The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-06-18
Local News.

The Bohemian society has donated So
to the Dorcas Home.
Louis Brott is home from the Ferris
school at Big Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Beebe left
Monday for Duck Lake. near Spring
port, Mich, to spend the summer.
DIR. and Mrs. Charles Ssckrider and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Matteson motored to
Roscommon this week on fishing trip
Arthur Christian is home for the
summer from his school work at De.
troit Charles Marshall of Detroit, was
his guest part of the week
John Gallagher of Morrice, has set.
tied for the team which he had given a
chattle mortgage on and then taken
from the county and the case against
him has been discontinued,
Miss Neilita Detwiler arrived home
Saturday, from Wells college, and is Il
guest OF relatives in Owosso for few
days before going to Detroit for the
summer.
Friends of Miss Cornelia Mattoon
gave her birthday surprise Friday
evening at her home on N Dewey
street. Games were enjoyed on the
lawn and delicious luncheon served.
Mrs Hugh McCurdy and Miss Geor
gia Colt were hostesses at a sewing
party Wednesday at their rooms in the
Dudley apartment. Silk work bags
were given as favors and luncheon
was served.
Misses Virginia Miner and Falice
Parker entertained, Saturday at the
latter's home on Oliver street in honor
of Miss Maria Bertrand of Minneapolis,
Mimi, class mate of the young ladies
at Smith colle,e.
The Malleables base ball team de-
| feated the Montrose team at Montrose,
Sunday. IL to G. Next Sunday at the
D d G. park east ON Main street the
Malleables will play the Weston Mott
Co team of Flint.
First Lieutenant Charles Lahmann
| of Co. II. who is acting as rifle practice
instructor to the NJ n. q at Bay City
for part OF the summer, was struck
under the eye Sunday, by part of a
cartridge which flew back from his gun
and struck him, cutting bad cash.
Geo, E. Pardee has caused the arrest
of Mrs. Fannie Ostrander Blotney at
Flint on charge of disposing of mort.
gagged property. Mrs. Blotney will be
remembered as the plaintiff in a $4,000
breach of promise suit against Pratt
Wilcox of Morrice last year. Her ex.
animation was set for June %
County Clerk Albert L. Nichols has
received the necessary blanks for the
paying of bounties on rats, effective
August /. The bounty of five cents a
head will be paid on house, barn or
wharf rats if the heads are delivered
to the city or township clerk FIVE or
more at time. The bounty is paid by
! the county.
W. F. Simonson aged "A, pioneer
clothing merchant of Bancroft, died at
his home Tuesday, after brief illness.
He leaves widow and two children,
James S. Simonson and Mrs. Maude
Bussey, both of Bancroft. Funeral
services were conducted at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon from the house
by Rev. Bodfey.
In honor of Miss Cora Bair the
Builders class of the Congregational
Sunday school entertained at the home
of Miss Adele Ball, Exchange street
Tuesday evening, presenting Miss Bair
with letter writing outfit. In a rose
game prizes were won by Mrs. W. A.
Sherwood and Miss Clara BRANDED
Miss Bair leaves for her home in Vicks
burg at the close of the school year
George Alger, formerly engineer at
the American Farm Products plant in
this city, was seriously injured while
working at ST. Petersburg. Florida,
recently, his collar bone being broken
and an arm so badly injured that it
was feared he might lose the use of it,
The accident resulted from the back
firing of gasoline engine. His daugh
ter, Miss Clara Alger is with him
Mrs. Alger is at home in this city but
may go to Pass au. Grille, Mexico, where
her husband is recupersting.
Rev. w. F. Bush, 70 years old, an
active Congregational pastor in this
state for half century, died Wednes.
day at Hopkins, where he had been
living for five years. He had served
many churches in the state during his
long pastorate, including Vernon and
Perry in this county, and had supplied
the Congregational church in this city
on several occasions. For several years
he was state missionary for Congrega-
tional churches, and was state moder.
ator in 1902.
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