The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-06-14

inc second city park to be bult mere
this year.
Durand.-Offices and warehouse Of
the Ann Arbor railroad here were de-
stroyed by fire caused by oil explo-
sfons.
Ann Observation-Disclosures GER
emonies for Is aliens In training at
the U. of M. were to be held in the
court house.
Kalamazoo.-Paul T. Butler. Jr.. son
Of Dr.. Paul T. Butler, this city, 10 re-
ported recovering In French hospital
from the effects Of German poison gas.
st. Joseph.-The 1919 convention Of
The Michigan Knights Of Columbus will
30 to Battle Creek II hotel conditions
permit. otherwise Lansing will get the
convention.
Grand Rapids.-Salo Dewolf, IS,
vaudeville orchestra leader, who was
10 have appeared at theater here this
week, was drowned June at Reeds
lake. A canoe in which he was riding
eapsized.
East Lansing.-Frederic Kibbee, 16,
Of Coldwater. has been singled out by
the club department Of the Michigan
Agricultural college from among &c..
300 other boys and girls as the best
boy gardener in the state.
Ann Acknowledgement Theodore
Harrison, of the University School of
Music, has been invited to take charge
Of the music at the international war
time convention of Rotary clubs in
Kansas City the last Of this month.
Grand Rapids.-Fire of undetermin-
Cd origin caused loss of 100000 to
The Canfield Pearce Co.. wall paper
city. Explosion of varnish and alcohol
spread the flames. Seven firemen
were overcome
Rochester.-The body Of Charles
Brandt, recently manager of the Dia-
mond Grocery, Rochester. and form
srly manager of the Kroger store in
Pontiac. was taken from the Ohio river
1t Cincinnati. His widow and 16-year
old son live in Cleveland.
Rockford.-with 1900 population
purchased $1,000 worth of war savings
stamps. The matter was brought up
1T q special session Of the village coun-
ell. and the investment was considered
the best thing that could be done with
the money that Is coming in from
taxes.
Lansing.-The Michigan AntiSaloon
league at its annual meeting here vot-
ed budget of 100000 to combat tho
beer and light wine amendment pro-
posed by the brewers, which the league
by majority of 10000 votes next
November.
Ann Arbor.-Ray Boyer, a class 4
registrant, assistant superintendent of
buildings and grounds at the Univer-
sity of Michigan, was forced to kiss
the American flag by members of the
carpentry unit of the Grst army me-
chanics training detachment here, who
allege he frequently referred to them
sneeringly.
Lansing.-After June 10 employees of
the state can only use Pullman cars
for actual sleeping purposes and have
the state pay for II. The board of au-
ditors June 6 made ruling cutting out
of expense accounts chair cars and
Pullman cars, except for night travel,
and then only when a sleeping car
berth Is occupied.
Niles-Dr. J. Livingstone Wilgus.
200 South State street, Chicago, aged
Sc, has a fracture of one leg and his
wife and 20-year-old daughter are dead
as result of an auto accident when
Michigan Central train No. IL struck
their car near New Buffalo, Mich, FRI
day. The bodies and the injured man
were brought to Niles.
Washington.-The commission of
Altman Armstrong, Detroit, as captain
In the quartermaster's corps, Ralph
Phelps Collier, of Battle Greek. II
among the second heutenants of avia-
ton commissioned at the training
school Call field. Texas: George Ed
ward Young. Coleman, Mich, has been
commissioned a second lieutenant Of
aviation at Rockwell field. Cal.
Pontiac.-From 1 to IA years In
Ionia reformatory was the sentence
given Frank Harrison. IT. alias Inky
Jones, 1874 Fifth street, Detroit. who
was picked up for violating his parole.
Harrison was released in March by the
local court after pleading guilty to
breaking and entering a New Hudson
garage. He was recently arrested In
Detroit for the theft of another car.
Ann Arbor.-Lieutenant Paul Eaton
of Jackson. who was taken captive by
the Germans while in the aviation SER
vice, was a student In the literary col
lege of the University Of Michigan
when he enlisted May 4, 1917. Lieut.
w. L. Miller, who was included in the
u. s. casualty list was well known
Saginaw physician. He graduated
from the Detroit College Of Medicine.
Pontiac.-Simultaneo with SINH
lar requests made in other cities where
the Consumers Power Co. controls the
gas utilities, the local branch of the
company has filed a petition with the
city commission asking that 1t be per.