The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-05-04


Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.. Davis left Mon.
day for California for several weeks
stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Detwiler are here
from Detroit for few days. They are
moving household goods to that city.
A Red Cross booth will be installed
in Osburn & Sons store to receive sub.
scriptions and give information.
Howard Root of Caledonia township,
was rejected when examined for enlist.
ment in the navy at Detroit, Saturday.
Police made sixteen arrests during
April, ten for drunkenness. They had
264 calls and found 152 doors unlocked.
Edward Carr arrived in Owosso.
Tuesday, from California, to spend the
summer. Mrs. Carr is still in the west.
Fred Randolph, of the Young Ran
dolph Seed Co., left Sunday night on u
business trip to Indianapolis, Ind, for
the firm.
Mayor Wright will not order more
potatoes as merchants are selling for
less than he can get them for, and the
last he had were offered to farmer
near Elsie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Shattuck have
moved to 3l4 East Exchange street, and
Mrs. Kate Ferrin and children, form
erly OF Mt. Clemens, will live in the
same house.
Justice Friegel released Clarence Eel
yer, Monday, from the complaint made
against him by Chief Patterson for
keeping vicious dog. He promised to
take care of the dog.
The clerks of the D. M. Christian
store gave a miscellaneous shower Mon.
day evening at the store, compliment
ing Miss Ivah Scott. whose marriage to
Lyle Fox Of Detroit, will take place in
the near future.
Miss Marguerite Gaylord was award
ed the Chevrolet automobile in the
ticket selling contest by the Strand
theatre, having 8, 200, 600 votes to $780,.
600 for Mrs. Frank Sherpan, who was
second.
Advertised letters at the Owosso post
office for the week ending Apr. %, 1917
Zsiva Bdaureen, Mrs Martha Chatfeld,
Henry Ecker, Miss Dorothy Haines,
Geo. w. Patterson, Lester Poland, 8
j. Winchel.
Mrs Andrew Porter, an aged Cor.
unna lady, fell Monday while carryir g
boiler of scalding water and was
badly burned on her body. arms and
legs. She suffered terribly and her life
was despaired of, but she has recovered
somewhat.
After a discussion of the question
Monday evening, the board of health
decided there did not exist an epidemic
of scarlet fever sufficient to cause clos.
ing of schools or any alarm. but urged
the prompt reporting of any cases of
contagious Diseases
Mrs. Amelia Nye has begun action
through Attorney G.. F. Friegel to
break the will of her late husband,
Myron Nye of Owosso, claiming that
she can not live from the rent of the
Occidental hotel in Owosso'and pay the
debts Of the estate, and wishes the
property sold and the proceeds diyided
among the heirs.
The first meeting of the Athletic
association of the First M. E Epworth
League was held Monday night in the
church parlors. Plans for the coming
season were discussed and the following
officers were elected: President, F. c.
Hinkel vice president, Harold Crane;
secretary and treasurer, Inez Forester
Any person belonging to any of the
church organizations is eligible to mem
bership. Tennis. basket ball and volley
ball will be promoted.
Although an inventory showed the
assets of the defunct plumbing and
garage firm of Elkins 81 Lyman of Cor
unna to be about 81, 800 only one bid
Of $1175 was made at the bankruptcy
SAFE conducted Friday by Walter H.
Brooks of Grand Rapids, trustee in
bankruptcy. This bid was made by
Attorney Walter M. Bush of Corunpa
In behalf of R. K, Kellogg of Grand
Rapids, former president of the Cti-
zens' Supply and a creditor.
Superintendent Longman, W. r.
Goodrich, DR.. P. s. Wilson, Thomas
Doyle and George Griffith visited Sag
NAV, Saturday, to inspect the heating
plant In the German school, and the
board of education has asked the Mich
igan Warming & Ventilating 90. 10
prepare estimates for q new heating
plant in the Central building in this
city. II the cost is not too great new
plant will be installed II 1t is, new
boilers only will be put in.
Fred Kaiser, an Owosso blacksmith,
and his brother. Charles of Lansing.
were arrested. Wednesday, and will.
have an examination MAY 8 on charge
of violating the local option law. They
are out on bail of 5000 each. Both were
under the influence of liquor when
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