The Owosso times., 1922-02-03

succeed conrad Williams, resigned.
Grand Rapids-Detective Garrett
Doyle, suspended Jan. z on charge
OF having been intoxicated while
escorting a prisoner charged with
murder, was reinstated Feb. 1.
Owosso-At the annual meeting
OF the Owosso Cooperative associa'
ton, IL dividend was declared.
The association is controlled by en-
ployes of the Ann Arbor railroad.
Houghton--John l.. Ryan, 73, of
Hancock, died Jan. 49, He was an old
Indian fighter, having served as a
scout with the late Colonel Cody, Buf-
falo Bill, on the western plains for
five years.
Hudsonville-George M. Hubbard,
| postmaster, has sent in his resigna-
ton to take effect as soon as his sue
cessor can be qualified. Mr.. Hub
| bard's commission does not expire
until June, 1924.
Ann Arbor-According to H. c. Boy
den, Of the Portland Cement Associa-
ton, speaking at the noon luncheon
! of the Rotary club, 95 per cent of
the school buildings in the United
States are not fireproof.
Grand Rapids-"Fritz," German po-
lice dog, caught "off duty" suffered
the humiliation of the theft of his uni
form, harness Of brass buttons ac-
cording to report to the police by
his owner, Frank G. Palowski.
Big Rapids-Although the thermom-
eter registered 5 below zero, Ferris
Colgrove, Ferris Institute student
from Detroit, ran six city blocks in his
bare feet to win SIS wager. He is
now nursing two frost-bitten feet. bet"
Grand Rapids-Though they swan
the icy waters Of Buck creek, Ber-
mar Skelly, IL, and Harold Switzer,
IA, failed to evade officers after they
are said to have burglarized Ralph
Bouma's grocery store at Grandville.
Grand Rapids. B. Gilber, prin-
cipal of the Union high school here,
has accepted the appointment as su-
perintendent of the Michigan School
for Deaf in Flint by Governor Alex
]. Groesbeck. He will go there March
15.
Traverse City-Unable to gain an
exit through the drifts piled up by
the raging blizzard, Mrs. Adam Hall,
colored, and her seven children were
burned to death in a fire that de-
stroyed their home near Benton, Jan.
%.
Grand Rapids-Maj.-Gen. William
G. Haan, commander of the 32nd Di-
vision in the World War, will be the
principal speaker at the annual ban
quet of the Military Order of Foreign
Wars of Michigan, in Grand Rapids,
Feb. Ia.
Alpena-The Peoples State Bank
of Alpena, with capital of 100000
and surplus of $4,000, was given a
charter by the state banking depart
ment. V. w. Tourje, formerly con-
nected with the department., is the
active head of the venture.
Saginaw-Definite plans have been
outlined and preliminary work or
dered on the last link of the Dixie
highway from Frankenmuth junction
into this city. This is a stretch of
eight miles and is to be completed
this summer Of asphalt or concrete,
"a feet wide.
Harbor Springs-Dean Swift, son
of Postmaster A. Thorne Swift, has
received an appointment to the An
napolis Naval academy. He was a
graduate of the class of 1920 of the
Harbor Springs high school and at
present is taking an engineering
course at the Michigan Agricultural
college.
Marshall-Fire from an over-heated
boiler caused $4,000 loss in the F. A.
Stuart block. The John r. Smyth
Printing company suffered loss of
$4,000 with $4,000 insurance. The
Corset Artisque corporation had
$4,000 loss, partly covered by insur-
ance. The E. r. Page company suf-
fered loss of $500 with $4,000 in
surance.
Lansing-The Michigan Public Util-
tiles Commission has withdrawn it's
objection to the sale of $65,O00 worth
of stock in the Strait Rapid Transit
Co., operating an automobile freight
and passenger service between De-
troit, Flint, Port Huron, Jackson, Ann
Arbor and Lansing, and also opened
the way for an application for the sale
Of 100000 of additional stock by the
Ludington, Mich.-"If you don't
want to die, don't appear against my
wife and daughter" Harvey Durham,
Mason county farmer is said to have
told William Bushaw of Hart, COM
planning witness in a charge of boot.
Logging pending against Mrs. Dur
ham and her 17-year-old daughter,
Vesta. Justice j. ID. s. Hanson of
Hart placed Durham under $1,000
bond to keep the peace.
Lansing-In an order the state pub
lie utilities commission outlined a
group of rules for the guidance of
public utility companies, designed to
protect consumers of electrical pow
or from, arratic p,ataro ond 70 .oeo