The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-08-10
LOCAL NEWS

Edward Carr has sold the house al
SIS North Ball street to e. L. Carr.
Mrs. Fred Osburn and granddaughter
are spending the week in Detroit.
Mrs. Fred WEIGH and children have
returned from an outing at Beulah.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. G. Gslbraith OF
Msckinaw. are guests of Mrs Georgs
Perrigo, Cedar street.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Woodland left
Tuesday for Detroit and will go to Top
inabee for a stay of two weeks.
A son, Gerald Milton, was born Mon.
day morning to Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Simmons, 1888 North Hickory street.
John Detwiler, Harland White and
Mrs. Lois Crawford and their families
are spending the week at Little Crystal,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Calkins and
daughter, Miss Beatrice, left Tuesday
for Topinabee for three weeks outing
The West Owosso and Bennington
bands have consolidated with % pieces
under the direction of Clare Washburn.
Miss Edith Blachford, nurse at Grace
hospital, Detroit. is guest of her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. r. Blach.
ford,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Green and daugh.
ter Avis of Corunna, have arrived home
from a months vacation at Burleigh
Falls, Ontario.
L. M. Woodin has sold his 10 acre
fruit farm south of Owosso to George
Root, and taken Mr.. Roots 50-scre
farm southeast of Corunna
Mrs. G. L. Cramer entertained Sat.
urday at her home on Mason street, in
honor of her sister, Miss Fern Hackett
of Baraboo, Wis.
E. o. Dewey was in Battle Creek,
Wednesday, in conference with TIE
officials of the Michigan Railway Co..
regarding the electric line to Flint.
Attorney E F. Wilson has begun suit
for F. M. ILoveland to collect on two
notes of $72 30 each given by Grant
Mead Of Durand to the Brenard Mfg.
kCo. of Iowa City, Iowa.
Advertised letters at the Owosso post
Office for the week ending Aug a, 1917:
Mr.. & Mrs. Clarence Crandall, Mrs. r..
Lickley, Frank Marlin, Chas. R. Paine,
Mrs. Chas. Smith, Archie Taylor, Miss
Ida Watcher.
y Chester, ESQ ~ of Congressman J. w.
Fordney, has been promoted to second
lieutenancy in the marine corps as the
result of recent examination at Guam
tico. Va, where he was ordered to at
tend the training camp when he en-
listed some time ago.
Mrs. Edward Carr left Monday for
Chicago to spend a week with relatives.
Mr.. Carr will join her there next week
and they will leave for Los Angeles to
remain indefinitely. MIR. and Mrs. Carr
entertained party of relatives at din
ner at Captains cafe Saturday evening.
Company %, Michigan Stale Troops,
was inspected at Durand by Major NJ.
j. Phillips Aug. Q, where the company
drilled on the streets. A. B. Freeman,
president of the village, spoke in praise
OF the work of the new company, and
Major Phillips also complimented the
members on their proficiency in drill.
Alfred Gooding, a farmer of Vernon
township, filed his petition Tor natural
ization with the county clerk Friday
He was born in Rampam. Kent county
England, Feb 3, 1894. and sailed from
Liverpool Oct. 6. 1904, on the steamer
New York, landing at New York or
the 10Th of that: month. He fled hi
declaration of intention in this count,
on April II, 1915.
The report Of the police department
for the month of July shows that tn,
police answered 282 calls, travelled So
miles in answering them, found z
doors unlocked, put in six sleepers, ar
rested 16 for drunkenness, three 70
violating the local option law, six TO
speeding, five for larceny, one for va
grancy and six for other offenses.
Sault Ste. Marie by three to on,
majority at special election adopted
new charter providing a commission
manager form of government. Til,
charter was drafted by commission o
the most successful professional an,
business men of the city and is pro
noupced by the attorney general to b
the most modern in the state. Tn
manager plan is daily gaining in favo
throughout the country.
Friends and relatives in this count
were saddened this week by the receip
Of the news Of the death of Charlie
Lee Watson In an automobile acciden
near his home at Grand Junction, Coz
orado. Mr.. Watson was AZ years o
age and born in this county, and grad
uated from the literary and law de
partments of the u. of M. His fsmil
moved to Colorado and be lived wit
hia orapdn reuts and Mr. and Mrs