The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-04-19

M H. Knapp has taken a position II
the furniture department of Pearce':
store
! Alonzo Crane, bookkeeper at tht
sugar factory office, is taking a va
cation.
| City Clerk Dumond has named Mary
K. Dumond his wife, as his assistant
The council last evening confirmed his
choice.
The mother of William Donigan, OF
this city, died at her home in Detroit
yesterday. The remains will be taken
to Fowerville fer interment.
st. Johns Evangelical church, cor
ner of Oliver and Washington streets
is in good condition having reduced it's
outstanding debt to $400. At a meet
ing a few days ago it was decided to
improve the church premises with new
cement steps, cement walk and other
changes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Williams oil
COrunna avenue were very pleasantly
surprised at their home Friday by a
goodly sized crowd of their friends
dropping in on them. A fine supper
was served and games and dancing
INDUCED in. Everybody reports a fine
time
Special Evangelistic services COM
mence at the Corunna ave-. Al. Z.
church, Thursday evening to last for
ten days. Mr.. Waltz of Boston will
conduct the singing. A large chorus
has been secured which will lend to
the attractiveness of the services. The
pastor will be assisted by other pas
tors of the city and will preach Thurs
day evening.
The Estey Manufacturing Co, is
building an addition to its factory "B''
made necessary by the increased de-
mand for medium priced goods. No
steps have yet been taken to replace
the Estey companys factory "A" which
burned two years ago, but as the com
pany has refused very advantageous
offer for a site it is believed that re-
building plans are on foot.
The Travellers Club met Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. William Phillips
4 trip was taken into rural France
visiting the small town of Londres.
f,fr do f<x IAa f,,1 hi
church and to the wonderful grotto
+, with its healing waters. Returning
the club was treated to a delicious re-
past, and some music by the hostess
attire which it adjourned to meet Wed
nesday the oath with Mrs. Bedford.
Charles Schultz, of South Owosso
was arrested on complaint of Mrs
Plat Beebe, neighbor, on charge
Of stealing two Plymouth Rock chic
kens. The trial occurs in Justice
Walsh's court Wednesday. The old
gentleman, says a friend of his. was
bothered by Mrs. Beebe's chickens run.
ming across his lawn, and took two of
them in a basket to Sutterby's feed
barn, where he impounded them, hence
the warrant for theft.
w. II. Baker who has been employed
for q years as assistant engineer and
fireman at the Woodland factory has
resigned, and will move with his fam
lily this week to Ypsilanti. Mr.. and
Mrs. Baker are worthy and respected
people, and as token of their esteem
the Woodland employees presented the
former with handsome gold watch
chain Mr.. Baker wishes to express
his sincere appreciation of the kind
ness of his fellow workmen. His plans
are indefinite but he may buy farm
near Ypsilanti.
Rev. j. DISTANT, pastor of the AS
bury Methodist church has been in
formed by the authorities of Illinois
Wesleyan University, Bloomington, ILL.,,
that his final thesis for the degree OF
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph d. on
Some aspects of the Criminal System
In the United States" has been ac-
copied and the degree will be granted
at the Commencement in June.
Mr.. DISTANT holds the degrees of
PHI. r. and M. A. The University
speaks in highest terms of the ex-
cellency of the thesis and of the work
done throughout the course. Mr.. Dy-
slant has taken his post graduate
work in sociology.