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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Owosso Malleablos Lose.

The American Mslleables base ball
team of Lancaster, N. Y. came to Owos
80 Saturday and defeated the Owosso
American Malleables team s to 0, the
home team not securing a hit during
the game, and but 80 men going to bat.
A band led parade of the teams and
the employees of the Malleables plant
to D. & G. park and good crowd
witnessed the game. The Mslleables
team was also defeated Sunday at D. &
G. park by the st. Charles team to 3,
Gertz being ineffective because he
pitched Saturday. With several errors
the Owosso boys had little show for the
game.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
POWER PLANT BURNED

Sis, 900 Loss to Consumers Power
Company by Fire at Shiawassee-
town.
Fire started by break in generator
caused the destruction of the Consum-
ers Power Co.'S, power plant at Shia-
wasseetown, Saturday morning, with a
loss on building and machinery of $751;
900. Everyone who could reach the
building made an effort to help put out
the blaze but the entire structure was
DESTROYED and all the valuable machi.
merry ruined The building was built
by the Shiawassee Light & Power Co.
and later taken over by the Common
wealth Power Co., now the Consumers
Power Company. Five towns receiv.
ed power and light from the plant,
Perry, Morrice, Byron, Bancroft and
Vernon and they were placed on the
Jackson circuit.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Vernon Pioneer Passes Away.

Vernon, Aug. 2.-Otto Krell was born
in Berlin, Prussia, Oct 19, 1882, and
passed away at his home here July 30,
1915, aged S3 years.
Mr.. Krell had lived here fol- over
fifty years. He was in the harness
business for years until i'll health com.
PEELED him to retire. He leaves to
mourn his death three sons, Robert of
Chicago, Emil and Louis of Detroit,
and one daughter, Mrs Mark Matthews,
and two grandchildren. Funeral ser.
vices were conducted by Rev Mr.. Ben
nett at the home on Monday AFTERNOON.
Burial in Greenwood cemetery by the
side of his wife who preceded him by
fourteen years.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Morrico Homecoming.

Plans are being made for home
coming by the Morrice Boosters asso.
tion which will take place the last Sat
urday in August. the 2Sth. An OK roast
is to be one of the main attractions and
sports of all kinds, good band music,
dancing, balloon ascension and the
final and deciding game of the booster
series which determines the winner of
the $25 prize will be the other attrac.
ton. Old residents who have left town
will all be given special invitation to
return to the old home for the day and
review the scenes of their childhood
and renew old acquaintance.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
EXPECT A Big CROWD
AT COUNTY MASONIC PICNIC AT
McCURDY PARK AUG. I2
Address bv Past Grand Master Lodge
of Detroit, Sports. Games and
General Good Time. $50

| SSneTdi Soou lmo.
The annual picnic of the Shiawassee
County Masonic association will be
held at McCurdy Park. Corunns, Thurs
day, Aug. 18th. 1t is expected that
this will be the largest picnic of the
year, as the various lodges about the
county are all interested. and the mem.
bers of the fraternity and their friends
will be present in large numbers They
will come early in the morning bring
ing their dinners, and in some cases
enough for their suppers, and stay for
the day and evening. The committees
in charge have arranged for full pro.
gram and there will be something do.
ing all the time, besides which there
will be given an unusual opportunity y
to meet old friends and acquaintances
Following the picnic dinner there
will be held in the casino a short bust.
ness session, at which time officers for
next year will be eiected. Hon. Frank
T. Lodge of Detroit, past grand master
of the grand lodge, F. & A. NJ, will
deliver an address. Mr.. Lodge is a
leading attorney of Detroit, and one of
the best public speakers in the state.
His address will be real feature of the
day.
Games and sports will begin in the
morning at ten o'clock, taking an inter
mission for dinner, and will be con.
tinued during the afternoon. There
will be two base ball games bet tween
teams from the various Masonic orders
Of the county, and there are also fifteen
sport events, there being two and three
prizes offered for each event. In addi.
tion to these, prizes will be given to the
Eastern Star chapter with the largest
membership present; for the Masonic
lodge with the largest membership
present, Owosso and Corunna being
barred in each cf the above contests.
There will also be prize for the wagon
or auto bringing the largest load of
POOPiO hOk ohO uiSoohSO Va OhC lutl0 VI
more; for the Master Mason attending q
from the longest distance for the larg-
est Masonic family in attendance; for
the Masonic mother with the largest
family; the oldest Masonic married
couple present; the Youngest Master
Mason and wife; the: Masonic couple
with the youngest baby present, and
for the largest family of Master Masons
present composed of fathers and sons.
The prizes are all of value and are
worth striving for.
In the evening there will be dancing
at the casino and altogether an unusu.
ally interesting and profitable day is
promised to every one.
While the picnic is specially for the
members of the Masonic fraternity, the
citizens of the county generally are in.
vited to be present.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Must vacate Farm.

