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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-18
Shiawassee.

1t is a pair of twin girls at Dexter Nor
ris'-Ed Huxley is visiting his grand
father-Quite happy load of Corunna
people spent Tuesday in our town fishing
ALLEN Goodall has raised nearly four
thousand bushels of grain this year-Mrs.
Hoisington Is on the sick list-Mrs. Nc
Call is taking in the fair and visiting her
three daughters at Chicago-Last Sunday
morning about two o'clock our citizens
were aroused from their quiet slumbers by
the sweet strains of music. On rising from
their beds what did they see but two young
men sitting in buggy one with violin
and another with guitar and third young
young man before the buggy for a horse,
seranading the town. We must say the
music was very good but we would have
enjoyed it better If 1t had been a little ear
lier in the evening-These are good old
democratic times when a man can't sell q
load of wheat or even bushel In our mar
ket for the money. How do you like it, ye
democrats?
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-18
Vernon.

Fred Grow. of Chicago. is visiting his
parents in this place-Mrs. A. G. Holmes
is entertaining two sisters this week.
Miss Kittie Simpson was in town Friday
Perry Stewart visited at Byron the first
of the week--Rev. Halliday spent Sunday
near Flint-Miss Nina Potter will teach
the Holmes school this fall and Miss Lila
Wrigley has position In the Ithaca schools
Sam Porter was in town the last of the
week.. II. DeHart and daughter Clara
accompanied by the Misses Nellie Scranton
and Jennie Perry leave for three weeks
vacation at TOpinabee this week--Will
Mcknight, of Kalamazoo, spent Sunday here
Grace Clark who has been attending
school at New York is home on a short
visit--Our Sunday schools expect to hold
a union picnic soon--Jim Lare spent Sun
day at his home near Deer Creek--Miss
Mary Potter will teach at Charlevoix the
coming year-Mr. and Mrs. r. Holmden
have been spending few days at Caro-
w. Hollinbeck will occupy part of A.
Owens house--Material is on the ground
for new ID. & M. depot here--Prof.
French and family returned from Plymouth
Friday evening--D. Tilden was in town
last week and reports that he has over two
hundred boarders at Huronia Beach---Dr.
Holsman formerly of this place was in town
Wednesday.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-18
Conductor Simmons presented the sub.

Conductor Simmons presented the SUBJ
ject of Estate Reading Circles" at the gener-
al exercises on Wednesday. Shiawassee
county is far behind many other counties
in Michigan in its interest in this very i'm
pOrtant work, About 40 members pledged
themselves to help in forming circles in
their school districts The matter of form
ing habits of reading and cnltiyating taste
for good literature cannot be too strongly
emphasized nor 100 vigorously urged upon
the notice of teachers. 1t is an excellent
thing to pledge teachers to help this good
work along. The list of books used by the
circles are a liberal education to teacher as
well as to student,
Instructors Plunkett and Monroe have
each in turn filed in the general exercise
hour with brief lectures upon ''Object Teach
ing," "The Memory" ETC., and all Of the
gentlemen have taken hand in answering
the questions in the time-hOnOYed question
box.
The institute closes today with an enroll
ment of 90 names. While we regret that
a larger number of our county teachers have
not been present, we believe that for good
results and for interest this state institute
will be behind none ever held in the county.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-18
Probate Court.

