The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-06-09

appropriate exercises.
Rev. Thomas fowler will preach next
Sunday at the Union church, North
Mulberry street. at 10 m.
L. B. Quackenbush Post, G. A. r.,
will attend in uniform, the inspection
tonight of Company H at the armory
by Col. Robert j. Bates
James Opdyke's team ran away, Sun
day night, while being hitched up.
The hack.to which they were attached
was somewhat damaged
William F. Nothnagel, who has been
with the Owosso Savings Bank for
several months, will go to Byron,
where he is to be cashier of the new
State bank.
Perry Dunbar was given surprise at
his home on North Oak street, Tuesday
evening by Christians clerks, the occa-
sion being his birthday anniversary.
He received several presents.
There will be Free Methodist camp
meeting at the farm of Melvin Russell,
five miles southwest of Shepardsville,
June 14-21. Many from this city and
vicinity are planning to attend.
Joseph, son of Mr.. and Mrs Michael
Laveck, is sick with contagious dis
ease in the city hospital. There is but
one other case of contagious disease,
and that typhoid fever, in the city
John Dayis, an umbrella member.
who had just completed 30 day SEN
tence for drunkenness, was sent back
this week for ten days more. He had
stolen Manfred Warmers umbrella
In the court of Justice Walsh, Mon
day, G. G. Phillips, of Joliet, ILL.,, Sc
cured averdict of $27S.69 against w. H.
Rollo, foreman of the Ann Arbor steam
shovel. The verdict was on note.
E. E. Henderson leaves next week for
Atlantic City, New Jersey, to attend
the national meeting of Foresters, being
one of the delegates from Michigan.
Mrs. Henderson will accompany him.
The Dewey farm on east Main street
is being plated, streets are being grad
ed and low places filed preparatory to
putting the property on the market.
An Office building will also be erected.
w. H. Rowland, secretary of the
Fidelity Accident and Protective
Society, of Saginaw, one of the best
companies of its kind in the State, is in
Owosso today looking after the interests
of the Society.
BY a collision on Saturday evening
with William Teller, Melvin Shelter, of
the Burnett Knitting works, was
thrown from his motor bicycle and pain
fully injured. A rusty nail entered his
hand nearly an inch.
Mrs. Ida Lyon reached Owosso Mon
day evening from her three months
trip abroad. She spent most of the
time in Spain, although a visit was
made to southern Italy and week
spent on the Island of Sicily.
Corunna Commandery No. 81,
Knights Templar, has decided not to go
to the Grand Commandery conclaye at
at Detroit next week Tuesday. Mem
bers of the Commandery are, however,
urged to go as individuals, as they are
entitled to all courtesies and privileges.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Miss Florence NJ Strausine to Mr..
Earl W. Barnes, of New York City, on
Wednesday, June 81, at 800 p. M, at
the brides home near Corunna. Mr..
Barnes is son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. w.
Barnes, of Byron.
Supr. Geo. Morrice estimates that it
will cost at least thousand dollars to
replace the bridges and culverts washed
out in Bennington township the first of
the week, and says this does not include
any expense for drawing dirt and gravel
to make fills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw ard Rourke, Allie
Rourke and Mr.. and Mrs. Martin, of
this city, were in Laingsburg Wednes-
day attending the marriage, at the
Catholic church, of Mr.. Patrick Rourke
to Miss Fannie Doyle, daughter of John
Doyle, of Sciota.
1t is almost daily occurrence in the
city for one or more teams or horses to
run away. If drivers would hitch
their horses whenever left runa-
ways would be less frequent. Possibly
after some one is injured the law touch
ing this matter will be enforced.
James Denyes living in the south
part of the city, lost horse during the
storm Tuesday evening, being instant
ly killed by lightning. The barn was
also set on fire but was saved from de-
struction by prompt work, it was how
ever badly damaged by the lightning
which splintered many of the boards.
Reports to the Owosso Sugar Co.
indicate that 90 per cent of the acreage
contracted in this county for beets had
been seeded up to the end of last week.
About 10 per cent of the total acreage