The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-05-30
LOCAL NEWS

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Mrs. A. T. Birk, of North Water
street, went to Ann Arbor Tuesday to
visit friends the remainder of this
week.
A pile Of sawdust in the plant of the
owosso Manufacturing Co. caught tire
Monday noon. The fire department
threw water for half an hour before
putting it out. There was little dam.
age.
Former County Treasurer Charles
w. Shipman has been taken to Spai.
row hospital, Lansing, where he will
undergo an operation as soon as his
condition will permit it.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Almendinger.
of Corunna, have issued announcement
of the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Grace, to Frank E. Ward, of De-
troit, which took place last Saturday
evening at the Central M. E. parson,
age, Of Detroit.
Steve Zanof will be tried in Justice
court Saturday on a charge of using
profane language before women ana
children Sunday night. He was ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff William Coe,
following neighborhood row.
Mrs. Earl Adams and Miss Grace
Cooper entertained few friends at
their home, 643 North Washington
street, Monday, complimenting Mrs.
Ralph Bell, of Everett, Wash, form
erly Miss Vesta Armstrong, of thls
city. A two course luncheon was serv
ed.
Owosso high school base ball team
evened up with Lansing Friday, defeat
ing that strong team 10 to in hard
fought game free from errors A third
and deciding game will be arranged d,
for Owosso defeated Saginaw Arthur
Hill school team Saturday, Strengthening
the visitors by score of 25 to ].
j. Warren Hawthorn, 35 years old,
died late Monday afternoon at his
home, SAG Thomas street, after an ill
ness of 10 days with pneumonia. Mr..
Hawthorn had lived here about year,
coming to Owosso from Detroit, and
was employed as molder by the indie
pendent Stove Co. He is survived by
his widow.
Theodore Stricher and Thomas e
Dewey spent Friday and Saturday at
the U. of M. as representatives of the
Owe so high school at the annual en-
tertaiument of high school delegates
They saw all parts of the University
building and grounds and were enter.
tanned at a banquet where University
officials. and professors talked of the
u of VI.
Mrs. Rhoda Smell, of Newburg, cele
brated her nlnetieth birthday Friday
Mrs. Smell came to Shiawassee county
when a small child and grew up with
the country. She is bright and active
does her own homework, even tc
washing and ironing, and takes keen
interest in everything going on around
her. She has fine collection of relics
which she likes to tell the history Of
Shiawassee Chapter Daughters OF
the American Revolution, is planning
an outdoor celebration for flag day
June ID, to be held at the flag pole on
Fayette Square. There will be short
program of patriotic songs and FIVE
minute talks by some of our citizens
and returned heroes. The school chill
dren are being drilled in songs now
and all children in the county and city
are urged to come to the armory and
march on that day.
The Corunna city council at spe-
cial meeting held on Monday evening
turned over to the county road COM
mission several streets in Corunna to
form a trunk line and be maintained
by the county road commissioner with
the state paying half the cost. This
is provided for under new law which
enables the state to take over all trunk
line roads and help maintain them.
1t was necessary for the council to
turn the road over to the county road
commission as the state highway de-
partments makes it's contracts with
the county road commissions.
DEATH OF PIONEER