The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-05-02

Mrs. G. B. Powell and daughter are
guests of her parents at Anderson,
Ind.
C. v. Paige is spending a few days
in Toledo and Detroit on business for
the Lawrence & Co. store.
Major George P. Sackrider has re-
ceived orders to report at Camp Gus
ter instead of a southern camp for
discharge early in May.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Osburn left this
morning for New York City, after a
visit at the home of the latter's BROTH
err, A. G. Laubengayer, East Main
street.
A strike on the interurban lines of
the State was arrested by a confer
ence called by Governor Sleeper Sun
day, when an adjustment of the wage
scale was arrived at.
The Connor Ice Cream Co. has pur-
chased the Michigan Union Brewery
building at Ann Arbor and it will be
repaired and made into a modern ice
cream factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Frieseke, of this
city, announce the marriage of their
daughter, Mrs. Katherine Mary Con-
nell, to Mr.. Joseph Lloyd Persons on
Monday, April 21st, at Los Angeles,
California.
Charles Brockway, 81 years old, and
resident of Owosso since boyhood
died Sunday at his home on North
Washington street of cancer. Mrs
Brockway died last January.
Miss Harriet Dewey spent Sunday
in Owosso accompanied by Miss Mar.
garet Tibbles of Detroit, and Miss
Helen Vogel, students at the U. OF
M. Miss Esther Lyon was also al
home from Ann Arbor over Sunday
An auto driver ran his machine
against Mrs. B. Howe, of Pittsburg
Saturday, knocking her down but only
bruising her, and sped on withou
stopping. 1t is hoped his name ma!
be learned.
first annual informal party helc
Friday, April %, exceeded their ex
pectations and was a social and finan
cial success, with 1875 couples dancing
Rev. w. R. Blachford is attending
meeting of the southern archdeacon
Try of the diocese of Michigan, held a
Mt. Clemens. He will meet Mrs
Blachford who has been in Canada
and return from Detroit Thursday.
Mrs. M. w. Southland pleasantly en-
tertained the members of the old Oct
club this afternoon at her home 62
North Ball street, at bridge part,
in honor of Mrs. aF. E. Kohler, VIII
will leave Thursday for her new hom
in Chicago.
A telegram was received at PER-
yesterday and delivered to Mrs. Der
Williams, telling of the sudden deaf
of her father, P. V. M. Botsford, o
Elcentro, California. The body Wi
be brought here for burial in Ga
Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Jane Bailey, widow o
Truman Bailey, died Sunday afternoo
at the home of her son, Geo, Bailey, i
Rush township. Death resulted fror
the infirmities of old age. The funers
was held Tuesday afternoon at tn
home.
The deceased was born in Ohio, an
came here with his parents from Por
tiac. He had been for years faithfr
member of the Baptist church. SUI
viving him are three sisters, Mr..
Daniel Owen, and Mrs. Mary Jones, @
Owosso, and Mrs. Ann Newton, @
Clio.
Mrs. Fred AFFORD returned to he
home on West Main street Saturda
i. evening from a weeks visit with he
brother, John Helt, who is in the hos
pital at Marquette as the result of in
juries received in railroad wrec
i about week ago. He suffered a frac
ture of his right foot and also hi
right arm.
Mrs. A. M. Hume and daughter
| MISS EIuci, are Iii lNcW lOTk Clty Ill
will remain an indefinite time wit
DR.. Hume, who is in charge of Mich
gan headquarters for returned soldier
and sailors from this state. Mrs. Hum
= also gives considerable attention t
this work, and is greatly intereste
in it.
John w. Powers, former membe
Of the city fire department and late
employed by the Connor Ice Crear
Co., has at last been located by job
Mcdonald after months of inquir
from our great War Department. H
is suffering from mental derangemen
. probably due to shell shock and is in
hospital at Fort Sheridan.
Noel v. Boylan soon will return t
this city from Pekin, H., where 70
some time he has been employed a
train dispatcher by the Chicago /,
Northwestern railroad. Mrs. Boyla
recently was called here by the Hines
Of her mother, Mrs. F. B. Bilhime