The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-01-15
al NoWs.

Local News.
Born, Saturday, to DIR. and Mrs. n.
l.. Arnold, Cedar street, daughter.
G. D. Brooks has sold the Rex cafe s.
Washington street. to J. and G. Cole
man.
Our prices are straight and right and
80 are our goods. Esterbrooks grocery
1905 W. Main st. Union phone 1885, Adv
William Bell, son of Geo. Bell, West
Main street, has gone to Chicago to
study technical baking in Freeds lab
Oratories.
Mrs. M. l.. Stewart has returned
home from a stay of several months
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. MacDiarmid,
in Detroit.
E. M. Baker has purchased Roy Whit.
ing's interest in the Union cafe, 1872
South Washington street. and will con-
duct the business.
Major NJ. J. Phillips is in Washing.
ton to attend the annual meeting Of the
National Rifle association. He will go
New York before returning.
Captain William E. Cummins is in
ceipt of commission from Riley l..
Jones, Department commander of the
Michigan q. A. R as aide-de camp.
Advertised letters at the Owosso post
Office for the week ending Jan. Q, 1915:
Alfred Bentley, Mrs. Lottie Brown,
Harry Gardner, Mrs. Hearhert, George
Morisrity, Mr.. & Mrs. John D. Spauld-
ing, Mrs. Fred M. Wo druff
Thomas Mrek, aged 4s years, died at
the Miller hospital, Saturday, after
suffering for months with tumor on the
brain. He had been residing with his
son on farm in Caledonia, and also
leaves a widow and four children in
Austria.
No cause for action was the decision
rendered in the case of w. A. Brown
against Frank Rohrabacher, both of
Laingsburg Brown, who was EN-.
ployed on the defendants farm, sought
to collect a labor claim of about $15.
The case was heard some time ago by
Justice Friegel
Members of the local branch of the
National Association of Stationary En-.
gineers surprised samuel Patterson at
his home Monday evening, the occasion
being Mr.. Patterson's sixty. first birth.
day anniversary. Refreshments were
served and cards were played. A de.
lightful social evening was enjoyed.
The local branch of the American
Federation of Musicians will give
dancing party at Colfax temple, 1. o.
o. F., Thursday evening, January 81.
A 14piece orchestra, composed of local
musicians, will furnish the music An
hours concert will be given before the
party.
No bids were received for the stock
and fixtures of the Ferguson drug store
at the second offering of it on Monday,
and the sale will be held open a week
to give some one a chance to raise the
bid of $1,000 made two weeks ago by L.
G. Hall, which was 80 low the bhnk.
ruptcy referee refused to confirm it.
The Sophomore girls and the Senior
boys basket ball teams are champions
of the Owosso high school, the games
being finished last Friday evening. The
high school team will arrange a SEIZED
ule with other high school teams for
games during the next two months.
Misses Margaret Reineke and Mary
Maud Thompson were hostesses at
six o'clock dinner and dancing party at
the home of the former on King street,
Friday. The home was prettily dec.
Grated and the favors were the beauti.
full handiwork of Miss Hilma Murray
of Chicago, who was guest at the
Thompson home.
A number of young men formerly
Owosso high school students. have or.
ganized q basket ball team and will
play the local high school team soon.
They hope to add several out OF town
teams to their schedule. They will line
up as follows: Ray Norton and Leslie
Finch forwards; Frank Sherman GEN.
ter, and Harold Ross and Harold Lyon,
guards.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hollis enter
tanned the teachers and officers OF the
Church of Christ Sunday school Friday
evening. Mrs. e. r Wolford was ap
pointed superintendent of the cradle
roll and Mrs.. Thomas b.. Turnbull was
appointed superintendent of the home
depsrtment. After the business meet
ing a social hour was enjoyed and re-
freshments were served.