The Owosso times., 1921-05-06

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Tuesday Duplicate Bridge club Mon.
day afternoon.
City Clerk B. X. Lucas began ex-
cavating for new home on North
Water street Tuesday.
The firm of Dignan & Mcintyre
opened its hardware store Tuesday
in the old Curry building, 113 East
Main street.
Mrs. Hugh McCurdy, Mrs. Morris
Osburn and Mrs. Harry Osburn en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. Morris
Osburn Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Caroline Schautz and daugh-
ter, Miss Pearl, left Tuesday for Ke-
dive, Saskatchewan, where they will
probably spend the summer with re-
latives.
A petition has been filed in probate
court asking for the appointment of
an administrator of the estate of the
late Frank Geek. The estate
amounts to $4,000.
Misses Marjorie Brown, Beatrice
Carmichael and Anna Street spent
Sunday in Ypsilanti, the guests of
Miss Gladys Blair, who is attending
the normal school there.
At meeting of the BARRIERS union
held Monday, it was decided that the
shops in Owosso would remain open
until 10 o'clock on Saturday nights
hereafter. They have been closing at
9 o'clock for several months.
Mrs. Edward Pinney of Cass City,
who was the guest of Mrs. James G.
Rigley, West Oliver street, left Mon
day for Flint. Several social func-
tions were given for Mrs. Pinney
during her stay in Owosso.
Mrs. Arthur Alliton and Mrs. Har-
land p. White attended the an
nual convention of the Women's
Home Missionary Society of the De-
troit conference, Methodist Episco-
pal church held in Detroit this week
A Ford coupe owned and driven by
Frank Stebbins was damaged some
what when it went into the ditch near
the Hibbard farm south of town yes
Sunday and tipped over. Miss Mar
jorie butcher, who was riding with
Mr.. Stebbins, was slightly injured.
A verdict of no cause for action
was returned Friday in Justice Nc
Brides court, which heard the case
of William McAvoy of Rush town.
ship against James Delaney of Ow-
osso township. The case was over
the saving of logs for Delaney by
McAvoy. The men differed on the
amount that was due McAvoy.
The last meeting of the year of the
Child's Conservation league will be
held Friday, May 13, at the home OF
Mrs. Leon Miner, 529 Adams street.
A report Of the state federation
meeting to be held in Lansing, May
A and 5, will be given. Several of
the members are planning to attend
the several sessions.
Robert Waugh, the 17-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley Waugh
of Detroit, formerly of Owosso, died
at the Grace Hospital, Detroit, fol
lowing an operation for appendicitis.
His body was brought to the home of
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.
Waugh, Pine street, where the fun
eral was held.
Chief of Police Hodges plans to put
a traffic officer on duty at Main and
| Washington streets soon. He has Sc
lected Patrolman Earl Whiteherse
for this difficult job, and Whiteherse
went to Flint for few days working
with Flint traffic officers to get some
ideas on how to handle traffic. The
chief also plans to put motorcycle
officer on duty within a short time,
and pick up speeders.
During the war, and while DR..
A. M. Hume was stationed at Michi-
gan headquarters in New York City
there was raised fund of $835.08,
which was placed at his disposal, to
be drawn upon as needed, to provide
for returning soldiers such assistance
as they might need, and otherwise
insure their comfort. The term
"The Shiawassee County Soldiers
Relief Fund" was applied to this
movement. There remains $231.55
of this fund and it will be turned
over to the Memorial Hospital.
Damage estimated at between ST.
200 and 81, 500 was done by fire Sun
day morning at the home Of A. Vie
deman, Shiawassee and Genesee
streets, Mr.. Wiedman escaped
from the house by going
i II from