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

ed permission 10 carnival company
to put on its shows.
Flint-A bullet from an air gun.
accidentally discharged while at play,
destroyed the right eye of Harold
Ryan, aged IL.
Battle Creek-About 600 men with.
out draft registration cards were
taken here from crowd of 1000
spectators at wrestling match.
Eaton Rapids-The date for the reg.
istered trap shooting tournament by
the Eaton Rapids Gun club, originally
fixed for Thursday, August %, has
been changed to Friday, August 80.
Mt. Clemens-The contract has been
let for the new knights of Columbus
building at Selfridge field. The .uild-
ing will )e 22xS4 feet, will conform
with the other buildings at the field.
and will cost approximately $4,000.
Manistique-Victor Mitchell was
drowned in Manistique river while
bathing. He dived into shallow water,
evidently injuring himself, and fought
off companion who tried to rescue
him. The body has not been found.
Flint-Floyd E. Badger, secretary
Armstrong Steel Spring works, has
been commissioned first lieutenant in
the National army and assigned 20
the mechanical shop unit OF quarter
master corps at Camp Holabird, Md.
Albion-County Agent e. B. More
and the county farm bureau will hold
a Calhoun county picnic at the fair
grounds in Marshall, August Z. DIR.
cultural college, will be the chief
speaker.
Hesperia-Newaygo and Oceana
county Cleaners will hold their an
nual picnic at Cornette's grove Au-
gust IA. Grant Slocum, state head
of the Cleaners, will be the chief
speaker, while a band from White
Cloud, Mich, will furnish music.
Saginaw-Saginaw county Friday
sent to Camp Custer 252 selects, the
largest number since the beginning Of
the war. Included in this number
was one from the rural district, who
came within scope of the work or
fight" order. He refused to work.
Bay City-In an effort to save his
companion, Viola Chapman, aged Is,
Floyd Young, aged II years, gave up
his life while bathing in the river at
Essexville. The girl clutched her
companion and both sank. Their
bodies were recovered within 20
minutes.
Port Huron-A woman guest IN the
yacht Sea Tub, which was moored
in Black river, taking on gasoline,
dropped diamond ring valued at ST.
900 into the river. A diver was So
cured, who made several descents but
could not find the jewel, it having sunk
in the mud.
Marshall-Marshall Friday staged
an elaborate farewell demonstration
in honor of so selects, mostly agri-
cultural workers, who left for Camp
Custer. At the same time business
was suspended in celebration of
Victory day." In honor Of recent
successes to American arms.
Lansing-Notices went out july 26
to all dealers in eggs for shipment
that they have to secure license for
dealing in eggs wholesale hereafter,
and at the same time must candle
every egg they sell and place a certi-
ficate SO stating in each case. The
new regulation is from the food adj
ministration.
Port Huron-One central Office for
handling of all local freight of the
Grand Trunk, Pere Marquette and De-
troit, Bay City C Western railroads
Is now planned. The freight Office Is
to be located in the Pere Marquette
depot and all passenger business on
all roads will be handled from the
Grand Trunk depot, If plans go
through. The clerical force, will be
greatly reduced.
Ann Arbor-After an hours DELHI
Grafton late Friday evening. the coron-
er's jury considering the death of
Barney Abair, Of Fair Haven, Mich,
a Camp Custer soldier, in the D. U.
r. wreck at Chelsea, Saturday night,
returned verdict attaching no blame,
but suggesting that the crews in
charge of cars should have definite
knowledge of the contents of their
orders, that being their first duty.
East Lansing-It is not so much
Michigan's drainage systems that
need correction as 1t is Michigan's
drainage laws, in the opinion OF o.
e. Robey, extension specialist in
drainage, who has been making sur
vey of conditions for the Michigan
Agricultural college. "One Of the
most lamentable facts In our drain.
age situation" he declares, lis that
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