The Owosso times., 1922-06-02

sioher VI pupiic safety, ana Attorney
General Merlin Wiley, detachment
of state police was ordered to accom-
pany DR.. George Ramsey, deputy state
health commissioner, to Ontonagon
with instructions to virtually take
over the village government. Accord
ing to reports that reached Lansing,
the village administration has refused
to take the precautionary steps in the
face of typhoid fever epideTl4ic.
Mrs. Victor Waken has filed suit for
100000 against the Standard Oil
company for injuries to herself and
loss of her husband in the explosion
Of gasoline which wrecked their farm
home in Royal Oak township, last De-
cember. This is the fourth suit to be
field as a result of the accident, which
is blamed to mixing kerosene and gas
Oline in the company's tanks, a total
Of $278,000 damages being asked thus
far. Seven other suits are expected
to be filed for $4,000 each.
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county, candidate for the Republican
nomination for sheriff, was found
guilty of violating the prohibition law
by jury in federal court in Mar
quette. If he does not withdraw from
the race he will have to direct his
campaign from the Detroit house of
correction, as Judge c. w. Sessions
sentenced him to serve six months.
He was convicted of selling moon
shine
II have come to your home to die"
Matthew Barrett told his aunt, Mrs.
Kalman Burma. Flint, when he ar
rived from Chicago. Mrs. Burma
thought he was joking. The next
morning. she found his body hanging
in an archway in her home. He had
hanged himself with a towel. Bar
rett leaves a widow and four children.
He was 20 years old and had recently
suffered a nervous breakdown.
The jury hearing Calvin Jones's
claim at Cassopolis for $4,000 from
the First State Savings bank, Marcel
lus, now in the hands Of the receiver
reported disagreement after being
closeted six hours. Jones with other
creditors of the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank, Jones, Mich, that failed,
contended the Marcellus bank was the
parent institution.
The trial of Swan Alfred West for
mer bookkeeper of the Michigan state |
branch prison at Marquette, charged |
with embezzling funds entrusted to |
his care, began in circuit court, with |
Judge Richard c. Flanagan, Of Nor
way, presiding. The case grew out OF |
an investigation more than year
ago, when IL indictments were re-
turned
Thomas Bobinac, Lansing, an Aus
.rian who has lived in the United
States for IL years, was given 80 days
by Circuit Judge G. B. Collingwood
n which to leave the country. Bobin-
ac, who had taken out his first pa
)ers, pleaded guilty to violating the
liquor laws.
Stanley, 3-year-old son of Mr.. and
rom a second story window Of ho-
ell, landing on his head on the ce-
nent sidewalk He was taken to a
hospital where his condition is
erious.
Alleging that dam, placed in the
'utlet of Pork Barrel Lake, Oakland
,ounty, has caused flooding Of his
and, Herman Rublitius has sued for
n injunction to compel Howard c.
stewart to lower the dam.
Ray Whitney, %, carpenter, Lakeside,
Iich., was taken into custody by
sheriff Gessner, of Monroe, charged
With the possession of 130 bottles Of
eer He waived the examination and
a $1,000 bond.
IlouIy nun, oV yours Olu, anu AlOu- 1
o Allen, 60 years old, were killed in
tantly on the d. u. r. crossing near
when their roadster was
truck and demolished by a FIint-De-
roit car.
The public utilities commission has
rdered the Detroit & Ironton rail-
DAD station at Scofield re-opened.
he station was closed before Henry
ord came into control of the rail-
Dad.
Seized with a fainting spell, John
'opjciaki, 80, Grand Rapids street car
ompany employe, staggered and fell
4 front Of an automobile driven by A.
. Snyder and was instantly killed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett Zantger. II
nd 81 respectively, residing at 111S
ohns street, Kalamazoo, are the par
nts Of a six and one-half pound
aughtef.