The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-07-05
STATE. NEWS

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Monroe-The registration of women
enemy aliens which closed June 26,
totaled 500 in Monroe county. or this
number, It's are in Monroe City.
Adrian-Pte. Elmer J. Atkins Is the
first Adrian boy to be reported wound
cd In action. He left this city with .
draft contingent last November.
Kalamazoo-An enrolment of 872
In the summer session Of the Western
State normal is the largest in the his
tory OF the school. Most of the stu
dents are women.
Detroit-Highland Parks police de-
partment has the honor OF standing 100
per cent in the subscription to the Lib
erty Loans, the Patriotic Fund and.
now, War Savings Stamps.
Flint-George Attken, secretary of
the local Plasterers and Cement Work
ers union. has been brought back from
Battle Creek to face charge Of EN-,
bezzling Sal belonging to the union.
Flint-Fire in a large barn of the
Flint Spring Water Ice Co. destroyed
many tons of hay and gave the fire.
men hard fought battle. The loss
is $1,000. The cause was not learned.
Mason-Mrs. Maria Potter, aged "a
q resident of Michigan most of that
time, is dead here. She has contributed
many interesting records to the Ing
ham County Pioneer and Historical
society.
Ferndale-The Ferndale commission
has adopted the report of the board Of
review fixing the assessed valuation at
$4,000, 140, which will mean a tax rate
Of $40 thousand to meet the 1918
budget of $4,000.
Sandusky-Almost simultaneously
fires destroyed $50 tons Of hay in the
barn Of George Mcpherson, of Oar
sonvtlle, and 200 tons Of hay in the
barn of F. w. Burdwick, at Apologize.
Arson Is suspected.
Flint-Sheriff John s. Chestnut has
, appointed Willard l.. Johnson. Of Fen
ton township, as undersheriff to take
the place Of A. J. HUFF, who resigned
to take a place as chief special officer
Of the Chevrolet Motor company.
Detroit--In sight OF his mother, who
sat in a window of their home, Chester
Werrell, years old, was instantly
killed when he darted beneath the
wheels of a motor truck owned by M.
Mitshkun & Co., and operated by Har-
fy Maxemchuck.
Mt. Clemens-Second Lieutenant
John T. Boyle was instantly killed
when the plane which he piloted in a
practice fight fell from a height Of
about 1000 feet. Second Lieutenant
Allen B. Ebey, who was the observer
on the same machine with Boyle, was
fatally injured.
Port Huron-Two huge hay sheds at
Carsonville, housing $4,000 worth o:
| hay for the allied governments were
destroyed by fire. The sheds were
part of an elevator owned by Samuel
Leonard. The main building, in which
thousands of bushels OF wheat were
stored, was saved.
Pontiac-Oakland countys Red
Cross building. one Of the few build
ings erected exclusively for Red Cross
work in the country, will be opened
Tuesday, July 2, when workers will
take possession. The structure Is
built on the court house property, and
laid out on factory efficiency lines.
Lansing-A campaign for the utili.
xation of garbage has been inaugur-
ated by the United States food admin
istration to reclaim millions of dol.
lars worth of material now being
wasted and to urge upon housekeepers
the necessity for keeping garbage
Ckitchen and table refuse) in a separ-
ate container from other house refuse.
Grand Rapids-Lieutenant Sidney
Eleveld, of Grand Rapids, member
Of Company X of the One Hundred and
Twenty-sixth infantry, now stationed
on German soil with five other men
from Grand Rapids, has received the
French war cross for bravery in &C.
ton, according to letter from Lieu
tenant Carl A. Johnson, Of the One
Hundred and Twenty-sixth infantry
Algonac-The body of John 8. Nc.
Donald, of Port Lambton, Ont, was re-
covered recently from the waters OF
the st. Clair. The corpse was first
sighted by the crew Of the Owanna
they notified the crew OF the govern
ment patrol boat, Marguerite, and the
latter found the body near Fosters no
tel, in the Flats. Mcdonald was drown.
ed May s, and it is said to be case
of suicide.
Howell-Gladys Milton, aged II. and
Jennie Hanna, aged Is, alleged runa
ways from Lansing, are detained here
According to the story they told How
ell officers, they walked to Waynesville
Saturday, June %, slept in the woods
continued their hike to Webbville
Sunday, where they slept in vacant
house, and Monday walked to Fowler
Vile, where they since had slept IN