The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-25


noon at her home on East Oliver street
The Kitchi.ti,kippi club was pleas
an,ly entertained Monday evening a,
, the home of George c. Reineke, BOZ
West King street.
Mrs. B. E. Ritzell accompanied by
Mrs. Bertha Setter, left Saturday fol
Pasadena, California, for an indefinite
stay.
Miss Meta VanDyne has resigned her
position and Miss Florence Zublke has
accepted position at the D. M Chris.
tian Co. store.
The bans of Miss Mary Quartz and
Steven Koncusky were called at st.
Paul's Catholic church the second time,
Sunday morning.
E, G. Osborn went to Detroit, Mon
day, to attend the second annual con-
vention of Michigan cleaners and dyers.
The meeting was held Tuesday and
Wednesday.
William Putnam was parolled from
the county Jail last week to be at the
bedside of his father, David Putnam
aged so years, who was reported dying
at Laingsburg.
Charles Starr of Victor township,
Clinton county, has been given judg-
ment against the Laingsburg opera
house company. Mortgage and inter
est amount to $2,717,14
Edward Brophy of Corunna, is again
in JAIL this time for IS DAYS for drunk
enness. Brophy has been star boarder
at Shiawassee county's expense 80 many
times that he is regarded as a regular
resident at the county Jail.
The will of Margaret Greenman, late
of Vernon, will be admitted to probate
March 10, that being the date set for
the hearing. Application was made
for the appointment of guardian for
her recently, as it was alleged she was
mentally incompetent, but on the day
set for the hearing word was brought
to the probate court that she had just
died.
Clare Bingham, well known Venice
township farmer, paid $3.50 costs and
his hired man, J. Crane, paid $40 fine
for attempting to collect an alleged debt
due Bingham from H. A. Speaker of
Durand, by ordering and securing coal
and paying for it with check and
stopping payment on the check before
it could be cashed.
Albert E. Anterior of Venice town
ship, has filed suit for divorce through
his attorney W. J. Parker, claiming
that his wife left him on Feb 16, TAX
ing their child, that she frequently left
home to ATTEND sick friend" staying
as long as two weeks. He is inclined
to the belief that another man figured
in her absences from home They were
married in June 1907 his wifes maiden
name being Pearl A. Vincent.
About 20 Companion Court Forester
ladies surprised Mrs George Miner,
Bradley street, Friday afternoon. A
social afternooc was enjoyed and Mrs.
Miner was presented by Companion
Josephine Starr, in behalf of the guests,
with dozen hand painted bread and
butter plates. Mrs. Miner has been an
active worker in the lodge and it is re-
GREETED that she soon will leave to join
her husband at Clio, where he has &C
cepted position.
Judge Miner has granted divorce
to Mrs. Charlena Cooper Hamilton of
Owosso, from Lorenzo Hamilton whose
whereabouts are unknown. He was
molder. and when a child was born to
them in 1918, he disappeared carrying
out threat that he would desert her
if she had child. She alleges that he
gambled, drank and had other bad
habits.
Mrs. Stella B. Howard has been
granted divorce from Willard E.
Howard on the grounds of non support,
etc. Howard had numerous trades and
occupations when they were married in
1908 in Pontiac, but he failed to use
the proceeds of his labors for his wife's
benefit. The couple now live in Owosso
He was ordered to pay $40 costs. He
recently paid $50 alimony on being
brought into court on her complaint.
John Richlot, an Italian working at
the Vitrified brick plant at Kerby, drew
$140 which he had coming in wages
last week Tuesday, and went tc Chesa
ming, and when he returned to Kerby
found his money gone and asked the
Sheriff to locate two strangers who had
been friendly with him at the feed barn
In Corunna. He had been advised to
leave the money at home when he