The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-07-09
oWOSSO. FRIDAY. JULY 0, 1897.
LOCAL NEWS.


The gas mains are now being laid on
River street.
Hall Bros. shipped carload of beans to
Oskaloosa, Iowa, Wednesday.
The Owosso Carriage Co. is running its
plant with traction engine this week while
the regular boiler is being patched.
Word was received yesterday by Sidney
and Stephen Fraser announcing the death
of their brother-in.law, f. c. Harrington,
in Durand.
One of the Baptist Sunday school classes
will give social on the vacant lots south of
E. A. Todd's house, Saturday evening.
The owner of ticket number 1O,515 drew
the wheel at Osburn & Sons. No one has
yet appeared to claim the same. The own
er must call for it at once.
Earl Rexford, son of Mrs. Julia G. Rex
ford, had one of his eyes badly injured
Monday by a portion of the charge from
small cannon, which he was firing.
The Bay City accommodation train has
been put on the M. G. again. This and
other changes went into effect Sunday.
See time table on another page for the new
time.
81. P. White and w. G. Eggleston write
that they were met at the train at Crystal
Lake by Sam Gardner, formerly of this
city, who insisted on taking them to bis
own camp. They report Mr.. Gardner to be
feeling and looking we'll.
Pupils from the state school for the blind
will give an entertainment in the Congre-
gational church next Tuesday evening.
They draw large houses everywhere.
The Fat Mems Club went to st. Johns
via the d. & M. Friday and started back on
their wheels, but the fact that they had but
recently formally organized as club and
elected officers did not prevent their finding
mnd so deep that they had to walk the most
of the way in after passing the five corners
west Of the city.
The New York Sun, edited by Chas. A.
Dana, says: 1.-THE Sun frankly declares Its
preference to associate itself for the time be-
ing with the sane and sober element of the
republican party rather than with the revo-
lutionary combination of the nominal demo-
cratic party with populism and the wild and
dangerous elements of the republican
party"
Walter Lusk and family spent Sunday
and Monday at their farm near Elsie. Wal
ter says there is good pickerel fishing In the
Maple river at that place, there having been
two caught there recently weighing oyer
, eleven pounds apiece. The two largest he
caught, however, weighed about four pounds
apiece.
The horse on Thomas delivery wagon be-
came frightened Tuesday afternoon by one
of the tugs becoming unfastened and ran
away on West Main street. He turned into
Lansing street, throwing out the driver.
Thomas Debaux, the wagon then running
over him. Mr.. Debaux's nose was broken,
and he was otherwise quite seriously injured.
The fire department was called out Wed.
nesday afternoon to take care of bad blaze
In large pile Of empty barrels, boxes, and
loose excelsior directly In the rear of Cheap
side. This Is the second fire which has
been started In the same place, and 1t would
seem to be good plan to keep the alley
clear of such rubbish. 1t was also notice.
able that to have one OF the FIRE department
teams half mile away with q sprinkiing
wagon on hot day is not very helpful to
quick fire service.