The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-05-03
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LOCAL NEWS.
OWOSSO. FRIDAY. MAY 8, 1895.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hiler, on
Monday, a son.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. James Montague,
Saturday. girl.
Harry Cole is kept busy these days put
ting up new awnings.
The Owosso base ball club will play at
st. Johns on Thursday next.
John Keller is the democratic candidate
for alderman in the fourth ward.
Hall Bros. have just put up new avn
ing which shades their entire corner.
The citizens caucus in the fourth ward
nominated Fred Townsend for alderman.
Supervisor F. M. Shepard. of Owosso
township, is putting out 400 peach trees on
his farm.
Under the new fourth class charter bill
Owosso will have five wards and be entitled
to a supervisor for each.
Wendell Klaus has purchased the Cole
barber shop and can be again found at his
former place of business
1. Fl. Ford, of Marshall, has rented the
south half of Lingle & McDannel's building
and will start cigar factory.
j. Fl. BRANDED will put in large boiler
for the Michigan Package Co. He, also,
has the job of furnishing large stack for
Ovid Milling Co.
Lingle & McDannel's second auction sale
on Saturday drew larger crowd than the
first one and nearly everything offered sold
readily at fair price.
Frank Flint, who works on the farm of
Michael Brady west of the city, accidentally
shot himself in the hand Sunday. No
serious results will follow.
The meat market men of the city have
decided not to open their markets or deliver
any meat on Sunday hereafter. Citizens
should govern themselves accordingly.
Superintendent Simmons has been APP
pointed as one of the instructors for the
state teachers institute for Livingston
county to be held at Howell, Aug. 10.
County Agent G. N. Race says there are
a number of good boys and girls from four
to eight years of age at the State Public
School, Coldwater, for whom he would like
to find homes in this county.
Prof. Howe's phonograph concert at the
M. E. church on Friday evening delighted
a large audience. The rendering of the
solo by f. K. Lohnes and the congre-
gational singing were especially pleasing.
Elial Badgero, of Byron, sold his farm a
short time ago, and since that time has been
carrying good deal of ''booze" around most
of the time. Saturday he stood on cor
ner in this city insulting lady passersby. and
on Monday paid $40 and costs for his fun.
A meeting of the bicyclists of the city
will be held this evening at the Y. M. c. A.
rooms. 1t is quite likely that club will be
formed and possibly an attempt will be
made to fix up track on the base ball
grounds.
A letter from FL. B. Dewey. from Cologne,
France, will be found on another page. On
a postal from Paris he says that Kirk &
Co.. brand of soap, "Owosso," is on sale In
drug stores in that city, being given prom
inent place.
Sidney McCreedy received notice on Mon
day of an increase of his pension from 81. 90
a month to $1,000 month; an increase from
81 to SO to date from June 81, 1891 to May
25, 1894, and from So to S12 to date from
May %, '94, making over $500 back penSion.
The increase was well deserved one and
we are glad it has been made.
The school buildings of Owosso and Cor
nnna have been thoroughly equipped with
the Stemple Ere extingusher. TIE contracts
we're made this week by the Boards of Edu-
cation with Wimple and Gates, the agents.
This is very excellent addition to the fire
protection Of these important buildings, and
makes the danger from fire very small.
At the republican caucus held Saturday
evening in the fourth ward, G. G. Gregory
vas made chairman and on the first formal
ballot V. M. White was nominated for
alderman to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Enos w. Crandal, receiving
% votes to IL for s. A. Post, for s. r.
Van Tiffiin and for w. L. Hall.
w. e. Yates, of Grand Rapids, state
manager Of the Covenant Mutual Life AS.
OF Galesburg, ILL.,, was In the city |
Tuesday making arrangements for an agent
iere and visiting the old members. This Is
,ne Of the best institutions Of the kind In |
existence and should receive large increase