The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
OWOSSO, FRIDAY, DEC. "A, 1909.
LOCAL NEWS,


Mrs. NJ Olney, West Williams street
has returned from visit in Chicago.
Mrs. Zoe Mccullough and son Ted,
will spend Xmas in Sheridan with
friends
S. Q. Pulver was in Saginaw and Bay
City, Monday and Tuesday, on legal
business.
| Miss Della Hubbard, of the TIMES
Office, will spend Christmas at her home
in Belding.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Eggleston leave
Saturday to spend Sunday and Monday
in Muskegon.
Mr.. and Mrs Ami Nelson and daugh-
ter will spend Christmas and Sunday
with relatives in Jackson.
PrincipalJ. E. Porter of the Cadillac
high school, is guest at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. p. L. Densmore.
The Christ Episcopal Sunday school
Christmas exercises will be held in the
church Monday evening at o'clock.
Miss Nellie Mccormick came home
Friday from Cadillac, the schools hav
ing closed on account Of scarlet fever.
Born, Monday, to Mr. and Mrs. Will
son Brooks, Adams street, a son. who
has been named John Wilson Brooks.
\ railing has been ordered placed at
the approach to the Mulberry street
.bridge on the east side at the north end.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID j. Gerow and daugh-
ter Ada are in Sidney, Ohio, to spend
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Anderson.
Mrs Elizabeth Davis of Detroit, has
secured title to the Webster Davis
home in Corunna through foreclosure of
a $4,000 mortgage,
Miss Nellie Allison has returned from
Wells College, Aurora. N. Y, to spend
the holidays with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. c. s Allison.
The total number of deer licenses
issued in the state this year was 20,927,
gain of 1904 over last year. The
licenses cost 81. 80 each.
Farmer" Watson won the wrestling
match at Flint, Friday, his opponent
being Perry Schaad of that city, the
Chicago champion (2) failing to appear.
The council decided that it did not
want any frozen prisoners at the city
Jail and will have little more heat
provided for the unfortunates who
sleep there,
Mrs. Jonn Snyder of Lansing, who
has been in Ann Arbor for an operation
has recovered sufficiently to come to the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ju.
Illus Frieseke.
Mrs. Ravenna Hackett, aged % years
died at the home of her son, John, in
Corunna, Sunday She was the mother
of ten children. seven of whom survive
her Three sons were Union soldiers.
Rev. E. J. Peacock, formerly we'll
known Corunna newspaper man, has
resigned pastorate which he has held
long time in Ohio and accepted cal
to the Presbyterian church at Evart
Mich.
Mrs. Chas. d. Stewart, who has beer
at the home Of ! or parents in Adrian
for number of mouths, left the latter
part of the week for San Gabriel, Cali
, fornia, to join Mr.. Stewart who is 10
Gated there.
Miss Marian Davis has been chosen
captain of the girls high school baske
ball team. The first game of the sea
son will take place in Detroit on Janu
airy eth. The girls are working hard II
be in shape to win the game
Mrs. Ravenna Hackett died at he
home in Corunna, Sunday, after lonl
illness She is survived by seven chill
dren, including J. H. Hsckett and Mrs
Rhoda Fairbanks of Corunna. TIL
= funeral was held Wednesday.
County School Commissioner Slocun
has sample of the marble similar T.
that used in building Soloman's temple
1t was given him by Philo F. VapDusel
of Fairfield township, Z, who secures
some specimens on his way round tn
world last year
Two large gangs of teams and mel
are now engaged in the village corpol
~ alton putting etheiqroad hbed for tn
y electric line mp to grade. The winte
appearance, seems no serious blockad
TO these lsboring men and contractors
Perry Journal. ,,
Former Supervisor A. E. Shame
has been app ,inted postmaster at Cal
land. Mr.. shannon was the only al
plicant who took the recent examins
ton. He has been acting M postmaste
for a number of months aud the offic
will be retained in his store.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. p. McGinty and soE
left Tuesday evening for Detroit. Mr.