The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-05
LOCAL NEWS

Lebeau left Tuesday on a business
trip to Detroit.
Miss Bess VanDyne, North Saginaw
street, left Wednesday on a trip to
Detroit and Cincinnati.
Charles Ellis has returned from a
business trip to Chicago in the inter-
est of the Owosso Sugar Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Thomas have re-
turned to their home on North Ball
street, after spending two months in
Bay City.
Henry Smetana who returned re-
Gently from business trip to New
York and other eastern points, left
this morning for Toledo. ....
A former sweetheart of her hus-
band, Leander Montey, broke up the
home of Montey and his wife Anna,
according to charges made in her suit
for divorce filed Tuesday. She lives
in Owosso.
Wills of Sarah Smith, of Woodruff
township, Mary Ellsworth of Owosso
and Martha Blossom of Morrice have
been filed in probate court. Mrs.
Smith left an estate of $3.50; Mrs.
Ellsworth, $1,000, and Mrs. Blossom
81 ,450.
The following marriage licenses were
issued Wecneeday ut the county clerk g
Office: George Jensen Durapd. and An.
nabelle Jensen, Greenville; Harry Dan.
forth and Apnabelle Case, Dursnd; Ed
win Barry and Bessie Elliott, Owosso;
John Reed, Grand Rapids, and Wini.
fred Patterson, Owosso.
The firm of Brown & Gray, cigar
and tobacco dealers, has been dis
solved, Mr.. Gray buying the interest
of James j. Brown. Mr.. Gray will
continue to operate the store and
billiard parlors, while Mr.. Brown will
become local agent for the Sun Life
Insurance Co. and will have a desk
in the store.
Howard Neff, II years old, of this
city, died in the University hospital in
Ann Arbor Wednesday. After hav-
ing been treated there four months
he came home in August but returned
Tuesday morning. The deceased is
the son of Mrs. Ada Neff, 119 North
Cedar street and also is survived by
brother and sister, Arthur and
Irene Neff.
Shiawassee Chapter Daughters Of
the American Revolution, is DESTROYS
of learning if there is real Daughter
of the American Revolution (that is,
a womanFwhose father fought i'm the
Revolution) living in Shiawassee
county or. it's vicinity. Any informa-
ton will be gratefully received by
Mrs. William F. Noble, 422 w. Oliver
St., phone Gal.
Mrs. Kate Ferren has been named
by the board of education to act as
superintendent of the Corunna schools
for the balance of them, succeeding
c. A. Manning, who resigned because
of i'll health. Mrs. William Renwick
will succeed Mrs. Ferren as principal,
Mrs. Renwick formerly taught in the
Corunna schools. Both ladies assumed
their new duties Monday.
Andrew 'Simmington, a lineman
living on West Main street, was lodg-
ed in Jail Tuesday following his az
rest for creating disturbance and
assaulting his wife. Mrs. SHINING
ton told the officers that her husband
had come home "crazy drunk" and
struck her and chicken her, and threat
ened to kill her before morning. She
said that the arrival of the officers
was all that saved her from severe
injury, in her opinion.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. G. Stiff who re-
Gently sold their farm and intended
to slip away from their many friends
in Burton to their new home in Owes
so this week, were taken by surprise
Monday evening when friends, seven
ty-fve strong, invaded their home
with well filled baskets. The even
ing was spent in a social way and
music. Rev. G. N. Gillett presented
Mr.. and Mrs. Stiff with a chest of
beautiful silver, in behalf of those
present. The family will be missed
greatly in Burton and in the M. p
church where they were faithful
workers. Mr.. Stiff has been superin.
tendent of the Sunday school for over