The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11
THEOWOSSO TIMES
EDMUND o. DEWEY. EDITOR.
OwOssO, MICH, JULY II, 1918.

OwOSSO. MICH, JULY II, 1918.
Local News.
Miss Flora Topping is visiting in New
Xork.
Miss Louise Gould is visiting in Pom
tiac.
John Boutwell, and wife of Fenton,
were in the city, Sunday.
Miss Lucille Hagan of Mt Pleasant,
is guest of Miss Cleo Carmody.
Mrs. d d. Lyon and daughter Miss
Esther. are visiting relatives in Green.
vile.
G. e. Rigley Jr., and four sons are
spending the week at Little Crystal
lake.
Mrs. w. M. Newsom and daughter
Florence, are visiting relatives in Ksl.
amazoo.
B. H. Dermorest, agent for the Acme
graph Machine Co., has moved to Owes
so from Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs Claude Willoughby Of
jackson, spent part of the week with
Owosso relatives.
M" and Mrs. Floyd Blair and Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd Curry are spending
two weeks at Little Crystal lake with
Flint friends
Mrs. Stella Bartram has returned
from Kalamazoo accompanied by her
son Perrie who will spend his sum-
mer's vacation here.
The brick work on the addition to the
Ferris stores has been completed and
work will be pushed on finishing the
interior so that the added space will be
available for use within short time,
James Hughes of Corunna, aged 81
years, has been taken to the asylum at
Pontiac, having been committed be-
cause Of threats of the lives of relatives
and to take his own life.
The w. R. G. gave its president, Mrs.
Sadie L. Holmes, surprise, Saturday
afternoon, the occasion being her 5Sth
birthday. Mrs. Holmes was the recip-
lent of post card shower. Ice cream
and cake were served.
Harold Wren, the ten days old son Of
Mr. and Mrs. William j. Turner, died
Satul day. afternoon at their home on
Dewey street. Brief funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon, Rev. c. H.
Hanks officiating and interment took
place at Oak Hill cemetery.
Farmers in this section who have been
raising alfalfa, are we'll pleased with
the venture this year. The crop has
withstood the dry weather, and the
yield has been very satisfactory. Mas.
on News.
Mrs. A. F. Kohler, mother of F. E..
Kohler and Mrs. 8. 8. G. Phippen
sprsined her knee by fall at the home
of her daughter, Tuesday, Mrs. Koh-
Ter is 80 years old and has suffered
several severe injuries.
John Commiskey, prominent at
torney at Escanaba, was strangled to
death when caught under the vino
shield of an automobile which turned
over into a ditch. He was former
resident of Howell and we'll known In
this county.
Advertised letters at the Owosso post
Office for the week ending July 5, 1913
J. w. Calhoun, Mrs. L. DeLeon, Berthe
Gartee Fielder d. q. Hanfoid, Fred
Hoard. Will Hunt, Mrs. Salah Lucas
John Moreno. Jesse Perry, Pritchard &
Gates, Mrs Rstta Skinner, Miss Lulr
Smith.
Tuesdays Lansing Journal says
Secretary of State Martindale has re
ceived the first petition for the submits
sion of state wide prohibition under thu
initiative and referendum amendment
to the constitution adopted this spring
The petition was sent from Walled
Lake and contained Ii signatures
Lansing anti saloon workers are circu
lating the petitions and it is expected
that sufficient number of names viii
be secured to have the state wide pro
hibition amendment submitted TO TIT
people of the state at the general cleo
ton in November, 1914"