The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-08
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Mrs. JOS Freeman has gone to New
Orleans to attend the Mardi Ora,
festival.
District Attorney Watson has beer
busy part of the week in the U. S. cour
at Bay City.
Leon Josslyn, of Owosso. and Pau
Nickels, of Corunna, have recently en-
listed in the U. s. Navy.
Mrs. E. B. Dewey. who left for Wash
ington last week. was quite sick at TIT
home of her daughter, Mrs. H. s. Reed
the first of the week.
Private pension bills for W. E. Cum
minis, of Corunna, and w. F. Let's, OF
Owosso, have recently passed the sen
ate-both were introduced by the lat,
Senator Alger.
1t is claimed that Chesaning con
stable found game of poker in full
blast in West Owosso Monday night
and by threats of prosecution made one
of the players pay debt of $34.
F. A. johnson has been bound over
for trial in the circuit court on charge
of selling liquor after hours. His at
torney, Odell Chapman, Gays Mr.. John
son will plead guilty in the higher
court.
In renewing his subscription Jas. F.
Race writes from Atlanta, Ga, 81 am
still much pleased with the south, es-
pecially Atlanta. January was the
warmest and dryest January on record
here-very little winter"
No sessions of school were held at the
Central building Monday because of a
break in the pump that supplies the
heating boilers with water. The neces-
sary repairs were made Monday and the
building warmed as usual Tuesday.
Midshipman Harry A. Orr, of this
city, who has been with the U. s. 8.
Barry in the Asiatic squadron for a
year past, has been transferred to the
Raleigh. Having served nearly two
years since his graduation from Anna
polls, he will soon be entitled to promo
ton.
Another contest for membership in
the Y. w. G. A. was arranged for at a
meeting at Miss Edna Hopsons Friday
evening, Misses Jennie Copas and Alma
House to be leaders. The contest closes
Feb. 26. The meeting was turned into
party and pleasant evening spent in
games.
At the preliminary meeting of boys at
the Y. M. G. A. Wednesday evening,
plans were made to organize Sunday
school athletic league The superin-
tendents of the various Sunday schools
will be asked to write up a constitution
and BYLAWS and these will be adopted
at later meeting of the boys. A team
representing each Sunday school was
organized and they will play after
school next week.
At the benefit ball game ut the armory
Wednesday evening between the West
Side and City teams $50 was realized
for Lieut. Geo. Hunt, who has been i'll
so long and is now in the hospital at
Ann Arbor. The game was not as in.
teresting as the others played by these
teams because there were 80 many sub
stitute players and changed positions.
The crowd enjoyed it, however.
The following letters are advertised
at the Owosso postoffice for the week
ending Feb. q Mrs. Lois Baker, G. NJ
Butler, Frank Curley, III. H. Gelaback
Frank Fuller, Maryette Jones, Joe Mer
rift, Edward Moore, The Owosso Reno
waiting Co., Miss Lille Parr, Miss Haze
Raymond, Messrs, Ream & Roosa
Messrs. Schnelle Bros, Miss Tillit
Smith, G. E. Snyder, Mrs. J. P. Turner
Cornelius Vosburgh, George WEIGH, L
w. Wood.
The mater Of bicycle ordinance wa,
discussed by the council Monday, Aid
Lamfrom claiming that the present or
dinance prohibiting riding on the walk,
is void because majority of the alder
men elect did not vote for it, it being
declared carried by the vote of Mayor
M. Osburn who broke a tie on it's pas
sage. Mayor Parkill claims that tn,
ordinance was legally passed accordins
to supreme court decisions. No further
action was taken however.
A. j. Lovejoy, the leading breeder o
Berkshire swine in this country, recent
ly visited Mound Spring farm. H.
writes the Farm Home: The next day
by invitation, / visited the fine up-to
date herd of Hubbard 81 Brown, of Ben
nington, in company with Messrs
Bartlett 81 Willett, where we were wei
entertained and greatly interested II
looking over the good things on ever
side. Some outstanding sows and gilt
and an extra lot of fall pigs were show
us, all in prime condition. Two grea
sires are being used, one a son of Mas
terpiece out of Baroness Lady XXX
the other SON of the great Lord Lee
The future of this herd is assured, an
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