The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-04-13


James Mullanev left Wednesday on q
business trip to New York City.
Attorney Roy Mstthews has gone to
Kalamazoo and Paw Paw on legal
business.
Calvin Bentley is in Chicago, ILL.,,
on business for the Owosso Manufac-
turing Co.
Mrs. W. ID. Burke, who has been
spending the winter months at Lake
land, Fla, is en- route home.
Mrs. John Murray lie confined to her
home by illness. Her mother, Mrs.
Clara Duff, is caring for her.
Mr.. and Mrs c. q. Reule went to
Ann Arbor Monday. Thursday Mr..
Reuie entered st. Joseph's hospital for
an operation.
DIR. and Mrs F. 8. Fritz were in De.
troit part Of the week where DIR. Fritz
attended dentists state convention.
A. F. Horton has gone to Chicago,
ILL.,, and other points on a three
weeks business trip for the Owosso
Sugar Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Worthy Cooper went
to Detroit Wednesday. Mr.. Cooper
will return this week but Mrs. Coop
er will remain for week IS visit.
Henry F. Bsgley has been appointed
fireman at the postoffice to succeed
Frank M. Reed, resigned. Mr.. Bsgley
was the only one of several candidates
to pass the examination, and will as.
sumo his duties May /.
Edward Cole, aged 35, farmer of
Burns township. was arrested Saturday
charged with stealing beans from the
granary Of Harrington Clay of Antrim
township. He demanded an examins.
ton and was released on $1,000 bail.
The annual Parish meeting Of the
Episcopal church was held Monday
evening. A d. Whipple. J. M. Ter.
bush. L. B. Allison, a. Lsverock E.
B. Hoffman, B L. AFFORD, F. M. Grove,
Van R. Pond, w. d Whitehead and
Geo. NJ Dewey were elected vestrymen
for the ensuing year.
Mrs. Edmund R. Vincent, wife of
Register Vincent, left yesterday for
Saginaw, where she is attending a
meeting of the Women's Foreign
Missionary society Of the Methodist
church. Mrs. Vincent is the delegate
of the Burton Methodist church So
ciety.
Grand Army day was observed by the
q. A. r. and W. r q at their hall
Saturday afternoon. April 7. A short
program of patriotic music and read
ings was enjoyed Rev Waite gave an
address that was greatly appreciated
and brief talks were given by Revs B
@. Mattson and G. r. Wolford
Mrs. George Mclaughlin pleasant
ly entertained the L. A.. of o. r. C..
at a card party Wednesday evening
at her home on East Exchange street.
A goodly number were present and a
fine time was enjoyed. The prizes
were awarded to Mrs. A. Carr, Mrs.
Milton Grove, Mrs. Leffingwell and
Mrs. W. B. Smith. Refreshments
, were served.
DIR. R. 9. Mahaney of Owosso, has
been promoted from first lieutenant of
the medical reserve corps of the regular
army to a captain in the medical sec ion
of the officers reserve corps DR.. Ma
haney received his new commission this
week and the promotion came as sur
prise to him. DR.. Mahsney has BET n a
member of the reserve corps for six
years, attending one summer camp.
L. G. Cudney. highway commissioner
of Caledonia township, believes it will
be necessary to make repairs this spring
to the Hawkins bridge east of Corunna
The bridge must be- replanked. The
township officials were in hopes that
the new bridge would be built by the
state this summer and that no money
need be expended on the old structure.
However. it is likely that because Of
the war, the trunk line road will not be
built this year and as result the new
iron and concrete bridge VIII probably
not be constructed. An unusually large
amount of traffic passes over this road
and the bridge mus, be repaired at once
If the new structure is not going to be
built. The repairs will cost the town.
ship q considerable sum.