The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-13
Local News.

ering from threatened attack oi ap- /
pendicitis,
Mrs. F. L. Church, wife of Rev. F.
L. Church, is confined to her home by
illness and their daughter, Miss Helen
Church, is suffering from an acute at.
tack of appendicitis. Saginaw Courier
Herald .
The Owosso Business College has
opened a night school, three evenings
each week. to accommodate students
who can not give time in the day to
studies they wish to pursue.
The Collins drug store Is being newly
decorated, new linoleum is being put
down, and elegant new marble base
show cases are to replace the present
cases and counters. The store will Ger.
tainly present handsome appearance
when the improvements are completed
Misses Ethel Shadbolt and Myrtle
Gardner will entertain Friday eve-
ming, at the home of the latter on
Clinton street, in honor of Miss Addie
Smith, whose marriage to Arthur
Pine of Lansing, will take place in
the near future.
L. L. Conn of Alma, the genial and
active secretary of the Union Telephone
Co., was in the city few hours Tues
day. He reports many careful investors
are purchasing the stock of the com
pany, especially among the present
stockholders.
Post Office Inspector G. V. R. Pond
of Lansing, inspected the Offices in Cor
unna, Owosso and Henderson the first
of this week. Col Pond has practi-
cally recovered from the effects OF a
slight stroke of paralysis and is again
hard at work.
Mrs. E. D. Perkins leaves tomorrow
for California and Oregon to spend the
winter months. She will first go to
California to. visit relatives and friends
and later on to Eugene, Oregon, where
her sister. Mrs Carson, resides.
Chas. G. Turner of Grand Rapids,
formerly of this city, has been named
by Gov. Osborn as delegate to attend
the annual meeting of the American
Prison association to be held in Omaha
Nebraska. this month. Mr.. Turner was
member Of the State board of pardoni
under Gov. Pingree.
Mrs. Eta D. Marden, who has been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. D. Per
kins, at intervals for several months
past, leaves tomorrow for Boston, stop
ping at several places en- route. About
the first of November she will sail fol
Turkey to resume her work there under
the American Board Of Foreign Mis-
sions.
3 The members of the local organiza
ton of Spanish war soldiers, accom-
. panied by their wives, surprised Lee Il
: Retain at his new home on Saginaw
8 street on Friday evening last on th'
! occasion of his birthday anniversary
1 The visitors arrived in time to enjoy
i, six o'clock dinner and the evening wa
spent in recalling old times and in gen
i eral conversation. Rev. G. 81. Hank
O in behalf of the members of the cam
K presented Mr.. Retain with fine sill
v umbrella and the occasion was thol
; oughly enjoyed by thirty FIVE peopl
o present.
r w. G. Brownlee Of Montreal, geners
transportation manager, and c. s. Cur
:. ningham of Detroit. acting superinteI
dent of the Grand Trunk railway, weI
in the city for short time Tuesda
a looking over the property surroundin
the present depot site and the propert
east of the depot facing Washingto
street. The gentlemen are expected
y return to the city later on when SON
y definite steps may be taken regardin
y the site for the new station to
% erected.
> A. B. Crane arrived home Saturda
from Ann Arbor, where be has bee
10. for treatment, and where he will retul
ba Monday for an operation for stomac
I1a LTOuDl6. uo oApCSoo, uhNSA
4 conditions, to be there several week
% Mr.. Crane is veteran enlisted on Il
ia 10th of April, 1861, and served till l.
nv surrendered. being in Andersonvil
40 prison nine months.-Mt. Pleasant Z
a terprise. MIR. Cranes many friends
70 this county hope that the operate
ar will be successful and that he will
ss speedily restored to good health.
Try Congressman ]. W. Fordney was
lie the city short time Wednesday eve
in ing enroute home from st. Johns.
cts though this year has been an exce'
ate ingly busy one for Mr.. Fordney and
nd has hardly had breathing spell
are tween his congressional and busin
Ich duties, he was feeling in fine spir
in and stated that after brief vacsti'
on- which will be spent in the woods OF
cir Upper Peninsulsr deer hunting. he v
MS. again be ready to resume his work
, is Washington. he expects to find ii
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