The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-30

y. n. ROBBINS was In Grand Rapids
on business Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. White leave Sat-
urday for Higgins lake for an outing
Of two weeks.
Miss Frieda Mueller has gone to
South Carolina. She will act as domes-
tic science teacher in a school in that
state.
The Columbia Candy Works was
closed mp Wednesday afternoon on a
mortgage amounting to about $500,
held by former proprietors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Jenkins, Water
street, entertained 30 relatives Sunday
afternoon In honor of the roth birthday
anniversary of Mrs. Sarah Watson.
To determine the championship of
the county the Owosso Y. M 9. A.
team and the Morrice Reds are playing
double-header at the local park this
afternoon.
The w. G. T. U. will serve banquet
Friday evening at the home of Mrs.
Crossen, Corunna avenue. in honor of
the new members secured in the recent
contest of the union.
President Taft issued an order Tues
day placing all assistant postmasters
under civil service regulations. The
order affects over $500 offices.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. s. Nation, North
Dewey street, entertained a number of
relatives Sunday. Among the guests
from distance were Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Roat and son of st. Johns.
Two hundred attended the initiation
of candidates and banquet of the local
chapter of the Eastern Stars at the Ma
sonic temple Tuesday afternoon and
evening. There was a program after
the banquet, consisting of toasts and
music.
John Schwartz. foreman at the Reli-
ance Truck Company, paid fine of $40
in the municipal court Thursday for
assault and battery on Simon Weiss, a
discharged employe who, during the
fight for which the foreman was ar
rested, gave the latter black eye.
Mrs. William Harris entertained a
party of young ladies at her home on
West Williams street Saturday at
six o'clock dinner. The guest of
honor was Miss Lola Hammond, who
left Thursday to join Miss Vera
Haskell's orchestra at Pensacola, Fla.
The annual republican rally and
banquet will be held at the armory
October 90, on the date of the meeting
of the republican editors of the state.
1t will be, undoubtedly, the largest
function of its kind in the history of
Shiawassee county republicanism.
Prominent speakers from all over the
country will be present.
Warren Serviss, superintendent of the
Union Telephone Co., was seriously in
jured Monday He stepped from the
Ann Arbor train here at the depot into
an iron bolt which rolled under his foot,
throwing him over backwards. His
spine was affected and he has since been
confined to the bed.
Mrs. Howard James, 90 years old,
walked the street part Of Tuesday night
carrying her ten months old baby. She
claims that her husbands parents or.
dered her to get out of their home,
where she had been staying for several
months, and that she had no money to
go to her own home in McBain. She
will have her mother take care of the
child and expects to get work in Owosso.
George Leonard, 81 years old, died at
his home in Owosso township Sunday
afternoon after an hours illness with
heart trouble. He is survived by a
widow and one sister, Mrs. Jacob
Thowe of Owosso. Funeral services
were held Wednesday from the Evan.
gelical church, Rev. Mr.. Staffeld
officiating. Interment took place al
Oak Hill.
THE Girl That's All the Candy" com.
pany will give vaudeville entertain.
ment for Elks and their families Friday
evening after the performance at the
Owosso theatre. Eight of the nine male
members of the company are Elks,
hence the courtesy. A buffet lunch will
be served. On Tuesday evening next
the lodge will have its first initiation
and social session of the last half of the
fiscal year.