The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-03
Local News.

ing TO spend the winter with his daugh
ter, Mrs. Myrtle Merrill, at Eugene
Oregon.
Hugh M. Nichols as guardian OF
frankie Louise Luckenbill, minor
has been licensed to sell real estate
belonging to the minor. The property
TO be sold is located in Owosso.
Miss Lydia Treubrodt of Lennon, ha
accepted position with the Owossc
Savings Bank. She has had response
BILE position for several years with Sen
ator Leonard Freeman of Fenton.
Watkins Grocery store at the corner
of West Main and North Lansing
streets has taken on a decided look Of
improvement by the new, large letters
in the window reading Watkins
Grocery.
John Schultz jumped from his bicy'
Gle while riding home on East Elk
change street Monday evening to stop q
horse starting to run away and while
doing it hack came along and drove
over the wheel demolishing it.
II. B. Turner sent communication
to the city council, Monday, offering
the Turner home on Gute's hill to the
city for $4,000 for hospital purposes.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on buildings and grounds.
Just received a new lot of women's
black velvet. satin, suede, gun metal
tan calf and white buckskin button
boots. We have your size now. Thome
& Frisbie.
Times up; shake those low quarter
shoes and pumps for high top boots,
made especially for cold, wet weather
This store is brim full of seasonable
footwear, all priced at money saying
figures. Thome g. Frisbie.
Miss Grace Gleason and Harry
Thomas were married at the Junction
house in Durand, Wednesday. The
groom is the only son of A. s. Thomas
the we'll known Durand landlord and is
, popular young man. active in church
and social circles.
The charge of one dollar for policy
lees on small premiums formerly made
BY the insurance companies has been
by all the insurance COM
,anies doing business in Owosso, and
hereafter no policy fees will be charged
IN any fire insurance policies written.
The receipts of the postoffice depart
nent for the fiscal year ending June
10Th were 1897, S79, 1928, the expenditures
1919, 11S less than that sum. This is
quite contrast to a deficit of 81, 49,
70 which confronted Postmaster Gen.
,ral Hitchcock when he assumed his
osition.
County Treasurer Frank H. Rush has
eceived taxes, under the new law,
,pon 1O5 mortgages, the total payments
or the months Of August, September
md October amounting to $59S.50.
The auditor general has ruled that
,arties paying the tax before January
need pay only on the amount still
lue upon the mortgage. After that
late the tax will be figured upon the
ace of the document, regardless Of
Owosso's high school foot ball team
continued it's victories last Saturday by
Flint II to 3, the Flint teams
'nly score being made by drop kick,
he team being unable to take the ball
lear the Owosso goal by rushes. One
# Owosso's touch downs was made by
lyon on 35 yard run. The team is
he best Owosso has had in years and
lave won several hard games with |
practically no injury to player.
Frank A. Willard, So years of age,
lied at his home in Corunna, Thurs
lay, after years illness with kidney
rouble. He is survived by a widow,
me daughter, Mrs. B. G. Lemunyon, of |
)wosso, and one son Gurnee Willard of |
>orunna. Deceased had lived prac.
ically all his life in Corunna and was
popular and respected citizen. He
vas a leading contractor. The funeral
will be held Saturday under charge of
he Corunna Masons.
A. 7. Quick, aged 81 years, died sud
enly at the Owosso City Mills, Thurs
ay, from heart trouble. With his wife
10 was preparing to leave for Scran-
on, Pa, for visit and was at the mill
lisposing of chickens. Deceased lived
s farmer near Gaines for 80 years,
etiring to this city two years ago be-
ause of i'll health. He is survived by a
widow, two sons, two brothers and one
aughter, Mrs Orrie Crane of this city.
he remains will be taken to Gaines
Or interment.
MEDnuhNT