The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-05-12
LOCAL NEWS


Rev. FIR. P. ]. slane spent the FIRST OF
the week In Detroit.
w. r. Goodrich has purchased the
house at 1872 North Water street.
Roy Zintel has accepted q position
with the Buick Motor Co. in Flint and
will move to that city.
D. D. butcher has made application
for the appointment of guardian for
his brother, Fred butcher, who has
been committed to the state hospital al
Pontiac.
James Schermerhorn, managing edi-
tor of the Detroit Times, an eloquent
and popular speaker, will deliver the
address at the Owosso high school COM
mencement to be held at the First Bap.
fist church, June 81.
Miss Maud Morrice was in Grand
Rapids the last of the week where she
attended the convention of the Western
Drawing and Manual Training Asso-
citation.
George Morris of Bennington, paid a
fine and costs of $40 in Justice Nc
Brides court in Corunns, Monday, after
pleading guilty to charge of being
drunk and disorderly.
Miss Susan Walsh. county normal
teacher, will teach at the State Normal
college at Ypsilsnti during the summer
school and has accepted position with
the Ionia schools for next year.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Eggleston On
tertained at dinner party, Monday, In
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Frieseke
and Mrs. o. Connell who left Thursday
for, California. and in celebration Of
Mrs Eggleston's birthday.
Mis- Laura Ortwine has been granted
a leave of absence of several months
from the ID. M. Christian store because
of i'll health. She hopes to return to
work next fall. Next week she will
leave for an extended visit in the west.
Advertised letters at the Owosso post
Office for the week ending May 8, 1916:
Mrs. Pearl Buckner. j. Frank Call 2,
Msrgaret Fox, Mrs Elmer Gotwalt,
Mre Ethel Harris, Miss Bernice Olney,
Edward Weber.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thompson and
son Erwin, leave Sunday evening for
trip to Colorado Springs, Salt Lake
City and other places of interest in the
west. They will be joined in Chicago
by Mr.. and Mrs. R. e. Taylor who will
accompany them.
Deputy County Clerk Arch Burnett.
who has been confined to his home at
Corunna, for four weeks with Iheuma.
tism, was able to be down town for the
FIRST time Monday. Mr.. Burnett dur
ing his illness, submitted to an opera
ton for the removal of his tonsils
The case of Charles and Carrie Bris
toll of Owosso, against Virgil B. Ger.
mond of Bancroft, which was to have
been tried in Justice McBride's court
in Corunna Monday, was adjourned to
May %. Germond was formerly ten
ant on the farm of the Bristols and
they charge that he damaged the build
ings to the extent of 500.
Rev. Paul Stappenbeck, pastor of
st. Johannes Evangelical German
church, corner of Washington and
Oliver streets, has rendered his resigna-
.tion to take effect the middle of Sep
TENDER Rev. Stappenbeck will enter
the University of Chicago coon after
leaving here to fit himself for more ad
vanced work.
VIM. n. Augustine, aged 60 years,
died suddenly at his home in Easton
May after an illness of two weeks.
Ths, funeral was held Sunday at the
Easton church. He Is survived by his
widow and four brothers. Jacob, 10
seph and DR.. M. A., who lives near
Easton, and DIR. ID. T. of Alymer, Ont.
Many Owosso friends join with those
in all parts Of Michigan in mourning
the death of Rev. DR.. William s. Sayres
general missionary of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese Of Michigan, who
passed away in Detroit, Friday. after
an illness of several months, aged So
years. DIR. Ssyres had spent many
years il China, being one of the early
missionaries to that country. He was
well known in Michigan rs one Of the
most earnest and successful preachers,
and he was loved by all who came In
contact with him. He was prominent
Detroit Mason. Funeral services were
held Monday.