The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-02-16
LOCAL NEWS
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Jos Geeck of Caledonia, sold his crop
of beans from eight acres, Saturday, for
1901 So
Mrs p. 8. Wilson of ONeill, Neb, is
guest of her mother, Mrc. Mary Hunt,
North Lansing street.
The remainder of the Clutter0uck q
Campbell shoe stock in Corunna ha'
been shipped to Detroit.
j. G. Shattuck has sufficiently recov-
cred from his serious illness so that his
complete recovery is expected.
Mrs. G. P. Reed and son of Lansing,
were guests part of the week at the
home of L. M. Woodin south OF the city
Sunday an alarm of fire from the
home of Geo. U. Wright on Saginaw
street. was caused by smoking fur
mace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Sackrider were
hosts at dinner parties Friday and Sun.
day evenings at their home on West
Oliver street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j, 9. Osburn and daugh
ter Miss Jane. and Mrs. L. E. Woodland,
left Tuesday for New Orleans, La, to
attend the Mazda Gras.
William Briggs, who sold a bulldog
that did belong to him. was sentenced
by Justice Friegel Saturday to serve
10 IT, oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Weidman will
move next week from their home on
Elm street to farm recently purchased
one and half miles south of Ovid.
Ezekiel Dingman, aged rs years, died
Saturday, at the home of his son, @. II.
Dingman, North Washington street.
The remains were taken to Worthwhile
for burial.
Eli Ordiway of Owosso, has started
divorce action in the circuit court
against Sarah Ordiway. They were
married in st. Johns in June, 1904, and
have no children. He charges infidelity.
Quartermaster Sergeant August Sch
neider arrived home Saturday from Hot
Springs, Ark, where he has been i'll in
the military hospital, called by the SER
ious illness of his mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Schneider.
The Ann Arbor depot at Garland was
broken into and $50 taken from the
cash drawer Friday evening while the
agent, Fred Tuttle, was at supper. No
clue to the thief has been obtained,
although it is thought some one living
near the depot must be guilty.
Jacques F. Vienet. aged SO years, a
prominent farmer of Venice township,
and Mrs. Marguerite Peterson, aged 80,
of Detroit, were married Feb. 8 by JUS
tice a.. M. Nichols. Both have been
married once before and both are ma.
tives of France. They will reside on
the groom's farm.
The fire department has answered
numerous calls the past week, but prac'
tically no damage was done by any OF
the fires, most of the alarms being
caused by scares from oyerheated chin
neys and stove pipes. On Saturday a
call was received from the home of 81
Ferguson on Corunna avenue.
The Caughey. Jessman Company grain
dealers have started suit by attach
ment against F. M. Towner Of Morrice,
for $4,000 in the matter Of grain trans
action. A criminal action is pending
against Towner on a charge of obtain
ing money on false bill of lading, the
Grand Trunk railroad being the com
plainant.
Selby Adams has resigned his posi-
ton as field man with the Owosso Sugar
Co and will become manager OF boat
show owned by his brother. The show
is staged on boat that makes all ports
ON Chess peake bay and the rivers flow
ing into 1t. The craft is .36 feet long
and 80 feet wide and seats 500 people
The company is known as the Adams
Floating Show Co.
Sunday afternoon two alarms came
in almost at the same time, one from
the home OF Mrs. Nellie Godfrey on
Saginaw street. being caused by sparks
from chimney, the fire being extin
euishei by the use of Babcocks. thus
saving the damage by water. The
second alarm was from the home OF
George Smith on Garfield avenue, and
vas answered by the west side depart
ment. but the fire on the roof had BEEN
extineui he'd before the department ar
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