The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16


will attend service at the Baptist church,
Sunday afternoon at $50 o'clock. Sermon
by Sir knight Rev. w. b. Matteson. The
public generally is invited to be present.
f. A. Todd returned from Oklahoma.
Thursday evening of last week. While
there he discovered silver mine, which he
sold at fine profit. He expects to return
soon and make further search in hopes of
locating gold mine.
THE TINES does not take any stock in
the report that the Ann Arbor division Is to
be removed FROM Durand to Alma. AS
long as 0wosso can't have the division we
are perfectly satisfied to see 1t remain In
Durand and hope there will be no change
The Kimmis bill, doing away with the
payment of any fees to county officials and
paying instead salary, passed the house
Tuesday by vote of 10 to IL. tits thought
that the vote I'm the senate will be very
close.
All of the Owosso and COrunna students
at the University are expected home today
or tomorrow for weeks vacation. The
lateness of Easter has made the term long
one fifteen weeks-and the students have
had long and hard seige of work,
Durand Express: The marriage of j. G.
Obert and Miss Jennie Leland, both of
Durand. occurred Tuesday at Detroit, Mich.
Both parties are from our most estimable
J young people, Mr.. Obert being the head of
the well known dry goods firm of Obert
Bros. and Miss Leland one of our most ac'
complished young ladies.
| The Wesener orchestra Easter ball will
be held in the armory next Tuesday even
ing, and indications point to a very pleasant
party. A number of couples from other
cities are expected to be present and an un-
usually fine program of dances has been
prepared The society people of the city
should make it social and financial sue
cess.
The State Telephone Co. had instruments
placed in the council room and Exchange
hotel Monday, to give the alderman and
others interested, an idea how finely their
instruments work. The outlook is more
favorable each day for the immediate con-
structlon of the line. The council will I'M
doubleday grant franchise at an early date.
Beach w. Cramer by S. S. Miner, sues
for divorce from Feba j. Cramer, on the
ground of desertion, claiming that they
were married in 1890, at FentOD, the tr0ub-
lie arising from the fact that his wife'is an
Adventist and refused to live with him I'M
less he observed Saturday for Sunday and
| joined her church.
Judging from the printed program and
knowing the excellence of the work done by
the Congregational choir, under the leader
ship of A. e. Ferry, we feel perfectly secure
in saying that the musical program prepared
for the Easter services next Sunday morn
ing and evening, is equal to anything ever
arranged in the city.
Miss Mary Henderson will open kinder
garten next Monday in the house at the
northeast corner of Williams and Pine SITS.
One session lay will be held, beginning
at o o'clock and continuing until 1870 a. m.
Tuition will be $l.50 for one and 80. 90 a
month for two il from the same family.
Miss Henderson is so successful and we'll
known in this work that any extended no
tice is unnecessary.
A house on Chapman street, south, was
discovered to be on fire, Monday evening, at
10 o'clock, which the fire department quick
ly extipguished. Later in the night a
second alarm was turned in and the same
house was found to be on fire. 1t was
quickly burned to the ground with all the
contents. The house was owned by Henry
Hickey and occupied by his son, Otto and
his family, who had been away during the
evening. The origin of the fire is mys-
| terry.
| Rev. l.. w. Spayd entertained the minis
teral association at its monthly meeting
Monda y, with paper on the Baptism of
the Holy Spirit" 1t was highly appreci-
ated by those present, there being from out
of the city Rev. a. Metcalf, Bancroft; Rev.
l.. FL. Cunning, Durand; Rev. Davidson,
Vernon; R'v. Barnum, Morrce; Rev. Il.
Mott, Corunna; Rev. Gordon, Henderson;
Rev. Mccarthy, Easton; Rev. f. A. Ste
vens, Vernon. The next meeting will be
held May 10th, when Rev. w. b. Matteson
will read paper.
Lydia A. Scribner. of Antrim township,
by her attorneys, Fitzpatrick & Perpont,
has commenced suit for divorce from Way
land Scribner, one of the well known and
successful farmers of the county. Mrs.
Scribner claims that they were married in
1868, have six children, all living, and have
accumulated property worth $40, 900; that
the defendant has constantly left home. TAX
ing, her with him butt once in twelve
years; that he refuses to allow her relatives
to visit him; that she has been matreated
In almost every conceivable way, her chill
dren dubbed and her daughters made to do