The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-08-06
OWOSSO FRIDAY, AUG. 6. 1897.
LOCAL NEWS.


Born, Saturday, son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Green.
Born, daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Kerr, Tuesday.
M. ID. Corey has placed a new smoke con-
sumner in his laundry.
Mrs. l.. E. Gould left yesterday for Mas
sachusetts to visit friends.
The Estey Carriage Co. is figuring on
building large addition to its factory.
The owner of ticket 1854 can get the
wheel at j. j. Davis by calling for the
same.
| The school funds for the coming year
will be deposited with the Citizens Savings
Bank.
DR.. Ii. b. Peterson is building an add.
ton to his residence on north Washington
street.
The Knights of the Loyal Guard will pic.
mic at Caledonia Park this afternoon and
evening.
Supervisor +. Ii. Rush, of Owosso town.
ship, reports yield of 222 bushels of rye
from six acres.
The casket factory will be shut down next
week while new tubes are being placed in
one of the boilers.
A shipment of furniture will be made to
East London, South Africa, by the Estey
| factory B tomorrow.
K. l.. Devereaux booked large order
Wednesday for groceries for the Adventist
camp meeting to be held here next week.
The only marriage license issued since
our last report was to Geo. E. Hyde, 43,
and Mary K. Wickham. IS, both of Owosso.
Representative F. M. Shepard reports
yield Of IA bushels of wheat from four
acres, which he sold at 72 cents per bushel.
The reunion of the Wilcox division of the
Ninth Army Corps is to be held in Lansing
Sept. 81 and %. 1t is expected that loco
F! veterans will be present.
Rev. G. V. Northrop, of Wooster, Ohio,
will occupy the Baptist pulpit next Sunday.
He is the son of Rev. w. r. Northrop who
was pastor Of the church at one time.
1t may be profitable for some people about
the country to remember that all fox, gray,
and black squirrels are protected by the
state game laws until the 18th of Septem-
Der.
On our extra pages this week will be
found list of the qualified teachers Of the
county and the program of the State teach
| ers' institute to be held at Corunna next
week.
F, County treasurer Colby paid orders to the
amount of 81, SO last month from the
following funds: Sparrows, $313.76; poor,
S5S9.01; juror, $2O,9s; witness, $95.71;
county, $4,000; soldiers relief, $3.50.
"Thirty-fve years ago to-day with 5000
other prisoners, l marched out Of Rich
mond," said j. w. Smith to THE TIMES
yesterday. II was in prison 10 days and
in 81 days from the time 1 was captured 1
was again fighting the rebs."
John Henderson is expected home about
the 25th of the present month. He is at
Colorado Springs again after a visit to Utah
and is enjoying himself very much. being
greatly pleased with the country and its
climate. He feels much stronger and is
greatly improved in health.
Mrs. Lawrence Van Dusen died at her
home, corner of Oliver and Water street,
Sunday afternoon. She had been sick only
about a week with bowel trouble. The
funeral was held Tuesday at the house,
burial at Corunna. Mrs. Van Dusen was
Isxty-six years of age and leaves besides her
husband. two sons, Mark and James Mont
fort, of Corunna.
Clayton Cook has sold his law library and
will soon start on an extended southern
trip. He has been troubled for some time
with throat difficulty which cannot be
permanently cured in this climate. Ac-
cordingly when he goes south he will take
time to look around and may locate in the
south or southwest IL he finds place
where the conditions are favorable.
The work of repairing the old elevator on
the Corunna road is progressing under the
direction Of Marshall Green, who is an ex-
Eperienced millwright. An electric motor
has been purchased of the o. 81 Q. T. Co.
and will be used for furnishing power to
operate the elevator. q. e. Burns, of How
ell who is starting the business,is already
running several elevators successfully in
other parts of the state.