The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-02-03
Local News.

f. FL. Watson was in Shaftsburg, on
legal business Tuesday,
There are no cases of contagious dis
eases in the city at present.
Midshipman Harry A. Orr is a guest
at the home of o. L. Sprague.
Supt.i j w. Simmons has been ill
several days with rheumatism.
Mrs. Willard Knapp entertained the
w. r. G. on Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Belle Thomas was successfully
operated upon Sunday for assesses.
Miss Emma Gabriel enters a Detroit
wholesale millinery house tomorrow
The Kings Daughters, of Bancroft,
have donated quilt to the Dorcas
Home
Miss Maude Kline, of the Normal
Training school, is doing relief work at
Burton.
About 100 couples attended the char
ity ball at the armory on Wednesday
evening.
Thursday was very cold, the ther-
mometer registering ten below during
the morning.
Charles Barrows, Michigan Avenue,
entertained party of Burton friends
Tuesday evening.
A sleigh load of Oakley people visited
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brooks, Adams
street, Wednesday night
Postmasters M. N. Brady, Saginaw,
West Side, and w. H. Brunson, of st.
Johns, are the guests of E. o. Dewey,
today.
Charles Smith has quit his place in
Christians dry goods store. Joseph
Chapman has taken position with Mr..
| Christian
Archie Robertson was given a party
Monday evening at his home on East
Main street The occasion was his
birthday.
Owosso Lodge No. 753, B. P. o. Elks,
will give an "Elks' Temple" benefit
party on Tuesday evening, Feb. IA, at
the temple.
The First Church Epworth League
gave q sleigh ride on Wednesday even
ing to the home of William Horton,
which was largely attended.
Misses Ethel Shadbolt and Jennie
Teller gave sleighride on Monday
| evening to the home of Miss Mabel
Launstein, west of town.
Dorr Day, photographer, has present
ed Company H with wellframed pic
ture of its three officers Capt. Ross
and Lieuts. Case and Van Dyne.
Misses Lillian Trafford and Flossie
Moffatt gave sleighing party to about
thirty young people Saturday evening
to the Hubble farm near Garland.
Herbert Rouse, of Owosso, was struck
in the eye by a piece of steel, last week,
while at drill in the M. A. @ armory.
The injury is healing, the steel having
been removed.
An excellent musical was given at
the Baptist church, Tuesday evening,
by Miss Gertrude Smith, of Chicago,
soprano; August Wesener, vielinist,
Mrs. Eleanor Milligan, reader, and
Mrs. f. j. Mcdaniel, banjoist.
The Perry Journal states that the
building improvements in that villagt
during the past year exceed $4,000 in
value and that the increase in, popula-
tion is about 100. Perry is certainly q
wide awake and enterprising town.
Peter Myers, an aged and prominent
farmer, of Woodruff township, became
violently insane Monday on account oi
much illness and had to be confined il
the county Jail pending an examina
tion of his condition. He will be take1
to Pontiac.
The regular meeting of Owosso town
ship Grange, will be held Tuesday
Feb. at 80 p. m. All members re
quested to be present. Those not hav
ing their dues paid, please come pre-
pared to pay them and receive the an
nual word.
George Blanchar is in jail awaiting
examination Feb. 0, for the theft
August 8, from Dudleys cold storage
of gold watch. The watch, belongin,
to Mrs. Dudley, was in Harry Dudley
vest. Rlanchar worked in the col,
storage at the time, and afterwards. i
is said, traded off the watch.
Representative Charles E. Ward ha
written County Clerk John Y. Martin
acknowledging the receipt Of the super
visors' resolution calling for the passag
of county salaries bill and says in cor
clusion: II have been comforting wit
Senator Cook, and very likely tn
Wishes of the board will be carried out.
List of letters advertised at Owoss
postoffice for week ending Jan 2S, 100,
e. E. Buckner, Elmer Chatham, Char
! ley Eichenbam, Mrs. N. M Hall, Mix
Holik, II. d. Holmes, Mrs. Bert Lei
Cap. Meloy, A. Moss, Miss JUL