The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-28
THE OWOSSO TINES
EDMUND O. DEWEY. EDITOR.
OwOSsO MICH, MARCH %, 1918
Local News.

Local News.
w. A. Seegmiller was in Mt. Pleas.
ant, Monday. on business.
L. p. Royce has been confined to the
house by sickness most of the week.
Eugene D. Young, Jr., will begin
work Tuesday as the ninth city mail
carrier.
Judge s. s. Miner and ]. G. Shattuck
are expected home today from their
trip to Florida.
Spring weather to date-seven days
OF it-has been anything but spring
like.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Hartshorn are
expected home next week from their
winters stay in Florida.
Four.horse milk wagons have been
the rule this week and the drivers are
fortunate to get to town at that.
AS a result of the heavy rain early
Sunday morning the water in the Shia.
wassre raised two feet in ten hours.
Another friend of the Dorcas Home
has given the treasurer $S5 for the
building of the new kitchen. The
same is appreciated.
Miss Ora Woodin went to Lansing
Saturday to attend Themian party.
She is spending week with her broth
M ~
The members of the Burton Odd
Fellows lodge and their wives were en-.
tertsined Saturday by Mr.. and Mrs.
P. F. Fairfield of Middlebury. A picnic
dinner was served, covers being laid for
twenty-five.
The rural carriers have had hard
time of it for the past week, it having
been about impossible to make full
trips owing to the condition of the
roads. Some of the local carriers have
covered portions of their routes on
foot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Innes Royce haye re-
turned to Detroit after visit with
relatives here. Mr.. Royce has not yet
entirely recovered from the accident in
which his foot was badly crushed three
months ago.
ST. Johns boulevard street lighting
system is the cause of many favorable
and complimentary remarks from visi-
tor. Numerous inquiries come from
officials from other towns as to its cost,
method of installation, etc. The pres
emit system should be extended to the
balance Of the business blocks as soon
as possible.-St. Johns Republican.
Advertised letters at the Owosso post
Office for the week ending March g.:
Chas. Avery, Mrs p. w. Bloomer, Myr-
tie Bonte. Miss Ella Curtis, Eugene
Drew. Mrs. F. w. Hicks, John Hynes
Mrs. Annie Lansing, Roswell Mcdowell,
Mrs. Edward Pratt, Author Seymour,
Levi Smith. Raymond Stranger.
Mr.. G. b. Cook, agricultural agent,
arrived in the city this week and has
been getting acquainted. He is man
whom everyone will be glad to know
and it will be an expert man indeed
who will not be able to be benefited by
the acquaintance Allegan county is
getting lot of prominence from state
papers because we have been able to
secure an agent when many other coun
ties have failed, and Allegan county is
also being congratulated because she
has secured Mr.. Cook, who enjoys the
esteem and admiration of agricultural
people everywhere in Michigan. ALE
gan Gazette.
With an increase Of over 40 per cent
during the second month and the prom
Use of greater increase during the
present month the parcel post system
is proving its usefulness to the country
at large and amply justifes all claims
made il, its behalf by those who work
ed so long for the adoption of the sys'
tenn in this country. One of the sur
prising features 80 far is that compare
lively few packages are for rural route
patrons, who it was generally claimed
would make most frequent use of the
system.
The Civil Service Commission has
announced an examination TO be held
in this city April 23d for the position
of electrician in the custodian service
at Detroit The position pays 5000
year and Is open to men between Is anc
80 years of age. The examination
credits are based upon So for answers
to practical questions, 20 upon training
experience and fitness. 10 upon writing
q report of 200 words from statement
of four or five hundred words. Ap
plications can be filed with II. M. Mil
Ter, local secretary, at the post Office.