The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-11-06
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FL. II. Pulver of Laingsburg. was in
the city Wednesday.
Mrs. A. Geek entertained the Trav.
ellers' Club yesterday at her home on
Ada street.
James Ellis and family have moved
back to lis E. King street from farm
near the city.
1. Ct. and ]. F. Barnes of Burns, were
in the city Tuesday evening to hear
the election returns.
The iron for the post Office building
was delivered On Monday and work re.
sumed on the building Tuesday.
A few days more of good weather
will enable the contractors to have the
roof on the Reliance Truck building.
Twenty dollars was received at the
Baptist Sunday School exercises last
Sunday for the northern fire sufferers.
The snug sum of $40, 934 70 was paid
into the State treasury few days ago
from the sale of binder Irvine made at
the Jackson prison.
1t is to be hoped that the sidewalks
leading to the Grand Trunk depot can
be put in repair at once 80 that it will
be safe to walk over them.
The State Board of Health announces
a special meeting at Lansing, Nov. IS
and 10, for the purpose of conducting
an embalmer's examination.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Maxted and Mrs.
A. M. Young and daughter were in
Ithaca, Tuesday, to attend family
reunion.
Roy D. Matthews of Shepherd, form
erly of this city, was elected prosecut-
ing attorney of Isabella county by a
good majority.
Mrs. Blanche Fuller, Owosso. has
commenced suit for divorce from T. p.
Fuller of Saginaw county, claiming he
is shiftless and fails to support her.
Miss Bessie Edwards spent part of
the week with Mrs. N. w. jerks at Ovid,
who returned home Monday after a
visit with her sister, Mrs. G.. M. Ed
wards.
Frank l., Convis, we'll known in this
city and county where he lived until a
few years ago, was elected sheriff of
Gratiot county by 30 majority and was
the only Democrat who was successful.
J. S. Parker lead the Republican
ticket in Genesee county with fine
majority for Prosecuting attorney. Mr..
Parker is known to many Shiawassee
people, his home until few years ago
having been with his parents in Gale
donia township.
The following is list of advertised
letters at the Owosso postoffice for the
week ending October 81, 1908: F. A.
Baker, Mrs. r. J. Chick, Mrs. r. Dali
ey, Geo. F. Dangler, Chas. B. Haskell,
Owosso Index, Fred Nudge, William
Owens, Jan Pearssn, Mrs. Loidy Pur-
Wis, E. J. Quint, R. J. Robb, F. d.
Smith (9) Mrs. Fred Thomas, J. B.
Walsh.
A divorce was granted Monday to
James P. Evoy from Ella May Evoy
on the ground that the wife refused to
come to Marshall to live with him as
she twas having too good a time in
Owosso." Herbert Russell of New
Haven township, was also freed from
Emma Russell, whom he said spent
much time in town drinking and asso-
ciating with questionable characters.
Ada King, Durand, was given divorce
from Harry King on the ground of non
support.
Without exception the candidates on
the Republican county ticket speak in
the highest terms of the addresses made
at various points by Seth Q. Pulver of
this city. He presented both national
and state issues in clear cut, logical,
convincing manner, holding the atten-
ton of his listeners and sending them
home more strongly convinced than
ever that the best interests of the coun.
try would be served by the election of
the Republican ticket His friends " i'll
urge his selection two years hence as
one of the speakers on the list of the
State Central Committee.
The horse and sheep barns on the
farm of Charles Wren, one mile north
and east of Corunna were burned Sun
day night, but the stock was saved.
The loss is about $1,000, fully insured.
Mr.. Wren's barns were burned three
years ago and the origin of the fire in
both cases was a mystery.
Clarence Burgess of Hastings, form
erly of this city, slashed his throat with
a razor in an attempt at suicide last
week and has been taken to the asylum
at Kalamazoo. He has wife and eight
children. Mrs. Burgess mother, Mrs.
Ketchum. South Chapman street, has
been in Hastings to assist her daughter
this week.