The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-11-11

George Gray has accepted a clerkshiI
in Chase's shoe store.
The Great Men and Famous Womel
Club met Wednesday. with Mrs. A.
Geeck, Ada street,
@. e. Munroe of Oakley, has purchas
cd the grocery business of Brooks &
Swarthout, West Main street.
Calvin Bentley returned Saturday
fromA the east where he attended q
meeting of factory superintendent.
The annual bazaar and supper of the
Congregational Social Union will be
held Wednesday, Nov. 16,st the church.
Bert Matthews has accepted posi-.
ton as salesman for the Rock Island
Butter Co.. with headquarters at To-
Eledo and territory in Northern Ohio.
Mrs. Emma Thompson q has begun
suit for divorce from oIra Thompson,
both of Shiawassee township, alleging
cruelty, and has asked for an injunc-
ton restraining him from disposing of
property.
Mrs. Samuel Hoover, aged 40 years,
died Monday, at the family home, cor
ner of Water and Washington streets,
after a years illness. She is survived
by her husband and two children. The
funeral was held Wednesday. Rev. G.
81. Hanks officiating.
Stanley Human, aged 81 years, died
Tuesday at the county farm. where he
has been eleven years. He leaves
brother, William Hinman of Owosso
and niece Mrs. Frances Richardson,
also of this city. The funeral was held
from the jennings Foster undertaking
parlors, Thursday.
Married, Thursday. at the home of
the bride in Vernon, Miss Vera Kirk
ham. daughter of P. E. Kirkham, and
Cecil Williams of Grand Rapids, for
merly of Vernon. Mr.. and Mrs Will
liams will reside in Grand Rapids,
where he is a Grand Trunk Railway
agent.
John N. AFFORD, for eight years
clerk for Murray g. Terbush in this city,
has resigned and will take a travelling
position Jan. 1. 1911 with H. Holmes
& Son of Chicago, selling linen collars
and cuffs, having Northern Indiana
and Michigan as his territory.
Mrs. Niles Virgins entertained a
company of ladies Wednesday, at her
home on W. Williams street, celebrat-
ing her birthday. A truck ride, cards
and an excellent supper made a pleas
ant afternoon. Mrs. G. A. Mckenzie
won the prize at cards.
Judge s. 8. Miner has decided that
Dennis Corcoran must turn over to A.
A. Harper, administrator of the estate
of Katherine Corcoran, certificate of
deposit for $3.50 which was the balance
of $1,000 owned by her, not invested in
a home some years ago. The home is
held to be Mr.. Corcorans.
Franz Corento, aged 81 years died
the last of the week at Ann Arbor
where he had been sent for treatment
and had been found to be in the last
stages of consumption. His wife, died
while he was in Ann Arbor from an at
tack of heart trouble They owned
farm of forty acres in New Haven town
ship and leave no relatives in this
country.
Leon Roberts, an inmate of the coun.
ty house for some time, was taken
Tuesday by Superintendent Clarence
Case to the State asylum at Pontiac.
Roberts has been violent of late and 1t
was considered necessary to put him be-
yond the power of doing any body bod
lily harm. Roberts is about 30 and has
been at the county house since in his
teens
Bert Sisco, farm hand living south
of Owosso, came to town Saturday with
his employer and got drunk. Late at
night he went to Sutterby's feed barn
to get the rig he had come to town in
but the owner had taken it. Sisco be-
came abusive and WAS ordered out and
to go was put out getting
black eye in the struggle. Later he
was locked up and swore he got liquor
at drug store, but refused to state
which one. His statement Is not be-
lieved by anyone. He will have an
examination Saturday before Justice
Friegel.