The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-02


party at Ann Arbor, Sunday.
Professor Crooks of Alma college. ad-
dressed the high school Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. E. A. Ward, of Laingsburg,
spent the week with her son, DR.. w.
E. Ward.
Mrs. d. G. Cooper is seriously i'll with
pneumonia at her home on franklin
street.
William Salander and Con Ehrlich
of Camp Custer, spent Sunday with
relatives in this city.
E. w. Ward and family, of Flint,
spent Sunday with Hugh Woodland
and family, north Shiawassee street.
Earl Wolaver, who is taking a
course in quartermasters' work at
Ann Arbor, was home for a short visit
the first of the week.
Mrs. Emma Retain. East Exchange
street, and Geo w. Livingston of this
city, were married Oct. 90, in Corunna,
Rev. f j. Cross officiating.
Richard L. Perry and Miss Lau.a
Nicholson of near Lennon, were mar.
ried Oct. %, at the First NJ. e parson.
age, Rev Cunning Idle officiating
Advertised letters at the Owosso post
Office for the week ending Oct. 81, 1917:
Fred Dubo, Mrs. Nina Height, John
Perry, d II. PONCE, Mrs. Mary Stuart.
Ray Retain Of Grand Rapids, was
called to o wosso, Friday, by the acct
dent to his mother, Mrs George Liv-
'ingston, in which she broke her hip
George w. Mcclellan was taken
quite i'll Friday, while at his work
at the Masonic club rooms. He
has recovered somewhat bat is confined
to his homo on East Main street.
w. E.. Payne has sold to Mr.. and
Mrs. August Ruth two lots on the
south side of West Stewart street
near Isham street in the city Of Owos-
so.
Mrs. Ida Mcdowell Burgess, formerly
for many years resident of this city,
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Nellie Cary in Ietroit, Oct 90 Mrs.
Cary and two sons, Almon Burgess and
Asa Green Of Washington, survive.
Mrs. Lois pingler and Mrs. Ray
Fletcher entertained. Monday, at a
shower at the home of the latter, in
honor of Miss Minnie King who is to
marry Horace Selleck.
Mrs. b, l. AFFORD, entertained the
the West side picnic Cub at her home
on West, Main street. Friday noon.
Original poems and soags were given
that contained merit The afecnoo,
was spent in knitting for the Red Cross
Harold K White of Chicag, SIN of
Postmaster and Mrs H. X White of
this city. is one of 30 IF the 1000 appli.
csnts to pass the examination, and has
enlisted in tn, aviation depsrtm sat Of
the army rs an observer. He has not
been assigned to duty.
L. G. Hal received word Frid ~ that
his son, Louis Hall, AMI Edward Cooper
of this city. would sa,l for France be.
fore their par-n could arrive, but they
left in the hope of seeing them 1T tn.
p 'rt. Louis Hall has been appointed ser
geant tf the engineering corps to which
be belongs.
George Chavey, aged rs years, diet
Tuesday, at his home in Corunna, after
long illness. He is survived by hi
widow and three sons, Samuel. of thi
city; Edward. of Winooski, Vt, and G
a, of Philadelphia, Pa Mr.. Chave,
was long a prominent aud popular resi-
dent Of Venice township.
James p. Devereaux, acting prose
cutting attorney of Saginaw county
dropped dead on a Michigan Contra
train Wednesday morning after run
ming hard to catch the train for Oakley
Mr. Devereaux was we'll known here
being former resident of Chesaning
and his sudden death is mourned b.
many friends.
Eighteen head of thoroughbred Hol
stein cattle belonging to Shiawasse
county farmers were sold at the big
sale in Grand Rapids last week at al
average of $3.50 per head, or $25 high
err than the average price brought b!
those from elsewhere, disposed of a
the sale. A seven-years-old cow soil
by Fred Martin, living west of tn
city, brought the highest price of tn
sale, 1855. John Monroe, of Monroe
& Lewis, sold one cow for $3.50. Thos
from this county who sold cows at tn
sale were Monroe & Lewis, Fred Mar
tin, M. w. Williams, of Elsie, John OF
colt, of Perry, Earl Vanderkarr ant
A. F. Loomis.
| Caroline Bugbee, an aged pioneer o
Pittsburg, died Sunday morning af
ter a few days illness from bron
chitis. Mrs. Bugbee was born q
,oo~. o~o ~ Nau VorL ctoto an.