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

born, "wednesday, TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Davis, a daughter.
Mrs. Parthenia Half. formerly of this
city, died September at her home in
Mayfield.
M. II. Knapp was In Attica, Wednes.
day, to help his brother celebrate his
sSth birthday
Frank Fultz of Columbus. Ohio,
formerly an Ann Arbor train dispatcher
In this city, was guest of Owosso
friends this week.
Friends assisted Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Manning to celebrate their seventeenth
wedding anniversary, Tuesday, at their
home on Genesee street
Rev. Cunning Idle, who is to become
pastor OF the First M. e. church In this
city Oct. l, called on Rev. Z. j. War
rem and others, Wednesday.
e. Brown, for fourteen years ware
houseman for the Grand Trunk rail
road, has resigned to accept a position
with the Young Randolph Seed Co.
Edward Barber, convicted Of receiv-
ing stolen chickens at the Owosso Hotel
was sentenced Thursday to serve 80
da at the Detroit house of correction
The estate OF Edwin Burpee, of Haz-
Teton township, amounting to 80, 400 in
real estate and 81, 300 10 personal prop.
erty. ii to be administered by George
Burpee. The heirs are the widow and
son.
The missionary society of the Church
of Christ will, hold a tribute social at
the church this evening" and at the
close of the program tender farewell
reception to Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. VOL
ford.
Apatriotic gathering of veterans and
w. r. @. members of Owosso and
Corunna was held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. D. E. Sutton in Caledonia
township, Tuesday. Dinner was served
and program enjoyed.
Ellis f. Wilson has purchased his
fathers farm at Camden, New York,
and will close up his law Office in this
city next month and move to New
York. Failing eyesight makes it neces-
sary for him to give up his law work
The board of education has hired an
additional teacher for the high school
and one for the grades to take care of |
the large number of additional pupils |
this year. A room for the grade teach
ers has been fixed up in the basement |
at the Central school.
The district appeal board has rejecttd !
the appeals of Byron Dye, farmer of
Owosso, and of George Sullivan of
Owosso. Edmund Birchman and
Charles B. Kurtzman of New Lothrop,
have appealed to the president from the
district boards refusal to grant them
exemption.
Harry Cooper, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. A. Cooper, 11S 8. Cedar street,
Owosso, is now in France, being mess
sergeant in an engineer regiment re-
cruited at Philadelphia where he, had
been working in sugar refining plant
Bert James Porter reported to the
county draft board Thursday, having
been in the Northern Peninsula and
failed to receive his notice to appear for
last month when called.
He will be examined next week.
Rev. and Mrs. Fl. A. Waite enter
,ained the church officials of the First
Baptist church at dinner Wednesday
evening. After the repast the winters
work was discussed and plans made to .
.aise the second mortgage on the church
,y November Is. af
Shiawassee's contingent of seventy
men arrived at Camp Custer about 2:l5
W Wednesday, having been delayed by
broken car. AS they had expected to
Irrive at noon and had not taken lunches
Tor stopped where they could secure
Inything to eat they were decidedly
hungry. They went Immediately to
lamp Custer and were assigned to
quarters and will be QUILTED this week
md re.examined physically.
The following ladies were in Lansing
tuesday to spend the day with Mrs.
dark Champion, formerly of this city
irs. August Birk, Mrs. Arthur Alliton,
FRS John Galloway, Mrs. James
.aBeau, Mrs. Charles Lindsey, Mrs. E.
Phillips, Mrs. w. E. Howard, Mrs.
,obert Buckley, Mrs. F. B. Bilhimer,
lrs. Ed. Galloway, Mrs. F. Dean, Mrs.
rank Donigsn and Miss Minnie Jessup
I this city, and Mrs. E. R. Wilbur, of (
last Chicago. Illinois.
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