The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-06-12

main open Friday evening.
New shirt waists at SIC and up.
Davis. Adv
Miss Carrie Moyses of West Main
street, spent Sunday in Detroit with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Tubbs and Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Converse were in Detroit
part of the week.
City Clerk A. H. Dumond and City
Treasurer A. T. Wright were in Pom
tiac Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Callan and son of
Toma, Wis, are guests at the home of
Wray Grow.
Davis reduced prices on house and
street dresses now CSC, $3.50 and 81 90,
were 81 80 and $3.50. Adv
Scavenger bonds have been approved
by the city commission for Orville
johnson and Charles Nelson.
Miss Joan Sherman returned Sunday
from Eldora, Iowa, where she has been
instructor of music in the schools
John Ruedisueli, the Corunna grocer.
fell while scuffiing with a friend in
front of his store, Saturday, and broke
bones in his right hand.
Mrs. Caroline Webber, aged go years,
| OF Owosso, has been ordered committed
to the Traverse City state hospital by
Judge of Probate Bush.
The question of allowing the speed
limit of trains through the city to be
increased from 8 to 90 miles an hour, is
again being discussed, and the senti.
ment is favorable to such action.
John Reynolds, charged with sta
tutory offense against IL year old
Owosso girl, was bound over to the
circuit court Wednesday by Municipal
Judge g. F. Friegel. Bail was reduced
from $4,000 to $500.
Mrs, Cad B. Pelton died at her home
in Clare, Sunday, and the remains were
brought to Corunna Wednesday, for
burial. Mrs. Pelton formerly resided
in torunna. Surviving are two daugh.
ters, Mrs. Frank Austin of Corunna,
and Mrs. Ernest Disbrow of New Haven,
and one son, Fred Pelton of Glare.
Mrs. Noah Hyde of Corunna, has
asked the United States authorities for
the discharge from the army of Floyd
Murdoch, her grandson, whom she
claims is only little over 10 years of
age and her only support. He claimed
when snlisting to be % years of age.
He was assigned to a regiment with
headquarters at Columbus, Ohio.
About fifteen friends gave a miscel-
laneous shower in honor of Miss Alice
Comstock at the home of Mrs. Chester
Stoddard Saturday afternoon. A social
afternoon was enjoyed and refreshments
were served. Miss Comstock, who is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Comstock. will be married soon to Roy
Pierce of Caledonia township.
Judge Bush will hear the cases
against Claude Marvin II years old,
and Harold Runstedler IL years old, to-
day, on charge of stealing from the
carnival company that lately exhibited
in Owosso. The boys will probably be
made wards of the court and given
another chance to keep out of the in.
dustrial school,
The sewer specifications for North
Washington street from Galusha to
North street, were approved by the
ecity commission, Monday, the estimated
cost being 1922. 4S, of which fiye-sixths
will be raised by special assessment.
The West Main street sewer from Chip
man to Brooks street will cost $1426. 20,
and both will be laid under the direc-
ton of the commission Of public i'm
provements, no contracts being called
for.
A most impressive service was held
Sunday morning at the First M. E..
church when 43 persons were received
into the church, two on probation, 80
from probation, and nine by letter.
Next Sunday it is expected others will
be received and in connection with the
children's day service baptismal ser.
vice will be held. Parents having chill.
dren to be baptised are requested to
communicate with the pastor.
The work Of installing the water
mains in Perry village was commenced
on Monday and will be pushed forward
rapidly. The mains will cover practi.
cally all the residence as we'll as the
business portion and will afford Perry.
ties ample fire protection, supply of
first.class water for domestic purposes
and will enable them to enhance the
beauty of what is already the handsom-
est village in the county. The people
of Perry will count the completion of
the water system as one of the most
important in its history.