The times., 1890-05-02

Try The TINES until Jan. l, 1871, Tor oO
cents.
New houses are going up in all parts of
the city.
For bargains in wall paper, call on Muir
ply Il Connor.
A lathe to cost "a, 200 will soon be put in
at the car shops.
Finest stock of millinery In the county, at
Mrs. Geo. Sprlnkle's.
The II. & A. A, car shops are over run
with work all the time.
Bring your business before the public by
advertising i'm The TIMES.
Connor says, 1.-The outlook was never bet
ter for big ice cream trade"
The Economic class will meet at the home
of Jas. Osburn next Monday evening.
Rumored that wedding will occur on
Adams street OH Wednesday next.
C. c. Duff has new ad. Says he will
soon be doing business in his new store.
The Council intends to enforce the ordin-
ance against peddlng from house to house.
Warm meals and lunches at Thomas
restaurant under Murray IL Terbush's store.
Some sneak thief stole the watch of En-
gineer Fred Finch at the car shops Tuesday.
j. A. Curtiss. of the Il. Il A. fArce won
the gan club medal at the contest last
Friday.
1900 pounds of census schedules were re-
ceived by Supervisor Mcbride, by mail
Thursday.
Frieseke Bros. started brick making on
Monday. They expect to have the first kiln
out in three weeks.
II D,,,ho,s Gvipo m. tho of
his Exchange street store for the use of
Frank Clapp as paint shop.
Mrs. Guile has finally decided to build a
two story brick on her lot and the old
wooden building has been removed.
q Mrs. Sax, mother of Mrs. j. Amos, died
very suddenly at the home of ID. M. Estey,
On Monday, where she was at work.
o. Sharpstene will open liquor store in
the building now occupied by Duff after ii
is renovated and a plate glass front put in.
Several of our exchanges state the Patrons
of Shiawassee county are discussing the
question of building a $25, 1000 -four mill at
OwOsso.
A number of OwossO citizens are negO-
tating for the purchase OF land near one of
the pleasant summer resorts in Northern
Michigan. 1t is designed to improve the
land, build good club house, number of
boats, etc.
The council should heed the warning i'm
the Mayors inaugural and have all sidewalks
and street crossings put in condition at once.
The expense of putting them in repair
would be small matter and might be an
extremely profitable investment.
The recital given by Miss Helen Duff's
pupils on Monday evening was gratifying
success. The program was interesting and
varied, consisting of instrumental and vocal
music, some of which was quite difficult but
all of which was well rendered.
We reprint on our second page an article
from the Charlotte Republican Oh the
gubernatorial situation, which we commend
to thoughtful consideration of Shiawassee
county Republicans. The st. Johns Re-
publican thinks that Hon John Rich about
fills the bill. Why not?
The uncushisned seats of the Opera House
seem to get harder after each act. 1t was
suggested Tuesday evening that the ex-
pedent in vogue at Recreation Park, De-
trOit, might be adopted here-at the end OF
the fifth innings it is customary for every
one to ''stand up' and ''rest" himself. Why
not everyone ''stand up" after the third act.
The Opera House was more than com.
fortably filled on Tuesday evening on the
occasion of the Labadie-ROwell entertain
ment, which consisted of three different
comedies. To say that Mr.. and Mrs. Labadit
sustained their Owosse reputation is equiva
lent to saying that the entertainment was {
success. Mr.. and Mrs. Geer, Miss Doyle
and Mr.. Fred Chapel took part in the play
''TO Oblige Benson" and succeeded in thei
different parts reasonably well.
After this week, Prof. Van DeVenter will
discontinue the Industrial University an(
returns to Sharon, Penn, to resume his p0
sition as instructor i'm the public schools il
the line of drawing aud writing, which po
| sitiOn he held for three years. Owosso'
social, educational and religious circles vii
sorely miss the genial professor and Owoss'
| business men will regret the CLOSING
of the University, since it had drawn many
strangers and much business to the city.
The Il. IL A. A. has just finished remodel
ing one of the mail and express cars used OF
their road, enlarging the part used for mai
so as to accommodate the increased amount o
mail carried over their road. Superintend
ent Pepper, Of the postal department, wa'
| here few days since to inspect the car anC
] pronsunced it one of the best in use IL
Michigan. The car is certainly model o
convenience, allowing two men plenty o
room to work. The wood work was all re
painted, presenting beautiful appearance
| A gentleman from Grand Rapids was ar
rested one day this week on charge of vic
lating the city ordinance relative to eretailing
goods without paying a license. Owing t
a technicality the agent was discharged
| However the thanks of the business mel
and citizens of Owosso are due Mr.. Roth fO
his efforts to protect our home dealers fren
this kind of competition. 1t lis not too mucl
to say that goods of the same quality cal
i'm nearly every instance be purchased
cheaper of Owosso merchants than of travel
ing men and that the sales of the latter clas
are generally too light weight, short measure
OF some similar deception.
Breeders Gazette: The Gazette is please'
to learn that most favorable reception ha
been accorded Prof. +. M. Shelton, late Di
rector of the Kansas Experiment Station
who recently assumed command of the agri
cultural forces of Queensland, Australia
under governmental authority. The agri
cultural editor of The Week, published a
Brisbane, devotes column of approvin;
comment to the recently published utter
ances of Prof. Shelton concerning the stua
ton as he found it i'm his new field of labor
at its close breaking into poetic apostroph
/ N. nha ia