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


Kalkaska. Word has been received
here that Noble Carroll, son o.
Thomas Carroll, has fallen on the
French battle fields. He was ~ ant
enlisted last spring.
Boyne City.-Clare Pierce, 10 years
old, Is bound over to the circuit court
on the charge of manslaughter. He
accidentally shot and killed Bessie
Pierce, IA years old.
Grand Rapids. Rev. G. p. T. Ser
geant of Grace Episcopal church was
elected president of the Western
Michigan Episcopal diocese council
ut the annual meeting here.
Port Huron.-William e. Strattan
Detroit, architect, has submitted
plans to committee representing Port
Huron medical society for proposed
new hospital to cost 100000.
Pontiac-James H. Lynch, a mem
Der Of the Democratic state central
committee, has resigned because he
does not approve of the committees
apparent determination to conduct q
campaign in Michigan next fall.
Ann Arbor.-Colonel Ambrose G.
Pack, formerly Of the Thirty-frst
Michigan regiment, later Of the Hun
dred, Twenty-sixth, has announced his
candidacy for the Republican nom
nation sheriff of Washtenaw county
in the primaries.
Grand Rapids.-F. w. Hinyan, pres.
ident of the Michigan Potato Ship
pers association, in a statement said
that practically the entire potato
crop of Michigan had been cleaned
up. Nearly 5000 cars had been
shipped up to June 1.
Grand Rapids.-The Michigan Rail.
way company have advanced the In
terurban fare from Kalamazoo to
Grand Rapids from 81 cents 20 81,
the rate from Grand Rapids to Ale.
gan from 65 to rs cents, and made
other advance in proportion.
Lansing.-The Lansing board Of
education following the lead OF other
cities, will drop German from the
schools. The classes already started
will be completed If any students ex-
press desire to continue the study
Spanish will be substituted.
Utica.-A carrier pigeon, with an
aluminium band, marked Lib. 559-18,
about its leg, has been making its
home at the residence OF Mrs. J. s.
Vokes. 1t is believed to be a bird
from one of the army camps. Its color
is light bronze with white points.
Grand Rapids.-Private John 3,
Smith, of Grand Rapids, with the One
Hundred and Twenty-fifth infantry
in France. is dead from appendicitis,
according to word received by his
brother, A. B. Smith, of Grand Rap
ids. Smith was 81 years old and en-
listed at Bad Axe.
Monroe.-Kenneth Hodgins, and
Frank Hill, both IA years old, of Ypsi-
lanti, are in the detention home here.
The lads left Ypsilanti In a canoe fol.
lowing the Huron river to Lake Erie,
where the canoe capsized two miles
from Monroe piers. They swan two
miles to reach shore.
Kalamazoo.-The city commission
has passed an ordinance fixing the
price of gas at S5 cents per thousand
cubic feet, beginning July 10. The
Michigan Light Co., who supply the
gas, announce that 1t had no intention
Of attempting to conform to the or.
dinance. The present rate charged
Is 81.
Bay City.-Ralph R. Moore. and
John Cuthbertson, both of Grayling,
are in Jail here awaiting arrangement
by the United States commissioner,
on the charge OF embezzlement from
the Michigan Central. Railroad de.
tectives say the men have signed a
statement admitting that they carried
two dummies on the railroad payroll.
collected the money and kept it.
Observation-Disclosures Clark q.
Bowen, OF Lansing, who was killed in
an aeroplane accident at West Point,
Miss, was the son Of Mrs. Anna
Bowen, of this city. Early dispatches
gave the name as Lieutenant Owen.
Lieutenant Bowen was % years old
and was graduated from Cornell uni
versity in 1917. He enlisted in the
aviation corps at Berkeley, Cal, d
year ago.
Muskegon.-Mra and Mrs. Jay Lee
evicted from their former home by
Clyde Lee, their son, through legal
process, have returned to their home
their son giving them a life lease to
the premises. A tar and feather party
was formed to deal with the son. but
dispersed on his promise, carried Out
recently, exacted by Sheriff Stauffei
and Chief of Police Holland of Mus
kegon Heights.
! Howard City.-A 40O-pound beaI
that escaped from a circus near Ca
dillac, terrorized the farm district
one mile south of town Thursda,
night. Vern Thrall, young boy