The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-11-26

Taxes will be due on Wednesday next
The new city hose cart will be ready for
delivery to the city next week. Steggall q
co. have:done good job and the wagon is
handsome one of the latest style.
The contract for the three story brick
block has been let by Mrs. f. b. Taylor to
William Burk. of Muskegon. The building
is to be completed by February lst
An important business meeting of the
First Congregational church and society
will be held on Monday evening next in the
church parlors. A large attendance is de-
sired.
DR.. and Mrs. w. III. Watson, OF Utica,
N. Y, stopped in Owosso Tuesday and
Wednesday to do business with Hambin q
Crawford. They are on their way to San
Diego, Calf
G. b. Daniels, brother Of II. Fl. Dan
iels. was in town Tuesday and Wednesday,
visiting his relatives. Mr.. Daniels is presl-
dent of the wholesale lumber firm OF Dan
iels g. Collin. of Plttsburg, Pa.
Rev. r. G. Crawford, of the Michigan
conference, occupied the pulpit In the First
M. e. church, Sunday evening. Mr. Craw-
ford used one of the same subjects that he
preached from in an old school house In
Owosso, 81 years ago.
A club to be known as the Alaskan Pedro
Club was organized Friday evening, at the
home of Webb Amspoker, with Mrs. Ans
poker, president, and Mrs. II. Thomas,
secretary. dainty lunch was served and
an enjoyable evening had by all.
DR.. f. Sellck was In Detroit Wednesday
completing arrangements for the publication
of his new ballad, entitled "Mame Lee,
Cross the Sea-" which will appear upon the
market next week. 1t is very beautiful
song, to be sung with waltz refrain.
A. Steggall has just completed an impor-
tant addition to his machine shop. He has
built forge shop, cupola, and moulding
room and is now in shape to make his own
castings instead of being obliged to wait for
others. The cupola was fired for the first
run Saturday morning.
OF the Owosso boys at the University the
following are home for the Thanksgiving
vacation: Claud Bentley, w. I'll. Brown, ii.
o. Comstock. L. 4. .Carmody, A. A. Craw-
ford, r. ii. Daniels, E. H. Jacobs, w. ID.
Fitzpatrick. Frank Cooper, w. f. Sullivan
r. G. Mahaney and Joe Osburn.
Eastern Star lodge officers are to be in.
stalled on Tuesday evening next. The fol.
lowing grand officers are expected to be
present: Matron, Mr.. Ida Jocelyn, North.
Vile; past matron, Mrs. Lydia Pratt, Jack.
son; past patron, Fred Ii. Horsford, Grand
Rapids. The exercises will be followed By
a banquet.
Rev. and Mrs. G. V. Northrop entertained
Mrs. Northrop's Sunday school class Of
young men Wednesday evening. The eve
rning was passed in very pleasant way and
before leaving refreshments were served
Sandwiches, coffee, cake, and ice cream me-
with hearty reception from the boys, WHIT
pronounced the event thorough success.
On Saturday Miss Minnie Ackerman, 21t
Stewart street, filed claim with City Clerl
Edwards, against the city of Owosso fo
So, 900. She claims damages for spraininS
one of her ankles by falling on broker
sidewalk, on Stewart street, near Watson
street, on the night Of November Sd, 1897
Watson & Chapman are her attorneys. ant
DR.. b. s. Knapp her attending physician.
The x. o. b. club was delightfully."- enter
tanned Wednesday evening by the Mise
Name Hoyt and Name Lewis, at the hom
of Elmer Cheney, on River street. Dane
ing aud cards were INDUCED in till lat,
hour. After partaking of the dainty re
freshments, prepared by Mrs. Cheney, tn
young people took their departure, wei
satisfied with the evenings entertainment
r. N. Parshall has his new Touring mil
on south Washington street nearly read
for the machinery, part of which Is al
ready here. All three stories of the mil
are finished in planed and matched pine an
all woodwork is painted white. The ma
chinery is of the latest design throughou,
Power will be furnished by fifty hors
power electric motor. The equipment wi
be firstclass throughout.
Saturday morning engineer Robert Kerr
of the Grand Trunk road, who lives at 40
Michigan avenue, this city, met with yer
painful accident while oiling his engine
the Detroit yards. he was somewhs
rushed for time SO did not notice the ''clinl
er pit" over which he was standing. II
accidentally stepped in the pit ami fell fou
and one-half feet to the bottom, fracturin
the hip and knee joints. Mr.. Kerr VIZ
brought to his home Saturday where he
being well cared for.
The adjourned examination OF Albel
Peterson for abduction was resumed
Justice McCaughna's Office, Saturday morl
ing. When brought upon the stand Pete
son said he would produce the child IL /
was allowed to 20 free. When fold III,