The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-03-01


on business trip.
Miss Cora Bail has been seriously sick
this week with inflammation of the spinal
cord.
The Human farm east OF the city has
been sold to Nicholas White, of New
Haven. q
Miss Anna Buckingham has been the
guest of her sister Mrs. Stanley r. Parkll
during the week.
George Noble, travelling salesman for the
Estey Mfg. Co., and formerly of this city,
was In Owosso Tuesday.
Misses Pearl Eddy and Mabel Parker
gave their pupils In the Bryant school a
sleigh ride Monday afternoon.
K. Switzer fell fran a lumber pile in the
yards at Robbins table factory Monday
forenoon and broke three ribs.
Mrs. VIM. Sturtevant, who has been very
low with consumption at her home on
West Mason steeet, died this morning.
Miss Anna Osburn, of this city, spent
Sunday at the home of one of her school
mates, Miss Patterson, in Flint.
The body of George Saver Jr. was taken
from the vault at Oakhill cemetery Tuesday
and was taken to Detroit for burial
The Owosso Cereal 20. has been serving
callers with samples of Its goods at the
grocery store Of 8. G. Pitts during the
week.
The flag on the city hall was run up at
half mast Wednesday morning on receipt
of news of the death of Alderman Gurden
B. Mclean.
George Jennings has resigned his position
as baggageman at the Ann Arbor station
and taken position In the Owosso Manu-
featuring Company's factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Parshall went to
Detroit Tuesday. They were accompanied
by DR.. s. @. Phippen. Mrs. Parshall un-
derwent an operation at one of the city
hospitals Wednesday.
G. w. Gale and Tod Kincaid went to
Baldwin the first of the week to look over
the mari deposits at that place with a view
to possible investments.
l.. L. Storrer left Monday evening on a
business trip to the upper peninsula. By
dint of hustling and making close railway
connections he finished his business and
reached home Wednesday night.
Wilson Tent, K. o. T. NJ, is on another
of Its old time active canvasses for new
members. The Knights have set their
mark at five hundred members for the first
of April. Deputy Sam Withrow, one of
the most pleasant of all the Maccabee hus-
tiers, is In the city assisting in the canvass.
Fred Edwards and Frank Smith are cap
tains of the two contrasting sides for the
securing OF new members. The winning
captain will receive a twenty-five dollar
gold watch and the losing side will banquet
the winners.
The house occupied by Mrs. }. ii. Calk-
ins, on north Saginaw street caught fire
about three o'clock Monday morning and
was almost entirely destroyed before the
department reached 1t. The house be-
lOnged to Mrs. Bradley who lives on the
corner of GOOdhue and Park streets. Mrs.
Calkins was alone in the house at the time,
She had planned to move out Monday.
The fire naturally recalls the matter of the
anonymous threatening letter received by
Mrs Calkins few weeks ago. The origin
of the fire is mystery.
Rep. Kanouse, of Livingston county, has
introduced bill In the legislature author
iZlng the expenditure of one thousand dol
lars for the erecting of monument to Miss
Ellen May Tower, whose body is Inferred
in the cemetery at Byron. Miss Tower,
whose home was in Byron, was engaged in
one of the Detroit hospitals when the Sp an
ish war broke out, and volunteered for serv-
ice as nurse. In Porto Rico she was
taken sick with fever and died. The move
ment would provide a fitting tribute to the
memory of brave and devoted woman
The Woman's Club held its regular meet
ing in Science Hall Saturday afternoon
Two papers were read, one by Mrs L. f.
Gould and the other by Miss Blanche
Tuthill. The paper read by Mrs. Gould on
the subject of the value of art was one
read by her before the Lake Orion as.
semby last summer. 1t is scarcely ueces-
sary to say that the paper was full of inter.
est and that 1t was instructive. 1t was
listened to with especial interest, however,
from the fact that 1t formed the closing
paper on the subject of modern art which
the club has been considering for the last
half year. The paper read by Miss Tuthil
was on the subject of the character of the
New England colOnists as brought out by
Hawthorne. The paper was a we'll written
one, showing careful preparation and was
much enjoyed. The ANIMAL meeting of the
club with election of officers for the ensuing
year occurs tomorrow. Papers will also be
read by Miss Smith and Miss Corlett.
Supt q. 1. Collins Of the Corunns City
Schools had a lively experience with his
coal stove Tuesday night which he is not a,
all anxious to repeat. The fire seemed te
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