The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-09

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Mr.. and Mrs 8 @. Patchell of Du
rand, were Owosso visitors Saturday.
Married, Saturday. by Rev. c. h.
Hanks. Claud n Higgins and Miss
Luella A. DeBsr of Flint.
About seventy friends surprised Mr.
and Mrs. @. Il. Bailey at their home OH
N. Washington street Friday evening
and enjoyed games and refreshments.
Mrs. Mary Baughman of Albion, was
called to the home of her parents, Mr..
and Fred Sanderhoff. Dewey street,
Friday because Of the illness of both
A divorce was granted last week to
Warren Pierpont from Ida Pierpont
both of Owosso, on the ground of in.
compatibility. A property settlement
had been made
Robert Raatz has sold his meat mar.
ket, N Washington street, to E. r.
Wilbur of Owosso township. Mr.. Raatz
will enjoy vacation, probably includ-
ing a trip to Germany.
Avis. the three. year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs f. R Bliss, Lyon street
south, died Saturday. The funeral
was held Monday from from the Jen-
nings' undertaking parlors.
Ernest Hayward has opened a paint
and wall paper store at $40 North
Washington street. Mr.. Hayward is
an excellent workman and will un-
doubtedly have large patronage.
The poor commissioners of the coun.
ty have asked the probate court to have
Lyllian Morris admitted to the state
school at Cold water. Her father has
disappeared and the mother is at the
county farm. The child is ten years
old.
Mrs. D. j. Gerow has been granted a
divorce from Ex-Sheriff d. J. Gerow of
Owosso, on the grounds of cruelty,
specific instances being given in the
complaint. A property settlement was
arranged some time ago, Mrs. Gerow
retaining the mouse on Oliver street.
James Jones, Of the Owosso Mfg. Co.'S
Office, has composed and Miss Janet
Gsfnmel has arranged for the piano
song, Just Ask the Hired Man"
The piece will be offered for sale and If
a success Mr.. Jones will publish others.
having fifteen on hand.
George McDermott, weighmaster at
Lennon for the Mt. Clemens Sugar. fac.
tory, was convicted of assault at Du.
rand, Friday, on A. Wickham after q
dispute about tare in the lstter's beets.
He was fined $40 and has appealed the
case.
The Shattuck Music House has open
ed branch store in. Lansing with E. L.
Carr az manager. A. L. Armstrong
and M. Dodge assistants. For a long
time past this concern has had consid.
cradle business in Lansing and the
branch is opened with the belief that it
will be largely increased. The man.
ager, Mr.. Carr, is an experienced sales.
man who will push the business.
The will of John W. Gates the mil.
lionaire of New York, who died last
August, has been filed for probate in
Shiawassee cou nty because of requests
to. Mrs. Jennie Gates Shaw and S. w.
Gates of Durand. s. w. Gates receiv-
ed the life use of the farm on which he
lives, which goes to his son, w. r.
Gates of Flint at his death. W. r,
Gates also received $4,000 in cash.
Mrs. Shaw and also Mrs. Susan Gates
futile of Alma receive 81, 900 each.
Chas. Wilkinson has the reputatio
of having some of the best blooded
Holstein cattle in the state. Mr.. Will.
kinson has 30 head of cattle and holds
them to be worth more than $4,000
He was recently offered for one Holstein
bull by Cole Bros. of Ypsilauti, the
company of which he purchased the
animal, $1,000, but he refused the offer |
G. NJ. Spalding and VIM. Rothney have
some of these high blooded stock on
their FARMS also. Mr.. Wilkinson should |
be highly commended upon his stand
in getting in this locality this high |
blooded stock of cows, as it will in the |
future mean mnch for farmers in this
locality journal.
Judge Miner in the circuit court
heard this week the divorce case of G. |
Fl. Boylan of Sciota against Eva White
head Boylan. He claims that under
the statute their marriage was void,
but desired no doubt, 80 applied for u
divorce. He had given his wife GER
tain property when he left her aud she
had released her dover rights but when
he applied for decree she claimed the
release was illegal because she was not
81 years of age aud is asking for more
of his property. Many witnesses were
called in the effort to settle as to her
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