The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-05


ship, is recovering from an attack of
typhoid fever.
Mrs. Harland P. White was in Sagi-
nav Wednesday to attend Methodist
Missionary convention. She was a
speaker at the evening session.
Mrs. J. T. Walsh entertained at six
o'clock dinner Friday evening in honor
of Miss Nellie Storer, Of Lansing. Fiji
teen young ladies were present.
Thirty w. R. G. ladies spent pleas
ant afternoon Wednesday with Mrs.
VIM. Halstead, Hickory street, who is
unable to be out on account of lameness.
c. II. Whittum of the State Auditor
Generals department spent the first of
the week at Corunna looking up tax in.
heritance matters in Probate Judge
Bush's Office.
Bible class No. 1 of the First M. E.
church taught by John Brooks, was en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. Frank
Weidman Wednesday evening. Miss
Burrows. member, who is to leave
Owosso, was presented with book.
The Attorney General has found it
necessary to warn some county clerks
that hunters licenses must not be is
sued unless the applicant appears in per-
son to make affidavit. 1t can be said to
the credit of County Clerk Nichols that
he was strictly following the law in this
resi- ect.
E. P. Gilbert writes home that he is
delighted with the climate of Oregon,
that his health has already improved to
the extent that he is able to get about
with a crutch and that he has pre-
empted homestead claim on which he
will have to reside fourteen months to
obtain title.
A jury gave H. Sisco a judgment Of
$115 against J. Pugsley in Justice Nc
Brides court in Corunna Wednesday
night in his suit for $500 in disagree
ment over settlement of Sisco's con-
tract as tenant on Pugsleys farm in
Shiawassee township.
Mrs. Volney M. Moreau was the
guest of her mother, Mrs. E. P. Gilbert
the first of the week. She was on her
way from Petoskey to join Mr.. Moreau
II former publisher in this city and
Corunna-who has lately gone to Ar
kansas. They expect to spend the
winter in Oklahoma.
j. Fred Smith shipped six head of
Holstein cattle to the consignment sale
at Detroit last week-three cows, two
heifers and one calf. They brought
him an average price of 1896 90 Der
head for the cows and heifers. One
cow with a record or better than 20
pounds of butter for a week sold at
fancy price, which brought up the
average price to the figures quoted.
Raising thoroughbred Holstein Fresian
cattle certainly pays Mr.. Smith-By-
ron Herald.
A number Of friends and neighbors
OF L. V. Curry pleasantly surprised him
at his home Monday night, the pleasant
little affair being in honor of Mr.. Cur
rvs I'D birthday. Luncheon was serv
ed, after which the time was spent re-
lating old time "reminiscences. Mr..
Curry was presented with several beau
tiful and valuable presents. -Fenton
Courier Mr.. Curry is the father of 1.
G. and A. L. Curry of this city, and is
we'll known here.
According to the figures published in
the Bulletin of Vital Statistics, thirty
nine divorces were granted in Shiawas-
see county during the year 1908, and at
the close of the year two hundred forty
eight cases were pending, being forty
more than at the beginning of the year.
The only redeeming feature is that the
number of divorces granted during the
year was eleven less than during the
previous year, each year in fact since
1904 showingta smaller number. The
number OF marriages returned for 1908
was three hundred sixteen.
Jesse Crane and son, Peter, are busy
shipping sugar beets to Owosso. This
year these gentlemen went into the SUI
gar beet raising more extensively than
ever before and will ship altogether 10
carloads. Street cars will be running
next fall between Lansing and Owosso.
The new electric line will be continu-
alton of the Lansing to Haslet Park line
and will run parallel with the Grand
Trunk tracks through Shaftsburg, Perry
to Morrice, thence striking due north
for Owosso. to Saginaw and back to
/ Flint -Fenton Courier.