The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-07-29
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Charming Stanhope is now working In H
M. Posts west side hardware store.
Corunna voted against free text books
and also the uniform text book law.
The annual reunion of Co. d 1st Mich.
Cav. will be held at Ovid, Saturday, Aug
GOTH.
The Asbury Sunday school enjoyed a
picnic in the grove on j. u. Miller's farm.
Wednesday.
No. I'll, The Owosso Telephone Co.,
now calls up Moffatt & Green, the Wesener
block tailors.
The casket factory started up again We'd
nesday, after being shut down a week to
repair the boilers.
The members of the Episcopal choir
returned Tuesday morning from their out
ing at Pine lake.
Co. H 10th Mich. Cavalry will hold Its
annual reunion Aug. 25th, at the hcme of
r. c. Hutchins, in Perry.
g. W. Shipman. of Venice, and Aaron
House, of Hazelton, were in the city We'd
nesday, consulting republicans relative to
the formers candidacy for representative.
President Ralph, of the Owosso and Cor.
unna ST. Ry., heads the subscription to the
street fair with $4,000 starter, which is
warmly appreciated.
Letters received during the week from
Miss Henrietta Williams indicate that the
Michigan Press excursionists are having a
fine time on their trip to Vancouver and
Tacoma.
Work is being rapidly pushed along on
the Washington school building. 1t is
evident that the contractors intend to have
1t ready for use when school opens in
the fall.
Supt. Chas. Il. Cossitt, who has been con-
fined to his bed for number of weeks, is
still quite sick. His brother, Dr. W. s.
Cossitt, of Milwaukee, has been with HIM
this week.
Master Robert Gale gave trolly party last
evening in honor of his guest, Lee Ander-
son, of Detroit. The car was gaily decorat-
ed with bunting and the party made two
round trips before leaving the road.
The Odd Fellows of this and several sur
rounding counties are to hold their annual
picnic at Caledonia Park on Tuesday next
An interesting program of exercises has
been arranged and an enjoyable time is
anticipated.
r. +. Kay, of Woodruff, was in the city
Tuesday consulting G. M. Edwards about
plans for a new Congregational church
building to be erected at Sbaftsburg. Mr..
Kay is practically assured of the nominal
ton for county treasurer on the republican
ticket, no other candidate being in the
field for the place.
Between two hundred and two hundred
twenty. FIVE tickets were sold for the 1. o.
o. f. excursion to Detroit Wednesday.
This number includes the tickets sold be-
tween this city and Detroit. While not as
large as many excursions have been in the
past the lodge nevertheless clears fair
sum for its enterprise.
The board of public works has made con-
tracts with the following firms to supply
material for the sewer work to be done this
year: The Addison Pipe Co., of Cincinnati,
for pipe; Freseke Bros, for tile; M l.. Par
ker for brick; the Milwaukee Cement Co,
for cement; James Odell, tor sand; the Mich
igan Brass & Iron Works, for valves; the
South Bend Foundry Co., nanhole and lamp
hole covers.
The action of the council in awarding the
bridge contract to the Groton Bridge Co.,
represented by g. b. Sickmon, of this city,
meets with approval from our citizens gen.
orally. Those who have seen the plan are
satisfied that the city will get frst-class
bridge and that of thu several plans offered
in competition those of the Groton Co. were
by far the best. The work Is to be com
menced at once, the old bridge will be re-
moved and placed across the river near the
water works. About three months will be
required to complete all the work.
The excursion to be given by the ladies
of the Congregational church to Detroit on
August 9th is certain to prove one of the
most attractive of the year. The harvest
will be entirely fnished, giving the farmers
of the county an excellent opportunity to
get day off to visit the many places OF
interest In and about Detroit. The train
will leave Owosso at o'clock, stopping at
Corunna. Vernon and Durand; arriving In
Detroit at $780, The return train will
leave at 8 o'clock, thus giving ten and q
half hours In the city. Fare for the round
trip si.25; children 6b cents. Walt for this
excursion.