The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-06-16

w. NJ. Fitzpatrick has been at his
farm near Estey part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Nutson are at
Higgins lake for two weeks outing.
Mrs Robert Hochild is in Chicago
visiting her sister, Mrs, David Morton.
Thirty thousand pounds of butter
was made at the Durand creamery last
week and ready sale was found for the
same.
Miss Grace Dewey and Mrs. Howard
s. Reed are expected to arrive in the
city next week to spend part of the
summer here.
Geo. Cute of Oakley, was bound over
for trial in the Saginaw circuit court
on Monday charged with selling liquor
to minor residing in this city.
Miss Edna Miller reached home Sat.
urday after an absence of several
months in California, visiting sister
in Minneapolis, Mimi, on her way
home.
Announcements of the birth of q
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Will POSTUM
mus of Grand Rapids, on May 9th,
have been received by friends in the
city.
G. S. Gilbert was in Grand Rapids,
Wednesday, to attend the funeral of
his sister, Mrs. Louise Gilbert Yates.
He was accompanied by E. P. Vande-
water.
Thos. J. Horsman of Detroit, for
many years a resident of Owosso, is
renewing acquaintance in this city this
week. His old friends are pleased to
meet him again.
Postmasters Watkins of Morrice, Pull.
yer of Laingsburg, and Stevens of Perry,
have been callers at this Office since our
last issue. All three are efficient and
up to- date officials.
P. P. McGinty of Detroit, superinten-
dent of construction on the post Office
building, has been directed to inspect
same and prepare plans for decorating
the interior of the building.
Eugene Friend of this city. and
Clarence Case, superintendent at the
county poor farm, hsye leased the
Grand Central ho'el at Corunna. The
former will be in charge.
President Taft has sent to the senate
for confirmation the name of DR.. r. G,
Mahaney of this city, to be first lieuten-
ant in the medical reserve corps of the
army. Officers of this class are called
into service in case of war.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Gallagher, MIR.
and Mrs. g. L. Taylor and G. E. Rig.
ley attended the meeting of the Michi-
gan Bankers Association in Detroit
this week, Mr.. Rigley joining in the
excursion to Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
Invitations for the marriage Of
Homer j. Mcbride and Miss Blanch
Cotharin, both of Flint, have been
issued for June eth. Mr.. Mcbride is
a Corunna boy who is working his way
up to commanding position with the
Genesee county bar.
G.. F. Friegel left Monday for San
Francisco, Calf, as a delegate from
the Shiawassee County Sunday School
Association to attend the international
gathering of s. s. workers. During
his absence Justice F. M. Shepard of
Owosso township. will preside over the
municipal court.
A petition has been filed with Walter
r. Carven, county drain commissioner,
for the Strengthening, deepening,
widening and relocating of the Wolf
Creek drain, which traverses Locke
township in this county. Antrim town.
ship in Shiawassee county, and Con-
way township in Livingston county.
The total length of this drain is about
seven miles and is all open work-Mas-
on News.
At the meeting of the Improvement
Association, Friday evening, the propo-
sition for the reorganization Of the
Standard Pure Food Co. to be known as
the Standard Flaked Food Co. was APP
proved and a committee consisting of
J. G. Shattuck, H. B. Sturtevsnt and
Warren Pierpont was appointed to per-
feet the papers and to secure the neces.
sary forty signers to the $4,000 bond
guarantee. 1t is believed the necessary
signatures will be secured and plans
perfected shortly for the re.organiza
ton and rebuilding,