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

have enlisted.
Saginaw.-There is a movement on
to discontinue the teaching OF German
in the Lutheran parochial schools.
Kalamazoo.-Comple plans of east.
ern navy yards were found alongside
the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad
tracks
Albion-Only Is women in the city
Of Albion refused to register for war
work. In all, 2,111 registered. Several
asked to be assigned to munition fac
tories.
Pontiac-The board of education Of
this city has decided to raise the sal
aries of all teachers 5000 year, to
meet the salaries paid elsewhere. Supt.
G. l.. Jenner will receive raise Of
$1,000, to $4,000.
Flint.-Convicted of assault with in
tent to commit a statutory offense
against his 14-year-old daughter,
Thomas Carroll was sentenced by
Judge Brennan to three to ten years
in Jackson prison.
Observation-Disclosures of the Minis
terial association of the Kalamazoo
Methodist Episcopal district, in ses-
ing the beer and light wine amend.
ment to the state dry law.
Saginaw-Saginaw county revenue
office will lose $150,Q00 from beer
taxes, according to figures given out
by the internal revenue collector, as
a result of prohibition. No figures are
available on decrease in Jail and court
costs.
Benton Harbor-Martin Collins,
aged %, son Of Mrs. M. P. Goss, of
Benton Harbor, who sailed from Am
erica a month ago, died following
burns received when the Florence H.
was wrecked by an internal explosion
in French port.
feminine mail carries seems to be
working out satisfactorily. Reports
received by Postmaster Nagel from
several stations where the young wo-
men have been assigned to routes Is
most encouraging.
Grand Rapids-The first sheep to
reach Michigan under the plan Of
leading financiers of the state to make
the district the leading one of the
country in this industry, have arrived
in Missaukee and Kalkaska counties
from New Mexico.
Algonac.-George King, who posed
as wounded soldier returned from
overseas service and obtained con-
siderable money in Algonac, has been
arrested in Toronto and sentenced to
prison as a deserter from the Royal
Flying Corps, according to- word re-
ceived here.
Luzerne-Louis Boerner, living two
mites south of Milo, has lost several
head of cattle by poisoning. 1t is
suspected that the killing of the cat
tie resulted from the activity of pro-
German. Boerner is Of German par
entage but thoroughly loyal, having
two sons in the service and being an
investor in Liberty bonds.
Camp Custer-Because the privilege
has been abused and guests have been
entertained late at night, an order
has been issued by the commanding
general that no civilians shall be al
lowed to visit barracks excepting by
authority of the company commander,
and then only under the guidance Of
on-commissioned officer of the orga-
niZation.
Camp Custer.-Supply officers have
been warned by the quartermaster gen.
eral of an acute shortage Of fresh beef.
This information includes an appeal
to make use of meat substitutes, such
as eggs, fish, vegetables and cheese.
This lack of meat is destined to en-
dure for six weeks until grass-fed
cattle from the west can be received
on the market.
Detroit--Arthur Mosley, for third
of century connected with The De-
troit Free Press in an editorial ca
pacity, the greater part of that time
as literary editor, die3 at his residence
after an illness extending over several
months. Mr. Mosley was stricken
early in December but rallied suffi-
GENTLY so that he visited the Office a
few times. Then came relapse,
from which he failed to recover. Mr.
Mosley was 63 years old.
Charlotte-Former Mayor Frank P.
Town must pay back to the old Du-
pick Power Car company, $4,000 and
the equivalent of 1900 shares of stock
In the new Lansing Duplex company.
market value at the
time of $22,500 according to decision
by Judge Clyde l. Webster, of Detroit,
at the conclusion of the arguments in
the case brought against Town by
stockholders for an accounting of the
money growing out Of transfer of the
business to Lansing capitalists.
Detroit-That the One Hundred and
Twentieth machine gun battalion, of
Detroit and Pontiac, commanded by
Major David f. Cleary, is in the front
line trenches is the news conveyed to
a Detroit woman in letter received
from her husband, an officer in the
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