The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-05-16
LOCAL NEWS

the statutes used by Detroit 70 dec-
crate Woodland avenue, during the
Liberty Loan drive, and they will ar
rive here tonight. One is of soldier
and the other sailor. The statues
are about Is feet high and are true
to their originals. The statues will
be placed at the corner Of Main and
Washington streets.
The home of A. d Beardsley. East
Oliver street, was damaged to the ex'
tent Of about 500 by fire. Wednesday.
Mrs Harry Crosby aud son, Wayne,
of the 500, came Thursday to visit at
the home OF Mr. and Mrs. r. Reynolds,
North Washington street. and other
relatives In this city.
Martha Hickey, Of Owosso, has sued
Frank Hickey for divorce claiming
cruelty and non-support. She said
that he often flew into a rage whei.
she refused to let him wear her coat,
which she had purchased with money
given her by her father.
George 'Coe has bought residence of
Mrs. Minnie Ortwine on North Water
street and will move in next week.
Mrs. Ortwine and Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Hochield, who now occupy the
house, will move into their other
house, door south of the one sold.
Captain and Mrs. w. A. Mcdonald,
of New York, are guests at the homes
of Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Mcdonald
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Lyon, North
Water street. They will locate in
Lansing soon. Captain Mcdonald has
just recently returned from overseas.
Forest Bassett, of Corunna, who
Monday pleaded guilty to charge of
stealing horse and buggy belonging
to Calvin Willoughby, his employer,
was Tuesday afternoon placed on pro-
baton for three years by Judge Col
Inns. He must also pay 5000 costs.
There will be meetings today of the
hospital committee at the armory at 4
o'clock, and also one os the physicians
of Shiawassee county at the library at
1880 O'clock 1t Is expected that each
of these meetings will be- fully attended
and that much will be accomplished
along constructive planning lines. All
plans are developing satisfactorily.
The Improvement Association, has re-
ceived several communications from the |
Service Aviation Training and Trans. |
portation Co., of Wabash, Ind, urging |
that Owosso provide landing field in |
or near the city for airplanes. This |
company plans to establish an airplane |
passenger and freight service through |
Michigan aud says that the cities which |
provide landing fields fret will be given |
consideration in making out the route. |
The protests of his wife against his
keeping late hours, rested lightly on
the shoulders of William Saver, of
Detroit, but formerly of Rush town. !
ship according to the statements made
by his wife in her. suit for divorce.
The Savers, both of whom lived in
Owosso, were married in 1910 and for |
several years lived in Detroit. She
charges cruelty and non-support. She |
asserts that Saver secured exemption /,
from the draft on the ground that he
had to support his family and then |
failed to support her or her child.
DR.. B. G.. Msttson. pastor of the Con-
gregational church, corner Nort'' Wash
ington and Williams street, lated at
the hospital headquarters Offices in the
armory building for the purpose of
securing Mr.. Loder as the speaker for
his Sunday morning service. The cor
diality of the call and the interest of
DR.. Mattson in the hospital plan is
greatly appreciated by Mr.. Loder, who
is pleased to learn that there are go
many individual moral supporters for
the work which is now under consider
alton. In accepting the invitation to
speak Mr.. Loder announced the topic
of his theme as National Hospital
Progress.