The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-15

The Frank E. WEIGH memorial fun,
totals $l05. 90 to date.
Mrs. Geo. W. Haskell spent the pas
week with friends in Grand Rapids.
Born, Saturday. to Mr. and Mrs
Fred Dibeau. Frazer street, daughter
Mrs. Fred Webber was called to Kala
mazoo, Saturday. by the illness of hel
father.
Dudley A. Taylor of Chicago, visited
his mother, Mrs Louisa Taylor, Parh
street, Thursday.
j. G. VanCamp is spending two weeks
in Detroit on his official work as one OF
the state bank examiners
Miss Bessie VanDyne has resumed
her work at the Sturtevant d Blood
Office after several weeks absence on
account of illness
Chas B. Cook, R. F. D. /, has com,
pleted his state farmers institute work
with the exception of ten days to be
spent in the upper peninsular.
The annual meeting of the Union
Telephone Co., will be held at Alma on
Wednesday next. Several local stock.
holders expect to be present.
J. A. Barrie has returned from Mt.
Clemens where he spent three weeks
taking baths for rheumatism. He is
somewhat improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. s. Allison, who
have been spending two months with
Lieut.. and Mrs. Ell. A. Miner at Fort
Sill, Oklahoma, are expected home this
evening.
The work of repairing the damage
done to the Owosso Savings Bank build
ing by the tornado last November has
been commenced and as soon as it is
completed repairs will be made on the
fixtures and furniture damaged by the
burning of the McGuineas building.
Mr.. and Mrs E. G.. Osborn have
moved from their business place at 800
N. Washington steeet to the Pierpont
house on Ball street. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Corrigan of Flint, have moved to
Owosso and will live in the Osborn
building.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Cummins will
leave tomorrow for California to make
their home with the formers parents.
Mrs. Cummins has been employed at
the Lyon & Pond store for the past two
years.
Funeral services for George Farr
were held at his home in Corunna,
Saturday. The deceased was SO years
of age and died az the result of stroke
of paralysis suffered on Wednesday
He is survived by his mother. Mrs.
Louise Farr. and sister, Mrs. Charles
Cook of Burton
A letter from Will A. Priest, who is
at Redlands, California. states that his
health is considerably improved and
that he is getting stronger every day.
He expects to return and resume his
work as city mail carrier May Let.
Weather conditions in California are
about perfection according to his view.
Frank jerks of Marquette, was a
guest over Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Ward, Ball street.
Mr.. jerks is county clerk of his county
and prominent in its affairs. His son,
Ward, who has been with his grand.
parents several months returned home
with his father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wescott, who
have spent several months at the home
of Rev. and Mrs Thomas fowler, left
Wednesday for Detroit to reside. Mr.
Wescott expects to engage in the hard
ware business, having owned an inter-
est in store for three or four years.
Mrs. Wescott has been great sufferer
from rheumatism for many months.
We have received from Congressman
Fordney copy of the report of the
members Of the ways and
means committee opposing the placing
Of sugar on the free list 1t is a docu-
ment of 30 pages and we'll worth read
ing by those who have any interest at
al In the continuation of the beet sugar
industry. Copies can be mad by ad.
dressing Mr.. Fordney at Washington.
The announcement made by officials
Of the Union Telephone Co. to the State
Commission that the Company
has ordered a modern switchboard for
is Owosso exchange to cost approx.
nately $4,000 and that new office
is contemplated will be good
news to Owosso citizens generally. |
Plans for two story brick building to
20 erected upon the lot owned by the
at the corner of Exchange and
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