The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-03-24
Born, Satu rday, to Rev. and Mrs. A
J. Holland, a daughter.


guest of Miss Bessie VanDyne.
Mt. Pleasant has fallen into line with
Sunday closing of the postoffice.
Farmers attention is called to the
ad of the Dairy Form Products Co. in
, this issue.
DR.. Roy Northway and bride of Mt.
, Pleasant, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Fl. Northway part of the week.
A. L Nichols and Cecil Mclaughlin
were in Vernon, Thursday, to attend
the funeral of John Reynolds.
The F. f. B. class of the Evangelical
association was entertained Tuesday
evening at the home of its teacher,
V. 8. Mattoon.,
Rural Carrier John Sprague has re-
sumed work on his route after an alb.
sence from duty Of two and half
months. His health is much improved.
Mrs. J. j. Msckey is returning to
this city from Durand to reside and is
accompanied by Mrs. R. G. Mackey,
who will remain here for the present.
E. s. Epson. who retired from the
postmastership at Durand few months
ago, has decided to again engage in the
drug business, the line he gave up
when he became postmaster.
The internal revenue receipts for the
first eight months of the present fiscal
year show gain of $29, ZOO, 900 COM
pared with year ago The increased
tax on tobacco accounts for the larger
part of the amount.
w. J. Melchers, general manager of
the Union Telephone Co, had confer
ence yesterday with some of the gentle
men having in charge the interests of
the farmers who are endeavoring to
secure a uniform $l2 telephone rate for
farm lines in this county.
The Sunday school, of the First M. E.
church presented, through Rev. Stein
niger, Sunday, to Burt S Stratton, who
has been succeeded by w. A. Upham as
superintendent, gold headed umbrella.
Mr.. Stratton served the school as super
intendent for eight years.
The Michigan Society of California
held it's annual meeting in Los Angeles,
recently, with more than hundred
former Michigan residents from differ
emit parts of the state in attendance.
Mrs. l., E. Mcbride, formerly of this
city, was elected secretary.
jennings Foster Co g delivery wagon
was smashed up, the horse attached to
it bruised and Thomas Perry the
driver OF, the rig.thrown head foremost
to the pavement but not. Seriously
injured, when the wagon was struck
by~Sa street car, Thursday morning
near the Jennings residence ON Main
street west.
The examination of putt" Walton
charged with two offenses against the
local option law was resumed in Justice
Friegels court Wednesday morning and
adjourned to the Goth inst, when the
testimony taken will be signed and the
decision made as to whether Walton
shall be held for trial in the circuit
court. n -
Congressman and Mrs. J. w. Ford
ney left on Saturday for q visit with
their children residing at Laurel, Miss.
Friends in this city will be pleased to
learn that Mrs. Fordney is very much
improved in health. Mr.. Fordney will
20 to Washington from Laurel to at
tend the special session of congress
which he anticipates will be lively
one full of interest. SO
The testimony taken by the legisla.
tive committee which investigated
affairs at the Marquette prison shows
that Warden Russell has padded 10
Of the $50 conyicts-just 10 of the
toughest prisoners confined anywhere
in Michigan-and that by 80 doing he
has enforced obedience to the rules of
the institution. Commenting on this
this fact the Ithaca Herald says:
Good for Jim Russell. Long may he
continue to WELD the paddle when it is
necessary. The unfortunate feature is
tn 1t he is not permitted to apply it 10
the anatomy or the peanut politicians
who are demanding his dismissal"
Col. John Northwood of New 10th.
rop, was in the city Tuesday. He is as
enthusiastic as ever over the famous
farming lands adjacent to New 10th
rop both in this and Saginaw county
and expects that its development and
the great bulk of farm products shipped
out will before many years bring rail.
road connections to the village. While
may NOT live long enough to get any
great benefit from the building of a
railroad, especially since i have sold my
farm, = saidthe Colonel, yeti am will.
ing to do everything within my power
to secure the building of one. In fact.
all our citizens are deeply interested in
any project which win give MS connec.
tion with the outside world - Dwarf