Estate Of Frederick Hoffman, deceased.
F. f. Bumps reports sale Of real estate of
deceased. Sale confirmed.
Estate of Lydia A. Blood, deceased. oNor-
man b. Blood executor in said will named.
Henry Ii. Pulyer and Charles ii. Frain ap-
praiseYs.
In the matter of Orson p. Maxted. Sale
Of real estate reported by Rebeeca A.
Young, guardian. Sale confirmed.
In the matter Of Everett Elton, minor.
Said minor released. Hiram Elton, his
guardian, and said guardian DISCHARGED by
the court.
In the matter of Harriet Evans, an al
legged insane person. Application for ad-
mission to asylum. Medical examination
before Jury. Said alleged insane person de-
clared to be sane, and application refused.
In the matter of Bessie A. Bailey, an in
sane person. Order issued admitting said
insane person to asylum.
In the matter of Mrs. Thomas Cleary, an
alleged mentally incompetent person. Petit
tiOn for appointment of guardian to be heard
on Monday, Aug. 21st
In the matter of William g. Fanth, an al
legged spendthrift. Guardian having been
appointed over the person Of said William
q. Fanth, application for appointment of
guardian over his estate filed. Hearing
Aug. 21st.
Estate of Fred b. Smith, deceased.
Petition filed for probate of will of deceased.
Hearing Aug. 2sth.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-18
New Lothrop.

A daughter born to Mr.. and Mrs. Terry
on August 3d--Twenty members of the
M. p. church were baptised in the Flint
river last Wednesday meeting
held here last Sunday conducted by Rev.
Stephens being assisted by Rev. Ostrander
Born, last Thursday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Taber, daughter--Homer Bel
ford moved to town last week into his new
house--Andrew Kribs is treating his
shop to a,coat of paint--The roof is being
put on the two story brick school house.
1t is quite an imposing structure--Erwin
Smith is on the sick list--Morrice Odell
has purchased new % pound wheel. He
will fool all of the boys now.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-18

The best place in Shia- |
wassee county to get |
Fine Job Printing at |
reasonable prices is at |
The TINES Office, East !
Main St., Owosso.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-18
West Haven.

A Sunday School picnic was held in
VIM. Seymour's woods by the Disciples
from Henderson, Chaplin, Easton and Owos-
SO on Wednesday, August 16th--Old Mr..
Thill is still lying dangerously i'll from a
wound in his head-Misses Blanche and
Pearl OFT are attending the Teachers Insti-
tute which is now in progress at Owosso
Geo. Warner entertained a merry crowd
of people from Owosso last Sunday
Rube Wiedman is doing rushing business
in threshing this fall. He has two machines
at work nearly all the time. Rube is a
hustler.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-18
Judd's Corners.

A young son makes happy the home of
Mr.. Vibber-The M. K. Sunday school
held picnic in Mr.. Warmers woods on
Friday August which was largely attended
and greatly enjoyed-Rev. &. B. Gold
smith preached in the Methodist church on
Sunday August 6-The Adventist church
held their S. S. picnic in the above named
woods on Wednesday of last week. They
had large gathering and bountiful din
ner-S. S. Bush is regaining his health
john Wallace and Alex Thompson are
on the sick list-Miss Lizzie Cameron is
gradually failing. She is suffering with
something Of cancerous nature-Willie
Warren and his two little boys spent last
Sunday with friends in this vicinity
Wells are going dry in this vicinity on ac-
count of the drOuth.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-18
Byron.

Mrs. T. A. Lawrie and son Byron are
visiting at Perry. Savage went to Ann
Arbor Wednesday to hear Weaver--Mrs.
r, Hunt is spending the week with her sis
ters at Lansing-Mr. and Mrs. w. Show
eman also Miss Addie Showerman and
Dennis Daley are visiting friends ct Water
ioo--Miss Kittie Brewster entertained
about thirty of her young friends on Friday
evening at the home of her grand mother,
Mrs. j. Close, in honor of her thirteenth
birthday--Miss Josie Miner and Miss
Maude Savage after spending ten days at
the Worlds Fair returned home on Wednes-
day-A. Orr has moved his family into
the house which he recently purchased Of
M. Boice--Miss Kate Zimms of Howell,
is the guest of DR.. j. j. Howard--Miss
Cora Evans, Of Bancroft, was i'm town over
Sunday--The Misses Josie Miner, Eva
Lawrie and Maude Savage visited friends at
Bancroft aturday--After an absence of
two weeks at Yale, Miss Minnie Barnum
returned to her home here Monday
+. G. Chambers and family have moved to
Durand where he has been engaged as prin-
cipal of schools for the ensuing year--The
Misses Kate and Safe Heyn, spent Sunday
at their home in Cohoctah- Frank Ander-
son and Willis Lawrie returned from Chica-
go on Thursday-A number from this
place attended Ringing Bros circus at
Howell on Wednesday--The Misses Cora
Savage and Edith Welch are spending a
few days at Greenville--Chas. Brewster
spent Sunday with his family here
Messrs. w. Schad, s. Chaffee, +. 4. Close
and f. Ruggles accompanied by their wives
are at Chicago attending the Worlds Fair.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-18
Hazelton.

