The Owosso times., 1922-07-07
Michigan
Happenings
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Commissioner Phoenix, who pre-
sides over the department of parks In
the Saginaw city commission, must
settle a point as to whether play
ground apparatus constitutes a nui
sance, as 81 residents of the frs
ward have asked the council to de
clare the apparatus a nuisance and
remove 1t, holding that children play
there until all hours Of the night
While the 81 ask that the apparatus
be removed, there are 696 folks in the
same neighborhood ask that the appa
ratus and Fairgrounds be continued
Kalamazoo milk consumers will be
protected by what is said to be the
most drastic ordinance in Michigan
The new ordinance requires tuber
culin test on all cattle used to supply
milk to this city regardless OF
whether the milk is pasteurized be-
fore 1t reaches the market, prohibits
the sale OF milk with greater than
10000 bacteria per cubic centimeter
and requires the use Of umbrella.
shaped lids for milk cans.
Auditor General o. B. Fuller was
ordered to halt the payment OF
bounty claims to counties and all in.
vestigation into the matter of bounty
payments by the state conservation
department was authorized by the
state administrative board. Accord
ing to report made to the board,
$1S5,O of 100000 appropriation for
bounty claims has been expended
The remaining $4,000 must meet all
claims for another year.
Reward of $500 was offered by Goge-
bic county officials for the capture
of the masked thug who held up Theo-
dore Dickman, robbed him of money
and valuables and then shot him in
the forehead. Dickman is not expect
ed to live. The thugs victim is the
engineer of the. Ironwood water plant.
He was returning home after a visit
to nearby town when the attack
was made.
NJ. S. Kline and ]. A. Crawford, au.
ditors, representing the state admin.
istrative board, were at the Marquette
branch prison, installing new account
ing forms and books and making sew.
eral changes in the bookkeeping sys.
TEN. The changes. they said, were
made so that the accounting system
will harmonic and conform with other
state institutions
A msllion-dollar program for the
State Industrial School for Boys was
virtually authorized by the state ad
ministrative board. The boards ac
ton, taken upon recommendation of
the state correctional commission
practically assures the retention OF
the industrial sch ool on its present
site in Lansing for years to come.
Alleging that certain county officers
collected salaries illegally, Supervisor
Eugene Fleming introduced resolu
tion before the GeDesee board Of su
pervisors requesting that body to au.
thorize Prosecuting Attorney Harry
Gault to institute proceedings imme.
diately to recover the alleged excess
payments for the last six years.
Charles c. JOnesi, reputed head OF
the brokerage" firm of l.. ]. Sinkula
& Company, through whose transac
tions, Detroit investors lost upwards
of $1,O00,000, was sentenced to serve
two years in the house of correction
and pay fine OF $4,000, the maximum
penalty for conspiracy to defraud.
The case will be appealed.
The Ironwood city council voted to !
buy two motor bIsses to operate n
bus line to outlying dis |
tricts, despite the fact that the street |
car company. several weeks ago
threatened to cease operation of cars
in lronwood. Action will increase the |
total number of buses on the range |
0 seven.
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Proposal of farm organizations |
.aat Owossos Chamber of Commerce
DIN with the farmers in arranging q |
countrywide picnic as a means OF
merchants and farmers into
closer touch, was accepted by the
chamber of commerce.
The Grand Trunk railroad has been
held blameless in the death of vii
liam F. Boertmann. Saginaw, who was
killed by the road in a jitney bus ac
cident In 1919, and whose estate sued
for $4,000.
The Oceana county board of super
visors adopted a resolution to submit
10 the voters at November election
to raise $35, 900 for a new
county infirmary.
Richard Martin, 101 years, died all
5ault Ste. Marie, June 81. He wat
bachelor and lived on a farm nea,
here 45 years.
Hans Carlsen, 6S years old, q farmer,