The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-15
Warm weather Is wl,h rs once more.


IT'S rumored that the speech crop will
be immense this fall. a. 80 s~~
Miss Mary Nudge has gone to jackson
to attend wedding.
o. B. Estey returned Monday from I
weeks stay at Bay City.
j. w. Angel has commenced the brici
work on his residence.
Congressional convention at East Sagi
nav next Tuesday. the 10Th.
Dr. Mccormick and B. =. Retain hav,
completed their contract on tn, Maple
River (State) drain. iI
The junior band will play at the rink
Tuesday and Thursday evenings and the
K. T. band Saturday evening.
A small house and lot for sale in West
Owosso, located onShiawassee street. AL
SO some furniture. Inquire of Mrs. E. M
Young.
G. Z. Hershey and c. J. Stuart have re-
ceived this week large consignment oi
excellent pine lumber. which will be sold
cheap.
We understand there is a Butler and
West club OF nearly 100 members at Perry.
II this is true it is time the Republicans
were at work. 21
The Uniform Degree Camps of Corun.
ma and Owosso--45 swords in all-headed
by Decker's band, made fine appearance
on our streets this morning.
Mrs. 1. N. Peck and daughter Miss
Lulu, who have been in New York state
for two months are expected home to-
morrow. They have been at Chatuauqua
this week. Va t5E so .
Horsman's Gigantic Minstrels have an
entirely new programme in rehearsal and
are to show At Opera Hall Sept. "a and 25
at Ovid. Oct. z and 8 and ST.. Johns,
Oct. o and 10. # E = MEs
We regret to hear Of the death of little
Ruby May, only child of Mr.. and Mrs. E :.
r. jackson, OF Bancroft. Little Ruby
was an exceedingly pretty child, and was a
universal fayorite. d, y 49,. ... ,..s. 49,.
Louis Burhans is now city agent, for tile
Evening Journal. Louis is bound to work
up large list, and as he has live paper,
will doubtless be successful. Orders can
be left with d. Burhans & Co.
A bay mare nine years old, weighing
about 900 pounds was stolen from the
livery barn of VIM. Quinn. Sunday, Aug.
10th. The horse has white stripe in face
and interfering marks behind; she acts
cross in the stable when fed. Also a
Brewster spring buggy, a single harness. a
lap robe, etc. A liberal reward will be
paid for their recovery.
Mr.. Nathan Boerem, formerly of this
city, fell from the third story of brick
building in Grand Rapids on Saturday last
and was fatally injured. The funeral ser.
vices were held at Grand Rapids on Tues
day, and the remains were brought to this
city and buried in the family lot in Oak
hill cemetery. Mr.. B., was we'll known
hereabouts, and we hear him well spoken
Of. He leaves a wife and two children.
An agent of John Humphrey s. Co.,
who issued an attachment OF 800 on G..
Dietrich's stock, got dead broke" here
and borrowed $1,000 to get out of town
with, giving check on Detroit bank.
The check was returned here protested,
but was finally cashed by Humphrey s.
Co. after considerable trouble. Mr.
Dietrich hopes to 60 on in few days de.
spite the contemplate action of those who
sought to destroy his business.
The promised Sunday School picnic of
the Episcopal church will take place on
Friday the 22d inst. 1t is to be what is
called in the east 'Straw-ride Picnic"
Some six or eight large wagons filled with
straw are expected at the Rectory about
o'clock a. m, when they will take aboard
plentiful supply of good things and the
Sunday school children. Thence they
will proceed to the country where an
amusing programme Of sports for the little
people will be arranged. While it is ex-
clusively Sunday school affair, any per-
sons of the congregation who have vehicles
are welcome to attend.
Welcome, to all business enterprises has
in the past been the watchword Of Owosso
citizens, and this sentiment was never
more fully expressed than at the meeting
held at the Council room two weeks since.
The willingness Of our city to do all it can
to help manufacturing enterprises to To-
cate here, that they may in return help 10
build up Owosso, has made this one OF
the liveliest places In Michigan. Our rail-
road facilities are now commencing to
draw attention TO Owosso, and business
firms are DESTROYS of locating here. These
two facts were the means Of bringing ID.
Thompson 81 Co., of Ovid. here. The
Council granted them bonus OF $2,ooo
A.. hr;ny fheir ahona tn OwOssO. and they