The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-06-20


yet they cannot ill their orders.
Strawberries are plenty this week, and
of excellent quality, but the price is way
up, the supply not being equal to the de.
mand. .
+. 9. Greenman was in Owosso Tues
day. He has an extra fine lot of wool for
sale, for which he expects to get about
10 cts, pound. n nFEktt tEtk#
The iron gang who laid the iron on the
L. A. A. & n. r. r., left on Friday even
ing via the NJ. c. r. r. and the c. B. &
O., for Cedar Rapids Iowa.
We notice that the Bailey Mfg. Co.,
have been coating the roof of their shops
with fire proof composition, A decided
improvement.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. E.
church will establish booth and serve
warm dinners on the 4th.
The question of the issue of the bonds
for public improvements, $10,00e. worth
of which to be given the T. A. A. q N,
railway, agitated the city for some days,
but was settled. by the Council on Tuesday
evening, we hope satisfactorily.
Hon. Josiah Turner has been in the city
for couple of days this week.
At the regular meeting of Phoenix Hook
and Ladder Co., No, 1, the following
offers were elected: Foreman Webb. H.
Barnes. Asst, Foreman G. H. Matthews.
&c.,, and Treas, Frank Smith.
4 There seems to be some delay in the
pushing forward OF the work by the Owos.
so Heat and Light Co., owing to the strin-
gency of the money market, but is pre-
sumed that the work will be going on at
no distant day.
Aid. Lewis shipped two carloads of
wool Tuesday.
Stanley E. Parkill was at home over
Sunday. ..., .. 20 "a,
The Tuscola County Advertiser comes
to hand an six column quarto, printed
on new Campbell double cylinder press.
much more neatly printed than before the
fire. We wish 1t most abundant success,
both politically and financially.
The Michigan Farmer says: "Horse
thieves seem to be as thick in this State as
potato bugs, Oakland County Farmers are
suffering at present, and other sections
complain Of their presence also. Two or
three judicious hangings would clear the
atmosphere of the pests" That is prob
ably so. but THE TIMES suggests that the
first hangings be of those who teach the
communistic doctrine tina: leads to horse
stealing. and other despicable crimes.
The Michigan Farmer quotes the mar.
ket for dairy products as unsettled with
steadily decreasing price,on both butter
and cheese, and says the wsoltrade is not
bouyant. and that some large failures of
mill owners have tended to depress prices.
Some appropriate punishment possibly
a liberal application of the "Oil of Birch,
should be devised for the boys who wan.
tonly rob birds nests. There are several
such about the city, and they need to be
to without delay.
The New York Tribune says: "The
ancient joke about eating crow ought to
be put away with the ROSTERS of the
country weeklies. There is no point to II"
THE TINES is informed that there is to
be sort of mass convention of the lodges
of the Knights of Labor, at Owesso on
Monday evening next.
Rev. L. B. Plat, of Flint, will deliver
his popular lecture on Jerusalem" at
Opera Hall, in this city, on Monday even
ing, June 23d. Admission twenty cents.
Special meeting of G.. A. R. Post, on
on Monday evening next. by order of Ad-
jutant J. w. Angel. The purpose is to
make the necessary arrangements in refer
ence to the coming 4th of July.
Charles A. Towne, of the State Treas
urers office, spent Sunday with friends in
this city.
On Saturday, Messrs. Stever Bros. &
Williams shipped car load Of wool to
Boston, via the d. G.. H. & NJ, line to
Niagara Falls, thence by the Hoosac Tun-
mel route.
All the railroads will sell tickets July
Sd and 4th, good to return up to and in
GLIDING July 9Th, from all stations to all
stations, at one fair.
Attention is asked to notice OF the
grand excursion to be given by the Michi-
gan Central to be found on another page
of this issue of THE TIMES.
The editor of The TINES wa at sDetroit
Monday. On the way he noticed that
some of the farmers were harvesting their
clover crop, and from the number and size
of the cocks 1t would seem as though the
yield was very large one.
The young men connected with Owosso
Lodge No. $40, I. o. G.. T., entertained
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