector dumped
4S gallons of alleged non-alcoholic
drinks made by the Red Cross Co., of
st. Louis, Mo-, in the sewer here.
Ferndale-This village is considering
restrictions on the speed of d. u. r.
interurbans following the refusal of
the company to establish two new
stops here.
Decatur-George Taylor was in
stantly killed when a tree he was
chopping down on a farm near here
fell on him, crushing his head and
shoulders.
Lansing-George M. Clark, of Bad
Axe, has been elected chairman OF the
committee recently appointed by Gov
ernor Sleeper to investigate the work
ingmen's compensation law.
Charlotte-Lewis w. Ross, 10 years
old, who has been wounded in action
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. George p.
Ross, of this city. Ross is the young
est Charlotte soldier in action.
Petoskey - Fritz Ashenbrenner,
whose wife took her own life several
months ago, was sentenced to Jackson
for 10 years when he pleaded guilty
to statutory offenses against his two
daughters.
Saginaw-Rev. FIR. John Cook, pas
tor of st. Elizabeths Catholic church,
Reese, will leave this week for Camp
Taylor, KY, to become an army chap
lain. The members of the parish pre-
sented him with purse.
Muskegon-Robert White, 81 years
old, was instantly killed Friday when
the motor truck which he was driving
as an employee of the Continental
Motors corporation was struck by q
Pere Marquette passenger train.
Grand Rapids-Joseph Kotz, Al
years old, resident of Chicago, suf-
fered a fracture of the skull and other
injuries when the automobile he was
driving collided with another machine
on the Division road near the city
limits.
Muskegon-Mrs. William Heap, wife
of Grand Haven manufacturer, who
resided in this city many years, Is
dead. She was twice president of the
Muskegon Woman's club, leader in
local Y. w. c. A. work and an active
worker in the Michigan Art league.
Adrian-The annual budget for the
Lenawee Patriotic league has been
over.subscribed by more than $4,000
and all the townships Of the county
have not yet reached their quotas.
The Lenawee patriotic league was the
first of its kind In the United States.
1t is believed here.
Albion-The Starr Commonwealth
boys Of this city have furnished an
other of their number to fight for their
country. Raymon Chappell, of the
home, has just been accepted for SER
vice in the aviation corps and assign
ed to Rockford Field, Cal. Six of the
boys OF the Commonwealth are with
the colors.
Albion-The weight Of 1900 bushels
of rye and oats caused the barn of
Hubbard Howard, northwest of this
city, to collapse Just as the last load
Of grain was being brought in from
the threshing machine. The men
were able to back out In safety from
the barn, but horse, two hogs and
q COW In the basement below were
crushed to death.
Kalamazoo-Miss Dorothy West
hedge, daughter of Colonel ]. B. West
hedge, commander Of the One Hun
dred and Twenty-sixth infantry now
fighting on the Vesle river, saved the
lives of two companions at West lake
when the boat they were using as q
swimming raft foundered. A fourth
member Of the party, John Klooster-
man, Is years old, was drowned.
Lansing-Members OF draft boards
are to be exempt In the new Is to IS
draft, 1t was announced recently by
Colonel Bersey, upon advices from
Washington. They are to be con-
sidered as already in the military SER
vice. Certification by the adjutant