The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-15

j. Henderson reports the Gilmore band
concert at Detroit as excellent.
Cyrus Reimer was awarded the contract
to pipe Fayette Square for water
Parkill & Son are preparing to build an
addition to their store 22x20 feet.
Hall Bros, Cyrus Reimer and Wheeler
Bros. have lately put in telephones. 9
Services at Christ's church next Sunday
at the usual hour. Also Sunday school.
Elder l.. r. Gault will preach at the
Disciple church next Sunday morning and
evening.
Geo. Charlton will have charge of the
work on the Mich. s. M. IL o. Co.'s new
building.
Albert Todd will build an Office building
for his business on Washington street south
near the bridge.
Immense quantities of door and window
screens are being daily shipped by the
Owosso Tool Co.
Last weeks shipments from the casket
factory were in. excess of any previous week
in the history of the institution.
The broken plate glass windows in the
stores of K. l.. Brewer and Knapp IL Smith
have been replaced with new ones.
Representative BOtsford's bill forbidding
the employment of Pinkerton's men i'm the
capacity of civil officers, has become law.
Ed. Martin, city teamster, has purchased
the horse and carriage of Ed. Struber
drawn in the Wicking 81 StOrrer contest,
Saturday.
Many of the farmers have not yet plowed
their corn land. The ground is so hard
that it is almost impossible to work it. Rain
is needed badly.
The New Haven mad dog business should
be needed by the council and all dogs order
ed muzzled. The dog killer could also do
some effectual work in Owosso.
Wards words in this issue are from the
pen of that subtle analyst of human charac-
ter who sees and knows all sides of life, the
genial DIR. Ward, of Laingsburg.
Bicycle race this evening. With the num-
Der of entries it seems probable that the
contest will be spirited one. For racing,
the ordinaries have the preference.
S. S. Jones, of New Haven, says: ''Small
fruit only slightly injured by the frost;
else. Cherries will be big crop, apples
light"
w. b. BreniZer came to OwOssO, remain
ed one week and sold 10, 900 sugar sacks to
OwOssO grocers, containing advertisements
of different Owosso firms. The arrival of
Mr.. b. was predicted last week.
The council should certainly take some
action i'm regard to the Oliver street bridge
either repair the old one or build new
one. Why not use the one on Main street
and get a wider one for this important
thorOughfare.
The decision of the judges in the bicycle
parade did not meet with the approval of
all. Inasmuch as Mr.. Roth had intrusted
the matter in their hands and the men were
entirely unacquainted with the contestants,
their judgment had to stand.
About midnight, Friday, fire was dis
covered in the wooden building owned by
Mrs. b. +. Taylor, south of the National
hotel and in few minutes had made such
Roadway that the entire building was wrap
ped in flames, also the ruins of the building
on the lot Of M. Keyte. The fire depart
ment responded promptly to the alarm, and
threw water for several hours to protect the
adjoining property. The building was Oc-
cupied by =. Waters with his meat market.
He loses several hundred dollars. Mrs.
Taylor has insurance to nearly make good
her loss. The fire was probably started by
some one.
The Burton Farmers club has made ar
engagements to visit the Agricultural College
probably June 4th.) Excursion rates have
been secured so that the fare for the round
fri n xx,;I ka 10
of fifty go or $1.05 If less than that number.
Upon arriving at Lansing, conveyances will
take the party direct to the college grounds.
After dinner the college buildings, grounds,
farm, stock, and everything connected with
the college will be visited and examined.
The return will be made to Lansing in time
to leave on the 6:15 train. Arrangements
are being made at both ends of the route,
looking toward most pleasant and profit
able visit.
Col. j. s. Fuller, of Wallace, Idaho, hav-
ing erected large hotel, had made out
schedule of furnishings and came east to
buy. Prices were marked on each article
of the desired bill at houses i'm Chicago,
Minneapolis, Grand Rapids and Owosso.
Wednesday the goods to the amount of
$4,000 were shipped from OwOsso. Osburn
81 Sons furnished the carpets, bedding, cur
tains, drapery, towels, etc., the Estey Mfg.
Co. and Knapp & Smith furniture and Ii.
r. TOoley mattresses. When Col. Fuller
figured up 1t was found that OwOsso prices
were 5000 lower on the bill than I'm any other
city. After leaving OwossO, Mr.. Fuller
visited his brother in Stanton, Nebraska,
and from that town Osburn q Sons received
nine orders for carpets. A little episode in
connection with this sale of goods is worth
repeating. Mrs. f. e. Walton, of Owosso,
a niece of Col. Fuller, received telegram
asking her to come to Grand Rapids and
aid i'm the selection of goods. Mrs. Walton,
i'm examining the goods there, at once said
that Owosso prices were lower and persuad-
ed Col. Fuller to try OwOssO, with the above
result.
The proposed school legislation which it
seems very probable will pass both houses,
will abolish the board of school examiners
and Office of secretary and provide for
commissioner of schools to have the whole
control of school matters. The commits
sioner IF schools will be elected by the
board of supervisors the second Monday of
June and hold Office for two years. In the
spring of 1898 and at each biennial election
thereafter on the first Monday in April the
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