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

In government service.
Lansing.-Lew r. Esselstyn, res.
fdsnt Of this city, who was serving a.
. missionary In Meshed. Persia. IL
dead Of typhus.
Pontiac.-Caught under q heavy
gravel sitter which fell on him In q
gravel pit near South Lyon. Edward
Moore. "a. was instantly killed.
Ann Arbor.-Prof. Hugo Theme of
the French faculty Of the u. of NJ.
has been appointed director of French
instruction at Camp Custer this sum-
mer.
Nuskegon. - Stephen Skendrovic.
this city. fireman on the torpedoed
transport President Lincoln. ia safe.
according to word received by his
parents.
Algonac.-William Roberts was ar
rested here and taken to Pontiac on
q warrant charging him with obtain
Ing 500 from q Pontiac lady under
false pretense.
Port Acknowledgement William d.
Thompson, Of this city, is said to be
the first Michigan man cited for gal
lantry In action In France. He has
been awarded the French Cross OF
Valor.
Flint-Michigan Gun Club league
will hold it's annual shoot in Flint,
June II, IL. -. This is the first time
in IL years Flint has had state shoot.
One hundred and fifty marksmen are
expected to participate.
Lansing.-Twenty-fiv hundred bus
hels Of wheat are reported az being
held by Pat Callahan. Of Hubbardston.
Ionia county. The state food admin
istration has notified him II he did not
market 1t by June II, 1t would be con-
fscated.
Ann Arbor.-Sixty-fve seniors in the
medical college of the u. Of NJ. have
received internships or have notified
the government Of their willingness to
enter active service In the army or
navy medical corps. They are mem
bers of the enlisted medical reserve.
Holland.-The Hope College council
elected Professor Edward d. Dinnent,
instructor of Greek at Hope college for
20 years. president Of the college to
succeed DR.. Anne Vennema who re-
turns to the ministry. Professor Din
nent. aged 40, Is the youngest presi-
dent Hope college ever had.
Lansing.-Six Detroit boards, IL, Is.
10, 81, 20 and 26; all but one. No. 4.
in Wayne county, outside Detroit;
Highland Park and several other Mich
igan draft districts, % in all, are ex-
empted from furnishing men for the
1000 quota which the state must
furnish for the ,five-day period begin
ming June "a.
Harbor Springs.-Iola Cole, OF Bea-
YER island. who was wounded by 9
shotgun set outside the door OF re-
sort hotel on the island, died at the
Petosky hospital. Miss Cole was en-
tering the hotel to work. When she
opened the door the gun was dis
charged. Jack Boyle, an employe of
the resort, Is charged with setting the
gun. :,
Lansing. wheat is much
worse this year than was originally
conjectured. according to the May
crop report issued by Secretary Of
State Vaughan. Its average condition
June / was but Sc, drop Of one point
since May /. This time last year the
condition was Il. A total of 179,149
bushels of last years crop was sent to
mills and marketed during May.
Detroit.-Detroit's regiment OF the
United States School Garden army has
been mobilized. Ira w. Jayne, super
intendent of the recreation commits
sion, Of which organization It is q
part, announces that $500 school chill
dren. each with a garden containing at
least 40 square feet, have enlisted, and
will be wearing the official shoulder
strap within week. More are being
enlisted every day.
Lansing-Rev. Allan J. Schultz, Of
Jackson, was arraigned recently be-
fore United STATES Commissioner 10
seph H. Dupnebacke for alleged vio-
lation of the federal draft law. The
specific offense charged In the affidavit
is that Rev. Schultz did knowingly
and wilfully fail and refuse to present
himself for registration and submit
thereto" The accused man Is ~
years old and married. He did not
register June 8. 1917.
Ithaca.-Loren Baker, young
farmer of Fulton township, pleaded
guilty Friday morning to a serious as
sault charge on Murl Peters, 1S-year-
old girl of Fulton township. He was
sentenced by Judge Monet to three
and one-half to 10 years with a recon-
mendation of Ave years at Ionia. The
crime was committed on the evening
of last July "a. Baker, while taking
the girl home from church in his
buxgf. turned OF into lonely and un-
frequented road and attacked her.
Battle Creek.-A bag containing
$4,000 worth Of stocks and bonds, and
more than $500 worth jewelry, was sto-
len from the room of z. w. Backus. of
Minneapolis, a paper manufacturer