The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-16


an illness of two weeks.
H. M. Post, the west side hardware
merchant, has taken his son Cecil into
partnership.
A Durand shooting gallery has loca-
ted in the Beebe building, corner Main
and Washington streets.
Secretary Charles H. White, of the
| Vigor-O Health Food Company, and
wife, are in Chicago for a week.
| Miss Jennie Roseboom, of South
Cedar street. has entered st. Mary's
Hospital, Saginaw, to become trained
nurse.
At a recent target practice of Com
pany H, Paul Setback scored ID out of
a possible 10, and Charles Setback and
Warren Watson got 10 each.
j. F. Wintemute, of north Hickory
street, has sold $1,000 worth of hogs
since last April. Forty brought him
| $500.
@ G. Wright, who has been occupy
ing farm northeast of the city, has
purchased the Likens property on East
Williams street, and will move to this
city.
But five couples appeared on the floor,
masked, at the o. L. l. Bands masquer-
ade, Friday evening at the Armory.
The members of the band wore comic
masks.
Supt. and Mrs. Simmons, Principal
McDiarmid and wife and the High
school teachers had a sleigh-ride Friday
night to G. E. Fuller's, near the Octa-
gon school house.
Duncan Graham has begun suit for
So, 900 against the city of Corunna be-
cause he fell on defective sidewalk
there last summer. Mr.. Graham is a
resident of that city.
Calvin Flint who has lived in Shia-
wassee county for sixty-two years, and
is 76years ofage, recently received his
second sight, and can read ordinary
print now without glasses.
Increasing trade has compelled A E..
Currey, formerly an Owosso business
man, and now travelling for Symes Bros.
81 Co, wholesale grocers of Saginaw,
to visit Owosso every week.
The funeral of Mrs. Lydia Punches
took place at the Henderson church,
Sunday morning, Rev. Wallace Off
ciating. Mrs Punches was longtime
resident of the county. She leaves one
daughter, Mrs Fred Berner.
Luther Leavitt, aged SO years, has
been taken to the poor-house by Super
visor G. B. Munson Mr.. Leavitt was
once well to do, but reverses have cost
him everything. He has no relatives.
The two sons of j. e. Cook, who live
near Garland, found two plugs of chew
ing tobacco, five new jack knives and
some smoking tobacco, in the horse
sheds at the Burton church. The arti-
cles had undoubtedly been stolen and
secreted there.
Because of lung trouble which may
develop, Harry Lyon, grandson of Mrs.
Louie Lyon, Water street, has gone to
Orange, Va, for an indefinite stay. M.
L. Wright and George Charlton have
also gone to Orange with view of
locating there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Launstein re-
Gently moved into their fine new home
in Owosso township. They were sur
prised Wednesday evening by neighbors
and Owosso Maccabees to the number
of $50, who presented Mr.. and Mrs.
Launstein with lamp and rocker.
All union men of the city are cordial
ly invited to attend the evening services
at the First M. E. church, Sunday, Jan.
20. The pastor, Rev. j. p. Warner, will
rr each special sermon. The men will
meet at Central Labor Hall at $3.50 p.
m, to march to the church in body.
Until the construction of Masonic
! Hall in Corunna, Corunna Commandery
Knights Templar, will hold regular
conclaves in the temporary Masonic
hall at Corunna, while all the degrees
will be conferred in the Masonic hall at
Owosso.
The Owosso Coal m ne was sold on
| Saturday to Joseph Serr, of Corunna,
for So, 400. This is very reasonable
| figure, inasmuch as the debts which
have accumulated against it amount
to "a, 200. OF this amount, $1,000 is for
back salaries due the men, Mr.. Serr
will push the work of mining.
John McGrew, of Bitely, Newaygo
county, died of Bright's disease on the
east bound Grand Trunk train, Friday
evening, while on his way from Bitely
to Bannister. The body was transferred
at Owosso Junction, and sympathetic
passengers raised purse of $40 for the
widow, who is totally blind, and her
eight year old son.
| The circuit court has allowed the bill
of $31. O6, presented by Justice Patrick
Jordan, who held the inquest over the