The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-09-21
LOCAL NEWS
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DR.. c. A. Logan is to speak in
Owosso, Sept. a9.
Examination Of teachers at Cor.
unna, Friday Sept. 2Stn.
The McBain store is being fixed
over for VIM. McKeand.
]. F. Mabin is hard at work putting
up the bills for the county fair.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Dibble
son on Thursday Of last week.
The D. H. S. Cadets will give ex
hibition drills at the county fair
Note Loring & Sons new adj
They are giving great trade bargains.
New blackboards are being put in
the school rooms at the central build
ing.
The Patriarchs Militant will take
part in the county fair parade and
drill on the grounds.
The rumor that the immense barns
on the Dewey place west of Owosso
were burned is unfounded.
Prohibition convention to nomi-
nate candidate for Representative will
be held in Saginaw on the 27th.
The ancient custom of tolling
church bells when.any one in the vii
laee dies, still prevails in Morrice.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Edith Getman and Will Flick
niger. on Wednesday evening next.
Republican meeting and pole
raising at Shaftsburg today. Adj
dresses by S. S. Miner and Odell
Chapman.
Sheriff Cole already has posted
the notices for the November election.
The candidates wouldn't let us for
get it anyway.
Ezra Mason mas been a painstaking
careful. trusty official and will receive
the commentator of the people at
the polls on election day.
Fires in Rush township have done
some damage and are being closely
watched to confne them to the
marshes. Later: The rain put the
fires all out.
]. S. Mcbride, of Burton, was
awarded the first premium on butter
at the State fair last week. The ex-
hibit was afterward purchased for
Senator Palmer.
Mr.. Webb, Of The TINES force,
will canvass the county for Lew
Wallace's life of Gen. Ben. Harrison.
We heartily recommend the work TO
our readers. Orders for the book
may be left at this Office.
The people of Shiawassee county
we'll know that Selden S. Miner is a
first class lawyer, a man of good
Judgment and worthy of their votes
for the important office of Prosecut-
ing Attorney. His election is fore
gone conclusion.
At the meeting of the Michigan
Swine Breeders Association held in
Jackson last week, J. w. Hubbard
was elected Pres; Quincy Mcbride,
Sec. and L. w. Barnes, Treas. Shi-
awassee county seems to have got
to the front on this occasion.
The Democrats have filed the va
cancy on their ticket, for treasurer,
caused by the declination of A. B.
Clark, by putting on the prohibition
nominee, Elnathan Brown, of Cor
unna. TITS said t6at there will prob.
ably be vacancy for Register.
Several years ago the Fish Com
mission of the State placed large
number of young cells in the Maple
River. Workmen in cleaning out a
ditch, tributary to the Maple, on the
farm of +. l.. Brewer last week found
hundreds of cells from to IL inches
in length. In few years more these
Young fellows will be worth looking
after.
1t is the same old story. Place,
Owosso. Time, Monday evening
last. Street fakir. Jewelry given
away; then sold; money refunded;
lead pencils given away, then pur-
chased back. Money refunded when
10, IS and so cents were paid for ar.
ticIes sold. At 81 the fakir quits and
drives away with money in his pocket.
Afterwards Gays suckers were plenty
bur that the rain scared them away
before he fleeced them much.
Ioor Patrick Egan. Saturday ar.