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

IL +. Royce was unable by reason or
sickness Thursday to cover his rural
route.
County Agent 81. e. Dennison is in
Chicago attending the National Dairy
Show for a week.
Mrs. v. 8. Nation and daughter,
Cornelia. have returned from a visit
with their son and brother c. B. Mat
toon. who is instructor of mammal train
ing In the schools at Hudson. Mich,
District Superintendent e ID. Dimond
of Flint, will preach at the Asbury NJ
E. church Sunday morning, and Sun.
day noon in Bennington. The quar-
terly conference will be held Monday
night at the Asbury church.
] The cigar store and billiard parlor
at 113 West Main street has been sold
by Paul Siess to Eli Kerby, of Elsie,
whose son will be associated with him
in the business under the firm name
of Kerby and Son. Mr.. Kerby's SON.
in-law also will work for him.
George Denyes, veteran patrolman
was promoted Monday to the rang of
assistant chief of the police depart
ment by Mayor Wright, following the
| passage of an amendment to the po-
lice ordinance establishing this office.
The assistant chief will be on duty
day times.
Chas. E. Rigley left Monday for
Atlantic City to attend the annual
meeting of the National Association
of Furniture Manufacturers. While
away he will visit Philadelphia, Wash
ington and New York City. He ex-
poets to attend Rev. Russell H. Con-
wells church next Sunday and hear
this famous preacher.
The will of Elizabeth Mcdonald,
deceased, of Byron, has been filed in
the probate court. 1t disposes of an
estate of $500. A petition has been
filed asking for the appointment of
an administrator of the estate of
Edith Sayre, of Durand, who left an
estate of $4,000.
John Monroe of the firm of Mon
roe and Lewis, Holstein cattle breed
ers north of the city, has returned
from Grand Rapids where he sold
three heads of thoroughbreds at the
annual consignment sale of the West
Michigan Holstein Association. The
three head brought $1,885. :
Mrs. Samuel Dick of this city, Wed.
nesdsy received dispatch conveying
the news of the death in Latexo, Texas,
of her sister, Mrs. Louis Stiff, formerly
q we'll known resident of Owosso The
body. will be brought here for bufial.
Mrs. =. n. Stanton of Laingsburg, also
is sister Of the deceased lady.
|. Oscar Murdoch. farm hand, Of Owos.
SO township. was arrested In Lansing
Tuesday for raising checks from "a t.
"a; IS to $25, and securing money and
spending 1t right and left until 1t was
gone. He also rented an auto in Owos-
so and abandoned it at Saginaw with q
poor tire.
| The drawing of sugar beets in wa
gon lots to the Owosso Sugar Co. has
commenced and for the next two or
three months, night and days includ-
ing of beets and the turning out of
sugar will be one of the important in
!. dustries of our city. Many applica-
tions for work in and around the
factory are already on file and the
officers of the company are assured
there will be no scarcity Of help this
year.
Owosso takes commendable degre ct
Of satisfaction in the fact that because
Of the devotion Of one of her citizens
= Mrs.. A. M. Hume, to a worthy csue'
there now exists at Adrian an institu
tion known as the Home for Masonic
and Eastern Star Orphans, the dedica
/ ton of which occurred on Sept. 23rd
: The Home is q fine, large mansion II
l the outskirts Of the city, surrounded By
beautiful grounds, and Is considered al
ideal place for the purpose intended,
After being out less than half al
j hour, the jury which heard the evi
u dence in the ejectment proceedings o
n the Grand Trunk Railroad compan
s against H. P. and Nellie Cobb of Du
: rand, Friday afternoon, returned
q verdict against the defendants and as
2. sessing nominal damages of four do
lars against them. The company sue
to eject the defendants from stri
:, Of land 100 feet long and three fee
y wide, on the company's right of wa
= in Durand.
Re A jury in circuit court October
l. gave Arthur Hanchett, supervisor {
Hazelton township, judgment of 81
895.57, against Arthur Waldorf ar
N the Casualty and Fidelity Co. This
"a the full amount asked by Hanche
Is in his suit. Hanchett took road col
u tract and sub-let it to Waldorf, WI
o. gave bond for faithful performance
&c He fell down in the work and the ros
IN commission cancelled the contrac
ie Hanchett sued for damages to hi
:. through Waldrof's failure. Pulver