The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-02

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shall have q ball club the coming season.
Remember the famous New Orleans
Minstrels will be- here week from tonight.
This is one Of the best companies on the
road. and all present when they were
here last year were more than satisfied
Read nd. and local notice in another col.
umn.
The social given on "Wednesday evening
At DIR +. B Smiths by the Ready Helpers
of the Congregational church, was largely
attended aud n very pleasant affair.
Miss Jessie Mann, OF Saginaw. has been
visiting the past week at the homo Of w
ii. Andrus.
The streets were alive Saturday and
Monday afternoons with fnst horses and
fine slcighs. and those holding the rein.
had considerable sport. but the farm team
and hobs surprised them all,
The steam pipes for heating the Casket
factory are now being put in by Mr.. Geo.
w. Collier. About 5000 feet will be re-
CURED.
DR.. GODDARD is now in the city and will
be pleased 10 see any and all of Dr.,
Smiths old patients. He can be found
at the Office. corner of Washington and
Mason streets.
Ii any of our chess players want TO pass
an hour or 80 pleasantly. step into the Of
fee of the Mich. s. M. s. o. Co., any
evening.
The editor OF TIE TINES has been un-
able to do any business this week being
confiued to the house most of the time.
McHardy purchased about $1,000 worth
OF clover seed Tuesday.
Wednesday was cold, clustering day
in strange contrast with its spring like
predecessor.
During the last quarter twentv-three
persons have connected themselves with
the M. +. church in this city under the
able and instructive ministrations of Rev
s. Reed.
We note with pleasure that Mr.. II. w.
Parker, for many years one of the popular
business men f Owosso and who for some
months past has been in business at Oak
ley. Saginaw county, has purchased the
grocery business now conducted by j. G
Dingman. in the Salisbury block and
will take possession March LIST. Mr.. Ding
man. sound business man that he is, will
locate in Dakota. undoubtedly the best
place for business there is to-day on the
face of the eartb's surface.
Call at THE TIMES office for estimates
on all kinds of job work. Our prices are
as low 'as the lowest man" can do work
for. and our work equal to any that can
be Obtained in the State of Michigan.
Try ut
At meeting of Owosso Council r. T,
If T. held last Friday evening there wire
four installations. The new members be-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. c. K. Shattuck, Mrs.
Wiley. and Mrs. Evans, each of whom
took the full insurance. Thus far insur
ancc in this order has not cost to exceed
SO. 90 on n 81, 900 per snnum. and ia not
likely to in the future,
An assault and battery case has grown
out Of little disturbance ut the German
Evangelical church 1t appears that il
had been rule or custom that the men
| and boys should remove their hats whik
in the building However on the eth ult
| <f IL, attn nfo n
around the stove and neglected to lay aside
their headwcar and after few moments
Mr.. Michael Strahle ordered them to 30 do.
All promptly obeyed except Aaron Died.
rick, whose hat was ,hereupon forcibly re-
moved by S,rahle who. Diedrick claims,
struck him during the affair. From the
alleged blow comes the suit with Diedrick
az complainant and Strahle as defendant.
1t has been tried twice and the jury dis.
agreed ench time. A third hearing is set
down for Feb. 27th, at o a. m, Def, re
Justice Taylor.
| According to the census report for 1880,
Owosso is the 44lh city in population in
Michigan Corunna the nth. Ovid the roth
and Laingsburg the 18th Probably no
city in the state has increased as rapidly
in population since 80 rs has Owosso and
30 would row probably rank much higher.
One day this week business called us to
tho shops Of the Union Mattress company,
on Exchange street, under the direction Of
Mr.. Tooley, and note their improved ia
cilities and enlarged business with great
pleasure and trust their large business will
not be disturbed by any unfortunate action
on the tariff by Congress, yet little free
trade Legislation would practically destroy
il and render a reduction in the wages
paid to their employees an absolute neces-
si,y.
Every member of Oriental encamrment
No. 80 l. o. o. F.. is specially urged to