The Owosso times., 1922-02-03

Battle Creek-Grand Rapids wai
chosen for next years convention o
the colored f.. and A. M. of Michigan
Grand Lodge which met here.
Flint-Charles S. Mott of this city
and Detroit, vice-president of the Gen
eral Motors corporation, has beer
elected president of the Flint Y. M. G
A.
Bloomfield-Henry ID. Wright, who
served two terms in the state legis
lature and who was member OF the
township board of supervisors y
years, is dead.
Pontiac-Drivers of cars "in tran
sit'' from Flint and Lansing to De-
troit are being required to secure
new official permit cards or face ar
rest in Oakland county,
Flint-Patrolman Charles M. Stone
died here as the result of taking
strychnine tablets and firing bullet
into his head in a suicidal attempt
earlier in the day. Domestic difficult
ties are said to have been the cause.
Muskegon-Figures obtained from
Is of the leading cities of Michigan
show that Muskegon set record in
1921 tax reduction. Muskegon was
the only city of the 18 to decrease it's
tax rate and also to show\a decrease
in the assessed valuation.
Kalamazoo-Eli Holt is in custody
here awaiting sentence following his
confession that he was one of the
three men who made a brutal atRck
on Mr. and Mrs. Abram Hill at their
farm home in lonely part OF
southern Kalamazoo county, Nov. 25.
Escanaba-Three hundred and fifty
miles of county and state road work
were under construction in the upper
peninsula in 1921 at an approximate
cost of $4,250,000, according to figures
from II. |. Davies, district highway
engineer of Michigan. More than
100000 will be expended in 1922. he
says.
Lansing-There has been plenty of
hip liquor but Lansing police believe
they are the first to discover stock
ing rum" Mrs. Ida Poole, after a
wild taxi ride around the city, was ar
rested for being intoxicated. The po-
lice matron found a small bottle of
liquor hidden in Mrs. Pooles little
bank.
Port Huron-Byron B. Buckeridge,
police commissioner, has been ap-
pointed captain, and John A. Craw-
ford, lieutenant, in the organized re-
serves, in orders issued from head
quarters of the Sixth Army corps,
Chicago. They are the first officers
appointed in Port Huron for the 340th
infantry.
Saginaw-Mrs. Rudy Carney, con.
fessed jewel thief of last summer,
while working as maid in Saginaw
homes, and whose husband sold their
home to make good her thefts, was
placed on four years probation by
Judge e. A. Snow in circuit court. The
woman, her husband and two children
were reunited.
Grand apids-Because police off,
GERS are alleged to have raided the
building without proper search war
rant, c. e. Hutson, George Hyde, Will
liam Hall, Robert Brown, Mike Cuff
fra, and Melvin Gillette all of whom
were arrested for alleged violation of
the city gambling ordinance, were
released by Superior Court Judge M.
IL. Durham.
Kalamazoo-Suit of Miss Allen, of
lDowagiac, to break the will left by
sher father, Oscar Allen, Jr., who died
"a year ago, failed when the testa-
rment was admitted to probate here. |
The estate, valued at $250,O00, was
left to the widow in trust for the son,
Oscar Allen III. The daughter by
former marriage was cut off without
any bequest.
Adrian-A new industry, the An
chor Concrete Machinery Co., of
Rock Rapids, Iowa, has located here |
The factory building and site were
purchased from the Adrian Steel
Casting Co. Equipment for concrete
manufacturing plants and machines
for producing blocks, bricks and ce-
ment tiling will be made by the COM
pany, which is incorporated for $780,
900.
Kalamazoo-Mrs. Cynthia Beebe.
the oldest member of the Order of
Eastern Star in Michigan, was the
guest Of the local lodge at the annual
banquet in honor Of her ninety-eighth
birthday. She Is the oldest member
OF the Michigan Daughters of the
American Revolution. During the
war, she won statewide notice be-
cause Of her work in behalf of SOL
diers.
Saginaw-Measures for establish
ment of state drainage department,
corresponding in activities and i'm.
portance to the state highway de-
partment, were discussed here at the
annual convention Of the Michigan |
Association of County Drain Commits
sioners. Ezra Levin, of the state de- !,
partment of agriculture, urged CO.
operation Of the drain commissioners |
to bring about establishment of the |
new department and told them they