The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-05-01
The OWOSSO TINES
OWOSSO, MICH, MAY 1. 1914.
al News.

OWOSSO, MICH, MAY 1, 1914.
Local News.
Mrs. E. A. Gould is home from a
visit with her son at Los Angeles, Cali.
fornia
Corunna high school base ball team
lost to Bancroft Saturday, at Bancroft,
10 to 1.
Hon. F. II. Watson of Detroit, spent
the first of the week in the county on
business.
Fred Brown has closed his cigar and
billiard room at the Wildermuth and
gone to Ann Arbor to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Collins and T heo
Koerner have returned from New Or.
leans where they spent three months.
Miss Amber Herrck, daughter of
Sheriff Herrick of Corunna, has &C.
cepted position in the Buick offices at
Flint
Mark Jacobs, son of Ex.Sheriff and
Mrs. Jacobs of Corunna, is one of Uncle
Sans soldiers now stationed at Vera
Cruz.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Bentley, Mrs.
Carrie Osburn and Mrs. Annie Baxter
and daughter are expected home Mon
day from their trip to California.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Davis of Dundee,
spent Sunday at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. R. g. Spiess, in this
city.
Mrs. M. Leland was surprised by
thirty friends at her home on Hickory
street, Monday evening, and presented
with an umbrella as birthday remem-
brance.
Roy Cornford of Corunna, has re-.
enlisted in the United States army,
having just completed his fourth en-
listment. He will have three months
furlough.
Advertised letters at the Owosso post
Office for the week ending April 25, 1918:
VIM. Krahn, Mr.. g. Mrs George Noon
ey. David J. Raynsrd, Geo. E. Roller,
Chas. 8. Ruthruff.
Base ball at each school ground with
instructions by Athletic Director Skin
ner one afternoon each week, is the
school athletic work for the next two
months.
MIR. and Mrs J. T. Abbott. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. E. Southworth. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Tooley and Mrs. Harry Akin.
son, of Ovid, were guests Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Conant.
Former Sheriff John Watson of Ban
croft. has recovered sufficiently from his
serious illness so that with Mrs. Wat.
son, who also suffered a nervous break
down, they will go to st. Louis this
week for baths.
Ben Reynolds was given farewell
at his home on W. Main street Friday
evening by members of the First M. E.
church choir. He has left to resume
his work with Finzel's orchestra in De-
troit.
Spanish war veterans celebrated the
sixteenth anniversary of their depart
ure from Owosso for Cuba, Friday, at
the home of Silas A. Campbell, River
street. About 30 were present and a
camp supper was enjoyed.
The body of William Matthews, the
brakeman killed at the NJ. T.. depot in
this city last week, was shipped to
Wolverine, Michigan, Saturday morn
ing where his parents live. He had
recently been divorced from his wife.
Corunna young people serenaded Mr..
and Mrs Hugh Richards at their home
on Fraser street, Saturday evening" and
were welcomed and treated by the
bride and groom. Mrs. Richards was
Miss Marjorie Baldwin and is teacher
in the Corunna high school.
The Ever Ready class of the First M.
e. Sunday school held an enjoyable
party at the church, Monday evening,
in honor of the class president, Mics
Elsie Wetzenbocher, who left Tuesday
for South Lyons to reside. She was
presented with gold bar pin.
The old Champion house on North
Washington street which was recently
purchased from the city by j. II. Law
crock, has been remodeled into double
house and will be occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Hanifan and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
f. Howard.
Cassius Groat of Perry, democrat
candidate for sheriff in 1910, who moved
to Detroit some time ago and was made
an Investigator for the domestic rela-
tions court, loses his position by the
supreme court decision declaring the
court unconstitutional. Gerald Groat,
his son, is an assistant in Prosecuting
Attorney Shephards Office in Detroit.