The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17

wednesday.
Geo. M. Dewey. Jr., returned from Chi
cago yesterday.
M. Osburn is in Chicago visiting his sons
Harry and Roy.
Eugene Southworth and family spent
Sunday In Ovid.
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Williams spent We'd
nesday In Lansing.
ii. III. Stever is ON the road in the inter
est of the Stever cycles.
Geo. Welte Is in Detroit attending state
meeting of photographers.
Geo. r. Black is expected to return home
tomorrow from Peoria, Ill.
Mrs. Geo. Carpenter spent Sunday with
her brother, DIR. King, at Ovid.
Miss Ellen Terrier, of st. Johns, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. VIM. McLain.
Mrs. Chas. Field, of Grand Rapids, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Tod Kincaid.
Mrs. Q. A. Smith, of Lansing. has been
the guest of Mrs. s. f. Smith this week.
judge @. A. Smith, of Lansing, spent
Sunday with his brother, Judge S. f. Smith.
T. K. Bissel, grand master of the A. o.
U. w. of Michigan, was in the city Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. +. Phillips. of Cleveland,
are visiting their daughter Mrs. Tod Kin
caid.
l. G. and Arthur Curry attended the
funeral of their grandfather at Fowlerville,
Tuesday.
Miss Villa Allen and Mrs. Arthur Clapp
are going to Chicago to establish themselves
as purchasing agents.
Peter Smith, county drain commissioner
OF Livingston county, was guest of Geo.
L. Mason, Wednesday.
Robert the son of G. w. Gale. has been
i'll for week with congestion of the lungs,
but is now gaining rapidly.
u. b. Cutler, of Ionla, deputy oil inspector
for the 10th district, spent few hours in
the city yesterday with e. o. Dewey.
Hon. VIM. fitzpatrick, G. Il. Lyon and
V. II. Pond were in Lansing, Tuesday,
arguing case before the supreme court,
Jas. N Mcbride, of this city, attended
the free silver conference at Lansing yester-
day. He was made secretary of the organi-
zatiop.
Rev. w. b. Matteson was in Detroit, Mon
day, attending meeting of the executive
committee of the State Baptist missionary
society.
Miss Edith Wykes is expected to return
from Chicago tomorrow apd VIII be in her
place at the organ OF Christ church Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Della Carruthers, of Newburg, Wis
tied the families of Il. l.. Devereaux, w. K.
Tillotson, II. NJ. Post and Geo. Colt during
the past week.
Arthur Curry spent Sunday with Mrs.
Curry at Fenton. The friends of the latter
will be pleased to learn that she is greatly
improved r. health.
Earl Ford, of Ray, Ind, cousin of Prin.
j. |. Bricker, of the Washington school, has
come to Owosso and is pursuing his studies
at the Washington school.
Mrs. David Gould has closed her house on
west Oliver street for the winter and will
live with her daughter, Mrs. E. f. Dudley,
corner Oliver and Adams SITS.
Mrs. Lewis. of Bancroft, is here attending
her sister.in. law Mrs. II. S. Hadsall, who
has been seriously III for several weeks and
who is still confined to her room.
Miss Mana Needles, president OF the
Woman's Literary Club, has taken rooms in
the fitzpatrick residence west Williams ST.,
and will board with Mrs. VIM. Broad.
Geo. Il. Colt, who in spite of his eighty
eight years is as straight and sanguine as
ever, appeared down town last week and
was congratulated by his many friends on
his remarkable state of preservation. His
"reminiscences of the early history OF this
county, as well as of CuLa where he once
lived and of the Florida war in which he
participated, are very Interesting.
Hon. James O'DonnelI, of jackson, called
on friends in 0wosso and Corunna on Fri
day. Through the courtesy of chairman
Morris Osburn he was presented to the
board of supervisors and made five min
utes talk which greatly pleased those who
were fortunate enough to be present. Mr..
O'Donnell is one OF the best posted men in
Michigan regarding state affairs and always
interests his hearers in discussing questions
of taxation, etc, which at present are caus
ing not only the supervisors but all tax-pay
ers to doing little investigating to ascertain
where the money all goes.
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The Insurance companies have settled will
j. j. Schuknecht by paying him $l,029 fol
| the damage done his building by fire Jan
LIST. The INSURANCE companies and Wickinl
& Storrer were unable to agree upon set
Element and the matter is being determined
by arbitrators. w. G. Lewis, of Flint, rep
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