The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-12-01

John Malcomson arrived home Wednes-
day from visit at Punxsutawney. Pa,
Chas. Mckenzie has been visiting Mr.. |
and Mrs. Frank Van Wagner this week.
Court Owosso i. o. r. held o special |
meeting Wednesday evening for initiation.
Miss Mile Abel had her hand BADLY in
jured at Bentley's factory one day this
week.
Mrs. G. V. Northrop and daughters left
for Detroit early in the week for visit
with her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. HO0kway are guests
Of Mrs. Hookway's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. f. Marsky in Saginaw.
Stanley K. Parkill will deliver his adj
dress on Europe, at the Maple River Church
Sunday evening, December 10.
Collar Lodge l. 0. o. F. was surprised
by number of the Rebekahs Monday even.
ing and frosted to an oyster supper.
The Epworth League gave pound 80.
cial ut the n. K. church Monday evening
for the benft Of needy families in the city.
r. L. and Elmer Whiting with their
wives went to Flint Wednesday to attend
the marriage Of their sister, Miss Eva Whit.
ing.
The Epworth League of the Asbury
church gave a special Thanksgiving pro-
gram Thursday evening at the Asbury
church.
The Owosso Light Infantry annual
Thanksgiving ball was very pleasant al.
fair. Wesener's full orchestra was in ct
tendance.
The class of 's7 Owosso High School held
q reunion Wednesday evening at the home
of John Harshbarger, corner of King and
Adams streets.
Mrs. s. T. Van Dusen and sons went to
Howell Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving at
the home of her parents. Mr.. Van Dusen
went there yesterday.
A. E. Foster, of the Foster Furniture Co.,
is in the city arranging for opening the
firms stock of goods in the Struber build
ing, corner of Ball and Exchange streets.
About fifty members of the Atlas Life
Insurance Association met at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. McMann on West Main
street, and helped them spend few hours
of the tenth anniversary Of their wedding
day, Monday.
Ii. E. Southworth, superintendent for
the OwossO Mfg Co., was surprised Mon
dav noon on his return to work and present
ed with with an elegant Knight Templar's
charm and chain in honor of his forty eighth
birthday. About hundred Of his fellow
employees were awaiting him in the machine
| room and he was conducted by j. I. VOL
vertOn to the elevator where in view of all,
A. K. Ferry made the presentation speech.
"Gene" has been in the employ OF the
company since its organization and is de-
| servedly popular with the men.
The Y. M. G. A. will begin evening
classes In penmanship and business law
next Tuesday evening having secured Prof.
A. j. Cadman. of the Ow0sso Business Col
lege to give the course. All who are inter-
ested are requested 10 consider the matter
at once so that they may enroll early. The
| two courses cannot fail to be of value to the
great majority of those who avail them.
selves Of them. BY the way, the whole as
ISOLATION offers privileges to its members
which are worth far more than the member
ship price. If you are not member now
you would do we'll to join at once.
For the past six years Owosso has been
thoroughly metropolitan on Thanksgi viDl
day at least to the extent of having q hare
game of foot ball played in the city eacf
year by the city foot ball team; and although
the game between the Owosso Athletic Clut
and FentOn Athletic Club teams was some
what one sided 1t was enjoyed by large
crowd. 1t began Immediately after th'
ending of the Saginaw Owosso high schOo
game and 1t could be plainly seen at once
that OwOsso had the best of the VISITING
team. Owosso had first kick OIL and thu
ball was brought back few yards by TIT
Fenton full back but after three downs Fen
| tO0 IOTIclyeu tu6 jail uuu lIOu tbdo tih'
to the end of the first half the ball was con
tinually in possession of the Owosso team
Tou downs were common occurrence fol
the local team, the home players hardly
knowing that they had any opposition, 81
little was the interference OF the visitors
Every man on the Owosso team played I
good game and plays we're brought of will
but little difficulty. The individual playinl
Of Fox, Bell, Retain and the long run will
the ball for touchdown from kick of. BY
Conklin,i In the second half were features OF
the game and deserve especial mention
The final score, after forty minutes playing
was 80 to In favor of Owosso.
1t is estimated that fully three hundred
people In Owosso and vicinity have invest
ed in the Franklin Syndicate within the
last few weeks. Some who Invested
three moths or more ago and who took theiI
dividends as they came each week anC