The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-01-26
LOCAL NEWS

Observation-Disclosures ~ 7vE5IE5yEvS -
Born. Sunday, to DR.. and Mrs. Har
old A. Hume, a son.
Mrs. 8. A. Waugh is guest OF he
son in Detroit.
Mrs. Morris Southland is spending
the week in Grand Rapids.
Miss Marguerite Kreher of st. Joseph
is guest of Mrs. w. L. Frisbie.
Fred w. Smith has moved to his new
home at Alb West Oliver street.
Borp, Saturday, to Mr.. and Mrs
William Runyan, Pierce street, a son.
Mrs. George Lsmphere and Mrs
Sarah Shanafelt of Ithaca, were guests
of Mrs. A. E Osmer, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Bailey of Laings-
burg, were guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. f. Hall, Exchange street.
Mrs. M. D. Lindsey East Main
street, accompanied her daughter, Miss
Amanda Dansby, to Detroit, Monday
for visit.
Misses Nan Todd and Georgia Tilden
OF Vernon. entertained at cards at the
home of Miss Todd on Shiawassee
street. Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Chlttenden have
returned to their home on West Will
liams street after a visit of several
weeks in Vickoryville.
W. Stuart Beebe suffered relapse,
Sunday, from an illness with grippe,
and is still confined to his home on
North Washington street.
The Wolverine Brick Co.'S plant at
Kerby will resume operations about
March first, being closed because of the
high price and shortage of coal
Mrs. ]. R Ketchum, Corunna avenue,
was called to Millington last week, by
the illness of her father, James Spears.
whom she brought to her home in this
city.
Leslie Crane. manager of the Arthur
Ward Co. branch store at Ohesaning,
has purchased the business aud will
continue it as the Crane Furniture Co.
The Shiawassee County Medical So
cietv was the guest of DR.. J. o. Parker,
president, at fish dinner at Lovetts
cafe FRIDAY, preceding an interesting
session held at DR.. Parker's Office.
A jury in Justice Deans court in
Vernon rendered verdict last Thurs
day of no cause for action in Chas.
VanAlstine's suit against John Ritter
for gravel taken from pit owned by
VanAlstine by mistake.
Application was made Saturday by
Mrs. Minnie Warthell to have her
mother, Mrs. Doris Ellington of Owos-
30, committed to the state hospital,
claiming she does not know her OWL
family, tears her clothing and talks
continually.
Advertised letters at the Owosso post
Office for the week ending Jan. 20, 1917:
Mrs. Harriet Collins, John l.. Dexter
& Co, Mrs. M. E. Essex, L. M. Fullen.
Harkey Morse, Mrs. Bertha Piper, AL
fred Rulapaugh, Miss Leila Wood,
Miss E izabeth Young.
The second of series of noon gath
erings for business women was held at
the Y. w. G. A. rooms Friday, with
large attendance. Music was enjoyed,
and Mrs. Winnefred Dague OF the
Honeywell party, gave short talk,
giving many helpful suggestions.
Miss Helen A. Block, aged IL years,
has been awarded verdict Of $4,000
against the Ann Arbor railroad for
injuries received when wagon con-
tanning the Block family was run into
by motor car and two children killed
and Helen was made a cripple for life.
Her father sued for $4,000 damages.
The Corunna Friday Afternoon Club
entertained at six o'clock dinner Fri
day, the men being guests. After the
dinner talks were made by Supt. of
Schools Manning, j. Y. Martin, A. W.
Burnett, J. II. Collins, Mrs. VIM. Rem
wick and W. A. Rosenkrans Music
was furnished by Miss Irene Duffey,
Geddes Simeon and Mrs. Earl Kay.
The FIRE department answered two
calls Sunday, the first being at the
home of L. Smith on East Exchange
street where chimney burned out.
and the second from the Dudley farm
where an incubator Temp set IRE to the
straw ia the chicken coop. burning
number of chickens to death.