The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
OwOSSO FRIDAY. DEC. 90, 1898.
LOCAL NEWS,

K. Geek has moved into his new shop
south of the new National hotel.
Grove & Payne expect to be in their
new building week from tomorrow.
Fred Miller has arranged handsome
display in the large window of Fred Car
penter's grocery.
Hunt has very attractive display In the
south window of his grocery, the work of
Fred Richardson.
Copas & Sons packing house now has
direct connection with the OwossO Tele-
phone Company's switch boards.
There was no meeting of the common
council Monday night except one to ad-
journ until next Tuesday evening.
Daniel Gage paid a fine in Justice Nc
Caughna's court Tuesday morning as a
result of getting unrully and breaking up
furniture.
A decree of divorce was granted In the
case OF Cora Holden versus the notorious
Charles Holden. The best part of 1t is that
the latter is enjoined by the decree from
marrying again within two years.
l.. d. Wilson will occupy the space in the
rear of his grocery in the Beebe block
recently occupied by Geeck's barber shop.
| The added room will be great con-
venience to bis growing business.
The Ladies Literary Club listened to
| paper by Miss Dean on Landscape Paint
ings" and one by Miss Boice on MANY
Famous Madonnas Previous to the Eigh
teenth Century," at the meeting in the
armory Saturday afternoon.
The fine maple trees adjoining Beebe's
property on east Main street have been dug
out and removed. watermelon Park,
thus practically becomes a thing of the past
The trees have been set about the residence
| of w. Fl. Bigelow, west Oliver street.
Rev. l.. w. Spayd will preach his last
sermon in the city next Sunday, as he has
been released to begin his evangelistic work
January LIST. The morning sermon will be
addressed especially to church members, the
evening service especially to non members.
| The address of Rev. Bastian Smits, of
Charlotte, before the young men in the
Y. M. G. A. hall Sunday afternoon was an
unusually good one. "The Preservative
Powers of Integrity" as he handled the
subject contained much that cannot fail to
benefit his hearers.
The poultry raisers of Shiawassee county
are invited to meet In convention Tuesday
December 81, at 1870 p. h., in K. l.. Brew
er's hall, Owosso, for the purpose of form
ing a poultry organization. All interested
In the raising OF the best breeds Of poultry
for market purposes, and breeders of pure
breeds generally are invited to be present
Judge Turner has In preparation paper
to be read In Lansing before the state asso
citation of judges In the near future. The
paper will be partly historical, partly remin
iscent in character and will be of especia
interest from the fact that the Judges resi-
dence in the state covers about the loDges
period of any one now In the state.
The rain and sleet Monday night inter
fered considerably with the electric lightiDl
company's street lamps. The sleet froze t.
the carbons in the lamp and formed ,
connection of ice between them thus max
ing the resistance so low that when thu
current was turned on it would not ever
warm it up enough to thaw it out Aitel
considerable work the ice was cleaned of
from few of the lamps which we're got Il
| IF nras
capable of keeping themselves clean. Mucl
trouble was also experienced with thu
car circuit and especially with the ice OF
the rails.
The board of public works considered
the recommendations Of II. K. Rigg
Monday In relation to the paving of nortl
Washington and west Main streets ant
Ball street between Main and Exchange
The work contemplated on Washington
street extends from Mason to Goodhue ant
the engineer advises against making |
wider here than thirty.eight feet which
would be plenty wide enough, much les
extensive. and would enable the remainder
of the streets To be laid out with very pretty
effect. The Main street pavement III
advises to be made no narrower than forty
eight feet In the business section. Th'
estimates submitted covered Main stree
as far as the Michigan Central tracks The
total estimated cost is about seventy-thre
thousand dollars for asphalt and only abou
eight thousand dollars less for brick.