The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-12-24
LOCAL NEWS.

"A merry christmas 10 all or HE TINES
| readers.
Mrs. Chas. Thiede, $50 Martin street, is
reported very i'll.
The barber shops of this city will close to-
morrow at IL o'clock noon.
A new shed to be used as store room for
dry lumber is being erected at Esteys fac
tory B.
The new blower for Woodlands factory
has arrived and will soon be set up ready
for use.
The assembly which was announced for
tomorrow evening has been postponed in
definitely.
A candy kitchen was opened up at l0S N.
Washington street, Tuesday, by John Ford,
Of this city.
The Owosso Carriage Works has closed
down for few days. Some needed repairs
will be made and an inventory taken.
The officers of the Owosso Savings Bank
have been reelected. Fred G. Lawrence
was also elected as second assistant cashier.
County Treasurer Colby received from
liquor dealers in the county the sum of
SIS, 455 4S In taxes from April 30 to Dec 6.
At the annual meeting of the Merino
sheep breeders Of Michigan, held In Lam
sing last week, l.. w. Barnes, of Byron,
was elected as one of the directors.
The U. s. court of claims has awarded
three of the Owosso carriers pay for oyer
time work as follows: Ami Nelson, 1929;
Chas. o. Loring, $263; viii G. Eggleston,
s208.
The Junior class in the high school has
elected officers for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: President, Harry, Allen; Vice-Pres-
ident, Mamie Hoyt; Secretary. Glynn
Williams; Treasurer, James Cooper.
The fire department was called to the CAL
edonia K. H. Il p. Co.'s station, Saturday
evening. The alarm, however, was false
one given by passer by who saw torch
and its reflection on the roof and thought it
was fire.
well known in Owosso, has begun action
against the city of Flint for "a, 500 damages
which she claims from having fallen on a
defective side walk, breaking her arm and
otherwise injuring her.
A game of indoor base ball was played at
the Armory, Wednesday evening, between
the o. l.. 1. and Woodland teams. The o.
l.. /. won over the Woodland team by score
of Ia to o. The usual twenty five cent hop
was given after the game.
The Haarer ice house on East Main street
was burned to the ground, Friday evening.
the fire having gained such Roadway before
the arrival of the fire department that 1t was
clearly useless TO throw any water. About
three hundred dollars worth of baled hay,
belonging to Copas q Sons, was in the
building at the time 1t burned and went up
with 1t In smoke. Some machinery was
also lost with the rest. The fire is supposed
to be of incendiary origin. There was no
insurance.
X. e. Travis now has his coal Office in the
front part of the express Office on East Main
street. He Is showing a sample of coal
there. taken from the new shaft, which Is
attracting some attention, being with
out doubt the best quality of coal yet mined
In this vicinity. The best part of 1t is that
the vein of coal at this shaft is not only of
such excellent quality but seems to be from
foot to foot and half thicker than in
most parts of the field. From present lndi-
cations the Owosso Coal a. Mining Co. will
do great business during the coming year.
There has been some laughing at the ex-
pense of /. g. Tannehill, the Washington
street baker this week, owing to his origin
al method of Distributing bread to the poor
and needy. His method is simplicity itself.
All that Is necessary Is to set down pack
age of from four or FIVE loaves of bread on
the steps of the National Hotel, then step
inside to wait for the last car to Corunna.
II the distribution is a success, as his was
Monday night. when you come out to pick
up the bread there will be no bread there to
pick up. The only difficulty seems to be
that it lie quite likely that the bread will not
reach the most deserving, but It's an easy
method and saves one the embarrassment of
being thanked for his gift.