The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-03
LOCAL NEWS

Wednesday, on business.
Colon Mccormick was home Thurs
av night from Ann Arbor.
Herbert Collins left for Flint Tuesday
where he will assume the management
of drug store.
81. Z. Dennison, county farm bureau
agent, is at Alpena judging the live
stock at the fair.
Mrs. Grant Halter and two children,
of this city have been visiting her par
ents in Howell.
William Beacham of this city waived
further examine tion in justice court,
Wednesday, and was bound over to
circuit court on statutory charge
Uneer Sheriff William Cornford re.
signed Wednesday to take immediate
effect His successor has not been ap.
pointed.
Mrs Georgia Fleming and daughter,
Mrs. Roy e. Hoover, of Owosso, bave
been visiting at the homes of l.. r.
Thomas and VIM. Black. -Cedar
Springs Clipper.
Mrs E. ii. Stewart of Durand. who
recently came to Owosso to spend some
time at the home of VIM. Vreeiand, has
rented her home and will remain dur
ing the winter.
WIN. McAyoy, well known farm and
threshing machine operator of New
Haven township, has been cited to show
canse why his license should not be
taken awaw for failure to make reports
to the Secretary of State
The Owosso high school football
team continued it's winning Saturday
at Athletic park by taking the second
game of the season by an overwhelm-
ing score, defeating Alma high school
this time, 60 to 0.
DR.. S. S. C. Pippen, F. L. Hanscom,
Frank Cute, Ollie Setback, E. F. Con-
ant, John R. Kelly, j. j. Mcdonald,
c. F. Hoffman, G. u. Wright and o.
B. Estey went to Saginaw Friday to
attend Shrine meeting.
Information from the War Depart
ment has been received that those
from Shiawassee County who have
made application for headstone for
their deceased soldier, sailor or ma
rine will soon receive the stone.
Mrs. Emma Dennis, a widow, 462
Fraser street, died at about $3.50 this
morning at the age, of 60 years. She
is survived by two daughters, Mrs
Eva Treat and Mrs. Nellie Gumaer
both of Ovid, and two sons, Loui.
Dennis, Of Inlay City, and Hiram, al
home.
Shiawassee county road commission
has received one of six trucks belong gins
to the government which were used IL
the aerial service during the war ant
which will be used by the county. L
was necessary for the county to equil
them. costing about $500, but will ex
pedite road repairing and resurfacing.
The circuit court is hearing the dam
age case of Arthur Hanchett of Hazel
ton township, against the Fidelity 4
Casulty Co. which bonded A. Waldorf
who took sub contracts under Hanchet
and others for road work and failed Il
do his work. causing losses to the orig
inal contractor. The claim is for $4,000
| Beginning Sunday, Oct. s, Evan
gelist P. H. Kadley and party, will be
gin limited series Of meetings at tn
New Haven Evangelical church. MI
Kady's work is well known in thi
state, he having been engaged in in
terdenominational church, tent an
tabernacle meetings at various place
throughout the state during the pas
four or five years.
The semi-annual inspection of tn
county Jail was made the last of tn
week by the county board of Jail in
, spectors and everything around tn
premises was found to be in such eS
cellen condition that Sheriff Sproul
was highly commended for his care c
the property. The report shows ths
within the past six months total {
: 154 persons have been confined in til
, Jail. The inspectors again called a
,, tention to the need of supply Of HI
water for use in the bath tubs ar
recommended the installation of
heater.
; Mrs. Lessa Van Camper, wife /,
|, Charles Van Camper, succumbed
cancer Friday at the farm 10 mile
northeast of Owosso in New Have
:, township where she had made h
home since 1888. She came to Shi'
o1wassee from "iChesanfig TOWNSHIP
n Saginaw county fpCancer was Il
n cause of her death and Mrs. Van Car
pen had been seriously i'll for the la
K six weeks. The deceased was MARI,
to Charles Van Camper, January /
n 1905. Besides the husband, she
r survived by four sisters and tv
brothers.
Robert Hudson has been awardt
{ the contract for grading two and on
half miles of road on the trunk higl
way, north of the New Haven bridg
n He has also been awarded the col