The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-27
The towns and cities in the county arc
entitled to-thc following delegates:

Flushing Press: Rev. II. B. Dun.
ming will be be ordained as Pres
byterian minister, on Sunday, June
roth.
Inter L1ke-Rev. nj p Jones has
heard a call to preach for a Congre
gational church on Puge,'s Sound.
Washington Territory and is con
sidering the question OF needing it.
We have lot of good things TO say
about that preacher, but as we don't
wish TO make him blush we will wait
until he gets on the other sipe Of the
Rockies.
Ovid Register-James McLaugh-
in and James A. Cooper, both OF
Ovid. have located in Owosso for
the manufacture of road carts. We
are sorry they could not find it con-
venient to establish their works in
this village as they are men of worth,
genius and integrity and what is
Ovid's loss will be Owosso's gain.
Bancroft Advertiser: Isaac L.
Mills began the season with his Gel
ebrated imported Clydesdale stallion,
General Johnston, this week. This
is the best Ciydesdale horse in Am
erica, and took first premium at the
state fair last yesr.-'l'he directors Of
the Bancroft fair will hold meeting
ON Saturday, May s Dates for the
fair will then be decided upon, and
the work on the premium list com
pleted.--1'he common council last
Monday night elected w. r. Sutton
street commissioner and G. H. Eel
lows FIRE Warden. They could not
have made better selections.
Vernon Intcr.Lake: About year
ago the Garrisons dug we'll ar their
creamery which proved too brackish
10 be used and was consequently alb
andoned. Lately affection has been
called to the we'll by its bubling, and
the peculiar appearance and oder of
the water. DR., Holly has analized
the water and has found it to contain
large quantities of sulpher, iron, etc.
II Inns strong sour bitter taste. We
are not aware that anything will be
done about it, but certain it is that
many town has been doomed to the
very heavens by wells, the waters
from which don't taste or smell an
atom worse than these Vernon waters
DO. An expert says that the water
indicates the near presence Of natural
gas. We should not be surprised if
this vicinity should yet become as
famous as St. Louis as health resort
and as noted as Findlay for gas ligots.
st. ToN7s Republican: A political
party caunol BE- successfully main.
iained in any county without county
paper to reflect its views, and yet
there are Republicans who aspire to
party honors who do not value their
Republicanism To the extent OF three
cents week, the cost of county
paper They subsctioe for some
outside weekly made up from daily
at small cost. and thereby save cent
week. When thew want to learn
who is elected to Office in neighbor
ing town, what farms are selling for,
what the Circuit Court is doing, who
is dead and who is married they Dor.
row a neighbours paper or vegetate in
ignorance; but they save the munifi-
cent sum Of cent week. 1t is not
because they are penurious or because
they would miss cent week, for
the American people are prodigal
beyond all others, but they like to
drive sharp bargain, and some Of
them think they have saved cent a
week by subscribing for a city paper
that doesn't contain line OF local
news or further the myriad local in.
teres,s which upbuild each commun-
ity.
T. +. Spratt, the Owosso tailor,
has received full assortment Of
spring and summer goods, which he
Invites you 10 call and examine.
Wesener Block.