The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-07-16

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May, Elizabeth street, son.
8. Q. Pulver was in Laingsburg,
Wednesday on legal business.
The Travellers Club met yesterday
with Mrs. Helen Holman north of the
city.
Miss Alice Cooper has returned home
from belGing, where she has been for
several months.
Deputy Revenue Collector Jas. w.
Jordan is in Saginaw for two weeks on
| official business.
One hundred fourteen deaths from
lockjaw due to fourth of July fireworks
have been reported to date.
Geo. T. Mason of Owosso township,
has completed the job of painting the
nineteen buildings on his farm.
| w. F. McGuerrin of Grand Rapids,
was in the city Wednesday to inspect
the plumbing work on the post Office
building.
There will be no preaching service or
Sunday school session at the Maple
River church next Sunday on account
of the Chautauqua at Owosso.
Shiawassee tax payers are board
ing another Flint booze fighter for ten
days-William Riley who came to Du-
rand Saturday night and got drunk.
Hickman Sons Co., contractors for the
post Office building in this city, were
the lowest bidders for the Masonic
temple to be erected in Flint at cost
approximating 100000.
Mrs. Caroline Schautz of this city,
and Mrs. VIM. Volkner of Chesaning,
have been visiting Mrs. Fred Kern at
Hersey. Six sisters will have reunion
during the time.
The PowWow club was entertained
by Miss Eleanor Lyon at her home on
Water street Tuesday evening, it being
her twelfth birthday. A supper was
served and games enjoyed. Many
handsome gifts were left as reminders.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rust Stewart
street, entertained twelve couples at
dinner Tuesday evening in honor of
Miss Pauline Royce, of Lansing Dane
ing, card playing and music were en-
joyed after the dinner.
Sixty days will be allowed to appeal
from the decision of the commissioners
on claims in the. Riedy estate at Corun-
ma. No action has been begun and it is
probable the state officials will be able
to sell the property soon after the sixty
days has expired.
L. j. Kinne's automobile was run in
to by Bohemian on a bicycle on the
streets Tuesday evening, throwing the
fellow to, the pavement and breaking
the wheel, but fortunately the man was
more scared than hurt. Mr.. Kline will
pay for repairs to the bicycle
E. G. Hamblin left yesterday for a
trip of several weeks to points in the
west, intending to visit Denver, Salt
Lake City, where he will attend the
national q. A. R. Encampment, spend
some time in the mountains and possibly
visit Yellowstone Park before he re-
| turns.
A postal from W. F. Cunningham,
written at Sinton, Texas, where he has
located, says: Climate here is fine at
mosphere democratic-one republican
in the town and he's the postmaster
Sinton is the best town on the map;
great opportunities for northern peo-
pie. Better locate here or buy some
real estate and clean up some money"
Ann Arbor passenger train No. due
| at Owosso at 5:O5 p. IN. ran off the
track at Harrietta, Sunday, but as the
train was just moving at the time but
little harm was done and no one was
hurt. The rails spread because of heat.
1t was fortunate that bad wreck did
not result as might so easily haye hap
pened but for the fact that the stop was
needed to take water
A narrow escape form serious acct
dent occurred last evening at the dock
just south of the Genessee avenue
bridge A party of young people had
been up the river and were disembark-
ing when in in some way Miss Lucy
Shattuck of Owosso, who is visiting
Miss Grace Currey of this city, slipped
between the dock and the launch. She
was caught, however, by Lee Virgins
and Leonard Frank, who prevented her
going under water. although it was
only her head and one arm escaped i'm
mersion. -Saginaw Courier Herald.
Il. A. Chandler an old Owosso boy
known as TON, spent few hours in
the city Monday with his mother, Mrs.
Mary Chandler, Shiawassee street.
Mr.. Chandler is Owosso's greatest trav-
eler, having spent almost his entire
time for the past eighteen years in
visiting all parts of the world and
there are few cities of any Importance
on the globe which he has not visited,
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