The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-07-21
TIE Times.
OWOSSO, MICH. JULY 81, 1898.
Entered at the postoffice in Owoss0 fol
as second-class matter.
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL IN - w -.
Will the $40, 900 be voted for water works
next Monday?
Hall Bros. will move into their new store
next week.
Dewey & Stewart will start their horses
in the races at Vassar next week.
Shelton & Curry have new delivery
wagon-one of the finest in the city.
The brick work has been commenced on
the Dimmick- Schuknecht buildings.
Fifteen persons were received into the
membership of the First NJ. E. church Sun
day.
A fire in Estey factory A did some dam
age Sunday before it was put out by several
men who were called in.
Albert Lahring, one of the prominent
young men of this county, died at his home
in Burns township, July 18th.
DR.. M. w. Peters, graduate of Detroit
College of Medicine, has opened an Office at
SIS West Main street, Owosso.
Parties desiring space on the fair grounds
for stands during the fair can make contracts
by calling upon Geo. Carpenter.
j. II. Howe has purchased the interest of
Mrs. Fanny Hershey in the store building
owned by them OH Washington street.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will hold their cake sale Saturday afternoon
in the basement under Z. L. Brewers store.
The county fair premium list is being
printed in pamphlet form. Those wanting
advertising space will please apply at once.
DIR. j. Perkins has been removed as a
member of the pension examining board
and is succeeded by DR.. COwles, of Durand.
Frieseke Bros. report an unusually large
demand for brick from out of the city this
year. They are shipping face brick to all
parts of the state.
The 1. o. G. T. will hold public
meeting this evening in the G. A. r. hall.
A fine program will be given. Everybody
invited to attend.
The boarding house owned by the Estey
company is to be removed from its present
location, north of the factory, to lot south
and east of the T. & A. A. depot.
BRANDED & Van Camp have been engaged
in repairs for Delano IL Jones at Durand
part of the week. They are also building
the stack for the Fox furniture factory at
Corunna.
Judge Newton has granted Fred Fuller
and Frank Duponce, convicted at the Febru-
airy term of stealing and sentenced to Ionia.
a new trial. Sheriff Jacobs brought them
to Corunna yesterday.
The report of the Owosso Savings Bank
published in this issue shows the soundness
of this institution. In fact but few cities in
Michigan of the size of Owosso have two as
good banks as we have.
w. X. Burt receiver of the Z. IL. A. A.
Ry. denies the report that the striking en-
gineers are to be again employed on the
road. He says the road will be operated as
a northumberland road.
Geo. nj. Dewey has purchased the sub
scription list of ''Three Links" an Odd Eel
low paper published in Grand Rapids, and
added the same to the list of The Odd Eel
low, which is now the only paper published
in the state In the interest of that order
The council may as we'll recognize the
fact that the sewer question will not down.
The people demand that some means be
provided for draining the cellars about the
city, especially in the business portion, and
will insist upon some action by the council.