The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-12-09
The New Haven Coal Mining Co. has
operations at its mine at Six
Mile Creek with Jas. Richetts as man
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o. L. Sprague sold practically five
thousand Thanksgiving post cards
which goes to show that post cards are
as popular as ever.
Mrs. Anna Osburn Baxter and Miss
Ethel Davies entertained at the home
of the former yesterday afternoon in
honor of Miss Bessie Bigelow.
The Detroit Journal states that Frank
F. Bumps, formerly of this city, is
talked of as a candidate for circuit
judge in Wayne county at the spring
election.
P. N. Place has resigned his position
in the Office of the Reliance Motor
Truck Co, to accept the superinten-
dency of agencies with the Buick Co.,
at Flint.
The Congregational Social Union
will hold its annual Christmas sale on
Wednesday afternoon and evening
next. Chicken pie supper from to 8
o'clock.
Fl, E. Nusbaum has been confined to
the house this week by threatened at
tack Of pneumonia. His condition is
more favorable and it is thought he
will escape the disease.
Mrs. Aurelia NJ, and Miss Josephine
Collier leaye Monday for Pasadena,
California, to be gone several months.
A. d. Whipple and family will occupy
their residence while they are away.
Andrew J. Green of this city. is to
be one of the umpires in the Southern
Michigan base ball league next season.
His work last year as an umpire gave
general satisfaction and brought this
salary.
Monday was quarterly pen sion day
and pensioners were out in force to ex-
ecute their vouchers. A large sum Of
money comes into the county four times
each year from the Golfer Of Uncle Sam
in this manner and in very many cases
is doubly acceptable at this time of the
year.
Maj NJ J. Phillips and Col. g. B.
McCaughna are in Cheboygan today to
be present at the presentation of the
trophy won by the company team from
that city in the rifle contest at Detroit
last summer. Maj. Phillips will return
by way of Lapeer to inspect the troops
on quarantine duy at the home for the
feeble minded.
Mrs. Amos Mckay of Michigan City,
Ind, a sister Of Mrs b. H. Hadsall of
Owosso, died at her home Monday even.
ing from cancer. The remains were
brought here and funeral services were
conducted Thursday morning at the
home of B. H., Hadsall, Rev. G. H.
Hanks officiating. Mrs. Mckay form
erly resided near Morrice and the inter
ment was in the Antrim cemetery.
9. A. Young of this city, Clayton T
Cook of Shiawassee township, and Rev.
John Mclean of Durand, attended q
meeting of antisaloon workers of cen
trail Michigan in Flint, Tuesday. The
sentiment of those present was decided
ly favorable to the effectiveness of
local option, eyer though the officers in
their full duty toward it's enforcement
City Attorney Pulver, by direction Of
the council has commenced sui,
against Henry G. McGuineas to com
pell him to remove the outside stair
way on the store building occupied by
F. w. Pearce at the corner or Wash
ington and Main streets. The stairway
4 is in the street and is alleged to be {
8 uisance. Mr.. McGuineas claims tn,
right to maintain the stairway by ad
verse possession, it having been bull
thirty five or more years ago.
Tracey Hewett of this city, who wa
I recently acquitted in the circuit cour
> on charge of larceny after being found
guilty by Justice Friegel, seems deter
mined to keep in trouble. He was ar
rested for attempting to defraud liv
eryman at Morrice by giving him al
order on the contractors for the l. g. n
E. road in payment of the hire for 8
livery rig, signing the name Of Harr,
Smith TO he order Justice was hand
3 ed out quickly in this case and Hewett
r will board with the sheriff for twenty
! days besides PAYING fine of $50. Evi