The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-10-19

Percy 8. Weeks, a member of Co. II,
and Miss INA Reader, both of Darsnd,
were married at Durand Oct. 4.
Mrs William T. Parker, E ,st Will.
liams street. underwent major opera.
ton at the Sway re hospital Sunday, al d
IL recovering satisfactorily.
Edward Putnam of Owosso has been
discharged from military service at
Camp Custer because of chronic stom-
ach trouble.
Mrs. J. D. Cummings and two chill
dren, of West Branch, have moved to
Owosso and will make their home on
West Main street.
John E. Harris and Pearl Southwel
OF Owosso, were married at the First
M. E parsonage in this city Oct. 8, by
Rev. Dunning Idle.
Hugo Wesener of Saginaw. spent par
of the week in Owosso looking after
property Interests He was host ut a
theathr party at the Strand Tuesday
Fifty telephone operators from sew
eral cities were in Owosso Wednes-
day, to attend school of instruction
at the Union Telephone Co.'s Office.
Mrs. G. N. Elsen and Mrs. F. C.
Leitch attended the State Assembly
OF Rebekahs at st. Joseph this week,
representing Owosso Rebekah lodges.
Teachers and officers of the Baptist
Sunday school met Tuesday with Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Needham, Ball street,
and listened to a talk on efficiency"
by S. d. Emery and general talk by
Rev. H. A. Waite.
Friends surprised Rev. E. j. Cross OF
Corunna, at his home Oct. II, and pre-
sented him with an umbrella and q
fountain pen in celebration of his for
tieth birthday.
E. c. Osborn, N. A. Carpenter, c. F.
Terry and John Sharp, representing
the Odd Fellow lodges of this city,
have been attending the Grand Lodge
sessions at st. Joseph this week.
The paving of South Washington
street has been completed aud Com mis-
sioner Hanscom La. bagun work paw &
the alley next to tho Conner ice cres m
factory.
Paul Ball of this city, has passed the
State Board examination which wa
held at Jackson last week In connection
with the state optometrist convention,
being one of three that ranked above 80.
A boy, Loren Richard, and girl,
Lorayne Agnes, were born Friday to
Mr., aud Mrs Norm an Cute of Toledo,
at the home of Mrs F. NJ Shepard.
Mrs Cute was formerly Miss Margaret
Shepard of this city.
Howard A. Pierson, of this city, who
enlisted in May in the Navy and had
been sent from the Great Lakes Train
ing Station to Dunmoody Institution at
Minneapolis, has been advanced to
training at Harvard University.
Geo. T. Campbell, of this city, has
been appointed food administrator for
Shiawassee county by Governor
Sleeper to secure pledges from house.
wives and others to conserve food.
The campaign for signers will start
October %.
Orson Scribner, aged IS years, died
at his home in Morrice, Friday, after a
long illness with Bright's disease. The
funeral was held Monday. Mr.. Serb
ner is survived by three children,
Charles and Fred Scribcer of Antrim
township and Mrs. Kinney of Perry
Michigan milk producers at their
meeting in Lansing decided not to at
tempt to fixe the price for milk, fear
ing trouble with the law against ere
straint of trade" The association has
the right to name price at which it's
members will sell but must not try to
enforce the price on others.
Co. H arrived in Waco, Texas, Camp
Macarthur, Saturday afternoon after
three days trip from Battle Creek
and the men are much pleased with
their new quarters. Sergeant Robert
Horrine, who enlisted in Co. H from
Saginaw, has been recommended for
commission as an officer.
Don E. Struthers, seven months
old son of Will E. Struthers, of this
city, died in Chicago Monday where
he had been with his grandmother,
Mrs. ]. A. Sutton, of Owosso, who
was visiting in Chicago. The child's
mother, who was formerly Miss Daisy
Sutton, died last spring.
Phillip Ainsworth, of Los Angeles,
Calf, is a guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. N. Ainsworth, Oliver
street. He is now engaged in vaude-
vile work, having just completed a
fifteen weeks engagement with the
Hong Kong Girls.
Michael O'Dea, aged 76 years, pass
ed away Tuesday at his home on Cedar
Street as result of fall suffered
recently. The funeral was held
Thursday at st. Paul's Catholic
church, Rev. FIR. Slane officiating
Mr.. ODea was born in Kingston,
Ont, and had been a resident of