The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-27

! IoooI NoWS.
Geo. E. Pardee is in Lansing on
business today.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs Floyd
Blair, Thursday afternoon but died
soon afterward.
Mrs. Geo. M. Dewey entertained the
Fourteen club at her home on Oliver
street. west, Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. R. r. Hart were hosts
for the Quingenti club at their home
on Water street, Tuesday evening.
A. Ward of the firm of Pearce &
Ward has been at Munising this week
in attendance upon the circuit court as
a witness.
Miss Ella Dawson of Pontiac, form
or teacher in the high school, was a
guest at E. w. Bilhimers. south of the
city, and with other friends part of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs T. o. Christian enter
tanned Saturday evening in honor Of
Will E. Collins, who left Sunday on his
first trip north for the Michigan Drug
Company.
The building of an electric line from
Lansing to Albion, touching summer
resort at Duck lake, seems to be pos
sibility. The roadbed for part of the
road was graded several years ago by
Jos. Taylor of this city, who has claim
on the same for large amount.
Mrs. Martha Lindsey Thompson of
Caledonia, has commenced suit for
divorce from her husband, Samuel
Thompson. They were married in
March, 1911. She claims her husband
ia crouch, jealous of her without rea
son, gives her no money for necessi-
| ties, etc.
Preparatory to macadamizing Wash:
ington street south from the Grand
Trunk tracks to Gute's hill next year
the street is being widened this week
with dirt taken from an extension of
Ridge street east from Washington to
Division. The fill will be we'll settled
by spring and the curb can then be
built and the crushed stone put on.
The Preliminary Program of the
Fifth Annual Convention of the Michi-
gan Association for the Prevention and
Relief Of tuberculosis which is just
published, promises most interesting
session. The Convention is to be held
in Memorial Hall, Ann Arbor, Friday,
November 3rd. Speakers from all over
Michigan have been secured to take
part on the program.
Evidently the winter tax roll will be
ready on time this year as the special
assessors have completed the work of
spreading the assessments which are
levied against property for sewer, side.
walk, sprinkling and other improve
ments or benefits and notices for re-
view of the same ara being published by
the council. 1t is hoped the roll will
be in the hands of the city treasurer
not later than December 1st.
Stanley E. Parkill arrived in the city
Sunday afternoon from Pacific Beach,
California, and will remain long enough
to close out his interests in Owosso
when he will return to make his perma.
nent residence in the west. He is in
excellent health and reports his family
as well and enjoying life. Mr.. Park;ll's
determination to leave the city is mat.
ter of regret to many friends in the city
and county.
Frank E. Baker, who has been en-
ployed in various departments of D. M.
Christians store for the past four years,
has rendered his resignation and will
20 with Messrs. Griswold & Stratton.
state agents for the Equitable Bank De-
positors' Co., of Columbus, Ohio, their
business being to insure banks, guar
anteeing their deposits. He will be
connected with the field force at pres
ent, retaining his residence in Owosso.
Mr.. Baker is an officer in Owosso ge
No. 81, F. & A. NJ, promine6t in
church and Sunday school work and
has host of friends who will be glad
to learn of his advancement.
The action of the majority of the
property owners on Main street west
between the Michigan Central and Ann
Arbor tracks in petitioning the council
for q brick pavement is source of
qualification to every one who has oc-
casiOn to travel over the street. While
1t is too late to undertake the work this
fall the council can 20 ahead and per.
feet the plans, make the assess ment, let
the job, ETC., 80 that the work can be
commenced as soon as the frost is out
Of the grounc in the spring. This work
done aud with little repairing west
Of the Ann Arbor track good road the
year round will be assured from Wash.
ington street west as far as the Owosso
Township hall.
Henderson
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