The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-12-26
Ccrunns Telephone Rstes to b.
raised and no Toll chMged 6e.
twasn OWosso and CosunnA

Ccsuans Telephone Rates to be
raised and no Toll chwged Be.
tween Owosso and Corunna
An order abolishing the toll and fix.
ind the telephone rates in Corunna ut
the same prices as those In Owosso, will
be issued by the State Public Utilities
commission before January and will
be effective on that date.
This news was announced by Fred M.
Grove. president Of the Shiswassee
Federation of Farmers clubs, who with
Rep. John Y. Martin, Samuel Kerby
and w. j. Parker of Corunna, repre-
senting the subscribers. and General
Manager Melchers of the Uoion Tele-
phone Co., were In Lansinf Tuesday
and were so assured by Chairman Smith
of the commission
The proposition of increasing the
telephone rates in Corunna to the level
Of those in this city was endorsed by
the subscribers in Corunna last week,
but Mr.. Melchers stated that he could
not agree to it until the ctmmission has
also approved it. The trip to Lansing
was made for the purpose Of laying 1t
before the commission.
As result of the action of the COM
mission, telephone rates in Corunna sf
ter January will be $36 for business
phones, $24 for single party residence
phones and $1s for party line phones.
Rates in the county will remain the
same and free service will be given
between Owosso and Corunna. With
this plan effective, it is certain the few
phones ordered ont on rural lines will
be ordered back now as they eventually
would as phones are almost necessity
DEATH OF GEO. w. SACKRIDER
George w. Sackrider, for many
years resident of Owosso, one of the
few survivors of those active in the
lumber industry in the early days OF
Michigan, and former member of the
state legislature, died Friday at his
home on West Oliver street, of heart
| failure.
Mr.. Sackrider had not been in the
best of health for several years but
had been able to be up and around al
most until the time of his death.
Mr.. Sackrider was not expected Il
live long when DR.. George Sackridel
left for France two years ago, but
his greatest wish was gratified before
he passed on. That was that HI
might live until his son returned from
overseas.
Deceased was born in Grass Lake
in 1912, and spent his boyhood day!
there. When a young man, he movet
to Mason where he engaged in th'
furniture business. After spending
eight years there, he moved to Oak
ley, Saginaw county and there en-
gagged in the lumber industry on biz
scale, clearing much Of the territor!
in that county.
While in Brady township, he serves
as supervisor for ten years, and wa
also elected state representative
serving one term. In 1894 he move,
to Saginaw and in 1891 moved t,
Owosso. While his home had reall.
been here since then, much of hi
time had been spent in Roscommol
county, and voters of that county hon
ored him by electing him supervisor
| and sheriff for two. terms.
| Mr.. Sackrider was dignified, kim
old gentleman of the old school, no
widely known personally in Owoss
but man whose intimate friendship
was highly valued by all who held il
He is survived by five children, EN-
NETT, of Chesaning; Louis of Ros
common; DR.. George Sackrider, Di
Charles Sackrider and Miss Jenni
Sackrider, of this city.
The funeral was held Monday a
the home. Rev. W. r. Blachford off
ciating.
Mrs. Elizabeth Buchanan, an oil