The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-10

| II. IL. Evans, or COrunna, mas Opencu
law Office at Milford. H@of'
The pay car gladdened the hearts of the
ID. & M. boys yesterday.
The firm of Thompson q Mann has dis
solved partnership, the latter retiring.
Extra services have been held several
nights this week at the First M. K. church.. Z
Six persons were received into the mem
bership of the Congregational church, Sun
day.
Geo. Jennings, Of Caledonia, has begun
work for Aiken & Whelan at their feed
store.
Danl. Wait, one OF the pioneers of the
county, died at his home In Corunna, Mon
day, aged rs years.
The board of supervisors are In session at
Corunna The record OF their proceedings
will be published next week.
The ladies will do we'll to make the most
they can Of the present leap year as another
one will not be here until 1904.
Lingle & Mcdaniel have purchased the
Stewart residence and one lot on the cor
ner of Oliver and Water streets.
The interior work upon the Keeler-Strahl
block is being rapidly pushed to completion.
1t will be great ornament to the city.
General Manager Ashley and his subord-
mate officials are making tour of inspec-
ton over the Ann Arbor railroad this week.
Several of the young men of this city took
in leap year party at Jackson, on Wednes-
day evening, to which they had been invited.
Work is progressing at lively rate on
the electric street car power house. 1t will
probably be ready for the roof sometime
next week.
The flues in the furnace of the First M.
K. church became badly clogged last Sunday
morning, making it impossible to get the
church comfortable.
The week of prayer is being observed this
week In this city by union services each af-
terno0n, excepting tomorrow, in the parlors
of the Congregational church.
The fire of Monday morning resulted In
the complete destruction of small house on
the corner of Martin and Milwaukee streets,
owned by Mrs. G. T. Campbell.
Pres. i. d. II. Ralph, of the electric
street railway company, returned from the
east last evening. The machinery for the
electric power house has arrived.
Mrs. d. ii. Moyles and Mrs. Bagley were
received into the First M. e. church last
Sunday by letters from Rev. Roosevelt, late
rector of Christ Episcopal church.
A. recent census bulletin issued by Secre-
tary of State Gardner places the number Of
Union veterans of the late war in this coun-
ty at 796 and one Confederate soldier.
Mrs. George Gale, formerly residing at
1913 north Washington street, was killed on
Monday evening in runaway in Livings-
ton county, where she had been living for a
year past.
Seven Ann Arbor freight cars were tipped
into Lake Michigan, Sunday, by one of the
transfer boats. The loss will amount to
several thousand dollars, above the insur-
ance on the goods in the cars.
w. Fraloer. brakeman. residing at Coop
ersvlle. had his right hand badly crushed
on Tuesday morning while coupling cars In
the ID. g. M. yards in this city, resulting in
the loss of three fingers. The injured fin
gers were removed by DR.. Arnold.
The masons are laying the brick on the
last half of the 4th story of the new ware
house being erected by the Owosso Manu-
featuring company. If the weather con-
tinues favo' able they will be ready for the
roof the coming week.
This is the last day for paying taxes with
| out an increase of collection fees. The
treasurer reports the amount of taxes paid
up to the closing of business last evening to
be 1874, 100 Al. The business will be some
what lively in the treasurer's Office today.
Tie officers of Court Owosso, No $50, l.
G. F., will be installed by High Chief
Ranger Lee K. Joslyn, OF Bay City, Jan.
| 18th, and will conclude with musical and
literary entertainment. len cents will be
charged at the door for the benefit of broth
ers who lost their tools at the car shop fire.
| Wilson Tent. No. 1859 X. o. 7. NJ, will
have public installation of officers Monday
evening, Jan. 18th. The installing Officer
will be Past Grand Commander Hon. Row
land Conner, of Saginaw, who will also give
an address. These exercises will be fol
lowed by musical and literary entertain
| ment.
| Our attention has been called to the
dangerous character of the south Washing
ton crossing of the Ann Arbor Railway
Cars coming from the west can be seen only
a few rods before they reach the crossing
requiring the closest possible attention from
the target man. We are told that scarcely
a day passes that teams do not get in danger
GUS proximity to passing trains with M
closing of the gates, or any warning what
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