The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-05-24

Seattle, Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Geek, of Grand
Rapids, spent part of the week with
Owosso friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Sprague return
ed from Beulah Monday, where they
were looking after their property.
Lloyd Webb and E. G. Osborn were
in Flint Monday and Tuesday to at
tend the Odd Fellow State encamp-
ment.
Swift & Co.. 1886 W. Main street, will
buy your cream and egg-.-Adv
Misses Nellie Sawyer and Mae Huy-
Ter, of Olivet College, were guests of
Miss Harriet Dewey Saturday and
| Sunday.
Deputy County Treasurer F.. H.
Rush has resigned and the place is
taken for the balance of the year by
Mrs. j. A. Richardson.
1t is estimated that the Michigan
registration of new men next month
will total 10000. The total registra-
| ton in the state one year ago, was
377, 189.
George Wilson, Go, an inmate of the
county infirmary, died Saturday of
heart trouble. The body has been
sent to Ann Arbor. He had no rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester L. Needham
of Swartz Creek, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Needham, of Owosso, have
sold to Robert Goodall property in
section one of Shiawassee township
for consideration of $4,50O..
Rhineld Knoblanch, of Rush town.
ship, born in Ontario 80 years ago,
has declared his intention to become
a citizens of the United States. He
came to Michigan in 1899.
Turnkey Lyle Griffin, son of Sheriff
Griffin, was thrown from motorcycle
Sunday while out looking up speeders
and rendered unconscious for over an
hour. He has recovered and no i'll
effects are feared.
George B. Gilbert, of Jackson, has
purchased the optical business of the
late F. B. Holman and will open for
business in the near future. Mr.. Gil
bert is an expert optician and comes
we'll recommended.
Secretary Seegmiller, of the Owes
$50 Improvement association, has &C.
llSeptad the appointment of chairman
Slfor the retail { stores of. Shiawasset
county, on the national war savings
committee to assist in organizing all
retail merchants for the sale of thrift
and war savings stamps.
Edwin J. Howard was appointed adj
ministrator in the estate of Aljavinc
E. Howard, late of Middlebury town.
ship. w. ]. Brookins and George Slo-
cum of Middlebury township, are to
act as commissioners on claims.
Mrs. Helen Storrer Beebe left Sat.
urday for Battle Creek to be the guest
of her husband for a month. Mrs
Beebe, who has been acting as in.
structor of the fourth grade at the
Washington school, has been granted
months leave of absence.
Corunna Chapter Of the Red Cross
realized over $1,000 from the supper
auction, dance and booth sales at the
round up Friday at McCurdy park
People from all parts of the county
enjoyed the day and contributed the
large sum so necessary in the work OF
the organization.
The Shiawassee draft board receiv-
ed notice from the district board on
Monday that it had reconsidered the
classification of Don Haskell Wren OF
Owosso, who had been placed in class
division "B" and had changed it to
class one division "A" This places
Mr.. Wren in the line for a call for
military service.
Thomas E. Dewey left Friday fol-
Chicago to appear before United
States Commissioners to give testi-
mony in the hearing on the applica-
ton to compel the Curtis Publishing
Co. to change it's form of contract
with district agents. The application
was made by jealous competitive mag.
azines. He spent Saturday at Camp
Custer and attended an officers dane.
ing party at Kalamazoo Saturday
evening.
The annual election of officers OF
the Epworth League of the First
Methodist church resulted as follows
President, Clarence Shaylor; first vice
president, Mrs. A. L. Orser; second
vice president, Wava Craven; third
vice president, Grace Stockwell
fourth vice president, Mabel Smith
gall; secretary, Ina Green; treasurer
Verne Chrivia; organist, Paul Eek
erie; chorister, Ethel Hutchinson.
Friday afternoon an impressive ser
vice was held on the lawn Of st
Paul's parochial school, when a beau
tiful American flag was raised on TIT
flagstaff. The pupils, nearly 30'
strong, gathered upon the yard ant
to the strains of America" suns
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