The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-16

Frank Lawrence, OF Detroit, wa.
J in the city Wednesday.
A. ID. Whipple has been at -Estey
part of the week on business.
F. p. Sayre, of Flushing, and
Fred w. Lawrence, of Durand, were
in the city ON business Wednesday.
The Saginaw county Socialist con-
vention nominated George Seiferlen
as a candidate for congressman in
this district.
o. B. Estey has withdrawn his
suit in the circuit court contesting
the will of his mother, the late Mary
| j. Estey.
Harry Cole was in Oakley Mon
day tt. pack up Geo. Gute's household
goods preparatory to the latter's
moving to California.
Mrs. Emily VanLiew, widow of the
late H. B. Vandew, of Bennington,
is moving from the farm in Bening-
ton to Saginaw to reside. Her sons
will live on the farm.
The fire department extinguished
| a blaze in the roof of the Grand
| Trunk freight house Thursday af-
ternoon before much damage had
been done. '
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Beardsley and
E. w. Beardsley were in Jackson the
first of the week to attend the funer-
al Of Seneca Williams, Mrs. Beard
sley's mother.
Mrs. G.. T. Campbell, assisted by
Mrs. ]. T. Walsh and Mrs. G. Wat
son, entertained the Congregation
al Social Union Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. Campbell on Water street.
George Thompson was sentenced
to IS days in the Detroit House of
Correction Monday for larceny of a
set of drafting tools from G. Rent
sler with whom he was working as a
plumbers assistant!
VIM. Broad has sold his stationery
and news stand business to o. l..
Sprague and will retire from active
business. Mr.. Sprague will add new
Lines, rearrange the stock and max g
the store more attractive than ever.
The law suits commenced both by
Morrice and Laingsburg parties over
500 purse offered for series OF
ball games have been amicably ad-
justed and the suits discontinued.
The attorneys interested were Seth
Q. Pulver and j. H. Collins.
Miss Dorcas Barnes, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Barnes, will leave
on Tuesday next for Portland, Ore
gon, to accept position as pianist
for a large department store. She
will reside with her sister, Mrs. Guy
Belden.
The fine home of Edward Whelan
on his farm two miles southwest of
Vernon, burned to the ground Sun
day morning, the fire starting from a
defective chimney, fire having been
started in the furnace in the early
morning. The. loss is about $4,000
with $4,000 insurance.
The claims of the city of Owosso
against the county for justice court
and constable fees amount to $51S.-
so, $2O235 being Justice McCaugh-
mas claims, $1S7.44 l.. A. Sander
hoff's bill as constable from Oct.
1907 to April 1908, S12S.71 Consta-
BILE Beresford's bill for April to Octo-
Der.
c. S. Watson's birthday was cele-
brated Sunday at his home on North
Washington street. A party consist
ing of L. G. Cooper, ID. c.. Cooper, G..
A. Cooper, w. T. Cooper, P. B. Rey-
nolds, w. e. Lewis and their wives
and Mrs. Harriet Holman and Mrs.
Blanche Cooper surprising him. They
presented him with a silk umbrella.
The Durand Milling Co.'s plant
at Durand was partially destroyed by
fire Sunday morning, causing a loss
of $4,000, about equally divided on
stock and building with but partial
insurance. A new gas making en-
CINE has just been installed and it
is supposed fire started from it. AS
the fire comes at the worst possible
time of the year, the proprietors are
in exceedingly bad luck and entitled
to the sympathy and assistance of the
community.
The franchise to be given the New
Haven Coal Co. to use certain streets
read to the council Monday but will
not come up for passage until next
week Some alterations and addi-
lions may be made before 1t is pass
ed. A committee consisting of Aid.
Sturtevant, Rundell and Washburn
was appointed to consider submitting
to the people the proposition to aid
the road to the extent of $4,000 il
the railroad is built to Six Mile
Creek.
Wanted-Success Magazine re-
quires the services of man in Owes
so to look after expiring subscdp-
tons and to secure new business by
means OF special methods unusually
effective; position permanent; pre-
fer one with experience, but would
consider any applicant with good
natural qualifications; salary $1.50
per day, with commission option.
Address, with references, r. G. Pea
cock. Room 102, Success Magazine
Bldg. New York.