The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-01-10
LOCAL NEWS

Born, Sunday, 10 Mr. and Mrs Marx
Woodbury., Exchange street, a son.
Miss Adelaide Fauth went TO Detroit,
Monday, to begin course at the Far
rand School for Nurses.
Sidney Landon, next attraction, Bap.
list course, Monday evening next,
Jan. ID ADV
Mrs. H. p. No aver is spending sew.
eral weeks at Peoria. ILL.,, while Mr..
Wolaver makes his annual trip on the
road.
Reserve seat diagram at Sprague's
drug store for Baptist entertainment
course opens Saturday at 10 O'clock
Adv b
| Mr.. and Mrs. NJ L. Burch have sold
their rooming house at 507 Fourth
avenue, Detroit, and have returned t,
Owosso to reside. "'
DR.. W. E. Ward, health officer, at
tended a meeting in Lansing, Tuesday,
of health officers of the state to take up
the matter of proposed legislation of the
public health.
Don A. Meeker former County Agri-
cultural Agent for this county has been
discharged from the army and wi
travel in the south for the Interna tional
Fl rvester Co.
A daughter was born Jan. 6 to Mr.
and Mrs. William G. Devereaux, of De-
troit. The newcomers name is Shirley
Jane. Mrs. Devereaux was formerly
Miss Harriet Detwiler of Owosso.
The home of Frank VanWagoner,
Stewart street. was damaged by fire
Sunday, the fire being started while he
was attempting to othaw out frozen
pipes with home nfade tt rch
Miss Gertrude Wooster submitted to
an operation for appendicitis, Tuesday,
and is recovering although her condi.
ton was considered critical prior to the
operation. which was performed at her
home on Dewey street.
Petition for the administration of the
estate of the late Mrs, .E Elizabeth Sim.
mington was filed Saturday by Miss
Lillian Simmington. The estate Is
valued at $1,000 There are four heirs,
children of the deceased.
w. e Washburn Of Owosso, hes be
gun suit to enforce contract assigned
by his father bat which needs a court
decree to make i'll valid. The contract
is for the sale of the Washburn home.
stead south of Owosso to A. Pstlack.
The will OF the late Humphrey Scott
was fled In probate court Tuesday. It
was drawn in 1895 and was witnessed
by Stesrps T Smith, then circuit Judge,
and Fred Edwards, "Iof Ovos!c. The
estate amounts to 1900 and is divide d
among his three children.
The will Of the late A. Morrell Bent.
ley of this city, was filed for probate
Saturday by the Security Trust Co. of
Detroit. The will was made Jure 20.
1918, ana leaves his entire estate 10 his
widow The hearing was set BY Judge
Bush f0r FEB 10
Sergt. Lawrer CO. E Osmcr, recently
discharged from the army has accepted
position with the Carpenter Grain
Co, Of Battle Creek. He had proved
his ability in this lie of business while
connected with Fred WEIGH ia this city
and friends look for him to become u
successful dealer
The marriage of William G. Chap.
MAJ, son of Ms. Florence Chapman
who formerly conducted millinery
store in this city. and Miss Katherine
We lder, dcu !hter OF Prof. and Mrs. H.
X. Vedder of the Agricultural College
was solemnized in New York, New
Year soy.
Instead of going to the Atrial School
for Girls as ordered by Judge Bu'h,
Frances Herber, 10 yearold Owosso
girl, will stay ut the Dorcas Home until
AID Ill. when she will be Is years old,
and then she will become the bride OF
Private Frank Keck, a discharged sol
der Of Elsie. AT least this is the pres
eut plan.
Mrs. Anna C. Merrill, aged 81 years,
a lifelong resident of Venice town
ship, died Monday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Golombesky
Surviving are one son, Cecil, of De-
troit, and four daughters, Mrs. Ola
Naismith, of st. Charles, Mrs. Ber-
tina Barnes, of Lansing; Mrs. Colon
besky, and Mrs. Gertrude Frey OF
Lansing. The funeral was held Thurs
day at Venice Center church.
The will of Mrs. Laura Gerow. form
erly of Owosso. who died recently, has
been filed in probate court with pei
tiou by her daughter. Mrs. Ada z IN
norman. asking that it be admitted to
probate The estate amounts to 81 AGO,
$40. 900 of which is In personal prop.
erty. The will divides IL evenly be.
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