The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-02-25

TIMES. 1t is the only way.
TIMES readers are asked to read the
announcement of the Parker. Shattuck
Auto Company on page 3.
The Dorcas Society netted $l3 from
the gallery receipts donated by the
Coliseum rink company last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Baese enter
tanned at their home on the state road,
Saturday. in honor of their guest, Mrs.
w. Jones.
Mr.. r. B. Parker has leased apart
ments in the West end flats on Oliver
street, and will bring his family here
from Caro- next week.
There will be big temperance dem
onstration at the armory, Sunday, at
$3.50 p. m. Everyone is invited. Father
Sperling of Nadeau, Mich, will speak.
A miscellaneous program in which
the little folks played prominent part
was pleasing feature>at the semi-an-
nual meeting of the Shiawassee County
Rural Letter Carriers Association at
Byron, Feb. 90.
w. j. Stead of st. Johns, president of
the Prairie Land Company, was in the
city this week on business. Mr.. Stead
has just returned from trip into the
Canadian Northwest.
The council appointed E. A. Gould,
Frank Bird, Geo. Mcclellan, E. M.
Rohrabacher and s. H. Watson to act
with the aldermen and supervisors at
the special election next Wednesday, as
election inspectors, at Monday even
ing's meeting.
Manager Tooley, of the Owosso Mat
tress Company, says the year 1910 will
be the biggest year in the company's
existence Orders from last years buy
ers are nearly all larger than they were
a year ago. The company markets its
output entirely in Michigan.
John Rowston, a section hand on the
Grand Trunk Railway, was struck by
an engine and instantly killed at Du-
rond last week Thursday. A coroner's
inquest is being held today by Justice
Patched in Durand. Rowston is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. Cole, of
Durand.
John Britton Bennington township
pioneer, aged SO years, died suddenly
at his home, Tuesday evening, while
sitting in chair reading newspaper.
He is survived by his widow, one son
and two daughters, the latter living in
Saranac county.
Carl B. Smith of Laingsburg, will
have hearing in the Owosso munich
pal court March g. on charge of tres
passing on the farm of Clark III Burt,
who made the complaint that while
skunk hunting, Smith dug up his farm
badly after being forbidden to hunt on
the land.
The high school athletic association
has organized by electing Gilbert Lor-
ing, base ball manager; Frank Sher-
man, track manager; Lee Simpson, cap.
tain Of the base ball team, and Edward
Zimmerman delegate to the meeting to
organize for central inter. SCHOLARSHIP
athletic meeting.
Mrs. Cloyse Lewis and Mrs. w. T.
Parker of Corunna, entertained party
of fifty Owosso ladies at Washington's
birthday tea at the home of the former,
Friday. The house was beautifully
decorated with flags and bunting, the
rooms darkened and lighted with can
dies. Miss Hazel Goodwin sang and
Miss Nossie Lawrence recited.
Owosso lodge No. 81, Masons, held
special meeting Wednesday afternoon
and evening, work beginning at three
o'clock when seven candidates were
given the third degree. A banquet was
served at $50 and social session fol-
lowed the work at 10 o'clock. The
lodge is working in one of the three de-
grees every Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Elijah Russell, aged Al years, died
at her home 1876 Stewart street, Mon
day after an illness of nearly two years.
The funeral was held Wednesday after
noon from the Asbury M. E. church,
Rev. ]. E. Somers officiating. Mrs.
Russell was born in Belleville, Ont,
and has lived in Owosso about twenty
years. She is survived by her husband
and three children, aged three, FIVE and
eleven years.
The mems meeting of the Y. M. G.
A. will be held in the Temple Theater,
Sunday afternoon, at four o'clock.
This is one hour later than usual and is
80 called that it may not conflict with
the local option meeting to be held at
half past two the same day in the
Armory. The mems meeting will be
addressed by members of the Baptist
Guild of Ann Arbor. A unique pro-
gram has been arranged and all men
are invited. A musical opening and
closing will be given by the association
orchestra.