The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-08-28
LOCAL NEWS.

win, are in the city.
John Van Hoten has been spending a
few days at Battle Creek.
Miss Sophia Osmer is recovering from
an attack of typhoid fever.
! Mrs. w. S. Ring has returned from a
visit with,he parents in Saginaw.
Charles Hanes is home from Grand
Rapids where he spent the summer.
Miss Nellie Carpenter entertained a
party of young ladies yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. A. L. Nichols and daughter have
returned from an outing at Grand
Haven.
Marguerite Hollis entertained party
of little friends at her home Wednesday
afternoon.
Miss Clara Barnes, of Byron, was the
, guest of Miss Mile Reynolds the first
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Stewart left for
Frankfort and trip across the lake
Wednesday.
Mrs. G. w. Hopkins has been gaining
slowly this week and is now considered
out of danger.
Mrs. r. D. Crawford left Monday for
Rhinelander, Wis, to visit MIR. and Mrs.
H. I. Crawford.
DR.. s. s. G. Phippen left Tuesday for
trical treatment.
Miss Ivah Maliskey has been enjoy
ing an outing at st. Clair. She went to
Mackinaw yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. M. Miller left We'd
nesday evening for trip to Manistique
and an outing at Beulah.
Ithaca Canton l. o. o. F. will attend
the county Odd Fellow picnic at Nc
Curdy park on Labor Day.
Miss Flora Ray returned to Fenton
Tuesday evening, after visit in this
city with her sister, Mrs. F. J. Storrer.
Misses HELEN Wilson and Edith
Smith left on Wednesday for ten days
visit with relatives and friends in Can
ada.
Mrs. William French and son, of Her
sey, are guests of Mrs. French's sisters,
Mrs J. F. Wildermuth and Mrs. G. H.
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The M. P. conference at Clio made the
following appointments for this vicinity:
Owosso, J. d. Young; New Lothrop,
John Caldwell.
The Owosso Drum Corps left this
morning for st. Johns to furnish music
for the Clinton county veterans reunion
today and tomorrow.
S. T. Van Dusen is preparing to build
a new residence on the corner of Oliver
and Water streets. Kent & Angus
have the contract for the work
John Oliver, North Ball street, re-
turned home Saturday from Detroit.
He has so far recovered from his recent
operation as to get about the house.
The paving has been greatly hindered
this week by the constant rain. The
work has, however, been completed as
far as Cedar street except between the
street railway rails, and the street has
been opened for traffic.
Tax Commissioner Dust, of Detroit
met with the Owosso manufacturers,
Thursday, and hoped to complete the
work of overhauling the rolls, but only
two of the "a supervisors were present
The storm kept the rest of the board
away. The meeting will be held Sept
ember 18th.
The rain on Wednesday spoiled three
excursions for Owosso people-to Lans-
ing and the M. A. c. via the Michigan
Central; to Chesaning, where the Wood
men log rolling was held, and to Toledo
as the Durand Y. M. G. AIS excursion.
which was to have started from here,
was Cancelled.
William G. Hunter, of Bancroft,
pumpman at the river for the Grand
Trunk, was riding on a railway veloci-
pede to his work early Sunday morning.
when freight train struck him and he
was instantly killed. Hunter was 55
years old, and leaves wife and three
children.
Sergt. M. j. Phillips went to Lansing
on Saturd ay and successfully passed the
examination for battalion adjutant of
the third battalion, Third Infantry, NJ.
n. G.. On Wednesday Major McCaugh-
ma, Capt. Ross, and Lieuts. Case, Phil
lips and Van Dyne went to Detroit and
were measured for field uniforms.
Mrs. Lyman Fairman died Monday at
her home in Detroit, aged So years,
after an illness of several months Of
paralysis of the nerves and muscles.
The funeral occurred here Wednesday
afternoon from the residence of sister,
Mrs Helen Zimmerman, Cid North