The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-05-10

city for visit with Columbia universe.
ty friends.
Born, Tuesday. to Mr.. and Mrs. o. G.
Hoag, Grand avenue. son.
Mrs. W. A. Seegmlller is a Guest of
her parents at Aurora, Ill.
Mrs. e. A. Gould is somewhat i'm
proved following stroke of paralysis
suffered last week.
Mrs. @. p. Bentley, Mrs. Clara Bent.
ley and Mrs. Carrie Osburn are spend.
ing the weeklin DETROIT.
Rev. g. W. Webbink spent part of
the week at Albion in attendance at the
Evangelical League convention.
Union phone 297 will reach the best
place to market your poultry, eggs and
Cream. Swift & Co.-Adv L..
Carl Webb is home from Detroit to
visit his parents before starting tor
Columbus, Ohio to enter the army.
Judge Bush has issued an order that
William McQuaig of Bancroft, be con
fined in the Pontiac state hospital
Mrs John Hoyt and Miss Julia left
Saturday for Fort Worth. Teuas, to
visit their son and brother, Seymour.
James N. BRIGHAM of Owosso, has
fled petition for citizenship. He was
born in Petrolia, Ont, and came to
Michigan in November, 1893.
A marriage license was issued Tues
day to Hugh P. Policy, aged 90, of Ben
nington, and Miss Ella May Brown,
aged Is, Of Caledonia township.
DR.. G. Mccormick was in Battle
Greek this week to attend the State
Medical Society meeting and visit his
son Gladstone at Camp Custer.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stocks have
sold to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Guardian
part of lot six of block one of L. Strub
er's addition to the city of Owosso for a
consideration of 81, 400.
Mrs j. o. Parker arrived home Fri
day morning from Waco, Texas, where
she has been with her husband, Lieut..
j. 0. Parker, who is stationed at the
base hospital there.
A deed to dispose of piece of prop
erty in which 81 heirs were interested
was recorded by Register Vincent at
Corunna this week. The deed bears Sc
signatures acknowledged before "a no.
taries in different states.
The county road commission held
its weekly meeting Friday. A CONTRACT
for the construction of seven miles of
road in Fairfield township was let to
George Koan of Lyons. The price
named in the contract is $50, 500
Bennie Clark, the Owosso man ar
rested last week for Pontiac authorities,
has been bound over to the circuit court
for trial during the June term. Ac.
cording to Sheriff Cross of Oakland
county, Clark poisoned thoroughbred
stallion valued at 81 900 in 1915
Mr.. and Mrs John w. Scoutten of
LaiDgsburg. have purchased from John
j. Giffets property in Laipgsburg for
81, 800. Mr.. Giffets has in turn bought
from Mr.. and Mrs. Scoutten 100 acres
in section 90 of Sciota township for
IS. 300
From June Is the U. s. war de.
partment will send classes of 300 men
to the University of Michigan for eight
weeks training in army mechanics.
Waterman gymnasium will be used as
barracks and the Michigan Union
will furni h the mess.
Owosso Lodge of Elks has elected g. |
F. Friegel, John AFFORD, F. 8. Fritz and
N. r. Walsh delegates to the state con.
vention, and will epdeavor to have
Capt Nj. J. Phillips continued in line
for the state presidency He is serving
as third vice president now.
The damage case of Lyle LaDue of
Carson City against the Ann Arbor
railroad, was settled out of court at
Corunns, Monday, after occupying sew.
eral days of the courts time. LaDue
was a fireman and was injured by
falling standpipe at Alma in 1917 and
he sued for $4,000 damages through
Pardee & Day.
The Goth anniversary of the founding
of Odd Fellowship was celebrated by
Owosso Lodge at a public gathering
May 2. A. T. Wright presided and
talks were made. by J. @ Abel, M. F.
Grove, John Brooks and Rev. H. A.
Waite. Mr.. Brooks gave an exceedingly
interesting history of the order. Music
added to the pleasure of the evenings
program.
Mrs Eva Doane Marden formerly of
this city, and since 1881 missionary of
the Congregational church in Turkey,
Is guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Todd
and other oOwosso friends. She has
given several most interesting addresses
this week concerning conditions 10
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