The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-22

ing of commercial teachers at Chicago
next week.
Not the least among the attractive
features at the Republican Club ban
quet next week will be the musical part
of the program.
Dale Richards, 10 years old. ran away
from home here and has been working
at the Heinz factory in Holly. He was
brought back this week.
Rev. John Mcclure, S. j., of Chicago,
will give lecture at st. Paul's Catho-
lie church Monday evening ON "The
Religion Of our Times"
Among the resolutions adopted at the
meeting of the State Grange was one
favoring the election of county drain
commissioner by vote of people.
Ben Marsh, son of Mr. and Mrs. r. r.
Marsh, was operated on at Ann Arbor
Tuesday for appendicitis and is recover
ing nicely from the operation.
J. l.. Thalman, one of the high school
teachers, left yesterday for Cincinnati
to spend a few days with his twin
brother who is i'll with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Hannah Watson, mother of
Frank II. and S. Y. Watson of this city,
has moved from her farm in Shiawassee
township to Corunna. She is SO years
of age.
Rev. Fl. Van Ommeren, editor of the
Laingsburg News, has given up the
work of filing the Unitarian pulpit at
Mt. Pleasant and the church will be
closed.
The Sugar Co. completed its second
payment for beets on Monday, the total
amount paid out being $4,000. The
last payment for the year will be made
Jan. 18th.
Mrs. Edward Cameron, of Atlanta,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Walker, of
Indianapolis, have been guests at
Charles Twitchell's East Main street,
this week.
Mrs Walter Osborn left yesterday to
join her husband in Toronto. Mrs. H..
L. Osborn and daughter Grace who
have been visiting here have returned
to Toledo.
Miss Frances Clapp has gone to New
castle, Pa, to spend the holidays with
A. M. Clapp. She will return to finish
her years work as teacher in the
city schools.
Supervisor J. J. Peacock, of Corunna,
was stricken with paralysis last Friday
night. His condition is serious, al
though he has recovered somewhat from
the stroke.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers lodge at Durand will give a
party at the Hotel Richelieu, Jan. 1st.
1t is expected number of people from
Owosso will attend.
The State Association of Judges will
meet next week at Lansing in the SUI
preme court room. Judge Howard
Weist has arranged an excellent pro-
gram for the meeting.
The building committee of the House
has decided to report an omnibus public
building bill at this session of Congress.
Owosso can thus at least hope for an
additional appropriation.
The case against the Federal Mer
chandise Co for running store with
out license was partially heard yester
day and adjourned until Saturday
morning in Justice Walsh's court.
Judge Hugh McCurdy and Geo. T
Campbell were in Flint Monday attend
ing the funeral of Andrew j. Brown
grand sentinel of the grand command
cry Knights Templar of Michigan.
The Grand Trunk railway will run &
side track to the sugar factory, crossing
Main street just west of Chestnut street
Surveyors were here Tuesday and the
work will probably commence at once
Miss Ruth M. Wright, a sister o.
Carl c. Wright, of this city, has beer
appointed to position in the Stat,
library at Lansing. She has been EN-
ployed at the Congressional library
Washington.
Mrs John Wilson, aged II years
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Frank Knapp, Glenwood avenue, yes
terday, of pneumonia. Besides Mrs
Knapp she leaves son, Stephen Dur
ham, of Lansing.
VIM. Simmington, of Owosso town
ship, left Saturday evening for Hart
ford, Conn, called by the death of hi
brother, George, former resident o
this vicinity. He was accompanied b,
his daughter, Miss Lilly.
The Rate bill, now before congress, i
to be one of the principal questions t.
be acted upon at this session. If 20,
wish to be informed on this matter hea
Cong. 9. E. Townsend at the Republi
can Club banquet on the 2Sth. MI
Townsend is q pleasing speaker.