The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-02-16

Matthew Bush to send A. F. Oberley
of Caledonia township to the U. of
M. hospital for an operation.
A slight blaze on the roof of the
Catholic church occasioned fire
alarm at about 6 o'clock Monday
night. The damage was nominal.
Shiawassee county made it's first
payment of state taxes for this year
to the auditor-general Tuesday. j. A..
Richardson, county treasurer, sent a
check to Mr. Fuller for $4,000.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schneider, who
have been residing in Lansing for
two or three years, are spending
few days in Owosso and Bancroft with
friends. They leave next week for
Stockton, Calf, where their daugh-
ter resides and where thy may decide
to remain.
Mrs. E. o. Dewey received tele-
gram Monday that her brother, AL
fred G. Williams, of East Orange,
n j., submitted to a major oper-
alton Monday and is getting along
nicely. Mr.. Williams formerly lived
here and is well known to many
Owosso residents.
Kittie Fox, Of Owosso, has started
divorce proceedings in the circuit
court against Arthur r. Fox. They
were married at Chaplin in July, 1900
and separated last November. She
charges that he has failed to sup
port her and has been cruel. She
says he stayed out all night on many
occasions. They have one child.
A marriage license has been issued
to Earl 7. Wallace, aged 25, farm
er of Middlebury township, and Miss
I.eona Mary Bailey, aged 10, of
Owosso. A license has also been
granted to George l.. Warren, aged
81, farmer Of Laingsburg, and
Evelyn M. Gould, aged 81, of Owosso
township.
Congressman J. w. Fordney has
been invited to address the meeting
of the Saginaw Valley Transporta-
tion club to be held at the Colonial
club in Bay City May 10. Several
other noted speakers are also to be
on the program.-Saginaw Courier
Herald.
Despite the efforts of neighbors,
who organized bucket brigade, the
farm home of Claude Mallory, two
miles east of Easton, was destroyed
by fire Friday morning. Mrs. Wal
ter DumOnd, mother of Mrs Mallory,
was seriously i'll in the house with
pneumonia and was moved to the
home Of Mr.. Stafford, neighbor.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
G. F. Friegel, of this city, has been
retained by Mrs. Charles Sanford as
attorney for her son, ROLAND, who is
being held in the Ingham county ;ail
awaiting trial on a charge of hold
ing up Lansing man recently. Ff-
forts will be made to get the boy OF
on suspended sentence or probation,
because Of his youth and previous
good record.
Mrs. Charles Butcher, aged Al,
passed away Tuesday, morning at
$40 o'clock at her home in New
Haven township, where she has re-
sided for the past 20 years. Death
was due to abcesses. She was born
in Bay City, where she resided for
a number of years. She leaves be-
sides her husband, two brothers,
Thomas Godfrey of New Haven, and
Orna of Hemlock.
The Queen Esther Reading Circle
held a pleasant meeting Monday even
ing at the home of Miss Carrie
Swarthout. AT o'clock pot luck
supper was served after which fol-
lowed the program in charge of Mrs.
Arthur Alliton and Miss Lena Beam
ish, who read papers on unite Box
es. p" Later a social hour was en-
joyed.
The fellowship party at the Bap-
fist church Tuesday evening was one
of the most enjoyable and beneficial
church gatherings in years. About
200 people, young and old, attend. A
musical program of much merit was
carried out and Rev. Waite spoke
briefly. The popular tabernacle
songs were sung and refreshments
we're served by the ladies.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Myers, $40 N.
Shiawassee street, announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter, Miss
Gladys Carolyn, to Sidney Cook OF
Detroit. The bride is a. graduate of
the local high school, and later was
graduated from Alma college. AT
present she is teacher Of the first
grade in the Bryant school. Mr..
Cook attend a school of journalism