The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-03-20
THE OWOSSO TIMES
OWOSsO. MICH, MARCH 20, 1914
Local News.

Local NowS.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Robert vint
Sunday, a son.
Russell Race of Vassar, visited hil
brother, Charles Race in this city, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs T. J. Tubbs are NOV
ing from Waverly. N. Y, to Owosso
and will live on Park street.
Paul Clark has resigned his position
at the Colonial theatre and will attend
the Ferris institute at Big Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Watson of De
troit, were guests part of the week OF
DIR. and Mrs. A. M. Hume.
John Boutwell, of Fenton, former
county drain commissioner, shook hands
with friends in the city Tuesday.
Fl. j. Freeman of New Haven town:
ship, underwent an operation at the
Swayze hospital, Saturday. He is re.
covering rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Edwin Ellis were
hosts at a o'clock dinner Monday, at
their home on Williams street Cards
and music were enjoyed later.
DR.. A. M. Hume is in Tecumseh 20
participate in lodge meeting, when
the past masters of the Masonic Grand
Lodge will confer the third degree.
J. B. Hurst and B. S. Watson have
shipped fine Holstein calf to breeder
at Gladwin, Mich. The animal brought
big price.
A party in honor of Mrs. Arthur AL.
liton was given at her home, Tuesday
evening. s. II. Alliton and Mrs. James
Parting of Akron. Ohio, were in attend
ance.
Mrs. Albert West and Mrs. @. U.
Loring were hostesses at euchre party
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. West,
Adams street, Mrs. w. Z. Collins being
the guest of honor.
Judge Miner on Tuesday heard the
divorce case of Frank b. Bennett,
against Bertha II. Bennett. A disagree.
ment on property matters was settled
by compromise.
The Cadillac city commission has en-
gagged o. E. Carr of Cincinnati, Ohio,
as general manager of the city at sal
of %, 1000 year. The salary of the city
assessor was fixed at 1915 year.
The Civic Committee of the Muske-
gon Chamber of Commerce has raised
5000 and will employ an expert to lay
out plans looking towards a greater
and handsomer city.-Michigan Trades
man.
Earl Sutphen has left for Chicago to
join the Irwin Bros. wild west show,
and will go to New York to begin his
work as fancy roper with the Barnum
81 Bailey circus at Madison square gar.
den.
The mandamus proceedings begun by
Mrs. Phoebe Beckley against the Perry
township board and highway commits
sioner to compel them to close the road
across her farm was argued and taken
under advisement Tuesday in the cir
cult court.
Mrs. Phronia Summers, aged 40 years
died Saturday, at her home in Perry Of
heart failure. She had been resident
of Perry 35 years, and is survived by
her husband. James Summers. The
funeral was held Tuesday, Rev. j. d
Youngs officiating
Silas j. Vandewalker, aged 80 years,
died Monday, az the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Chas. Wilkinson, in Berry
He had resided in the township nearly
fifty years, and is survived by four chill
dren, Mrs. Wilkinson and Mrs. l.. Mich
OILS of Perry, Mrs. Nellie Marsh of
Lansing and Charles Vandewalker o.
Shaftsburg. The funeral was held Wed
nesday, Rev. w. G.. Rowley officiating
Moses Keyte, aged II years, one o
Owosso's well known citizens for life
time, was taken to the Catholic retrea
at Dearborn. Mich, Saturday for treat
ment, having been i'll for severa
months. He has been in the harnes
business for many years on Soutl
Washington street succeeding his faith
err, and for a long time was prominen
in city aft lirs, being chiefly interested
in the fire department. 1t is hoped n
will soon recover.
Burt J. Carpenter was arrested il
Saginaw. Thursday, by Deputy Sheriff
Joseph Sproule, and brought to Cor
unna, on charge of contempt OF court
in failing to obey Judge Miners orde
d. to pay SO a week toward the support o
his two minor children, his wife havin'
obtained divorce and custody of thei
children in January. Carpenter wa
working at the car barns in Saginaw