The Owosso times., 1922-02-17

city commission. The fee formerly
was $5.
Grand Rapids-Arthur Powell 20
farmer residing near here, will lose
his left arm because of injuries re
ceived when the arm was caught In q
gasoline engine while trying to re
place belt.
Caro-Arthur Kicker, 81, manager
OF movie theater in Owendale, ac
cidentally shot himself when a re.
volver he was carrying in his pocket
was accidentally discharged. He is
critically injured.
Cadillac-Semeon Dunlop, preach.
er" In charge OF revival meetings at
the Gospel Mission here, left the city
on the urgent invitation of the chief
of police. Rev" Dunlop has prom
ised not to ret:n
Holland--After six previous matri
monial ventures, Mrs. Julia Hall SO
years old, made it a lucky seventh
when she was married to Benjamin f.
Weldon, at Jacksonville. Weldon, rs,
had three previous wives.
West Branch-Vernon Hayes, aged
30. was fatally injured at Edwards by
being hit by tie thrown by saw.
He was rushed to the Bay City hos
pital where he died Of fractured
skull soon after. He owned a garage
at Alger.
Saginaw-Saginaw will be head.
quarters of the third battalion of the
sixth regiment of the United States
naval reserve force under the pro-
gram outlined by Commander Robert
T. Broadhead of Detroit, regimental
commander.
Battle Creek-The next convention
of the American Legion posts and au-
Hillary Of the third district will be
held in Charlotte in March. accord
ing to the decision OF the convention
that closed at the Roosevelt American
Legion hospital.
Bay City--Attorneys for Stephen
Madaji. serving two life sentences at
state prison, have filed a
petition for new trial in circuit
court here. Madaji was charged with
the murder Of Frank f. Parker, we'll
known Saginaw Valley lumberman.
Ludington-Directors of State Saw
ngs bank and the Peoples State
,ank. both OF Scottviile. have voted to
under the name of the
State Savings bank, with a capital OF
$4,000 and $92.500 surplus. subject to
.pproval of the state banking depart
nent
Muskegon-TheW Watterson block in
he heart of the business district here,
vas destroyed by fire with loss of
$4,000. The building wooden struc-
ure, was damaged by the flames be-
'ond repair. The block has stood for
ver 30 years and is one of the land
marks of Muskegon county.
Owosso-Frank X Virek, of Pontiac
vas seriously burned in an explosion
# a gasoline tank 20 miles west of
on the Flint road. Virek was
irving truck when the gas tank ex-
'loded, enveloping his machine in |
lanes. He suffered severe burns |
bout the head, arms and legs.
Flint-Dr. Lucy Elliott, founder of
he Woman's Hospital here, will leave
Jew York Feb. 18, for Russia. to serve
wo years in the starvation zone"
asst Of Moscow. She has been en-
aged to do first aid among the Rus
ians and care for the members OF
he Friends Society Of Pennsylvania, |
many of whom are suffering with ty-
hus.
Flint-The Genesee County board of
upervisors voted to remove from Of
ce l.. Roy Perry, one Of the members
I the road commission, and to retain
red X. Ottaway, chairman of the road
ommission. Lynus Wolcott, the third
lember of the commission, ended his
fe two weeks ago. All three mem
ers had been charged with incom.
Flint-David l.. Treat, physician for
he General Motors corporation, was
lade defendant in a suit brought in
ircuit court by Elmer ]. Millman.
rho seeks to collect $4,000 damages
Or alleged negligent treatment given
i'm when he suffered a fractured
kull, January, 1921. when in the EN-.
10y OF the General Motors corpora
ions, he was struck on the head by a
Imber.
Saginaw-William POulos, "a, pro.
rietor of stores in Saginaw and Mid.
Ind, and Homer Martimsre, IS, a
lerk in the Midland store, had a mar.
DIV escape from death when Poulos's
iachine left the river road near Free
Ind, plunged through fence and roll.
d down the steep embankment, 25
eet. and stopped few feet from the
dge of the Tittibawasee river. Both
Uttered brain concussion but it is be-
eved they will live.
Monroe-Charging that she was
orcibly elected by a servant OF the
ompany, Bernice Jakowicz, 32,
through her attorney, has filed an
mended declaration here with the
ounty clerk to her suit. claiming
20 900 damages from the Detroit.
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