The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19

Paul Thiede, of Ann Arbor is a CUES
at his old home here.
Miss Evelyn Newcomb, of Washing,
ton d. c., is guest of her grandfather,
Hon. Josiah Turner.
James Hopkins, of New Haven, has
been granted an increase in pension
from $l2 to $14 per month.
ID. R. Salisbury is building an addi-
ton to his leggin and mitten factory
which will double it in capacity.
Misses Ruby and Celia Maxson enter
tanned the Berean class of the M. E.
Sunday school Friday evening at their
home on Oak street.
| Emory Fuller, of this city, has been
granted patent on cooling board at
tachment which keeps the arms of a
corpse in any desired position.
The building committee of the board
of supervisors and Sheriff Gerow were
in Jackson yesterday on business con-
nected with the new county building.
Claude Kelly, son of Jasper Kelly, of
this city, is on the road for the Ethel
Tucker Stock Company. He was at the
new theatre Council Bluffs, Iowa, last
week and made decided hit with his
impersonation of a wax figure.
William j. Atkins, 90 years old of 325
South Chapman street, lost his left arm
near the shoulder, sustained fractured
knee-cap and was otherwise injured by
attempting to board an Ann Arbor
freight on the Washington street cross
ing, Friday evening.
The Bennington Creamery Company
has retained Charles M. Hamper as at
torney, and will file a cross bill to Mana
ger J. W. Hibbard's petition for re-
ceiver. They want Walter Harryman,
of Bennington as receiver, and wish
the creamery kept in operation.
Mrs. John ]. Bowers died at her home,
3O7 Genessee street, Friday on the ami
versary of her seth birthday. She
leaves a husband and two daughters,
Mrs. Maud LaClear, of Owosso, and
Mrs. Daisy Menge, of L'Anse. Rev.
Hanks officiated at the funeral Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Worden, of Los
Angeles, CAL, were guests this week of
Mrs. Emma Moore. Mrs. Worden
formerly lived here. Her husband is
commissioner of streets at Los Angeles,
and has been sent east for a visit to all
of the principal cities to obtain pointers
as to the best way of cleaning the
streets.
Harry Lee and Abram Rose, spectacle
vendors, who claim Chicago as Their
home, were arrested at st. Johns, this
week for obtaining money under false
pretenses. They claimed to be partners
of DR.. d. Fl. Lamb, and sold worthless
glasses at exhorbitant prices. They paid
the costs of the suit, reimbursed DR.
Lamb for the damage done his business
and got out of town.
Corunna Commandery, No. 81
Knights Templar, was chartered April
| Z, 1868, and Differed for the first time on
June IS of the same year,-thirty-fve
years ago Yesterday. There were twenty
Sir Knights in the Commandery, and of
these all but two are dead, Hugh Nc
Curdy, of Corunna, who was the first
Eminent Commander, and Gen. o. L.
L. Spaulding, of Washington, the first
Captain General.
The annual Junior reception to the
graduating class occurred last Friday
evening at the Central school, The hall
leading to the annex on the south was
used as the sui per room, and small
tables were set there for refreshment.
Junior colors, yellow and white, and
senior colors, blue and white, were used
in decorating. Among those who adj
dressed the assemblage were Supt. j.
w. Simmons, DR.. B S. Knapp, presi-
dent, and H. X. White, secretary of the
board, and Rev. R. o. Cooper.