The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-01-29
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cago.
Miss Rose Thomas of Pontiac, left
Wednesday for-Lansing, after visit at
VIM. Beresford's.
Miss Beulah Hoenshell is home from
Cleveland for visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Hoenshell
J. B. Castree has purchased the house
adjoining his home and shop on Howell
street of Mrs. Josephine B. Smith.
A. E. Coping, block agent for the
International Harvester Co., has moved
from Reed City to Owosso and will
reside on Michigan avenue.
Mrs VIM. Whitley and Mrs. Geo. E..
Clutterbuck of Corunna, have been in
bennington, Ont, this week to attend
the funeral of their cousin.
Austin Phillips of Corunna, who has
been liquor dealer in that city for
over thirty years, suffered stroke of
paralysis Sunday, and died Thursday,
The employees of the post Office are
honoring the memory of President Nc
Kinley by wearing his favorite flower,
a carnation, today, the anniversary of
his birth.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Frieseke enter
tanned Tuesday evening in honor of
their son, Albert Frieseke of Parsons,
Kansas, and their daughter, Mrs o.
Connel of Lemon, Calf. Cards and a
lunch were enjoyed.
Rev. Geo. H. Wilson, former pastor
of the Congregational church in this
city, has resigned his pastorate at De
Kalb, ILL.,, to take charge of the Anti.
Saloon League work in that state.
Beginning soon after midnight first
class Michigan blizzard has ragged and
several inches of snow has fallen. 1t
was just about this time last year when
storm of like magnitude struck us and
genuine winter was enjoyed for six
weeks.
James Reed, aged SO years, died at his
home on the Sturteyant farm. south of
the city, Tuesday, of typhoid fever. A
widow and six children survive him.
The funeral was held Yesterday, Rev.
Weaver of Bennington, officiating.
John Tarolli, formerly of Austria,
and Stephen LOMBARD formerly OF
Italy, both connected with the New
Haven Coal Mining Co., declared their
intention to become citizens of the
United States, at the County Clerks
Office, Monday. They left on Tuesday
for the old country for visit of several
months.
This section of the state was visited
by terrific electrical storm on Friday
night, accompanied by downpour OF
rain. The skies were clear early the
next morning and since that time the
weather was ideal until this morning
and in many parts of the state farmers
were engaged ia doing their sprine
blowing.
The Durand Express says: Congress
man wv. Fordney is opposed to the
parcels post system. Some farmers,
those not exactly conyersant of just
what the proposed system might mean,
may think Mr.. Fordney is mistaken in
his idea of opposition, but on he other
hand the majority will be glad to sug.
gest that he stand pat on his present
platform.
George H. Herrick, the local breed
er of Buff and Black Orpingtons, is now
the possessor of give silver cups. His
last one was won at Howell last week
when his birds made another grand
cleanup. Incidentally, it can be re
marked he is one of the prominent
breeders of these two varieties, the same
being in comparison with any of the
breeders of the country. -Durand Elk
press.
Cort Burbank, aged 50 years, died
Friday afternoon at his home in Ben
nington township. Mr.. Burbank hat
recently suffered three slight strokes OF
paralysis but had been confined to hi
bed only two weeks. The funeral wa
held from the Gale schoolhouse Tuesday
morning at 1890, Rev. Weaver officiat
ing. The interment was in Oak Hill
In addition to the widow, Mr.. Burbanl
is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Vers
Wicker Of Durand, and two sons, Archie
and Glen who live ut home