The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-01-23
Local News.


for treatment in the sanitarium.
Born, Tuesday, to Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Finch, of Saginaw, formerly of Owosso,
a son.
The city schools will be closed on
Monday and Tuesday next to give the
teachers an opportunity to attend the
county teachers institute.
Owosso Commandery held special
sessions Tuesday afternoon and evening
to confer degrees, and also enjoyed a
luncheon and smoker, which WAS
largely attended.
So far as reported 1897, 1913 Red Cross
Christmas seals were sold in the state
at holiday time Shiawassee county
made just fair showing but creditable
for the first attempt.
Miss Nellie Green was surprised by
friends at her home on Cass street,
Wednesday evening, enjoving cards,
music, and good spread. Gifts Of cut
glass and other reminders were left
Fred Conair of Chesaning, was in the
county, Monday, investigating dairy
herds, and the stock feeding question
for farmers near Chesaning, who wish
to secure the removal of the Tower
| Wayne Co. Creamery to Chesaning.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Mclean and daugh-
ter Miss Josselyn, went to Cygnet, o +,
today to visit Mrs Warren Smith.
They will also visit Mrs. Robert Ander-
son in Sidney, o., before returning
home.
Frank Cochran, who had been work.
ing a week for Albert Schultz, who
liyes north of Corunna, left Sunday,
and it is claimed took the contents Of
the baby's bank, Mrs. Schultz's purse
a shot gun and revolver with him.
The following letters remain uncallei
for at the Owosso postoffice for th'
week ending Jan. II, 1914; Mrs. VIM
Gray. Johnnie Hart, George Levitt
Ralph Parker, Miss Mary Polly, Mrs
Fred Shaw, Wineze Polacsek foreign 2
! The case of DIR. George Bliss agains
Theodore Cramer for the collection o
about $3.50 for medical services in whicl
Judgment for the entire amount wa
awarded the plaintiff in Justice Rober
McBrides court in Corunna last week
has been appealed to the circuit cour
by the defendant.
State Highway Commissioner Franl
c. Rogers has advised Secretary Seeg
miller of the Improvement Association
that that he will take luncheon wit
the business men Tuesday, Feb. 10th
Mr.. Rogers will deliver an address o.
, good roads at that time.
The Civil Service Commission has al
nounced a rural carrier examination t
be held Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Owo:
, so Office to fill vacancy at Laings
burg. An eligible list is also mair
|, tanned as the result of this examinatio
for the position at any Office in tn
county. For further information il
= qulre of H. NJ. Miller at the post offic,
The Eagles gave progressive pedr
and dancing party in their hall Tue
day evening, with about 40 in after
9 dance. Pedro was played until
:, o'clock, first prizes being won by Mr.
l Lee Hurrell and Merrick Blair and til
l. consolation prizes by Norwood rhoms
). and Mrs Charles Miller. Dancing wa
:. then enjoyed until midnight.
> Chas B. Cook of this county, agricu
tural expert for Allegan county.
doing considerable institute work tn
winter. Next week he is booked for
s. series of institutes IN Kent county ar
later on for several meetings in Grar
I, Rapids. The Allegan Gazette in
70 recent issue spoke in the highest tern
y of the work done by Mr.. Cook durir
r. the past season, saying that he hs
l. demonstrated the practical value
ls the bureau and his own high fitness f
= the position.
w. X. Pruden of Lansing, has offer,
to build and donate to the city an aud
rs torium costing $4,000 providing Il
'. city will furnish site. The need of
?, large gathering place for conventio
"a and public gatherings has long be,
3 felt in Lansing and through the gene
N osity of Mr.. Pruden may now be me
al Owosso and Shiawassee county ne
"a just such building and have the @
Is portunity to secure 1t If the board
of supervisors will vote $500 to aid
the construction of Shiawassee coun
armory in this city on the site alrea,
,e purchased by the city. The $50
,e state money and the "a, 500 voted by {
ee city-making $500 given by the ci
,g will be available July 1st. T
g. supervisors have the authority und
I'd the state law to vote a sum not excee
rs ing SEQ, 900 for the erection of an arm
70 ry, and the giving of less than half th
of sum will make possible a buildi
g which will serve the same purpose hs
~ as one for which Mr.. Pruden is will
r. to give $4,000 to help Lansing a
Ingham county.