The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-14

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Miss Glynn Williams is visiting Mrs,
Thomas w. Walker in Flint.
1t is now intimated that the Ann Ar.
Dor shops will be re-opened March LIST.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
give Colonial supper Saturday even
ing, Feb 90.
The Lady Maccabees of the World
met with Mrs. Edw. Martin, Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Stanley d. Knight of Cleveland,
Ohio, is guest at the home of F. d.
Rockwell, Mason street.
Mrs. Eta Hill Gould and daughter,
Miss Villette, of Lincoln, Neb., are
guests at the home of F. IL. Gould.
| W. F. Benkelman and James Mulhall
attended the retail lumber dealers con-
vention held in Detroit this week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley @.
| Taylor of Chicago, son, Feb. 5th Mr.,
Taylor was former Owosso boy.
Mrs. A. McKellops died at her home
in Perry on the 9th inst, aged 81 years.
She was one of the pioneer residents of
Perry township.
| The West Side indoor ball team de-
! feated the 0. l.. l. team Friday evening
to 8. The game was quite long drawn
out but at times very interesting.
Mrs. j. w. Simmons gave talk on
the Yellowstone Park to the members
of the Travellers Club at the home of
Ada Bedford yesterday afternoon.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Bentley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Osburn and Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin Bentley attended the automobile
show in Detroit the first Of the week.
G.. S. Watson is now the owner of
Fred Hartshorn's residence on North
Washington street, having exchanged
his property on Adams street in the
deal
Friends of Rev. James Fisher of Cor
unna, will be pleased to know that a
private pension bill granting him $50
a month has passed both houses of
Congress.
About sixty New Haven township
Cleaners drove to the city Tuesday and
enjoyed, themselves at the home of
Patrick WEIGH, Mulberry street. An
elegant dinner was served.
Judge Matthew Bush attended the
Lincoln club banquet in Grand Rapids,
Wednesday evening. He reports an
immense crowd present, splendid adj
dresses by all the speakers-especially
Secy. Taft.
J. HI. BRANDED, E. N Thome, John
Cunningham and Perry Corcoran were
in Mt. Pleasant, Sunday, to participate
in the installation of council of the
Knights of Columbus
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Cady have return
ed from Seaforth, Ont, for short stay.
They are conducting moving picture
show there but as business was rather
dull took the opportunity to come home.
B. S. Stratton, B. l.. Brown and A.
H. Let's of Owosso each have a hand
some gold watch presented to them by
the Michigan State Life Association for
having written $50, 900 insurance each
during the last three months of 1907.
AS but six watches were awarded it can
been seen that Owosso insurance agents
are hustlers.
Register of Deeds G.. j. Cole reports
January as busy month in his office,
the receipts amounting to $4O59O. This
has been exceeded but one month since
he has been register, when the receipts
were $444. MIR. Cole is keeping the
work up in the office in good shape and
is making friends of all who have bust
ness with the Office.
A special meeting OF the Ann .Arbor
Employees Relief Association is to be
held in this city March 9Th to vote upon
the question of amending the bylaws
to provide for increased assessments
and to order special assessment to
meet pending claims. The recent death
of several members has materially re-
duced the assets of the Association,
which has had prosperous career to
date.
Luther Wright of Bennington, re-
ceived word Saturday of the death of
his son, Ward, at Rider, North Dakota.
Ward went west two years ago and
took homestead claim and had been
getting along finely until taken with
pneumonia. His mother was summon
ed to care for him and with another son
reached his home Just after he died.
His age was 90 years.
DR.. and Mrs. Fred II. Clark of Ell
Reho, Oklahoma, have visited friends
in the city part of the week. Fred
looks just about the same as he did
when he left here sixteen years ago to
become secretary of the Y. M. q. A. at
Kansas City, Kan, later taking up the
| study Of medicine. At present he is in