The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-04-03

| .. Donuero Oh MI. FleaSant, was In
the city Wednesday.
Robert Allison of st. Johns, was in
the city Wednesday.
S. F. Shumaker was in Detroit on
business Wednesday,
. Mrs. Carl Sopp of Muskegon, is visit
ing relatives in the city.
Attorney w. M. Smith of st. Johns,
was in the city Thursday.
Born, to Judge and Mrs. Matthew
Bush, on Friday, daughter.
Postmaster Stevens and daughter Of
Perry, were in the city Tuesday.
The Bay View Reading Circle met
with Mrs. j. Thompson, Monday.
Mrs. Geo. Lanphere of Ithaca, has
been the guest of her mother this week.
Mrs. w. A. Taggart is in Cheboygan
on account of the sickness of her
father.
Mrs. VIM. II. Smith of Gaylord, is
visiting her mother Mrs. Elizabeth
G. Mead.
Mrs. H. II. Daniels has been the
guest of her son, Harry J. Daniels, in
Cadillac this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Aberle gave re.
ception Wednesday evening for Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Aberle.
Mrs. Alex. Johnson returned Tuesday
from Chatham, Ont, where she had
been for two months visiting sister.
William Jennings Bryan is to be in
Lansing on the 18th inst, and delega-
ton of his admirers are arranging to be
present 4.
Miss Florence Smith. who is attend
ing the Ypsilanti Normal, is spending
the vacation at the home of her grand
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth G. Mead.
E G. VanNess, former general score.
tary of the Y. M. G. A. in this city,
was in Owosso a few hours Saturday
en- route to Pontiac from Bay City.
Mrs F. s. Lyon of Toledo, Mrs. G. S.
Ensminger and son of South Bend,
Ind, have been guests this week at The
home of their father A E. Hartshorn.
E. T. Austin, former superintendent
of schools in this city, now principal of
the township high school at Sterling,
Illinois, was guest at the home of
Albert Todd, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Burgess leave
soon for Bay View to spend the sum-
mer AS they expect to go to Califor-
MIA for the winter they have rented
their home to J. 1. Mellick.
1t is expected that the semi annual
apportionment of primary school money
in May will be at the rate of $500 per
capita. If this proves to be true the
Union school distri 1t will carry over a
snug sum into the next school year.
HI. Macken, who will complete his
course in the U. of M. this year, has
been engaged as principal of the Ban
croft schools for the ensuing year. Prof.
Skinner is to go to Dawson and will re-
ceiye substantial increase in salary.
Mrs. Frances A., wife of Harry s.
Myers, former county drain commits
sioner, died at the family home on their
farm south of Durand. March 2Sth.
aged 81 years. She was sick but few
days with pneumonia. Mrs. Myers
was very estimsble woman.
At the last meeting of the common
council the pay of the city clerk was
raised from 5000 per year to $1,000.
The pay of the mayor and alderman re-
mains the same. being represented by q
large round cipher with the rim knock
ed off.-Coldwater Courier.
From the source of Vernon friends,
the information was given the Express
last week that strong rumor is afloat
urging Washington Bingham of Venice
township, to enter the race for the nom
ination of representative on the repub-
lican ticket.-Durand Express.
The following letters are advertised
dU Tie OWOSSO pOoUOiuCo lOl CuO Wooh
ending March 20. 1908: Chas. De-
land. Miss Lizzie Hardister, Mrs. Jen-
ME Hills, Miss Mildred Holland, Mrs.
Olive Mum, Will Richardson, A E.
Smyth, Mrs Matilda Stanton, Miss
Gussie Stevens Mrs Elizabeth Tucker,
w. H. Turner, Cor Waldo, Richard
Waters.
The new law prohibiting the use of
fish nets in the Saginaw river and its
tributaries went into effect Wednes-
day and owners of nets have been busy1
during the week removing the same
The game wardens of Saginaw and Bay
counties have announced that they in
tend to insist upon strict compliance
with the law. If the Sportsmen's
Association of this county OF the county
game warden will look into the ques
ton of having proper fish ladders in the
dams between Owosso and Saginaw the
fishing in the Shiawassee will soon be
better than it has been for many years.