The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-05-14
LOCAL NEWS

burg, made business trip to this city
Monday.
Mrs. A. VanBuren returned to her
home in Durand Tuesday after Wis
iting her son, L. Jewel N. VanBuren
Mrs. Ethel Baldwin, of Oakley,
who expects to come to Owosso to re-
side was in the city looking up real
estate.
The estate of the late julius Erie
seke Of Owosso, is estimated at $32,
600 in the petition filed in probate
court for the appointment of an ad-
ministrator.
Mrs. Fred Berner has purchased
the north Palmer flat on North Shia-
wassee street and expects to occupy
one side of it while her son and his
family will occupy the other.
Harriet jeanette, the 19-days-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Deuel. of Lansing, died Friday noon at
the home of Mrs. Deuel's mother,
Mrs. VIM. Donigan, North Park street
The Owosso City band has notified
the Memorial day committee that it
will donate it's services for that oc-
casion. The band now consists of over
80 pieces and is rendering splendid
music.
Nathan Hatfield, a carpenter en-
ployed by the Owosso housebuilding
company, lost tools valued at $75
Monday night, when someone broke
into one of the houses on which he was
working, forced his tool chest open
and cleaned it out.
Harry Downer, of Bay City, has
been the guest of his brother-in-law,
Charles Lindsey, Pine street, during
the week. Mr.. Downer spent three
months last fall travelling through
England and France and visited many
places made famous by the war.
L. 3. Allison, formerly of this city,
writes to friends here of the Owosso
picnic held held at Brookside Park
near Pasadena, on Sunday, May 2, at
which over 100 old Owosso people
were in attendance, many of whom
had not met since leaving the home
town.
J. c. Austin, Degree captain of
Owosso Encampment No. SO, I. o. o.
+. was in Jackson this week to perfect
plans for the Royal Purple degree
staff of the local Encampment to con-
fer the Royal Purple degree at the
coming session of Grand Encamp-
ment.
Lawrence Stack, of Saginaw, for
merly of Owosso, was arrested in |
Saginaw Monday, by Sheriff Sproule |
and Under Sheriff Pardee on a charge |
of contempt of court, in failing to pay
his divorced wife alimony as ordered
by the court. He is in arrears $147, it |
is charged.
Mrs. Jacob Cramer died Monday |
afternoon at her home on North Cedar |
street. She had been in poor health |
for some time. Death was due to |
heart trouble. The funeral was held |
at st. Paul's Catholic church Thursday |
morning at 8 o'clock. The deceased |
is survived by her husband and one
son, William Cramer.
Jay Stewart, restaurant owner on
South Washington street, Monday re-
ported to the police the loss of hand
bag, containing a box in which there
was 500, all in silver dollars. The
handbag dropped off the running
board of Stewards car, somewhere in
West Owosso Sunday. His mother
in-law placed the handbag there, as
they were starting for a drive, and
forgot it.
Mrs. Gertrude Wallace paid fine
of SIS in justice court Monday for
running an Overland touring car, on
a license issued for Ford car. She
admitted having one license plate
transferred from the Ford to the
Overland, and using both cars with
only one license. The license was is
sued to the employer of her husband,
and he knew nothing of the transfer
of the license.
Owosso Commandery No. 40,
knights Templar, is drilling twice a
week, on Monday and Thursday nights
to attend the state conclave
Of the grand commandery at Saginaw
June 1. The parade on that occasion
will probably be the largest in the
history of grand commandery, follow
ing which exhibition drills will be Civ
en- at Hoyt Park, perhaps the finest
parade grounds in the state. A num-
Der of ladies will accompany the
To Saginaw for the dax