The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-05-10
STATE NEWS

May %.
Port Huron.-But two Port Huron
druggists and two in st. Clair county
outside Of the city, will sell liquor fol
medicinal purposes.
Albion.-In response to largely
signed petitions of Albion tax payers
the school board dropped the years
study of German in the high school
and full credits will be given for the
years work.
Hart-Attorney Leslie Green, form
erly prosecuting attorney and now
lieutenant in the United States forces
overseas, was slightly wounded in one
OF the recent German drives, accord
Ing to word received here.
East Lansing.-If possible Michigan
farmers who have been unable to SO.
cure help locally, will be supplied by
the federal farm labor bureau, accord
ing to A. B. Cook, federal farm labor
director, who has established his head
quarters here.
Lansing.-The state food administra
ton closed the jamestown Co-opera.
tive Elevator Co. for one week for
for not having a license. Three hun.
dred Ottawa county farmers are mem:
bers of the firm.
Escanaba-More than $50 cases Of
beer and % gallons of whisky were
confiscated in Delta county in the first
of series of raids made on saloon
property. The biggest results were at
an Austrian boarding house, where SO
cases of beer and 10 gallons of whisky
were conficated.
Allegan-Mrs. G. L. Hicks, a promi.
nent Allegan woman, died of heart
disease or apoplexy during fire
which damaged the third floor and roof
of the John Hopkins hospital here. She
was not on the floor which burned.
All the other patients were quietly re.
moved to places of safety.
Battle Creek.-Clarence Everett
Brown, listed among the American
40 uyiu6 VI 10
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown.
of Emmett township, Calhoun county.
He entered Camp Custer September
10, and later was sent to Waco to
join the National Guard units.
Camp Custer.-Maj. Potter of the
34Oth Infantry has received word that
younger brother who recently went
overseas in the aviation service has
been killed in action. Although he
sailed but few weeks ago, the young
ster succeeded in bringing down one
enemy plane before being killed.
Flint.-Intimations that the One
Hundred and Twenty-fifth infantry,
formerly the Thirty-third Michigan,
has been in action in France are given
in notification received by John Fitz
gerald of Flint that his son, John j.
Fitzgerald. Company G. One Hundred
and Twenty-fifth, has been wounded.
Detroit-Lieutenant Edwin Victor
Rickenbacker, a former Detroiter, one
drivers in the United States, brought
down German aeroplane recently, ac-
cording to dispatches from France.
Rickenbacker went to France as per-
sonal chauffeur for General Pershing.
On his request he was later transfer.
red to the aviation department.
Flint-Preparation made by A. C.
Vandewalker, owner of the Bank of
Mt Morris, to aid him in case of an
attack by robbers caused the capture
of Russell Smith, 20, of Flint, who
stole $4,000 In currency after locking
Vandewalker and his wife in the vault
of the bank. Vandewalter had secre-
ted a screw driver in the vault and
with this was able to make his escape.
Lansing-In an effort to defeat the
initiated by the liquor in
terests. which would legalize the sale
OF beer and light wines In Michigan.
the Michigan Anti-Saloon League pro-
poses to raise a campaign fund OF
$4,000. Additional workers will he
placed In the upper peninsula. where
1t is expected the beer and wine
may appeal strongly to the
foreign element.
Grand Rapids.-Mrs. Lee A. Runnels
wife of manual training teacher,
who confessed she held lighted match.
es to the hands of her fve.year-old
step-son until the lads fingers were
blistered, Ito keep him from touching
things" was sent by Probate Judge
Bigbee to the psychopathio hospital
at Ann Arbor. She was classed as IA
nervous patient by Kalamazoo state
hospital alienist.
Detroit-Harry Griffs, also known as
Sailor Scotty," whose freakish mus
cular control has puzzled many prom.
inent surgeons and medical men. has
been accepted as a member Of the De.
troit police force. Griffs, without ap-
parent effort, can increase his height
more that six inches and reduce II
about three inches. He can extend his
reach about one foot; by a series O
Of the hip bones reduce
the size of his legs. and produce many
uncanny physical contortions.
Camp Custer-Privats Herbert r.
Atkins of Detroit, member of the 337th