The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-04

a, Osburn q Sons store.
w. K. Hall and little daughter visited Mr..
Halls son, Earl, at Orchard Lake Sunday
vive Goldman has accepted position as
stenograpner in Master Mechanic Robert
TaS SEES office in this city.
Mrs. VIM. Byerly left for her home in
Virginia Monday morning after an extended
visit with relatives in this vicinity.
Roy Burhans and Herman Smith left
Monday for Lansing expecting to join a
party there to go to Cheyenne, Wyoming :.
Geo. M. Dewey was home from Lansing
Monday night and was In attendance on the
congressional convention in Saginaw Tues
day.
w. II. Bell has closed out his stock of
groceries and crockery and expects to go to
Detroit to open furniture and house fur
nishing store.
Calvary Mission Is planning for emergen-
cies and In case it cannot secure the Union
chapel property, it intends building on its
lot on State street.
School Inspector Geo. B. SickmoD, agent
for the Groton Bridge Co. for Michigan,
has purchased Dr. Arnold's residence on
North Lansing street.
j. j. Stever arrived in Owosso Tuesday
for visit with relatives here. Mrs. Stever
remained in California, where both spent
the winter, tos make longer visit with a
sister.
ESMembers of OwossolL oage No. ss, l. o.
o. F. and of Star of Hope Rebekah Lodge
gave farewell reception to Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Cook at the New National Friday
evening.
%s The Vernon Chapter o. Z. s. will visit
Abigail Chapter in this city next Tuesday
evening and will exemplify the work of the
degree. A luncheon will be served after
the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Carmody left Mon
day for the democratic state convention at
Port Huron, going from there to London,
Ont, to visit their daughter Mrs. James Nc
C0nvery.
G. q. Chapman, of Saulte Ste. Marie,
was in the city Monday calling on various
republicans and canvassing the political
situation. Mr.. Chapman is the deputy state
commissioner of railroads.
The late R. b. Shank. Of Lansing, car
ried an insurance policy of $40, 600, which
he took out three years ago. His widow
will receive $879.S a year from the COM
pany in which he was insured, for the next
twenty years.
Rev. John Sweet ID. d. left Monday for
Chicago to attend the general conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church which lasts
thruout the month. DR.. b. 8. Knapp left
for the same place Tuesday, and he too ex'
poets to remain during the sessions of the
conference.
| The Ladies' Guild of the Episcopol
church have elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Mary
Osborn; LIST vice Pres, Mrs. Ed. Martin; I'd
vice Pres, Mrs. w. l.. Grove; secretary,
Mrs. e. A. Todd; treasurer, Mrs. Walter
Osborn.
The fire department and number of the
neighbors who assisted at the fire of the
Woodland, North & Jennings barn few
weeks ago were given fine supper at the
Wildermuth, Wednesday evening, NJ.
Jennings acting as the host.
Edward RuDdell, fifteen year old lad
was ordered to the reform school Saturday
morning by Justice McCaughna, who, in COM
pany with County Agent King had had the
case under advsement for several days.
/ The order confines him until he becomes
seventeen years of age.
The new grange which was organized at
New Haven Center last Thursday evening,
was the largest that has been organized In
Shiawsssee county. w. j. Williams Is the
master and VIM. Goodwill the secretary.
They will be instructed In two weeks for
the complete work by Organizer Goodale.
Hiram Taylor, who was arrested short
time ago charged with attempting to OBJ
struct Michigan Central train, had bis ex-
animation Friday before Justice McCaughna
and was bound over to the circuit court for
trial. He was released on furnishing $1,000
bail. Pond & Hamper were bis attorneys.
The funeral services for the late Joseph
Amos were held at the house Sunday after
noon in the presence OF a large number OF
friends of the family, Rev. J. p. Warner
officiating. A large number of the mem
bers of Quackenbush Post were in attend
ance and the number Of Masons in attend
auce was the largest In years. The latter
society had charge of the services at the
grave.
Bert Geer was taken from the county
Jail Monday where he had been sent to
avail examination on the charge of drunk
enness, and brought before Justice Baldwin
for examination. This time after bav
ing had time TO think the matter over while
lying In jail he concluded that be was drunk
after all In spite Of the fact that his frs
plea had been not guilty. He changed hi.
plea to one of guilty aud was given the
option of ten dollars fine or another rest Of
ten DAYS In the county jail He took the