The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-08-03
LOCAL NEwS

The hum of the thrrsher is heard.
Races at the fair grounds this after
noon.
Cass county wheat crop is the
largest in years.
THE TIMES from now until after
election for IS cents.
VIM. Saver reports 46S bushels of
wheat from 40 acres.
E. L Brewer sells Gray Bros.
celebrated ladies' shoes.
Remember tariff documents can be
procured free at this Office.
No. 66S drew the prize sewing
machine at S. B. Fuller & Cos.
Of the ass students at the agricul-
tural college 400 are Republicans.
: Soldiers reunion at Greenvllle next
week. Fare for round trip 81 go on
II. & A. A.
What is the Owosso city Republic
can club going to do for the cam
paign of 'S8?
Alma will donate $4,000 to M. B.
Faughner to enable him to rebuild his
Excelsior Works.
Begin your preparations for the
county fair at once. Let the exhibit
of '88 Guido all others.
Quincy McBri0, of Burton. re-
Gently sold and shipped Scotch Collie
dogs to Iowa and Nebraska.
Republican convention to nomi-
nate the next set of county officers
will be held at Corunna, Aug. 2s.
State Business Mems Association
meeting at Cheboygan next week,
S. E. Parkill, Albert Todd and Jas.
Osburn will attend.
THE TIMES has been awarded the
printing of the tax sales tor the year
1888 by Auditor General Aplin. For
winch we say THANKS.
The young men of the city are all
cordially Invited to visit the Y. M. G..
A. rooms any evening. Good read
ing matteEsin abundance.
Several prominent Democrats and
Greenbackers of the township of Ven
ice have come out squarely for Har-
rison and protection. No free wool
for them
L.F. Kingsley of Owosso voted for
Harrison in 1896 and again in 40,
the last time in Owosso. He says a
log cabin 2ox4o feet was built here
that year by Harrison enthusiasts.
lie. VanHoten is building large
ice house, refrigerator and cooler
combined. 1t will be 2ox68 feet,
finished in the best of style. Henry
Robbins, of this city, is doing the
work.
The Michigan railroads have fixed
the rate to the Republican State Con-
vention at Detroit at one fare for the
round trip. Tickets will be sold
August 7 and 8, good to return
August 10.
The Republican white plug hat is
one of the best campaign hats, con-
sidering the price, that we have ever
seen And what is best about it is
that there is no Grape on it. Neither
will there be any.
II. B. Barry announces that he
will seek a nomination for represen.
tatlve to the legislature from one Of
the Saginaw districts He also says
that he would take the stump against
Tarsney or Chauncey Wisner.
The Saginaw Crescents defeated
the Owosso Browns on Friday by a
score of rs to 10, The Crescents
were considerable larger than the
home team, but only beat them by
doing the hardest kind of work.
The Democrats organized a club
on Wednesday evening with large
membership. The officers elected
were: Pres, ID. c. Clapp; Sec. ID. l..
Murphy; Vice president and treas
urer will be elected at the next
meeting.
Rev. ]. Donnelly and family left
for Ionia, Tuesday, to be absent two
weeks. Rev. DR.. Graves, Of Atlanta,
Ca, will occupy the pulpit of the
Baptist church next Sunday morning.
He was for many years the popular
pastor of the Grand Rapids Baptist
church, and is a most excellent
preacher.