The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-06-15


residence Saturday afternoon at 2
clock. Rev. E. j. Warren, whose
mother was cousin Of the deceased
officiating and interment will be made
in Bennington No. l cemetery.
William and Stanley Henry of Pitts
burg. have been the guests part of the
week at the home of ]. M. Terbush.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Atkinson Of
Toledo, Ohio, are spending few days
with the latter's sister. Mrs. Frances
Knapp.
Rev. and Mrs. Louis Hayes of Flint,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Wilkie,
north of the city. Mr.. Hayes has re-
turned to Flint but Mrs Hayes will
remain for longer visit.
w. c. Cadwallader leaves Sunday
for New York and from there will
go to Hartford, Conn.,, to attend a
roundup of the agents Of the Hart
ford Insurance Company.
Edward Evarts, Of Chesaning, has
been appointed agriculturalist for
the Owosso Sugar Co., succeeding A.
F. Horton, Of this city, who recent
ly resigned. Mr.. Evarts is a prosper
Gus farmer and formerly was post
master at Chesaning. Edward Lot
ridge, formerly of Owosso, will sue
coed Mr.. Evarts as field man at
Chesaning.
A. F. Horton, who recently resign
ed as the agriculturalist with the
Owosso Sugar Co., was the guest Of
honor at a banquet given Friday
in the Knights of Pythias hall by the
field and Office men Of the company.
Mr.. Horton was presented with a
handsome sectional bookcase and
writing desk. He expects to engage
in the dredge contracting business.
Friday evening, Miss Elizabeth
Sawyer, Cass street, was the hostess
to a party of friends at miscellans-
Gus shower complimenting Mrs. Will
bur Cook, formerly Miss Mildred
Martin of this city. About 40 guests
were present and the function was a
complete surprise to the honored
guest. The gifts were numerous and
beautiful, consisting of cut glass,
linen, china, etc.
The Reds, losers in the recent Lady
membership contest, gave a
banquet to the winning Whites June Z,
at which 50 Lady Maccabees were
seated. A program of music and read
ings was enjoyed and prizes were
awarded Mrs. Farr, captain of the
Whites, who received cut glass dish,
and others who did exceptionally good |
work. Mrs. Stephens, deputy from
Detroit, was present. She made an ad
1ress and received souvenir spoons and
lowers from both sides. A class of 10 !
candidates was initiated.
Former Congressman Roy Wood
'uff, Bay City dentist, Spanish
American war veteran and former
of Owosso, is at the front in
France. DR.. Woodruff held himself
n readiness to join the proposed
army of Col. Theodore Roosevelt, but
when President Wilson refused to ac-
,ept it iito the service, placed his
children with relatives and he and
his wife went to New York. DR..
Woodruff later was sent to France.
His wife is serving with the Red
Cross.
A suit for divorce was started in
,hancery court Wednesday by Attor-
ney Seth Pulver in behalf of Mrs.
Anna Conrad, of Antrim township.
Mrs. Conrad maiden name was An
IA Baldwin and she was married to
the defendent, Markus Conrad, at
Morrice, September Is, 1890. They
have three children, Ethel Tilson,
age "a; Cecil Cole, age %; and
Benoni Conrad, age 20. They lived
together until December 8, 1914,
when it is claimed that Conrad de-
serted his family and has provided
nothing for them since.
Judge of Probate Matthew, Bush
issued an order Monday assigning the
residue Of the estate of John II.
Crate to the nine heirs. Mr.. Crate
died at Laingsburg January 26, 1916.
The executor Of the estate is Charles
s. Baldwin, Of Bennington township.
The residue Of the estate amounts to
So, 1920, which will be divided
equally between the heirs as follows:
F. II. Crate, Of Pontiac; Anna M.
Crate; Henry p. Crate, Lansing;
Hermon j. Crate, Owosso; Hattie
Baldwin, Bennington; Anna Shultz,
Mich; Amelia Shully,
Ovid; Julia A. Austin, Laingsburg,
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