The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-01-19

without the payment Of the four pei
cent penalty has been extended to Feb.
24,h.
The Durand village school district al
a special meeting voted to expend $17,
600 in enlarging the present high school
building.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wilkinson of
Vernon. observed the Goth anniversary
OF their wedding on Saturday last.
The former is SO years of age and the
latter S5.
Mrs. W. E. Billiard and son, who
have been visiting in Kalamazoo, are
unable to return home on account of
the latter's being taken sick with scar
let fever.
A number of loads of hay have been
marketed in the city this week, finding
ready buyers at good prices. Straw is
in demand but little is brought in. An
occasional load of cornstalks is seen.
The fire department was called out
Monday, by small blaze in the Van
debogart & Co. grocery store in the
Putterill building south of the Ann Ar.
Dor tracks. The loss is about $50.
F. b. and Lee Woodland were in
Grand Rapids, Tuesday and Wednes.
day, looking after the interests of the
Woodland Furniture Co., at the furni.
ture show.
The work of strengthening the
Washington street bridge will be
completed today and it is expected the
cars on the Lansing o wosso line will
cross the river and run to the Michigan
Central depot.
E. d. Young, who was badly injured
in falling down the rear stairs at the
federal building last week, was able to
to be out Wednesday. His position as
janitor is being filled temporarily by P.
Ocean.
Five bags of beans took up the time
of Municipal Judge Friegel, Monday,
afternoon, John Murphy claiming that
George Monroe delivered five less bags
than his share as a division of what
they raised on Murphys farm.
E. Jamison, manager Of the Owosso
Theatre. has resigned to accept a posi-
tion as manager for one of the advance
cars of the Kit Carson Buffalo Ranch
show and will leave Owosso about the
first of April He will receive a SUBJ
stantial increase in salary.
Among long list of claims approved
by committee on war claims of the
lower house of congress is one Of $42. 70
for the heirs of the late Colonel Eben-
ezer Gould of this city The heirs
named are Mrs. Albert Todd, Mrs G. s..
Allison and the late l.. E. Gould.
Three applications were fled with
the civil service commission for the
position of fireman. laborer at the fed.
eral building to succeed E d Young,
resigned. The appointment will be
announced as soon as the standing of
the applicants is ascertained.
Judge Miner has filed an opinion in
the case of w. E Mckenzie and Todd
Kincaid vs.. Rose Call of Detroit
setting aside deed to the Corunns
property given by the plaintiffs to the
defendant and returning the furniture
in the house occupied by the Mccall
woman in Detroit to her. The de-
PENDANT is also required to pay certain
taxes which have accumulated on the
Corunna residence.
Mrs. Alice Cooper kellogg, for many
years a resident of Corunna, died at q
hospital in Eloise, where she had beer
patient for a long time suffering
from mental arrangement brought or
by overwork. Mrs Kellogg was promi
nent in the social life of Corunna. {
woman of brilliant intellect and filled {
number of responsible position afte
the death of her husband number o.
years ago. Her age was So years. Sh'
is survived by one son who is stationed
at Philadelphia with the u 8. marines
and one sister, Mrs Olive G. Hoyt o
Corunna.
.. During the session of the board Of
supervisors in Tuscola county, the Care
Advertiser took straw vote on a choic,
for presidential candidates, resulting
Roosevelt II, J. w. Fordney 3, Bryan
@ AS between Taft and LaFollette,
voted for Taft and for LaFollette
: with four blank For governor, wer
for Osborn, for Martindale. for He
z mans and for Musselman. A simila
vote was taken at the annual n,eetin
e of the county insurance association
4 showing 20 for Roosevelt, 9 for Taft,
q for LaFollette, for Beveridge and
! for Bryan. As between Taft and La
i Toilette the vote was 10 to in favor o
y the latter For governor, Osborn II
J. Martindale II, Hemsns 2, o. b. Fulle
}, Mayor Thompson 1.