The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-08-25

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Macatawa park.
MIR. and Mrs. w. e. Collins returned
from their western trip this morning
L. A. Todd has returned from visit
of several weeks in North Baltimore,
and Toledo, Ohio.
Miss Della Jackson and mother have
returned to Ypsilanti after visit with
with Owosso friends and relatives.
Charles Cooper, of Pittsburg, Pa. will
spend his vacation at the family home
on west Main street, arriving tomorrow
George Carr, of London, Ont, was a
guest of Edward Carr part of the week
He is superintendent of the NJ. C. car
shops there.
Francis Labadie and wife, of Phila-
delphia, arrived in Owosso Tuesday
Mrs Labadie remained for visit, Mr.
Labadie leaving Wednesday to fill a
theatrical engagement.
Announcement has been received in
Owosso of the marriage at Fond du
Lac, Wis, of Leonard p. Clapp, of
Marinette, Wis, formerly of this city,
and Miss Jewell Beeman, of Fond du-
Lac.
Three splendidly bred Berkshire hogs
were recently added to the fine stock
already owned on Mound Spring farm.
The animals were purchased in Illinois
of one of the leading breeders in the
country.
Delivery wagon No. of the mer.
chants company tipped over Saturday
night on Gilbert street and caught on
fire. The canvass top and the groceries
were spoiled but the wagon did not
burn up.
Word has been received here that
Frank Rowell, of Philadelphia, former
ly of Owosso, will be united in mar
riage to young lady living in one of
the suburbs of Philadelphia, early in
September.
Major G. B. McCaughna, Capt w.
Tuesday for Sea Girt, New Jersey, to
attend and take part in the national
rife contest. They will not return I'M
til Sept. 3D..
Will E. Collins, of this city, will
represent Michigan at the National
convention of state pharmacists to be
held at Atlantic City, N. j., in Septem-
Der. He was elected by the state board
of pharmacy.
The annual picnic of the supervis-
ors, ex-supervisors, county officials
and editors of Shiawassee county will
be held in McCurdy Park on or about
September H. Odell Chapman will
deliver the principal address.
Several of the larger stockholders in
the Owosso Sugar Co. visited the plant
yesterday. In the party were Messrs.
G. w. Brown, Edw Pitcairn, A. L.
Graves, E. L. Hartupee, August Wolf,
Chas. Mcknight, of Pittsburg, Pa, and
G. N. Smith and Jos. Kohn, of Bay
City.
DR.. S s. c. Phippen, M. B. Gates and
G. J. Wimple left Thursday for Toronto
and from there they start on trip to
northern Canada about 400 miles into
the great forest and undeveloped miu-
ing regions, much of which has never
been explored They will look up some
mining prospects and fish and hunt a
little before returning.
A fire destroyed a vacant house on
Prindle street near Shiawassee, early
Wednesday morning, which belonged to
Miss Maud Baldwin, the alarm being
from box Al, which is at Estey factory
B. The fire department did not arrive
in time to save any part of the building.
No insurance was carried, although a
policy was to have been taken out this
week.
L. H. Wilcox, who has been spend
ing the month at his old home in Cor
unna, called on a number of Owosso
friends Wednesday. Mr.. Wilcox has
had responsible and remunerative po-
sition in Washington for several years
and is home on his annual vacation.
He reports the Shiawassee colony in
Washington as all being in good health.
A trailer on the st. Johns. Lansing
suburban line turned over Sunday
afternoon killing one man and injuring
several others John Collins of this
city, was in the car but luckily escaped
with slight bruise. George Burt
on, who was killed was manager of
John Hicks large dry goods store. He
was but 30 years of age and leaves a
wife and on child.
Ina, sixteen year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Wilcox. died Satur-
day morning at the family home on
water street. She has been q sufferer
for long time from tuberculosis of the
bone and has gradually lost strength
until death relieved her. She was a
most patient invalid, at all times cheer
full and pleasant, although the last two
years and half has been spent in bed.