The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-07-12

Miss Grace Markham has returned from
Ann Arbor
Mrs. L. T. storrer, Of Ovid, spent Mon
day in the city.
Mrs. j. d. Estes visited st. Johns rela-
tves Wednesday. .-..,i,., t,,... -.
Forepaugh & Sell. Bros big shows will
be here Aug. 9th.
Mrs. Seth Beers went to Jackson
Wednesday for short visit.
Miss Lottie Wesner has been visiting
jackson relatives during the week.
Eugene A. Phelps was guest at the
home of Mrs. Il. N. Williams, Sunday.
Mrs. E. M. johnson and children have
gone to Bay View to remain some time.
Bert AFFORD, of Mt. Pleasant, visited his
parents In this city the first OF the week.
Judge S. F. Smith left Tuesday for a
visit at his old home near Cleveland, Ohio.
M. l.. Stewart and daughter, Mrs. B.. G..
Evans, spent part of the week IN Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ID. Fletcher, OF Waters,
Mich, are guests at the home of j. c. Shat
tuck.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Estes leave Saturday
| to spend week with relatives at Harbor
| Springs.
County Clerk Martin is spending the
week on his farm caring for one hundred
acres Of hay.
Miss Kate Weber and Miss Laura Green
are spending the week at one of the lake
resorts near Kalamazoo.
Weed Commissioner G. A. Cole Is busy
serving notices on property owners to cut
| all weeds on their premises.
Arthur l.. Curry has been home from
Ohio where he travels for Bement & Son,
OF Lansing, for part of the week.
The street car company runs extra cars
at 7:l5 aud 745 on account of the vaude-
vile performance at McCurdy Park.
Mrs. s. B. Pitts and Miss Ethel McLean's
| Sunday school classes of girls picnicked
at McCurdy Park Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Carmody, of Rush,
have gone to Mt. Clemens. where the
former will take treatment for stomach
| trouble.
Mrs. j. L. Ash will soon remove to
Grand Rapids where Mr.. Ash has a good
position. Her mother, Mrs. Kellogg, will
accompany her.
James Rogers, OF 7. o. Christians, was
called to Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Tuesday
night by a dispatch announcing the death
of his sister.
Supt. T.. T. Austin left for Detroit Tues
day morning to attend the meeting of the N
E. A. Mrs. Austin and Marjorie are visit
ing relatives rear Ypsilanti.
Gen. J. j. Estey, of Bratteboro, VT,
was in the city Wednesday attending a
meeting of the board of directors of the
Estey Manufacturing Company.
c. w. Jennings. NJ. II. Knapp, FL. Mat
lock, A. K. Foster and w. s. Jones attended
the annual meeting of the Michigan Funeral
Directors Association held in Detroit this
week.
G.. w. Devereaux secured the contract to
supply hay and straw for the Forepaugh
show next month. he will also provide
teams to do the bill posting about the
county.
Wellington, the two year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Adna Burke, fell into the Hickory
street drain on Friday last and was dis
covered by his father just in time to save
mis- life.
Odell Chapman returned from Ithaca
Saturday evening where he had been en-
gagged for two days trying a law suit irvolv.
ing property valued at $1,000. Mr.. Chap
man was successful.
After spending the fourth in Columbus,
Ohio, DR.. and Mrs. W. s. Ament went to
Cincinnati where they have been attending
the international meeting of the Christian
Endeavor society this week.
Alfred Devereaux, arrested some time
ago for passing counterfeit money, was ar
raigned in the U. S. court at Detroit on
Monday aud plead not guilty. he was
remanded to Jail to wait trial.
j. j. Peacock, E. w. Jacobs and c. A.
Baldwin have been appointed commission
ers by Judge Bush to determine the neces-
sity of laying drain to be known as the
Hathon draiD, running in the townships of
Caledodia and Venice. They will meet at
Kerby on Monday.
The several committees having in charge
the arrangements for the harvest festival
are pushing their work along as rapidly as
possible. Every effort will be made to
make the event an attractive one for the
people of central Michigan. The dates are
July 30 to Aug. 3 inclusive.
The Cigar Makers International Union
No. l97 of this city, has elected the follow
| ing officers: President, j. A. Heyman;
vice president A. &. Hodgins; treasurer,
Bert Fraker; financial secretary. Harry
] Renker; recording secretary, Albert Chase;