The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25

Mrs. Alice Terry expects to close her
boarding house soon, and will spend
the summer at Pontiac.
A. E. Stever, who has been engaged
in insurance work at Auburn, n. Y,
returns home about May l.
Dennis Corcoran, of New Haven,
leaves soon for long visit at his old
home in Cork, Ireland.
Edward Townsend, of Duff's store,
has resigned his position to drive hack
for the Union Transfer Co.
Ora F. Maxted has been elected
financial secretary of the BARRIERS Union,
in place of Adolph Stevens, resigned.
Lyman Thompson and family, of
Howell, who formerly resided here,
visited old friends in Owosso this week
Attorney Edward Turner, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. w. Turner, has been elected
justice of the peace at Sherman, Mich
The examination of James Opdyke,
for cruelty beating and starving his
horses, will occur today before Justice
McCaughna.
Mrs. William Wilcox has been book
keeping at Corey's laundry during the
absence of Miss Florence Bray, whose
brother is very i'll.
The Fat Mems bicycle Club and ladies
dined at the Wildermuth, Friday, after
wards spending the evening with Mr..
and Mrs. A. M. Bentley.
The Owosso High school baseball
team played at Lansing, Saturday, and
were defeated by score of IA to 1.
Robert Gale got the one score.
Stephan's cigar factory was closed
part of the week so that repairs might
be made The basement of the Bur
hans block is now part of the factory.
Albert w. Curtis goes to Flint the
first of the week to sell agricultural i'm
pliments for the Osborn Co. He has
acted as deputy for the Modern Wood
man, and is a good canvasser.
State Secretary L. E. Buell., of De-
troit, spoke at the Y. M. G. A rooms
Sunday afternoon. He spoke for
foreign missions, and quite sum of
money was pledged to aid in the work.
M. H. Olmstead, of Walla Walla,
Wash, but formerly of Estey, Mich,
writes home to brother here. d. w.
Olmstead, that the west is no place for
a man without capital. He expects to
return to Michigan.
! Supervisor Clark D. Smith was taken
with choking spell early Sunday
morning at his home in the Grand
Central, Corunna, and for while his
life was dispaired of. He has almost
entirely recovered.
Mrs. VIM. Thayer was buried in
Middlebury cemetery Wednesday after
noon. She died at her home in Rush,
! Monday, after very short illness,
from paralysis. She leaves a husband
and one son, Webb Thayer.
A. S. Whitney, assistant professor of
the theory and art of teaching at the
U. of NJ, was in the city Tues.
day visiting the city schools. Mr..
Mr. Whitney made no official announce
ment, but it is expected the Owosso
High school will be continued on the
University list.
Charles Yeats has been promoted to a
foremanship by Lawrence Could who
is helping to build an electric line, al
Wheaton, ILL., Mr.. Yeats, who is assist
ed by L. d. Taylor, also of Owosso
builds cables across the street where the
third rail system cannot be used.
The fact that sum of money has
!. been appropriated to clean the Shiawas
see in st. Charles township recalls 9
happening of So years ago.. In 1887. the
Owosso q Saginaw Navigation Co. wa:
incorporated with capital stock OF
100000. Its purpose was to improve
the Shiawassee.
Charles w. Sheriff, agent of the
Michigan Central at Chesaning, and hi,
attorney, Lewis Campbell were arrest
ed Tuesday by Under Sheriff Case, ar
| raigned in Justice McCaughnas court
: and will be tried May 0, for assault ant
4 battery upon Theodore Shook, of New
, Haven. The trouble arose over farm
which Shook and Campbell both claim