The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-30

| fiiht, Niohuay.
Swing your best girl at the rink
during the reunion.
Allow nothing TO keep you from
the lecture this evening.
Rooms TO rent on Main street
Inquire of VIM. II. Howell.
VIM. Saver is building the new
horse sheds at the fair grounds this
week.
The "Holbrook" shoe is the best
every pair warranted. Sold bv J.
Collins.
+. w. Mack and family are home
from California. They intend to re-
main here.
Mrs. Ida Lyon returned Friday
last from an extended visit in the
southern part of the state.
Miss Louise Blenkiron and mother
left yesterday for trip east, intending
to remain until about Sept. Ist.
Rev. Geo. II. Wilson will occupy
the NJ. E. pulpit next Sunday morn
i'g, and there will be no services in
the Congregational Church.
Smokers: If you want to know
whether C. c. Duff means anything
by his Cigar AID just step into his
store and look into his cigar case and
aoeeb.
Capt. S. Stengel and Geo. F. Rob-
inson are at Grand Ledge attending
the State encampment S. of V. as
delegates from Alger camp of this
city.
Mr.. Elmer Crawford, of Ann Ar
Dor, has been in Owosso during the
week He came over to Byron via
the T. & N. M. road, and says the
track is in excellent condition so far
as ballasted.
The X. T. Band open air concert,
this evening, will begin with street
parade at 7 O'Clock, sharp. The
concert will close at $3.50. Sprass,
cornet soloist, and entire new music,
are the attractions.
Next Monday %the branch shoe
house of d. r. Salisbury at Corunna
will be opened under the charge Of
John Salisbury. MIR. Geo. Robinson
will assist Mr.. S. and will remove his
family there shortly, Success to the
new enterprise.
Isaac Crawford, OF Ann Arbor, has
been in the city for several days pre-
pairing the testimony in the case of
Crawford VS.. Osnun for the possession
of the stores occupied by B. & b., d.
M. Christian and O. Sharpsteen's liz
uor saloon on Main street.
It seems to us that it would be well
for the Council to submit the ques-
ton Of giving stock company a
franchise TO put in water works IN the
city, and let the citizens vote on it at
the same time with the proposition to
bond. There is growing sentiment
in favor of the franchise method.
At the Council meeting Monday
evening the aldermen were present
except Aid. Struber, who was absent
for the first time since he has been
an official. A large number of &C.
counts were presented and allowed,
although there was quite good deal
of opposition to the bills presented
for work on the city shed, as it APP
peared that the work had been. done
without orders from the building
committee or from any Of the alder
men. The city attorney reported
that he had had an Injunction served
on the +. & M. railroad. The report
of the commissioners on the Cute
drain was presented, and next Mon
day evening set as the time to review
the same, at the council chamber
The committee on grading and side
walks reported that they had let the
contract for digging the drain 70
Jesse Taylor, at 60 cents per rod.
Petitions were presented for the
widening and grading of Shiawassee
street south CT the d. & M. track to
the hill or angling road, and for the
Council to postpone the grading on
Jennettc street and on Pine street
south Of Elizabeth after listening TO
remarks by John Bell, ]. w. Thorn
and E. p. Byerly the Council ordered
the Marshall to defei all work on
Pine and Jennette streets until after
the next meeting of the Council. A
special election in the 4th ward to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Henry Woodland was ordered at the
store of H. l.. Lewis, on Monday,
Aug. 10th, 1886. A resolution to
call special election 10 vote on the
question OF loan of $4,000 for the
construction Of water works was
adopted, Aid. Wells and Wiley voting
in the negative, and the election will
be held Aug. I6. The time for review
ing assessment rolls of Pine and Jen-
y 4 l.