The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-02

The pensions of Chas. Paris and G. o..
Lapham, both of this city, have been
increased to $12 per month each.
L. H. Norton. has been appointed
organizer for the American Federation
of Labor by Pres. Samuel Gompers.
NJ. L. Wright has sold his farm east
of the city to J. M. Shane. Mr.. Wright
has moved to 317 West Williams street.
c. w. Jennings has purchased a home
at the corner of Hickory and Mason
streets, and will move in after extern
sive repairs.
Charles Spring and William OFT, both
of Estey factory B, got their hands
against saw recently, and each lost
part of finger.
H. N Ainsworth has moved his
family here from Flushing, and is
living in G. H. Grahame's house on
West King street.
Miss Vera Haskell graduates from
the Michigan Conservatory of Music
Detroit, in June, and will return to
Owosso to teach violin.
A. K. Malcomson, of Minneapolis,
visited old friends here the first of the
week. Mr.. Malcomson now has pros
porous business in the west.
G. G.. Robinson, of Muskegon, new
agent of the Grand Trunk, has arrived
here. A. B. Convey has taken up his
new duties at Grand Rapids.
The street commissioner will soon put
in stone culvert on Corunna avenue
just east of the church This work
must be done before a sidewalk can be
laid.
Master w. Carl Parker is the proud
owner of full-blooded Shetland pony,
purchased for him by his parents. The
pony is 42t inches high and weighs 300
pounds.
Mrs. Jerusha Gates was given very
pleasant surprise at her home on Good
hue street, Saturday evening. 1t was
the occasion of her 18th birthday ami
versary.
F. A. Johnson, of the New National,
has converted the Exchange barn into
boarding, livery and sales stable.
Amos Jones and w. w. Main will con-
duct it for him.
The Y. M. c. A. held open house on
Friday and Saturday evenings, in honor
of its recent very successful member
ship contest. There was good must
cal program and coffee and doughnuts
were served each evening.
Lulu Showers, of Owosso, has begun
suit for divorce against her husband,
H. @. Showers, of Chesaning. The
plaintiff claims cruelty and non-support
The couple have been separated for the
past 1S months.
Miss Mary L. Doe, of Saginaw, organ
izer of the Ladies' Union Label League
will soon come to Owosso to organize a
branch here. The object of the league
is to educate housewives to purchase
only union label goods.
The Woman's Club met Saturday
Mrs. H. p White read paper on Diaz
and Mrs Ida Langerwisch presented
an essay on The Political and Com
mercial Aspects of Modern Mexico
The clubs annual meeting will be held
tomorrow.
On the alley at the rear of the opera
house, paving tax of $36. 80 has been
assessed. Those who use the alley wish
to deed it to the city, but at Monday
nights council meeting the aldermen
refused to accept it unless the tax upon
it was paid.
r. N. Parshall, of the Owosso City
Mills, has great difficulty in getting
wheat enough to keep his machinery
running, although he pays within cent
of the Detroit market. He says the
high price of all farm products should
make Shiawassee farmers prosperous.
Mrs. Ella Taggart Dunn, of Byron,
granted divorce in the Shiawassee
circuit court on April 10, from her
husband, j. A. Dunn, of Battle Creek,
died Friday in Detroit hospital. She
had been taken there for an operation
for appendicitis. Mrs. Dunn, who was
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Taggart, formerly of Durand, leaves a
son only few months old.