The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-15
Morrjoo.

Mrs. II. w. Moody will spend tnis
week in Grand Rapids with relatives
during the absence of Rev. Mr.. Moo
dy at camp McKane. -
Mrs. George Kline who has been
critically i'll with pneumonia is i'm
proving.
Misses Mary and Florence Waters
of Saginaw are here for a weeks
vacation al the home of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Waters.
The two sons of John Mattheson
are improving from typhoid fever.
but the father Mr.. Mattheson is now
i'll with it.
Miss Mary Wines of Detroit is Wis
iting at the home Of William Wines
and family.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Eliot Brown went to
Lansing Monday to spend few days
With their daughter, Mrs. Stanley
Carr.
Mrs. Esther Myers and sister, Mrs.
NJ. Jonnson who is visiting herr &C
companied Mrs. Myers grandson,
Charles Myers to his home in st.
Johns Monday for visit tnere.
Mrs. Alice Lannen entertained the
following at house party Sunday:
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Murray of LaHs-
ing; Mr.. and Mrs. McDonough and
son, Raymond of Oak Grove ALL
Daniel Boutell and family of .1i'
place.
Rev. H. w. Moody has taken up
his services for next Sunday at the
Presbyterian church as lie will be
wit, ,he Toy Scouts IN comp at Va
1ne and Myers lakes Rev. J L
Young =: 7 errv - u .ieach in tn
VI. E. chu,ch here an! Rev. A. w.
Wilson in tle Perry NJ. L. church
The storm Saturday night caused
a panic on VI. U. T. Car ; ear Lans-
ing, as thu lightning rocketed out
from the third rail and there WIS Il
great pyrotechnic display. A lady
from Owosso tainted and had not re-
covered consciousness when the car
arrived here. Mr.. Case said he count
ed three barns in flames between
here and Lansing on his way home.
A big black snake gave battle to
William Cooper and son Carl in
their oat field last Saturday after
noon. They were loading and draw
ing grain when the snake came to-
ward them. Mr.. Snake would not
be bluffed into turning about. There
are no stones in tne field, so the men
were obliged to fight the snake with
their forks, Carl breaking his fork
handle in the battle. After running
the snake through with the tines,
stamping on it and performing 9TH
er stunts, the men finally run tne
wheels of the loaded wagon over 1t.
The snake was over four feet in
length and was as thick as a mans
wrist through it's body. The next
morning Carl went. out to view it's
remains but the snake had crawled
away.
Mcrrice, Aug. 13.-Miss Eta De-
freese is i'll with the grip.
Mrs. Albert Colburn left Wednes-
day for a two weeks visit with
friends in Mt. Pleasant.
The Ladies' Aid society of the An
trim cnurch is preparing to hold an
ice cream social at the home of War
rem Jarrad, next Friday evening.
1t is a good thing that l.. E. Suth-
fishing trips are not of long
err duration on account of others
who like to go fishing. Monday af-
ternoon he and Larry Wines visited
Agnew lake and returned with 70
calico bass, 8 black bass, and a pick
erel weighing 5 " pounds.
Albert Topping and family re-
turned from Silver City, N. NJ, go
ing through this place Tuesday. |
They were accompanied by DR.. and |
Mrs. Mark Topping, tn doctor hav-
ing gone there in hopes that the |
change might prove beneficial, but
as his condition did not improve and |
he had hemorrhage, they decided |
to come back to Michigan. TIE fam
lily used to reside here and was on
the way to Linden.
Harry Towner tells a blacksnake |
story. While he was blowing re-
Gently he came upon big one coiled |
in the furrow He picked up stone |
as large as he could conveniently |
carry and dropped it upon his snake
ship. The latter uncoiled with a
spring which threw the stone from |
It's body and glided away. 1t was
fully six feet long.
Mrs. Susan Hyatt and grandson,
Theron Purdy, of HARDER Beach are
visiting relatives here. Mrs. Hyatt |
says that Mrs. r. p. Howard, who
used to live here, is able to sit up,
after having been confined to her
bed for three years. She resides
with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Pur-
ly at Harbor Beach.
A number of citizens went Tues
lay, to see the Boy Scouts start on
heir hike for Myers and McKone
axes. The boys started at o'clock
and carried blankets on their shout