The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-06-07
STATE NEWS

work horses and IL calves.
Jackson-United Commercial Trav
elers of America will hold their TWEEN
ty-fifth state convention here June z
Traverse City-School credits will
be given for practical work done this
summer by the agricultural students
Of the Traverse City high school.
Traverse City-City axmen will
spar no trees, according to the man
date issued by Commissioner Codding
ton relative to branches overhangine
sidewalks.
Flint-The Grand Trunk has won
the right to build tracks over certain
streets here in circuit court action
brought by the city. The works must
be be removed in four years.
Jackson--Pleading guilty to a
charge of stealing an automobile
Hugh Parks and Roy Hacker of Jack
son were sentenced to serve from one
and one-half to five years in Jackson
PRISON..
Traverse City-The city commission
has tabled all requests for sewer ex'
tensions except those absolutely nee
essary pending an alienation of the
war pressure. according to recent
announcement.
Muskegon-The light & Traction Co..
has petitioned the city council for six
cent street car fare. The city opposes
fho ;pcraaoo Tho copopopv Ia oparat 4.
ing without a franchise, and giving %
working men tickets for a dollar.
Grand Rapids-Caught between two
cars while attempting to make coup
ling In an effort to put derailed troll.
ley back on the rails, John w. Dunn
was almost instantly killed, Dunn
was a carpenter, 3S years old. He
was passing the scene of the derail-
ment and volunteered to help the crew
of the car.
Jacksonville first liquor law vio-
lator to be sentenced in circuit court
since the statewide prohibition law
became effective was William Schmidt,
an Albion man, who pleaded guilty to
bringing liquor into this county from
Toledo. He was sentenced to pay a
fine of $3.50 or to serve 80 days in Jail.
He paid the fine.
Jackson-David Wise, who with his
brother Samuel was arrested In De-
troit recently on a charge Of arson,
was released under $4,000 bond, bail
having been reduced from $4,000. The
Wise brothers were implicated in the
Detroit arson ring and were charged
with firing their furniture store In
Jackson last January.
Pontiac-The serious nature of the
fuel situation was told business men
at the Board of Commerce recently by
w. P. Prudden, state fuel administra-
tor. Stating that Michigan's allot-
ment o. anthracite is but 1,064,000
tons, be pointed out that people will
be compelled to use soft coal, and
urged that T. be stored at once.
Mt. Clemens-A special committee
of the council will recommend that a
special woman protective officer be
employed by the city for the protection
of social work among young girls. The
officer was petitioned for by every wo-
mans organization in the city. The
proximity of many soldiers at Self
ridge field is the occasion for the spe-
cial demand.
Ann Arbor-Col. R. d. X. Austin
of the British army addressed the Uni
versity of Michigan reserve officers
training camp here on discipline, which
he said was the most important thing
In this war; The colonel told how l.
200 allied troops of force Of 1000
at Mt. KENNEL were killed because Of
failure ON the part Of a private to
carry out an order with exactness.
Traverse City-Charles A. Emerson.
supervisor of Garfield township, Grand
Traverse county, justice Of the peace
for 20 years, township clerk at the age
Of 81, organizer of the Growers and
Shippers association of the American
Society of Equity and state secretary
of the society for two years, has an
nounced his candidacy for the state
legislature from Grand Traverse coun-
ty.
Traverse City-Because years ago a
city engineer built concrete culverts
and bridges of the Asylum creek, run
ming through this city, too narrow and
two high. Traverse City will be forced
to spend at least 10000 to remedy the
blunder, and possibly a still larger
sum. Property on the west side of the
city IL inundated with every heavy
rain because the culverts will not han
die the flood.
Flint. Ross Macdonald, son Of
former Mayor John r. Macdonald,
now chairman of the first division
draft board, has given up voluntarily
position in Detroit as inspector Of
aeroplanes and aeroplane engines and
enlisted in the mechanical repair de-
partment of the quartermaster's corps.
In his letter of registration he sug-
gested that the position could as well
be filed by an older man or by a
married man.
Royal Oak-Responsibility for the
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