The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-06-11

The LaIngsburg school Will graduate a
class Of IS, June 18th.
A telephone has been placed in theresa
dence of G. w. Detwiler.
The work of completing the work on the
Dudley creamery buildings is being pushed
along rapidly.
The pupils of Miss Duff will give a piano
recital at the residence of r. p. Blgelow,
Saturday evening.
The residence of j. b. Hinman was
entered by thieves Sunday afternoon.
Nothing of value was taken.
Colfax lodge 1. o. o. f. will observe
memorial Sunday by attending service at
the Baptist church, Sunday morning.
Chas. Soderquist, an employee at the Ann
Arbor shops, fell from a car, Monday, frac-
turing his right arm and receiving other in
juries.
The Ladies' Guild of the Episcopal church
will serve supper at the Ladies' Library
rooms, Saturday, from five until eight
o'clock.
Paul M. Roth will remove his merchant
tailoring business into the Comstock build
ing, on West Main st., recently vacated by
Danner & Co.
Floyd Burnett, of Corunnu, has the con-
trect to remodel the building recently pur-
chased by Lyon & Pond. 1t is to he ready
for them by Sept. LIST.
The stones at Copas & Sons market
weighed s54 pounds, the amount being
guessed exactly by Miss Name Lawrence,
e. G. Stacy, j. NJ. Rose, Miss Jennie
Smith.
The marriage of Mile, l.. Parker and
Miss Minnie l.. Covert, of Worthwhile, oc'
Cured on June I'd, at the home of the bride.
A reception was rendered Mr.. and Mrs.
Parker, on Thursday evening, at their home
in this city.
Owosso lodge No. So. 1. o. o. F., has
| elected as officers for the ensuing term: N.
| G, A. ID. Willouqhby; V. g., Frank Chip
M. Wiley; representatives to grand lodge,
j. M. Good, G. A. Doane; alternates, Il. M.
Wiley, F. w. Smith.
The Baptist Y. p. S. q. e. elected the
following officers at It's meeting, Tuesday
evening: President, Miss Miner; vice pres
ident, Miss Cora Miller; secretary, carry
| Crosby; corresponding secretary, Clara
Goodlng; treasurer, f. w. Lawrence: or
| ganist, Jessie Keage.
The board of education has rendered the
princpalship of the high school to Prof. ID
f. Mertz, now filling a similar position In
the Mt. Clemens schools. Mr.. Mertz is a
graduate of the University, has had four
years experience as a teacher and comes
very highly recommended.
The members of the city band report hav.
ing had a splendid time at Lowell, Wednes-
day. Thirty.four bands took part in the
gathering and we are assured that the large
crowd present almost unanimously placed
our city band very close TO the top. The
next convention is to be held in August at
Grand Ledge.
CT. r. Smith, of Lawton, who will be State
Oil Inspector after July LIST, was in the city
over night Tuesday and Wednesday fore
noon. While here he took a look about the
city and was greatly pleased with the bust
ness-like hustle of our city. Mr.. Smith will
soon announce the name of his deputy for
this district.
On Sunday morning Rev. W. s. Ament
and wife will speak at the Congregational
church on Missionary work In China, where
they have been earnestly at work for num-
Der of years. The people of the city are
urged to be present, thus showing their in
terest in and respect for Mr.. and Mrs. Ament
and their work.
Grand Rapids business men have bee n
fooled so many times by fake advertising
schemes that their association has at last
decided to con6ne their advertising entirely
to newspapers as the only sure way to reach
the public The action was the result of
the latest scheme by which number of
them were bed. A stranger representing
himself as railroad man took up the idea
of time table ads. and secured several hun
dred dollars from large business houses and
then jumped the town. Saturday the asso-
citation decided to advertise hereafter only
in the newspapers.
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