The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17

| John Detwller ana Roy Mclean are
having vacations at Beulah.
G. G. Wright has been in Cleveland,
Ohio, this week on business.
Miss Grace Curry of Saginaw is a
guest of Miss Lucy Shattuck.
Miss Bertha Edwards is spending a
two weeks vacation in Lansing.
Fred Rourke has gone to Beaver Falls
Pa, to work for a collection agency
Mrs. Chas. NJ. Chapman of Detroit, is
guest at A. B. Chipman's, Robbins
street.
Rev F. Chrum of Bay City, was a
guest of Rev. Theo. Hahn part of the
week.
Mrs. w. 8. Beebe and mother are in
Traverse City for stay of several
weeks.
Mrs. N. McBain and Miss Florence
Upham are guests of Mrs Emma Earle
in Flint,
Mrs. A. L. Chandler and daughter
Coral, of Corunna, left Wednesday for
Bay View.
W. B. Russey is making trip in
Western Michigan for the International
Harvester Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smith of Sparta,
were guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. F. Howard.
Miss Bertha Klinck of Shortsville,
N. Y. is a guest of Mrs. Frank Bidwell,
Oliver street west.
Mr.. and Mrs. N Janette are in De-
troit to visit at the home of their son,
Fred, for several weeks
w. Y. Polly, son of Rev. and Mrs,
P. H. Polly, returned to Plainfeld,
ILL.,. last Friday after visit here.
Mrs. Memo Bentley and children left
Tuesday for New York state to spend
the next six weeks with relatives
Mrs. Catherine Carmody and Miss
Anna Mccartney of Henderson, are
visiting relatives in st. Anne's, Canada.
Teresa Cassell of Durand, an incorri-
gible was taken to the Adrian school
for girls Monday, by Mrs. Frank Mack
of this city.
J. H. BRANDED has been in Battle
Greek this week to attend the conven-
tion of Stationary Engineers and En-
lightened Mechanics.
Don Shattuck, Morell Bentley and
Howard Taylor left Wednesday for the
Y. NJ. Q, A. boys state camp at Torch
Lake to remain ten days.
Phillip Coleman of Washington, D.
c., county clerk of this county from
1866 to 1869 is attending the reunion
at Corunna of old residents.
Robt. Gale and J. Memo Bentley left
Wednesday for Beulah to remain
several weeks. Mr. and Mrs, G. W.
Gale go Sunday for the summer.
Mrs. Ina Starr of Litchfeld, Ohio,
was guest of honor Wednesday even
ing, of Abigail Chapter Eastern Star,
of which she was a charter member.
A fine and imprisonment awaits the
offenders who have stolen fire alarm
box keys in this city lately and every
effort will be made by the police and
fire departments to locate the thieves.
The petition of the Shiawassee Light
g. Power Co. as to being granted a
franchise and what it should contain is
printed in full in the proceedings of the
council in another column.
A voting machine representative was
present at the council meeting Monday
evening exhibiting one of the machines,
but no action as to purchasing was
considered by the alderman.
The city attorney was instructed by
the council Monday to prepare an ordi-
nance making the speed limit of trains
in Owosso twelve miles an hour, IL
being twenty now, and it being stated
that as high as sixty miles an hour had
been made by trains crossing Washing
ton street.
City Treasurer Curry will be ready
to receive the summer taxes within a
few days The rate per thousand dol
lars assessed valuation is as follows:
First ward, $l2 81; second, $i3. TO- third
$1367; fourth, $13 10; fifth, 1884. The
difference in the various wards is due
to the varying amounts of highway
money raised.
The Salisbury Tire Co. of Owosso,
has commenced suit against j. e.. Van
Leuwen of Flint, through Attorneys
Walbridge 81 Kelly of st. Johns, to
compel him to pay ten per cent ASSESS
ment on fifty shares of stock which was
to meet the debts of the company, he
having failed to pay at that time. The
company was organized with 800, 900
capital stock $50, 900 paid in, the shares
being 500 each.