The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-25

Henrietta Palmer of st. Johns, Is
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H.. Halstead, North Hickory street.
E. E Warren for many years pro-
minent resident of Middlebury town
ship died at his home in Ovid, Monday.
Merrick Blair, John Rosevear and
VIM. Murphy attended the state shoot
at Caro- Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Fred A. Watts and children left
Wednesday for two months visit with
relatives in Pennsylvania and Ontario.
John Haines, a Cass street roomer;
was rounded up for drunkenness, Tues
day and paid fine of $5 in the munich
pal court.
Howard Pierce leaves today for his
new home in Edmonton, Alberta. The
Friar club gave banquet in his honor
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wiedman and
son Claude, and daughter Mrs. J. Nyse-
wander Of Chicago, haYe returned from
weeks stay at Little Crystal.
The Goss Sunday school classes held
an ice cream social on the lawn at the
home of Wellington Ward, north of the
city, Friday evening, one hundred fifty
people attending.
Misses Ethel and Edith Davies re-
turned Friday from a visit at Column
bus. Ohio, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. George Carroll and children of
Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. o. Winkler enter
tanned Monday at their home in Ben
nington the Misses Florence and Helen
Winkler, Ruth Cooper and Bonnie
Miller and George Winkler.
Mr.. and Mrs. ). E. Ferguson and
Miss Nellie Ferguson, Hickory street,
left Wednesday for visit of several
weeks with relatives in Buffalo, Lock.
port and other points in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. l.. Izor of Durand,
were in Owosso Tuesday on their way
to Black Lake, Cheboygan county for
vacation. Their daughter remained
here for visit with her grandparents.
E. L. Griffith came home from Flint,
Wednesday afternoon, considerably
bruised and with bad scalp wound as
the result of fall from bicycle while
riding quite fast that morning over q
brick pavement. The accident was
caused by break in his bicycle.
Ex-Gov. Chase s. Osborn, who with
Mrs. Osborn, has been travelling for
several months in Africa, has been &C.
corded an unusual honor by being
elected an honorary member Of the
Madagascar Academy of Science. He
is the only American ever elected to
membership.
F. a. Gum is operating bus line
between the court house and the city
limits Of Corunna to accommodate pas
sengers who do not want to walk from
the new term linus of the street car line
The bus also makes trips between the
cities at 20 cents one way or 25 cents
for the round trip.
Advertised letters at the Owosso post
Office for the week ending July 10, 1918:
Thomas Barrett, Wilma Benkovski (2),
Miss Mabel Brown, Miss Hazel Bush,
Lester Driskell, II. A. Ferguson, w. q.
Harris, DIR. G. G. Henry, J. J. Herrick,
Chas A. Howe. Walter Ody, F. w.
Parker, Ray Perry, Frank Peters, Miss
Beulah st. Clair.
Evidently the swat the fly" cam
paign of last year together with the
general observance of "clean up day"
have produced good results as it is a
matter of general comment that the
number of flies this year is only very
small per cent of that of former years.
Painters have noticed this in particular,
stating that they are scarcely bothered
at all in doing outside work.
Mr.. and Mrs Edw. Carr leave today
for an extended stay on the Pacific
coast, stopping en- route at the Yellow
stone, national park. They will be in
southern California for several months
and later on in Arizona, where Mr..
Carr has business interests. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh M. Miller will occupy their
residence during their absence, which
will probably be until May next. Mr..
and Mrs. s. B. Pitts will occupy the
Miller residence.