The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-11

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A seven pound daughter was borr
to Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Harmon, Algel
avenue, named Mildred Louise, Sat
urday, April 9Th.
Mrs. j. l.. Nysewander left for hel
hume in Chicago today after months
visit at the home Of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Weidman, Elm street
Mrs. d. C. Cooper and daughter
Mrs. Mabel Lingle, who have been
spending the winter in Detroit, re-
turned to their home on Harrison
avenue Saturday night.
Wednesday, baby girl, Napcy
Virginia, was born to Lieut.. and Mrs.
s. M. Beebe. Mrs. Beebe was form
erly Miss Helen Storrer. Lieut..
Beebe is in the service in France.
Mrs. Margaret Taylor, aged 80
years, died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jonah Hall, Dewey street,
Tuesday morning. She had been in
poor health for some time and had
gradually failed this winter.
]. Edwin Ellis and family spent part
of the week in Hamilton, Ont, attend
| ing family reunion, Mrs. Ellis broth
err, Major James Ellis, having recent
! ly arrived from three years. service
overseas.
Joseph Reidemus, employed at Fer
ris Brothers store, has just received
word of the death of his parents, his
sister, her husband and their two
children and II distance relatives at
their homes in Lebnaon, Asia, during
the war. 1t was the first word he had
received since the war began.
Charging non-support, Mrs. Eva
Y hite, of .0wosso, has starseo
suit through Attorney G. F. Friegel
for a divorce from Peter White. AS
she is only 10 years old, the suit was
started through her next friend, Mrs.
Sadie Ward, her mother She charges
non-support, cruelty and most every
thing bad.
The fool business in the u. S. SEN
atorial contest being bluffed along by
Henry Ford at great expense and trou-
BILE to officials was continued in this
county Friday when all of last falls
ballots were transferred from ballot
boxes to bags and the bags sealed in
the presence of representatives of
Ford and U. s.. Senator Newberry.
Announcement of the marriage of
Miss Marguerite Harmon, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Harmon, living
one mile east of Corunna, and a
teacher in the Corunna schools, to
Floyd M. Hopkins, OF J, % wosso, has
just been made TIE marriage Socehr-s
red a week ago Monday Ut lansing
but was kept secret by the bride and
groom until Friday.
The following students of the Uni
versity are. home for the spring vaca-
ton: Donald Stratton, Leon Osmer,
Marlowe Stevens, Everett WEIGH,
Merl Oliver, Arthur Pierpont, Rob-
ert Marshall, Edward Hoffman, Her
bert Blachford, Donald Brittson, Rich
ard Hart, Misses Harriet Dewey, Es-
Their Lyon, Gladys Rineke and jose
phine McGuineas,
Mrs. Rhoda Wright, East Comstock
street, was agreeably surprised by
her. children and their families Sunday
the occasion being her 18th birthday.
She accompanied her son, Mayor A.
T. Wright, to church and on her re-
turn found her home in possession of
her children. A bountiful dinner was
served and the afternoon and evening
spent pleasantly in a social way.
Leon Willoughby, we'll known to
the young people Of Owosso as having
attended and graduated from the high
school, has decided to devote his life to
the ministry, and has left for Layton,
to attend the annual conference of the
Evangelical church. 1t is probable he
will be given work until fall, when
he hopes to enter Northwestern Col
lege, at Naperville, ILL.,, to prepare
himself further for his duties.
She was born in Lenawee county.
New York and came to Owosso when
a small child. She had resided in and
around Owosso nearly all her life.
She is survived by four daughters and
four sons, Mrs. Mary Smith, of Lam
sing, Mrs. Cora Braley, Of Flint, Mrs.
Louise Van Ever, Mrs. j. Hall, John,
Hiram, George and Edward; allof this
city. The funeral was held at the
home Thursday afternoon. Rev. F. d.
Draper, officiating.
The committee arranging for the
observance Of Memorial Day has been
successful in securing as the speaker
on that occasion. Rev. Chester B.
Emerson, Of, Detroit, one of the most.
forceful and eloquent young preach
ers of that city, Rev. Emerson spent
six months in France. in, Y. M. C. A.
work, and brought home vivid story
Of the great war. His services are
much sought as public speaker, and
Owosso is fortunate in securing him
for Memorial Day.
Miss Grace Ethel Meyers spoke
very interestingly Sunday before the
Congregational Sunday school Of her
experiences. as a Red Cross nurse In
France I,,r;x,.~ xko uuor Msos Mo,,o~o