The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-10
Entered at the postoffice in Owosso fol
transmission as second-class matter.
LOCAL NEwS.
Clean up about your premises.

jewelry store has received coat of paint.
The University students are expected
home this evening for a weeks vacation.
1t is said that second paper is to be
started at Durand by Mr.. Cross, of Grand
Rapids.
Telephones have been placed in the store
of Stever Bros. and the NJ. G. Shiawassee
street freight Office.
The street railway company has force
of men Engaged in levelng up its track be-
tween Owosso and Corunna.
The hail over TIE TIMES Office occupied
by the First Spiritual Society is being en-
larged, papered and painted.
Rev. Laurence Cole, of Ann Arbor, will
offlciate at Christ Episcopal church next
Sunday, morning and evening.
George Jackson's hand is improving nice
ly 1t was hit by an edging at Woodlands
furniture works week ago Tuesday.
The one marriage license issued last week
was to VIM. Greenthal, of Owosso, and
Minnie Mass, of Brady, Saginaw County.
Frederick Jacobs, of Frederick street, has
traded his city property for 100 acres of land
in the upper peninsula and will moye there
shortly.
The Owosso friends of Gilbert Il. Hicks
will be pleased to know that his salary as
an expert In the department of agriculture
at Washington has been raised from 81, 400
to 81, 600
Forty-two little ones began school at the
beginning of this term at the Central school.
They were placed in charge of Miss Mabel
Trask and her pupils were transferred to
Miss Broad and Miss Goss.
The Union chapel association held a
meeting at THE TINES Office Tuesday even
ing and decided to rent the chapel for an
other year to the Disciples. The old off,
GERS were continued in Office.
The Young Ladies' Social Union of the
Congregational church Melted $5s from their
supper and sale of fancy work and cook
books. Some of the books remain unsold
and may be obtained of members of the
Union.
Guerdon Dimmick has traded Honest
John" which he has driven for eight or nine
years for younger horse. "Honest John"
gained his name by an unbroken record of
gentleness and was great fayorite with all
the children of the neighborhood.
Rev. j. M. Kerridge preached last Sun
day morning on The Empty Crave" and
in the evening on Goods Standard of a
Man." Next Sunday he will preach in the
morning on "The Friendship of Christ"
and evening on "The Climax of Love-"
The kinde rgarten school opens Monday,
April ID, in the basement of the Congrega-
tional church. Any person interested in
their own or other children kindly bring
them the first IN orning, when arrangements
can be made for calling for them thereafter.
The Current Topic Club met last Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Albert Todd, west
Oliver street A joint banquet with the
Woman's Literary Club is being planned.
The next meeting will be with Mrs. DIR.
Perkins, west Williams street, Monday af-
ternoon.
George McCaughna was in Durand, We'd
nesday, conducting the examination of
Frank Rice, who was captured at Mt. Pleas
ant last week and arrested on a charge of
passing forged cheek. He was bound
over to the circuit court.
County agent, Rev. Henry King found
homes for two boys from the Lansing
school, placing one on Monday with Ed.
Prior, of Vernon and the other on Tuesday
with Mr.. Mcclure, of New Haven. He ex-
poets to locate another boy in good home
before the week is over.
About thirty couples of the "Big Four
Hundred" pedro club of west Owosso. went
out to Frank Richards home, a mile and a
half south OF the city, Tuesday night. Cards
and dancing caused the time to fly merrily
and the jovial visitors came home in the wee
small hours Of the morning.
The body of Freddie Van Sickles, who
was drowned In the river at Corunna on
Feb. 10th, was found by his father on Sat
urday last, caught in weeds and grass near
the bank Of the river north of Chas. Dur
hams residence. The body was well pre-
served, considering the length of time II
had been in the water.
"Dick" Waters. of this city, succeeded
in creating a sensation in Saginaw on Fri.
day last by telegraphing the chief Of police
from Flint that he had been robbed of $3.50
In money and draft for $i,750. When
the matter was investigated 1t was found
that Waters had been on spree and had
given the money to friend In Saginaw fol
safe keeping.