There were no services in the church last
Sunday evening--Miss Clara Gilbert is
visiting at A. Fraiser's this week--Henry
Calvin. an old resident of this place, who
went to New York state last spring, re-
turned home last week.-Mrs.. Susan Nor
gan, who is charged with brutally pounding
her mother, Mrs. Libby, was arrested and
taken to jail Tuesday-While Ambrose
King and MI. Silverthorn were riding along
the road two miles west of here dog owned
by man named Shook ran out and scared
the horse, throwing the boys into the ditch
but no one was hurt-Milton Mcintyre
and VIM. Stewart, of st. Marys, Ont, who
visited relatives here last week, left for De-
troit Friday where they will reside until
Christmas.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-18
Henderson.

Miss Ella Saver, of Owosso, spent last
Saturday with Miss Ella Palmer-Miss
Belle LOngstreet is visiting In Saginaw
Mrs. DIR. Foster has been quite sick during
the last week-At the meeting of the
township board last Saturday, Robt Allen
was chosen township clerk for the unex-
pired term, Danl Arthur having resigned
willis Willoughby has moved on the
farm which Louis Bunting occupied until
his death-A Sunday School convention
was held here last Sabbath for the purpose
of reviving the township s. s. A. DIR.
Parkill, of OwOsso read an excellent paper
at the evening session-John Bingham
entertained some friends from Ow0sso Sun
day-Mrs Stack is sick-Henry Huber's
baby very narrowly escaped losing an eye.
Some boys who were lounging around the
meat market broke window pane; piece
Of the glass struck the baby just above the
eye making very ugly cut-Bromo
Seltzer cures all headaches, 25c bottle,
trial size ten cents. For sale by p. III.
Peters-The M. E.'s will hold a Sunday
school picnic on Wednesday Aug. 23d-
Mr.. King, of Owosso, spent Tuesday at his
daughters, Mrs. Jas. Davison-Mission-
ary meeting was held at Mrs. DR.. Bare's
The Disciple picnic to have been held
at the Creek Wednesday was spoiled by the
rain-Mrs. Marion Brown Is convalescent
Bert Fillinger is under the doctors care
The Epworth League will give a recep-
ton this friday evening on A. Fillinger's
lawn
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-18
Shaftsburg.

Everything is dying for the want of rain
Some of the dogs of our place are sick,
it is thought because it's so dry and hot.
Jerome Ordiway and Jake Vanderwarker
have had to kill their dogs for fear they
would bite some one-Dr Barlow, of this
place, has fine new house in the course
of erection-Our postoffice is fiOurlshing
under new awning-Our grist mill of
this place is doing thriving business and
does first-class work tOO-Everybody is
visiting the camp meeting at Pine Lake.
Some go on the handcar, any way to gel
there--A party from this place has gone
up to Saginaw county to PICK black berries
and camp out and have a jolly time. We
wish them success-Geo. Bacon Is nicely
situated In his new store. It's fine place
to trade, everything is new and nice--The
trackmen on the G. T. R'y are putting In
new ties and steel rails between here and
Pine Lake-The young peoples choir
furnishes excellent music for church SER
vices Sunday evening. Services next Sun
day at 2 o'clock and Sunday School at half
past three-The M. E. church quarterly
meeting will be held in Perry, Sept. 10th
and quarterly conference the 11th-Mrs.
Hooge's mother, Mrs. Churchill, Of New
York, is visiting with them-Mr. and
Mrs. u. w. Chrouch have gone to Detroit to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Chrouch's sister
The Ice cream social held in DR.. Bar,
lows new house Saturday evening was
largely attended; net proceeds S1S.O0-
Mrs. knowlton and daughter, of Bay City,
are visiting with Mrs. G. Perry (Mrs. KS
sister,, or this place-The Jason Broth.
ers are az work on their new store. Shafts
puIg Is booming in spite of the hard times
anu oank failures. Hope 1t will continue
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-18
Pittsburg.