William Ryan -uf Burns township,
lost his suit before Circuit Court Com
missioner w. J. Parker in Corunns,
Friday, and an order was Issued fore.
ing him to move off the farm he rented
from Charles Anderson. Willard
Church bought the farm of Mr.. Andsr-
son and Mr.. Ryan held he should be
allowed to stay until his lease expired
in January. He will be allowed , to
harvest his crops.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Depot Grounds oeautified.

The fine lawn to the east and north
of the Ann Arbor depot makes notice
able improvement in the appearance of
the property and to that part OF the
city. When the grounds are further
improved by the planting of some
shrubbery, the barns of the Owosso Ice
81 Fuel Co. covered by ivy and row Of
spiraes or barberry set between the
Office Of the Co. and the Washington
street bridge lesson in civic improve
ment at very nominal cost will be
completed for our citizens. 1t is to be
regretted that conditions are such that
a similar improvement cannot be made
about the Grand Trunk station.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Hearing Adjourned.

The hearing.on the petition to have a
guardian appointed for Mrs. Alvira
Doan of Corunns, was had, Friday.
1t was adjourned by Judge Bush until
An. Warren DosAAof New Haven
township, aflegsss undue INFLUENCE by
relatives Mrs. Doan declares no one
will receive her property until her
death. Mr.. and Mrs. Klinkman of
Flint, were in Corunna for the hearing.
Mrs. Klinkman is a daughter of Mrs.
IyDan
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Death Of Mrs. Pearl Barlow.

Mrs. Pearl Barlow. wife of John Bar
low Of Corunna, died Tuesday at the
Swayze hospital. In Owosso after an
illness of several weeks. Mrs. Barlow
suffered an attack of typhoid fever last
May from which she never recovered.
Besides husband she is survived By
two small children. She was 80 years
old and had resided in Corunna practi-
cally all her life.
The funeral was held from Shipman g
chapel Thursday afternoon at o'clock,
Rev. E. ]. Cross officiating.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Fire Caused by Stove Explosion

The explosion of a gasoline stove
caused three hundred dollars damage
to the house and contents at 715 N. Ball
street late Tuesday night The build.
ing is owned by q. l.. Dimmick and
was occupied by J. Koess and family.
Mrs. Koess was i'll and her daughter got
up to heat some water. Mrs. Koess
was forced to escape from the house In
her night clothes with small child in
her arms.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Trap Shoot Scores.

Out of possible score of $50, Owosst
trapshooters made marks as follows a.
the state tournament of the Michigan
Gun Club held in Saginaw, Wednes
day: B. s. Gaylord, l31; M. F. Blair,
100; Geo, p Sackrider, 1877; Fred Doug
lass, 81, FL. Benson of Lsingsburg
scored 1877, 10 points below the winner.
In the second days contest, Gaylord
and Sackrider scored 15S each, Blair
1856; Howard Benson OF Lsingsburg
1872. The latter was fourth in the total
score for the entire contest.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
JURY ALLOWS $l25

A jury consisting of NJ. N. Byington,
w. A. McMullen, R. j. Colby, Charles
Kline, George Hartwell and J. N. Nc
Bride were chosen to decide on the
value of a gravel pit owned by A. E.
Shannon of Garland, and wanted by the
County Road Commission for use on
public roads. The jury visited the pit
Saturday and later allowed Mr.. Shan.
non s,25 for a quarter of an acre and a
right OF way, the verdict being a com.
promise.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Potter Inquest Concluded.

