The times., 1891-10-23

are attending Inc state convention In Sagl-
nav this week.
Mrs. b. f. Taylor has decided to build a
two story brick building on her lot adjoin-
ing Nj. Keytes' new building.
Halloween night and Bill Nye Oct. 81
and the, election of Mckinley In Ohio Nov.
3 are events in the near future.
No business man should send job of
printing out of the city or give it to a Job
oflice-patronize the newspapers.
Potatoes are drug i'm the market this
year and thousands OF bushels will be held
by the farmers for spring market.
A writer in the Christian Herald (Detroit)
pays a high compliment to Owosso and the
Y. Nj. G. A. convention recently held here.
Regular Office hours of the OwOssO water
board have been fixed by Sec'y Protein Os-
burn at 10 to IL a. m. and from 2 to D. IN.
Two of the Congregational Sunday School
classes will give an oyster supper on Friday
evening of next week, place to be announced
later.
The p. of l. lodges In this county wher-
ever languishing are being urged by the
grand officers to reorganize and flourish as
of yOre.
The chapel of the new Congregational
church is now ready for the roof, which will
be at once put on and the work of finishing
pushed.
The common council appointed Roy Os-
burn secretary pro tenn of the water board,
who will continue the business of the Office
in the absence of his father.
The Semi-Annual S. S. Convention of
OwossO and Middlebury townships was held
at the nj. K. church at Burton last Sunday.
There was large attendance.
The Ovid Carriage works Is the name
under which Messrs. Eaton and Pearl man
age the plant recently purchased of the re-
ceivers of the Schofield Buggy Co.
Messrs. Goodale and st. Clair, who have
disposed of their interest in the Owosso
Music Co. will continue in the employ of the
house under the new management.
Strawberries in full blossom, green and
ripe fruit all on one bunch, were brought to
this Office last week from the farm of Levi
Markham in Middlebury township.
Married, at the residence of the brides
parents. 211 Cass ST., Thursday, October
%, 1891, 10y Rev. j. r. Reitzel, VIM. Elliott
and Miss Lizzie Hux, both of OwossO.
The Detroit International exposition has
not paid all the premiums awarded last
| August and September and the stOckmen
are beginning to ask the reason why.
Wilbur N. Pierpont has purchased an so
acre farm near Dushvllle in Isabella Co.,
and will soon take possession. The farm
has good buildings and is all cleared but five
| acres.
G. S. Reeves, formerly owner of the Ovid
Register Union, will embark in the cream
| cry business at some place in Michigan.
The location having not yet been deter
mined.
| w. NJ. Olney who received an appoint
ment in the railway postal service as result
| of a civil service examination is now run
| ming on the M. G. II. II. main line between
Chicago and Detroit.
| The Morrice Sentinel speaks right out and
says Morrice has the best school and best
corps of teachers of any village in the
county and that the citizens stand right by
| the cause of education.
At the last meeting of the Patrons of In
| dustry i'm OwOSSO series of resolutions re-
garding the disposition of money voted by
the common council for the celebration of
labor day was adopted.
Manager Kohler is to be congratulated on
securing Bill Nye at the opera house Oct.
31st. William Edgar Nye is bald headed
man who makes you laugh and is the au-
thor of ''The Forty Liars and other lies."
The ST. Johns Republican has many nice
| things to say about OwOssO's school exhibit
made at the Clinton county teachers associa-
ton last Saturday. Also Superintendent
Simmons and Misses Goss and Bartram are
credited with knowing all about school
| matters.
Under the new law, passed by the Squaw.
buck Legislature, any person convicted Of
allowing milkweed to 90 to seed on his
premises will be liable to fine of $40 ant
costs or 20 days in JAIL Overseers of high
ways are responsible for the enforcement Of
the law.
The board of supervisors adjourned one
week in order to get out of the way of the
circuit court session and then convened las
Monday and was obliged to hold its ses
sions in the clerks Office. 1t is time that 6
new court house was had where adequat,
space would be provided for the entire bus
iness of the county.
Shiawassee county teachers association a
Bancroft Oct. "a. "President's Address,
G. X. Brandt; primary reading, 1.-THE ole
way and the new, Nellie Chambers; "GeOg
raphy," Carrie Buell.; "Relation of teacher
to parents" j. w. Simmons; 'Primar,
numbers" Nellie Buyea; Estate Norma
School," f. l.. Ingraham. Banquet ant
souvenir program thrown in-at least tn,
former will be thrown in.
The OwossO and Corunna street railwa,
company has opened an Office over K. l.
Brewers store. This week the preliminar,
work of going over the route to see jus
what work has got to be done has occupied
the time of Mr. Haines. The supplies sucl
as shovels, picks, spikes. ETC., have been re
ceived and the rails and ties are expected
Monday, when large gang of men will b'
put to work. Today gang of men are re
pairing the culvert on the east city line.
The new mortgage tax law which wen
into effect in this state October 1, provide
for the taxation of mortgages at their fac,
value, no matter where they are owned, tn,
owner as the owner of the property which i
mortgaged to have his assessment reduced
i'm the amount of the mortgage. 1t Is pro