The Owosso times., 1911-09-22

w. Il. MchenZie or Detroit, was in
the city the fret of the week.
Mrs. Frank Comstock has visited her
son, Ollie, in Grand Rapids this week.
Saturday is the last day for paying
the summer tax without the four per
cent collection fee.
Claude Bentley returned to Harvey,
Ill.,. Sunday evening after short visit
with relatives in this city.
Aid. J. J. Mcdonald and Miss Orsa
Wentz spent Sunday in Toledo with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Lyon.
William Watkins has purchased the
grocery business of Lewis Mccarthy,
corner West Main and Lansing streets.
Cyrus Matthews and family returned
Friday from q months visit at his old
home in Ohio, and with relatives in
Hastings and Vaudeville, Mich.
G. r. Wooster, an Ann Arbor engi.
neer and resident of this city for a
number of years. died at his home in
Birmingham, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Doan of New
Haven township are visiting relatives
in Hamilton, Ont, after spending part
of the week at the state fair.
Col. G. V. r. Pond of Lansing, post
office inspector for this district, suffered
a stroke Of paralysis while on official
business at Grand Ledge last week.
He had recovered sufficiently to be
brought home the first of the week.
His permanent recovery will be hoped
for by many warm friends In this
county, especially among the g. A. r.
veterans.
Ann Arbor railroad officials state that
as soon a. the depot being erected In
Cadillac Is completed work is to be COM
menced on the now depot in Owosso.
In tho meantime IN enlargement of the
plans filed with and approved by the
Railroad Commission for the depot Is
being considered TO provide more Office
room. This will In no way delay start.
ing tho work.
|. The following advertised letters 70.
main uncalled for ct the Owosso post.
ofics for the week ending Sept. 18th.
1911: Roger Gleoretel. Miss Leah Dod-
der, Sam, Horokin, +. Fisher. Louis
Frank. Miss ;Leotts Goodrich Ray
Hudson. Miss Bessie Euston, Mrs. Guy
Matthews. o. F. Parsons. Louis Pic.
chisni. Willie Rist, Mrs. John Rudolph.
Miss Hattie Sigler. May White, A. E.
Younggren (s).
Tod Kincaid Is expected homo In q
few days from Cleveland, Ohio. when 1t
Is expected that final details for the
transfer Of the property of the defunct
Vigor-O Co. to the Standard Pure Food
Co. will be com pleted and the officers
Of the new sompany elected. Bids for
the rebuilding Of the plant will be
ready ~ soon rs the other details are
worked out and It Is hoped that work
will begin about the first of next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Morris, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Posthumus and daughter,
Miss Doris. Of this city and Mrs. Ralph
Gaylord and daughter, Miss Virginia,
Of New York City, attended family
reunion at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Westbrook near Ovid, Sunday :.
The reunion was that of the Gable and
lWestbrook families and was arranged
in honor of Mrs. Frank Westbrook and
daughters of Colorado. Fifty.thre
guests were present.
No objection was offered at the coun-
Gil meeting Monday evening to the pro-
posed curbing of Water street from
Main to King street. 1t is hoped the
work can be done this fall and when
the street Is macadamized 1t will be one
of the finest in the city. Estimates for
doing the same work on Saginaw street
between Goodhue and King were pre-
sented Monday evening and further
preliminary steps for the work will be
taken as fast as the charter will permit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Peek and Mrs.
Julia +. Page were called to Marshall
Saturday on account of the death of
their brother and step-son Mr.. George
E Page, of that place. Mr.. Page was
found dead on Thursday morning. of
last week in his apartments and had
probably been dead GO hours when
found, death having been caused by
hemorrhage of the lungs. Mrs. VIM.
GLADDEN. of Maple River, was also a
sister of the deceased, and she with her
husband also attended the funeral =
Bancroft Commercial.