The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-06-24

Henry Balser is porter at A. j. Stew
ems barber shop.
Miss Belva McCreedy has gone to
Milwaukee to teach.
Isaac GLADDEN., of Chicago. is visiting
his parents at Maple River.
The Saginaw Southern electric line,
from Saginaw to Owosso, is said to be
financed and will soon be built.
b. N. Murdoch has received an in
crease of pension from $14 to ST per
month. 4al
Miss Meta Gould is home from River
side, Ills, where she teaches school, for
the summer.
Matthew, Weber of Manistique, has
accepted the forenanship of the Cen
trail Michigan Cigar Co. factory.
Van Hammer & Beckman have open
ed tin shop in H. B. Sturtevants
lumber warehouse, South Washington
street.
The Sunday Free Press contained
cut of the victorious u. of NJ track
team. Eugene Brewer and Irving
Goodwin, Owosso boys, were on the
team.
Henry Brayton, who has been very
frequently in the police court for drunk
enness, has been released from pending
| charges, and has gone to Ohio to live
with relatives.
On Saturday Chief T. H. Ross order
ed the saloonists, by letter, to change
| the interior of their places so the bar
after closing time would be plainly
visible, thus complying with the law.
The changes are being made this week.
Sergt Lee r. Clarke has been reduced
to the ranks of Company H at his own
| request, and will attend camp at Lud-
ington this year as a. private Corp.
Floyd Devereaux was promoted to the
vacant sergeantcy, and private S. M.
| Campbell was made Corporal.
The Burton Aid Society of the church
of Christ, met Thursday, the 10Th, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Eel
ton. The meeting was enjoyed by all
present. Mrs j. II. Coultard was the
happy recipient of some beautiful silv-
erware from members of the society.
E. r. Phinney, of Detroit is making
his headquarters in Ovid, for few
weeks, while he secures the right of
way for the Ionia- Owosso electric line.
George T. Mason of Owosso township,
set a good example by donating, with
out cost to the road, two acres for a
right of way through his land.
Owosso Lodge No. 81, Knights of
Pythias, observed Memorial Day on
Sunday last. The subordinate and
Uniform Rank escorted by the O. l.. l.
band, decorated graves of departed
brothers at Oak Hill. A grave in the
Catholic cemetery here and another
grave in Vernon cemetery were also
decorated.
Edward Carr recently agreed to sell
the city two rods along West King
street near the sugar factory for $3.50.
This was agreeable to the city, but
when Mr.. Carr refused to furnish an
abstract of title to the city on Monday
evening, the council refused to ratify
the contract or pay over the money. Mr.
Carr,s title is not questioned.
Messrs. FenwIck, Savage and Wea-
dock, of Detroit, and Connery, Roach
and Corcoran, of Saginaw, were in the
city Friday evening and organized a
Kappa Phi Delta society-a high school
fraternity. After the organization and
initiation banquet was served at Nc
Bain's. The following Owosso boys
were initiated: Frank Conner, John
Detwiler, VIM. Devereaux, Percy Crum,
Harry Parker, Chester Bigelow, Ralph
Sayles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Amspoker left
| this week for Nebraska to live with a
son. Mr. Amspoker, who has been Ann
Arbor coach tender here for 16 years,
was presented on Saturday with suit
case, a house jacket and pair of slip
pers by the shop men. The presenta-
ton speech was made by Thomas Ker-
| win, to whom, in behalf of the men,
Mr.. Amspoker himself gave a gold
watch two years ago when Mr.. Kerwin
left the shops.
Henry Sneider died Monday evening
at his home, 513 Corunna avenue, of
cancer of the stomach. He was sixty
years of age and leaves a wife and the
following children: August Sneider, Of
Owosso; Mrs Clarence Howe and Mrs.
j. c. w. Long, of Pontiac, and Miss
Anna Sneider, of Lansing. Deceased
was a member of the Foresters. The
funeral services took place at two clock
Wednesday afternoon at the house, Rev.
r. o. Cooper officiating.