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


party at Petoskey this week.
Misses Helen and Donna Watson are
visiting relatives in Jackson.
E. NJ Priest, of Chicago, spent Sun
day and Monday at Will Priests.
Aid. r. J. Campbell will spend the
holidays with his mother at Plymouth,
Mass.
Mrs. John Roos, of St. Louis, Mo-, is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M,
Keyte.
Robert Buckley was in Port Huron
Sunday to attend the funeral of his
mother.
Mrs. J. j. Schuknecht, of Detroit,
spent Sunday and Monday with Mrs.
John Storrer.
Will III. Brown, of Chicago, spent
Christmas with his mother Mrs 1. M
Brown, in this city.
Sylvester King, of Wardsville, Onta-
rio, spent the last of the week with his
brother, Rev. E. King.
Mrs. Stephen Scofeld treated her
boarders and some other friends to a
Christmas dinner Saturday.
L. G. Calkins, of st. Johns, has pur-
chased the Van Brunt bakery and will
run the bushes at the same location.
Members of his congregation present
ed Rev. j. H. Coultard with a set of
sitting room chairs as Christmas gift.
DR.. and Mrs. John Wesener, of Chica-
go, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Wesener, of
Saginaw, spent Christmas at their
mothers in this city
A. f. Hunt has asked the circuit
court to dissolve the firm of Crawford
81 Hunt, owners of Oak Grove stock
farm, Byron, and order an accounting.
John E. Phillips, of Chicago, Miss
Lizzie Phillips, of Detroit and Miss
Hallah Whitford, of Kendallville, Ind,
have been guests of Miss Cora Phillips
and mother part of this week.
Owosso Lodge knights of Pythias
will hold a public installation, Thurs
day Jan. A, at Castle Hall, to which
members and their wives and friends
are invited. Dancing will follow the
installation
The house occupied by Alpha Simp-
son on the J. w. Smith farm, West
Main street, was destroyed by fire Satur-
day afternoon. Part of the household
goods were saved. No insurance was
carried on the house or goods,
Isaac Hopper died at his home on
Glenwood Avenue, Saturday afternoon,
aged 70 years The funeral was held
Monday afternoon. He is survived by
a son, a brother, Edward, of New Haven
and sister, Mrs Alma Carl, of O wosso.
Frank Karrer, of Durand, died at his
home, Friday after long illness He
has been justice Of the peace in this
and Genesee counties about twenty-siX
years and was one of the Oldest Odd Eel
lows in the state. The funeral was
held Sunday.
The Grand Rapids battalion indoor
base ball team, champion of Western
Michigan, was defeated Friday eve
ming by the west side team of this city
by score of 10 to in seven innings.
A return game at Grand Rapids will
probably draw big crowd.
Nearly 100 new members have beer
taken in by the American Equity AS
ISOLATION this month in Owosso, being
the result of special campaign. 1t il
an Owosso enterprise and is receiving
hearty support here. One assess
ment pays the full rate to Jan. 81, 1906
The Salems Lutheran Y p. S. gave
an entertainment at the school house OF
Milwaukee street Friday evening
which was enjoyed by room full Of
people. The young people of the
church also surprised the pastor last
week and presented him with a rocking
chair spending the evening at the par
sonage with games and a lunch.
The Sunday school exercises at Chris
Episcopal church were held Tuesday
evening. The church was beautifully
trimmed and large Christmas tree was
lighted by colored electric lights ant
candles. After recitations by pupil
singly and in classes and the singing O
carols, Santa Claus appeared and re
membered all the children of tn
church.
A special service will be held at tn
First M. E. church Sunday evening
, Under the auspices of the Brotherhood
of ST. Paul. ''The Fraternity of Chris
tian Men" in the church, in business, il
social life and in aggressive evangelism
, will be discussed by the members.
mems chorus will lead in the singing o
familiar hymns and solos will also b
sung. A watch night service will fol
low.