The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-09-28

have been received and sold by local
merchant this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Sprague and
Lieut.. Sprague spent the fret of the
week at their farm in Clare county.
Walter Newsome has resigned his
position at Camburn's drug store and
accepted one at the Economy drug
store
Mrs. W. A. Rosenkrans has sold Il 9
Harper property on West Frazer street
In Corunna to Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Kerby for 50. 500.
The 0 tagon school south of Owosso,
has been closed temporarily because cf
scarlet fever. and no church was held
Sunday at Maple River.
Henry ]. Clements, machinist. of
Dursnd, aged 80 years. has declared his
intention to become cieizen. He was
born in London, England.
John McAninich, aged IS years, died
at the family home near Bancroft, Sun.
day, as the result of an automobile &C.
cident several weeks ago.
Mrs o. l.. Sprague and Lieut.. Henry
Sprague were in Caro-, Thursday, on
account of the serious illness of Hon. T.
W. Atwood, brother of Mrs. Sprague.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Simon, Miss Simon,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kaufman and SONS
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. I. Schon.
mueller at Chesaning, Sunday.
State inheritance taxes haye been
assessed against the estates of Leonard
Grouse, Owosso, $77.s7, and Patrick
Crosby, Burns township, $50 20.
Mrs Glenn Chslker was found dead
In bed, Monday. by her husband at
their home near Bancroft. The funeral
was held Wednesday. The husband
and three daughters survive.
o. L. Bristol of Fremont, former
county school commissioner of this
county, has been spending the week
with relatives and looking after his
farm near Perry.
A Studebaker automobile owned in
Owosso, aud Dodge car owned at
Pittsburg, collided near Perry, Sunday,
badly wrecking both care, but no one
was injured.
City authorities have decided to en-
force the ordinance compelling automo-
biles and motorcycles to have tail lights
and to go to the nearest corner to turn
around instead of turning in the middle
of the block.
&. L. Taylor spent Thursday in Ann
Arbor with his son, Howard, who is
completing seine work at the U. Of M.
and will go to Massilion, Ohio, to
accept position with a large iron
working institution.
A farm hand of Perry was fined $35
and costs, Tuesday, for shooting ducks
out of season. 1t is said that he has
been shooting ducks of any age at all
times of the year for the past three
years.
Joseph Getting of Owosso, has begun
suit through Attorney L. F. Miner, for
divorce from Pearl Getting, whom be
claims has left her home and the con-.
IN unity with a former boarder, Frank
Call They were married in January,
1918, and haye two children, whom the
wife left with her sister. when she dis-
appeared in August 1916.
A new trial has been granted by
Judge Dodds in the Saginaw circuit
court of the case of l.. A. Sanderhoff,
administrator of the estate of Margaret
Mullen. against Mr.. and Mrs G M.
Loynes of Chaplin, the death of Mrs
Mullen having been caused by being
struck by the Loynes automobile. Tn,
first trial resulted in a verdict of nc
cause for action
Lieut.. Henry Sprague, who arrived
home last Friday on ten day leave o.
absence, left this morning for New
York. He Is at present doing shor'
duty with one of the camps where nav
al officer recruits are being instructed
in the work and dulies IL is probabl,
that Lieut.. Sprague will be assigned
to one of the torpedo destroyers ar {
will leave for active sea duty about TIT
FIRST Of the year
Rev. and Mrs c. r. Wolford lief
this week for Plymouth, Ohio, wher
Mr.. Wolford will care for real estat
interests controlled by Mrs. Wolford'
father. Rev Wolford came here a
pastor of the Disciple church and late
opened an insurance and real estat
Office, \resigniDg as pastor of the church
but acting as minister at the Mapl
River church. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Wol
ferd have made many friends here an
they will be much missed. Mr.. VOL
ford will make frequent trips to Owoss
to look after interests here.
Exemptions have been granted dur
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