The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-08-31
LOCAL NEWS

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Born. Saturday. to Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie
Wetzell, Ada street. q daughter.
Mrs. Marion Smith was called to Mt
Pleasant, Friday, by the death of her
sister.
q. w. Detwiler and John Detwiler
and family are enjoying an outing at
Beulah.
Mrs. @. Mshaney and Miss Geraldine
Mshaney are spending the week in
Flint.
I William Howe of Owosso, was ar.
rested at Howell, Friday, charged with
wife beating.
Lester Brewer, Edward L. Rigley
and Mr.. and Mrs Joe May were Detroit
visitors this week.
A. Thomson arrested at the fair
grounds last week for larceny. was
fined IS and costs.
Sheriff Griffin became grandfather
last week when daughter was born to
his son Earl, of Vernon township.
Lee Todd and nephew of Boston,
Mass, have been guests of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Todd, this week.
Mr., and Mrs, Moses Lamfrom and
daughter of New Baltimore, Ohio were
guests the past week of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Samuel Lamfrom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil R. Mclaughlin of
Highland Park, were guests of Owosso
and Vernon friends and relatives week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. w. Beardsley of
Detroit, spent part of the week in
Owosso with A. d. Beardsley, East
Oliver street.
John @. Badd, brakeman, lost a
finger and was bruised on the head,
Friday, in the T. 8. & M. Railroad
yards in this city, while coupling cars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stevens and daugh.
ter Miss Maxine, are guests of Owosso
friends on their way to Ann Arbor
where Miss Stevens will enter the
university.
Physicians who examined Alpho use
Oterley of Owosso. on order of the pro.
bate judge, found him sane, and he was
released. A complaint was made by
his wife.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. AFFORD of West
Main street are moving to the Murray
home on North Washington street,
where they will make their home with
w. D. Murray. E1C
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Pierson, Adams
street, are visiting their sons, Howard
at the U. s. training camp at Chicago,
and will visit Fred at Detroit before
returning horne.
William Hughson, hostler at the
fair grounds, visited Oakley and re-
turned with severel bottles of whiskey
He was arrested and is held on loca
option violation charge.
81. E. Beatty of Vernon, fortunately
escaped injury Sunday when the Ford
automobile he was driving, tipped over
north of the city, trapping him under
the car which was badly damaged
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Rentschler wen,
to Plymouth, Wayne county, Monday,
called there because of the death OF
Mrs. Rentschelers father, James Innis
q civil war veteran and pioneer o.
Plymouth.
The m rriage of Miss Alice Josephin,
Fowler, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. s
Fowler Of Burton. to Mr.. Alfred Boards
ley of Detroit, was solemnized Aug. IA
The groom is private with the troop
at Grsyling. The bride is employed b,
the Michigan State Telephone Co. il
Detroit.
At conference with Food Admins
TRAITOR Hoover in Washington attende
by bean jobbers and representatives 0
bsan growers associations, a discussio
Of the price for beans was had, an
while no definite amount was decide
! on $6 bushel was thought to be fai
price. A. B. Cook represented Mich
gan growers.
Fred Moore of Lansing, state mar
ager for the Delco Lighting Co., ful
nished light for the camp grounds a
| the fair last week with q Delco batter
system, and fully demonstrated th
! value of the system to farmers both fc
light and power. Floyd Derham {
Durand, has taken the agency for th
county.
The funeral Of w. w. Merritt Of d,
troit, who was accidentally killed at th
fair grounds, was held at Jennings ,
Son chapel in this city, Saturday, an
burial was at Oak Hill cemetery, Re,
T. D Draper officiating Citizens {
this city furnished autos and Parks
carnival employees acted as pail bea
J ers.
Reckless motorcycle riding resulte
In smash.up on West Oliver stree
Sunday evening. when Warren Haigt
\ and Hans Hansen were thrown from
\ machine driven by Hsight, and whe
was taken of the Ford auto driven