The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-03-02
Laingsbure.

Mrs Mary A Dana has sold her farm
and will move to Owosso-M Bah
cock, of Mason, is visiting with Guy
Ravens this week-Orion Lodge l y
OF is having work every Tuesday eve
ming, and the lodge is in prosperous
oondition-E M Young has painted
and otherwise improved his grocery
store-Little Dewey Dusenberry, who
has been sick for weeks and underwent
an operation for abcess is slowly inn
proving-A McGarvy and Rachel
Barger were united in marriage at the
Catholic church Tuesday-The box
ing contest advertised to take place here
last Friday evening came off under diff
fculties. They having been forbidden
by the authorities to hold same, gave
the officers lively chase to prevent it.
1t is said to have taken place in barn
in the south part of the village at two
O'clock Saturday morning. Several
sports spent the forenoon Saturday
cleaning the clay off their shoes, and
trying to persuade themselves they had
enjoyed bushel of fun. The contest
was between a local boxer here and
Coon" imported from Lansing. 1t is
said the local man was too supple for the
coon, and would have laid him out cold
as a wedge if the managers had not
called off the bout on draw"
DEATH OF JAMES LAwLER.
James Lawler was born in Michigan,
Oct. 18th, 1882, and departed this life
Feb. 25th, 1906, at his old home in
Laingsbur1, in the 74th year of his age.
The immediate cause of death was heart
failure. Although he had been in poor
health for some time the news of his
death came as shock to our communi-
ty, and our citizens could hardly realize
that the genial old friend and neighbor,
would no more be seen among us.
He came to Woodruff when eight
years of age, where he grew to man.
hood, and was married to Sarah A.
3prague in 1858. The wife survives
him; they have no children. So far as
Mr.. Eawler knew he has not single
blood relative living. About 40 years
ago he moved onto his farm one mile
and a half east of this place, where he
resided until 1878, when he moved into
our village, since which time he has
been actively engaged in business,
handling grain, wool and produce. In
1885 in company with S. Piatt. he
bought the grist mill of VIM. Parker
and the business is now carried on I'M
der the firm name of Lawler e. Piatt.
He had constantly added to his original
Farm which now consists of several hun
ared acres of land, as good and produc-
sive as any in this locality. James
Iawler was one of the best known men
m this part of the county, man of
honesty and. sobriety, whose word was
rs good as his bond He has always en-
joyed the confluence of his neighbors,
by whom he has been often placed in
positions of honor and trust, having
served them in capacity of supervisor,
treasurer, and village president at diff
'erent times.
He was self made man in the fullest
sense Of the term. Left an orphan
among strangers, with very limited
schooling at district school, he steadi-
y worked his way through privations
md hard labor to an honorable place |
smong his fellow citizens.
Though somewhat eccentric he was
IT genial. sunny disposition, charita
be and obliging, almost to fault. No |
me ever asked James Lawler for favor
ND went away uusatisfed If il was in |
is power to grant the request. He !
ave great many dollars and granted |
many favors known only to the recipi- |
r 4 l. IL T.