The Owosso times., 1922-02-24
STATE NEWS


shot accidentally by his father, Levi
Doane. while the two men were hunt
ing rabbits near Platte lake.
Grand Rapids-Ellis bank deposi
tors have received SO per cent of thei
claims, it is shown by the report o
Joseph Renihan, administrators OF thu
estate OF George Il. Ellis.
Cheboygan-Frank Allen, aged mar
living near Tower was found frOzeI
to death in his home. He lived alone
His body was found by friends WHIT
called at his home.
KalamaZoo-M MelviL O'Donnell. 5.
years old. manager of Kalamazoo
grocery, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the right temple
as he lay Oh his bed in his room c'
the Park-American hotel.
Grand Rapids-The special commit
tee of the Western Michigan Devel
Opment bureau continued Hugh II
Gray as assistant secretary and au'
thorized him to engage an assistant
and handle the bureau work for the
year.
Lansing-Unanimou approval OF
the $14,000,0O0 highway construction
program for 1922 outlined by Frank
+. Rogers, highway commissioner was
voiced by the state association Of
supervisors at their meeting mere
Feb. Is.
Grand Rapids-The Grand Rapids
Century club has adopted resolutions
opposing any form of federal soldier
bonus, but has declared itself N fav
or of all possible relief to ex-servtce
men in need of medical and financial
assistance.
Battle Creek-Kenneth Wine, ~, is
in jail, charged with entering a dwell
ing in the night time. with intent to
commit murder The complainant is
his former sweetheart, Olive McCarey,
II. who says she told him two weeks
ago that she did not want to see him
again.
Ironwood-An endeavor to have one
VI luG piOpOoGu oIdtC iioh
located in Iron, Dickinson or Gogebic
counties will be made as result OF
a meeting of representatives o. those
three counties here. A representative
of each county has been appointed on
committee to lay the matter before
state authorities.
Houghton-Only 20 per cent of the
former service men of Calumet, the
metropolis of the copper country, fav-
or a cash bonus from the federal gov
ernment. The remaining 80 per cent
would accept some one of the other
four options proposed. This was de-
cided by a vote taken by the Ameri-
can Legion post,
Iron Mountain-Announce that
the Aragon mine at Norway and the
Chaplin mine at Iron Mountain would
be re-opened as soon as possible was
made helJ by the Oliver Mining Co.,
which operates the mines. Approx
imately 900 miners who have been
idle since the mines were closed
more than eight months ago will be
employed.
Iron Mountain-Doctors stand the
best chance of getting into heaven, in
the opinion of DR.. George W. Mol,
former county physician. In a talk
before Delta county supervisors at
he declared that when the
roll of those seated next to the AL
mighty at the throne Of heaven is
called. nine out of 10 of those respond
ing will be doctors"
Ionia-After one year of public
health work, Ionia county chapter
Red Cross is convinced that it pays
and will continue 1t, although many
have discontinued home
service chapters. Two nurses are
kept busy here, 2,925 nursing calls
having been made during the year.
Most of the work of the chapter is
among rural school children.
Pontiac-Robert Garner, former
highway commissioner of Oakland
county, must serve his term of two
and a half years in state prison on
charge of contributing to the delin-
quency of minor girl, following re-
fusal of the state supreme court to
grant a hearing of his case. Twice
convicted in circuit court here on the
charge, Garner again appealed.
Cheboygan-John and Joseph La
Prairie, and Charles Wilson, crossing
on the ice from Bois Blanc island to
this city, in blizzard, for time lost
their way and came near freezing to
death. Only by the aid of their COM
pass were they able to make shore
here after several hours of perilous
wandering on the windswept frozen
humps which impeded their walking.
Ann Arbor-Professo c. P. Wag-
ner of the romance languages depart
ment of the University OF Michigan
received notification from Madrid.
Spain. that he had been made com
mander of the Royal Order of Isabelle,
the Catholic" Later he will receive
his title, with the signature of the
king of Spain. Professor Wagner has
been thus honored because of his
work here in Spanish literature.
Detroit-All possibility of the re-
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