The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-02-25


Lansing, Friday attending q meeting
OF the engineers club.
Merrick Blair attended q meeting O
the Michigan Congress Of Sportsmsn's
associations in Grand Rapids Thursday
w. J. Melchers and L. L. Conn were
in Grand Rapids Wednesday attending
meeting Of the state telephone sssocia.
ton.
Word has been received in y wosso of
the marriage Of Harold Flanders,
formerly Of this city. and Miss Lillian
1. Shsckey. Of Grand Rapids. Mich in
that city on Saturday, Feb. 18Th.
Owosso people will be interested TO
know that Mrs. Edward Pinney, at one
time resident OF this city, has been
elected director and president Of the
Pinney State Bank, Cass City. Mrs.
Pinney was formerly Miss Ella Hanes,
a graduate from the Owosso high school.
A number Of the members OF the
Owosso Corps of the Salvation Army
returned Monday after attending the
fifth annual Young Peoples Council of
the Army, held in Detroit Saturday and
Sunday. Among those present at the
council was the national commander,
Evangeline Booth of New York.
b. c. Redmond. Of Alma, owner of q
grocery business in that city, is here
seeking a site for the erection of a build.
ing to be used as branch of his Alma
business. If he locates here, his son
will conduct the business at Alma and
he will be in charge OF the business
here.
Mrs. Maude Whitford of Owosso has
begun suit for divorce against Oliver
Whitford, whom she married in 1904
She charges that he fails to support her
and her two children and that the only
means of support the family has are
three cows which che herself has to
care, for. She charges him with i'm
moral conuuct.
As the result of raid on the nome
of Anon Wheeler on South Sagina
street by Patrolmen German, Jewell
and Waters Wednesday night. follow.
ing the receipt of tip that drinking
was was going on there. four men were
ordered to report to the court. A quart
and pint OF whiskey and quantity of
denatured alcohol were confiscated.
Double measure of defeat was admin.
istered the local High school by the
Holly basketball teams Friday evening
at Holly. The boys game resulted. 81 10
In Hollys favor. and the girls contest
was ]copped .bysth Oakland county
school, 2S.1s. In the afternoon the
Owosso boys reserves defeated Byron
.374 2E
With the reconstruction of the Haarer
Block, the Y w. c. A. Is to have add.
tional space for its rooms. AS this
means the removal OF wall and change
in partitions. the rooms will not be fur
nished properly until after the work is
done. 1t is hoped that thework will be
done quite soon. Ia the meantime, the
rooms are open, and b e publce is
welcome
Justice Friegel as announced his
decision in the case of William McAvoy
against Delaney brothers, over saw
mill bill The defendants claimed they
owed McAvoy 1856 for services and
he claimed $l0S. The court found that
$25 55 was right. The defendants made
tender of this amount some time ago
and it was refused by McAvov The
costs are assessed against McAv,y
The Elf Khurafeh Shrine cermonia
in Saginaw Friday WAS attended by n
number Of Owosso men. Including J
B Mcintosh, George U. Wrigh'. Dn
butcher, Herman Thiemann, H4rmar
Dignan. DR.. George Gilbert. DIR C,arlt,
Williams, Albert Scarlet. Orrin ,Jeu
nings, Thomas Jones, Harry Walsh
Ollie Shack, Edward Zimmerman
Harry Parker, Frank Cute. Charle
Dingman, B. Byerlv, DR.. F. F
Hoyer, and Dan T. Custom, of Duran d
Mrs. Elizabeth Ward died, Wednes
day, at the home OF her daughter, Mrs
u. B. Wade. at Laingsburg, at the ag
of 81 years. Mrs. Ward had been II
A for only few days. Mr.. Ward passet
q away about 90 years ago, and the onl
near surviving relatives are daughter
Mira Wade, at whose home she passe
away, and one son, DR.. w. e. Ward, o
this city. The funeral will be held q
Laingsburg Saturday morning at 1913
o'clock, and burial will be at Oak III
cemetery at Owosso.
, The Conner Ice Cream Co. has pu,
chased ground in Ovid and will begil
at once on construction of q brancl
milk station, It Is announced by job
j. Mcdonald. general manager. Tn
plant will be 50xSO feet 10 dimeusion