The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-15

| DIdhouidu VI. L. Dedu, Oh uulb Guy,
son of section forman Frank Dean, was
the victim of sad accident at Alma,
Monday, when he slipped in crossing in
front of an Ann Arbor engine and his
left leg was crushed off below the knee.
He is in the hospital at Alma.
Secy. G. N. Smith of the Sugar Co.
spent Monday afternoon in the city.
He had been in Washington several
days looking after the interests of the
sugar factories of the country in the
fight against any reduction in the tariff
on sugar coming from the Philippines.
Physicians will be required, under a
law that takes effect Jan. 1, 1906, to re-
port births to township. village or city
clerks within ten davs of such birth.
Under this system a complete record
will be obtained which was impossible
under the present system of supervisors
reporting once year.
James A. Nokes; who has worked at
the Owosso Casket factory for fifteen
years, has accepted a position with a
factory in Spokane, Wash, and COM
pany of friends and neighbors spent
Monday evening at his home. They
left silver meat fork and berry spoon
as taken of their friendship.
Following is the list of advertised let
tiers IN the Owosso' post Office Dec. 8,
1905: Charles Bentley. Mrs. M. ID.
Bierce. Miss Hazel Bush, Arthur Camp,
Russell Corwin, Miss Hattie Holden,
The Hunter Furniture Co., Martin Rio
lea. Miss Bertha Root, Ora Sharp, A. J.
Smith, Albert Serge, Johan Sturman-
kin, Frank VanWagner, care of A. G.
Taylor.
A small house on the old fair grounds
occupied by d. Stanton and family was
burned Sunday, with all the contents,
being set on fire by son who used
gasoline instead of kerosene in building
a fire. The family are without means
and have no clothing or furniture ex-
cept what has been given them this
week. Other donations would be a
great help.
Congressman Fordney introduced
bill on Wednesday appropriating $685.
600 to buy additional land for the site
and to allow the erection of u better
post Office building in Owosso than
would be possible with the present APP
preparation of $50, 900. He has also in
troduced bills increasing the pension of
S. A. Judd, Of Bancroft, and A. j. Web
ster, of Ovid.
The vault from the Stewart bank
building was moved across the street
the first of the week and is now in posi-
ton in the Citizens Savings bank build
ing in the room formerly used as bar
Der shop. The work of moving the
forty-ton structure was done by hand
and the measurements proved to be abso
lutte accurate, the vault fitting exactly
the place arranged for it.
Three Shiawassee county boys sent to
the Industrial school under the juvenile
court act recently found to be unconsti-
tutional have been brought home and
re. tried by Justice Walsh and returned
under the old law. The boys, Frank
Green and Martin Shay, of Owosso, and
Howard Navin, of Bennington, seem
pleased with the idea that they can re-
turn and have the good home and train
ing which they receive at the Industrial
school.
The opening of Foster Bros. new
store at Mt. Pleasant was q great sue
cess. Mr.. and Mrs. A, e. Foster, Ar
chitect G. NJ. Edwards, and Miss Anna
Small, representing the Owosso Casket
Co., attended. 1t is estimated that three
thousand people attented the opening.
The building as we'll as stock is new
and the display is one of the finest IN
Northern Michigan.
Mrs A. II. Northway entertained the
Saginaw Club Tuesday at luncheon and
dinner, all members being present ex-
cept Mrs. j. II. Robbins who is ill.
The favors at cards were won by Mrs.
w. Harris and Mrs. w. III. Bigelow.
Each member was presented with a
hand painted book of the minutes of
the previous meeting by the hostess.
The club will meet next year with
Mrs. E. M. Richardson, in Detroit,
Dec. IL.