The Owosso times., 1912-07-19

| Postmaster Grant A. Morse OF Port
land, was in the city for few hours
Friday.
Judge Miner held court in Howell,
Tuesday, to hear an appeal case from
the probate court.
Mrs. A. F. Hollis and daughter, Miss
Marguerite, went to Crystal lake Mon
day for stay of two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ami Nelson and daugh-
ter are visiting relatives in Jackson and
at other points in the state.
Mrs. E. O. and Miss Harriet Dewey
left Thursday for a months outing in
the Mead Wesener cottage at Top
inabee.
Four applicants will take the civil
service examination for the position of
clerk or carrier at the post Office on
Saturday.
The Michigan supreme court holds
that villages in this state bave the pow.
or to prohibit the sale of liquor within
their boundaries.
Large quantities of excellent cherries
have been shipped to Owosso during
the past week from the farm of Saml.
Willis of this city, at Thomsonville.
Two navy officers, under the direc.
tion of Lieut.. III. E. s. Wallace of De-
troit, will be in the city from July % to
81 for the purpose of securing recruits
in the u. s. Navy. Headquarters will
be in the rooms of the pension board at
the post Office.
w. S. Gould of New York and Harry
J. Gould of Buffalo, N. Y, have been
in the city during the week visiting
their sister, Miss Meta Gould, and
closing up matters connected with the
estate of their mother, Mrs. Nancy
Gould.
W. j. Melchers and L. L. Conn rep.
resented the Union Telephone Co. at a
hearing before the State Railroad
Commission at Lansing. Thursday, on
the petition for permission to consoli.
date the Home Telephone Co. of De-
troit, with the Michigan Telephone Co.
The independent companies of the sta Q
are opposed to the merger unless their
interests are fully protected and an
order issued requiring that long dis
tance service be given to the independ-
ent lines
George Harris of Burns township,
who has begun suit by summons
against that township for $1,000, bases
his claim for damages on injuries he
received some time ago. Harris AYERS
that as he was walking over corduroy
road near his house, carrying saw, he
stubbed his toe on a log that was higher
than the others and fell He claims to
have broken two or three fingers and to
have been badly cut about the head by
the saw.
Judge Bush adjudged Mrs. Hattie
Evans of Owosso, insane Saturday, and
ordered her committed to the state hos.
pital at Pontiac. Her son, Claude
Evans of Owosso, petitioned for the or.
der. Mrs. Evans, who is 45 years old,
and lives with Mrs. Julia Evans of
Owosso, has threatened to take her life
several times, according to statements
made to Judge Bush. She also imag-
ines that she is wealthy and goes about
renting rooms for herself. She is prac-
tically penniless and is unable to sup.
port herself, it is said.
w. ID. Holiday, assistant to Presi.
dent Ramsey OF the Ann Arbor rail.
road, A. l.. Smith of Toledo general
counsel for the road, and Frank ALI
mindinger of Ann Arbor, one of the
proprietors of the Michigan Milling Co
were in the city Wednesday looking
over the sites which the Ann Arbor has
offered the Milling Co. for the locating
of its present milling property, the site
occupied by the land being part of
the land ON which the railroad wishes
to erect its new station and office build
ing. 1t is understood that no agree
ment was reached but that within few
days another conference will be held
and 1t is believed the matter will be sat.
isfactorily adjusted. The Ann Arbor
commenced legal proceedings some time