The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-08
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Mrs. Laura Crawford, mother of R.
D. Crawford, is very low.
Miss Clara Eddy is new operator at
the Union Telephone offices.
Steven Frazer has gone to the north
ern part of the state on business
Evelyn Sherman, Of Pine street, was
badly bitten in the face by dog recent
ly. Yol 80
Mrs. George Swarthout is assisting
during inventory at Haggart's drug
store.
Fred Morton and Walter WEIGH are
laying brick on the new court house in
Corunna. 'd
Frank Cute was in Detroit this week,
taking the examination for an assistant
pharmacist, 80
James Opdyke received painful
bruise recently by being kicked by one
of his horses.
Fred B Richardson has purchased a
fine black Minorca cockerel of Fenton
chicken fancier.
George Henley, drunk, is spending
80 days in the county Jail. Justice
Walsh sent him up.
There was a donation for Rev. J. A..
Rowe, Wednesday evening at the home
of Hugh Parker, Kerby.
The new Skinner engine for the
o. g. G. E. power house has been
shipped from the factory.
Miss Maud LOCKER has returned from
Detroit, where she has been visiting her
cousin, Mrs Rolf, Western Boulevard
Miss Florentine Oldenburg has re-
turned from Saginaw where she was
called by the illness of her sister some
days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Hammond, of
Los Angeles, Cal, have returned home
after visit with the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry George.
S. B. Pitts has signed contract with
the wholesale grocery company of
Phipps, Penoyer & Co, of Saginaw, for
another year, at an advance of $500 in
his salary.
G. j. Gillett, who was found dead in
his well at Bjelland, N. D., stepped into
it unawares, as the well was covered by
snowdrift, and he did not see it.
1t is said that the Ann Arbor railroad
will straighten out the big curve which
now exists in its track near Vernon.
The work will be done in the spring.
Ward 81 Maliskey, whose bid was the
lowest-$4, 445-have been given the
contract for remodeling the old Merell
House into an Elk's temple, and have
begun work. The job will be finished
| April 1.
The new postoffice established on the
Prairie Farm in Saginaw county, pur-
chased by the Owosso Sugar Com
pany, has been named Alicia, in honor
of the wife of Capt. Charles w. Brown,
president of the company.
About forty boys were at the boys
meeting of the Y. M. G. A., Sunday, to
hear the report of the four, Roy Kline,
Archibald Evans, Oswald Olhring and
Clarence Buchanan, who recently at
tended the State meeting at Battle
Creek. A club for boys IA to 10 years
of age is to be organized.
The examination of Mrs. Clarisse H.
Mullins, of Chicago, for the alleged
kidnapping of Hazel Wallace, was con
tinued Monday until today. Hazel testi-
fed, when put on the stand, that she
went willingly with Mrs. Mullins to the
train, but supposed she was simply 60
ing to the train to bid Mrs. Mullins
goodbye.
A drawing exhibit from thirteen cities
is on view at the Central school here.
1t was secured by Miss Maude Morrice,
drawing teacher, and scholars of the
local schools inspected the work this
week, thus getting some new pointers.
The work in the grades here, however,
compares very favorably with the work
shown.
During the Clinton County Farmers
Institute at Ovid opera house, January
IL and Ia Claude Martin, lof Maple
River, will sing, Clayton Cook will
talk on 1.-THE Fruit and the Farmer, "
L. B. Dolson, of the Owosso Sugar Com
pany. will discuss Sugar Beet Gull
ture, and Senator Cook will talk on
''The Primary Election Law"
Fifty candidates were initiated by
Court Owosso l. o. F. last week. At
the banquet which followed, William E..
Brown, of Lapeer, High Chief Ranger,
was POSTMASTER, and the following re-
sponded to toasts: High Treasurer, H.
A. Savage, of Saginaw, Rev. G. H..
Hanks, DIR. p S. Wilson, Mrs. Wilson,
Alonzo Crane, e. E. Henderson and G.
w. jennings.
Mrs Diana Walton's funeralswas held
from her late home, 81 Ridgelstreet.
this afternoon, Rev. G. E. Benson off.