The Owosso times., 1918-06-07
LOCAL NEWS


iting their son Byron in Chicago.
Don't forget to call Swift q Co., s97
Union, before selling Your cream and
eggs ADV
Roy Fletcher is home in this city
enjoying furlough from the u. S.
Steamship Dakota.
Gustav Friegal has rendered his
final account as administrator in the
estate of Fred Steadman, deceased.
Mrs. Warren H. Smith and son, of
Findley, o., are guests at the home of
her father, Walter Upham, John
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Lewis, of Bay
| City, were guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. l.. Frisbie and Mr.. and Mrs.
F. w. Lewis.
James Campbell and Joseph Hamel
attended the Knights of Columbus
State Convention at st. Joseph and
visited in Chicago this week.
Attorney N. R. Walsh has returned
from Springfield, o., where he took
testimony in the case of DR.. Frank
Rice against the Michigan Railway
| Co.
Frank Peacock of Corunna, has be-
gun suit through Miner & Miner to
collect damages from the Grand
Trunk railroad for loss of fruit
trees by fire, claimed to have been
caused by sparks from an engine.
County Treasurer j. A. Richardson
forwarded to the auditor general a
draft for 500, AGO on Tuesday. This
covers the amount the state receive
from the inheritance tax paid by the
estate of the late A. M. Bentley, of
Owosso.
Miss Anna Mae Leffingwell, of Ann
Arbor, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. w. Leffingwell. Miss
Leffingwell expects to be called about
June Is for cantonment duty for the
American National Red Cross nursing,
service.
The local selection board has been
notified that Monte McFarlane, a
teacher in the Owosso schools, who
was recently inducted into the ord
nance corps, had been accepted at CO.
lumbus Barracks, and has been sent to
the Edgewood Aresenal, Edgewood,
Md.
| Col. John Northwood, of New Lo.
throp, has been appointed adimnistra-
tor in the estate of William T. S. Col
by, deceased. Homer Jacobs and Will
liam Wood, both of New Lothrop, have
been named as appraisers and commits
] sioners on claims. 2f4Hss}
! Sheriff w. E. Jacobs of Corunna
has received word from his son, Mark
that he has been promoted from the
rank of captain to that of major in
the regular army. Mark has served
for number of year in the ranks and
upon his re-enlistment few months
ago, was given a commission as cap
tain.
c. w. Jennings drove Sunday with
George Daley, commander of Quack-
enbush Post, G. A. R., and several
other members to Bennington No. 1
cemetery, where Mr.. Daley gave an
address. Justic G. F. Friegel talked,
giving a very clear and instructive
talk on the war and it's causes, and
the graves of departed veterans were
decorated with flags and wreaths.
Word has been received here that
al To- he Af a.I M
Ed. Jacobs, of Corunna, has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of major in the u
S. army. Major Jacobs enlisted when
18 years old and has been in the SER
vice 33 years. Some time ago he was
sergeant and was to resign and re-
tire but he was given captains COM
mission. At st. Louis he was pro-
noted to major.
A suit has been commenced in
chancery by Nancy A. Patterson
against Ivah Patterson Wilson to set
aside deed to the property known
as lot of block 81 of the A. L. and
B. o. Williams Addition to the City
of Owosso. This property is located
on West Comstock street and it is
claimed by the plaintiff to be worth
1900. Miner & Miner are the at
torneys for the plaintiff.
Attorney Seth @. Pulver has filed
a notice that he has been retained as
counsel for the defendants in the
damage suit recently started by Lloyd
Tower, the Byron merchant, against
Floyd Bassett, Winnie Pratt, Charles
Meier, Sr., Charles Meier, Jr., and
Howard Bemiss. The suit resulted
from charivari party in which Tower
alleges he was taken to a bridge some
distance out of Byron and forsaken
The last bonds of Shiawassee coun-
ty given to pay for the court house
we're paid Saturday. The loan was
$4,000 originally and the bonds paid
, were $4,000 to the Old Corunna bank
and $4,000 to the Owosso Savings
bank. Of course the county still owes
morally, but not enforceable legally
$4,000 to the Citizens Savings Bank
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