The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-01-18

Painters are re.decorsting the interior
of the Ann Arbor Railroad depot In this
city.
Frank Schymura has decided to Mr..
and Mrs. W. j. Kerby 80 acres on Sec
ton two in Caledonia township.
W. j. Pierce. native of Canada, now
employed at the Stove factory, has ap
piled for fnal naturalization papers.
Rev. w. r. BlachfOrd CT this city, will
conduct evening prayer regularly at
st Psuls Episcopal church, Corunna,
at O'Clock p. m, Sundays.
Don A. Meeker. county agri ,ultural
expert, addressed the pupils of the high
school Friday morning, tointerest them
in clubs for raising pigs, calves and
agricultural products.
Lewis Terry of Owosso, has begun
suit for divorce from his wife Minnie,
claiming desertion. They were mar
ried in July, 1918, living together until
Decent Der, 1914. She is now in Toledo.
| Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Lawrence are In
Birmingham, Ohio, called by the death
of Mrs Lawrence's mother, Mrs. Kath.
crime Himburg. Mrs. Lawrence left
Friday, but was delayed in Detroit by
the storm.
The Shiawassee County Funeral Di
rectors' Association held a meeting in
this city, Tuesday, at the Knapp &
Smith undertaking parlors. The asso-
citation was the guest at luncheon of the
Owosso Casket Co,
The State of Michigan has asked for
the appointm, nj of an administrator Of
the estate of the late jeremiah Golf Of
Bennington, which amounts to s450 in
real estate and will claim the estate as
there are nokpown heirs.
Christie LSuise Anderson. nine
months old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Anderson, died at the family home on
Henry street Sunday evening. The
funeral was held Wednesday, Rev. Dun
ming Idle officiating.
Miss Nellie Alyea, bookkeeper for
Bowers & Me,zger, was overcome on
her way to work Saturday morning, and
was severely i'll at the home of her sister,
Mrs William McIntee, Comstock street,
for several days.
Elmer Witt, Riley Clinton county
soldier boy. who recently lost his life
at Camp Custer as the result of being
scslded, carried $4,000 hf&iusprance
under the war departnsnt psan OF in
surance for soldiers. %F9
Dr. Lowell Bush of Dearborn visited
his parents, Judge and Mrs Matthew
Bush in Corunna part of the week, be-
fore leaving for Fort Riley. Kansas,
he takes up his duties as first lieutenant
in the medical corps Of the army.
Petition has been flied for the pro
bate of the estate of the late Mrs Har
riett E. Clapp Of Owosso. 1he estate
amounts to $3.50 and the heirs are Mrs
A. Dumond of Owosso, and Mrs. Sus
anna Bailey Of Seattle, Wash.
M. w. Southland received telegram
Monday announcing the death Of his
sister Mrs s. M. Hartwell, at LaMoure,
N ID. The remains are on their way
to this city and the funeral will be held
on their arrival at the Southland home
on Ball street. Mrs. Hartwell is q pic.
neer of Morrice, and later made her
home IL Owosso before going west.
The contemplate socislistic conspira.
tore, Emma Goldman and Alexander
Bergman OF New York, will now. have
to serve the sentence fixed by the court
for attempts to prevent the operation
of the draft law, the supreme court
hayipg sustained their conviction, and
most loyal citizens are sorry their sen.
rence was not for life.
The board Of supervisors after some
discussion decided to leave the work of
he county sanitary agent as it is fixed
oy law with County Agent ID. M.
Meeker, instructing him to employ such
veterinary assistance as he deemed
nee essary. not designating as was first
proposed G. s. Baldwin, who has been
doing the work for three years, as his
as, istant:
Spanish will succeed German in
American schools, according o Prot.
j. Moreno. Lacalie Of the United States
naval academy. I'VE are cut off from
Germany" he said, "but are drawn into
closer contact with Spanish. speaking
spanish is of practical i'm
portauce to Americans. Many German
professors are learr ing to teach Span
ish rather thap:give up teaching Pupils
are refusing to study German"
Lieut.. Chas f. Lahman Of this city, is
barred by q war department order from
going to France with the o. g.. troops,
because he was born in Germany. The
order also sffec Major A n Gansser