The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-02
OWOSSO FRIDAY, DEC. Q, 1898.
LOCAL NEWS.

Taxes are due.
Notice Krob's ad and try your skill, in
guessing K. M. M. E.,
Born, Sunday, son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Green. of Saginaw street.
The Robbins Table Co. expects to move
into its new Office today or tomorrow.
Rev. j. G. Cromer will fill the pulpit of
the Cadillac Congregational church Sunday.
Mason & Son are furnishing the window
sashes and glass for the new brewery build
ing.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
clubs OF the state will be held at Lansing,
Dec. 1875.
The Merell House is among the latest ad-
ditions to the OwossO Telephone Company's
list of subscribers.
f. b. Holman now has one of the Owosso
Telephone Co.'S. instruments in his Ex-
change street jewelry store.
The OwOsso Telephone Co. has placed
phones this week for The Merell, f. b.
Symes & Harris lumber and wood office
was connected up with the Owosso Tele-
phone Company's system last week.
Case & Younglove will occupy the part OF
the T o. Christian jewelry store lately
vacated by banners Bazaar. with a first
class tailor shop.
The ladies of the first M. E. church will
serve their annual anniversary reunion and
chicken pie supper in the church parlors
Wednesday evening, December Z.
The Independents will play the o. l.. /.
indoor base ball team tomorrow evening in
the armory. The o. l.. l. team has been
strengthened by the addition of Floyd Der
ham who will catch Retain.
The building occupied by T. D. Christian
has been papered and painted this week.
Christians immense stock OF jewellery,
watches, silverware, etc-elegant.
In the case of Burgess VS.. Weidman tried
in Justice McCaughnas court Saturday the
jury brought in a verdict of $40 damages in
favor of the plaintiff. Attorney f. II.
Watson was counsel for the plaintiff.
Supt. Chas. Robbins. of the Owosso Gas
Co., is testing new meter of an improved
design, patterned last year. The meter con-
meets directly with the iron gas pipe, doing
away with the old style connections of lead
pipes and sOldered joints, and is a very
simple looking arrangement.
Persons having business with county
drain commissioner Chas. W. Parker will
! save themselves the risk of useless trips II
they will note the fact that the commission
er has set apart Saturday for Office day. On
Saturdays he will be found at his residence
on Fletcher street. Other days he is more
than likely to be absent looking after drain
matters about the county.
The talk which Fred Kamm gave at Ann
ArbOr Sunday proved OF such interest that
ne was engaged to give talk on some eve
ming week day meeting In the near future.
Besides this date his services have been
sought and secured for talks at four other
places. Fred attracts attention everywhere,
and as the tallest man in one of the regi-
meDts before Santiago, he proves drawing
card. But besides all of that he is ready
and interesting speaker, and his talks are
enjoyable as well as Instructive.
The first of the indoor base ball games
scheduled by the city league was played in
the armory Saturday evening by the Owes
so Light Infantry anu the Owosso Casket
Works teams, the latter winning by score
af % to H. Insufficient light, which will
be remedied before tomorrow nights game.
was partly responsible for the high score
and the inexperience of the o. l.. l. catcher
accounted for part of the lead gained by
the opposing team.
Louis Morris, we'll known young man
of Morrice, died at his home In that village
Wednesday. He had been sick for some
time but was feeling better and was in
Owosso Monday to see his physician. On
the way home. however, he caught cold
which terminated fatally. He was mem
Der of the Maccabees and was known to q
number Of the Owosso Knights, K. l.. Bow
ers, OF this city, being his intimate friend
He leaves wife and one child who have
he sympathy of Morrlce and vicinity
where he was we'll known and generally
liked for his courteous ways while 10 How
ards store, where be worked.