The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-07-18
Ionla shows a population Of 4, aez.


st. Johns Republicans: Cooley Il Son, of
Elsie, bought the first carload OF new wheat
Monday, paying 81 cents per bushel. 1t
was raised few miles north of Elsie, and
was of very fine quality.
Democratic state convention at Grand
Rapids, Sept 10.
We are In receipt of the prize essay of
the American public health Association
cook book telling how to get up meals on
scientific principles. The information con-
tanned in the book is well worth the price. 40
cents. Address DIR. Irving A. Watson, sec
rotary, Concord, N. II.
THE TIMES has the best facilities for Job
printing Of any office in Shiawassee county.
Low prices and first-class goods give us
plenty of work.
Fenton citizens are dissatisfied with the
census returns and are preparing to have a
committee of fifty citizens do the work over.
The Northwestern Tribune has been sold
by A. N. Brown to Preston 4 Bowen. The
paper is good property and the new pro-
prietors will doubtless make 1t more so.
1t is probable that Gen. o. l.. Spaulding
of st. Johns, will be appointed second
assistant secretary of the treasury. The
office is good one, salary $1,000 per year.
The first annual meeting of The Women's
Press Association of Michigan will be held
at Traverse City, July 1924. An excellent
program will be carried out.
The insurance report of the Ithaca fire
places the losses at $22, 500 with insurance
at $4,000.
George Kipp, an employee in the Potts
mill, was seriously scalded by escaping
steam, Saturday.
Fred Irland has secured his life appoint
ment of official stenographer of the House
at SIS, 900 year.
The Juniors of the agricultural college
will hold their class day exercises at Grand
Ledge, Friday.
j. r. Esselstyn has established silk fac
tory at Lansing and will plant mulberry
trees to feed the worms.
Charles Gardner, of Sturgis, was run over
and horribly mangled by a freight train at
Sturgis, Saturday morning.
The souvenir book of the ''Blue Ribbon"
meeting, which contains the list of entries
of the Detroit Driving Club, is at hand.
The entries are superior in quality to former
years. The cream of all the great stables
of trOtters and PAGERS in the country are
entered, so that lovers of equine sports will
be treated to some of the finest displays of
speed ever witnessed on trOtting track.
"Sunol," "Axtel," "PalO Alto" slack"
"AlcryOn," and host of other celebrities
are daily taking their exercise over the
track which is as smooth as house floor
and without doubt the fastest in America.
A beautiful sight at the meeting will be the
variety of costumes worn by the ladies, who
are vying with each other in preparing
beautiful and appropriate costumes for the
meeting. They will rival in splendor those
worn by the fair habitues of Morris Park
and Sheepshead Bay. If the weather is
favorable, the attendance will be unprece-
IDENTIFY large.
DR.. and Mrs. f. ii. Van Dusen of Kala-
mazoO have donated fifty thousand dollars
10 the school district to erect city library
and board of education rooms Fifteen
thousand dollars will be spent by the city
for site.
Maj. Campbell writes Gov Luce that he
s now i'm Germany, having passed through
which he describes as one of
he most beautiful countries, and more like
it has ever been his good fortune
% visit. He says the people are contented,
yell-to-do and happy. He will sail for
nome early next month";