The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-06
THE OWOSSO TINES
EDMUND o. DEWEY. EDITOR.
OwOSSO. MICH, DEC. 9, 1919.
Local News.

DR.. A. M. Hume was in Toledo, Mon
day.
A son was born Thursday to Rev. an,
Mrs. Paul y. David.
W. M. Fitzpatrick was in Detroit OF
legal business. Tuesday.
Postmaster E. A. Litchfield of Elsie
was in the city Saturday.
lib. sturtevant left Thursday morn
ing for northern Michigan on business
After years trial Battle Creek pro
nounces its children's Fairgrounds [,
success.
Chas. e. Rigley left for Chicago
Monday evening. to attend the annua
meeting Of the national association o.
furniture manufacturers.
W. d. Burke, r. l.. Chase and E. F
Conant of Owosso, and Chas. Garland
of Corunna, went to Bay City, Tues
day, to serve as jurors in the U. 8. dis.
trict court.
Referring to the Elks' memorial ser
vices held Sunday in Saginaw, the
Courier Herald says: 1.-THE genera
eulogy given by Past Exalted Ruler
Major Nj. J. Phillips of Owosso Lodge
and was one of the finest ever delivered
at these memorial services.
Word has been received here of the
marriage at Harvard. Mont, on No
vember 90, of Leon j. Cole, son of Reg
lister and Mrs. q. J. Cole of Corunna,
to Miss Cynthia Murphy. Both have
been living on ranches in Montana.
The couple were compelled to drive 30
miles to railroad station from Alma,
where they lived. to board ia train for
the 70 mile ride to Harvard.
Splendid opportunity for good, re.
liable lady or gentleman salesman to
sell old line life insurance in Owosso
and vicinity. Good liberal commission
and renewal contract. No previous ex-
perience necessary. We will teach you
the business and pay you we'll while
You learn. Address. II. q. Darb, Cen
eral Agent. Detroit Life Insurance, 507
Flint P. Smith building, Flint. Mich,
Advertisement.
Miss Mary McEntee of Detroit, daugh-
ter OF. Mrs. Lent McEntee. East Com
stock street this city. was united In
marriage Wednesday. Nov. 81, at De-
troit. by Rev. FIR. Dempsey, to Howard
Perkins of Detroit. They were attended
by the brides sister. Miss Anna Nc
Entee Of Owosso, and George Hold
routh of Detroit. Mr.. and Mrs. Per-
kins came here Thursday morning and
a reception was rendered them at the
home of Mrs. McEntee.
Can you beat this? James Shaft,
the man who put the Shaft in Shafts
burg, owns q farm near Perry, and
according to his own statement, en-
ploys tenant who works it on shares,
each furnishing half the seed and the
crops are divided equally. Last Tues
day the stork left pair of lively twins
at the farm and now Jim claims one Of
them. According to the existing con-
tract he insists he is entitled to half the
crops-and that this is no exception
Michigan Trsdesman.
James M. Pierce of this city, ywho
was arrested six weeks ago for sending
obscene letters thr ough the mails was
indicted by the grand jury in thelU. s.
district court at Bay City, Wednesday.
When airaigned in court he plead gull
ty to the charge and was sentenced to
serve three months in the Detroit house
of correction. Pierce's physical condi'
ton and some circumstances which de-
veloped in the court helped to mater
tally reduce the sentence which swoulc
undoubtedly have been otherwise i'm
posed. He had already been in jail al
Bay City for AZ days. A rural carrier
from the northern part of the.state who
plead guilty to embezzling money or
der funds. which he subsequently re
turned, was fined $3.50, while another
prisoner was sentenced to serve five
years imprisonment for burglarizine
the post office at Riverdale.
Profits of the Common wealth Power
Railway &c Light Co., which operates
street railways, gas, power, hydro'elec
trio and other properties in Michigan
including Owosso and other points II
this county. were $iOs,453 in October
an increase of 81 per cent over October
1911. For the year ending October 3l
the company's profits were $l,14O,634, .
gain of $3.50 per cent over 1911. Initial
dividends at per cent a quarter or
the compsny's common stock are pre-
dicted for next year. The stock has not
vat Maid dividends.