The Potter inquest was resumed
Tuesday, in the municipal court room,
which was packed with people, and
with their wet garments from the rain
and perspiration, it certainly took NOR
bid curiosity or summons to keep any
one listening to the neighborhood gossip
and vulgar testimony that seemed to be
necessary to find out whether Potter
committed suicide or was assisted out
of the world by his wife and her lover,
Charles Coleman.
Mrs. Potter testified that her husband
knew of her improper relstionst with
Coleman for, the past four gtars She
admitted qusrreiing with him, but that
he had never found fault because of her
relations with Coleman. She stated
that her husband and Coleman were on
good terms, that he knew of her pur-
chasing the strychnine, stating also
that her husband used drugs often for
headaches, and was respondent at
times. She denied the birth of child
two and a half years ago.
Mrs. Potter admitted paying the
premium on her husbands life insur.
ance the Saturday evening previous to
his death, although he had been in the
habit of paying it.
Mrs. Edith Ault of Chicago, a sister
of Potter's, testified that when Mrs.
Potter visited in Chicago three years
ago, she was in delicate health, and
abused her husband, and declared that
the child was Colemans. Later she re-
ceived letter from Mrs. Potter saying
the child was dead.
Mrs. Edna Kingsley and Mrs. Matte
Kent testified they, heard Mrs Potter
say II did not kill him for his insur.
ance. 1 wanted his debts paid" Mrs.
Kent did not understand Mrs. Potter
meant that she had killed him
DR.. Watts testified that Mrs Charles
Coleman suffered with tuberculosis, and
although he did not treat her the last
four months before she died, he believed
death resulted from it. He stated Mrs.
Coleman had had good care
Charles Coleman, held on q murder
charge, was witness Tuesday and told
straightforward and convincing story
denying any connection with the death
of VIM. Potter, whom he said was a
good man and kind husband and
father and he knew no reason for his
taking his own life. Coleman told of
his flight from Owosso which he said
was because he did not want to face
the crowd when his relations with Mrs.
Potter were testified to. He stated
that he had started for Owosso when
arrested. He had thought Of cutting
his throat. DIR. A. M. Hume testified
regarding the death of Mrs. Coleman
two years ago and that he had ordered
relatives and friends kept from the
house because of her illness of tubercu.
losis, and that the woman had good
care. Coleman stated that the talk
about Mrs. Potter and himself renting
a piece of property had been done
mostly by Mrs. Potter's sister. He ad.
mitted owing $35 for board. The hear.
ing was adjourned Tuesday to Thurs.
day.
A verdict will be rendered Friday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Jailed on Debt Clam.

On complaint of Mrs. Sarah Monrean,
James III. Mccarthy, contractor of
Owosso, was arrested Tuesday and put
in Jail at Corunna on cspias actor.
Mrs. Monrean. claims that Mccarthy
owes her 1896 on, and that he failed to
pay $500 on bills for material for a
house he was remodeling for her. Nc
Carthy was released under $1,000 bonds
Wednesday. Daniel Shuster and Geo,
O'Hern becoming sureties.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
FIRST M. E. CHURCH
Proaress-Officers Elected and
r. ports Made.

Reports Made.
The fourth quarterly conference Of
the First M. E. church was, held Tues
day evening in the church parlors. DR..
A. B. Leonard. district superintendent,
presided. Reports of the officers of the
various organizations of the church
showed that the church was never in a
more iourishing condition
The pa tor in his report, stated that
during the year. 103 persons had been
received into the church on probation,
sivty.one into full membership, eleven
by confession of faith and thirty three
by letter, making a total of 105. Four
of the members have died and twelve
have been removed by letter. There
are still others to be,received before the
conference 80 that the net gain in men,
bership will be at least l00 Since and
including June Z, 1914, the pastor has
received 154 into the church. The pre-.
sent enrolment is sol, including GA non.
resident members.
The Sunday school has an enrolment
of over 400 and is in splendid condition
under the Efficient superintendency of
w. A. Upham. The pastor was un.
animously invited to return for another
year, and resolution of appreciation
of DR.. Leonsrds service as district
superintendent was adopted.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Stewards A. E.
Osmer, DIR. F. A. Watts. CT E. Under.
wood, E q. Osborn, G. W. Jennings,
G. H. Bailey, George Faith, Ray Hall,
M. J. Woodbury., Ray Gardner, Claude
Thane Neal, Ira q. Curry, w. A. Nc.
Taggart, John Hughes, w. s. Cooper,
g. W. Clark, J: M. Peru, Chester Pat.
tee, W. H. Launstein, Wellington vii.
liams, Arthur Alliton and NJ. w. Long.
man.
Continued on page four.)
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Vote on Local Option.

