The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-06-06

Tuesday that the senate finance com
mittee has decided to add live stock,
wheat and oats to the free list of the
Underwood tariff bill. Thus are the
farmers hit again.
L. j. Calkins and son, Floyd, left
Monday night for few days stay in
Chicago, Ill.
Charles e. Rigley is IN jamestown,
n. Y, attending a meeting of furni-
ture manufacturers.
Miss Florence Mack will arrive
home from Chicago, ILL.,, next Tues
day. to spend the summer.
Mrs. Roy Mclean and daughter,
Miss Jossely1, of La Porte, Ind, are
visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs. Gilbert Sears of Litcnfield, o.
has gone to Jackson after being a
guest of friends in this city.
Miss Mae Butterfeld, who teaches in
Evanston. Ill, is the guest of her sister,
Mrs James Laverock, North Ball street.
Mrs. A. T. Stotenbur and daughter,
Miss immaculate and the formers
father, James Prendergast went to
Beulah Tuesday for a weeks stay.
At the meeting of the Eagles We'd
nes1sy night, plans for baseball team
were discussed and Blanch Western was
appointed manager and Paul Gadala
was elected secretary.
Mrs. Louise E. Barnes, 800 Dewey
street, has been left legacy of 10000
by an uncle who recently died in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Mr.. Barnes was
thrown from a rig two years ago near
the armory and sustained fatal injuries.
The marriage of Miss Leona Nc
| Herring, daughter of Mr.. AID Mrs.
Andrew McKerring, 43S East Oliver
street to John ]. Burnes of Detroit
will take place at st. Pauls Catholic
church on Wednesday morning at 8
o'clock, June IS.
The high school base ball team
lost to. tle Durand team at Durand
Wednesday afternoon by the score
of to 3. Ross pitched good game
but wobbles on the part of his sup
port at critical times, together with
a little timely hitting by the Hubites
turned the trick.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Benjamin Raymond Marsh
of Detroit and Miss Marjorie Bills
of this city, to take place at high noon
Wednesday, June 1S.-Jackson Pa
triot. Mr.. Marsh is a son of Mrs r.
r. Marsh of Detroit, formerly of this
city.
State Factory Inspector William E.
Washburn was in North Star Wednes-
day inspecting the school building and
81 result the school board Of that
place has been instructed not to reopen
thu school until two rooms are added
and the ventilation of the building is
improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Van Epps enter
tanned party of relatives aud friends
Wednesday evening at supper in honor
of the seventh birthday anniversary of
their son, George. Covers were laid for
sixteen. A very enjoyable evening was
spent by the guests. Master George
was the recipient of numerous gifts.
E. o. Dewey was called to Battle
Creek, Thursday afternoon, on account
of the condition of Gurden Bingham,
assistant postmaster, who has been in
the sanitarium there for several weeks.
Mr.. Bingham had been improving until
Friday last when he suffered a relapse
and his condition has been critical
since, although he was somewhat better
Thursday
A small shanty in the rear of the
home of Jonah Hall on East King
street, became ignited late Wednes-
day night, and the fire department
was called out. TIE building had
practically been consumed when the
department reached the scene aud
could not be saved. A dog belong
ing to Hall was tied in the building
and was smothered to death.
Mrs. William Ross delightfully."- en-
tertained the members of the M. o.
j. club at three-course 6 o'clock
dinner Tuesday evening at her nome,
North Washington street. Covers
were laid for twelve. The affair was
given in honor of Miss Florence
Goodrich who will go to her home in
Marshall Thursday. Following the
dinner music was enjoyed. Mrs. Kit
tie Marentette of Windsor, Ont, and
Miss Anna Bowser of U1ion City
were among the guests. The dinner
was served by Mrs. j. A. Ketchapaw
and Miss Nina Grove.