The Owosso times., 1922-01-27

Saginaw-Mrs. George r. Merrill
and her young daughter were rescued
by neighbors from the second story Of
their home when it burned and they
were trapped.
Lansing-The Booth Publishing
company, of Detroit, filed an amend
ment to its articles of incorporation.
increasing its capital stock from 3d.
100000 to $5,000,O00.
Ann Arbor-The eighth annual con-
renee OF highway engineers in Mich
igan will be held in University OF
Michigan building Feb. 13 to II. Nov
ing pictures showing improved road
making machinery in use will Do a
feature.
Ionia-J. Clark Sutton. Of Muir. is
dead as the result Of loss OF blood
from injuries received Oh a buzz saw.
The belt broke and threw Sutton
against the saw and in addition to
cutting him badly he was internally
injured. physicians say.
Muskegon-Henry Busse, stock
holder, has started suit against the
Lakewood Utilities Co., owners of the
Lakewood summer resort, charging
fraud and asking for receiver. He
says the officers squandered $4,000
on a street railway line.
Albion-The full allowance OF S10.-
600 on the burned Albion college gym
nasium was allowed by the official ad.
tuster. The amount Is the excct cost
of the building in 1892. Contractors
state that twice the sum would be re-
Quired now to replace the old build.
ing.
Kalamazoo-In an effort to guard
against diphtheria, OF which there
were more than 800 cases in this city
last year. DR.. A. H. Rockwell, director
OF public health, urges that every pu-
pill in the public schools submit to the
Schick test to determine whether they
are susceptible to the disease.
Muskegon-Amos Spaulding, 80, Ill
in Beckley hospital of pneumonia, at
tackled his nurse, fought her from his
room, then ran downstairs, escaping
in his night robe, while crazed from
the effects Of high fever. Thirty
minutes later he was found lowering
in the cellar Of a nearby house.
Grand Rapids-Announcem was
made by Bishop e. r. kelly's office OF
the appointment of Rev. FIR. Edward
LeFebvre of st. AIMS church, Cadil
lac, and vicar general of Grand Rap
ids diocese, as pastor Of st. James's
church OF this city, succeeding FIT.
Robert w. Brown, recently retired.
Lansing-Of the s6,751,924 the de-.
partment of state collected In 1921
from automobile license fees, certifi.
Gates of title and operators, manufac.
turers and chauffeurs' licenses, the
counties will get back S3,126,456. In
1920 a total of s5.754.900 was collect.
ed and $2,737.138 was given back to
tie counties.
Grand Rapids-The proposal OF
three Of the largest city hospitals to
perform operations on indigents for
adenoids and tonsilitis for SIT an op-
Grafton, including the anesthetic, has
been approved by the city commission
which has set aside S400 month as
estimated expense as we'll as $1,000
for general hospital expense until
May l.
Grand Rapids-Fire broke out In
the pumping station Of the Christian
Psychopathic Hospital, in Cutherville,
10 miles from here, spread to the boil
er room and for time threatened the
main structure. Eighty patients were
removed without difficulty by doctors
and nurses while firemen were extin-
gushing the blaze. The loss Is un-
der $4,000.
Saginaw-Contentio OF attorneys
for the defendant in an automobile
damage suit in which mother was su-
ing daughter was upheld in the Sagi.
nav circuit court, when Judge e. A.
Snow ruled that the $4,000 damages
awarded Mrs. Mamie Remington
against her daughter, Ryllis. should
be cut to $4,000 and $1,000 returned
within Is days.
Lansing-Judge L. w. Carr, in Ing
ham circuit court appointed Leonard
L. Hands, insurance commissioners,
receiver for the United States Mutual
Automobile Insurance company, Of
Bay City. The petition had been filed
by the attorney general on a showing
by the insurance department that the
company's obligations are S105,553 in
excess of its assets.
Iron Mountain-The oliver Mining
Co. has sent a check to the city clerk
for It's taxes amounting to $179,92292.
This is the largest single tax that the
city will receive and lacks only about
$4,000 Of being half Of the entire
levy. The taxes Of the Oliver Mining
Co. at Ironwood. amounts to more
than 100000 this year. This is the
largest tax ever paid there.
Flint-Found guilty Of accusations
made by young Flint woman, Ernest
Lafleur was sentenced by Judge e. D..
Back to spend from to 10 years In
Jackson Prison. Lafleur with a pal
representing themselves as officers,
forced two young women into their
automobile on the pretext that the