The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-15
STATE NEWS


Holland-Mr. and Mrs. Gerritt Rut
gers, of Graafschap, celebrated thei
sixtieth wedding anniversary Febru
airy IA.
Manistee-Thausand of wild duck
and sea gulls, driven up the river be
cause Lake Michigan is frozen over
have starved to death.
Greenville-On account OF the Goa
shortage the Methodist, Baptist aut
Congregational churches have beer
closed until March 1. Union service,
are held In the auditorium of thu
high school.
Muskegon-Thirty passengers were
without food for 80 hours on q
snowbound Pere Marquette train nea,
West Olive, during the recent colo
spell. Many suffered frozen ears
and fingers.
Ann Arbor-Martin Fitch Miner, q
junior medic, sustained ruptured liv
er, In coasting accident, when the
hobs ran into telephone guy wire
cutting him across the lower chest
Miners home is in Three Oaks.
Ludington-Sugar cards are being
issued for Mason county, with each
person limited to a half pound per
week. This action was taken at q
meeting of the Mason county Retail
Grocers and Butchers association.
Lansing-The eighth grade exami.
nation in reading, in all Michigan's
public schools this year to be held
May to 10 will be on President vii.
sons regular message to congress at
that body's opening last December.
Port Huron-Climbing a fire escape
and breaking through window on the
third floor of the Madison school IF
this city, two boys broke open a teach
er's desk and stole $3.50 in war thrift
stamps. They also stole money from
another desk, it is said
Battle Creek-Fearing spring floods,
the city commission has appointed a
committe to use any means necessary
to prevent damage to the city. Among
other measures, large quantity Of
dynamite will be purchased. The
fire chief will head the food commit
tee.
Algonac-Mrs. w. X. Moore, of AL.
gonoc, received cablegram from her
nephew, First Lieutenant Don A.
Smith, who was on the Tuscania. ad.
vising her that he was landed safely
in Ireland. Lieutenant Smith was a
member of the engineers reserve
corps.
Marshall-After neighbors failed to
see smoke from the chimney of Mrs.
Burgomas' home for three
days they summoned Sheriff Mallory,
as it was feared the woman was dead
when there was no response to raps
On the door. The officer forced an en-
trance and found Mrs. Burgomas in
bed to keep warm as she had no
'uel.
Misunderstanding that it has lost
$4,000 the past four and one-half
years, the Manistee Street Railway
las petitioned the city commission to
amend it's franchise. The company
wants the right to charge 10.cent
ares, seven for 80 cents, and permits.
sion to discontinue service on the
forth side between December l and
April 30.
Ann Arbor-Colonel A. C. Pack, OF
he One Hundred and Twenty. fifth in.
antry, in training at Waco, Texas, has
'eturned home after an Intellectual eff
ort on his part to persuade the war
department officials to send him to
france with his division, or at least,
o retain him for service in this coun-
~. He was pronounced physically
Unfit for active duty by army phys.-
ians.
Detroit-A countrywide search for
John J. Ryan, Of Decatur,
dich., and Detroit, ended happily for
Ryan, when he was notified by the pro.
'ate court of Cook county, Illinois,
hat he had fallen heir to 100000 left
" his grandmother, who died in Chi
ago, in October. Ryan has been sta
toned at Camp Macarthur, Waco;
Texas, but a few days ago resigned
o devote his time to private affairs.
Lansing-Another telephone COM
ANY wants an increase in rates. In
is petition filed with the Michigan
abroad commission, 1t carefully uses
he words "alter rates." The company
S the Valley Home Telephone Co., and
Bay City Is the place. The increase
ought is set forth as follows: Ind
'idual business phones from $40 to
AZ year; party business phone. SIG
O $34; individual residence, $40 to
IA, and selective residence rent at
1S to $40 year.
Charlotte-A committee Of Char.
otte ladies has been named to ascer.
ain the number OF maple trees In the
ity and the number OF buckets that
can supply. This Is the
lrst step in the municipal sugar bush
ampaign, being waged by the city. A
ocal concern will boil the sap and the
ugar will be sold to Charlotte peo.
lie at cost. Alderman Wilson, acting
Is head of the movement, says II will
'esult in 5000 pounds Of sugar. Street
Warren Lohr, an old.
ime sugar maker, will tap the naples.