The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
TIE Times.
OwOSSO, FRIDAY, AUG. IA, 1896.
TEN PAGES.
Entered at the postoffice in Owosso for
as second class matter.
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Democratic convention at Corunna, Aug.
21st.
Teachers examination at Corunna next
week.
The d. & M. pay car passed through the
city yesterday.
Peoples party county convention at Cor
runa, Aug. 22d.
The Durand Signal is thing of the past
1t met the fate it deserved.
The date of the republican county con-
yention has been changed to August 81.
George Perrigo and Niles Virgins left
Monday to set up a bridge near Grand Rap
ids.
A mass silver convention is to be held at
Corunna, Aug. 10th to elect delegates to
the state convention.
President Roger, of Benzonia, College,
will fill the Congregational church pulpit
Sunday. Sunday school at the usual hour.
The house of Chauncey Ogden, 1918
Stewart street, was struck by lightning on
Tuesday evening during the storm. The
chimney was wrecked and Mrs. Ogden re-
ceived a rather unpleasant shock.
The Boston Clothing House has an ad. in
today's issue. Their entirely new stock of
goods will be opened on the 22d. NJ.
Brownold, salesman, has been busy all the
week putting the store in readiness.
The Western Union is putting up double
cross arms with steel pins on their poles at
the junction thus complying with state
law concerning the manner of erecting poles
where the lines cross rail road track.
Every day people learn that for genuine
bargains they must visit 204 opera house
block. 1t is quite an object to buy dry
goods, clothing, furnishings and shoes at
one-half what they have been paying COM
petitors.
S. s. Miner was in Lansing, yesterday,
serving papers on Insurance Commissioner
Giddings in connection with the suits COM
menced by Wicking & Storrer against four
of the insurance companies which have not
paid the loss on their fire.
On Wednesday afternoon occurred the
death of Maria Krout, wife Of John Krout,
of Rush, at their home west of Henderson.
The funeral takes place this afternoon at
the house, Rev. Mr.. Kishpaugh, of Hender-
son, officiating. Mrs. Krout had been sick
over year with complication of diseases.
She was forty-three years of age and leaves
husband and three sons.
o. T. Rose received telegram Wednes-
day afternoon announcing the death of his
sister, Mrs. j. w. Gramkie, of Petersburg,
Mich, his former home. His sister was
taken sick while on trip around the lakes
and died soon after being taken home. Mr..
and Mrs. Rose and another sister of Mr..
Rose, who has been living with him, left in
the evening for Petersburg.
The hearty welcome accorded Hon. G. A.
TOwne, of Minnesota, by an audience of
1000 people at the Armory on Friday even
ing last testified to the esteem in which he
is held by his former townsmen and friends.
His presentation OF the question OF the free
coinage of silver was mastery effort, en-
joyed alike by those who believe the ideas
presented and those who oppose them.
Clarence Merchant, of Duffield, will be
the guest of Sheriff Jacobs until the Sep
TENDER term of the circuit court, unless he
furnishes bail in the meantime. Merchant
rented bicycle from A. K. & III. II. Stever
for two hours, and instead of returning 1t,
rode to Morrice and told friend to ship II
to him at Canadian town. He was arrested
and bound over for trial by Justice Byerly,
Monday.
VIM. II. Hoffman was arrested Tuesday,
charged with selling beer without license
on the Corunna road near the park. He
will be examined before Justice Peacock on
the 18th. Deputy sheriff Van Hoten made
| the arrest and Is said to have q straight case
against Hoffman, who has openly violated
the law for some time past by selling beer
In bottles, claiming he had right to do SO
as 1t was In ''original packages"
During the storm Sunday night SO much
water fell from the caves of Estey factory b
into the narrow space between the factory
and the engine house that 1t soaked through
and flooded the wheel pit Monday morning,
compelling it to shut down about eleven
o'clock for the rest of the day to repair the
main driving belt and dry out the pit. The
storm Tuesday evening again played the
same prank, though as the pit was watched
this time no damage was done to the big
belt. A large new cave trough will be pu,
on the north side of the building to carry
away the water from the engine house.