The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-20

Edward Hamblin leaves mex
month for Florida to spend the bal
ance of the winter.
John Parsell, of Durand, is serv.
ing ten days in the equity jail fol-
drunkenness.
A miscellaneous shower was given
Wednesday evening at the home oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shears for their
daughter. Miss Ada.
The first sleighload of the season
was that of Ye Olde Time Spelling
School, Tuesday evening, to the
home Of Frank Southworth, near
Ovid.
During the past few months, bus
mess at the county jail has been very
light. For a short time last week
there was only one prisoner in con-
finement.
Mrs. M. Frances Orth has purchas-
ed the interest of ]. N. Zimmerman
in the Temple Theatre. The latter
has been a partner in the business
| for some months.
Fifty-five couples attended the
dancing party at Pythian Castle Hall
Tuesday evening. Fifty couples at
tended the Mcnamara class and as
sembly at the armory Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. John Halzhausen, of Easton
awoke at four O'Clock Monday morn
ing to find that her eleven weeks old
son had been dead for hours. Cor
oner Loring, who was called, decided
the cause of death was heart failure,
and no jury was called.
The executive. committee of the
Shiawassee Sportsmen's association
has decided to have a rabbit supper
January Is, to which members of the
association and guests will be invit-
ed Details, when they are arrang-
ed, will be published in this paper.
The briefs have been completed
and the mandamus case of John A.
Hicks, to force the village of Perry to
permit him to open his saloon in the
Hicks hotel, will be heard in the su
preme court in January. Hicks won
out in the circuit court.
Mrs. Robert Gardner. a former
resident of Hazelton township, died
at her home in Flint. Monday even
ing, aged 81 years. She is survived
~ her husband and three children,
Fred and Arthur Garner, and Mrs
John Zendler, all of Hazelton.
The Owosso Sugar Co. started
slicing beets again Wednesday, after
a few days of idleness on account OF
lack of beets. The company is fur
nishing sleighs for the farmers so
that the crop may be hauled while
sleighing is good. Over 100 loads
came in Wednesday.
The West Side Indoor baseball
team played it's fourth game and won
it's fourth victory Friday evening. de-
feating Grand Rapids team 8 to 1.
Shotwell pitched fine ball for the
victors. The next game will be a
double-header Christmas afternoon
and evening, with Muskegon.
The opinion of Judge Wisner in
the case of John T. McCurdy VS.. the
county of Shiawassee to recover $12,-
600, alleged to have been loaned IL
legally, will he delayed for some
weeks, undoubtedly, as the defense's
attorneys, B. P. Hicks and Thomas
Barkworth, only filed their briefs
this week.
Judge Weist in the Ingham cir
cult has decided that the ID. G. III. &
NJ Ry., is exempt from state taxes
under the ad valorem system and
that it can only be taxed on a spec
ific basis as its original charter pro-
vided. Another suit Is pending to
determine whether the charter can
be held to cover the line further than
from Detroit to Pontiac where it was
originally built.
Dorman Rathbun, of Bancroft, has
begun suit against John and Frank
Hayman in the circuit court in the
sum of $4,000 for injuries received
while working on hoisting machine
on the new Grand Trunk round
house. The Haymans, who were the
contractors, live in Windsor. Rath-
bun holds them responsible for. his
right hand and wrist being perman
emily crippled, as he claimed they
persuaded him to work on a windlass
which was in a dangerous condition.
Watson & Chapman are his attor-
neys.
Mrs. Mary Todhunter Johnson, the
Washington lady, who was recently
married to Captain Hiram Johnson,
formerly of Venice, now captain of
the watch in the weather bureau at
washington. explains the mistaken
report which was circulated through
the state papers to the effect that she
was a niece of the famous General
pickett, who led the historic charge
of the Confederates at Gettysburg.
She is a niece, instead, of Col. John
T. Pickett, of Kentucky, Confeder-
ate soldier. afterwards consul at Vera
Cruz, Mexico.