The Owosso times., 1922-06-16
Michigan
Happenings
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Jumping in over his head into the
Kalamazoo river to rescue his two
year-old sister, Donna, who had fallen
into the water, Donald Dingey, 4, son
OF Elmer Dingey Of Albion, was
drowned. His body was recovered
| two hours later in six feet of water.
His sister was rescued by John Cain,
local blacksmith, and physician re-
| suscitated her.
A family automobile ride, resulted
fatally for Leslie Hudson, one year
old, and in critical injury for his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hudson and
another little son, Leroy, years old,
all of Vicksburg. The tragedy oc-
cured on the Grand Trunk crossing
when the fast afternoon train from
Chicago struck the car in which they
were riding.
Keys to the Three Rivers bank said
to have been in the possession Of
Fred Schoonmaker, former cashier
whose body was found in his cottage
four weeks ago, following the discov-
cry of $4,000 bank shortage, were
found in Is inches of water along the
shore of a lake near Three Rivers,
where the Schoonmaker cottage is
located
G. H. Gronnett of Detroit was elect
ed president Of the Michigan State
Pharmaceutical association at the
fortieth annual convention of the or
ganiZation at Ann Arbor. Other Of
: ficers elected were: Vice-president,
Milo Bolenbar, Sparta; second vice
president, N. B. Torpefom, Detroit;
treasurer, Ellis Faulkner, Middleville.
The canning factory at the School
for Girls, at Adrian, will be moved to
the Industrial School for Boys, Ian
sing, the state administrative board
decided at a meeting. This is to give
the boys an opportunity to learn the
trade. Hereafter the girls at the
Adrian school will be taught only
home canning.
Splitting the difference in their
wage controversy, the Grand Rapids,
Grand Haven e. Muskegon Railway
Co. and it's employees, who were on a
strike, came to an agreement and
transportation on the interurban line
was resumed. The new wage schedule
is AZ H. AZ 1-2 and 81 1-2 cents an
hour.
BY altering its diocesan constitution
the Western Michigan diocese of the
Episcopal church placed women on
the same basis as men as delegates to
it's convention held in Grand Rapids
Rev. Harold Holt, Niles, was elected
TO succeed Rev. ]. T. Wilkinson, Man
istee, for 10 years diocesan secretary
Despite the fact that the assessed
valuation of Flint has been lowered
nearly $9,000,000, the common council
announced a reduction in taxes Of 50
per thousand valuation, when the rate
for this year was set at $17. The tax
rate cut necessitat2d a drop in expen-
ditures of S425,COO.
A law for certifying" all agricul-
tural lands in Michigan and making
fraudulent sales of worthless land i'm
10
ernor Groesbeck and representatives
of railroads and development bureaus |
by John A. Doelle, state commissioner |
of agriculture.
Tony Evanhoof, Serbian, died at |
the hospital at Wakefield a short time
after he had been shot during a raid |
by sheriffs officers on his home in !
search of liquor. The sheriff's party
declares that he attempted to attack
them while search of the house was
being made.
A. H. Burger, chairman of the Ber
rien County Republican committee
AID for many years active in
,a.2 and county politics, died at his
ONE at Benton Harbor after long
!:n-ss.
After having been at large year,
Charles A. Cake, who escaped from
the Holland police when he was ar
rested on charge of forgery, was
caught in Chicago and brought back.
The Michigan Securities Commits
sion has granted the RADIO Corpora
ton of Bay City permission to place
ts stock in the market. The company
radio equipment.
Detroit's Turkish colony, in a meet.
ing in the House Of the Masses, pledg-
ed $4,000 to the war orphans of Tur.
Key and for the preservation of the
Islamic faith.
Detroiters will pay a tax Of $22.04
'or each $1,000 of taxable property
his year, an increase of 81 cents over
he previous assessment.