The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-14

Perry, has been increased to $50 per
month.
Floyd Reynolds is acting rs one of the
downtown police during Officer L. III.
Retains illness,
Mrs, Wendell Klaus has received news
Of the death of her mother, at Bavaria
Germany, on Jan. 81.
The Owosso Carriage Co. increased
its capital from $4,000 to 100000
Lansing Republican.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Hopkins and Mr..
and Mrs. T. j. Tubbs attended an ''old
folks party" in Chesaning Monday night.
F. w. Pearce, of this city, has sold
his stock of general merchandise in
Oakley to Milo Crane. of Henderson.
Miss Zoetta Millspaugh, of this city,
was married to Mr.. John Mccullough
several months ago, and left recently to
join her husband at Cincinnati
An addition is to be built in the spring
to the rear of the building occupied by
the OwOsso Hardware Co. extending to
the alleyway and three stories high. 1t
will improve the appearance of the pro-
perty and the street.
Master Evans, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George I. Campbell, is seriously i'll with
pneumonia 1t resulted from catching
cold while i'll with measles His con-
dition, though grave, is regarded as
quite favorable.
An examination will be held at 8
o'clock tomorrow morning in the Y. NJ.
G. A. rooms by Inspector Parker, of
Washington, d. c., for the appointment
of a rural mail carrier to succeed the
late d. b. Green.
Harry Hoose met with an accident at
the plant of the Owosso Mfg. Co. on
Wednesday which rendered it necessary
to amputate his right hand at the wrist
DR.. p. S. Wilson, assisted by Drs Hume
and Lamb, performed the operation.
Mrs. Lewis Austin and Mrs Purves,
living between Burton and Garland, had
a narrow escape from injury Tuesday
when their horse became frightened at
the street cars and after making two or
three desperate jumps fell and broke the
thills of the cutter
DIR. A NJ. Hume was in Farwell Mon
day to attend L. Henry, of Durand, who
was badly hurt in an Ann Arbor
wreck near that station. The wreck
itself blocked the track for several
hours. Mr.. Henry had one arm broken
and received injuries about the hip
and groin which may have serious re
suits should complications set in
Company H, the o. L. l. Band and
their ladies, besides few invited guests,
the party in all numbering $780, had
banquet and reception at the armory
Tuesday evening to celebrate the success
of the Peoples Lecture Course. Cor
poral M. j. Phillips was POSTMASTER
and toasts were responded to by Judge
Stearns F. Smith, Dr. A. M. Hume,
Capt. G.. b. McCaughna, DR.. d. III.
Lamb, Rev, Carlos H. Hanks, and Priv
ate Charles M. Hamper The evening
closed with a dance,
Mrs. Alexander Shelton died Tuesday
morning at her home on South Cedar
street She had been sufferer for
several years from stomach trouble.
The funeral services took place yester-
day morning at st. Paul's church in this
city, Rev. FIR. Slane officiating. Mrs.
Shelton was nearly seventy years of age
and leaves husband and five children:
Perry and Alice Corcoran and Miss
Amelia Shelton, of Owosso; Mrs. Ed
ward Ahearn, of Oakley; and Mrs.
Thomas Morrison, of Cleveland
Miss Claribel Cook died Thursday
noon at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs William E. Cook, Saginaw st.
Miss Cook was twenty years of age,
and had been sick year with consump-
ton. Beside the parents, she leaves
one brother, Otis, and two sisters,
Bertha and Lena Cook, to mourn her
loss. Deceased attended the Baptist
church and belonged to the Sunday
school She will be missed by many
friends, for she was bright and cheerful,
and patient during her illness.
Charles Holman has been compelled
to resign his position with the Ann
Arbor Ry. as passenger brakeman on
account of his health with which rail
way work does not agree. He has not
left the service yet however, remaining
until some of the men who are absent
on sick leave can get back to their work.
Mr.. Holman has been with the road for
a number of years and during the last
year or more has frequently acted as
passenger conductor for considerable
spaces of time. He would probably
soon have had regular run as con-
ductor. Mr.. Holman has purchased the
Hole-in -the-Wall cigar store of Seth E.
Beers and expects to run it as soon as
he finishes his work for the road.
| George Sargent, welf do farmer,
of Birch Run. was taken to the hospital
at Ann Arbor January 81, for treat
ment- He was i'll with nervous trouble
| Whita fanporoyi1y darouood Mr.