The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-03-04


Chaning Newton, River street, has
bought farm near this city. He will
soon move his family ON it.
j. j. Mackey, of Durand has recover
ed from his recent sickness and is again
able to make his rural mail delivery.
Julius Kebler has been allowed 5000
insurance by the Atlas company on the
loss of his house in Cleveland Park by
fire.
E. W. Beardslee, of the Owosso Paint
q Wall Paper Co., has bought the bill
board system of the city from the Wyn-
koop estate.
The third ward boys who turned in
false alarm of fire last Sunday. have
been severely reprimanded by City At
torney Watson.
During the illness of an Ann Arbor
railroad car repairer at Durand, George
Martin, of Owosso, has been doing the
work at the Hub
Harry, son of Officer and Mrs. Frank
W. Smith, was presented with gold
ring by friends Tuesday evening the oc-
casion being his birthday
f. E. Morse, of the Grand Trunk
offices, has accepted position with the
Owosso Carriage Co. He is succeeded
by j. G. Cook, of Perrinton.
A e Westfall has resigned his posi-
tion with Hartshorn & Son and will be
employed as travelling. agent for the
National Supply Co., of Lansing.
The corner stone committee at o meet
ing this week, decided to have the COR
ner stone of the new court house laid
Wednesday May 4, with appropriate
Masonic ceremony.
Reuben Dennis, of Ovid, and Miss
Fiossie Chamberlain Of Owosso, were
married Wednesday afternoon by Rev.
j. a. Spencer at the home of the brides
father, Henry Chamberlain.
Fifteen members Of Owosso Lodge
No. ss, l. o. 0. F. droye to Oakley
Tuesday evening and conferred the
initiatory and first degrees on class
for Oakley lodge. A banquet was
served.
The board of education at it's meeting
last evening elected A. d. Whipple to
fill the vacancy on the board caused by:
the resignation of S. ID. Emery. The
city schools will close March 25th for
weeks vacation.
Mr.. Oscar Johnson, of Muskegon, and
Miss Erie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Reed were married at $50, Thurs
day evening at the Baptist parsonage,
Rev. j. Alexander Clyde officiating.
They will reside in Muskegon.
Miss Myrtle Brown, Genesee street,
'entertained Wednesday evening for
Fred Hayes, of the Modern Woodmen
degree team. The team, which was
present, gave Mr.. Hayes a gold ring
bearing the Woodmen's emblem.
Martin Clarey, longtime resident
of Bennington, died Wednesday, aged
o. years. liO Aclo lOur CnlluTeu, ouly
one of whom, Martin Jr.. resided at
home. The funeral was held this morn
ing from st. Pauls Catholic church.
Mrs Eliza Naracon, of Dewitt Clin-
ton county, became insane few days
ago as result of the grippe and has
been taken to the Kalamazoo asylum
for treatment. She is the mother of
Miss Fanny Naracon, formerly teach
er in the city schools.
During the thunder storm Wednesday
night, William Goes cutter was upset
and he was thrown out, though not in
| jured. His horse had become entangled
in broken telephone wire. Mr. Coe
was on his way home from Benning-
ton.
At a meeting of the Shiawassee
county Medical society in this city
Tuesday, it was voted unanimously
to charge $5 visit for small pox cases
and 81 for diphtheria. The society adopt
ed resolution recommending the pas
sage of the Brownlow bill in congress.
The measure provides that s24, 900, 600
be expended by the government in
three years to improve the highways
Michigan, if the bill passes, gets $780,
900.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. butcher, of Owos-
$50, visited at the home of III. Z. and Z.
l.. Walbridge over Sunday. Mr. Dutch
er has sold his wholesale grocery bust
ness at Owosso to the National Grocery
Company, and expects to go to Cali
fornia, where he will engage in bust
ness. One of the most pleasing events
of the school year occurred Friday even
ing, when the patrons Of the school
were given an opportunity to appreciate
what is being done for their children in
music. About 200 pupils from the 9th,
9TH. 9Th. grades and high school, under
Miss Kanagy's supervision, united in
giving a choral concert at the Congre-
gational church. The redition showed
that every pupil was master of his part.
y Miss Kanagv. with those who