Corunna, Mich, Aug. 5.-Shiswsssee
county is to be the scene of another
"wet" and "dry" fight next spring ac-
cording to information given out at
Durand this week The report says
that the wet forces have their plans all
laid and that the initial drop into the
treasury has been made Petitions will
be circulated soon.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Donates Land For Road.

Joseph Geeck of Venice township,
has purchased from Mrs. Susie jerks a
strip of land needed 10 complete the
state reward road from Flint to Owos-
so. Caledonia township purchased land
sometime ago from Peter China that
was needed and with the completion Of
a mile of road in Venice. and one in
Caledonia there will be state reward
road all the way from Flint to Owosso.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
RETAILERS PICNIC
viii be Held at MoCurdy Park Aug
26-Home Coming and Demon
stration Week Later.

Il
stration Week Later.
| The executive committee of the Re-
tailers' association met Tuesday and
selected Thursday, August 26th, as the
date for the annual picnic to be held at
McCurdy park II is the plan of the
retailers to make this the best event of
its kind ever held. The wholesale
houses are responding as never before
to requests for prizes and a larger num-
ber and of greater value will be offered
this year than has been offered in the
past. The list of contests and the rules
governing them will be published soon.
Last year only the grocers and meat
dealers took part but this year il is
planned to have every retailer in the
city join iu the event. -
A large attendance is necessary to
make such an event success and to
insure this some of the retailers are
putting it up to their clerks in this
fashion: The stores will be closed to
the public; the clerks can draw pay
provided they attend the picnic with
their families if they haye any, or they
can work at the store and draw pay. or
they can remain away from the store
and the picnic and not draw pay for the
day. Every effort will be made to give
every one attending good time and 1T
is the wish of the promoters that so
many will attend that there will not he
room in the park for them.
The executive committee of the re.
tailers decided to refer to the Improve
ment Association the subject of home
coming" week with recommendation
that it be held in connection with the
county fair. The plan as suggested
will be to have the merchants especial
ly and all others generally, send out
invitations and circulars advertising
the event. Advertising matter will
probably be supplied all who wish 1T.
A demonstration week will be put on
by the retailers during October at
which time the various merchants will
have manufacturers exhibits and de-
monstrations in the several stores.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Call Pastor.

After hearing two excellent sermons
Sunday by Rev. H. A. Waite of Perry,
N. Y, the First Baptist church of this
city called meeting for Thursday
evening to consider extending call to
Rev. Waite to become pastor, at which
it was voted unanimously to ask him
to become pastor. He will probably
accept and begin his work here October
frat
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
HANDSOME Store Front.

Attorney Roy d. Matthews is using
white enameled brick for the facing of
the 3Ox33, two story addition which he
is building on the old brewery prop.
erty, at the corner of Main and Water
streets, making as attractive front
as there is in the city. The brick cost
$40 thousand and are manufactured
In New Jersey.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Named Co-Trustee.

Judge Howard Weist of Lansing, in
the circuit court at Corunna, Satur-
day, named E. M. Miller of Owosso, to
act as joint trustee with ID. r. Sails
bury, but with sole authority pending
final hearing as to receivership for
the Salisbury opera house property in
Owosso asked for by John F. Salisbury.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Wins State Championship

B. 8. Gaylord of Owosso, won the
state amateur trapshooting champion
ship in the contest at Saginaw on
Thursday, tieing with two others with
93 out of 100 each and winning in the
shoot off by breaking "a out of 25.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Valves Examination.

Benjamin Fisher of Byron. waived
examination in Durand, Friday, and
was bound over to the circuit court on
a local option violation charge Fisher
claims the dance at his home was a
surprise and he had some beer but did
not Intentionally violate the law.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Temperance Picnic Postponed t.
August 27.

The annual union rally and picnic of
the Shiawassee County Sunday school
association and the Amalgamated Tenn
perance association, which was to have
been held at McCurdy park on August
9, has been postponed until Friday,
August 81, on account of the inability
of the committee in charge to engage
speakers it desired to secure.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

The county teachers examination
will be held in Corunns, Aug. 10, 13
and IA in charge of County School Com.
missioner Howard Slocum and County
School Examiners F. f. Curtis of Shafts.
burg and F. Collister of Perry.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Money For Alumni Building at Uni.
verSitv.

