The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-23

]. Collins.
The pump works have shut down
for few days.
Col. Bowers obtained record of
7:3I in the $40 class at Saginaw.
Blue Stockings 20; Red Stockings
q, in seven innings, Monday after
noon.
Mr.. c. M. Bilhimer, of Junction
City, Kan, is visiting relatives in this
vicinity.
Mrs. Lizzie Terrell. of indianapolis,
is visiting her brother c. ID. Irwin in
this city.
Irwin has purchased large stock
of wall paper, which will be here in a
few days.
Geo. Begole ard wife 'took in"
the encampment at Brighton the fore
part of the week.
Rev. T. Stalker and wife left Tues
day morning for Petoskey, to be gone
about three weeks.
The cut on Michigan Avenue for
the grade Of the L. & N. M. railway
is two feet and nine inches.
S. K. Gardner and family returned
from Providence r. l., Tuesday.
Mr.. Gardeners health is yet quite
poor.
The cheap rates to Detroit this
week have attracted the presence in
that city of large number Of Owos-
soites.
Ten cents per week will secure for
you the leading daily in Michigan,
the Detroit Tribune-leave orders
with H. X. White.
Mayor Nelan and G.. l.. Dimmick
were in Detroit the first of the week
making arrangements for the G.. A.
r. reunion in this city next month.
King & Benson are doing thriv-
ing business at their factory on the
West Side, at present supply of
lumber is being received and placed
in stock.
Advertised Letters at Owosso Post
office for the week ending July IT
80. Mrs. James Bassett, Mr.. Ed.
ward Pennell, Mr.. VIM. Radcliffe,
Pat Brynes.
The school board organized Satur-
day evening by the election of Hon.
VIM. M. Fitzpatrick, as president; DR..
c. Mccormick, secretary; and H. w.
Parker, treasurer.
1t may interest some of our readers
to know that on and after Monday
July 26, 1886, the fee rate on Post.
Office money orders, for sums of S.,
or less will be S cents.
A new tro.ting circuit to include
Ypslanti, Jackson, Marshall and
Charlotte has been formed. 1t is
quite probable that several Owosso
trotters will 60 through this circuit.
The school board has purchased for
the location of the new school house
piece of land I2xI6 rods, facing on
Dewey street, IL rods north of Oliver
street. Price $I;Ioo. The location
is central and in good locality.
S. L. Beals, one of Owosso's most
reliable young men has recently taken
position as short hand clerk in the
Detroit Office of the Detroit & Cleve-
land Steam Navigation Co. He re-
ceived his instruction of Helen L..
Manning, of this city.
An enthusiastic railroad meeting
VISA held at Farwell Thursday eve.
ming, to see what inducements could
be held out to the Il. A. A. & N. M.
railroad, to secure the extension of
that road to that point Immediately,
and it was decided that special cleo
ton should be held to vote on bond
ing the township for that purpose.
Our contemporaries are publishing
the work on the +. A. A. * N. M.
railway faster than the facts will war
rant. II will be fully two weeks yet
before the grading will be completed
between Owosso and Durand, and
we are informed that the track can
not be got ready for regular trains
between Owosso and Ann Arbor be.
fore September.
Detroit Tribune: Mayor Thomas
Nelan, F. B. Gates, and G.. l.. Dim
mick OF Owosso were in town yester-
day making preparations for the re-
union of Michigan soldiers to be held
in that town on the nth, 18th and
18th of August. 1t is expected that
5000 veterans will respond. Prom.
inent union officers all over the coun
try have been served with invitations.
AT the Council meeting Monday
evening about $500 in accounts was
voted; drain was ordered from the
II e. AZ frncL In The third ward fc