The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-01

Corunna is to vote. Oct. 18th, on the ques-
ton OF bonding for $4,000 for the purpose
Of building an electric light plant.
The TIMES is In receipt of announcement
from Thomas Dudley Taylor that he has
opened law Office In the Marquette build
Ing. Chicago. His Owosso friends wish
him every possible success.
The saw mill of John Hilderbrand. which
Is run in connection with the Fox q Mason
furniture factory at Corunna, was destroyed
by fire Saturday. Loss $1,000. Fox &
Mason also lost about $500 worth of lumber.
The TIMES announces with regret that
the firm of Grove Bros. was obliged on Sat
urday to give chattle mortgages amounting
to $4,000 on their stock of goods. The
business Is to be continued and 1t Is hoped
the firm will be able to make satisfactory
settlement with all creditors.
The supreme court has reversed the
decision of the lower court In the case of
Agnes Willet VS.. the Michigan Central Ry.
The case when tried In the lower court was
taken away from the jury and a verdict
directed for the defendant. s. s. Minner
and f. f. Bumps, attorneys for the plaintiff,
carried the case to the higher court with the
result stated. The opinion has been watch
ed for by the attorneys with considerable
interest as other cases pending involve some
of the same points. Mr.. Miner has been
very successful in the conduct of cases of
this kind and naturally feels well pleased
with the decision.
Every single seat and large number of
chairs were occupied Thursday evening
with full representation of Keokuk peo-
Pile to listen to the last lecture of the p0pu-
lar Chicago University Extension course,
which has proved success, both financially
and otherwise. The subject of this, the
last lecture, was George Washington, the
father of his country. Mr.. Sparks deliver
ed his scholarly discourse In his usual pleas
ing and interesting manner, which has
charmed everyone and made the course so
popular. Form the Daily Constitution
Democrat (Keokuk) March 9th, 1896.
At frequent intervals during the past year
Nj. l.. Stewart q Co., of this city, have re-.
ceiyed frequent communications from a
Frank A. Cameron, of Chicago, making de-
mands on them for various sums of money
from three to eighteen hundred dollars.
Monday sight draft was presented by Ly-
on q Hadsall, to whom 1t had been sent for
collection and which the bank promptly re-
fused to pay. On investigation 1t was learn
ed that DR.. Cameron, of this city, had been
annoyed by this same crank for some time
past. The doctor has received numerous
letters requesting him to come over to Chi
cago and settle up and avoid arrest. A Chi
cago doctor named Jackson, we'll known to
some Owosso people, had call from the
mysterious Cameron. he requested Jack
son 20 to Owosso and get $500 that he had
on deposit In M. l.. Stewart & Co.'S bank, and
promised him $500 for his trouble. He gave
as his reason for not wanting to return to
Owosso that while practicing here few
few years ago he performed an operation,
after which the patient died and warrant
was issued for his arrest. The whole trans
action seems to be fake, and would indi-
cate that Cameron is crazy crank who is
laboring under the impression that he has
money on deposit with the Owosso bankers.
Press.