The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-10-17
Bancroft.

The newspaper business in Bancroft Is
quite unsettled. To-day j noticed Il sign
projecting from Jarrad's building saying
printing office No. B." but as il was over
the door which locks up the remains of the
defunct Bancroft Advertiser, / concluded it
was misnomer. 1t is now reported that
Bigeow has returned to the village of Nor
rice, from whence he came, leaving Spaul-
ding to conclude, so far as the newspaper
topic is concerned, Il am monarch of all
survey"
James Heath has typhoid pneumonia,
both lungs being affected, and at the present
time he is lying very low and in an extreme
ly critical condition. with chances for his re-
covery decidedly against him.
VIM. Fox has been running a restaurant
on Warren street. and j.. p. Bailey has been
the landlord, but now Edgar Ratlibun has
exchanged his village property on Parker
addition for this restaurant, and this will be
his private residence in the future, and the
Rathbon property is for rent.
j.. d. Obert is carrying his hand in sling
and IL you should ask him where was the
best place for a felon he would undoubtedly
think OH some enemy's hand.
Mr.. Hodge, of Jackson, was to address q
democratic gathering here OH Monday even
ing last, but owing to the inclemency of the
weather failed to put in an appearance.
NJ. V. b. Wixom, it is reported will go
north the last of this or early next week and
tell the farmers how much they are being
injured by the McKinleysbill.
Mrs. f. Byam, who at the last writing
was quite low with typhoid pneumonia, is
really improving. and she now has fair
chance to recover.
j. Bliven, who has been afflicted with de-
rangement of the kidneys for some time, is
reported no better.
| Henry Wager Is a cooper working i'm
Owosso, but came here to spend last Sab
bath with his brother John.
Farmers are extremely busy nowadays,
marketing potatoes at fifty cents bushe
and apples at $3.50 to S2.7 a barrel.
S. Canouse, living. south of here near the
county line. raised on his farm 400 bushels
of beans. which he sold at ST.. 75 per busllel,
or S700 for the crop.
A carbuncle may be nice to have on n
persons hand, but DR.. WheelOck is not of
that opinion and he ought to know.
w. 4. Watson and S. j. Quincy were in
Morrice, Monday and listened to Odell Chap
man and the Hon. A. L. Bliss, who were
there to discuss the political issues Of the
day and show the advantages to he derived
from the Mckinley bill.
Hon. Norman X. Potter is spending some
time in Ow0sso this week, and IL Is barely
possible that his business may be Of a p0lit-
ical nature.
1t is reported that two fellows hired a
horse in Corunna on Sunday last and took a
trip through Shiawassee county, calling at
two or three places and relieving the citizens
of clothing. cotton cloth, etc. The horse
was found in Mrs. Peach's orchard. but the
thieves are still at large.
Il. Cudney has associated himself with a
man named Harrington, from Gaines, and
the two will do the hay pressing act this
winter. Tom worked the Hagerty farm,
owned by Mrs. Hagerty, and the Banks
farm, owned by o. ii. Obert, the past sum-
mer. He never misses chance TO earn an
honest dollar where he has an opportunity.
Henry Peach is building tenant house
on his farm just east of here.
KIRKWOOD.