The Owosso times., 1921-04-22


M. L. Southard.
Mrs. Hudson Sheldon, returned to
Ann Arbor Monday after spending
the last week as the guest of friends
in Owosso and Bennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Miner have re-
turned to their home here after
spending the winter at Los Angeles
and other points in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Armstrong and
Miss Favor Armstrong have returned
after spending the winter in Los
Angeles, Calf, and Everett, Wash.
Rev. w. F. Jerome, rector of the
Episcopal church, is quite i'll at the
home of Mrs. Peterson, North Wash
ington street. He is threatened with
pneumonia.
George Robertson, East Comstock
street, was confined to his home part
of the week by bruises sustained in a
fall from a scaffold while at work in
Chase's Boot Shop.
Mayor A. T. Wright, City Attorney
Van R. Pond and City Clerk B. X.
Lucas attended a meeting of the
Michigan League of Municipalities at
Lansing Tuesday.
Bruce Robinson has resigned as
turnkey at the county Jail, to accept
position as surveyor with the
county road commission. William
Bailey of Durand will succeed him.
Roy c. Cheal, of South Bend, Ind,
visited at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Vernon Fulmer last week. Mr.. Cheal
lived in Owosso as boy and young
man and has many friends in the city.
Martin Valack of Owosso township,
paid fine of $40 in Justice Nichols
court Saturday for violating the
health laws. When one of his horses
died, he drew it to the Gould farm
and left it unburied.
The auditor generals petition for
court order to sell property on
which taxes of 1918 have not been
paid will be heard by Judge Collins
Monday. There are ZIG pieces of
property described in the petition.
Petitions for improvements such as
sewer, curbs, pavements, boulevard
lights and water extensions must be
presented to the city commission on
or before April 25th if they receive
consideration this year. Signed, City
Commission.-Adv.
Mrs. Hattie Forster was appointed i
deputy county treasurer Saturday.
She succeeds Frank Rush who re-
signed some time ago. Mrs. Forster
has been employed for several months
in the treasurer's Office and is well
qualified for the place. s,K "" 81
G. j. Kirn, dean Of Northwestern
College at Napierville, ILL.,, was the
guest Friday of his brother, William
Kirn, North Washington street. Mr..
Kirn was on his way home from the
Michigan conference of the Evangel-
ical church, held at Sebewaing this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Durham and the
formers father, Charles Durham, ar
rived home in Corunna Friday from
Florida where they spent the winter.
Mrs. Durham's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Rose, who were with the same
party, arrived home Wednesday
night.
Notice-The law provides that all
soldiers or soldiers widows of the
Mexican, Civil or Spanish American
wars, wishing exemption must file
exemption papers with the City As
SCISSOR on or before the 18th of May.
Papers must be filed each year.
Adv.
Mesdames Hugh and w. ]. Doyle |
delightfully."- entertained at linen
shower Friday evening at the home
of the former in honor of their sister,
Miss Margaret Powers, whose mar
riage to Edward King will take place
in the near future. About 40 guests
were present, who enjoyed cards and
dancing.
The Corunna D. u. s. girls dane
ing party at the casino Friday night,
held for the purpose of raising funds
with which to meet their pledge of
one boulevard light, netted them
quite a sum but not enough to pay for
the light, which will cost $38.
The board of supervisors Friday
voted to install three lights along
Court House square.
w. A. Dickson, who recently
opened a bakery in West Owosso,
today announced another reduction
of one cent in the price of bread.
He will hereafter sell a % ounce
loaf of bread for IL cents. Mr..
Dickson says that he found that
Lansing bakers were shipping bread
to Owosso and this vicinity and were
charging only IL cents for 22 ounce
loaf, for which Owosso bakers were
charging 13 or 121a cents.
Mrs. James A. Cooper of Battle
Creek, former resident Of Owosso,
died at her home in that city Sunday