The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-11-24

Mrs. A. SyversOn returned Satur-
day from a visit in Toledo, o., and
Ann Arbor.
Mrs. Geo. M. Dewey was hostess for
the Tuesday bridge club at ner home
on Oliver street, Tuesday.
Henry Ward was convicted by cir
cult court jury after a two hour trial,
Friday, of local option violation.
Mrs. w. E. Collins of Detroit, has
been a guest this week of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Osborn and Mrs. Q. o. Loring.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M Bentley enter.
tanned Friday, at a dinner party in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Bentley.
MIR. and Mrs. A. M. Bentley and Mr..
and Mrs. D. M. Christian left this morn.
ing for Hot Springs Arizona, to spend
several months.
Warren Pierpont has purchased the
R. N. Gibson house recently erected on
North Ball street. and will move from
his farm about Jan. 1.
Rev. Romeo R. Cook, aged 81, of
of Chessning, and Mrs, Marian Little,
aVsd SO. of New Haven township, have
been granted marriage license.
Judge Matthew Bush has made an
order committing Miss Mabel Parker
Of Owosso, aged "a years, to the state
hospital at Pontiac for treatment.
The Eagles lodge enjoyed pedro
and dancing party at the home Nov. IS.
Several social events and special meet.
ings will follow for several weeks.
Andrew Williams of Byron, "a years
of age, was instantly killed at Troy
Corners in Oakland county, Saturday,
\ by being struck by an interurban car.
Miss Celia Conley and Lloyd Speers,
bothY formerly of Hazeltoni townships.
were married in Flint last week where
they have been employed for some time.
The Shiawassee Mutual Fire Insur.
ance Co. had but one loss during the
past month, that of barn on the Isaac
Osborne farm in Perry, which was ad-
justed Friday, the amount paid being
$1,000.
The case of Mrs Minnie Denyes
against George Denyes in which she
was granted divorce and 1903 s,imony
has been appealed to the supreme court
on the matter of alimony. She believes
she should hsye had more of the prop
erty.
Commissioner and@sMrs. John Rose.
wear have returned from two weeks
hunting trip each bringing deer. Mrs.
Rosevear secured hers the first day of
the season. Hunting was made difficult
by snow which was eighteen inches
deep.
Lawton T. lemons of Mason, aged SO
years, died at the Battle Greek sani.
tar.um, Friday, after long illness with
cancer of the stomach. Mr.. Hemans
was a member of the state railroad com.
mission and was the leading democrat
of Michigan.
John Smith, whose automobile struck
Arthur Braucher as he was crossing
Main street last week, was arraigned in
Justice Friegel's court on charge of
} reckless driving, and the hearing ad.
journed four weeks after he plead not
! guilty. He was released on 800 bail.
: Mrs Harriet E. Conant. aged 76 years,
died Sunday, at the home Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs II. R. Lewis in Lansing, after
long illness with cancer. She was for
many years resident of Ovid and Mid.
dlebury township. The funeral was
! held Tuesday, interment being at Ovid.
!, Mrs. Conant is survived by two sons,
Edwin F. Consnt of this city, and
, Charles NJ, of Lansing, and two daugh.
Q ters, Mrs. Lewis of Lansing, and Mrs.
s J. l. Towner of Grand Ledge.
Mrs. Nina Jenkinson of New Haven
township, has begun suit for divorce
3 from her husband, Cortis Jenkinson,
claiming cruelty, and that he has
8 threatened to kill her and their four
D children. They were married in 1896
An injunction was granted to prevent
q Jenkinson from disposing of his prop
Z erty
Henry Rubelman was convicted by 9
g Jury in the circuit court, Friday, and
8 was sent to jail to await sentence. Rub
d Gilman stopped at Charles Kenyon's or
(. his way from Chesaning to his home
/. and it was claimed he passed out liquor
4 Rubelman is a Spanish war veteran
. disabled by booze and accidents, and III,
D hoplessness of curing or converting hin
' permanently may result in his being
, allowed to spend the winter at the Sol
4 diers Home at Grand Rapids instead o.