The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-12-25
j. E. Ellis and family are spending
the holidays in London, Ont.


the holidays in London, Ont.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Smith of Corunna,
are visiting friends in Detroit. ?
Mrs. Geo. E. Pardee left Wednesday
for Manistique to visit her parents.
c. w. Christopher of Lansing, was a
guest at G. S. Allison's part of the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs J. e. Porter of Cadillac.
are guests at M. E. Densmores, Ball
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Aitken and chill
dren are in London, Ont, to spend the
holidays.
Miss Della Loring came home Satur-
day from the Ypsilanti Normal for the
holidays. Te
Drifting snow has made much work
on the Ann Arbor railroad north of Mt.
Pleasant this week.
Misses Pearl Eddy and Lulu Kanagy
of the indianapolis, Ind. schools, are
visiting friends in Owosso.
Mrs. Seth F. Hughes has been grant
ed widows pension of $12 month. J.
Q. Adams acted as her attorney.
Luther Wright and family are here
from Ryder, N. D., to spend the winter.
They formerly lived in Bennington.
By s. O., Pulver, his attorney, Will
lam F. Goethe has begun suit for
divorce from Anna Goethe, both of
Owosso.
Charles Blackwell and family have
moved to Owosso from Lafayette, Ind,
and will reside on Hickory street. He
will work for the A. A. Railroad.
Samuel Willis of Owosso, has begun
suit against Fred Strawsine in regard
to the disposal of some beans and names
L. G. Hall as garnishee defendant.
Miss Edna Cation, teacher of domes-
tic science in the Flint schools, and
Charles and Miss Vina Simmons of
Constantine, were guests at Supt. J. w.
Simmons Sunday.
Mrs. J. G. Branch suffered stroke
of paralysis Monday at her home on
North Mulberry street. She was 70
years of age and has been an INVALID
several years on account of broken
hip and her recovery is doubtful.
The coroner's jury in the case of the
death of VIM. J. Byrne found that he
came to his death by falling between
two cars and being run over on the Ann
Arbor railroadsnea the junction house
and that no blame is attached to any
one.
Donald Swanson died at his home in
Bennington, last week Thursday, aged
SO years. He was veteran of the civil
war and has suffered for years with
kidney trouble. A widow, two sons
and two daughters survive.
Superintendent Cossitt and members
of the board of public works will in
spect the two new marine boilers for
the Owosso water works at The Toledo
Boiler Cos plant in Toledo next week.
The boilers will be installed in January.
Mrs G. H. Maliskey, North Saginaw
street, was severely burned about the
neck and face last Friday morning by
flames coming from the furnace when
she threw some grease into the fire. 1t
is hoped she will not be permanently
SCARED.
Wellington Draper has returned to
Ann Arbor for further treatment for his
arm, which was broken in the Ann
Arbor railroad wreck at Hamburg. He
had been at home in this city for few
days but feared the fracture of his arm
was going to cause stiff wrist.
The supreme court calendar for Jan
uary shows the following cases in which
Shiawassee county people are interested:
No. 43, First National Bank of Durand
VS.. Thomas g. Shaw, ct al; No. SO,
Martin d. Comstock vs.. Clark Taggart,
ct al; No. o., G. III. Barrett Co. VS.. II.
N. Ainsworth.
Mrs. Josephine Perrott died Sunday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Jewett, corner Howell and Clinton
streets, aged SO years. The funeral was
held Wednesday from the home, Rev.
G, w. Jennings officiating and the re.
mains were buried in Chesaning. One
son, A. j. Perrott of Chesaning, and
one daughter, Mrs Jewett, survive.
Owosso Lodge of Elks visited Sagi
nav lodge last week Thursday and en-
joyed the finest of hospitality, the Owos-
so lodge officers initiating class of
candidates. Saginaw lodge will make
a return visit and do the work here Jan.
10, 1909. 1t is expected large number
of members will come to Owosso.
The indoor base ball team from Cros-
well that boosted through the Free
Press that it had not been given dates
by the West Side champions and would
beat them, will play here New Years
day in the Armory. 1t is hoped good
crowds will witness this and the Christ