The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-02-04

Harry L. Crosby Of Sault Ste. Marie,
was in the city Saturday.
Mayor Burke and City Attorney Pull
yer were in Jackson, Wednesday on
official business.
b. L. Brown has been seriously i'll
with heart trouble at his home on Pine
street this week.
Mrs. J. r. Reitzel of Blue Island, ILL.,,
is expected in the city tomorrow to be
the guest of Miss Anna Jordan.
Chas. Ruebekan and family will
move next week to one Of the West flats
on Oliver street, having sold their
home on Mulberry.
Mrs. Frank Wescott and daughter,
Miss Nellie, left on Wednesday for
Dallas, Texas, where Mr.. Westcott is
telgaged in business.
INW. w. Palmer has sold his home at
$50 Pine street to Rollou P. Lord Mr..
Palmer will build home on Ada street
as soon as weather permits.
w. G. Cadwallader will spend next
week in Cincinnati. Ohio, at the annual
meeting of the special representatives
of the Phoenix Fire Insurance Co.
Geo. M. Dewey. Owosso, and G. E.
Godfrey, Bancroft, represented the
Shiawassee county board of supervisors
at the state meeting of supervisors held
in Lansing, this week.
Rural Carrier John Sprague's condi-
ton remains just about the same, al
though little improvement is notice
able. 1t is hoped that he will soon be
able to get about again.
J, ID. Swarthout of Ovid, has pur-
chased an interest in the Frank Brooks
grocery store, west Main street, and will
move here from Ovid. He will live in
the Morton house on west Main street.
The time for the payment of city
taxes without the added penalty has
been extended to February Goth. The
date is later than usual owing to the
fact that the roll was not placed in the
hands of the treasurer until Jan. Nst.
Few. If any men are better posted on
farm values than l.. j. Kline. 1t will
pay anyone to read his article on page
two on farm facts concerning Shiawas-
see county. Mr.. Kline has made an
exhaustive study of farming.
While in the city few days since to
secure evidence in liquor case, Prose-
cutting Attorney R ID. Matthews of Mt.
Pleasant, declared that the local option
law is as wlel enforced in Isabella coun-
ty as is the law against stealing
M. Ormsby, who has been in the
grocery business Ia Corunna for a great
many years, has sold his stock to J. P.
Ruedisueli of Washtenaw county and
takes farm there in exchange. He
will move on the farm Immediately.
John Y. Martin of Corunna. will soon
take possession of the post office, having
forwarded his bond to Washington on
Monday. His commission will doubt
less be received by the first of the week.
1t will be the first one for the county
signed by President Taft. A. B. Free
man has been confirmed for postmaster
at Durand but does not expect to begin
his official duties until April 1st
Past Grand Chancellor, Ira G. Curry,
and several members of Owosso lodge,
K. of p. are in Saginaw to attend
the big meeting of Knights of Pythias
held in that city tonight. The occa-
sion of this meeting is the merging of
the east and west side lodges of that
city into one. The merger will bring,
the Saginaw lodge up to membership
of 500 one of the largest in the state.
Lieutenant Governor P. II. Kelley,
who is perfectly willing to have the
first part of the title removed and TO
serve the, people of Michigan for two
years. spent few hours in the city
Thursday afternoon en- route to Crystal.
He found time to shake hands with
few friends to assure all that he was
perfectly satisfied with the present
political outlook, or as he said:
Fences in good shape, more promises
of support coming every day and 1 am
going to win"
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