The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-11
Miss Maude LOCKER is in Ann Arbor.

"A. ". OSmer was IN oC. Ondrles anu
Brant on business Tuesday.
Mr.. Fred and Miss Annie Osburn
were in Saginaw, Tuesday.
Watt Hurst gave fish dinner to
friends at Fowler's cafe Sunday.
Miss Flora Jones is visiting at
Tallmadge, Ohio, her former home.
Harry Ainsworth, of Chicago, was a
guest of his parents here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Hagan, of Mt.
Pleasant. spent Sunday at Thomas
Hagans.
G. N. Tyler was in ST. Charles, Tues
day, on business for the Mich. S.. M. 81
| o. Co.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Westcott attend
ed the May festival in Saginaw, Tues
day evening.
Louis Burhans has been home this
week after an extended trip for the
Pope Mfg. Co., of Boston.
The Old Corunna bank has filed arti-
cles of incorporation as State bank
with capital of $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. d. Youngs, Shiawas-
see township, will entertain the Gale
donia Farmers Club on Thursday next.
DR.. w. Ward paid Mrs. Frederick
Josenhans $4,000 this morning, the
amount of insurance carried by the late
G. Josenhans in the A. o. U. w.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Leonard,
of Lansing, son, Sunday. Mrs. Leon
ard is at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. Fletcher, Clinton street.
A barn belonging to s. 8. Miner, on
his farm west of Owosso, was badly
damaged by wind Tuesday afternoon.
A porch post, fences and other things
were also blown down.
A. w. Clark, of Boston, addressed the
city school teachers Wednesday on the
advantages of the slant system of pen
manship over the vertical and the slant
system will probably be used here.
Orders have been received by the
postmasters at st. Johns, Saginaw and
Caro- that all non-approved boxes now
being served on the rural routes must
be replaced within sixty days by ap-
! proved boxes.
The Saginaw high school ball team de-
feated the o. II. S. in this city Wednes-
day afternoon by score of to 1. The
Saginaw boys easily outclassed Owosso.
But small crowd was present owing
to the inclemeut weather.
The Antiseptic club entertained at
Fowler's Cafe Wednesday evening in
honor of Glen Reynolds who is soon to
be married. A fish dinner was served,
speeches made and songs sung by a
number of the members.
Owosso people who have lots at Hig-
gins Lake will be pleased to learn that
Chas. w. Cole, of Springfield, ILL.,, is
erecting hotel at that popular resort
| which will be in readiness for business
in June. The M. G. Ry. will give tour
lists rates after June 1st, making it in.
expensive for Owosso people to gel
there.
DR.. Julia M. Walton, President Of
the Mich. State Spiritualist Association,
will lecture at the G. A. r. Hall at ten
a. m. and Z p. m. next Sunday. DIR.
Walton is an inspirational and trance
speaker and will accept themes from
the audience for inspirational poems.
Themes for Sunday forenoon, will be
decline of Superstition. Sunday
evenings theme will be, "The Invisible
World. What is it9 and Where is it2
Tests and messages at close of lecture.
Mrs. Phillip Coleman, of Washington,
D. G., wife of Phillip Coleman, now an
employee in the pension apartment, but
formerly a resident of Corunna and
at one time county clerk. of this
county, committed suicide May by
turning on the gas and closing up the
doors in the library of their home at
9O7 S street. Mr.. Coleman, who is a
one-armed veteran of the civil war, was
popular resident here for number of
years and has the sympathy of friends.
Mrs. J. w. Thorne died at the family
home, two miles north of Owosso, Tues
day noon, and was buried yesterday
afternoon, Rev. G. FL. Hanks officiating.
Mrs. Thorne has been an invalid for
thirty years, the immediate cause of
death as shown by post norton exam
nation having been cancer of the liver.
She was born in Westminster, Ont,
coming to Rush township with her
father in 1851. She married ]. w.
Thorne in March, 1857, and seven child.
rem were born to them, two of whom
William and Benjamin, survive her.
Mr.. G. b. Cook, of Owosso, a former
student here, spoke on the subject
Strawberries. Mr.. Cook is an en-
thusiastic strawberry grower and gave
the club many interesting and valuable
hints on strawberry culture. He EN-
phasized the fact that the individuality