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- . 1918 Benton Harbor City Directory: Charles F, Bds. 39 East High.
Ref: News-Palladium newspaper, Benton Harbor, Michigan:
. 1894 Aug 24 - Pearl Grange. Miss Mildred Cunningham gave a lemon art last Tues. night. the prizes were drawn by Lena Modlin & Alf Stewart. Frank Osborn drew the body prize.
. 1901 May 8 -Benton city Council Session report, held city hall. Vills approved by the finance committee: Sewer Fund, Frank Osborn, labor, $5.38
. 1905 Apr 29 - First Christian church, Broadway. Music under the direction of Frank Osborn.
. 1905 Aug 26 - Baker Vawater Plant, 150hand now employed at Benton Harbor. foreman binding dept: Frank Osborn.
. 1914 Mar 16 - Real Estate Transfers: H E Clippinger to Frank Osborn, Lot 5, Blk 4, Fair Ground add. to Benton Harbor, $1.
Frank Osborn to Frank F Pratt, Lot 5 Bak 4, Fair Ground add, to Benton Harbor, $1.
Ref: Herald Press newspaper, Saint Joseph, Michigan.
. 1913 Apr 5 - Frank Osborn was the guest of his wife today enroute from Chicago to his home in Pullman. Mrs Osborn is visiting at the Fred Sauerbier home.
. 1915 Jun 23 - Thimble Party success. at home of Mrs H A Wells, Summit st., was the scene Tues. afternoon of a largely attended & successful thimble part, 40 responded to invitations of Christian church. …Vocal quartet. Mrs Frank Osborn.
Ref: Herald Press newspaper, Saint Joseph, Michigan.
. 1920 Feb 26 - Christian Church - The Cross is a play in 3 acts, vividly portraying life in the NY tenements will be presented at Bell there next Tues. Mar 2 & 4 by the Christian church choir. Frank Osborn plays the [religious] doctor in charge of the work of the Associated charities & he gives quite a professional touch to the character.
. 1921 Aug 29 - Benton Harbor payrolls approved by the finance committee: Frank Osborn, teams & extra horse, $175.67
. 1921 Dec 2 - Harry Gering, aged Watervleit farmer found, gagged & left to die. Stanley Gaska, local Austrian murdered, thrown into Lake Michigan. Wm J Handy, former Sodus Farmer, local commission man, beaten, robbed, murdered, his body weighted & thrown into the St. Joseph River. Ferrier County's murder record from Apr 1 to Dec 1, 1921. Solution of the murder, is believed to depend in large measure upon the circumstances of the unidentified stranger's relations with the murder vice. Mrs Badger today confirmed that Handy engaged her husband for the Niles trip. Handy never arrived at his destination. …
Stranger made Inquires: The movements of handy's companion, have hover been, tied farther bak than the return trip from Niles. Frank Osborn, proprietor of a feed & storage barn on Colfax Avenue between West Main * 6th streets said Thursday night night that on the day Handy was in Niles, a tall slender, man came to his office & inquired as to Handy's whereabouts. Osborn says retold the visitor that Handy was in Niles with a car of potatoes.Osborn was unable to give a detailed description of the man, but according to Mrs Brader's account of the description told her by her husband, the stranger must have been the individual who approached Osborn.
Osborn was able to give considerable information regarding the murdered man's temperament & habits, as handy was in his employ during the early summer months. Handy was at times nearly distracted over his family troubles, declared Osborn & wold become confidential with anyone who would listen sympathetically to his story. Handy according to Osborn, invariable carted 2 pocketbooks with large sums of money. Sheriff Bridgman believes Handy had between $600-$700 on his person the night of the murder. When found, the body's clothing revealed only a knife, bill of lading & one cent in money.
. 1922 Jun 3 - Recovers from Injuries. Frank Osborn of Washington Street, is recovering from injuries received 2 weeks ago when befell from a ladder while painting his home, breaking a rib & during a shoulder & his lambs.
Ref: Herald Press, Saint Joseph, MI.
. 1923 Mar 9 - Trial continues. Description Hazy, One of the afternoon's early witness was Fran Osborn, proprietor of a feed baron, Colfax Avenue which Handy made his headquarters. Osborn was a defense witness. He restituted that on the day Handy was supposed by him to be in Niles, a man whom he had never seen called & inquired for there murdered man. Osborn said the man was tall & thin, He could give no further description & said he did not learn where he came from his name of his destination. On cross examination, Osborn was certain the individual was not Badger. He testified that Godfrey, a former partner, called Badger nearly every night following the discovery of handy's Body in the St. Joseph river.
. 1925 Jun 10 Lost dog harness brass trimmed. Frank Osborn. Osborne & Rowe barn. Reward.
. 1926 Dec - Police seized Peter Lamb accused of forgery over $100. … All the checks were drawn on Frank Osborn, Benton Harbor, & were made payable to John long & Pet Lamb.
. 1928 Jun 6, A runaway - reminiscent of the good old days, before Benton Harbor had well paved street - furnished the business district with some excitement Tues. afternoon. A team, drawing a dump car owned by Frank Osborn, local drayman & drives by John Harper, broke into a run at the railway tracks & ran up Main street with aberrant disregard of traffic signals, pole & other traffic. Harper gamely struck to the baton, but was unable to control the animals. One of them finally fell in front of the Gilmore Brother store on W Main & Colfax & the runaway was stopped. No damaged was done to wagon, Harper nor the horses were injured.
Ref: News Palladium newspaper, Benton Harbor.
. 1925 Benton Harbor Directory
Osborne, Frank C (Ruby E; Osborne & Rowe), h 639 E High.
Osborne, William (Lena), Collr Osborne& Rowe, h 639 E High.
Osborne & Rowe (Frank Osborne, Red Rowe) livery sw corn Cass & E Main.
. 1930 Benton Harbor Directory
Osborne, Frank (Ruby), Teaming contra, house 639 E High.
Osborne, Donald, student, r 639 E High.
Obituary
. 1936 Apr 18 - Funeral Services For Frank Osborne To Be Held Monday. C Frank Osborne, 65, well known Benton Harbor business man will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Reiser chapel. The Rev Edward Montgomery will officiate. Burial will be made in Pearl Grange cemetery.
Ten days of hiccoughing, said by physicians to have been caused by a tumor, caused his death Friday at 11:45 am. in the home of a daughter Mrs Alan Lewis, 380 North Hull ave.
Besides this daughter, he leaves another daughter Mrs. Henry Belanger, 724 Territorial road, to whose home the body was taken today & where friends may pay their respects & the hour of the funeral Monday. He also leaves a brother, William Osborn. There are 4 grandchildren.
. The late Mr Osborn was born Jul 12, 1871 & in 1885? was married to Mildred Ann Cunningham, who died in 1900. Later in 1920 he was married to Ruby Miller, who dies in 1934. He survived by his former wife's parents, Mr & Mrs Geo. Cunningham & a step-son David Miller of Twelve Corners.
Ref: News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan)
. 1936 Apr 23 - Cards of Thanks - Frank C Osborne - Words fall toe press our appreciation for the many kindness shown us during the illness & death of our dear one. We wish to thank everyone who assisted us in any way. Signed,
Mr & Mrs Henry Bellinger & son;
Mr Mrs Alan Lewis, [daughter];
Mr Mrs Richard Stolfo [ granddaughter];
Mr & Mrs Norirs Feury,
Frances Eloise Lewis [granddaughter];
Mr Mrs Wm Osborne & family, [brother];
Mr Ira Swisher & family [i.e. brother's family],
Mrs Geo Cunningham & family. [ i.e. wife's family]. - - -
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1871 - 1936 (64 years)