The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-02-10
B. M, Salisbury was in Ovid on bus
ness Tuesday,


ness Tuesday
Durand lodge Knights of Pythias has
surrendered its charter.
Mrs. Sarah Covert is in Ovid for a
three weeks stay with friends
Edgar J. Calkins has been appointed
rural carrier on route two at Byron.
Mrs. J. c. VanCamp is recovering
from an attack of bronchial pneumonia.
s. q. Pulver has been confined to the
house part of the week by an attack of
grippe.
The Fox & Mason Furniture Co. of
Corunna, has been incorporated with a
capital of $3.50, 200.
Geo M. Dewey attended the meeting
Of the State Association of Supervisors
held in Lansing this week.
Jerome Wright, for so years resi-.
dent of Sciota township. died at his
home on Feb I'd, aged "a years
w. D. Underwood is out again after
short sickness. He was threatened
with pneumonia but good care saved
him.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin Pond are
in a critical condition, the former
suffering from gangrene in one foot,
the latter has heart trouble. Later
Mrs. Pond died this morning.
Alonzo Crane has been checking the
books and assisting in inventory work
at G. G. Wright's during the absence
of Miss Heather who has been sick.
The house of representatives has pass
ed bill fixing the membership of the
house under the new census at 433.
This will give Michigan an additional
member.
Frank Littick, who has been residing
with his uncle Rev. G. II Hanks while
attending the Owosso Business College
this winter, left for his home at Dres-
den, Ohio, Wednesday.
Petitions are to be circulated asking
the council to submit the question of
charter revision at the April election.
Without question the aldermen will
order the election.
The grocery store of Fred j. Miller
of Detroit, formerly of Owosso, was
entered by burglars recently and a
quantity of tobacco and some money
and papers stolen.
Funeral services for W. A. B ,rlin-
gette were conducted by Rev. G.. II.
Hanks. Saturday afternoon from the
Jennings Foster undertaking rooms.
The interment was at Oakhill.
Mrs. Emma Deal, East Comstock
street, suffered slight stoke of
paralysis Saturday afternoon while in
her greenhouse. She is somewhat
better and her recovery is anticl pated.
Mark Freeman, an Office employee of
the Reliance Motor Truck Co., for
number of months past, has given up
his position and after visit with his
parents at Ann Arbor will leave for the
west to locate.
The Reliance Motor Truck Co. has
been represented at the motor power
show in Chicago this week by A. M.
Bentley, w. X. Alderman, w. B.
Engler and r. w. Crawford. 1t is the
greatest show of the kind ever held in
the country.
Mrs. H. M. Billings. for many years
q resident of Bancroft, died on the I'd
inst at the home of her daughter, Mrs
M X. Phillips in Ypsilant. The re-
mains were brought to, B,ncroft for
burial, the funeral services being held
in the Congregational church Sunday
afternoon.
Citizens Of Flushing and vicinity
held public meeting Saturday and
after full discussion of the Canadian
reciprocity bill decided the same to be
against the interests of farming com
munities and forwarded resolutions to
that effect to members of the Michigan
congressional delegation aud to the
Michigan Legislature.
Announcement was made the first of
the week that arrangements had been
completed between the Detroit and the
Michigan United electric lines for
through service from Detroit to Ian
sing and later on to Owosso, also to
Kalamazoo and other Michigan ties
Mayor Thompson threatens to stop the
program and has ordered the M. U. r.
to keep it's cars off the tracks within the
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