The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-08-22

in loosely played game at Athletic
park Saturday afternoon.
Ray Fletcher, who has been in the
navy for nearly three years, has been
discharged and is again working for
A. F. Hollis, local plumber.
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Hilman, of
Sodus, Mich, are spending a week
with Mrs. Hilman's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Wietake.
Mrs. Fred Osburn and Mrs, B. W..
Laughlin and daughter, Carlisle, have
returned to Cincinnati after spending
several weeks in this city.
Blanche G. Kenny has begun action
for divorce against Daniel Kenny, or
Owosso, charging extreme cruelty.
Attorney Neil r. Walsh filed the bill.
The annual reunion of the German
family will be held August 81 at the
home of Mrs. Julia Hawn in New
Haven. Pot-luck dinner served at
noon.
Miss Sulta Cushman was happily
surprised by the young lady clerks
of the G. A. Lawrence store, who gave
a miscellaneous shower in her honor
Tuesday evening.
Lieut.. Frank E. Evans, who has
been stationed at Fort Smelling, Mimi,
for a couple Of years, has been trans
ferred to Spartansburg, S. c., and is
now connected with hospital No. 40.
w. w. Berry and Julius Dresser,
representing the auditor generals de-
partment, visited the County officers
Tuesday in the interest of the uniform
accounting system recently provided
for by the state.
The Times is requested to announce
that former Owosso residents now
living in Detroit will enjoy basket
Picnic Saturday, August 20, on Belle
Isle, in the Pantion near the Detroit
Boat Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Whitley, of
Ionia, were in Owosso Tuesday look
ing up home. Mr.. Whirley takes a
position with the Field Manufacturing
Co. and they desire to purchase q
home.
Miss Margaret Knapp, who had
been spending the past four months
with relatives here, left Tuesday fol
her home in Danville, Ill. She was
accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. James
B. Hurst, as far as Put-in-Bay.
Robert Cow, who came to Owosso
from Lancaster, N. Y, when the
Malleable Co., opened their plant in
Owosso, has accepted the position OF
general foreman with the Buick com.
pany, Flint, and will assume his new
duties Monday of next week. Friends
regret his departure from Owosso.
At the meeting of the executive
committee of the retailers held Tues
day, it was unanimously decided tc
close at noon Labor day. This actor
is in conformity to the agreement en-
] tered into by the retailers seven years
ago to close all Labor Day excep'
when the city celebrated. This is the
first time in seven years that cele
bration has been held here on thai
day.
Damage, the amount of which can
not yet be estimated, was done to TIT
lines of the Consumers Power Co., il
Owosso, Corunna, Vernon, Bancroft
and Byron Tuesday when transmits
sion line, from the power plant on thu
Au Sable river, carrying 100000 volts
burned in two in front of the plan
here and fell. The result was tina
the lightning arresters in the towns
named outside of Owosso, were burn
ed off and insulators cracked, cuttin,
, off the juice to those towns.
Commander Harry A. Orr, U.
Navy, is spending ten days leave o
, absence in Caro-, visiting his mother
Mrs. Martha Orr, and other relatives
Commander Orr expects to sail in tn
fall for Brazil, accompanied by hi
wife, where he will be on duty Of
r special nature with the Brazilian navy
! During the war Commander Orr serv
ed in England, France and with tn
British fleet operating on the Mort
Sea. Until recently he has been o.
shore duty in the Bureau of Ordnance
Navy Department, Washington, d. {
Il-Caro Advertiser.
\ A quiet wedding was solemnize
August Ia by Rev. d. Idle in this cit
when the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
John Ranowski, of Corunna, becam
the bride of Ralph S. Burkhart, of De
troit. They were attended by Mis-
Margaret Steiner and the bride
I brother, Mr.. Ranowski. The bride
well known in Corunna, having bee
employed in the Corunna bank. MI
Burkhart lived in Corunna for twelv
years until he accepted position i
Detroit. Mr.. and Mrs. Burkhart lief
for Detroit where Mr.. Burkhart
, employed as a toolmaker. Man
friends extend best wishes.
Mrs. Melissa Butcher, aged 65, wild
ow of John Butcher of New Have
township, died Saturday afternoon a
her home, after a long illuess fror
cancer. The funeral was held Tues