The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-25

THE TIMES is in receipt of "A copy of Shat
tuck's Musical Journal for May 1888. In
II We find three songs. Primrose Farm.
The Palms and The Longest Way Around
also u kiss Waltz" and Bella Bocca
Polka, with musical note and other items
OF interest.
The Lowell Journal 1.-THE merchant
who can do all the business he wants to
without the aid of "a newspaper, usually
succumbs at last, but his advertising is
usually headed Sheriff Sale"
Our merchants do not come before our
readers with ~ many advertisements as
would be for their interest OF the prosper
ity Of the city.
G. Il. Black is new roofing the wing Of
his residence and making sundry other
valuable imI rovements to the property.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson will preach memoir
al sermon, in cOmmcmoration of the Oh
triot dead. at the Congregational church
on Sunday evening. The house should be
crowded.
We want two or three copies of THE
TIMES Of the date of December 10, 1882.
tor which we will pay 10 cents copy for
the ones first received.
+. A. Todd ST., is identifying the iron
fence in front Of his residence by putting
thereon coat of paint.
The Internal Revenue Collected in this,
the Saginaw, district, for April aggregated
1874, against $34,6l8.2O in April
1882. If there had lcen no change In the
law, the increase over last year would
have been 81. 062 Oh.
Business in Justice Taylor's Court is
% No md hn, boz 80.
very light
A fine new sidewalk has just been built
between Washington and Ball streets on
the south side of Oliver. 1t was much
needed improvement.
Remember THE TIMES job rooms are
ready at all times to turn out all kinds of
book and Job printing with promptness
and In warrant entire satisfaction in all
cases, AT bottom prices. DO not seLd
your work away from home.
A new Opera House. second TO none in
| the state is to be at once erected in East
Saginaw. Such an one in Ow0sso would
be public blessing.
On Friday, Saginaw City voted by
vote Of 359 to 81 to build free bridge
across the Saginaw river, from near the
business center of the city.
There was quite snow storm on Mon.
day morning followed by a gale from the
northeast that, was almost terrific, which
lasted with more or less severity all day.
Just why Exchange street from Wash
ingtOn TO Park streets should not enjoy
the benefit Of the sprinkler, as well as
Exchange street west from Washington to
Ball, The TIMES thinks no living man can
tell
Again on Monday evening, the Council
failed to elect City Marshal. The first
vote stood for Il. S. Retain and 4 for Ed.
Byerly. On the fourth the Byerly vote
scattered, also on the fifth. but Retain had
each time votes, just half the Council.
After the fifth ballot on motion Of Mr.
Dawes, further balloting for City Marshal
was postponed until the next meeting Of
the Council
Tuesday morning was cold and buster.
ing. the wind still being in the northeast,
and the thermometer only little above
the freezing point.
Rev. II. Hodskiss, former pastor of
the NJ. f. church in Owosso. will lecture
on temperance at the NJ. 4. church in
Corunna, on Sunday evening, May %.
The public are cordially invited.
This year the Indiana editors are in.
vited by w. II. Brearley, of the Detroi,
Evening News, to complimentary ex
cursion over the G. IT. railway from De.
troit TO Portland. including the grandesi
of all water trips on this continent, a sal
down the st. Lawrence from Kingston to
Montreal. The excursion will leave De.
troit on the 9th of June. We know the
trip will be an exceedingly pleasant one
and the Indiana editors should be ont ir
full force to enjoy 1t.
There has not been general observance
of Independence day in Owosso for some
time, and THE TIMES hears desire ex
pressed on the part of many Of our eti
zens for grand old fashioned celebration
this year. In view OF this 40 often ex
pressed desire that there be held ccle-
bration here. would il not be well for the
Mayor to call citizens meeting 10 take
the subject into consideration. and il
deemed expedent. make arrangement!
for good demonstration.
The Saginaw Herald says early risin.
is very good for u man who can once
get broken into this appallingly hard
to.acauire good habit. just so. bu
every person ought TO acquire the habit
all The same both for business reasons ant
for the improvement Of his health. Tn,
old adage. and 1t WAS n wise one, put /
"early TO bed and early to rise is III,
way to be healthy. wealthy and wise.
The Eonia Standard says of fnrme
resident here: "Col. NJ. w. Quackenbusl
, sawed the last log at his mill near thi
city Yesterday. Since October last Col
Quaekcnbush's mill has cut 500, 900 fee
Of hord wood lumber, and the Colonel ha
been his own sawyer. kept up his cngin,
and managed his own business himself
He now contemplatcs buying some lane
and moving his mill on to 1t soon.
Fine carriage for sale Ivy l.. f. Wond
ard At
List of letters advertised for week end
ing May 10, 1888: Miss Gertlc Layton
Joe Botcher, Mable Silent G. T. Arm
strong. Gilmore Monroe. l.. T. Hutchins
Miss Lizzie Demuth, Foreign.
The improvement Of church propcri
/ is always Of real benefit to any communit
: much above the cost, and is always take
rs indicative Of the general prosperity q