The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-01-19
LOCAL NEWS


Mrs. LeVsllev Dimmick entertained
Monday, at her home on Oliver street,
in honor of Mrs. Fletcher Gould.
By order of Judge Bush Mrs. Caro-
line Stafford of Hazelton township, has
been, committed to the State hospital
at Pontiac.
DR.. B. G. Mattson was in Lansing
Monday and Tuesday attending meet.
ing of trustees of the Congregational
conference, of which he is a member.
The boys of the Corunna avenue NJ
E. church haye formed a Scout troop,
to be known as No. with Rev. w. j.
Dudgeon as scoutmaster, the local com
mission being Ollie Noonan, Il. L
Bankert and Walter Snyder.
Wellington Chapman has given up
his work at the University of Michigan
for the year and will be with his
mother on the farm in Rush township
for year or more before taking it up
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. E 8. Brewer and Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Rayen were called to
Almont. Mich, Monday, by the death
of Arthur Witt. aged 81 years, father
of the ladies' Mrs. j. G. Tufford, form.
erly of Owosso, now of Detroit, is also
daughter.
George Gkonas. proprietor of the
Paris restaurant, entertained number
of Owosso Greeks at a party beginning
Sunday at midnight, which according
to the Greek calendar was the begin
ming of new year.
Frank Lindsey, formerly of Corunna,
died at Crinple. Creek, Colo. Monday
He was a brother of Mrs. John Quayle
of Corunna, Mrs Earl Lewis of Bay
City, and Mrs Frank Doty of Pontiac
He left Corunna about twenty years
ago.
Fred Grove, who won five prizes at
the show of the Michigan Poultry
Breeders association in Detroit last
week, sold White Wyandotte cock for
$50; cockerel for $25 and two pullets
for SEQ. He won in premiums s34,
making a total of $l79.
Bert E Moulton formerly of this
city, has been promoted to the position
of salesman at Buffalo for the Stude-
baker corporation, and Cecil .. Post
has been made assistant branch man
ager at Buffalo.
Complaint against Harry Byerly of
Bennington, for driving an auto for
hire without an Owosso license was dis.
missed by Justice Friegel when it was
found he came to Owosso and took
salesman through the rural districts
selling flour.
The members of q. R. G. division No.
6l3, were the guests at a six o'clock
dinner given in their honor by the La
dies Auxiliary at the Woodman hall,
Sunday. Jan. IA. Covers were laid for
about so. Several fine speeches were
made by members of both orders.
Officers of the Grand Chapter Royal
Arch Masons of Michigan, were guests
of Durand Chapter Monday evening,
aud following a banquet and program
the grand officers took the stations and
exemplified the Royal Arch degree OF
Masonry.
Arthur Harmon of Vernon township,
has been at the Swayze hospital this
week having been operated on tor In
juries received last week Monday when
he was kicked by horse. He was alone
on the William Brooks farm at the time
and was not found until the next day.
He wiltrecover.
Miss Nellie. Loomie, clerk in the A.
B. Horne store, who has been seriously
iii in the Swayze hospital for the past
two weeks, was taken to the residence
of Mr.. Horne Monday. Her sister. Mrs.
Edna Wilson of Standish, who has been
caring for her, took her to her home In
Standish Thursday.
The special committee on bonds CT
the board of supervisors. Godfrey Bliss
and Vincent, reported Friday, approx
ing all bonds presented, including bonds
of s25,0 900 by County Treasurer Rich
srdson and the Old Corunna State Bank
Sheriff Griffin, $4,000: County Clerk
Nichols, 81, 600; Register of Deeds VIM
cent, $1,000; v. w. Royce, surveyor
g.. 600; Frank Peacock, ab'tractor,
a. 600; Alonzo Griffin, drain commits.
sioner, s., 600; W. e. Cornford and Guy
Cole, coroners. $1,000. aud various
banks $40 900 each. II