The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-29
LOCAL NEWS


Mrs. A. E. Ferry of Lansing, was a
guest of Mrs. G. c. Duff part of the
week.
Miss Harriet E. Dewey is at Olivet
to attend party and spend the week
end with friends
Frank Yeoman has moved to Pontiac
to accept a position as district manager
for the White Sewing Machine Co.
Prosecuting Attorney Pulver was in
Grayling Monday, to deliver an address
In behalf of the third Liberty Loan.
Advertised letters at the Owosso post
office for the week ending Mar %. 1918:
Lawrence Clare, Donald Everett, Mis-
MoIlie Kerby. John Wood.
W. J. Bowling of this city. has sold
his well known running stallion Arctic to
DR.. E. j. Lehman of Chicago one of the
leading breeders of the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Blood and Mr..
and Mrs. H. B. Sturtevant are in New
York state for a two weeks visit.
They will visit at the of Mr.. Sturte
wants daughter, Mrs. Harry Young. at
Whitestone, N. Y, and also at other
points.
A marriage license was issued Fri
day to James r. Pratt, farmer, aged
40, of Byron, and Mary Deoner, aged
Al, of Romeo. Another license was
issued by the county clerk to Roy
Hazelton, aged Fl, of Perry, and Miss
Catherine Stevenson, aged 10, of De-
troit.
Fred M. Grove of this city, secretary
of the Michigan Poultry Breeders asso
citation, has been invited to accompany
the party Of Sir Edward Brown of Lon
don, England, on tour of the stote in
April, when Sir Edward will address
gatherings of poultry dealers.
The Corunns Free Methodist church
has purchased the old Universalist
church building on South Shiawassee
avenue and will begin extensive repairs
soon. For some time they have occu
pied the old Presbyterian church bullC.
ing which is considered unsafe and
would cost too much to repair.
K. FL. Crossfied, president of Transjl
wanna University and College Of the
Bible of Kentucky, will speak at the
Church of Christ April IN the morn
ing, and at union meeting at the
First N. E church in tine evening, his
evening subject being Why Germany
Went to War;" being an Interpretation
of the war based on the educate al
system Of Germany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Worthy A. Post have
sold their property consisting OF 10 acies
in the northw. stein part Of COrunna to
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hende. SOU of
Owosso, for $3, 700 They in turn have
purchased OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson
u part of lot z Of l.. A. Gould's division
OF block 80 of the city of Owosso for
So 800.
A divorce case has been started in
behalf of Mrs. Josie ScuJt of Owosso,
against her husband, William scott.
They were married April 81, 1917, by
Rov. II. a. Waite, pastor OF the Owoeso
Baptist church, anu continued to live
together until the middle of last August
She charges him with non-suppoft, the
Use Of vile language, and repeated In
toxication. Mrs. SCOTS maiden name
was josie Gait.
Miss Lena E Gregory, one of the
most talented musicians of Owosso o, ha 4,
accepted the position Ut organ g: and
choir director of St. Pauls Episcopal
church of Saginaw, and will take up
her duties April Z, remaining in o wosso
next Sunday to complete her work on
the Easter mnsic ut Christ Episcopal
church where she has been playing the
past year. Her resignation here is
deeply regretted, but all are pleased at
the fine position rendered her.
A meeting of the board of directors
of the Shiawassee County Mutual Fire
Insurance Company was held in the
office of the county treasurer Friday
at which few losses were adjusted
and orders drawn for payment. c. w.
Polly, of Woodruff township, was al
lowed $1,096.90 for the loss of his
house with contents by fire; Lewis
Chaplin of Hazelton township, was Civ
en- So for damage to house by fire; and
George Burpee, of the same town.
ship, was allowed $500 for loss by
fire to his house.
Lawrence Caylor, aged 10 years,
died Tuesday at the home Of his par
ents on Shiawassee street, after suf-
fering more or less for two years with
sugar diabetes. Four weeks ago he
enlisted with his brother, Hugh and
left for Columbus to enter the army.
but was rejected and started home, be-
coming unconscious at Richmond, Ind,
and was taken to hospital in Indian
apolis and brought home last Satur-
day. The funeral was held Thursday
at the home, Rev. Champion officiat-
ing.