The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-19


working at Boise Idaho.
DR.. T. B. Scott, health officer, reports
that there is no case of contagious dis
ease in the city.
j. F. Race and w. ID. Fuller organic
ed lodge of the Modern Brotherhood
of America, at Chesaning last week.
The Y. M. G. A. defeated Estey's ball
team on Tuesday, 10 to g. Allison and
Hughes were battery for the winners.
The Elks initiated one candidate
Tuesday evening They have not de-
cided when to dedicate their new hall
Miss Christina Gurgel, of North Ber-
lin, Germany, is visiting at the home of
her cousin, G. H. Greenwalt, Saginaw
street.
The Foresters have moved into their
new quarters, the Elk's hall, and their
old hall will be used by August Stephan
as cigar factory.
Fred, small son of George Kelley,
West Owosso, was badly burned about
the face Tuesday by the explosion of
some powder, which he ignited.
James Daley, drunk, was severely
dubbed by Officer Cady on Tuesday
evening for resisting arrest. Justice
McCaughna fined him the costs.
The case of the People VS.. M. Fl.
Rourke, the saloonist arrested for keep
ing his saloon open on Sunday, has been
adjourned by Justice McCaughna until
Sept. 6.
DR.. George l.. Cramer, late of Bara-
boo, Wis, who is the guest of his par
ents at Burton, called on Owosso friends
Wednesday. DR.. Cramer will soon To-
cate in Michigan.
Il. G. Snyder, local American Express
Agent, has gone to Pittsburg, Pa, to
accept better position with the COM
pany. William Hives, of Petoskey,
succeeds him here.
There was quite program Tuesday
evening at Colfax hall, when G. M.
Hamper was initiated into the Colfax
Lodge of Odd Fellows. There was a
number of speeches by prominent mem
bers of the order.
Foreman Charles Strauer, William
Ross, Bert and David Fillmore, Ray
Taber, Shirley Waugh and Harry
Sharpe left Wednesday noon for Frank
fort to paint the Ann Arbor car ferries.
They will be absent three weeks.
The Durand Express states that
Byron P. Hicks, of that village, will
| decline the democratic nomination for
representative. 1t has been generally
understood for the past ten days that
Mr.. Hicks had decided to support Pres.
Roosevelt and the republican ticket
this year.
Supt. f. E. Converse, of Beloit, Wis.
Henry B. Dewey, of Tacoma, Wash.
James N. Mcbride, of Burton, were
| guests of H. K. White at dinner Wed.
nesday at Hotel Wildermuth. The four
were roommates at the University OF
Michigan and this was the first time
they had been together since 1883.
| Owosso veterans who did not attend
the National G.. A. r. convention at
Boston will learn with interest that the
convention voted to petition the next
congress for bonus of So per day fol
each union veteran who served time in
rebel prisons during the war. Each ex-
prisoner will receive the sum for each
day in confinement, if the legislation is
| passed.
The descendants of J. H. Byerly,
Genesee street, helped him celebrate
his S1st birthday, on Tuesday evening,
and presented him with fine couch
During the evening, word was brought
that a daughter had been born to one OF
Mr.. Byerly's granddaughters Mrs. Guy
Markham, of Maple River. On request
of the parents Mr.. Byerly Immediately
named the baby Ruth Lucretia.
List of letters advertised in the
Owosso Post Office for the week ending
Saturday Aug. ID, Miss Anna Burton
John w. Cahill, DR.. Clifford, Glen
Grecey, w. f. Green, Mrs. Jamie Hume
Mr.. Ingersoll, w. q. Katterman, Chas
Keller, Mrs. 7. Linsey, VIM. McBain,
j. B. Mosier, John Murphy, J. 1. Shorr,
Miss Leila Stevenson, Irving Tubbs
Geo. White.