The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-07-22
LOCAL NEWS.

August Sd, Wednesday, S1.25.
James Bartrem is erecting fine barn at
his residence on N. Oak street.
About a dozen young couple from this
city, spent Thursday near Newburg.
G. E. Champion is building large barn
at his residence, 53s Y. Dewey street. Il
Round trip to Detroit next Wednesday
ST. rs, on account of Odd Fellows excur-
sion.
Dr. Waite is now found In new office
quarters over Roth & Sullivan's Main street
store.
The Foresters held an open meeting Wed.
nesday night at which a Short well render
ed progIa am was carried out, followed by re-
freshments and dancing.
The new City Granite Works has made
contract to furnish the stone for the Wash
ington school addition, a job which will
enliven work at their west Mason street
shop.
Charles Balloon, an eighty-six year old
pioneer of Shiawassee, died at his home In
Middlebury, Sunday. The funeral was
held Tuesday, the burial taking place at
Ovid.
Mrs. Mary Hyde was acquitted Monday
ny Durand jury, before which she was
| called to answer for the umbrella whipping
| which she gave her husband George Hyde
| in this city, July 4th.
Ed. Youpgs and Fred Robinson report
gratifying success with the battleship Maine
exhibition. They have been illustrating
the blowing up of the Maine at Lansing
and Mason this week.
The fire department was called out Mon
day afternoon to put out fire in the barn
belonging to A. A. Sherman on Pine street.
| The fire was caused by a combination of
small boy and matches. The loss was
small.
| John Walsh is erecting a brick store
adjoining his Main street store building on
the east. The new building which will not
be as deep as the other, will be occupied by
A. E. Palmer with Lis jewelry stock, and
by Mr.. Walsh with stock of gents fur
nishings and notions.
&It will pay you to examine Murray &
Terbushs full page ad. in this issue with
more than usual care. 1t goes without say
| ing that man does not contract for a page
in The TIMES unless he has something
worth saying and something which should
be profitable reading to subscribers and
their friends.
Waterman johnson, seventy-year old
veteran and pioneer of Shiawassee county,
died at his home near the Octagon school
house early yesterday morning. His funer-
al will lie held this afternoon at the home.
The deceased was a member of Quacken-
bush Post which will attend the funeral in
a body. Chaplain Henry King in accord
ance with the request of Mr.. Johnson, ex.
pressed some time before his death, will
conduct the funeral service.
Mrs. p. V. NJ. Botsford died Monday
evening at her home SOS West Main street,
from a complication of diseases covering
but few weeks. The funeral was held at
the house Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock. Mrs. BOtsford was q devoted
Christian woman who was much more
widely known about Pittsburg perhaps than
in this city. to which the family moved
from the former place last fall. She leaves
a husband and daughter, Miss Nettie
Botsford.
Hazelton bids fair to be we'll rid of anoth-
er undesirable citizen owing to the over
whelming desire of Edward McKinder to
shoot somebody. McKinder was released
Thursday from the county Jail where he
had been serving term for non support OF
his wife and Friday he proceeded to hunt
her up, get into quarrel with her and
shoot her twice. Then frightened, he ran
away and on seeing his capture was probable
he shot himself three times. He now lies
In the county jail again awaiting recovery
and another trial. McKinder is but twenty.
three years old, bat was brought into prom.
mince at the time of the Burpee trial last
year.
Miss Edith Wykes has resigned her posi-
ton as organist and chorister OF the Baptist
church, as she has been offered positi on
In the Miller school, Albemarle, Va, where
she is to teach music and physical culture
at good salary. The school ranks high az
manual training and college preparatory
institution, and Miss Wykes will doubtless
greatly enjoy her work there. Miss Wykes
, is certainly we'll prepared for the position,
as she has had quite quite varied and ex.
tensive experience In such work In this city,
and has supplemented her practical expert
ence with course In the Detroit Conserva.
tory Of music at a time when best fitted te
make good use Of Its advan tages.