The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29


@. S. Ensminger was home from South
Bend, Ind, part of the week.
The Shiawassee County Farmers In.
stitute will be held in Owosso Jan. 90.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Howe, of Pom.
tiac, were at Mrs. Henry Sneider's Co
runna Avenue, Monday.
DR.. d. H. Lamb and family were in
Lapeer for Christmas day. Mrs. Lamb
and daughter will remain through the
week.
Phillip Van Dusen, thirteen year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. s.. T.. Van Dusen,
furnished story Jacks Christmas" for
the Sunday Free Press.
Miss Eva Chalker, forelady at the DIR.
Price food factory, was presented with
set of silver orange spoons, Friday, by
the girls of the factory.
The number of letters and parcels sent
from the Owosso post Office last week
was nearly double the number for the
corresponding week year ago.
G. w. Mcclellan will begin work next
week as assistant at the Y. M. G. A.
rooms-a position which he filled very
satisfactorily for several years.
An order directing sale of personal
property of Geo. Thomas, of New
Haven, to the extent of $50, to satisfy
the order for temporary alimony, was
made Tuesday.
The grand jury re-convened Wednes
day after rest of several days, but did
not subpoena witnesses for that days
work. Previous testimony was dis.
cussed and notes of the stenographer re.
viewed.
w. J. Parker has commenced suit for
divorce for Jessie against Norman Chap.
in, of New Haven, she claiming that he
has failed to support her and she has
earned her own living by taking in
washings.
Mrs. G. o. Loring and Mrs. Arthur
Keene, and their mother, Mrs. Thomas,
of Huron, S. D., left Tuesday for Chica-
go, where Mrs. Thomas was to be oper-
ated on. Mrs. Loring will remain with
her mother until she is able to leave for
home.
Following is the list of advertised let
tiers IN the Owosso post Office Dec. 90,
1905: Mrs Arthur Brown, Dr. c. V.
Crane, Miss Ada Cutchman, M. Dunn,
Theodore Fulton, r F Glosup, Glare
Omaha, Miss Nina Pease, John Reed,
Mrs. VIM. Schautz, Miss Alzina Smith,
T. Taylor, r. Veil, J. Ward.
The Christmas exercises at the first M.
E. church were held Sunday afternoon.
Stereopticon views on the life of Christ
were explained in songs by the choir
and by readings 10y Mrs. J. B. Sullivan.
The Sunday school orchestra furnished
music. The offering of $50 will be de.
voted to beneyolence.
August Weitzke died at his home on
Corunna Avenue Tuesday after "a, long
illness resulting from an attack of
typhoid fever. He leaves wife and
nine children. He has been employe
at the Estey factory for years. Funer.
al services were held yesterday after.
noon at Evangelical Lutheran church.
George Gee, of Owosso, and Mrs
Nancy j. Robinson of 317 Wadsworth
street, were united in marriage Tuesday
evening at the Baptist parsonage by the
Rev. Francis S. Bernauer. They were
accompanied by party of friends who
witnessed the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs
Gee will reside in Owosso. Saginaw
Evening News.
The Christmas shoot by Co. H mem
bers at the armory was much enjoyed
Lieut.. G.. M. Hunt won the Allison
medal with 146 out of a possible $50
Myron McCreedy was second with 143
Bert butcher third with 49, Lieut.
Fred Van Dyne fourth with al. Cor
poral James Orth won the enlisted
mems medal making 1870.
The American Equity Association
contest, which kept large number O.
little folks of Owosso busy asking ques
tions for two weeks, closed with Yer;
Grow $40 Grover street, as the winner
having turned in the most eyes" ant
mo" names. The prize was 81
and in addition T. Quigley was Civ
en- 81 for the second largest list of 'no'
and number of others were given
one pound box of candy for securing
over 100 responses
The Congregational Sunday Schoo
Christmas exercises were held Frida,
evening. Songs and recitations and in
strumental music were followed b.
giving of gifts to each of the members
AT the Disciple church Friday evenin,
the children were also remembered an,
contributed in songs and by Christina
recitations. At the Baptist church
fire place had been prepared, and SAINTS
Claus distributed the gifts from
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