The Owosso times., 1912-03-08
The OWOSSO TINES
EDMUND o. DEWEY. EDITOR.
OwOSSO. MICH, MAR. s, 1912.
Local News.

Local News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Haight of Flint.
spent Sunday in Owosso
Mrs. Charles Hemingway of West
Main street, left Tuesday for Alberta,
Canada, for visit with friends.
Ex-Chief and Mrs. Bert Hodges have
been in Charlotte this week, the latter
being i'll at the home of her sister.
Justice Friegel's court turned over
s136S0 to the city as the result of
February's collections from drunks,
disorderlies and other offenders.
Mr.. and Mrs G. L. Baker and daugh.
ter Margaret. left Monday for months
stay in Lansing. Mr.. Baker will take
some special work at the M. A. c.
A. L. Nichols. 8. @. Pulver and H..
R. Tooley were in Lansing. Tuesday.
and heard the discussion in the legisla-
ture on the presidential primary bill
The Durand Express says: ANY
body but Roosevelt, and we will feel
that the greatness of our nation is not
centered in any one manor king"
John Thorn of Owosso has sold his
farm just north of the city limits of
Corunna, to Mrs Rosanna Hauck, who
will take possession in the near future.
Residents of South Shiawassee street
have petitioned for water main south
70 Int otr ~
street for sewer from Hickory to
Summit.
Fred L. Eldridge of Breckenridge,
formerly of Durand, was elected presi-
dent of the Dairymans State Associa-
tion at the meeting held in Kalamazoo
last week.
John Goodw has resigned his posi-
tion as driver for the Wells-Fargo Ex-
press Co. aud accepted one as bill clerk
at the Ann Arbor. Ray Gardner will
succeed him.
Mrs. w. E. Guthrie left Tuesday for
the east, to join Mr.. Guthrie, who has
charge of.an electric plant near Harris
burg, Pa. She visited her son, Robert,
in Detroit, enfoute.
The Perry Journal is of the opinion
that possibly IS of the 200 voters in that
village might favor the return of the
saloon. OF the business men it, says
that about one in Is would vote wet.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. l.. Brown of Toledo,
are in the city packing household goods
to be shipped to their new home. Mr..
Brown finds 1t will be necessary to re-
main longer in Toledo than he first
anticipated.
Hon. Frank Ell. Watson of Detroit,
was in the city for few hours Satur.
day. Mr.. Watson has been engaged
for some time past as special attorney
for the government in the prosecution
of the bath tub trust cases.
Charles G. Crugher, who has been
manager of the Detwiler grocery for
some months, has resigned to accept q
position as travelling salesman for a
grocery house. He will take up his
new work in about two weeks.
81. M. Post has returned from So
journ of about q month in Florida. He
states he was highly pleased with the
tropical climate and would have liked
to have remained longer Mr.. Post left
Tuesday for few days stay in Colum-
bus, Ohio.
Mrs. Lester Williams of Detroit, who
came Saturday to visit her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. M. A. Halstead, Fletcher
street, returned home Tuesday. Their
sou, Arthur Halstead, and Miss Zola
Brown, both of Lansing, were also
guests over Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Halstead.
Louis Hemenway of Bancroft, wants
$3.50 worth of personal property which
his father. the late Dr.s Hemenway,
held at the time of his death and which
is now in possession of the widow, but
which the son claims is his. A case
has been commenced in the circuit
court to recover the property.
Mrs. Flora Chatterson received a
check Monday for $405790 from G. e.
Burr, agent for Michigan State Life
Ins. Co. covering policy carried in that
company by her son Roy. This is
prompt settlement in view of the fact
that Mr.. Chatterson died Feb 25.
Following is list of letters remain.
ing uncalled for at the Owosso post
Office for the week ending March 2,
1912: Fred Baker, VIM. Best, Arthur
Brown, Fred Burke, Mrs. Il. g. Gut
Ter, Mrs. Jennie Fultz, John Hacket,
Robert III. Irwin, Mrs. Frank Madison,
Mrs Harriet Craway, James Rose Mrs.
J J. Ryan, Arthur Seymour