The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-11
Local News.

Henry Stever of Grand Rapids, spent the
first of the week in Owosso on business.
Mrs. Marion Mason and Mrs. Clara
Diamond went to Mason Monday morning
to make weeks visit with relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Clapp left Wednesday
evening on their return to Turner's Falls,
Mass. They came out to attend the funeral
Of their brother, d. G. Clapp.
Rev. Fred S. Retain is expected home
from Parkersburg, w. Va, the latter part
of the month for a short visit with his
mother and other relatives and friends in
this city.
Col. Geo. Colt celebrated his ninety-third
birthday yesterday and here's to the con-
tinued good health and happiness of tie
gallant old southern gentleman for many
more years to come!
s. Il. Whalen received telegram Tues
day morning announcing the death of a
neice, Mrs. w. W. Baker at Clyde. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Whalen went to Clyde to
attend the funeral which was held yesterday.
The Detroit Journal for Tuesday con-
tanned an excellent cut of Harvey B. Nc
Laughlin, of Vernon, who was chosen by
the congressional convention as one of the
delegates from the eighth district to the
national republican convention.
Constable Harry Cole was in Ann Arbor
Tuesday to place Arthur Diamond under
arrest and bring him back to this city where
he was wanted on the charge of non sup
port He was given a hearing Wednesday
before Justice McCaugbna and put under
bonds of one hundred dollars to support his
wife for ninety days.
The school board has received the ground
plans for the new Ce ntral school and as the
board has already advertised for bids for
the excavating, the bids to be opened to-
morrow, there will be no occasion for delay
In this part of the work. The work Of
clearing away the parts of the old center
portion Of the building which are not suit
able for use has already proceeded to such a
degree that there will not be any appreciable
delay from that source. The ground plans
having arrived, the work of stalking out the
ground for the excavatlng will be quickly
completed.
Miss Hickey Henspeter of Bennington,
died Tuesday morning, May first 1900, at
the age of 81 years and one month. She
was born In Dearborn, Wayne county, Mich.
the first day of April 1868. When about
three years old she came with her parents
who settled on a farm near Bennington
station where she lived until her mothers
death six years ago. Since then she has
lived with her sister Mrs. A M. Bilhimer
until her death after an illness of several
months duration. Nervous trouble which
eliminated In heart failure was the cause of
her DEATH She leaves three sisters and on
brother. The funeral was held from the
Bennington No. school house May Sd at
ten a. m. Rev. Vogel officiating.
A new switch board with capacity or
one hundred numbers has been received
for the Corunna New State telephone ex-
change. The purchase has been made
necessary by the growing list.of subscrib-
ers In Corunna who appreciate the kind of
service given them In connection with the
big list OF subscribers to the Owosso Tele-
phone Company's service. The board will
be set up under the direction Of Manager
X. w. Crawford of the Owosso company
who will, as In the past, have super vision of
of the service 30 far as the putting In of the
new lines, the care of telephones, switch
board, ETC., is concerned. The addition
will be an advantage to telephone subscrib-
ers ] both cities.