The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-25


Mrs. Florence Burd, Of Laighsburg,
against John Burd. They were mar
ried in 1911 and he deserted her in
1915, she says.
A petition has been fled by Pardee
4 Day in probate court asking for the
appointment Of guardian for Fred
butcher, OF this city, who is now re
ceiving treatment ut the state hos pital
i, Pontiac
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. ellis, West
King street, have left for Casper, Wy
oming. They were accompanied by
their daughter, Miss Gladys ellis, of
Detroit, and will visit relatives there
three weeks.
| Twenty-Five members of Owosso
lodge of Elks attended the banquet
and initiation of the Flint lodge Thurs
day night. The Flint lodge has prom
Used to come to Owosso in the near flu
ture and initiate class Of candidates.
| A brief note to Judge Matthew
Bush from Captain J. o. Parker, for
mer Owosso physician, states that he
is now chief of the X-Ray service at
the base hospital, Camp Gordon, At
lanta, Ga. Captain Parker does not
know when he will get out of the SER
vice.
Frank E. and Mary Tower of Byron
were married in 1909 and the usual re-
suits are noted. He is 60 and she is
80 years old. He is now suing for
divorce. He alleges that she has abus-
ed him, falsely accused him of consort-
ing with other women and goes to the
home Of neighbor too much.
The hearing on the petition of the
appointment of an administrator Of
the estate of the late James Purves,
of Garland, has been set for May 26.
The estate amounts to $12,500. The
hearing on a similar petition in the
estate of Hannah Durham, was set
for the same date. This estate
amounts to $4,000.
County Treasurer Dean is sending
out registered letters to owners of
property which has been ordered sold
on May for taxes. There are 200
letters to go out, making considerably
more than 200 pieces of property to be
sold, unless redeemed, as some of the
parties own several pieces. The let
tiers are notices that the property will
be sold for taxes unless the owners
pay them.
Attorneys representing both sides
have settled bill of exceptions, pre-
paratory to the appeal of the case of
Frank Rice of Owosso, against the.
Michigan Railway. Co., to the supreme
court The jury in the circuit court
awarded DR.. Rice a judgment Of $751;
800 some months ago. The company's
motion for a new trial was denied.
DR.. Rice was badly injured when one
of the company's interurban cars
struck him at the Bennington road
station two years ago.
Phillips & Taylor, automobile livery
| firm, has abandoned it's city taxicab
and transfer business and hereafter
will devote all it's time and equipment
to the inter-city business between
Owosso and Flint. The company will
have two large buses and five touring
tars and will make one tr,, each way
c"try two hours. 1t has ordered a
large bus. built on the lines Of street
Car and it viii arr We on May II, for
Use between OwCsso and Flint.
John Helt, of this city, was recent
ly quite seriously injured in railroad
accident in northern Michigan near
Marquette. His sister, Mrs. Fred AK
ford, and his brother, James Helt, of
this city, are with him at Marquette
hospital for few days.
The Owosso high school baseball
team was beaten by the M. A. c..
strong All-Fresh club in the highest
kind of game at East Lansing Tues
day afternoon by score of / to O.
Owosso will play Lansing high school
at Lansing today and after its showing
against M. A. c., hopes for victory.
The M. A. G. freshmen will come here
for return game Saturday, May l.
James Gibbons, we'll known resi-
dent of this county, died Wednesday in
Chicago, according to a telegram re-
ceived by his daughter, Mrs. Ross
Harmon, living near this city. The
telegram was sent by DR.. Dennis Glib
bons, son of the deceased. Mr.. Glib
bons had been i'll for about one week.
He had been making his home with
his sons, Daniel and John Gibbons, of
Chicago, for some time. The body was
brought here on Thursday for burial.