The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-26

Mrs A. N. Arnold or Saginaw, mas
been the guest of relatives in Owosso
during the week.
The annual reunion of the Shiawassee
County Battalion of veterans is to be
held at Corunna, Oct. 14th.
Beattie 81 Ross have been awarded
the contract to decorate the interior of
the new Union Telephone Co. building.
Bernard Ward has been home part of
the week visiting his parents before en-.
tering the Detroit College of Medicine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Noble will move
to Detroit soon where their son Harry
Jr. will enter the Detroit College of
Medicine.
Ray V. Birdsall. former publisher of
the Laingsburg News, has given up the
printing business and expects to enter
the Methodist ministry.
DR.. F. M. Annis of Flint, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Stevenson of Rochester. N.
Y, were guests of Rev. and Mrs. G. J.
York at the First Baptist church par
sonage this week.
The Brotherhood of the Congrega.
tional church has undertaken the work
of decorating the lecture room, the
Railways and the Sunday school rooms
of the church besides making some
other improvements.
The DeFrenn-Laingworthy horse case
tried before Justice Friegel last week
has been settled by the defendant re-
turning $40 of the $s5 he received for
the animal which the plaintiff claimed
was not as good as represented.
Midshipmen S. Henry Sprague and
Arthur Burhans leave Sunday for An
napolis. Maryland, to resume their
studies in the U. 8. Naval Academy.
the former beginning his third year and
the latter his second.
William Wallace has been arrested
for assault and battery on complaint of
August Lemke, Mr.. Lemke claims he
was struck in the face during quarrel
over sledge hammer used by them at
the Ann Arbor shops.
About twenty friends and relatives
assisted Mrs. Bert butcher, N. Wash
ington street, in celebrating her birth.
day Tuesday. Cards were enjoyed and
refreshments served. The company
left many pretty reminders of their
call.
H. b. Atwood of Laingsburg, was ar.
raigned in Justice McBride's court in
Corunna Monday, on drunk and dis.
orderly charge and plead guilty. He
was given fine of $25 with an alterna.
tive of serving 30 days in the county
bastile. He paid the fine and was re.
leased.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wightman of
Grover street entertained the following
guests Sunday: Mrs. Nora Coykendall
and daughter, Miss Ruth, of st. Johns;
Frank and Harrison Coykendall of st.
Johns, and Orley Bruff and Fred
Wightman of Pontiac.
DR.. and Mrs. A. Nj. Hume reached
home Monday from Philadelphia where
he attended the supreme council Scot
! fish Rite Masons, DR.. Hume receiving
the thirty-third degree at this session.
They also visited Atlantic City and
Washington.
S. d. Emery arrived in Owosso, We'd
nesday, and has rented his old stand at
the foot of Exchange street for poul-
try house and will begin Monday his
twenty. first years business in Owosso.
He says he feels as much at home here
as in Alfred, Maine, where he spends
part of every year.
Charles Packard was arrested at the
home of G. Herber, Lynn street, Friday
evening, on charge of being drunk
and disorderly. His examination is set
for Sept. 81. Packard was amusing
himself playing on the Herber piano
much to the discomfort of three girls
who were the only ones at home.
Queen Esther Circle and the Reading
class of the First M. E. church held its
annual rally Friday evening and made
it a farewell party for Miss Blanche
Steininger and kitchen shower for Miss
Faith Blood. Miss Steniniger was pre-
sented with asouvenier spoon and Miss
Blood received many useful gifts.
The following letters remain un.
called for at the Owosso postoffice for
the week ending Sept. 90, 1918: Frank
Ferguson, Lucy Graves, Eva Mills,
Renia Morgin, Miss Della Seidel; for
eign, Yusef Karkut, Karel Rajsigl 2,
Miss Vida Bower, Lenard Davis, Miss
Georgia Downer, Carl Grahm, Harry
Gray, Mrs. Bea q. Krohn, o. G. Mills,