The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-02

next week.
Miss Ida Woodland is visiting this week
at Lansing.
p. NJ. Roth spent Sunday visiting
friends in Lansing. p
Dick Decker is enjoying a short vaca-
ton at Roscommons.
Miss Lizzie Kelly, of San Jose, CAL, is
visiting at J.. l.. Wright's.
Mrs. DR.. Lyon and son, of jackson,
are visiting at DIR. Parkill's.
4. II. Powell, of the Montcalm Herald,
was in the city Wednesday. 's'
jerome Eddy. the flyer, trots tomorrow
in the 2:17 class at the Lansing races.
"A CelehIrted Case" will be played at
Opera Hall Saturday evening. June 10th.
Miss Allie Thurston, of Flint. has been
visiting this week at the residence of c..
S.. Green. s,ltlI ....
L. X. Merell and Miss Nellie Burch, OF
Lansing, were in the city Wednesday, at
the home of Mr.. Merell.
Read the new ad of Williams g. Harris
horn. The boys are full of business aad
mean to push their implements to the
front.
Lawrence 81 Banister have placed in
front of their store a new cement walk the
past week, All such improvements are a
public blessing.
The real estate transfers, several com
munications and a large number of local
notes are crowded out for lack of time to
put the same in type, T..
On Friday last a German by the name
of Kaulitz, living in Bennington, com
mitted suicide by hanging himself, An
inquest was held and the jury rendered a
verdict OF death by his own hands.
Mr.. Guy Stoner lately in the employ
ment OF N. Herman. now occupies a
position in the store of Metcalf Bros. |,
Detroit. His many Owosso friends will
certainly be glad to learn that he is doing
finely and has a good place.
Last Saturday forenoon the sides of the
ice house, owned by w. H. AFFORD, gave
way and the roof fell in, exposing a large
amount of ice TO the sun. A force of men
were at once put to work and now have
the ice safely housed again.
Forepaugh has come and gone, and rs
usual some are pleased and some dissatis-
fed. The crowd began coming in early
and by ten fully 3 900 outsiders were in
town. The parade was a success, the
attendance large.
A great many think that owing to the
strictness or severity of examinations
III tuC DCh INV tuut II SCHOOlS AIC uOl
supplied with teachers, hut we are in
formed by good authority that there are
more than enough licensed teachers in
Sbiawassee County than to supply the
schools.
We are under obligations to Mr.. Morley,
COMMISSIONS of Immigration for a copy
of the second edition Of Michigan and
its Resources. recently published for dis
tribution abroad. The work is one Of
great value to any person who desire to
know just what Michigan is, and what her
resources are.
We are under obligations to Mr.. L. III.
Ripley of Holly. for an invitation to ut.
tend a General Delivery OF Self Binding
Harvesters, Reapers, Mowers. ETC., on
the Sd. inst. We regret that business
engagements prevent our accepting the
invitation, but have no doubt that they
will have a good time and that the sale
of valuable aids to agriculture will be
promoted thereby.
The District Lodge l. o. G. T., for
Shiawassee county was held at Hartwell.
vile ON Thursday of last week. with Crys-
tai Fount Lodge, the Lodge that has held
regular weekly meetings longer than any
other Lodge in existence. II was one of
the most pleasant meetings in the interest
of the order that it has ever been our for
tune to attend. The sisters increased their
previous envious reputation in the supper
they prepared for the visiting members.
The hall was beautifully decorated, and
the literary exercise Of a high order.
Among the sure signs of q prosperous
farming community are good roads.
There is nothing else which can he re.
garded as so true a test of the enterprise
nf tho farmarc nc noO6 roodo Offap
those contemplating purchasing lands or
farms are deferred from so doing ly the
poor roads leading thereto, so we say,
that il is for the interest of all to see that
the highways are at once put in good
order and made passable. The city is
doing this with the roads in the corpora
ton. What will the farmers do with the
roads leading into Owosso?
On Saturday afternoon last Christian
Halter, for many years q resident of
Owosso, was found in The race, near
Mathews blacksmith shop, drowned.
But a short time previous he had been seen
gathering dandelions and it is supposed
that while washing them he fell into the
race and being intoxicated was unable to
raise himself up and so was drowned.
A jury was impannelled by Justice T. +.
Taylor who after viewing the body rem
Qered q Verdlct Oh accldental drowning.
The funeral services were held on Mon
day and were attended by a large con
course of people.
Some fine improvements are being
made on the Bay View Camp grounds.
The hotel and speakers stand are being
painted q new restaurant Is being built;
a fence is being constructed around the
grounds of the association; sunset Park
is to have a new fountain and other
improvements will be made on the park:
a flag station has been established on
Reed Avenue near the north side OF the
~encampment; the railway from Petoskey
is being put In good order; and a large
number of cottages are being erected. In
fact everything that will tend to the conf
fort and convenience of those visiting the
grounds Is being pushed.
The following letter was received by