II. b. Raymond has moved from the Cor
ners and is again living in a part of his
fathers h0use--Wm. DANES has charge
of the postoffice and Mr.. Bailey occupies the
house vacated by him-Mr. Bailey sue
ceeds II. Polly as blacksmith--Mr. and
Mrs. j. T. Olcott were at Bancroft Wednes-
day-Quarterly meeting at the church
Sunday. In the afternoon Rev. Kendall
breaches his farewell sermon-Mr. and
Mrs. Rohrabacher haye not returned from
their wedding trip.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-18
Judd's Corners.

The Juddville Cheese Co. shipped about
tons of cheese last Tuesday--Frank Tolls
and family, of Minneapolis, are visiting
their parents here-Miss Clara Kent, of
Corunna, is visiting friends here-Free-
man Cosgrove visited friends near New
Lothrop last Friday--Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Barga are the happy parents of q
nine pound boy-Mrs. Poyer is enter
tanning her sister-in-law, Mrs. Multer, OF
Oakland county.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-18
Quarterly Meeting.

A quarterly meeting for Bennington and
Pittsburg will be held Saturday and Sunday,
Elder Seth Reed presiding. At p. m.
Saturday preaching service at Bennington
and a conference following. Sunday at
Pittsburg preaching at the Baptist church
at 1890. The general public is cordially
invited to attend both places.
p. j. WRIGHT, Pastor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-22
GENERAL.

THE French chamber of deputies has
passed a measure to repress anarchy.
ANOTHER riot occurred in Sicilian
town The soldiers fired on the mob
and killed eight and wounded fourteen.
A MEETING of the stockholders of the
Iron Mountain railway ratified the
recent purchase by the directors of
their line of the Houston, Central
Arkansas 81 Northern road, and it will
shortly be turned over to the Iron
Mountain.
The St James Gazette states that a
new book, about to be published. will
prove conclusively that Sir Philip
Francis was the author of the cele-
brated Junius letters, whose author
ship have been disputed for the last
century and a quarter.
THE Maquay- Hooker Co., American
bankers at Rome, have suspended. ow-
ing chiefly to losses suffered through
the failure of the banking house of
Dufresne, at Florence.
THE report that King Lobengula had
been captured proved to be untrue.
A GUNPowDER explosion took place at
Waltham Abbey, near London. One
person was killed and nine fatally in
jured-
The coming winter has been selected
for series of extensive Russian army
maneuvers in the deeply snow-clad por-
tioas of Moscow.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-22
HE HUNTED FOR BEAR.
And His Ill Luck Was Only Explained
When He Returned.

