The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-09-27
LOCAL NEWS

Is guest OF Mrs. q. l.. Taylor.
Born. Thursday, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey L. Bean, Donald street, a
daughter.
The cider mill at Byron is now run.
ming Bring along your apples and get
your own cider from them. e. E. Bur.
lingame.
Chester l.. Pattee, district manager
of the Union Telephone Co in this city.
is i'll at his home ON Oliver street with
appendicitis,
DR.. o. l. Sutherland left Saturday
for Camp Sherman at ChiIlicothe, ILL.,,
to report for duty in the dental section
of the army medical corps
Lieut.. Raymond Sanderhoff, son of
Mr.. aud Mrs. l.. A. Sanderhoff. arrived
in Paris Sept 2. and expects to go into
active service as an aviator.
The will of Julian butcher, deceas-
ed, of Owosso, has been admitted to
probate and Charles Lindsey and S. A.
Crane, of Owosso, have been appoint
ed appraisers.
The death of Fred P. Schroeder, for
years a prominent business man of
Howell, occurred the first of the week.
He was the father of Mrs. Henry Win.
klehaus, formerly of this city.
Fayette Legg has started suit in
circuit court against Fred Bowers to
clear title to his farm in this county
valued at 1900. There is an old
drain tax hanging over the title as a
cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Simmons Of Pa.
cific Beach, California, have been visit.
ing for some days at Liberty. ILL.,, and
are due to be in Michigan within few
days. Owosso will probably be included
in their itinerary.
Three Grand Trunk employees
conductor, brakeman and switchmen-z
wer, arrested at Durand for stealing
coal from a car They plead guilty,
were fined by Justice Patched and dis.
charged by the railroad company. 1t
is limited that other offenders will be
similarly served
| j. F. Villeneure, auto salesman al
Durand, has begun suit for divorce
from his wife Edna, charging she hal
gone to live with her parents in Vernon
township, and has mistreated him, been
extravagant and refuses to return t.
Durand.
The democrats completed thel n mi
tnation % their state ticket at the con
vtntionS held in Detroit, Wednesday
by naming G. A. Mass, link of Big Rap
ids, for secre' airy OF state; J. H Baker
Adrian, for attorney general; Richart
Powell. Iron Mountain, for state treas
urer; G. X Jakeway, Rockford, TO
auditor general.
Clarence B Campbell. SOC of Mr.. an,
Ms. Geo. T. Campbell of this city, ha
received a commission as second lieu
tenant in the field artillery, and hs
been assigned for further instruction a
the artillery school at Fort ZAchar,
Taylor, Louisville, KY. He was hom
the first OF the week on furlough. II
went with other U. of NJ. students to
spt c'al summer training camp at For
Sheridan, Ill.
General Manager John Collins o
the Michigan Railways Company wa
in Owosso the last of the week con
ferripg with the city commission as t
increase in fare on the Owosso- Corunn
, line. He renewed his request for Is
round trip 1Oc one way between Cwoss
, and Corunna and sc fares in the city
The company claims to be operating a
loss and will be financially unable
, pay its share of the paying of Corunn
! avenue, but might do so by 1920 il th
/ increase is allowed.
Director General MICA. 100 has issue
an order that no more garnishees sha
issue against employees Of railroad
r but states that unless employees pa
heir bills another order will be ISSUED
This probably means that those who d
{ not pay their bills will be discharged
Q Railroad employees have also been o
. dered by McAdoo to take no active pa
Q in politics. or course they can vol
9 but they must not do electioneering.
: Milton Houghton, who has serv,
: as deputy sheriff for eight years, HI
!. rendered his resignation to take effe
t last night. On Sept. % Mr.. Houghtt
will go to work as night yardmast
for the Grand Trunk at Durand. II
Is new position that he takes carries
q fine salary and Mr.. Houghton's mai
}. friends are pleased to see him get
! He was railroad worker before goil
d on the sheriff's force. Ex-Sheriff
C J. Herrick will act as deputy for {
d balance of the year.
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