The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-06-13
THE OWOSSO TINES
EDMUND o. DEWEY. EDITOR.
OwOSSO, MICH, JUNE IS, 1918.
Local News.

Local News.
Miss Cornelia Mattoon spent part of
the week with her brother at Ypsilanti.
Morell Bentley drove home from the
U. of M. Wednesday in his new Oak
land car.
Owosso Eastern Star members at
tended q banquet in Ovid Tuesday
evening.
Samuel Rourke was fined $500 by
Justice Friegel, Thursday, for being
intoxicated.
About fifty Star of Hope Rebekahs
attended an initiation and banquet at
Perry Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Connor are in
Detroit, called by the illness of the
lstters brother-in.lsw, Edward Stafford.
Mrs 81. A. Hume and Miss Ethel
Hume will entertain Tuesday in honor
of Miss Harriet Detwiler, at the home
of Miss Hume.
Mrs. VIM. Harris entertained Tues
day at her hon on Williams street in
honor of Mis-. Joseph Newbigging of
Pontiac
Mr. and Mrs F. b. Crew and daugh-
ter of Cleveland, have been guests of
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Upham, Water
street, part of the week.
Mrs. Libbie Byrnes entertained We'd
nesdsy at the home of her sister, Mrs.
M. Shea in honor of Miss Leona Nc
Kerring, who is to be married this
month.
N Shiawassee street from Oliver to
the bridge has received the first coat of
oil and if the experiment proves salts.
factory other streets will be oiled in
stead of water sprinkled.
The will of the late, T w. Palmer Of
Detroit, provides $3.50, 900 in requests to
public institutions, including $3.50 to
Harper Hospital, Detroit, $4,000 to
Albion college.
Mrs. Bertha T. Sass was attacked by
q COW pastured in the Emerson school
grove Tuesday and considerably bruised
but fortunately someone came to her
rescue before she was seriously injured.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Carr enter
tain-d Thursday at six o'clock dinner
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Rachow
of Coarlsvoix, who are their guests on
their way home from the State Bankers
convention at Lansing.
Mrs. A. F. Howard served a three
course luncheon to eight guests at her
home on Oliver street, Thursday morn
ing in honor of Mrs. J. Newbegging of
Pontiac. A pleasant social hour fol-
lowed the luncheon;
President B. w. Waldo of the Kala-
mazoo Normal, was guest of Superin-
tendent of Schools Longman, Tuesday
night, and gave the high school stud
ents practical and enjoyable talk on
health, play and work, Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. Fl. M. Post attended picnic at
the home of Jerome Perry in Vernon,
Wednesday. those present being princi'
pally pupils who attended the Holmes
district school about forty years ago
when DR.. A. q. Cowles of Durand, was
teacher.
The Lutheran Y. p. 8. band gave a
concert, Wednesday, in the Lutheran
hall on Milwaukee street pleasing the
many present. The band is directed by
Rev. Theo. Hahn and was organized
three months ago. but two of the band
being able to play at that time. Now
16 members own instruments and the
20 members make excellent band music.
County Road Commissioner Amos
Parmenter states that it is his belief
that the % miles of state reward county
roads approved by the supervisors last
fall will all be constructed this year as
the work is now we'll organized and is
being pushed in very satisfactory
manner, it now being possible to secure
plenty of men and teams Those who
have seen the roads built under the
supervision of Commissioners Parmen'
ter, Byerley and Bailey speak highly oil
them.
Chester W. Bigelow, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. p. Biselow of this city, VIII
graduate from the U. of M. this month
and will then go to Claremont, N. H.
to accept fine position with the Sulli,
van Machine Co. He will be district
manager for territory covering Ohio,
western Pennsylvania and northern
West Virginia with an office at Pitts
burg, Pa. This position is te ndered bin
in recognition Of previous good service
for the COMPANY