The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-03-06
Local News.

Mrs. w. L. Hickey is guest of Mrs.
VIM. V. Robinson in Lansing.
Ralph Parsons was called home from
Detroit, Monday, by the critical condi'
ton of his father, M. H. Parsons
Mrs G. s. Williams returned Tues
day from Ann Arbor, where she had
been with her son, Charles, for num-
Der of weeks.
Harry Simpson, former Durand bank
err, has been transferred to the Office
force of the Jackson prison and is now
keeping books.
W. F. Bradley, former superinten.
dent of the Ann Arbor Railroad, now a
resident of Toledo. was in the city on
business. Thursday.
Chas. 8. Williams recently completed
his course in the engineering depart
ment of the u. of M. and has accepted
position in Detroit.
G. s. Gilbert, who has been confined
to his house for number of weeks by
sickness, has not been as well ror sew
eral days past and his condition is re-.
garded as critical
Byron G, Trip, aged n years, died
al his home in st. Johns. where he had
resided for 81 years to day, on Satur-
day last. He was brother of w. H.
Trip of this city.
Mrs. e. l.. Calkins of Battle
Creek, state president of the w. c..
T. L. will speak at the First M. E..
church Sunday evening. All of the
churches of the city are invited to
unite with the First M. e. church
on that evening.
l.. b. Allison attended a Democratic
banquet in Grand Rapids, Tuesday
evening. The gathering was largely
composed of original" Wilson men and
newspaper reports indicate that all is
not harmony in the ranks of the party.
Mrs. George Fauth and son, Ken
meth have returned from a visit
with friends in Detroit and Pontiac
Mrs. A. T.. Sanderson of st. Char
les and her brother, George Stewart
of Marysville, Calf, have returned
to st. Charles after being guests at
the home of L. S. Goodale.
w. E.. Gardner of Bay City, has been
in the city part of the week called by
the serious sickness of his mother, Mrs.
J. G. Potter. Mr.. Gardner, formerly q
resident of this city, was member of
Co. q. and served during the Spanish
American war.
Government statistics show the i'm
portation of 1, 700, 900 dozen eggs during
the three months ending Dec. 81 last
under the new tariff law, while in the
entire preceding fiscal year only 1870
900 dozen were shipped 10. The eggs
largely come from China, Siberia, Rus
STA and Southern Europe.
The remains of Mrs. Mary Con-
ant, who died Thursday morning AT
her home in Adrian following
stroke of paralysis, will be brought
to this city Saturday for burial, be-
side the remains of her husband in
Oak Hill cemetery. Mrs. Conant had
many friends in this city having
made frequent visits here. De-
ceased is survived by two daughters
Mrs. c. ID. Stewart and Miss Anna
Conant, of Adrian and a sister, Mrs.
Josephine Gould of this city
Mrs. Alice E. Lemon, aged n years,
died, Saturday, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. E. E. Watson, Chapman
street, after long illness with cancer.
She had resided in this county 81 years,
coming to Owosso from Corunna. Sur
viving are her daughter and one SOB,
who lives in Kansas City, and four sis.
ters. The funeral was held Tuesday
from the house, Rev. c. H. Hanks Off
ciating.
The Owosso boys and girls basket
ball teams won from the Holly teams
at the high school gymnasium, Friday
evening. The score of the girls game
was, Owosso 81, Holly 10. The local
boys were tied at the end of-the stipu.
lated period of play with 90 all. .Ac.
cording to the regulations of the game,
a third period should be played in such
a case, but the Holly boys refused to
return to the floor as they figured the
score really was "a to % in their favor.
The Owosso boys returned to the floor
and threw basket, thereby claiming
the game.