The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27
Local News.

MISS NeIIlo bOWlt5 Is hOhiC AANH'
Detroit.
R. P. Bigelow has been home sew
eral days.
Miss Helena Tick spent part of the
week in Detroit.
Frank H. Watson was home from
Detroit.f for Christmas.
Mrs, M. b. Sweeting, of Jackson,
is a guest of her sister, Mrs. A. M.
Bentley.
Rev, Theodore Hahn was in Len
non, Thursday conducting Christmas
exercises.
@. S.iAllison and family spent
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Robt.
AllisonHh ST. Johns.
T. Cl Swineford has been sue
ceeded rs travelling engineer of the
Ann Arbor by C. F. Amos.
Mrs. Nv. F. Alexander and sons,
George sand Reeve spent Christmas
with friends in Stockbridge.
Lyman Alcombrack, of Cleveland
is guest at the home of his sister,
Mrs. William Dunham, and his
brother, Philip Alcombrack.
A son was born Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Menzies, of Gaylord
Mrs. Menzies was formerly Miss
Daisy Willoughby, of Owosso.
DR.. D. H. Lamb entertained the
common council and a few other
friends at a muskrat supper after
council meeting Monday night.
Ward Detwiler, who is employed
by Detroit construction firm, is
experimenting the re-enforced con-
crete work on the new hotel Wenona
Bay City
George Brown, who has been
working in Kebler's barber shop
will work his fathers farm near
Chesaning this season. Charles
Montgomery succeeds him.
President G. H. Stephenson, of the
o. & c. E., was here from Philadel-
phia this week, and had confer.
ence with the council committee
Tuesday relative to better lighting
for the city.
Fred Lawrence, of Marion, spent
| Christmas with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Lawrence, Mulberry
street. Barclay Lawrence returned
home with him Thursday morning
to spend the balance of the week.
The city's new chemical wagor
and combination hose cart has arriv
ed, and fsHbeing fitted up by the fir'
department. There is full kit o
tools with the machine, many o
which have not been owned by tn,
city heretofore and they will prove
valuable.
e. M. Hopkins received a lette
| from Senator Burrows, Tuesday
stating that Ward Tilden will not b,
able to enter West Point, inasmuch al
his birthday occurs in January ant
Lno vacancy occurs at the militar.
academy until March, thus maxim,
him over the age limit.
John Jubb, a pioneer resident o
Chesaning, and a brother of Mrs
Ira Thompson, of Owosso, died sud
denly last week at his home, afte
being seized with opopleXy whil'
driving along the road. Mr.. Jub1
is survived by widow and fou
children, one daughter, Mrs. Inc
Schultz, living in Owosso.
S,,,oII ho,,e o,o ,,e;,, n, r;Aor 20 sboo
sparrows in and about the city, an,
will do some damage unless check
ed. A lady on East Exchange stree
Monday afternoon, heard a bulle
whistle quite close to her head, an,
at the same time a number of spar
rows in the road flew away, showing
conclusively that someone was firms
at them.
Charles II. Preece, of the Mile
house, is running water from one o
his taps into the gutter. A sign ex
plains the fact that if he uses the or
dinary amount of water, his bill
would be $2S.44 under the Is cen
rate, while if he uses larger amour
the six cent rate goes into effect an,
the bill would amount to but $11 04
In other words, he Is compelled t,
waste more than $4,000 gallons t
get the lower rate. Others are do
ing the same, and it will be seel
that the waste is enormous, Tn
council will set to work. it is expect
ed, to remedy the inequalities of TIL
present system of charging.