The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-01-25
L. v. Curry, of Fenton. is in the city.

home from visit In Howell.
DIR. and Mrs. w. c. Hume and Mr.,
Margaret and w. F. Gallagher, Corun
ma. left Tuesday for Florida.
Prof. A. Coy, of Saginaw, director OF
the Owosso Maennerchor, has started 9
piano class in Owosso, having ten
pupils.
During the night Tuesday the self.
registering government thermometer at
the sugar factory registered 90 degrees
below zero.
G. w. Arnold, father of Charles
Arnold. of this city, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Conn, of Durand, died in Grand Ledge,
Monday, aged 70 years.
Alma Grow, of Owosso, has com.
menced suit against Cassius Grow by
her attorneys, Walsh & Pardee, asking
for separate maintenance.
The postoffice committee in the house
Of representatives has decided to recon.
mend an increase to $40 pc year in the
amount paid rural carriers.
Owosso Lodge #. e. A. M. has re.
ceieved an invitation to visit Flint lodge
at some convenient date in the near flu.
ture and will probably accept.
Frank Harrington whsse home was
near Lennon. was killed in hotel fire
at South Branch, Monday. The re-
mains have been brought to Lennon for
burial.
Mr.. and Mrs George Moreau, of
Corunna, celebrated their forty fifth
wedding anniversary Tuesday evening.
They were married in Christ Episcopal
church. Owosso.
A party of Rebekah lodge members
and others gave Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Ward, Ball street, house warming
Wednesday evening, their home having
recently been remodeled and made very
pleasant.
Roy the six " eeks old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Siess d ed Monday at the
home on North Howell street. The
funeral was held at st. Paul's church
Wednesday morning.
The chimney on A. w. Curtis new
home, in Corunna, was blown on to the
roof Saturday breaking plaster in
the bedroom where Mr.. and Mrs. Cur.
tbs were sleeping. They were uninjur-
ed. The loss is not heavy.
Friends surprised Mrs. J. HI. Pasco,
Mulberry street, Monday evening, and
presented her with a water set and a
salad dish. The party was in celebra-
ton of her birthday and the evening
was spent in music and games
1t is understood that a decided i'm
provement in the mail service will soon
be made on the Michigan Central, the
early morning trains north and south
carrying mail. This will give Owosso
people an opportunity to send mail to
Bennington, Laingsburg, ETC., at 1852.
After March 4th, senators and con-
gressmen will draw salaries of $500 q
year, the vice president, speaker of the
house and members OF the cabinet
$4,000, if the president signs the bill to
this end which passed both houses of
congress this week.
George Welte will probably resign as
city marshal as he has purchased a
theatorium business at Traverse City
and will run it and also conduct q
photograph business. He had become
decidedly tired of the position of mar
shall and the music and photo business
is more to his liking. 1t is probable
Otto Neuman will be appointed city
marshal.
Mrs. Emma Thompson, of Laings-
burg, has commenced suit against Fred
E. and Hurley j. Alderton for $4,000
claiming that her husband was given
liquor at their saloon on the night the
hotel run by the defendants was burn
ed and that in fight that followed her
husband was badly injured, being kick
ed and cut about the head and body.
J. Fl. Collins represents the plaintiff
The show cases in front of Lyon &
Ponds store and VIM. Feindt's shoe
shop were broken by falling signs Sun
day; the cornice was blown off the
Pearce store windmill was demolish.
ed on Paul Willoughby's farm, north of
Owosso; a frame building in rear of
George Kellys residence on River
street blown down and other damage
done by the wind.
A delegation from the Quackenbush
Post, of Owosso, headed by Commander
Duane G. Cooper, numbering twelve,
surprised Corunna Post during its meet
ING on Saturday afternoon, and were
cordially welcomed by Com. Jacobs and
the rest of the old boys. Speechifying
was the order of the day, and a grand,
jolly, good, old, fraternal feeling was
manifested all around. They promised
to come more often in future. A re-
turn visit is contemplated soon. Corun-
"a Journal.
A hotlv contested indoor ball game
of ten innings pleased $40 crowd at