The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-25
Make your gardens.

Canned corn from 2 10 ls cts. per can at
Parkers.
DIR. c. A. Osborn was in Detroit Tues
day.
Ii. Is. Dewey was at Gaines ON
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Williams returned
home Thursday from New York
The new city Council will organize ON
Monday evening, May 9Th.
There will DC meeting of the Council
on Monday evening, April 2sth.
Friday evening, May 3D. ut Opera Hall.
concert by the Fenton Band.
New styles in wall paper aud ceiling
decor ations received at Lorings this week.
The Methodist people observed Arbor
Day by cleaning up around the church
and setting hitching posts.
Rev. b. f. Matrau. of Saginaw. will on
Sunday morning and evening exchange
pulpits with Rev. Walton.
The Holly Advertiser says. I'VE hear
Mr.. II. +. Starker is about TO embark in
the clothing business in Owosso
The Ovid Union says, There is every
Indication that Prof Samuel Dickey, has
politically speaking, put his foot in it.
The assessor is abroad in the ltnd, With
him let every man be honest and then We
shall have just and equal taxation every
where.
County politics are beginning to attract
considerable attention, and il is evident
that all the uspirants for official position
cannot be gratitled
The ~. Louis Leader says that 1.-The 7. +,
A. A. Il N. NJ. railroad company are
hiring all the men they can get to work at
and near this village, and the road is being
pushed rs fast as possible
The Ovid Union says that IL. Durham
and wife, of Owosso. have been in town
this week. Mrs. Durham has been caring
very low for the past week or two"
Farmers find it hard work to get men
for the summer. The wages are high. and
prices of farm produce are at present very
low, so that they feel hardly able to pay
the wages demanded by the farm laborers
this spring.
The State law requires that census ri
all births and deaths shall be taken in
every township and ward in the State he.
tween the 10th day Of April and the Isl
be taken this spring will be for the yeal
1893.
We learn that "a suit in trespass has beer
commenced by John Powers against City
Marshal Retain, for arresing Powers fol
being drunk and disordery on the streets
This suit the city ought to defend. If oul
officers are not to be protected in the dis
charge of their sworn duties then law anC
order cannot be enforced.
About the first of May the Chicago ant
Grand Trunk will prt on their road {
through express train from Detroit viz
Durand to Chicago This will probably
ensure the much desired early morning
train from Owosso to Detroit, with few
hours later evening train from Detroit
Fast express both ways.
The Michigan Central railroad company
has issued tariff sheet giving rates on al
classes of freight TO 800 of the principa
points in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
and the west. It is neatly and systemati
cally arranged and fills a long felt wan
which Owosso shippers will duly appre
ciate.
We call attention TO the advertisement
of C.. Lingeman Il Co., of Detroit, in thi
issue. This concern is the only cxclus, e
" umbrella and cane dealers in The West
and you can purchase anything in thei
line Mt less cost than any other store il
Michigan. DO not fail TO call on then
when in the city. They are convenient,
located at 20 Monroe Ave-, near the City
Hall.
The following pensions have recent,
been granted: To Mr. Caleb Hall. o
Chaplin. Saginaw Co., SO per month from
1866 to date. and $l2 hereafter; Jane
Nichols, of Ovid, worthy soldier of tn
old 4:h Michigan. received SO per montl
from 1864, which netted him good roun,
sum: George J. Splitter, of Rush, receive,
a pension of SO per month and at the rat
OF 50 to his discharge in 1865. Mr.. NJ
G. Campbell has. done the work and dc
serves credit for it,
The Charlotte Prohibitionist is mistaken
There was no Union party caucus held il
Owosso. The Mayor elect Of this cit.
was first named at what was called Law
and order meeting, held while Hughes an,
Ward were holding their series of meet
ings here, the purpose of the meetina be