The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-26

A son was born on Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Tad Taphouse.
Mrs. William Riddle, Clinton street,
is visiting in Paw Paw.
G, M. Let's, of Eaton Rapids, is the
guest of his brother, w. f. Let's, of
this city.
John j. Bowers, of the Ann Arbor
Milling Co., is spending two months in
California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lewis, West Main
street, will spend their vacation at Bir-
mingham.
Rev. j. p. Warner will deliver pro-
hibition address in Ovid on Wednesday
evening next.
Mrs. c. p. Pitts is entertaining Mrs.
w. o. Carrier and daughter, Miss Cor
nelia, of Waukesha, Wis.
Special Agent Daboll was at Durand
Monday, looking over the ground to
put in another rural route.
Benjamin Bennett, a transient, was
sent up for 80 days by Justice Walsh,
Wednesday for drunkenness.
Willis Wood and Mrs. George Hanna,
of Vaudeville, have been called here by
the illness of J. F. Wintermute.
The Clinton county excursion to De-
troit on Wednesday carried 2, 346 people,
about one-third less than a year ago.
Z. H. Lemont has resigned his posi-
ton as bookkeeper with M. L. Stewart
& Co., and has gone to Chicago to work.
Miss Meta Dean entertained at Nc
Curdy Park on Thursday evening, in
honor of her guest, Miss Lloyd, of Ann
Arbor
Miss Maude Kline entertained her
class of the Asbury Sunday school, at
her home on Stewart street, on Wednes-
day afternoon.
Anrew Geeck is home from baseball
playing trip to the northern part of the
state. He was in centerfeld for Merrill,
and later for Shepherd.
Miss Florence Atwood, a guest of
Mrs o. l.. Sprague and Mrs. James
Hopkins for several days, returned
home Tuesday to Caro-.
Rollo L. Bigelow, of this city, will
not be candidate for place on the U.
of M. football team this fall. His stud
les will keep him out
AT meeting of the Eastern Stars on
Tuesday evening, Mrs. G. S. Gilbert
and Miss Lillian Deal were admitted to
membership, and light refreshments
were served.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Watson, of
Venice, celebrated their fiftieth we'd
ding anniversary on Saturday. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Watson, of Owosso.
The house of James A. Reavis, of
Middletown, damaged by fire. which
was caused by sparks from the Young
blaze near by, will be repaired at once.
The loss has been adjusted at $40.
The 35th annual reunion of the Fifth
Michigan Infantry will be held at Ca
pac, Aug. 81. A. B. Crane, O. T. Hal
stead and Charles Collamer, of this city,
were members of the Fighting Fifth"
and hope to attend the reunion.
The Michigan state crop report this
week of Shiawassee county conditions
is as follows: Flowing slow, pasture
short, but improving, apples promising,
corn slow but healthy, late potatoes
fair The rains have greatly helped
conditions.
1t is expected that the Ann Arbor
work trains will be here next week to
straighten the main track, east of the
city. The track will cross Corunna
Avenue in Corunna instead of at the
power house here, and will skirt the
river bank for some distance between
Owosso and Corunna.
j. Perry, formerly of Owosso, is serv-
ing thirty days In the county JAIL for
removing contract property belonging
to the Owosso Quitting Co. and the
Mich. S. NJ. & Organ Co., from the
county. Constable Owen made the ar
rest Tuesday at Howell and Justice
Walsh imposed sentence.
Miss Blanche Wright, of Mt. Pleas
ant, was recently given a verdict of
$3.50 in the Benzie county circuit court
against Martin Crane, of Frankfort.
In May of this year, Cranes automobile
frightened horse near Frankfort, be-
hind which Miss Wright was riding,
and she was terribly disfigured by being
thrown against barbed wire fence.
Miss Neva Place, of Owosso, was in the
carriage with her when the accident
hapnened