The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-03

Saginaw, west side, was visited by
$50, 900 fire New Years day.
d. E. Barber. of Amerherstburg,
Ont, is the guest of hiss sister, Mrs.
A. E. Smiley.
Miss E. Grace Dewey has been spend
ing her holiday vacation in Washington
with relatives
Mrs. W. M. Fitzpatrick and daughters
spent part of the week in Lansing with
Mr.. Fitzpatrick.
A. ID. Nelson has been appointed
postmaster at Alicia (Prarie FARM vice
FL. w. Kline resigned.
Mrs. Hugo Wesener and son returned
to Saginaw, Monday, after visit at the
home of Mrs. Bertha Wesener.
Rolla X. Bryan of Lansing, well
known in Owosso, dropped dead in
Washington on New Years day.
+ w. w. Palmer and family and F. w.
Pearce and family were guests of Geo.
Palmer, Chesaning, Wednesday.
Rev. F. NJ Coddington, former pas
tor of the Congregational church at
Laingsburg, died recently at his home
in Plainwell, aged "a years.
The Baptist church has elected Off
GERS as follows: Trustees, three years,
w. L. Parker, o. B. Estey;< to fill va
cancy, l.. s. Goodale; deacon, E. H.
Odell.
Mrs. Clayton W. Loripg was taken
with an attack of grippe Tuesday even
ing and was in very serious condition
for couple of hours Wednesday morn
lug, caused by heart trouble.
W. E. Hart, formerly employed by
The TIMFs and now employed in one
of the offices at Ann Arbor, and Miss
Adah Shears of this city, were recently
united in marriage by Rev. c.. n.
Hanks.
Senator Arthur j. Tuttle of this dis.
trict, has formed law partnership
with L. B. Macarthur of Mason, and J.
H. Dhnnebacke of Lansing, and the
firm will have offices in the HOLSTER
block Lansing.
Mr.. and Mrs, VIM. VanSice enter
tanned the members of the Owl club
Saturday evening about 30 being pre-
, sent. The prizes at pedro were won
by Mrs. d. j. Abbs of Saginaw, and
Mrs. E. Titus.
L. G. Webb, of Mason, has sold the
two year old trotter, Oakling, to Geo.
Whitcomb, of Lansing, who will devel-
op the youngster-a very promising colt
as well as being well bred. His sire is
Oakland Baron, dam, VANITY by Baron
W.; second dam Trixey by Louis Ma
poleon.
J. NJ Bentley and family of Roches
ter, MY. former residents of the city,
will return to Owosso next week to re-
side. They will occupy the residence
recently purchased by A. M. Bentley on
West Oliver street. Mr.. Bentley will
have a position with the Owosso Manu-
facturingCo.
Congressman Fordney was in the city
for short time Monday afternoon.
He is in better health than at any time
for several months and will return to
Washington on Monday prepared to
take an active part in the hearings Of
the ways and means committee on the
Philippine tariff bill.
The following letters are advertised
at the Owosso post Office for the week
ending Dec. %, 1907: Mrs. Mary
Atwood, William Dunlap, Il. Ester
brook, Theodore Fulton, Let Haiston,
Mrs Jennie Keigle, Mr.. Porter Beet Co.,
d. D. Cheney Powers, Geo. Stanton,
Carl Wilson. Foreign: Jakub Smoch.
The O. g. G. E. road has withdrawn
all passes in accordance with the law
passed by the last legislature. All COM
mon carriers are subject to fine of not
less than 800 or more than $500 for a
violation of the law. and it is made
equally unlawful for passengers to ride
upon pass and violators are subject to
the same penalty.
Quarterly meeting will be held at the
Evangelical church, corner of Park and
Williams streets, beginning this eve
ming and lasting over Sunday. Preach
ing service this evening at z o'clock,
Saturday at 2 and z p. M, Sunday
morning and evening. Rev. w. F..
vogel of Bay City, former pastor of the
church, will officiate. A cordial invita-
i ton is given the public to be present.
The supreme court has affirmed the
decision Of the circuit court In the case
of Edward Judd VS. the township of
Caledonia in which verdict Of $500
was given Judd. The decision of Judge
Smith in the case of Henry Launstein
vs. Oliver Launstein and David Wink
ler-the famous Owosso township drain
suit-was modified and affirmed with
costs to the defendants-s victory for
the defendants. .