The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-05-18

OWoseo nlgn school base ball team
was defeated at Fenton, Saturday, 81
tot.
Rev. n. A. Waite was In Alma, st.
Louis and Breckenridge this week on
business.
Capt. Frank Evans left Monday for
Fort Sheridan to begin training at the
officers reserve camp
Bans of the marriage of Miss Mar.
guerite Adams of this city and John
Donahue of Detroit. were called Sunday
at st. Paul's Catholic church.
Mrs. E. W Woodland and children,
who have been spending several weeks
with Mr. and Mrs. G. Mshsney. North
Ball street, have gone to Flint to reside.
James Osburn. ST.. was able to be
down town Monday for the first time Ia
several months. He has improved lately
and many friends were glad to greet
him.
DIR. Thomas w. Nsdsl. dean of OlIvet
college, we'll known in this county, has
accepted the presidency of Drury col.
lege at Springfield. Mass. Mrs. Nadal
was former Laipgsburg lady.
Evan H. Benoy was graduated from
the University of Michigan Thursday,
and left for the officers reserve train
ing camp at Fort Sheridan, Friday
night to prepare for military services
Forney Swain has begun suit to fore
close two small mortgages on a house
and lot in Vernon. part of the estate OF
the late Emma Swain. One of the mort
cages was discharged through an error.
First Lieutenant Harold Miner of the
Sixth Field Artillery of the u. 8. army,
formerly of this city, has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of captain and will
DO advanced to major in the near future.
L. A. Sanderhoff has sold his home at
800 Genesee street, which was erected
% years ago, to Thomas N Jones of
the Malleables company. Mr. and Mrs.
Sanderhoff have moved to 532 North
Ball street.
Miss Amanda Dansby has returned
from Detroit Were she has been EN-.
ployed by the Standard Insurance Co,
and is to be married soon to Charless
BeehIer of this city. Her picture ap-
peared in Sundays Detroit Free Press
A Red Cross chapter was organized in
Dursnd Saturday, with 43 members
with J. A, Strubel, president; Mrs. F.
M Conn, vice president; Mrs. j. A.
Rowley, second vice president; Mrs.
Nina Holmes, secretary; Seth Beers,
treasurer.
Mothers day was observed at the
morning service at the Church Of Christ
Sunday. The congregation was large.
The choir sang appropriate selections
and Rev. W. D. Draper preached a
splendid sermon appropriate to the
occasion, paying tribute to mother
hood and womanhood.
Scott Peru and John Brown of this
city, ware riding in Peru's Ford auto
mobile Friday, when 1t skidded and
went over q high embsnkment near
Oakley and landed right side up and
ran into tree tipping it up on the rear
end of the m4chine, neither man nor the
machine being injured.
William Whittemore of Durand, was
arrested Friday on charge Of operat-
ing gambling game and was fined $50
by Justice Patched when he pleaded
guilty. Whittemore until few months
ago worked for the Standard Oil Co.
here and is we'll known in the county.
Recently he started cigar store.
Florence L. Pitts Of Owosso. has
started divorce action in the circuit
court against Eugene Allan Pitts, also
of Owosso. They were married in De.
cember, 1918, and have one child. The
wife charges Ethat her husband bas
failed TO provide home or support her,
despite numerous pledges to do so. She
also asks for temporary alimony.
Under direction of Miss Janet Gem
NELL, fine program will be given al
the congregational church, Tuesday
evening, May Goth, for the benefit Of
the organ fund. There will be vocal
and instrumental numbers by several Of
Owosso's most accomplished musicians,
and also readings by Mrs. John Murray
A soldiers chorus in costume and flag
service will be interesting features.
Sergt. Lyle Kneeland of Co. 81 has
been discharged and has left for the
officers training camp at Fort Sheri
dan, Ill to which he has been admit
ted. Kneeland enlisted just before the
Owosso company left for Grayling last
summer. but served most Of the time In
the headquarters company of the 33rd
regiment He has had valuable expert
ence in the Panama canal zone, where
he lived with his parents for some
years.
A FIRE starting from sparks did dam
age estimated at several hundred dol
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