The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-05-24
STATE NEWS

Bay City.-An expert audit submit
ted to the council shows that the
municipal light plant has made clean
profit OF $5,3S7.59 for the year just
closed.
Grand Rapids-Mrs. Minnie Shroe-
der, 81, committed suicide at her home
here by inhaling gas. Her body was
found by daughter, who thought she
had oversight. Dependency caused
the suicide.
Hastings.-Dr. M. Alice Heney, OF
this city, the only woman physician in
Barry county, has been appointed city
health officer by Mayor Fox. The ap-
pointment was unanimously confirmed
by the council.
| Detroit.-County Treasurer William
H. Green, Jr., is to have an extension
of time in which Il make delinquent
tax returns. At the request of the
board of auditors Auditor General
Fuller allowed until early in June.
Port Huron-More than $50 young
men were rounded up by federal OFF,
GERS, state constabulary and Michigan
state troops and taken to the Port
Huron armory to be questioned as to
failure to have registration cards on
| their persons.
Grand Rapids.-Grand Rapids furni-
ture factory workers will contribute
| $4,000 to the Red Cross through a
plan adopted at a meeting May Is of
manufacturers. Each employe will
give SO, while employers will dupl.
cate each subscription.
Ann Arbor.-Prof. c. T. Johnston,
director of Camp Davis, an engineer
ing camp at Douglas lake, believes
that only 36 students from the Uni
versity of Michigan will attend the
camp this summer The camp usually
Is visited by 100 students annually.
Hart.-One OF the largest real estate
deals ever negotiated In Oceana coun-
ty was closed when Charles r. Horrie
sold the Horrie farm, comprising 297
acres, to r. r. Huston and Herbert
Schulenberg of Dayton, O.. for $780,
600. The farm Is one mile and half
north of Hart.
Pontiac. The 6-year-old daughter OF
Attorney and Mrs. e. p. Howarth. 1r..
OF Royal Oak, was probably fatally
burned when natural gas in the hot
water pipes at the Howarth home ex.
ploded as the girl turned on a faucet.
The blast blew out the windows in
the bath room and in other rooms In
the house.
Romeo.-George Wood, one Of the
oldest residents of Macomb county,
has brought suit against his three
nieces, Retta Names, Alice Frost and
Eta Rowley, demanding return Of
property estimated at $4,000, which
he asserts he turned over to them on
the understanding he would be cared
for the rest of his life.
Lansing.-Chairman Glasgow of the
state railroad commission refused to
o. X. bill OF the Fargo Engineering
Co. Of Jackson, amounting to $500
because arrangements with the COM
pany for an appraisal were made by
the other two members OF the commits
sion when he was not present. The
matter has been referred to the attor-
ney-general.
Lansing-The food administration
has sent out a warning to corn, barley
and oats millers and to wholesale and
retail dealers in the products, that at
the present prices of these grains.
cornmeal and oatmeal should be sell
ing at least 20 per cent below the
price Of wheat flour and that corn -four
and barley -four should be selling at
least 10 per cent below wheat -four.
Ann Arbor-The government has
accepted the University Of Michigan's
agreement to train TOO enlisted mech
anics here, and the contract, properly
signed was returned to Secretary
Smith. Men coming here will be
trained in automobile repairing, and
this opens the opportunity for patri-
otto service to Michigan people living
near Detroit and Ann Arbor, who have
old automobiles, which they are plann.
ing to sell for junk.
acknowledgements assessed in
Michigan under the ad valorem system
press, carloaning, telegraph and tele-
phone companies, will pay $5,O71,329..
80 in taxes this year as compared to
s4,628, 72091 last year. The assessed
valuation OF these companies last yeas
was placed at $271,451 800, as COM
pared to $277,453,400 this year. the
rate of taxation being $1S.2s this year
as compared to $1705 last year.
Port Huron.-Stepping into an open
hatchway, Captain r. c. Patterson, OF
Buffalo, N. Y, acting as first mate OF
the steamer Mauch Chunk. sustained
injuries which caused his death on
Lake Huron, few miles off Harbor
Beach. Patterson's skull was frac.
tured and he died within an hour
after the accident. The boat turned
back for Port Huron, with the hope
that medical aid might save Patter-
sons life, but he died before port
could be reached.
Bay City.--Lawrence j. Massman.
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