The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22
LOCAL NEwS

| NO common SOuflcll HeetinS monua
night
The rate of taxation in Ann Arbor is bu
11 per cent.
| G. +. Rigley left for a business trip to thu
east Saturday.
f. M. Hopkins and wife, of Oakley, wcr'
In the city Saturday.
Corey Bros. Laundry has used 5000
| shirt bands I'm four months.
Chas. s. Ensminger is visiting his friend:
and relatives in Charlottesville, Indiana.
The township officers can put I'm spare
time these days studying the new election
law.
The mercury stood - 10 deg. ut 10 p. NJ.
Tuesday night as noted at the Merrell
house.
Rev. Il. K. Heddle lectures Mt Pittsburg
church this, Friday, night. Subject, BE
Real"
Exchange street east has been the scene
of fast driving this week and OwOssO can
boast of some flyers.
Clinton county is agitating for local OPP
ton. The supervisors in Barry county have
ordered an election.
The board of supervisors adjourned Satur-
day. Several of the old members of the
board say 1t Is their last term.
THE TINES and Youths Companion one
year for $500. The regular subscription
price of the Companion is $1.75.
The Labadie Company is playing to good
houses I'm West Virginia cities and the
papers are unstinted In their praise.
The senior class In. the OwOssO high school
will give rhetorical exercises Friday after
noon, Jan. 80. The public are invited.
The Northwestern Teachers Association
of Shawassee county, Is preparing for
their semi-annual meeting which will occur
in February at Burton.
There are 1874 state banks in Michigan
with capital of S9,522.420. The stock Is
owned by 4,245 shareholders, of whom
2,427 own 81 200 or less.
BY the beginning of February the Savings
bank capital will be increased tn 500. 900.
$40. 900 of new capital has nearly all been
taken by OwOssO people.
Col. Dodge. railroad promoter and solicit
or, says that the money of eastern capitalists
is pledged for the Kalamazoo and Hastings
II. Il. extension through OwOssO.
r. j. Mccormick, of Saginaw, is visiting
at the residence of f. L. LOhnes. Mr.. Nc
Cormick has been looking OwOssO over with
a view to going into business here.
l.. ID. GOss, of Morrice, exhibited his Ply
mouth fowls at the Central Mich. poultry
show at Battle Greek and won first on
cockrel and third on breeding pen.
Mrs. Chappell died at the Pontiac insane
asylum and was brought home for burial
Tuesday. The funeral services were con-
Quoted from the home at 625 Corunna Ave-
nue.. p. NJ. Thursday.
The Detroit Times Monday evening de-
voted half column to reported kissing af-
fair near Durand where money was raised
for church purposes, the kissing not going
by favor but for rs cents.
The Wall street reports show an active
demand for Il. u A. A. railroad stock. As
an effect of the contract recently made with
the d., l.. 81 N. railroad. the Il. & A. A.
stock advanced from 1917 to So.
The Ann Arbor Courier did itself proud
in its last issue. The review of Ann Ar
Dor written for the benefit of visiting edit
ors, was well prepared. every paragraph
bristling with points of interest.
If you voted at the school meeting against
building new high school building, make
a half days visit to the present ROOMS and
learn just what the needs are. Supt. SIM
mons will be pleased to show you around.
T.. NJ. Hopkins has received an offer from
the Detroit Free Press looking toward the
circulation Of that paper among the faithful
for campaign purposes. Hopkins demOc-
racy and state acquaintance are the factors
for success.
A humane act would be for the city mar
shall to take horses standing unblanketed in
the streets to stables and impose fine for
thus treating dumb animals. The man who
leaves his horses to suffer should be punish
ed.
John Keifer says that he took the initia-
tive I'm the cancellation of the policy held by
him in the Shiawassee Co. Mutual Fire In
surance Co., before asked to sign the
receipt prepared according to the results of
the arbitration.
j. Z. Beal, of the Ann Arb0r Courier,
and Jas. SlOcum, of the Holly Advertiser.
are the president and secretary of the State
Press association. The retiring secretary,
b. j. LOwery, of the Howard City Record,
has been a very efficient officer.
Saturday evening last THE TIMES Office
force presented the retiring foreman with q
watch charm as a souvenir to remind him OF
pleasant associations. Mr.. Purvis accepted
the tribute with a few words betOkening his
feelings of regard for the thOughtfulncss OF
those who had 30 remembered him.
Henry w. YOumans, the friend Of the
people and high cockalorum demagOgue, an
nOunces that he will turn over the apl oint-
ment to the West Point cadetship to Tim
Tarsney. Youmans may be a friend of the
voters but the boys don't count and instead
of having competitive examination simply
says Tim Tarsney will settle this matter.
So wrote YOumans to M. X. Osburn, OF this
city.
List Of letters remaining uncalled for al
ut the Owosso pOstOffice for the week ending
Jan. 16, 1899: 7. ID. O'EOnnor, LOttie Rev
els, S. II. Chamberlin, Walter Cooper, Perry
wardwell. Mary Smith, A. X. MOrhouse
Jim Loury, Chas. Hillard, Mary Davids
John j. Brown, Sylvia N. Reese, w. II,
Shaver, Mrs. Mary Dollan. Drops, Otis j
Fox.
Committee for Business Mems AssOcia
ton appointed by the President. Manu-
featuring committee, 4. o. Dewey, 3. K
Il, oti nOv