The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-05-27
DIR. Munich will be at The National on

DIR. Gillian. OF st. Johns. was the guest
of his daughter. Mrs. l.. r Doolittle East
Mason street, yesterday,
The annual meeting of the Michigan
Pioneer and Historical Society WIN be held
at Lansing. June LIST and I'd.
About 100 people patroniEed the excur-
sion given by the Young Peoples Society
aud Calvary Mission of the First Baptist
church yesterday, and spent the day In De-
troit.
John Fisher was the victim of pleasant
surprise Tuesday evening, planned by a
few of his intimate friends. The evening
was epjoyably spent in playing cards and
dancing.
G. G. Vaughan, editor of the Clinton
Republican, j. G. Hicks. and r G. Dexter.
assistant cashier of the National bank, of
st. Johns, were in the city few hours this
morning.
Albert Beal was fined 1870 Wednesday
for firing revolver within the city limits.
Beal shot dog In Maple Ridge Park. that
came into the street and barked at him.
The owner of the dog caused his arrest.
Mrs. L. f. Gould has been appointed one
OF the delegates to represent the Michigan
State FEEDER alton of Women's Clubs at the
bi ennial meeting of the National Fedora
ton to be held In Denver, Colorado, June
1929.
The Oak Grove Farmers Club at its last
meeting elected as officers: President,
Fred Kay; vice PRESIDENT Albert Strauch;
secretary, Mrs. VIM. Cole; corresponding
secretary, Flora Parsons; treasurer, Frank
Strauch.
Capt. r. E. Groom, of the WoOdman ini-
tation team, went to Lansing yesterday and
ordered new suits for his team The boys
hope to receive the suits by tomorrow so
they can participate in the Memorial Day
exercises.
j. ID. Estes received telegram this
morning announcing the death of his broth
er-in-lsw, Prof. A. ID. Metz. of Harbor
Springs. Mr.. Metz was the father of Miss
Metz, formerly teacher at the Washing
son school.
Misses Britton and McCaul's Sunday
school class gave an ice cream social at the
First NJ. K. church Wednesday evening
The social was we'll attended. enabling the
classes to make a good payment on their
church pledge.
Chas. Soderquist was arrested Monday on
a charge of destroying berry bushes in the
garden of John and Mary Blank on East
Oliver street. Before the case came to
trial the charge was withdrawn. Wednes-
day morning Soderquist began suit for $l0.-
900 damages against each of the complain
ants. His attorneys are Watson & Chap
man.
The last regular meeting of the Junior
Literary Society for the season was held at
the home of Miss Lettie Goodale, Saturday
afternoon. "Lew Wallace" was the author
studied. Two very interesting papers were
read, one by Miss Hannah Dewey on
"Chariot Races" the other by Miss Clara
Carson on ''The Crucifction." These meet
ings have not only been very interesting
to the members but lave also proven to be
very helpful to the young ladies in their
studies at school.
The board of review completed its
work today. The real estate assessment
will not varv much from former years,
while the personal assessment has been in
creased about $4,000. Assessments for
the several wards are as follows: Real es-
tate-First ward, $376,255; second, $34T,-
665; third, $3.50, $50; fourth. $3.50, 525; fifth,
$162, 215; total, 81, 315, $50. PERSONAL---VERY.
ward, $3.50, 1876; second. $50, 355; third, $751;
O65; fourth, SAC, roo; fifth, SIS, 45O-total,
1885, 705. Total real and personal, 81, 651,.
6S5.
Lillian Snyder, the eleven year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. @. II. Snyder re-
siding on South Shiawassee street, met with
very painful accident while playing on
one of the mud cars at Parker's brick yard
Wednesday. 1t is against the rules to al
low children to play about the yard, but lit
tie Miss Snyder with several of her play
mates had invaded the premises and were
playing with the cars unnotced. Lillian
wishing to prove herself more daring than
her playmates, got into the car and started
1t down the steep incline of the road bed.
After gaining considerable Roadway the
rope cable, fastened to the car caught,
throwing the occupant under the wheels,
cutting one of her legs badly and bruising
her body, but fortunately no bones were
broken. She is reported as doing nicely
under the care of DR.. Cameron.
Prof. Mertz has arranged to give the SEN
Tors of Owosso high school practical drill
to finish their high school course. Before
graduating each is to sell ten tickets for a
lecture to be given by Miss Walton, libra
rian of the State Normal College. They
have entered on the work willingly and are
doing well. But il you have friend who is
expecting to graduate, 1t would be well to
ask him or her If they have met the require
ment, and II not to take the part of friend
In hnx Inn