The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-02-03

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Monroe.
T.. A. Goodale lost valuable mare las
Friday night. She was choked to death II
the stall.
j. Il. Reyes and w. K. Watson are cand
dates for the position of de putty oil inspector
In this district.
The Estey Mfg. Co. will soon ship into
their yards from northern Michigan, 4, 000,.
600 feet of logs.
Fred Schaible lost the end OF one of his
fingers and cut another badly on a paper
trimmer at Wete's gallery last Saturday.
ID. Dwight has been unusually busy at
his blacksmith shop this week. The icy
roads are certainly benefit to the horse
sheer.
Geo. Welte has engaged Henry Moore for
few weeks. Mr.. Moore is home from
Colorado, spending the winter with his
parents.
J There will be local teachers meeting at
Garland Saturday Feb. IL, at p. IN. A
good program will be arranged and a large
attendance Is solicited.
Knapp & Goodale are getting in stock
of agricultural implements ana binding
Irvine, which they will handle in connection
with their elevator business.
1t is reported that George Dayton, Of
Lansing, intends to put one hundred cows
on his farm near Perry as soon as the new
creamery gets to running there.
| The twO-year. old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mcbride died Saturday afternoon, the
result of a severe cold settling on the lungs.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon.
The flag, at the city hall foated at half
mast from Saturday until the time of Mr..
Blaine's funeral Monday, and the flags at
! the different schools were all at half mast
on Monday.
The brick work on the new machine shop
| at Estey Factory A is completed and the
roof nearly on. The elevated tracks about
| the yards are being Overhauled and put In
readiness for starting the saw mill.
The Owosso Manufacturing Company has
| force of men at work on the foundation
for the new building, which is S0x2S feet,
one story high and runs along side of the
M. c. track, north of the present building.
Rev. Washington Gardner is to appear
next in the Popular lecture course, giving
his famous lecture on 1.-The Struggle for
Chattanooga" We bespeak for him a
crowded house. The date will be Feb. Is.
T. D. Dewey and B. Buckminster have
already shipped nearly 100 carloads of hay
to the eastern and southern markets since
they began buying. This has put hundreds
of dollars into the pockets of the farmers
hereabOuts.
There was slight blaze on the second
floor of the machine shop in the OwOssO
Nn 70 lx,Dl ha .pt
and oil about machine caught fire from
lamp. but was put out before any damage
was DONE
The Labadie-Rowell Co. and the Hubert
Labadie Co. have consolidated, making the
company stronger than ever. A letter from
Mr.. Francis Labadie says business is good.
They also send an order for 1000 programs
and street bills.
Saturday night the express on the ID. 81
M. was wrecked near Ionia. The lOcomO-
tive and sleeper however remained on the
track. A travelling man who was IN Owosso
Wednesday had his wrist bandaged up, in
consequence of the wreck. 1t is the third
he has been caught in within two months.
Did it ever occur to you that every bust
ness man ought to be enough interested in
the prosperity of the local paper to adver-
tise in it? Nothing so clearly shows up the
class of business men town possesses as a
reference to the advertising columns of its
home paper. Outside people judge of a
town largely by its local paper.
On Wednesday evening, a banquet was
given at the National hotel in honor of VIM.
ID. Rowley, by his fellow worknen in the
cloth room of the casket factory. The
cause is the fact of Mr.. Rowley's leaving
today for Rochester, N. Y. About twenty
five were present, and toasts and mu sic
made the evening one to be remembered.
Rev. VIM. Ewing. State superintendent
OF Congregational Sunday School work,
visited the OwOsSp church last Sunday. In
the evening he told of his experience in the
work. the needs in many localities of church
privileges and the need IN some of fewer
churches. He urged the desirability of
stronger churches fewer isms and more real
benefit to committees His talk was Ell
jOyed by all who heard him.
The T.. A. A. IL N. M. proposes to calm
the angry waves outside the piers near
Frankfort, and thus pass the boats to the
harbOr with ease and safety. Underground
pipes will be laid and extended into the
lake about 1000 feet. An oil tank will be
placed on one of the piers and jets of oil will
De sent OUT lDUO inc lake. lHlS pan has
been recommended by Lieut.. Gordon, of
the United States Navy. The scheme will
be in operation within few weeks.-Ex.
A number of Owosso Odd Fellows at
tended the funeral of VIM. Ross at Hender-
son on Tuesday. Mr.. Ross died very sud-
denly Saturday morning. Mrs. Ross left
the dining room for a minute to get pail
of water. leaving Mr.. r. sitting i'm chair,
apparently as well as usual Returning she
was shocked to find him on the floor and In
less than five minutes he died. Mr.. Ross
was about 81 years of age, and beside his
wife leaves large family of children.
Next Sunday morning at the Congrega-
ti0nal church, the pastor will preach on
1.-THE Chief End of Man--to be a man and
not the subject of man." In the evening,
Blaine memorial services. "'rhe Foremost
American" First, 1.-THE humane and
Christian aspect Of his craftsmanship" by
Geo. M. Dewey. Second, His career as
an incentive to the young men of the
nation" by the pastor. Let this service be
an expression from the lovers of their coun-
| try and their country's great.
''Mr. Spears, the first tenor In the Temple
| Quartet, has voice Or splendid quality,