The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-09

Miss Marian Davis of Detroit, is Wis
iting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. E McBain of Hastings,
are guests of their son, J. Ford McBain,
East Williams street
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lawrence of Re-
public, were guests of Charles Law
renee and family Shiawassee street,
Monday, on their way to attend the
state convention of bankers.
County Road Commissioner Bailey is
preparing to call a meeting for the pur.
pose of determining the assessment dis
trict for the two and one. quarter miles
of state reward road to be built from
the Kerby to the Martin school house.
Charles F. Ferry has been offered a
two years contract with increase of
salary each year, by the Bliss Electrical
School in Washington, d. G. He has
been one of the instructors in that in.
stitution for several years.
William Cornford, formerly turnkey
at the county JAIL has been appointed
to the police force in Flint and took up
his work last Wednesday morning. His
family will probably move to Flint in
the near future.
A fire at the home of w. N New.
some, 419 Park street, Sunday morning,
was discovered by Percy Ockerman, a
fireman at the central station, as he
was on his way back from breakfast.
The roof was damaged to the extent Of
800
Monday evening the Queen Esther
Reading Circle of the First M. E.
church was pleasantly entertained at a
shower in honor of Miss Daisy Sutton,
whose marriage to W. E Struthers of
Lansing will take place soon. A pot
luck supper was served and the guest
of honor received many handsome
pieces of cut glass and linen.
Geo. Antoine, one of the class of
foreigners who have little respect for
| ,
for tying his horse where 1t could get
on the walk He had turned it loose
on South Washington street, and after
being warned twice tied it to pole too
near the walk.
Burial services for the late William
d. Priest who died in California 10
January, were held Monday, at the
Wilkinson cemetery, under Masonic
auspices. Mrs. Priest intended coming
sooner but sickness of the children and
an injury to her father at Garland,
Utah. prevented
A number of the relatives and friends
gathered at the home of LeValley Dim
mick. 7l5 West Oliver street, Monday
evening, in honor of his birthday ami
versary. The evening was PLEASANT,
spent with music and sociability and 6
delicious supper was served.
George Kendall and Frank Zacharda
were arrested Saturday night on com
plant of Marion Mason, who charged
that the men were drunk and creating
a disturbance over his restaurant VI
South Washington street. They wer'
later released and were ordered to ap
pear before Justice Friegel, Monday.
The examination of L. D. Wood o.
Owosso, charged with felonious assault
on Rose Ordiway, nine years old, wa
held Tuesday, and after the testimony
had been taken was adjourned for tive
weeks The evidence against Woo
was damaging and Prosecutor Pulvel
is positive of conviction. 1t we,
brought out that Wood had also taken
improper liberties with two other small
girls. He was remanded to Jail in de
fault OF bail.
VIM Derr has received letter fro II
his brother Moses Derr. formerly o
Corunna. but now located on biz
ranch near Eckman. N. d. Mr.. Der
states that he has $50 acres of wheat
1O5 acres of oats, 80 acres of barley, 81
acres of rye, and so acres of fax in thi
year, In all he has $50 acres of land
He owns a threshing outfit and is doins
we'll in the west. Howard Lyon,
former Corunna boy, is working TO
Mr.. Derr.
The Collins drug store has been sol
to Charles King of Empire, Mich, VIII
has taken possession and will move t
Owosso soon The business was pul
chased from J. G. Shattuck who bough
it from W. E. Collins. who had con
Quoted it many years following IL
g ownership by Theodore Laubepgaye
8 after the death of J. F. Laubengaye
a who bought it from the orig nal owner
9 DIR. Bagg. pioneer druggist of tn
Q city. The business started in sma
3 frame building on the present site an
q Mr.. Lsubepgayer lived next door In
{ frame house on the lot where tn
Murray & Terbush store now stands.