The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-20

ness, Wednesday.
j. s. Lewis has gone to Grand Ledge
to live with son.
G. s. Ensminger, of Pontiac, was in
the city Wednesday.
Mrs. A. d. Bennett is visiting rela-
tives in Fowlerville.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. White returned
to the city, Wednesday.
Albert Palmer, of Flint, is: visiting
Mr.. and Mrs George Bonnell.
Mrs. A. L. Nichols is entertaining
Mrs Chas. Alden, of Grand Rapids.
Albert Evans and Julian and Bert
butcher have gone to st. Louis, Mo.
The Elks initiated two candidates
from Elsie Tuesday evening and enjoyed
a spread.
Twenty Owossoites were initiated in
to Flint Aerie Order of the Eagles, last
evening.
Ex-Attorney General H. M. Oren
spent few hours in the city Tuesday
with A. D. Whipple.
The common council on Monday
evening accepted the resignation of
Officer G.. A. Griffith.
Fred w. Lawrence, of Marion, was in
the city Tuesday on his way to Grand
Rapids to attend the republican state
convention.
F. J. Wren & Co. have sold their drug
store on the west side to the Owosso
Drug Co.. Mr.. Wren will go to Okla
homa for his health.
The box ball game recently added to
the Y. M. G. Y. equipment is proving
to be one of the most popular attractions
ever placed in the rooms.
John Brooks g. Son have been given
the contract to furnish coal for the city
schools next winter at $295 per ton. 1t
is the ST. Charles product.
High school commencement exercises
will be held on Friday evening, June
10 in the Baptist church. School will
continue during the next week.
Miss Minnie Wendt, Fletcher street,
has gone to Pittsburg, Pa, to work in a
store. Her sister. Miss Matilda Wendt,
expects to come here soon from Pitts
burg for a visit.
William Sinnott, who has been in this
country some years, has bought White
Ctar Sfao,,Sb;n limo f;oLaf of ~ Wac-
ener, and leaves June 8 for visit at his
old home in Ireland.
The friends of Miss Ivah Peterson
have arranged benefit concert at the
Congregational church for Friday even
ing May 27. Miss Peterson sails early
next month for Europe.
Wendell Klaus will on Decoration
Day-Monday, May 30-celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary of his engaging in
the barber business. All his barber
friends will be invited to spend the
afternoon with him.
Fifty members of Corunna Comman-
derry Knights Templar, attended ascen-
sion Day services on Sunday afternoon
at the Episcopal church. There was
special music by the choir, and fine
sermon by Rev. R. o. Cooper.
500 papers say that Leo Mckenzie is
the best infielder ever seen in that town,
but like the rest of the men trying out
for the team, is weak on hitting. Bat
ting practice this week will fix that, as
Mckenzie is usually reliable batter.
Misses Ethelyn ellison, Grace Jacobs,
and Nellie Steggall, Mrs. George
Swarthout and Mrs. T. M. Wiley at
tended the county meeting of the Kings
Daughters held in Vernon, Wednesday.
Miss ellison was elected secretary and
treasurer.
Irving Goodwin, of Owosso, won the
440 yards dash in SO 3-5 seconds at Ann
Arbor, Saturday at the U. of M. field
day trials. Eugene Brewer, also of this
city, was tied at five feet nine inches
for first place in the high jump with
two other competitors.
Pliny M. Lyman, who has been in the
secretary's Office at the M. A. G.. for
nearly eight years, has received an ap-
pointment as railway mail clerk on the
Lake Shore railway. His run will be
between Cleveland and Chicago. He
formerly resided at Bancroft.
The need of new city directory is
apparent to every one and the necessity
for it is becoming stronger every day.
1t was understood some months ago that
one was to be issued but the project has
apparently been abandoned. Local
parties are now figuring on the work.
Miss Nellie Goss, teacher at the Gen.
trail school, while riding her wheel Mon
day, collided with small girl, and was
thrown to the ground, breaking her left
arm below the elbow. The bones pro-
truded through the flesh, causing Miss
Goss excruciating pain. DR.. Shickle re-
duced the fracture.
N. A. Clapp, of Worthwhile, represent
ing the Detroit Free Press and Live