The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-03-14
LOCAL NEWS

Howard Bailey has accepted position
in the Buick factory at Flint.
Arthur Weber who suffered fractur-
of the leg while playing at school la
week, is getting along nicely.
The X. of T.. will give an Easter
party at the srmory Monday evening.
April 2lst. Corcoran's orchestra from
Flint will furnish the music.
Joht h. Kelly. the plumber, enter.
tanned At three course supper at hi~
place of business Mo nday evening eigh
o. the employees of the establishment.
Mrs Chester A. Gorham is home from
school at Newton. Mass, and ia the
guest Of herparents, Mr. and Mrs G F
Friegel. She expects her husband,
Lieut.. Gorham. who has been overseas
with the S5th division, home next week
Prosecuting Attorney Matthews has
called the attention Of pool room pro.
prietors to the law against allowing
minors in their places Of business with
advice that further violations will be
considered as willful and action takei
accordingly.
Twelve inches Of snow fell Saturday
night and Sunday, and travelling was
almost impossible, Sunday. The sun
being SO high will make its stay short
as it is rapidly disappearing. No cold
weather accompanied the storm, aud
ice for next summer will have to be
brought in from the north.
A new trial because of new evidence
has been asked in the case decided five
years ago of George Downing, of By
ron, against Benjamin Fisher, Of By
ron, in which Downing was given title
to land claimed by both. The plaintiff
will claim the time has elapsed in
which new trial may be asked.
Mrs. Hannah Durham, ia South
Chapman street, died Tuesday at the
Pontiac state hospital, where she had
been several weeks for treatment. The
late C. A. Durham, her husband, was
buried week ago today. Mrs. Dun
ham leaves one daughter, Mrs. Eva
Martin, of Utica, ILL.,, and son, r. A.
Dunnam, Of Flint.
The Michigan Railway Co. has set
tied with the Owosso Gas Co. for dam
age done to it's mains On Corunua
avenue by electrolysis recently. The
gas company had TO put in about 81 900
worth of new pipe. The city will prob
ably prefer claim against the railway
company for damage done in the same
way to water mains on Corunna avenue
In order that the facts concerning
the proposed bond Issue authorized by
the state legislature. may become known
to the voters of the county, the officers
of the county organization have ar
ranged with w. A. Seegmiller to act in
the capacity Of publicity manager, and
present to the public information on
the subject.
The Heroic Boys is the name of an
organization of boys living in West
Owosso, recently formed. The officers
are Harold Giles, president; Kenneth
Irish, secretary, and Willis Myers,
treasurer. The boys make excursions
into the country in pleasant weather
and hold meetings at the Giles home
on North Cedar street every Saturday
night.
Milk producers of the county have
h I'D their prices cut to $2.75 per hun
dred pounds by the creameries and
other buyers. Tbs cut was effective
March With 80 cents out for haul
log, this leaves the farmers ~. As per
hundred, and they assert that they will
not'make dollar on their milk from
now until they turn their cattle out to
pasture which will be about two
months.
The Citizens Savings bank is furnish.
ing farmers with an account book. 1t
enables the farmer to keep record OF
crops, livestock, and all farm produce,
aud enables him at the end OF the year
to determine just what his profits on
every part Of the farm for the year
have been. The book was compiled for
the agricultural commission Of the
Michigan Bankers association.
City Attorney Van R. Pond was in
Lansing, Tuesday, and attended the
hearing on the petition for increased
telephone rates before the state railroad
commission. He urges that citizens of
Owosso generally study the proposed
new schedule Of rates and decide what
they want done about the matter.
Thus far, he says, he has been unable
to learn whether the people want the
telephone companies to have higher
rates or not.
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