The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15

| country and did untold good.
VIM. Skinner. Of Bancroft, has been
| granted an increase of pension.
The digging for the basement of the new
Taylor block is nearly completed.
About fifty couple enjoyed the dance at
ArbeIter hall, Wednesday evening.
The new addition to the Estey carriage
factory is being painted bright red.
Col. j. II. Moyses and family are now at
home on their farm. North Chapman street.
Attention is asked to the ad of Copas g.
Sons. who are in the market to purchase
pork and poultry.
Watson s. Chapman received $4,000
Tuesday from the Ann Arbor road In set
Element of the Thomas judgment.
Egineeer Riggs and three helpers have
been surveying the streets this week, pre-
paratory to drawing plans for paving.
| A fine Steinway piano was placed in the
Congregational parsonage Monday, the Gift
of Josiah Cromer, of MuncIe, Ind, to his
grandchildren.
Thomas Doyle was found In a serious
condition in West Owosso, Sunday morn
ing. He claims to have been sandbagged
and robbed Of S64.
The fall canvass for members In the Y.
M. @. A. opened up Monday. 1t will be a
very exciting contest as the leaders are
deeply interested and each is doing his best
to win.
Burglars entered the store Of Il. B. Nc
Laughlin, Vernon, Friday night, carrying
away SIS worth of goods. This Is the third
burglary 10 Vernon within few months
and there is no clue to the culprits.
, The local A. o. U. w. lodge paid Mrs
j. w. Zimmerman $4,000 on Saturday
being the amount of the policy carried by
her husband in the order. This order pays
all its losses remarkably prompt.
= A mandolin club has been organized IL
the northern part of the town, and will
soon make its first appearance in public
The leader, Andy Stevens, will then b.
ready to book the club for receptions, par
ties, etc.
Miss Sarah Morgan, formerly of this cit,
but for the last three years a resident o
Louisville, KY, died In that city Sunday o
II Bright's disease. 1t is not known whethe
her body will be brought to Owosso TO
e burial or not.
"Billy" Schlickenmayer, Car of thu
II | hot hara
after Sunday shines shall cost 10 cents
He says that its no day to have that kind o
work done but that il people insist upon /
q they must pay the price.
', There should be large attendance of thos,
= interested In Sunday school work at the an
Y" nual meeting of the county association to b.
held in Corunna, at the M. K. church, OF
= Thursday and Friday of next week. Tn,
70 program isof unusual interest
:. Miss Pearle Scruggs, of Flint, who ma
"a been visiting Mrs. Stevens, of East MasoI
street for the past few weeks, died Tuesda!
, morning of diphtheria. It was sad blow
% to her relatives and friends In Flint, as the!
had not heard of her sickness previous Il
:, the message of her death.
y The Missionary Union of the Congrega
tional church at its meeting Friday after
"a noon elected officers as follows: President
>. Mrs. w. s. Ament; vice president, Mrs. K
r. d. Perkins; secretary, Mrs. ]. w. thinner
= man; treasurer, Miss Elite s. Williams; col
r lector, Mrs. G. G. Duff.
q Geo. Mathews, an employee of Owoss
Mfg. Co., was badly burned in the left eye
,r Wednesday morning. He and some othe
N boys were playing with some hot glue
" when the dish was upset and part of th
contents struck George in the eye. The in
jury is very painful but no serious result
W are expected.
ID The lot north of the plumbing shop of A
F. Hollis, on Ball street, has been purchase
- by Mr.. Hollis and the old wooden pain
- shop has been moved back. A one stor
: brick Office will be built on the groun
which will greatly add to the appearance o
the street. Workmen started breaking tn
- ground Wednesday
>, s. ID. Emery arrived In the city Tuesda
% and at once commenced getting his buildin
on South Washington, west Of Todd & Co.
Office, in readiness for handling poultr
- next week. He expects to be In shape |
a. do larger business than ever before and
" the farmers of the country have raised moi
10 poultry this year than last he will probabl
do so.
10 The board of health has been very acti,
10 this week in Its endeavor to prevent Il
" spread of diphtheria. The total number
~ cases reported in the city Is IS, with TO,
'o deaths. Too much care cannot be exc
cised by everyone, especially those in fam
OF lies where the disease exists, to keep
er confined in its present limits. With tn
ke object in view the Sunday schools of til
q, Baptist, Episcopal, and Congregation
es churches will be closed on Sunday.
The Owosso high school foot ball tea
Ill was called TO Ionla Saturday to NAV ba