The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-01-04
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

the upper peninsula, dropped dead a
his home from apoplexy.
That Germany is, losing commercial
advantages even more important thai
military gains that are fast slipping
from her grasp, was the statement o
Prof. e. ID. Campbell, of the depart
ment of chemistry, University Of Mich
| igan.
| Following systematic robbery of boz
cars, which will total thousands Of
dollars in -four and grain, which have
been extended over period Of two
years and baffied efforts of detection
five men have been arrested at Grand
| Rapids.
When Thomas Cole was arrested al
Flint for begging, he boasted to police
that he would soon have a warm bed
and plenty to eat at public expense
Judge Landon disappointed him by
suspending sentence and sending ar
officer with him to the city limits.
Coasting down hill on toy express
wagon, Christmas gift, Robert Dem.
ers, of Flint, years old, crashed into
Grand Trunk passenger train. He
escaped with scalp wound and q
broken leg. AS he was being taken to
the hospital, the boy seemed more dis.
consulate over his broken wagon than
his fractured leg.
Sarnia citizens who have thirst are
meeting difficulties in getting booze
across the river. Customs officials on
the Canadian side are now searching
hip pockets, and the owner Of bottle
is given the option Of returning to
Port Huron or throwing the package
into the river. To Offset inclination tc
return to Port Huron for drinking
bouts, heavy fines are being imposed
by Port Huron courts following ar.
rest.
On his deathbed Frank Rettinger, of
Banat, near Menominee, expressed q
strong desire to fill out his draft ques.
tionnaire that he might offer his ser.
vices to the country before he died.
Attorney Meredith Sawyer, Of Memo.
minee, was called and reached the
Rettinger home at o'clock in the
morning. Preparations were made to
fill out the QUESTIONABLE, but the
young man lapsed into unconscious.
ness and died.
Thieves entered the plant Of the
Battle Creek Oven Rack Co. and stole
several hundred dollars worth Of mol.
ten tin, carrying IT away in buckets
while 1t was hot.
VIM. F. Stawson, of Big Rapids,
aged 70, member Of the First Con-
gregational church who had not mis-
sed Sunday service for % years, fell
Wholesalers of Michigan have only
seven pounds of sugar for each per-
son in the state and the shortage Is
expected to grow steadily worse. Most
Of the sugar beet factories have closed
their campaigns, which in many cases
were half the usual length owing to
poor growing conditions.
Aurelius Taflam, eight-month-old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Taflam.
207 Gerald avenue, Highland Park,
was severely scaided by overturning a
pot of boiling soup from the kitchen
stove. Standing on kiddiekar the
child reached up to the stove and
caught hold of the edge of the vessel.
The kiddie-kar slid away, the contents
Of the kettle pouring out over the
child's head and arms.
Taken by surprise when d. ].
Thorpe, 102 East Hancock avenue, De-
troit, suddenly opened the front door
Negro just about to descend the
porch steps lost his balance and fell
to the stone sidewalk, breaking his
neck. The intruder was dead when
Mr.. Thorpe reached him. That the
man was on evil bent was evidenced
by a revolver and bunch of skeleton
keys found In his pockets.
Grand Rapids is to have a new
$3.50, 900 factory employing 1000 men.
The Haskelite Co., of Ludington, with
a capitalization Of $1,000,000 engaged
in the manufacture of veneer special
ties, will move there. The company
has a government contract for airplane
parts. Becauce the government de-
sired to increase the amount of the
contract and speed up the production
Of waterproof glue, the secret OF
which is the property of the company,
1t was necessary for the concern to
expand.
Detroit policemen were Santa
Clauses to 3,712 children. Also, they
provided Christmas dinners for 457
families that otherwise would have
spent a desolate day. Dinners .distri.
buted by the police ranged from 81
to So in value, and contained every.
thing necessary to make q complete
feast. The amount of food given In
each instance was gauged by the mum.
Der of persons to be fed, and dinner
was provided only after careful invest.
igation Of q famiiy's need. To each II
the 9,712 children was given a stock.
ing bullying with candy, fruits and
nuts. Mrs. James Couzens, wife Of the