The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-30
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Mrs. j. M. Terbush entertained the
Water Street Club on Tuesday evening,
Mrs. b. S. Stratton is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. r. Dushane, of Toledo.
The united delivery has put new
wagon on the road, No. 8, for the fifth
ward
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Norris,
on Monday, an eight and one-half pound
son.
Arthur Monroe, who works at the
casket factory, is laid up with some in
jured fingers.
The time for paying taxes without
the 4 per cent penalty has been extended
to February IA.
Mrs. Eta Doane Marden spent Sun
day with DIR. and Mrs. James Angel,
of Ann Arbor.
George w. Estes, of ST. Johns, father
of James ID. Estes, of this city, is in
very feeble health.
The Office of the Postal Telegraph Co.,
is being moved to the City restaurant
on East Main street.
Mrs. Charles Titus entertained friends
Tuesday evening in honor of her niece,
Miss Elsie Titus, of Toronto.
The Grand Trunk system is contem-
plating the double tracking of the d. &
M, between Durand and Detroit.
Gaylord Finch has been called home
to Bennington from the U. of M. by the
illness Of his sister, Miss Jennie Finch.
The Current Topic club will hold a
special meeting at the home of Mrs. l..
H. Keller on Thursday afternoon next.
The Thursday Morning Musical club
met Monday evening with Mrs. L. b.
Allison to discuss a folk -song program
soon to be given.
E. T. Chaplin and w. F. Cunning
ham have organized local council of
the American Equity Association at
Ionia with sixteen members.
w L. Parker was surprised Tuesday
evening by party of friends and neigh
bors. The occasion was his 41st birth
day. Mr.. Parker received fine silk
umbrella.
Basil Wilkes, a trotting stallion which
is owned in Saginaw, and which has a
mark of 2:16i, has been leased by l.. w.
Hubbell. The horse is valued at more
than $1,000.
Luther Elwell of Isham street, an
employe at the Ann Arbor shops. fell
off hand car on Friday evening, strik-
ing his head on rail. He was quite
badly injured.
Burns e. Co., who have been placing
the small savings banks for the Owosso
Savings Bank, have put out nearly one
thousand of them in the hands of the
people about the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M johnson, and the
clerks at Johnson's department store
surprised Frank l.. Brown at his home
Friday evening, the occasion being his
birthday. He received golden oak
rocker.
Herman Wickham, who is soliciting
acreage for the Owosso Sugar Company
walked home from Middlebury in the
rain Tuesday. The moisture removed
the sleighing and he was out with his
cutter.
A resolution passed the council on
Monday evening instructing City Clerk
Fred Edwards to write wholesale deal
ers for quotations on COAL and if any
money can be saved over dealers
prices, to ship the coal in. Mr.. Ed
wards has been out of the coal business
several weeks.
Adam A. jerks died Wednesday al
the home of his daughter, Mrs. VIM. Y
Hicks, 900 Corunna avenue, after 8
weeks illness of neuralgia. Funera
arrangements will be in charge of OVID
Lodge f. 81 A. NJ, of which deceased
was a member. Mr.. jerks was 70 years
of age and shoemaker by trade.
The Current Topic club met Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Jabez Perkins
After lively discussion of numerou,
current topics, Mrs. L. E. Gould read
very interesting paper upon '"Tht
Rise of the House of Commons. The
ladies were served coffee prepared after
the manner of the Turks and the clul
adjourned to meet the following weel
with Mrs A. d. Whipple.
The bill of $25 paid to DIR. G. f
Ranney, of Lansing, for which, it i,
claimed an order was drawn without
the bills having been allowed by the
council will be formally investigated
by the council on next Monday evening
Frank II. Watson will look after the
city's interests. The amount was DR.
Ranneys fee for consultation in regard
to case of contagious disease here, and
had hsen repeatedly turned down by
the council.