The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-07

be made, and that free servise between
Owosso ands Corunna will be given to all
patrons. The rental Of phones for business
places will be S24. instead OF $50, as at pres
ent: residence SIS, reduction of So.
| The remains of the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. b. s. Stratton, who died some time
since. were taken to Shepard for burial
Sunday. The Ann Arbor road kindly
placed special train at Mr.. Stratton's dis
posal and number of friends accompanied
the family. Rev. John Sweet officiated at
the grave.
@. M. Copeland, The new State Secretary
of the Y. NJ. c. A, spent Wednesday fter-
noon In the city with Chas. ID. Stewart. he
Is visiting the associations throughout the
state, to learn the field and to prepare for
vigorous campaign of work to advance as
ISOLATION interests wherever possible.
Chas. Phillipson, of Ovid, has been bound
over for trial In the Clinton circuit, charged
with printing and sending obscene litera-
ture through the mails. Phillipson has
borne an unsavory reputation for some time
past. 1t has not been to the credit of any
Ovid citizen that he has been patronzed
and thus allowed to maintain an Office.
1t will be of interest to local sportsmen to
know that bill has passed both houses
prohibiting the shooting of grouse (par-
tridges) for five years. Dogs cannot be used
for hunting quail, hereafter, and the deer
season will probably be fixed from Novem-
Der 9Th to 30th, and not over four may be
lawfully killed by one person during the
season.
On Friday last the building occupied by
Paul M. Roth was sold by Mrs. III. N. Will
liams to Lyon q Pond. The new owners
will remodel the building in the fall into a
modern store building using IT for their in
creaspg business. The plans for the work
have already been drawn and bids are now
being received for the work.
Herman Ahrnds, of this city, was con-
victed in the U. S. court at Bay City, Tues
day, of making counterfeit nlckles last sum-
mer and passing them. He was sentenced
to six months Imprisonment in the Detroit
house of correction and fined $3.50. Geo
Beach was acquitted and discharged. K.
p. Byerly, T. j. Horsman, Chas. Davis
and G. Brott were present as witnesses.
j. Schaub was given verdict of SO 90 IL
Justice Byerly's court Friday afternoon
ment being for the value of the stone
removed from the strip of land concerning
which the city and Mr.. Schaub are having
an interesting discussion. The question OF
the ownership of the land and whether /
was a street or not, were not presented t
the jury.
The junior branch of the Woman's Liter
airy Society met with Miss Pauline Crum
Saturday, to study Joel Chandler Harris
: Reproduction of short stories were given by
members of the club, Name Mason an(
r Christine ellison. After the papers wer,
read few moments were spent in pleasan
discussion of current topics. The club ad
journed to hold its last meeting of this year
May 8, at the home of Clara Carson, will
Helen Hunt Jackson as author for study.
Fitzpatrick & Pierpent have commenced
damage suit for Rollin r. Wilson, proprieto
of the Electric Laundry, against the Finle!
: Brewing Co., Chas. Ahrnds. agent, and 1t
bondsmen, VIM. Green, 9. w. Aiken an,
: Arthur Whelan, for selling liquor to minor
$ tits alleged that the Is year old son Of MI
Wilson and another boy aged IS years, pun
: chased nine bottles of beer of the company
{ getting drunk on the same. Young Wilso
left home the next morning and has nc
been seen or heard of since.
!; La Pearls circus gave two performance
9 yesterday, there being fair attendance 1
the afternoon, and hundreds were turne
away in the evening; but those who wer
!. present. saw one of the most entertainln
o series of performances seen in this city fC
years. In fact, 1t Is rival Of the old one
ring circus that we have been wishing s
much to see. The performances are a
ways under ones eyes. You see ii all an
miss none; something impossible with th
modern big show.-Dubuque, Iowa, Time!
$ Aug. A, N96.-Owosso, Monday, May II.
e General Secretary K. G. Van Ness n
turned Wednesday evening from his soutl
ern trip. He reports the meeting of Ii
y International Y. M. G. A., held at Mobile
70 Ala. and the general secretaries conference
held at Selma, Ala, as very interesting an
successful, and the hospitality of the soutl
y ern people genuinely warm and friendl!
y While absent he visited st. Louis, Ne
10 Orleans, Louisville, Cincinnati and Nasl
vile. He reports the Nashville Expositio
y as opening in fine shape and well worthy
y visit. Taken altogether his trip wi
rs highly enjoyed, besides giving him niue
needed vacation. We acknowledge the r
IN ceipt of papers from Mr.. Van Ness.
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