The Owosso times., 1913-04-04

Mrs. George Westbrook and daugh-
ter, Miss Marie. of Pontiac, are visiting
the formers mother, Mrs. Mary Tick,
Corunna avenue.
Miss Nan Todd will go to New York
this month to take up settlement work.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Todd will return
from the south sometime this month.
During the first three months of 1918,
just closed, 33 Shiawassee county peo.
pie were appointed notaries public.
This is believed to be record in this
line.
A son was born last week to Mr. and
Mrs. Blaine Simmons, of Hattisburg
Miss. Mrs. Simmons will be better
! known to her Owosso friends as Miss
Edith Kousch of this city.
Rev. G. FL. Hanks on Tuesday for.
warded a draft for $112 to the au-
thori ties at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, to relieve
the flood sufferers, the amount having
been received at the Congregational
church Sunday as the result of an ap-
peal by the pastor.
The board of education has rendered
to practically all the present corps cf
teachers their position for another
year. 1t is know n, however, that SER
eral will not accept for various reasons
-matrimony, it is understood being
the main one.
Cong. Fordney leaves Saginaw today
for Washington to be present for the
Republican caucus Saturday evening
and the opening of Congress on Mon
day. 1t is his opinion that the tariff
bill will be disposed of without long
session provided the senate finance com.
mittee decides to do away with public
hearings.
Frank Reed, sealer of weights and
measures, has reported that total of
S51. 20 has been collected by himself and
his predecessor, Frank r. Forster. The
latter inspected nine scales and collect
ed as mauy dollars while Mr.. Reed
has inspected 1853, adjusted 46, and con.
demned one. He collected $4270.
James Watts was brought here on
Thursday morning from Pontiac by
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Sproule to ans
wer to charge of removing contract
property from the county. Watts, who
formerly lived in Jackson. expressed
desire to be given an opportunity to
settle up the matter and the case was
adjourned temporarily.
Delegates to the Baptist Young Peo.
pies union convention at Battle Creek,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
from the Owosso Baptist church, were
as follows: Misses Cora Miller, Emma
Lawrence and Harriet Holden, Mrs.
Eudora Bryson and daughter, Miss
Nona and Rev. j. u. York, who de-
livered an address at the convention,
Thursday.
Residents of South Shiawassee street
have asked the council for the construc-
tion Of sewer between Stewart and
Grace streets. The matter was referred
Schultz and ten others have protested
against the construction of sewer on
South Chapman street, between the Ann
Arbor railroad and Main street This
matter was also referred to the board
of works.
The property of John Simmngton of
Owosso, which was sold some time ago,
by an order of Judge Miner of the cir.
cult court to pay alimony allowed Sim
mington's wife, when she divorced him,
has been redeemed by Simmington.
Charles Knight bought the property at
the sale for 5000. Now, however, Sim.
mington has purchased it again, but it
is understood that he bought it for
Charles Green of Pittsburg, who put up
the money for its redemption.
William Nc Avoy has purchased from
the New Haven Coal Mining company,
the 1876 acres owned by the company in
New Haven township. The mines have
not paid out Of late for some reason de-
spite the fact that spur track was put
through by the Ann Arbor Railroad
company and over 100000 has been
invested in improvements and equip.
ment The mines may be reopened.
Frank Newell, an Ann Arbor fireman,
died Monday morning at the home of
Mrs. Mary Kaiser, 220 South Dewey
street, after an illness of two weeks
with the grip and pneumonia. The
body was removed to the undertaking
parlors of Knapp &c Smith. Newell was
about 55 years old and very eccentric.
Although he had been boarder at the
Kaiser home for nine years, he never
revealed to them the identity of any of
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