The following committee has been
named to push the project Of raising
money for the Michigan Union build
ing at the University at Ann Arbor
A. D Whipple, w. A, Seegmiller, Har.
old Hume, w. J. Melchers, W. r.
Goodrich and Gaylord Finch. There
are about 100 alumni in the county and
the campaign for funds will probable
be taken up in September. The cam.
paign throughout the country will be.
gin October 2, when meetings will be
held in the 1877 city centers. IL ia the
hope of the local committee to get much
of the work done in September.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
Annual Picnic.

The annual picnic of Owosso Council
No. 21s. United Commercial Travellers,
will be held at McCurdy park, Sstur-
day. 1t is expected that practically
every member and his family will be
present and program of sports, games
and other entertainment will follow a
picnic dinner at noon. a.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06

Albert Todd of this city, was elected
treasurer aud director of the Michigan
Hay and Grain Dealers association at
the meeting held in Jackson, Thursday.
Mr.. Todd also had a part on the pro-
gram of the day.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-06
FORM HOSPITAL CORPS
Capt Harold Hume Will be in Charge
of Interesting Department of Ma
tional Guard Work.

tional Guard Work.
Captain Harold Hume has received a
letter from Colonel l.. G. Covell, COM
manding the Thirty.second Michigan
infantry, designating him officer in
charge of the Thirty.second infantry
infrmary or hospital corps, with au-
thority to enlist the entire personnel
of the corps in Owosso. sixteen men
are required. The work is interesting
and of educational value and Captain
Hume will have little difficulty in en-.
listing young men of intelligence and
good character for service in the work,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-05
BAN JOHNSON STIRS
BASE BALL WORLD
American League President Asserts
He Has Consented to With
drs@al Of Suits.


BOSTON, May L--Ran b. Johnson Of
the American league, stated In an inter
Wow Published today that he had con-
sentsd 10 have the EuitA between Organ.
lied Base Ball and the Federal league
taken out OF the federal court m Illinois.
Il believe that base ball never should
have been taken into the courts" he
said.
Mr. johnson explained later that his
consent TO the withdrawal OF the suits
applied only TO the American League and
had nothing TO do with the attitude OF
tho National league officials.
AT the suggestion az Phillip Ball. pres
ident OF the 81 Louis Federals. johnson
said. "a conference OF the attorneys OF
the American and Federal leagues was
held at Chicago ten days ago for the
purpose OF discussing the withdrawal OF
The suits. The attorneys OF the National
league knew nothing Of the meeting.
Some progress had been made IN the
direction Of an adjournment, when other
matters were injected into the discussion
and the conference broke up without ae-
complaining Rnything."
Tener's sstatement.
NEW YORK. May L--President John
X. Tener OF the National league. when
informed OF Ban Johnsons statement
relative 10 Withdrawing base ball suits,
said that he did not understand the
American league executives remarks
President rener said 80 far as he knew
there was no intention on the part OF
the Organised Base Ball In general, and
! the National league in particular. tc
withdraw the case now before Judge
lands
other officials OF the National league
said they believed President Johnson'l
remarks were merely an expression oi
personal opinion IN the matter OF tn,
controversy between Organised 8ass
Ball and the Federal league.
what HeFrmann says.
| CINCINNATI. May al know moth
ing OF any movement looking toward IN,
lwithdrawing Of the Federal leagues sui
lagainst Organized Base Ball from IN,
federal court in Illinois said Chairman
August Hermann OF the National com
mission today. when told Of the inter
view given out BY President Johnson o
the American league.
FRENCH LICK. Ind. Nay al know
nothing OF an agreement for the with
} draWal Of the suit between Organise
BASE ball and the Federal league q
the United states court al Chicago an
will not consent to such an agreement
asserted James A. Gilmore. president o
the Federal league. here today.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-05
SMITH AND TAYLOR
WIN SHOOT At SHELTON

SHELTON. Neb., May 4--(special Teie-
gram. )--Evan snith and DR.. e. D. Taylor
defeated Guy Baetian and Martin Stat
teriy in a 400 clay pigeon match here
Monday afternoon for purse Of $50.
The day was bad for shooting on account
OF a high wind. Scores: smith ST. Tay-
lor. 30; pastian. 20; slattery. 81 Much
interest 10 being manifested IN the COM
Inc state tournament 70 be held in Shei-
ton May r. The association expects to
have a good crowd Of state shooters
present