The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-26
STATE NEWS

West Branch-Charles Helmka, 1
select at Columbus barracks, donated
his library Of 10 volumes to the Y. M
O. A. at Columbus.
Big Rapids-karl Peters, q high
school instructor, and two schoolboyi
padded down the Clam and Muske
gon rivers from Cadillac to this city
q distance of 35 miles, In three days
Mt. Clemens-The high school will
abandon all athletics for the remain
der of the season, and II of the boys
have volunteered for service in the
boys working reserve for duty on the
farms of the county.
Observation-Disclosures will send 2,59s
men to Columbus barracks during the
five day period beginning May 10. Of
this number, 9S1 will go from Detroit
81 from Wayne county outside of the
city, and 43 from Highland Park.
West Branch-There are now two
cooperative shippers associations In
Ogemaw county, one near West
Branch and the other Ifear Prescott
Joseph Timothy and Frank Hayes are
officers of the former, and William o.
born is president and George e. Ymer
general manager of the latter.
Detroit-The first Detroiter, belong
ing to an American unit, to be re-
turned because Of wounds from lover
there" Is Corp. Jack G. Ulmer. He
was injured on the line of duty Novem.
ton. After an explosion of German
shell he was taken to hospital with
20 fractured bones.
Millington-While the family of
George Phelps entertained friends
with a musical program, the room was
suddenly darkened by cloud of
smoke, the house being afire. The
party barely escaped, the roof having
fallen in. Mr.. Phelps was painfully
burned and Otis Depottey was struck
on the head by falling brick.
Lansing-An appeal to the food ad.
ministration and the governor for help
on the milk problem was made by a
delegation of dairymen and farmers
from Portland, Ionia county. Fifteen
thousand pounds of milk daily Is be.
ing wasted in that vicinity, according
to the protestants, because the govern.
ment has reduced its purchase Of con.
densed milk.
Lansing-The following Michigan
people have secured federal appoint.
ments in Washington: Helen G.
Smith, Port Huron, Isma Hawley,
Lansing, appointed clerks in the war
insurance office. Florence M. Byrle,
Detroit, appointed clerk in the navy
department; Marguerite Solomon,
Grand Rapids, appointed clerk in the
shipping board.
Ann Arbor-The Deutscher Verein
Of the University of Michigan has been
allowed to lapse for the duration Of
the war, although the organization has
not formally disbanded. The property
of the Verein has been turned over to
President Hutchins, of the university,
to do with as he sees fit. Both stu
dents and faculty members belong to
the organization.
Saginaw-The name of the Germania
school has been changed to Lincoln.
The motion was supported by School
G. F. Opperman, former pres.
ident of the Germania society which
estA blished the school 40 years ago
and later turned it over to the city.
The budget for the year provides for
an increase Of 10 per cent in the sal
a>Ies of the teachers.
Camp Custer-Law and order is evi.
IDENTIFY more prevalent in the S5th di.
vision than in any other army organi.
zation. A report shows that the divi.
sion has had fewer general court
than any cantonment, army
post or point where troops are being
assembled in the United States. This
is in spite of the fact that during
March and April more general courts
were held than in all the previous
lhC ulNloiOh hdo bCCh OI6dh-
lied.
Flint-About 1000 men of draft age,
who were not carrying classification
cards when approached by officers,
we're brought before the military board
at a Stacker roundup here. A large
number of them were released later
when their draft cards were produced.
Youths were taken from their beds,
from theatres and churches as well as
from factories upon their failure to
produce classification cards. A com.
pany of state troops came here from
Detroit to assist in the roundup.
Camp Custer-After several weeks
and consideration, di.
vision headquarters completed tenta.
tive arrangement for passenger ser.
vice between Camp Custer and Battle
Creek. The jitney problem has been
one which has provided considerable
food for thought The camp has
thought the jitneys are necessary, but
had realized also that they must be
regulated. Jitneys are compelled to