The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-11-15

Rev. w. M. Colby left Thursda,
morning for b three weeks visit will
his daughter, Mrs. Mark Mann, Al
Coldwater.
II. N. Ainsworth has purchased from
ID. +. Nusbaum the store occupied by
Nutson q Wright. The consideration
WIS $500
The Mems class of the Church of
Christ was organized Sunday ard the
following officers elected: Pres, Neil
Carpenter; vice pres David Sherw wood /;
sec. and treas Victor Hollis; teacher,
q. r. Wolford.
Mrs. Evora ID. Perkins, who for the
past several months has been in East
Leroy with her niece, Mrs. Clara Car.
son Leland. has arrived in this city for
a short stay.
The official canvas in Saginaw county
shows that B. j. Vincent defeatt
James Devereaux of Chesaning. for
prosecuting attorney by two votes, and
that G. l.. Weadock was chosen stat Q
senator by twenty-five plurality. The
only other Office secured by the republic
cans was county physician.
Jasper Jacobs. the Slavish beet
weeder, who has been in the county
jail since Friday, has appealed to the
circuit court in his case and has fur
nished bonds in the sum of 500. He
was released Monday night. Jacobs
claims that he did not plead guilty to
the charge of cruelty to his children.
The case of James Pierce of Owosso,
who is charged with having sent OBJ,
scene and threatening letters through
the mail, will be taken up December 3,
in the federal court in Bay City Mean
while Pierce is in Jail there. The
numerously signed petition for judicial
clemency in his behalf, has been sub.
mitted to the court.
An attorney for the Michigan United
Railways Co., ct al, appeared in court
Tuesday morning and made q motion
that both suits brought against his
clients by Charles China Of Owosso. to
collect damages for the death Of his
wife and injuries to his children, caused
when an interurban car on the Lansing
and Owosso line struck their buggy. be
put over until the next term. The
motion WAS denied.
Edward Ssnderhoff and family will
move to jackson this week where Mr..
Ssnderhoff will enter the mercantile
business with his brother-in-law. Il. J. :
Flint. Mr.. Sanderhoff entered the en-
ploy of the Frieseke Brothers brickyard
AZ years ago. rs boy, and for 30 years
past has been manager of the yard.
Two winters he spent in Florida man
aging yard there for the Frieseke in
terests.
Fred Sanderhoff, who has lived in
Owosso and vicinity for As years, left
this city Tuesday, at the age Of SO. to
make his home in the west. He went
to Albion to join his daughter, Mrs.
Harry Baughman, and with her will
60 to Los Angeles, where Mr.. Baugh-
man, who left Michigan six weeks ago.
has established himself. MIR. Sanderhoff
has been visiting here with his sons, l..
A. and Edward Sanderhoff. His home
was broken up last February by the
death of his wife, who had been his
faithful companion for more than half
century.
Considerable anxiety is being felt for
the safety of Mrs. Eta Dosne Marden
of Owosso, who has been Congrega-
tional missionary in Constantinople for
30 years. She is the head of the Amer.
lean school which enrolled more Turk
ish children than any other in Turkey.
She is supported in part by contribu.
tions from the Park Congregational
church of Grand Rapids, and an effort
has been made by Grand Rapids and
Owosso friends to get in touch with
her. but 80 far these efforts have been
fruitless. Because of her prominence
and influence it is feared that in case of
general massacre in Constantinople
she would surely be killed.
lines Royce of Detroit, son of Mr..
and Mrs l. P. Royce of this city, had a
narrow escape from death on Friday last
while experimenting some construction
work in the plant of the Edison Electric
Co. Mr.. Royce had signalled the
switchman to throw the cars to another
track and turned to go on with his work
but the switchman either failed to see
or to obey the signal and the cars on
the track on which Mr.. Royce stood
were shovedyalong. AS the cars were
almost upon him, he realized his danger
and jumped but slipped and fell be-
tween the rails, several cars passing
over him. One foot was badly crushed
and it was found necessary to amputate
three toes. 1t his thought his foot will