The Owosso times., 1922-06-23

| Wls., Just across the state line from
lronwood, were nearly four times as
great, after Michigan had abolished
the state and county bounty on
wolves, last August. In the first four
months of 1922, $3.50 was paid out in
wolf bounties as compared with $3.50
for the year 1921. 1t was predicted,
before the Michigan bounty system
was abandoned that wolves. would
be brought across the border for
bounty.
Coming in contact with an electric
wire carrying $500 volts, Raymond
Pratt, IL years old, of Upton, Lena
wee county, narrowly escaped death,
while engaged in painting the roof of
the Lewis store, in that village. The
young man was knocked clear off the
roof, falling on a pile of rubbish, 28
feet below. When picked up he was
unconscious, but following medical at.
tention, he showed signs of recovery.
The recent decision of the Michi-
gan Supreme Court upholding the
state law requiring the licensing of
chiropractors led to the adoption of
a resolution by the Michigan Chiro.
practors' Association at Lansing ask
ing the next Legislature to pass leg
islation creating a board of chiro.-
practic examiners. Chiropractors are
now required to pass an examination
before the State Medical Board.
City firemen from all parts of the
state will gather at Alpena July IL for
the Forty-Eighth annual convention
of the Michigan State Flremen's AS.
sociation. The convention will con
tinue to July 13. One of the more i'm
portant discussions will be that led
whether fire departments should have
charge of fire drills in public schools.
| Mrs. w. B. Campbell, wife of bus.
mess man Of Trout Creek, Ontonagon
County, and her three children, are
den: near Agate Campbell, the only
other occupant of the automobile,
escaped with slight injuries. The
Campbells were driving from Berg
land to Trout Creek.
| George Austin, Al years old, prom
inent in railway circles at Battle
Creek, was killed instantly when he
was hit by 1.-The Wolverine" a fast
westbound Michigan Central flyer.
Austin was employed by the railroad
company as a switchman, and stepped
from his locomotive directly in front
Of the train.
| Counsel for eastern coast cities in
Michigan which afe petitioning the
Michigan Public Utilities Commission
to compel the Detroit & Cleveland
Navigation Co. to resume service on
the DetroitMack nae route, won
slight advantage when the commits
sion consented, to entertain briefs on
the case.
Following a tip that Canadian beer
was being smuggled into the state,
Sheriff Spaller, of Macomb county,
and three dtputies, swooped down on
launch near the Blossom Heath Inn
and confiscated so cases of Canadian
beer. The men in charge Of the boat
disappeared in the darkness,
James p. Musan, Port Sanilac
banker, was bound over to the Sanilac
county circuit court for trial, follow
ing his examination at Sanndusky, on
a charge of issuing check for $3,S3S
for which he had no POUNDS on depos-
it to pay. Mugan's bail was reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Two gifts, one of $4,000 and the
other $25,000, were given to Olivet
college. Both donors refused to per.
NIT their names to be made public.
Both are to be used in raising the
million dollar endowment fund, to.
ward which the school is working.
With the South Ward school prop
erty definitely chosen as the location
for Albions new city hospital. the
present hospital board has shouldered
the responsibility of buying two resi-
dence properties to give the new hos
pital as large plot as possible.
o. B. Fuller. of Lansing. has an.
nounced his candidacy for the Repub,
lican nomination for state auditor
general, to succeed himself The
nomination will be made at the fall
Republican convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hamper,
James Johnson and Thomas Barket,
all of Cheboygan, were arrested for
the possession and illegal sale of