The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-03-15


Robert Cheal is again able to be at hi
place in G. M. Miller's grocery store.
Will Graham left Owosso Monday fol
Shreveport, Louisiana, to join base
ball team there for the summers work
Mrs. J. H. Wheeler left Monday fol
Toledo and North Baltimore, Ohio, to
visit Z. A. Todd, Jr., and other relatives.
Mrs. d. L. Moss was surprised by
neighbors and friends Saturday even
ing and presented with ring. She has
left for Detroit to reside.
Medium Hathaway, who has been an
employee at Miller's barber shop on
Main street, has purchased the shop of
ID. Herrick at Durand and moved there.
The Union Telephone Co.'S. annual
meeting will be held at Alma, We'd
nesday, March 20. Owosso people are
among the largest stockholders in this
prosperous company.
Mrs Sallie Seeley, widow of Gilbert
Seeley, died at the home of her daught-
or. Mrs. Carl Pickert, in Corunna, Fri
day night, aged SO years. She has been
an invalid for years The funeral was
held Monday.
On Wednesday evening, March 90,
Mr. and Mrs. vandenBerg will be given
a reception by the high school faculty
at the home of Mr.. Albert Todd. A
cordial invitation is extended to their
many friends
The March dancing party, given by
Owosso lodge, Knights of Pythias,
Tuesday evening, was attended by over
fifty couples who had the usual good
time. The next party will be a 'Topsy.
Turvy affair on March 26.
r. S. Bulla, Fred Bush and Joseph
Vavra, who have accepted positions
with the Madison, Wis, Sugar Co.
were given banquet by sixteen
friends Monday evening at the Symes
tavern. Alonzo Crane acted as toast
master.
William Boyce, for many years one
of the we'll known foremen at Robbins
table factory, has purchased the grocery
business conducted by ]. D. Reiff on
Mulberry street. Mr.. Reiff will move
to his farm in Rush township for the
summer.
Miss Rose Van Hoten, aged 80 years,
died at the Kalamazoo asylum yester-
day, where she was taken several
months ago after running around near
Hopkins Lake in her stocking feet, ex-
posing herself to such an extent that
consumption developed, aggravating
her insane condition.
Eugene Nye and Clyde Manning
were bound over, Tuesday, to the cir
cult court for trial on charge of sell
ing liquor without license, it being
claimed that they had purchased the
saloon business of Myron Nye and were
running without paying tax.
Prof. Hilbert Roth, of the Uni
versity of Michigan and connected with
the state department of forestry, will
lecture in Owosso next Friday evening
under the auspices of the Current Topic
club and the Womans club. Prof.
Roth is one of the best posted men in
the world on forestry and there should
be large attendance at the lecture
No charge for admission.
The Loyal Guard, the fraternal life
insurance order which has its head
quarters in Flint, was incorporated Jan
81, 1895, and it was number Of months
after that before any local divisions
were established in this county. To
Dec. 31st, 1906, twenty six death losses
had been paid to benefciaries in this
county, the total amount reaching
$31, 900. 1t affords fraternal insurance
at reasonable rates and its losses are
always promptly met.
Sheriff John A. Watson received word
from Sheriff Zimmerman of Genesee
county Friday that a band of horse
thieves were operating in this part of
the state and that they were bad
crowd to handle. Three of them ap-
peared in Corunna Friday night and the
sheriff locked them up, turning them
over to Flint officers Saturday. Two
others were arrested in Flint and Holly
and will all, undoubtedly, receive
prison sentences.
Don Blackmar, who for the past few
weeks has been doing effective reperto-
rial work on the Leader, has resigned,
the same to take effect with this week.
Mr.. Blackmar has decided to accept the
position, mention of which was made in
The Republican at the time, offered
him by Louis Chester Pearce, and
leaves Charlotte, March 10, for Mexico
He will spend few days with his
sister, in Saginaw, before his departure
Charlotte Republican. Mr.. Black
mar formerly resided in this city.
Wednesday evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs Frank Evans, occurred the
marriage of Miss Ethel Powers, sister