The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08

high school.
Yale-A tractor school of instruc-
ton for ST. Clair county farmers was
held here last week.
Port Huron-Mrs. w. ]. Western
has given a bedspread to the Sarnia
Red Cross which required 16 years to
crochet.
Hudson-Frozen hydrants forced
firemen to watch the home of William
Cosgrove burn to the ground. Loss to-
tailed $4,000.
Authorization farmers cleared the
way to the Albion mine of snow SO
that miners could continue their work
without interruption.
Hillsdale-Plans are already under
way to list vacant lots here for gar
dens next spring. The lots will be
assigned to applicants.
Flint-Private Elmer Bush, 20 years
old, Is dead at Camp Pike, Ark. He
is the third Genesee county man to
die at Camp Pike in two weeks.
Petoskey-C. G. Cotton, Duluth, has
purchased $500 acres of land from the
Stephens Lumber Co. A syndicate
will colonize this tract, together with
1880 acres already held.
Port Huron-Shock resulting from
the amputation of leg caused the
death of John A. Ogden, 10, an employee
Of a local paper mill. Ogden was
caught by log at the plant and his
leg badly mangled.
Cassopolis-The village council has
contracted for 1000 cords of wood
from farmers of Cass county and has
established a municipal wood yard. A
supply sufficient to last through next
winter will be obtained.
Owosso-Salem's Lutheran church
here, composed of Germans, has voted
to have all sermons read in English
instead of German. This action was
taken as the congregation now uses
English more generally than German.
Detroit-While shedding little fuel
to his cold home Casper Dziwak, "a
years old, Highland Park, was struck
by trolley and fatally injured. One
of the sled runners had caught in
car track and while attempting to ex-
tract 1t, he was hit.
Detroit-The German singing socie-
ties Of Detroit, with chorus of $50
voices, gave concert for the benefit
Of the Red Cross at the armory Sunday
night. Full proceeds from the sale Of
admission go to the Red Cross, all ex-
pefses having been covered by private
subscription.
Saginaw-Prediction that Michigan
will become great sheep and cattle
raising state were made at the annual
banquet of the Northeastern Michigan
Development bureau. Arrangements
have been made for visit of the lead
ing western wool growers to Michigan
this summer.
Grand Rapids-Charley White, box
ing instructor at Camp Custer, will
bring Is of his soldier boxers to this
city on the night of February II. The
soldiers will give an exhibition similar
to the ones held in Detroit this winter
for the benefit of the camp fund. All
of the men will be from Grand Rap
ids, Muskegon, Holland and other near
by points.
Marshall-Mrs. Charles Dyer, 80
years old, was burned to death in a
fire starting from an over-heated stove
which destroyed her home here. 1t is
believed that she suffered from an cpl
demic fit when she awoke and found
the house In flames. She had gone
back to bed after her husband left
for work on the Michigan Central rail-
road section.
Detroit-The Wayne County Sunday
School association claims to have the
largest service flag in Detroit. It's
banner represents 1882 enlistments
from the Sunday schools of the county.
SO many, in fact, that 1t will be neces-
sary to use numeral in place of the
customary star for each man. Other
firms in Detroit show large enlist
ments. The city hall flag bears 343
stars.
Grand Rapids-Frank F. Rogers,
state highway commissioner, told the
Michigan Engineering society that bet
ter highways to make possible regu-
lar operation Of passenger automo-
biles and freight trucks would prove
an important factor in relieving rail-
road congestion. The commissioner
urged counties not to suspend road
building during the war as good high
ways are even more essential at this
time.
Battle Creek-This city will expert
ence a spring food rivalng the one
of 1908, in the opinion of w. w.
Bridgen, superintendent of the city wa
ter department. Conditions are ideal
for the repetition Of high water marks
of other years and the only condition
which can possibly cause Battle Creek
to escape damage this spring is
gradual thawing OF snow. A warm
rain or sudden warm weather would
result in q big property loss to the