The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-24


Mrs. w. H. vanSice, Mrs. Chris
Farr, Mrs. Howard Wright and Mrs.
Lean Gardner left Monday to attend
the Rebekah convention in Detroit.
A miscellaneous shower was given
Friday evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Kline in Bennington town.
ship in honor of Flyd Kline and his
bride.
Mrs. John M. Jackson, Shiawas-
see county pioneer and the mother of
Mrs. Theron GLADDEN., of Owosso town.
! ship, and George Jackson of Owosso,
died at $3.50 Saturday night at the
GLADDEN. residence where she had made
her home since October of last year.
She was 81 years old.
| William Mcbride has been named
local agent for the American Railways
Express Co. succeeding Thomas Dow
ling, who resigned. Mr.. Mcbride has
been in the express business for 16
years, first as driver. and for many
years as railway express messen-
ger.
! Alfred Morley, 80 years old and
pioneer of the county, died Friday
evening at the home of his son Fred
in Sciota township. The funeral was
held Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
at the home. Rev. Mattson officiating.
Burial took place in Middlebury ceme-
terry.
Mrs. c. F. Dawson, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. ID. Draper and j. Frank Green, of
4 the Church of Christ, recently return
ed from the International Convention
OF the Disciples of Christ which con-
vened at Cincinnati, Ohio. 1t is es-
timated that about seven thousand
people were in attendance.
The bali to be given by Owosso
Lodge No. 81, F. & A. NJ, will be held
at the armory the evening of Novem-
Der 10 instead of November IL, as
originally planned. Fischer's No I
orchestra of Kalamazoo will play for
this party as well as the American
Legion day ball the succeeding night.
The number of telephone calls to
the county clerks office from Owosso
has fallen off 80 per cent since the ten,
cent toll rate went into effect Sunday.
Previously the phone was ringing
most of the time, but it has ceased,
showing that large percentage of the
calls were not necessary and carried
much useless expense.
The winter division of the Wom-
ans League of the Congregational
church met at the home of Mrs. G.. T.
Campbell, North Water street, Tues
day afternoon. Plans for the seasons
activities were discussed and the fol-
lowing officers elected: Chairman,
Mrs. F. H. Williams; assistant chair
man, Mrs. M. L. Izor; secretary and
, treasurer, Mrs. w. E. Kreher.
Mr.. and Mrs Newell Of Los Angeles.
Calf, who have been visiting at the
, home Of his sister. Mrs. Charles Wort.
man. leave soon for Tecumseh, Mich,
to be present at family reunion.
: J. Evans Campbell and Geo rye M
Dewey attended the meeting held at
, Ann Arbor, Friday, of the newspaper
I men of the State. and on Saturday wit.
, messed the foot ball contest between
8 Michigan and the Agricultural College
The game resulted in fine victory for
, the University boys.
George Vinegar and son of Morrice,
have fine display of apples in the win
dow of the Arthur Ward Co., consist
ing of several of the standard varieties
They have splendid young orchard on
their farm and the display goes to
e uphold their claim that Shiawassee
t county can produce apples equal to any
] part of Michigan.
In accordance with an order Issued
by the State Utilities Commission the
" Union Telephone Co. now charges ten
r cents toll rate between Owosso and Cor.
: unna. The law compels fee of this
kind between all exchanges and the
: same has been collected for number
of mouths past between Alma. st. Louis
n and Ithaca
S A. f. Loomis, having sold his farm,
! will sell on Wednesday, Nov. 10, TWEEN.
$ ty head of high class registered Hol
II stems, beside horses, sheep, hogs and
farming tools, ETC., at his farm In Ben.
nington township. Sale begins at II
o'clock, cattle sold in the afternoon
Il Mr.. Loomis has splendid herd Of Hol
i stems and 1t will be good OPPORTUNITY
,e to purchase this popular breed Of cattle
u Rev. George B. Waldron, who was II
- the city visiting friends, spoke in TIT
Congregational church Sunday morn
= ing last, giving an informal talk on hi
work as superintendent OF the mission
= airy work in the State of Florida, where
ID he has resided for number Of years
in Mr.. Waldrons old friends Of boyhoo'
re days were pleased to see him and Il
I'd hear him describe the work In the state
he He left Tuesday for Grand Rapids +
'p attend the national council.