When He Returned.
He was tall and lanky, with longish
beard and mustachios, a dropping nose
and hanging under lip. a high and
narrow forehead, surmounted with a
stock of hay-colored hair. altogether
his tout ensemble reminded one
forcibly of the picture of satyr, but
the kindly light of the blue eyes and
certain Fuckers of humor about the
capacious mouth proclaimed the hid
den existence of genial soul.
The blue dungaree pantaloons were
generally rolled part way up the cow
hide long toots. Certain threadbare
patches on the shoulders of the weather
beaten, brownish gray coat gave evil
dence of the chatting of gun and AK
handle and the darkish greasy stains
on the wide gray felt hat showed just
where the big hand, thrust into the
hat, had snatched the hot frying pan or
coffee pot from off the blazing camp
fire.
| had been sleeping late one Septem-
Der morning in his shack | was tired,
for had been the day before Chamber
ing about some tough parts of the
mountain, shooting dusky grouse. ]
was still in bed, but awOke when nc
stumbled through the half open door,
capsizing the water pail and nearly
killing the cat with one fell swipe OF
his well grown feet Snatching the
old muzzle loading musbet from the
corner he roared out ''Bearr' and van
ished.
Hours passed, and the sun was low
when William returned, tired and hun
CRY, and without bear meat He had
followed Bruin, so he said, from thick
ct to thicket, and through swamps and
over hills, sometimes catching a
glimpse of black fur, but never getting
a chance to shoot, till at last he lost
him in a rocky gorge. and was forced
by the approach of night to give up and
return empty handed.
| sympathized feelingly as he scyrow-
fully stood the old gun in the corner.
Happening to pick it up, / saw that the
lock was missing why, how is this?
You have no lock on the gun" Glanc-
ing up at the shelf saw that the lock
was there, wrapped In an olled rag,
where William himself had placed it
the night before after cleaning the
gun. Hello, William. You forgot to
put your lock on before starting" /
shouted. The blue eyes opened wide
in perpleXed stare and the under lip
dropped a bit farther down. Then the
little FUCKERS deepened as the eyes
closed somewhat
What the blanks the Odds?" he
drawled, '.the bear didn't know that :"
Forest and Stream
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-22
THE WEST.

SEVEN persons were pulled out of the
Deneen fats at Sioux City, Ia, asphyx-
lated by illuminating gas The leak
was in the meter and was caused by
freezing. David Wilder and Deputy
Sheriff Singlinger were dying.
CHARLES T. WATRoUs, a well known
actor, died at Albuquerque, n. NJ, of
pneumonia. He came from Chicago a
month ago for pulmonary troubles. He
had been a member of Daly's and Froh-
mans companies of New York
THE Midland Terminal railway has
been opened to Cripple Creek, Col
A MEXICAN named Pancha, 113 years
old and totally blind, has been found
burned to. death in his home near San
Diego, Cal He was left alone in the
house with some cigarettes and
matches
FRAZER & CHALMERS, the engineering
firm of Chicago, have commenced at
tachment proceedings against L. C.
Trout. of Salt Lake City. to secure an
alleged Indebtedness of 1885.
The steamer Leader, having on board
sixty patients from the Stockton insane
4uA4. " dn ouhh III NnC Ddu
river near San Francisco by colliding
with the steamer ]. ID. Peters The
lunatics were set free and all escaped
THE Atwater tank factory OF the Illi-
nois glass works, Alton, Ill, has been
completed and fires started. This is the
largest bottle factory in the world and
will employ 400 men on that product
alone.
AT Elizabeth. Ill, Grandma Sarah
Blair, aged 90, burned to death. Itwas
thought spark from her pipe ignited
her clothing.
THE Hammond distillery at Valpa-
raiso. Ind, burned recently. The fire
was of incendiary origin. The loss
was SEQ, ,000 One hundred men were
thrown out of employment.
L. II. WILLIAMS, of the Iowa City
board of trade, who has been missing
over a week, is said to be short $50, 900.
Detectives are OF his track.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-22
THE SOUTH.


