The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-02-21
TIE Times,
OwOssO. FRIDAY. FEB. ~ 1896.
Entered at the postoffice In Owosso for
as second class matter.
LOCAL NEWS.

Lawrence Gould. east Oliver street, is
quite i'll this week.
Mrs. Josephine Gould, principal Of Oak
side school. has been ON the sick list this
week.
Mrs. 4. A. Todd, 321 north Washington
street, has been quite i'll during the past
week.
Miss Helen Shanafelt read q paper on
kindergarten methods at the Sunday school
convention held at Howell yesterday.
The diphtheria sign has been removed
from the residence of John Schaub, 403
west Oliver street, Mrs. Schaub having re-
covered.
A Congregational church is to be organ
lied today at Bedford, Rev. j. G. Cromer
and l.. p. Royce. of Owosso, attending the
meeting.
/, Clay Cooley, one Of the Argus newsboys,
was pleasantly surprised by party of fifty
young people Friday evening at his home
on Mulberry street.
Hugh Miller is teaching successfully in
the district school just north of the city.
He expects to complete his course Of study
in the Owosso high school,
The stairway leading to the top floor of
the building occupied by the Y. M. G. A..
has been newly painted and pretty mating
has been placed on the floor of the lavatory
The Kalamazoo Bargain store has been
purchased by Fred l.. Webber, of Kalama-
zoo, who will remove to Owosso next week
and give the business his personal super
vision.
Frank Wicking has resigned his position
as salesman for Osburn & Sons and accepted
similar position with p. M. Roth, tailor
and halter. MIR. Wicking is one of the most
I popular and efficient statesmen in the city.
Mrs. A. Sheets will speak Sunday morn
ing and evening at the Spiritual hall, corner
of Main and Park streets. Subject In the
evening, "God in the Constitution and
Sunday Closing movement" All cordially
invited.
Almon Monroe who was arrested for as
sault and battery committed Feb. 6 on Will
liam Mason, was tried Monday in Justice
Byerly's court. The jury agreed on YER
dict of guilty and Monroe paid fine of IS
and $50 costs.
Rev. j. M. Kerridge has two interesting
topics for Sunday. In the morning he will
speak on "Washington's birthday and the
coming spring election" and in the evening
he will speak on Thunder, or an Angels
Voice."
John Samson, visiting friends ON Water
street, has been absent from Owosso for
nineteen years. He noticed many improve
ments, the most remarkable seeming to be
the changes in church edifces. He thinks
Of making Owosso bis home again.
The Washington correspondent Of the De-
troit Free Press say, that lively contest is
going on there In behalf of aspirsnts to sue
coed Postmaster McBain whose term ex-
pires March 4, and that the leading candi-
dates are Fl. Kirke White and Col. E. p.
Byerly.
The W. r. @. will serve New England
supper in the basement of X. l.. Brewers
store, Saturday evening, Feb %, from five
to eight o'clock. for the benefit of the SOL
diers' monument fund. The bill Of fare will
include pork and beans, pumpkin pie, corn
bread. doughnuts and many other good
things. Tickets, fifteen cents.
Mrs. M. A. Pound returned home Satur-
day from Detroit, where she has been for a
week arranging for the publication of a
book of statistics In the interest of manufac-
turers and wholesalers Of that city. She
already has orders for 5000 books, but was
obliged to leave the work temporarily on
account of sickness.
Andy Geeck moves into the Keeler-Strahle
block yesterday. The new shop is nicely
frescoed and presents handsome front to
Exchange street The sashes of the large
plato glass windows are the same interior
and exterior, being made OF quarter sawed
oak, natural finish. The shop will be
lighted with gas and electricity.
Chas. u. Robbins, Of the Owosso Gas
Light Co., returned Monday afternoon after
several days Ruthless search for the body Of
Freddie Van Sickle, drowned at Corunna
the nth inst. Dynamite was used freely
and several acres of Ice were broken through
but 10 no purpose. II is thought that the
body cannot be found until the ice along
the whole river is melted away. Hundreds
Of Ash, killed by the explosions Of dynamite
came 10 the surfaos. The delay In finding
the body is an unfortunate aesravation Of
thu intense sorrow which the parents met