The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-31
LOCAL NEWS

D.
Harry, Byerly of Bennington, town.
ship, was completely destroyed, with
practically all of its contents by fire
Monday afternoon. No furniture was
saved and only a little clothing and
bed clothing could be gotten out. The
loss is estimated at about $4,000, with
no insurance. This is the second time
that Mr.. and Mrs. Byerly have lost
their home by fire within few years.
Frank Marvin, Fairfield township
farmer, was bound over to circuit
court October %, by Justice Friegel
on a charge of assault with intent to
commit great bodily harm less than
murder, preferred by DR.. John Ruele
of Elsie. Ruele charges that Mar
vin. shot at him and another Elsie man
some time ago while they were pick
ing up hickory nuts in front of Mar
WINS farm.
Eight persons were lucky to escape
injury late Monday afternoon when
the big hook and ladder truck of the
fire department, skidded around the
corner of Exchange and Ball streets,
and crashed into an automobile be-
longing to R. M. Thomas of North
Ball street, while the rear end of the
truck hit the, curb, shattering one
wheel. The truck did not tip over.
E. H. Cherry has purchased a piece
of ground adjoining the rear of the
Old Dry Cleaning works, of j. H.
Laverock for the purpose Of erecting
an addition to accommodate the dye
room, dry tumbler and dust wheel. A
garage will also be built. Mr.. Ellis
expects to install system of oderless
dry cleaning within the next 80 days.
City Attorney Van r. Pond has re-
ceived from attorneys for Andrew
Geek and his bonding company,
check for $3,250 in settlement of the
suit brought by the city against
Geek and his company to collect on
the bond which the company gave
when Geek built the West Main
street pavement.
The Woman's branch of the Patter-
son-Dawson Post, American Legion,
held preliminary meeting Friday
evening and elected temporary officers
as follows: President, Mrs. o. ]. Rey-
nolds; secretary, Mrs. Rf Stanley
Day. 1t is the purpose of the wom-
ans branch to aid the Legion in all
its work.
An interesting clock has been
placed in one of the windows of the
Owosso Savings bank facing on Main
street. 1t has little to commend it but
its hands and face having apparently
neither ::insides" nor outside" but
seems to succeed in indicating the
correct time none the less.
DR.. G. l.. Cramer's Oakland coupe
was badly damaged ard the front of
Ford car owned by George Davis of
New Haven, andedriven by his daugh-
ter, was smashed Friday afternoon
when the Ford hit DR.. Cramer's car
at Oliver and Washington streets.
No one was injured.
The first jury composed entirely of
women to sit in case in Shiawassee
county acquitted Mrs. Roy Card, of
Durand, in Justice Patchell's court
Monday on charge of unreasonably
Furnishing her two-year-old child. The
jury was out only 3 minutes.
On Friday afternoon, Mrs. Charles
Reckling entertained twenty guests
at her home on North Washington
street, in honor of Misses Millie and
Augusta Abel and Mrs. Bert Cramp-
ton, who left Monday for their home
in Pasadena, Calf.
Mrs. Ida G. Miller, widow of Beebe
c. Miller, who died on September 20
has received from the Modern Wood
man of America. check for $4,000,
the amount of insurance carried by
Mr.. Miller in that society.
The board of supervisors Monday
made provision to pa for clerk hire
for the county drain commissioner
out of the county funds, under the
new law, this came out of the dis
trict funds.
Miss Mildred Donigan entertained
at o'clock dinner, Saturday at her
home on John street announcing the
engagement of Miss Della Simon of
this city to Mr.. Sam Landy of Flint.
A petition has been filed in probate
court asking for the appointment of
an administrator of the. estate of
Mrs. Celia Barker, deceased, of Du-
rand. She left an estate of $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Robertson, Mr..
and Mrs. L. Wells and Miss Elmina
Grill of Detroit, spent the week end
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Grill, North Washington street.