The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-12-16

iodVo early III January Tor California tC
remain until spring.
Alderman John Mcdonald attended
a gathering of ice cream manufacturers
in Lansing, Wednesday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs A. J. Troy OF
Detroit, daughter on Wednesday.
They formerly resided in Owosso.
Ellis OFT of New Haven, left the first
of the week for Huntington, West
Virginia, to spend the winter with his
daughter.
Senator elect W. A. Rosenkrans
spent Thursday in Lansing in consulta-
ton with a number of his pol itical
friends.
Rev. George Laughton will have for
his subject at the Baptist church Sun
day evening, THE Responsibilities of
the Church in City Government.
A daughter was born Wednesday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Shadbolt of Byron.
Mrs Shadbolt will be remembered as
Miss Jennie Teller, formerly of this
city.
Grant Foote, formerly in the employ
of the American Express Co. in this
city and more recently agent for the
company at Charlotte, has been pro-
NOTED to the Ypsilanti agency.
Miss Georgia Colt is the guest of
Mrs. A. E. Stever in Flint Mrs Jas.
H. Wheeler of Oklahoma City, Okla
formerly Miss Frances Todd of this
city is also guest of Mrs. Stever.
The city indoor ball league opened
the season at the /. o. y. F. temple
Wednesday evening by game between
the Odd Fellow and Eagles teams, the
former winning by score of Z to 5.
The residence of John Coe, two
miles west of Bennington, was de-
stroyed by fire Monday evening. Few
of the household goods were saved.
The loss Is only partially covered by
insurance.
The constitutional amendment voted
on at the November election to permit
counties assessed at S., 600. 600 or less to
bond not to exceed the limit of FIVE per
cent, was adopted by adopted by about
5000 majority.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fred Wildermuth
and daughter, Miss Kathryn, left yes
terday for New Orleans, en- route to
Los Angeles, California, to spend the
winter. They will spend several days
in New Orleans.
A barn owned by B. s. Lyman of
Corunna, was partially destroyed by
fire at an early hour Thursday morn
ing. AS no one had been in the barn
so far as known the origin OF the fire Is
mystery.
Mrs. Eliza Drake, mother of Mrs T.
M. Wiley celebrated her S5th birthday
Wednesday. She was the recipient of
beautiful bouquet of cut flowers from
the Congregational Social Union, and a
number of post cards from friends.
Andrew F Workman of st Johns,
will board at the Detroit house of cor
rection for 40 days at the expense of
Shiawassee county for having stolen
some clothing from the home Of Charles
Reckling, Clinton street, this city.
B. H. Taylor of Bennington, and
Frank Davids of Middlebury, have au-.
nounced themselves as candidates for
secretary of the Shiawassee Mutual
Fire Insurance Co. to succeed Frank
HI. Rush. who will not be a candidate
for reelection.
After the federal building had been
occupied few days more than nine
months, Postmaster Dewey had the
pleasure on Friday last of informing
the officials at Washington that the
same had been finally completed and
was ready for acceptance.
There seems to be every assurance
that business will be resumed within a
short time at the plant of the Western
Farm Products Co., formerly the Amer
lean Farm Products Co., with the West
ern Dry Milk Co soon to open its
doors and the Conner Ice Cream Co.
already in the market for milk and
cream, dalrying will come to the front
in Shiawassee county next year as never
before. With the competition which is
bound to result the farmers will be as
sured first class market in Owosso the
year round at the highest prices.