The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-02-03
LOCAL NEWS
CIRCULATION THIS WEEK, 2,44S.

circuit court Will convene FeD. ID.
Lent begins Feb. Is and ends with Easter
Sunday, April 2.
The Cooperage Co. has added the second
dry kiln this week.
Otto Stever has sold his grocery business
on the West Side to Will Burhans.
The Junior Building Society of the M. E.
church meet at j. r. Robbins tonight.
Sam ]. North, former clerk at Parkill &
Sons has purchased drug store in Pontiac.
The woman's auxiliary will meet at p.
m. next Monday in the Y. M. G. A. rooms
On and after February 5th, the Jackson
| accommodation will leave Owo,so at 1855
p. m.
Born, Wednesday, Feb'y 1, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Topping, 115 Elizabeth street, a
daughter.
Mrs. Bessie G.. Osborn, of st. Johns will
address the Spiritual Society Sunday morn
ing and evening.
The council at special meeting Monday
evening extended the time for payment of
taxes to Feb. Goth.
Justice Byerly's term will expire in July
necessitating the election of his successor at
the spring election.
Pork has brought SO. 90 and upward per
hundred this week i'm the local market
more than it is quoted in Detroit.
A party of Bennington people drove over
and enjoyed an oyster supper at Geo. Mar
tins, on Stewart street last night.
M. Wood q Co. have been busy this week
unloading a large amount of timber at their
factory, unloading about six cars day.
Regular monthly meeting of Owosso
Light Infantry, at armory, Tuesday even
ing. February 18th. A full attendance is
desired.
Jacob Seligman, better known as Little
Jake, was arrested in Saginaw, Monday, on
charge of bastardy preferred by a sixteen
year old girl.
The 10th of Feb'y marks the Goth year
of Pythianism. The growth of the order is
without parallel it now has membership
of hat million.
The question of candidates for the various
city offices begins to trouble the mind of the
average citizen. 1t is only SIX weeks to the
time of making nominations.
The Congregational pastor lost a plain
hickory walking stick out of sleigh, recent
| ly. The finder will be rewarded il he leaves
ii at the news stand in the postoffice.
Russell Jones, an old soldier who lived in
Henderson, died Monday afternoon at the
age seventy-six. His funeral took place
Wednesday at the Disciple church in Hen
derson, Rev. Randell officiating.
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visOrs has been called to meet In COrunna
on Monday next to consider the question of
increasing the reward of $500 offered for the
capture of Sullivan. the murderer of Lay
ton Leetch to $1,000.
Late Saturday afternoon the main shaft in
the OwossO Mfg. Co.'s shop broke at one OF
the couplings, obiging them to shut down
for the remainder of the day. BY hard
work Saturday night and Sunday the shaft
was repaired so that they were ready to
start up ahain Monday morning.
The Gratiot county crew which was
lodged i'm Jail at COrunna some time ago fol
chicken stealing. made an attempt to get re-
leased on bail, Tuesday, but Prosecuting
Attorney Watson rejected their bonds and
they were taken back to COrunna.
The fifth number in the Y. M. G. A
course-the famous Temple Quartet, with
Miss Fay Davis, recitationist--will be given
next Monday evening, the 9th, in the M. K.
church. Doors open at 1880 o'clock. This
Is one of the best companies travelling and
their entertainment will be Of very high
order.
On Sunday one of the new consolidated
locomotives Of the Ann Arbor road ran of
the track at Boom, near Cadillac. and was
| quite badly damaged. The engineer, Elmer
Lovett, was badly scalded. The fireman
was but slightly injured. The next day No.
81, another of the consolidated type, was
scorched by allowing the water to get toe
low in the boiler, damaging it considerably
The Temple Quartet covered itself with
glory, and the unanimity of applause and
appreciation for their efforts was as har.
monious rs their songs. Nothing but, words
of commentator can be said of the Quartet
individually or together. All of their selec
tons were of high order and almos,
faultlessly rendered. Saratoga Union. In
Y. M. q. A. course, Monday, Feb. Q, M. K
church.