The Owosso times., 1922-09-22


ecutor William j. Branstrom, it was
stated that the vital organs of Hodell
contained enough poison to kill
dozen men.
G. B. Abbey, prominent farmer,
near Kalamazoo, and his son, Clyde b.
Abbey, were injured when their hands
were caught by the blower fan of an
ensilage cutter they were operating.
The younger Abbey lost a part of a.
finger in the machine and was on his
way to the house to have the wouad
dressed when the father was also
caught in the whirling fan blades and
all the fingers amputated. ......
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Approximately $1,500 worth of
whisky and boot-legging equipment
was seized by the sheriff's department,
when the sheriff and his deputies raid
ed James Walsh's cottage, near st.
Clair The cottage was equipped as a
bar. Rolls Of printed labels ready to
be cut out and to be pasted on the bot
ties were found. Several we'll known
Canadian brands were among the as
sortment.
A fight by women for the right to
wear skirts at the lengths they see
fit is on in Flint. Ten young women,
holding they do not have to abide by
the edicts of Dame Fashion, employ.
ers and others in debating what girls
should or should not wear, have form
ed the mo Longer Skirt club" The
chief purpose of the club is for the
survival of the short skirt.
Fearing the city would lose a large
number of employees in the fire. police
and water departments, the Pontiac
city commission and l. c. Brewer, city
manager, have abandoned their plan
to cut all employees 10 per cent and
present salaries will be continued un-
til economic conditions warrant
change.
Honey bees took possession of the
home Of DR.. John Timms in Wheat
land Township, making hive of the
walls of the building, and finally fore
ing the family to abandon the house
When the bees had been driven out
DR.. Timms removed 200 pounds of
honey from the walls of the house.
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William H. Gibson has filed, bill in
chancery at Hillsdale asking to set
aside a deed executed by him to his
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gibson, in 1918, to a farm in
Wright township, claiming that the
deed was secured by fraudulent rep
resentations.
Johnnie Welsh, years DID, son of
Charles Welsh, of Frederick, was
burned to death when the Welsh home
burned. 1t Is believed the child en-
tered the house as neighbors were re-
moving furniture from the burning
building. His body was found In the
ruins.
DR.. Hugh Kennedy, Highland Park,
has been elected by the Bay View
board of trustees as manager Of the
Bay View assembly and president of
the Bay View summer school and its
schools, Lear Petoskey, and
has accepted the position.
Sylvester Spigarelli, a miner in the |
Chaplin colliery at Iron Mountain, had
both legs cut of, when he was run
over by Northwestern switch engine.
His condition is critical.
North Muskegon adopted a fran.
chise with the Consumers Power Co., |
for providing electricity. 1t also ap- |
proved a contract between the COM |
pany and the council.
Warren Reck, of Delta County, who |
started several days ago to walk to |
Ames, Ia, to resume his studies at |
the Iowa State College, has arrived at |
his destination.
Suit for $4,000 damages has been
brought against Charles w. Bolen,
Flint editor and double of w. ]. Bryan,
by Alderman Joe. Morrow of the first
ward, Flint.
Rev. Reinhold Niebuhr, of Detroit, |
was elected president of the Michigan
Young Peoples society of the Evan
gelical synod in state convention at
Ann Arbor.
Clarence Alvin Cowie of Big Rapids
was burned SO terribly in an electrical
explosion at Rogers Dam that he died.
F. B. Cotner, instructor In biology
last year at Albion college, has re-
signed to accept similar position at
Montana Agricultural college at DO.