The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-08-09
LOCAL NEWS

of his mother, Mrs. Fred Tick. Corunns
avenue. this week.
Miss Clara Getman and Miss Laura
Miller have gone to Bellaire, Mich
where they will spend two weeks with
the formers sister, Mrs L. L. Wright.
Lille ID. Blodgett Koenig of Detroit
h 10 sold to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A.
L ,wery lots A aud of block o of IL
Woodlawn park addition to the city of
Owosso
Miss Vergie Mendenhall, secretary CT
t lie Owosso Y. w. C. A, is visiting at
her home in Indiana, and will go from
there to Lake Geneva, Wis, to the Y.
w. G. summer conference
The Owosso Public Library has re.
ce:ved a request from the Americtn
Library Associations headquarters in
Washington, for more books from this
community for the men overseas.
Mrs Orrin Jennings and Mrs. Earl
Sternaman have returned from Lake
side, Onio, where they attended the
convf ntion Of tine School for Missions
of the missionary society of the Methc-
dist church.
Dudley Taylor of Chicago, was
guest Monday of Mrs. H B. Peterson.
North Washington street. Mr.. Taylor
is rejoicing over son. about week
old. Mrs. Taylor aud the baby are
doing well.
The three children of William Car.
roll have been placed in the Dorcas
Home, pending an investigation of his
care of them and their home surround.
ings. They will probably be sent to
the State pubic school,
A large barn on the farm of Thomas
Londrigan in H. zeltou township. was
burned to the ground with it's contents
recently, the loss being several thou
sand dollars Spontaneous combustion
in new hay was the probable cause.
Thomas Loring has enlisted in TIE
engineers and left Wednesday for
Occotink. Va, to attend a training
camp. Arthur Christian has enlisted
In the naval reserves, and after
going to Chicago will 20 east to enter q
training camp.
The marriage of John n. Wright and
Miss Jennie Nottingham both of Owes.
30, was performed in the office of
the county clerk Monday afternoon,
Rev. E j. Cross reading the ser.
vice. Miss Susie House and Register of
Deeds Vince i acted As witnessed, , ,Isas
Roy Dingwah, son of Mrs Elizabeth
Dine wall West King street, who has
been empl Dyed by the Calumet News as
linotype operator for some weeks, has
enlisted and will take a special course
of three months at the Michigan School
of Mines at Houghton. Several Shia
wassee county selects will take the
same course.
Prosecuting Attorney s. Q Pulver
left Tuesday for Washington, d. c.,
and will probably enter the army. Be.
fore leaving he formed law partner.
ship with Walter Bush of Corunna,
who will act as prosecuting attorney
and look after the firms Owosso bust.
ness at the Office in the Citizens Saw
ipgs Bank block.
Laura Duant, 10 years of age. was
struck by an auto driven by Frank
Sutfin. Saturday, as she was leaving
the carnival grounds, aud suffered 6
fracture Of both bones in one ankle and
other serious injuries. After beini
knocked down the rear wheel ran ovel
her. Mr.. Sutfn who was driving slowly
stopped bis car and took the child to ,
physicians Office and later to her HON,
on Lingle avenue.
William McAvoy OF New Havel
township, who operates a threshing
outfit, claims to have established ,
record for big runs at the farm Of Clar,
Bingham OF. Venice township, Saturday
when in six hours he threshed 2.8l:
bushels of oats. Two thousand bushel
in day Is big run, according to Mr.
McAvoy. Mr.. Bingham will have abou
1000 bushels of oats and has alread
threshed 1000 bushels of barley.
The books of the county treasure
have been balanced for the month {
July and show that orders have bee
drawn on the several funds as follow
Circuit court orders, $40; probate cour,
S4415; birth certificates. ST. 80; spal
rows, g. 10; rats. SO As; witnesses $2l2
so; purchase. 500: county. $3.50 81
mothers pensions. $5ls; abstract. $228
Is; farm bureau, $3.50. 80; buildings an
, grounds, $l57 %; salary, 81. 1876 ss; poo
3 1887 So; drain, s. 599.57; general roa'
!, $40, s95 75; district roads, $24 425 33.
Charles Henry Preece. whose deaf
u | paa uoted in laat week'a Times WI