The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-11

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orators on Labor Day.
Eleven members were added to the Y. M
c. A. rolls during July.
DIR. Humphrey will be at the Wilder
muth, Friday, Aug. 18th.
The Bicycle club give free-for-all rae,
at the fair grounds this evening.
Base ball games on two days will bt
among the attractions at the county fair.
BRANDED & VanCamp placed three sis
inch steel hoops on the city reservoir this
week.
Elmer Henderson succeeds Dr. Gould
as postmaster at Henderson. Mr.. Gould
resigned some time ago.
A. E. Willover has purchased from John
Sowersby, Ithaca, the pacing horse DR.. w.
with record of 2:24 made oyer the Owosso
track in 1891.
The Michigan Central Ry. will run an
other excursion TO Chicago next Tuesday,
August Is. The train leaves Owosso at
1928 a. m. Round trip tickets $685., good
to return inside of seven days.
Said that several candidates are making
quite an active canvass at present to succeed
Postmaster McBain when his term expires.
There is plenty of time and we advise the
would-be P. Ms. to 60 slow these hot days.
The Robbins Table Co. have their new
engine in position and will commence work
again Monday morning. Some smaller i'm
provements have been made in the factory
during the stop occasioned by putting in the
larger engine.
Travel between Laingsburg and Owosso
will be much less than for several months
past This is owing to the fact that the
referee" has made his decision and G. j.
McClint0ck walks off with the postoffice
plum in that village.
Frank Lutz was appointed postmaster at
Byron on Saturday, succeeding j. ID. Royce
removed. The appointment is a turn-down
for the Close faction. Burns township will
soon swing into the republican column.
Mark the prediction.
Castree & Shaw repaired nine farm en-
gines last week, sold an engine and separa-
tor and fourteen hay presses besides doing
other smaller jobs. Pretty good record for
the new firm. Next week Mr.. Castree goes
to Cincinnati, o., to purchase additional
tools for the shop.
The Owosso Mfg. Co. are making an addi-
ton to their power plant by putting in
new sixty horse power engine made by the
New York Safety Steam Power Co. The
engine is being set up this week and will be
used to run part Of the shop thus reliev-
ing the old engine.
Owosso is to have a genuine horse race
within the next two weeks, when Fred
Yankee and Fred Peterson's
White Frank are to 60 for purse of $500,
best in 5, mile heats. The horses are very
evenly matched and an exciting race can be
looked for.
The first day of the fall meeting of the
Horse Breeders association at
Saginaw is to be known as "Owosso Breed
ing Stables Day." when the famous Michi-
gan sire, Louis Napoleon, is to be shown.
Also the stations Bonnie Wilkes, George
Milo, Col. Mapes, Major Mapes.
The official program of labor day is to be
issued in the form of a 32-page souvenir
book, which will include brief history of
Owosso, short articles stating the objects of
the various unions of the city, illustrations
Of several buildings and advertisements for
business firms. Our merchants will do well
to help the enterprise along.
The work of connecting the well on the
Abrey farm with the old city we'll is nearly
but few lengths of pipe now re-
naming to be laid. The fall from the new
well to the old is estimated to be enough to
keep the latter well filed. 1t is also ex-
pected to about double the water supply and
will probably be ready for use some time
next week.
Work on the long distance telephone line
has progressed as far as Gaines and will
reach OwOssO inside of few weeks. This
line Is put up with two copper wires, max
ing metallic circuit. New and larger
poles are being put up the entire length of
the line and the equipment is being much
improved. When the line reaches Owosso
we will be within easy talking distance of
Chicago.