The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-23

II. l.. Crosby was the guest of his graz d.
m )ther in Byron yesterday.
Lawrence Van Ousen is seriously sick at
his home on north Park street.
BorD Sunday, daughter to Mr.. aid
Mrs. W. l.. Howard, Middlebury.
The Current Topic Club held its regular
meeting Monday afternoon with Mrs. NJ
Osburn.
The officers of the Uniformed Rank |
Knights of Pythias were installed Tuesday
evening.
Company II and the o. l.. l. band parad-
ed last evening In honor of Wsshington's
birthday.
E. l.. Russell, OF Tecumseh, has pur-
chased an interest In the meat business Of
f. e. Mosely.
The February term Of the circuit court
will open Monday. The calendar is smaller
than usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. w. Danf0rth entertained
Mrs. Mary Williams and SOD, Leslie, of
OViu, Ouuuay.
Sec'y e. @. Van Ness attended the state
Y. N. G. A. convention In Kalamazoo yes
terday and today.
Frank Western has been In Detroit this
week attending the meeting of the Grand
Lodge A. 0. u. w.
Mrs. G. Gutekunst, West Main street,
/ has hooF foA nf
twelve dollars month.
The Ann Arbor passenger train south
was over an hour late Tuesday morning be-
cause of slight accident at Ashley.
Miss Mable Richardson entertained q
party of friends Wednesday evening in
honor of her friends, the Misses Layton and
Calvin.
s. K. Parkill of this city, and Chas. A.
TOwne, of Duluth, are on the list of speak
ers for the jefferson banquet at Pontiac
March Sth.
Editor and Mrs. j. ID. Estes spent Sun
day In st. Johns with Mr.. Estes parents.
Mr.. Estes Sr. has just celebrated his
eightieth birthday.
The Women's Club held Its regular meet
ing in the parlors OF the Baptist church Sat-
urday afternoon. Papers were read by
Miss Pierpont and Mrs. Phiip Black.
All persons who have had books from the
ladies' library drawn before Saturday the
Sd are requested to return the same to the
library tomorrow afternoon or evening.
VIM. Sawyer ST., lately purchased of j..
w. Hubbard, of Bennington, two thorough
bred and registered Durham cows and calf,
his choice OF the herd, for which he gave
1925.
The fire department was called to the
home OF Byron FoOte on Cass street Tues
day morning. A burning chimney Was the
cause OF the trouble but no damage was
done.
Mueller Bros expect to increase the re-
sources of their plant early in the spring by
the addition of c0Opcrage plant to their
brewery. The coOperage plant will be
located ON the north side of their brewery.
From present indications a new brick
, passenger station for the Ann ArbOr road il
among the possibilities for the coming sea-
son, while 1t Is still more likely that the
grades will be separated at the Main street
cross road.
, Editor G. 7. Campbell, of the Argus, &C.
companied by Mrs. Campbell are on their
way to New Orleans where Mr.. Campbell
Will attend a meeting of the National Edi.
tOrial Association as delegate from the
Inland Press Association.
T Trespass OH the case, Lydia Mold VS.
; John Cook is about the way the Mold Cook
difficulty appears now, the matter not being
finished up with the throwing of the attach
, ment suit out OF court Mold asks fol
S., 900 damages which he claims he sus.
|, tanned through misrepresentation at the
time he exchanged his farm for the Cook
stock of shoes.
The board of public works considered
, propositions from the Bacon Air Lift Co.,
Z OF New York; the Pneumatic Engineering
{ Co., of Chicago and the Ingersoll- Sergeant
, Drill Co.. of Cleveland at a meeting Mon.
day evening. No definite action was taken
in regard to the increase of the city water
supply al that time however The board
I will doubtless soon be in position TO make
definite recommendations 30 that another
, summer will not SEQ OwOsso in quite such
imminent danger of water famine.
: While In Washington last week Messrs
Watson and Dewey accidentally learned
that Owosso's su.ning Y. NJ. G. A. jan.
. itor Geo. w. Mcclellan, known end liked
] by all the boys as Mac" was an old friend
r of General Shafter. The gentlemen met
4 General Shafter who after learning that
; they were from Owosso promptly asked
l them about Mr.. Mcclellan whom he said ht
understood was now living in that city. II
4 seems that they had gone to school and had