The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-26


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Monday was the coolest day there has
been in several years.
Sunday at a. m. the thermometer was
8 degrees below zero; Monday 20; and
Tuesday Is. Three pretty cold mornings.
The G.. C. Of the Royal Templars OF
Temperance has been in session at Lansing
this week The delegates from Owosso
Council were, j. U. Miller. f. l.. Brewer
and G. NJ Dewey.
T. ID. Dewey has been at the Agricultu-
raj College this week attending q meeting
Of the State Board of Agriculture.
G. r. Lyon argued the case of Jay
Mead W. the People, before the Supreme
Court at Lansing on Friday of last week.
There will be II special meeting of
Owosso Council, No. s. r. r. of T., at
their hall this, Friday, evening at half past
seven O'clock A full attendance is de-
sired.
Our farmers are making good use of The
present fine sleighing. 1t is the first Of
any duration for nearly two years.
Harvesting the ice crop, and it is splen-
did one, has engaged the attention of our
dealers the past ten days and a large
amount of crystalized AQUA has been put
away for mex, summers consumption.
The public schools in most of the rooms
in the central building were dismissed
Monday morning on account of being I'M
able to make them comfortably warm.
The st. Charles Reporter has joined the
innumerabe caravan Of greenback papers
that have crossed the dark river Thorn,
the editor. having gone on the road as
agent for Lansing firm.
Chesaning Argus: The dedication of
the new Baptist church took place on We'd
= nesday last. The morning service WAS
conducted by Rev. T. S. Leonard, Of
Owosso, who delivered an able and in
structive sermon to u large number of town
people and some visitors from abroad,
principally from Owosso
p. Ryan, for many years the popular
agent of the Michigan Farmer, now with
the Chicago Horseman. has been in the
city this week. He says there is large
number of good horses hereabouts.
AFFORD reports his large ice house full
and that he has been erecting another of
nearly equal dimensions.
Host heartily we welcome 10 our ex.
change list the Pontiac Gazette, one Of the
abest edited and best printed weekly
newspaper in the State.
The Clinton Republican says. Major
w. c. Ransom. deputy commissioner of
railroads. predicts that railroad will be
extended from Lansing to Ithaca. cia St.
Johns, during the present year" That
means simply that the Michigan Southern
is to be extended into Graliot county and
has nothing TO do with the proposed road
from Toledo ria South Lyons, Owosso and
Ithaca to Frankfort. and need not give our
people any alarm.
The crop report just issued by the Sec.
Rotary Of State shows that 81, 1874 bushels
Of wheat were marketed in this county
during the month of December; that the
average yield per mere in the State of clover
seed was so bushels; in this county, 1.5s
bushels. In answer to the question "Ha:
wheat during December suffered injury
from any causc2" Cos correspondents
answer no, and SO yes.
We are indebted 10 Hon. David N
Richardson, of Detroit, for copy of hi
pamphlet, 1.-THE Nations Great Opportu
atty" in which the interests of our foreign
commerce, our navy and coast defenses
the inter-oceanic canal, our public schools
poygamy. the improvement of the Mlssis
sippi valley. the tariff, free trade ant
ether questions of public interest as pre-
sented in Mr.. RS wellknown vigorous
style. and il we do not agree with all hi
propositions. VIC give him credit of being
persistent worker, from whose action th'
public may expect some good
The society worshipping at the Mapl'
River Baptist church have secured as pas
tor the Rev j. Mcleod, late of Laings
burg.
Prof Stowel of the University is still
very low, and but few hopes arc enter
tanned OF his ultimate recovery.
Our attention has been called to SOM
comments made by the Bancroft Advertise
on an article written by us on the question
Of the establishment of fair for south
eastern Shiawassec at Bancroft. Tbos
who read our article carefully. of course
understood what we said, but il seems tn
Advertiser did not do either. We did no
cay word against Bancroft OF ITS prosper
ity, in both Of which. rs a citizen Of Shis
vvassce county. we take deep interest