The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-17

The total enrolment In the city schools
this year is 1928.
M. L. Izor, Of the Durand Express, was
In the city Monday.
Miss Nellie Savil,e, OF Oakley, is visiting
relatives and friends here.
Mr.. Hale Clark, of st. Johns, visited Miss
Claribell Cook, Wednesday.
Judge Daboll, of st. Johns, spent Tues
day night at the Wildermuth
Judge s. B. Daboll is in New Lothrop to-
day laying ont two rural mail routes.
John Evans succeeds Fred Sutherland,
resigned, as janitor at the Y. M. c. A.
Miss Maude Gale is expected home from
Ann Arbor tonight to remain over Sunday.
G. S. Ensmlnger will soon return from
Jackson to take position with Hartshorn
& Son.
Mr.. aud Mrs. j. Il. Laverock entertained
the Invncible Whist Club Wednesday
evening.
+ G. II. Stephenson, of Philadelphia,
president of the o. q G. Electric Co, was
In the city Sunday.
Pension increases: A. G. Peters, Hen
derson, 20 So per month; Geo. A. Ham,
mond, Perry, to $40.
Rev. j. J. Lewis will give his illustrated
lecture on the Passion Play at the armory
on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. w. w. Dennis, of Ovid, has been In
the city during the week assisting in caring
for Mrs j. Ii. Faxon.
There is good skating at the waterworks,
and crowds of young people flock there
afternoons and evenings.
Copas & Son have large force of men
and teams busy at work filling their ice
houses at the packing plant.
The Alma Sugar Co. has contracts al
ready for as many acres of sugar beets for
next season as it can handle.
Warren Vredenburg, clerk in the st.
Johns post Off sc, spent Sunday in this city
with his mother, Mrs. S. A. Crane.
The council has extended the time for
the payment of taxes without the added
penalty of four per cent TO Feb. LIST.
Odell Chapman was successful in win
ming tho Jaw suit for the Estey Mfg. Co.
which he tried at Cadillac on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Matteson have moved
into the house recently vacated by Mr.. and
Mrs. r. w. Crawford on Goodhue St
Through the work OF Congressman
FOrdney discharge from the army has
been granted to David Chaffee, of Byron.
Judge and Mrs. A. NJ. Davis, of Howell,
visited Mrs. s. T. VanDusen, o. l.. Davis,
and friends in the city part of the week.
Aid. w. E Washburn will write sick
and accident insurance for another year for
the U. s. Health and Accident Association
of Saginaw.
M. Il. Reynolds has bsen appoin ted To-
cal agent for the Lansing Sugar Co. and
will solicit contracts for growing sugar beets
this year for that company.
George Matthews, of Owosso, and Miss
Jessie Wilson were married at the brides
home In Chesaning recently. Matthews
has been working In Lansing for several
months.
Edward Jones, representing the Vale y
Sugar Co., OF Carlton, Is at work in the
county making contracts with as many
farmers as possible to grow sugar be let's for
his company this year.
DIR. Munich, the old reliable specialist will
be at the National hotel Wednesday, Feb.
5th. The DIR. was very busy on his last
visit so call early and avoid the rush.
Consultation free, cures guaranteed, see adv
Pay when cured.
Postoffice Inspector Parsell, Of Flint.
spent few hours Ia the city Wednesday.
He checked up the Bennington office during
| the forenoon and was enroute to Gratiot
| county to look up an alleged shor ia &c In
| an office.
Several OF the neighbors and friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ryon, who are about to
leave for their new home in Owosso, were
| entertained at their home In Scota one
evening last week. A very pleasant Il me
was eDjoyed.-Ovid Register Union.
Nathan ID. Marshall. of Oakley, has been
In the city for few days. Mr.. Marshall
has not yet given up hope of discovering
the murderer of his wife, Mrs. Lily Mar
shall, who was found dead last spring in
her home on Summit avenue.
| The knights of the Loyal Guard and the
Ladies' Auxiliary had public installation
at their hall Tuesday evening. A pleasing
program In which Miss Carrie Stewart, r
II. Chapel, Miss Mabel Ferry, Mrs. j. b
Sullivan, Earl May and others took part
was rendered.
Eighty members of the Burton M. e
church gave Rev. and Mrs. Jas. Chapman
a surprise at the parsonage In this city
Wednesday. The visitors brought wei
filed baskets of eatabes and at noon flint
dinner was served In the parlors Of thu
church. 1t was delightful occasion.
Q. G. Hill, Of Chicago, chief of corps o.
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