The Owosso times., 1898-04-15
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
Entered at the Postofice IN Owosso for
transmission as second-class matter.
Published every Friday noon.
owOssO FRIDAY. APRIL. IS. 1898.
LOCAL NEWS.

Allison & Son expect to open their jewell
ry store Saturday.
Several houses are being erected in differ
ent parts of the city,
The Easter offering at the Congregational
church amounted to $S2.
The supervisors have commenced work
on the assessment rolls.
The Roehm case will cost the people of
the county nearly $1,000.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Cheney, Linge
avenue, 10 O.pound son.
The Baptist Sunday school netted $65
from its experience social.
Henry Griswold will rebuild DR.. CA. Os-
born's house, on north Ball street.
The residence of j. w. Revenaugh, S1s
Elizabeth street, is being remodeled.
Three applications for membership were
received by Co. G, Tuesday evening.
The University students will be home
this evening for ten days vacation.
Fl. Il. Haney will put hot water heat
ing plant in Fred Aberle's residence.
The Owosso Paint and Wall Paper Co.
is doing a rushing business these days.
d. Il. Moss was called to Flint yesterday
by the serious illness of his aged mother.
Rev. j. Sweet will exchange pulpits
Sunday with Rev. DR.. Springer, of FentOn.
d. r. Salisbury has opened branch
store in Corunna. ID. w. Waters is in
charge.
The evening train west on the d. & M.
at 7:l7 now runs to Grand Haven, connect
ing with the Milwaukee boat.
The ladies Of the Episcopal church held
their weekly coffee with Mrs. j. j. Davis,
John street, Wednesday afternoon.
The work of rebuilding the large Casket
Works buildings, destroyed by fire last
November will soon be commenced.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Asbury
church gave warm sugar social at the
home of M. l.. Parker Wednesday evening.
John Conley, an old resident of the
county, residing tive miles west of Owosso,
is very sick and his recovery is reported
doubtful.
LIP. Royce and G. 81. Maliskey have the
contract to enlarge and reshingle the resi-
dence of Mrs. s. A. Evans. corner Williams
and Water streets.
The meeting of the representatives of far.
mers' clubs called to form county organi
zation will be held at the court house, Co
runna, Saturday, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Miss Winnie Townsend has been selected
as assistant operator for the Owosso Tele
phone exchange. Howard Crawford will
act as night operator and collector.
f. E. Sutfin has rented the Melvin prop
erty on west Exchange street and will ust
it as q carriage salesroom. Goods will bt
purchased in the white and finished tt
order.
Rev. G. Ii. Small, of Hudson, Ohio, will
give the third number in the Congregations
Sunday school entertainment course at tn,
church this evening. The subject of hi'
lecture Is "That Girl"
County Treasurer Colby paid orders OF
the several funds last month as follows
Drain, ,SS, Ole .03; juror, 1857; county, 81, 161
witness, $203.17; soldiers relief, $40 25
sparrow, $34.11; poor, 81, ,4Os.6O.
w. A. Richardson is making a fine frui
orchard of his farm two miles south o
Owosso. A few days ago he received tw'
large shipments of trees which have beef
set out, and another large order is expected
daily.
Ann Arbor Saturday night. He is slowl
recovering from his injuries received In tn
Whitmore lake ice house collapse, but
will be six weeks, at least, before he will b
able to stand on his feet.
The high grade coal mined by the Owos
so Coal Co., together with the large quaint
ties of coal being found in the norther
part of Shiawassee county and adjoinin
counties, Is bringing a number Of prospet
tors from all parts of the State and fror
Ohio to this city to investigate. Several II
terested capitalists have examined th
Owosso. mipes and without an exceptio
pronounce the quality OF the coal as bein
as good as any mined In the State. Men al
being added as fast as the mine Is develoI
cd. and, Mr.. Travis is sparing no expense
lput It In nrst-class condition.