The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07
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| Oharies johnson pald 20 and FRANK
Harris $3 in Justice Friegels courtsthis
week on charges of being drunk.
Mrs 81. q. Osburn has returned to
her home in Sewickly, Pa. after visit
with her mother, Mrs. Julia Lauben
gayer, Main street, east
The fall of snow during the week has
been sufficient to make the best sleigh
ing of the winter. The thermometer
has registered right around zero for
several nights.
w. Pillans has resigned as assistant
engineer of the maintenance of way
department of the Ann Arbor railroad
to accept position with j. K. Howard
at Ashland, Ohio.
Friends in the city have received
post cards from Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Gallagher and Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
Bentley mailed at Havana, Cuba, stat.
ing that they were thoroughly enjoying
their trip.
The fire department was called to the
Office of DR.. B. S. Sutherland over Col
Inns drug store, Tuesday evening, by a
small fire caused by the breaking of a
burning vulcanizer tube. The damage
was slight.
Frank Hummel of this city has com.
menced suit against Brittson & Smith,
Owosso real estate dealers, claiming
he is entitled to $3.50 commission on
the sale of a farm. The case will be
heard by Justice Mcbride In Corunna,
March 81.
| VIM. Durham has leased the U. g.
Race feed barn from the new owner, J.
Bradfish of Coleman, and will give his
time to the business, the owner of the
west side feed barn which Durham has
been running, D. Kearnes taking up
the business there.
w. A. Frisbie and o. Wilcox, two of
our local sports in the art of shooting,
made the trip to New Lothrop, Tuesday
afternoon, accompanied by M. F. Blair,
to attend the bear shoot, They were
successful in bringing the honors home
with them and feel quite proud over
the fact that they captured the coveted
prize. Its bear"
]. II. Laverock has purchased from
Mrs. Ellen T. Smith the building on
Washington street south now occupied
by Beardsley & Wildermuth, subject 10
the lease Of the firm. The conside ra-
ton is said to have been $4,000 and at
that price the property should prove a
good investment.
Midshipman Henry Sprague and
Arthur Burhans of this city, were in
Washington for the inauguration with
the other students of the U. s. Nayl
Academy at Annapolis. In this con-
nection 1t will be pleasing news to the
friends of both of the boys to know
that they passed with credit the mid
winter examinations.
Adver tised letters at the Owosso post
Office for the week ending March L.:
Louis Bigelow, Jake House. George
Forsaith, F. w. Gum, Mrs. A. II.
Heierodt, H. M. King, Perry Long,
Mrs. Robert Murray, H. e. Peters, Ben
Powell, Thomas Quinn, Mrs. H. F.
Small, Larence Yeger, Elite Wallace.
Agent Reading Dispatch, l.. B. 800.
James r. Gray of Chicago, one Of the
publishers of the well known Grams
Atlas, is spending a few days in the
city in the interest of magnificent
new census edition of their Unrivalled
World Atlas. Every home, school and
Office needs at this time a good up.tc.
date Atlas. No other reference work is
Sd often in use. This new edition of
Grams Unrivalled Atlas Is the most
complete, comprehensive and reliable
World Atlas published for the price.
w. J. Orr of Bay Port, was guest
Friday afternoon of Fred WEIGH Mr..
Orr is known as one of the leading bust
ness men of the Thumb, being inter
ested in a number of elevators and In
the fishing industry on the great lakes.
He Is also member OF the state advi.
sorry board under the employers liabil
ity law and is much interested in this
subject. His advice to employers is to
take their insurance with the state in
surance law. as he believes it will cost
but about sixty per cent OF the rate of
the cd line companies.
Judge Matthew Bush in the probate
court has appointed T. b. Willoughby
of Rush township, as general admins
traitor of the estate of the late James
Willoughby, who died year ago.
while spending the winter in Ohio
Relatives in that state had previously
attempted to have general administra
tor appointed at the place where Mr..
willoughby ldied. Deceased's nephew
oppos ID the granting Of the request,