The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-18
LOCAL NEWS

county will be found in this issue o
The TIMES.
w. B. Waite has opened a general
insurance and real estate Office in the
Citizens Savings Bank building.
F. j. Storrer and Melvin DeYoung
are In Detroit attending the Michigan
Retail Clothiers' Convention this week
Stereoptican lecture showing the ben
evolent work carried on by the Disciples
of Christ, at the Church of Christ,
next Sunday evening.
Advices from Harper hospital, De-
troit, where Mrs. Morris Southland, Of
this city, is being treated, state that her
condition is improved.
Work will be begun early next week
to pump out the five or six feet of water
which at present is in the excavation
for Owosso's new reservoir. 1t is ex-
pected that the actual pouring of con-
crete for the reservoir will commence
about ten days later.
The will of the late G. M. Abrey, of
Morrice, has been filed in probate court
It. disposes Of an estate of $4,000, by
giving $500 to his daughter, Edith;
one half of all personal and real estate
to his son, George; $25 each to his two
grandchildren, and the balance to his
widow.
John Doe proceedings were conducted
by Prosecuting Attorney Matthews
Tuesday afternoon in an effort to ascer.
tain how it was that fire was found in
three separate places in the frame build.
ing at the southeast corner of Wash.
ington and Mason streets on the night
of December IA.
Lacking practice, the Owosso In
door Club lost to the Buick team of
Flint 11-9 Friday evening at the
Lakeside Coliseum, Flint. The
Owosso boys had practiced only a
short time one evening during the
week and consequently made several
costly errors. If sufficient interest
is displayed, return game will be
played here.
Albert g. Countryman, aged SO, died
at his home 602 Lingle avenue, Tuesday
night, after an illness of two months
with heart trouble. The funeral will
be held Friday afternoon at $50 o'clock
at the Free Methodist church. Rev
DaVo;ot ofG.;ot;,0 P,r;ol xr;Ii talxo
place at Oak Hill. Mr. Countrvman
was born in New York, and had lived
in Owosso 30 years. He was married
December %, 1899, to Miss Mercy Carr,
of Gratiot county, who survives him.
Mayor Wright has created the Office
of night captain of police and appointed
Patrolman William Robertson to the
place. The captain will have full charge
of the patrolmen on duty at night
They will be subject to his orders, and
he turn will be responsible for them to
Chief Hodges and the mayor. He will
be relieved of the duties of walking
beat, and will devote his time to gen
eral supervision of the pstrolmen, of
whom there will be four.
Verbal confirmation of the promise
of the state to pare Corunna avenue in
Owosso and Frasier and Shiawassee
streets in Corunna this year, was given
to John Y. Martin and Roy G. Bailey
Of Corunna. and w. A Rosenkrins Of
this city, Wednesday, when the men
were in Lansing. Mr.. Bailey talked
with Highway Commissioner Rogers,
who assured him that the work was on
the departments program for this year,
and the other two gentleman talked
with members of the house and senate
Owosso has received lot of unde.
sirable publicity recently because Of
raids made on alleged law violators
The unsophisticated would be led to
believe Owosso is the worst town in
Central Michigan, a haven of law vio-
lators and peace disturbers. Far be it
from the truth. 1t is an unfortunate
light for any city to be put in, and
Owosso surely Is one OF the cleanest
and finest little cities OF it's size in the
state Shiawassee county people know
this to be true, and we are too good
neighbors to stand by and let the slams
continue without saying shame on the
besmirchers. -Durand Express.
Mrs. Clair Vincent, of Corunna,
died at the Memorial hospital in this
city March 10, leaving a little son
born Sunday. Her death was caused
by brain abscess, which formed a
few days ago. Leona Maudlin was
born in Hartland, July ID, 1891, later
moving to Durand, where she mar
ried Mr.. Vincent in 1910. Mr.. and
Mrs. Vincent resided in Durand and
Flint and in Owosso two years. They
had lived in Corunna for nearly a
year. Mrs. Vincent is survived by
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