The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-09-06

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Mr.. and Mrs Worthy Cooper have
returned from few days visit in
Pontiac.
Miss Florence Ayers and Mrs. B. w.
Brewer left Tuesday for an outing at
Topinabee.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Gale have re.
turned from their stay of several weeks
at Beulah.
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Hurst re-
turned Tuesday evening from a trip
through Illinois and Indiana, Miss
Margaret Knapp accompanied them
home.
w. J. Melchers and E. o. Dewey
were in Lansing Tuesday, to consult
E. A. Bowd, architect, relative to the
plans for the Union Telephone Co. g
new building in this city.
Mrs. Henry Carroll, 200 South Oak
street. received word Wednesday that
her cousin, John Hayes. of Flint, was
drowned at Port Huron Tuesday. Mrs.
Carroll and her mother, Mrs. Sarah
Dyer, left immediately for Flint.
q. A, Lowery of Saginaw, has been
awarded the contract for laying sew.
J ers on Grace, Lansing, Monroe and
Washington. and Washington and
Ridge streets, and will begin work i'm
mediately.
Charles II. Clark, former rural mail
carrier out of Elsie, has been successful
in the examination for rural carrier
on Route No. 3, out of Henderson. He
began his new duties on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER B.
Arthur l.. Curry returned Saturday
morning from a few days stay with
relatives and friends in Fenton. He
was accompanied home by his sister,
Miss Grace Curry. who is spending q
few days in this city.
Ocean Park, California. suffered q
81, 300, 900 fire, Tuesday. destroying the
business section and many of the large
hotels and pleasure places Owosso
friends of 8. E. Parkill are pleased
that his property escaped the flames.
The Democrats have organized their
county committee by the election of L.
B. Allison Of Owosso, as chairman,
and Chas. Garland of Corunna, rs
secretary. They announce an in.
tention to make an aggressive fight for
their entire ticket.
Harry T. Newcomb, of Washington,
d. c., is in the city for few days, the
guest of his parents, M. and Mrs
Henry Newcomb, and aunt, Miss Nellie
Turner. He has been attending the
meeting of the American Bar ascot
alton at Milwaukee.
Senator w. A. Rosenkrans was in
Lansing, Tuesday evening, to attend a
meeting of the Republican county can
didates called to organize for the cam
paign. He reports the party leaders as
confident In that county and that they
expect to roll up good majority in
November for the entire ticket.
Hubbard & Baldwin are exhibiting
Berkshire swine at the Bay City fair
this week and will go from there to
Grand Rapids and then to Detroit.
They recently sold 30 head to one party
in Illinois, including q number of the
animals they had fitted for the fairs
and for that reason are not exhibiting
as many head as usual.
Hamilton King, U. 8. Minister to
Siam, died at Bangkok, on Sunday.
from heart trouble. Mr.. King was we'll
known in Owosso, having frequently
filed the pulpit of the Congregational
church while he was connected with
Ohvet college. He was man of great
ability and his death will be regretted
by all who were fortunate enough to
know him.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Potter of Mid.
dlebury township left Wednesday night
for visit at their home in Hacketts.
town and other points in New Jersey
and in New York state. They were
married so years ago next April, in
Hackettstown and the next day came
to Michigan to take up their residence
in Oakland county. They have resided
In this county 80 years.
MIR. and Mrs. w. X. Holmes of Lans.
ing. and Mrs. Sarah Sanders of Leslie,
spent the first of the week at the home
of the latter's sister, Mrs. Mary A.
Rsppleye, Elizabeth street. Mr.. Holmes
is remembered by many as having,
previous 10 ten years ago. been en-
ployed for long period at the Ann
Arbor shops. He has since been con-
nected with the mechanical depart
ments of the u. OF NJ, and is now on
the faculty of the M. A G. Old friends
were greatly pleased to meet him
again.