The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-03-13

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Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Roos are spend
ing the week in Detroit.
| Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Lawrence have
returned from New York.
julius Frieseke was in Lansing the
first of the week visiting friends
Mr.. and Mrs r. j. Tick entertained
the Junior 500 club Tuesday evening.
H. d. Lyon returned Monday from a
business trip to New York and Boston
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Smith and
daughter, Elma, are visiting in Peters.
burg, Mich
Charles A. Towne has formed law
partnership in New, York city with the
well known lawyers, Dolphin X. Delmas
and j. Spellman.
VIM. F. Let's and daughter are in
Grand Rapids to attend the funeral of
Lucille Chambers, the three-year.old
niece of Mr.. Let's.
John B. Stockdale, formerly of Owes-
so, now located at Maryland, announces
that he is candidate for prosecuting
attorney of Allegan county.
Mrs. M. H. Passmore left for her
| hone in Racine, Wis, Wednesday,
after visit with her brother, G. s.
Lockwood, Hickory street.
J. E. Aitken, of the Owosso Business
College, is in Port Dover, Canada, to
attend the funeral of his mother. J. w.
Long of Flint, is doing Mr.. Athens
work in his absence.
Thomas E. Heddle, formerly of this
city as a preacher, now doing news
paper work in Spokane, Wash, is a
candidate for the republican nomina-
ton for sheriff of the county in which
Spokane is located
The city election will be held Monday,
April 6, the polling places being as fol-
lows: 1st ward, 100 West Mason street;
End ward The TIMES Office; Sd ward,
city hall 4th ward, polling place on 8.
Water street, 9Th ward, hose house,
West Main street.
Frank S. Dean, one of the popular
Owosso milk men, has sold his route
to Oliver Launstein of Owosso town
ship and will move to Mt. Pleasant
where his son is in the jewelry business.
He has been in poor health for some
time.
G.. Fl. Barrett's bill against the city
for wagon broken by collision with
a fire wagon will be allowed at the next
council meeting at $14, the original
claim being sci. There were two votes
agains allowing it at last Mondays
meeting.
The remains of Mrs. Phoebe Wood |
house, who died at the home of her |
daughter in Owosso, Feb 90, were tax
en- to Dansville, Mich, for interment !
Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Burgess,
Mr.. and Mrs G. s. Williams and Rev.
G. H. Hanks accompanied the remains.
Democrats of Owosso have called
meeting of ward committeeman for
ty of naming city and ward tickets
for the spring election. The meeting
will be held in Justice McCaughna's
Office with Wallace D. Burke as chair
man.
Ed. Shelp of Bancroft, won another
wrestling match at Flint Saturday
night when he threw Ed. Anderson of
Chicago, before the sVehicle City Ath-
letic association, winning the first fall
in 81 minutes and the second in II min
utes Shelp expects several bouts be-
fore the closing of the spring season.
Last week w. E. Severance sold his
house and lot to Robert w. Fellows of
Alaiedon. Mr.. Severance has accepted
position with the packing firm of J.
II. Copas at sOwosso, as travelling sales.
man. We regret the loss of Alderman
Severance and wife from our city, but
wish them all success. Mason News.
Mrs. Grace M. Hunt received notice
Yesterday that the pension claim of the
late Geo. M. Hunt had been allowed at
$l2 per month, dating back eight years,
which will give her something over
$1,150 back pension. Congressman
Fordney assisted in bringing about
speedy adjustment after the evidence
was filed.
The Council at it's Monday evening
meeting designated w. E. Hall, w. E.
Collins and Wallace Burke to act as
election commissioners for the spring
election and the following clerks 1st
ward, E. P. Gilbert I'd ward, John
Detwiler; Bird ward, Fred Chapel; 4th
ward. E. M. Rohrabacher; 5th ward,
S u. Watson.
Fred Gaborie, formerly DIR. A. M.
Hume's Office and chore boy, but who
has been away several years, returned
to Owosso Friday with THE College
Widow Co. as stage carpenter and is
said to be an expert in this line now and
draws big salary. He called on
friends while here and they are much
pleased with his success.