The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-01

mouudY IS VouCnor Jay LOT Oucle
Sans pensioners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B. Woodland were
guests of friends in Bay City over Sun
day.
Miss Nellie Goss visited Mrs. J. w.
Dingwall in Ithaca, the first of the
week.
l.. p. Royce and wife spent the first
of the week visiting in Elsie, Laings.
burg and near Perry.
Twenty. seven deaths and forty-five
births is the record of Shiawassee coun
ty for the month of July.
Arthur l.. Moore of THE TIMES
Office, started yesterday for Hartford,
Conn.,, for two weeks visit with
relatives and friends.
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of Fletcher A. Gould of this
CITY, and Miss Bessie Coyell of White
hall, Mich, to take place at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
E. Ellery, Sept. ~.
Monday being a legal holiday-labor
day-rural carriers will not make a
delivery on their routes The post
Office will close for the day at 10 a. m.
City carriers will make one general
delivery and mails will be dispatched
rs usual.
Three residents of Woodruff town.
ship paid fines and cost amounting to
$40 so each in Justice Strong's court at
Perry, Saturday, for seining fish in the
Looking Glass river. James Leggett,
deputy game warden, made the COM
plant.
The fire department was called to the
home of Geo. Regal, Comstock street,
Monday, fire having started around
the chimney, which was quickly extin-
guished. The new fire team had its
first run for real alarm and was well
handled.
Leon F. Miner, lawyer, has opened
an Office over the State Savings Bank.
Mr.. Miner recently graduated from the
law department of the University of
Michigan, where he ranked high as
student and completed his course with
high honors.
j. s. Schleider, who recently disposed
of his greenhouse business in this city,
expects to leave within few days to
visit at his old home near Philadelphis,
Pa, where he intends to locate. His
mother will accompany him. Owosso
citizens will greatly regret the depar.
ture of Mr.. Schneider from the city as
ne is both an excellent citizen and bust
ness man.
Owosso friends have understood for
some time past that Hon. Frank HI,
Watson, who is succeeded today by
Hon. A. ]. Tuttle of Lansing, as u. s.
district attorney for eastern Michigan,
was to be employed by the government
as special counsel to assist in the prose-
cution of thirty-four members of the
so.called bath tub trust in the Z. 8.
district court. Official announcement
was made Monday Of the fact of Mr.
Watson's engagement for this week,
which will require considerable of his
time for some weeks or possibly months
It is also understood he will be assigned
other work.
Friends were pleased to greet f. E.
Sheldon of Shiawassee township, on
our streets the first of the week. Mr..
Sheldon, who was one of the early
pioneers of the county and for many
years one of its leading and most
active citizens. He is now well on in
years and physical infrmities make it
difficult for him to get about great
deal, while failing eye sight robs him
almost entirely of one of his greatest
pleasures, that of reading His mind,
however, is clear and active and 1t Is a
pleasure to chat with him.
B. E. and F. s. Smith are in Grand
Rapids taking part in the State golf
tournament. In the first round yester-
day for the championship flight. B. E.
Smith defeated j. T. Mcmillan of De-
troit, and for the second round today
he is matched against WIN. Alden
Smith, Jr., who won the state champ
ionship last year F. s. Smith was de-
feated in an exciting contest in the first
round by j. d. Standisb, Jr., of De.
troit. b. E. Smith played with the
Saginaw Country Club which won sec
ond place in the team championship,
while F. s. Smith played with the Sagi
nav team which won fifth place.