The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-18

/ evening from visit with relatives IN
Detroit.
J.F. Wildermuth and family have
moved into their residence on East
Comstock street.
Captain R. J. Tick left Thursday
noon for the National Guard camp at
indianapolis, Ind
DIR. Rice and family are moving to
Bennington, where the DR.. has had an
Office for several months.
Mrs. Geo. Fuller and Mrs. Ernest
Wickham of Lansing are guests at IL.
A. Wickham's, Park street.
Fred B. Woodland has been elected a
director of the Owosso Savings Bank to
! fill vacancy on the board
Frank l.. Convis, formerly of this
county, has been nominated by the
Democrats of Gratiot county for Sher-
| iff.
The post Office safe at Ashley was
blown open by burglars Thursday night
and 5000 and quantity of stamps
stolen.
Miss E. Grace Dewey left this morn
ing for Germantown, Pa, to resume
her work as an instructor in Walnut
Lane Seminary.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Cute have return
ed from the West and after a short
stay at Oakley will return to Los
Angeles for the winter.
Messrs. Frank and Lou Convis, well
known in this county where they for
merly resided, have sold their furni-
ture business at Alma.
G. A. (Puss) Palmer of Manistee, can
didate for the nomination of auditor
general on the Republican ticket, call
ed on friends in the city Wednesday.
The official canvass by the state board
of auditors of the vote cast at the pri-
mary in this district gives 9,93S votes
for J. W. Fordney and 5,706 for J. w.
Fitzgerald, majority of 4,232 for the
former.
The annual home coming supper Civ
en- by the Congregational Social Union
will be held in the church Saturday
evening, supper served after 4:30
o'clock. Every one is invited to be
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. B. Crane and
Pleasant Wednesday morning to re-
side. Miss Nellie will attend the Mt.
Pleasant Normal College.
w. E. Stewart, Edward Litchfield
and Frank Jones, of Flint, are in
Owosso and Corunna getting candi-
dates for the Shriner degree. The
Saginaw consistory will put in a big
class at Flint Sept. 25.
Lester Frank Worden, twelve days
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Word
EN-, North Howell street, died Sunday
night. The funeral was held Tues
day from the house. at 1000 a. m.
Interment in Pine Tree cemetery in
Corunna.
Mrs. Charles Cooper, of Denver,
IL
Smith, is being entertained by Mrs.
Smith at her home ON East Exchange
street. Mrs. Cooper resided in this
city many years ago and is we'll
known to the older residents of Owes
| so.
Following is the list of advertised
letters in the Owosso postoffice for
| the week ending Sept. II, 1908; J. l..
Barth, Mr.. Bennington, Matt Carr, r.
| A. Dean, Miss Celia Dennison, H. j.
Hyde, H. L. LeJoie, VIM. Miers, Lee
| Orland, I. l.. Phelps, H. M. Pulver,
Mrs. Sarah Quinn, Attic ToIwner
| co, M. E. Werden, Bert Worden.
Capt. VanDyne and Quartermaster
Sergeant Sneider issued the final
equipment to the members of Com
pany H who intend to go to camp
Tuesday evening. The new shoes are
being broken in for the long hikes
about Fort Harrison. They are pro-
noupced heavy, but stout and serwic-
able. About sixty-five men will make
the trip.
The annual roundup of Abigail
chapter o. E. S.. will be held Tues
day. September %. The afternoon
session will he at 3 $50 to confer de-
grees, banquet at 6, and work in the
evening" Worthy Grand Matron Mrs.
Franc e. Gardner, of Lansing, and
Worthy Grand Patron, James Fraser,
of Kalamazoo, will be present. Hus-
bands and friends are invited for the
banquet.
At meeting Monday morning the
board of Public Works opened bids
for the construction of the Clinton
and Lyon street sewers. The board
recommends to the council that the
contract for both jobs be let to the
lowest bidder, G. Wallace e Sons of
Port Huron, whose figures for both
jobs are $732.71. Andrew Geek
was one of the bidders.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hopson, oil
Bedford, Ia, who have been guests OF
his nephew, Frank G. Hopson, left
Monday for Toledo. A family gath
ering was enjoyed at the Hopson
home Saturday, those present from
out of the city being Mr.. and Mrs
James Warren, of Venice, Messrs