The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-03-07


Joseph Fromm, one of the oldest
pioneers of Caledonia township, is seri-
ously ill.
John Beebe, formerly of Owosso, has
been arrested in st. Johns for horse
stealing.
The Fat Mems Bicycle Club banqueted,
with their ladies at the Wildermuth
House last evening.
William Foote Michigan avenue.
drew the dining table given away by
August Wesener.
Samuel r. Crawford, of Stewart ST.,
is seriously ill with heart trouble in
Cincinnati hospital
Miss Nellie Densmore is counsellor of
tho Queen Esther Circle, Mrs. H. H.
Ross having resigned,
Mrs H. w. Parker has been called to
Cleveland by the ill-health of her
daughter, Mrs. G. Fred Williams.
George Warehouse, of Ovid, a nephew
of Charles Hunt, Lansing street, has en-
listed in the Goth Infantry Band and re-
turned to the Philippines.
Frank MINIS has been recalled to
Ypsilanti, after managing Kings shoe
store here for several days. B. j. Boag,
of jackson. succeeds him.
Mrs. Charlotte Allen, of Chicago and
Mrs. Frank H. Baachk, of GAINESVILLE,
Wis, are in the city to attend the
funeral of Mrs Eliza Bromley.
The graduating class of the Ypsilanti
Normal has elected Miss Minnie Hunter,
of Ovid, class-poet and Howard
Slocum, of CQrunna, class prophet
w. E. Mckenzie, agent, has paid B.
F. Darling sd, and Mrs. Emma Rut-
ledge SEQ, for recent fire losses. They
were insured in companies he repre-
sents.
In the inter-class Sophomore Fresh
man games at Ann Arbor Saturday,
Eugene Brewer, of Owosso, Sophomore
engineer, took second in the shot-put,
and was tied for first place in high
jump.
The Current Topic Club held de-
hghtful meeting at Mrs E. A. Todds,
Monday afternoon. Mrs West gave
paper on THE Origin of the Dutch
Language and current topics were
discussed.
The seven year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Chamberlain Maple
Ridge, was badly bitten in the hip one
day last week by savage dog. The
animal, which fortunately was not
rabid was shot by Mr.. Chamberlain.
Mrs. Katherine Collard died tuesday,
at her home in New Haven township,
of heart trouble. She leaves husband
and five children. The funeral services
were held this morning, Rev Kim Off
ciating. Mrs. Collard was 73 years of
age.
This months issue of the Loyal
Guard shows the assemblage of dele
gates to the Grand Council, which met
at Erie, Pa, in February. The cut con-
tains excellent likenesses of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. L. Sprague, who attended the
meeting.
John H. BRANDED entertained the
boiler makers and stationary engineers
at a banquet afhis home, Wednesday
evening the occasion being his birthday
anniversary. He was presented with a
handsome gold locket-charm, engraved
with his name.
w. r. Hookway has advertised his
house on Michigan avenue for SALE and
with his family, will soon leave for
California, where he may locate. Mr.
Hookway's ill-health is the cause of the
move. His son, A. w. Hookway, will
continue the business here.
William H. Lucas, of Aberdeen, n.
d., was robbed of $35 in local saloon
Monday. Flora Reynolds and Mrs
Mary johnson were arrested for doing
the job. The women We're fined 81 and
IS, respectively, for being disorderlies
The money was not recovered.
Mrs. Parke, mother of r. W. and
Harry Parke, who resided near Garland,
died Monday, aged 66 years. Funeral
services We're held from the Adventist
church here Wednesday, and the re-
mains were inferred at the Dewey
cemetery Mrs. Parke and family
formerly lived west of the five points in
Owosso township.
The fire committee purchased team
Thursday to replace the grays on the
hose-cart. The horses weigh 1850
pounds are eight and ten years old
respectively, and cost $400. The horse s
stand sixteen hands high, and are pretty
bays, with white star in foreheads.
They will do the work well. M. O.
Whitney took picture of the team for
the former owner, John Crane, of Rush.
Ed Berry,, who for the past two years
has been the popular bookkeeper and
day operator at the Michigan Central,
has resigned to accept better position
with the Owosso Carriage Co., - of
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