The Owosso times., 1922-02-24

Commission rejected the petition o
900 club women for local motion
picture censorship
Grand Rapids-The city commission
will be asked by City Manager FREQ
H. Locke to limit the number of poo
rooms in this city to so.
Bessemer-Earl Davis, IL, playing
In the basement of his home, was
strangled when he was caught In a
piece of rope, fastened to a joist. He
was found by his mother when he
! failed to answer when she called to
him.
/ Kalamazoo-Two sleepers Of Michi-
gan Central pa ssenger train No. 10,
leaving Detroit at 1890 a. m. and due
here at 4:02, went into a ditch two
miles east of this city at 4 a. m. Feb.
lS. None of tie IL passengers was
injured
Grand Rapids-Postoffic Inspector
Ray Laforge took into custody, near
Belding, Charles Stanton, 20, of Raw
emma, and Vernon Winer, a youth res
iding at Decker on charges of break
ing into a mail receptacle on a rail
road train.
MuskegOn-Alfred Sanders, 95, OF
Whitehall, who died in the Muskegon
county home was one of the few re.
naming ex-slaves. He was trans.
ferred as chattel several times, es.
Gaping from the south by the under
ground" route.
Grand Rapids-Furniture shipments
during the last four weeks have b. en-
90 per cent greater than for the same
period in 1921, according to c. p
Thomson, manager of the carloading
department Of the Furniture Manufac-
turers association.
Lansing-The state administrative
board placed a ban on the practice of
permitting institutions to spend
money in lump sums. Detailed ac-
count of the uses to which money is
to be put must be submitted before ex-
penditures will be allowed.
Flint-Fire caused py the explosion
of gas engine destroyed several
buildings in LonnOn, near here. The
loss was $4,000. The lint fire de
pertinent saved tho t:wn from total
esiruction Volunteer tiremen were
slightly injured ny falling tih.bers.
Menominee-Andrew Gram, 81 years
old, wealthy and pioneer lumberman,
died at his home here following
three days illness with pneumonia. Mr.
Gram had lived here 60 years and was
identified with the building of the
lumber industry in Northern Michi.
gan.
Big s-Representative A. w.
Miles is organizing "moiety clause"
clubs throughout the county for the
purpose OF cooperating with other
clubs in opposition to plans formulat.
ed by Detroit leaders to change the
basis Of representation in the legisla-
ture
Mackinaw City-The ferry Wawa-
tam was trapped Feb. II, third
time this winter, in heavy ice two .
miles from this shore. Crews are pre-
pairing TO blast channel to release
her. The ferry was on her way to
st. Ignace with passengers and
freight.
Alma-A resolution requesting the
appointment of Circuit Judge Edward
J. Moinett, of st. Johns, to the new
Federal judgeship in Michigan. was
adopted unanimously at a meeting OF
he Gratiot and Clinton County Bar
associations at Ithaca. Judge Moinett
presides over the Gratiot- Clinton cir.
cult
Flmt-Herman Corrington, local
real estate dealer, who was arrested
recently on a charge of embezzlement
on complaint of Mary e. Horn, of
Highland, was discharged by Justice
Elwyn Tanner because of insufficient
evidence. Corrington has brought suit
10 collect $4,000 damages from Mrs.
Horn for alleged malicious prosecu-
lion.
Owosso-The owner of dog on
which the license has not been paid,
cannot recover damages from anyone
who Injuries the dog, according to a
ruling by Judge Collins in directing
a verdict of no cause for action in
the case Of Arthur Brown, of Owosso,
against George Aiken, Caledonia farm
er. Brown was suing for $100, claim
inf that Aiken shot leg off his dog.
East Lansing the agricul.
,ural outlook for Michigan Is one that
should not discourage farmers, de.
spite current talk Of depression, was
he statement made by Professor ].
F. Cox of the farm crops department
Of the Michigan Agricultural college.
Current farm product prices, he said,
although low, compare favorably with
he average prices in the last 10
years.
Grand Rapfds-Because, he says.
4 blank" piece Of paper, on which
ne was induced to sign his name, that
he signature might be compared with
he signatures on other documents,
proved to be assignment of a claim
or 500 against the George K. Ellis
bank, Edward Kuyten, carpenter,
has caused the arrest of Henry Ste.