The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-02-13
LOCAL NEWS

visiting in Owosso yesterday.
L. w. Todd, of Boston, has been
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Todd during the week.
Mrs. Caroline Mcdonald, West Will
liams street, has left for st. Peters
burg, Fla, where she will spend sew
eral weeks.
Elias Holzheuer, of Owosso, who
alleged desertion in his divorce action
against Amelia Holzheuer, has been
granted divorce.
The annual "feed" of the Corunna
business men and their friends will
take place on the evening of Friday,
February n.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Walsh, of De-
troit, formerly of Owosso are the
proud parents of an eight pound son,
born this morning.
An eight and one-half pound son
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ran
dali of Burton, February 9. The
young mans name is A. j. Randall
w. C. Cadwallader returned Sat-
urday evening from Holland where
he was called last week by the seri-
Gus illness of Mrs. Cadwallader's
brother.
Leroy E. Watrous, pastor of the
New Haven Wesleyan Methodist
church, died Friday night at 8:45 of
pneumonia developing from influenza,
after an illness of about a week.
A decree of divorce was granted
yesterday to Amelia Huntlye of Perry
against Albert Huntlye of Owosso.
| The contest was withdrawn by Mr..
Huntley when the case came up.
A class of 16 candidates was initial
ed last night by the Owosso Aerie of
! Eagles. A social session followed the
work. There are % applicants in and
this class will be put through two
weeks from last night.
Frank Swarthout of Laignsburg
has begun suit in circuit court aga
inst G. E. Paine and other Laings-
burg parties to quiet title to some
Laingsburg property.
Mrs. Florence K Cross of Owossc
has begun suit in circuit court aga
inst William Cross, chargin resertion
They were married in 1912 and she
claims he deserted her in 1918. -
Merwin Roach and Thomas Singer
land have purchased the tobacco bust
ness and billiard parlors conducted for
several months by Kerby and Son,
formerly owned by Paul Siess. Both
men served overseas, have wide &C
quaintance and doubtlessly will make
success of the business.
Chief of Police Hodges has received
communication from Police Com
missioner Inches of Detroit asking
that Owosso take part in campaign
against accidents to be nationwide
scope. Education of pedestrians and
drivers of vehicles is big part of
the campaign.
Death due to pneumonia, following
influenza, claimed Monday at his home
in New Haven township, seven miles
northeast of Owosso, Timothy Sulli-
van, 33 years old. He had been i'll
about 10 days. Besides his father,
Michael Sullivan, the deceased is
survived by one sister and seven
brothers.
A thrilling story of the Armenian
situation was told Sunday night by
Rev. Robert M. Hopkins, National
Bible school superintendent of the
Church of Christ, at the church OF
that denomination in this city, and
was listened to with breathless at
tention by the large audience pres
ent.
If it was an unbalanced mind that
caused Carl Cooper, Perry township
young man to burn the buildings on
his fathers farm year or so ago,
Judge Collins wants to know it before
he passes sentence on the young man.
To this end he has appointed DR.. Wal
ter T. Parker of Owosso and DR.. Cud-
worth of Perry special commission
to examine him as to his sanity.
It is understood that another thea
} ter is a possibility here. 1t is re-
ported that representatives of Chi
cago theatrical company which OPP
crates string Of moving picture
country have been here negotiating
on the purchase of property at the
southeast corner of Washington and
Comstock streets on which to erect a
, theatre.
John T. Shannon, of Garland, has
received nomination. for the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, as first alter
nate for Senator Townsend and Sec
ond alternate from Senator New
berry, and left Sunday night for
Severn school at Boone, Md. Mr.
Shannon is a son of A. E. Shannon, OF
Garland.
The matter of the estate of William
w. Vert, of Laingsburg, was brought
into the probate court Feb. s, when q
petition was filed by John d. Wer,
for the appointment of Stacy G. Wer,
l as administrator. The estate amounts
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