The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-16
LOCAL NEWS,

troit for the winter.
Mrs E. Snyder and son George have
moved here from Ovid.
George Finch and wife have moved
from Middlebury to Owosso.
The City Band gave dancing party
at the armory Friday evening.
Misses Norma Odel and Ruby Oliver
are assisting at Osburn & Sons store.
Mrs Laurence Manning has gone to
South Carolina to visit at her old home.
The city schools close tonight for the
holidays, re-opening Tuesday, Jan. 3,
1905.
Mrs. Frank Westcott and Mrs. Henry
Clark, of Vernon, have gone to Cali
fornia for the winter.
Miss Madge Rudd has gone to Ches-
aiming to live with her sister, Mrs.
Charles Getson.
Miss Emma Martin has resigned as
bookkeeper for the Phipps- Hall Grocery
Co., of Durand.
Calvin Dell has sold his pool and
lunch room in Corunna, and has return
ed home to Owosso.
Mrs. Minda Wagner and daughter
Cora, of Bannister, have moved from
that village to this city.
Herman, son of Chris Juhl, of Owes
so, lost foot Sunday while switching
for the G. r. e. l. at Cadillac.
The tax rate this year is $12.19 on
each 81, 600 assessed valuation or $1.68
per thousand higher than last winter.
Ann Arbor Conductor Fl. M. Parker,
of Durand, has rented Henry w. Park
er's house on Hamblin street, and NOV.
ed in.
DR.. E. T. Wilson, U. S., army sur
geon in the Philippines, will arrive at
San Francisco this week on his way
home.
Colfax Odd Fellows conferred the
second and third degrees ON a class of
candidates at Henderson Saturday
night.
Mrs. r. p. Bigelow entertained the
Friday afternoon club, of Corunna, and
the Woman's club of Owosso, Saturday
afternoon, at her home on West Oliver
street.
Miss Ruby Preece was given a sur
prise by twenty-six little friends Sat-
urday evening, the OCCASION being her
birthday, and received many handsome
presents
Mr. Theodore Case, of Ludlngton,
and Miss Mary Lahman, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lahman, South
Cedar street, will be married Dec. "a.
William Hoffmeyer was arrested at
VAUDEVILLE, Ont, last week, on a
charge of obtaining under false pre-
lenses the sum of $157 from Clemens
Gabriel
The Dorcas children are in need of
books, games and toys in the play room.
What boys or girls of this city will give
their last years gifts for this purpose2
Same may be left at the home of Mrs.
T. M. Euler, 418 East Mason street.
The county association of farmers,
formed recently to secure the reduction
of telephone rates and tolls, has adjourn
ed, subject to the call Of the officers. 1t
has secured reduction in the yearly
rate of some instruments from $40 to
$14.
Christmas packages sent through the
mails should be gotten off early to en-
sure prompt delivery. Just before
Christmas the mails are burdened with
packages and in many cases it is impos- !
sible to get them to their destination by |
Christmas. All packages of any value
should be registered.
Mrs. Ida Fortress, bookkeeper for the |
Union Telephone Co., goes to Alma jan |
uary list to become bookkeeper in the
company's general Offices Miss Grace |
Wright succeeds her, and Miss Margar- |
ct Tyrrell succeeds Miss Wright as toll |
line operator. Miss Edith van Wagon
er becomes stenographer
Leona DeCommer, 1913 Third avenue,
Grand Rapids, writes the Press-Ameri-
can that she is very anxious to locate
Mrs. John Campbell, of Owosso, lady |
who was formerly Miss Eliza Matthew
son. Mrs Campbell has son, Harry.
Any information concerning the parties
will be gratefully received by Miss De-
CONNER.
The house on Robbins street owned
by e. w. Beardsley and occupied by
George Weatherby was partially de-
stroyed Saturday night by a fire start
ing from defective chimney. The loss
is covered by $500 insurance. The fire
department ran the fourteen blocks and
was throwing water within four min
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