The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-17


hosts at card party at their home OF
Oliver street Tuesday evening.
Melvin Butler of Owosso, is serving
ten days in the county Jail in default Of
payment of SIC fine by Justice Friege
for being drunk.
The mothers Of the first ward cele.
brated the dry victory at a song and
praise meeting Friday, at the home Of
Mrs. Johnson. Janette street.
Miss Name Riley entertained at her
home east of the city Tuesday. in honor
of Miss Bess Riley. who is soon TO be
married to Kenney Fitzpatrick of Ches.
aiming.
Friends surprised Fred Busha at his
home west Of Owosso Tuesday evening.
to celebrate his birthday, presenting
him with pair of driving gloves and
seaving bountiful supper.
A new brick sidewalk is being laid
from the bridge to the Ann Arbor
tracks on the east side of Washington
street. the property belonging to the
Ann Arbor railroad, but lthe work is
being done under Commissioner Hans
CONS direction.
Mrs. r. d. Crawford's birthday was
celebrated by relatives and friends at
the family home On Saginaw street,
Nov 9, at surprise party, six O'Clock
dinner being served, which included a
birthday cake with sixty eight burning
tapers on it.
John Zuralyi who obtained divorc
Monday because his wife refused to
come to America from Hungary, was
married later in the day to Ellen Iris.
noldy aster friends had contributed
money to pay for the license aud pay
the justice.
Fire destroyed the barn in the rear
of DIR. B. S. Sutherland's residence Fri.
day morning, and burned up his auto.
mobile. The loss was $500, partially
insured. The fire was probably caused
by spontaneous combustion and had a
big start before an alarm was turned
in by Ira Float who saw the flames
from down town.
Frank Anisdill, formerly Of this
city, who was arrested in Emporium,
Pa, and brought here for arraign-
ment on a charge Of wife desertion
and failure to support his children,
waived examination in justice court
late Monday afternoon and was
bound over to the circuit court. He
was remanded in default of $500 bail.
Ira Weeks, fourteen. year.o lad who
is charge of the state public school at
Coldwater. ran away from Gratiot
county farm where he had been placed
and secured place On the Fred Bosser.
det farm near Corunna. but was taken
In charge and returned to the Cold.
water school by County Agent H. M.
Nichols. He was sent to the school
from Ingham county.
Charles Allen, aged 65 yeras, died
Sunday morning, at Bancroft, after a
lingering illness. Mr.. Allen has been
a resident of Bancroft for many years
and was highly respected. He is sur
vived by widow, three sons, Del
bert, Of Sandusky, Ohio; Edward, of
Durand; George, of Bancroft, and
one daughter, Margaret, of Flint.
The neighborhood club met Mon
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
B. Woodland, John street, and enjoyed
500. Light refreshments were served.
Harry j. Daniels, of the Furniture
Manufacturer & The Western Under
taker,. Grand Rapids, came to Owosso
Monday to interview the members Of
the Woodland Furniture company,
relative to their proft-sharing plan.
Mr.. Daniels says he knows of no 9TH
er furniture manufacturers who have
adopted this policy, and takes pleas
ure in the fact it remained for repre-
sentatives of the trade in his home
city to inaugurate such a movement
in behalf of their employees.
The Y. w. C.. A. membership con-
test closed on Monday evening at
500 o'clock with the Home team in
the lead. This team deservedly gain
ed the honor but much credit is due
every member of every team. What
is more inspiring than to see busy
girls in a worthy cause? The con-
test was a fine success and everybody
is so happy over the large number OF
new members added. If you have
been missed in this membership cam
paign you are still most heartily well
come. People who volunteer fo1
mamherehin alwaye mako snlapdid