The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28
LOCAL NEWS

Lots or sore arms NJ present.
The merchants had a good holiday trade.
The present want of Owosso is more
drinking water.
A good field for first class machine shop
and foundry: Owosso.
You probably have all good resolutions
for the new year formulated by this time.
j. Seligman has gone to Colorado to look
over his cattle ranch, and then goes to Cali
fornia for the winter.
BY the accidental discharge of q gun
Aaron Lackey, of Victor, was almost in
Nantly killed on the 10th. instant.
Marshal Evans closed up the 'keno" in
stitution Saturday evening. Now then
keep every institution of this kind closed.
Generals Logan and Alger have spoken
in warm praise of Robert Mcintyre and his
thrilling lecture on army life. Hear him.
The holiday number Of the Breeders Ga
sette was filled with articles of great value
70 stock men. Its cover pages were beau
ties.
Thieves must be getting hard up in Owes
20. Some of them stole the Baptist Christ
mas tree from the yard of the Estey Co. on
Sunday night
The marriage of Harry Ashley, Of the
r. & A., to Miss Harriet Burt, daughter OF
the late Democratic candidate for governor,
will occur January %.
The best family weekly newspaper in the
United States Is the Toledo Blade. They
invite every reader of this paper to send for
free specimen copy. 1t is the largest and
best dollar paper published. See advertis-
ment elsewhere.
Saginaw Herald:-Mr. Hugo G. Wesener
having made arrangements to enter the
mercantile house of VIM. Barrie & Son as
general manager, has resigned his position
as bookkeeper in Seligman's Bank of Com
merce, to take effect January /.
Washington Gardner, Department Com
mander Michigan G. A. r., has sent out
orders to commanders of posts to rule out OF
order all petitions or resolutions of political
nature, seeking endorsements for Office that
would tend to provoke unfratenal political
discussion.
Cadillac News and Express: Fred Todd Of
Owosso, an attache of the 1T. e. A." has
been a Cadillac sojourner during the past
week. We are not informed las to the
whether Fred's visit here has to do with
railroad ties or other ties, but as he Is full
tiedged M. d., it Is possible that his visit is
a professional one--called for consultation
as to an affection of the heart.
1.-THE Popular Science Monthly" for last
July contained an article on House-Drain-
age, which excited much interest and criti-
efsm. This vital subject will be further
treated from various points of view in the
January Monthly" in an illustrated article
by DIR. John S. Billings, U. s. A., who is
an acknowledged authority on sanitary
science.
Flint Globc:--Danicl Otton, the Canadian
arrested at Owosso on the 9th instant and
brought here and placed In jail, on the COM
plant of his wife, who followed him from
their home In Canada, and charged him
with adultry, was released Thursday and
left for his home His wife, who had be-
come almost destitute with the care of her
three children, filed the papers withdrawing
her complaint, and Otton promised to go
home and care for his family like an honest
man.
The annual advertisement of 1'rhe New
York Press will be found elsewhere in our
columns. We commend The Press to the
attention of our readers. The paper ~
scarcely year old, but 1t Is so cheap, so
bright and so earnestly Republican, that 1t
already has greater circulation than any
other Republican Dsily paper in America,
having attained National reputation and
influence.
Republican patronage from all over the
country is making The Press great success
and an already bright paper is being daily
improved.