The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-11-13
Oakley.

Uncle JOnn GrlmH, WHO mas Deen
at Boyne Falls the past summer, ar
rived in Oakley one day recently.
He explained that he had come home
to vote as he had not missed voting
in Brady in 54 years. Uncle John is
nearly 92 years of age and is
remarkably bright and active. He
will spend the winter with relatives
in Owosso.-W. T. Eagan recently
purchased the nwA of the neA of
sec 25, town 9, n. range 2 e. Con-
sideration unknown.-Tom Spencer
who recently purchased the Emmett
Hill property is making decided i'm
provements by reshingling and build
ing an addition to the house. Mr..
Spencer has also purchased the
Sackrider building and bought out
the meat market which he is now
conducting. We understand that
Eugene Walters has sold the proper
ty he recently purchased from Mrs.
Harmon, also that w. II. Eagan has
sold his hardware business to G. A.
Coy who will take possession jan
uary 1st.-Mr. Barringer has built a
new blacksmith shop on the lot
where Albertson's foundry burned
and has moved into it. J. M. Spen-
Ger will manufacture wheelbarrows,
stepladders, ETC., in the shop Mr..
Barringer vacated.-Mrs. Ruzilla
Wing was taken to the county hospi
tai recently by supervisor Keyes.
Mrs. Wing has been maintained by
the township of Brady in private
house here but it became almost i'm
possible to get place for her.
Earl Parshall has returned from the
prairie farm where he was weighing
beets for a couple of weeks-Phil-
lip Mickle is "mine host" again at
the Oakley hosiery. The former
landlord, Dr. McMickin, took his de-
parture to parts unknown.-Among
those of our citizens who have gone
north to try and capture the fleet
footed deer are: Roy Cole, L. Y.
Howell, DR.. O'Rourke and r. L.
Carr. We hear that others are to
go soon.-Wedding bells; congratu-
lations! Jos. Morris and Miss Effie
Miller were married a few days since
at Saginaw. They kept the matter
very quiet and it did not leak out I'M
til just before they took the train,
but the young people got wise and |
were there with goods, (rice) and de- |
|ivered them. They returned Friday |
and will soon commence housekeep- |
ing in the B. A. Fillinger house. Mr.. |
Norris Is our buttermaker and Mrs. |
Norris is one of our estimable young |
adde's. The happy couple have the
pest wishes of host of friends here. !
%. I. Merrell recently returned |
rom Roscommon where he worked |
he past summer.-Mrs. Ed Barrett !
If Cement City was calling on friends !,
n town one day last week.-H. G.
Wickham was in Owosso last week
B. Wilkinson is build
ng fine large house on his farm
me half mile west of town and has 1t
learly completed James Breenan
has moved his house onto the Ridge
Dad and extensively remodeled it,
which made a noticeable improve
nent on that street.-Somesneak
hief has been stealing wood from
Julia Fish and wood has also disap-
'eared from other places in town
ately. Any one who is mean and
ow enough to steal wood from a
one old lady like Miss Fish, would
teal his mothers dinner and it
Won't be very healthy for him to get
aught at it either. Somebody is go
ng to settle for this petty thieving
ONE time. Tom Spencer also had a
uantity of shingles taken recently.
The idea of fixing up things seems
D have struck Oakley the past sum-
her. New cement walks have been
uilt by Mrs. e. P. Stem, A. w. Mil