The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-07-14

at the Wildermuth hotel.
Fletcher Gould was in Whitehall
Tuesday, to bring his wife and two
children to this city where the family
will reside.
Fred w. Smith began the construc-
ton OF house on Oliver street, Tues
day. 1t will adjoin the house he recently
sold to Albert Brittson.
A son, Robert B. Bentley, was born
Monday to Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Bentley of Jackson. Mrs. Bentley was
formerly Miss Mary Schultz of this city.
Mrs. Claude Day entertained Thurs.
day, at Mother Goose" party at her
home on Ada street, in honor of Miss
Lillian Flickinger who leaven soon for
Lansing to study nursing.
Mr.. and Mrs J. B. Hurst entertained
at luncheon, Tuesday, in honor of DR..
Chas. E. Medbury who lectured at. the
Chautauqua, Tuesday. Mrs. Hurst was
classmate of DR.. Medbury at Eureka
college.
Mrs. 81. A. Bailey and daughter Miss
Kathleen, OF jackson, formerly of this
city, left Wednesday for a visit wi h
relatives in Boston, Mass, and also at
Cotuit on Cape Cod. They will remain
several weeks.
Corunna business men have raised
money to buy uniforms for the newly
formed band, which will practice Tues,
day evenings at the casino at McCurdy
park, and give concerts Saturday even
ings on the street
The city commission voted Monday
to vacate the alley from West Mason to
West Exchange streets between Shia
wassee and Elm streets which has not
not been used for. alley purposes and
which has several buildings erected
on it.
Application has been made by Judge
of Probate Matthew Bush to have Ben
Unlick treated as delinquent. He was
the boy who, with girl, destroyed
property in the home of Robert Farley.
near Easton, Monday. The case has
been referred to County Agent Nichols
for investigation.
Two children aged and years, too
young to be dealt with by the law, Wis
tied the home of Robert Farley near
Easton, Monday, and turned every.
thing in the house upside down, lit the
oil stove, opened jar of fruit and pro
ceeded to enjoy themselves. Advice
was all the punishment the sheriff
could give them.
Advertised letters at the Owosso post
Office for the week ending July s, 1916:
w. B. Browning, Lyle Bush, Mrs.
Esther Davis, Mrs F. Duan, Jerome
Ford, Miss Alice Fulton, w. M. Holly.
Fl. G. McCarly, Rachel Russell, Solomon
Stevenson, Wsjciech Jankos, foreign,
Frank J. NickIes
DR.. w. E. Ward, health officer, has
received letter from DR.. A. A. Spoor,
state bacteriologist, stating that the
test of samples OF water sent to him by
Commissioner John Rosevear, show
Owosso's water supply to be very good
and indicating that it is safe for drink
ing purposes.
F. Fl. Rush president, and z. d. Hur.
rell secretary of the Shiawassee County
Mutual Fire Insurance Association,
were in Antrim township, Friday, ad-
justing the loss on the home of Henry
Roughe which burned Tuesday. The
total loss was about 81. 600 but the build
ing and contents were insured for only
half that amount.
Mrs. Frank Fowler, living at the
corner of Chapman and Mack streets,
was taken to the county Jail Sunday
and is being detained pending hear
ing on the petition of her husband to
have her adjudged insane and commit
ed to the state hospital for the insane
Mrs. Fowler has suffered from mental
arrangement at periods for some time,
and of late has run away several times
She disappeared from her home Satur-
day night and was not located until
early Sunday morning when the police
found her lying on the lawn at the
Carnegie library.
Last sunday the children, grandchil-
dren and great grandchildren of Mr.
and Mrs. N. Little. gathered at their
home and enjoyed q pleasant day.
About 20 were preser t, and those from
out of the city were: Mr.. and Mrs
William Burgess and Miss Flossie Bur
CESS of jamestown, N. Y; Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Crane Of Chesaning; Mr. and
Mrs.. Earl Deneen and sons, Lloyd and
Leon, of New Lothrop, and Mr.. and
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