The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-10-21

Ahohcteys
Col. K. p. Byerly arrived home from
Washington last evening.
Attorney Odell Chapman was in Lansing
Tuesday on legal business.
Mrs. Lewis Storrer and son visited
friends In Flushing the first of the week.
Archie Cook, of Flint, was the guest Of
his cousin, Miss Alma Hunt, Wednesday.
One hundred new books have been pur
chased for the Congregational Sunda,
school library.
Odell Chapman argued the Wicking &
StOrrer insurance case before the supreme
court Wednesday.
The high school foot ball team will play
game at the fair grounds tomorrow with
the Bay City team.
w. A. Todd returned to his home in Mo
Kenzie, Tenn, Tuesday after visit with
Owosso relatives and friends.
Mrs. M. ID. Corey entertained the Miami
Pedro Club at her home Monday evening In
honor of her brother, Will Wilcox.
George Bell gave a reception Tuesday
evening in honor of members of Company
G, serving fine supper to the guests.
Geo. e. Bailey went to Chicago Monday
evening ito attend the peace jubilee and
also to visit at his home in Porter, Ind.
Sergt. l.. G.. Brewer entertained party
of friends Monday night in honor of I'd
Lieut.. Case, and privates Odell and Will
liams.
Glen Reynolds returned home Tuesday
evening from short visit in Ypsilanti and
Detroit.
DR.. and Mrs. l.. K. Phelps, of this city,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Phelps, of Lam
sing, have removed to Austinburg, Ohio
to reside.
Mrs. G.. A. Needham, of Michigan Ave-,
entertained party at whist Tuesday even
ing in honor of her friend, Mrs. Wygant, of
Perry, N. Y.
The Owosso Telephone Co. very kindly
placed one their instruments in the Baptist
church this week for the use of subscribers
and delegates.
DR.. A. M. Hume dressed a knee for John
Good, of New Haven, the first of the week.
The injury, which was bad one. was
caused by an adj.
Prof. e. M. Shelton gives lee
ture on Australia, under the auspices of
one of the ladies' literary clubs, in Grand
Rapids, tomorrow.
The school board has about concluded
that Prof. Gaskin, whom they had engaged
to teach music in the Owosso schools this
year, is not coming.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will serve an escaloped oyster supper in the
church on Tuesday next from to = o'clock.
Everybody is invited to be present.
Fred Jackson, formerly sergeant in Co.
G. Sd Reg, NJ N. g., was in Detroit Tues
day. He has just completed three years
years term of enlistment in the regular
army, being with the 10th infantry in Porto
Rico when discharged. He is now consid.
ering where he prefers to serve a second
enlistment which he expects to make soon.
Frank Geeck has number of handsome
samples of new variety of corn on exhi-
bition in the city. 1t is called Hollis Early
Mammonth, is a yellow dent with very
large and long ears but very small cob.
Frank paid an almost fabulous price for the
seed, two years ago, but this year his crop
ran one hundred fifty bushels per acre ard
he feels we'll repaid.
Rev. Arthur +. Cobb, of Caro-, who Is
attending the sessions of the Baptist state
convention, evidently concluded to make
the convention doubly profitable to himself
by taking unto himself better half. Ac-
cordingly by appointment he met Miss
Mildred A. Wilson, of Chicago, In this city
Monday evening and they were married by
Rev. G. V. Northrop.
The Baptists of the city have reason to
COngr8tulat6 tneuStlVeS vi TIC SUCCESS Vi
their state convention. 1t Is no easy job in
city of this size to care for convention
which numbers between four and five
hundred people and both the Baptists and
the numerous outside friends who assisted
by caring for delegates deserve much praise
for the way they responded to the call for
entertainment.
Wednesday was observed as Lafayette
day by the various schools throughout the
country. A number Of grades in the Owos-
so schools had fitting exercises. A collec-
ton was taken amounting to about twenty
three dollars which will be placed with
similar offerings from all oyer the country
to erect a statue of Lafayette which 1t is
planned to unveil in Paris during the ex-
position In 1900.
Fred Thorne received very painful injury
Wednesday morning while at work in the
Owosso Manufacturing Co.'s factory, where
he was running saw. A piece of the