The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-16

Sagwa at Parkill & Sons drug
store.
d. A. Barnum, of Detroit was in
Owosso, Friday.
]. E. Turner was in Detroit on
business Wednesday.
M. Wood & Co. report an increas
ing business this year.
The addition to the ID. & NJ. freight
house is nearly completed.
Big Reduction in albums and
ladies shopping bags at Twins.
A council of the knights of Macs-
bees has been instituted in Owosso.
The Saginaw races have attracted
the presence of some Owossotes this
week.
The financial report of the fire de-
partment shows a balance of Sr66. "A
in the treasury.
The T. A. A. & N. M. trains now
make the run from St. LOUIS to Mt.
Pleasant in one hour.
Prof. o. c. Seelye and family have
gone 20 Dexter for visit Of several
weeks with his father.
Frank Lawrence started Wednes-
day for trip to the far west in hopes
of beneftting his health.
The T. & N. M. railway yet have
about a mile and a quarter Of grading
to do between Owosso and Durard.
Aid. Frieseke was at Ovid on Tues
day. He reports that it is the inten
tion of the parties who were burned
out to rebuild.
The officers elect of Hose Co. No.
q are: Foreman, d. Dwight, Asst.
Foreman, H. H. Frain; Sec. and
Treas, Geo. H. Bedford.
Mr.. Buckley, one of the persons
whose property was DESTROYED by fire
at Ovid on the 4th, committed suicide
last Saturday by hanging himself.
Mrs. John X. Allen, Of Chicago,
and Mrs. Chas. Morton, of Biddeford,
Me. were guests at the home Of Rev.
G.. III. Wilson. the first of the week.
The fronts of the stores occupied
by Paul Roth and Thompson & Co.,
have been trimmed in bright colors
this week, and present fine appear
ance.
With proper training and legal
instruction, there will be in about 25
years another lawyer to hang out a
shingle in Owosso, and Will Turner
is the father thereof-date of birth,
July ID.
The wheat in this county is mostly
secured in excellent condition. The
average was larger than usual but
the estimate is only IS per cent
of a full crop, or about 70 bushels to
the acre.
Never speak i'll of your own town.
That would not be patriotic. II you
don't like the town in which you live,
the world is wide-fnd better one.
Grumblers are usually those who
have received more benefits from a
place than they ever gave it.
We hope our correspondents from
the different towns will try and give
us some news items every week if
possible. We know just now is a
busy time, but do the best you can,
and you can, at least give us some
crop reports that will be of general
interest.
Burglars entered the lodging house
opposite the Junction house, Monday
night, and stole from the railway
employees who room there, several
watches, and quite sum of money
was secured. The boys had just been
paid off and hence feel the loss quite
severely.
AT special meeting of the Council
Tuesday evening, the liquor bond OF
F. E. Stout, with A. J. Patterson and
VIM. Green, as sureties, was accepted
and approved; and the T. & N. M.
railway ordered not to grade Wash
ington street so that the top of the
rails would be above the level of the
grade of the planking of the bridge.
Letters advertised at the Owosso
postoffice for the week ending July
10 80: James E. Miller, Thomas
G. Lang, Mis-. M. Hutchins, Geo
Brown, E. l., Foote, M. d., Rober,
Bond, Geo. Peck, Jane F. Taller, B
H. White, Lemuel Smith, James B
Smith. Drops: John c. Crane, Oar
Willard. Foreign: James E. Miller
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