The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-11-10
Walsh g. Pardee have commence,

| CITY, VINO mas Deen living at MOrrlce,
has gone to Lewiston, Idaho, to live
with her daughter, Mrs. Irene Smith
Dav. Mrs. Smith visited Owosso
friends the first of this week.
W. j. McKone, formerly principal of
the schools at Morrice has been elected
president of the State Board of Educa-
ton to succeed j. H. Thompson, of
Evart, who has resigned to become a
member of the State Tax Commission.
Judge C. H. Wisner, of the Genesee
circuit, will be paid an extra $1,000 by
the county of Genesee. Judge Wisner
was formerly Judge of the Genesee-
ivingston-Shiawasse circuit and was
one of the best Judges who ever presid-
ed over the court in this county.
Fred NJ. Grove reports the sale of so
White Wyandotte pullets to a breeder
in Detroit and a number to a party in
st. Johns Both sales were the result
of small ad in the premium list for the
coming poultry show in this city.
Walsh q Pardee have begun suit for
VIM. McKendry against E. l.. Dever-
eaux claiming damages by deceit and
fraud in. horse trade. McKendry
states that he paid 800 for horse that
was guaranteed to be sound and found
later that the horse was blind.
Carl Dewey, leader of the Owosso City
band, who has made his home in Owos-
so for year, has decided to return to
Springfield, Mass, his former home.
He has accepted position in the Tay-
lor Music house. Mr.. Dewey has made
many friends here and all regret his de-
parture
The Corunna common council refused
at its Monday nights meeting to extend
the franchise of the Owosso 81 Corunna
Electric Co. from 1925 to 1885. Mayor
McMullen and Judge McCurdy talked
to the council against the extension
thinking one running to 1925 long
enough.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Club was held at Miss Mary Brewers
Saturday, and complete and very in
teresting report of the State Federation
meeting, recently held at Kalamazoo,
was given by Misses Brewer and Crum.
The Oakley hotel was destroyed by
fire Saturday. 1t was owned by Charles
Blizzard, formerly of Owosso. He
bought store building few weeks
ago and was fitting it over for hotel
and had not had it insured. The fire
was caused by the explosion of an oil
stove.
Married, Wednesday, by Rev. G.
Spathelf, John f. Scheibner and Miss
Wilhelmina A. Himburg both of this
city. They will live at the brides home
on Frederick street! where a reception
was given the newly married couple
after the ceremony at the German
Lutheran church. p - =
Owosso Lodge b. p. o. Elks initiated
w. NJ Fitzpatrick, Nof Owosso, G. p. Nc.
Dairmid, of Detroit, and George Brown,
of Durand, at its regular session Tues
day evening. After the lodge work a
fine banquet was served, about one
hundred members being present, anum-
Der coming from various parts of the
county. Short speeches were made AT
the close Of the banquet.
Superintendent J. w. Simmons high
ly entertained number of people at the
Congregational church Sunday evening
with an account of the wonderful and
beautiful things to been seen in Yellow
stone Park. His descriptions We're such
that it created IL desire in all his hearers
to visit the Park. But few had any
idea of the extent of this magnificent
natural beauty spot.
The grocery stock of w. A. Richard
son has been sold TO NJ. G.. and Byron
Nj. Dawes and they have taken posses
sion and will run the business n the
same location. byron Dawes, who viii
manage the store, is well known in the
city, having always lived here, and is
we'll posted in the grocery business
He has been in the employ of Geo. W.
Detwiler lately. Mr.. Richardson sold
because Of continued i'll health.
Following is list of advertised let
| tiers in the Ow0SSo postoffice for the
week ending Nov. H. 1905: Mat Cros
son, Mrs. V. II. Cutler, Mrs. r. Dunn
Nicholas Hanch, Mrs. Nell Jackson
Miss SADIE King DR.. Lucas Medicine
| Co., Miss Tillie 'oreau, Mrs. Mary Mel
son, Jim Ordway, Edward Parker, Al
Perry, Harrison Smith, Mrs. Mary L.
Soule, Mrs. Z. Taylor, Miss Guynetts
| Wilson.
A vein of coal four feet thick was
found last week at a depth of $50 feet
by worhmen who we're digging wei
in Montrose township on the farm
formerly owned by l.. p. Compton. II
| is estimated that the vein is an exten
sion from the coal fields in the adjoin
ing county of Saginaw, and the FIND