The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-04-06
LOCAL NEWS


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Arthur Ward and W ". Robinson
spent Monday in Detroit.
Byron Knapp of Chicago. spent Sun
day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs M.
Fl. Knapp in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Steck and daugh-
ter left Monday for visit in Washing
ton, Iowa.
Mrs. Anna Dudley Sibley of Pitts.
field, Mass, Is the guest of her brother,
Harry Dudley.
Nj. and Mrs, w. T. Goodwill enter
tanned party of friends Friday at a
six o'clock dinner. at their home, Far
view"
Clayton w. Loring and A. E. Ferry
of this city, E. T. Wilbur of Owosso
township. and Jared G. Thomas of
Corunna, were home from the capitol
at Lansing to vote on Monday.
Advertised letters at the Owosso post
Office for the week ending Mar. 81. 1917.
Harold Hall, Kirk Hall, Frederick In
gersoll, Mrs. Harry Juillson, FL. Nc
Murchie, Ernest Rell, Frank Rogers, j.
Sova, Charles Tutthill.
Alma s. Cartwright of Antrim town
ship, has started divorce proceedings
in the circuit court against George G.
Cartwright They were married by
Rev. Mr.. Cross, Byron minister. in
July 1902. and have one son. Mrs.
Cartwright charges cruelty and also
deserlpn.
LaVerne Epley. Durand salesman,
who was under arrest on statutory
charge, was released March 30. after
he had secured marriage license and
married Miss Sylvia Haines. the sixteen
year. old daughter of Mrs. Minnie
Hsines of Dursnd.
A bonfire in the rear Of Kelley &
Douglass plumbing shop Friday night
resulted in still alarm of fire. The
hook and ladder truck responded. Chief
Craig wishes to call attention to the
state law prohibiting the building of
fires in streets or alleys excepting in
containers.
Saturday morning the fire depart
ment was called to the home OF John
Daniels, ia South Elm street, when
the tank of an oil stove overflowed and
the flames shot almost to thu. ceiling
Mrs. Daniels was at the home of her
father nearby at the time, but neigh
bors saw the flames and called the de-
partment There was no damage.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Williams Of Chi
csgo. ILL.,, who will manage the Wilder
muth hotel for E. B. Hoffman, arrived
Friday and took up their new duties
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred NJ Stevens
who have sold the hotel 10 Mr.. Hoff-
man, were presented with large cut
glass dish by the employees OF the
hostelry.
The state induitrial accident board
recently awarded John Shaffer compen-
sation OF $40 week for 20 weeks
against the Grand Trunk Railway COM
pany because of an injury he received
while employed by the company ana
working in this county. His attorney
has filed the claim and Judgment with
the county clerk This is the first Judg
ment of this kind 80 recorded In Shia-
wassee county.
Miss Ninana Maurer, aged 1S. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Maurer OF
Corupna, was arrested "Wednesday py
Under Sheriff Sproule on charge OF
obtaining merchandise by, false repre-
sentation. Her trial is set for Saturday
before Justice Friegel She failed 70
furnish bonds In the sum OF sloo ano
was remauded TO await trial. 1t IL
alleged that the girl wrote an order fol
a pair OF shoes on Carl Fricke, Local
shoe dealer, and sigued the name OF
Mrs. Samuel Hoover, her employer.
Word has been received of the death
of Orvil Royce. son Of Mr.. and MIS- w,
d. Royce of Ann Arbor. formerly OF
this city. The deceased was about A
years of age. He attended the Owosse
\ schools. For the past few years he had
I been in the west caring for crippled
Z uncle. who passed away about year
AGO. Word was received in Ann Aroo,
on March 81, stating that Orvil had
come iusape, and shortly afterwards
.s,.gr.m was received telling OF hit
death. HE father left for Iexnona
OKLA, where be had been living fo'
some time.