The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-10-07
OWOSSO FRIDAY. OCT. Z. 1898.
LOCAL NEWS.

The populists of this district have nomi.
mated John Storrer for senator.
Rev. l.. w. Spayd will fill his pulpit as
usual Sunday morning and evening next.
Co. G will attend the unwilling of the
Blair statue at Lansing on Wednesday next.
The Junior Literary Society will meet
with Miss Nellie Carpenter on Water street
tomorrow.
The work on the pier of the Main street
bridge is progressing rapidly and will soon
be completed.
Don't forget that Case, The Tailor's is the
best place in Owosso to get fitted. He can
fit the worst forms.
The high school foot ball team will play
the Bay City high school foot ball team in
that city tomorrow.
.The city foot ball team taken on its
hands the job of beating the ID. A. G. team
of Detroit tomorrow.
The regular meeting of the Shiawassee
County Battalion will be held in Owosso
Thursday the Goth inst.
Rev. w. l.. Farnum has resigned as
pastor of the Flint Baptist church after
successful pastorate of Is years.
Two hundred and seventy tickets were
sold Wednesday morning at Owosso for the
A. o. u. W. excursion to Detroit
The Owosso Telephone Co. has placed
phones this week for Dr. p. s. Wilson,
Office and house, and w. ID. Burke.
The body of Leon Lewis, of Co. G
| reached OwOsso last night, having been
shipped through from Camp Wickotf.
p. A. Green, of Bancroft, has for sale
number of fine Shropshire ram lambs,
| which he offers at very rec sonable prices.
Hon. II. Ii. Pulver, of Laingsburg, will
spend the next two weeks in Tuscola county
assisting the republicans in their campaign.
The appearance and safety of the Co.
runna road near the power house has been
greatly improved by the large amount of
dirt which has been hauled in from the
streets.
Invitations have been issued by DR.. and
Mrs. l.. Z. Phelps, for the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Edith NJ, and Sey-
mour r. Hoyt, to occur on the evening of
TIE 10th.
The Home Forum Benefit Order will
give free musical and literary entertain
menn Wesene RS hall tonight. The state
organizer will also be present and address
the meeting.
The material In the old pump factory has
been purchased by the Robbins Table Co.
which is now moving the brick and timbers
to the table factory to be used in building
the new boiler house.
BY order of Col. Boynton received yes
terday morning, the Co. G recruits who
were at Camp Alger, will report at cnce to
Lieut.. Retain instead of going to Island
Lake as they first expected to do.
Elmer F. Joslin. of Burns, the present
, county surveyor and a candidate on the re.
, publican ticket for reelection, spent few
hours in the city yesterday. Mr.. Joslin Ii
an exceptionally competent surveyor and
official.
q N. A. Finch, of Detroit, is spending the
week in Owosso looking after business in
terests. He believes the excellent repubi
can county ticket will be elected by good
majority and the voters of the county know
his judgment along this line can be relieC
upon.
Rev, and Mrs. Ii. H. Ford were baptized
at the Baptist church Sunday evening ant
admitted to membership in that denominG
;. ton which, after considerable study, the!
find to be most in accord with their presen
: beliefs. Mr.. Ford was pastor of the Nj. K
i church at Elsie until recently.
l Rev. John +. Brant, state superintendent
!. of the Michigan Anti Saloon League, wa
10 the city Tuesday calling on the minister
and number of representative citizens, I
make arrangements for an antl-saloon Sur
day. Mr.. Brant outlines the plan as cor
y tempating united effort along the lines G
j good citizenship and the enforcement {
law, the league being strictly on.partisa
and nOn-sectarian.
The members of last Summers Eldorad
club met Friday for reunion and an oil
. time run, with the exception that this tim
IL they took their husbands along. After
u run into the country west and north of th
IT city they returned to the Hotel Wildermut
a. for supper. There they were the guests {
Mesdames J. j. Davis, l. II. Keller, w.
Ii Hunt and e. w. Hunt A business NEE
ing was held later, when Mrs. A. M. Ben
ley was chosen president and Mrs. jaime
= Osburn secretary and treasurer. A ne
\ name will be adopted and the gentleme
y will be allowed to constitute an auxiliary.