The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-10-03

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moving the debris from the last OF
the basement OF the new Wallace
block on the ives. side of main street
is nearly completed. The portion OF
tae back wall now up will be left In
place and the work will progress
nicely from now. Mr.. Stenger has
men at work laying the new walls.
Several new stone culverts are be-
ing put in on the township highway
by road commissioner +. A. Burke.
At present he is placing one in the
road north and one northwest or
town.
Misses Margaret Dynes and Violet
Owen returned here Monday from
Owosso to take up their old positions
as operators on the switchboard or
the Farmers line. The work is not
quite completed as the ground strips
are still lacking and are expected to
arrive very soon by mail from chi
cago. We are promised all the lines
in good working order by Saturday.
This will complete the third month
without telephone service here.
DR.. Smith OF Pontiac who was to
have addressed an audience on Tenn
perance made up from all the cnurch-
es, at the Baptist church Sunday eve
ming, disappointed his audience, and
Rev. Asa Hoskins preached sermon
instead.
Toe ladies of the NJ. f. church Will
hold a social tea in the parlors or
their church Wednesday evening.
The Wixom shows which held
forth here the last three nights of the
week, left Sunday for their winter
quarters in Bancroft.
Nine new reference books have
been added to the school library in
the past few days.
Basket ball practice has begun in
the opera house which has j. n fitted
up for tnat purpose.
Clare Hammond has entered the
eighth grade in school here.
The Craving supplies for the use
in the school have arrived.
Sparrc rs hospital in training to be
a nui Sc in Lansing.
Miss Ruth Ogden lef. here Monde
for Detroit where she will take up the
study of dress making.
DIR. w. II. Flint who lost all his in
struments in The Perry fire has just
replaced his expensive optical instru-
ments for fitting glasses.
Ford Gasoline is quite i'll vita in
fammatory rheumatism.
Eugene Botsford left here with two
carloads of stock which he placed on
the Buffalo markets Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. r. G. Cottrell of this
place with party of friends have
been spending the past two weeks
making a tour of some of the south.
ern cities. They attended the reun-
ion at Chattanooga while away.
Mrs. Dickerson of North Dakota is
visiting her sister, Mrs. NJ. l.. Shoe
smith at her home west Of town.
She will spend two montns here with
her
George Rolfe left here Monday
and will visit a sick brother in Trav-
erse City as we'll as attend the fair at
his old home town in st. Johns while
away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Mills went to
Detroit Monday 20 visit friends.
Miss Mayme Horn of Durand spent
Saturday until Monday with ner sis
ter, Mrs Bert Francisco, who also en-
tertained Mrs. Brooks and son of
Battle Creek for that period.
Mrs. Katheryn Stuart visited
Owosso Friday.
Miss Daisy Smith spent Monday
and Tuesday in Detroit on business.
E. l.. Watkins visited his son, Ray
Watkins in Greenville from Saturday
until Monday.
A. l. Olin and family of Lansing
were guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Grettenberger Sunday.
p. j. Praay and daughter, Miss Ar
oath We're weekend guests at the
nome of his mother in Elsie.
Miss Leatha Braden visited her
parents in Byron from Friday until
Monday.
Miss Iva Maher was entertained |
by friends in Lansing Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Ruth Foote spent the week |
end at the home of her parents in |
Grand Ledge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Krauth mo-
tored over from Henderson and spent |
Sunday with her parents, Rev. and |
Mrs. j. d. Youngs.