The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-05-20

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house this week by sickness.
Wiman Miner, the Oldest son of Atty. s.
8. Miner Is quite sick with fever.
Miss Kittie Burhans entertained few of
her friends at her home Tuesday night.
Judge Smith held court in Mt. Pleasant
for Judge Dodds, Tuesday and Wednesday.
The last meeting of the Amphictyon will
be held at the central school building this
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Corey, Genesee
street. are the happy parents of son, born
Tuesday.
Farmers report wheat as being In splen-
did shape and the outlook never better for
a big crop.
Parker's brick yard began operations the
first OF the week and is now running with
full force of men.
The Owosso Telephone Co. has placed
phones this week for l.. Cotter, @. A. Beebe
and A. A. Tillman.
NJ II. Ridley,of this city, has been grant
ed pension at the rate Of S22 month,
with back pay amounting to $S75.
Lightning struck the dwelling on the
Albert Mason farm near BurtOnI Wednes-
day night, doing considerable damage.
The quarterly meeting of the Evangelical
church was held In New Haven Saturday.
The Owosso church was we'll represented.
Hon. j. K. Hammond, Superintendent of
Public Instruction, was In the city Wednes-
day. THE TINES was included in his list
of calls.
l.. f. Bradley had the middle finger on
his right hand badly mangled in jointeI
at the Casket Works, Monday. DIR. Phip-
pen dressed the wound.
At meeting of the directors of the Citi-
zens' Savings Bank Monday night, John
Royce was elected to succeed Jay Matteson
as collector for the bank.
The display of trout in the window of l..
M. Watson's drug store caught the eye of
every passer, Tuesday. The fish were
captured by d. NJ Estey.
Jas. Stewart was arrested Monday ON
charge of assault and battery on Geo. Dew
ereaux. The trial was set for May 25th.
before Justice McCaughna.
Burglars entered the store of Beardsley
IL Remington. south Chapman street, Mon
day night, and carried away goods to the
value of $50 No trace of the thieves.
Harry Haight, an employe of the Estey
Mfg. Co., at factory B, had two of the
fingers of his right hand badly cut Satur-
day, while running carving machine.
Fred Smith, formerly upholsterer for
Woodland & North, has opened an upholster-
ing shop on South Washington street in the
building lately vacated by the Palace LauD-
dry.
A number of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. l.. Parker gave them very pleasant
surprise Friday evening last. The guests
left as reminders of the occasion number
of fine presents.
County drain commissioner G. w. Parker
sold the North Creek drain Tuesday. The
work was bid off at very low figure, the
total cost being little over $l.11O for
fraction over three miles.
County Treasurer Colby paid orders on
the several funds during April as follows:
Jurors, 81, 1856. 20; poor, 81, 4s9.66; soldiers
| relief, $500; purchasing agent, Sl12, SO;
sparrow, $34 %; witness fees, SIS 90; gen.
eral, S2S727.
Hon. e. o. Grosvenor, State dairy and
! food commissioner, spent few hours In the
city on Friday last. Mr.. q. is credited
with being the finest worker In Gov. Pin
gree's cabinet, and is making an active
| canvass for his denomination.
Miss Minnie Daniels Sunday school
class gave an apple blossom supper at the
home of Il. Fl Daniels Wednesday evening,
the tables being set under the apple trees In
the front yard. SO was cleared, enabling
them to pay off their church pledge.
The market quotations this morning show
| a number of changes during the past week,
the most noticeable of which is on pork,
"a so to 81 rs being paid; butter has drop.
ped to 10 cents, eggs to s, potatoes to so,
wheat to ST. Is to 81 19;corn has advanced to
AZ cents
The school board at its session Tuesday
evening deferred action for week on the
election of superintendent, accepted the
resignation Of w. e. Mckenzie. and ordered
G. M. Edwards to make plans and specifica'
tions for an addition to the Washington
street school, Miss Satteree filed an &C.
ceptance of her present position for another
year.
As predicted In our last issue, Paul M
Roth sold his stock of tailoring goods
and gents furnishings on Saturday to M. D.
Roth and j. B Sullivan. who will do bust
ness under the firm name of Roth g. Sulli
van. The business training those gentle
men have had, together with their personal
popularity, will ensure success In their new
undertaking.
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