The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14

Charles H. Preece and James Shotwell
are deer hunting near Alpena.
The report cards for this quarter have
been issued by the city schools.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Fred Gill,
Lansing street, on Monday, son.
George, son of Frank w. Smith,
North Washington street. is quite sick.
Miss Anna Parker, daughter of Hugh
Parker, of Kerby, is ill with smallpox.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Virgins, Owosso township, Monday.
Owosso and Corunna Free Method
lists are raising funds to build a parson-
age at Owosso.
Frank Ault has received the position
of night boilermaker at the Grand
Trunk shops in Durand.
The Cigar Makers union has nomi-
mated officers, and will elect the first
Wednesday in December.
j. s. Haggart's drug store has been
improved by the addition of new
twelve foot Bryan show case.
State Deputy and Instructor w. H.
LOOMS visited Owosso Lodge No. 81,
Knights of Pythias, last evening
Dr. Holcomb, member of the Shia-
wassee County Medical society, has
moved from Judd's Corners to Now.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Bentley return
the first of the week from Shortsville,
N. Y. Mrs. Bentley has been east some
weeks.
Miss Julia Dean was absent from the
city the first of the week. Supt. j. w.
Simmons taught her grade at the Cen
trail school.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. L. Comstock and
children were called to Victor the last
of the week by the death of Miss Norma
l.. Comstock.
The U. S. Robe Co., of Corunna will
become stock company with capital
stock of $4,000. Increasing business
has caused the change.
G. L. Hill, teacher in the Owosso
High School last year, Is now connected
with the circulation department of the
Seattle, Wash, ost-Intelligence.
George w. Sackrider, whose family
lives on West Oliver street, but whose
business keeps him at Houghton Lake,
has been elected sheriff of Roscommon
county.
George Beatty, who is i'll with lung
trouble, and who went to Manitou
Springs, Col, recently for his health,
has gone to Albuquerque, N. NJ. He is
much improved in health.
| The o. & G. E. Co.'S proposition to
! light the city hail. put light in front
of the building and furnish an incan.
descent for the fire alarm board, all for
$1S per month, was accepted Monday
by the council.
The house of Alvin Wetherbee in
Thomas I'd Addition, Owosso, was sold
Thursday by Circuit Court Commits.
sioner Matthews to satisfy indebted
ness. 1t was bid in for $49S by the es
tate of VIM. Weidman.
Two petitions for electric lights
one at the corner of Howell and Lynn
streets, and one for the corner of Oliver
and Randolph-were received by the
council Monday evening and referred
to the lighting committee.
An annealing plant was recently es
tablished at the Owosso shops, and the
brass trimmings on Ann Arbor passen
ger cars are now remarkable for theil
brilliancy. The brasses,. after being
baked in mixture of chemicals, retair
their luster for one year.
, Duncan Graham ST., by his attorney
, John 7. McCurdy, has begun suit fol
, 200 damages against Adam Serr,
Corunna saloonist, because he alleges
the latter sold nineteen year old Duncan
Graham Jr., whiskey, through which
the boy was arrested and fined
y Through the good offices of Congress
man J. w. Fordney, who interceded a
the pension department Lieut.. Willard
M. Case of Company G. 33rd Michigan
has been granted pension of $11.2
per month, to date from April 81, 1901
The back pension amounts to 1894.
1t is being discovered by health-foo,
manufacturers that faxed food sells tn
best. G. w. Gale, who is interested il
the Vigor-O Co., of Owosso, which vii
!, manufacture faxed food, was told b.
: a Lansing manufacturer of the granulat
ed variety that the faxed is the best.
The Elk's incorporation committe
: will ask every man who subscribed fo
stock to sign articles of incorporate
: before taking any steps to buy tn
: temple site. l. II. Keller and S. I
Parkill have resigned as president an
secretary, respectively, of the commit
tee. j. S. Haggart was elected pres
dent.
Hiram Wetherbee, formerly prc
y prietor of the Commercial Hotel
. Corunna, sprained his ankle by fall O
l. a sidewalk on Michigan Ave-, Frida,