The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-09-06
. Browns, Is; Stars, 8.
Browns, IA; Ovid, IL.

The Jackson Exposition Is pronounced
complete success.
Forty-nine applicants for certificates at
the examination Aug. Soth. :.
We have not heard Of any school district
adopting the free school text book law.
Circuit Court convenes on Monday OF
next weeS The calendar is large one.
If you want note heads, letter heads tags,
business cards, come and see US this week.
Jas. ID. Estes, formerly of the st. Johns
Independent, has started new paper in ST.
Johns.
Fred M. Wimple, the hustling principal
at Shaftsburg, has thoroughly graded and
classified the school,
Preaching at the Church of Christ dis
ciples) by the pastor Sunday morning. Ad-
mission to membership at close.
The T. & A. A. road are building 200
freight cars at Lafayette, Ind, besides a
number at Michigan Car Works.
Rumored that picnic party, on their way
home tested the depth of the water Works
bitches, one evening last week.
Read the. Educational column in The
TIMES. This week is published an excel
lent article on primary teaching.
Keller & Keller have moved their Office
into the rooms formerly occupied by 5. f..
Smith, corner Washington and Main SITS.
Geo. f. Robinson yesterday received ID
headstones to be used for the dead soldiers
in Oakhill and surrounding cemeteries, fur
nished by the U. S. government.
An immense crowd was assembled at Car
ruther's grove near Newburg on Saturday
on the occasion of the Farmers picnic. A
well prepared program was successfully
carried out.
New postal cards will soon be out. They
will be double and gummed on the edge, so
that after being filed they can be sealed up.
There will be double advantage in this;
not only will secrecy be had, but the space
for communication will be doubled.
The Ann Arbor road has arranged to have
cold storage house built on their property
just north of the track. Mr.. Dudley is the
gentleman who will have charge of it when
completed. The building will cost about
| $4,000.
G. S. Williams, the civil engineer engag-
ed by the city in connection with water
works, is graduate of Michigan University
and has had experience with putting in
water works at Bsmark, Dak., and at Green.
vile, Mich.
| ''We ought to haye new opera house,
said business man to us recently. Yes
we ought to have, but how much encourage
ment do the citizens of Owosso give capital
lists for the investment of.money in such al
enterprise? Philanthropy and opera houses
don't mix.
Canton Whitney No. 80, Patriarchs Mill
tant, of the jurisdiction of Michigan, will
% charter applicants, was organized Thurs
day afternoon by Genl James, of Hillsdale
assisted by Grand Secretary Whitney, Crane
Representative Dewey, and about Is Cheva
liers from st. Johns.
We hope to see good attendance of tn,
people of Shiawassee on the State Fai
grounds at Lansing next week, as well as
full exhibit of the product of our varied in
dustries. The interests of all are promoted
by these annual exhibitions of the results o
the industrial interests of our citizens.
Wednesday and Thursday a gentlema
representing himself converted gambler
assisted by quartette of good musicians
endeavored to turn wandering Owossoite
into the straight and narrow path. We be
lieve that he could accomplish much NOR
by securing some means of support Othe
than taking up collection and selling book
A still better way would be to vigorousl
enforce the law against gaming.
THE TIMES is indebted to DR.. Connovel
the Rector of Christ church, for copies &
hand book of Owosso, just published b
him. 1t is valuable compendium of intel
esting facts and reliable statistics pertainin
to the city, and should be in the hands {
every citizen and be widely distributed. W
understand that it can be had at the new
rooms or of the author at 10 cents copy.
Mr.. Galloway, the master mechanic of th
T. A. A. & N. M. Ry. Co. informs us tn;
they are contemplating the erection of a tw
story brick to be used as general offices fC
those officials who are. directly connecte
with the equipment and operating force {
the road. This building will be of bricl
two stories high, about 40x60. 1t is expec
ed the building will be ready to occupy
about 60 days. This will bring to Owoss
the master of transportation, car accountan
supervisor of bridges, road master and othe
: j. w. Hubbard received the followir
{ awards at Jackson this week OH Berkshi
: swine: LIST, on aged boars; I'd, on yearlir
: boar; LIST, on boar under one year old; 2
: on aged sows; LIST, on SOW under one yea
1 1st on SOW with litter. Quincy McBri,
5 received on Duroc Jersey swine: LIST,
aged boar; LIST, on yearling; LIST, ON DO