The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-27

Lee Woodard was in Grand Rapids
on Tuesday looking after the interests
of the Woodland Furniture Co.
l.. l.. Conn was in Alma yesterday
to act as one of the judges at the flower
show given by the Ladies' Garden Club.
Mrs. s. Henderson of Lansing, for
merly of this city, is very i'll at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. W. l..
Halsey.
W. A Bahlke of Alma, was in the
city Tuesday evening to attend an ex.
ecutive committee meeting of the Union
Telephone Co.
MIR. and Mrs Fred Welch and child.
rem left Monday for Chicago. by auto.
mobile, visiting Detroit and several
other cities enroute.
Josie B., owned by S. A. Brown of
Durand, won the 2:17 pacing race at
Saginaw, Wednesday, in straight heats
Best time 2:l44.
Mrs. A. McCully, Youngs street, un-
derwent serious operation for tumor,
Thursday, at til Miller hospital. Her
condition is still critical.
5. q. Pulver was in Detroit on legal
business, Wednesday. Incidentally it
came on the right day to witness the
Detroit Boston ball game.
Hon. Geo. T. Mason, a former well
known resident of this county, is sick
in Mercy Hospital, Eugene. Oregon.
Many friends will hope to hear of his
speedy recovery.
In honor of William Hahn of Omaha.
Neb., Mr.. and Mrs Henry Hahn, Ma.
son street, entertained at cards Monday
evening. Twelve were present and a
delicious luncheon was served.
Mrs. Janet Harris, who has been
visiting at the home of her brother,
John Teller, and with other relatives in
Henderson and Owosso Thea last two
weeks, has returned to her home in
Detroit. .
Mr.. and Mrs >. D. Emery OF Alfred,
Maine, arrived in the city Wednesday.
Mr.. Emery is getting everything in
readiness to open for business in his
poultry house-the former brewery
bottling works-and will have ample
quarters and the best of facilities for
handling all the poultry offered.
Congressman and Mrs. J. W. Ford
ney are expected home next week from
an extended tip on the Pacific coast,
where the former was called by bust
ness matters. They visited two OF their
children who reside at Aberdeen, Wash
ington, and found time to spend few
days at the San Francisco exposition.
Josephine Johnson, a former resident
of Caledonia township, died last week
in Missouri. The funeral was held at
Vernon, Tuesday. Mrs. johnson was
the widow of the late John Johnson
and resided on farm one mile south of
the city. She left few years ago for
the west to reside with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs D. L. Davis are enjoy
ing their new auto this weeS while Mr..
Davis is taking his vacation from the
Citizens Savings Bank. Monday they
drove to Howell with Judge and Mrs.
A. M. Davis, on Wednesday to Lansing
with r. R. Hart and family, on Thurs.
day to Lyons with T. o. Christian and
family.
Archer Smith of Center street went
to Battle Creek. Monday night in re.
spouse to message from the chief OF
police at that city, that his con, Floyd
Smith, aged sixteen years, who ran
away from home week ago, was in
the hospital there with an aggravated
case of hernia and had to be operated
on at once.
Wayne Mcdowell, the nine year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcdowell,
who resides northwest of Morrice, is in
a serious condition rs the result of bad
burns received Monday afternoon.
While playing in the house he ran
against his sister who was carrying
pan Of bot water, tipping the pan of
scaldipg fluid on to his left shoulder
and side and burning it so badly the
flesh dropped away from the bones of
the shoulder.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schafer enter
tanned twenty two friends and relatives
at their home three miles south of this
city, Sunday. Aug %, it being Mr..
Schsfer's 59th birthday anniversary.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. John
N. Horton and family of this city; Mr..
and Mrs. Jas. Collard and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Farley, son and daughter
Of Easton Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hsun OF
New Haven; Lyman G. Schafer Of DE-
rand and Henry Schafer Of Corunna.