The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-10

The West Side Ice Co., has begun
to cut ice on the pond at the Frieseke
bricxyard. 1t is six inches thick and
of good quality.
Miss Edith Ruebekam entertained
friends last Thursday night at her
home in honor of her guest, Miss
Edith Harder, of Detroit.
The sugar factory closed last Sat
urday. Some of the men, who will
do repair work will go back about
April to prepare for the next cam
paign.
Wesley Splitter is taking a special
short course at the M. A. G. John
Mcdonald and A. l.. Densmore are
taking the creamery course at the
same institution.
Rev. w. Nj. ID. Riggs, representing
the American Bible society, is in the
city. He will remain over Sunday
and is attempting to further the work
of the society by establishing a
! branch here.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Nusbaum, of
Michigan avenue, and their guest,
Miss Grace Bixby, of Pennsylvania,
have gone to Florida for the winter,
on account of the condition of Mrs.
Nusbaum's health.
Patrick Kelley-not the lieutenant
governor,-John Mack and Thomas
Watson, who raised disturbance
while drunk in Vernon last week,
are serving ten days in the county
-; 4e ha,
Grandma" Kennedy, who lived
| for years with her daughter, Mrs.
A. H. Ellis, in Venice township, and
was undoubtedly the oldest person
in the county, died the first of the
week, aged SO years. The remains
were taken to Grand Blanc for inter-
ment. Mrs. Kennedy is survived by
three daughters.
Miss Cramer, of the music depart
ment of the Racket store, has receiv-
ed a check for five dollars from Will
Rossiter. the song publisher, for the
| best sale during Christmas week of
Rossiters publications, the popula-
being considered. This is a record
| which Charles Lawrence, proprietor
of the Racket store, is duly proud Of
1t has been decided to hold an Of
ficers' school Feb. and 8, at Lans-
ing, of all the officers of the Michigan
National Guard. At the same time
an election will be held to fill the va
cancy in the Third Regiment caused
| by Col Robert J. Bates, of the 500,
being appointed brigadier-gen
1t is believed that Major George B.
| McCaughna will be elected to sue
coed him. Owosso has not had a
| colonel in active or National Guard
| service since the civil war.
Miss Lulu Yerrick, 81 years of age,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer YER
rick, of Caledonia, died of consump-
ton Tuesday afternoon. She was in
| a sanitarium in the Adirondacks, last
| summer, undergoing treatment for
| the disease, when her sister Leta
died here of the same disease. Lulu
was brought home and has since
| fought for life, living in a tent at
| the farm home. Interment took
plad at Corunna Thursday after flu
neral services at the home by Rev.
| Woodlands.
The fixing of the new water rate
was not accomplished at the meeting
of the common council Monday even
ing. The council refused to pass the
new ordinance and as it adjourned
| for two weeks, the rate for this
| quarter will remain unchanged. In a
| communication to the council, which
| appears in the official proceedings in
this paper, it will be seen that Mayor
! Lamb urges the council to submit the
| question of bonding for new boilers
and other repairs to the water works
plant to vote of the people.
| j. S. Mcclure, acting trainmaster
| of the Ann Arbor railroad, has re-
signed his position to take immediate
effect and Eugene Hartenstein, a
former Ann Arbor engineer, who
came this month from the T. C o. C.
| succeeds him, with the title of divis-
ion superintendent. Mr.. Mcclure
worked up from operator to chief
dispatcher, and has been acting train
master since the departure of NJ. d.
| Foley for the south a few months
ago. Many Owosso people will re-
| greet the change, since it viii undoubt-
edly mean the removal of Mr. Nc
| CURE and family from the city.
| According to an Ann Arbor dis
| patch to the Detroit Free Press, En-
| gineer Stever, of this city, who is in
! the hospital at Ann Arbor and has
been there since an accident overlook
his special train bearing Sousa's band
from Toledo to Ann Arbor, will prob
ably die. The interlocker was sud-
denly turned against the train at Mi
Ian and Mr.. Stever jumped, striking
a coal car. 1t is said that his spinal
cord is oozing out as the result of
the injury and his condition is grave.
Sousa went home to New York
shortly after the wreck, because of
nervous shock and his concert tour
has been cancelled.
On Christmas night an unknown
young man Inquired at neighbours