The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-03-10


day with relatives and friends In this
city.
Miss Ada Parker has resumed her
work in the Owosso Savings Bank after
months rest.
o. Q. Launstein will use an Owosso
Motor Co. Truck in his milk business
in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Pierce of Owosso
township left Monday for an extended
visit with New York friends.
! Rev. c. M. Keene of the Church of
Christ leaves this week for Texas on
account of i'll health.
Mrs. A. II. Let's of Saginaw, and
Mrs. Anna Maxfield of Milwaukee, vis-
tied Mrs. Emma Robbins, West Main
street, part of the week.
The wedding of Miss Mary Hardy of
Bennington, and Earl Vanderkarr Of
Caledonia township. will be solemnized
March Is at the home of the bride.
Mrs. Helen burlington of Seattle,
Wash, formerly Miss Helen Graham
of this city, is a guest of Mrs Lee
Woodland, and of relatives in Owosso
this week
G l.. Dimmfk Jr. was injured Satur-
day when the horse he was riding fell,
throwing him and straining the nga.
ments in his leg, causing him to use
crutches for few days.
E. N. !Thome of the firm of Thome g.
Frisbie, was summoned from his wed.
ding trip the last of last week by the
serious illness of his mother in West
phalia, Clinton county. She passed
away Sunday. The store of the firm
was closed until after the funeral.
The Congregational Social Union was
very pleasantly entertained Tuesday
afternoon by Mrs. @. 8. Watson and
Mrs. F. 81. Williams at the hame of the
former. Ibe ladies decided not to hold
an Easter supper this year but will
endeayor to each earn a dollar to be
given as an offering ut Easter time.
The name of Rollin Pond is being
frequently mentioned in connection
with the Democratic nomination for
city treasurer and it is said he can have
the nomination IL he cares to make the
run. He has been for several weeks
past in very poor health but is improv-
ing and his friends expect to see him
about before election day.
R. 8. johnson expects to go to Owosso
next week to do some work for the
Bloom Bros, on their fine farm Just
south of the city The Blooms were
up the other day and took back with
them span of colts raised by Stahl-
man near Shepherd, paying 1926. for
the team.-Mt. Pleasant Enterprise.
w. R. Smith Of this city, is in receipt
of letter from Cong. Fordney inform
ing him that the private pension bill
giving him $40 a month passed the sem
ate on Friday last and was at once
signed by President Taft. The veter-
ans Of the county are pleased at the
good fortune of Mr.. Smith.
The members of the Owosso Improve.
ment Association at their meeting
Tuesday noon considered the question
of the suit of the city against the Barber
Asphalt Co, to recover damages on
account of the poor paving on Main
street west and decided to ask City
Attorney Pulver to be present at the
meeting on Tuesday next and explain
the conditions of the bond given to
protect the CITY, etc.
The Owosso Maennerchor were hosts
Sunday to thirty-five members of the
Lansing Maennerchor. They were as
sisted by the Arbeiter Hermann Sons
societies. The visitors attended services
at st. Johannes church, were served with
dinner at the hall, and all spent the |
afternoon and evening singing in prepa-
ration for attendance at the National |
in Milwaukee in June.
Owosso and Saginaw organizations will |
visit Lansing May g.
Fred Courtney, an Ann Arbor Ry.,
employee living on Hammond street,
was awakened by his bull dog at mid
night. Tuesday, and found his home in
flames. He quickly escaped. The
house was damaged considerably and |
the furniture also, but the fire depart
ment saved the complete destruction of |
the house by laying 600 feet of hose to |
the Ann Arbor engine room, the water |
being shut of from the mains near |
his residence because Of broken gate. !