The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-09-09
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LOCAL NEWS.

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TINES.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Krob Monday
morning ten pound son.
Pearl Hathaway broke his left arm Fri
day while riding in the bicycle races at
Durand.
Leo q. Moss is driving one of the express
wagons during the absence on his vacation
of Arthur Shippey.
The bicycle given away Saturday evening
by Lyon & Pond was secured by Miss A. c.
Banner. 1874 Water street.
The Owosso Manufacturing Co. started
up its factory Tuesday, though full force
will not be employed for short time at
least.
Users of city water are still advised to
boil it, as there may yet be impurities in
the mains from the river water which was
turned on Saturday night.
The Womans' Auxiliary of the Y. M. G.
c. made about $50 Friday when they ran
the street cars and park for the benefit of
the hospital fund of Co. G.
Edward Jordan and j. F. Beckwith paid
So. 20 fine and costs apiece Tuesday for hay
ing mbibed too freely Saturday. Justice
McCaughna made the assessment
The work of putting in the sewer on
Shiawassee street has made slow progress
during the past week, owing to the caving
in of the banks and the rapid filling In of
water.
There is good reason for the general COM
plant heard among the business men on
account of the insufficient street sprnklng.
The council should see that the work is
better done.
Il Cards are out for the arriage of Miss
Sadie Hershey and Charles McGillvra, the
eddiDg to take place next Thursday. the
18th, at the home of the brides mother on
East Exchange street.
III. ID. Lyon returned Saturday night
from his business trip to New York, where
he secured a finer fall and winter stock of
dry goods than ever before and that at
prices unheard of before for lowness.
John OFT, of New Haven, spent Sunday
in jail after seeing Pawnee Bill and lot of
warm whiskey in this city the day before.
He paid Justice McCaughna the costs of the
suit Tuesday and was sent home.
The residence of William Thompson of
Corunna burned Wednesday night about II
o'clock, about one-half the contents being
destroyed with the house. Insured for 81,
900 in the Oakland, Shiawassee q Genesee
Mutual.
The seventh Day Adventists are holding
meetings in large tent which they have
put up on the vacant lot south of K. A.
TOdd's residence. The meetings will be
continued indefinitely. They are in charge
of committee of nine workers,
An alarm of FIRE which was turned in
from the car shops Sunday noon caused an
other bad scare. Some of the fremen went
over and found that very'fortunately 1t was
nothing more serious than pile of sawdust
and shavipgs between the wood working
shop and the river. Two streams of water
were turned on the fire which was put out
without any damage being done.
The Women's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the Baptist church will
meet with Mr.. and Mrs. p. ID. White at
their home, 412 w. Main street, this after
noon and evening. s. M. Furuya, a Japa-
nese, will give a talk, appearing in his
native costume. Tea will be served by the
ladies in the evening The occasion is, by
the way, the 35th anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Whites wedding.
The attention of OwOsso advertisers Is
respectfully directed to that part of the
report of the North Owosso Farmers Club,
published in this issue, in which two phases
of advertising are summed up In a very
emphatic and common sense way. Possibly
by reading II some business men may learn
what their country customers think Of their
fence board advertising and how they
regard the merchant who INDUCES In 1t to
the exclusion of legitimate newspaper adj
vertising. The point made by the club
members commends itself to all good busl-
ness men.
The Congregational Social Union calls
attention to the following notice: James 5.
Kirk q Co., of Chicago, have prepared a
plan for advertising their White Cloud
floating soap which provides for the distri'
button of large sums of money among the
churches. The Social Union has adopted
this plan and asks the cooperation Of Its
friends. The ladies ask that those using
this soap will save the wrappers for the
society as each wrapper brings them one
and quarter cents. The local agents are
now taking orders for the soap which may
be obtained through any OF the leading