The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1897-01-01
TIE Times.
OwOSSO, FRIDAY, JAN. /. 1897.
Entered at the postoffice in Owosso for
as secOnd-class matter.
LOCAL NEW ..

The Estey Factory A will start up again
Monday.
l.. G. Hall continues to improve, but
very slowly.
Mrs. Kincaid gave a whist party Wednes-
day evening.
Miss Nina Broad entertained number of
her lady friends at tea last evening.
Miss Nellie Furguson entertains a party
of friends at New Years dinner, given at
the Wildermuth House.
d. II. Moyses has gone to Fisher, in the
upper peninsula, to take position with tina
Wisconsin & Michigan Ry.
Fred Simmons expects to enter the State
Normal at Ypsilanti, at the beginning of the
second semester In February.
NH. Reynolds attended meeting of the
executive committee of the State Sunday
School Association, at Jackson, Tuesday.
The Salvation Army has given up the
Owosso field for the present to the Volun-
teers, but will carry on the work in Corun-
ma.
Mason & Son are Offering the highest
market price for spoke timber, commodity
which is not being brought in fast enough
to suit Them
j. Pulver has purchased the south twenty
acres of the old Rosencrans farm just north
of the city on Hickory street and moved
onto the same.
Revival services will be begun on Sunday
in the first Methodist church in this city,
under the leadership of the evangelists Pot
ter and Miller.
Miss Marie Brewer has resigned her posi-
ton as fourth grade teacher on account of
continued i'll health. Her place will be
taken by Miss Fannie Narracot, of Dewitt.
AS will be noticed by their ad on the first
page, Hartshorn & Son have taken the
Owosso Carriage Co.'s stock of cutters and
are closing them out at very low prices.
Ray Sergeant has moved back to Owosso
| from Adrian and will make his home here,
having leased the job department of the
! Argus, and assuming control of the same
| today.
The walls of Julius Frieseke's new brick
residence on Corunna avenue are completed
and the roof is being put on. The house
when completed will be one of the hand.
soonest and largest in the city.
The Owosso Hoop and Stave Co. reports
their business In good condition. The shop
is running and few barrels are being
made at the cooper shop, while the com
I pany buys all the hoops and suitable bolts
that are presented.
| Rev. and Mrs. w. B. Matteson will bt
Sat home" to all members of the church anG
congregation as we'll as other friends
on New Years day, from two until eish
o'clock in the afternoon. Both ladies aud
gentlemen will be welcomed.
Special evangelistlc meetings will begin
at the Disciple church, corner of Oliver ant
Hickory streets, Sunday. The meeting,
will be under the direction of the evangel
lists Ward and Daniels. OF Ionia.
Prosecuting Attorney Watson's seminar
nual report to the attorney general show:
that during the last six months there were
n criminal complaints, GO of which result
ed In conviction, and three In acqulttals
and that the balance were nole pressed.
William Payne, of the firm of Grove &
Payne, has been engaged during the week
In setting up a fourteen foot wind mill OF
the farm of William Epton, north of Hender
son. He also set up feed mill, corr
shelter. and feed cutter, to be run by the
mill.
l.. M. Watson, the Allegan druggist. tn
notice of whose removal from that city wa
copied from an Allegan paper last week
has rented the Wesener store formerly occu
pied by Ira g. Curry, and is moving hi
stock there this week. Mr.. Watson ha
rented house on east Williams street.
Miss Helen Duff entertained a party O
lady friends at lunch Wednesday afternoon
In the evening the company was increase,
by their gentlemen friends and all wer
treated to very entertaining musical pre-
gram, to which Miss Ferry contribute
violin solos, while Miss Finch pleased tn
company with her singing.