The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-05-11

Attorney George e Pardee was in
Beulsh part of the week on legal bust.
ness.
Miss Nellie McKerring entertained
Tuesday, at her home on Oliver street,
In honor of Miss Bertha Ford who Is
soon to marry Melbourne DeY Dung.
]. A. Rosenberger suffered the crush
ing Of two fingers Monday, while as.
sisting in jacking up an interurban car
that had gotten off the rails.
Carl Smith has resigned from the fire
department and has been succeeded by
Floyd Stoll. This makes four men to
leave the department in few weeks.
Mrs. Maude Thompson went to
Flint Thursday to attend luncheon
and board meeting Of the State
Kings Daughters association.
Mrs. Eudora Estey Bryson and
daughter, Miss Mona, left for Battle
Creek Wednesday to sepnd the re-
mainder of the week with friends.
Howard Beers. until last week em.
ployed by the Union Telephone Co.. has
enlisted in the eg liar army signal
corps, and is now stationed at Column
bus, Ohio.
Demster Meyers, aged SO, paid q fine
of $40 in police court Friday afternoon,
for being drunk the night before, and
Saturday night was again arrested in
West Owosso for the same offense.
Miss Lillian Deal, former teacher
in Owosso, for the past two years of
Akron, Ohio, has accepted position
and is now teaching in Detroit city
schools.
Mrs. w. A. Williams, Of Seattle,
Wash, who has been the guest of
Mrs. Fred Morton and Mrs. F. w.
Alyea, left for Lapeer Thursday for
visit. She was accompanied by Mrs.
Alyea.
Bert Hodges has been appointed spec
ial police officer officer to be stationed
at the sugar factory and paid by the
Sugar Co.. and William H. Castle has
been deputized to work at the Con.
sumers' Power Co, plant.
An eighteen inch English shrapnel il
on exhibition in Murray g. Terbush' g
window. The shell was sent to Frank
Geek by his son, who is employed in a
munitions plant. The shell contains
800 buckshot and is equipped, with
mechanism, 70 time its explosion. sssr,,
County Agent A. B. Cook is deliv-
ering the first consignment Of zoe
bushels Of certified potatoes from
| Wexford county for planting in this
county and says there is such a cal
at the price of So. 10 bushel that he
will likely send for more of them.
The 10-inch water main on Main
street just east of Washington street
broke Wednesday night, necessitating
tearing up the pavement to repair it
Charles Nelson has purchased the
garbage business conducted for the
past two years by Arthur Perry. The
latter is now employed as special
policeman.
The Reapers: class of the Churcl
of Christ met at the home of Miss
Cecil Craft, Monday evening to cele
brate their HOSTESS birthday ami
versary. Games and music were en-
ioyed and the class presented Mis-:
Craft with a gold ring. Light re
freshments were served and genera
good time was enjoyed.
A. Lesion Arnold, Jr., has been or
dered to report for duty as an inferno
in the Marine hospital in New York
in preparation for active federal ser
vice. He has been graduated from
the University of Michigan and cam,
home last night to remain with hi
parents until Saturday, when he will
leave for New York.
The Epworth League of the FRS
M. E. church held business meetin.
Tuesday evening and elected the fol
lowing officers for the ensuing year
President, A. l.. Orser; first vice pres
ident, Miss Ina Green; second vice
president, Miss Ethel Shadbolt; thir'
vice-president, Arthur Alliton; secre
tary, Miss Hazel Greenwald; treasur
er, Miss Cora Bower; pianist, Pau
Eckerly; chorister, Mrs. A. l.. Orser
The telephone booth on East Mail
street, erected for the police two o
three years ago, has been removed. 4
steel box similar to patrol boxes use
in the cities and big enough for tw
telephones will be placed at the cor
ner of Main and Washington streets
| in its stead. A signal light will b
placed on top Of the iron pole sup
porting the box, and will be automat
ically turned on when either Of tn
Telephones ring.
i The funeral of Mrs. Henry Dreutf
aged "A, who died Tuesday at he
home two miles east of Durand, wa
held Thursday Afternoon from tn
home at 2 O'Clock. Rev. T. G. Hah
} of this city officiated and intermen