The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-06

painted.
G. M. Dewey was home from Lans-
ing to attend the corner stone laying.
ID. w. Waters, of Lockport, N. Y,
called on friends in the city this week.
Williams q Santos have placed fine
soda fountain in their place of business
The Ann Arbor suburban train carried
1000 people between Owosso and Corun-
ma on Wednesday.
Miss Blanche Tuthill has recovered
from few days illness, and is back at
the Central school teaching her grade.
Miss Alma Snyder, of the Owosso
Business College, has accepted posi-
ton as stenographer with the o. 81 @.
Z. Co.
j. f. Barnes, of Byron, was in the
city Tuesday evening to attend the re-
ception to the Masonic grand lodge
officers.
Claude Revenaugh is now working on
ranch at Soldier, Idaho, with two
other Owosso boys, Hugh Bradley and
Harry Allen.
The Owosso City Mills base ball team
has arrived in the city, and daily
practices are held. The men are fast,
willing players
Patsy Cavanaugh, of Owosso, was ar
rested in Corunna corner stone day 3for
being drunk, and sentence to ten days
in the county Jail.
Claude Willoughby is relief messenger
for the American Express Co. between
Owosso and Gladwin. Roy Whitman
is doing his work here.
The circuit court having granted the
council the right to transfer moneys
from one fund to another, the financial
status of the city is now much improved.
At the annual tax sales on Tuesday,
at the county Treasurer's office in Co.
runna of the 1901 property, there was
the smallest number of sales on record.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Scofeld have
moved back from Detroit, and opened a
boarding house in the H. w. Holman
property, corner Park and Williams
streets.
The bill giving Mrs. Harriet J. Wood
bury, of this city, pension of $12 per
month passed the senate just before ad-
journment and has been signed by the
President.
James Linzey and R. A. Durham
have been given the contract to sprinkle
and sweep the city streets three nights
week, afterwards drawing away the
sweepings for $14 week.
James l. Bricker, teacher of science
in the Saginaw high school, has declin-
ed his position for next year and will
take post graduate work at the U. of M.
Mr.. Bricker was principal of the Wash
ington school in this city for two years
-'95 to 81.
1t is not generally understood that the
ordinance against fast driving applies
to any and all vehicles. An autom obile
is vehicle, and the driver may be ar
rested and fined if he runs his machine
too fast in the city.
Mrs. Albertena Ockerman Castree, of
Owosso, has asked for divorce from
her husband James E. Castree, junior
member of the firm of Castree q Son,
Owosso to whom she was married in
1899. She alleges non-support and
brutal treatment.
Lawrence H. Vanden Berg, for the
past six years member of the Grand
Haven High school faculty, four years
of the time as principal, has been en-
gagged as principal of the Owosso High
school for next year. Mr.. Vanden Berg
is 30 years old and married. He is a U.
of M. graduate, and comes highly re-
commended.
At the meeting of the common coun
Gil on Monday evening, the council
elected Alderman Lamfrom president.
When Alderman Lamfrom took the
chair, Mayor Parkill nominated War
rem Pierpont for city attorney, DR.. I. B.
Scott health officer, III. r. Tooley and
G.. E. Pardee for the health board, and
A. Lee Williams member of the Board
of Public Works. All were confirmed
by the council.
William Bowling, saloonist on the
west side, presented his bond at the last
meeting of the council with julius Keb-
Ter and John Lehner as sureties. The
bond was refused, as it was claimed
that Bowling does not run an orderly
place. The bond of Luckeman & Leh-
ner, with John Lehner and j. A. Barrie
as sureties was accepted. City Clerk
Edwards furnished an indemnity bond
of $4,000 for himself, and $4,000 for
City Treasurer Walsh, for 800 premium.