The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-01-17
THE OWOSSO TINES
EDMUND o. DEWEY. EDITOR.
OWOSSO MICH, JAN. II, 1918.
Local News

Local News
Born, Saturday, to Mr.. and Mis-. E
g. Willoughby of Rush township,
son.
Miss Flora Jones of Talmadge, Ohio,
is a guest at the home of Rev. G. Ii.
Hanks.
Mrs. ]. G. VanCsmp and Miss Laura
Matlock spent port of the week in De-
troit.
Peter Thome of Westphalis, was
guest of his son E. N. Thome, in this
city this week.
Jay D. Royce Of Corunna, received a
bad cut on the head when he fell on an
icy sidewalk in Detroit the last of the
week.
A fire of unknown origin destroyed
the Star moving picture theatre at
Dursnd Tuesday morning, the loss
being about $1,000.
Corunna grocers have adopted the
contract delivery system and hired
Fred Saunders to make four trips day
over the entire city.
Mrs. Grace Jewell has begun divorce
proceedings against Charles II. Jewell,
the Owosso plumber who left in Noy-
ember for parts unknown.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Thomas were
hosts at six o'clock dinner parties at
their home on West Main street, Tues.
day and Thursday evenings this week.
A. E. Shannon and P. F. VanDsusen
of Fairfield, and Miss Lelah Gleason
have left on q trip to the Panama canal
and for stay of several weeks in Flor
ida.
Ralph Craft. eight-yesr- son of
George Craft, was painfully but not
seriously injured Saturday, by being
thrown egainst telephone pole from .
sleigh in which he was riding.
The Owosso indoor base ball team.
although beaten by Grand Rapids 81 to
8 in the first game Of the season at the
srmory in this city. will be in better
shape for the following games and ex-
pect to land as they have for many
years, the world championship.
Rey. G. q Hanks began a series Of
four sermons last Sunday evening on
the subject, "The General Quest Of the
Best" the four divisions being THE
Best in Body" THE Best in Mind"
''The Best in Heart" THE Best in
Soul" to be given on successive Sunday
evenings.
The report of DR.. F. A. Watts,
county physician for Owosso city. to
the board of supervisors, shows that he
had made 25S calls during the past
three months, three cases being small
pox. The total calls for the year W ere
1901.
James Orth, chief of the Corunna
fire department, died Monday, at his
home after short illness of brain
trouble. He was born in Canada 81
years ago, coming to Owosso ten years
ago and to Corunna six years ago. He
was a Mason and member of the
Modern Woodmen and for eight years
member of Co. H, M. N. q. The
funeral was held Wednesday.
Mrs Margaret Brooks, aged 70 years,
q ed Sunday at her home in Corunna.
The funeral was held Wednesday.
Mrs. Brooks came to Kerby from
Pennsylvania thirty years ago and to
C)runna six years ago. She Is sur
vived by a son, Fred of Corunna, and
six daughters, including Mrs. N W.
Qusyle of Corunna and Mrs. John Ear
OF Owosso.
Advertised letters at the Owosso post
Office for the week ending Jan. II, 1913
Claude Beagle, F. E. Corwin, A. j
Finley, Mrs. Maggie Fitch, Frances
Fohantz, Mrs. F, l.. Howard, David
Nelson Hunt; The Kennedy Cleaning
Works, Mrs. Sarah Kenney, w. E
Money (2), Owosso Wall Paper Co
VIM Penowsky, A. l.. Parker Co., Mrs
NJ aud Perrie, William Runyan, Mrs
Alice walton, FRANK wilson.
1.-THE Michigan Pioneer and Histori
cal Society is making collection o
early maps of Michigan, with the pur
pose of obtaining as complete a set a
possible from 1926 down. The earlies
maps were those made by Risdon ant
Farmer and the society appeals t.
the families of the early residents o
the state in the hope that there ma,
be found copies of these maps ant
presented to the society for the publi
use. The Society will gladly receiy'
these maps and carefully preserv'
them"