The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-09-21

odRiuoWs cdlieu on OWosso iIieuue
Sunday.
Mrs. l.. G. Smith of Howell, is
spending the week With Mr.. and Mrs
o. l.. Davis.
Mrs Annie Baxter will entertain
Saturday at luncheon in honor of
Miss Rizpah rerbush.
MIR and Mrs Richard Rourke have
moved to Lansing where Mr.. Rourke
has accepted position.
James Cummins has resigned his
position at the Siess cigar store and will
enter the u. of Nj. this fall.
Mrs Rena Beardslev of Stanton, was
guest of her brother. Judge Ma thew
Bush in Corunna. this week.
Floyd Elliott has been appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of the late
William q. Hawcroft of Owosso.
Warren Woodland was operated on
Sunday morning at the Woodland home
on North Shiawassee street for growth
on his neck.
Rev. A. Riley Crittenden, we'll known
in this city, has been assigned to the
St. Charles Methodist church for the
ensuing year.
Douglas Blair was operated on for
appendicitis Monday, and Wesley Muir.
dock Tuesday. at the Swayze hospital
Both are recovering rapidly.
Friends surprised Miss Vera Stebbins
at her home on Shiawassee street, Mon.
day evening, as a farewell before she
started for Oberlin, Ohio, to resume her
studies.
Harold Ross, son of Mrs. Peter H.
Ross, Williams street, and Earl Lyon,
son of Mrs. Meads Lyon. Cass street. in
this city, are now in France with the
U. s. troops.
Elwyn Pond and children of Flint,
were guests of his mother in this city.
Sunday Mr.. Pond was elected presi.
dent of the Michigan Shoe Dealers
Association at the convention In Detroit
last week.
Mrs. G. M. Pittinger is at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Nj.
Newsom in this city, to remain indefi
nitely. hershusband having been drafted
at Alma and gone to Camp Custer.
Mr.. and Mrs G.. A. Howell have
bought the home of Fred Douglas on
Water street and will occupy it when
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas move to Biz
mingham, Mich. where Mr.. Douglas
is in business,
The Reapers' class of the Church o.
Christ gave farewell party Monday
evening at the home. of Dora Payne
Abbott street. in honor of Harry Pur
yes, who left Wednesday for Battl.
Creek to join the army.
Samuel Rifkin was arrested Monday
on charge of buying rags from chile
under sixteen years Of age without tn,
consent of the parents. Some of tn,
RAGS had been stolen. His trial was se
for Wednesday before Justice Friegel.
Auditor. General Fuller has an
nounced that the state tax rate for thi
year will be $3.43 per $1,000 assessed
valuation The total tax Is 80, 600,
339. 80. Thirty five counties will re
ceive more in primary school none,
than the total of their state tax.
Blinded by lights from a passin,
automobile, two horses were driven to
gether at Durand, Sunday evening, tn
thills Of one buggy being driven int
the horse owned by L. E. Vandemar
+ with such force as to kill the animal
D The other horse was driven by J. A
Wescott.
j. N. Zimmerman drove his automc
bile into buggy Saturday evening 9
the corner Of Water and William
4 streets, bsdly damaging the buggy, bu
y no one was injured. Mrs. John Coke
) was driving the horse. Mr.. thinner
< man was on his way home and coul
\ not see the rig as the lights on his aut
3 had given out.
y Advertised letters at the Owosso pos
!. Office for the week ending Sept 1871
VIM Lee Doe, Arthur Bruce, Mrs Ros
Butler, Minnie Castle, Harry Eldredg'
F. J. Fisher, Fred Knoblauch, Hele
I Runstedler, r. b Scoggins, Mildre
Z Smith, Miss Carrie Serensen, Miss Haz,
I Weatherbee 3, Jack Wilson, Mr.. e. Mr.
4 Wing, Eunice Woodland.
y The district appeal board at Lansin
y granted exemptions Sept ]3 to Harle
y Placeway, farmer of Perry; Ray A
4 Sigmond, farmer of New Lothrop; An
= JOSEPH A. Sigmond, farmer of Ne,
y Lothrop. and denied the appeal {
\ Charles f. Kurtman, New Lothro,
y Harvey Martin. Owosso, aud Edmon
= Berchmer, New Lothrop farmers
u Albert e. Maudlen of Gaines. hs
4 begun suit for divorce from Sarah ,
4 MaudIen, claiming his wife has mi
y used him In MANY ways, permitting hi
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