The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-26
LOCAL NEWS


L. j. Church has returned from a
visit with his son Earl at Port Huron.
r. e. Watson of Detroit, visited
Shiawassee county friends Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs L Swartzmiller have
purchased the home of Mrs. Ida Pier.
pont on N. Ball street.
Union phone 297 will reach the best
place to market your poultry, eggs and
cream. Swift & Co ADV
Mrs. Theresa Patterson, of Los An
geles, Calf, is guest of her niece,
Mrs. j. E. Mullaney, King street.
DR.. and Mrs. A. l.. Arnold leave to-
day for New York city to meet their
son, Lieut.. Lesion Arnold, of the u.
S. Navy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gaylord N. Finch have
decided to Martin z. Lewis part of lot
3 of lock 20 of the Woodlawn Park
Addition to the City of Owosso for
81 800.
Acel Short and Elmer Woodcock re-.
Gently sent to Camp Custer from this
county, have been rejscted on physical
grounds.
E. p. Vandewater went to Ypsil-
anti Friday to visit his daughter, Mrs.
George Wortley. He also visited his
son, Roy, in Detroit, before returning
home.
Harry Johnson was here from Camp
Custer Saturday, and ACCOMPANIED by
Miss Margaret Hollis spent Sunday at
his home at Oxford.
Howard Taylor of this city, has been
transferred from the aviation corps TO
the wireless division of the army and is
at Columbia, N. Y, University for
study.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs G. p. Reed of
East Lansing, April 10. at the home OF
Mrs Reeds parents. Mr. and Mrs. l..
M. Woodin, south of Corunna, daugh-
ter
Lawrence Osmer was guest of his
parents this week and ia waiting as
signment in his work in the commits
sary or ordinance department of the
army.
Mrs. NJ w Southland and Mrs Leon
Miner were in Detroit this week as
delegates from the congregational
church to a Congregational Missionary
held ut the Brewster Cor
gregational church in Detroit.
Mrs. J o. Parker is expected home
tonight from Waco, Texas, where she
has been With ber husband, Capt J'O
Parker of the medical corp, Of the
army for several months Miss Falice
Parker is also home for the week end
from the u. OF NJ.
Misses Aud!ey OAkes and Ida Webb
pleasantly entertained at a mscellane-
Gus showel Monday evening at the
home of the latter at ia South Oak
rect, il honor Of Miss Esther Gil
christ, whose marriage TO Charles
Cameron occurred this week.
friends in this cty wee shocked ny
the sudden death this week of Edw
o Wood of Flint. member of the
democratic national committee and one
of the most prominent men of Michigan
in business, politics aud lodge organi-
cations, and Of Charles E Lown, post.
master of Saginaw, prominent ELK.
Friends Saturday received new
of the death of Miss Sarah Bancroft
at her home in Detroit. Miss Ban
croft formerly lived here and has
many friends who will be panied to
learn of her death. The funeral was
held at Detroit Sunday. Burial at
Vassar.
In the speaking contest for War
Savings Stamps at the Owosso High
school, Margaret Reineke, Dorothy
Hartshorn and Thomas Dewey receiv-
ed first honors. They were sent to
Lansing High School Friday as four
minute speakers to represent the
Juniors, sophomores and freshmen re-
spectively of the Owosso school.
Mrs. Mary Snapp, aged n years, died
Saturday at her home in New Haven
township, after suffering for years wi b
heart trouble The funeral was held
Tuesday at the home and at the Union
church. Surviving are one son, D.
Snapp of New Haven, and one daugh-
ter, Mrs Ed. Cady Of Owosso.
Swift g. Co, 1876 W. Main street, vii
buy your cream and egg..-Adv
Mrs. Harriet Ayers, aged rs years,
widow of George Ayers, died We'd
nesday at her home on Adams street
following a short illness. The funeral
was held this afternoon at the Baptist
church, Rev. H. A. Waite officiating.
Surviving are three children, Lester A.
Ayers and Mrs. Eta Whitfield, of
Detroit and Roy Ayers of Arkansas.