The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-19
Local News.


Paul Cooper is studying law in the Of
fee of Fitzpatrick & Pierpont.
Miss Bessie Galusha has resigned her
position as bookkeeper at Hunts grocery.
Clemens Greenwalt, of Jeanette, Pa, is
visiting old friends and relatives in Owosso.
W. M. Fitzpatrick was in Estey, Glad win
county on business the latter part of the
week.
A widows pension of $l2 per month has
been granted to- Margaret Kirkpatrick, of
COrunna
Mrs. M. Griffith has returned from Hunt
ington, Ind, where she was called to attend
the funeral of Miss Mamie O'Laughlin.
Wade Cadman was In Detroit Saturday
on business. His success in window Dress
ing has brought him several offers from dry
goods firms.
Captain General Fl. b. Mclaughlin, of
Vernon. was in the city Tuesday evening
and drilled the knights of Corunna Com
mandry In the armory.
Owosso Lodge No. SO 1. o. o. F. in
stalled officers Friday night and were
served with fine supper after installation
by party of the Rebekahs.
A farewell party was given Friday even
ing at the home of DIR. Il. b. Peterson to
Wade B. Camburn, who has gone to Battle
Creek to 20 into business for himself.
George M. Edwards is just completing
his winters work in the shape of a large
feed barn In Ovid. He expects to devote
more of his time in the future to architec.
tural work than to building.
Star of Hope Rebekah Lodge held an cd
fashioned spelling school in the lodge rooms
Tuesday evening making merry meeting
of 1t all and serving an excellent lunch
after the spelling contest was over.
George T. Priest will have an auction at
his farm eight miles east of Owosso on the
Main street road, three miles this side of
Venice center on Tuesday next. he will
dispose of farm stock, horses. cattle, young
stock, sheep and hogs, all farm implements,
wagon, buggy, household goods, etc.
Another member of Company G, Lou
Gilbert, has had his claim for the extra
two months pay voted by congress to those
who served outside the United States in the
Spanish war rejected because he had re-
ceived furlough and had already re-
ceived pay, clothing and Communication of
rations in full.
The Riverside M. K. church having
changed its locotion for the second time
and not being in quite such close proximity
to the river as before has also decided to
change its name and now becomes the CO.
runna avenue M. K. church, name which
Is really more appropriate than the former.
The change In name has been approved by
Presiding Elder Sweet and when the church
is rededicated on its new foundations 1t will
be under the new name.
The lot of the census takers will not be
happy one this year, as in addition to the
scores of questions usually asked, some of
them appearing to the victim rather too
personal and irrelevant there has been new
one added to the list that in most cases will
not only not be answered, but is likely to re.
suit In the questioner being paralyzed with
indignant glances. The question is whether
a deceased person had ever been divorced,
why the divorce was asked for, and why
and when and by whom 1t was granted.
Those who are looking for census taking
jobs had better carefully scan the list OF
questions that they are going to be com.
PEELED to ask before accepting the job.