The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-12
LOCAL NEWS

| IL. D. Church, or Fort Huron, Tor
merly of this city, is spending few
days here on business.
Wayne Max is the name of son
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred R. Taylor
% South Chapman street.
Mrs. Fred Menshardt, South Dewey
street, is in Detroit spending a few
days visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Schlaak
are the parents of an eight-pound
boy, Charles Theodore, born March 2.
Rev. and Mrs. H. A. Roper, Michi-
gan avenue, are the parents of nins
pound daughter, born Sunday morn
ing.
Lieut.. Frank E. Evans of Fort
Sheridan was home for over Sunday.
Lieut.. Evans expects to be discharged
next June.
Captain Thomas Corcoran, of Gen.
trail fire station, has resigned to take
effect on March Is. He expects to
draw milk for local creamery.
A son, Joseph Elias, was born Feb
ruary "a to Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Pruitt
of Urbana, Ill. Mrs. Pruitt was form
erly Miss Grace Amos, of this city.
Rolla Chase returned Friday to
Wisconsin, where he is travelling for
the Ball Brand Rubber Co., after
spending a few days at his home in
this city.
Mrs. Ivah Graham of Owosso, has
begun divorce proceedings against
William Graham, charging cruelty in
that he has neglected to provide a
home for her since they were mar
ried in 1918.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued by the County Clerk:
Jewell Van Buren,, and Theo Wright,
Owosso; Rudolph Wertman and Grace
Bailey, Owosso; Verne Butts, Owosso
and Lillian Spencer, Bay City.
Miss Mildred Hurrel was hostess
last evening at the home of Mrs. L.
M. Swartzmiller, North Ball street, at
miscellaneous shower given in honor
of Mrs. George Getman. A pot-luck
supper was served and the evening
was most delightfully."- spent.
Leo Eveleth, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Eveleth, Of Corunna, and Miss
Hilda Lawcock, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Lawcock, of Venice,
were married in Lansing Monday, they
have announced. They are residing
in Owosso where he has a position
with the Standard Oil Co. ir,
At the meeting of the E. F. u. held
Wednesday evening, the following Of
ficers were elected: President, Mrs.
Kate Mccarthy; vice-president, Mrs.
Anna Knickerbocker; secretary, Mrs.
E. N. Revenaugn; treasurer, Mrs.
Carrie May; warden, Mrs. Ida Wilbur;
inside guard, Mrs. F. c. May.
Mrs. Marie Burgess of Detroit, has
filed a petition in probate court ask
ing that her son, Lilliburn Burgess,
be declared dead and his estate of $500
be turned over to her as his only heir
Mrs. Burgess says that he has been
missing for almost nine years and
that during that time not thing has
been heard from him.
Mrs. Mary Ann Jewell passed away
Monday at her home 817 Michigan
avenue, after having been in poo,
health since an attack of grip in the
fall. She was 83 years of age ant
had been a resident of Owosso fol
I about twelve years. Three sons, Ed
! gar, of this city, John, of Pontiac ant
/ Charles, of Detroit, survive.
Christ Episcopal church is nov
most conveniently equipped with fiv,
large electric lamps, one in tn,
church and four in the nave Thes,
are gifts made in memory of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Alfred T. Thomas, Charles S
Williams and Lieut.. Charles S. Will
liams. The pulpit, organ and vesti
bule are also supplied with fixtures
at the expense of the Guild.
The remains of Herman Emmoff
the taller employed by the Owoss'
Dry Cleaning works, who dropped
dead at his bench last Monday, still
r lies in local morgue unclaimed. Hi
o home was supposed to have been nea
/ Mansfield, Ohio, and the chief of pc
n lice there was wired and asked to lool
JPhp relatives but nothing has beer
ri heard from him.
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s;E Ruth l.. Wilson Easterbrook die,
Sunday evening at her home on AL
ger avenue of pneumonia. She wa
born in New Haven township 81 year
ago, coming with her parents t,
Owosso when she was year old an,
has since resided here. Three year
ago she was married to Floyd Easter
brook. Besides her husband she i
survived by two children, Max, age,
two, and Howard, four months. Sh
also leaves her mother, Mrs. Mar,
Wilson, of this city, and five sisters
. Township treasurers who have set
tied up to Saturday and the amount
they paid in and amount returned ar,
as follows: Ralph M. Dewitt, Mid
dlebury, paid in $21,S54.95, returned