The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-16

Delay in receiving the brick for the
new bank building has stopped work
again.
There is daily call for straw in the
city and sellers can find ready market
almost any time.
Harold, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Priest, has been seriously sick during
the week, but is little better today.
Mrs. J. w. Turner fell down the
cellar stairs at her home Yesterday
breaking her right arm near the
shoulder
Bennington Hive of Maccabees en-
joyed chicken pie dinner and literary
program Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. B. HI. Taylor.
To better care for its patrons The
TIMES has added another job press to
its outfit. Call on us when you need
anything in the job printing line
Phil. Dreer, of Baldwinsville, N. Y,
and Miss Maud Jebb, of this city, were
married Wednesday, by Rev. G. III.
Hanks. They left for North Dakota in
the evening, where they will reside.
Edna Dunn, of Owosso, has COM
menced suit for divorce from George
Dunn, of Beardstown, Ill.,, because of
extreme cruelty. They were married
at Bannister in December 1899 and
separated last March.
All employees of the American Elk
press Company for year or more and
who receive less than 5000 per month
have been given ten per cent increase
in salary. Owosso employees will share
in the evidence of prosperity.
About thirty. five friends and neigh
bors of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mckenzie,
Owosso township surprised them Mon
day evening, the occasion being their
sixteenth wedding anniversary. The
guests served supper, furnished amuse-
ment of various kinds and left a beauti-
full parlor lamp to remind Mr.. and Mrs.
Mckenzie Of the day.
Odell Chapman is in Mt Pleasant to
try the case of Edwin Frost against the
township of Cole. Frost claims damag-
es because swarm of bees was thrown
from his wagon by its striking culyert
that was foot higher than the road,
the bees then singing the horses causing
a runaway in which his wife was killed
and he was severely injured.
At the close of the Eastern Star SEES
sion Tuesday evening social time was
enjoyed, the entertainment including a
spelling contest between sides drawn by
Mrs. q. l.. Cramer and Geo. E. Pardee,
the formers side winning, Mrs. Frank
Mack holding out until every one on
Mr. Pardee's side had failed A lunch
was served. The lodge voted ten
dollars to the Dorcas Home.
Owosso and Corunna friends were
surprised to hear of the marriage of
Circuit Court Commissioner Roy r.
Durham to Miss Lena Dean, of Owosso,
which occurred last July. Miss Dean
was formerly of Durand and friends
unite in wishing them happiness. Mrs.
Durham is the daughter of Frank Dean,
assistant roadmaster of the Ann Arbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Durham will reside in
Corunna after few months.
Owosso Lodge No. 81 F. e. A M. held
a pleasant and profitable meeting We'd
nesday evening, when six candidates
took the entered apprentice degree.
Work commenced at four o'clock and at
$3.50 chicken pie dinner was served to
one hundred brothers by the ladies
society of the First Baptist church.
The dinner was most excellently pre-.
pared and served. Among the candi-
dates was DR.. Leo Crum, Kalamazoo,
who came here for the evening, his
father acting as Worshipful Master to
confer the degree on him.