A TRAIN on the International & Great
Northern was held up by bandits near
Austin. Tex, who wounded the fire
man and robbed the express and pas
sengers-
THE vast fortune of Charles Harris,
once a millionaire well known in the
south, is being fast frittered away at
Wilmington, Del, through litigation
regarding his capability TO longer
manage his own affairs.
Ex-Gov. ]. B. JACKSON, of West Vir-
ginia, is dead.
TIE National Farmers congress be-
gan its thirteenth annual session at
Savannah, Ga, on the 12th- Vice Pres
ident d. G.. Purse, of Georgia, presided
in the absence of President Smith, of
Kansas
Four of the international & Great
Northern train robbers of Texas have
been captured.
RIGHT REV. T. B. LYMAN. Episcopal
bishop of North Carolina, died of heart
failure recently.
A LARGE fire occurred at Morgan
town, n. c. An entire square in the
business portion of town was destroyed.
including hotel and several stores.
JOHN ARMSTRONG, colored, was
hanged at Athens, Tenn, for the muir
der of French Sharp, also colored.
Armstrong had to be supported on the
gallows.
B. L. DUKE, one of the members of
the firm of w. Dukes Sons. of Durham,
\. c., has made an individual assign
ment.
THE Southwestern Traffic association
has called a meeting of its members for
New Orleans.
The city attorney at Fort Worth,
Tex, is preparing mandamus proceed
ings against the city treasurer to COM
pei him to invest in the city's bonds.
AT Barboursville, KY, ex-Cashiers C.
E. Davidson and William Locke, of the
Cumberland Valley bank, have been in
dicted by the grand jury. 1t is expect
ed that others will be indicted.
THE trial of Judge King for the MUIR
der of Editor w. J. Allen ended in a
verdict of not guilty at Clarksville,
Tex
LIEUT.-CoL- W. F. FORD, of the state
militia, a prominent attorney at Fort
Worth, Tex, is under arrest on an in
dictment charging him with fraud
A TERRIBLE accident occurred near
Louisville, KY, span of a new bridge
which is being built over the Ohio river
falling, on account of the high wind,
and killing and wounding large num-
Der of the workmen.
AT Princess Anne, Md, two negroes,
Courtney and Taylor, were hanged for
murder.
One man was fatally scalded and two
seriously burned by the bursting of a
molasses tank in New Orleans.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-22

A GANG of Baltimore & Ohio railroad
carpenters were engaged in tearing
down Swift & Co.'S ice house, at Bel
laire, o., when the roof suddenly gave
way, burying seven men under the
heavy timbers Six were probably ia
tally crushed.
HoN. ELLERY ANDERSON has arrived
in Omaha for the purpose of familiariz-
ing himself with the Union Pacific
affairs.
TEE Star wooden mills at Wabash,
Ind, have been destroyed by fire.
JUDGE SEAMoN had taken his seat in
the United States court at Chicago, and
was about to begin the hearing of a
case, when two electric light wires
beneath him became crossed and the
blaze which followed badly scorched
his bench and chair. A juryman ex-
tinguished the flames.
CHARLES MARI, George Hogriever
and ''Bumpus" Jones have been signed
by Manager Watkins, of the Sioux City
baseball team
The semi-annual statement of the
Illinois Central shows its gross receipts
for six months ended October to have
been over sc, OOO, 900.
IT is estimated that by reason of in
creased acreage the yield of corn in
Illinois this season is over S0,0O0.OO0
bushels in excess of the yield last year.
The report OF the worlds fair COM
mittee of awards shows that the for
eign exhibitors got 63 per cent. of the
awards.
AT Fresno, Cal, Chris Evans, the train
robber and outlaw, has been found
guilty of murder in the first degree
and the penalty fixed at imprisonment
for life.
REPRESENTATIVES, of the different
railway unions met at St Paul to con-
slider grievances of employees of the
Chicago Great Western.
The two negroes who fred into c.
g. A. train near Edwardsville, H., on
September 4, were each given six years
in the penitentiary.
STANIsLAUs VoINACoIsKY, one of the
Siberian exiles who were brought to
San Francisco by whaler, has been
arrested for burglary.
at number of points in Illinois and
Indiana on the 14th.
SEVERAL business houses at Ban
croft, Ia, have been destroyed by fire.
Loss, $50, 900: partially insured.
IN the conspiracy trial at Portland,
Ore, Nat Blum testified that ex-Col-
lector of Customs Lotan, according to
the agreement. received $50 for each
Chinese landed, which amount was
paid him by Blum.
AT Anderson Ind, Sheriff Coburn
levied upon the property of w. c. De-
pauw and the Depauw plate glass
works at Alexandria to satisfy eXecu-
tions amounting to $3.50, 900.
A PARTY of workmen digging gas
well at Anderson, Ind, were seriously
injured by an explosion, one of them
fatally.