The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-06-25

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Ray Durham, recently appointed post.
master at Dewitt, spent part of the past
week at the family home in Corunna
Dana Cornell of Corunna, will serve
as assistant next year to Prof. Airey of
the Engineering department Of the U.
of M.
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of Miss lea Coats of Bad Axe,
and Bert Matthews of this city, at the
brides home on Wednesday, June 80
The Baptist Philatheas were enter.
tanned Wednesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Ralph Gaylord, West Oliver
street, in honor of Mrs. j. G. York.
Mrs. E. Slocum attended the COM
mencement exercises of the Ypsilanti
normal, Der daughter, Miss Maude,
being one of the class. Miss Slocum
will teach next year in Deckerville.
Mrs. Charles Gould of Whittier,
Calf, has arrived in Corunna to visit
her sister, Mrs. II. G. Mills, whom she
has not seen in thirty. nine years.
A divorce was granted Saturday, by
Judge Miner, to Augusta Derr from
/ Walter Derr of Corunns, a rural mail
carrier, on the ground of cruelty and
non support.
George Beck, prominent druggist and
citizen of Durand for many years, died
at sanitarium in Battle Creek, Satur-
day, after an illness of several weeks.
The remains were brought to Durand
and the funeral held Monday
Henry Schurer, who robbed the
Grand Trunk depot of 76 cents last
week, was given from one to five years
in jackson prison. Schurer is in bad
health, and one year was recommended
by the court.
Mrs. Michael Merkel aged 30 years,
died at her home in Caledonia town.
ship June l., of heart trouble. Her
husband and two children survive
The funeral was held Friday, Rev. E.
j. Cross officiating
Gabriel Ferris. formerly of this city,
and Miss Ida Schmidtke were married
in Saginaw at the brides home. Sun.
day. George Ferris and son and Mr..
and Mrs. VIM Bofysel of this city at
tended the wedding.
The City of Owosso has settled with
the Warren Bros. Co. on its judgement
for $4,000 on paving patent infringe
ment fol- $ls64.S4 The city hopes to
get the amount repaid by the bonding
company which bonded the Barber As.
phalt Co.
Mrs Christian Schmuker, aged 70
years, died Monday, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. s j. Penketh, North
Oak street, after long illness of cancer.
The remains were taken to Defiance,
Ohio, Tuesday, for burial. Mrs. Sch.
muker had lived with her daughter
here year. Four daughters and three
sons survive.
Joseph Kurina, an Austrian who had
lived in the United States many years,
returned TO visit his parents last sum.
mer, and shaving failed to take out
naturalization papers, was drafted into
the army. He escaped recently and is
visiting his nephew, Joseph Suyrn, at
Kerby.
The Current Topic Club was enter.
tanned Monday, by Mrs. George M
Dewey, West Oliver street. Miss E.
Grace Dewey, who Is guest Of rela.
tives on her way to California, gave an
interesting talk on Italy, topic which
the club has studied the past year. Tes
was served.
A horse and buggy stolen from thu
farm of Mrs Clara Auiler, west o.
Owosso, Sunday. were recovered Tues
day at Flint, but no trace of the tive
men who had been laborers at tn,
Auiler farm and who took the rig ha
been found. The rig was left on farm
near Flint with q note in the bugg,
saying that it belonged in Owosso.
According to an act passed by the las
3 legislature. judge cannot sit in case
8 where any relationship between TIT
judge and any of the attorneys in tn
3 case Is known. The act will not take
effect until Sept. 1. 1t will be neces
sary after that to call in another Judge
whore member Of the JUICES famil,
, appears as counsel in the case
Mrs. w. j. Blood and Mrs r W
Hall entertained Monday, in honor o
Miss Rhoda Sturtevant of this city
r whose marriage to Rev. Harry Youn
y Of Macksville. Kansas, will be So
emnized June 25. The bride elect wa
D showered with gifts. A three -cours
q luncheon was served after a pleasan
hour Of music and conversation.